家鸭流感病毒的流行病学研究 Ⅱ.鸭源A型流感病毒对鹌鹑与鸡的致病性

利用６株鸭源Ａ型流感病毒（ＡＩＶ）的鸡胚传１代、２代或３代尿囊液,采用滴鼻－点眼、腹腔注射、静脉注射或肌注－腹注等途径,分别对鹌鹑、商品来航鸡、ＳＰＦ来航鸡进行人工感染。结果,鹌鹑５０％发病,无死亡;商品鸡１００％发病,死亡６２．５％;ＳＰＦ鸡１００％发病,死亡９２．４％。结果显示,腹腔注射和静脉注射最为有效,滴鼻、点眼的致病效果同样确实。本试验发现雄禽比雌禽易感,发病率高。试验表明,鸭源弱致病性流感病毒对其他禽类存在致病潜力,因而具有一定的流行病学意义及生态学意义。     

乳牛口服过量维生素A对维生素D3及钙磷代谢的影响

从北京郊区某农场选取１０头健康成年黑白花乳牛，随机分为试验（５头，每周每头口服维生素Ａ１００万单位）和对照（５头，不作任何处理）两组。８周以后检测发现，试验组血清钙和无机磷水平呈下降趋势；尾椎骨皮质变薄，密度下降，呈现骨质吸收现象；血清碱性磷酸酶显著下降（Ｐ＜０．０５）；其活性代谢产物２５－羟维生素Ｄ３（２５－ＯＨ－Ｄ３）极显著下降（Ｐ＜０．０１）；１，２５－二羟维生素Ｄ３［１，２５－（ＯＨ）２－     

m6A表观遗传修饰及其调控机制研究进展

N⁶-甲基腺嘌呤（N⁶-methyladenosine,m⁶A）修饰是现阶段发现的真核生物体内最广泛的RNA表观遗传修饰方式,近年来研究显示,m⁶A在真核生物间具有较高的保守性,在基因表达及细胞命运调控中发挥着关键作用,且对mRNA的可变剪接、定位、翻译及稳定性有较大影响。现有的m⁶A修饰检测技术可以较为准确、高效地检测出生物样本中的m⁶A修饰丰度,并能快速、简便地进行m⁶A修饰的高通量测序,以及在单碱基分辨率下检测m⁶A修饰在RNA上的位置。尽管m⁶A修饰相关调控蛋白对畜禽复杂经济性状的影响近年来已有少量报道,但其中的作用机制仍未得到充分阐明。大量人类及模式生物上的研究表明,m⁶A修饰相关蛋白能够影响生长发育、繁殖、热应激、炎症及癌症等生物学过程,为探究畜禽m⁶A修饰参与复杂性状调控机制提供一定的借鉴意义。作者主要从m⁶A甲基化修饰相关蛋白（甲基转移酶、去甲基化酶及读取蛋白）、m⁶A检测技术、m⁶A对哺乳动物复杂性状的调控机制、m⁶A与其他表观修饰的互作机制等方面进行阐述,为m⁶A在畜禽遗传育种中的应用提供新的见解。     

内毒素诱生自由基致兔血循环系统损伤及CA对其影响

将56只健康白兔随机分组:正常对照组( 组)8只,ET处理组( 组)、CA保护组( 组)各24只,第1、2、3、4和5小时分别采集血液制备血浆样品,检测血浆T-AOC、T-SOD活性和MDA含量,第2和第5小时捕杀并迅速采集心脏制备组织匀浆,检测心脏GSH、GSH-ST、GSH-Px活性,研究内毒素(endotoxin,ET)诱导休克兔产生自由基对血浆和心脏的损伤及阳离子A(cationA,CA)对其影响。结果表明: 组各项指标均保持相对稳定; 组MDA含量比 组升高(P<0.01),T-AOC、T-SOD活性比 组降低(P<0.01),而 组的MDA、T-AOC、T-SOD显著高于 组(P<0.05);除心脏GSH-Px活性第5小时降低不明显外, 组GSH、GSH-Px和GSH-ST活性显著降低(P<0.01), 组比 组GSH、GSH-Px、GSH-ST活性高(P<0.01)。结果提示:CA能减轻ET诱生自由基所致的过氧化损伤,有效缓解内毒素引起的血液循环系统毒性损伤。     

Antibody prevalence of low-pathogenicity avian influenza and evaluation of management practices in Minnesota backyard poultry flocks

Low‐pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) viruses have caused illness in poultry and humans with poultry contact. To determine whether there is evidence of exposure to avian influenza viruses (AIV) among backyard poultry in Minnesota and their human caretakers, 150 flocks of backyard birds were sampled for antibodies to AIV from August 2007 through December 2008. One hundred flocks were tested through routine slaughter surveillance by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health and an additional 50 flocks were contacted and sampled by study investigators. Blood was collected from 10 to 13 birds from each flock and a survey of biosecurity and management practices was administered to the flock owner. Blood samples were tested by agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) for influenza A antibodies. Tested flocks had a median flock size of 100 birds (range: 12–800 birds), and were most commonly owned for meat for personal use (81% of respondents), fun or hobby (58%) and eggs for personal use (56%). Although 7% of flock owners reported that their birds had shown respiratory signs in the previous 3 months, only 1 of 150 flocks tested positive for influenza by AGID. Antibodies to LPAI H6N1 were detected in the positive flock. The owner of the positive flock did not have antibodies to H6 or other common AIV. Based on the findings of this study, the risk of transmission of LPAI viruses from backyard poultry to owners in Minnesota appears to be low under current conditions and management practices.     

