托槽弓丝组合对托槽-弓丝-结扎丝结构摩擦力的影响

目的　研究不同托槽 -弓丝组合对托槽 -弓丝 -结扎丝结构摩擦力的影响。　方法　选择四种槽沟为0 .0 2 2× 0 .0 2 8″的不锈钢方丝弓托槽 (三种国产 ,一种进口 ) ,与四种不锈钢丝 (0 .4 5 mm与 0 .5 0 mm的国产圆丝、0 .0 17× 0 .0 2 5″与 0 .0 19× 0 .0 2 5″的进口方丝 )分别组合分组 ,记录托槽与弓丝间滑动时的摩擦力 ,结扎压力保持在15 0 g。　结果　国产托槽与国产圆丝组合时的摩擦力大于与进口方丝组合时的摩擦力 ,进口托槽与国产圆丝组合时的摩擦力小于与进口方丝组合时的摩擦力。　结论　在特定结扎压力下 (如 15 0 g) ,如果材质相同 ,托槽与弓丝的表面粗糙度相差越大 ,摩擦力越小 ,粗糙度越接近 ,摩擦力越大。     

An estimate of phylogenetic relationships among culicine mosquitoes using a restriction map of the rDNA cistron

Restriction maps of the rDNA cistron of twelve species of mosquitoes in six genera of the subfamily Culicinae were constructed using eight 6 bp recognition restriction enzymes. Anopheles albimanus was used as an outgroup. The size of the rDNA cistron ranged from 8.5 kb in Aedes katherinensis to 12.9 kb in Ae. polynesiensis. A total of twenty-six sites were scored; eighteen were polymorphic among ingroup taxa. The proportion of polymorphic nucleotide sites (Pnuc) was 0.059 and the heterozygosity per nucleotide site (Hnuc) was 0.028. Wagner and Fitch Parsimony, Dollo Parsimony and Nei-Li distance/neighbour-joining methods were used to construct phylogenetic trees. The rDNA RFLP dataset did not provide a well-supported phylogeny among culicine taxa. The RFLP phylogenies are incongruent with the morphology character based and molecular phylogenies and derived relationships did not correspond with current taxonomic classifications. The lack of resolution was due to homoplasy arising from frequent independent loss or gain of restriction sites among unrelated taxa.     

Ancient,highly polymorphic human major histocompatibility complex DQA1 intron sequences

A 438 basepair intron 1 sequence adjacent to exon 2 in the human major histocompatibility complex DQA1 gene defined 16 allelic variants in 69 individuals from wide ethnic backgrounds. In contrast, the most variable coding region spanned by the 247 basepair exon 2 defined 11 allelic variants. Our phylogenetic human intron 1 tree derived by the Bootstrap algorithm reflects the same relative allelic relationships as the reported DQA1 exon 2 tree [Gyllensten and Erlich, Hum Immunol 36:1–10, 1989]. Thus 3′ DQA1 intron 1 and exon 2 have cosegregated since divergence of the human races. Comparison of human alleles to a Rhesus monkey DQA1 first intron sequence found only 10 nucleotide substitutions unique to Rhesus, with the other 428 positions (98%) found in at least one human allele. This high degree of homology reflects the evolutionary stability of intron sequences since these two species diverged over 20 million years ago. Because more intron 1 alleles exist than exon 2 alleles, these polymorphic introns can be used to improve tissue typing for transplantation, paternity testing, and forensics and to derive more complete phylogenetic trees. These results suggest that introns represent a previously underutilized polymorphic resource. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

自酸蚀封闭剂与玻璃离子联合用于托槽粘结的临床观察

目的：评价自酸蚀粘结剂与树脂加强型玻璃离子联合用于正畸托槽粘结的临床使用效果。方法：随机选择50名患者，采用自身对照的方法进行为期12个月的临床观察。385个托槽用自酸蚀封闭剂（3MESEP）和光固化树脂加强型玻璃离子水门汀（FUJI ORTHO LC）粘结，390个托槽用京津釉质粘结剂粘结。观察托槽脱落的时间和脱落后粘结剂在牙面上的残留量，计算托槽脱落率和粘结材料残留指教。结果：光固化树脂加强型玻璃离子水门汀和自酸蚀封闭剂粘结的托槽脱落率为10．1％；京津釉质粘结剂粘结的托槽脱落率为9．0％，两者差异没有统计学意义（P〉0．05）。两种材料粘结的托槽脱落后，牙釉质上的粘结材料残留指教差异无显著统计学意义（P〉0．05）。结论：自酸蚀封闭剂和树脂加强型玻璃离子所构成的粘结技术粘结正畸托槽的粘结强度，可以满足正畸治疗的需要，在临床上有广阔的应用前景。     

