大鼠正加速度高耐力相关基因的分离

 为从基因水平上揭示正加速度 (+Gz)高耐力产生机理及寻找 +Gz高耐力相关功能性蛋白 ,利用抑制消减杂交技术分离 +Gz高耐力相关基因 .雄性SD大鼠在离心机上处理后 ,选取耐受终点在高、低两个极端的动物 ,立即取全脑 ,分离mRNA .以高耐力者为Tester ,低耐力者为Driver,利用抑制消减杂交技术进行 +Gz耐力处于高、低两个极端动物脑组织间基因表达差异显示 ,获得 +Gz高耐力大鼠脑组织相关cDNA .以高、低耐力大鼠脑组织mRNA来源的cDNA为探针 ,对获得的cDNA克隆进行斑点杂交 .分别以杂交筛选出的阳性克隆为探针 ,对高、低耐力大鼠脑组织总RNA进行Northern杂交分析 .两次杂交结果均选择高耐力组杂交信号是低耐力组 3倍以上的cDNA克隆 .经过斑点杂交筛选 ,从大鼠脑组织中获得了 6 7个在 +Gz高耐力大鼠脑组织中上调表达的cDNA克隆 .Northern杂交分析发现 ,钙离子 钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱβ亚基 (Camk2b)和一未知基因在 +Gz高耐力大鼠脑组织中的表达量增加 .结果提示 ,+Gz耐力处于高、低两个极端的大鼠脑组织基因表达有明显差异 ,这些差异表达的基因很可能与 +Gz高耐力的产生有关 ,且钙离子 钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱβ亚基和一未知基因是初步获得的与 +Gz高耐力的产生特异相关的基因     

正加速度暴露对大鼠海马星形胶质细胞GFAP表达的影响

目的探讨正加速度( Gz)重复暴露后不同时间海马星形胶质细胞GFAP表达的变化.方法 SD大鼠60只,随机分成对照组、 Gz重复暴露后1h、6h、12h、24h和48h组,每组10只.采用动物离心机,建立 Gz引发急性脑缺血模型;应用免疫组织化学技术,分别检测 Gz重复暴露后不同时间,海马星形胶质细胞GFAP的表达状况.结果海马星形胶质细胞GFAP阳性细胞数,在 Gz暴露后1h即显著增加,于12h达到高峰,而后逐渐下降,48h仍维持在较高水平,实验组与对照组比较,有显著性差异.结论 Gz重复暴露导致海马星形胶质细胞GFAP表达上调,可能对神经元的缺血损伤起保护作用.     

应激性对动物免疫功能影响的研究进展

应激影响动物的生长、行为和多种生理活动。简要介绍应激对动物免疫功能的影响,并阐述其影响机理,为应激疾病的预防、治疗和药物的研制提供一些参考。     

正加速度（＋Gz）暴露对冠脉不同程度狭窄猪血浆CK-MB和IL-6变化的影响研究

目的：观察正加速度（＋Gz）暴露处理后不同冠脉狭窄程度猪的血浆肌酸激酶同工酶（CK-MB）和白介素-6（IL-6）水平的变化特点,探讨心脏的危害,评估飞行员的飞行。方法：（1）20头巴马小型猪,在胸腔镜直视下手术丝线永久性结扎左前降支近端建立轻度（狭窄程度20-49%）、中度（狭窄程度50-69%）和重度（狭窄程度≥70%）狭窄的冠状动脉狭窄模型;（2）各组小型猪进行＋Gz暴露,分别观察其最大＋Gz加速度耐受值;（3）各组小型猪分别在其最大＋Gz加速度暴露处理前后1 min留取静脉血和分离血浆,测定CK-MB及IL-6的含量。结果：（1）各组小型猪最大＋Gz加速度耐受值分别为：①正常对照组：＋8 Gz;②轻度狭窄组：＋8Gz;③中度狭窄组：＋6 Gz;④重度狭窄组：＋5 Gz;（2）最大耐受＋Gz加速度暴露对各组小型猪血浆CK-MB及IL-6的影响差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）,同时,在分别经过最大耐受＋Gz加速度暴露处理后,冠脉中度和重度狭窄模型猪血浆CK-MB和IL-6的浓度较正常对照组均显著升高（P〈0.01）,轻度狭窄组则升高不明显（P〉0.05）。结论：（1）＋Gz暴露对冠脉不同程度狭窄小型猪血浆CK-MB和IL-6水平的影响不同,狭窄程度越重,影响越大。（2）轻度狭窄模型猪在＋Gz暴露下血浆CK-MB和IL-6的浓度改变与正常对照组相似,提示冠脉轻度狭窄的飞行员可以继续飞行。     

