新疆圆柏化学成分研究

从新疆圆柏枝叶中分离得到9个化合物,经理化性质和光谱解析分别为扁柏双黄酮（hinokiflavone,1）、芹菜甙元（apigenin,2）、鬼臼毒素（podophyllotoxin,3）、苦松甙（coniferin,4）、肉豆蔻酸丙酯（propionic acetate myristic acid,5）、β-谷甾醇（β-sitosterol,6）、圆柏醇（sabinal,7）、反式璎珞酸（trans-communic acid,8）、蔗糖（sucrose,9）,其中化合物1～4为首次从该植物中提取分离得到.     

三种杜拉属（Drawida）蚯蚓的酯酶同工酶的初步研究

应用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳的方法，对寡毛纲杜拉属三种蚯蚓进行酯酶同工酶酶谱分析。其结果表明，同属蚯蚓具有几条相似的酶谱区带，而不同种蚯蚓又具有各自独特的酶谱带，种间酶谱区带数目、泳动率及染色强度都有明显区别。雅和杜拉蚓酶谱图和天锡杜拉蚓相似，而与管状杜拉蚓相差较远，表明同属蚯蚓在进化水平上的亲缘关系。     

冬葵果多糖的抗氧化作用研究

研究冬葵果多糖(Fructus Malvae polysaccharides,FMP)对氧自由基的清除作用及对脂质过氧化的抑制作用。采用分光光度法测定FMP清除Fenton体系产生的羟自由基(.OH)、邻苯三酚自氧化体系产生的超氧阴离子自由基(O2-.)的能力及评价对Fe(Ⅱ)-H2O2体系(.OH)诱导的脂质过氧化终产物丙二醛(MDA)的抑制作用。结果显示,在化学模拟体系中,冬葵果多糖对.OH具有很强的清除作用,与VC比较达到显著水平(P<0.01),对O2-.的清除能力与VC相当。在体外,多糖浓度达到1.72 mg/mL可明显降低MDA的含量,与空白液比较达到显著水平(P<0.01)。以上结果表明,FMP具有明显的抗氧化活性。     

离散的互惠生态系统的最优捕获策略

本文利用离散的两种群互惠模型给出了在捕获能力不同状况下的不同最优捕获策略,指出了理论上和实践上可获得的最大经济效益。     

A Drosophila protein-interaction map centered on cell-cycle regulators

Background  

Maps depicting binary interactions between proteins can be powerful starting points for understanding biological systems. A proven technology for generating such maps is high-throughput yeast two-hybrid screening. In the most extensive screen to date, a Gal4-based two-hybrid system was used recently to detect over 20,000 interactions among Drosophila proteins. Although these data are a valuable resource for insights into protein networks, they cover only a fraction of the expected number of interactions.     

坡向与龄级对新疆野核桃自然保护区野核桃病害的影响

为了解渐危植物新疆野核桃的病害情况,在新疆野核桃自然保护区调查不同坡向、不同龄级野核桃4种病害的患病比例,分析病害种类、病害等级与野核桃胸径及坡向的相关关系。结果表明: 保护区野核桃的主要病害为核桃褐斑病(95.8%)、核桃枯枝病(90.5%)、核桃黑斑病(74.4%)和核桃腐朽病(7.7%)。4个坡向的野核桃均易患核桃褐斑病,阴坡和半阴坡的野核桃易患核桃枯枝病,阳坡和阴坡的野核桃易患核桃黑斑病,半阳坡和半阴坡的野核桃相对易患核桃腐朽病。4个坡向野核桃的4种病害均随病害等级(1～4级)的增加而病株比例减小。4个坡向核桃枯枝病、核桃黑斑病、核桃褐斑病均以中龄树比例最大,其次是老龄树,再次是小树,未见幼苗患病;核桃腐朽病仅发生在老龄树。核桃枯枝病、核桃腐朽病、核桃黑斑病、核桃褐斑病与野核桃的胸径呈显著正相关,核桃黑斑病与坡向呈显著负相关,核桃枯枝病、核桃腐朽病、核桃黑斑病的不同病害等级与胸径和坡向存在相关性。     

Specialization of bone structure in Pachyvaranus crassispondylus Arambourg, 1952, an aquatic squamate from the Late Cretaceous of the southern Tethyan margin

The histological organization of the vertebrae of the Maastrichtian squamate Pachyvaranus crassispondylus Arambourg, 1952 , was compared to that of various extant squamates, in order to further document the causes and functional consequences of the so-called 'pachyostosis', frequently observed in Late Cretaceous squamates. The vertebrae of Pachyvaranus are composed of the same basic bone tissue types as those of extant lizards and snakes. In particular, periosteal cortices are made of a pseudolamellar (or 'parallel-fibred') tissue, with radial vascular canals, Sharpey's fibres and conspicuous cyclic growth marks that are strictly identical to that found in extant varanids. Conversely, the vertebrae of Pachyvaranus are extremely compact, whereas those of extant squamates are very cancellous and lightly built. This difference is due to the absence in Pachyvaranus of a broad internal resorption field that, in extant lizards and snakes, transforms compact cortices into loose spongy formations. This absence of inner bone resorption typically corresponds to an osteosclerotic process. In Pachyvaranus , cortical hyperplasy, or pachyostosis stricto sensu , was restricted to the walls of the neural spine. Extreme vertebral porosity is likely to be a primitive condition in squamates, because all lizards and snakes examined in this study display this feature. Therefore, the high vertebral compactness observed in Pachyvaranus would be a derived condition arising from the loss (or de-differentiation) of a morphogenetic process: the broad internal resorption of the vertebrae. Possible palaeoecological bearings of these results are discussed.     

