RNA干扰对Smad7基因的抑制作用

小分子干扰RNA(siRNAs)可以高效、特异地阻断体内同源基因的表达,促进同源mRNA降解,称为RNA干扰(RNAi)。本研究旨在探讨Smad7基因的siRNAs是否能抑制基因的表达。利用RNA干扰技术,设计并合成了针对Smad7基因的siRNAs,用脂质体转染法瞬时转染BEP2D和BERP35T2细胞,用Northern blot法检测RNAi效应;同时设计并合成了绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)的siRNAs,瞬时转染稳定表达绿色荧光蛋白的BERP35T2细胞,检测荧光强度有无改变。结果表明RNA干扰技术能明显抑制Smad7基因的表达,并能显减弱绿色荧光的表达强度,为进一步研究Smad7基因功能及TGF-β信号转导通路奠定了基础。     

林蛙属3物种皮肤的组织结构比较

利用石蜡切片和H.E染色技术,对蛙科(Ranidae)林蛙属(Rana)高原林蛙(R.kukunoris)、昭觉林蛙(R.chaochiaoensis)和峨眉林蛙(R.omeimontis)的皮肤组织结构进行了观察。应用SPSS 13.0统计软件,对皮肤的厚度、皮肤腺的相对数量和面积作了比较分析。3物种皮肤的基本结构相似,都由表皮和真皮组成。表皮是角质化的复层扁平上皮,由角质层、颗粒层、棘细胞层和生发层构成。真皮又分为疏松层和致密层,疏松层内分布有黏液腺、颗粒腺和脂腺3种类型的皮肤腺,黏液腺在体背和体腹皮肤内基本均匀分布,而颗粒腺主要以团块聚集形式散布在体背皮肤中。在高原林蛙皮肤中还发现了1种与以往描述不同的特殊嗜酸性腺体。皮肤厚度存在种间差异和部位差异。高原林蛙的表皮里有少量毛细血管和发达的色素细胞分布,真皮疏松层里有发达的腺体,这些可能是其对高海拔、低氧、低温和强紫外线辐射生活环境的适应策略。在峨眉林蛙和昭觉林蛙皮肤真皮的疏松层和致密层相邻处,发现有呈波浪条带状的、H.E染色呈蓝色的钙化层结构,体背部的钙化层比体腹部的发达。钙化层的功能可能包括防止体内水分散失、贮存钙离子、构成与体外环境进行物质交换的屏障等方面。     

牛磺酸对高糖培养下视网膜Mü ller细胞GFAP和TAUT表达的影响

目的:通过检测高糖培养条件下视网膜Müller细胞神经纤维酸性蛋白(glial fibrillary acid protein,GFAP)和牛磺酸转运蛋白(taurine transporter,TAUT)的表达变化,观察葡萄糖对Müller细胞牛磺酸(taurine)转运功能的影响,探讨牛磺酸对早期糖尿病视网膜病(DR)可能的保护作用。方法:高糖培养大鼠视网膜Mǜller细胞,用免疫细胞荧光化学双染色、Western blotting技术检测不同浓度牛磺酸干预下Müller细胞GFAP及TAUT的蛋白表达。结果:高糖可引起Müller细胞GFAP表达增强,TAUT表达减弱;牛磺酸可减弱高糖引起的Müller细胞GFAP表达增强,TAUT在0．1mmol/L～10mmol/L的牛磺酸干预后表达增强。结论:牛磺酸可以抑制高糖导致的Müller细胞功能改变。     

关于三氧化二砷(As_2O_3)联合药物治疗肝癌的研究进展

实验与临床研究已证实,As2O3能有效治疗急性早幼粒细胞性白血病(APL)。在此基础上.As2O3抗肝癌作用的研究报告日益增多。研究表明As2O3的抗肝癌效力呈剂量-时间效应关系,但作用时间越长及药物浓度越大,As2O3的毒副作用越大。为实现As2O3低毒高效的抗肿瘤目的,联合用药引起关注。本文通过查阅94年至今国内外有关As2O3药物联合治疗肝癌的文献,对As2O3联合药物治疗肝癌予以综述。     

Ethnobotany of Mangroves among Jing People’s Folks

Mangrove plants are closely connected with folk customs of Jing ethnic group, and it is one of the symbols of Jing people as marine people. However, rapid economic development and globalization have brought about critical challenges to the cultural traditions of Jing people, and traditional knowledge of mangroves is being lost among Jing ethnic group. To protect folk customs on mangroves of Jing people, we have conducted a series of surveys on mangrove plants which have been used for folk customs of Jing people via ethnobotanical and taxonomical methods. The results showed that there were 14 mangrove plant species used in Jing people’s traditional folk customs. Four species of mangrove plants were used for religious belief, 11 species used in social customs and 7 species for material customs. Avicennia marina, Acanthus ilicifolius and Rhizophora stylosa are with the highest relationship with folk customs for Jing people. Our research can provide more comprehensive interpretation for characteristic on marine culture of Jing people, and improve the knowledge on ethnobotany of mangroves.     

