下丘脑穹窿周围区不同部位兴奋对心肌Po_2及ECG－ST的影响

电刺激下丘脑穹窿周围区（ＰＦＡ）的下丘脑背内侧核（ＤＭＨ）,下丘脑腹内侧核（ＶＭＨ）与下丘脑外侧区（ＬＨＡ）均可引起心肌Ｐ０＿２下降与血压升高,而以ＤＭＨ所致的心肌Ｐ０,下降最明显（Ｐ＜０．０１）。心得安可取消电刺激ＬＨＡ所致的心肌ＰＯ＿２下降,部分取消电刺激ＶＭＨ引起的心肌ＰＯ＿２下降,而不改变电刺激ＤＭＨ所致的心肌ＰＯ＿２下降（Ｐ＞０．０５）。ＤＭＨ、ＶＭＨ微量注射谷氨酸钠（０．１ｍｏｌ／Ｌ０．５μｌ）均可诱发升压反应和ＥＣＧ－ＳＴ压低,而ＬＨＡ微量注射谷氨酸却导致降压反应,对ＥＣＧ－ＳＴ无明显影响。上述结果提示ＤＭＨ为ＰＦＡ各区诱发心肌缺血缺氧的主要核团。兴奋ＤＭＨ、ＶＭＨ所致的心血管效应主要由胞体兴奋诱发,而电刺激ＬＨＡ所致的升压反应主要为兴奋过路纤维引起,该区胞体兴奋主要导致降压反应。     

半导体激光针对中枢及外周内阿片肽神经递质的影响

本工作应用半导体激光６５０ｎｍ １０ｍＷ ＣＷ照射“扶突”穴，发现Ｌ－ＥＮＫ除在尾核区有非常显著的增加外，而在海马，丘脑，下丘脑则都有不同程度的下降，其显著性Ｐ值分别为Ｐ〈０．０５，Ｐ〈０；０１，Ｐ〈０．０１。在外周血浆中Ｌ－ＥＮＫ则亦有显著的增加。     

猫额－顶叶皮层与心交感神经电活动间相干关系的研究

实验在氯醛糖麻醉、去缓冲神经、用三碘季铵酚麻痹和人工呼吸的８６只猫身上进行。应用自功率谱（ａｕｔｏｓｐｅｒｕｍ）和相干分析法（ｃｏｈｅｒｅｎｃｅ　ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ）证实了大脑额－项叶电活动（ＥＥＧ）和心下交感神经冲动（ＳＮＤ）之间明显相关（３４／４４例）。ＳＮＤ活动落后于ＥＥＧ５０±２０ｍｓ,互相关值（ｃｒｏｓｓ－ｃｏｒｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎ　ｖａｌｕｅ）为０．４±０．１,相干值为０．２５±０．０５,均有显著的统计学意义。去大脑（Ａ_３平面）使ＳＮＤ（３－４．２Ｈｚ频带）的功率明显下降的同时ＢＰ下降（５．４７±０．１３ｋＰａ）,但ＥＥＧ的总功率却保持不变,只是它与ＳＮＤ之间不再存在相关关系。在１ｈ内ＳＮＤ节律和ＢＰ逐渐恢复。如果事先损伤下丘脑外侧部或中央丘脑,则上述去大脑的现象大大减弱。实验结果表明：猫前脑通过间脑有关的结构下传冲动调节和设置了交感神经活动的水平,一旦这种联系被阻断,脑干有关的心血管中枢就会代偿性维持交感神经活动。     

束缚应激对大鼠下丘脑室旁核、视上核一氧化氮合酶活性的影响

目前已知下丘脑是应激反应的关键性调节中枢,下丘脑内一氧化氮是否参与应激反应尚未见报道。本文运用ＮＡＤＰＨ－ｄ酶组化技术和计算机图象分析方法,对束缚应激大鼠下丘脑室旁核（ＰＶＮ）和视上核（ＳＯＮ）一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）阳性神经元的相对切面面积和平均灰度进行了分析。结果显示,大鼠在急性束缚应激４小时后,其下丘脑ＰＶＮ和ＳＯＮ内的ＮＯＳ阳性神经元的平均灰度值与正常大鼠比较均明显降低（Ｐ＜０．００１）;ＳＯＮ的ＮＯＳ阳性神经元的相对切面面积明显大于正常大鼠（Ｐ＜０．００１）,但ＰＶＮ的ＮＯＳ阳性神经元的相对切面面积未见明显改变（Ｐ＞０．０５）。以上结果说明束缚应激使大鼠下丘脑ＰＶＮ和ＳＯＮ的ＮＯＳ活性增强     

