Blockade of L-type voltage-gated Ca channel inhibits ischemia-induced neurogenesis by down-regulating iNOS expression in adult mouse

Neurogenesis in the adult mammalian hippocampus may contribute to repairing the brain after injury. The signals that regulate neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus following ischemic stroke insult are not well known. We have previously reported that inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression is necessary for ischemia-stimulated neurogenesis in the adult dentate gyrus. Here, we show that mice subjected to 90 min of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) significantly increased the number of new neurons and up-regulated iNOS expression in the dentate gyrus. Blockade of the L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel (L-VGCC) prevented neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus and subventricular zone (SVZ), and down-regulated iNOS expression in the dentate gyrus after cerebral ischemia. This study suggests that Ca(2+) influx through L-VGCC is involved in ischemia-induced neurogenesis by up-regulating iNOS expression.     

Lipolysis drives expression of the constitutively active receptor GPR3 to induce adipose thermogenesis

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人结核分枝杆菌特异性核酸探针制备及结核病PCR检测技术的初步临床应用

采用人结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis TB)染色体DNA为模板,选择位于插入片段IS6110中884～865和568～588碱基对处的两个片段为引物,扩增出317bp的特异性片段．将其克隆进pUCl9载体。酶切图谱分析和DNA序列测定证实为目的片段。该片段经DIG标记,分别与11种分枝杆菌DNA进行Southern杂交,结果证明只与人型复合分枝杆菌发生杂交反应。利用该对引物建立的PcR检测拄术对74份结核病痰液标本进行检测,并与临床细菌快速培养结果相比较,发现48份临床阳性均为PcR阳性,在26份临床阴性标本中亦发现11份PCR检测阳性。将标本PCR产物与克隆探针进行杂交,显示两者结果完全一致。说明PCR检测体系结果可靠,其灵敏度明显高于目前临床所采用的方法,可作为一种常规技术用于结核病的临床检测。     

中国大鲵研究进展

中国大鲵是我国特有濒危的两栖物种,是研究生物进化、生物多样性、性别决定分子机制等问题的好材料。近年来,人们对它的研究力度不断加大,著述颇多。本文对大鲵的生态保护、解剖发育、生理生化、遗传进化等方面的近期研究资料进行了整理和回顾,也简要探讨了今后大鲵研究的主要工作,以期为研究者们提供有价值的资料。     

CTSB promotes porcine preadipocytes differentiation by degrading fibronectin and attenuating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

The process of preadipocytes differentiation plays a vital role in adipose tissue expansion and many factors are involved in this event. Cathepsin B (CTSB), secreted from lysosome, has been reported in regulating a variety of physiological processes. In this study, we demonstrated CTSB promotes lipid accumulation and adipogenic genes expression in porcine primary preadipocytes by degrading fibronectin (Fn), a key component of extracellular matrix. Lithium chloride (LiCl) is an activator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling through stabilizing β-catenin. We found that CTSB can relieve the anti-adipogenic effects of LiCl, indicating that CTSB could impact Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Interestingly, Fn is an important target gene of Wnt/β-catenin. So we considered that CTSB promote preadipocytes differentiation by suppressing these two pathways.     

人白介素6受体基因在痘苗病毒载体系统中的表达

人ＩＬ－６受体是一个在各种细胞上广泛表达的跨膜糖蛋白分子,是ＩＬ－６发挥细胞效应所必需的。本文通过将ＩＬ－６ＲｃＤＮＡ重组到痘苗病毒的ＴＫ基因中构建成重组痘苗病毒ＶＩＬ６Ｒ。细胞原位杂交和ＡＰＡＡＰ染色结果表明,感染ＶＩＬ６Ｒ后的Ｖｅｒｏ细胞中,ＩＬ－６Ｒ在ｍＲＮＡ和蛋白水平上均呈现较强的表达。Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ分析所表达的分子量为８０ｋＤ,表明所表达的产物是糖基化的。ＩＬ－６结合试验表明,表达的膜ＩＬ－６Ｒ能够结合ｒＩＬ－６,说明它是有功能的。利用ＶＩＬ６Ｒ免疫小鼠后,能够刺激较强的抗体产生。从而为进一步研究ＩＬ－６Ｒ的信号传导和构效关系提供了基础。     

四倍体青花菜低稔性胚胎学研究

以二、四倍体青花菜为材料,在现蕾期分别套袋自交,对四倍体与二倍体的胚囊结构、受精以及受精后胚胎发育过程进行比较研究.结果表明:四倍体青花菜胚囊发育完整,与二倍体相似.四倍体花粉萌发率较二倍体低,花粉管生长较慢且不整齐.四倍体和二倍体青花菜自交均能正常受精,四倍体青花菜在受精后胚胎发育的进程上均较其二倍体滞后约2 d,且胚胎发育在进度上不一致,并存在胚胎败育现象,正常胚胎只占25.8%,导致四倍体结实率比二倍体降低22.6%.     

