大鼠排卵前促性腺激素释放激素释放过程中下丘脑前阿黑皮素基因表达 …

在大鼠动情前期促黄体生成激素峰形成前后测定了血清雌、孕激素水平变化、下丘脑正中隆起促黄体生成激素释放激素含量及弓状核区雌、孕激素受体密度改变和弓状核前阿黑皮素ｍＲＮＡ水平变化。结果表明：动情前期１４小时时血清雌激素水平开始升高（Ｐ〈０．０５）,于１６小时时达高峰。此时状核雌激素受体密度降低（Ｐ〈０．０５）,孕激素受体密度增加（Ｐ〈０．０５）,前阿黑皮素ｍＲＮＡ水平减少（Ｐ〈０．０５）。前阿黑皮素ｍ     

昆虫促前胸腺激素研究进展

昆虫促前胸腺激素研究进展李毅平龚和（中国科学院动物研究所,北京１０００８０）关键词促前胸腺激素受体信号系统促前胸腺激素（ｐｒｏｔｈｏｒａｃｉｃｏｔｒｏｐｉｃｈｏｒ－ｍｏｎｅＰＴＴＨ）因其促进前胸腺（ＰＧ）合成和分泌蜕皮激素而得名,以前也称为脑激素,因...     

大鼠颌下腺促性腺激素释放激素及其mRNA的免疫组织化学与原位杂交研究

用免疫组织化学及原位杂交法,研究了促性腺激素释放激素及其ｍＲＮＡ在大鼠颌下腺的分布。结果显示,大鼠颌下腺的浆液性腺泡的上皮细胞,各级导管的上皮细胞及副交感神经节细胞均呈促性腺激素释放激素免疫反应阳性,阳性反应物质分布在胞质,胞核呈阴性反应。颌下腺的浆液性腺泡上皮细胞,各级导管上皮细胞同样被检测到很强的促性腺激素释放激素ｍＲＮＡ杂交信号。以上结果提示,大鼠颌下腺能自身合成促性腺激素释放激素,促性腺激素释放激素对消化功能可能有重要调节作用。     

应激引起血压升高大鼠血管升压素V1受体mRNA水平改变

实验在雄性ＳｐｒａｇｕｅＤａｗｌｅｙ 大鼠上进行。实验动物被随机分为对照组和应激组, 应激组大鼠每天给予电击足底结合噪声的应激刺激, 每日２ 次, 每次２ ｈ 。应激组大鼠在接受连续１５ ｄ 的慢性应激刺激后, 其尾动脉收缩压与对照动物相比有显著升高。对照组为１６－２５ ±０－６３ｋＰａ （ｎ ＝ ７） ; 应激组为１９－５５ ±１－４５ ｋＰａ （ｎ ＝ ８, Ｐ＜ ０－０５） 。用ＲＴＰＣＲ 结合Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ 印迹核酸分子杂交技术观察到, 血管升压素（ｖａｓｏｐｒｅｓｓｉｎ, ＡＶＰ）Ｖ１ 受体ｍＲＮＡ 广泛存在于大鼠下丘脑、皮质、延髓等部位以及心脏、肝脏、肾脏等组织中。用定量ＰＣＲ 方法观察到, 大鼠在接受慢性应激刺激之后, 其大脑顶叶皮质、下丘脑及延髓组织中ＡＶＰＶ１ 受体ｍＲＮＡ 水平均显著低于正常大鼠（ 顶叶皮质： Ｐ＜ ０－０５ ; 下丘脑： Ｐ＜ ０－０１ ; 延髓： Ｐ＜ ０－００１） , 而心脏、肝脏及肾脏组织中的ＡＶＰＶ１ 受体ｍＲＮＡ水平与正常大鼠相比均无明显差别（ 心脏： Ｐ＞ ０－０５ ; 肝脏： Ｐ＞ ０－０５ ; 肾脏：Ｐ＞ ０－０５） 。上述结果提示, 慢性应激刺激可引起大鼠不同部位脑组织ＡＶＰＶ１ 受体合成水平下调, 可能导致     

青霉素诱发癫痫及耳穴电针后大鼠前脑生长抑素mRNA的变化

应用地高辛标记的生长抑素（ＳＳ）ＲＮＡ探针原位杂交法观察大鼠在青霉素诱发的癫痫及耳穴电针抑制癫痫发作后有关的脑区中ＳＳｍＲＮＡ含量的变化。结果显示,青霉素致痫后２４小时梨状皮质、额叶皮质、扣带回、隔外侧核、杏仁基底核海马ＣＡ１－ＣＡ４区和齿状回颗粒细胞层、多形层等脑区ＳＳｍＲＮＡ的表达显著增加,与正常对照组比较Ｐ＜００５。耳穴电针抑痫（８０１００ＨＺ,６ｍＡ）后额叶皮质、杏仁基底核、海马齿状回、前梨状皮质ＳＳｍＲＮＡ的表达明显减少,Ｐ＜００５。提示前脑结核中的生长抑素与青霉素致痫和耳针抑痫有关。     

