科尔沁沙地不同生境土壤凝结水的试验研究

2007年8月采用称量法研究了科尔沁沙地4种生境（流动沙地、固定沙地、农田和樟子松林）土壤凝结水形成的时间以及凝结水的数量.结果表明：20:00-22:00间,研究区土壤凝结水开始逐渐形成,22:00-4:00时段的土壤凝结水波动增大,4:00之后土壤凝结水开始逐渐蒸发损失;科尔沁沙地4种生境0～9 cm土层是土壤凝结水的主要形成层,其中,0～3 cm土层所占比例最大,约占总凝结水量的40%,9～30 cm土层仍有凝结水形成,但凝结水量较少;4种生境0～3 cm土层的凝结水量在时间上存在较大差异,0～3 cm土层日均凝结水量大小依次为固定沙地>流动沙地>农田>樟子松林,说明植被条件较好的生境反而不利于土壤凝结水的形成;0～30 cm土层日均凝结水量以固定沙地最多（约0.172 mm）,以农田最少（为0.110 mm）,流动沙地和樟子松林地分别为0.120和0.128 mm.     

Emergence of H5N8 avian influenza virus in domestic geese in a wild bird habitat,Yishui Lake,north central China

Highlights
1. H5N8 viruses emerged in the wild bird habitat at Yishui Lake.
2. The homology between HG12 and a Russian human strain was over 99%.
3. HG12 can be transmitted through direct contact between guinea pigs.     

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection and advances in murine models of neuropathogenesis

Highlights
· Congenital human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection causes severe neuropathogenesis.
· Murine CMV failed to break through the placental barrier to transmit to fetus.
· Zhou et al. established a novel mouse system to model congenital HCMV infection.
· The mouse CMV system by Zhou et al can be used for drug screening.     

Severe acute hepatitis in children with unknown aetiology,etiology analysis and the next action

Highlights
1. MIS-C and severe acute hepatitis might share the common pathogenic mechanism;
2. SARS-CoV-2 persistence throughout multiorgan and tissues;
3. Relationship between COVID-19 vaccines and severe acute hepatitis worth investigating.     

New discovery of high-affinity SARS-CoV-2 spike S2 protein binding peptide selected by PhIP-Seq

Highlights
1 A peptide Spep-1 targeting S2 of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein was selected by PhIP-Seq.
2 Spep-1 showed nanomolar affinity and high specificity to spike protein.
3 S-1 based immunoassay can detect femtomolar spike antigen in spiked serum samples.
4 Spep-1 can be used in future on S2 recognition, virus tracing and drug delivery.     

Continued antigenic variation of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in laying hens in China, 2020–2021

Highlights
1. 13 strains of H7N9 viruses from laying hens in 2020 and 2021 were identified.
2. H7N9 viruses in China comprised at least 11 genotypes.
3. H7N9 viruses are high pathogenic in chickens, not in ducks.
4. The most H7N9 viruses cross-reacted poorly with H7-Re3 antiserum.
5. The H7-Re3 vaccine was unable to prevent H7N9 infection.     

A method for the synthesis of C-(2-deoxy-β-glycosyl) arenes

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(2) was converted by a Wittig reaction into a mixture of (

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(4,5). Selective deprotection of the 5,6-O-isopropylidene group in compounds 4 and 5 followed by selective silylation at position 6 afforded the separate

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8a–d and the corresponding E-isomers (9a–d). Iodonium-ion-induced cyclization of compounds 8c and 9a-c furnished stereoselectively the

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10a–c. Full deprotection of compounds 10a–c and the O-acetylation led to compounds 11a–c, which on treatment with tributyltin hydride-azobisisobutyromnitrile yielded and the title compounds (12a–c).     

Similar aerosol emission rates and viral loads in upper respiratory tracts for COVID-19 patients with Delta and Omicron variant infection

Highlights
1 Aerosol emission rates of Delta or Omicron patients were similar.
2 Viral loads in upper respiratory tract of Alpha, Delta and Omicron patients were similar.
3 Viral loads in upper respiratory tract of vaccinated or unvaccinated Delta patients had no difference.     

