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Weak geographical structure in sperm morphology across the range of two willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus subspecies in Scandinavia 下载免费PDF全文
Hanna N. Støstad Silje L. Rekdal Oddmund Kleven Terje Laskemoen Gunnhild Marthinsen Arild Johnsen Jan T. Lifjeld 《Journal of avian biology》2016,47(5):731-741
Sperm morphology is highly diversified among species and at higher taxonomic levels. In birds, there is also increasing evidence of geographical differentiation in sperm traits within species, especially in those with strong sperm competition. Geographical divergences in sperm traits might imply the formation of a reproductive barrier in a speciation process. Here we study sperm morphology variation of willow warblers Phylloscopus trochilus in a geographical context in Scandinavia, across the range of two subspecies that are differentiated in certain genetic markers, morphology and migratory routes. We describe geographical patterns in genotypes (two previously described single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers and four polymorphic microsatellites); in wing length, tarsus length and body mass; and in sperm traits of 330 male willow warblers sampled at 33 localities across Norway (58°N–69°N). Birds were on average larger and longer‐winged in the north (spp. acredula) than in the south (spp. trochilus), and showed a sigmoid change in the SNP allele frequencies and body morphology around 65°N. We found no evidence of genetic structuring in the microsatellites. There was no geographical variation in sperm traits across Norway, except that sperm heads were on average longer in the south. Sperm head length was also associated with the two SNP markers, with longer sperm heads for the southern alleles, and midpiece length was weakly associated with one of the SNP markers. Similar among‐male variances in total sperm length among the 33 sampling sites indicate uniform levels of sperm competition across Norway. We conclude that sperm morphology remains a rather undifferentiated trait between the two willow warbler subspecies in Scandinavia, which is consistent with a pattern of a shallow genetic divergence. This indicates that sperm morphology is not a reproductive barrier maintaining the narrow hybrid zone. 相似文献
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Silje Reiseter Ragnar Gunnarsson Jukka Corander Joanna Haydon May Brit Lund Trond Mogens Aaløkken Eli Taraldsrud Siri Opsahl Hetlevik Øyvind Molberg 《Arthritis research & therapy》2017,19(1):284
Background
The phenotypic stability of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is not clear, and knowledge about disease activity and remission is scarce. We aimed to establish the occurrence of evolution from MCTD to another defined rheumatic condition, and the prevalence and durability of remission after long-term observation.Methods
In this large population-based prospective observational MCTD cohort study (N?=?118), disease conversion was defined by the development of new auto-antibodies and clinical features compliant with another well-defined rheumatic condition. Remission was defined by a combination of systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index 2000 (SLEDAI-2 K) of 0 and European League Against Rheumatism scleroderma trials and research (EUSTAR) activity index <2.5. Predictors of phenotypic stability and disease remission were assessed by logistic regression.Results
Among 118 patients, 14 (12%) developed another well-defined rheumatic condition other than MCTD after mean disease duration of 17 (SD 9) years. Puffy hands predicted a stable MCTD phenotype in univariable regression analysis (OR 7, CI 2–27, P?=?.010). Disease activity defined by SLEDAI-2 K, decreased gradually across the observation period and?>?90% of patients had EUSTAR activity index <2.5. There were 13% patients in remission throughout the whole mean observation period of 7 (SD 2) years. The strongest predictor of remission was percentage of predicted higher forced vital capacity.Conclusions
Our results strengthen the view of MCTD as a relatively stable disease entity. Long-term remission in MCTD is not frequent; however, the low SLEDAI-2 K and EUSTAR scores during the observation period suggests that the disease runs a milder course than systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis.63.
