Low-dose interferon-alpha treatment for feline immunodeficiency virus infection

Feline immunodeficiency virus sustains an AIDS-like syndrome in cats, which is considered a relevant model for human AIDS. Under precise enrolment requirements, 30 naturally infected cats showing overt disease were included in a trial of low-dose, oral human interferon-alpha treatment. Twenty-four of them received 10 IU/Kg of human interferon-alpha and 6 placebo only on a daily basis under veterinary supervision. The low-dose human interferon-alpha treatment significantly prolonged the survival of virus-infected cats (p<0.01) and brought to a rapid improvement of disease conditions in the infected hosts. Amelioration of clinical conditions was neither correlated with plasma viremia, nor with proviral load in leukocytes. A good survival of CD4+ T cells and a slow increase of CD8+ T cells were also observed in human interferon-alpha-treated cats. Interestingly, the improvement of the total leukocyte counts showed a much stronger correlation with the recovery from serious opportunistic infections. As shown in other models of low-dose interferon-alpha treatment, there was a rapid regression of overt immunopathological conditions in virus-infected cats. This hints at a major role of interferon-alpha in the control circuits of inflammatory cytokines, which was probably the very foundation of the improved clinical score and survival despite the unabated persistence of virus and virus-infected cells.     

枯草芽孢杆菌B10对饲喂高脂日粮小鼠抗氧化功能的影响

将45只体质量（35±1）g的普通ICR小鼠随机分为对照组（基础日粮）、高脂组（高脂日粮）、处理组（添加0．1％芽孢杆菌B10的高脂日粮）。每组3个重复,每个重复5只。结果显示,高脂日粮组小鼠的试验末期体质量和平均日增重高于对照组和处理组。与对照组相比,高脂组小鼠肠黏膜总抗氧化能力显著降低了28．34％（P〈0．01）;肝脏中TrxR、SOD、GSH—Px和CAT活力分别降低了36．42％（P〈0．05）、22．91％（P〈0．05）、37．34％（P〈0．01）和47．47％（P〈0．01）,血清中抗超氧阴离子、GSH含量、GSH—Px活性分别下降8．206％（P〈0．05）、30．73％（P〈0．05）、47．26％（P〈0．01）。与高脂组相比,处理组肝脏的抗氧化能力显著改善,GSH—Px活力提高了141．35％（P〈0．01）,MDA含量降低了26．85％（P〈0．01）。血清中总抗氧化能力、GSH含量、GSH—Px活力分别提高9．46％（P〈0．05）、28．50％（P〈0．05）、39．95％（P〈0．01）。结果表明,枯草芽孢杆菌B10能够显著提高不同组织中部分抗氧化酶活力,缓解高脂日粮引起的小鼠氧化应激,在肝脏组织中尤为明显。     

消化道上皮细胞中乳酸杆菌黏附配体蛋白含量的变化

利用兔抗鸡乳酸杆菌黏附配体蛋白血清,以不连续活性-PAGE电泳技术和间接ELISA方法,对不同日龄、健康和患球虫病鸡消化道不同部位乳酸杆菌黏附配体蛋白含量进行了检测。结果表明,2日龄鸡嗉囊部位产生乳酸杆菌黏附配体蛋白成分,D450nm值为0.181;1日龄鸡小肠部位产生乳酸杆菌黏附配体蛋白成分,D450nm值为0.168;5日龄乳酸杆菌黏附配体蛋白成分达到稳定,D450nm值分别为0.200和0.123。健康鸡体内嗉囊与小肠部位乳酸杆菌黏附配体蛋白含量比患球虫病鸡明显增多,D450nm值分别为：嗉囊,0.143和0.132;小肠,0.148和0.134。     

Is a Delayed Treatment with GnRH,hCG or Progesterone Beneficial for Reducing Embryonic Mortality in Buffaloes?

The aims of this study were to verify the efficacy of delayed hormonal treatments performed on day 25 post‐insemination on pregnancy rate at 45 and 70 days in buffalo. The trial was performed on 385 buffaloes synchronized by the Ovsynch/TAI protocol and submitted to artificial insemination (AI). Twenty‐five days after AI, pregnant animals were assigned to four treatments: (1) GnRH agonist (n = 52), 12 μg of buserelin acetate; (2) hCG (n = 51), 1500 IU of human chorionic gonadotrophin; (3) Progesterone (n = 47), 341 mg of P4 intramuscular (im) every 4 days for three times; (4) Control (n = 54), treatment with physiological saline (0.9% NaCl). Milk samples were collected on days 10, 20 and 25 after AI in all buffaloes to determine progesterone concentration in whey by radioimmunoassay method. Statistical analysis was performed by anova . Pregnancy rate on day 25 after AI was 52.9%, but declined to 41.8% by day 45, indicating an embryonic mortality (EM) of 21%. If only control group is considered, the incidence of EM was 38.9%. Pregnant buffaloes had higher (p < 0.01) progesterone concentrations on day 20 and 25 after AI than both non‐pregnant buffaloes and buffaloes that showed EM. The treatments on day 25 increased (p < 0.01) pregnancy rate, although in buffaloes with a low whey progesterone concentration on day 20 and 25 after AI (n = 22); all treatments were ineffective to reduce EM.     

