Surface chemistry modulates focal adhesion composition and signaling through changes in integrin binding

Biomaterial surface properties influence protein adsorption and elicit diverse cellular responses in biomedical and biotechnological applications. However, the molecular mechanisms directing cellular activities remain poorly understood. Using a model system with well-defined chemistries (CH₃, OH, COOH, NH₂) and a fixed density of the single adhesive ligand fibronectin, we investigated the effects of surface chemistry on focal adhesion assembly and signaling. Surface chemistry strongly modulated integrin binding and specificity—₅β₁ integrin binding affinity followed the pattern OH>NH₂=COOH>CH₃, while integrin _Vβ₃ displayed the relationship COOH>NH₂OH=CH₃. Immunostaining and biochemical analyses revealed that surface chemistry modulates the structure and molecular composition of cell-matrix adhesions as well as focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling. The neutral hydrophilic OH functionality supported the highest levels of recruitment of talin, -actinin, paxillin, and tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins to adhesive structures. The positively charged NH₂ and negatively charged COOH surfaces exhibited intermediate levels of recruitment of focal adhesion components, while the hydrophobic CH₃ substrate displayed the lowest levels. These patterns in focal adhesion assembly correlated well with integrin ₅β₁ binding. Phosphorylation of specific tyrosine residues in FAK also showed differential sensitivity to surface chemistry. Finally, surface chemistry-dependent differences in adhesive interactions modulated osteoblastic differentiation. These differences in focal adhesion assembly and signaling provide a potential mechanism for the diverse cellular responses elicited by different material properties.     

保持形状特征的自适应轮廓点采样算法

在三角形贴面表面重建中，选择轮廓线上哪些点作为重建点，一方面决定重建的质量，另一方面决定重建的速度。本文提出了一种保持形状特征的变分辨率轮廓点采样算法。首先，建立了本算法的数学模型，我们认为离弧对应的弦距离最大的点可作为一个形状特征点。其次，利用二叉树数据结构递归实现了该算法。本算法具有保持轮廓形状特征、根据形状复杂度自适应决定采样频率、编程简单等优点。     

Fate-Mapping of GM-CSF Expression Identifies a Discrete Subset of Inflammation-Driving T Helper Cells Regulated by Cytokines IL-23 and IL-1β

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Differential sensitivity to Arg side chain modification of IL-1β binding to type I and type II receptors

The central role of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in several disease processes, including fever and inflammation, makes the characterization of ligand-receptor interaction of prime importance.The role of arginine (Arg) side chains of hr-IL-1 in receptor recognition was studied by the modification of Arg residues with the specific reagent 1,2-cyclohexanedione. It was found that chemical modification of Arg residues decreased the binding potential of IL-1 to type I receptor dramatically (by 230-fold) while the affinity to type II receptor was reduced only moderately (by 10-fold), with an insignificant reduction of the dissociation rate.These studies suggest that intact Arg side chains of IL-1 may be necessary for high affinity binding to type I IL-1 receptor, but have less importance for the interaction of IL-1 with type II IL-1 receptor.This observation may be useful in the study of type II IL-1 receptor-mediated biological responses and design of receptor-subtype specific ligands as well.     

Magnesium restores high K-induced inactivation of the fast Na channel in guinea pig ventricular muscle

The effect of extracellular magnesium concentration (Mg_o) on the upstroke of the action potential was studied in guinea pig ventricular muscle under various K⁺ concentrations (2.7–19mM). Increased Mg_o shifted the steady state inactivation curve of the fast Na channel in the depolarizing direction and this effect was concentration-dependent (0–20mM). Such an effect could explain the Mg-induced increase in maximum rate of rise of the action potential which Späh and Fleckenstein (1979) proposed to be due to a Mg channel.     

