关于阿尔及利亚西部人体内侵袭水蛭病的研究

人体内侵袭水蛭病是一种危害人体健康的寄生虫病。在Craig和Faust的“临床寄生虫学”一书中列举了Masterman(1908)和Manson(1903)报道的由于出血过多和喉、气管阻塞导致死亡的例子。Messioger(1924)报道的一妇女因声带受侵袭而产生痉挛性咳嗽和脉搏跳动微弱以及Woolnougb(1928)报道的一三岁和另一十岁半的澳大利亚女孩阴道因水蛭咬伤而出血不止。此病在我国南方广大农村也很普遍,最早金大雄(1941,1949)报道过贵州省和云南省人鼻中发现的水蛭。湖北省兴山县张讷文(1959)报道1957至1958年门诊鼻腔水蛭患者19例,并提出用中药青鱼胆治疗效果较好。四川雅安卢文新、     

黄鳝的繁殖生态学研究

以洞庭湖稻区黄鳝为调查研究对象 ,通过野外调查和室内实验系统研究了黄鳝的繁殖生态。对黄鳝的性腺发育周年变化、繁殖行为、自然产卵过程、产卵条件及繁殖洞穴的构造进行了观察和记录 ,产卵室是黄鳝繁殖洞穴特有的构造 ,繁殖洞穴泥土p H平均值为 6 .73± 1.0 12。亲鳝有护卵习性 ,通过对 30尾守洞亲鳝的性腺观察和切片验证 ,守洞鳝多为雄鳝 (占 6 1.3% ) ,少数为兼性偏雄性 (占 38.7% ) ,守洞鳝 1:0 0～ 2 :0 0全在外面活动 ,守洞鳝体长 L (cm)与体重 W (g)回归方程为 :W=1.2 5×10 - 2 L1 .4 2 (r=0 .76 )。人工模拟条件下 ,泡沫组受精卵的平均孵化率 (85 .2 % )极显著地高于对照组 (2 5 .4 % ) (t=8.18,t0 .0 5=2 .4 5 ) ,仔鱼平均成活率 (6 4 .0 % )显著高于对照组 (14 .0 % ) (t=3.73) ,同时对繁殖季节黄鳝为孵卵而所吐的泡沫的作用进行了分析。另外 ,证实了黄鳝产卵的最适放养密度为 2～ 3尾 / m2。为黄鳝的全人工繁殖和半人工繁殖提供了合理化的建议     

黄河流域黄鳝自然群体遗传多样性和遗传结构的研究

黄鳝(Monopterus albus)隶属合鳃目(Synbranchi formes)合鳃科(Synbranchidae)黄鳝属(Monopterus),适宜生长在泥塘、沟渠和稻田中,我国除西北高原外的各淡水水域均有分布。因黄鳝具有重要的营养和药用价值,故市场需求量旺盛。由于酷鱼滥捕,栖息环境恶化,造成黄鳝资       

黄鳝排粪活动的初步研究

室内研究了不同摄食方式下的黄鳝排粪活动以及摄食对黄鳝排粪量的影响.饥饿5d的黄鳝饱食2h,以后不再喂食,其排粪活动分5批完成,排粪时间为38-134h;饥饿5d的黄鳝按照0.5%体重投饵,则其排粪次数减少到2批,排粪时间为64-106h;1d饱食一次的黄鳝排粪活动分3批完成,排粪时间为28-92h;2d饱食一次的黄鳝排粪活动分4批完成,排粪时间为32-90h.换水和摄食极显著地刺激黄鳝排粪活动(p<0.01).每天的摄食量(X)和摄食后15h内的排粪量(Y)存在极显著的直线回归关系:Y=0.1502X 0.0017(p<0.01).这些研究结果将为人工养殖黄鳝的摄食管理和水质调控提供理论依据.     

