Heme oxygenase-1 alleviates alcoholic liver steatosis: histopathological study

Excessive alcohol consumption is one of the most important causes of hepatic steatosis, which involves oxidative stress. In particular, increased oxidative stress has been strongly linked to stimulation of the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). This study aimed to investigate whether HO-1 could alleviates alcoholic steatosis in rats. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: 1) the control group, 2) the EtOH group, 3) the EtOH + ZnPP-IX group and 4) the EtOH + Hemin group. Liver histopathology was investigated in weeks 1 and 4 after the start of the treatment period. Alcohol treatment significantly increased the hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, an oxidative stress marker. In addition, it increased the triglyceride, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in both weeks. Gross examination demonstrated a yellowish and slightly enlarged liver in the alcohol-treated rats. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Oil Red O staining indicated hepatic steatosis, which was characterized by diffuse, extensive fatty accumulation and discrete lipid droplets of variable size in hepatocytes of the alcohol-treated rats. Administration of the HO-1 inducer hemin resulted in upregulation of hepatic HO-1 gene expression, reduced the MDA, triglyceride, ALT and AST levels and alleviated alcoholic hepatic steatosis, whereas administration of the HO-1 inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPP-IX) resulted in downregulation of hepatic HO-1 gene expression and could not alleviate alcoholic hepatic steatosis either week. In conclusion, HO-1 could alleviate alcoholic hepatic steatosis in male Wistar rats and may be useful in development of a new therapeutic approach.     

Cloning and Sequence Analysis of PTTG1 Gene in Luchuan Pig

This experiment was aimed to clone PTTG1 gene CDS sequence of Luchuan pig,and was analyzed by bioinformatics methods.A pair of special primers was designed according to predicted sequence of porcine PTTG1 in GenBank.The coding sequence of PTTG1 in Luchuan pig was amplified by RT-PCR,its gene sequence characteristics and protein structure was systemically analyzed by bioinformatics techniques.The results showed that the cloned PTTG1 fragment included a 609 bp CDS (coding 202 amino acids).The sequence multi-aligned results showed that Luchuan pig shared 90.15%,87.85%,87.52%,87.03%,76.03%,74.38%,55.74% and 44.48% of similar nucleotide sequence with that of Bos,Pan troglodytes,Homos,Macaca,Rattus,Mus,Gallus and Danio retio,respectively.The protein structure analysis results showed that the protein attributed hydrophilic protein without signal peptide,localized in cell cytoplasm and had 16 phosphorylation sites.The phylogentic tree of amino acid indicated that PTTG1 was highly conserved in the process of evolution of different species.The cloning and analysis of PTTG1 gene provided an important foundation for further study biological function of porcine PTTG1 during early embryonic development.     

涝胁迫对豫楸1号4种砧木嫁接苗渗透调节物质的影响

通过对涝渍胁迫条件下豫楸1号4种砧木嫁接苗渗透调节物质（Pro、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白）活性的测定,结果表明：在持续涝渍胁迫下,3种渗透调节物质的变化趋势基本一致,整体变化趋势为先上升后下降,只是峰值出现的时间有差异。     

蜂王浆对尾静脉注射4T1细胞小鼠抗氧化能力的影响

探讨蜂王浆对尾静脉注射4T1细胞小鼠的抗氧化和免疫力的影响.将4T1细胞或其与蜂王浆的混合物通过尾静脉注射入小鼠体内,ELISA法检测蜂王浆对小鼠血清、肝脏和肾脏中与抗氧化能力相关的指标及血清中和免疫力相关细胞因子水平的影响.结果表明,和模型对照组相比,蜂王浆(50、100 mg·mL~(-1))可以显著提高小鼠血清内T-AOC、IFN-α(P0.05)水平,降低IL-4的水平(P0.05);蜂王浆剂量为50 mg·m L~(-1)时,IFN-γ的含量显著增加(P0.05).蜂王浆(100 mg·mL~(-1))显著提高肾脏中T-AOC的水平(P0.05).可见,蜂王浆可以改善尾静脉注射4T1细胞小鼠的抗氧化能力和免疫力.     

