谷氨酰胺对杂交瘤细胞生长代谢的影响

研究了不同浓度的谷氨酰胺对分泌抗小细胞肺癌单克隆抗体的2F7杂交瘤细胞生长、葡萄糖消耗、乳酸及氨的生成等代谢过程的影响。在细胞培养箱中,用含不同浓度谷氨酰胺的培养液培养2F7杂交瘤细胞,培养条件为pH 7.2～7.4,温度37℃,5%CO_2、95%空气。实验表明,适宜于2F7杂交瘤细胞生长的谷氨酰胺浓度为2.5 mmol/L,谷氨酰胺浓度与细胞的葡萄糖消耗呈反比,与乳酸生成浓度呈反比,与氨的生成浓度呈正比。     

气相色谱法测定水果保鲜期中的二氧化碳

本文用气相色谱仪热导池检测器和活性碳柱测定水果在保鲜期新陈代谢过程中放出的二氧化碳.当柱温在150℃,桥电流90mA时,二氧化碳出峰时间仅为1.27分钟.本法操作方便,使测试结果的准确度有所提高.     

利手与注意偏向对双耳分听汉字大脑功能优势的影响

对24名左利手和24名右利手被试在三种注意条件（刺激驱动、注意左耳和注意右耳）下进行双耳分听汉字测验,检查中国人利手与汉字听觉词汇加工大脑两半球功能优势的关系,同时考察被试的注意偏向对优势效应的影响.结果表明：（1）汉语母语左利手被试加工汉字听觉词汇的大脑功能偏侧化组织明显不同于右利手;（2）右利手被试在刺激驱动条件下的右耳（左半球）优势易受注意偏向的调节出现明显波动;（3）注意偏向对左利手被试的影响主要表现为优势的左耳（右半球）成绩的下降与非优势的右耳（左半球）成绩的提高,这暗示汉语母语左利手者可能存在汉字听觉词汇加工的潜在两半球表征.     

Pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: the roles of parasite adhesion and antigenic variation

Malaria results in up to 2.5 million deaths annually, with young children and pregnant women at greatest risk. The great majority of severe disease is caused by Plasmodium falciparum. A characteristic feature of infection with P. falciparum is the accumulation or sequestration of parasite-infected red blood cells (RBCs) in various organs, such as the brain, lung and placenta, and together with other factors is important in the pathogenesis of severe forms of malaria. Sequestration results from adhesive interactions between parasite-derived proteins expressed on the surface of infected RBCs and a number of host molecules on the surface of endothelial cells, placental cells and uninfected RBCs. Some receptors for parasite adhesion have been implicated in particular malaria syndromes, such as intercellular adhesion molecule 1 in cerebral malaria and chondroitin sulfate A and hyaluronic acid in placental infection. The principal parasite ligand and antigen on the RBC surface, P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 encoded by a multigene family termed var, is clonally variant, enabling evasion of specific immune responses. An understanding of these host-parasite interactions in the context of clinical disease and immunity may reveal potential targets to prevent or treat severe forms of malaria. Received 25 June 2001; received after revision 22 August 2001; accepted 24 August 2001     

Thyroid hormone controls carnitine status through modifications of γ-butyrobetaine hydroxylase activity and gene expression

The carnitine system plays a key role in β-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids by permitting their transport into the mitochondrial matrix. The effects of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism were studied on γ-butyrobetaine hydroxylase (BBH), the enzyme responsible for carnitine biosynthesis in the rat. In rat liver, BBH activity was decreased in the hypothyroid state and increased in hyperthyroid animals. The modifications in BBH activity correlated with changes in the enzyme Vmax values. These changes were shown to be related to hepatic BBH mRNA abundance. Thyroid hormones are known to interact with lipid metabolism, in particular by increasing long-chain fatty acid oxidation through activation of carnitine-dependent fatty acid import into mitochondria. Our study showed that thyroid hormones also increased carnitine bioavailability. Received 23 October 2001; received after revision 11 January 2002; accepted 15 January 2002     

植物体内的黄酮类化合物代谢及其调控研究进展

针对黄酮类化合物的生物合成、贮存、转运途径、代谢调控因子、合成关键酶及其基因调控等方面的研究现状与进展进行了总结和分析.植物体内黄酮类化合物具有增强植物抗逆性和化学防御功能,在植物的生态适应过程中发挥着积极作用.其种类及含量受植物本身的遗传因素以及环境中生物和非生物因子的影响,可以通过选择或培育合适的种类、改变其遗传特性及环境条件等,调控植物体内黄酮类化合物含量.但关于调控黄酮类化合物的信号分子及其调控途径、各转录因子及蛋白质的调控机理尚未明确,调控黄酮类化合物生物合成的功能基因组或蛋白质组学等领域的研究还有待进一步深入.     

He-Ne激光对油松幼苗活性氧代谢的影响

采用功率密度为5.6 mW.mm-2的He-Ne激光处理油松种子,处理时间分别为60 s、80 s和100 s,用PEG对其油松幼苗进行水分胁迫.结果发现,经激光处理的油松幼苗在水分胁迫条件下,其幼叶中活性氧产生速率受到抑制,丙二醛含量和相对电导率下降,保护酶活性增强.这表明激光处理油松种子对其幼苗在水分胁迫下体内活性氧清除能力增强,抗旱性提高.