MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION WITH AND WITHOUT RE-SCALING

Analysis of variance was applied to 3,107 magnitude estimations (ME) obtained upon 173 panelists (16 panels) evaluating the areas of 18 geometric figures. As Butler et al. (1987) pointed out, if a full ANOVA is applied to the values transformed to logarithms, there is no need to re-scale, i.e., normalize the values as is usually done. In fact, even with re-scaling, total variability is not accounted for adequately unless all the sources of variation are partitioned out in the analysis. Under some circumstances, re-scaling is needed: some laboratories re-scale to the arithmetic mean, others to the geometric one. The error was somewhat greater when the data were re-scaled to the arithmetic mean. The residuals of the ME values transformed to logarithms conformed essentially to a normal distribution. Kurtosis was greater, 5.30; otherwise the distribution was close to a log normal one. The average coefficient of variation was <10%.     

LOCUS AND STATE OF AGGREGATION OF MYOSIN IN TISSUE SECTIONS OF VERTEBRATE SMOOTH MUSCLE

Structures with the characteristics of molecular myosin were identified by electron microscopy in tissue sections of vertebrate smooth muscle. No thick filaments of myosin were found regardless of preparative procedures, which included fixation at rest and in contraction, glycerine extraction, and storage at low pH prior to fixation. Absence of thick myosin filaments and presence of what appear to be myosin molecules is in accord with conclusions based on X-ray diffraction (3, 12) and birefringence data (4) from living smooth muscles at rest and in contraction. Explanations are provided for appearances thought by others (6, 20, 21) to represent thick myosin filaments. Our present observations are in accord with the model for smooth muscle contraction which we have previously proposed (1).     

血管瘤组织中p63和Fos蛋白的定量表达

目的　探讨 p6 3基因和c fos基因的蛋白与血管瘤发生发展的关系。方法　采用免疫组织化学S P法对 4 0例血管瘤和 2 0例正常皮肤组织检测 p6 3基因和c fos基因的蛋白表达 ;对所获得的检测结果进行图像分析处理。结果　在正常皮肤组、增生期与消退期血管瘤中 ,p6 3和Fos蛋白的平均光密度分别为 :0 92 3± 0 191,0 0 79± 0 0 2 4 ;8 2 71±1 95 3,0 12 4± 0 0 15 ;0 92 0± 0 187,0 0 88± 0 0 17。增生期组与消退期组、正常皮肤组分别相比 ,p6 3和Fos阳性表达的差异均有显著性 (P <0 0 5 ) ,消退期组与正常皮肤组之间 ,p6 3阳性表达的差异无显著性 (P >0 0 5 )。结论　p6 3基因在血管瘤中并未作为肿瘤抑制基因起作用 ,相反是作为癌基因而促进内皮细胞的增殖 ,可能与血管形成关系密切。c fos在血管瘤的增生中起着重要作用 ,可能与c fos可通过识别bFGF启动子区的特异位点TRE而启动bFGF基因的转录有关。     

IDENTIFICATION OF GLYCOGEN IN ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS OF THIN TISSUE SECTIONS

The electron microscopic appearance of glycogen has been studied in the organs of several animal species. Glycogen almost always appears as roughly circular granules from 150 to 400 A in diameter. The intrinsic electron density of glycogen varies from tissue to tissue; however, treatment with lead hydroxide as described by Watson deeply stains the granules. Glycogen pellets were isolated from some of the tissues studied by centrifugation. Such pellets were shown to be glycogen by chemical and histochemical criteria. When thin sections of the pellet are examined under the electron microscope they can be seen to consist of densely packed granules similar to those found in the intact tissues. Such pellets are also stained for electron microscopy by short exposure to lead hydroxide.     

