精氨酸加压素对实验性神经细胞老化过程中细胞周期和细胞总蛋白的影响

采用小鼠神经母细胞瘤细胞无血清培养，建立神经细胞老化实验研究模型。以流式细胞光度术观察精氨酸加压素（ＡＶＰ）对老化过程中实验性神经细胞的细胞周期和细胞总蛋白的影响。结果发现ＡＶＰ可产生延缓细胞老化的细胞周期和细胞总蛋白的变化。提示ＡＶＰ通过使细胞周期、ＤＮＡ和细胞总蛋白等发生变化来发挥其延缓实验性神经细胞老化的作用。     

基于小波的海洛因成瘾者脉象异常分析

利用小波变换的方法，对15例海洛因成瘾者和15例正常人的脉搏信号的时频特征予以分析，根据用于显示离散二进小波变换的三维图形及等高线图，海洛因成瘾者与正常人脉象信号间时频特征的显著差异予以揭示，由此得出了初步的判据。根据该判据，15例海洛因成瘾者全部被检测出来，正常人有2例误检。研究结果表明，基于小波的多分辨率分析是提取脉搏信号特征的一种非常有效的方法。本文对于海洛因成瘾者的诊疗具有一定的价值。     

Cytokines and fibrinolytic enzymes in tuberculous and parapneumonic effusions

Tuberculous (TB) pleurisy and parapneumonic effusion (PPE) are common causes of pleural fibrosis. The mechanisms underlying fibrin deposition may be different since involved inflammatory cells are distinct. In this study, we measured various cytokines and fibrinolytic enzymes and compared the differences between the two effusions. PPE was further divided into noncomplicated PPE and complicated PPE/empyema subgroups. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1beta, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Significantly higher values of PAI-1, PAI-1/tPA ratio, IL-1beta, IL-8 and MIP-1beta and significantly lower values of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and MCP-1 were observed in PPE/empyema than in TB effusions. Compared to noncomplicated PPE, complicated PPE/empyema had significantly higher levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-8 and MIP-1beta. TB pleurisy patients who had higher effusion levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-8 were predisposing to residual pleural thickening. The underlying mechanisms of fibrin formation and deposition between the two effusions studied (PPE/empyema and TB pleurisy) could not be fully explained by the results of the present study. More studies are needed to explore this further.     

基于形态学重构的超声医学图像滤波方法

Speckle噪声是造成超声医学图像质量下降的最主要原因。我们通过修改形态学重构算法-Downhill算法的初始条件,使其适用于超声医学图像的去噪处理。首先在掩模图像中确定标记图像作为算法的初始化和开始区域,再使用改进的Downhill算法对超声医学图像进行滤波处理。实验结果表明,与其他3种传统滤波方法相比,该方法能快速有效地去除心脏腔室内的Speckle噪声同时保留图像的轮廓细节信息。     

Genipin-crosslinked gelatin microspheres as a drug carrier for intramuscular administration: in vitro and in vivo studies

Gelatin microspheres have been widely evaluated as a drug carrier. Nevertheless, gelatin dissolves rather rapidly in aqueous environments, making the use of the polymer difficult for the production of long-term delivery systems. This adverse aspect requires the use of a crosslinking agent in forming nonsoluble networks in microspheres. However, the use of crosslinking agents such as formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde can lead to toxic side effects owing to residual crosslinkers. In an attempt to overcome this problem, a naturally occurring crosslinking agent (genipin) was used to crosslink gelatin microspheres as a biodegradable drug-delivery system for intramuscular administration. Glutaraldehyde was used as a control. In the in vitro study, the morphology, dynamic swelling, and antienzymatic degradation of test microspheres were evaluated. In the in vivo study, the biocompatibility and degradability of test microspheres were implanted in the skeletal muscle of a rat model via intramuscular injection. The results obtained in the study suggested that crosslinking of gelatin microspheres with glutaraldehyde or genipin may produce distinct crosslinking structures. The water transport mechanism in both the glutaraldehyde- and genipin-crosslinked gelatin microspheres exhibit anomalous behavior ranging from Fickian to Case-II extremes. The increase of the swelling diameter for the genipin-crosslinked microspheres was significantly less than that observed for the glutaraldehyde-crosslinked microspheres. In the animal study, it was found that the degree in inflammatory reaction for tissues implanted with the genipin-crosslinked microspheres was significantly less than that implanted with the glutaraldehyde-crosslinked microspheres. Additionally, the degradation rate of the genipin-crosslinked microspheres was significantly slower than their glutaraldehyde-crosslinked counterparts. These results indicated that the genipin-crosslinked gelatin microspheres may be used as a long-acting drug carrier for intramuscular administration.     

