荧光定量PCR与LAMP检测IHHNV的特异性和灵敏性比较

传染性皮下及造血器官坏死病毒(IHHNV)是世界各地养殖对虾的重要病毒性病原之一,给对虾养殖业造成严重经济损失.研究建立了检测IHHNV的荧光定量PCR和环介导等温核酸扩增(Loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP)两种技术,并对它们的特异性和灵敏性进行了比较.结果显示,所建立的荧光定量PCR检测IHHNV的方法最低检测限度为6个DNA拷贝/反应,在待扩增DNA浓度为6.038×104-6.038×109cps/mL,范围时,模板浓度与循环阈值Ct之间的相关性良好,决定系数r2为0.99521;对5份白斑综合症病毒基因组DNA和10份健康对虾基因组DNA样品进行荧光定量PCR检测,结果都为阴性;这说明荧光定量PCR检测IHHNV方法具有灵敏度高、特异性高和精确性高等优点.同样,所建立的LAMP检测IHHNV的方法在60min反应时间内也可榆测到最低为6个拷贝的DNA模板,反应产物加入荧光染料SYBR Green Ⅰ后反应液呈现明显的亮绿色,且特异的检测IHHNV DNA模板;这说明所建立的LAMP检测IHHNV的方法具有荧光定量PCR方法相当的灵敏度、特异性和精确性.考虑到LAMP检测方法操作更为简单、方便,而且不需要昂贵的仪器,LAMP检测IHHNV的方法更适合于对虾养殖现场检测的推广使用.     

斑点叉尾鮰病毒实时荧光LAMP检测方法的建立

斑点叉尾鮰病毒(Channel catfish virus, CCV)属于大DNA病毒, 是一种能引起斑点叉尾鮰(Letalurus punetaus)病毒性疾病的重要病原。研究以编码产物为磷酸激酶的CCV ORF77基因为靶标, 设计了能识别靶基因上的8个独立区域的6条特异引物, 利用基于环介导等温扩增技术(Loop-mediated isothermal amplification, LAMP)建立了用于CCV的实时荧光LAMP快速检测方法。结果显示, 建立的实时荧光LAMP检测方法在63℃恒温反应45min条件下, 反应大约12min后出现明显的峰值, 最低检测限度为100个拷贝的病毒质粒DNA, 检出时间为35min; 并且具有良好的特异性, 与白斑综合症病毒(WSSV)、传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒(IHHNV)、锦鲤疱疹病毒(KHV)、真鲷虹彩病毒(RSIV)、传染性脾肾坏死病毒(ISKNV)和新加坡石斑鱼虹彩病毒(SGIV)等常见水生动物病原DNA均没有交叉反应; 同一样品于试验内及试验间重复性试验发现, 20个平行样品的扩增曲线基本重合, 表现出良好的重复性。通过对实际样品的检测结果显示, 实时荧光LAMP检测方法能够特异性的检出CCV。因此, 研究建立的CCV实时荧光LAMP检测方法操作简单、检测快速、特异性好、灵敏度高、结果可靠, 能为斑点叉尾鮰养殖现场和实验室的斑点叉尾鮰疱疹病毒病病原的快速诊断和实时监测方面提供技术支撑。     

LAMP技术在食源性病原微生物检测中的应用

针对常见引起食物中毒细菌的特异保守基因设计环介导恒等温扩增(LAMP)引物,并以此套引物建立食源性病原微生物的检测方法。特异性及灵敏性试验显示,LAMP法最低检出限为10-5,Real-time LAMP最低检出限为10-7,而普通PCR的检出下限仅为10-3;且LAMP全部反应在1 h内完成;LAMP反应结果可通过肉眼直接观测判定结果。LAMP快速检测常见食物中毒菌的方法初步建立,同时结合Real-time LAMP,可提供更准确的检测结果并可实现仪器在线式实时监测。     

实时荧光定量PCR及RT-PCR与常规PCR及RT-PCR检测对虾病毒效果的比较

常规PCR及RT-PCR已用于对虾DNA及RNA病毒检测,但存在费时、灵敏度较低、不能定量等问题。建立了TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR及RT-PCR方法,分别用于检测白斑综合症病毒(WSSV)、传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒(IHHNV)及桃拉综合征病毒(TSV)、黄头病毒(YHV)4种对虾病毒。与常规PCR及RT-PCR比较,所建立的TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR及RT-PCR检测上述4种对虾病毒不仅有很高的特异性,检测灵敏度也提高了10～100倍,同时还具有快速、简便、不污染环境、重复性好、实时定量等优点,可明显提高对虾病毒检验检疫工作质量及效率。     

