球子蕨精子器多样性的新观察

利用人工培养和石蜡切片技术,在光学显微镜下对球子蕨精子器的形态结构和着生位置进行了多样性观察。首次报道了过熟配子体的颈卵器萎缩消失,只有精子器正常发育,且其中肋有突起、中空、分层等现象。精子器可着生在中肋的外表面或埋生在中肋内部,也可以着生在中空中肋的内表面,精子器的结构也各不相同。讨论了球子蕨精子器形态结构及着生位置多样性的系统学意义,为探讨相关类群的系统演化补充了全新的基础资料。     

中国内蒙古锡盟草原啮齿类裸头总科绦虫研究(绦虫纲,圆叶目)

报道了内蒙古锡盟草原啮齿类绦虫的感染情况,其中裸头总科占绦虫感染总数的17.3%,发现该总科绦虫6种,其中有2新种,中国新纪录4种,7个宿主新纪录.文中对新种内蒙古无摄腺绦虫Aprostatandrya(A.)neimongguensis Yun et Lin,sp.nov.,进行了详细描述和绘图,并与近似种做了比较,另1新种另文发表(贠莲等,2000),对文献中描述过于简单的中国新纪录种-杜文马氏带绦虫Mathevotaenia tuvensis Kadenazii et Sulimov,1964做了详细的描述和绘图,给出每个种宿主、寄生部位、地理分布及研究简史的介绍.     

寄生在鲤鱼及草(鲩)鱼的鱊头槽绦虫的多样性

研究了寄生于鲤鱼及草(鲩)鱼的鱊头槽绦虫(Bothriocephalus acheiloghathi)的多样性.作者在1986-2000年收集材料,遍及中国19个省及自治区.在江苏等5省只收集到其它寄生虫的材料,故结果未列入附录1和2.研究结果表明,鲤鱼及草鱼的寄生鱊头槽绦虫的地理分布截然不同.寄生于鲤鱼的鱊头槽绦虫分布于黄河水系的西北地区及黑龙江水系的东北各省及长江上游的四川、云南和贵州,南方各省的鲤鱼不感染这种绦虫.寄生于草鱼的鱊头槽绦虫分布于沿珠江水系的广东、广西及闽江水系的福建,感染池塘的幼龄草鱼,天然水体中未发现感染阳性的草鱼.交义感染试验表明,寄生在这两种鲤科鱼类的头槽绦虫有极强的宿主特异性,草鱼感染的头槽绦虫一年内大部分时间排出发育完全的胚胎卵,而鲤鱼感染的头槽绦虫排出的虫卵多为早期分裂卵,甚至在盛夏,水温在28℃-30℃的情况下也无例外.虫卵发育程度不同,卵的孵化期也有差异.在同等温度28℃-29℃时,草鱼头槽绦虫虫卵的孵化期为1.69±0.17 d;鲤鱼的头槽绦虫虫卵的孵化期为3.98±0.3 d.此外,种群结构也有明显区别,草鱼的头槽绦虫在繁殖季节,体长＜1 cm的幼虫占种群的主体,年终时绦虫全部从宿主体内消失,生活周期从初染至消敛约1年;鲤鱼的头槽绦虫主体全年皆为孕节成虫,在Ⅱ龄商品鱼中继续繁殖.本研究表明,鲤鱼及草鱼的寄生鱊头槽绦虫显示的多样性是因长期适应不同生活环境从而演化为两个不同的亚种[动物学报 53(3):470-480,2007].     

川西北高原裸头科绦虫调查及双宫带属一新种记述

在四川省西北部高原地区检查野生草食动物7种、208只(头),感染有绦虫成虫的48只(头),其中感染裸头科绦虫的6种,34只(头),感染率18.48％,共获得裸头绦虫5属、8种。本文首次报道我国寄生于啮齿类的巨首无摄腺绦虫及新种道孚双宫带绦虫的形态。     

川西高原裸头科绦虫调查及双宫带属一新种记述

在四川省西北部高原地区检查野生草食动物7种、208只（头）,感染有绦虫成虫的48只（头）,其中感染裸头科绦虫的6种、34只（头）,感染率18.48%,共获得裸头绦虫5属、8种。本文首次报道我国寄生于啮齿类的巨首无摄腺绦虫及新种道孚双宫带绦虫的形态。     

