彩超系统中壁滤波器设计和性能比较

本文首先介绍了多普勒原理和血流多普勒信号模型,推出了壁滤波器设计在彩色超声成像系统中具有极其重要的地位;其次分析了如何通过无限脉冲冲激响应（IIR）滤波器和回归型滤波器设计壁滤波器的原理,其中无限脉冲冲激响应（IIR）滤波器根据初始状态的不同又可以分为零初始化、阶跃初始化和投影初始化三种滤波器;然后根据上述原理分别对各种形式的壁滤波器进行设计,得到它们的频谱图;最后根据频谱图,对这几种壁滤波器进行性能比较,得到它们的优缺点,对从事壁滤波器设计相关的工作者有一定得借鉴意义。     

基于FPGA 超声信号数字动态滤波器的实现

目的:本文研究了基于现场可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)超声成像系统中数字动态滤波器的实现方法和过程。方法:动态滤波器中FIR滤波器采用分布式算法(Distributed Arithmetic,DA)实现结构,并在应用中对DA算法进行了改进,包括数据并行处理结构的设计、对查找表(Look Up Table,LUT)输入字长N大小的控制和具有对称系数的FIR滤波器的采用。改进后的DA实现在FPGA资源占用和处理速度之间达到了平衡。同时,结合多级流水线结构,动态滤波器实现了数字超声信号并行处理。结果:采用常值滤波器(远场匹配参数)进行滤波后,超声回波图像远场分辨率达到了要求,但越靠近近场效果越差。相比之下,本文设计的基于FPGA超声信号动态数字滤波器达到了很好的滤波效果,使回声图像近场和远场都有最佳分辨率。结论:利用FPGA实现超声系统中动态滤波器是完全可行的,并且有助于提高系统的稳定性和可靠性,并大大减低系统成本。     

FPGA技术在生物医学成像中的研究进展

数字图像处理技术和微电子集成电路的飞速发展,使实时动态生物医学成像成为可能.生物医学动态成像的关键是高的通讯带宽和快速的数据处理能力,FPGA (field programmable gate array)即现场可编程逻辑门阵列,为数字图像实时处理系统在算法、系统结构上提供了新的思路与方法.文中首先简单介绍FPGA的概念、特点及其发展历程,详细对比FPGA与通用处理器之间的性能指标,然后重点介绍常规生物医疗成像技术原理和FPGA在医疗领域高速成像技术方面的研究和应用情况,最后对FPGA在实时成像方面进行总结和展望.     

小鼠胚胎干细胞分化心肌细胞血管紧张素Ⅱ 1型和2型受体的表达特征

胚胎干细胞(ESC)具有无限增殖和分化为体内3个胚层来源的各种类型组织细胞的潜能,经过体外诱导能够分化为心肌细胞,亦称为胚胎干细胞分化心肌细胞(ESCM).本研究探讨了ESC诱导分化心肌细胞过程中血管紧张素Ⅱ受体(ATR)的亚型AT1R和AT2R的表达特征.10-4mol/L维生素C体外诱导小鼠R1胚胎干细胞分化为自发搏动的心肌细胞,用免疫荧光法检测分化后的细胞表达心肌细胞特异性标志物α辅肌动蛋白.小鼠胚胎干细胞在诱导分化为心肌细胞以后,逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和实时定量RT-PCR(Real-timeRT-PCR)方法检测到ESCM表达AT1R,并且呈时间依赖性逐渐增加的特点,在第14d达到高峰.Western印记法检测AT1R表达特征与RT-PCR结果相符.Western印记法的结果显示,血管紧张素Ⅱ(10-6mol/L)可作为AT1R激动剂激活AT1R,并使其下游的细胞外信号调节激酶(ERK1/2)磷酸化水平上调,预孵育AT1R抑制剂Losartan(10-6mol/L),此作用被抑制.RT-PCR方法显示,与新生小鼠心室肌细胞相比,ESCM的AT2R表达水平较低.     

