动物饲料中玉米赤霉烯酮ELISA检测方法的建立

为检测动物饲料中玉米赤霉烯酮的含量,建立酯联免疫检测法(ELISA).结果显示:该方法检测回收率范围为67%～99%,其最低检出限为0.1 μg/kg;以建立的ELISA法对随机添加的35个普通动物饲料样本进行分析,并以HPLC法对同一批样品进行检测,两种方法回收率相关系数为0.956 1.证明建立的ELISA检测方法适合动物饲料中玉米赤霉烯酮的检测.     

60Co-γ辐照模式下玉米中赤霉烯酮和品质的变化及对绵羊定时人工授精的影响

为研究经赤霉烯酮(ZEN)自然污染与⁶⁰Co-γ辐照处理后的玉米对绵羊定时人工授精中澳洲白种公羊、湖羊母羊的生殖性能的影响,本试验选取含ZEN玉米样本,分别用0、3、5、8、10 kGy剂量的⁶⁰Co-γ辐照,并测定辐照后玉米主要营养成分变化。然后分别将未污染玉米(Ⅰ对照组)、经10 kGy ⁶⁰Co-γ辐照的污染玉米(试验Ⅱ组)、污染玉米(试验Ⅲ组)饲喂定时人工授精的绵羊,检测澳洲白种公羊的精液质量,测定湖羊母羊的繁殖性能指标。结果表明,未经⁶⁰Co-γ辐照的玉米含ZEN 2 153 μg·kg^-1,在10 kGy ⁶⁰Co-γ辐照剂量下,玉米中ZEN降解率为83.7%;当⁶⁰Co-γ辐照剂量低于10 kGy时,玉米淀粉表面结构无变化,主要营养成分无显著变化。试验Ⅱ组澳洲白种公羊的采精量、精子活力、精子密度与试验Ⅲ组相比显著升高(P<0.05),与Ⅰ对照组相比无显著差异(P>0.05);试验Ⅲ组澳洲白种公羊第30天精子畸形率与试验Ⅱ组、Ⅰ对照组相比均显著升高(P<0.05),显微镜下观察可见双尾精子、双头精子、无尾精子等现象,其中双尾精子头部、尾部不完整;试验Ⅱ组湖羊母羊同期发情率、受胎率、产羔率和羔羊始重等指标与试验Ⅲ组相比显著升高(P<0.05),与Ⅰ对照组无显著差异(P>0.05)。综上,使用经10 kGy ⁶⁰Co-γ辐照后ZEN含量低于2 153 μg·kg^-1的玉米饲喂繁育绵羊,对绵羊定时人工授精无不利影响。本研究结果为⁶⁰Co-γ辐照模式下玉米中赤霉烯酮和品质的变化对绵羊定时人工授精的影响研究提供了理论依据。     

玉米赤霉烯酮降解酶基因zlhy-6在枯草芽孢杆菌中的表达

玉米赤霉烯酮(ZEN)是具有雌激素作用的次生代谢产物,可以被来源于Gliocladium roseum的内酯水解酶降解为无毒物质。为了实现玉米赤霉烯酮降解酶基因zlhy-6在枯草芽孢杆菌中的表达,获得不含抗生素抗性基因的食品级重组枯草芽孢杆菌,本研究采用一步克隆及重叠延伸PCR的方法构建了单启动子和包含Hpa Ⅱ和P43双启动子的表达质粒,将质粒转化到枯草芽孢杆菌中,获得重组菌株168/pMA5-zlhy-6和168/pMA5-P43-zlhy。然后构建了重组整合载体amy-p43-zlhy,将zlhy-6基因整合到枯草芽孢杆菌168的基因组中。通过Cre/lox系统敲除抗生素抗性基因,获得整合了P43-zlhy表达盒的食品级重组枯草芽孢杆菌BZ-zlhy。将构建的3个重组菌株在37℃、pH值7.5条件下培养36 h,结果显示,双启动子表达载体重组菌株的最高酶活性为2.2 U·mL^-1,是单启动子菌株的1.2倍。双启动子重组菌株表达的降解酶对ZEN(4 μg·mL ^-1,30 min)的降解率为65.1%。重组菌株枯草芽孢杆菌BZ-zlhy表达水平最低(0.4 U·mL^-1)。本研究实现了玉米赤霉烯酮降解酶在枯草芽孢杆菌中表达,同时构建了不含抗生素抗性基因的食品级重组枯草芽孢杆菌,为玉米赤霉烯酮降解酶的工业化生产奠定了基础,也为解决粮食储藏和饲料生产中的ZEN污染提供了思路。     

