茶新菇菌丝体液体深层发酵研究

以菌丝体生物量为最终发酵目的,利用正交试验的方法,筛选出茶新菇深层发酵培养基最佳配方:玉米粉3%、蛋白胨1%、KH2PO40.3%、MgSO40.1%,初始pH值为6时生物量最大,干重可达18.6～19.0g/L,接种量以增殖期的5%～10%为宜。     

Reproductive capacity of Merino ewes fed a high-salt diet

An option to increase the productivity of saline land is to graze sheep on salt-tolerant plants, which, during the summer/autumn period, can contain 20% to 25% of their dry matter as salt. This study assessed the impact of coping with high dietary salt loads on the reproductive performance of grazing ewes. From the time of artificial insemination until parturition, 2-year-old maiden Merino ewes were fed either a high-salt diet (NaCl 13% of dry matter) or control diet (NaCl 0.5% of dry matter). Pregnancy rates, lamb birth weights, milk composition and the plasma concentrations of hormones related to salt and water balance, and energy metabolism were measured. Leptin and insulin concentrations were lower (1.4 ± 0.09 v. 1.5 ± 0.12 ng/ml; (P < 0.05) and 7.2 ± 0.55 v. 8.2 ± 0.83 ng/ml; P < 0.02) in response to high-salt ingestion as was aldosterone concentration (27 ± 2.7 v. 49 ± 5.4 pg/ml; P < 0.05), presumably to achieve salt and water homeostasis. Arginine vasopressin concentration was not significantly affected by the diets, but plasma concentration of T3 differed during gestation (P < 0.02), resulting in lower concentrations in the high-salt group in the first third of gestation (1.2 ± 0.18 v. 1.3 ± 0.14 pmol/ml) and higher concentrations in the final third of gestation (0.8 ± 0.16 v. 0.6 ± 0.06 pmol/ml). T4 concentration was lower in ewes ingesting high salt for the first two-thirds of pregnancy (162 ± 8.6 v. 212 ± 13 ng/ml; P < 0.001). No substantial effects of high salt ingestion on pregnancy rates, lamb birth weights or milk composition were detected.     

The role of activins and follistatins in skin and hair follicle development and function

Investigations of the signalling between epithelial and mesenchymal compartments of skin during hair follicle initiation in utero and hair cycling have revealed the importance of the TGFβ superfamily in ectodermal organogenesis and morphogenesis. In particular the activins, their receptors and binding proteins such as follistatin, have been shown to be important regulators of cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis in hair follicle initiation, hair cycling, normal skin homeostasis and wound healing. Transgenic mice lacking various components of the activin signalling pathways display varying ectodermal pathologies including altered pelage hair follicle initiation. This review summarises the activin signal transduction pathways and the interactions between activins and other TGFβ signalling systems during hair follicle formation, hair growth cycling, skin function and wound healing.     

Glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60-70% of cases in subjects over 65 years of age. Several postulates have been put forward that relate AD neuropathology to intellectual and functional impairment. These range from free-radical-induced damage, through cholinergic dysfunction, to beta-amyloid-induced toxicity. However, therapeutic strategies aimed at improving the cognitive symptoms of patients via choline supplementation, cholinergic stimulation or beta-amyloid vaccination, have largely failed. A growing body of evidence suggests that perturbations in systems using the excitatory amino acid L-glutamate (L-Glu) may underlie the pathogenic mechanisms of (e.g.) hypoxia-ischemia, epilepsy, and chronic neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's disease and AD. Almost all neurons in the CNS carry the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subtype of ionotropic L-glutamate receptors, which can mediate post-synaptic Ca2+ influx. Excitotoxicity resulting from excessive activation of NMDA receptors may enhance the localized vulnerability of neurons in a manner consistent with AD neuropathology, as a consequence of an altered regional distribution of NMDA receptor subtypes. This review discusses mechanisms for the involvement of the NMDA receptor complex and its interaction with polyamines in the pathogenesis of AD. NMDA receptor antagonists have potential for the therapeutic amelioration of AD.     

Heterocycle-based MMP inhibitors with P2' substituents

Potent and selective inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases was demonstrated for a series of sulfonamide-based hydroxamic acids. The design of the heterocyclic sulfonamides incorporates a six- or seven-member central ring with a P2' substituent that can be modified. Binding interactions of this substituent at the S2' site are believed to contribute to high inhibitory potency against stromelysin, collagenase-3 and gelatinases A and B, and to provide selectivity against collagenase-1 and matrilysin. An X-ray structure of a stromelysin inhibitor complex was obtained to provide insights into the SAR and selectivity trends observed for the series.     

