Alteration of integrin-associated protein (CD47) on experimental porcine eperythrozoonosis

To evaluate the alteration of CD47 on RBCs of pigs infected with M. suis, we induced the experimental porcine eperythrozoonosis and collected the blood samples at the different time points. The result of analysis by flow cytometry after reaction with mouse-anti-human CD47 and caprine-anti-mouse IgG-FITC reagents indicated that the CD47 quantity on RBCs changed correlatively with the course of PE. The lowest value of M1 (percentage of the positive cells in fluorescence intensity) occurred on day 7 post inoculation at the peak of parasitemia and decreased 82% compared with the control sample. And then, the values of M1 on day 14 and 21 rised slowly but were still significantly different with the controls (p < 0.01). These suggested that the quantity of CD47 on RBCs altered progressively with the phases of the PE disease. The decrease of CD47 on RBCs maybe weaken the inhibitory CD47-SIRPalpha interaction and provide positive signals for phagocytosis of macrophages resulting in the removal of the RBCs from the circulation. In conclusion, CD47, a marker on RBCs, maybe play an important role on the mechanism of hemolysis caused by infection of M. suis.     

Astaxanthin Reduces Stemness Markers in BT20 and T47D Breast Cancer Stem Cells by Inhibiting Expression of Pontin and Mutant p53

Astaxanthin (AST) is a product made from marine organisms that has been used as an anti-cancer supplement. It reduces pontin expression and induces apoptosis in SKBR3, a breast cancer cell line. Using Western blotting and qRT-PCR analyses, this study revealed that in the T47D and BT20 breast cancer cell lines, AST inhibits expression of pontin and mutp53, as well as the Oct4 and Nanog cancer stem cell (CSC) stemness genes. In addition, we explored the mechanism by which AST eradicates breast cancer cells using pontin siRNAs. Pontin knockdown by pontin siRNA reduced proliferation, Oct4 and Nanog expression, colony and spheroid formation, and migration and invasion abilities in breast cancer cells. In addition, reductions in Oct4, Nanog, and mutp53 expression following rottlerin treatment confirmed the role of pontin in these cells. Therefore, pontin may play a central role in the regulation of CSC properties and in cell proliferation following AST treatment. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that AST can repress CSC stemness genes in breast cancer cells, which implies that AST therapy could be used to improve the efficacy of other anti-cancer therapies against breast cancer cells.     

病、健鸡不同肠段正常菌群的研究

本项研究测定了病、健鸡空肠和直肠的双歧杆菌等11种细菌,结果显示鸡白痢病具有明显的肠内菌群失调。拟杆菌显著减少(P<0.01),大肠杆菌菌数增加(P<.0.1)而乳酸杆菌等7种茵无明显变化。     

生防菌FO47和FO47B10的应用研究

测定了非致病性镰刀菌FO47和FO47B10对小麦、玉米等8种作物的安全性和定殖能力,以及其对黄瓜和西瓜生长发育的影响及对黄瓜霜霉病的生物防治效果。结果表明,FO47和FO47B10对作物是安全的,并能定殖在作物体内;提前在土壤中接种FO47和FO47B10能提高黄瓜和西瓜植株的抗逆性,促进其生长发育,促生效应与其分泌的赤霉素量呈正相关关系;FO47和FO47B10对黄瓜霜霉病有明显的防治效果。     

CD47-SIRPα阻断剂在实体癌和血液癌中的研究现状

CD47属于免疫球蛋白家族成员之一,广泛存在于细胞膜表面,特别是在肿瘤细胞中高表达。肿瘤细胞表面的CD47可与巨噬细胞表面的抑制性免疫受体--信号调节蛋白α(SIRPα)相结合,形成CD47-SIRPα信号复合体,该复合体能抑制巨噬细胞对肿瘤细胞的吞噬,使肿瘤细胞逃避免疫监视,从而促进肿瘤的发展。目前免疫治疗主要是通过抗CD47抗体抑制CD47-SIRPα信号通路,激活先天性免疫反应和适应性免疫反应,提高巨噬细胞靶向杀伤肿瘤细胞的能力。CD47-SIRPα正逐渐成为肿瘤免疫治疗的新型有效免疫治疗靶标,论文对CD47-SIRPα阻断剂在实体癌和血液癌的研究现进行以综述,以期为实体癌和血液癌的研究提供参考。     

