尿液中奇异变形杆菌耐药性变迁及监测分析

目的了解尿液中奇异变形杆菌临床分布及耐药性变迁情况,为临床医生合理选用抗生素提供理论依据。方法收集2008年至2012年住院及门诊患者尿液标本中分离的215株奇异变形杆菌,采用VITEK2 Compact全自动微生物分析仪进行鉴定及药敏试验,采用WH0NET 5.4软件进行统计分析。结果2008、2009、2010、2011和2012年分离奇异变形杆菌分别为26株（占12. 2% ）、26株（占12.2% ）、36株（占16. 9% ）、55株（占25. 8% ）和72株（占33. 8% ）,总计215株。奇异变形杆菌对呋喃妥因的耐药率最高,均〉90%,对丁胺卡那霉素和美洛培南的耐药率最低,均为0%,对左旋氧氟沙星的耐药率在2008？2011年均〉50% ,2012年为28.1% ;对哌拉西林/他唑巴坦的耐药率在2008 - 2009年均〉20%,而2010-2012年均〈5% ;头孢替坦、舒普深耐药率均〈7%。结论奇异变形杆菌的分离率从2008 -2012年呈日益增长趋势,提醒我们随着临床上大量使用抗生素,医院的感染率亦不断上升。耐药率从2008-2011年基本呈上升趋势,而在2012年有所下降,这可能与近几年本院临床严格执行抗菌药物的合理应用有关。     

Vero细胞和脊髓灰质炎病毒在无血清条件下的培养探究

目的：探索Vero细胞和脊髓灰质炎病毒在无血清条件下的最佳培养条件,为无血清培养Vero细胞生产脊髓灰质炎疫苗奠定基础。方法选择直接适应（直降组）和序贯适应（驯化组）两种无血清培养方法,观察Vero细胞和脊髓灰质炎病毒在无血清条件下的生长情况,并检测脊髓灰质炎病毒及其病毒滴度。结果 Vero细胞在两种无血清条件下均生长良好,其中驯化组细胞生长速度更接近对照组。以脊髓灰质炎病毒Sabin株Ⅰ型分别感染直降组、驯化组和对照组细胞的病毒滴度平均值分别为8．94、8．81和8．94 LgCCID50/mL;Ⅱ型病毒滴度平均值分别为8．84、8．25和7．94 LgCCID50/mL;Ⅲ型病毒滴度平均值分别为8．91、8．57和8．63 LgCCID50/mL;且3组的变异系数（ CV）均小于10％。结论 Vero细胞在无血清条件下生长良好,无血清培养的Vero 细胞可用作脊髓灰质炎疫苗生产的基质。     

Sulfate-reducing bacteria Desulfobulbus sp. strain BH from a freshwater lake in Guizhou Province, China

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) from the anaerobic sediments of the freshwater Baihua Lake (Guizhou Province, China) at eutrophicated sites polluted with heavy metals, particularly with mercury, have been studied. SRB belonging to the genus Desulfobulbus prevailed. A detailed study of the dominating Desulfobulbus isolate designated as strain BH revealed its difference in regards to genetic, morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics from the other species of this genus. Strain BH utilized a wide range of organic substrates, demonstrated a high level of hydrogen sulfide production, and could be considered an important component of the microbial community in the polluted lake.     

Sex differences in the expression of lupus-associated miRNAs in splenocytes from lupus-prone NZB/W<Subscript>F1</Subscript> mice

Background

A majority of autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), occur predominantly in females. Recent studies have identified specific dysregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) in both human and murine lupus, implying an important contribution of these miRNAs to lupus pathogenesis. However, to date, there is no study that examined sex differences in miRNA expression in immune cells as a plausible basis for sex differences in autoimmune disease. This study addresses this aspect in NZB/W_F1 mice, a classical murine lupus model with marked female bias, and further investigates estrogen regulation of lupus-associated miRNAs.

Methods

The Taqman miRNA assay system was used to quantify the miRNA expression in splenocytes from male and female NZB/W_F1 mice at 17–18, 23, and 30 weeks (wks) of age. To evaluate potential estrogen's effect on lupus-associated miRNAs, 6-wk-old NZB/W_F1 male mice were orchidectomized and surgically implanted with empty (placebo) or estrogen implants for 4 and 26 wks, respectively. To assess the lupus status in the NZB/W_F1 mice, serum anti-dsDNA autoantibody levels, proteinuria, and renal histological changes were determined.

Results

The sex differences in the expression of lupus-associated miRNAs, including the miR-182-96-183 cluster, miR-155, miR-31, miR-148a, miR-127, and miR-379, were markedly evident after the onset of lupus, especially at 30 wks of age when female NZB/W_F1 mice manifested moderate to severe lupus when compared to their male counterparts. Our limited data also suggested that estrogen treatment increased the expression of aforementioned lupus-associated miRNAs, with the exception of miR-155, in orchidectomized male NZB/W_F1 mice to a similar level in age-matched intact female NZB/W_F1 mice. It is noteworthy that orchiectomy, itself, did not affect the expression of lupus-associated miRNAs.

