肠道菌群与婴幼儿体重的研究进展

肥胖已成为全球急需解决的公共健康问题之一。新生儿体重过重伴随着易患各种感染性疾病和造成孕妇分娩困难等问题。另外,婴幼儿超重在儿童期和成年期更容易发生超重和肥胖问题。近年来,大量研究对肠道菌群与肥胖之间的调节和作用关系,以及影响肠道菌群组成的因素进行了深入的探索。本文主要从我国新生儿肥胖现状及其危害,肠道菌群与肥胖的关系,婴幼儿肥胖与影响肠道菌群组成的饮食、抗生素等因素之间的关系等多个方面综述肠道菌群与体重的最新进展,为预防婴幼儿肥胖提供有效依据。     

首届中国深圳临床微生态学国际高峰论坛(2010)通知

临床微生态学是运用微生态学理论和方法来研究人类菌群相关疾病的发生发展、诊断、治疗和预防的临床分支学科。近年来随着研究方法与技术的不断突破,临床微生态学的基础研究、临床研究取得重大进展：肠道菌群与炎症性肠病、功能性胃肠疾病、幽门螺杆菌感染、过敏性疾病、2型糖尿病、肥胖等疾病的关系成为临床研究热点。     

膳食纤维对肥胖相关的肠道微生态的影响

研究发现,肠道微生态的改变与肥胖等代谢性疾病相关。膳食纤维作为饮食的一部分,通过在肠道的作用改变肠道菌群比例及丰度、改善炎症反应、调节肠道激素及脂质代谢来改善肥胖,但膳食纤维在防治肥胖方面的推荐摄入量、种类及与肠道菌群的作用机制还需进一步研究。本文对膳食纤维对肥胖相关的肠道微生态的影响的研究进展进行了综述。     

孕妇肠道菌群与婴幼儿肠道菌群及肥胖的关系研究进展

女性妊娠过程中,身体的生殖、消化、内分泌等系统会发生一系列变化,孕妇的肠道菌群也会发生相应变化。母亲肠道菌群与子代肠道菌群密切相关,婴幼儿生命早期肠道菌群的来源主要有母亲肠道菌群、母亲阴道菌群和母亲体表菌群,出生以后婴幼儿肠道菌群的定殖主要受喂养方式、生活环境、抗生素暴露等因素的影响。此外,人体肠道菌群功能强大,其可通过调节人体营养物质吸收和外周器官的代谢而成为影响肥胖的一种重要的内环境因素。综述孕妇妊娠期间包括孕早期、孕中期、孕晚期肠道菌群的变化和影响婴幼儿肠道菌群定殖的主要因素,以及对子代肥胖的影响,以期为临床医务人员对预防和控制婴幼儿肥胖提供参考。     

肠道菌群与肥胖关系的研究进展

西方化的高脂饮食方式造成了越来越多的肥胖人群。高脂饮食在一定程度上可以改变肠道菌群的结构组成和功能,促进宿主对食物营养的吸收,从而增加体重形成肥胖。高脂饮食诱导的肥胖者肠道菌群的改变会导致宿主能量吸收增加,肠道通透性和炎症增加,而有减肥功能的短链脂肪酸合成能力下降。最近研究发现肠道菌群也可以通过影响中枢神经系统,尤其是下丘脑相关基因的表达来控制食欲,从而调控肥胖的形成。本文系统介绍了最近几年高脂饮食诱导肥胖的研究,总结了一些与肥胖形成有密切关系的肠道菌群以及其在肥胖形成中的作用机制,为进一步研究肠道菌群与肥胖之间的调控作用奠定了基础。最后总结了肠道菌群可以作为一个预防和治疗肥胖的有效靶点,可以通过在食物中添加有益菌或者通过菌群移植来治疗肥胖。     

肠道菌群调节与中医药治疗脑卒中关系的研究进展

肠道菌群是人体肠道微生态系统的重要组成部分，与多种中枢神经系统疾病密切相关。近年来，随着对脑卒中发病机制研究的深入，人们发现肠道菌群与脑卒中存在一定的关系。本文梳理分析肠道菌群与脑卒中的关系以及中医药在调节脑卒中患者的肠道菌群方面的研究报道，总结中医药通过调节肠道菌群预防及治疗脑卒中的疗效和作用机制，以期为脑卒中的中医药防治与中药药物研发提供新的思路。     

肠道菌群调节在改善2型糖尿病中的研究进展

越来越多的研究表明肠道微生物和人体健康息息相关,2型糖尿病作为一种多因素疾病,肠道菌群在其疾病的发生发展过程中扮演了重要的角色,近年来有关肠道微生物与2型糖尿病的研究有新进展,2013年的一些研究成果也被《科学》杂志评选为10大科学突破之一。本研究就肠道微生态系统,肠道菌群与2型糖尿病的关系以及肠道菌群调节对2型糖尿病的作用的最新进展进行综述。     

