化学诱变剂EMS对知母种子萌发的影响

以知母（Anemarrhena asphodeloides）种子为材料,分别采用1%、2%、4%、6%浓度的EMS处理6、8、12和24 h,在恒温培养箱内进行种子萌发实验,研究不同浓度的化学诱变剂甲基磺酸乙酯（ethyl methane sulfonate,EMS）处理对知母种子萌发的影响,筛选适宜的诱变浓度和诱变时间。结果表明：随EMS浓度的增加和处理时间的延长,知母种子发芽率呈现逐渐降低的趋势,以相对发芽率达到半致死浓度为标准,6%EMS浸种12和24 h可作为EMS诱导知母建立突变体库的适宜条件。     

跗骨窦入路切开复位内固定与外侧"L"形入路切开复位内固定治疗跟骨骨折的疗效比较研究

目的:比较跗骨窦入路切开复位内固定与外侧"L"形入路切开复位内固定治疗跟骨骨折的疗效。方法:选取2016年10月到2017年6月期间川北医学院附属医院收治的86例跟骨骨折患者,根据随机数字表法分为对照组和观察组,两组均为43例。对照组采用外侧"L"形入路切开复位内固定进行治疗,观察组采用跗骨窦入路切开复位内固定进行治疗。比较两组患者的手术时间、住院时间、骨折愈合时间、踝-后足功能优良率、视觉模拟评分法(VAS)、B?hler角、Gissane角和术后并发症发生率。结果:两组患者的手术时间和骨折愈合时间比较无统计学差异(P0.05),而观察组患者的住院时间短于对照组(P0.05)。观察组患者术后踝-后足功能优良率高于对照组(P0.05)。在术前和术后12个月时,两组患者的VAS评分、Gissane角、B?hler角比较无统计学差异(P0.05),术后12个月时两组患者的VAS评分均明显低于术前,B?hler角及Gissane角明显高于术前(P0.05)。观察组患者术后并发症发生率低于对照组(P0.05)。结论:跗骨窦入路和外侧"L"形入路切开复位内固定均可有效治疗跟骨骨折,但跗骨窦入路可更有效地改善踝-后足功能,且住院时间短、术后并发症发生率更低。     

Overexpression of ZEB2‐AS1 promotes epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition and metastasis by stabilizing ZEB2 mRNA in head neck squamous cell carcinoma

The long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been increasingly appreciated as key players underlying tumourigenesis and hold great potentials as prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. However, their roles in head neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) have remained incompletely known. Here, we sought to reveal the oncogenic roles and clinical significance of a tumour‐associated lncRNA, zinc finger E‐box binding homeobox 2 antisense RNA 1 (ZEB2‐AS1), in HNSCC. ZEB2‐AS1 was aberrantly overexpressed in a fraction of HNSCC samples. Its overexpression significantly associated with large tumour size, cervical node metastasis and reduced overall and disease‐free survival. Antisense oligonucleotides (ASO)‐mediated ZEB2‐AS1 depletion markedly inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion while triggered apoptosis in HNSCC cells in part via modulating ZEB2 mRNA stability. Enforced overexpression of ZEB2 largely attenuated the phenotypic changes resulted from ZEB2‐AS1 inhibition except the impaired cell proliferation. In addition, ZEB2‐AS1 was required for TGF‐β1‐induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) in vitro. Significantly reduced tumour growth and lung metastasis were observed in ZEB2‐AS1‐depleted cells in HNSCC xenograft animal models. Taken together, our findings reveal that overexpression of ZEB2‐AS1 associates with tumour aggressiveness and unfavourable prognosis by serving as a putative oncogenic lncRNA and a novel prognostic biomarker in HNSCC.     

Improved expansion of T cells in culture when isolated with an equipment-free,high-throughput,flow-through microfluidic module versus traditional density gradient centrifugation

Background

The isolation of lymphocytes – and removal of platelets (PLTs) and red blood cells (RBCs) – from an initial blood sample prior to culture is a key enabling step for effective manufacture of cellular therapies. Unfortunately, currently available methods suffer from various drawbacks, including low cell recovery, need for complex equipment, potential loss of sterility and/or high materials/labor cost.

Responses to ocean acidification and diurnal temperature variation in a commercially farmed seaweed,Pyropia haitanensis (Rhodophyta)

To investigate carbon and nitrogen metabolism in Pyropia haitanensis in response to the combined conditions of ocean acidification and diurnal temperature variation, maricultured thalli were tested in acidified culture under different temperature treatments. The results showed a combined effect of ocean acidification and diurnal temperature difference on the C and N metabolism and growth of P. haitanensis. In acidifed culture, algal growth, maximum photosynthetic rate, nitrate reductase (NR) activity, amino acid (AA) content and AA score (AAS) were more significantly enhanced in seaweed under diurnal temperature variation than in seaweed at constant temperature. In acidified seawater, soluble carbohydrates in P. haitanensis increased due to greater dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), whereas soluble proteins decreased. Under the diurnal temperature treatment, higher temperature during the light period enhanced accumulation of algal photosynthates, whereas lower temperature in the dark period reduced energy consumption, resulting in enhanced algal growth, AA content and AAS. We concluded that suitable diurnal temperature difference would be conducive to C fixation and N assimilation under ocean acidification. However, excessively high temperatures would depress algal photosynthesis and increase energy consumption, thereby exerting a negative effect on algal growth.     

