Development of Immune Response to Experimental Bovine Trichophyton vervucosum Infection

Abstract— Cell mediated and humoral immune responses to experimental Trichophyton verrucosum infection were assessed by sequential cutaneous biopsies, antibody assessments and microscopic monitoring of fungal presence. Histopathologic examination showed the accrual of lymphocytes and other inflammatory cells in the dermis of infected sites. Immunoperoxidase staining of frozen sections with monoclonal antibody preparations revealed an influx of macrophages, BoCD4+ and B0CD8+ lymphocytes and γδ T cells from the 5th day to the 33rd day of infection. A moderate influx of B cells was observed. Protein G-colloidal gold staining revealed the presence of immunoglobulins in the dermis and superficial epidermal layers. Trichophyton specific serum antibodies appeared between days 33 and 55. Microscopic assessment of infected tissues revealed an increase in T, verrucosum elements (mycelium and ectothrix spores) from days 19 to 55. Fungal elements in infected areas did not decrease until after both humoral and cell mediated elements of the immune response were established. These responses imply a combination of cell mediated and humoral events were associated with T. verrucosum immunity and clearance in the calf. Résumé— Le réponse immunitaire humorale et cellulaire a une infection expérimentale àT. verrucosum a été appréciée par des biospsies cutanées successives, des dosages d'anticorps et la recherche microscopique de champignons. L'examen histopathologique a montré un afflux de lymphocytes et d'autres cellules inflammatoires dane le derme des sites infectés. Les marquages en immunopéroxydase par un anticorps monoclonal de coupes congelées a montré un influx de macrophages, lymphocytes BoCD4+ et BoCD8+ et des cellules T γδ, du 5e au 33e jour de l'infection. Un marquage par une protéine G—or colloidal a révélé d'immunogolglobulines dans le derme et les couches supéerficielles de l'épiderme. Les anticorps spécifiques de Trichophyton sont apparus entre 33 et 55 jours. L'examen microscopique des tissus infectés a révélé une augmentation du nombre d'éléments de T. verrucosum (mycelium et spores ectothrix) du 19e au 55e jours. Les éléments fongiques dans les zones infectées n'ont pas diminué avant que les réponses humorales et cellulaires ne solent établies. Ces résponses impliquent qu'une coopération des réponses humorales et cellulaires étaient associées dans l'immunité et la défense contre T. verrucosum. Zusammenfassung— Die zellvermittelten und humoralen Immunantworten auf die experimentelle Infektion mit T. verrucosum wurden durch eine Serie von Hautbiopsien, Antikörperuntersuchungen und mikroskopischer Untersuchung auf das Vorhandensein von Pilzen ausgewertet. Die histopathologische Untersuchung zeigte eine Ansammlung von Lymphozyten und anderen Entzündungszellen in der Dermis der infizierten Stellen. Die Immunperoxidasefärbung der Gefrierschnitte mit monoklonalen Antikörperzubereitungen zeigte einen Influx von Makrophagen, BoCd4-und BoCD8-Lymphozyten und gamma-delta-T-Zellen vom 5. bis zum 33. Tag der Infektion. Es wurde auch ein mäßiger Influx von B-Zellen beobachtet. Die Protein-G-kolloidale Goldfärbung zeigte die Anwesenheit von Immunglobulinen in der Dermis und den oberflächlichen epidermalen Schichten. Trichophyton-spezifische Serumantikörper traten zwischen Tag 33 und 55 auf. Die mikroskopische Untersuchung infizierter Gewebe zeigte eine Zunahme von T. verrucosum-Bestandteilen (Myzel und exktothrixe Sporen) vom Tag 19 bis 55. Pilzteile in infizierten Bereichen verminderten sich weder, nachdem humorale, noch nachdem zellvermittelte Elemente der Immunantwort auftraten. Diese Reaktionen deuten an, daß eine Kombination von zellvermittelten und humoralen Vorgängen im Zusammenhang mit T. verrucosum-Immumtät und Abheilung beim Kalb vorliegt. Resumen Por medio de biposias cutáneas secuenciales, medida de anticuerpos y exámen microscópico de presencia de hongos, se estudió la respuesta inmunitaria de tipo humoral y celular producida por la infección experimental con T. verrucosum. El exámen histopatológico reveló la presencia de agregación de linfocitos y otras células inflamatorias procedentes de la dermis de los puntos infectados. La tintura por medio de inmunoperoxidasa de las secciones congeladas, con preparaciones monoclonales de anticuerpos, demostró un aflujo de macrófagos BoCD4 + y BoCD8 + linfocitos y linfocitos, Tαδ, desde el quinto hasta el día 33 la infección. También se observó un aflugo moderado de linfocitos B. La tintura aúrica de proteina coloidal G reveló la presencia de inmunoglobulinas en al dermis y capas superficiales de la epidermis. Los anticuerpos específicos para la especie Trichophyton aparecieron entre los días 33 y 55. El exámen microscópico de los tejidos afectados demostró un incremento, de los elementos füngicos T. verrucosum (micelio y esporas exótricas) desde los días 19 al 55. Los elementos fúngicos en áreas infectadas no disminuyeron hasta después del establecimiento de ambos tipos de respuesta inmunitaria, humoral y celular. Estas respuestas implican que la combinación de ciertos fenómenos de inmunidad celular y humoral, están relacionados con la desaparición y la inmunidad de la infección producia por T. verrucosum en el ternero.     

