大鼠不同脑区突触体钙水平的年龄差异

本实验使用荧光指示剂Ｆｕｒａ－２与Ｔｂ~（３＋）,检测了不同年龄组大鼠的不同脑区（海马、皮层、间脑、小脑）突触体内游离钙与膜结合钙水平。结果显示,与青年对照组相比,老年大鼠大部分脑区（海马、皮层、间脑）突触体内游离钙水平显著增高,尤其是海马突触体内游离钙增高极为显著;其突触体膜结合钙水平表现为：海马、小脑两脑区明显升高,而皮层、间脑两脑区明显下降,呈现一种全脑范围内的钙水平失衡。提示动物的衰老与其脑内钙自体平衡失调有关。     

发现神经病靶酯酶的自噬溶酶体降解途径

神经病靶酯酶（neuropathy target esterase,NTE）是在研究有机磷引起的迟发性神经病（organophosphateinduced delayed neuropathy,OPIDN）的机理的过程中被发现的。NTE被认为是诱导OPIDN发生的起始靶标。研究证明,NTE是一种内质网上的跨膜蛋白,属于一种新的磷脂酶B。     

麻黄碱对小鼠输精管平滑肌的作用

麻黄碱(2×10~(-4)-1.6×10~(-3)M)和去甲肾上腺素(6×10~(-7)-7.5×10~(-5)M)均能引起并增强离体小鼠输精管自发性收缩。酚妥拉明(10~(-6)M)可明显对抗麻黄碱的作用。小鼠经利血平处理后,输精管对去甲肾上腺素的反应有所增强,但不明显影响麻黄碱的作用。在半钙营养液(含CaCl_21.25mM)中,麻黄碱的作用明显减弱;在无钙溶液中作用完全消失。但去甲肾上腺素的作用在半钙营养液中不明显减弱;无钙溶液中仍有大部分标本对去甲肾上腺素产生微弱反应。钙道阻断剂戊脉安可明显减弱或取消麻黄碱兴奋小鼠输精管的作用,而对抗去甲肾上腺素的作用较弱。麻黃碱在较低浓度(5×10~(-7)-1.6×10~(-5)M)时,尚能抑制输精管对电场刺激所致收缩反应,这种抑制作用可被α_2受体对抗剂育亨宾(10~(-7)M)所对抗。降低营养液中钙离子浓度,可增强麻黄碱的抑制作用。高浓度麻黄碱完全抑制电场刺激所致收缩,而出现明显增强的自发收缩。以上表明,麻黄碱对小鼠输精管突触前膜α_2受体和突触后膜α_1受体都有激动作用。麻黄碱引起并增强输精管平滑肌收缩的作用,主要是其对突触后α_1真受体的直接作用,并需要有钙离子的参与。     

衰老性记忆障碍与脑突触体内游离[Ca~(2 )]_i的相关性

采用行为观察和生化检测相结合的方法 ,在过去工作的基础上 ,研究了 12月龄和 18月龄小鼠学习记忆能力的变化和 18月龄小鼠四个脑区 (海马、大脑皮层、四叠体和小脑 )突触体内 [Ca2 ]i 的水平 ,同时还比较了老年记忆保持良好组与记忆障碍组小鼠的脑钙水平。结果表明 ,随着年龄的增长 ,小鼠的学习记忆能力显著下降 ,上述脑区 (除大脑皮层外 )突触内 [Ca2 ]i 均明显升高 ,其中老年记忆障碍小鼠脑钙水平升高最为显著。提示 ,小鼠衰老性记忆障碍可能与其脑突触体内 [Ca2 ]i 的超载有关。     

钙离子在海马脑片缺氧损伤中的作用

本工作用海马脑片缺氧模型,观察了无钙、高镁人工脑脊液以及钙通道阻断剂尼莫地平对缺氧后海马脑片ＣＡ１区锥体细胞诱发群锋电位（ＰＳ）的影响。发现用无钙与高镁人工脑脊液灌流脑片,可显著促进脑片缺氧后ＰＳ的恢复,而尼莫地平对缺氧脑片ＰＳ的恢复则无明显促进作用。结果表明：钙离子参与海马脑片缺氧后神经元及其突触传递的损伤过程,而电压敏感性钙通道Ｌ亚型在缺氧损伤中可能不起主要作用。     

常氧及低氧下孵育液中钙浓度改变对心肌线粒体钙含量及其呼吸功能损伤的影响

在常氧孵育中,当孵育介质自由钙离子浓度升高时,离体心肌线粒体钙含量显著增加。同时,线粒体状态4呼吸速率也明显加快并与其钙含量的增加呈正相关关系。在低氧孵育中,当孵育介质自由钙离子浓度升高时,离体心肌线粒体钙含量没有明显的增加,其状态4呼吸速率虽有加快但程度明显较常氧孵育时低。另外,在低孵育介质自由钙离子浓度(pCa8.0)的条件下,低氧可引起轻微的线粒体状态4呼吸速率加快。从以上结果作者推测,低氧引起心肌细胞的线粒体损伤可能主要不是低氧直接对线粒体作用所造成的,而是由低氧引起的心肌细胞胞浆环境变化对线粒体破坏的结果。其中胞浆自由钙离子的升高可能是一个的原因。     

