CHIP modulates APP‐induced autophagy‐dependent pathological symptoms in Drosophila

Dysregulation of autophagy is associated with the neurodegenerative processes in Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet it remains controversial whether autophagy is a cause or consequence of AD. We have previously expressed the full‐length human APP in Drosophila and established a fly AD model that exhibits multiple AD‐like symptoms. Here we report that depletion of CHIP effectively palliated APP‐induced pathological symptoms, including morphological, behavioral, and cognitive defects. Mechanistically, CHIP is required for APP‐induced autophagy dysfunction, which promotes Aβ production via increased expression of BACE and Psn. Our findings suggest that aberrant autophagy is not only a consequence of abnormal APP activity, but also contributes to dysregulated APP metabolism and subsequent AD pathogenesis.     

农杆菌介导的水稻双载体共转化法中部分影响因素的研究

以T-DNA区分别只含有潮霉素选择标记基因(HPT)和GUS报告基因的双元载体pCAMBIA1300和pCAMBIA0301用于农杆菌介导的水稻共转化试验。根据经农杆菌浸染并共培养3d后水稻愈伤组织中的GUS瞬间表达情况及其稳定共转化率,测定了不同农杆菌菌株搭配及其不同浓度配比对共转化效率的影响。结果表明,在两种农杆菌菌液浓度比为1:1的情况下,农杆菌EHA105/pCAMBIA1300与EHA105/pCAMBIA0301组合共转化水稻的效率要高于其他菌株的组合;在以农杆菌EHA105/pCAMBIA1300与EHA105/pCAMBIA0301进行共转化时,两种菌液浓度比为1:2时共转化效率最高。     

城市污泥处理处置技术及资源化利用研究

城市污泥的产量巨大并且成分复杂,如何对城市污泥处置与利用已成为人们所关注的问题.污泥是有用的生物资源,如能合理利用则不仅能变废为宝,还能增加经济效益,所以,探讨适合我国国情的有效处理处置和利用污泥的技术具有重要的现实意义.本文对城市污泥的特性、国内外处理、处置技术和污泥资源化技术的现状进行了分析,认为对污泥进行资源化利用是符合我国国情的一种经济、有效的途径,污泥的资源化利用尤其是农业利用不但可以节省大量的污泥终端处置费用,更可以为肥力低下的农田增添有机质、提高肥力,促进农业生产发展、实现农业生态环境的良性循环.     

高温与香烟联合对大鼠早期胚胎致畸作用的研究

为了探讨高温与香烟联合对胚胎的毒性和致畸作用,用高温（４０、４１、４２、４３℃）及香烟烟不溶４物联合处理怀孕的大鼠。结果表明,高温与香烟联合可加强胚胎的致畸作用,并与温度、香烟浓度和高温持续时间明显相关,当持续３分钟的高温与香烟联合,胚胎致畸率达７０％以上,与单独高温组、单独给烟组有明显差异（Ｐ〉０．０１）,并具有协同效应。结果提示,持续高温与香烟联合有明显的胚胎毒性和致畸作用。     

FMDV非结构蛋白2C主要表位区与3AB基因的组合表达与活性分析

近年的研究表明, 口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)非结构蛋白(NSP)2C在区分灭活疫苗免疫动物与自然感染动物方面具有潜在的价值, 为了建立敏感性更高的鉴别诊断方法, 将截取了2C蛋白N-端和C-端的主要B细胞表位区和完整3AB蛋白基因组合后, 进行了原核表达, 得到了分子量约为47.6 kD的目的蛋白2C￠3AB。通过Western blotting分析证明, 表达产物能被FMDV感染动物阳性血清识别, 具有很好的反应性。以通过电泳纯化的目的蛋白作抗原进行间接ELISA检测不同来源的动物血清, 结果表明, 该抗原仅与感染动物血清具有很好的反应活性, 而与健康动物与免疫动物血清无反应, 说明重组蛋白2C￠3AB可作为区分灭活疫苗免疫动物与感染动物的鉴别诊断抗原。用2C￠3AB和3ABC为抗原进行间接ELISA, 对比检测田间血清样品, 结果显示2C￠3AB-ELISA敏感性比3ABC-ELISA高。说明以重组蛋白2C￠3AB作为鉴别诊断抗原, 能进一步提高对临界值血清的检出率, 这对区分灭活疫苗免疫动物与FMDV隐性感染动物与带毒动物具有非常重要的意义。     

Effects of FGF2 and TGFbeta1 on the differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells in vitro

Two crucial growth factors, FGF2 and TGFbeta1, were investigated in this study to determine their inductive effects on the odontoblastic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) in vitro. DPSCs were isolated by immunomagnetic bead selection using the STRO-1 antibody, and then co-cultured respectively with FGF2, TGFbeta1 and FGF2+TGFbeta1. The results showed that FGF2 can exert a significant effect on the cell proliferation, while TGFbeta1 or FGF2+TGFbeta1 can initiate an odontoblast-like differentiation of DPSCs. Moreover, FGF2 can synergistically upregulate the effects of TGFbeta1 on the odontoblastic differentiation of DPSCs, as indicated by the increased alkaline phosphatase activity, the polarized cell appearance and secretary ultrastructural features, the formation of mineralized nodules and the gene/protein expression of dentin sialoprotein and dentin matrix protein-1. Together, FGF2 acted primarily on the cell proliferation, while TGFbeta1 and FGF2+TGFbeta1 mainly stimulated the odontoblastic differentiation of DPSCs. This study provides interesting progress in the odontoblastic differentiation of DPSCs induced by FGF2 and TGFbeta1.