The effects of lanthanum （Ⅲ） on the bone resorbing activity of rabbit mature osteoclasts （OCs） in the presence of osteoblasts （OBs） were studied in vitro by measuring the number and area of absorption pits. La...The effects of lanthanum （Ⅲ） on the bone resorbing activity of rabbit mature osteoclasts （OCs） in the presence of osteoblasts （OBs） were studied in vitro by measuring the number and area of absorption pits. La（ Ⅲ ） at concentrations ranging from 1.00 × 10^-5 to 1.00 × 10^-8 mol·L^-1 show no effect on mature OC number （P 〉 0.05）. In the OC-OB coculture systems without La（Ⅲ ）, osteoblasts alone did not influence the pit number and area whether the two kinds of cells were in contact or not （ P 〉 0.05）. Under the OC-OB not-in-contact condition, the effect of La（ Ⅲ ） on the bone-resorbing activity of OCs was similar to that of La（Ⅲ） in the absence of OBs （P 〉 0.05）. However, while OCs were in direct contact with OBs, the inhibitory effects of La（ Ⅲ ） on OCs＇ bone-resorbing activity decreased at the concentrations of 1.00 × 10^-5, 1.00×10^-6 and 1.00×10^-7mol·L^-1, and the promotion effects increased at 1.00×10^-8mol·L^-1 （P 〈0.05）. The results suggest that direct cell-cell contact between OC and OB be essential for OBs to play their role in regulating the response of OCs to La（ Ⅲ ）.展开更多
S:Tanjung Piai wetland has now been proclaimed to be a wetland of international importance since 2003. Therefore, its heavy metal pollution status should be known and recorded. In this study, sediments in Tanjung Piai...S:Tanjung Piai wetland has now been proclaimed to be a wetland of international importance since 2003. Therefore, its heavy metal pollution status should be known and recorded. In this study, sediments in Tanjung Piai wetland were collected in 2002 and 2005 and were analysed for Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. For comparison purpose, sediments were also collected for metal analysis from a known polluted site at Kg. Pasir Puteh, four jetties and a river. A comparison with the polluted sediment collected from Kg. Pasir Puteh and the established Sediment Quality Criteria showed that Tanjung Piai was not polluted with Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. These background concentrations or baseline data of heavy metals in the sediment is important for future reference. Therefore, Tanjung Piai wetland is a suitable site for sanctuary and wetland conservation and it should be conserved for its pristine conditions in order to support its high biodiversity.展开更多
This study aims to evaluate the potentialities of Pseudocytisus integrifolius （Salisb） Rehder （Brassicaceae） as a botanical insecticide for the protection of stored wheat against two pests of stored grain. The ess...This study aims to evaluate the potentialities of Pseudocytisus integrifolius （Salisb） Rehder （Brassicaceae） as a botanical insecticide for the protection of stored wheat against two pests of stored grain. The essential oil of Pseudoeytisus integrifolius was tested at different doses on adults of Rhyzopertha dominica Fab. （Bostrychidae） and Sitophilus granarius Linn. （Curculionidae）, at a temperature of 28 ~C and a relative humidity of 75%. This oil has insecticidal activity and gives, for the studied adults, a very significant reduction. The essential oil extracted from Pseudocytisus integrifolius is toxic on Rhyzopertha dominica with LDs0 = 2.61 ~tL/30g grain and LDs0 = 3.99 ~L/30g grain for Sitophilus granarius, the chemical composition analysis shows the richness of the essential oil compounds known for their insecticidal properties as dimethyl disulfide （DMDS） and dimethyl trisulfide explains the results.展开更多
Recently bacterial cells have become attractive biological templates for the fabrication of metal nano- structures or nanomaterials due to their inherent small size, various standard geometrical shapes and abundant so...Recently bacterial cells have become attractive biological templates for the fabrication of metal nano- structures or nanomaterials due to their inherent small size, various standard geometrical shapes and abundant source. In this paper, nickel-coated bacterial cells (gram-negative bacteria of Escherichia coli) were fabricated via electroless chemical plating. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterization results reveal evident morphological difference between bacterial cells before and after deposition with nickel. The bare cells with smooth surface presented transverse outspreading effect at mica surface. Great changes took place in surface roughness for those bacterial cells after metallization. A large number of nickel nanoparticles were observed to be equably distributed at bacterial surface after activation and subsequent metallization. Furthermore, ultra thin section analytic results validated the presence and uniformity of thin nickel coating at bacte- rial surface after metallization.展开更多
