Hsp70 enhances presentation of FMDV antigen to bovine CD4+ T cells in vitro

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is the causative agent of a highly contagious acute vesicular disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep and pigs. The current vaccine induces a rapid humoral response, but the duration of the protective antibody response is variable, possibly associated with a variable specific CD4⁺ T cell response. We investigated the use of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) as a molecular chaperone to target viral antigen to the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class II pathway of antigen presenting cells and generate enhanced MHC II-restricted CD4⁺ T cell responses in cattle. Monocytes and CD4⁺ T cells from FMDV vaccinated cattle were stimulated in vitro with complexes of Hsp70 and FMDV peptide, or peptide alone. Hsp70 was found to consistently improve the presentation of a 25-mer FMDV peptide to CD4⁺ T cells, as measured by T cell proliferation. Complex formation was required for the enhanced effects and Hsp70 alone did not stimulate proliferation. This study provides further evidence that Hsp70:peptide complexes can enhance antigen-specific CD4⁺ T cell responses in vitro for an important pathogen of livestock.     

Effect of dietary nutmeg oil on heat‐stress tolerance‐related parameters in Korean native chicken reared under hot temperature

This study investigated the effect of dietary nutmeg oil (NO) on growth performance, blood parameters, lipid peroxidation and heat shock protein (HSP) 70 expression in Korean native chicken (KNC) reared under hot temperature. We allocated 273 meat‐type KNCs (Hanhyup‐3, 4‐week‐old, body weight [BW] = 539.93 ± 1.75 g) to the following three treatments with seven replicate pens (13 birds/pen) per treatment. Three treatment diets were as follows: (a) Control, basal diet without NO supplementation; (b) NO 250; and (c) NO 500, basal diet supplemented with 250 and 500 ppm NO respectively. Diets and water were provided ad libitum throughout the 6‐week feeding trial. During overall period (0–6 weeks), no differences (p > 0.05) were observed in BW gain (BWG), feed intake (FI) and feed conversion rate (FCR) among treatments. However, the FI at 0–3 weeks decreased (p < 0.05) quadratically with increasing NO levels. Most blood parameters did not differ (p > 0.05) among treatments, although the monocyte level of the NO 500 group was considerably lower (p > 0.05) than that of the other groups. Furthermore, dietary NO did not affect serum triglyceride, cholesterol, total protein, albumin, calcium, phosphorus and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels (p > 0.05); however, it linearly decreased serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level (p < 0.05). Additionally, serum malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration decreased (p < 0.05) and heart MDA concentration was lower (p = 0.08) with increasing dietary NO supplementation. After a 3‐hr heat (35°C) challenge, the rectal temperature (RT) reduced (p < 0.05) linearly with increasing NO levels. Dietary NO did not affect liver HSP70 (p > 0.05) gene expression. In conclusion, NO potentially enhanced the ability of chickens to alleviate heat stress. Furthermore, our findings suggest that lipid oxidation inhibition by dietary NO likely mediated the enhanced heat‐stress tolerance of the chickens.     

5种冷季型草坪草的耐热性研究

通过生化培养箱模拟北京地区的高温高湿环境,对高羊茅（Festuca arundinacea）、多年生黑麦草(Lolium perenne)、匍匐剪股颖（Agrostis stolonifera）、草地早熟禾（Poa pratensis）和粗茎早熟禾(P.trivialis)这5种冷季型草坪草在热胁迫过程中的外观质量指标每株绿叶数、生长高度和生理生化指标叶片相对含水量、叶片相对电导率、叶绿素含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性、过氧化物酶(POD)活性进行分析。结果表明,在昼夜35 ℃/30 ℃的高温下,随着胁迫时间的延长,5种草坪草叶片相对含水量下降,叶片相对电导率上升。叶片叶绿素含量在高温环境中变化趋势不一致,高羊茅、多年生黑麦草、草地早熟禾的叶绿素含量呈先上升后下降的趋势,而匍匐剪股颖和粗茎早熟禾则呈现出持续下降的趋势。随着高温胁迫时间的延长,5种草坪草的SOD、POD活性呈先上升后下降的变化趋势。CAT活性下降,且随着时间的延长,POD和CAT活性下降的幅度增大。在高温胁迫过程中,5种草坪草每株绿叶数和植株生长高度降低。 通过聚类分析可将5种草坪草大致聚为3个耐热级别：1级（相对耐热）高羊茅;2级（中等耐热）草地早熟禾、多年生黑麦草、匍匐剪股颖;3级（相对敏感）粗茎早熟禾。     

