RT—PCR技术检测呼吸道合胞病毒RNA方法的建立

为了建立一种快速诊断呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）感染的方法,根据RSVN基因的核苷酸序列,设计合成了一对引物,经RT-PCR扩增,可检出RSVRNA该引物不能检测流感病毒、副流感病毒RNA。应用该法可检出疑为RSV感染的婴幼儿鼻咽分泌物中的病毒RNA且比病毒分离法敏感,特异性与免疫荧光法一致。结果表明RT－PCR法具有快速、敏感、特异的优点,可用于RSV感染患儿的临床诊断。     

Fatty acids,part X. Raman spectra of all dimethylene interrupted methyl cis,cis-octadecadienoates and octadecadiynoates

The Raman spectra of all the dimethylene interrupted methyl cis, cis-octadecadienoates and octadecadiynoates have been studied. The Raman band positions and their relative intensities for the ν(CC), ν(CC), ν(CO), ν(CH) and δ(CH₂) modes are recorded. The height intensity of the bands arising from ν(CC) relative to ν(CO) provides a means of determining the number of cis-ethylenic bonds in a mono-ester. In the acetylenic series, the intensity of the bands arising from ν(CC) relative to ν(CO) failed to indicate with certainty the number of acetylenic bonds in the mono-esters studied, due to the weak intensity of the band due to ν(CO). However a better correlation between the relative intensities of the ν(CC) and δ(CH₂) bands is established instead. An attempt to correlate the areas under the bands due to ν(CC), (CC), (CO) and δ(CH₂) failed to produce any significant results. The Raman spectra of the methyl octadec-cis-10-en-5-ynoate and methyl octadeca-5, 10-diynoate are also recorded.     

吸氧预处理对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的探讨吸氧预处理对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用。方法通过大鼠局灶脑缺血再灌注损伤模型,采用SOD、MDA测定、电镜及神经行为学检查的方法,观察吸氧预处理对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤后SOD、MDA、神经行为学评分及脑组织病理变化。结果吸氧预处理组SOD活力高于对照组(P<0.05),MDA含量、神经行为学评分均低于对照组(P<0.05),脑组织超微结构损伤均减轻。结论吸氧预处理对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤有保护作用。     

Effects of angiotensin II on autonomic components of nasopharyngeal stimulation in male conscious rabbits.

Angiotensin II (ANG II) is known to activate central sympathetic neurons. In this study we determined the effects of ANG II on the autonomic components of the cardiovascular responses to stimulation of nasopharyngeal receptors with cigarette smoke. Experiments were carried out in conscious New Zealand White rabbits instrumented to record arterial pressure and heart rate. Rabbits were exposed to 50 ml of cigarette smoke before and after subcutaneous osmotic minipump delivery of ANG II at a dose of 50 ng.kg(-1).min(-1) for 1 wk in one group and intracerebroventricular (icv) infusion at a dose of 100 pmol/min for 1 h in a second group. The responses were compared before and after heart rate was controlled by pacing. Autonomic components were evaluated by intravenous administration of atropine methyl bromide (0.2 mg/kg) and prazosin (0.5 mg/kg). ANG II given either systemically or icv significantly blunted the pressor response to smoke (P < 0.05) when the bradycardic response was prevented. This blunted response was not due to an absolute increase in baseline blood pressure after ANG II infusion (71.64 +/- 11.6 vs. 92.1 +/- 19.8 mmHg; P < 0.05) because normalization of blood pressure with sodium nitroprusside to pre-ANG II levels also resulted in a significantly blunted pressor response to smoke. The effect of smoke was alpha(1)-adrenergic receptor-mediated because it was essentially abolished by prazosin in both the pre- and the post-ANG II states (P < 0.05). These results suggest that elevations in central ANG II reduce the sympathetic response to smoke in conscious rabbits. This effect may be due to an augmentation of baseline sympathetic outflow and a reduction in reflex sensitivity similar to the effect of ANG II on baroreflex function.     

