长双歧杆菌DD98冻干保护剂优化及菌粉保存稳定性研究

以长双歧杆菌DD98为研究对象,通过对冻干保护剂配方的优化,冻干菌粉的存活率提高到90%以上。通过进一步稳定性研究,采用保护剂优化配方制备的冻干菌粉在4℃保存24个月后,活菌数仍在1.0×10^10 CFU/g以上,在25℃条件下可以保存12个月,双歧杆菌的存活率在1.0×10^6CFU/g以上,符合FAO/WHO建议食品益生菌活菌数应在1.0×10^6 CFU/g^1.0×10^7CFU/g的标准。     

青纶纤维接枝改性后抗菌作用的实验观察

目的观察经接枝改性后FFA-3和FFS-1纤维织物的抗菌作用.方法采用容器振荡法,溶液为生理盐水,纤维含量为2.5%,受试菌接种量为105～106CFU/ml,作用12h.结果 2种纤维中的大肠埃希菌存活菌数均为0;葡萄球菌存活菌数分别是1.02×104和4.16×103CFU/ml.而对照纤维中2种受试菌存活菌数分别为1.6×105CFU/ml和2.99×104CFU/ml.结论 FFA-3和FFS-1纤维织物有一定的抗菌作用.     

复合益生菌制剂"海生元"的卫生安全性检验

目的 :监测和评估复合益生菌制剂“海生元”在制备、保存和使用过程中微生物污染状况 ,消除对健康造成潜在不良影响的危险。方法 :在有效期 (1年 )和保存 2 4个月 (2年 )时 ,定期随机对“海生元”口服液和胶囊取样 ,按常规方法进行微生物限度检验 ,包括细菌总数、大肠菌群、致病菌检查及霉菌、酵母菌计数。结果 :(1)贮存 12个月时微生物限度检验结果显示 :口服液各项指标均为阴性。胶囊剂分别为细菌数 <2× 10CFU/ g ,大肠菌群数 <3MPN/ 10 0 g、真菌和酵母菌总数分别 <5CFU/g ,未检出致病菌。 (2 )储存 2 4个月时的微生物限度检验结果显示 :口服液细菌总数、霉菌数和酵母菌数均 <1CFU/ g ,大肠菌数 <3MPN/ 10 0 g。胶囊剂细菌总数 <4× 10 3 CFU/ g ,大肠菌数 <30MPN/ 10 0g ,霉菌和酵母菌数 <10CFU/ g ,未检出致病菌。结论 :复合益生菌制剂“海生元”2种剂型 (口服液和胶囊 )在效期内的染菌情况均符合规定限度要求。在普通条件下储存 2 4个月 (2年 ) ,仅对胶囊的细菌总数略有影响 ,但结果仍符合中国药典规定的限度标准。本实验结果证实了复合益生菌制剂制备、储存过程中卫生安全的可靠性。     

新昂立一号口服液与昂立一号口服液 改善肠道菌群失调的研究

本文研究了新昂立一号及原昂立一号口服液对肠道菌群失调小鼠的治疗和预防效果,组织病理检查和肠道菌群检测显示,两种口服液均能促进肠粘膜屏障的修复功能,并能调节肠道菌群恢复平衡。     

綪纶纤维接枝改性后抗菌作用的实验观察

目的　观察经接枝改性后 FFA- 3和 FFS- 1纤维织物的抗菌作用。方法　采用容器振荡法 ,溶液为生理盐水 ,纤维含量为 2 .5 % ,受试菌接种量为 10 5～ 10 6 CFU/ml,作用 12 h。结果　 2种纤维中的大肠埃希菌存活菌数均为 0 ;葡萄球菌存活菌数分别是 1.0 2× 10 4和 4.16× 10 3CFU/m l。而对照纤维中 2种受试菌存活菌数分别为 1.6× 10 5 CFU/ml和 2 .99× 10 4CFU/m l。结论　 FFA- 3和 FFS- 1纤维织物有一定的抗菌作用     

