从一名国内感染的艾滋病人分离人免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）

从一名国内感染的艾滋病人采血,分离其外周血单核细胞（ＰＭＣｓ）。首先与正常的ＰＭＣｓ共培养,４周后检测其ＨＩＶ－１ｐ２４抗原（ＥＬＩＳＡ）达到峰值。用此时的细胞及其上清分别感染Ｊｕｒｋａｔ－ｔａｔ、ＣＥＭ、ＭＴ４细胞,可很快地在这三株细胞中检测到ＨＩＶ生长,ＨＩＶ在Ｊｕｒｋａｔ－ｔａｔ细胞中生长情况最好,同时用病人血清直接感染Ｊｕｒｋａｔ－ｔａｔ和ＭＴ４细胞,４周后检测其细胞上清ＨＩＶ－１ｐ２４抗原（ＥＬＩＳＡ法）为阳性,但ＯＤ值很低（约为ＰＭＣ共培养组的一半）。用病人的少量全血与正常ＰＭＣｓ共培养,得到的结果与分离病人ＰＭＣｓ法相近。应用间接免疫荧光法（ＩＦＡ）、免疫酶法（ＩＥＡ）、蛋白印迹法及ＨＩＶ－１ＰＯｌ基因和Ｅｎｖ基因特异引物的聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）等证实为ＨＩＶ－１病毒。分离的ＨＩＶ在Ｊｕｒｋａｔ－ｔａｔ细胞中连续传代,细胞被感染后２－３天即出现以大量融合细胞为主的细胞病变,感染后７－１０天细胞几乎全部死亡。病毒在连续传代过程中的生长特征及致细胞病变特征不变。此病毒命名为ＣＡ－２毒株。     

Parvalbumin和Calbindin－D28k负疫反应神经元在人胎视网膜中的分布和发育

本实验采用免疫细胞化学方法观察１９例人胎视网膜内Ｐａｒｖａｌｂｕｍｉｎ（ＰＶ）和Ｃａｌｂｉ－ｄｉｎ－Ｄ２８ｋ（ＣａＢＰ）免疫反应神经元的分布和发育,对它们在人胎视网膜发育中的演变规律进行了研究。结果显示,ＰＶ和ＣａＢＰ免疫反应神经元属于视网膜水平细胞,无长实细胞和节细胞的不同亚群,ＣａＢＰ免疫反应神经元还可能分属于视细胞。ＰＶ和ＣａＢＰ免疫反应神经元的发育主要是在胚胎中期,胎１４周时它们已分别出现于视网膜内的不同部位,其各自的演变规律不同,至胚胎２７周时初步建立了各自的分布模式。在整个发育过程,颞测机网膜内ＰＶ免疫反应神经元的密度及反应强度均高于鼻侧视网膜内的ＰＶ免疫反应神经元,ＰＶ和ＣａＢＰ免疫反应神经元的发育与视网膜的组织发生也有着密切的联系。本文结果提示,ＰＶ和ＣａＢＰ可能在视网膜神经元的分化、迁移及突触形成中分别起着重要的作用。     

Differential localization of two isoforms of the regulatory subunit RIIα of cAMP-dependent protein kinase in human sperm: Biochemical and cytochemical study

In the present study, immunogold labeling of ultrathin sections of ejaculated sperm was used to obtain insight into the ultrastructural localization and presumable function of type II cAMP-dependent protein kinase in sperm motion. In the flagellum, a human-specific isoform of the RIIα subunit was located on the axonemal microtubule wall, whereas a different isoform of broader specificity was present in the cytoplasm at the periphery of the coarse fibers and fibrous sheath. This isoform was also found in the mitochondria. The human-specific RIIα subunit is likely linked to microtubules by a unique binding protein of M_r 72kD. These findings are in agreement with the concept of a concerted mechanism involving phosphorylation of both the axonemal microtubules and the fibrous structures for the regulation of mammalian sperm motion. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

The periodicities in and biometeorological relationships with bed occupancy of an acute psychiatric ward in Antwerp,Belgium

Recently, some investigators have established a seasonal pattern in normal human psychology, physiology and behaviour, and in the incidence of psychiatric psychopathology. In an attempt to elucidate the chronopsy and meteotropism in the latter, we have examined the chronograms of, and the biometeorological relationships to bed occupancy of the psychiatric ward of the Antwerp University Hospital during three consecutive calendar years (1987–1989). Weather data for the vicinity were provided by a local meteorological station and comprise mean atmospheric pressure, air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and minutes of sunlight and precipitation/day. The number of psychiatric beds occupied during the study period exhibited a significant seasonal variation. Peaks in bed occupancy were observed in March and November, with lows in August. An important part of the variability in the number of beds occupied could be explained by the composite effects of weather variables of the preceding weeks. Our results suggest that short-term fluctuations in atmospheric activity may dictate some of the periodicities in psychiatric psychopathology.     