WSSV和IHHNV二重实时荧光PCR检测方法的建立

根据基因库中对虾白斑综合征病毒WSSV(AF369029)和传染性皮下及造血器官坏死病毒IHHNV(AF218226)基因序列,设计了WSSV和IHHNV的两对特异性引物和两条用不同荧光基团标记的TaqMan探针。对反应条件和试剂浓度进行优化,建立了能够同时检测WSSV和IHHNV的二重实时荧光PCR方法。该方法特异性好,对WSSV和IHHNV的检测敏感性分别达到2和20个模板拷贝数;此外抗干扰能力强,对WSSV和IHHNV不同模板浓度进行组合,仍可有效地同时检测这二个病毒。对保存的30份经常规PCR检测仅为WSSV或IHHNV阳性的样品进行二重实时荧光PCR检测,结果都为阳性,其中1份为WSSV和IHHNV混合感染。本研究建立的二重实时荧光PCR方法用于WSSV和IHHNV的检测具有特异、敏感、快速、定量等优点。     

鳕鱼成分的实时荧光PCR检测方法

研究建立了鳕鱼成分的实时荧光PCR检测方法。依据鳕鱼的16S rRNA基因序列设计一对PCR引物及探针,对12种鳕鱼样品和71种非鳕鱼动植物样品进行实时荧光PCR检测,结果显示,只有12种鳕鱼样品产生荧光信号,其他非鳕鱼样品均不产生荧光信号,实验表明此方法具有特异性,其检测限为0.01 ng/μl鳕鱼DNA和0.01%鳕鱼肉粉。对市售的鳕鱼样品进行实际样品检测,均能很好地检出鳕鱼成分。此法特异性强,灵敏度高,可作为鳕鱼成分鉴定的检测方法。     

基于颜色判定的环介导恒温扩增法快速检测副溶血性弧菌

利用DNA环介导恒温核酸扩增法（LAMP）针对副溶血性弧菌特异基因tlh基因设计4条引物,通过引物特异性识别tlh基因上的6个独立区域来快速检测副溶血性弧菌.LAMP反应的过程中会产生白色沉淀焦磷酸镁,故可以通过监测浊度来判定反应结果.实时浊度仪监测反应结果表明,LAMP反应在60～65℃恒温条件下50min内完成;如果在反应前添加羟基萘酚兰（HNB）,蓝色的阳性结果很明显区别于紫色阴性结果;LAMP方法的最低检出限为9.74pg/μL,PCR方法最低检出限为97.4pg/μL,LAMP方法检测灵敏度是PCR方法检测灵敏度的10倍,且具有良好的特异性.LAMP方法用于快速检测副溶血性弧菌具有检测过程简单、实验装置简便、反应结果肉眼可辨别、灵敏度高和特异性强的特点,所以LAMP方法检测副溶血性弧菌特别适合用于现场和基层检疫及医疗单位的快速诊断.     

腐皮镰刀菌SYBR Green实时荧光定量PCR快速检测方法的建立

目的建立一种能够快速、灵敏、特异的鉴定腐皮镰刀菌的SYBR Green实时荧光定量PCR。方法运用SYBR Green实时荧光定量PCR反应体系检测腐皮镰刀菌,并对此方法的特异性、灵敏度和稳定性进行评价。结果通过对45例样品的检测,结果显示SYBR Green实时荧光定量PCR特异性好,其检出率高于普通PCR;灵敏度高,对重组质粒标准品的检测灵敏度为1.0×10~2copies/μL;稳定性好,对质粒为1.0×10~7copies/μL、1.0×10~5copies/μL、1.0×10~3copies/μL的标准品重复检测10次,结果显示扩增反应Ct值的变异系数为0.96%~1.68%。结论SYBR Green实时荧光定量PCR检测腐皮镰刀菌,不仅特异性好,灵敏度高,稳定性好,而且简便、快速、易操作。     