Production of a highly group-specific monoclonal antibody against zearalenone and its application in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

A monoclonal antibody (mAb) against zearalenone (ZEN) was produced using ZEN-carboxymethoxylamine and -BSA conjugates. Antibody produced by one clone showing a very high binding ability was selected and found to have a higher affinity for ZEN compared to a commerciall ZEN antibody. We developed two direct competitive ELISA systems using the selected antibody (ZEN-coated and anti-ZEN antibody-coated ELISA). Quantitative ranges for the anti-ZEN antibody-coated ELISA and ZEN-coated ELISA were from 25 to 750 ppb and from 12.5 to 100 ppb, respectively. The detection limit of both methods as measured with standard solutions was 10 ppb. The intra-plate and inter-well variation of both ELISAs were less than 10%. The IC₅₀ values for α-zearalenol, β-zearalenol, α-zearalanol, and β-zearalanol compared to ZEN were 108.1, 119.3, 114.1, and 130.3% for the ZEN-coated ELISA. These values were 100.7, 120.7, 121.6, and 151.6% for the anti-ZEN antibody-coated ELISA. According to the anti-ZEN antibody-coated ELISA, the average recovery rates of ZEN from spiked animal feed containing 150 to 600 ng/mL of ZEN ranged from 106.07 to 123.00% with 0.93 to 2.28% coefficients of variation. Our results demonstrate that the mAb developed in this study could be used to simultaneously screen for ZEN and its metabolites in feed.     

玉米赤霉烯酮对小鼠原代培养T淋巴细胞细胞因子分泌的影响

为探讨玉米赤霉烯酮(zearalenone,ZEA)对动物免疫功能的影响及其机理,试验以分离培养的原代小鼠脾脏淋巴细胞材料,研究了ZEA对T淋巴细胞细胞因子分泌的影响。以刀豆蛋白A(Con A,5 mg/L)作为T细胞活化特异性刺激剂,试验设空白对照组(不加Con A)、Con A组(5 mg/L Con A)、不同浓度的ZEA染毒组(Con A+ZEA 10、20和40μmol/L),处理48,72 h后,使用流式液相多重蛋白定量技术检测T细胞分泌IL-2、IL-3、IL-5、IL-6和GM-CSF等细胞因子的含量。结果显示,与空白对照组相比,Con A组细胞在48,72 h时间段5种细胞因子分泌均明显上升;与Con A组比较,染毒48,72 h后,10,20,40μmol/L ZEA染毒组各细胞因子分泌浓度均有极显著下降(P<0.01),并呈剂量-效应关系。结果表明,ZEA可以抑制T淋巴细胞细胞因子IL-2、IL-3、IL-5、IL-6和GM-CSF的分泌,从而影响机体正常免疫反应的进行,降低整体的免疫功能。     

Involvement of the Fas and Fas ligand in testicular germ cell apoptosis by zearalenone in rat

Zearalenone (ZEA), a nonsteroidal estrogenic mycotoxin, is known to cause testicular toxicity in animals. In the present study, the effects of ZEA on spermatogenesis and possible mechanisms involved in germ cell injury were examined in rats. Ten-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with 5 mg/kg i.p. of ZEA and euthanized 3, 6, 12, 24 or 48 h after treatment. Histopathologically, spermatogonia and spermatocytes were found to be affected selectively. They were TUNEL-positive and found to be primarily in spermatogenic stages I-VI tubules from 6 h after dosing, increasing gradually until 12 h and then gradually decreasing. Western blot analysis revealed an increase in Fas and Fas ligand (Fas-L) protein levels in the ZEA-treated rats. However, the estrogen receptor (ER)α expression was not changed during the study. Collectively, our data suggest that acute exposure of ZEA induces apoptosis in germ cells of male rats and that this toxicity of ZEA is partially mediated through modulation of Fas and Fas-L systems, though ERα may not play a significant role.     

