Light-adaptation in the photophobic response by Stentor coeruleus

Effects of preillumination on photophobic response (light-adaptation) and recovery of the photophobic sensitivity in the dark (dark-adaptation) in Stentor coeruleus were examined. When the cells were preilluminated with white light of 7.80 W/m² for 2 min, the fluence-rate response curve of photophobic response was shifted toward higher light intensities by half an order of magnitude compared to the one without preillumination. Preillumination with a higher light intensity resulted in a further shift of the fluencerate response curve. An action spectrum for light-adaptation showed a primary peak at 610 nm and secondary peaks at 540 and 480 nm which are almost identical to the peaks observed in the photophobic action spectrum.The light-adapted cells showed a recovery of their photophobic sensing ability following dark treatment. Dark-adaptation resulted in total recovery of photophobic sensing ability in 8 minutes for the most cases examined.     

替格瑞洛与氯吡格雷对急性心肌梗死患者介入治疗后的心功能和炎症反应的影响

目的:探讨替格瑞洛与氯吡格雷对急性心肌梗死患者介入治疗后的心功能和炎症反应的影响。方法:选取2015年1月-2018年1月期间我院收治的行介入治疗的急性心肌梗死患者300例为研究对象。根据随机数字表法将患者分为替格瑞洛组(n=150)和氯吡格雷组(n=150),其中替格瑞洛组给予阿司匹林、替格瑞洛治疗,氯吡格雷组给予阿司匹林、氯吡格雷治疗。比较两组患者治疗前后的左心室射血分数(LVEF)、左心室舒张末期内径(LVEDd)及白介素-6(IL-6)、C反应蛋白(CRP)、可溶性CD40配体(s CD40L)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)水平,随访3个月,观察两组患者随访期间心血管不良事件的发生情况。结果:两组患者治疗后LVEF较治疗前升高,且替格瑞洛组高于氯吡格雷组,LVEDd较治疗前降低,且替格瑞洛组低于氯吡格雷组(P0.05)。两组患者治疗后IL-6、CRP、s CD40L、TNF-α均较治疗前升高,但替格瑞洛组低于氯吡格雷组(P0.05)。替格瑞洛组随访期间心血管不良事件总发生率为10.00%(15/150),显著低于氯吡格雷组患者的31.33%(47/150),组间比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:相较于氯吡格雷而言,替格瑞洛治疗行介入治疗的急性心肌梗死患者效果满意,可显著改善心功能,降低炎症因子水平及心血管不良事件发生率。     

利用马尾松年轮资料重建江苏暖湿地区气候的初步研究

利用树木年轮气候学方法,根据马尾松生长对气候变量具非线性响应,尝试重建江苏暖湿地区过去１１６年（１８７４～１９９０）的年平均气温和降水量。温度的重建效果优于降水量,实测值与重建值两者的缩减误差（ＲＥ）分别为０．１２和０．１０,两者的平均偏差百分率分别为２．３％和２０％。绝大部分重建结果可从观测记录和历史文献中得到验证,但在温度较高或降水量较多的若干年份,实测值与重建值有较大偏差。     

小鼠肝脏免疫抑制蛋白质(LISP)的分离纯化和鉴定

用硫酸铵分段盐析及DEAE-Sephadex A-50、羟磷灰石和CM纤维素等多种柱层析方法,从正常小鼠肝浸液中分离纯化出一种免疫抑制蛋白质(LISP)。在体外用微量该蛋白质就能强烈抑制小鼠T、B淋巴细胞对促有丝分裂原和同种异型抗原的增生反应。纯化的蛋白质在聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PACE)和等电聚焦(IEF)鉴定时均显示为一条区带,其等电点(pI)值在7.5—7.8范围。沉降系数利S_(20),w为5.39。Sephadex G-100凝胶层析测得LISP的分子量为78,000道尔顿。十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)提示LISP是由二个相同的亚基组成,亚基分子量为38,500道尔顿。LISP是一种既非糖蛋白又非脂蛋白的碱性蛋白质,对它的氨基酸组成也作了分析。     

Alternative oxidase impacts the plant response to biotic stress by influencing the mitochondrial generation of reactive oxygen species

Previously, we showed that inoculation of tobacco with Pseudomonas syringae incompatible pv. maculicola results in a rapid and persistent burst of superoxide (O₂^‐) from mitochondria, no change in amount of mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) and induction of the hypersensitive response (HR). However, inoculation with incompatible pv. phaseolicola resulted in increased AOX, no O₂^‐ burst and no HR. Here, we show that in transgenic plants unable to induce AOX in response to pv. phaseolicola, there is now a strong mitochondrial O₂^‐ burst, similar to that normally seen only with pv. maculicola. This interaction did not however result in a HR. This indicates that AOX amount is a key determinant of the mitochondrial O₂^‐ burst but also that the burst itself is not sufficient to induce the HR. Surprisingly, the O₂^‐ burst normally seen towards pv. maculicola is delayed in plants lacking AOX. This delay is associated with a delayed HR, suggesting that the burst does promote the HR. A O₂^‐ burst can also be induced by the complex III inhibitor antimycin A (AA), but is again delayed in plants lacking AOX. The similar mitochondrial response induced by pv. maculicola and AA suggests that electron transport is a target during HR‐inducing biotic interactions.     