动情周期中大鼠输卵管上皮凝集素受体的研究

大鼠动情周期包括动情前期（ＰＥ）、动情期（Ｅ）、动脉后期（ＭＥ）和动情间期（ＤＥ）。采用生物素标记的５种凝集素（ＣｏｎＡ、ＰＮＡ、ＲＣＡ、ＵＥＡ－Ｉ以及ＷＧＡ）对大鼠动情周期中输卵管上皮细胞的凝集素受体进行了研究,发现在大鼠动情周期中输卵管粘膜上皮细胞凝集素受体均有不同程度的变化：其中,ＣｏｎＡ的阳性反应以ＰＥ组最强,ＤＥ组最弱（Ｐ＜０．０１）;ＰＮＡ的阳性反应以Ｅ组最强,ＤＥ组为阴性;ＲＣＡ的阳性反应强度以ＰＥ和Ｅ组最强,ＤＥ组最弱（Ｐ＜０．０１）;ＵＥＡ－Ⅰ的阳性反应颗粒可见于动情周期各期,但以ＰＥ组为强（Ｐ＜０．０１）,其它各期间的反应强度差异无显著性（Ｐ＞０．０５）;ＷＧＡ的阳性反应以ＤＥ组最强,与其它各组比较,差异有高度显著性（Ｐ＜０．０１）,其它各组之间阳性反应强度差异无显著性（Ｐ＞０．０５）。说明输卵管上皮细胞的糖组分在动情周期中发生了某些变化。推测这些变化有利于输卵管功能活动的进行     

去甲肾上腺素刺激高原鼠兔CRF的分泌

用脑室注射神经递质去甲肾上腺素（ＮＥ）和ＲＩＡ法测定下丘脑正中隆起处促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素（ＣＲＦ）水平,研究ＮＥ对高原鼠兔下丘脑ＣＲＦ分泌的作用。脑室给予不同剂量ＮＥ３．７５,７．５,１５,３０μｇ／１００ｇＢＷ．正中隆起（ＭＥ）处ＣＲＦ含量分别增加到对照组的１０６．０５％,１３５．２８％（Ｐ＜０．０５）,１３８．９４％（Ｐ＜０．０１）,１０３．６５％,同时,血浆皮质酮浓度也分别增加到对照组的３２３．３５％（Ｐ＜０．０１）,３２３．３５％（Ｐ＜０．００１）,３４６．７１％,３６６．４７％。肾上腺切除后２天和６天时,下丘脑ＮＥ下降到对照的７６．３２％（Ｐ＜０．０５）,７６．２７％（Ｐ＜０．０１）,血浆皮质酮也下降到１６．５７％（Ｐ＜０．０１）,２．０５％（Ｐ＜０．００１）。上述结果表明,ＮＥ刺激高原鼠兔下丘脑ＣＲＦ的分泌并激活下丘脑垂体肾上腺皮质轴。肾上腺皮质激素对维持下丘脑ＮＥ水平和ＣＲＦ神经元活动有一定的紧张作用     

