GENETIC VARIATION IN THE SHEEP RED BLOOD CELL

1. There are 7 well-established red-cell antigen (blood group) loci. The R-O system has 3 phenotypes, R, O and i, identified by the ‘naturally occurring’ antibodies, anti-R and anti-O. The R and O substances are also present in soluble form in some body secretions. The expression of R and O is controlled by a dominant gene I, epistatic in effect, at an independent locus from that of R. The systems, A, C, M-L, B, D and X-2 are identified by means of ‘immune-type’ antibodies, and several of the loci have multiple alleles. An isoenzymic form of serum alkaline phosphatase is associated with the R-O system. The frequency for the genes at the various loci has been determined in a limited number of breeds. 2. Some sheep red cells have high K+ and low Na+ concentrations (HK type, or Key), others have low K+ and high Na⁺ concentrations (LK type or Kea). Two other rare forms exist; Key type which is HK but with lower than normal K+ values, and Kep type which has approximately equal Na⁺ and K⁺ concentrations. The red cells of foetuses and newborn lambs have high K+ levels irrespective of their potassium genotype. HK cells have 3–4 times greater (Na+-K+)-activated ATPase activity, a 3–4 times increased rate of active K+ transport and a larger number of ouabain-binding sites than LK cells. Antigen M is present on homozygous HK and heterozygous LK red cells, and antigen L is present on homozygous and heterozygous LK red cells. Sensitization of LK cells with anti-L stimulates active K+ transport and ATPase activity and exposes a larger number of ouabain-binding sites in these cells. Anti-M has no effect. The red cells of newborn lambs only show weak L and M antigen activity. It is postulated that L antigen inhibits cation transport in LK cells by masking the pump sites on the membrane. Immature red cells in LK-type sheep have a high rate of active K+ transport and yet have L antigen present. No satisfactory explanation for this has yet been advanced. There is no conclusive evidence that the potassium types have any significance from the point of view of adaptation or sheep breeding. The potassium-gene frequencies are known for a large number of breeds. 3. Two allelic genes, Hb⁴ and Hb^B control 3 haemoglobin phenotypes, A, AB, and B. Foetal haemoglobin (HbF) is present in foetuses and newborn lambs. Sheep with HbA also synthesize small amounts of another haemoglobin (HbC) and under conditions of severe anaemia, synthesis of HbC takes over from that of HbA. No change in HbB is observed in anaemia. A rare haemoglobin (HbD) has been found in 3 Yugoslavian sheep. Hbs A, B, C and F differ in their physicochemical properties; they share the same alpha chains but their non-alpha chains differ in a number of amino acids. HbD differs from HbA in one amino acid in the alpha chain. Certain genetic aspects are discussed. There is some evidence that sheep with HbA are less fertile than those with HbB. The gene frequencies for Hb are known for a large number of breeds. 4. Two isoenzymic forms of carbonic anhydrase are found in red-cell lysates and these are controlled by a pair of allelic autosomal genes, producing 3 phenotypes, CAF, CAFS and CAS. Only a few breeds have been studied but CA^F is apparently quite rare. 5. An unidentified protein, designated ‘X’ is present in electrophoretic separations of haemolysates from some sheep. Its presence is dominant to its absence. Polymorphism at this locus is present in all breeds so far studied. 6. A deficiency of reduced glutathione (GSH) in red cells is found in some sheep and is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. Sheep with this deficiency have lower red-cell K+ and Na^f concentrations than normal and it is suggested that the HK GSH-deficient sheep may be Ked type sheep. This deficiency has so far only been found with certainty in one breed of sheep. 7. In sheep twin chimeras, admixture of red-cell antigens, haemoglobin and ‘X’ protein types has been found. Various aspects of chimerism, which occurs only rarely in sheep, are discussed. 8. The significance of the genetic variation is discussed in the light of the physiology and immunology of the red cell and of the sheep itself.     

宁夏回族红细胞血型的研究

调查了219名宁夏回族的 ABO、MNSs、Rhesus、P、Lewis、Duffr、Kidd Diego 、Kell、Lutheran和Xg等11种系统的红细胞血型。结果表明,宁夏回族有较高的q(0.2530)、Fy~a(0.9270)、CDe(0.6225) 和E(0.2660) 等基因或染色体频率;d(0.0557)、s(0.0594)、P_1(0.1316)和 Le~a(0.3882)等基因频率较低;而未发现K和Lu~a基因;Di~a的频率为0.0349,也处于低水平;Ns(0.4984)连锁率高于 Ms(0.4422);Xg~a基因频率为0.4432。11个系统的红细胞血型的分布和遗传距离分析均反映了宁夏回族的遗传组成具有我国北方民族的特征,尤其接近于北方汉族和蒙古族,与新疆维吾尔族则存在较大的差异。     

