A releaser pheromone that attracts methyltestosterone- treated immature fish in the urine of ovulated female rainbow trout

SUMMARY: Behavioral experiments concerning a releaser pheromone in the urine of female rainbow trout were performed using immature fish administered orally with 17α-methyltestosterone (MT) during the non-spawning season. The urine was collected by catheter. The frequency of entries of test fish was recorded in each channel scented by test and control solutions in a Y-maze trough. The behavior of both MT-treated and control fish demonstrated that they could not discriminate the differences between distilled and environmental water as control solutions. There was also no difference between MT-treated and control fish when distilled and environmental water were introduced. The MT-treated immature fish were attracted to the channel scented by ovulated female urine. Neither coelomic fluid nor the immature female urine had any effect on the behavioral responses of MT-treated fish, while immature control fish had no preference for the urine of ovulated females. These results suggest in rainbow trout that ovulated female urine contains a releaser pheromone to attract mature males, and that androgens are involved in the sensory mechanisms detecting the releaser pheromone in fish.     

桑毛虫性信息素研究 Ⅲ.性诱测报试验

采用我们自行研究合成的桑毛虫性信息素(顺—7—十八碳烯醇异戊酸酯)聚乙烯塑料诱芯进行桑毛虫发生期的测报,巳获得成功。试验结果表明,性诱发蛾进度与田间产卵进度具有极显著的相关关系,性诱蛾量能比较真实地反映田间成虫的实际发生情况.用性诱蛾量高峰日预测成虫的产卵高峰和次代幼虫的孵化高峰期,解决了性诱测报中预先无法估计50％发蛾高峰期的难题,这对指导测报和防治具有十分重要的现实意义。与传统的黑光灯诱蛾测报法比较,性诱测报具有准确性高,方法简便,成本低廉等优点,是一项值得推广的新的测报方法。     

草鱼巨噬细胞的集结及相关的组织变化

给草鱼腹腔注射细微炭粒（墨汁）后不同时间取样,比较观察了草鱼胸腺、肝、脾、头肾和肾组织中巨噬细胞集结（ｍ ａｃｒｏｐｈａｇｅ ａｇｇｒｅｇａｔｉｏｎ , Ｍ Ａ）状况及相应组织的变化。结果表明,在头肾和脾组织中, Ｍ Ａ 的数量和体积均较肝和肾中的多而大,胸腺中所产生的 Ｍ Ａ 数量较肝和肾中的少,体积也小;注射墨汁后 １～３ 周内,在胸腺、头肾、肝和脾组织中, Ｍ Ａ 的数量和体积均有不同程度的增加,但在注射墨汁后第 ４ 周的肾组织中, Ｍ Ａ 的体积缩小而且密度降低,同时肾组织结构有逐渐恢复的趋势,可能是由于 Ｍ Ａ 分解后通过肾小球和肾小管排泄到膀胱或体外的缘故。对草鱼 Ｍ Ａ 的组织分布、排除等分析认为, Ｍ Ａ 可作为草鱼非特异细胞防御作用的解剖学和细胞学的一种生物标记。     

动物外激素的研究进展

外激素是生物体向环境释放的一种或多种化学物质的混合物,在环境中起着同种个体间传递信息、引起对方产生特殊反应的一类生物活性物质。在动物中,外激素是应用最广和最古老的通信方式,它们表现的是一种精练过的社会行为和繁殖策略的工具。对外激素在化学特性、产生器官、接受器官、作用及其作用途径方面取得的研究进展作一概述,以亟为该领域的研究提供参考。     

利用信息肽诱导和Cre/LoxP系统构建猪链球菌基因缺失株

为建立一种高效的猪链球菌(Streptococcus suis)基因缺失方法,本研究利用信息肽诱导DNA片段转化和Cre/LoxP系统去除抗性基因这两种技术,通过在S.suis 05ZYH33的ssu05_1921基因上、下游片段和壮观霉素抗性基因(spc)片段之间引入LoxP位点,采用信息肽GE9诱导构建的DNA片段转化S.suis并发生重组,经抗性筛选快速获得spc替代ssu05_1921基因的缺失株;进一步引入pSET6s/P_tufA-cre质粒表达Cre重组酶作用于LoxP位点,去除spc基因,产生无痕ssu05_1921基因缺失株,经测序和RT-PCR验证缺失正确。本研究建立的该方法简单、快捷、阳性率高,为构建S.suis基因缺失株、研究S.suis致病机制提供了新的选择。     

