Expression of CD44s in lung cancer and its significance

AIM: To investigate expression of CD44s in lung cancer and it's clinical significance. METHODS: A total of 117 primary lung cancer from patients were examined for CD44s expression by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS: CD44s mostly expressed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but not in small ecll lung cancer (SCLC), and squamous cell carcinoma(SCC) showed much stronger expression of CD44s than adenocarcinoma(ADC)(P＜0.05). In comparison of the lung cancer with/ without lymph node metastasis, the latter showed stronger expression of CD44s(P＜0.01). According to TNM, there was a distinct statistic difference between early stage and advanced stage(P＜0.05). CONCLUSION: CD44s might be a better indicant in histological classification of lung cancer, lymph node metastasis, clinical stage and prognosis.     

Effects of 11, 12-EET and ischemic preconditioning on phosphorylated ERK and p38 MAPK during ischemia and reperfusion in rat myocardium

AIM: In order to study the relationship between the ERK and p38 MAPK activation and the protection of 11, 12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (11, 12-EET) and ischemia preconditioning (IP), the effects of 11, 12-EET and ischemic preconditioning on phosphorylated ERK and p38 MAPK during ischemia and reperfusion in rat myocardium were examined. METHODS: The rat heart was subjected to ischemia for 5 min by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery followed by reperfusion for 5 min (two times) to undergo ischemia preconditioning. The rats were divided into 5 groups: (1) control; (2) sham group; (3) ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) group, in which the rat heart suffered from 60 min ischemia followed by 30 min reperfusion; (4) IP plus I/R group; (5) EET plus I/R group, in which 6.28×10^-8 mol/L 11, 12-EET was injected intravenously 20 min before I/R. The heart function was examined, and phosphorylated ERK and p38 MAPK were detected by Western blot. RESULTS: At 30 min reperfusion, +dp/dt_max, -dp/dt_max and LVDP decreased significantly in I/R group compared with sham group, IP plus I/R group and EET plus I/R group; Phosphorylated ERK1/2 level was higher in I/R group than sham group, but was lower in I/R group than IP plus I/R group and EET plus I/R group; Phosphorylated p38 MAPK level was lower in control, sham, IP plus I/R and EET plus I/R group than I/R group. CONCLUSION: 11,12-EET protects rat heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury, the mechanism may be related to activation of ERK1/2 and inhibition of p38 MAPK.     

Comparison of different conditions inducing embryonic stem cells

AIM: To evaluate the different conditions inducing mouse embryonic stem cells (ESC) in vitro to differentiate into cardiomyocytes. METHODS: BRL conditioned medium was used to promote the growth of ESC and maintain them in an undifferentiated state. During the inducing process, retinoic acid (RA), DMSO, activin-A and TGF-β₁ were used as inducing reagents, and made up six kinds of differentiating medium. Then a three-step method inducing ESC cultured in hanging drops, in suspension and in plating was used to induce the differentiation of ESC. RESULTS: ESC were induced in vitro to differentiate into cardiomyocytes. Of all groups, the highest differentiating rate was observed in the group induced by activin-A (20 μg/L) and TGF-β₁ (2 μg/L). CONCLUSION: The inducing conditions including activin-A (20 μg/L) and TGF-β₁ (2 μg/L) is very valuable in inducing ESC differentiation into cardiomyocytes.     

Role of Akt signal pathway in inhibition of neuronal apoptosis by Chinese medicine Zuogui pill in adult rats treated with monosodium glutamate

AIM: To explore the role of Akt signal pathway in apoptosis of neural cells in adult rats treated with Zuogui Pill, a Chinese medicine. METHODS: Flowcytometry and Western blotting methods were used to investigate the changes of cellular apoptosis rate and Akt signal pathway. RESULTS: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) could increase cellular apoptosis rate and significantly restrained the phosphorylation of Akt (Ser473) and Akt (Thr308), and markedly increased the levels of phospho-FKHR (ser256), GSK-3β (Ser9) and PTEN. Zuogui Pill partly inhibited the above effects of MSG. CONCLUSION: Zuogui pill effectively inhibits the neural apoptosis induced by MSG, and Akt pathway is involved in the neuronal protection of Zuogui pill.     