重复正加速度暴露对大鼠心肌血管内皮超微结构和ICAM-1表达的影响

目的 :观察重复正加速度 ( Gz)暴露对大鼠心肌血管内皮细胞超微结构的影响及其暴露后细胞间粘附分子 1(ICAM 1)表达的变化情况 ,进一步探讨高 Gz暴露致心肌损伤的机理。方法 :30只雄性Wistar大鼠随机分成 3组 (n =10 ) ,其中对照组不受 Gz作用 ;正加速度组分为 1Gz组 :受 1Gz作用 , 10Gz组 :重复 10Gz暴露 ( 10Gz 30s,5counts/d ,3d/w ,3w)。于末次 Gz作用后次日同时处死大鼠 ,速取左室心肌 ,常规透射电镜制样、观察。另取左室心肌制成石蜡切片 ,行免疫组化检测。结果 :重复 10Gz作用后 ,心肌间质弥漫水肿 ,小血管内皮细胞肿胀 ,吞饮泡增多 ,血管内皮细胞ICAM 1含量也明显增加 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,而 1Gz组心肌血管内皮结构及其I CAM 1含量与对照组之间无明显差别。结论 :重复 Gz暴露后 ,大鼠心肌血管内皮细胞可出现明显损伤 ,其I CAM 1表达增多 ,提示粘附分子诱导的炎症反应参与了高 Gz应激导致的心肌损伤     

土壤动物研究综述

土壤动物是当今生态学研究的热点,其对环境的指示作用已经受到越来越多生态学家的重视.对土壤动物学的发展历史,以及我国土壤动物的研究现状和现代土壤动物学研究的一些热点领域进行了综述.     

实验动物的研究和应用

实验动物科学是现代科学技术的一个重要组成部分,它广泛地与许多领域的科学实验紧密地联系在一起。一方面,它作为科学研究手段直接影响着许多领域研究课题成果的确立和水平的高低,另一方面,它本身作为一个独立的学科,其提高和发展,又会把许多领域的研究引入新的境地。因此,了解和应用这方面的知识是至关重要的。     

动物离心机中大鼠行为状态无线视频采集装置的研制

目的:研制一种在正加速度作用下能实时观测大鼠行为状态的实验视频采集装置,为研究正加速度导致脑损伤的病理生理机制和防治措施提供新的方法。方法:依据正加速度对大鼠体位的要求和离心机特殊的环境,通过特制的大鼠座舱和无线视频采集单元来实现对动物离心机中正加速度作用下大鼠行为状态的实时观测;固定大鼠的座舱主要由胸部固定圈、身长调节圈、头部运动限制框构成;无线视频采集单元由2.4 G无线摄像头、无线信号接收器、信号放大器、计算机以及视频采集软件组成。结果:座舱特殊的大鼠固定方式,既满足了正加速度对体位的要求,又不影响对大鼠行为状态的观测,2.4 G无线视频采集技术保证视频信号在离心机高速旋转环境下的实时传输和观测,视频画面清晰流畅,并且能保存视频供回放分析。结论:动物离心机无线视频采集装置可用于正加速度作用下大鼠行为状态的实时观测与研究。     

