右美托咪定抑制NOX4缓解急性应激致大鼠肾损伤

本研究拟探索右美托咪定（dexmedetomidine,DEX）对大鼠急性应激致肾损伤的保护作用,并从氧化应激的角度探索DEX对大鼠肾的保护通路。本研究使用了急性束缚应激模型,其中,大鼠被迫游泳15 min,并束缚3 h。本试验采用生化检测、组织病理学切片观察以评估肾功能,然后测定了氧化应激以及氧化应激的相关通路蛋白。旷场试验证实成功建立了急性应激模型。急性应激引起的肾损伤增加了NOX4,降低了Nrf2/HO-1/NQO1表达水平。DEX可降低NOX4表达,同时升高Nrf2/HO-1/NQO1的表达水平。DEX治疗组与急性应激组相比的肾生化结果明显恢复正常,病理切片观察损伤显著降低。试验结果表明,DEX治疗急性应激可影响NOX4/Nrf2/HO-1/NQO1信号通路,并抑制氧化应激。因此,DEX对急性应激引起的肾损伤具有保护作用,并在应激综合征中具有潜在的临床应用。     

In vitro synthesis of 20α-reduced and of 11- and 21-oxygenated steroids and their sulfates by testes of the goldfish (Carassius auratus): Testicular synthesis of corticosteroids

Testes from spermiating goldfish were incubated with [³H]17-hydroxyprogesterone. The major products in the unconjugated fraction were identified as androstenedione, androstenetrione, 11-β-hydroxyandrostenedione, 11-ketotestosterone, 17,20α-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20αP) and 11-deoxycortisol. Testosterone was present predominantly in the glucuronide fraction, but yields were low (1–3%). The major components of the sulfate fraction were 17,20αP and 11-deoxycortisol. The identification of cortisone in low yield (< 2.5010) in both the free and sulfate fractions is the first report of corticosteroid biosynthesis by a teleost testis. The high yields of 17,20αP and 11-deoxycortisol and their sulphates suggests that their possible role in spermiation of the goldfish should be further investigated.     

利用CAPS标记辅助辣椒PVY抗性基因PVr4转育的研究

利用国外报道的与PVr4基因紧密连锁的CAPS标记,对辣椒抗PVY基因PVr4的转育进行了研究和探讨。采用与报道的相同抗源材料CdM334为回交的供体亲本,与5个自交系77013、75-7-3-1、83077、83078、83-163进行回交,在BC1代进行了分子标记的选择。从5个BC1群体75-7-3-1×(CdM334×75-7-3-1)、77013×(CdM334×77013)、83077×(CdM334×83077)、83078×(CdM334×83078)、83-163×(CdM334×83-163)中,分别检测出含有抗病连锁标记的单株21株、15株、10株、11株、12株。     

Substrate concentration affects the in vitro metabolism of 17-hydroxyprogesterone by ovaries of the carp,Cyprinus carpio

Carp ovarian tissue was incubated with ³H-17-hydroxyprogesterone in the presence of 0, 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 μg ml⁻¹ unlabeled 17-hydroxyprogesterone. The pattern of metabolites formed showed a marked variation with substrate concentration. Formation of glucuronide and sulphate conjugates was important only at low substrate concentration. At high substrate concentration (10 and 100 μg ml⁻¹) 17,20α-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one was the major metabolite, but at intermediate concentrations polar 7α-hydroxypregnanetetrols predominated. The results support the hypothesis that at low substrate concentrations conjugating, 5α-reducing and 7α-hydroxylating enzymes, of high activity but low capacity, act as scavengers to deactivate any steroids formed during the relatively low pituitary gonadotrophin secretions which are necessary for oocyte development, but that during the prespawning gonadotrophin surge when high levels of substrate are present these enzymes are saturated and 17,20α-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20αP) becomes the major ovarian steroid. The possible role of 17,20αP during oocyte final maturation requires further examination.     

Effect of cortisol on the metabolism of 17-hydroxyprogesterone by Arctic charr and rainbow trout embryos

The effect of cortisol on the in vitro metabolism of [³H]17-hydroxyprogesterone ([³H]17OHP) was studied during embryonic development of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). In the absence of cortisol, rainbow trout embryos metabolized [³H]17OHP largely to androstenedione (A₄) and androstenetrione (11-KA) with a minor conversion to 17,20ß-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20P). In the presence of cortisol, this biosynthesis was inhibited. On the other hand, cortisol had no apparent inhibitory effect on the nature of metabolism of [³H]17OHP by Arctic charr embryos. In these embryos [³H]17OHP was metabolized mainly to 17,20P with a minor conversion to A₄ and without the formation of 11-KA that was seen in rainbow trout.When incubated in the presence of [³H]cortisol both Arctic charr and rainbow trout embryos produced 11ß-hydroxyandrostenedione (11ß-OHA) as the major metabolite, with a minor conversion to an unknown steroid. The catabolism of the cortisol by salmonid embryos may reflect the ability of the embryo to inactivate or detoxify cortisol to protect itself from the adverse effects of this biologically potent steroid hormone The study indicates the existence of species-specific differences in the nature of metabolism of [³H]17OHP and the inhibitory effect of cortisol on this metabolism.     

