SHCBP1:乳腺癌治疗候选靶点和潜在预后标志物

探讨SHCBP1在乳腺癌及其不同亚型中的表达特征和预后价值。利用Oncomine, bc-GenExMiner v4.2, Kaplan-Meier plotter, GSE41994及STRING数据库分析乳腺癌病人SHCBP1的mRNA表达水平及其与乳腺癌患者生存率的相关性等。结果:(1)乳腺癌组织中SHCBP1的mRNA水平明显高于正常组织样本,但不同分子亚型的乳腺癌患者中SHCBP1的表达水平不同;(2)SHCBP1表达升高可导致Luminal A亚型更短的无转移生存期(Distant metastasis-free survival,DMFS)和无病生存期(Disease-free survival, DFS);(3)在雌激素受体阳性(ER+)、孕酮受体阳性(PR+)亚型、仅接受辅助化疗、仅接受辅助化疗的ER(+)与接受包括或排除内分泌治疗乳腺癌患者中,SHCBP1表达升高则无复发生存率(Relapse-free survival,RFS)显著缩短;(4)SHCBP1和CDC45 mRNA表达水平之间呈正相关,并可能与KIF23等10种蛋白相互作用。结论:SHCBP1是一种很有前景的乳腺癌预后指标和潜在的治疗靶点。     

凝血与纤溶指标与颅脑损伤后急性创伤性凝血病的关系及对脑心综合征的预测效能研究

摘要 目的：分析凝血与纤溶指标与颅脑损伤（TBI）后急性创伤性凝血病（ATC）的关系及对脑心综合征（CCS）的预测效能。方法：选取2020年1月～2022年12月本院收治的80例TBI患者作为研究对象,分别检测并计算非ATC患者与ATC患者、非CCS患者与CCS患者的凝血酶原时间（PT）、活化部分凝血酶原时间（APTT）、D-二聚体（D-D）、凝血酶-抗凝血酶复合物（TAT）、纤溶酶-α2纤溶酶抑制物复合物（PIC）水平和国际标准化比值（INR）、TAT/PIC比值;并采用双变量Spearman相关性检验凝血与纤溶指标的相关性,建立多因素Logistic模型分析TBI后ATC和TBI合并CCS的影响因素,同时分析凝血与纤溶指标对TBI合并CCS的预测效能。结果：80例TBI患者的ATC发生率为27.50%;与非ATC组比较,ATC组PT、APTT、D-D水平较高,TAT/PIC比值较低（P＜0.05）。PT、APTT、D-D与颅脑损伤后ATC呈正相关性,TAT/PIC与ATC呈负相关性。多因素logistic分析结果显示,TAT/PIC是颅脑损伤后ATC的独立危险因素（P＜0.05）。80例TBI患者的CCS发生率为20.00%;与非CCS组比较,CCS组PT、APTT、D-D水平较高,TAT/PIC比值较低（P＜0.05）。多因素logistic分析结果显示,PT、APTT、D-D、TAT/PIC是TBI合并CCS的独立危险因素（P＜0.05）。TBI合并CCS预测中,PT、APTT、D-D的ACU均＞0.70,TAT/PIC＞0.85。结论：TAT/PIC与TBI后ATC存在一定关联,同时还能预测CCS的发生,在TBI患者预后预测方面具有指导意义。     

呼气末二氧化碳分压、C-反应蛋白/白蛋白比值及综合脱机指数对重型颅脑损伤机械通气患者撤机失败的预测价值

摘要 目的：探讨呼气末二氧化碳分压（PetCO₂）、C-反应蛋白/白蛋白比值（CRP/Alb）及综合脱机指数（IWI）对重型颅脑损伤机械通气患者撤机失败的预测价值。方法：选择2020年1月至2022年6月在安徽中医药大学附属六安医院进行机械通气的重型颅脑损伤患者96例作为研究对象,按照撤机结局分为撤机失败组（n=31）和撤机成功组（n=65）。比较两组撤机前PetCO₂、CRP/Alb、IWI及临床参数。应用多因素Logistic回归分析重型颅脑损伤机械通气患者撤机失败的危险因素。应用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线评价PetCO₂、CRP/Alb、IWI对重型颅脑损伤机械通气患者撤机失败的预测价值。结果：撤机失败组PetCO₂、CRP/Alb、急性生理功能和慢性健康状况评分系统II（APACHE II）评分显著高于撤机成功组,机械通气时间长于撤机成功组,IWI、格拉斯哥昏迷评分（GCS）显著低于撤机成功组（P<0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,PetCO₂≥37.01 mmHg、CRP/Alb≥0.97、IWI≤78.23、GCS≤5.90分、APACHE II评分≥26.17分、机械通气时间≥4.49 d是重型颅脑损伤机械通气患者撤机失败的危险因素（P<0.05）。ROC曲线分析结果显示PetCO₂、CRP/Alb、IWI、GCS、APACHE II对重型颅脑损伤机械通气患者撤机失败均有较高的敏感度、特异度, PetCO₂、CRP/Alb、IWI三项联合检测对重型颅脑损伤机械通气患者撤机失败预测的曲线下面积（AUC）高于PetCO₂、CRP/Alb、IWI、GCS、APACHE II单独检测。结论：PetCO₂、CRP/Alb及IWI联合评估对重型颅脑损伤机械通气患者撤机失败具有较高的预测价值。     