Substance P-Evoked Calcium Mobilization and Ionic Current Activation in the Human Astrocytoma Cell Line U 373 MG: Pharmacological Characterization

Abstract— In the human astrocytoma cell line U 373 MG, application of substance P (SP) leads to a transient increase in cytosolic calcium concentration and to a biphasic current response in voltage-clamped cells. Using these two functional assays we have characterized pharmacologically the SP response in U 373 MG cells. SP and [l -Pro⁹]SP displayed high potencies in both assays with EC₅₀values of 2.5 ± 10^?9M and 1 ± 10^?9M on calcium responses and 110^?9M and 510^?9M on ion current responses, respectively. The high potency of SP and [l -Pro⁹]SP as well as the low potency of [Lys⁵,MeLeu⁹,N-Leu¹⁰]neurokinin A_(4-10) and the inactivity of senktide demonstrate the NK₁-type pharmacology of these responses. Furthermore, the NK₁ antagonists (±)-CP 96,345, its chloro analogue, (±)-cis-3-(2-chlorobenzylamino)-2-benz-hydrylquinuclidine, and RP 67580 were potent antagonists of both SP responses. For the calcium mobilization induced by SP (1 (10^?7M), the IC₅₀ values for the three antagonists were 4 ± 10^?10M, 4 ± 10^?9M, and 9 ± 10^?9M, respectively, whereas on the current response evoked by SP 10^?8M), the IC₅₀ values were 8 ± 10^?9M, 2.4 ± 10^?8M, and 1.2 10^?7M, respectively. Despite differences in the absolute IC₅₀ values obtained with both techniques, the relative potencies of the three antagonists correlate fairly well. The U 373 MG cell line provides a useful model system for studies of the pharmacology of the human NK₁receptor and its transduction mechanisms at the level of second messengers and modulation of ion currents.     

Embryonic Development and Postnatal Changes in Free d-Aspartate and d-Serine in the Human Prefrontal Cortex

Abstract: We have analyzed free chiral amino acids (aspartate and serine) in the human frontal cortex at different ontogenic stages (from 14 weeks of gestation to 101 years of age) by HPLC with fluorometric detection after derivatization with N-tert -butyl-oxycarbonyl- l -cysteine and o -phthaldialdehyde. Exceptionally high levels of free d -aspartate and d -serine were demonstrated in the fetal cortex at gestational week 14. The ratios of d -aspartate and of d -serine to the total corresponding amino acids were also high, at 0.63 and 0.27, respectively. The concentration of d -aspartate dramatically decreased to a trace level by gestational week 41 and then remained very low during all postnatal stages. In contrast, the frontal tip contained persistently high levels of d -serine throughout embryonic and postnatal life, whereas the d -amino acid content in adolescents and aged individuals was about half of that in the fetuses. Because d -aspartate and d -serine are known to have selective actions at the NMDA-type excitatory amino acid receptor, the present data suggest that these d -amino acids might play a pivotal role in cerebral development and functions that are related to the NMDA receptor.     

哺乳动物促性腺激素对文昌鱼卵母细胞成熟的影响

在繁殖季节,将哺乳动物促性腺激素注射到性腺正在成熟文昌鱼体内,注射３６小时后,检查促性腺激素的生理效应,结果表明这两种激素均有效地诱发卵母细胞成熟和产卵。从而认为雌性文昌鱼的生殖活动,像脊椎动物一样,可能受促性腺激素的调控。     