Phospholipase Cgamma2 mediates RANKL-stimulated lymph node organogenesis and osteoclastogenesis

Phospholipase Cgamma2 (PLCgamma2) is an important signaling effector of multiple receptors in the immune system. Here we show that PLCgamma2-deficient mice displayed impaired lymph node organogenesis but normal splenic structure and Peyer's patches. Receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) is a tumor necrosis factor family cytokine and is essential for lymph node organogenesis. Importantly, PLCgamma2 deficiency severely impaired RANKL signaling, resulting in marked reduction of RANKL-induced activation of MAPKs, p38 and JNK, but not ERK. The lack of PLCgamma2 markedly diminished RANKL-induced activation of NF-kappaB, AP-1, and NFATc1. Moreover, PLCgamma2 deficiency impaired RANKL-mediated biological function, leading to failure of the PLCgamma2-deficient bone marrow macrophage precursors to differentiate into osteoclasts after RANKL stimulation. Re-introduction of PLCgamma2 but not PLCgamma1 restores RANKL-mediated osteoclast differentiation of PLCgamma2-deficient bone marrow-derived monocyte/macrophage. Taken together, PLCgamma2 is essential for RANK signaling, and its deficiency leads to defective lymph node organogenesis and osteoclast differentiation.     

犬MC1R基因R306ter与毛色性状相关性研究

目的　分析犬MC1R基因中R30 6ter位点多态性与犬毛色表型的相关性 ,为遗传育种 ,培育出更加优良的实验用犬奠定基础。方法　采用PCR SSCP技术 ,对MC1R基因R30 6ter位点进行基因多态性检测 ,分析位点多态性与毛色性状之间的相关性 ,并对该位点进行克隆测序。结果　PCR SSCP分析结果表明 ,R30 6ter位点序列具有多态性 ,表现为C、D二个等位基因和CC、CD及DD三种基因型。对R30 6ter多态性片段克隆测序发现 ,MC1R基因在编码第 30 6位氨基酸的密码子处存在一个由CGA到TGA的终止突变。结论　经统计分析结果表明在杂种犬中MC1R基因多态性与毛色性状不存在显著的相关性 ,这可能是由于外科手术学教学用犬是杂种犬 ,其遗传背景不同所致。由于MC1R基因的R30 6ter位点内存在碱基变异 ,因此在杂种犬中表现出明显的PCR SSCP多态性     

CCR2-64Ⅰ在中国南方14个少数民族群体中的分布

为调查HIV-1感染相关等位基因CCR2-64Ⅰ在我国南方14个少数民族群体的频率和多态性分布, 从上述人群外周血中抽提基因组DNA, 采用PCR和PCR-RFLP等方法进行基因分型。在791例调查对象中, 636例是野生纯合子基因型, 104例为杂合子基因型, 51例为突变纯合子基因型。上述各群体等位基因型的分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡。14个民族群体的平均突变基因频率为13.6％, 等位基因频率范围分布在1.6％~30.3％之间, 14个民族群体之间突变基因频率具有显著差异(P<0.05)。广西壮族群体CCR2-64Ⅰ突变基因频率最低, 为1.6％, 云南的六库傈僳族频率最高, 为30.3％。12个群体的突变基因频率均低于中国汉族健康群体, 南方3个少数民族群体基因突变频率显著低于西南11个少数民族群体, 该突变基因在艾滋病发病过程中的影响值得进一步深入研究。     

