Unexpected larval habit of Listronotus bonariensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) raises questions about population dynamics analysis and management

Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) is a pest of agriculturally important graminaceous species, with mining larvae that kill the stems of the host plants. In this study, larval populations were measured in spring and summer in irrigated dairy grassland comprising Lolium perenne L. (cv. Nui) with and without the endophyte Epichloë festucae var. lolii Latch, M.J. Chr. and Samuels and Poa annua L.. Larvae were extracted from tillers taken from the swards of these two grass species and extracted from turves, and L. bonariensis population densities were estimated from tiller and turf larval counts on a m⁻² basis. Over the study period, the total number of larvae and larval densities extracted from turves was on average 2× greater than indicated from tillers. In most seasons, larval densities from turves were significantly higher than those from the tillers, though there was no correlation between tiller and turf larval densities. Mean head capsule widths of larvae emerging from turf samples showed significant seasonal effects compared with tillers, while mean head capsule widths of all four instars were significantly greater when extracted from tillers compared with turves. There was a significant endophyte effect on head capsule widths of larvae collected in summer, but the effect was not consistent across instars or source. Conversely, no significant endophyte effect on head capsule width was found in spring populations from either tillers or turves. This study shows that in irrigated dairy pasture, a high proportion of L. bonariensis larvae can live externally of tillers, presumably among the organic matter around the base of grasses in irrigated dairy pasture, and that density estimates based only on tiller populations will have significantly underestimated actual numbers. Having a precise indication of larval population densities is essential when developing life tables or determining economic damage threshold levels.     

综述:中药治疗阿尔茨海默病的作用特点

阿尔茨海默病(AD)是一种多因素相关的复杂性疾病,目前临床治疗效果不佳．仅针对单靶点或单致病途径的药物不易取得好的疗效．另一个重要原因是干预时机太晚,当诊断出痴呆时患者脑内已有大量神经元死亡．因此,应当针对多靶点、多途径治疗,同时将治疗时机提前到痴呆发生前,才有可能在AD的药物干预领域实现新的突破．本文综述了作者近十多年来在中药治疗AD方面的研究工作,包括中药新复方参乌胶囊、中药提取物何首乌二苯乙烯苷、山茱萸环烯醚萜苷、淫羊藿黄酮和淫羊藿苷对多种拟AD动物模型和细胞模型的影响及其作用机制．这些中药的特点是作用在AD复杂发病机制的多靶点和多途径,尤其是具有神经保护和神经营养/再生作用,且对线粒体和突触具有明显的保护作用,可望用于AD的早期干预或轻度认知障碍期(MCI)的治疗,从而阻止或延缓痴呆的发生与进程．     

康力欣胶囊联合FOLFOX4方案对中晚期胃癌患者免疫功能、生活质量和血清肿瘤标志物的影响

目的:观察康力欣胶囊联合奥沙利铂、亚叶酸钙、5-氟尿嘧啶(FOLFOX4)方案对中晚期胃癌患者免疫功能、生活质量和血清肿瘤标志物的影响。方法:前瞻性选取2018年7月~2021年1月期间来我院接受治疗的胃癌患者80例,根据抽签分为对照组和观察组两组,各为40例。对照组接受FOLFOX4方案治疗,观察组接受康力欣胶囊联合FOLFOX4方案治疗,以3周为1个疗程,治疗2个疗程。观察两组治疗2个疗程后的疗效、生活质量以及治疗期间不良反应状况,对比两组治疗前、治疗2个疗程后的肿瘤标志物和免疫功能指标变化情况。结果:观察组治疗2个疗程后的总有效率高于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗2个疗程后,观察组的肿瘤相关物质群(TSGF)、糖类抗原-199(CA-199)、癌胚抗原(CEA)低于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗2个疗程后,观察组的CD3;、CD4;、自然杀伤细胞(NK)、CD4;/CD8;高于对照组,CD8;低于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗2个疗程后,观察组的生活质量总改善率、卡氏评分(KPS)评分高于对照组(P<0.05)。两组不良反应发生率组间对比无统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论:中晚期胃癌患者采用康力欣胶囊联合FOLFOX4方案治疗,在阻止疾病进展、改善生活质量、提高免疫功能方面均效果确切,优于单纯化疗效果。     