Correlations between intestinal innate immune genes and cecal microbiota highlight potential for probiotic development for immune modulation in poultry

Immune function is influenced by the diversity and stability of the intestinal microbiota. A likely trade-off of immune function for growth has been demonstrated in heavier breeds of poultry that have been genetically selected for growth and feed efficiency traits. We investigated the expression of selected innate immune genes and genes encoding products involved in intestinal barrier function to determine whether function changes could be consistently linked to the phenotypic expression of feed conversion ratio (FCR), a common measure of performance within poultry broiler flocks. In addition, we compared individual cecal microbial composition with innate immune gene expression. Samples were utilised from two replicate trials termed P1E1 and P1E2. High (n = 12) and low (n = 12) performing birds were selected based on their individual FCR data from each replicate and combined for microbiota phylogenetic composition and immune gene expression analysis. Toll-like receptor 1 (TLR1La) and zonula occludens 1 (ZO1) were differentially expressed between high- and low-performing broilers. Several taxa were correlated with FCR; of these, unclassified YS2 and ZO1 were also positively correlated with each other. Interactions between taxa and differentially expressed innate immune genes between P1E1 and P1E2 were much greater compared to relationships between high- and low-performing birds. At the level of phylum, reciprocal correlations between tight junction proteins and Toll-like receptors with Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were evident, as were correlations at the genus level.

     

重金属离子含量对利川莼菜生长的影响

莼菜原产于湖北省利川市,因其富含果胶质而具有极高的营养价值,是中国传统药食两用植物,也是国家一级珍稀濒危水生植物。为更好地保护莼菜这一珍稀植物资源,本研究以利川市高、中、低产莼菜田为研究对象,初步分析田中水和土壤的重金属离子含量对莼菜生长的影响,并了解其生长所需要的部分环境条件。结果显示:三类田的水质都达到了一类水质标准,其中锌离子含量只在高-低产田间表现出显著差异,在高、中产田间,中、低产田间未见显著差异;土壤中重金属离子含量总体处于三级水平,说明累积量较少,土质尚好。同时三类田中水为中性而土壤为偏酸性,且未表现出显著性差异。相关性分析表明水土中重金属离子并未对莼菜生长和产量产生实质影响,研究结果为下一步深入分析重金属离子对莼菜生长的影响机制以及制定资源保护策略奠定了基础。     

早期康复训练及自理能力监测表在肝移植患者术后康复中的应用

目的:研究早期康复训练及监测患者自理能力对肝移植术后康复的影响。方法:选择2011年5月至2012年6月在我院接受肝移植手术的患者60例,按手术先后进行编号,使用随机排列表将患者分为实验组和对照组,每组各30例,对照组应用常规术后宣教和护理模式,室验组应用有针对性的"肝移植术后早期康复训练计划",并采用"自理能力监测表"对患者进行评估。分别比较两组患者的术后康复情况、睡眠和疼痛情况、术后第十日的自理能力以及术后早期并发症的发生。结果:两组患者康复情况比较,首次排气、排便、拔除尿管后首次排尿、首次下床和出院时间都有统计学差异(P0.05)。患者睡眠和疼痛情况比较,患者每日睡眠时间增加,安眠药物使用率明显减少(P0.05),而且术后康复训练没有增加患者术后疼痛的发生。术后第十日的自理能力比较,除自行进食(P0.05)外,自主上下床、自主如厕和自主洗漱三个方面室验组明显比对照组好(P0.05)。两组患者术后早期并发症的发生均无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论:早期康复训练和自理能力监测能有效促进肝移植术后患者的康复进程。     

抗细小病毒B19-VP2单克隆抗体的建立

制备抗细小病毒B19－VP2单克隆抗体,用于检测人血清中的B19抗原,辅助诊断相关疾病;也可用于制备人类细小病毒基因工程疫苗。用纯化的基因工程表达的B19－VP2蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,取免疫小鼠的脾细胞和小鼠骨髓瘤Sp2/0细胞融合,有限稀释法克隆细胞。ELISA及IF证明抗体特异性。克隆筛选出4株细胞,并初步建立了检测B19－VP2抗原的双抗体夹心酶联免疫吸附试验,为双抗体夹心法检测B19抗原为临床相关疾病诊断提供了检测手段。     

耐药结核分枝杆菌的适应性代价与补偿性进化

结核病耐药率的攀升是目前全球结核病防控面临的重大挑战。结核分枝杆菌主要通过其基因组中耐药相关基因发生点突变而获得耐药性。由于耐药相关基因通常具有重要的生理功能,其突变往往会导致结核分枝杆菌自身适应性下降,即产生“适应性代价”。然而,耐药结核分枝杆菌可通过进一步积累其他特定突变来回复其适应性,这种能使其适应性上升的突变称为“补偿性突变”。耐药结核分枝杆菌的补偿性进化被认为是耐药结核病广泛传播与流行的生物学基础。近年来,在结核病分子流行病学和基础研究领域,针对耐药结核分枝杆菌的补偿性进化开展了大量研究。本文从结核分枝杆菌的耐药分子机制、耐药突变的适应性代价与补偿性进化,以及补偿性进化如何影响耐药结核病传播等方面,综述耐药结核分枝杆菌补偿性进化的研究进展。