注射大肠杆菌或超声波诱导家蚕及蓖麻蚕产生抗菌物质的比较研究

本文报道:1.蓖麻蚕hilosamia cynthia ricini、家蚕Bombyx mori及柞蚕Antheraea pernyi注射大肠杆菌Escherichia coli或超声波处理均能诱导血淋巴产生抗菌物质。同一蚕种诱导产物相同,不同蚕种间差异明显。2.家蚕不同发育阶段的个体诱导产生的抗菌物质基本相同;不同性别的家蚕蛹的诱导产物的相对量有差异;不同品种家蚕蛹对诱导的应答潜伏期也不尽相同。3.注射聚肌胞核苷酸(PolyI:C)诱导家蚕血淋巴产生一种明显地不同于其它诱导源诱导的抗菌物质,此物质在酸性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳中泳动速度较快。 本研究的所有结果均表明,诱导绢丝昆虫产生抗菌物质的诱导源是非专一性的,即诱导源与诱导产物之间无对应的关系。     

白蚁的外部形态和分类系统

等翅目Isoptera(白蚁)在有翅昆虫亚纲进化的谱系中是属于一类比较原始的昆虫,与蜚蠊目Blattaria昆虫有比较密切的亲缘关系。 白蚁有翅成虫的头部形态、前后翅的等同、翅脉的复杂结构以及腹部的形态,都和低等的有翅昆虫或古代绝灭的昆虫相类似。但白蚁的生活习性和兵蚁的形态特征,在整个昆虫纲中是属于极为进化的一个类群。兵蚁的形态极为特化。双眼的退化、前后翅的     

γ-射线及大肠杆菌诱导蓖麻蚕产生抗菌物质的研究

1.用γ-射线辐照和用大肠杆菌处理蓖麻蚕五龄幼虫和蚕蛹均能诱导血淋巴产生抗菌物质,两种诱导源诱导所得活性物质的抗菌活性相似.2.研究了五龄幼虫期和蛹期诱导产生抗菌物质的动力学,发现五龄幼虫在饷食后第2—4天诱导活力最高,产生抗菌物质的持续时间亦较长;蛹期则从化蛹当天至第4天之间诱导活力较高,并可持续15天左右,高峰期一般在诱导后2天至4天之间.3.对诱导后的蓖麻蚕血淋巴进行了电泳测活和葡聚糖凝胶初步分离,发现不论幼虫期或蛹期至少可得三个活性组分,其中既有类似于P₅的大分子抗菌物质,也有类似于P_9A和P_9B的抗菌多肽;并首次发现一种分子量约70000—75000道尔顿的新抗菌蛋白.     

大肠杆菌及聚肌胞核苷酸对柞蚕、家蚕蛹诱导产生溶菌酶、抗菌肽及凝集素的动力学

大肠杆菌D₃₁诱导柞蚕蛹产生抗菌多肽。同时,溶菌酶和凝集素活性都比诱导前有明显增高.其活力高峰、抗菌多肽在第7天左右、溶菌酶在第5天,而凝集素在第3天即达最高水平。不同品种的柞蚕蛹,经诱导产生的三种活性物质其活力差异不明显,但741、河四和小混品种中的抗菌多肽P_9A及P_9B组成比例较高。上述三种活性物质的诱导变化与性别有关,雄性高于雌性。比较了柞蚕蛹和家蚕经细菌诱导后上述三种活性物质的变化,家蚕凝集素活力很低,诱导后活力增高不明显。抗菌活力及溶菌酶活力的提高程度柞蚕也高于家蚕。聚肌胞核苷酸(Poly I:C)也能诱导两种蚕产生抗菌多肽及溶菌酶,但活力提高的显著程度都不及大肠杆菌诱导,凝集素活力变化也不显著。     

昆虫抗菌肽的研究进展

昆虫抗菌肽是昆虫免疫后存在于血淋巴中的一类肽类活性物质.具有相对分子质量小、热稳定性强、无免疫原性、抗菌谱广等特点.结合昆虫抗菌肽的研究现状和发展前景,对昆虫抗菌肽的分类、作用机理、基因工程等方面进行了综述.     

植物内生真菌抗菌活性物质的研究进展

植物内生真菌是一种新的微生物资源,具有潜在的应用前景,能产生生物碱类、肽类、甾体类、萜类、酚类、醌类、脂肪族类、异香豆素类等多种类型的抗菌活性物质.本文简要综述了植物内生真菌的抗菌活性物质的研究方法、提取物的抗菌活性、抗菌活性成分等方面的研究进展.     

