Hemagglutinin of Influenza Virus Partitions into the Nonraft Domain of Model Membranes

The HA of influenza virus is a paradigm for a transmembrane protein thought to be associated with membrane-rafts, liquid-ordered like nanodomains of the plasma membrane enriched in cholesterol, glycosphingolipids, and saturated phospholipids. Due to their submicron size in cells, rafts can not be visualized directly and raft-association of HA was hitherto analyzed by indirect methods. In this study, we have used GUVs and GPMVs, showing liquid disordered and liquid ordered domains, to directly visualize partition of HA by fluorescence microscopy. We show that HA is exclusively (GUVs) or predominantly (GPMVs) present in the liquid disordered domain, regardless of whether authentic HA or domains containing its raft targeting signals were reconstituted into model membranes. The preferential partition of HA into ld domains and the difference between lo partition in GUV and GPMV are discussed with respect to differences in packaging of lipids in membranes of model systems and living cells suggesting that physical properties of lipid domains in biological membranes are tightly regulated by protein-lipid interactions.     

肝郁脾虚证模型大鼠血流变及TXB2、PGFla的变化

目的:探查中医肝郁脾虚证模型的血流变及相关调节因子的状态。方法:采用慢性束缚应激+过度疲劳+饮食失节法建立大鼠肝郁脾虚证模型,测定大鼠造模三周、自然恢复一周时的血流变和血浆TXB2、PGF1a。结果:与正常组相比,模型组大鼠造模三周150/s、38/s、10/s、5/s切变率下的全血粘度、还原粘度均显著升高(P<0.001),红细胞聚集指数显著降低(P<0.001),红细胞压积显著升高(P<0.01),红细胞变形指数无显著性差异(P>0.05);血浆TXB2显著升高(P<0.001),6-keto-PGF1a显著降低(P<0.05),TXB2/PGF1a显著升高(P<0.01);模型组大鼠第四周150/s、38/s、10/s、5/s切变率下的全血粘度、还原粘度仍显著升高(P<0.001或P<0.01);红细胞聚集指数显著降低(P<0.001);红细胞压积与变形指数无显著性差异(P>0.05);血浆TXB2和TXB2/PGF1a显著降低(P<0.05),6-keto-PGF1a显著升高(P<0.05)。结论:肝郁脾虚证大鼠存在血液高粘和血栓易形成状态,恢复期血液高粘同时伴有扩血管因素的加强。提示肝郁脾虚证有血流...     

以中枢神经系统症状为首发表现的干燥综合征1例并文献复习

目的:探讨干燥综合征累及中枢神经病变的临床表现及诊断、鉴别诊断、治疗。方法:报告中国人民解放军第175医院1例累及中枢神经病变的干燥综合征患者的临床资料并复习相关文献,对其临床表现、诊断、容易混淆的鉴别诊断及治疗进行分析。结果:1例累及中枢神经病变的干燥综合征患者经治疗病情好转出院。结论:累及中枢神经病变的干燥综合征,尤其以中枢神经系统症状为首发表现者,极易误诊为多发性硬化,遇可疑病例应及时完善检查,避免因忽视其它系统症状而导致漏诊和误诊,影响患者的预后。     

黄热病病毒检测微阵列的研究制备

目的:制备黄热病病毒寡核苷酸检测微阵列.方法:根据黄热病病毒基因组序列,并应用生物信息学软件设计出寡核苷酸探针用于制备基因芯片,克隆于质粒上的黄热病病毒全长基因DNA经限制性显示技术扩增并标记,完成杂交后对芯片进行扫描和数据分析.结论:微阵列检测技术为检测黄热病病毒提供了一种早期、快速、可靠的方法,具有应用于临床检测的前景.     

