温敏型智能化靶向式药物载体研究（I）——具有温敏开关的多孔膜

研究了膜孔内接枝聚异丙基丙烯酰胺 (PNIPAM)“开关”的温敏型智能膜的制备 ,并对其进行了温度感应开关性能实验。实验中采用等离子体接枝填孔聚合法将 PNIPAM接枝在多孔平板膜的膜孔中 ,结果表明 ,这种接枝了 PNIPAM“开关”的多孔膜具有温度感应特性 ,其利用膜孔内 PNIPAM接枝链的膨胀 -收缩特性实现了感温性开关性能。当环境温度低于 PNIPAM的低临界溶解温度 (L CST)时 ,膜孔内 PNIPAM分子链膨胀而使膜孔呈“关闭”状态 ;而当环境温度高于 L CST时 ,PNIPAM分子链变为收缩状态而使膜孔“开启”。温敏开关的 L CST可通过添加丙烯酰胺 (AAM)与异丙基丙烯酰胺 (NIPAM)共聚来调节 ,AAM与 NIPAM共聚开关的 L CST随 AAM添加量的增加而单调上升。     

隔膜条件下骨再生成骨细胞来源的实验观察

目的:研究在隔膜条件下引导性骨再生过程中成骨细胞的来源,进一步认识引导性骨再生的机制.方法:以成年新西兰兔为研究对象,在双侧挠骨中段制作标准骨缺损不愈合模型,用硅胶膜成管状包裹一侧骨缺损,另一侧无特殊处理为对照.术后分别进行X线检查、常规HE染色以及SP方法BMP、BGP抗体的免疫组化染色.结果:硅胶膜在骨缺损处形成隔离密闭的腔室,将周围组织阻挡于骨缺损之外.早期骨端骨内膜、骨髓基质细胞大量增殖,形成肉芽组织占据骨缺损.骨再生过程中表现出明显的组织学特征:骨痂表面为2～3层成骨细胞,骨缺损中央为肉芽组织,两者之间为数层细胞形成的移行区,细胞排列疏松.早期骨端骨内膜、骨髓基质细胞BMP、BGP呈强阳性染色,骨痂生长过程中,移行区部分细胞呈阳性染色.结论:结果表明在隔膜条件下骨再生的成骨细胞在早期来源于髓内的骨内膜和骨髓基质细胞,骨痂形成后,成骨细胞则来源于骨内膜、骨髓、骨膜增殖细胞共同形成的肉芽组织中的间质细胞或成纤维细胞.     

Conformational changes in Sindbis virions resulting from exposure to low pH and interactions with cells suggest that cell penetration may occur at the cell surface in the absence of membrane fusion

Alphaviruses have the ability to induce cell-cell fusion after exposure to acid pH. This observation has served as an article of proof that these membrane-containing viruses infect cells by fusion of the virus membrane with a host cell membrane upon exposure to acid pH after incorporation into a cell endosome. We have investigated the requirements for the induction of virus-mediated, low pH-induced cell-cell fusion and cell-virus fusion. We have correlated the pH requirements for this process to structural changes they produce in the virus by electron cryo-microscopy. We found that exposure to acid pH was required to establish conditions for membrane fusion but that membrane fusion did not occur until return to neutral pH. Electron cryo-microscopy revealed dramatic changes in the structure of the virion as it was moved to acid pH and then returned to neutral pH. None of these treatments resulted in the disassembly of the virus protein icosahedral shell that is a requisite for the process of virus membrane-cell membrane fusion. The appearance of a prominent protruding structure upon exposure to acid pH and its disappearance upon return to neutral pH suggested that the production of a "pore"-like structure at the fivefold axis may facilitate cell penetration as has been proposed for polio (J. Virol. 74 (2000) 1342) and human rhino virus (Mol. Cell 10 (2002) 317). This transient structural change also provided an explanation for how membrane fusion occurs after return to neutral pH. Examination of virus-cell complexes at neutral pH supported the contention that infection occurs at the cell surface at neutral pH by the production of a virus structure that breaches the plasma membrane bilayer. These data suggest an alternative route of infection for Sindbis virus that occurs by a process that does not involve membrane fusion and does not require disassembly of the virus protein shell.     

