鳗鲡的生活史和人工育苗技术探讨

鳗鱼丽（Ａｎｇｕｉｌａ）是逆河降海的洄游性鱼类,一个多世纪以来,其生活史问题一直是不解之谜,早已成为一道世界名题。随着鳗鱼丽养殖业的发展,人们正努力探索鳗鱼丽的人工育苗技术。本文总结了鳗鱼丽的生活史、种类、分布、产卵地、人工育苗技术等问题的研究情况,并分别进行了讨论。     

鳗鱼饲料的氨基酸分析比较

<正> 鳗鱼是我国重要的出口创汇产品。在我国沿海一带已大量的人工养殖。鳗鱼的生长与发育直接与鳗鱼的饲料有关。我国目前常用的鳗鱼饲料为白仔、黑仔、颗粒状的鳗鱼配合饲料,这三种饲料一般由鱼粉、豆饼、维生素、矿物质及阿尔法淀粉作粘合剂混合配制而成。测定这三种鳗鱼配合饲料的氨基酸种类及成分含量,对于选择高蛋白质的合适鳗鱼饲料有一定的参考意义。     

台山鳗鱼产业发展现状、问题及建议

2011年,“台山鳗鱼”被国家质检总局评为全国出口食品农产品质量安全典型示范区和国家地理标志产品,是国内拥有国际定价权的一种农产品。本文介绍了国内外鳗鱼产业的发展情况,分析了台山鳗鱼产业的发展现状。台山鳗鱼产业发展壮大的同时,也存在优质鳗苗资源紧缺、鳗鱼养殖风险加大、国内市场开拓进展缓慢和传统养殖模式受到挑战等问题。最后,提出了建立完善质量安全体系、借助产品质量优势和地理标志产品效应、大力开拓国内外市场、创建国际名牌以及加强产学研合作等对策与建议。     

鳗鱼

鳗鱼是硬骨鱼鳗Li目鱼类的总称。主要介绍了鳗鱼的生物多样性，利用和保护。     

Sorcin在鳗鱼免疫器官的组织化学研究

目的:探究sorcin蛋白在鳗鱼主要免疫器官中的分布情况,为应用sorcin蛋白研制药用新靶点和应用鱼用疫苗奠定理论基础.方法:运用组织学和组织化学技术,在鳗鱼的主要免疫器官中进行sorcin蛋白的免疫组化定位研究.结果:sorcin蛋白在鳗鱼的心脏、肠、肝脏中均有分布.结论:sorcin蛋白在鳗鱼免疫器官中的分布情况与其功能密切相关.     

基于鳗鱼道诱鱼技术研究花鳗鲡幼鱼光色趋向性

为保护我国花鳗鲡资源,提高鳗鱼道入口吸引力,本研究以3 W水下景观灯为光源,利用自制多功能圆池设计了3种试验工况,探索花鳗鲡幼鱼的光色趋向性.结果表明: 3种试验工况下,鱼类在光区与暗区单位面积出现比例分别为(8.7±0.3)%和(3.6±1.7)%、(8.4±0.2)%和(5.0±1.4)%、(9.0±0.2)%和(1.9±1.3)%,且分布在光区的幼鱼多处于玻璃鳗发育阶段,而暗区的幼鱼多处于线鳗阶段(或向线鳗发育).光色区中鱼类出现次数百分比排在前3的分别为黄光区[(29.4±4.9)%]、红光区[(24.1±3.9)%]和紫光区[(17.2±4.0)%];黄光区[(29.4±3.3)%]、紫光区[(25.2±3.7)%]和红光区[(18.2±2.9)%];红光区[(33.3±2.3)%]、紫光区[(25.6±3.8)%]和黄光区[(20.7±5.7)%].首先进入光区次数排在前3的分别为红、黄、紫光区;红、紫、黄光区;红、紫、黄光区.鱼类在上述3种光区中的总进出次数处于蓝绿光和五彩光之间,且红光和黄光下鱼类会出现视觉疲劳.花鳗鲡幼鱼对光的趋向性由其发育阶段决定,玻璃鳗对光色具有趋向性,尤喜爱红、黄和紫光,在鳗鱼道入口采用灯光诱鱼可帮助玻璃鳗找到生长洄游通道.     

