A new role for PGRP-S (Tag7) in immune defense: lymphocyte migration is induced by a chemoattractant complex of Tag7 with Mts1

PGRP-S (Tag7) is an innate immunity protein involved in the antimicrobial defense systems, both in insects and in mammals. We have previously shown that Tag7 specifically interacts with several proteins, including Hsp70 and the calcium binding protein S100A4 (Mts1), providing a number of novel cellular functions. Here we show that Tag7–Mts1 complex causes chemotactic migration of lymphocytes, with NK cells being a preferred target. Cells of either innate immunity (neutrophils and monocytes) or acquired immunity (CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ lymphocytes) can produce this complex, which confirms the close connection between components of the 2 branches of immune response.     

Dependent competing risks: a stochastic process model

Analyses of human mortality data classified according to cause of death frequently are based on competing risk theory. In particular, the times to death for different causes often are assumed to be independent. In this paper, a competing risk model with a weaker assumption of conditional independence of the times to death, given an assumed stochastic covariate process, is developed and applied to cause specific mortality data from the Framingham Heart Study. The results generated under this conditional independence model are compared with analogous results under the standard marginal independence model. Under the assumption that this conditional independence model is valid, the comparison suggests that the standard model overestimates by 4% the effect on life expectancy at age 30 due to the hypothetical elimination of cancer and by 7% the effect for cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease. By age 80 the overestimates were 11% for cancer and 16% for heart disease. These results suggest the importance of avoiding the marginal independence assumption when appropriate data are available — especially when focusing on mortality at advanced ages.     

The fine structure of luminescence spectra of azurin.

The spectra of azurin absorption, fluorescence, phosphorescence and fluorescence excitation have been measured in aqueous solutions at ordinary and liquid nitrogen temperatures. The fluorescence spectra of azurin even at ordinary temperatures have a well resolved fine vibrational structure. The frequency analysis reveals practically the same wave number distances between the main structure peaks in fluorescence spectra at room and low temperatures and in phosphorescence spectra. The comparison of the protein absorption and excitation spectra shows that all the energy absorbed by tyrosine residues is transferred onto indole chromophore. These data suggest an unusual tryptophan environment in this protein, which is characterized by the absence of any hydrogen bonding or other polar interaction of tryptophan with its environment. The problem of the possibility of contributions of two electronic transitions (1La in equilibrium A and 1Lb in equilibrium A) in absorption and emission spectra of azurin tryptophan arising from their mirror symmetry is discussed.     

福州市蔬菜农药残留检测与分析

采用农业行业标准NY/T761-2008检测方法,用气相色谱仪对福州市3家超市和3家农贸市场销售的16个蔬菜品种共60份样品进行有机氯及拟除虫菊酯类农药残留的检测,并根据GB2763 - 2005标准判定检出超标情况.结果表明:农药残留检出率为31.67％;农药残留超标率为3.33％.从蔬菜种类上,白菜类、瓜类的检出率...     

人乳头瘤病毒-6 L1蛋白B-细胞优势表位作为多肽疫苗的研究

本研究分析了人乳头瘤病毒-6型L1外壳蛋白之B-细胞优势表位,并拟以此为基础制作表位多肽疫苗。研究中采用Goldkey和PC／Gene软件系统综合分析HPV6之L1蛋白B-细胞优势表位后,Fmoc固相合成表位多肽,通过HPLC纯化和毛细管电泳分析其纯度。与佐剂完全乳化后,免疫小鼠,进行动物水平的免疫效果评价。取免疫小鼠血清,与HPV-6 DNA阳性的尖锐湿疣患者疣体组织上清液结合,以鉴定免疫小鼠所产生抗体的特异性。发现L1蛋白第425-439位和第486-500位具有较高的免疫原性,可明显诱导小鼠血清抗体滴度升高,且该抗体与人尖锐湿疣疣体组织上清液呈阳性反应。说明所选这两个肽段为HPV6之L1蛋白的B-细胞优势表位,但诱导产生的抗体是否具有功能特异性,正在做进一步研究。     

