塞内卡病毒A结构蛋白VP1诱导PK-15细胞凋亡

塞内卡病毒A(SVA)作为一种新发病病原,致病机制仍不清楚。通过显微镜观察发现,SVA感染PK-15细胞后能使细胞产生明显的细胞病变(CPE),同时伴随着严重的细胞凋亡。为了深入研究SVA诱导凋亡的情况,在验证SVA各蛋白真核质粒正常表达后,通过Annexin V-FITC/PI双染流式方法检测SVA各蛋白诱导凋亡的情况,Annexin V-FITC/PI和Hoechst染色后显微镜观察磷脂酰丝氨酸和核凝聚程度,通过Western blotting和RT-PCR技术分析SVA-VP1对凋亡通路中主要调控分子Caspase3、Caspase8和Bax蛋白质和mRNA水平的影响,发现SVA-VP1能够显著诱导细胞发生早期和晚期凋亡,并且能够促进凋亡蛋白Caspase3、Caspase8及Bax蛋白和mRNA水平的上调。本研究结果为深入研究SVA调控宿主细胞凋亡的分子机制和致病机制奠定了理论基础。     

Review on the Influence of Bushwood Stem Flow and Root-induced Preferential Flow on the "Soil Fertile Island effect" of Nebkha北大核心CSCD

The enrichment functions of stem flow and root-induced preferential flow of bushwood are of great importance in the formation and growth and evolution of the fertile island of nebkha. It enhances the vegetation adaption to dry and infertile environment and the stability of ecosystem, thereby plays important eco-hydrological roles in plant reconstruction in desert regions. Making clear the temporal and spatial responses of shrubs to the changes of soil water content during the process of the nebkhas evolution, the maintaining mechanism of biodiversity, and the ecological adaption countermeasure of vegetation to soil water is the keys to further study the formation and evolution of nebkha. In this paper, the formation mechanism of nebkha was reviewed,soil hydrologic process and vegetation response during the nebkha evolution process and the influences of stem flow and root-induced preferential flow of shrubs on the soil fertile island were demonstrated, and the study methods of stem flow and root-induced preferential flow of shrubs were summarized as well. For better evaluating the function of stem flow to the stability of shrub communities and the development of ecosystems in desert regions, more attentions should be paid on the root distribution of shrubs and the movement and redistribution of water and nutrition along with preferential flow path caused by shrub roots in the future research. © 2019 China Agricultural University. All rights reserved.     

Feed processing and structural components affect starch digestion dynamics in broiler chickens

1. A 2 × 2 factorial design was used to test the hypothesis that impaired intestinal starch digestibility is attributable to rapid passage of digesta from the gizzard to the intestine, and that, compared to steam pelleting, increasing the availability of starch through extrusion cooking may alleviate the potential negative effect of rapid digesta flow on starch utilisation.

2. Thus, 7-d-old-broiler chickens were distributed to 48 cages and given a wheat-based (WB) pelleted diet containing either coarse oat hulls (OH-Pel) or fine cellulose (Cel-Pel) until d 19 to stimulate divergent development of the gizzard. Thereafter, both groups were further subdivided and challenged with a WB diet containing cellulose in either pelleted (Cel-Pel) or extruded (Cel-Ext) form on d 20 and 22. Either excreta or intestinal contents were collected at time intervals after feeding and analysed for marker and starch.

3. OH-Pel increased gizzard size and holding capacity. No excessively high starch levels (maximum 25 g/kg) were detected in the excreta. However, 8 h feed-deprived birds given Cel-Pel and challenged with Cel-Pel exhibited higher starch excretion and showed large individual variation during the first 135 min of collection.

4. Contrary to the OH-Pel group, more digesta and starch passed to the jejunum at 1 and 2 h and ileum at 2 and 3 h after feeding for birds given Cel-Pel, resulting in lower jejunal and ileal starch digestibility.

5. Increased starch gelatinisation through extrusion processing significantly improved starch digestibility regardless of gizzard function. However, at 1, 2 and 3 h after feeding, more digesta was retained in the foregut of birds given Cel-Ext.

6. The current data showed that starch degradation rate is associated with the flow of digesta which is linked to gizzard development, and that enzymatic hydrolysis of intact starch granules may be limited with more rapid feed passage through the gut.     

