Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Oat Beta-Glucans in a Crohn’s Disease Model: Time- and Molar Mass-Dependent Effects

Background: The incidence of Crohn’s disease (CD) is increasing worldwide, and it has currently become a serious public health issue in society. The treatment of CD continues throughout a patient’s lifetime, and therefore, it is necessary to develop new, effective treatment methods, including dietotherapy. The present study aimed to determine the effects of consumption of oat beta-glucans with different molar mass on colon inflammation (colitis) in the early stages of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced CD in an animal model. Methods: Sprague–Dawley rats (control and TNBS-induced CD) were divided into three dietary groups and fed for 3 days (reflecting acute inflammation) or 7 days (reflecting remission) with a feed containing 1% low (βGl) or high (βGh) molar mass oat beta-glucan or a feed without this polysaccharide. The level of colon inflammatory markers and the expression of cytokines and their receptor genes were measured by ELISA and RT-PCR methods, respectively. Results: Acute inflammation or remission (3 or 7 days after TNBS administration, respectively) stages of experimentally induced CD were characterized by an increase in the level of inflammatory markers (IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, TNF-α, CRP, MPO, COX, and PGE2) and the disruption of some cytokine signaling pathways as well as macro- and microscopic changes of colon tissue. The consumption of oat beta-glucans reduced the level of inflammatory markers and recovered the signaling pathways and histological changes, with stronger effects of βGl after 7 days of colitis. Conclusions: Dietary oat beta-glucans can reduce colitis at the molecular and organ level and accelerate CD remission.     

"偶然"流溢在现代陶艺中的艺术魅力

现代陶艺作为一种工艺美术品,是某一种生活方式和审美思想与审美情趣的载体,是创作者在自己生命旅程中的每个驿站里对情感体悟的一个表达;它是一种记忆、一种记录,更是一种镌刻在生命中的永恒。所以说现代陶艺创作是在“偶然”间捕捉感觉,而并非是在刻意地塑造感觉。     

Ⅱ型B族链球菌表面免疫相关蛋白基因的克隆和原核表达

目的重组表达Ⅱ型B族链球菌表面免疫相关蛋白(Surfaceimmunogenicprotein,SIP)基因,为进一步免疫学研究提供目标蛋白。方法用PCR的方法从GBSⅡ型标准株的基因组DNA中扩增出SIP基因,用T/A克隆法将其插入pMD18T载体,构建原核表达载体pET32aSIP,用BL21(DE3)/pET系统表达TrixSIP融合蛋白,SDSPAGE和质谱分析鉴定表达产物,并对表达蛋白进行初步纯化。结果PCR扩增产物经测序,证实与GenBank中Ⅰa/c型GBS的SIP的基因序列同源性为99%。SDSPAGE显示,经IPTG诱导后BL21(DE3)/pET32aSIP总蛋白中出现一条相对分子质量为66000的新蛋白带。质谱分析和蛋白质库的比较证实其为B族链球菌表面免疫相关蛋白(SIP)的可能性分数为74。结论已成功表达并初步纯化SIP,为SIP在细菌致病中的作用研究以及相关疫苗的制备奠定了基础。     

基于粒子群三次样条优化的图像边缘描述算法

针对手工选点生成的三次样条曲线无法准确地描述图像边缘的问题,以粒子群三次参数样条曲线优化算法为基础对现有的图像边缘算法进行了改进。在图像边缘上取若干点作为样条曲线的型值点,利用粒子群算法对这些型值点进行优化,使得到的样条曲线对图像边缘有很好的贴合。实验表明,该算法不仅能够快速拟合样条曲线,而且优化后的样条曲线形态能较好地贴合图像边缘轮廓。     

基于SDNA-GA 优化的模糊神经网络控制

针对最新的生物DNA研究,病毒中同一DNA碱基顺序可以编码出2条或者3条不同的多肽链.在此基础上分析与模仿了重叠基因和重叠密码的机理,得到一种新的基于重叠基因编码框架,从而提高了问题求解的效率;同时,得到一种移码解读框架的DNA遗传算法(SDNA-GA)计算模型,并将其应用于一类广义隶属度型T-S模糊神经网络控制器(GTS-FNNC)的优化设计,实现了GTS-FNNC的在线学习.     

