壳聚糖对香鱼溶菌酶活性和hsp70基因表达的影响

壳聚糖是一种理想的水产动物免疫增强剂和饲料添加剂。为了研究壳聚糖对香鱼非特异性免疫机能的影响,探讨其调节机体免疫功能的机理,以香鱼为研究对象,在基础饲料中分别添加0%、0.5%、1.0%、2.0%和4.0%的壳聚糖,连续投喂35 d后测定香鱼肝脏、脾脏和肾脏组织中溶菌酶活性和免疫相关基因hsp70基因表达的影响。结果表明,基础饲料中添加1.0%壳聚糖可使香鱼肝脏、脾脏和肾脏组织中溶菌酶活性显著提高,溶菌酶活性与对照分别提高了0.8倍、3.1倍和5.2倍。定量PCR分析结果表明,添加1.0%壳聚糖可显著促进肝脏、脾脏和肾脏中hsp70基因的表达量,且hsp70基因表达量与溶菌酶活性表现出一定的相关性,表明壳聚糖可通过调节免疫相关基因的表达来调节香鱼的免疫功能。     

黄颡鱼不同组织中同工酶的表达模式

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)及特异性组织化学染色技术,研究了黄颡鱼成体眼、心脏、肾脏、肝脏、肌肉及尾鳍等6种组织中的4种同工酶(LDH、MDH、SOD、EST)分化表达模式。结果表明,黄颡鱼的同工酶EST、SOD、MDH具有明显的组织特异性,LDH无明显的组织差异,并对同工酶的组织表达特异性的生理意义进行分析和讨论。     

香鱼RBP基因的克隆、组织表达特征及其与盐度应激相关的表达分析

血浆视黄醇结合蛋白(Retinol binding protein,RBP)是体内将视黄醇从肝脏转运至靶组织的特异载体蛋白。最近研究发现在盐度升高时肾脏RBP蛋白表达量下降。为了进一步研究香鱼RBP基因mRNA和蛋白表达与盐度应激相关性,从香鱼、肝脏cDNA文库中获得RBP基因cDNA序列。香鱼RBP基因mRNA在肝脏中表达量最高,肾、肠、脑和鳃中表达次之。实时荧光定量RT-PCR结果显示,盐度升高时,RBP基因mRNA表达在不同组织中呈不同下降趋势,其中渗透压调节相关组织鳃、肾中,表达量下降最显著。Western blot实验证实,盐度升高时,香鱼血清RBP蛋白表达量也显著下降。揭示了RBP可能在香鱼盐度适应中有重要作用。     

草鱼同工酶发育遗传学研究——Ⅰ.不同组织器官的同工酶分析

采用垂直淀粉凝胶电泳及特异性组织化学染色技术,研究了草鱼成体脑、眼、心、肾、肌、肝等6种组织中的6种同工酶系统(LDH、MDH、GDH、ADH、LDH、EST)的分化表达谱式。结果表明,草鱼的同工酶系统具有明显的组织特异性。与绝大多数硬骨鱼类相比,草鱼的LDH、m-MDH和ADH同工酶具有特殊的表达谱式:m-MDH和ADH均由两个基因座位编码;肾脏在LDH-A_3B与LDH-A_2B_3之间多出1条LDH酶带(LDH-X)。本文还讨论了草鱼同工酶的遗传基础和亚基组成,以及本实验的某些结果与其他作者的结果不相符的原因。     

臭鼩酯酶和苹果酸脱氢酶同工酶的电泳研究

用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶薄层(o.5毫米)等电聚焦电泳分析了臭鼩(Suncus m．murinus) 心肌、骨骼肌、肾脏、脾脏、肝脏和脑6种组织器官的酯酶和苹果酸脱氢酶同工酶。结果表明臭鼩6种组织的酯酶同工酶分别具有11—24条酶带,存在着明显的组织特异性。实验还发现其酯酶同工酶存在异型酶。臭鼩6种组织的苹果酸脱氢酶同工酶则未发现存在明显的组织特异性。     

