温湿度对烟青虫实验种群的影响

对烟青虫Helicoverpa assulta(Guenee)在不同温湿度条件下的发育历期、生存率、繁殖力进行了研究.在20℃、24℃、28℃、32℃和36℃恒温下,世代存活率分别为23.28%、 37.04%、44.22%、30.21%和8.28%,种群趋势指数分别为3.45、65.68、72.57、30.69 和0.卵期、1-6龄期幼虫、预蛹和蛹的发育起点温度分别是12.03℃,10.39℃、8.97℃、 8.96℃、10.87℃、11.23℃、9.16℃、11.40℃和10.69℃,有效积温分别是47.62日度、56.46 日度、44.30日度、40.57日度、26。26日度、33.94日度、64.61日度、34.50日度和202.45日度。每天4h 39℃以上高温对烟青虫的存活和繁殖不利。在28℃和32℃下,湿度可影响初龄幼虫、预蛹和蛹的存活,但对历期的影响不大。     

不同人工饲料对刀鲚幼鱼生长、血清生化指标及脂质代谢酶活性的影响

试验选择体长、体质量基本一致的6月龄刀鲚,分别投喂日粮1(人工配合软颗粒饲料)、日粮2(人工配合饲料与鱼油混合的软颗粒饲料)及日粮3(人工配合缓沉硬颗粒料)3种配合饲料60 d,探讨不同人工饲料对刀鲚幼鱼生长性能、血清生化指标及脂质代谢酶活性的影响.结果表明: 日粮2组和日粮3组的幼鱼体质量、体质量增长率、特定生长率和肥满度显著高于日粮1组;日粮3组的饵料系数显著低于日粮1组和日粮2组;各组间体长、体长/体高、体长/体厚、肝体比及脏体比等生长指标及总蛋白、白蛋白、血糖、胆固醇和甘油三酯等血清生化指标均无显著差异;日粮1组的肉碱软脂酰基转移酶-Ⅰ(CPT-Ⅰ)含量显著高于日粮2组和日粮3组;日粮2组的肉碱软脂酰基转移酶-Ⅱ(CPT-Ⅱ)含量显著低于日粮1组和日粮3组;各组间淀粉酶、胃蛋白酶、脂肪酶活性及脂蛋白脂酶(LPL)和乙酰辅酶A羧化酶(ACC)含量均值无显著差异.表明日粮中添加多不饱和脂肪酸有利于刀鲚幼鱼的生长,缓沉饲料的利用效率最高,适合于刀鲚幼鱼驯养阶段使用.     

不同日龄大白猪视黄酸受体α基因组织表达

研究采用RT-PCR方法对大白猪的视黄酸受体α基因在1日龄、90日龄、180日龄、270日龄和360日龄的心、肝、胃、脾、肾、肺、大肠、小肠、肌肉、子宫、卵巢共11个组织的表达情况进行了研究。结果表明,RARαmRNA在肝、脾、肾、大肠、小肠、子宫和卵巢中持续表达,其中脾、大肠和小肠是持续高表达;180日龄时,所有组织的RARαmRNA的表达量普遍降低;360日龄时,所检的11个组织均高水平表达该基因。     

棕色田鼠幼仔对双亲气味的行为反应

利用双向气味选择实验,观察了10日龄、14日龄、18日龄以及22日龄的棕色田鼠(Lasiopodomys mandarinus)幼仔对双亲底物和陌生鼠底物的行为反应,探讨了幼仔对双亲气味辨别的行为发育。10日龄的幼仔对双亲底物与陌生鼠底物没有显著偏好;14日龄和18日龄的幼仔对双亲底物的访问、嗅闻、滞留和挖掘行为均显著多于陌生鼠底物(P<0.05);22日龄的幼仔对双亲底物的嗅闻和挖掘行为显著多于陌生鼠底物(P<0.05),但对双亲底物与陌生鼠底物的访问和滞留没有显著性差异(P>0.05)。说明棕色田鼠幼仔在断乳前已完全能够辨别双亲气味和陌生气味,但随着日龄增加,22日龄的幼仔对陌生气味的偏好有上升趋势。     