舒巴坦、利血平、乙二胺四乙酸二钠对鸭源大肠杆菌抗菌药物敏感性的影响

本试验旨在研究β-内酰胺酶抑制剂舒巴坦、外排泵抑制剂利血平及膜通透促进剂乙二胺四乙酸二钠(EDTA)对鸭源大肠杆菌抗菌药物敏感性的影响。采用微量肉汤稀释法测定8株多重耐药鸭源大肠杆菌对头孢噻呋钠、恩诺沙星、阿米卡星、氟苯尼考、多西环素及其与舒巴坦、利血平和EDTA联用的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)。结果表明,舒巴坦能使5株鸭源大肠杆菌对头孢噻呋钠的MIC值下降4倍以上;利血平仅能使3株菌株对头孢噻呋钠的MIC值下降4倍以上;而EDTA能使7、5、3、6、8株菌对以上5种药物的MIC下降4倍以上;舒巴坦+利血平使4株菌株对头孢噻呋钠的MIC下降4倍以上,使5株菌株对氟苯尼考的MIC下降4倍以上;舒巴坦+EDTA使鸭源大肠杆菌对以上5类药物的MIC大幅度下降,分别使8、5、2、8、8株菌MIC下降4倍以上;利血平+EDTA使7株菌株对恩诺沙星MIC下降4倍以上,使所有分离株对其余4种药物的MIC显著下降;舒巴坦+利血平+EDTA和5类药物联用后,所用分离株的MIC下降4倍以上。由此可见,引起鸭源大肠杆菌对以上抗菌药物的耐药原因主要包括细胞膜通透性的下降、药物的主动外排作用和产生β-内酰胺酶的破坏作用,三者相协同提高了鸭源大肠杆菌的耐药水平。     

杀菌温度对优质巴氏杀菌乳中热敏感和生物活性物质的影响

选取我国东南某乳品企业特优级(A+)生乳,采用不同巴氏杀菌温度74℃、75℃、76℃、77℃、78℃、79℃和80℃(15 s保持时间),检测杀菌乳中的热敏感物质糠氨酸、碱性磷酸酶、乳过氧化物酶和乳中生物活性物质免疫球蛋白、乳铁蛋白、ɑ-乳白蛋白、β-乳球蛋白的含量。试验结果显示,优质乳在74℃和75℃杀菌条件下活性物质变化不大,杀菌温度从76℃提高至80℃的过程中,随着杀菌温度的升高,乳中活性成分急剧降低。综合分析,优质巴氏杀菌乳的生产推荐采用75℃/15 s的温度时间组合,为行业同类产品生产参数的选取提供了参考。     

硝酸浓度对火焰-原子吸收光谱法测定牛奶中钙含量的影响

火焰-原子吸收光谱法是《GB 5009.92—2016食品安全国家标准 食品中钙的测定》的第一法,本文通过试验确定硝酸浓度对火焰-原子吸收光谱法测定钙离子具有负干扰的作用。当硝酸浓度<2%时,该作用随着硝酸浓度增大而增大,当硝酸浓度≥2%时,相同钙离子浓度的空白校正信号强度基本不变,因此牛奶样品经过微波消解的前处理,通过调整待测样品的硝酸浓度≥2%,可以有效地消除硝酸浓度对钙离子测定的影响,提高检测结果的准确性,更科学地评价牛奶中钙的含量。     

Isotype-specific antibodies in horses and dogs with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia

Classes of antibody bound to erythrocytes were determined using direct immunofluorescence (DIF) flow cytometry in 3 horses and 12 dogs with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA). Background levels of antibody binding were determined in samples from 12 horses and 12 dogs that were free of clinical disease. The range of nonspecific binding of a fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated goat anti-equine immunoglobulin G (IgG) was 19.9–36.7%, but was eliminated by the use of the F(ab)₂ fragment of FITC-conjugated goat anti-equine IgG. Background binding by other class-specific antibodies to equine and canine erythrocytes was negligible. The DIF results were compared to the direct antiglobulin (Coombs) test in 5 horses and 20 dogs with anemia. The former assay was more sensitive in dogs with IMHA than was the Coombs' test (100% versus 58%). In contrast, the Coombs' test had better specificity than the DIF assay (100% versus 87.5%, respectively). Using clinical parameters or response to therapy as the comparison, the positive and negative predictive values for the DIF test were 92% and 100% compared to the values of the Coombs' test of 100% and 62%. The DIF assay detected low levels of cells bound with antibody (<30%) in 5 dogs that were Coombs' test-negative. For both species, performance of the DIF test was independent of the prozone effect. Five dogs with IMHA had IgG and IgM on erythrocytes, 5 had IgG, and 2 had IgM. Three horses had surface-bound IgG, including a horse with suspected penicillin-induced IMHA, a foal with neonatal isoerythrolysis, and a foal with clostridial septicemia. The DIF method was valuable in monitoring the response to therapy in the foal with neonatal isoerythrolysis.     

