Changes of IFN-γ, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in rats with severe pneumonia

AIM:To study the variety of cytokines in severe bacterial pneumonia of Sprague Dawleg (SD) rats. METHODS:A total of 60 SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: model Ⅰ group (n=24), model Ⅱ group (n=24), and control group (n=12). Rats in the model Ⅰ group and the model Ⅱ group were intratracheally instilled with suspension of klebsiella pneumoniae at different doses. Rats in the control group were intratracheally injected with 1 mL saline. On the 2nd, 4th and 6th day after intratracheal instillation, 1/3 rats in each group were killed to determine the concentration of IFN-γ, IL-6 and TNF-α in blood. RESULTS:The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in model groups were higher than those in control group, while the level of IFN-γ was lower. The change of cytokines was more significant in the model Ⅱ group (severe pneumonia) than those in the model Ⅰ group. CONCLUSION:The cytokines we studied may play an important role in the pathogenesis of severe pneumonia. The change of cytokines is more significant in severe pneumonia than those in common pneumonia.     

Analyses of monoclonal antibodies reacting with porcine wCD6: Results from the Second International Swine CD workshop

Among the 57 monoclonal antibodies analyzed within the T-cell group of the Second International Swine CD Workshop, one mAb fell within cluster T14a that included the CD6 standard a38b2 (No. 175). The new mAb MIL8 (No. 082) and a38b2 both precipitated from activated T-cells a 150 kDa monomeric protein. Staining patterns on the various cell types were similar. There was no inhibition of binding of either mAb to peripheral blood T-cells with the opposite mAb. The new mAb, MIL8, reacts with a separate epitope on porcine wCD6.     

GST、6×His融合表达杆状病毒转移载体的构建

将pGEX-3X中由血吸虫（Schistosomajaponicum）编码的26kD谷胱甘肽转移酶基因Sj26和凝血因子Xa凝血酶位点引入到BacPAK8构建了融合表达杆状病毒转移载体BacSj26;将28kD的谷胱甘肽转移酶基因通过PCR突变消除终止密码后,引入BacPAK8构建了融合表达转移载体BacGST28。将P(MFHT)中的6×His序列克隆进BacPAK8,从而构建了6×His融合表达转移载体BacHis。这些融合表达转移载体的构建,为表达产物的一步纯化奠定了基础。     

瓣化型胡萝卜雄性不育基因atp6的CAPS标记建立

根据atp6的基因序列设计特异扩增引物,以瓣化型胡萝卜核质互作雄性不育系H05A及其保持系H05B为试材,扩增获得了1条约500bp的特异扩增片段。用限制性内切酶BglII对该片段进行酶切,不育系产生1条保持系中没有的特异片段,其分子量约为60bp。建立了atp6基因的CAPS标记,该分子标记可用于胡萝卜雄性不育分子标记辅助育种。     

水稻三系不育系G98A的选育

挖掘利用地方稻种资源,利用贵州高原粳稻与矮秆籼稻杂交改良,经过2次杂交(纳雍大红谷/南京11//8902S),多代单株选择,育成耐寒保持材料95F076,用其与野败胞质不育系珍汕97A杂交,再连续8代回交,育成新不育系G98A.     

Gene expression of fatty acid-binding proteins, fatty acid transport proteins (cd36 and FATP) and β-oxidation-related genes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fed fish oil or vegetable oil

Relative gene expression pattern of fatty acid transport proteins (FATP and cd36), intracellular fatty acid-binding proteins (FABP3, FABP10 and FABP11), β-oxidation-related genes [carnitine palmitoyl transferase II (CPTII), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β (PPARβ), acyl-CoA oxidase (AOX), long-chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase (FACS), acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (dehydrogenase)] and uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) was assessed by RT-qPCR in Atlantic salmon muscle (red and white), liver, heart, myosepta and visceral fat. FABP11, a FABP isoform not previously described in Atlantic salmon, was highly expressed in visceral fat and myosepta and at the lower level in red muscle, white muscle, myosepta and heart. Furthermore, Atlantic salmon were fed either a diet containing fish oil (FO) or a complete replacement of FO with a vegetable oil blend (55% rapeseed oil, 30% palm oil and 15% linseed oil; VO) for the production cycle (27 months from start of feeding and until ∼4.5 kg mean weight). The expression of genes related to β-oxidation, fatty acid uptake and transport in the white muscle indicate ( n  = 3) significant down-regulation in VO fed Atlantic salmon and correlated with previously reported white muscle triacylglycerol stores and β-oxidation. FABP11 in visceral fat and myosepta was also down-regulated in VO fed fish.     

线粒体nad 6基因在油菜种子发育中的特异性表达

以油菜为材料，研究线粒体ｎａｄ６基因在种子发育中的表达。结果表明，ｎａｄ６基因在叶片中的表达很低，在种子发育过程中各阶段均有较高表达，并随种子发育进程而有加强的趋势。推测线粒体ｎａｄ６基因可能除与呼吸作用有关外还有其他功能     

亚菊组织培养技术研究

以亚菊侧芽为外植体,研究了不同浓度配比的NAA和6-BA对亚菊组织培养过程中芽的诱导、芽的增殖生根的影响.结果表明:亚菊茎段侧芽最佳诱导培养基MS+6-BA 2.5 mg/L + NAA 0.1 mg/L,增殖培养基为MS+6-BA 1.5 mg/L+NAA 0.3 mg/L,生根培养基最适蔗糖浓度为2.5%.     

植物中γ-亚麻酸合成关键酶——△^6-脂肪酸脱氢酶

γ-亚麻酸作为人体必需的不饱和脂肪酸，对人体的激素调节及脂肪酸代谢发挥着重要的生理作用。△^6-脂肪酸脱氢酶是多不饱和脂肪酸合成途径中的限速酶。本文介绍了不饱和脂肪酸γ-亚麻酸代谢途径中的关键酶△^6-脂肪酸脱氢酶的结构功能与目前△^6-脂肪酸脱氢酶的基因工程研究进展，并对其应用进行了展望，以期为利用基因工程手段生产γ-亚麻酸提供参考。