HIF-1α和IL-17在牦牛、犏牛及黄牛睾丸中的表达比较研究

本研究旨在比较HIF-1α和IL-17在不同牛睾丸组织中的差异性表达,进一步探究HIF-1α与IL-17在牛睾丸组织中发挥调控功能的关联性。以成年牦牛、犏牛和黄牛的睾丸作为研究对象,采用Western-blot、实时荧光定量PCR法检测HIF-1α及IL-17蛋白和基因在3种牛睾丸组织的表达差异。结果显示,3种牛睾丸组织中HIF-1α与IL-17基因和蛋白表达都存在显著性差异,且在犏牛睾丸组织中的表达均极显著高于牦牛和黄牛（P<0.01）;此外,牦牛HIF-1α与IL-17蛋白水平表达显著高于黄牛（P<0.05,P<0.01）,而牦牛IL-17基因水平表达与黄牛差异不显著（P>0.05）。HIF-1α和IL-17基因和蛋白在不同牛睾丸组织中的表达差异说明其具有种属特异性;而牦牛和犏牛睾丸组织中显著性高表达提示HIF-1α和IL-17对适应低氧环境具有重要的调节作用。     

甬优17作中稻种植表现及高产栽培技术

2013年和2014年引进甬优17在连江县作单季稻栽培,表现生长整齐、植株较高、茎秆粗壮、穗大粒多、产量高、米质好。高产栽培应掌握适时早播、培育适龄壮秧、合理密植、科学肥水管理、综合防治病虫害等技术措施。     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测动物肌肉组织中19种β-受体激动剂残留

建立了猪、牛和羊肌肉组织中吡布特罗、西马特罗、特步他林、齐帕特罗、沙丁胺醇、西布特罗、克伦塞罗、克伦丙罗、羟甲基克伦特罗、氯丙那林、莱克多巴胺、克伦特罗、妥布特罗、福莫特罗、溴布特罗、克伦潘特、班布特罗、马布特罗和马喷特罗等19种β-受体激动剂残留检测的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱方法.猪、牛和羊肌肉组织样品用乙腈和异丙醇（8：2,V/V）提取,加入NaC1、Na2SO4和MgSO4盐析去杂质.待测药物经BEH C18色谱柱分离,以0.1％甲酸乙腈溶液和0.1％甲酸水溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱.同位素内标法和基质匹配标准溶液外标法定量.19种β-受体激动剂在系列浓度范围内呈现良好线性关系,相关系数r2均大于0.99;19种药物在肌肉组织中的检测限为0.25 μg/kg,定量限为0.5μg/kg.从0.5、1和5μg/kg三个添加浓度检测结果可以看出,19种药物的回收率为73.7％ ～ 114.1％,批内批间相对标准偏差均小于20％.结果表明,该方法简便快捷、灵敏度高、定性准确,适用于该类药物残留的检测.     

谷子新品种赤谷17的丰产稳产性研究

以2010—2012年国家(东北春谷区)谷子品种区域试验和生产试验结果为分析资料,采用高稳系数法,结合产量变异系数和适应度,对赤谷17与对照公谷60、九谷11进行比较,结果表明,在2010—2012年区域试验和生产试验中,赤谷17的平均产量分别为5 060.44、5 492.49、5 153.96 kg/hm2,比对照公谷60或九谷11分别增产3.21%、6.04%、6.21%;高稳系数分别为77.55%、73.16%、70.20%,均大于对照。赤谷17是一个优质、高产、稳产、抗逆性强、丰产性好的谷子新品种。具有较好的广适性,增产潜力大,适宜在长春市、吉林市、锦州市、肇东市、通辽市、赤峰市等地≥10℃积温2 600² 900℃春谷区种植。     

Gonadotropins I and II do not stimulate thein vitro secretion of 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one 20-sulphate by rainbow trout gonads during final sexual maturation

Thein vitro secretion of 17,20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one 20-sulphate (17,20-P-sulphate) and the free steroid 17,20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20-P), by rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) gonads, in response to gonadotropin (GTH) I and GTH II, were studied during the final stages of sexual maturation. Substantial amounts of 17,20-P-sulphate were produced, by both mature ovaries and testes, indicating considerable 20-hydroxysteroid sulphotransferase (20-HST) activity within these tissues. In the post-ovulatory ovary the level of 17,20-P-sulphate (36.6 ng ml^–1) greatly exceeded that of 17,20-P (8.59 ng ml^–1). The amount of 17,20-P-sulphate produced in incubations of both mature ovary and testes was unaffected by either GTH I or GTH II treatment at physiological concentrations up to 100 ng ml^–1. Similarly, incubations of maturing ovary and testes, treated with GTH I or GTH II, in the presence of added 17,20-P at 100 ng ml^–1 of medium, produced levels of 17,20-P-sulphate that were similar to those of the controls. In incubations of mature ovarian follicles at the stages of germinal vesicle breakdown and preovulation, both GTHs significantly stimulated secretion of 17,20-P, although GTH II was always more potent than GTH I. GTH II significantly elevated the levels of 17,20-P in testicular incubations from mature males more than 4-fold relative to GTH I and controls, which did not differ from one another.In conclusion, 20-HST, the enzyme responsible for the sulphate conjugation of 17,20-P, was found to be active in the ovaries and testes of rainbow troutin vitro. However, the levels of this enzyme do not appear to be regulated by either GTH I or GTH II.     

