Effect of phthalic esters on lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase]

The in vitro effects of different esters of phthalic acid at increasing levels on the activity of LCAT have been studied using three currently known methods (Mickel and Foulds, Stokke and Norum, Alcindor). Inhibition from phthalates is high. It is proportional to the amounts used and in inverse ratio to the length of the carbon chains.     

植物系统分类学野外实习教学模式的探讨

植物学是一门实践性很强的学科,野外实习是学好植物系统分类学课程的最重要环节。文章分析了以往西藏大学理学院生物系学生植物学野外实习中存在的问题,探讨了野外实习改革的必要性,提出了野外实习改进模式和实施新思路,旨在提高学生专业基本技能,培养学生科学研究意识和素养。     

Immune control of an SIV challenge by a T-cell-based vaccine in rhesus monkeys

A recombinant adenovirus serotype 5 (rAd5) vector-based vaccine for HIV-1 has recently failed in a phase 2b efficacy study in humans. Consistent with these results, preclinical studies have demonstrated that rAd5 vectors expressing simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) Gag failed to reduce peak or setpoint viral loads after SIV challenge of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) that lacked the protective MHC class I allele Mamu-A*01 (ref. 3). Here we show that an improved T-cell-based vaccine regimen using two serologically distinct adenovirus vectors afforded substantially improved protective efficacy in this challenge model. In particular, a heterologous rAd26 prime/rAd5 boost vaccine regimen expressing SIV Gag elicited cellular immune responses with augmented magnitude, breadth and polyfunctionality as compared with the homologous rAd5 regimen. After SIV(MAC251) challenge, monkeys vaccinated with the rAd26/rAd5 regimen showed a 1.4 log reduction of peak and a 2.4 log reduction of setpoint viral loads as well as decreased AIDS-related mortality as compared with control animals. These data demonstrate that durable partial immune control of a pathogenic SIV challenge for more than 500 days can be achieved by a T-cell-based vaccine in Mamu-A*01-negative rhesus monkeys in the absence of a homologous Env antigen. These findings have important implications for the development of next-generation T-cell-based vaccine candidates for HIV-1.     

支撑掩护式液压支架的优化设计

为了提高液压支架顶板管理以及承受较大载荷的能力,必须使液压支架顶梁前端的运动轨迹为水平摆幅最小的近似双扭线。通过对液压支架四连杆机构的运动特性分析,建立了四连杆机构的优化设计数学模型,基于遗传算法求出了使顶梁前端运动轨迹为近似双扭线,且双扭线水平摆幅e最小时的各杆长度及相应参数,并以ZY35型液压支架的设计为例进行了验证。结果表明:利用遗传算法对液压支架四连杆机构进行优化设计可以得到理想的设计参数,生产的液压支架工作状态平稳,支护效果良好。     

乙酰肝素酶(HPSE)与肿瘤生长、转移关系的研究进展

目的:通过文献学习,了解乙酰肝素酶与肿瘤的生长和转移的关系。结论:1.乙酰肝素酶的表达(heparananse HPSE)通过降解硫酸乙酰肝素细胞(heparansulfate,HS)和降解硫酸乙酰肝素蛋白聚糖(heparansulfate proteoglycan,HSPG),破坏、改变细胞外基质(extracellular matrix,ECM)和基底膜(basement membranes,BM)结构,促进肿瘤细胞侵袭、转移。2.诱导血管的生成直接作用于内皮细胞以生芽方式促进血管生成,通过释放肿瘤微环境和ECM中储存的高活性的HS-bFGF复合物来诱发直接的血管反应,促进肿瘤的生长。乙酰肝素酶的表达是判断多种肿瘤预后的标记物之一。     

石河子秋季初霜冻的灰色灾变预测

运用灰色系统理论的季节灾变预测方法，对石河子未来年份的初霜冻进行预测，并建立灰色季节灾变ＧＭ（１，１）预测模型，结果表明：１９９４年初霜冻的出现日期在１０月１７日以前，在１０月１０日左右，经验证与初霜冻实际出现时间１０月１０日完全一致。     

In vitro enhancement of human platelet aggregation by somatostatin

Summary Very low concentrations of somatostatin (S-14) strongly potentiate the in vitro aggregation induced by collagen, ristocetin and arachidonic acid, but not that induced by ADP or epinephrine, in both human platelet rich plasmas and gel-filtered platelet preparations. Desensitization phenomena may be induced either by repeated addition of S-14 or long lasting contact between S-14 and platelets.     

In vitro enhancement of human platelet aggregation by somatostatin

Very low concentrations of somatostatin (S-14) strongly potentiate the in vitro aggregation induced by collagen, ristocetin and arachidonic acid, but not that induced by ADP or epinephrine, in both human platelet rich plasmas and gel-filtered platelet preparations. Desensitization phenomena may be induced either by repeated addition of S-14 or long lasting contact between S-14 and platelets.     

The virophage as a unique parasite of the giant mimivirus

Viruses are obligate parasites of Eukarya, Archaea and Bacteria. Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) is the largest known virus; it grows only in amoeba and is visible under the optical microscope. Mimivirus possesses a 1,185-kilobase double-stranded linear chromosome whose coding capacity is greater than that of numerous bacteria and archaea1, 2, 3. Here we describe an icosahedral small virus, Sputnik, 50 nm in size, found associated with a new strain of APMV. Sputnik cannot multiply in Acanthamoeba castellanii but grows rapidly, after an eclipse phase, in the giant virus factory found in amoebae co-infected with APMV4. Sputnik growth is deleterious to APMV and results in the production of abortive forms and abnormal capsid assembly of the host virus. The Sputnik genome is an 18.343-kilobase circular double-stranded DNA and contains genes that are linked to viruses infecting each of the three domains of life Eukarya, Archaea and Bacteria. Of the 21 predicted protein-coding genes, eight encode proteins with detectable homologues, including three proteins apparently derived from APMV, a homologue of an archaeal virus integrase, a predicted primase-helicase, a packaging ATPase with homologues in bacteriophages and eukaryotic viruses, a distant homologue of bacterial insertion sequence transposase DNA-binding subunit, and a Zn-ribbon protein. The closest homologues of the last four of these proteins were detected in the Global Ocean Survey environmental data set5, suggesting that Sputnik represents a currently unknown family of viruses. Considering its functional analogy with bacteriophages, we classify this virus as a virophage. The virophage could be a vehicle mediating lateral gene transfer between giant viruses.