Sensitive detection of mycoplasmalike organisms in field-collected and in vitro propagated plants of Brassica, Hydrangea and Chrysanthemum by polymerase chain reaction

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol, previously designed for amplification of a DNA fragment from aster yellows mycoplasmalike organism (MLO), was employed to investigate the detection of MLO DNA in field-collected and in vitro micropropagated plants. PCR with template DNA extracted from symptomatic, naturally-infected samples of Brassica, Chrysanthemum and Hydrangea, each yielded a DNA band corresponding to 1.0 Kbp. However, no DNA product was observed when either infected Ranunculus (with phyllody disease) or Gladiolus with (symptoms of ‘germs fins’) was used as source of template nucleic acid for PCR; further experiments indicated absence of target DNA in the case of Ranunculus and the presence of substances in Gladiolus which inhibited the PCR. The MLO-specific DNA was detected by PCR using less than 95 pg of total nucleic acid (equivalent to total nucleic acid from 1.9, ug tissue) in the case of field-collected Hydrangea and less than 11.4 pg of nucleic acid (equivalent to total nucleic acid from 19 ng of tissue) in the case of field-collected Brassica. The findings illustrate highly sensitive detection of MLOs in both field-grown and in vitro micropropagated infected plants.     

ANTIPYRETIC ACTION OF DEXAMETHASONE ON EGTAZIC ACIDINDUCED FEVER IN RABBITS

本文用脑室灌注和Ｆｕｒａ２测定细胞内游离钙技术观察了地塞米松（ｄｅｘａｍｅｔｈａｓｏｎｅ,ＤＥＸ）对家兔乙二醇双（２氨基乙醚）四乙酸性发热效应和下丘脑细胞内游离钙浓度（［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ）的影响,借此深入探讨地塞米松解热作用的中枢机制。结果发现：脑室灌注乙二醇双（２氨基乙醚）四乙酸（０６ｎｍｏｌ）引起家兔结肠温度明显升高,静脉注射地塞米松（５ｍｇ／ｋｇ）显著抑制家兔乙二醇双（２氨基乙醚）四乙酸性发热,地塞米松（６０～１２０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）并不影响下丘脑细胞内［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ,而事先脑室灌注抑制基因转录的放线菌素Ｄ（３ｎｍｏｌ）则完全取消了地塞米松对乙二醇双（２氨基乙醚）四乙酸性发热的解热作用。这些结果提示：地塞米松显著抑制家兔乙二醇双（２氨基乙醚）四乙酸性发热,其机制与地塞米松激活脑内某些基因的表达有关,而与下丘脑神经细胞跨膜钙离子流无关。     

EXPRESSION OF cfos IN THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA AFTER CAROTID BARORECEPTOR ACTIVATION BYELEVATED INTRASINUS PRESSURE AND ADENOSINE

在１４只隔离灌流颈动脉窦区的大鼠,观察了窦内压（ＩＳＰ）升高和灌流腺苷（ａｄｅｎｏｓｉｎｅ,Ａｄｏ）激活压力感受器时延髓内ｃｆｏｓ蛋白的表达。结果显示：在孤束核、最后区、延髓腹外侧头端区和中缝苍白核可见Ｆｏｓ蛋白样免疫阳性反应（ＦＬＩ）神经元分布,且其数量随ＩＳＰ升高而增多。在给定ＩＳＰ下,颈动脉窦内灌流Ａｄｏ,可使上述区域中ＦＬＩ表达明显增多。根据以上结果,得出如下结论：ｃｆｏｓ在压力感受器反射延髓通路中的表达,可由ＩＳＰ增高和灌流Ａｄｏ而增强,表明Ａｄｏ对压力感受器反射有易化作用。     

Myxomycetes from the Kimberley Region, Western Australia

An account of the Myxomycetes of the Kimberley Region of north Western Australia is presented. It is based on collections obtained mainly from the Napier and Oscar Ranges during the Kimberley Research Project, 1988. The thirty-two collections represent eighteen species, four of which are new records for Australia and twelve new to Western Australia. All but one are new to the Kimberley region, from where only four species were previously known.     

POTENTIATION OF CAFFEINEINDUCED CONTRACTURE BY RAISING EXTRACELLULAR POTASSIUM IN FROG SKELETAL MUSCLE

用蛙胫前肌小束为材料,研究了提高胞外钾［Ｋ＋］Ｏ对咖啡因挛缩的作用。［Ｋ＋］Ｏ从２ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ提高到１０或２５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ,由３ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ咖啡因引起的挛缩明显增强。以ＰＫＣ／ＰＣ（ＰＫＣ和ＰＣ分别为在高钾和正常钾条件下的咖啡因挛缩）表示的咖啡因挛缩增强,依赖［Ｋ＋］Ｏ和高钾作用时间。随着１０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ［Ｋ＋］Ｏ作用时间延长,直至１０ｍｉｎ,增强逐渐增加。但是,２５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ［Ｋ＋］Ｏ作用１ｍｉｎ时增强达到最大,然后下降到对照。ＰＫＣ／ＰＣ变化时程不能用高钾引起的去极化解释,而与由相似［Ｋ＋］Ｏ引起的胞浆自由钙变化时程相符。提示,至少在蛙骨骼肌,高钾引起的咖啡因挛缩增强主要是由胞浆自由钙升高引起的。     

