Determination of maternal serum acetylcholinesterase in pregnancies with fetal neural tube defects

We have investigated the occurrence of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) (E.C.3.1.1.7) in fetal serum, amniotic fluid and maternal serum using an immuno-chemical assay-technique employing both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies. Fetal serum had increased amounts of AChE, which is due to an increase in the 10.5S form of the enzyme. This form was also found in amniotic fluids of pregnancies with a fetal neural tube defect (NTD), but not in normal amniotic fluid. The increase in amniotic fluid AChE was however, not reflected in the maternal serum.     

黔西南地区微细粒浸染型金矿床矿物流体包裹体地球化学

应用包裹体地球化学方法，对黔西南地区具有代表性的板其、丫他、戈塘金矿床的成矿物理化学条件和金的活化迁移形式进行了定量计算。在此基础上对金的沉淀聚集过程进行了探讨。     

Amniotic fluid levels of human chorionic gonadotropin and its alpha and beta subunits in second-trimester chromosomally abnormal pregnancies

Amniotic fluid from 135 pregnancies was assayed for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and its free alpha (ahCG) and free beta (bhCG) subunits. Forty-six chromosomally abnormal pregnancies between 14 and 20 weeks' gestation were matched with 89 chromosomally normal samples. Compared with controls, trisomy 21 pregnancies exhibited significantly elevated levels of all three peptides, whereas trisomy 18 gestations gave rise only to significant elevation of ahCG. Female fetuses in both the trisomy 21 and trisomy 18 pregnancies provided significantly elevated levels of hCG and bhCG compared to their male counterparts. On converting the values to multiples of the median, it was determined that 6 of 7 trisomy 18 samples had abnormally elevated alpha/beta ratios, as did 6 of 21 Down's syndrome pregnancies. Further, 11 of 21 trisomy 21 gestations had abnormal amniotic fluid hCG levels. Using only ahCG, bhCG and their ratio, a 61 per cent sensitivity was found for these trisomies, with a 96 per cent specificity.     

Amniotic fluid enzymes in pregnancies with trisomy 21

The activities of a range of microvillous enzymes in amniotic fluid from normal pregnancies (n = 213) and those complicated by trisomy 21 (n = 26) were compared in a prospective study. Using a centrifugal analyser, the activities of leucine aminopeptidase (LAP), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), aspartate transferase (AST), and isoenzymes of alkaline phosphate (ALP) were measured in amniotic fluid alongside alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels. Of the markers studied, LAP was found to be the most reliable indicator of trisomy 21. Using levels below the 5th percentile, LAP showed sensitivity 73 per cent, specificity 94 per cent, and predictive value positive 63 percent. Although these tests would not replace karyotyping in all cases, the measurement of LAP could be useful as a rapid initial screening test, particularly when amniocentesis is performed for indications other than chromosomal abnormalities.     

Artificial instillation of amniotic fluid as a new technique for the diagnostic evaluation of cases of oligohydramnios

In cases of severe oligohydramnios, sonographic diagnosis is hampered by poor visibility and by increased fetal flexion. Therefore, 74 artificial instillations of amniotic fluid were performed in 50 pregnancies by sonographic guidance. Fetal diseases included Potter's syndrome, obstructive uropathy, cystic kidneys (20 cases); Meckel's syndrome, C. de Lange syndrome, cytomegaly fetopathy (1 case each); VATER association (2 cases); triploidy (5 cases); severe intrauterine growth retardation (8 cases); and premature rupture of membranes (12 cases). By improved sonographic visibility and the observation of fetal behaviour (drinking, filling of stomach and bladder, voiding of bladder after artificial instillation of amniotic fluid), the fetal anatomy could be studied more accurately, malformations could be identified or excluded, and bladder function could be examined. Thus, differentiation between fetuses without functioning kidneys and those with severe intrauterine growth retardation becomes possible. Further, re-aspiration on the day following instillation permitted determination of the karyotype. Finally, the artificial instillation of amniotic fluid is a hazardous intervention (rupture of membranes, labour) and should be reserved only for a small number of selected cases with diagnostically unclear oligohydramnios. For these cases, it seems to be the method of choice permitting a variety of diagnostic information to be obtained.     