肥胖人群肠道菌群特征分析及机器学习模型

【背景】肠道菌群与人体健康之间的关系吸引了越来越多的关注,成为目前热门的研究热点。【目的】基于美国肠道计划公开数据库,对肥胖和健康人群肠道菌群进行比较分析,解析肥胖人群肠道菌群特征,并基于肠道菌群建立机器学习模型预测人群肥胖的状态,为基于肠道菌群干预肥胖提供理论基础。【方法】从公开数据库中获取美国肠道计划中的肠道菌数据,经过筛选得到1 655个健康(18.530)成年人的肠道菌群数据。针对α多样性,进行了Wilcox秩和检验分析并通过Logsitic回归判定α多样性与肥胖之间的关系;对Unweighted UniFrac、WeightedUniFrac和Bray-Curtis三种β多样性距离进行主成分分析(principalcomponent analysis,PCA),探索肥胖与健康人群在肠道菌群组成上的差异;对于物种差异,进行Wilcox秩和检验探索差异菌属;通过PICRUSt分析预测可能的代谢通路,同时与肠道菌群进行相关性分析。利用Scikit-Learn软件包基于属水平的肠道菌群数据建立肥胖分类机器学习模型,并进行网络搜...     

肠道菌群和黄疸的研究进展

新生儿黄疸是一种常见的临床问题,80%以上的新生儿出生后会出现黄疸。大部分黄疸是需要临床进一步干预和治疗的,否则严重的并发症可导致终身残疾。目前,随着肠道菌群与疾病关系的探讨逐渐深入,对肠道菌群与疾病关系的研究已成为热门话题。肠道菌群通过免疫、神经和代谢等多种途径影响儿童的发育和健康。益生菌可以调节肠道微生物环境,因此为预防及改善黄疸提供新的思路。本文就肠道菌群在黄疸中的作用、肠道菌群与黄疸及相关疾病的关系和益生菌在黄疸中应用的最新进展进行综述。     

肠道菌群与儿童1型糖尿病关系的研究进展

摘要：1型糖尿病（type 1 diabetes mellitus,T1DM）是胰岛β细胞被破坏而导致胰岛素绝对缺乏所致。T1DM绝大多数属于自身免疫性疾病,由遗传及环境因素共同参与其发病过程。儿童糖尿病95%以上为T1DM。近年来儿童T1DM发病率呈现逐年上升趋势。研究表明肠道菌群与儿童T1DM的发病密切相关,T1DM儿童肠道菌群分布失调,肠道菌群可能通过影响肠道免疫系统和改变肠壁通透性来参与T1DM的发病过程。动物实验的研究中,改变肠道菌群分布和应用益生菌可以预防和延缓T1DM的发病。干预肠道菌群是否会预防、延缓儿童T1DM的发生尚需要进一步的研究,希望干预肠道菌群能为预防和治疗儿童T1DM提供新的方向。     

白蚁与动物及微生物的共生类型及其机制

综述了白蚁螱客的主要种类、共生关系及相关机制的研究进展。白蚁螱客中,已报道的动物种类达170种。在与动物的共生关系中存在偏利共生（宾主共栖和异种共栖）、互利共生和无关共生三种;在与微生物的共生关系中,存在与内生菌（原生动物、细菌、真菌和放线菌）和外生菌（蚁巢伞菌等）间的互利关系。指出了白蚁与螱客研究中存在的问题,给出了解决方案,并提出了今后可能的研究热点或方向,为白蚁的综合利用（如纤维素酶）及今后研究物种间的协同进化提供了基础资料。     

New amino-dithiaphospholanes and phosphoramidodithioites and their rhodium and iridium complexes

New sulfur derivatives of phosphoramidite ligands were synthesized and the impact of the sulfur unit on the spectroscopic properties of their rhodium and iridium complexes was investigated. The new ligands Bn₂NPSCH₂CH₂S^a(P-S^a) (Bn = benzyl, 4), Bn₂NPSCHCHS^a(CH₂)₃C^aH₂(P-S^a)(C^a-S^a) (6) and Bn₂NP(4-XC₆H₄OMe)₂ (X = S, 7a; X = O, 7b) were converted to the rhodium and iridium complexes trans-[Rh(CO)Cl(L)₂] (L = 4, 6, 7), [RhCl(COD)(L)] (L = 4, 6, 7), [IrCl(COD)(7a)] and [IrCl₂Cp∗(6)]. For comparison, some phosphoramidite complexes of these formulations also were synthesized. The new metal complexes were spectroscopically analyzed. For the carbonyl complexes, the ν_CO IR stretching frequencies were lower than for the corresponding phosphite and phosphoramidite ligands. The ¹J_PRh coupling constants for the rhodium complexes with the new ligands were also smaller than for the respective phosphoramidite and phosphite complexes. Finally, the ¹J_PSe coupling constants of the selenides of the new ligands were lower than those of the phosphoramidite ligands but higher than for PPh₃. The spectroscopic data reveal that the new thio ligands 4, 6 and 7a are more electron donating than phosphites and phosphoramidites but less electron donating than PPh₃.     

