Advances in Reptile Clinical Therapeutics

The standard of today's reptile practice calls on clinicians to use an ever-increasing array of diagnostic tools to gather information and obtain a definitive diagnosis. Few, if any, pathognomonic signs exist for reptile diseases, and for most clinical syndromes there is a lack of information regarding pathophysiology for one to define standard therapeutic protocols based solely on clinical signs without objective diagnostic information. For example, in the relatively distant past, clinicians treating reptile patients would routinely administer parenteral calcium to green iguanas (Iguana iguana) with the primary presenting clinical sign of muscle tremors. Today, veterinarians who treat reptiles recognize that the risk of soft tissue mineralization and permanent damage to arteries, renal tubules, and other tissues usually outweighs the potential short-term benefit of calcium therapy. Before calcium therapy is initiated, it is best to know the patient's ionized calcium concentration to reduce the risk of potential adverse therapeutic side effects. A problem-oriented diagnostic approach directed toward minimizing risk and maximizing therapeutic benefit is now the standard of reptile practice.     

Biosynthetic Modularity Rules in the Bisintercalator Family of Antitumor Compounds

Diverse actinomycetes produce a family of structurally and biosynthetically related non-ribosomal peptide compounds which belong to the chromodepsipeptide family. These compounds act as bisintercalators into the DNA helix. They give rise to antitumor, antiparasitic, antibacterial and antiviral bioactivities. These compounds show a high degree of conserved modularity (chromophores, number and type of amino acids). This modularity and their high sequence similarities at the genetic level imply a common biosynthetic origin for these pathways. Here, we describe insights about rules governing this modular biosynthesis, taking advantage of the fact that nowadays five of these gene clusters have been made public (thiocoraline, triostin, SW-163 and echinomycin/quinomycin). This modularity has potential application for designing and producing novel genetic engineered derivatives, as well as for developing new chemical synthesis strategies. These would facilitate their clinical development.     

牛心朴子草对烟草病毒病的防效试验

采用室内枯斑寄主法和田间生测试验,测定了植物源Antofine抗病毒水剂——牛心朴子草W制剂对烟草病毒病的防治效果。室内测定结果显示:将牛心朴子草W制剂与病毒汁液混合后接种,对病毒的抑制效果为70%~80%;先喷制剂,24 h后再接种病毒,对病毒抑制效果为40%~50%;先接种病毒,2 h后再喷制剂,基本无抑制效果。田间对烟草病毒病的防治效果显示:牛心朴子草W制剂对PVY、CMV和TMV的综合防治效果为40%~50%,与目前生产上用的常规药剂病毒必克和菌克毒克防效相近。     

三黄鸡a干扰素的克隆、表达及抗病毒活性初步研究

采用PCR方法从三黄鸡血液基因组中扩增鸡α干扰素全基因,并克隆和测序.序列分析表明,基因全长为582 bp,亚克隆其成熟蛋白编码基因489 bp.将该片段与表达载体pET-28a连接克隆至大肠埃希菌DH5α菌株,经测序和酶切鉴定,选取正向插入、读码框正确的阳性克隆.构建重组质粒并转化BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导,...     

猪Ⅰ型干扰素融合表达及其抗病毒活性检测

采用重叠延伸PCR(splicing by overlap extension PCR,SOE-PCR)技术将猪I型干扰素PoIFN-α和PoIFN-β成熟肽基因进行连接,构建表达载体pET30a-PoIFN-α/β进行融合表达,利用细胞病变抑制试验检测融合干扰素rPoIFN-α/β抗病毒活性,并与非融合干扰素rPoIFN-α和rPoIFN-β进行比较分析。结果表明,在PK-15细胞上,融合干扰素rPoIFN-α/β表现出较强的抗病毒活性,其对VSV、PRRSV、CSFV、PRV、PPV、PASTV、PEDV和TGEV的抗病毒活性明显高于非融合干扰素,体现了一定的叠加效应,可以用于猪病毒性疾病的防治。     

猪抗病毒精液稀释液应用效果评价

抗病毒精液稀释液在养猪企业实际应用效果表明,抗病毒精液稀释液可使公猪精液在体外恒温有效保存时间延长至6d,精子平均活力达0.7,授配母猪情期受胎率达86％,窝产仔数平均11.2头,仔猪产后死亡率减少13％,猪群健康率平均提高32％.抗病毒精液稀释液与养猪企业原用普通稀释液比较,养猪综合效益提高15％.抗病毒精液稀释液在猪人工授精中应用取得良好效果.     

