辽西北沙地苹果-大豆间作对土壤养分和微生物量分布的影响

为了解辽西北沙地果农间作系统中土壤养分及微生物量分布特征,选取研究区具有代表性的苹果(Malus pumila)-大豆(Glycine max)间作系统为研究对象,对间作系统0～60 cm 土层、0～300 cm水平距离范围内的土壤养分和微生物量进行了测定,并与大豆单作、苹果单作进行对比.结果表明:辽西北沙地苹果与大豆...     

Role of ERK1/2 in uterine contractility and preterm labor in rats

The present study tested the hypothesis that ERK activation is an essential step in the onset of labor in a rat model of preterm labor. The administration of RU-486, an antiprogesterone agent, to rats induced preterm delivery 22.2 +/- 0.24 h after treatment. Changes in basal signaling events were studied in myometrial tissue from CO(2)-euthanized rats. Rats treated with RU-486 displayed a dramatically increased in vitro uterine contractility compared with gestational stage-matched, sham-treated rats. In vitro contractility was not significantly different from that during spontaneous labor. During RU-486-induced preterm labor, as previously described for spontaneous labor, ERK phosphorylation levels increased, as did phosphorylation of caldesmon at Ser(789), an ERK phosphorylation site. Also, a small but significant increase in 20-kDa myosin light chain phosphorylation was seen at a constant intracellular pCa of 7. When rats were chronically treated with an agent that prevents ERK activation, U-0126, the onset of RU-486-induced preterm labor was delayed in a statistically significant manner. Chronic in vivo treatment with U-0126 also significantly inhibited the RU-486-induced increase in in vitro contractility and ERK and caldesmon phosphorylation but did not alter the RU-486-induced increase in 20-kDa myosin light chain phosphorylation. These data indicate that ERK activation is a component of the multiple events leading to the development of labor in this rat model. We suggest that the ERK pathway could possibly be used to identify targets for the development of a novel class of tocolytic agents.     

Identification of metastasis-associated proteins by proteomic analysis and functional exploration of interleukin-18 in metastasis

Very little is currently known about mechanisms underlying cancer metastasis. In the present study, metastasis-associated proteomes were separated and identified by comparative proteomic analysis, and the metastasis-related function of candidate protein interleukin-18 (IL-18) was further elucidated. First, a pair of highly and poorly metastatic sublines (termed PLA801D and PLA801C, respectively), originating from the same parental PLA801 cell line, was identified by spontaneous tumorigenicity and metastasis in vivo and characterized by metastatic phenotypes analysis in vitro. Subsequently, a proteomic approach was used to compare the protein expression profiles between PLA801C and PLA801D sublines. Eleven proteins were identified and further verified by one-dimensional Western blotting, Northern blot and/or semiquantitative reverse transciptase polymerase chain reaction analysis. Compared with those in poorly metastatic PLA801C subline, cytokeratin 18, tissue transglutaminase, Rho GDP-dissociation inhibitor 1, tropomyosin, fibroblast type, IL-18 and annexin I were significantly up-regulated, while protein disulfide isomerase, heat shock protein 60, peroxiredoxin 1, chlorine intracellular channel protein 1 (CLI1) and creatine kinase, B chain were significantly down-regulated in the highly metastatic PLA801D subline. Intriguingly, all the identified candidate proteins except for CLI1 have been shown to be somehow associated with distinct aspects of tumor metastasis such as cell growth, motility, invasion, adhesion, apoptosis and tumor immunity, etc. Considering that IL-18 was present in highly metastatic PLA801D but absent in poorly metastatic PLA801C, the association of IL-18 with metastasis was further elucidated by introducing IL-18 sense/IL-18 antisense into PLA801C/PLA801D sublines simultaneously. The results demonstrated that ectopically expressed IL-18 promoted cell motility in vitro and down-regulated E-cadherin expression of PLA801C transfectants, while IL-18 antisense remarkably decreased cell invasion potency in vitro and notably increased E-cadherin expression of PLA801D transfectants, indicating that IL-18 might play a role in metastasis by inhibiting E-cadherin expression.     

