大肠杆菌编码区碱基片段的分析研究

对大肠杆菌1231个编码开始区域和1307个编码终止区域内的6碱基片段、4碱基片段和3碱基片段进行了统计,发现绝大多数4碱基和3碱基模式出现在盯对频率小于2的范围之内;在这两个区域中,出现最多的碱基片段是多聚A;编码开始区域和编码终止区域的碱基构成模式有明显区别;编码开始区域里GGA类的稀有片段恰恰是SD区域最偏好的碱基片段;以TAG或CTA构造的3碱基模式为编码开始区和编码终止区的禁用模式。     

微卫星座位对实验动物beagle犬的遗传分析

目的对美国进口、广州自养beagle犬基因组中存在的微卫星结构进行分析,研究其群体的微卫星多态性,以此探索在分子水平上对作为实验动物的beagle犬进行检测。方法通过微卫星分子标记技术进行遗传背景分析,并结合微卫星位点测序结果,研究DNA分子特征。结果在研究位点上共发现6个复等位基因,进口犬群体共有6个等位基因片段,自养犬群体共有5个等位基因片段,根据基因型计算各群体等位基因频率,由相关公式计算杂合度、群体多态信息含量(PIC)、基因纯合率、基因分化系数。结论两群体的杂合度、PIC值均较高(分别为0.7010、0.6747和0.7876、0.7515),基因分化系数很低(0.021),表明两群体没有形成明显的独立群。     

Impact of allelopathic rice seedlings on rhizospheric microbial populations and their functional diversity

Field performance of rice allelopathic potential is indirectly regulated by the microflora in the rhizosphere. The present study aimed to investigate the dynamics of microbial populations and their functional diversities in the seedling rhizospheres of rice cultivars with varied allelopathic activities by employing agar plate bioassay, fumigation and BIOLOG analysis. Rice cultivars significantly affected the microbial carbon content in their associated rhizospheric soil. The microbial carbon contents were ranked in a decreasing order as Iguape Cateto (441.0 mg·kg^–1) > IAC47 (389.7 mg·kg^–1) > PI312777 (333.2 mg·kg^–1) > Lemont (283.8 mg·kg^–1) with the nil-rice control soil of 129.3 mg·kg^–1. Similarly, the respiration rate of the soils was 1.404, 1.019, 0.671 and 0.488 μgC·g^–1· h^–1 for PI312777, Iguape Cateto, IAC47 and Lemont, respectively. The respiration rate was only 0.304 μ gC·g^–1·h^–1 for the control soil. The microbial flora in the rhizospheric soil of different rice cultivars was dominated by bacteria (58.4%–65.6%), followed by actinomycete (32.2%–39.4%) and fungi (2.2%–2.8%). BIOLOG analysis showed that the value of Average Well Color Development (AWCD) differed significantly among rice cultivars. It was always the highest in the rhizospheric soil of the strongly allelopathic rice cv. PI312777, and the lowest in the rhizospheric soil of the poorly allelopathic rice cv. Lemont. The AWCD value reached the maximum in all the sampled soils after 144 hours of incubation. The AWCD values from the rhizospheric soils of PI312777, IAC47, Iguape Cateto and Lemont were 1.89, 1.79, 1.60 and 1.43 times higher than that of the control soil. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identified 3 principal component factors (PCF) in relation to carbon sources, accounting for 70.1%, 11.3% and 7.0% of the variation, respectively. 19 categories of carbon sources were significantly positively correlated to the 3 principal components. Phenolic acids, carbohydrates, amino acids and amides were significantly correlated to the principal component 1, phenolic acids, carbohydrates and fatty acids to the principal component 2, and carbohydrates and hydroxylic acids to the principal component 3. Amino acids and amides were the two main carbon sources separating the 3 principal component factors. In addition, the total microbial population in the rhizospheric soil was significantly positively correlated with AWCD, microbial biomass carbon, microbial respiration and Shannon index. There was a significantly positive correlation between the total microbial population and the inhibition rate (IR) on the root length of lettuce owing to the different allelopathic activities of the rice cultivars. These results suggest that changes in microbial population, activity and functional diversity in the rhizospheres are highly cultivar-dependent. These changes might play an important role in governing the rice allelopathic activity in the field.     

Paradoxical effects of a stress signal on pro- and anti-apoptotic machinery in HTLV-1 tax expressing cells

Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) are associated with Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection. The viral transactivator, Tax is able to mediate the cell cycle progression by targeting key regulators of the cell cycle such as p21/waf1, p16/ink4a, p53, cyclins D1-3/cdk complexes, and the mitotic spindle checkpoint MAD apparatus, thereby deregulating cellular DNA damage and checkpoint control. Genome expression profiling of infected cells exemplified by the development of DNA microarrays represents a major advance in genome-wide functional analysis. Utilizing cDNA microarray analysis, we have observed an apparent opposing and paradoxical regulatory network of host cell gene expression upon the introduction of DNA damage stress signal. We find the apparent induction of cell cycle inhibitors, and pro- as well as anti-apoptotic gene expression is directly linked to whether cells are at either G1, S, or G2/M phases of the cell cycle. Specifically, a G1/S block is induced by p21/waf1 and p16/ink4a, while pro-apoptotic expression at S, and G2/M is associated with caspase activation, and anti-apoptotic gene expression is associated with up regulation of Bcl-2 family member, namely bfl-1 gene. Therefore, the microarray results indicating expression of both pro- and anti-apoptotic genes could easily be explained by the particular stage of the cell cycle. Mechanism and the functional outcome of induction for both pathways are discussed.     

