几种环境因素对两种人体蠕形螨生活力的影响

本文就寄生人体的毛囊蠕形螨和皮脂蠕形螨在实验室条件下,对其在各种温度、湿度和酸碱度中的存活时间进行了观察。 在36℃,高湿的环境中,毛囊蠕形螨和皮脂蠕形螨成虫的存活时间分别达94和95小时。高温与干燥对其生存不利。两种蠕形螨对酸性环境的耐受力都强于碱性环境,特别皮脂蠕形螨更为突出。     

蠕形螨的检查方法

蠕形螨的检查方法蠕形螨（Ｄｅｍｏｄｅｘ）是一类微小的寄生性螨,其成虫呈蠕虫状,雌雄异体。根据曲魁遵所述,此虫大小的２５０μｍ×４０μｍ,虫体可分为头胸部及腹部两部分。该螨寄生于人体和其他哺乳动物皮内的皮脂腺和毛囊管内。寄生于人体的蠕形螨有毛囊形螨（Ｄ...     

毛囊蠕形螨与皮脂蠕形螨基因组DNA的RAPD分析和序列比对

【目的】分析毛囊蠕形螨Demodex folliculorum（D.f.）和皮脂蠕形螨D. brevis（D.b.）基因组DNA的多态性, 对相关条带进行测序分析。【方法】采用改良小昆虫DNA提取法提取两种人体蠕形螨基因组DNA, 选择RAPD技术对其进行多态性分析, 将相关条带分别与pMD18-T载体连接, 克隆、测序后进行酶切鉴定和分析。【结果】毛囊蠕形螨共扩增15条带, 皮脂蠕形螨共扩增12条带;两种蠕形螨既有共有条带, 又有特异性条带;根据条带差异计算得到两种间的遗传距离为0.5556. 毛囊蠕形螨约800 bp处特异性条带测序结果显示, 序列片段长度为855 bp（GenBank登录号为FI277970）;特异性引物扩增和酶切鉴定均为毛囊蠕形螨所特有. 序列比对显示与阿糖胞苷DNA区域结合蛋白有46%的序列相似度。两种人体蠕形螨约300 bp处共有条带序列分析显示, 碱基序列均为341 bp（GenBank登录号分别为D.f. FI520176;D.b. FI520175）, 在第84和第165位点有2个碱基不同, 分别是A/G和C/T互换, 同源性高达99.4%. 但未发现有开放阅读框和相似度高的序列。 【结论】序列片段为855 bp的特异性条带为毛囊蠕形螨所特有;341 bp碱基序列为毛囊蠕形螨和皮脂蠕形螨所共有, 同源性高达99.4%. RAPD技术可用于两种人体蠕形螨基因组DNA的多态性分析和物种鉴定。     

人体蠕形螨爬行的观察

蠕形螨为一永久性寄生螨类,寄生于人体及家畜、哺乳类动物,种类繁多,目前报道的有120余种,常见的有40余种,寄生人体的有毛囊蠕形螨(Demodex folliculorum)、皮脂蠕形螨(Demodex brevis)、毛囊蠕形螨中华亚种(Demodex folliculorum sinensis)等,分别寄生于毛囊及皮脂腺内。可引起酒渣鼻、痤疮、眼睑炎等皮肤病,在人群中感染甚为普遍,同时也证实了其感染途径是通过直接接触而传播。为此,对蠕形螨活动力的研究是进一步探索其传病机制及防治的重要环节。人体蠕形螨在不同温度、湿度及酸碱度条件下生活能力的观察曾有报道(Spickett,1961;陈国定,1985)。但对其爬行规律及速度至今尚未见报道,为此我们对蠕形螨在不同温度条件下的爬行规律及速度作了系统的观察。今将结果报道如下。     

