Cercarial shedding patterns of Schistosoma bovis and S. haematobium from single and mixed infections of Bulinus truncatus

The cercarial shedding of Schistosoma bovis and S. haematobium were studied in single and mixed infections in the snail host Bulinus truncatus. The two species displayed a distinctive diurnal cercarial emergence with an earlier shedding pattern for S. bovis than S. haematobium (the average emergence peaks were respectively at 0800 h and 1200 h). In mixed infections, each species kept its own cercarial shedding rhythm with no marked alterations. The cercarial emergence pattern is proposed as a new method to identify natural mixed infections in the snail intermediate hosts. The interactions between the two parasites are discussed.     

RNAi suppression of β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (BmFDL) for complex-type N-linked glycan synthesis in cultured silkworm cells

Glycoproteins have various biological functions including enzymatic activity, protein stability and others. Due to the presence of paucimannosidic N-linked glycans, recombinant proteins from an insect cell expression system may not be suitable for therapeutic use. Because baculovirus expression systems (BESs) are used to produce recombinant proteins, it is of interest to modify the endogenous N-glycosylation pathway in insects to mimic that of mammals. Using a soaking RNAi sensitive cell line, BmN4-SID1, has enabled us to suppress Bombyx mori FDL (BmFDL), an N-linked glycan-specific β-N-acetylglucosaminidase. Western blotting and MALDI-TOF MS demonstrated that the BmFDL depletion almost completely converted the paucimannosidic structures of the recombinant proteins produced by BES into a complex-type structure. This highly efficient, simple and low-cost method can be used for mass production of secretion proteins with complex-type N-linked glycans.     

广西象州中泥盆世晚期的海星

在广西象州中泥盆统东岗岭组壳相含泥质石灰岩中发现一个海星口面化石 ,定名为Devonasterguangxiensissp .nov .。该种中盘较大 ,腕长且直 ,下缘板发育 ,口角板肥大 ,略尖 ,与美国标本Devonastereucharis(Hall)相比 ,有一定的区别。海星化石与东岗岭组常见化石Actinopteria(双壳类 )和Atrypa(腕足类 )     

脓毒血症大鼠心肌II型磷脂酶A_2活性变化及其调控

观察了脓毒血症大鼠心肌ＩＩ型ＰＬＡ２ 活性、蛋白质含量及其ｍ ＲＮＡ 的变化。结果发现, 脓毒血症早期与晚期心肌ＩＩ型ＰＬＡ２ 活性较对照组分别降低２５ ．０ ％ （Ｐ ＜ ０ ．０５）及增高４７．６ ％ （Ｐ ＜ ０ ．０１）,ＩＩ型ＰＬＡ２ 蛋白质含量分别降低２７．０％ 及增高４８ ．０ ％（ 均Ｐ ＜ ０ ．０１）; 心肌ＩＩ型ＰＬＡ２ ｍ ＲＮＡ合成率与含量呈现类似的双相变化, 在脓毒血症早、晚期ｍＲＮＡ 合成率分别降低４５．０％ 和升高７０．０ ％ （均Ｐ ＜ ０ ．０１）,ｍＲＮＡ含量分别降低３４．１ ％ 和增加１５７ ．０％ （均Ｐ＜ ０ ．０１） 。脓毒血症早、晚期心脏ＩＩ型ＰＬＡ２ ｍ ＲＮＡ半衰期无显著变化（Ｐ ＞ ０．０５） 。实验结果表明大鼠脓毒血症发生过程中心肌ＩＩ型ＰＬＡ２ 活性呈现出先下降后升高的变化, 这一变化受其ｍＲＮＡ 转录水平的调节。     

