利用静电场提高IVF小鼠胚胎发育率的研究

本研究首先用静电场处理小鼠2细胞期胚胎,通过观察其发育率筛选了最佳处理剂量(场强和时间),在此基础上探讨了不同细胞期的静电刺激对小鼠胚胎发育的影响。结果表明:用静电场处理小鼠2细胞期胚胎,能显著提高胚胎的发育能力,最佳处理剂量的囊胚率从42.4％提高到64.5％,囊胚孵化率从20.0％提高到44.8％,与对照组存在极显著差异(P<0.01)。不同细胞期胚胎对静电刺激的敏感性不同,其中1细胞(授精后6h)和2细胞期(授精后24h)胚胎对电场刺激较为敏感。     

视网膜感光细胞对仿生电场刺激的非矢量应答

正常状态下眼组织的细胞暴露于生物体内生电场中,故电场可以调控眼组织细胞一系列的生物学性能.细胞对电场信号的应答可分为两个方面,细胞对电场矢量的应答(迁移、定向生长等)和细胞对电场刺激的非矢量应答(增殖、凋亡等),而细胞对电场矢量的应答是最常见的应答现象.同时,细胞外的电场也能引起细胞内的信号转导,进而调控细胞的行为,但是对细胞内的应答机制目前知之甚少,所以对细胞非矢量性应答的机制也了解甚少.而感光细胞对电场刺激非矢量性应答的分子机制目前研究处于空白阶段,故本研究着重于探究感光细胞对于电场刺激的非矢量性应答的机制.为了探究电场刺激对感光细胞的影响,本课题组自主研发了一款电场刺激仪,研究发现,60和90 m V/mm强度的电场刺激能提高细胞活性,促进细胞增殖.检测基因表达谱,利用通路分析发现,Ca~(2+)离子依赖的ERK通路在细胞对电场刺激的应答中扮演重要角色.实验结果进一步证明,电场刺激促进Ca~(2+)离子内流进而改变了感光细胞的生长平衡,可以预见电场影响感光细胞的离子转运在感光细胞对电场刺激的应答过程中具有重要的意义.总而言之,本课题组发现,电场影响细胞内外的Ca~(2+)离子流,引发细胞内一系列的级连反应,使细胞的生长状态发生了改变.     

磁场辐照对美国青蛙蝌蚪肌蛋白氨基酸的影响

适量磁场辐照水生动物的促生长机理是一复杂的研究课题,本文从营养学、生物化学角度对该课题做了阶段性的初浅分析。我们发现适量的磁场辐照在美国青蛙蝌蚪期肌蛋白氨基酸方面的效应是有益的,它不会引起氨基酸组份的改变,而且能使氨基酸含量增加３０％以上。     

生物电刺激效应研究进展

生物界各种生命活动都伴有电现象发生,自然电场是生命系统内一种普遍存在的现象。实验表明,外加电场能影响和改变生物体的生长和发育。但电刺激生物体生长发育的确切机制仍不清楚。目前,上述领域的研究在国内外均属前沿。本文拟就前人的有关研究作一简要述评,以期有助于该领域研究的发展。     

植物原生质体分离和培养的新方法——植物原生质体分裂的电刺激

已有报道说电场可刺激多种植物包括烟草、小麦、苜蓿、Vigna aconitifolia和欧白英的组织的胚胎发生和原生质体培养,在1987年的Moet-Hennessy会议上,Ochatt指出电场能够促进樱桃原生质体愈伤组织生长和再生植株.法国CNRS的M.H.Montane和J.Teissie最近报道,给烟草原生质体培养物施加     

电场刺激技术在微生物工程中的应用

电场刺激是利用电解法将惰性电极插入电解液中,形成一种电解池系统,电解液对细胞培养物会产生不同影响,并导致生物过程发生改变。电场刺激对微生物会产生促进和杀灭两种不同作用,并在微生物工程中已有所应用,如促进微生物生长和代谢、强化废水处理、进行生物修复和用于杀菌消毒等。研究表明电场刺激在微生物工程和环境生物工程等方面有广泛的应用前景。     

