Multiple episodes of induced secretion of human growth hormone from recombinant AtT-20 cells

Recombinant AtT-20 cells expressing human growth hormone (hGH) secreted the hormone at a constant, basal rate of 0.3–0.5 ng/10⁵ cells-hour when exposed to medium without secretagogues. When triggered with 8 bromo-cyclic AMP, cells secreted hGH at an initial rate of 1.7 ng/10⁵ cells-hour while intracellular hGH declined sharply. Upon extended exposure to secretagogue, secretion decreased gradually to the basal rate and intracellular hGH stabilized at a value 40% the initial. In cells switched from secretion to growth medium, the total rate of hGH accumulation intracellularly and in medium was 2.2 times that observed with cells never exposed to secretagogue; however, only a fraction of the hormone was stored intracellularly and the rest was secreted. When cells were exposed alternately to growth and secretion medium, induced cells secreted at rates at least two times higher than uninduced controls during the first five cycles. The induced response deteriorated with time, however, in parallel with outgrowth of attached cells by foci of round cells, and by the eighth cycle induced secretion did not occur. Operational modifications that may improve the performance of cycling schemes are discussed.     

Stanford A型主动脉夹层孙氏手术患者术后血流感染的影响因素及术前PCT、IL-6、D-D的预测价值研究

摘要 目的：分析Stanford A型主动脉夹层（AD）孙氏手术患者术后血流感染（BSI）的影响因素,并探讨术前血清降钙素原（PCT）、白细胞介素-6（IL-6）、D-二聚体（D-D）对术后发生BSI的预测价值。方法：选取2019年1月～2022年1月贵州医科大学附属医院收治的236例接受孙氏手术的Stanford A型AD患者,根据术后是否BSI分为BSI组和非BSI组。收集患者基础资料和实验室指标,采用多因素Logistic回归分析Stanford A型AD孙氏手术患者术后发生BSI的影响因素,采用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析血清PCT、IL-6、D-D水平对Stanford A型AD孙氏手术患者术后发生BSI的预测价值。结果：BSI组年龄≥60岁、糖尿病史、机械通气、气管切开、人工瓣膜植入比例和术后24 h引流量、血清C反应蛋白、PCT、IL-6、D-D水平高于非BSI组,手术时间、心包纵隔管保留时间长于非BSI组（P＜0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,年龄≥60岁、糖尿病史、机械通气、气管切开、术后24 h引流量上升,血清PCT、IL-6、D-D水平上升为Stanford A型AD孙氏手术患者术后发生BSI的危险因素（P＜0.05）。ROC曲线分析显示,血清PCT、IL-6、D-D三项联合预测的Stanford A型AD孙氏手术患者术后发生BSI的曲线下面积大于单独预测。结论：年龄、糖尿病史、机械通气、气管切开、术后24 h引流量、血清PCT、IL-6、D-D水平是Stanford A型AD孙氏手术患者术后发生BSI的影响因素,术前血清PCT、IL-6、D-D水平可作为Stanford A型AD孙氏手术患者术后发生BSI的辅助预测指标。     

Degradation of quinoline by immobilized Comamonas acidovorans in a three-phase airlift reactor

Quinolie degradation by Comamonas acidovorans was studied in a continuously operated three-phase airlift reactor. Porous glass beads were applied as support matrix for cell imobilization by colonization. Under steady-state conditions (S approximately 0), cell attachment was poor at low dilution rates but imporved considerably with increasing dilution rate. Conversion of quinoline was investigated below and above the washout for suspended culture (D(crit) = mu(max) = 0.42 h(-1)). With immobilized cells the reactor could be operated at D > mu(max), and complete conversion of quinoline was achieved as long as the specific quinoline feed rate D*S(0)/X did not exceed the maximum specific degradation rate (r(S, max)). The biofilm thickness was about 100 mum, and its efficiency was about 54% compared to suspended organisms. If quinoline overloads were supplied to the reactor, quinoline, as overloads were supplied to the reactor, quinoline, as well as its pathway intermediates, appeared in the reactor and conversion was low. Hence, the immobilized microorganisms remained viable and active. They could survive quinoline overloads. If the quinoline feed rate was reduced agains, complete conversion was reestablished. (c) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Prevention by Vitamin A of the occurrence of permanent vaginal changes in neonatally estrogen-treated mice