花园里面“种”鳗鱼

<正>"种"自己的小鳗鱼小丑鱼尼莫正在海葵丛里打着盹,突然听见旁边的沙地上传出细微的声响。到底是谁在制造噪声呢?尼莫透过海葵触须的夹缝,瞥见了一条行为鬼祟的彩色小鳗鱼。这条小鳗鱼专注地"玩"着海底沙——只见它将全身肌肉拉紧,这样原先还十分柔软的身体便变成一根"棍",然后它将自己尖尖的尾部深深地插入沙底。一旦钻到足够深的地方,它便摇摆背鳍,将洞中的沙子推出,看起来就像在打洞。     

西沙东岛珊瑚礁鱼类种类组成特征与演变

为更好保护和管理东岛珊瑚礁鱼类资源, 2021和2022年通过水下摄影和水下潜水捕捞对东岛珊瑚礁鱼类进行现场调查,并结合历史研究探讨了东岛珊瑚礁鱼类种类组成及历史演变特征,结果如下:东岛共发现珊瑚礁鱼类235种,隶属于辐鳍鱼纲(Actinopterygii; 222种)和软骨鱼纲(Chondrichthyes; 13种),由16目、55科组成,其中鲈形目(Perciformes)鱼类最多,为181种,科层面,蝴蝶鱼科(Chaetodontidae)和鹦嘴鱼科(Scaridae)最多,均22种。东岛珊瑚礁鱼类物种数与其对应的最大全长成指数相关,随其增加而显著减少。东岛以小型鱼类最多,占总种类数的38.72%;其次是中型鱼类,为34.47%;大型鱼类为26.81%。从食性类型来看,东岛肉食性鱼类最多,占物种数的56.60%。各时间段之间鱼类的相似性指数均较低,证实了鱼类发生了显著的演替变化。研究较历史共有103种鱼类未发现,其中,肉食性鱼类占未发现鱼类的74.76%,同时未发现大型鱼类几乎全部分布在肉食性鱼类中; 14种位列于IUCN红色名录的鱼类,除一种外,其他均在此研究中未发现并均为大...     

鱼类实验动物

阐述了鱼类作为实验动物的优点,介绍了国外鱼类实验动物和我国的鱼类实验动物,探讨了鱼类实验动物的应用。     

秦岭生态保护区鱼类多样性研究

实地鱼类资源考察、检视鱼类标本以及参考鱼类分类、分布文献表明,秦岭生态保护区现有鱼类7目16科79属共141种(亚种)。物种多样性G-F指数的比较分析显示,和秦岭其他区域相比,秦岭生态保护区鱼类的物种多样性最高:区内不同水系之间相比,则汉江水系最高。利用β多样性指数和Jaccard相似性系数对秦岭生态保护区4条水系的鱼类多样性进行分析,结果显示区内鱼类分布南北差异明显;南坡的3条水系中,南洛河水系和嘉陵江水系鱼类生境相似程度较高,鱼类种、属分化、隔离程度较低,而与汉江水系的生境差异显著,鱼类种属分化、隔离程度较高。根据区内自然地理及水系特征,对水系间鱼类β多样性出现的差异进行了分析。     

Dental caries in disabled children

The aim of the study was to evaluate oral health conditions and dental caries status in disabled and healthy children. Two groups of randomly selected children 3-17 years old were examined. The first group comprised 80 children with disabilities (cerebral palsy, mental retardation, Down syndrome, autism and hearing-speaking disorders) and the second (control) group included 80 healthy children. Examined children were selected from several institutions which take care of disabled persons, kindergardens and four elementary schools. Clinical examination was performed by using a mirror and a probe and revealed the presence of dental caries, missing (extracted) and filled teeth. All clinically detected cavitations were registered as dental caries. The degree of oral hygiene was evaluated according to the OHI-S index values, which was determined by marking the plaque with 1% eozine solution. The values of OHI-S index ranged from 3.8-4.53 in disabled children and 2.73-2.84 in healthy children. In disabled children, the average dft values were 3.42 in deciduous teeth and 5.24 in mixed dentition. In healthy children, the average dft values were 1.43 in deciduous teeth and 5.1 in mixed dentition. The average DMFT index in disabled children was 1.41 for mixed and 6.39 for permanent dentitions. In healthy children, the average DMFT values were 1.23 in mixed and 4.76 in permanent dentitions. In general, the results revealed significantly poor level of oral hygiene and quite high level of caries prevalence in both disabled and healthy children, accentuating the need to reorganize preventive care measurements and improve dental care, particularly in disabled children in Croatia.     

