A biochemical study on the effect of Riboflavin on cataractous rat lenses. II Proteins and Glutathione

Proteins and glutathione (GSH) levels were estimated in the experimental groups. Levels of both proteins and glutathione in the control and the treated groups were found to be significantly decreased compared to the normal group. The results show that supplementation of riboflavin has beneficial effect by alleviating the oxidant injuries to GSH and proteins, which are involved in the maintenance of transparency and protection of thiol groups of the lens. Thus, riboflavin has an active role in the lens metabolism and has a potential to improve the metabolic activity of the cataractous lenses.     

嗜水气单胞菌外分泌物的致病性

该菌分泌物有溶血性、细胞毒性和肠毒素毒性，毒性实验证实嗜水气单胞菌外分泌物对小白鼠和中华鳖有较高的致死毒性．层析纯化得到的1种蛋白质有上述3种毒性和致死性．     

CD36与动脉粥样硬化

动脉粥样硬化性心血管疾病是危害人类健康的常见疾病之一.CD36是动脉粥样硬化发生和发展过程中的主要参与者之一,介导巨噬细胞内吞修饰的低密度脂蛋白,形成泡沫细胞,有明显的致动脉粥样硬化作用.本文介绍CD36的生物学特性及其在动脉粥样硬化中的作用.     

快速定量分析牛乳中α-乳白蛋白的竞争酶联免疫吸附法

建立一种灵敏度高和特异性好的直接竞争ELISA法来定性和定量检测牛乳中α-乳白蛋白(α-LA).通过使用牛乳α-LA多次免疫新西兰大白兔制备多克隆抗体,并采用过碘酸钠氧化法制备辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)标记的α-LA,建立检测α-LA的直接竞争ELISA法.所制备的多克隆抗体特异性较高,无明显交叉反应,效价为1:80 920.酶标抗原的标记率达66.67%.直接竞争ELISA法标准曲线相关系数为0.998 57,回收率在86.00%~117.50%之间,重复性高,变异系数<5%.与国标电泳方法进行样品检测比较,结果显示该方法可有效地用于食品中α-LA的快速定性和定量检测.     

Short-term reliability of inflammatory mediators and response to exercise in the heat

Prospective application of serum cytokines, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and heat shock proteins (eHSPs) requires reliable measurement of these biomarkers that can signify exercise-induced heat stress in hot conditions. To accomplish this, both short-term (7 day) reliability (at rest, n = 12) and the acute responsiveness of each biomarker to exercise in the heat (pre and post 60-min cycling, 34.5°C and 70% RH, n = 20) were evaluated. Serum was analysed for the concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), heat shock protein 72 (eHSP72), immunoglobulin M (IgM) and LPS. Test–retest reliability was determined as the coefficient of variation (CV). Biomarkers with the least short-term within-participant variation were IL-6 (19%, ±20%; CV, ±95% confidence limits (CL)) and LPS (23%, ±13%). Greater variability was observed for IgM, eHSP72 and CRP (CV range 28–38%). IL-6 exhibited the largest increase in response to acute exercise (95%, ±11%, P = < 0.001) and although CRP had a modest CV (12%, ±7%), it increased substantially post-exercise (P = 0.02, ES; 0.78). In contrast, eHSP72 and LPS exhibited trivial changes post-exercise. It appears variation of common inflammatory markers after exercise in the heat is not always discernible from short-term (weekly) variation.     

骨骼肌热休克蛋白变化研究进展

在应激状态,细胞快速合成一组新的蛋白质,称为热休克蛋白.研究表明,骨骼肌含有多种热休克蛋白.热休克蛋白随肌纤维类型不同而有不同的表达,表明热休克蛋白表达具有肌纤维类型特异性.骨骼肌疾病和运动都能诱导热休克蛋白表达增强,然而热休克蛋白在骨骼肌内的诱导、调节的分子机制和它在维持骨骼肌功能方面的作用还没有被完全理解.对骨骼肌热休克蛋白在生理和病理情况下的改变进行综述.     

基于序列及结构特征的固有无序蛋白—核酸相互作用位点预测分析

固有无序蛋白是一类具有柔性结构的蛋白质,许多情况下通过与其它物质相互作用形成稳定结构来发挥重要生物功能.本文分别利用基于序列特征和结构特征的蛋白质结合位点预测程序对固有无序蛋白有序区和无序区与核酸分子的结合位点进行了预测分析.结果发现,基于结构特征的结合位点预测方法整体上要优于基于序列特征的预测方法,表明无序区尽管缺少稳定空间结构,结构特征依然在固有无序蛋白结合位点中发挥了重要作用.因此,可以为今后固有无序蛋白序列特征及结构特征的提取提供可靠依据.     

Enhanced expression of HMG-Y proteins in proliferating tissues

The high mobility group (HMG) proteins I and Y are well characterised non-histone chromosomal proteins which bind to A-T rich regions of DNA and regulate gene expression and/or DNA replication. A correlation has been demonstrated between the increased expression of HMG-Y proteins and malignancy. However, it is not known whether the expression of HMGs particularly, the Y group, is a function of proliferation rate. In the present study, we have used normal tissues of calf testes, thymus and liver. The results show distinctly high expression of HMG-Y proteins in testes than in thymus and the expression was practically undetectable in liver. The results suggest that even in normal tissues there is a direct correlation between the proliferation rate and the expression of the HMG-Y proteins, which can partly explain its increased expression in cancer.     

氧化型低密度脂蛋白诱导LOX-1 在基因和蛋白水平表达

目的研究氧化型低密度脂蛋白(oxidized LDL, ox-LDL)是否能在基因和蛋白两个水平诱导内皮细胞表达凝集素样氧化低密度脂蛋白受体(lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor, LOX-1),以探讨LOX-1在动脉粥样硬化形成和发展中的作用.方法将不同浓度ox-LDL(20,40,60,80 mg/L)与内皮细胞共孵育24 h及浓度40 mg/L的ox-LDL作用内皮细胞不同时间(0、3、6、12、24 h),反转录聚合酶链反应检测LOX-1 mRNA水平表达,细胞酶联免疫法测定LOX-1蛋白水平表达.结果加入Ox-LDL 20 mg/L使LOX-1 mRNA和蛋白表达量增加(P＜0.01),40 mg/L使其表达量达最高峰,随后逐渐下降.而同一浓度下从0 h～24 h的趋势是LOX-1 mRNA和蛋白逐渐增加(P＜0.01),在12 h增加最明显.结论氧化型低密度脂蛋白呈剂量依赖性和时间依赖性地上调LOX-1 mRNA和蛋白表达,LOX-1可能在动脉粥样硬化形成和发展中起重要作用.     

鸡西煤田穆棱矿城子河组的含煤建造与沉积特征

城子河组在鸡西煤田分布甚广，含有主要可采煤层，煤层形成的最好环境是滨海沉积带还原环境，在地壳下降速度与植物死亡堆积速度均衡条件下能形成较厚的煤层。如平阳区。