不同因素对贺兰山丁香愈伤组织诱导的影响

利用正交实验设计研究4种因素(6-BA、NAA、2,4-D、外植体)对贺兰山丁香愈伤组织诱导的影响,筛选出最佳的愈伤组织诱导条件为MS 6-BA 0.5 mg/L 2,4-D 0.1 mg/L,其中6-BA的浓度和外植体类型对贺兰山丁香种苗的出愈率有极显著影响(P=0.01).同时发现子叶和胚轴均可作为外植体材料,且以胚轴为外植体在最佳诱导条件下出愈率高达93.3%.     

Blood eosinophil count and risk of postoperative pneumonia following coronary artery bypass graft surgery

AIM:To investigate the relationship between blood eosinophil count and risk of postoperative pneumonia in patients with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. METHODS: The medical records of 613 patients who underwent CABG surgery from January 2008 to December 2017 in our hospital were collected and reviewed. The incidence of postoperative pneumonia and hospital mortality were compared in the patients with low or high blood eosinophil count. The risk factors for postoperative pneumonia following CABG surgery were analyzed by multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: The patients enrolled in the study were 582, in which 220 patients had preoperative blood eosinophil counts of less than 2% (low blood eosinophil count) and 362 patients had eosinophil counts of 2% or more (high blood eosinophil count). The incidence of postoperative pneumonia in the patients with low blood eosinophil count was 14.1% (31/220), significantly higher than that (6.4%, 23/362) in the patients with high blood eosinophil count (P=0.002). However, the hospital mortality of the patients with high or low blood eosinophil count had no difference. Low blood eosinophil count (OR=3.521, 95% CI:1.213~10.223, P=0.021), nasogastric tube (OR=6.490, 95% CI:2.757~15.280, P<0.001) and mechanical ventilation ≥ 24 h (OR=3.496, 95% CI:1.156~10.178, P=0.035) were identified as independent risk factors for postoperative pneumonia following CABG surgery. CONCLUSION: Low blood eosinophil count is associated with increased risk of postoperative pneumonia following CABG surgery.     

苹果bZIP转录因子基因MdAREB2功能的初步研究

对‘嘎拉’苹果中的1个bZIP转录因子基因MdAREB2(序列号:MDP0000248567)进行功能初步研究。蛋白进化树分析表明,苹果MdAREB2与拟南芥AtAREB2具有很高的同源性。利用PlantCare数据库进行启动子顺式作用元件的预测分析,MdAREB2启动子序列中存在脱落酸响应元件ABRE。实时定量PCR检测表明,MdAREB2明显受ABA诱导。拟南芥种子萌发阶段经过0.5和2μmol·L~(-1)ABA处理后发现突变体abi5中过量表达MdAREB2能够恢复对ABA的敏感性。拟南芥幼苗生长阶段,经过20μmol·L~(-1) ABA处理后发现,突变体abi5中过量表达MdAREB2能够部分恢复对ABA的敏感性。     

苹果愈伤组织超表达MdNAC029促进花青苷积累

以‘光辉’海棠(Malus spectabilis‘Guanghui’)与‘王林’苹果(Malus×domestica‘Orin’)杂交后代中分离出来的红肉苹果果实为试验材料,克隆得到1个NAC(NAM,ATAF1/2,CUC2)转录因子基因,命名为MdNAC029。该基因开放阅读框(ORF)为843 bp,编码含有280个氨基酸的蛋白。保守结构域分析显示,MdNAC029蛋白在N端包含1个保守的NAC结构域。基因表达分析显示该基因在红肉苹果果实中表达量较非红肉果实高。在‘王林’苹果愈伤组织中超表达MdNAC029,其花青苷积累显著增加,表明MdNAC029在调控花青苷积累过程中发挥重要作用。对MdMYB1启动子序列进行分析,发现其序列包含1个MdNAC029转录因子的结合位点。同时,烟草瞬时表达试验显示,MdNAC029能够激活MdMYB1基因的表达。由此推测,MdNAC029可能通过直接促进MdMYB1基因的表达,正向调节花青苷的积累。     

Attribution of human infections with Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) to livestock sources and identification of source‐specific risk factors,The Netherlands (2010–2014)

Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a zoonotic pathogen of public health concern whose sources and transmission routes are difficult to trace. Using a combined source attribution and case–control analysis, we determined the relative contributions of four putative livestock sources (cattle, small ruminants, pigs, poultry) to human STEC infections and their associated dietary, animal contact, temporal and socio‐econo‐demographic risk factors in the Netherlands in 2010/2011–2014. Dutch source data were supplemented with those from other European countries with similar STEC epidemiology. Human STEC infections were attributed to sources using both the modified Dutch model (mDM) and the modified Hald model (mHM) supplied with the same O‐serotyping data. Cattle accounted for 48.6% (mDM) and 53.1% (mHM) of the 1,183 human cases attributed, followed by small ruminants (mDM: 23.5%; mHM: 25.4%), pigs (mDM: 12.5%; mHM: 5.7%) and poultry (mDM: 2.7%; mHM: 3.1%), whereas the sources of the remaining 12.8% of cases could not be attributed. Of the top five O‐serotypes infecting humans, O157, O26, O91 and O103 were mainly attributed to cattle (61%–75%) and O146 to small ruminants (71%–77%). Significant risk factors for human STEC infection as a whole were the consumption of beef, raw/undercooked meat or cured meat/cold cuts. For cattle‐attributed STEC infections, specific risk factors were consuming raw meat spreads and beef. Consuming raw/undercooked or minced meat were risk factors for STEC infections attributed to small ruminants. For STEC infections attributed to pigs, only consuming raw/undercooked meat was significant. Consuming minced meat, raw/undercooked meat or cured meat/cold cuts were associated with poultry‐attributed STEC infections. Consuming raw vegetables was protective for all STEC infections. We concluded that domestic ruminants account for approximately three‐quarters of reported human STEC infections, whereas pigs and poultry play a minor role and that risk factors for human STEC infection vary according to the attributed source.     

表皮生长因子对葡聚糖硫酸钠诱导的结肠炎模型小鼠肠道损伤的修复研究

本文旨在讨论表皮生长因子(EGF)对葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)诱导的结肠炎模型小鼠肠道损伤的修复作用。选用24只6周龄BALB/c小鼠,随机分为3组,即:正常对照组、DSS模型对照组、DSS+EGF组。正常对照组小鼠饮用自来水;DSS模型对照组小鼠在试验第1~7天饮用5%DSS水溶液,第8~10天饮用自来水;DSS+EGF组小鼠按照DSS模型对照组处理,同时每天皮下注射EGF 2次,共注射10 d。结果表明:1)与正常对照组相比,DSS模型对照组小鼠结肠长度极显著降低(P0.01);与DSS模型对照组相比,DSS+EGF组小鼠结肠长度极显著增加(P0.01)。2)DSS模型对照组小鼠结肠可见典型溃疡,结肠损伤程度评分(CDS)极显著高于正常对照组(P0.01);DSS+EGF组小鼠结肠组织未见溃疡,与DSS模型对照组相比,CDS极显著降低(P0.01)。3)与正常对照组相比,DSS模型对照组小鼠结肠紧密连接蛋白(Occludin)浓度显著降低(P0.05);与DSS模型对照组相比,DSS+EGF组小鼠结肠Occludin浓度显著升高(P0.05)。4)与正常对照组相比,DSS模型对照组小鼠结肠白细胞介素-2(IL-2)和白细胞介素-4(IL-4)浓度极显著降低(P0.01),白细胞介素-10(IL-10)浓度显著降低(P0.05);与DSS模型对照组相比,DSS+EGF组结肠IL-2和IL-4浓度极显著增加(P0.01),IL-10浓度显著增加(P0.05)。由此可见,EGF可能通过提高肠道Occludin表达水平,调节肠道细胞因子浓度趋于正常水平,从而修复受损肠道组织,维持肠道黏膜屏障的完整性。     

抗菌肽抑制脂多糖诱导的炎症反应

抗菌肽是一种对多重耐药菌株表现出特异性抗菌机制的小分子多肽。同时,抗菌肽还具有抗炎活性,可以通过直接中和脂多糖(LPS)、抑制生物性炎症因子的产生来减轻炎症反应;亦可通过趋化白细胞、促进免疫细胞增殖等来影响获得性免疫,从而调节宿主免疫系统发挥保护作用。本文综述了近年来LPS诱导炎症产生的机制及抗菌肽抑制LPS诱导炎症反应的作用机理。