天然土壤对BDE-47的吸附特征

研究了BDE-47在3种不同有机质含量的天然土壤上的吸附行为,包括吸附过程动力学和热力学等温线。结果表明,双室一级动力学模式较单室一级动力学模式更适于描述BDE-47在天然土壤上的吸附过程动力学特征,尤其是在吸附初始阶段（0-49h）。快吸附在自吸附初始到表观吸附平衡的整体吸附过程中占据优势地位,而慢吸附的贡献率则逐渐增加并在97h后达到相对稳定。快吸附达到其吸附容量的时间远快于慢吸附。在吸附开始阶段的3~5h,BDE-47吸附总量的增加主要决定于快吸附,但在后续的吸附阶段,慢吸附的影响逐渐成为主导。因BDE-47水相溶解度很低,在较窄的平衡浓度范围内,线性分配模式和非线性Freundlich模式对BDE-47的吸附等温线都能提供很好的拟合结果。在Freundlich模型结果中,具有较低（0.72%）和较高（7.90%）TOC分数的土样的非线性指数n都明显低于1.0（分别为0.75±0.03和0.74±0.02）,表明2种土样在相应的BDE-47平衡浓度范围内表现出一定的非线性吸附特征;而另一TOC分数居中（2.86%）的土样则表现出显著的线性行为,其非线性指数n明显接近1.0（1.03±0.03）。     

非致病性镰刀菌Fusarium oxysporum菌株47(FO47)对番茄枯萎病的防治效果

本实验对非致病镰刀菌Fusariumoxysporum菌株47号(简称FO47)对番茄枯萎病的生物防治效果进行了初步研究。通过对峙培养和多孔细胞培养板测试以及室内盆栽试验表明,FO47在对峙培养平板上对番茄枯萎病菌无拮抗作用;施用FO47的最佳时机是番茄播种至子叶平展期,最佳施用浓度为105～108分生孢子/毫升(简写为cfu·ml-1),防效为63.6%;结果还表明FO47液体培养的过滤液能有效抑制番茄枯萎病菌孢子的萌发,抑制萌发率为81.7%。     

2,2′,4,4′-四溴联苯醚的毒性效应、来源、分布与环境行为

系统分析了2,2′,4,4′-四溴联苯醚（BDE 47）在环境介质中的分布和主要来源。从甲状腺、神经、生殖繁育3个方面,阐述BDE 47毒性效应。从溶解分配、光降解、生物积累和生物降解4个角度,论述BDE 47主要环境行为。最后,提出了今后BDE 47研究的重点。     

Assessing diversity in Triticum durum cultivars and breeding lines for high versus low cadmium content in seeds using the CAPS marker usw47

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that occurs naturally in soils. Durum wheat is known to accumulate generally more Cd than other cereal crops. The uptake of Cd in durum wheat is governed by the gene Cdu1, which co‐segregates with several DNA markers, such as the co‐dominant marker usw47 and the dominant marker ScOPC20. A panel of 314 durum wheat cultivars or lines originating from 16 countries or regions were assessed with usw47. The plant material was mainly comprised of cultivars and modern breeding lines. From this set, 165 durum wheat lines were classified as low‐Cd accumulators, 144 high‐Cd accumulators and five were heterogeneous. A smaller subset of 16 cultivars had previously been evaluated for Cd accumulation in replicated field trials. Lines with the high‐Cd allele showed a 2.4‐fold higher Cd content in the seeds than lines with the low‐Cd allele. We also compared the utility of markers usw47 and ScOPC20 as selection tools. Marker‐assisted selection appears as a robust and practicable tool for breeding durum cultivars with low‐Cd content.     

BDE-47胁迫对双齿围沙蚕抗氧化防御系统的影响

将双齿围沙蚕Perinereis aibuhitensis暴露在BDE-47下进行急性毒性试验,测定96h-LC_(50)。在此基础上,研究了暴露在0、2、4、8mg·L~(-1)的BDE-47污染物下,双齿围沙蚕的谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)活力、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活力以及丙二醛(MDA)含量、谷胱甘肽硫转移酶(GST)活力的变化情况。结果表明BDE-47对双齿围沙蚕的96h-LC_(50)为31.24mg·L~(-1)。在暴露期间,与对照组比较,各处理组的GSH含量、GST活力、CAT活力总体上无显著变化,仅8mg·L~(-1)组的GST活力在14d极显著性升高(P0.01)。暴露1d时,4mg·L~(-1)处理组GPx活力显著升高(P0.05),在第7~14d时,2mg·L~(-1)处理组的GPx活性呈上升趋势;在暴露1d时,4 mg·L~(-1)、8 mg·L~(-1)两组的SOD活力显著下降(P0.05),整体上看,在1~7d时,SOD活力被诱导升高。14d时,与对照组的比较,4、8mg·L~(-1)处理组的SOD活力分别被显著(P0.05)和极显著(P0.01)抑制。在暴露1d时,MDA含量被诱导升高(P0.05),且4mg·L~(-1)极显著升高(P0.01)。在暴露4~14dMDA含量总体上无明显变化,仅第7d的8mg·L~(-1)处理组显著升高(P0.05)。结论:在双齿围沙蚕抗氧化防御系统中,MDA含量和SOD活力均在胁迫初期有显著变化,因此MDA含量和SOD活力可以作为潜在的生物标志物。