假蒟提取物的体外抗氧化和抗炎效果研究

本研究旨在分析假蒟提取物的活性成分并评价其体外抗氧化和抗炎活性。试验通过ABTS法检测3种假蒟提取物(石油醚、正丁醇及乙酸乙酯提取物)的抗氧化能力;采用LPS法建立猪小肠上皮细胞(IPEC-J2)体外炎症模型,用假蒟提取物预处理后,以ELISA法检测细胞上清液中肿瘤坏死因子(TNF-α)、白细胞介素-1(IL-1)和白细胞介素-6(IL-6)的含量。结果表明,3种假蒟提取物总抗氧化活性由大到小依次是假蒟正丁醇提取物、乙酸乙酯提取物、石油醚提取物(P<0.05),其中假蒟正丁醇提取物总生物碱、总酚含量最高,分别为2.81 mEq/100 g、161.82 mg/g。与空白组相比,LPS组IPEC-J2细胞的TNF-α(P<0.05)、IL-1(P>0.05)及IL-6(P<0.05)含量均升高;与LPS组相比,假蒟预处理组的这几种细胞因子含量均显著降低(P<0.05),由高到低依次为乙酸乙酯提取物>石油醚提取物>正丁醇提取物。综合试验结果,假蒟提取物具有一定的抗氧化作用,能影响IPEC-J2细胞炎性因子的分泌,抑制炎症反应。     

CRISPR系统促进脂肪干细胞成骨分化与抑制成脂分化的研究

本研究旨在优化组织培养法分离小鼠脂肪间充质干细胞（adipose-derived stem cells,ASCs）,为研究成骨分化和成脂分化在间充质干细胞分化过程中的相互影响奠定基础。通过细胞形态学观察、细胞生长曲线和流式仪器检测所分离获得的间充质干细胞的特性,利用CRISPR-dCas9系统在快速促进间充质干细胞成骨分化的前提下观察其对成脂分化的影响,并通过生化染色、实时荧光定量PCR和免疫细胞学等手段进行分析。结果显示,接种3~5 d后可见细胞从组织块周围爬出,光镜下可见细胞形态多为成纤维细胞样的梭形细胞,且形态单一均匀,具有较高的爬出率,可以大大提高脂肪间充质干细胞的分离效率;通过CRISPR-dCas9系统激活Runx2和Osterix基因后可以促进间充质干细胞的成骨分化,实时荧光定量PCR及油红O染色结果显示,CRISPR-dCas9系统可以同时抑制间充质干细胞的成脂分化;通过CRISPR-dCas9-KRAB系统同时抑制成骨相关基因Runx2和Osterix后可以促进成脂分化。本研究利用组织贴壁法成功获得了高纯度的脂肪间充质干细胞,具有间充质干细胞的特性和分化能力;利用CRISPR系统可以同时过表达Runx2和Osterix两个基因,可以在进成骨分化的同时抑制成脂分化,表明成脂分化和成骨分化的相关性,为基因编辑在间充质干细胞诱导分化和临床应用方面提供了新的思路和方法。     

互叶白千层油(茶树油)对肉鸡小肠黏膜组织结构及肠道免疫细胞的影响

选用1日龄的雌性岭南黄肉鸡99只,随机分为3组,分别为对照组、试验Ⅰ组和试验Ⅱ组,每组33只。对照组常规饲养,试验Ⅰ组和Ⅱ组分别在饮水中添加0.012 mL/L和0.020 mL/L的茶树油,试验至45日龄结束。解剖取十二指肠、空肠、回肠进行HE染色和PAS染色,观察小肠黏膜形态、上皮内淋巴细胞及杯状细胞数目。结果显示,2个试验组与对照组相比,各段小肠的绒毛长度增加,肠壁变薄,隐窝深度变浅,肠绒毛高度/隐窝深度比值增加;2个试验组的上皮内杯状细胞和淋巴细胞的数目高于对照组。结果表明,茶树油能够改善肉鸡小肠黏膜结构,增加小肠上皮内免疫细胞数量,提示茶树油对肉鸡的肠道吸收和肠道免疫功能具有增强作用。     

嗅鞘细胞对无血清培养诱导PC12细胞凋亡的作用

采用无血清培养诱导PC12细胞凋亡,研究嗅鞘细胞(Olfactory ensheathing cells,OECs)对去血清后诱导PC12细胞凋亡中的作用。通过MTT法检测细胞的活性,细胞形态学观察,以及结合流式细胞仪检测细胞的凋亡率,井对不同组细胞凋亡率进行比较。结果表明：①OECs培养上清对去血清后PC12细胞的存活有明显的促进作用;②从形态学上观察,OECs对去血清诱导PC12细胞凋亡有明显的抑制作用,使得细胞向死亡过渡受阻;②流式细胞对细胞周期分析,去血清诱导后的PC12细胞,大部分细胞滞留在G1期,细胞向S期过渡受阻,造成G1期细胞的堆积,它们所占比例分别为：73．6％,25．9％,0．5％;而OECs联合培养组所占比例：53％,42．3％,4．7％;OECs上清组：42．1％,52．2％,5．7％;正常有血清培养组：45,6％,41．4％,13％。凋亡细胞所占百分比分别为：60．3％,45,6％,37．4％,0．5％。     

