胎儿肠道微生物的来源及其对胎儿发育的影响

肠道微生物组在调节人体新陈代谢、免疫功能和行为方面至关重要,并且在胎儿时期就已开始建立。母体各部位的微生物及其代谢物通过血液及阴道上行传播至胎儿组织,并影响胎儿的神经系统发育以及免疫系统的建立和启动。胎儿时期微生物的存在、发展及变化等过程对胎儿发育以及胎儿分娩后的健康状态具有深刻意义。本文着重介绍了胎儿时期肠道微生物的初始定植期、来源途径及其对胎儿发育产生的影响,以此更好地理解胎儿时期微生物与胎儿之间的相互作用及其与长期健康的关联,为改善婴儿短期和长期健康的相关研究提供参考。     

突触素在人胎儿海马的表达与发育的研究

目的探讨突触素在不同周龄阶段人胎儿海马中的表达与胎儿海马发育的关系。方法采用免疫组织化学方法(S-P法),观察突触素在不同周龄的人胎儿海马中的表达水平,利用计算机图像分析技术测量不同周龄阶段海马突触素表达的平均光密度。结果光镜下突触素免疫反应产物主要以颗粒状、点状形式存在于海马各层,在各层中分布不均匀;16-20W胎儿海马中已出现了阳性产物,21-25W阳性产物表达增多明显(P<0.05),25-29W阳性产物表达有下降趋势(P<0.05),30-39W阳性产物表达又显著升高(P<0.05)。结论突触素的数量可以反映突触发育的程度,在人胎儿海马中突触素的数量随神经细胞的发育成熟而增加,其间突触素表达的波动可能与突触形成需经历的过度生长及重塑有关。     

防风根的发育形态学研究

防风为多年生草本植物,直根系。主根和侧根结构相同,初生木质部为二原型。主根中油室数目随着年龄的增长不断增加,第１－２年内,数目增加明显。防风进入生殖生长后,主根的韧皮部与木质部的比例明显减少,根的木质化严重,果期以后根部逐渐腐烂。首次研究了防风根的发育形态学,对防风的栽培管理和评价防风质量具有指导意义 。     

人参根系发育形态学的研究

人参(Panax qinseng C. A. Meyer)属于直根系植物,有次生构造。一年生苗只具有主根和侧根。二年以上的人参常在根状茎上长出不定根,即人参根系包括主根和不定根及其各级分枝。主根初生木质部为三原型,侧根和不定根及其分枝多为二原型,偶见三原型。根系随参龄的增加而增大。每年末级分枝自基部于休眠前萎缩、脱落,并在萎缩部分的上一级支根内部产生越冬根原基,越冬根原基是翌年形成全部吸收根的基础。一年生人参由中柱鞘产生一圈初生树脂道,由形成层产生一圈(或二圈)次生树脂道,以后次生树脂道的圈数随参龄的增加而每年增加一圈,自第五年开始渐缓。根内淀粉粒含量随发育时期的变化而相应变化,其积累高峰出现在果后期。研究人参根系发育形态学不仅对全面正确认识人参根系具有理论意义,而且对改进人参栽培管理和评价人参质量具有指导意义。     

小鼠心脏发育的形态学研究

目的建立小鼠心脏正常发育的时间表以及对应的形态学特征模式.方法小鼠胚胎ED8.5、ED9.5、ED10.5、ED11.5、ED12.5、ED14.5、ED16.5、ED18.5和P1(postnatal day)(出生后1 d的仔鼠)标本,进行整体或心脏部位不同轴向切片,HE染色,采用PCTV图像分析系统,对各时相小鼠心脏形态发育特征进行研究.结果 ⑴细胞结构发育的时空模式:① ED8.5时,生心板形成;ED9.5时,心肌细胞呈不规则的纺锤形,细胞的大小多样化,细胞核小;ED10.5时,小血管和着色较浅的肌原纤维出现,细胞之间连接较松;ED11.5时,心肌纤维排列较紧,纵断面上呈细长形,横断面上呈不规则多角形;ED12.5时,细胞核着色更清晰,心肌细胞形状逐渐规则,细胞之间紧密连接,同时闰盘结构出现在心室心肌细胞.②ED12.5时心肌小梁结构第一次在心室出现,ED14.5时增厚,而在心房少见心肌小梁.⑵心室结构的形成和心脏发育的成熟:①心肌间充质网络结构在ED10.5的心室中明显呈现,随着它的发育,心室的心内膜在ED11.5出现,心室心外膜可以辨认.②房室隔在ED12.5完全形成,心内膜垫在ED12.5开始发生并快速发育,促进室间隔在ED14.5完全形成.③心包膜在ED16.5可明显辨认,心包膜腔形成,此时近段流出道心内膜垫完全心肌细胞替换.结论肌原纤维细胞和心肌间充质细胞同时在ED10.5出现,提示肌原纤维对心肌细胞的成型和心肌化起作用.细胞的结构变化和心肌层的成熟过程,显示小鼠心脏部位成熟时间的不同,心室成熟相对较晚.     