HCV 6a was expanding and became the predominant subtype among blood donors between 2004 and 2019 in Guangdong,China

Highlights
1. Currently, HCV 6a has replaced 1b as the most prevalent subtype in blood donors in Guangdong.
2. HCV 6a was the predominant subtype in males and older donors, while 1b predominated in females and younger donors.
3. HCV 6a may expand from Guangdong to other districts of China, and is worthy of attention     

Development of functional antibodies against influenza B virus by activation-induced cytidine deaminase in hybridoma cells

Highlights
1. Class-switch recombination was mimicked in hybridomas through a controllable expression system of activation-induced cytidine deaminase.
2. IgG antibodies were generated through this system in an anti-Flu B IgM hybridoma 7G1.
3. IgG1 and IgG2a subtypes of 7G1 present improved antiviral activity in vitro and in vivo.     

Helicobacter suis causes severe gastric pathology in mouse and mongolian gerbil models of human gastric disease

Background

“Helicobacter (H.) heilmannii” type 1 is the most prevalent gastric non-H. pylori Helicobacter species in humans suffering from gastric disease. It has been shown to be identical to H. suis, a bacterium which is mainly associated with pigs. To obtain better insights into the long-term pathogenesis of infections with this micro-organism, experimental infections were carried out in different rodent models.

Methodology/Principal Findings

Mongolian gerbils and mice of two strains (BALB/c and C57BL/6) were infected with H. suis and sacrificed at 3 weeks, 9 weeks and 8 months after infection. Gastric tissue samples were collected for PCR analysis, histological and ultrastructural examination. In gerbils, bacteria mainly colonized the antrum and a narrow zone in the fundus near the forestomach/stomach transition zone. In both mice strains, bacteria colonized the entire glandular stomach. Colonization with H. suis was associated with necrosis of parietal cells in all three animal strains. From 9 weeks after infection onwards, an increased proliferation rate of mucosal epithelial cells was detected in the stomach regions colonized with H. suis. Most gerbils showed a marked lymphocytic infiltration in the antrum and in the forestomach/stomach transition zone, becoming more pronounced in the course of time. At 8 months post infection, severe destruction of the normal antral architecture at the inflamed sites and development of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma-like lesions were observed in some gerbils. In mice, the inflammatory response was less pronounced than in gerbils, consisting mainly of mononuclear cell infiltration and being most severe in the fundus.

Conclusions/Significance

H. suis causes death of parietal cells, epithelial cell hyperproliferation and severe inflammation in mice and Mongolian gerbil models of human gastric disease. Moreover, MALT lymphoma-like lesions were induced in H. suis-infected Mongolian gerbils. Therefore, the possible involvement of this micro-organism in human gastric disease should not be neglected.     

Immunization of mice with vaccinia virus Tiantan strain yields antibodies cross-reactive with protective antigens of monkeypox virus

Highlights
1. The first study describing the cross-reactivity of antibodies elicited by a Chinese smallpox vaccine against monkeypox virus.
2. Mice immunized with vaccinia virus Tiantan strain yield antibodies cross-reactive with monkeypox virus protective antigens.
3. Cross-reactivities of VTT-elicited antibodies against monkeypox protective antigens are ranging from 33% to 94%.     

Development of rapid nucleic acid assays based on the recombinant polymerase amplification for monkeypox virus

Highlights
1. Two RPA methods (F-RPA and VF- RPA) have been developed for monkeypox virus rapid detection.
2. The limit of detection was 15.32 copies/μL for F-RPA and 8.53 copies/μL for VF-RPA,
3. No cross-reaction was found in 14 rash and fever-associated viruses.
4. The two RPA methods developed are simple and rapid, making them potentially useful for detection of MPXV in the field/clinic.     

Genetic characterization and pathogenicity of a reassortant Eurasian avian-like H1N1 swine influenza virus containing an internal gene cassette from 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus

Highlights
1. Identification of a reassortant EA H1N1 SIV (SD/18) which isolated from a pig farm in Shandong, north China.
2. Phylogenetic analysis showed that SD/18 virus containing a complete internal gene cassette from pdm/09 virus.
3. The results of pathogenicity in mice showed that the mortality rate of SD/18 virus in mice could reach 100%.
4. The potential risk of EA lineage SIVs to humans is very high and we need to pay enough attention to the different reassortant EA H1N1 viruses.     

The outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic virus type 2 in the interior of China may be related to imported semen

Highlights:
1. We identified one RHD case caused by a new RHDV variant (GI.2) in China through HA, TEM, and genome sequencing.
2. This is the first study to demonstrate that GI.2 can replicate efficiently in the reproductive system.
3. Our evidence suggests that GI.2 might be introduced into China by contaminated rabbit semen.     

The structure of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus Gc is revealed; many more still need an answer

Highlights
1. The structure of glycoprotein Gc, responsible for mediating membrane fusion between cell and CCHFV, is revealed, but many more mysteries remain.
2. Why do only antibodies against Gc have neutralizing effect, but not the one against Gn?
3. Why can NAbs against Gc only be protective in the animals in preventive settings, but not in the therapeutic administration?     

Screening for arboviruses in healthy blood donors: Experience from Karachi,Pakistan

Highlights:
1 Potential transfusion-related transmission of DENV, WNV and JEV was investigated in healthy blood donors from the blood bank of Aga Khan University during July to December 2018.
2 ELISA for DENV, WNV and JEV IgM antibodies and RT-PCR for viral RNA detection were performed.
3 Of the 360 blood donors screened, IgM antibodies for DENV and WNV were positive in 3.9% and JEV in 0.28% respectively while none of the blood donors tested positive for RT-PCR.
4 Majority of the seropositive donors were between 19 to 30 years of age and residents of urban areas, mainly from Karachi City.
5 DENV and WNV seropositivity were significantly associated with residence in Malir District of Karachi.     

Development of stable,cold-adapted,temperature-sensitive/conditional lethal chimeric enterovirus A71 and coxsackievirus A16

Highlights
1 A stable EV-A71 virus vector was created to generate chimeric enterovirus strains expressing capsid protein genes of EV-A71 subgenogroup C5 and CA16.
2 Phenotypic and genetic stability of the generated chimeric EV-A71 and CA16 were analyzed.
3 The amino acids at the cleavage site between VP1 and 2A is crucial for stability.     

长爪沙鼠种群繁殖的季节性特征

长爪沙鼠是分布于我国北方典型和荒漠草原及农牧交错区的优势鼠种之一。2000 年10 月至2004 年10 月通过标志重捕法研究了栖息于内蒙古农牧交错区草地生境的种群动态。对其不同季节出生群性成熟特征和种群性成熟比率、繁殖个体比例、个体月补充率等繁殖参数的季节特征研究显示:冬季和春季出生的个体性成熟较夏季出生的个体快,尤雌鼠表现突出,其3 个季节出生群的性成熟时间分别为4. 6 ± 0.2、4. 4 ± 0.8 和7.7 ± 0.4月龄。种群性成熟比率、繁殖个体比例和个体补充率月间差异显著,季节消长明显,即春季最高,秋季(9 ～10月间)最低。结果还显示,种群性成熟比率与气温和降水负相关。长爪沙鼠喜栖于植被稀疏、低矮的干燥沙质土壤环境。从初春到夏末,随降水和气温增加其栖息生境的植被由低矮稀疏变得高而稠密,土壤湿度和粘性亦随之提高,地面种子库因发芽贮量减少,适宜生境的减少可能加剧了社群竞争,抑制了种群的繁殖表现。长爪沙鼠种群繁殖的季节变化反映了其生活史对策中适应高纬度气候和食物的季节波动的重要特征。     

长爪沙鼠血清雌性激素的比较研究

目的测定长爪沙鼠、NIH小鼠和SD大鼠的血清雌二醇(E2)和孕酮(P)水平,为研究长爪沙鼠的生殖和胚胎工程提供基础资料。方法用放射免疫分析法测定上述动物生产前后血清雌二醇(E2)和孕酮(P)水平,进行统计学处理和分析。结果不同阶段雌性沙鼠E2值差异无显著性(P>0.05),P值差异有显著性(P<0.01);E2值比较,处女期沙鼠与同期NIH和SD差异有显著性(P<0.01),而在经产期的动物间水平接近(P>0.05);P值比较,处女期沙鼠与NIH接近,与SD差异有显著性(P<0.01);而经产期沙鼠在三种动物中是最高的(P<0.01)。结论长爪沙鼠血清E2、P的含量具种属特异性,并随动物的生理发育时期而变化。