Physiological dynamics,reproduction‐maintenance allocations,and life history evolution

Allocation of resources to competing processes of growth, maintenance, or reproduction is arguably a key process driving the physiology of life history trade‐offs and has been shown to affect immune defenses, the evolution of aging, and the evolutionary ecology of offspring quality. Here, we develop a framework to investigate the evolutionary consequences of physiological dynamics by developing theory linking reproductive cell dynamics and components of fitness associated with costly resource allocation decisions to broader life history consequences. We scale these reproductive cell allocation decisions to population‐level survival and fecundity using a life history approach and explore the effects of investment in reproduction or tissue‐specific repair (somatic or reproductive) on the force of selection, reproductive effort, and resource allocation decisions. At the cellular level, we show that investment in protecting reproductive cells increases fitness when reproductive cell maturation rate is high or reproductive cell death is high. At the population level, life history fitness measures show that cellular protection increases reproductive value by differential investment in somatic or reproductive cells and the optimal allocation of resources to reproduction is moulded by this level of investment. Our model provides a framework to understand the evolutionary consequences of physiological processes underlying trade‐offs and highlights the insights to be gained from considering fitness at multiple levels, from cell dynamics through to population growth.     

High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of polysaccharides crosslinked by sodium trimetaphosphate: a proposal for the reaction mechanism

An NMR spectroscopy study ((31)P, (1)H, (13)C) of the postulated crosslinking mechanism of sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) on polysaccharides is reported using methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside as a model. In a first step, reaction of STMP with Glc-OMe gives grafted sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP(g)). On the one hand, STTP(g) can react with a second alcohol functionality to give a crosslinked monophosphate. On the other hand, a monophosphate (grafted phosphate) could be obtained by alkaline degradation of STPP(g). NMR spectroscopy allows to detect the various species formed and to obtain the crosslinking density of STMP-polysaccharides hydrogels.     

涎液化糖链抗原、基质金属蛋白酶-7和透明质酸联合诊断结缔组织病合并间质性肺疾病的临床价值

摘要 目的：探讨涎液化糖链抗原（KL-6）、基质金属蛋白酶-7（MMP-7）和透明质酸（HA）联合诊断结缔组织病合并间质性肺疾病（ILD）的价值。方法：选取2017年12月至2019年12月本院收治的69例结缔组织病合并ILD患者作为本文研究对象（合并ILD组）,以单纯结缔组织病患者67例,同期体检的60例健康受试者分别作为单纯结缔组织病组和对照组。比较三组受试者血清KL-6、MMP-7和HA,Logistic回归分析确定结缔组织病发生ILD的独立影响因素,通过受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析诊断效能。结果：三组血清KL-6、MMP-7和HA水平有差异（P<0.05）,合并ILD组患者血清KL-6、MMP-7和HA水平明显高于单纯结缔组织病组和对照组（P<0.05）,单纯结缔组织病组患者血清KL-6、MMP-7和HA水平明显高于对照组（P<0.05）。Logistic回归分析结果表明,血清KL-6、MMP-7、HA等三指标及粉尘接触史均是结缔组织病发生ILD的显著影响因素（P<0.05）。 ROC分析显示： 血清KL-6、MMP-7和HA等三指标诊断结缔组织病发生ILD的AUC（0.95CI）分别为0.715（0.439～0.988）、0.702（0.440～0.959）、0.711（0.500～0.919）,三指标联合应用的AUC（0.95CI）为0.811（0.705～0.913）,诊断效能较高。结论：结缔组织病合并ILD患者血清KL-6、MMP-7及HA升高,联合应用诊断可提高对ILD的诊断效能,为早期诊断ILD提供一定的参考。     

