中华蜜蜂成虫视觉系统中神经胶质细胞的类型及功能

神经胶质作为视觉系统的重要成分之一，对视觉系统的发育及功能起着重要的作用。本研究通过形态解剖和组织化学技术，对中华蜜蜂成虫视觉系统中神经胶质的类型进行了比较研究，研究表明：在中华蜜蜂视觉系统中，根据神经胶质的位置和形态主要分为表面神经胶质、皮层神经胶质、神经纤维网神经胶质3种类型；在视神经节层中，有有孔层神经胶质、类视筒神经胶质、末梢卫星神经胶质和近端卫星神经胶质、上皮神经胶质、边缘神经胶质6种不同类型的神经胶质。本研究为昆虫神经胶质的类型和功能研究提供理论依据。     

灵长类动物胫神经和腓总神经损伤再生规律的研究

目的:研究灵长类动物胫神经和腓总神经再生能力差异。方法:健康成年恒河猴16只,分为A、B两组,每组8只,使用刀片切割完全损伤胫神经和腓总神经,后立即予神经外膜缝合,在术后3周、8周分别取A、B组胫神经和腓总神经吻合口远、近端神经组织行Luxol Fast Blue染色,观察胫神经和腓总神经远端、近端轴突数目,计算轴突密度,远端轴突密度/近端轴突密度为神经再生通过率。结果:术后3周和8周时,胫神经和腓总神经相比,胫神经在远端轴突密度、神经通过率等指标上,胫神经愈后优于腓总神经(P0.05)。结论:坐骨神经神经损伤修复后,胫神经轴突通过吻合口的通过率较腓总神经高,吻合口远端有更多的神经轴突,其靶器官有更多的神经纤维支配,这是导致坐骨神经损伤修复后胫神经功能恢复较腓总神经功能恢复好的重要原因之一。     

抗抑郁治疗与海马神经发生

抑郁模型动物普遍存在海马神经发生缺隐,许多抗抑郁措施可提高海马神经发生,提示海马神经发生和抑郁症之间的密切联系,其机制可能涉及激素、神经递质、受体、神经营养因子、信号转导通路以及神经胶质细胞的功能等。研究海马神经发生有助于探讨抑郁症的发病机制,以便从新的角度研发抗抑郁药物。     

在不同的交感中枢活动水平时刺激腓深神经对肾神经发放的影响

本工作记录家免肾神经冲动和动脉血压,观察电刺激腓深神经的效应。在用减少通气量、切断双侧迷走神经、切断双侧缓冲神经等方法使交感中枢活动水平升高时,刺激腓深神经(3V、10Hz、0.3ms 持续15min)对血压无明显影响,但可以抑制肾神经的发放。相反,用过度通气或刺激一侧降压神经的方法使交感中枢活动水平降低时,同样的参数刺激腓深神经,则使肾神经发放增加。刺激腓深神经对肾神经发放的抑制效应,可为静脉注射纳洛酮阻断,而兴奋效应则被静脉注射东莨菪碱阻断。上述结果表明:低频低强度刺激腓深神经可引起肾神经发放的抑制或增强,其效应取决于交感中枢的活动状态。躯体传入对肾神经发放的抑制效应有内源性阿片样物质参与,而躯体传入对肾神经发放的兴奋效应则和中枢胆碱能系统的激活有关。     

人类胚胎三叉神经节细胞的局在性分布

目的:应用三维重建方法对人类胚胎三叉神经节细胞的局在性分布进行研究。方法:本研究选用非疾病死亡的引产胚胎标本8例,胎龄20-26周,在获取标本1-4小时内,对标本进行灌流固定。其中2例标本在手术显微镜下开颅取出三叉圣经节,石蜡包埋、冰冻切片、HE染色、光学显微镜下观察、照相,用三位重建技术制作三维立体图片。其余6例标本在手术显微镜下开颅、找出三叉神经三大分支眼神经、上颌神经及下颌神经,各选2例分别注入DiI结晶体、在37℃恒温箱内保存3个月,取出标本、明胶包埋、冰冻切片,在荧光显微镜下观察、照相,用三位重建技术制作三维立体图片。结果:(1)眼神经的节细胞分布于神经节的前内侧、下颌神经的节细胞在神经节的后外侧、上颌神经的节细胞位于眼神经和下颌神经节细胞之间。(2)上颌神经和下颌神经节细胞之间存在少量的重叠。结论:三叉神经节细胞在神经节内由前内侧向后外侧分别为眼神经、上颌神经、下颌神经的顺序排列;上颌神经和下颌神经的起始细胞之间存在少量的重叠现象;三维重建图片结果显示人胚胎三叉神经节细胞即眼神经、上颌神经及下颌神经的起始细胞存在明显的局在性分布特征。     

