间接免疫荧光法鉴别小鼠早期胚胎性别的研究

以间接免疫荧光法检测昆明系小鼠早期胚胎雄性特异性H—Y抗原的表达。结果表明:54%的胚胎为H—Y阳性(雄性);46%为H—Y阴性(雌性)。经与昆明系小鼠的自然性比率(♂:52%;♀:48%)比较,两者无显著性差异。 经细胞遗传学方法确证,以免疫荧光法鉴别的胚胎性别,雄性的鉴别准确率为75.50%;雌性为82.97%。 本文还就影响鉴别准确率的若干因素以及本方法在生产中的应用前景等问题进行了分析讨论。     

不同施肥处理对土壤活性有机碳和甲烷排放的影响

通过采集田间试验区连续3a施入有机肥的稻田耕层土壤,分析土壤中微生物量碳(MBC)、水溶性有机碳(DOC)、易氧化有机碳(ROC)和可矿化有机碳(readily mineralizable carbon,RMC)等活性有机碳的含量,稻田甲烷(CH_4)的排放通量,探讨施用有机肥的土壤活性有机碳变化及与CH_4排放的关系。研究结果显示:(1)施有机肥对土壤中的活性有机碳均有一定的促进作用。3a不同施肥处理土壤中DOC、ROC、MBC和RMC的平均含量分别为383.6、2501.2、640.4 mg/kg和291.7 mg/kg。3a施猪粪(猪粪+化肥,PM)、鸡粪(鸡粪+化肥,CM)和稻草(稻草+化肥,RS)的DOC的含量分别比化肥(CF)处理增加5.6%、6.7%和19.3%,ROC的含量分别比CF增加6.6%、8.4%和9.8%;MBC含量分别比CF增加5.1%、14.8%和21.5%,RMC增加6.8%、22.0%和33.9%。不同施肥处理的稻田土壤活性有机碳为分蘖期高于成熟期。(2)施肥处理显著增加稻田CH_4排放,CH_4分蘖期的排放通量是成熟期的143倍,3a PM、CM和RS处理的CH_4排放分别比CF处理增加37.0%(P0.05)、92.7%(P0.05)和99.4%(P0.05)。(3)不同施肥处理的DOC、ROC、MBC和RMC含量与CH_4排放通量均存在显著正相关关系,ROC与CH_4排放的相关系数最高,为0.754(P0.01),且4种有机碳间关系密切。稻田分蘖期土壤中的活性有机碳与稻田CH_4排放呈显著正相关关系。(4)综合分析,在4种有机碳中,土壤中ROC和MBC的含量直接影响CH_4排放。     

Glycyrrhizin inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response by reducing TLR4 recruitment into lipid rafts in RAW264.7 cells

Background

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of glycyrrhizin on LPS-induced endotoxemia in mice and clarify the possible mechanism.

Methods

An LPS-induced endotoxemia mouse model was used to confirm the anti-inflammatory activity of glycyrrhizin in vivo. In vitro, RAW264.7 cells were stimulated with LPS in the presence or absence of glycyrrhizin. The expression of cytokines was determined by ELISA. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) was determined by Western blot analysis. Nuclear factor-kB (NF-κB) and Interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) activation were detected by Western blotting and luciferase assay. Lipid raft staining was detected by immunocytochemistry.

Results

In vivo, the results showed that glycyrrhizin can improve survival during lethal endotoxemia. In vitro, glycyrrhizin dose-dependently inhibited the expression of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β and RANTES in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Western blot analysis showed that glycyrrhizin suppressed LPS-induced NF-κB and IRF3 activation. However, glycyrrhizin did not inhibit NF-κB and IRF3 activation induced by MyD88-dependent (MyD88, IKKβ) or TRIF-dependent (TRIF, TBK1) downstream signaling components. Moreover, glycyrrhizin did not affect the expression of TLR4 and CD14 induced by LPS. Significantly, we found that glycyrrhizin decreased the levels of cholesterol of lipid rafts and inhibited translocation of TLR4 to lipid rafts. Moreover, glycyrrhizin activated ABCA1, which could induce cholesterol efflux from lipid rafts.

