Effect of polyamines on intracellular calcium of the rat cardiomyocytes with anoxia and reoxygenation

AIM: To study the effect of extrogenous low concentration polyamine on cardiomyocyte calcium overload caused by anoxia and reoxygenation. METHODS: Enzymatically isolated rat ventricular myocytes were perfused with normal Tyrode solution for 8 min, then change to anoxia solution for 32 min, at last back to normal Tyrode solution perfusion for 8 min to establish the cardiomyocyte model of anoxia and reoxygenation. Spermine was added extracellularly to the bath before anoxia and spermine, spermidine or putrescine was added extracellularly after reoxygenation. Intracellular calcium fluorescence intensity (FI) was measured continuously by laser scan confocal microscope (LSCM). RESULTS: In the unstimulated state, exogenous spermine (1 mol/L) did not change resting ［Ca2+］i in the rat cardiomyocytes. Adding spermine before anoxia antagonized the ［Ca2+］i elevating caused by anoxia/reoxygenation. Adding spermine after reoxygenation also lowed the enhanced ［Ca2+］i caused by reoxygenation. Considering the potency of two conditions, the former was more efficacious than the later. Spermidine and putrescine also lowed the enhanced ［Ca2+］i caused by reoxygenation, but they were less efficacious than spermine. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that spermine given before anoxia or after reoxygenation, antagonized or lowed the cardiomyocytes calcium overload caused by anoxia/reoxygenation, but the later was weaker than the former. The order of potency of the polyamine lighten cardiomyocytes calcium overload caused by anoxia/reoxygenation was spermine>spermindine>putrescine.     

Expression of urotensinⅡ receptor GPR14 in aorta of apoE knockout mice

AIM: To investigate the expression of the urotensin Ⅱ (UⅡ) receptor GPR14 in the aorta of apoE knockout mouse. METHODS: The expression of GPR14 in the aorta of apoE knockout C57BL/6J mice at various ages (18 weeks, 28 weeks, and 38 weeks old, respectively) was determined with competitive RT-PCR. A binding assay of ［125I］-UⅡ on the aortic tissue was also performed in 28 weeks group. RESULTS: We found significant upregulation of GPR14 mRNA at all three ages. Compared with wild type group at the same age, the GPR14 mRNA level in apoE knockout mice increased 54.2% in 18 week group (P<0.05), 50.0% in 28 weeks group (P<0.05) and 97.0% in 38 weeks group (P<0.01). In the knockout group or in the wild type group, expressions of GPR14 in the 28 weeks time point were significantly higher than that in other two age groups, and there was no difference between the 18 weeks and 38 weeks group. In the binding assay, the Bmax of ［125I］-UⅡ to the aorta of apoE knockout mouse at 28 weeks increased 64% compared with the wild type (P<0.01), and no difference about the Kd between the two groups was observed. CONCLUSION: UⅡ and its receptor probably play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis.     

Characters of the fibroblast-like cells cultured from the mobilized peripheral blood cells

AIM: To explore the characters of fibroblast-like (F-L) cells cultured from granunocyte clony stimunating factor (G-CSF)-mobilized peripheral blood cell (PBC) harvests. METHODS: The adherent cells in the PBC harvests were cultured for 2 week in the mediums of RPMI-1640/L-DMEM/G-CSF or interleukin-3 (IL-3) plus RPMI-1640, the cultured F-L cells were analyzed by flow cytometry (FC). RESULTS: The adherent non-confluent F-L cells obtained from the four groups were similar in their phenotypes: CD33+, CD11c+, CD64+, CD14+, CD45+, HLA-DR+, CD86+, CD34-, CD38-, CD3-, CD19-, CD56-, CD29-, CD44-, CD105-. The F-L cells are similar to monocytes except CD38- and were distinct from dendritic cells (DC) or mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). CONCLUSION: The cultured F-L cells are macrophages rather than DC or MSC. G-CSF, rhIL-3 enhances their numbers.     

