阿根廷转基因作物安全管理制度概况及进展

阿根廷是最早采用转基因技术的国家之一,目前已成为全球第三大转基因作物种植国。阿根廷是全球尤其是拉美国家在生物技术产品监管和审批方面的先驱,其在转基因作物监管问题方面的丰富经验以及联合国粮食及农业组织的认可使阿根廷成为全球转基因作物监管的领导者之一。介绍了阿根廷转基因作物研发和应用、转基因作物监管体系、新型育种技术监管体系、转基因作物进出口情况以及追溯体系,讨论了转基因技术的引进对阿根廷的影响,旨在全面了解阿根廷转基因作物及新型育种技术的监管体系,为我国转基因作物安全管理提供参考。     

转基因的逃逸及生态风险

转基因技术的发展为提高农作物产量和解决全球人口不断增长而引发的粮食问题带来了无限的机遇,但生物技术的应用和转基因作物的环境释放也带来了一系列生物安全问题．转基因产品是否会对植物、动物、人类健康、遗传资源和环境带来危害已成为公众关注的焦点．诸多生物安全问题中最引人注目的问题之一就是转基因的逃逸及其可能导致的生态风险．文中就转基因逃逸的可能性和逃逸的不同途径、转基因逃逸后可能导致的各种生态风险、转基因逃逸的不同控制方法以及转基因作物安全距离设立应该考虑的因素等问题进行了讨论,旨在了解转基因作物的环境释放和外源基因的逃逸可能导致的生物安全问题,以及如何控制和避免转基因逃逸．     

转基因产品成分检测技术研究进展

近年来随着转基因作物的大规模商业化种植以及转基因研发技术的不断发展,抗病、抗虫、耐除草剂、抗逆境和高产优质等转基因产品越来越多,应用也越来越广泛。转基因产品给人们带来便利和经济利益的同时,也带来了安全性问题的争议。为加强对转基因产品的管理,发展转基因产品成分检测技术尤为重要。目前,转基因产品的检测技术主要分为两类:一是基于外源核酸的检测技术,主要包括定性PCR技术、定量PCR技术、等温扩增技术和基因芯片技术等;二是基于外源蛋白的检测技术,主要包括酶联免疫吸附技术、Western blot检测技术和试纸条技术等。每种检测技术都有其优缺点和适用范围,在实际检测过程中,应根据检测的需要并结合转基因产品的类型和特点,选择最有效的检测技术或组合来满足检测的目的。就两类方法中主要检测技术的原理、优缺点和研究进展进行了简要概述,并就转基因检测技术的发展方向进行了总结和展望,旨在促进我国转基因检测技术更好地适应当前转基因领域的发展。     

转基因作物和转基因技术的发展与未来

转基因作物的安全性问题在20世纪末引起全球性的争论,一些人反对转基因植物和转基因技术.本文概述了转基因植物产生的必然性、应用现状、发展趋势、引起争论的主要原因以及必须建立的安全性保障,阐明对转基因作物和技术应采取的科学态度.     

转基因产品的安全性及其对应策略

目前,生物安全性问题已成为转基因技术及其产品能否获得足够的研究空间和良好开发市场的关键所在。然而,在重视安全性的同时,也必然认识到转基因技术及其产品的出现乃是人类社会发展的客观必然。当务之急不应该是简单地反对或赞成,而是必须对转基因产品进行全面、充分的研究和客观、具体的评价,从而使其在造福于人类的同时,能有效地减少或避免对人类健康及其生存环境可能产生的潜在危害。当然,对社会公众进行科学宣传和指导,从而使其在对转基因产品具有客观了解的基础上培养一种健康的接受心态也是必需的。本在简述转基因产品安全性及其研究现状的基础上,提出若干对应策略,希望能引起社会各界的共识。     

转基因产品检测技术研究进展与食品安全

我们对转基因产品并不陌生,随着技术的发展,很多种类的转基因产品也渐渐走入我们的生活,有关转基因食品的安全性受到世界范围的关注,因此,当务之急就是对转基因食品进行有效的检测。本文简单介绍了当今的转基因产品的检测技术,并结合食品安全问题做了相关论述。     

大豆转基因育种及产业化发展

转基因技术是现代生物技术研究的热点之一,转基因作物种植已经成为全球普及最为迅速的生物技术.转基因大豆是目前种植区域最广、种植面积最大的转基因作物,已成为世界大豆主产国大豆产业发展的主要动力.中国的大豆产量居世界第四位,但转基因大豆育种的研究尚处于起步阶段,在转基因大豆产业化发展方面潜力巨大.我国应该充分利用现代生物技术的成果,借鉴国外转基因大豆的发展经验,立足本国实际,在农业转基因生物安全管理相关法律法规下,建立和健全我国转基因大豆育种及其产业化发展体系,大力发展转基因大豆,提升我国大豆产业的市场竞争力.本文概述了我国转基因大豆的研究现状以及国际转基因大豆的研发趋势,分析了我国转基因大豆发展所面临的挑战并提出了应对策略.     

转基因作物的利弊分析

1995年后转基因作物的商品化种植迅猛发展.优良的农艺性状和巨大的经济效益,日益显示出转基因作物是解决21世纪不断膨胀人口对食物需求的主要途径之一.转基因作物的潜在生态风险及对人体健康影响的争论随着转基因作物的商品化也日趋尖锐.为保护转基因作物知识产权发展起来的"终止子技术"引起第三世界国家的强烈反对.<生物多样性公约>缔约国对生物安全有关问题斗争激烈,迟迟达不成协议.围绕转基因作物的斗争已不仅是科学技术之争,已发展到经济领域,甚至政治领域的斗争.本文对转基因作物的发展与生物安全的研究提出几点建议.     