Cd2+ 、Zn2+单一及复合胁迫对凤眼莲根质膜3种氧化还原酶活性的影响

采用水培法研究了不同浓度Cd2+ 、Zn2+单一及复合胁迫(0.05和0.50 mmol·L-1 Cd2+,0.5和5.0 mmol·L-1 Zn2+)对凤眼莲[Eichhornia crassipes (Mart. ) Solms]幼苗根质膜3种氧化还原酶[NADH氧化酶、Fe(CN)63-还原酶和EDTA-Fe3+还原酶]活性的影响. 结果表明, Cd2+ 、 Zn2+单一及复合胁迫对凤眼莲根质膜NADH氧化酶、Fe(CN)63-还原酶及EDTA-Fe3+还原酶活性的影响效应有明显的差异.0.05或0.50 mmol·L-1 Cd2+单一胁迫处理20 h可使凤眼莲根质膜3种氧化还原酶活性均较对照显著降低(P≤0.05),0.5或5.0 mmol·L-1 Zn2+单一胁迫20 h可导致凤眼莲根质膜NADH氧化酶和EDTA-Fe3+还原酶活性也均较对照显著降低(P≤0.05).随胁迫时间的延长,Cd2+ 、 Zn2+单一及复合胁迫处理均可使凤眼莲根质膜氧化还原酶活性增强,胁迫处理20 d时凤眼莲根质膜3种氧化还原酶活性均高于胁迫20 h的活性.Cd2+-Zn2+复合胁迫对凤眼莲根质膜3种氧化还原酶活性的影响效应因作用时间和胁迫浓度的不同而有一定的差异;在胁迫20 h时,Cd2+与Zn2+之间对凤眼莲根质膜3种氧化还原酶活性的作用关系较复杂,因胁迫浓度的不同表现出协同或拮抗的关系;胁迫20 d时,Cd2+与Zn2+对凤眼莲根质膜3种氧化还原酶活性的复合影响表现出明显的拮抗关系.研究结果显示,Cd2+ 、 Zn2+对凤眼莲根质膜氧化还原酶的复合作用效应与Cd2+和Zn2+的浓度比例及胁迫时间均相关.     

姐妹染色单体互换在鹌鹑胚胎细胞染色体间及染色体上的分布

SCE在鹌鹑胚胎细胞间的分布为Poisson分布;在染色体间的分布是非随机的,与染色体的相对长度成正相关（P<0.05）,但也不完全按各染色体的相对长度分布。着丝粒区的SCE相对很高,按染色体的相对长度分布。胚胎的不同性别对每个细胞的SCE平均值无显著影响,但对性染色体Z上的SCE是否有影响还不能做出肯定的结论。     

IL-4抑制Lewis肺癌生长和转移的实验研究

探讨 IL -4对 Lewis肺癌生长和转移的抑制作用。将 Lewis肺癌细胞接种于 C57BL /6小鼠皮下。将 2 0只小鼠随机分为两组 ,接种后第 5天起分别给予生理盐水或 IL-4。第 1 8天处死动物 ,测两组肿瘤的平均体积 ,平均瘤重及肺转移灶。 、 组肿瘤的平均体积为 ( 2 .0 0 7± 0 .0 0 6) cm3 ,( 0 .4 0 4± 0 .0 1 0 ) cm3 ;平均瘤重为 ( 2 .83 3± 0 .0 74 ) g、( 0 .586± 0 .0 4 0 ) g,肺转移灶为 ( 5.50 0± 0 .92 6) ,( 3 .3 75± 1 .0 61 )。 组与 I组比差异有显著性 ( P<0 .0 5) ;平均潜伏期为 :8.3 0± 0 .4 9;1 0 .56± 0 .3 6。 IL-4能抑制 Lewis肺癌生长和转移。     

Chronobiological aspects of the host-parasite relationships between Biomphalaria glabrata and Schistosoma mansoni: cercarial production and infectivity, and growth kinetics of the host

In the Biomphalaria glabrata-Schistosoma mansoni association, variations in cercarial production, in cercarial infectivity, and in the growth of infected snails are rhythmic. These chronobiological aspects are correlated with the dynamics of the intramolluscan larval stages of the parasite during the course of the infection. Rhythmic variations in the growth kinetics of infected snails are interpreted in terms of host-parasite metabolic exchanges.