Apoptotic cell death in the lactating mammary gland is enhanced by a folding variant of α-lactalbumin

Apoptosis is essential to eliminate secretory epithelial cells during the involution of the mammary gland. The environmental regulation of this process is however, poorly understood. This study tested the effect of HAMLET (human -lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells) on mammary cells. Plastic pellets containing HAMLET were implanted into the fourth inguinal mammary gland of lactating mice for 3 days. Exposure of mammary tissue to HAMLET resulted in morphological changes typical for apoptosis and in a stimulation of caspase-3 activity in alveolar epithelial cells near the HAMLET pellets but not more distant to the pellet or in contralateral glands. The effect was specific for HAMLET and no effects were observed when mammary glands were exposed to native a-lactalbumin or fatty acid alone. HAMLET also induced cell death in vitro in a mouse mammary epithelial cell line. The results suggest that HAMLET can mediate apoptotic cell death in mammary gland tissue.Received 30 January 2004; received after revision 5 March 2004; accepted 16 March 2004     

NMR study on self-assembled cage complex of hexamethylenetetramine and cucurbit[n]urils

Self-assembled complexes between cage com-pounds cucurbit[n = 5—8]urils and hexamethylenetetramine were studied by using NMR techniques. Experimental results reveal that hexamethylenetetramine can lid cucurbit[5]uril to forming self-assembled capsules in which nothing is encap-sulated yet; the cavity of the cucurbit[7]uril can accommo-date a hexamethylenetetramine molecule to form a self- assembled host-guest inclusion. Moreover, both the cavity interaction of the cucurbit[7]uril with hexamethylenetetra-mine稨Cl and the portal interaction of the dipole carbonyl of the cucurbit[7]uril with hexamethylenetetramine稨Cl lead to form self-assembled capsules in which the hexamethylene-tetramine稨Cl are encapsulated in the hexamethylenetetra-mine稨Cl lidded cucurbit[7]uril. Although the structures of the portal and cavity to cucurbit[5]uril are similar, there is no obvious interaction between decamethylcucurbit[5]uril and hexamethylenetetramine, and also between cucurbit [6]uril or cucurbit[8]uril and hexamethylenetetramine.     

多项式模上全次数除法及其在CAGD中的应用(Ⅰ)

本首先介绍了利用Ｇｒｏｅｂｎｅｒ基求解Ｓｙｚｙｇｙ模生成元的方法,在对方法做出进一步分析的基础上,给出了一元模上的多项式辗转相除法,这种除法相对于已有的方法有许多优点。     

发展中国家城市化的特征及其启示

着重从城市化的动力机制、城市化水平的地域结构、历史进程和发展趋势等几个方面对发展中国家城市化的特征进行了初步探讨,并提出了我国今后城市化过程中应汲取的启示。     

半(p,r)-预不变凸函数及其规划的最优性条件

首先在半预不变凸函数和(p,r)-预不变凸函数的基础上,定义了一类新的广义凸函数半(p,r)-预不变凸函数,它既是半预不变凸函数又是(p,r)-预不变凸函数的推广形式,从而是熟知的凸函数和不变凸函数的推广形式.接着,讨论了半(p,r)-预不变凸函数的一些有用性质.最后利用半(p,r)-预不变凸(凹)函数讨论了目标函数和约束函数均不可微的多目标规划问题,从而获得两个最优性条件.     

伞齿轮精锻模超塑成形热喷涂层的超塑性固相扩散焊接

本文研究了３Ｃｒ２Ｗ８ＶＡ钢伞齿轮精锻模型腔火焰喷涂Ｇ１１２ＷＣ合金层及在模具精密成形时涂层的超塑性扩散焊接。在８２０℃，应变速率ε为３×１０－４ｓ－１的压缩条件下．基材和涂层均发生超塑协调变形，实现稳定可靠的超塑固相连接。研究表明，此时涂层孔洞闭合，涂层颗粒间界及涂层与基材的结合界面完全焊合。超塑性扩散焊接涂层的结合强度与高频和火焰重熔涂层相当，其耐磨性比高频重熔和火焰重熔高２０％～３０％，比改善前３Ｃｒ２Ｗ８ＶＡ模具高达６０％以上。     

新型核酸荧光探针的合成及光谱性质

设计合成了新型荧光探针1,3-二羧戊基-7,8-二甲基苯并蝶啶,结构经过IR,1HNMR予以证实,并研究了它的紫外光谱和荧光光谱性质以及LC与小牛胸腺ctDNA的作用模式。     

一种改进的动态灰色GM(1,1)模型在深基坑形变监测中的预测分析

针对传统GM(1,1)模型在处理浮动较大数据时精度不高的问题,提出了一种基于背景值优化和残差改进的动态GM(1,1)模型。利用复化Simpson3/8求积公式取代传统的算数均值计算模式,再通过原始序列的新陈代谢来实现模型的动态更新,在此基础上联立残差GM(1,1)模型,得到改进后的GM(1,1)模型。结合某地铁深基坑沉降观测数据,并对比于传统GM(1,1)模型的预测结果,发现提出的改进后GM(1,1)模型具有更高的精度和更好的适用性。     

一株益生芽孢菌株的分子鉴定及其药敏分析

从健康土鸡盲肠中筛选出具有益生潜力的菌株Y31,利用细菌16SrDNA通用引物对其16SrRNA进行PCR扩增,得到1460bp的片段,该PCR产物序列通过Blast软件在NCBI网站中进行同源性比较,通过Mega3.1软件绘制系统发育树;同时,选择兽医临床上常用的15种抗生素,对菌株Y31进行药敏试验。结果表明,菌株Y31的16SrRNA序列与枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)的16SrRNA序列的相似性为99.6%,在系统发育树中,它们在同一分支,且遗传距离最短,确定菌株Y31为枯草芽孢杆菌;Y31菌株对氨苄西林、青霉素及诺氟沙星有很强的耐药性,对链霉素中度敏感,而对试验中的其它抗生素高度敏感。