枯草芽孢杆菌对草鱼肝脏脂质代谢的调节作用

为研究益生枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)对草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idella)肝脏脂质代谢及抗氧化功能的影响, 实验设置对照组(Con组)、Aeromonas hydrophila组(Ah组)、Aeromonas hydrophila+Bacillus subtilis组(Ah+Bs组)、Bacillus subtilis+Aeromonas hydrophila组(Bs+Ah组), 三个实验组均腹腔注射1×105 CFU/fish嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila), 枯草芽孢杆菌饲料含菌量为1×107 CFU/g, 实验周期为56d, 并于第28和第56天取样。结果表明, 与Ah组相比, 投喂枯草芽孢杆菌饲料后, (1)体增重率、特定生长率显著增加(P<0.05); (2) 28d时肝脏油红O染色脂滴面积及脂肪含量显著下降(P<0.05); (3)调节血脂代谢及缓解肝脏损伤: 血清胆固醇、甘油三酯、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇含量升高, 谷草转氨酶和谷丙转氨酶活性显著降低(P<0.05); (4)调节脂质代谢: 28d时乙酰辅酶A羧化酶的表达水平下调, 脂蛋白脂酶及脂肪甘油三酯脂肪酶的表达水平上调; (5)增强肝脏抗氧化能力、减少脂质过氧化的发生: 肝脏超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化氢酶、谷胱甘肽、总抗氧化能力提高; 丙二醛及过氧化氢含量降低。综上, 在饲料中添加益生枯草芽孢杆菌可以增强草鱼的抗氧化能力, 缓解机体因嗜水气单胞菌感染造成的肝脏损伤, 调节肝脏脂质代谢功能, 减少脂质在肝脏中的积累, 并促进草鱼的生长。     

谷氨酰胺对嗜水气单胞菌致病中华鳖的保护作用

为探讨谷氨酰胺(Gln)对嗜水气单胞菌致病中华鳖的保护作用,本试验选取健康中华鳖270只,随机分为5组(A~E组),每组3个重复,每个重复18只。A~D组腹腔注射嗜水气单胞菌(1.3×109cfu/mL,0.5 mL),E组注射等量生理盐水。6 d后,A、E组注射生理盐水,B、C、D组分别注射100 mg/kg·BW、200 mg/kg·BW、400 mg/kg·BW Gln注射液,隔天注射,共注射3次。观测各组中华鳖的存活率,血浆总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-PX)、丙二醛(MDA)、溶菌酶(LZM),脾脏、肝脏和肠道的组织学以及肠道菌群变化。结果表明,A组血浆LZM极显著低于C、D、E组(P0.01),C、D组LZM含量极显著高于A组(P0.01);A组T-AOC极显著低于E组(P0.01),D组T-AOC极显著高于A、B、C组(P0.01);A组GSH-PX极显著低于其余各组(P0.01);A组MDA极显著高于E组(P0.01),B、C、D组MDA显著低于A组(P0.05);A组中华鳖脾脏的红髓脾窦淤血扩张,红髓和白髓的淋巴细胞和血细胞坏死。肝脏充血严重,大量肝细胞破裂,肝细胞间有大量红细胞浸润。中肠黏膜萎缩,较多皱襞断裂。随着Gln注射剂量的增加,B、C、D组脾脏红细胞充斥逐渐减少,红白髓的分界逐渐明显。肝脏出血点减少,肝细胞的大小与排布也渐趋正常。中肠皱襞破损脱落程度逐渐减轻;A组肠道嗜水气单胞菌和大肠杆菌明显高于E组(P0.05),而乳酸杆菌和芽孢杆菌明显低于E组(P0.05);D组嗜水气单胞菌和大肠杆菌明显低于A组(P0.05),而乳酸杆菌和芽孢杆菌明显高于A组(P0.05)。注射Gln可缓解嗜水气单胞菌对中华鳖的致病作用,有效恢复机体抗氧化及非特异免疫力,降低死亡率。     

