白鹇血液某些生理生化成分分析

本文对白鹇指名亚种血液中血清总蛋白、血清白蛋白、血清总胆固醇（Ｃｈｏｌ）、血清甘油三酯（ＴＧ）、血清高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（ＨＤＬ—Ｃ）、血清肌酐（Ｃｒ）、血红蛋白（Ｈｂ）、红细胞总数、白细胞总数、白细胞分类计数进行了测定。积累了一些基础数据。     

高反应与低反应猴在诱发动脉粥样硬化过程中血脂改变规律的观察

喂饲高脂高胆固醇饮食是诱发实验性动脉粥样硬化（简称AS）的基本方法。在诱发AS过程中,血清脂质的改变不但有种属差异,也存在个体反应性的差异。猴是用于AS研究最理想的实验动物。喂以高胆固醇饮食后,有些猴血清胆固醇上升速度明显高于一般同种猴,称高反应猴（High-responding rhesus monkey）;另一些猴的血清胆固醇上升十分缓慢,低于同种猴的一般反应速度,称低反应猴（Low-responding rhesusmonkey）。关于高反应猴（简称HI）及低反应猴（简称LO）在诱发AS过程中血清胆固醇反应的差别,国外已有报道。（Baker et al.,1981;Bhattacharyya et al.,1977;     

莲房原花青素对家兔血脂及肝组织形态的影响

目的：观察莲房原花青素（LSPC）对实验性高血脂兔及其肝组织形态学的影响。方法：按血胆固醇水平将实验性高血脂兔随机分组：空白对照组,三个不同LSPC剂量（100,200,400mg/kg）组,测定口服LPSC前后血清和肝总胆固醇（TC）、甘油三酯（TG）、血清低密度脂蛋白－胆固醇（LDL－C）、高密度脂蛋白－胆固醇（HDL－C）等指标,并对家兔肝脏进行病理学检查。结果：低剂量LSPC能明显降低高血脂兔的血清及肝脏中TG（P＜0．05）,显著升高血清HDL－C值（P＜0．01）;高剂量LSPC能显著减少高血脂兔血清TC、LD1－C（P＜0．01）,同时升高血清HDL－C值（P＜0．05）,但对肝组织形态有一定的副作用。结论：结论：提示莲房原花青素可能具有调节血脂的作用。     

肠球菌WZM05对高胆固醇血症小鼠载脂蛋白的影响

目的探讨肠球菌WZM05对高胆固醇血症小鼠血清学指标及高胆固醇血症形成的影响。方法采用灌胃法建立小鼠高胆固醇血症模型及肠球菌实验组（10^6、10^8、10^9CFU／m1）,实验40d后,进行血清血脂水平检测及载脂蛋白A1（apoAI）、载脂蛋白B（apoB）测定。结果肠球菌组的血清总胆固醇明显降低,高密度脂蛋白明显升高（P〈0．01）,血清apoAI升高及apoB降低（P〈0．05）。结论肠球菌WZM05具有降脂、调脂作用。     

阿托伐他汀改善冠心病患者血管内皮功能的临床研究

目的：观察短期阿托伐他汀治疗对高胆固醇血症的冠心病患者血管内皮功能的影响。方法：78例高胆固醇血症患者每日口服阿托伐他汀共8周,服药前后测量患者血清的总胆固醇（TC）、甘油三酯（TG）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（IDIrC）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）和氧化低密度脂蛋白（ox-LDL）以及NO值,并用彩色多普勒超声测定反应性充血时肱动脉内径的变化。结果：高胆固醇血症患者经阿托伐他汀8周治疗后,血清的TC、TG、LDL-C和ox-LDL明显下降,血清的HDL-C以及NO值明显增加,反应性充血时肱动脉内径扩张程度明显增加,这些与治疗前相比有明显差异。结论：阿托伐他汀治疗能使高胆固醇血症的冠心病患者血脂改变,NO值增加,血管内皮功能改善。     

