A hyperbolic reaction–diffusion model for the hantavirus infection

A hyperbolic reaction–diffusion model for the hantavirus infection, generalizing the parabolic set of equations recently derived by Abramson and Kenkre, is proposed within the context of Extended Thermodynamics. The model, as in the parabolic case, captures some of the realistic features of the dynamics of hantavirus in mice population, while it avoids the unphysical features concerning the instantaneous diffusive effects typical of parabolic equations. Traveling wave solutions, related to the spread of the infection in the landscape, are investigated. Both analytical and numerical results obtained herein are discussed and validated from the behavior of the biological system. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

水溶性荧光共轭聚合物在检测出血热病毒中的应用

利用出血热病毒抗体-L133/抗原-EHF对水溶性荧光共轭聚合物聚(5-甲氧基-2-(3-磺酰化)丙氧基-1,4-对苯撑乙烯), (简写为MPS-PPV)荧光的增强/猝灭作用、抗原-EHF与抗体-L133之间的特异性相互作用及作用前后荧光强度的变化, 建立了一种基于水溶性荧光共轭聚合物荧光猝灭可逆的高灵敏、均相免疫测定新方法, 实现了出血热病毒抗 原-EHF的快速、灵敏检测, 检测抗原-EHF的线性范围是4.8×10^－9～5.0×10^－8 mol/L, 检出限为1.7×10^－9 mol/L. 实验表明, 生物分子对聚合物的荧光增强或猝灭不仅是静电作用, 而且还表现为聚合物形态构造的变化.     

汉坦病毒感染宿主细胞后TRAIL受体的动态变化

两株汉坦病毒(HV 76/118株和H-114株)分别感染人胚肺成纤维细胞(HEPF)后,于感染后不同时间(6,24,96h)提取细胞总RNA,半定量RT-PCR的方法检测肿瘤坏死因子相关诱导凋亡配体(TRAIL)的相关受体(TRAIL-R1～TRAIL-R4)在汉坦病毒感染细胞过程中的表达变化,以明确TRAIL受体在汉坦病毒感染细胞过程中的表达情况.结果显示,正常细胞内TRAIL-R4表达最高,其次为TRAIL-R2.汉坦病毒(HV 76/118株和H-114株)感染HEPF 6h时仅TRAIL-R1表达显著上升,TRAIL-R2、TRAIL-R4表达先下降后上升并在96h达到高峰.HV 76/118株感染HEPF细胞6h时TRAIL-R3表达减低并维持在低表达水平,而HV H-114感染后仅24h出现短暂下降.结果表明,TRAIL受体表达在汉坦病毒感染过程中呈动态变化,且不同毒株的变化趋势存在差异.