复合探针荧光定量PCR法检测布鲁氏菌的实验研究

目的：建立用复合探针荧光定量PCR快速检测布鲁氏菌的方法。方法：研究根据BSCP31基因编码31KDa的布鲁氏杆菌表面蛋白的核苷酸序列设计特异引物,通过PCR法的特异性、灵敏度和重复性研究,建立了复合探针荧光定量PCR检测布鲁氏菌的方法。用于布鲁氏菌病的筛选和诊断。结果：结果表明该检测方法的特异性为100％,最低可检出10个拷贝的质粒DNA分子,可对1×10^1-1×10^6拷贝范围内的模板进行定量,最低可检测至1×10^2CFU／ml细菌。该方法的精密度好,阳性质控品和阴性质控品不同时间测定三次及同一时间五次重复实验结果CV值均小于5％。结论：本研究建立的复合探针实时荧光定量PCR检测布鲁氏杆菌的方法,可对布鲁氏病原菌进行快速检测,对布病的筛选和确诊具有重要意义。     

复合探针荧光定量PCR法检测布鲁氏菌的实验研究

目的:建立用复合探针荧光定量PCR快速检测布鲁氏菌的方法。方法:研究根据BSCP31基因编码31KDa的布鲁氏杆菌表面蛋白的核苷酸序列设计特异引物,通过PCR法的特异性、灵敏度和重复性研究,建立了复合探针荧光定量PCR检测布鲁氏菌的方法,用于布鲁氏菌病的筛选和诊断。结果:结果表明该检测方法的特异性为100%,最低可检出10个拷贝的质粒DNA分子,可对1×101-1×106拷贝范围内的模板进行定量,最低可检测至1×102CFU/ml细菌。该方法的精密度好,阳性质控品和阴性质控品不同时间测定三次及同一时间五次重复实验结果CV值均小于5%。结论:本研究建立的复合探针实时荧光定量PCR检测布鲁氏杆菌的方法,可对布鲁氏病原菌进行快速检测,对布病的筛选和确诊具有重要意义。     

Land,livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender,caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village

Over the past 10 years, Ghusel VDC, Lalitpur District has moved from primarily subsistence agriculture into the wider cash economy aided by the Small Farmers' Development Program (SFDP), which provides credit to farmers mainly for the purchase of buffalo for milk production, and by the National Dairy Corporation, which supports local dairy cooperatives. Analysis reveals that buffalo-keeping and milk sales are increasing the well-being of many households, while at the same time creating new inequalities in gender roles and responsibilities, greater inequities between Brahmin and Tamang residents in Ghusel, and placing pressures on the ecosystem for increased supplies of fodder and fuelwood. Evidence suggests that there is critical, need for attention to the social, and particularly gender-based, implications of maintaining livestock for milk sales and to the ecological underpinnings of this livelihood system.     

Tuning of electronic properties of one-dimensional cyano-bridged Cu-Ni, Cu-Pd, and Cu-Pt bimetallic assemblies by stereochemistry of ligands

Preparations, XPS and electronic spectroscopy, and magnetism of seven new one-dimensional cyano-bridged coordination polymers, chiral [Cu(RR-chxn)₂][Pd(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (1), [Cu(trans-chxn)₂][M(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (2, 4, and 6 for M = Pd, Ni, and Pt), and [Cu(cis-chxn)₂][M(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (3, 5, and 7 for M = Pd, Ni, and Pt) (RR-chxn = cyclohexane-(1R,2R)-diamine, trans-chxn = racemic trans-cyclohexane-(1,2)-diamine, and cis-chxn = racemic cis-cyclohexane-(1,2)-diamine) have been reported in view of tuning of their electronic properties by stereochemistry of chxn ligands and metal-substitution. Comparison of Cu 2p_1/2 and 2p_3/2 peaks of XPS and broad d-d bands around 18 000 cm⁻¹ of electronic spectra are described systematically for 1-7. Variable-temperature magnetic measurement shows that complexes 1-7 indicate weak antiferromagnetic interactions via cyano-bridges. Because of semi-coordination coupled with pseudo Jahn-Teller elongation and electrostatic interaction for 1, the axial Cu-N coordination bond distances of 2.330(7) and 3.092(8) Å are considerably longer than those of equatorial ones in the range from 2.016(6) to 2.030(6) Å. The former bond distances of 1 are intermediate values among the related Ni (2.324(6) and 3.120(8) Å) and Pt (2.34(1) and 3.09(1) Å) complexes.     

