Functional identification of an aggression locus in the mouse hypothalamus

Electrical stimulation of certain hypothalamic regions in cats and rodents can elicit attack behaviour, but the exact location of relevant cells within these regions, their requirement for naturally occurring aggression and their relationship to mating circuits have not been clear. Genetic methods for neural circuit manipulation in mice provide a potentially powerful approach to this problem, but brain-stimulation-evoked aggression has never been demonstrated in this species. Here we show that optogenetic, but not electrical, stimulation of neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus, ventrolateral subdivision (VMHvl) causes male mice to attack both females and inanimate objects, as well as males. Pharmacogenetic silencing of VMHvl reversibly inhibits inter-male aggression. Immediate early gene analysis and single unit recordings from VMHvl during social interactions reveal overlapping but distinct neuronal subpopulations involved in fighting and mating. Neurons activated during attack are inhibited during mating, suggesting a potential neural substrate for competition between these opponent social behaviours.     

Wnt signalling regulates adult hippocampal neurogenesis

The generation of new neurons from neural stem cells is restricted to two regions of the adult mammalian central nervous system: the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle, and the subgranular zone of the hippocampal dentate gyrus. In both regions, signals provided by the microenvironment regulate the maintenance, proliferation and neuronal fate commitment of the local stem cell population. The identity of these signals is largely unknown. Here we show that adult hippocampal stem/progenitor cells (AHPs) express receptors and signalling components for Wnt proteins, which are key regulators of neural stem cell behaviour in embryonic development. We also show that the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway is active and that Wnt3 is expressed in the hippocampal neurogenic niche. Overexpression of Wnt3 is sufficient to increase neurogenesis from AHPs in vitro and in vivo. By contrast, blockade of Wnt signalling reduces neurogenesis from AHPs in vitro and abolishes neurogenesis almost completely in vivo. Our data show that Wnt signalling is a principal regulator of adult hippocampal neurogenesis and provide evidence that Wnt proteins have a role in adult hippocampal function.     

常压室温等离子体诱变选育富硒纳豆芽孢杆菌

纳豆芽孢杆菌可以转化亚硒酸钠为有机硒。对一株纳豆芽孢杆菌的生长曲线进行测定,确定了亚硒酸钠适宜的添加时间和添加量。以纳豆芽孢杆菌BSN424为出发菌株,采用常压室温等离子体诱变系统进行诱变,根据耐硒和富硒能力筛选,经连续传代培养后筛选出了富硒纳豆芽孢杆菌。结果表明,适宜加硒时间为培养后3h,培养时间为24h,培养基适宜硒质量浓度为6μg/mL,常压室温等离子体诱变系统功率为100W,诱变时间为25s。诱变后筛选得到一株具有较高富硒能力的诱变菌株BN-44,经摇瓶发酵后的富硒量为1136.43μg/g,相比出发菌株的742.12μg/g提高了53.13%。研究表明常压室温等离子体诱变育种能有效地对纳豆芽孢杆菌BSN424进行诱变,旨在为有机硒生物转化法中寻找益生菌富硒载体及其诱变育种提供一定依据。     

腹腔镜肾部分切除术治疗局限性肾细胞癌27例

目的:探讨经腹腔镜肾部分切除术治疗局限性肾细胞癌的手术技巧和近期疗效.方法:选择T1期、单发肿瘤,平均肿瘤直径4.0 cm(3.0～7.0 cm)的局限性肾细胞癌27例, 术中用内镜bulldog钳阻断肾动脉;用剪刀或超声刀在距离肿瘤边缘0. 5～1.0 cm处进行局部切除;肾切除床内置Surgicel薄片卷垫后,间断缝合肾实质,创面边缘喷涂FloSeal明胶基质以防延迟出血.术中冰冻确定切缘阴性.结果:27例手术均获成功,无术中、术后并发症.手术时间平均110 min;热缺血时间20～55 min,平均32 min;术中出血量平均150 mL.术后随访平均6个月,未见肿瘤局部复发,未见转移.结论:腹腔镜肾部分切除术治疗局限性肾细胞癌安全可靠,短期随访效果肯定.     

Genome-wide atlas of gene expression in the adult mouse brain

Molecular approaches to understanding the functional circuitry of the nervous system promise new insights into the relationship between genes, brain and behaviour. The cellular diversity of the brain necessitates a cellular resolution approach towards understanding the functional genomics of the nervous system. We describe here an anatomically comprehensive digital atlas containing the expression patterns of approximately 20,000 genes in the adult mouse brain. Data were generated using automated high-throughput procedures for in situ hybridization and data acquisition, and are publicly accessible online. Newly developed image-based informatics tools allow global genome-scale structural analysis and cross-correlation, as well as identification of regionally enriched genes. Unbiased fine-resolution analysis has identified highly specific cellular markers as well as extensive evidence of cellular heterogeneity not evident in classical neuroanatomical atlases. This highly standardized atlas provides an open, primary data resource for a wide variety of further studies concerning brain organization and function.     

管状曲面的奇点

研究管状曲面和它的平行曲面的奇点问题.所谓管状曲面,是沿着E3里一条曲线的双参数空间运动产生的.选定曲线的Frenet向量T作为旋转轴,用不同的方法得到了运动管状曲面的特征.然后,给出管状曲面奇点的一些定理和结果.