Purification and characterization of the carbonic anhydrase enzyme from Black Sea trout (Salmo trutta Labrax Coruhensis) kidney and inhibition effects of some metal ions on enzyme activity

In this study, the carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzyme was purified from Black Sea trout (Salmo trutta Labrax Coruhensis) kidney with a specific activity of 603.77 EU/mg and a yield of 35.5% using Sepharose-4B-l-tyrosine- sulphanilamide affinity column chromatography. For determining the enzyme purity and subunit molecular mass, sodiumdodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) was performed and single band was observed. The molecular mass of subunit was found approximately 29.71 kDa. The optimum temperature, activation energy (E_a), activation enthalpy (ΔH) and Q₁₀ values were obtained from Arrhenius plot. K_m and V_max values for p-nitrophenyl acetate of the purified enzyme were calculated from Lineweaver-Burk graphs. In addition, the inhibitory effects of different heavy metal ions (Fe²⁺, Pb²⁺, Co²⁺, Ag⁺ and Cu²⁺) on Black Sea trout kidney tissue CA enzyme activities were investigated by using esterase method under in vitro conditions. The heavy metal concentrations inhibiting 50% of enzyme activity (IC₅₀) were obtained. Finally K_i values and inhibition types were calculated from Lineweaver-Burk graphs.     

BiPAP ViSION 在慢性阻塞性肺疾病Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭的应用和护理

目的 探讨经鼻(面)罩双水平气道内正压通气(BiPAP)ViSION型呼吸机对慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)伴Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭患者疗效及护理特点。方法 应用BiPAP ViSION型呼吸机对21例COPD伴Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭患者采用鼻/面罩连接单向呼气活瓣行双水平气道正压通气,观察其通气前后动脉血气及临床表现变化。结果 通气治疗后19例患者动脉血氧分压(PaO_2)及氧饱和度(SaO_2)明显升高(P<0.01),二氧化碳分压(PaCO_2)显著降低(P<0.05);肺性脑病症状消失,昏迷患者神志转清。2例病情恶化,其中1例改用有创通气后好转,1例拒绝有创通气死亡。结论BiPAP ViSION呼吸机治疗COPD伴Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭的疗效较为肯定,正确的护理对提高其疗效和减少并发症至关重要。     

Two Sri Lankan cases of identified sea snake bites, without envenoming.

Sea snakes are among the most venomous creatures encountered around coasts and reefs, in estuaries, rivers and at sea. Their venoms are more toxic than those of land snakes. However, they are rarely aggressive or menacing. Bites have become unusual with the advent of modern fishing methods but the two encounters we report, in the Indian Ocean off the shores of Sri Lanka, emphasise that sea snake bites may not result in envenoming.     

Intraspecific density-dependent effects on growth and fecundity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Diplosentis nudus</Emphasis> (Harada, 1938) Pichelin et Cribb, 2001 (Acanthocephala,Cavisomidae)

During June and July of 2007, a total of 130 specimens of the fish Rastrelliger kanagurta Cuvier (Teleostei, Scombridae), ranging between 19–31 cm in total length, were caught in the Red Sea off the coast of Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, and examined for infections by acanthocephalans (65 fish/month). Of this number, 29 (22.30%) were slightly or heavily parasitized by the acanthocephalan Diplosentis nudus (Harada, 1938) Pichelin et Cribb, 2001 (Cavisomidae); no other helminth parasites were found in the intestine of R. kanagurta. Twenty-nine infrapopulations of D. nudus, ranging from 23–218 individuals were collected from the infected fishes. These infrapopulations were distributed in a well-defined fundamental niche along the intestine of R. kanagurta, where the distribution of male worms was not random with respect to female worms size and position and suggests that the male-male competition for access to female may be intense and may select for large males. No correlation between fish size and infrapopulation size was observed. Correlations between female-to-male sex ratio and infrapopulation size, numbers of females and their mean lengths, numbers of males and their mean lengths, mean female length and mean male length within infrapopulation were very strong, and clearly suggest that as the infrapopulation size increased, the number of females and their mean lengths decreased and the number of males and their mean lengths increased. Combination of these results strongly suggests density-dependent effects and competition between male worms. The relationship between the mean female length or size and the number of eggs within its pseudocoel was strongly positive; egg production by female worm significantly decreases as the infrapopulation size increases, suggesting density-dependent reduction in female worm fecundity. Tendency for the variability in male testes size was not significant in infrapopulations of D. nudus. All of these results are discussed.     

Potential-dependent action ofAnemonia sulcata toxins III and IV on sodium channels in crayfish giant axons

Effects of toxins III and IV (ATX III and IV) from the sea anemoneAnemonia sulcata on the Na current of crayfish giant axons were studied. Both toxins slowed the inactivation of Na channels, producing a maintained Na current during a depolarizing voltage pulse. Using the intensity of the toxin-induced maintained current as an index for the fraction of Na channels to which toxin is bound, the toxin association and dissociation kinetics were analyzed. The dissociation rate of ATX III was increased by two orders of magnitudes by depolarizing the membrane from –70 to –40mV. This increase of the dissociation rate caused a marked decrease in the binding rate of ATX III to Na channels in the same potential range. ATX IV exhibited association and dissociation kinetics that had a potential dependency quite similar to that of ATX III in spite of different ionic charge distribution in these two toxins. The results support the view that the potential-dependent kinetics of these toxins are not due to an electrostatic interaction between the ionic charges of toxins and the membrane potential but result from a modulation of the binding energy depending on the gate configuration of the Na channel.     

Does the type of cryoprobe affect oncological and functional outcomes in men with clinically localized prostate cancer treated with primary whole gland prostate cryoablation?

