外源性促性腺激素诱导日本鳗鲡精子发生和成熟的作用机制

用兔抗血清对抗促黄体素生成素受体（LHR）或称绒毛膜促性腺激素受体（CGR）和雄激素受体（AR）进行LHR和AR免疫组织化学定位,以揭示外源性促性腺激素（鲤脑垂体激素和hCG）诱发日本鳗鲡精子发生及其内分泌机制。结果表明,经过注射激素处理后的实验组与注射前的对照组相比较,其精巢发育和精子发生出现十分显著的变化。组织学切片观察显示,激素处理前鳗鲡精巢处于精原细胞增殖期,而两种激素混合注射后第10天,实验组可见精小叶中精原细胞的有丝分裂和初级与次级精母细胞的数量显著的增加。注射后第35天,靠近生殖上皮除有少量精原细胞外,精小叶中有大量初级精母细胞和次级精母细胞和少数精子细胞以及管腔中存在少量精子。在注射后第83天,日本鳗鲡完成了精子发生和精巢发育成熟以及释精。免疫组织化学染色结果进一步揭示,激素处理前,LH受体免疫活性分布在生殖上皮,显示强的免疫阳性反应;激素处理后,LH受体定位在Sertoli细胞和间质细胞以及精原细胞和初级与次级精母细胞的胞膜上,均显示强的免疫阳性反应。激素处理前,雄激素受体定位在生殖上皮和早期生精细胞的胞膜上;激素处理后,AR则定位在这些生精细胞的核或胞质,而精子细胞和精子显示免疫阴性反应。这些结果首次证明了这两种激素诱导鳗鲡精子发生和成熟的作用机制是通过LH受体和雄激素受体的介导。     

中草药淫羊藿和菟丝子对日本鳗鲡卵巢发育的影响

在水温(21±1)℃下,给体重(592.5±52.5) g的日本鳗鲡(Anguilla japonica)雌亲鱼投喂每千克体重含0.034 g淫羊藿和0.034 g菟丝子浸膏的饲料90 d,对照组投喂人工配合饲料,研究淫羊藿和菟丝子对卵巢发育的影响。结果显示,饲料中添加淫羊藿和菟丝子的雌鱼卵巢大部分卵母细胞属第Ⅱ时相,性腺指数和肝体比均显著高于对照组(P0.05);卵母细胞油滴明显增多,部分卵母细胞胞质已充满油滴,核仁变小增多;血清雌二醇(E2)和11-酮基睾酮(11-KT)水平显著升高(P0.05),实验组11-KT含量约为对照组的4倍;肝脏卵黄蛋白原基因vtg表达量升高,实验组和对照组卵巢cyp19a1仅微量表达,肝脏未检测到erα和erβ的表达;实验组肌肉总脂肪酸、饱和脂肪酸(SFA)、单不饱和脂肪酸(MUFA)和高度不饱和脂肪酸(HUFA)含量均显著高于对照组(P0.05),最主要的高度不饱和脂肪酸花生四烯酸(AA)、二十碳五烯酸(EPA)和二十二碳六烯酸(DHA)含量均显著高于对照组(P0.05)。本研究表明,在亲鱼培育饲料中添加中草药淫羊藿和菟丝子促进了日本鳗鲡卵母细胞油滴和肝脏卵黄蛋白原增加,提高了肌肉高不饱和脂肪酸的积累,为卵黄生成和卵母细胞进一步发育做好更充分的准备。     

中草药添加剂对日本鳗鲡生长和非特异性免疫效应的研究

在基础饲料中分别添加0.5 g/kg、1.0 g/kg和1.5 g/kg的自制中草药免疫添加剂,配制成3种试验饲料,以基础饲料为对照组饲料,每处理设3个平行样,对体重为30~40 g的日本鳗鲡(Anguilla japonica)进行为期60 d的饲养试验,每20 d取样一次,以相对增重率、成活率和血清中的溶菌酶(LZM)、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性为指标,探讨了中草药免疫添加剂对日本鳗鲡生长和非特异性免疫效应的影响。结果显示:饲料中添加中草药免疫添加剂可以显著提高日本鳗鲡的增重率,降低饲料系数(P<0.05)。试验组日本鳗鲡血清中的LZM、NOS、AKP和SOD等活性均高于对照组。因此,中草药免疫添加剂具有显著促生长和增强机体免疫能力的作用,建议在实际生产中的添加量为1.0 g/kg较为合适。     

