The susceptibility to exercise-induced muscle damage increases as rats grow larger

Summary Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and N-acetyl--glucosaminidase activities were both elevated after eccentric exercise indicating that this type of exercise causes muscle damage. Muscle damage as measured by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in the vastus intermedius was greater and occurred later in larger rats indicating that the susceptibility to muscle damage is increased and the repair process delayed in older and larger animals.     

A major metabolite of Δ1-tetrahydrocannabinol reduces its cataleptic effect in mice

Summary The results described here demonstrate that THC-induced catalepsy in mice can be substantially inhibited by the prior administration of ¹-THC-7-oic acid, the major metabolite of THC in most species including humans. This raises the possibility that the intensity and duration of action of THC may depend to a large degree on the levels of this metabolite at the sites of action.We thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse for supporting this project by grants DA-02043 and DA-02052 and for supplying all of the cannabinoids. One of us (S.B.) is also the recipient of a Research Scientist Award from NIDA. We are grateful to Kristen Carlson and Thomas Honeyman for helpful suggestions in preparing this report.     

Bovine microvascular endothelial cells of separate morphology differ in growth and response to the action of interferon-γ

Five cell types recently isolated from the bovine corpus luteum differed in their epithelioid morphology and their cytoskeleton, but shared common criteria of microvascular endothelial cells^1,2. To give strong evidence for the separate entity, the growth rate of the 5 phenotypically different cells was studied. They were seeded at low density on day 0. Most of these cells were treated with 200 to 1000 U recombinant bovine interferon- (IFN-) for 3 days. The untreated remainder served as controls. Cell counts were made for all cultures on days 4, 7, 10 and 13. morphology: 13 d after treatment with IFN- senescent cells as well as intact cells occurred in cultures of cell types 1 to 4. Cultures of cell type 5 were apparently unchanged and resembled their untreated counterparts. Desminpositive cells in cultures of cell type 2 developed cell processes. Growth rate: In the absence of IFN-, the growth rate was high for cell types 3 and 4, moderate for cell type 1, and low for cell types 2 and 5. The presence of IFN- caused anti-proliferative effects. These were higher for cell types 3 and 4 than for cell types 1 and 2. IFN- could be cytotoxic on cell type 3. In contrast, the cytokine tended to support the cell growth of cell type 5. These findings substantiate the postulate that endothelial cells exhibiting separate morphology in culture also function differently.     

Energy flow and community structure in freshwater ecosystems

The goal of this article is twofold: 1) It aims at providing an overview on some major results obtained from energy flow studies in individuals, populations, and communities, and 2) it will also focus on major mechanisms explaining community structures. The basis for any biological community to survive and establish a certain population density is on the one hand energy fixation by primary producers together with adequate nutrient supply and the transfer of energy between trophic levels (bottom-up effect). On the other hand, predator pressures may strongly control prey population densities one or more trophic levels below (top-down effect). Other interpopulation effects include competition, chemical interactions and evolutionary genetic processes, which further interact and result in the specific structuring of any community with respect to species composition and population sizes.     

稀土与对-茴香酸配合物的合成与性质

本文合成了通式为ＲＥＬ３（ＲＥ３＋＝Ｐｒ３＋、Ｓｍ３＋、Ｔｂ３＋,,Ｌ＝对茴香酸根）的二元配合物．用元素分析、电导、ＩＲ、ＵＶ、ＴＧＤＴＡ等对其结构和性质进行了表征．该类配合物属桥式双齿配位     

Antiviral activities of anthraquinones,bianthrones and hypericin derivatives from lichens

The antiviral activities of some naturally occurring anthraquinones bianthrones, and hypericin derivatives were compared by the end-point CPE (viral cytopathic effects) method and plaque assays. Under optimal conditions of exposure to light, hypericin, 7,7-dichlorohypericin and 5,7-dichloroemodin exhibited strong inhibitory activity against HSV-1 (herpes simplex virus type 1) in both assays. Partial inactivation of the virus was shown by emodin, 7-chloroemodin and 7-chloro-1-O-methylemodin; the bianthrones and other anthraquinones were found to be inactive. Antiviral activity appeared to be, positively correlated with increasing substitution of chlorine in the anthraquinone structure. In the absence of light, only hypericin and 7,7-dichlorohypericin displayed detectable activity.     

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.     

当代大学生心理状况分析及改善措施

当代大学生心理状况令人担忧，部分大学生存在着不同程度的心理疾病。导致当代大学生心理状况恶化的原因有很多，但主要是现有的心理健康教育机制已不能适应当代大学生的需求；并且这些大学生不能有效地利用社会和学校提供的心理问题帮助资源。面对挫折时不能及时地调整好自己的心态，使自己产生了心理疾病且不去积极地寻求治疗。要改变这一状况，一方面国家、高校要逐步改变现有的大学生心理教育机制，使之适舍大学生的需求；另一方面，大学生要利用好各种社会资源，不断提高自己的心理素质。出现心理问题时，主动寻求帮助，使自己尽快走出心理困境。     

射流悬浮床气固两相流动的数值模拟

从多相流多流体模型、气相湍流k-ε模型与颗粒湍流k_p模型出发,对底部向上射流悬浮床内气固两相流动进行数值模拟,得到了不同入口气速下各截面的颗粒相速度场、颗粒相脉动速度场的分布,结果与实验定性一致。计算结果与实验值对比的结果表明,数值模拟对进一步的研究有指导意义。数值结果与实测值间存在的差异则有待于进行直接三维流动模拟、进一步考察更为合理的边界条件及应用更先进的模型来解决。     

预处理时间和温度对Al2O3p-TiCp/Al复合材料的反应温度特征的影响

研究了预处理温度和时间对Al-TiO2-C体系XD反应温度特征和复合材料组织的影响,结果表明,为了获得理想的Al2O3p-TiCp/Al复合材料,预处理温度和时间有一个最佳的工艺范围.体系在本实验的工艺条件下,当预处理温度高于670 ℃时,由于反应程度加强,不利于体系在随后升温烧结过程中发生快速的放热反应,从而导致体系反应不完全.预处理时间小于30 min,会导致体系反应不完全;预处理时间大于60 min时,组织中Al3Ti含量增高.合适的预处理时间为30～60 min,预处理温度为670 ℃.