热应激对大鼠睾丸HSPs mRNA表达的影响

目的:观察和分析大鼠睾丸局部短暂热应激对HSP70、HSP90、HSP105 mRNA表达的影响。方法:Wistar雄性大鼠随机分为5组:正常对照(N)组、热应激0天(H0)组、热应激5天(H5)组、热应激10天(H10)组、热应激15天(H15)组。N组睾丸局部22℃水浴20 min,其余各组均睾丸局部43℃水浴20 min。采用HE染色观察组织形态学变化,采用Real Time PCR的方法检测HSP70、HSP90、HSP105 mRNA的表达量。结果:HE染色镜下观察结果显示:与N组相比,H5组部分曲细精管萎缩,生精细胞明显消失,H10组、H15组大部分曲细精管萎缩,生精细胞大量消失。HE染色形态计量结果显示:与N组相比,H5组、H10组、H15组睾丸实质体积比明显减小(p0.05),睾丸间质体积比明显增加(P0.05)。RT-PCR结果显示:与N组相比,H0组HSP70 m RNA的表达H0组明显增高(p0.05),H5组、H10组、H15组HSP90 m RNA的表达明显降低(P0.05),H5组HSP105 m RNA的表达明显降低(P0.05)。结论:HSP70、HSP90、HSP105 m RNA的表达在热应激后都会发生变化,变化的具体情况不尽相同,推测它们热应激后在生殖细胞凋亡过程中发挥不同的作用有关,并且和组织的损伤有密切的联系。     

Gut Microbiome Alterations in COVID-19

Since the outset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the gut microbiome in COVID-19 has garnered substantial interest, given its significant roles in human health and pathophysiology. Accumulating evidence is unveiling that the gut microbiome is broadly altered in COVID-19, including the bacterial microbiome, mycobiome, and virome. Overall, the gut microbial ecological network is significantly weakened and becomes sparse in patients with COVID-19, together with a decrease in gut microbiome diversity. Beyond the existence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the gut microbiome of patients with COVID-19 is also characterized by enrichment of opportunistic bacteria, fungi, and eukaryotic viruses, which are also associated with disease severity and presentation. Meanwhile, a multitude of symbiotic bacteria and bacteriophages are decreased in abundance in patients with COVID-19. Such gut microbiome features persist in a significant subset of patients with COVID-19 even after disease resolution, coinciding with ‘long COVID’ (also known as post-acute sequelae of COVID-19). The broadly-altered gut microbiome is largely a consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its downstream detrimental effects on the systemic host immunity and the gut milieu. The impaired host immunity and distorted gut microbial ecology, particularly loss of low-abundance beneficial bacteria and blooms of opportunistic fungi including Candida, may hinder the reassembly of the gut microbiome post COVID-19. Future investigation is necessary to fully understand the role of the gut microbiome in host immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as the long-term effect of COVID-19 on the gut microbiome in relation to the host health after the pandemic.     

GABA对热应激仔鸡的影响

将一周龄的“882”肉仔鸡 ,随机分为 2组。让对照组仔鸡饮用蒸馏水 ,让试验组饮用 0 0 5 %的氨酪酸 (GABA)蒸馏水。 2组每天置于 32℃的箱中热处理 1 5h ,试验 4周。结果表明GABA对热应激肉仔鸡有一定的影响 :试验组仔鸡的呼吸频率极显著低于对照组 (P <0 0 1) ;红细胞数显著高于对照组 (P <0 0 5 ) ;料重比极显著低于对照组 (P <0 0 1) ,仔鸡增重是对照组鸡的 117 86 % (P <0 0 5 )。     

Correlation of Gut Microbiome Between ASD Children and Mothers and Potential Biomarkers for Risk Assessment

