Summary: Chemical shift trends in the methylene and α substituent regions of 13C NMR spectra of vinyl polymers have been analyzed in terms of a three‐state rotational isomeric states (RIS) model and the γ‐gauche effect. In this framework, it has been demonstrated that the three sequencing rules observed for poly(propylene) can also be expected to work for many other vinyl polymers. The first two rules, justified in terms of the conformational perturbability of stereosequences, turn out to be respected by a considerable number of NMR spectra. On the other hand, the same spectral data are in substantial disagreement with the third rule. An explanation is proposed for this breakdown.
Sketches of the three conformations expected for rotation on the two prochiral bonds flanking the methine carbon of a vinyl polymer. 相似文献
BACKGROUND: Food allergy may be life-threatening, and patients affected need to receive accurate diagnoses and treatment. Hazelnut has often been implicated as responsible for allergic reactions, and trace quantities can induce systemic reactions. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of sublingual immunotherapy with a standardized hazelnut extract in patients allergic to hazelnut. METHODS: This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Inclusion criteria were a history of hazelnut allergy and positive skin prick test and double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge results. Patients were then randomly assigned into 2 treatment groups (hazelnut immunotherapy or placebo). Efficacy was assessed by double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge after 8 to 12 weeks of treatment. Blood samples were drawn for measurement of specific IgE, IgG(4), and serum cytokines before and after treatment. RESULTS: Twenty-three patients were enrolled and divided into 2 treatment groups. Twenty-two patients reached the planned maximum dose at 4 days. Systemic reactions were observed in only 0.2% of the total doses administered. Mean hazelnut quantity provoking objective symptoms increased from 2.29 g to 11.56 g (P = .02; active group) versus 3.49 g to 4.14 g (placebo; NS). Moreover, almost 50% of patients who underwent active treatment reached the highest dose (20 g), but only 9% in the placebo. Laboratory data showed an increase in IgG(4) and IL-10 levels after immunotherapy in only the active group. CONCLUSION: Our data confirm significant increases in tolerance to hazelnut after sublingual immunotherapy as assessed by double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge, and good tolerance to this treatment. 相似文献
Chondrosarcomas are malignant cartilage-forming tumors that represent the second most common malignant solid tumor of bone. These biologically poorly understood neoplasms vary considerably in clinical presentation and biologic behavior. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are generally ineffective. Here we describe the establishment and characterization of a new human chondrosarcoma cell line named ch-2879, and we compare the cell line with its tumor of origin. The cell line was established from a recurrent grade 3 chondrosarcoma of the chest wall and characterized by growth kinetics and morphologic studies. Immunocytochemistry and RT-PCR were performed to examine the expression of cartilage-specific phenotypes. Genetic characterization was performed using cytogenetics, fluorescence in situ hybridization, flow cytometry, and molecular techniques for analysis of the genes implicated in cell cycle control, amplification of MDM2, CDK4, and Cyclin D1, and mutations in the p53 gene. ch-2879 cells were subcultured for more than 80 passages. They expressed vimentin, HNK-1, HBA-71, Ki-67, cyclin D1, Fli-1, S-100, p21, p27, and p53 and were negative for cytokeratin, EMA, p14, p16, MDM2, Rb, and c-erb-b2 antigens. Cytogenetically the recurrent tumor showed a hyperhaploid karyotype with clonal numerical and structural abnormalities. The sole structural abnormality was a chromosome derivative of a t(1;21) translocation. The cell line at passage 3 showed two populations: the hyperhaploid and an exactly duplicated, hypotriploid population. After the 18th passage, only the hypotriploid population was present. The cells expressed collagen 2. Molecular comparison of the primary and recurrent tumor evidenced an in vivo molecular change consisting of a deletion of 9p21 genes in the recurrence, probably caused by a selection process. Because of its gene expression profile, including expression of genes implicated in chondrogenesis in uncoated plastic dishes, this cell line may prove useful for cellular and molecular studies as well as studies of chondrosarcoma characterization and treatment. 相似文献
The plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA) is highly expressed in the nervous system, but little information is available about its implication in neuronal development. We have analyzed the expression and localization of different isoforms of PMCA in membrane vesicles and sections of chick cerebellum from embryonic day 10 to hatching. We found that the relative amount of each PMCA isoform and their spatiotemporal distribution in the cerebellum are directly linked to precise cellular types during the cerebellar maturation, even in a non-neural tissue as choroid plexus. Purkinje cells contain the highest diversity of PMCA isoforms of the cerebellar cortex since the moment of its morphogenesis. From embryonic day 15, the PMCA2 was highly expressed in the whole Purkinje cell, while PMCAs 1 and 3 had a more restricted distribution in the soma and dendritic branches, and these distributions were evolving according with cell maturation. Other cellular types seem to contain a specific combination of isoforms, but with a well-defined distribution pattern at late moments of development. Thus, PMCAs 1 and 3 were located in the soma of molecular layer interneurons, and only the PMCA2 was observed in granule cells at hatching. Furthermore, PMCA isoforms are also expressed in cellular compartments characterized by a high amount of synapses, suggesting a key role of these proteins in synaptogenesis and in the maturation of neuronal electrophysiological properties. 相似文献
