生态脆弱区贫困与生态环境的博弈分析

生态脆弱区既是生态环境破坏最典型、最强烈的区域,也是贫困问题最集中的区域。然而,实践中试图摆脱"贫困陷阱"的成功案例并不多见。其中一个重要原因是鲜有协同生态保护与扶贫的研究,尤其是忽视了不同利益主体的相互作用过程与机制。从博弈论的视角,探讨生态脆弱区不同利益主体的两组核心博弈,即政府与民众以及政府与企业的博弈。研究发现,扶贫与生态环境保护相互作用过程事实上就是协调不同利益主体的目标与利益的博弈过程,博弈结果一定程度上决定了扶贫的效果以及生态环境保护的效应。研究为深入理解贫困与生态环境相互作用的过程与机制提供一个理论分析框架,并为中国生态脆弱区可持续发展实践提供有益借鉴。     

Compromised NK Cell-Mediated Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity in Chronic SIV/SHIV Infection

Increasing evidence indicates that antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) contributes to the control of HIV/SIV infection. However, little is known about the ADCC function of natural killer (NK) cells in non-human primate model. Here we demonstrated that ADCC function of NK cells was significantly compromised in chronic SIV/SHIV infection, correlating closely with the expression of FcγRIIIa receptor (CD16) on NK cells. CD32, another class of IgG Fc receptors, was identified on NK cells with higher expression in the infected macaques and the blockade of CD32 impacted the ability of NK cells to respond to antibody-coated target cells. The inhibition of matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), a group of enzymes normally involved in tissue/receptor remodeling, could restore NK cell-mediated ADCC with increased CD16 expression on macaque NK cells. These data offer a clearer understanding of NK cell-mediated ADCC in rhesus macaques, which will allow us to evaluate the ADCC repertoire arising from preclinical vaccination studies in non-human primates and inform us in the future design of effective HIV vaccination strategies.     

DKK-1通过上调nm23表达抑制乳腺癌细胞迁移

Dickkopf-1(DKK-1)作为Wnt/β-连环蛋白(Wnt/β-catenin)经典信号传导通路的拮抗剂而受到关注.为了进一步阐明DKK-1在乳腺癌细胞迁移中的作用及其分子机制,应用我们建立的乳腺癌细胞MCF-7高转移倾向亚克隆LM-MCF-7细胞株,比较了DKK-1在不同转移能力的乳腺癌细胞株中表达水平及其与细胞迁移能力的关系.结果显示,DKK-1在LM-MCF-7细胞中表达明显下调;"伤口愈合"实验结果表明,在MCF-7细胞中,RNA干扰DKK-1可导致细胞迁移能力增强;相反,在LM-MCF-7细胞中过表达DKK-1则可抑制细胞的迁移.进一步研究结果显示,DKK-1为肿瘤转移抑制因子nm23的上游激活因子.因此,我们的研究结果表明,DKK-1表达水平下调导致nm23表达水平下调,解除了对乳腺癌细胞迁移的抑制作用,是LM-MCF-7乳腺癌细胞具有高迁移能力的原因之一;反之,与LM-MCF-7相比,DKK-1在MCF-7细胞中高表达,其通过上调nm23可抑制乳腺癌细胞迁移.这一发现对进一步揭示乳腺癌细胞转移的分子机制具有的重要意义.     

中国松材线虫病空间分布格局

应用地统计学和克里格插值方法,分析了松材线虫病在中国的空间分布结构和空间相关性.研究表明,松材线虫病在中国呈聚集分布.在全国和江苏、安徽、广东、浙江5个不同空间尺度下,半变异函数均为球形,空间依赖性距离分别可达10 1888°、3.4464°、2.1581°、3.08°和2.4376°.松材线虫病在中国有着2个明显的聚集分布区域,一个位于(30.5～32.5°N,117.7～120.5°E),以南京为中心,包括江苏、安徽大部和浙江西北部,另一个位于(22.5～24°N,113～114.5°E ),在广东境内.松材线虫病在中国早期空间分布自然扩散模型为R = 5.4743e0.4139t(R2 = 0.9204).     

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Population Distributions of Thymic Function in Adults: Variation by Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Status

The thymus is critical for mounting an effective immune response and maintaining health. However, epidemiologic studies characterizing thymic function in the population setting are lacking. Using data from 263 adults in the Detroit Neighborhood Health Study, we examined thymic function as measured by the number of signal joint T-cell receptor excision circles (sjTREC) and assessed associations with established indicators of physiological health. Overall, increasing age and male gender were significantly associated with reduced thymic function. Adjusting for covariates, individuals with elevated levels of the pro-inflammatory biomarkers C-reactive protein (β: ?0.50 [95% CI: ?0.82, ?0.18] for moderate elevation, β: ?0.29 [95% CI: ?0.59, 0.00] for high elevation) and interleukin-6 (β: ?0.60 [95% CI: ?0.92, ?0.28] for moderate elevation, β: ?0.43 [95% CI: ?0.77, ?0.08] for severe elevation) also had lower thymic function. Compared to individuals with a BMI < 25, individuals who were overweight (β: 0.36 [95% CI: 0.07, 0.64]) or obese (β: 0.27 [95% CI: ?0.03, 0.56]) had higher thymic function. Differences by self-rated health were not statistically significant. Our findings underscore demographic- and health-related gradients in thymic function among adult residents of Detroit, suggesting thymic function may be an important biomarker of health status in adults at the population level.     

