蚜害茶树挥发物组分变化的聚类分析

舒茶早(Camellia sinensis cv. ‘shuchazao’)是皖西南产区一种茶树品种。为研究茶蚜取食为害诱导的茶树挥发物释放特征,运用气相色谱-质谱联用技术,比较了健康茶梢和蚜害茶梢的挥发物组成和相对含量。结果显示,健康茶梢挥发物种类(16种)和相对含量较少,而蚜害茶梢挥发物种类(24种)较为丰富且相对...     

毛翼管鼻蝠在广西和江西分布新纪录及其性二型现象

于2013年分别在广西北流大容山和江西井冈山用蝙蝠竖琴网分别采集到1只和9只蝙蝠标本,主要特征为:体型中型,鼻部前端呈短管状,背部毛基黄褐色,毛尖褐栗色,头骨和牙齿均粗壮。在室内使用Pettersson D500X超声波接收仪录制其静止和飞行状态下的回声定位信号,其超声波为FM型,飞行状态下主频率51.3~59.0 k Hz。根据形态特征鉴定该蝙蝠为毛翼管鼻蝠Harpiocephalus harpia,是广西和江西两省翼手目分布新纪录。对该种蝙蝠雌雄标本进行对比发现,6项外部形态和头骨指标上的差异有统计学意义,支持该种具有性二型现象。标本现保存于广州大学。     

福建省水稻稻米重金属污染的对应分析

采用环境统计学方法布点采集福建省闽南、闽中和闽西北38个早晚稻稻谷样本,应用对应分析方法研究影响地区稻作类型的稻米Hg、As、Cd、Pb、Cu 5种重金属污染差异的主要因子,并通过主要因子揭示重金属与地区稻作类型间的关系.结果表明,福建省不同地区水稻稻米5种重金属含量与稻作类型存在较大差异,变异范围较大,其中超标率最高的是Pb,达100%,其次为Hg和Cd,分别为78.95%和50.0%,最低的是Cu,仅2.3%,而As无超标.Pb和Cd是导致地区稻作类型间差异的主要因子.聚类分析表明,38个稻谷样品可聚为7类,不同地区稻作类型,由于与污染源距离不一,受重金属污染的程度呈明显差异,体现不同的污染特征.可以认为,对不同地区稻作类型稻米重金属污染应采取地区控制与品种搭配相结合的策略,才能达到控制和消除稻米重金属污染的目的.     

Development and validation of a liquid chromatographic/electrospray ionization mass spectrometric method for the determination of salidroside in rat plasma: application to the pharmacokinetics study

A sensitive and specific liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) method has been developed and validated for the identification and quantification of salidroside, a major active constituent from Rhodiola rosea L., in rat plasma using helicid as an internal standard. The method involves a simple single-step liquid-liquid extraction with n-butanol. The analytes were separated by isocratic gradient elution on a Shim-pack ODS (4.6 microm, 250 mmx2.0 mm i.d.) column and analyzed in selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode with a negative electrospray ionization (ESI) interface using the respective [M+Cl]- ions, m/z 335 for salidroside, m/z 319 for internal standard. The method was validated over the concentration range of 5-2000 ng/mL for salidroside. Within- and between-batch precision (R.S.D.%) were all within 6% and accuracy ranged from 96 to 112%. The lower limits of quantification was 5 ng/mL. The extraction recovery was on average 86.6% for salidroside. The validated method was used to study the pharmacokinetic profile of salidroside in rat plasma after intravenous and oral administration of salidroside. The bioavailability of salidroside in rats is 32.1%.     

Local accumulation of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells: evidence for an immune evasion mechanism in patients with large condylomata acuminata

Condylomata acuminata derived from the infection of human papillomavirus is a common sexually transmitted disease. Although T cell-mediated cellular immunity is considered as the main arm against such infection, the regulation of T cell immune responses in genital condylomata is unclear to date. In this study, we analyzed FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells in genital condylomata of patients. The results show that FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells with suppressive function accumulated in large warts. Consistently, the immunosuppressive milieu in large warts was characterized by high expression of IL-10 and TGF-beta1 and low expression of IL-2 and IFN-gamma. The responsiveness of wart-infiltrating T cells both in vitro and in vivo can be increased by depleting FOXP3(+) T cells. The accumulation of FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells in large warts can be partly ascribed to the chemotaxis of CCL17 and CCL22, derived from Langerhans cells and macrophages in wart. Although such accumulation favors the local immunosuppression, it seems not to influence the systemic immunity. In conclusion, these findings demonstrate that FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells play an important role in genital condylomata, which has multiple implications in the comprehensive treatment of condylomata acuminata.     

Karyotypes of three rat species (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) from Hainan Island, China, and the valid specific status of Niviventer lotipes

The karyotypes of three rat species from Hainan Island, China, were examined. Niviventer fulvescens (Gray, 1847) had 2n=46 and FN=64, similar to the karyotypes reported for N. fulvescens from Southeast Asia, while Niviventer lotipes () had 2n=52 and FN=66, which is distinct from the known karyotypes of other Niviventer species. Niviventer lotipes was recently considered conspecific with N. tenaster (), but the two were found to have extremely different karyotypes (2n=52 and FN=66 in N. lotipes; 2n=46 and FN=54 in N. tenaster). Therefore, in this paper N. lotipes is considered a valid species for the first time; it is distinct from N. tenaster and endemic to Hainan Island, where N. lotipes is differentiated from N. fulvescens by larger body and skull sizes, a shorter tail, and darker coloration. Rattus nitidus (Hodgson, 1845) from Hainan Island had 2n=42 and FN=62, which is similar to the reported karyotypes of conspecific populations in Southeast Asia.     

Effect of [Cl(-)]i on ENaC activity from mouse cortical collecting duct cells

Na(+) transport via epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) occurs across many epithelial surfaces and plays a key role in regulating salt and water absorption. In this study, we have examined the effects of cytosolic Na(+) and Cl(-) on ENaC activity by patch clamping single channel recording method in mouse cortical collecting duct cells (M1). Cytosolic Na(+) exerts its effect in change of ENaC open probability (Po). High cytosolic Na(+) significantly reduces ENaC Po. No change in channel conductance by cytosolic Na(+) is observed. However, decrease of cytosolic Cl(-) concentration significantly increases channel conductance and ENaC Po. This effect is due to the right shift of ENaC I-V curve to positive membrane potential. The virtue of ENaC conductance remains the same. Cl(-) channels like CFTR and VRAC are unlikely to be involved in this regulation. The results suggest that cytosolic Cl(-) could serve as a mediator to regulate ENaC activity, in accordance with the activities of Cl(-) channels.