果蝇神经干细胞研究进展

中枢神经系统由数量庞大、类型多样的神经细胞和神经胶质细胞组成,它调节生物体各种生理活动以及学习、记忆和思维等认知功能。神经细胞和神经胶质细胞由神经干细胞产生,所以对神经干细胞的研究有十分重要的意义。果蝇作为一种经典模式生物,长期被用于神经干细胞增殖、分化、凋亡等方面的研究。本文阐述了果蝇神经干细胞的最新研究进展,包括神经干细胞的类型和起源,参与神经干细胞不对称分裂的关键蛋白质,神经干细胞的静息、激活和最终的分化或凋亡,以及神经元多样性产生的机制,希望对神经生物学的基础研究有所帮助。     

丽杰氏涡虫和中国小达氏涡虫的神经系统

利用乙酰胆碱脂酶分布定位的组织化学方法,描述了丽杰氏涡虫和中国小达氏涡虫的神经系统。结果显示:1.中国小达氏涡虫神经结构由一对脑神经节、10条纵神经索、一对咽侧神经节、一条围咽神经环和多条斜向的横神经等分支组成,腹纵神经索最粗,对生殖系统的控制已经呈现分工,无梯状结构;2.丽杰氏涡虫神经由一对脑神经节和8条纵神经索构成,有明显的梯状结构。经比较,表明这二种涡虫神经结构有明显差异。     

人胚胎神经干细胞的基础及应用研究进展

神经干细胞是中枢神经系统中具有增殖、自我更新能力以及多种分化潜能的细胞,对它的研究已经成为神经生物学、发育生物学以及脑科学研究的一个热点。随着神经干细胞（特别是胚胎神经干细胞）的分离、培养成功,神经干细胞移植已被尝试用于神经系统损伤等疾病的治疗。但是,关于胚胎神经干细胞的研究尚处于初级阶段,特别是人胚胎神经干细胞的研究、报道还比较少。本文对国内、外近几年来关于人胚胎神经干细胞的基础及应用研究进展作了综述。     

中华蜜蜂视觉系统中神经胶质的组成和胚后发育

神经胶质作为视觉系统的重要成分之一, 对视觉系统的发育及功能起着重要的作用。本研究通过组织解剖观察、 免疫组织化学等技术, 对中华蜜蜂Apis cerana cerana幼虫和蛹的视觉系统中神经胶质的类型和发育过程进行了比较研究。研究表明： 在中华蜜蜂视觉系统中, 根据神经胶质的位置和形态主要分为表面神经胶质、 皮层神经胶质和神经纤维网神经胶质3种类型; 神经胶质主要来源于视柄和视叶中的神经胶质前体中心; 神经胶质细胞数量的增加一方面来自于细胞的迁移, 另一方面来自于神经胶质细胞自身的分裂增殖。本研究为昆虫神经胶质的发育以及功能研究提供理论基础。     

Organization and postembryonic development of glial cells in the visual system of the Chinese honeybee, Apis cerana cerana (Hymenoptera:Apidae )

神经胶质作为视觉系统的重要成分之一,对视觉系统的发育及功能起着重要的作用.本研究通过组织解剖观察、免疫组织化学等技术,对中华蜜蜂Apis cerana cerana幼虫和蛹的视觉系统中神经胶质的类型和发育过程进行了比较研究.研究表明:在中华蜜蜂视觉系统中,根据神经胶质的位置和形态主要分为表面神经胶质、皮层神经胶质和神经纤维网神经胶质3种类型;神经胶质主要来源于视柄和视叶中的神经胶质前体中心;神经胶质细胞数量的增加一方面来自于细胞的迁移,另一方面来自于神经胶质细胞自身的分裂增殖.本研究为昆虫神经胶质的发育以及功能研究提供理论基础.     