Biochemical composition of eggsin relation to egg quality in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

This paper presents the relationship between egg quality and egg biochemical composition of cultured and wild Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica. Eggs were obtained by artificialinduction of maturation. Fertilization and hatching rates were used as characteristics of egg quality. Egg quality characteristics showed large variation; fertilization rate, 0–96; hatching rate, 0–84%. The biochemical composition also showed a large variation. There was no marked relationship between egg quality and fatty acid contents of eggs, except for n-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA). Both the fertilization and hatching ratesincreased proportionally withincreases of the -tocopherol g(-Toc) contentin eggs. A more significant correlation was found between the amount of -Toc relative to the amount of HUFA and egg quality. The results of this study show that the egg quality of Japanese eel is affected by the –Toc level, andin particular, the ratio of -Toc to HUFAin the eggs. Abbreviations: BHT – butylhydroxytoluene; EFA – essential fatty acids; FAME – fatty acid methyl esters; HPLC – high performance liquid chromatography; HUFA – highly unsaturated fatty acids; NADH – nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; NADPH - nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; ROS – reactive oxygen species; -Toc –-tocopherol.     

Hypothalamic peptides influencing growth hormone secretion in the goldfish,Carassius auratus

In vivo andin vitro techniques were used to examine the influence of various vertebrate peptides on growth hormone (GH) secretion in the goldfish. Tetradecapeptide somatostatin (SRIF-14) was found to inhibit GH secretionin vitro from perifused pituitary fragments, whereas similar concentrations of a salmonid SRIF peptide (sSRIF-25) did not affect GH secretion from the goldfish pituitary fragments. This indicates that SRIF receptors on the goldfish pituitary are very specific for SRIF-14-like peptides. Salmon gonadotropin (GTH)-releasing hormone (sGnRH) was found to elevate serum GH levels in male goldfish. The dopamine antagonist pimozide alone or injected in combination with sGnRH did not influence serum GH levels, although injection of pimozide alone significantly elevated serum GTH levels, in addition to potentiating the effects of sGnRH on GTH secretion. sGnRH stimulated GH secretion from goldfish pituitary fragmentsin vitro, indicating that sGnRH acts directly at the level of the pituitary to stimulate GH secretion in the goldfish. These results suggest that GnRH may also function as a GH-releasing factor in the goldfish, although the release-inhibitory factors for GH and GTH secretion do appear to be separate and distinct. Two human GH-releasing hormone (hGHRH) peptides were found to be ineffective in altering GH secretionin vitro from the perifused pituitary fragments. Consequently, a role for a mammalian GHRH-like peptide in the hypothalamic regulation of GH secretion in the goldfish remains questionable.     

外源性促性腺激素诱导日本鳗鲡卵子发生和卵巢发育成熟的机制

用兔抗促黄体素生成素受体(LHR)或称绒毛膜促性腺激素受体(CGR)、雌激素受体(ER)和孕激素受体(PR)的抗体对LHR,ER和PR进行免疫组织化学定位。目的在于揭示外源性促性腺激素(鲤鱼脑垂体提取物,CPE和人绒毛膜促性腺激素,hCG)诱发日本鳗鲡卵子发生和卵母细胞成熟的内分泌机制。结果表明,注射激素前后卵巢发育和卵子发生出现了十分显著的变化。卵巢组织学切片观察显示激素处理前鳗鲡卵巢发育处于卵黄发生早期,卵母细胞平均直径(220±0.01)μm。第一次注射这两种激素后10d,实验组卵母细胞中卵黄核分散在核的周围,核仁数量显著增加,多达18～20个左右,而对照组8～10个。第3和4次激素处理后,卵母细胞发育进入卵黄发生早-中期至中期,卵黄颗粒数量增加。第6和7次激素处理后,卵母细胞进入卵黄发生中后期到成熟期,卵母细胞胞质中充满卵黄颗粒,胞径和核径增加,分别为(570±1.39)μm和(128±1.19)μm,而对照组没有变化。其次,免疫组织化学染色结果显示LHR、ER和PR均定位在鳗鲡卵巢中卵母细胞胞质、核膜、核质、卵被膜和体细胞上。这里值得指出的是,从第3次和第4次激素处理后,这三种受体的定位各有特点,L...     