分离自婴儿粪便的嗜酸乳杆菌和长双歧杆菌的常温保存探究

目的:试验不同的保护剂成分配方,探究分离自婴儿粪便的2种益生菌(嗜酸乳杆菌和长双歧杆菌)在常温条件下保持较高活性的可行方法。方法:利用均匀设计实验方法设计保护剂配方,用于保存特定高活性高稳定性的菌种,在不同时间点检测活菌数,分析数据得出最佳保护剂成分比例。结果:嗜酸乳杆菌10A31保护剂最佳配方为:海藻糖∶谷氨酸∶天冬氨酸=5∶24∶24;长双歧杆菌11A11保护剂最佳配方为:海藻糖∶谷氨酸∶麦芽糖=34∶11∶10;用最佳保护剂配方保存后,嗜酸乳杆菌10A31在200 d时的菌落计数结果为3.87×109CFU/g,长双歧杆菌11A11在160 d时为1.53×109CFU/g,均具有较高的活性。结论:最佳保护剂配方使2个菌种常温保存期至160 d。     

双歧酸奶定量干燥菌种的实验室研究

目的:对双歧酸奶定量干燥菌种的实验室研究进行初步探讨.方法:培养收获三种乳酸菌(双歧杆菌、乳杆菌、嗜热链球菌),并采用真空冷冻干燥技术进行处理,从而对干燥效果以及常温保存活性进行评价和分析.结果:三种乳酸菌的干燥菌粉活菌计数均大于1012个/g;凝乳试验显示次代菌种发酵时间明显低于第一代;混合发酵的凝乳中活菌计数均大于106个/ml,单一菌种发酵的凝乳中活菌计数超过1010个/ml;干燥菌种在37℃放置30 d后,活菌数仍可达108个/g以上.结论:双歧酸奶定量干燥菌种实验室研究结果令人满意,为开发双歧酸奶袋装式干燥菌种打下了基础.     

植物乳杆菌高活力保存方法的研究及其应用

本研究旨在探讨植物乳杆菌的高活力保存方法,为植物乳杆菌饲料添加剂规模化、工业化生产奠定基础。采用4℃低温保存法、36℃烘干后常温保存法、阳离子活性载体保存法等3种方法对植物乳杆菌进行活力保存比较试验。以保存后活菌数不低于原值50%为参照标准,结果显示,对照组可保存15 d,4℃低温保存法可保存30 d,36℃烘干后常温保存法只能保存一周,而阳离子活性载体保存法则可保存2个月以上。结果表明,阳离子活性载体保存法可应用于植物乳杆菌饲料添加剂的规模化、工业化生产实践中。     

链球菌病类活疫苗活菌计数参考品的研制

研制链球菌病类活疫苗活菌计数参考品,可以更加科学地评价活菌计数结果的准确性和有效性。首先,制备了一批链球菌病类活疫苗活菌计数参考品,对其物理性状、纯粹性、真空度、剩余水分进行检验,并对其均一性、运输稳定性、热稳定性进行测定,另组织3家单位通过协作标定的方式对参考品活菌数进行赋值,用协作标定法统计参考品在12个月内的保存期。参考品的性状检查、纯粹检验、真空度测定和剩余水分测定结果均符合《中国兽药典》的规定;均一性试验结果显示,参考品计数结果的变异系数小于10%,均一性良好;运输稳定性试验证明,参考品在夏季和冬季用泡沫盒加冰袋的方式运输3日内数值仍能保持稳定;加速热稳定性试验验证,参考品在–20 ℃条件下保存3个月、4 ℃条件下保存21 d内均可活菌数稳定;通过协作标定,统计出参考品活菌数的赋值范围为 (8.5–12.1)×107 CFU/支;保存期试验结果证实,参考品在–70 ℃以下保存一年内活菌数可维持稳定状态。链球菌病类活疫苗活菌计数参考品,不仅可以为链球菌病类活疫苗的活菌计数实验提供参照物,而且可以用于评价马丁琼脂培养基的质量,为兽用生物制品质量控制提供保障。     

利用乳清培养基生产乳品发酵剂的研究

通过测试保加利亚乳杆菌和嗜热链球菌在乳清培养基中的生长能力,以期获得新型乳品发酵剂工业用培养基。试验结果表明:研制的pH值内控型乳清培养基缓冲能力强,增殖效果佳:嗜热链球菌经42℃培养3h后的活菌数达到0.29×109CFU/mL,培养6h后的活菌数达到0.42×109CFU/mL。在此基础上流加20%氨水恒定pH值,保加利亚乳杆菌和嗜热链球菌的活菌数达到了1.85×109CFU/mL和3.65×108CFU/mL,分别是不加缓冲液培养的7倍和3.5倍。     

