Cytochrome P450 1A1 and manganese superoxide dismutase genes polymorphisms in ankylosing spondylitis

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the associations of cytochrome p450 1A1 (CYP1A1) and manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) genes polymorphisms with the susceptibility to AS in Taiwan. METHODS: The polymorphisms of CYP1A1 and MnSOD genes were determined in 70 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and 93 healthy controls by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) methods. RESULTS: The genotype frequency of CYP1A1 4887C/A was significantly lower in patients with AS than in controls. The phenotype frequency of CYP1A1 4887A also tended to be decreased in patients with AS. There were no significant differences in the genotype, allele, and phenotype frequencies of MnSOD gene polymorphisms between patients with AS and controls. CONCLUSION: CYP1A1 4887A may be a protective factor for the development of AS in Taiwan. However, MnSOD gene polymorphisms are not associated with the susceptibility to AS.     

不同禁水时间老龄大鼠下丘脑大细胞分泌神经元的免疫电镜观察

电镜观察了不同禁水时间老龄大鼠下丘脑视上核和室旁核分泌神经元，即加压素和催产素神经元及胶质细胞的超微结构变化，结果显示，禁水6与12h后，上述两核团中的分泌神经元胞体增大，胞质中粗面内质网（RER）排列紧密且规则，高尔基（Golgi)器的未成熟分泌颗粒及神经分泌颗粒增多，轴突内神经分泌颗粒少见，胶质细胞成份减少，突起回缩；相邻两神经元胞膜直接接触，质膜并列现象及突触增多，而在禁水24h后，神经元胞体内的神经分泌颗粒有减少，轴突中的神经分泌颗粒却增多并聚集成膨大区域，以上结果提示老龄大鼠视上核和室旁核的分泌神经元在禁水时其合成激素的功能是活跃的，而且催产素神经元的结构变化与加压素神经元结构变化是相似的，胶质细胞的结构变化为神经元质膜并列及突触的形式提供了有利条件。     

Development and validation of a CGH microarray for clinical cytogenetic diagnosis.

PURPOSE: We developed a microarray for clinical diagnosis of chromosomal disorders using large insert genomic DNA clones as targets for comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). METHODS: The array contains 362 FISH-verified clones that span genomic regions implicated in over 40 known human genomic disorders and representative subtelomeric clones for each of the 41 clinically relevant human chromosome telomeres. Three or four clones from almost all deletion or duplication genomic regions and three or more clones for each subtelomeric region were included. We tested chromosome microarray analysis (CMA) in a masked fashion by examining genomic DNA from 25 patients who were previously ascertained in a genetic clinic and studied by conventional cytogenetics. A novel software package implemented in the R statistical programming language was developed for normalization, visualization, and inference. RESULTS: The CMA results were entirely consistent with previous cytogenetic and FISH findings. For clone by clone analysis, the sensitivity was estimated to be 96.7% and the specificity was 99.1%. Major advantages of this selected human genome array include the following: interrogation of clinically relevant genomic regions, the ability to test for a wide range of duplication and deletion syndromes in a single analysis, the ability to detect duplications that would likely be undetected by metaphase FISH, and ease of confirmation of suspected genomic changes by conventional FISH testing currently available in the cytogenetics laboratory. CONCLUSION: The array is an attractive alternative to telomere FISH and locus-specific FISH, but it does not include uniform coverage across the arms of each chromosome and is not intended to substitute for a standard karyotype. Limitations of CMA include the inability to detect both balanced chromosome changes and low levels of mosaicism.     