未产卵雌性黄鳝的性转变

为探讨产卵是否为雌性黄鳝(Monopterus albus Zuiew)性转变的必经过程, 研究分析了实验室内从受精卵或幼苗开始养殖至不同时间段的黄鳝性腺组织学状况, 采用性腺活检技术跟踪了34月龄雌性黄鳝性腺发育变化, 并以免疫组织化学方法探讨了黄鳝不同发育状态性腺中增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)的分布。在养殖过程中, 实验黄鳝没有出现产卵现象或者繁殖行为。在5月龄黄鳝中, 间性占比13.3%, 雄性占比20.0%; 在12月龄(1龄)黄鳝中, 雄性占比17.6%; 34月龄(3龄)黄鳝中, 间性占比12.8%, 雄性占比8.5%。通过性腺活检技术对36条34月龄雌性黄鳝性腺发育变化进行了为期1个月的跟踪研究, 结果表明, 16.7%的雌性黄鳝发生了性转变, 性腺发育到间性阶段。黄鳝间性早期性腺生殖褶增厚, 部分细胞呈现明显PCNA免疫阳性, 包括间质细胞、精原细胞和初级精母细胞。上述结果提示, 产卵并非雌性黄鳝发生性转变的必经过程; 黄鳝性转变初期, 性腺结构变化包括生殖褶中间质细胞和精原细胞的发生和增殖。     

抗凝蛋白EH体外活性检测条件的建立

EH蛋白是一种水蛭素衍生物,它是在水蛭素的N端引入了一小段寡肽,该寡肽可被凝血因子XIa(factor XIa,FXIa)和Xa(factor Xa,FXa)裂解释放水蛭素的抗凝血酶活性.比较在不同条件下FXa裂解EH蛋白的效果,包括裂解时间(2h,4h,6h,8h,10h,20h)、裂解温度(25℃,37℃,40℃)...     

几种氨基酸及香味物质对黄鳝诱食活性的初步研究

目前黄鳝(Monopterus albus)养殖在我国发展较快,但取得成功的养殖者主要靠投喂动物饵料,而动物饵料的资源有限,限制了黄鳝养殖的发展。黄鳝的规模化养殖生产必须走投喂配合饲料的道路。从配合饲料养殖黄鳝的试验看,存在着黄鳝对配合饲料喜食性差、利用率低等问题,还不能应用于大规模的生产。如何解决黄鳝对配合饲料喜食性差的问题成为攻克其配合饲料难关的关键。为此,开展了用氨基酸和香味物质对黄鳝诱食的研究,并取得了一定的效果,现将试验结果报道如下.       

Reserpine和Domperidone对LHRH-A诱导黄鳝排卵的影响

本文研究 DA 的拮抗物(Domperidone)和消竭剂(Reserpine)对 LHRH-A 诱导黄鳝排卵产生的影响,为进一步探索 DA 在黄鳝下丘脑的作用提供资料、依据。       

黄鳝性逆转过程中Gsdf基因cDNA片段的克隆和表达分析

通过RT-PCR法从黄鳝性腺中首次克隆获得黄鳝Gsdf(gonadal soma-derived factor)基因的片段序列,该片段序列长218 bp,编码72个氨基酸。氨基酸序列分析表明黄鳝Gsdf基因片段与其他物种的相似性在61%~76%之间,其中与舌齿鲈(Dicentrarchus labrax)GsdfⅠ型、舌齿鲈GsdfⅡ型同源性最高,均为76%;系统进化树显示,黄鳝Gsdf与尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)Gsdf基因聚成一支,与鲈形目鱼类亲缘关系较近。此外,不同性腺组织的基因检测结果显示,黄鳝Gsdf在卵巢和间期性腺的表达量很低,两者没有显著性差异(P0.05);在精巢组织中的表达量显著高于卵巢、间期性腺组织的表达量(P0.05)。上述结果表明Gsdf基因可能在黄鳝的性腺尤其是精巢的分化和发育过程中起着重要的作用。     

盐度对黄鳝摄食节律和排粪时间的影响

室内研究了不同盐度(0、2、4、6、8、10和12 g·L^-1)对经过摄食驯化的黄鳝摄食节律和排粪时间的影响.结果表明：盐度对黄鳝的摄食节律没有显著影响（P>0.05）,但不同时段的摄食比例存在极显著差异(P<0.01),每昼夜只有1个摄食高峰期.黄鳝排粪分批次完成,不同盐度下其批次不同.在盐度为0（对照）、2、8、10和12 g·L^-1条件下黄鳝均为3批排粪,在盐度4和6 g·L^-1下排粪批次分别为4批和5批.不同盐度下黄鳝的同批排粪时间均存在极显著差异(P<0.01),对照组的前3批排粪时间极显著高于其它组(P<0.01),即对照组前3批排粪相对推迟4～25 h.研究结果将为盐碱、滩涂水域人工养殖黄鳝的摄食管理和水质调控提供理论依据.     

