Control of IgG glycosylation by in situ and real-time estimation of specific growth rate of CHO cells cultured in bioreactor

The cell-specific growth rate (µ) is a critical process parameter for antibody production processes performed by animal cell cultures, as it describes the cell growth and reflects the cell physiological state. When there are changes in these parameters, which are indicated by variations of µ, the synthesis and the quality of antibodies are often affected. Therefore, it is essential to monitor and control the variations of µto assure the antibody production and achieve high product quality. In this study, a novel approach for on-line estimation of µ was developed based on the process analytical technology initiative by using an in situ dielectric spectroscopy. Critical moments, such as significant µ decreases, were successfully detected by this method, in association with changes in cell physiology as well as with an accumulation of nonglycosylated antibodies. Thus, this method was used to perform medium renewals at the appropriate time points, maintaining the values of µ close to its maximum. Using this method, we demonstrated that the physiological state of cells remained stable, the quantity and the glycosylation quality of antibodies were assured at the same time, leading to better process performances compared with the reference feed-harvest cell cultures carried out by using off-line nutrient measurements.     

米槁根际土壤真菌多样性及其与果实药用活性成分含量的相关性分析

为了解不同产地米槁Cinnamomum migao根际土壤真菌多样性及其差异,探讨米槁活性成分、土壤理化因子与其土壤真菌群落的联系。本文采用高通量测序技术对云南、贵州及广西的9个产点米槁根际土壤真菌群落组成和结构进行分析,测定不同产地米槁的主要活性成分及土壤理化因子,同时对米槁活性成分及其与土壤理化因子和根际土壤真菌种群多样性进行相关性分析。结果表明,米槁根际土壤真菌物种可归入8门、30纲、89目、200科、440属,优势类群为一未能分类的属,相对丰度为18.76%,其次为被孢霉属Mortierella（16.37%）等;不同产地米槁根际土壤真菌群落组成存在差异,最高多样性指数出现在贵州罗甸,随后依次为贵州望谟、广西乐业、广西天峨、贵州册亨、贵州荔波、云南富宁、云南那坡、贵州贞丰;总体而言,广西乐业、贵州望谟和广西天峨3地米槁果实样本活性成分1,8-桉叶素（1,8-cineole）、香桧烯（sabinene）、柠檬烯（limonene）和α-松油醇（α-terpineo）的含量均高于其他样本;冗余分析（redundancy analysis,RDA）结果表明,部分真菌类群与米槁药用活性成分呈正相关。     

尖顶羊肚菌菌丝体水提液对实验型胃溃疡的作用

研究尖顶羊肚菌菌丝体水提液对4种实验型胃溃疡模型的治疗作用。以大鼠幽门结扎致胃溃疡为模型,测定各组胃粘膜损伤指数、胃液分泌量和胃酸浓度;以大鼠乙酸烧灼、小鼠乙醇致胃粘膜损伤和小鼠水浸应激胃溃疡为模型,分别测定溃疡面积。结果表明尖顶羊肚菌菌丝体水提液可以不同程度抑制胃酸的分泌,减少胃液量,减少溃疡面积,促进溃疡面积的愈合,因此尖顶羊肚菌菌丝体水提液具有抗实验型胃溃疡的作用。     

毛木耳子实体中活性多糖APPⅡA的分离纯化与结构初探

毛木耳Auricularia polytricha子实体500g经热水浸提、乙醇沉淀、Sevage法脱蛋白后,得到粗多糖3.94g,得率为0.79%。经小鼠S180载体实验证实,50mg/kg该粗多糖对肿瘤的抑制率达47.89%,呈极显著差异。利用离子交换柱对其进行分离,共得到三个部分,分别命名为APPⅠ、APPⅡ、APPⅢ。其中,APPⅡ对小鼠S180的抑制率达到56.36%,明显优于其他两部分。通过SephacrylS300凝胶过滤层析柱后,APPⅡ被进一步分离为A和B两个部分,APPⅡA的抑瘤率为53.61%,远高于APPⅡB,呈极显著差异。通过紫外光谱、红外光谱等方法对该单一多糖组分进行结构分析,表明APPⅡA为一相对分子质量约为110,000Da、可能同时具有α和β构象的杂多糖,主要有木糖和甘露糖组成,且纯度较高,含有硫酸基。     

Spatial Repolarization Heterogeneity Detected by Magnetocardiography Correlates with Cardiac Iron Overload and Adverse Cardiac Events in Beta-Thalassemia Major

Background

Patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia major (TM) are at risk for myocardial iron overload and cardiac complications. Spatial repolarization heterogeneity is known to be elevated in patients with certain cardiac diseases, but little is known in TM patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate spatial repolarization heterogeneity in patients with TM, and to investigate the relationships between spatial repolarization heterogeneity, cardiac iron load, and adverse cardiac events.