Conclusion

Glycyrrhizin exerts an anti-inflammatory property by disrupting lipid rafts and inhibiting translocation of TLR4 to lipid rafts, thereby attenuating LPS-mediated inflammatory response.

General significance

Learning the anti-inflammatory mechanism of glycyrrhizin is crucial for the anti-inflammatory drug development.     

利用生物质生产高效蛋白饲料的研究

本研究采用稀释分离法,从富含腐殖质土壤中,经反复筛选,选育出了四株酵母菌和二株霉菌。并分别对其进行了蛋白质、脂肪和纤维素酶活性以及菌体其它成份的测定。结果表明:L_(B-1)号和L_(B-3)号酵母菌蛋白质含量≥40％,其中L_(B-2)号酵母菌脂肪含量达到3.906％;而二株霉菌经固体发酵后测试证明:T_(B-1)号菌所产纤维素酶活性高于T_(B-2)号菌,最高酶活可达到1116.0毫克/克·小时。通过菌种最佳组合和液体——固体小型发酵试验生产的蛋白饲料达到了轻工部(QB596—82)饲料标准。从而说明,采用上述菌株、利用生物质(植物秸秆、味精废液)代替粮食作原料生产高效蛋白饲料是完全可行的。     

松嫩平原微地形下土壤水盐与植物群落分布的关系

以微域尺度不同盐渍化程度的盐渍土复区为研究区,利用典范对应分析方法(CCA)分析了不同水文年(丰水年、枯水年)土壤盐碱化指标、地表积水、不同土壤层含水率和相对高程与植物群落之间的关系。结果表明,在枯水年由于水分的减少和盐碱化的加重,稗草向虎尾草群落演替,虎尾草向碱蓬群落演替。而芦苇和碱茅群落相对稳定,只是由湿生向旱生转化,群落间演替较慢。在植物群落演替过程中,Na⁺(991 mg/kg)、CO₃^2-(396 mg/kg)、EC(680 μs/cm),pH值(10)是稗草、芦苇向虎尾草和碱茅群落演替的驱动值。Na⁺(1570 mg/kg)、CO₃^2-(576 mg/kg)、EC(879 μs/cm)是虎尾草、碱茅向碱蓬群落演替的驱动值。地表水的积水时间和积水深度是区分稗草和芦苇、虎尾草和碱茅生长分布的重要水文特征值。研究对苏打盐渍土区植被恢复和重建具有重要的意义。     

云南省两栖类物种名录修订

云南省是我国两栖类多样性最丰富的地区, 近年来受威胁的两栖类物种数显著增加, 亟需对两栖类的名录进行更新和完善。本文在《云南两栖爬行动物》的基础上, 通过收集近十余年的研究资料, 结合近年国内外最新研究结果, 确定物种有效性和分类归属, 并结合本团队野外考察数据, 对云南两栖类的物种名录和分布进行系统的整理与修订。修订后的名录共记录云南省两栖类191种, 隶属3目12科49属, 占全国两栖类种数的32.5%。自2008年以来, 云南省新增两栖类1科23属70种, 本名录修订3科31属47种; 共发现34个新种、15个中国新纪录和10个省级新纪录种, 主要集中在云南的边境地区。云南省记录45种受威胁物种, 占云南省两栖类种数的23.6%, 占全国受威胁两栖类物种数的25.6%。其中, 2种被列为极危(CR), 9种被列为濒危(EN), 34种被列为易危(VU)。名录共记录15种国家II级重点保护野生动物, 占受国家保护两栖类种数的16.0%。此外, 列入CITES附录I和附录II的分别有1种和8种, 被列为云南省极小种群物种而作为重点保护野生动物的有5种。在新名录的基础上, 本文讨论了云南省两栖类多样性与分类研究不足的类群、考察薄弱的地区、物种丰富度的格局分布以及受威胁情况, 以期对云南省未来两栖类的研究和保护工作提供依据和参考。     

