人胚肺细胞对人冠状病毒的敏感性

人冠状病毒72-62和73-50干燥毒种,用人胚器官和原代人胚肾细胞合管培养未能引起细胞病变,而将病毒液接种到人胚器官细胞或人胚肺传代细胞第一代就能引起明显的细胞病变。新传代病毒经电镜及中和试验鉴定确属人冠状病毒。实验结果证明人胚肺传代细胞比原代人胚肾细胞敏感,为进一步研究人冠状病毒提供了一株敏感的细胞。     

肉鸡对不同形态锰源的生物利用率研究

目的 :　研究肉仔鸡对不同形态锰源的相对生物学利用率。方法 :　将 62 4只 1日龄肉公鸡随机分为 1 3组 ,分别饲不添加锰的基础饲粮 (对照组 )或以不同锰化合物添加 60、1 2 0、1 80 mg/ kg锰的试验饲粮 2 1 d。结果 :　肉鸡生长性能各指标和腿病发生率以及肉鸡的跖骨灰锰含量、心肌细胞线粒体中 Mn SOD活性均未受到添加锰源以及锰源与锰水平互作的显著影响 ,但受到添加锰水平的显著影响。肉鸡心肌含锰量和 Mn SOD m RNA水平均未受到添加锰源与锰水平互作的显著影响 ,但受到添加锰源及添加锰水平的显著影响。其中中等和强络合强度有机锰源的生物学利用率明显高于无机硫酸锰和弱络合强度有机锰源。结论 :　中等和强络合强度的复合氨基酸锰对肉仔鸡的生物学利用率明显优于无机硫酸锰和弱络合强度的蛋氨酸锰     

Lack of association of angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and premature myocardial infarction in Mauritian Indians

Eighty-five young Mauritian Indians, male survivors of premature myocardial infarction (MI) and thus belonging to a high risk group, were compared with 108 stringently selected controls for a possible association between premature MI and an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the gene encoding angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE). The frequency of the D allele was 0.42 in the MI group and 0.43 in the control group, and thus no association between I/D polymorphism of ACE with susceptibility to early-onset MI was found in this population group. Other gene components of the renin-angiotensin system and lipid metabolism need to be explored to understand the genetic factors involved in causing MI at an early age.     

Developmental characteristics of topographic EEG in the newborn using an autoregressive model

Summary Autoregressive topographic EEG analysis was used to determine topographic EEGs of the total power in quiet and active sleep stages in 33 healthy premature infants of 34 to 40 weeks conceptional age. The developmental characteristics were also examined by simultaneously referring to the autoregressive pattern discrimination of topographic EEGs between different conceptional age groups in both sleep stages. Treating 10.24 seconds of EEG as one segment, the topographic EEG of 10 segments in each of the quiet and active sleep stages as well as their mean were obtained. In both sleep stages the results showed a small peak in total power in the frontal region and a large peak in the occipital region, but total power was greater in the quiet sleep. Total power decreased with increasing conceptional age. Topographic pattern discrimination between different conceptional age groups showed significant differences mainly in the frontal, temporal and occipital regions. It was concluded that regional differences in the development of EEG in premature infants could be clarified by means of topographic EEG analysis and the pattern discrimination method using the autoregressive model.This study was supported by a Scientific Research Grant (No. 02670450) from the Japanese Ministry of Education.     

Effects of Daily Matcha and Caffeine Intake on Mild Acute Psychological Stress-Related Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study

Matcha, a type of green tea, has a higher amino acid content than other types of tea. We previously examined the ability of matcha to improve cognitive function in older adults and determined that continuous matcha intake improves attention and executive function. This study aimed to compare the effects of matcha and caffeine and clarify the differences between these effects. The study was registered at the University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN000036578). The effect of single and continuous intake was compared, and the usefulness of continuous intake was evaluated under the stress condition. The Uchida–Kraepelin test (UKT) was used to induce mild acute stress, and the Cognitrax was used to evaluate cognitive function. A single dose of caffeine improved attentional function during or after stress loading. The reduced reaction time in the Cognitrax, observed following a single dose of matcha, was likely due to caffeine. The matcha group showed an increase in the amount of work after continuous intake, whereas the caffeine group only showed an increase in the amount of work for the UKT after a single dose. Ingesting matcha with caffeine improves both attention and work performance when suffering from psychological stress compared with caffeine alone.     

早期Alzheimer病的扩瞳反应及其认知功能研究

目的 为了探讨扩瞳反应对Alzheimer病的诊断价值及其与认知功能之间的关系。方法 我们对20例早期Alzheimer病患者进行了3个月的视察,作了扩瞳试验及认知功能评估,并与20例多发性梗塞性痴呆及20例正常老年人进行比较。结果 Alzheimer病患者在滴注扩瞳药液后15－25分钟时间内的瞳孔扩大倍数显著高于血管性痴呆和正常对照组,但这种瞳孔对扩瞳液的敏感性改变与认知功能缺损之间尚无显著相关性。结论 扩瞳反应可以作为Alzheimer病早期诊断的辅助指标之一。     

妇女月经周期睡眠行为变化

目的 观察在月经周期中,妇女睡眠活动的变化。方法 本工作以问卷填表方式调查在月经周期中妇女睡眠行为的变化,应用多道睡眠脑电图观察在卵泡期和黄体期睡眠脑电波形的变化。结果 与黄体期比较,在卵泡期妇女多梦、记忆清楚,易醒、再入睡困难,白天精力体力差,自 感觉没睡好,总睡眠时间无显著差异,总睡眠分值低;与黄体期比较,卵泡期快波睡眠时间延长,慢波2期和4期睡眠时间缩短。结论 在月经周期中,妇女睡眠行为的变化系由体内雌激素浓度变化所致。     

癌组织中p16基因甲基化分析

目的探讨抑癌基因p16在胃癌组织中是否存在甲基化异常及其与胃癌发生发展的关系.方法对20例胃癌组织及相应正常胃粘膜组织应用甲基敏感酶(HpaII)和甲基非敏感酶(MspI)酶切,结合PCR扩增技术,对p16基因外显子1、外显子2的二核苷酸胞嘧啶特定序列5'-CCGG-3'位点甲基化进行检测.结果20例胃癌组织中,p16基因外显子1、2异常甲基化分别为5例(25%)和9例(45%),正常组织未发现甲基化异常;14例高甲基化标本中,中分化胃癌4例,低分化7例,高分化1例;有2例存在外显子1、2同时甲基化异常,二者均为低分化胃癌,进展期胃癌(Ⅲa、Ⅳ期各1例)中1例呈现泳动易位;外显子2甲基化异常多发生于晚期肿瘤患者(P<0.05).结论p16基因甲基化异常可能会造成基因功能丧失,从而失去对细胞增殖的负性调控作用,导致胃癌发生与进展;外显子2高甲基化与临床进展有关,可能为晚期事件.