一种简单快速高分辨率的PAGE胶显带方法

尽管使用常规方法对聚丙烯酰胺胶(PAGE胶)进行DNA显带, 能获得高分辨率图片, 但常规方法操作步骤繁琐, 耗时较长。文章报道了一种PAGE胶DNA显带的改进方法, 分别使用改进的显带方法和常规的显带方法进行了PAGE胶的显影和比较。结果表明, 使用改进的显带方法得到的PAGE胶图片, DNA带型和背景具有更高的对比度, 因此具有更高的分辨率; 同时操作步骤少, 耗时短, 使用试剂少。这种方法在本实验室中已经完全代替了常规PAGE胶显带方法。     

Comparative studies of polyethylene glycol-modified liposomes prepared using different PEG-modification methods

To address the issue of excess polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipid degradation observed when PEG-modified liposomes are prepared using the pH-gradient method, a concept using a novel PEG-modification method, called the post-modification method, was proposed and evaluated. To assess the proof concept, a preservation-stability study and a pharmacokinetic study were performed that compared the conventional PEG-modification method, called the pre-modification method, with the post-modification method. The results show that PEG-lipid degradation could be markedly inhibited in the post-modification method. Furthermore, the post-modification method could be used without any manufacturing process difficulties, especially with high PEG-lipid content. In addition, a higher blood circulation capability was observed in the post-modification method. Through comparative studies, it was found that the post-modification method was advantageous compared to the pre-modification method. In conclusion, the post-modification method has the potential to be a novel PEG-modification method that can achieve a higher preservation stability of PEG-lipid, a greater ease of manufacturing, and a higher blood circulation capability, especially in the manufacturing of pH-gradient liposomal products.     

The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees

A new method called the neighbor-joining method is proposed for reconstructing phylogenetic trees from evolutionary distance data. The principle of this method is to find pairs of operational taxonomic units (OTUs [= neighbors]) that minimize the total branch length at each stage of clustering of OTUs starting with a starlike tree. The branch lengths as well as the topology of a parsimonious tree can quickly be obtained by using this method. Using computer simulation, we studied the efficiency of this method in obtaining the correct unrooted tree in comparison with that of five other tree-making methods: the unweighted pair group method of analysis, Farris's method, Sattath and Tversky's method, Li's method, and Tateno et al.'s modified Farris method. The new, neighbor-joining method and Sattath and Tversky's method are shown to be generally better than the other methods.      

洗发、护发化妆品微生物检查方法学研究

为提高化妆品潜在微生物的阳性检出率,建立洗发、护发类化妆品微生物限度和控制菌检查方法。采用常规法、培养基稀释法、薄膜过滤法对4种洗发、护发类化妆品进行微生物限度与控制菌方法学研究。结果显示,飘柔长效柔顺滋养洗发露、海飞丝去屑洗发露、飘柔人参滋养润发精华素、力士密集滋养修复-发膜级精华素菌落总数检测方法分别为0.2 m L/皿法、800 m L/膜法、0.5 m L/皿法和300 m L/膜法;霉菌及酵母菌检测方法分别为300 m L/膜法、300 m L/膜法、1 m L/皿法和1 m L/皿法;除海飞丝去屑洗发露采用培养基稀释法,其他均采用常规法进行控制菌检查。建议在化妆品微生物检验前应进行微生物方法研究,从而提高化妆品"潜在"病原菌的检出率。     

药物动力学中矩量计算的方法

本文给出了计算药物动力学的矩的一种方法,并给出了截断误差公式。最后,通过例题,将梯形法、对数梯形法及文[5]的方法以及本文的方法,作了比较,并可看出本文方法算出的结果最为精确。     

A weighted test-area method for calculating surface tension

In this paper, we propose a weighted test-area method to calculate surface tension by incorporating the weighting factor from the Bennett method into the free energy perturbation scheme of the test-area method. This new method was tested by comparing against the results of the Bennett and test-area methods for simulations of square well (SW), Lennard-Jones and point charge fluid models. It is seen that the new method is accurate for all these simulations, giving the same results as the Bennett method, in contrast to the test-area method which cannot calculate the surface tension of a SW fluid. The new method converges as quickly, on the basis of computational time required, as the test-area method and almost twice as quickly as the Bennett method. This combination of speed and accuracy means that the weighted test-area method should be used in preference to the test-area method and Bennett method for surface tension and other macroscopic thermodynamic quantities that can be calculated through perturbation methods.     