术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH与原发性肝癌患者手术切除术后早期复发的关系研究

摘要 目的：研究术前三叶因子1（TFF1）、热休克蛋白70（HSP70）、天冬氨酸-天冬酰胺β羟化酶（ASPH）与原发性肝癌（PHC）患者手术切除术后早期复发的关系。方法：选取2018年1月～2019年12月我院收治的83例PHC患者,均行手术切除治疗,术后均随访2年,根据是否复发分为复发组49例以及未复发组34例。比较两组术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH水平差异,收集患者基线资料,采用多因素Logistic回归分析PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发的危险因素,采用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH水平预测PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发的效能。结果：复发组术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH水平均高于未复发组（P＜0.05）。复发组肿瘤直径≥5 cm、肿瘤数目为多发、有血管侵犯的患者比例高于未复发组（P＜0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示：肿瘤直径≥5 cm、多发肿瘤、血管侵犯及术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH高水平是PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发的危险因素（均OR＞1,P＜0.05）。ROC曲线分析结果显示：术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH联合检测预测PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发的曲线下面积为0.815,明显高于上述三项指标单独检测的0.704、0.713、0.707。结论：术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH与PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发密切相关,联合检测三项指标水平可能有助于预测PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发。     

QRS、QT、QTc及LVEF预测心源性猝死的价值分析

摘要 目的：探讨QRS时限值（QRS）、QT间期延长（QT）、QTc间期（QTc）及左室射血分数（LVEF）预测心源性猝死的价值分析。方法：选择2018年1月至2019年12月川北医学院附属医院心血管内科治疗的356例心源性猝死患者进行研究,设为病例组,并选择同期体检的健康人200例作为对照组,分析QRS、QT、QTc及LVEF水平变化情况及其预测价值。结果：病例组QRS、QTc水平显著高于对照组,QT、LVEF水平显著低于对照组,差异显著（P＜0.05）;轻度QRS、QTc显著低于中度、重度患者,QT、LVEF水平显著高于中度、重度患者;中度患者QRS、QTc显著低于重度患者,QT、LVEF水平显著高于重度患者,差异显著（P＜0.05）;ROC结果显示,QRS预测心源性猝死的AUC为0.989,灵敏度△为84.59%,特异度为87.68%,截断值为115.59ms;QT预测心源性猝死的AUC为0.944,灵敏度85.12%,特异度为88.45%,截断值为21.69ms;QTc预测心源性猝死的AUC为0.984,灵敏度为86.05%,特异度为88.61%,截断值为416.39ms,LVEF预测心源性猝死的AUC为0.997,灵敏度87.15%,特异度为89.05%,截断值为45.63%,（P＜0.05）。结论：QRS、QT、QTc及LVEF在心源性猝死患者中检查,可显著提高心源性猝死临床诊断效能。     

血清IL-17、IL-32、IL-33、IL-37联合检测对初治多发性骨髓瘤患者早期治疗反应性的预测价值

摘要 目的：探讨血清白细胞介素-17（IL-17）、白细胞介素-32（IL-32）、白细胞介素-33（IL-33）、白细胞介素-37（IL-37）联合检测对接受硼替佐米为基础一线治疗方案的初治多发性骨髓瘤（MM）患者早期治疗反应性的预测价值。方法：选择2018年7月至2021年3月期间陕西省人民医院收治的初治MM患者176例为研究对象,所有患者均接受以硼替佐米为基础一线的治疗方案,根据早期治疗反应性分为敏感组（142例）和非敏感组（34例）;采用酶联免疫吸附法检测并比较两组血清IL-17、IL-32、IL-33、IL-37水平,并分析其联合检测对早期治疗反应性的预测价值。结果：敏感组治疗前血清IL-17、IL-32水平低于非敏感组,IL-33、IL-37水平高于非敏感组（P＜0.05）。多因素logistic回归分析显示,年龄≥65岁、血清IL-17≥29.70 pg/mL、IL-32≥63.02 ng/L、肿瘤分期III期是早期治疗反应性的危险因素（P＜0.05）,IL-33＞141.97 pg/mL、IL-37＞69.17 ng/L是保护因素（P＜0.05）。血清IL-17、IL-32、IL-33、IL-37联合检测预测早期治疗反应性的曲线下面积（AUC）为0.866（95%CI：0.801~0.972）。结论：年龄、肿瘤分期、血清IL-17、IL-32、IL-33、IL-37是MM患者早期治疗反应性的影响因素,联合检测血清IL-17、IL-32、IL-33、IL-37水平对接受硼替佐米为基础一线治疗方案的初治MM患者早期治疗反应性预测价值较高。     

