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Susannah S. French Timothy J. Greives Devin A. Zysling Emily M. Chester Gregory E. Demas 《Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society》2009,276(1675):4003-4011
The primary goal of virtually all organisms is to produce genetic offspring, thereby passing on their genes to future generations. Offspring production, however, is limited by available resources within an environment. Moreover, distributing sufficient energy among competing physiological systems is challenging and can result in trade-offs between self-maintenance and offspring investment when resources are limited. In the current study, we tested the hypothesis that the adipose hormone leptin is involved in mediating energetic trade-offs between competing physiological systems. Specifically, we tested the effects of elevated maternal leptin on investment into offspring production versus self maintenance (immune function), in the Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). The current study provides the first evidence that leptin serves as a signal to mothers of available energy resulting in epigenetic effects. Therefore, elevated leptin allows females to retain more embryos to parturition, and rear more offspring to weaning via reduced maternal infanticide. Innate immune response was suppressed seemingly as a result of these enlarged litters, suggesting that the observed fitness increase is not without costs to the mother. Collectively, these findings suggest that leptin plays a critical role in allowing mothers to determine how much energy to invest in the production and care of young versus self-maintenance. 相似文献
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Cecilia PC Soh Alastair SR Donald James Feeney Walter TJ Morgan Winifred M Watkins 《Glycoconjugate journal》1989,6(3):319-332
The tetrasaccharides GalNAcß1-4[NeuAc2-3]Galß1-4Glc and GalNAcß1-4[NeuAc2-3]Galß1-4GlcNAc were synthesised by enzymic transfer of GalNAc from UDP-GalNAc to 3-sialyllactose (NeuAc2-3Galß1-4Glc) and 3-sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine (NeuAc2-3Galß1-4GlcNAc). The structures of the products were established by methylation and1H-500 MHz NMR spectroscopy. In Sda serological tests the product formed with 3-sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine was highly active whereas that formed with 3-sialyllactose had only weak activity. 相似文献
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Bias of some commonly-used time series estimates 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
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Christopher C. Chang Oren Z. Lerman Vishal D. Thanik Carrie L. Scharf Matthew R. Greives Robert J. Schneider Sylvia C. Formenti Pierre B. Saadeh Stephen M. Warren Jamie P. Levine 《Cytokine》2009,48(3):295-302
Blood vessel growth is regulated by angiogenic and angiostatic CXC chemokines, and radiation is a vasculogenic stimulus. We investigated the effect of radiation on endothelial cell chemokine signaling, receptor expression, and migration and apoptosis. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were exposed to a single fraction of 0, 5, or 20 Gy of ionizing radiation (IR). All vasculogenic chemokines (CXCL1–3/5–8) increased 3–13-fold after 5 or 20 Gy IR. 20 Gy induced a marked increase (1.6–4-fold) in angiostatic CXC chemokines. CXCR4 expression increased 3.5 and 7-fold at 48 h after 5 and 20 Gy, respectively. Bone marrow progenitor cell chemotaxis was augmented by conditioned media from cells treated with 5 Gy IR. Whereas 5 Gy markedly decreased intrinsic cell apoptosis (0 Gy = 16% ± 3.6 vs. 5 Gy = 4.5% ± 0.3), 20 Gy increased it (21.4% ± 1.2); a reflection of pro-survival angiogenic chemokine expression. Radiation induces a dose-dependent increase in pro-angiogenic CXC chemokines and CXCR4. In contrast, angiostatic chemokines and apoptosis were induced at higher (20 Gy) radiation doses. Cell migration improved significantly following 5 Gy, but not 20 Gy IR. Collectively, these data suggest that lower doses of IR induce an angiogenic cascade while higher doses produce an angiostatic profile. 相似文献
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Reini W Bretveld Chris MG Thomas Paul TJ Scheepers Gerhard A Zielhuis Nel Roeleveld 《Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E》2006,4(1):30
Some pesticides may interfere with the female hormonal function, which may lead to negative effects on the reproductive system
through disruption of the hormonal balance necessary for proper functioning. Previous studies primarily focused on interference
with the estrogen and/or androgen receptor, but the hormonal function may be disrupted in many more ways through pesticide
