基于上转磷光颗粒的AFP免疫层析定量检测

目的：建立了上转磷光免疫层析快速定量检测AFP的方法,用于原发性肝癌的诊断。方法：利用上转磷光标记的双抗夹心免疫层析技术检测血清中AFP的含量。将AFP单克隆抗体分别标记上转磷光颗粒并包被硝酸纤维膜,制成免疫层析检测试纸。评价该试纸的灵敏度、特异性和精密度。并通过临床50例血清样本,探讨上转磷光技术与化学发光检测方法的一致性。结果：该方法能在20min内完成,检测灵敏度达5ng/ml。浓度范围从5-1000ng/ml作标准曲线,呈现较好的线性。通过三组平行实验探讨其精密度,变异系数都在10%以内。应用于其它肿瘤标志物如CEA、CA199、AFU和NSE的检测,无交叉反应。与化学发光相比,决定系数R2=0.9692,一致性较好。结论：该方法简便、快速、廉价,可以实现定量,尤其适合基层门诊和体检现场使用。     

Microwave‐assisted solid‐phase peptide synthesis at 60 °C: alternative conditions with low enantiomerization

Several conditions have been used in the coupling reaction of stepwise SPPS at elevated temperature (SPPS‐ET), but we have elected the following as our first choice: 2.5‐fold molar excess of 0.04–0.08 M Boc or Fmoc‐amino acid derivative, equimolar amount of DIC/HOBt (1:1) or TBTU/DIPEA (1:3), 25% DMSO/toluene, 60 °C, conventional heating. In this study, aimed to further examine enantiomerization under such condition and study the applicability of our protocols to microwave‐SPPS, peptides containing L ‐Ser, L ‐His, L ‐Cys and/or L ‐Met were manually synthesized traditionally, at 60 °C using conventional heating and at 60 °C using microwave heating. Detailed assessment of all crude peptides (in their intact and/or fully hydrolyzed forms) revealed that, except for the microwave‐assisted coupling of L ‐Cys, all other reactions occurred with low levels of amino acid enantiomerization (<2%). Therefore, herein we (i) provide new evidences that our protocols for SPPS at 60 °C using conventional heating are suitable for routine use, (ii) demonstrate their appropriateness for microwave‐assisted SPPS by Boc and Fmoc chemistries, (iii) disclose advantages and limitations of the three synthetic approaches employed. Thus, this study complements our past research on SPPS‐ET and suggests alternative conditions for microwave‐assisted SPPS. Copyright © 2009 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Caveolin-1 和nm23在乳腺癌组织中的表达及意义

目的：探讨Caveolin-1 和nm23 在乳腺癌组织中的表达及意义。方法：选取于我院就诊的172 例乳腺癌患者的乳腺组织和40 例乳腺增生患者的正常乳腺组织,采用免疫组化技术检测标本中Caveolin-1和nm23的表达,并分析其与患者的临床病理之间的 关系。结果：免疫组化结果显示Caveolin-1 和nm23 在乳腺癌组织中的表达均低于正常乳腺组织（P<0.05）,且两者的表达呈正相 关（r= 0.609,P<0.05）;其中Caveolin-1 的表达与乳腺癌的临床分期及淋巴结转移有关（P<0.05）,nm23 的表达与乳腺癌的临床分 期、组织学类型及淋巴结转移有关（P<0.05）。结论：Caveolin-1 和nm23 的表达可能是乳腺癌发生发展的重要原因,可应用于临床 诊治乳腺癌患者。     

PHD2基因原核表达载体的构建及其在大肠埃希菌中的表达

目的构建PHD2基因原核表达载体pET-43.1b（＋）-PHD2,实现Nus-PHD2融合蛋白在大肠埃希菌中的可溶性表达。方法用SacⅠ酶切pET-43.1b（＋）制备线性化载体,设计与线性化载体两端具有至少15个同源序列的特异性引物,以真核重组质粒pCMV6-Entry-EGLN1为模板,PCR法扩增PHD2目的基因。采用In-Fusion技术构建原核表达载体pET-43.1b（＋）-PHD2,并将其导入大肠埃希菌BL21（DE3）中诱导表达。用SDS-PAGE和Western blot分析并鉴定表达出的融合蛋白。用Ni-NTA亲和层析法纯化目的蛋白。结果成功构建了PHD2原核表达载体;SDS-PAGE结果显示融合蛋白以可溶性形式表达;Western blot鉴定表明融合蛋白可以与PHD2单克隆抗体特异性结合。结论实现了Nus-PHD2融合蛋白在大肠埃希菌中的可溶性表达,为PHD2生物学功能的研究奠定了基础。     