Negative HBcAg in immunohistochemistry assay of liver biopsy is a predictive factor for the treatment of patients with nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy

The hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) is an important target for antiviral response in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. However, the correlation between HBcAg in the hepatocyte nucleus and nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) therapeutic response is unclear. We sought to evaluate the role of HBcAg by analysing liver biopsies for viral response in NA‐naïve hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive (+) CHB patients via immunohistochemistry (IHC). A total of 48 HBcAg‐negative (?) patients and 48 HBcAg (+) patients with matching baseline characteristics were retrospectively analysed for up to 288 weeks. Virological response (VR) rates of patients in the HBcAg (?) group were significantly higher at week 48 and 96 than the HBcAg (+) group (77.1% versus 45.8% at week 48, respectively, P = 0.002 and 95.3% versus 83.3% at week 96, respectively, P = 0.045). The serological negative conversion rate of HBeAg was significantly higher in the HBcAg (?) than in the HBcAg (+) group from week 96 to 288 (35.4 % versus 14.6% at week 96, respectively, P = 0.018; 60.4% versus 14.6%, respectively, P < 0.001 at week 144; 72.9% versus 35.4%, respectively, P < 0.001 at week 288). The cumulative frequencies of VR and lack of HBeAg were higher in the HBcAg (?) group (both P < 0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that HBcAg (?) was the predictor for the lack of HBeAg (OR 4.482, 95% CI: 1.58–12.68). In summary, the absence of HBcAg in the hepatocyte nucleus could be an independent predictor for HBeAg seroconversion rates during NA‐naïve treatment in HBeAg (+) CHB patients.     

桔小实蝇飞行活动节律及其飞行能力

桔小实蝇在野外自然条件下,具有远距离扩散迁移能力。为了探讨桔小实蝇基于其生理生物学所能表达的基础飞行能力,本研究采用飞行磨系统,在实验室可控条件下,测定桔小实蝇飞行的日节律、不同食料饲养下的飞行能力以及多次飞行能力。研究表明:桔小实蝇飞行活动呈现明显的日节律,一天中呈现两个飞行时段,分别为7∶00至15∶00和17∶00至21∶00。不同食料饲养下,取食酵母糖水和糖水的桔小实蝇飞行能力显著强于取食清水。桔小实蝇经营养补充后可进行3-6 d的飞行,累计飞行可持续时间分别为4.21 h和3.74 h、最远飞行距离分别为5.74 km和5.24 km、平均飞行速度1.10 m/s和1.21 m/s。本研究为阐释桔小实蝇长距离迁移扩散成因提供了重要飞行生物学数据。     

楮叶中香豆素和黄酮类化学成分研究

本文对楮树(Broussonetia papyrifera(L.)Vent.)叶中的香豆素和黄酮类成分进行研究,利用柱层析、重结晶、色谱技术等分离手段,分离得到了10个化合物,经理化性质和波谱数据分析鉴定为伞形花内酯(1)、七叶内酯(2)、芹菜素(3)、木犀草素(4)、山柰酚(5)、牡荆素(6)、芹菜素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖醛酸(7)、芫花素(8)、槲皮素(9)、二氢槲皮素(10).化合物1～7均为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

Differentiation of nonbeating embryonic stem cells into beating cardiomyocytes is dependent on downregulation of PKC beta and zeta in concert with upregulation of PKC epsilon

Cardiomyocyte differentiation overall has been analyzed in vivo and in vitro at the molecular level by homologous recombination, gene mutation studies, and by transgenics; however, the roles of many signal transduction mechanisms that drive this differentiation process are still not fully understood. One set of signal transduction components that has been studied in detail in mature, differentiated cardiomyocytes is the PKC isotype superfamily. However, while the function of each isotype is slowly being uncovered in adult cardiomyocytes, limited information persists concerning their function in the differentiation process of cardiomyocytes. To begin analyzing the function of specific PKC isotypes in the differentiation process, we employed an established model for differentiating ES cells into cardiomyocyte-positive embryoid bodies (EBs) in vitro. RT-PCR, Western analyses, and confocal microscopy all showed that the expression of specific PKC isotypes was significantly changed as ES cells differentiated into cardiomyocytes. More importantly, by using antagonists specific for each isotype we found that this change was a final step in the differentiation process. PKC beta and zeta downregulation served to promote differentiation (beating), while upregulation of PKC epsilon appeared to amplify differentiation (beating). Finally, melding classical tools (i.e., ionic exchange glass beads) with recently developed methods for differentiating ES cells creates a possible novel technique for investigating differentiation of ES cells into cardiomyocytes as well as other cell types.