exposure. The aim of this review is to give an overview of the various ways in which pesticides may disrupt the hormonal function
of the female reproductive system and in particular the ovarian cycle. Disruption can occur in all stages of hormonal regulation:
1. hormone synthesis; 2. hormone release and storage; 3. hormone transport and clearance; 4. hormone receptor recognition
and binding; 5. hormone postreceptor activation; 6. the thyroid function; and 7. the central nervous system. These mechanisms
are described for effects of pesticide exposure in vitro and on experimental animals in vivo. For the latter, potential effects of endocrine disrupting pesticides on the female reproductive system, i.e. modulation
of hormone concentrations, ovarian cycle irregularities, and impaired fertility, are also reviewed. In epidemiological studies,
exposure to pesticides has been associated with menstrual cycle disturbances, reduced fertility, prolonged time-to-pregnancy,
spontaneous abortion, stillbirths, and developmental defects, which may or may not be due to disruption of the female hormonal
function. Because pesticides comprise a large number of distinct substances with dissimilar structures and diverse toxicity,
it is most likely that several of the above-mentioned mechanisms are involved in the pathophysiological pathways explaining
the role of pesticide exposure in ovarian cycle disturbances, ultimately leading to fertility problems and other reproductive
effects. In future research, information on the ways in which pesticides may disrupt the hormonal function as described in
this review, can be used to generate specific hypotheses for studies on the effects of pesticides on the ovarian cycle, both
in toxicological and epidemiological settings. 相似文献
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R S English J S Lampel TJ Vanden Boom 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》1998,21(4-5):219-224
The introduction of plasmid DNA into germinating spores of an industrially improved strain of Saccharopolyspora erythraea was accomplished by electroporation. Various parameters affecting the efficiency of electroporation were examined. The most
critical factor was the extent of spore germination. Electrocompetence was limited to a 4-h period following the initial emergence
of the germ tube. Electroporation efficiencies as high as 2 × 105 CFU μg−1 of plasmid DNA were obtained using electrocompetent germlings. The optimal field strength was 12–14 kV cm−1 with a pulse duration of 15–20 ms. Electrocompetent germlings were stored at −80°C without a significant decrease in transformation
efficiency. The utility of this protocol was demonstrated by isolating a propionyl-CoA carboxylase mutant through targeted
gene disruption and replacement.
Received 3 April 1998/ Accepted in revised form 28 September 1998 相似文献
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Sequence variations in small-subunit ribosomal RNAs of Hartmannella vermiformis and their phylogenetic implications 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Evidence of associations between free-living amoebas and human disease has
been increasing in recent years. Knowledge about phylogenetic relationships
that may be important for the understanding of pathogenicity in the genera
involved is very limited at present. Consequently, we have begun to study
these relationships and report here on the phylogeny of Hartmannella
vermiformis, a free-living amoeba that can harbor the etiologic agent of
Legionnaires' disease. Our analysis is based on studies of small-subunit
ribosomal RNA genes (srDNA). Nucleotide sequences were determined for
nuclear srDNA from three strains of H. vermiformis isolated from the United
Kingdom, Germany, and the United States. These sequences then were compared
with a sequence previously obtained for a North American isolate by J. H.
Gunderson and M. L. Sogin. The four genes are 1,840 bp long, with an
average GC content of 49.6%. Sequence differences among the strains range
are 0.38%-0.76%. Variation occurs at 19 positions and includes 2
single-base indels plus 14 monotypic and 3 ditypic single-base
substitutions. Variation is limited to eight helix/loop structures
according to a current model for srRNA secondary structure. Parsimony,
distance, and bootstrap analyses used to examine phylogenetic relationships
between the srDNA sequences of H. vermiformis and other eukaryotes
indicated that Hartmannella sequences were most closely related to those of
Acanthamoeba and the alga Cryptomonas. All ditypic sites were consistent
with a separation between European and North American strains of
Hartmannella, but results of other tests of this relationship were
statistically inconclusive.
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