日本沼虾继饥饿后补偿生长研究

在25.0±1℃条件下,对日本沼虾Macrobrachium nipponense (湿重, 0.52～0.64 g )进行了不同时间的饥饿处理后再供食的恢复生长实验.对照组C连续饱食投喂18 d;处理组S2、S4和S8分别饥饿2、4和8 d后再饱食投喂16、14和10 d.结果 饥饿结束时各处理组的湿重均显著低于对照组;实验结束时S2、S4组与对照组间的湿重差异不显著,而S8组的湿重仍显著低于对照组;恢复生长时各处理组的湿重摄食率、食物转化率和生长率开始显著高于对照组,但随着恢复时间延长又逐步达到对照组水平.随着饥饿时间延长,日本沼虾标准代谢率降低.在恢复投喂后又逐步回升到对照组水平.实验结果表明,日本沼虾继饥饿后再恢复喂食出现完全或部分补偿生长效应不仅是由于增加食欲,提高了摄食水平,同时也改善了食物转化率.因此,补偿生长是这两种生理因素共同作用的结果.     

摄食水平和投喂频率对大菱鲆幼鱼生长及生化成分的影响

以大菱鲆幼鱼(7.56±0.03 g)为试验对象,在水温17～19℃下,设计了4个摄食水平梯度(1.0％、1.5％、2.0％和饱食)和3个投喂频率梯度(1、2和3次·d-1),探讨了不同摄食水平和投喂频率对其生长及生化成分的影响.结果表明:随着摄食水平的升高,大菱鲆幼鱼的终末体重、相对增重率和摄食率显著升高(P＜0.05);特定生长率随摄食水平的增加呈线性升高;湿重、干重、蛋白质和能量转化效率出现先升高后降低的趋势;摄食水平对鱼体的体成分和组间表观消化率无显著影响(P＞0.05);不同投喂频率下,终末体重、相对增重率、特定生长率及转化效率呈先升高再降低的趋势,在2次·d-1时取得最大值;投喂频率对鱼体的体成分和组间表观消化率无显著影响(P＞O.05).     

太平洋鳕仔鱼饥饿实验及不可逆生长点的确定

通过研究饥饿胁迫对太平洋鳕仔鱼生长、形态和行为的影响,确定太平洋鳕仔鱼最佳投饵时间及不可逆点,以期为太平洋鳕人工育苗提供科学参考。实验设饥饿组和摄食组进行研究。结果表明,在水温10.0—11.0℃时,太平洋鳕仔鱼在孵化后第5天开始摄食,此时卵黄囊容量约从初孵时的0.2402mm3降至0.0062mm3,卵黄囊体积随仔鱼生长逐渐变小。从第8日龄开始,饥饿仔鱼的全长、体长、肛前长、体高等指标与摄食组差异极显著(P0.01),多项生长指标出现负增长,饥饿组与摄食组仔鱼开鳔率及鳔体积差异明显,表明饥饿对仔鱼生长发育起延迟作用。太平洋鳕仔鱼初次摄食率为30%,第7天初次摄食率达90%,仅保持1d。太平洋鳕仔鱼的耐饥饿能力较差,PNR为9日龄。最佳投饵时间为5—7日龄。     

饥饿再投喂对大鳞副泥鳅生长性能、肝脏抗氧化能力和肠道消化酶的影响

为探究周期性饥饿再投喂对大鳞副泥鳅(Paramisgurnus dabryanus)生长性能、抗氧化能力和肠道消化酶活性的影响, 实验将初始重一致的大鳞副泥鳅随机分为4组, 每组3个重复, 饲养于12个水箱中, 每箱20尾。采用周期性饥饿2d再投喂4d(S2F4)、周期性饥饿2d再投喂6d(S2F6)、周期性饥饿2d再投喂8d(S2F8)和持续投喂(对照组)4种投喂模式, 投喂30d, 并于第0、第15和第30天收集样本进行检测。结果表明: (1)不同处理对末体长和特定生长率无显著影响(P>0.05), S2F8处理组末体重和增重率显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。(2)周期性饥饿再投喂对肥满度、脏体比和肝体比无显著影响(P>0.05)。(3)随饥饿再投喂处理时间增长, S2F6和S2F8组肝脏SOD、CAT和GSH-PX活性显著升高; 在第15天, S2F8组SOD活性显著高于对照组(P<0.05), S2F6和S2F8组肝脏CAT活性显著高于对照组(P<0.05), S2F6和S2F8组肝脏GSH-PX活性均显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。在第30天, S2F6和S2F8组SOD活性显著高于对照组(P<0.05), S2F6组CAT活性均显著高于对照组(P<0.05), S2F6和S2F8组中GSH-PX活性显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。(4)对肠道消化酶研究发现, 投喂时间对肠道蛋白酶、淀粉酶和脂肪酶活性无显著影响。在第30天时, S2F6和S2F8组肠道脂肪酶显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。综上所述, 周期性饥饿再投喂可激发大鳞副泥鳅补偿生长, 引起肝脏抗氧化酶活性增加, 肠道消化酶活性降低。其中S2F8组补偿生长最显著, 且肠道消化酶活性变化程度较小。因此, 为保证饲养效果, 推荐使用S2F8投喂模式。     

