漠河地区养殖的北极狐冬季被毛性状与保温性能的关系

被毛是哺乳动物最主要的特征之一,其保温功能对动物适应寒冷环境意义重大。为了探讨北极狐(Alopex lagopus)在被毛性状上如何适应寒冷的气候条件,对大兴安岭漠河地区人工养殖北极狐的背中部直针毛、上层绒毛、下层绒毛的长度、毛根细度、毛干细度以及毛密度、单个毛束内的毛数量、毛束密度、复合毛囊最大横切面积、1mm2内复合毛囊最大横切面总面积等14个性状因子进行测量分析。结果表明,北极狐绒毛分为上下两层,下层绒毛的长度、毛根细度和毛干细度均小于上层绒毛,上层绒毛长度与直针毛接近,直针毛长度与上层绒毛、下层绒毛长度均不存在显著相关性;毛密度与毛束密度极度正相关(P0.01),但与毛根细度、毛干细度、单个毛束内的毛数量和1mm2内复合毛囊最大横切面总面积不存在显著相关性,且与复合毛囊最大横切面积的相关性较小;复合毛囊最大横切面积受毛根细度、单个毛束内的毛数量和毛束密度的影响较小。北极狐不是通过降低毛细度的方式来增加毛密度以加强保温功能,而是通过改变被毛在皮肤内的分布格局来增加毛密度,以及将有髓质的绒毛分为上下两层来改变被毛空间结构这两种策略提高被毛内静止空气的量以加强保温功能,进而适应高纬度地区的寒冷环境。     

中药复方保肝作用的组织化学、免疫组织化学研究

目的为观察活血化瘀类保肝中药复方对肝损伤的保肝作用,并探讨其抗肝纤维化作用机制.方法采用组织化学酶显示法和免疫组织化学方法,经图像分析系统定量测定对照组、模型组、预防组、治疗组和自然恢复组各组动物标本中琥珀酸脱氢酶,5-核苷酸酶及热休克蛋白70活性与表达程度.结果琥珀酸脱氢酶、5-核苷酸酶活性和热休克蛋白70的表达模型组与对照组比P<0.01;自然恢复组、预防组与模型组比P<0.01;治疗组与自然恢复组比P>0.05.结论活血化瘀类中药复方具有一定的保肝功效.肝星形细胞热休克蛋白70的表达是否提示细胞凋亡的发生,将有待进一步研究.     

新疆甜瓜子叶原生质体的培养和植株再生

从新疆甜瓜(Cucumts melo L.)的无菌苗子叶游离原生质体,用改良的 Miller 培养基(Ma)培养,得到了再生细胞的高频率分裂。比较了液体浅层培养、双层培养与琼脂糖珠看护培养等方法,发现由烟草瘤细胞 B_6S_3看护的琼脂培珠培养,最宜于新疆甜瓜子叶的原生质体。再生的愈伤组织经液体与固体两步培养程序分化出完整的小植株。     

Serum palmitic acid-oleic acid ratio and the risk of coronary artery disease: a case-control study

Serum free fatty acids are risk factors for future coronary artery disease (CAD). We investigated the association between serum palmitic acid (PA)-oleic acid (OA) ratio and CAD risk in a case-control (n=108/129) study. The PA-OA ratio was associated with future CAD events independently of standard lipid values. The PA-OA ratio was significantly associated with the risk of fatal CAD [odds ratio (OR): 60.4; 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.5-316.9; P<.001] while inversely associated in nonfatal CAD group (OR: 0.11; 95% CI: 0.02-0.53; P<.01), and no distinct modification by sex was found. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis found that PA-OA ratio did as well as triglyceride (TG) and apolipoprotein B (apo B)-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) ratio at discriminating fatal CAD (area under ROC, TG, 0.692; apo B-HDLC, 0.683; PA-OA, 0.768, P<.001), and had similar effect with HDLC at discriminating nonfatal CADs (area under ROC, HDLC, 0.649; PA-OA, 0.659, P<.01).These findings suggested that PA-OA ratio did as well as and even better than traditional risk factors and arteriography examination in discriminating fatal and nonfatal CAD events. Serum PA-OA ratio could be a new factor for CAD risk assessment and prediction.     

Hepatitis B virus core protein interacts with CD59 to promote complement-mediated liver inflammation during chronic hepatitis B virus infection

The inflammatory response mediated by the immune system is the major cause of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated liver injury. Here, we identified CD59, as a novel HBc-interacting protein in hepatocytes by tandem affinity purification (TAP) screening. The expression of CD59 was markedly down-regulated in HBc-transfected HepG2 or HepG2.215 cells, which resulted in an upshift of hepatocyte sensitivity to membrane attack complex (MAC)-induced cell lysis. These results were consistent with the accumulation of MACs in the liver of HBV-infected patients. Additional analyses using laser confocal microscopy, quantitative PCR and flow cytometry revealed that CD59 was specifically translocated to the nucleus upon binding to HBc, which induced the down-regulation of CD59 on both the mRNA and protein levels.