Ovine ceroid-lipofuscinosis is a proteolipid proteinosis

The pathogenesis of the ceroid-lipofuscinoses, inherited storage diseases of children, was studied in an ovine model. This was shown to have clinical and pathological features most in common with the late infantile and juvenile human forms of the disease. The ability to study sequential changes allowed the retinal lesions to be described as a dystrophy of photoreceptor outer segments which preceded loss of the photoreceptor cells. An early decrease in amplitude of the c-wave electroretinograph was attributed to a decrease in the transpigment epithelial component. The decreased a- and b-wave amplitudes were attributed to the changes in and loss of, photoreceptor cells. The chemical components of isolated storage cytosomes were analyzed and shown to consist mostly of protein. Sequence analysis of the dominantly stored protein showed that it was identical to the DCCD reactive proteolipid or subunit c of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate synthase and that it comprised approximately 50% of storage material. Based on the adage that the dominantly stored species should reflect the underlying biochemical anomaly, it was concluded that it was of pathogenic significance. This highly hydrophobic protein tends to extract with lipids in chloroform/methanol and is thus known as a proteolipid. Some of the remainder of the stored proteins also had this characteristic. It was concluded that ovine ceroid-lipofuscinosis was a proteinosis, more specifically a proteolipid proteinosis and as such it forms the prototype of a new class of storage diseases. Recognition of the nature of the dominantly stored chemical species has helped understanding of a variety of chemical and physical characteristics attributed to the whole pigment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Ovariectomy by colpotomy in cows.

For the purpose of collecting active ovarian structures for cell culture, unilateral ovariectomy (n = 34 ovaries) was performed per vagina on 17 dairy cows having normal estrous cycles, bilateral ovariectomy was performed on 9 (n = 18 ovaries) dairy cows, and corpora lutea (n = 13) were removed from 11 beef cows having normal estrous cycles. None of the cows was clinically ill after the operation. Nine of 37 cows developed adhesions of both uterine horns and the body of the uterus. Three instruments were used to perform colpotomy. The described surgical technique for removal of the ovaries or corpora lutea is practical and inexpensive, and has low morbidity associated with it.     

Ultrastructure and Morphometry of Prepuberal Postnatal Germ Cell Development in the Bovine Testis

Contents The development of the male bovine postnatal prepuberal germ cell population was studied by electron-microscopical and morphometric means. Contrary to previous studies our investigation disclosed the existence of merely one postnatal germ cell type prior to onset of spermatogenesis, the prespermatogonium. Prespermatogonia are large, mostly round cells with a likewise large, spherical, electron-lucid nucleus, containing one to three characteristic nucleoli. Nuclear diameter amounts to ?10.4μm, cellular volume to between 1800 and 2200 μm³. The nucleus occopies 25 to 30% of the cell, the mitochondrial fraction about 3.5%. Prespermatogonia represent about 19% of the tubular volume in the four-week-old animal, this figure drops to about 3.5% in week 20 and rises again to about 11% during the following proliferation period which lasts until week 25. The calculated absolute number of prespermatogonia in both testes is relatively constant through week 20 (between 0.44 and 0.65 × 10⁹) and increases sharply during the next five weeks to reach 2.4 × 10⁹. The total length of all seminiferous tubules in one animal measures about 2000 m in the four-week-old calf and about 10 000 m in the adult bull. Inhalt Elektronenmikroskopische und morphometrische Untersuchungen über die postnatale präpuberale Keimzellentwicklung im Rinderhoden. Im Gegensatz zu früheren Untersuchungen belegt diese elektronenmikroskopische und morphometrische Studie zur postnatalen präpuberalen Keimzellentwicklung im Rinderhoden die Existenz nur einer einzigen Zellart, der Präspermatogonie. Präspermatogonien sind große, zumeist runde Zellen mit ebenfalls großen, hellen, kugelförmigen Kernen, welche einen bis drei charakteristische Nucleoli enthalten. Der Kerndurchmesser beträgt ca. 10,4 μm, das errechnete Zellvolumen 1800 bis 2200 μm³. Der Kern beansprucht 25–30% der Zelle, die Mitochondrienfraktion ca. 3,5%. Präspermatogonien machen beim vier Wochen alten Kalb ca. 19% des Tubulusvolumens aus, dieser Wert fällt bis zur 20. Woche auf 3,5% und steigt in der folgenden Proliferationsphase bis zur 25. Woche auf 11% an. Die errechnete absolute Anzahl von Präspermatogonien in beiden Hoden einer Altersklasse ist bis zur 20. Woche relativ konstant (zwischen 0,44 und 0,65 × 10⁹) und erhöht sich abrupt in den nächsten fünf Wochen auf 2,4 × 10⁹. Die Gesamtlänge aller Tubuli seminiferi in beiden Hoden eines Tieres beträgt ca. 2000 m beim vier Wochen alten Kalb und ca. 10000 m beim adulten Rind.     