应用Maxent生态位模型预测淡水钩虾(甲壳纲,端足目)的分布(英文)

预测物种的适生区对于物种资源的评估、保护以及生物多样性的管理非常重要。由于全球气候变化和人类的过度开发,冷水性无脊椎动物的衰减速度比在陆地和海洋生活的无脊椎动物都要高。目前关于中国淡水钩虾分布方面的研究很少,本研究基于103个地表淡水钩虾的不同分布位点和广布种湖泊钩虾Gammarus lacustris 23个不同分布位点以及32个环境因子数据,使用生态位模型(Maxent)预测了淡水钩虾和湖泊钩虾在我国的适生分布区域。结果显示淡水钩虾非常适合分布在我国的一些偏远山区,如长白山、太行山、横断山、天山、昆仑山和祁连山,而青藏高原的东部、西部边缘地区和南部分布地区、尼泊尔、不丹和朝鲜半岛也是淡水钩虾的潜在适生区域,但淡水钩虾在我国华南、华中和华北的平原地区分布却很少,其在我国的潜在分布区与-10℃和5℃1月平均气温线间的区域相似。淡水钩虾是典型的狭温性物种,在不适宜温度条件下很难存活,这可能也是限制其扩散和存活的关键性因素。     

Variation in male reproductive traits among three bitterling fishes (Acheilognathinae: Cyprinidae) in relation to the mating system

Male traits that correlate with fertilization success include testis size and structure, ejaculate size, ejaculation frequency, and sperm motility. Two hypotheses potentially explain interspecific differences in these traits: sperm competition and sperm limitation. We examined variation in six traits associated with fertilization success in three closely‐related species of bitterling fish; the European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus), the Chinese rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus), and the Chinese bitterling (Rhodeus sinensis). Interspecific differences indicated that the three study species have evolved different sperm allocation strategies. Rhodeus amarus displayed the most developed reproductive apparatus with a number of traits associated with both high levels of sperm production and fertilization efficiency. Rhodeus ocellatus and R. sinensis appear to have more comparable sperm allocation strategies, although relative testis size and spermatozoa head : tail ratio were greater in R. sinensis, suggesting that sperm competition risk may be higher in this species. All three species possessed an unusually well developed sperm duct with evidence of mucin production, which greatly extends the longevity of sperm and, consequently, the period over which fertilization can occur. We discuss these findings in the context of differences in the mating systems of the species examined, and relate the results obtained to differences in the temporal and spatial clustering of fertilizations. © 2011 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011, 103 , 622–632.     

藏药七十味珍珠丸改善APP/PS1小鼠学习记忆能力

藏药七十味珍珠丸（ratanasampil,RNSP）可改善大脑氧化应激水平,改善大脑功能,有安神和促进学习记忆的功效,然而RNSP是否可改善阿尔茨海默症（AD）小鼠的学习记忆功能,尚缺乏系统研究。本研究采用APP/PS 1转基因小鼠为研究对象,并随机将其分为实验组和对照组。对实验组进行为期12周的RNSP灌胃给药,对照组进行12周的蒸馏水灌胃,采用Morris水迷宫与开场实验评价小鼠学习记忆能力,比较小鼠体重与相关器官质量,并比较器官质量指数,通过分子生物学检测指标评价小鼠脑内老年斑数量,Aβ生成量及BACE1表达水平。本研究证实,与对照组相比,给药组小鼠定位航行潜伏期明显缩短（22.60±13.26 vs. 46.44±8.41, P<0.01, day 5）,穿越平台次数明显增加（1.29±0.37 vs. 0.54±0.29, P<0.01）,探洞次数明显增加（32.11±9.85 vs. 20.89±8.78, P<0.05）,表明RNSP提高了APP/PS 1小鼠的学习记忆能力和空间探索能力。与对照组相比,给药组小鼠大脑重量及脑质量指数均增高（0.4135±0.0102 vs. 0.3833±0.0254, P<0.05;2.04±0.08 vs. 1.84±0.15, P<0.05）,脑内老年斑数量减少（18.70±7.88 vs. 38.83±6.15, P<0.05）,Aβ1- 42水平及BACE1表达均显著降低（0.19±0.08 vs. 0.41±0.12, P<0.05; 0.136±0.04 vs. 0.206±0.02, P<0.05）,表明RNSP延缓了APP/PS 1小鼠的脑萎缩进程,降低脑内老年斑的形成,下调脑内Aβ1-42水平和BACE1裂解酶的蛋白质表达量。本研究提示,RNSP可改善APP/PS 1小鼠的学习记忆能力,其机制可能和RNSP抑制脑萎缩,降低BACE1蛋白表达以及减少脑内Aβ沉积有关。