海洋真菌产油脂中DHA含量的准确快速测定

选用DB-23毛细管色谱柱,设置合适的载气压力,采用气相色谱(GC)分析了海洋真菌中脂肪酸的组成,并对二十二碳六烯酸(DHA)进行了定量分析。测定结果表明:能有效分离37种脂肪酸,分析时间仅需20min,DHA的回收率为96.95%～100.22%,相对标准偏差为1.33%,海洋真菌中DHA的含量为365.78mg/g,相对标准偏差为2.54%。     

Differences in metabolite profile between blood plasma and serum

In metabolomic research, blood plasma and serum have been considered to possess similar compositions and properties. Their perceived equivalence has resulted in researchers choosing arbitrarily between serum and plasma for analysis. Here, routine serum and plasma were prepared and their low-molecular-weight compounds were determined using gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Principal components analysis was applied to process the acquired data, and marked differences in metabolite profiles were observed between serum and plasma. Of the 72 identified compounds, 36 (50%) discriminate serum from plasma, with 29 and 7 metabolites showing a significantly higher abundance (t test, P < 0.05) in serum and plasma, respectively. Incubation of blood had distinct effects on the analyte peak areas, with the effects being more pronounced for plasma than for serum and more pronounced for a shorter incubation than for a longer incubation. These results highlight the importance in choosing serum or plasma as the analytical sample and in stipulating the incubation time. Because incubation affected the analyte peak areas less in serum than in plasma, we recommend serum as the sample of choice in metabolomic studies.     

囊肿去顶减压术是否改善肾功能的动物实验研究

目的:通过模型加压兔子肾脏,监测加压前后肾功能变化,论证压力对肾功能的影响,根据实验结果给多囊肾临床治疗提供借鉴。方法:将成年新西兰兔随机分为三组(A,B,C),A组兔子切除一侧肾脏,另一侧肾脏通过模型固定圆形气泡予肾脏加压;B组兔子切除一侧肾脏,另一侧肾脏通过模型固定塑料圆球予肾脏加压;C组兔子切除一侧肾脏,另一侧肾脏不予加压处理。分别监测实验组和对照组兔子术前术后肾功的变化(血肌酐、尿素)。对不同加压肾脏标本进行HE、masson和六氨银染色,了解肾脏加压后的病理改变。结果:实验组A行加压术后肾功相对术前与对照组C相比无明显差异;实验组B行加压术后,肌酐、尿素升高明显,与术前、实验组A、对照组C比较均有明显差异(P<0.01)。实验组C一侧肾切除后相比术前肾功能无明显差异。病理示:肾脏加压后,肾小球、肾小管、肾血管继发一系列损害肾功的病理改变。结论:对肾脏施加的压力足够大的时候,压力致使肾脏发生相应病理改变,肌酐、尿素升高,肾功能明显下降。因此传统的囊肿去顶减压术,仍是有意义的对症治疗手段。     

獾油促进深Ⅱ度烫伤小鼠创面愈合作用的研究

目的:检测獾油对小鼠深Ⅱ度烫伤创面愈合的促进作用.方法:制备小鼠深Ⅱ度烫伤模型,分为烫伤对照组(A组)、植物油治疗组(B组)和獾油治疗组(C组).创面依次用生理盐水纱布、植物油纱布、獾油纱布覆盖.无菌纱布包扎固定,每日换药一次.于伤后7天、10天、15天按照Nagelschmidt法观察并记录创面愈合面积,计算创面愈合率;取创面组织,制成石蜡切片,观察病理及组织形态学变化.结果:獾油能加速烫伤创面的再上皮化,促进创面的愈合;提高烫伤组织细胞的增殖活性;促进烫伤创面表皮干细胞的增殖分化.结论:獾油对深Ⅱ度烫伤创面愈合有促进作用     

贵阳地区碳酸盐岩表生地衣调查初报

对贵阳地区碳酸盐岩表生地衣资源进行初步调查,鉴定出4科,4属,共计7个种。其中两个是中国新记录种,即:蓝藻橙衣和石灰瓶口衣。瓶口衣属、黄烛衣属、凹盘衣属以及该文所描述的7个种都是贵州首次报道。对壳状地衣体在碳酸盐岩风化过程中的作用进行了初步分析。     

Bioluminescent imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma in live mice

A non-invasive orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) model was created with human HCC cells (HepG-Luc) constitutively expressing luciferase (Luc) in nude mice. Development of tumor growth and response to anti-tumor therapy combined with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin was monitored by whole-body bioluminescent imaging (BLI). Luciferase activity in the tumor, determined by BLI, correlated with the tumor volume and weight. The anti-tumor therapy proved effective by BLI monitoring. In conclusion, BLI by luciferase provides a non-invasive method of monitoring tumor activities that can prove useful for therapeutic intervention studies.     

