多穗柯总黄酮对蟾蜍坐骨神经干动作电位的影响

为了研究多穗柯总黄酮对中华大蟾蜍坐骨神经干动作电位的影响,我们将离体中华大蟾蜍坐骨神经分为4组,分别置于浓度为0.01 g/L、0.05 g/L、0.1 g/L、0.2 g/L的多穗柯总黄酮溶液中浸泡,用BL-420S生物机能实验系统测定各组不同浸泡时间坐骨神经干动作电位的幅度、传导速度、阈强度及绝对不应期。随着多穗柯总黄酮溶液浓度增加和浸泡时间的延长,坐骨神经干动作电位的幅度升高(p0.05或p0.01),阈强度降低(p0.01),绝对不应期缩短(p0.05或p0.01),传导速度加快(p0.05)。因此,多穗柯总黄酮可增强神经的兴奋性,加速神经动作电位的传导。     

七叶莲对蟾蜍坐骨神经动作电位的影响

目的：观察七叶莲水煎液对蟾蜍离体坐骨神经复合动作电位的幅度及传导速度的影响,研究其对坐骨神经电生理特性的作用。方法：将制备的蟾蜍坐骨神经干分为4组,分别在任氏液和浓度为10％,20％,40％的七叶莲水煎液中浸泡,用MedLab生物信号采集处理系统引导神经干复合双相动作电位,并分别测定各组不同浸泡时间的坐骨神经干动作电位的幅度和传导速度两项电生理指标。记录不同浓度的七叶莲水煎液对蟾蜍离体坐骨神经复合动作电位的幅度和传导速度的影响。结果：10％,20％,40％3种浓度的七叶莲水煎液均使坐骨神经复合动作电位的幅度变小（P〈0．01）,传导速度变慢（P〈0．01）并最终使坐骨神经动作电位消失,且经过一段时间后动作电位的幅度和传导速度均能恢复。结论：七叶莲能可逆地阻滞神经动作电位的传导。     

青风藤水煎液对蟾蜍坐骨神经干电生理的影响

目的：探索青风藤对蟾蜍离体坐骨神经干电生理特性的影响。方法：40只蟾蜍随机分成4组：任氏液对照组和青风藤低、中、高剂量组（0.2、0.10、0.05 g/ml）（n=10）,通过RM6240C多道生理信号采集处理系统记录其在不同浓度青风藤水煎分别浸泡15 min和30 min时,动作电位的传导速度、幅度和动作电位阈强度。结果：与对照组相比,高剂量组的神经干动作电位的传导速度显著减慢（P<0.01）,中、高剂量组的幅度显著降低（P<0.01）,高剂量组的动作电位阈强度显著增大（P<0.01）。结论：动作电位传导速度、幅度与青风藤剂量呈负相关,动作电位阈强度与青风藤剂量呈正相关。青风藤水煎液降低坐骨神经的兴奋性,阻滞动作电位的传导,可能发挥抑制坐骨神经痛的作用。     

除草剂草甘膦异丙胺盐水剂对中华大蟾蜍心电活动的影响

采用生物信号采集处理系统对草甘膦异丙胺盐胁迫条件下中华大蟾蜍(BufogargarizansCantor)的心率和心电活动的相关指标进行了测定和分析。不同浓度的草甘膦异丙胺盐溶液被喷施到中华大蟾蜍的体表,由皮肤进入体内而作用于心脏。试验结果表明:随着草甘膦异丙胺盐处理浓度的增大,中华大蟾蜍的心率减慢,心电图中P波、R波和T波的电压峰值降低,而P-R间期、QRS期和Q-T间期的时值延长。草甘膦异丙胺盐胁迫条件下,蟾蜍心率与心电图的各项指标有显著相关性,可用多元线性回归模型分别对蟾蜍心率与心电图中P、R、T波和P-R、QRS、Q-T间期的相关关系进行拟合。多元回归分析结果表明,蟾蜍心电图中Q-T间期值对心率的影响最大,可以推断草甘膦异丙胺盐主要是通过延长蟾蜍心电活动周期中Q-T间期时值即心室收缩期而延长心动周期,导致蟾蜍心率减慢。由此可见草甘膦异丙胺盐水剂的喷施对中华大蟾蜍心脏的电活动周期和机械活动周期均造成了一定影响。     