Mapping quantitative trait loci by an extension of the Haley-Knott regression method using estimating equations

The Haley-Knott (HK) regression method continues to be a popular approximation to standard interval mapping (IM) of quantitative trait loci (QTL) in experimental crosses. The HK method is favored for its dramatic reduction in computation time compared to the IM method, something that is particularly important in simultaneous searches for multiple interacting QTL. While the HK method often approximates the IM method well in estimating QTL effects and in power to detect QTL, it may perform poorly if, for example, there is strong epistasis between QTL or if QTL are linked. Also, it is well known that the estimation of the residual variance by the HK method is biased. Here, we present an extension of the HK method that uses estimating equations based on both means and variances. For normally distributed phenotypes this estimating equation (EE) method is more efficient than the HK method. Furthermore, computer simulations show that the EE method performs well for very different genetic models and data set structures, including nonnormal phenotype distributions, nonrandom missing data patterns, varying degrees of epistasis, and varying degrees of linkage between QTL. The EE method retains key qualities of the HK method such as computational speed and robustness against nonnormal phenotype distributions, while approximating the IM method better in terms of accuracy and precision of parameter estimates and power to detect QTL.     

T细胞亚群CD4测定方法的研究

为比较外周血T淋巴细胞亚群CD4不同测定方法的差别,以流式细胞术为定量手段,测定了猴外周血中三种不同方法处理后CD4的表达.结果表明：先标后溶法——先用异硫氰荧光素标记的单克隆抗体（FITC-CD4 McAb）标记后,再加入红细胞溶解液溶掉红细胞的处理方法,结果基本等同于传统的淋巴细胞分离法,但样本用量仅为传统方法的1/5,且操作简单.激光共焦显微术的形态学研究也证实：先标后溶法与淋巴细胞分离法相似,其细胞膜表面荧光标记清晰,优于先溶后标法.     

不同取样方式在稻田节肢动物采集中的效率评估

水稻是我国主要粮食作物,每年都会因虫害造成大量的经济损失,为了挽回害虫造成的损失,必须对害虫进行防治。田间节肢动物群落调查是评价害虫防治效果的重要依据,取样方式对节肢动物群落调查的准确性具有重要的影响。另外,对转基因作物对稻田生物多样性安全性进行评价时,取样方式对多样性评价的准确性也具有重要的影响。本文采用吸虫器法、盆拍法和马氏网诱集法3种取样方式进行稻田节肢动物调查,并评估不同取样方式的采集效率。得到的结果有:1.采集到的节肢动物物种数:马氏网诱集法吸虫器法盆拍法;2.采集的节肢动物数量:盆拍法吸虫器法马氏网诱集法;3.吸虫器取样法在调查叶蝉科、秆蝇科、茧蜂科、姬蜂科、金小蜂科、缘腹细蜂科、蕈蚋科时,取样效率较高;4.盆拍取样法在调查叶蝉科、瘿蚊科、微蛛亚科、跳蛛科、狼蛛科、猫蛛科、弹尾虫目、飞虱科时,取样效率较高;5.马氏网诱集法在调查缟蝇科和毛蠓科时取样效率较高。马氏网诱集法善于采集具有飞行能力的节肢动物;吸虫器法对不同习性的节肢动物采集效果均较高;盆拍法适合采集活动于水稻基部的节肢动物。     

一种早期胚胎体外培养新方法的建立

建立一种不依赖于液体石蜡的早期胚胎体外培养方法——套皿法,并比较了4种不同处理方法体外培养胚胎的效果。结果显示,采用套皿法进行胚胎培养,盖液体石蜡和不盖液体石蜡皿中的胚胎在各阶段的发育率差异不显著。与套皿法相比,用单皿微滴覆盖法(Brinster法)培养的胚胎在各阶段的发育率显著降低。不覆盖液体石蜡单皿中的胚胎则阻断于二细胞阶段。实验设计的套皿法是一种有效的早期胚胎体外培养方法,为早期胚胎体外培养提供了一种新方法。     