陕西黄龙山林区褐马鸡繁殖季节中午卧息地选择

2006年5—6月,在陕西黄龙山腹地北寺山林区采取样线法对褐马鸡(Crossoptilon mantchuricum)中午卧息地的选择进行了研究,共观察到28个褐马鸡的卧息地。褐马鸡对林型、坡向和地理特征有明显的选择性,多偏向针叶林、山脊和半阴半阳坡,回避阔叶林、山坡、阴坡和阳坡。对中午卧息地坡位没有明显的选择性。褐马鸡中午卧息地具有坡度小、与林间道路与居民点的距离远、灌丛平均高度较低、灌木密度较小、草本均高较小、乔木层植物盖度以及草本层植物盖度较大等特征。对各种生境因子的主成分分析表明,前6个特征值的累积贡献率达到74.05%,可较好地反映褐马鸡中午卧息地生境特征。根据载荷系数绝对值大小将褐马鸡中午休息地生境选择影响因子分别命名为地理因子、隐蔽度因子、人类活动干扰因子和灌丛密度因子。     

cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of heat shock protein 90 gene in the haemocytes of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri

Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a highly conserved molecular chaperone contributing to the folding, maintenance of structural integrity and proper regulation of a subset of cytosolic proteins. The full-length cDNA of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri HSP90 (designated CfHSP90) was cloned by EST and rapid RACE techniques. It was of 2710 bp, including an open reading frame (ORF) of 2181 bp encoding a polypeptide of 726 amino acids with all the five HSP90 family signatures. BLAST analysis revealed that the CfHSP90 gene shared high similarity with other known HSP90 genes. Fluorescent real-time quantitative RT-PCR was used to examine the expression pattern of CfHSP90 mRNA in haemocytes of scallops exposed to Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺ and Cu²⁺ for 10 and 20 days, respectively. All the three heavy metals could induce CfHSP90 expression. There was a clear dose-dependent expression pattern of CfHSP90 after heavy metals exposure for 10 days or 20 days. Different concentrations of the same metal resulted in different effects on CfHSP90 expression. The results indicated that CfHSP90 responded to various heavy metal stresses with a dose-dependent expression pattern as well as exposure time effect, and could be used as a molecular biomarker in a heavy metal polluted environment.     

Preliminary study on a potential antibacterial peptide derived from histone H2A in hemocytes of scallop Chlamys farreri

Histone H2A is reported to participate in host defense response through producing novel antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from its N-terminus in vertebrates and invertebrates, while the AMPs derived from H2A have not to our knowledge been reported in mollusca. In the present study, gene cloning, mRNA expression of H2A from scallop Chlamys farreri, and the recombinant expression of its N-terminus were conducted to investigate whether a similar mechanism exists in mollusca. The full-length DNA of H2A was identified by the techniques of homology cloning and genomic DNA walking. The full-length DNA of the scallop H2A was 696bp long, including a 5'-terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 90bp, a 3'-terminal UTR of 228bp with a stem-loop structure and a canonical polyadenylation signal sequence AATAAA, and an open reading frame of 375bp encoding a polypeptide of 125 amino acids. The mRNA expression of H2A in the hemocytes of scallop challenged by microbe was measured by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The expression of H2A was not upregulated after stimulation, suggesting that H2A did not participate in immunity response directly. The DNA fragment of 117bp encoding 39 amino acids corresponding to the N-terminus of scallop H2A, which was homologous to buforin I in vertebrates, was cloned into Pichia pastoris GS115. The transformants (His(+) Mut(+)) containing multi-copy gene insertion were selected with increasing concentration of antibiotic G418. The peptide of 39 amino acids was expressed by induction of 0.5% methanol. The recombinant product exerted antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive (G(+)) and Gram-negative (G(-)) bacteria. The antibacterial activity toward G(+) bacteria was 2.5 times more than that against G(-) bacteria. The results elucidated that N-terminus of H2A was a potential AMP and provided a promising candidate for a new antibiotic screening. However, whether H2A is really involved in scallop immune response mechanisms needs to be further investigated.     

满天星试管苗与其玻璃化苗的RAPD指纹图谱分析

采用分离群体分组分析法(BSA),用100个随机引物对满天星的正常苗和玻璃化苗进行RAPD分析的结果表明,7个随机引物扩增出多态性差异条带。再用上述7个引物分别对试管苗及其玻璃化苗个体进行DNA的PCR扩增的结果显示,引物J20在2种苗中出现差异条带。