Anti HSV-1 Activity of Halistanol Sulfate and Halistanol Sulfate C Isolated from Brazilian Marine Sponge Petromica citrina (Demospongiae)

The n-butanol fraction (BF) obtained from the crude extract of the marine sponge Petromica citrina, the halistanol-enriched fraction (TSH fraction), and the isolated compounds halistanol sulfate (1) and halistanol sulfate C (2), were evaluated for their inhibitory effects on the replication of the Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 (HSV-1, KOS strain) by the viral plaque number reduction assay. The TSH fraction was the most effective against HSV-1 replication (SI = 15.33), whereas compounds 1 (SI = 2.46) and 2 (SI = 1.95) were less active. The most active fraction and these compounds were also assayed to determine the viral multiplication step(s) upon which they act as well as their potential synergistic effects. The anti-HSV-1 activity detected was mediated by the inhibition of virus attachment and by the penetration into Vero cells, the virucidal effect on virus particles, and by the impairment in levels of ICP27 and gD proteins of HSV-1. In summary, these results suggest that the anti-HSV-1 activity of TSH fraction detected is possibly related to the synergic effects of compounds 1 and 2.     

Crude garlic extract significantly inhibits replication of grapevine viruses

Efforts to control viral diseases of grapevine include the production of certified material and development of virus-resistant transgenic grapevines. However, effective antiviral agents, once the viruses have infected the plants, are still lacking. This study shows that a crude garlic extract has significant antiviral activity against grapevine viruses. Replication of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 (GLRaV-2) was obviously inhibited in grapevine cv. Cabernet Sauvignon calli treated with diluted (1:100) garlic extract. The relative RNA levels of GLRaV-2 and grapevine fleck virus (GFkV) in cv. Summer Black grapevine in in vitro-grown plantlets 10 days after treatment with diluted (1:100) garlic extract were about 22% and 20%, respectively, of that in controls. The viral RNA accumulation of GLRaV-2, GFkV, grapevine virus A (GVA), grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) and grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus (GRSPaV) in field-grown grapevine cv. Centennial Seedless plants sprayed with diluted (1:100) garlic extract were about 31–40%, 26–38%, 18–31%, 17–42% and 15–18%, respectively, of that in controls. Moreover, the garlic extract treatment led to a significant decrease in viral RNA accumulation of GLRaV-3, GLRaV-2, GVA, GFkV, GFLV, GRSPaV and grapevine Pinot Gris virus in pot-grown grapevine cv. Shine Muscat plants, and viral disease symptoms in these plants were obviously attenuated. In addition, this extract significantly induced expression of pathogenesis-related protein genes and stimulated activity of antioxidant enzymes in grapevines. Taken together, these results indicate that the crude garlic extract acts as a significant inhibitor against a broad range of grapevine viruses.     

木醋液在农业病虫草防控中的应用研究进展

为了开发木醋液作为优质生物农药的应用价值,本文归纳了不同原材料制作的木醋液在细菌真菌病害、病毒病、根结线虫病、害虫和杂草防除中的应用研究案例。总结了木醋液分别在病虫草防治中的作用：在适当浓度下,对真菌、细菌和根结线虫皆能有效抑制;作为助剂也能用于防治植物病毒病;对害虫具有驱避作用,浓度高时,直接的毒杀效果也很明显;对于作物田的部分杂草种类,木醋液具有被开发为生物除草剂的潜能。同时简单介绍了木醋液对有害生物的作用机理,指出了木醋液作为生物农药具有原材料来源广泛、广谱有效、环境友好、不易导致抗性发展等特点,其作为生物农药具有极大的应用价值。最后指出,在今后应用研发中应分馏纯化、组合复配木醋液产品,实现机制研究和产品标准化的综合目标。