Diversity in Clinical Psychology

Clinical psychology is not as diverse as society, and the generalizability of clinical psychology to diverse groups has largely been untested. Some progress has been made in increasing the number of ethnic minorities receiving PhD degrees in clinical psychology and in increasing ethnic minority representation in clinical trials. Nevertheless, clinical psychologists and clinical psychology research are not diverse. A stages of change model may be useful in motivating clinical psychologists to diversify. A future scenario involving inertia and a second involving change are offered.     

单宁酸处理带瓣牛颈静脉的生物学评价

目的从生物学角度评价单宁酸处理的带瓣牛颈静脉是否符合国家医用材料的要求。方法带瓣牛颈静脉经单宁酸处理后按国家医用材料的要求进行浸提液的制备、细胞毒性试验、过敏试验、皮内刺激试验、原发性皮肤刺激试验、溶血试验、急性全身毒性试验及热原试验等生物学评价试验。试验方法均参照《医用有机硅材料生物学评价试验方法》GB／T16175-1996。结果培养的L-929小鼠成纤维细胞经含浸提液的培养基培养后形态良好，增值旺盛，材料细胞毒性评级为0～1。无皮肤刺激反应和过敏反应，皮内刺激试验PⅡ（原发性刺激指数）为0．4，和阴性对照组差异无统计学意义。全身毒性实验受试动物未出现毒性症状。溶血试验溶血率0．7％，符合国家标准（〈5％）。热原试验经中国药品生物制品检定所检定，单宁酸处理后带瓣牛颈静脉无热原（样品批号：060802017）。结论单宁酸处理的带瓣牛颈静脉符合国家医用材料的要求，可以植入人体。     

利用SRAP和ISSR标记分析川党参的 遗传多样性

目的:川党参Codonopsis tangshen的遗传多样性研究.方法:对18个不同来源地的川党参种质进行SRAP(sequence-related amplified polymorphism),ISSR (inter simple sequence repeat)分析.利用TREECONW软件分析遗传相似系数,UPGMA方法构建亲缘关系系统图.结果:29条SRAP引物组合共得到329条扩增条带,其中有266条呈现多态性,占80.85%,平均遗传相似系数为0.712 1.21条ISSR引物共得到223条扩增条带,其中有166条呈现多态性,占74.44%,平均遗传相似系数为0.778 1.2种标记均表明川党参具有较高的遗传多样性.聚类结果显示川党参种质亲缘关系与地理分布相关性不显著.2种标记系统得到了相似但并不完全相同的聚类图,2种标记方法间存在显著相关性(r=0.802,P＜0.01).结论:川党参种质的遗传多样性水平较高.SRAP与ISSR标记均适用于川党参种质的遗传多样性分析.     

Occupational chronic exposure to metals

Summary Stainless steel welders (n = 103) were examined. To estimate external exposure, personal air sampling was used. Internal exposure was quantified by the determination of nickel levels in erythrocytes, plasma and urine. Men and women (n = 123) were examined for control purposes. In the plasma and erythrocytes of the controls the nickel concentration was below the level of detection (< 1.81 μg/l). The element concentrations in urine were between < 0.1 and 13.3 μg/l. Of the controls 95% showed nickel levels in urine below 2.2 μg/l (reference value). The average concentration of nickel in the air was 93 ± 81 μg/m³. The average concentration of nickel in the plasma samples was 4.9 ± 4.0 μg/l (95th percentile 12.8 μg/L). In erythrocytes nickel could not be detected. The nickel concentrations in the urine of the welders were 18.5 ± 28.5 μg/l on average (95th percentile 52.5 μg/l). Only a weak correlation between the nickel levels of plasma and urine could be detected (C_urine = 2.07 + 8.45 C_plasma; r = 0.294; p < 0.01). Based on our results and on the reported literature a future limit value for the nickel concentration in urine should lay between 30 and 50 μg/l. This value corresponds to an external exposure of 500 μg nickel per cubic metre.     

