基于动态聚焦的声聚焦光声内窥成像算法研究

目的 声聚焦光声内窥成像具有成像深度大的优点,是一种非常有前景的功能成像技术,该技术被广泛应用于直肠、食道等内窥成像中。声聚焦光声内窥成像通常采用基于单个聚焦超声传感器的侧向扫描方式,同时采用传统的B扫描方法进行重建,会大大降低图像质量。为了获得高质量的图像,本文提出了几种动态聚焦的声聚焦光声内窥成像算法。方法 本文使用几种动态聚焦算法进行了数值仿真,并搭建系统进行了仿体实验验证,从横向分辨率和信噪比等多方面比较了各算法在动态聚焦中的成像效果。结果 相比B扫描方法,动态聚焦后的图像在离焦区域的横向分辨率与信噪比方面都有提升,仿真模拟中最高可将离焦区域的成像目标分辨率提升约26倍,其信噪比经动态聚焦后最高可提高2.3倍左右,实验中的远距离点目标经动态聚焦重建后分辨率提升3～6倍。结论 整体而言,基于时空响应的算法和合成孔径聚焦重建算法是在实验条件下更为适用的算法。本工作对后续的声聚焦光声内窥成像的设计具有指导意义。     

Lewisy Promotes Migration of Oral Cancer Cells by Glycosylation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Aberrant glycosylation changes normal cellular functions and represents a specific hallmark of cancer. Lewis^y (Le^y) carbohydrate upregulation has been reported in a variety of cancers, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). A high level of Le^y expression is related to poor prognosis of patients with oral cancer. However, it is unclear how Le^y mediates oral cancer progression. In this study, the role of Le^y in OSCC was explored. Our data showed that Le^y was upregulated in HSC-3 and OC-2 OSCC cell lines. Particularly, glycosylation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with Le^y was found in OC-2 cells, and this modification was absent upon inhibition of Le^y synthesis. The absence of Le^y glycosylation of EGFR weakened phosphorylation of AKT and ERK in response to epidermal growth factor (EGF). Additionally, EGF-triggered cell migration was reduced, but cell proliferation was not affected. Le^y modification stabilized EGFR upon ligand activation. Conversely, absence of Le^y glycosylation accelerated EGFR degradation. In summary, these results indicate that increased expression of Le^y in OSCC cells is able to promote cell migration by modifying EGFR which in turn stabilizes EGFR expression and downstream signaling. Targeting Le^y on EGFR could have a potential therapeutic effect on oral cancer.     

MultiSimplex optimization of chromatographic separation and dansyl derivatization conditions in the ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of risperidone, 9-hydroxyrisperidone, monoamine and amino acid neurotransmitters in human urine

A pre-column dansylated ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method for simultaneous determination of risperidone (RIP), 9-hydroxyrisperidone (9-OH-RIP), monoamine and amino acid neurotransmitters in human urine was developed with the aim of providing data on how neurotransmitters may influence each other or change simultaneously in response to risperidone treatment. MultiSimplex based on the simplex algorithm and the fuzzy set theory was applied to the optimization of chromatographic separation and dansyl derivatization conditions during method development. This method exhibited excellent linearity for all the analytes with regression coefficients higher than 0.997. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) values for 9-OH-RIP and RIP were 0.11 and 0.06 ng/ml, respectively, and for neurotrasmitters ranged from 0.31 to 12.8 nM. The mean accuracy ranged from 94.7% to 108.5%. The mean recovery varied between 81.6% and 97.5%. All the RSD of precision and stability were below 9.7%. Finally, the optimized method was applied to analyze the first morning urine samples of schizophrenic patients treated with risperidone and healthy volunteers.     