Chinese angelica [Angelica sinensis (Oily) Diels], a species of Umbelliferae, is an important medicinal herb.Its callus formatian and plant regeneration have been achieved in our laboratory. Study on protoplast cultur...Chinese angelica [Angelica sinensis (Oily) Diels], a species of Umbelliferae, is an important medicinal herb.Its callus formatian and plant regeneration have been achieved in our laboratory. Study on protoplast culture of this species has not yet been reported. In this paper we describe the successful culture of Chinese angelica protoplasts induced to form calli.展开更多
基金Project supported bythe National Natural Science Foundation of China (20031010 ,20271005)
文摘The effects of lanthanum （Ⅲ） on the bone resorbing activity of rabbit mature osteoclasts （OCs） in the presence of osteoblasts （OBs） were studied in vitro by measuring the number and area of absorption pits. La（ Ⅲ ） at concentrations ranging from 1.00 × 10^-5 to 1.00 × 10^-8 mol·L^-1 show no effect on mature OC number （P 〉 0.05）. In the OC-OB coculture systems without La（Ⅲ ）, osteoblasts alone did not influence the pit number and area whether the two kinds of cells were in contact or not （ P 〉 0.05）. Under the OC-OB not-in-contact condition, the effect of La（ Ⅲ ） on the bone-resorbing activity of OCs was similar to that of La（Ⅲ） in the absence of OBs （P 〉 0.05）. However, while OCs were in direct contact with OBs, the inhibitory effects of La（ Ⅲ ） on OCs＇ bone-resorbing activity decreased at the concentrations of 1.00 × 10^-5, 1.00×10^-6 and 1.00×10^-7mol·L^-1, and the promotion effects increased at 1.00×10^-8mol·L^-1 （P 〈0.05）. The results suggest that direct cell-cell contact between OC and OB be essential for OBs to play their role in regulating the response of OCs to La（ Ⅲ ）.
文摘S:Tanjung Piai wetland has now been proclaimed to be a wetland of international importance since 2003. Therefore, its heavy metal pollution status should be known and recorded. In this study, sediments in Tanjung Piai wetland were collected in 2002 and 2005 and were analysed for Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. For comparison purpose, sediments were also collected for metal analysis from a known polluted site at Kg. Pasir Puteh, four jetties and a river. A comparison with the polluted sediment collected from Kg. Pasir Puteh and the established Sediment Quality Criteria showed that Tanjung Piai was not polluted with Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. These background concentrations or baseline data of heavy metals in the sediment is important for future reference. Therefore, Tanjung Piai wetland is a suitable site for sanctuary and wetland conservation and it should be conserved for its pristine conditions in order to support its high biodiversity.
文摘This study aims to evaluate the potentialities of Pseudocytisus integrifolius （Salisb） Rehder （Brassicaceae） as a botanical insecticide for the protection of stored wheat against two pests of stored grain. The essential oil of Pseudoeytisus integrifolius was tested at different doses on adults of Rhyzopertha dominica Fab. （Bostrychidae） and Sitophilus granarius Linn. （Curculionidae）, at a temperature of 28 ~C and a relative humidity of 75%. This oil has insecticidal activity and gives, for the studied adults, a very significant reduction. The essential oil extracted from Pseudocytisus integrifolius is toxic on Rhyzopertha dominica with LDs0 = 2.61 ~tL/30g grain and LDs0 = 3.99 ~L/30g grain for Sitophilus granarius, the chemical composition analysis shows the richness of the essential oil compounds known for their insecticidal properties as dimethyl disulfide （DMDS） and dimethyl trisulfide explains the results.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60171005, 60371027, 60121101, 20573019 and 90406023)Open Project Foun-dation of Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures of Nanjing University
文摘Recently bacterial cells have become attractive biological templates for the fabrication of metal nano- structures or nanomaterials due to their inherent small size, various standard geometrical shapes and abundant source. In this paper, nickel-coated bacterial cells (gram-negative bacteria of Escherichia coli) were fabricated via electroless chemical plating. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterization results reveal evident morphological difference between bacterial cells before and after deposition with nickel. The bare cells with smooth surface presented transverse outspreading effect at mica surface. Great changes took place in surface roughness for those bacterial cells after metallization. A large number of nickel nanoparticles were observed to be equably distributed at bacterial surface after activation and subsequent metallization. Furthermore, ultra thin section analytic results validated the presence and uniformity of thin nickel coating at bacte- rial surface after metallization.
文摘Chinese angelica [Angelica sinensis (Oily) Diels], a species of Umbelliferae, is an important medicinal herb.Its callus formatian and plant regeneration have been achieved in our laboratory. Study on protoplast culture of this species has not yet been reported. In this paper we describe the successful culture of Chinese angelica protoplasts induced to form calli.
