白叶蒿挥发油成分研究

目的：分析白叶蒿的化学成分。方法：采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取,运用毛细管气相色谱-质谱联用法对白叶蒿挥发性化学成分进行了分析,用气相色谱面积归一化法测定了各成分的相对百分含量。结果：经毛细管色谱分离出31个峰,并鉴定出峰所对应的化合物。其主要化学成分为2,5-辛二烯（41．41％）;（z,z）-3,5辛二烯（17．87％）;桉油醇（6．75％）;3,3,6-三甲基-1,5-庚二烯-4-酮（3．26％）;1-甲氧基-4-（2-丙烯基）-苯（2．79％）;3,3,4,4-四甲基己烷（2．71％）;1R—α-蒎烯（2．67％）;（1-甲基-1,2-丙二烯基）环丙烷（2．61％）;7,11-二甲基-3-亚甲基-1,6,10-十二碳三烯（2．30％）等。结论：报道了白叶蒿的化学成分,为进一步开发利用提供了科学依据。     

Cloning and expression of a gene coding for the prolipoprotein signal peptidase of Escherichia coli

An Escherichia coli mutant, Y815, has a temperature-sensitive prolipoprotein signal peptidase. IPTG-induced synthesis of the major outer membrane prolipoprotein (PLP) results in the inhibition of cell growth because of accumulation of PLP in its envelope [J. Bacteriol. (1982) 152, 1163-1168]. The 2000 E. coli strains of Clarke and Carbon's collection were screened for the presence of a plasmid complementing the IPTG-sensitivity of the growth of Y815. One plasmid, pLC3-13, complemented the IPTG-sensitivity. The envelope fraction prepared from Y815 transformed by pLC3-13 showed high activity of the PLP signal peptidase in vitro at high temperature. A 4 kb AccI fragment subcloned onto plasmid pHY001 was shown to carry the gene for the PLP signal peptidase.     

Supraspinal influences on the penile reflexes of the male rat: a comparison of the effects of copulation, spinal transection, and cortical spreading depression.

The penile reflexes of the rat were observed on interruption of the copulatory behavior sequence after intromission and ejaculation in the initial ejaculatory series, after the penultimate series, during sexual exhaustion, and during recovery from sexual exhaustion 24 and 72 hr later. These were compared to the reflexes of the normal rat in control conditions, to those of the male rat after spinal transection, and to those of the sexually rested and sexually exhausted male rat under cortical spreading depression (CSD). It was concluded that (1) the stimuli associated with copulation evoke disinhibition of the penile reflexes, these showing the short reflex latencies observed in the spinal animal. The release of the spinal mechanisms is lost within 30 min of the last copulatory event. CSD further inhibits reflex responsivity. (2) Stimuli associated with intromission provoke acceleration of the normal rhythmic presentation of reflexes seen in the normal and spinal rat, resulting in a decrease in the duration of intervals between reflex clusters and an increase in reflex number. This excitation decays within about 15 min after intromission. (3) The increase in degree of penile extension and percentage of penile flips after spinal transection suggests tonic inhibition of reflex intensity in the normal rat. The decrease in capacity to attain full erection with the approach of sexual exhaustion suggests an increase in this inhibition. This does not recover during a rest period but instead intensifies. CSD effects did not mimic the effects of spinal transection but instead depressed reflex excitability. The relationship of these changes to the copulatory behavior pattern is discussed.     

5种半蒴苣苔属植物光合特性的比较

对半蒴苣苔属( Hemiboea C. B. Clarke)植物半蒴苣苔( H. henryi C. B. Clarke)、贵州半蒴苣苔( H. cavaleriei H. Lév.)、疏脉半蒴苣苔( H. cavaleriei var. paucinervis W. T. Wang et Z. Y. Li ex Z. Y. Li)、华南半蒴苣苔( H. follicularis C. B. Clarke)和红苞半蒴苣苔( H. rubribracteata Z. Y. Li et Yan Liu)叶片的光合特性进行了分析和比较。结果表明：5种植物的光合参数及其日变化曲线、光响应参数〔(包括最大净光合速率( Pmax )、表观量子效率(AQY)、光补偿点(LCP)和光饱和点(LSP)〕、CO2响应参数〔包括CO2饱和净光合速率(CSPn)、羧化效率(CE)、CO2补偿点( CCP)和CO2饱和点( CSP)〕均有较大差异。半蒴苣苔、疏脉半蒴苣苔和红苞半蒴苣苔的净光合速率( Pn)日变化曲线均呈“单峰型”,而贵州半蒴苣苔和华南半蒴苣苔的Pn日变化曲线均呈“双峰型”且“午休”现象明显;贵州半蒴苣苔和疏脉半蒴苣苔的气孔导度( Gs)和蒸腾速率( Tr)日变化曲线均呈“单峰型”,而其他3种植物的Gs和Tr日变化曲线均类似“双峰型”;5种植物的胞间CO2浓度( Ci)日变化均呈先降后升的趋势;此外,5种植物的Pn与Gs均呈显著正相关、与Tr均呈正相关、与Ci均呈负相关。5种植物的光响应曲线和CO2响应曲线均有差异,但在光合有效辐射( PAR)低于200μmol·m-2·s-1或环境CO2浓度( Ce)低于800μmol·mol-1的条件下,它们的Pn均随PAR或Ce的升高急剧增加。5种植物中,贵州半蒴苣苔的Pmax最高,疏脉半蒴苣苔的CSPn最高;贵州半蒴苣苔的LCP最高(55.74μmol·m-2·s-1),其他4种的LCP均小于10μmol·m-2·s-1;5种植物的LSP均介于600~800μmol·m-2·s-1之间,CCP介于50~150μmol·mol-1之间,而CSP均在1000μmol·mol-1以上。研究结果揭示：供试5种植物均为阴生植物,但因产地生境及遗传特性差异使它们各自适应不同的光照条件,因而,在引种栽培过程中应根据各种类的光合特性采取适当的遮阳措施。     

