大蒜素对D-半乳糖致衰老小鼠学习记忆调节作用

目的 观察大蒜素对D-半乳糖(D-ga1)致小鼠衰老模型学习记忆的调节作用.方法 小鼠随机分为正常对照组、模型对照组、大蒜素低剂量组(10 mg/kg·d)、中剂量组(20 mg/kg·d)、高剂量组(40 mg/kg·d),连续给药8周后采用Y型迷宫、跳台实验检测小鼠学习记忆能力及体内丙二醛(MDA)和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)水平. 结果 与正常对照组比较,模型对照组小鼠跳台错误次数和迷宫错误次数明显增多,体内MDA含量升高,SOD活性下降;大蒜素组小鼠跳台错误次数减少,迷宫测试潜伏期缩短,体内MDA含量下降,SOD活性升高,并呈现剂量依赖性.结论 大蒜素能改善衰老小鼠学习记忆能力,其机制可能与抗氧化作用有关.     

土人参提取液对D-半乳糖所致衰老小鼠的抗氧化作用研究

本文研究了土人参提取液对D-半乳糖所致衰老小鼠的抗氧化作用的影响。取昆明种小白鼠50只,随机分为5组(正常对照组、衰老模型组、土人参提取液低、中、高剂量组)。除正常对照组外,其余各组每天于颈背皮下注射D-半乳糖125 mg/kg,连续42 d,造成亚急性衰老模型。在注射D-半乳糖的同时,三个不同剂量实验组每天分别灌胃土人参提取液5、10和15g/kg,正常对照组及衰老模型组给予等量生理盐水。于42 d后测定小鼠体内超氧化物歧化酶(Super Oxide Dismutase,SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(Glutathione peroxidase,GSH-PX)等酶的活性,及丙二醛(Maleic Dialdehyde,MDA)的含量。结果显示:与正常对照组相比,衰老模型组小鼠心脏、肝脏组织SOD及血清中GSH-PX活性降低(P0.01),MDA含量增加(P0.01)。与衰老模型组相比,土人参提取液低、中、高剂量组小鼠心脏、肝脏组织SOD及血清中GSH-PX活性明显升高(P0.01);中、高剂量组小鼠心脏、肝脏组织中MDA含量降低明显(P0.01),低剂量组小鼠肝脏的MDA含量明显降低(P0.01)。上述结果表明:土人参提取液对D-半乳糖所致衰老小鼠有抗衰老作用。     

连翘酯苷对拟AD复合动物模型小鼠学习记忆的改善作用及其机制研究

目的以β淀粉样蛋白损伤自然衰老小鼠建立一种新的复合式老年痴呆(AD)小鼠模型,观察连翘酯苷对复合模型学习记忆障碍的改善作用,并对其机制进行初步探讨。方法采用14月龄C57BL/6小鼠侧脑室注射Aβ25-35形成拟AD复合模型;Morris水迷宫实验观察小鼠学习记忆能力,实验结束取小鼠脑组织用放射免疫分析法检测TNF-α及IL-1的含量;Western blot方法检测GFAP蛋白表达,化学比色法测定ChAT、AchE、SOD酶活性及MDA的含量。结果水迷宫实验中连翘酯苷组可显著改善小鼠的学习记忆能力(P<0.05)。作用机制研究发现:连翘酯苷能降低TNF-α、IL-1的含量(P<0.05),抑制GFAP蛋白表达。提高ChAT、SOD酶活力,降低AchE活性及MDA的含量(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论连翘酯苷对拟AD复合动物模型学习记忆的改善作用可能与抑制脑内炎症反应,调节胆碱能系统,抗氧化作用等有关。     