Preparation of hair for measurement of elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

The preparation of hair for the determination of elements is a critical component of the analysis procedure. Open-beaker, closedvessel microwave, and flowthrough microwave digestion are methods that have been used for sample preparation and are discussed. A new digestion method for use with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been developed. The method uses 0.2 g of hair and 3 mL of concentrated nitric acid in an atmospheric pressurelow-temperature microwave digestion (APLTMD) system. This preparation method is useful in handling a large numbers of samples per day and may be adapted to hair sample weights ranging from 0.08 to 0.3 g. After digestion, samples are analyzed by ICP-MS to determine the concentration of Li, Be, B, Na, Mg, Al, P, S, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ge, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Zr, Mo, Pd, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, I, Cs, Ba, Pt, Au, Hg, Tl, Pb, Bi, Th, and U. Benefits of the APLTMD include reduced contamination and sample handling, and increased precision, reliability, and sample throughput.     

日本北海道虻类雌性外生殖器形态(双翅目：虻科)(英文)

【目的】利用日本北海道虻类评估和验证外生殖器在分类学上的意义。【方法】将虻类成虫标本浸渍在生理盐水中并置于双目显微镜下通过针和镊子在培养皿中进行解剖并绘图,观察第9背板、第10背板、尾叶、第8腹板、受精囊、受精囊管及生殖叉器的形态特征。【结果】在日本北海道共记录了虻科(Tabanidae) 3亚科7属38种。我们观察并描述了3亚科其中的6属24种的雌性外生殖器的主要特征。亚科之间存在明显差异;然而在一般情况下属之间很难建立一种方法来确定共同点;种之间只有在斑虻属Chrysops中有相似之处,其他属中则比较多样化。因此,亚科鉴定根据第9背板、第8腹板及受精囊足以进行区分,属及种鉴定需要结合第9背板、第10背板、尾叶、第8腹板、受精囊、受精囊管及生殖叉器各自的特征组合在一起才能区分开来。我们也制作了虻类外生殖器的检索表。【结论】和许多其他昆虫一样,外生殖器是虻科的重要分类特征,对于促进分类学和系统学的发展具有重要意义。本研究首次对分布在日本北海道的虻科雌性外生殖器进行了系统研究。     

外泌体在白血病中的重要调控作用

目前,白血病复发是患者死亡的主要原因之一。肿瘤细胞和微环境的相互作用,以及隐匿在骨髓中的肿瘤干细胞,促进了白血病的复发和向淋巴组织的转移,因此白血病的治疗、转移和复发问题受到广泛关注。外泌体是由绝大多数细胞分泌的双层脂质膜囊泡,可以调控细胞间的交流和信息传递。在白血病细胞、基质细胞和内皮细胞之间的相互联系中都涉及到外泌体,白血病细胞来源的外泌体存在于白血病患者的血浆中,能把其携带的白血病相关抗原及微小RNA呈递给靶细胞,促进白血病肿瘤细胞的增殖,有助于肿瘤细胞实现免疫逃避,保护白血病细胞抵抗化疗药物导致的细胞毒性作用,促进血管生成及肿瘤细胞的迁移。因此,外泌体与白血病的转移、治疗及预后密切相关,可以用来检测和监测白血病的进展。本文综述了外泌体的来源、形成与分泌机制,以及外泌体在白血病发生前、发展中、预后和免疫治疗中所扮演的重要角色。     