地市尺度气候调节服务评估——以福州市为例

生态系统服务是衔接生态系统功能和人类福利的桥梁,气候调节服务在生态系统服务中占有极其重要的地位。对气候调节服务发生的全过程进行评估,对科学开展生态系统服务评估具有重要意义。本研究以福州市为案例,开展地市尺度气候调节服务评估,分析气候调节服务在行政单元、地类尺度上的时空变化特征。结果表明: 2015、2018年,福州市气候调节服务总实物量分别为4.01×10¹² MJ(价值量6139.44亿元,GDP为5618.08亿元)和4.66×10¹² MJ(价值量7140.02亿元,GDP为7856.81亿元),气候调节服务价值大致与当年GDP相当。主要的土地利用/覆被类型是森林、耕地、水域,分别占福州市国土面积的57%、15%和9%;水域对福州市气候调节服务贡献最大,2018年贡献度超过60%,高于林地(12%)及耕地(13%)。建成区、东部农耕区域气候调节服务价值较低。2015、2018年,福州市土地利用/覆被变化面积为1805.5 km²,变化最大的用地类型是耕地、林地,主要的土地利用转移方向是耕地与林地、林地与园地、耕地与城镇村及工矿用地之间的转化;气候调节服务总实物量变化了6.74×10¹¹ MJ,相应的价值变化量为1035.8亿元;气候调节服务变化集中在闽侯、闽清、永泰等中西部地区,以及罗源、福清等西部山区;水域的气候调节服务变化最剧烈,水域类型转化会产生极为强烈的气候调节服务变化,远高于其他用地类型转换的效果。     

Reliability of ultrasound speckle tracking with singular value decomposition for quantifying displacement in the carpal tunnel

Inhibited movement patterns of carpal tunnel structures have been found in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) patients. Motion analysis on ultrasound images allows us to non-invasively study the (relative) movement of carpal tunnel structures and recently a speckle tracking method using singular value decomposition (SVD) has been proposed to optimize this tracking. This study aims to assess the reliability of longitudinal speckle tracking with SVD in both healthy volunteers and patients with CTS.Images from sixteen healthy volunteers and twenty-two CTS patients were used. Ultrasound clips of the third superficial flexor tendon and surrounding subsynovial connective tissue (SSCT) were acquired during finger flexion-extension. A custom made tracking algorithm was used for the analysis. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated using a single measure, two-way random model with absolute agreement and Bland-Altman plots were added for graphical representation.ICC values varied between 0.73 and 0.95 in the control group and 0.66–0.98 in the CTS patients, with the majority of the results classified as good to excellent. Tendon tracking showed higher reliability values compared to the SSCT, but values between the control and CTS groups were comparable.Speckle tracking with SVD can reliably be used to analyze longitudinal movement of anatomical structures with different sizes and compositions within the context of the carpal tunnel in both a healthy as well as a pathological state. Based on these results, this technique also holds relevant potential for areas where ultrasound based dynamic imaging requires quantification of motion.     

Quantitation and sensory properties of three newly identified pyroglutamyl oligopeptides in sake

Three new peptides: (pGlu)L-ethyl, (pGlu)LFGP-ethyl and (pGlu)LFNP-ethyl, were identified in the search for pyroglutamyl oligopeptide ethyl esters in sake. The ethyl esterified peptides in sake were quantitated using stable isotope dilution analysis and additional quantitation of (pGlu)L was performed using an external standard method. The concentrations of (pGlu)L-ethyl and (pGlu)L in 33 commercial sake samples ranged from 0.16 to 1.57 mg/L and 1.49 to 7.55 mg/L, respectively. The sensory properties of the pyroglutamyl oligopeptide ethyl esters and corresponding non-esterified peptides were examined: the estimated difference threshold of (pGlu)L (2.0 mg/L) and (pGlu)L-ethyl (0.267 mg/L) was exceeded in 32 and 26 samples, respectively. Estimated thresholds of (pGlu)LFGP-ethyl and (pGlu)LFNP-ethyl were often lower than the levels in quantitated sake samples. The sensory effects of these pyroglutamyl dipeptides on a model sake quality may be negative because of their unpleasant taste, however, (pGlu)LFNP-ethyl may be positive because of its mild taste.