酸解氧化魔芋葡甘露聚糖对齐口裂腹鱼肠道免疫功能的影响

在日粮中添加酸解氧化魔芋葡甘露聚糖1.6%(acidolysis oxidized of konjacgluconmannan,A-OKGM),饲养齐口裂腹鱼(Schizothorax prenanti)60 d后,齐口裂腹鱼经腹腔注射9伊108cfu/m L的嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila,Ah)0.2 mL,在注射嗜水气单胞菌1周后,分别取齐口裂腹鱼肠道分成前肠、中肠和后肠段。利用酶标仪测定溶菌酶(LZM)和酸性磷酸酶(ACP);并运用荧光定量PCR分析酸解氧化魔芋葡甘露聚糖对齐口裂腹鱼感染嗜水气单胞菌后不同肠段中白细胞介素-1β(il-1β)、白细胞介素-10(il-10)、白细胞介素-8(il-8)、肿瘤坏死因子(tnf-α)和转化生长因子β(tgf-β1)的表达影响。结果表明,与注射磷酸盐缓冲液对照组相比,感染嗜水气单胞菌A-OKGM组对齐口裂腹鱼的前肠、中肠、后肠中溶菌酶的活性有增加的趋势,但是没有达到显著水平(p0.05);在中肠中,感染嗜水气单胞菌A-OKGM组的il-1β、tnf-α、tgf-β1较感染嗜水气单胞菌对照组表达上调(p0.05),而il-10和il-8则相对下调。在后肠中,感染嗜水气单胞菌A-OKGM组il-1β、tnf-α、tgf-β1、il-10及il-8较感染嗜水气单胞菌对照组表达下调(p0.05)。本试验在日粮中添加A-OKGM1.6%对齐口裂腹鱼中肠的免疫功能有着活化的作用,对后肠中整体细胞因子起着抑制的作用,从而减轻机体产生的炎症损伤,从而增强齐口裂腹鱼肠道免疫的作用,可促进鱼体健康生长。     

草鱼的一种急性细菌性传染病病原的分离鉴定及致病性研究

草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)的细菌性疾病是草鱼人工养殖过程中经常出现的疾病。文章对河南一草鱼养殖场2009年8月出现的暴发性细菌性传染病进行了研究。该渔场饲养的草鱼成鱼和鱼苗出现了体表溃烂、局部出血, 肠系膜充血、出血, 腹腔积水等症状, 并大量死亡。从濒死草鱼的内脏中分离到3株细菌, 经形态学、生理生化特性及16S rDNA序列分析, 鉴定为霍乱弧菌(Vibrio cholerae)、嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila)和柱状黄杆菌(Flavobacterium columnare)。其中, 从患病鱼苗体内分离到霍乱弧菌; 从成鱼分离到嗜水气单胞菌和柱状黄杆菌。回归试验证明3株细菌均能使草鱼致死, 其中霍乱弧菌和嗜水气单胞菌对草鱼的半数致死量(LD50)分别是0.15104 cfu/g和0.96103 cfu/g。从草鱼中分离到致病性霍乱弧菌是首次报道。药敏试验表明, 在所试的17种抗生素中, 霍乱弧菌仅对利福平、左旋氧氟沙星、链霉素、奥复星、庆大霉素等5种抗生素敏感; 嗜水气单胞菌仅对菌必治、奥复星、庆大霉素等3种抗生素敏感; 而柱状黄杆菌则对其中的氨苄青霉素、利福平、左旋氧氟沙星等10种抗生素均敏感。       

CP7抗菌蛋白对嗜水气单胞菌的抑杀作用机理

[目的]研究多粘类芽孢杆菌(Paenibacillus polymyxa) CP7菌株的抗菌蛋白(CP7ACP)对嗜水气单胞菌的抑杀作用机理,为防治嗜水气单胞菌引起的鱼病提供新的潜在天然药物.[方法]采用抑菌试验、钼锑抗比色法和紫外光谱法研究其对嗜水气单胞菌S12菌株生长、磷泄漏和生物大分子的影响,并利用扫描电镜和透射电镜观察了嗜水气单胞菌细胞结构遭受的破坏作用.[结果]CP7ACP对嗜水气单胞菌的抑菌圈直径约8.1 mm,最小抑菌浓度(MIC)与最小杀菌浓度(MBC)分别为原液浓度的1/8和1/4;嗜水气单胞菌受CP7ACP处理后,电镜观察发现其细胞壁、细胞膜、细胞器以及菌体均受到不同程度的破坏,胞内的生物大分子和磷泄漏明显,基因组DNA发生增色效应.[结论]CP7ACP抑制嗜水气单胞菌生长,可用于防治嗜水气单胞菌引起的鱼病.     