台湾海峡鱼类绦虫的分子系统学研究

利用DNA测序技术对台湾海峡部分鱼类绦虫的16S rRNA和18S rRNA基因片段序列进行了分析。使用PAUP4·0b10软件构建的进化树显示,目前关于绦虫二叶目、锥吻目、假叶目、盘头目和四叶目的划分是比较合理的,绦虫进化基本遵循了头节形态从简单到复杂的进化规律。报道了国内首次发现的双叶目绦虫,进化树结果初步支持了巨槽属和棘头属的划分。此外,结果也支持了前孔属绦虫的分类地位。但是,对耳槽属绦虫与阶室属绦虫的形态学划分与分子系统学相矛盾,利用16S rRNA基因对盘头目各种的进化树分析与形态学差异很大,这些问题都需要更多研究来进行深入分析。     

我国鱊头槽绦虫的鱼类宿主种类及其地理分布

本文结合野外调查数据和文献资料,报道了鱊头槽绦虫(Bothriocephalus acheilognathi)在我国感染的鱼类宿主种类及其地理分布。鱊头槽绦虫是一种世界性广布鱼类寄生绦虫;它起源于亚洲地区并伴随着宿主鱼类向外引种在世界范围内广泛扩散。在我国鱊头槽绦虫广泛分布于从北至南的自然水域或养殖水体中(辽河、海河、额尔齐斯河、伊犁河、黄河、淮河、长江、闽江、珠江等流域);感染宿主鱼类达31种,其中鲤科(Cyprinidae)26种、鳢科(Channidae)1种、塘鳢科(Eleotridae)1种、慈鲷科(Cichlidae)1种、胎鳉科(Poeciliidae)2种。在调查的各水系野生鱼类中,马口鱼(Opsariichthys bidens)和赤眼鳟(Squaliobarbus curriculus)具有较高的感染率;各大流域池塘养殖的草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idella)几乎都有头槽绦虫的寄生。作者根据头槽绦虫的流行特征认为马口鱼和赤眼鳟可能为该绦虫在自然水体中的主要宿主。     

绦虫的染色体研究

绦虫(Cestode)是营寄生生活的一种雌雄同体的寄生蠕虫。绦虫病是人兽共患的一种较严重的寄生虫病。 绦虫染色体的研究,作为绦虫的系统发生,分类,生殖方式和亲缘关系,以及遗传防治都有实际意义。绦虫的分类,至今仍比较混乱,仅依靠虫体的形态学特点作为分类的依据,显然是不够的。因此,采用细胞遗传学的手段,从细胞水平——染色体来鉴定绦虫种类,这就比较客观地反映出绦虫种类之本质,以细胞遗传学的特征,作为绦虫分类的主要手段,也是有价值的。     

司氏伯特绦虫感染猕猴的组织病理学变化

司氏伯特绦虫(Dertiella studeri,下称绦虫)的成虫一般寄生于猕猴(Macaca mulatta)的小肠中,但其囊尾蚴往往侵犯重要器官,对猴子的健康影响较大。了解其感染率、寄生部位和组织病理学改变,对于预防和治疗猕猴的绦虫传染有一定的意义。现将近年来尸检所见总结如下。     

丹江口水库马口鱼肠道寄生蠕虫群落结构

从2004年8月到2005年11月在丹江口水库调查的847尾马口鱼(Opsariichthys bidens)肠道内共获得寄生蠕虫14种,其中线虫7种,复殖吸虫4种,棘头虫2种,绦虫1种。该寄生蠕虫群落以广谱性寄生虫为主。杜父鱼驼形线虫(Camallanus cotti)、鱊头槽绦虫(Bothriocephalus acheilognathi)、卡斯杆咽线虫(Rhabdochona cascadilla)和木村小棘吻虫(Micracanthorhynchina motomurai)为群落的核心种。研究结果表明,寄生蠕虫群落随着马口鱼的体长和食性的改变而发生显著的变化。群落核心种的感染强度与马口鱼体长呈显著相关关系。种间相关性分析表明群落结构呈非随机组合,种间感染强度存在显著的相关性。同时群落种间关系受到马口鱼的体长和食性以及季节变化的显著影响。马口鱼肠道寄生蠕虫群落在宿主较大个体或夏秋季节中更容易形成显著的种间相关性。     

