影响根癌农杆菌介导香蕉胚性悬浮细胞遗传转化的因素

用含质粒载体pCAMBIA1301的根癌农杆菌EHA105转化贡蕉(Musa A A Pisang Mas cv. Mas)品种的胚性悬浮细胞,通过测定GUS基因瞬时表达率,对转化初期的主要影响因素进行了研究。结果表明,取处于对数期的胚性悬浮细胞和D600nm为0.2的菌液混合,在室温、8000r/min离心5min,然后在110r/min的旋转摇床上摇5min,在体细胞胚诱导培养基上共培养8d,瞬时表达率达到最高值25.30%。     

辣椒在不同温度条件下萌发特性的研究

用5种温度（15℃、20℃、25℃、30℃、35℃）处理（以25℃处理为对照）,研究各温度下“湘辣妹”尖椒品种种子的发芽率、发芽势及发芽指数的变化规律,为生产应用提供依据。结果表明：“湘辣妹”尖椒品种种子的发芽适宜温度范围为25-30℃,最佳发芽温度为25℃。     

Influence of coadministration of β-mercaptoethanol and nitroglycerin on cell viability of peripheral blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells in patients with coronary heart disease

AIM: To observe the effects and mechanisms of nitroglycerin (NTG) on cell viability and β-mercaptoethanol (β-ME) on ameliorating nitrate tolerance of peripheral blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in coronary heart disease (CAD) patients.METHODS: We studied 75 patients with diagnosis of coronary artery disease who were assigned to control group and NTG group. EPCs were evaluated by flow cytometry. Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and peroxynitrite anion (ONOO^-) production were measured by ELISA. EPCs were cultured in vitro with NTG and β-ME stimulation. The cell viability was determined by MTT assay. The levels of VEGF-A, ONOO^- and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured by ELISA and DCFH-DA assay. The protein levels of Akt,p-Akt,endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and p-eNOS were determined by Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the circulating EPCs levels were significantly lowered, plasma ONOO^- production was vitally increased, but there was a markedly decrease of VEGF-A production in the patients treated with excess NTG(P<0.05). Moderate dose of NTG increased the viability of EPCs, VEGF-A production, and phosphorylated protein levels of Akt and eNOS. Excess NTG was shown to reverse the effect of moderate dose of NTG, but β-ME improved the adverse effect of excess NTG. CONCLUSION: Moderate dose of NTG effectively promotes EPCs viability by PI3K/Akt/eNOS signaling pathway and β-ME improves NTG-induced tolerance by reducing oxidative stress and up-regulating the PI3K/Akt/eNOS signaling pathway.     

Phenotypic and functional analysis of bovine peripheral blood dendritic cells before parturition by a novel purification method

Dendritic cells (DCs) are specialized antigen presenting cells specializing in antigen uptake and processing, and play an important role in the innate and adaptive immune response. A subset of bovine peripheral blood DCs was identified as CD172a⁺/CD11c⁺/MHC (major histocompatibility complex) class II⁺ cells. Although DCs are identified at 0.1%–0.7% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), the phenotype and function of DCs remain poorly understood with regard to maintaining tolerance during the pregnancy. All cattle used in this study were 1 month before parturition. We have established a novel method for the purification of DCs from PBMC using magnetic‐activated cell sorting, and purified the CD172a⁺/CD11c⁺ DCs, with high expression of MHC class II and CD40, at 84.8% purity. There were individual differences in the expressions of CD205 and co‐stimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 on DCs. There were positive correlations between expression of cytokine and co‐stimulatory molecules in DCs, and the DCs maintained their immune tolerance, evidenced by their low expressions of the co‐stimulatory molecules and cytokine production. These results suggest that before parturition a half of DCs may be immature and tend to maintain tolerance based on the low cytokine production, and the other DCs with high co‐stimulatory molecules may already have the ability of modulating the T‐cell linage.     

Trends in the quality and hygiene parameters of bulk Italian Mediterranean buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) milk: A three year study

Buffalo milk represents an indispensable source of nourishment in many parts of the world and it is the second most consumed milk worldwide. Buffalo milk is actually used for the production of many dairy products such as pasteurized or concentrated milk, butter, yogurt, ice‐cream, dehydrated milk products and cheeses. Due to its high nutritional value and the presence of natural bioactive substances, buffalo milk can also provide health benefits to consumers. In Italy, buffalo milk is used mainly for cheese making, mozzarella PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), which is a highly valued dairy product. This 3‐year study, carried out between 2011 and 2013, was aimed at evaluating the quality of bulk Italian Mediterranean buffalo milk by monitoring physico‐chemical parameters, somatic cell and total bacterial counts. A total of 51 samples of bulk milk were collected from one herd throughout the monitored period. Analysis of variance, carried out to test month, season and year main effects, highlighted remarkable seasonal effects for fat, protein and lactose content, as well as for predicted mozzarella cheese yield, and somatic cell counts. The calculation of simple correlations allowed the identification of positive correlations between estimated cheese yield and fat and protein content.     