Quantitative Assessment of Polyethylene Component Position in a Mobile-Bearing Prosthetic Knee, Using a Single Radiograph

Rationale and Objectives. To reduce tibio-femoral misalignment, the polyethylene bearing-component of a new knee prosthesis was allowed limited motion on the underlying metallic component. The object of the work presented here was to develop a suitable radiographic technique for quantifying the in-vivo position of the bearing. By collecting these data at discrete flexion angles, the functional operation of the prosthesis could be determined. Methods. The known geometries between landmarks on the two components were used to produce algorithms for reconstructing their spatial positions from a single radiograph. A custom-designed computer program utilized these algorithms to determine the relative translation and rotation of the polyethylene component. Results. This technique produced typical errors of 0.54 mm translation and 0.56 degrees rotation between the polyethylene component and the underlying metallic component. Conclusions. A practical method has been developed for assessing mobile-bearing motion, in vivo. This method can be applied to other prosthetic devices, or combinations of components, once the requirement for identifiable landmarks has been addressed. Clinical Relevance. Skeletal and soft-tissue changes in the pathological knee may produce abnormal rotations and translations in the transverse tibial plane. This technique is intended both to validate the design philosophy of a mobile-bearing prosthesis and to provide additional data on any pathological motions, which will have implications for future prosthetic designs.     

航天诱变百脉根结瘤突变体的筛选

通过返回式卫星搭载,利用太空环境对百脉根(Lotus japonicus)MG-20种子进行诱变。从种植的三代植株中,筛选到多种共生固氮根瘤的突变体,其中不结根瘤突变体18个株系,表现为接种根瘤菌两周后无根瘤形成;结无效根瘤突变体9个株系,表现为根瘤数目少且分布不均匀,根瘤呈白色,有些为半透明;花叶形态异常突变体1个株系,表现为除根瘤数目少外,植株矮小、托叶消失、花形态异常;纤细突变体1个株系,表现为除根瘤数目少外,植株变小、茎细叶小。     

Quantitative Assessment of Polyethylene Component Position in a Mobile-Bearing Prosthetic Knee,Using a Single Radiograph

Rationale and Objectives. To reduce tibio-femoral misalignment, the polyethylene bearing-component of a new knee prosthesis was allowed limited motion on the underlying metallic component. The object of the work presented here was to develop a suitable radiographic technique for quantifying the in-vivo position of the bearing. By collecting these data at discrete flexion angles, the functional operation of the prosthesis could be determined

Methods. The known geometries between landmarks on the two components were used to produce algorithms for reconstructing their spatial positions from a single radiograph. A custom-designed computer program utilized these algorithms to determine the relative translation and rotation of the polyethylene component

Results. This technique produced typical errors of 0.54 mm translation and 0.56° rotation between the polyethylene component and the underlying metallic component

Conclusions. A practical method has been developed for assessing mobile-bearing motion, in vivo. This method can be applied to other prosthetic devices, or combinations of components, once the requirement for identifiable landmarks has been addressedClinical Relevance. Skeletal and soft-tissue changes in the pathological knee may produce abnormal rotations and translations in the transverse tibial plane. This technique is intended both to validate the design philosophy of a mobile-bearing prosthesis and to provide additional data on any pathological motions, which will have implications for future prosthetic designs.     

6-OHDA 帕金森病大鼠快动眼睡眠状态下 皮层脑电及基底节场电位的异常变化

目的:了解帕金森病(PD)模型大鼠在快动眼睡眠状态下皮层脑电和基底节场电位的异常变化。方法:用6-羟基多巴胺(6-OHDA)脑内两点注射法建立PD大鼠模型,并经阿扑吗啡注射诱发旋转对模型进行评价。通过多导宏电极在体电生理记录技术结合视频录像,对正常大鼠和6-OHDA大鼠PD模型进行苍白球场电位和皮层M1、M2区脑电的多部位24小时同时记录。功率谱分析和相干分析用于揭示快动眼睡眠状态下各记录位点信号的频率成分以及不同记录位点神经元集群之间的变化。结果:与正常大鼠相比,6-OHDA帕金森病模型大鼠在REM期间的皮层脑电在θ和γ频段上都有变化:初级运动皮质M1区的θ频段成分消失,辅助运动区M2的θ频段成分略有增加,患侧苍白球的θ频段成分增大显著;M1区的γ频段成分增大,而γ频段成分在苍白球基本没有变化。结论:6-OHDA对中脑多巴胺能神经元的损害可造成大鼠双侧皮层M1区θ节律的消失和γ节律的增强,以及对侧M1-M2区之间在γ节律上的同步被显著增强,而γ节律在苍白球没有变化。这些异常电活动可能是由于VTA受损引起从而与帕金森病的快动眼睡眠行为障碍有关。