Plasma free amino acid profiling of five types of cancer patients and its application for early detection

Background

Recently, rapid advances have been made in metabolomics-based, easy-to-use early cancer detection methods using blood samples. Among metabolites, profiling of plasma free amino acids (PFAAs) is a promising approach because PFAAs link all organ systems and have important roles in metabolism. Furthermore, PFAA profiles are known to be influenced by specific diseases, including cancers. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine the characteristics of the PFAA profiles in cancer patients and the possibility of using this information for early detection.

Methods and Findings

Plasma samples were collected from approximately 200 patients from multiple institutes, each diagnosed with one of the following five types of cancer: lung, gastric, colorectal, breast, or prostate cancer. Patients were compared to gender- and age- matched controls also used in this study. The PFAA levels were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)–electrospray ionization (ESI)–mass spectrometry (MS). Univariate analysis revealed significant differences in the PFAA profiles between the controls and the patients with any of the five types of cancer listed above, even those with asymptomatic early-stage disease. Furthermore, multivariate analysis clearly discriminated the cancer patients from the controls in terms of the area under the receiver-operator characteristics curve (AUC of ROC >0.75 for each cancer), regardless of cancer stage. Because this study was designed as case-control study, further investigations, including model construction and validation using cohorts with larger sample sizes, are necessary to determine the usefulness of PFAA profiling.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that PFAA profiling has great potential for improving cancer screening and diagnosis and understanding disease pathogenesis. PFAA profiles can also be used to determine various disease diagnoses from a single blood sample, which involves a relatively simple plasma assay and imposes a lower physical burden on subjects when compared to existing screening methods.     

Altered serum pro-inflammatory cytokines in children with Down's syndrome

There are reports showing that pro-inflammatory cytokines are dysregulated in patients with Down's syndrome (DS). However, most of these reports concern adults. We analyzed cytokine levels in serum samples from children with DS, and compared them with samples from intellectually disabled (ID), and healthy, control children. Blood samples were collected from 24 DS, 24 age-/sex-matched ID, and 24 age-/sex-matched healthy, control children. Serum levels of the cytokines IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, IFN-γ, and TNF-α were measured using a sandwich ELISA method, . The age range of the children was 1-15 years, with a mean ± SD of 5.75 ± 4.36 years. TNF-α levels were significantly higher in the DS and ID groups compared with those found in healthy, control children (P<0.05). The DS and ID groups had significantly higher IFN-γ levels compared with healthy, control children (P = 0.0002 and P<0.01, respectively), with significant higher levels in the DS than the ID group (P<0.05). Serum from the ID group showed significantly higher IL-10 levels compared with those from the DS group (P<0.05), but not the healthy, control group. Significant correlations were found between the differences in TNF-α and IFN-γ levels, in both ID (rs = 0.558; P = 0.005) and DS children (rs = 0.405; P<0.05). There were no significant differences found in serum levels of IL-13 between the groups, and IL-5 was not detectable in any of the serum samples. Levels of TNF-α and IFN-γ were increased, and IL-10 decreased in serum from children with DS. It may be that these differences contribute to the clinical symptoms seen in DS: consequently, these pro-inflammatory cytokines might be useful as early biomarkers of the disorders associated with DS.     

Free amino acid composition in juveniles of Mytilus galloprovincialis: spatial variability after Prestige oil spill

