Recruitment of fibre types and quadriceps muscle portions during repeated, intense knee-extensor exercise in humans

To investigate recruitment of slow-twitch (ST) and fast-twitch (FT) muscle fibres, as well as the involvement of the various quadriceps femoris muscle portions during repeated, intense, one-legged knee-extensor exercise, 12 healthy male subjects performed two 3-min exercise bouts at ~110% maximum thigh O₂ consumption (EX1 and EX2) separated by 6 min rest. Single-fibre metabolites were determined in successive muscle biopsies obtained from the vastus lateralis muscle (n=6) and intra-muscular temperatures were continuously measured at six quadriceps muscle sites (n=6). Creatine phosphate (CP) had decreased (P<0.05) by 27, 73 and 88% in ST fibres and 25, 71 and 89% in FT fibres after 15 and 180 s of EX1 and after 180 s of EX2, respectively. CP was below resting mean–1 SD in 15, 46, 84 and 100% of the ST fibres and 9, 48, 85 and 100% of the FT fibres at rest, after 15 and 180 s of EX1 and after 180 s of EX2, respectively. A significant muscle temperature increase (T_m) occurred within 2–4 s at all quadriceps muscle sites. T_m varied less than 10% between sites during EX1, but was 23% higher (P<0.05) in the vastus lateralis than in the rectus femoris muscle during EX2. T_m in the vastus lateralis was 101 and 109% of the mean quadriceps value during EX1 and EX2, respectively. We conclude that both fibre types and all quadriceps muscle portions are recruited at the onset of intense knee-extensor exercise, that essentially all quadriceps muscle fibres are activated during repeated intense exercise and that metabolic measurements in the vastus lateralis muscle provide a good indication of the whole-quadriceps muscle metabolism during repeated, intense, one-legged knee-extensor exercise.     

Distribution of vasoactive intestinal peptide-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity along the rabbit nephron

The effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) upon adenylate cyclase (AC) activity has been determined in defined microdissected renal tubules isolated from collagenase-treated rabbit kidneys. In the presence of 10 M GTP, 1 M VIP gave marked stimulations of AC over basal values in the bright portion of the distal convoluted tubule (DCTb) (10.1-fold), and in the collecting tubule isolated from the inner stripe of the outer medulla (OMCTi, 7.8-fold). Less pronounced effects of VIP were found in the medullary collecting tubule isolated from the outer stripe (2.5-fold) and in the granular portion of the distal convoluted tubule (2.0-fold). VIP stimulation of AC activity in these segments amounted to 25 to 40% of the effect elicited by other agonists (arginine vasopressin, calcitonin or parathyroid hormone) in their respective target segments. A low response to VIP was observed in the cortical thick ascending limb (1.8-fold) which represented less than 5% of the calcitonin-stimulated AC activity. In the thin descending limb VIP produced a slight and variable stimulation of AC. VIP was without effect upon AC in the convoluted and straight portions of the proximal tubule, the medullary thick ascending limb and the cortical collecting tubule. Halfmaximal stimulation of AC by VIP was observed at 26±10 nM (n=3) in OMCTi and at 19 nM (n=2) in DCTb. Related peptides glucagon, secretin and PHI gave lower stimulations of AC compared to VIP in OMCTi. Conversely for rat OMCTi, under identical conditions, glucagon was much more effective than VIP.     

Novel single nucleotide polymorphisms of the human nuclear factor kappa-B 2 gene identified by sequencing the entire gene

The nuclear factor kappa-B 2 (NFKB2) gene is a member of the NFKB/Rel gene family, which is known to be a pivotal regulator of the acute phase of the inflammatory response and of immune responses. We identified three novel single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and determined their allelic frequencies, as determined by the sequencing of 48 alleles of the entire gene in a Japanese population sample. Two of the three polymorphisms were identified at nucleotide (nt) position 1837 (T/C) and nt position, 1867 (GG/G) in the upstream region of the gene. The other polymorphism was identified at nt position 2584 (G/T) within intron 1. These polymorphisms will be useful in genetic studies of the processes involved in inflammatory responses and in bone differentiation. Received: October 17, 2000 / Accepted: October 23, 2000     

Functional study of the different haplotypes cDNA in the coding region of CⅡTA gene