玉米赤霉烯酮对趋化因子诱导的小鼠T细胞迁移效应和黏附与迁移相关蛋白表达的影响

为揭示玉米赤霉烯酮(ZEA)免疫毒性机理,通过体外试验研究了ZEA对趋化因子诱导的小鼠T细胞迁移效应的影响,以及这一过程中与细胞黏附与迁移相关蛋白的变化。以ConA作为T细胞活化剂,以不同浓度ZEA(0、10、20、40μmol/L)染毒处理细胞后,Transwell法检测T细胞分别在CCL19、CCL21作用下的迁移效应,以及利用流式细胞术检测迁移后CD4、CD8阳性T细胞所占比例。激光共聚焦显微镜拍摄细胞穿膜形态,Western blot检测T细胞迁移及细胞黏附相关蛋白的表达。结果显示,ZEA可以分别降低CCL19和CCL21趋化的T细胞的迁移指数并扰乱迁移后CD4、CD8阳性T细胞之间的比例。此外,ZEA可以不同程度地抑制CCL19和CCL21介导的T细胞穿膜效应。Western blot结果显示,20、40μmol/L的ZEA作用可下调T细胞迁移及细胞黏附相关蛋白的表达。结果表明,ZEA可以抑制趋化因子介导的T细胞迁移效应,在这一过程中,黏附蛋白及迁移蛋白的表达均受到抑制,提示ZEA可能通过抑制T细胞运动过程中黏附及迁移这两个环节,进而影响T细胞的免疫应答,从而发挥免疫抑制作用。     

Comparative study of stress response,growth and development of uteri in post‐weaning gilts challenged with zearalenone and estradiol benzoate

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of zearalenone (ZEA) and estradiol benzoate (EB) on stress injury and uterine development in post‐weaning gilts. Thirty healthy post‐weaning female gilts (Duroc × Landrace × Large White) aged 28–32 days were randomly allocated to three treatments as follows: (a) basal diet (Control), (b) basal diet plus 1.0 mg/kg purified ZEA (ZEA) and (c) basal diet plus 0.75 ml (1.5 mg) EB per pig at 3‐days intervals by intramuscular injection (EB). The serum estradiol (E₂), the final and the increased vulvar area, uterine index, thickness of the myometrium and endometrium, and protein expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in ZEA group were higher than those in the control group (p < .05), but lower than those in the EB group (p < .05). The serum luteinizing hormone in ZEA group was lower than that of the control group (p < .05), but higher than that in the EB group (p < .05). Higher serum follicle‐stimulating hormone and progesterone were observed in the ZEA and control groups than those in the EB group (p < .05). The serum glutathione peroxidase activity in the ZEA group was lower than that in the control and EB groups (p < .001), and the malondialdehyde in the ZEA group was higher than that in the control and EB groups (p < .001). Moreover, the relative mRNA and protein expression of growth hormone receptor (GHR) and relative mRNA expression of HSP70 in the ZEA and EB groups were higher than those in the control group (p < .05). In conclusion, both ZEA (1.0 mg/kg) and EB (1.5 mg at 3 days intervals by intramuscular injection) stimulated vulvar swelling and uterine hypertrophy by disordering serum hormones and up‐regulating GHR expression, and induced stress by different mechanisms in this study. Furthermore, the observed up‐regulating HSP70 expression challenged by ZEA or EB may be part of the mechanism to resist stress injury.     

玉米赤霉烯酮对Leydig细胞凋亡及caspase-9、caspase-3蛋白表达的影响

以不同浓度的玉米赤霉烯酮（Zearalenone,zEA）对大鼠睾丸间质细胞（Leydig）细胞进行染毒,采用噻唑蓝比色法观察了ZEA对Leydig细胞活力的影响;流式细胞术分析检测了ZEA对细胞的凋亡率、线粒体膜电位变化的影响;Westernblotting等技术检测了Bax、Bcl-2、caspase-3、caspase-9、PARP蛋白的表达情况。结果显示,ZEA可明显抑制睾丸Leydig细胞的活力（染毒各组与对照组比较P〈0．05）,40mg／L染毒组相对活力为40．67％;与对照组比较,5、10、20mg／LZEA染毒组睾丸Leydig细胞凋亡率均极显著升高（P〈0．05）,呈明显剂量关系;线粒体膜电位变化测定显示,各染毒组与对照组比,线粒体膜电位均下降（P〈0．05）,且有明显的剂量关系;Westernblotting分析显示,与对照组比较,5、10、20mg／LZEA染毒组Bax、caspase-9、caspase-3、PARP蛋白表达均上调,bel-2蛋白表达均下调。结果表明,ZEA能诱导大鼠睾丸间质细胞发生凋亡,Bax、Bcl-2、caspase-9、caspase-3等基因参与ZEA诱导Leydig细胞凋亡的调控。