Circadian clock and cell cycle gene expression in mouse mammary epithelial cells and in the developing mouse mammary gland.

Mouse mammary epithelial cells (HC-11) and mammary tissues were analyzed for developmental changes in circadian clock, cellular proliferation, and differentiation marker genes. Expression of the clock genes Per1 and Bmal1 were elevated in differentiated HC-11 cells, whereas Per2 mRNA levels were higher in undifferentiated cells. This differentiation-dependent profile of clock gene expression was consistent with that observed in mouse mammary glands, as Per1 and Bmal1 mRNA levels were elevated in late pregnant and lactating mammary tissues, whereas Per2 expression was higher in proliferating virgin and early pregnant glands. In both HC-11 cells and mammary glands, elevated Per2 expression was positively correlated with c-Myc and Cyclin D1 mRNA levels, whereas Per1 and Bmal1 expression changed in conjunction with beta-casein mRNA levels. Interestingly, developmental stage had differential effects on rhythms of clock gene expression in the mammary gland. These data suggest that circadian clock genes may play a role in mouse mammary gland development and differentiation.     

基于3D Shepp-Logan头部模型的三维医学图像重建仿真

Shepp-Logan头部模型是计算机断层图像重建(CT)领域仿真计算普遍采用的经典模型。我们提出一种新思路—以3D Shepp-Logan头部模型作为三维医学图像重建领域进行仿真实验和算法性能评测的基本参考模型。首先介绍了3D Shepp-Logan头部模型的设计与实现以及仿真投影数据的计算,进而描述了所设计的三维医学图像重建仿真计算过程。数值实验部分给出了基于3D Shepp-Logan头部模型的三维医学图像重建仿真实验。实验结果表明了新思路的可行性和模型计算的准确性。     

An animal model of SARS produced by infection of Macaca mulatta with SARS coronavirus

A new SARS animal model was established by inoculating SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) into rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) through the nasal cavity. Pathological pulmonary changes were successively detected on days 5-60 after virus inoculation. All eight animals showed a transient fever 2-3 days after inoculation. Immunological, molecular biological, and pathological studies support the establishment of this SARS animal model. Firstly, SARS-CoV-specific IgGs were detected in the sera of macaques from 11 to 60 days after inoculation. Secondly, SARS-CoV RNA could be detected in pharyngeal swab samples using nested RT-PCR in all infected animals from 5 days after virus inoculation. Finally, histopathological changes of interstitial pneumonia were found in the lungs during the 60 days after viral inoculation: these changes were less marked at later time points, indicating that an active healing process together with resolution of an acute inflammatory response was taking place in these animals. This animal model should provide insight into the mechanisms of SARS-CoV-related pulmonary disease and greatly facilitate the development of vaccines and therapeutics against SARS.     

Windows环境下步进电机匀加速的实现与计算机程序设计

本文主要介绍了奔腾计算机和步进电机的接口电路,提出了步进电机匀加速的控制算法,探讨了在 Windows 环境下以 Visual C++实现步进电机匀加速的实现途径和多任务环境下匀加速程序的设计方法。     

Intravenous treatment with liposome-encapsulated dichloromethylene bisphosphonate (C12MBP)suppresses nitric oxide production and reduces genetic resistance to Marek's disease

In this study the functional effectiveness of in vivo macrophage depletion using liposome-encapsulateddichloromethylene bisphosphonate (C12MBP) was examined in the chicken. The main target organs forsystemic liposome-encapsulated C12MBP treatment are the spleen and the liver. Intravenous treatment withC12MBP of B²¹/B²¹ chickens, genetically resistant to Marek's disease (MD), before challenge with the very virulent strain RB-lB, increased viral load in the blood and spleen after the first week and up to 6 weeks postinfection. In addition, C12MBP treatment dramatically increased tumour incidence and tumour load, especially in the spleens and livers of sick animals, but without affecting MD-specific mortality of B²¹/B²¹ cickens infected with RB-1B at 12 days of age. Nitric oxide (NO) is an important effector of the macrophage and has antiviral and antitumoural properties. NO has been shown to be one of the mechanisms triggered in resistance to Marek's disease. Intravenous treatment with Cl2MBP before infection with RB-1B induced a long-lasting decrease in numbers of macrophages and reduction in splenic inducible NO production associated with an absence of nitrate induction in the serum (up to 6 weeks pi). These results do not identify macrophage and NO production as major effector components in genetic resistance to Marek's disease, but underline their roles in limiting viraemia and tumour development in organs such as the spleen and the liver.     

Functional polymorphisms in cell death pathway genes FAS and FASL contribute to risk of lung cancer

Background: The FAS and FASL system plays a key role in regulating apoptotic cell death and corruption of this signalling pathway has been shown to participate in immune escape and tumorigenesis. There is reduced expression of FAS but elevated expression of FASL in many types of human cancers including lung cancer. We recently reported an association between functional polymorphisms in FAS (–1377G→A) and FASL (–844T→C) and risk of oesophageal cancer.     

血糖感应型胰岛素给药智能载体的研究进展

胰岛素控制释放高分子载体系统一直是国内外科技工作者的研究热点 ,迄今已经研究报道了多种具有不同工作原理的血糖感应型胰岛素给药智能载体。本文基于国内外大量研究文献 ,综述了血糖感应型胰岛素控制释放智能化高分子载体的研究进展。     

缺血预处理对大鼠骨骼肌缺血再灌注损伤时Bax基因蛋白表达影响的实验研究

探讨缺血预处理对大鼠骨骼肌缺血再灌注损伤的可能影响,特别是对Bax基因表达的影响.用免疫组化方法检测并观察大鼠后肢止血带缺血4 h后再灌注4、24、48 h后和先经预缺血处理后再灌注4、24 h后Bax基因蛋白在肌细胞中的表达情况.结果表明缺血4 h(A组)肌细胞出现Bax蛋白表达,24h后(B组)表达量显增加,48h后(C组)无表达.缺血预处理后再灌注4 h后(D组)肌细胞内无Bax蛋白表达,再灌注24 h后(E组)Bax蛋白表达量非常显著地低于B组.Bax基因参与了骨骼缺血再灌注损伤的病理过程,其蛋白表达量与组织损伤程度密切相关,经缺血预处理可以下调Bax基因蛋白的表达水平、或是抑制其合成,使肌细胞存活而发挥其保护作用.     

电刺激杏仁核对猫丘脑后核内脏大神经诱发放电的抑制作用

本文使用条件—检验刺激技术,研究了电刺激杏仁皮质内侧核对猫丘脑后核内脏大神经诱发放电的影响。电刺激杏仁皮质内侧核抑制丘脑后核的中等和长潜伏期内脏大神经诱发放电呈现两种形式:即时抑制和迟发抑制。前者可能是通过从杏仁核到丘脑后核的神经通路产生的,静脉注射纳洛酮可消除这种抑制,提示有鸦片样物质的参与。后者可能涉及神经—体液性因素。结果提示,杏仁核参与抑制内脏痛。