基于超临界技术的印刷线路板资源化方法研究

印刷线路板的回收由于其结构和组成材料的复杂性，被认为是电子电器产品回收中的重点和难点之一。提出了将超临界流体技术应用于废弃印刷线路板的回收工艺，研究出了一种环境友好的废弃印刷线路板回收方法。建立了回收模型及回收实验平台，并使用正交实验设计方法对实验进行设计，利用SPSS分析软件对实验数据进行了分析研究并结合实际实验结果得出了最佳工艺参数。通过对反应生成物进行质谱分析，推测出了生成物的主要组分，并据此对反应机理进行了研究。     

炼钢厂炼焦车间土壤中PAHs的超临界流体萃取-色质联用分析方法研究

超临界流体萃取炼钢厂炼焦车间土壤中多环芳烃的最佳萃取条件为４０ＭＰａ，８０℃，０．５％甲醇动态改性液体ＣＯ２１０ｍＬ时，对土样进行超临界流体萃取，色质联用分析，并与索氏萃取法进行比较。土样中能准确定性的多环芳烃４４种，其中能定量分析的３１种。色谱定量的回收率均值为７８．５％￣１０４．１％，相对标准偏差为５．０％￣１５．６％。     

Glial and neuronal cells in amniotic fluid of anencephalic pregnancies

Cultured amniotic fluid cells from four anencephalic pregnancies were characterized in indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) microscopy using specific antibodies against different types of cytoskeletal intermediate filaments. Most of the cells showed a fine fibrillar cytoplasmic fluorescence with antibodies against glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFA), indicating that amniotic fluid cells in anencephalic pregnancies are of glial origin. The GFA-positive cells were rapidly adhering and proliferating. They remained as the major cell type also in long term cultures, and could easily be recovered from liquid nitrogen without losing their GFA positivity. GFA-positive cells were pleomorphic in appearance, and occurred in several morphologically different shapes. Amniotic fluid from one of the anencephalic cases contained typical neuronal cells, which in IIF were GFA-negative but could specifically be stained with anti-neurofilament antibodies. Most of the GFA-negative cells in all the cases were fibroblasts, identified by their fluorescence only with antibodies against vimentin. Epithelial cells showing positive keratin-fluorescence in IIF, were seen only occasionally.     

Prenatal diagnosis of a heterozygote for mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (β-glucuronidase deficiency)

We had the opportunity of investigating a case (BK) of a severe form of mucopolysacchari- dosis with nearly total deficiency of β-glucuronidase in serum, leucocytes and fibroblasts. We here report results obtained by prenatal diagnosis of a clinically normal child (BK's sister), and point out the difficulty in interpreting a heterozygous level of β-glucuronidase activity in cultured amniotic cells. Four successive passages of amniotic cells were tested for β-glucuronidase and α-mannosidase activity in at-risk and control cells. In different passages, enzyme activity was between 8 and 49 per cent of controls but 2 to 18 times higher than fibroblasts from the affected brother (BK). The highest activity was observed in the first passage and the lowest in the third. The electrophoretic separation of GAGS from at-risk amniotic fluid showed a normal pattern. We discuss the correlation between enzyme levels in different passages of cultured cells and that found in leucocytes and fibroblasts from the propositus and parents. From a practical point of view, we conclude that the first passage gives the most reliable results for prenatal diagnosis.     

质点群动态分布律及其应用

质点群动态分布律,可定量地表示进入容器或空间内的质点群,受外力作用后,当其产生沉降或运动时的状态分布特征,并简介用它来解决重力、离心力、静电力、磁力及其合力作用下的一系列各类除尘器或分选器的基本理论问题和部分工程实际方面的问题.