4种快速PCR检测试剂法医学应用的初步研究

采用快速PCR扩增,探索其法医学应用价值.将AmpFLSTRIdentifiler试剂盒分别与4种不同的快速PCR检测试剂联合构建快速PCR体系,以9947A为模板,采用各自优化的循环参数进行扩增,并将各分型结果与常规方法进行比较,结果表明:联合构建的4种快速PCR体系均可获得与常规方法一致的DNA分型结果,扩增用时最短可减少至22 min.可见应用快速PCR方法进行扩增,可获得与常规方法一致的STR分型,并且显著缩短扩增时间,提高DNA分型速率.     

Polymorphisms of Genes in Neurotransmitter Systems Were Associated with Alcohol Use Disorders in a Tibetan Population

Studies of linkage and association in various ethnic populations have revealed many predisposing genes of multiple neurotransmitter systems for alcohol use disorders (AUD). However, evidence often is contradictory regarding the contribution of most candidate genes to the susceptibility of AUD. We, therefore, performed a case-control study to investigate the possible associations of genes selected from multiple neurotransmitter systems with AUD in a homogeneous Tibetan community population in China. AUD cases (N = 281) with an alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) score ≥10, as well as healthy controls (N = 277) with an AUDIT score ≤5, were recruited. All participants were genotyped for 366 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 34 genes selected from those involved in neurotransmitter systems. Association analyses were performed using PLINK version 1.07 software. Allelic analyses before adjustment for multiple tests showed that 15 polymorphisms within seven genes were associated with AUD (p<0.05). After adjustment for the number of SNPs genotyped within each gene, only the association of a single marker (rs10044881) in HTR4 remained statistically significant. Haplotype analysis for two SNPs in HTR4 (rs17777298 and rs10044881) showed that the haplotype AG was significantly associated with the protective effect for AUD. In conclusion, the present study discovered that the HTR4 gene may play a marked role in the pathogenesis of AUD. In addition, this Tibetan population sample marginally replicated previous evidence regarding the associations of six genes in AUD.     

单核细胞增生李斯特菌单克隆抗体的制备与鉴定

以单核细胞增生李斯特菌细胞碎片免疫BALB/c小鼠,间接ELISA法成功筛选获得2株稳定分泌抗LM的单克隆杂交瘤细胞株4A7、4H11.抗体效价为1∶160 000以及1∶20 000,亚型为IgG1、IgG2a,Dot-ELISA结果表明4A7和4H11单克隆抗体具有很好的属特异性,Western blot分析表明4A7、4H11抗体分别与单核细胞增生李斯特菌62 kDa以及32 kDa外膜蛋白抗原表位结合,胶体金免疫电镜实验进一步确证以上抗体可有效识别单核细胞增生李斯特菌细胞表面抗原.     

New fossil hangingflies (Insecta: Mecoptera: Raptipedia: Cimbrophlebiidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia,China

Abstract: Two new genera with six new species of hangingflies (Mecoptera: Raptipedia: Cimbrophlebiidae) are described. They were collected from the Middle Jurassic nonmarine sedimentary strata of the Jiulongshan Formation in Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, north‐eastern China. This report of Cimbrophlebiidae from the Yanliao Biota provides detailed morphological information and evidence of a broad diversity of Cimbrophlebiidae during the Middle Jurassic. A key to the known species of Cimbrophlebiidae is provided.     

Rhizospheric NO affects N uptake and metabolism in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings depending on soil N availability and N source

We investigated the interaction of rhizospheric nitric oxide (NO) concentration (i.e. low, ambient or high) and soil nitrogen (N) availability (i.e. low or high) with organic and inorganic N uptake by fine roots of Pinus sylvestris L. seedlings by ¹⁵N feeding experiments under controlled conditions. N metabolites in fine roots were analysed to link N uptake to N nutrition. NO affected N uptake depending on N source and soil N availability. The suppression of nitrate uptake in the presence of ammonium and glutamine was overruled by high NO. The effects of NO on N uptake with increasing N availability showed different patterns: (1) increasing N uptake regardless of NO concentration (i.e. ammonium); (2) increasing N uptake only with high NO concentration (i.e. nitrate and arginine); and (3) decreasing N uptake (i.e. glutamine). At low N availability and high NO nitrate accumulated in the roots indicating insufficient substrates for nitrate reduction or its storage in root vacuoles. Individual amino acid concentrations were negatively affected with increasing NO (i.e. asparagine and glutamine with low N availability, serine and proline with high N availability). In conclusion, this study provides first evidence that NO affects N uptake and metabolism in a conifer.     