Crystal structure, detonation performance, and thermal stability of a new polynitro cage compound: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonanitro-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonaazaheptacyclo [5.5.1.13, 11. 15, 9] pentadecane

A new polynitro cage compound 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonanitro-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonaazaheptcyclo [5.5.1.1(3,11).1(5,9)] pentadecane (NNNAHP) was designed in the present work. Its molecular structure was optimized at the B3LYP/6-31 G(d,p) level of density functional theory (DFT) and crystal structure was predicted using the Compass and Dreiding force fields and refined by DFT GGA-RPBE method. The obtained crystal structure of NNNAHP belongs to the P-1 space group and the lattice parameters are a = 9.99 ?, b = 10.78 ?, c = 9.99 ?, α = 90.01°, β = 120.01°, γ = 90.00°, and Z = 2, respectively. Based on the optimized crystal structure, the band gap, density of state, thermodynamic properties, infrared spectrum, strain energy, detonation characteristics, and thermal stability were predicted. Calculation results show that NNNAHP has detonation properties close to those of CL-20 and is a high energy density compound with moderate stability.     

Relations of the Al,B, Ba,Br, Ca,Cl, Cu,Fe, K,Li, Mg,Mn, Na,P, S,Si, Sr,and Zn mass fractions to morphometric parameters in pediatric and nonhyperplastic young adult prostate glands

The variation with age of the 18 trace element mass fractions and some histological characteristics of intact prostate glands of 50 subjects aged 0–30 years was investigated by instrumental neutron activation analysis, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, and a quantitative morphometric analysis. Mean values ± standard error of the mean (M ± SΕΜ) for the mass fractions (in milligrams per kilogram wet tissue) of these trace elements in pre-puberty were: Al 28.5 ± 9.0, B 0.40 ± 0.11, Ba 1.48 ± 0.44, Br 10.5 ± 1.5, Ca 241 ± 30, Cl 3,203 ± 278, Cu 3.51 ± 0.89, Fe 33.7 ± 4.1, K 2,364 ± 145, Li 0.020 ± 0.004, Mg 153 ± 23, Mn 0.46 ± 0.06, Na 2,286 ± 130, P 1,391 ± 100, S 1,698 ± 132, Si 62 ± 11, Sr 0.38 ± 0.08, and Zn 27.6 ± 2.3. During puberty and postpuberty, when there is a significant increase in circulating androgens, the mean values were: Al 7.2 ± 1.4, B 0.21 ± 0.05, Ba 0.25 ± 0.06, Br 5.8 ± 1.0, Ca 433 ± 81, Cl 2,314 ± 201, Cu 1.77 ± 0.13, Fe 20.9 ± 1.6, K 2,585 ± 118, Li 0.0088 ± 0.0014, Mg 232 ± 27, Mn 0.34 ± 0.04, Na 1,875 ± 107, P 1,403 ± 98, S 1,673 ± 73, Si 22.2 ± 3.1, Sr 0.22 ± 0.03, and Zn 93.3 ± 8.9. Mean values (M ± SΕΜ) of percent volumes (%) of the stroma, epithelium and lumen in the prostate before puberty were 73.4 ± 2.6, 20.4 ± 1.7, and 4.45 ± 0.94, respectively, versus 46.5 ± 2.5, 38.5 ± 1.9, and 14.9 ± 1.2 during puberty and postpuberty. This work’s results confirm that the Zn mass fraction in prostate tissue is an androgen-dependent parameter. For the first time it has been demonstrated that the glandular lumen is a main pool of Ca, Mg, and Zn accumulation and that the stroma is a main pool of Al, B, Ba, Br, Cl, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na, and Si accumulation in the normal human prostate, for the age range 0–30 years. It was concluded that the Ca, Mg, and Zn binds tightly within the prostatic fluid, because the volume of glandular lumen reflects the volume of prostatic fluid.     