不同脂肪源对泥鳅稚鱼生长性能及脂肪酸组成的影响

为研究饲料不同脂肪源对泥鳅稚鱼生长性能及鱼体脂肪酸组成的影响, 实验选择初始体重为(10.002.00) mg的健康泥鳅稚鱼1500尾, 随机分为5组, 每组3个重复, 每个水箱100尾鱼, 分别投喂5种含有鱼油(FO)、大豆油(SO)、玉米油(CO)、花生油(PeO)和棕榈油(PaO)的配合饲料, 每种饲料3个重复, 饲养期为40d。结果显示, 摄食不同脂肪源饲料的泥鳅稚鱼在增重率、成活率、饲料系数等生长性能指标和体成分上没有显著差异(P0.05), 但是, 摄食FO组鱼体极性脂肪含量显著高于其他植物油组(P0.05)。鱼油组鱼体中性和极性脂肪中总n-3系脂肪酸含量和EPA+DHA含量显著高于其他植物油组(P0.05)。植物油组鱼体极性脂肪中20:4n-6含量显著高于鱼油组(P0.05), 表明泥鳅稚鱼具有将C18转换为C20的能力。研究表明, 在饲料中添加足量磷脂, 鱼油、大豆油、玉米油、花生油、棕榈油都可以用作泥鳅稚鱼期专用饲料脂肪源。     

饥饿对太平洋鲑生长、机体组成及血浆相关生化指标变化研究

实验研究了太平洋鲑鱼(Oncorhynchus spp.)经8-32d饥饿后对其生长、体组成与血浆生化指标变化的影响。90尾初始重约为217g的太平洋鲑鱼放养于0.25m3的水族箱中0-32d,水温为(17.0±2.9)℃。实验分5组,分别为对照组(饥饿0d)、实验1组(饥饿8d)、实验2组(饥饿16d)、实验3组(饥饿24d)、实验4组(饥饿32d)。每组3个平行,每箱6尾鱼。结果表明:饥饿期间,太平洋鲑鱼存活率均为100%,相对体重损失率与饥饿时间直线回归方程为y=0.0086x(R2=0.9177),呈显著的正相关(P0.05);肠系膜脂肪是太平洋鲑鱼最主要的能量来源,与饥饿时间呈显著的负相关(P0.05),其直线回归方程y=-0.0719x±4.11(R2=0.9732);饥饿初期太平洋鲑鱼主要消耗肝脏糖原和脂肪、部分肠系膜脂肪和少许肌肉中脂肪维持生命活动,能耗较低;饥饿后期主要以消耗肠系膜脂肪、部分肌肉脂肪和少量蛋白质维持生命活动,能耗较高;血浆中脂肪分解酶和白蛋白无显著变化(P0.05),胆固醇、甘油三酯和高低密度脂蛋白有显著波动(P0.05),表明脂肪代谢活跃,免疫功能未受明显影响。研究表明太平洋鲑鱼能够有效地利用体内储存的脂肪,对饥饿的耐受能力较强。       

蛋白质限制后恢复投喂对牙鲆幼鱼生长的影响

2004年4月4日~5月22日,在(23.0±0.5)℃条件下研究了牙鲆(平均体重,(8.80±0.18)g)继蛋白质限制后恢复投喂对其生长的影响。整个实验期间对照组(C组)连续48d饱食投喂含能17.29kJ/g,含粗蛋白50.00%的饵料。蛋白质限制阶段(1~18d)处理组T30和T40的饵料蛋白含量分别为27.95%和40.47%,但饵料含能与对照组相同,在恢复投喂阶段(19~48d)各处理组均投喂与对照组相同的饵料。实验结果表明,在蛋白质限制阶段,饵料蛋白质水平下降显著降低了处理组鱼的体重、特定生长率、饵料湿重、干重以及能量转化率(p<0.05),而摄食率、蛋白质效率和饵料蛋白质转化率随饵料蛋白水平降低而显著升高(p<0.05)。恢复投喂结束后,处理组上述各指标均恢复至对照组水平(p>0.05)。此外,除实验结束时T30组鱼体脂肪含量显著低于对照组(p<0.05)外,整个实验期间各处理组的表观消化率及鱼体成分与对照组相比均无显著差异(p>0.05)。实验结果表明,牙鲆幼鱼继蛋白质限制后的恢复投喂阶段出现了完全补偿生长效应。     