蝮蛇粉不同配伍方对老龄小鼠体内抗氧化的影响

目的研究蝮蛇粉不同配伍方对老龄小鼠体内抗氧化酶活性的影响。方法将10月龄ICR雄性小鼠按4%溶血液中丙二醛(MDA)水平随机分为蝮蛇粉(78mg/kg)组、蝮蛇粉+姜黄提取物(52+15.6mg/kg)组、蝮蛇粉+姜黄提取物+茶多酚(52+15.6+65mg/kg)组、阴性对照组,每组10只。各组灌胃给予相应药物,阴性对照组给予相应溶剂,每天1次,连续给药30天。采用试剂盒法检测4%溶血液中MDA水平、全血中谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量、血清中总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)和蛋白质羰基含量以及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的活力变化。结果与阴性对照组比较,其余各组小鼠4%溶血液中MDA水平显著降低,全血中GSH含量增加,血清蛋白质羰基含量明显降低、T-AOC含量和SOD活力显著提升(P0.05,P0.01);与蝮蛇粉组比较,蝮蛇粉+姜黄提取物组小鼠4%溶血液中MDA水平显著降低,全血中GSH含量增加,血清蛋白质羰基含量明显降低、T-AOC含量和SOD活力显著提升(P0.05,P0.01);与蝮蛇粉+姜黄提取物+茶多酚组比较,蝮蛇粉+姜黄提取物组小鼠各指标变化无明显差异。结论蝮蛇粉与姜黄提取物合用可有效改善老龄小鼠体内抗氧化能力,可起到延缓衰老作用。     

杭白菊总黄酮对衰老小鼠学习记忆的影响

目的：探讨杭白菊总黄酮（TFCM）对衰老小鼠学习记忆能力及胆碱能系统的影响。方法：采用皮下注射D-半乳糖的方法制备衰老小鼠模型。ICR小鼠随机分为5组（n=10）：正常对照组,模型组,低、中、高剂量TFCM处理组。TFCM处理组于造模后第2周开始每天给予TFCM（50、100或150mg／kg）灌胃。用Morris水迷宫法检测小鼠学习记忆能力,用比色法测定血清和大脑组织中丙二醛（MDA）含量,以及超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）和乙酰胆碱酯酶（Ach E）活性。结果：与正常对照组相比,模型组学习记忆能力减退,MDA含量和Ach E活性增加,SOD活性降低。与模型组相比,中高浓度TFCM处理组（100、150mg／kg）小鼠学习记忆能力明显改善,MDA含量和Ach E活性明显降低,SOD活性增高。结论：TFEM能显著改善D-半乳糖衰老小鼠学习记忆能力,其机制可能与TFCM的抗氧化特性以及提高中枢胆碱能系统功能有关。     

局部应用PTD-SOD、SOD对小鼠皮肤创伤的抗氧化应激损伤保护效果及其比较

目的探讨局部应用PTD-SOD、SOD对小鼠皮肤创伤的抗氧化应激损伤保护效果及其差异。方法制备机械性创伤小鼠模型和不同浓度的PTD-SOD(1000、3000、6000 U)及SOD(1000、3000、6000 U)溶液,分别用上述溶液进行治疗,同时设立模型对照组和生理盐水对照组,各组均连续治疗13 d。观察各组创伤愈合情况,记录创伤愈合率和愈合天数;于创伤后第14天取各组小鼠创伤愈合部位皮肤,一部分制成10%组织匀浆液用于检测抗氧化酶(SOD、CAT、GSH-Px)活性及丙二醛(MDA)、羟脯氨酸(Hyp)含量,一部分制成病理组织切片用于皮肤组织学观察。结果①与模型对照组相比,PTD-SOD各组或SOD各组的抗氧化酶活性和Hyp含量显著(P0.05)或极显著(P0.01)升高,MDA含量显著(P0.05)或极显著(P0.01)降低,能显著(P0.05)或极显著(P0.01)提高创伤愈合率、缩短创伤愈合时间;与生理盐水对照组相比,结果类似。②在同等剂量下,从促创伤愈合时间、抗氧化酶活性、MDA含量、Hyp含量等方面比较,PTD-SOD组明显(P0.05)或极明显(P0.01)优于SOD组。③适当剂量的PTD-SOD促创伤愈合效果优于高剂量PTD-SOD的促创伤愈合效果。结论 PTD-SOD或SOD在皮肤创伤治疗中具有良好的抗氧化应激损伤效果,这种保护效果在创伤愈合的早期最显著;同等剂量下,PTD-SOD在促创伤愈合的效果上明显优于SOD。     

银耳多糖对D-半乳糖致衰老模型小鼠抗氧化能力的影响

研究了银耳多糖对D-半乳糖致衰老模型小鼠抗氧化能力影响。将ICR小鼠腹腔注射D-半乳糖建立衰老模型,同时给予不同剂量的银耳多糖(TP),8周后获取小鼠心、脑,测定超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活力以及丙二醛(MDA)含量的差异。结果:TP各剂量组SOD和GSH-Px活力高于对照组(P<0.05),且高剂量组SOD、GSH-Px活力均高于低剂量和中剂量组(P<0.05);中、高剂量TP组MDA含量低于对照组(P<0.05)且高剂量组MDA含量低于低剂量组(P<0.05)。结论:银耳多糖对于衰老模型小鼠抗氧化能力具有一定正性调节作用。     