Background:This study aimed to compare the oncological and functional outcomes of primary whole gland cryoablation of the prostate using the variable ice cryoprobe (V-Probe^®) and the conventional fixed-size ice probe.Materials and methods:We reviewed the Cryo On-Line Data Registry for men who were treated with primary whole gland prostate cryoablation from 2000 through 2017. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was used to compare timing to biochemical recurrence between the V-Probe^® and fixed-size ice probe after adjusting for preoperative prostate-specific antigen (PSA), neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy, preoperative Gleason score, and preoperative T stage.Results:A total of 1124 men were included. Median age, Gleason score, and pretreatment PSA were 70 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 65–74 years), 7 (IQR: 6–7) and 5.9 ng/mL (IQR: 4.6–8.1 ng/mL), respectively. The median follow-up time was 25.0 months (IQR: 11.2–48.6 months). V-Probes^® were used in 269 (23.9%) cases and fixed-size ice probes in 858 (76.1%) cases. After adjusting for clinical T stage, PSA, neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy and preoperative Gleason score, on the multivariate Cox regression model, we found that there was no significant difference between the type of probe and timing to biochemical recurrence (p = 0.35). On multivariate logistic regression, using the V-Probe^® was associated with a 91% increase in postoperative urinary retention compared to the fixed-size ice probe (p = 0.003).Conclusions:The use of the V-Probe^® versus conventional fixed-size ice probe was not associated with a difference in biochemical recurrence in patients undergoing primary cryoablation of the prostate.     

UV-B辐照培养下南极冰藻的形态和超微结构及主要生化组成的变化

对从南极水样中分离到的L-4单细胞绿藻(Chlorophyceae L-4)，模拟南极的紫外辐射环境．在人工UV-B辐照下培养绿藻L-4．以滤除UV-B培养的绿藻L-4为对照组。用电镜对绿藻L-4试验组和对照组的形态和超微结构进行观察比较。结果表明：试验组细胞内积累大量的淀粉颗粒，是对照组的10～20倍；脂肪颗粒是对照组的3～4倍；试验组的细胞膜和细胞壁之间充满大量的黑色颗粒物质，而对照组很少。此外，试验组的细胞普遍较对照组大，且细胞外粘附着大量的白色黏性物质。对绿藻L-4试验组和对照组的蛋白质、脂肪、糖、无机元素的总含量进行测定，结果表明．试验组的蛋白质含量低于对照组14．16％；脂肪含量高于对照组46．65％；可溶性总糖含量高于对照组66．34％；灰分和其它物质含量分别低于对照组38．83％和33．31％。UV—B辐照下南极冰藻的细胞超微结构和生化组成的变化，部分反映了南极冰藻在长期的进化过程中对南极强辐射环境的适应。本研究将为从南极冰藻中获取抗紫外辐射活性物质提供科学依据。     

花刺参酸性粘多糖的提取及鉴定

利用 2 %NaOH和胃蛋白酶由花刺参中提取酸性粘多糖,酸性粘多糖纯度可达 95 %,提取方法简单可行,提取率高     

海参活素抗疲劳作用的初步研究

目的研究海参活素的抗疲劳作用。方法采用动物抗疲劳作用实验方法 ,设低、中、高 3个剂量组30 0、6 0 0、1 2 0 0mg·kg·d- 1,另设空白对照组 (生理盐水 ) ,按剂量设计连续给小鼠受试物 1 5d。结果低剂量海参活素可明显延长小鼠爬杆时间 ,降低小鼠运动后血清尿素氮和血乳酸含量 ,升高血糖和肝糖原含量。结论初步研究表明 ,海参活素具有一定的抗疲劳作用     

Hip Adduction and Abduction Strength Profiles Among Bantam,High School,Juniors, and Collegiate American Ice Hockey Players

BackgroundAdductor strains are the most common non-contact musculoskeletal injury sustained in ice hockey. Systematic reviews have determined higher level of play and lower hip adduction to abduction strength ratios to be associated with an increased risk of adductor strain across multiple sports. Limited research exists regarding hip adduction and abduction strength profiles across various levels of ice hockey players.PurposeTo compare isometric hip adduction and abduction strength profiles among bantam, high school, tier one juniors, and NCAA Division I collegiate ice hockey players. A secondary purpose was to identify whether differences in strength profiles between dominant and non-dominant limbs exist.Study DesignCross-sectional cohort study.MethodsA questionnaire of demographic data, hockey, and injury specific information was completed by all subjects. The mean of three reps of maximal hip isometric adduction and abduction strengths were quantified using a handheld dynamometer with external belt-fixation. Ratios of hip adduction-to-abduction strength were calculated and normalized for body weight.ResultsA total of 87 uninjured skaters were included in this study with a mean age of 17 years. Mean hip adductor-to-abductor ratios for Bantam hockey players were 121% followed by collegiate (115%), Juniors (111%), and high school (109%) hockey players. No statistically significant differences were found between peak hip adduction and abduction isometric strength and playing level. In addition, there was no difference between unilateral hip strength ratios and shooting hand or leg dominance. While 34.5% of subjects reported a history of adductor injury, no significant differences existed regarding strength ratios during bilateral comparison or when compared to their team norms. Three subjects were found to have unilateral ratios of less than 80%, while two subjects demonstrated bilateral ratios of less than 80%.ConclusionsSymmetry is illustrated between dominant and non-dominant legs in ice hockey players with and without a history of adductor injury. Results align well with previously established cross-sectional data from Australian football, with ratios of 103% in high school players, 107% in semi-professional players, and 113% in collegiate players.Level of EvidenceLevel 3