Depression compromises antiviral innate immunity via the AVP-AHI1-Tyk2 axis

Depression is a serious public-health issue. Recent reports have suggested higher susceptibility to viral infections in depressive patients. However, how depression affects antiviral innate immune signaling remains unknown. Here, we revealed a reduction in expression of Abelson helper integration site 1 (AHI1) in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and macrophages from the patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), which leads to attenuated antiviral immune response. We found that depression-related arginine vasopressin (AVP) induces reduction of AHI1 in macrophages. Further studies demonstrated that AHI1 is a critical stabilizer of basal type-I-interferon (IFN-I) signaling. Mechanistically, AHI1 recruits OTUD1 to deubiquitinate and stabilize Tyk2, while AHI1 reduction downregulates Tyk2 and IFN-I signaling activity in macrophages from both MDD patients and depression model mice. Interestingly, we identified a clinical analgesic meptazinol that effectively stimulates AHI1 expression, thus enhancing IFN-I antiviral defense in depression model mice. Our study promotes the understanding of the signaling mechanisms of depression-mediated antiviral immune dysfunction, and reveals meptazinol as an enhancer of antiviral innate immunity in depressive patients.Subject terms: Innate immunity, Ubiquitylation, Cell signalling     

三种杀虫菌超氧化物歧化酶电泳图型和同源性

本文报道了球形芽孢杆菌、苏云金芽孢杆菌和森田芽孢杆菌三种昆虫病原菌的超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）的电泳图型及其同源性。实验证明B．S和B．tSOD分别具有Ef25～30、56．8和52．9特征酶带,B．mSOD也具有与B．T相同的特征酶带;免疫琼脂双扩散实验证明B．sSOD与B．T和B．mSOD无同源性,B．tSOD抗血清与B.sSOD抗原无沉淀反应,但与B．mSOD抗原产生沉淀反应,证明B．S与B.t和B．M的亲缘关系远,B．T和B．M的亲缘关系近。     

球形芽孢杆菌C3-41超氧化物岐化酶的特性

本文研究了球形芽孢杆菌（Bacillussphaericus）C3－41超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）的产生条件和部分特性。当C3－41菌株处于孢子囊中期时为产SOD酶高峰期,在30℃下的平板培养物及培养基起始pH为中性（pH7．0）时产生的SOD酶比活最高,经硫酸铵分级沉淀,DEAE－32离子交换层析和SephadexG-100凝胶过滤提纯了SOD酶。此酶属Mn－SOD,在25～35℃和pH5～9范围内较稳定,但在55℃下10min完全失活。     

动物乳杆菌的分离鉴定及其抑菌蛋白的特性分析

通过滤纸片法从健康肉猪猪大肠、小肠中分离得到212株抗生物质产生菌, 以杯碟法复筛, 得到1株对溶壁微球菌(Micrococcus lysodeikticus)、金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)、枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)、蜡状芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)等革兰氏阳性菌和大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)、鼠伤寒沙门氏菌(Salmonella typhimurium)等革兰氏阴性菌以及部分真菌如禾谷镰刀霉(Fusarium graminearum)均有强烈抑制作用的乳酸菌。经形态学、生理生化特征及16S rDNA序列同源性分析等手段鉴定该菌株为动物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus animalis)。排除酸和过氧化氢的干扰后, 该菌株的发酵上清液对指示菌仍有明显抑菌活性; 用蛋白酶处理该菌株的发酵上清液后, 抑菌活性丧失; 发酵液粗提物具有较好的热稳定性(经121°C处理20 min仍有较强抑菌活性)以及较宽的抑菌活性pH值范围(3.5~5.5), 因此初步认为该菌株产生一类具有广谱抑菌活性的类细菌素物质。     

Effect of a Functional Phospholipid Metabolome-Protein Association Pathway on the Mechanism of COVID-19 Disease Progression

This study aimed to explore the clinical practice of phospholipid metabolic pathways in COVID-19. In this study, 48 COVID-19 patients and 17 healthy controls were included. Patients were divided into mild (n=40) and severe (n=8) according to their severity. Phospholipid metabolites, TCA circulating metabolites, eicosanoid metabolites, and closely associated enzymes and transfer proteins were detected in the plasma of all individuals using metabolomics and proteomics assays, respectively. 30 of the 33 metabolites found differed significantly (P<0.05) between patients and healthy controls (P<0.05), with D-dimmer significantly correlated with all of the lysophospholipid metabolites (LysoPE, LysoPC, LysoPI and LPA). In particular, we found that phosphatidylinositol (PI) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) could identify patients from healthy controls (AUC 0.771 and 0.745, respectively) and that the severity of the patients could be determined (AUC 0.663 and 0.809, respectively). The last measurement before discharge also revealed significant changes in both PI and PC. For the first time, our study explores the significance of the phospholipid metabolic system in COVID-19 patients. Based on molecular pathway mechanisms, three important phospholipid pathways related to Ceramide-Malate acid (Cer-SM), Lysophospholipid (LPs), and membrane function were established. Clinical values discovered included the role of Cer in maintaining the inflammatory internal environment, the modulation of procoagulant LPA by upstream fibrinolytic metabolites, and the role of PI and PC in predicting disease aggravation.     

