产L-乳酸凝结芽孢杆菌发酵条件的初步研究

对经N+离子注入筛选到的L-乳酸高产菌株BacilluscoagulansRS12-6的发酵条件进行了初步研究。主要研究了 通气量、温度及pH值等培养条件对菌体生长及产酸的影响。确定最佳培养条件及最佳碳源、氮源配比。     

佐剂增强的肿瘤细胞裂解物疫苗抗小鼠H22肝癌作用

以鼠源肝癌H22全细胞裂解物为抗原,通过化学偶联白喉毒素(DT)和串联重复的T辅助表位mH-SP70407-426肽段,混合OK432(链球菌A群)制成肿瘤全细胞疫苗H22-DT-M2-OK432(HDTMOK)。治疗性免疫结果显示,疫苗激发的免疫应答对H22肿瘤起到了有效的抑制作用。为进一步提高该疫苗的抗肿瘤效果,用偶联的疫苗制备免疫刺激复合物(ISCOM),并验证其抑瘤效果。治疗性免疫结果显示,与PBS组相比,ISCOM疫苗组平均瘤重和瘤体积显著降低(P<0.01),同时有效地抑制了小鼠皮内肿瘤模型中的血管新生(P<0.01);ELISA法从血清中检测到高滴度的抗体。且与HDTMOK疫苗相比,ISCOM疫苗抑瘤作用提升显著(P<0.05)。HDTMOK能有效抑制小鼠肝癌实体瘤生长,佐剂配伍后的疫苗对H22的抑制更为显著,能够有效提升肿瘤全细胞疫苗的抗肿瘤能力。     

Oxidative stress and NF-κB signaling are involved in LPS induced pulmonary dysplasia in chick embryos

Inflammation or dysbacteriosis-derived lipopolysaccharides (LPS) adversely influence the embryonic development of respiratory system. However, the precise pathological mechanisms still remain to be elucidated. In this study, we demonstrated that LPS exposure caused lung maldevelopment in chick embryos, including higher embryo mortality, increased thickness of alveolar gas exchange zone, and accumulation of PAS⁺ immature pulmonary cells, accompanied with reduced expression of alveolar epithelial cell markers and lamellar body count. Upon LPS exposure, pulmonary cell proliferation was significantly altered and cell apoptosis was inhibited as well, indicating a delayed progress of pulmonary development. LPS treatment also resulted in reduced CAV-1 expression and up-regulation of Collagen I, suggesting increased lung fibrosis, which was verified by Masson staining. Moreover, LPS induced enhanced Nrf2 expression in E18 lungs, and the increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was confirmed in MLE-12 cells in vitro. Antioxidant vitamin C restored the LPS induced down-regulation of ABCA3, SP-C and GATA-6 in MLE-12 cells. Furthermore, LPS induced activation of NF-κB signaling in MLE-12 cells, and the LPS-induced decrease in SP-C expression was partially abrogated by blocking NF-κB signaling with Bay-11–7082. Bay-11–7082 also inhibited LPS-induced increases of ROS and Nrf2 expression. Taken together, we have demonstrated that oxidative stress and NF-κB signaling are involved in LPS induced disruption of pulmonary cell development in chick embryos.     

肿瘤研究的金钥匙:肿瘤干细胞

“肿瘤干细胞学说”认为肿瘤组织不是均一的,其中只有一小部分肿瘤干细胞具有诱发并维持肿瘤恶性表达的能力。这一概念的提出为肿瘤真正意义上的靶向治疗找到了良方妙药,即选择性杀伤肿瘤干细胞从而治愈肿瘤。找到肿瘤干细胞并了解其生物学特性对我们真正理解肿瘤的发生、发展和转归机制,根治肿瘤并防止肿瘤的转移和复发具有积极意义。本文概述对人淋巴细胞白血病、乳腺肿瘤、脑部肿瘤及其他肿瘤的肿瘤干细胞及其相关机制的研究进展。     

若干因子对唐菖蒲花瓣提取物DPPH清除率的影响

采用DPPH·自由基分析法研究提取溶剂、提取温度和提取时间等因子对唐菖蒲鲜花花瓣中抗氧化物质活性的影响。结果表明,采用水(或极性较大的有机溶剂)作溶剂、70℃条件下、提取60min 后,花瓣提取物的DPPH·清除率较高;不同颜色的唐菖蒲花瓣相比,深红色花瓣提取物的DPPH·清除率最高;不同发育时期的唐菖蒲花瓣,其枯萎时期对DPPH·清除率最高。     

A global alfalfa diversity panel reveals genomic selection signatures in Chinese varieties and genomic associations with root development

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important forage crop worldwide. However, little is known about the effects of breeding status and different geographical populations on alfalfa improvement. Here, we sequenced 220 alfalfa core germplasms and determined that Chinese alfalfa cultivars form an independent group, as evidenced by comparisons of F_ST values between different subgroups, suggesting that geographical origin plays an important role in group differentiation. By tracing the influence of geographical regions on the genetic diversity of alfalfa varieties in China, we identified 350 common candidate genetic regions and 548 genes under selection. We also defined 165 loci associated with 24 important traits from genome-wide association studies. Of those, 17 genomic regions closely associated with a given phenotype were under selection, with the underlying haplotypes showing significant differences between subgroups of distinct geographical origins. Based on results from expression analysis and association mapping, we propose that 6-phosphogluconolactonase (MsPGL) and a gene encoding a protein with NHL domains (MsNHL) are critical candidate genes for root growth. In conclusion, our results provide valuable information for alfalfa improvement via molecular breeding.     

Polymorphisms of interferon-inducible genes OAS-1 and MxA associated with SARS in the Vietnamese population

We hypothesized that host antiviral genes induced by type I interferons might affect the natural course of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We analyzed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 1 (OAS-1), myxovirus resistance-A (MxA), and double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase in 44 Vietnamese SARS patients with 103 controls. The G-allele of non-synonymous A/G SNP in exon 3 of OAS-1 gene showed association with SARS (p=0.0090). The G-allele in exon 3 of OAS-1 and the one in exon 6 were in strong linkage disequilibrium and both of them were associated with SARS infection. The GG genotype and G-allele of G/T SNP at position -88 in the MxA gene promoter were found more frequently in hypoxemic group than in non-hypoxemic group of SARS (p=0.0195). Our findings suggest that polymorphisms of two IFN-inducible genes OAS-1 and MxA might affect susceptibility to the disease and progression of SARS at each level.     

G蛋白偶联受体突变及其相关疾病

G蛋白偶联受体（GPCR）是最大的蛋白质受体超家族之一,参与调节各种生理过程,在信号识别和转导中起重要作用。GPCR的突变及基因多态性将引发各种疾病,目前已经发现有30多种单基因疾病与此相关。介绍了GPCR功能失调的分子基础,在此基础上对一些GPCR突变以及相关疾病做了综逑,并指出了其治疗意义。     

绿洲农业生态经济系统的结构与功能分析──以张掖绿洲为例

通过分析张掖绿洲农业生态经济系统的结构与功能,发现其种群结构单一、产业结构不甚合理、空间结构脆弱,决定了绿洲功能较差,产投比低下的特点,并据此从可持续发展的角度提出了改善绿洲农业生态经济系统结构、提高其功能的对策与建议.