Population structure of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica as examined by mitochondrial DNA sequencing

SUMMARY: To examine the population structure of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica , mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis was made for various samples of glass eels that might reflect genetic characteristics of spawning aggregates. The mitochondrial DNA from a total of 51 glass eels collected at Tanegashima Island, Kanagawa and Ibaraki in different periods within an inshore migrating season was sequenced for a 615 base-pair fragment from the tRNA^Thr gene to the central part of the control region. The DNA region was so variable that no individual was found to possess the same sequence, although average sequence differences within samples (1.07–1.63) were not large. Average sequence differences between samples (1.22–1.57) were comparable to those within samples, suggesting no genetic heterogeneity among samples. Tree analysis of the sequences showed neither a geographical nor temporal structure of population. Furthermore, although all DNA sequences from the present study were different from one another, two sequences were found to be the same with those reported from individuals collected in different localities in different years. Altogether, the present mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis of glass eels did not provide any evidence for genetic subdivision of the Japanese eel population.     

Androgen secretion activity of recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica in immature and maturing eel testes

The androgen secretion activities of recombinant Japanese eel follicle-stimulating hormone (rjeFSH) were investigated in immature and maturing eel testes. The rjeFSH stimulated testosterone (T) and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) secretion in immature testis but not in maturing testis. This result suggests that eel FSH plays an important role through the sex steroid secretion in immature testis rather than in maturing testis.     

日本鳗鲡TRAF3基因的克隆及功能研究

为探究鱼类TRAF3在鱼类抗病毒免疫应答中的功能及作用机制,实验利用逆转录PCR克隆获得了日本鳗鲡TRAF3转录本 (AjTRAF3),利用生物信息学软件分析了AjTRAF3的结构特征,利用实时荧光定量 PCR(qPCR)、双荧光素酶报告系统以及免疫共沉淀等方法对其表达规律、功能及作用机理进行了初步分析。AjTRAF3的开放阅读框长度为1 707 bp,编码568个氨基酸。序列结构分析结果显示,AjTRAF3由N端的环结构域2个锌指结构域以及1个螺旋结构域和C端高度保守的TRAF-C (MATH)结构域组成。qPCR结果显示,AjTRAF3在日本鳗鲡各组织中均有表达,脑组织中表达量最高,其次为头肾,心脏中的表达量最低。Poly I:C刺激6 h后,日本鳗鲡脾脏组织中AjTRAF3上调倍数最高,为对照组的15.83倍。迟缓爱德华氏菌感染24 h后,日本鳗鲡脾脏组织中AjTRAF3上调倍数最高,为对照组的31.47倍。此外,本研究构建了AjTRAF3真核表达质粒,发现过表达AjTRAF3能显著上调炎症及抗病毒相关基因的表达,可显著增强AjIFN2、AjIFN4和NF-κB启动子荧光素酶活性。并能显著上调由AjRIG-IN、AjMAVS、AjIRF3诱导的AjIFN2、AjIFN4和NF-κB启动子活性。免疫荧光结果显示,AjTRAF3主要定位于细胞质中,且与AjMAVS存在共定位。免疫共沉淀结果显示,AjTRAF3通过MATH结构域与AjMAVS相互结合,缺失该结构域后,其与AjMAVS的相互作用消失,推测AjTRAF3可通过介导RIG-I/MAVS信号转导途径调控鱼类的抗病毒免疫应答。本研究结果为进一步揭示鱼类TRAF3的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