一种利用Profile-1生物发光仪快速测定土壤中微生物量的改良方法

开发了一种利用Profile-1生物发光仪测定土壤中微生物量的改良方法,并以此方法分别测定了标准大肠杆菌茵液以及3种不同类型的土壤(九段沙湿地土壤,崇明东滩大田土壤和崇明实验地改良土壤)的微生物量,并将结果与Profile-1生物发光仪自带的标准分析方法以及传统的菌落计数法进行比较。结果显示,改良的ATP提取方法(BAB改良分析法)和Profile-1生物发光仪自带的标准分析方法都可用于液体样品中微生物量的测定,其灵敏度和准确度无显著差异(P0.05)。但在测定土壤样品时,菌落计数法测定结果大约占BAB改良分析法测定结果的1%～5%,占Profile-1生物发光仪自带的标准分析方法的测定结果的22%～99%。这表明在分析土壤样品时,BAB改良分析法较Profile-1生物发光仪自带的标准分析方法的ATP提取效率更高,可显著提高仪器检测土壤样品的灵敏度和可靠性,因此可有效应用于各类土壤的微生物量的监测,为土壤环境监控提供微生物量的可靠数据。     

Comparative studies of irinotecan-loaded polyethylene glycol-modified liposomes prepared using different PEG-modification methods

Recently, a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modification method for liposomes prepared using pH-gradient method has been proposed. The differences in the pharmacokinetics and the impact on the antitumor effect were examined; however the impact of PEG-lipid molar weight has not been investigated yet. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of PEG-lipid molar weight against the differences in the pharmacokinetics, the drug-release profile, and the antitumor effect between the proposed PEG-modification method, called the post-modification method, and the conventional PEG-modification method, called the pre-modification method. Various comparative studies were performed using irinotecan as a general model drug. The results showed that PEG-lipid degradation could be markedly inhibited in the post-modification method. Furthermore, prolonged circulation time was observed in the post-modification method. The sustained drug-release was observed in the post-modification method by the results of the drug-releasing test in plasma. Moreover, a higher antitumor effect was observed in the post-modification method. It was also confirmed that the same behaviors were observed in all comparative studies even though the PEG molecular weight was lower. In conclusion, the post-modification method has the potential to be a valuable PEG-modification method that can achieve higher preservation stability of PEG-lipid, prolonged circulation time, and higher antitumor effect with only half the amount of PEG-lipid as compared to the pre-modification method. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that PEG(5000)-lipid would be more desirable than PEG(2000)-lipid since it requires much smaller amount of PEG-lipid to demonstrate the same performances.     

Estimation of cardiac output by the CO2 rebreathing method during tethered swimming

The reproducibility of cardiac output (Q) estimated by the CO2 rebreathing method during tethered swimming was studied in five highly trained college swimmers. The reproducibility of the CO2 rebreathing method for estimations of Q during tethered swimming was similar to the reproducibility reported for the CO2 rebreathing method, direct Fick method, or dye-dilution method during either cycling or treadmill walking. All duplicate estimates of Q by the CO2 rebreathing method were within 15% of one another. A comparison was made between the Q's estimated by the CO2 rebreathing method during tethered swimming and previously published data on Q determined by the dye-dilution method during free swimming in a flune. At any given oxygen uptake, Q obtained by the CO2 rebreathing method during tethered swimming was not significantly different from the Q obtained by the dye-dilution method during flume swimming. Estimates of Q by the CO2 rebreathing method made during high intensities of tethered swimming were reproducible and appear to be valid.     

电化学法快速检测微生物的发展现状及趋势

自1898年Stewart提出利用电化学法检测微生物,电化学法已发展成为一种微生物快速检测的方法。根据检测的参数不同,电化学微生物检测法可以分为阻抗微生物法和介电常数法。阻抗法主要用于食品工业中微生物的快速检测(≤10⁷ cfu/mL),尤其用于易腐食品的微生物快速检测,以期实现在其发生明显腐败之前得到检测结果。而介电常数则用于生物发酵过程中的微生物数量的快速测定,可以实现在线监测微生物数量及生物发酵过程的实时控制。电化学法由于其检测迅速、可以实现自动化检测,在工业化生产中具有广阔的应用前景。     

Analysis of qPCR data by converting exponentially related Ct values into linearly related X0 values

A common method for calculating results from qPCR experiments is the comparative Ct method, also called the 2(-ΔΔCt) method. However, several assumptions are included in the 2(-ΔΔCt) method and standard statistical analyses are not directly applicable. Here, we describe a different method, the X(0) method, for result calculations and statistical analysis from qPCR experiments. The X(0) method differs from the 2(-ΔΔCt) method by introducing a conversion of the exponentially related Ct values into linearly related X(0) values, which represent the amount of starting material in a qPCR experiment. Results calculated by the X(0) method are illustrated for qPCR experiments with technical and biological replicates, including procedures to calculate standard deviations. Incorporation of primer efficiencies in calculations by the X(0) method is also described. Altogether, the X(0) method constitutes a very simple and accurate alternative to the 2(-ΔΔCt) method for result calculations from qPCR data.     