MLT抑制E2诱发的大鼠垂体PRL瘤的增生涉及雌激素受体的作用

目的：探讨褪黑素（melatonin,MLT）抑制17-β-雌二醇（17-β-estradiol,E2）诱发垂体催乳素（prolactin,PRL）瘤的增生及其机制的初始阶段,MLT对雌激素受体的作用。方法：在体实验采用每日定时给各组SD大鼠分别皮下注射不同浓度的MLT,建立MLT抑制E2诱发的垂体PRL瘤增生的动物模型。离体实验采用原代培养细胞原位杂交方法,探讨垂体PRL瘤细胞MLT受体的表达、MLT对雌激素受体（ER）表达的作用;应用电泳迁移率改变（EMSA）的方法,观察MLT对雌激素受体（ER）与雌激素反应元件（ERE）结合的效应。结果：每只大鼠每日定时皮下注射0．25或0．50mg MLT能显著抑制E2诱发的垂体PRL瘤的增生（分别P〈0．01、P〈0．05）;F4诱发的垂体PRL瘤细胞内有MLT受体MLT1a和MLT1b;给0．25mg／day／rat MLT组的大鼠垂体PRL瘤细胞内ER的表达显著减少（P〈0．01）、ER与ERE的结合量显著降低（P〈0．01）。结论：一定剂量的MLT能显著抑制E2诱发的SD大鼠垂体PRL瘤的增生,其作用机制之一可能与MLT抑制ER的表达、及其部分阻断ER与ERE的结合有关。     

Design of a Potent d-Peptide HIV-1 Entry Inhibitor with a Strong Barrier to Resistance

