非O1群、非O139群霍乱弧菌致败血症1例报道

对襄阳市中心医院分离的2株疑似霍乱弧菌进行鉴定及药物敏感性试验。利用MicroScan WalkAway 40鉴定仪进行生化鉴定及药物敏感性试验,玻片凝集法确定血清型别,PCR扩增16SrRNA保守区基因并将产物进行测序分析。此2株疑似霍乱菌株O1群及O139群霍乱弧菌诊断血清均不凝集,16SrRNA扩增产物测序Blast比对分析与数据库中霍乱弧菌相似性达100％,药敏结果显示对氨苄西林、庆大霉素、环丙沙星、阿米卡星、氯霉素、复方新诺明（SXT）、四环素均敏感。该病例为非O1、非O139群霍乱弧菌导致的败血症,可能经胃肠道途径传播。     

四川省二郎山常见被子植物资源和分布特征

二郎山国家森林公园海拔3 437 m.生态环境保护良好,植物种类繁多.为进一步了解二郎山常见被子植物种类,探讨植被的垂直地带性变化和坡向性变化,对二郎山植物进行野外实地调查取样,所采集的200余份标本进行鉴定分析,结果表明,四川二郎山常见被子植物184种,8变种,主要属蔷薇科、菊科、杜鹃花科、毛茛科等科.由于二郎山的特殊地理位置,其常见被子植物具有明显的垂直性变化和坡向性变化.     

康复运动治疗老年慢性心力衰竭患者的有效性和安全性研究

目的:探讨6周康复运动治疗老年慢性心力衰竭(心衰)患者的有效性和安全性。方法:44例老年慢性心力衰竭(心功能NYHAⅡ-Ⅲ)患者随机分为两组,康复组在实施临床医疗措施并同时进行6周康复运动;对照组仅实施临床医疗措施。比较治疗前后及不同两组治疗后的六分钟步行实验距离,完成运动平板所需要的时间和代谢当量,明尼苏达心力衰竭生活质量调查表积分,血浆脑钠肽含量以及左室射血分数。结果:经过6周康复运动治疗后康复组心功能分级、六分钟步行实验距离、运动平板时间和运动平板的最大代谢当量(METS)较对照组改善更明显(P<0.05)。结论:6周康复运动治疗显著提高老年慢性心力衰竭患者的运动耐量和生活质量。6周康复运动治疗老年慢性心力衰竭(心衰)患者是有效的和安全的。     

基于CSCD的盐生植物研究文献计量评价

以中国科学引文数据库（CSCD,477篇）为主线,以维普、万方和CNKI数据库（3329篇）为基础数据,采用文献计量分析的方法,对盐生植物研究文献进行统计分析,分别从文献的年代、机构、作者、来源期刊、学科类别、高被引论文和文献的关键词这7个方面,对盐生植物研究文献的分布规律和研究现状进行总体回顾与评价。全面概括、总结和分析该研究领域研究热点、区域、内容、技术和方法,优秀人才、领先机构和主要团队,揭示中国盐生植物研究的进展情况。结果表明：1956年有盐生植物论文发表,2007年文献总量340篇为最高记录;在CSCD,1991年有盐生植物论文发表,至2011年62篇为最高,均呈逐年上升趋势。中国在盐生植物研究方面已经形成了引领该研究方向的4个主要科研团队,分别是山东师范大学、中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所、中国农业大学和南京大学。盐生植物的研究呈现明显的地域相关性,热点地区包括新疆、山东、北京、南京、东北、内蒙古、宁夏、兰州等地。盐生植物研究热点是：耐盐性（耐盐机制）、盐胁迫、盐碱地、基因克隆、土壤盐分、植物生长、开发利用、渗透调节、生理指标、种子萌发、脯氨酸、基因工程（基因表达）和植物群落等。     

Protein Phosphatase 2A Catalytic Subunit α Plays a MyD88-Dependent,Central Role in the Gene-Specific Regulation of Endotoxin Tolerance

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Highlights? PP2Ac is constitutively activated and targets MyD88 in LPS-tolerized macrophages ? Constitutively active PP2Ac shifts a proinflammatory MyD88 to its prosurvival mode ? Constitutively active PP2Ac reprograms gene-specific chromatin modification landscape ? Constitutively active PP2Ac broadly defines ET at both signaling and epigenetic levels     

Manipulation of kynurenine pathway for enhanced daptomycin production in Streptomyces roseosporus

Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide natural product produced by Stretptomyces roseosporus, displaying good bactericidal activity against a wide range of gram‐positive pathogens. Daptomycin contains a 13 amino acid and kynurenine (Kyn) is essential for optimal activity of daptomycin. In this study, we characterized the Kyn pathway in S. roseosporus and investigated its role in supplying precursor for daptomycin biosynthesis. Two genes (dptJ and tdo) coding for tryptophan‐2,3‐dioxgenase existed in the chromosome. dptJ is located in the daptomycin biosynthetic gene cluster, while tdo is in other locus. Disruption of dptJ or tdo resulted in reduced yield by ～50%. The introduction of an additional copy of dptJ but not tdo led to enhanced production of daptomycin by 110%. Furthermore, disruption of kyn encoding kynureninase showed improved daptomycin productivity by 30%. Our results demonstrated that the enhancement of Kyn supply through metabolic engineering approach is an efficient way to increase daptomycin production. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 29:847–852, 2013     

Three‐dimensional neural differentiation of embryonic stem cells with ACM induction in microfibrous matrices in bioreactors

The clinical use of pluripotent stem cell (PSC)‐derived neural cells requires an efficient differentiation process for mass production in a bioreactor. Toward this goal, neural differentiation of murine embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in three‐dimensional (3D) polyethylene terephthalate microfibrous matrices was investigated in this study. To streamline the process and provide a platform for process integration, the neural differentiation of ESCs was induced with astrocyte‐conditioned medium without the formation of embryoid bodies, starting from undifferentiated ESC aggregates expanded in a suspension bioreactor. The 3D neural differentiation was able to generate a complex neural network in the matrices. When compared to 2D differentiation, 3D differentiation in microfibrous matrices resulted in a higher percentage of nestin‐positive cells (68% vs. 54%) and upregulated gene expressions of nestin, Nurr1, and tyrosine hydroxylase. High purity of neural differentiation in 3D microfibrous matrix was also demonstrated in a spinner bioreactor with 74% nestin + cells. This study demonstrated the feasibility of a scalable process based on 3D differentiation in microfibrous matrices for the production of ESC‐derived neural cells. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 29:1013–1022, 2013