橡胶树EST-SSR标记的开发与应用

通过对橡胶树10 778条EST序列进行拼接, 共得到Unigene 3 090条, 从中发掘出分布于353条Unigene的430个EST-SSR位点, SSR发生频率为11.42%, 平均分布距离为3.93 kb。在橡胶树EST-SSR中, 二核苷酸和三核苷酸重复是主要的重复类型, 分别占63.49%、32.09%。TC/AG、CT/GA和CTT/GAA、AAG/TTC、AGA/TCT是二、三核苷酸的优势重复类型。利用PRIMER5.0设计引物148对, 随机挑选21对引物进行合成, 并用其中15对扩增较好的引物, 通过变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶结合银染的方法对44个橡胶树无性系进行了遗传多样性检测, 构建了聚类分析树状图。研究结果表明, 从橡胶树EST中开发SSR标记是有效、可行的, 文章所开发的EST-SSR引物可用于橡胶树遗传分析研究。     

Influenza in Outpatient ILI Case-Patients in National Hospital-Based Surveillance,Bangladesh, 2007–2008

Background

Recent population-based estimates in a Dhaka low-income community suggest that influenza was prevalent among children. To explore the epidemiology and seasonality of influenza throughout the country and among all age groups, we established nationally representative hospital-based surveillance necessary to guide influenza prevention and control efforts.

Methodolgy/Principal Findings

We conducted influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory illness sentinel surveillance in 12 hospitals across Bangladesh during May 2007–December 2008. We collected specimens from 3,699 patients, 385 (10%) which were influenza positive by real time RT-PCR. Among the sample-positive patients, 192 (51%) were type A and 188 (49%) were type B. Hemagglutinin subtyping of type A viruses detected 137 (71%) A/H1 and 55 (29%) A/H3, but no A/H5 or other novel influenza strains. The frequency of influenza cases was highest among children aged under 5 years (44%), while the proportions of laboratory confirmed cases was highest among participants aged 11–15 (18%). We applied kriging, a geo-statistical technique, to explore the spatial and temporal spread of influenza and found that, during 2008, influenza was first identified in large port cities and then gradually spread to other parts of the country. We identified a distinct influenza peak during the rainy season (May–September).

Conclusions/Significance

Our surveillance data confirms that influenza is prevalent throughout Bangladesh, affecting a wide range of ages and causing considerable morbidity and hospital care. A unimodal influenza seasonality may allow Bangladesh to time annual influenza prevention messages and vaccination campaigns to reduce the national influenza burden. To scale-up such national interventions, we need to quantify the national rates of influenza and the economic burden associated with this disease through further studies.     

He-Ne激光对小麦ROP GTPase经增强UV-B辐射造成的损伤的修复研究

采用He-Ne激光辐照对增强UV-B辐射后小麦幼苗ROP GTPase损伤修复作用进行了研究。采用了SDS-PAGE电泳法检测各组ROP GTPase的含量和激光共聚焦显微镜对小麦微丝进行FITC荧光强度标记的测定。研究结果表明：经增强UV-B辐射后,小麦幼苗的Rop GTPase含量降低,LCSM扫描细胞原生质体形状发生改变,细胞骨架受到破坏,其被标记的荧光变暗,强度减弱,在整个UV-B处理期间均低于对照组（CK）,再以He-Ne激光处理后,其含量,形状和强度均有所提高,但仍低于对照组。由此说明,UV-B辐射能使小麦幼苗的Rop GTPase含量下降,微丝骨架受到破坏,一定剂量的激光对UV-B辐射后小麦的蛋白含量和细胞骨架有一定修复作用。Rop GTPase参与了微丝骨架重组的过程。     

Drought reduces floral resources for pollinators

Climate change is predicted to result in increased occurrence and intensity of drought in many regions worldwide. By increasing plant physiological stress, drought is likely to affect the floral resources (flowers, nectar and pollen) that are available to pollinators. However, little is known about impacts of drought at the community level, nor whether plant community functional composition influences these impacts. To address these knowledge gaps, we investigated the impacts of drought on floral resources in calcareous grassland. Drought was simulated using rain shelters and the impacts were explored at multiple scales and on four different experimental plant communities varying in functional trait composition. First, we investigated the effects of drought on nectar production of three common wildflower species (Lathyrus pratensis, Onobrychis viciifolia and Prunella vulgaris). In the drought treatment, L. pratensis and P. vulgaris had a lower proportion of flowers containing nectar and O. viciifolia had fewer flowers per raceme. Second, we measured the effects of drought on the diversity and abundance of floral resources across plant communities. Drought reduced the abundance of floral units for all plant communities, irrespective of functional composition, and reduced floral species richness for two of the communities. Functional diversity did not confer greater resistance to drought in terms of maintaining floral resources, probably because the effects of drought were ubiquitous across component plant communities. The findings indicate that drought has a substantial impact on the availability of floral resources in calcareous grassland, which will have consequences for pollinator behaviour and populations.     