鲤脑垂体和HCG诱导雌性日本鳗鲡性腺成熟过程中血清生化成分的变化

使用鲤脑垂体和HCG对雌性日本鳗鲡人工催熟,用临床医学检验方法,测定分析了雌性日本鳗鲡卵巢发育过程中,血清总蛋白(TP)、血清甘油三脂(TG)、血清胆固醇(TC)、血糖(Glu)、血钙(Ca)和血清无机磷(P)6项生化指标的水平及变化趋势,并与对应的不同卵巢发育阶段的性腺成熟系数(GSI)进行比较分析。结果表明,84d的注射过程中,实验组的性腺逐渐成熟,GSI显著升高,第12针时达到46.32%±1.75%;而对照组性腺GSI一直在2.42%±0.18%。实验组和对照组血清TP水平相对平稳,各组变化无显著差异(P>0.05)。实验组和对照组血脂在56d前差异显著(P<0.05):实验组血清TG,TC一直维持较高水平,平均分别为(12.67±2.83)mmol/L和(15.54±3.01)mmol/L;对照组TG和TC一直下降且水平较低,平均分别为(6.33±4.14)mmol/L和(8.53±3.30)mmol/L。实验组和对照组血清Glu均在实验初的较低水平基础上持续上升。相关分析表明,实验组血清TG与GSI水平极显著负相关(r=0.732,n=6,P<0.01)。实验组血清Ca与GSI(r=0.961,n=6,P<0.01),血清P与GSI(r=0.775,n=6,P<0.01)都呈现出极显著的相关性:血清Ca和P在28d后持续上升,GSI逐渐增大。对照组中的血清Ca和P水平则一直维持在一个较低的水平。研究结果表明:雌性日本鳗鲡卵巢发育与其脂类代谢密切相关,无机离子(Ca,P)在此过程中起到重要作用。利用繁殖鱼体营养代谢特点,检测日本鳗鲡血脂或血清Ca和P水平,可成为初步判断雌性日本鳗鲡发育情况的新方法。     

欧洲鳗短钩拟指环虫病及其鳃组织病理

报道了患短钩拟指环虫病欧洲鳗的症状、流行状况和鳃显微组织病理.游动和呼吸频率异常、鳃丝浮肿和鳃上粘液增多为该病的主要症状.该病尽管在冬季也有发生,但水温在26℃以上的春末、夏季和秋初是最易发病的流行季节,流行出现明显的季节性变化.患病欧洲鳗鳃的组织病理变化主要表现出5种类型,其一是鳃小片上皮细胞增生,使邻近的鳃小片相连;其二是鳃小片粘液细胞增生,同样使鳃小片连成一片,增生的粘液细胞经阿利新蓝(Alclan blue)和过碘酸雪夫氏(Periodic acid schiff)二者联合染色后呈蓝紫色的染色反应,属于Ⅳ型的粘液细胞;其三是鳃小片肿大,但单层扁平上皮细胞无肿大现象,上皮细胞层与毛细血管相分离,鳃小片上皮细胞坏死,上皮细胞层破裂,血细胞外溢,鳃小片上皮细胞坏死脱落后,失去鳃小片原有的结构;其四是鳃小片肿大同时伴随单层扁平上皮细胞肿大,进一步发展,鳃小片上皮细胞坏死脱落后,鳃小片同样失去原有的结构;其五是鳃小片毛细血管严重充血扩张,比原毛细血管扩张几倍到十几倍,形成充满红细胞的棒状到球状的动脉瘤.结果表明鳃上皮细胞增生、粘液细胞增生、鳃小片肿大、上皮细胞坏死脱落和严重充血成动脉瘤等病理变化都可导致患病欧洲鳗呼吸困难,轻者影响其生长,重者最终因呼吸衰竭而死亡.     

