多氯联苯对剑尾鱼超氧化物岐化酶活性的影响

目的　研究多氯联苯 (PCBs)暴露对剑尾鱼 (Xiphophorushelleri)超氧化物歧化酶 (SOD)活性的影响 ,探讨剑尾鱼器官组织内SOD活性变化作为环境风险评价 (ERA)的有效生物学标记的可行性。方法　测定了PCBs对剑尾鱼 30d的半致死浓度 (LC50 ) ;使用浸浴法以 0、2、5 0 μg L三个PCBs浓度为剑尾鱼染毒 ,定量测定了 72h内肝、鳃及卵巢组织中的SOD的活性变化。结果　PCBs对剑尾鱼的 30dLC50 为 1 0 5 80 μg L ;PCBs对剑尾鱼肝脏和卵巢的SOD活性有明显 (P <0 0 1 )的影响。在最初染毒的 1 2h内 ,SOD活性略有上升 ,但随暴露时间延长 ,浓度增加 ,肝和卵巢的SOD活性均呈下降趋势。此外 ,结果还显示肝组织的SOD活性较高于卵巢的SOD活性 ,表明不同器官组织的SOD活性对PCBs胁迫的敏感性存在一定的差异。实验中鳃组织SOD活性在PCBs暴露后其变化不明显 (P >0 0 5 )。结论　表明剑尾鱼肝细胞SOD活性可作为环境风险评价 (ERA)的有效生物学标记     

Male Biases for Male Characteristics in Females in Priapella olmecae and Xiphophorus helleri (Family Poeciliidae)

Preexisting receiver biases can affect the evolution of sexually selected traits once traits favored by such biases arise. Female guayacón olmeca, Priapella olmecae , and green swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri , possess a bias favoring sworded conspecific males, despite phylogenetic evidence that the sexually selected sword expressed by male swordtails arose in Xiphophorus after the divergence of the two genera. In this study, we investigated the state of the bias favoring a sword in male Priapella and Xiphophorus to determine whether males also possess a bias that could operate in an intersexual selection context. Male P. olmecae preferred conspecific females with swords to those without swords. Thus, males and females in this unsworded species appear to share a preexisting bias favoring individuals of the opposite sex with swords. Male X. helleri , however, did not express a bias favoring sworded females; instead, in this species in which the sword is restricted to males, males discriminated against conspecific females with swords. Previous work suggests that female mate choice and male–male competition likely contribute to the maintenance of the sword in X. helleri . The sword may also play a role in sex recognition in swordtails. The absence of a sword preference in male green swordtails could reflect the current function of the sword.     

17α-甲基睾酮对剑尾鱼的影响

目的研究17α-甲基睾酮暴露对产后雌性剑尾鱼(Xiphophorus helleri)性逆转组织形态学变化的影响,探讨剑尾鱼第二性征变化作为水环境风险评价(ERA)的有效生物学标记的可能性。方法使用浸浴法以10μg/L 17α-甲基睾酮为剑尾鱼染毒持续7周,对实验鱼的体形、腹鳍、臀鳍、尾鳍及性腺等组织器官的变化进行观察;同时对幼鱼在实验室养殖条件下的性别分化进行统计。结果 17α-甲基睾酮对产后雌鱼有明显的影响,受诱导后出现性逆转,逐渐发育形成雄性第二性征:体形变纤细;腹鳍第1鳍条变短、第2和第3鳍条延长,臀鳍第3、4、5鳍条末端钩状化且第3鳍条变粗壮,尾鳍上下缘出现增生;体内与臀鳍相连的骨骼合并生长;受诱导的雌鱼性腺呈现退化趋势并伴有卵细胞坏死现象,生殖能力受到负面影响。结论剑尾鱼臀鳍和尾鳍变化可作为水环境雄激素物质污染监测的有效生物学标记。     

Dominance hierarchies of male green swordtails (Xiphophorus helleri) in nature

Swordtail males formed dominance hierarchies at shallow sites in creeks or streams and invested much time in maintaining a high rank-order position (mean 11·1 chases per 5 min).     

