Specific pathogen free conditions prevent transthyretin amyloidosis in mouse models

Transthyretin (TTR) associated amyloidosis is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by peripheral and autonomic neuropathy. Both genetic and environmental factors are thought to be involved in development of TTR associated amyloidosis. Previously, we demonstrated that amyloid deposition was observed in various tissues of transgenic mouse lines carrying a human mutant TTR (Met30) gene. To analyze the influence of environmental factors on TTR amyloidosis, these amyloidogenic transgenic mouse models were kept under conventional (CV) or specific pathogen free (SPF) conditions. Although the serum levels of Met30 for mice housed in the CV and SPF conditions were similar, amyloid deposition was observed in CV conditions, but not in SPF conditions. In addition, the extent of amyloid deposition in transgenic mice was dependent on duration kept under CV conditions. There were significant differences in proportion of amyloid deposition in several tissues between CV and SPF conditions. Maintenance of these mice at 30 degrees C did not induce amyloid deposition in SPF conditions. These results suggest that the SPF conditions can completely prevent amyloid deposition, and that environmental factors can affect the onset and progression even in a single gene disorder.     

我国商业化SPF级小鼠病原体污染分析

目的按现行国标《实验动物微生物学检测方法》和《实验动物寄生虫学检测方法》对我国商品化的无特殊病原体（specific pathogen free,SPF）小鼠进行微生物状况检测,为生产高质量的实验动物提供依据。方法对五家主要实验动物生产单位生产的ICR、KM、C57BL/6、BALB/c及BALB/c-nu品系的SPF级小鼠进行随机抽检。检测抽检小鼠所携带的微生物和寄生虫情况。结果在抽检的SPF级小鼠中,病毒污染主要包括呼肠孤病毒Ⅲ型（Reo-3）、小鼠肺炎病毒（PVM）和多瘤病毒（POLY）;主要细菌污染为肺炎克雷伯杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和绿脓杆菌。这些微生物病原体中,除条件性致病菌绿脓杆菌外,其他病原体对小鼠本身和实验研究均具有一定的影响。     

Comparison of the intestinal bacteria in specific pathogen free mice from different breeders

Specific pathogen free BALB/c mice from 3 commercial laboratory animal breeders in Japan were compared on the composition of caecal flora revealed by selective and nonselective cultivation as well as direct microscopical observation on smears, and relative caecal weight. Large differences were detected in viable counts of total bacteria and almost all bacterial groups, while direct microscopical counts which consisted mainly of fusiform bacteria were almost equal, resulting in diverse recovery rates among 3 breeders. Eubacterium and spiral shaped organisms were not detected from all breeders. There also existed variations within breeders, especially those in the number of Enterobacteriaceae. Relative caecal weight also differed among breeders, suggesting the participation of variety of caecal bacteria in determining this parameter. As these variations in bacteriological status of animals can influence experimental results, standardization of intestinal microbial flora is required.     

肥胖患者HFA小鼠模型的建立

目的研究肥胖患者的肠道菌群在无菌小鼠体内的定植规律。方法选取20只无菌KM小鼠,接种肥胖患者的粪便,构建菌群人源化(HFA)动物模型,利用变性梯度凝胶电泳技术(DGGE)评价患者肠道菌群在无菌小鼠体内的定植规律。结果 HFA小鼠菌群平均丰富度(richness,S)为12.04±3.68,肥胖患者的条带S为24,为HFA小鼠S的2倍;肥胖患者Shannon指数(H')为3.02,HFA小鼠平均H'为2.46±0.33;HFA小鼠与人肠道菌群的总相似度为26%;大部分雌性HFA小鼠与雄性HFA小鼠在聚类分析图上分离,且雄性HFA小鼠与患者更为相似。结论HFA小鼠体内能部分模拟肥胖患者的微生物区系,且与患者性别相同的小鼠模拟得更好。本实验建立的HFA模型为肥胖与肠道菌群关系的进一步研究提供新的选择。     

