Patterned surfaces with alternating regions of amino silanes [N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane (EDS)] and alkyl silanes [dimethyldichlorosilane (DMS)] have been used to alter
the kinetics of spatial distribution of cellsin vitro. In particular, we have previously observed the preferential spatial distribution of bone cells on the EDS regions of EDS/DMS
patterned surfaces (10). In this study, we examined whether the mechanism of spatial distribution of cells on the EDS regions
was adhesion mediated. Homogeneous layers of EDS and DMS were immobilized on quartz substrates and characterized by contact
angle, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and spectroscopic ellipsometry. The strength of bone cell attachment to the modified
substrates was examined using a radial flow apparatus, within either 20 min or 2 hr of cell incubation in the presence of
serum. A Weibull distribution was chosen to characterize the strength of cell-substratum adhesion. Within 20 min of cell exposure,
the strength of adhesion was significantly larger on EDS and clean surfaces, compared with DMS surfaces (p<0.0001). Within 2 hr of cell incubation, there was no statistical difference between the strength of cell adhesion to EDS,
DMS, and clean surfaces. The results of this study suggest that the surface chemistry mediates adhesion-based spatial cell
arrangement through a layer of adsorbed serum proteins. 相似文献
Currently, there is renewed interest in the role community participation can play in Primary Health Care (PHC) programmes such as the delivery of effective anti-TB treatment to patients in high-burden settings.
Objectives
To explore the feasibility of community participation in a high-burden Tuberculosis Control Programme and to establish how supervision of treatment by lay volunteers compares with other methods of tuberculosis treatment delivery in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Methods
Prospective study involving 769 patients with confirmed pulmonary TB who were followed-up over a one-year period. Questionnaire interviews were also carried out with 135 lay volunteers participating in the TB programme.
Results
One-third of the TB patients in the study received their treatment from lay volunteers in the community. Treatment outcomes for new patients supervised from the community were found to be equivalent to those who received treatment through other modes of treatment delivery (RR=1.04[0.94–1.16], p=0.435). For the re-treatment patients, community-based treatment was found to be superior (RR=5.89[2.30–15.09], p<0.001), to self-administered therapy.
Conclusions
Health care planners should consider community participation as a viable way of ensuring accessibility and effectiveness in PHC programmes. There is need for more research into ways of achieving sustainability in resource-limited but high disease burden settings. 相似文献
Studies on human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I (HTLV-I) and II (HTLV-II) are briefly reviewed from the viewpoint of molecular evolution, with special reference to the evolutionary rate and evolutionary relationships among these viruses. In particular, it appears that, in contrast to the low level of variability of HTLV-I among different isolates, individual isolates form quasispecies structures. Elucidating the mechanisms connecting these two phenomena will be one of the future problems in the study of the molecular evolution of HTLV-I and HTLV-II. 相似文献
Sera from 1,943 individuals from Auckland, New Zealand, were tested for the presence of serum antibodies to human T cell lymphotropic virus I (HTLV I), mainly with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with cell extracts as target antigen. The individuals tested were blood donors and mostly Caucasian, but included indigenous Maoris and representatives of several groups of Pacific islanders now resident in New Zealand. Also included were 37 patients with various hematological malignancies, including seven with T cell leukemias. Although 1% of samples were positive by ELISA, none of these were confirmed as positives by Western blotting. On the basis of these results we consider that it is unlikely that HTLV I infection occurs in Auckland; however, we cannot exclude the possibility that pockets of virus infection may occur in other parts of New Zealand or the South Pacific. 相似文献
Twin studies provide estimates of genetic and environmental contributions to cognitive ability differences, but could be based
on biased samples. Here we report whole-population estimates using twins from unique mental surveys in Scotland. The Scottish
Mental Surveys of 1st June 1932 (SMS1932) and 4th June 1947 (SMS1947), respectively, administered the same validated verbal
reasoning test to almost everyone born in 1921 or 1936 and attending school in Scotland. There were 572 twin pairs from the
SMS1932, and 517 pairs from the SMS1947. Information on zygosity was unavailable. A novel application of a mixture distribution
was used to estimate genetic and environmental components of verbal reasoning variation by maximum likelihood. We found consistent
heritability (~0.70) and shared environment (~0.21) estimates. The estimates did not change substantially when additional
quantitative traits (height and weight) were added in a multivariate analysis. More generally for studies in genetics, the
methodological innovation developed here implies that large (national) data collections can provide sufficient information
on twin pairs to estimate genetic parameters, even without zygosity. 相似文献