17β-雌二醇对剑尾鱼卵黄蛋白原的诱导研究

目的研究17β-雌二醇(E2)暴露对雄性剑尾鱼(Xiphophorus helleri)卵黄蛋白原(vitellogenin,Vtg)诱导作用作为环境风险评价(ERA)的有效生物学标记的可行性。方法以E2诱导的剑尾鱼雄性个体的整体匀浆液为材料,采用Sephacryl S-300凝胶过滤层析柱和QSepharose阴离子交换柱从剑尾鱼体内提纯Vtg。结果确定了被纯化的剑尾鱼Vtg在4%~7.5%Native PAGE电泳中相对分子质量为540×103。4%~7.5%Native PAGE电泳后的凝胶分别利用苏丹黑B进行脂蛋白染色、高碘酸-Schiff试剂进行糖蛋白染色和甲基绿进行磷蛋白染色,表明剑尾鱼Vtg是一种富含糖、脂、磷的蛋白。结论表明雄性剑尾鱼卵黄蛋白原的诱导变化可作为环境风险评价(ERA)的有效生物学标记。     

剑尾鱼线粒体细胞色素b基因的序列分析

目的　克隆和测定剑尾鱼 (Xiphophorushelleri)线粒体细胞色素b基因 (cytb)的全序列。方法　提取剑尾鱼肝脏的总DNA。设计合成特异引物进行PCR扩增。扩增产物经琼脂糖电泳检测、纯化后克隆到pGEM Teasyvectorsystem中的T载体上 ,筛选转化子 ,提取质粒 ,酶切鉴定。挑取重组质粒pGEM T xhcytb 11进行序列测定。结果　获得了剑尾鱼线粒体cytb基因的全序列 ,共 114 0bp。结论　用BLAST与GenBank中的线粒体DNA序列进行比较 ,显示剑尾鱼与其他鱼类的cytb基因具有较高的同源性 ;根据剑尾鱼与其他 13种鱼的cytb基因序列同源性所建立的进化树 ,与传统的分类地位基本吻合     

Sexual Ornaments,Body Morphology,and Swimming Performance in Naturally Hybridizing Swordtails (Teleostei: Xiphophorus)

Determining the costs of sexual ornaments is complicated by the fact that ornaments are often integrated with other, non-sexual traits, making it difficult to dissect the effect of ornaments independent of other aspects of the phenotype. Hybridization can produce reduced phenotypic integration, allowing one to evaluate performance across a broad range of multivariate trait values. Here we assess the relationship between morphology and performance in the swordtails Xiphophorus malinche and X. birchmanni, two naturally-hybridizing fish species that differ extensively in non-sexual as well as sexual traits. We took advantage of novel trait variation in hybrids to determine if sexual ornaments incur a cost in terms of locomotor ability. For both fast-start and endurance swimming, hybrids performed at least as well as the two parental species. The sexually-dimorphic sword did not impair swimming performance per se. Rather, the sword negatively affected performance only when paired with a sub-optimal body shape. Studies seeking to quantify the costs of ornaments should consider that covariance with non-sexual traits may create the spurious appearance of costs.     

Plasma membrane structure in spermatogenic cells of the swordtail (teleostei,Xiphophorus helleri)

The plasma membrane of spermatogenic cells of the teleost Xiphophorus helleri was examined ultrastructurally and cytochemically in order to characterize the temporal development of the membrane specializations characteristic of the mature spermatozoon. Mature sperm display a mosaic distribution of Concanavalin A and Ricinus comrnunis I binding sites; the anterior region of the head displays an intense binding that is not seen in other surface regions. This asymmetric binding is evident in early spermatids and the area of lectin binding appears associated with the plasma membrane overlying the nucleus. Transmission electron microscopy reveals that the plasma membrane over the anterior region of the head is characterized by an ordered glycocalyx and a tight adherence to the underlying nucleus. Additional membrane differentiations were revealed both in the midpiece region where a “submitochondrial net” is attached to the plasma membrane and at the base of the axoneme where the plasma membrane possesses a “collar-like” arrangement of circumferential rings. The possible functions of these differentiations, as well as their correlation to differentiations seen in sperm of other animal groups, are discussed.     

Haematology of swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri. II: cellular composition and isolation of blood cells from kidney of Xiphophorus helleri

The quantitative determination of blood cells in the kidney of swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri , was determined by light microscopical observations. Lymphocytes/thrombocytes and neutro-philic granulocytes (32.4 and 31.6%, respectively) represent the main blood cells in kidney. High amounts of blastic cells in different mitotic phases indicate the role of the kidney as a major haematopoietic organ in this fish species. Additionally, a good and reproducible method for the isolation of accessory and immunoreactive cells was developed using density gradient centrifugation.     

