Lysophosphatidylcholine is involved in the antigenicity of oxidized LDL

Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is formed by hydrolysis of PC in low density lipoprotein (LDL) and cell membranes by phospholipase A2 or by oxidation. Oxidized (ox) LDL activates endothelial cells, an effect mimicked by LPC. oxLDL also has the capacity to activate T and B cells, and antibody titers to oxLDL are related to the degree of atherosclerosis. The antigen in oxLDL responsible for its immune-stimulatory capacity is not well characterized, and we hypothesized that LPC was involved. We demonstrate herein the presence of antibodies against LPC, both of the IgG and IgM isotype, in 210 healthy individuals. This antibody reactivity was not specifically related to oxidation of the fatty acid moiety in LPC, since LPC containing only palmitic acid showed antibody titers equivalent to those of LPC containing unsaturated fatty acids. Antibody titers to PC were low compared with LPC, and hydrolysis of PC at the sn-2 position is thus essential for immune reactivity. There was a close correlation between anti-oxLDL and anti-LPC antibodies. Furthermore, LPC competitively inhibited anti-oxLDL reactivity, which indicates that LPC may explain a significant part of the immune-stimulatory properties of oxLDL. LPC, being a lipid, is not likely to be an antigen itself. Instead, LPC could form immunogenic complexes with peptides, which may induce and potentiate immune reactions in the vessel wall. This study adds to the evidence that LPC is an important component of oxLDL and emphasizes the potential role of phospholipase A2 in atherosclerosis.     

高温超导红外探测器的电极工艺探讨

介绍了高温超导红外探测器电极材料的选择和制备。选用先蒸、后蒸金，再合金化的电极工艺。芯片装配成器件后，器件性能稳定，膜层牢固，接触电阻小。     

渣对钢液温度的影响

开发了渣表面散热模型，定量分析了渣层内温度变化规律，以及表面散热情况，比较了模型计算结果与大冶钢厂现场实测值，指出保证５０ｍｍ的渣层厚度有利于减少钢液温度损失，开发的模型可作为钢液温度控制的一部分指导现场生产。     

SiH4＋CH4激光等离子体动力学时空特性

采用时间，空间分辨的等离子体光辐射诊断技术，研究了脉冲ＴＥＡＣＯ２激光诱发ＳｉＨ４＋ＣＨ４击穿产生的等离子体膨胀过程，得到不同空间位置，不同实验条件下等离子体发光的时间特性，证明了ＳｉＨ４＋ＣＨ４气体击穿产生爆燃波而后诱发激波是等离子体中基本宏观动力学过程，并在实验上分析了激波对等离体内化学反应的影响，为激光等离子体合成ＳｉＣ粉末微观反应动力学过程的研究提供了参考数据。     

水煤浆分散剂制浆性能和物化性质的研究

选取3种具有代表性分散剂研究其制浆性能和物化性质的相关性得出:分散剂吸附层厚度和制浆性能有较好的相关性,并借助HVO理论讨论分散剂与煤作用机理,揭示出一种理想分散剂在结构上应有的特征。     

MCS接枝共聚物的结构和形态

将甲基丙烯酸甲酯（ＭＭＡ）、苯乙烯（Ｓ）在氯化聚乙烯（ＣＰＥ）存在下进行悬浮接枝共聚，获得ＭＣＳ树脂。本文着重考察了ＭＣＳ树脂的化学结构及胶粒形态。结果表明，确实发生了接枝共聚。ＣＰＥ用量、ＲＳＨ含量、引发剂浓度、反应温度、溶胀时间及聚合转化率对ＭＣＳ树脂的接枝率、接枝效率均有影响。ＭＣＳ树脂是接枝共聚物、ＭＭＡ／Ｓ共聚物与ＭＭＡ均聚物的混合物，橡胶相ＣＰＥ在ＭＣＳ树脂中的分散情况为“海岛结构”，     

Physical fitness, physical activity, and functional limitation in adults aged 40 and older

PURPOSE: A cohort of middle-aged and older men and women were followed for an average of 5.5 yr to examine the association between physical fitness, physical activity, and the prevalence of functional limitation. METHODS: The participants received medical assessments between 1980 and 1988 and responded to a mail-back survey regarding functional status in 1990. RESULTS: Among 3495 men and 1175 women over 40 yr of age at baseline, 350 (7.5%) reported at least one functional limitation in daily or household activities at follow-up. The prevalence of functional limitation was higher among women than men. Physically fit and physically active participants reported less functional limitation than unfit or sedentary participants. After controlling for age and other risk factors, the prevalence of functional limitation was lower for both moderately fit (odds ratio = 0.4, 95% CI = 0.2-0.6) and high fit men (odds ratio = 0.3, 95% CI = 0.2-0.4), compared with low fit men. Corresponding figures for women were 0.5 (0.3-0.7) and 0.3 (0.2-0.5) for moderately fit and high fit women. The association between physical activity and functional limitation was similar to the data for physical fitness. CONCLUSIONS: These data support a protective effect of physical fitness and physical activity on functional limitation among older adults and extend this protective effect to middle-aged men and women.     

高铅硫化铜精矿的二段焙烧

高铅硫化铜精矿进行湿法铜铅分离时，焙烧过程因有低熔点组份产生，使培砂中铜浸出率仅为73％～82％，达不到工艺要求。经二段焙烧后消除了上述影响，铜浸出率达到97．4％，实现了铜铅分离。