Objective To study the function of 4 different haplotypes cDNA which are constructed by two non-homonymy single nueleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites C19170G (Leu45Val) and C30799G (Ala500Gly) in the coding region of human CⅡTA gene. Methods HeLa cells were transfeeted with eu-karyotic expression vectors containing four different haplotypes cDNA. C Ⅱ TA mRNA and HLA classⅡanti-gen (HLA-DR, DP, DQ) were respectively detected by RT-PCR and indirect cell immunofluoreseence tech-nique in the untransfected and transfeeted with four eukaryotic expression vectors and empty vectors HeLa cells. The quantity of HLA classⅡ antigen were analyzed by flow eytometry. Results No expression of CⅡTA mRNA and HLA class Ⅱ antigen were observed on original HeLa cells and empty vector transfected cells. CⅡTA mRNA expression was emerged, and the expression of HLA class Ⅱ antigen were observed in the HeLa cells transfected with eukaryotic expression vectors containing four different haplotypes cDNA. And there were not significantly different with the levels of HLA class Ⅱ antigen expression among HeLa cells transfected with eukaryotic expression vectors containing four different haplotypes cDNA ( P > 0.05 ). Con-dusion The SNP of Chinese at the sites C19170G(Leu45Val) and C30799G(Ala500Gly) in the coding site of C Ⅱ TA gene did not influence capability of CⅡTA trans-aetivating HLA class Ⅱgene expression.     

Phylogenetic analysis of mtDNA haplogroup TJ in a Finnish population

An association between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations 11778G>A and 14484T>C and mtDNA haplogroup J suggests that this haplogroup harbors substitutions capable of modifying the phenotype of Leber's disease. Our knowledge of the compilation of substitutions in haplogroup J is based on only a small number of complete mtDNA sequences, however. We constructed phylogenetic networks for mtDNA haplogroup TJ that were based on the sequence of the complete coding region and the hypervariable segment I, respectively, in 28 Finnish samples. The networks revealed a subdivision of the haplogroup into subclusters T1, T2, J1, and J2, while comparison of the two networks suggested nine fast evolving nucleotide sites in the hypervariable segment I. Genotypes of patients harboring 11778G>A or 14484T>C were obtained from the literature and were then placed in the network. Only four substitutions were found to be common to the patients, but none of these was unique to haplogroup J. If increased penetrance of the 11778G>A and 14484T>C mutations in patients belonging to haplogroup J is assumed, combinations of ancient substitutions must be implicated. Received: September 29, 2000 / Accepted: November 10, 2000     

抗人卵巢癌×抗人CD3×抗CD28VH单链三特异抗体的胞内可溶表达、纯化及体外活性测定

目的　研究抗人卵巢癌 (ovariancarcinoma ,oc)×抗人CD3×抗CD2 8VH 单链三特异抗体(singlechaintrispecificantibody,scTsAb)在大肠杆菌中的可溶表达与纯化及纯化后产物的活性测定 ,从而为其应用于卵巢癌治疗的临床研究打下基础。方法　将已构建的scTsAb表达载体转化大肠杆菌BL2 1(DE3)Star菌株 ,采用低温 (30℃ )、低剂量IPTG(0 .2mmol L)诱导 ,进行胞内可溶表达。根据抗卵巢癌三特异抗体 (ocTsAb)等电点较高 (pI9.0 ) ,而菌体蛋白大多为酸性蛋白的特点 ,利用DEAE弱阴离子交换层析(pH8.0 )进行一步纯化 ,并利用ELISA及FACS的方法检测纯化后抗卵巢癌三特异抗体的活性。结果　(1)SDS PAGE鉴定低温诱导时可溶比例达到 5 6 %。 (2 )绝大多数菌体蛋白被DEAE层析柱吸附 ,而抗卵巢癌三特异抗体在穿透液中流出 ,SDS PAGE检测纯度达到 90 %。 (3)ELISA结果显示纯化后的抗卵巢癌三特异抗体与重组CD2 8纯抗原 ,Jurkat(CD3 )细胞膜提取抗原 ,SKOV3细胞膜提取抗原均有特异性结合。 (4 )FACS结果证明纯化后的抗卵巢癌三特异抗体与Jurkat(CD3 )活细胞、SKOV3活细胞有特异性结合。结论　低温诱导胞内可溶表达的抗人卵巢癌×抗人CD3×抗CD2 8VH 单链三特异抗体经弱阴离子交换层析一步纯化后仍保持原有免疫学活性 ,这     

Hippocampal granule cells are necessary for normal spatial learning but not for spatially-selective pyramidal cell discharge

