寡齿新银鱼卵细胞粘丝的亚显微结构

经电镜扫描寡齿新银鱼的第Ⅳ时相，第Ⅴ时相卵母细胞和受卵的卵细胞粘丝，结果表明，卵细胞表面具从受精孔发生的１２根左右粘丝，此粘丝于受精孔处微弱弯曲，经侧部渐向受精孔相对处呈现很强扭曲或互相缠绕。卵细胞粘丝不仅出现在受精卵和第Ⅴ时相卵母细胞表面，而且清晰地出现在第Ⅳ时相卵母细胞的滤泡膜上。     

卵泡刺激素受体基因作为产仔数候选基因的研究

分析了FSHR基因2个位点（FSHRA、FSHRB）的PCR－SSCP、PCR－RFLPs多态性，利用SAS软件分析了多态性与母猪产仔数间连锁关系。找到了1个影响产仔数的新的变异位点FSHRB，该位点多态性显著地影响猪产仔数性状，即基因型BB的产仔数显著地高于AB、AA基因型。结果显示出该位点具有作为常规选育的辅助选择的有效的分子标记潜力。     

肉桂醛、柠檬醛对犬白色念珠菌黏附力及超微结构的影响

根据先前的研究,肉桂醛和柠檬醛都有较好的抗真菌活性。本研究对肉桂醛、柠檬醛在真菌黏附口腔黏膜上皮以及对犬白色念珠菌超微结构的影响进行探索。结果表明,药物处理组白色念珠菌黏附率显著下降。扫描电镜显示,经过药物处理的犬白色念珠菌细胞表面粗糙、皱缩、萎陷、外膜空洞、胞浆内容物流出。透射电镜下,细胞普遍发生细胞壁增厚,质壁分离,萎陷,胞浆内容物外流等损伤。     

大豆黄酮对伊莎鸡卵泡发育及其P450arom基因表达的影响

实验探讨了大豆黄酮(DAI)对伊莎鸡卵泡发育及其芳香化酶(P450arom)mRNA表达的影响。实验选取16只产蛋后期伊莎鸡,等分为对照组和DAI处理组。对照组饲喂基础日粮,实验组在基础日粮中添加10 mg/kgDAI。实验持续7周后,分离排卵前卵泡(F1、F2、F3……)的颗粒层及小黄卵泡和大白卵泡,通过RT-PCR法检测P450arom mRNA表达的相对丰度。结果表明:DAI明显提高了伊莎鸡小黄卵泡和大白卵泡的数量,P450arommRNA在伊莎鸡不同发育阶段卵泡中的表达存在差异,部分卵泡P450arom mRNA表达的相对丰度显著增加。因此,在产蛋后期伊莎鸡基础日粮中添加DAI可增加不同发育阶段卵泡的数目,上调部分卵泡中与发育相关的基因表达以促进卵泡发育。     

Inhibitory effects of furanone metabolites of a rhizobacterium, Pseudomonas jessenii, on phytopathogenic Aphanomyces cochlioides and Pythium aphanidermatum

An antagonistic rhizobacterium, Pseudomonas jessenii EC-S101, isolated from the rhizosphere of spinach, produces two related secondary metabolites, 3-[(1 R )-hydroxyoctyl]-5-methylene-2(5 H )-furanone (4,5-didehydroacaterin) (1) and 3-[(1 R )-hydroxyhexyl]-5-methylene-2(5 H )-furanone (2). This study demonstrated their in vitro inhibitory effects, in particular those of (1), against Aphanomyces cochlioides AC-5 and Pythium aphanidermatum PA-5. The compounds inhibited radial growth and induced morphological abnormalities characterized by hyperbranching and periodic swelling in AC-5 and PA-5 hyphae, respectively. Staining with rhodamine-phalloidin, which binds to plasma-membrane-associated filamentous-actin (F-actin), revealed that tip-specific actin filaments were remodelled into a plaque-like form at an early stage of encounter (up to 24 h) with (1) or (2), whereas at later stages of encounter (48 h), the plaques were eliminated, reflecting the disorganization of actin arrays in the morphologically abnormal AC-5 and PA-5 hyphae. A similar response of actin disorganization was observed in AC-5 and PA-5 hyphae upon treatment with latrunculin B (3), an actin-assembly inhibitor produced by a sea sponge. It is suggested that (1) and (2) caused actin disorganization and their inhibitory activities were comparable to that of (3). Further ultrastructural observations substantiated abnormal functioning and delocalization of F-actin-linked cell organelles.     