草鱼幼鱼实用日粮中添加紫花苜蓿草粉效果评价

实验旨在评估苜蓿草粉作为草鱼饲料的潜在蛋白原料的可能性。360尾草鱼幼鱼[(8.72±0.34)g]分成6个实验组,每个实验组3个平行组,每组20尾鱼,养殖于250 L循环水族箱中。试验日粮1、2、3、4、5添加2.5%、5%、10%、15%和20%苜蓿草粉,分别占日粮总蛋白的1.75%、3.50%、7.0%、10.5%和14%。对照组日粮以大豆粕、花生粕、棉籽粕和菜籽粕作为对照蛋白源。所有日粮为等蛋白质(粗蛋白28.5%)和等能量(15.92 mJ/kg)。实验期为56d,实验各组鱼在整个试验期间,没有出现死亡。2.5%和5%苜蓿草粉日粮组(试验日粮1、2)鱼较对照组鱼生长性能与饲料效益有所提高,10%组(试验日粮3)与对照组无显著性差异,但15%和20%日粮组(试验日粮4、5)鱼较对照组鱼显著性下降(P<0.05)。结果表明,苜蓿草粉在草鱼日粮中适宜添加量为7.8%,最多可以添加到10%。     

Tentative identification of sex-specific antibodies and their application for screening bovine sperm proteins for sex-specificity

Our previous studies indicated that a purified rabbit antiserum against X-sperm contained sex-specific antibodies (SSAbs) which preferentially bound to sex-sorted X-sperm. The specificity of sex-specific antiserum was initially demonstrated using flow cytometry only, which resulted in uncertainty. In this study, the putative SSAbs against bovine X-sperm (XSSAb) were produced by a series of immunological approaches, and the effectiveness of separation of sperm using putative XSSAb was validated. Subsequently, the XSSAb was used to immunoprecipitate sex-specific proteins (SSPs) in bovine sperm, followed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The results showed 7.6, 15.2 and 52.1 % of sex-sorted Y-sperm, sex-sorted X-sperm and unsorted sperm were recognized by the neutralized rabbit antisera against X-sperm, respectively. Also the purity of separation of sperm using putative XSSAb reached 74.3 % when the immunologically separated sperm were injected into oocytes. In addition, three candidate SSP sports about 30 kDa were captured by the XSSAb. Our results confirmed that the putative XSSAb contained SSAbs, and implied that these three protein sports might be SSPs in bovine X-sperm. This provides a potentially more efficient method for sorting sperm and lays a foundation for future search for SSPs.     

Non-catalytic roles for TET1 protein negatively regulating neuronal differentiation through srGAP3 in neuroblastoma cells

The methylcytosine dioxygenases TET proteins (TET1, TET2, and TET3) play important regulatory roles in neural function. In this study, we investigated the role of TET proteins in neuronal differentiation using Neuro2a cells as a model. We observed that knockdown of TET1, TET2 or TET3 promoted neuronal differentiation of Neuro2a cells, and their overexpression inhibited VPA (valproic acid)-induced neuronal differentiation, suggesting all three TET proteins negatively regulate neuronal differentiation of Neuro2a cells. Interestingly, the inducing activity of TET protein is independent of its enzymatic activity. Our previous studies have demonstrated that srGAP3 can negatively regulate neuronal differentiation of Neuro2a cells. Furthermore, we revealed that TET1 could positively regulate srGAP3 expression independent of its catalytic activity, and srGAP3 is required for TET-mediated neuronal differentiation of Neuro2a cells. The results presented here may facilitate better understanding of the role of TET proteins in neuronal differentiation, and provide a possible therapy target for neuroblastoma.     

饥饿对太平洋鲑生长、机体组成及血浆相关生化指标变化研究

实验研究了太平洋鲑鱼(Oncorhynchus spp.)经8-32d饥饿后对其生长、体组成与血浆生化指标变化的影响。90尾初始重约为217g的太平洋鲑鱼放养于0.25m3的水族箱中0-32d,水温为(17.0±2.9)℃。实验分5组,分别为对照组(饥饿0d)、实验1组(饥饿8d)、实验2组(饥饿16d)、实验3组(饥饿24d)、实验4组(饥饿32d)。每组3个平行,每箱6尾鱼。结果表明:饥饿期间,太平洋鲑鱼存活率均为100%,相对体重损失率与饥饿时间直线回归方程为y=0.0086x(R2=0.9177),呈显著的正相关(P0.05);肠系膜脂肪是太平洋鲑鱼最主要的能量来源,与饥饿时间呈显著的负相关(P0.05),其直线回归方程y=-0.0719x±4.11(R2=0.9732);饥饿初期太平洋鲑鱼主要消耗肝脏糖原和脂肪、部分肠系膜脂肪和少许肌肉中脂肪维持生命活动,能耗较低;饥饿后期主要以消耗肠系膜脂肪、部分肌肉脂肪和少量蛋白质维持生命活动,能耗较高;血浆中脂肪分解酶和白蛋白无显著变化(P0.05),胆固醇、甘油三酯和高低密度脂蛋白有显著波动(P0.05),表明脂肪代谢活跃,免疫功能未受明显影响。研究表明太平洋鲑鱼能够有效地利用体内储存的脂肪,对饥饿的耐受能力较强。       