乳腺炎小鼠肠道菌群改变及与炎性因子的相关性分析

目的 采用高通量测序技术分析乳腺炎小鼠肠道菌群的丰度特征与组织炎性因子的关系。方法 选用24只泌乳10 d的昆明雌鼠,随机分成4组（每组6只）：健康对照组、低剂量攻菌组（含金黄色葡萄球菌103 CFU/25 μL）、中剂量攻菌组（含金黄色葡萄球菌104 CFU/25 μL）和高剂量攻菌组（含金黄色葡萄球菌105 CFU/25 μL）。用非损伤方法经乳头管分别注入不同浓度的金黄色葡萄球菌悬浊液于小鼠的第4对（腹部）乳腺内。观察小鼠、组织病理学变化以及乳腺组织中TNF-α和Cav-1含量变化;收集小鼠粪便,采用高通量测序技术对小鼠粪便菌群进行分析。结果 （1）与健康对照组小鼠相比,高剂量攻菌组乳腺组织呈明显的炎性病理变化,TNF-α表达明显升高（P<0.05）,Cav-1表达明显降低（P<0.05）;（2）不同组小鼠肠道菌群物种丰度不同,对照组肠道菌群以拟杆菌门和厚壁菌门为主;与对照组相比,高剂量攻菌组乳腺炎模型小鼠厚壁菌门丰度增高,拟杆菌门、疣微菌门丰度降低,变形菌门无显著差异;进一步比较后发现,从属以上水平看,后者拟杆菌属、另枝菌属、普雷沃菌属丰度相对较低。结论 提示乳腺炎发生和进展与肠道菌群的平衡有密切的关系,结果为研究乳腺炎的免疫学、病理学提供实验依据。     

溃疡性结肠炎小鼠肠道黏膜和盲肠内容物菌群差异比较

了解溃疡性结肠炎(UC)小鼠肠道黏膜菌群的构成及其与盲肠内容物菌群的差异, 探讨肠道菌群在UC小鼠发病中的作用。

12只C57BL/6N雄性小鼠随机分为正常组、治疗组和模型组, 每组4只。采用葡聚糖硫酸钠盐(DSS)进行造模, 采用柳氮磺胺吡啶灌胃进行治疗, 造模第8天处死全部小鼠。采用16S rRNA基因高通量测序法对肠道黏膜和盲肠内容物菌群进行测序分析。

UC小鼠肠道黏膜菌群与盲肠内容物菌群相比, OTU数量和多样性均降低; Beta多样性分析显示其黏膜和盲肠内容物菌群差异较正常小鼠更大。在门和属的分类水平上, UC小鼠黏膜菌群中变形菌门、疣微菌门、魏斯菌属和肠球菌属丰度较正常小鼠升高, 厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门丰度降低; 阿克曼菌属在UC小鼠黏膜和盲肠内容物菌群中增多, 颤螺菌属在治疗组小鼠黏膜和盲肠内容物菌群中均减少。此外, 黏膜菌群中脱铁杆菌门Mucispirillum菌属丰度较高; 盲肠内容物中拟杆菌属丰度较高。物种组成分析中, 颤螺菌属、Mucispirillum、志贺菌属、魏斯菌属和肠球菌属聚类在一起。

UC小鼠黏膜菌群与盲肠内容物菌群在群落组成、多样性、优势菌群等方面存在明显差异, 黏膜菌群在UC发病机制中可能发挥着主要的作用。

     

蒲公英提取液调整小鼠肠道菌群并延长荷瘤生存时间的研究

目的研究蒲公英在调节肠道菌群和改善荷瘤小鼠生存质量提高生存率方面的作用。方法用肝癌腹水瘤H22细胞株注射小鼠造荷瘤小鼠模型,然后口服蒲公英提取液治疗。观察治疗前后菌群变化、腹水量和荷瘤生存时间等。结果蒲公英治疗组与阴性对照组比较,肠道菌群趋于平衡、腹水出现时间延迟、腹水量降低和荷瘤生存时间延长。结论蒲公英提取液能调节小鼠肠道菌群,改善荷瘤小鼠生存质量、提高生存率。     

小鼠盲肠内容物中正常菌群的分离和定量

本文报道了采用厌氧培养技术,从小鼠盲肠内容物中分离到6株严格厌氧和兼性厌氧菌。鉴定为拟杆菌、乳酸杆菌、双歧杆菌、难辨梭菌、粪链球菌和大肠扦菌。它们在小鼠盲肠内容物的正常菌群中占优势,含菌量与国外文献中报告的相似。     