二甲双胍对D-半乳糖诱导雄性中年小鼠衰老的干预作用*

目的:探讨二甲双胍(Met)对D-半乳糖(D-gal)诱导雄性中年小鼠衰老的干预作用。方法:50只ICR 9月龄雄性小鼠,在SPF级实验环境饲养,自由摄食与饮水。随机分5组:对照组,模型组,二甲双胍低、中、高剂量(Met 50 mg/kg,Met 100 mg/kg,Met 200 mg/kg)组,每组10只。Met组和模型组小鼠每日颈背部皮下注射D-gal 100 mg/ kg,同时分别给予Met(50、100、200 mg/kg)或等体积NS灌胃。对照组注射和灌胃等体积NS。连续8周给药。检测小鼠一般状态,体重,空腹血糖,血清和肝脏超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、丙二醛(MDA)含量水平;水迷宫实验检测学习记忆能力;HE染色观察小鼠海马组织结构。结果:每日Met 200 mg/kg干预,能减少模型小鼠的体重。Met干预对模型鼠正常空腹血糖无影响。每日Met 50、100、200 mg/kg剂量干预,与模型组相比,均能显著提升模型小鼠血清和肝组织的SOD活性(P＜0.05)、降低血清MDA含量(P＜0.05),改善学习记忆能力测试的大部分指标(P＜0.05),HE染色显示海马齿状回核固缩、深染的神经元明显减少。Met干预在大部分指标上呈剂量-效应依赖关系。结论:每日Met 50～200 mg/kg长期处理,以Met 200 mg/kg为显著,能延缓D-gal 诱导的雄性中年衰老模型小鼠的衰老进程,机制可能与降低小鼠体重与增强机体抗氧化水平有关。     

螺旋藻对衰老小鼠脑功能的保护作用

目的探讨螺旋藻对衰老小鼠脑功能的作用。方法使用D-半乳糖建立小鼠衰老模型,用螺旋藻灌胃进行实验性治疗。持续6周后,检测小鼠的学习记忆能力及脑组织的超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活力和丙二醛（MDA）含量。结果与对照组相比,模型组小鼠的学习记忆能力下降（P〈0.05或P〈0.01）,SOD活力下降、MDA含量升高;当补充螺旋藻后,实验组的学习记忆能力又不同程度的得到恢复（P〈0.05）,SOD活力升高、MDA的含量下降。结论螺旋藻对衰老小鼠的脑功能具有保护作用。     

灵芝提取液延缓皮肤衰老的实验研究

目的观察灵芝提取液延缓D-半乳糖致亚急性衰老小鼠皮肤衰老的作用。方法以D-半乳糖致亚急性衰老小鼠为模型,同时背部涂抹灵芝提取液,治疗42 d后,测定小鼠背部皮肤组织匀浆中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力、丙二醛(MDA)含量、脂褐质(LF)含量、羟脯氨酸含量。结果灵芝提取液低、中、高剂量均能不同程度提高皮肤中SOD活力,降低MDA含量,减少LF含量,提高小鼠皮肤中羟脯氨酸的含量(P0.01,P0.05),且具有明显的量效关系。结论灵芝提取液具有延缓D-半乳糖所致衰老小鼠的皮肤衰老作用。     

滇金丝猴分布区森林面积变化的时空特征及其影响因素

森林生态系统是滇金丝猴(Rhinopithecus bieti)的主要生境,森林面积变化会直接影响滇金丝猴的生存。本研究基于全球森林变化(Global Forest Change)数据,采用Theil-Sen趋势分析和Mann-Kendall检验、热点分析与地理探测器模型等方法,探讨了滇金丝猴分布区2001—2019年森林面积变化的时空特征及其影响因素。结果表明:(1)近20年间,滇金丝猴分布区森林面积变化总量为3.81×10~4 hm~2,约占研究区森林面积的2.44%,逐年森林面积变化呈现较大的年际波动,其中5个保护地森林面积变化总量达5456 hm~2,约占研究区森林面积变化总量的14.3%,老君山风景区和云岭保护区森林面积变化的比例较高;(2)滇金丝猴分布区森林面积变化趋于缓和,其中森林面积减少呈现显著增加的区域面积为1.03×10~5 hm~2,占整个研究区面积的2.9%;森林面积减少呈现显著减少的区域面积为3.05×10~5 hm~2,占整个研究区面积的7.9%;同时森林面积变化的热点区域面积呈不断下降的趋势;(3)滇金丝猴分布区森林面积变化呈现向低海拔、高坡度转移的趋势;...     