人体正常皮肤蠕形螨生态分布的研究

本文报道了大连地区人体正常皮肤蠕形螨的生态分布。共检查551人,阳性153人,定居率为27.8％,检出毛囊螨和皮脂螨共两种。用透明胶带定量计数检查法,研究蠕形螨在面部的分布,结果表明蠕形螨主要分布于颏、鼻、颊和额部位。对10例阳性者,在面部检出毛囊螨和皮脂螨共85只,其中颏31、鼻26、颊17、额11只螨,总定居度为每条胶带(6cm~2)2.1只螨,定居度以颏部位为最高,鼻、颊、额次之。     

人体蠕形螨的DNA提取与随机引物PCR检测

【目的】探索人体毛囊蠕形螨和皮脂蠕形螨DNA的提取方法。【方法】采用液氮反复冻融研磨法破碎螨体细胞, 选用改良小昆虫DNA提取法、碱裂解法和试剂盒提取法, 分别提取冻存时间在5个月内和8~10个月的毛囊蠕形螨和皮脂蠕形螨基因组DNA, 并用随机引物PCR方法进行检测。【结果】蛋白核酸测定仪检测结果显示, 试剂盒法提取的DNA纯度较高、量较多, 明显优于改良小昆虫法和碱裂解法。随机引物扩增结果显示清晰的DNA指纹图谱, 两种人体蠕形螨DNA指纹具有明显差异。蠕形螨冻存时间影响DNA提取的量, 但对DNA提取的纯度和RAPD指纹图谱影响较小。不同DNA提取方法提取的同一种蠕形螨DNA指纹图谱基本相似, 试剂盒法和改良小昆虫法提取的DNA样本条带多而清晰, 碱裂解法提取的样本条带少而模糊。【结论】液氮反复冻融研磨法破碎蠕形螨细胞是有效的, 蠕形螨冻存时间不宜超过6个月, 试剂盒提取法是提取蠕形螨DNA的好方法。RAPD技术可以用于这两种人体蠕形螨DNA分子水平上的检测和分类。     

三种显微技术对人毛囊蠕形螨的观察和研究

目的 采用荧光显微镜、扫描电镜和激光共聚焦显微镜对人体毛囊形蠕形螨进行形态学观察.方法 选用5 μg/mL碘化丙啶(propidine iodide,PI)对虫体进行荧光染色,避光染色15 min,分别置于荧光显微镜和激光共聚焦显微镜下观察;2.5%戊二醛固定虫体标本,梯度酒精和叔丁醇脱水,金喷镀后扫描电镜观察.结果 荧光显微镜下碘化丙啶对虫体有很强的结合力,虫体荧光信号均匀展示于细胞表面,充分展现虫体形态,扫描电镜更加清楚、细致地展示人体毛囊型蠕形螨的超微结构,激光共聚焦显微镜将虫体分层扫描图片进行三维重建,真实、完全、直观地展露了虫体.结论 三种显微技术均可展示蠕形螨超微形态.PI对虫体有很好的荧光染色作用,使激光扫描共聚焦显微镜能够获得更加精准的超微形态结构,结合三维重建技术有着广泛的应用价值.     

毛囊蠕形螨的发育形态观察和存活适温范围研究

采用挤压涂片法或透明胶纸粘贴法获取毛囊蠕形螨,在数码显微镜Motic DM-B5软件系统下进行动态观察、拍摄和测量;然后对离体蠕形螨按批随机分组,观察不同温度下虫体的存活时间和活动力。结果系统地展示了毛囊蠕形螨发育过程各个时期的动态照片,发现毛囊蠕形螨的前若虫期有足4对,若虫期具有活动能力。离体实验表明,毛囊蠕形螨耐低温而不耐高温;存活适温范围在8～30℃之间,发育适温范围在20～30℃之间,发育最适温度为25～26℃;0℃以下或37℃以上温度对蠕形螨生存不利,54℃为致死温度,58℃为有效灭螨温度。这一研究结果为蠕形螨的体外培养和防治工作提供了可靠的理论依据。     