鲟源嗜水气单胞菌拮抗解淀粉芽孢杆菌微胶囊的制备工艺及其特性

【目的】优化鲟源嗜水气单胞菌拮抗解淀粉芽孢杆菌微胶囊的制备工艺,并观察其特性。【方法】以明胶为壁材,采用单因素法,考察了明胶浓度、进风温度、进料速度、空气流量等因素对解淀粉芽孢杆菌微胶囊有效含菌量的影响,并进一步通过正交试验设计优化制备解淀粉芽孢杆菌微胶囊的喷雾干燥工艺参数,观察其微胶囊颗粒形态以及对人工模拟胃液和肠液的耐受力。【结果】解淀粉芽孢杆菌微胶囊喷雾干燥的最佳制备工艺条件为:明胶浓度为3%,进风温度为155°C,进料速度为8 mL/min,空气流量为700 L/h,各因素对其喷雾干燥工艺的影响程度为:明胶浓度进料速度空气流量进风温度。此外,解淀粉芽孢杆菌微胶囊的颗粒呈球形,表面有凹陷,但没有孔和裂纹,颗粒粒径分布基本均匀,平均大小为9.22μm,对人工模拟胃液和肠液具有较好的耐受力,对鲟源嗜水气单胞菌具有良好的生长抑制效果。【结论】本研究结果为鲟源嗜水气单胞菌拮抗解淀粉芽孢杆菌微胶囊的工业化生产奠定了基础。     

鲟源病原性嗜水气单胞菌拮抗芽孢杆菌的鉴定及其生物学特性

从养殖池污泥中分离筛选了1株优良的鲟源嗜水气单胞菌拮抗芽孢杆菌G1,其对鲟源嗜水气单胞菌S1产生的抑菌圈直径为18.50 mm。通过API50CH细菌鉴定系统以及16S rRNA序列分析法,菌株G1被鉴定为解淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens),GenBank登录号HM245965.1,其16S rRNA序列与基因库中芽孢杆菌属菌株的16S rRNA序列有99%100%的同源性,而且与解淀粉芽孢杆菌Ba-74501(GenBank登录号:DQ422953.1)的亲缘关系最近。菌株G1的最适生长pH值为7,最适生长温度为30°C,其在30°C、200 r/min条件下的生长曲线为:0 6 h为生长延迟期,6 54 h为对数生长期,54 90 h为稳定期,90 h以后为衰亡期。此外,菌株G1对其他实验选用的病原性嗜水气单胞菌也表现出良好的拮抗活性。本实验结果有利于填补嗜水气单胞菌拮抗菌在分类地位、生物学特性等方面的不足,为鲟鱼嗜水气单胞菌病的生物防控提供科学资料。     

嗜酸乳杆菌黏附鸡胚肠黏膜上皮细胞能力的研究

目的建立肠黏膜上皮细胞模型和测定嗜酸乳杆菌的黏附能力。方法将嗜酸乳杆菌用胃蛋白酶和HCl-H2O低pH以及反复冻融、灭活等方法处理后测定其黏附能力。结果成功地建立了鸡胚肠黏膜上皮细胞模型;经胃蛋白酶和HCl-H2O低pH以及灭活处理后,嗜酸乳杆菌的黏附能力和对照组差异有显著性。反复冻融后的嗜酸乳杆菌黏附能力与对照组差异无显著性。结论胃蛋白酶和HCl-H2O pH2.0会使嗜酸乳杆菌黏附肠黏膜上皮细胞能力下降,热灭活可使嗜酸乳杆菌的黏附能力提高,反复冻融对嗜酸乳杆菌的黏附能力无明显影响。     