动物离心机中大鼠行为状态无线视频采集装置的研制

目的：研制一种在正加速度作用下能实时观测大鼠行为状态的实验视频采集装置,为研究正加速度导致脑损伤的病理生理机制和防治措施提供新的方法。方法：依据正加速度对大鼠体位的要求和离心机特殊的环境,通过特制的大鼠座舱和无线视频采集单元来实现对动物离心机中正加速度作用下大鼠行为状态的实时观测;固定大鼠的座舱主要由胸部固定圈、身长调节圈、头部运动限制框构成;无线视频采集单元由2.4G无线摄像头、无线信号接收器、信号放大器、计算机以及视频采集软件组成。结果：座舱特殊的大鼠固定方式,既满足了正加速度对体位的要求,又不影响对大鼠行为状态的观测,2．4G无线视频采集技术保证视频信号在离心机高速旋转环境下的实时传输和观测,视频画面清晰流畅,并且能保存视频供回放分析。结论：动物离心机无线视频采集装置可用于正加速度作用下大鼠行为状态的实时观测与研究。     

中华眼镜蛇毒致局部组织损伤的动物实验研究

目的对中华眼镜蛇毒致局部组织损伤的6种治疗方法,通过动物实验进行疗效优劣比较,找出最佳治疗方法。方法用中华眼镜蛇毒制作动物家兔局部组织损伤模型,分别采用6种不同的治疗方法进行局部治疗,观察其疗效。结果6种治疗方法从优到劣依次是：抗蛇毒血清局部注射-糜蛋白酶局部注射-蛇伤药酒外敷-坏死组织早期切除-局部烧灼法-局部组织切开冲洗。结论中华眼镜蛇伤致局部组织损伤的治疗方法应首选抗蛇毒血清局部注射和糜蛋白酶局部注射,其次选用蛇伤药酒外敷．     

Protective effects of Curcuma longa on ischemia-reperfusion induced myocardial injuries and their mechanisms

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the cardioprotective potential of Curcuma longa (Turmeric) in the ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) model of myocardial infarction (MI). Wistar rats were divided into three groups and received saline orally (sham, control I/R group) and Curcuma longa 100 mg/kg (CL-100 treated group) respectively for one month. On the 31st day, rats of the control I/R and Cl treated groups were subjected to 45 min of occlusion of the LAD coronary artery and were thereafter reperfused for 1 h. I/R resulted in significant cardiac necrosis, depression in left ventricular function, decline in antioxidant status and elevation in lipid perodixation in the control I/R group as compared to sham control. Myocardial infarction produced after I/R was significantly reduced in the Cl treated group. Cl treatment resulted in restoration of the myocardial antioxidant status and altered hemodynamic parameters as compared to control I/R. Furthermore, I/R-induced lipid peroxidation was significantly inhibited by Cl treatment. The beneficial cardioprotective effects also translated into the functional recovery of the heart. Cardioprotective effect of Cl likely results from the suppression of oxidative stress and correlates with the improved ventricular function. Histopathological examination further confirmed the protective effects of Cl on the heart.     

益生菌对宿主心理健康及脑功能的积极影响及其机制

肠道中的益生菌不仅对胃肠道发挥着益生作用,而且还调节着体内的激素水平和炎症平衡。通过免疫、内分泌和迷走神经途径,益生菌与大脑形成一个称之为脑¬—肠轴的反馈回路,深刻影响着大脑的认知功能及人体的情绪反应,促进宿主的心理健康。     

Moving towards acceleration for estimates of activity-specific metabolic rate in free-living animals: the case of the cormorant