Composition of free amino acids (FAA) in juveniles of Mytilus galloprovincialis was analysed along a large geographical coastline area in Galicia (NW Spain). Individuals were sampled in February 2003, three months after the Prestige oil spill. Pollution values at sampling time were reported as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations in soft tissues of individuals and varied between the highest amount observed in Carrumeiro mussels (502 ng/g dw) and the lowest in Pindo mussels (196 ng/g dw), both locations being close to each other in the centre of the geographical area under study. Pollution values in the other populations varied within the range of 241-347 ng/g dw. Total free amino acids (TFAA) were highest in Agui?o-Pindo-Carrumeiro juveniles at the centre of the Coastline area studied (420-462 micromol/g dw) as compared to the other populations at North and South of Galicia (312-347 micromol/g dw). TFAA results were based on the variability observed in protein free amino acids (PFAA micromol/g dw) among populations (214-249 micromol/g dw for Agui?o-Pindo-Carrumeiro mussels and 98-149 micromol/g dw for the other populations) whereas non-protein free amino acids (NPFAA) taurine and ornithine did not show any significant spatial pattern of variation. Glycine and alanine represented the most abundant PFAA (16-29% and 2.7-11.9% of TPFAA, respectively) and significant correlations between PFAA and both the protein content of soft tissues (r=-0.82) and the condition index of juveniles (r=0.86) were observed. No significant relationships were detected, however, between pollution values in soft tissues as PAHs and FAA profiles with the exception of alanine concentrations as percentage of TFAA (r=0.88; P<0.01). The latter seemed to be an "all or nothing" effect likely due to the influence of other abiotic factors at one of the sampling sites. Such relationship was found not significant when the outlier represented by Carrumeiro mussels was removed from the analysis. The most abundant free amino acid taurine (43.2-68.5%TFAA) followed an inverse variability of that of glycine and by extension of the group PFAA most likely as a compensatory decrease in mussel populations with low protein content (and high condition index). Accordingly, taurine:glycine (t:g) ratio varied between 1 and 2 in most mussel populations but increased up to 3.2-4.2 in Miranda and Bueu mussels at both ends of the geographical interval studied with a corresponding PAHs concentrations of 261 and 304 ng/g dw, respectively. These mussel populations with the highest t:g ratios were characterised by the lowest PFAA contents (below 40%) and condition index values (below 10%). Results of the present study established a significant link between energetic status of growing juveniles and FAA concentrations in environments with different pollution degrees. Variability of the free amino acids profiles in soft tissues were related to endogenous factors of juveniles (protein content, condition index) whereas no relationship with contamination values could be observed. The utility of t:g ratio as general condition factor for M. galloprovincialis is also corroborated for in situ growing juveniles.     

Decreased Plasma Histidine Level Predicts Risk of Relapse in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis in Remission

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation. Patients with UC have repeated remission and relapse. Clinical biomarkers that can predict relapse in UC patients in remission have not been identified. To facilitate the prediction of relapse of UC, we investigated the potential of novel multivariate indexes using statistical modeling of plasma free amino acid (PFAA) concentrations. We measured fasting PFAA concentrations in 369 UC patients in clinical remission, and 355 were observed prospectively for up to 1 year. Relapse rate within 1 year was 23% (82 of 355 patients). The age- and gender-adjusted hazard ratio for the lowest quartile compared with the highest quartile of plasma histidine concentration was 2.55 (95% confidence interval: 1.41–4.62; p = 0.0020 (log-rank), p for trend = 0.0005). We demonstrated that plasma amino acid profiles in UC patients in clinical remission can predict the risk of relapse within 1 year. Decreased histidine level in PFAAs was associated with increased risk of relapse. Metabolomics could be promising for the establishment of a non-invasive predictive marker in inflammatory bowel disease.     

Homocysteine level in urine of autistic and healthy children

Homocysteine is an amino acid which plays several important roles in human physiology and is an important biomarker for possible deficiencies of various vitamins (vitamin B? and B??, folic acid). In this work GC-MS method was used to determine the levels of homocysteine in the urine of autistic and healthy children. The levels of homocysteine in urine samples from 34 autistic and 21 healthy children were 2.36 ± 1.24 and 0.76 ± 0.31 (mmol?mol?1 creatinine), respectively. The higher level of homocysteine in autistic children may indicate deficiencies of folic acid and vitamins B? and B?? in nutrition of these children. The results of this work were taken into consideration in the nutrition of autistic children treated in the Navicula Centre of Diagnosis and Therapy of Autism in ?ód? (Poland).     

