Roles of protein phosphatase 4 in down-regulation of eNOS Ser633 phosphorylation induced by palmitic acid in human umbilical vein endotheli?al cells

AIMTo investigate the roles of protein phosphatase 4 (PP4) in down-regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) Ser633 phosphorylation induced by palmitic acid (PA). METHODSHuman umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were treated with PA at 25 μmol/L, 50 μmol/L, 100 μmol/L and 200μmol/L for 36 h, or treated with PA at 100 μmol/L for 12 h, 24 h, 36 h and 48 h. Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) family inhibitor fostriecin (FST, 20 nmol/L) or okadaic acid (OA, 5 nmol/L) was selected to pretreat the HUVECs for 30 min. Protein phosphatase 4 catalytic subunit (PP4c) siRNA or protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit (PP2Ac) siRNA was transfected into the HUVECs. The protein expression levels of of eNOS, PP4c and PP2Ac, as well as the level of eNOS Ser633 phosphorylation, were detected by Western blot. The intracellular nitric oxide (NO) content was measured by DAF-FM DA. RESULTS(1) Compared with control group, the levels of eNOS Ser633 phosphorylation were decreased in PA groups in which the HUVECs were treated with 25 μmol/L, 50 μmol/L, 100 μmol/L and 200 μmol/L PA for 36 h (P<0.05) and 100 μmol/L PA for 24 h, 36 h and 48 h (P<0.05). No significant difference in the level of total eNOS protein expression among all the groups was observed. (2) Compared with control group, both FST and OA pretreatment reversed the reduction of eNOS Ser633 phosphorylation (P<0.05) and the decrease in intracellular NO content (P<0.05) induced by PA. No significant difference in the level of total eNOS protein expression among all the groups was observed. (3) Compared with si-Control group, the PP4c protein expression was significantly reduced (P<0.05), while the level of eNOS Ser633 phosphorylation was significantly increased in si-PP4c group (P<0.05). Although the levels of PP2Ac protein expression declined significantly (P<0.05), the level of eNOS Ser633 phosphorylation remained unchanged in si-PP2Ac group. No significant differencein the level of total eNOS protein expression among all the groups was found. CONCLUSION PA significantly reduces the level of eNOS Ser633 phosphorylation and the content of NO in the HUVECs, which may be due to PA inducing the activation of the PP2A family member PP4 rather than PP2A.     

清、洪水灌溉条件下土壤中盐分运移规律的试验研究

在大同县罗庄村玉米地进行洪水灌溉与清水灌溉的大田灌水试验,研究在不同的灌水定额下,用洪水与清水灌溉后,土壤剖面上盐分的运移规律。研究结果表明:用洪水与清水灌溉后,土壤中盐分的运移规律基本相同;盐分随水分运动而向下运移的深度随灌水定额的增大而增大。     

《动物病理》课程思政课堂教学案例

《动物病理》作为一门重要的专业基础课在畜牧兽医专业开出,在对学生的专业知识和技能进行培养的同时,融入思政元素,培养学生“懂农业,爱农村,爱农民”的从农素养,更好地为国家乡村振兴发展培养专业人才。本文从课程教学案例出发探究课程思政的实施方法与初步成效。     

Effect of inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B on TNF-α-induced expression of angiotensinogen and production of angiotensinⅡ in glomerular mesangial cells

AIM: To study the effect of inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) activity on the expression of angiotensinogen (AGT) and the production of angiotensinⅡ (AngⅡ) induced by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in glomerular mesangial cells (MCs) of SD rats. METHODS: The MCs of SD rats were isolated and divided into three groups as follows: control; MCs treated with TNF-α, and the MCs treated with TNF-α + pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (PDTC). The activity of nuclear factor-kappa B was measured by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. The expression of AGT was determined by RT-PCR for mRNA and Western blotting for protein. The concentration of angiotensinⅡ in supernatant was measured by RIA. RESULTS: The NF-κB activity in the MCs treated with TNF-α (20.67±9.14)×102 μg/cell was significantly higher than that in control cells ［(8.25±4.35)×102 μg/cell, P<0.01］ and the MCs treated with TNF-α+PDTC ［(7.20±4.57)×102 μg/cell, P<0.01］, and no significant difference was found between control and the MCs treated with TNF-α＋PDTC (P>0.05). The AGT mRNA level in the MCs treated with TNF-α (0.27±0.05) was higher than that in the control cells (0.20±0.05, P<0.05), and no significant difference was observed when compared with that in the MCs treated with TNF-α＋PDTC (0.22±0.06, P>0.05). The expression of AGT protein in the MCs treated with TNF-α (0.60±0.19) μg/cell was higher than that in the control ［(0.37±0.15)μg/cell, P＜0.05］ and the MCs treated with TNF-α＋PDTC ［(0.37±0.17)μg/cell, P<0.05］, and no significance was found between the MCs treated TNF-α＋PDTC and the control (P>0.05). The AngⅡ level in supernatant of cultured MCs treated with TNF-α ［(9.73±2.38)×10-5 ng·L-1/cell］ was significantly higher than that in the control ［(7.50±1.51)×10-5 ng·L-1/cell, P<0.05］ and in the MCs treated with TNF-α＋PDTC ［(6.94±1.46)×10-5 ng·L-1/cell, P<0.05］, however, the difference between the MCs treated with TNF-α＋PDTC and the control was of no significance (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: TNF-α activates the NF-κB in glomerular MCs, induces the AGT expression and the production of AngⅡ. Inhibition of NF-κB decreases the AGT expression and the production of AngⅡ. Therefore, the effects of TNF-α on AGT and AngⅡ may be mediated by NF-κB.     