1. Time and energy are key currencies in animal ecology, and judicious management of these is a primary focus for natural selection. At present, however, there are only two main methods for estimation of rate of energy expenditure in the field, heart rate and doubly labelled water, both of which have been used with success; but both also have their limitations. 2. The deployment of data loggers that measure acceleration is emerging as a powerful tool for quantifying the behaviour of free-living animals. Given that animal movement requires the use of energy, the accelerometry technique potentially has application in the quantification of rate of energy expenditure during activity. 3. In the present study, we test the hypothesis that acceleration can serve as a proxy for rate of energy expenditure in free-living animals. We measured rate of energy expenditure as rates of O2 consumption (VO2) and CO2 production (VCO2) in great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) at rest and during pedestrian exercise. VO2 and VCO2 were then related to overall dynamic body acceleration (ODBA) measured with an externally attached three-axis accelerometer. 4. Both VO2 and VCO2 were significantly positively associated with ODBA in great cormorants. This suggests that accelerometric measurements of ODBA can be used to estimate VO2 and VCO2 and, with some additional assumptions regarding metabolic substrate use and the energy equivalence of O2 and CO2, that ODBA can be used to estimate the activity specific rate of energy expenditure of free-living cormorants. 5. To verify that the approach identifies expected trends in from situations with variable power requirements, we measured ODBA in free-living imperial cormorants (Phalacrocorax atriceps) during foraging trips. We compared ODBA during return and outward foraging flights, when birds are expected to be laden and not laden with captured fish, respectively. We also examined changes in ODBA during the descent phase of diving, when power requirements are predicted to decrease with depth due to changes in buoyancy associated with compression of plumage and respiratory air. 6. In free-living imperial cormorants, ODBA, and hence estimated VO2, was higher during the return flight of a foraging bout, and decreased with depth during the descent phase of a dive, supporting the use of accelerometry for the determination of activity-specific rate of energy expenditure.     

小鼠心肌纤维化模型的制备及其胶原沉积的机制

目的 建立缺血性心肌纤维化小鼠模型并探讨其胶原沉积机制.方法 将BALB/c小鼠随机分为实验组和对照组,每组10只.实验组予以腹部皮下注射异丙肾上腺素50 ms/kg,每天2次,连续10 d.对照组同法注射生理盐水.对比体表心电图,45 d后处死小鼠,天狼猩红染色观察心脏Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原纤维含量,荧光定量PCR检测心脏基质金属蛋白酶9(MMP-9)、基质金属蛋白酶组织抑制剂一1(TIMP-1)基因表达,免疫组化染色分析心、肝、肾组织层粘连蛋白(LN)的表达.结果 实验组小鼠室性心律失常增多,心率加快(P<0.05);心脏胶原沉积较多,MMP-9、TIMP-1、LN表达上调(P<0.05),肝、肾组织LN无明显改变(P>0.05).结论 异丙肾上腺素能制备缺血性心肌纤维化小鼠模型,其机制与MMP-TIMP失衡有关.     

miRNA在心肌梗死中的作用及其机制研究进展

急性心肌梗死（AMI）是最常见的心血管事件,具有高发病率和高死亡率,严重威胁人类生命健康。微小RNA（miRNA）通过调节心肌细胞炎症、纤维化、细胞自噬及新生血管形成的表型机制发挥功能。本综述探讨了心肌梗死后miRNA上调及下调的分子机制,以及miRNA对心肌梗死早期诊断中的价值。     

Overexpression of apolipoprotein-B improves cardiac function and increases survival in mice with myocardial infarction

Background

The heart produces apolipoprotein-B containing lipoproteins (apoB) whose function is not well understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate importance of myocardial apoB for cardiac function, structure and survival in myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF).

Methods and results

MI was induced in mice (n = 137) and myocardial apoB content was measured at 30 min, 3, 6, 24, 48, 120 h and 8 weeks post-MI. Transgenic mice overexpressing apoB (n = 27) and genetically matched controls (n = 27) were used to study the effects of myocardial apoB on cardiac function, remodeling, arrhythmias and survival after MI. Echocardiography was performed at rest and stress conditions at baseline, 2, 4 and 6 week post-MI and cumulative survival rate was registered. The myocardial apoB content increased both in the injured and the remote myocardium (p < 0.05) in response to ischemic injury. ApoB mice had 2-fold higher survival rate (p < 0.05) and better systolic function (p < 0.05) post-MI.

Conclusion

Overexpression of apoB in the heart increases survival and improves cardiac function after acute MI. Myocardial apoB may be an important cardioprotective system in settings such as myocardial ischemia and HF.