微波辐射菘蓝种子的生物学效应研究

以菘蓝(Isatis indigotica Fort)为实验材料,研究了微波辐照中药菘蓝种子对幼苗光合色素含量、净光合速率、气孔导度与水分利用率、可溶性糖含量及幼苗生长发育的影响。研究结果表明：与对照相比,4种处理均能不同程度提高菘蓝幼苗光合色素含量、净光合速率水平、气孔导度与水分利用率,可溶性糖含量以及促进幼苗生长发育,比较而言8s微波预处理效果最好。并在此基础上讨论了微波的作用机理及影响幼苗光合作用的机理。     

电场刺激对离体温育垂体前叶促肾上腺皮质激素分泌的影响

本实验应用离体温育大鼠垂体前叶组织块结合电场刺激及放射免疫测定方法,观察了垂体前叶内的神经纤维兴奋对促肾上腺皮质激素（ＡＣＴＨ）分泌的影响以及其它因素的作用。结果表明,一定参数的电场刺激使温育的大鼠四分之一垂体前叶组织块ＡＣＴＨ分泌增加,能被河豚毒素（ＴＴＸ）和藜芦碱部分阻断,此效应也可被地塞米松显著抑制,而同一参数的电场刺激与促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素（ＣＲＨ）诱发的ＡＣＴＨ分泌没有相互作用。经典神经递质受体阻断剂阿托品、心得安、酚妥拉明对电场刺激诱发的ＡＣＴＨ分泌没有显著影响;ＧＡＥＡ＿Ａ受体拮抗剂荷包牡丹碱明显促进此效应。该作用不受Ｐ物质拮抗剂ｓｐａｎｔｉｄｅ的影响,而降钙素基因相关肽（ＣＧＲＰ）受体拮抗剂ＣＧＲＰ片段８－３７能部分阻断这一作用。上述结果提示电场刺激所诱发的ＡＣＴＨ分泌可能部分由垂体前叶内ＣＧＲＰ能神经纤维介导。     

电场对完整青蛙横纹肌收缩机理的椭圆偏振法研究

利用能反映肌纤维内部结构的椭圆偏振参数研究恒定电场,脉冲电场对完整的青蛙横纹肌收缩的影响,研究表明,电场对肌纤维作用后,肌质网释放钙离子,致使肌纤维中蛋白质分子运动后出现收缩效应。实验发现：椭圆偏参数的测量灵敏度和肌小节长度有关,蛋白质运动规律和电场的性质的关系无的差异,只有量的不同。它们的共同特点是,随着电场强度的逐渐增强,其退偏率的变化呈先下降一上升的凹形曲线,这是由于电场引起的肌球蛋白分子极     

胚胎体外共培养：影响因素及作用机理

综述了近年来关于哺乳动物早期胚胎与体细胞共培养的研究进展。重点讨论了早期胚胎与不同类型体细胞共培养,血清、发情周期和体细胞传代次数对胚胎共培养效果的影响,以及胚胎体外共培养的作用机理。体细胞共培养体系可以改善早期胚胎体外培养的条件,促进胚胎发育,提高着床率和妊娠率,在发育生殖研究领域有着广泛的应用前景。然而,对其影响因素和作用机理尚欠系统深入研究,许多问题还亟待解决。     

高压静电场对绵羊精子存活率的影响

采用不同剂量的高压静电场处理绵羊精液,经分析发现,高压静电场对绵羊精具有激活作用。能提高绵羊精液品质,表现在适当剂量的高压静电场能显著地提高绵羊精子存活率,其中以６００ｋＶ／ｍ剂量处理效果最佳。１００ｋＶ／ｍ和３００ｋＶ／ｍ剂量对精子刺激不足,而９００ｋＶ／ｍ剂量则对精子刺激过程,导致部分精子损伤和死亡,同样达不到预期的效果。     

Influence of a pulsed electric field on the spores and oxygen consumption of Aspergillus niger and its citric acid production