Effects of ambient ion concentrations on gill ATPases in fresh water eel,Anguilla anguilla

Branchial activities of Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase (ouabain sensitive), Mg²⁺ ATPase (ouabain insensitive) and kinetic analysis of high and low affinity Ca²⁺ ATPase were measured inAnguilla anguilla that had been acclimated to demineralized water (DW, Ca < 10 M), freshwater (FW, Ca = 2 mM), and Low calcium freshwater (L-Ca, Ca = 0.9 mM). Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase activity decreased while ouabain insensitive activity increased when ambient Ca²⁺ decreased. Two kinetic forms of Ca²⁺ ATPase could be resolved in each environmental condition. The stimulation coefficients of both sites or enzymes were not affected by ambient Ca²⁺ concentrations. The maximal velocity of both the high and the low affinity Ca²⁺ ATPase was increased when external Ca²⁺ was decreased during acclimation. The low affinity Ca²⁺ ATPase and the Mg²⁺ stimulated enzyme could be a non specific enzyme accepting either Ca²⁺ or Mg²⁺. Results are compared with previous results in the literature and in relation to the branchial morphology and ionic exchanges in fish.     

Vitamin contents of eggs that produce larvae showing a high survival rate in the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

This paper describes the relationship between the egg vitamin concentrations and the egg quality in the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica . No notable relation was found between any vitamin and the fertilization rate. Hatching and survival rates of larvae, however, significantly increased with an elevated level of egg vitamin C (VC). In contrast to VC, the relation between vitamins E (VE) and A (VA) concentrations and survival rate showed a clear peak, with a reduced survival rate at both higher and lower vitamin concentrations. The ratio of VE to lipid or highly unsaturated fatty acid (HUFA) in eggs positively correlated with hatching and survival rates of larvae. High-quality (HQ) eggs were determined as eggs that produced larvae having a survival rate higher than 80% at 8 days post hatch, and low-quality (LQ) eggs were determined as eggs that did not hatch. The level of VC of HQ was significantly higher than LQ. The results of this study suggest that HQ eggs, which produce larvae having a high survival rate, must have high levels of VC and VE/HUFA ratio and contain optimum levels of VA and VE in Japanese eel.     

Insulin-like growth factor I of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica: cDNA cloning, tissue distribution, and expression after treatment with growth hormone and seawater acclimation

In an attempt to understand growth regulation in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, we cloned insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) cDNAs and examined their mRNA expression in several tissues. Two eel IGF-I (eIGF-I) cDNAs encoding preprohormones, eIGF-I-Ea1and eIGF-I-Ea2, were cloned from the liver by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The preproIGF-Is were identical in signal peptide and mature IGF-I, but different in the E domain—eIGF-I-Ea2 mRNA was 36 bp longer than eIGF-I-Ea1 mRNA. Eel IGF-I was 83–94% identical with that of teleosts, 71% identical with that of dogfish, 87% identical with that of bullfrog and chicken, and 83% identical with that of humans. In both males and females the highest eIGF-I-Ea1 mRNA levels were observed in the liver, with detectable levels also found in the gills, heart, stomach, spleen, kidney, intestine, swim-bladder, muscle, and gonads. eIGF-I-Ea1 mRNA levels in the liver were higher in females than in males whereas in the intestine they were lower than in males. eIGF-I-Ea2 mRNA was detected in all the tissues examined and at similar levels in males and females. In this experiment higher eIGF-I-Ea1 mRNA levels were observed in the liver of larger glass eels than in those of smaller fish. eIGF-I-Ea2 mRNA levels were also higher in larger eels, although they were lower than IGF-I-Ea1 mRNA levels. Both eIGF-I mRNA levels in liver were positively correlated with the body size of the␣glass eels. Intraperitoneal injection of recombinant eel GH (reGH), 0.25 μg g⁻¹ body weight, into glass eels resulted in a significant increase in both eIGF-I mRNAs in the liver 1 day after injection compared with control fish, but no elevation was observed 2 days after injection. Incubation of liver slices with reGH at concentrations of 10, 100, and 1,000 ng mL⁻¹ for 24 h resulted in a significant concentration-dependent increase in the levels of both eIGF-I mRNAs. Higher levels of eIGF-I-Ea1 and Ea2 mRNA were observed in the gills ofseawater-reared eels than in those of freshwater-reared fish, but no differenceswere observed in the whole kidney. These results suggest that IGF-I is involved in the regulation of somatic growth and also in adaptation of the Japanese eel to seawater.     