翘嘴鳜病原嗜水气单胞菌分子特征及LAMP检测方法的建立

嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila)是一种危害鳜鱼养殖生产的重要病原细菌, 为进一步明确该病原菌的分子特征及建立快速检测技术, 实验对引起翘嘴鳜(Siniperca chuatsi)暴发性死亡的病原嗜水气单胞菌进行了致病性、菌株毒力特征研究, 同时以嗜水气单胞菌气溶素基因aerA为分子靶标设计引物, 利用环介导等温扩增技术(Loop-mediated isothermal amplification, LAMP)建立了病原嗜水气单胞菌的快速检测方法。结果表明, 本次引起翘嘴鳜暴发性死亡的病原嗜水气单胞菌半致死浓度为1.6×106 CFU/mL, 携带aerA等14种毒力基因, 此14种毒力基因可用于其致病性分析及分子检测。以气溶素基因aerA设计引物进行的环介导恒温扩增, 结果显示可扩增出阶梯状条带, 加入SYBR Green I染色后呈现绿色的阳性反应, 而对照组均未出现任何扩增条带且反应体系呈现橙色, 表明LAMP检测方法对于嗜水气单胞菌检测具有很好的特异性; 灵敏度检测的最低检测限为4.6×101 CFU/mL; 10种经人工感染的淡水养殖鱼虾组织匀浆增菌液, 提取DNA后进行LAMP方法检测, 结果均可获得阳性扩增结果, 而对照未染菌组呈阴性, 表明该方法具有较好的应用性, 可应用于嗜水气单胞菌引起的水生动物疾病的检测。     

几种中药单体和抗生素对嗜水气单胞菌及温和气单胞菌的体外抑菌活性研究

考察没食子酸等6种中药单体和诺氟沙星等3种抗生素对嗜水气单胞菌及温和气单胞菌的体外抑菌活性及其联合抑菌作用。通过琼脂扩散法测定受试物的抑菌作用,用微量二倍稀释法测定受试物最小抑菌浓度（MIC）和最小杀菌浓度（MBC）,用棋盘法考察受试物的联合抑菌作用。6种中药单体中没食子酸和槲皮素对嗜水气单胞菌及温和气单胞菌抑制作用较强,抑菌圈均达到20 mm以上,没食子酸对嗜水气单胞菌及温和气单胞菌的MIC和MBC均为250 g/mL;槲皮素对嗜水气单胞菌的MIC和MBC均为500 g/mL,对温和气单胞菌的MIC和MBC分别为250和500 g/mL;而大黄素甲醚等4种中药单体无明显的抑菌作用。嗜水气单胞菌及温和气单胞菌对诺氟沙星、恩诺沙星、氟苯尼考等抗生素均极敏感。在联合药敏试验中,没食子酸与恩诺沙星或氟苯尼考、槲皮素与氟苯尼考联合用药对嗜水气单胞菌具有相加抑菌作用;没食子酸与恩诺沙星联合用药对温和气单胞菌具有协同抑菌作用,没食子酸与诺氟沙星或氟苯尼考、槲皮素与氟苯尼考联合用药对温和气单胞菌具有相加抑菌作用。没食子酸和槲皮素对嗜水气单胞菌及温和气单胞菌具有显著的抑制作用,二者与恩诺沙星、诺氟沙星、氟苯尼考等抗生素联合应用具有相加或协同作用,有助于降低抗生素的用量及残留。       

Enhanced innate immune parameters in Labeo rohita (Ham.) following oral administration of Bacillus subtilis