果醋对高脂小鼠血脂和肝脏脂质过氧化的影响

本文目的在于研究果醋对高脂小鼠血脂和肝脏脂质过氧化的影响。长期饲喂高脂饲料造成小鼠高血脂和肝脏脂质过氧化模型,预防性给予果醋,测定血清中总胆固醇（TC）,甘油三酯（TG）,低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）和高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）的含量;测定肝脏中脂质过氧化终产物丙二醛（地A）的含量和超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）的活性。结果证明果醋可以明显降低高脂小鼠血清中TC,LDL含量和肝脏组织中MDA含量,提高肝脏组织SOD活性。     

瑞舒伐他汀对高血压合并高胆固醇血症患者血清高敏C反应蛋白水平的影响

目的：观察瑞舒伐他汀对高血压合并高胆固醇血症患者血清高敏C反应蛋白（hi—sensitiveC—reactiveprotein,hs—CRP）水平的影响。方法：选择60例高血压合并高胆固醇血症的患者为研究对象,将其随机分为瑞舒伐他汀治疗组（实验组）和常规方法治疗组（对照组）,对照组仅给予常规治疗,实验组在常规组治疗的基础上每日加服一次瑞舒伐他汀10mg,疗程8周,测定和比较两组患者治疗前后血压、血清总胆固醇（Totalcholesterol,TC）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（Lowdensitylipoprotein—cholesterol,LDL-C）和hs-CRP的水平。结果：治疗8周后,实验组患者的血清SBP、DBP、TC、LDL-C、hs-CRP水平均较治疗前明显降低（P〈0．05）,且较对照组组更低（P〈0．05）。结论：瑞舒伐他汀辅助治疗能显著降低高血压合并高胆固醇血症患者的血压和血清血脂水平,并可减少血清高敏c反应蛋白水平,有益于改善患者的预后。     

灵芝孢子粉氨基酸,脂肪酸及元素组成的研究

从灵芝Ｇａｎｏｄｅｒｍａｌｕｃｉｃｈａｍ孢子粉中检出１８种常见氨基酸,总是为７．２９～７．７１ｍｇ／１００ｍｇ;其中甲硫氨酸含量高达３．３０～３．４８ｍｇ／１００ｍｇ人体必需氨基酸含量占总量的６９．４～７０．４％,灵芝孢子粉含有棕榈酸（１９．８％）油酸（５５．２％）,亚油酸（１６．５％）以及少量的肉豆蔻酸,硬脂酸,廿碳烯酸及廿二碳四烯酸等,对５６种元素进行定量或半定量分析,结果表明灵芝孢子粉碳氮比     

脱氢表雄酮对大鼠脂类代谢和抗氧化作用的影响

目的：研究灌胃脱氢表雄酮（DHEA）对大鼠脂类代谢和抗氧化作用的影响。方法：选用健康雄性SD大鼠40只,随机分为4组（n=10）。对照组灌胃给予灭菌生理盐水,实验组灌胃给予20mg／kg、10mg／kg、5mg／kg体重的DHEA受试溶液,灌胃量均为1．5ml。每天一次,连续35d。实验结束后采血测定血糖（BG）、甘油三酯（TG）、总胆固醇（TO）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）,血清和肝脏超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性和丙二醛（MDA）含量。结果：DHEA显著降低大鼠血糖、TG、HDL-c及血清和肝脏MDA含量,显著升高血清LDL-c含量和肝脏SOD活性,而对大鼠体重、血清TC含量和SOD活性没有显著影响。结论：DHEA具有降低大鼠血脂和增强抗氧化能力的作用。     

