可变剪接体WNT4-β对山羊卵泡颗粒细胞增殖和激素分泌的影响

旨在研究WNT4的一个可变剪接体（WNT4-β）对山羊卵泡颗粒细胞增殖的影响。本研究选取4~6月龄健康母羊20只,采集双侧卵巢,体外分离卵泡颗粒细胞进行培养。通过免疫荧光染色技术确定WNT4-β的表达位置;在山羊颗粒细胞中过表达或干扰WNT4-β后,利用RT-qPCR、Western blot检测WNT4-β和WNT信号通路中关键标记因子ROA1、RHOA及颗粒细胞增殖标记基因cyclin-D2、CDK4的表达变化;CCK-8技术检测颗粒细胞增殖情况;并通过ELISA分析颗粒细胞中生殖激素水平的变化。免疫荧光染色结果显示,WNT4-β只在山羊卵泡颗粒细胞中表达,在卵母细胞不表达;过表达WNT4-β后,WNT4-β和颗粒细胞增殖因子cyclin-D2、CDK4的mRNA相对表达量极显著增加（P<0.01）,蛋白表达水平显著增加（P<0.05）;WNT信号通路标记因子ROA1、RHOA mRNA表达水平显著增加（P<0.05）,β-catenin蛋白表达水平显著增加（P<0.05）;干扰WNT4-β后,WNT4-β、cyclin-D2、CDK4、ROA1和RHOA 的mRNA表达显著降低（P<0.05）,WNT4-β、cyclin-D2、CDK4及β-catenin蛋白表达显著降低（P<0.05）。CCK-8结果显示,过表达WNT4-β促进颗粒细胞增殖（P<0.05）;ELISA结果显示,过表达WNT4-β后,颗粒细胞中雌二醇（estradiol,E₂）水平显著增加（P<0.05）,孕酮（progesterone,P₄）水平升高但不显著（P>0.05）;干扰WNT4-β后则结果相反,颗粒细胞增殖受到抑制（P<0.05）,E₂和P₄的水平显著降低（P<0.05）。综上所述,WNT4可变剪接体WNT4-β通过调控WNT信号通路促进山羊卵泡颗粒细胞增殖及类固醇激素分泌,本研究为解析WNT4调控山羊颗粒细胞增殖的潜在分子机制提供理论基础。     

SRSF10对山羊肌内前体脂肪细胞分化的影响

旨在克隆山羊SRSF10基因序列,明确其生物学特性,并通过过表达和干扰手段阐明SRSF10对山羊肌内脂肪细胞分化的影响。本研究以简州大耳羊(Capra hircus)为试验对象,利用RT-PCR技术克隆山羊SRSF10基因序列,并进行生物信息学分析; 利用实时荧光定量PCR(real-time quantitative PCR,qPCR)技术研究其在成脂诱导分化不同阶段细胞中的表达水平; 转染pcDNA3.1-SRSF10过表达载体和SRSF10-siRNA至山羊肌内前体脂肪细胞并诱导分化,通过油红O和Bodipy染色法从形态学上明确其对脂滴积聚的影响; 通过qPCR方法检测脂肪细胞分化标志基因表达的变化。结果显示,获得山羊SRSF10基因序列为1 026 bp,其中CDS区552 bp,共编码183个氨基酸; SRSF10在诱导分化96 h的肌内脂肪细胞中表达量最高; 过表达和干扰山羊SRSF10分别促进和抑制了肌内脂肪细胞中的脂滴积聚; 过表达后基因SREBP1、PPARγ和C/EBPα的相对表达量极显著上调(P < 0.01),干扰后分化标志基因SREBP1、PPARγ和C/EBPα相对表达水平极显著降低(P < 0.01)。结果表明,山羊SRSF10是肌内脂肪细胞分化的正调控作用因子,并且这种调控作用可能主要通过调节SREBP1、PPARγ和C/EBPα的表达来实现。     

