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.     

胸部创伤324例分析

对 32 4例胸外伤患者经抢救治疗后 ,除 1例锁骨下静脉吻合术患者术后死于急性肾功能衰竭外 ,其余均痊愈出院 .并对胸外伤患者抢救治疗原则进行了分析     

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.     

基于Pro/E 的机翼型风机叶片的建模及平面展开

基于先进的3D设计软件Pro/Engineer，模拟离心式风机叶片的成形理论及构形特点，将风机叶片的建模、运算、绘图、下料全部由计算机完成，直接输出精确的下料图纸，大大简化了设计过程，并且提高了设计精度。     

硬盘分区链表中结点信息的完全恢复算法

通过对分区链表中结点信息的研究 ,及前后结点中相关数据项比较之后 ,参照磁盘基数表中所记录的相应分区长度 ,给出了其中任一结点或整个分区链表丢失之后的修复算法     

基于GA和BP融合算法的装备费用估算方法

简要介绍了GA和BP算法以及装备费用估算分析的传统方法 ,分析了GA、BP算法以及费用估算三者间相互结合的必要性。把GA和BP算法相结合并应用到装备费用估算分析领域 ,建立了基于GA和BP融合算法的防空导弹研制费用评估模型 ,并对典型的防空导弹型号研制费用进行了估算。结果表明 ,该模型具有计算精度高、适用范围广、运算速度快的特点 ,为装备费用估算提供了有效依据     

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。     

关于雷诺方程SOR解法的若干探讨

逐次超松弛迭代（SOR）法是求解代数方程组应用较为广泛和有效的方法之一。此文通过对雷诺方程的求解，对SO方法求解精度判据δ和松弛因子ω选取等问题进行若干深入探讨，并通过大量的数值试验对其进行了分析研究。     

甲状腺肿块的高频彩色多普勒超声诊断

目的 :探讨高频彩色多普勒超声检查对甲状腺肿块的诊断价值。方法 :对 48例甲状腺包块患者进行二维及彩色多普勒血流显像超声检查。结果 :48例甲状腺包块患者共检出肿块 67个 ,超声检查与病理对照除 3例误诊外 ,其余 45例与病理结果包括肿块部位、数目均符合 ,符合率 90 % ( 42 / 45 )。结论 :高频彩色多普勒超声检查对甲状腺肿块具有较高的诊断价值 ,可为临床提供有价值的诊断依据     

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.