The distribution of heat shock proteins (HSP) HSP60, HSP73, HSP72 and HSP25 in the isoosmotic cortex and the hyperosmotic medulla of the rat kidney was investigated using Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. HSP73 was homogeneously distributed throughout the whole kidney. The level of HSP60 was high in the renal cortex and low in the medulla. HSP25 and HSP72 were present in large amounts in the medulla. Only low levels of HSP25 and almost undetectable amounts of HSP72 were found in the cortex. HSP25 exists in one nonphosphorylated and several phosphorylated isoforms. Western blot analysis preceded by isoelectric focussing showed that HSP25 predominates in its nonphosphorylated form in the outer medulla but in its phosphorylated form in cortex and inner medulla. Although this intrarenal distribution pattern was not changed during prolonged anaesthesia (thiobutabarbital sodium), a shift from the nonphosphorylated to the phosphorylated isoforms of HSP25 occurred in the medulla. The characteristic intrarenal distribution of the constitutively expressed HSPs (HSP73, HSP60, HSP25) may reflect different states of metabolic activity in the isoosmotic (cortex) and hyperosmotic (medulla) zones of the kidney. The high content of inducible HSP72 in the medulla most likely is a consequence of the osmotic stress imposed upon the cells by the high urea and salt concentrations in the hyperosmotic medullary environment. 相似文献
This study was intended to determine the number and density of both retinal ganglion cells and the oil droplets of cone photoreceptor
cells in brown-eared bulbul (Hysipetes amaurotis). For this study birds were killed with proper dose of anesthetic (pentobarbital, 30 mg/kg), and the eyes were removed from
the orbital cavity to isolate the retina. For the ganglion cell study retinal whole-mount specimens were prepared and stained
with 0.1% cresyl violet. The different types of oil droplets were counted from color microphotographs of freshly prepared
retinal samples. The mean total number of ganglion cells was estimated at approximately 2.5×106; with an average density of 16 523 cells/mm2. Two high-density areas, namely the central area (CA) and the dorso-temporal area (DTA), are located in the central and dorso-temporal
retinas, respectively, in bulbuls (24 032 cells/mm2 in the CA; 23 113 cells/mm2 in the DTA). Small ganglion cells persisted in the highest density areas, whereas the largest soma sizes were found in the
lowest density areas of the retina. Four types of different colored oil droplets — red, orange, green and clear — were identified
with an average density of 29 062/mm2. Among the different colors, the green oil droplets had a significantly higher population (13 083/mm2) than the others across the retina. The central retina had a significantly higher number of all types of oil droplets, at
a density of 60 552/mm2. The density and size of the different colored oil droplets were inversely related across the regions of the retina. Taken
together, it is concluded that the CA of the retina is an excellent quality area for visual perception due to peak density
of ganglion cells and oil droplets. Moreover, each specific oil droplet makes a distinct contribution to visual perception,
thereby ensuring that the bird has a retina that best matches its natural environment and feeding behavior. 相似文献
Copolymers of ethylene (E) with norbornene (N) were synthesized using the catalysts rac‐Et(Ind)2ZrCl2/MAO ( 1 ), 90%rac/10%meso‐Et(4,7‐Me2Ind)2ZrCl2/MAO ( 2 ), and rac‐H2C(3‐t‐BuInd)2ZrCl2/MAO ( 3 ). Catalyst activity, molar mass (MM), and copolymer composition were studied as a function of time. The polymers showed an unusually narrow molar mass distribution (MMD) and a significant increase of their MM with time for up to one hour, suggesting a “quasi‐living” polymerization at 30 °C. The experimental data were fitted to kinetic equations and the propagation and transfer reactions were described in quantitative terms. Norbornene greatly depressed the propagation rate, along with the chain transfer rate. The more sterically hindered catalysts of the series showed lower propagation and chain transfer turnover frequency than 1 and yielded polymers with a low ( 2 ) to very low ( 3 ) norbornene content. The presence of norbornene in solution seemed to be one of the main factors responsible for the observed “quasi‐living” character of the copolymerization, probably due to coordination of norbornene to the active site. Time‐resolved kinetic studies also allowed for the calculation of the fraction of active metal centers, ranging from 56% ( 3 ) and 66–68% ( 1 ) to 94% ( 2 ) of the total zirconium present, depending on catalyst structure.
Left: molar mass (top) and polydispersity (bottom) as a function of the normalized polymer yield. The dashed line is the theoretical curve for ideal living polymerization. Catalysts 1 (□), 2 (?), and 3 (○) at N/E ratio 12.5 and catalyst 1 (?) at N/E ratio 28.4. Right: enlargement of the low yield section. 相似文献
We present a theoretical model of gas transport through the dead space during high-frequency ventilation (HFV) with volumes
less than dead space volume. The analysis is based on the axial distribution of transit times of gas moving through the dead
space. The model predicts that for tidal volumes (V) much less than dead space (Vd), gas exchange will be proportional to the product of frequency (f) and V2. If gas transport is analyzed in terms of Fick's law, then the effective diffusion coefficient (Deff) can be shown to be equal to fV2 times a constant, whose value equals the square of the coefficient of dispersion of axial transit times through the dead
space
. Experimental results in straight tubes fit the predictions of this model quite well. A
through the entire dead space of about 30% is more than sufficient to account for gas exchange during HFV in physical models
or in intact animals. An axial dispersion of this magnitude can be measured directly from a typical Fowler dead space determination
in healthy subjects. 相似文献