基于酵母双杂交技术的绒山羊波形蛋白互作蛋白鉴定

为进一步探索波形蛋白(vimentin)调控绒山羊绒毛生长的作用机制,以内蒙古遗传种子资源阿尔巴斯白绒山羊皮肤中的毛囊组织为材料,利用PCR技术和酵母双杂交技术对根据GenBank中山羊的vimentin蛋白序列,运用蛋白质互作在线软件预测和液相色谱质谱联用采集免疫共沉淀数据筛选出肌动蛋白(ACTB)和vimentin进行基因引物设计、克隆、酵母表达载体构建和蛋白互作鉴定。结果显示:成功克隆出绒山羊vimentin基因CDS区序列的长度为1 401 bp, ACTB基因CDS区序列的长度为1 128 bp;构建了酵母表达载体;试验组共转化pGBKT7-vimentin与pGADT7-ACTB的Y2HGold菌株在二缺板SD/-Trp/-Leu/X-α-GaL/AbA培养基和四缺板SD/-Trp/-Leu/-His/-Ade/X-α-GaL/AbA培养基上,均能生长出淡蓝色菌落,而在对照组共转化pGBKT7空质粒与pGADT7-ACTB重组质粒的二缺板SD/-Trp/-Leu/X-α-GaL/AbA培养基上长出白色菌落,表明共转化的pGBKT7-vimentin与pGADT-ACTB重组质粒的下游报告基因Lac被激活,共转化pGBKT7空质粒与pGADT7-ACTB重组质粒的下游报告基因Lac未被激活。提示:vimentin与ACTB两种蛋白间存在相互作用。     

催乳素对内蒙古绒山羊毛囊体外培养影响的研究

【目的】 研究催乳素（PRL）对内蒙古绒山羊初级毛囊和次级毛囊体外生长及形态变化的影响。【方法】 机械法结合切割法分离内蒙古绒山羊的初级毛囊和次级毛囊,在初级毛囊培养液中分别添加0、5、10、50、100 ng/mL催乳素进行体外培养,每组24根,共培养5 d,每天在显微镜下观察其形态并拍照,统计其生长长度、生长速度和存活率,筛选出最适催乳素处理浓度。然后将初级毛囊与次级毛囊分别分为初级毛囊对照组（PF-K）、初级毛囊试验组（PF-PRL）、次级毛囊对照组（SF-K）、次级毛囊试验组（SF-PRL）,每组24根,对照组用基础培养液培养,试验组在基础培养液中添加最适浓度的催乳素,培养5 d,每天观察毛囊的形态并拍照,同时测量各组毛囊的生长长度。【结果】 10 ng/mL催乳素组毛囊的平均日生长长度均极显著高于其他浓度组（P<0.01）,最终生长长度和存活率均最高,因此,后续试验选择10 ng/mL催乳素处理毛囊。试验组和对照组初/次级毛囊的毛干与根鞘部位同时伸长,随着培养时间的增加均出现不同程度的弯曲。PF-PRL、SF-PRL组毛囊在2~5 d的总长度分别极显著高于PF-K、SF-K组（P<0.01）。PF-K组除第1天与第0天差异不显著外,1~5 d毛囊的总长度依次显著增加（P<0.05）;PF-PRL组0~5 d毛囊的总长度依次显著增加（P<0.05）。SF-K组毛囊第5天的总长度显著高于0~4 d （P<0.05）;SF-PRL组第4、5天毛囊的总长度均显著高于0~3 d （P<0.05）,第3天毛囊的总长度显著高于0~2 d （P<0.05）。PF-PRL、SF-PRL组毛囊在2~5 d的平均日生长长度分别极显著高于PF-K、SF-K组（P<0.01）。【结论】 10 ng/mL催乳素是体外促进毛囊生长的最适浓度,10 ng/mL催乳素对体外培养的内蒙古绒山羊的初级毛囊和次级毛囊均有极显著的促生长作用。     

奶山羊羔羊山羊痘的病理学、血清学及分子生物学诊断

目的 确定内蒙古某规模化奶山羊养殖场部分引进羔羊发病死亡的原因,为该场加强重点疫病免疫防控提供科学依据。方法 对出现典型临床症状的发病羊只进行病理解剖学观察,无菌采集肺脏病变样本,制备病理组织切片;无菌采集发病羊只的血液制备血清,采用高敏荧光技术检测血清中的山羊痘病毒抗体;无菌采集发病羊只的肺组织、鼻拭子、眼拭子,利用PCR技术检测山羊痘病毒P32基因,对测序获得的序列进行BLAST比对并进行同源性分析。结果 剖检可见病羊口腔、鼻腔、喉头、气管黏膜有圆形疹痘;肺部明显水肿,表面存在红色疹痘,切开后呈不透明、灰白色胶冻样;瘤胃、网胃、瓣胃、皱胃黏膜均出现疹痘。病理组织学检查可见肺泡红色深染,间质变宽,腔内存在脱落的上皮细胞,Ⅱ型肺泡上皮细胞增生,并化生为腺泡样状;支气管腔内存在大量的炎性细胞。发病山羊血清经高敏荧光技术检测,判定为山羊痘病毒抗体阳性。采集肺组织（GTPV-YP1）、鼻拭子（GTPV-YP2）、眼拭子（GTPV-YP3）样品各1份,3份样品经P32基因PCR检测均获得983 bp的扩增片段,与预期大小一致;GTPV-YP1、GTPV-YP2样品P32基因序列与山羊痘病毒中国分离株KC951854.1、Oman分离株 MN072621.1 P32基因的同源性为100%,GTPV-YP3与山羊痘病毒中国分离株EF514892.1、HM572329.1、JN596275.1、MG817382.1的同源性为99.0%。结论 经病理解剖学观察、病理组织学检查、血清学检测以及病原PCR鉴定,确定引起该场引进奶山羊羔羊发病的原因为山羊痘病毒感染。     

