Measurement of biological activity of somatotropin in hypophysectomized rats

目的：建立测定生长激素（ＧＨ）在体生物活性的方法．方法：以去垂体大鼠体重增长（ＢＷＧ）和胫骨骺软骨板宽度（ＴＥＷ）为指标，观察动物性别、给药途径、次数和周期不同对效应的影响；同时进行４ｄＢＷＧ，６ｄＢＷＧ和６ｄＴＥＷ法，测定ＧＨ的效价（平行线３×３设计）．结果：♀和♂ｓｃ和ｉｍ给药以及每日给药１次和２次的ＢＷＧ和ＴＥＷ差异无显著意义．给药６ｄ比给药４ｄ引起较大的ＢＷＧ和ＴＥＷ（Ｐ＜００５）．４ｄＢＷＧ法和６ｄＢＷＧ法在００２０－０５００ＩＵ·ｄ－１有较好的λ值（００６６０和０１７４７）和ｒ值（０９０００和０９２３７）；４ｄＢＷＧ，６ｄＢＷＧ和６ｄＴＥＷ法测得ｒｈＧＨ的效价为４６１３２，３９８２９和４８０２３ＩＵ／ａｍｐ．６ｄＢＷＧ法有较小的λ值和较低的ＡＲＦＬ值．结论：可在同一组去垂体大鼠体内同时用４ｄＢＷＧ，６ｄＢＷＧ和６ｄＴＥＷ法测ＧＨ活性，以６ｄＢＷＧ法较好．     

Sexual behavior and attitudes of University students in Northern Ireland

Two surveys of a Northern Ireland student sample were conducted in 1987 and 1988. A total of 419 female and 201 male subjects completed self-administered anonymous questionnaires concerning their behavior, knowledge, and attitudes towards sex, AIDS, homosexuality, contraception, and relationships. Results indicated a relatively low level of sexual experience, and for those with experience, relatively few partners. The possible influences of gender and religiosity on sexual behavior and attitudes, in the context of Northern Ireland, are discussed. Subjects reported considerable variation in the amount of sex education, but the majority received little or none. This student sample held relatively conservative attitudes towards love, sex, and marriage and this was particularly true for females and for regular churchgoers. In addition, attitudes towards homosexuality were negative (particularly among regular churchgoers). Attitudes towards contraception were more positive than expected among Catholic subjects, and few indicated that they would refuse to use contraceptives on principle. Responses to items about AIDS were highly uniform, suggesting that much of the information made available to the public has been absorbed. However, the lack of uniformity of response to more general items about sex, relationships, and contraception may indicate that fundamental changes in sexual behavior are unlikely to be brought about by influencing a rather narrowly defined set of attitudes about AIDS.     

Female sexual receptivity is defective in juvenile hormone-deficient mutants of theapterous gene ofDrosophila melanogaster

During reproductive maturation of female insects, the acquisition of sexual receptivity is coordinated with ovarian development. Juvenile homone regulates vitellogenesis in the ovaries, but the action of this hormone in the development of sexual behavior is less well-understood. A strain ofDrosophila melanogaster carrying a mutation in theapterous gene(ap ⁴) was known to exhibit arrested vitellogenesis (rescuable by applying exogenous juvenile hormone), sterility of both sexes, and a deficiency of juvenile hormone. In this study, we examined the effects of mutations ofap on female receptivity and its relationship to juvenile hormone. We observed abnormally low female receptivity in homozygousap strains, and heteroallelic combinations ofap mutations exhibited low receptivity. For female receptivity,ap showed no dominance (i.e.,ap/ap ⁺ was intermediate betweenap/ap andap ⁺/ap ⁺). Low receptivity mapped genetically to theap locus. The reduction in female receptivity in these mutants is positively correlated with levels of juvenile hormone synthesized by their corpora allata.This work was supported in part by The Scheinfeld Center for Humans Genetics in the Social Sciences (J.R.), The National Science Foundation (BNS-882 1339 to J.R.), BARD (No. IS-1664-89R to D.S.), The Israel Cancer Research Fund (grant to D.S.), The Rekanati Foundation of Tel Aviv University (grant to D.S.), and The Israeli Fruit Council (award to M.A.)     

