基于EEG模糊相似性的癫痫发作预测

本研究提出基于EEG序列模糊相似性指数方法预测癫痫发作.首先,结合复自相关法和Cao法对EEG序列进行了相空间重构;然后,计算相关积分时用Gaussian函数代替Heavyside函数,克服了Heavyside函数的刚性边界问题,使得计算相似性指数更加准确和可靠;最后,分析大鼠癫痫EEG信号,检测癫痫发作前期状态.分析结果表明模糊相似性指数方法能够比动态相似性指数方法获得更长的预测时间和更低的错误预测率.     

Expression of the CD7 Ligand K-12 in Human Thymic Epithelial Cells: Regulation by IFN-γ

CD7 is an immunoglobulin superfamily molecule expressed on T, NK, and pre-B lymphocytes. Previous studies have demonstrated a role for CD7 in T- and NK-cell activation and cytokine production. Recently, an epithelial cell secreted protein, K12, was identified as a CD7 ligand. Although CD7 is expressed intrathymically, it is not known if K12 is produced in human thymus. To determine roles that K12 might play in the human thymus, we analyzed expression of K12 in human thymocytes, thymic epithelial cells (TE), and thymic fibroblasts. We found that recombinant human K12 bound strongly to soluble hCD7, with a K_eq of 37.6×10^–9M, and this interaction was inhibited by a novel antihuman K12 monoclonal antibody (K12-A1). K12 mRNA was detected by RT–PCR and northern analysis in human TE and thymic fibroblasts, but not in human thymocytes. Expression of K12 in TE cells was upregulated by IFN- . Taken together, these data demonstrated that K12 is produced by human TE cells and thymic fibroblasts, and is regulated in thymus by IFN- . These data suggest a role for thymic microenvironment-produced K12 in regulation of thymocyte signaling and cytokine release, particularly in the setting of thymus pathology where IFN- is upregulated such as myasthenia gravis.     

Family-based association study between autism and glutamate receptor 6 gene in Chinese Han trios.

The glutamate pathways are involved in diverse processes such as learning and memory, epilepsy, and they play important roles in neural plasticity, neural development, and neurodegeneration. It has been proposed that autism could be a hypoglutamatergic disorder. Recently, Jamain et al. reported that the glutamate receptor 6 (GluR6 or GRIK2) is in linkage disequilibrium with autism. In the present study, the transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) and the haplotype transmission were performed to analyze the four SNPs (SNP1: rs995640; SNP2: rs2227281; SNP3: rs2227283; SNP4: rs2235076) of GluR6 in 174 Chinese Han parent-offspring trios. The TDT demonstrated that the two SNPs (SNP2 and SNP3) showed preferential transmission (TDT P = 0.032). The global chi(2) test for haplotype transmission also revealed an association between GluR6 and autism (chi(2) = 10.78, df = 3, P = 0.013). Our results suggested that GluR6 is in linkage disequilibrium with autism.     

An oligonucleotide microarray for the detection of vaccinia virus

Vaccinia virus is a member of the orthopoxvirus group, to which also belongs variola virus, one of the most hazardous pathogens known to man. To establish a model system to detect orthopoxviruses, a vaccinia oligonucleotide microarray is designed, produced and tested. Vaccinia virus is used to test the prepared microarrays. The virus DNA samples in different propagation phases are extracted and hybridised with the oligonucleotide microarray. The results showed that the oligonucleotide microarray can detect vaccinia virus with high specificity and sensitivity.     

共聚焦激光扫描显微镜(MRC600)活体观测川芎嗪和去甲基肾上腺素对休克状态下家兔大脑皮质内微循环的影响

目的 :共聚焦激光扫描显微镜活体观测川芎嗪和去甲基肾上腺素对休克状态下家兔大脑皮质内微循环的影响。方法 :在开放颅窗的家兔模型上 ,荧光素标记血浆 ,罗丹明 6G标记WBC ,用共聚焦激光扫描显微镜活体观测川芎嗪和去甲基肾上腺素对休克状态下家兔大脑皮质内微循环的影响 ,并经图像分析系统测量数据 ,用SAS软件包进行统计学分析。结果 :①川芎嗪抗休克效果优于去甲基肾上腺素 ;②去甲基肾上腺素在休克状态下对口径为 60 .15 μm的动脉血管处未引起明显的血管运动 ,而川芎嗪能引起血管运动 ,尤以大剂量川芎嗪引起强烈的血管运动 ;③川芎嗪和去甲基肾上腺素增加或保持血液缘流厚度不变 ,可能是两者抗休克机制发挥作用的途径之一 ;④川芎嗪和去甲基肾上腺素引起血管运动 ,尤以中小血管处明显。结论 :川芎嗪抗休克效果优于去甲基肾上腺素。川芎嗪和去甲基肾上腺素增加或保持血液缘流厚度不变 ,可能是两者抗休克机制发挥作用的途径之一     

Antibodies to HIV-1 gp41 recognize synthetic peptides of human IFN-alpha and IFN-beta

Based on our finding that a common epitope exists between HIV-1 gp41 and human type I interferons (IFN-alpha and IFN-beta), and increased levels of antibodies against human IFN-alpha and IFN-beta were observed in HIV-1-infected individuals, we tried to explain the mechanism of increased levels of antibodies. Mouse antisera recognizing HIV-1 recombinant soluble (rs) gp41 (aa 539-684) interacted with two synthetic peptides sequence-corresponding to the IFN-alpha/beta receptor binding site on human IFN-alpha and IFN-beta, while normal mouse serum (pooled normal sera) did not. The anti-rspg41 antisera after adsorption by IFN-beta sepharose column lost the activity of interaction with both synthetic peptides. In another experiment, rsgp41 could bind to sepharose column conjugated with anti-IFN-beta polyclonal antibodies (IgG). These results indicate that the common epitope on gp41 and type I interferons could induce antibodies recognizing the receptor binding site on IFN-alpha and IFN-beta, suggesting that increased levels of antibodies against IFN-alpha and IFN-beta in HIV-1-infected individuals could be induced by gp41.     