灵芝孢子粉中麦角甾醇的测定分析及其脂溶性成分指纹图谱

运用建立的高效液相色谱条件,首次实现在完成灵芝孢子粉中麦角甾醇含量测定的同时,对灵芝孢子粉中脂溶性成分的指纹图谱进行研究。结果表明,该方法测定麦角甾醇准确、稳定、特异性好,脂溶性成分指纹图谱基线平直、色谱峰丰富且具备较好的分离度,该方法适合在分析测定灵芝孢子粉中麦角甾醇（282nm）含量的同时,对其脂溶性成分（245nm）的指纹图谱进行分析,为整体评价灵芝孢子粉及其产品的质量提供依据。运用建立的方法对收集的各孢子粉样品进行分析,表明破壁与否及破壁时间长短对灵芝孢子粉中麦角甾醇及脂溶性成分的溶出有显著的影响,实验认为最佳的破壁时间为20-30min;低温冻藏可以有效地保护样品中的成分;随着产粉时间的延长,孢子粉中麦角甾醇的含量变化不大,脂溶性成分总体上有所增加;不同原料来源孢子粉中麦角甾醇的含量和脂溶性成分指纹图谱的差异都很大,且麦角甾醇的含量与指纹图谱色谱峰的丰富程度没有一定的相关性,因此不能仅以麦角甾醇的含量来表征灵芝孢子粉的质量,二者的综合分析对灵芝孢子粉质量的评价才更有意义。     

灵芝孢子粉免疫调节作用研究

观察DNFB诱导小鼠迟发型变态反应、血清溶血素测定（血凝法）、小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬鸡红细胞试验,结果表明,灵芝了粉可以促进小鼠细胞免疫功能提高体液免疫功能,促进小鼠体内抗体的产生,具有增强小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬功能,是一种比较有效的免疫调节剂。     

A rapid screening method for the detection of viable spores in powder using bioluminescence.

A rapid diagnosis of a biological threat in a powder sample is important for fi rst responders who have to make decisions on-site. The present culture-based method does not provide timely results, which is a critical barrier for a quick response when a suspicious powder sample is found. The ATP bioluminescence method, combined with a heat shock, was investigated to determine the presence of spores in powder. The results show that only spore-containing powder samples provided a dramatic increase in the bioluminescence signal after the heat shock, which induces germination of the spores. Various conditions were tested to fi nd the most effective and rapid germination procedure. Elevated temperatures (37 degrees C and 50 degrees C) were more effective in germination than room temperature. At 50 degrees C, a double-strength germinant was more effective in germination than the regular strength. The 37 degrees C/15 min procedure induced the germination of spores most effectively, while a 50 degrees C/2 min procedure provided reasonably high signals, so it could make the entire procedure even faster (< 5 min). The detection limit of the bioluminescence method is < 100 spores.     

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for rapid detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus anthracis</Emphasis> spores

A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay system was employed for detecting Bacillus anthracis spores in pure cultures as well as in various simulated powder samples. The specificity of the designed LAMP primer sets was validated by assaying 13 B. anthracis strains and 33 non-B. anthracis species. The detection limits of the LAMP assay were 10 spores/tube for pure cultures and 100 spores/2 mg powder for simulated powder samples. The results show that the LAMP protocol is a promising method for detecting B. anthracis.     

Rapid differentiation and enumeration of the total, viable vegetative cell and spore content of thermophilic bacilli in milk powders with reference to Anoxybacillus flavithermus

AIMS: The development of a rapid method for the selective detection and enumeration of the total and viable vegetative cell and spore content of thermophilic bacilli in milk powder by PCR. METHODS AND RESULTS: Quantitative PCR and microscopy indicate the presence of up to 2.9 log units more cells in milk powder than accounted for by plate counting due to the majority of cells being killed during milk processing. Two approaches for viable and dead cell differentiation of thermophilic bacilli by quantitative PCR were evaluated, these being the nucleic binding dye ethidium monoazide (EMA) and DNase I digestion. The former agent exposed to a viable culture of Anoxybacillus flavithermus caused considerable cell inactivation. In contrast, DNase I treatment had no effect on cell viability and was utilized to develop DNA extraction methods for the differential enumeration of total, viable vegetative cells and spores in milk powder. Moreover, the methods were further applied and evaluated to 41 factory powder samples taken throughout eight process runs to assess changes in numbers of vegetative cells and spores with time. DNase I treatment reduced vegetative cell numbers enumerated with PCR by up to 2.6 log units. The quantification of spores in the factory milk powders investigated indicates on average the presence of 1.2 log units more spores than determined by plate counting. CONCLUSIONS: The method presented in this study provides the ability to selectively enumerate the total and viable cell and spore content of reconstituted milk. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The current study provides a tool to monitor the extent of thermophilic contamination during milk powder manufacturing 60-90 min after sampling.     

