在肝癌细胞SK-Hep1中沉默STAT3基因增强sorafenib疗效的初步研究

目的:研究STAT3在肝癌细胞SK-Hep1对sorafenib抗性中的作用,并探讨STAT3基因沉默在增强sorafenib肝癌疗效中的作用。方法:应用基于shRNA的基因沉默技术在肝癌细胞SKHep1中敲减STAT3;用CCK8法检测细胞的生长情况与对sorafenib的敏感性;蛋白印迹法(Western blot)检测STAT3、p-STAT3(Y705)、p-STAT3(S727)以及其下游蛋白的表达变化。结果:成功构建了STAT3敲减的细胞株SK-Hep1-sh STAT3。该细胞中STAT3蛋白表达降低,细胞增殖明显受到抑制。Sorafenib的处理下调了STAT3的磷酸化水平及其下游蛋白Mcl-1和Cyclin D1的表达。STAT3基因敲减的SK-Hep1细胞,对sorafenib的敏感性增强。结论:基于shRNA的STAT3基因沉默能明显抑制SK-Hep1细胞增殖,提高细胞对sorafenib的敏感性,有望成为提高sorafenib抗肝癌疗效的一种新手段。     

福建省水稻稻米重金属污染的对应分析

采用环境统计学方法布点采集福建省闽南、闽中和闽西北38个早晚稻稻谷样本,应用对应分析方法研究影响地区稻作类型的稻米Hg、As、Cd、Pb、Cu 5种重金属污染差异的主要因子,并通过主要因子揭示重金属与地区稻作类型间的关系.结果表明,福建省不同地区水稻稻米5种重金属含量与稻作类型存在较大差异,变异范围较大,其中超标率最高的是Pb,达100%,其次为Hg和Cd,分别为78.95%和50.0%,最低的是Cu,仅2.3%,而As无超标.Pb和Cd是导致地区稻作类型间差异的主要因子.聚类分析表明,38个稻谷样品可聚为7类,不同地区稻作类型,由于与污染源距离不一,受重金属污染的程度呈明显差异,体现不同的污染特征.可以认为,对不同地区稻作类型稻米重金属污染应采取地区控制与品种搭配相结合的策略,才能达到控制和消除稻米重金属污染的目的.     

浇灌黄腐酸对肾蕨生长及吸收重金属的影响

研究了黄腐酸浇灌对以污泥为肥料的盆栽肾蕨生长及吸收重金属的影响。结果表明,随着黄腐酸浇灌次数的增多,肾蕨叶长、叶宽、羽片对数以及每盆肾蕨的干重增加显著;同时肾蕨对各种重金属离子吸收总量也显著提高。因此,在利用污泥作为土壤肥料的同时,使用黄腐酸强化植物修复以移除其中的重金属,可减轻土壤污染。     

黑尾地鸦线粒体基因组序列测定与分析

采用长PCR扩增的线粒体DNA和引物步移法, 测定并注释了中国特有鸟类-黑尾地鸦(Podoces hendersoni)的线粒体基因组全序列。黑尾地鸦的mtDNA序列全长16 867 bp, GenBank登录号GU592504。基因含量和排列次序与原鸡的一致, 包含13个蛋白编码基因、22个tRNA、2个rRNA和1个控制区(D-loop)。除COI基因以GTG作为起始密码子外, 其余12个蛋白质编码基因均以典型ATG密码子起始。11个蛋白编码基因以完全终止密码子TAA、AGG或AGA终止, COIII和ND4基因终止密码子为不完整的T。tRNA^Ser(AGY)的DHU臂缺失, tRNA^Leu(CUN)的反密码子环由9个碱基构成, 而不是标准的7个碱基。其余的20个tRNA基因的二级结构均属典型的三叶草结构。预测了rRNA的二级结构, 其中, 12S rRNA二级结构包含4个结构域, 43个茎环结构; 16S rRNA的二级结构包含6个结构域, 55个茎环结构。此外, 在其他鸟类控制区中所发现的F-box、D-box、C-box、B-box、Bird similarity-box和CSB1-box也同样存在于黑尾地鸦中。     

低磷营养胁迫下水稻化感抑草潜力的变化特性及其作用机理

在低磷(0.5 mg·L^-1) 营养胁迫下,运用生理生化方法分析了化感水稻PI312777（PI）与非化感水稻Lemont (Le) 对稗草抑制作用潜力的变化特性及其内在机理.结果表明,在低磷营养胁迫下,化感水稻品种PI对受体稗草根干重的抑制能力明显提高,在处理后的5 、10和15 d,其对稗草地下部干重的抑制率分别增加了5.64%、3.89%和12.13%,增加幅度比非化感水稻品种Le显著.生理生化分析结果表明,与正常营养条件相比,用低磷营养下生长的化感水稻PI的根系分泌物处理稗草5、10和15 d,受体稗草叶片中POD活性的促进率分别提高了20.19%、15.47%和6.68%,吲哚乙酸氧化酶活性的促进率分别提高了18.08%、17.71%和12.50%,硝酸还原酶活性的抑制率分别增加了13.89%、18.60%和2.10%. 在低磷营养胁迫下,化感水稻通过抑制受体植物的硝酸还原酶活性,影响其对氮营养的吸收,同时显著提高了吲哚乙酸氧化酶活性,减缓了受体稗草的生长速度,提高了其抑草作用潜力.     

Cancer patients’ attitudes towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: The influence of question wording and patients’ own definitions on responses

Objectives: The aims of this study were to: (1) investigate patients' views on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS), and (2) examine the impact of question wording and patients' own definitions on their responses. Design: Cross-sectional survey of consecutive patients with cancer. Setting: Newcastle (Australia) Mater Hospital Outpatients Clinic. Participants: Patients over 18 years of age, attending the clinic for follow-up consultation or treatment by a medical oncologist, radiation oncologist or haematologist. Main Outcome Measures: Face-to-face patient interviews were conducted examining attitudes to euthanasia and PAS. Results: 236 patients with cancer (24% participation rate; 87% consent rate) were interviewed. Though the majority of participants supported the idea of euthanasia, patient views varied significantly according to question wording and their own understanding of the definition of euthanasia. Conclusions: Researchers need to be circumspect about framing and interpreting questions about support of 'euthanasia', as the term can mean different things to different people, and response may depend upon the specifics of the question asked.     

花生壳粉生物吸附水溶液中阴离子染料的研究

An untried,low cost, locally available biosorbent for its anionic dye removal capacity from aqueous solution was investigated. Powder prepared from peanut hull had been used for hiosorption of three anionic dyes, amaranth (Am), sunset yellow (SY) and fast green FCF (FG). The effects of various experimental parameters (e.g.initial pH and dye concentration, sorbent dosage, particle size, ion strength, contact time etc.) were examined and optimal experimental conditions were decided. At initial pH 2.0, three dyes studied could be removed effectively.When the dye concentration was 50 mg" L-1 the percentages of dyes sorbed was 95.5 % in Am, 91.3 % in SY and 94.98 % in FG, respectively. The ratios of dyes sorbed had neared maximum values in all three dyes whensorbent dose of 5.0 g·L^-1 and the sorbent particle size in 80—100 mesh was used. The increasing the ion strength of solution caused the decrease in biosorption percentages of dyes. The equilibrium values arrived at about 36 hour for all three dyes. The isothermal data of biosorption followed the Langmuir and Freundlich models. The biosorption processes conformed the pseudo-first-order rate kinetics. The results indicated that powdered peanut hull was an attractive candidate for removing anionic dyes from dye wastewater.