Variation of maternal gut microbiota may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders(ASDs) in offspring. Animal studies have indicated that maternal gut microbiota is related to neurodevelopmental abnormalities in mouse offspring, while it is unclear whether there is a correlation between gut microbiota of ASD children and their mothers. We examined the relationships between gut microbiome profiles of ASD children and those of their mothers, and evaluated the clinical discriminatory power of discovered bacterial biomarkers. Gut microbiome was profiled and evaluated by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing in stool samples of 59 mother–child pairs of ASD children and 30 matched mother–child pairs of healthy children. Significant differences were observed in the gut microbiome composition between ASD and healthy children in our Chinese cohort. Several unique bacterial biomarkers, such as Alcaligenaceae and Acinetobacter, were identified. Mothers of ASD children had more Proteobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria, Moraxellaceae, and Acinetobacter than mothers of healthy children. There was a clear correlation between gut microbiome profiles of children and their mothers; however, children with ASD still had unique bacterial biomarkers, such as Alcaligenaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, and Clostridium. Candidate biomarkers discovered in this study had remarkable discriminatory power. The identified patterns of mother–child gut microbiome profiles may be important for assessing risks during the early stage and planning of personalized treatment and prevention of ASD via microbiota modulation.     

人类微生物组测序与比较研究

人体微生物群系影响人类的健康,与人类的各种疾病,如肥胖、糖尿病、冠心病、结肠癌等的发生具有密切的关系.近年来,人类微生物组研究日益受到重视.综述人类微生物组的测序和比较研究进展.     

不同“肠型”人群肠道菌群结构

目的 为了发挥饮食对肠道菌群的有益调节作用,预防代谢性疾病的发生,特研究不同肠型人群肠道微生物组成和对饮食的代谢情况。 方法 随机招募志愿者(n=102),排除病患和近1个月内有抗生素药物史的志愿者。剩余志愿者(n=70)收集晨便、晨尿样本,通过Illumina HiSeq 2500测序仪对粪便样本中肠道菌群V3-V4区进行16S rDNA测序,分析肠道菌群的结构;通过高分辨质谱仪开展尿液代谢组分析。 结果 通过肠道菌群可将志愿者分成2种肠型:A和B,A肠型志愿者F/B值(肠道优势菌厚壁菌门与拟杆菌门丰度比例)低于B肠型。A肠型志愿者结肠拟杆菌科、韦荣球菌科、肠杆菌科、消化链球菌科的丰度高于B肠型,而瘤胃菌科、普雷沃菌科、紫单胞菌科和理研菌科的丰度低于B肠型。 结论 结果表明研究人群肠道中至少存在着2种肠型,在菌群结构上具有显著的差异。     

肠道菌群与肿瘤的免疫治疗

肠道菌群是居住于人体肠道内的正常微生物群体。肠道菌群通常与宿主成共生关系,并与宿主的消化、代谢、免疫调节等生理活动息息相关。靶向作用于免疫检查点的免疫检查点抑制剂,作为肿瘤免疫治疗中的新星,有着逆转肿瘤免疫微环境的作用,为肿瘤治疗提供了新的希望。然而研究发现,有部分人群对免疫检查点抑制剂的治疗无响应,而导致其无响应的最主要的原因是肠道菌群的异常。因此,本文对肠道菌群与肿瘤免疫治疗特别是与免疫检查点抑制剂的研究现状进行综述。     

Focus: Microbiome: Integrative Therapies in Anxiety Treatment with Special Emphasis on the Gut Microbiome

Over the past decade, research has shown that diet and gut health affects symptoms expressed in stress related disorders, depression, and anxiety through changes in the gut microbiota. Psycho-behavioral function and somatic health interaction have often been ignored in health care with resulting deficits in treatment quality and outcomes. While mental health care requires the professional training in counseling, psychotherapy and psychiatry, complimentary therapeutic strategies, such as attention to a nutritional and diverse diet and supplementation of probiotic foods, may be integrated alongside psychotherapy treatment models. Development of these alternative strategies is predicated on experimental evidence and diligent research on the biology of stress, fear, anxiety-related behaviors, and the gut-brain connection. This article provides a brief overview on biological markers of anxiety and the expanding nutritional literature relating to brain health and mental disorders. A case study demonstrates an example of a biopsychosocial approach integrating cognitive psychotherapy, dietary changes, and mindfulness activities, in treating symptoms of anxiety. This case study shows a possible treatment protocol to explore the efficacy of targeting the gut-brain-axis that may be used as an impetus for future controlled studies.     