中国人丙型肝炎病毒全长NS3基因的克隆、序列分析及表达

目的　为改进HCV试剂的质量克隆 1b型丙型肝炎病毒 (HCV)全长NS3基因并在原核细胞中表达。方法　用RT PCR方法从中国人血清中扩增全长NS3片段 ,进行序列分析 ,并克隆到pET3 0a(+)原核表达载体中 ,构建的原核表达载体pET NS3 180 0在大肠杆菌BL2 1(DE3 )中表达 ,用Westernblot方法进行验证。结果　扩增到 1b型HCV全长NS3片段 ,经Westernblot实验表明该片段具有抗原活性。结论　构建的质粒可在大肠杆菌中表达完整的NS3蛋白     

白细胞介素-10基因多拷贝表达盒的构建及在毕赤酵母中的表达

目的构建白细胞介素-10(IL-10)基因多拷贝表达盒,提高IL-10在毕赤酵母中的表达水平。方法体外构建重组表达载体αIL-10/pAO815,BamHⅠ和BglⅡ双酶切获得目的基因表达盒(AOX-αIL-10),再连接到BglⅡ酶切位点处,依次构建多拷贝重组载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815。从质粒pPIC9K上用NdeⅠ和SalⅠ双酶切获得Kan抗性基因,重组到多拷贝表达载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815上。重组载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815电转化毕赤酵母,PCR筛选含有IL-10基因的酵母转化子,甲醇诱导表达,对表达量高的转化子再次经重组载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815-Kan电转化,高浓度G418抗性筛选二次酵母转化子,使用甲醇诱导表达。ELISA测定IL-10含量,MC/9细胞测定IL-10活性。结果所构建的8拷贝表达盒的重组载体8(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815和4拷贝表达盒4(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815-Kan,转化子分泌表达IL-10水平最高,为(8.25±1.65)mg/L,比活性为1.465×105U/mg。结论已成功构建了高拷贝表达盒,并提高了IL-10在毕赤酵母中的表达水平。     

Tissue-type plasminogen activator variants with domain duplications and rearrangements

The interactions between tPA domains that are important forcatalysis are poorly understood. We have probed the functionof interdomain interactions by generating tPA variants in whichdomains are duplicated or rearranged. The proteins were expressedin a transient mammalian expression system and tested in vitrofor their ability to activate plasminogen, induce fibrinolysisand bind to a forming fibrin clot. Duplication of the heavychain domains of tPA produced enzymatically active tPA variants,many of which demonstrated similar in vitro amidolytic and fibrinolyticactivity and similar fibrin affinity to the parent molecule.Zymographic analysis of the domain duplication tPA variantsshowed one major active species for each variant. Selectionof the residues duplicated and the interdomain spacing werefound to be critical considerations in the design of tPA variantswith duplicated domains. We also rearranged the domains of tPAsuch that kringle 1 replaced the second kringle domain and viceversa. An analysis of these variants indicates that the firstkringle domain can confer fibrin affinity to a tPA variant andfunction in place of kringle 2. Therefore, in wild-type tPA,the functions of kringle 1 and kringle 2 must be dependent partiallyon their orientation within the heavy chain of the protein.The functional autonomy of the heavy and light chains of tPAis demonstrated by the activity of a tPA variant in which theorder of the heavy and light chains was reversed.     

人乳头瘤病毒16型晚期蛋白L1基因重组MVA病毒的构建及鉴定

目的研制预防人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)感染的重组修饰的Ankara痘病毒(MVA)活载体疫苗。方法将HPV16L1基因插入MVA病毒转移载体psc11M2的P7·5启动子的下游,构建转移质粒psc11M2-L1,与MVA共转染鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF),进行同源重组。通过9轮蓝斑筛选,以PCR和Westernblot鉴定重组病毒。结果获得的含目的片段的重组MVA病毒,表达产物与鼠抗人HPV16L1抗体发生阳性反应,目的蛋白相对分子质量约为55000。结论已成功地构建了可正确表达HPV16L1基因的重组MVA病毒株。