Molecular phylogenetic relationships among Asiatic shrewlike moles inferred from the complete mitogenomes

Asiatic shrewlike moles are distributed almost entirely in south‐west China; four of the five species of the genus Uropsilus, Uropsilus aequodonenia, U. andersoni, U. investigator and U. soricipes are endemic to China. Excluding the five species, three cryptic species (U. sp. 1, U. sp. 2 and U. sp. 3) and two putative species, U. nivatus and U. atronates, are recognized. The phylogenetic relationships among the species remain unclear and these preclude investigations of their potential adaptations for living in high altitudes. We sequenced the complete mitochondrial DNA genomes of three species of Asiatic shrewlike moles (U. aequodonenia, U. andersoni and U. nivatus). Phylogenetic analyses of 16 published and our de novo mitogenomes yield single, robust trees with the relationships being (U. soricipes (U. sp. 1 (U. nivatus (U. andersoni, U. aequodonenia)))). Further, the tree verifies the validity of recently described U. aequodonenia. Analyses of selection pressure suggest that the 13 mtDNA‐encoding genes of species in the genus Uropsilus all have experienced strong purifying selection, although ATP8 accumulated a higher ratio of non‐synonymous substitutions than the other loci, which might reflect adaptation of the genus Uropsilus to different environments/elevations.     

盐胁迫对低温预处理石榴种子萌发及幼苗生理生化的影响

以催芽‘峄城大青皮甜’石榴种子为材料,经2~4℃低温预处理5、10和15d,置于不同盐分梯度下进行种子萌发试验,并测定分析幼苗生长、细胞保护酶活性、可溶性糖和脯氨酸含量及电导率变化,以阐明盐胁迫下低温预处理对石榴种子萌发和幼苗生长及生理生化的影响。结果显示:(1)适当的低温预处理和低盐胁迫能提高石榴种子的发芽率和发芽势,低温处理5d和0.1%低盐环境下有利于壮苗生长。(2)适当时间的低温预处理(5d)可显著提高石榴幼苗的保护酶(SOD、POD、CAT)活性,长时间的低温预处理(15d)却降低了幼苗的保护酶活性;随着盐浓度的升高石榴幼苗的保护酶活性也逐渐升高,并在盐浓度为0.3%时均达到最大值,说明当盐浓度高于0.3%时超出了石榴幼苗保护酶系统的调节范围,从而发生盐害。(3)低温预处理5d和10d降低了幼苗可溶性蛋白和脯氨酸的含量;随着盐浓度的升高幼苗可溶性蛋白和脯氨酸的含量也逐渐升高。(4)5d和10d的低温预处理可以提高石榴幼苗细胞膜透性,随着盐浓度的升高相对电导率也显著升高。研究表明,在低盐环境下,适当时间的低温预处理能显著促进石榴种子萌发生长,其幼苗能通过调整自身渗透调节物质可溶性蛋白和脯氨酸含量以及体内保护酶活性,降低细胞膜脂过氧化程度,保证细胞膜的完整性,维持正常的细胞代谢活性,从而有效减轻盐胁迫对植株的伤害,表现出较强的抗盐性。     

