Strain differences in peritoneal macrophage activity and susceptibility to experimental allergic encephalomyelitis induction in rats

The objective of the present study was to investigate the relevance of peripheral macrophage activity for the susceptibility to the induction of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE). Rats of EAE-susceptible Dark Agouti and EAEresistant Albino Oxford strain were immunized with guinea pig spinal cord homogenate (DA_GPSC and AO_GPSC), while non-immunized rats served as controls (DA_NIM, AO_NIM). On day 15 after immunization rats were sacrificed and their peritoneal macrophages tested for adherence capacity, zymosan phagocytosis and respiratory burst. Macrophages from AONIM rats exhibited lower adherence capacity and higher phagocytosis and H₂O₂ production when compared to macrophages from DANIM rats. Immunization with GPSC decreased adherence and phagocytosis and increased H₂O₂ production in macrophages from AO rats, but did not influence these activities in macrophages from DA rats. The results from the present study suggest that inflammatory activities of macrophages from AO rats could be considered as regulatory mechanisms connected with the resistance to EAE induction.     

兔BK通道β亚基多克隆抗血清的制备

目的:用小鼠制备抗兔BK通道β亚基的抗血清。方法:采用RT-PCR扩增编码兔BK通道β亚基胞内段的基因。在大肠杆菌中表达GST-β亚基融合蛋白。以从PAGE凝胶上切下的融合蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠制备多克隆抗血清。用ELISA和Westernblot鉴定抗血清的特异性。结果:用RT-PCR扩增出约300bp的兔BK通道基因。序列分析显示,扩增的序列与已发布的新西兰大白兔骨骼肌BK通道的序列完全一致。在E.coliDH5α成功地表达Mr约为37000GST-β亚基融合蛋白。ELISA和Westernblot检测证明,针对GST-β亚基融合蛋白的抗血清,不仅可特异性地识别GST-β,也可识别源于兔组织的β蛋白。抗血清的最高滴度达1∶128000。结论:克隆了编码兔BK通道β亚基胞内段的基因,并成功地获得可特异性识别新西兰大白兔BK通道β亚基的高滴度抗血清,为BK通道的进一步研究提供了物质基础。     

CADASIL in Arabs: clinical and genetic findings

Background  

Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is increasingly recognized as an inherited arterial disease leading to a step-wise decline and eventually to dementia. CADASIL is caused by mutations in NOTCH3 epidermal growth factor-like repeat that maps to chromosome 19. CADASIL cases have been identified in most countries of Western and Central Europe, the Americas, Japan, Australia, the Caribbean, South America, Tanzania, Turkey, South Africa and Southeast Asia, but not in Arabs.     

聚醚型聚氨酯材料表面纤维蛋白原的吸附性研究

本文采用放射性同位素标记的方法研究了嵌段聚醚型聚氨酯在纯纤维蛋白原溶液中和稀释血浆中的表面纤维蛋白原吸附性规律，考察了聚醚型聚氨酯的特性粘数及溶液体系中的ＮａＣｌ浓度对材料表面纤维蛋白原吸附性的影响，结果表明，随着聚合物特性粘数的增大，材料表面的纤维蛋白原吸附量呈降低的趋势；溶液体系中盐浓度的降低导致纤维蛋白原凝固性增强，在纯纤维蛋白原溶液中，材料表面纤维蛋白原的吸附量相应增多，而在稀释血浆中，纤维蛋白原的吸附量相应减少，在达到最低值后又有上升的趋向，表明纤维蛋白原在材料表面的吸附还受血浆中其它大分子的影响。     

伤寒减毒活疫苗Ty21a免疫前后小鼠肠细胞差异表达的基因

以基因表达谱芯片对Ty2 1a免疫前后小鼠肠细胞 (包括肠粘膜上皮细胞和肠上皮间淋巴细胞 )基因表达的差异性进行研究比较。将 490条经抑制消减杂交法筛选出的与小鼠Ty2 1a免疫相关的cDNA制备成表达谱芯片 ;利用免疫前后小鼠肠细胞的mRNA通过逆转录方法 ,将Cy3和Cy5两种荧光分别标记到两种组织的cDNA上 ,制备成cDNA探针 ,并与表达谱芯片进行杂交及扫描 ,单点重复 2次实验 ,通过计算机数据处理判定基因是否在上述两种细胞群中有表达差异。筛选出差异表达基因共 98条 ,其中 92条为表达上调基因 ,6条为表达降低基因。提示 ,基因表达谱芯片技术是高通量进行基因表达模式研究的方法 ,可同时定量研究大量的基因表达水平 ,从而鉴定可能参与免疫的基因。     

GPC-II-3液间歇低温灌流保存兔肺的形态学观察

目的探讨对移植供肺具有长期保护作用的新技术。方法用自制的GPC-Ⅱ-3液,以间歇低温灌流的方法保存兔肺24～192h,观察其组织结构的变化。结果保存120h以内的肺,其组织结构与对照组无明显区别,肺泡、各级支气管、血管的结构清楚、支气管上皮结构完整清楚,上皮细胞胞核清晰,染色质分布均匀、肺泡完整,肺泡上皮和毛细血管内皮清楚。部分肺泡腔中,可见结构清楚的尘细胞及其吞噬的粉尘颗粒;保存144h的肺,细胞成分的染色似乎有所加深,其余结构无明显变化。保存168h的肺,肺泡、各级支气管、血管的结构依然清楚,但细胞成分的染色有所加深,部分支气管上皮细胞有脱落现象。保存192h的肺,细胞成分的染色明显加深,有固缩迹象,支气管上皮有脱落现象加重。结论用GPC-Ⅱ-3液以低温冷藏的方法能够保存兔肺的组织结构120h。     

HIV accessory proteins and surviving the host cell

Human immunodeficiency virus generates the accessory proteins Nef, viral infectivity factor (Vif), viral protein R, and viral protein U or viral protein X during viral replication in host cells. Although the significance of these accessory proteins is often lost in vitro, they are essential for viral pathogenesis in vivo. Therefore, these proteins have much potential as antiviral targets. Recent data reveal Vif perturbs an ill-defined antiviral pathway in host cells allowing HIV replication. These data highlight a common feature among HIV accessory proteins in manipulating the host to aid viral pathogenesis. Therefore, these new insights into Vif and other HIV accessory proteins are reviewed, emphasizing host cell interactions and new targets for therapeutic intervention.     

Investigation on the Maternal-Infantile Infection with Human Parvovirus B19

With the investigations on pregnant women and newbornsinfected withToxoplasma, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus,herpes simplex virus (TORCH), it was found that humanparvovirus B19 (B19 virus), which belongs to the familyParvoviridae and the genus Erythrovir…     

'Fat mass and obesity associated' gene (<Emphasis Type="Italic">FTO</Emphasis>): No significant association of variant rs9939609 with weight loss in a lifestyle intervention and lipid metabolism markers in German obese children and adolescents

Background  

We have previously identified strong association of six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in FTO (fat mass and obesity associated gene) to early onset extreme obesity within the first genome wide association study (GWA) for this phenotype. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the obesity risk allele of one of these SNPs (rs9939609) is associated with weight loss in a lifestyle intervention program. Additionally, we tested for association of rs9939609 alleles with fasting blood parameters indicative of glucose and lipid metabolism.