温度对蜥蜴血红蛋白及血浆总蛋白浓度的影响

研究在不同实验温度下驯化的荒漠沙蜥（Ｐｈｒｙｎｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓ）和密点麻蜥（Ｅｒｅｍｉａｘ　ｍｕｌ－ｔｉｏｃｅｌｌａｔａ）的血红蛋白浓度、血浆总蛋白浓度以及血浆清蛋白与球蛋白比例的变化，结果表明；在５℃下驯化的两种蜥蜴的血红蛋白浓度都很低；而在１５℃～３０℃之间驯化的蜥蜴血红蛋白浓度较高且比较稳定；３５℃时蜥蜴的血红蛋白浓度则下降。在同温度下密点麻蜥的血红蛋白浓度高于荒漠沙蜥。同种蜥蜴中，雄性的血红蛋白浓度高于雌性。两种蜥蜴的血浆总蛋白浓度均随驯化温度的升高而增加；荒漠沙蜥在２５℃、密点麻蜥在２０℃～２５℃时，血浆清蛋白与球蛋白的比例基本相等，高于或低于此温度时，清蛋白的比例上升，球蛋白的比例则下降。     

环境温度对荒漠沙晰和密点麻晰体温的影响及其对环境温度的选择

荒漠沙蜥和密点麻蜥的体温都随环境温度的变化而变化,相关非常显著（P<0.001）。在相同环境温度条件下,荒漠沙蜥的体温约高于密点麻蜥3 ℃。荒漠沙蜥集中选择38-40 ℃的环境,密点麻蜥选择35-37 ℃的环境。荒漠沙蜥的热僵死阈值为44-48 ℃,致死温度（TL[50]）为48 ℃,密点麻蜥的热僵死阈值为42-46 ℃,致死温度（TL[50]）为46 ℃。两种蜥蜴对低温的耐受性基本相似,冷僵温度为0- -3 ℃,致死低温（TL[50]）：荒漠沙蜥为-2.3 ℃,密点麻蜥为-2.5 ℃。两种蜥蜴的这些差异与种的特征、栖息环境及体形的大小有关。     

温度对晰蜴腓肠肌ATP酶活性影响的研究

本文研究了荒漠沙晰和密点麻晰腓肠肌肌球蛋白钙激活ＡＴＰ酶活性对温度的依赖关系。结果表明,荒漠沙晰腓肠肌ＡＴＰ酶的最适温度为３７℃,密占麻晰腓肠肌ＡＴＰ酶的最适温度为３５℃。两种晰蜴ＡＴＰ酶最适温度的不同与它们所喜好的温度有很好的相关性。ＡＴＰ酶活性在同种个体大小之间也存在差异。ＡＴＰ酶的生化调节可能在晰蜴对温度的适应上起重要作用。     

环境温度对荒漠沙蜥和密点麻蜥体温的影响及其对环境温度的选择

荒漠沙蜥(Phrynocephalus przewalskii strauch)和密点麻蜥(Eremias multiocellata Guenther)的体温都随环境温度的变化而变化,相关非常显著(P<0.001)。在相同环境温度条件下,荒漠沙蜥的体温约高于密点麻蜥3℃,荒漠沙蜥集中选择38—40℃的环境,密点麻蜥选择35—37℃的环境。荒漠沙蜥的热僵死阈值为44—48℃,致死温度(T_(L50))为48℃,密点麻蜥的热僵死阈值为42—46℃,致死温度(T_(L50))为46℃。两种蜥蝎对低温的耐受性基本相似,冷僵温度为0——3℃,致死低温(T_(L50)):荒漠沙蜥为-2.3℃,密点麻蜥为-2.5℃。两种蜥蜴的这些差异与种的特征、栖息环境及体形的大小有关。     

温度对南疆沙蜥和密点麻蜥消化酶活性的影响

为探究不同温度对南疆沙蜥Phrynocephalus forsythii和密点麻蜥Eremias multiocellata消化酶活性的影响,本研究测定了不同温度下南疆沙蜥和密点麻蜥的肝脏、胃及十二指肠的消化酶——淀粉酶(碘-淀粉比色法)、脂肪酶(比浊法)及胰蛋白酶(紫外线吸收法)的活性。结果显示,南疆沙蜥和密点麻蜥消化酶活性在4～45℃随着温度升高呈现先上升、后下降的趋势;40℃驯化的南疆沙蜥、35℃驯化的密点麻蜥肝脏、胃及十二指肠的淀粉酶、脂肪酶及胰蛋白酶活性最高。南疆沙蜥和密点麻蜥消化酶活性具有温度依赖性,这与机体在不同温度下的生理机能是密切相关的。同时,2种蜥蜴的消化酶活性最大时的驯化温度明显不同,这与它们偏好的环境温度密切相关。     