Mammary cell turnover in lactating ewes is modulated by changes of energy fuels

The study of cell turnover of mammary gland helps to gain understanding of the subtle modulation that largely determines milk production. To evaluate the effect of diet composition on cell turnover of mammary gland, pluriparous sheep were allotted to three experimental groups and fed from day 33 after lambing a control diet (BD), a high starch (HS) diet or a high fat (HF) diet. Biopsies of mammary gland tissue were collected at 50 days after lambing for in situ detection of cell death and RT-PCR analysis of bax, bcl-2, caspase-3 and GST expressions. Both apoptotic and proliferation indexes were significantly higher (P<0.05) in the BD group compared to HS and HF groups. The relative expressions of GST were significantly greater (P<0.05) in HF group compared to the BD and HS groups. There was a significant increase in the ratio of bcl-2 to bax mRNA in the HS and HF groups. Availability of energy substrates for mammary gland can interfere with the cell fate, modulating genes involved in the control of oxidative stress which, in turn, can indirectly regulate cell apoptosis and proliferation.     

乳腺中脂肪细胞的转化和更迭

雌性动物的乳腺组织是由胚胎时期的外胚层发育而来,出生时只有少量导管和皮下基质结构,而后在性成熟、妊娠和泌乳期乳腺发育达到峰值,这一特点使乳腺成为出生后唯一可以重复再生的器官。在乳腺发育到退化的循环中,乳腺的上皮细胞、基质白色脂肪细胞、棕色脂肪细胞和肌上皮细胞经历了一系列转化和更迭,脂肪细胞的动态转化反映了乳腺的功能变化。研究乳腺细胞的转化和更迭与母畜的泌乳直接相关,对延续母畜的生产效率有重要意义。本文就乳腺中脂肪细胞转化方面的最新研究进展进行综述,为深度揭示乳腺发育过程中细胞更迭的机制提供前沿研究信息。     

Ovine nasal zygomycosis caused by Conidiobolus incongruus

About 700 sheep died on 52 farms in north-western New South Wales and south-western Queensland over a 3 mo period. Affected animals had a marked asymmetrical swelling of the face, extending from the nostril to just anterior to the eyes. They lost condition rapidly and died within 7 to 10 days. At necropsy there was a unilateral severe necrogranulomatous rhinitis with extension of inflammation into the adjacent subcutaneous tissue, nasal septum and hard palate. Metastatic lesions were present in the draining lymph nodes and in the thorax. Histological changes consisted of a granulomatous reaction with numerous eosinophilic foci of necrosis and a diffuse, heavy, mixed inflammatory cell response. Many vessels had segmental necrosis and thrombosis. Fungal hyphae were numerous, particularly within or associated with necrotic foci. Conidiobolus incongruus was isolated from nasal tissues, parotid and submandibular lymph nodes and pulmonary lesions.     