格氏血厉螨对人体的感染

<正> 毛囊蠕形螨Demodex folliculorum Simon和皮脂蠕形螨Demodex brevis Akbulatova能感染皮肤,引起面部潮红、色素沉着、酒渣鼻、痤疮、睑缘炎、玫瑰疹、糠疹、泡疹、落屑、脱毛、毛囊角化,局部炎症和肉芽肿等。粗脚粉螨Acarus siro Linnaeus、粉尘螨Dermatopha-     

动物蠕形螨活动情况初步观察

蠕形螨属Demodex是一类小型螨,寄生于人、家畜、野生动物的皮肤毛囊和皮脂腺内,不仅影响人类健康,并能引起家畜和珍稀动物的蠕形螨病,严重时可以导致动物死亡,目前尚无理想的特效药物。近年来,国内外学者对蠕形螨的形态结构,致病力,感染途径以及诊疗方法等作了不少研究,但对动物蠕形螨的活动情     

Complete sequence analysis of 18S rDNA based on genomic DNA extraction from individual Demodex mites (Acari: Demodicidae)

The study for the first time attempted to accomplish 18S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) complete sequence amplification and analysis for three Demodex species (Demodex folliculorum, Demodex brevis and Demodex canis) based on gDNA extraction from individual mites. The mites were treated by DNA Release Additive and Hot Start II DNA Polymerase so as to promote mite disruption and increase PCR specificity. Determination of D. folliculorum gDNA showed that the gDNA yield reached the highest at 1 mite, tending to descend with the increase of mite number. The individual mite gDNA was successfully used for 18S rDNA fragment (about 900 bp) amplification examination. The alignments of 18S rDNA complete sequences of individual mite samples and those of pooled mite samples ( ≥ 1000mites/sample) showed over 97% identities for each species, indicating that the gDNA extracted from a single individual mite was as satisfactory as that from pooled mites for PCR amplification. Further pairwise sequence analyses showed that average divergence, genetic distance, transition/transversion or phylogenetic tree could not effectively identify the three Demodex species, largely due to the differentiation in the D. canis isolates. It can be concluded that the individual Demodex mite gDNA can satisfy the molecular study of Demodex. 18S rDNA complete sequence is suitable for interfamily identification in Cheyletoidea, but whether it is suitable for intrafamily identification cannot be confirmed until the ascertainment of the types of Demodex mites parasitizing in dogs.     

Virucidal effect of peppermint oil on the enveloped viruses herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in vitro

The virucidal effect of peppermint oil, the essential oil of Mentha piperita, against herpes simplex virus was examined. The inhibitory activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) was tested in vitro on RC-37 cells using a plaque reduction assay. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of peppermint oil for herpes simplex virus plaque formation was determined at 0.002% and 0.0008% for HSV-1 and HSV-2, respectively. Peppermint oil exhibited high levels of virucidal activity against HSV-1 and HSV-2 in viral suspension tests. At noncytotoxic concentrations of the oil, plaque formation was significantly reduced by 82% and 92% for HSV-1 and HSV-2, respectively. Higher concentrations of peppermint oil reduced viral titers of both herpesviruses by more than 90%. A clearly time-dependent activity could be demonstrated, after 3 h of incubation of herpes simplex virus with peppermint oil an antiviral activity of about 99% could be demonstrated. In order to determine the mode of antiviral action of the essential oil, peppermint oil was added at different times to the cells or viruses during infection. Both herpesviruses were significantly inhibited when herpes simplex virus was pretreated with the essential oil prior to adsorption. These results indicate that peppermint oil affected the virus before adsorption, but not after penetration into the host cell. Thus this essential oil is capable to exert a direct virucidal effect on HSV. Peppermint oil is also active against an acyclovir resistant strain of HSV-1 (HSV-1-ACV(res)), plaque formation was significantly reduced by 99%. Considering the lipophilic nature of the oil which enables it to penetrate the skin, peppermint oil might be suitable for topical therapeutic use as virucidal agent in recurrent herpes infection.     

