树qu免疫细胞体外感染Ⅰ型人免疫缺陷病毒的实验研究

至今可以感染Ⅰ型人免疫缺陷病毒(HIV-1)的动物只有黑猩猩和长臂猿，这严重阻碍了HIV-1的疫苗研究和治疗研究。因此，寻找新的可以感染HIV-1的动物模型成为十分迫切的课题。已知树qu对许多重要的医学病毒易感，为了探讨树qu是否可以感染HIV-1，利用不同辅助受体的5种HIV-1病毒株，体外感染云南野生成年树qu的淋巴细胞和单核/巨噬细胞；同时还用这些病毒感染人外周血淋巴细胞或单核细胞。然后用RT-PCR、PCR和流式细胞术分别进行检测。用RT-PCR方法未检测到感染上清中有病毒粒子的存在，用PCR法未能发现树qu的这些免疫细胞中有前病毒DNA，用流式细胞术也未能在这些感染HIV-1的树qu细胞的表面检测到特异抗原；而感染HIV-1的人免疫细胞均为阳性结果。实验结果表明树qu的这些免疫细胞在体外未能感染上HIV-1，可能的原因是树qu的这些免疫细胞的HIV-1受体(CD4)和辅助受体(CCR5或CXCR4)与人的免疫细胞差别较大。     

冷驯化对中缅树qu产热能力的影响

在(5±1)℃条件下对中缅树qu(Tupaia belangeri)进行低温胁迫处理(0-28 d)，测定其冷驯化过程中的静止代谢率(RMR)、非颤抖性产热(NST[max])、冷诱导最大产热(CIRMR)、体重、体温等生理指标，探讨低温对中缅树qu产热能力的影响。结果表明：①冷驯化期间中缅树qu体重增加，体温降低，产热能力显著增强；②在冷驯化过程中，增加RMR和CIRMR是中缅树qu抵抗低温胁迫的主要产热模式。     

中国“四须ba”类的系统整理

四须ba属是一个“大口袋”类群。中国的四须ba实际上分属于至少4个不同的属。通过与Rainboth的分类系统比对之后，对中国四须ba属鱼类的分类系统重新进行了以下的修订：①保山四须ba、软鳍四须ba和异口四须ba归入新光唇鱼属；②小四须ba归入盘齿ba属；③分布于云南的高体四须ba实为大鳞四须ba，大鳞四须ba应归入高须鱼属；④其余四须ba属鱼类，抚仙四须ba、常氏四须ba、太平四须ba、云南四须ba、颌突四须ba(＝洱海四须ba)、鲂形四须ba、棱四须ba、后鳍四须ba和油四须ba均归入吻孔ba属。     

Effects of slitting the zona pellucida and its subsequent sealing on freeze-thaw survival of Day 7 bovine embryos

The effects of slitting the zona pellucida and its subsequent sealing by either embedding in agar or surrounding with an additional zona pellucida on the development of frozen/thawed Day 7 bovine embryos were investigated in vitro and in vivo. A total of 225 embryos was frozen and thawed rapidly as controls (Group 1), after slitting the zona pellucida (Group 2), after slitting and subsequent sealing of the zona pellucida with agar (Group 3), or after slitting the zona pellucida (Grothen transferring the embryo into an additional zona pellucida (Group 4). The survival rate (embryos classified morphologically as excellent, good, or poor) was 95.1, 95.4, 92.2, and 94.3% for Groupsl, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Culture of 145 embryos in vitro for 60 h revealed that 57.1, 59.5, 47.4, and 57.1% developed to hatching and hatched blastocysts in Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Within Group 3, however, a significantly (P < 0.05) lower percentage of the embryos continued to develop when the agar was not removed after thawing (31.8%) compared with embryos from which the agar had been removed (68.8%). After nonsurgical transfer of 78 embryos, the pregnancy rate was significantly (P < 0.05) lower (8.3%) with embryos of Group 3 compared with controls (61.5%) or embryos of Group 2 (42.9%). No significant difference existed between controls and embryos of Group 2. We conclude that an intact zona pellucida prior to rapid freezing is not essential for the survival of Day 7 bovine embryos.     

Na-Stimulated Transport of l-Methionine in Brevibacterium linens CNRZ 918

The transport of l-methionine by the gram-positive species Brevibacterium linens CNRZ 918 is described. The one transport system (K(m) = 55 muM) found is constitutive for l-methionine, stereospecific, and pH and temperature dependent. Entry of l-methionine into cells is controlled by the internal methionine pool. Competition studies indicate that l-methionine and alpha-aminobutyric acid share a common carrier for their transport. Neither methionine derivatives substituted on the amino or carboxyl groups nor d-methionine was an inhibitor, whereas powerful inhibition was shown by l-cysteine, s-methyl-l-cysteine, dl-selenomethionine and dl-homocysteine. Sodium plays important and varied roles in l-methionine transport by B. linens CNRZ 918: (i) it stimulates transport without affecting the K(m), (ii) it increases the specific activity (on a biomass basis) of the l-methionine transport system when present with methionine in the medium, suggesting a coinduction mechanism. l-Methionine transport requires an exogenous energy source, which may be succinic, lactic, acetic, or pyruvic acid but not glucose or sucrose. The fact that l-methionine transport was stimulated by potassium arsenate and to a lesser extent by potassium fluoride suggests that high-energy phosphorylated intermediates are not involved in the process. Monensin eliminates stimulation by sodium. Gramicidin and carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone act in the presence or absence of Na. N-Ethylmaleimide, p-chloromercurobenzoate, valinomycin, sodium azide, and potassium cyanide have no or only a partial inhibitory effect. These results tend to indicate that the proton motive force reinforced by the Na gradient is involved in the mechanism of energy coupling of l-methionine transport by B. linens CNRZ 918. Thus, this transport is partially similar to the well-described systems in gram-negative bacteria, except for the role of sodium, which is very effective in B. linens, a species adapted to the high sodium levels of its niche.