A calcium sensor in the sodium channel modulates cardiac excitability.

Sodium channels are principal molecular determinants responsible for myocardial conduction and maintenance of the cardiac rhythm. Calcium ions (Ca2+) have a fundamental role in the coupling of cardiac myocyte excitation and contraction, yet mechanisms whereby intracellular Ca2+ may directly modulate Na channel function have yet to be identified. Here we show that calmodulin (CaM), a ubiquitous Ca2+-sensing protein, binds to the carboxy-terminal 'IQ' domain of the human cardiac Na channel (hH1) in a Ca2+-dependent manner. This binding interaction significantly enhances slow inactivation-a channel-gating process linked to life-threatening idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias. Mutations targeted to the IQ domain disrupted CaM binding and eliminated Ca2+/CaM-dependent slow inactivation, whereas the gating effects of Ca2+/CaM were restored by intracellular application of a peptide modelled after the IQ domain. A naturally occurring mutation (A1924T) in the IQ domain altered hH1 function in a manner characteristic of the Brugada arrhythmia syndrome, but at the same time inhibited slow inactivation induced by Ca2+/CaM, yielding a clinically benign (arrhythmia free) phenotype.     

一个计算金属半径的近似公式

本文提出一个计算金属原子半径新的近似公式，并计算了５８种金属的原子半径，其结果与实验测定值非常接近。     

氮－烃类二元低温混合工质的工作机理分析

用ＰＲ方程计算氮－烃类二元混合物的自由焓，提出判别氨－烃类二元混合物互溶性的方法，并计算了该类混合工质的汽液平衡、液液平衡和汽液液平衡特性，为寻求新的混合工质对提供了一种有效的理论预测方法。     

炼钢─连铸─热轧直接热装一体化计划

从计划角度重点分析了钢铁生产中炼钢、连铸、热轧三者之间联接的较高模式－直接热装轧制计划系统的实现方式，并给出了较为具体的方案。     

具有半导体导电特性的腈纶研究

研究了由二价铜盐、还原剂和硫化剂浴液处理法制备导电性腈纶的影响因素、实施方法、导电性腈纶的结构和性能，确定了适宜的工艺条件。研究表明：一浴法和二浴法处理的反应历程和处理结果基本相同，但还原剂、硫化剂的匹配及用量不同；导电化处理后腈给大分子排列的规整性略有下降，宏观形态及物理机械性能无明显变化；当纤维中Ｃｕ９Ｓ５含量达１２．５％时，质量比电阻下降至１０－１Ω·ｇ／ｃｍ２以下。纤维具有明显的半导体导电特性。     

临界等温线的推算──几个立方型状态方程的比较

对ＰＴ方程等几个立方型状态方程描述氩的临界等温线的能力作比较研究。在临界压力以下区域．ＰＴ方程、ＨＳ－ＳＲＫ方程和ＳＲＫ方程推算精度较好，ＡＡＤ＜０．４％。在临界压力以上区域，所讨论的五个方程都不能提供具有合理精度的描述。     

Abnormal pattern detected in fragile-X patients by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

The fragile-X syndrome is the most frequent inherited form of mental retardation, with an incidence of 1 in 1,500 males. It is characterized by the presence of a fragile site at Xq27.3 induced in vitro by folate deprivation or by inhibitors of deoxynucleotide synthesis. Its mode of inheritance is unusual for an X-linked trait, with incomplete penetrance in both males and females. Some phenotypically normal males transmit the mutation to all their daughters who rarely express any symptoms, but penetrance is high in sons and daughters of these carrier women. Genetic and physical mapping of the Xq27-q28 region has confirmed that the disease locus is located at or very near the fragile site. Hypotheses proposed to account for the abnormalities in the inheritance of the disease include sequence rearrangements by meiotic recombination or a mutation that affects reactivation of an inactive X chromosome during differentiation of female germ cells. To detect such rearrangements, or methylation changes that may reflect a locally inactive X chromosome, we used pulsed-field gel analysis of DNA from fragile-X patients with probes close to the fragile-X locus. The probe Do33 (DXS465) detected abnormal patterns in fragile-X patients, but not in normal controls or in non-expressing male transmitters.     

超氧物歧化酶对糖尿病模型大鼠血液和晶状体中自由基及其清除剂的影响

本工作发现糖尿病大鼠晶状体和血液中的ＬＰＯ、ＭＤＡ水平高于正常大鼠，而Ｔ－ＳＯＤ、Ｃｕ·Ｚｎ－ＳＯＤ水平降低（Ｐ＜Ｏ．０１）．观察用不同剂量ＳＯＤ及不同时间的治疗方案，结果大剂量比小剂量，长时间比短时间更能改善自由基和清除剂的状况，提示糖尿病患者晶状体中自由基代谢异常，这可能和糖尿病性白内障有关；表明ＳＯＤ可能是防治糖尿病性白内障的良药．     

信息技术与学科教学的整合需要研究型教师

信息技术与学科的有效整合需要教师具备整合的基本能力，并成为研究型教师。指出教师要不断更新信息技术知识和技能，利用现代教学设施，依据教学实践开展研究，从而探索出有效的整合模式。     

Effect of 15(R)-15-methyl-prostaglandin E2 on iron absorption in the rat

Summary The administration of 15(R)-15-methyl prostaglandin E₂ (15(R)-15-M-PGE₂) in vivo significantly diminished the uptake of⁵⁹Fe into blood, spleen, liver, femur and dried intestine of rats, whereas acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) increased the counts significantly. This effect of ASA was counteracted by 15(R)-15-M-PGE₂. It is suggested that prostaglandins (PGs) might play an important role in inhibiting iron absorption at the intestinal level.This work was supported by grant No.6638 from CONICET (Argentina). The technical assistance of Mrs María E. Castro and Norma Rizzo is gratefully acknowleged.