Orbicularis oculi responses to stimulation of nerve afferents from upper and lower limbs in normal humans

A brief mechanical or electrical stimulus to peripheral nerve afferents from the upper and lower limbs elicited a small and inconsistent EMG response of the orbicularis oculi muscles. This response was facilitated when the stimuli were delivered at fixed leading time intervals, of 45–300 ms, with respect to a supraorbital nerve electrical stimulus. Also, the peripheral nerve stimulus modified the conventional blink reflex responses, inducing facilitation of R1 and inhibition of R2. These results suggest a complex processing of sensory inputs from the face and the limbs at the brainstem, where they are probably integrated in a network of interneurons influencing the excitability of facial motoneurons.     

Migration and chemical modification of silicone in women with breast prostheses

Studies using magnetic resonance spectroscopy in human volunteers to evaluate their livers in vivo and to analyze their blood in vitro suggest that there are measurable amounts of silicon compounds in the blood of some women with implants and that there is migration of silicone to other organs such as the liver.     

BDNF基因修饰神经干细胞移植后大鼠脊髓损伤移植处的基因表达变化

目的：了解脑源性神经营养因子（Brain-derived neurotrophic factor,BDNF）基因修饰神经干细胞移植到大鼠脊髓损伤处后的基因表达变化，为脊髓损伤修复提供基础研究资料。方法：大鼠随机分为4组：正常对照组，手术对照组，神经干细胞（Neural stem cells,NSCs）移植组，BDNF－NSCs移植组，各组分4个时相点（7d、1个月、2个月、3个月），利用细胞移植、X-gal组化、免疫组化、原位杂交等方法，观察了移植处细胞的标记基因（LacZ）表达和BDNF、胶质纤维酸性蛋白（GFAP）、神经丝－200（NF－200）的表达。结果：大鼠脊髓损伤移植处细胞中，有标记基因阳性细胞，BDNF强烈表达，尤其是BDNF－NSCs移植组的移植后1周和1个月时。各组各时相点均有GFAP和NF－200免疫反应阳性细胞和纤维。结论：BDNF基因修饰神经干细胞能在脊髓损伤移植处存活，强烈表达BDNF，BDNF基因修饰神经干细胞可以作为脊髓损伤修复的移植材料。     

白细胞介素-12基因修饰对树突状细胞表面分子表达及细胞因子分泌的影响

目的 观察白细胞介素(IL)-12基因修饰对树突状细胞(DC)表面分子及细胞因子分泌的影响.方法 采用重组逆转录病毒介导IL-12基因修饰人外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)来源的Dc;ELISA法检测各组DCs和各组T细胞上清中IL-12、IL-10、IFN-γ因子的分泌水平;流式细胞仪(FACS)分析各组DC表面CD83、CD86的表达;MTT法检测DC刺激同源T淋巴细胞增殖的能力;统计学分析比较各组间的差异.结果 IL-12基因修饰使得DC高表达CD83和CD86分子,分泌高水平IL-12及IFN-γ,但对IL-10因子的分泌无明显影响,刺激同源T淋巴细胞增殖明显,诱导激活的T细胞上清中IFN-γ水平显著增高、IL-10分泌水平显著降低.结论 经IL-12基因修饰后的DC表型成熟,分泌IL-12及IFN-γ的能力增强,对IL-10因子的分泌无影响,能抑制T细胞分泌IL-10因子,优化抗原提呈的微环境.     

单甲氧聚乙二醇化学修饰药物酶的研究进展

用单甲氧基聚乙二醉(1)化学修饰药物酶是生化药物研究开发的重要手段之一。本文综述了1化学修饰药物酶的一般方法及修饰后酶在生物和理化性质方面的变化，同时对1研究前景进行展望，并指出了尚待解决的问题。     

The end adjusts the means: Heterochromatin remodelling during terminal cell differentiation

All cells that constitute mature tissues in an eukaryotic organism undergo a multistep process of cell differentiation. At the terminal stage of this process, cells either cease to proliferate forever or rest for a very long period of time. During terminal differentiation, most of the genes that are required for cell ‘housekeeping’ functions, such as proto-oncogenes and other cell-cycle and cell proliferation genes, become stably repressed. At the same time, nuclear chromatin undergoes dramatic morphological and structural changes at the higher-order levels of chromatin organization. These changes involve both constitutively inactive chromosomal regions (constitutive heterochromatin) and the formerly active genes that become silenced and structurally modified to form facultative heterochromatin. Here we approach terminal cell differentiation as a unique system that allows us to combine biochemical, ultrastructural and molecular genetic techniques to study the relationship between the hierarchy of chromatin higher-order structures in the nucleus and its function(s) in dynamic packing of genetic material in a form that remains amenable to regulation of gene activity and other DNA-dependent cellular processes.     

Synthesis and post-translational modification of the androgen receptor in LNCaP cells

Androgen receptor synthesis and modification were studied in the human LNCaP cell line. Immunoblotting with a specific polyclonal antibody showed that the androgen receptor migrated as a closely spaced 110–112 kDa doublet on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) gels. Most of the receptor protein is present in the higher molecular mass form. Pulse labelling experiments with [³⁵S]methionine showed that the androgen receptor is synthesized as a single 110 kDa protein which is rapidly converted to a 112 kDa protein. Alkaline phosphatase treatment of cytosols from [³⁵S]methionine pulse labelled cells caused a gradual elimination of the 112 kDa isoform with a concomitant increase of the 110 kDa isoform. This indicates that the observed 110 to 112 kDa upshift of the newly synthesized androgen receptor reflects receptor phosphorylation. Both isoforms can bind hormone and can undergo a hormone dependent transformation to a tight nuclear binding form, indicating that the 110 to 112 kDa conversion is not an obligatory step for hormone binding or receptor transformation.     

长效重组人超氧化物歧化酶的研制及其辐射防护作用

选用无毒、无免疫原性的高分子化合物聚乙二醇(PEG)为修饰剂,以活性酯法制备出PEG- 重组人超氧化物歧化酶(PEG-rh SOD)共价结合物.修饰酶的生物半衰期为15h,比修饰前延长了90倍,对酸、碱、热的耐受力明显高于修饰前.用照射小鼠的活存率评价了PEG-rhSOD的辐射防护作用.小鼠受8.5Gy γ射线照射前1h腹腔注射30万U/kg PEG-rh SOD,可提高活存率42%,与未修饰的rhSOD相比,活存率提高14%.实验仍在进行中.     

Oxidative modification of high density lipoprotein induced by cultured human arterial smooth muscle cells

Objective: To observe the oxidative modification of high density lipoprotein (HDL) induced by culturedhuman arterial smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Methods: HDL cocultured with SMCs at 37℃ in 48 h was subjected,and native HDL (N-HDL) served as control. Oxidative modification of HDL was identified by using agarose gel electro-phoresis. Absorbances of conjugated diene (CD) and lipid hydroperoxide (LOOH) were measured with ultravioletspectrophotometry at 234 and 560 nm respectively, and fluorescence intensity of thiobarbuturic acid reaction substance