Induction of LAK cells by high density dialyzing culture device and its cytotoxicity

Lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells are generated by culture of lymphocytes with interleukin 2 (IL-2) in short term culture (3 to 5 days) and are used for adoptive immunotherapy for advanced cancer patients. The culture condition hitherto reported are essentially based on the rotating culture system, in which the maximum cell density was at 2 X 10(6) cell/ml and the cell recovery was usually less than 100%. The inability to induce LAK cells efficiently in vitro made the culturing of cells for therapy rather difficult and costly work because the mean infusion dose of LAK cells of one patient requires more than 1 X 10(10)/ml. We have therefore attempted to culture lymphocytes in 10 times higher concentration comparing with conventional methods. By using a new dialyzing culture system under continuous regulation of the amount of infused IL-2, nutrition medium, and pO2 and pCO2, we could culture cells at 2 X 10(7)/ml for more than 21 days and the resulted LAK cells showed a 100 times increase of activity on a per cell basis. By limiting dilution procedure, these killer cells mostly express T cell markers such as CD3 and CD8 but dose not express CD16.     

Generation of lymphokine activated killer cells in a new high density dialyzing culture apparatus

In order to establish an efficient culture system for the generation of lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells, we have developed a new device which is essentially based on a continuous dialyzing culture vessel. LAK cells grown in such a system showed higher cytotoxicity than those grown under conventional culture conditions. By using this new apparatus with continuous regulation of infused interleukin 2, nutritional medium, and pO₂ and pCO₂, yields of 2×10⁷ cells/ml were achieved and maintained for more than 21 days. These cells also showed a significant increase of LAK activity on a per cell basis.     

番茄单株高产深液流栽培新技术

对番茄单株高产深液流栽培技术的提出、科学意义、创新性、研究进展进行了回顾和总结;并简要介绍了该技术的核心内容：温室综合环境(温度、湿度、光照等)的调控与管理技术、番茄根系生长的根圈环境的调控与管理技术、番茄营养生长与生殖生长控制与转化的栽培管理技术;再经过优化与进一步高新技术集成后,有望在2—3年内达到甚至超过当前日本的最高水平。     

肺炎支原体液体培养法检测的实验评价

目的比较液体培养法和固体培养法平行检测肺炎支原体结果的一致性;评价液体培养法检测肺炎支原体的可靠性。方法采用液体培养基和固体琼脂培养基平行检测1 648份临床标本的肺炎支原体,比较同一份标本在2种培养基上的检测结果。结果液体培养法阳性296例,阳性率为18%;固体培养法阳性244例,阳性率为14.8%;液体培养法阳性而固体培养法阴性57例;固体培养阳性而液体培养法为阴性5例。2种方法的阳性检出率比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论肺炎支原体快速液体培养法与固体培养有较好的一致性,具有方便、简单、准确且可以用于早期检测等优点,适合临床大批量标本筛查。需结合患者临床症状等排除真菌和耐药菌造成的假阳性。     

Rapid tissue culture method for detection of Mycoplasma hyorhinis

An easy, rapid tissue culture method for detection of Mycoplasma hyorhinis is described. The organism induces morphological changes in mink S + L - cells. This effect was not observed in eight other animal cell lines infected by M. hyorhinis and it did not occur in the mink cells infected with six other strains of mycoplasma. This cell system should be useful in research laboratories which do not have other standard techniques available for monitoring the presence of M. hyorhinis.     

细胞培养物中污染支原体的去除

经小鼠体内、体外加用不同的抗菌素处理及克隆的方法处理细胞污染的支原体,三株细胞经两次、一株细胞经三次处理后,经培养法、ＤＮＡ染色法及ＰＣＲ法检查支原体污染均为阴性,并证明对其抗体分泌没有任何影响,不失为一个理想的去除支原体的方法,从而使有重要应用价值的支原体污染细胞的应用成为可能。     

Use of plastics for suspension culture vessels

Summary Plastic containers were found to facilitate the adaptation of a number of mammalian cell lines derived from normal tissues to growth in continuous suspension culture. Several different types of plastic materials were studied and a variety of culture vessels were designed.     

Use of high culture pH for the decreased proteolysis of human parathyroid hormone secreted by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Human parathyroid hormone (hPTH) was expressed and secreted in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In batch fermentations performed at pH = 5.6, 6.5, 7.2 and 7.5, optimal production of hPTH (12.1 mg/l) was obtained at pH 7.2 after 24 h of culture. At pH 5.6, most of secreted hPTH was degraded. Proteolysis of hPTH was significantly decreased by increasing the culture pH.     

An improved technique for culture of rice panicles

An improved technique for long-term culture of rice caryopses is necessary for physiological and genetic studies. Panicles of three rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars `Lemont', `Gummo-byeu' and `Hwasung-byeu' were cultured in liquid media with combinations of light versus dark, panicle position, nitrogen level (5-40 mM), and sucrose level (29–351 mM). Grain growth was increased when panicles were positioned horizontally, partially submerged in the media, owing to greater media contact and apoplastic uptake as observed by fluorescent dyes. The optimal media assimilate supply included 175 mM sucrose and 5 mM nitrogen. Grain fill occurred for up to four weeks; grain dry weight reached 80% of that on intact plants, with 50% germination. This technique should allow for future physiological studies with rice or other panicle-bearing species.     

Immunoperoxidase technique for identification of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. synoviae.

The direct immunoperoxidase technique was applied to the identification of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. synoviae by staining colonies on the agar plate. The results of this technique applied to 50 isolates of M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae correlated with those of the agar gel precipitation test to the same isolates. The immunoperoxidase technique was proved to be a specific and reliable method for the identification of M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae.     

Use of PCR methods for detection of selected genes of Mycoplasma pneumoniae

The aim of this study was standardization of PCR for the detection of gene encoding the P1 protein, 16S rRNA and elongation factor Tu of M. pneumoniae. A total of 13 strains of M. pneumoniae, 28 strains of other mycoplasmas and 14 strains of different bacteria causing respiratory tract infections were tested. In all of tested M. pneumoniae strains the presence of the sought genes was confirmed. The specificity of DNA was confirmed by the restriction endonuclease analysis with enzymes Hind III, Alu I and Hha I. With none of primers specific for the M. pneumoniae genes amplification of DNA from other bacteria was noted. The PCR method with the selected primers allowed to detect from 10(2) to 10(4) cfu M. pneumoniae/ml suspended in broth. The obtained results indicate that the PCR method can be used for detection of M. pneumoniae genes. A very good sensitivity and specificity predestine++ PCR as a potential quick diagnostic method for identification of M. pneumoniae in clinical specimens.     

Metabolic engineering of Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius for high yield ethanol production

We describe the metabolic engineering of two strains of Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius to divert their fermentative carbon flux from a mixed acid pathway, to one in which ethanol becomes the major product. This involved elimination of the lactate dehydrogenase and pyruvate formate lyase pathways by disruption of the ldh and pflB genes, respectively, together with upregulation of expression of pyruvate dehydrogenase. Unlike the situation in Escherichia coli, pyruvate dehydrogenase is active under anaerobic conditions in thermophilic bacilli, but expressed sub-optimally for a role as the primary fermentation pathway. Mutants were initially characterised in batch culture using glucose as carbon substrate and strains with all three modifications shown to form ethanol efficiently and rapidly at temperatures in excess of 60 °C in yields in excess of 90% of theoretical. The strain containing the 3 modifications, TM242, was also shown to efficiently ferment cellobiose and a mixed hexose and pentose feed.