Structure and function of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase

In mammals, S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (AdoHcyase) is the only known enzyme to catalyze the breakdown of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy) to homocysteine and adenosine. AdoHcy is the product of all adenosylmethionine (AdoMet)-dependent biological transmethylations. These reactions have a wide range of products, and are common in all facets of biometabolism. As a product inhibitor, elevated levels of AdoHcy suppress AdoMet-dependent transmethylations. Thus, AdoHcyase is a regulator of biological transmethylation in general. The three-dimensional structure of AdoHcyase complexed with reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADH) and the inhibitor (1′R, 2′S, 3′R)-9-(2′,3′-dihyroxycyclopenten-1-yl)adenine (DHCeA) was solved by a combination of the crystallographic direct methods program, SnB, to determine the selenium atom substructure and by treating the multiwavelength anomalous diffraction data as a special case of multiple isomorphous replacement. The enzyme architecture resembles that observed for NAD-dependent dehydrogenases, with the catalytic domain and the cofactor binding domain each containing a modified Rossmann fold. The two domains form a deep active site cleft containing the cofactor and bound inhibitor molecule. A comparison of the inhibitor complex of the human enzyme and the structure of the rat enzyme, solved without inhibitor, suggests that a 17° rigid body movement of the catalytic domain occurs upon inhibitor/substrate binding.     

Chiral Separation of G‐type Chemical Warfare Nerve Agents via Analytical Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

Chemical warfare nerve agents (CWNAs) are extremely toxic organophosphorus compounds that contain a chiral phosphorus center. Undirected synthesis of G‐type CWNAs produces stereoisomers of tabun, sarin, soman, and cyclosarin (GA, GB, GD, and GF, respectively). Analytical‐scale methods were developed using a supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) system in tandem with a mass spectrometer for the separation, quantitation, and isolation of individual stereoisomers of GA, GB, GD, and GF. Screening various chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for the capacity to provide full baseline separation of the CWNAs revealed that a Regis WhelkO1 (SS) column was capable of separating the enantiomers of GA, GB, and GF, with elution of the P(+) enantiomer preceding elution of the corresponding P(–) enantiomer; two WhelkO1 (SS) columns had to be connected in series to achieve complete baseline resolution. The four diastereomers of GD were also resolved using two tandem WhelkO1 (SS) columns, with complete baseline separation of the two P(+) epimers. A single WhelkO1 (RR) column with inverse stereochemistry resulted in baseline separation of the GD P(–) epimers. The analytical methods described can be scaled to allow isolation of individual stereoisomers to assist in screening and development of countermeasures to organophosphorus nerve agents. Chirality 26:817–824, 2014. © 2014 The Authors. Chirality published by John Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Influence of Fluoride on Rat Kidney Antioxidant System: Effects of Methionine and Vitamin E

The aim of the study has been to determine and compare the influence upon the kidney antioxidative system, exercised by administration of vitamin E, and vitamin E in combination with methionine, under conditions of oxidative stress induced by sodium fluoride. The experiment was carried out on Wistar FL rats (adult males) that, for 35 days, were administered water, NaF, NaF with vitamin E, or vitamin E with methionine (doses: 10 mg NaF/kg of body mass/24 h, 3 mg vitamin E per 10 μl per rat for 24 h, 2 mg methionine per rat for 24 h). The influence of administered sodium fluoride and antioxidants upon the antioxidative system in kidney was examined by analyzing the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activity of the most important antioxidative enzymes (SOD, total and both its isoenzymes, GPX, GST, GR, and CAT). The studies carried out confirmed the disadvantageous effect of the administered dose of NaF upon the antixodiative system in rats (increase in the concentration MDA, decrease activity of all antioxidative enzymes). The administration of vitamin E increased the activity of studied enzymes with the exception of glutathione reductase GR; it also reduced the procesess of lipid peroxidation. It has been found that combined doses of vitamin E and methionine were most effective in inhibiting lipid peroxidation processes. The results confirmed the antioxidative properties of methionine.     

Reorientation of Microfibrils and Microtubules at the Outer Epidermal Wall of Maize Coleoptiles During Auxin-Mediated Growth

Auxin-mediated elongation growth of isolated subapical coleoptile segments of maize (Zea mays L.) is controlled by the extensibility of the outer cell wall of the outer epidermis (Kutschera et al., 1987). Here we investigate the hypothesis that auxin controls the extensibility of this wall by changing the orientation of newly deposited microfibrils through a corresponding change in the orientation of cortical microtubules. On the basis of electron micrographs it is shown that cessation of growth after removal of the endogenous source of auxin is correlated with a relative increase of longitudinally orientated microfibrils and microtubules at the inner wall surface. Conversely, reinduction of growth by exogenous auxin is correlated with a relative increase of transversely orientated microfibrils and microtubules at the inner wall surface. These changes can be detected 30–60 min after the removal and addition of auxin, respectively. The functional significance of directional changes of newly desposited wall microfibrils for the control of elongation growth is discussed.     

