鱼类组蛋白核苷酸的多态性及其在杀鱼爱德华氏菌感染中的作用

组蛋白是染色体核小体的重要组分,在调控染色质结构、基因转录、个体发育等不同生物学过程中起着重要作用。为了研究鱼类组蛋白基因是否存在核苷酸的多态性以及组蛋白核苷酸多态性是否会影响鱼类的抗病力,本实验以斑马鱼和草鱼为研究对象,通过PCR扩增克隆了组蛋白H2A的全长开放阅读框;利用过表达技术、菌落平板计数、感染存活分析以及荧光定量PCR技术,研究了斑马鱼和草鱼组蛋白H2A核苷酸多态性不同变异体在杀鱼爱德华氏菌感染中的作用。在本研究中,实验发现鱼类组蛋白H2A存在着丰富的核苷酸多态性。序列分析结果显示斑马鱼和草鱼组蛋白H2A核苷酸多态性的变异体核苷酸序列相似性为90%～100%;而两两H2A核苷酸多态性变异体氨基酸序列之间最多只有3个位点存在差异。通过体内和体外抗菌实验可知,斑马鱼和草鱼组蛋白H2A核苷酸的多态性显著影响H2A的抗菌活性。此外,筛选出的抗菌组蛋白H2A核苷酸多态性的变异体在斑马鱼体内的过表达,不仅具有免疫增强的作用,还能显著增强斑马鱼对杀鱼爱德华氏菌感染的抗病力。本研究为筛选具有抗病作用的组蛋白H2A免疫保护原奠定了重要基础。     

肌醇对氨氮应激下团头鲂幼鱼免疫的影响

为了研究氨氮应激下肌醇对团头鲂幼鱼免疫的影响,实验选择初均重为(3.40±0.07)g的健康团头鲂幼鱼450尾,随机分为6组,每组3个重复,分别投喂含肌醇0、101.2、202.3、404.8、809.1和1 616.4 mg/kg的精制饲料,实验期为90 d。结果表明:与对照组相比,氨氮应激前,404.8 mg/kg肌醇添加组显著提高了团头鲂幼鱼淋巴细胞百分比、补体3、补体4和血液呼吸爆发活性(P0.05);氨氮应激12 h,404.8和809.1 mg/kg肌醇添加组的血液白细胞、红细胞、淋巴细胞百分比、血红蛋白和血清补体3、补体4水平显著升高(P0.05),皮质醇水平显著降低(P0.05),202.3和404.8 mg/kg肌醇添加组的血细胞呼吸爆发活性显著提高(P0.05);氨氮应激72 h,404.8 mg/kg肌醇添加组的血液白细胞、红细胞、淋巴细胞百分比、血红蛋白、血清补体3和血细胞呼吸爆发活性显著升高(P0.05),皮质醇水平显著下降(P0.05),809.1 mg/kg肌醇添加组的血清补体4水平显著升高(P0.05)。研究表明,饲料中添加适量的肌醇(404.8 mg/kg)即可增强团头鲂幼鱼的免疫力,对团头鲂幼鱼抗氨氮应激起到了一定的保护作用。     

Alteration of the haemocyte parameters,expression of immune‐related and neurohormone bursicon genes of giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) in the response to salinity stress and ammonia stress

We examined the effects of salinity stress and ammonia stress on alteration of the haemocyte count, phenoloxidase activity, expressions of immune‐related genes including prophenoloxidase (proPO), crustin, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), and expressions of stress‐responsive neurohormone (Bur‐α and Bur‐β) in the thoracic and abdominal ganglia of giant river prawn Macrobrachium. These parameters of prawn that subjected to salinity stress (transferred from 0‰ to 5‰ and 10‰), and subjected to ammonia‐nitrogen (ammonia‐N) stress (transferred from 0 to 0.262 mg/L and 0.786 mg/L) were examined after 0, 3, 6, 24, 72 and 168 hr respectively. During the initial period of 3, 6 and 24 hr, granulocyte haemocyte (granular and semi‐granular hemocyte) count and PO activity significantly decreased, while expressions of Bur‐α and Bur‐β significantly increased. After 24 hr, granulocyte haemocyte count and PO activity significantly increased, whereas expressions of Bur‐α and Bur‐β significantly decreased. The expressions of proPO, crustin and HSP70 were significantly downregulated in the prawn that subjected to salinity stress and ammonia‐N stress at all time periods of 3–168 hr. In conclusion, changes in the granulocyte haemocyte count of M. rosenbergii following salinity stress and ammonia‐N stress are closely associated with the changes of Bur‐α and Bur‐β expressions.     

