90例原发性癫痫患者睡眠呼吸障碍及其相关事件分析

目的:探讨原发性癫痫患者夜间睡眠呼吸障碍及相关事件的特点.方法:对90例原发性癫痫患者进行夜间多导睡眠图(PSG)检查.分析夜间睡眠呼吸暂停低通气指数、睡眠各期SPO2值及相关腿动事件.结果:本组病人的PSG检测结果表现为SPO2监测显示有26.67%的患者合并有睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合症(SAHS),合并SAHS组与不合并SAHS组在年龄、体重指数、是否合并高血压病方面进行比较P均<0.05,其差异有统计学意义.两组在病程、性别、发作形式、有无痫样放电、有无周期性腿动方面比较P值均>0.05,其差异无统计学意义.SPO2仪显示癫痫患者夜间存在不同程度低氧事件,其中SPO2最低值均发生在REM期.肌电显示孤立性腿动指数增加人数为27例(占30%),周期性腿动指数增加人数为15人(占16.67%),其中因激醒事件及呼吸事件因素而导致腿动指数增加分别占一定比例,且腿动事件主要集中在NREM期.结论:原发性癫痫患者常伴有睡眠呼吸障碍及夜间低氧事件.     

Prevalence of genetic differences in phosphorylcholine expression between nontypeable <Emphasis Type="Italic">Haemophilus influenzae</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Haemophilus haemolyticus</Emphasis>

Background  

Although non-typeable (NT) Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus haemolyticus are closely related human commensals, H. haemolyticus is non-pathogenic while NT H. influenzae is an important cause of respiratory tract infections. Phase-variable phosphorylcholine (ChoP) modification of lipooligosaccharide (LOS) is a NT H. influenzae virulence factor that, paradoxically, may also promote complement activation by binding C-reactive protein (CRP). CRP is known to bind more to ChoP positioned distally than proximally in LOS, and the position of ChoP within LOS is dictated by specific licD alleles (designated here as licD _I , licD _III , and licD _IV ) that are present in a lic1 locus. The lic1 locus contains the licA-licD genes, and ChoP-host interactions may also be influenced by a second lic1 locus that allows for dual ChoP substitutions in the same strain, or by the number of licA gene tetranucleotide repeats (5'-CAAT-3') that reflect phase-variation mutation rates.     

云南早泥盆世西山村组华南鱼类的首次发现

记述了云南曲靖地区早泥盆世洛霍考夫期华南鱼类一新属———王冠鱼(Stephaspis gen.nov.)。新属发现于西山村组下部致密坚硬的石英砂岩中,其主要特征是:个体较大的华南鱼类,头甲呈长盾形,后缘向后凸出;角发育,侧向延伸,末端向头甲后侧方自然倾斜,内角不发育;具吻突,但不甚发育;中背孔较大,呈纵向椭圆形,前端稍尖,后端圆钝;眶孔较小,圆形,背位;头甲背面具一对背窗,呈狭长椭圆形,靠近头甲侧缘;感觉管系统不甚发育,仅见后眶上管、侧背管、侧横管及背联络管,后眶上管呈V字形;纹饰为细小的粒状瘤点。新属不仅是华南鱼类在西山村组的首次发现,也指示了目前华南鱼类出现的最低层位,为探讨华南鱼类的起源与早期辐射提供了重要资料。     

多足动物亚门主要类群的谱系发生与谱系年代分析——基于形态、化石和分子的综合数据

多足动物可能是最早入侵陆地环境的无脊椎动物之一。随着泛甲壳动物大类的确立,多足动物亚门的谱系发生问题已成为节肢动物研究中的焦点。基于表型性状的系统学研究中,多足动物亚门在节肢动物门中的系统分类和单系性等问题一直存在争议;化石记录的稀少又使多足动物的起源及演化历史变得迷雾重重。近年来分子系统学的进展为深入探讨多足动物谱系发生问题开辟了新的途径;分子定年的应用为探讨多足动物起源、登陆等早期演化问题提供了新的手段。谱系年代学综合了化石记录和分子定年两方面的优势,为更加精确地讨论多足动物起源、内部类群分歧时间及其地质背景奠定了基础。谱系年代分析显示,多足动物类起源于寒武纪晚期或更早;多足动物内部类群的分歧不晚于奥陶纪;而化石证据显示,多足动物的登陆事件也可能发生在这一时期,多足动物内部类群的分歧事件(及食性分化)可能与登陆过程有关。精确的多足动物亚门谱系发生关系以及谱系年代学细节还有待于进一步综合系统学、多基因和多重化石参照点的合理分析加以深入和完善,进而为早期陆地复杂生态系统的建立提供新的证据。     

Curcumin Attenuates the PERK-eIF2α Signaling to Relieve Acrylamide-Induced Neurotoxicity in SH‑SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells

Neurochemical Research - Curcumin is a natural polyphenolic compound with neuroprotective and antioxidant properties. Acrylamide (ACR) is a by-product of food processing that produces neurotoxicity...     