Major ascaroside pheromone component asc-C5 influences reproductive plasticity among isolates of the invasive species pinewood nematode

Pheromones are communication chemicals and regulatory signals used by animals and represent unique tools for organisms to mediate behaviors and make “decisions” to maximize their fitness. Phenotypic plasticity refers to the innate capacity of a species to tolerate a greater breadth of environmental conditions across which it adapts to improve its survival, reproduction, and fitness. The pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, an invasive nematode species, was accidentally introduced from North America into Japan, China, and Europe; however, few studies have investigated its pheromones and phenotypic plasticity as a natural model. Here, we demonstrated a novel phenomenon, in which nematodes under the condition of pheromone presence triggered increased reproduction in invasive strains (JP1, JP2, CN1, CN2, EU1, and EU2), while it simultaneously decreased reproduction in native strains (US1 and US2). The bidirectional effect on fecundity, mediated by presence/absence of pheromones, is henceforth termed pheromone-regulative reproductive plasticity (PRRP). We further found that synthetic ascaroside asc-C5 (ascr#9), the major pheromone component, plays a leading role in PRRP and identified 2 candidate receptor genes, Bxydaf-38 and Bxysrd-10, involved in perceiving asc-C5. These results suggest that plasticity of reproductive responses to pheromones in pinewood nematode may increase its fitness in novel environments following introduction. This opens up a new perspective for invasion biology and presents a novel strategy of invasion, suggesting that pheromones, in addition to their traditional roles in chemical signaling, can influence the reproductive phenotype among native and invasive isolates. In addition, this novel mechanism could broadly explain, through comparative studies of native and invasive populations of animals, a potential underlying factor behind of the success of other biological invasions.     

Platelet aggregation responses in clinically healthy adult llamas

Background: Limited information exists regarding hemostasis in camelids despite the importance of platelet function testing in the accurate identification of platelet disorders. As further importation of llamas to North America is restricted, variability in breeding stock will continue to decrease, potentially leading to an increase in heritable bleeding disorders. Objective: The objective of this study was to measure platelet aggregation responses in clinically healthy llamas and provide baseline data to which abnormal platelet function may be compared in the future. Methods: Blood samples were collected from 39 healthy adult llamas, citrated, and centrifuged to produce platelet‐rich plasma (PRP). Within 4 hours of the blood draw, 20 μL of each agonist reagent were added to 180 μL of PRP. Final concentrations of agonists were 2 × 10^?5 M ADP, 0.19 mg collagen/mL PRP, 1 × 10^?4 M epinephrine, and 500 μg arachidonic acid/mL PRP. Results: Llama platelets were most responsive to ADP and collagen, with a maximum percent aggregation (mean±SD) of 71.3±18.6% and 55.8±19% and aggregation rates of 9.5±3.9 and 6.7±3.7 cm/min, respectively. Llama platelet aggregation in response to epinephrine and arachidonic acid was minimal to absent. Conclusions: This study is the first of its kind to establish baseline values for platelet aggregation in healthy adult llamas.     

3种性诱捕器诱捕苹果蠹蛾效果比较及成虫的时序动态变化

通过对3种苹果蠹蛾性诱捕器诱捕效果的比较,发现板式性诱捕器的诱捕效果最好,盆式与瓶式之间无差异;对苹果蠹蛾成虫综合防治果园和未防治果园中的时序变化以及防治措施对成虫动态变化的研究发现,在综合防治果园中苹果蠹蛾成虫的数量明显降低,第1代和第2代成虫每单位诱捕器3 d内诱捕虫头数在2头以下,盛发期前后的2次化学防治为越冬代成虫防治的关健时期.