脑啡肽增强胶质细胞的神经营养作用与NO生成减少有关

本文在ＳＤ大鼠大脑皮层胶质细胞神经元共培养模式上,以神经元存活、突起生长、生长相关蛋白４３（ｇｒｏｗｔｈａｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ４３,ＧＡＰ４３）ｍＲＮＡ的表达为指标,观察了脑啡肽对胶质细胞神经营养作用的影响,并对其机理作了初步探讨。结果表明,经脑啡肽处理的胶质细胞能使神经元的存活计数增加２８％（Ｐ＜００５）,单个神经元突起总长度增加１１％（Ｐ＜００５）,最长突起长度增加１６％（Ｐ＜００５）,ＧＡＰ４３ｍＲＮＡ的表达增加２６％（Ｐ＜００５）。然后又观察了脑啡肽（１０－６～１０－１２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）对培养胶质细胞生成一氧化氮（ＮＯ）的影响。结果表明,浓度为１０－８,１０－１０ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的脑啡肽能明显抑制其生成（Ｐ＜００５）。结果提示,脑啡肽可能增强胶质细胞的神经营养作用,其机制之一可能是通过抑制胶质细胞ＮＯ的生成。     

催产时黄鳝性类固醇激素含量变化的研究

本文首次报道哺乳动物促黄体生成素释放激素类似物（ＬＨＲＨ－Ａ）诱导黄鳝排卵过程中,血浆雌二醇（Ｅ２）、孕酮（Ｐ）和睾酮（Ｔ）含量变化的规律。根据１７２尾黄鳝血样放射免疫测定结果,试验组雌鱼于排卵前相继出现Ｅ２和Ｐ浓度高峰（Ｐ〈０．０１）;雄鱼于催产后２４ｈ出现Ｔ浓度峰值（Ｐ〈０．０１）;试验组雌鱼的Ｔ含量与对照组无显著差异（Ｐ〉０．０５）。在对照组,雄鱼的Ｅ２和Ｐ浓度及雄鱼的Ｔ含量差异不显著（Ｐ〉     

多巴胺、雌二醇及睾酮对虎纹蛙离体脑垂体促性腺激素分泌的影响

为了解虎纹蛙促性腺激素分泌的调节机理,用离体静态培育系统和放射免疫测定法,研究了多巴胺（ＤＡ）、雌二醇（Ｅ２）和睾酮（Ｔ）对雌性虎纹蛙离体脑垂体薄片促黄体激素（ＬＨ）和促卵泡激素（ＦＳＨ）分泌活动的影响。结果表明：０．１～１０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ的ＤＡ对成熟前期和冬眠期虎纹蛙离体脑垂体型薄片的ＬＨ及ＦＳＨ的释放都有抑制作用,并且随着ＤＡ浓度的增加,抑制作用逐渐增强。１和１０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ的Ｅ２显著刺激成熟前     

神经生长因子对兔坐骨神经损伤后脊髓前角运动神经元乙酰胆碱酯酶的影响

钳夹损伤兔右坐骨神经,于损伤处注射蛇毒ＮＧＦ４００Ｂｕ／ｋｇ／日,损伤术后１,３,７天和２,３,４,６,８周动态观察脊髓腰段伤侧第Ⅸ板层外侧群的大型运动神经元的ＡＣｈＥ活性改变。结果表明术后１,３天实验组（指损伤给药组）和对照组（指损伤对照组）ＡＣｈＥ活性均下降（Ｐ＞００５）;术后１,２,３周对照组ＡＣｈＥ活性明显下降,而实验组ＡＣｈＥ活性逐渐趋于恢复（Ｐ＜００１）;术后６周实验组ＡＣｈＥ活性恢复至正常水平（Ｐ＜００１）。本研究显示蛇毒ＮＧＦ对坐骨神经损伤后脊髓前角运动神经元ＡＣｈＥ活性恢复有促进作用,从而对运动神经元可起一定的保护作用和促进恢复的作用     

肾大部切除、高盐摄食对SD大鼠脑心房钠尿肽的影响

为探讨脑内心房钠尿肽（ＡＮＰ）的作用,本工作采用ＳＤ大鼠,用放射免疫方法测定３／４肾大部切除与高盐摄食后脑内ＡＮＰ的含量。结果表明,对照组大鼠脑内ＡＮＰ分布广泛。３／４肾切除大鼠每日饮水量,尿量均比对照组高（Ｐ＜０．０５）,尿钠浓度低于对照组时,脑内ＡＮＰ含量尽管略有增加,但１０个核团（下丘脑室周核、弓状核、室旁核、视前室周核、中缝背核、尾壳核、杏仁核、脑桥背侧部、蓝斑和大脑皮质）ＡＮＰ含量和对照组无明显差别（Ｐ＞０．０５）。高盐摄食组每日饮水量和尿量均比对照组高,且尿钠浓度高于对照组,同时下丘脑室周核和弓状核ＡＮＰ含量比对照组高（Ｐ＜０．０５）。上述结果提示,大脑第三脑室前腹侧区（ＡＶ３Ｖ区）的ＡＮＰ可能在水盐调节上发挥重要作用。     

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.