不同贮藏条件和低水分处理对菜豆种子活力的影响

采用不同的温度及相对湿度和低水分处理对菜豆种子进行贮藏,以研究不同贮藏条件下和低水分处理对种子发芽率、活力指数及某些生理生化特性的影响,结果表明,菜豆种子在低温低温及低水分处理条件下贮藏8个月后,仍可保持高的活力,细胞膜能保持较好的完整性,过氧化氢酶、过氧化物酶和酸性磷酸酶的活性较高。而在高温高温条件下贮藏4个月,室温开放贮藏6个月后菜豆种子的发芽率迅速下降,不再适合作种子用。     

黄颡鱼嗜水气单胞菌对草鱼幼鱼肝·肾和脾的影响

[目的]探讨黄颡鱼嗜水气单胞菌对草鱼幼鱼肝、肾和脾的影响,从而为预防鱼类细菌性疾病的相互感染及渔业生产提供依据。[方法]通过16 S rDNA基因序列分析,从患败血症的黄颡鱼脾脏中分离嗜水气单胞菌。然后,用半致死浓度的分离株感染草鱼幼鱼,取病鱼的肝、脾和肾进行组织病理切片观察。[结果]感染嗜水气单胞菌的鱼体肝、脾和肾均出现不同程度的肿大。肝呈灰白色,实质结构明显被破坏,肝血管内血细胞减少,肝细胞肿胀、浑浊;肾间质比例增大,肾小管和肾小体数量明显减少,肾小管上皮细胞肿胀、变性;脾呈暗紫色,内部大量充血,脾淋巴细胞坏死,大量的棕色"小结"充斥于整个脾脏之中。[结论]嗜水气单胞菌感染可导致草鱼幼鱼的肝、脾和肾发生不同程度的病理变化。     

Expression of CTGF and its role in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat kidney

AIM:To investigate the change of connective tissue growth factor(CTGF) expression and its role in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat kidney. METHODS:Male SD rats were randomly divided into two groups: control(sham operated rats, group C，n=32) and diabetic rats (group DN，n=35). Rats in each group were sacrificed at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks respectively after induction of diabetes. Body weight（BW）, blood glucose（BG）, 24-hour urine volumn（UV）, kidney weight, KW/BW,24-hour urinary albumin excretion (24Ualb), creatinine clearance (Ccr), kidney weight (KW), KW/BW, glomerular area (A_G), proximal tubular area (A_T) and the width of GBM、TBM at each time point were measured. Expression of CTGF and α-SMA were detected by immunostaining. RESULTS:There was a significant increase of 24 h Ualb, Ccr, KW/BW, A_G, V_G and the expression of CTGF in glomeruli and tubuli from week 1 onward in diabetic rats compared with those in group C (P<0.05, P<0.01, respectively), and an increasing expression of α-SMA mainly located in dilated tubuli from week 4 was found in group DN, which was more evident at week 8 accompanied by the decrease in A_T. Diabetic rats also had a significant increase in A_T from week 1 onward, which peaked at week 4. CONCLUSION:In the early stage of DN, the time-dependently upregulated CTGF might mediate the renal hypertrophy, which might be associated with the subsequent tubular epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferentiation (EMT) and renal fibrosis.     

MicroRNA expression profiling of cat and dog kidneys

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a role in the pathogenesis of certain diseases and may serve as biomarkers. Here, we present the first analysis of miRNA expression in the kidneys of healthy cats and dogs. Kidneys were divided into renal cortex (CO) and medulla (MD), and RNA sequence analysis was performed using the mouse genome as a reference. A total of 277, 276, 295, and 297 miRNAs were detected in cat CO, cat MD, dog CO, and dog MD, respectively. By comparing the expression ratio of CO to MD, we identified highly expressed miRNAs in each tissue as follows: 41 miRNAs including miR-192-5p in cat CO; 45 miRNAs including miR-323-3p in dog CO; 78 miRNAs including miR-20a-5p in cat MD; and 11 miRNAs including miR-132-5p in dog MD. Further, the target mRNAs of these miRNAs were identified. These data provide veterinary medicine critical information regarding renal miRNA expression.     

7种菜用豆中凝集素活性的比较

菜用豆中的豆科凝集素主要存在于豆粒中,加工不当易引起食用者中毒。通过血凝试验对7种菜用豆中凝集素的活性进行了测定和比较,确定了凝集素提取液中的凝集素最适检测浓度。结果表明,7种菜用豆中凝集素的活性各不相同,刀豆样品中凝集素活性最强,凝集效价为27,蚕豆样品最弱,为23。