应激引起血压升高大鼠血管升压素V1受体mRNA水平改变

实验在雄性ＳｐｒａｇｕｅＤａｗｌｅｙ 大鼠上进行。实验动物被随机分为对照组和应激组, 应激组大鼠每天给予电击足底结合噪声的应激刺激, 每日２ 次, 每次２ ｈ 。应激组大鼠在接受连续１５ ｄ 的慢性应激刺激后, 其尾动脉收缩压与对照动物相比有显著升高。对照组为１６－２５ ±０－６３ｋＰａ （ｎ ＝ ７） ; 应激组为１９－５５ ±１－４５ ｋＰａ （ｎ ＝ ８, Ｐ＜ ０－０５） 。用ＲＴＰＣＲ 结合Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ 印迹核酸分子杂交技术观察到, 血管升压素（ｖａｓｏｐｒｅｓｓｉｎ, ＡＶＰ）Ｖ１ 受体ｍＲＮＡ 广泛存在于大鼠下丘脑、皮质、延髓等部位以及心脏、肝脏、肾脏等组织中。用定量ＰＣＲ 方法观察到, 大鼠在接受慢性应激刺激之后, 其大脑顶叶皮质、下丘脑及延髓组织中ＡＶＰＶ１ 受体ｍＲＮＡ 水平均显著低于正常大鼠（ 顶叶皮质： Ｐ＜ ０－０５ ; 下丘脑： Ｐ＜ ０－０１ ; 延髓： Ｐ＜ ０－００１） , 而心脏、肝脏及肾脏组织中的ＡＶＰＶ１ 受体ｍＲＮＡ水平与正常大鼠相比均无明显差别（ 心脏： Ｐ＞ ０－０５ ; 肝脏： Ｐ＞ ０－０５ ; 肾脏：Ｐ＞ ０－０５） 。上述结果提示, 慢性应激刺激可引起大鼠不同部位脑组织ＡＶＰＶ１ 受体合成水平下调, 可能导致     

肾大部切除、高盐摄食对SD大鼠脑心房钠尿肽的影响

为探讨脑内心房钠尿肽（ＡＮＰ）的作用,本工作采用ＳＤ大鼠,用放射免疫方法测定３／４肾大部切除与高盐摄食后脑内ＡＮＰ的含量。结果表明,对照组大鼠脑内ＡＮＰ分布广泛。３／４肾切除大鼠每日饮水量,尿量均比对照组高（Ｐ＜０．０５）,尿钠浓度低于对照组时,脑内ＡＮＰ含量尽管略有增加,但１０个核团（下丘脑室周核、弓状核、室旁核、视前室周核、中缝背核、尾壳核、杏仁核、脑桥背侧部、蓝斑和大脑皮质）ＡＮＰ含量和对照组无明显差别（Ｐ＞０．０５）。高盐摄食组每日饮水量和尿量均比对照组高,且尿钠浓度高于对照组,同时下丘脑室周核和弓状核ＡＮＰ含量比对照组高（Ｐ＜０．０５）。上述结果提示,大脑第三脑室前腹侧区（ＡＶ３Ｖ区）的ＡＮＰ可能在水盐调节上发挥重要作用。     

电磁脉冲对大鼠学习和脑内神经递质的影响

探讨电磁脉冲（ＥＭＰ）对大鼠神经系统的效应。实验采用Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠,ＥＭＰ辐照后不同时间用Ｙ－型迷宫测其学习能力,高效液相色谱法检测脑不同部位的神经递质含量。与假照射组（对照组）相比,照后三天内各测定组大鼠学习能力降低（Ｐ＜０．０５）,其中照射后第１天组的海马内５－羟色胺（５－ＨＴ）和多巴酸（ＤＯＰＡＣ）含量升高（Ｐ＜０．０５）,下丘脑多巴胺（Ｄｏｐａｍｉｎｅ）含量升高（Ｐ＜０．０５）,肾上腺素（Ａｄｒ）含量降低;照后２天组海马Ａｄｒ含量降低（Ｐ＜０．０５）,海马５－ＨＴ含量升高（Ｐ＜０．０５）;照后３天组海马内Ａｄｒ含量降低（Ｐ＜０．０５）。ＥＭＰ能够改变大鼠不同脑区神经递质的含量,降低大鼠学习能力     

血管紧张素II和阿片肽对Fos蛋白表达的影响

利用抗体免疫沉淀技术研究了血管紧张素ＩＩ,δ受体激动剂和ｋ受体激动剂对大鼠脑组织ｃ－ｆｏｓ原癌基因表达的影响,结果表明,０．１μｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＡⅡ可显著刺激脑组织中Ｆｏｓ蛋白的表达,０．１μｍｏｌ／ＬＤＰＤＰＥ和０．１μｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＮＤＡＰ对Ｆｏｓ蛋白的表达亦有一定的诱导作用。ＡＩＩ与ＤＰＤＰＥ或ＮＤＡＰ共同处理组织,Ｆｏｓ蛋白表达水平低于ＡＩＩ单独诱导的水平,结果表明阿片肽可抑制ＡＩＩ对Ｆｏｓ蛋白     

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.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

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.