C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-3 improves renal fibrosis via inhibiting notch signaling pathways

C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-3 (CTRP3) has been extensively reported as an important role involved in antifibrosis, antiapoptosis, and anti-inflammation. However, the role of CTRP3 involved in renal fibrosis remains unclear. Our current study explored the role of CTRP3 in renal fibrosis and its underlying mechanisms by using serums and renal biopsy specimens from renal fibrosis patients and control subjects, rats models with the surgery of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) and human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (HRPTEpiCs). We found that circulating levels of CTRP3 had no significant difference between renal fibrosis patients and healthy subjects; however, renal CTRP3 expression was markedly downregulated in the fibrotic region with an abundant expression of collagen-I. In UUO rat models, circulating levels of CTRP3 have not changed with the prolonged obstruction of the kidney; renal CTRP3 expression was decreased with the severity of renal fibrosis; adenovirus-mediated CTRP3 treatment inhibited renal interstitial fibrosis. In vitro experiments revealed that CTRP3 attenuates TGF-β1 induced tubular epithelial cells fibrotic changes; CTRP3 knockdown facilitates the expression of fibrotic markers in TGF-β1-induced HRPTEpiCs; recombinant CTRP3 or adenovirus-mediated CTRP3 overexpression significantly inhibited the Notch signaling pathway-associated factors, and knockdown of CTRP3 increased TGF-β1-mediated activation of the Notch signaling pathways. Collectively, our current study found that CTRP3 could improve renal fibrosis, to some extent, through inhibiting the Notch pathway.     

胃癌治疗候选新药GX1-rmhTNFα一般药理学研究

目的：通过研究GX1-rmhTNFα对动物重要生命功能的影响,观察其主要药效学以外的药理作用,为临床研究和安全用药提供信息。方法：分别取大鼠、小鼠肌肉注射,测试GX1-rmhTNFα对动物中枢神经系统、心血管系统、呼吸系统的影响。结果：GX1-rmhTNFα三个剂量组对动物中枢神经系统,呼吸系统,心血管系统无明显影响,与生理盐水对照组比较P〉0.05。结论：在本实验中,GX1-rmhTNFα对小鼠的中枢神经系统无明显影响,对大鼠呼吸系统,心血管系统无显著性影响,提示其不良反应小。     

花生根瘤菌Bradyrhizobium sp.MZ5 III型分泌系统调节基因ttsI突变体的功能分析

[目的]探究慢生型花生根瘤菌III型分泌系统在花生-根瘤菌互作的功能。[方法]本研究采用同源重组和三亲本接合转移的方法,构建Bradyrhizobium sp.MZ5的III型分泌系统调节基因ttsI突变体;荧光定量PCR检测添加大豆苷元（Daidzein）和染料木黄酮（Genistein）诱导物后野生型和突变株转录水平上ttsI的表达量变化及其差异;蛭石结瘤实验分析ttsI基因突变对花生结瘤能力的影响。[结果]在转录水平上,大豆苷元和染料木黄酮对MZ5的III型分泌系统调节基因ttsI的表达具有显著的抑制作用（P<0.05）。在MZ5△ttsI突变体中ttsI基因的表达量都明显下调,与野生型菌株的相比都达到极显著水平（P<0.001）。蛭石结瘤实验表明,与野生型菌株相比,MZ5△ttsI突变体在不同花生品种的结瘤数和地上部干重都显著性降低。根瘤石蜡切片表明,MZ5△ttsI突变体在根瘤内的含菌量少于野生型菌株。[结论]Bradyrhizobium sp.MZ5菌株中的III型分泌系统在花生-根瘤菌互作中对结瘤有积极的促进作用。     

木薯SWEETs基因家族生物信息学及表达特性研究

SWEET (sugars will eventually be exported transporters)是植物中新发现的一类编码糖转运蛋白的基因,它在植物生长发育及糖代谢过程中发挥重要作用。该基因家族在木薯(Manihot esculenta)中尚未有详细的报道。本研究从Phytozome数据库获得了28个木薯SWEET候选基因并对其进行生物信息学分析,在华南124的木薯苗中通过荧光定量实验检测SWEET基因在旱胁迫下的表达水平。结果发现木薯SWEET基因被分为4簇,主要分布在第6条和第14条染色体上,编码234 aa与302 aa之间的氨基酸序列;木薯SWEET基因家族的表达在旱胁迫条件下发生了变化,其中明显上调的基因有9个,包括MeSWEET1b、MeSWEET2a、MeSWEET6、MeSWEET9a、MeSWEET9b、MeSWEET12、MeSWEET15a、MeSWEET15b和MeSWEET16c;而表达量明显下调的基因也有9个,为MeSWEET2b、MeSWEET3b、MeSWEET4、MeSWEET7、MeSWEET11、MeSWEET16a、MeSWEET16b、MeSWEET17a和MeSWEET17c。这些结果为进一步阐明SWEET基因家族在木薯中的功能提供理论依据。     