Computationally Assisted Structural Elucidation of Cembranoids from the Soft Coral Sarcophyton tortuosum

A persistent study on soft coral Sarcophyton tortuosum resulted in the characterization of two new cembranolides, tortuolides A and B (1 and 2), and a new related diterpene, epi-sarcophytonolide Q. Their structures were determined not only by extensive spectroscopic analysis but also by DFT calculations of ECD and NMR data, the latter of which was combined with statistical analysis methods, e.g., DP4+ and J-DP4 approaches. Anti-inflammatory and cytotoxicity activities were evaluated in this study.     

洋葱AcSCL4的克隆及其功能分析

【目的】初步探讨AcSCL4在洋葱成花中的功能,为解析洋葱成花分子调控机制提供理论基础。【方法】以长日生态型洋葱品系SB2为试验材料,根据已有的洋葱转录组数据,通过qRT-PCR筛选目的基因AcSCL4后进行基因克隆,并对其进行生物信息学分析;构建AcSCL4基因的过表达载体pB221-3300-AcSCL4并转化农杆菌,采用花序浸染法浸染拟南芥,并对T₃代纯系转基因植株进行表型分析和开花相关基因表达量分析。【结果】洋葱AcSCL4基因CDS长1 515 bp,编码504个氨基酸;AcSCL4蛋白N端高度变异,C端有GRAS结构域。聚类分析发现,AcSCL4与石刁柏和棉花的SCL4蛋白亲缘关系较近。与野生型拟南芥相比,AcSCL4过表达植株表现晚花表型。荧光定量PCR结果表明,与野生型拟南芥相比,AcSCL4过表达植株开花调控基因CO和FT的表达量极显著下降。【结论】AcSCL4通过调控CO及FT基因表达来抑制洋葱开花。     

