CH50真核表达载体pCH503的构建及小鼠体内表达的趋化与抗肿瘤活性

构建重组 FN多肽 CH50真核表达载体并在小鼠体内表达 ,研究其趋化与抗肿瘤作用 .采用重组 DNA技术构建表达质粒 ;体内进行基因转染 ,采用 RT- PCR鉴定导入基因的表达 ;通过肝素亲和层析、SDS- PAGE和 Western blot鉴定表达产物 ;腹腔细胞计数、Giemsa染色分析以及肌肉组织切片与染色观察体内基因转染后的趋化作用 ;小鼠黑色素瘤模型研究基因转染抑制肿瘤的作用 .从 CH50原核表达载体获得重组多肽的 c DNA,5′端加上小鼠 IFN- 5′端非编码区和信号肽编码区的 c DNA,3′端加上人 FN c DNA的 3′端非编码区 ;将重组 c DNA插入 p REP8质粒 ,即构建出p CH50 3质粒 .巨噬细胞在体内经 p CH50 3转染 ,然后在体外培养 ,能够产生 CH50多肽 .以p CH50 3分别进行腹腔基因转染和肌肉内基因转染 ,均可对免疫细胞产生趋化作用 ;p CH50 3体内转染可以使小鼠腹腔内黑色素肿瘤结节数降低 50 %～ 60 % . CH50真核表达载体 p CH50 3可在小鼠体内表达 ,体内基因转染可趋化免疫细胞和抑制肿瘤结节形成 ,在肿瘤综合治疗中有重要意义 .     

草原生态学研究方法学术讨论会在成都召开

中国植物学会于1981年11月21日至27日在四川省成都市召开了有61名代表参加的草原生态学研究方法学术讨论会。大会收到包括植物群落结构调查研究、第一性生产力测定、第二性生产力测定、光合作用测定、物质与水分循环、热值测定、数学生态等有关内容的研究方法论文和报告34篇。其中有18篇论文在大会上作了报告。在小组讨论中,代表们就第一性生产力测定、水分与物质循环、光合作用测定     

一株桑树内生拮抗菌的分离、鉴定及发酵条件优化

【目的】利用植物内生拮抗菌防治植物病害是一种有效的生物防治手段。本研究从健康桑树中分离筛选桑椹菌核病拮抗性内生细菌,为桑椹菌核病生物防治提供优良菌种。【方法】釆用组织分离培养法及抑菌圈法分离、筛选桑椹菌核病拮抗性内生细菌;根据菌体形态、培养特征、生理生化特性及基于16S rDNA序列的系统发育分析,对抑菌活性显著且稳定的菌株进行菌种鉴定;进而利用菌丝生长速率法检测活性发酵液的抑菌谱与热稳定性,并通过单因素及正交试验优化该菌株产生抑菌活性物质的发酵条件。【结果】从健康桑树中共分离获得55株内生细菌,其中XP-27菌株对核盘菌PZ-2的抑菌活性稳定且拮抗效果明显;XP-27菌株形态、培养特征、生理生化特性与芽孢杆菌属相符,基于16S rDNA序列的系统发育分析结果显示该菌株与多株甲基营养型芽孢杆菌(Bacillus methylotrophicus)的亲缘关系最近,且处于系统发育树的同一分枝,故将XP-27菌株鉴定为甲基营养型芽孢杆菌,命名为B.methylotrophicusXP-27;抑菌谱与热稳定性实验结果表明XP-27菌株对灰霉菌SWU5、腐霉菌SWU3等10种常见植物病原菌具不同程度的抑制作用,且其发酵滤液热稳定性强;发酵条件优化结果表明该菌株最佳培养基配方与培养条件为:牛肉膏1.00%,淀粉1.50%,K_2HPO_4 0.05%,MgSO_4·7H_2O 0.10%,初始pH值为8.0,培养温度为30°C,接种量为7%,发酵时间为120 h。【结论】筛选获得的桑树内生细菌B. methylotrophicus XP-27对桑椹菌核病病原菌核盘菌PZ-2具有显著拮抗作用,可作为开发桑椹菌核病生防制剂的候选菌株。     

Liquid-Solid Phase-Inversion PLGA Implant for the Treatment of Residual Tumor Tissue after HIFU Ablation

BackgroundHIFU has been shown to be a more suitable alternative for the treatment of primary solid tumors and metastatic diseases than other focal heat ablation techniques due to its noninvasive and extracorporeal nature. However, similar to other focal heat ablation techniques, HIFU is still in need of refinements due to tumor recurrence.MethodsIn this work, we investigated the effectiveness of an adjunct treatment regimen using doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded, injectable, in situ-forming, and phase-inverting PLGA as the second line of defense after HIFU ablation to destroy detrimental residual tumors and to prevent tumor recurrence. All of the statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 18.0(SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA), and p< 0.05 was considered statistically significant. All of the results are presented as the means ± STDEV (standard deviation). For multiple comparisons, ANOVA (differences in tumor volumes, growth rates, apoptosis, proliferation indexes, and Bcl-2 and Bax protein levels) was used when the data were normally distributed with homogenous variance, and rank sum tests were used otherwise. Once significant differences were detected, Student-t tests were used for comparisons between two groups.ResultsOur results revealed that DOX diffused beyond the ablated tissue regions and entered tumor cells that were not affected by the HIFU ablation. Our results also show that HIFU in concert with DOX-loaded PLGA led to a significantly higher rate of tumor cell apoptosis and a lower rate of tumor cell proliferation in the areas beyond the HIFU-ablated tissues and consequently caused significant tumor volume shrinkage (tumor volumes:0.26±0.1,1.09±0.76, and 1.42±0.9cm³ for treatment, sham, and no treatment control, respectively).ConclusionsFrom these results, we concluded that the intralesional injection of DOX-loaded PLGA after HIFU ablation is significantly more effective than HIFU alone for the treatment of solid tumors.     