基于CdSe掺杂锐钛矿TiO_2的可见光体外灭活HL60细胞实验研究

用超声驱动方法合成了CdSe/TiO_2复合纳米粒子,并通过扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外可见光(UV-Vis)吸收光谱和荧光(FS)光谱对CdSe/TiO_2复合纳米粒子进行表征。使用CCK-8法测定CdSe/TiO_2对白血病细胞的可见光光催化活性并通过SEM研究HL60细胞的表面超微结构形态。实验结果表明,用CdSe/TiO_2复合纳米粒子处理的组中观察到明显的HL60细胞生长抑制,并且HL60细胞在CdSe掺杂TiO_2复合纳米粒子作用下的PDT效率显著高于TiO_2,表明可以通过CdSe的修饰有效增强TiO_2的可见光光催化活性。此外,CdSe/TiO_2在可见光辐照下在4μg/m L的终值浓度下显示非常高的光动力效率,达76%。荧光光谱分析表明,CdSe/TiO_2复合纳米粒子可能通过分离光生空穴电子对提高此复合纳米粒子的光催化活性,从而提高CdSe/TiO_2对HL60细胞的PDT灭活效率。     

不同林龄杨树农田防护林土壤微生物生物量碳、氮和微生物活性

以辽宁省建平县5、10、15和20年生4个林龄的杨树农田防护林为对象,以农田作为对照,研究了农田营造防护林对土壤微生物生物量碳、氮及微生物活性的影响.结果表明：农田营造防护林后,0～15 cm层土壤有机碳、全氮、微生物生物量碳、氮含量和土壤基础呼吸均呈现出先降低后升高的趋势,在造林20年后达到或超过未造林农田的水平;而代谢熵在造林5年后显著增加,然后随着林龄的增加而降低.上述结果表明,农田营造杨树防护林后,土壤微生物生物量和活性均发生了明显的变化.     

力竭游泳诱导的大鼠睾丸金属结合蛋白的初步分离与鉴定

目的初步分离和鉴定力竭运动诱导的大鼠睾丸金属结合蛋白(testis metal-binding proteins,TMB-Ps)。方法 8只雄性SD大鼠一次性力竭游泳运动(8只对照)后6 h取睾丸和肝脏组织,用镉饱和法测定TMBPs和肝脏金属硫蛋白(metallothionein,MT)含量,用tricine-SDS-PAGE方法分离镉饱和法提取液的TMBPs组分和肝脏MT,用液相色谱-串联质谱法(LC-MS-MS)鉴定TMBPs分离条带。结果力竭运动组大鼠TMBPs水平(113.71±11.72)nmol Cd/g testis显著高于安静对照组(87.14±12.72)nmol Cd/g testis(P0.01),肝脏MT表达量(64.70±14.89)μg/g也显著高于安静对照组(7.32±3.31)μg/g(P0.001)。LC-MS-MS对tricine-SDS-PAGE分离的蛋白条带的鉴定结果为:TMBPs含有泛素、铜-锌-超氧化物歧化酶、酪蛋白样磷蛋白等蛋白质,另外还应包括MT。结论TMBPs由一组具有金属结合性、耐热性和诱导性的蛋白质所组成,主要有泛素、超氧化物歧化酶和酪蛋白样磷蛋白。镉饱和法并非测定金属硫蛋白的特异性方法。     

Sirtuin1:抗炎治疗新靶点

Sirtuin 1(SIRT1)是组蛋白去乙酰化酶的代表性成员,除可调节代谢、衰老、凋亡外,SIRT1还可通过催化组蛋白及核因子κB(NF-κB)、激活蛋白1(AP-1)等的去乙酰化,从而改变染色质构象、降低转录因子活性、下调炎症基因转录。临床研究已揭示SIRT1在某些炎症性疾病中含量明显降低,而动物实验证实白藜芦醇、SRT1720等SIRT1激活剂可有效减轻炎症损伤。因而,SIRT1有望成为抗炎治疗的新靶点。