福建厦门市菩提皮粉虱种群消长研究

调查表明,厦门菩提皮粉虱若虫发生高峰期分别在8月上旬（8月1日）、8月下旬（8月29日）、9月下旬（9月28日）和11月中旬（11月12日）,卵的高峰期出现在7月下旬（7月26日）、8月下旬（8月29日）、9月下旬（9月28日）和10月下旬（10月31日）。在厦门一年可发生5代,其中第四代虫口数量达到全年高峰,菩提皮粉虱12月中旬开始越冬。     

移虫日龄对蜂王生长发育的影响

移取1、2、3日龄工蜂幼虫进行人工育王,通过HPLC-MS的方法,分别测定4日龄蜂王幼虫体内保幼激素(JHⅢ)和9日龄蛹体内蜕皮激素(Ecd)的滴度,并通过形态学和解剖学的方法对不同移虫日龄培育的处女王的初生重、卵巢重、头重和卵巢管数进行比较分析,以研究不同移虫日龄对意大利蜂蜂王生长发育的影响。结果显示,不同移虫日龄所培育的蜂王幼虫4日龄JHⅢ和9日龄Ecd浓度均存在显著差异,且随着移虫日龄的增加,蜂王幼虫体内JHⅢ和Ecd含量均显著下降;不同移虫日龄所培育的处女王其初生重、卵巢重、头重及卵巢管数均存在显著差异,且随着移虫日龄的增加,蜂王的初生重、卵巢重和头重显著减轻,蜂王的卵巢管数显著减小;蜂王的初生重和卵巢管数成显著正相关关系,相关系数r=0.82。说明移虫日龄越小幼虫获得的生长条件越好,越有利于蜂王个体尤其是繁殖性状的发育,人工育王实践中应移取虫龄尽量小的幼虫。     

温湿度对烟青虫实验种群的影响

对烟青虫Ｈｅｌｉｃｏｖｅｒｐａａｓｕｌｔａ（Ｇｕｅｎéｅ）在不同温湿度条件下的发育历期、生存率、繁殖力进行了研究。在２０℃、２４℃、２８℃、３２℃和３６℃恒温下,世代存活率分别为２３．２８％、３７．０４％、４４．２２％、３０．２１％和８．２８％,种群趋势指数分别为１３．４５、６５．６８、７２．５７、３０．６９和０。卵期、１～６龄期幼虫、预蛹和蛹的发育起点温度分别是１２．０３℃、１０．３９℃、８．９７℃、８．９６℃、１０．８７℃、１１．２３℃、９．１６℃、１１．４０℃和１０．６９℃,有效积温分别是４７．６２日度、５６．４６日度、４４．３０日度、４０．５７日度、２６．２６日度、３３．９４日度、６４．６１日度、３４．５０日度和２０２．４５日度。每天４ｈ３９℃以上高温对烟青虫的存活和繁殖不利。在２８℃和３２℃下,湿度可影响初龄幼虫、预蛹和蛹的存活,但对历期的影响不大。     

西方蜜蜂发育基因AmWnt1的克隆鉴定及时空表达分析

本研究旨在克隆鉴定西方蜜蜂Apis mellifera发育相关基因AmWnt1,分析其在不同发育时期和刚出房工蜂不同组织的表达特征,为进一步研究Wnt1基因功能提供理论参考。根据NCBI中AmWnt1基因序列信息,利用Primer 6.0设计引物,RT-PCR扩增AmWnt1基因完整的CDS序列,进行生物信息学预测,用推导的氨基酸序列构建系统进化树;利用荧光定量PCR检测该基因在卵（1日龄、2日龄和3日龄）、幼虫（1日龄、3日龄和5日龄）、预蛹（1日龄和3日龄）、蛹（0日龄、2日龄、4日龄、6日龄和8日龄）、刚出房工蜂、哺育蜂和采集蜂以及刚出房工蜂8个组织中相对表达量。克隆获得西方蜜蜂的Wnt1基因CDS序列,命名为AmWnt1,上传NCBI,获得GenBank登录号MT993937。全长1 239 bp,编码412个氨基酸,预测等电点为9.48,相对分子质量为46.40313 kDa。序列比对和系统进化树结果表明：AmWnt1蛋白与其它膜翅目昆虫聚为一类,其中和东方蜜蜂Apis cerana亲缘关系最近,序列相似度为99.50%。时空表达谱结果表明：AmWnt1基因在各个时期中均有表达,且在胚胎后期表达量最高,预蛹期和蛹前期表达量相对较高,其它时期表达量相对较低;AmWnt1基因在刚出房工蜂头、胸、触角表达量高于其它组织。AmWnt1可能参与西方蜜蜂胚胎晚期的神经系统发育和化蛹过程中的四肢发育等关键历程,为进一步研究AmWnt1功能提供了理论参考。     