Rh phenotype prediction by DNA typing and its application to practice

The complexity of the RHD and RHCE genes, which is the greatest of all blood group systems, confounds analysis at the molecular level. RH DNA typing was introduced in 1993 and has been applied to prenatal testing. PCR-SSP analysis covering multiple polymorphisms was recently introduced for the screening and initial characterization of partial D. Our objective is to summarize the accrued knowledge relevant to the approaches to Rh phenotype prediction by DNA typing, their possible applications beyond research laboratories and their limitations. The procedures, results and problems encountered are highly detailed. It is recommended that DNA typing comprises an analysis of more than one polymorphism. We discuss future directions and propose a piecemeal approach to improve reliability and cost-efficiency of blood group genotyping that may eventually replace the prevalent serology-based techniques even for many routine tasks. Transfusion medicine is in the unique position of being able to utilize the most extensive phenotype databases available to check and develop genotyping strategies.     

Biological exposure limits estimated from relations between occupational styrene exposure during a workweek and excretion of mandelic and phenylglyoxylic acids in urine

Summary Styrene exposure of 18 workers in fiber-glass reinforced plastic industries was measured for 30-min periods throughout each workday for a week. The styrene uptake was estimated using pulmonary ventilation measurements. All urine voidings were collected separately and the styrene metabolites, mandelic acid (MA) and phenylglyoxylic acid (PGA) were determined. The relationship between both exposure and uptake versus excretion of these metabolites was studied. Styrene metabolite concentrations and excretion rates (with 95% tolerance limits) were calculated to correspond to a constant 8-h exposure at the Swedish exposure limit level (25 ppm) or an uptake of an exposure limit related styrene dose (6.3 mmol). The tightest tolerance limits were obtained for excretion rate of MA + PGA per 24 h. The calculated biological exposure limit was 3.4 (± 0.7) mmol MA + PGA/24 h for a dose of 6.3 mmol styrene.     

健康人携带的白喉棒状杆菌生物学性状分析

目的：探讨健康人携带的白喉棒状杆菌的生物学特性及其与标准的产毒菌株的生物学性状的差异。方法：采用鸡蛋斜面培养基，亚碲酸钾血琼脂平板和肉汤培养基观察其生长特性，测定多种系列化反应性，毒力和药物敏感性。结果：健康人携带的白喉杆菌的培养特性典型均无毒力；发酵麦芽糖和发酵蔗糖的菌株较多，有较多的耐麦迪霉素，苯唑青霉素和洁霉素的菌株。结论：健康人所携带的白喉杆菌的生物学特性不同于标准的有毒力的菌株。     

成骨细胞与血管内皮细胞联合培养的生物学特性

目的探讨成骨细胞与血管内皮细胞联合培养的生物学特性. 方法取2周龄乳兔颅盖骨及肾脏皮质传代培养制备成骨细胞(A组)、血管内皮细胞(B组)及成骨细胞与血管内皮细胞联合培养(C组),用Ⅰ型胶原和血管Ⅷ因子免疫细胞化学染色鉴定成骨细胞和血管内皮细胞,倒置相差显微镜和组织学染色观察细胞的生长特性和细胞相容性,检测碱性磷酸酶 (alkaline phosphatase,ALP)活性,观察血管内皮细胞对成骨细胞产生的ALP活性有无影响,MTT法检测细胞活力,分析细胞生长和增殖情况. 结果免疫细胞化学染色证实,培养的细胞为成骨细胞和血管内皮细胞.倒置相差显微镜、HE和Masson染色均显示两种细胞混合生长良好.ALP检测结果:C组ALP活性明显高于A组和B组(P＜0.01),A组高于B组(P＜0.05).MTT检测结果表明:C组细胞早期增殖较慢,而后期增殖较快. 结论成骨细胞与血管内皮细胞具有良好的相容性,血管内皮细胞能够增强成骨细胞的ALP活性,提高成骨细胞的增殖能力.联合培养细胞具有很强的增殖潜能.     

抑制素(Inhibin)的研究 Ⅰ.人精液抑制素的制备及其生物学特性

本文报道人精液抑制素的制备及其生物学特性。收集的新鲜人精液经乙醇沉淀和丙酮冲洗,获得的粗提物经Sephadex G100处理,产生具有高活性抑制素hP2组分。应用hP2测定使去势雄性大鼠增高的血清FSH水平降低。其生物特性:hP2的生物活性按单位重量计算为粗提物的10倍以上,包含16种氨基酸,通过SDS-PAGE计算分子量为11,500道尔顿。