Bicuculline and picrotoxin block γ-aminobutryic acid-gated Cl− conductance by different mechanisms

Summary Using isolated, internally perfused bullfrog dorsal root ganglion cells we have studied the dose-response curves for -aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the presence of internally or externally applied GABA antagonists. With external application of antagonists the inhibition of the GABA current by bicuculline was competitive and that by picrotoxin was noncompetitive. Picrotoxin but not bicuculline blocked when internally perfused.To whom reprint requests should be addressed.Acknowledgments. We thank Drs S. Minakami and S. Yasui for helpful discussions and comments.     

Binding of 11-cis retinaldehyde to the partially purified cellular retinaldehyde binding protein from bovine retinal pigment epithelium

Summary 11-cis retinaldehyde binding analysis was performed on a bovine retinal pigment epithelium preparation of cellular retinaldehyde binding protein (CRALBP), whose purity degree was estimated as 75%. Equilibrium binding studies were carried out measuring the replacement of tritium-labeled with unlabeled 11-cis retinaldehyde at 25°C. Analysis of the experimental data both by a direct curve-fitting procedure utilizing a non linear least square regression analysis and by a conventional Scatchard plot revealed a single non-interacting binding site with an apparent equilibrium constant of 0.9×10^–7 M.A binding stoichiometry of approximately 1 mol of 11-cis retinaldehyde/mol of binding protein can be calculated from the experimental data. Competition studies carried out in the presence of unlabeled trans and cis isomers of Vitamin A derivatives confirm the high degree of specificity of the 11-cis retinaldehyde binding.     

P物质对GABAA受体介导电流的作用

应用全细胞膜片箝技术,在大鼠新鲜分离的背根神经节细胞上观察到:SP对GABA激活电流有调制作用。实验结果表明:多数受检的大鼠背根神经节神经元对SP(28/41,68.5％)和GABA(36/41,88.2％)敏感,100μmol/LSP和100μmol/L GABA激活内向电流的幅值分别为243.8±82.7pA(x±s,n=9)和1.76±0.48nA(x±s,n=13)。GABA与SP激活的内向电流明显不同,前者具有明显的去敏感现象。实验预加SP(0.001～1μmol/L)30s后再加GABA,则GABA激活电流的幅值明显减小,而且GABA激活电流减小的程度与预加SP的浓度呈量效依赖关系。SP主要抑制GABA激活电流的峰电流,对其稳态电流的抑制不明显。预加0.1μmol/L SP之后约4min左右,SP对GA-BA激活电流的抑制效率最大,为49.8±7.2％(x±s,n=7,P≤0.01),而预加SP 12min之后,SP才失去对GABA激活电流的抑制作用。     

表皮生长因子对猕猴胚胎角膜上皮组织增殖效应的研究

离体培养试验表明，小鼠颌下腺表此生长因子对离体培养猕猴胚胎眼角膜上皮组织具有显著促进细胞增殖和分化的效应。培养４ｄ的实验组角膜上皮的厚度，上皮细胞增殖层烽以及上皮组织中基底层细胞核与表层细胞核两者的比率均较正常猴胚角膜增长３倍。与此同时培养４ｄ的实验组角膜上皮厚度和上皮细胞的层数，都达到成年猴正常角膜上皮的结构水平。     

测试稿件刘蔚霞周磊2 冯利2 张平2*

目的：研究益肾骨康方对骨转移癌疼痛大鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白表达的调控作用。方法：在裸鼠肺腺癌溶骨性骨转移模型的基础上,采用免疫组织化学染色的方法,分别观察各组裸鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质等蛋白的表达。并使用MIA4.0图像分析软件进行图像分析,每张切片取五个视野,显微镜放大倍数为400倍,统计每个高倍镜视野中表达的阳性物质的光密度值。结果：模型组裸鼠发生了100%的骨转移,免疫组织化学结果显示模型组脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白过表达；而“益肾骨康方”低剂量组与中 西药组裸鼠未发生骨转移,免疫组织化学结果显示GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白的表达处于较低的水平(P<0.01)；“益肾骨康方”中、高剂量组裸鼠也发生了骨转移,但是这两组裸鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白等与疼痛相关的蛋白表达明显低于模型组(P<0.05)。结论：“益肾骨康方”可能通过抑制裸鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质等蛋白的表达,从而抑制肺腺癌细胞的骨侵袭与转移所引起的疼痛,即“益肾骨康方”通过抑制裸鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白的表达而起到一定的镇痛作用。     

Galectin-7

Galectins are a family of animal lectins with an affinity for β-galactosides. They are differentially expressed by various tissues and appear to be functionally multivalent, exerting a wide range of biological activities both during development and in adult tissue. Galectin-7, a member of this family, contributes to different events associated with the differentiation and development of pluristratified epithelia. It is also associated with epithelial cell migration, which plays a crucial role in the re-epithelialization process of corneal or epidermal wounds. In addition, recent evidence indicates that galectin-7, designated as the product of the p53-induced gene 1 (PIG1), is a regulator of apoptosis through JNK activation and mitochondrial cytochrome c release. Defects in apoptosis constitute one of the major hallmarks of human cancers, and galectin-7 can act as either a positive or a negative regulatory factor in tumour development, depending on the histological type of the tumour. Received 30 October 2005; received after revision 15 November 2005; accepted 25 November 2005     

Regulation of the retinal interphotoreceptor matrix Na by the retinal pigment epithelium during the light response

We examined the rabbit retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) for Na transport properties which would allow it to buffer undesirable changes in Na concentrations in the interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) during light and dark cycles. The RPE is selectivity permeable to sodium. Open and short circuit transport studies with RPE indicate a circulating (choroid to retina and back) Na current which does not compromise the electrical integrity of the blood brain barrier but together with the Na permeselectivity is of sufficient magnitude to buffer both upwards and downwards movements of IPM [Na] during light or dark responses.     

Cloning and roles of goldfish maternal factor β-Catenin cDNA in embryonic development

Interaction between nucleus and cytoplasm has been focused in the field of animal embryonic development, in which study of maternal factors is required positively. β-Catenin, an important maternal factor in early embryogenesis, has been analyzed in its expression pattern and functions in this paper. We have cloned goldfish β-Catenin cDNA gene and compared it with zebrafish β-Catenin cDNA. High homology was found in cDNA and in amino acid sequences between them, 93% (2227/2384 bp) and 98.5% (768/780 aa) respectively. The expression pattern of β-Catenin by in situ hybridization and the roles of β-Catenin on embryonic development by co-injection of anti-sense RNA and reporter gene, EGFP have been investigated in the whole process of goldfish embryonic development. The results suggest that β-Catenin presents dynamic distribution, mainly locates at body axis, dorsal tissues, head and tail structures after being fertilized. The loss of β-Catenin activity would cause serious destruction of embryo in dorsal tissues and in anteroposterior axes, and leads embryos to die before larva get hatched.     

北京鸭腔上囊的研究Ⅵ.无淋巴类细胞腔上囊上皮的的培养

本实验进行了北京鸭28天胚胎腔上囊的体外培养,对显微和超微结构进行系统观察,并结合培养材料的碱性磷酸酶(ALP)定位以及α-乙酸萘酯酶(ANAE)同功酶分析,讨论了与Eerola雏鸡腔上囊上皮培养实验的异同,不同上皮在培养时的异质性与起源的相关性。结果表明北京鸭28天胚胎腔上囊的体外培养是获取无淋巴类细胞腔上囊上皮的可用模型。