二月兰根系发育形态学研究

二月兰Orychopbragmus violaceus(L.)O.E.Schulz为二年生草本植物, 直根系。初生结构为二原型, 次生结构发达, 主侧根结构相同。形成层活动随季节有明显变化, 木质部可见年轮。冬季吸收根不死, 无越冬根原基产生。吸收根连续不断更替, 无明显季节性变化。根内淀粉含量随季节及发育时期的变化而相应变化, 其积累高峰有两个, 分别出现在第一年越冬前及第二年返青后开花前, 不同播期对根系积累营养及第二年植株的生长发育有影响。研究二月兰根系发育形态学不仅对全面正确认识二年生植物根系发育特点有理论意义, 而且对二月兰栽培管理具有指导意义。     

二月兰根系发育形态学研究

二月兰Orychopbragmus violaceus(L.)O.E.Schulz为二年生草本植物, 直根系。初生结构为二原型, 次生结构发达, 主侧根结构相同。形成层活动随季节有明显变化, 木质部可见年轮。冬季吸收根不死, 无越冬根原基产生。吸收根连续不断更替, 无明显季节性变化。根内淀粉含量随季节及发育时期的变化而相应变化, 其积累高峰有两个, 分别出现在第一年越冬前及第二年返青后开花前, 不同播期对根系积累营养及第二年植株的生长发育有影响。研究二月兰根系发育形态学不仅对全面正确认识二年生植物根系发育特点有理论意义, 而且对二月兰栽培管理具有指导意义。     

爱玉子花发育的形态学研究

通过花序标记、形态解剖及放蜂实验方法,观察不同发育时期爱玉子雌、雄花序中花的形态特征,以及花发育与小蜂传粉(或产卵)之间的相关性。结果表明,雌前期、雌花期的瘿花在形态上没有明显变化,而雌花的花柱与柱头连成长鞭状,在雌前期呈直立管状,进入雌花期后呈弯曲的S形;在榕小蜂进入花序传粉或产卵5 d后,雌花和瘿花的柱头变黄,花柱开始脱水;在榕小蜂传粉或产卵10 d后,雌花和瘿花花梗伸长,花明显分层,胚迅速发育,子房饱满,花柱和柱头明显萎蔫。传粉小蜂在花序腔内的存活时长不超过3 d。本研究为揭示榕-蜂共生机制提供科学依据。     

冰凉花根系发育形态学的初步研究

冰凉花属于宿根植物,其根几乎终生为初生结构。一年生苗直根系的主根和侧根的初生木质部均为二原型。二至多年生植株的不定根分为二原型、三原型、四原型和五原型,其分枝均为二原型。根在一年中有两个生长期。展叶结果营养期产生新的不定根,旧根顶端恢复延长生长或产生新的分枝。夏季枯萎休眠期新生根变成黄褐色,停止生长。秋季地下生长期根系又开始生长。冬季严寒迫使生长趋于停止。研究冰凉花根系发育形态学不仅具有理论意义而且有很好的应用前景。     

成年牦牛心室壁微血管的形态特征

用ABS血管铸型、扫描电镜观察法和血管炭素墨水灌注、组织切片法研究了成年牦牛心脏微血管的构筑特征,首次对各级微血管的管径和毛细血管的密度进行了测量,并对成年牦牛心室壁的微血管进行了分类.结果显示:成年牦牛心脏微动脉、毛细血管前微动脉和毛细血管的管径平均值分别为为 78.50±10.23 μm ,16.24±2.27 μm ,6.57±2.28 μm.其管径范围分别为12.5～100 μm,12.50～19.99 μm,6.25～12.50 μm.成年牦牛心脏微动脉一般经3-4级分支才发出毛细血管,其第一、第二、第三和第四级分支的管径平均值分别为87.64±4.87 μm, 69.46±6.67 μm, 48.52±5.77 μm,30.45±5.44 μm.其范围分别为79.55～95 μm, 59.31～79.55 μm,37.50～59.31 μm,19.99～37.50 μm.成年牦牛心肌层毛细血管的密度为2 528±263根/mm2,靠近心外膜处毛细血管的密度为1 864±179根/mm2,心内膜毛细血管的密度为1 636±235根/ mm2.成年牦牛心脏微动脉铸型表面呈典型的"树皮样"结构,偶尔可见卵圆形的内皮细胞核压痕.成年牦牛心脏毛细血管前微动脉铸型形态呈锥状,铸型表面有环行缩窄.成年牦牛心脏的毛细血管铸型表面光滑,有环形缩窄,无内皮细胞核压痕.成年牦牛心肌层中毛细血管与心肌纤维平行,并形成"H"形或"Y"形的广泛吻合,而在靠近心内膜处毛细血管形态较为扭曲,毛细血管多形成平面或立体的吻合.成年牦牛心脏微静脉管径多在300 μm以下,管腔扁且不规则,微静脉铸型呈"树根"样结构.     

Amino acid sequence of the fetal chain of yak haemoglobin

The amino acid sequence of the fetal chain of yak haemoglobin was determined. The sequence is the same as that of the fetal chain of bovine haemoglobin. Phenylalanine is present at position 12 of the helix A in the fetal chain while tryptophan is the amino acid at this position in theβ-chain of yak adult haemoglobin. This amino acid replacement may be responsible for the higher oxygen affinity of yak fetal haemoglobin than yak adult haemoglobin.     

