孤独症谱系障碍动物模型研究进展

孤独症谱系障碍(austim spectrum disorder,ASD)近来全球发病率不断升高,但该病的病因及发病机制尚未明确,从动物模型出发探索疾病的病因及发病机制是必然趋势。国内对本病的认识及动物模型研究相对滞后,国际上ASD动物模型可大概分为基因遗传模型、特发性动物模型及调控环境因素动物模型三大类,其中基因遗传模型较多,但研究针对性过强;特发性模型中的BTBR模型及调控环境因素模型中的丙戊酸诱导模型能够较好地呈现ASD典型临床症状及部分病理学特征,为当前主要应用模型。ASD的研究尚缺乏完整符合结构有效性、表面有效性、预测有效性的理想动物模型。     

安全转基因植物培育技术研究进展

由于关系到转基因植物的产业化前景,安全型转基因植物培育越来越受到公众的关注。在植物遗传转化体系中,绝大多数选择标记基因来源于细菌,对人类健康和环境安全存在潜在风险,因此无选择标记转基因植物培育受到科研工作者的高度重视。本文综述了安全型转基因植物的培育途径,包括共转化系统、位点特异性重组系统、转座子系统、同源重组系统、不依赖于组织培养的简易转化技术及再生相关基因利用等技术,探讨了各种途径的优缺点,以期推动安全型转基因植物培育和转基因植物产业化进程。     

结核分枝杆菌感染动物模型的研究进展

人类结核病位居单一病原引起死亡的严重传染病之首,结核分枝杆菌是其主要病原.尽管结核分枝杆菌可引起许多种动物感染并患病,但人类是其主要宿主.动物模型作为研究人类疾病的标准化工具,虽然不能完全模拟人类结核病的整个过程,但可成为研究结核病的有用工具,有助于研究其发病机制、治疗过程及宿主对病原的免疫病理学反应.由于不同种类动物...     

丙型肝炎病毒感染实验动物模型的研究进展

丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）感染是导致人类慢性病毒性肝炎、肝硬化和肝癌的最主要病因之一。由于缺乏合适的HCV感染实验动物模型,使得针对HCV感染更为有效的疗法及疫苗的研发滞后。黑猩猩是HCV感染研究的最佳实验动物,但由于其来源有限、价格昂贵及临床症状等诸多问题,其应用受限,因此发展新的实验动物模型用于HCV感染相关的基础和应用研究迫在眉睫。近年来,以啮齿类等动物为替代模型取得了不少进展,应用转基因等实验技术使替代动物感染了HCV,并成功应用于多个学科领域的研究。本文分析了HCV自然感染的实验动物、自然感染和非自然感染的替代实验动物在致病机制研究、药物评价和疫苗研发应用中的优缺点及未来研究趋势。     

Inflammation,carcinogenesis and neurodegeneration studies in transgenic animal models for polyamine research

Natural polyamines (PA) are cationic molecules affecting cell growth and proliferation. An association between increased polyamine biosynthesis and inflammation-induced carcinogenesis has been recognised. On the other hand, there are indications that inflammatory stimuli can up-regulate polyamine catabolism and that altered polyamine metabolism could affect pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Since the polyamine content is strictly related to cell growth, a consistent number of evidences relate polyamine metabolism dysfunction with cancer. The increase of polyamine levels in malignant and proliferating cells attracted the interest of scientists during last decades, addressing polyamine depletion as a new strategy to inhibit carcinogenesis. Several studies suggest that PA also play an important role in neurodegeneration, but the mechanisms by which they participate in neuronal death are still unclear. Furthermore, the role of endogenous PA in normal brain functioning is yet to be elucidated. The consequences of an alteration of polyamine metabolism have also been approached in vivo with the use of transgenic animals overexpressing or devoid of some enzymes involved in polyamine metabolism. In the present work we review the experimental investigation carried out on inflammation, cancerogenesis and neurodegeneration using transgenic animals engineered as models for polyamine research.     

伤寒沙门菌动物模型研究进展

目前伤寒沙门菌引起的人类伤寒仍是一种严重危害人类健康的疾病,且近年来多重耐药伤寒沙门菌株频频出现,使伤寒的治疗更加棘手.由于该菌具有严格的宿主特异性,又缺乏理想的动物模型,其致病机制的研究、疫苗及药物的研发受制约.新近研究发现,免疫系统人源化小鼠模型和诱导型一氧化氮合酶基因敲除小鼠模型可用于伤寒沙门菌的体内实验.本文就其应用现状及缺憾作一综述.     

