环境物理因子的最佳条件的选择

目的：利用黄金数比例规律找出环境物理因子对人体的最佳条件：方法：人体的相当一部分内容与黄金数有着密切的联系，为此把复杂的人体可以简化为比例加破缺的比例实体；环境物理因子：如环境温度、湿度、环境光波和声波以及环境气压和氧分压，当它们处在黄金数比例附近时，会在人体产生和谐合柏作用。结果：环境物理因子选择在黄金数比例附近时，在心理上产生美和舒适感。已经发现，当精神愉快时，人脑电波频率下限(8Hz)和上限(12．9Hz)之比恰为黄金数。结论：环境物理因子的最佳条件是可以选择的。     

Biomechanical Properties of Esophagus during Systemic Treatment with Epidermal Growth Factor in Rats

The epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a growth factor with effects on many cell types and tissue. Morphometric and passive biomechanical properties were studied in isolated segments of the esophagus in 22 EGF-treated rats and 12 control rats. The rats were divided into groups with EGF treatment for 2, 4, 7, and 14 days (n=6 for each group except n=4 for the 14 days EGF-treatment group) or saline treatment (n=3 for each group). The mechanical test was performed as a distension experiment in vitro where the whole esophagus was stretched to its in situ length and distended with pressures up to 10 cm H₂O using a ramp distension protocol. The pressure and outer diameter were recorded. Circumferential stress (force per area) and strain (deformation) were computed from the diameter and pressure data using the zero-stress state as reference. The zero-stress state was obtained by cutting esophageal rings radially. This caused the rings to open up into a sector. EGF induced pronounced morphometric changes, e.g., the wall thickness, wall cross-sectional area, and inner and outer circumferential lengths significantly increased during the EGF treatment. Histological analysis showed mucosa and submucosa growth during EGF treatment. The opening angle and residual strains increased with the highest value in the 14 days EGF-treated group (P < 0.05). The change in opening angle depended largely on the change in mucosa thickness. Furthermore, the circumferential stiffness of the esophagus reached a maximum after 7 days EGF treatment (P < 0.01). © 2003 Biomedical Engineering Society. PAC2003: 8719Rr, 8717Ee     

Identification of very early lymphoid precursors in bone marrow and their regulation by estrogen

Estrogen is a negative regulator of lymphopoiesis and provides an experimental tool for probing relationships between lymphocyte precursors and stem cells. We found that expression of lymphocyte-associated genes and immunoglobulin (Ig) gene rearrangement occurred before CD45R acquisition. Lymphoid-restricted progenitors that were Lin(-)IL-7R alpha(+)c-kit(lo)TdT(+) (lineage marker(-), interleukin receptor 7 alpha(+), c-kit(lo) and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase(+)) were selectively depleted in estrogen-treated mice; within a less differentiated Lin-c-kit(hi) fraction, functional precursors of B and T, but not myeloid, cells were also selectively depleted. TdT and an Ig heavy chain transgene were detected within a hormone-regulated Lin(-)c-kit(hi)Sca-1(+)CD27(+)Flk-2(+)IL-7R alpha(-) subset of this multipotential progenitor population. Identification of these extremely early lymphoid precursors should facilitate investigation of the molecular mechanisms that control lineage-fate decisions in hematopoiesis.     

Intraparenchymal pulmonary lymph node: case report and literature review

Summary A case of a 44-year-old woman with a solitary pulmonary coin lesion is presented. Histologic study of this nodule revealed a normal intraparenchymal pulmonary lymph node. A review of the literature discusses the incidence and characteristics of this entity.

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Nud lymphatique intrapulmonaire: revue de la littérature. A propos d'un cas

Résumé L'observation d'un cas de lésion nodulaire du poumon est rapportée chez une femme de 44 ans. L'étude histologique du nodule a révélé un nud lymphatique intrapulmonaire normal. La revue de la littérature apprécie l'incidence et les caractéristiques de cette localisation.

     

Use of Computed Tomography Scans for Cochlear Implants

While 3-dimensional (3D) imaging by computed tomography has long been desirable for research and treatment of cochlear-implant patients, technical challenges have limited its wide application. Recent developments in scanner hardware and image processing techniques now allow image quality improvements that make clinical applications feasible. Validation experiments were performed to characterize a new methodology and its imaging performance.     