细鳞斜颌鲴不同组织中LDH同工酶的比较研究

采用垂直板聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳技术和特异性染色方法分析了细鳞斜颌鲴脑、肾脏、肝脏、肌肉、心脏和眼6种组织的LDH同工酶,结果表明酶谱的表达具有明显的组织特异性.酶带共由三个基因座位(Ldh-a、-b、-c)编码,在6种组织中共检测到7条带,其中脑、肾脏、心脏和眼四种组织中均发现3条带,肝脏中7条带,肌肉中1条带且为超显性,在PAGE胶趋向阴极侧检测到4条肝脏组织所特有的Ldh-c基因编码带;各组织中酶带活性顺序为脑LDH-1>LDH-2>LDH-3,肾脏LDH-3>LDH-l>LDH-2,肝LDH-3>LDH-5>LDH-2>LDH-6>LDH-1>LDH-4>LDH-7,心脏LDH-1>LDH-2>LDH-3,眼LDH-3>LDH-1>LDH-2,肌肉仅有LDH-3;由迁移率Rf(LDH-A4)A;对酶谱进行扫描分析及亚基计算得到了一致的结果:脑和心脏两种组织中Ldh-b基因表达占优势而肾脏、肝脏、眼和肌肉中Ldh-a基因表达占优势.     

青鱼不同组织中同工酶的表达模式

采用聚丙烯酰胺垂直板状连续电泳的方法对青鱼（Mylopharyngodonpiceus）的脑、晶体、心脏、肾脏、肝脏、肌肉等六种组织进行了十种同工酶（α－AMY、EST、GOT、C6PDH、TDH、LDHMDH、ME、POX、SOD）的电泳研究,并对各种酶的同工酶位点表达及酶谱表型进行了分析。结果表明α－AMY、EST、TDH、LDH、MDH、ME、POX、SOD、C6PDH存在不同程度的组织特异性,COT无明显组织差异．并对同工酶的组织分布特异性的生理意义进行了讨论。     

臭鼩血清蛋白和六种组织乳酸脱氢酶同工酶的研究

本实验对臭鼩的血清蛋白及心肌、骨骼肌、肾脏、脾脏、肝脏,睾丸6种组织器官的乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)同工酶进行了聚丙烯酰胺凝胶盘状电泳的分析研究。臭鼩血清蛋白存在15—17条带,各组织的LDH同工酶均由5条带构成,其中心肌LDH-1、LDH-2和肾脏LDH-1各出现1条亚带。     

北京鸭LDH同工酶的研究——Ⅲ.LDH座位在北京鸭发生过程中的表现方式

采用电泳结合光密度扫描的方法,对北京鸭肝脏、胸肌、心肌和肾脏4种组织的LDH同工酶进行了发生遗传学分析。发现LDH座位在北京鸭发生过程中有三种表现方式:肝脏表现出B型酶到A型酶的典型转换;胸肌则表现出AB型酶到A型酶的特殊转换;心肌和肾脏始终保持B型酶为主,只表现出量上的增加趋势,同时也发现LDH1同工酶各亚带也具有组织的和发育阶段的特异性。显然这都是由于LDH座位即ldh a和ldh b两个基因的差别表达所造成的。     

香鱼hepcidin基因的克隆、序列分析及组织表达特征

Hepcidin是一类富含半胱氨酸的抗菌肽,在鱼类非特异性免疫中起重要作用,具有调节铁代谢的功能。该研究克隆了香鱼hepcidin基因cDNA序列,全长763个核苷酸,包含一个完整的开放阅读框,推测编码一个由85个氨基酸组成的相对分子质量为9.7k的多肽,N端24个氨基酸是信号肽序列。香鱼hepcidin的成熟肽序列由25个氨基酸组成,含有8个半胱氨酸,可形成4个分子内二硫键结构。系统进化树分析表明,hepcidin的物种进化关系与目前接受的物种分类关系基本一致,香鱼hepcidin位于鱼类hepcidin簇中,与大西洋鲑hepcidin的亲缘关系最近,达60%。香鱼hepcidin在肝脏中表达量最大,在脾、肾、心脏和肌肉中也有表达。实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)结果表明,鳗利斯顿氏菌(Listonella anguillarum)感染以后香鱼肝组织中hepcidin基因mRNA表达量显著增加,在12h增加了8.26倍。hepcidin基因可能在香鱼抗外界病原物感染过程中起重要作用。     