肠道菌群与肾脏疾病相关性研究进展

人体是一个有机的整体,不同系统之间存在着相互影响。近年来,随着科学的不断发展,肠道菌群与人体健康的关系也逐渐受到重视。肠道菌群虽然居住于肠道,但其作用已经不仅仅局限于消化系统。通过对人体代谢和免疫功能的影响,肠道菌群对人体产生的作用是全身性的。肾脏是体内代谢产物排泄的主要器官,也是免疫复合物沉积的重要部位。因此,肠道菌群在肾脏疾病发展和治疗中都起着至关重要的作用。现如今,两者的关系已经成为科学研究的热点话题。本文总结了近5年的文献,从中西医的角度,针对肠道菌群与肾脏疾病之间的相互关系作一综述。     

Metaproteomic and Metabolomic Approaches for Characterizing the Gut Microbiome

The gut microbiome has been shown to play a significant role in human healthy and diseased states. The dynamic signaling that occurs between the host and microbiome is critical for the maintenance of host homeostasis. Analyzing the human microbiome with metaproteomics, metabolomics, and integrative multi‐omics analyses can provide significant information on markers for healthy and diseased states, allowing for the eventual creation of microbiome‐targeted treatments for diseases associated with dysbiosis. Metaproteomics enables functional activity information to be gained from the microbiome samples, while metabolomics provides insight into the overall metabolic states affecting/representing the host–microbiome interactions. Combining these functional ‐omic platforms together with microbiome composition profiling allows for a holistic overview on the functional and metabolic state of the microbiome and its influence on human health. Here the benefits of metaproteomics, metabolomics, and the integrative multi‐omic approaches to investigating the gut microbiome in the context of human health and diseases are reviewed.     

中国林蛙蝌蚪肠道及皮肤微生物多样性分析

肠道及皮肤微生物群落对宿主的健康有着至关重要的影响.本研究使用16S rRNA基因测序技术研究中国林蛙(Rana chensinensis)Gosner38期蝌蚪肠道和皮肤共生微生物群落组成之间的差异.在门水平上,林蛙蝌蚪肠道中的优势门为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和拟杆菌...     

Focus: Microbiome: Gut Microbiome and Infant Health: Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis and Host Genetic Factors

The development of the neonatal gut microbiome is influenced by multiple factors, such as delivery mode, feeding, medication use, hospital environment, early life stress, and genetics. The dysbiosis of gut microbiota persists during infancy, especially in high-risk preterm infants who experience lengthy stays in the Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Infant microbiome evolutionary trajectory is essentially parallel with the host (infant) neurodevelopmental process and growth. The role of the gut microbiome, the brain-gut signaling system, and its interaction with the host genetics have been shown to be related to both short and long term infant health and bio-behavioral development. The investigation of potential dysbiosis patterns in early childhood is still lacking and few studies have addressed this host-microbiome co-developmental process. Further research spanning a variety of fields of study is needed to focus on the mechanisms of brain-gut-microbiota signaling system and the dynamic host-microbial interaction in the regulation of health, stress and development in human newborns.     

慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者肠道微生物组成及基因功能分析

探讨慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）患者肠道微生物组成、丰度及差异基因功能变化。

收集我院呼吸科10例确诊COPD患者（COPD组）和10例对照受试者（对照组）粪便样品进行宏基因组高通量测序分析。

PCA分析组间比较发现2组研究对象粪便样品微生物群落差异大,具有可比性。物种组成分析显示：对照组粪便样品中高度富集的菌科主要包括毛螺菌科、理研菌科、韦荣球菌科、优杆菌科、臭杆菌科、氨基酸球菌科、乳杆菌科等,属层面富集的主要包括罗斯菌属、胃瘤球菌属、小杆菌属、真杆菌属、拟杆菌属、粪球菌属、双歧杆菌属等;COPD组粪便样品富集菌群主要包括紫单胞菌科、Selenomonadaceae、巨单胞菌属和韦荣球菌属。物种多样性分析与对照组相比,COPD组多样性更低,差异有统计学意义（W = 87,P = 0.0039）。物种相关性网络图分析显示与其他门类菌群相比,拟杆菌门、厚壁菌门、变形菌门与其他物种的关联性最强（size = 52.07、18.87、14.01）。组间差异基因进行GO功能显著性富集分析,差异基因均富集在如细胞学过程、刺激应答、生物学黏附及调节、代谢过程及信号通路等。KEGG功能显著性富集分析显示差异基因主要富集途径包括代谢途径、次生代谢物合成、淀粉和蔗糖的合成、抗生素的合成等。

COPD患者肠道内存在菌群及基因功能失调。

     

Effects of a Gut Microbiome Toxin,p-Cresol,on the Susceptibility to Seizures in Rats

Neurophysiology - Several studies have highlighted a high comorbidity between epilepsy and autism. We hypothesized that some similar etiological factors might affect both disorders; among such...     