模拟股骨置入人工关节扭转与应力松弛蠕变的实验研究

研究了在相同扭矩作用下,正常组股骨和以生物学和骨水泥固定置入人工关节组股骨标本扭转角度,还对正常股骨、生物学固定股骨和骨水泥固定股骨进行应力松弛、蠕变实验,为临床提供生物力学参数。以电子万能试验机对正常对照组、股骨置入人工关节骨水泥固定组、股骨置入人工关节生物学固定组标本进行扭转和粘弹性实验研究。得出了各组标本在相同扭矩下的扭转角度及悬臂弯曲状态下,正常组和置入人工关节组标本应力松弛、蠕变数据和曲线。对实验数据进行归一化处理,得出了正常组和置入人工关节组标本的归一化应力松弛函数,归一化蠕变函数及曲线。表明:骨水泥固定组扭转角比生物学固定组小,说明骨水泥固定有较好的稳定性,其应力松弛、蠕变量丢失小。骨水泥固定组较生物学固定组3600s应力松弛、蠕变量大。     

Diverse T-cell receptor CDR3 length patterns in human CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes from newborns and adults

T cells are essential in the initiation and maintenance of immune responses. Specific interaction between T cells and a presumptive antigen occurs through recognition of an MHC-peptide complex by the T-cell receptor (TCR). The complementarity-determining region (CDR) 3 of the TCR has direct contact with the peptide. Here we describe CDR3 length variability of six different TCRBV gene families of CD4+ and CD8+ umbilical cord (UC) and peripheral blood (PB) T cells. Amplified products spanning the TCR CDR3 regions from CD4+ PB, CD4+ UC and CD8+ UC blood T cells typically displayed Gaussian-like distributions. In contrast, profound and frequent perturbations were recorded in CD8+ PB lymphocytes, with a non-Gaussian pattern in more than half of the samples studied. A substantial portion of the perturbed CD8+ subsets were clonal or oligoclonal, as determined by CDR3-length restriction, TCRBJ gene usage and nucleotide sequencing. This implies that the conditions for shaping and maintenance of the peripheral TCR repertoire are profoundly different for CD8+ and CD4+ T cells.     

大鼠三叉神经脊束间质核内接受内脏伤害性信息的含CB神经元向孤束核的投射

目的 探讨大鼠三叉神经脊束间质核(INV)内接受内脏伤害性信息的含calbindin D-28K(CB)神经元与孤束核(NTS)的投射联系。方法 用福尔马林刺激上消化道，应用荧光金(FG)逆行束路追踪结合Fos和CB的免疫荧光组织化学三重标记法。结果 INV的背侧边缘旁核(PaMd)和三叉旁核(PaV)内可见到大量FG逆标细胞，以注射FG的同侧为主。大部分FG逆标细胞(约71.2％)为CB免疫反应阳性。部分FG和CB双标记神经元(约31．5％)同时呈Fos免疫反应阳性的三重标记。结论 INV内部分接受内脏伤害性刺激的CB神经元可直接投射至NTS，含CB的神经元在内脏伤害性信息经INV向NTS的传导通路中，可能发挥重要作用.     

藤黄微球菌Rpf及其结构域蛋白对结核分枝杆菌生长的影响

目的 表达纯化藤黄微球菌(Micrococcus luteus)复活促进因子(Rpf)及结构域(domain)蛋白,研究其对结核分枝杆菌牛长的影响.方法 诱导表达含有藤黄微球菌Rpf及其结构域基因的融合表达载体pPro-EXHT-Rpf和pPro-EXHT-Rpf domain,在变性条件下对目的 蛋白进行纯化.用不同浓度的纯化蛋白刺激不可培养状态结核分枝杆菌的生长.结果 获得藤黄微球菌Rpf及其结构域融合蛋白的纯度分别为95%和93%,相对分子质量(Mr)大小分别为30×103和12×103,蛋白质含量分别为471 mg/L和337 mg/L.Western blot证实,获得的蛋白为我们所需要的目的 蛋白.所获得的藤黄微球菌Rpf及其结构域融合蛋白能够促进不可培养状态的结核分枝杆菌的生长,而抗藤黄微球菌Rpf结构域的单克隆抗体可以明显抑制结核分枝杆菌的生长.结论 表达的藤黄微球菌Rpf及其结构域融合蛋白可以促进结核分枝杆菌的生长,而且藤黄微球菌Rpf蛋白与Rpf结构域蛋白具有一致的生物活性.