父本剥夺对子代棕色田鼠同性间行为及相关脑区神经元活性的影响

为探究父本剥夺对子代棕色田鼠(Microtus mandarinus)同性间行为及相关脑区神经元活性的影响,本实验观察了父本缺失子代棕色田鼠成年后社会互作实验和相关脑区Fos蛋白的表达情况。社会互作实验结果显示,与雄性对照组相比,雄性父本剥夺组田鼠对另一雄性个体的探究和聚团行为显著减少(P0.01);与雌性对照组相比,雌性父本剥夺组田鼠对另一雌性个体的探究行为有减少的趋势,对视和自饰行为显著减少(P0.05);但父本剥夺组雌雄棕色田鼠静止时间均显著增加(P0.05)。免疫组织化学结果显示,通过短暂社会互作后,与雄性对照组相比,父本剥夺组雄性在终纹床核(bed nucleus of the stria terminalis,BST)、杏仁中央核(central nucleus of the amygdale,Ce)和室旁核(paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus,PVN)Fos阳性神经元数量显著增加(P0.01);与雌性对照组相比,父本剥夺组雌性在终纹床核(BST)和室旁核(PVN)阳性神经元数量也极显著增加(P0.01)。综上,父本剥夺可能导致幼仔成年后社会性和活动性下降,并可能增加成年后应激反应相关脑区的神经元活性。     

不同能量供需下雌性棕色田鼠胃运动的变化

用PowerLab/8sp生理信号采集分析系统记录哺乳雌鼠、禁食1d和3d雌鼠及正常对照雌鼠胃内压、胃收缩幅值及收缩频率,以研究在不同能量需求与供应状态下,棕色田鼠(Lasiopodomys mandarinus)胃运动的适应性变化。结果显示,禁食组和哺乳期雌鼠的胃内压及胃收缩幅值均显著高于正常对照雌鼠组(P0.05),禁食组胃内压、胃收缩幅值较哺乳组有所下降,且禁食3d组胃内压明显下降(P0.05)。说明在不同生理状态下,能量需求与供应不同,消化道活动发生适应性变化,且消化道生理功能变化与能量胁迫程度相关。     

在职中年人群胆道结石的相关因素分析

目的:探讨在职的40～60岁人群胆囊结石形成的相关因素,为该人群提供降低健康风险、改变不良行为的健康教育信息.方法:随机抽样632个体检人员.采用问卷调查、体重测量、身高测量、胆道B超和空腹血糖、血脂检查.经过统计学处理分析与上述因素的关系,,结果:调查的应答率为88.7%.胆石症患病率为7.55%.在危险因素中性剐、体重指数、血脂和进餐间隔时胆结石的影响较大.结论:胆结石的形成是多因素作用的结果,其中性别、体重指数、血脂和进餐间隔对胆结石形成影响较大.     

省藤属11种棕榈藤亲缘关系的AFLP分析

分别对棕榈科11种省藤属植物的基因组总DNA进行EcoRⅠ+TaqⅠ与EcoRⅠ+PstⅠ限制性双酶切,采用AFLP标记技术分析其亲缘关系.用12对引物对11种棕榈藤的30个代表植株进行选择性扩增,共得到扩增谱带998条,其中多态条带981条,多态性带达98.3%.用MEGA 4.0软件中p-distance计算结果显示,11种棕榈藤30份样本间的遗传距离在0.050～0.391之间,平均为0.297;当遗传距离为0.15时,11种棕榈藤可聚为4个组;第Ⅰ组包括直立省藤、滇南省藤、杖藤、小省藤、勐腊鞭藤、长鞭藤、褐鞘省藤共7个种,第Ⅱ组仅有云南省藤1个种,第Ⅲ组由宽刺藤和泽生藤2个种构成,第Ⅳ组仅含省藤一种,可能为新种.AFLP检测结果表明,以形态特征为依据所划分的鞭轴亚属(Rhachicirrus)植物单独聚为一类;而原始省藤亚属(Protocalamus)和省藤亚属(Calamus)两个亚属的物种在整个聚类图上互相交叉渗透,各亚属植物未能独立成组;省藤亚属植物种之间遗传分化程度较高.因此,省藤属植物之间的亲缘关系和分亚属的标准、依据还需更深入地研究.     

Spatial and temporal population genetic survey of Bulinus globosus from Zanzibar: an intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium

In Zanzibar, the freshwater hermaphroditic snail Bulinus globosus is the intermediate host of the human parasite Schistosoma haematobium . To shed light on the patterns of genetic variation within Bu. globosus , variation at six polymorphic microsatellite loci was assessed to quantify spatial genetic structure within eight populations and temporal changes in a further four populations of the snails. Limited genetic variation was observed within populations, possibly reflecting both partial-selfing and fluctuations in population size. Although a statistically significant heterozygote deficiency was observed, Bu. globosus appears to be a preferential out-crosser, which was consistent with the absence of genotypic linkage disequilibria. Genetic variation across populations was substantial, illustrating significant isolation-by-distance on a regional scale and that gene flow was restricted to nearby populations. The temporal survey showed that levels of genetic variation and inbreeding changed over a 1-year period, consistent with field observations of seasonal change. The results strongly support a snail demographic model of population expansion and contraction throughout the year with habitats re-colonized by aestivating or surviving snails from local refugia. This model might help explain co-evolution of snails and schistosomes in Zanzibar as local populations of Bu. globosus have varying degrees of susceptibility to S. haematobium .