圈养大熊猫种群的动态及发展趋势

采用直线回归方程、4次方程和指数增长式微分方程等数理分析方法,对全世界1953～2003年圈养大熊猫种群的发展趋势进行了分析.发现对大熊猫的圈养种群数量建立的回归方程是拟合很好的4次多项式方程,1953～1987年的圈养种群增长曲线成S型,1998年后的种群增长成直线或指数式.依此进行预测,从1998年以后只依靠现有饲养种群167只就可能使种群数量稳定增长,全世界种群数量2007年可突破200只,2009年可能达到220～240只,大概在15～22年后全世界饲养种群数量就能够翻一番,达到330多只.     

大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)生境选择研究进展

在回顾大熊猫生境选择研究历史的基础上,总结了大熊猫生境选择的考察因子、研究方法,概括了大熊猫对对觅食条件、隐蔽条件和气候条件的选择机制,并探讨了大熊猫生境选择的灵活性及大熊猫和与其同域分布的动物种的共存机制.作者认为,野外调查误差大、研究尺度单一等是目前大熊猫生境选择研究中存在的主要问题,应用目前较流行的已被证明比较优良的资源选择函数法、DNA指纹技术、无线电遥测、红外线自动感应照相系统、GIS与遥感成像等先进技术,并融合景观生态学理论,从较大尺度空间来研究大熊猫的生境选择,应是今后的发展方向.     

提高圈养大熊猫仔兽存活率的研究

1998～2001年,对提高圈养大熊猫仔兽存活率进行研究,采用了母兽育幼、人工辅助育幼、保姆育幼、人工育幼等多种方法,特别是模仿大熊猫母兽的育幼行为和活动以及用人工巢进行人工育幼。人工巢制作简单,操作方便,育幼时的温度、湿度及呼吸的新鲜空气与母兽育幼环境近似,也便于科技人员观察、抚摩,促进幼仔身体活动及护理幼仔。采集母兽的初乳及常乳饲喂;抽取健康母兽的血液制成口服血浆,适量喂仔;用美国产的两种奶粉配制的人工奶,代替母兽常乳收到良好的育幼效果。在本项研究的4年中,将卧龙大熊猫育幼成活率由54．16％平均提高到90．32％,创大熊猫育幼史的最高水平,为大熊猫的迁地保护提供了新的应用技术和方法。     

基于条件价值法的大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)存在价值评估

大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)是我国特有的国家一级保护物种,具有重要的保护意义,但其存在价值目前缺乏明确的市场价格.因此对大熊猫的存在价值进行估算,在中国乃至世界的野生动物保护中具有重要作用.通过条件价值法(contingent valuation method, CVM),研究了我国居民对于大熊猫的保护意识和支付意愿(willingness to pay, WTP),进而对大熊猫总体存在价值进行了评估.问卷调查选择在大熊猫栖息地集中分布的四川省进行,采用支付卡式(Payment Card, PC)问卷调查方式,对回收的674份有效问卷进行统计分析.其中非零支付474份,占有效问卷的70.4%.调查表明:人均支付价值为82.7yuan/a,进而得出我国大熊猫总的存在价值为3.67×1010yuan/a.建立支付价值与居民社会经济因子的回归模型,通过AIC(Akaike′s Information Criterion)指数选择最优模型,结果显示对支付价值有显著影响的因子为学历、收入和年龄.其中,支付价值与学历、收入水平呈正相关,与年龄呈负相关.通过对年龄、学历、收入3个因子进行方差分析,得出各因子不同水平支付价值的差异.     

大熊猫食道梗阻一例报告

首次报道了一例大熊猫患罕见的食道梗阻症的发病经过、临床诊治及解剖病理变化。并对发病原因及预防措施等进行了分析和探讨。     

大熊猫染色体晚复制带研究

以培养的大熊猫外周血淋巴细胞为实验材料,在细胞培养终止前４ｈ加入ＢｒｄＵ（终浓度为１０μｇ／ｍｌ培养基）,对复制的染色体ＤＮＡ进行ＢｒｄＵ标记。掺入ＢｒｄＵ的染色体经吖啶橙（０．０５％）处理、紫外光照射、Ｇｉｅｍｓａ染色后,可在染色体上获得清晰的复制带纹。根据众多分裂相所显示的不同复制带型,可初步确定大熊猫每一染色体独特的晚复制带纹。在雌性个体的两个Ｘ染色体中,一条Ｘ染色体复制明显落后于另一Ｘ染色体,尤其在迟复制Ｘ染色体长臂近着丝粒区显现出较宽的晚复制带纹。     