人造血干/祖细胞多态性的研究:Ⅺ.人正常骨髓CD34~ 造血细胞周期动力学相关大分子DNA、RNA和PRO含量的分析

DNA、RNA和PRO的合成、积累及相互关系是调控细胞周期动力学最主要的三个参数。同时检测这些组成部分能够更精确细致地评判细胞的周期动力学特征。本文探索了人正常骨髓CD34~ 造血细胞周期动力学相关大分子DNA、RNA和PRO的含量,以便认识CD34~ 造血细胞周期动力学的特征。用新型CIMS-100免疫磁性分离系统高效富集人骨髓CD34~ 造血细胞,经FCM及APAAP鉴定,富集的CD34~ 造血细胞的纯度达90～95%。随之采用碘化丙啶(PI)、派若宁Y(PY)及异硫氰荧光素(FITC)分别进行标记DNA、RNA和PRO并在FCM上检测。结果表明,DNA、RNA和PRO在CD34~ 造血细胞中的含量明显低于单个核细胞,分别仅占后者的34±3%、48±21%及62±14%。结合我们以往的结果,我们认为CD34~ 造血细胞的确是一独特的体细胞群,不仅表现在重建造血与免疫学功能上,而且表现在细胞周期动力学上。据我们所知,这是目前国际上首次有关人CD34~ 造血细胞周期动力学相关大分子的系统分析报道,提供了大多数CD34~ 造血细胞处于静止期的直接证据。     

A modified hepatitis B surface antigen carrying both preS1 and preS2 epitopes

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甲亢低骨量患者131I治疗后干预治疗效果的评价

目的:研究甲亢低骨量患者131I治疗后干预治疗的效果。方法:对100例甲亢低骨量患者,随机分为两组:A组50例,131I治疗后口服钙尔奇D及罗盖全治疗;B组50例,131I治疗后骨质自然恢复。另设C组50例为正常对照组。于131I治疗前、治疗后3、6及12个月测定A、B两组骨密度(BMD),观察其骨质变化并评价治疗效果。结果:(1)A组随治疗时间延长BMD逐渐升高,具有一定的规律性,腰椎(L2-4)骨密度3个月提高明显(t=-2.111,P=0.04)且12个月时达到与C组无统计学差异(t=-2.290,P=0.202)。(2)B组3个月时腰椎BMD有所降低,12个月时升高明显(股骨颈t=-2.327,P=0.043;腰椎(L2-4)t=-2.798,P=0.000)。(3)6个月时两组腰椎骨密度改善幅度出现统计学差异(t=-2.416,P=0.018),12个月时差异显著(t=-3.259,P=0.002)。结论:131I联合钙尔奇D与罗盖全治疗甲亢低骨量患者,其恢复时间及疗效均用131I治疗,能有效防止骨量的进一步下降及减少骨质疏松症的发生。     

Identification and characterization of a type-2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT2) from Rhodosporidium diobovatum

Triacylglycerols (TAGs), synthesized in the microsomal membranes of eukaryotes, serve as a primary storage form of carbon and energy in microorganisms. For this reason, TAGs produced by organisms have great potential to become biofuels and facilitate researchers to look for alternative renewable sources of energy. The present study describes the identification and functional characterization of a type-2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase from Rhodosporidium diobovatum, designated as RdDGAT, which catalyzed the final step of TAG synthesis. A full-length cDNA clone for RdDGAT was obtained, and its biological activity was proven by being expressed in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae quadruple mutant that was defective in TAG synthesis. Enzymatic assays were performed and finally the existence of TAGs in the transformed Saccharomyces cerevisiae quadruple mutant was determined using the method of thin-layer chromatography. Substrate preference experiments revealed that RdDGAT preferred unsaturated fatty acids over saturated ones. Through further analysis, we assume that the evolution and expression characteristics of the RdDGAT gene perhaps is the result of adaption to its oligotrophic and cold living environment.     

基于COI序列的DNA条形码在中国沿海缀锦蛤亚科贝类中的应用分析

该研究探讨了将COI序列应用于中国沿海缀锦蛤亚科贝类物种鉴定的可行性,获得了该亚科5属11种贝类51个个体的43个单倍型序列.碱幕替换饱和性分析表明,颠换未出现饱和现象,而转换在序列分化达到10%至15%时即到达饱和.单倍犁Hap33可能是由杂交引起的,排除此瞥倍型,种内个体间遗传距离在0%到2.02%之间,平均为0.46%,属内不同种个体间遗传距离在17.21%～32.24%之间,平均为24.96%,存在条形码问隙:11种缀锦蛤哑科贝类在邻接树和贝叶斯树上都独立的单系群.该研究表明,基于COI的DNA条形码技术能够将研究所涉及的约98%的缀锦蛤亚科贝类鉴定剑种的水平,因此,利用DNA条形码技术可以对缀锦蛤亚科贝类进行有效地分类鉴定.