Cell and Tissue Research - Ovary-independent (estrogen-independent) irreversible proliferation and cornification of the vaginal epithelium in ovariectomized mice caused by neonatal injections of 20...     

Periodic operation of immobilized live cell bioreactor for the production of candicidin

A lumped model for cell growth and secondary metabolite production in an immobilized live cell bioreactor has been developed. This model is applied here to simulate the performance of an immobilized bioreactor under steady-state conditions and under conditions of periodically varying concentration of a growth-limiting substrate. The results of the simulation study were experimentally verified in the case of the production of the antibiotic candicidin by Streptomyces griseus in an immobilized bioreactor with forced periodic operation. The results of the studies suggest that periodically operated immobilized live cell bioreactors can provide a potent alternative for the production of non-growth-associated biochemicals, as compared to free cell fermentations, pulsed fermentations with process cycle regeneration, and nonregenerated bioreactors. This work has demonstrated that by frequent pulsing of the growth limiting nutrient, stable extended production can be obtained at high specific cellular productivities.     

Glucose uptake of Cytophaga johnsonae studied in batch and chemostat culture

The influence of different physiological states on the glucose uptake and mineralization by Cytophaga johnsonae, a freshwater isolate, was examined in batch and chemostat cultures. At different growth rates under glucose limitation in chemostat cultures, different uptake patterns for ¹⁴C labeled glucose were observed. In batch culture and at high growth rates the glucose uptake potential showed a higher maximum velocity and a much lower substrate affinity than at lower growth rates. These findings and the results of short-term labeling patterns could be explained by two different glucose uptake mechanisms which enable the strain to grow efficiently both at high and low substrate concentrations. Substrate specificity studies showed that a structural change of the C-2 atom of the glucose molecule was tolerated by both systems. The consequences of these results for the ecophysiological classification of the Cytophaga group and for the operation of continuous cultures are discussed.     

Evolution of specialized microbial cooperation in dynamic fluids

Here, we study the evolution of specialization using realistic computer simulations of bacteria that secrete two public goods in a dynamic fluid. Through this first‐principles approach, we find physical factors such as diffusion, flow patterns and decay rates are as influential as fitness economics in governing the evolution of community structure, to the extent that when mechanical factors are taken into account, (a) generalist communities can resist becoming specialists despite the invasion fitness of specialization; (b) generalist and specialists can both resist cheaters despite the invasion fitness of free‐riding; and (c) multiple community structures can coexist despite the opposing force of competitive exclusion. Our results emphasize the role of spatial assortment and physical forces on niche partitioning and the evolution of diverse community structures.     

妇科门诊患者阴道分泌物检测及支原体感染情况和耐药性

目的分析妇科门诊患者阴道分泌物及支原体感染和耐药性情况。方法选取我院2017年7月至2018年7月于妇科门诊就诊的1 200例患者为研究对象,收集患者阴道分泌物并检测支原体感染情况及其耐药性。结果 1 200例患者中患滴虫性阴道炎者13例(1.08%),霉菌性阴道炎139例(11.58%),细菌性阴道病97例(8.08%)。阴道清洁度Ⅲ～Ⅳ度的患者滴虫性阴道炎、霉菌性阴道炎、细菌性阴道病的发生率显著高于清洁度Ⅰ～Ⅱ度的患者(均P0.05)。不同年龄段患者滴虫性阴道炎、霉菌性阴道炎和细菌性阴道病的发生率差异无统计学意义(均P0.05)。25岁的患者解脲支原体(Un)感染率最高(58.10%),35～44岁患者人型支原体(Mh)感染率最高(5.09%),25岁患者Un合并Mh感染率最高(21.91%)。支原体总敏感率较高的抗生素为美满霉素(95.86%)、强力霉素(95.15%)和交沙霉素(97.05%),敏感率较低的为甲砜霉素(19.15%),克林霉素(14.66%)和司帕沙星(27.77%)。结论阴道清洁度与阴道炎的发生具有相关性。患者阴道分泌物中支原体的检测及药敏试验可为临床治疗提供参考依据。     

