Antimicrobial activity of Elettaria cardamomum: Toxicity,biochemical and histological studies

Elettaria cardamomum is one of the most broadly used spices in Moroccan gastronomy. Its antimicrobial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species was demonstrated. Likewise, its toxicity was investigated on Swiss albinos mice. Daily, mice were treated orally with 0.003 and 0.3 mg during 7 days. Plasmatic markers and antioxidant defence systems were assessed and histological alterations were evaluated. A significant increase in creatine phosphokinase level was observed. The microscopic evaluation shows that E. cardamomum induce morphological perturbation in mice’s heart. The results show also an inhibitory effect of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase and an important increase in the level of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, succinate dehydrogenase and catalase activities. Results show that E. cardamomum induces toxicity at 0.3 mg/g mouse and affect energy metabolism and oxidative stress.     

具有侧抑制机制的视觉系统模型及在图像边缘提取中的应用

本文提出了一种具有广泛局域动态抑制联结的初级视觉系统模型。     

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本文阐述了四川油气田15年来聚合物钻井液的发展状况。对聚合物处理剂的优选、体系组分的优配、流变参数的优选优控作了简单的介绍。特别是使用复合离子型聚合物钻井液后,取得了明显的技术经济效益。     

Purkinje Cell Loss by OX7-Saporin Impairs Excitatory and Inhibitory Eyeblink Conditioning.

Cerebellar cortical contributions to eyeblink conditioned excitation have been examined extensively. In contrast, very little evidence exists concerning the role of the cerebellar cortex in eyeblink conditioned inhibition. In the current study, rats were given intraventricular infusions of the immunotoxin OX7-saporin to selectively destroy Purkinje cells throughout the cerebellar cortex following excitatory conditioning. After a 2-week postinfusion period, the rats were given reacquisition training. After reacquiring excitatory conditioning, the rats were trained in a feature-negative discrimination procedure to establish conditioned inhibition. Rats treated with OX7-saporin showed impaired reacquisition of excitatory conditioning and acquisition of conditioned inhibition. The results suggest that Purkinje cells play important, but different, roles in conditioned excitation and inhibition in rats. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Differential Age Effects on Attention-Based Inhibition: Inhibitory Tagging and Inhibition of Return.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether 2 forms of attentional inhibition, inhibition of return (IOR) and inhibitory tagging, are differentially affected by the aging process. The authors tested 24 younger adults (mean age = 22 years) and 24 older adults (mean age = 69 years) on a combined IOR and Stroop task (Vivas & Fuentes, 2001). As predicted, younger adults' performance was consistent with inhibitory tagging of objects at inhibited locations. Although older adults demonstrated intact IOR, there was no evidence of inhibitory tagging. The results suggest that age deficits in inhibition are selective. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Cefquinome sulfate behavior after intramammary administration in healthy and infected cows

Maintenance of adequate drug concentration at the site of infection is an important problem in mastitis antibiotic therapy, and the efficacy of intramammary β-lactams can be optimized by maintaining the drug concentration at the site of infection above the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) as long as possible. The most important pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameter for efficacy evaluation is time during which drug concentrations exceed the MIC (t > MIC). In this study, we assessed the pharmacokinetic profile of cefquinome (CFQ) after repeated intramammary administration in healthy cows and cows subclinically infected with Staphylococcus aureus as well as the MIC of Staph. aureus field strains. In addition, the degree of drug passage was investigated from udder to bloodstream by measuring systemic drug absorption in healthy and infected animals. Cefquinome concentrations were quantified by HPLC (UV-visible detection) in milk samples collected from quarters and from blood serum samples. The systemic drug absorption was negligible in healthy and subclinically infected animals (maximum concentration 0.09 ± 0.02 and 0.1 ± 0.01 μg/mL in healthy and subclinically infected animals, respectively). The MIC₉₀ value for CFQ in Staph. aureus field strains (n = 20) was 0.24 μg/mL. The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation, determined by t > MIC, showed an equal persistence of CFQ in all quarters, indicating an equivalent activity of the drug regardless of the pathological status of the udder. Moreover, with literature data regarding CFQ MIC, the t > MIC has been calculated for other bacterial species.     

酪蛋白源ACE抑制肽干燥工艺的探讨

喷雾干燥技术和冷冻干燥技术对酪蛋白源ACE抑制肽的抑制活性影响差异不显著(P>0.05),通过比较不同的喷雾干燥工艺条件,确定其进口温度范围为140～160℃,出口温度范围为70～90℃。1L小试和10L小试放大试验结果证实,肽得率稳定,为29%左右,半抑制质量浓度(IC50)为0.53g/L。     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity of Acetes chinensis peptic hydrolysate and its antihypertensive effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Peptic hydrolysate with angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity was prepared from Acetes chinensis . The 3 kDa ultrafiltration filtrates (UF-IV) of the desalted hydrolysate exerted a potent ACE inhibitory activity with IC50 being 0.67 mg mL⁻¹. The fractions with molecular weight located between 611 and 240 Da achieved a total percentage of 63.6% in the UF-IV, with a mean peptide length of about 5.6–2.1. Gastrointestinal digestions were simulated on the hydrolysate and UF-IV and addressed their effect on the ACE inhibitory activity. The ACE inhibitory activity of the UF-IV could survive or be maintained in active form by simulated gastrointestinal digestion. Furthermore, the UF-IV exerted potent antihypertensive effect after oral administrations were given to spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) at a dose of 900 mg kg⁻¹ body weight. In conclusion, the UF-IV could serve as useful antihypertensive peptides in the prevention and treatment of hypertension and other associated disorders.     

~（125）I－酰化剂联结法标记人抑胃肽

实验证明，酰化剂联结法标记人抑胃肽（ＧＩＰ）能成功地保护ＧＩＰ免疫活性，其ＧＩＰ标记物与抗体５０％结合率时的效价为１：３×１０４，这为进一步建立ＧＩｐ的放免方法提供了条件。     

血管紧张素转化酶抑制肽稳定性研究

高血压是心血管疾病最重要的且可治疗的危险因素之一,控制高血压是降低心脑血管疾病的发病率、致残率和死亡率的有效措施。血管紧张素转化酶通过影响肾素-血管紧张素系统和激肽释放酶-激肽系统实现对人体血压调节。文章综述了血管紧张素转化酶抑制肽的总体研究趋势、物理化学及酶稳定性的研究现状,并对其值得进一步研究内容进行展望,旨在为血管紧张素转化酶抑制肽的研究与开发提供思路。