Assessing burrowing, nest construction, and hoarding in mice

Deterioration in the ability to perform "Activities of daily living" (ADL) is an early sign of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Preclinical behavioural screening of possible treatments for AD currently largely focuses on cognitive testing, which frequently demands expensive equipment and lots of experimenter time. However, human episodic memory (the most severely affected aspect of memory in AD) is different to rodent memory, which seems to be largely non-episodic. Therefore the present ways of screening for new AD treatments for AD in rodents are intrinsically unlikely to succeed. A new approach to preclinical screening would be to characterise the ADL of mice. Fortuitously, several such assays have recently been developed at Oxford, and here the three most sensitive and well-characterised are presented. Burrowing was first developed in Oxford. It evolved from a need to develop a mouse hoarding paradigm. Most published rodent hoarding paradigms required a distant food source to be linked to the home cage by a connecting passage. This would involve modifying the home cage as well as making a mouse-proof connecting passage and food source. So it was considered whether it would be possible to put the food source inside the cage. It was found that if a container was placed on the floor it was emptied by the next morning., The food pellets were, however, simply deposited in a heap at the container entrance, rather than placed in a discrete place away from the container, as might be expected if the mice were truly hoarding them. Close inspection showed that the mice were performing digging ("burrowing") movements, not carrying the pellets in their mouths to a selected place as they would if truly hoarding them. Food pellets are not an essential substrate for burrowing; mice will empty tubes filled with sand, gravel, even soiled bedding from their own cage. Moreover, they will empty a full tube even if an empty one is placed next to it. Several nesting protocols exist in the literature. The present Oxford one simplifies the procedure and has a well-defined scoring system for nest quality. A hoarding paradigm was later developed in which the mice, rather than hoarding back to the real home cage, were adapted to living in the "home base" of a hoarding apparatus. This home base was connected to a tube made of wire mesh, the distal end of which contained the food source. This arrangement proved to yield good hoarding behaviour, as long as the mice were adapted to living in the "home base" during the day and only allowed to enter the hoarding tube at night.     

A phylogenetic analysis of 100+ genera and 50+ families of euasterids based on morphological and molecular data with notes on possible higher level morphological synapomorphies

 A data matrix of 143 morphological and chemical characters for 142 genera of euasterids according to the APG system was compiled and complemented with rbcL and ndhF sequences for most of the genera. The data were subjected to parsimony analysis and support was assessed by bootstrapping. Strict consensus trees from analyses of morphology alone and morphology + rbcL + ndhF are presented. The morphological data recover several groups supported by molecular data but at the level of orders and above relationships are only superficially in agreement with molecular studies. The analyses provide support for monophyly of Gentianales, Aquifoliales, Apiales, Asterales, and Dipsacales. All data indicate that Adoxaceae are closely related to Dipsacales and hence they should be included in that order. The trees were used to assess some possible morphological synapomorphies for euasterids I and II and for the orders of the APG system. Euasterids I are generally characterised by opposite leaves, entire leaf margins, hypogynous flowers, “early sympetaly” with a ring-shaped corolla primordium, fusion of stamen filaments with the corolla tube, and capsular fruits. Euasterids II often have alternate leaves, serrate-dentate leaf margins, epigynous flowers, “late sympetaly” with distinct petal primordia, free stamen filaments, and indehiscent fruits. It is unclear which of these characters represent synapomorphies and symplesiomorphies for the two groups, respectively, and there are numerous expections to be interpreted as reversals and parallelisms. Received August 28, 2000 Accepted August 7, 2001     

Genetic Manipulation in Δku80 Strains for Functional Genomic Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii

Targeted genetic manipulation using homologous recombination is the method of choice for functional genomic analysis to obtain a detailed view of gene function and phenotype(s). The development of mutant strains with targeted gene deletions, targeted mutations, complemented gene function, and/or tagged genes provides powerful strategies to address gene function, particularly if these genetic manipulations can be efficiently targeted to the gene locus of interest using integration mediated by double cross over homologous recombination.Due to very high rates of nonhomologous recombination, functional genomic analysis of Toxoplasma gondii has been previously limited by the absence of efficient methods for targeting gene deletions and gene replacements to specific genetic loci. Recently, we abolished the major pathway of nonhomologous recombination in type I and type II strains of T. gondii by deleting the gene encoding the KU80 protein^1,2. The Δku80 strains behave normally during tachyzoite (acute) and bradyzoite (chronic) stages in vitro and in vivo and exhibit essentially a 100% frequency of homologous recombination. The Δku80 strains make functional genomic studies feasible on the single gene as well as on the genome scale^1-4.Here, we report methods for using type I and type II Δku80Δhxgprt strains to advance gene targeting approaches in T. gondii. We outline efficient methods for generating gene deletions, gene replacements, and tagged genes by targeted insertion or deletion of the hypoxanthine-xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HXGPRT) selectable marker. The described gene targeting protocol can be used in a variety of ways in Δku80 strains to advance functional analysis of the parasite genome and to develop single strains that carry multiple targeted genetic manipulations. The application of this genetic method and subsequent phenotypic assays will reveal fundamental and unique aspects of the biology of T. gondii and related significant human pathogens that cause malaria (Plasmodium sp.) and cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium).     

