Combinations of palytoxin or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate and recombinant human insulin growth factor-I or insulin synergistically stimulate prostaglandin production in cultured rat liver cells and squirrel monkey aorta smooth muscle cells

In the presence of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) or the non-TPA-type tumor promoter, palytoxin, recombinant human insulin growth factor-I (IGF-I) and insulin synergistically stimulate prostaglandin production in rat liver cells (the C-9 cell line). Combinations fo palytoxin or TPA with recombinant human IGF-I or insulin also synergistically stimulate deesterification of c ellular lipids in C-9 cells prelabelled with [³H]arachidonic acid. With both types of stimulations, prostaglandin production or deesterification, the synergistic response of the IGF-I and insulin is greater with palytoxin than with TPA. Production of prostaglandin E₂ and F_2α by squirrel monkey smooth muscle cells incubated in the presence of TPA and insulin also is greater than the sum of the effects taken independently.     

细胞核CaMK和Calcineurin 对大鼠心肌肥厚发生的作用

目的:研究大鼠心肌肥厚时,钙依赖的蛋白激酶和蛋白磷酸酶在心肌细胞膜、细胞浆和细胞核的分布规律,以探讨核钙信号与核反应在心肌肥厚发生过程中的病理生理意义.方法:制备腹主动脉缩窄大鼠心肌肥厚模型,同位素32P掺入法分别测定心肌细胞核、细胞浆和细胞膜的蛋白激酶活性及用无机磷生成显色法测定其蛋白磷酸酶活性.结果:腹主动脉缩窄术后4周大鼠心肌显著肥厚,伴有明显的血液动力学异常.与正常对照组相比较,腹主动脉缩窄心肌肥厚组心肌细胞核钙调素蛋白激酶(CaMK)活性增加101.1%(P＜0.01),其膜的酶活性升高40.2%(P＜0.01),而胞浆的酶活性不变(P＞0.05);心肌细胞核钙调神经磷酸酶(Calcineurin)活性增加43.6%(P＜0.05),膜和胞浆中其活性增加无显著性(P＞0.05).正常组和腹主动脉缩窄心肌肥厚组心肌细胞CaMK和Calcineurin活性分布为核＞膜＞胞浆(P＜0.01).结论:腹主动脉缩窄心肌肥厚时核内钙依赖的CaMK和Calcineurin活性增加,提示压力超负荷时细胞核内钙调节的蛋白磷酸化和去磷酸化水平增高,可能在介导心肌肥厚的发生中起重要作用.     

合理利用网络资源为《微生物学》教学服务

充分利用网络上的教学资源 ,经过整理、修正、补充之后应用到微生物学的教学中 ,提高微生物学的教学质量和教学效率。     

环境因素对油松林木材生产影响的定量评价

本文使用多元统计分析方法, 定量评价了环境因素对陕西省油松人工林木材生产的影响程度。在地理-地形-土壤环境因素组中, 土壤类型对油松林的生长影响最大, 占38.75%。在气候因素组中, 7月平均气温对陕南及秦岭一带油松林的生长影响最大, 占34.46%。在陕北地区, 对油松林生长影响最大的因素是年降雨量, 占27.8%。不同气候因素作用于不同地区森林的程度有较大差异。根据综合环境因素对油松林木材生产的影响及林分生长表现, 在陕西省划分了3个油松生长区:(1)陕南及秦岭油松生长区;(2)关中及陕北南部生长区;(3)陕北北部生长区。并对各区的特点进行了总结。     

电针诱导心肌缺血大鼠延髓头端腹外侧区nNOS和iNOS差异表达

许多研究表明,延髓头端腹外侧区(rostral ventrolateml medulla,RVLM)的NO/NOS系统参与心血管活动的中枢调节.本实验以结扎Wistar大鼠左冠状动脉前降支法建立急性心肌缺血(acute myocardial ischemia,AMI)动物模型,观察针刺"内关"穴改善AMI大鼠的心功能作用,同时检测大鼠RVLM区神经元型一氧化氮合酶(neuronal nitric oxide synthase,nNOS)和诱导型一氧化氮合酶(inducible nitric oxide synthase,iNOS)表达的变化,进而探讨针刺治疗AMI的中枢机制.实验观察显示,AMI大鼠心功能各项指标减弱,伴随外周血去甲肾上腺素(norepinephrine,NE)和脑钠肽(brain natriuretic peptide,BNP)水平显著升高,同时RVLM区nNOS阳性神经元数和nNOS mRNA表达升高,而iNOS水平则降低.针刺"内关"穴(Pe 6)(每天30 min,连续5天)改善心功能,降低AMI大鼠血清中NE和BNP的水平,同时升高iNOS并降低nNOS在RVLM的表达.以上结果提示,针刺治疗心肌缺血的同时可以调节iNOS/NO和nNOS/NO在RVLM的变化,这可能与针刺通过调节RVLM区的NO含量进而降低交感传出,从而改善AMI大鼠的心功能有关.     

Analysis of synonymous codon usage in H5N1 virus and other influenza A viruses

In this study, we calculated the codon usage bias in H5N1 virus and performed a comparative analysis of synonymous codon usage patterns in H5N1 virus, five other evolutionary related influenza A viruses and a influenza B virus. Codon usage bias in H5N1 genome is a little slight, which is mainly determined by the base compositions on the third codon position. By comparing synonymous codon usage patterns in different viruses, we observed that the codon usage pattern of H5N1 virus is similar with other influenza A viruses, but not influenza B virus, and the synonymous codon usage in influenza A virus genes is phylogenetically conservative, but not strain-specific. Synonymous codon usage in genes encoded by different influenza A viruses is genus conservative. Compositional constraints could explain most of the variation of synonymous codon usage among these virus genes, while gene function is also correlated to synonymous codon usages to a certain extent. However, translational selection and gene length have no effect on the variations of synonymous codon usage in these virus genes.     

细胞色素P450调节肝脏药物代谢的途径

大量研究认为细胞色素P450与药物性肝损伤的病理生理过程密切相关,对其在肝损伤的作用已成为当前研究的一个热点.主要介绍细胞色素P450与药物性肝损伤的相关研究进展.     

传染性软疣病毒（MCV）的电镜观察

传染性软疣病毒（ＭＣＶ）的电镜观察李德忠,肖同浩,武晓华（广州军区武汉总医院电镜室,武汉４３００７０）吴宁（广州军区武汉总医院皮肤科,武汉４３００７０）关键词传染性软疣病毒,病毒形态,电镜观察曾有研究描述ＭＣＶ的发育周期中有８种形态,也有按发育过程将...