Proteins from bovine tissues and biological fluids: defining a reference electrophoresis map for liver,kidney, muscle,plasma and red blood cells

A number of high resolution two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) reference maps for bovine tissues and biological fluids have been determined for animals in basal state. Among the 1863 distinct protein features detected in samples of liver, kidney, muscle, plasma and red blood cells, 509 species were identified and associated to 209 different genes. Difficulties in the identification were related to the poorly characterized Bos taurus genome and were solved by a combined matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation-mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry approach. The experimental output allowed us to establish a 2-DE database accessible through the World Wide Web network at the URL address (http://www.iabbam.na.cnr.it/Biochem). These reference maps may serve as a tool in future veterinary medical studies aimed at the evaluation of changes in protein repertoire for altered animal physiological conditions and infectious diseases, to the definition of molecular markers for novel diagnostic kits and vaccines, as well as the characterization of protein modifications in bovine materials following technological processes used in the food industry.     

不同液体复苏方式对失血性休克大鼠血流动力学的影响

目的:探讨不同液体复苏对失血性休克大鼠血流动力学的影响及机制。方法:Wistar大鼠40只,随机分为5组:假手术组、休克组、乳酸林格液(RL)复苏组、羟乙基淀粉(HES)复苏组、自身血液(BL)复苏组,每组8只,建立失血性休克大鼠模型。在失血性休克大鼠模型复制成功后1h给予对应液体复苏2h。观察并记录各组大鼠的血流动力学变化:收缩压(SBP)、舒张压(DBP)、平均动脉压(MAP)、呼吸频率(RR)和心率(HR)。结果:三组液体复苏组休克时的SBP、DBP、MAP均较休克前低,HR、RR较休克前明显加快(P<0.05)。RL复苏组各时间点SBP、DBP、MAP明显低于休克前(P<0.05)。HES组、BL组复苏各时间点SBP、DBP、MAP与休克前相近(P>0.05),但明显高于RL组。RL组各时间点RR明显快于休克前(P<0.05),HES组、BL组复苏各时间点RR与休克前相近(P>0.05),但明显低于RL组。RL组复苏60min、90min、120min的HR明显快于休克前(P<0.05),HES组、BL组苏各时间点HR同休克前相近(P>0.05),但60min、90min、120min的HR明显低于R...     

Simulations of Flexible Manifolds

Monte Carlo simulations of flexible two-dimensional model membranes embedded in three space dimensions are reported. We explain in detail the techniques how to simulate fluid open membranes and fluid closed membranes (vesicles). It is shown that polymerized open membranes are rough and flat. Accordingly, the two larger components of the inertia tensor are proportional to the number of monomers of the surface, λ₃ ≈ λ₂ ～ N, whereas the smallest λ₁ ～ N ^0.65. Polymerized vesicles are isotropic and their mean square radius of gyration is R ² ～ λ _k ～ N. In contrast, fluid membranes and vesicles exhibit crumpled shapes with λ _k ～ N ^0.8 for k = 1,2,3. A monomer on a fluid surface exhibits a time-dependent mean squared displacement of r ² (t) ～ t ^0.8.     

Measuring Material Microstructure Under Flow Using 1-2 Plane Flow-Small Angle Neutron Scattering

A new small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) sample environment optimized for studying the microstructure of complex fluids under simple shear flow is presented. The SANS shear cell consists of a concentric cylinder Couette geometry that is sealed and rotating about a horizontal axis so that the vorticity direction of the flow field is aligned with the neutron beam enabling scattering from the 1-2 plane of shear (velocity-velocity gradient, respectively). This approach is an advance over previous shear cell sample environments as there is a strong coupling between the bulk rheology and microstructural features in the 1-2 plane of shear. Flow-instabilities, such as shear banding, can also be studied by spatially resolved measurements. This is accomplished in this sample environment by using a narrow aperture for the neutron beam and scanning along the velocity gradient direction. Time resolved experiments, such as flow start-ups and large amplitude oscillatory shear flow are also possible by synchronization of the shear motion and time-resolved detection of scattered neutrons. Representative results using the methods outlined here demonstrate the useful nature of spatial resolution for measuring the microstructure of a wormlike micelle solution that exhibits shear banding, a phenomenon that can only be investigated by resolving the structure along the velocity gradient direction. Finally, potential improvements to the current design are discussed along with suggestions for supplementary experiments as motivation for future experiments on a broad range of complex fluids in a variety of shear motions.     

