A FISH technique for simultaneous detection of fluorescent R-band and in situ hybridization signals]

BACKGROUND: Because of serious adverse effects of centrally acting antitussive agents, is necessary to find new drugs with cough-suppressing activity. Medicinal herbs are a potential source of polysaccharides with high antitussive efficiency and on the other with minimal side effects. AIM: The study was to assess the antitussive action of mixture of a polysaccharides (RL) and polysaccharide-xylan (XY), both isolated from above-ground parts of Rudbeckie fulgida var. sullivantii. The observed activity was compared to those of narcotic and nonnarcotic antitussive substances used in clinical practice. METHODS: Cough was evoked by mechanical irritation of the airways in nonanaesthetized cats with chronic tracheal cannuly. The plant substances were administered perorally in the dose of 50 mg per kg body weight. RESULTS: Results indicate, that administration of RL induced a suppression of the followed cough parameters from both areas of airways (total fall in cough parameters by 46.6%). Administration of xylan induced the fall in the followed cough parameters with more significant influence on the laryngopharyngeal area of the airways (total fall in cough parameters 48.2%). CONCLUSION: Administration of RL and xylan did not achieve the effect of codeine, but had a more intensive antitussive effect than the peripherally acting droprozine and prenoxdiazine. (Fig. 3, Ref. 11.)     

AKIMA方法在EXAFS谱解析中的应用

解析扩展Ｘ射线吸收精细结构谱（ＴｈｅＥｘｔｅｎｄｅｄＸ－ｒａｙＡｂｓｏｒｐｔｉｏｎＦｉｎｅＳｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅＥＸＡＦＳ）的一种方法是曲线拟合，在曲线拟合中，能量阈值Ｅ０的确定有着很重要的意义，同时也有相当的难度，本文应用ＡＫＩＭＡ平滑数据点方法达到了对Ｅ０在数学意义上的精确求解，数据分析结果表明，这种方处理结果是令人满意的。     

横向光泵获得S_2紫外激光

用ＸｅＣｌ准分于激光器（３０８．１ｎｍ）横向泵浦Ｓ２激光器，又成功地实现了Ｓ２Ｂ－Ｘ态近ＵＶ波段的激光振荡。在波长３３０．９～３９０．０ｎｍ范围内观测到６条近ＵＶ激光输出。测量了有关的激光参数。     

强激光热斑形成及其稳定性研究

在论述热点跟踪及其传热机理时将靶材的比热溶、热传导系、在激光的热藕合系数均考虑成温度和时间的函数，又考虑靶材在运动时将激光辐照物体时热点的建立及其稳定情况作一动态数值模拟，为热点跟踪作准备。     

坐标测量机结构热特性参数的估计

本文提出了一种通过热位移时间序列分析对坐标测量机结构热特性参数进行估计的计算机辅助实验方法。     

STUDY ON THE COAL DESULFURIZATION BY DILUTE ALKALI / ACID TREATMENT AND ITS MECHANISM

Sulfur in coal causes problems in coal processing and utilization, therefore the chemical beneficiation of coal has gained widespread attention. Using three coal samples with high sulfur content the effect of desulfurization has been studied. For Nantong coal containing 4.25% total sulfur under the condition sulfur reduction increased from 38.8% upto 62.4% the released sulfur was generally sulfate and pyrite, but the organic sulfur almost remained constant. When alkali treatment was performed at 370^°C, organic sulfur removal of Donglin and Yanzhou coal was to 50.6% and 57.3% respectively.     

Synthesis and Properties of the Bi-Based Superconducting Powder Prepared by the Pechini Process

Bi-based superconductors are of great interest in high-temperature superconductors. We describe what is believed to be the first synthesis of these materials using the Pechini process, a low-temperature synthetic method that often yields inorganic oxide of excellent phase purity and well-controlled stoichiometry. Using this process, it has been possible to synthesize phase-pure Bi-2223 phase by calcining the appropriate polymeric precursors in air at 800°C for several hours. The superconductivity studies show that the Pechini-synthesized materials appear to offer high-quality performance.     

N-Methyl-D-aspartate attenuates opioid receptor-mediated G protein activation and this process involves protein kinase C

The effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) on opioid receptor-mediated G protein activation were explored in neuroblastoma X glioma hybrid (NG108-15) cells. Treatment of the cells with NMDA resulted in a remarkable attenuation of [35S]guanosine-5'-O-(3-thio)triphosphate binding stimulated by [D-Pen2,D-Pen5]-enkephalin (DPDPE), a delta-opioid receptor agonist. The effects of NMDA were dose and time dependent with an IC50 value of 5 nM and could be blocked by NMDA receptor antagonists. After NMDA treatment, the DPDPE dose-response curve shifted to the right (EC50 value increased approximately 7-fold, from 6 to 40 nM), and the maximal response induced by DPDPE was reduced by approximately 60%. The effects of NMDA were reversible, and the DPDPE response could recover within 60 min. The functional responses of delta-, mu-, and kappa-opioid receptors in primarily cultured neurons also were attenuated significantly by NMDA treatment. The inhibitory effects of NMDA on opioid receptor-mediated G protein activation could be blocked by coadministration of the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors or by elimination of the extracellular Ca2+. Correspondingly, NMDA treatment of NG108 cells significantly elevated cellular PKC activity and stimulated Gialpha2 phosphorylation. Transient transfection into NG108-15 cells of the wild-type Gialpha2 and a mutated Gialpha2 (Ser144Ala) resulted in a 2-fold increase in DPDPE-stimulated G protein activation. The DPDPE responses were greatly inhibited by NMDA treatment in the wild-type Gialpha2-transfected cells but much less affected in the mutant Gialpha2-transfected cells. In summary, NMDA attenuates opioid receptor/G protein coupling, and this process requires activation of PKC.     

真空阴极弧离子镀类金刚石碳（DLC）膜的碳弧稳定性研究

选用氩气、氩气加氢气、氩气加乙炔等气体作为介质，石墨作为靶材进行真空阴极弧离子镀来制备类金刚石碳膜。石墨电弧有其独特的电弧特性曲线，不同气体介质对碳弧特性的影响不同，磁场的大小对电弧的稳定性有很大作用，碳弧下基片偏流随电弧电压的增加而减小，试验得到表面光滑的类金刚石碳（DLC）膜，对膜的表面进行了SEM分析。