植物内生细菌的侵染定殖规律研究进展

详细综述了植物内生细菌的侵染定殖过程,即吸附、侵入、定殖三个阶段。着重阐述了对植物内生细菌的定殖检测方法,包括抗生素标记法、免疫学方法、基因标记法及特异性寡核苷酸片段标记法等。另外,对植物内生细菌的来源及定殖影响因子也进行了系统讨论,并对未来植物内生细菌定殖研究前景作了展望。     

痔疮动物模型制作方法研究进展

近年来,在兔、大鼠、小鼠和犬等动物种属成功地建立了巴豆油、醋酸、感染与创伤诱导的痔疮动物模型,每种动物模型各有优缺点,应用合理的动物模型能更好地开展痔的实验和临床研究。随着治痔药物的深入研究,动物模型有很好发展和应用,本文综述了痔疮动物模型制作方法研究进展。     

大鳄龟感染蛙病毒的PCR检测及组织病理分析

2013年3月成都市某海洋馆送检2只发病大鳄龟(Macrochelys temminckii),临床特征表现为:精神状态萎靡,爬行无力,对外界刺激反应迟钝;颈部和四肢局部红肿,腹甲溃烂,严重部位甚至穿孔,最后死亡。为明确患病大鳄龟的病因,进行了细菌学、组织病理学和PCR检查。细菌学检查阴性;病理组织学观察发现,大鳄龟多组织、器官均发生严重病变,尤其是肾、肝、肺和心的损伤最为严重,表现为明显的变性、坏死和炎症细胞浸润,并在一些病变组织细胞浆内见嗜酸性或嗜碱性包涵体。针对蛙病毒(Ranavirus)病毒的特异性PCR检测扩增出蛙病毒主要衣壳蛋白(MCP)基因500 bp目的片段,测序后的DNA序列与Gen Bank中已知核酸序列进行Blast比对,发现其与Gen Bank中的蛙病毒主要衣壳蛋白基因同源性达95%~99%。根据组织病理特点及PCR检测结果推测大鳄龟的死亡是感染蛙病毒所致。     

Genome-wide identification of antimicrobial peptides in the liver fluke,Clonorchis sinensis

The increase in prevalence of antimicrobial resistance makes the search for new antibiotic agents imperative. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from natural resources have been recognized as suitable tools to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis living in germ-filled environments could be a good source of antimicrobials. Here, we report the use of a rational protocol that combines AMP predictions based on their physicochemical properties and their in vivo stability to discover AMP candidates from the entire genome of C. sinensis. To screen AMP candidates, in silico analyses based on the physicochemical properties of known AMPs, such as length, charge, isoelectric point, and in vitro and in vivo aggregation values were performed. To enhance their in vivo stability, proteins having proteolytic cleavage sites were excluded. As a consequence, four high-activity, highstability peptides were identified. These peptides could be potential starting materials for the development of new AMPs via structural modification and optimization. Thus, this study proposes a refined computational method to develop new AMPs and identifies four AMP candidates, which could serve as templates for further development of peptide antibiotics.     

中枢神经系统感染患者脑脊液和血清中MMP-2、MMP-9、MCP-1表达的研究

目的探讨中枢神经系统感染患者脑脊液和血清中MMP-2(基质金属蛋白2)、MMP-9(基质金属蛋白9)、MCP-1(单核细胞趋化蛋白-1)表达的意义。方法选取2012年12月至2014年5月我院收治的中枢神经系统感染患者60例,其中结核性脑膜炎组(TBM组)、化脓性脑膜炎组(PM组)、真菌性脑膜炎组(CM组)和病毒性脑膜炎组(VM组)各15例;另外选取同期健康体检者15例作为对照组。治疗前、治疗后检测5组患者脑脊液常规及生化,采用ELISA法检测其脑脊液及血清中MMP-2、MMP-9、MCP-1的表达,并对患者进行格拉斯哥昏迷评分(GCS),分析其内在联系。结果治疗前、治疗后TBM组、PM组、CM组和VM组的脑脊液细胞数、蛋白水平均高于对照组,且TBM组、PM组的脑脊液细胞数、蛋白水平均高于CM组和VM组(P0.05);治疗前、治疗后TBM组、PM组、CM组和VM组的脑脊液糖水平、GCS评分低于对照组,治疗前TBM组、PM组、CM组、VM组的脑脊液氯化物水平低于对照组(P0.05);治疗后四组与对照组在脑脊液氯化物水平以及GCS评分等方面的差异无统计学意义(P0.05);治疗前、治疗后TBM组、PM组、CM组、VM组的脑脊液和血清中MMP-2、MMP-9、MCP-1水平均显著高于对照组,且治疗前TBM组、PM组的脑脊液和血清中MMP-2、MMP-9、MCP-1水平均显著高于CM组、VM组以及对照组(P0.05);治疗后PM组、CM组、VM组的脑脊液和血清中MMP-2、MMP-9、MCP-1水平的差异无统计学意义(P0.05);经Pearson进行相关性分析,BM组、PM组、CM组以及VM组的脑脊液和血清中MMP-2、MMP-9、MCP-1表达均与GCS评分负相关(相关系数r=-0.859~-0.574,P0.05)。结论中枢神经系统感染患者脑脊液和血清中MMP-2、MMP-9、MCP-1表达均与GCS评分相关,动态检测脑脊液和血清中MMP-2、MMP-9、MCP-1表达均对中枢神经系统感染的诊断和判断预后有积极意义。     

Brucella suis vaccine strain S2-infected immortalized caprine endometrial epithelial cell lines induce non-apoptotic ER-stress

Brucella, which is regarded as an intracellular pathogen responsible for a zoonotic disease called brucellosis, survives and proliferates within several types of phagocytic and non-phagocytic cells. Brucella infects not only their preferred hosts but also other domestic and wild animal species, inducing abortion and infertility. Therefore, the interaction between uterine cells and Brucella is important for understanding the pathogenesis of this disease. In this study, we describe the Brucella suis vaccine strain S2 (B.suis.S2) infection and replication in the immortalized caprine endometrial epithelial cell line hTERT-EECs and the induced cellular and molecular response modulation in vitro. We found that B.suis S2 was able to infect and replicate to high titers and inhibit the proliferation of EECs and induce non-apoptotic pathways, as determined by B.suis.S2 detection using MTT and acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) staining and flow cytometry. We explored the evidence of non-apoptotic pathways using real-time quantitative RT-PCR and by western blot analysis. Finally, we discovered the over-expression of GRP78, ATF4, ATF6, PERK, eIF2α, CHOP, and cytochrome c (Cyt-c) but not IRE1, xbp-1, and caspase-3 in B.suis.S2 (HK)-attacked and B.suis.S2-infected cells, suggesting that the molecular mechanism of ER stress sensor activation by B.suis.S2 is basically concomitant with that by B.suis.S2 (HK) and that ER stress, especially the PERK pathway, plays an important role in the process of B.suis.S2 infecting EEC, which may, in part, explain the role of the uterus in the pathogenesis of B.suis.S2.

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