中缅树鼩消化道长度和重量变化

为探讨栖息于昆明禄劝地区中缅树鼩(Tupaia belangeri)的消化道特征与环境之间的适应关系,在2008年6月和12月(夏季和冬季)分别对自然环境中缅树鼩的胃、小肠、大肠、盲肠的长度、含内容物重、去内容物重、干组织重等消化道指标进行了测定。结果表明,中缅树鼩消化道特征冬季和夏季存在变化,随着温度降低、食物质量下降,中缅树鼩的小肠长度和重量增加;各器官重量均在冬季最大;中缅树鼩在受到低温、食物质量下降等因子胁迫下,通过调节消化道长度和重量来满足能量需求的增加,维持正常的生理机能。中缅树鼩的消化道在冬季和夏季中表现出的变化模式及消化对策对其在自然环境中的生存是至关重要的。     

中缅树鼩肝在冷适应条件下的产热特征

中缅树鼩(Tupaia belangeri)为东洋界特有小型哺乳动物。本研究测定了中缅树鼩冷驯化实验组(7d、14d、21d、28d)与对照组(0d)中肝线粒体蛋白含量、呼吸状态Ⅲ和状态Ⅳ的变化,探讨中缅树鼩对不同冷环境的适应情况以及肝产热的机理。结果表明,在冷驯化条件下,中缅树鼩产热显著增加,与对照组相比,实验组肝总蛋白含量、肝线粒体蛋白含量、呼吸状态Ⅲ和状态Ⅳ有着显著的提高,在28d后分别增加了39.9%、39.3%、84.9%、181.1%,因此,肝在中缅树鼩冷适应产热过程中具有重要的作用。同时,从生理生态方面为树鼩的岛屿起源学说提供依据。     

限食条件下下丘脑神经肽基因表达量对中缅树鼩体质量调节的影响

为阐明中缅树鼩Tupaia belangeri下丘脑神经肽基因表达量在限食条件下的体质量调节作用,本研究测定了限食(正常摄食量的80%)条件下中缅树鼩的体质量、体脂含量、血清瘦素浓度以及神经肽Y(NPY)、刺鼠相关蛋白(AgRP)、阿片促黑色素原(POMC)和可卡因-安他非明转录调节肽(CART)表达量。结果表明:限食极显著降低中缅树鼩的体质量和体脂含量(P0.01)。对照组和限食组的血清瘦素浓度差异有统计学意义(P0.05),血清瘦素浓度与体脂含量呈正相关。下丘脑神经肽基因NPY、AgRP、POMC和CART表达量差异有高度统计学意义(P0.01)。以上结果表明限食可以降低中缅树鼩的体质量、体脂含量和血清瘦素浓度,调整下丘脑神经肽基因表达量。瘦素通过调节NPY/AgRP和POMC/CART表达量来调节中缅树鼩的体质量。     

高脂高糖食物诱导中缅树鼩肥胖的研究

为了研究高糖高脂食物诱导中缅树鼩肥胖的模型,在高脂高糖食物诱导条件下进行了中缅树鼩的血液指标测定、脂肪组织流式细胞分析和正电子发射计算机断层显像(positron emission tomography/computed tomography,PET/CT)扫描成像研究。结果表明:在28 d时中缅树鼩白色脂肪组织(white adipose tissue,WAT)质量是对照组的3.7倍,49 d时WAT质量是对照组的6.4倍;49 d时实验组树鼩的甘油三酯(triglyceride,TG)和高密度脂蛋白(high density lipoprotein,HDL)含量与对照组树鼩差异显著,血糖(blood glucose)水平、总胆固醇(total cholesterol,CHOL)和血小板(blood platelet,PLT)含量与对照组树鼩差异极显著;此外,食物诱导28 d组中缅树鼩腹部WAT和褐色脂肪组织(brown adipose tissue,BAT)的18氟-氟化脱氧葡萄糖(18-fluoro-fluorodeoxyglucose,~(18)F-FDG)吸收60 min后,平均辐射值(standardized uptake value,SUV)显著高于对照组,49 d时有所下降。流式细胞分析结果表明,28 d时WAT和BAT中R2群标记阳性显著增加,而49 d后有所降低。以上结果表明:食物诱导可以使中缅树鼩产生肥胖并显著增加中缅树鼩WAT的质量,中缅树鼩在28 d时会出现肥胖抵抗的现象,但是随着时间的延长,该抵抗现象逐渐减少。     