Osteocytic connexin 43 channels affect fracture healing

The cross-talk between cells is very critical for moving forward fracture healing in an orderly manner. Connexin (Cx) 43-formed gap junctions and hemichannels mediate the communication between adjacent cells and cells and extracellular environment. Loss of Cx43 in osteoblasts/osteocytes results in delayed fracture healing. For investigating the role of two channels in osteocytes in bone repair, two transgenic mouse models with Cx43 dominant negative mutants driven by a 10 kb-DMP1 promoter were generated: R76W (gap junctions are blocked, whereas hemichannels are promoted) and Δ130–136 (both gap junctions and hemichannels are blocked). R76W mice (promotion of hemichannels) showed a significant increase of new bone formation, whereas delayed osteoclastogenesis and healing was observed in Δ130–136 (impairment of gap junctions), but not in R76W mice (hemichannel promotion may recover the delay). These results suggest that gap junctions and hemichannels play some similar and cooperative roles in bone repair.     

Effect of orthodontic force on the expression of PI3K,Akt, and P70S6 K in the human periodontal ligament during orthodontic loading

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is an atypical serine/threonine protein kinases involved in the regulation of cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/P70S6 K signalling pathway. P70S6 K as a downstream molecule of mTOR is activated by phosphorylation and subsequently promotes the synthesis of ribosomal and translational proteins. In this study, we investigated the role of PI3K, Akt, and P70S6 K in human periodontal tissue remodelling during orthodontic loading. The prepared tissue specimens taken from 4 extracted premolars were processed for immunolabelling. The changes in the expression of PI3K, Akt, and P70S6 K in the periodontal tissues were detected by real‐time quantitative‐polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis. The results from real‐time quantitative‐polymerase chain reaction and Western blot both showed that the expression of PI3K, Akt, and P70S6 K in the experimental group began to increase at 3 days and increased significantly at 10 days, then decreased approaching the control group level at 28 days. Our findings showed that the expression of PI3K, Akt, and P70S6 K in human periodontal ligament demonstrated a variability during the orthodontic loading, which suggested that the PI3K/Akt/mTOR/P70S6 K signal pathway was involved in orthodontic tooth movement and played a role in the process of periodontium remodelling.     

吉林不同生境防风夏季光合特性

采用LCpro+全自动便携式光合仪同时测定了长春、长岭和白城3个生境防风的光合作用及环境因子,研究不同生境防风净光合速率、蒸腾速率及水分利用效率等日变化特征及其与生态因子之间关系,并采用通径分析法分析各环境因子对防风净光合速率的直接和间接影响,探讨防风的光合生理规律,为进一步研究防风的光合生理提供依据。结果表明,各环境因子之间存在相互作用,在影响防风光合作用的环境因子中,光合有效辐射(PAR)是驱动因子,它的变化驱动了大气温度(Ta)、叶片温度(Tl)变化,Ta升高引起空气密度的变化是午间相对湿度(RH)和大气浓度CO2(Ca)降低的一个重要原因。环境因子中对Pn直接作用由大到小长春为TlTaPARCaRH,长岭为PARTlRHCaTa,白城为TaTlRHPARCa。长春、长岭PAR与Pn相关系数最大,而白城地区Ca与Pn相关系数最大,说明防风叶片对不同环境因子的反应有所不同。8月份3个地区防风净光合速率日变化均呈双峰型曲线,具有明显的光合"午休"现象。长春、长岭地区防风光合"午休"现象主要由气孔因素引起,白城地区防风光合"午休"现象主要由非气孔因素引起的。3个生境防风的Pn与Gs之间均呈显著的正相关关系,白城的Gs比长春、长岭地区的低44%左右,这是防风为适应高温干旱的环境而形成的生理反应。不同生境土壤含水量间差异显著,白城地区土壤水分含量很低,只有20.35%,仅是长春土壤含水量的56.50%,而空气温度较高,强辐射使气孔叶片蒸腾失水加剧,导致叶片含水量也很低,仅仅为56.60%,高温干旱使防风叶温升高,防风磷酸化、电子传递、酶活性等受到抑制,导致光合速率降低。因此,白城地区长期高温胁迫是限制防风Pn的主要原因。