高羊茅雄性不育株花粉母细胞减数分裂染色体行为观察

采用卡宝品红染色制片法,对高羊茅(Festuca arundinacea)雄性不育植株花粉母细胞减数分裂过程及异常行为进行观察,结果发现,高羊茅减数分裂进程与小花大小、花药长度、色泽有较为密切的关系。减数分裂周期具有不同步性,同一制片中可观察到2～4个不同时期的分裂相,这种现象是高羊茅在进化过程中环境适应的一种表现,有利于增强种群繁殖稳定性。本研究还发现,减数分裂过程中存在大量单价体、染色体桥、落后染色体、不均等分离、微核、三分体等异常现象,初步分析确定这些小孢子异常分裂是导致高羊茅花粉败育的重要原因之一。     

Expression of 14-3-3 σ protein in normal and neoplastic canine mammary gland

14-3-3 σ protein is a negative cell cycle regulator, with both reduced and elevated levels associated with cancer in humans. This study assessed the expression of this protein in canine mammary tissues using immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. 14-3-3 σ was detected in 97% of the mammary tissue samples examined and was found in both myoepithelial (MECs) and epithelial (ECs) cells. Expression levels were elevated and reduced in neoplastic ECs and MECs, respectively (P < 0.001). Intense expression of 14-3-3 σ was detected in neoplastic ECs infiltrating blood vessels and lymph nodes and suggests a possible role for this protein in the malignant transformation of mammary neoplasms. Moreover, double immunostaining for 14-3-3 σ and the MEC – specific marker p63, confirmed that 14-3-3 σ is a highly sensitive marker of MECs since all p63 – positive cells were also positive for 14-3-3 σ. However, this protein is not exclusive to MECs as ECs also labelled positively.     

Decreased expression of p63, a regulator of epidermal stem cells, in the chronic laminitic equine hoof

Reasons for performing study: Abnormal epidermal stem cell regulation may contribute to the pathogenesis of equine chronic laminitis. Objective: To analyse the involvement of p63, a regulator of epidermal stem cell proliferative potential, in chronic laminitis. Methods: Epidermal tissues from skin, coronet and lamellae of the dorsal foot were harvested from 5 horses with chronic laminitis and 5 control horses. Tissues were analysed using histopathology, immunofluorescence microscopy and quantitative immunoblotting Results: Hoof lamellae of laminitic horses had a lower frequency of p63 positive cells than control lamellae, particularly in the distal region. Quantitative immunoblotting confirmed reduced p63 expression in the laminitic distal lamellar region. The decreased p63 expression in laminitic epidermal lamellae was most apparent in the abaxial region adjacent to the hoof wall and highly associated with the formation of terminally differentiated, dysplastic and hyperkeratotic epidermis in this region, whereas lamellae from control horses maintained high p63 expression throughout the axial‐abaxial axis. Conclusions: Expression of p63 in equine skin resembles that reported in other species, including man and rodents, suggesting that p63 can serve as a marker for the proliferative potential of equine epidermal stem cells. p63 expression was significantly lower in the chronic laminitic hoof than in that of control horses, suggesting laminitic hoof epithelium has more limited proliferative potential with a shift towards differentiation. This may reflect reduced activity of epidermal stem cells in laminitic hoof. It is proposed that p63 contributes to the maintenance of hoof lamellae and that misregulation of p63 expression may lead to epidermal dysplasia during lamellar wedge formation. Potential relevance: This study suggests that loss of epidermal stem cells contributes to the pathogenesis of equine laminitis. Autologous transplantation of p63‐positive epidermal stem cells from unaffected regions may have regenerative therapeutic potential for laminitic horses.     

Italian University System has to Match Educational Needs in Adherence to European Standards and Professional Scenario

The effect of a water-soluble fraction (WSF) of a non-pathogenic strain of Mycobacterium phlei was studied in bovine subclinical mastitis (SCM) by measuring the myeloperoxidase and acid phosphatase enzyme levels in the milk leukocytes. Forty-five cows were divided into three equal groups. Group I, consisting of 15 healthy cows, served as the control, whereas groups II and III each contained 15 cows with subclinical mastitis on the basis of a positive reaction in the California mastitis test (CMT). The cows in group II received 100 microg of WSF in 5 ml sterile phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.4 (PBS) once only, while those in group III received 5 ml sterile PBS daily for 7 days, both treatments being given by the intramammary route. Observations were made up to 30 days after treatment (AT). The CMT of the healthy milk was negative (0), whereas it ranged between 1 and 2 points in SCM. The somatic cell count (SCC) increased significantly (p < 0.05) on day 3, then fell steeply from day 7 up to day 30 AT in the cows in group II. A steady decrease in the total bacterial count (TBC) was observed in the group treated with WSF but the bacterial counts remained high in the groups treated with PBS. The mean acid phosphatase level was enhanced by 119% on day 3 AT in group II but only by 18.7% in the cows in group III. The mean myeloperoxidase level was enhanced by 100% in the cows in group II but only by 18% in those in group III on day 3 AT. This significant reduction in the bacterial load in infected cows caused by intramammary infusion of WSF may be due to activation of the microbicidal activity of the neutrophils, but this requires confirmation.     

支持细胞中促卵泡素信号通路研究进展

支持细胞在精子生成过程中起重要作用,支持细胞的数量决定睾丸大小、生精细胞数量以及最终生成精子数量。促卵泡素作为保证雄性生育能力的重要激素之一,通过与支持细胞上的促卵泡素受体结合,诱导5种信号途径,导致支持细胞中各类转录因子被激活,引起基因表达发生变化,从而保证生精细胞顺利发育成精子。文章主要围绕支持细胞中促卵泡素信号途径,及其对细胞发育过程中相关基因表达的影响等方面进行了综述。