PRDM16和BMP7基因表达量在中缅树鼩体重调节中的作用

为探讨季节性环境变化下中缅树鼩PRDM16(PR domain-containing 16)和BMP7(bone morphogenetic proteins 7)基因表达量对其生理适应性调节的作用,本研究测定了野外不同季节和实验室冷驯化条件下中缅树鼩的体重、静止代谢率(resting metabolic rate,RMR)、非颤抖性产热(nonshivering thermogenesis,NST)、摄食量、PRDM16和BMP7基因表达量的变化。结果表明:季节性变化过程中中缅树鼩的体重、RMR、NST、褐色脂肪组织(brown adipose tissue,BAT)重、白色脂肪组织(white adipose tissue,WAT)重和摄食量均是冬季显著高于夏季;中缅树鼩不同季节的PRDM16和BMP7基因表达量差异极显著,PRDM16表达量的季节变化趋势为:冬季秋季春季夏季;BMP7表达量的季节变化趋势为:冬季秋季夏季春季。冷驯化条件下,中缅树鼩的体重、RMR、NST、摄食量、BAT含量、大网膜WAT含量显著增加,PRDM16和BMP7基因表达量也显著增加。以上结果表明,中缅树鼩褐色脂肪细胞存在PRDM16和BMP7肌源性起源,即冬季或者低温条件下中缅树鼩PRDM16和BMP7表达量上调,促进褐色脂肪细胞形成,增加NST来弥补产热的不足,以适应冬季寒冷的环境。PRDM16和BMP7在中缅树鼩季节性产热调节和能量代谢中起着重要的作用。     

云南不同地区中缅树鼩头骨形态特征的比较

中缅树鼩为东洋界热带亚热带特有类群.本研究采用几何形态测量法对分布于滇中高原(禄劝县)和横断山地区(剑川县、丽江市和云龙县)的中缅树鼩头骨侧面、腹面、背面及下颌侧面的形态进行了初步研究.结果表明,主成分分析和判别函数分析显示头骨侧面和下颌侧面更适宜于区分滇中高原和横断山地区的中缅树鼩;经过薄片样条法分析显示形变多集中在鼻骨和臼齿,这可能与中缅树鼩生存的气候和地理环境相适应;经多维尺度分析显示滇中高原和横断山地区的中缅树鼩头骨有明显差异,这可能与中缅树鼩生活环境的经度和纬度有关.因此,滇中高原和横断山地区的中缅树鼩从头骨形态上可以区分开来,并且差异仅仅发生在种群水平,这可能反映了其对特定生态环境的形态适应.     

基于细胞色素b基因探讨昆明禄劝地区树鼩的分类意义

通过对云南省昆明市禄劝地区30只中缅树鼩(Tupaia belangeri)细胞色素b(Cytochrome b,Cyt b)基因全序列(1 140 bp)的遗传分析,对禄劝地区中缅树鼩;Cyt b基因特征进行初步探讨.结果表明,禄劝地区中缅树鼩Cyt b基因包含32个核苷酸变异位点,占全序列的2.81%,其转换/颠换为10.4.基于Cyt b基因的遗传距离构建的分子系统树显示,本实验研究的中缅树鼩是一个独立的分类单位而非普通树鼩(T.glis)的亚种;同时显示攀鼩目(Scandentia)与皮翼目(Dermoptera)亲缘关系较近.     

云南昆明和禄劝中缅树鼩体温调节和产热特征

为探讨不同地区中缅树鼩Tupaia belangeri的生理生态适应特征,对其体温调节和产热特征进行了测定,代谢率采用开放式呼吸仪进行测定。结果显示:A组中缅树鼩(禄劝县屏山镇)的体温(T b)与环境温度(T a)的关系为T b=38.0+0.07T a;B组中缅树鼩(昆明团结乡)的体温与环境温度的关系为T b=38.3+0.05T a;热中性区分别为30³5℃和27.535℃和27.5³5℃;基础代谢率分别为(1.40±0.03)mL/(g·h)和(1.66±0.06)mL/(g·h);平均最小热传导为(0.14±0.0034)mL/(g·h·℃)和(0.15±0.0041)mL/(g·h·℃);热中性区内F值,即(RMR/Kleiber期望RMR)/(C/Bradley期望C),分别为0.91±0.01和1.14±0.03。结果表明,昆明中缅树鼩较禄劝中缅树鼩有较高的基础代谢率和较宽的热中性区,并且有较好的调节体温的能力;它们的这种产热特征和体温调节方式的不同可能与它们的生活史和栖息地环境有关。     