杀菌肽的研究进展及应用前景

杀菌肽是在昆虫体内诱导产生的一类具有强抗菌活性的、由30多个氨基酸组成的多肽.它的特殊空间结构可以使原核细胞膜形成孔洞,导致细胞死亡,对真核细胞膜却无此作用.哺乳动物体内亦存在类似的有抗菌活性的多肽,杀菌肽因其广谱杀菌活性而引起了植物学家和医学家的注意.已被用于植物抗病原菌和医学研究.     

肝脏表达的抗菌肽-2

抗菌肽是在多种生物体中表达的具有抗菌活性的肽类物质的总称.肝脏表达的抗菌肽-2(liver-expressed an-timicrobial peptide-2,LEAP-2)在肝脏中产生后分泌到血液中参与血液循环,从而发挥抗菌活性等作用.本文简要介绍LEAP-2的发现过程,对LEAP-2的基因组成、结构、诱导表达机理、抗菌活性以及基因调控等方面的研究进行综述,并展望LEAP-2可能的生理功能.     

螺旋粉虱成虫的翅斑型分化及其适应意义

【目的】为弄清螺旋粉虱 Aleurodicus dispersus 有翅斑型和无翅斑型两种翅斑型在生物学方面的异同,明确影响螺旋粉虱翅斑型分化的因子及其适应意义。【方法】在26℃条件下,观察了两种翅斑型个体及其后代的发育及繁殖能力,比较了不同亲本翅斑型对其F₁代翅斑型分化的影响。以有翅斑型成虫为F₀代,观察了不同寄主、不同季节对翅斑型分化的影响。【结果】发现两种翅斑型的螺旋粉虱亲代及其F₁代从卵至成虫的发育历期差异不显著;亲本为有翅斑型成虫时,其F₁代成虫寿命、产卵能力及种群趋势指数均极显著高于亲本为无翅斑型个体的F₁代;亲本为无翅斑型个体的F₁代中无翅斑型个体比例显著高于亲本为有翅斑型个体;不同寄主植物对螺旋粉虱成虫翅斑型分化影响显著,木薯上无翅斑型成虫占所有成虫数的比例最低,仅3.82%,香蕉上无翅斑型个体比例最高,为25.73%;不同月份中螺旋粉虱成虫翅斑型分化有极显著的差异,7-8月高温时无翅斑型个体在实验种群中所占的比例最高,9月至次年3月随气温下降,无翅斑型个体所占比例总体呈逐渐下降趋势,说明温度是影响螺旋粉虱翅斑型分化的重要因素。【结论】螺旋粉虱翅斑型分化既由遗传因素控制又受到外界环境条件的影响。螺旋粉虱有翅斑型个体和无翅斑型个体并存,提高了种群对环境的适应能力。     

细菌诱导对昆虫细胞系NIH-SaPe-4生长与抗菌蛋白活性的影响

离体昆虫细胞系在昆虫免疫、抗菌肽及蛋白研究和药物开发方面具有较好的应用前景。该文对双翅目麻蝇科麻蝇成虫卵巢胚细胞系NIH-SaPe-4在藤黄微球菌诱导和非诱导条件下,细胞密度和活力的变化、诱导对细胞生长的影响、抗菌活性及其活性随时间的变化关系等进行了研究,并对所得抗菌蛋白进行了初步分离纯化和稳定性评估。结果表明,诱导使得细胞密度增长减缓,活力变弱。诱导和非诱导组细胞均可产生对3种革兰氏阳性菌具有抑菌活性的抗菌蛋白,其中对藤黄微球菌的抑菌活性最明显;诱导组细胞抗菌蛋白活性出现时间、稳定期抑菌活性均大于非诱导组,诱导菌消失一段时间后抗菌活性恢复到同等水平。抗菌蛋白具有酸碱稳定性和热稳定性。2组抗菌蛋白粗提液经凝胶、反相分离纯化后均得到一种60 kDa左右的抗菌蛋白,诱导组电泳后条带亮度大于非诱导组。该研究为昆虫细胞抗菌蛋白性质、分离纯化等研究奠定了科学基础。     

