Evaluating the effect of ginsenoside Rg1 on CPF-induced brain injury in mice via PI3k/AKT pathway

Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) have long been used extensively on agricultural land and can lead to significant improvements in crop yields. Due to occupational exposure, humans are exposed to pesticides through dermal contact, inhalation, and ingestion. The effects of OPs on the organism are currently studied for their effects on livers, kidneys, hearts, blood indicators, neurotoxicity, and teratogenic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic effects, while studies in the direction of brain tissue damage have not been reported in detail. Previous reports have confirmed that ginsenoside Rg1 is a prominent and representative tetracyclic triterpenoid derivative rich in ginseng and has good neuroprotective activity. Considering that, the aim of this study was to establish a mouse model of brain tissue injury by using the OP-type pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) and to explore the therapeutic effects and possible molecular mechanisms of Rg1. Mice in the experimental group were pre-protected with Rg1 by gavage for 1 week, and brain tissue damage was induced using CPF (5 mg/kg for 1 week) to assess the effect of Rg1 (80 and 160 mg/kg for 3 weeks) in alleviating brain damage. Morris water maze and histopathological analysis were performed to assess cognitive function and pathological changes in the mouse brain, respectively. Protein expression levels of Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase-3, Cl-Cas-3, Caspase-9, Cl-Cas-9, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), phosphorylated-PI3K, protein kinase B (AKT), and phosphorylated-AKT were quantified by protein blotting analysis. Rg1 obviously restored CPF-induced oxidative stress damage in mouse brain tissue, increased the levels of antioxidant parameters (total superoxide dismutase, total antioxidative capacity, and glutathione) in the brain, and significantly reduced the overexpression of apoptosis-related proteins induced by CPF. At the same time, Rg1 also markedly attenuated the histopathological changes in the brain induced by CPF exposure. Mechanistically, Rg1 could effectively activate the phosphorylation of PI3K/AKT. Furthermore, molecular docking studies revealed a stronger binding capacity between Rg1 and PI3K. Rg1 attenuated neurobehavioural alterations and reduced lipid peroxidation in the mouse brain to a great extent. Apart from that, Rg1 administration improved brain histopathology in CPF-induced rats. All results suggest that ginsenoside Rg1 has potential antioxidant effects on CPF-induced oxidative brain injury, and it is evident that Rg1 could be used as a promising therapeutic strategy for the study of brain injury from OP poisoning.     

南海南沙海域沉积物中可培养微生物及其多样性分析

【目的】为了从南沙海域中分离获得微生物菌种资源,【方法】本文通过沉积物采样、可培养菌分离及16S rRNA鉴定,【结果】从22个站点的沉积物样品中获得349株细菌,分属于87个种。发现产芽孢细菌分布最广,并在10个站点的分离株中占多数;它们是Bacillus,Halobacillus,Brevibacillus,Paenibacillus,Pontibacillus和Thalassobacillus。其中芽孢杆菌（Bacillus）无论在数量上还是种类上都最多,分别属于34种,其中有8个可能的新种。此外,g-Proteobacteria是分离率较高的另一亚群;其中,假单胞菌（Pseudomonas）,海杆菌（Marinobacter）,食烷菌（Alcanivorax）属的细菌最多。统计还发现,在深度750~2000 m之间,低GC含量的细菌最丰富,而深度2000 m以下,分离株则全部为g-Proteobacteria。【结论】南沙沉积物可培养微生物中产芽孢细菌及 g-Proteobacteria比较丰富;其中,产芽孢细菌的多样性最高,具有进一步研究开发价值。     

Comparative proteomics of human monkeypox and vaccinia intracellular mature and extracellular enveloped virions.

Orthopoxviruses are among the largest and most complex of the animal viruses. In response to the recent emergence of monkeypox in Africa and the threat of smallpox bioterrorism, two orthopoxviruses with different pathogenic potentials, human monkeypox virus and vaccinia virus, were proteomically compared with the goal of identifying proteins required for pathogenesis. Orthopoxviruses were grown in HeLa cells to two different viral forms (intracellular mature virus and extracellular enveloped virus), purified by sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation, denatured using RapiGest surfactant, and digested with trypsin. Unfractionated samples and strong cation exchange HPLC fractions were analyzed by high-resolution reversed-phase nano-LC-MS/MS, and analyses of the MS/MS spectra using SEQUEST and X! Tandem resulted in the confident identification of hundreds of monkeypox, vaccinia, and copurified host-cell proteins. The unfractionated samples were additionally analyzed by LC-MS using an LTQ-Orbitrap, and the accurate mass and elution time tag approach was used to perform quantitative comparisons. Possible pathophysiological roles of differentially abundant Orthopoxvirus proteins are discussed. Data, processed results, and protocols are available at http://www.proteomicsresource.org/.     

