营林作业的劳动负荷测定与评价

根据劳动生理学,用心率遥测技术,对大兴安岭林区营林生产的4个典型工种的劳动负荷进行了研究。按国家标准对秋整地、人力小集中、透光伐和造林4个工种划分了劳动强度等级,并对工时分配、劳动定额制订、提高生产率等提出了合理化建议。     

肉鸡心脏热应激损伤和热休克蛋白mRNA转录水平的相关性

 通过分光光度计、组织病理学和荧光定量反转录PCR检测技术，研究肉鸡心脏热应激损伤和热休克蛋白mRNA 变化的相关性。试验结果显示，热应激过程中肌酸激酶和谷丙转氨酶的活性呈现波动性变化，肌酸激酶的变化更明显；心脏的组织病理学变化主要表现为心肌纤维变性和坏死；热应激过程中HSC70 mRNA也呈现波动性变化，而 HSP70 mRNA水平呈现上升趋势。结果提示，HSC70 mRNA与肌酸激酶活性变化呈现一定负相关，HSC70有可能作为心脏热应激损伤的标志物。     

Pivotal role of microRNAs in cardiac development and heart diseases

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding small RNAs, which bind to the 3'-UTR of target mRNAs and negatively regulate the gene expression. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that miRNAs are involved in many biological processes such as embryo development, cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and tumorigenesis. Heart development and heart diseases are complex processes controlled by various signaling pathways. Recent researches indicate the importance of miRNAs in the process of cardiac development and heart diseases. In this review, the role of miRNAs in cardiac development and the pathogenesis of heart diseases are overviewed. The insight into the regulating miRNAs will significantly expand the cardiovascular therapeutic strategies beyond classical pharmacology.     

Transfer of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides and polychlorinated biphenyls from particles to membranes studied by quenching of fluorescence

Hydrophobic chlorinated hydrocarbons are adsorbed onto particles in the environment. Thus, uptake of chlorinated hydrocarbons into organisms is likely to be from the particle-adsorbed state. We investigated the transfer of chlorinated hydrocarbons from particles to phospholipid membranes, quantified by quenching of the fluorescence of a carbazole-labeled phospholipid which was used to label the membranes. The chlorinated hydrocarbons studied included DDT, DDE, methoxychlor, lindane, stirofos, and several polychlorinated biphenyls. The particles studied were porous glass, kaolinite, cellulose, and silica. Transfer of chlorinated hydrocarbons from particles to vesicles was independent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon concentration. The transfer rate did not depend on binding of lipids to particles, and was independent of the lipid composition of the vesicles. Membrane uptake of chlorinated hydrocarbons from the particle-adsorbed state was more rapid than uptake from the microcrystalline state, and uptake was faster when the chlorinated hydrocarbons were dispersed over larger particle surface areas. The transfer rates of chlorinated hydrocarbons correlated with their aqueous solubilities. In total, these results indicate that chlorinated hydrocarbons are transferred through the aqueous phase. We judge the rate-limiting step in membrane uptake to be the rate of solubilization of the chlorinated hydrocarbons from the particles into the bulk aqueous phase. Adsorption of chlorinated hydrocarbons onto particles may enhance the transfer rate by dispersing the chlorinated hydrocarbons and making them more available for solubilization in the bulk aqueous phase. The data are correlated with a model that assumes diffusion across an unstirred aqueous layer which interfaces with the bulk aqueous phase and the particle.     

Effects of dietary sodium on the expression of angiotensinogen mRNA in myocardium of rats with congestive heart failure

AIM:This study was designed to investigate the effects of sodium restriction and sodium supplementation on the expression of angiotensinogen mRNA in myocardium of rats with congestive heart failure(CHF).METHODS:Radioimmunassay and in situ hybridization techniques were used to determine the angiotensin Ⅱ(AngⅡ)contents and the expression of angiotensinogen(ANG)mRNA in myocardium, respectively.RESULTS: In sodium restricted group, the plasma sodium was obviously lower than that in CHF group(P＜0.05), while the contents of AngⅡ,the expression of ANG mRNA in myocardium and the ratio of heart weight/body weight(HW/BW)were significantly higher than those in CHF group (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01). It was also found that the AngⅡ, the mRNA contents in rat myocardium and the ratio of HW/BW were not significantly changed in case of sodium supplementation. CONCLUSION:Restriction of sodium intake can further activate the local renin-angiotensin system in CHF heart.     

Mechanisms underlying the protective effect of renal ischemic preconditioning on ischemia-reperfusion myocardium of rabbits

AIM: To investigate the mechanisms underlying the protective effect of kidney ischemic preconditioning on rabbit myocardium in case of ischemia-reperfusion and the possible role of oxygen free radicals in the process. METHODS: Animals were divided into four groups: ischemia/reperfusion(I/R), classical ischemic preconditioning(CIPC), kidney ischemic preconditioning (KIPC) and superoxide dismutase in combination with kidney ischemic preconditioning(SOD+KIPC). The endo genous myocardial pretective material, nitric oxide(NO) and 5'-nucleotidase(5'-NT) were checked in four groups. RESULTS: As compared with I/R group, both CIPC and KIPC could ameliorate left ventricular function, reduce plasma PLA₂ activity and arrhythogenic rate also, the myocardial 5'-NT and NO production were significantly higher than that of the rabbit of I/R group. However, the protective effect on rabbit myocardium was significantly weakened by the SOD administration before the ischemic preconditioning. CONCLUSION: Protective effect of KIPC on myocardium may be due to increase in endo genous myocardial protective materials, oxygen free radicals may play an important role in the endo genous myocardial protective material release.     

Echocardiography in the chinchilla

Heart disease has been described in the chinchilla and, with increasing popularity as a pet, the demand for diagnostic evaluation and treatment has increased. The goal of this study was to determine reference values for echocardiographic measurements in chinchillas and the effect of anesthesia on these measurements. Seventeen clinically healthy adult chinchillas were studied. All animals were anesthetized with isoflurane by mask. Standard echocardiographic views were used. A difference was seen in the echocardiographic measurements for left ventricular systolic dimension, fractional shortening, aortic (Ao) diameter, left atrial (LA) diameter, ratio of LA diameter to Ao diameter, and peak flow velocities and ejection times for Ao and pulmonary artery flows between awake and anesthetized chinchillas.     

刺槐心材腐朽病初报

辽宁大连和北京地区刺槐(Robinia pseudoacacia)心材腐朽病的病原菌为槐生多年卧孔菌(Perenniporia robiniophila(Murrill)Ryvarden)。根据野外调查对此新病害的症状和危害进行了报道,并根据采集的病原标本材料对该病原菌进行了详细描述。该菌主要危害30年生以上的活立木,造成心材白色腐朽,最终导致受害树木枯死或风折后死亡。     

紫锥菊根末的安全药理学研究

对健康昆明小鼠连续一周灌服不同浓度的紫锥菊根末生药液,观察其对健康昆明小鼠中枢神经系统、呼吸系统和心率的影响,以考察紫锥菊根末的潜在不良反应.结果表明,紫锥菊根末对健康昆明小鼠的中枢神经系统、呼吸系统和心率均无明显影响.