元宝草中一个新的二苯甲酮

为了研究元宝草(Hypericum sampsonii Hance)全草的化学成分,利用硅胶柱层析、Sephadex LH-20等色谱技术对元宝草三氯甲烷部位进行分离和纯化,共得到6个化合物,通过1H NMR、13C NMR、HMQC、HMBC等波谱技术分别鉴定为2,6-二羟基-4,3’,5’-三甲氧基二苯甲酮(1)、1,3,6-三羟基-2-甲基蒽醌(2)、山奈酚(3)、木犀草素(4)、3,4-二羟基苯甲酸乙酯(5)、β-谷甾醇(6),其中化合物1为新化合物,化合物2和5首次从该植物中分离得到。     

Trans-Ethnical Shift of the Risk Genotype in the CETP I405V with Longevity: A Chinese Case-Control Study and Meta-Analysis

Background

The I405V polymorphism of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene (CETP) has been suggested to be a protective factor conferring longevity in Ashkenazi Jews, although findings in other races are not supportive. This paper describes a case-control study and a meta-analysis conducted to derive a more precise estimation of the association between CETP 405V and longevity.

Methods

We enrolled 1,021 ethnic Han Chinese participants (506 in the longevity group and 515 controls), then performed a meta-analysis that integrated the current study and previously published ones. Pooled odds ratios (OR) were calculated for allele contrasts, dominant and recessive inheritance models to assess the association between CETP 405V and longevity according to the ethnic stratification.

Results

Our case-control data indicated that CETP 405V is a longevity risk allele in all genetic models (P _additive=0.008; P _dominant=0.008, OR_dominant=0.673; P _recessive=0.017, OR_recessive=0.654) after adjustment for the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele, body mass index and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. A synergy was detected between 405V and APOE ε4 (P=0.001, OR=0.530). Eight studies were eligible for meta-analysis, which confirmed 405V is the risky allele against longevity in all genetic models: allele contrasts (OR=0.81, 95%CI=0.74-0.88), dominant model (OR=0.72, 95%CI=0.64-0.82) and recessive model (OR=0.80, 95%CI=0.67-0.96). After ethnic stratification, 405V remained a risk allele in East Asians but no significant association was found in Europeans or white Americans.

Conclusion

Our case-control study suggests CETP 405V as a risk allele against longevity in Chinese. The meta-analysis suggests the involvement of CETP 405V is protective in Ashkenazi Jews but is a risk allele against longevity in the East Asian (Chinese) population.     

氧化鱼油对草鱼肠道黏膜抗氧化应激通路基因表达水平的影响

为了探讨氧化鱼油对草鱼肠道黏膜损伤后, 参与抗氧化应激的基因通路及其通路基因表达活性的变化,以草鱼为试验对象, 灌喂氧化鱼油7d后, 采集肠道黏膜组织并提取总RNA, 采用RNA-seq方法, 进行了氧化鱼油组和正常鱼油组草鱼肠道黏膜基因注释、IPA基因通路分析和基因表达活性差异分析。结果显示, 组织切片观察发现氧化鱼油导致草鱼肠道黏膜出现严重的损伤; 肠道黏膜中具有较为完整的Keap1-Nrf2-ARE基因调控通路。肠道黏膜在受到氧化鱼油的氧化损伤作用后, 激活了细胞的抗氧化损伤保护机制, 使NRF2介导的氧化应激反应通路基因差异表达显著性地上调, 并导致了下游的GSH/GSTs通路基因差异表达显著性上调, 促进了GSH的生物合成和GSTs的抗氧化作用; 导致Keap1-Nrf2-ARE信号通路下游的热休克蛋白和泛素-蛋白酶体通路基因差异表达显著性上调, 清除受损伤蛋白质, 保护细胞结构完整性。研究表明, 上述三类抗氧化应激通路构成了对肠道黏膜损伤细胞、损伤蛋白质的降解系统和清除系统, 显示其对肠道黏膜组织和黏膜细胞的保护、修复发挥了重要的作用。