三种荒漠蜥蜴空间和营养生态位研究

同一荒漠蜥蜴群落中,荒漠沙蜥（Ｐｈｒｙｎｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓｐｒｚｅｗａｌｓｋｉｉ）和虫纹麻蜥（Ｅｒｅｍｉａｓｖｅｒｍｉｃｕｌａｔａ）,密点麻蜥（Ｅｒｅｍｉａｓｍｕｌｔｉｏｃｅｌｌａｔａ）占不有同的空间生态位,其间几乎不存在竞争。两个近缘种虽然占有相同空间生态位,但个体大的密点麻蜥食物种类特化,个体小的虫纹麻蜥偏重于利用较小的食物资源。占有相同空间生态位的近缘种,营养生态位向不同方向特化,利用不同的食物资源,从而在竞争中共存,保持群落结构的稳定性。     

温度对蜥蜴红红蛋白及血浆总蛋白浓度的影响

研究在不同实验温度下驯化的荒漠沙蜥和密点麻蜥的血红蛋白浓度、血浆总蛋白浓度以及血浆清蛋白与球蛋白比例的变化,结果表明：在５℃下驯化的两种蜥蜴的血红蛋白浓度都很低;而在１５－３０℃之间驯化的蜥蜴血红蛋白浓度较高且比较稳定;３５℃时蜥蜴的血红蛋白浓度则下降。在同温度下密眯麻蜥的血红蛋白浓度高于荒漠沙蜥。同种蜥蜴中,雄性的血红蛋白浓度高于雌性。两种蜥蜴的血浆总蛋白浓度均随驯化温度的升高而增加;荒漠沙蜥在     

温度对密云点麻蜥心电活动的影响

采用甘肃省民勤县荒漠半岛漠环境中的卵胎生蜥蜴密点麻蜥（Ｅｒｅｍｉａｓｍｕｔｉｏｃｅｌｌａｔａ）为材料,研究其心电活动随体温变化的规律以及在对环境温度的适应特点,共记录密点麻蜥１２５只,每只蜥蜴记录５,１０,１５,２０,２５,３０,３５℃７个温度等级,每个等级１５～２０只;少数蜥蜴记录的温度范围扩展到４０,４２,４４,４５和４６℃。环境温度采用由电接点温度计和继电器控制的电冰箱和恒温箱来控制,体温测     

废用条件下大鼠和达乌尔黄鼠骨骼肌氧化应激和抗氧化防御能力与肌萎缩的比较研究

有鳞类(蛇和蜥蜴)具有较发达的嗅器和犁鼻器,对其不同种类嗅觉结构的认识有助于阐明爬行动物化学感觉的进化。本文采用组织学方法比较了草原沙蜥(Phrynocephalus frontalis)、荒漠沙蜥(P. przewalskii)、密点麻蜥(Eremias multiocellata)和秦岭滑蜥(Scincella tsinlingensis)的嗅器及犁鼻器。结果发现,草原沙蜥的鼻腔较为狭长,秦岭滑蜥呈梨形,其他两种蜥蜴的鼻腔略成圆形。秦岭滑蜥的嗅上皮最厚,其次是密点麻蜥和草原沙蜥,荒漠沙蜥最薄。犁鼻器主要由犁鼻腔、犁鼻感觉上皮、犁鼻神经及蘑菇体等组成,没有腺体。草原沙蜥和荒漠沙蜥的犁鼻腔较为宽阔,密点麻蜥和秦岭滑蜥的较窄。4种蜥蜴的犁鼻感觉上皮均较嗅上皮厚,蘑菇体向后逐渐缩小至消失,犁鼻感觉上皮成闭环状,包围犁鼻腔。密点麻蜥和秦岭滑蜥的犁鼻感觉上皮位于犁鼻器的背侧,蘑菇体位于腹侧;与此不同,两种沙蜥的犁鼻感觉上皮偏向于犁鼻器的腹内侧,蘑菇体位于背外侧。密点麻蜥的犁鼻感觉上皮最厚,其次为秦岭滑蜥,两种沙蜥最薄;秦岭滑蜥犁鼻感觉上皮的感觉细胞密度最高,其次是密点麻蜥,两种沙蜥最低。这些结果提示,密点麻蜥和秦岭滑蜥对嗅觉信号的依赖和投入较两种沙蜥多;4种蜥蜴犁鼻器的结构差异间接地佐证了有鳞类犁鼻器系统发生的特异性。     

丽斑麻蜥和草原沙蜥静止代谢率的研究

丽斑麻蜥和草原沙蜥静止代谢率的研究陈强（兰州大学生物系兰州７３００００）关键词静止代谢率，体重，温度，丽斑麻蜥，草原沙蜥ＡＳＴＵＤＹＯＮＴＨＥＲＥＳＴＩＮＧＭＥＴＡＢＯＬＩＣＲＡＴＥＯＦＥｒｅｍｉａｓａｒｇｕｓＡＮＤＰｈｒｙｎｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓｆｒｏ...     

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.