哺乳期需氧菌性阴道炎患者定期补充乳杆菌的疗效

目的分析在有效抗炎基础上定期补充乳杆菌活菌胶囊对哺乳期需氧菌性阴道炎患者的疗效及对远期复发率的影响。方法选择2019年4月至2020年3月于大连市妇女儿童医疗中心(集团)行产后42 d检查时发现的需氧菌性阴道炎患者共120例,按照随机自愿原则将所选患者分为观察组及对照组,各60例。全部患者均使用红核妇洁洗液及克林霉素磷酸酯阴道凝胶抗炎治疗7 d,观察组患者于第8天开始给予阴道用乳杆菌活菌胶囊每日睡前上药1粒,治疗10 d,停药后1周对两组患者进行临床疗效评估并了解不良反应发生情况。于首次治疗结束后第3个月及第6个月进行定期随诊,了解两组患者阴道炎的复发情况。且观察组患者于治疗后第3个月随诊结束后再次给予阴道用乳杆菌活菌胶囊补充上药1疗程。记录并比较两组患者治疗前、治疗后1周、治疗后第3个月及第6个月阴道pH值及H₂O₂情况。结果两组患者治疗期间均未发生明显不良反应。治疗后1周观察组患者治愈率(66.7%)显著高于对照组(36.7%),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组总有效率(95.0%)与对照组(86.7%)比较差异无统计学意义...     

Responses of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Nigella sativa</Emphasis> to foliar application of gibberellic acid and kinetin

Foliar sprays of water or 1, 10 and 100 μM aqueous solutions of gibberellic acid (GA₃) or kinetin (KIN) were applied to 40-d-old plants of Nigella sativa (L.) to study their effects on net photosynthetic rate, nitrogen metabolism, and the seed yield. 10 μM solutions of both the hormones, especially GA₃, appreciably increased the activities of nitrate reductase and carbonic anhydrase, chlorophyll and total protein contents and net photosynthetic rate in the leaves, along with capsule number and seed yield plant⁻¹, at harvest.     

三种药物联合治疗假丝酵母菌性阴道炎的临床疗效评价

目的:研究克霉唑阴道片、硝夫太尔制霉素阴道软胶囊联合定君生栓治疗复发性假丝酵母菌性阴道炎的临床疗效,为临床治疗提供依据。方法:选取2014年9月到2015年6月我院就诊的复发性假丝酵母菌性阴道炎患者60例,按照随机数字表法将患者分为实验组和对照组,每组30例,实验组给予克霉唑阴道片、硝夫太尔制霉素阴道软胶囊联合定君生栓治疗,对照组给予克霉唑阴道片和定君生栓治疗,治疗前检测所有患者病原菌分布情况,治疗后随访3个月,分析两组临床疗效和不良反应。结果:细菌培养结果共分离出158株假丝酵母菌,其中白色假丝酵母菌最多,占66.46%;实验组总有效率为93.33%,显著高于对照组的76.67%,两组比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);两组不良反应发生率比较无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:克霉唑阴道片、硝夫太尔制霉素阴道软胶囊联合定君生栓治疗复发性假丝酵母菌性阴道炎具有较好的临床疗效,且无明显不良反应。     

Influences of milk components on biofilm formation of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii)

Aim:  To determine the critical component(s) of skim milk for biofilm formation of Cronobacter species.
Methods and Results:  Biofilm forming ability of 72 Cronobacter strains in skim milk preparation was assayed by crystal violet staining. The results revealed that whey protein and casein are more important determinants of skim milk for biofilm formation than lactose, although there was a wide variation in biofilm forming ability. Biofilm structure and capsular material of six strains exhibiting different biofilm forming ability was investigated via electron microscopes. Scanning electron microscopy showed visually that while the strong biofilm formers (E27B, FSM 30 and 2·82) resulted in almost complete coagulation of skim milk, the weak biofilm formers (55, FSM 290 and 2·84) caused less coagulation. No capsule was clearly delineated in transmission electron micrographs of either strong or weak biofilm formers.
Conclusion:  These results indicate that, for biofilm formation of Cronobacter species in skim milk, nitrogen source is probably a more important determinant than carbohydrate, and that strong biofilm formers are responsible for substantial coagulation of skim milk.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  This study provides information for better understanding of the underlying mechanisms by which Cronobacter species form biofilm in infant formula milk.     

雷珠单抗联合复方血栓通胶囊对年龄相关性黄斑变性患者血液流变学和血清VEGF、PDGF的影响

摘要 目的：观察雷珠单抗联合复方血栓通胶囊对年龄相关性黄斑变性（AMD）患者血液流变学和血清血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）、血小板衍生生长因子（PDGF）的影响。方法：选取我院2019年6月~2021年1月收治的AMD患者60例（96眼）,按照随机数字表法分别为对照组（n=30,46眼）和实验组（n=30,50眼）,对照组给予雷珠单抗治疗,实验组给予雷珠单抗联合复方血栓通胶囊治疗,对比两组眼部相关指标、血液流变学指标和血清VEGF、PDGF水平变化情况,观察两组治疗期间不良反应发生情况。结果：实验组治疗3个月后眼内压（IOP）、黄斑中央区厚度（CMT）、脉络新生血管（CNV）面积低于对照组,视力高于对照组（P<0.05）。实验组治疗3个月后全血低切/中切/高切黏度、血浆黏度低于对照组（P<0.05）。实验组治疗3个月后血清VEGF、PDGF水平低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率对比无差异（P>0.05）。结论：雷珠单抗联合复方血栓通胶囊可改善AMD临床症状,促进视力恢复,其作用机制可能与调节机体血液流变学、血清VEGF、PDGF水平有关。     

Cell Budding from Normal Appearing Epithelia: A Predictor of Colorectal Cancer Metastasis?