冷驯化对中缅树鼩PPARα、COXⅡ及PGC-1α基因表达量的影响

为了研究冷驯化条件下中缅树鼩Tupaia belangeri的脂肪组织是否会转化,本研究测定了冷驯化条件下中缅树鼩脂肪组织质量,脂肪转化因子过氧化物酶体增殖激活受体α(PPARα)、环氧化酶-2(COXⅡ)及过氧化物酶体增殖物受体γ共激活因子1α(PGC-1α)基因表达量的变化。结果表明:中缅树鼩冷驯化组无论是褐色脂肪组织(BAT)质量,还是大网膜白色脂肪组织(WAT)质量均较对照组显著增加(P0.01),脂肪转化因子PPARα、COXⅡ及PGC-1α基因表达量也显著上调(P0.01)。以上结果说明中缅树鼩WAT中PPARα、COXⅡ、PGC-1α基因表达量的增加可能诱导了WAT细胞褐变,进而向BAT细胞转化和提高BAT中解偶联蛋白1的表达。     

丹参酮ⅡA对正常和氧化损伤内皮细胞的保护作用研究

采用过氧化氢诱导建立的内皮细胞氧化损伤模型,探讨了丹参酮ⅡA对氧化损伤的HUVECs的保护作用.通过内皮细胞LDH、SOD、NOS、GSH-Px的活性和MDA、NO含量的变化趋势,MTT和流式细胞术反映的细胞存活率的变化,研究了丹参酮ⅡA对正常和氧化损伤HUVECs的作用.结果表明丹参酮ⅡA在10～100μmol/L浓度之间时,无明显细胞毒性.浓度在20 μmol/L以上时,丹参酮ⅡA能显著增强HUVECs抵御氧化损伤的能力;同时降低了LDH的泄漏,阻止了MDA等过氧化物的生成,提高了NOS、NO、SOD和GSH-PX分泌量,显著减少了细胞早期凋亡率和坏死率.表明丹参酮ⅡA可以保护HUVECs免受氧化损伤,防止动脉粥样硬化斑块的形成.     

Correlation of SOD and MDA Expression in the Organ of Corti and Changes in the Function of Outer Hair Cells Measured by DPOAE Examination in Noise-Exposed Rat Cochlea

Background:Hearing loss due to noise can cause the disturbances toward the quality of life and cause mechanical damage and metabolic decompensation. Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) is an examination to assess the sensory function of outer hair cells. Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) and Malondialdehyde (MDA) are markers of oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to identify the correlation between DPOAE examination and SOD and MDA expression in rats exposed to noise.Methods:This research was conducted on 27 rats which were divided into 3 groups, group 1 (control), group 2, and group 3 were groups with 100 dB and 110 dB noise exposure respectively.Results:Our findings show a decrease in SOD expression and DPOAE values as well as an increase in MDA expression in rats exposed to noise and there is a positive correlation between Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) value with SOD expression (r= 0.733, p= 0.025) and a negative correlation between SNR value with MDA expression (r= -0.678, p= 0.045).Conclusion:our study find the correlation of oxidant and antioxidant status values in the organ of corti and changes in the function of outer hair cells in noise-exposed rat models.Key Words: Malondialdehyde, Noise Induced Hearing Loss, Otoacoustic Emission, Superoxide Dismutase     

An Investigation Into the Effects of Long-Term 50-Hz Power-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure on Hematogram,Blood Chemistry,Fibrosis, and Oxidant Stress Status in the Liver and the Kidney From Sprague–Dawley Rats

Power-frequency electromagnetic fields (PF-EMFs) at 50 Hz are potential health risk factors. This study aimed to explore the effects of long-term exposure to 50-Hz PF-EMFs on general physiological conditions in Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats. During a 24-week exposure period, the body mass and water and food intake of the animals were recorded regularly. The hematologic parameters were detected every 12 weeks, and blood chemistry analyses were performed every 4 weeks. After sacrifice, morphology was identified by hematoxylin–eosin, Masson, and immunohistochemical staining. Fibrosis-related gene expression and oxidative stress status were also detected. Compared with the control group, exposure to 30, 100, or 500 μT PF-EMF did not exert any effect on body mass, food intake, or water intake. Similarly, no significant differences were found in hematologic parameters or blood chemistry analyses among these groups. Furthermore, morphological assays showed that exposure to PF-EMFs had no influence on the structure of the liver or kidney. Finally, fibrosis-related gene expression and oxidative stress status were unaltered by PF-EMF exposure. The present study indicates that 24 weeks of exposure to PF-EMFs at intensities of 30, 100, or 500 μT might not affect hemograms, blood chemistry, fibrosis, or oxidative stress in the liver or kidney in SD rats. © 2020 Bioelectromagnetics Society     

