Amoeboid movement: A review and proposal of a ‘membrane ratchet’ model

Summary Diverse cell types, including Amoebae, leukocytes, embryonic cells and tumour cells move about on solid surfaces to accomplish such activities as feeding, bacterial destruction, embryological development and metastasis. Theories of the mechanism of this movement are reviewed and a model is proposed which invokes the existence of specific, laterally mobile, transmembranous structures in the cell membrane, which are reversibly adhesive for both the contractile apparatus of the cell internally, and the substratum externally. By this model, the movement of all these cell types can be explained.     

Endorcine cells producing regulatory peptides

Summary Recent data on the immunologication of regulatory peptides and related propeptide sequences in endocrine cells and tumours of the gastrointestinal tract pancreas, lung, thyroid, pituitary (ACTH and opioids), adrenals and paraganglia have been revised and discussed. Gastrin, xenopsin, cholecystokinin (CCK), somatostatin, motilin, secretin, GIP (gastric inhibitory beenrevised and discussed. Gastrin, xenopsin, cholecystokinin (CCK), somatostatin, motilin, secretin, GIP (gastric inhibitory polypeptide), neurotensin, glicentin/glucagon-37 and PYY (peptide tyrosine tyrosine) are the main products of gastrointestinal endocrine cells; glucagon, CRF (corticotropin releasing factor), somatostatin, PP (pancreatic polypeptide) and GRF (growth hormone releasing factor), in addition to insulin, are produced in pancreatic islet cells; bombesin-related peptidesare the main markers of pulmonary endocrine cells; calcitonin and CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptide) occur in thyroid and extrathyroid C cells; ACTH and endorphins in anterior and intermediate lobe pituitary cells, -MSH and CLIP (corticotropoin-like intermediate lobe peptide) in intermediate lobe cells; met- and leu-enkephalins and related peptides in adrenal medullary and paraganglionic cells as well as in some gut (enterochromaffin) cells; NPY (neuropeptide Y) in adrenalin-type adrenal medullary cells, etc.. Both tissue-appropriate and tissue-inappropriate regulatory peptides are produced by endocrine tumours, with inappropriate peptides mostly produced by malignant tumours.     

Indirect visualization of hematopoietic colony-forming stem cell (CFUs) as a possible target cell forMycoplasma arthritidis

Summary Utilizing specific rabbit antiserum againstM. arthritidis together with complement, a portion of the marrow 7-day CFUs population of CBA mice infected with live mycoplasma organisms 1 day previously was shown to be inactivated. These cells might therefore be considered as candidate target cells forM. arthritidis. 11-day CFUs were unaffected by similar treatment.     

CD1d and natural T cells: how their properties jump-start the immune system

Cellular and humoral immune mechanisms recruited to defend the host from infectious agents depend upon the early immune events triggered by antigen. The cytokine milieu within which the immune response matures is the most important of many factors that govern the nature of the immune response. Natural T cells, whose function is controlled by CD1d molecules, are an early source of cytokines that can bestow type 1 or type 2 differentiative potential upon helper T lymphocytes. This review attempts to illuminate the glycolipid antigen presentation properties of CD1d, how CD1d controls the function of natural T cells and how CD1d and natural T cells interact to jump start the immune system. CD1d is postulated to function as a sensor, sensing alterations in cellular lipid content by virtue of its affinity for such ligands. The presentation of a neo-self glycolipid, presumably by infectious assault of antigen-presenting cells, activates natural T cells, which promptly release pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines and jumpstart the immune system. Received 10 July 2000; received after revision 16 October 2000, accepted 16 November 2000     

王瓜根抗癌糖蛋白的生理生化特征及其对肺腺癌细胞杀伤作用初步研究

经电泳分析,王瓜根活性蛋白可分为两种:其一是酸性蛋白,具细胞毒作用,等电点测定 P~I 为3.2,PAGE 电泳测定分子量为6.76×10~4道尔顿;其二是碱性蛋白,等电点为9.3,PAGE 电泳测定分子量为1.58×10~4道尔顿;微具细胞毒作用。王瓜根活性蛋白属糖蛋白,经纸层析和薄层硅胶 H 层析证实含半乳糖和木糖。扫描电镜观察和光镜连续观察,显示酸性蛋白对肺腺癌细胞的体外培齐有杀伤作用,当培养液含120μg/ml 时杀伤率达58%,对正常肺细胞作用弱;碱性蛋白对肺腺癌细胞杀伤作用较差,在同样剂量时只有47.6%杀伤率。新鲜王瓜根原汁有很强的杀伤肺腺癌细胞作用,剂量在26g/ml 时,杀伤率达60%;当提高到105g/ml 时,杀伤率达74%。试验结果提示:王瓜根活性抗癌物质,除指三萜—葫芦素之外,可能还存在另一种活性物质。这种活性抗癌物质对肺腺癌细胞表面微绒毛无作用,经处理24小时后,癌细胞开始变形,表现为不同程度内陷,32小时癌细胞膜开始溶解,48小时癌细胞溶成团块。     

Pt—C／PTFE型气体扩散电极制备的研究

用热分解的方法制备Ｐｔ－Ｃ＝ＰＴＦＥ型气体扩散电极，及其他不同电催化剂的气体扩散电极，对其电化学活性进行对比。实验结果表明铂电催化剂的气体扩散电极的电化学活性优于铂－铈合金电催化剂的。     

密度梯度离心法检测脱落肿瘤细胞对恶性胸腔积液的诊断价值

胸腔积液是临床常见征象，其良恶性质的临别是临床上尚未解决的难题之一。本试验对３６例恶性胸腔，３０例结核性胸腔积液分别用密度梯度离心法，常规离心涂片法检测脱落肿瘤细胞，并对其中２２例恶性胸液患者行胸膜活组织检查。     

石刁柏非胚性细胞和胚性细胞的超微结构及ATP酶的定位

对石刁柏非胚性细胞及胚性细胞的超微结构及ＡＴＰ酶定位进行了观察，非胚性细胞内液泡大，大量的自体吞噬泡出现，在液泡膜上有ＡＴＰ酶的活性反应．胚性细胞的细胞核大，核移中，线粒体，质体，核糖体，高尔基体，内质网等细胞器增多，淀粉、脂滴积累，有较活跃的自体吞噬现象．细胞壁开始增厚，在细胞核，液泡膜，线粒体，内质网等部位有较高的ＡＴＰ酶活性，在部分细胞壁中也存在有ＡＴＰ酶活性反应沉淀     

钢液定氧测头响应时间和热平衡态

本文分别研究了ＺｒＯ２（ＭｇＯ）固体电解质管头壁厚，参比电极量对定氧测头响应时间的影响，得出了以ＺｒＯ２管头壁厚为０．６０－０．８０ｍｍ，Ｃｒ／Ｃｒ２Ｏ３参比电极加入量为４０－６０ｍｇ所组成的定氧测头响应速度最快，同时采用了“双偶法”对定氧测头在工作过程中的热平衡态进行了研究。结果表明：氧浓差电池中的传热是响应过程的控速步骤，氧电势曲线上峰值的产生是起源于电池中的热平衡态。     

固定化增殖酵母细胞技术研究

本文介绍了在一定载体中,固定化完整酵母细胞的制备和增殖方法.关键是研究化学稳定性好、机械强度大、发酵能力强的固定化酵母.实验结果表明:固定化酵母细胞可以反复使用、大大缩短发酵周期,用于液态白酒,糖蜜酒精及蜂蜜酒的生产是可行的.