中蜂抗菌物质的诱导

本文报道了用大肠杆菌注射处理中蜂Ａｐｉｓ ｃｅｒａｎａ Ｆａｂｒｉｃｉｕｓ后,用含菌培养基平板测活法,就中蜂抗菌物质的产生规律及抗菌活性进行了初步研究。结果表明,不同诱导源均可诱导中蜂产生抗菌物质,但诱导的抗菌物质的抗菌活性则有一定的差异。用大肠杆菌重复诱导则使中蜂的成活率和抗菌物质的抗菌活性有很大提高。注射大肠杆菌后冲蜂抗菌物持产生高峰在４８小时左右。诱导后产生的抗菌物质具有广谱性,对大肠杆菌Ａｓｃｈｅｒｉｃｈｉａ　ｃｏｌｉ、枯草芽孢杆菌 Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　 ｓｕｂｔｉｌｉｓ、苏云金杆菌 Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　ｔｈｕｒｉｎｇ－ｉｅｎｓｉｓ、巨大芽孢杆菌 Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　ｍｅｇａｔｈｅｒｉｕｍ、黑腐菌 Ｘａｎｔｈｏｍｏｎａｓ ｃａｍｐｅｓｔｒｉｓ　等均有抑菌作用,而对真菌白僵菌Ｂｅａｕｖｅｒｉａ　ｂａｓｓｉａｎａ未发现抑菌作用。中蜂麻醉方法以冷冻法最为简便、易行。     

柞蚕滞育蛹的体液防卫反应

本文对柞蚕Antheraea pernyi滞育蛹体液防卫的某些特性做了报道。结果表明：(1)经注射大肠杆菌诱导6h后,体液中出现了抗菌活性物质。诱导7d后,抗菌活力达到峰值,15d后活力消失。用生理盐水诱导的反应较快,4d后达到峰值,10d后活力消失。(2)经大肠杆菌诱导后的体液对苏芸金杆菌、大肠杆菌、枯草杆菌及金黄葡萄球菌均有杀菌效应。在最初5min内杀菌效率较高。注射生理盐水诱导的体液较大肠杆菌诱导的杀菌效果低。(3)用昆虫病原菌苏芸金杆菌及非病原菌大肠杆菌作不同的诱导源,诱导1d后的体液对大肠杆菌的抗菌活力差别不显著,但对柞蚕蛹的生活力及发育有明显影响;用苏芸金杆菌诱导的柞蚕滞育蛹3d后死亡,用大肠杆菌诱导的蛹能正常羽化。(4)在一定范围内用不同剂量的大肠杆菌进行诱导,其抗菌活力不受影响,但超过一定限度,既使是非病原菌也可以突破昆虫的防卫功能。     

Exoproteinases of the type A in pathogenesis of insect bacterial diseases

Immune inhibitors produced in infected larvae of Galleria mellonella by such entomopathogens as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora effectively blocked in vitro bactericidal activity of insect haemolymph against Escherichia coli D31, both in Galleria mellonella and Pieris brassicae pupae previously vaccinated with Enterobacter cloacae. Even at a trace concentration, the extracellular proteinases, by proteolytic degradation, totally destroyed the activity of cecropin peptides from Galleria and cecropin-like and attacin-family proteins from Pieris, but no ability to destroy antibacterial activity was shown by extracts obtained from Galleria larvae killed by massive doses of bacterial saprophytes. It is suggested that by blocking antibacterial immune response of the host, the proteinases help the bacteria to multiply in the haemolymph, thus they could be considered an important factor in the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases of insects.     

九香虫血淋巴及其纯化蛋白抑菌活性的研究

对九香虫AsporgopuschinensisDallas血淋巴及其血淋巴蛋白质分离物的抗菌活性进行了研究,抗菌活性检测指示菌为大肠杆菌Escherichiacoli和金黄色葡萄球菌Staphilocalliesacereus。测定结果表明,九香虫血淋巴及其离心上清液都具有明显的抗菌活性。用凝胶过滤法从血淋巴蛋白分离提纯获得一种小分子肽,SDS PAGE电泳为单一带,分子量约为1～1 4 4kD。该小分子蛋白对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌都有抑菌作用,与血淋巴对2种细菌的抗菌性一致,表明其是九香虫血淋巴中具抗菌作用的主要物质之一。     

Trehalose turnover and the coexistence of trehalose and active trehalase in cockroach haemolymph

In the cockroaches Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae, Leucophaea maderae, and Nauphoeta cinerea, undiluted haemolymph, undiluted haemolymph to which 10% solid trehalose was added, and haemolymph diluted 100 or more times with 1% trehalose solution showed approximately equal trehalase activities (3 to 8 mg/ml per hr). No evidence for the presence of a trehalase inhibitor was found.Freshly drawn haemolymph of Periplaneta americana contained 14 to 16 mg trehalose/ml, which on standing was hydrolyzed to glucose at a rate of 4 to 8 mg/ml per hr. In this cockroach, the rate of haemolymph trehalose turnover was only 1.3 mg/ml per hr. This means that in vitro trehalose is hydrolyzed by undiluted haemolymph at several times the rate at which it is replaced in the haemolymph of the intact insect. The mechanism through which trehalose and trehalase can coexist in the haemolymph of the intact cockroach remains therefore unexplained.     