The Effect of Age and Gender on Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, Sr, V, and Zn Contents in Rib Bone of Healthy Humans

The effect of age and gender on major, minor, and trace element contents in the intact rib bone of 80 relatively healthy 15–55-year-old women and men was investigated. Contents or upper limit of contents of 16 chemical elements in the rib bone were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Mean values (M?±?SΕΜ) for the mass fraction of Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Na, P, S, Sr, and Zn (milligram per kilogram of dry bone) were as follows: 2.54?±?0.16, 171,400?±?4,050, 1.35?±?0.22, 140?±?11, 1,874?±?71, 0.049?±?0.011, 2,139?±?38, 5,378?±?88, 75,140?±?1,660, 1,881?±?51, 291?±?20, and 92.8?±?1.5, respectively. The upper limits of contents of Al, B, Mn, and V were <7.20, <0.65, <0.36, and <0.03, respectively. Statistically significant tendency for the Ca, Mg, and P content to decrease with age was found in the human rib bone, regardless of gender. The mass fraction of Fe in the male rib bone increases with age. It was shown that higher Ca, Mg, Na, P, and Sr mass fractions as well as lower Fe content were typical of female ribs as compared to those in male ribs.     

Simultaneous measurement of the trace elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum and their reference ranges by ICP-MS

The goal of this article was to establish reference ranges of the concentration of trace elements in human serum and to compare these results with those reported by other authors. We describe the sample preparation and measurement conditions that allow the rapid, precise, and accurate determination of Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum samples (n=110) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Accuracy and precision were determined by analyzing three reconstituted reference serum samples by comparison with other methods and by the standard addition procedure. The advantages of the ICP-MS method include short time of analysis of the elements mentioned, low detection limit, high precision, and high accuracy. Disadventages include a high risk of contamination due to the presence of some of the elements of interest in the environment, the relatively delicate sample handling, and the high cost of the equipment.     

Distribution of N,P, K,Ca, Mg,S, Zn,Fe, Mn and Cu in groundnut

Summary Concentration of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S in summer groundnut crop was higher than in kharif while Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu contents were higher in summer crop. Kernel's N, P and Zn; Leaflet's Ca and Mn; Stem's K and Fe; Root's S and Cu and Petiole's Mg contents were highest. Shell's N, P, K, Mg, S, Zn and Cu; Kernel's Ca, Fe and Mn contents were the least. N, P, K, S, Zn and Cu concentrations decreased linearly as the crop grew. Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations did not display any distinct pattern. Ca concentration was positively correlated with pod yield in both the seasons.     

Potential Compounds for Oral Cancer Treatment: Resveratrol,Nimbolide, Lovastatin,Bortezomib, Vorinostat,Berberine, Pterostilbene,Deguelin, Andrographolide,and Colchicine

Oral cancer is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths in South-Asian countries. There are very limited treatment options available for oral cancer. Research endeavors focused on discovery and development of novel therapies for oral cancer, is necessary to control the ever rising oral cancer related mortalities. We mined the large pool of compounds from the publicly available compound databases, to identify potential therapeutic compounds for oral cancer. Over 84 million compounds were screened for the possible anti-cancer activity by custom build SVM classifier. The molecular targets of the predicted anti-cancer compounds were mined from reliable sources like experimental bioassays studies associated with the compound, and from protein-compound interaction databases. Therapeutic compounds from DrugBank, and a list of natural anti-cancer compounds derived from literature mining of published studies, were used for building partial least squares regression model. The regression model thus built, was used for the estimation of oral cancer specific weights based on the molecular targets. These weights were used to compute scores for screening the predicted anti-cancer compounds for their potential to treat oral cancer. The list of potential compounds was annotated with corresponding physicochemical properties, cancer specific bioactivity evidences, and literature evidences. In all, 288 compounds with the potential to treat oral cancer were identified in the current study. The majority of the compounds in this list are natural products, which are well-tolerated and have minimal side-effects compared to the synthetic counterparts. Some of the potential therapeutic compounds identified in the current study are resveratrol, nimbolide, lovastatin, bortezomib, vorinostat, berberine, pterostilbene, deguelin, andrographolide, and colchicine.     