Gamma-glutamylcysteine protects ergothioneine-deficient Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutants against oxidative and nitrosative stress

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb.), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), cannot synthesize GSH, but synthesizes two major low molecular weight thiols namely mycothiol (MSH) and ergothioneine (ERG). Gamma-glutamylcysteine (GGC), an intermediate in GSH synthesis, has been implicated in the protection of lactic acid bacteria from oxidative stress in the absence of GSH. In mycobacteria, GGC is an intermediate in ERG biosynthesis, and its formation is catalysed by EgtA (GshA). GGC is subsequently used by EgtB in the formation of hercynine-sulphoxide-GGC. In this study, M.tb. mutants harbouring unmarked, in-frame deletions in each of the fives genes involved in ERG biosynthesis (egtA, egtB, egtC, egtD and egtE) or a marked deletion of the mshA gene (required for MSH biosynthesis) were generated. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analyses (LC-MS) revealed that the production of GGC was elevated in the MSH-deficient and the ERG-deficient mutants. The ERG-deficient ΔegtB mutant which accumulated GGC was more resistant to oxidative and nitrosative stress than the ERG-deficient, GGC-deficient ΔegtA mutant. This implicates GGC in the detoxification of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in M.tb.     

In vitro studies of the rabbit immune system. IV. Differential mitogen responses of isolated T and B cells.

The mitogenic responses of separated rabbit lymphocyte populations functionally analogous to mouse T and B cells have been tested in vitro. Purified T cells were prepared by passage over nylon wool (NW) and purified B cells prepared by treatment with antithymocyte serum and complement (ATS + C). ATS + C kills 70% of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL's) and 50% of the spleen cells while passage over NW yields 40% of the applied PBL's and 5–23% of the applied spleen cells. NW-purified T cells from the spleen or PBL's respond fully to concanavalin A (Con A) but have a reduced response to phytohemaglutinin (PHA) and little or no response to goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulin (anti-Ig). PBL's that survive ATS + C (B cells) are stimulated by anti-Ig but not by Con A or PHA. B cells purified from spleen do not respond to Con A or PHA but will respond to anti-Ig under appropriate conditions. A full spleen B-cell response to anti-Ig required removal of Ig produced by the cultures that blocked anti-Ig stimulation. It is concluded that, for rabbit lymphocytes, Con A and PHA are primarily T-cell mitogens and that anti-Ig is primarily a B-cell mitogen. However, the mitogen response of unfractionated PBL or spleen cell populations indicates an overlap in reactivity. This could be due to cells sharing T and B properties, alteration of cell populations by the fractionation procedures used, or recruitment of one population in the presence of a mitogenic response of the other population.     

八种脑-肠肽侧脑室内注射对大鼠基础胃酸分泌的影响

用乌拉坦麻醉大鼠作急性实验,采用连续灌流胃并收集流出液的方法,观察向侧脑室内注射微量脑-肠肽对大鼠基础胃酸分泌的影响。实验结果如下:(1)雨蛙肽、八肽胆囊收缩素、促甲状腺素释放激素及四肽胃泌素均使总酸排出量增加;(2)生长抑素、胰多肽、P 物质、胰高血糖素则使总酸排出量减少;(3)上述肽类用侧脑室注射的剂量作肌肉注射,除四肽胃泌素也产生明显的刺激胃酸分泌作用外,对胃酸分泌均无明显影响。以上结果提示,脑内的一些肽类可能以神经递质或调制物的方式,参与中枢对胃酸分泌的调节。     

A chromium-tolerant plant growing in Cr-contaminated land

In this paper, a kind of Typhaceae plant species, Typha angustifolia L, with a high tolerance to Cr is described. Experiments were carried out to examine its ability to tolerant Cr and its physiological response. The results showed that there was no difference in growth, plant height, and biomass response to external Cr (VI) between the plants exposed to 100 microM Cr (VI) and control (0 microM), while increasing Cr levels to 200-800 microM induced a significant decrease in plant height and biomass, but no significant injury was detected, even for the plants exposed to 800 microM Cr. Chromium induced significant increases in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities. Meanwhile, a significantly positive correlation was found between Cr and Mn or Cu in leaves and roots, respectively. The Cr tolerance of the plant appeared to be associated with the enhancement of SOD and POD activities and the improvement in uptake and translocation of the essential microelements.