A method for assessment of Helicobacter pylori genotype using stool specimens

Helicobacter pylori infection has been regarded as a major factor associated with the development of gastric diseases. The characterization of infected H. pylori in asymptomatic individuals is important for the prediction of the onset of such diseases. However, because of the difficulty in obtaining gastric biopsy samples, H. pylori in healthy subjects have not been studied sufficiently. Therefore, we tested a noninvasive method for the characterization of H. pylori using stool specimens. This method involved H. pylori antigen detection in stool specimens by immunochromatography; confirmation of H. pylori DNA by real-time PCR that involved the detection of its 16S rRNA gene in the DNA extracted from stool specimens; and nested PCR with genotype-specific primer pairs. A total of 80 samples obtained from asymptomatic subjects were assessed using this method. The results showed that the prevalence of H. pylori in asymptomatic Japanese individuals was 37.5%. The detection rate of the virulence factor gene cagA was 18.8%. Furthermore, all the detected cagA belonged to the highly virulent East-Asian type. These data suggest that the method used in this study is valuable for studying the molecular epidemiology of H. pylori infection in asymptomatic people.     

关于健康成人左右运动神经传导参数的比较

目的：研究正常人左、右侧的末梢神经传导特点及易损伤性,探讨生活习惯与末梢神经潜在性损伤的内在关联,提高电生理诊断准确率。方法：100名志愿者为对象,检测正中、尺、胫和腓神经的复合肌肉动作电位（CMAP）、F波,观察左、右侧的神经传导参数及左右差值与生活习惯之间的联系。结果：左侧尺、胫运动神经传导速度（MCV）慢于右侧（P值各为0.013、0.011）。MCV≤X-1S尺神经组的远端潜伏期（D Lat）、F波最短潜伏期（F-Lat）延长于MCV〉X-1S组（P值均为0.000）。MCV≤X-1S胫神经组的近端波幅（P Amp）低于MCV〉X-1S组（P=0.000）。右侧腓神经D Lat延长于左侧（P=0.007）,D Lat≥X＋1S腓神经组的MCV、F-Lat平均值慢或延长于D Lat〈X＋1S组（P值各为0.041、0.000）。结论：左侧尺、胫神经MCV慢于右侧,右侧腓神经D Lat延长于左侧。推测神经传导左右差异是由日常生活中的频繁而反复的轻微外伤导致。     

Is the early left‐right axis like a plant,a kidney,or a neuron? The integration of physiological signals in embryonic asymmetry

Embryonic morphogenesis occurs along three orthogonal axes. While the patterning of the anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral axes has been increasingly well-characterized, the left-right (LR) axis has only relatively recently begun to be understood at the molecular level. The mechanisms that ensure invariant LR asymmetry of the heart, viscera, and brain involve fundamental aspects of cell biology, biophysics, and evolutionary biology, and are important not only for basic science but also for the biomedicine of a wide range of birth defects and human genetic syndromes. The LR axis links biomolecular chirality to embryonic development and ultimately to behavior and cognition, revealing feedback loops and conserved functional modules occurring as widely as plants and mammals. This review focuses on the unique and fascinating physiological aspects of LR patterning in a number of vertebrate and invertebrate species, discusses several profound mechanistic analogies between biological regulation in diverse systems (specifically proposing a nonciliary parallel between kidney cells and the LR axis based on subcellular regulation of ion transporter targeting), highlights the possible importance of early, highly-conserved intracellular events that are magnified to embryo-wide scales, and lays out the most important open questions about the function, evolutionary origin, and conservation of mechanisms underlying embryonic asymmetry.     

关于健康成人左右运动神经传导参数的比较

目的:研究正常人左、右侧的末梢神经传导特点及易损伤性,探讨生活习惯与末梢神经潜在性损伤的内在关联,提高电生理诊断准确率。方法:100名志愿者为对象,检测正中、尺、胫和腓神经的复合肌肉动作电位(CMAP)、F波,观察左、右侧的神经传导参数及左右差值与生活习惯之间的联系。结果:左侧尺、胫运动神经传导速度(MCV)慢于右侧(P值各为0.013、0.011)。MCV≤X-1S尺神经组的远端潜伏期(D Lat)、F波最短潜伏期(F-Lat)延长于MCV>X-1S组(P值均为0.000)。MCV≤X-1S胫神经组的近端波幅(P Amp)低于MCV>X-1S组(P=0.000)。右侧腓神经D Lat延长于左侧(P=0.007),D Lat≥X+1S腓神经组的MCV、F-Lat平均值慢或延长于D Lat相似文献   

