Nano- and Microdelivery Systems for Marine Bioactive Lipids

There is an increasing body of evidence of the positive impact of several marine lipids on human health. These compounds, which include ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, have been shown to improve blood lipid profiles and exert anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective effects. The high instability of these compounds to oxidative deterioration and their hydrophobicity have a drastic impact in their pharmacokinetics. Thus, the bioavailability of these compounds may be affected, resulting in their inability to reach the target sites at effective concentrations. In this regard; micro/nanoparticles can offer a wide range of solutions that can prevent the degradation of targeted molecules, increase their absorption, uptake and bioavailability. In this work we will present the options currently available concerning micro- and nanodelivery systems for marine lipids; with emphasis on micro/nanoparticles; such as micro/nanocapsules and emulsions. A wide range of bottom-up approaches using casein, chitosan, cyclodextrins, among others; will be discussed.     

Biosynthetic Modularity Rules in the Bisintercalator Family of Antitumor Compounds

Diverse actinomycetes produce a family of structurally and biosynthetically related non-ribosomal peptide compounds which belong to the chromodepsipeptide family. These compounds act as bisintercalators into the DNA helix. They give rise to antitumor, antiparasitic, antibacterial and antiviral bioactivities. These compounds show a high degree of conserved modularity (chromophores, number and type of amino acids). This modularity and their high sequence similarities at the genetic level imply a common biosynthetic origin for these pathways. Here, we describe insights about rules governing this modular biosynthesis, taking advantage of the fact that nowadays five of these gene clusters have been made public (thiocoraline, triostin, SW-163 and echinomycin/quinomycin). This modularity has potential application for designing and producing novel genetic engineered derivatives, as well as for developing new chemical synthesis strategies. These would facilitate their clinical development.     

Synthesis and Evaluation of Some New Aza-B-homocholestane Derivatives as Anticancer Agents

Using analogues of some marine steroidal oximes as precursors, a series of aza-B-homocholestane derivatives possessing different substituted groups at the 3-position of the steroidal nucleus were synthesized. Their biological activity against cancer cell proliferation was determined with multiple cancer cell lines. Aza-B-homocholestane derivatives possessing 3-hydroxyl, 3-hydroximino and 3-thiosemicarbazone groups displayed remarkable cytotoxicity to cancer cells via apoptosis inducing mechanism. Compounds 5, 10, 12, 15 and 18 exhibited better potency to inhibit cancer cell proliferation. In addition, compound 15 was further evaluated with three dimensional (3D) multicellular spheroids assay to determine its potency against spheroid growth. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) generated in the studies is valuable for the design of novel chemotherapeutic agents.     

Resolvin D1, a Metabolite of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid,Decreases Post-Myocardial Infarct Depression

We hypothesized that inflammation induced by myocardial ischemia plays a central role in depression-like behavior after myocardial infarction (MI). Several experimental approaches that reduce inflammation also result in attenuation of depressive symptoms. We have demonstrated that Resolvin D1 (RvD1), a metabolite of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) derived from docosahexaenoic acid, diminishes infarct size and neutrophil accumulation in the ischemic myocardium. The aim of this study is to determine if a single RvD1 injection could alleviate depressive symptoms in a rat model of MI. MI was induced in rats by occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery for 40 min. Five minutes before ischemia or after reperfusion, 0.1 μg of RvD1 or vehicle was injected in the left ventricle cavity. Fourteen days after MI, behavioral tests (forced swim test and socialization) were conducted to evaluate depression-like symptoms. RvD1 reduced infarct size in the treated vs. the vehicle group. Animals receiving RvD1 also showed better performance in the forced swim and social interaction tests vs. vehicle controls. These results indicate that a single RvD1 dose, given 5 min before occlusion or 5 min after the onset of reperfusion, decreases infarct size and attenuates depression-like symptoms.     