Serum trace element and amino acid profile in children with cerebral palsy

BackgroundThe existing data demonstrate that both trace elements and amino acids play a significant role in neurodevelopment and brain functioning. Certain studies have demonstrated alteration of micronutrient status in children with cerebral palsy, although multiple inconsistencies exist.The objectiveof the present study was to assess serum trace element and mineral, as well as amino acid levels in children with cerebral palsy.Methods71 children with cerebral palsy (39 boys and 32 girls, 5.7 ± 2.3 y.o.) and 84 healthy children (51 boys and 33 girls, 5.4 ± 2.3 y.o.) were enrolled in the present study. Serum trace element and mineral levels were assessed using inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry (ICP-MS). Amino acid profile was evaluated by means of high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC).ResultsChildren with cerebral palsy are characterized by significantly lower Cu and Zn levels by 6% and 8%, whereas serum I concentration exceeded the control values by 7%. A tendency to increased serum Mn and Se levels was also observed in patients with cerebral palsy. Serum citrulline, leucine, tyrosine, and valine levels were 15 %, 23 %, 15 %, and 11 % lower than those in healthy controls. Nearly twofold lower levels of serum proline were accompanied by a 44 % elevation of hydroxyproline concentrations when compared to the control values. In multiple regression model serum I, Zn, and hydroxyproline levels were found to be independently associated with the presence of cerebral palsy. Correlation analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between Cu, Mn, Se, I, and Zn levels with hydroxyproline and citrulline concentrations.ConclusionThe observed alterations in trace element and amino acid metabolism may contribute to neurological deterioration in cerebral palsy. However, the cross-sectional design of the study does not allow to estimate the causal trilateral relationships between cerebral palsy, altered trace element, and amino acid metabolism.     

健康学龄前儿童血浆氨基酸与血红蛋白含量

本文采用丹酰氯聚酰胺薄层分析法研究了６５名３—７岁健康儿童的血浆游离氨基酸和血红蛋白浓度。结果表明：（１）赖氨酸促进蛋白质合成不仅供机体生长需要,同样也供合成血红蛋白;（２）贫血前期已有血浆游离氨基酸的变化,继而出现贫血,提示儿童时期生长旺盛,应注重补充某些氨基酸消耗和补充维生素、叶酸、铁元素等造血原料。     

Antioxidant Status in Blood of Obese Children: The Relation between Trace Elements,Paraoxonase, and Arylesterase Values

Obesity is known to lead to complications involving several systems. The basic mechanism in obesity-related complications is chronic inflammation and increased oxidative stress. Trace element levels in obese children may vary due to poor nutritional habits. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between serum paraoxonase (PON1) and arylesterase (ARE) levels, markers of the oxidant–antioxidant balance in the body, and serum zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), and selenium (Se) concentrations in obese children. Fifty-seven overweight patients aged 6–17 and 48 age- and sex-matched healthy children were included in the study. Serum PON1 and ARE activity levels were measured, together with Cu, Zn, Mn, Se, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein, glucose, aspartate amino transferase, and alanine amino transferase levels. PON1 and ARE activity levels were significantly lower in obese patients compared to those in healthy individuals (P?<?0.05). Various changes were determined in Cu, Zn, Mn, and Se levels between the study and control groups (P?<?0.05). In terms of the relation between trace elements and PON1 and ARE levels, a significant positive correlation was determined between serum Se and PON1 levels in the study group (P?<?0.05, r?=?0.31). No significant correlation was determined between other trace element levels and PON1 and ARE levels (P?>?0.05). In conclusion, the detection in our study of a positive correlation between Se and PON1 levels in obese children may be significant in terms of showing a relation between Se and antioxidant systems in obese children.     

Effects of ketoacidosis and puberty on basal and TRH-stimulated thyroid hormones and TSH in children with diabetes mellitus

Basal and TRH-stimulated thyroid hormones and TSH were evaluated in two groups of prepubertal and pubertal diabetics: group B - 45 children without ketoacidosis; group C - 16 children with ketoacidosis. The diabetic patients showed no signs of diabetic microangiopathy. Fifty-three healthy subjects served as controls (group A). T4, T3, FT4 and FT3 serum levels were reduced in diabetics, particularly in ketotic ones; T4 and T3 values were lower in pubertal than in prepubertal non-ketotic diabetics and in pubertal than in prepubertal controls, while no significant difference was observed between pubertal and prepubertal ketotic patients. Moreover, no difference in rT3 serum concentrations was found between group A, B and C, but non-ketotic and ketotic pubertals showed a significant rT3 reduction if compared with non-ketotic and ketotic prepubertals and with healthy pubertals. TBG was lower in group B and group C diabetics than in controls. After TRH stimulus, T3 levels showed a significant increase both in controls and in non-ketotic diabetics, while no variation was observed in ketotic children; furthermore, at 120 minutes T3 values were lower in diabetic than in healthy children, particularly in ketotic ones. Basal TSH serum concentrations were reduced in ketotic diabetics, while no difference was found between nonketotic and control subjects. After TRH stimulus, TSH peak was higher in pubertal non-ketotic diabetics than in pubertal controls, while no difference was found between prepubertal and pubertal diabetics, both in non-ketotic and in ketotic status.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)