Molecular characterization,expression profile and association analysis with fat deposition traits of the porcine APOM gene

Apolipoprotein M (APOM), a novel apolipoprotein presented mostly in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in plasma, is involved in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Through comparative mapping, we have mapped this gene to SSC7 p1.1 in which many QTLs affecting fat deposition traits have been reported. As a candidate gene for fat deposition traits, in this study, we obtained the 742-bp mRNA sequence of porcine APOM including the full coding region and encoding a protein of 188 amino acids. The sequence was deposited into the GenBank under the accession no. DQ329240. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR results showed that the porcine APOM gene is expressed predominantly in liver and kidney tissue. The genomic sequence of this gene which contains six exons and five introns, is 3,621 bp in length (DQ272488). Bioinformatic analysis of the 5′ regulatory region has revealed that classical TATA-box element and species conserved Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1a (HNF-1α) biding site were represented in this region. A G2289C single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the intron 2 of porcine APOM gene detected as an Eco130I PCR–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP) showed allele frequency differences among three purebreds. Association of the genotypes with fat deposition traits showed that different genotypes of porcine APOM gene were significantly associated with leaf fat weight (P < 0.05), backfat thickness at shoulder (P < 0.05), backfat thickness at thorax-waist (P < 0.05), backfat thickness at buttock (P < 0.01) and average backfat thickness over shoulder, thorax-waist and buttock (P < 0.01).     

DNA Transfection of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Using Microbubble-Mediated Ultrasound and Polyethylenimine: An In Vitro Study

Non-viral vector transfection efficiency is an issue affecting the clinical application of stem cell gene therapy. This study makes use of the synergistic effect of combining ultrasound (US) with microbubbles (MB) and polyethylenimine (PEI) to increase DNA transfection efficiency, which will enhance the efficiency of gene transfer to bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). The optimal parameters for primary-cultured rat-BMSC DNA transfection were examined. The study was arranged based on uniform design. Using a construct containing hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) tagged with enhanced green fluorescent protein (pEGFP-HGF) as example, the mixture of BMSCs, MB, and PEI:DNA complex were exposed to US with frequency of 1 MHz and 10 % duty cycle pulses. Other factors such as acoustic intensity (Q), MB dosage, and total treatment time (T) were also tested. The results were analyzed by regression analysis. Using the best match of parameters, Q = 0.6 W/cm², MB = 10⁶/ml, T = 30 s, different groups were compared. The cooperativity of MB-mediated US and PEI enhanced the gene transfection efficiency by nearly 38-times compared to the DNA without US group. Furthermore, the expression of HGF protein was confirmed by Western blot. The eGFP could be not only seen mainly at the cytoplasm, but also seen in the nucleus in a small proportion of the cells (<10 %) for up to 7 observed days. The transfected BMSCs maintained their capability of multi-directional differentiation and reproductive activity. Our results provide useful information in establishing a novel non-viral transfection method, which may be applied to clinical application in stem cell gene therapy.     

鸬鹚雏鸟的生长发育

对青海省青海湖国家级自然保护区内鸬鹚（Phalacrocorax carbo)雏鸟的生长发育进行了观察和研究。结果表明,在发育过程中,鸬鹚雏鸟跗足迹和嘴峰的发育早于翅和尾;通过体长与其它各生长指标的相对生长指数的计算。得出跗足迹和翅长的生长比体长快,嘴峰和尾长的生长比体长慢,另外,根据各生长指标特性的变化,将整个生长期划分为0-9日龄,10-23日龄,24-33日龄和34-离巢出飞4个生长阶段。     

The involvement of α-proteobacteria Phenylobacterium in maintaining the dominance of toxic Microcystis blooms in Lake Taihu,China

Lake Taihu in China has suffered serious harmful cyanobacterial blooms for decades. The algal blooms threaten the ecological sustainability, drinking water safety, and human health. Although the roles of abiotic factors (such as water temperature and nutrient loading) in promoting Microcystis blooms have been well studied, the importance of biotic factors (e.g. bacterial community) in promoting and meditating Microcystis blooms remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the ecological dynamics of bacterial community, the ratio of toxic Microcystis, as well as microcystin in Lake Taihu. High-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing and principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that the bacteria community compositions (BCCs) clustered into three groups, the partitioning of which corresponded to that of groups according to the toxic profiles (the ratio of toxic Microcystis to total Microcystis, and the microcystin concentrations) of the samples. Further Spearman's correlation network showed that the α-proteobacteria Phenylobacterium strongly positively correlated with the toxic profiles. Subsequent laboratory chemostats experiments demonstrated that three Phenylobacterium strains promoted the dominance of the toxic Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806 when co-culturing with the non-toxic PCC7806 mcyB⁻ mutant. Taken together, our data suggested that the α-proteobacteria Phenylobacterium may play a vital role in the maintenance of toxic Microcystis dominance in Lake Taihu.