食物温度对大鼠体重、血糖、血脂及抗氧化作用的影响

目的：观察食物温度对大鼠体重、血糖、血脂及抗氧化作用的影响。方法：将40只Wistar大鼠随机分为4组（A组、B组、C组、D组）,分别喂食不同温度（10～15℃、22～32℃、42～52℃、52～62℃）的食物和饮水,饲养35d后测量体重,测定血糖（G）、总胆固醇（TC）、甘油三脂（TG）,测定血清中超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性、谷光甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px）活力及丙二醛（MDA）和蛋白含量。结果：采用不同温度的饮食喂养35d后,各组大鼠的体重、血糖、血脂无显著差异（P〉0．05）;C组大鼠的血浆SOD和GSH-Px活性明显高于A组（P〈0．05）,MDA和蛋白含量显著低于A组（P〈0．05）。结论：不同温度的饮食对代谢的影响不明显．42～52℃饮食组大鼠的生化指标较为稳定,有较强的抗氧化作用,过低温度的饮食使机体处于应急状态。     

果胶酶pelB基因片段克隆及序列分析

根据GenBank上登录的果胶酶基因保守序列设计引物,从本实验室已筛选的一株具有降解果胶质功能的枯草芽孢杆菌S-1中克隆到了pelB基因片段,pelB与pMD20-T载体连接后转化到大肠杆菌JM109中,测序并构建进化树分析.结果表明,其序列与来源于Bacillus sp.果胶裂解酶pel-15和pelA的同源性分别为40.98%和39.20%;与Bacillus Pumilus的pelB一致性为40.32%.推断此pelB为类似果胶酶基因片段.     

Effect of long-term exposure to simulated acid rain on the development and reproduction of the predatory mite, <Emphasis Type=Italic>Euseius nicholsi</Emphasis> (Ehara <Emphasis Type=Italic>et</Emphasis> Lee) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

The effects of simulated acid rain on the development and reproduction of E. nicholsi, an important natural enemy of many species of pest mites in China, were studied in the laboratory. The life history parameters of E. nicholsi were investigated after long-term (about 8 generations) exposure to various levels of simulated acid rain (pH 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, and 5.6). The results showed that the acid rain had negative effects on some basic parameters of the life history of the E. nicholsi population indirectly. The whole development durations with pH 3.0–5.6 treatments were longer and the duration with pH 2.0 treatment was shorter than with deionized water treatments (control). Adult longevity and oviposition duration were notably shortened, and female fecundity was decreased by an increase in acidity. The net reproductive rate (R ₀) of the populations treated with acid rain was less than that of the control populations and gradually decreased with an increase in acidity; however, the values of the intrinsic rate of increase (r) were not affected significantly by acid rain, and inhibitory effects of acid rain on the population growth of E. nicholsi were not recognized.     

外源激素对马尾松花芽分化及内源物质的影响

为探讨马尾松球花形成与植物激素水平的关系,该研究对贵州省都匀无性系种子园11年生马尾松进行不同浓度的 IAA、IBA、GA3、BAP等植物激素处理,采用考马斯亮蓝G-250染色法、蒽酮法分别对不同浓度不同激素处理后的枝条上针叶中的可溶性蛋白质和可溶性糖含量变化进行测定,并在第二年开花时对试验枝条的开花情况进行了调查。结果表明：在8－11月份,进行500 mg·L-1的BAP 处理有利于马尾松雌球花和雄球花的形成,100 mg·L-1的GA3处理有利于马尾松雌球花的形成;而GA3250 mg·L-1和GA3500 mg·L-1处理有利于马尾松雄球花的形成,IAA 250 mg·L-1对马尾松雌雄球花同枝的数量有提高作用。在10－11月份,对马尾松进行500 mg·L-1的BAP、IAA、GA3处理后,马尾松针叶内蛋白质含量变化有显著影响;在10月份时,进行BAP 100 mg·L-1处理后,其可溶性糖含量及可溶性蛋白含量均可达到极显著水平。而在8月份与10月份时,分别进行IBA 100 mg·L-1与IBA 250 mg·L-1处理后,其可溶性蛋白含量与其对照差异处于极显著水平;在11月份时,进行GA3100 mg·L-1处理后,其可溶性蛋白含量与其对照差异处于极显著水平;而在11月份时,进行IBA 500 mg·L-1处理后,其可溶性蛋白含量与对照差异处于显著水平。