Bifidobacterium longum supplementation improves age-related delays in fracture repair

Age-related delays in bone repair remains an important clinical issue that can prolong pain and suffering. It is now well established that inflammation increases with aging and that this exacerbated inflammatory response can influence skeletal regeneration. Recently, simple dietary supplementation with beneficial probiotic bacteria has been shown to influence fracture repair in young mice. However, the contribution of the gut microbiota to age-related impairments in fracture healing remains unknown. Here, we sought to determine whether supplementation with a single beneficial probiotic species, Bifidobacterium longum (B. longum), would promote fracture repair in aged (18-month-old) female mice. We found that B. longum supplementation accelerated bony callus formation which improved mechanical properties of the fractured limb. We attribute these pro-regenerative effects of B. longum to preservation of intestinal barrier, dampened systemic inflammation, and maintenance of the microbiota community structure. Moreover, B. longum attenuated many of the fracture-induced systemic pathologies. Our study provides evidence that targeting the gut microbiota using simple dietary approaches can improve fracture healing outcomes and minimize systemic pathologies in the context of aging.     

耐高温亚硝酸盐降解菌的分离、鉴定及降低雪茄烟叶亚硝胺的应用

【背景】烟草特有亚硝胺(tobacco-specific nitrosamines, TSNAs)是烟草于调制和发酵阶段产生的一类致癌物质,由烟草生物碱与氮氧化物发生亚硝化反应生成,生物碱和亚硝酸盐是TSNAs的直接前体物质。【目的】发掘适用雪茄高温发酵且显著降低TSNAs形成与积累的微生物。【方法】以TSNAs前体物质亚硝酸盐的高效降解为目标,对从雪茄烟叶分离得到的烟草源微生物菌株进行高温培养、亚硝酸盐降解及亚硝酸盐耐受能力研究,得到可于50℃高效降解亚硝酸盐及耐受高浓度亚硝酸盐的微生物菌株,将菌株应用于雪茄烟叶高温发酵35 d,对发酵前后亚硝酸盐、TSNAs、常规化学成分和中性香味成分含量进行测定,分析菌株在雪茄烟叶发酵中对TSNAs含量及烟叶品质的影响。【结果】获得了3株于50℃高效降解亚硝酸盐的菌株NY7、NY8和NY9,分别鉴定为莫海威芽孢杆菌(Bacillus mojavensis) NY7、耐盐芽孢杆菌(Bacillus halotolerans) NY8和枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis) NY9,其中B. halotolerans NY8亚硝酸盐降解能...     

陕南地区油橄榄生长发育与生态条件关系的研究

根据定位观测和实地调查资料研究了油橄榄在陕南地区的生长发育和环境条件的关系,油橄榄树的枝条日高生长量为昼夜生长类型。夜间生长高于昼间的１２１％－１６０％;６、７、８、９月的生长量占全年生长量的７６％。油橄榄树的年生长量和产量状况与土壤含水量和土壤质地性质有密切关系;油橄榄树为阳性树种,在增加光照的环境条件下生长和结实良好,反之较差。     

植物类型III聚酮合酶超家族基因结构、功能及代谢产物

植物聚酮类化合物主要包括酚类、芪类及类黄酮化合物等,在植物花色、防止紫外线伤害、预防病原菌、昆虫危害以及作为植物与环境互作信号分子方面行使着重要的生物学功能。该类化合物具有显著多样的生物学活性,对人体保健及疾病治疗有显著意义。植物类型III 聚酮化合物合酶 (PKS) 在该类化合物生物合成起始反应中行使着关键作用,决定该类化合物基本分子骨架建成和代谢途径碳硫走向,为合成途径关键酶和限速酶。以查尔酮合酶为原型酶的植物类型III PKS超家族是研究系统进化和蛋白结构与功能关系的模式分子家族,目前已经分离得到14种植物类型III PKS基因,这些同祖同源基因及其表达产物既有共性,也表现出许多独特个性,这些个性赋予此类次生代谢产物结构上的多样性。以下综述了植物类型III PKS超家族基因结构、功能及代谢产物研究进展。     

Improvement of the catalytic performance of glycerol kinase from Bacillus subtilis by chromosomal site-directed mutagenesis