髓性TGF-β受体Ⅱ敲除鼠的建立及其巨噬细胞表型的初步分析

目的:建立髓性TGF-β受体Ⅱ (TβRⅡ)敲除鼠模型并对其巨噬细胞表型进行了初步分析.方法:利用溶菌酶M启动子-重组酶转基因鼠(lysozyme M-Cre鼠)和TβRⅡ条件敲除鼠,建立定向髓性TβRⅡ敲除鼠,通过基因型检测、免疫细胞的分布组成,然后检测敲除鼠巨噬细胞细胞因子表达的变化及对肿瘤细胞凋亡的影响.结果:建立了髓性TβRⅡ敲除鼠,并初步证明,在肿瘤细胞上清刺激条件下,TβRⅡ敲除的巨噬细胞与对照细胞相比,CXCL1表达量下调.结论:TGF-β信号可调控巨噬细胞的CXCL1表达.     

Matrix Generator(MG):一个基于DNA片段的0/1矩阵生成程序

分子群体遗传学研究的特点是取样量大--存在于群体样本中的遗传变异必须要充分代表该群体和该物种的遗传变异量及分析的位点数多--位点样本必须恰当代表基因组.大样本的群体取样和位点取样产生大量的原始数据,使原始数据人工处理非常困难甚至不可能,从而迫切需要原始数据处理的自动化.目前一些大公司提供的凝胶图像收集仪器和配套的软件已经使原始数据的获取基本上自动化或半自动化.获得DNA片段分子量数据后,必须把这些分子量数据转变成可反映操作单位(样本)之间关系的数据矩阵,原来用于计算分子量的那些软件已不实用或派不上用场.目前,除了用于fAFLP的Binthere弥补了部分不足外,还没有此类软件.Binthere存在固定栏宽(Bin)的缺陷,也就是将分子量最大值与最小值之间等分的方法来归纳不同操作单位(OUT)之间的异同,使得分子量绝对值差很小的数据可能被归入不同的栏,导致结果不正确.为了解决这类问题,我们设计编写了一个新的软件,取名为Matrix Generator(MG).与同类软件相比,MG具有两个主要优点:(1)采用动态栏宽和智能归并算法,克服了固定栏宽可能造成的错误;(2)可用于非荧光标记的分子标记技术.MG的基本思路是:分子量差异越小的片段,越可能是同缘片段,越应该处于相同的栏内.为此,我们采用绝对对应的动态过程.也就是说,从最小分子量到最大分子量之间的栏目数不是事先确定,而是由所分析的所有样品的特点和所使用的凝胶的分辨率(用户根据凝胶的特点给出数值)决定的.当两片段的差异小于凝胶所能达到的分辨率时,两片段被认为是同缘片段而归入相同的栏内.归并的过程从差异最小值开始,直至任意两片段的差异都大于凝胶的分辨率为止.这样就排除了同缘片段被隔离或者非同缘片段被合并的错误,从而使最可能同缘的片段归结在同一位点.MG第一版(V1.0,DOS版)集中体现了实用和易用的优点而没有包含同类软件所具有的一些功能,所以MG必须与其他软件结合使用.对于非荧光标记的分子标记技术,如RAPD、RFLP、AFLP等,可用Quantity One等软件得到分子量,用Excel生成样品与(分子量数据代表的)DNA片段矩阵,然后用MG处理.对于荧光标记的分子标记技术,如fAFLP、fSSR等,除可以用Excel生成矩阵外,可直接用Binthere和Genotyper等生成分子量矩阵,然后用MG处理.MG输出的矩阵经过适当编辑后,就可用后续的软件如Paup、Ntsys、Philip等运算.为了检验MG的有效性,我们用六道木属(Abelia)的AFLP分析数据进行检验,14个样品的DNA片段分别用Binthere和MG进行处理.前者得到295个含信息的位点,后者得到210个含信息的位点.用Nei and Li(1979)的算法分别计算距离矩阵并对两距离矩阵作Mantel检验.结果,两矩阵之间存在一定的差别,但相似性系数高达0.941 63,说明两种方法总体上会得到相似的结果,但局部会有所不同.用Paup对两矩阵作进一步分析,生成两个Neighbor-joining(NJ)树.结果表明,MG生成的数据更符合实际情况,而且分辨率高.     

