重组逆转录病毒介导的肿瘤坏死因子基因转移与哺乳动物细胞表达

以构建的重组肿瘤坏死因子逆转录病毒载体ｐＺＩＰＴＮＦ ＤＮＡ转染Ｃｏｓ７细胞，获得了ＴＮＦα暂时性表达。采用ＤＮＡ－磷酸钙共沉淀法，将ｐＺＩＰＴＮＦ ＤＮＡ导入了单向性逆转录病毒包装细胞ψ２，在Ｇ４１８选择下，克隆出了ψ／ｐＺＩＰＴＮＦ细胞系。该细胞可产生重组ＴＮＦ逆转录病毒。本研究利用ψ／ｐＺＩＰＴＮＦ细胞分泌的重组逆转录病毒连续传代感染ψ２或ＰＡ３１７细胞以及病毒交替感染ψ２和ＰＡ３１７细胞，     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒P125基因重要区的比较与分析

根据牛病毒性腹泻病毒（ＢＶＤＶ）ＮＡＤＬ株的序列，以计算机辅助设计，化学合成１对引物（Ｗ１／Ｗ２）；应用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ对国内不同地区分离的４株ＢＶＤＶ的Ｐ１２５基因外源序列插入区进行了扩增，并将扩增的片段进行克隆和序列测定，同时以ＤＮＡＳＩＳ和ＰＲＯＳＩＳ计算机软件将测定的核苷酸序列及推导的氨基酸序列进行比较分析。结果证实，国内分离的４株ＢＶＤＶ在这一区域中既没有外源序列的插入，也没有基因重组、基因重排或基因缺失，但存在某些核苷酸和氨基酸的替换，表明病毒的致细胞病变作用除与外源序列的插入、基因重组、基因重排或基因缺失有关外，可能还存在其他机制。核苷酸序列的同源性及系统树分析的结果表明，国内的ＢＶＤＶ毒株存在Ｉａ和Ｉｂ２个基因亚型，它们均属基因Ｉ型ＢＶＤＶ     

Effects of cold and warm years on the water chemistry at the Birkenes catchment,Norway

During the last years, several scientists have been concerned with the consequences of global warming. In the Birkenes catchment, situated in southernmost Norway, several warm years have occurred during the last decade. In this climatic region, warm years primarily mean warmer winters with mean air temperatures close to or higher than 0 °C. Small temperature changes are therefore decisive for the quality of precipitation, i.e. whether the precipitation enters the catchments as snow or rain, which accordingly has large consequences for the residence time of water and its pathways through the catchment. Another important effect of higher winter-temperatures at Birkenes, is that stronger and more frequent seasalt episodes seem to occur. This may enhance the negative effects to aquatic organisms, because the most extreme concentrations of acute toxic Al-forms in streamwater are related to seasalt episodes during warm winters, when the precipitation comes as rain and thus leaves the catchment relatively fast through the uppermost soil layers. When seasalt-enriched water enters into the uppermost soil horizons, a large amount of sodium will be temporarily retained due to cation exchange processes, where sodium may substitute for H⁺ and cationic Al. At Birkenes, but also in similar acidified areas with high seasalt input, seasalt episodes are probably of greater importance for the periodic variations in streamwater H⁺ and Alⁿ⁺ than commonly recognized. Higher winter-temperatures may also change the timing of the highest streamwater fluxes of nitrate. This may have local consequences for the primary-production in the fjords, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Thus, global warming may have negative consequences for the surface water chemistry in near-coastal areas that also receive high amounts of acidifying atmospheric compounds, and may change the eutrophication status of many fjords.     

Morphological and immunohistochemical characterisation of seminomas in Norwegian dogs

Background

Seminomas in the dog have traditionally been assumed to resemble human spermatocytic seminomas, based on their low malignancy and high occurrence in old individuals. However, recently published studies indicate that canine seminomas can be classified as classical and spermatocytic seminomas in a similar way as in man, and that classical seminomas comprise a substantial proportion of seminomas in the dog. These two factors both contribute to increasing the potential of canine seminoma as a relevant model for human testicular cancer. The aim of the present study was to characterise seminoma in Norwegian dogs using morphology and immunohistochemistry, and determine whether these tumours are comparable with human classical seminoma.

Methods

By applying diagnostic criteria from human pathology, 45 seminomas from the Norwegian Canine Cancer Register were examined histologically with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stains. All sections were stained immunohistochemically with antibodies against human placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) and the transmembrane receptor c-KIT.

Results

Although two of the seminomas showed immunohistochemical staining characteristics indicative of classical seminoma (PLAP+/c-KIT+), all 45 examined seminomas were morphologically consistent with spermatocytic seminoma.

Conclusions

The value of canine seminoma as a model for SE in man remains unclear. Among the 45 investigated tumours from Norwegian dogs, none were classified as classical seminoma based on morphological criteria consistent with human seminomas. Regional or breed differences in the occurrence of classical seminoma in the dog, as well as the lack of uniform diagnostic criteria, might explain the discrepancy between the findings in the current study and the results presented by other authors.     