TEAC antioxidant activity of 4-hydroxybenzoates

The influence of pH, intrinsic electron donating capacity, and intrinsic hydrogen atom donating capacity on the antioxidant potential of series of hydroxy and fluorine substituted 4-hydroxybenzoates was investigated experimentally and also on the basis of computer calculations. The pH-dependent behavior of the compounds in the TEAC assay revealed different antioxidant behavior of the nondissociated monoanionic form and the deprotonated dianionic form of the 4-hydroxybenzoates. Upon deprotonation the radical scavenging ability of the 4-hydroxybenzoates increases significantly. For mechanistic comparison a series of fluorobenzoates was synthesized and included in the studies. The fluorine substituents were shown to affect the proton and electron donating abilities of 4-hydroxybenzoate in the same way as hydroxyl substituents. In contrast, the fluorine substituents influenced the TEAC value and the hydrogen atom donating capacity of 4-hydroxybenzoate in a way different from the hydroxyl moieties. Comparison of these experimental data to computer-calculated characteristics indicates that the antioxidant behavior of the monoanionic forms of the 4-hydroxybenzoates is not determined by the tendency of the molecule to donate an electron, but by its ability to donate a hydrogen atom. Altogether, the results explain qualitatively and quantitatively how the number and position of OH moieties affect the antioxidant behavior of 4-hydroxybenzoates.     

Mathematical analysis of a model describing evolution of an asexual population in a changing environment

We investigate a mathematical model for an asexual population with non-overlapping (discrete) generations, that exists in a changing environment. Sexual populations are also briefly discussed at the end of the paper. It is assumed that selection occurs on the value of a single polygenic trait, which is controlled by a finite number of loci with discrete-effect alleles. The environmental change results in a moving fitness optimum, causing the trait to be subject to a combination of stabilising and directional selection.This model is different from that investigated by Waxman and Peck [Genetics 153 (1999) 1041] where overlapping generations and continuous effect alleles were considered. In this paper, we consider non-overlapping generations and discrete effect alleles. However in [Genetics 153 (1999) 1041] and the present work, there is the same pattern of environmental change, namely a constant rate of change of the optimum.From [Genetics 153 (1999) 1041], no rigorous theoretical conclusion can be drawn about the form of the solutions as t grows large. Numerical work carried out in [Genetics 153 (1999) 1041] suggests that the solution is a lagged travelling wave solution, but no mathematical proof exists for the continuous model. Only partial results, regarding existence of travelling wave solutions and perturbed solutions, have been established (see [Nonlin. Anal. 53 (2003) 683; An integral equation describing an asexual population in a changing environment, Preprint]). For the discrete case of this paper, under the assumption that the ratio between the unit of genotypic value and the speed of environment change is a rational number, we are able to give rigorous proof of the following conclusion: the population follows the environmental change with a small lag behind, moreover, the lag is represented using a calculable quantity.     

State dependent behavior and the Marginal Value Theorem

The Marginal Value Theorem (MVT) is the dominant paradigm inpredicting patch use and numerous tests support its qualitativepredictions. Quantitative tests under complex foraging situationscould be expected to be more variable in their support becausethe MVT assumes behavior maximizes only net energy-intake rate.However across a survey of 26 studies, foragers rather consistently"erred" in staying too long in patches. Such a consistent directionto the errors suggests that the simplifying assumptions ofthe MVT introduce a systematic bias rather than just imprecision. Therefore, I simulated patch use as a state-dependent responseto physiological state, travel cost, predation risk, prey densities,and fitness currencies other than net-rate maximization (e.g.,maximizing survival, reproductive investment, or mating opportunities).State-dependent behavior consistently results in longer patchresidence times than predicted by the MVT or another foragingmodel, the minimize µ/g rule, and these rules fail to closely approximate the best behavioral strategy over a widerange of conditions. Because patch residence times increasewith state-dependent behavior, this also predicts mass regulationbelow maximum energy capacities without direct mass-specificcosts. Finally, qualitative behavioral predictions from theMVT about giving-up densities in patches and the effects oftravel costs are often inconsistent with state-dependent behavior.Thus in order to accurately predict patch exploitation patterns,the model highlights the need to: (1) consider predator behavior(sit-and-wait versus actively foraging); (2) identify activitiesthat can occur simultaneously to foraging (i.e., mate searchor parental care); and (3) specify the range of nutritional states likely in foraging animals. Future predictive modelsof patch use should explicitly consider these parameters.     