Estradiol-17β-induced calcium uptake and resorption in juvenile rainbow trout,Oncorhynchus mykiss

Juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, were injected with estradiol-17β (E₂) in order to study the source of extra calcium needed during vitellogenesis. E₂-treatment increased the calcium uptake from the external medium as well as calcium mobilization from muscle and scale. Judged by the increase in plasma protein-bound calcium levels, the E₂-induced increase in calcium uptake is an apparent over-mobilization of calcium, i.e., the calcium uptake of the fish is in excess of what is found bound to plasma proteins. As the calcium excretion and calcium space (calculated from free plasma calcium levels) were unaffected, the excess calcium is suggested to be incorporated into internal calcium stores. This implies that the systems regulating vitellogenesis and calcium balance are integrated on the mechanistic or endocrine level, and that E₂ causes calcium mobilization of a magnitude geared to the needs of the sexually maturing female.     

Nucleotide sequence and mRNA expression analysis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>-actin gene in the orange-spotted grouper <Emphasis Type="Italic">Epinephelus coioides</Emphasis>

The full-length cDNA, encoding the orange-spotted grouper β-actin and spanning 1920 bp including a poly (A) tail, was cloned from its brain cDNA library. The open reading frame encodes a protein of 375 amino acids. Sequence analysis indicated that it contained the typical structural features of cytoplasmic actins, and showed higher homology with other vertebrate β-actin than any other members of the actin family. The partial genomic sequence indicated that the organization of the β-actin gene in the orange-spotted grouper might also be conserved. Northern blot analysis indicated that it was expressed at high levels in the brain, spleen, adipose tissue, ovary, and liver, but at low levels in the gill filament and heart, and at a very low level in the kidney. The expression of β-actin gene in the skeletal muscle was barely detectable. These results indicated that the expression of the orange-spotted grouper β-actin gene showed significant variation in different tissues. Therefore, caution should be taken when using β-actin gene as an internal control in the normalization of gene expression among tissues. Whereas, semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis indicated that treatment with 17α–methyltestosterone (MT) had little effect on the mRNA expression of β-actin gene in the in vitro incubated hypothalamus, pituitary, and ovary fragments of the orange-spotted grouper, suggesting β-actin can be used as an internal control for RT-PCR analysis of MT effects on gene expression in these tissues.     

Circulating levels and in vitro production of two maturation-inducing hormones in teleost: 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one and 17α,20β,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one, in a daily spawning wrasse, Pseudolabrus japonicus

The female bambooleaf wrasse, Pseudolabrus japonicus, spawns daily during the spawning season, and exhibits a diurnal rhythm of ovarian development. In the present study, we have investigated: (1) circulating levels of 17a, 20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen- 17,20-P) and 17,20,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20-S) in females sampled at different times of the day during spawning season in captivity, and (2) in vitro production of 17,20-P and 20-S by follicle-enclosed oocytes at seven different develo tal stages. In addition, we developed a microtiter plate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for 17,20-P. Serum levels of 17,20-P and 20-S showed similar diurnal changes; substantial increases in these levels occurred around the time of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD). In vitro experiments showed that massive production of 17,20-P and 20-S occurred in follicles collected just before or during GVBD. Further, acute decreases in 17,20-P and 20-S production were found in the ovarian follicles just prior to ovulation, suggesting inactivation of the maturation-inducing hormone (MIH). These results, taken together with our previous data on the occurrence of GVBD in vitro, suggest a role for both 17,20-P and 20b-S as MIHs in the bambooleaf wrasse.     

Hormonal changes during meiotic maturation and ovulation in the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

The plasma levels of estradiol-17 (E2), 17, 20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20-P) and gonadotropin (GTH) were measured in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) during the period from the end of vitellogenesis to postovulation. Blood samples were taken according to specific stages of maturation, including germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and ovulation. E2 levels were quite high (45 ng/ml) at the end of vitellogenesis (and prior to GVBD) and dropped precipitously by GVBD (2 ng/ml). They remained low through ovulation and postovulation. 17,20-P levels were low prior to GVBD (0.7 ng/ml) and increased dramatically at GVBD (148 ng/ml). The levels of 17,20-P remained high at ovulation (142 ng/ml) and then dropped significantly within 24 h to approximately half of the ovulatory values. They decreased even further by 7 days postovulation. GTH levels rose gradually through GVBD and ovulation from a postvitellogenic level of approximately 3 ng/ml to a 7 day postovulatory value of approximately 10 ng/ml. The overall results; 1) decrease in estradiol prior to GVBD, 2) increase in 17,20-P at GVBD and 3) gradual GTH rise through GVBD and ovulation, are similar to those reported for other salmonids.