神农架巴山冷杉天然林凋落量及养分特征

研究了湖北神农架巴山冷杉 (Abies fargesii) 天然林凋落物量、凋落物N、P、K、Ca、Mg的含量及其归还量。结果表明:巴山冷杉天然林的年凋落量为5702.99kg·hm-2;巴山冷杉林的凋落 物组成比较丰富, 主要有落叶、落枝、球花、球果和其他5部分, 其中以落叶为多, 占总凋落量的46.00%;凋落量的月变化模式呈双峰型, 分别在2006年10~11月和2007年4~5月达到峰值;凋落物养分含量的大小顺序为:N>K>Ca>P>Mg;N、P、 K、Ca、Mg的年归还量分别为:39.1063、4.5346、13.4367、5.4965和0.0911kg·hm-2;就凋落物各组分的养分年归 还量而言, 落叶的养分归还量远远大于其余组分的养分归还量, 占总归还量的52.65%。因此, 不论凋落量还是养分归还量, 巴山冷杉林凋落物中的落叶都占绝对优势。     

小兴安岭马鹿粪便的分解速率

粪便分解速率是粪便堆在自然条件下消失所用的时间,利用粪便距离取样法估算鹿科动物种群数量,是种群数量管理研究的重要基础。为揭示高纬度温带大陆性气候条件下的鹿科动物粪便分解速率,解决在我国普遍存在的目标种相对隐蔽、种群密度低、粪便分散导致的原地回访观测耗时耗力难以完成的问题,本研究在温带大陆性气候的小兴安岭范围内,选择铁力林业局建设林场为研究区,于2015年1月收集38堆马鹿(Cervus elaphus)的新鲜粪便,将这些粪便堆集中移至方便回访的一处马鹿代表性生境——阳坡针阔混交林,记录每堆粪便的原始粪粒数,之后间隔一定时间进行回访并记录每堆粪便剩余的粪粒数和各粪便堆是否分解完全,共回访8次。利用R 4.1. 2中的逻辑斯蒂回归得出回归方程的截距b0和斜率b1,再利用MATLAB R2020b计算粪便分解速率。结果表明,马鹿粪便的平均分解速率为(646±53) d。本研究将粪便人工移动集中放置于一处进行观测实验,为研究低种群密度的动物粪便分解速率提供了可行途径,丰富了我国鹿科动物粪便分解速率研究,从而减小了利用粪便距离取样法估算种群数量的阻碍。     

The role of biofoam in shielding spittlebug nymphs (Insecta,Hemiptera, Cercopidae) against bright light

1. Biofoam in spittlebugs has traditionally been seen as a defence against predation and a microclimate that reduces the risks of overheating and drying out. This study addresses the possible role of the foam as a light attenuator. 2. Nymphs exhibit higher mortalities when reared under brighter light (1800–2000 lux) than under less bright light (600–800 lux). At all developmental stages, photoavoidance is strongest when the nymphs are depleted of foam covers. First‐ and second‐instar nymphs appear to be the most vulnerable to exposures by bright light. 3. Smaller bubbles are more effective as light attenuators than are larger ones. As younger instars possess smaller canals from which bubbles are released and, furthermore, exhibit higher concentrations of proteins in bubble liquid, they can produce smaller‐sized bubbles and their foams are more effective at reducing light than are those of older nymphs. 4. The findings of this study show that most of the visible and UV radiation is reflected by the foam: transmittance of visible light was 15% at 600 nm and 12% at 350 nm. 5. These results demonstrate that spittlebug foam also possesses properties that render it an effective barrier against potentially damaging solar radiation.     

Polymorphisms in <Emphasis Type="Italic">VEGF-A</Emphasis> are associated with COPD risk in the Chinese population from Hainan province

In this study, we examined and validated how common variants contribute to susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Han Chinese population. Here, we genotyped 18 nucleotide polymorphisms and evaluated their association with COPD using chi-square test and genetic model analysis (246 COPD patients and 350 controls), and found three SNPs that might cause a predisposition to COPD. Both rs3025030 and rs3025033 are located on chromosome 6 in VEGF-A. We found one risk allele ‘C’ from rs3025030 and another ‘G’ from rs3025033 using the log-additive model (OR 1.40; 95% CI 1.05–5.96; P = 0.022), (OR 1.38; 95% CI 1.03–1.84; P = 0.03). We also found another risk allele ‘A’ of rs9296092 in gene region ZBTB9-BAK1 by the allele model (OR 2.63; 95% CI 1.27–5.45; P = 0.0078), (adjusted OR 3.53; 95% CI 1.12–11.11; P = 0.031). We found a risk haplotype ‘CG’ associated with the risk of COPD (OR 1.39; 95% CI 1.04–1.86; P=0.028). Our results when compared with previous studies showed significant association between VEGF-A polymorphism and COPD. We also identified rs9296092 as a risk factor for COPD.     