Real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid and sensitive detection of anthrax spores in spiked soil and talcum powder

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) is a laboratory technique based on PCR. This technique is able to detect sequence-specific PCR products as they accumulate in “real time” during the PCR amplification, and also to quantify the number of substrates present in the initial PCR mixture before amplification begins. In the present study, real-time PCR assay was employed for rapid and real-time detection of Bacillus anthracis spores spiked in 0.1 g of soil and talcum powder ranging from 5 to 10⁷ spores. DNA was isolated from spiked soil and talcum powder, using PBS containing 1 % Triton-X-100, followed by heat treatment. The isolated DNA was used as template for real-time PCR and PCR. Real-time PCR amplification was obtained in 60 min under the annealing condition at 60°C by employing primers targeting the pag gene of B. anthracis. In the present study, the detection limit of real-time PCR assay in soil was 10³ spores and10² spores in talcum powder, respectively, whereas PCR could detect 10⁴ spores in soil and 10³ spores in talcum powder, respectively.     

Real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid and sensitive detection of anthrax spores in spiked soil and talcum powder

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay is a powerful and innovative gene amplification technique that specifically amplifies the target gene under isothermal conditions with a high degree of sensitivity, rapidity and specificity. The major advantage of the LAMP assay is monitoring of amplified products without the requirement of any sophisticated equipment. In the present study a real time LAMP assay was employed for rapid and real time detection of Bacillus anthracis spores spiked in 0.1 g of soil and talcum powder ranging from 2 to 10⁷ spores. DNA was isolated from spiked soil and talcum powder using PBS containing 1% Triton X-100, and heat treatment. Isolated DNA was used as template for LAMP and PCR. LAMP amplification was obtained in 60 min under isothermal condition at 63°C by employing a set of six primers targeting the pag gene of B. anthracis. The detection limit of LAMP assay in soil and talcum powder was found to be as low as 5 spores, compared to 10³ spores and 10⁴ spores by PCR in talcum powder and soil, respectively. The findings suggest that LAMP is a more rapid and sensitive assay than PCR for detecting anthrax spores, additionally the methodology to prepare DNA from spiked samples is simple, rapid and cost effective.     

Protection of Bacterial Spores in Space, a Contribution to the Discussion on Panspermia

Spores of Bacillus subtilis were exposed to space in theBIOPAN facility of the European Space Agency onboard of the Russian Earth-orbiting FOTON satellite. The spores were exposed either in dry layers without any protecting agent, or mixed withclay, red sandstone, Martian analogue soil or meteorite powder,in dry layers as well as in so-called `artificial meteorites', i.e. cubes filled with clay and spores in naturally occurring concentrations. After about 2 weeks in space, their survival was tested from the number of colony formers. Unprotected spores in layers open to space or behind a quartz window were completely or nearly completely inactivated (survival rates in most cases10^-6). The same low survival was obtained behind a thin layer of clay acting as an optical filter. The survival rate was increased by 5 orders of magnitude and more, if the spores in the dry layer were directly mixed with powder of clay,rock or meteorites, and up to 100% survival was reached in soilmixtures with spores comparable to the natural soil to spore ratio. These data confirm the deleterious effects of extraterrestrial solar UV radiation. Thin layers of clay, rock or meteorite are only successful in UV-shielding, if they are indirect contact with the spores. The data suggest that in a scenario of interplanetary transfer of life, small rock ejecta ofa few cm in diameter could be sufficiently large to protectbacterial spores against the intense insolation; however, micron-sized grains, as originally requested by Panspermia, may notprovide sufficient protection for spores to survive. The data arealso pertinent to search for life on Mars and planetaryprotection considerations for future missions to Mars.     