Methods and Results

Fifty patients with TM and 55 control subjects received 64-channel magnetocardiography (MCG) to determine spatial repolarization heterogeneity, which was evaluated by a smoothness index of QT_c (SI-QT_c), a standard deviation of QT_c (SD-QT_c), and a QT_c dispersion. Left ventricular function and myocardial T2* values were assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance. Patients with TM had significantly greater SI-QT_c, SD-QT_c, and QT_c dispersion compared to the control subjects (all p values<0.001). Spatial repolarization heterogeneity was even more pronounced in patients with significant iron overload (T2*<20 ms, n = 20) compared to those with normal T2* (all p values<0.001). Log_e cardiac T2* correlated with SI-QT_c (r = −0.609, p<0.001), SD-QT_c (r = −0.572, p<0.001), and QT_c dispersion (r = −0.622, p<0.001), while all these indices had no relationship with measurements of the left ventricular geometry or function. At the time of study, 10 patients had either heart failure or arrhythmia. All 3 indices of repolarization heterogeneity were related to the presence of adverse cardiac events, with areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves (ranged between 0.79 and 0.86), similar to that of cardiac T2*.

Conclusions

Multichannel MCG demonstrated that patients with TM had increased spatial repolarization heterogeneity, which is related to myocardial iron load and adverse cardiac events.     

火烧信号对种子萌发影响的研究进展

火作为一个基础的生态因子, 对森林、草地等陆地生态系统的结构和功能有着重要的影响。种子萌发是种子植物的重要生活史阶段, 也是火后植被更新和恢复的主要途径。植被燃烧产生了烟、热以及与烟相关的一系列火烧信号, 在打破种子休眠, 促进种子萌发方面发挥重要作用。该文将火烧信号分为物理信号和化学信号, 物理信号主要是伴随火烧产生的高温, 化学信号主要包括气态烟以及近年来从烟水中提取的影响种子萌发的关键化学物质karrikins和glyceronitrile。该文围绕火烧的基本信息, 火烧信号对种子萌发的影响, 火烧信号在实践中的应用3个方面进行系统综述, 重点探讨了不同类别的火烧信号及其交互作用对种子萌发的影响。在系统总结火烧信号对种子萌发影响的研究进展的基础上, 提出未来的研究应与烟信号作用机理的探究以及全球变化等方面相结合, 旨在充分发挥火的生态服务功能, 为火的科学管理应用和退化生态系统恢复提供理论支撑。     

Advances in the research of celery,an important Apiaceae vegetable crop

Celery (Apium graveolens L.), one of the most important vegetables in Apiaceae family, is cultivated worldwide and utilized in food and cosmetic industries because it is an excellent source of vitamins, phenolic compounds, volatile oils and other nutrients. Celery extracts possess various medicinal properties, such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and lowering blood glucose and serum lipid levels. With the rapid advancements in molecular biology and sequencing technology, studies on celery have been performed. Numerous molecular markers and regulatory genes have been discovered and applied to improve celery. Research advances, including genetic breeding, genomics research, function genes and chemical composition, regarding celery are reviewed in this paper. Further exploration and application trends are briefly described. This review provides a reference for basic and applied research on celery, an important Apiaceae vegetable crop.     

Involvement of LIMK1/2 in actin assembly during mouse embryo development

LIMKs (LIMK1 and LIMK2) are serine/threonine protein kinases that involve in various cellular activities such as cell migration, morphogenesis and cytokinesis. However, its roles during mammalian early embryo development are still unclear. In the present study, we disrupted LIMK1/2 activity to explore the functions of LIMK1/2 during mouse early embryo development. We found that p-LIMK1/2 mainly located at the cortex of each blastomeres from 2-cell to 8-cell stage, and p-LIMK1/2 also expressed at morula and blastocyst stage in mouse embryos. Inhibition of LIMK1/2 activity by LIMKi 3 (BMS-5) at the zygote stage caused the failure of embryo early cleavage, and the disruption of LIMK1/2 activity at 8-cell stage caused the defects of embryo compaction and blastocyst formation. Fluorescence staining and intensity analysis results demonstrated that the inhibition of LIMK1/2 activity caused aberrant cortex actin expression and the decrease of phosphorylated cofilin in mouse embryos. Taken together, we identified LIMK1/2 as an important regulator for cofilin phosphorylation and actin assembly during mouse early embryo development.