Cholecystokinin is not a major regulator in the digestive system in the chicken

To find out whether physiological concentrations of cholecystokinin (CCK), a gastrointestinal hormone in mammals, are also active in chickens, the pancreatic amylase secretory response to CCK-8 was investigated in vitro. Rat pancreatic acini responded to the physiological concentration of CCK-8, but in chickens amylase release was induced at a concentration of CCK-8 1000 times higher than that observed in rats. In another experiment, biliary flow was tested with several doses of CCK-8. The bile flow was stimulated in a dose-dependent fashion, but a significant enhancement was not obtained at a concentration of 0.5 g CCK-8/kg body weight, which was considerably higher than physiological ones. It is concluded that endogeneous CCK does not have an important role in the digestive system in the chicken.     

Pineal ‘synaptic’ ribbon numbers and melatonin synthesis of rat are resistant to guanethidine sympathectomy

Chemical sympathectomy is widely used to study the impact of the noradrenergic system on neuronal and neuroendocrine circuits. We tested the effects of intraperitoneal injections of guanethidine, an adrenergic neuron blocking agent, on selected functional parameters of the rat pineal gland which are known to be under sympathetic influence. The reliability of the method was demonstrated by the clear enophthalmus developed by experimental animals. However, neither the numbers of synaptic ribbons nor melatonin synthesis differed between treated and control rats, both parameters exhibiting the nocturnal increase seen in intact animals. These results are in striking contrast to those obtained upon chemical sympathectomy with 6-hydroxydopamine or surgical superior cervical ganglionectomy. We conclude that guanethidine is not capable of sufficiently removing noradrenergic influence from the rat pineal gland, and that this substance is thus inferior to other experimental methods of sympathectomy.     

抗人绒毛膜促性腺激素（HCG）单克隆抗体的研制和特性分析

以HCG为抗原,免疫BALB/c小鼠,取其脾细胞与小鼠Sp2/0—Ag14骨髓瘤细胞融合,经反复筛选和再克隆化,获得8株能稳定分泌抗HCG特异单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株。对其中6个高效价单抗进行了特异性和抗原决定簇检测,选出两个抗相距较远不同决定簇的单抗(2D_4,4F_4)作进一步特性分析。结果显示:免疫球蛋白亚类鉴定,2D_4为IgGl亚类,4F_4为IgG2a亚类;亲和力常数(K_(affi)),2D_4为5.41±0.94×10~(-10)mol/L,4F_4为1.37±0.33×10~(-9)mol/L。证实该两种单克隆抗体可用于研制有关临床诊断试剂盒。     

急性纯氧对SD大鼠损伤的研究

SD大鼠暴露于1ATA100％的急性纯氧中,对其血细胞和肺脏进行研究,以阐明急性纯氧对机体的损伤机制．结果表明：SD大鼠暴露于100％急性纯氧中不同时间,血液中红细胞的浓度（RBC）,红细胞压积（HCT）,血红蛋白浓度（HGB）,平均红细胞血红蛋白含量（MCH）,平均红细胞体积（MCV）,平均红细胞血红蛋白浓度（MCHC）,白细胞浓度（WBC）等无显著变化（P＞0．05）;但是,白细胞的分类变化显著（P＜0．05）或非常显著（P＜0.01或P＜0．001）,淋巴细胞随SD大鼠在急性纯氧中暴露的时间延长不断下降,中性粒细胞和单核细胞的总数不断升高．急性氧中暴露65小时后,20％的大鼠死亡,存活的大鼠解剖,发现肺部出现严重的炎症,肺的湿重．脂质过氧化（LPO）产物显著增加（P＜0．001）,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活力明显下降（P＜0．001）．     

人亲环素A单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

制备人亲环素Ａ特异性单克隆抗体并鉴定其特性。方法：利用基因重组技术大量表达人亲环素Ａ蛋白,纯化后作为抗原免疫的ＢＡＢＬ／ｃ小鼠,经细胞融合和筛选,制备特异单克隆抗体。结果和结论;共建立三株稳定分泌抗人ＣｙＰＡ的杂交瘤细胞株,其所产生的单克隆抗体均为ＩｇＭ型,轻链为ｋ。     

Molecular evidence for increased hematopoietic proliferation in the spleen of the b/b laboratory rat

The splenomegaly and the appearance of a significant number of CFU-E (erythroid colony-forming units) and BFU-E¹ (erythroid burst-forming units) in the Belgrade laboratory rat (b/b) spleen prompted us to analyse further the molecular evidence for increased hematopoietic proliferation in the b/b spleen. Messenger RNAs (mRNAs) specific for globins, proteins for iron transport and deposition and the band 3 protein were used in rat erythropoietic tissues as markers for proliferation and erythroid differentiation. In the b/b spleen, all mRNAs analysed display an erythroid-specific pattern of expression. This analysis also revealed an enhanced level of mRNA for ferritin in the +/b spleen, whereas erythrocyte-specific mRNA production was normal.     

Studies of a key protein in the mechanism of the excitation-contraction coupling process of frog skeletal muscle,using phenylglyoxal

The excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling process in single twitch fibres from frog toe muscle was inhibited selectively by phenylglyoxal (PGO), a specific guanidyl modifying reagent. A new protein (31.5 kDa), which has PGO-binding ability and seems to play a key role in the E-C coupling process, was solubilized from transverse tubule membrane-junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum complexes (TTM-JSR) of frog skeletal muscles, using¹⁴C-PGO. The monoclonal antibody against this protein applied extracellularly inhibited the E-C coupling process of the single fibres. This protein appears to constitute the very first step of input for E-C coupling. It is considered to behave as an indispensable part of an electrometer to measure membrane potentials. Therefore, the name electrometrin is suggested for the new protein.     

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.     

抗HBsAg单链抗体的等电点测定和结构模拟

应用实验生物学和计算生物学方法对重组人源抗HBsAg单链抗体(HBscFv)的部分理化性质和空间结构进行分析．首先应用蛋白质分析软件包Antheprot预测HBscFv等电点，然后等电聚焦测定HBscFv等电点，在此基础上，用神经网络法预测HBscFv二级结构，然后用同源建模的方法，获得HBscFv三级结构．结果发现，HBscFv等电点理论值为8．51，实验值为7．3～8．1；PHDsec结果表明，HBscFv是一种全β蛋白质；三级结构建模表明，HBscFv的VH结构域由9个片层组成，VL结构域由8个片层组成；由于单链抗体的特殊性，三级结构建模无法给出VH与VL结构域之间进一步折叠后形成的结构。     

抑制羧肽酶A催化活性的单克隆抗体的制备及性质测定

以羧肽酶Ａ为抗原，经动物免疫、细胞融合、筛选及３次克隆化培养，获得了一株稳定分泌对羧肽酶Ａ肽酶活性有抑制作用的单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株１Ｇ１０。染色体数目为８０～９０；ＥＬＩＳＡ测定腹水效价为１０６；亲和常数为１．５９×１０９（ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）－１；免疫球蛋白属ＩｇＧ１型；分子量为１５０Ｋｄ。羧肽酶Ａ与该抗体反应后测定肽酶活性，显示出该抗体能抑制羧肽酶Ａ的肽酶活性，Ｄｉｘｏｎ法作图表明类似竞争性抑制反应，测得其表观抑制常数为１．１７×１０－７ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。该抗体可能针对羧肽酶Ａ的活性中心部位，为制备具有抗原内影像作用的抗独特型抗体酶打下了基础