骨骼肌特异性敲除TβRⅡ小鼠模型的建立

目的:建立骨骼肌特异性敲除转化生长因子受体Ⅱ(TβRⅡ)小鼠模型,为进一步研究TβRⅡ在骨骼肌发育和分化中的作用奠定基础。方法:首先将TβRⅡflox/flox转基因小鼠与上游携带肌酸激酶(MCK)启动子的MCK-Cre转基因小鼠进行杂交,培育繁殖出TβRⅡflox/wt/MCK-Cre(+)双转基因小鼠。然后利用TβRⅡflox/wt/MCK-Cre(+)双转基因小鼠与TβRⅡflox/flox转基因小鼠进行杂交,繁殖培育出在骨骼肌内特异敲除TβRⅡ基因的TβRⅡflox/flox/MCK-Cre(+)小鼠。结果:利用Cre/loxP技术世界上首次成功繁殖培育出有活力的且发育正常的TβRⅡ基因敲除小鼠。     

血小板膜受体

大多数膜受体为蛋白质,在血小板膜上主要是糖蛋白(glucoprotein,GP)或其它蛋白类物质。一、糖蛋白类受体与血小板膜受体有关的糖蛋白为GPⅠ(Ⅰ_a、Ⅰ_b、Ⅰ_s)、GPⅡ(Ⅱ_a、Ⅱ_b、Ⅱ_c)、GPⅢ(Ⅲ_a、Ⅲ_b或称GPⅢ、GPⅣ)和GPⅤ。有些受体也为GP,但各有专名。(一)VⅢR:WF受体每个血小板能结合31000个血管性假血友病因子(VⅢR:WF又称vWF,Mr.1.1×10~6)。生理浓度的凝血酶可引出该因子的结合点,前列腺环素(pros-tacyclin,PGI_2)能抑制凝血酶暴露该受体,并能使已达到平衡的结合逆转。巨大血小板病患者血小板膜所缺乏的GPⅠ即ⅧR:WF受体。有人报告:血小板表面该受体有两类即亲合力高的和亲合力低的。用抗GPⅠ_b单克隆抗体AN51证明GPⅠ_b为ⅧR:WF受体;并     

通过光学相干断层扫描图像进行自动视网膜分割评估黄斑水肿的投影面积（英文）

本文提出一种自动视网膜分割方法,以评估光学相干断层扫描(OCT)图像中黄斑水肿(ME)在视网膜特定层上的投影面积.首先使用基于权重矩阵的优化最短路径最快算法对10个视网膜层边界进行分割,这有效降低了算法对血管阴影的敏感性.然而,ME的存在将导致水肿区域的分割不准确.因此,使用强度阈值方法提取每个OCT图像中的水肿区域,并将该区域中的值设置为零,并确保获得的分割边界可以自动穿过而不是绕过水肿区域.同时使用最小值投影来计算ME在不同层的投影面积.为了测试该方法,使用了从Topcon OCT机器收集的数据.在轴向和B扫描方向上测得的黄斑区域分辨率分别为11.7μm和46.8μm.与手动分割相比,视网膜层边界分割的平均绝对误差和标准偏差为(4.5±3.2)μm.因此,所提出的方法为评估水肿提供了一种自动、无创和定量的工具.     

