The protease-activated receptor-3 (PAR-3) can signal autonomously to induce interleukin-8 release

Protease-activated receptors (PARs) play a clear role in the burst of inflammatory reactions and immune responses. However, for PAR-3, the most elusive member of the PAR family, the functional role is still largely unclear. It has been claimed that PAR-3 does not signal autonomously, although the wide expression of human PAR-3 indicates its important physiological roles. We demonstrate that in HEK-293 cells, stably transfected with human PAR-3, thrombin induced calcium signaling, IL-8 gene expression and IL-8 release. We confirmed this finding using human lung epithelial and human astrocytoma cells that express endogenous PAR-3. Moreover, thrombin exposure of HEK-293 cells resulted in ERK1/2 activation coinciding with IL-8 release. The effects of thrombin were not dependent on PAR-1 activation, as confirmed by PAR-1 gene silencing. Thus, we propose that PAR-3 is able to signal autonomously to induce IL-8 release mediated by ERK1/2 phosphorylation, which contributes actively to inflammatory responses. Received 9 December 2007; received after revision 16 January 2008; accepted 18 January 2008     

快速老化小鼠SAM-P/8出现类帕金森病现象初探

目的探讨快速老化小鼠SAM-P/8的同向旋转现象与帕金森病动物模型的相关性。方法取发作旋转行为的7月龄雄性SAM-P/8和同源对照SAM-R/1小鼠各6只,分为旋转组和正常对照组两组,首先采用老化度评价标准对其老化度进行评定,其次根据帕金森病动物模型造模标准对其旋转行为进行评定。结果同月龄SAM-P/8的老化度高于SAM-R/1;SAM-P/8出现可重复的同向右侧旋转,频率为60 r/min,符合帕金森病动物模型造模成功的标准,SAM-R/1无旋转现象出现。结论初步认定SAM-P/8的同向旋转现象为类帕金森病现象,对帕金森病研究有重要意义。     

基于{V_8O_(24)}~(8-)阴离子簇的一维Zn(Ⅱ)配合物的合成及晶体结构

利用水热合成技术,合成了1个基于{V8O24}8-阴离子簇的Zn(Ⅱ)配合物[Zn2(Hdpa)3]2V8O24(dpa=2,2′-dipyridylamine),通过X-射线单晶和粉末衍射、红外光谱和热重-差热分析手段进行了表征.单晶X-射线衍射分析表明化合物是由2种不同的阳离子片段([Zn(dpa)2]2+和[Zn(dpa)]2+)连接{V8O24}8-阴离子簇形成的1D带状结构,其中{V8O24}8-阴离子簇展示了清晰的椅式构型,2个[Zn(dpa)]2+单元分别被支撑在椅式构型的两侧.     

8G机车主断路器低压操纵机构改造

主断路器是电力机车的总保护、总开关,从2008—2010年主断路器运行情况调查结果分析得出：94的主断路器故障出现在低压操纵机构,而低压操纵机构故障的98发生在启动机构和电气连锁两部分。通过分析最近3年主断路器发生故障的原因,对其进行了技术改造。     

肉芝软珊瑚素全合成的研究：Ⅲ.肉芝软珊瑚素的合成

由3,7-二甲基-6,7-环氧-8-苯硫基-2-辛烯醛和6-甲基-8-三甲硅氧基-6-烯-2-酮-1-辛酸乙酯通过羟醛缩合、内酯化、Wittig反应、闭环等反应合成得肉芝软珊瑚素,总产率10.6％。其中的关键步骤是以硫稳定的碳负离子烷基化。讨论了合成品的立体化学。     

四堡污水处理厂排污管喷口研究

介绍了四堡污水处理厂排污入江管工程中应用的新型三口单向阀型自动喷口结构。叙述了排污量、开启度、喷口流速、阻力系数等水力特性。对喷口的安装施工以及喷口流速、开启度、喷口冲坑形状的现场检测也作了说明。     

模n－王后问题中的部分n－解（Ⅲ）

记Ｍ（ｎ）为模。棋盘上互不攻击的皇后的最大个数。在本文中，我们证明了当ｇｃｄ（ｎ，６）＝１时，Ｍ（ｎ）＝ｎ；当ｇｃｄ（ｎ，１２）＝２时，Ｍ（ｎ）＝ｎ－１；当ｇｅｄ（ｎ，１２）＝３，４，６，１２时，Ｍ（ｎ）－ｎ－２。最后，给出了Ｍ（ｎ）＝ｎ的三个等价命题。     

Protective effect of Shigyaku-to,a traditional Chinese herbal medicine,on the infection of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in mice

The antiviral activity of Shigyaku-to (TJS-109), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, was investigated in mice infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). TJS-109 is a combination of the medicinal plant extracts fromZingiberis siccatum rhizoma,Aconiti tuber andGlycyrrhizae radix in a specific proportion. Mice infected with a 10 LD₅₀ dose of HSV-1 were treated with TJS-109 orally at doses of 1.25 to 20 mg/kg 2 days before, and 1 and 4 days after the infection. The treated groups had 80% (1.25 mg/kg), 40% (5 mg/kg) and 23% (20 mg/kg) mortality rates 25 days after the infection as compared with a 100% mortality rate in control mice treated with saline. When HSV-1 infected mice (recipients) received CD8⁺T cell fractions derived from spleens of mice treated with TJS-109 (donors), 70% of recipients survived, as compared with 0% survivors in the groups of mice treated with saline, B cell fractions, CD4⁺ T cell fractions or macrophage-enriched fractions prepared from the same donors. TJS-109 did not show any virucidal activities against HSV-1 or any virostatic activities on the growth of HSV-1 in Vero cells. These results suggest that TJS-109 protected mice exposed to lethal amounts of HSV-1 through the activation of CD8⁺ T cells.