Characterization of Ayu17-449 gene expression and resultant kidney pathology in a knockout mouse model

The gene trap technique is a powerful approach for characterizing and mutating genes in the mouse. We used this method to identify a mouse gene of unknown function and to establish a mutant mouse line. We subsequently identified one gene, denoted Ayu17-449, on mouse chromosome 3 that comprised 14 exons encoding 1920 amino acids with a granin motif in its N-terminal sequence. In adult mice, this gene was highly expressed in the brain, heart, lung, muscle, stomach, and kidney. The insertion of a trap vector into the second intron of this gene resulted in the null mutation. Homozygous mice for these mutation died by 1 day after birth. Mutant mice showed a loss of acidic granules in the proximal convoluted tubules of the kidney. Our data demonstrates that Ayu17-449 is important for mouse survival.     

Modulation of some gluconeogenic enzyme activities in diabetic rat liver and kidney: effect of antidiabetic compounds

The effects of insulin, sodium orthovanadate and a hypoglycemic plant material, Trigonella foenum graecum (fenugreek) seed powder were studied on the activities of glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase in diabetic liver and kidney. The significantly increased activities of the two enzymes during diabetes in liver and kidney were found to be lowered to almost control values by the use of the antidiabetic compounds. Diabetic liver exhibited a much greater increase in the activities of the two enzymes than diabetic kidney. The highest percentage of reversal to normal values was seen using the combination of vanadate and Trigonella seed powder. The lowered rate of growth of the animals as well as the increased blood sugar were reversed almost to the control levels by the Trigonella seed powder and vanadate treatment. The inclusion of the Trigonella seed powder overcame the toxicity of vanadium encountered when it was given alone as insulin mimetic agent. Much lower levels of vanadate were needed when it was given in combination with Trigonella seed powder. Their combined effects were better at restoring the above parameters than those induced by insulin administration.     

用基因诱捕法制作Ayu17-449基因敲除小鼠模型

为了探明Ayu17-449基因在小鼠生长发育过程中的功能, 用特殊的诱捕载体（Gene trapping vector）导入小鼠ES细胞中,5′RACE、Southern blot方法鉴定成功地单一捕获Ayu17-449基因后,由这种ES制作了Ayu17-449 敲除小鼠并用Northern blot方法该基因在突变小鼠体内的表达。结果在Ayu17-449 敲除小鼠体内,诱捕载体位于Ayu17-449基因的翻译起始密码上游,Ayu17-449基因的转录被抑制。表明Ayu17-449敲除小鼠为分析Ayu17-449基因的功能提供了可靠的实验材料。      

Impaired expression of importin/karyopherin beta1 leads to post-implantation lethality

Importin beta1 (Impbeta)/karyopherin beta1 (Kpnb1) mediates the nuclear import of a large variety of substrates. This study aimed to investigate the requirement for the Kpnb1 gene in mouse development, using a gene trap line, B6-CB-Ayu8108(GtgeoIMEG) (Ayu8108(geo)), in which the trap vector was inserted into the promoter region of the Kpnb1 gene, but in reverse orientation of the Kpnb1 gene. Ayu8108(geo/geo) homozygous embryos could develop to the blastocyst stage, but died before embryonic day 5.5, and expression of the Kpnb1 gene in homozygous blastocysts was undetectable. We also replaced the betageo gene with Impbeta cDNA through Cre-mediated recombination to rescue Impbeta expression. Homozygous mice for the rescued allele Ayu8108(Impbeta/Impbeta) were born and developed normally. These results demonstrated that the cause of post-implantation lethality of Ayu8108(geo/geo) homozygous embryos was impaired expression of the Kpnb1 gene, indicating indispensable roles of Impbeta1 in early development of mice.     