壬基酚对黑斑蛙神经活动的影响

应用电生理的方法研究不同浓度壬基酚对黑斑蛙的坐骨神经干神经冲动产生和传导的影响。用不同浓度的壬基酚处理黑斑蛙,7 d后,观察其活动状态和体表特征,同时用生物信号采集处理系统分别测定壬基酚对黑斑蛙坐骨神经干的神经冲动传导速度、动作电位幅度、相对不应期和绝对不应期的影响。结果表明：随着壬基酚浓度的增加,黑斑蛙的活力减弱,其皮肤出现血斑的现象加重,说明壬基酚可引起黑斑蛙活力、精神和体表等发生异常;随着壬基酚浓度的升高,黑斑蛙坐骨神经干的神经冲动传导速度逐渐减慢,动作电位峰值降低,相对不应期和绝对不应期逐渐延长,与壬基酚浓度呈剂量-效应关系。说明在壬基酚作用下,黑斑蛙神经活动对刺激反应的灵敏性降低,动作电位的产生及传导受到一定程度的抑制和阻碍。在50 mg·kg^-1低浓度组,壬基酚对黑斑蛙神经活动影响不显著(P>0.05),说明黑斑蛙对低浓度的壬基酚有一定的耐受力。     

高渗盐液对蟾蜍坐骨神经干C纤维动作电位的影响

本实验采用电生理学方法观察了不同浓度的高渗任氏液（以下简称盐液）对蟾蜍坐骨神经干Ｃ纤维动作电位幅度和传导速度的影响。结果表明：（１）Ｃ纤维动作电位幅度和传导速度与高渗液作用时间均呈显著负相关;（２）Ｃ纤维动作电位的消失时间随盐液渗透压增加而明显提前,但Ｃ纤维动作电位的消失是可逆的;（３）Ａ和Ｃ类纤维比较,Ｃ纤维动作电位幅度较低,传导速度较慢,但高渗盐液作用后动作电位消失时间却明显短于Ａ纤维。以上结     

除草剂草甘膦对中华大蟾蜍的慢性毒性

为揭示除草剂对农林生态系统中脊椎动物天敌潜在的、长期的慢性毒性,测定了草甘膦对中华大蟾蜍（Bufo gargarizans Cantor）蝌蚪生长发育和运动频率的影响以及对中华大蟾蜍成体空胃率的影响。结果表明,亚致死剂量的草甘膦溶液对中华大蟾蜍蝌蚪的生长发育和运动频率具有明显的抑制作用,蝌蚪体长、体宽、尾长、尾宽和体质量的增长率均与草甘膦浓度呈极显著负相关;蝌蚪的运动频率亦与草甘膦浓度显著负相关。同时,草甘膦的喷施对中华大蟾蜍成体的捕食造成负面影响,其空胃率与草甘膦浓度呈极显著正相关,即使在草甘膦的推荐使用浓度范围之内．中华大蟾蜍（成体）处理组亦出现30％～60％的空胃率。     

咖啡碱对蟾蜍坐骨神经干动作电位和离体心脏活动的影响

目的:观察咖啡碱对中华大蟾蜍离体坐骨神经干及离体心脏的影响;方法:采用细胞外电极引导法和离体心脏灌流法;结果:咖啡碱处理后,坐骨神经干动作电位幅度显著或极显著高于对照组(P<0.05,P<0.01);咖啡碱处理使心率明显加快,20mg/ml时显著增加心肌收缩力;结论:咖啡碱有兴奋神经及强心作用。     

牛蛙神经冲动产生和传导的低温效应

在5℃和15℃温度条件下,用牛蛙(Rana catesbeiana)离体坐骨神经标本测定0、24、48、96、120、144、168、192、216 h 9个时段的动作电位波幅和传导速度.结果表明:两个温度下离体坐骨神经的动作电位幅度在0 h和24 h差异均不显著,0 h时相对高温(15℃)下动作电位传导速度大于相对低温(5℃),24 h时两个温度下动作电位的传导速度差异不显著,相对高温下48 h时坐骨神经的兴奋性为零.相对低温条件下,坐骨神经兴奋性能维持7 d时间.     

温度和湿度对蟾蜍生理功能的影响

蟾蜍随机分为室温干燥、室温保湿、低温保湿和低温冬眠组,观察禁食蟾蜍在不同温度和湿度条件下的生存时间、体重变化、心脏活动、腓肠肌收缩功能和坐骨神经干动作电位,探寻能够延长禁食蟾蜍生存时间和机体生理功能维持时间的途径。结果显示,室温干燥组蟾蜍体重自实验第1 d起显著性下降(P<0.01),其它组无显著性变化。室温干燥、室温保湿、低温保湿和低温冬眠组蟾蜍的累计死亡率分别为100%(第6 d)、45.83%(第26 d)、16.67%(第36 d)、0%。除室温保湿组蟾蜍的心脏舒缩幅度自实验第20 d起下降之外(P<0.05),其它组的心肌舒缩幅度和心率无显著性变化。室温干燥组蟾蜍的腓肠肌收缩幅度自实验第1 d开始下降,第4 d起有显著性差异(P<0.05),低温保湿组在第27 d也显著性下降(P<0.05),其他组未发生显著性变化。各组蟾蜍坐骨神经干动作电位未发生显著性改变。充足的湿度和适当降温,尤其保持冬眠,能够延长禁食蟾蜍的生存时间和机体生理功能维持时间。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.