Variation among early Homo crania from Olduvai Gorge and the Koobi Fora region

Fossils recognized as early Homo were discovered first at Olduvai Gorge in 1959 and 1960. Teeth, skull parts and hand bones representing three individuals were found in Bed I, and more material followed from Bed I and lower Bed II. By 1964, L.S.B. Leakey, P.V. Tobias, and J.R. Napier were ready to name Homo habilis. But almost as soon as they had, there was confusion over the hypodigm of the new species. Tobias himself suggested that OH 13 resembles Homo erectus from Java, and he noted that OH 16 has teeth as large as those of Australopithecus. By the early 1970s, however, Tobias had put these thoughts behind him and returned to the opinion that all of the Olduvai remains are Homo habilis. At about this time, important discoveries began to flow from the Koobi Fora region in Kenya. To most observers, crania such as KNM-ER 1470 confirmed the presence of Homo in East Africa at an early date. Some of the other specimens were problematical. A.C. Walker and R.E. Leakey raised the possibility that larger skulls including KNM-ER 1470 differ significantly from smaller-brained, small-toothed individuals such as KNM-ER 1813. Other workers emphasized that there are differences of shape as well as size among the hominids from Koobi Fora. There is now substantial support for the view that in the Turkana and perhaps also in the Olduvai assemblages, there is more variation than would be expected among male and female conspecifics. One way to approach this question of sorting would be to compare all of the new fossils against the original material from Olduvai which was used to characterize Homo habilis in 1964. A problem is that the Olduvai remains are fragmentary, and none of them provides much information about vault form or facial structure. An alternative is to work first with the better crania, even if these are from other sites. I have elected to treat KNM-ER 1470 and KNM-ER 1813 as key individuals. Comparisons are based on discrete anatomy and measurements. Metric results are displayed with ratio diagrams, by which similarity in proportions for several skulls can be assessed in respect to a single specimen selected as a standard. Crania from Olduvai examined in this way are generally smaller than KNM-ER 1470, although OH 7 has a relatively long parietal. In the Koobi Fora assemblage, there is variation in brow thickness, frontal flattening and parietal shape relative to KNM-ER 1470. These comparisons are instructive, but vault proportions do not help much with the sorting process. Contrasts in the face are much more striking. Measurements treated in ratio diagrams show that both KNM-ER 1813 and OH 24 have relatively short faces with low cheek bones, small orbits and low nasal openings. Also, they display more projection of the midfacial region, just below the nose. This is not readily interpreted to be a female characteristic, since in most hominoid primates the females tend to have flatter lower faces than the males. The obvious size differences among these individuals have usually been interpreted as sex dimorphism, but, in fact, two taxa may be sampled at Olduvai and in the Turkana basin at the beginning of the Pleistocene. One large-brained group made up of KNM-ER 1470, several other Koobi Fora specimens, and probably OH 7, can be called Homo habilis. If these skulls go with femora such as KNM-ER 1481 and the KNM-ER3228 hip, then this species is close in postcranial anatomy to Homo erectus. The other taxon, including small-brained individuals such as KNM-ER 1813 and probably OH 13, seems also to be Homo rather than Australopithecus. If the OH 62 skeleton is part of this assemblage, then the small hominids have postcranial proportions unlike those of Homo erectus. However, it is too early to point unequivocally to one or the other of these groups as the ancestors of later humans. Both differ from Homo erectus in important ways, and both need to be better understood before we can map the earliest history of the Homo clade. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Differences in physical growth of Aymara and Quechua children living at high altitude in Peru

Physical growth of Amerindian children living in two Aymara and three Quechua peasant communities in the Andean highlands of southern Peru (altitude 3,810–3,840 m) was studied, taking into account differences in the microclimate, agronomic situation, and sociodemographic variables. Anthropometric measurements were taken in 395 children aged under 14 years of age in a sample of 151 families in these communities, who were surveyed for sociodemographic variables as well. Data on the land system were available for 77 families. In comparison with reference populations from the United States (NCHS) and The Netherlands, stature, weight, head circumference, and midupper arm circumference (but not weight for stature) in the sample children were reduced. Growth retardation increased after the age of 1 year. Stature and weight in the present sample were very similar compared with previously published data on growth of rural Aymara children living near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. Head circumference, midupper arm circumference, and weight for stature were significantly larger in Aymara children compared with Quechua children. Land was significantly more fragmented in Aymara compared with Quechua families, but amount of land owned was not different. Perinatal and infant mortality was elevated in Aymara vs. Quechua communities. Most families in Aymara communities used protected drinking water. One Quechua community had a severe microclimate, grim economic outlook, and weak social cohesion. Children in this community showed significant reductions in weight and midupper arm circumference compared with their peers in the other communities. We conclude that (presumably nutritionally mediated) intervillage and Aymara-Quechua differences in childhood physical growth existed in this rural high-altitude population in Peru and were associated with microclimate and the village economy, sociodemographic factors, and differences in the land system. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.