Association of interleukin-13 SNP rs1800925 with allergic rhinitis risk: A meta-analysis based on 1,411 cases and 3169 controls

Studies investigating the association between interleukin-13 (IL-13) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1800925 and allergic rhinitis risk have reported conflicting results. The aim of the present study was to conduct a meta-analysis assessing the possible association of IL-13 SNP rs1800925 with allergic rhinitis risk. The relevant studies were identified through a search of PubMed, Embase, ISI Web of Knowledge and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure until December 2011 and selected on the basis of the established inclusion criteria for publications. Five studies were included in the present meta-analysis (1411 cases and 3169 controls). The combined results based on all studies showed that IL-13 SNP rs1800925 was not associated with increased allergic rhinitis risk (T versus C: odds ratio (OR)=1.06, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.94-1.20; C/T versus C/C: OR=1.12, 95% CI=0.97-1.29; T/T versus C/C: OR=1.00, 95% CI=0.69-1.44; C/T+T/T versus CC: OR=1.10, 95% CI=0.96-1.27; T/T versus C/C+C/T: OR=0.91, 95% CI=0.64-1.31). This meta-analysis supported that IL-13 SNP rs1800925 was not associated with allergic rhinitis.     

非洛地平缓释片对轻中度原发性高血压患者的降压疗效和对脉搏波速度的影响，

目的：探讨非洛地平缓释片对轻中度原发性高血压患者的降压疗效和对脉搏波速度的影响。方法：根据纳入标准选取我院260例原发性高血压患者,按计划方案给予非洛地平缓释片口服治疗。观察患者入院后、治疗2周末、14周末降压疗效及脉搏波传导速度的改变情况,并进行对比分析。结果：本组研究中接受治疗研究者共260例,其所有受检者在治疗2、6、10、14周后血压水平均有不同程度改善,与基线比较差异明显,有统计学意义（P〈0,01）。脉搏波变化分析所有受试者脉搏波速度变化分析,基线脉搏波速度为（10．9±2．4）m／s,经过治疗后2周、14周基线脉搏波速度为（10．3±2．1）m／s,差异明显具有统计学意义（P〈0．01）;心率变化分析表明非洛地平缓释片在降压同时对心率影响不大,安全性评价表示,接受治疗期间曾有68例发生不良事件,占总数26．2％。笔者认为与药物无关,且均为轻度,经过适当处理后均缓解,对本研究无影响。结论：非洛地平缓释片降压效果良好,可同时降低颈动脉．股动脉脉搏波传导速度,改善大动脉僵硬度。     

Replication of genome-wide association studies on asthma and allergic diseases in Korean adult population

Allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis are heterogeneous diseases characterized by multiple symptoms and phenotypes. Recent advancements in genetic study enabled us to identify disease associated genetic factors. Numerous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revealed multiple associated loci for allergic diseases. However, the majority of previous studies have been conducted in populations of European ancestry. Moreover, the associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with allergic diseases have not been studied amongst the large-scale general Korean population. Herein, we performed the replication study to validate the previous variants, known to be associated with allergic diseases, in the Korean population. In this study, we categorized three allergic related phenotypes, one allergy and two asthma related phenotypes, based on self-reports of physician diagnosis and their symptoms from 8,842 samples. As a result, we found nominally significant associations of 6 SNPs with at least one allergic related phenotype in the Korean population.     

Detection of proteins and bacteria using an array of feedback capacitance sensors

An integrated array of micron-dimension capacitors, originally developed for biometric applications (fingerprint identification), was engineered for detection of biological agents such as proteins and bacteria. This device consists of an array of 93,184 (256 x 364) individual capacitor-based sensing elements located underneath a thin (0.8 microm) layer of glass. This glass layer can be functionalized with organosilane-based monolayers to provide groups amenable for the immobilization of bioreceptors such as antibodies, enzymes, peptides, aptamers, and nucleotides. Upon functionalization with antibodies and in conjunction with signal amplification schemes that result in perturbation of the dielectric constant around the captured antigens, this system can be used as a detector of biological agents. Two signal amplification schemes were tested in this work: one consisted of 4 microm diameter latex immunobeads and a second one was based on colloidal gold catalyzed reduction of silver. These signal amplification approaches were demonstrated and show that this system is capable of specific detection of bacteria (Escherichia coli) and proteins (ovalbumin). The present work shows proof-of-principle demonstration that a simple fingerprint detector based on feedback capacitance measurements can be implemented as a biosensor. The approach presented could be easily expanded to simultaneously test for a large number of analytes and multiple samples given that this device has a large number of detectors. The device and required instrumentation is highly portable and does not require expensive and bulky instrumentation because it relies purely on electronic detection.     

微生物检测技术在动物细菌性疫病诊断中的研究进展

动物细菌性疾病一直是困扰我国兽医临床和畜禽健康养殖的一大难题,细菌性疾病的传播能力及耐药性变异能力使临床用药举步维艰,而不合理用药导致的药物残留问题,不仅危害动物和人类健康,也给养殖户造成巨大经济损失。动物细菌性疫病的快速诊断是阻断细菌传播的先决条件之一,也是制定合理用药方案的基础。微生物检测方法是动物细菌性疫病快速诊断的主要技术手段。传统的微生物检测技术仍是现阶段的主流方法。然而,随着细菌不断变异,生存环境不断变化,传统方法不足以应对细菌变异多样、抗菌药物匮乏的当下。不断革新的微生物检测技术也随科技发展产生了许多满足临床需求的新兴技术,不仅可以快速诊断动物细菌性疾病,区分活死细菌数量,也能直观的反应细菌与药物的相互作用。本文从传统的检测手段到基于核酸、蛋白质、细菌光谱特性等更加快速、精确的检测技术进行了系统总结,同时也拓展并提出了宿主导向用药方案的临床微生物检测需求,对于微生物检测技术的综述为临床诊断动物细菌性疫病提供了方法,为兽医临床精准用药提供最佳方案。