Biotechnology Letters - Glycerol kinase is the key enzyme in glycerol metabolism, and its catalytic efficiency has an important effect on glycerol utilization. Based on an analysis of the glycerol...     

mal62 基因高表达对工业面包酵母发酵力的影响

【目的】构建高麦芽糖利用能力的面包酵母菌株,以期提高面包酵母在不加糖面团中的发酵力,增加经济效益的同时减少成本消耗。【方法】克隆工业面包酵母BY-14的麦芽糖酶基因mal62,以PGK1强启动子和终止子为调控元件,以酵母-大肠穿梭型质粒Yep-C为载体,构建重组表达质粒Yep-CPM,并转化酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)BY-14,经筛选鉴定获得酵母转化子BYCPM。进行转化子的酶活力、mal62基因表达水平及发酵力测定,检测目的基因的功能性表达。【结果】工业酵母转化子BYCPM的最大麦芽糖酶活力比对照菌提高15%-52%,发酵力提高40%,比发酵力提高5.6%。【结论】转化子BYCPM具有更高的麦芽糖酶活力和更强的抗葡萄糖阻遏能力。并且在不加糖面团中,转化子具有更高的发酵力,可以在更短的时间内获得更大的产气量且消耗更少的碳源。     

Spoligotyping and drug resistance analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from national survey in China

Background

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), is one of the major causes of death in the world today. Although China has the second largest global case rate of tuberculosis, a systematic study of TB prevalence in China has not been completed. From 2006 to 2007, the base line surveillance of tuberculosis was carried out by Ministry of Health, and more than 4000 representative strains were selected from 31 provinces in China.

Methodology/Principal Findings

The aim of the present research was to survey the genotypes of representative Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) strains from China using spacer oligonucleotide typing (spoligotyping), and to analyze the relationship between genotype and drug resistance for the first time. A total of 4017 clinical isolates were collected from 2007 to 2008 throughout China. Among those M. tuberculosis isolates, 2500 (62.2%) isolates were Beijing genotypes. The percentage of Beijing genotypes in northern China was higher than in southern China (76.5% vs. 53.2%). Additionally, the frequencies of rifampin-resistant, ofloxacin-resistant and multidrug-resistant isolates were significantly higher in Beijing genotype strains than non-Beijing strains. Furthermore, a novel genotype named “China Southern genotype (CS)” was only isolated from Fujian and Guangdong provinces. Hence, it is very practical to uncover the reason for prevalence of the CS type in southern China.

Conclusions/Significance

In conclusion, Beijing family genotypes were still the predominant genotype throughout China, which exhibited a greater correlation with rifampin-resistance, ofloxacin-resistance and MDR phenotypes than other TB spoligotypes, and some regions of China showed several unique characters in the distribution of M. tuberculosis genotypes. Our research represents an important contribution for the TB control and research community, which completes broad pictures on drug resistance levels and distribution of M. tuberculosis strain types over China.     

地表覆盖栽培对雷竹林凋落物养分及其化学计量特征的影响

为了解不同覆盖栽培年限雷竹林凋落物养分及其化学计量特征,分析了换叶期雷竹林凋落物的凋落量,C、N、P、K养分含量,养分季节归还量以及养分元素生态化学计量比值在不同覆盖年限之间的差异。结果表明:(1)雷竹林在连续覆盖3a后,叶凋落量极显著性提高(P＜0.01),在总凋落量中比例增加,但枝凋落量变化不明显。(2)连续3a覆盖对雷竹林凋落物中的养分含量影响极显著(P＜0.01),C、N养分含量极显著降低,P含量极显著升高,而K养分含量在覆盖2a时就出现了显著增加的变化响应;林地凋落物的养分归还量同时还受凋落量的影响,其伴随覆盖年限增长的变化趋势与养分含量并不一致。(3)覆盖2a内的雷竹林地凋落物表现出稳定的高N∶P以及低P含量,表明凋落物分解速率较低;连续覆盖3a的林地凋落物P含量极显著升高,N∶P极显著下降(P＜0.01),表明此时凋落物分解速率加快。(4)线性回归分析表明,凋落物中K元素随覆盖年限增长而消耗的规律与N、P元素无显著相关关系。