Growth Rate of the Microalga Tetraselmis suecica Changes the Biochemical Composition of Artemia Species

The impact of different microalgal semicontinuous cultures on growth and biochemical composition in the next link of the food chain was tested using the filter feeder Artemia species as a model. The marine microalga Tetraselmis suecica was cultured semicontinuously with renewal rates between 10% and 50% and used to feed Artemia. Microalgal cultures maintained with a low renewal rate that had biochemical composition similar to that of the stationary-phase cultures commonly used in aquaculture produced poor growth and survival and low food-conversion efficiency compared to cultures maintained with a high renewal rate. Changes in the renewal rate in microalgal cultures also resulted in important changes in the gross biochemical composition of the filter feeder. The gross biochemical composition of the Artemia resembled that of the microalgae used as food except for total lipid content. The percentage of protein in the organic fraction of Artemia increased from 45% to 65% of the organic weight with increasing renewal rates in the microalgal cultures, while the carbohydrate percentage decreased under the same conditions. Higher renewal rates resulted in higher lipid percentages in the microalga, but in Artemia the percentage of lipids decreased from 19% of the organic weight with a renewal rate of 10%, to 13% with a renewal rate of 50%. The percentage of all polyunsaturated fatty acids in Artemia, including 20:5n-3, increased slightly with increasing renewal rates in the microalgal cultures. Results emphasize the importance of controlling microalgal nutritional value for the success of aquaculture food chains in which filter feeders are involved. Received October 15, 2000; accepted December 29, 2000.     

Comprehensive sequence analysis of translation termination sites in various eukaryotes

Recent investigations into the translation termination sites of various organisms have revealed that not only stop codons but also sequences around stop codons have an effect on translation termination. To investigate the relationship between these sequence patterns and translation as well as its termination efficiency, we analysed the correlation between strength of consensus and translation efficiency, as predicted according to Codon Adaptation Index (CAI) value. We used RIKEN full-length mouse cDNA sequences and ten other eukaryotic UniGene datasets from NCBI for the analyses. First, we conducted sequence profile analyses following translation termination sites. We found base G and A at position +1 as a strong consensus for mouse cDNA. A similar consensus was found for other mammals, such as Homo sapiens, Rattus norvegicus and Bos taurus. However, some plants had different consensus sequences. We then analysed the correlation between the strength of consensus at each position and the codon biases of whole coding regions, using information content and CAI value. The results showed that in mouse cDNA, CAI value had a positive correlation with information content at positions +1. We also found that, for positions with strong consensus, the strength of the consensus is likely to have a positive correlation with CAI value in some other eukaryotes. Along with these observations, biological insights into the relationship between gene expression level, codon biases and consensus sequence around stop codons will be discussed.     

Developing regional conservation priorities using red lists: a hypothetical example from the Swiss lowlands

This paper investigates how different prioritizations of species for conservation can affect both the number of breeding individuals that receive protection and the distribution of conservation attention among different types of habitat. I use as a study example three red lists of the avifauna of Kanton Zürich in northern Switzerland. Species are weighted based on their placement in different red list categories to represent differences in species' relative conservation value. I examine how these weightings affect the number of breeding pairs benefiting from increasing conservation effort. Conservation effort is defined as the number of ranked land parcels that receive conservation attention, be it through habitat enhancement, protection, or other measures. I rank parcels' conservation value based on the number of weighted breeding pairs estimated for each parcel. Not surprisingly, the number of category-1, -2 and -3 breeding pairs that receive benefits varies greatly when different red lists are used. Changes in the relative conservation value of species in different categories influences both the number of breeding pairs and the number of parcels to receive conservation attention. The effect of increasing conservation effort on the number of breeding pairs and the proportion of each landscape type receiving attention also vary when different red lists and relative conservation values are used to determine conservation priorities. Use of the official red list published by a governmental body (Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft, Bern, Switzerland) results in more emphasis on conservation in agricultural landscape than did use of either of the other two lists. The process of prioritization of sites for conservation should evaluate the effects of variation in both the relative conservation value of species and species categorization that may arise due to incomplete data and variation in opinion.     

阔他阿木特在植物分类学中的地位及其营养价值

根据历史资料记载进一步证实新疆是历史悠久的“梨乡” ,而阔他阿木特则为土户梨之一个品种。通过对阔他阿木特形态及结构的分析研究并经过深入的植物检索确定了阔他阿木特在西洋梨属 (Pyruscommunis.L)的一个地方品种地位。通过化学定性定量分析阔他阿木特中不确定之营养成分得以揭示 ,其具有较高的营养成分