Ghrelin对雌激素诱导小鼠胸腺萎缩过程中细胞因子及凋亡相关蛋白基因表达的影响

应用光镜和实时定量PCR技术研究了Ghrelin对雌激素诱导小鼠胸腺萎缩过程中胸腺形态学以及部分细胞因子和凋亡相关蛋白基因表达的影响。结果显示,注射Ghrelin后,雌激素诱导的小鼠萎缩胸腺在形态学上基本恢复到正常水平,胸腺中IL-6、TGF-[31、Caspase3、FADDmRNA含量显著降低,Caspase9、FasLmRNA含量略为下降,而IL-7、Bcl-2mRNA含量有所上升。结果表明,Ghrelin可能通过促进胸腺上皮细胞的增殖以及阻断Caspase级联程序和Fas／FasL凋亡信号通路抑制胸腺细胞的凋亡,从而逆转雌激素诱导的小鼠胸腺萎缩。     

平衡是硬道理——维生素应用误区浅析

饲料中能量、氨基酸、脂肪酸、微量元素和维生素等营养成分在消化、吸收、代谢上存在各种互作关系,所以饲料配方不仅要满足动物对各种营养成分的单一需要,而且要通过平衡各营养成分之间的比例,达到营养全价、平衡。例如,日粮中能量水平和粗蛋白含量之间存在一个最佳的比例范围,高能量低蛋白和低能量高蛋白饲料都必然降低饲料转化效率,影响家禽生产性能的发挥。本文试图在动物营养中引入维生素平衡的概念,介绍维生素平衡的表现形式和破坏维生素平衡的因素,分析在动物生产中维生素应用的常见误区并提出相应的解决办法。     

ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN CHOLECYSTOKININ-INDUCED PANCREATITIS IN DOGS

Pancreatitis can be induced in dogs by intravenous infusion of supraphysiologic doses of synthetic cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8). Eight anesthetized female beagles were given either CCK-8 or saline in a randomized, blinded fashion and had abdominal ultrasonography to study the development of pancreatic lesions. Pancreatic lesions were apparent 2 hours after the start of CCK-8 infusion and included swelling, interlobular and subcapsular fluid accumulation and patchy hypoechogenicity of the gland parenchyma. CCK-8 had a variable effect on gallbladder emptying. No signs of biliary obstruction or duodenal lesions were identified. Dogs given CCK-8 had severe edematous pancreatitis at necropsy six hours after the start of the infusion. Compared to the oleic acid model of pancreatitis, CCK-8 infusion induces a rapid onset of pancreatitis and an ultrasonographic appearance that reflects diffuse edema of the gland. The short time-scale of the experiment may account for the relative absence of secondary lesions affecting the biliary tract or duodenum compared to the naturally-occurring disease.     

禽大肠杆菌病疫苗研究进展

禽致病性大肠杆菌(APEC)是引起家禽多种肠外疾病如气囊炎、心包炎、肝周炎、蜂窝织炎及败血症的主要人畜共患病原菌.在过去的数十年间,试验了多种不同类型的疫苗用于本病的控制.鉴于APEC血清型较多且不同血清型之间缺乏交叉免疫保护,故生产上使用的APEC疫苗研究进展缓慢.作者对不同类型APEC疫苗进行了综述并提出未来的研究方向.     

尕海湿地区沼泽草甸退化对土壤氮转化酶活性的影响

为探讨高寒湿地退化对土壤氮转化酶活性的影响,以青藏高原东缘尕海湿地未退化（ND）、轻度退化（LD）、中度退化（MD）和重度退化（HD）4种不同退化程度0~40 cm土层沼泽草甸为研究对象,研究不同退化与土层中土壤氮转化酶（蛋白酶、脲酶、硝酸还原酶和亚硝酸还原酶）活性的变化特征及其与土壤理化性质之间的关系。结果表明：1）随沼泽草甸退化程度加剧,土壤含水量、全氮、铵态氮和微生物生物量氮含量均显著降低,土壤温度与硝态氮含量却显著增加。2）随退化程度加剧,各土层土壤脲酶活性增加、蛋白酶活性降低,且仅在20~40 cm土层存在显著差异;硝酸还原酶活性增加、亚硝酸还原酶活性降低,在0~20 cm土层存在显著差异。3）各退化程度中,土壤脲酶、蛋白酶、亚硝酸还原酶活性均随土层深度的增加而显著下降,硝酸还原酶活性仅在HD显著下降。4）退化程度和土层对4种土壤氮转化酶活性均存在显著影响,且对土壤硝酸酶和亚硝酸还原酶活性存在显著交互作用。5）冗余分析表明土壤含水量对土壤氮转化酶活性变化的贡献率高达67.1%,其是驱动尕海沼泽草甸退化演替过程中土壤氮转化酶活性变化的主导因素。研究结果可为高寒湿地生态系统退化中的土壤酶活性变化规律提供理论依据。     