Fatty acid esterification in the yolk sac membrane of the avian embryo

The transfer of lipid from the yolk to the avian embryo is mediated by the yolk sac membrane (YSM). Some, but not all, of the published morphological evidence supports the view that the lipid undergoes a cycle of hydrolysis and re-esterification during translocation across the YSM. The present study aims to test this view by investigating the capacity of the YSM to perform esterification of free fatty acids to form acyl-lipids. YSM pieces (area vasculosa), obtained from the chicken embryo at day 10 of development, were incubated in vitro in medium containing [¹⁴C]-palmitic acid. Radioactivity was rapidly incorporated into the tissue lipid indicating a high capacity for esterification. The incorporation was linear with time during the 1-h incubation. Approximately 84% of the incorporated label was recovered in triacylglycerol, 12% was incorporated into phospholipid and less than 1% was detected in cholesteryl ester. [¹⁴C]-palmitic acid was incorporated primarily at the sn-1/3 positions in the triacylglycerol molecule and at the sn-1 position of phospholipid. The incorporation of label into tissue pieces obtained from the non-vascularized peripheral region of the YSM (area vitellina) was much more limited than that observed for the area vasculosa. The results support the hypothesis that yolk lipid is hydrolyzed and re-esterified during transfer across the YSM.Abbreviations YSM yolk sac membrane - VLDL very-low density lipoprotein Communicated by G. Heldmaier     

Primary Endodermal Epithelial Cell Culture from the Yolk Sac Membrane of Japanese Quail Embryos

We established an endodermal epithelial cell culture model (EEC) for studying the function of certain enzymes and proteins in mediating nutrient utilization by avian embryos during development. Fertilized Japanese quail eggs were incubated at 37 °C for 5 days and then yolk sac membranes (YSM) were collected to establish the EEC culture system. We isolated the embryonic endoderm layer from YSM, and sliced the membrane into 2 - 3 mm pieces and partially digested with collagenase before seeding in 24-well culture plates. The EECs proliferate out of the tissue and are ready for cell culture studies. We found that the EECs had typical characteristics of YSM in vivo, for example, accumulation of lipid droplets, expression of sterol O-acyltransferase and lipoprotein lipase. The partial digestion treatment significantly increased the successful rate of EEC culture. Utilizing the EECs, we demonstrated that the expression of SOAT1 was regulated by the cAMP dependent protein kinase A related pathway. This primary Japanese quail EEC culture system is a useful tool to study embryonic lipid transportation and to clarify the role of genes involved in mediating nutrient utilization in YSM during avian embryonic development.     

Biosynthesis of oleic, arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids from their C18 precursors in the yolk sac membrane of the avian embryo

The yolk sac membrane (YSM) of the chicken embryo is known to express δ-9 and δ-6 desaturase activities, suggesting that biosynthesis of the unsaturated fatty acids 18:1n-9, 20:4n-6 and 22:6n-3 might occur during the transfer of yolk lipids across the YSM. If so, this biosynthesis could help to satisfy the demands of the embryonic tissues for these unsaturates. To assess the ability of the YSM to perform these conversions, pieces of the tissue were incubated in vitro with the precursor fatty acids, ¹⁴C-18:0, ¹⁴C-18:2n-6 or ¹⁴C-18:3n-3, and the recovery of radioactivity in the respective products, 18:1n-9, 20:4n-6 and 22:6n-3, was determined. After 4 h of continuous incubation, radioactivity from these precursors was incorporated primarily into triacylglycerol and phospholipid of the tissue pieces. Only small proportions (0.3–4.7%) of this incorporated radioactivity were, however, recovered as 18:1n-9, 20:4n-6 or 22:6n-3. The majority of the incorporated label was retained in the form of the precursor fatty acids. After a 1-h pulse incubation with the ¹⁴C precursors, followed by a 3-h chase incubation in the absence of exogenous label, the conversion of incorporated radioactivity to the end product unsaturates was again relatively low (0.5–8.1%). Thus, although conversions of the precursors to the end product fatty acids were detectable in this system, the biosynthesis of these unsaturates is apparently a quantitatively minor pathway in the YSM. Nevertheless, since the amount of 18:2n-6 in the yolk lipids far exceeds that of 20:4n-6, the conversion of even a small proportion of the former to the latter fatty acid could significantly increase the supply of 20:4n-6 to the embryonic tissues.     

