Aluminum Perlite Syntactic Foams

This paper presents the usage of spark plasma sintering (SPS) as a method to obtain aluminum-expanded perlite syntactic foams with high porosity. In the test samples, fine aluminum powder with flaky shape particles was used as matrix material and natural, inorganic, granular, expanded perlite was used as a space holder to ensure high porosity (35–57%) and uniform structure. SPS was used to consolidate the specimens. The structures were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and compression tests. Energy absorption (W~7.49 MJ/m³) and energy absorption efficiency (EW < 90%) were also determined.     

Sotalol and metoprolol comparison of their anti-hypertensive effect

Summary 28 patients, aged 35–62 years, with uncomplicated hypertension, entered a double-blind, crossover study, in which the effects of single daily doses of sotalol and metoprolol were compared. Both drugs exerted a clinically useful anti-hypertensive effect as monotherapy, or in combination with a thiazide diuretic. No significant difference in hypotensive effects was noted between the two beta-blocking agents, when the dose was titrated to an optimal clinical effect. Treatment with sotalol and metoprolol was associated with a clinically insignificant increase in serum uric acid concentration. The side-effects observed were few, and in only two cases was therapy discontinued. We regard both sotalol and metoprolol as useful anti-hypertensive drugs.     

腹安汤治疗腹泻型肠易激综合征40例疗效观察及机制探讨

目的:探讨腹安汤治疗腹泻型肠易激综合征的临床疗效及对血浆血管活性肠肽(VIP)、P物质(SP)的影响。方法:将80例患者随机分为治疗组和对照组,每组40例,治疗组用腹安汤,对照组用匹维溴胺,对比两组的临床疗效和治疗前后血浆VIP、SP水平。另选20例体检健康者作正常对照。结果:治疗组总有效率92.5%,对照组总有效率77.5%,两组总有效率比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);血浆VIP、SP水平在治疗组用药前后比较,有显著性差异(P<0.05),在治疗组用药后与对照组比较,有显著性差异(P<0.05)。结论:腹安汤治疗腹泻型肠易激综合征疗效明显,值得临床推广应用。其作用机制之一可能是通过调节血浆中VIP、SP的分泌而达到治疗效果。     

UPLC-Q-TOF-MS快速鉴定止动颗粒血浆及尿液中移行成分

目的采用UPLC-Q-TOF-MS对止动颗粒血浆及尿液中移行成分进行快速定性,为体内药效物质基础研究提供参考。方法 Waters UPLC HSS T3(150 mm×2.1 mm,1.8μm)色谱柱,0.1%甲酸水(A)-乙腈(B)梯度洗脱,体积流量0.3 mL/min,柱温35℃,采用电喷雾电离化源(ESI),MSE扫描模式进行正、负离子检测。结果通过与空白生物样品和对照品的提取离子色谱图、质谱碎片裂解信息比对,初步鉴定出45个血浆及尿液中移行成分,包括28个原型成分和17个代谢产物。结论建立的UPLC-Q-TOF-MS分析方法可为止动颗粒在血浆及尿液中移行成分的定性分析提供一种快速、简便、可靠的分析手段,为该制剂的药效物质基础研究奠定基础。     

Localization of porcine seminal plasma (PSP) proteins in the boar reproductive tract and spermatozoa

Spermadhesins are proteins containing a characteristic CUB domain, originally isolated from seminal plasma and ejaculated spermatozoa in domestic animals. Boar spermadhesins are multifunctional proteins exhibiting ligand-binding abilities with various endogenous ligands present in the male and female reproductive tracts and may play a role in the reproduction process. Porcine spermadhesins (AQN, AWN, PSP protein families) are secreted mainly by the seminal vesicles, but their mRNAs have been found also in the cauda epididymis and prostate. Unlike AQN and AWN spermadhesins, localization of porcine seminal plasma (PSP) proteins in the boar reproductive tract has not been completely resolved. This work has focused on PSP protein expression and localization in the boar reproductive organs and on spermatozoa. Using specific rabbit polyclonal antibodies (anti-PSP I and anti-PSP II), PSP I and PSP II proteins were immunodetected in tissue extracts and in secretory tissues of cauda epididymis, prostate, seminal vesicles and Cowper's glands on the blots and by an indirect immunofluorescence technique, respectively. Moreover, the ability of PSP proteins to bind to epididymal spermatozoa indicated their presence on cauda epididymal and ejaculated spermatozoa. Porcine seminal plasma proteins bind to the sperm surface at ejaculation and may modulate several aspects of sperm activity during reproduction. PSP proteins are produced not only by seminal vesicles and prostate, but also by epididymis. However, their prospective role in sperm epididymal maturation is not clear. Further characterization of seminal plasma protein forms expressed in the individual reproductive organs will help to understand their subsequent role in the reproduction process.