瓯江干流丽水段渔业资源群落结构的季节变化

根据2009年春(3月)、夏(6月)、秋(9月)、冬(12月)瓯江干流丽水段(28°16′47.03″N—28°24′42.66″N、119°42′31.41″E—119°57′13.03″E)的渔业资源调查资料,对瓯江干流丽水段鱼类的资源状况、重要种类的生态优势度、多样性指数、群落结构等动态变化进行了分析。结果表明:瓯江干流丽水段现有鱼类47种、隶属于5目、12科、34属,较1972年的66种减少了28.8%;四季全部调查水域中出现的优势鱼种有圆吻鲴、大眼华鳊、黄颡、唇鱼骨、圆尾鮠、江黄颡、薄颌光唇鱼和鲤8种,其中圆吻鲴和大眼华鳊为常年优势种,其他6种为某一季节的优势种;不同季节优势度变化范围为0.578～0.747,以冬季最高;Margalef指数(D)介于2～4,Shannon指数(H)介于1～2,Pielou均匀度指数(J)介于0.3～0.6,依此判定瓯江干流丽水段渔业资源群落的多样性属于正常水平。群落季节更替指数和迁移指数揭示该流域鱼类群落结构具有明显季节性变化,而群落相似性指数(Jaccard指数和Sorenson指数)揭示3个生境的鱼类种群相似度均属于中等不相似。     

基于裂解酶与ATP生物发光法特异定量检测炭疽杆菌方法的研究简

目的：原核表达炭疽杆菌噬菌体叮裂解酶（PlyG）和萤光素酶（Luc）,结合这2种酶建立特异定量检测炭疽杆菌的方法。方法：PCR扩增得到带有His标签的裂解酶基因和萤光素酶基因,构建重组表达载体pET22b-p@G和DET22b-luc,转化至大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）并诱导表达,过镍柱纯化得到目的蛋白;利用裂解酶裂解和ATP生物发光定量检测蜡样芽孢杆菌RSVFl,与平板计数法对比建立线性关系。结果：表达了炭疽杆菌噬菌体γ裂解酶和萤光素酶,并建立了特异定量检测蜡样芽孢杆菌RSVF1的方法,与平板计数方法具有显著的线性相关。结论：因炭疽杆菌与蜡样芽孢杆菌RSVF1均对PlyG具有较强的敏感性,故本研究所建立的将炭疽杆菌噬菌体γ裂解酶与萤光素一萤光素酶系统相结合的检测方法对现场或临床定性定量检测炭疽杆菌提供了理论支持,具有良好的应用前景。     

Regeneration pattern analysis of Quercus Iiaotungensis in a temperate forest using two-dimensional wavelet analysis

This paper introduces the two-dimensional (2D) wavelet analysis as a general interrogative technique for the detection of spatial structure in lattice data. The 2D wavelet analysis detects components of hierarchical structure and displays the locational information of the components. Patches and gaps of different spatial scales in graphical presentation of wavelet coefficients can be linked to the local ecological processes that determine patterns at stand or landscape scales. Derived from the 2D wavelet transform function, the calculation of wavelet variance can reduce the four-dimensional data of wavelet coefficients to a two-dimensional wavelet variance function and quantify the contribution of the given scale to the overall pattern. We illustrate the use of the 2D wavelet analysis by analyzing two simulated patterns and identifying the regeneration pattern of the Quercus liaotungensis in a warm temperate forest in north China. Our results indicate that the recruitment of Q. liaotungensis occurs in an overlapping area between the patch of adult and canopy gap at scales of 45m×45m-70m×70 m and 20m×20m-30m×30m. The regeneration pattern of Q. liaotungensis can be mainly ascribed to a trade-off between two ecological processes: recruitment around parent trees and the physiological light requirements of seedlings and saplings. Our results provide a general portrayal of the regeneration pattern for the dispersal-limited and shade-intolerant Quercus species. We find that the two-dimensional wavelet analysis efficiently characterizes the scale-specific pattern of Q. liaotungensis at different life-history stages.