Status of selenium and vitamin E on Norwegian organic sheep and dairy cattle farms

Herbage selenium (Se) concentration is generally low in Norway. It is unknown whether feeding practices on Norwegian organic farms fulfil the dietary needs of Se and vitamin E for sheep and dairy cattle. Therefore we analysed Se in soil and herbage, and Se and vitamin E in animal blood in the indoor feeding season at 14 organic dairy and 14 organic sheep farms. The herbage Se concentration was low. Approximately 50 and 35% of all samples in the first and second cut, respectively, had Se concentrations below the detection limit of 0.01 mg/kg dry matter (DM). The median (10th, 90th percentile) Se concentrations were <0.01 (<0.01, 0.03) and 0.02 (<0.01, 0.06) mg/kg DM in the first and second cuts, respectively. Whole blood Se concentrations were 0.10 (0.04, 0.15) μg/g in dairy cattle and 0.14 (0.03, 0.26) μg/g in sheep. Vitamin E concentrations were 4.2 (2.7, 8.4) mg/l in dairy cattle and 1.3 (0.9, 2.4) mg/l in sheep. None of the soil or plant variables explained the variation in herbage Se concentration, although Se in soil and plant tended to be correlated. Herbage Se concentration was inadequate to meet the dietary Se requirements. Vitamin E requirement was only met in dairy herds. We recommend Se and vitamin E supplementation to ruminants on organic farms.     

Cellular Antioxidant Effect of Four Bromophenols from the Red Algae,Vertebrata lanosa

Three known bromophenols, 2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzylaldehyde (1), 2,2′,3-tribromo-3′,4,4′,5-tetrahydroxy-6′-hydroxymethyldiphenylmethane (2) and bis(2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxylbenzyl) ether (3), and one new one, 5,5″-oxybis(methylene)bis(3-bromo-4-(2′,3′-dibromo-4′,5′-dihydroxylbenzyl)benzene-1,2-diol) (4), were isolated from an extract of the red alga, Vertebrata lanosa. The antioxidant activity of these four bromophenols was examined using one biochemical and two cellular assays: Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC), Cellular Antioxidant Activity (CAA) and Cellular Lipid Peroxidation Antioxidant Activity (CLPAA) assays. Compound 2 distinguished itself by showing potent activity, having a better antioxidant effect than luteolin in both the CAA and CLPAA assays and of quercetin in the CLPAA assay. Although several bromophenols are known to be potent antioxidants in biochemical assays, this is the first time their cellular antioxidant activity has been demonstrated.     

基于北斗船位数据灯光罩网渔船作业状态特征的提取和验证

为研究一种使用北斗船位数据提取灯光罩网渔船的作业状态特征的方法,选取桂北渔36288、61999、62666和68209四艘灯光罩网渔船2017年的北斗船位数据,使用阈值综合判别的方法判断渔船作业的状态,通过航速、水深和时间区间的阈值判别渔船作业状态的船位点,利用船位分析软件(AST)提取渔船的作业天数、作业日期、作业时长以及对应的作业位置信息,并与实际填写的渔捞日志数据进行对比验证。结果显示:提取的结果和实际记录的结果误差较小,其中作业天数每月差值在0～3 d以内;对应的作业日期准确率在94.45%以上;作业时长每日最大误差不超过2.4 h,最小误差为0 h,总平均误差为1.49 h,且提取的作业时长和渔获率存在明显的显著性差异,相关系数r=0.512(P0.01);作业距离差值较小,总体在50 km以内。因此可以确定,本研究根据北斗船位数据提取灯光罩网渔船作业状态特征的方法可靠,具有较大的实用性和现实性意义。     

Inactivation of Piscine orthoreovirus

Piscine orthoreovirus infects various salmonid fish species, and the infection is associated with diseases such as heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). There are no vaccines available or genetically selected resistant hosts that can efficiently control piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) infection. Currently, the only prophylactic measure against PRV is general biosecurity measures aiming to break the transmission cycle. Methods to eradicate infectious virus from contaminated facilities are desirable, but the knowledge on how to inactivate PRV is lacking. A major bottleneck for inactivation studies is the lack of ability to propagate PRV in cell culture. Therefore, in this study we developed an in vivo model for detection of infectious PRV particles after treatment of the virus with inactivation tools such as heat, pH, iodine, UV and commercially available disinfectants. The results show that standard iodine treatment is efficient in inactivation of the virus, and similarly are high and low pH extremes and treatment with Virocid, a commercially available disinfectant. A UV dose of at least 50 mJ/cm² is required for inactivation, and the virus has high resistance against heat treatment.     

Effect of pancreas disease caused by SAV 2 on protein and fat digestion in Atlantic salmon

Salmonid alphavirus (SAV) causes pancreas disease (PD) in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), and exocrine pancreas tissue is a primary target of the virus. Digestive enzymes secreted by the exocrine pancreas break down macromolecules in feed into smaller molecules that can be absorbed. The effect of SAV infection on digestion has been poorly studied. In this study, longitudinal observations of PD outbreaks caused by SAV subtype 2 (SAV2) in Atlantic salmon at two commercial sea sites were performed. The development of PD was assessed by measurement of SAV2 RNA load and evaluation of histopathological lesions typical of PD. Reduced digestion of both protein and fat co‐varied with the severity of PD lesions and viral load. Also, the study found that during a PD outbreak, the pen population comprise several subpopulations, with different likelihoods of being sampled. The body length of sampled fish deviated from the expected increase or steady state over time, and the infection status in sampled fish deviated from the expected course of infection in the population. Both conditions indicate that disease status of the individual fish influenced the likelihood of being sampled, which may cause sampling bias in population studies.