Immunostimulatory complexes containing Eimeria tenella antigens and low toxicity plant saponins induce antibody response and provide protection from challenge in broiler chickens

Immunostimulating complexes (ISCOMs) are unique multimolecular structures formed by encapsulating antigens, lipids and triterpene saponins and are one of the most successful antigen delivery systems for microbial antigens. In the current study, both the route of administration and the antigen concentration of ISCOMs, containing Eimeria tenella antigens and saponins from native plants, were evaluated in their ability to stimulate humoral immunity and to protect chickens against a challenge infection with E. tenella. Broiler chickens were immunized with ISCOM preparations containing E. tenella antigens and the purified saponins Gg6, Ah6 and Gp7 isolated from Glycyrrhiza glabra, Aesculus hippocastanum and Gipsophila paniculata, respectively. The effects of the route of administration, dose of antigen and type of saponin used for construction of ISCOMs were evaluated for ability to stimulate serum IgG and IgM and to protect chickens against a homologous challenge. A single intranasal immunization was the most effective route for administering ISCOMs although the in ovo route was also quite effective. Dose titration experiments demonstrated efficacy after single immunization with various ISCOM doses but maximum effects were observed when ISCOMs contain 5–10 μg antigen. Immunization of birds by any of the three routes with E. tenella antigens alone or antigens mixed with alum hydroxide adjuvant resulted in lower serum antibody and reduced protection to challenge relative to immunization with ISCOMs. Overall the results of this study confirm that significant immunostimulation and protection to challenge are achieved by immunization of chickens with ISCOMs containing purified saponins and native E. tenella antigens and suggest that ISCOMs may be successfully used to develop a safe and effective vaccine for prevention of avian coccidiosis.     

原子吸收法测定棉株体内铜元素的含量

用原子吸收分光光度法分别测定了喷施氨基酸铜和喷施清水后,接种棉花黄萎病菌的感病棉株的根、茎、叶中铜元素的含量。结果表明:喷施氨基酸铜后,接种棉花黄萎病的感病棉株的根、茎、叶中的铜元素的含量明显高于喷施清水的对照棉株。     

B型烟粉虱危害对烟草叶片光系统II的影响

【目的】研究B型烟粉虱取食危害对烟草光系统II的影响,为明确烟粉虱对寄主植物光合作用的影响机制提供依据。【方法】通过测定烟草叶片叶绿素荧光快速诱导曲线,使用JIP-test分析技术进行参数分析,研究B型烟粉虱危害烟草后对烟草的局部虫体叶和系统叶光系统II（PSII）的影响。【结果】B型烟粉虱危害烟草后虫体叶和系统叶上的最大光化学效率（φpo）和光化学性能指数（PIABS）与对照相比均明显升高（P＜0.05）,表明处理烟草植株的局部叶和系统叶的原初光化学反应受到较大的伤害。B型烟粉虱危害烟草后虫体叶和系统叶PSII反应中心的电子传递均受阻,放氧复合体受到严重破坏。B型烟粉虱危害烟草后系统叶的单位反应中心吸收的能量（ABS/RC）和单位反应中心热耗散掉的能量（DIo/RC）增加,单位反应中心捕获的能量（TRo/RC）下降;B型烟粉虱危害的虫体叶中ABC/RC没有变化,DIo/RC增加,TRo/RC 下降。B型烟粉虱危害烟草后虫体叶和系统叶的单位面积反应中心数量（RC/CS）均明显降低（P＜0.05）,而光系统PSⅡ反应中心的关闭程度（1-qP）却明显升高,分别较各自对照升高了69.83%和142.58%（P＜0.05）。【结论】B型烟粉虱的危害严重影响了烟草叶片的光系统Ⅱ（PSII）,主要是由于PSII反应中心的失活和关闭以及对PSII电子传递的抑制,电子传递中受抑制的位点包括放氧复合体和QA到QB间的电子传递过程,同时B型烟粉虱危害影响了烟草叶片光系统的能量流动,且烟粉虱对烟草叶片PSII的影响具有系统传导性。     

Cell wall degradation of tropical and temperate forage grasses measured by nylon bag and in vitro digestion techniques

Four tropical and four temperate grasses were subjected to nylon bag fiber degradation study with fistulated Holstein cattle as well as in vitro digestion with broad spectrum cellulase, and the degradability of cell wall carbohydrate and lignin for the respective forage grasses were determined. The degradability of neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber for the same plant materials appeared to be similar, but that of acid detergent lignin was constantly lower. As for the plant materials used in the present study, Italian ryegrass, orchardgrass and guineagrass showed high degradability of fibers in nylon bag incubation, while setaria, cogongrass and wheat showed smaller degradability. In both nylon bag incubation and in vitro digestion experiments, the forage samples showing relatively lower degradability exhibited notably lower disappearance of xylose than that of glucose or arabinose. It was also observed that dry matter degradability correlated negatively with the initial content of esterified and/or etherified p‐coumaric acid. These results were assumed to be caused by the difference in resistance towards rumen microbial degradation due to the concentration of lignin‐carbohydrate complex.     