不同柑桔品种对柑桔溃疡病抗病能力的测定

柑桔溃疡病为国内外检疫对象,危害柑桔苗木、幼树和成年树的叶片、果实、树梢等,引起落叶、落果、枯梢、削弱树势,是柑橘的重要病害.不同的柑桔品种对该病的抗病性差异程度较大,为了明确不同种类的柑桔品种对该病的抗病性,我们进行了柑桔不同品种对其抗性能力的测定.     

赤峰市松山区土地利用动态变化及其原因分析

以TM遥感资料为信息源 ,利用 3S技术手段 ,对内蒙古自治区赤峰市松山区 1987,1993,2 0 0 0年的土地利用变化进行了分析。结果表明 ,在不同年度内 ,其主要的土地利用类型为耕地、草地和林地。土地利用类型的总量变化也以这 3种土地利用类型和建设用地变化最大。而从年变化速率看 ,1987- 2 0 0 0年 ,以建设用地的增加和未利用土地类型的减少最为快速。从土地利用类型转化的方向看 ,以耕地、草地和林地相互之间的转化最为频繁。从土地利用类型的空间稳定性看 ,耕地的稳定性最高 ,其次为草地 ;而最不稳定的土地利用类型为未利用土地。利用相关分析所作的土地利用变化动因显示 ,该地区土地利用变化的驱动因素主要是社会与经济因素 ,其中以总人口、农业总产值、粮食作物产量总计、农牧民人均纯收入、化肥使用面积和化肥实物量等因子的作用最大 ,而自然因素对该地区土地利用变化的影响极小。     

胡杨内生真菌曲霉(Aspergillus sp.)链格孢(Alternaria sp.)的生理特性

采用接种法 ,对胡杨内生真菌曲霉 ( Aspergillus sp.)和链格孢 ( Alternaria sp.)在不同温度、p H、碳源、氮源、培养基及糖质量浓度下进行了生理实验研究。结果表明 :温度对两种菌株的生长和孢子产生具有明显的影响 ;曲霉 ( Aspergillus sp.) p H5～ 6时生长良好 ,而链格孢 ( Alternaria sp.) p H为 4～ 5时菌株生长良好 ,两种菌株均以蔗糖为主要碳源 ;菌丝干质量与培养基质量浓度呈正向关系。     

近40年来阿拉善地区的沙尘暴天气

本文根据内蒙古阿拉善地区1961～2000年40年的沙尘暴、扬沙资料,分析其气候学特征,着重分析其地理特征、季节特征以及年际、年代际变化特征。结果显示,近40年来阿拉善地区沙尘暴出现日数在减少。但是进入20世纪90年代,阿拉善北部地区沙尘暴出现日数却呈波动增加趋势。沙尘暴出现日数的变化是特定气候变化的反映,下垫面条件的持续恶化是该地区沙尘暴天气持续增加的重要原因。     

兰州市SO_2污染控制区优化规划方案的探讨

根据《大气法》第二十七条关于划定酸雨控制区和SO2 污染控制区的规定 ,为使兰州市SO2 控制区达到环境质量目标的要求 ,本文以 98年的污染源资料和气象资料为模拟对象 ,利用大气扩散模式 ,通过各个污染源对每个控制点浓度分担率的计算 ,以污染源的总削减两最小 (总排放量最大 )或总削减率最小为优化目标 ,列出了几种优化方案并利用线性规划的方法对各种结果进行了对比分析。为了使最终的优化结果切实可行 ,将点源的上界乘一经济技术指标值 ,既可以使控制区达到环境质量目标值 ,又充分体现了公平合理的原则。