氯丙醇对大鼠的毒性研究

进行氯丙醇对大鼠毒作用研究 ,并进行氯丙醇暴露对健康影响评价的生物效应标志物探讨 ,为进行人群氯丙醇暴露对健康的影响评价提供科学依据。选用健康雄性断乳SD大鼠 1 76只 ,随机分为 8组 ,经口灌胃给予 0、0 2 5、0 5、1 0、2 0、4 0、8 0、1 6 0mg kg的 3 氯 1 ,2 丙二醇 (3 MCDP) 90天 ,进行体重、食物利用率、血液学指标、血生化指标、尿液中N 乙酰 β D 氨基葡萄糖苷酶 (NAG)、γ 谷胺酰转肽酶 (GGT)和总蛋白、精子数目、精子存活率和畸形率、睾丸组织中乳酸脱氢酶 (LDH)和乳酸脱氢酶同工酶 X(LDH X)、脏体比及其病理组织学测定和分析。结果表明 ,不同暴露剂量的氯丙醇对动物体重、食物利用率、血红蛋白、红细胞、白细胞、血丙氨酸氨基转移酶 (AST)、天冬氨酸氨基转移酶 (ALT)、肌酐、尿素氮、血清碱性磷酸酶 (ALP)、乳酸脱氢酶 (LDH)、总蛋白、白蛋白、尿GGT酶和总蛋白及睾丸LDH酶均未见显著影响。在 4 0、8 0和 1 6 0mg kg剂量组 ,动物尿N 乙酰 β D 氨基葡萄糖苷酶 (NAG)活性显著增加 ,肾体比增大 ,并出现肾毒性病理改变 ,精子数目也降低。在 8 0和 1 6 0mg kg剂量组 ,精子存活率和睾丸LDH X显著降低 ,睾丸和附睾出现病理改变 ,3 MCDP无致精子畸变作用。由此可见尿液中NAG酶活性和精子     

革兰氏阴性杆菌发生过程控制的研究

本研究选择奇异变形杆菌和绿肿杆菌等作为实验体系，从群体发生发展过程的宏观表现上探讨了生物控制的时空表达及非线性问题。结果表明，杆菌发生过程的时相周期性可以表现为空间的波形靶图样，并具有分形的特征。实验结果表明，菌群在生长过程中的代谢产物是富含生物信息的控制中介机制。我们认为，生物系统局部存在着准平衡和准封闭的微生态环境，生物液晶的存在和相变是细菌群体发生过程的重要协同中介因素。     

Risk-Taking among Adolescents Who Say They Can Get a Handgun

In a survey of 5657 community-residing adolescents, those who said they could get a handgun in two days reported similar and those who said they could not get a handgun reported fewer risk behaviors and less violence perpetration and victimization than adolescents who have their own handgun. Adolescents who said they could get a handgun reported more exposure to and experience with firearms than those who said they could not get a handgun. Risk reduction efforts regarding adolescents should be expanded to include adolescents who say they can get a handgun.     

Testosterone not associated with violent dreams or REM sleep behavior disorder in men with Parkinson's.

We examined the relationship between testosterone levels, violent dreams, and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) in 31 men with Parkinson's disease (PD): 12 with clinical RBD and 19 without. All PD patients with clinical RBD experienced violent dreams, but none of the 19 non-RBD patients reported violent dreams. While dream content appears to be more aggressive in PD patients with clinical RBD, the presence of violent dreams or clinical RBD is not associated with testosterone levels in men with PD.     

成骨细胞与血管内皮细胞联合培养的生物学特性

目的探讨成骨细胞与血管内皮细胞联合培养的生物学特性. 方法取2周龄乳兔颅盖骨及肾脏皮质传代培养制备成骨细胞(A组)、血管内皮细胞(B组)及成骨细胞与血管内皮细胞联合培养(C组),用Ⅰ型胶原和血管Ⅷ因子免疫细胞化学染色鉴定成骨细胞和血管内皮细胞,倒置相差显微镜和组织学染色观察细胞的生长特性和细胞相容性,检测碱性磷酸酶 (alkaline phosphatase,ALP)活性,观察血管内皮细胞对成骨细胞产生的ALP活性有无影响,MTT法检测细胞活力,分析细胞生长和增殖情况. 结果免疫细胞化学染色证实,培养的细胞为成骨细胞和血管内皮细胞.倒置相差显微镜、HE和Masson染色均显示两种细胞混合生长良好.ALP检测结果:C组ALP活性明显高于A组和B组(P＜0.01),A组高于B组(P＜0.05).MTT检测结果表明:C组细胞早期增殖较慢,而后期增殖较快. 结论成骨细胞与血管内皮细胞具有良好的相容性,血管内皮细胞能够增强成骨细胞的ALP活性,提高成骨细胞的增殖能力.联合培养细胞具有很强的增殖潜能.     

Behavioral toxicology of solvents

Volatile organic solvents exhibit a range of behavioral effects from the insidiously toxic to the beneficial. Solvents impair performance in a concentration-dependent manner that depends on the unique physicochemical properties of each solvent. The toxic effects of solvents range greatly but, at sufficient concentrations, or after prolonged exposure, neurotoxic effects are often seen. Many solvents are both self-administered and exhibit noxious properties. Solvents may produce some of their primary behavioral effects by altering γ-amino-butyric acid (GABA) function. Further studies related to mechanism may lead to a better understanding of means to protect individuals from the effects of solvent exposure, as well as further our knowledge of solvent abuse. Solvents activate the stress axis and, as such, their neuroendocrine effects deserve further characterization, because chronic exposure may result in altered neuronal activity similar to that associated with chronic stress. Methods have been developed to assess for risk of the effects of exposure to solvents, detailing the lowest levels of solvent expected to produce behavioral impairment. Results from these procedures should be applied to the different end points described.