Fusion and Matrix Protein Gene Sequence Analysis of Paramyxoviruses of Type 1(PMV-1) Isolated from Pigeons in Slovenia

Paramyxoviruses of type 1 (PMV-l) isolated from pigeons were genetically analyzed. A part of the fusion and the matrix protein genes were amplified and sequenced, Typical amino acid sequences associated with virulence were determined at the fusion protein cleavage site in all PMV-1 isolates. All Slovene pigeon PMV-1 strains share high amino acid sequence similarity with other pigeon strains. In the phylogenetic tree, they are clustered together with pigeon PMV-1 isolates with moderate pathogenicity. Phylogenetic analysis obtained from the fusion and the matrix protein gene alignments showed the same branching order. Viruses circulating among pigeons were found to form quite unique lineage of virulent NDV strains.     

Antimicrobial susceptibility of 136 Escherichia coli isolates from cases of neonatal meningitis and relationship with virulence

The susceptibility of 136 Escherichia coli isolates from cases of neonatal meningitis to amoxycillin, ceftriaxone, nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin and gentamicin was determined in relation to the carriage of virulence factors and phylogenetic group. Only amoxycillin and nalidixic acid resistance was observed (40% and 3%, respectively). Nalidixic acid resistance alone was associated with non-virulent phylogenetic group A (50% vs. 6% of susceptible isolates; p 0.03). No difference in virulence was observed between two representative nalidixic acid-susceptible virulent group B2 isolates and their nalidixic acid-resistant derivatives in a rat model of neonatal meningitis, suggesting that nalidixic acid resistance does not affect the virulence of E. coli strains causing meningitis.     

Molecular Analysis of Fiji Disease Fijivirus Genome Segments 1 and 3

Fiji disease fijivirus (FDV) genomic segments 1 (S1) and 3 (S3) were completely sequenced. FDV S1 comprised 4532nt and was predicted to encode a 170.6kDa protein. FDV S3 comprised 3623nt and was predicted to encode a 135.5kDa protein. The terminal sequences of S1 and S3 were 5 AAGUUUUU......CAGCUAGCGUC 3 and 5 AAGUUUUU......CAGCAGAUGUC 3, respectively, and located immediately adjacent to these sequences were 12bp imperfect inverted repeats. The predicted translation product of FDV S1 showed highest similarity to Rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV) S1 and is thought to encode the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). The predicted translation product of FDV S3 was found to be most similar to RBSDV S4 which is thought to encode the 'B-spike' protein. The FDV sequence contained an ATP/GTP binding motif and a leucine zipper motif, but these motifs were not found in the RBSDV sequence. Phylogenetic analysis based on the amino acid sequences of the RdRp of FDV S1 and other reoviruses revealed that the fijiviruses form a cluster close to the oryzaviruses. The RdRp sequences were grouped into genera that were consistent with the current reovirus classification scheme that is based on physico-chemical and biological properties.     

The Origin and Evolution of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Types I and II

Studies on human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I (HTLV-I) and II (HTLV-II) are briefly reviewed from the viewpoint of molecular evolution, with special reference to the evolutionary rate and evolutionary relationships among these viruses. In particular, it appears that, in contrast to the low level of variability of HTLV-I among different isolates, individual isolates form quasispecies structures. Elucidating the mechanisms connecting these two phenomena will be one of the future problems in the study of the molecular evolution of HTLV-I and HTLV-II.     

Genetic and antigenic analyses of enterovirus 71 isolates in Taiwan during 1998–2005

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infections can lead to devastating clinical outcomes in children, with an increasing number of severe cases worldwide. The genetic and antigenic variability of EV71 strains isolated in Taiwan in 1998-2005 was evaluated using partial nucleotide sequence analysis of the VP1 gene and the neutralisation assay. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that most EV71 isolates from the 1998 epidemic belonged to sub-genogroup C2, with a minority belonging to sub-genogroup B4. Between 1999 and 2003, isolates belonging to sub-genogroup B4 predominated, followed by a change to sub-genogroup C4 in 2004 and 2005. Antibodies raised in rabbits or collected from infected patients were able to neutralise EV71 virus stocks at high dilutions, regardless of the sub-genogroup of the virus being challenged. The presence of phylogenetically distinct yet antigenically similar populations of EV71 in Taiwan is of concern in the context of herd immunity and vaccine development.