寒武纪早期宽川铺生物群中圆管螺化石显微结构及显微谱学分析

陕南寒武系底部宽川铺组不仅保存了大量的小壳化石,还以磷酸盐化的方式立体保存了多种软躯体动物的胚胎和成体化石,为研究早期动物矿化模式、个体发育方式以及动物躯体构型的早期辐射过程提供了非常关键的信息。然而宽川铺生物群的研究大多聚焦于化石系统分类及亲缘关系探索,对生物群的沉积背景、埋藏过程和保存模式的分析甚少。本文以宽川铺生物群的核心产出层位——陕西省西乡县大河镇宽川铺组下部磷质碎屑灰岩为研究对象,对其中的一类管状化石圆管螺及其围岩进行了显微结构学和显微谱学综合分析,获得了化石显微结构和关键结构对应的元素、矿物成分等信息,讨论了管状化石圆管螺的埋藏过程和保存模式,并在此基础上对其生物学特征进行了初步探讨。该研究对理解宽川铺生物群的埋藏机制提供了新的线索。     

常见SPF级小鼠和大鼠肠道菌群多样性研究

目的研究常见SPF级小鼠和大鼠的肠道菌群多样性。方法分别采集广东地区三家实验动物生产单位的C57BL/6、ICR、BALB/c小鼠和Wistar、SD大鼠的盲肠内容物样品,用细菌16S rDNA通用引物扩增V4-V5区域,采用Illumina Miseq 2×300 bp测序平台进行测序,使用生物信息学方法进行微生物群落分析、Alpha多样性分析与Beta多样性分析。结果对序列去杂优化后OTU聚类分析,稀释性曲线说明本次测序的数据量合理;实验小鼠和大鼠肠道菌群共分成八个门,其中拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)占据主要地位,属水平上主要是拟杆菌属(Bacteroides)、Hungatella、副杆状菌属(Parabacteroides)、乳酸杆菌属(Lactobacillus)等;样品间差异性分析显示相同设施来源动物的菌群组成相似性较高;Alpha分析结果显示来源于同种设施的动物物种丰富度相近;Beta分析显示相同设施动物的肠道菌群差异较小,但品系对肠道菌群差异性有所影响。结论不同来源设施的饲养环境是动物肠道菌群多样性的主要影响因素,不同品系对肠道菌群多样性有一定影响。     

Specific pathogen free macaque colonies: a review of principles and recent advances for viral testing and colony management

Specific pathogen free (SPF) macaques provide valuable animal models for biomedical research. In 1989, the National Center for Research Resources [now Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)] of the National Institutes of Health initiated experimental research contracts to establish and maintain SPF colonies. The derivation and maintenance of SPF macaque colonies is a complex undertaking requiring knowledge of the biology of the agents for exclusion and normal physiology and behavior of macaques, application of the latest diagnostic technology, facilitiy management, and animal husbandry. This review provides information on the biology of the four viral agents targeted for exclusion in ORIP SPF macaque colonies, describes current state‐of‐the‐art viral diagnostic algorithms, presents data from proficiency testing of diagnostic assays between laboratories at institutions participating in the ORIP SPF program, and outlines management strategies for maintaining the integrity of SPF colonies using results of diagnostic testing as a guide to decision making.     

纳米中药对S180荷瘤小鼠肠道菌群影响的研究及其防治作用

目的研究纳米中药对S180荷瘤小鼠肠道菌群的影响及其抑制作用。方法将S180荷瘤瘤株以2×105/(0.2 m l.鼠)用注射器接种于小鼠右前肢腋下,建立实体瘤模型,肿瘤发生率为100%。观察小鼠的一般状态,用梯度稀释法和培养法测定小鼠4种肠道正常菌群,即乳酸杆菌、双歧杆菌、肠球菌、肠杆菌。用电子天平称瘤重并计算瘤抑制率。病理行HE(苏木精-伊红)染色,在光学显微镜下观察。结果与模型组比较,纳米中药组双歧杆菌和乳酸杆菌数量明显升高,肠球菌和肠杆菌数量明显减少,肿瘤坏死因子数量增加,抑瘤率达64%,病理显示肿瘤组织间坏死灶明显,有大量的炎性细胞浸润。结论纳米中药提高机体免疫屏障功能,增强药物的靶向性,扶植机体正常菌群的生长,实现抗肿瘤的目的。     