荒漠柠条锦鸡儿AM真菌多样性

为了阐明荒漠柠条锦鸡儿(Caragana korshinskii Kom.)根围AM真菌群落组成及其分布特点,2010年7月从河北省与内蒙古交界荒漠带选择多伦湖、黑城子和二羊点3个样地,按0—10、10—20、20—30、30—40、40—50 cm 5个土层采集柠条根围土壤样品,研究了柠条根围AM真菌物种组成、生态分布及与土壤因子的相关性。共分离鉴定出4属24种AM真菌,其中球囊霉属(Glomus)16种,是3个样地共同优势属;无梗囊霉属(Acaulospora)5种,是3个样地共有属;盾巨孢囊霉属(Scutellospora)2种;多孢囊霉属(Diversispora)1种;网状球囊霉(G.reticulatum)是黑城子和多伦湖样地优势种,二羊点亚优势种;黑球囊霉(G.melanosporum)是黑城子和二羊点样地优势种,多伦湖亚优势种;二羊点的AM真菌种类和孢子密度最高;黑城子和多伦湖样地无明显差异。AM真菌孢子密度与土壤碱解N、有机质和速效P含量极显著正相关,其中土壤碱解N影响最大。结果表明,柠条根围AM真菌物种多样性丰富,具有明显空间异质性,并与土壤因子关系密切,这为进一步分离筛选优势AM真菌菌种,充分利用AM真菌资源促进荒漠柠条生长提供了依据。     

天山北麓典型水库细菌多样性分析

为了探讨天山北麓中段水库细菌的多样性及其功能,选取蘑菇湖水库（MGW）、奎屯/车排子水库（KCW）、安集海水库（AJW）和八一水库（BYW）为典型水库进行宏基因组学分析。多点采集水库水样,收集水样中的微生物,CTAB法提取总DNA,用细菌16S rDNA通用引物扩增V3-V4区,扩增产物进行高通量测序,使用BLAST、USEARCH、QIIME等软件和在线工具分析水库细菌的多样性,使用PICRUSt软件和KEGG数据库预测细菌功能基因组成。结果表明,水库细菌分属18个门、38个纲和181个属,其中AJW的操作分类单元（Operational taxonomic units,OTUs）数量和多样性指数较高。4个水库菌群组成有一定的共性,在门分类阶元上优势菌为变形菌门（Proteobacteria）和拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）;在纲分类阶元上优势菌为黄杆菌纲（Flavobacteriia）;在属分类阶元上优势菌为黄杆菌属（Flavobacterium）。然而各水库菌群组成也存在较大差异,在变形菌门中,γ-变形菌纲（Gammaproteobacteria）的相对丰度在MGW和BYW较高,α-变形菌纲（Alphaproteobacterial）和β-变形菌纲（Betaproteobacteria）分别于AJW和KCW具有较高丰度;芽孢杆菌纲（Bacilli）在AJW和MGW具有较高丰度;相对丰度较高的菌属还包括AJW的动性杆菌属（Planomicrobium）、KCW的马赛菌属（Massilia）、MGW的不动杆菌属（Acinetobacter）和动性杆菌属以及BYW的假单胞菌属（Pseudomonas）和嗜冷杆菌属（Psychrobacter）;另外,AJW特有多种丰度较高的菌纲和菌属,其中微小杆菌属（Exiguobacterium）和CL500-29_marine_group均有利于水质和菌群多样性的维持。PICRUSt功能预测分析表明,4个水库菌群的多种代谢以及遗传信息处理、信号传递和细胞生长相关功能基因丰度较高,并含有环境异生物降解代谢相关基因,其中苯甲酸、氨基苯甲酸酯、氯烷烃和氯烯烃以及萘降解相关基因的相对丰度较高。以上结果提示,天山北麓中段不同水库菌群组成存在差异,其与水源、周边环境和人类活动等因素相关。水库菌群含有芳香族和有机氯等化合物降解相关基因,其可在污染物的降解和生物修复中发挥作用。     

检测大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli) O157:H7免疫磁珠的制备、保存与应用

【背景】大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli) O157:H7是导致肠出血性大肠杆菌食源性疾病暴发的主要血清型,免疫磁珠(Immunomagnetic beads,IMBS)在E. coli O157的检测中发挥着重要作用,而免疫磁珠的稳定性、特异性、广谱性等性能指标关系着在实际应用中的使用效果。【目的】制备高效、稳定且具有广谱性的免疫磁珠,联合分子检测技术如环介导恒温扩增 (Loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP)技术、PCR等,提高目标菌的检出率。【方法】采用新型的磁珠活化剂MIX&GO制备E. coli O157免疫磁珠,并进行广谱性以及特异性检测;针对6种试剂牛血清白蛋白(Bovine serum albumin,BSA)、酪蛋白(Casein)、海藻糖(Trehalose)、聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(Polyvinyl pyrrolidone,PVP)、抗坏血酸(Vitamin C)和防腐剂ProClin 300,利用正交试验L18(37)优化免疫磁珠保存液组分;采用IMBS-LAMP、IMBS-PCR、IMBS-生化、菌液-LAMP、菌液-PCR、显色平板-生化鉴定6种方式对20份生猪肉样品进行检测。【结果】利用MIX&GO活化剂制备的免疫磁珠捕获率最高达到81.5%±1.3%;免疫磁珠保存液最优配方为：牛血清白蛋白15.0 g/L,酪蛋白10.0 g/L,海藻糖10.0 g/L,PVP 2.0 g/L,抗坏血酸5.0 g/L,ProClin 300 2.5 g/L,保存6个月后免疫磁珠捕获率为75.5%;在20份生猪肉样品的检测中,自制磁珠和商品化磁珠与LAMP联用均检出9例阳性样品;IMBS-LAMP在6种检测方式中具有最高的检测灵敏度,但检出的样品会因磁珠抗体的差异而有所不同。【结论】与商品化磁珠相比,实验制备的免疫磁珠具有良好的特异性和广谱性,免疫磁珠-LAMP联用提高了目标菌的检出率,是一种高灵敏度、具有应用前景的检测方法。