先天性尿道下裂的矫治(附1 000例报告)

目的:总结先天性尿道下裂的矫治经验.方法:尿道下裂患者1000例,年龄1～26岁,平均4岁.冠状沟型118例,阴茎体型593例.阴茎阴囊型189例,会阴型100例.791例采用尿道板切开卷管成形法(TIP),117例采用Duckett+Duplay术,92例采用二期手术,一期行阴茎伸直及皮辩转移,二期行尿道成形术(TIP).术中遵循微创原则,使用显微器械,尽量保留原有的正常组织结构.结果:随访6月至2年,TIP术741例手术一次成功,Duckett+Duplay术99例一次成功,分期手术二期成功86例.并发尿道皮肤瘘51例,尿道狭窄17例,尿道憩室6例,均经再次手术治愈.结论:尿道下裂矫治手术中,首先保留尿道板手术,并发症少,成功率高,值得推广,阴茎严重弯曲者或重度尿道下裂患者可选Duckett+Duplay术或者分期手术.     

Potential polyphenol markers of phase change in apple (Malus domestica)

In order to identify potential biochemical markers that can be used as indicators for phase change, the dynamics of polyphenolic compounds across apple seedlings (Malus domestica, Jonathan x Golden Delicious) were analyzed in this study by high performance liquid chromatography. Precocious flowering was induced by foliar sprays of plant growth regulators. Qualitative changes in the concentration of polyphenols were observed at node nos. 50, 80 and 120. Spontaneous and induced flowering was found at node nos. 122 and 77. It was reasonable to conclude that node no. 77 represented the point of transition between the juvenile phase and the adult vegetative phase, which was marked by the presence of phloridzin in the buds. The disappearance of myricitrin in the bark and the absence of caffeic acid in the aboveground tissues were qualitative markers of the reproductive phase, which was reached at node no. 122.     

Analysis of direct and cross-presentation of antigens in TPPII knockout mice

Tripeptidyl peptidase II (TPPII) is an oligopeptidase forming giant complexes in the cytosol that have high exo-, but also, endoproteolytic activity. Immunohistochemically, the complexes appear as distinct foci in the cytosol. In part controversial biochemical and functional studies have suggested that TPPII contributes, on the one hand, positively to Ag processing by generating epitope carboxyl termini or by trimming epitope precursors, and, on the other, negatively by destroying potentially antigenic peptides. To clarify which of these roles is predominant, we generated and analyzed TPPII-deficient mice. Cell surface levels of MHC class I peptide complexes tended to be increased on most cell types of these mice. Although presentation of three individual epitopes derived from lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus was not elevated on TPPII-/- cells, that of the immunodominant OVA epitope SIINFEKL was significantly enhanced. Consistent with this, degradation of a synthetic peptide corresponding to the OVA epitope and of another corresponding to a precursor thereof, both being proteasomally generated OVA fragments, was delayed in TPPII-deficient cytosolic extracts. In addition, dendritic cell cross-presentation of phagocytosed OVA and of OVA internalized as an immune complex was increased to about the same level as direct presentation of the Ag. The data suggest a moderate, predominantly destructive role of TPPII in class I Ag processing, in line with our finding that TPPII is not induced by IFN-gamma, which up-regulates numerous, predominantly constructive components of the Ag processing and presentation machinery.     

鄂尔多斯高原蒙古族食用野生植物传统知识的研究

运用民族植物学＂5W＋1H＂提问法,结合访谈方法和野外调查进行编目,研究了鄂尔多斯高原蒙古族食用野生植物的传统知识。结果：1）鄂尔多斯蒙古族传统食用植物22科32属50种,其中野生粮用植物14种、野生蔬菜13种、野果植物18种、野果酒植物3种、野生调味植物5种、野生薰净植物2种、催化乳制品植物1种。2）鄂尔多斯蒙古族野生食用植物传统知识包括7个方面,其中用植物薰净和消毒奶食器具的传统知识、用冷蒿催化加速油脂成分从奶子中分离的传统知识是蒙古族植物饮食文化的创新。具有鲜明的民族特色、简单、快捷的＂果实＋奶食＂酿果酒文化,能够说明蒙古族祖先在生产实践中掌握了开发和利用植物资源的更高水平的技术和文化。食用芨芨草颖果、选用中间锦鸡儿韧皮部和白沙蒿的果实做面食粘合剂的传统知识是区域特色的文化。3）因生态环境条件的不同,山区、沙区、盐渍区和丘陵区蒙古族牧民的传统食用植物知识表现出多样性,反映了生态环境条件的多样性。4）鄂尔多斯蒙古族野生食用植物传统知识丰富了蒙古族饮食文化,对蒙古族文化的发展做出了贡献。开展搜集、研究、保护和科学分析鄂尔多斯蒙古族植物传统知识的工作,将对社会经济的可持续发展产生十分积极的直接影响。     

Inducible gene expression with the Tet-on system in CD4+ T cells and thymocytes of mice

CD4+ T cells with their growing list of effector and regulatory subpopulations have vital functions within the immunohematopoietic system. We report here on the first mouse lines that allow temporally and quantitatively controlled expression of transgenes specifically in CD4+ thymocytes and T cells. These were constructed using the Tet-on system. The rtTA2(S)-M2 version of the reverse tetracycline-dependent transactivator was placed under control of all known CD4 regulatory elements. Reporter transgene expression in mice expressing these constructs is highly specific for CD4+ cells, is strictly dependent on the tetracycline derivative doxycycline, and can be regulated by up to five logs depending on the doxycycline concentration. Moreover, we demonstrate that these mice can be used for noninvasive in vivo imaging of a coexpressed luciferase reporter. These new mouse lines should be highly valuable for studying and manipulating numerous aspects of CD4+ T cell development, biology, and function.     