THE IDENTIFICATION OF CHYLOMICRA AND LIPOPROTEINS IN TISSUE SECTIONS AND THEIR PASSAGE INTO JEJUNAL LACTEALS

The electron microscopic appearances of chylomicra and lipoproteins have been investigated. The particles were isolated from rat chyle by differential flotation in an ultracentrifuge. Various fixing and embedding media were used. The two kinds of particles were then identified in thin sections of the jejunum of rats. The chylomicra had diameters of from 1,000 A to 1 µ; the lipoproteins ranged from 100 to 1,000 A. They were identified by their sizes and their similarities to the isolated particles after the various fixing and embedding procedures. In addition, the relative amounts of the two kinds of particle varied greatly under different dietary conditions. The chylomicra had a thin rim, probably of phospholipid. Section B records the passage of the two kinds of particle into the lacteals in the villi of the jejunum. Both chylomicra and lipoproteins were seen passing through many open junctions. From permeability considerations it would seem that this is the most important route. These open junctions appear to act as "inlet valves" which prevent backflow as the contractions of the villi pump material out of the lacteals. Both chylomicra and lipoproteins were also seen entering the endothelial cells and lying inside them. The lipoproteins entered via "normal" caveolae and were seen in "normal" vesicles (~500 A); the chylomicra necessarily occupied much larger organelles. Both kinds of particles were also seen in caveolae on the luminal surface of the endothelium, but it was impossible to be certain that these were not just particles entering the cells from the lumen. The chylomicra often seemed to be washed out of these caveolae as many large, empty ones were seen on the luminal sides of the cells. Frequently, these caveolae had dark membranes.     

FROZEN THIN SECTIONS OF FRESH TISSUE FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF PANCREAS AND LIVER

A simple method has been developed that allows frozen thin sections of fresh-frozen tissue to be cut on a virtually unmodified ultramicrotome kept at room temperature. A bowl-shaped Dewar flask with a knifeholder in its depths replaces the stage of the microtome; a bar extends down into the bowl from the microtome's cutting arm and bears the frozen tissue near its lower end. When the microtome is operated, the tissue passes a glass or diamond knife in the depths of the bowl as in normal cutting. The cutting temperature is maintained by flushing the bowl with cold nitrogen gas, and can be set anywhere from about -160°C up to about -30°C. The microtome is set for a cutting thickness of 540–1000 A. Sections are picked up from the dry knife edge, and are placed on membrane-coated grids, flattened with the polished end of a copper rod, and either dried in nitrogen gas or freeze-dried. Throughout the entire process the tissue is kept cold and does not come in contact with any solvent. The morphology seen in frozen thin sections of rat pancreas and liver generally resembles that in conventional preparations, although freezing damage and low contrast limit the detail that can be discerned. Among unusual findings is a frequent abundance of mitochondrial granules in material prepared by this method.     

MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION OF POPULATION DIVERGENCE TIMES AND POPULATION PHYLOGENY IN MODELS WITHOUT MUTATION

In this paper we present a method for estimating population divergence times by maximum likelihood in models without mutation. The maximum-likelihood estimator is compared to a commonly applied estimator based on Wright's F_ST statistic. Simulations suggest that the maximum-likelihood estimator is less biased and has a lower variance than the F_ST-based estimator. The maximum-likelihood estimator provides a statistical framework for the analysis of population history given genetic data. We demonstrate how maximum-likelihood estimates of the branching pattern of divergence of multiple populations may be obtained. We also describe how the method may be applied to test hypotheses such as whether populations have maintained equal population sizes. We illustrate the method by applying it to two previously published sets of human restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) data.     

THE LEVELS OF LABILE INTERMEDIARY METABOLITES IN MOUSE BRAIN FOLLOWING RAPID TISSUE FIXATION WITH MICROWAVE IRRADIATION1

The levels of several labile glycolytic and organic phosphate metabolites in mouse brain were determined following rapid inactivation with 2450 MHz microwave irradiation. The levels of ATP in mouse brain following a 0·25 s exposure in a 6 kW microwave oven was found to be 2·416 ± 0·061. Whole brain levels of 8 labile intermediary metabolites in 0·4 s irradiated samples were comparable to those reported using the previously-described methods of freeze-blowing or whole-animal immersion. Analysis of these same metabolites in 4 gross areas of brain did not reveal any anoxic changes betwen superficial and deeper brain areas. The advantages of the mcrowave irradiation inactivation technique for regional brain studies of labile intermediary metabolites is discussed.     

