Bovine microvascular endothelial cells of separate morphology differ in growth and response to the action of interferon-γ

Five cell types recently isolated from the bovine corpus luteum differed in their epithelioid morphology and their cytoskeleton, but shared common criteria of microvascular endothelial cells^1,2. To give strong evidence for the separate entity, the growth rate of the 5 phenotypically different cells was studied. They were seeded at low density on day 0. Most of these cells were treated with 200 to 1000 U recombinant bovine interferon- (IFN-) for 3 days. The untreated remainder served as controls. Cell counts were made for all cultures on days 4, 7, 10 and 13. morphology: 13 d after treatment with IFN- senescent cells as well as intact cells occurred in cultures of cell types 1 to 4. Cultures of cell type 5 were apparently unchanged and resembled their untreated counterparts. Desminpositive cells in cultures of cell type 2 developed cell processes. Growth rate: In the absence of IFN-, the growth rate was high for cell types 3 and 4, moderate for cell type 1, and low for cell types 2 and 5. The presence of IFN- caused anti-proliferative effects. These were higher for cell types 3 and 4 than for cell types 1 and 2. IFN- could be cytotoxic on cell type 3. In contrast, the cytokine tended to support the cell growth of cell type 5. These findings substantiate the postulate that endothelial cells exhibiting separate morphology in culture also function differently.     

Energy flow and community structure in freshwater ecosystems

The goal of this article is twofold: 1) It aims at providing an overview on some major results obtained from energy flow studies in individuals, populations, and communities, and 2) it will also focus on major mechanisms explaining community structures. The basis for any biological community to survive and establish a certain population density is on the one hand energy fixation by primary producers together with adequate nutrient supply and the transfer of energy between trophic levels (bottom-up effect). On the other hand, predator pressures may strongly control prey population densities one or more trophic levels below (top-down effect). Other interpopulation effects include competition, chemical interactions and evolutionary genetic processes, which further interact and result in the specific structuring of any community with respect to species composition and population sizes.     

稀土与对-茴香酸配合物的合成与性质

本文合成了通式为ＲＥＬ３（ＲＥ３＋＝Ｐｒ３＋、Ｓｍ３＋、Ｔｂ３＋,,Ｌ＝对茴香酸根）的二元配合物．用元素分析、电导、ＩＲ、ＵＶ、ＴＧＤＴＡ等对其结构和性质进行了表征．该类配合物属桥式双齿配位     

关于L_p-度量的可分性的进一步讨论

引入台型Ｆｕｚｙ数的概念,证明了台型Ｆｕｚｚｙ数全体Ｅ１Ｔ关于Ｌ－ｐ度量Ｄｐ可分,以及Ｅ１Ｔ在Ｆｕｚｙ数空间Ｅ１中关于Ｄｐ稠密,进而推出了几个关于ｐ－平均对称差度量ｄ△ｐ可分的度量空间。     

Antiviral activities of anthraquinones,bianthrones and hypericin derivatives from lichens

The antiviral activities of some naturally occurring anthraquinones bianthrones, and hypericin derivatives were compared by the end-point CPE (viral cytopathic effects) method and plaque assays. Under optimal conditions of exposure to light, hypericin, 7,7-dichlorohypericin and 5,7-dichloroemodin exhibited strong inhibitory activity against HSV-1 (herpes simplex virus type 1) in both assays. Partial inactivation of the virus was shown by emodin, 7-chloroemodin and 7-chloro-1-O-methylemodin; the bianthrones and other anthraquinones were found to be inactive. Antiviral activity appeared to be, positively correlated with increasing substitution of chlorine in the anthraquinone structure. In the absence of light, only hypericin and 7,7-dichlorohypericin displayed detectable activity.     

Cyclophosphamide-impaired regulation of hepatic heme metabolism

Summary Im male rats hepatic cytochromes b₅ and P-450 were reduced at different times after treatment with cyclophosphamide (CP) (200 mg/kg i.p. for 3 days). In contrast, microsomal heme did not change until 48 h after the last dose of CP, leading to accumulation of heme in a non-cytochromal form. Parallel to the above changes the heme metabolism showed derangement: -aminolaevulinate synthase, the rate-limiting enzyme in heme synthesis, was depressed and heme oxygenase, the enzyme which catalyzes the oxidative degradation of heme, was increased.     

新疆维吾尔族妇女宫颈癌中HPV16感染和p53蛋白表达的相关性研究

采用半巢式PCR法检测 80例新疆维吾尔族宫颈癌及 3 4例正常宫颈组织中HPV16DNA ,采用免疫组化法检测p5 3蛋白 ,分析其与宫颈癌发生的相关性 ,探讨HPV16感染和p5 3蛋白表达在新疆维吾尔族妇女宫颈癌发生中的作用。结果显示 :HPV16检出率在宫颈癌中为 80 .0 % ,与对照组 8.8%相比 ,存在显著性差异 ( χ2 =4 9.88,P <0 .0 0 5 ) ;宫颈癌组织中p5 3蛋白表达阳性率为 6 2 .5 % ,也明显高于对照组 ,P <0 .0 0 5 ;p5 3蛋白表达与HPV16感染在统计学上无相关 ( χ2 =0 .0 ,P >0 .0 5 )。表明 :HPV16感染与新疆维吾尔族妇女宫颈癌发生密切相关 ;HPV16感染的宫颈癌组织中p5 3蛋白表达有升高趋势     

当代大学生心理状况分析及改善措施

当代大学生心理状况令人担忧，部分大学生存在着不同程度的心理疾病。导致当代大学生心理状况恶化的原因有很多，但主要是现有的心理健康教育机制已不能适应当代大学生的需求；并且这些大学生不能有效地利用社会和学校提供的心理问题帮助资源。面对挫折时不能及时地调整好自己的心态，使自己产生了心理疾病且不去积极地寻求治疗。要改变这一状况，一方面国家、高校要逐步改变现有的大学生心理教育机制，使之适舍大学生的需求；另一方面，大学生要利用好各种社会资源，不断提高自己的心理素质。出现心理问题时，主动寻求帮助，使自己尽快走出心理困境。     

一类(0,p(D))三角插值多项式的逼近和饱和

研究了一类(0,p(D))三角插值算子的逼近和饱和问题，确定了饱和类和饱和阶．     

采用4,6-二氨基间苯二酚-对苯二甲酸盐合成聚苯撑苯并二噁唑

以4，6-二氨基间苯二酚盐酸盐和对苯二甲酸为原料，制备了4，6-二氨基间苯二酚-对苯二甲酸盐(TA盐)，并采用傅里叶红外(FTIR)、质谱(MS)、差热分析(DSC)和元素分析等测试手段对其结构进行了表征；以多聚磷酸为介质，将TA盐缩聚得到具有较高粘度(特性粘数[η]＝24．5dL／g)的聚苯撑苯并二恶唑(PBO)，并通过FTIR、元素分析和热重分析(TGA)等对PBO合成工艺和热性能进行了研究．这种通过TA盐聚合的方法不仅缩短了反应时间，而且比较容易得到具有较高相对分子质量的PBO．