饥饿对牙鲆幼鱼补偿生长、生化组成及能量收支的影响

在水温(23.0±1.0)℃条件下,以鲜杂鱼(x)和配合饲料(P)为饵料,采用室内循环流水的试验方法研究饥饿后再投喂对牙鲆幼鱼补偿生长、生化组成及能量收支模式的影响.结果表明:试验组S1F5、S5F25均表现出完全补偿生长现象,且S1F5组主要通过提高摄食率(FR)来实现补偿生长,而S5F25组主要通过提高食物转化率(FCE)来实现补偿生长;经补偿生长后,各试验组鱼体的生化组成与对照组均无显著差异(P>0.05);经饥饿处理后牙鲆幼鱼生长能占摄食能的比例增加,用于排泄和代谢的比重有所下降.     

饥饿对食蚊鱼仔鱼摄食、生长和形态的影响

本文研究了饥饿胁迫下食蚊鱼仔鱼的摄食、生长和外部形态的变化规律.结果表明,在水温(28.5±1.2)℃时,仔鱼产出2h后鳔完成充气即建立巡游模式并开始觅食,摄食比率迅速达到100%,其混合营养期仅有4h.实验期间,投喂组仔鱼的摄食比率一直保持在100%;饥饿组仔鱼在饥饿0-3d内初次摄食比率同样可达到或接近100%,但第4天开始下降,第6天初次摄食比率降至0,抵达饥饿不可逆点(PNR)时间为产出后第5.5天左右.投喂组初产仔鱼对1-2龄期库蚊幼虫的摄食强度为(2.9±1.4)ind/individual·h,摄食强度随日龄显著增长;饥饿组仔鱼在饥饿0-5d内其初次摄食强度也随日龄及饥饿时间的延长显著增长,但均显著低于相应日龄的投喂组仔鱼,其初次摄食比率与初次摄食强度之间并无显著相关关系.饥饿仔鱼在PNR前约1.5d时其累计死亡率已超半数,达(64.4±18.1)%,抵达PNR后数小时内残存个体全部死亡.实验结束(6d)时投喂组仔鱼5项生长指标呈不等速增长,其中体重增长最为显著,瞬时增长率达0.0275/d,此时腹鳍发育基本完备,进入幼鱼期.而同期饥饿组仔鱼形态发育停滞,多项生长指标出现负增长,其中体高负增长最为明显,其瞬时增长率为-0.0511/d;体重次之,体长负增长则不甚明显.饥饿仔鱼在接近或处在PNR期时腹部萎缩呈弧形,体长/体高>5,而同期投喂组仔鱼体长/体高<4.5,两者差异显著,可作为鉴别饥饿仔鱼和健康仔鱼较理想的形态数量指标.     

4 种不同脂肪源对太平洋鲑生长和体组成的影响

在日粮中添加11.5%的4 种不同来源脂肪饲养180 尾初始重约为110g 的太平洋鲑(Oncorhynchus spp.)于水泥池中56d。实验分4 组,每组3个平行池,每池15尾鱼。研究日粮中4 种不同来源脂肪对淡水养殖太平洋鲑生长性能、体组成与品质的影响。4 组脂肪源分别为鱼油(实验1 组)、大豆油(实验2 组)、大豆磷脂(实验3 组)和玉米油(实验4 组)。实验表明:(1) 实验各组太平洋鲑存活率相似,但大豆磷脂组的特定生长率显著好于鱼油组、大豆油组和玉米油组(P0.05)。大豆磷脂组、大豆油组和玉米油组的饲料效益显著好于鱼油组(P< 0.05); (2) 大豆油组、大豆磷脂组和玉米油组太平洋鲑肠系膜脂肪与肝脏脂肪含量不同程度低于鱼油组,而肌肉中脂肪含量不同程度低于鱼油组; (3) 实验各组太平洋鲑肝脏脂肪、肌肉脂肪和肠脂中总多不饱和脂肪酸组成基本相似,但玉米油组、大豆磷脂组和大豆油组太平洋鲑总n-3 多不饱和脂肪酸比例较鱼油组显著下降,而总n-6 系多不饱和脂肪酸比例显著提高(P<0.05);(4) 玉米油组、大豆磷脂组和大豆油组太平洋鲑血浆中脂肪分解酶、甘油三酯和高密度脂蛋白指标较鱼油组不同程度上升;(5) 实验各组太平洋鲑解剖组织学检查未见异常病理变化。实验结果表明,淡水养殖条件下,太平洋鲑日粮中脂肪以添加大豆磷脂的生长性能最好,大豆油、玉米油和鱼油效果相似,添加玉米油、大豆磷脂和大豆油均不影响太平洋鲑健康状况和品质。       

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.