禽腺病毒流行株FAdV-4-AH-F41的分子特征及对细胞因子的诱导作用

【目的】分析1株血清4型禽腺病毒（FAdV-4）流行株的分子特征及其感染对细胞因子的影响。【方法】采集安徽省某禽类养殖场疑似心包积水 肝炎综合症的鸡肝脏组织样本,用鸡肝癌细胞（LMH）对病原进行分离,采用PCR、透射电镜（TEM）观察和间接免疫荧光试验（IFA）对分离的毒株进行鉴定。采用分段扩增后拼接的方法克隆分离毒株的全基因组,对其进行遗传进化分析和序列重组分析。基于柯赫法则,用分离毒株接种无特定病原体（SPF）鸡,检验其致病性。采用实时荧光定量PCR法,检测分离毒株对LMH细胞天然免疫相关细胞因子环鸟苷酸-腺苷酸（cGAS）、干扰素刺激因子（STING）、白介素-1β（IL-1β）、IL-6、IL-8、干扰素-α（IFN-α）、IFN-β、干扰素调节因子7（IRF7）、线粒体抗病毒信号蛋白（MAVS）、主要组织相容性复合体（MHC）Ⅰ-α、MHCⅡ-β等11种细胞因子的诱导作用。【结果】分离鉴定到1株FAdV,其在LMH细胞中培养未出现明显细胞病变效应;病毒粒子直径为70~90 nm,符合FAdV-4的结构特征;免疫荧光试验结果显示,在接种分离毒株的LMH细胞内可观察到亮红色荧光,而对照细胞没有荧光;将该毒株命名为FAdV-4-AH-F41。采用分段扩增后拼接的策略获得了FAdV-4-AH-F41全基因组序列（43 708 bp）;遗传进化分析和序列重组分析发现,FAdV-4-AH-F41与FAdV-4株核苷酸相似性为99.6%;存在3个重组事件,第1个重组事件发生在30 453-30 674 bp,第2个发生在36 884-36 988 bp,第3个发生在43 401-43 715 bp。致病性试验显示,FAdV-4-AH-F41是导致鸡心包积水-肝炎综合症的病原。实时荧光定量PCR检测结果显示,与对照（DMEM/F12处理）相比,用FAdV-4-AH-F41处理后LMH细胞中11种免疫因子的表达量水平均有提升,其中cGAS、IL-6、IRF7、MHCⅡ β差异达极显著水平（P<0.01）,IL-1β、IFN-α、MAVS差异达显著水平（P<0.05）,STING、IL-8、IFN-β、MHCⅠ-α差异不显著。【结论】成功分离1株重组血清4型禽腺病毒,感染LMH细胞会诱导强烈的天然免疫反应。     

副溶血弧菌VP-5的分离鉴定及其与鲈鱼免疫信号通路相互关系研究

为探讨福建省漳州市盛明养殖场鲈鱼的致病菌及其与鲈鱼免疫信号通路的相互关系,从而可以预防和治疗该疾病。解剖患病鲈鱼肝脏组织后划线培养分离纯化了致病菌VP-5。显微镜观察该致病菌VP-5形态为球杆状,弧形,有单鞭毛,运动活跃,革兰阴性菌。在VITEK-32全自动微生物分析仪鉴定后,该致病菌对酪氨酸、葡萄糖、甘露醇等反应阳性,对蔗糖,阿拉伯糖和棉子糖等反应阴性。分析了该致病菌16SrRNA和tdh1基因序列,发现其与副溶血弧菌的亲缘关系非常接近。综合后鉴定致病菌VP-5为副溶血弧菌。并研究了副溶血弧菌VP-5侵染鲈鱼后寄主免疫信号通路基因cd63/cxcr4/il-8的表达水平差异。鲈鱼腹腔注射感染副溶血弧菌VP-5,感染后0-96h解剖鲈鱼肝脏组织和表皮组织。采用Trizol试剂盒抽提鲈鱼总RNA,反转录后生成cDNA。利用实时荧光定量PCR技术对鲈鱼免疫信号通路基因cd63/cxcr4/il-8表达水平进行测定。鲈鱼受到副溶血弧菌VP-5感染后,免疫信号通路基因cd63/cxcr4/il-8在鲈鱼肝脏组织的表达量12h和24h时与对照组相比较差异显著(P<0.05);在表皮组织的表达量在24h和36h时与对照组相比较差异显著(P<0.05)。证实鲈鱼肝脏组织免疫信号通路基因的表达与副溶血弧菌VP-5的感染正相关,相对于表皮组织反应更快。因此鲈鱼的免疫信号通路基因cd63/cxcr4/il-8积极反应于致病菌,这些基因的快速表达会引发鲈鱼自身免疫应答,增强其抵抗致病菌的能力。     

不同区域及栽培密度下耐密植芝麻新品种豫黑芝1号产量及产量相关性状变化分析

芝麻是我国重要的特色优质油料作物。提高芝麻单产水平是实现我国粮油安全生产的重要举措。为建立芝麻高产高效栽培模式,本研究以耐密植黑芝麻新品种豫黑芝1号为试验材料,在3个产区(漯河、信阳和三门峡),开展了不同栽培密度(12万株/hm2、15万株/hm2、18万株/hm2、21万株/hm2)下豫黑芝1号产量及产量相关性状变化分析。结果显示,豫黑芝1号在不同产区的生育期差异明显;种植密度对豫黑芝1号的株高、有效果节数、主茎果轴长、单株蒴果数、千粒重和单株产量等性状变化程度不同;对小区产量及单株产量影响显著。在21万株/hm2密度下,豫黑芝1号单产水平最高达到1463.33 kg/hm2(三门峡)。研究为芝麻高产高效生产提供了技术支持。     

