Role of hemoglobin in regulation of membrane electrical properties and erythrocyte volume

Erytyrocyte volume in neonates is 25.8% greater than in women. Electrophoretic erythrocyte mobility was the same in neonates and in parturient women. The results obtained indicate that the more heterogeneous the hemoglobin system, the more heterogenous are erythrocyte membrane electrical characteristics. Translated fromByulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 126, No. 7, pp. 49–51, July, 1998     

分娩方式对新生儿补体系统,体液免疫水平的影响

为研究分娩方式是否影响新生儿免疫状态，检测和比较了６８例妊娠足月阴道产和６４例妊娠足月部宫产分娩的新生儿脐血Ｃ３、Ｃ４及ＩｇＧ、ＩｇＡ、ＩｇＭ的含量，其结果：ＩｇＧ的的含量阴产组明显高于剖宫产组，且男婴阴道产组ＩｇＧ的信明显高于剖宫产。说明剖宫产可参降低新生儿免疫应签及抗感染能力。     

粉被虫草提取物对巨噬细胞吞噬功能及CTL活性的影响

研究粉被虫草菌丝体提取物在体外对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬功能和脾细胞免疫功能的影响，结果表明：粉被虫草提取物在正常情况下不仅能够促进小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞的吞噬功能，而在免疫抑制的情况下，一定浓度的粉被虫草菌丝体提取物还能恢复提高吞噬功能；它不仅能促进正常脾活化Ｔ细胞的增殖，而且能恢复环磷酰胺和氢化可的松抑制免疫小鼠脾活化Ｔ细胞的增殖；在较高浓度下能增高小鼠脾细胞毒Ｔ淋巴细胞（ＣＴＬ）活性，同时在一定浓度下能恢复免疫抑制小鼠脾ＣＴＬ活性。     

Protective immunity to malaria: studies with cloned lines of rodent malaria in CBA/Ca mice. IV. The specificity of mechanisms resulting in crisis and resolution of the primary acute phase parasitaemia of. Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi and P. yoelii yoelii

Low numbers of parasites from cloned lines of the rodent malaria parasites, Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS and P. yoelii yoelii A, injected into CBA/Ca mice produce acute but usually self-limiting infections. During crisis, i.e. 1-2 days after peak parasitaemia, 'pre-immune' mice experiencing such 'background' infections were reinfected intravenously with homologous parasites or parasites of heterologous strains or species. P. c. chabaudi AS pre-immune mice controlled an AS challenge with essentially the same kinetics as the background infection. Reinfection of AS pre-immune mice with the heterologous (CB and IP-PCI) P. c. chabaudi strains or P. chabaudi adami DS had little effect on the initial growth of these parasites, although eventually the parasitaemia was controlled. In contrast, a partial inhibitory effect on the growth of P. vinckei lentum DS was evident. Challenge with the non-lethal (A) or lethal (YM) variants of P. y. yoelii resulted in an increase in both the growth and virulence of these parasites. P. y. yoelii A pre-immune mice controlled a homologous challenge, but were less effective at controlling the YM variant. In addition, they were unable to clear rapidly a P. c. chabaudi AS or P. v. lentum DS challenge. Both the multiplication and virulence of P. berghei ANKA were enhanced. These findings demonstrate that resolution of the primary acute parasitaemia in P. c. chabaudi AS- and P. y. yoelii A-infected mice is predominantly mediated by species- and strain-specific mechanisms.     

益气补肾汤对小鼠免疫功能的影响

目的 :研究益气补肾汤对小鼠免疫功能的影响。方法 :用药理实验的方法 ,将小鼠制成免疫抑制模型 ,灌服益气补肾汤 ,观察和测定小鼠巨噬细胞吞噬功能 ,胸腺、脾指数 ,迟发性超敏反应及溶血素抗体水平。结果 :灌服益气补肾汤的小鼠与灌服蒸馏水的免疫抑制模型小鼠相比 ,巨噬细胞吞噬能力增强 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,胸腺指数升高(P <0 .0 5 ) ,迟发性超敏反应增强 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,且血清溶血素抗体升高 ,脾指数 2组间差异无统计学意义。结论 :益气补肾汤可增强机体免疫功能     

Usefulness of erythrocyte protoporphyrin as a primary screening test for lead exposure in children

Erythrocyte protoporphyrin and blood lead concentrations were measured in samples from 583 Saudi children attending the outpatient clinics. Erythrocyte protoporphyrin concentrations showed poor correlation with blood lead concentrations of 25 ug dl^?1 and below. Measurement of erythrocyte protoporphyrin as a primary test for lead exposure is not recommended.     