血管活性药物对冷暴露实验动物肢端皮肤温度的调节作用

目的:在冷暴露实验动物模型上,评价盐酸哌唑嗪(Pra)和消旋山莨菪碱(Ani)对大鼠、小鼠肢端皮肤温度的调节作用。方法:将80只大鼠随机分为8组,室温下灌胃给药,60 min后放入指定温度(5℃、18℃)环境中冷暴露,并于给药后180 min和300 min使用红外摄像仪测定实验动物尾部近心端1/3处的皮肤温度,观察皮肤温度的变化,评价药效。结果:单独使用Pra对大鼠肢端皮肤温度无影响,对小鼠肢端皮肤温度提高效果较差;而单独使用Ani对大鼠和小鼠肢端皮肤温度均无提高作用;两药联用后实验动物尾温得到显著提高,且具有一定剂量依赖性。结论:Pra和Ani联用能有效提高冷暴露大鼠、小鼠的肢端皮肤温度,并且不会降低体心温度。     

Late‐life exercise mitigates skeletal muscle epigenetic aging

There are functional benefits to exercise in muscle, even when performed late in life, but the contributions of epigenetic factors to late‐life exercise adaptation are poorly defined. Using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS), ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and mitochondrial‐specific examination of methylation, targeted high‐resolution methylation analysis, and DNAge™ epigenetic aging clock analysis with a translatable model of voluntary murine endurance/resistance exercise training (progressive weighted wheel running, PoWeR), we provide evidence that exercise may mitigate epigenetic aging in skeletal muscle. Late‐life PoWeR from 22–24 months of age modestly but significantly attenuates an age‐associated shift toward promoter hypermethylation. The epigenetic age of muscle from old mice that PoWeR‐trained for eight weeks was approximately eight weeks younger than 24‐month‐old sedentary counterparts, which represents ~8% of the expected murine lifespan. These data provide a molecular basis for exercise as a therapy to attenuate skeletal muscle aging.     

CSPGs在大鼠脊髓损伤后的表达及其与GFAP的关系

目的:观察脊髓损伤后CSPGs的表达及其与GFAP的关系。方法:成年雄性SD大鼠25只,随机分为对照组和损伤组,损伤组分脊髓挤压损伤后0h、72h、1w、4w组,运用免疫荧光双重染色方法观察CSPGs与GFAP的表达。结果:挤压伤后损伤部位的CSPGs和GFAP的表达均增高,但二者的变化趋势并不一样。其中CSPGs从损伤后表达开始增高,此后一直增加,并在1w至4w时逐渐稳定,主要分布逐渐集中于损伤部位;星形胶质细胞的免疫反应也逐渐增加,其分布逐渐集中于损伤区域的边缘,逐渐形成胶质瘢痕界膜。损伤1w至4w,损伤区域内几乎没有了星形胶质细胞表达,但仍留有大量的CSPGs。结论:早期抑制星形胶质细胞分泌CSPGs,可以防止在损伤部位沉积大量的CSPGs,从而减小其对再生纤维的抑制作用。     

硬基网柄菌Dictyostelium firmibasis生活史的研究

本文研究了网柄细胞状黏菌中国新记录种硬基网柄菌Dictyostelium firmibasis从孢子-黏变形体-细胞集群-假原质团-成熟孢堆果的无性生活循环过程。结果表明：该种细胞状黏菌孢子萌发至少需要8h,孢子萌发释放出具有不规则形状的黏变形体,黏变形体无色并进行不规则的高速运动;黏变形体细胞集群为典型的辐射状;孢堆果对光极为敏感,在成熟发育期微弱的光刺激便会导致子实体生长畸形或停止生长并死亡;从集群开始形成到孢堆果成熟持续约12-14h,完成一个完整的生活史循环约需36-38h。