CD40靶向小干扰RNA抑制大鼠异体肢体移植急性排斥反应后细胞凋亡及P53、P21表达

目的探讨CD40靶向小干扰RNA（即短发夹RNA，shRNA）对大鼠异体肢体移植急性排斥反应及细胞凋亡的影响。方法以纯系SD大鼠为供体，纯系Wistar大鼠为受体，行同种异体右后肢移植。27只大鼠肢体移植后随机分为3组：实验组．注射梭华一Sofast（15μl）-siCD40—2，pSilencer（100μg）载体复合物600μl；空载体对照组，在肢体移植后，即注射Sofast（15μl）-pSilencer4．1-CMVneo（100μg）空载体复合物600μl；生理盐水对照组，在肢体移植注射生理盐水600μl。观察移植物排斥反应征象及存活情况，并于第7天对产生免疫耐受大鼠进行混合淋巴细胞反应（MLR），同时进行组织学检查。结果与其他组相比．实验组移植物发生排斥反应的时间及存活时间均显著延长（P〈0．01）（〉13d），未见排斥反应征象，其他组均于术后近期发生排斥反应；实验组大鼠对供体的淋巴细胞呈现低反应性，移植的供体同系大鼠的肢体得以存活。实验组移植物细胞凋亡率低于其他组。结论在术后不应用免疫抑制剂的情况下，CD40靶向的shRNA干扰可以抗大鼠异体肢体移植急性排斥反应。     

慢性应激对大鼠海马Bcl-xl表达的影响及应激后的变化

目的:探讨慢性应激对大鼠海马神经元Bcl-xl蛋白表达的影响及其应激后的变化。方法:采用慢性强迫冰水游泳制作动物模型。运用open-field法观察大鼠行为学的变化,运用免疫组织化学方法观察大鼠海马DG区、CA3区Bcl-xl的变化。结果:与对照组相比,实验组1大鼠海马CA3区齿状回(DG)区Bcl-xl平均灰度值显著增加(t=4.69,P<0.05和t=3.77,P<0.01),实验组2平均灰度值与对照组2相比同样增加(t=3.35,P<0.05和t=3.30,P<0.05)。结论:慢性应激使大鼠海马Bcl-xl表达降低,应激三十天后,其表达仍低于对照组。     

一个遗传性智力迟缓家系的分析

目的 寻找由DNA损伤引起的人类表型缺陷，为人类遗传资源的收集与保藏以及人类基因结构与功能的研究打下基础。方法 通过实地调查得到表型缺陷家系，然后进行系谱分析。结果 得到一个遗传性智力迟缓家系，3代11位成员中有2例患者。结论 遗传性智力迟缓是由DNA损伤引起的人类表型缺陷；该病症符合X-连锁隐性遗传。     

Comparison of serologic screening tests for brucellosis.

The slide agglutination test (SAT), microagglutination test (MAT), and card agglutination test (CAT) were compared with each other, using the tube agglutination test (TAT) as the standard method, by two reference laboratories to determine effectiveness as screening tests for human brucellosis. TAT titers of 1,253 sera tested in both laboratories were compared. In one laboratory, 1,270 sera were tested by the TAT and SAT, while the other laboratory tested 1,261 sera by both methods. Of these sera, 1,155 were tested in one laboratory by the CAT and 187 sera were tested by the MAT. Compared with that of the TAT (greater than or equal to 160 positive), the sensitivities were 97 to 100% (SAT), 90% (CAT), and 88% (MAT). The specificities were 88 to 89% (SAT), 98% (CAT), and 88% (MAT). For populations with a low prevalence of disease, increased specificity offers higher predictive value, so the CAT and MAT are preferable for screening purposes and the choice between tests depends on the number and frequency of tests performed. All sera reactive in the CAT and MAT should be retested with the TAT.     

The bursa dependence of chicken thymus-derived lymphocyte surface immunoglobulin.