新生仔猪对外源抗体的吸收及乳糖对其吸收的影响

选择48头自然分娩、3～4胎、初生重1.25～1.5kg 的大白猪(♂)×内蒙黑猪(♀)杂交F1 代新生仔猪参试。其中24头于出生后的6小时之内用人工瓶哺的方法分别饲喂0(对照组)、1、2、3、4、8g的外源PIgG ;另外24头出生后的18小时之内分别饲喂不同含量的乳糖 ,然后开始饲喂一定浓度的外源PIgG ,分别研究了生新仔猪对外源PIgG吸收及乳糖对其吸收的影响。研究结果表明 ,仔猪出生后没有吸吮初乳之前其血清中的IgG含量甚微 ,为(0.12±0.058)mg/ml;随着饲喂浓度的增加新生仔猪对外源PIgG的吸收也增加(P<0.05) ,到出生后12小时 ,仔猪血清中的IgG含量达到峰值 ,随后逐渐下降 ,下降趋势与自然哺乳仔猪血清IgG的消长规律相似。若仔猪出生后仅喂给不含PIgG的人工初乳 ,则仔猪血清中的IgG水平在出生后的72小时之内一直保持刚出生时的水平(P>0.05) ,表明在此阶段内仔猪还没有合成自身IgG的能力。仔猪出生后饲喂8g 外源PIgG ,其血清中的IgG峰值能达到22.18mg/ml ,这一值与自然哺乳情况下的峰值相比相差甚大。乳糖强烈抑制新生仔猪对外源PIgG的吸收(P<0.05) ,给仔猪饲喂10g乳糖后与对照组(水)比较 ,仔猪对外源PIgG的吸收将减少45.31 % ,而喂50g乳糖则减少92.02 %。在本试验条件下 ,乳糖浓度对新生仔猪吸收PIgG的抑制曲线为典型     

热应激对不同品种(系)青年肉牛生产性能、营养物质表观消化率及血液生化指标的影响

本试验旨在研究热应激对不同品种(系)青年肉牛生产性能、营养物质表观消化率及血液生化指标的影响,探究不同品种(系)肉牛的耐热性差异。选取体重[(185.89±14.02)kg]相近、健康的青年西杂牛(西门塔尔牛×宣汉黄牛)、地方黄牛(宣汉黄牛)和犏牛(娟姗牛×麦洼牦牛)各6头为研究对象,试验期间不同品种(系)的青年肉牛饲喂相同饲粮。试验时间为2015年4—9月,预试期7d,正试期180d。结果表明:1)试验牛舍5—8月温湿度指数(THI)高于72,属于热应激期,且显著高于4月(热应激发生前)和9月(热应激发生后)(P0.05);热应激环境导致各试验牛呼吸频率和直肠温度显著升高(P0.05)。试验期间犏牛呼吸频率和直肠温度显著高于西杂牛和地方黄牛(P0.05)。2)热应激期内西杂牛、地方黄牛和犏牛单位体重干物质采食量均有不同程度降低,以6月为最低,均较4月显著降低(P0.05),且降低幅度为犏牛西杂牛地方黄牛。西杂牛、地方黄牛和犏牛的平均日增重(ADG)均在6月最低,分别较4月降低了27.62%(P0.05)、10.81%(P0.05)和46.15%(P0.05);西杂牛的ADG在4—7月显著高于犏牛(P0.05)。西杂牛和犏牛的料重比(F/G)以6月为最高,分别较4月升高了63.01%(P0.05)和89.03%(P0.05);地方黄牛的F/G在9月最高,较4月升高了53.12%(P0.05)。3)热应激期内西杂牛、地方黄牛和犏牛的粗蛋白质(CP)表观消化率均有不同程度降低,且7月均较4月显著降低(P0.05);西杂牛7月的粗脂肪(EE)表观消化率较4月显著降低(P0.05),而热应激对地方黄牛和犏牛的EE表观消化率无显著影响(P0.05);热应激期内犏牛中性洗涤纤维(NDF)(6月)和酸性洗涤纤维(ADF)的表观消化率(5—8月)较热应激发生前显著降低(P0.05);热应激期内西杂牛和犏牛钙(Ca)(西杂牛:6—8月;犏牛:5—8月)和磷(P)的表观消化率(西杂牛:6—7月;犏牛:5—8月)较热应激发生前显著降低(P0.05)。试验期间,不同品种(系)牛的CP表观消化率无显著差异(P0.05),西杂牛和地方黄牛的EE表观消化率显著高于犏牛(P0.05),地方黄牛的ADF表观消化率显著高于西杂牛和犏牛(P0.05),西杂牛和地方黄牛的P表观消化率显著高于犏牛(P0.05)。此外,5—9月地方黄牛的Ca表观消化率显著高于犏牛(P0.05)。4)西杂牛、地方黄牛和犏牛血清中葡萄糖(GLU)浓度均以6月最低,较4月分别降低了16.82%(P0.05)、12.82%(P0.05)和15.90%(P0.05);热应激期间各试验牛血清中非酯化脂肪酸(NEFA)浓度均以7月最低,显著低于4月(P0.05);试验期间西杂牛和地方黄牛血清中尿素氮(UN)浓度随年龄的增大呈先升高后降低变化,而犏牛血清中UN浓度则持续升高;6—9月各试验牛血清肌酐(CRE)浓度均显著高于4、5月(P0.05),且7—9月犏牛血清CRE浓度显著高于地方黄牛(P0.05)。综上所述,热应激导致不同品种(系)青年肉牛生产性能降低、饲粮营养物质消化率降低,地方黄牛的耐热应激能力强于西杂牛和犏牛,犏牛对热应激最敏感。