Dream Content and Political Ideology

This pilot study focuses on the relationship of dream content and political ideology in a contemporary U.S. context. The study involved 56 people, 28 (14 male and 14 female) who identified themselves as members of the political right and 28 (14 male and 14 female) who identified themselves as members of the political left. Most recent dream reports from these subjects were analyzed using Hall and Van de Castle content analysis categories. Following that quantitative analysis, each dream was analyzed in terms of its narrative qualities (themes, images, emotional patterns, etc.). Although the small size of the study makes it impossible to offer definitive interpretations, the findings are suggestive: people on the political right had more nightmares, more dreams in which they lacked personal power, and a greater frequency of lifelike dreams; people on the political left had fewer nightmares, more dreams in which they had personal power, and a greater frequency of good fortunes and bizarre elements in their dreams. These findings have plausible correlations to certain features of the political ideologies of people on the left and the right, and merit future investigation in larger-scale studies.     

急性低氧下钙阻断剂对左,右心泵功能的影响

在20条麻醉开胸狗上,用RM-6000多道仪同步记录左心室内峰压(LVP)、左室压力变化率(L+dP/dt_(max))、右心室内峰压(RVP)、右室压力变化率(R±dp/dt_(max))、肺动脉压力(P_(Pa))、主动脉血流每搏峰值(Fa)、心率(HR)等各项生理指标,观察钙通道阻断剂Nife-dipine,Diltiazem和Verapamil对左、右心室功能影响。在钙通道阻断剂处理后,左室的LVP,L±dp/dt_(max)下降,而Fa增加;右室的RVF,R±dp/dt_(max)和P_(Pa)均有升高趋势,显示钙通道阻断剂对左、右心泵功能的影响不同。这可能提示左、右心室功能对钙离子的依赖程度不同。在急性低氧状态下,此三种钙阻断剂均使急性低氧引起LVP的增加反应消失,Fa增加明显,Verapamil和Diltiazem有减轻急性低氧引起的RVP和P_(Pa)的增压作用。从这些钙通道阻断剂对左右心泵功能影响的比较来看,Diltiazem比Verapamil和Nifedipine对急性低氧状态下的心泵功能有较好的作用。     

字母位置对左右视野的识别影响

目的:考查左右视野中不同位置字母的辨别力。方法:采用探测刺激的方法对左右视野中字母位置的识别差异进行了研究。结果:通过SPSS15.0进行重复测量方差分析得出:①不同视野的错误率主效应显著(F=5.98,P<0.05);②探测位置的主效应非常显著(F=15.39,P<0.01);③不同视野与探测字母位置的交互作用非常显著(F=11.60,P<0.001)。结论:①位置错误多于字母错误,并且位置错误中所报告的字母更靠近中央凹。②左视野中的首字母有较差的辨别力,而右视野中的尾字母有较差的辨别力。③左视野中存在知觉系统的限制,而不是词汇识别策略中大脑左右半球的差异。④对词汇识别中大脑左半球平行加工、右半球系列加工的说法提出了质疑。     

Chain flexibility and configurational dimensions of left handed Z- DNA and right handed B-DNA helices

The configurational behaviour of flexible helices of right handed B- and left handed Z-types have been analysed using statistical mechanical procedures. The configuration-dependent parameter, most importantly, the persistence length has been computed, using the heminucleotide scheme of treating polynucleotide chains under the approximation that perturbations in the backbone torsions produce sufficient flexibility in these helices. The values of persistence lengths obtained for Z-helices are very much higher than that of B-helices indicating that former is less flexible compared to the latter. These are in accordance with the results obtained recently on B- and Z-forms of poly(dG-dC). (dG-dC) using light scattering studies. Also the persistence lengths of B_II-DNA helices characterised by a skew 3'-hemiucleotide (ε-270°), and also when they coexist with B-DNA have been computed and the values lie within the range of experimentally reported values on B-helices. It is argued that the decrease in the persistence length values of B-DNA at higher salt concentration is due to additional small fluctuations in sugar residue torsions induced due to neutralisation of electrostatic repulsions between adjacent phosphates of the nucleotide. Noteworthy is that these are correlated to winding angle variations and the consequent bending of the helix. Contribution No. 659.