Ecological speciation by temporal isolation in a population of the stonefly Leuctra hippopus (Plecoptera,Leuctridae) 下载免费PDF全文
Stream dwelling invertebrates are ideal candidates for the study of ecological speciation as they are often adapted to particular environmental conditions within a stream and inhabit only certain reaches of a drainage basin, separated by unsuitable habitat. We studied an atypical population of the stonefly Leuctra hippopus at a site in central Norway, the Isterfoss rapids, in relation to three nearby and two remote conspecific populations. Adults of this population emerge about a month earlier than those of nearby populations, live on large boulders emerging from the rapids, and are short‐lived. This population also has distinct morphological features and was studied earlier during the period 1975–1990. We reassessed morphological distinctness with new measurements and added several analyses of genetic distinctness based on mitochondrial and nuclear sequence markers, as well as AFLP fingerprinting and SNPs mined from RAD sequences. The Isterfoss population is shown to be most closely related to its geographical neighbors, yet clearly morphologically and genetically distinct and homogeneous. We conclude that this population is in the process of sympatric speciation, with temporal isolation being the most important direct barrier to gene flow. The shift in reproductive season results from the particular temperature and water level regime in the Isterfoss rapids. The distinct adult body shape and loss of flight are hypothesized to be an adaptation to the unusual habitat. Ecological diversification on small spatial and temporal scales is one of the likely causes of the high diversity of aquatic insects. 相似文献
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Emily R. A. Cramer Even Stensrud Gunnhild Marthinsen Silje Hogner Lars Erik Johannessen Terje Laskemoen Marie‐Christine Eybert Tore Slagsvold Jan T. Lifjeld Arild Johnsen 《Ecology and evolution》2016,6(5):1363-1377
Divergent sexual selection within allopatric populations may result in divergent sexual phenotypes, which can act as reproductive barriers between populations upon secondary contact. This hypothesis has been most tested on traits involved in precopulatory sexual selection, with less work focusing on traits that act after copulation and before fertilization (i.e., postcopulatory prezygotic traits), particularly in internally fertilizing vertebrates. However, postcopulatory sexual selection within species can also drive trait divergence, resulting in reduced performance of heterospecific sperm within the female reproductive tract. Such incompatibilities, arising as a by‐product of divergent postcopulatory sexual selection in allopatry, can represent reproductive barriers, analogous to species‐assortative mating preferences. Here, we tested for postcopulatory prezygotic reproductive barriers between three pairs of taxa with diverged sperm phenotypes and moderate‐to‐high opportunity for postcopulatory sexual selection (barn swallows Hirundo rustica versus sand martins Riparia riparia, two subspecies of bluethroats, Luscinia svecica svecica versus L. s. namnetum, and great tits Parus major versus blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus). We tested sperm swimming performance in fluid from the outer reproductive tract of females, because the greatest reduction in sperm number in birds occurs as sperm swim across the vagina. Contrary to our expectations, sperm swam equally well in fluid from conspecific and heterospecific females, suggesting that postcopulatory prezygotic barriers do not act between these taxon pairs, at this stage between copulation and fertilization. We therefore suggest that divergence in sperm phenotypes in allopatry is insufficient to cause widespread postcopulatory prezygotic barriers in the form of impaired sperm swimming performance in passerine birds. 相似文献
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Alvestad S Hammer J Eyjolfsson E Qu H Ottersen OP Sonnewald U 《Neurochemical research》2008,33(2):257-266
A better understanding is needed of how glutamate metabolism is affected in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Here we
investigated glial–neuronal metabolism in the chronic phase of the kainate (KA) model of MTLE. Thirteen weeks following systemic
KA, rats were injected i.p. with [1-13C]glucose. Brain extracts from hippocampal formation, entorhinal cortex, and neocortex, were analyzed by 13C and 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy to quantify 13C labeling and concentrations of metabolites, respectively. The amount and 13C labeling of glutamate were reduced in the hippocampal formation and entorhinal cortex of epileptic rats. Together with the
decreased concentration of NAA, these results indicate neuronal loss. Additionally, mitochondrial dysfunction was detected
in surviving glutamatergic neurons in the hippocampal formation. In entorhinal cortex glutamine labeling and concentration
were unchanged despite the reduced glutamate content and label, possibly due to decreased oxidative metabolism and conserved
flux of glutamate through glutamine synthetase in astrocytes. This mechanism was not operative in the hippocampal formation,
where glutamine labeling was decreased. In neocortex labeling and concentration of GABA were increased in epileptic rats,
possibly representing a compensatory mechanism. The changes in the hippocampus might be of pathophysiological importance and
merit further studies aiming at resolving metabolic causes and consequences of MTLE.