Transfer of Vitamins E and A from yolk to embryo during development of the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus).

Since the yolk lipids of the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) are rich in n-3 fatty acids, which are potentially susceptible to peroxidative damage, the yolk contents and yolk-to-embryo transfer of antioxidants and lipid-soluble vitamins were investigated under conditions of natural incubation in the wild. The concentration of vitamin E in the unincubated egg was 155 microg/g wet yolk, of which 88% was alpha-tocopherol and the rest was gamma-tocopherol. Vitamin A (2.9 microg/g) was present in the yolk entirely as retinol; no retinyl esters were detected. Throughout the latter half of the incubation period, vitamins E and A were taken up from the yolk into the yolk sac membrane (YSM) and later accumulated in the liver, with vitamin A being transferred in advance of vitamin E. In the YSM, vitamin A was present almost entirely as retinyl ester, indicating that the free retinol of the yolk is rapidly esterified following uptake. Retinyl esters were also the predominant form in the liver. The retinyl esters of the liver and YSM displayed different fatty acid profiles. At hatching, the brain contained relatively little vitamin E (4.7 microg/g) compared to the much higher concentration in the liver (482.9 microg/g) at this stage. Ascorbic acid was not detected in the yolk but was present at a high concentration in the brain at day 27 (404.6 microg/g), decreasing to less than half this value by the time of hatching. This report is the first to delineate the yolk-to-embryo transfer of lipid-soluble vitamins for a free-living avian species. The yolk fatty acids of the king penguin provide an extreme example of potential oxidative susceptibility, forming a basis for comparative studies on embryonic antioxidant requirements among species of birds whose yolk lipids differ in their degree of unsaturation.     

Disturbances on delta aminolevulinate dehydratase (ALA-D) enzyme activity by Pb2+, Cd2+, Cu2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Na+, K+ and Li+: analysis based on coordination geometry and acid-base Lewis capacity

ALA-D (EC 4.2.1.24) is the first cytosolic enzyme in the haem metabolic pathway. Some metals compete with its major cofactor Zn(2+), modifying both enzyme structure and function. Our purpose was to contribute to the understanding of the biochemical role of metals such as Pb(2+), Cd(2+), Cu(2+), Mg(2+), Zn(2+), Na(+), K(+) and Li(+) on ALA-D, using chicken embryos as experimental model. Mg(2+) and Zn(2+) showed enzyme activation in yolk sac membrane (YSM) (113% at 10(-5) M Mg(2+) and from 10(-4) M Zn(2+)), and slight inactivation in liver. Cd(2+) and Cu(2+) caused a non allosteric inhibition in both tissues (100% from 10(-4) M). Surprisingly Pb(2+) was not such a strong inhibitor. Interference of cations during the Schiff base formation in enzymatic catalysis process is explained considering their Lewis acid-base capacity, coordination geometry and electron configuration of valence. Interactions among monovalent cations and biochemical substances are governed chiefly by its electrostatic potential. 0.1 M K(+) and 0.4 M Na(+) produced 30% of enzymatic inhibition by the interference on interactions among the functional subunits. Li(+) activated the YSM enzyme (130% at 10(-5) M) due to a more specific interaction. This study may contribute to elucidate for the first time the possible structural differences between the YSM and liver enzymes from chicken embryo.     