HPV感染对阴道微生态炎症反应的影响

目的探究HPV感染与阴道微生态、炎症反应的关系。方法选取2017年11月至2018年11月在我院治疗的70例HPV感染患者(研究组),随机选取同一时期来我院进行体检的健康者70例(对照组)。治疗前后分别对研究组和对照组研究对象进行HPV检测、阴道分泌物检查以及炎症反应检查,观察并记录两组研究对象的情况。结果治疗前研究组患者HPV感染情况[高危型HPV感染31例(44.3%),低危型HPV感染为39例(55.7%)]明显高于对照组[高危型HPV感染2例(2.8%),低危型HPV感染5例(7.1%)](t=38.314 0、33.345 0,均P0.05);研究组患者阴道微生态(乳杆菌为3 000±50、厌氧菌为1 050±100、需氧菌为800±65)明显低于对照组(乳杆菌为5 114±222、厌氧菌为2 334±100、需氧菌为1 500±100)(t=15.395 1、14.521 1、16.126 0,均P0.05);研究组阴道炎症发病情况[阴道毛滴虫阴道炎29例(41.43%)、念珠菌阴道炎为22例(31.43%)、细菌性阴道炎19例(27.14%)]明显多于对照组[阴道毛滴虫阴道炎11例(15.71%)、念珠菌阴道炎9例(12.86%)、细菌性阴道炎8例(11.43%)](χ~2=11.340 0、7.002 0、5.552 0,均P0.05)。结论临床上HPV感染很常见,患者多伴发阴道炎症,HPV感染患者阴道正常菌群变少,阴道微生态环境紊乱。     

宫颈病变患者阴道微生态与高危型HPV感染及宫颈癌相关增殖基因表达的相关性

目的探讨宫颈病变患者阴道微生态与高危型HPV感染及宫颈癌相关增殖基因表达的相关性。方法选择2018年1月至2019年1月间在我院确诊为原发性宫颈癌的患者50例作为宫颈癌组,在我院诊断为宫颈糜烂的患者78例作为宫颈糜烂组,同期在我院进行体检的健康女性100例作为正常对照组。对比3组研究对象的阴道微生态失调率、高危型HPV感染率以及宫颈癌组、宫颈糜烂组患者宫颈病灶组织中宫颈癌相关增殖基因(Prdx4、Nek2、Fhit、BLCAP)mRNA表达量的差异。采用Pearson检验分析宫颈癌患者阴道微生态失调率与高危型HPV感染及宫颈癌相关增殖基因表达的相关性。结果宫颈癌组、宫颈糜烂组患者的阴道微生态失调率、高危型HPV感染率高于正常对照组,其中宫颈癌组患者这两项指标水平高于宫颈糜烂组(均P0.05)。宫颈癌组患者宫颈病灶组织中Prdx4、Nek2 mRNA表达量高于宫颈糜烂组,Fhit、BLCAP mRNA表达量低于宫颈糜烂组(均P0.05)。相关性分析发现,宫颈癌患者阴道微生态失调率与高危型HPV感染率呈正相关,与癌基因(Prdx4、Nek2)mRNA表达量呈正相关,与抑癌基因(Fhit、BLCAP)mRNA表达量呈负相关(均P0.05)。结论宫颈癌患者阴道微生态失调率较高,可能与高危型HPV感染及癌细胞增殖旺盛密切相关。