The Bactrocera tryoni homologue of the Drosophila melanogaster sex-determination gene doublesex

A homologue of the bifunctional sex-determining gene, doublesex (dsx), has been identified in the tephritid fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, and has been found to be expressed in a sex-specific manner in adult flies. The male- and female-specific cDNAs are identical at their 5′ ends but differ at their 3′ ends and appear to be the products of alternate splicing. The level of identity of the sex-specific DSX proteins of B. tryoni with the D. melanogaster DSX proteins, across the region corresponding to the DNA binding domain and the oligomerization domains, is greater than 85%. Four sequence motifs which are ten to thirteen bases identical to the TRA/TRA-2 binding sites (thirteen-nucleotide repeat sequences) are present in the female-specific exon of the B. tryoni dsx gene.     

葡萄糖酸锌糖浆的制备与含量测定方法

本文报告了葡萄糖酸锌糖浆的制法及用二甲橙指示剂法测定含量的方法。结果表明制法简便,含量测定方法准确。     

血清肿瘤标志物联合检测在肺癌诊断中的应用

目的：探讨血清19片段角蛋白((2YFRA21-1)、神经元特异性烯醇化酶(NSE)、癌胚抗原((CEA)、β2微球蛋白(β2-MG)联合检测提高肺癌的阳性率，为临床提供早期诊断、治疗的依据。方法：采用电化学发光和免疫比浊法检测155例肺癌、72例肺良性疾病和50例正常人血清CYFRA21-1、NSE、CEA和β2-MG的水平。结果：肺癌4项标志物联合检测阳性率明显高于肺良性疾病组和健康人正常对照组，其中CYFRA21-1阳性率以鳞癌最高(77．7％)，与其它型肺癌存在显著差异。NSE阳性率以小细胞性肺癌最高(78．4％)，与其它型肺癌存在显著差异。结论：CYFRA21-1、NSE、CEA、β2-MG是诊断肺癌有价值的肿瘤标志物组合，有助于提高肺癌诊断的阳性率、特异性和准确性。     

秦巴山区野生与栽培猪苓菌核主要成分的测定

采用原子吸收分光光度法、高效液相色谱等方法对秦巴山区野生与栽培猪苓菌核的氨基酸、水分、灰分、粗蛋白、粗脂肪、粗纤维、矿质元素、猪苓多糖等主要成分及含量进行测定.结果表明,野生和栽培猪苓在所测定的17种氨基酸中,7种必需氨基酸占氨基酸总量的质量分数分别为33.8%,23.6%.每100g野生与栽培猪苓菌核中水分质量分别为13.22g,11.94g;灰分质量分别为2.86g,2.61g;粗蛋白质量分别为6.87g,4.91g;粗纤维质量分别为27.62g,26.02g;粗脂肪质量分别为1.87g,1.71g;每100g野生和栽培猪苓质量分别为1.87g,1.71g;猪苓多糖质量分别为0.51g,0.40g.     

茶多酚口含片中总儿茶素的含量测定

在酸性介质中对香英兰素与儿茶素的显色反应进行了研究，改进了反应条件，以５０６ｎｍ为测定波长，测定ＴＰ口含片中儿茶素的含量，线性范围７．５８μｇ～５３．０５μｇ（ｒ＝０．９９９８），回收率９７．９７％，ＲＳＤ１．８５％，认为改良法简便，灵敏，口含片辅料无干扰，可用于原料的药和制剂的含量分析。     

An explanation of the noncorrespondence between assessment methods of cyclosporin

Various methods of determining cyclosporin (CyA) levels in patients after kidney transplantation were compared. These included polyclonal antibody (pcAb-), specific and nonspecific monoclonal antibody (S- and NmcAb-) radioimmunoassays (RIA), and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results obtained by the various methods when compared showed some correlation but did not correspond. A probable explanation for part of this noncorrespondence is the presence of monoclonally crossreactive metabolites (CyA-M). Another reason was that the concentration of CyA in the standards supplied with the RIA kits was found to be higher than stated.     

山楂叶总黄酮含量测定及抗氧化活性研究

目的:评价山西晋南地区采集的山楂叶中总黄酮的含量及体外抗氧化活性。方法:采用显色法测定总黄酮含量;通过对1,1-二苯基-2-苦基肼(1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydra-zyl, DPPH)、2,2-联氮-双(3-乙基苯并噻唑-6-磺酸)二铵盐(2,2′-azino-bis[3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid]diammonium salt, ABTS)和羟自由基的清除能力评价体外抗氧化活性。结果:山楂叶总黄酮含量为(79.06±2.05)mg/g。总黄酮对DPPH、ABTS自由基清除半数抑制浓度(half maximal inhibitory concentration, IC₅₀)分别为(91.63±1.75)和(64.34±4.53)μg/mL,与抗坏血酸相比,相对抗氧化活性(relative antioxidant activity, RAA)分别为40.71%和76.64%;对羟自由基清除率较低,三者均低于同质量浓度下的抗坏血酸。结论:山西晋南地区采集的山楂叶总黄酮含量较高,有较高的抗氧化活性,可...     

A new closed-system using partially frozen injectate for thermodilution cardiac output determinations

The FI (partially frozen injectate) system, a new closed-system devised by the authors for thermodilution cardiac output determinations, has two major features: 1) it needs no ice-filled receptacle to keep injectate cold because it uses partially frozen injectate, and 2) it can go without monitoring the injectate temperatures during the whole process of cardiac output determinations. The author evaluated the accuracy and reproducibility of cardiac output determinations with the FI system in 10 critically ill patients, as compared with another closed-system (which is commercially available) and the standard open method. The injectate temperatures in the FI system were also measured in vitro. The mean injectate temperature in the FI system was 0.71 ± 0.26°C and 80% of the injectate temperatures were lower than 1.0°C. Even when no monitoring of injectate temperatures was made, the predicated error in the calculated cardiac output resulted as low as 2% with the FI system. The mean cardiac output values were not statistically different between the FI system and the other two systems.(Maruta H, Usuda Y, Okutsu Y et al.: A new closed-system using partially frozen injectate for thermodilution cardiac output determinations. J Anesth 3: 35–39, 1989)     

Effect of tissue fixatives on telomere length determination by quantitative PCR

Telomere length is a well established marker of cellular senescence and thus biological age. Quantitative PCR allows the determination even from very low amounts of tissue by using telomere specific and single copy gene primers. Comparing a directly processed tissue sample to a 4% formaldehyde fixed one showed a significantly reduced efficiency of PCR reactions (mainly in single copy gene experiments) in a storage time-dependent manner resulting in an artificial increase in reported relative telomere length. This effect was not seen when the tissue was stored in RNA later solution. In summary, telomere length determination from formaldehyde fixed material by quantitative PCR is not a reliable method. Unfortunately therefore, many easily accessible tissue samples from pathology laboratories are unsuitable for this technique.