BY-F剑尾鱼白内障的观察

目的了解BY-F近交剑尾鱼白内障的发展及其对剑尾鱼生存的影响。方法观察眼球出现混浊的剑尾鱼,定期观察眼球病变的发展情况以及眼病引起的外部形态和行为的变化;对病鱼的眼球等进行组织病理观察。结果病鱼一般体色晦暗,眼球可见不同程度的圆环状浑浊,后期发展有角膜表面出现红色增生物等现象;组织病理观察发现,其主要病变在晶状体。结论所发现的剑尾鱼眼睛疾患为白内障;剑尾鱼的白内障后期发展可导致其他眼睛疾病并发症;BY-F剑尾鱼是白内障的易发群体。     

Haematology of swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri. III. Ultrastructural characterization and peroxidase activity localization of blood cells in kidney and spleen of Xiphophorus helleri

The morphology of blood cells in the kidney and spleen of Xiphophorus helleri was characterized by electron microscopy. Erythrocytes, thrombocytes, lymphocytes, granulocytes and monocytes/macrophages were identified. Thrombocytes were elongate and contained bundles of microtubules and a canalicular system. Lymphocytes were heterogeneous in morphology. Granulocytes were divided into two types, based on the light microscopic results, which were extended by the present electron microscopic study. Neutrophils and eosinophils differed in abundance, cell shape, morphology of the nucleus and granula. Neutrophils displayed a spherical to three-lobulated nucleus and different types of granula. Several intermediate forms of granula were observed. The complement of granules displayed a different composition in the cells. These findings suggest a maturation process of a single type of granulum rather than several types. Eosinophils also contain different types of granula, described as G1–G4. The cell shape was variable and nuclei were small and eccentric. Monocytes and macrophages frequently showed autophagocytotic figures. A peroxidase reaction was observed only in the granula of neutrophils.     

Intranuclear membranous inclusions in oocytes of a viviparous teleost (Xiphophorus helleri).

Intranuclear inclusions were observed in oocytes of Xiphophorus helleri during prophase I. In osmium-fixed leptotene nuclei, the inclusions were made up of groups of membrane-limited vesicles or tubules with pale contents, situated near the inner nuclear membrane with which some of them exhibited apparent continuities. In zygotene nuclei, larger vesicles also appeared bounded by two or three membranes and containing tubules apparently invaginated from their walls. In pachytene-dictyate nuclei most vesicular bodies had a wall formed by stratified membranes, or were entirely made up of membranous whorls. In glutaraldehyde-osmium fixed material some of these myeline-like bodies showed a peculiar arrangement, consisting of concentric bands each containing thick inner dense lamellae 2-0-3-0 nm thick and a 5-0 nm outer lamella. It is suggested that these inclusion bodies arise from the inner nuclear membrane of oocytes when cells start to grow intensely during prophase I. The bodies seem to become more complex at late prophase, probably by association of individual vesicles and the occurrence of multiple membrane invaginations, which may be related to active metabolic phenomena taking place at this stage in oocytes.     

Untersuchungen zur Dotterbildung in den Oocyten von Xiphophorus helleri (Heckel, 1848) (Teleostei,Poeciliidae)

Zusammenfassung Die Verteilung von Nucleinsäuren, Polysacchariden, Proteinen und Fetten in den verschiedenen Entwicklungsstadien der Oocyten von Xiphophorus helleri wurde histochemisch untersucht. Junge Oocyten enthalten viel RNS und Proteine, aber wenig Fett. Während der Vitellogenese steigt der Gehalt an Fetten, Glycoproteide werden eingebaut. Die dazu nötigen Stoffe werden aus dem mütterlichen Körper in niedermolekularer, löslicher Form über das Follikelepithel zur Oocyte transportiert. Diese histochemischen Befunde werden durch Ergebnisse der Elektrophorese gestützt. In elektronenmikroskopischen Untersuchungen wurden den histochemischen Fakten weitere morphologische Grundlagen zugeordnet. Während der Prävitellogenese tritt ein Dotterkern auf, der sich vor Beginn der Dotterbildung auflöst. Coated vesicles nehmen Material aus dem perioocytären Interzellularraum auf. Zellstrukturen der Oocyte beteiligen sich am Dotteraufbau. Besonders auffallend sind die Veränderungen an den Mitochondrien. In der Zusammensetzung des Dotters und in der Beteiligung der Organellen gibt es Unterschiede zu Lebistes. Injektionen von Myofer runden die Ergebnisse ab. Vom maternalen zum embryonalen Gewebe erfolgt ein Transport von Nährstoffen, nicht nur Gasaustausch. Die Definition der Ovoviviparie muß daher erweitert werden.