miR-152靶向AT1R对AngⅡ诱导的心肌成纤维细胞增殖及胶原合成的影响

目的:探讨微小RNA-152(mi R-152)靶向血管紧张素受体(AT1R)对血管紧张素Ⅱ(AngⅡ)诱导的大鼠心肌成纤维细胞增殖及胶原合成的影响。方法:采用1μmol/L AngⅡ刺激体外培养的大鼠心肌成纤维细胞,通过噻唑蓝(MTT)法检测细胞增殖情况,蛋白免疫印迹(Western blot)检测成纤维细胞中胶原蛋白I(Collagen I)、胶原蛋白I(Collagen Ⅲ)以及AT1R蛋白表达的影响,实时荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(qRT-PCR)检测成纤维细胞中mi R-152和AT1R m RNA的表达。在AngⅡ诱导的心肌成纤维细胞中分别转染mi R-152 mimic和mimic control、AT1R si RNA和si RNA control以及共转染mi R-152 mimic和AT1R过表达载体,以同样的方法检测细胞增殖和胶原合成情况。双荧光素酶报告基因实验检测mi R-152和AT1R靶向结合关系。结果:AngⅡ刺激能够促进心肌成纤维细胞增殖,上调成纤维细胞中胶原蛋白Collagen I和Collagen Ⅲ的表达,同时能够抑制mi R-152的表达,促进AT1R m RNA和蛋白的表达。在AngⅡ诱导的心肌成纤维细胞中,过表达mi R-152或沉默AT1R均能够上调细胞增殖活力,促进胶原合成。双荧光素酶报告基因实验检测结果显示AT1R是mi R-152靶基因,mi R-152能够负向调控AT1R的表达。在AngⅡ诱导的心肌成纤维细胞中,同时过表达mi R-152和AT1R能够逆转单独过表达mi R-152导致的细胞增殖抑制作用,回调胶原蛋白Collagen I和Collagen Ⅲ合成抑制作用。结论:mi R-152能够抑制AngⅡ诱导的心肌成纤维细胞增殖和胶原合成,其作用机制可能是通过靶向AT1R的表达实现的。     

On the origin of the Hirudinea and the demise of the Oligochaeta

The phylogenetic relationships of the Clitellata were investigated with a data set of published and new complete 18S rRNA gene sequences of 51 species representing 41 families. Sequences were aligned on the basis of a secondary structure model and analysed with maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood. In contrast to the latter method, parsimony did not recover the monophyly of Clitellata. However, a close scrutiny of the data suggested a spurious attraction between some polychaetes and clitellates. As a rule, molecular trees are closely aligned with morphology-based phylogenies. Acanthobdellida and Euhirudinea were reconciled in their traditional Hirudinea clade and were included in the Oligochaeta with the Branchiobdellida via the Lumbriculidae as a possible link between the two assemblages. While the 18S gene yielded a meaningful historical signal for determining relationships within clitellates, the exact position of Hirudinea and Branchiobdellida within oligochaetes remained unresolved. The lack of phylogenetic signal is interpreted as evidence for a rapid radiation of these taxa. The placement of Clitellata within the Polychaeta remained unresolved. The biological reality of polytomies within annelids is suggested and supports the hypothesis of an extremely ancient radiation of polychaetes and emergence of clitellates.     