越南杜鹃花科新记录——深裂树萝卜(英文)

报道了越南杜鹃花科(Ericaceae)1新记录种——深裂树萝卜(Agapetes lobbii C.B.Clarke)。该种产自越南北部莱州省(Lai Chau)的Sin Ho地区,凭证标本保存在越南科学技术院生态和生物资源研究所标本馆(HN)。     

Use of a Continuous Glucose Monitoring System in High-Risk Hospitalized Noncritically Ill Patients With Diabetes After Cardiac Surgery and During Their Transition of Care From the Intensive Care Unit During COVID-19: A Pilot Study

ObjectiveContinuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has demonstrated benefits in managing inpatient diabetes. We initiated this single-arm pilot feasibility study during the COVID-19 pandemic in 11 patients with diabetes to determine the feasibility and accuracy of real-time CGM in patients who underwent cardiac surgery and whose care was being transitioned from the intensive care unit.MethodsA Clarke error grid analysis was used to compare CGM and point-of-care measurements. The mean absolute relative difference (MARD) of the paired measurements was calculated to assess the accuracy of CGM for glucose measurements during the first 24 hours on CGM, the remaining time on CGM, and for different chronic kidney disease (CKD) strata.ResultsOverall MARD between point-of-care and CGM measurements was 14.80%. MARD for patients without CKD IV and V with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of ≥20 mL/min/1.73 m² was 12.13%. Overall, 97% of the CGM values were within the no-risk zone of the Clarke error grid analysis. For the first 24 hours, a sensitivity analysis of the overall MARD for all patients and those with an eGFR of ≥20 mL/min/1.73 m² was 15.42% ± 14.44% and 12.80% ± 7.85%, respectively. Beyond the first 24 hours, overall MARD for all patients and those with an eGFR of ≥20 mL/min/1.73 m² was 14.54% ± 13.21% and 11.86% ± 7.64%, respectively.ConclusionCGM has shown great promise in optimizing inpatient diabetes management in the noncritical care setting and after the transition of care from the intensive care unit with high clinical reliability and accuracy. More studies are needed to further assess CGM in patients with advanced CKD.     

Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: Initial Experience at a Tertiary Care Center

ObjectivePatients hospitalized with COVID-19 and hyperglycemia require frequent glucose monitoring, usually performed with glucometers. Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are common in the outpatient setting but not yet approved for hospital use. We evaluated CGM accuracy, safety for insulin dosing, and CGM clinical reliability in 20 adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and hyperglycemia.MethodsStudy patients were fitted with a remotely monitored CGM. CGM values were evaluated against glucometer readings. The CGM sensor calibration was performed if necessary. CGM values were used to dose insulin, without glucometer confirmation.ResultsCGM accuracy against glucometer, expressed as mean absolute relative difference (MARD), was calculated using 812 paired glucometer-CGM values. The aggregate MARD was 10.4%. For time in range and grades 1 and 2 hyperglycemia, MARD was 11.4%, 9.4%, and 9.1%, respectively, with a small variation between medical floors and intensive care units. There was no MARD correlation with mean arterial blood pressure levels, oxygen saturation, daily hemoglobin levels, and glomerular filtration rates. CGM clinical reliability was high, with 99.7% of the CGM values falling within the “safe” zones of Clarke error grid. After CGM placement, the frequency of glucometer measurements decreased from 5 to 3 and then 2 per day, reducing nurse presence in patient rooms and limiting viral exposure.ConclusionWith twice daily, on-demand calibration, the inpatient CGM use was safe for insulin dosing, decreasing the frequency of glucometer fingersticks. For glucose levels >70 mg/dL, CGMs showed adequate accuracy, without interference from vital and laboratory values.