液滴微流控芯片系统中微液滴特性表征及氨基酸检测应用

基于液滴微流控芯片的检测和筛选系统,因其具有通量高、成本低等显著特点,近年来备受关注。该系统生成的微液滴(皮升体积)具有直径均一、大小可控、互不交融(单分散性)等特性,它作为微反应器可以进行微生物及其代谢物包埋实验和高通量检测。因此,研究微液滴的相关特性及其应用具有重要意义。文中在液滴微流控芯片系统搭建的基础上,对重要氨基酸(谷氨酸、苯丙氨酸、色氨酸和酪氨酸)分别进行了微液滴包埋实验,研究了包埋微液滴的重要特性参数(如稳定性、扩散性等),探索了包埋微液滴对氨基酸检测分选的应用。实验表明,文中搭建的液滴微流控芯片系统可以稳定、均一地生成微液滴,微液滴大小可根据需要控制在2 0-5 0μm之间,微液滴间无交叉污染,包埋氨基酸的微液滴的检测筛选速度大约为每分钟6 0 0个。这个研究为高通量分析和筛选产氨基酸的微生物奠定了基础。     

淀粉微载体的制备及对CHO-K1细胞培养的初步应用

以普通市售马铃薯淀粉为原材料,在常温下利用W/O乳化方法制备了交联淀粉微球,并以二乙胺基乙基修饰了微球的表面电荷。同时研究了制备淀粉微球的制备工艺和改性工艺,成功制备了适合细胞培养用的淀粉微载体。利用扫描电镜(SEM)、红外(FT-IR)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)对微球进行了表征。结果表明,最佳制备条件为:淀粉溶液浓度为7%,搅拌速度为500 rpm,交联剂用量为8%,水油相体积比1∶6;微球表面修饰最佳条件为:加入微球质量2倍体积的3.5 mol/L NaOH溶液和2.5 mol/L DEAE-HCl溶液,60℃密闭反应4 h。对比Cytodex-1微载体,培养CHO-K1细胞至144 h时,淀粉微载体表面细胞密度达到1.8×10~6cells/mL,且两者培养效果相似,表明了自制淀粉微载体是一种潜在的贴壁细胞培养用高分子材料。     

高通量自动化微生物微液滴进化培养与筛选技术及其装备化

液滴微流控由于可以快速生成大量微液滴,并实现单个液滴独立的控制,每个液滴都可以作为独立的单元进行微生物培养,因此在微生物的高通量培养方面具有独特的应用优势。然而现有研究多停留在实验室搭建和使用阶段,存在操作要求高、影响因素多、缺乏自动化集成技术等关键问题,制约了液滴微流控技术在微生物研究中的应用。文中以解决液滴微流控技术用于微生物培养的装备化问题为目标,系统研究了微流控各单元模块的结构与功能,通过对液滴的发生、培养、检测、分割、融合、分选等多种操作的开发与集成,成功研制出了小型一体化、全自动高通量的微生物微液滴培养(Microbial Microdroplet Culture system,MMC)装备系统,可用于微生物的生长曲线测定、适应性进化、单因素多水平分析及代谢物检测等,为面向微生物菌种高效选育的进化培养和筛选提供了高通量仪器平台。     

胶原酶缓释微球的研究

目的:本实验旨在开发一种胶原酶缓释微球制剂,用以治疗手掌腱膜挛缩症,以减小现有水针剂的不足。方法:利用水相-水相乳化法和低温冷冻相分离法两种方法制备载药颗粒,分别将其包裹于PLGA微球内,制备成胶原酶微球,并用扫描电镜考察其表面形态,对其粒径进行统计学分析,测定体外释放行为并比较。结果:两种方法制备的微球表面光滑圆整,都可以达到缓释的效果,一个星期内释药完全。水相-水相乳化法制备的微球比低温冷冻相分离制备的微球粒径大,且具有统计学差异(P0.05)。水相-水相乳化法制备的微球粒径较均一,其体外释放更加平缓,突释较小。结论:本研究制得的胶原酶微球能实现理想的体外缓释效果,解决了现有技术中胶原酶粉针剂型快速释放并分散的问题。     