Thirty-three plus or minus 5 per cent of chicken blood lymphocytes were positively labelled by radioiodinated rabbit anti-chicken light chain antibody within 7 days of exposure of autoradiographs. After thymectomy, 93 plus or minus 1 per cent of lymphocytes were positive: conversely, following bursectomy only 5 plus or minus 3 per cent of cells showed positive labelling and then at a very low level. Hence, under these conditions of short-term exposure autoradiography, only B cells carried readily demonstrable immunoglobulin. If the sensitivity of the technique was increased by long-term exposure of the autoradiographs, immunoglobulin was demonstrable on all blood lymphocytes, including the T cells. In addition, 39 plus or minus 6 per cent of thymocytes were shown to carry immunoglobulin by the more sensitive technique. In both cases, however, this T-lymphocyte surface immunoglobulin was reduced, and in some cases absent, after bursectomy. At no stage, with either technique, did the grain count on the erythrocytes reach the control level of lymphocytes treated with 125I-labelled anti-keyhole limpet haemocyanin antibody. It seems likely that T-cell immunoglobulin is not an endogenously synthesized product but is acquired indirectly from the B lymphocytes.     

紫外线照射对腺病毒气溶胶活力和粒级分布的影响

目的 研究紫外线照射对腺病毒气溶胶活力和粒级分布的影响.方法 在2000L的腔室中通过TK-3微生物气溶胶发生器将绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)标记的腺病毒形成气溶胶,暴露在预先设定波长的紫外线下,用多级撞击式空气微生物采样器进行采样.对采样样品进行实时荧光定量PCR(FQ-PCR)检测基因组拷贝数.通过在荧光显微镜下计数带绿色荧光的PK15细胞数可直观检测病毒的感染力及活力.结果 带有绿色荧光的PK15细胞数及FQ-PCR检测结果均提示所采集的病毒气溶胶主要分布在第6级.波长为254 nm的紫外线照射5 min时,在显微镜下观察到的荧光数明显减少.波长为254 nm紫外线照射30 min时,6个级别的细胞内均未见绿色荧光.波为365 nm紫外线照射30 min时,绿色荧光数仍较多.波长为254 nm的紫外线照射30 min时没有观察到有绿色荧光的细胞,但是FQ-PCR结果提示病毒基因组拷贝数仍较高.结论 波长为254 nm的紫外线比365 nm的紫外线照射灭活腺病毒气溶胶的效果更显著.两种波长的紫外线照射对腺病毒气溶胶的粒级分布没有显著影响.病毒基因组的存在并不能代表病毒有感染力.     

Eotaxin-2 alters eosinophil integrin function via mitogen-activated protein kinases

Adhesion molecules and chemokines contribute to selective eosinophil recruitment in allergic inflammation. In this study, we examined the effects of eotaxin-2, a CCR3-specific chemokine, on integrin-mediated eosinophil adhesion to vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), or both using a parallel plate flow system. Tissue culture plates were coated with various combinations of VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and/or eotaxin-2. Human eosinophils were infused at physiologic shear stress (0.5 dyn/cm(2)) for 10 min, and the numbers of attached eosinophils were monitored using video microscopy. Cells accumulated efficiently on VCAM-1 and even better on surfaces co-coated with VCAM-1 and ICAM-1, but poorly on surfaces coated with ICAM-1 or bovine serum albumin alone. When eotaxin-2 was co-immobilized with adhesion proteins, fewer cells adhered to VCAM-1 and more adhered to ICAM-1, whereas levels of attachment to VCAM-1 plus ICAM-1 showed no net change. However, experiments with adhesion molecule blocking monoclonal antibody showed that the contribution of ICAM-1-mediated adhesion was always greater if eotaxin-2 was present. Pretreatment of cells with a CCR3-blocking mAb, or PD98059, a MAP-kinase inhibitor, prevented the eotaxin-2-induced changes in eosinophil attachment. These data suggest that eotaxin-2, acting via MAP kinases, may facilitate eosinophil recruitment at sites of allergic inflammation by shifting their adhesion molecule usage away from VCAM-1-dominated to ICAM-1-dominated pathways.     

Neurofibrillary tangles from Alzheimer's disease brain purified using a cell sorter

We have used a monoclonal antibody to label and purify neurofibrillary tangles using a cell sorter. The method should prove invaluable in future analyses of the biochemical makeup of neurofibrillary tangles, which in turn will greatly assist our comprehension of tangle pathology.     

Polydipsia in the monkey generated by visual display schedules.

Discussions of adjunctive behavior still largely refer to polydipsia induced by food delivery schedules to food deprived animals. In the present experiment polydipsia was induced when socially isolated monkeys housed in barren home cages were exposed to scheduled deliveries of film and scheduled viewing of other monkeys. These data suggest the greater generality and complexity of adjunctive behaviors and show that schedule-induced polydipsia cannot be regarded as an artifact of food associated drinking.