Summary The effects of massive destruction of granule cells of the fascia dentata on the spatial and temporal firing characteristics of pyramidal cells in the CA1 and CA3 subfields of the hippocampus were examined in freely moving rats. Microinjections of the neurotoxin colchicine were made at a number of levels along the septo-temporal axis of the dentate gyri of both hemispheres, resulting in destruction of over 75% of the granule cells. By contrast there was relatively little damage to the pyramidal cell fields. As assessed by three different behavioral tests, the colchicine treatment resulted in severe spatial learning deficits. Single units were recorded from the CA1 and CA3 subfields using the stereotrode recording method while the animals performed a forced choice behavioral task on the radial 8-arm maze. Considering the extent of damage to the dentate gyrus, which has hitherto been considered to be the main source of afferent information to the CA fields, there was remarkably little effect on the spatial selectivity of place cell discharge on the maze, as compared to recordings from control animals. There was, however, a change in the temporal firing characteristics of these cells, which was manifested primarily as an increase in the likelihood of burst discharge. The main conclusion derived from these findings is that most of the spatial information exhibited by hippocampal pyramidal cells is likely to be transmitted from the cortex by routes other than the traditional trisynaptic circuit. These routes may include the direct projections from entorhinal layers II and III to CA3 and CA1, respectively.     

Sleep-related neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala of rats and their modulation by the dorsal raphe nucleus

The amygdala (AMY) plays an important role in initiating appropriate neurobehavioral responses to emotionally arousing events. Its major efferents from the central nucleus (Ace) to the basal forebrain, hypothalamus and brainstem permit it to influence sleep mechanisms. To characterize further the neuronal activity of AMY during sleep and wakefulness, we recorded single neuronal activity in Ace across behavioral states in freely moving, normally behaving rats. Of the 49 neurons recorded from Ace, 24 neurons had firing patterns related to sleep-wakefulness (S-W). Of these, 50% (n = 12) had a high firing frequency during wakefulness (W) or both W and REM sleep (REM), 12% (n = 3) were non-REM (NREM)-related, 17% (n = 4) had a high firing rate in REM (REM-ON), and 20% (n = 5) fired at a low rate during REM. Because serotonin introduced into AMY during REM induces short-latency changes of state, we also studied the effects of low frequency (1 Hz) electrical stimulation of the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) on Ace neurons. All REM-ON neurons recorded from Ace were inhibited by DRN stimulation, and other cell types were unaffected. Thus, we found that the majority of cells in Ace related to S-W fired slowly during NREM and increased their discharge during W and/or REM, and that the DRN has the potential for modulating the spontaneous activity of REM-ON cells in rats.     

单睑下缘与睑缘间高度测量及临床关系的探讨

目的 为国人人类学积累资料，亦为探讨重睑术中设计重睑线的新方式。方法 对象为280例双眼眼部无畸形且均为单睑的青年人(男144人，女136人)，测量单睑下缘与睑缘之间的内、中、外三处垂立距离。结果 男女各点均值分别是内眦点为4．0mm，中央点为55mm，外眦点为3．5mm。结论 单睑下缘不宜作为重睑术中设计重睑线的标志线，但在单睑下缘于内，外眦点处上方0．5mm-1mm，中央点处上方1．0mm-2mm作重睑术设计标志线较为适宜。     

Fast and slow blockades of the inward-rectifier K+ channel by external divalent cations in guinea-pig cardiac myocytes

The present patch-clamp study shows that external Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺ and Sr²⁺ decrease the unit amplitude of inward current through the inward-rectifier K⁺ channel in a concentration-dependent manner. Sr²⁺ produces a voltage-dependent flickering block as well, and the fractional electrical distance between the external orifice and the Sr²⁺ binding site () is 0.73. The decrease of unit amplitude is reversible and voltage independent while it does not increase the noise level on the open-channel current. Unit current decreased by Mg²⁺ or Ca²⁺ has a longer mean open time, which is inversely proportional to the unit amplitude. External Mg²⁺ does not decrease the amplitude of unit outward current. A surface potential shift, measured using voltage-dependent Cs⁺ block (=1.60), failed to explain the current decrease. Therefore, we conclude that (1) the external divalent cations cause an extremely fast channel block, which appears as a decreased amplitude of the unit current on the recording system; (2) the blocking site (fast site) is present near the external orifice of the channel, and it is separate from the blocking site (slow site) to which Cs⁺ and Sr²⁺ bind.