发挥农业综合开发“助推器”作用做大做强龙虾产业

盱眙县境内湖泊众多,水产资源十分丰富。著名的“盱眙龙虾”集养殖、加工、销售于一体的经济已成为当地主导产业,对发展农村经济、增加农民收入起着重要作用。盱眙农业综合开发紧紧围绕做大做强龙虾产业,通过建基地、办市场、扶企业、强产业。发挥农业开发“助推器”作用,促进了龙虾生产与销售,加速了龙虾产业的发展。     

小型联合收割机清选装置的技术分析

介绍了目前国内使用的几种小型联合收割机的清选装置，并对典型的清选装置进行了技术分析，提出了提高小型联合收割机清选性能的几项改进措施。     

除湿降温系统用于温室降温的可行性探索

结合我国温室降温的现状，指出了高温高湿气候条件下直接蒸发降温方法的局限性；提出了利用除湿降温系统来解决高温高湿地区温室降温难的问题；分析了该系统的构成以及实现降温的可行性。     

蒙古牛肌肉生长抑制素基因编码序列检测分析

肌肉生长抑制素(myostatin)基因是影响骨骼肌生长和发育重要的候选基因。实验以2头双肌皮埃蒙特牛和30头蒙古牛基因组DNA为模板，针对牛myostatin基因设计了3对引物并扩增了3个外显子和部分5’调控区。对PCR扩增片段克隆、测序结果显示，2头皮埃蒙特牛均在编码序列938处发生G到A突变，使编码氨基酸由半胱氨酸变为酪氨酸，符合前人检测结果。首次在蒙古牛中发现在6个不同位点存在单核苷酸突变，其中3个无义突变，3个突变引起了编码氨基酸变化，反映了牛myostatin基因在进化过程中具有较高的突变性。     

供钾水平对小白菜同化物及钾素分配的影响

以"苏州青"和"矮脚黄"2个小白菜品种为试材,采用室内模拟砂培培养法,研究了供钾水平(0.0、2.5、5.0、7.5、10.0mmol·L~(-1))对其根、叶柄和叶片同化物及钾素分配的影响,以期为采用钾高效利用技术提高小白菜产投比的钾营养诊断相关研究奠定基础。结果表明:供钾水平对小白菜生物量的影响随其生育期的延长而增大。其中,"苏州青"的同化物分配对供钾水平的响应较"矮脚黄"相对敏感,其可食部分生物量(地上部生物量、产量)最大时的供钾水平相对低于"矮脚黄",而植株不同部位钾含量最高时的供钾水平却相对高于"矮脚黄"。小白菜植株不同部位钾含量的高低顺序依次为叶柄、叶片和根系,且不同部位钾含量最高时所需要的外源供钾水平及钾在小白菜植株不同部位的分配百分比均表现为叶片叶柄根系,说明小白菜植株不同部位对供钾水平的敏感性存在明显差异。适宜的供钾水平可能通过协调同化物在植株不同部位的分配,并维持分配比例的稳定性,达到促进小白菜生长的效果。与正常供钾水平比,供试的2个品种小白菜对过量钾的响应也存在一定的差异:分别通过明显降低"苏州青"的根系钾含量及矮脚黄的根系同化物的分配,而减少了钾在其各自根系中的分配。缺钾通过降低同化物,特别是钾在小白菜叶柄中的分配而明显增加了其向叶片和根系的分配,进而提高了小白菜的根冠比。随着供钾水平的升高,只有叶柄的同化物和钾分配的百分比均有所升高,且以钾分配百分比的升高幅度远大于同化物。综上所述,叶柄钾含量和叶柄钾分配百分比对小白菜钾营养状况存在较好的指示作用。