Theoretical analysis of surface EMG in voluntary isometric contraction

Summary A new stochastic model of the surface EMG is suggested and the spectral density of the surface EMG is studied theoretically and experimentally to confirm the validity of this model.Theoretical results show that while the contraction level is not so high, the shape of the spectral density (distribution) does not change and its amplitude is directly proportional to the motor unit firing frequency and recruitment.To illustrate the theoretical results, experiments were carried out for rectus femoris and biceps brachii. The surface EMG was lead off by bipolar surface electrodes. And the spectral density of the surface EMG was calculated using FFT algorithm.From these experimental results, it was confirmed that our theoretical results were almost valid.     

多发性骨髓瘤的个体型阳性细胞检查及意义

近年来抗个体型抗体(antiidiotypeantibodies,抗Id抗体)的理论研究及应用有了迅速地发展,已成为免疫学研究中活跃领域之一。个体型是指在同一个体内,不同的抗体形成细胞所产生的免疫球蛋白(Ig)有各自不同的抗原特异性。决定个体型抗原特异性的部位在抗体可变区的超可变区,是针对超可变区某些抗原决定簇的抗体。在     

利用表面肌电信号评价肌肉疲劳的方法

表面肌电信号分析是评价局部肌肉疲劳有效的工具。过去由于受信号处理技术的限制,对肌肉疲劳的评价仅局限于等长、恒力收缩。由于适合于非平稳信号分析的频谱估计技术的发展,使得动态收缩条件下的肌肉疲劳评价得以实现,在工效学、康复医学和运动医学等方面开启了新的应用领域。本文论述了利用表面肌电信号评价肌肉疲劳,特别是在肌肉动态收缩期间评价肌肉疲劳的方法,为进一步探讨肌肉疲劳的发生机制提供理论依据。     

Assessment of local cellular immunity in lung cancer by bronchoalveolar lavage

Summary Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most malignant of the pulmonary neoplasms and is associated with a poor local cellular immune response. 16 patients with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 11 patients with SCLC underwent bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in the lung which harbored the tumor in order to investigate the lymphocyte surface antigens utilizing the immunoperoxidase technique. Analysis of blood lymphocytes was performed in parallel. 8 patients with previous sarcoidosis in complete remission who underwent BAL and 10 normal blood donors served as controls.Among blood lymphocytes the CD3⁺, CD4⁺ and CD16⁺ cell populations were elevated significantly and the T4/T8 ratio was elevated in NSCLC patients, but only CD16⁺ were augmented in SCLC. Cell populations expressing the activation markers transferrin (TF) receptor, interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor and the very late antigen VAL-1 were also increased in NSCLC, while SCLC was associated with antigen distributions similar to controls. No differences between the cohorts were seen in the expression of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR. In BAL the population of CD3⁺ and CD4⁺ cells were reduced in SCLC and the T4/T8 ratio was diminished in contrast to controls and NSCLC patients, whereas these two latter groups did not differ from each other. The distribution pattern of CD16, TF receptor and IL-2 receptor in the study groups resembled that of cells of the blood stream, but CD16⁺ natural killer cells were additionally down regulated to control values in SCLC. No differences were seen in the distribution of VLA-1. HLA-DR⁺ cells were clearly elevated in both cancer groups.In general NSCLC was associated with a shift to higher relative numbers of immunocompetent and activated cells. This was most probably attributable to an immune response to neoplastic growth. This shift was largely lacking in SCLC. The analysis of lymphocytes from the periphery of the target organ emerged as a sensitive tool for the study of cellular immunity in lung cancer and showed many similarities to circulating blood cells. However, the analysis of natural killer cells and HLA-DR suggested a dissection of cellular immune response between blood and lung in pulmonary cancer. A depressive interaction between the tumor and the cellular host immune response may contribute to the exceptional malignancy of SCLC.Abbreviations BAL bronchoalveolar lavage - HLA-DR human leukocyte antigen-DR - IL-2 interleukin-2 - NSCLC non small cell lung cancer - SCLC small cell lung cancer - TF transferrin - VLA-1 very late antigen-1