The Arabidopsis RING E3 ubiquitin ligase AtAIRP2 plays combinatory roles with AtAIRP1 in abscisic acid-mediated drought stress responses

The ubiquitin (Ub)-26S proteasome pathway is implicated in various cellular processes in higher plants. AtAIRP1, a C3H2C3-type RING (for Really Interesting New Gene) E3 Ub ligase, is a positive regulator in the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) abscisic acid (ABA)-dependent drought response. Here, the AtAIRP2 (for Arabidopsis ABA-insensitive RING protein 2) gene was identified and characterized. AtAIRP2 encodes a cytosolic C3HC4-type RING E3 Ub ligase whose expression was markedly induced by ABA and dehydration stress. Thus, AtAIRP2 belongs to a different RING subclass than AtAIRP1 with a limited sequence identity. AtAIRP2-overexpressing transgenic (35S:AtAIRP2-sGFP) and atairp2 loss-of-function mutant plants exhibited hypersensitive and hyposensitive phenotypes, respectively, to ABA in terms of seed germination, root growth, and stomatal movement. 35S:AtAIRP2-sGFP plants were highly tolerant to severe drought stress, and atairp2 alleles were more susceptible to water stress than were wild-type plants. Higher levels of drought-induced hydrogen peroxide production were detected in 35S:AtAIRP2-sGFP as compared with atairp2 plants. ABA-inducible drought-related genes were up-regulated in 35S:AtAIRP2-sGFP and down-regulated in atairp2 progeny. The positive effects of AtAIRP2 on ABA-induced stress genes were dependent on SNF1-related protein kinases, key components of the ABA signaling pathway. Therefore, AtAIRP2 is involved in positive regulation of ABA-dependent drought stress responses. To address the functional relationship between AtAIRP1 and AtAIRP2, FLAG-AtAIRP1 and AtAIRP2-sGFP genes were ectopically expressed in atairp2-2 and atairp1 plants, respectively. Constitutive expression of FLAG-AtAIRP1 and AtAIRP2-sGFP in atairp2-2 and atairp1 plants, respectively, reciprocally rescued the loss-of-function ABA-insensitive phenotypes during germination. Additionally, atairp1/35S:AtAIRP2-sGFP and atairp2-2/35S:FLAG-AtAIRP1 complementation lines were more tolerant to dehydration stress relative to atairp1 and atairp2-2 single knockout plants. Overall, these results suggest that AtAIRP2 plays combinatory roles with AtAIRP1 in Arabidopsis ABA-mediated drought stress responses.     

饲料中灵芝提取物对异育银鲫生长、饲料利用、免疫应答及抗病的影响

通过生长实验探求饲料中添加灵芝提取物饲料对异育银鲫（6.720.11） g生长、饲料利用及免疫应答的影响,以及停止灵芝提取物饲料后,使用效果的持续性。在实验进行的第21天（D21）、第46天（D46）、第65天（D65）进行取样,结果表明所有的灵芝提取物组的特定生长率在饲喂65d后与对照组无显著差异（P0.05）。摄食率随着灵芝提取物在饲料中含量的增加而增加（P0.05）,饲料效率则有着相反的趋势（P0.05）。在D46和D65时,随着灵芝提取物的含量增高,吞噬活力略有增高,但无显著差异（P0.05）。在D21、D46和D65时,呼吸暴发活力随着灵芝提取物的含量增高而增高（P0.05）,在D21时,（0.6%-21d、0%-44d）处理组和（3%-21d、0%-44d）处理组其呼吸暴发活力高于对照组（P0.05）。在D65时,（0.6%-21d、0%-44d）处理组和（3%-21d、0%-44d）处理组其呼吸暴发活力仍高于对照组（P0.05）,但差异不显著。D21、D46和D65时,替代途径补体溶血活力随着灵芝提取物的增高而降低（P0.05）。所有处理组溶菌酶活力在D21时没有产生显著差异。在D46时,对照组溶菌酶活力比最高添加组低但高于低添加组（P0.05）,（3%-1d、0%-44d）处理组也仍高于对照组（P0.05）。在D65时,所有添加组的溶菌酶活力均低于对照组（P0.05）。在D65时,髓过氧化物酶活力随着灵芝提取物的添加剂量升高而升高（P0.05）,（0.6%-21d、0%-44d）处理组仍高于对照组（P0.05）。灵芝提取物的能提高白细胞呼吸暴发活力,且在在高剂量摄入21d后（D46时）,仍可以保持较高的活力,说明灵芝提取物对免疫应答有一定时间延续效应。随着灵芝提取物添加量的升高,异育银鲫在经爱德华氏菌攻毒后的存活率显著提高。最高存活率组为3%添加组,显著高于对照组（P0.05）。实验周期为65d时,饲料中灵芝提取物推荐添加剂量为3%。       

木本植物内源生长素免疫胶体金定位分析技术的研究

以木本植物杨树(Populus sp.)和核桃(Juglans regia L.)为材料,对内源生长素免疫胶体金定位技术在固定、烤片、免疫染色、显色等关键环节进行了改进优化与验证.结果显示,优化后适合木本植物定位方法的主要技术要点是:在染色中,通过采用尿素-胰蛋白酶联合消化技术和增加牛血清白蛋白处理大大地改善了抗原修复结果,提高了染色的敏感性和特异性.利用优化后的方法对核桃幼胚和杨树嫩茎诱导生根过程中的吲哚乙酸(IAA)进行定位研究,发现杨树试管嫩茎生根过程中,形成层及周缘维管束有很强的IAA信号,核桃子叶生根中,胚中有很强的IAA信号,胚根中有半圆形、胚芽中有>"形强信号区,胚轴信号较弱,胚根信号最强.研究表明,与传统免疫染色方法相比,优化后的方法对木本植物生长素定位具有敏感性高,特异性强,银颗粒明显,背景清晰,耗时少等特点.