哌替啶对心室肌收缩的抑制作用及其机制

为明确哌替啶对心脏收缩的直接效应 ,并探讨其相关机制。采用Langendorff灌流心脏模型 ,观察了哌替啶对大鼠心室收缩功能的影响 ,并用荧光测钙技术和膜片钳技术探讨了哌替啶作用的钙离子机制。结果显示 ,哌替啶剂量依赖性地降低离体灌流心脏的LVDP×HR、 +dP/dt和 -dP/dt,而升高LVEDP。在酶解分离的心室肌细胞上 ,哌替啶剂量依赖性地降低细胞收缩时的钙瞬变幅度 ,并升高舒张末期的钙水平。哌替啶不影响高浓度咖啡因诱导的内钙释放。哌替啶使L 型钙电流强度降低到给药前的 67 4± 10 1% ,而不改变钙通道的激活和失活电位。哌替啶减弱钙电流的作用并不能被阿片受体阻断剂纳洛酮所阻断。以上结果表明 ,哌替啶能通过非阿片受体介导的途径阻断细胞外钙离子的内流 ,对心室收缩产生直接的抑制作用     

星形胶质细胞存在L-型钙通道的新证据

以纯化培养的小鼠星形胶质细胞(Astrocyte,AS)为实验材料,采用激光共聚焦钙成像和荧光分光光度计技术,探讨钙激动剂Bay k8644和钙拮抗剂nimodipine对星形胶质细胞胞内钙离子浓度的影响。结果显示,Bay k8644在0.0001、0.001和0.01mmol/L浓度下均可显著增加星形胶质细胞的细胞内钙水平,而nimodipine在0.001、0.01和0.1mmol/L浓度下均可显著降低星形胶质细胞胞内钙水平,并阻止KCl引起的细胞内钙升高。上述结果表明星形胶质细胞对L-型钙通道激动剂和拮抗剂的反应与神经元的反应相似,提示星形胶质细胞胞膜上也存在L-型钙通道。     

重复缺氧与过氧化氢对脑与突触体乳酸生成的影响

目的：观察重复缺氧对小鼠在体脑乳酸含量以及Ｈ２Ｏ２对荷兰猪离体突触体乳酸含量的影响,并分析其作用机制。方法：采用酶氧化方法对突触体培养液中乳酸含量进行测定。结果：单次急性缺氧鼠脑内乳酸含量高,但在重复缺氧的作用下,鼠脑内乳酸的含量并未随缺氧时间的延长而增加。在突触体培养液中分别加入Ｈ２Ｏ２、ＦＣＣＰ、Ｒｏｔｅｎｏｎ,乳酸浓度比正常对照组显著性的增高。对突触体进行长时间Ｈ２Ｏ２处理,乳酸含量未见显著升高或降低。同时在突触体培养液中加入Ｈ２Ｏ２和ＦＣＣＰ,乳酸浓度相当于单独在突触体培养液分别加入Ｈ２Ｏ２与ＦＣＣＰ产生乳酸之和。结论：重复缺氧与Ｈ２Ｏ２处理可能激发脑与突触体内的抗自由基损伤防御系统;突触体从有氧呼吸到无氧酵解的转换主要不是由于Ｈ２Ｏ２对突触体膜的损伤。     

β-肾上腺素受体调控心肌细胞兴奋收缩耦联的分子过程研究

兴奋收缩耦联是肌细胞兴奋期间由动作电位触发肌质网释放钙离子,从而导致收缩的过程。心肌细胞的兴奋收缩耦联是通过“钙致钙释放（Ca^2＋-induced Ca^2＋ release）的机制完成的。兴奋期间,细胞膜电位的去极化导致电压依赖性的L．型钙通道（LCC）开放,细胞外钙离子通过LCC流入细胞,激活了肌质网膜上称为ryanodine受体（RyR）的钙释放通道,后者从肌质网钙库中释放钙离子,使细胞质游离钙浓度迅速上升。细胞质钙浓度的升高一方面启动细胞收缩,另一方面激活了肌质网钙泵和细胞膜钠钙交换,二者分别将钙离子运回肌质网或细胞外,使细胞质钙浓度很快回落,从而完成了一次“钙瞬变（Ca^2＋ transient）”。钙瞬变在每个心动周期发生一次,是直接控制细胞收缩的细胞内信号。     

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.