Morphological study of fetal nasopharyngeal epithelium in man.

In 30 human fetuses between 8 and 13 weeks of intrauterine life the lateral wall of the nasopharynx was examined by light microscopy and transmission and scanning electron microscopy. In the subjects between 8 and 9 weeks in utero the mucosa displays still an immature appearance, being mono- or bistratified and lacking the characteristic structures of the respiratory epithelium. Nevertheless, signs of differentiation are to be noticed, with the presence of two distinct cellular types that, in the later periods, will give rise to ciliated cells and microvillus-provided cells. An almost complete differentiation will be reached at 12-13 weeks in utero, even if goblet cells are still lacking in the examined zone during the considered period. Nonrespiratory types of epithelium, such as transitional or squamous, were never found in the studied subjects.     

Establishment and characterization of two fetal fibroblast cell lines from the yak

The objective of this work was to not only establish two fetal fibroblast cell lines from yak lung and ear tissue using a primary explant technique and cell cryogenic preservation technology but also check for their quality and biological characteristics. The cells showed typical morphologic characteristics of fibrous and long spindle appearance. Outgrowth of fibroblast-like cells from the lung and ear explants was around 2 and 3 d, and reaching 90% confluence level was in the ninth day and the thirteenth day, respectively. Biological analysis showed that the average viability of the lung fibroblast cells (ear fibroblast cells) was 97.5% (95.0%) before freezing and 91.0% (89.5%) after thawing. Analysis of the growth of the fifth passage culture revealed an ??S??-shaped growth curve with the population doubling times of 30 h for lung fibroblast cell line and 35 h for ear fibroblast cell line. Karyotyping indicated the chromosome number of yak was 2n?=?60, comprising 29 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes (XY). All somatic chromosomes were telocentric autosomes except that the two sex chromosomes were submetacentric. Assays for bacteria, fungi, and mycoplasmas were negative. Immunocytochemical staining showed that the cells were positive for the expression of vimentin and negative for the expression of cytokeratin. In conclusion, two yak fetal fibroblast cell lines (YFLF and YFEF) from lung and ear explants are successfully established in culture. It will not only preserve the genetic resources of yaks at the cellular level but also provide valuable materials for somatic cell cloning and transgenic research.     

Growth of the fetal lung

Pulmonary hypoplasia occurs consistently when thoracic volume is reduced by any of a variety of congenital and acquired disorders and supports the hypothesis that distension of the fetal lung is necessary for normal growth. Many of these disorders also impair fetal breathing movements suggesting that growth is dependent on phasic as well as tonic forces. Results of animal experiments to test the hypothesis by obstructing or facilitating outflow of lung fluid are inconclusive but interrupting breathing movements by upper motor neurone lesions that preserve diaphragmatic tone causes hypoplasia. Episodes of breathing may distend the lungs by retaining secreted lung fluid while single breaths may redistribute fluid within the lungs.     

A quantitative study of the development of type II pneumocytes in fetal lung

Cell populations dissociated from fetal rabbit lungs were analyzed by laser flow cytometry for the presence of type II pneumocytes. These cells are distinguishable by the staining of their lamellar bodies with the fluorescent lipophilic dye, phosphine-3R and by their intensity of low-angle light scatter. Lung cells were obtained by enzymatic dissociation from fetal rabbits at gestational ages of 24 d, 27 d, and from 2-d newborn rabbits. Flow cytometric analysis was sufficiently sensitive to discriminate between fetuses. Quantitative analysis of type II pneumocytes showed that newborn rabbits had a distinct cell subpopulation in a region of low-angle light scatter and phosphine-3R fluorescence intensity similar to that previously reported on type II cells from adult rabbits. By contrast, 24-d gestation rabbits had a negligible type II cell subpopulation. Fetuses of 27 and 30 d gestation showed a slow but progressive increase in the numbers of cells in the type II region. Mathematical analyses of light scatter and fluorescence intensity distributions were used to define statistically significant (P less than .05) boundaries that characterize the development of the type II cell subpopulation in fetal rabbit lung. The methods employed offer new possibilities for quantification of developing lung cell subpopulations of particular interest to the problem of respiratory distress syndrome in human neonates.     

Morphological observations of the fetal rat spleen during prolonged gestation

The ultrastructure of splenic cells and frequency of cell types were examined in fetal rats during progesterone-induced (P23, 24, 25) and surgically-induced (S23, 24, 25) prolonged gestation, and compared to term (T) fetuses and newborn animals (N1, N2, N3). Statistical analysis revealed an increase in numbers of erythroblasts and a decrease in numbers of neutrophils in post-term fetuses distinct from that seen in term and newborn animals. However, there were also significant differences between the post-term groups: the frequency of erythrocytes and total number of cells were higher in the drug-treated group, despite similar splenic weights in the two. The results are interpreted as a response by the spleen (increased erythropoiesis) to fetal hypoxia, which is known to exist during prolonged gestation.