羊弓形虫病间接ELISA诊断方法的建立

为比较5种弓形虫抗原的诊断效果,建立实用的羊弓形虫病诊断方法,本研究制备了弓形虫速殖子全虫抗原和4个重组蛋白(GRA1、MIC3、MAG、BAG1),正交试验比较其免疫反应性,从中筛选出相对优势抗原并建立羊弓形虫病间接ELISA(iELISA)诊断方法,用于检测弓形虫特异的IgG抗体。研究结果表明：除BAG1外上述4种抗原均具有较好的免疫反应性,综合考虑选择致密颗粒蛋白1(GRA1)作为诊断抗原建立了GRA1-iELISA,其检测弓形虫抗体灵敏度大于1∶100(血清稀释度),且不与羊莫氏巴贝斯虫、吕氏泰勒虫、捻转血毛线虫阳性血清发生交叉反应,特异性良好;运用建立的方法和改良凝集试验分别对采自山羊屠宰场的80份血清样品进行检测,测得的弓形虫感染阳性率分别为28.75%(23/80)和31.25%(25/80),二者总符合率为82.5%。本研究建立的ELISA检测方法对羊弓形虫病的诊断以及商业化试剂盒的开发具有重要参考价值。     

半胱胺促进奶山羊乳腺发育的试验研究

为了研究半胱胺对奶山羊乳腺发育的影响,选6只空怀奶山羊进行自身前后对照试验和8只妊娠奶山羊进行同胎次配对试验。结果表明,空怀奶山羊对照期乳腺的腺泡很少发育,几乎看不到乳导管,试验期乳腺有明显导管生长和少量腺泡发育;妊娠奶山羊对照组乳腺随着妊娠的进行有少量腺泡发育,腺导管有明显的生长,试验组乳腺有大量的腺泡发育,腺导管生长更明显,且有分泌物出现,血浆中与乳腺发育相关的激素水平明显升高。     

半胱胺促进奶山羊乳腺发育的试验研究

为了研究半胱胺对奶山羊乳腺发育的影响,选6只空怀奶山羊进行自身前后对照试验和8只妊娠奶山羊进行同胎次配对试验。结果表明,空怀奶山羊对照期乳腺的腺泡很少发育,几乎看不到乳导管,试验期乳腺有明显导管生长和少量腺泡发育;妊娠奶山羊对照组乳腺随着妊娠的进行有少量腺泡发育,腺导管有明显的生长,试验组乳腺有大量的腺泡发育,腺导管生长更明显,且有分泌物出现,血浆中与乳腺发育相关的激素水平明显升高。     

Research Progress on the Development of Mammary Glands

Mammary gland is a kind of exocrine glands and a dynamic organ.Structure of mammary gland changes throughout the female reproductive cycles.Development of mammary gland occurs in the defined stages that are closely linted to sexual development and reproduction, namely embryonic, prepubertal and pubertal stages, pregnancy, lactation and involution.In this review, the roles of epithelial-stromal (mesenchymal) interactions in embryonic and postnatal mammary development were summarized, elaborated the regulations of different kinds of hormones on the mammary development after pubertal stage, and described the discovery of mammary stem cell populations (MaSC) and selection markers of mice and human.The objective of this work was to learn the basic processes and potential regulation mechanisms of the mammary development to provide some help for the researchers in the field of mammary gland.     

乳腺发育的研究进展

乳腺属于外分泌腺的一种,在雌性动物生殖周期中呈动态性变化。乳腺的发育可根据动物性别发育和繁殖时期的不同分为胚胎期、青春期前期、青春期、妊娠期、泌乳期和退化期。作者总结了上皮-基质(间质)之间相互作用对胚胎时期及出生后动物个体乳腺发育的影响,详细阐述了乳腺不同发育阶段不同种类激素所发挥的调控作用,并针对小鼠、人乳腺干细胞的发现及标记物进行简要描述。本综述旨在清晰、深入地揭示乳腺发育的基本过程及潜在的调控机理,为进一步了解乳腺相关方面的研究工作提供参考资料。     

Ovine keratoconjunctivitis experimentally induced by instillation of Mycoplasma conjunctivae

Summary

Five sheep, free from Mycoplasma conjunctivae and ocular Chlamydia infection, were experimentally inoculated with M. conjunctivae and five more sheep were exposed to the infection by contact. Keratoconjunctivitis developed in all ten sheep. As in natural outbreaks of infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC), clinical signs were generally moderate and transient, and recurred in some sheep. M. conjunctivae was detected throughout the 53‐day observation period. Clinical diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic examination of three sheep. Moraxella ovis, found in six of the ten sheep before the start of the experiment, appeared to play no etiologic role in the development of IKC.     