Dermatophilus congolensis Infection in Goats in Tanzania

When goats in Eastern Tanzania were screened for skin diseases, Dermatophilus congolensis was isolated from the skin lesions in 8 of 484 animals examined. In one severely affected case, the disease was also characterized by histological studies (Gram stain, Giemsa stain and routine HE studies) and electron microscopy. The histological picture was characterized by hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, acanthosis, folliculitis and an inflammatory cellular reaction involving the epidermis. Gram stain and Giemsa stain revealed longitudinal and transverse branching filaments in the deeper layers of the epidermis. Ultrastructural studies demonstrated D. congolensis in various morphological forms, ranging from filamentous to tuber-shaped structures, mixed with numerous coccoid bodies of variable size. In some instances, the organisms were geometrically arranged in parallel rows of beading and were present in and among the degenerated epithelial cells. Several host cells showed degenerative changes. Ticks present on the goats were Amblyomma variegatum, Rhipicephalus evertsi, Rhipicephalus pravus and Boophilus sp. The clinical signs, pathological lesions, diagnosis, epidemiology and pathogenesis of the disease are discussed.     

Experimental Mycotoxic Nephropathy in Pigs Provoked by a Diet Containing Ochratoxin A and Penicillic Acid

Mycotoxic nephropathy was induced in 18 young pigs by diets contaminated with strains of Aspergillus ochraceus containing ochratoxin A (OTA) and penicillic acid (PA) at levels corresponding to those naturally encountered in animal feeds in Bulgaria. Haematological and biochemical parameters, as well as the morphological and ultrastructural changes in various internal organs, and especially in the kidneys, were examined at different stages of development of the disease. A mottled surface of the kidneys was only seen in pigs exposed to a mouldy diet containing 180 ppb OTA for 3 months, but microscopic lesions, as well as changes in various haematological and biochemical parameters, were observed in all groups exposed to the same mouldy diet containing only 90 or 180 ppb OTA. Histological examination showed two types of change: degenerative changes affecting the epithelial cells of the proximal tubules, which predominated at the initial stage, and proliferative changes in the interstitium, which predominated at the later stage of the disease. Telangiectasis and lymph stasis were also seen, as well as degenerative changes in the capillary endothelium. The characteristic renal lesions were similar to those observed in spontaneous cases of mycotoxic porcine nephropathy in Bulgaria, but they were a little different from the classic Danish porcine nephropathy. The enhanced toxicity of OTA in our study may be due to a synergistic effect between OTA and PA or to some other unknown metabolites produced by the same ochratoxinogenic strains of A. ochraceus.     

大豆疫霉菌对大豆下胚轴侵染过程的细胞学研究

 接种后1.5~24h,用光镜和电镜研究了2个大豆品种与大豆疫霉菌Ps411的亲和性和非亲和性互作。观察结果表明,大豆疫霉菌对大豆下胚轴的侵染过程可分为侵入前、侵入、皮层组织中的扩展和进入维管束组织4个连续阶段。大豆下胚轴接种后在25℃保湿培养,1.5h后游动孢子即形成休止孢并萌发产生附着孢,3h后侵入表皮细胞,6h后进入皮层组织,24h后进入维管束组织。病原菌主要以侵染菌丝直接侵入表皮,表皮细胞间隙是主要侵入部位。皮层细胞是病原菌定殖和发展的主要场所,胞间菌丝侵入皮层细胞并形成吸器。在菌丝与寄主细胞接触部位的寄主细胞壁与质膜之间常有胞壁沉积物的形成。在抗病品种上病菌的侵染事件与感病品种基本一致,但不能形成正常的吸器,胞壁沉积物明显多于感病品种,菌丝在寄主组织内的扩展明显受到抑制。利用β-1,3-葡聚糖免疫金标记单克隆抗体进行的免疫细胞化学的研究表明,胞壁沉积物内含有大量的β-1,3-葡聚糖,在大豆疫霉菌菌丝壁中也存在β-1,3-葡聚糖。以上结果表明,病原菌的侵染可诱导抗病寄主细胞内β-1,3-葡聚糖迅速的合成与积累、并形成胞壁沉积物,以抵御病菌的侵染与扩展。     

Pathological study of dilated cardiomyopathy

AIM: To study the pathological features of the dilated cardiomyopathy and the mechanisms involved. METHODS: The left ventricular myocardium specimens were obtained from 8 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy by BATISTA. The morphological changes was examined macropathologically and histopathologically. RESULTS: The dilated cardiomyopathy from 8 patients can be classified into two types macropathology. One of them showed hypertrophy of left ventricular wall and the other showed fatty infiltration on myocardium of the left ventricular. In the first type, swelling of the endothelial cells as well as luminal stenosis even occlusive of small arteries and arterioles were observed in the study. Electronical microscopical examination showed that there were a lot of homogeneous secretory granules in the endothelial cells. CONCLUSION: These results suggested that the secretory granules might be from the damaged myocardial cells and entered into the adjacent endothelial cells. The pathological changes mentioned above could aggravate the ischemia of myocardium. At the same time, the vicious cycle make the pathological changes more serious. Further study should be made to confirm the nature of the secretory granules.