甘肃大熊猫生境质量评价

本研究以第四次大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)调查、甘肃省森林资源二类清查等数据为基础资料,依据国内外有关大熊猫对生境选择利用的研究成果,结合本地本山系大熊猫分布及活动的实际情况,选取竹子分布、植被类型、海拔、坡度、坡向、道路和居民区等评价因子,建立了大熊猫生境质量评价指标体系和准则,借助Arcgis10.2软件,利用栅格赋值和空间叠加原理系统地研究了甘肃大熊猫生境质量。结果表明,甘肃大熊猫生境质量总体较好,适宜和较适宜生境面积总和占到了69.77%;四个局域种群单元中白水江单元适宜生境面积最大,其次为甘南单元;各大熊猫分布县中,文县的大熊猫生境质量最好,其次为舟曲;甘肃大熊猫适宜生境大都处于保护区中,各保护区适宜生境总和为178 771 hm~2,占全省大熊猫适宜生境的88.72%;各保护区中,白水江国家级自然保护区的适宜生境面积最大,其次为插岗梁省级保护区。     

大熊猫SRY基因的PCR扩增和克隆

本文采用人ＳＲＹ基因的一对引物,通过ＰＣＲ扩增获得了雄性大熊猫ＳＲＹ基因片段。表明大熊猫存在与人ＳＲＹ基因同源的相应基因,将ＰＣＲ产物与载体ｐＵＣ－Ｅｃｏ－Ｔ连接后,用以转化ＪＭ１０９菌,经过与人ＳＲＹ基因探针菌落杂交筛选获得了大熊猫ＳＲＹ苈在克隆,命名为ｐＡＭＹ０．６,其插入片段为相应于人ＳＲＹ基因保守区在内的一段约６０９ｂｐＤＮＡ。此外,还制作和比较分析了人和大熊猫基因片段的限制酶图谱。     

大熊猫精浆蛋白的SDS-PAGE电泳研究

本试验采用SDS-PAGE对大熊猫精浆进行电泳并对电泳条带进行分析,探讨特异条带与大熊猫精液质量的关系。结果显示：大熊猫精浆SDS-PAGE电泳共分离得到12条蛋白谱带,其中6个条带为所有个体大熊猫精浆样品所共有,共有条带的相对量在不同个体之间不存在差异（P〉0．05）。试验中部分大熊猫精浆出现的特异蛋白带和共有带蛋白含量与精液质量无相关性。     

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Buccal Mucosa Tissue as a Source of Multipotent Progenitor Cells

Since the first mammal was cloned, the idea of using this technique to help endangered species has aroused considerable interest. However, several issues limit this possibility, including the relatively low success rate at every stage of the cloning process, and the dearth of usable tissues from these rare animals. iPS cells have been produced from cells from a number of rare mammalian species and this is the method of choice for strategies to improve cloning efficiency and create new gametes by directed differentiation. Nevertheless information about other stem cell/progenitor capabilities of cells from endangered species could prove important for future conservation approaches and adds to the knowledge base about cellular material that can be extremely limited. Multipotent progenitor cells, termed skin-derived precursor (SKP) cells, can be isolated directly from mammalian skin dermis, and human cheek tissue has also been shown to be a good source of SKP-like cells. Recently we showed that structures identical to SKPs termed m-SKPs could be obtained from monolayer/ two dimensional (2D) skin fibroblast cultures. Here we aimed to isolate m-SKPs from cultured cells of three endangered species; giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca); red panda (Ailurus fulgens); and Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica). m-SKP-like spheres were formed from the giant panda buccal mucosa fibroblasts; whereas dermal fibroblast (DF) cells cultured from abdominal skin of the other two species were unable to generate spheres. Under specific differentiation culture conditions giant panda spheres expressed neural, Schwann, adipogenic and osteogenic cell markers. Furthermore, these buccal mucosa derived spheres were shown to maintain expression of SKP markers: nestin, versican, fibronectin, and P75 and switch on expression of the stem cell marker ABCG2. These results demonstrate that giant panda cheek skin can be a useful source of m-SKP multipotent progenitors. At present lack of sample numbers means that we can only postulate why we were unable to obtain m-SKPs from the lion and red panda cultures. However the giant panda observations point to the value of archiving cells from rare species, and the possibilities for later progenitor cell derivation.     