The present study assessed the use of Bacillus subtilis in fish as a probiotic. The bacterium was administered orally at three different doses 0.5 x 10(7) (T(2)), 1 x 10(7) (T(3)), 1.5 x 10(7) (T(4)) cfu/g feed to Labeo rohita for two weeks. The positive control group (T(1)) and negative control group (T(5,)) were fed feed without B. subtilis for the same period. On the 15th day blood and serum were sampled to determine respiratory burst activity (NBT assay), differential leukocyte counts (DLC) and serum bactericidal activity. Fishes were challenged intraperitoneally with Aeromonas hydrophila O:18 after two weeks in the treatment groups (T(2), T(3) and T(4)) and also in the positive control group(T(1)), while the negative control group (T(5)) was challenged with phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.2) only. The respiratory burst activity and DLC were assessed on the 3rd day post-challenge. B. subtilis treated fish showed significantly higher (P<0.05) respiratory burst activity and bactericidal activity during the pre-challenge compared with the control groups. The highest respiratory burst activity (0.37+/-0.03) and serum bactericidal activity were recorded in the group (T(4)) fed feed containing B. subtilis at 1.5 x 10(7)cfu/g feed. Granulocyte numbers were significantly higher (P<0.05) in treatment groups in comparison to the control in both the pre- and post-challenge periods. The result suggests that B. subtilis can enhance certain innate immune responses in rohu.     

嗜水气单胞菌侵袭力与宿主细胞信号转导和骨架的关系

嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila,Ah)是淡水鱼暴发性败血症的主要病原,该菌能够引致淡水鱼等的败血症和人的腹泻等^[1]。嗜水气单胞菌有多种致病因子,如毒素、蛋白酶、S层蛋白等^[2],还发现它具有侵袭作用,有报道嗜水气单胞菌粪分离株能侵袭HEp-2细胞^[3],但对于鱼源菌株的侵袭特性知之甚少。仅有一些报道认为嗜水气单胞菌能引致细胞病变^[4,5]。     

Effect of probiotics on intestinal mucosal immunity and ultrastructure of cecal tonsils of chickens

Sixty chickens were randomly divided into two groups to determine the effect of oral administration of probiotics on the intestinal mucosal immune response and ultrastructure of cecal tonsils. The first group (control) was fed with a basic diet without antibiotic or probiotics. The second group was fed with the same diet as the control, except they received drinking water with probiotics (4 x 10(9) cfu per chicken and day) from posthatch to day 3 of age. The probiotic preparation was composed of Bacillus subtilis Bs964, Candida utilis BKM-Y74 and Lactobacillus acidophilus LH1F. Intestinal fluid, Peyer's Patch and cecal tonsils were taken at day 1, 4, 7, 10 and 18 after administration of probiotics. The results showed: (i) Compared to the control, probiotics enhanced the content of following items: immunglobulin (Ig)A in the intestinal fluid at day 7 (p < 0.01), the IgG-forming cells at day 10 (p < 0.05), IgM-forming cells in the Peyer's Patch at day 7 (p < 0.05), IgA-forming cells at day 7-10 (p < 0.05), IgG-forming cells at day 7 (p < 0.05) and IgM-forming cells in cecal tonsils diffuse area at day 4-7 (p < 0.05). (ii) T lymphocytes in cecal tonsils were enhanced at day 7 (p < 0.01) after orally fed with probiotics. (iii) The density of microvilli and length of cecal tonsils increased after probiotics were administrated at day 3. With chicken ageing, the efficiency of probiotics would decrease. These results suggested that probiotics enhance intestinal mucosal immunity of chicken at the early age.     

Effect of oral immunization with Aeromonas hydrophila ghosts on protection against experimental fish infection

Aims:  To investigate whether oral immunization with Aeromonas hydrophila ghosts (AHG) vaccine can elicit mucosal and systemic immune responses of Carp ( Carassius auratus gibelio ) compared to conventional formalin-killed bacteria (FKC).
Methods and Results:  Fish were fed diets coated with AHG, FKC or phosphate buffered saline (PBS) alone, after immunization, more antigen-specific antibody was significantly detected in serum and intestinal mucus in AHG group than FKC group and PBS group. In addition, after challenged with the parent strain J-1, the survival of bacterial ghost-vaccinated fish was higher than PBS group and FKC group, the relative per cent survival (RPS) being 76·8%, 58·9%, respectively.
Conclusions:  Oral immunization with A. hydrophila ghosts can elicit systemic and mucosal adaptive immune responses and has higher potential to induce protective adaptive immunity than normal vaccine.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  Oral immunization with bacterial ghosts is a promising new solution with potential application to prevent diseases in fish.     