On the ontogeny of the haptor and the evolution of the Monogenea

Data on the ontogeny of the posterior haptor of monogeneans were obtained from more than 150 publications and summarised. These data were plotted into diagrams showing evolutionary capacity levels based on the theory of a progressive evolution of marginal hooks, anchors and other attachment components of the posterior haptor in the Monogenea (Malmberg, 1986). 5 + 5 unhinged marginal hooks are assumed to be the most primitive monogenean haptoral condition. Thus the diagrams were founded on a 5 + 5 unhinged marginal hook evolutionary capacity level, and the evolutionary capacity levels of anchors and other haptoral attachement components were arranged according to haptoral ontogenetical sequences. In the final plotting diagram data on hosts, type of spermatozoa, oncomiracidial ciliation, sensilla pattern and protonephridial systems were also included. In this way a number of correlations were revealed. Thus, for example, the number of 5 + 5 marginal hooks correlates with the most primitive monogenean type of spermatozoon and with few sensillae, many ciliated cells and a simple protonephridial system in the oncomiracidium. On the basis of the reviewed data it is concluded that the ancient monogeneans with 5 + 5 unhinged marginal hooks were divided into two main lines, one retaining unhinged marginal hooks and the other evolving hinged marginal hooks. Both main lines have recent representatives at different marginal hook evolutionary capacity levels, i.e. monogeneans retaining a haptor with only marginal hooks. For the main line with hinged marginal hooks the name Articulon-choinea n. subclass is proposed. Members with 8 + 8 hinged marginal hooks only are here called Proanchorea n. superord. Monogeneans with unhinged marginal hooks only are here called Ananchorea n. superord. and three new families are erected for its recent members: Anonchohapteridae n. fam., Acolpentronidae n. fam. and Anacanthoridae n. fam. (with 7 + 7, 8 + 8 and 9 + 9 unhinged marginal hooks, respectively). Except for the families of Articulonchoinea (e.g. Acanthocotylidae, Gyrodactylidae, Tetraonchoididae) Bychowsky's (1957) division of the Monogenea into the Oligonchoinea and Polyonchoinea fits the proposed scheme, i.e. monogeneans with unhinged marginal hooks form one old group, the Oligonchoinea, which have 5 + 5 unhinged marginal hooks, and the other group form the Polyonchoinea, which (with the exception of the Hexabothriidae) has a greater number (7 + 7, 8 + 8 or 9 + 9) of unhinged marginal hooks. It is proposed that both these names, Oligonchoinea (sensu mihi) and Polyonchoinea (sensu mihi), will be retained on one side and Articulonchoinea placed on the other side, which reflects the early monogenean evolution. Except for the members of Ananchorea [Polyonchoinea], all members of the Oligonchoinea and Polyonchoinea have anchors, which imply that they are further evolved, i.e. have passed the 5 + 5 marginal hook evolutionary capacity level (Malmberg, 1986). There are two main types of anchors in the Monogenea: haptoral anchors, with anlages appearing in the haptor, and peduncular anchors, with anlages in the peduncle. There are two types of haptoral anchors: peripheral haptoral anchors, ontogenetically the oldest, and central haptoral anchors. Peduncular anchors, in turn, are ontogenetically younger than peripheral haptoral anchors. There may be two pairs of peduncular anchors: medial peduncular anchors, ontogentically the oldest, and lateral peduncular anchors. Only peduncular (not haptoral) anchors have anchor bars. Monogeneans with haptoral anchors are here called Mediohaptanchorea n. superord. and Laterohaptanchorea n. superord. or haptanchoreans. All oligonchoineans and the oldest polyonchoineans are haptanchoreans. Certain members of Calceostomatidae [Polyonchoinea] are the only monogeneans with both (peripheral) haptoral and peduncular anchors (one pair). These monogeneans are here called Mixanchorea n. superord. Polyonchoineans with peduncular anchors and unhinged marginal hooks are here called the Pedunculanchorea n. superord. The most primitive pedunculanchoreans have only one pair of peduncular anchors with an anchor bar, while the most advanced have both medial and lateral peduncular anchors; each pair having an anchor bar. Certain families of the Articulonchoinea, the Anchorea n. superord., also have peduncular anchors (parallel evolution): only one family, the Sundanonchidae n. fam., has both medial and lateral peduncular anchors, each anchor pair with an anchor bar. Evolutionary lines from different monogenean evolutionary capacity levels are discussed and a new system of classification for the Monogenea is proposed.In agreeing to publish this article, I recognise that its contents are controversial and contrary to generally accepted views on monogenean systematics and evolution. I have anticipated a reaction to the article by inviting senior workers in the field to comment upon it: their views will be reported in a future issue of this journal. EditorIn agreeing to publish this article, I recognise that its contents are controversial and contrary to generally accepted views on monogenean systematics and evolution. I have anticipated a reaction to the article by inviting senior workers in the field to comment upon it: their views will be reported in a future issue of this journal. Editor