泰和县郊柑桔木虱发生初步调查

柑桔木虱为柑桔黄龙病的传播介体。本文对泰和县郊柑桔木虱的发生情况进行了初步调查，发现泰和县郊柑桔术虱发生已较严重。     

Intrathymic inoculation of liver specific antigen protects hepatocytes from apoptosis after liver allotransplantation

AIM: To study the effects of intrathymic inoculation of liver specific antigen (LSA) on hepatocyte apoptosis after liver allotransplantation. METHODS: Orthotopic liver transplantation was used in this study. Group Ⅰ: syngenic control (Wistar-to-Wistar); Group Ⅱ: acute rejection (SD-to-Wistar); Group Ⅲ: thymus inoculation of SD rat LSA day 7 before transplantation. The observation of general situation and survival time, hepatocyte apoptosis and LAT expression in liver transplants were used to analyze immune state of animals in different groups. RESULTS: The general situation of group Ⅰ was very well after transplantation. Recipients of groupⅡ lost body weight progressively and all died within day 9 to day 13 post transplantation. As for group Ⅲ, the general situation of recipients was remarkably better than that in group Ⅱ. The positive cells of apoptosis in group Ⅲ detected by TUNEL were not significantly different from that in group Ⅰ, but was significantly lower than that in group Ⅱ. LAT was detected at any time in group Ⅱ with peak expression at day 5 and day 7 post transplantation. In contrast, LAT was not detected in any other groups. CONCLUSION: Intrathymic inoculation of LSA protects hepatocytes from apoptosis after liver allotransplantation.     

西北地区生态农业建设的思考

针对西北地区生态农业背景、特点，分析了生态农业建设在西部开发中的地位，认为西北地区生态农业建设的基本思路应以水为度，量水而行，节水为本；立足生态环境保护，发展效益型的生态种养模式；推广特色种植，绿色加工，以本土化实现国际化；加强居民建设，实现跨越式发展目标。其中的关键举措有建立节水工程，发展节水高效农业；以经济林（草）建设为中心，提倡人工植物种草。控制土地“三化”；兴办区域化精品产业，搞好精细加工；按照趋利避害原则，取长补短，发展设施农业。     

旱作春小麦品种高产抗旱特性的综合评价

对引进的旱作春小麦品种（系）做小区试验，初步筛选出C160和8275两个抗旱性强产量高的品种（系）。其叶面积变化表现为峰值出现早、大小适中，后期能保持较高叶面积。通过生理指标测定，在干旱条件下，这两个品种（系）均表现为叶绿素高、叶片相对含水量多、脯胺酸积累增加、叶水势加大、细胞膜的相对透性减少等特征，是较抗旱的表现，运用模糊综合评判法将各种的产量、与产量相关的性状和生理指标结合在一起进行综合评价，对品种优劣进行排序，其顺序为：C160，8275，8139，8624，8338，定西35，C4，昌春3号，会宁17。     

勒克瑙根结线虫居群对我国亚热带丝瓜的危害

通过田间对感根结虫病的丝瓜植株取样调查发现 ,勒克瑙根结线虫居群对中国亚热带地区丝瓜生产危害较大 ,受害面积占调查面积的30% ,减产25%以上。研究发现勒克瑙根结线虫居群危害丝瓜的原因是丝瓜属于勒克瑙根结线虫的寄生植物 ;防治勒克瑙根结线虫居群危害最有效、最经济的方法是利用勒克瑙根结线虫属专性植物寄生线虫的生物学特性 ,实行蔬菜品种轮作。     

不同时期使用农抗120控制花生网斑病侵染源的试验研究

用农抗120防治花生网斑病,不同使用方法效果不一。用常规喷洒叶面方法控制再侵染源,防效为21.4％,相当于多菌灵(29.4％);用农抗120和杀菌剂(抗枯灵或多菌灵等)混合,在花生播种时喷洒地面一次,控制初侵染源,防效为48.6％,用农抗120同杀菌剂混合,播种时喷洒地面,以控制初侵染源,7月上旬再喷洒叶面,控制再侵染源,效果最佳,防效高达70％以上。     

农户家庭生命周期及其经济运行研究

家庭组织是农户特有的一处经济组织形式，本研究运用全国农村固定观察点山西太谷县武家庄村的调查资料，着重研究了农户经济状况和家庭决策模式与农户家庭生命周期的关系。结果表明：两者都与农户家庭生命周期密切相关。为此，应当对农户家庭生命周期规律引起高度的重视。