Method for rapid screening of pesticide mineralization in soil

A method has been developed for the analysis of (14)CO(2) evolution from the mineralization of (14)C-labelled organic compounds in soil samples. The new method is less space demanding and substantially cuts down laborious manual work compared to the traditional incubation bottle method used. Furthermore, the use of scintillation cocktail is largely reduced with the new method. In the new method, (14)CO(2) is trapped in filter paper held in the lid of a 20 ml glass vial by surface tension. The trapping solution used is Ca(OH)(2), which fixates CO(2) in the filter paper and the analysis of trapped (14)CO(2) is done using the Cyclone trade mark Storage Phosphor system. The lids are placed in a 32 well holder and exposed to a phosphor screen prior to scanning in a Cyclone trade mark scanner. The new filter method has been tested and compared to results obtained using the traditional method. The results show good agreement but due to a smaller capacity for CO(2) with the filter method compared to the traditional method, the interval between sampling has to be shorter using the filter method when the CO(2) development is high. The detection limits for the filter method is higher compared to the traditional method. With the filter method, the level of radioactivity has to exceed 300 dpm before detection is possible, while the same limit for the traditional method is around 30 dpm. On the other hand, the gas trapping faster and the efficiency is higher with the filter method.     

改进的SDS-CTAB法提取濒危植物连香树总DNA

对珍稀濒危植物连香树(Cercidiphyllum japonicum)的6种总DNA提取方法进行了对比试验,结果表明改进的SDS-CTAB法更适合于连香树总DNA提取。该方法提取的DNA经紫外消光值检测,其A260/A280为1.8532,优于CTAB法(1.4872)、SDS法(1.3552)、PVP法(1.5079)、尿素法(1.1858)和高盐低pH法(1.4534)。琼脂糖凝胶电泳和PCR扩增结果也得出同样的结论。     

FISH检测宫颈脱落细胞与宫颈组织中hTERC基因制片方法的研究

目的:探讨FISH实验中用直接涂片法、盐水制片法、TCT制片法、低渗滴片法制片法和宫颈切片组织取材方法对于FISH成功率的影响.方法:收集2008年3月至2009年3月青岛大学医学院附属医院妇科162例宫颈脱落细胞标本及2008年5月至2009年3月手术切除或活检的宫颈组织63例,用荧光原位杂交(FISH)方法检测hTERC基因.结果:直接涂片法、盐水制片法、生理盐水法、TCT制片法和石蜡包埋组织切片法hTERC基因杂交成功率分别为58.3%,65%,55%,87.1%,85.7%,TCT制片高于其它四组;低渗滴片法背景干净度、细胞形态、裸核数量满意度最高;TCT制片法细胞数量满意率最高;石蜡包埋组织切片法荧光信号满意率最高.结论:在检测hTERC基因的宫颈癌筛查中,TCT制片法明显优于其他方法,而在指导宫颈病变及宫颈癌的治疗中,石蜡包埋组织切片法的染色体破坏最小,实际意义更大.     

Measurement of penicillin acylase and cephalosporin acylase in fermentation broths

Summary The p-dimethylamino-benzaldehyde method of Bomstein and Evans, the ninhydrin method of Marrelli and the new p-dimethyl-amino-benzaldehyde method of Kornfeld were evaluated for analysis of penicillin-V acylase and cephalosporin-V acylase in fermentation broths. The ninhydrin method was the method of choice for cephalosporin-V acylase, whereas the Kornfeld method had certain advantages with respect to penicillin-V acylase.     

两种用于测定A/C群脑膜炎球菌多糖疫苗中乳糖含量方法的比较分析

为探索一个灵敏、简便、快速的定量检测A/C群脑膜炎球菌多糖疫苗中乳糖含量的方法,对两种化学法进行了分析和比较。两种化学方法分别采用间苯二酚显色法和苦味酸显色法。间苯二酚显色法为套用唾液酸测定法,苦味酸显色法是对乳制品中乳糖含量检测方法的改良。两种方法的相关系数均大于0.99,线性良好。用间苯二酚法测定样品的回收试验检测结果平均值和变异系数分别为100.4%和3.09%,用苦味酸法测定样品的回收试验检测平均值和变异系数分别为99.9%和1.43%。这两种方法可以初步应用于疫苗中乳糖含量检测。