奶牛乳房炎抗性候选基因的研究进展

乳房炎是奶业生产中的一种常见病,发病率很高,每年给世界各国奶牛饲养者造成严重的经济损失。乳房炎的影响因素很多,但遗传因素对其起着重要作用。综述了乳铁蛋白基因、MHC/BoLA基因、ToLL样受体家族基因、趋化性细胞因子受体基因、牛锌指蛋白313基因、β-防御素基因和热休克蛋白70基因等奶牛乳房炎抗性候选基因的研究现状。     

不同季节鹅喉羚昼间行为时间分配特征

2007 年11 月至2008 年10 月在新疆卡拉麦里山有蹄类野生动物保护区研究了鹅喉羚的昼间行为时间分配,共观察鹅喉羚有效个体1 917 只,采集行为数据时间319.5 h,将鹅喉羚的昼间行为分为采食、移动、警戒、休息和“其它”5 类。结果表明:春季雌性5 种行为分配时间所占比例分别为67.5%、2.5%、2.7%、25.9%、1.4%,雄性分别为63.5%、3.4%、4.3%、27.5%、1.3%; 夏季,雌性:43.7%、7.7%、5.6%、42.1%、1.0%; 雄性:51.9%、1.7%、3.1%、41.4%、1.9%; 秋季,雌性:66.3%、5.1%、4.3%、23.6%、0.7%;雄性:68.9%、6.0%、4.2%、20.7%、0.3%;冬季,雌性:68.0%、5.0%、7.0%、19.6%、0.4%;雄性:29.6%、20.6%、19.2%、29.3%、1.3%。采用卡方检验、秩和检验、方差分析比较同季节不同性别各自行为时间分配、同季节雌雄间行为时间分配、同性别不同季节的行为时间分配。结果表明:四季中雌雄各自5 种行为的时间分配均存在显著差异(P>0.05);比较两性间行为时间分配发现,在春夏季,雌雄间各行为时间分配无差异(P>0.05),秋季移动差异显著(P < 0. 05),而冬季5 种行为间均差异显著(P<0.05);季节因素对雌雄行为时间分配的影响显著。鹅喉羚以特定的行为时间分配模式适应季节更替或变化的生理周期,如温度、性别、水分状况、繁殖期、哺乳期等,满足能量及营养需求。     

口腔乳酸杆菌的分离及其益生特性

[目的]从口腔环境中筛选具有潜在益生特性的乳酸杆菌,用于防治口腔疾病的益生菌疗法.[方法]利用选择性培养基从健康志愿者的唾液和牙菌斑样品中筛选得到乳酸杆菌,然后验证他们对龋齿致病菌变异链球菌生长的抑制作用.同时考察分离得到的微生物是否具有可以定植或在口腔环境中生存的特性.[结果]本研究从牙菌斑样品中分离得到一株发酵乳杆菌Y29.该菌能够抑制变异链球菌的生长,并有自聚集和与其他口腔微生物共聚集形成生物膜的能力.此外,发酵乳杆菌Y29可耐受1.0 mg/mL溶菌酶和140μg/g过氧化氢,有利于其在可能含有多种抑菌物质的口腔动态环境中生存.[结论]发酵乳杆菌Y29在防治龋齿和保证口腔健康方面具有潜在的益生特性.     

百日咳杆菌去内毒素及保护性抗原的纯化

内毒素(Endotoxin,简称ET)是百日咳全菌苗(Bordetellapertussis vaccine)产生副作用的主要毒素之一,且不易除去。现有的分离方法,如蔗糖密度梯度离心法,较繁琐,成本高。本文采用Sepha-cryl S-300凝胶层折法可以简便有效的去除大部分内毒素。初步毒素试验结果表明:已达到日本生物制品规格的要求。两种保护性抗原FHA和LPF-HA也得到进一步分离纯化,为今后研制高效的百日咳组分菌苗提供了实验条件。     

三种蚜虫对植物挥发性次生物质触角电位反应的比较研究(英语)

用触角电位法研究了大豆蚜、棉蚜和桃蚜对39种挥发性次生化合物的反应,结果如下:1)绿叶气味化合物及其异构体的去极化电压远强于萜烯类;具有6个碳原子的醇类和醛类是最有活性的化合物.2)大豆蚜和棉蚜对醛类和脂类的反应要比对相应的醇类强,这与桃蚜的实验结果刚好相反.3)蚜虫嗅觉系统所显示的活性与刺激化合物的结构有关,醇类和醛类刺激所引起的EAG饱和的要比不饱和的强.4)大豆春迁蚜对萜烯衍生物(醇、醛、脂)的触角电位反应高于棉蚜,而对萜烃化合物的反应刚好相反.5)各种化合物引起的EAG峰形不同;牛儿醇、癸醇和香茅醇刺激所引起的波形回复最慢,而在直链饱和醇中随着碳原子数的增加而回复速度减慢.     

汞在微生物中的跨膜运输机制研究进展

甲基汞是一种强亲脂性、高神经毒性的有机汞化合物,可以通过生物富集或生物放大造成人类甲基汞暴露。环境中甲基汞的产生主要是厌氧微生物所调控的无机汞的甲基化。主流观点认为厌氧微生物对汞的甲基化是一种细胞内反应,因此,甲基汞的产生速率不仅与环境中具有汞甲基化能力的厌氧微生物的存在与活性相关,同时也与无机汞在微生物细胞中的跨膜运输过程有着重要联系。要明确无机汞经微生物甲基化的机制,就必须了解无机汞被微生物细胞生物吸收的过程,即无机汞在微生物中的跨膜运输路径。目前研究认为该过程主要有Mer抗汞操纵子转运体系、被动扩散、促进扩散和主动运输4种路径。本综述主要围绕无机汞被微生物细胞生物吸收的这4种路径展开,将系统介绍科学界对这4种路径的最新研究进展,并对相关研究进行展望,指出无机汞经促进扩散或主动运输进入到微生物细胞内将是未来研究的重点。