PTEN基因对人肝癌细胞系HHCC作用的研究

目的：研究PTEN基因对人肝癌细胞系HHCC细胞恶性表型及凋亡的影响。方法：将PTEN真核表达载体pBabe-PuroPTEN及空质粒pBabe-Puro，通过脂质体介导的基因转染方法，转入该基因表达缺失的HHCC细胞系中，嘌呤霉素筛选获得稳定表达PTEN基因的转染细胞。通过平板克隆形成试验、DNA凝胶电泳、相差显微镜和电镜，观察PTEN基因对人肝癌细胞系HHCC恶性表型及凋亡的影响。结果：转染后的细胞，经原位杂交、免疫组织化学检测证实，有PTEN mRNA及其蛋白的表达；平板克隆形成试验证实，转染PTEN基因后，细胞形成克隆的能力降低；转染PTEN的细胞在相差显微镜和电镜下可出现典型的凋亡形态学改变；DNA琼脂糖凝胶电泳呈现出明显的梯状条带。结论：外源性PTEN基因导入HHCC细胞后，可降低HHCC的细胞的恶性表型，并促进凋亡发生。     

Demonstration of human immunodeficiency virus by colorimetric in situ hybridization: a rapid technique for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded material

A colorimetric method of in situ hybridization has been developed for the rapid detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded material. Following optimization of digestion conditions, biotin-labeled DNA probes are detected with an alkaline phosphatase conjugate. The method is verified using fixed paraffin-embedded cell blocks of HIV-infected and uninfected lymphocyte cell cultures. Hybridization specifically detects both viral RNA and proviral DNA. Formalin fixation for intervals up to 21 d did not significantly hamper the signal under the appropriate digestion conditions; however, Trump's fixation for even 12 h greatly reduced the intensity of the hybridization. This technique for in situ hybridization is amenable to automation, provides results within 6 h, and results in good morphologic preservation. A key feature of the technique is the use of human placental DNA as an endogenous positive control to optimize the empirically determined conditions for protein digestion.     

HOPFIELD网络的联想记忆性质

本文首先给出了有关联想记忆的一系列概念，通过计算机模拟验证了网络的某些固有性质，同时指出了它的固有问题，并仿真研究了Ｈｏｐｆｉｅｌｄ网络中参数间的关系。     

HCV NS3 N末端部分氨基酸缺失对NS3/NS3与NS3/NS4A分子间相互作用的影响

目的旨在弄清ＮＳ３参与分子间相互作用的确切区段，为研究针对ＮＳ３的抗ＨＣＶ寡肽小分子药物的设计提供依据。方法参照ＨＣＶ中国河北株序列设计ＮＳ３引物，将其Ｎ末端的前１５个和前３０个氨基酸分别缺失掉。然后用酵母双杂交系统检测ＮＳ３／ＮＳ３及ＮＳ３／ＮＳ４Ａ分子间相互作用强度在缺失前后的变化，从而判明ＮＳ３Ｎ末端氨基酸在分子间相互作用中的意义。核苷酸序列分析采用ＡｐｐｌｉｅｄＢｉｏｓｙｓｔｅｍ３７３Ａ型自动测序仪。结果ＮＳ３Ｎ末端氨基酸缺失前后，ＮＳ３／ＮＳ３分子间及ＮＳ３／ＮＳ４Ａ分子间相互作用的强度相差有显著性（Ｐ＜０．０１），但缺失１５个氨基酸和缺失３０个氨基酸对上述相互作用强度的影响差异无显著性（Ｐ＞０．０５）。结论ＮＳ３Ｎ末端的１～３０个氨基酸在ＮＳ３／ＮＳ３及ＮＳ３／ＮＳ４Ａ分子间相互作用中有一定意义，其Ｎ末端前１５个氨基酸（ＡＰＩＴＡＹＳＱＱＴＲＧＬＬＧ）对于分子间相互作用更为关键。本研究结果将为抗ＮＳ３丝氨酸蛋白酶活性的寡肽抑制物的研究打下基础，并为抗ＨＣＶ的寡肽小分子药物的设计提供依据     

Cocaine or delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol does not affect cellular cytotoxicity in vitro

Cocaine or delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major psychoactive component of marijuana, has no effect on in vitro cytotoxicity mediated by natural killer (NK) cells and cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) at concentrations similar to those observed in vivo.     

新增工伤康复服务项目遴选及支付标准探索*

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