Background: Colorectal carcinogenesis is believed to be a multi-stage process that originates with a localized adenoma, which linearly progresses to an intra-mucosal carcinoma, to an invasive lesion, and finally to metastatic cancer. This progression model is supported by tissue culture and animal model studies, but it is difficult to reconcile with several well-established observations, principally among these are that up to 25% of early stage (Stage I/II), node-negative colorectal cancer (CRC) develop distant metastasis, and that circulating CRC cells are undetectable in peripheral blood samples of up to 50% of patients with confirmed metastasis, but more than 30% of patients with no detectable metastasis exhibit such cells. The mechanism responsible for this diverse behavior is unknown, and there are no effective means to identify patients with pending, or who are at high risk for, developing metastatic CRC.Novel findings: Our previous studies of human breast and prostate cancer have shown that cancer invasion arises from the convergence of a tissue injury, the innate immune response to that injury, and the presence of tumor stem cells within tumor capsules at the site of the injury. Focal degeneration of a capsule due to age or disease attracts lymphocyte infiltration that degrades the degenerating capsules resulting in the formation of a focal disruption in the capsule, which selectively favors proliferating or “budding” of the underlying tumor stem cells. Our recent studies suggest that lymphocyte infiltration also triggers metastasis by disrupting the intercellular junctions and surface adhesion molecules within the proliferating cell buds causing their dissociation. Then, lymphocytes and tumor cells are conjoined through membrane fusion to form tumor-lymphocyte chimeras (TLCs) that allows the tumor stem cell to avail itself of the lymphocyte''s natural ability to migrate and breach cell barriers in order to intravasate and to travel to distant organs. Our most recent studies of human CRC have detected nearly identical focal capsule disruptions, lymphocyte infiltration, budding cells, and the formation of TLCs. Our studies have further shown that age- and type-matched node-positive and -negative CRC have a significantly different morphological and immunohistochemical profile and that the majority of lymphatic ducts with disseminated cells are located within the mucosa adjacent to morphologically normal appearing epithelial structures that express a stem cell-related marker.New hypothesis: Based on these findings and the growth patterns of budding cells revealed by double immunohistochemistry, we further hypothesize that metastatic spread is an early event of carcinogenesis and that budding cells overlying focal capsule disruptions represent invasion- and metastasis-initiating cells that follow one of four pathways to progress: (1) to undergo extensive in situ proliferation leading to the formation of tumor nests that subsequently invade the submucosa, (2) to migrate with associated lymphocytes functioning as “seeds” to grow in new sites, (3) to migrate and intravasate into pre-existing vascular structures by forming TLCs, or (4) to intravasate into vascular structures that are generated by the budding cells themselves. We also propose that only node-positive cases harbor stem cells with the potential for multi-lineage differentiation and unique surface markers that permit intravasation.     

凉血活血汤联合阿维A胶囊治疗银屑病的临床疗效及其机制研究

目的:探讨凉血活血汤联合阿维A胶囊治疗银屑病的临床疗效及其可能作用机制。方法:选择2012年7月~2015年11月于我院就诊的银屑病患者60例,按照就诊先后顺序分为实验组与对照组,每组各30例,实验组患者使用凉血活血汤联合阿维A胶囊进行治疗,对照组患者仅给予阿维A胶囊进行治疗。比较治疗前后两组患者血清白细胞介素17(IL-17)、白细胞介素22(IL-22)、白细胞介素23(IL-23)及血管内皮因子(VEGF)水平,同时比较两组患者的不良反应发生率及临床总有效率。结果:与治疗前相比,两组患者血清IL-17、IL-22、IL-23及VEGF水平均降低;治疗结束后与对照组相比,实验组患者血清IL-17、IL-22、IL-23及VEGF水平较低(P0.05);且与对照组相比,实验组患者的不良反应发生率较低(P0.05);临床总有效率较高(P0.05)。结论:凉血活血汤联合阿维A胶囊能明显提高银屑病患者的临床疗效,且安全性较高,可能与其降低血清IL-17、IL-22、IL-23及VEGF水平有关。