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A.J. Lustig 《Journal of the history of biology》2000,33(2):221-246
In the period 1875–1920, a debate about the generality and applicability of evolutionary theory to all organisms was motivated
by work on unicellular ciliates like Paramecium because of their peculiar nuclear dualism and life cycles. The French cytologist Emile Maupas and the German zoologist August
Weismann argued in the 1880s about the evolutionary origins and functions of sex (which in the ciliates is not linked to reproduction),
and death (which appeared to be the inevitable fate of lineages denied sexual conjugation), an argument rooted in the question
of whether the ciliates and their processes where homologous to other cellular organisms. In the beginning of the twentieth
century, this question of homology came to be less important as the ciliates were used by the British protozoologist Clifford
Dobell and the American zoologist Herbert Spencer Jennings to study evolutionary processes in general rather than problems
of development and cytology. For them, homology mattered less than analogy. This story illustrates two partially distinct
problems in evolutionary biology: first, the question of whether all living things have common features and origins; and second,
whether their history and current nature can be described by identical mechanisms. Where Maupas (contra Weismann) made the ciliates qualitatively the same as all other organisms in order to create a cohesive evolutionary theory for biology, Jennings and Dobell made them qualitatively
different in order to achieve the same end.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Zhang X Vallabhaneni R Loughran PA Shapiro R Yin XM Yuan Y Billiar TR 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2008,13(8):983-992
FADD/MORT1 (The adaptor protein of Fas Associate Death Domain/Mediator of Receptor Induced Toxicity) is essential for signal
transduction of death receptor signaling. We have previously shown that FADD is significantly up-regulated in TNFα/ActD induced
apoptosis. Over-expression of FADD also induces death of lung cancer cells and primary hepatocytes. We hypothesize that the
increase in detectable FADD levels require the proximal steps in apoptotic signaling and speculated that FADD would be redistributed
in cells destined to undergo apoptosis. We show that monomeric non-phosphorylated FADD is up-regulated in hepatocytes treated
with TNFα/ActD and that it accumulates in the cytoplasm. Nuclear phosphorylated FADD decreases with TNFα/ActD treatment. Dimeric
FADD in the cytoplasm remains constant with TNFα/ActD. The change in FADD levels and distribution was dependent on caspase-3,
caspase-8 activity and the presence of BID. Thus, changes in FADD levels and distribution are downstream of caspase activation
and mitochondria changes that are initiated by the formation of the DISC complex. Changes in FADD levels and distribution
may represent a novel feed-forward mechanism to propagate apoptosis signaling in hepatocytes.
Xiaoying Zhang and Raghuveer Vallabhaneni contributed equally to the work. 相似文献
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Long-term data series of ice cover on lakes and river temperatures from the mountain areas of Norway are lacking. The present study analyses the last four decades of ice data from the subalpine lake, Øvre Heimdalsvatn, and water temperature data from its outlet river, Hinøgla. These data are compared to water temperature data from three neighbouring, quite different locations, the glacier-fed rivers Leirungsåi and Sjoa, and the alpine lake, Bessvatn. The study also examines the air temperature/river temperature relationships, and the air temperature/ice freeze-up and break-up dates. During the months of July, August and September, the water temperature in Hinøgla was well correlated to the air temperature, but the correlation was poor in the remaining months due to the ice cover and snow conditions. A significant temperature increase of 2–3°C has been observed in Hinøgla in the months August–October since 1984. There were only minor changes in the duration of the ice cover season during the last 40 years, but a delay of 9 days was found in the freeze-up date and a delay of 6 days in the break-up date, although the latter was not significant. 相似文献
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The present study evaluated protein oxidation, alteration in hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (3β- and 17β HSD) in testes and serum hormonal profiles of dietary zinc deficient Wistar rats. Pre-pubertal rats were divided into three groups: zinc control (ZC), pairfed (PF), and zinc deficient (ZD) and fed 100 ppm (ZC and PF groups) and 1.0 ppm (ZD group) zinc diet for 2- and 4-weeks. The testes from zinc deficient groups exhibited significant increase in total protein (2 weeks) and protein carbonyl (2- and 4-weeks) concentration as well as 3β- and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities (4 weeks), whereas a significant decrease was recorded in total protein (testes 4 weeks; serum 2- and 4-weeks), total zinc (testes and serum 2- and 4-weeks), 3β- and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities (testes 2 weeks), and serum hormonal profiles (FSH and testosterone 2- and 4-weeks). However, LH was below the detectable limits. These results reflect that zinc deficiency during pre-pubertal period affected total protein and zinc status, elevates protein oxidation, and causes dysregulation of the hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases. Low level of zinc attenuated the gonadal physiology which indicates that the metabolic regulation of testes is mediated by combined effects of a specific response (caused by decreased zinc concentration) and a nonspecific response (inhibition of gonadotrophin secretion). All these contribute to testicular dysfunction. 相似文献
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When Do Allocations and Constructs Respect Material,Energy, Financial,and Production Balances in LCA and EEIO?