转人溶菌酶基因奶牛多重PCR快速检测方法的建立

建立转基因奶牛多重PCR快速检测方法,为转基因动物及产品进出境检测技术平台的建立提供技术支持,并为转基因动物及产品检测技术标准的制定提供参考。根据牛物种特异性基因线粒体DNA(mitochondrial DNA,mtDNA)设计奶牛内源性基因引物,根据外源基因人溶菌酶基因(human lysozyme,hLY)及标记基因新霉素磷酸转移酶基因(NPTⅡ)设计特异性引物,优化反应条件,建立转基因奶牛多重PCR检测方法。结果表明,建立的方法灵敏、快速、特异,一个反应可以检测多个基因片段,可有效用于转基因奶牛外源基因的检测。     

L型氨基酸转运载体1对奶牛乳腺中β-酪蛋白表达的影响

为研究L型氨基酸转运载体1（L type amino acid transporter 1,LAT1）对奶牛乳腺中β-酪蛋白表达的作用,本试验采用PCR技术体外扩增奶牛LAT1基因并构建LAT1真核表达载体,采用脂质体转染技术将LAT1真核表达载体转染奶牛乳腺上皮细胞,并于转染48 h后采用Western blotting技术检测LAT1过表达后乳腺上皮细胞中LAT1、4F2hc和β-酪蛋白的表达变化。荧光显微镜检测结果显示,LAT1真核表达载体成功转染奶牛乳腺上皮细胞;Western blotting检测结果显示,LAT1过表达的奶牛乳腺上皮细胞中LAT1极显著增加（P<0.01）,β-酪蛋白的表达显著升高（P<0.05）,4F2hc表达变化不显著（P>0.05）。这些结果提示LAT1对奶牛乳腺上皮细胞乳蛋白合成具有促进作用。     

有齿食道口线虫ITS及5.8S DNA片段的PCR扩增、克隆及序列分析

 运用PCR方法以保守引物NC5及NC2扩增了从广东阳江地区猪体分离的食道口线虫rDNA 的内转录间隔区（ITS）及5.8S序列。将PCR扩增出的片段纯化后克隆至pGEM-T Easy载体，用PCR技术及酶切鉴定阳性菌落，对阳性菌落质粒DNA进行测序。结果表明，扩增的片段大小为828 bp，包含部分的18S、28S及全部的ITS-1（362 bp）、5.8S(153 bp)及ITS-2（217 bp）序列。序列比较表明，该食道口线虫为有齿食道口线虫。本研究在国际上首次报道了中国猪有齿食道口线虫的ITS及5.8S序列，为食道口线虫的分子生物学的进一步研究奠定了基础。     

民族地区城市生态游憩空间居民地方依恋特征研究——以鄂尔多斯康巴什为例

民族地区城市生态游憩空间的居民地方依恋研究是城市地方依恋研究的崭新视角。以鄂尔多斯康巴什为例,采用主因子分析、方差分析等定量方法分析鄂尔多斯市居民对康巴什的生态游憩地方依恋特征,并着重关注蒙古族与汉族居民的生态游憩地方依恋差异,以明晰康巴什生态游憩地方依恋特征成因。康巴什生态游憩地方依恋特征在中国民族地区城市居民中具有良好的普遍性,本研究可为打造令居民认同的民族城市生态游憩空间提供指导性建议。     

用柞蚕卵自然诱集平腹小蜂的初步研究

用柞蚕卵进行田间挂卵自然诱集平腹小蜂的试验结果表明 :10月上旬诱集的数量最多 ,11月中旬后则诱集不到平腹小蜂 ;几种植物中 ,以芦苇上的卵卡诱集的蜂量最多 ,平腹小蜂的寄生率也最高 ;纸张作卵卡 ,以白色的效果最好 ;一般田间挂卵 10 d为宜 ;卵块的卵粒数以 14- 2 8粒较佳 ;平腹小蜂在白天活动 ,寻找寄主寄生 ,夜晚不活动 ,也不寄生 ;田间挂卵后 2 2 d,平腹小蜂即可羽化 ,羽化 4 d后达到高峰 ,同一批卵块平腹小蜂羽化时间可持续 1个月以上