内蒙古4种家畜乳硒含量测定及评价

[目的] 探明内蒙古4种家畜乳的硒含量水平。[方法] 从内蒙古东北部到西部8个旗县采集双峰驼、蒙古马、萨能山羊和荷斯坦牛4种家畜代表性混合乳样48份,涉及188头（只/匹）动物个体乳样。利用原子荧光光谱法测定乳硒含量,并对乳硒含量的地区和畜种差异进行统计学分析和比较。[结果] 4种家畜乳硒含量存在地区差异：阿拉善左旗双峰驼乳硒含量[（5.96±0.41）μg/kg]约为鄂温克族自治旗双峰驼乳硒含量[（2.89±0.12）μg/kg]的2倍;呼和浩特市荷斯坦牛乳硒含量[（8.74±0.22）μg/kg]约为鄂温克族自治旗荷斯坦牛乳硒含量[（2.26±0.41）μg/kg]的3.8倍;正蓝旗蒙古马乳硒含量[（6.65±0.57）μg/kg]约为鄂温克族自治旗蒙古马乳硒含量[（1.02±0.42）μg/kg]的6.5倍;同在西部区,杭锦旗萨能山羊乳硒含量为[（8.95±1.32）μg/kg],略高于五原县萨能山羊乳硒含量[（6.28±0.80）μg/kg],但二者差异不显著（P>0.05）。家畜种类不同乳中硒含量也存在差异：双峰驼、萨能山羊和荷斯坦牛的乳硒含量整体高于蒙古马;萨能山羊乳硒含量显著（P<0.05）高于蒙古马乳。4种家畜乳硒含量数据都较为离散,提示乳中硒含量不仅存在跨东西部地区的差异,还可能存在局部地质丰度效应,也可能与外来饲草料和舔砖等有关。[结论] 内蒙古家畜乳硒含量整体较低,并存在东北部显著低于中西部地区的现象;富硒饲养是内蒙古地区养殖业和乳品加工业高品质发展的一个有效途径。     

陕西富硒与非富硒地区山羊组织硒含量和GPX-7基因表达的比较

为了探讨陕西紫阳县(富硒地区)山羊各组织中微量元素硒的含量和谷胱甘肽过氧化酶7(Glutathione Peroxidase 7,GPX-7)基因的表达情况,以及组织中的硒沉积量对GPX-7基因表达的影响。利用原子荧光光谱法对年龄相仿、体质量相近的紫阳县双安镇(n=7)和广成镇(n=7)和宝鸡市陈仓区白山羊体内硒含量进行了测定;同时运用实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)相对定量技术测定GPX-7基因mRNA的相对表达量。紫阳双安镇山羊硒含量显著高于紫阳广成镇(P0.05),同时紫阳县均显著高于宝鸡陈仓区(P0.05);但是紫阳双安镇与紫阳广成镇山羊肺脏中硒含量差异不显著(P0.05)。GPX-7基因在各组织器官中广泛表达,但是不同地区的山羊表现出不同的组织差异性。紫阳双安镇山羊心脏、脾脏、肾周脂肪和背最长肌组织中mRNA水平与紫阳广成镇差异不显著(P0.05),但是紫阳地区均显著高于宝鸡陈仓区(P0.05)。在肺脏、肾脏、股二头肌和淋巴组织中,来自不同地区的山羊GPX-7基因mRNA的表达量地差异均两两显著(P0.05),其中紫阳广成镇山羊肺脏的表达量显著高于其他两个地区(P0.05)。由此可见,山羊各组织器官中微量元素硒的沉积量和GPX-7基因mRNA的表达量表现出较为一致的地域趋势,即紫阳双安镇紫阳广成镇宝鸡陈仓区,这表明微量元素硒上调GPX-7基因的表达,但是具有组织差异性。     

Effect of a single injection of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on testicular blood flow measured by color doppler ultrasonography in male Shiba goats