Ovine keratoconjunctivitis experimentally induced by instillation of Mycoplasma conjunctivae

Five sheep, free from Mycoplasma conjunctivae and ocular Chlamydia infection, were experimentally inoculated with M. conjunctivae and five more sheep were exposed to the infection by contact. Keratoconjunctivitis developed in all ten sheep. As in natural outbreaks of infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC), clinical signs were generally moderate and transient, and recurred in some sheep. M. conjunctivae was detected throughout the 53-day observation period. Clinical diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic examination of three sheep. Moraxella ovis, found in six of the ten sheep before the start of the experiment, appeared to play no etiologic role in the development of IKC.     

半胱胺对奶山羊乳腺发育的影响

为了研究半胱胺对奶山羊乳腺发育的影响,选6只空怀奶山羊进行自身前后对照试验和8只妊娠奶山羊进行同胎次配对试验.结果表明,空怀奶山羊对照期乳腺的腺泡很少发育,几乎看不到乳导管,试验期乳腺有明显导管生长和少量腺泡发育;妊娠奶山羊对照组乳腺随着妊娠的进行有少量腺泡发育,腺导管有明显的生长,试验组乳腺有大量的腺泡发育,腺导管生长更明显,且有分泌物出现.试验期血浆中与乳腺发育相关的激素水平明显升高.以上结果提示半胱胺在一定程度上促进了奶山羊乳腺发育.     

羊尤氏泰勒虫病的病理学观察

对尤氏泰勒虫人工感染的绵羊进行了病理学观察。主要的组织病变：淋巴结充血、出血及淋巴窦网状内皮细胞增生;肺脏出血,间质淋巴细胞和网状细胞增生,肺泡隔增厚;肾小球内皮细胞、血管内皮细胞增生,淋巴网状细胞灶状积累,甚至形成结节;心肌细胞变性、坏死,染色不均;肠道固有膜明显充血、出血;肝细胞颗粒变性,有散在细胞坏死,汇管区和小叶间有淋巴网状细胞增生;瘤胃黏膜下层有散在性出血,肌层见灶状出血。     

Ovine echinococcosis I. Immunological diagnosis by enzyme immunoassay

Immunodiagnosis in sheep presents problems of sensitivity and specificity, limiting its applicability in surveillance systems. The objective of this study was to develop a sensitive, specific and accessible technique for diagnosing cystic echinococcosis in naturally infected sheep and to evaluate the validity of necropsy as a reference test. A total of 247 sheep were studied at slaughterhouses, confirming the parasitological diagnosis with histology. Serum was processed with enzyme immunoassay (EIA) using three antigen preparations: total hydatid liquid (LHT), purified fraction of LHT (S2B) and purified lipoprotein (B). Western Blot (WB) was used as a control. EIA proved effective for differentiating Echinococcus granulosus from larval stage of Taenia hydatigena and intestinal cestodes in all three antigen preparations. Serums from macroscopically negative sheep were reactive to EIA and positive with WB. In the whole flock, sensitivity was 89.2% for LHT, 80.0% for S2B and 86.4% for B. Sensitivity in lambs was 78.6% for LHT, 75.0% for S2B and 64.3% for B. Macroscopic diagnosis at the time of slaughter was found to have limitations as a reference test for immunodiagnosis of cystic equinococcosis in sheep, so it was necessary to include histology and WB as reference tests. LHT was the antigen preparation of greatest value and EIA proved to be a sensitive and specific technique, adequate for surveillance systems and for evaluating control programmes.     

