微生态制剂辅助普米克令舒提高过敏性哮喘患儿免疫功能

目的探讨微生态制剂辅助普米克令舒是否能提高过敏性哮喘患儿免疫功能。方法选择2018年1月至2019年12月在我院确诊并进行治疗的过敏性哮喘患儿150例,根据数字表法随机分为观察组与对照组,每组各75例。对照组患儿给予普米克令舒雾化吸入及常规综合治疗,观察组在对照组基础上辅助微生态制剂双歧四联活菌片进行治疗。对两组患儿治疗效果、治疗前后肠道菌群变化、免疫功能和用药期间不良反应发生率等指标进行比较分析。结果两组患儿治疗后观察组有效率为92.0%,显著高于对照组的77.3%(P<0.05)。两组患儿治疗前肠道菌群差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。与治疗前比较,观察组患儿治疗后乳酸菌、双歧杆菌数量明显增多,肠球菌、肠杆菌数量明显减少(P<0.05),组间比较,观察组乳酸菌、双歧杆菌数量显著多于对照组,肠球菌、肠杆菌数量显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。与治疗前比较,治疗后两组患儿CD3⁺、CD4⁺水平、CD4⁺/CD8⁺比值均升高,CD8⁺水平下降(P<0....     

持久性有机污染物(POPs)对鸟类的影响

持久性有机污染物(POPs)是高残留物质,进入生物体后会长期存留并产生危害。近年来,有关生物体中POPs的研究已成为环境化学、生态毒理学研究的热点之一。本文概述了持久性有机污染物(POPs)的主要类型、生态特征、来源和污染效应。介绍了POPs在鸟类体内富集的特点及其对鸟类的危害;分析了以鸟类作为环境监测指示生物时应注意的问题;对POPs的防治以及利用鹭类等水鸟监测环境污染的方法提出了建议。     

农杆菌介导的红曲菌T-DNA插入突变库的构建及色素突变子的性质分析

以农杆菌EHA105为介导,将带有潮霉素抗性基因和gus基因的T-DNA片段转化到红色红曲菌(Monascusruber)中。通过转化条件的优化,成功构建了含有5132个转化子的T-DNA插入突变库。根据菌落颜色与色素分泌情况筛选到50株色素突变子,聚合酶链式反应(PCR)表明上述突变子均有T-DNA片段插入。经5代的继代培养后,94%的突变子具有稳定性(潮霉素抗性)。对突变子产色素和桔霉素能力的分析表明其分泌次生代谢产物的能力发生了较大变化。本方法的建立,为进一步深入研究红曲菌的代谢调节和基因功能奠定了基础。     

小鼠原生殖细胞的研究进展

在动物的整个生命周期中,生殖细胞提供了各代间的连续性。对于多数动物来说,其生殖细胞不是在生殖腺中产生的,其前身原生殖细胞（ＰｒｉｍｏｒｄｉａｌＧｅｒｍＣｅｌ简称ＰＧＣ）是迁移到正在发育着的生殖腺中的。近年来,由于ＰＧＣ体外培养技术的不断完善,ＰＧＣ的...     

野生朱()的新繁殖地

朱()(Nipponia nippon)是世界极危物种(CR),现只有一个野生种群,数量60只左右,生活在我国陕西省洋县境内,分布范围极其狭小.     

抗氧化蛋白Peroxiredoxin家族研究进展

Peroxiredoxin是新近发现的抗氧化酶系 ,广泛存在于各种生物体内。根据分子所具有保守半胱氨酸数目的不同 ,哺乳动物的 6个Peroxiredoxin分为 2个亚类。Peroxiredoxin除了具有共同的抗氧化功能外 ,它还具有其它的功能如细胞增殖与分化、细胞信号转导及保护其它蛋白的氧化等。对该类蛋白分子结构的深入研究已初步揭示其抗氧化的作用机制。Peroxiredoxin与肿瘤关系密切 ,它可能成为一个肿瘤标记物 ,可为肿瘤的治疗提供新的思路。     