2008年南方低温对我国红树植物的破坏作用

2008年初, 我国南方19个省经历了50年一遇的持续低温雨雪冰冻天气。极端气候对华南沿海各省的红树林区造成不同程度的危害。2008年3月, 在我国南方各省红树林区的10个代表性地点, 对这次寒害造成的红树植物伤害程度进行了系统的调查。结果表明: 冬季低温对红树林的影响极为显著, 特别是在低纬度的海南、广西和广东湛江, 由于极端低温正值夜间退潮, 对红树林的影响更为显著; 在纬度较高的福建, 本地红树种类秋茄(Kandelia obovata)、桐花树(Aegiceras corniculatum)和白骨壤(Avicennia marina)及引种的木榄(Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)等, 由于长期适应于冬季较低的气温或在种植前经过抗寒锻炼, 具有较强的抗寒能力。各地主要红树植物中, 广布种秋茄、桐花树和白骨壤最为耐寒, 其耐寒性均大于红树科的木榄、海莲(Bruguiera sexangula)和红海榄(Rhizophora stylosa)。海桑(Sonneratia caseolaris)对温度的敏感性最强, 抗寒能力最低, 因此, 即使在其原产地海南也受到较为严重的寒害, 在纬度更高的引种地出现大面积受害甚至全部死亡, 而从孟加拉国引种的无瓣海桑(Sonneratia apetala)却显示出一定的抗寒能力。同一地点的红树植物幼苗的抗寒能力低于大树。此次寒害也造成了苗圃场的种苗大量死亡, 成熟的植株提前落花落果, 这势必会影响后继一两年内红树林的自然更新和人工造林。因此, 在未来红树林造林或人工引种中, 一定要考虑到红树植物的抗寒能力。     

褐飞虱在香稻上的发生与产卵特征

研究褐飞虱NilaparvatalugensStl在香稻上的危害与产卵特征,结果表明香稻田中褐飞虱的自然种群密度基数远高于非香型稻。从7月22日至8月31日香稻田中褐飞虱的自然种群密度一直增长,在武香988和鄂香1号田间的若虫分别从7月22日的7头丛和3头丛上升至8月31日的126头丛和73头丛。香型稻田间的褐飞虱的自然种群密度增长慢于非香型稻田间。香稻与非香稻田间褐飞虱成虫出现的高峰日相差不大。香稻田中褐飞虱产卵株率高于非香型稻田,其中最高的为鄂香1号,达到74.27%。香稻田间株平均产卵块数几乎为非香型稻上的2倍,但是香稻上的卵死亡率(鄂香1号为39.24%)显著高于非香型稻上的(鄂中5号为27.58%,两优培九为27.21%),且产卵部位有一定差异。鄂香1号第Ⅲ叶鞘上卵块最多,占总数的60.98%,武香988的第Ⅱ和第Ⅳ叶鞘上产卵较多,第Ⅰ叶鞘上没有稻飞虱产卵。非香型稻鄂中5号上产卵最多的是第Ⅳ叶鞘,第Ⅰ和第Ⅱ叶鞘上没有褐飞虱产卵。两优培九除第Ⅰ和第Ⅴ叶鞘上没有褐飞虱产卵外,第Ⅱ、第Ⅲ和第Ⅳ叶鞘上均有褐飞虱产卵,而且卵量差异不大。