注射T4对日本鳗鲡血清、卵、早期幼苗甲状腺激素含量变化及对幼苗存活率的影响

对产卵前的雌鳗注射了不同剂量的甲状腺素(T4),然后利用放射性免疫法(RIA)测定了雌鳗血清、卵、胚胎及幼苗各发育时间段三碘甲腺原氨酸(T3)和甲状腺素(T4)的含量变化。结果发现,注射外源T424h后,随着雌鳗血清中的T4含量达到峰值,T3含量也达到了峰值。说明日本鳗鲡体内存在5’-单脱碘酶。与此同时,随着血清中T3和T4含量达到峰值,卵中的T3和T4含量也达到了峰值,进而证明母体中的T3和T4能够转入鳗鲡幼苗。进一步调整T4的注射剂量和时间后发现,在21℃水温条件下,T4的剂量为10～15mg·(500g)-1时,注射催产针前12h注射的效果最好。用该方法注射T4后,幼苗各发育时间段的存活率与对照组比较存在显著差异,出膜第9天的存活率由对照组的1.3%提高到22.0%。但日本鳗鲡幼苗最终未能存活,说明甲状腺素并不是影响日本鳗鲡幼苗存活的唯一因素。     

抗冻剂对日本鳗鲡精子活力及运动时间的影响

利用精子稀释液(0.5%氯化钠+0.25%氯化钾+0.25%葡萄糖)分别配制4%、8%、12%、16%、20%、24%的二甲亚砜(DMSO)、甘油(Glycerol)、1,2-丙二醇(1,2-Propanediol)、乙二醇(Ethyleneglycol)四种抗冻剂,对日本鳗鲡精子进行激活处理,观察记录精子在不同浓度抗冻剂中的活力和5种运动(激烈运动、快速运动、慢速运动、摆动、死亡)时间。结果表明:4%~24%的四种抗冻剂都可以激活日本鳗鲡精子,其中二甲亚砜浓度为12%时,精子活力最高,平均可达到78.3%;甘油浓度为8%时,精子活力最高,平均可达到72.8%;12%的1,2-丙二醇和乙二醇激活精子后,精子活力都可以达到最高,分别是47.6%和57.8%。日本鳗鲡精子在8%的二甲亚砜、8%的甘油、8%的1,2-丙二醇和8%的乙二醇中,激烈运动时间均为最长,分别为11.8 s、11.1 s、6.0 s和2.9 s;用8%的甘油、16%的二甲亚砜、16%的1,2-丙二醇和12%的乙二醇激活日本鳗鲡精子后,精子存活时间均最长,分别达到154.6 s、45 s、20 s和34 s。与其它几种抗冻剂相比,8%的甘油能显著延长日本鳗鲡精子的寿命。四种抗冻剂对日本鳗鲡精子都有一定的毒性作用,处理后精子的活力和寿命均降低。     

日本鳗鲡腐皮病病原菌的分离及鉴定

从患腐皮病的日本鳗鲡(Anguilla japonica)体表溃烂处分离到1株病原菌(322A),对其进行了人工感染实验和生理生化分析,测定了该菌株的16S rRNA基因序列和促旋酶(gyrase)B亚单位gyrB基因序列,并分别构建系统发育树。结果显示:感染实验证实菌株322A具有致病性;生理生化分析鉴定该菌株属于气单胞菌属(Aero-monassp.);16S rRNA基因分析显示,该菌株与气单胞菌属细菌的同源性均在99%~100%,构建的系统树显示,菌株322A与嗜水气单胞菌(A.hydrophila(FJ462702))亲缘关系最近;gyrB基因分析表明,该菌株与A.hydrophila种内序列的相似性为96%~98%,种间序列的相似性为94%~95%,构建的系统树结果显示,该菌株与A.hydrophila(FJ608553、FJ608552、AF208259)聚为一个分支。综合上述实验结果,菌株322A可鉴定为嗜水气单胞菌(A.hydrophila)。