香菇酶解物对小鼠免疫及肠道菌群的影响研究

【目的】研究香菇酶解物对小鼠免疫及肠道菌群的影响。【方法】首先采用环磷酰胺(CY)造模法制作小鼠免疫抑制模型,然后对其中两组分别灌胃香菇未酶解物和香菇酶解物,最后观察疗效、测定免疫指标和试验小鼠肠道中细菌总数、大肠杆菌数、乳酸菌数和真菌总数等。【结果】香菇酶解物可使受免疫抑制的小鼠(活跃度、粪便、毛皮、体重)恢复到正常水平,促进免疫器官脾脏及胸腺的发育(P<0.05),增强腹腔巨噬细胞的吞噬活性(P<0.01)。同时提高小鼠肠道中以乳酸菌为主的有益菌数量(P<0.01),抑制大肠杆菌等致病菌的生长(P<0.01)。【结论】香菇酶解物可以提高小鼠的免疫功能,改善肠道菌群环境,对肠道功能有一定的调节作用,有较高的食用和药用价值。     

马里苷、黄诺玛苷对db/db小鼠肠道菌群的影响及相关性

目的探索两色金鸡菊中黄酮类成分马里苷、黄诺玛苷对db/db小鼠肠道菌群的影响。方法将db/m小鼠作为正常对照组,db/db小鼠分为db/db模型组、db/db+恩格列净(db/db+Empagliflozin)组、db/db+马里苷(db/db+Marein)组、db/db+黄诺玛苷(db/db+Flavanomarein)组,每组8只。采用实时荧光定量PCR(RT-qPCR)的方法检测小鼠粪样中Bacteroides ovatus、Ruminococcus gnavus的变化,并运用Pearson检验分析Bacteroides ovatus、Ruminococcus gnavus的变化与2型糖尿病相关表型的相关性。结果 (1)干预12周后与db/m组相比,db/db组小鼠粪样中Bacteroides ovatus水平显著降低(P0.010);恩格列净(P0.001)、马里苷(P0.050)、黄诺玛苷(P0.001)干预后能显著升高其含量,差异具有统计学意义。(2)与db/m组相比,db/db组小鼠粪样中Ruminococcus gnavus水平显著升高(P0.050);恩格列净(P0.050)、马里苷(P0.050)干预后能显著降低其含量,差异具有统计学意义。(3)Bacteroides ovatus水平与空腹血糖(FBG)、三酰甘油(TG)呈负相关(r=-0.420,P=0.021;r=-0.474,P=0.008);Ruminococcus gnavus水平与FBG、TG呈正相关(r=0.397,P=0.030;r=0.404,P=0.027)。结论马里苷、黄诺玛苷可以调节小鼠肠道菌群的变化,这可能是其抗糖尿病的重要机制。     

利用转基因小鼠及转染色体小鼠产生人抗体的研究进展

自单克隆抗体（mAb)技术问世以来,解决了生命科学的许多重要问题,但其鼠源生导致的HAMA反应在大大限制了它在人体治疗中的应用,因此,制备人抗体成了亟待解决的难题,转入Ig基因组小鼠与转梁色体小鼠 的构建成功为解决这一难题提供了可行途径,本文就这两条小鼠的构建及其在制备人抗体中的应用进展作一综述。     

An opportunistic pathogen isolated from the gut of an obese human causes obesity in germfree mice

Lipopolysaccharide endotoxin is the only known bacterial product which, when subcutaneously infused into mice in its purified form, can induce obesity and insulin resistance via an inflammation-mediated pathway. Here we show that one endotoxin-producing bacterium isolated from a morbidly obese human''s gut induced obesity and insulin resistance in germfree mice. The endotoxin-producing Enterobacter decreased in relative abundance from 35% of the volunteer''s gut bacteria to non-detectable, during which time the volunteer lost 51.4 kg of 174.8 kg initial weight and recovered from hyperglycemia and hypertension after 23 weeks on a diet of whole grains, traditional Chinese medicinal foods and prebiotics. A decreased abundance of endotoxin biosynthetic genes in the gut of the volunteer was correlated with a decreased circulating endotoxin load and alleviated inflammation. Mono-association of germfree C57BL/6J mice with strain Enterobacter cloacae B29 isolated from the volunteer''s gut induced fully developed obesity and insulin resistance on a high-fat diet but not on normal chow diet, whereas the germfree control mice on a high-fat diet did not exhibit the same disease phenotypes. The Enterobacter-induced obese mice showed increased serum endotoxin load and aggravated inflammatory conditions. The obesity-inducing capacity of this human-derived endotoxin producer in gnotobiotic mice suggests that it may causatively contribute to the development of obesity in its human host.     