Central precocious puberty (PP) can be caused by chromosomal aberrations. We report three patients presenting with central
PP in whom karyotype analysis demonstrated abnormal chromosomal patterns. The first patient was affected by the triple-X syndrome,
commonly characterized by premature ovarian failure. The second patient, a girl with inv dup(15)(pter→q12::q12→pter), had
a chromosomal aberration involving an imprinted region of the human genome, whose deletion is commonly associated with Prader-Willi
syndrome (PWS) and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. The third patient was a boy carrying a rare chromosome abnormality, the
duplication of chromosome 9 (q22→qter). All patients had mental retardation, which was mild in patient 1, moderate in patient
2, and severe in case 3. They underwent treatment with luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) analogs, which were able
to stop the progression of the sexual development. We confirm that chromosomal aberrations are an important cause of central
PP, and that karyotype analysis in patients with PP and mental retardation, even if mild, is necessary because chromosomal
abnormalities can be present. 相似文献
The characteristics of the binding sites for the Conus magus toxins ω-conotoxin MVIIC and ω-conotoxin MVIID, as well as their effects on K+-evoked 45Ca2+ entry and whole-cell Ba2+ currents (IBa), and K+-evoked catecholamine secretion have been studied in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. Binding of [125I] ω-conotoxin GVIA to bovine adrenal medullary membranes was displaced by ω-conotoxins GVIA, MVIIC and MVIID with IC50 values of around 0.1, 4 and 100 nM, respectively. The reverse was true for the binding of [125I] ω-conotoxin MVIIC, which was displaced by ω-conotoxins MVIIC, MVIID and GVIA with IC50 values of around 30, 80 and 1.200 nM, respectively. The sites recognized by ω-conotoxins MVIIC and MVIID in bovine brain
exhibited higher affinities (IC50 values of around 1 nM). Both ω-conotoxin MVIIC and MVIID blocked IBa by 70–80%; the higher the [Ba2+]o of the extracellular solution the lower the blockade induced by ω-conotoxin MVIIC. This was not the case for ω-conotoxin
MVIID; high Ba2+ (10 mM) slowed down the development of blockade but the maximum blockade achieved was similar to that obtained in 2 mM Ba2+. A further difference between the two toxins concerns their reversibility; washout of ω-conotoxin MVIIC did not reverse the
blockade of IBa while in the case of ω-conotoxin MVIID a partial, quick recovery of current was produced. This component was irreversibly
blocked by ω-conotoxin GVIA, suggesting that it is associated with N-type Ca2+ channels. Blockade of K+-evoked 45Ca2+ entry produced results which paralleled those obtained by measuring IBa. Thus, 1 μM of each of ω-conotoxin GVIA and MVIIA inhibited Ca2+ uptake by 25%, while 1 μM of each of ω-conotoxin MVIIC and MVIID caused a 70% blockade. K+-evoked catecholamine secretory responses were not reduced by ω-conotoxin GVIA (1 μM). In contrast, at 1 μM both ω-conotoxin
MVIIC and MVIID reduced the exocytotic response by 70%. These data strengthen the previously established conclusion that Q-type
Ca2+ channels that contribute to the regulation of secretion and are sensitive to ω-conotoxins MVIIC and MVIID are present in
bovine chromaffin cells. These channels, however, seem to possess binding sites for ω-conotoxins MVIIC and MVIID whose characteristics
differ considerably from those described to occur in the brain; they might represent a subset of Q-type Ca2+ channels or an entirely new subtype of voltage-dependent high-threshold Ca2+ channel.
Received: 16 April 1997 / Received after revision: 10 July 1997 / Accepted: 23 July 1997 相似文献
Craniofacial dyssynostosis (CFD) is a rare disorder related to premature closure of the lambdoid suture and the posterior part of the sagittal suture. Epilepsy, mental retardation, abnormalities of the corpus callosum, and short stature have been reported. We studied a patient with CFD, hydronephrosis, and partially empty sella turcica; the latter two features are reported for the first time. We discuss the brain anomalies and their neurologic sequelae, which are part of the CFD phenotype. 相似文献
Surface proteins tethered to the membrane through a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor are deficient in the blood cells of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) as result of a somatic mutation, in a hematopoietic stem cell, of the X-linked phosphatidylinositolglycan complementation group A (PIG-A) gene. In PNH patients, compared to the large numbers of GPI-deficient myeloid cells, the proportion of GPI-deficient lymphocytes tends to be low, and therefore the impact of GPI deficiency on immune function has been unclear. We have obtained complementation by Pig-a(-) embryonic stem (ES) cells of Rag(-/-) blastocysts, and we show that Pig-a(-) ES cells are able to reconstitute the T cell and B cell compartments of Rag(-/-) mice. Although these mice were immunologically competent, by comparison with appropriate controls we detected several abnormalities: (1) increased levels of IgG; (2) high frequency/titers of anti-nuclear antibodies; (3) markedly reduced delayed hypersensitivity; and (4) impaired activation-induced lymphocyte death in vitro. In some cases, aging Pig-a(-)/Rag(-/-) chimeric mice developed lymphadenopathy and polyclonal T cell and B cell expansion. Thus, GPI-linked proteins are not required for lymphocyte development but they are required for normal lymphocyte function and for maintaining normal peripheral lymphoid homeostasis. 相似文献