The direct effect of carbon monoxide on KCa channels in vascular smooth muscle cells

 The vasorelaxation induced by carbon monoxide (CO) has been demonstrated previously. Both a guanosine cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) signalling pathway and cGMP-independent mechanisms have been proposed to be responsible for the vascular action of CO. A direct effect of CO on the activity of calcium-activated K (K_Ca) channels in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and the underlying mechanisms were investigated in the present study. It was found that CO hyperpolarized single SMCs isolated from rat tail arteries. The whole-cell outward K⁺ channel currents in vascular SMCs, but not in neuroblastoma cells, were enhanced by CO. Extracellularly or intracellularly applied CO increased the open probability of single high-conductance K_Ca channels concentration-dependently without affecting the single channel conductance. Although it did not increase the resting level of intracellular free calcium concentration, CO significantly enhanced the calcium sensitivity of single K_Ca channels in SMCs. Furthermore, the effect of CO on K_Ca channels was not mediated by cGMP or guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins, G_i/G_o or G_s) in excised membrane patches. Our results suggest that the direct modulation of high-conductance K_Ca channels in vascular SMCs by CO may constitute a novel mechanism for the vascular effect of CO. Received: 9 January 1997 / Received after revision: 21 February 1997 / Accepted: 10 March 1997     

Identification of parasite proteins in a membrane preparation enriched for the surface membrane of erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium knowlesi

A subcellular fraction enriched in erythrocyte membranes has been isolated from rhesus monkey erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium knowlesi. Infected cells were lysed by centrifugation through a zone of hypotonic buffer and membranes isolated by equilibrium density gradient centrifugation in the same tube. The purified membrane fraction was shown to include the erythrocyte surface membrane by several methods: electron microscopy, identification of Coomassie Blue stained erythrocyte membrane proteins, identification of band 3 with a monoclonal antibody, and identification of radioiodinated cell surface proteins. The resulting ghosts were shown to be specifically reactive with monkey sera against the variant surface antigens of P. knowlesi by indirect immunofluorescence and membrane agglutination. No reactivity was seen with a monoclonal antibody (13C11) against the intracellular schizont surface. A number of metabolically labelled parasite proteins were enriched in this membrane function, including peptides of 277, 208, 173, 153, 134, 109, 80, 60 and 48 kDa and the variant surface antigens of variable molecular mass (180-207 kDa). These proteins were distinct from the major parasite proteins of total infected erythrocytes and isolated merozoites. The major glucosamine labelled glycoprotein of the internal schizont (230 kDa) was not found in this fraction. Moreover, no fragment of this parasite glycoprotein was found in this membrane fraction, indicating that no part of this molecule is transported to the erythrocyte surface. In contrast, the variant antigen of P. knowlesi, known to be on the erythrocyte surface, could be readily identified as peptides unique to specific cloned parasite lines. We propose that the other nine parasite proteins found within this membrane fraction represent a starting point for the identification of other parasite proteins transported to the surface membrane of the infected erythrocyte.     

Phosphate transport by rat renal brush border membrane vesicles: Influence of dietary phosphate,thyroparathyroidectomy, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3

In the present work we have investigated whether the changes in the renal handling of inorganic phosphate (Pi) induced by 1) dietary Pi, 2) removal of parathyroid glands and 3) 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ [1,25(OH)₂D₃], are associated with alterations in the Na-dependent Pi uptake by brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV) isolated from renal cortex. Shamoperated (SHAM) or thyroparathyroidectomized (TPTX) rats treated or not with 26 pmol/day of 1,25 (OH)₂D₃i.p. were fed low (0.2%) or high (1.2%)P diet for 7 days. The results showed that in SHAM, TPTX and TPTX+1,25 (OH)₂D₃ the Pi uptake by BBMV was greater after low than high Pi diet. It was greater in TPTX than in SHAM counterparts fed either diets. In TPTX fed low or high Pi diet 1,25 (OH)₂D₃ decreased the Pi uptake to the level observed in SHAM. A striking parallelism was found between variations in Pi uptake by BBMV and in the tubular Pi reabsorption of the whole kidney. The Na-dependent glucose, the mannitol uptake by BBMV, and the alkaline phosphatase activity in cortical homogenates and BBMV were not affected by the various treatments. Thus, dietary Pi, chronic TPTX and 1,25 (OH)₂D₃ appear to specifically affect the Na-dependent Pi transport system bound to the brush border membranes of renal cortical tubules. The alterations observed at this membrane level could account, at least in part, for the changes induced by these three factors on the overall tubular reabsorption of Pi.     