Risk factors and prevalence of Demodex mites in young adults

Demodex mites are ectoparasites often found in follicles of facial skin. Their role in human diseases is under investigation, and a growing number of studies indicated that they contribute to chronic inflammatory conditions of the skin, such as rosacea, blepharitis, otitis externa, alopecia and folliculitis. In our study we tested 96 healthy adults for the presence of Demodex mites. Risk factors influencing presence of mites and skin types of the tested individuals were evaluated. We found Demodex folliculorum or Demodex brevis in 17.7% of the samples, more frequently in males (21.9%) and in older adults (20%). Use of make-up seems to reduce the likelihood of Demodex carriage, while pet ownership, use of shared items and living in close contact with older adults had no significant influence of presence of mites. Demodex positive individuals described their skin to be drier, more prone to erythema, but less for folliculitis compared to Demodex negative subjects.     

Prevalence of Demodex mites in eyelashes among people of Oaxaca, Mexico

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Demodex mites in eyelashes of people from different places from Oaxaca. One thousand and ten patients underwent epilation of eight eyelashes from each eye and they were processed to search Demodex which was found in 208 (20%) of the patients and among them male was more affected than female, 119 (57%) and 89 (43%), respectively. There was not found a relationship between clinical manifestations among these patients since 101 (49%) and 107 (51%) of them were symptomatic and asymptomatic, respectively. The range of age that was more affected was 96-105 (100%), followed by 86-95 (75%) and 76-85 (64%) years old. The less affected were individuals of 15-25 years old (11%). Demodex folliculorum was relatively high in the eyelashes of individuals in young and old people in the rural region studied. These people are generally the most vulnerable patients because they live in overcrowded conditions and poor hygiene which facilitates the direct infection. Demodex brevis was found in only one sample.     

阿维菌素与植物精油复配对朱砂叶螨杀螨的增效作用研究

为了得到对朱砂叶螨(Tetranychuscinnabarinus)具有较好杀螨活性的植物精油与阿维菌素复配配方,并为杀螨剂开发应用提供指导,本研究采用喷雾法测定了柠檬草、广藿香、山鸡椒、亚洲薄荷植物精油及阿维菌素对朱砂叶螨的毒力,分别采用共毒因子法和共毒系数法评价了山鸡椒和亚洲薄荷精油对阿维菌素的增效作用和复配最佳配比.结果表明,柠檬草精油和广藿香精油基本无杀螨活性,山鸡椒精油、亚洲薄荷精油处理朱砂叶螨24h后LC50分别为772.801mg/L和1040.187mg/L.阿维菌素与亚洲薄荷1∶272,1∶679复配具有增效作用.阿维菌素与亚洲薄荷1∶400复配时共毒系数最大,可达160.因此,阿维菌素与亚洲薄荷1∶400复配防治朱砂叶螨具有明显增效作用,这为杀螨剂的开发应用研究提供了参考.     

Antibacterial properties and major bioactive components of Mentha piperita essential oils against bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon

Plant-derived essential oil is an alternative to antibiotics, eliminating the concern of developing antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. In this study, using the half-divided Petri plate assays, 32 volatile essential oils were screened for their antibacterial activity against Acidovorax citrulli (Acc). Sweet basil and peppermint oils were the most effective against Acc, with subsequent trials showing that peppermint oil to be the most active. Using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, the major compositions of peppermint oil were analysed. Among the various compositions of peppermint oil, menthol, neomenthol, isopulegone and 1,8-cineole were significantly active against Acc and each component at 0.2% concentration inhibited all bacterial growth. This study demonstrated in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities of peppermint oil and its active components against Acc. These results suggest the use of peppermint oil as a potential antibacterial agent to treat seed with Acc.