转化生长因子β1免疫反应阳性物在扩展莫尼茨绦虫体内的分布

用免疫组化SABC法研究了转化生长因子 β1免疫反应阳性物在扩展莫尼茨绦虫成熟体节内的分布。结果表明 :转化生长因子免疫反应阳性物广泛分布于扩展莫尼茨绦虫成熟体节内。扩展莫尼茨绦虫成熟体节的组织结构包括被膜与实质两部分 ;实质被肌层分为外部的皮质与内部的髓质 ,在皮质内有节间腺、肌细胞、神经细胞、排泄 (焰 )细胞等 ;髓质内主要是卵 ,包于卵外的生殖管道 ,以及管道间的连结组织。免疫组化染色显示节间腺、被膜、卵及子宫壁呈强阳性着色 ,光密度测定结果分别为 0 2 70 5± 0 0 80 4 ,0 2 4 5 5± 0 0 4 17,0 4 6 38± 0 0 6 0 3,0 0 373± 0 0 6 13。皮质区与髓质区均有弥散阳性反应产物。表明转化生长因子在扩展莫尼茨绦虫体内广泛分布 ,介导虫体生长及实现其适应寄生生活     

The development of PCR methodology for the identification of species of the tapeworm Moniezia from cattle, goats and sheep in central Vietnam

The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of Moniezia spp. in domestic ruminants in central Vietnam and to develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to distinguish M. expansa from M. benedeni. Among 2040 examined domestic animals (540 cattle, 800 goats, 700 sheep) Moniezia was recovered from 5.4% of cattle, 16.4% of sheep and 20.6% of goats. A set of primers for PCR was designed to classify M. expansa and M. benedeni based on the amplification of DNA corresponding to the internal transcribed spacer of 5.8S rRNA. The 457 specimens (75 from cattle, 162 from goats, 150 from sheep, 30 from horses, 30 from chickens and 10 from dogs) were subjected to PCR for classification of Moniezia spp. PCR products with the expected sizes were amplified from bovine, ovine and caprine specimens. No specific PCR products were found for specimens from horses, chickens and dogs. Of the 75 specimens from cattle, nine were classified as M. expansa and 66 were M. benedeni. Among 162 caprine specimens, 138 were M. expansa and 24 were M. benedeni. The distribution of M. expansa and M. benedeni in 150 ovine specimens was 132 and 18, respectively. These results show that M. expansa is dominant in goats and sheep, whereas M. benedeni is more common in cattle; PCR can be used for classification of these two species.     

扩张莫尼茨绦虫(圆叶目:裸头科)精细胞分化、精子形成及精子形态

本项研究应用光学显微镜、扫描和透射电子显微镜,观察了扩张莫尼茨绦虫的精细胞分化、精子形成全过程及精子的精细结构。扩张莫尼茨绦虫的精细胞分化过程为：1)初级精原细胞主要发生于幼节的睾丸滤泡中;2)次级精原细胞发生不完全分裂形成16个细胞一簇的初级精母细胞群,以共同的中央细胞质相连;3)初级精母细胞的特征为细胞核中出现联会复合体结构;4)紧接着的第二次成熟分裂,产生64个由中央细胞质相连的细胞核较小的精细胞。精子形成始于精细胞中分化区的形成,成熟精子缺乏线粒体,具有质膜和冠状体、1—4个领域排布的质膜下皮层微管,细胞质中存在电子致密的颗粒状物质,具一个不规则形态的细胞核,具有“9 1”类型的轴丝构造,缺乏轴丝周围鞘。从精子的纵切面上可将精子区分为5个区段(Ⅰ一Ⅴ区)。在精子形成过程中,中心粒基部出现螺旋形小根结构在寄生虫中为首次报导;成熟精子具有游离鞭毛,在绦虫中为首次发现[动物学报49(3)：370—379,2003]。     

Cysteine conjugate beta-lyase activity in three species of parasitic helminth.

Living organisms employ a variety of metabolic pathways when detoxifying xenobiotic compounds, including the formation of cysteine S-conjugates via glutathione conjugation. However, cysteine conjugate beta-lyase (CCBL) catalysed beta-cleavage, of certain cysteine conjugates, is known to cause cytotoxicity. This study represents the first investigation into the expression of CCBL and other associated enzymes in helminth species. A survey of the three major groups of parasitic helminths [cestodes (Moniezia expansa), digeneans (Fasciola hepatica) and nematodes (Necator americanus, Heligmosomoides polygyrus)] has been made. The presence of CCBL enzymes within Moniezia expansa, Necator americanus and Heligmosomoides polygyrus has been established. Each species was screened for gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activity and transaminase activity towards L-aspartate, L-alanine, L-albizziin and L-phenylalanine. Aspartate and alanine aminotransferase activity were detected in all four species tested. Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activity was only detected in Moniezia expansa and Necator americanus.     