Factors Affecting the Outcome of Artificial Insemination Using Cryopreserved Spermatozoa in the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Artificial insemination (AI) is an important component of captive breeding programs for endangered species, such as the giant panda. The panda has been the subject of increasingly successful captive breeding programs involving a compilation of assisted breeding techniques, including AI using cryopreserved spermatozoa. AI implementation is currently hampered by a lack of understanding of the factors that may cause failure. We investigated factors influencing the probability of success of AI for 14 giant panda females housed at the China Center for Research and Conservation of the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) inseminated in a total of 20 instances using cryopreserved spermatozoa from 11 males currently residing in 6 different captive breeding institutions. One of the pandas was the oldest giant panda female to ever successfully conceive from AI (20.5 years old). The success of AI was significantly affected by the timing of AI in relationship to both timing of peak urinary estrogen of the female and percent decline in urinary estrogen between the peak level and the first AI attempt. Our results suggest that the window for successful AI in giant pandas may be narrower than previously suspected, although individual differences in rates of decline in urinary estrogen may reflect some degree of variation in this crucial window across females. Our results are consistent with recent research on pandas and other species that demonstrates the efficacy of cryopreserved spermatozoa for AI and highlights the need for more in‐depth analysis of factors related to female physiology that may influence its success. Zoo Biol 31:561‐573, 2012. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

重组大熊猫IFN-γ聚氰基丙烯酸正丁酯纳米球的制备与评价

为了制备并评价大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)重组干扰素γ(IFN-γ)聚氰基丙烯酸正丁酯(PBCA)纳米球,本研究利用蛋白质原核表达技术,获得了重组大熊猫IFN-γ蛋白,然后以PBCA为载药材料,采用乳化聚合法制备了大熊猫干扰素γ纳米微球(IFNγ-PBCA-NS),最后借助感染大熊猫流感病毒A/Panda/Sichuan/01/2011(H1N1)的昆明小鼠(Mus musculus)模型,通过灌胃和皮下注射药物初步评价了IFNγ-PBCA-NS的药效。结果表明,大熊猫IFN-γ的蛋白分子量约为33.5 ku,所制备的大熊猫IFNγ-PBCA-NS外观规整,粒径在50~200 nm之间,跨距0.55,大小较均匀,包封率为56.7%,载药量为0.86%。灌胃和注射两种给药途径中,IFNγ-PBCA-NS组小鼠的生命延长率均显著高于IFN-γ组(P0.05或P0.01)。显示IFNγ-PBCA-NS在小鼠体内有更好的缓释和抗病毒作用,可为进一步研究制备大熊猫多肽类药物微粒提供参考。     

大熊猫生长分化因子9(GDF-9)基因克隆与序列分析

生长分化因子9(GDF-9)是转化生长因子β(TGF-β)超家族的一个新成员,主要表达于卵母细胞,调节卵泡早期发育. 本文以大熊猫基因组DNA为模板,克隆了大熊猫GDF-9基因.序列分析显示:大熊猫GDF-9基因含两个外显子,编码一个由453个氨基酸组成的蛋白前体.该结果为进一步分析大熊猫GDF-9基因生物学功能奠定了基础.     

In vitro maturation of follicular oocytes of the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): a case report

The Giant Panda is an endangered species that would benefit from biotechnological assistance in reproduction. However, because there are only a few of these animals left in the world, scientists hesitate to use them for research procedures. We were fortunate to obtain ovaries from a Giant Panda that died of hepatic cirrhosis during the nonbreeding season. Oocytes were harvested within 4 h of death by dissecting the ovarian cortex in physiological saline and collecting the cumulus-oocyte complexes from the fluid, and then were classified into large (> 125 microns) and small (100 to 124 microns) follicular oocytes and placed in TCM199 supplemented with FSH (10 micrograms/mL) and LH (20 micrograms/mL). After culture for 22 h at 37 degrees C in air with 5% CO2, response was evaluated by growth of oocytes and presence of the first polar body. Of the 26 large follicular oocytes that were harvested, 12 were considered suitable for IVM, and 14 were degenerated, had a broken zona pellucida or had lost some cytoplasm. Of the 12 cultured oocytes, all grew to a mean diameter of 141.1(SD = +/- 6.7, n = 12), and 4 released the first polar body. None of the small follicular oocytes showed growth or other signs of maturation. We conclude from our preliminary results that it is possible to obtain functional Giant Panda oocytes from ovaries obtained post mortem during the nonbreeding season.     