24种红细胞血型抗原在黑龙江省赫哲族人群中的分布

对３代均为赫哲族的黑龙江省同江县街津口乡和八叉乡的９４人进行了１０个红细胞血型系统（ＡＢＯ、Ｒｈ、ＭＮＳｓ、Ｄｕｆｆｙ、Ｋｉｄｄ、Ｌｕｔｈｅｒａｎ、Ｄｉｅｇｏ、Ｐ、Ｋｅｌｌ、Ｌｅｗｉｓ）共２３种抗原分布的调查,结果显示,基因频率ｑ（０．２２２３）〉ｐ（０．１６９２）,ｍ（０．６０１１）〉ｎ（０．３９８９）,为我国北方人群特点。其它基因频率为,ｒ＝０．６０８５;Ｓ＝０．０６９１,ｓ＝０．９３０９,Ｍ     

QUANTITATION OF HUMAN RED BLOOD CELL FIXATION BY GLUTARALDEHYDE

The uptake of glutaraldehyde by human red blood cells has been measured as a function of time by a freezing point osmometer. The rate of attachment of glutaraldehyde to the cell proteins is high over the first hour, declining to zero over a period of a few days. The number of glutaraldehyde molecules cross-linking with each hemoglobin molecule is of the order of 200, in reasonable agreement with the calculated number of attachment sites. The cell membrane is immediately highly permeable to glutaraldehyde. Selective permeability to ions is lost during fixation. Ionic equilibrium is obtained only after a few hours. An optimum fixation technique for shape preservation is suggested.     

高血压病红／白细胞变形性的研究

本文观察了52例原发性高血压和24例正常人的红细胞、白细胞变形性,红细胞膜钙泵、钠泵活性,血粘度及血浆粘度,结果发现:原发性高血压组高、中切变率血粘度和钠泵活性显著高于正常组,红细胞变形性和钙泵活性显著高于正常组;红细胞变形性和钙泵活性显著低于正常组.白细胞变形性、低切变率血粘度及血浆粘度与正常组比较无显著差别.原发性高血压组红细胞变形性与年龄、平均动脉压、钙泵活性,高、中切变率血粘度相关.心痛定和川芎嗪治疗后,红细胞变形性显著改善,川芎嗪还能降低高切变率血粘度.结果提示:在高血压病中红细胞变形性降低、血粘度增高的分子水平机制主要是红细胞膜钙泵活性降低。基于微循环的改善,在扩大治疗例数后,心痛定和川芎嗪可能作为降压治疗的优选药与辅助药。     

高三尖杉酯碱对兔红细胞膜钙调蛋白的抑制作用

本实验显示高三尖杉酯碱能在>5μg/ml浓度以上抑制兔红细胞膜上钙调蛋白活性(P<0.05).推测高三尖杉酯碱能通过影响癌细胞钙调蛋白活性干扰细胞钙代谢和减少阿霉素和长春新碱的抗药性.     

ALTERATION OF THE CONFORMATION OF PROTEINS IN RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANES AND IN SOLUTION BY FIXATIVES USED IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

The effects of several commonly employed fixatives on the three-dimensional conformations of two soluble proteins and the protein of intact red blood cell membranes have been studied by means of circular dichroism measurements in the spectral region of the peptide absorption bands. The fixatives used produced significant and parallel conformational changes in all of the proteins, in the increasing order: glutaraldehyde; OsO₄; glutaraldehyde followed by OsO₄; and KMnO₄. The last two treatments obliterated most of the helical character of the proteins. The significance of these observations to the preparation of specimens for electron microscopy is discussed.     

白唇鹿血象值,红细胞形态和心脏重的测定

作者通过对42只白唇鹿的血样和14只鹿心脏重的测定。结果表明:白唇鹿红细胞系统的血象值有随海拔升高而增多的趋势。红细胞形态呈双面凹陷的轮胎形,侧面观为哑铃状,其直径为4.368±0.1926微米。不同海拔高度的鹿心脏重的比值为25.0％—33.3％,差异不显著。对适应低氧环境的机理,本文作了讨论。     

云南“本人”的红细胞血型分布及其与契丹人血缘关系的探讨

调查了云南省施甸县木老元乡哈寨村１０４名“本人”的４个细胞血型系统分布。结果表明,“本人”的ＡＢＯ血型系统分布特点是,基因频率ｐ（０．３０６９）〉基因频率ｑ（０．１７３９）;在ＭＮＳｓ血型系统中,基因频率ｍ（０．６５３８）〉基因频率ｎ（０．３４６２）;在Ｐ血型系统中,基因频率Ｐ１（０．１７９８）较低。这些均与我国南方少数民族的分布特点基本相符。与我国大部分地区一样。Ｒｈ因型系统的单倍型频率中最高的     