Spores of Aspergillus niger were exposed to a pulsed electric field. After treatment by the electric field, the viability of the conidia of A. niger varied depending on the field strength, pulse width and frequency. In all cases, these parameters reduced the viability rate of the conidia from 2.0 × 10⁷ to a range from 6.2 × 10⁶ to 8.5 × 10⁶ spores/ml (3.1 to 42.6%). After pulse treatment, the conidia were used as the inoculum for citric acid fermentation in shake flasks. The highest increase in citric acid yield (about 1.4-fold) was reached at a field strength of 2.85 kV/cm, a frequency of 1 Hz and a pulse width of 1 ms. When the parameters of the electric field increased there were important changes in the respiration rate of the Aspergillus niger mycelium (48-h-old) after electric shock treatment. The highest consumption of dissolved oxygen (22.9%) in the medium by Aspergillus niger mycelium was observed at an electric field strength of 2.85 kV/cm, a 1 Hz frequency, a pulse width of 1 ms and a 1-min exposure period. It seems that an electric-field stimulation of the conidia prior to inoculation may offer an important method of improving the efficiency of citric acid. The treatment of the conidia is both simple from the technical point of view and extremely rapid.     

脉冲电磁波对球形大脑作用的理论计算

建立了脑球体模型,赋于脑壳与内部组织不同的电参数,应用时域有限差分法（ＦＤＴＤ）计算了在脉冲电磁波辐射下脑内各点电场的瞬时波形及相应的比吸收率ＳＡＲ。计算结果表明,脉冲电磁波对大脑的瞬态作用时间比脉冲宽度要长,且各点波形不尽相同,但在脑中心有最大的ＳＡＲ,对此讨论了其安全性     

电穿孔技术在转基因及动物克隆中的应用

电穿孔技术利用电场造成细胞膜的改变而将DNA导入细胞内,它还可用于细胞融合及动物克隆等。基因电转移的效率通常比化学法提高1—2个数量级,主要与脉冲波形、长度、缓冲液等有关。方波直流电脉冲应用广泛,在有关细胞核移植的多项研究报告中均指出它有重要作用。     

GABA能抑制调制大棕蝠下丘听神经元时间编码模式

大棕幅（Eptesicus fuscus）下丘神经元对重复率为10pps(pulse per second）、30pps的串声刺激均产生跟随反应,但对90pps串声刺激的跟随反应则不尽相同,微电泳bicuculline阻断GABA能抑制作用后,所记录的58个神经元中,有13个（22％）放电率及串声刺激反应模式无;45个（78％）神经元放电率有不同程度的增加。对10pps、30pps串声刺激仍能产生跟随反应,但对90pps串声刺激的跟随反应模式有多种变化。其中：17个（29％）神经元为放电率增加的跟随反应;9个（15％）神经元放电率增加,对前100ms的串刺激产生反应且放电密集,而对随后200ms的串刺激只产生少量的放电;15个（26％）神经元放电率增加,在前几十毫秒范围内有较多的放电反应,后续的反应很弱;4个（7％）神经元只对第一个声刺激产生反应,且放电率增加,随后放电急剧减少。结果提示中脑下丘神经元对听觉信息的时间编码可能具有更复杂的机理。     

Inactivation of MPF and MAP kinase by single electrical stimulus for parthenogenetic development of porcine oocytes

This study was conducted to examine the activities of maturation-promoting factor (MPF) and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in the porcine oocytes after artificial activation. To determine optimal electrical activation condition, oocytes were exposed to single DC pulse in a variety of electric field strengths (120, 150, 180, and 210 V/mm) and pulse durations (15, 30, 45, and 60 microsec). After the artificial activation, 40-50 oocytes were cultured in a 50 microl drop of NCSU23 medium supplemented with 0.4% BSA at 39 degrees C, 5% CO2 in air for 6 days. No difference was detected in the preimplantation development of pocine oocytes and the mean nuclei number of blastocysts between electric field strengths. Under the 180 V/mm electric field strength, short pulse durations (15 and 30 microsec) showed a higher preimplantation developmental rate of the oocytes and mean nuclei number of blastocysts than an extended electric pulse (60 microsec) (P < 0.05). Single electrical stimulus (180 V/mm, 15 microsec) resulted in higher preimplantation development of porcine oocytes as compared to other chemical stimulators (P < 0.01). Western blot analyses showed the decrease of MPF and MAP kinase in the electrically-activated oocytes. After single electrical stimulus, the amounts of both cdc2 and ERK in porcine oocytes were remarkably reduced by 4 hr and then further decreased by 8 hr. However, the chemically-stimulated oocytes did not show any significant change at the levels of MPF and MAP kinase. Our results indicate that the optimal single electrical pulse is effective on the inactivation of MPF and MAP kinase, eventually leading to the parthenogenetic development of porcine oocytes.     

