In vivo changes in plasma acute phase protein levels in the rat induced by slow release of IL-1, IL-6 and TNF

Administration of large doses of cytokines by injection is required to induce changes in acute phase protein levels. Comparisons were made in the rat of the effects of administering recombinant human cytokines by injection with continuous release from implanted osmotic minipumps. Continuous release of interleukin-1beta (0.2-2.1 ng h(-1)) induced dose-related changes in the plasma levels of albumin, seromucoid proteins, haptoglobin and caeruloplasmin; interleukin-1alpha had similar effects but required higher doses (2-21 ng h(-1)). Tumour necrosis factor alpha (50 ng h(-1)) only significantly increased seromucoid levels, whereas IL-6 (3-30 ng h(-1)) induced haptoglobin and caeruloplassynthesis. This method provides a better technique for studying the in rive effects of cytokines which may be relevant to the release mechanisms in inflammation.     

Extracellular proteases and embryonic pattern formation

At least three genes that play crucial roles in dorsal-ventral patterning of the Drosophila embryo appear to encode extracellular proteases. These proteases are involved in the generation of localized extracellular ligands for membrane receptors. Because the sequences of these gene products closely resemble those of mammalian enzymes that have been studied in detail biochemically, it is possible to draw on the wealth of information on the biochemical mechanisms that regulate protease activity to make inferences about how proteases can be used to generate spatial asymmetries within fields of cells.     

染色体辐射效应的微机检测 Ⅱ断片率 微核率与细胞畸变率间的相关性检测

本文继前文后,按照设计的线性回归程序在“IBM—PC/XT”微型计算机上,进一步检测了断片率、微核率与细胞畸变率之间的相关性,肯定了微核测定法,断片测定法可以替代染色体畸变分析法。     

广东汉族健康人载脂蛋白AⅠ-CⅢl-AⅣ基因簇DNA多态性及其单倍型分布

本文研究了中国广东汉族健康人群apoAI-CⅢ-AIV基因簇DNA限制性内切酶PstI、SstI和EcoRI片段长度多态性。其中等位基因P_1,P_2,S_1,S_2,R_1和R_2的频率分别为0.98,0.02,0.96,0.04,0.90和0.10。经卡方检验符合Hardy-Weinbery氏遗传平衡,与其他种族比较,本文结果显示中国广东汉族人P_2等位基因频率低于日本人、亚洲印第安人和高加索人,S_2等位基因频率低于日本人、菲律宾人、沙特阿拉伯人和亚洲印第安人,而与高加索人相近,R_2等位基因频率稍高于高加索人。不同种族间apoAI-CⅢ-AIV基因簇DNA多态频率无疑存在差异,这种差异可能是由于遗传漂变和自然选择单独或联合作用所致。对P_1、P_2,S_1、S_2和R_1、R_2构成的单倍型和连锁平衡程度进行了分析,结果显示这些单倍型处于连锁不平衡状态。     

溴乙酰胺对钉螺超微结构的影响

本文应用电子显微镜技术观察了正常钉螺及溴乙酰胺作用后的钉螺头足部软体组织及肝脏组织的超微结构。头足部软体组织有上皮层、上皮下层及肌层。上皮层有三种细胞:无纤毛上皮细胞、纤毛上皮细胞及含有大量粘性分泌颗粒的腺体细胞。上皮层细胞内含有丰富的线粒体、内质网及张力细丝。基底膜将上皮细胞与上皮下层分开,上皮下层有含色素颗粒的细胞。肌层为梭形细胞,核居中央,无横纹。溴乙酰胺作用24小时后,钉螺头足部的上皮细胞与肝脏腺管细胞肿胀,核增大;染色质凝集,线粒体肿胀、嵴断裂呈空泡状,粗面内质网变粗呈短管状,排列混乱,或呈同心圆指纹状排列。这些病变与生化代谢结合进行了讨论。     

沱江的渔业自然资源

沱江为四川省的重要鱼产区之一。关于沱江渔业自然资源情况,以往只有些零星调查。本文在1983年至1984年对沱江干流水生态系统各重要营养层次生物现状进行全面调查研究的基础上,报道沱江渔业自然资源现状及鱼产能力。沱江有浮游植物6门84属、轮虫类10科22属43种、枝角类6科19属41种、桡足类3科12属25种、底栖动物63种、水生维管束植物70种、鱼类97种。依据以上生物饵料资源预测鱼产能力为每年240万公斤。     

Calculation of the optimal surface area for amphiphile molecules using the hard core method

In this work, we have calculated the optimal surface area per amphiphile molecule using a two-dimensional gas of electric dipoles interacting with hard The optimal surface area can be evaluated according to a formula (in the two-body approximation) or as a root of an equation (in the three-body approximation). If the equation has more than one positive root, which is greater than the hard core area, then a polydisperse dimensional distribution of supramolecular aggregates is possible.