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The amphioxus is the only surviving prevertebrate segmented chordate. In this animal Hatschek's pit has long been regarded
as a putative homologue of the adenohypophysis because of the presence of secretory granules and immunoreactive cells to vertebrate
gonadotrophic hormone in this organ. We found that the nerve cord extends a protrusion to the pit along the right side of
the notochord. Furthermore, secretory granules were found not only in the pit but also in the protrusion of the nerve cord.
These results suggest that Hatschek's pit and the nerve protrusion are homologous to the adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis,
respectively. We believe that this is an evidence for the presence of the neuroendocrine link between the central nervous
system and Hatschek's pit in the amphioxus.
Received: 2 November 1998 / Accepted in revised form: 11 February 1999 相似文献
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T cell-derived IL-5 production is a sensitive target of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The immune system is one of the organs most vulnerable to the toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Among the various immunotoxic effects of TCDD, the thymus involution and suppression of IgM antibody production are well known sensitive reactions of the thymocytes and B cells affected by TCDD. Recently, we reported that TCDD greatly inhibits the production of type-2 helper T (Th2) cell-derived cytokines, especially IL-5, by the splenocytes in mice immunized with ovalbumin (OVA). In the present study, we investigated the dose-dependency of these TCDD immunotoxic effects in OVA-immunized mice to identify the most sensitive target. Mice of two age groups, 6 weeks old and 3 weeks old, were dosed with 0.3, 1.0, or 3.0 microg TCDD/kg and immunized with OVA using alum as an adjuvant. Seven days later, the thymus weight, thymocyte population, antigen-specific IgM in the plasma, and IL-5 production by the splenocytes were examined. Among them, IL-5 production was significantly suppressed by all three doses of TCDD and reduced to about 30% by even a small dose of 0.3 microg TCDD/kg in both age groups. The thymus weight was significantly reduced by 1.0 microg or 3.0 microg TCDD/kg, but IgM production was not affected by up to 3.0 microg/kg of TCDD in both age groups. Taken together, the Th2 cell-derived IL-5 production was the most sensitive endpoint detecting TCDD toxicity among those examined. Our results also suggest that effector T cells are targets more vulnerable to TCDD toxicity than thymocytes or antibody-producing B cells in the OVA-immunized mice. 相似文献
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Ken’ichi Matsumoto Kaoru Tachiiri Michio Kawamiya 《Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change》2018,23(1):1-26
Recent climate modeling studies have concluded that cumulative carbon emissions determine temperature increase, regardless of emission pathways. Accordingly, the optimal emission pathway can be determined from a socioeconomic standpoint. To access the path dependence of socioeconomic impacts for cumulative carbon emissions, we used a computable general equilibrium model to analyze impacts on major socioeconomic indicators on a global scale for 30–50 pathways with different emission reduction starting years, different subsequent emission pathways, and three different cumulative 2100 emission scenarios (emissions that meet the 2 °C target, the 2 °C target emissions plus 10 %, and emissions producing radiative forcing of 4.5 W/m2). The results show that even with identical cumulative emission figures, the resulting socioeconomic impacts vary by the pathway realized. For the United Nations 2 °C target, for example, (a) the 95 % confidence interval of cumulative global gross domestic product (GDP) is 1355–1363 trillion US dollars (2010–2100, discount rate = 5 %), (b) the cumulative GDP of pathways with later emission reduction starting years grows weaker (5 % significance level), and (c) emissions in 2100 have a moderate negative correlation with cumulative GDP. These results suggest that GDP loss is minimized with pathways with earlier emission reduction followed by more moderate reduction rates to achieve lower emission levels. Consequently, we suggest an early emission peak to meet the stringent target. In our model setting, it is desirable for emissions to peak by 2020 to reduce mitigation cost and by 2030 at the latest to meet the 2 °C target. 相似文献
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Life history trade-offs in tropical trees and lianas 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
It has been hypothesized that tropical trees partition forest light environments through a life history trade-off between juvenile growth and survival; however, the generality of this trade-off across life stages and functional groups has been questioned. We quantified trade-offs between growth and survival for trees and lianas on Barro Colorado Island (BCI), Panama using first-year seedlings of 22 liana and 31 tree species and saplings (10 mm < dbh < 39 mm) of 30 tree species. Lianas showed trade-offs similar to those of trees, with both groups exhibiting broadly overlapping ranges in survival and relative growth rates as seedlings. Life history strategies at the seedling stage were highly correlated with those at the sapling stage among tree species, with all species showing an increase in survival with size. Only one of 30 tree species demonstrated a statistically significant ontogenetic shift, having a relatively lower survival rate at the sapling stage than expected. Our results indicate that similar life history trade-offs apply across two functional groups (lianas and trees), and that life history strategies are largely conserved across seedling and sapling life-stages for most tropical tree species. 相似文献