草鱼肠道黏膜厌氧细菌的分离与鉴定

研究以草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)为实验对象, 运用厌氧培养的方法, 研究了饥饿状态下草鱼肠道黏膜固有微生物的类群及其在不同肠段的分布。实验结果显示草鱼前肠、中肠与后肠中细菌的数量分别是3.17×103、1.63×104和1.79×107 cfu/g。研究共分离到274株单菌落, 经16S rRNA鉴定, 分别属于拟杆菌属(Bacteroides spp.)、鲸杆菌属(Cetobacterium spp.)、梭形杆菌属(Fusobacterium spp.)、气单胞菌属(Aeromonas spp.)、希瓦氏菌属(Shewanella spp.)、芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus spp.)、泛菌属(Pantoea spp.)和柠檬酸杆菌属(Citrobacter spp.)8个种类, 其中专性厌氧细菌的数量占9.1%, 兼性厌氧细菌的数量占90.9%。进一步分析发现, 前肠中只分离到兼性厌氧细菌, 中肠与后肠专性厌氧细菌和兼性厌氧细菌都有分布。专性厌氧细菌Bacteroides paurosaccharolyticus和Bacteroides luti在中肠与后肠都有分布, 而Cetobacterium somerae和Fusobacterium ulcerans只在后肠有发现。兼性厌氧细菌是草鱼肠道黏膜的优势菌群, 其中嗜水气单胞菌Aeromonas hydrophila占73.7%。草鱼肠道不同部位固有厌氧微生物组成存在差异, 细菌数量也明显不同, 后肠中具有更高的细菌丰度和多样性。     

饲料氧化鱼油引起草鱼肠道结构损伤、通透性增加

为了探讨饲料氧化鱼油对草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)肠道组织结构及其通透性的影响, 本实验以豆油、鱼油及氧化鱼油作为饲料脂肪源, 分别设计鱼油组(6F)、豆油组(6S)、2%氧化鱼油(4S2OF)、4%氧化鱼油(2S4OF)及6%氧化鱼油(6OF) 5组等氮、等能的半纯化饲料。经72d池塘网箱养殖后, 实验结果显示: (1)氧化鱼油显著增加(P0.05)草鱼血清和肠道MDA含量、增加肠道GSH含量(P0.05), 但随氧化产物含量上升GSH含量出现下降。(2)氧化鱼油会显著降低肠道内胆汁酸的含量(P0.05)。(3)氧化鱼油会显著增加肠道绒毛中杯状细胞的数量(P0.05), 且随着氧化产物的增加, 肠道微绒毛高度呈现先上升后下降趋势。(4)氧化鱼油会导致肠道紧密连接间隙增大, 增加肠道通透性, 使血清中D-乳酸及内毒素含量显著增加(P0.05)。结果表明, 饲料中鱼油氧化产物损伤了草鱼肠道组织结构, 尤其是肠道上皮细胞紧密连接结构损伤严重, 从而破坏了肠道黏膜的机械屏障功能, 使肠道通透性显著增加, 肠道细菌内毒素等发生转移。鱼油氧化产物会引起草鱼肠道氧化与抗氧化应激反应, 干扰草鱼肝-肠正常胆汁酸循环, 致使草鱼肠道胆汁酸不足。     

