Meprin A, the major matrix degrading enzyme in renal tubules, produces a novel nidogen fragment in vitro and in vivo

We examined the effect of meprin A, the major matrix degrading metalloproteinase in rat kidney, on the laminin-nidogen complex. N-terminal sequence information from the most abundant 55 kDa fragment revealed that it was a breakdown product of nidogen rather than laminin. In comparison with over 50 nidogen cleavage sites produced by other proteases, the meprin A-induced nidogen cleavage site at amino acid position 899-900, a glutamine-glycine site in the G3 domain, is unique. In addition, these data demonstrate that meprin A degrades the G3 domain of nidogen even in the presence of laminin binding, which usually accords protection from proteolytic degradation. Meprin A also degraded purified nidogen into similar breakdown products. Given that the tubular basement membrane is located on the basilar side of the cell, the location of meprin A on the apical brush border makes it difficult to envision a role for meprin A in injury-induced basement membrane component breakdown. Thus, we examined the possibility that following renal tubular epithelial cell injury, meprin A undergoes a translocation to reach the underlying basement membrane. After renal ischemia-reperfusion there was a marked alteration in meprin A staining with meprin A now distributed throughout the renal tubular cell cytoplasm and directly adherent to the tubular basement membrane. This was in contrast to the usual linear staining of the brush border of tubules in the corticomedullary junction. These data provide unequivocal evidence that following injury, meprin A undergoes redistribution and/or adherence to the tubular basement membrane. Since in our in vitro studies, we identified a distinct meprin-induced 55 kDa nidogen breakdown product, the urine was also examined for the presence of nidogen degradation products after rat renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Western blots showed a marked increase in the urinary 55 kDa nidogen fragment as early as the first day following ischemia-reperfusion injury and continuing for six days. Taken together, these in vivo data strongly support the notion that the nidogen breakdown products are the result of partial degradation of tubular basement membrane by meprin A following renal tubular ischemia-reperfusion injury.     

Peripheral O2 diffusion does not affect V(O2)on-kinetics in isolated insitu canine muscle

To test the hypothesis that muscle O2 uptake (V(O2)) on-kinetics is limited, at least in part, by peripheral O2 diffusion, we determined the V(O2) on-kinetics in 1) normoxia (Control); 2) hyperoxic gas breathing (Hyperoxia); and 3) hyperoxia and the administration of a drug (RSR-13, Allos Therapeutics), which right-shifts the Hb-O2 dissociation curve (Hyperoxia+RSR-13). The study was conducted in isolated canine gastrocnemius muscles (n = 5) during transitions from rest to 3 min of electrically stimulated isometric tetanic contractions (200-ms trains, 50 Hz; 1 contraction/2 s; 60-70% peak V(O2)). In all conditions, before and during contractions, muscle was pump perfused with constantly elevated blood flow (Q), at a level measured at steady state during contractions in preliminary trials with spontaneous Q x Adenosine was infused intra-arterially to prevent inordinate pressure increases with the elevated Q x Q was measured continuously, arterial and popliteal venous O2 concentrations were determined at rest and at 5- to 7-s intervals during contractions, and V(O2) was calculated as Q x arteriovenous O2 content difference. PO2 at 50% HbO2 saturation (P50) was calculated. Mean capillary PO2 (Pc(O2)) was estimated by numerical integration. P50 was higher in Hyperoxia+RSR-13 [40 +/- 1 (SE) Torr] than in Control and in Hyperoxia (31 +/- 1 Torr). After 15 s of contractions, Pc(O2) was higher in Hyperoxia (97 +/- 9 Torr) vs. Control (53 +/- 3 Torr) and in Hyperoxia+RSR-13 (197 +/- 39 Torr) vs. Hyperoxia. The time to reach 63% of the difference between baseline and steady-state V(O2) during contractions was 24.7 +/- 2.7 s in Control, 26.3 +/- 0.8 s in Hyperoxia, and 24.7 +/- 1.1 s in Hyperoxia+RSR-13 (not significant). Enhancement of peripheral O2 diffusion (obtained by increased PcO2 at constant O2 delivery) during the rest-to-contraction (60-70% of peak V(O2)) transition did not affect muscle V(O2) on- kinetics.     

在Freidel-Crafts型催化剂作用下的芳烷基醚与芳香族化合物缩聚反应的研究——(Ⅰ)聚合物的合成及其结构和热稳定性

本文以两种芳烷基醚与十种芳香族化合物,分别在Freidel-Crafts型催化剂作用下进行缩聚反应,得到一系列的可溶可熔、分子量为2000左右的聚合物.该聚合物经交联后具有良好的热稳定性,热分解温度均大于400℃,热分解活化能均在100kJ/mol左右.     

粉煤灰填充尼龙6浇铸制品的研究

将粉煤灰用硅烷偶联剂处理后填充到尼龙6浇铸制品(MC尼龙)中,可以改善制品的吸水性、收缩率及热稳定性等,还可以降低成本。该项研究结果有很大的实用价值。     

超滤在明胶生产中的应用

本文研究了超滤在明胶生产中的应用,超滤作为初级浓缩是可行的。同时,对超滤设备、超滤膜与工艺条件作了讨论。     

用加权余量法计算球形催化剂的有效因子

本文利用加权余量法计算了等温球形催化剂的有效因子,并对催化反应n=1,2的两种情况与其它简化法进行了比较.文中取Dirac函数作为权函数,形式简单,在袖珍计算器上就能完成计算.其结果:当n=1时,与解析解非常接近;当n=2时,优于其它三种简化解法,很接近数值解.     

精馏过程的新逐板计算法——(I)多元精馏过程的操作型计算

本文应用迭代数学理论提出了一个适用于理想系统和与之相近的轻烃系统的多元精馏操作型计算的新逐板计算法.它将整个迭代过程重组为总量迭代和比值迭代二个平行的迭代过程,获得了快速且均匀的收敛性.本法为直接设计型计算法打下了必要基础.     

Empirische Methodologien und Methoden der angewandten und der empirischen Ethik

Definition of the problem This paper deals with the question of adequate methodologies and methods to conduct empirical research and integrate empirical knowledge in the field of biomedical ethics. Arguments It starts with reflections about the main subject matter of ethics, the human being as a bio-psycho-social creature and its morals, and argues that social sciences are the adequate basic empirical science in the field of ethics in general. The next paragraph considers theory of science perspectives of the relationship of ethics, empirical findings, methodologies and theories and examples of the integration of empirical findings into ethical deliberations. Reasons for the tension between social science and ethics are scrutinized which are different in the yet to be defined field of empirical ethics compared to traditional applied ethics. Conclusion How a bio-psycho-social ethics that incorporates these criteria into its own body of work could look like is finally depicted.     

纳米复合涂层对碳钢防腐性能的交流阻抗评定

利用电化学阻抗谱法考察了普通涂层、纳米复合涂层 和憎水纳米复合涂层的防腐性能.结果表明，纳米复合涂层的防腐性能明显高于普通涂层， 而经过氟表面活性剂改性的表面憎水的纳米复合涂层的防腐性能更好.     

单片微机场效应管高频TIG焊机研究

本文基于高频脉冲电弧的电弧集中、稳定和挺直，利用８０９８单片机和场效应管研制了高频ＴＩＧ焊机，文中叙述了焊机结构、焊接主电路原理、微机控制原理、继电控制原理和引弧控制原理及它们的设计、这种焊机具有优良的性能，适用于精密薄件的焊接。