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Prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidies currently relies on invasive procedures such as chorionic villous sampling and amniocentesis. These methods can provide an accurate diagnosis of the fetal karyotype but are relatively invasive. Here, we report a case of the prenatal detection of triple X using fetal cells obtained by lavage of the endocervical canal prior to amniocentesis, following ultrasound diagnosis of hydrops fetalis. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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There is a strong need for effective and sustainable treatment methods for remediating soils and waters contaminated by fossil fuel pollutants such as aromatic hydrocarbons. Remediation could be improved by genetic bioaugmentation that uses conjugation of catabolic plasmids between bacteria. Research on the conditions for success, effectiveness, and long-term impact of genetic bioaugmentation are therefore necessary. Here the effects of genetic bioaugmentation with Pseudomonas putida BBC 443 was studied in continuous-flow soil columns with or without glucose amendment. Results show that the highest transconjugant occurrence of 21.7 ± 2.1 %, and development of microbial communities with the highest overall toluene degradation potential of 0.0790 ± 0.0055 mg toluene/g soil/h, were achieved in soil columns that received a continuous addition of 1 g/L glucose. Plasmid transfer and toluene biodegradation did not depend on the survival of donor P. putida BBC443, suggesting that genetic bioaugmentation was successful. Furthermore, bacterial community structure analysis revealed that genetic bioaugmentation had limited long-term impact on the soil bacterial community structures, regardless of the specific treatment. Our findings show that genetic bioaugmentation was successful and resulted in limited long-term ecological impact, thus demonstrating that genetic bioaugmentation can provide an effective and sustainable method for in situ bioremediation. 相似文献
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Kaoru Kakinuma Takehiro Sasaki Undarmaa Jamsran Toshiya Okuro Kazuhiko Takeuchi 《Environmental management》2014,54(4):888-896
Applying the threshold concept to rangeland management is an important challenge in semi-arid and arid regions. Threshold recognition and prediction is necessary to enable local pastoralists to prevent the occurrence of an undesirable state that would result from unsustainable grazing pressure, but this requires a better understanding of the pastoralists’ perception of vegetation threshold changes. We estimated plant species cover in survey plots along grazing gradients in steppe and desert-steppe areas of Mongolia. We also conducted interviews with local pastoralists and asked them to evaluate whether the plots were suitable for grazing. Floristic composition changed nonlinearly along the grazing gradient in both the desert-steppe and steppe areas. Pastoralists observed the floristic composition changes along the grazing gradients, but their evaluations of grazing suitability did not always decrease along the grazing gradients, both of which included areas in a post-threshold state. These results indicated that local pastoralists and scientists may have different perceptions of vegetation states, even though both of groups used plant species and coverage as indicators in their evaluations. Therefore, in future studies of rangeland management, researchers and pastoralists should exchange their knowledge and perceptions to successfully apply the threshold concept to rangeland management. 相似文献
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Shu Saeki Junya Kano Fumio Saito Kaoru Shimme Seiichi Masuda Tsuyoshi Inoue 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2001,3(1):20-23
Polyvinyl chloride (–CH2–CHCl–)
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(PVC) was ground with a powdered inorganic material (CaO, CaCO3, SiO2, Al2O3, or slag) in a planetary ball mill under atmospheric conditions to investigate the effect of additions on its dechlorination.
The grinding causes a dehydrochlorinating reaction, forming a mixture of partially dechlorinated PVC and inorganic chloride,
depending on the grinding time. The dechlorination increases as the grinding progresses, and is improved with increasing amounts
of additives. The most effective additive is a mixture of CaO, SiO2, and Al2O3, which has the same constituent components as blast furnace slag. CaO, a mixture of CaO, SiO2, and blast furnace slag, are also effective, but CaCO3 is the least effective additive tired.
Received: August 3, 2000 / Accepted: September 21, 2000 相似文献