Volume kinetic analysis of fluid shifts accompanying intravenous infusions of glucose solution

Volume kinetics is a mathematical tool for macroscopic (whole-body) evaluation of the distribution and elimination of lfuid given by intravenous infusion. Although the kinetic system has mostly been applied to crystalloid fluids, such as Ringer's solution, it has more recently been extended to glucose solution, which is characterized by interdependence between glucose and fluid kinetics. The elimination of glucose, as estimated by a one-compartment open model, serves as the driving force for cellular uptake of glucose and, by virtue of osmosis, of water. Key findings include the observation that the infused fluid, besides being accumulated in the cells, occupies a central body fluid space (V ₁), which is no larger than 3–4 L, and that the cellular hydration has a much longer time-course than the hydration of V ₁. This explains the risk of hypovolemia associated with rapid infusion of 5% glucose; the dilution of V ₁, which is quite substantial owing to the small size of this space at baseline, stimulates a brisk diuresis while the excess water is being “trapped” in the cells along with the glucose. Model linearity has been demonstrated for 2.5% glucose solution and this allows the construction of nomograms for administration of such fluid during surgery and critical illness.     

Numerical Calculation of the Bridge Function for Soft-Sphere Supercooled Fluids via Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Abstract

Isokinetic molecular dynamics simulations have been performed for 13,500 soft-spheres interacting through the inverse-power potential, ε([sgrave]/r)ⁿ , near and below the freezing temperature. The bridge function for the integral equation of the theory of liquids is extracted from the pair distribution function (PDF) obtained by the computer simulations for n = 6 and 12. The result is compared with that of approximate theories, i.e., the Rogers-Young (RY) approximation and a modified hypernetted-chain approximation for supercooled soft-sphere fluids (MHNCS approximation). Below the freezing temperature, the bridge function obtained by the computer simulation begins to oscillate around zero at intermediate distances where the second peak of the PDF appears. Such oscillatory behavior of the bridge function is well reproduced by the MHNCS approximation which includes correlations given by the leading elementary diagram, in remarkable contrast to that of the RY approximation. The present result suggests that the split second peak of the PDF for highly supercooled liquids is essentially dominated by the intermediate-distance-range correlation of the leading elementary diagram.     

Lattice Molecular Dynamics

Abstract

We introduce a new method for simulating fluids in which the particles are constrained to lie on a lattice, but the momenta of the particles are permitted any continuous value. The model includes long-range interactions and is shown to obey the standard macroscopic fluid equations, microscopic time reversal symmetry, and detailed balance.     

Modeling Confined Fluids: An NhPT Molecular Dynamics Method

We present an NhPT MD method developed for systematic investigation of both the structural and dynamical properties of confined fluids without resorting to chemical potential or explicit reservoir. This method allows confined fluids to expand or contract transversely and the same number of fluid molecules to be simulated throughout all surface separations. Its first implementation using confined Lennard-Jones fluid yields step-like changes in surface density, layered configurations, in-plane ordering, and oscillatory perpendicular pressures and transverse diffusivities that are consistent with previous studies. Additionally, a pseudo-Poisson's ratio and transverse isothermal compressibility were calculated. Like other properties, they oscillate at smaller surface separations and approach constant values when the surface separation becomes sufficiently large. The limiting value of the pseudo-Poisson's ratio is interestingly equivalent to that of incompressible continua.