Conclusion

To our knowledge, this is the first study that demonstrated sex differences in the expression of lupus-associated miRNAs in splenocytes, especially in the context of autoimmunity. The increased expression of lupus-associated miRNA in female NZB/W_F1 mice and conceivably in estrogen-treated orchidectomized male NZB/W_F1 mice was associated with lupus manifestation. The notable increase of lupus-associated miRNAs in diseased, female NZB/W_F1 mice may be a result of both lupus manifestation and the female gender.

     

Systematics and Species Validity of the Dabieshan Pit Viper Protobothrops dabieshanensis Huang et al. 2012: Evidence from a Mitochondrial Gene Sequence Analysis

Aimed to evaluate the phylogenetic position of the recently described Protobothrops dabieshanensis Huang et al. （2012）, phylogenic relationships of 12 species within Protobothrops based on four mtDNA gene fragments （12S RNA, 16S RNA, ND4 and Cyt b） were reconstructed in our study. The result indicates a clade composed ofP dabiesha- nensis, P. jerdonii and P xiangchengsis with strong support. The genetic distance among P dabieshanensis, P jerdonii and P xiangchengsis was much lower than other congeners. Based on the data from the phylogenetic analysis and pre- viously described morphological differences, we conclude that P dabieshanensis is a valid species with close affinities to P jerdonii and P xiangchengsis.     

A New Species of the Genus Protobothrops(Squamata: Viperidae) from Southern Tibet,China and Sikkim,India

A new species of the genus Protobothrops Hoge Romano-Hoge, 1983, was described from Jilong County, southern Tibet, China, and Chungthang, northern Sikkim, India. It differs from congeners by the following characters: 1) relatively large body size(total length up to 1510 mm); 2) dorsal scale rows 25–25–19; 3) except for the smooth outermost row, dorsal scales are weakly keeled; 4) relatively high number of ventral(198–216) and subcaudal(65–76 pairs) scales; 5) 7–8 supralabials; 6) 11 to 13 infralabials; 7) dorsal head uniform dark brown, laterally a reddish-brown obscure postocular streak; 8) dorsum of trunk and tail olive, with distinct black edged red brown transverse bands across the body and tail; and 9) eye from bright brown and reddish brown to mildly brown. The new species was also observed from the Haa Valley in western Bhutan.     

An Efficient Rice Mutagenesis System Based on Suspension-Cultured Cells

Plant mutants are important bio-resources for crop breeding and gene functional studies. Conventional methods for generating mutant libraries by mutagenesis of seeds with physical or chemical agents are of low efficiency. Here, we developed a highly-efficient ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis system based on suspension-cultured cells, with rice (Oryza sativa L.) as an example. We show that treatment of suspension-cultured tiny cell clusters with 0.4% EMS for 18-22h followed by differentiation and regeneration produced as high as 29.4% independent mutant lines with visible phenotypic variations, including a number of important agronomic traits such as grain size, panicle size, grain or panicle shape, tiller number and angle, heading date, male sterility, and disease sensitivity. No mosaic mutant was observed in the mutant lines tested. In this mutant library, we obtained a mutant with an abnormally elongated uppermost internode. Sequencing and functional analysis revealed that this is a new allelic mutant of eui (elongated uppermost internode) caused by two point mutations in the first exon of the EUI gene, representing a successful example of this mutagenesis system.     

Ezrin在化疗敏感性不同大B细胞淋巴瘤中表达的实验研究

目的：比较化疗敏感性不同弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤的蛋白质表达差异,寻找可反映大B细胞淋巴瘤化疗敏感性的标志物。方法：通过肿瘤药物敏感试验选取化疗高敏感性和低敏感性大B细胞淋巴瘤组织,进行蛋白质组学比较研究后得出差异表达蛋白;对在高敏感组中高表达的埃兹蛋白（Ezrin）进一步行免疫印迹验证,应用免疫组化技术检测在临床病例中的表达情况。结果：建立了化疗高敏感和低敏感大B细胞淋巴瘤差异表达蛋白质凝胶2D图谱,鉴定了28种差异表达蛋白,发现Ezrin蛋白在化疗高敏感组表达高于低敏感组,免疫印迹和免疫组化结果也进一步证实了Ezrin的这一表达状态。结论：Ezrin蛋白表达在化疗敏感性不同大B细胞淋巴瘤中存在差别,可能作为预测淋巴瘤化疗敏感性的候选标志物。     

Positive Selection of CAG Repeats of the ATXN2 Gene in Chinese Ethnic Groups

The ataxin-2 （ATXN2） gene is located on human chromo-some 12q24.1. In normal individuals, the coding region in exon 1 of this gene has fewer than 31 CAG repeats （Yu et al., 2005： Laffita-Mesa et al., 2012）. However, an abnormal expansion of CAG trinucleotide repeats results in the aggre-gation of polyglutamine （polyQ）, which causes spinocer-ebellar ataxia type 2 （SCA2） （Pulst et al., 1996）. The expanded alleles have more than 32 repeats in the affected individuals, and generally there is an inverse correlation between CAG repeat length and age of onset （Pulst et al., 1996）. SCA2 is an autosomal dominant inheritance neurodegenerative disease, whose major clinical feature is progressive cerebellar ataxia. Atrophies of the brainstem and frontal lobe have been frequently detected by magnetic resonance imaging （MRI） （Yamamoto-Watanabe et al., 2010）. This disease has the strong effect on sensory and motor control.