减蛋综合症病毒纤维蛋白C-末端的分泌表达及抗原性分析(英文)

目的:在大肠杆菌中分泌表达重组纤维蛋白的C-末端序列,并检测其抗原性。方法:采用PCR技术扩增了减蛋综合症病毒(EDSV)纤维蛋白C-末端的编码基因,并将其克隆到组成型分泌表达载体pUC18ompAcat上构建pUC18ompA-EDS。将该重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)菌株构建工程菌,培养工程菌以表达目的蛋白。结果:SDS-PAGE分析表明,纤维蛋白C-末端在大肠杆菌中成功实现了表达,且部分重组蛋白分泌到了周质空间和胞外的培养基中,Ni2+-NTA树脂分离纯化后,Western blotting对其免疫原性的分析表明,重组蛋白可与鸡抗EDSV血清发生特异反应。结论:说明获得的纤维蛋白的C-末端具有明显的抗原性,该研究对于开发预防EDSV的基因工程疫苗的研究具有一定参考作用。     

Molecular genetics of Brugada syndrome

Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a life-threatening cardiac rhythm disorder characterized by persistent STsegment elevation in leads V1–V3 and right bundle branch block on electrocardiograms (ECG), and by syncope and sudden death from ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF). BrS is responsible for nearly 4% of sudden cardiac deaths and considered to be the most common cause of natural death in males younger than 50 years in some Asian countries. Since the first diseasecausing gene for BrS (the cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A) was identified in 1998, extensive investigations on both clinical and basic aspects of BrS have occurred rapidly. SCN5A mutations remain the most common cause of BrS; nearly 300 SCN5A mutations have been identified and are responsible for 20%–30% of BrS cases. Commercial genetic testing is available for SCN5A. Recently, seven other disease-causing genes for BrS have been identified and include GPD1L (BrS2), CACNA1C (Cav1.2, BrS3), CACNB2 (Cavβ2, BrS4), SCN1B (Navβ1, BrS5), KCNE3 (MiRP2, BrS6), SCN3B (Navβ3, BrS7), and HCN4 (BrS8). This article will briefly review the progress made over the past decade in our understanding of the clinical, genetic and molecular aspects of BrS.     

Porcine models for the metabolic syndrome, digestive and bone disorders: a general overview

The aim of this review article is to provide an overview of the role of pigs as a biomedical model for humans. The usefulness and limitations of porcine models have been discussed in terms of metabolic, cardiovascular, digestive and bone diseases in humans. Domestic pigs and minipigs are the main categories of pigs used as biomedical models. One drawback of minipigs is that they are in short supply and expensive compared with domestic pigs, which in contrast cost more to house, feed and medicate. Different porcine breeds show different responses to the induction of specific diseases. For example, ossabaw minipigs provide a better model than Yucatan for the metabolic syndrome as they exhibit obesity, insulin resistance and hypertension, all of which are absent in the Yucatan. Similar metabolic/physiological differences exist between domestic breeds (e.g. Meishan v. Pietrain). The modern commercial (e.g. Large White) domestic pig has been the preferred model for developmental programming due to the 2- to 3-fold variation in body weight among littermates providing a natural form of foetal growth retardation not observed in ancient (e.g. Meishan) domestic breeds. Pigs have been increasingly used to study chronic ischaemia, therapeutic angiogenesis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and abdominal aortic aneurysm as their coronary anatomy and physiology are similar to humans. Type 1 and II diabetes can be induced in swine using dietary regimes and/or administration of streptozotocin. Pigs are a good and extensively used model for specific nutritional studies as their protein and lipid metabolism is comparable with humans, although pigs are not as sensitive to protein restriction as rodents. Neonatal and weanling pigs have been used to examine the pathophysiology and prevention/treatment of microbial-associated diseases and immune system disorders. A porcine model mimicking various degrees of prematurity in infants receiving total parenteral nutrition has been established to investigate gut development, amino acid metabolism and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Endoscopic therapeutic methods for upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding are being developed. Bone remodelling cycle in pigs is histologically more similar to humans than that of rats or mice, and is used to examine the relationship between menopause and osteoporosis. Work has also been conducted on dental implants in pigs to consider loading; however with caution as porcine bone remodels slightly faster than human bone. We conclude that pigs are a valuable translational model to bridge the gap between classical rodent models and humans in developing new therapies to aid human health.