伊贝母中伊贝碱甙C的分离和结构鉴定

自吉林栽培的伊贝母(Fritillaria pallidiflora Schrenk)中分得一种新的甾体生物碱甙,命名为伊贝碱甙C(yibeinosideC)。根据红外、质谱、氢谱、碳谱、¹H-¹HCOSY和¹H-¹³CCOSY谱确定其结构为22,26-环亚胺胆甾-6-酮-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-(1→4)-β-D-吡喃半乳糖甙(1)。     

Immune human lymphocytes produce an acid-labile α-interferon

We have described in this paper a novel human interferon (IFN) with antigenic and cross-species reactivity of α-IFN and physicochemical properties of γ-IFN. This IFN is produced by normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells during an immune response but has also been associated with autoimmune disease (10). The system described here will be useful in elucidating the biological significance and cell of origin of this IFN.     

植入型心律转复除颤器而非乙胺碘呋酮可降低充血性心力衰竭患者死亡风险

问题：与安慰剂组相比，充血性心力衰竭（CHF）患者服用乙胺碘呋酮或使用植入型心律转复除颤器（ICD），能否降低全因死亡率？     

Specific down-regulation of XIAP with RNA interference enhances the sensitivity of canine tumor cell-lines to TRAIL and doxorubicin

Background  

Apoptosis resistance occurs in various tumors. The anti-apoptotic XIAP protein is responsible for inhibiting apoptosis by reducing caspase-3 activation. Our aim is to evaluate whether RNA inhibition against XIAP increases the sensitivity of canine cell-lines for chemotherapeutics such as TRAIL and doxorubicin. We used small interfering RNA's (siRNA) directed against XIAP in three cell-lines derived from bile-duct epithelia (BDE), mammary carcinoma (P114), and osteosarcoma (D17). These cell-lines represent frequently occurring canine cancers and are highly comparable to their human counterparts. XIAP down-regulation was measured by means of quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) and Western blotting. The XIAP depleted cells were treated with a serial dilution of TRAIL or doxorubicin and compared to mock- and nonsense-treated controls. Viability was measured with a MTT assay.