免疫刺激复合物(ISCOM)基质Quil A的纯化与测定

利用G-75凝胶从粗制皂素中制备出QuilA，并用紫外吸收法与溶血法对其含量进行测定，结果分别为49.6％和47.3％。     

The reversal effects of recombinant human augmenter of liver regeneration in immunocomplex induced liver fibrosis

AIM: To observe the anti-fibrosis activity of recombinant human augmenter of liver regeneration (hALR). METHODS: Albumin induced rat model of liver fibrosis was established and hALR was given peritoneally after the model production. Serum concentration of alanine aminotransferase(ALT),aspartic aminotransferase(AST),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH), hepatic collagen contents and pathological examination were selected as observing parameter. RESULTS: Recombinant human augmenter of liver regeneration (hALR) could decrease ALT, AST, LDH concentration of fibrotic rats. The measurements of hepatic collagen contents showed that hepatic collagen contents in hALR treatment group was much lower than those of model group and negative control group. Pathological examination also indicated that the degree of liver fibrosis in hALR treatment group was attenuated in comparison with those of model group and negative control group. CONCLUSION: Recombinant human augmenter of liver regeneration (hALR) had reversal effects on immunocomplex induced rat liver fibrosis.control group. CONCLUSION: Recombinant human augmenter of liver regeneration (hALR) had reversal effects on immunocomplex induced rat liver fibrosis.     

超累积植物油茶中Al的吸收和累积

Oiltea camellia (Camellia oleifera Abel.), an aluminium (Al) hyperaccumulator, grows well on acid soils in tropical or subtropical areas. In this study, the growth of oiltea camellia in response to Al application and the characteristics of Al uptake and accumulation were investigated using laboratory and field experiments. The growth of oiltea camellia seedlings in the nutrient solution tended to be stimulated by addition of Al. Results of the field experiment showed that oiltea camellia accumulated 11000 mg kg-1 Al in leaves within 10 months, and the average rate of Al accumulation in new leaves was about 1100 mg kg-1 month?1; however, the monthly rate varied and was highest in spring and autumn. The results of the laboratory experiment on Al uptake by oiltea camellia seedlings in CaCl2 solutions with various forms of Al showed that large amounts of Al supplied as Al3+ and Al complexes Al-malate (1:1) and Al-F (1:1) were influxed into oiltea camellia roots, whereas Al supplied as Al-citrate (1:1), Al-F (1:6), Al-oxalate (1:3), and Al-oxalate (1:1) complexes exhibited low affnity to oiltea camellia roots. The kinetics of Al3+ cumulative uptake in excised roots and intact plants showed a biphasic pattern, with an initial rapid phase followed by a slow phase. The Al cumulative uptake was una?ected by low temperature, which indicated that Al uptake in oiltea camellia was a passive process. The effcient influx of Al into the roots and the high transport rate in specific seasons were presumed to account for the plentiful Al accumulation in leaves of oiltea camellia.     

若干钕-钼杂多配合物的合成和表征

本文报导了以稀土元素钕为杂原子和铝形成的杂多配合物（NH4）12。H10[Nd4MO29O104（H2O）12）· 22H2O及 Na4（NH4）10[Nd4 MO29 O100（H2O）16]· 34H2O的合成方法．通过元素分析、热分析、红外吸收光谱、XPS对所合成的杂多配合物进行了表征．     

重庆南岸区山地景观生态复合体的景观组成特点分析

选择山地城市中具有典型景观生态复合体特色的重庆主城区南滨路到南山风景区山脊范围为研究对象,主要采用景观生态学的理论和研究方法,分析了山地城市景观生态复合体的景观组成特点,以及海拔梯度变化与人为干扰对景观组成特点的影响,旨在研究人为干扰对景观格局的影响.     

小鼠腔前卵泡卵母细胞的采集和体外成熟

酶消化配合机械分离，采集１０日龄小鼠腔前卵泡中的卵母细胞一颗粒细胞复合作（ＯＧＣｓ），以自制的胶原膜为底物，在 ＭＥＭ培养液中培养 １０ ｄ．卵母细胞－颗粒细胞复合体由 １１０． ５±１８． ６ μｍ增长到 １８４．４±６０． ６ μｍ，卵母细胞由 ５６． ２５±２． ０ μｍ增长到 ８２． ０±１０． ５μｍ．３６．７％的ＯＧＣ．具有５层以上颗粒细胞，其中９．１％放出第一极体。