微颗粒饲料中添加精胺对半滑舌鳎稚鱼生长和肠道发育的影响

为获知微颗粒饲料中添加精胺对半滑舌鳎仔稚鱼肠道发育的影响,试验以添加0,0.10%,0.33%精胺的微颗粒饲料（F1、F2、F3）和活饵料卤虫（F4）饲喂初始体长为2 cm左右的半滑舌鳎稚鱼。养殖28d后结果表明,卤虫组（F4）的特定生长率最高,饲料组中F2组特定生长率要显著高于F1和F3组（P0.05）。F3组的存活率仅为60.27%,显著低于其他各组（P0.05）。消化酶活力测定结果中,F2组在14d和28d时都含有较高的碱性磷酸酶比活力和亮氨酸氨基肽酶比活力,较低的亮氨酸-丙氨酸肽酶比活力。卤虫组的肠道发育情况最好,微绒毛长度显著大于其他各组（P0.05）;黏膜厚度略小于F2组,但是没有显著性差异（P0.05）;饲料组中F2组微绒毛长度和黏膜厚度都显著大于F1和F3组（P0.05）。研究表明,在微颗粒饲料中添加0.10%的精胺（F2组）对半滑舌鳎稚鱼肠道发育有促进作用。       

Effect of probiotics on intestinal mucosal immunity and ultrastructure of cecal tonsils of chickens

Abstract

Sixty chickens were randomly divided into two groups to determine the effect of oral administration of probiotics on the intestinal mucosal immune response and ultrastructure of cecal tonsils. The first group (control) was fed with a basic diet without antibiotic or probiotics. The second group was fed with the same diet as the control, except they received drinking water with probiotics (4×10⁹ cfu per chicken and day) from posthatch to day 3 of age. The probiotic preparation was composed of Bacillus subtilis Bs964, Candida utilis BKM-Y74 and Lactobacillus acidophilus LH1F. Intestinal fluid, Peyer's Patch and cecal tonsils were taken at day 1, 4, 7, 10 and 18 after administration of probiotics. The results showed: (i) Compared to the control, probiotics enhanced the content of following items: immunglobulin (Ig)A in the intestinal fluid at day 7 (p < 0.01), the IgG-forming cells at day 10 (p < 0.05), IgM-forming cells in the Peyer's Patch at day 7 (p < 0.05), IgA-forming cells at day 7–10 (p < 0.05), IgG-forming cells at day 7 (p < 0.05) and IgM-forming cells in cecal tonsils diffuse area at day 4–7 (p < 0.05). (ii) T lymphocytes in cecal tonsils were enhanced at day 7 (p < 0.01) after orally fed with probiotics. (iii) The density of microvilli and length of cecal tonsils increased after probiotics were administrated at day 3. With chicken ageing, the efficiency of probiotics would decrease. These results suggested that probiotcs enhance intestinal mucosal immunity of chicken at the early age.     

口服肝素与小鼠肠道菌群的相互作用

口服肝素药物的开发需要系统地理解口服肝素与肠道菌群之间的互作过程。通过荧光体视镜观察荧光素标记的肝素经小鼠口服后在体内的分布情况,利用高效液相色谱法检测肝素在模拟胃肠液中的稳定性和体外培养肠道菌群模拟肠道菌对肝素的降解作用,发现口服肝素主要分布在小鼠胃肠道内,在体外模拟胃肠液条件下肝素结构稳定,但能够被添加肝素的厌氧培养基培养后的肠道菌群降解。为了进一步揭示口服肝素对健康小鼠肠道菌群的影响,利用Illumina MiSeq高通量测序技术测定口服肝素后C57BL/6J小鼠粪便菌群的16S rRNA序列,与口服生理盐水的小鼠粪便菌群进行对比,发现口服肝素的小鼠粪便菌群的生物多样性降低;在门水平上,菌群结构差异不显著;而在属水平上,别样杆菌属Alistipes、副萨特氏菌属Parasutterella和艾克曼菌属Akkermansia相对丰度增高,而嗜胆菌属Bilophila、肠杆菌属Enterorhabdus、瘤胃梭菌属Ruminiclostridium、普雷沃氏菌科Prevotellaceae_UCG_001、瘤胃梭菌属Ruminiclostridium-9、拟杆菌属Bacteroides、Lachnoclostridium、Candidatus_Saccharimonas、Intestinimonas和Dubosiella的相对丰度减少,表明口服肝素能够影响小鼠肠道菌群结构。此外,实验发现口服肝素对小鼠无明显毒副作用,具有较高安全性。研究结果将为开发肝素口服递送策略提供新的思路,为口服肝素类药物的开发提供参考。