日本对虾抗白斑病子三代的抗白斑综合征病毒感染能力及免疫特性

为了更好地进行日本对虾抗病良种的选育,本文用浓度为每毫升1×105个病毒粒子的对虾白斑综合征病毒(white spot syndrome virus,WSSV)粗提液注射感染抗白斑病日本对虾子三代和普通日本对虾,观察其死亡率,同时测定WSSV感染后0,4,24,48和96 h血淋巴酚氧化酶(PO)、酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力和蛋白含量.结果显示:注射WSSV 14 d内抗病子三代和普通对虾的平均死亡率分别为15%和85%,前者的抗病保护率达82.4%;感染前前者的各项免疫指标均高于后者,且PO,AKP和蛋白含量存在极显著差异(P＜0.01);感染后两者血淋巴检测的5项指标在96 h内的变化趋势基本相似,除ACP以外,抗病子三代的其他指标都比普通日本对虾的高.研究结果表明,所选育的抗白斑病日本对虾子三代能够有效地抵抗对虾白斑综合征病毒的侵染,其免疫指标也高于普通日本对虾.     

IL-1β在鱼类皮肤免疫应答中的作用机制

正白细胞介素1(interleukin 1,IL-1)是一种重要的促炎性细胞因子,是体内调节免疫和炎症反应的中心介质,在哺乳动物中已发现11种IL-1家族成员,包括IL-1α、IL-1β、IL-1ra、IL-18、IL-1F5和IL-33等[1],目前在鱼类中只发现了IL-1β和IL-18。研究表明,IL-1β在鱼类皮肤免疫应答中起重要作     

Effects of dietary live or heat‐inactivated autochthonous Bacillus pumilus SE5 on growth performance,immune responses and immune gene expression in grouper Epinephelus coioides

To evaluate the possible dietary application of live and heat‐inactivated probiotic Bacillus pumilus SE5 in grouper Epinephelus coioides, juveniles (14.6 ± 0.2 g) were fed either a basal control diet (without probiotic) or the basal diet supplemented with 1.0 × 10⁸ CFU g^?1 live (T1) and heat‐inactivated B. pumilus SE5 (T2). The heat‐inactivated probiotic significantly improved the final weight, weight gain (WG) and specific growth rate (SGR) at day 60 and significantly decreased the feed conversion ratio (FCR) at day 30 and 60, while the viable probiotic significantly decreased the FCR at day 60 (P < 0.05). Phagocytic activity, serum complement C3 and IgM levels as well as SOD activity elevated significantly in fish fed the heat‐inactivated probiotic for 60 days (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the heat‐inactivated probiotic remarkably up‐regulated expression of TLR2 and pro‐inflammatory cytokines (IL‐8 and IL‐1β) in head kidney (P < 0.05), but the viable probiotic failed to do so. These results indicated that heat‐inactivated B. pumilus SE5 can effectively improve the growth performance and immune responses of E. coioides.     

Functional characterization of Farfantepenaeus californiensis, Litopenaeus vannamei and L. stylirostris haemocyte separated using density gradient centrifugation

Haemocytes from penaeid shrimp (Farfantepenaeus californiensis, Litopenaeus vannamei and L. stylirostris) were separated using a discontinuous Percoll gradient. Shrimp haemocytes were spontaneously adhered to glass, allowing slide preparations for staining and microscopic differential counting. Like other crustaceans, shrimp has three main populations differing in presence and size of cytoplasmic granules and each population seems to be biochemical or functionally compromised. Prophenoloxidase (proPO )activity was mainly located in large granules haemocytes (75%) while the small granules cells participate with 25%, but seem to be responsible for encapsulation. Haemocyte discrimination ability was tested using Sephadex? (Seph?), DEAE‐Seph? and CM‐Seph?. Only DEAE‐Seph? was encapsulated by shrimp haemocytes and provoked the release of proPO activating system, indicating the role of particle charge in the activation of shrimp immune response.     