响应面法优化黑曲霉HDF05产β-葡萄糖苷酶过程参数

为获得黑曲霉Aspergillus niger HDF05菌株较高的β-葡萄糖苷酶酶活,对其发酵条件进行了优化。采用Plackett-Burman实验设计考察关键发酵操作参数对产酶的影响。继而采用最陡爬坡路径逼近最大响应区域,并结合中心组合实验和响应面对4个显著性因素进行分析。Plackett-Burman实验结果表明,发酵温度、装液量、麦麸和 (NH4)2SO4浓度对β-葡萄糖苷酶合成影响显著。通过响应面分析得到一元二阶方程,对方程求解得到优化的发酵过程参数：发酵温度为28 ℃,装液量为71.4 mL/250 mL,麸皮浓度为36 g/L,(NH4)2SO4浓度为5.5 g/L。采用该优化的过程参数,菌株的最大产β-葡萄糖苷酶活力可达60.06 U/mL,较优化前提高了23.9％。将黑曲霉HDF05产生的β-葡萄糖苷酶用于酸解玉米芯纤维残渣的酶解实验中,可明显降低纤维二糖的积累,48 h内可使玉米芯纤维素残渣酶解得率达到80.4％。     

白马雪山国家级自然保护区典型森林生态系统服务

生态系统服务是近年来生态学研究的热点领域,对关键区域生态系统服务的研究具有重要意义.云南省白马雪山国家级自然保护区地处青藏高原南延部分,拥有独特的地理位置,是生物多样性保护的热点区域.本文对该保护区森林生态系统的生物量与生产力、水源涵养、营养物质循环等3项服务的功能量进行了评估.结果表明:保护区森林总生物量2215.86×104t,生产力171.84×104t·a-1;水源涵养量11964.56×104m3;N、P、K年吸收量分别为26025.94t、2638.57t、12016.85 t.研究表明,保护区森林生态效益显著,对于维持当地以及周边地区的生态安全具有重要意义.     

用于Monte Carlo模拟的复杂生物组织模型

Monte Carlo（MC）模拟被广泛应用于光子在生物组织中的传输研究。通常模拟时将生物组织近似为均匀的平板分层介质,当层状生物组织中含有异常物质（如肿瘤细胞等）或正常生物组织为非平板的复杂结构时,其模拟中的组织模型将会有相应的改变。通过探讨这几类生物组织的MC模拟模型,总结并分析模型建立的关键问题,对基于MC模拟的各种生物组织光学检测研究提供了指导。     

Central angiotensin II stimulation promotes β amyloid production in Sprague Dawley rats

Background

Stress and various stress hormones, including catecholamines and glucocorticoids, have recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer''s disease (AD), which represents the greatest unresolved medical challenge in neurology. Angiotensin receptor blockers have shown benefits in AD and prone-to-AD animals. However, the mechanisms responsible for their efficacy remain unknown, and no studies have directly addressed the role of central angiotensin II (Ang II), a fundamental stress hormone, in the pathogenesis of AD. The present study focused on the role of central Ang II in amyloidogenesis, the critical process in AD neuropathology, and aimed to provide direct evidence for the role of this stress hormone in the pathogenesis of AD.

Methodology/Principal Findings

Increased central Ang II levels during stress response were modeled by intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of graded doses of Ang II (6 ng/hr low dose, 60 ng/hr medium dose, and 600 ng/hr high dose, all delivered at a rate of 0.25 µl/hr) to male Sprague Dawley rats (280–310 g) via osmotic pumps. After 1 week of continuous Ang II infusion, the stimulation of Ang II type 1 receptors was accompanied by the modulation of amyloid precursor protein, α-, β-and γ-secretase, and increased β amyloid production. These effects could be completely abolished by concomitant ICV infusion of losartan, indicating that central Ang II played a causative role in these alterations.

Conclusions/Significance

Central Ang II is essential to the stress response, and the results of this study suggest that increased central Ang II levels play an important role in amyloidogenesis during stress, and that central Ang II-directed stress prevention and treatment might represent a novel anti-AD strategy.