Modulation of viral immunoinflammatory responses with cytokine DNA administered by different routes

The efficacy of plasmid DNA encoding cytokine administered by different routes, systemic or surface exposure, was evaluated and compared for their modulating effects on subsequent lesions caused by infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV). Systemic or topical administration of both interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-10 DNA but not IL-2 DNA caused a long-lasting suppression of HSV-specific delayed-type hypersensitivity response. IL-4 or IL-10 DNA preadministration also modulated the expression of immunoinflammatory lesions associated with corneal infection of HSV. Suppression of ocular lesions required that the DNA be administered to the nasal mucosa or ocular surfaces and was not evident after intramuscular administration. The modulating effect of IL-10 DNA was most evident after topical ocular administration, whereas the effects of IL-4 DNA given by both routes appeared to be equal. Preexposure of IL-4 DNA, but not IL-10 DNA, resulted in a significant change in Th subset balance following HSV infection. Our results indicate that the modulating effect of IL-4 or IL-10 DNA may proceed by different mechanisms. Furthermore, our results suggest that surface administration of cytokine DNA is a convenient means of modulating immunoinflammatory lesions.     

Somatic antigens of pseudomonads: structure of the O-specific polysaccharide of Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar B, strain IMV 247

The O-specific polysaccharide of Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar B, strain IMV 247, was studied by acid hydrolysis, GLC-MS and 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including 1D and 2D NOE, 2D hybrid TOCSY and ROESY (TORO), and 2D H-detected heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation (HMBC) experiments. The polysaccharide was found to contain L-rhamnose, 3.6-dideoxy-3-[(S)-3-hydroxybutyramido]-D-glucose (D-Qui3NHb), 2-acetamido- 2,4,6-trideoxy-4-[(S)-3-hydroxybutyramido-D-glucose (D-QuiNAc4NHb) and 2-acetamido-2- deoxy-D-galacturonic acid (D-GalNAcA). Partial acid hydrolysis of the polysaccharide resulted in a non-reducing GalNAcA-->QuiNAc4NHb disaccharide with the 3-hydroxybutyryl group glycosylated intramolecularly by the QuiN4N residue. The following structure of the tetrasaccharide repeating unit of the polysaccharide was established:-->4) -alpha-D-GalpNAcA-(1-->3)- alpha-D-QuipNAc4NHb-(1-->2)-beta-D-Quip3NHb-(1-->2)-alpha-L- Rhap(1-->.     

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in a liver transplant recipient with previous primary biliary cirrhosis

The loss of immunotolerance has been implicated in the pathogenesis of both primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and idiopathic, immune-mediated thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). An association between these two autoimmune diseases has been well described. We describe a 41-year-old woman in whom ITP developed 457 days after liver transplantation for PBC while receiving immunosuppressive medications sufficient to maintain allograft function. Our case report, the first to describe post-transplant ITP in association with PBC, demonstrates the persistence of the underlying immune dysregulation of PBC after transplantation. The practice of decreasing the dosage of immunosuppressive medication to maintenance levels after transplantation may unmask the effects of this defect in immunotolerance.     

Expression of matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in aneurysms and normal aorta

BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are characterized by degradation of collagen and elastin resulting from increases in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity. Previous authors have identified isolated increases in expression of specific MMPs in AAAs, but none have compared relative levels of expression of particular MMPs to one another or to those of their inhibitors, the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). This study proposes to quantify relative mRNA levels for interstitial collagenase (MMP-1), 72 kd type IV collagenase (MMP-2), 92 kd type IV collagenase (MMP-9), TIMP-1, and TIMP-2 in normal aorta (NA) and AAA to provide insight as to the relative importance of each in aneurysm formation. METHODS: Competitive polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) with gene-specific external standards and cDNA derived from AAAs (n = 8; mean age, 67.4 years) and NA (n = 5; mean age, 40.6 years) were used to quantify mRNA levels. Results were normalized to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) mRNA levels, determined by means of competitive PCR, and compared by means of Mann-Whitney statistics. RESULTS: Significant increases in MMP mRNA expression in AAA over NA were observed for MMP-1 (3.64 versus 0.3, p = 0.007), MMP-9 (78.03 versus 3.35, p = 0.003), TIMP-1 (835.32 versus 477.2, p = 0.027), and TIMP-2 (18.09 versus 4.14, p = 0.003). The ratio of MMP to TIMP mRNA levels was higher in AAA than NA (0.135 versus 0.045, p = 0.018). CONCLUSIONS: Increases in expression of MMP-1, MMP-9, and MMP/TIMP ratios may result in increased proteolysis and matrix degradation, which characterize AAAs. MMP-9 appears to be the predominant metalloproteinase expressed in AAA, because its mRNA levels were more than 20 times and 2 times higher than those of MMP-1 and MMP-2, respectively. TIMP-1 mRNA levels were in molar excess to those of any of the metalloproteinases studied.     