大熊猫与黑熊显带染色体的比较研究

以体外培养的大熊猫（Ａｉｌｕｒｏｐｏｄａｍｅｌａｎｏｌｅｕｃａ）与黑熊（Ｓｅｌｅｎａｒｃｔｏｓｔｈｉｂｅｔａｎｕｓ）外周血淋巴细胞为实验材料,应用ＢｒｄＵ复制带显示技术,研究了大熊猫和黑熊染色体晚复制带带型。通过对大熊猫与黑熊显带染色体带型的比较,发现黑熊部分具端着丝粒的染色体与大熊猫部分具中,亚中,或亚端着丝粒的染色体的整个短臂或整个长臂有明显的带型相似性,在黑熊具中,亚中着丝粒染色体中,仅３３     

大熊猫粪便宽径与咬节平均长度的关系

粪便咬节是大熊猫数量调查中最常用的指标。然而,大熊猫在主食竹叶的季节有时在粪便中未留下咬节而使数量调查难以进行。为此,本文对大熊猫粪便宽径与咬节平均长度的关系进行了初步探讨。结果表明,大熊猫粪便宽径呈正态分布,同一个体的含咬节粪便与全由竹叶组成的粪便在宽径上无显著差异。大熊猫咬节平均长度与粪便宽径存在显著的回归关系。在不考虑年龄的情况下,粪便咬节平均长度与粪便宽径的回归方程为:Y=0.38X十14.40。成体和亚成体组的粪便咬节平均长度与粪便宽径的回归方程为:Y=0.22 X+22.79。年龄对大熊猫粪便咬节平均长度与粪便宽径的回归关系有显著影响。     

大熊猫粪便中竹子咬节长短与年龄和种群数量关系

列举了大量试验数据对用大熊猫粪便中的竹子咬节长短估计大熊猫年龄和种群数量的方法提出了疑问,粪便中的竹子咬节长短和粪便直径与大熊猫年龄(2岁以上)没有相关关系,也没有找到任何非线性关系。粪便中的竹子咬节长短是大熊猫的一个个体特征,也是一个易受环境影响的变量,它的波动较大,作者认为在野外调查工作中用粪便中竹子咬节长短去预测年龄(或年龄组)和种群数量是不可能的。     

Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Stimulates the Proliferation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

It has been widely known that the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is one of the most endangered species in the world. An optimized platform for maintaining the proliferation of giant panda mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is very necessary for current giant panda protection strategies. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), a member of the FGF family, is widely considered as a growth factor and differentiation inducer within the stem cell research field. However, the role of bFGF on promoting the proliferation of MSCs derived from giant panda bone marrow (BM) has not been reported. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of bFGF on the proliferation of BM-MSCs derived from giant panda. MSCs were cultured for cell proliferation analysis at 24, 48 and 72 hrs following the addition of bFGF. With increasing concentrations of bFGF, cell numbers gradually increased. This was further demonstrated by performing 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) cell proliferation assay, 5-Bromo-2-deoxyUridine (BrdU) labeling and cell cycle testing. Furthermore, the percentage of MSCs that were OCT4 positive increased slightly following treatment with 5 ng/ml bFGF. Moreover, we demonstrated that the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway may play an important role in the proliferation of panda MSCs stimulated by bFGF. In conclusion, this study suggests that giant panda BM-MSCs have a high proliferative capacity with the addition of 5 ng/ml bFGF in vitro.     

Semen quality in a Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in relation to estrus of a nearby resident female panda

Semen quality was determined in a sexually mature male Giant Panda, electroejaculated 13 times during a 5-year interval, before, during and after estrus of a female Giant Panda housed nearby. Testis volume and plasma testosterone concentrations were also measured. Mean testis volumes were 1223.0 +/- 64.7(S.E.M.)cm3 (before estrus), 1213.2 +/- 218.2 cm3 (during estrus), and 1360.2+/-160.4 cm3 (after estrus). Compared to before and during estrus in the female, testis volume decreased 70 days after estrus and there was no projectile ejaculation. The mean semen volume and sperm count were 2.2+/-0.7 mL and 8.3 +/- 3.1 x 10(8) before estrus, 2.4 +/- 0.9 mL and 5.7 +/- 0.9 x 10(8) during estrus, and 1.3 +/- 0.3 mL and 8.1 +/- 1.7 x 10(8) after estrus, respectively. The semen volume, sperm count, and testis volume markedly differed from 90 days before estrus until 66 days after estrus, whereas no marked differences in sperm motility, sperm viability, and proportion of morphologically abnormal spermatozoa were observed. Plasma testosterone concentrations were elevated both before and during estrus (0.62 +/- 0.23 ng/mL and 0.95 ng/mL), but decreased substantially after estrus (0.20 +/- 0.0 ng/mL). We inferred that spermatogenesis was active in this male panda from approximately 3 months before estrus to 2 months after estrus in the adjacent female.