Passively transferable protection against Schistosoma japonicum induced in the mouse by multiple vaccination with attenuated larvae: the development of immunity, antibody isotype responses and antigen recognition

Vaccination of mice with attenuated S. japonicum cercariae induces protection against secondary infection which can be transferred to naive mice with serum (VMS). The presence of antibody does not per se impart protection as serum from mice carrying non-attenuated infections (CIS), contains high levels of specific antibody, but confers no protection. Here we describe the increased protection transferred (20 to 68%) with increased number of vaccinations (one to five) given to the donors, and its decline with time after the final vaccination. We also describe the development of IgM, IgA, IgE, total IgG and IgG subclass responses in VMS, giving different levels of protection and CIS, directed against sodium periodate-sensitive and -resistant epitopes in ‘skin-stage’, ‘lung-stage’and ‘liver-stage’schistosomula, adult worms and eggs. In addition, antibody affinity maturation, development of S. japonicum species-specific responses, and vaccination-specific responses were examined. No response developed in parallel with serum-mediated immunity, suggesting immunity may be due to responses against individual antigens. Preliminary examination of antigens recognized in Western blot showed that two schistosomal membrane antigens, of 13 and 40 kDa, were recognized by VMS from mice vaccinated five times (68% protection), but not by twice vaccinated VMS (27% protection). Neither antigen was recognized by non-protective CIS.     

中老年人膳食和体液免疫水平的调查

作者调查了１６１例（男：９８，女：６３）中老年人的营养素摄入量、血浆蛋白及体液免疫水平。结果：该人群的大部分人热能的摄入量达ＲＤＡ值；膳食蛋白质、维生素Ａ、Ｂ２、Ｃ、锌和铁的摄入量较低；脂肪摄入量按热能比高于３０％者约占３０％；血浆总蛋白、球蛋白水平较低，尤其是女性；免疫球蛋白ＩｇＡ偏低，ＩｇＧ和ＩｇＭ偏高。     

维生素E对烧伤小鼠免疫功能改善及其机制

本实验研究了维生素Ｅ（ＶＥ）改善烧伤后免疫功能的作用，并对其作用机制进行了探讨。结果显示，小鼠１１％～１２％总体表面积（ＴＢＳＡ）全层皮肤烧伤后血、肝、脾中过氧化脂质（ＬＰＯ）水平升高、谷胱甘肽（ＧＳＨ）含量下降，淋巴细胞增殖反应、白介素一２（ＩＬ一２）生成、空斑形成细胞（ＩＪＦＣ）形成及迟发型超敏反应（ＤＴＨ）均处于抑制状态。投予ＶＥ后可防止烧伤动物体内ＬＰＯ水平、ＧＳＨ含量明显变化，免疫功能受抑制的程度也明显小于未投予组。以超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）处理的作用与ＶＥ相同。体外实验显示，过氧化亚油酸可抑制淋巴细胞增殖反应以及ＩＬ一２产生、诱发淋巴细胞脂质过氧化、降低淋巴细胞内ＧＳＨ含量。淋巴细胞上述功能的抑制与ＬＰＯ水平密切相关；加入ＶＥ可抑制过氧化亚油酸对淋巴细胞的上述作用。提示ＶＥ可改善烧伤后免疫功能，其机制可能是通过抗氧化作用而发挥的。     

丁卡因对人红细胞膜乙酰胆碱酯酶的抑制作用及其与膜脂的关系

本文以人红细胞膜为材料，应用荧光探针（ANS）及酶学研究方法，研究了丁卡因对AchE及红细胞膜脂之间的关系。结果显示，丁卡因对红细胞膜AchE有明显抑制作用，其半数抑制浓度为525μmol/L。丁卡因还能増加膜-ANS复合物荧光强度，双倒数及Scatchard作图分析表明，其使膜ANS复合物荧光强度增强的原因并非ANS荧光量子产率的改变，而是膜上ANS结合数量增加所致，这一效应与其时膜流动性影响是一致的。