An interaction site of the envelope proteins of Semliki Forest virus that is preserved after proteolytic activation

Semliki Forest virus (SFV) membrane fusion is mediated by the viral E1 protein at acidic pH and regulated by the dimeric interaction of E1 with the E2 membrane protein. During low pH-triggered fusion, the E2/E1 heterodimer dissociates, freeing E1 to drive membrane fusion. E2 is synthesized as a precursor, p62, which is processed to mature E2 by the cellular protease furin. Both the dissociation of the p62/E1 dimer and the fusion reaction of p62 virus have a more acidic pH threshold than that of the mature E2 virus. We have previously isolated SFV mutations that allow virus growth in furin-deficient cells. Here we have used such pci mutations to compare the interactions of the p62/E1 and E2/E1 dimers. Our data suggest that there is an important p62/E1 dimer interaction site identified by an E2 R250G mutation and that this interaction is maintained after processing to the mature E2 protein.     

The diffusion of carbon dioxide in erythrocytes and hemoglobin solutions

Summary The CO₂ diffusion constant (Krogh's diffusion constant) has been estimated from the CO₂ flux across layers with defined thickness under steady state conditions.At 22°C and in hemoglobin solutions with a concentration of 33 g% the diffusion constant for CO₂ was found to be 3.3×10^–4 cm² min^–1 atm^–1. This value is about 40% of the diffusion constant for CO₂ in water. The relationship between the diffusion constant and the hemoglobin concentration was approximately linear in a concentration range of 10–40 g%. The temperature coefficient of the diffusion constant was –0.5%/°C both in water and hemoglobin solutions. At 38°C and in a hemoglobin solution with a concentration of 33 g%, the diffusion constant for CO₂ was therefore 3.0×10^–4 cm² min^–1 atm^–1, the diffusion coefficient 11×10^–6 cm² s^–1.A general theory for the diffusion of CO₂ in hemoglobin solutions has been derived. According to this theory the diminution of the CO₂ diffusion in hemoglobin solutions in comparison to water can be explained quantitatively by a reduction of the water space by the hemoglobin molecules.The diffusion constant for CO₂ in layers of erythrocytes was insignificantly (0–3%) smaller than in hemoglobin solutions with the same hemoglobin concentration. It is concluded that the erythrocyte membrane does not offer a considerable resistance for the CO₂ diffusion.     

创伤性休克病人单个核细胞表面Mac─1、CD18的表达

用单克隆抗体间接免疫荧光标记法测定创伤性休克病人单个核细胞表面Ｍａｃ－１、ＣＤ１８的表达。结果，创伤后单个核细胞表面Ｍａｃ－１、ＣＤ１８表达增加，以ＣＤ１８为著。它可能参与休克时微循环中白细胞贴壁粘着的发生，带来微循环血流紊乱     

Decreased lung capillary blood volume post-exercise is compensated by increased membrane diffusing capacity

The diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) decreases to below the pre-exercise value in the hours following a bout of intense exercise. Two mechanisms have been proposed: (1) development of pulmonary oedema and (2) redistribution of central blood volume to peripheral muscles causing a reduction in pulmonary capillary blood volume (V_c). In the present study DLCO, V_c and the membrane diffusing capacity (D_m) were measured in nine healthy females using a rebreathing method, in contrast to the single breath technique employed in previous studies. DLCO, V_c and D_m were measured before and at 1, 2, 3, 16 and 24 h following maximal treadmill exercise. Compared with pre-exercise values, DLCO was depressed by up to 8.9 (3.0)% (P<0.05) for the first 3 h following exercise, but had returned to pre-exercise values by 16 h post-exercise. V_c fell by 21.2 (4.1)% (P<0.05) at 3 h post-exercise, but at the same time D_m increased by 14.7 (9.1)%. It was concluded that: (1) the increase in D_m made it unlikely that the fall in DLCO was due to interstitial oedema and injury to the blood gas barrier; (2) on the other hand, the reduction in DLCO following exercise was consistent with a redistribution of blood away from the lungs; and (3) the trend for D_m and V_c to reciprocate one another indicates a situation in which a fall in V_c nevertheless promotes gas transfer at the respiratory membrane. It is suggested that this effect is brought about by the reorientation of red blood cells within the pulmonary capillaries following exercise.