Bats adjust temporal parameters of echolocation pulses but not those of communication calls in response to traffic noise

Many studies based on acute short‐term noise exposure have demonstrated that animals can adjust their vocalizations in response to ambient noise. However, the effects of chronic noise over a relatively long time scale of multiple days remain largely unclear. Bats rely mainly on acoustic signals for perception of environmental and social communication. Nearly all previous studies on noise‐induced vocal adjustments have focused on echolocation pulse sounds. Relatively little is known regarding the effects of noise on social communication calls. Here, we examined the dynamic changes in the temporal parameters of echolocation and communication vocalizations of Vespertilio sinensis when exposed to traffic noise over multiple days. We found that the bats started to modify their echolocation vocalizations on the fourth day of noise exposure, with an increase of 42–91% in the total number of pulse sequences per day. Under noisy conditions, the number of pulses within a pulse sequence decreased by an average of 17.2%, resulting in a significantly slower number of pulses/sequence (P < 0.001). However, there was little change in the duration of a pulse sequence. These parameters were not significantly adjusted in most communication vocalizations under the noise condition (all P > 0.05), except that the duration decreased and the number of syllables/sequences increased in 1 type of communicative vocalization (P < 0.05). This study suggests that bats routinely adjust temporal parameters of echolocation but rarely of communication vocalizations in response to noise condition.     

Canine CD4+ T‐cell lymphoma identified by flow cytometry exhibits a consistent histomorphology and gene expression profile

T‐cell lymphomas (TCL) are a diverse group of neoplasms with variable diagnostic features, pathophysiologies, therapeutic responses and clinical outcomes. In dogs, TCL includes indolent and aggressive tumours such as T‐zone lymphoma (TZL) and peripheral T‐cell lymphoma (PTCL), respectively. Delineation of molecular subtypes and investigation into underlying pathophysiologies of aggressive TCLs remains inadequate. We investigate the correlations between flow cytometry and histopathology of 73 cases of nodal TCL. The majority of cases (82.2%) were characterized as CD4⁺ TCL by flow cytometry. Fewer cases were classified as CD8⁺ TCL (6.8%) or CD4^?CD8^? TCL (11.0%). All cases, regardless of immunophenotype, exhibited conserved histologic features consistent with the WHO classification of PTCL. Histologic subsets of PTCL corresponding to immunophenotypic features were not identified. Neoplastic cell size determined by flow cytometry correlated significantly with mitotic rate. RNA‐seq was performed on a subset of CD4⁺ PTCL cases (n = 6) and compared with sorted control CD4⁺ T‐cells. The gene expression pattern of CD4⁺ PTCL was similar between all cases regardless of breed. PTCL was enriched in pathways representing G‐coupled protein receptor signalling, extracellular matrix remodelling and vascular development, immune signalling and mitotic activity. Furthermore, global gene expression changes were consistent with downregulation of PTEN signalling and upregulation of the MTOR‐PI3K‐ATK axis. In this study, we evaluated the correlations between flow cytometry, histopathology and gene expression within a large cohort of nodal TCLs. We further demonstrate the ability of flow cytometry to identify a subtype of T‐cell lymphoma, CD4+ PTCL, with a uniform histomorphology and gene expression profile.     

树木挥发物对植食性昆虫的诱导抗性

树木挥发物质对植食性昆虫取食，产卵所产生的诱导抗性是树木与昆虫的长期协同进化过程中的必然结果，树木与植食性昆虫之间发展了一套互相调节，自身开拓资源，产生生存对策的复杂相互关系，本文着重阐明了树木与植食性昆虫的互相策略，诱导抗性的生物化学基础以及诱导抗性在调节植食性昆虫种群中的重要性。     

电机护环钢在硝酸盐溶液中应力腐蚀开裂的控制过程研究

本文在文献［１］基础上，运用金相，电化学方法研究了５０Ｍｎ１８Ｃｒ４电机护环钢依照ＱＨＪ－７９试验标准在硝酸盐介质中应力腐蚀开裂（即ＳＣＣ）的性质，结果指出，此体系中ＳＣＣ的控制过程为阳极溶解。