不同产量潜力甘薯光合产物的生产、运转与块根产量的关系

选取中国主栽的食用型甘薯品种龙薯9号、红香蕉、泰中6号、苏薯8号、遗字138和北京553进行大田试验,研究不同产量潜力甘薯品种光合产物的生产、运转及其与块根产量的关系。结果表明,高产品种整个生育期干物质积累快,光合产物向块根输送多,同化物在块根中的分配率较高,而且高产品种的标记叶合成的光合产物能够较多地运出。因此,叶片光合作用形成的光合产物能够及时地往外运输,是高产甘薯品种高产的重要保证。高产品种具有较高的经济系数。     

福建地区2株猪嵴病毒 VP1基因的克隆及遗传进化分析

[目的]调查猪嵴病毒在福建地区腹泻猪群中的流行和变异情况。[方法]根据Gen Bank中登陆的猪嵴病毒(porcine kobuvirus,PKo V)结构蛋白VP1基因序列设计特异性引物,采用RT-PCR方法从某猪场采集腹泻小肠样品中扩增猪嵴病毒VP1基因,将扩增后的目的片段克隆后进行序列测定。应用生物信息学软件,将获得的2株猪嵴病毒VP1和Gen Bank的猪嵴病毒株VP1基因序列进行对比分析。[结果]猪嵴病毒CH/FJNP/12L/2015与匈牙利株K-30-HU/2008/HUN(GQ249161)的核苷酸同源性最高,为88.1%,氨基酸同源性为95.3%。CH/FJNP/12W1/2015与越南株714441/CAOLANH-VH/2012-2-21(KT266058)的核苷酸同源性最高,为88.2%,氨基酸同源性为96.1%,同源重组分析显示,2株毒株均无明显同源重组发生。[结论]频繁的畜禽国际贸易,以及如今便捷的现代化交通工具,人们生活提供方便的同时,也加速了猪嵴病毒毒性的传播。     

油桐LEC1基因的cDNA克隆与序列分析

为了解LEC1(Leafy Cotyledon 1)基因对油桐油脂合成过程的调控机理,以油桐种仁转录组数据库中基因的部分c DNA序列为基础,采用RT-PCR技术从油桐种子中克隆LEC1基因的全长c DNA,并对其进行序列分析。油桐LEC1基因全长c DNA为1 152 bp,编码区为729 bp(142~870),编码243个氨基酸,5′端非编码区和3′端非编码区分别为141 bp和263 bp。该基因编码蛋白质的相对分子质量为27 025.4 Da,理论等电点为6.97;蛋白二级结构以不规则卷曲和α螺旋为主,是不具有跨膜结构的膜外蛋白。经对比发现,油桐LEC1具有典型的HAP3结构特点,在不保守的N端和C端中间有1个十分保守的结构域,与拟南芥、玉米、麻风树、黄连木等的LEC1氨基酸序列高度同源。     

水果萝卜新品种京脆1 号的选育

京脆1 号是由两个自交不亲和系05132 和05177 配制而成的鲜食水果型萝卜一代杂种。生长期75～80 d（天），叶
片近板叶型，深绿色，半直立株型。肉质根椭圆形，尾根细，茎盘小。根长13 cm，横径12 cm，平均单根质量1.2 kg，每
667 m² 产量5 000～6 000 kg。肉质根3/4 露出地面，出土部分浅绿色，入土部分白色，肉色浅绿，肉质甜脆，VC 含量 380
mg·kg^-1（FW），硫苷含量318.8 μmol·kg^-1（FW），适合生食。田间对病毒病和软腐病的抗性强于对照满堂红。适合北京、
天津、河北、山东等地种植。     

湖南省粮食产量波动的影响因素分析及预测

旨在维护国家稳定,为预判粮食生产前景、提高粮食生产效率、保障粮食安全提供理论依据。利用湖南省统计数据,运用灰色关联分析法筛选关联性较强的影响因素,并建立GM(1,N)预测模型预测粮食产量。2008—2017年与湖南省粮食产量关联度最大的影响因素是粮食作物播种面积和农业机械总动力;科技因素是影响2008—2017年湖南省粮食产量的主要因素,其次是自然因素,社会因素;2018—2027年湖南省粮食产量有较小波动,且农业机械总动力和财政农业支出影响较大;农业机械总动力在前后十年对粮食产量都有较重要的影响,越来越占据主导地位。粮食产量受国家政策的影响,受农业机械总动力影响最大,维持产量水平需高度重视农业机械化水平,稳步提高粮食作物播种面积。