红花注射液对气虚血瘀证模型大鼠基因调控作用的研究

目的:采用基因芯片技术,分别构建气虚血瘀证大鼠和红花注射液给药处理后气虚血瘀证大鼠的差异基因表达谱,比较并分析,筛选出红花能够治疗气虚血瘀证的关键基因群,并推测其起治疗作用的基因组调控机制。方法:15只SD大鼠随机分为模型组、给药组、空白对照组。模型组和给药组采用疲劳游泳和饥饿饲养处理。造模一周后,给药组尾静脉注射红花注射液(100mg/kg/d),模型组给予相同体积生理盐水;对照组不做任何处理。造模进行两周后处死大鼠,取血检验血流变指标并评价造模情况;另抽取足够的血分离mRNA并逆转录杂交基因芯片;扫描信号分析确定受红花注射液调控的基因;并通过基因数据库查询相关基因功能,结合相关文献分析初步探讨红花作用的机制。结果:两周后经过检验和观察发现模型组大鼠在不同切率下的全血粘度增加,并且其体征表现出虚弱和瘀血的状态、体重下降,确定造模成功;给药组大鼠则相对于模型组的各项检测指标和状态有所改善,确认药物有疗效。在差异基因的比较中,空白组相对于给药组上调基因252条,下调基因54条;给药组相对于模型组上调基因196条,下调基因32条;两次差异表达基因中有16条相同基因,这些差异基因涉及到炎症损伤、免疫调节反应等方面。结论:红花注射液对于气虚血瘀证有治疗作用,在基因层次上是通过抗炎症损伤机制实现的。     

Integrating the porcine physical and linkage map using cosmid-derived markers

An essential part in the development of informative linkage maps is to include genetic markers that have been anchored by physical mapping. Here a set of 18 porcine cosmid-derived genetic markers are reported that have been mapped by linkge analysis, and that also have been physically localized by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Three different strategies were used to establish polymorphic markers from the cosmid clones. Firstly, dinucleotide microsatellite loci were derived by sequencing cosmid subclones containing (CA), repeats. Secondly, variable SINE 3′ poly(A) tracts (SINEVA) were identified by direct SINE-PCR amplification of cosmid clones. Thirdly, the cosmids were used in Southern blot hybridization to detect restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). Compared with the most recent consensus compilation of the porcine gene map, the present assignment of markers to chromosomes Zp, 3, 4, 10, 12q, and 16 represents the first loci mapped to these chromosomes, for which linkage as well as in situ data are now available.     

Adenylate kinase isoenzymes in Aspergillus nidulans

Multiple HindIII-restriction fragments of Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella typhi chromosomal DNA exhibited homology with the heat-labile enterotoxin (LT1) gene of Escherichia coli as determined by Southern blot analysis. A 9.4 kb HindIII restriction fragment identified in S. typhimurium and S. typhi chromosomal DNA reacted with both eltA and eltB gene probes. However, the homology of the 9.4 kb DNA fragment from these Salmonella species was greater with eltB than eltA. In addition, a synthetic oligonucleotide probe, made to a portion of the putative GM1-ganglioside binding region of cholera toxin (CT) and LT1, hybridized with the 9.4 kb DNA fragment of S. typhimurium but not with the 9.4 kb fragment found in S. typhi isolates. The hybridization of multiple restriction fragments of Salmonella DNA with eltA and eltB gene sequences further suggests duplication of the stx operon on the chromosome of these bacteria.     

Expanding the Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae,Suessiales) Toolkit Through Protoplast Technology

Dinoflagellates within the genus Symbiodinium are photosymbionts of many tropical reef invertebrates, including corals, making them central to the health of coral reefs. Symbiodinium have therefore gained significant research attention, though studies have been constrained by technical limitations. In particular, the generation of viable cells with their cell walls removed (termed protoplasts) has enabled a wide range of experimental techniques for bacteria, fungi, plants, and algae such as ultrastructure studies, virus infection studies, patch clamping, genetic transformation, and protoplast fusion. However, previous studies have struggled to remove the cell walls from armored dinoflagellates, potentially due to the internal placement of their cell walls. Here, we produce the first Symbiodinium protoplasts from three genetically and physiologically distinct strains via incubation with cellulase and osmotic agents. Digestion of the cell walls was verified by a lack of Calcofluor White fluorescence signal and by cell swelling in hypotonic culture medium. Fused protoplasts were also observed, motivating future investigation into intra‐ and inter‐specific somatic hybridization of Symbiodinium. Following digestion and transfer to regeneration medium, protoplasts remained photosynthetically active, regrew cell walls, regained motility, and entered exponential growth. Generation of Symbiodinium protoplasts opens exciting, new avenues for researching these crucial symbiotic dinoflagellates, including genetic modification.