单细胞转录组测序技术及其在肌内脂肪细胞研究中的应用

单细胞转录组测序(single-cell RNA sequencing, scRNA-seq)技术在单细胞水平对转录组进行测序,可从表达量、细胞量及细胞组成等多种角度描述样本,主要包括单细胞分离、mRNA反转录、文库构建、转录组测序和数据分析等步骤。单细胞分离是scRNA-seq技术操作的第一步,常用的细胞分离方法有连续稀释法、显微操作法、荧光激活流式细胞术、激光捕获显微切割术和微流控技术。基于不同细胞捕获、cDNA扩增和文库构建开发了许多scRNA-seq方法,如CEL-seq2、Drop-seq、MARS-seq、SCRB-seq、Smart-seq、Smart-seq2等。与传统测序方法相比,scRNA-seq可识别单个细胞的基因表达信息、记录细胞的空间位置、跟踪不同细胞谱系在分化过程中的轨迹,这为研究难以大量提取的肌内脂肪细胞分子特异性和发生分化过程带来极大便利。作者简要介绍了scRNA-seq技术的关键步骤,比较分析了单细胞分离和转录组测序方法的优缺点,综述了肌内脂肪细胞的起源以及scRNA-seq在肌内脂肪细胞的亚群和标记基因鉴定以及细胞分化轨迹追踪中的应用,以期为肌内脂肪...     

沙地一年生植物五星蒿的构件特征研究

在甘肃省古浪县鸣沙咀,对典型沙生植物五星蒿Bassia dasyphylla形态及生物量空间分布特征进行研究。结果表明：冠幅、地径、根深、根幅、侧根数量与长度均与高度呈极显著线性正相关(P＜0.01),其中地上部形态指标与高度的相关程度相对地下部较高;枝条分枝数量较多,一级分枝数为30.40个,二级分枝数达到了260.87个。五星蒿单株平均生物量为75.21 g,其中地上生物量为67.83 g,地下生物量仅为7.38 g;地上生物量集中于1030 cm,占地上生物量的77.64％,各构件依生物量的大小依次为：枝条、果实、叶片;地下生物量集中于010 cm,占地下生物量的76.29％,侧根较主根发达;不同层次间各构件鲜、干生物量的差异性基本相似,地上部分的差异主要表现在1020、2030与3040、4050 cm之间,地下部分的差异主要表现在010与1020、2030 cm之间,其他各层次相互之间的差异相对不显著。     

COMPARISON OF ULTRASONOGRAPHIC AND RADIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS OF CANINE PROSTATE DIMENSIONS

The purposes of this study were to: 1) compare prostatic dimensions measured on radiographic and ultrasonographic images and 2) compare a subjective radiographic assessment of prostate size with a previously-described objective method. Thirty-four male dogs undergoing investigation of prostatic disorders were used. Prostate length and depth were measured from ultrasonographic and radiographic images. A subjective assessment of prostate size ('small', 'normal', or 'enlarged') was made in 29 animals by one of the authors who was unaware of radiographic or ultrasonographic measurements. In addition, the distance from sacral promontory to the pubic brim was also measured. A prostate length or depth of >70% of this distance was defined as 'enlarged' and <70% as 'normal'. After the effects of magnification on radiographic measurements were eliminated, there were no significant differences between prostatic length measured by the two methods. However, a significant difference was obtained between prostatic depth measurements. The subjective assessment agreed with a previously described objective assessment of prostatic size in 21/29 dogs for prostate length but in only 12/29 for depth. Prostatic length varied from 46.6 to 116.4% (mean 75.7%) of the distance from the pubic brim to the sacral promontory. Prostatic depth varied from 33.0% to 94.6% (mean 59.7%) of the same distance. It is recommended that prostate length, rather than depth, be used when evaluating prostate size from lateral abdominal radiographs.     

重组鸡抗菌肽Gallinacin-9的原核表达及其抗菌活性的鉴定

采用RT—PCR方法,从鸡舌组织中扩增到Gallinacin-9（Gal-9）基因,测序表明Gal-9为201bp,其成熟肽由67个氨基酸残基组成。进一步将克隆的Gal-9基因亚克隆到大肠杆菌原核表达载体pGEX-6p-1的EcoR I和Sal I双酶切位点上,构建重组表达质粒pGEX—Gal-9,经序列分析鉴定确证目的基因克隆人载体的预期位点。将重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21,于37℃诱导培养不同时间,SDS-PAGE电泳表明该基因在大肠杆菌中高水平表达,表达的重组鸡Gab-9融合蛋白相对分子质量约为32ku。重组蛋白占菌体总蛋白的40％。表达的重组鸡Gal-9融合蛋白以包涵体的形式存在。重组蛋白经纯化后,分别以对数生长中期的大肠杆菌BL21（DE3-）株与致病性链球菌CAB株为检测菌,利用薄层平皿琼脂糖孔穴扩散法测定了重组Gal-9蛋白的抗菌活性,结果表明,重组Gal-9对这2种细菌都具有抗菌活性。