丙谷胺对产蛋鸡摄食行为及内分泌的影响

选用35周龄伊莎蛋鸡8只,分别安装慢性颈静脉血管插管.实验采用自身对照法,对照期饲喂基础日粮,丙谷胺期在喂料前填喂丙谷胺.应用摄食行为计算机监测系统(FIDAS系统)记录各个实验期产蛋鸡喂料后4h内的采食行为数据,并测定有关血液生化指标.结果显示,实验期(填喂丙谷胺后)与对照期相比较,产蛋鸡午前(8:00～12:00)与午后(13:00～17:00)4 h内摄食量分别增加27.69%与30.41%(P＜0.05),摄食时间分别降低15.67%与3.75%,摄食餐数分别增加12.32%与27.2%(P＜0.05);血糖水平分别降低5.44%与18.03%(P＜0.01),瘦素水平分别升高2.59%与7.19%,胰岛素水平分别升高33.09%(P＜0.05)与24.5%(P＜0.05).提示丙谷胺能够促进蛋鸡摄食,并影响有关内分泌激素的水平.     

利用Bac-to-Bac杆状病毒表达系统在家蚕中表达人瘦素蛋白

瘦素(leptin)蛋白由肥胖基因编码,对人体能量代谢等多种生理过程起着重要的调节作用。利用Bac-to-Bac杆状病毒表达系统,将人瘦素蛋白基因(lep)克隆到杆状病毒转移载体pFastBacHTb,并转化E.coli DH10Bac,获得重组杆粒Bacmid-lep,然后转染家蚕BmN细胞,获得重组杆状病毒。用SDS-PAGE和Western blotting方法在感染重组病毒的家蚕BmN细胞检测到大小约22 kD的蛋白条带,与预期的人瘦素蛋白分子质量相符。给家蚕5龄起蚕注射重组病毒液后的4～5 d出现发病症状,RT-PCR检测发病家蚕的血液中有lep基因转录,并通过SDS-PAGE和Western blotting检测到大小为22 kD的人瘦素蛋白的表达。研究结果表明,利用Bac-to-Bac表达系统能够获得含有人瘦素蛋白基因的重组杆状病毒,并且目的蛋白能在家蚕细胞及幼虫体内表达。     

蓝塘猪和长白猪leptin和leptin受体基因表达的变化

用实时荧光定量PCR方法研究了蓝塘猪和长白猪1、27、90、150和180日龄阶段脂肪组织中leptin基因mRNA和下丘脑中leptin受体基因mRNA的变化,并对2个品种不同生长阶段血液中leptin含量的变化规律进行了探讨。结果表明:(1)蓝塘猪180日龄时皮下脂肪中leptin基因表达量显著高于其它各阶段,而与长白猪相比,蓝塘猪除1日龄低于长白猪外,其它各个阶段均高于长白猪,180日龄两者差异极显著;长白猪各阶段间差异不显著;(2)蓝塘猪180日龄时下丘脑中leptin受体基因的表达量显著高于其它各阶段,长白猪180日龄时最高,且显著高于1日龄和27日龄,蓝塘猪与长白猪1日龄时差异显著;(3)蓝塘猪血清中leptin浓度各阶段均高于长白猪,两品种均是150日龄时最高,蓝塘猪150日龄显著高于27日龄和180日龄,长白猪各阶段差异不显著。     

Serum adipokine concentrations in dogs with diabetes mellitus: a pilot study

This study was conducted to determine whether serum adipokine concentrations differed between healthy dogs and dogs with diabetes mellitus (DM). To accomplish this, 19 dogs with newly diagnosed DM were compared to 20 otherwise healthy dogs. The serum concentrations of visfatin, leptin, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-18, and TNF-α were significantly higher in diabetic dogs than in healthy dogs, whereas the serum adiponectin concentrations were lower in diabetic dogs. However, there were no significant differences in the IL-10 and resistin levels between groups. The serum leptin concentrations in diabetic dogs with and without concurrent disorders differed significantly. Treatment with insulin induced a significant decrease in IL-6 in diabetic dogs without concurrent disorders. These results show that the clinical diabetic state of dogs could modulate the circulating visfatin and adiponectin concentrations directly, while upregulation of leptin was probably a result of concurrent disorders rather than an effect of persistent hyperglycemia as a result of DM.     