A novel 3-oxoacyl-ACP reductase (FabG3) is involved in the xanthomonadin biosynthesis of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris

Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc), the causal agent of black rot in crucifers, produces a membrane-bound yellow pigment called xanthomonadin to protect against photobiological and peroxidative damage, and uses a quorum-sensing mechanism mediated by the diffusible signal factor (DSF) family signals to regulate virulence factors production. The Xcc gene XCC4003, annotated as Xcc fabG3, is located in the pig cluster, which may be responsible for xanthomonadin synthesis. We report that fabG3 expression restored the growth of the Escherichia coli fabG temperature-sensitive mutant CL104 under non-permissive conditions. In vitro assays demonstrated that FabG3 catalyses the reduction of 3-oxoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) intermediates in fatty acid synthetic reactions, although FabG3 had a lower activity than FabG1. Moreover, the fabG3 deletion did not affect growth or fatty acid composition. These results indicate that Xcc fabG3 encodes a 3-oxoacyl-ACP reductase, but is not essential for growth or fatty acid synthesis. However, the Xcc fabG3 knock-out mutant abolished xanthomonadin production, which could be only restored by wild-type fabG3, but not by other 3-oxoacyl-ACP reductase-encoding genes, indicating that Xcc FabG3 is specifically involved in xanthomonadin biosynthesis. Additionally, our study also shows that the Xcc fabG3-disrupted mutant affects Xcc virulence in host plants.     

布比卡因致心肌细胞线粒体损伤大鼠模型的建立

目的观察电刺激下布比卡因心肌细胞线粒体形态变化及活性氧(reactive oxygen species, ROS)生成量,探讨建立理想的布比卡因中毒的大鼠心肌细胞模型。方法采用Langendroff装置新鲜分离雄性SD大鼠心肌细胞,细胞计数后将其转移至doff管中随机分为四组:DMEM静置组、DMEM电刺激组、布比卡因静置组、布比卡因电刺激组。实验重复五次。采用透射电镜观察心肌细胞线粒体形态,并使用多功能微孔板检测仪测量ROS生成量。结果 DMEM电刺激组线粒体肿胀程度及ROS生成量与DMEM静置组相比差异无显著性(P> 0.05);而布比卡因电刺激组线粒体肿胀程度明显高于布比卡因静置组(P=0.000),且ROS生成量也明显升高(P<0.05)。结论电刺激下心肌细胞呈节律性收缩,能更好地模拟临床布比卡因中毒时心肌线粒体损伤。     

生理盐水实验性干预对肉鸡盲肠微生物区系和短链脂肪酸含量的影响

目的研究生理盐水实验性干预对肉鸡盲肠微生物区系和短链脂肪酸含量的影响,以期为早期菌群干预实验的研究提供一定的理论依据。方法选取80只初出壳的小鸡,随机分为2组,分别为对照组(C组)和生理盐水组(S组)。出壳后前2 d,连续每天给S组小鸡灌服0.5 mL灭菌的生理盐水,C组不做处理。第3天,第7天于两组分别随机挑选8只鸡,测定其体重后屠宰取其盲肠内容物,采用Illumina Miseq高通量测序技术对盲肠内容物菌群结构进行测定,并用气相色谱法测定盲肠内容物中短链脂肪酸的含量。结果生理盐水实验性干预对肉鸡早期阶段的平均日增重无显著影响(P>0.05)。在门的水平上,两组肉鸡盲肠菌群占比基本相似,厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、变形菌门(Proteobacteria)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)为早期肉鸡肠道内的优势菌门。在属的水平,3日龄时S组肉鸡盲肠中拟杆菌属(Bacteroides)和蓝细菌属(Cyanobacteria_norank)的相对丰度较C组分别提高了160%和143%(P<0.05);7日龄时,两组间盲肠菌属的相对丰度无显著差异。此外,生理盐水实验性干预可极显著降低3日龄肉鸡盲肠内容物中乙酸、丁酸和异戊酸的含量(P<0.01),但7日龄时两组肉鸡盲肠内容物中短链脂肪酸的含量无显著差异(P>0.05)。结论生理盐水实验性干预会对3日龄肉鸡盲肠菌群结构及短链脂肪酸含量产生一定的影响,但这种影响不具有持续性,随着日龄的增加会逐渐消失。     

成纤维细胞生长因子9在抑郁症及其运动干预调节中的作用

成纤维细胞生长因子9（fibroblast growth factor 9, FGF9）是成纤维细胞生长因子（fibroblast growth factor,FGF）家族成员之一,属于一种自分泌或旁分泌生长因子。在脑组织中,FGF9主要表达于海马和皮质区,具有促进细胞增殖和维持细胞存活的功能。研究发现,FGF家族在抑郁症患者的多个脑区出现表达紊乱,FGF9在抑郁行为中扮演着负调控角色,但其介导抑郁行为的分子机制尚不清楚。本文综述了FGF9及其家族成员在抑郁中的作用; 围绕其受体（FGFR）信号在中枢神经系统中的功能特点,深入分析FGF9调节抑郁行为中的作用机制;结合运动抗抑郁的神经营养假说,提出经由FGFR/GSK3β/β-catenin通路的FGF信号,可能介导抑郁症的运动干预机制的假设。这些将为FGF9介导抑郁行为和运动抗抑郁的有关研究提供理论的基础和探索的思路。     

嗜热链球菌胞外多糖EPS333对酸乳品质的影响

本研究以酸乳为基质,通过测试酸乳酸化速率曲线、脱水收缩敏感性、持水力、水分迁移、质构及流变特性等参数,研究了嗜热链球菌胞外多糖与市场常规应用多糖对酸乳品质的影响。研究结果表明:嗜热链球菌胞外多糖EPS333在酸乳凝胶过程中较其他几种多糖能明显减缓酸化趋势,后熟及储藏阶段减少"自由水"含量,降低流动性,改善其流变特性。