丙型肝炎病毒入胞抑制剂的研究进展

丙肝感染是全球性的公共卫生问题之一,目前尚无预防丙肝病毒感染的疫苗,联合应用靶向丙肝不同复制阶段的药物,即所谓的"鸡尾酒"疗法可能会有更好的疗效。丙肝病毒进入宿主细胞的过程是药物干预的重要环节,这个过程是由丙肝病毒的包膜蛋白与宿主因子作用介导的,其中病毒的包膜蛋白包括E1、E2,宿主因子包括硫酸乙酰肝素(Heparan sulfate,HS)、膜蛋白CD81、B族I型清道夫受体(Scavenger receptor class B type I,SR-BI)、两种紧密连接蛋白Occludin(OCLD)和Claudin(CLDN)、低密度脂蛋白受体(Low densitity lipoprotein receptor,LDLR)、树突细胞特异性细胞间黏附分子-3-结合非整合素分子(Dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3-grab-bing nonintegrin,DCSIGN)、肝/淋巴细胞特异性细胞间粘附分子-3-结合整合素分子(Liver/lymph node specific ICAM-3-grabbing integrin,L-SIGN)和转铁蛋白1受体(Transferrin receptor 1,TfR1)等。病毒的包膜蛋白和这些宿主因子都可以作为靶向丙肝入胞抑制剂的作用靶点,许多研究表明丙肝入胞抑制剂作为一种新颖和有发展前景的化合物与作用于复制阶段药物联合应用能够更有效的治疗丙肝。本文综述了自20世纪90年代以来发现的靶点和靶向丙肝病毒进入宿主细胞的化合物。     

Combination of inflammation-related cytokines promotes long-term muscle stem cell expansion

Muscle stem cells (MuSCs, satellite cells) are the major contributor to muscle regeneration. Like most adult stem cells, long-term expansion of MuSCs in vitro is difficult. The in vivo muscle regeneration abilities of MuSCs are quickly lost after culturing in vitro, which prevents the potential applications of MuSCs in cell-based therapies. Here, we establish a system to serially expand MuSCs in vitro for over 20 passages by mimicking the endogenous microenvironment. We identified that the combination of four pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-1α, IL-13, TNF-α, and IFN-γ, secreted by T cells was able to stimulate MuSC proliferation in vivo upon injury and promote serial expansion of MuSCs in vitro. The expanded MuSCs can replenish the endogenous stem cell pool and are capable of repairing multiple rounds of muscle injuries in vivo after a single transplantation. The establishment of the in vitro system provides us a powerful method to expand functional MuSCs to repair muscle injuries.     

LIGHT信号通路在鼠衣原体生殖道感染中的作用

【目的】初步探讨与单纯疱疹病毒糖蛋白D竞争结合疱疹病毒侵入介体的淋巴毒素类似物(lymphotoxin-like inducible protein that competes with glycoprotein D for herpesvirus entry on T cells,LIGHT)在抗衣原体感染免疫及介导衣原体生殖道病理损伤过程的作用。【方法】用1×104IFUs的Mo Pn经生殖道感染野生型(wild type,wt)、LIGHT KO小鼠,每组一半小鼠于感染后49d,再次感染相同剂量的Mo Pn。每隔3-4 d取生殖道分泌物,测定其中衣原体包涵体的数量。初次感染后80d,处死小鼠,眼眶取血,分离血清,用间接免疫荧光法测定其中抗体类型及效价;同时分离生殖道,肉眼观察其输卵管、子宫角水肿程度,然后甲醛固定、切片,H&E染色后,显微镜下观察各组织炎性浸润程度和管腔水肿程度。分离小鼠脾细胞,体外用衣原体EB刺激,测定上清中IL-4、IL-5、IL-17和IFN-γ等细胞因子水平。【结果】LIGHT KO小鼠阴道带菌时间与wt组相当,大部分小鼠均在原发感染后28d左右完全清除感染,且均产生对再次感染的免疫力。LIGHT KO和wt小鼠子宫角和输卵管均出现一定程度的病变,但差异无统计学意义。两组小鼠在原发和继发感染Mo Pn后,均产生高效价的特异性抗Mo Pn Ig G抗体,总抗体及各Ig G抗体亚类效价差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05),且Ig G2a/Ig G1比值均大于1。和wt小鼠一样,LIGHT KO小鼠脾淋巴细胞经衣原体再次刺激后均可产生较高水平的IFN-γ和IL-17,且未能检测到IL-4和IL-5。【结论】小鼠抗Mo Pn生殖道感染及Mo Pn引起的生殖道病理损伤不依赖于LIGHT信号通路。