Moniezia expansa: the interproglottidal glands and their secretions

Acetylcholinesterase (EC 3:1:1:7) and alkaline phosphatase (EC 3:1:3:1) were detected in secretions of Moniezia expansa maintained in vitro. Ultrastructural cytochemical studies demonstrated acetylcholinesterase activity on the surface of the microtriches at the base of the interproglittidal glands and in the gland lumen but not in the distal tegument or the gland cells. Alkaline phosphatase activity was demonstrated in the cytoplasm of the gland cells and especially in their protoplasmic connections with the distal tegument. Activity was also found in the distal tegument and the microtriches. It is suggested that the acetylcholinesterase secreted by M. expansa performs a metabolic role at the worm's surface.     

Purification and characterisation of a novel cysteine conjugate beta-lyase from the tapeworm Moniezia expansa

The paper presents the first report of the purification of an invertebrate cysteine conjugate beta-lyase (CCBL). CCBL activity was shown to predominate within the cytosolic fraction of tissue from the tapeworm Moniezia expansa. The monomeric cytosolic enzyme was isolated with a M(r) of 72 kDa and co-purified with transaminase activity towards L-aspartate. The substrate profile for M. expansa CCBL is different from that of mammalian CCBLs. Exploiting the differences in mammalian and parasite substrate profiles will facilitate the development of helminth targeted conjugates which will not be activated by host (mammalian) CCBLs.     

Chemical nature and mode of stabilization of eggshell/capsule of some cyclophyllidean cestodes

The chemical nature and mode of stabilization of the eggshell/capsule of Moniezia expansa, Avitellina lahorea and Stilesia globipunctata have been investigated using histochemical techniques. In M. expansa where vitelline glands are present, the eggshell is stabilized by -S-S and -S-H linkages whereas in A. lahorea and S. globipunctata, the vitelline glands are absent and the double membranes, fibrous capsule and paruterine organ contain mainly elastokeratin-type structural protein. The possible role of the vitellaria in the presence or absence of eggshell and its thickness is discussed.     

Efficacy of p-Toluoyl chloride phenylhydrazone against gastrointestinal helminths in ovines.

A new anthelmintic candidate, p-toluoyl chloride phenlylhydrazone, was administered to lambs in a paste formulation. The efficacy of this drug was determined at dose rates of 20, 30, 40, and 50 mg of active ingredient per kilogram of body weight. Helminths expelled by these dosages included Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia circumcicta, Trichostrongylus colubriformis, T. axei, Nematodirus filicollis, Cooperia curticei, Strongyloides papillosus, Oesophagostomum columbianum, Bunostomum trigoncephalum, Chabertia ovina, Moniezia expansa, and M. benedeni.     

Ascorbic acid levels in the proglottides of four species of cestode parasites of mammals and birds in relation to their sexual maturity

Ascorbic acid levels were found to be closely related to different stages of growth and maturity of Avitellina centripunctata, Moniezia expansa, and Stilesia globipunctata from goats and sheep and of Raillietina echinobothrida from fowl. The ascorbic acid level in avian parasites was higher than that in mammalian. The level was highest in immature proglottides and lowest in gravid proglottides.     

A novel NADPH/NADH-dependent aldehyde reduction enzyme isolated from the tapeworm Moniezia expansa

An aldehyde reduction enzyme has been purified from the cytosol of the tapeworm, Moniezia expansa, by chromatofocusing and Reactive-Red chromatography. The enzyme is monomeric (subunit 34 kDa) and can utilise NADH and NADPH as co-factors. Substrates of the enzyme include alkanals, alka-2,4-dienals and alk-2-enals, established secondary products of lipid peroxidation. The enzyme reduced methylglyoxal, another possible natural substrate (M. expansa lacks glyoxalase I activity). The parasite enzyme may help form a final line of defence against cytotoxic aldehydes arising from host immune initiated lipid peroxidation.