Special issue article in honor of Dr. Frode Fonnum. 相似文献
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Evaluation of prospective, routine application of Ki-67 immunoquantitation in early CIN for assessment of short-term progression risk 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Kruse AJ Gudlaugsson E Helliesen T Janssen EA van Diermen B Sandvik S Baak JP 《Analytical and quantitative cytology and histology / the International Academy of Cytology [and] American Society of Cytology》2004,26(3):134-140
OBJECTIVE: To prospectively validate, in early cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), routine assessment of a previously developed prognostic Ki-67 immunoquantitative progression-risk model. STUDY DESIGN: Two hundred sixty-six consecutive cervical biopsies taken for an abnormal cytologic smear were routinely diagnosed by experienced pathologists as CIN. Ki-67 immunoquantitation was performed routinely by 3 technicians blinded to clinical and pathologic information. Progression of CIN 1-2 to CIN 3 in histologic follow-up biopsies was used as the intermediate end point. RESULTS: In 58 (22%) biopsies, technical shortcomings prevented Ki-67 immunoquantitation, and in 22 biopsies no follow-up was available. The routine diagnosis in the 186 remaining biopsies was CIN 1 = 24, CIN 2 = 56 and CIN 3 = 106. In 52 marker biopsies with expert review diagnosis of CIN 1-2 and adequate follow-up, histologic biopsies revealed CIN 3 in 9 (17%) cases: 9 of 34 (26%) of Ki-67 high-risk and 0 of 18 (0%) of Ki-67 low-risk lesions (log rank = 5.0, P = .03). Routine CIN grade (1 or 2) was not prognostic (P = .65). Eleven (55%) of 20 CIN 1 and 7 of 32 (22%) CIN 2 cases were Ki-67 low risk and none progressed, contrasting with 4 of 9 (44%) progressions of Ki-67 high risk CIN 1s and 5 of 25 (20%) high risk CIN 2s. Expert CIN grades were stronger prognostically than routine CIN grade, but Ki-67 was still stronger. CONCLUSION: Routine Ki-67 immunoquantitative progression prediction in CIN 1-2 is more predictive of CIN 3 in follow-up than are routine and review CIN grades. 相似文献
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Trond Brattelid Eirik Qvigstad Lise R. Moltzau Silje V. S. Bekkevold Dagny L. Sandnes Jon Arne K. Birkeland Tor Skomedal Jan-Bj?rn Osnes Ivar Sjaastad Finn Olav Levy 《PloS one》2012,7(9)
A positive inotropic responsiveness to serotonin, mediated by 5-HT4 and 5-HT2A receptors, appears in the ventricle of rats with post-infarction congestive heart failure (HF) and pressure overload-induced hypertrophy. A hallmark of HF is a transition towards a foetal genotype which correlates with loss of cardiac functions. Thus, we wanted to investigate whether the foetal and neonatal cardiac ventricle displays serotonin responsiveness. Wistar rat hearts were collected day 3 and 1 before expected birth (days -3 and -1), as well as day 1, 3, 5 and 113 (age matched with Sham and HF) after birth. Hearts from post-infarction HF and sham-operated animals (Sham) were also collected. Heart tissue was examined for mRNA expression of 5-HT4, 5-HT2A and 5-HT2B serotonin receptors, 5-HT transporter, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and myosin heavy chain (MHC)-α and MHC-β (real-time quantitative RT-PCR) as well as 5-HT-receptor-mediated increase in contractile function ex
vivo (electrical field stimulation of ventricular strips from foetal and neonatal rats and left ventricular papillary muscle from adult rats in organ bath). Both 5-HT4 mRNA expression and functional responses were highest at day -3 and decreased gradually to day 5, with a further decrease to adult levels. In HF, receptor mRNA levels and functional responses reappeared, but to lower levels than in the foetal ventricle. The 5-HT2A and 5-HT2B receptor mRNA levels increased to a maximum immediately after birth, but of these, only the 5-HT2A receptor mediated a positive inotropic response. We suggest that the 5-HT4 receptor is a representative of a foetal cardiac gene program, functional in late foetal development and reactivated in heart failure. 相似文献
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Silje Forbord Jorunn Skjermo Johanne Arff Aleksander Hand? Kjell Inge Reitan Rasmus Bjerregaard Klaus Lüning 《Journal of applied phycology》2012,24(3):393-399
Saccharina latissima is attractive for industrial cultivation for different usages, such as biofuels, feed supplements, and derivation of chemicals. A continuous supply of kelp sporelings throughout the year may ensure a year-round production of kelp juveniles on ropes. In this study, induction of sporangial areas (sorus portions) on the blade of S. latissima was performed throughout the year at three locations: Trondheim (Norway), Grenaa (Denmark), and Sylt island (Germany). The results indicate that a year-round sorus induction in S. latissima is possible and that this induction is controlled by applying short-day treatment of adult sporophytes throughout the year and by the removal of the basal blade meristem. The artificially induced and released zoospores formed viable sporelings at all seasons, but cultivation in the sea in Norway was successful only during autumn, winter, and spring, while the growth conditions were poor during the summer. The results are important for industrial scale-up and continuous production of kelp biomass. 相似文献