用于药物筛选的微流控细胞阵列芯片

细胞区域分布培养以及如何有效地对微流体进行操控是微流控阵列芯片在细胞药物研究中的关键技术。本研究介绍了一种利用SU-8负性光刻胶模具和PDMS制作双层结构的微流控细胞阵列芯片的方法,该芯片通过C型的坝结构将进样细胞拦截在芯片的细胞培养的固定区域,键合双层PDMS构成阀控制层,阀网络的开关作用成功实现了芯片通道内微流体的操控,同时芯片设计了药物浓度梯度网络,产生6个不同浓度的药物刺激细胞。通过对芯片3种共培养细胞活性的检测和药物伊立替康(CTP-11)对肝癌细胞的浓度梯度刺激等实验结果验证该芯片在细胞研究和药物筛选等方面的可行性。     

多糖颗粒复合PLGA微球用于脉冲式释药系统的研究

目的:考察多糖颗粒复合PLGA微球用作脉冲式释药系统的可行性.方法:用水相-水相乳化法将模型蛋白BSA包裹于多糖颗粒中,再用S/O/W法制备多糖颗粒复合PLGA微球.采用microBCA法测定该微球体外释放行为,并与W/O/W复乳法制备的BSA微球相对照.结果:用W/O/W复乳法制备的BSA微球的体外释放曲线显示,该微球在开始释放第一天起就出现一个平台期,之后则产生一个持续高释放量的行为.而多糖颗粒复合PLGA微球的体外释放曲线显示,其在释放第一天和一个较长平台期之后都出现峰形释放,相对于前者微球与脉冲释药模式更为相近.平台期时长与高分子性质有关,PLGA结构中乳酸相对于乙醇酸比例越高则平台期越长.结论:多糖颗粒复合PLGA微球具有良好的脉冲式释药效果,是一种较有前景的脉冲释药系统.     

微核技术研究进展

微核试验作为检测染色体损伤最常用而有效的细胞遗传学检测方法之一,经济、简便、快速,在敏感性、特异性和准确性方面,与经典的染色体畸变分析方法基本相当。主要综述国内外微核检测技术的最新研究进展,尤其是微核的自动化检测技术。其中流式细胞仪自动化检测和激光扫描细胞仪自动化检测,以及微核试验高内涵筛选方法由于其特有的优势,应用和发展前景广阔。     

基于液滴微流控的细胞凝胶微球研究进展

液滴微流控技术在微纳米尺度上对多种流体的流动进行精确控制,从而能够以高通量的方式生成结构可调和成分可控的微纳米液滴。通过结合合适的水凝胶材料和制造方法,可以将单个或多个细胞高效地封装进水凝胶中,制备细胞凝胶微球。细胞凝胶微球可以为细胞的增殖、分化等提供一个三维的、相对独立可控的微环境,在三维细胞培养、组织工程与再生医学、干细胞研究和单细胞研究等生命科学领域具有重要价值。本文主要综述了基于液滴微流控技术的细胞凝胶微球的制备及其在生物医学领域的应用,并对未来的研究工作提出了展望。     

rhEGF缓释微球对糖尿病皮肤溃疡创面修复的 作用

采用W/O/W方法制备聚乳酸-羟基乙酸共聚物(PLGA)载重组人表皮生长因子(rhEGF)缓释微球, 表征了缓释微球形貌和粒径分布, 研究了体外释放行为, 进行了细胞实验和动物实验. 结果显示：微球形貌规则, 粒径均匀; 药物包封率达85.6%; 缓释时间达24 h. 细胞实验表明, 微球比rhEGF原液具有更好的促进细胞增殖作用; 通过观察动物实验中溃疡面积变化、组织病理切片和PCNA表达, 发现微球组治疗效果优于生长因子原液组和空白对照组, 并且具有显著性差异. 本研究为rhEGF缓释微球技术的临床应用提供了重要的科学依据.     

肉桂油纳米微乳的制备

本研究采用转相乳化法,结合伪三元相图制备肉桂油纳米微乳,对其外观、类型、理化性质、粒径及微观形态进行考察。最终得到肉桂油纳米微乳由EL-40/Tween80/无水乙醇/IPP/肉桂油/水组成,所制备的肉桂油微乳为O/W型微乳,淡黄色、澄清透明、流动性好,透射电镜下微乳颗粒大小均匀,平均粒径32 nm,电导率111.0μs/cm,折光率1.415,黏度105 mpa.s,pH值5.24。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.