达氏鳇不同发育期胚胎对低温的耐受研究

研究了达氏鳇12个发育期胚胎经过不同低温（2 ℃、3 ℃、5 ℃、7 ℃和8 ℃）处理12 h、24 h、2 d、3 d、6 d、10 d、15 d、20 d和30 d后的孵化率和仔鱼成活率.结果表明,卵黄栓期、隙状胚孔期、神经管闭合期胚胎在2～8 ℃水温下,处理24 h后孵化率为0;卵裂期、囊胚早期、原肠中期胚胎在2～8 ℃水温下,处理3 d后孵化率低于30%;囊胚晚期、原肠早期、眼基期、尾芽期、心跳期和尾达头部期胚胎在5～8 ℃水温下,处理3 d后孵化率、仔鱼成活率超过70%;随低温处理时间延长,胚胎和仔鱼的死亡率增加,处理时间与孵化率、仔鱼成活率呈负相关;囊胚晚期、原肠早期、眼基期胚胎在5 ℃水温下耐受力较强,处理10 d后孵化率、仔鱼成活率超过70%.本研究表明,达氏鳇胚胎发育过程中囊胚晚期、原肠早期和眼基期胚胎可以在某一低温下进行短期保存,其孵化率、仔鱼成活率与常温（16～17 ℃）下没有显著差异.这对于达氏鳇胚胎（受精卵）的长途运输有重要意义.     

Electroporation: an arsenal of application

Electroporation is a way to induce nanometersized membrane pore for exogenous substances delivery into cytoplasm using an artificial electric field. Now it was widely used for molecules transfer especially in molecular experiments and genetic aspects. In recent years, modern electroporation on the embryo was developed, whose most important point is that it adopts low energy and rectangular pulse that could obtain high transfection efficiency and low damage to the embryo. This paper reviewed on the pool of application: from lab works to human clinical treatments.     

Electropermeabilization of mammalian cells. Quantitative analysis of the phenomenon.

Transient membrane permeabilization by application of high electric field intensity pulses on cells (electropermeabilization) depends on several physical parameters associated with the technique (pulse intensity, number, and duration). In the present study, electropermeabilization is studied in terms of flow of diffusing molecules between cells and external medium. Direct quantification of the phenomenon shows that electric field intensity is a critical parameter in the induction of permeabilization. Electric field intensity must be higher than a critical threshold to make the membrane permeable. This critical threshold depends on the cell size. Extent of permeabilization (i.e., the flow rate across the membrane) is then controlled by both pulse number and duration. Increasing electric field intensity above the critical threshold needed for permeabilization results in an increase membrane area able to be permeabilized but not due to an increase in the specific permeability of the field alterated area. The electroinduced permeabilization is transient and disappears progressively after the application of the electric field pulses. Its life time is under the control of the electric field parameters. The rate constant of the annealing phase is shown to be dependent on both pulse duration and number, but is independent of electric field intensity which creates the permeabilization. The phenomenon is described in terms of membrane organization transition between the natural impermeable state and the electro-induced permeable state, phenomenon only locally induced for electric field intensities above a critical threshold and expanding in relation to both pulse number and duration.     

Electrofusion parameters for mouse two-cell embryos

We studied electrofusion of mouse two-cell embryos in order to define parameters which would result in a high yield of fused embryos. Various cell alignment times (from <10 to >60 s) and alternating current percentages (2 to 100%) were examined. The fusion parameters tested were the number of fusion pulses (1-9), pulse length (30-90 mus) and pulse strength (0.50-1.79 kV/cm). Furthermore different combinations of these three parameters were tested. In addition the influence of several embryo culture media on the fusion rates was examined. The results show that the fusion rate of the embryos increases with shorter alignment and higher percentages of the alternating current. The highest fusion rate (95%) was obtained by use of one pulse with a duration of 70 mus and a field strength of 0.60-0.79 kV/cm. The survival rate of the embryos was best if Whitten Medium was used before and after the fusion pulses. The fusion of two-cell stages results in tetraploid embryos which can serve as models for studies in polyploid cells.