卵形鲳够免疫器官的早期发育

研究了卵形鲳鲹（Trachinotus ovatus）仔、稚鱼期间3种免疫器官的发生和发育过程。结果表明,3种免疫器官原基出现的先后顺序是头肾、脾脏和胸腺,出现时间分别为2日龄、3日龄和3日龄。其中,头肾的早期发育过程可分为原基形成期、造血功能发展期和泌尿功能退化期。进入稚鱼期后头肾的肾小管分布相对减少,表明头肾已不是主要的泌尿功能区。6-8日龄仔鱼脾脏中造血干细胞向红血细胞分化并产生大量未成熟红细胞。22日龄时脾脏组织体积进一步增大,内部血细胞参与血液循环。胸腺原基出现后胸腺细胞增多、体积增大,细胞嗜碱性不强。10-13日龄时胸腺细胞的嗜碱性增强,淋巴细胞开始增多,此时胸腺开始分区。20-22日龄稚鱼期结束时胸腺的内区和外区进一步分化,分区更为明显,表明胸腺进一步成熟。未发现胸腺和头肾之间淋巴细胞迁移的现象。     

壳寡糖对凡纳滨对虾生长和免疫力的影响

为研究壳寡糖（ch itooligosaccharides,COS）对凡纳滨对虾（Litopemaeus vannam ei）生长和非特异性免疫水平的影响,设置了含COS分别为0（对照）、250 mg.kg-1、500 mg.kg-1、750 mg.kg-1和1 000 mg.kg-1的5组试验饲料,进行了4周的饲养试验。结果显示,COS添加量为250 mg.kg-1和500 mg.kg-1时凡纳滨对虾血细胞总数、生长率和成活率显著提高（P〈0.05）,含COS 250 mg.kg-1时对虾血清中的过氧化物酶（peroxidase,POD）活力显著提高（P〈0.05）,添加量为500 mg.kg-1时酸性磷酸酶（ac id phosphatase,ACP）和溶菌酶（lysozym e,LSZ）活力显著提高（P〈0.05）,添加量为250 mg.kg-1和500 mg.kg-1时总超氧化物歧化酶（total superoxide d ismutase,T-SOD）活力提高不显著（P〉0.05）。由此表明饲料中添加250～500 mg.kg-1COS可使凡纳滨对虾细胞免疫和体液免疫因子总体活力达到较高水平,可显著提高凡纳滨对虾的生长率和成活率。     

山莨菪碱提高嗜水气单胞菌灭活疫苗浸泡免疫鲫的效果

为研究山莨菪碱作为佐剂在细菌灭活疫苗浸泡免疫中的作用,将山莨菪碱和嗜水气单胞菌全菌灭活疫苗联合浸泡免疫异育银鲫,首次浸泡免疫7d后加强免疫1次.通过实时荧光定量PCR检测第2、4、7、11、14和21天脾脏中IgM、IL-1β、C3、C-凝集素以及溶菌酶的mRNA表达量,并在第21天进行同源菌株活菌攻击实验.结果显示,山莨菪碱组第4天IgM和IL-1 β的表达量达到最高值,分别为28.3和332.7;而无佐剂疫苗组第11天IgM和IL-1β达到最高值,分别为56.1和791.8.山莨菪碱组的补体C3、C-凝集素以及溶菌酶的表达量都显著高于无佐剂组和对照组,且表达持续时间长.活菌攻击实验表明山莨菪碱组的相对免疫保护率可达80.0％,显著高于无佐剂组的56.0％.结果表明,山莨菪碱与嗜水气单胞菌灭活疫苗共同浸泡免疫银鲫,可以增强脾脏中IgM、IL-1β、C3、C-凝集素以及溶菌酶基因表达,提高银鲫相对免疫保护率.