Nasal tolerance in experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG): induction of protective tolerance in primed animals

Nasal administration of μg doses of acetylcholine receptor (AChR) is effective in preventing the development of B cell-mediated EAMG in the Lewis rat, a model for human MG. In order to investigate whether nasal administration of AChR modulates ongoing EAMG, Lewis rats were treated nasally with AChR 2 weeks after immunization with AChR and Freund's complete adjuvant. Ten-fold higher amounts of AChR given nasally (600 μg/rat) were required to ameliorate the manifestations of EAMG compared with the amounts necessary for prevention of EAMG. In lymph node cells from rats receiving 600 μg/rat of AChR, AChR-induced proliferation and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) secretion were reduced compared with control EAMG rats receiving PBS only. The anti-AChR antibodies in rats treated nasally with 600 μg/rat of AChR had lower affinity, reduced proportion of IgG2b and reduced capacity to induce AChR degradation. Numbers of AChR-reactive IFN-γ and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) mRNA-expressing lymph node cells from rats treated nasally with 600 μg/rat of AChR were suppressed, while IL-4, IL-10 and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) mRNA-expressing cells were not affected. Collectively, these data indicate that nasal administration of AChR in ongoing EAMG induced selective suppression of Th1 functions, i.e. IFN-γ and IgG2b production, but no influence on Th2 cell functions. The impaired Th1 functions may result in the production of less myasthenic anti-AChR antibodies and contribute to the amelioration of EAMG severity in rats treated with AChR 600 μg/rat by the nasal route.     

糖皮质激素受体对大鼠中性粒细胞粘附的影响

本文通过Percoll梯度离心法分离获得大鼠中性粒细胞(PMNS)后,采用PMNS与玻璃珠粘附的模型,通过给予Dex及糖皮质激素受体(GR)阻断剂Mifepristone(RU_(38486))研究大鼠PMNS粘附过程中GR的作用。结果显示,Dex可以明显抑制PMNS的粘附,其作用随着Dex浓度的增大而增强;单纯给予不同浓度的RU_(38486)未发现明显的PMNS粘附增强,说明RU_(38486)本身对离体的PMNS粘附没有明显的作用;若同时给予Dex和RU_(38486),则Dex抑制PMNS粘附的作用逐渐减小,直至完全逆转。该结果强烈提示:糖皮质激素(GC)具有抑制PMNS粘附的作用,其作用是通过GR介导的,当GR被阻断时,这一抑制作用减弱,甚至消失。     

Aging effects on spatial tuning of hippocampal place cells in mice

One reason the electrophysiological correlates of hippocampal neurons are of interest is the possibility that they reflect their representational properties, presumably spatial/relational ones. Stable spatial representations, based on activity of ensembles of hippocampal place cells, initially develop through a series of short-episodic spatial tunings. Hence these short-episodic spatial tunings are important for understanding the establishment of stable place fields. Studies of age-related changes in place cell activities traditionally focus on place fields. In the present study, we characterized the short-episodic spatial tunings (1-min bins) of hippocampal CA1 place cells of freely moving mice in a familiar cylinder arena, and compared these functions in young and old mice. Spatial tuning was expressed by spatial selectivity, which we found fluctuated across a 16-min recording session in both young and old mice. High spatial selectivity, which is mainly due to the low firing of a place cell out of the place field in young mice, was significantly higher in old mice. The high firing rate out of the place field was the main factor contributing to significantly lower spatial selectivity in old mice. In addition, young mice showed a broad peak in the spatial selectivity between 4 and 10 min. In contrast old mice showed no peak in the spatial selectivity during this time period. The stability of place fields after a 24-h interval was also lower in old mice than in young mice. The low spatial tuning and unstable place fields suggest that a hippocampal-based spatial representation was impaired in the old mice. Furthermore, we speculate that the age-related impairment in hippocampal inhibition system may be involved in the impaired spatial representation of hippocampal CA1 place cells in old mice. Electronic Publication     

人血浆高密度脂蛋白对大鼠内毒素血症的治疗及防护作用研究

目的:观察人血浆高密度脂蛋白(HDL)对大鼠内毒素血症的治疗和防护效果。方法:采用鲎试剂法和放射免疫分析法于3个时点动态测定对照组、治疗组和防护组大鼠血浆内毒素(ET)水平和肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)浓度并观察血压及存活时间。结果:①输注ET后对照组大鼠血压进行性下降(P<0.01);治疗组大鼠输注HDL后其血压虽也降低但下降程度明显弱于对照组(P<0.01);防护组大鼠在输注ET后血压无明显下降(P>0.05)。治疗组及防护组大鼠存活时间均明显长于对照组(P<0.01)。②3组大鼠血浆ET水平在各时点均无明显变化(P>0.05)。③治疗组及防护组大鼠血浆TNFα水平于第3时点均明显降低(P>0.05)。结论:人血浆HDL能减轻或抑制内毒素血症大鼠血压下降并明显延长其存活时间,对内毒素血症具有良好的治疗和防护作用,此作用可能与其抑制TNF释放有关。