热习服对大鼠肾脏促红细胞生成素的影响

目的:探讨热习服对大鼠肾脏促红细胞生成素的影响.方法:雄性SD大鼠21只,按体重配对随机分为对照组、单次高温暴露组(高温组)和热习服组,每组7只,各组在各自的实验条件下进行10天,对照组大鼠第11天留取肾脏组织标本;高温组和热习服组第11天进行相同条件的标准热负荷实验后留取肾脏组织标本.采用用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)定量测定肾脏组织中促红细胞生成素(Epo)含量,采用实时荧光定量PCR(RT-PCR)方法检测肾脏促红细胞生成素mRNA的表达,Western blot技术检测肾脏组织中促红细胞生成素蛋白表达水平的变化.结果:高温组与热习服大鼠肾脏促红细胞生成素水平明显高于对照大鼠(p＜0.05).热习服与高温组大鼠肾脏促红细胞生成素水平无明显差别.经RT-PCR检测,与对照组相比,高温组肾组织Epo mRNA表达显著增强(P＜0.05),而热习服组较高温组明显降低(P＜0.05),但仍然明显高于对照组的水平.Western blot实验中对照大鼠、高温组与热习服大鼠肾脏组织均有明显的Epo蛋白表达.与对照组相比,高温组Epo表达显著增强(P＜0.01),而热习服组较高温组明显降低(P＜0.05),但高于对照组的水平.结论:热习服后大鼠肾脏组织中促红细胞生成素含量明显升高,大鼠肾脏组织中促红细胞生成素mRNA与蛋白的表达均明显增强.提示热习服能显著提高肾脏Epo的表达水平,热习服后红细胞代谢变化可能与Epo水平提高有关.     

Focus: Microbiome: The Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Drug Metabolism and Clinical Outcome

The significance of the gut microbiota as a determinant of drug pharmacokinetics and accordingly therapeutic response is of increasing importance with the advent of modern medicines characterised by low solubility and/or permeability, or modified-release. These physicochemical properties and release kinetics prolong drug residence times within the gastrointestinal tract, wherein biotransformation by commensal microbes can occur. As the evidence base in support of this supplementary metabolic “organ” expands, novel opportunities to engineer the microbiota for clinical benefit have emerged. This review provides an overview of microbe-mediated alteration of drug pharmacokinetics, with particular emphasis on studies demonstrating proof of concept in vivo. Additionally, recent advances in modulating the microbiota to improve clinical response to therapeutics are explored.     

An Integrated Metagenome Catalog Reveals New Insights into the Murine Gut Microbiome

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不同时程束缚水浸应激对大鼠胃排空的影响

目的研究不同时程慢性束缚水浸应激对大鼠胃排空的影响。方法48只雄性150 g左右SD大鼠被随机分为6组,即实验3、72、8 d组和对照3、72、8 d组,每组8只。实验期间,每日观察大鼠体重、一般状况及行为学指标。实验组23℃水域箱内束缚水浸1 h/d,对照组自由摄食饮水。采用半固体排空实验（阿拉伯胶炭糊）来检测胃排空率,数据录入SPSS 13.0进行分析处理。结果①体重增加情况：不同组别和不同应激时间这两个因素对体重增加的影响差异均有显著性。②胃排空率：对照各组间比较均无统计学差异。3 d组间（实验3d组与对照3 d组）大鼠胃排空率无差异;而7 d组间和28 d组间比较则明显异常。随着应激时间的延长,实验组胃排空率呈现了先增高（7 d时）后降低（28 d）的变化趋势,且实验3 d组与7 d组、7 d组与28 d组间比较均有明显的统计学意义,而3 d组与28 d组比较则无统计学差异。结论不同时程的慢性束缚水浸应激可以导致大鼠胃排空率改变;随着应激时间的延长,呈现先上升后下降的规律。