蓝茎冰草种子产量与施氮量和密度互作的模型分析

通过3因素5水平二次通用正交旋转组合设计方案,建立回归模型,进行解析、寻优和频数分析。结果表明:各试验因素对蓝茎冰草(Pascopyrum smithii)种子产量影响的大小顺序为施氮量(X₂)>植株密度(X₁)>喷施PP 333(X₃);施氮量与植株密度的互作效应对种子产量的作用为协同效应;同时得出了3因素对种子产量的优化配比方案:植株密度429.4~450×10⁴株/hm²,施氮量160~164.9kg/hm²,喷施PP 333量0.197~0.233 a.i.kg/hm²。     

冰草的远缘杂交及杂种分析

蒙古冰草隶属于冰草属的二倍体种，原产于内蒙古。航道冰草是从北美引进的栽培品种隶属于扁穗冰草种，亦为二倍体种，为了将蒙古冰草的优良抗性基因和航道冰草的优良品质基因相结合，进行二倍体种间的远缘杂交。杂种Ｆ１全部为二倍体，其形态学特征介于双亲之间。杂种Ｆ１ ＰＭＣ ＭⅠ的染色体平均配对构型为：２．０９Ⅰ，４．８６Ⅱ，０．４８Ⅲ，０．２４Ⅳ及０．２９Ⅴ。     

甲型肝炎病毒免疫控制研究进展

对甲型肝炎病毒(HAV)发病机理和免疫调控的研究近年来重新受到关注。在发展中国家感染者的平均年龄增加,导致机制尚不明确的更严重的肝炎。而且,从HAV和丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)的免疫对比来看,这两种正链RNA病毒感染结果完全不同。HCV比HAV复制效率低,导致HCV蛋白表达量低,因此对IFN信号传导的拮抗作用较低。有研究发现循环的HAV病毒颗粒隐藏在膜里,导致先天免疫和抗体介导中和作用的激活。同时还考虑到CD4^+辅助T细胞对CD8^+细胞毒性T细胞对抗病毒免疫和肝损伤的作用,提出了一种非细胞毒性的HAV感染免疫控制模型。     

REGIONAL BINDING INDEX OF THE RADIOLABELED SELECTIVE 5-HT2A ANTAGONIST 123I-5-I-R91150 IN THE NORMAL CANINE BRAIN IMAGED WITH SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

The pattern of the specific 5-HT2A (5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor) antagonist 123I-5-I-R91150 was measured in 10 healthy dogs without neurologic and behavior abnormalities. Eight cortical regions (left and right fronto-, temporo-, parieto-, and occipitocortical area), one global subcortical region (including the thalamic system) were compared with a reference region lacking receptors; that is, the cerebellum. The 123I labeled radioligand was injected intravenously 100-200 minutes before acquisition. Both transmission and emission data were obtained with a triple head gamma camera equipped with high-resolution fanbeam collimators. The emission data were corrected for scatter and attenuation. To delineate different cerebral regions more accurately, the regions of interest (ROI) defined in a former study on brain perfusion measured with 99mTc-ethyl cysteinate dimer (ECD) in the same dogs were used. The co-registration of the 99mTc-ECD and the 123I-5-I-R91150, obtained from each dog, was realized with the help of corresponding transmission maps. By normalizing each regional cerebral activity to the activity observed in the cerebellum, the regional radioactivity (binding index) could be relatively quantified. Highest brain uptake was noted in the frontocortical brain areas (right: 1.85, left: 1.89), followed by the temporocortical region (right: 1.58, left: 1.56). Least uptake was noted in the more caudal and middle brain regions [occipito- (right: 1.46, left: 1.41), parietocortical (right: 1.30, left: 1.26), and striatal region (1.19)]. No gender nor age influence was noted in this series. The 123I labeled serotonin-2A receptor ligand seems to have similar cortical binding in the normal canine brain, as shown in humans and other animal species. A frontocortical to occipitocortical (rostrocaudal) binding index gradient was identified within the dog, which has not been seen in imaging studies from humans and other animal species. The significance of these results will need further investigation. This normative data can be used to compare regional brain uptake of the 123I-radioligand to dogs with behavioral disorders related to the serotonergic system, in future studies.     

Circadian variations in salivary chromogranin a concentrations during a 24-hour period in dogs

The purpose of this study was to determine if salivary chromogranin a secretion in dogs exhibits a circadian rhythm. Saliva sampling was performed during three different sessions occurring in three nonconsecutive 24-h periods. Sixteen healthy adult beagle dogs (8 males and 8 females) were moved to a sampling room and housed individually in cages. Saliva samples were obtained every 4 h from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. the following day. In the interest of habituation, saliva was obtained hourly from each dog 3 h before the experiment was started. Salivary chromogranin A concentrations were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. No circadian rhythm was detected for salivary chromogranin A secretion, and no differences in salivary chromogranin A concentrations measured every 4 h were demonstrated during the 24-h cycle in dogs.