Application of EEG multipole model in the diagnosis of Alzheimer''''s disease

In order to find the electroencephalogram （EEG） characteristic parameters typical of Alzheimer＇s disease （AD） and explore an effective diagnostic method, a new mobile current multipole model was proposed to simulate the AD patient＇s cortical dipole source activities. The indicators of goodness of fit （GOF） and DtononD （DD） were calculated from EEG samples to evaluate the performance of this model. Relevant results showed that this multipole model with higher GOFvalues and larger DD change well fitted the pathological electrical activities of cortical neurons aroused by AD＇s extended sulcus and gyrus in the cerebral cortex. Meanwhile, the products of DD mean ＆ standard variance were found in a clear linear correlation with the diagnostic data of mini-mental state examination （MMSE） used in AD clinics. Furthermore, by tracing this multipole model＇s indicators in typical patients and contrasting with the functional magnetic resonance image （fMRI） as AD progressed, we suggested that the DD index may be suitable for monitoring the AD developments as a new diagnostic parameter.     

基于AP算法支持向量机的设计与应用

设计一种基于AP聚类算法和SVM分类器相融合的新的混合分类器, 使用AP聚类算法优化数据集, 得到了高质量、 小样本的SVM分类器训练集. 实验结果表明: 与传统的SVM分类器相比, 混合分类器具有更高的分类精度; 在心脏病预测上, 该分类器的效果较好.     

实验性兔出血症病理形态学动态观察

本试验应用光镜、电镜技术,对人工感染兔出血症病毒(RHDV)的成年兔、30～40日龄幼兔以及自然感染死亡病例的各种组织器官进行了病理形态学动态观察。结果表明,成年兔对本病毒易感,表现出与自然病例相似的典型变化,而30～40日龄幼兔则易感性低,缺乏特征病变。在患兔的肝细胞中观察到病毒粒子呈散在或聚集成包涵体样存在于核内及胞浆中,佐证本病毒为DNA病毒。     

基于EFICA的AD微阵列数据基因网络分析

将EFICA(Efficient Variant of Algorithm FastICA)方法与基因网络相结合分析一组阿尔茨海默病(AD)微阵列数据.根据分类结果提取特征基因集并探寻与早期AD相关的基因网络,实验结果表明,EFICA方法比传统的Fastica方法能够获得更好的分类效果.并且通过对基因网络的研究,扩展了EFICA在生物信息学中的应用,为AD疾病的进一步研究提供新思路.     

糖蛋白与疾病的研究进展

糖蛋白是由寡糖链与多肽链以多种形式共价修饰而形成的一类重要生理活性物质,它广泛存在于细胞膜、细胞质、血浆以及粘液中。糖蛋白中的糖链具有开关和调谐功能、激素功能,保护和促进物质吸收,参与血液凝固与细胞识别等,尤其是在疾病方面的研究有重要作用。     

A STAGE-STRUCTURED SI ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODEL WITH TIME DELAY AND IMPULSIVE CONTROLLING*

This paper formulates a robust stage-structured SI eco-epidemiological model with periodic constant pulse releasing of infectious pests with pathogens. The authors show that the conditions for global attractivity of the ＇pest-eradication＇ periodic solution and permanence of the system depend on time delay, hence, the authors call it ＂profitless＂. Further, the authors present a pest management strategy in which the pest population is kept under the economic threshold level （ETL） when the pest population is uniformly persistent. By numerical analysis, the authors also show that constant maturation time delay for the susceptible pests and pulse releasing of the infectious pests can bring obvious effects on the dynamics of system.     

Developing pharmacological therapies for Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer disease (AD), while chronic and progressive with an average progression of 7 – 10 years, is both multifactorial and heterogeneous. Thus, AD offers a large window of opportunity and a large number of therapeutic targets to inhibit it. The selection of a therapeutic target, however, is one of the biggest challenges in developing a pharmacological treatment of this multifactorial disease. Inhibition of a pivotal downstream event is likely to benefit more patients than inhibition of an upstream event in AD pathogenesis. Neurofibrillary degeneration of abnormally hyperphosphorylated tau offers such a pivotal therapeutic target. Abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau and not its aggregation into filaments appears to be the most deleterious step in neurofibrillary degeneration. Tau can be abnormally hyperphosphorylated by downregulation of protein phosphatase-2A activity or by upregulation of more than one tau kinase. Restoration of the phosphatase activity which is downregulated in AD brain or inhibition of GSK-3β and cdk5, which are required for AD-type abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau, are among the most promising therapeutic strategies.     

Phytanic acid impairs mitochondrial respiration through protonophoric action

Refsum disease is a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by accumulation of the dietary branched-chain fatty acid phytanic acid in plasma and tissues caused by a defect in the alphaoxidation pathway. The accumulation of phytanic acid is believed to be the main pathophysiological cause of the disease. However, the exact mechanism(s) by which phytanic acid exerts its toxicity have not been resolved. In this study, the effect of phytanic acid on mitochondrial respiration was investigated. The results show that in digitonin-permeabilized fibroblasts, phytanic acid decreases ATP synthesis, whereas substrate oxidation per se is not affected. Importantly, studies in intact fibroblasts revealed that phytanic acid decreases both the mitochondrial membrane potential and NAD(P)H autofluorescence. Taken together, the results described here show that unesterified phytanic acid exerts its toxic effect mainly through its protonophoric action, at least in human skin fibroblasts. Received 4 August 2007; received after revision 26 September 2007; accepted 10 October 2007 J. C. Komen, F. Distelmaier: These authors contributed equally to this work.     

2000-2005年我国主要人鼠共患病的疫情和预防

我国已经证实的人鼠共患病按病原划分有5类20种,列出病名及其主要的啮齿动物宿主、传播媒介和地理分布。鼠疫、肾综合征出血热和钩端螺旋体病是我国3种主要人鼠共患病。通过分析监测数据,发现以上3种传染病在2000-2005年中发病人数大体上呈下降趋势。人鼠共患病预防措施包括控制传染源、切断传播途径和免疫接种。     

橘青霉侵染对杨梅果实酚类物质代谢作用的影响

以采前套袋控制病原菌潜伏侵染的杨梅果实为材料,采后接种橘青霉病菌,旨在研究橘青霉侵染对杨梅果实酚类物质含量及相关氧化酶活性变化的影响。结果表明:橘青霉侵染初期,杨梅果实细胞多酚氧化酶(PPO)、过氧化物酶(POD)活性呈上升趋势,酚类物质快速合成以提高自身的抗病能力。而同时期苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活性并没有相应增加,反而下降较快,致使木质素合成受阻,说明橘青霉侵染虽然诱导杨梅果实产生一定的抗病性,但这种抗病能力有限。贮藏中后期,虽然POD活性略有下降,PPO活性保持平稳,但二者始终处于较高水平,从而导致前期积累的酚类物质被大量降解,加上前期木质素合成受阻的影响,橘青霉更容易穿透杨梅果实细胞壁,进入细胞组织内繁殖生长,最终导致果实腐败。