金黄地鼠封闭群SPF化后的微卫星遗传学检测

目的检测和评估金黄地鼠封闭群SPF化后的遗传学变化,为SPF金黄地鼠遗传质量的控制提供技术资料。方法应用小鼠和大鼠的微卫星标记筛选适于金黄地鼠遗传检测的微卫星标记,并结合微卫星荧光标记-半自动基因分型技术,对成都生物制品研究所的SPF级金黄地鼠及其来源的普通级金黄地鼠进行遗传检测,计算其群体遗传学参数。结果对18个小鼠和6个大鼠微卫星标记进行了筛选,分别有2个小鼠和2个大鼠微卫星标记在金黄地鼠种群中具PCR扩增多态性。4个检测的微卫星位点在普通级金黄地鼠和SPF金黄地鼠种群分别发现25和20个等位基因,两群体的期望杂合度分别为0.4979和0.5048,其群体遗传多样性无显著差异;群体间的不同微卫星位点FST范围从0.0095到0.0367,平均为0.0315,表明两群体间的遗传分化很弱,其遗传多样性主要存在于群体内;Nei(1972)遗传距离和Nei(1978)无偏遗传距离分别为0.0678和0.0570,表明了2群体之间很高的遗传相似度和非常近的亲缘关系;Hardy-Weinberg平衡检验表明普通级和SPF金黄地鼠分别有2个和3个位点偏离遗传平衡,且偏离位点均表现为杂合子缺陷。结论该SPF金黄地鼠基本保持了其来源普通级黄地鼠的遗传多样性,两群体间遗传分化程度和遗传差异很小,但应进一步加强其封闭群的繁育控制,保持其遗传稳定性。     

Herpes B-virus seroreactivity in a colony of Macaca mulatta: data from the Sabana Seca Field Station, a new specific pathogen-free program

The demand for B-virus-free animals for biomedical research is increasing, while at the same time the availability of such animals is decreasing. The establishment of Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) breeding macaque colonies is a priority of the National Institutes of Health. Nevertheless, it is well known that seroreactivity to B-virus can be difficult to interpret, particularly as it can vary over time in a single animal. The aim of the present study was to implement a reliable algorithm to examine B-virus reactivity among the rhesus monkey population of the Caribbean Primate Research Center. The sensitivity and specificity of our assay were determined using reports from two different laboratories as references. Whereas 95.4% of animals showed consistent serological status and 4.6% of animals recruited to this SPF program showed serovariability to B-virus over the initial 2 years of examination. Implications for all SPF programs are discussed in this article.     

Non-marine biota from the Lower Permian of the central Southern Alps (Orobic and Collio basins, N Italy): a key to the paleoenvironment

The Lower Permian in the central Southern Alps yields an important low-diversity fossil assemblage which was deposited in a varied continental setting, showing mainly alluvial fan to lacustrine and, locally, playa-like floodplain environments. The present study is not taxonomical and its objective is to make a first report of new invertebrate organisms and trackways discovered in the Orobic and Collio basins. Such a fossil record, which comprises freshwater jellyfishes, arthropod tracks, stromatolites, algae and other organisms, will further our knowledge about the local and regional geological history of the central-western Southern Alps and improve our understanding of Early Permian palaeoenvironments. On the whole, in both intramontane basins the ichnodiversity and fossil content decreases from a stratigraphic lower portion, mainly lacustrine and alluvial, towards an upper one, characterised by coarse alluvial deposits to floodplain fines. On the basis of both the already known palaeontological data from the two basins, mainly macroflora and tetrapod footprint associations, and the recently discovered taxa, we tried to make reliable palaeoenvironmental inferences and, possibly, hypothesise on a climatic change, which could have occurred during the Early Permian.