Lack of effect of neurotransmitters on cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase activity in an insect CNS

Summary The inhibition of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase from the nerve cord ofManduca sexta was studied using theophylline as a model compound. 11 putative neurotransmitters had no effect on enzyme activity.Supported in part by NIH grant NS-09161-20 to R. W. Newburgh     

基于云计算CCRP算法在电信余额管理平台优化

受到云计算的数据库查询调度算法思想——CCRP的启发,提出在现有的电信余额管理平台应用CCRP的基础上,对系统进场调度进行优化,使之充分发挥电信余额管理平台的性能减少资源浪费.     

Sensory experience modifies the short-term dynamics of neocortical synapses.

Many representations of sensory stimuli in the neocortex are arranged as topographic maps. These cortical maps are not fixed, but show experience-dependent plasticity. For instance, sensory deprivation causes the cortical area representing the deprived sensory input to shrink, and neighbouring spared representations to enlarge, in somatosensory, auditory or visual cortex. In adolescent and adult animals, changes in cortical maps are most noticeable in the supragranular layers at the junction of deprived and spared cortex. However, the cellular mechanisms of this experience-dependent plasticity are unclear. Long-term potentiation and depression have been implicated, but have not been proven to be necessary or sufficient for cortical map reorganization. Short-term synaptic dynamics have not been considered. We developed a brain slice preparation involving rat whisker barrel cortex in vitro. Here we report that sensory deprivation alters short-term synaptic dynamics in both vertical and horizontal excitatory pathways within the supragranular cortex. Moreover, modifications of horizontal pathways amplify changes in the vertical inputs. Our findings help to explain the functional cortical reorganization that follows persistent changes of sensory experience.     

硫醇催化的醛类化合物加成至烯酰胺类化合物的自由基链反应(英文)

伯醛化合物加成在富电子碳碳双键的自由基链反应可以通过硫醇的催化作用来实现，硫醇的作用表现为一个极性可逆的催化剂，它可以促使氢原子从醛完全转移至加成自由基上，该自由基是载链酰基自由基加成至烯酰胺上所生成的     

Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes modulate the maturation of dendritic cells.

The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is one of the most successful human pathogens. Specific virulence factors remain poorly defined, although the adhesion of infected erythrocytes to the venular endothelium has been associated with some of the syndromes of severe disease. Immune responses cannot prevent the development of symptomatic infections throughout life, and clinical immunity to the disease develops only slowly during childhood. An understanding of the obstacles to the development of protective immunity is crucial for developing rational approaches to prevent the disease. Here we show that intact malaria-infected erythrocytes adhere to dendritic cells, inhibit the maturation of dendritic cells and subsequently reduce their capacity to stimulate T cells. These data demonstrate both a novel mechanism by which malaria parasites induce immune dysregulation and a functional role beyond endothelial adhesion for the adhesive phenotypes expressed at the surface of infected erythrocytes.     

多孔介质对凝析气藏露点的影响机理研究

分析了多孔介质中的各种界面现象以及它们之间的相互关系,并分析了多孔介质影响凝析气藏露点的机理。认为,多孔介质对凝析气藏露点的影响体现在毛细凝聚和气体吸附的共同作用,由气藏流体的组成、状态及储集层的孔隙结构特征决定:多孔介质中的毛细凝聚和气体吸附均使得露点压力升高;富含凝析油的凝析气藏受吸附作用的影响较强,露点值升高的幅度相对较大;储层孔隙半径r越小,毛细凝聚作用的影响越强,露点值升高的幅度越大,当孔隙半径r<5×10-6cm时,毛细凝聚现象对露点的影响已不能忽略;对于低渗气藏,吸附态气体在总气量中所占的比重相对较大,吸附产生的影响相应也会增强;地露压差越大,吸附作用的影响越强;相同体系储层温度越高,由吸附和毛细凝聚引起的露点变化越小。