应用威布尔分布函数研究红霉素微囊的溶出度

本文测定了红霉素微囊在人工肠液中的溶出度，并用威布尔分布函数求出了溶出百分率与时间的关系。     

MTT法检测极低频弱磁场对SY细胞的影响

本文采用 MTT 示踪法,检测极低频弱磁场对 SY 细胞有无影响。结果发现:频率固定为50Hz 时变化磁场幅值,在150uT、300uT 下细胞吸光度值有明显降低;幅值固定为150uT 时变化磁场频率,在25Hz、50Hz、75Hz 磁场照射下吸光度值均有不同程度下降,而在10Hz、60Hz、100Hz、300Hz、500Hz 磁场照射下没有变化;幅值固定为300uT 时变化磁场频率,在500Hz、75Hz、100Hz、300Hz、磁场照射下吸光度值均有不同程度下降,而在10Hz、25Hz、60Hz、500Hz 磁场照射下没有变化。     

Petal-like apatite formed on the surface of tricalcium phosphate ceramic after soaking in distilled water

In the present study six types of tricalcium phosphate ceramic were prepared and soaked in distilled water for different periods to investigate whether a surface apatite layer was formed on TCP ceramics or not. X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and Fourier-transformed infrared (FTIR) spectrometer were used to examine the changes in crystalline phases and functional groups of TCP ceramics for different soaking periods. Calcium and phosphate ions released from TCP ceramics during soaking were recorded by atomic absorption analysis and ion-coupled plasma. Results revealed that alphaTCP, alphaTCP/betaTCP mixture (alphabetaTCP) and betaTCP ceramic were gradually dissolved. There was no apatite layer formed on their surface after being immersed in distilled water for different durations of time. Mg-TCP ceramic, tricalcium phosphate doped with Mg ions, exhibited a lower dissolution rate than the other types of TCP ceramics. Apatite crystals were also not formed on the surface of Mg-TCP ceramic when immersed in distilled water. Tribasic calcium phosphate, prepared from wet precipitation method, was converted to betaTCP/HAP (HbetaTCP) or alphaTCP/betaTCP/HAP (HalphabetaTCP) crystalline composition at different sintering temperatures (1,150 degrees C and 1,300 degrees C). The surface apatite layer did not appear on HbetaTCP ceramic after soaking. We observed that petal-like apatite was formed on the HalphabetaTCP ceramic surface after being immersed for 2 weeks. alphaTCP phase of HalphabetaTCP ceramic was not directly converted to apatite during soaking. The surface apatite layer formed on the HalphabetaTCP ceramic surface was due to the precipitation of the calcium and phosphate ions released from alphaTCP dissolution. HAP, which existed in the structure of HalphabetaTCP ceramic, plays a role as apatite-precipitating seed to uptake calcium and phosphate ions. TCP ceramics which lacked alphaTCP and HAP content neither converted to apatite nor formed surface apatite on their surfaces during immersion.     

基于人工视网膜神经节细胞感受野的图像边缘检测

用光电池组装一个工感受野，在一维上模拟视网膜神经节细胞的零交叉滤波特性，进一步用该工工感受野构建一个图像边缘检测系统，并成功地用系统检测到图像边缘。一与般的基于视觉原理的图像系统相比，这种以人工感受野灵基础的系统，在图像输入的同时即可并行地提取图像边缘信息，而更接近于动物视觉系统原型，此结果将为人工视觉和图像技术的发展提供新的探索。     

In vitro effects of low-intensity ultrasound stimulation on the bone cells

Mechanical perturbations serve as extracellular signals to a variety of cells, including bone cells. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound produces significant multifunctional effects that are directly relevant to bone formation and resorption. Ultrasound stimulation has been shown to accelerate bone-defect healing and trabecular bone regeneration. In this study, we use an in vitro bone cell culture model to investigate the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. The rat alveolar mononuclear cell-calvaria osteoblast coculture system was used in this study. Before treatment, the bone cells were cultured for 3 days to facilitate their attachment and differentiation. Then, ultrasound exposure (frequency = 1 MHz, intensity = 0.068 W/cm(2)) or sham exposure for 20 min per day was applied until the end of the experiment. Half of the culture media were obtained on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th days for the analysis of cytokines and biochemical parameters. At the end of the experiment, cells were fixed and stained for identification and quantification of the osteoblast and osteoclast cells. After low-intensity pulse ultrasound stimulation, the osteoblast cell counts were significantly increased, whereas the osteoclast cell counts were significantly decreased. The total alkaline phosphatase amount in the culture medium was increased after 7 days of ultrasound stimulation, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in ultrasound-stimulated bone cells was significantly increased after the 7th day of culture and reached 474.77% of the control medium on the 10th day of culture. The results of this study suggest that low-intensity ultrasound treatment may have a stimulatory effect on bone-healing processes.