Ti-75合金的正交设计与强化机制

采用正交设计的方法,通过测定试验合金的力学性能、点阵常数、弹性模量,系统研究了Ti-Al-Mo-Zr合金系中单一合金元素Al、Mo、Zr和Al-Mo、Al-Zr、Mo-Zr合金元素之间的交互作用对力学性能和显微组织的影响,并给出了合金成分与力学性能间的定量关系式.     

基于局部搜索和整体优化的客车杆件截面参数正向设计

首先建立了局部一维搜索方法,以客车车身线框模型与型钢截面库为基础,通过截面库优化排序、杆件局部模型一维搜索以及局部-整体迭代等优化步骤,得出一个满足多工况强度要求的车身结构杆件截面尺寸下限。然后通过灵敏度分析选择关键杆件,利用多目标遗传算法NSGA-II对选定杆件的截面尺寸在截面库的范围内进行优化,以提高整体刚度及模态性能。最后在某承载式客车车身杆件截面优化设计中,将该方法的优化结果作为设计输入,结果表明,车身结构的最终方案具有明显的轻量化效果。     

工业双戊烯下游产品研究进展

综述了工业双戊烯主要的下游产品聚酯树脂、精细化工中间体如对伞花烃、对孟烷以及香料如香芹酮,乙酸松油酯等的合成方法及反应条件,介绍了相应产品的主要性质、用途。得出开发廉价的双戊烯的下游产品可以获得良好的经济、社会效益的结论。     

超小尺寸碳载Mn3O4纳米催化剂制备及其催化性能

以MnCl₂为原料,聚乙烯醇(PVA)为稳定剂,利用PVA介导沉淀法制备Mn₃O₄纳米粒子(PVA/Mn₃O₄),进一步将冻干的PVA/Mn₃O₄复合物炭化制备了超小尺寸的Mn₃O₄-C催化剂。使用XRD、XPS、TEM、BET表征制备材料的结构和形貌,发现PVA能够有效减小Mn₃O₄在制备过程中的聚集和长大。无PVA介导沉淀法制备的Mn₃O₄-P平均粒径为(38.8±9.3)nm。加入PVA后,制备过程中PVA分子链间的Mn₃O₄纳米粒子平均粒径为(3.2±0.8)nm,经过Ar保护炭化处理后,平均粒径为(4.5±1.2)nm的Mn₃O₄纳米粒子被均匀固定在碳基底上。制备的Mn₃O_4<...     

DCS系统应用和调试中出现的问题

2004年9月,我公司1号窑生产线由原来的立筒预热器窑(280t/d)改造为五级旋风预分解窑(1200t/d),DCS集散控制系统是由北京和利时公司设计、调试,我们协助安装的。和利时MACSⅢ集散控制系统,共设有4个现场站完成对生料磨、煤磨、窑头、窑尾等设备的监控。同时完成窑的模拟量控制(M     

溶液共混法制备高强度淀粉基完全生物降解塑料薄膜

利用一步溶液共混法，将预糊化的淀粉糊与PvA溶液共混，用乙二醛进行交联，制备淀粉／聚乙烯醇（PVA）完全生物降解塑料薄膜。研究不同乙二醛和甘油的用量对薄膜性能的影响。薄膜的力学性能、热性能和微观形态表征表明，淀粉／PvA体系具有较好的相容性和较高的力学性能，薄膜的拉伸强度和断裂伸长率分别可达到28．52MPa和307．5％。