Expression of cathepsin C and tumor necrosis factor-α in human coronary artery and their relationships with coronary heart disease

AIM To explore the possible mechanism of cathepsin C （CTSC） and tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α） in coronary heart disease （CHD） by detecting the protein expression of CTSC and TNF-α in human coronary artery tissue. METHODS The coronary artery tissues from 52 cases of CHD and 25 cases of accidental death without any heart disease in the Forensic Judicial Expertise Center of Guizhou Medical University from October 2018 to December 2019 were collected as CHD group and control group, respectively. The coronary artery stenosis and intimal plaque formation were examined by histopathology, the protein expression of CTSC and TNF-α was determined by Western blot, and the intracellular expression of CTSC and TNF-α was analyzed by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS The results of HE staining showed that the intima of coronary artery in control group was smooth, and no thickening or stenosis was observed. In CHD group, the intima thickened irregularly, atherosclerotic plaques formed, the intima became thinner and the lumen showed eccentric stenosis in varying degrees （P<0.05）. The results of Western blot showed that the expression of CTSC and TNF-α in CHD group was significantly higher than that in control group （P<0.05）. Immunohistochemical staining showed that both CTSC and TNF-α were expressed in the cytoplasm of foam cells, and their positive expression was significantly higher than that in control group （P<0.05）. The results of Pearson moment correlation analysis showed that there was positive correlation between the expression of CTSC and TNF-α in CHD （r²=0.743, P<0.05）. CONCLUSION The up-regulated expression of CTSC in coronary artery tissue may promote the expression of TNF-α and affect the occurrence and development of CHD.     

非淀粉多糖酶对奥尼罗非鱼生长及抗菌力的影响

本文旨在研究非淀粉多糖酶对奥尼罗非鱼的生长及其抗菌力的影响。试验选用体重约60 g的奥尼罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus×O.aureus)560尾,随机分成4个处理组,每组7个重复,每重复20尾奥尼罗非鱼,分别投喂添加不同梯度的液体酶制剂(0、0.1、0.2和0.4 mL/kg的饲料)。结果表明:(1)非淀粉多糖酶对罗非鱼的特定生长率、饲料转化率等生产性能指标均有显著升高(P<0.05);(2)添加非淀粉多糖酶0.2 mL/kg和0.4 mL/kg显著提高了罗非鱼白细胞的吞噬活性(P<0.05)和血清的杀菌能力(P<0.01),试验组各组织溶菌酶活力也显著增加(P<0.05)。     

杏的引种栽培试验

2002年从郑州果树所引进7个杏优良品种在贵州省农业科学院酸性黄壤上试种,2004年全部挂果,7个品种表现出良好的丰产性。从综合性状看,在贵阳地区表现最好的是凯特杏(4年生树平均株产达42.8 kg,可溶性固形物含量为13%),其次是金太阳(产量达35.6 kg/株,可溶性固形物含量为12.8%)。     

番茄中乙烯利残留量测定的新方法

番茄自身也可以产生乙烯利,以常规顶空色谱法测定的乙烯含量值较高.采用重氮甲烷衍生法气相色谱仪可以准确测定番茄中乙烯残留量.结果表明,该方法平均回收率为77.6%~89.8%,变异系数为2.8%~7.5%,乙烯利的最小检出浓度为0.01 mg.kg-1.该方法较常规测定方法精确度明显提高,且灵敏度提高10倍.     

湖南省农村雷电灾害防治关键技术研究与应用示范

以提高农村雷电灾害防御科技水平为目标,分析了湖南省雷电灾害发生规律,创建了农村雷电灾害防御关键技术指标及综合防御技术方法,研制发布了国家强制性标准,成功开展了雷电灾害综合防御技术应用与示范。取得的创新性成果如下:①确定了农村民居防雷建筑物的雷击次数下限值的国家标准以及相应的设计施工技术要点;②提出了对称不等间距四极法为测量土壤电阻率的首选方法并申请了专利,更能反映自然土壤实际分层情况,更具稳定性,准确性更高;③绘制了长沙市大区域土壤电阻率分布,研发了分析软件,分析得出土壤电阻率值与降水量呈明显正相关;④运用仿真树、应急避难场所、单栋农村民居防雷设施等综合防雷设施建设技术,创建了雷暴路径拦截的区域性防护体系,创立了湖南省农村全方位、立体式区域防雷减灾的新模式。     

旱垂柳转录组测序及赤霉素在垂枝形成中的作用

垂枝作为特殊的林木形态结构,因形态优美在全世界被广泛用于绿化和园林景观而成为研究热点。国内外对垂枝植物的研究表明赤霉素在垂枝形成中起作用,但是垂枝形成的分子背景研究仍比较缺乏。本研究以旱垂柳(Salix matsudana var. pseudo-matsudana)的垂枝为研究对象,通过对旱垂柳在不同生长发育时期的叶片、茎尖和茎基部进行了转录组和数字表达谱测序研究,共获得71 474个Unigenes序列。将Unigenes与COG和KEEG数据库比对,与转录和信号转导机制相关的基因在旱垂柳中高度富集,最终确定8 359个差异表达的基因,其中427个基因与激素相关。进一步分析赤霉素相关基因得出,主要参与2条赤霉素合成途径,具有生物活性的GA4是合成途径中的主要产物,而且GA4在枝条中的含量显著高于GA1和GA3。参与赤霉素信号转导途径中的GID1B在旱垂柳中上调表达,以及在G1和G4生长期的表达量高于其他时期,而DELLA蛋白GAI在G2生长期以后下调表达,GID1B和GAI在旱垂柳的垂枝生长过程中可能起非常重要的作用。这些研究结果将有助于探索赤霉素在旱垂柳垂枝形成中的分子作用,可为林木形态的遗传改良提供基础理论依据。