北京大学临床肿瘤学院、北京肿瘤医院暨北京市肿瘤防治研究所淋巴肿瘤科，恶性肿瘤 发病机制及转化研究教育部重点实验室，1 肿瘤分子生物学实验室，2 病理

目的:探讨RIP3(受体相互作用蛋白-3)在淋巴瘤患者病理组织中是否表达及其亚细胞定位,并初步观察RIP3的表达是否与淋巴瘤病理恶性度相关。方法:(1)利用免疫组化技术检测48例淋巴瘤和非肿瘤侵润淋巴结病理组织中RIP3表达,并观察RIP3亚细胞定位。结果:(1)RIP3在淋巴瘤患者病理组织中均有表达,其亚细胞定位主要在细胞核,在细胞质中相对弱表达。(2)RIP3表达与淋巴瘤病理恶性度可能存在相关性。结论:RIP3在淋巴瘤患者病理组织中存在阳性表达,为研究RIP3是否与淋巴瘤的发病、临床表现和预后相关,提供了新的探索途径。     

接骨草的显微结构及其绿原酸组织化学定位研究

运用石蜡切片法和荧光显微镜观察法研究了3个不同接骨草(Sambucus chinensis Lindl.)居群营养器官的显微结构及其绿原酸的分布规律。结果表明:(1)接骨草地上茎厚角组织明显,髓部由大小不等的两类薄壁细胞组成,且有单宁细胞分布;地下根状茎厚角组织细胞小,髓部薄壁细胞大小差异不明显,皮层及髓中有油细胞分布。(2)叶片为异面叶,栅栏组织细胞为短柱状,油细胞不明显。(3)绿原酸分布在根状茎皮层部分细胞、茎厚角组织部分细胞及叶片的海绵组织中,以海绵组织中含量最高。研究认为,髓部薄壁细胞大小的差异可作为接骨草的一个鉴别特征;荧光显微镜观察法可迅速准确显示绿原酸的分布;在所研究的3个接骨草居群中,怀化居群的绿原酸含量最高,若以绿原酸为有效成分来采收接骨草,可以只采收叶。     

一氧化氮对家兔压力感受器活动的影响

本实验旨在研究外源性一氧化氮对家兔离体颈动脉窦压力感受器活动的影响,进一步探讨这种影响是否由ｃＧＭＰ所介导。实验中发现：（１）窦神经传入纤维基础放电大致可分为高幅值和低幅值两种,其中高幅值放电对经典的化学感受性刺激无反应并呈现显著的灌流速度依赖性。这些放电特征证明其不是来自于颈动脉体化学感受器而是来自ＣＳ－ＢＲ。（２）ＮＯ的前体Ｌ－精氨酸（４．６￣５．７ｎｍｏｌ／Ｌ）和供体硝酸甘油（０．０７￣０．     

Rejecting strictly allopatric speciation on a continental island: prolonged postdivergence gene flow between Taiwan (Leucodioptron taewanus,Passeriformes Timaliidae) and Chinese (L. canorum canorum) hwameis

Allopatry is conventionally considered the geographical mode of speciation for continental island organisms. However, strictly allopatric speciation models that assume the lack of postdivergence gene flow seem oversimplified given the recurrence of land bridges during glacial periods since the late Pliocene. Here, to evaluate whether a continental island endemic, the Taiwan hwamei (Leucodioptron taewanus, Passeriformes Timaliidae) speciated in strict allopatry, we used weighted‐regression‐based approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) to analyse the genetic polymorphism of 18 neutral nuclear loci (total length: 8500 bp) in Taiwan hwamei and its continental sister species, the Chinese hwamei (L. canorum canorum). The nonallopatry model was found to fit better with observed genetic polymorphism of the two hwamei species (posterior possibility = 0.82). We also recovered unambiguous signals of nontrivial bidirectional postdivergence gene flow (N_em » 1) between Chinese hwamei and Taiwan hwamei until 0.5 Ma. Divergence time was estimated to be 3.5 to 2 million years earlier than that estimated from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. Finally, using the inferred nonallopatry model to simulate genetic variation at 24 nuclear genes examined showed that the adiponectin receptor 1 gene may be under divergent adaptation. Our findings imply that the role of geographical barrier may be less prominent for the speciation of continental island endemics, and suggest a shift in speciation studies from simply correlating geographical barrier and genetic divergence to examining factors that facilitate and maintain divergence, e.g. differential selection and sexual selection, especially in the face of interpopulation gene flow.