Inhibitors of branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis as potential antituberculosis agents

Previous studies have shown that rheumatoid arthritis aggregates within families. However, no formal genetic analysis of rheumatoid arthritis in pedigrees together with other autoimmune diseases has been reported. We hypothesized that there are genetic factors in common in rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Results of odds-ratio regression and complex segregation analysis in a sample of 43 Caucasian pedigrees ascertained through a rheumatoid arthritis proband or matched control proband, revealed a very strong genetic influence on the occurrence of both rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. In an analysis of rheumatoid arthritis alone, only one inter-class measure, parent-sibling, resulted in positive evidence of aggregation. However, three inter-class measures (parent-sibling, sibling-offspring, and parent-offspring pairs) showed significant evidence of familial aggregation with odds-ratio regression analysis of rheumatoid arthritis together with all other autoimmune diseases. Segregation analysis of rheumatoid arthritis alone revealed that the mixed model, including both polygenic and major gene components, was the most parsimonious. Similarly, segregation analysis of rheumatoid arthritis together with other autoimmune diseases revealed that a mixed model fitted the data significantly better than either major gene or polygenic models. These results were consistent with a previous study which concluded that several genes, including one with a major effect, is responsible for rheumatoid arthritis in families. Our data showed that this conclusion also held when the phenotype was defined as rheumatoid arthritis and/or other autoimmune diseases, suggesting that several major autoimmune diseases result from pleiotropic effects of a single major gene on a polygenic background.     

Primary surgical cure of stage III-B cervical carcinoma with adnexal metastasis

PURPOSE: Our purpose was to define the role of dental bur fragments in producing metal artifacts on MR images. METHODS: Dental prosthetic reconstructions were made for two dogs. The two lower second premolars were prepared for full-cast crowns by using a diamond bur. The crown margin was placed subgingivally on the right side (1 mm below the free gingival margin) and at the same level as the free gingival margin on the left side. After 1 week, full-cast crowns were cemented in place. MR imaging was performed 7 days later. RESULTS: Metal artifacts appeared in both second premolar regions of the mandible on MR images, with the right side, in which the crown margin was positioned subgingivally, displaying a larger signal distortion than the left side. After removal of the crown, the artifact remained on the right. On histopathologic examination, bur fragments were detected in the gingiva, more on the right than on the left. X-ray fluorescent element analysis showed iron in the gingival tissue containing bur fragments. CONCLUSION: Distortion of MR images was considered to be attributable in part to the damage of the gingiva and in part to the presence of dental bur fragments.     

Transfection of the gene for B7-1 but not B7-2 can induce immunity to murine malignant mesothelioma

A 56-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis was admitted because of bilateral hip pain. In a few months of her hospitalization, a relatively abrupt renal dysfunction was emerged besides complement breakdown, and renal biopsy revealed crescentic glomerulonephritis. Immunofluorescence study showed peripheral granular deposits of IgG, IgM, and C3 in the glomeruli. Cresents were predominantly composed of macrophages and glomerular epithelial cells. Amyloid nephropathy, renal vasuculitis, and association of other collagen vascular diseases were negligible for the causative factor. It was suggested that immune complexes were formed in the glomeruli, in which both humoral and cellular immune responses were to be induced, that brought cescents formation in the lesions. Crescentic glomerulonephritis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is rare and a possible pathogenetic mechanisms involved in the development of renal dysfunction are discussed with the special reference to immune complex-induced inflammation.     

微波辅助提取山楂中熊果酸的工艺研究

对微波辅助提取山楂中熊果酸的工艺条件进行了研究,通过正交试验对工艺条件进行了优化,结果表明：各因素对熊果酸提取率的影响顺序为：乙醇质量分数〉提取温度〉微波时间〉微波功率〉液料比,乙醇质量分数为显著影响因素;最佳条件为：乙醇质量分数为85%、提取温度为55℃、微波时间为4min、液料比为16∶1、微波功率300W,在此条件下的熊果酸提取率为3.42%。     

红外光谱法研究烯烃对Ce(Ⅳ)Y分子筛脱硫效果的影响

选取1-辛烯、1,5-己二烯、环己烯等作为模拟汽油中的烯烃模型化合物,采用FT-IR方法得到饱和吸附不同模拟油之后的Ce(Ⅳ)Y分子筛的红外光谱图,根据红外光谱信息研究烯烃对Ce(Ⅳ)Y分子筛选择性吸附脱硫性能的影响。研究发现,Ce(Ⅳ)Y分子筛阳离子和烯烃的双键发生了σ-π络合,从而跟与Ce(Ⅳ)Y存在SM作用的噻吩形成了竞争吸附。在含烯烃的模拟油中,由于烯烃和分子筛发生相互作用,占据了吸附剂的活性位,导致Ce(Ⅳ)Y分子筛的脱硫性能显著降低。     

Insights into the cITP process using on-line NMR spectroscopy

Recently, capillary isotachophoresis (cITP) has been coupled on-line with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to enhance analysis of dilute charged analytes through sample concentration and separation. This study focuses on the unique detection capabilities of NMR to noninvasively examine the cITP process and obtain diagnostic information. With their enhanced mass sensitivity, microcoil NMR probes provide optimal detection for cITP/NMR. Whereas previous studies used deuterated buffers, a 1H NMR observable leading electrolyte, tetramethylammonium acetate, is employed here to better track cITP progression. Fortuitously, the 1H chemical shift of the acetate methyl resonance depends on pD. Hence, by using a calibration curve, the solution pD can be determined on-line during cITP. Similarly, intracapillary temperature can be measured in cITP/NMR by observing the HOD chemical shift. To obtain accurate chemical shift measurements, charge-neutral tert-butyl alcohol is added to all cITP electrolyte solutions as an internal reference. As an ancillary benefit, line width measurements of the ubiquitous tert-butyl alcohol enable NMR spectral resolution to be examined throughout the experiment. Capable of providing quantitative results, NMR simultaneously determines the concentrations of the leading ion, sample, and counterion over the course of the cITP experiment.