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Studies on yolk formation in oocytes of Xiphophorus helleri

Summary The distribution of nucleic acids, polysaccharides, proteins, and fats in different developmental stages of oocytes of Xiphophorus helleri was studied using histochemical methods. Young oocytes had high RNA and protein contents. During vitellogenesis, the fat content increased and glycoproteins were deposited. These substances were transported from the maternal body into the oocyte in a soluble, small molecular form. The histochemical results were supported by our studies using electrophoretic and electron microscopic methods. During previtellogenesis, a yolk nucleus appeared. Coated vesicles took up material from the intercellular space around the oocyte. Differences between Xiphophorus and Lebistes were observed in the composition of yolk and in the prevalent types of ultrastructural organelles present. In Xiphophorus, labelling by Myofer (intraperitoneal or intramuscular injections) verified the transport of nutritive material from the maternal body into oocytes (Stage III and IV) and embryonic tissues. This suggests that in Xiphophorus the definition of ovoviviparity has to be modified.

     

近交系剑尾鱼的遗传生化标记研究

目的通过研究对RR-B、RW-H、BY-F三个近交系和非选育剑尾鱼的研究比较,建立近交系剑尾鱼的遗传生化标记检测技术。方法依照国标GB／T14927.1-2008的遗传操作规程优化实验条件,对三个近交品系及非选育群剑尾鱼的不同组织的6个遗传生化位点进行研究,以得到其遗传生化图谱。结果在6个生化位点中,同一品系剑尾鱼同工酶存在组织特异性,多数同工酶在肝中活性较强。同一生化位点在不同品系间存在差异。RR-B系在葡萄糖磷酸异构酶（Gpi）、6-磷酸葡萄糖脱氢酶（Gpd）位点表现出特异性条带,RW-H系在过氧化氢酶（Ce）位点表现出特异性条带。同一生化位点在各品系内表现较为一致,而在非选育剑尾鱼中在上述三个生化位点表现出多态性。在酯酶（ES）、碱性磷酸酶（AKP）、乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）位点,各品系谱带不易区分其差异。结论建立了剑尾鱼近交系生化标记检测技术,可望用于近交系剑尾鱼的遗传质量监测。     

Pancreatic polypeptide (PP)- and glucagon cells in the pancreatic islet of Xiphophorus helleri h. (Teleostei)

Summary Correlative immunohistochemical and electron microscopical studies on the pancreatic islet of the teleost fish Xiphophorus helleri using antibodies to pancreatic polypeptide (PP) and glucagon show that separate cell types are responsible for the production of these peptides. The PP-cells correspond to the previously described A2-cells with round granules, while the A2-cells with crystalline granules are the true glucagon cells. An earlier suggestion that there are two types of glucagon cells in teleost islets is therefore withdrawn.A portion of the results has been presented at Colloque annuel de la Société Française de Microscopie électronique, Lyon-Villeurbanne, 21–23 Mai 1979. Study supported in part by the Medical Research Council     

Distinguishing kinds of prior dominance and subordination experiences in males of green swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri)

In experiments, there are usually two general ways of obtaining dominants and subordinates to test for the effect of recent experience upon ulterior behavior and dominance. One is to ‘impose’ such an experience on the contestants by a priori deciding which individual of the pair will become the dominant and which will become the subordinate through the use of rigged contests. The second technique is to let contestants ‘self-select’ the winner and loser by waiting for the spontaneous outcome of dyadic encounters between two usually well matched opponents. These two techniques of obtaining dominants and subordinates probably represent extreme cases on a single continuum of investment made by animals to settle dominance. To test this, we compared dominants and subordinates obtained from these two techniques in Xiphophorus fish males. It was found that pairs obtained through rigged contest (R) were much more aggressive in subsequent encounters than pairs in which the dominant and subordinate could self-select (S). They recuperated more rapidly from handling, initiated contact earlier, took more time to assess each other, and fought for a longer period of time. Prior-winners and prior-losers of the R condition more frequently relied on aggressive behavior during contest than that of the S condition. As a consequence, prior-winners and prior-losers of the R condition won equally the subsequent contest. On the contrary, prior-winners of the S condition defeated their prior-loser opponent in a majority of cases. These results can be tentatively explained by the following principle, winning or losing against a well matched opponent would leave more ‘experience’ than winning over a much weaker opponent, or losing to a much stronger one. This reinforces the hypothesis that prior-experiences are not qualitative states but come in various degrees.