Astrocytes and Synaptosomes Transport and Metabolize Lactate and Acetate Differently

Astrocytes transport the monocarboxylate acetate, but synaptosomes do not. The reason for this is unknown, because both preparations express monocarboxylate transporters (MCT). The transport and metabolism of lactate, another monocarboxylate, was examined in these two preparations, and the results were compared to those for acetate. Lactate transport is more rapid in astrocytes than in synaptosomes, but of lower affinity (Kms of 17 and 4 mM, respectively). Lactate (0.2 mM) is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in synaptosomes than in astrocytes (rates of 0.37 and 0.07 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). The reason for this is unclear, but cellular differences in lactate dehydrogenase isotype expression may be involved. Acetate is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in astrocytes than in synaptosomes (rates of 0.43 and 0.02 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). This is likely due to cellular differences in the expression of monocarboxylate transporter subtypes.     

Rapporteur report: Basics and technology and metrology and standards

The first and second sessions of the Workshop focussed on the basics of ultrasound and infrasound, their applications in both industry and medicine, and metrology and protection standards for ultrasound applications.     

Relative and combined effects of ethanol and protein deficiency on strontium and barium bone content and fecal and urinary excretion

To elucidate accumulation of minerals in human iliac arteries with aging, the content of minerals was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Bilateral common, internal, and external iliac arteries of 16 men and 8 women, ranging ages from 65 to 93 yr, were examined. It was found that an extremely high accumulation of calcium and phosphorus occurred in the common iliac artery at old age, being higher than that of the internal and external iliac arteries. It should be noted that the accumulation of calcium and phosphorus is the highest in the common iliac artery among the human arteries examined to date. Regarding sexual differences, the content of calcium and phosphorus in the common and internal iliac arteries was higher in women than in men, whereas their content in the external iliac artery was lower in women than in men.     

Prostaglandin and thromboxane production by human and guinea-pig macrophages and leucocytes

The ability of partially purified human and guinea-pig haematogenous cell populations, when cultured in vitro, to metabolise arachidonic acid (AA) has been studied. Supernatants from 24 hour cell culture have been subjected to analysis for products of AA metabolism by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection.The cell types studied were human peripheral blood monocytes (both glass adherent and non-adherent), neutrophils, eosinophils and leukemic leucocytes; thoracic duct lymphocytes and lung alveolar macrophages. From the guinea-pig, induced and non-induced macrophage or neutrophil enriched peritoneal exudate populations, lymph node cells, peritoneal eosinophils and peripheral blood platelets were examined. Supernatants were assayed for the presence of PGE₂, PGD₂, PGF_2α, TXB₂ and 6-keto-PGF_1α. In all types studied PGE₂ and TXB₂ were the major products formed. The identification of PGE₂ and TXB₂ was confirmed by GC/MS with multiple ion monitoring.The results have been compared with other reports and their possible significance discussed in relation to the proposed role of prostaglandins as mediators and modulators in immunopathology.     

Chemokines and cytokines: axis and allies in asthma and allergy

Allergic asthma can be precipitated by many factors. For the atopic person, fungus, pollen, dust mites, cockroach antigens, and diesel exhaust are all agents that may trigger an allergic attack. Cytokines and chemokines are integral mediators of fungal asthma. From the earliest time points, they recruit and activate the cells required for the clearance of fungus as well as being critical factors involved in the immunopathology of this disease. In the final analysis, it is clear that these mediators can act to the benefit or the detriment of the host.     

Oxidation and nitration of ribonuclease and lysozyme by peroxynitrite and myeloperoxidase

In spite of the many studies on protein modifications by reactive species, knowledge about the products resulting from the oxidation of protein-aromatic residues, including protein-derived radicals and their stable products, remains limited. Here, we compared the oxidative modifications promoted by peroxynitrite and myeloperoxidase/hydrogen peroxide/nitrite in two model proteins, ribonuclease (6Tyr) and lysozyme (3Tyr/6Trp). The formation of protein-derived radicals and products was higher at pH 5.4 and 7.4 for myeloperoxidase and peroxynitrite, respectively. The main product was 3-nitro-Tyr for both proteins and oxidants. Lysozyme rendered similar yields of nitro-Trp, particularly when oxidized by peroxynitrite. Hydroxylated and dimerized products of Trp and Tyr were also produced, but in lower yields. Localization of the main modified residues indicates that peroxynitrite decomposes to radicals within the proteins behaving less specifically than myeloperoxidase. Nitrogen dioxide is emphasized as an important protein modifier.