Comparisons among the complete genomes of four betanodavirus genotypes

Betanodaviruses, the causative agents of viral nervous necrosis in marine fish, have bipartite positive-sense RNA genomes and have been classified (based on analysis of RNA2 sequences) into 4 genotypes: tiger puffer nervous necrosis virus (TPNNV), barfin flounder nervous necrosis virus (BFNNV), striped jack nervous necrosis virus (SJNNV), and redspotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV). Full-length genomes of TPNNV and BFNNV were sequenced for the first time in this study. Their sequence data and those of SJNNV and RGNNV retrieved from GenBank were compared in order to investigate the relationships among the 4 genotypes. Between TPNNV and BFNNV, sequence identities were relatively high in RNA1 and encoded Protein A, but were not significantly high in RNA2 or the coat protein (CP). Similarly, between BFNNV and RGNNV, the amino acid sequences of CP were highly similar, but identities of RNA1, RNA2, and Protein A sequences were not especially high. Furthermore, multiple alignment data of the 4 genotypes of RNA2 sequences revealed that the TPNNV and SJNNV sequences have the same sizes of gaps and extra sequences at the same positions. Collectively, these apparent contradictions in sequence identity suggest that betanodavirus genomes have been constructed via complex evolutionary processes.     

Genetic Analysis of Betanodaviruses in Subclinically Infected Aquarium Fish and Invertebrates

Betanodaviruses causing viral nervous necrosis (VNN) have been detected and isolated from several species of cultured marine fish worldwide. In Korea, VNN was identified in several species of cultured marine fish. This study presents data on the amplified nested PCR product (420 bp) of 11 nodavirus strains from different species of apparently healthy aquarium fish and invertebrates collected in one private commercial aquarium in Korea. Phylogenetic analyses based on the partial nucleotide sequence (177 bases) of the RNA2 coat protein gene were identical to the redspotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) genotype (96%–100%). The presence of the RGNNV type of betanodaviruses in these subclinically infected aquarium fish and invertebrates imported from different countries probably indicates that the samples were contaminated inside the aquarium and represents a serious challenge for its management of viral nervous necrosis. These positive samples can be an inoculum source of betanodavirus infection to other susceptible fish species inside the aquarium.     

Serological relationships among genotypic variants of betanodavirus

Betanodaviruses, the causative agents of viral nervous necrosis or viral encephalopathy and retinopathy, are divided into 4 genotypes based on the coat protein gene (RNA2). In the present study, serological relationships among betanodavirus genotypic variants were examined by virus neutralization tests using rabbit antisera raised against purified virions of strains representative of each genotype. All 20 isolates examined shared epitopes for neutralizing, but they fell into 3 major serotypes (A, B, C). This sero-grouping is in part consistent with their genotypes, i.e. Serotype A for striped jack nervous necrosis virus (SJNNV) genotype, Serotype B for tiger puffer nervous necrosis virus (TPNNV) genotype, and Serotype C for both redspotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) and barfin flounder nervous necrosis virus (BFNNV) genotypes. The serological relatedness between RGNNV and BFNNV genotypes may result from their relatively higher similarity in RNA2 sequences. In neutralization tests using antisera of kelp grouper Epinephelus moara, which were raised against recombinant coat proteins representing each genotype, anti-SJNNV and anti-TPNNV sera neutralized only the homologous strain, and anti-RGNNV and anti-BFNNV sera reacted with both RGNNV and BFNNV strains. The present serological findings will be important in investigating the infectivity and host-specificity of betanodaviruses and in developing vaccines for the disease.     

Effect of the coexistence on the replication of striped jack nervous necrosis virus (SJNNV) and red‐spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) using an in vitro approach

Viral nervous necrosis virus (VNNV) is the aetiological agent of viral nervous necrosis (VNN), a widespread disease affecting different marine and freshwater fish species. Striped jack nervous necrosis virus (SJNNV) and red‐spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) are the only genotypes of the Betanodavirus genus recorded in the Iberian Peninsula to date, but a high percentage of wild specimens simultaneously carrying both genotypes has been recently reported. The coexistence of the two viruses may affect the course of both viral infections. In the present study, viral genome quantification by two absolute real‐time PCR protocols has been performed to characterise the effect of the RGNNV‐SJNNV coexistence (coinfection and superinfection) on the replication of each genotype in E‐11 cells. This is the first study showing the effect of the coexistence on the viral replication of two genotypes within the Betanodavirus genus. The results obtained in vitro showed the partial inhibition of SJNNV replication by the coexistence with RGNNV, whereas RGNNV replication was favoured in coinfection or superinfection with SJNNV.     