Staining protocols for human pancreatic islets

Estimates of islet area and numbers and endocrine cell composition in the adult human pancreas vary from several hundred thousand to several million and beta mass ranges from 500 to 1500 mg. With this known heterogeneity, a standard processing and staining procedure was developed so that pancreatic regions were clearly defined and islets characterized using rigorous histopathology and immunolocalization examinations. Standardized procedures for processing human pancreas recovered from organ donors are described in part 1 of this series. The pancreas is processed into 3 main regions (head, body, tail) followed by transverse sections. Transverse sections from the pancreas head are further divided, as indicated based on size, and numbered alphabetically to denote subsections. This standardization allows for a complete cross sectional analysis of the head region including the uncinate region which contains islets composed primarily of pancreatic polypeptide cells to the tail region. The current report comprises part 2 of this series and describes the procedures used for serial sectioning and histopathological characterization of the pancreatic paraffin sections with an emphasis on islet endocrine cells, replication, and T-cell infiltrates. Pathology of pancreatic sections is intended to characterize both exocrine, ductular, and endocrine components. The exocrine compartment is evaluated for the presence of pancreatitis (active or chronic), atrophy, fibrosis, and fat, as well as the duct system, particularly in relationship to the presence of pancreatic intraductal neoplasia. Islets are evaluated for morphology, size, and density, endocrine cells, inflammation, fibrosis, amyloid, and the presence of replicating or apoptotic cells using H&E and IHC stains. The final component described in part 2 is the provision of the stained slides as digitized whole slide images. The digitized slides are organized by case and pancreas region in an online pathology database creating a virtual biobank. Access to this online collection is currently provided to over 200 clinicians and scientists involved in type 1 diabetes research. The online database provides a means for rapid and complete data sharing and for investigators to select blocks for paraffin or frozen serial sections.     

A Microplate Assay to Assess Chemical Effects on RBL-2H3 Mast Cell Degranulation: Effects of Triclosan without Use of an Organic Solvent

Mast cells play important roles in allergic disease and immune defense against parasites. Once activated (e.g. by an allergen), they degranulate, a process that results in the exocytosis of allergic mediators. Modulation of mast cell degranulation by drugs and toxicants may have positive or adverse effects on human health. Mast cell function has been dissected in detail with the use of rat basophilic leukemia mast cells (RBL-2H3), a widely accepted model of human mucosal mast cells^3-5. Mast cell granule component and the allergic mediator β-hexosaminidase, which is released linearly in tandem with histamine from mast cells⁶, can easily and reliably be measured through reaction with a fluorogenic substrate, yielding measurable fluorescence intensity in a microplate assay that is amenable to high-throughput studies¹. Originally published by Naal et al.¹, we have adapted this degranulation assay for the screening of drugs and toxicants and demonstrate its use here.Triclosan is a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent that is present in many consumer products and has been found to be a therapeutic aid in human allergic skin disease^7-11, although the mechanism for this effect is unknown. Here we demonstrate an assay for the effect of triclosan on mast cell degranulation. We recently showed that triclosan strongly affects mast cell function². In an effort to avoid use of an organic solvent, triclosan is dissolved directly into aqueous buffer with heat and stirring, and resultant concentration is confirmed using UV-Vis spectrophotometry (using ε₂₈₀ = 4,200 L/M/cm)¹². This protocol has the potential to be used with a variety of chemicals to determine their effects on mast cell degranulation, and more broadly, their allergic potential.     

Automated High-throughput Behavioral Analyses in Zebrafish Larvae

We have created a novel high-throughput imaging system for the analysis of behavior in 7-day-old zebrafish larvae in multi-lane plates. This system measures spontaneous behaviors and the response to an aversive stimulus, which is shown to the larvae via a PowerPoint presentation. The recorded images are analyzed with an ImageJ macro, which automatically splits the color channels, subtracts the background, and applies a threshold to identify individual larvae placement in the lanes. We can then import the coordinates into an Excel sheet to quantify swim speed, preference for edge or side of the lane, resting behavior, thigmotaxis, distance between larvae, and avoidance behavior. Subtle changes in behavior are easily detected using our system, making it useful for behavioral analyses after exposure to environmental toxicants or pharmaceuticals.