王锦蛇心的位置及其组织学参数和 胶原纤维含量的增龄变化

为阐明王锦蛇（Elaphe carinata）心的位置、组织学参数和胶原纤维含量的发育可塑性,采用形态测量、苏木精-伊红染色和 Masson 染色方法,测定了 1 龄、2 龄以及 50 日龄内王锦蛇个体身体大小和心位置,同时测定并分析了 50 日龄内个体心内膜、心肌层和心外膜的厚度,以及胶原纤维含量的增龄变化。王锦蛇的体重、体全长和体重与体全长的比值都在 2 龄组最高,1 龄组其次,2 和 1 龄组均显著高于 50 日龄内各组（P < 0.05）。肥满度 3 日龄组和 7 ~ 10 日龄组都显著高于 1 和 2 龄组（P < 0.05）。心与吻端的距离,1 和 2 龄组都显著高于其他日龄组（P < 0.05）,但心与吻端的距离与体全长的比值未见组间差异（P > 0.05）。心肌层厚度 50 日龄组显著高于 3 日龄组、20 日龄组和 30 日龄组（P < 0.05）,心外膜和心内膜厚度未见日龄差异（P > 0.05）。心肌层和心壁胶原纤维含量 50 日龄组都显著高于 3 日龄组和 20 日龄组（P < 0.05）。王锦蛇心与吻端的距离与体全长的比值随发育进程无明显变化,在首次 蜕皮和主动摄食后,心肌层厚度增厚、胶原纤维含量增多,提示心肌功能逐渐增强。     

不同周期大剂量地塞米松对初诊ITP的疗效和安全性分析

目的：比较单周期、双周期、三周期大剂量地塞米松治疗初诊原发免疫性血小板减少症（ITP）的疗效和安全性。方法：93名初诊患者按1∶1∶1随机接受单周期（A组：地塞米松每次40 mg每天1次,第1日至第4日）、双周期（B组：地塞米松每次40 mg每天1次,第1日至第4日、第15日至第18日）、三周期大剂量地塞米松（C组：地塞米松每次40 mg每天1次,第1日至第4日、第15日至第18日、第29日至第32日）治疗,比较三组患者的疗效和安全性。结果：93名初诊原发免疫性血小板减少症患者,A组、B组、C组各31名患者,就短期疗效而言,三组相比,停药第7日完全反应率、第14日完全反应率差异均无统计学意义,但是,停药第7日ABC三组的有效率（41.9%vs 70.0%vs 90.0%,P<0.01）、第14日有效率（16.1%vs 36.70%vs 63.3%,P<0.01）差异有统计学意义;就长期疗效而言,三组之间治疗第120日有效率、第60日完全反应率、第90日完全反应率、第120日完全反应率、第90日复发率、第120日复发率差异无统计学意义,但是,第60日有效率（10.0%vs 26.6%vs 53.3%,P<0.01）、第90日有效率（0.0%vs 13.3%vs 30.0%,P<0.01）和第60日复发率（88.9.0%vs 73.3%vs 46.7%,P<0.01）差异有统计学意义,三组治疗相关的不良反应多较轻微,患者大多可耐受。结论：增加大剂量地塞米松的周期,虽没有提高ITP患者的完全反应率,但提高了3月内的有效率,且不良反应可以耐受,可以作为临床用药的参考。     

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.