吸烟患COPD者与吸烟不患COPD者肺组织中白介素-18表达的研究

目的探讨吸烟患慢性阻塞性肺疾病(chronic obstructive pul monary disease,COPD)者与吸烟不患COPD者肺组织中白介素-18(interleukin-18,IL-18)表达水平的差异。方法不吸烟不患COPD(Control组)、吸烟不患COPD(Smoker组)和吸烟患COPD(COPD组)患者各10例,性别、年龄相匹配,均为因肺部占位病变行肺叶切除术患者,取材尽量远离病变组织,采用HE染色观察各组肺组织形态学变化,用免疫组织化学染色方法,检测IL-18在肺组织的表达。结果1.HE染色显示正常对照组与吸烟不患COPD组无明显炎症变化;COPD组肺组织有明显的肺泡结构破坏和炎症细胞浸润,炎性细胞较Control组和Smoker组明显增加。2.免疫组化染色图像分析显示,Control组IL-18的平均光密度值为0.472±0.134,Smoker组为0.622±0.090,COPD组为0.897±0.193,COPD组与Control组和Smoker组之间有显著统计学差异(n均为10,P0.01),并且Smoker组和Control组之间也存在统计学差异(P0.05)。将30例受试者作为整体分析,肺组织中IL-18表达(平均光密度值表示)分别与肺功能指标FEV1/FVC、FEV1(%pred)之间存在显著的负的直线相关关系(n=30,r=-0.778,P0.01和n=30,r=-0.520,P0.01)。结论吸烟患COPD者肺组织中IL-18的表达较不患COPD者明显增加,IL-18在肺部的表达量与气流受限程度具有显著相关性,提示IL-18在吸烟致COPD的发病机制中可能起重要作用。     

常规组织切片凋亡细胞原位末端标记方法

凋亡是有别于组织坏死的一种细胞死亡方式,多与基因调控的编程性死亡有关。准确地判断细胞凋亡对探讨程序化细胞死亡诱发机制具有重要意义。本文采用Biotin-16-dUTP对凋亡细胞内DNA断裂片段的末端进行标记,可原位检测常规组织切片上的凋亡细胞,方法具有敏感、直观、重复性好等优点。     

新生大鼠窦房结组织、培养细胞的glycogen,LDH和SDH定量形态学研究

本实验采用窦房结细胞纯化培养、ＰＡＳ、Ｐｅａｒｓｏｎ和Ｐｒｅｓｔｏｎ反应以及图像分析等方法,研究了新生ＳＤ大鼠窦房结细胞的糖原（ｇｌｙｃｏｇｅｎ）、琥珀酸脱氢酶（ＳＤＨ）,和乳酸脱氢酶（ＬＤＨ）的分布和含量。结果显示,在窦房结组织中的糖原（／）与心房中（／）、心室中（）含量近似;ＳＤＨ含量和活性（＋／）与心房中（＋／）几乎相等,但明显低于心室中（／）;ＬＤＨ的含量和活性（／）比心房中（／＋）的稍高,但明显高于心室中（＋／－）。图像分析结果是：培养窦房结细胞ＳＤＨ含量和活性显著低于心室肌细胞中的ＳＤＨ（Ｐ＜０．０１）,而ＬＤＨ含量和活性显著高于心室肌细胞中的ＬＤＨ（Ｐ＜０．０１）。本文还对ＳＤＨ、ＬＤＨ在窦房结的分布及生理作用进行了讨论。     

SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF THE PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION WITH PITUITARY HORMONES IN VITRO AND IN HISTOLOGICAL SECTIONS

The spectral light absorption of the in vitro periodic acid-Schiff reactions of 4 purified pituitary hormones is described. The absorption spectra present a maximum between 560 and 565 mµ. The color developed conforms with Beer's law for the ranges of concentration examined. The different hormones exhibit different chromogenicity per unit of biological activity: the color produced by 1 unit of FSH is equivalent to approximately 2 of TSH, 4 of LH, and 30 of ACTH. Microspectrophotometric measurements of the PAS-positive structures in histological sections of the human pituitary give absorption curves with shapes similar to those obtained in vitro, although quantitative differences exist. It is concluded that under the proper experimental conditions microspectra of the pituitary structures might, in the future, prove to give a quantitative measure of aldehyde groups generated from glycoprotein tropins by periodate oxidation.     

新生大鼠窦房结组织和培养细胞的心钠素(ANF)表达的定量形态学观察

本实验采用窦房结细胞纯化培养、免疫细胞化学、免疫组化、免疫电镜 （ｐＡｇ 技术） 和图像分析等多种方法,研究了新生ＳＤ大鼠窦房结的ＡＮＦ表达。结果提示： 窦房结原位组织和培养细胞的胞浆内均可见ＡＮＦ阳性反应颗粒。培养细胞的核附近电子致密颗粒有１０ｎｍ ＡＮＦ免疫反应的ｐＡｇ 颗粒。窦房结ＡＮＦ的含量和活性明显低于心房 （Ｐ＜ ００１）。本文还对新生鼠窦房结ＡＮＦ的生理作用进行了讨论