New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Stenotrachelidae, Oedemeridae, Meloidae, Myceteridae, Boridae, Pythidae, Pyrochroidae, Anthicidae, and Aderidae

We report 19 new species records for the faunal list of Coleoptera in New Brunswick, Canada, six of which are new records for the Maritime provinces, and one of which is new Canadian record. We also provide the first recent records for five additional species in New Brunswick. One new species of Stenotrachelidae, Cephaloon ungulare LeConte, is added to the New Brunswick faunal list. Additional records are provided for Cephaloon lepturides Newman, as well the first recent record of Nematoplus collaris LeConte. Two species of Oedemeridae, Asclera puncticollis (Say) and Asclera ruficollis (Say), are newly reported for New Brunswick, and additional locality and bionomic data are provided for Calopus angustus LeConte and Ditylus caeruleus (Randall). The records of Ditylus caerulus are the first recent records for the province. Three species of Meloidae, Epicauta pestifera Werner, Lytta sayi LeConte, and Meloe augustcollis Say are reported the first time for New Brunswick; Epicauta pestifera is newly recorded in Canada. Lacconotus punctatus LeConte and the family Mycteridaeis newly recorded for New Brunswick. The first recent records of Borus unicolor Say (Boridae) are reported from the province. One new species of Pythidae, Pytho siedlitzi Blair, and the first recent records of Pytho niger Kirby are added to the faunal list of New Brunswick. Three species of Pyrochroidae are newly reported for the province, including Pedilus canaliculatus (LeConte) and Pedilus elegans (Hentz), which are new for the Maritime provinces. Five species of Anthicidae and the first recent record of Anthicus cervinus LaFerté-Sénectére are newly reported for New Brunswick. Anthicus melancholicus LaFerté-Sénectère, Sapintus pubescens (LaFerté-Sénectère), Notoxus bifasciatus (LeConte), and Stereopalpus rufipes Casey are new to the Maritime provinces faunal list. Ambyderus granularis (LeConte) is removed from the faunal list of the province. Three species of Aderidae, Vanonus huronicus Casey, Zonantes fasciatus (Melsheimer), and Zonantes pallidusWerner, are newly recorded for New Brunswick; Zonantes fasciatus and Vanonus huronicus are new for the Maritime provinces' faunal list. Collection data, bionomic data, and distribution maps are presented for all these species.     

Reference values for the concentrations of As,Cd, Co,Cr, Cu,Fe, I,Hg, Mn,Mo, Ni,Pb, Se,and Zn in selected human tissues and body fluids

This report attempts to formulate reference ranges of elemental concentrations for 15 trace elements in selected human tissues and body fluids. A set of samples consisting of whole blood, blood serum, urine, milk, liver, and hair were chosen and considered for 15 elements of biological significance: As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, F, Fe, I, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn. The results represent wholly or partially data received from 40 countries of the global regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, North, South, and Central America, Australia, and New Zealand. This survey, even if qualitative, has been useful in demonstrating certain trends of trace-element scenarios around the world. It is of course recognized that both diet and environment exert a strong influence on the distribution pattern of several elements, such as As, Cd, Mn, Pb, Se, and Zn. A limited comparison of the available information on soil status of different countries reflected some interesting associations for elements, such as Mn and Zn. Importantly, this study revealed that only a few countries were in a position to identify a reasonable amount of data on samples requested for this project. Regretably, for a number of countries, any dependable data for even such essential elements as Cu, Fe, and Zn were not available. In view of the nutritional importance of many elements, the time is ripe for concerted efforts by intergovernmental agencies to initiate investigations or commission task forces/projects to generate reliable reference data for selected global regions, which sadly lack data of any kind at present.