Long‐term balanced fertilization increases the soil microbial functional diversity in a phosphorus‐limited paddy soil

The influence of long‐term chemical fertilization on soil microbial communities has been one of the frontier topics of agricultural and environmental sciences and is critical for linking soil microbial flora with soil functions. In this study, 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing and a functional gene array, geochip 4.0, were used to investigate the shifts in microbial composition and functional gene structure in paddy soils with different fertilization treatments over a 22‐year period. These included a control without fertilizers; chemical nitrogen fertilizer (N); N and phosphate (NP); N and potassium (NK); and N, P and K (NPK). Based on 16S rRNA gene data, both species evenness and key genera were affected by P fertilization. Functional gene array‐based analysis revealed that long‐term fertilization significantly changed the overall microbial functional structures. Chemical fertilization significantly increased the diversity and abundance of most genes involved in C, N, P and S cycling, especially for the treatments NK and NPK. Significant correlations were found among functional gene structure and abundance, related soil enzymatic activities and rice yield, suggesting that a fertilizer‐induced shift in the microbial community may accelerate the nutrient turnover in soil, which in turn influenced rice growth. The effect of N fertilization on soil microbial functional genes was mitigated by the addition of P fertilizer in this P‐limited paddy soil, suggesting that balanced chemical fertilization is beneficial to the soil microbial community and its functions.     

Unexpected CH4 emission from the Three Gorges Reservoir and its implications

Until the end of last century, scientists began to show their concern about greenhouse gas emission from reservoirs and questioned the “green credential” of hydroelectric dams since then. Through measurements along the channel of the TGR, an unexpectedly low CH₄ emission rate was recently observed from the surface of the TGR, much lower than our assumed estimate before. Moreover, the rate from the TGR is lower than that from many hydroelectric reservoirs. One possible reason for such a low emission rate is that lack of substrates supplied by decomposed vegetation limits the CH₄ production in the sediment of the TGR because of vegetation clearance since 2002 before impounding, whose primary purpose is to conserve the water quality. These results indicated that TGR is not a hotspot of CH₄ emission. On a broader sense, it also indicated that removal of flooded vegetation would help to decrease CH₄ emission from dam reservoirs before impounding, especially in the drawdown area.     

京津水源区小流域土壤侵蚀空间模拟

针对京津水源区生态环境脆弱、水土流失空间分异大、突发性强等问题,以河北省平泉县东北沟典型小流域为例,采用GIS技术与CSLE模型对其土壤侵蚀进行二维空间模拟及侵蚀规律研究,并对模型模拟精度进行验证.结果表明:模型确定性系数>0.85,模拟结果可信度高;小流域侵蚀模数为2359.24t·km-2·a-1,属于轻度侵蚀,侵蚀主要源于15°以上坡面,占侵蚀总量的92.1%;土壤侵蚀模数随坡度先逐渐增加,当坡度>45°时,土壤侵蚀模数有减小的趋势;土壤侵蚀模数空间异质性显著,坡耕地侵蚀模数最大,为6112.90tkm-2·a-1;荒草地占总面积33.2%,侵蚀量却达总量的74.9% ;59.3%的侵蚀来自阳坡和半阳坡,而阴坡半阴坡仅占流域侵蚀量的16.2%.研究为利用CSLE模型对小流域土壤侵蚀进行空间模拟提供技术范例,为京津水源区土壤侵蚀规律研究及水土保持生态建设提供科学参考.     

Unexpected CH4 emission from the Three Gorges Reservoir and its implications

Until the end of last century, scientists began to show their concern about greenhouse gas emission from reservoirs and questioned the “green credential” of hydroelectric dams since then. Through measurements along the channel of the TGR, an unexpectedly low CH₄ emission rate was recently observed from the surface of the TGR, much lower than our assumed estimate before. Moreover, the rate from the TGR is lower than that from many hydroelectric reservoirs. One possible reason for such a low emission rate is that lack of substrates supplied by decomposed vegetation limits the CH₄ production in the sediment of the TGR because of vegetation clearance since 2002 before impounding, whose primary purpose is to conserve the water quality. These results indicated that TGR is not a hotspot of CH₄ emission. On a broader sense, it also indicated that removal of flooded vegetation would help to decrease CH₄ emission from dam reservoirs before impounding, especially in the drawdown area.