长白猪Plin3、Plin5基因克隆及表达规律研究

脂滴包被蛋白3(Plin3)和脂滴包被蛋白5(Plin5)是细胞内脂滴包被蛋白(PAT)家族的成员,在脂滴合成方面具有重要作用。为探究Plin3和Plin5在长白猪中的序列和表达特征,利用PCR技术扩增该基因,采用生物信息学分析两者的序列特征,并利用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测其在长白猪11个不同组织中的表达特征。结果表明,长白猪Plin3序列全长1 403 bp,Plin5全长1 397 bp,两种蛋白二级结构均以α-螺旋为主,无规则卷曲次之,不存在跨膜结构,无信号肽结构,有多个磷酸化位点。检测两种基因在不同组织中的表达水平发现,Plin3在长白猪的11个组织中均有表达,其中在脾脏中的相对表达量显著高于其他组织(P<0.05),肝脏次之;Plin5在脂肪组织中的相对表达量显著高于其他组织(P<0.05),而在大肠和小肠中不表达。本研究为进一步探究长白猪Plin3和Plin5在脂质代谢中的作用机制提供了理论依据。     

基于液质联用技术的坛紫菜甘油-3-磷酸胁迫响应分析

甘油-3-磷酸作为渗透压调节物红藻糖苷的合成前体物,参与藻类抗逆应答过程。为了解坛紫菜的抗逆机制,通过超高效液相色谱-质谱联用技术(UPLC-MS)建立甘油-3-磷酸的定量分析方法,分析非生物(温度、盐度和干出)胁迫下的甘油-3-磷酸响应规律。结果表明,温度胁迫1 h后,甘油-3-磷酸的含量快速变化,当温度高于23℃时,甘油-3-磷酸含量与胁迫温度成正比,而在12℃低温下,甘油-3-磷酸的含量反而下降;盐度胁迫促使甘油-3-磷酸的含量快速上升,且高盐胁迫下的变化显著高于低盐环境;而短时间1 h干出胁迫后的甘油-3-磷酸含量略有上升(1.19倍,与对照组相比),但随着干出时间继续延长,甘油-3-磷酸含量总体呈现下降趋势。温度、盐度和干出胁迫后的坛紫菜进行恢复培养后,甘油-3-磷酸含量均趋于对照组水平。综上可知,甘油-3-磷酸可快速响应环境胁迫,这为坛紫菜红藻糖苷抗逆机制的多层次研究奠定了基础。     

利用花培与辐照诱变培育粳型两系不育系江79S

为创制新的两系不育系,并将其应用于强优势杂交水稻品种培育,综合利用花培和诱变技术培育了粳稻两系不育系江79S。取培矮64S/粳稻H179的F₁幼穗,利用花药培养技术培育获得一个粳型光温敏不育系S79;后采用高能碳离子束处理S79干种子,在其后代中选育了一个熟期突变体GS79(江79S),其在长日照和短日照条件下始穗表现不同,分别较S79早7 d左右和迟5 d左右。观察江79S的育性转换特性,发现其在嘉兴种植时,每年9月8日左右开始出现可育花粉并开始结实;在陵水种植时,植株正常结实且结实率达80%以上。人工气候箱光温敏特性鉴定结果表明,江79S在长日照条件下育性转换温度低于23.5℃。稻米品质和抗性鉴定结果为江79S米质达农业部(现农业农村部)部颁三级优质米标准,苗叶期抗稻瘟病。对江79S进行全基因组测序,分析发现其携带源自农垦58S的光敏不育基因pms1和pms3,且含携带抗稻瘟病基因pi21、Pia、Pid3和Pita,与其高抗苗瘟的特性相一致。以江79S配制的亚种间杂交水稻品种江两优7901通过了国家主要农作物品种审定。本研究结果为综合运用花培和辐照诱变技术培育新两系不育系材料提供了研究方法。     