The HIV gp41 N-trimer pocket region is an ideal viral target because it is extracellular, highly conserved, and essential for viral entry. Here, we report on the design of a pocket-specific d-peptide, PIE12-trimer, that is extraordinarily elusive to resistance and characterize its inhibitory and structural properties. d-Peptides (peptides composed of d-amino acids) are promising therapeutic agents due to their insensitivity to protease degradation. PIE12-trimer was designed using structure-guided mirror-image phage display and linker optimization and is the first d-peptide HIV entry inhibitor with the breadth and potency required for clinical use. PIE12-trimer has an ultrahigh affinity for the gp41 pocket, providing it with a reserve of binding energy (resistance capacitor) that yields a dramatically improved resistance profile compared to those of other fusion inhibitors. These results demonstrate that the gp41 pocket is an ideal drug target and establish PIE12-trimer as a leading anti-HIV antiviral candidate.The HIV envelope protein (Env) mediates viral entry into cells (11). Env is cleaved into surface (gp120) and transmembrane (gp41) subunits that remain noncovalently associated to form trimeric spikes on the virion surface (16). gp120 recognizes target cells by interacting with cellular receptors, while gp41 mediates membrane fusion. Peptides derived from heptad repeats near the N and C termini of the gp41 ectodomain (N and C peptides) interact in solution to form a six-helix bundle, representing the postfusion structure (3, 55, 56). In this structure, N peptides form a central trimeric coiled coil (N trimer), creating grooves into which C peptides bind. This structure, in conjunction with the dominant-negative inhibitory properties of exogenous N and C peptides, suggests a mechanism for Env-mediated entry (10, 22, 58-60).During entry, gp41 forms an extended prehairpin intermediate that leaves the exposed N-trimer region vulnerable to inhibition for several minutes (18, 35). This intermediate ultimately collapses as the C-peptide regions bind to the N-trimer grooves to form a trimer of hairpins (six-helix bundle), juxtaposing viral and cellular membranes and inducing fusion. Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon), the only clinically approved HIV fusion inhibitor, is a C peptide that binds to part of the N-trimer groove and prevents six-helix bundle formation in a dominant-negative manner (61). Enfuvirtide is active in patients with multidrug resistance to other classes of inhibitors and is a life-prolonging option for these patients (30, 31). However, enfuvirtide use is restricted to salvage therapy due to several limitations, including (i) high dosing requirements (90 mg, twice-daily injections), (ii) high cost (∼$30,000/year/patient in the United States), and (iii) the rapid emergence of resistant strains (21, 47).A deep hydrophobic pocket at the base of the N-trimer groove is an especially attractive inhibitory target because of its high degree of conservation (3, 12, 48), poor tolerance to substitution (4, 34), and critical role in membrane fusion (2). Indeed, this region is conserved at both the amino acid level (for gp41 function in membrane fusion) and the nucleotide level (for the structured RNA region of the Rev-responsive element). Enfuvirtide binds to the N-trimer groove just N terminal to the pocket and is significantly more susceptible to resistance mutations than 2nd-generation C-peptide inhibitors, such as T-1249, that also bind to the pocket (8, 13, 29, 44, 46, 47, 58).Peptide design, molecular modeling, and small-molecule screening have produced a diverse set of compounds that interact with the gp41 pocket and inhibit HIV-1 entry with modest potency, but often with significant cytotoxicity (7, 14, 15, 17, 23, 24, 26, 34, 51, 54). The first direct evidence that pocket-specific binders are sufficient to inhibit HIV entry came with the discovery of protease-resistant d-peptides identified using mirror-image phage display (12). In this technique, a phage library is screened against a mirror-image version of the target protein (synthesized using d-amino acids) (50). By symmetry, mirror images (d-peptides) of the discovered sequences will bind to the natural l-peptide target. As the mirror images of naturally occurring l-peptides, d-peptides cannot be digested by natural proteases. Protease resistance provides d-peptides theoretical treatment advantages of extended survival in the body and possible oral bioavailability (41, 42, 49).These 1st-generation d-peptide entry inhibitors possess potency against a laboratory-adapted isolate (HXB2) at low to mid-μM concentrations (12). We previously reported an affinity-matured 2nd-generation d-peptide called PIE7, pocket-specific inhibitor of entry 7 (57). A trimeric version of PIE7 is the first high-affinity pocket-specific HIV-1 inhibitor and has potency against X4-tropic (HXB2) and R5-tropic (BaL) strains at sub-nM concentrations. However, significant further optimization is required to create a robust clinical candidate for two reasons. First, this d-peptide is much less potent (requiring high nM concentrations) against JRFL, a primary R5-tropic strain. Therefore, improved PIE potency is necessary to combat diverse primary strains. Second, by improving the affinity of our inhibitors for the pocket target, we hope to provide a reserve of binding energy that will delay the emergence of drug resistance, as described below.We and others have reported a potency plateau for some gp41-based fusion inhibitors that is likely imposed by the transient exposure of the prehairpin intermediate (9, 27, 53, 57). For very high-affinity inhibitors, association kinetics (rather than affinity) limits potency so that two inhibitors with significantly different affinities for the prehairpin intermediate can have similar antiviral potencies. We proposed that overengineering our d-peptides with substantial affinity beyond this potency plateau would provide a reserve of binding energy that would combat affinity-disrupting resistance mutations (57). Such a resistance capacitor should also prevent the stepwise accumulation of subtle resistance mutations in Env by eliminating the selective advantage that such mutants would otherwise confer.Here, we report on the design and characterization of a 3rd-generation pocket-specific d-peptide, PIE12-trimer, with ∼100,000-fold improved target binding compared to that of the best previous d-peptide, significantly broadened inhibitory potency, and an enhanced resistance capacitor that provides a strong barrier to viral resistance. We achieved this increased potency via structure-guided phage display and crosslinker optimization. PIE12-trimer has a dramatically improved resistance profile compared to the profiles of earlier d-peptides, as well as those of enfuvirtide and T-1249. These results validate the resistance capacitor hypothesis and establish PIE12-trimer as a leading anti-HIV therapeutic candidate.     

鞑靼滨藜挥发性化学成分分析

对鞑靼滨藜全草的挥发性化学成分进行分析。采用水蒸气蒸馏法及索氏提取法提取鞑靼滨藜全草中的挥发性化学成分,用GC-MS联用技术分析其化学组成,计算其相对百分含量,并对两种提取方法进行比较研究。结果表明:水蒸气蒸馏法提取物的成分比索氏提取法较多。从水蒸气蒸馏法分离出的53个色谱峰中鉴定了51种成分,含量最高的是茴香脑(45.84%),其次为正二十七烷(9.28%),羟基吲哚(6.81%),α-羟基-2-甲基丙基苯乙酸酯(4.03%)。从索氏提取法分离出的26个色谱峰中鉴定了22种成分,含量最高的是正二十九烷(22.63%),其次为硬酯酸(16.69%),十六醛(6.89%),棕榈酸(5.43%)。