Fruit fly liquid larval diet technology transfer and update

Since October 2006, the US Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service (USDA–ARS) has been implementing a fruit fly liquid larval diet technology transfer, which has proceeded according to the following steps: (1) recruitment of interested groups through request; (2) establishment of the Material Transfer Agreement with agricultural research service; (3) fruit fly liquid larval diet starter kit sent to the requestor for preliminary evaluation; (4) problem‐solving through email or onsite demonstration; (5) assessment on feedback from the participants to decide whether to continue the project. Up to date, the project has involved 35 participants from 29 countries and 26 species of fruit flies. Fourteen participants have concluded their evaluation of the process, and 11 of these 14, have deemed it to be successful. One participant has decided to implement the project on a larger scale. The 14 participants were, Argentina (Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha fraterculus), Bangladesh (Bactrocera cucurbitae, C. capitata, and Bactrocera dorsalis), China (Fujia province) (B. dorsalis), Italy (C. capitata), Fiji (Bactrocera passiflorae), Kenya (Bactrocera invadens, Ceratitis cosyra), Mauritius (Bactrocera zonata and B. cucurbitae), Mexico (Anastrepha species), Philippines (Bactrocera philippinese), Thailand (Bactrocera correcta), Austria (C. capitata, Vienna 8 and A. fraterculus), Israel (Dacus ciliatus and C. capitata), South Africa (C. capitata, Vienna 8) and Australia (C. capitata). The Stellenbosch medfly mass‐rearing facility in South Africa and the CDFA in Hawaii were two mass‐scale rearing facilities that allowed us to demonstrate onsite rearing in a larger scale. Demonstrations were performed in CDFA in 2007, and in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 2008; both were found to be successful. The Stellenbosch medfly mass‐rearing facility in South Africa decided to adopt the technology and is currently evaluating the quality control of the flies that were reared as larvae on a liquid diet.     

Prospects for Bonobo Insectivory: Lui Kotal, Democratic Republic of Congo

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are well-known to eat invertebrates, especially social insects, across Africa, but allopatric bonobos (P. paniscus) are not. Bonobo insectivory is sparsely documented and apparently sporadic. However, the availability to bonobos of social insect prey and raw materials with which to make tools to exploit them is unknown. Here, we test a set of hypotheses that relates to questions of presence, abundance, density, and distribution of taxa that Pan consume and of vegetation suitable for making extractive foraging tools. We worked at Lui Kotal, Democratic Republic of Congo, where unprovisioned bonobos live in intact forest, far from villages. We collected insect and fecal specimens, transected for prey and assessed raw materials, and monitored mounds of Macrotermes. All but 1 of the major taxa of relevant termites, ants, and (stinging) honey bees were present. The 3 main taxa of insects that chimpanzees elsewhere eat —Macrotermes (fungus-growing termites), Dorylus (Anomma; army or driver ants), and Apis (honey bees)— were abundant and widespread, and usually at densities exceeding those at well-known chimpanzee study-sites. Similarly, woody and nonwoody vegetation suitable for making fishing probes was common at mounds of Macrotermes. There is no obvious ecological reason why bonobos should not use elementary technology in extractive foraging, e.g., termite-fish, ant-fish, ant-dip, honey-dip, to obtain social insects.     

肿瘤特异性蛋白B7-H4纳米抗体的筛选和鉴定

羊驼体内存在天然缺少轻链的重链抗体,克隆重链抗体可变区(VHH),即可构建单域抗体(single-domain antibodies,sdAbs),又称纳米抗体(nanobody,Nb)。利用非免疫羊驼噬菌体文库筛选肿瘤特异性蛋白B7-H4的纳米抗体,经过4轮淘选,ELASE鉴定阳性克隆噬菌体,测序获得其DNA序列后体外转录为mRNA,将修饰纯化后的mRNA转染到肿瘤细胞,利用细胞免疫荧光检测mRNA在肿瘤细胞内是否表达,Western印迹进一步验证其表达情况;通过CCK-8法鉴定其对肿瘤细胞的增殖抑制能力;划痕实验鉴定其对肿瘤细胞迁移能力的影响;Transwell法鉴定其对肿瘤细胞的侵袭能力的影响;裸鼠荷瘤模型瘤旁注射mRNA,鉴定其在体内实验对肿瘤组织的作用。结果显示,通过淘选获得1个高亲和性的噬菌体株菌H6;DNA测序并导出的氨基酸序列符合羊驼纳米抗体结构;将其mRNA导入肿瘤细胞,能有效表达出纳米抗体H6;转染H6-mRNA的肿瘤细胞(0.84±0.08)与未转染H6-mRNA的对照组(1.83±0.04)相比,其增殖能力明显受到抑制,P<0.01,其迁移和侵袭能力(78.60±5.36)明显低于空白对照组(197.80±21.04),效果优于B7-H4 mRNA的siRNA(95.40±16.56);在裸鼠乳腺癌模型中能有效抑制肿瘤生长,效果优于紫杉醇和B7-H4 mRNA的siRNA。这说明筛选所得抗B7-H4纳米抗体H6能特异结合B7-H4蛋白并封闭其功能,导致肿瘤细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭受到抑制。该结果为利用B7-H4作为治疗癌症的靶点提供了实验基础。     