Exfoliation rate of mammary epithelial cells in milk on bovine mastitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus is associated with bacterial load

The exfoliation rate of mammary epithelial cells (MECs) in milk is affected by physiological, breeding and environmental factors. Little is known about the relationship between the MEC exfoliation into milk and mammary‐infected Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) load on bovine mastitis caused by S. aureus. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between S. aureus load and the proportion of MEC exfoliation in milk using five substantial bovine mastitis models. In 64 randomly extracted milk samples from udders at 3–21 days after S. aureus infusion, there were various samples with different numbers of S. aureus counts and somatic cell counts. No significant correlations were found between the S. aureus counts and somatic cell count (r = 0.338). In contrast, a significant correlation was noted between S. aureus counts and the proportion of cytokeratin‐positive cells in the milk from the infused udders (r = 0.734, P < 0.01). In conclusion, the increasing MEC exfoliation rate in milk from mastitis udders caused by S. aureus may contribute to reduced milk yield.     

Feline vaccine‐associated sarcomagenesis: Is there an inflammation‐independent role for aluminium?

Aluminium has been found in feline vaccine‐associated sarcomas. In this study, we investigated the potential for aluminium to contribute directly to tumourigenesis. Our results indicated that an aluminium hydroxide adjuvant preparation was cytotoxic and mutagenic in human‐Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) hybrid cells in vitro. Moreover, CHO cells deficient in DNA double strand break (DSB), but not single‐strand break (SSB), repair, were particularly sensitive to aluminium exposure compared with repair proficient cells, suggesting that aluminium is associated with DSBs. In contrast to CHO cells, primary feline skin fibroblasts were resistant to the cytotoxic effects of aluminium compounds and exposure to an aluminium chloride salt promoted cell growth and cell cycle progression at concentrations much less than those measured in particular feline rabies vaccines. These findings suggest that aluminium exposure may contribute, theoretically, to both initiation and promotion of tumours in the absence of an inflammatory response.     

Marc145细胞源EDC3基因的克隆及其生物信息学分析

为获得Marc145细胞源EDC3基因序列,分析其序列特征及编码蛋白的结构和功能,本试验采用RT-PCR方法从Marc145细胞中扩增EDC3基因,并进行克隆和序列测定;应用DNAStar软件分析该基因的核苷酸和氨基酸序列,与参考序列经BLAST比对后分析同源性,并构建系统进化树;利用生物信息学方法对其编码区蛋白进行二级结构、三级结构、B细胞表位、跨膜结构域和信号肽预测。结果显示,Marc145细胞源EDC3基因长度为1 527 bp,共编码507个氨基酸;EDC3基因编码区核苷酸序列与绿猴、猕猴、狒狒、人、倭黑猩猩、马、野猪、虎鲸、绵羊、非洲象和大熊猫的同源性在91.5%~99.2%之间,与非哺乳动物原鸡同源性最低,仅为81.2%;EDC3氨基酸序列与上述物种的同源性在95.3%~99.6%之间,与原鸡的同源性仅为88.8%。系统进化树结果显示,Marc145细胞源EDC3基因与绿猴的亲缘关系最近,其次是灵长类。蛋白结构预测结果表明,EDC3蛋白主要由α-螺旋和无规则卷曲组成,分别为23.38%和47.35%,二级结构与三级结构预测结果相符。该蛋白存在多个B细胞优势抗原表位,无跨膜结构域及信号肽区域。本试验结果可为Marc145细胞源EDC3基因功能的进一步研究提供参考。     

虫草素预防肥胖及通过ADORA1介导GH3细胞中泌乳素分泌研究

为了研究虫草素是否具有预防肥胖的作用及其可能机制,试验利用高脂饮食诱导肥胖型高脂血症大鼠动物模型,并给予高、中、低不同剂量（50、25、12.5 mg/（kg·d））的虫草素,连续灌胃35 d后观察大鼠体重、脂肪系数、血脂水平的变化;体外培养大鼠脑垂体瘤细胞（GH3）,通过CCK8、Western blotting、ELISA等方法检测虫草素对GH3细胞的增殖毒性,以及腺苷受体A₁（ADORA₁）的表达和对泌乳素分泌量的影响。体内试验结果显示,与正常对照组相比,模型组大鼠体重、脂肪系数和血脂水平（高密度脂蛋白（HDL）除外）均极显著升高（P<0.01）;虫草素高、中、低各剂量组均能极显著或显著降低大鼠体重、脂肪系数及总胆固醇（TC）、甘油三酯（TG）、低密度脂蛋白（LDL）水平（P<0.01;P<0.05）,但HDL水平仅在虫草素高剂量组中显著升高（P<0.05）,而虫草素中、低剂量组均无显著变化（P>0.05）;体外试验结果显示,虫草素浓度低于25 μg/mL时对GH3细胞增殖无影响;虫草素能够诱导GH3细胞ADORA₁表达升高;虫草素和ADORA₁激动剂（R-PIA）单独作用能显著或极显著降低泌乳素的分泌量（P<0.05;P<0.01）,虫草素与ADORA₁抑制剂（DPCPX）联合作用时能够在一定程度上阻断虫草素对泌乳素的抑制作用。结果表明,虫草素具有预防肥胖和降血脂的作用,其可能的作用机制是通过诱导ADORA₁表达抑制泌乳素的分泌,该研究结果将为虫草素作为一种潜在的减肥降脂药物的开发提供一定依据。