转基因作物安全性的解决方法研究进展

随着转基因技术的不断发展,转基因作物的种植面积逐年扩大.转基因技术在解决全球不断增长的粮食需求和保障农业的可持续发展等方面发挥了重要作用.然而,人们对转基因作物和转基因食品的安全性一直存在争议.为了解决这个问题,科学家研究出了多项分子技术来消除转基因带来的潜在威胁,尤其是近几年出现的"外源基因清除技术",有望成为解决该问题的有力工具.综述了几种解决转基因作物安全性问题的方法及其最新进展,并对几种方法进行了优缺点分析.     

转基因水稻检测方法的研究进展

近年来,转基因作物在全球得到了迅猛发展,1988年第一批水稻转基因植株问世以来,各国科学家在水稻转基因研究领域取得了一系列成果,而对转基因水稻及其产品的检测,也成为世界各国公众关心的热点,从PCR法、基因芯片法等讨论转基因水稻的检测方法的研究进展,让读者对转基因水稻检测方法有初步的认识和了解,对开展转基因水稻检测的研究工作有一定的参考价值。     

Role for dopamine in malonate-induced damage in vivo in striatum and in vitro in mesencephalic cultures

Defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism have been implicated in the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the reactive metabolites generated from the metabolism and oxidation of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) are thought to contribute to the damage to neurons of the basal ganglia. We have previously demonstrated that infusions of the metabolic inhibitor malonate into the striata of mice or rats produce degeneration of DA nerve terminals. In the present studies, we demonstrate that an intrastriatal infusion of malonate induces a substantial increase in DA efflux in awake, behaving mice as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Furthermore, pretreatment of mice with tetrabenazine (TBZ) or the TBZ analogue Ro 4-1284 (Ro-4), compounds that reversibly inhibit the vesicular storage of DA, attenuates the malonate-induced DA efflux as well as the damage to DA nerve terminals. Consistent with these findings, the damage to both DA and GABA neurons in mesencephalic cultures by malonate exposure was attenuated by pretreatment with TBZ or Ro-4. Treatment with these compounds did not affect the formation of free radicals or the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation resulting from malonate exposure alone. Our data suggest that DA plays an important role in the neurotoxicity produced by malonate. These findings provide direct evidence that inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase causes an increase in extracellular DA levels and indicate that bioenergetic defects may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases through a mechanism involving DA.     

Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine

In order to determine if the absence of vitamin C in the diet of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) causes scurvy, a group of seven young individuals were fed food pellets without ascorbic acid, while another group of eight individuals received the same food with 1 g of ascorbic acid per animal per day. Animals in the first group developed signs of scurvy-like gingivitis, breaking of the incisors and death of one animal. Clinical signs appeared between 25 and 104 days from the beginning of the trial in all individuals. Growth rates of individuals deprived of vitamin C was considerably less than those observed in the control group. Deficiency of ascorbic acid had a severe effect on reproduction of another population of captive capybaras. We found that the decrease in ascorbic acid content in the diet affected pregnancy, especially during the first stages. The results obtained suggest that it is necessary to supply a suitable quantity of vitamin C in the diet of this species in captivity.     

Changes in lactate dehydrogenase activity in chicken tissues in hyperthyreosis in ontogenesis

The lactate dehydrogenase activity in reactions of lactate oxidation and synthesis was studied in subfractions of the chicken brain, heart and liver at the embryonal, early postembryonal and adult stages of development after thyroxine administration. It has been shown that during embryogenesis thyroxine predominantly enhanced the rate of lactate oxidation in the mitochondrial tissues. A marked increase in the lactate synthesis was found in cytoplasm of the adult chicken tissues. Specificity of enzyme activity alterations was detected in the chicken brain during ontogenesis after thyroxine administration.     

SSTR5 ablation in islet results in alterations in glucose homeostasis in mice

Somatostatin (SST) peptide is a potent inhibitor of insulin secretion and its effect is mediated via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5) in the endocrine pancreas. To investigate the consequences of gene ablation of SSTR5 in the mouse pancreas, we have generated a mouse model in which the SSTR5 gene was specifically knocked down in the pancreatic beta cells (betaSSTR5Kd) using the Cre-lox system. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that SSTR5 gene expression was absent in beta cells at three months of age. At the time of gene ablation, betaSSTR5Kd mice demonstrated glucose intolerance with lack of insulin response and significantly reduced serum insulin levels. Insulin tolerance test demonstrated a significant increase of insulin clearance in vivo at the same age. In vitro studies demonstrated an absence of response to SST-28 stimulation in the betaSSTR5Kd mouse islet, which was associated with a significantly reduced SST expression level in betaSSTR5Kd mice pancreata. In addition, betaSSTR5Kd mice had significantly reduced serum glucose levels and increased serum insulin levels at 12 months of age. Glucose tolerance test at an older age also indicated a persistently higher insulin level in betaSSTR5Kd mice. Further studies of betaSSTR5Kd mice had revealed elevated serum C-peptide levels at both 3 and 12 months of age, suggesting that these mice are capable of producing and releasing insulin to the periphery. These results support the hypothesis that SSTR5 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the mouse pancreas.