The application of transgenic techniques for the improvement of domestic animal productivity

The application of transgenesis techniques to domestic animals has now been achieved in all the major species of domestic animals. In this review, the progress towards genuine practical applications of the technique is examined. Areas which appear to have made progress during the past several years include the evaluation of animals with elevated growth hormone levels, the introduction of novel metabolic pathways, the expression of transgenes in the mammary glands of pigs and sheep, and the real possibility that functional immunoglobulin genes might be used to confer genetically-inherited disease resistance to commercially-valuable animal breeds.     

Hypothalamic vasopressin response to stress and various physiological stimuli: visualization in transgenic animal models

Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is involved in the homeostatic responses numerous life-threatening conditions, for example, the promotion of water conservation during periods of dehydration, and the activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis by emotional stress. Recently, we generated new transgenic animals that faithfully express an AVP-enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) fusion gene in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), the supraoptic nucleus (SON) and the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus. In these transgenic rats, marked increases in eGFP fluorescence and fusion gene expression were observed in the magnocellular division of the PVN and the SON, but not the SCN, after osmotic challenges, such as dehydration and salt loading, and both acute and chronic nociceptive stimuli. In the parvocellular division of the PVN, eGFP expression was increased after acute and chronic pain, bilateral adrenalectomy, endotoxin shock and restraint stress. In the extra-hypothalamic areas of the brain, eGFP expression was induced in the locus coeruleus after the intracerebroventricular administration of colchicine. Next, we generated another transgenic rat that expresses a fusion gene comprised of c-fos promoter-enhancer sequences driving the expression of monomeric red fluorescent protein 1 (mRFP1). In these transgenic rats, abundant nuclear fluorescence of mRFP1 was observed in the PVN, the SON and other osmosensitive areas after acute osmotic stimulation. Finally, we generated a double transgenic rat that expresses both the AVP-eGFP and c-fos-mRFP1 fusion genes. In this double transgenic rat, we have observed nuclear mRFP1 fluorescence in eGFP-positive neurons after acute osmotic stimulation. These unique transgenic rats provide an exciting new tool to examine neuroendocrine responses to physiological and stressful stimuli in both in vivo and in vitro preparations.     

高尿酸血症并腹型肥胖动物模型研究进展

随着人类生活方式和饮食结构的改变,高尿酸血症和腹型肥胖的发病率逐年升高,且临床研究发现高尿酸血症与腹型肥胖经常在同一个体上出现,两者密切相关。研究发现高尿酸血症并腹型肥胖已成为常见的代谢性疾病,是心脑血管疾病的危险因子。高尿酸血症并腹型肥胖模型的研究,对于阐释高尿酸血症并腹型肥胖的病理及药理机制十分重要。本文就高尿酸血症并腹型肥胖动物模型研究进展进行综述。     

Use of transgenic and mutant animal models in the study of heterocyclic amine-induced mutagenesis and carcinogenesis

Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) are potent mutagens generated during the cooking of meat and fish, and several of these compounds produce tumors in conventional experimental animals. During the past 5 years or so, HCAs have been tested in a number of novel in vivo murine models, including the following: lacZ, lacI, cII, c-myc/lacZ, rpsL, and gptDelta. transgenics, XPA-/-, XPC-/-, Msh2+/-, Msh2-/- and p53+/- knock-outs, Apc mutant mice (ApcDelta716, Apc1638N, Apcmin), and A33DeltaNbeta-cat knock-in mice. Several of these models have provided insights into the mutation spectra induced in vivo by HCAs in target and non-target organs for tumorigenesis, as well as demonstrating enhanced susceptibility to HCA-induced tumors and preneoplastic lesions. This review describes several of the more recent reports in which novel animal models were used to examine HCA-induced mutagenesis and carcinogenesis in vivo, including a number of studies which assessed the inhibitory activities of chemopreventive agents such as 1,2-dithiole-3-thione, conjugated linoleic acids, tea, curcumin, chlorophyllin-chitosan, and sulindac.     

Novel dual-reporter transgenic rodents enable cell tracking in animal models of stem cell transplantation

In the present study, we have established a novel transgenic mouse and transgenic rats with dual reporters of EGFP and ELuc. In these transgenic (Tg) rodents, both GFP fluorescent and luciferase luminescent signals were ubiquitously detected in the heart, liver, kidney and testis, while only the GFP signal was detected in the brain. This expression system is based on a P2A linked EGFP/ELuc protein allowing both signals to be generated simultaneously. Microscopy experiments, FCM, and luciferase assays showed strong expression in freshly isolated ADSCs from Tg rodents upon transplantation of Tg rat-derived ADSCs into wild-type-mice. The ELuc transgene signal was observed and traced in vivo, and EGFP positive cells could be recovered from ELuc positive tissues in engraftment sites of wild-type mice for multiple analysis. These dual reporter Tg rodents are a useful reconstituted model system of regenerative medicine and are a valuable tool to study stem cells.     