Trigonella foenum graecum (fenugreek) seed powder improves glucose homeostasis in alloxan diabetic rat tissues by reversing the altered glycolytic,gluconeogenic and lipogenic enzymes

Trigonella foenum graecum (fenugreek) seed powder has been suggested to have potential antidiabetic effects. The effect of oral administration of Trigonella whole seed powder (5% in the diet) for 21 days on glycolytic, gluconeogenic and NADPlinked lipogenic enzymes were studied in liver and kidney tissues of alloxan-induced diabetic Wistar rats. Diabetic rats were characterised by a 4fold higher blood glucose level and a 0.7fold lower body weight compared to normal controls. The activities of the glycolytic enzymes were significantly lower in the diabetic liver and higher in the diabetic kidney. The activities of gluconeogenic enzymes were higher in both liver and kidney during diabetes, however the activities of the lipogenic enzymes were decreased in both tissues during diabetes. Trigonella seed powder treatment to diabetic rats for 21 days brought down the elevated fasting blood glucose levels to control levels. The altered enzyme activities were significantly restored to control values in both the liver and kidney after Trigonella seed powder treatment. The therapeutic role of Trigonella seed powder in type1 diabetes as exemplified in this study can be attributed to the change of glucose and lipid metabolising enzyme activities to normal values, thus stabilizing glucose homeostasis in the liver and kidney. These biochemical effects exerted by Trigonella seeds make it a possible new therapeutic in type1 diabetes.     

小鼠新基因Ayu17-449的克隆及表达分析

在利用PU8捕获载体从小鼠ES细胞中寻找有关对发育起重要作用基因时,一阳性ES克隆编号为Ayu17-449被捕获,经过Southern blotting法证实捕获载体单一整合在Ayu17-449号ES细胞的基因组中。通过用5＇RACE法得到所捕获基因的一小段cDNA,在EST数据库中比对,得到一5523bp cDNA序列,在Celera数据库中它包含于两个相邻基因,根据这两个基因的mRNA设立了一系列的引物进行RT-PCR和测序,用这两个基因的不同片段分别作探针进行Northern blotting分析,确定这是一个RNA约9kb并编码1920个氨基酸的新基因（定名为Ayu17-449基因,其cDNA序列和编码蛋白序列发表在NCBI数据库,编号为DQ079067）。Northern blotting揭示Ayu17-449基因高度表达在小鼠的脑、肾脏、心脏、肺、肌肉和胃等组织。PU8捕获载体具有X-gal报告基因,能从蛋白表达水平揭示它所捕获的基因的表达模式。X-gal染色结果显示,Ayu17-449蛋白高度表达在小鼠的脑、肾脏、心脏等组织,与Northern blotting法的结果高度一致。X-gal染色切片结果进一步证明Ayu17-449蛋白主要表达在脑的神经细胞和肾脏近曲小管细胞中。Ayu17-449基因的编码蛋白在数据库（Scansite,http：//scansite．mit．edu/）做功能基团分析后,揭示其编码蛋白的N末端含有Granin基团,大量文献证实Granin基团具有参与激素的分泌的功能,显示Ayu17-449基因可能与激素的分泌有关。     

Studies of reticuloendothelial function in the mouse with model immune complexes. II. Serum clearance, tissue uptake, and reticuloendothelial saturation in NZB/W mice.

We have extended the findings in the accompanying paper by characterizing the serum clearance and tissue uptake of model soluble immune complexes and the saturation of the reticuloendothelial system (RES) by these complexes in normal mice and in mice with murine lupus (NZB/W F1 females). Adult NZB/W or young C3H mice were injected with radiolabeled stable site-specifically cross-linked mouse anti-DNP oligomers as model immune complexes to probe RES function. Blood clearance and uptake by liver, spleen, and kidney were unimpaired in NZB/W mice. To determine if the RES exhibits partial saturation in the NZB/W mice, we deliberately induced a state of RES blockade with heat-aggregated human gamma-glubulin (HAG). With increasing doses of HAG (1 to 4 mg/20 g body weight) both strains similarly showed a progressive increase in RES saturation as measured by reduced liver uptake of model oligomers. Recovery from saturation was complete by 120 min in both strains. At maximal liver saturation there was only a small increase in oligomer uptake by kidney or spleen, the majority of complexes remaining within the circulation. Thus, RES capacity for handling soluble model immune complexes appears unimpaired in NZB/W mice.