CXCR4慢病毒载体的构建及其在人脐带血间充质干细胞的表达

目的：构建趋化因子CXC亚族CXCR4的慢病毒表达载体并观察其转染人脐带间充质干细胞后的表达。方法：用逆转录PCR方法获取CXCR4基因编码区片段,将构建的慢病毒载体质粒pLVTHM-EGFP-CXCR4与包装质粒psPAX2和包膜质粒pMD2．G共转染293T细胞,包装生产慢病毒。用相同滴度的慢病毒转导等量间充质干细胞（Mesenchymal Stem Cell,MSCs）,后采用Real time PCR检测CXCR4 mRNA、Western Blot方法检测蛋白质的表达。结果：PCR、酶切和测序结果表明成功的构建了CXCR4基因重组慢病毒载体。同时用该慢病毒载体转染MSCs后可有效地增加MSCs中CXCR4的表达。结论：成功构建了CXCR4的慢病毒表达载体并能在MSCs中表达,为进一步研究其在干细胞移植中的应用奠定基础。’     

在同源二聚体转录因子识别螺旋相对运动中发现平面摆动现象

目的:考察同源二聚体转录因子的2个识别螺旋在自由状态下和结合状态下相对运动的特征。方法:从蛋白质结构数据库(PDB)得到1R4I、3JXB、1KB2、1LE8等4个复合物结构文件,分别在自由状态和结合状态下用NAMD进行16 ns分子动力学模拟,将2个识别螺旋所成角分解为垂直偏移角和水平偏移角,并做散点图。结果:2个中心对称结合的同源二聚体转录因子在2种状态下,2个偏移角都相等;串联结合的同源二聚体在结合状态下2个偏移角相等。结论:同源二聚体转录因子识别螺旋相对运动存在平面摆动现象。     

大熊猫胃肠道内分泌细胞分布型的研究

本文用ＰＡＰ法对３只大熊猫胃底,幽门腺区、十二脂肠,空肠,回肠、结肠和直肠的五羟色胺,生长抑素,胃素,胆囊收缩囊,神经降压素、胃动素、抑胃多肽、胰高血糖素、血管活性肠肽和内啡肽的ＩＲ细胞进行了研究。结果表明,大熊猫胃肠道粘膜上皮中具有前八种ＩＲ细胞。对７年龄个体胃肠各段相对数量的比较和各段内分布情况的观察结果表明,除五羟色胺ＩＲ细胞在空肠分布较多外,大多数种类的ＩＲ细胞集中分布于幽门区和十二指肠,     

Surface Temperature Distribution of a Breast With and Without Tumour

Abstract

Breast cancer is a common and dreadful disease in women. Regular screening helps in its early detection. At present the most common methods of screening are by self examination and mammography. The surface temperature distribution of the breast can also provide some information on the presence of tumour. This distribution has a relation to the size and location of tumour and can be seen using thermography, where the infrared radiation emitted from the surface of the breast is recorded and a thermal pattern obtained. Thermography is a non-invasive and an inexpensive tool which could be used for early detection. In order to simulate the surface temperature distribution, a two-dimensional model of female breast with and without a carcinoma is considered. The breast is modelled with varying layer thickness close to the actual shape and numerically solved using finite element analysis. Temperature profiles are obtained for a normal breast and for a malignant one by varying the tumour size, location and the blood flow rates. The results show that the surface temperature for a malignant breast is higher than that of a normal one. In addition the size and location of the tumour do have an effect on the surface temperature distribution. It can also be seen that tumour of different sizes placed at the same location would yield the same maximum temperature depending on the blood perfusion rate.     

RAPD AS A RAPID METHOD FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING IN THE FOOD MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

The application of RAPD as a rapid tool for quality assurance testing in the food microbiology laboratory is discussed in this paper, using Vibrio cholerae as a specific case study. Nine V. cholerae strains isolated during a one month period from environmental, seafood and shellfish samples were typed using the Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method. Using this technique, distinct DNA fingerprint patterns were generated for all 9 strains tested. A particular 80% GC-content RAPD primer, VC80-10, was evaluated for its possible use in the differentiation among V. cholerae strains. Although the results presented are only very preliminary observations, it is shown that it is possible to use RAPD as an additional tool for quality assurance testing in the food microbiology laboratory, albeit only in a rather limited capacity.     

低剂量胸部CT自动管电流调节技术在超重体型患者检查中的可行性研究

目的：探讨16层螺旋CT自动管电流调节技术（CAREDose4D）在超重体型患者检查中的可行性。方法：收集行胸部CT检查的超重体型患者（BMI值于24-27．9之间）100例,扫描分低剂量组（A组）和常规剂量组（B组）,其中A组扫描运用CAREDose4D技术自动调节管电流;B组扫描运用常规剂量管电流为70mAs扫描。扫描完成后记录加权CT剂量指数（CTDlvol）、有效mAs值、剂量长度乘积（DLP）,计算出有效剂量（ED）及剂量减低比值（DR）,并比较两组的剂量及图像质量。结果：与B组相比,A组常规扫描辐射剂量显著降低,差异有显著统计学意义（P〈0．01）,A组剂量减低比值（DR）降低约20．84％,而图像质量无明显下降,不影响诊断,在主动脉弓上4cm（肺尖）层面A组图像质量优于B组,差异有统计学意义（x^2=8．442,P=0．015）。结论：自动管电流调节技术既可以减少患者的辐射剂量,对待超重体型患者个体化、人性化,又不影响影像诊断,是一项有价值的检查方法。     

The recognition of a new species of rice (Oryza) from Australia

The discovery is reported of a new endemic species of wild rice in series Sativae from northern Australia, Oryza meridionalis Ng. This species has previously been confused with O. rufipogon, O. nivara and O. saliva f. spontanea. Its geographical distribution is confined to northern Australia. It is also reproductively isolated from all other species of the series Sativae.     

Variable number tandem repeats – Their emerging role in sickness and health

Understanding the mechanisms regulating tissue specific and stimulus inducible regulation is at the heart of understanding human biology and how this translates to wellbeing, the ageing process, and disease progression. Polymorphic DNA variation is superimposed as an extra layer of complexity in such processes which underpin our individuality and are the focus of personalized medicine. This review focuses on the role and action of repetitive DNA, specifically variable number tandem repeats and SINE-VNTR-Alu domains, highlighting their role in modification of gene structure and gene expression in addition to their polymorphic nature being a genetic modifier of disease risk and progression. Although the literature focuses on their role in disease, it illustrates their potential to be major contributors to normal physiological function. To date, these elements have been under-reported in genomic analysis due to the difficulties in their characterization with short read DNA sequencing methods. However, recent advances in long read sequencing methods should resolve these problems allowing for a greater understanding of their contribution to a host of genomic and functional mechanisms underlying physiology and disease.