Although color Doppler ultrasonography has been used to evaluate testicular blood flow in many species, very little has been done in goat. Eight male Shiba goats were exposed to a single intramuscular injection of either gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH group; 1 µg/kg BW) or human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG group; 25 IU/kg BW). Plasma testosterone (T), estradiol (E2) and inhibin (INH) were measured just before (0 hr) and at different intervals post injection by radioimmunoassay. Testis volume (TV) and Doppler indices, such as resistive index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) of the supratesticular artery, were measured by B-mode and color Doppler ultrasonography, respectively. The results indicated an increase in testicular blood flow in both groups, as RI and PI decreased significantly (P<0.05), but this increase was significant higher and earlier in hCG group (1 hr) than in the GnRH group (2 hr). A high correlation was found for RI and PI with both T (RI, r= −0.862; PI, r= −0.707) and INH in the GnRH group (RI, r=0.661; PI, r=0.701). However, a significant (P<0.05) correlation was found between E2 and both RI (r= −0.610) and PI (r= −0.763) in hCG group. In addition, TV significantly increased and was highly correlated with RI in both groups (GnRH, r= −0.718; hCG, r= −0.779). In conclusion, hCG and GnRH may improve testicular blood flow and TV in Shiba goats.     

Effects of supplementation with green tea by‐products on growth performance,meat quality,blood metabolites and immune cell proliferation in goats

Forty‐eight castrated male goats were used to determine the effects of feeding green tea by‐products (GTB) on growth performance, meat quality, blood metabolites and immune cell proliferation. Experimental treatments consisted of basal diets supplemented with four levels of GTB (0%, 0.5%, 1.0% or 2.0%). Four replicate pens were assigned to each treatment with three goats per replicate. Increasing dietary GTB tended to linearly increase the overall average weight gain and feed intake (p = 0.09). Water holding capacity, pH and sensory attributes of meat were not affected by GTB supplementation, while cooking loss was reduced both linearly and quadratically (p < 0.01). The redness (linear; p = 0.02, quadratic; p < 0.01) and yellowness (quadratic; p < 0.01) values of goat meat were improved by GTB supplementation. Increasing dietary GTB quadratically increased protein and decreased crude fat (p < 0.05), while linearly decreased cholesterol (p = 0.03) content of goat meat. The proportions of monounsaturated fatty acid, polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and n‐6 PUFA increased linearly (p < 0.01) and n‐3 PUFA increased quadratically (p < 0.05) as GTB increased in diets. Increasing dietary GTB linearly increased the PUFA/SFA (saturated fatty acid) and tended to linearly and quadratically increase (p ≤ 0.10) the n‐6/n‐3 ratio. The thiobarbituric acid‐reactive substances values of meat were lower in the 2.0% GTB‐supplemented group in all storage periods (p < 0.05). Dietary GTB linearly decreased plasma glucose and cholesterol (p < 0.01) and quadratically decreased urea nitrogen concentrations (p = 0.001). The growth of spleen cells incubated in concanavalin A and lipopolysaccharides medium increased significantly (p < 0.05) in response to GTB supplementation. Our results suggest that GTB may positively affect the growth performance, meat quality, blood metabolites and immune cell proliferation when supplemented as a feed additive in goat diet.     

Genotype,production system and sex effects on fatty acid composition of meat from goat kids

Two trials were performed to assess the meat fatty acid profile of goat kids from different genotypes, production systems and sex. In the first trial, genotype effect was determined in 24 suckling male kids from Turkish Saanen, Maltese and Gokceada breeds. In the second trial, male and female Gokceada Goat kids were used to compare the effect of extensive and semi‐intensive production systems on fatty acid composition of meat. Significant genotype effect was observed in the percentages of myristic acid (C14:0), palmitic acid (C16:0), oleic acid (C18:1 n‐9), linolenic acid (C18:3 n‐3), arachidonic acid (C20:4 n‐6) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6 n‐3), despite no differences on the ratios of polyunsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids (PUFA/SFA) and n‐6/n‐3 (P > 0.05). The effect of production system had also significant effects on fatty acids, but sex only influenced significantly stearic acid (C18:0), C18:1 n‐9 and C18:3 n‐3 fatty acids and total PUFA level and PUFA/SFA ratio. This study confirms that dairy breeds are prone to produce higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids in their muscle. Meanwhile, meat from Gokceada goat kids, which is one of the indigenous breeds in Turkey, had similar PUFA/SFA and n‐6/n‐3 ratios to Turkish Saanen and Maltase.