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Guillaume Majeau‐Bettez Richard Wood Edgar G. Hertwich Anders Hammer Strømman 《Journal of Industrial Ecology》2016,20(1):67-84
Conservation of mass and energy are essential to physical accounting, just as price and market balances are essential to economic accounting. These principles guide data collection and inventory compilation in industrial ecology. The resulting balanced surveys, however, can rarely be used directly for life cycle assessment (LCA) or environmentally extended input‐output (EEIO) analysis; some modeling is necessary to recast coproductions by multifunctional activities as monofunctional unit processes (a.k.a. Leontief production functions or technical “recipes”). This modeling is done with allocations in LCA and constructs in input‐output. In this article, we ask how these models respect or perturb the balances of the original inventory. Which allocations or constructs, applied to what type of data set, have the potential to simultaneously respect its multiple physical, financial, and market balances? Our analysis builds upon the recent harmonization of allocations and constructs and the ongoing development of multilayered supply and use inventory tables. We derive the necessary and sufficient conditions for balanced models, investigate the role of data aggregation, and clarify these models' relation to system expansion. We find that none of the modeling families in LCA and EEIO are balanced in general, but special data characteristics can allow for the respect of multiple balances. An analysis of these special cases allows for clear guidance for data compilation and methods integration. 相似文献
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《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Molecular Cell Research》1986,889(3):310-315
Rats were cannulated in the major mesenteric lymph duct and given an intraduodenal bolus of unlabeled and α-[3H]tocopherol, and [14C]oleic acid in soybean oil. The appearance of α-tocopherol in lymph was negligible during the first 2 h and peaked 4–15 h after feeding, whereas no detectable amount was recovered in the portal vein. Intestinal absorption via the lymphatic pathway was 15.4 ± 8.9% (n = 10) and 45.9 ± 10.8% (n = 4) for α-tocopherol and [14C]oleic acid, respectively. About 99% of α-tocopherol in lymph was associated with the chylomicron fraction (d < 1.006 g/ml). In non-fasting rats, 51% of serum α-tocopherol was associated with chylomicrons/VLDL (very-low-density lipoprotein, d < 1.006 g/ml) and 47% with HDL (high-density lipoprotein, 1.05 < d < 1.21 g/ml). Our study revealed that the liver, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue contain approx. 92% of the total mass of α-tocopherol measured in ten different organs. Parenchymal and nonparenchymal liver cells contributed to 75% and 25% of the total mass of α-tocopherol in the liver, respectively. 相似文献
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The lactoperoxidase (LPO), retinoblastoma (RB1), and -lactalbumin (LALBA) genes have been mapped by fluorescent in situ hybridization respectively to cattle Chromosomes (Chrs) 19, 12, 5; goat Chrs 19, 12, 5; and sheep Chrs 11, 10, 3. The results confirm the homologies among cattle, sheep, and goat chromosomes, previously reported, and provide more information for the comparison between the bovine and human karyotypes and gene maps. 相似文献
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Alvaro AR Rosmaninho-Salgado J Santiago AR Martins J Aveleira C Santos PF Pereira T Gouveia D Carvalho AL Grouzmann E Ambrósio AF Cavadas C 《Neurochemistry international》2007,50(5):757-763
NPY is present in the retina of different species but its role is not elucidated yet. In this work, using different rat retina in vitro models (whole retina, retinal cells in culture, microglial cell cultures, rat Müller cell line and retina endothelial cell line), we demonstrated that NPY staining is present in the retina in different cell types: neurons, macroglial, microglial and endothelial cells. Retinal cells in culture express NPY Y(1), Y(2), Y(4) and Y(5) receptors. Retina endothelial cells express all NPY receptors except NPY Y(5) receptor. Moreover, NPY is released from retinal cells in culture upon depolarization. In this study we showed for the first time that NPY is present in rat retina microglial cells and also in rat Müller cells. These in vitro models may open new perspectives to study the physiology and the potential pathophysiological role of NPY in the retina. 相似文献
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Alvaro Wurstten Andrés J. Novaro R. Susan Walker 《European Journal of Wildlife Research》2014,60(1):35-43