肿瘤相关基因表达检测寡核苷酸芯片的制备及其初步应用

为研制肿瘤相关寡核苷酸芯片,并实现其在抗肿瘤反义核酸“癌泰得”作用机理研究方面的初步应用,制备了包含近450种肿瘤相关基因特异寡核苷酸探针的寡核苷酸芯片,建立了相应的质控标准.“癌泰得”用脂质体转染HepG2肿瘤细胞,提取细胞总RNA反转录并荧光标记cDNA,用制备的寡核苷酸芯片检测肝癌细胞HepG2的肿瘤相关基因表达水平,用软件分析获得其差异基因表达谱.0.4 μmol/L的反义核酸“癌泰得”作用于HepG2细胞15 h后,MDNCF、DHS等基因mRNA表达下调,MUC2、MPP11、LAT、HRIF-B、JNK3A1等mRNA基因表达上调,初步检测到了“癌泰得”的抗肿瘤作用可能的相关基因,为进一步的分子作用机理的探讨奠定基础.结果表明,制备的肿瘤相关芯片敏感度高、特异性高、重复性均较好,可用于检测肿瘤相关基因的表达谱,为临床诊断和基础研究提供了技术平台.     

Coexistence of two distinct secretion mutations (P5T and I97L) in hepatitis B virus core produces a wild-type pattern of secretion

Unlike a Tokyo isolate of hepatitis B virus variants, we found a Shanghai isolate that secretes few virions with an immature genome despite its core I97L mutation. Core mutations P5T and I97L were found to be mutually compensatory in offsetting their respective distinct effects on virion secretion.     

Association of hepatitis virus infection,alcohol consumption and plasma vitamin A levels with urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in chemical workers

Urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) DNA adduct has been used as a biomarker in epidemiological studies. However, the determinants for urinary 8-OHdG have not been clearly identified. We tested urinary 8-OHdG levels in 205 male workers who had been exposed to vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). Epidemiological information was obtained by an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) were also determined by immunoassay. Plasma antioxidants including Vitamins A and E, alpha- and beta-carotenes were assayed by high performance liquid chromatography. Median of urinary 8-OHdG level was 9.8 ng/mg creatinine (range, 1.4-60.1). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that alcohol drinkers had higher urinary 8-OHdG than those who did not, but there was no dose-response between the amount of alcohol consumption and urinary 8-OHdG. Workers with positive HBsAg, anti-HCV and elevated plasma Vitamin A level were independently associated with higher levels of urinary 8-OHdG, whereas age, smoking, body mass index, plasma alpha- and beta-carotenes, Vitamin E levels, or VCM exposure did not show such an association. The results suggest that active inflammation of hepatitis B and C, alcohol consumption and higher Vitamin A level can induce oxidative stress. Thus, we conclude that potential determinants need to be considered in epidemiological studies when urinary 8-OHdG is used as a biomarker.     

Importance of the conserved aromatic residues in the scorpion alpha-like toxin BmK M1: the hydrophobic surface region revisited

About one-third of the amino acid residues conserved in all scorpion long chain Na+ channel toxins are aromatic residues, some of which constitute the so-called "conserved hydrophobic surface." At present, in-depth structure-function studies of these aromatic residues using site-directed mutagenesis are still rare. In this study, an effective yeast expression system was used to study the role of seven conserved aromatic residues (Tyr5, Tyr14, Tyr21, Tyr35, Trp38, Tyr42, and Trp47) from the scorpion toxin BmK M1. Using site-directed mutagenesis, all of these aromatic residues were individually substituted with Gly in association with a more conservative substitution of Phe for Tyr5, Tyr14, Tyr35, or Trp47. The mutants, which were expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae S-78 cells, were then subjected to a bioassay in mice, electrophysiological characterization on cloned Na+ channels (Nav1.5), and CD analysis. Our results show an eye-catching correlation between the LD50 values in mice and the EC50 values on Nav1.5 channels in oocytes, indicating large mutant-dependent differences that emphasize important specific roles for the conserved aromatic residues in BmK M1. The aromatic side chains of the Tyr5, Tyr35, and Trp47 cluster protruding from the three-stranded beta-sheet seem to be essential for the structure and function of the toxin. Trp38 and Tyr42 (located in the beta2-sheet and in the loop between the beta2- and beta3-sheets, respectively) are most likely involved in the pharmacological function of the toxin.