补中益气丸对糖尿病大鼠胃组织MUC1、COX、NOS表达变化及相互作用

观察补中益气丸对糖尿病大鼠胃组织MuC1、COX-1、COX-2、cNOS、iNOS不同病程表达变化及其相互作用的影响、大鼠随机分为正常组。模型组和中药组,采用STZ腹腔注射结合乙醇灌胃的方法建立糖尿病大鼠胃黏膜损伤模型．检测胃组织NO、PGE2、6-ketoPC-F1d、MuCl、COX-1、cOX2、cNOS和iNOs随病程的表达变化及其相互作用。结果显示,糖尿病大鼠出现胃黏膜损伤和胃肠功能紊乱,胃组织MUC1、COX2、iNOS发生显著变化．MUC1随病程进展逐渐降低,iNOs和COX-2表现为早期活性降低,晚期活性升高,PGE2、6-keto—PGF1d和NO随病程显著升高,相关分析发现．COX1与cNOS呈显著正相关,与iNOS呈著负相关。补中益气丸能调节MUC1、COX-2、iNOS的表达及其相互作用,阻止胃黏膜损伤。结果表明,STZ腹腔注射结合乙醇灌胃的方法可成功诱导糖尿病大鼠胃黏膜损伤模型,iNOS与COX2可能为相互协作和相互介导的关系,在糖尿病胃黏膜损伤方面起重要作用,补中益气丸通过升高MUC1、降低iNOS和COX-2的表达及其相互作用,阻止胃黏膜损伤和糖尿病的发展。     

Anatid herpesvirus 1 CH virulent strain induces syncytium and apoptosis in duck embryo fibroblast cultures

Anatid herpesvirus 1 (AHV-1) CH virulent strain was first isolated from an infected duck and it was found that this virus strain could induce cytopathic effect (CPE) in duck embryo fibroblast (DEF). Following AHV-1 infection, DEF showed morphological changes such as cell rounding, improved refractivity and detachment from the culture surface. However, its pathological characteristics were not adequately known. Related studies were performed and the results showed that syncytium formation could be observed as the other type of CPE in AHV-1 infection. Hematoxylin-eosin staining and 4’, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining of infected DEF were each used to visualize the shape and distribution of chromatin within nuclei and nuclear fragmentation was observed. Chromatin condensation and margination, as well as formation of apoptotic bodies were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). DNA ladder formation was detected in AHV-1 infected cells and apoptosis of the infected DEF was also detected by flow cytometry analysis of Annexin V-FITC/PI staining method. Therefore, it was suggested that AHV-1 virulent strain can induce syncytium and apoptosis in DEF. Syncytium formation and apoptosis observed in this study may contribute to the elucidation of AHV-1 pathogenesis.     

Greenhouse gas emissions in response to straw incorporation,water management and their interaction in a paddy field in subtropical central China

A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of combination of straw incorporation and water management on fluxes of CH₄, N₂O and soil heterotrophic respiration (Rh) in a paddy field in subtropical central China by using a static opaque chamber/gas chromatography method. Four treatments were set up: two rice straw incorporation rates at 0 (S1) and 6 (S2) t ha^?1 combined with two water managements of intermittent irrigation (W1, with mid-season drainage) and continuous flooding (W2, without mid-season drainage). The cumulative seasonal CH₄ emissions for the treatments of S1W2, S2W1 and S2W2 increased significantly by 1.84, 5.47 and 6.63 times, respectively, while seasonal N₂O emissions decreased by 0.67, 0.29 and 1.21 times, respectively, as compared to S1W1 treatment. The significant increase in the cumulative Rh for the treatments S1W1, S2W1 and S2W2 were 0.54, 1.35 and 0.52 times, respectively, in comparison with S1W2. On a seasonal basis, both the CO₂-equivalents (CO₂e) and yield-scaled CO₂e (GHGI) of CH₄ and N₂O emissions increased with straw incorporation and continuous flooding, following the order: S2W2>S2W1>S1W2>S1W1. Thus, the practices of in season straw incorporation should be discouraged, while mid-season drainage is recommended in paddy rice production from a point view of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.