减蛋综合征病毒在不同品系小鼠体内的组织分布

目的通过人工感染减蛋综合征病毒(egg drop syndrome virus,EDSV),观察病毒在不同品系小鼠体内增殖情况以及动态变化规律,为EDSV构建载体提供理论依据与数据支持。方法选取免疫系统正常的BALB/c小鼠、T细胞免疫缺陷裸鼠(Nu)以及高度免疫缺陷小鼠(NSG)为研究对象,每品系32只,雌性,5～6周龄,经腹腔注射人工感染EDSV,分别于攻毒后1、3、5、7、14、21、28、35 d采集血清,应用间接ELISA方法进行抗体监测;选择攻毒后1、7、14、21、28 d小鼠,采集心脏、肺、肝、脾、肾、小肠、子宫、气管、食管、脑10种组织,应用荧光定量PCR相对定量比较Ct法(△△CT)进行各组织内病毒载量的检测。结果 BALB/c小鼠于攻毒后3 d即可在血清内检测到抗体的表达,14 d抗体水平达到最高,并一直维持至监测期内35 d;Nu小鼠也可于攻毒后3 d检测到抗体,表达水平较BALB/c小鼠有所降低,攻毒14 d后,Nu小鼠血清中抗体水平出现下降,至35 d抗体一直维持在较低的水平;NSG小鼠在整个监测过程中,抗体水平一直处于阴性状态。核酸相对定量结果显示,BALB/c小鼠感染后1 d,肝组织中的病毒表达量最高,达到5.45个数量级,其次由高到低依次是脾、食管、子宫、小肠、肺、气管、肾、心脏,脑组织中病毒含量最低,随感染时间的延长,各组织内病毒表达量较感染1 d均有所下降,至攻毒后28 d,肝、脾病毒表达量依然维持着较高的水平;Nu小鼠和NSG小鼠感染1 d表现为脾中病毒表达量最高,分别为3.95和4.05个数量级,其次为肝,攻毒28 d,两种小鼠体内各器官内仍可以检出阳性信号,肝、脾病毒表达量较高。结论 EDSV可刺激小鼠产生免疫应答,在免疫缺陷小鼠体内抗体水平表达量较低。该病毒在小鼠体内有肝、脾等组织嗜性,为EDSV开发成为载体以及在实验动物模型上的进一步研究与应用提供了参考数据。     

Further studies on the feasibility of one-day Salmonella detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

A model system previously developed for the rapid detection of Salmonella typhimurium in foods was improved and extended to many other Salmonella serotypes. The original protocol, which consisted of an overnight nonselective culture followed by a specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), was modified and improved. A sandwich ELISA which used polyclonal antibodies for the capture stage and a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies for the detector stage was developed. The assay recognized a wide range of Salmonella serotypes; S. enteritidis, the most important serotype in the United Kingdom had a detection limit in the ELISA of about 4 x 10(2) cells ml-1. The cultural stage prior to the ELISA was either a single nonselective broth (incubated for 28 h) or a preenrichment broth (incubated for 7 h) plus a selective broth (incubated for 21 h). Antibodies which bind to cells grown in the unfavorable conditions of a selective medium were selected. It was concluded that, in the future, the shortened protocols for the detection of Salmonella spp. in foods described here will be of considerable value.     

Interactions of the cholesterol side-chain with egg lecithin. A spin label study.

The effect in egg lecithin liposomes of cholesterol and cholesterol analogues with side-chains of reduced length on the order parameters of two steroid spin labels has been studied. Analogues with side-chains shorter than cholesterol by more than three carbon cause significantly less ordering than cholesterol. Liposomes containing a cholesterol analogue in which the side-chain is absent cause very little increase in the ordering of a new sterol spin label in which the nitroxide is incorporated into the side-chain. The results suggest that the sterol side-chain exerts a great influence on membrane rigidity within its immediate environment.     

Proteomic analysis of hypothalamic proteins of high and low egg production strains of chickens

Two slow-growth local chicken strains, derived from a common base population, were bi-directionally selected over twenty generations for carcass traits (B strain) and egg production (L2 strain). The objective of the present study was to identify hypothalamic proteins associated with high egg production (by taking advantage of the similar genetic background of these two strains). Prior to and during egg laying, hypothalamic proteins of B and L2 hens were analyzed with two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Approximately 430 well-resolved spots, ranging from 10 to 40 kDa, pH 5-9, were quantified by image processing. Eight protein spots differed in quantity between B and L2 strains at either stage. Using LC-MS/MS, we identified six of eight protein spots, including proteins known for regulating gene expression, signal transduction and lipid metabolism. The mRNA expression levels of these six proteins were then evaluated by quantitative RT-PCR in five strains of hens, including B, L2 and another three commercial strains; heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H3 (HNRPH3) was higher in L2 than in the B strain (consistent with the findings in 2-DE). Increased levels of HNRPH3 mRNA were also present in the hypothalamus of high-egg-yield White Leghorn layers, but were absent in other domestic commercial strains with low egg production rates. In conclusion, the expression level of HNRPH3 may be a new molecular marker to screen for high egg production in slow-growth local chickens.     

Lateralization of housekeeping genes in the brain of one-day old chicks

Real-time quantitative PCR is an exceptionally sensitive method that can detect even very small differences in gene expression and, as such, it is essential to use suitable reference genes. Domestic chickens are used in a wide range of studies including neurobiology, behavior, ecology and disease transmission. In recent avian gene expression experiments, 18S (18S ribosomal RNA), beta actin (ACTB) and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) have frequently been used; however, there is not enough evidence that these reference genes are suitable for all types of experiments. There is considerable evidence for lateralization in numerous learning tasks and for differences in the functional contribution of the two brain hemispheres. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify a set of reference genes for chick brain region called an intermediate medial mesopallium (IMM), which is connected with memory formation in the chick brain, whilst also taking into consideration the differences between the left and right hemispheres. This study evaluated the expression stability of eleven candidate housekeeping genes in the IMM region of the 1-day old chick brain. In our experimental system, the most reliable results were given by the NormFinder algorithm. The results show for the first time that ACTB, commonly used as an avian reference gene, is not suitable for investigation of gene expression in the chick brain and that brain lateralization exact selection of different reference gens for each hemisphere. For memory process investigations using tasks in one-day old chicks the most effective reference genes for the left hemisphere were HMBS and SDHA, and for the right hemisphere the most effective was RPL19.