Distribution of ungulates is regulated by natural factors, such as presence of other species, climate, and habitat variability, as well as human activities, including livestock grazing and mining. Understanding the spatial dynamics of landscape use can help solve problems of access to key resources by native herbivores. Laguna Brava Reserve is a protected area of Argentina where the two wild South American camelids, guanacos and vicuñas, coexist with cattle, mules, horses, and goats. Information about the effects of livestock and mining activities, which are widespread throughout the region, on wild camelids is scarce. We used variable-width transects to determine the distribution of guanacos, vicuñas, equids, and cattle in relation to five habitat types defined according to vegetation and topography in the reserve. We carried out a correspondence analysis between the proportion of groups observed in and the proportion of area occupied by each habitat, and a χ 2 goodness of fit test to establish if camelids and livestock selected a particular habitat type. Vicuñas were associated with grasslands at high altitudes while guanacos and livestock were associated with shrublands at lower elevations. This coevolutionary segregation between guanacos and vicuñas possibly reduced competition between the two species. Competition between camelids and livestock is probably low because of the low density of livestock. Vegas were preferred by all species year round but used more intensively in summer. In order to conserve the wild camelids of the region, governments must implement measures to conserve the critical habitat provided by the vegas. 相似文献
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Jie Liu Jing Liu Bao Song Ti Wang Yuhong Liu Jing Hao Jinming Yu 《Cancer epidemiology》2013,37(6):930-934
ObjectiveT-cell lymphoma is a highly aggressive malignant lymphoma that is rare in Caucasians but relatively common in Asian populations. Factors regulating T-cell proliferation and function may play an important role in the pathogenesis of T-cell lymphoma.MethodsA total of 8 single nucleotide polymorphisms in cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and lymphotoxin-α (LTA) genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction–ligation detection reaction analysis in a Chinese population of 291 patients with T-cell lymphoma and 300 healthy controls. Logistic regression was used to determine the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals for the associations of genotypes and haplotypes with T-cell lymphoma risk.ResultsAmong these polymorphisms, the LTA +252AA genotype was significantly associated with T-cell lymphoma risk (OR, 2.3; P = 0.002). Furthermore, the TNF-α/LTA haplotype C-G-G-A (TNF-α ?857C, ?308G, and ?238G and LTA +252A) showed a significantly increased risk for T-cell lymphoma (OR, 1.6; P = 0.001).ConclusionOur study suggested that the LTA +252G>A polymorphism may influence susceptibility to T-cell lymphoma in the Chinese population. 相似文献
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Le Moine CM Morash AJ McClelland GB 《American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology》2011,301(4):R1098-R1104
Exercise under acute hypoxia elicits a large increase in blood lactate concentration ([La](b)) compared with normoxic exercise. However, several studies in humans show that with the transition to chronic hypoxia, exercise [La](b) returns to normoxic levels. Although extensively examined over the last decades, the muscle-specific mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon remain unknown. To assess the changes in skeletal muscle associated with a transition from acute to chronic hypoxia, CD-1 mice were exposed for 24 h (24H), 1 wk (1WH), or 4 wk (4WH) to hypobaric hypoxia (equivalent to 4,300 m), exercised under 12% O(2), and compared with normoxic mice (N) at 21% O(2). Since the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) plays a major role in the metabolic fate of pyruvate (oxidation vs. lactate production), we assessed the changes in its activity and regulation. Here we report that when run under hypoxia, 24H mice exhibited the highest blood and intramuscular lactate of all groups, while the 1WH group approached N group values. Concomitantly, the 24H group exhibited the lowest PDH activity, associated with a higher phosphorylation (inactive) state of the Ser(232) residue of PDH, a site specific to PDH kinase-1 (PDK1). Furthermore, protein levels of PDK1 and its regulator, the hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), were both elevated in the 24H group compared with N and 1WH groups. Overall, our results point to a novel mechanism in muscle where the HIF-1α pathway is desensitized in the transition from acute to chronic hypoxia, leading to a reestablishment of PDH activity and a reduction in lactate production by the exercising muscles. 相似文献
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Parental Monitoring,Parent-Adolescent Communication,and Adolescents’ Trust in Their Parents in China