Effects of aromatase inhibitors on reproduction in male three-spined sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus, exposed to long and short photoperiods

Three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus, males were implanted with Silastic capsules filled with different aromatase inhibitors; 1,4,6-androstatriene-3,17-dione or the non-steroidal CGS16949 A, 4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydrimidazol [1,5-a]pyridin-5-yl) benzonitrile monohydrochloride or empty capsules. The fish were then exposed to long or short photoperiod. Under the long photoperiod most fish in all treatments displayed a hypertrophied kidney (a secondary sexual character in sticklebacks) and completed, quiescent spermatogenesis, similar as in the natural spawning period. Under the short photoperiod the controls had unstimulated kidneys and an active spermatogenesis, whereas the males implanted with both aromatase inhibitors had stimulated kidneys, though not to the extent as in the long photoperiod, and completed, quiescent spermatogenesis. These findings suggest that aromatization is of importance for the inhibitory effects of short photoperiod on reproduction in the stickleback. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

半滑舌鳎Cs-UBE2D4基因的克隆、表达模式及启动子活性

泛素-蛋白酶体系统作为重要的蛋白质修饰途径,参与多个生物学过程,其中泛素结合酶E2作为关键酶可以决定泛素化对靶蛋白的影响。为了探究泛素结合酶E2在半滑舌鳎雌性性腺发育中的作用,本研究克隆了半滑舌鳎Cs-UBE2D4基因的开放阅读框ORF,检测了该基因在不同组织和不同发育阶段性腺中的表达模式;构建了其启动子报告基因载体(pGL3-Cs-UBE2D4)并进行了启动子活性分析。Cs-UBE2D4开放阅读框为360 bp,编码119个氨基酸,含有保守的泛素结合酶E2结构域。荧光定量PCR结果显示,Cs-UBE2D4在雌鱼的各组织中广泛表达,其中在卵巢和肝脏中表达量较高,而在雄鱼中几乎检测不到表达;在卵巢各发育阶段中,该基因的表达量从90日龄开始上调,6月龄达到峰值,之后开始下调,在1.5龄时表达量最低,在3龄时表达量有所回升,其中6月龄表达量为90日龄表达量的1.97倍。双荧光素酶活性检测结果显示,Cs-UBE2D4启动子具有较强的转录活性。本实验将为进一步开展Cs-UBE2D4基因对半滑舌鳎卵巢发育和性别调控相关机制的研究提供理论依据。     

低温驯化下斑马鱼LINE1的表达检测

长散布核元件-1(Long spread nuclear element-1,LINE1)是跳跃基因。前期比较基因组研究发现,南极鱼经历漫长的低温适应进化后,与南极圈外的同亚目鱼类相比较,在基因水平上LINE1的扩增效率高达8~300倍,但LINE1的扩增与鱼类抵御寒冷之间的关系尚未明了。本实验对斑马鱼(Danio rerio)胚胎成纤维细胞ZF4进行了不同时间梯度的低温处理(18℃、5 d和18℃、30 d),同时对斑马鱼成鱼也进行了不同时间的低温处理(10℃,3 h、6 h、1 d、3 d、5 d)。采用RT-qPCR检测了LINE1的mRNA水平,并克隆了斑马鱼LINE1基因启动子区,利用Luciferase双荧光报告系统,在ZF4细胞中验证LINE15’UTR在低温压力下的生物活性。结果显示,短时间低温处理下,ZF4细胞中LINE1 mRNA水平有所降低,而在长时间低温处理中,LINE1的mRNA水平显著升高。在成鱼中,短时间低温处理下,LINE1 mRNA水平降低;长期低温处理下,LINE1 mRNA水平显著升高。在ZF4细胞中发现,LINE15’UTR具有生物活性。在低温处理(18℃,3 d)下,报告基因信号减弱,间接表明LINE1启动子活性减弱。研究结果表明,低温压力会影响LINE1在鱼类中的表达。本研究为进一步探究LINE1在鱼类适应低温环境中的作用机制奠定了基础。     

栉孔扇贝人工雌核发育的细胞学观察

运用荧光显微镜观察了栉孔扇贝正常卵子与雌核发育卵子在受精和成熟分裂过程中的核相变化。结果表明,尽管紫外线照射没有影响受精卵的成熟分裂以及雌性、雄性原核的形成,但使雌核卵的发育速度出现明显的滞缓。在第1次卵裂中期,雌核发育卵子中的雄性原核没有像雌性原核那样形成染色体,而是浓缩为一染色质小体(DCB),游离在细胞质中,不参与核分裂。胞质分裂结束时,DCB位于2个卵裂球之一的细胞质内或在赤道板处被分割成两部分。实验结果首次提供了栉孔扇贝雌核发育的细胞学证据。     

硫酸氘制剂对淡水浮游藻类生物量影响的研究

以多种淡水浮游绿藻的混合藻种为培养对象,在人工培养液中添加不同含量的硫酸氘(D2SO4)制剂进行培养,通过测定藻液光密度(OD)值研究了不同浓度D2SO4制剂对淡水浮游藻类生物量影响的效果。结果显示:(D2SO4)制剂在9~20℃温度条件下能促进淡水浮游藻类生物量的增加。在重氢OPAL723TM试验中,浓度0.2‰组藻类增加最多,其结果与对照有显著差异(P(0.05),与0.05‰组和0.001‰组差异不显著(P>0.05);在重氢511T试验中,浓度1‰组藻类增加最多,其他组随浓度降低藻类增加量相应减少。