Energy metabolism, thermogenesis and body mass regulation in tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) during subsequent cold and warm acclimation

Environmental cues play important roles in the regulation of an animal's physiology and behavior. The purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that ambient temperature is a cue to induce adjustments in body mass, energy intake and thermogenic capacity, associated with changes in serum leptin levels in tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri). We found that tree shrews increased basal metabolic rate (BMR), energy intake and subsequently showed a significant decrease in body mass after being returned to warm ambient temperature. Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) content in brown adipose tissue (BAT) increased during cold acclimation and reversed after rewarming. The trend of energy intake increased during cold acclimation and decreased after rewarming; the trend of energy intake during cold acclimation was contrary to the trend of energy intake during rewarming. Further, serum leptin levels were negatively correlated with body mass. Together, these data supported our hypothesis that ambient temperature was a cue to induce changes in body mass and metabolic capacity. Serum leptin, as a starvation signal in the cold and satiety signal in rewarming, was involved in the processes of thermogenesis and body mass regulation in tree shrews.     

低温对黑线仓鼠能量代谢、抗氧化能力和氧化应激的影响

为探讨低温对机体能量代谢、器官/组织抗氧化能力和过氧化自由基水平的影响及其内在联系,本研究测定了不同时间低温和梯度低温处理的黑线仓鼠的摄食量、体重、主要内脏器官/组织的过氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、H₂O₂和丙二醛（MDA）水平。低温使摄食量显著增加,但未影响体重。低温暴露42 d使心脏和骨骼肌MDA水平、骨骼肌SOD活性显著升高;梯度低温使脑和肾脏H₂O₂水平、肝脏和骨骼肌SOD活性显著降低,使脑、肝脏、肺、肾脏MDA水平、脑和小肠SOD活性显著升高。抗氧化能力和过氧化自由基水平在不同器官之间相关性存在差异,同一器官内二者的相关性在肾脏为100%,肝脏66.7%,骨骼肌50.0%。结果表明：（1）过氧化自由基的产生与低温暴露的时间和程度有关;（2）不同器官/组织过氧化自由基水平不同;（3）部分器官/组织抗氧化酶活性的变化与过氧化自由基水平的变化密切相关,可能是防止过氧化损伤的主要防御系统。     

Patterns in food intake correlate with body mass index

Quantifying eating behavior may give clues to both the physiological and behavioral mechanisms behind weight regulation. We analyzed year-long dietary records of 29 stable-weight subjects. The records showed wide daily variations of food intake. We computed the temporal autocorrelation and skewness of food intake mass, energy, carbohydrate, fat, and protein. We also computed the cross-correlation coefficient between intake mass and intake energy. The mass of the food intake exhibited long-term trends that were positively skewed, with wide variability among individuals. The average duration of the trends (P = 0.003) and the skewness (P = 0.006) of the food intake mass were significantly correlated with mean body mass index (BMI). We also found that the lower the correlation coefficient between the energy content and the mass of food intake, the higher the BMI. Our results imply that humans in neutral energy balance eating ad libitum exhibit a long-term positive bias in the food intake that operates partially through the mass of food eaten to defend against eating too little more vigorously than eating too much.     

次声作用对大鼠血浆SOD、MDA、NO 水平的影响*

目的:通过观察16 Hz/130 dB次声作用大鼠不同时间其血浆超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、丙二醛(MDA)、一氧化氮(NO)水平的变化,揭示次声作用对大鼠氧化应激损伤的特点。方法:80只SD大鼠随机分为次声作用1、7、14、21和28 d组及对应的假暴露组,每组8只大鼠。次声暴露组每日定时在次声舱内接受16 Hz/130 dB次声作用2h,连续1、7、14、21和28 d,假暴露组除不施加次声作用外,其在次声舱中放置的时间、次数、采样时间点均和次声暴露组相同。次声暴露后即刻测定大鼠血浆SOD、MDA、NO水平,测得的结果与假暴露组进行比较。结果:与假暴露组相比,大鼠血浆SOD活力在次声作用后显著降低(P<0.05),且随次声作用时间延长,SOD活力逐渐降低;大鼠血浆MDA含量在次声作用后显著升高(P<0.05),且随次声作用时间延长,MDA含量逐渐升高;大鼠血浆NO含量在次声作用7、14 d时显著降低(P<0.05),1、21和28 d时无统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论:次声作用可引起大鼠氧化应激损伤,损伤的程度与次声暴露时间有关。     