Influence of species differences on the neuropathology of transgenic Huntington's disease animal models

Transgenic animal models have revealed much about the pathogenesis of age-dependent neurodegenerative diseases and proved to be a useful tool for uncovering therapeutic targets.Huntington's disease is ...     

Advances in transgenic rat production

Predictable and reproducible production of transgenic rats from a standardized input of egg donors and egg recipients is essential for routine rat model production. In the course of establishing a transgenic rat service, transgenic founders were produced from three transgenes in outbred Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and four transgenes in inbred Fischer 344 (F344) rats. Key parameters that affect transgenesis efficiency were assessed, including superovulation treatments, methods to prepare pseudopregnant recipients, and microinjection technique. Five superovulation regimens were compared and treatment with 20 IU PMSG and 30 IU HCG was selected for routine use. Four methods to prepare pseudopregnant egg recipients were compared and estrus synchronization with LHRHa and mating to vasectomized males was selected as most effective. More than 80% of eggs survived microinjection when modified pronuclear microinjection needles and DNA buffers were used. The efficiencies of transgenic production in rats and C57BL/6J (B6J) mice were compared to provide a context for assessing the difficulty of transgenic rat production. Compared to B6J mice, SD rat transgenesis required fewer egg donors per founder, fewer pseudopregnant egg recipients per founder, and produced more founders per eggs microinjected. Similar numbers of injection days were required to produce founders. These results suggest that SD rat transgenesis can be more efficient than B6J mouse transgenesis with the appropriate technical refinements. Advances in transgenic rat production have the potential to increase access to rat models.     

转基因作物外源基因漂移风险及其控制技术研究进展

随着转基因技术的飞速发展,越来越多的转基因作物新品种培育成功。转基因作物以其抗病虫、抗除草剂、优质高产及环境友好型等优良性状被广泛种植,而随之引起的一系列生态风险也越来越引起人们的广泛关注。其中,外源基因漂移导致的生态风险问题是转基因作物环境安全性评价的重要内容之一,尤其在转基因作物19年的商业化种植过程中,外源基因漂移风险管理技术在生产中的应用更不容忽视。本文对转基因作物的花粉介导、种子介导、根际分泌物和无性繁殖器官介导等4种外源基因漂移的主要途径及其引起的生态风险和相关控制技术等进行了综述,以期为转基因作物的环境安全评价及生产中的科学监管提供科学依据。     

动物转基因新技术研究进展

动物转基因技术是21世纪发展最为迅速的生物高新技术之一, 它是指通过基因工程技术将外源基因整合到受体动物基因组中, 从而使其得以表达和遗传的生物技术。动物转基因的关键限制因素是转基因效率和基因表达的精确调控。目前有多种转基因技术, 每一种技术各有其优缺点, 仍然需要进一步研究。随着研究的深入, 转基因技术必将在探讨基因功能、动物遗传改良、生物反应器、动物疾病模型、器官移植等领域有广阔的应用前景。文章综述了近年发展的提高转基因效率的生殖干细胞法、提高转基因精确性的基因打靶法、RNA干扰(RNAi)介导的基因沉默技术和诱导多能干细胞(iPS)转基因技术。新的转基因技术为转基因动物的研究提供了更好的平台, 可以加快促进人类医药卫生、畜牧生产等领域的发展。     

转基因鱼的研究进展与商业化前景

转基因技术为鱼类育种开辟了新的途径。目前已培育出转生长激素基因鲤、鲑和罗非鱼,转荧光蛋白基因斑马鱼与唐鱼等可稳定遗传的转基因鱼品系,其中快长转生长激素基因鱼的获得对于提高水产养殖的产量与养殖效益具有十分重要的意义。文章简要综述了转基因鱼应用研究的成就、相关技术及生态安全方面的研究进展。显微注射仍是目前基因转植的常用方法,应用转座酶或巨核酸酶介导的转基因新技术可提高基因转植效率与整合率。转基因元件的选择应尽量考虑"全鱼"基因或"自源"基因,以减少转基因鱼食用安全方面的顾虑同时也有利于转植基因的表达与生理功效的发挥。生态安全是转基因鱼商用化面临的最大问题。虽然有研究显示转基因鱼与传统的选育鱼类相比适合度较差,但由于环境与基因型间的相互作用,根据实验室获得的转基因鱼对生态影响的结果,难以预测转基因鱼一旦逃逸会对自然水生态环境产生怎样的影响。因此应建立高度自然化的环境以获得可靠的数据客观评价生态风险,有效的物理拦截、不育化处理等生物学控制策略仍是保证转基因鱼安全应用的关键措施。