脑水肿干湿重法的测定条件分析

目的：分析干湿重法测定脑水肿的温度条件和时间条件,探讨优化测量方案。方法：健康SD大鼠随机分为3组（n=4）：取脑组织称其湿重,分别连续烘烤16 h,用于不同温度条件下60℃、90℃、110℃的干湿重法脑水肿测定,检测不同时间点脑组织重量变化以及重量差值变化情况。结果：在不同温度下,随着时间的延长,脑组织重量逐渐减轻;温度在110℃条件下,9 h两次称量干重之差小于0.0002 g,已经烘烤至恒重;90℃温度条件下12 h至恒重;60℃温度条件下15.5 h至恒重。结论：干湿重法测量脑水肿的优化方案为110℃ 9 h、90℃ 12 h、60℃ 15.5 h,为脑水肿的测定提供实验依据。     

响应面法优化乌骨藤通光藤苷G提取工艺

利用响应面法对乌骨藤Marsdenia tenacissima通光藤苷G的提取工艺进行优化。以通光藤苷G提取率为指标,在单因素试验的基础上,选取乙醇浓度、料液比、提取时间、提取次数进行4因素3水平的Box-Behnken中心组合研究,并运用Design Expect 8.0软件对试验参数进行分析,研究各自变量及其交互作用对通光藤苷G提取率的影响。结果显示,通光藤苷G的最佳提取条件为：乙醇溶液浓度80%,料液比1∶20(W/V),提取时间1.5 h,提取2次,在此条件下,通光藤苷G提取率为0.253%。     

Pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells: From basic research to applications

Basic research on pluripotent stem cells is designed to enhance understanding of embryogenesis, whereas applied research is designed to develop novel therapies and prevent diseases. Attainment of these goals has been enhanced by the establishment of embryonic stem cell lines, the technological development of genomic reprogramming to generate induced-pluripotent stem cells, and improvements in vitro techniques to manipulate stem cells. This review summarizes the techniques required to generate neural cells from pluripotent stem cells. In particular, this review describes current research applications of a simple neural differentiation method, the neural stem sphere method, which we developed.     

一种新的以影像为基础的细胞增殖和细胞毒性检测方法

3-(4,5-二甲基-2-噻唑)-2,5-二苯基溴化四唑盐)（MTT）比色法是传统上检测细胞增殖和细胞毒性的常用方法.
CloneSelectTM成像系统是一种以影像为基础的用于分析细胞生长的可视检测系统.本研究采用人结直肠癌HCT116细胞系,运用CloneSelect成像系统和MTT方法分别检测药物阿的平的细胞毒性,并采用Bland Altman作图法比较两种实验方法获得的pEC50值,分析两种研究方法获得的结果的一致性. 结果表明,CloneSelectTM成像系统和MTT法获得的pEC50值具有较好的一致性.与MTT方法相比,基于影像的CloneSelectTM成像分析技术检测快速、无损伤且结果更准确,获取资料不损伤细胞,允许后续其它时间点或动力学检测. 研究提示,这种新的以影像为基础的检测技术可以替代MTT方法,用于分析不同药物的抗细胞增殖活性.     

Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci for the endangered dusky gopher frog,Rana sevosa,and two closely related species,Rana capito and Rana areolata

A microsatellite library was developed using genomic DNA of the endangered dusky gopher frog, Rana sevosa. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers and conditions are presented for R. sevosa (eight loci) and two sister taxa — other gopher frogs, Rana capito (seven loci) and crawfish frogs, Rana areolata (three loci). Polymorphism of each microsatellite locus was evaluated for each species. All loci have moderate to high genetic variation in terms of allelic richness (four to 10 alleles per locus), observed heterozygosity (0.595–0.946), and expected heterozygosity (0.531–0.856).     

一种改进的小麦吸浆虫淘土调查方法及其效果

在多年调查实践的基础上,提出了一种改进的小麦吸浆虫Sitodiplosismosettana(Gelin)淘土调查方法——袋筛箩瓷盘法,并通过试验比较了该方法与传统的箩筛法和近年提出的袋筛箩盐水法的淘捡效果。结果表明,袋筛箩瓷盘法淘捡幼虫多,时间花费少。袋筛箩瓷盘法与袋筛箩盐水法比较,两者的捡虫效果相当,袋筛箩瓷盘法花费时间略少,但不需用食盐调节水的比重,减少了经济支出;与箩筛法比较,箩筛法的捡虫效果仅是袋筛箩瓷盘法的83%,且花费时间比后者多1倍。建议在生产上及时大范围推广袋筛箩瓷盘法淘捡小麦吸浆虫技术。     

饲养黄曲条菜跳甲实验种群的一种新方法

介绍一种简便可行的饲养黄曲条菜跳甲Phyllotretastriolata(F.)的新方法———整苗大瓶罩养法。用5种植物根部饲养越冬代,黄曲条菜跳甲均可成功地完成其生活周期,未成熟期最高存活率为63.3%,成虫平均寿命最长为219.2d,平均产卵量最大为192.4粒雌。     

Electrogenerated chemiluminescence of the platinum (II) octaethylporphyrin/tri-n-propylamine system

The electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) of platinum (II) octaethyl-porphyrin (PtOEP) in acetonitrile:methylene chloride (CH₃CN:CH₂Cl₂, 50:50 v/v) and CH₂Cl₂ is reported. ECL was generated upon sweep to positive potentials using tri-n-propylamine (TPrA) as an oxidative-reductive coreactant. ECL efficiencies (?_ecl) of 0.18 in CH₃CN:CH₂Cl₂ (50:50 v/v) and 3.90 in methylene chloride were obtained using Ru(bpy)₃(PF₆)₂ (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) as a relative standard (?_ecl = 1). The ECL intensity peaks at a potential corresponding to oxidation of PtOEP and TPrA, and ECL emission spectra are nearly identical to photoluminescence emission spectra, indicating that emission is from the PtOEP triplet state.     

Oligomerization of H-pyrophosphatase and its structural and functional consequences

The H⁺-pyrophosphatase (H⁺-PPase) consists of a single polypeptide, containing 16 or 17 transmembrane domains. To determine the higher order oligomeric state of Streptomyces coelicolor H⁺-PPase, we constructed a series of cysteine substitution mutants and expressed them in Escherichia coli. Firstly, we analyzed the formation of disulfide bonds, promoted by copper, in mutants with single cysteine substitutions. 28 of 39 mutants formed disulfide bonds, including S545C, a substitution at the periplasmic side. The formation of intermolecular disulfide bonds suppressed the enzyme activity of several, where the substituted residues were located in the cytosol. Creating disulfide links in the cytosol may interfere with the enzyme's catalytic function. Secondly, we prepared double mutants by introducing second cysteine substitutions into the S545C mutant. These double-cysteine mutants produced cross-linked complexes, estimated to be at least tetramers and possibly hexamers. Thirdly, we co-expressed epitope-tagged, wild type, and inactive mutant H⁺-PPases in E. coli and confirmed the formation of oligomers by co-purifying one subunit using the epitope tag used to label the other. The enzyme activity of these oligomers was markedly suppressed. We propose that H⁺-PPase is present as an oligomer made up of at least two or three sets of dimers.