Glycogen metabolism in the brain and heart in ischemic myocardial necrosis and stress

It is established that the emotional stress preceding the acute development of ischemic necrosis of the myocardium is the most important condition of the glycogen metabolism disturbance in the central nervous and cardiovascular systems. The most considerable changes in the glycogen metabolism are detected in the heart.     

Enhanced propagation of fish nodaviruses in BF-2 cells persistently infected with snakehead retrovirus (SnRV)

Fish nodaviruses are causative agents of viral nervous necrosis causing high mortality in cultured marine fishes around the world. The first successful isolation of fish nodavirus was made with SSN-1 cells, which are persistently infected with snakehead retrovirus (SnRV). In the present study, a BF-2 cell line persistently infected with SnRV (PI-BF-2) was established to evaluate the influence of SnRV on the production of fish nodavirus. The PI-BF-2 cells were slightly more slender than BF-2 cells, but no difference was observed in propagation rate between both cell lines. No difference was observed in production of SnRV between PI-BF-2 and SSN-1 cell lines. Although both PI-BF-2 and BF-2 cell lines showed no cytopathic effect (CPE) after inoculation of striped jack nervous necrosis virus (SJNNV) and redspotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV), these fish nodaviruses could be amplified in BF-2 cells, and moreover, production of fish nodaviruses in the PI-BF-2 cell line was more than 40 times higher than in BF-2 cells. Thus, it was concluded that BF-2 cell permissiveness to fish nodaviruses was enhanced by persistent infection with SnRV. Furthermore, homologous cDNA to genomic RNA of SJNNV was detected from both PI-BF-2 and SSN-1 cell lines persistently infected with SnRV. The amount of nodavirus cDNA in SJNNV-inoculated PI-BF-2 cells was clearly lower than that in SJNNV-inoculated SSN-1 cells.     

Nodaviruses as pathogens in larval and juvenile marine finfish

Nodaviruses have emerged as major pathogens of a wide range of larval and juvenile marine finfish in aquaculture worldwide. The causative agents are non-enveloped, icosahedral, RNA viruses with diameters in the range of 25–34nm. They display considerable serological and molecular homology, although the present evidence suggests that there is more than one agent causing disease in a range of species. The diseases produced by these nodaviruses invariably involve the central nervous system and the retina where they usually produce vacuolation and cell necrosis. Virus particles are numerous within the cytoplasm of affected cells and extracellularly. As a result of the lesions, affected larvae/juveniles exhibit a range of neurological signs usually culminating in high mortality rates (not uncommonly 100%). One virus, that of the European sea bass, has recently been cultured in a fish cell line, but to date techniques such as the fluorescent antibody test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and polymerase chain reaction have relied upon the harvest of purified viral antigen from infected tissues rather than obtaining these reagents from viruses grown in cell cultures. The epidemiology of these diseases is only partly understood. All appear to transmit readily by cohabitation of infected fish with naive larvae or juveniles, but vertical transmission has only been recognized with striped jack nervous necrosis and sea bass nervous necrosis viruses. Consequently, some aspects of disease control are based on first principles, rather than application of a full understanding of epidemiological factors.     

A combined RT‐PCR and dot‐blot hybridization method reveals the coexistence of SJNNV and RGNNV betanodavirus genotypes in wild meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

Aims: To detect the possible coexistence of striped jack nervous necrosis virus (SJNNV) and red‐spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) genotypes in a single fish, a methodology based on the combination of PCR amplification and blot hybridization has been developed and applied in this study. Methods and Results: The degenerate primers designed for the PCR procedure target the T4 region within the capsid gene, resulting in the amplification of both genotypes. The subsequent hybridization of these amplification products with two different specific digoxigenin‐labelled probes resulted in the identification of both genotypes separately. The application of the RT‐PCR protocol to analyse blood samples from asymptomatic wild meagre (Argyrosomus regius) specimens has shown a 46·87% of viral nervous necrosis virus carriers. The combination of RT‐PCR and blot hybridization increases the detection rate up to 90·62%, and, in addition, it has shown the coexistence of both genotypes in 18 out of the 32 specimens analysed (56·25%). Conclusions: This study reports the coexistence of betanodaviruses belonging to two different genotypes (SJNNV and RGNNV) in wild fish specimens. Significance and Impact of the Study: This is the first report demonstrating the presence of SJNNV and RGNNV genotypes in the same specimen. This study also demonstrates a carrier state in this fish species for the first time.