综述与专论: 河鲀毒素的检测技术与应用

河鲀毒素（tetrodotoxin, TTX）是毒性极强的小分子生物碱类毒素,包括中国在内的亚洲沿海国家因误食TTX污染食品而中毒的事件时有发生,其发病迅速且无特效解毒剂,对环境安全、食品安全与社会安全造成极大的威胁。通过检测食品与环境中的TTX含量可以实现TTX的风险预警,可有效防范TTX中毒事件的发生。本文梳理了4类TTX的检测技术,分析比较了传统的生物检测法、化学检测法、免疫检测法之间的优势、不足与实际应用进展,介绍了基于适配体技术的新型检测技术的兴起、发展与广阔的应用前景,对生物安全领域中TTX风险的管理与控制有现实意义。     

The use of thermal imaging in assessing skin temperature following cryotherapy: a review

Background

Cryotherapy is used in various clinical and sporting settings to reduce odema, decrease nerve conduction velocity, decrease tissue metabolism and to facilitate recovery after exercise induced muscle damage. The basic premise of cryotherapy is to cool tissue temperature and various modalities of cryotherapy such as whole body cryotherapy, cold spray, cryotherapy cuffs, frozen peas, cold water immersion, ice, and cold packs are currently being used to achieve this. However, despite its widespread use, little is known regarding the effectiveness of different cryotherapy modalities to reduce skin temperature.

Objectives

To provide a synopsis of the use of thermal imaging as a method of assessing skin temperature following cryotherapy and to report the magnitude of skin temperature reductions associated with various modalities of cooling.

Design

Structured narrative review.

Methods

Three electronic databases were searched using keywords and MESH headings related to the use of thermal imaging in the assessment of skin temperature following cryotherapy. A hand-search of reference lists and relevant journals and text books complemented the electronic search.

Summary

Nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria. A skin temperature reduction of 5–15 °C, in accordance with the recent PRICE (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation) guidelines, were achieved using cold air, ice massage, crushed ice, cryotherapy cuffs, ice pack, and cold water immersion. There is evidence supporting the use and effectiveness of thermal imaging in order to access skin temperature following the application of cryotherapy.

Conclusions

Thermal imaging is a safe and non-invasive method of collecting skin temperature. Although further research is required, in terms of structuring specific guidelines and protocols, thermal imaging appears to be an accurate and reliable method of collecting skin temperature data following cryotherapy. Currently there is ambiguity regarding the optimal skin temperature reductions in a medical or sporting setting. However, this review highlights the ability of several different modalities of cryotherapy to reduce skin temperature.     

噬菌体gp17基因2种重组产物的抗菌效应比较

通过重组技术获得大肠埃希菌噬菌体内溶素纯化蛋白和表面展示噬菌体,并观察产物的生物效应。将肠侵袭性大肠埃希菌EIEC 8401噬菌体LSB-1内溶素基因gp17构建到质粒pET300中,并在大肠埃希菌BL21中诱导表达,通过Ni柱纯化系统纯化产物;利用噬菌体展示技术构建T7-LSB-gp17重组噬菌体,通过双层琼脂法纯化噬菌体,并观察2种产物的抗菌效应。2 139 bp的gp17基因通过重组技术表达出78.3 ku的可溶性蛋白,纯化后浓度为2.38 mg/mL,其对EIEC8401有良好的抑菌活性,但对其他试验菌无抗性;通过噬菌体展示技术构建的重组噬菌体T7-LSB-gp17通过SDS-PAGE电泳显示在78 ku处有表达增强,对EIEC8401无感染、裂解作用,但对EIEC8401及其他试验菌有明显溶菌作用,宿主谱增加。通过重组技术获得的噬菌体LSB-1内溶素基因gp17的产物对LSB-1噬菌体原宿主具有明显的抑制效应。其中gp17表达的纯化蛋白具有明显的宿主专一性,重组噬菌体悬液有较宽种类的抗菌作用。这可能是因为gp17蛋白与噬菌体表面复杂空间结构的相互作用产生的生物效应。