Antibacterial peptides isolated from insects.

Insects are amazingly resistant to bacterial infections. To combat pathogens, insects rely on cellular and humoral mechanisms, innate immunity being dominant in the latter category. Upon detection of bacteria, a complex genetic cascade is activated, which ultimately results in the synthesis of a battery of antibacterial peptides and their release into the haemolymph. The peptides are usually basic in character and are composed of 20-40 amino acid residues, although some smaller proteins are also included in the antimicrobial repertoire. While the proline-rich peptides and the glycine-rich peptides are predominantly active against Gram-negative strains, the defensins selectively kill Gram-positive bacteria and the cecropins are active against both types. The insect antibacterial peptides are very potent: their IC50 (50% of the bacterial growth inhibition) hovers in the submicromolar or low micromolar range. The majority of the peptides act through disintegrating the bacterial membrane or interfering with membrane assembly, with the exception of drosocin, apidaecin and pyrrhocoricin which appear to deactivate a bacterial protein in a stereospecific manner. In accordance with their biological function, the membrane-active peptides form ordered structures, e.g. alpha-helices or beta-pleated sheets and often cast permeable ion-pores. Their cytotoxic properties were exploited in in vivo studies targeting tumour progression. Although the native peptides degrade quickly in biological fluids other than insect haemolymph, structural modifications render the peptides resistant against proteases without sacrificing biological activity. Indeed, a pyrrhocoricin analogue shows lack of toxicity in vitro and in vivo and protects mice against experimental Escherichia coli infection. Careful selection of lead molecules based on the insect antibacterial peptides may extend their utility and produce viable alternatives to the conventional antimicrobial compounds for mammalian therapy.     

Studies on the cellular defense reactions of the Madeira cockroach, Leucophaea maderae: nodule formation in response to injected bacteria

Nodules were formed in the Madeira cockroach, Leucophaea maderae, in response to injections of low doses (3 x 10(4) bacteria/insect) of three strains of Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli K12 D31. The most pathogenic strain of bacteria used, B. cereus B1, produced the greatest cellular response, while the least pathogenic, E. coli K12 D31, injected at the same dose, caused little nodule formation. Similarly, nodules were generally found to be larger following injection of pathogenic bacteria such as B. cereus B1 than to the weak pathogen, E. coli K12 D31. There was, however, no difference in the extent of nodule formation with the four bacterial strains/species if they were heat killed prior to injection. Histologically, the nodules formed in response to all bacterial species employed were similar, with a central necrotic core enclosing cell debris and occasional bacteria, and an outer, thin sheath of plasmatocyte-like hemocytes. Possible reasons for the enhanced cellular reactivity observed in L. maderae to pathogenic bacteria are discussed.     

Reconstruction of ancestral FGLamide-type insect allatostatins: a novel approach to the study of allatostatin function and evolution

Allatostatins (ASTs) are a class of regulatory neuropeptides, with diverse functions, found in an array of invertebrate phyla. ASTs have complex gene structure, in which individual ASTs are cleaved from a precursor peptide. Little is known about the molecular evolution of AST structure and function, even in extensively studied groups such as cockroaches. This paper presents the application of a novel technique for the analysis of this system, that of ancestral reconstruction, whereby ancestral amino acid sequences are resurrected in the laboratory. We inferred the ancestral sequences of a well-characterized peptide, AST 7, for the insect ancestor, as well as several cockroach ancestors. Peptides were assayed for in vitro inhibition of JH production in Diploptera punctata and Periplaneta americana. Our results surprisingly, indicate a decrease in potency of the ancestral cockroach AST7 peptide in comparison with more ancient ones such as the ancestral insect peptide, as well as more recently evolved cockroach peptides. We propose that this unexpected decrease in peptide potency at the cockroach ancestor may be related to the concurrent increase in peptide copy number in the lineages leading to cockroaches. This model is consistent with current physiological data, and may be linked to the increased role of ASTs in the regulation of reproductive processes in the cockroaches.     

Myostimulatory neuropeptides in cockroaches: structures, distribution, pharmacological activities, and mimetic analogs

In this brief overview we give the historical background on the discovery of myostimulatory neuropeptides in cockroaches. Related peptides were later found in other insect groups as well. We summarize the current knowledge on primary structures, localization, physiological and pharmacological effects of the different cockroach neuropeptides, including kinins, sulfakinins, pyrokinins, tachykinin-related peptides, periviscerokinins, corazonin, and proctolin. In addition, we briefly comment on the development of mimetic pseudopeptide analogs in the context of their possible use in insect pest management.