THE AGGLUTINATION OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN THE PRESENCE OF BLOOD SERA

1. The addition of blood serum displaces the optimum for agglutination of red blood cells in a salt-free medium to the reaction characteristic of flocculation of the serum euglobulin. 2. This effect is not due merely to a mechanical entanglement of the cells by the precipitating euglobulin, since at reactions at which the latter is soluble it protects the cells from the agglutination which occurs in its absence. 3. A combination of some sort appears therefore to take place between sheep cells and sheep, rabbit, and guinea pig serum euglobulin, and involves a condensation of the serum protein upon the surface of the red cell. 4. At the optimal point for agglutination of persensitized cells both mid- and end-piece of complement combine with the cells. 5. Agglutination is closely related to an optimal H ion concentration in the suspending fluid, and probably of the cell membrane, and not to a definite reaction in the interior of the cell.     

CHANGES IN THICKNESS OF THE RED BLOOD CORPUSCLE MEMBRANE

Measurements of the static capacity per cm.² of membrane for the red corpuscle as changed when the cells are made spherical by the addition of lecithin or rose bengal, show a slight increase of capacity, indicating a thinning of the membrane, although the change is not large enough to make it certain that it is real. Furthermore, the membrane capacity shows a slight decrease when spherical cells are swollen in hypotonic saline, indicating a thickening of the membrane, although the change is hardly outside the experimental error. The fact that there is no increase in capacity lends support to the theory that as the cell swells the membrane does not stretch but new material comes from the interior of the cell to make a new portion of the membrane.     

人工刺激蜕膜反应早期子宫环核苷酸的变化

本文利用人工刺激蜕膜形成的动物模型,测定蜕膜反应早期子宫 cAMP 和 cGMP 的含量变化。实验结果表明刺激后 cAMP 含量随即上升,30分钟达到高峰,为对照侧(未刺激)同期增加3倍,1小时恢复至基础值。这种变化趋势可能对子宫细胞的分化与蜕膜细胞的增殖具有一定生理意义。刺激侧与对照侧 cGMP 含量的变化出现几乎重叠的图形,说明 cGMP 的变化与蜕膜反应无直接关系。     

TOXICITY OF SUBTROPICAL MARINE ALGAE USING FISH MORTALITY AND RED BLOOD CELL HEMOLYSIS FOR BIOASSAYS1

Two bioassays (fish mortality and fish erythrocyte hemolysis) were used to survey for the presence of toxic principles in aqueous extracts of 19 species of marine macro-algae found in south Florida coastal waters. Extracts from six species (Chlorophyta—Anadyomene stellata (Wulfen) C. Ag., Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) Lamour., Penicillus capitatus Lamarck: Rhodophyta—Centroceras clavulatum (C. Ag.) Montague, Laurencia papillosa (Forsskål) Grev., L. poitel (Lamour.) Howe) showed lethal toxicity to the spotfin mojarra, Euconistomus argenteus Baird & Girard. Extracts from three species (Chlorophyta—A. stellata: Phaeophyta—Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) Lamour.: Rhodophyta—Wrangelia penicillata C. Ag.) lysed erythrocytes of sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis (L.).     

PROMOTION OF CELL ARREST IN G2 DURING CELL MATURATION IN ROOTS OF PISUM SATIVUM BY EXOGENOUSLY APPLIED CYCLIC AMP

Cyclic AMP and dibutyryl cyclic AMP promoted cell arrest in G2 in roots during tissue maturation in seedlings of Pisum sativum when applied in lanolin after cotyledon excision. 5' AMP did not promote arrest in G2 in a similar manner. Results demonstrate that cyclic AMP did not inhibit cell proliferation in root meristems when applied exogenously.     

红细胞血型十九种抗原在黑龙江汉族人群中的分布

对哈尔滨地区152名无血缘关系、三代均为黑龙江省人的八个红细胞血型系统的十九个抗原进行了分型,结果表明：ABO系统中B型较多,占32．24％;Rh系统中CCDE-型人数最多,占32．24％;MN系统中M型（30．26％）多于N型（25．00％）;Lewis系统中Le(a ）比例（14．48％）略低;Duffy系统中未发现Fy(a-b-)型;Kidd系统中Jk(a )型高达72．37％;Dicgo系统中Di(a )型频率（3．29％）和P系统中P1型频率（ 31．58％）均低于国内其他地区汉族。