养分增加提高大狼耙草入侵种群的生长和竞争能力

为了探讨大狼耙草的入侵风险,该文通过同质种植园实验,研究了不同养分水平下大狼耙草河北、江苏、江西和广西4个入侵种群在单种和各种群与近缘本地植物金盏银盘混种时的生长和竞争响应。结果表明:(1)单种时4个种群的株高、分枝数和总生物量在高养分下显著高于低养分下,繁殖比在低养分下显著高于高养分下(江苏种群除外); 混种时4个种群各生长参数的竞争响应在高养分下小于低养分下的。(2)各养分下,广西和江西种群的株高和总生物量显著高于河北种群,广西种群的分枝数最多[低、中和高养分下分别为(12±0.86)、(16.83±0.95)和(21.83±1.14)]; 河北种群的繁殖比在低养分 [(47.33±3.29)%]和高养分 [(25.74±2.82)%]下最高,且显著高于同养分下的广西种群 [低养分为(30.92±1.78)%和高养分为(19.77±1.22)%]。中养分下,河北种群总生物量的竞争响应(-0.51±0.04)显著大于广西种群(-0.35±0.06),繁殖生物量的竞争响应(-0.46±0.03)也显著大于广西种群(-0.28±0.07)。综上表明,高养分提高大狼耙草的生长和竞争能力,生长和竞争能力在种群间有差异,养分增加和入侵种群间基因流可能会潜在地提高大狼耙草的入侵风险,该研究结果有助于预测入侵植物的入侵风险。     

一种基于流式细胞术的牛多细胞因子检测方法

本研究旨在建立一种基于流式细胞术的牛多细胞因子检测方法。对前期制备并筛选出的针对牛细胞因子IFN-γ、IL-2、TNF-α、IP-10和MCP-1的单克隆抗体进行荧光标记,与细胞表面分子抗体组合搭配,进行牛多细胞因子流式检测方法的建立和优化。随后利用建立的方法进行BCG体外感染牛外周血单个核细胞的细胞因子表达规律测定,并结合CFP10-ESAT6蛋白刺激剂评价上述细胞因子作为牛结核诊断标识的潜力。建立的牛多细胞因子流式检测方法可以有效测定BCG感染牛外周血T淋巴细胞的细胞因子表达,其中IFN-γ、IL-2、TNF-α在感染40h后持续上升,而IP-10和MCP-1表达水平呈现下降趋势;对于牛外周血CD4⁺T淋巴细胞IFN-γ、IL-2、TNF-α的联合检测能有效区分牛结核阳性和阴性样品。这一方法为牛病原菌感染、疫苗注射后细胞免疫应答水平评价以及疫病诊断提供了重要技术手段。     

A novel induction mechanism of the rat CYP1A2 gene mediated by Ah receptor-Arnt heterodimer

We have identified an enhancer responsible for induction by 3-methylcholanthrene in the upstream region of the CYP1A2 gene. The enhancer does not contain the invariant core sequence of XREs that are binding sites for the Ah receptor (AhR) and Arnt heterodimer. The enhancer did not show any inducible expression in Hepa-1-derived cell lines, C4 and C12, deficient of Arnt and AhR, respectively. On the other hand, bacterially expressed AhR-Arnt heterodimer could not bind to the enhancer. Mutational analysis of the enhancer revealed that a repeated sequence separated by six nucleotides is important for expression. A factor binding specifically to the enhancer was found by using gel shift assays. Bacterially expressed AhR-Arnt heterodimer interacted with the factor. A dominant negative mutant of the AhR to XRE activated the enhancer. Collectively, these results demonstrate that a novel induction mechanism is present in which the AhR-Arnt heterodimer functions as a coactivator.     

激光佐治慢性皮肤溃疡疗效观察及诱导HSP70表达研究

目的:探讨激光治疗慢性皮肤溃疡的疗效及诱导创面组织热休克蛋白70(heat shock prote in 70,HSP70)表达情况。方法:将64例84处慢性皮肤溃疡创面随机分为传统治疗组和激光治疗组,激光治疗组在传统治疗基础上加用激光治疗,所有创面在治疗三周进行疗效判定;同期随机切取5例创面组织,并设正常皮肤为对照,行组织切片HSP70免疫组化染色,计数HSP70阳性细胞数并检测阳性细胞灰度值进行统计学分析;设计引物行RT-PCR检测HSP70mRNA表达情况。结果:两组慢性皮肤溃疡患者经相应治疗均较治疗前明显改善,但激光治疗组创面的治愈率和总有效率明显高于传统治疗组(P<0.05或P<0.01);免疫组化染色显示,正常皮肤和慢性溃疡组织中未见明显HSP70阳性表达细胞,激光治疗后三周后可见较多量的HSP70表达阳性细胞,其阳性细胞计数明显高于其它两组(P<0.01),细胞信号灰度表达明显低于其它两组(P<0.05),而传统治疗组与正常对照组无显著差异;RT-PCR结果发现激光治疗组组织中扩增到一条特异性泳带,大小约268 bp,正常皮肤和传统治疗组组织中未扩增到明显HSP70mRNA基因片段。结论:激光佐治慢性皮肤溃疡具有良好临床疗效,可能与激活创面细胞的热休克内源性保护机制而发挥抗感染和促进愈合作用有关。