Role of ghrelin in regulating rabbit ovarian function and the response to LH and IGF-I

The aim of these in vivo and in vitro studies was to examine the role of ghrelin in the control of plasma hormone concentrations, the proliferation, apoptosis and secretory activity of ovarian granulosa cells and the response of these cells to hormonal treatments. Female rabbits were injected with ghrelin (10 μg/animal/day for one week before ovulation induced by 25 IU PMSG and 0.25 IU LHRH). On the day of ovulation, blood samples were collected and analyzed for concentrations of progesterone (P₄), testosterone (T), estradiol (E₂), estrone-sulphate (ES), insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and leptin (L) by RIA. Some control and ghrelin-treated animals were killed in the periovulatory period, their ovaries were weighed and granulosa cells were isolated and cultured for 2 d. Cell proliferation (expression of PCNA) and apoptosis (expression of TdT) were evaluated by immunocytochemistry and TUNEL respectively. Secretion of P₄, T, E₂, IGF-I, and prostaglandin F (PGF) by granulosa cells cultured with and without LH or IGF-I (1, 10 or 100 ng/ml medium) was assessed by RIA. The remaining control and treated animals were kept until parturition, while the number, viability and body weight of pups were recorded.     

瘦素与乳腺发育和泌乳

瘦素是一个可由乳腺脂肪垫和腺泡上皮细胞产生的自分泌和旁分泌因子。近年来,越来越多的研究发现它对乳腺的发育、泌乳和退化都有一定的影响。文章就瘦素在乳腺中的研究进展作一综述。     

用原位杂交法研究猪下丘脑内瘦素长形受体mRNA的分布定位

用体外转录方法合成了瘦素（leptin）长形受体（Ob-Rb)反应和正义RNA探针，用原位杂交法研究了5冰头2－3月龄母猪下丘脑内瘦素长形受体mRNA的分布定位，结果表明，猪瘦素长形受体mRNA分布于下丘脑的的弓状核、腹内侧核，背内侧核，室旁核，室周核和下丘脑外侧区。     

瘦蛋白对体外培养的新生牛脂肪细胞Ob-Rb mRNA表达的影响

取单层生长良好的脂肪细胞，采用单因素试验，分别添加浓度为5ng／mL外源牛重组瘦蛋白（每12h添加1次）不添加作为对照至4、12、24、36、48和72h后提取总RNA，每个处理3个重复（孔），应用竞争RT-PCR法检测外源瘦蛋白对初生犊牛脂肪细胞Leptin长型受体（Ob—Rb）表达水平的影响，结果与对照组相比在12～24h内随着培养时间的增加，脂肪细胞Ob—Rb表达水平量亦显著增加（P〈0．01），之后其表达量逐渐回降，在48～72h趋于平稳（P〉0．05）。结果表明，在一定时间内瘦蛋白可提高体外培养的新生牛脂肪细胞Ob-Rb mRNA的表达水平。     

Leptin基因对陆川猪和大白猪产仔数的影响

根据leptin基因在GenBank中的已知序列设计两对引物,采用PCR-SSCP技术在陆川猪和大白猪群体中进行单核苷酸多态性（SNPs）检测,发现了两个SNPs位点,并对其不同基因型个体PCR回收产物进行测序,同时对这两个SNPs位点与产仔数进行了关联分析。结果表明：这两个SNPs位点分别是在第3 469碱基处发生了T→C突变和第3 714碱基处发生了T→G突变,这两个突变都是同义突变;T3714G SNP对陆川猪产仔数影响显著（P〈0.05）,而对大白猪产仔数影响不显著（P〉0.05）,T3 469C SNP对陆川猪和大白猪产仔数影响均不显著（P〉0.05）。     

上市猪肌肉、脂肪组织间物质沉积与相关基因表达关系的研究

分析肌肉、脂肪组织中物质沉积相关基因表达的空间差异性与组织间物质沉积的关系。以180日龄上市商品猪为试验动物,通过相对定量RT-PCR的方法研究背最长肌、背部皮下脂肪和肾周脂肪中GH-R、leptin的基因表达状况。GH-R mRNA丰度在任意两组织间差异极显著,背最长肌中最少、背部皮下脂肪居中,肾周脂中最高;leptin mRNA丰度在背部皮下脂肪与肾周脂间无差异,没有检测到leptin在背最长肌中的表达;GH-R表达具有空间差异性,这种差异可能与组织生长代谢、物质沉积密切相关。