Differential incorporation of docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acids by the yolk sac membrane of the avian embryo

During avian development, lipoproteins derived from yolk lipid are assembled in the yolk sac membrane (YSM) for secretion into the embryonic circulation. To investigate how yolk polyunsaturated fatty acids, essential for the development of certain tissues, are distributed among the lipid classes of the lipoproteins, pieces of YSM were incubated in vitro with [14C]arachidonic and [14C]docosahexaenoic acids (DHA). There was a marked difference in the partitioning of these two precursors among the lipid classes of the tissue. Of the radioactivity incorporated into total lipid from [14C]-arachidonic acid during 1 h of incubation, 67.3% was esterified as phospholipid and 29.5% as triacylglycerol. In contrast, only 14.6% of the label incorporated from [14C]-DHA was esterified as phospholipid, whereas 73.2% was recovered in triacylglycerol. This pattern of differential partitioning was observed at all time points and across a 20-fold range of fatty acid concentrations. There was no evidence for conversion of the radioactive arachidonic and DHAs to other fatty acids prior to incorporation into tissue lipids. It is suggested that the selective incorporation of yolk-derived DHA into the triacylglycerol of secreted lipoproteins represents part of a mechanism for directing this polyunsaturate to particular embryonic tissues.     

Fractal analysis of extra‐embryonic vascularization in Japanese quail embryos exposed to extremely low frequency magnetic fields

Magnetic fields (MF) can alter the dynamic behavior of vascular tissue and may have a stimulatory or inhibitory effect on blood vessel growth. Fractal geometry has been used in several studies as a tool to describe the development of blood vascular networks. Due to its self‐similarity, irregularity, fractional dimension, and dependence on the scale of vessel dimensions, vascular networks can be taken as fractal objects. In this work, we calculated the fractal dimension by the methods of box counting (D_bc) and information dimension (D_inf) to evaluate the development of blood vessels of the yolk sac membrane (YSM) from quail embryos exposed to MF with a magnetic flux density of 1 mT and a frequency of 60 Hz. The obtained results showed that when the MF was applied to embryos aged between 48 and 72 h, in sessions of 2 h (6 h/day) and 3 h (9 h/day) with exposure intervals between 6 and 5 h, respectively, blood vascular formation was inhibited. Exposure sessions shorter than 2 h or longer than 3 h had no observable change on the vascular process. In contrast, the magnetic field had no observable change on the YSM vascular network for embryos aged between 72 and 96 h, irrespective of the exposure time. In conclusion, these results show a “window effect” regarding exposure time. Bioelectromagnetics 34:114–121, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Antioxidant systems of the developing quail embryo are compromised by mycotoxin aurofusarin

The effects of aurofusarin in the quail diet on the antioxidant systems of the developing embryo are investigated. Thirty eight 45-day-old Japanese quails (Coturnix japonica) were divided into two groups and were fed on a corn-soya diet or the same diet supplemented with aurofusarin at the level of 26.4 mg/kg feed in the form of Fusarium graminearum culture enriched with aurofusarin. Eggs obtained after 7 weeks of feeding were incubated. Samples of quail tissues were collected at day 17 of embryonic development and from day old hatchlings. Antioxidants and malondialdehyde were analysed by HPLC-based methods. Inclusion of aurofusarin in the maternal diet was associated with decreased concentrations of alpha- and gamma-tocopherols, alpha- and gamma-tocotrienols, retinol, lutein and zeaxanthin in egg yolk. The vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols) concentration in the liver and yolk sac membrane (YSM) of the day 17 embryos and the hatchlings from aurofusarin-fed group was significantly decreased. Alpha-tocopherol concentration was also reduced in kidney, lung, heart, muscle and brain of day-old quails. In the liver of day-old quails, concentrations of lutein, zeaxanthin, retinol, retinyl linoleate, retinyl oleate, retinyl palmitate and retinyl stearate were also reduced. As a result of these diminished antioxidant concentrations, tissue susceptibility to lipid peroxidation was significantly increased. It is suggested that a compromised antioxidant system of the egg yolk and embryonic tissues could predispose quails to increased mortality at late stages of their embryonic development.     

衰老及相关基因群

综述20世纪与基因相关的衰老原理的探索及其进展,整体动物水平的衰老研究归纳了衰老了诸多表象但疏于对衰老本质的探讨。线粒体－自由基衰老学说阐述了线粒体DNA的损伤与衰老有很大的相关性,由Hayflic k分裂限制衍生的端粒衰老学说给衰老机制提供了重要信息,目前狭隘的基因程序化衰老学说已和损伤衰老概念有机的联系在了一起。总之,自由基衰老学说得到了氧化衰老学说和糖基化衰老学说的补充逐渐形成了生化副反应与基因衰老学说的大统一衰老机制板块理论。