The Role of the Antioxidant Enzymes in Erythrocytes in the Development of Arterial Hypertension among Humans Exposed to Lead

The study population included employees of metal works, with significant exposure to lead (Pb) for about 20 years (mean blood lead level PbB = 43 μg/dl), divided into four groups: normotensive (Pb-normotensive), high-normotensive, first (HT-1), and second degree (HT-2) of hypertension. The control group comprised of 30 office workers with normal blood pressure and no history of occupational exposure to lead. In erythrocytes, the activity of antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation (measured as concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA)) was estimated. MDA concentration, glutathione peroxide (GPx), and superoxide dimutase (SOD) activities were significantly higher in Pb-normotensive group when compared to the normotensive control. Body mass index, age, duration of exposure to lead, and PbB were higher in both hypertensive groups than in Pb-normotensive or high-normotensive groups. MDA increased in HT-1 group by 48% and in HT-2 by 72%, and the activity of GPx decreased significantly in HT-1 group, by 30% and in HT-2 by 43%. No significant differences were observed in their activity of SOD, catalase, and glutathione reductase in erythrocytes. Arterial blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic) positively correlated with body mass index (BMI), age, lead exposure duration, PbB, MDA, and negatively correlated with GPx. There was no significant correlation between BMI and MDA, BMI and GPx, age and MDA, AND age and GPx. In conclusion: (1) lead increases erythrocyte MDA concentration and the activity of GPx as well as SOD in normotensive subjects. (2) Among individuals exposed to lead, with arterial hypertension diagnosed, higher body mass index, age, values of blood lead level, and prolonged exposure to lead have been noticed, accompanied by intensified oxidative stress and the decrease in the activity of glutathione peroxidase in erythrocytes. The reasons for increase of blood pressure in lead exposure remain unrecognized.     

Noise Induces Hypothyroidism and Gonadal Dysfunction Via Stimulation of Pineal–Adrenal Axis in Chicks

Noise is a world-wide problem that causes nervous, endocrine and cardiovascular disorders, and eventually health hazards in humans and animals. Objective of the current work is to investigate endocrine interaction in noise stress, which subsequently affects other endocrine functions including gonads in a poultry bird like chicks. Gravimetric, ultrastructural and hormonal status of the endocrine organs were examined to ascertain the effects of noise stress. Acute noise at 60 dB had no effect, but at 80 and 100 dB each for 3 h, increased pineal and serum serotonin, and adrenal and serum corticosterone, epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations, without any change in thyroid or gonadal hormones. Chronic noise exposure at 60, 80 and 100 dB each for 6 h, daily for 7 days, drastically disturbed normal behavior, and quantum of food consumption and water intake. Chronic exposure also significantly decreased body weight including thyroid, ovary and testis weight, and increased adrenal weight. Noise stress caused ultrastructural changes leading to stimulations of pinealocytes (with abundance of rough endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria), adrenocortical cells (enlarged nuclei and abundance of smooth endoplasmic reticulum) and adrenomedullary cells (enlarged nuclei with presence of chromaffin granules) were observed in noise stress. Additionally, pineal and serum serotonin, N-acetyl serotonin and melatonin, and adrenal and serum corticosterone, epinephrine and norepinephrine levels were significantly elevated following chronic noise exposure. Contrarily, thyroid activity was suppressed with atrophied thyroid follicles followed by declined levels of serum T₃ and T₄ with elevation of TSH level. Simultaneously, serum 17β-estradiol (E₂) and testosterone (T) concentrations were also significantly declined in all the doses of chronic noise. These changes were dose dependent of noise exposure. The findings suggest that (a) adrenal and pineal glands respond primarily to noise and secondarily act on other endocrine organs including gonads in chicks, (b) adrenal directly and/or indirectly causes thyroid and gonadal dysfunctions via pineal following noise exposure in chicks.