基于Kinect V3的单株作物自动化三维重建与验证

为高效、精确地对单株作物进行三维重建,以点云方式无损测量作物表型信息,该研究提出一种基于Kinect V3深度相机的三维重建系统。使用步进电机搭建了一个旋转台,并将旋转台面设计成多颜色同心圆,利用同心圆计算平面法向量及圆心两特征信息,用于点云水平校准以及获取点云间的旋转平移矩阵;将Kinect V3采集的多视角点云变换到同一坐标系下,并结合裁剪迭代最近点（Trimmed Iterative Closest Point,TrICP）算法实现了多视角点云的粗配准与精配准,完成了作物三维重建。为检验该研究的三维重建效果,选取菜心、黄瓜苗为试验对象,与多视图立体视觉-运动恢复结构（Multi-View Stereo and Structure From Motion,MVS-SFM）算法重建点云进行对比,并提取叶面积参数与人工测量值进行比较。结果表明,两种方法下重建后的菜心点云间平均距离误差为0.59 cm,黄瓜苗点云间平均距离误差为0.67 cm,具有较高的相似度,而相较于MVS-SFM算法,该研究提出的方法的重建速度提高了约90%;该研究提出的方法所重建点云,菜心叶面积提取与标准参考值相对误差均值为5.88%,均方根误差为3.83 cm2,黄瓜苗叶面积提取与标准参考值相对误差均值别为6.50%,均方根误差为2.08 cm2,都显现出较高的准确性。该研究提出的方法能对单株作物进行快速三维重建,能有效提取叶面积参数,可为作物育种、栽培和农业生产提供高效技术手段和数据支持。     

Methanotrophy-driven accumulation of organic carbon in four paddy soils of Bangladesh

Biological methane oxidation is a crucial process in the global carbon cycle that reduces methane emissions from paddy fields and natural wetlands into the atmosphere.However,soil organic carbon accumulation associated with microbial methane oxidation is poorly understood.Therefore,to investigate methane-derived carbon incorporation into soil organic matter,paddy soils originated from different parent materials(Inceptisol,Entisol,and Alfisol) were collected after rice harvesting from four major rice-producing regions in Bangladesh.Following microcosm incubation with 5%(volume/volume)¹³ CH₄,soil¹³ C-atom abundances significantly increased from background level of 1.08% to 1.88%–2.78%,leading to a net methane-derived accumulation of soil organic carbon ranging from 120 to 307 mg kg^-1.Approximately 23.6%–60.0% of the methane consumed was converted to soil organic carbon during microbial methane oxidation.The phylogeny of¹³ C-labeled pmoA(enconding the alpha subunit of the particulate methane monooxygenase) and 16 S rRNA genes further revealed that canonical α(type II) and γ(type I) Proteobacteria were active methane oxidizers.Members within the Methylobacter-and Methylosarcina-affiliated type Ia lineages dominated active methane-oxidizing communities that were responsible for the majority of methane-derived carbon accumulation in all three paddy soils,while Methylocystis-affiliated type IIa lineage was the key contributor in one paddy soil of Inceptisol origin.These results suggest that methanotroph-mediated synthesis of biomass plays an important role in soil organic matter accumulation.This study thus supports the concept that methanotrophs not only consume the greenhouse gas methane but also serve as a key biotic factor in maintaining soil fertility.     

饲料蛋白含量对稻-黄颡鱼共作模式气态氮排放、黄颡鱼生长和氮利用率的影响

【目的】明确饲料蛋白含量对稻-黄颡鱼共作模式下N₂O和NH₃挥发特征及黄颡鱼生长的影响,有利于稻-黄颡鱼综合种养的高效、绿色发展。【方法】采用盆栽模拟试验,以常规单养黄颡鱼模式为对照,系统研究了不同饲料蛋白含量对稻-黄颡鱼共作模式下N₂O和NH₃的排放特征、水体和底泥的氮含量以及黄颡鱼生长的影响。【结果】在相同蛋白含量下,稻-黄颡鱼共作模式的N₂O和NH₃挥发分别比单养黄颡鱼模式降低18.3%和76.20%,水体总氮和无机氮含量降低41.30%和48.85%,黄颡鱼蛋白累积量增加20.00%,氮利用率增加171.50%。在稻-黄颡鱼共作模式下,提高饲料蛋白含量会显著增加N₂O排放量和水体残留氮含量,但对NH₃挥发无显著影响;黄颡鱼特定生长率和蛋白累积量与饲料蛋白含量呈二次曲线关系。饲料氮利用效率随饲料蛋白含量增加呈线性降低趋势。【结论】综合考虑黄颡鱼生长和N₂O排放以及养殖水体氮残留等因素,确定稻-黄颡鱼共作模式饲料蛋白含量不宜超过43.04%。