Development of a Spray-drying Technique for Submerged Spores of Entomopathogenic Fungi

The stability of blastospores or submerged conidia of entomopathogenic fungi is one of the key problems associated with the practical use of fungal biopreparations. A spray-drying technique was developed which allows the drying of blastospores and/or submerged conidia, here called submerged spores, without a significant loss of viability and with only a slight delay in eY cacy. The method was tested successfully using the fungal species Metarhizium anisopliae , M. flavoviride, Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus . For all experiments, a laboratory spray dryer was used. The optimum inlet and outlet temperatures were found to be 64 2oC and 48 2oC respectively. The best protective agent for submerged spores was skimmed milk powder at concentrations of 10 or 20%. The addition of sugars, especially 2.5% sugar-beet syrup, slightly improved the viability after spray-drying. Submerged spores of eight isolates of M. anisopliae, M. flavoviride, B. bassiana and P. fumosoroseus were suspended in 20% skimmed milk powder and 2.5% sugar-beet syrup, and spray-dried. Germination rates of about 90% were achieved, which were comparable to those of freshly produced submerged spores. Finally, the virulences of spray-dried submerged spores of M. anisopliae (Ma 97) and M. flavoviride (Mfl 5) were tested in bioassays using third- and fourth-instar nymphs of the African locust, Locusta migratoria . In contrast to M. flavoviride , there was no significant diVerence in the median lethal time between spray-dried and fresh submerged spores of M. anisopliae . The investigations demonstrated that spray-drying is possible to preserve sensitive submerged spores of entomopathogenic fungi.     

Effect of NaOH (caustic wash) on the viability, surface characteristics and adhesion of spores of a Geobacillus sp. isolated from a milk powder production line

Aim: To investigate the viability, surface characteristics and ability of spores of a Geobacillus sp. isolated from a milk powder production line to adhere to stainless steel surfaces before and after a caustic (NaOH) wash used in clean‐in‐place regimes. Methods and Results: Exposing sessile spores to 1% NaOH at 65°C for 30 min decreased spore viability by two orders of magnitude. The zeta potential of the caustic treated spores decreased from ?20 to ?32 mV and they became more hydrophobic. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that caustic treated spores contained breaks in their spore coat. Under flow conditions, caustic treated spores suspended in 0·1 mol l^?1 KCl were shown to attach to stainless steel in significantly greater numbers (4·6 log₁₀ CFU cm^?2) than untreated spores (3·6 log₁₀ CFU cm^?2). Conclusions: This research suggests that spores surviving a caustic wash will have a greater propensity to attach to stainless steel surfaces. Significance of Study: The practice of recycling caustic wash solutions may increase the risk of contaminating dairy processing surfaces with spores.     

嗜热厌氧纤维素降解细菌的分离、鉴定及其系统发育分析

利用纤维素降解细菌和纤维素粘附的方法分别从新鲜牛粪、高温堆肥和本实验室保存的纤维素降解富集物中分离得到4株嗜热厌氧纤维素降解细菌。分离菌株为革兰氏染色阴性,直的或稍弯曲杆菌,菌体大小为0.4μm～0.6μm×3μm～15μm,严格厌氧,不还原硫酸盐,形成芽孢。多数芽孢着生于菌体顶端。分离菌株能利用纤维素滤纸、纤维素粉Whatman CFII、微晶纤维素、纤维素粉MN300和未经处理的玉米秆芯、甘蔗渣、水稻秸杆。分离菌株在pH6.2～8.9、温度45℃～65℃范围内利用纤维素,最适pH为7.0～7.5,最适温度为55℃～60℃,发酵纤维素产生乙醇、乙酸、H2和CO2。分离菌株还可利用纤维二糖、葡萄糖、果糖、麦芽糖、山梨醇作为碳源。部分长度的16S rDNA序列分析表明,分离菌株EVAI与Clostridium thermocellum具有99.8%相似性。