不同培养液及血清浓度对绵羊孤雌生殖胚胎发育的影响

体外成熟的绵羊卵母细胞，经5 μmol/L A23187 5 min和2 mmol/L 6-DMAP 4 h激活后，分别在SOFaa、M-199两种培养液中进行培养，试验比较了SOFaa、M-199液分别添加BSA和不同浓度（10%、20%）胎牛血清对绵羊孤雌生殖胚体外发育的影响。M-199+FCS组的卵裂率显著低于SOFaa+BSA和SOFaa+FCS组（P<0.05），SOFaa+BSA组的囊胚率显著低于M-199+BSA、SOFaa+FCS、M-199+FCS三组（P<0.05）；SOFaa+10% FCS与SOFaa+20% FCS组的卵裂率及囊胚率均无显著差异，M-199+10% FCS和M-199+20% FCS组的卵裂率及囊胚率间均无显著差异。结果表明：SOFaa比M-199更适合绵羊孤雌生殖胚体外发育，此外添加10%的FCS即可达到较好的培养效果。     

脾酪氨酸激酶参与酿酒酵母甘露聚糖诱导绵羊瘤胃上皮细胞β-防御素-1(SBD-1)的表达

为了探索脾酪氨酸激酶(Syk)是否参与酿酒酵母甘露聚糖(S.c M)诱导绵羊瘤胃上皮细胞(ORECs)β-防御素-1(SBD-1)表达的过程,首先利用免疫组化、RT-PCR和免疫荧光等方法检测Syk在ORECs内的表达情况;然后采用qPCR和Western blot方法检测S.c M刺激ORECs后Syk的表达变化,同时用Western blot方法检测Syk的磷酸化水平;接着用3条Syk特异性siRNAs(#1、#2和#3)转染ORECs 24 h后,qPCR检测Syk mRNA的表达变化,筛选出干扰效果最佳的Syk siRNA;最后用效果最佳的siRNA和Syk特异性抑制剂R406分别处理ORECs后,采用qPCR和ELISA检测SBD-1的表达变化,以确定Syk在S.c M诱导SBD-1表达过程中的作用。结果显示:Syk在ORECs内表达;且S.c M刺激ORECs后Syk的mRNA和蛋白表达水平显著高于未刺激组(P<0.01或P<0.05),S.c M刺激ORECs不同时间(5、15、30、45和60 min)均能使Syk发生磷酸化,且刺激15 min后磷酸化水平达到最大(P<0.01);此外,Syk的3条特异性siRNAs转染ORECs后Syk的表达均降低,且Syk siRNA#2的抑制效果最明显(P<0.01);同时Syk siRNA#2和R406均能极显著降低S.c M诱导ORECs SBD-1的表达(P<0.01)。上述结果表明,Syk参与S.c M诱导ORECs SBD-1的表达。     

精子提取液对绵羊同异种核移植重构胚的激活效果

应用绵羊精子提取物体外激活绵羊体细胞核移植胚和山羊-绵羊异种核移植胚,比较了不同浓度的绵羊精子提取物对绵羊同种和异种重构胚的激活作用,并与传统的化学激活方法对重构胚的卵裂率、囊胚率和囊胚细胞数做了比较。结果表明,绵羊精子提取物可以有效地激活绵羊体细胞核移植胚和山羊-绵羊异种核移植胚,每一重构胚注射3pL浓度为5mg／mL的绵羊精子提取物,对同种和异种胚的发育效果均为最好,并显著高于其他试验组（P〈0．05）。注射绵羊精子提取物对绵羊-山羊异种核移植胚的卵裂率、囊胚率和囊胚细胞数的影响,与离子霉素联合6-DAMP激活法差异不显著（P〉0．05）。注射绵羊精子提取物对绵羊同种核移植胚的卵裂率和囊胚率的影响,与离子霉素联合6-DAMP激活法差异也不显著（P〉0．05）,但精子提取物注射法的绵羊核移植胚的囊胚细胞数显著（P〈0．05）高于化学激活法的细胞数（72．4vs65．2）。