Predicting potential distribution of Ziziphus spinosa (Bunge) H.H. Hu ex F.H. Chen in China under climate change scenarios

Ziziphus spinosa (Bunge) H.H. Hu ex F.H. Chen is a woody plant species of the family Rhamnaceae (order Rhamnales) that possesses high nutritional and medicinal value. Predicting the effects of climate change on the distribution of Z. spinosa is of great significance for the investigation, protection, and exploitation of this germplasm resource. For this study, optimized maximum entropy models were employed to predict the distribution patterns and changes of its present (1970–2000) and future (2050s, 2070s, and 2090s) potential suitable regions in China under multiple climate scenarios (SSP1‐2.6, SSP2‐4.5, SSP3‐7.0 & SSP5‐8.5). The results revealed that the total area of the present potential suitable region for Z. spinosa is 162.60 × 10⁴ km², which accounts for 16.94% of China''s territory. Within this area, the regions having low, medium, and high suitability were 80.14 × 10⁴ km², 81.50 × 10⁴ km², and 0.96 × 10⁴ km², respectively, with the high suitability regions being distributed primarily in Shanxi, Hebei, and Beijing Provinces. Except for SSP‐1‐2.6‐2070s, SSP‐5‐8.5‐2070s, and SSP‐5‐8.5‐2090s, the suitable areas for Z. spinosa in the future increased to different degrees. Meanwhile, considering the distribution of Z. spinosa during different periods and under different climate scenarios, our study predicted that the low impact areas of Z. spinosa were mainly restricted to Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, and Jilin Provinces. The results of core distributional shifts showed that, except for SSP1‐2.6, the center of the potential suitable region of Z. spinosa exhibited a trend of gradually shifting to the northwest.     

NXS2 murine neuroblastomas express increased levels of MHC class I antigens upon recurrence following NK-dependent immunotherapy

We evaluated recurrent NXS2 neuroblastoma tumors that developed following NK- or T-cell–mediated immunotherapy in tumor-bearing mice. Recurrent tumors developed following an NK-dependent antitumor response using a suboptimal dose of hu14.18-IL2, a humanized IL-2 immunocytokine targeted to the GD₂-ganglioside. This treatment initially induced complete resolution of measurable tumor in the majority of mice, followed, however, by delayed tumor recurrence in some mice. These recurrent NXS2 tumors revealed markedly enhanced (> fivefold) MHC class I antigen expression when compared with NXS2 tumors growing in PBS-treated control mice. A similar level of enhanced MHC class I antigen-expression could be induced on NXS2 cells in vitro by culturing with interferon , and was associated with reduced susceptibility to both NK-cell–mediated tumor cell lysis and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in vitro. In contrast, Flt3-ligand treatment of NXS2-bearing mice induced a protective T-cell–dependent antitumor memory response. Recurrent NXS2 tumors that developed following Flt3-L therapy revealed a decreased expression of MHC class I antigens. While NXS2 tumors are susceptible to in vivo destruction following either hu14.18-IL2 or Flt3-ligand immunotherapies, these results suggest that some tumor cells may be selected to survive and progress by expressing either higher or lower levels of MHC class I antigen in order to resist either NK- or T-cell–mediated antitumor responses, respectively.Abbreviations ADCC antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity - Flt3-L Flt3-ligand - GD₂ GD₂-disialoganglioside - IC immunocytokine - mAb monoclonal antibody - NB neuroblastoma - NXS2 transplantable murine neuroblastoma - s.c. subcutaneous     

濒危植物长苞铁杉的地理分布和资源现状及致危因素分析

根据野外调查的结果,对福建天宝岩国家级自然保护区马石坑、广东南岭国家级自然保护区老蓬顶、湖南莽山国家级自然保护区泽子坪和鬼子寨、广西猫儿山国家级自然保护区小老山、贵州梵净山国家级自然保护区鱼坳、湖南黄桑国家级自然保护区源头山、湖南城步县奇山和江西大余县石溪的长苞铁杉〔Nothotsuga longibracteata(W.C.Cheng)Hu ex C.N.Page〕居群的生境和生存现状进行了比较分析。结果表明:长苞铁杉的地理分布相对狭窄,多呈零星或小片分布;该种正面临分布区缩小和居群规模下降,甚至濒临灭绝的危险。在长苞铁杉集中分布的这些区域,大多数居群面临生存威胁;各居群的个体数量有较大差异,其中,天宝岩居群最大,长苞铁杉数量达几千株;石溪居群和源头山居群最小,长苞铁杉数量只有几十株。全球气候变化、人类活动影响和本身更新困难是导致长苞铁杉濒危的原因,其中,人类活动影响是长苞铁杉致危的直接原因。根据长苞铁杉生存状况,建议对其伴生的阔叶树进行疏伐,适当开辟林窗,有利于长苞铁杉的更新;自然保护区的建立对长苞铁杉的保护发挥了重要的作用,而在其他非保护区的分布区,也应加大宣传力度并采取相应保护措施;实施迁地保护可以有效保护长苞铁杉这一珍稀树种。     

巴东木莲等位酶的遗传多样性

采用超薄平板聚丙烯酰胺等电聚焦技术对中国特有濒危植物巴东木莲(Manglietia patungensis Hu)的遗传多样性进行了初步的分析。通过对8个酶系统18个酶位点的检测,结果表明,巴东木莲具有较高的遗传多样性。种水平多态位点的百分数(Ps)为66．7,平均预期杂合度(He)为0．178。高于多年生木本植物的平均水平。居群间分化系数为0．107,说明巴东木莲的遗传变异的89．3％来自于居群内。     

鄂北高贵山种子植物区系研究

通过对高贵山地区143科504属954种种子植物的统计分析,显示了该植物区系成分的丰富性,南北植物融合性,温带成分的主体性和原始,孑遗植物以及珍稀濒危植物的集中性,说明该植物区系在华东植物区系向华中植物区系过渡中起着重要的作用。     

乐山秤锤树——四川秤锤树属(安息香科)一新变种

秤锤树属(安息香科)一新变种--乐山秤锤树(Sinojackia xylocarpa Hu var. leshanensis L. Q. Luo)在中国四川被发现。     

麻疹病毒沪191对HeLa肿瘤细胞抑制作用的体内外实验研究

研究麻疹病毒减毒疫苗沪191株(MV沪191)在组织培养中和裸鼠体内对HeLa肿瘤细胞的抑制作用.用空斑实验测定MV沪191感染HeLa细胞后细胞裂解液中病毒量;用MTF试验测定MV沪191感染对细胞活性的影响;用流式细胞仪分析测定MV沪191感染引起的细胞凋亡和对细胞周期的影响;HeLa肿瘤细胞背部皮下接种BALB/C裸鼠引起的肿瘤,评估MV沪191体内抑瘤作用.MV沪191感染HeLa细胞后可引起广泛的CPE,感染的HeLa细胞与对照组相比细胞活性明显降低.MV沪191感染HeLa细胞后随着时间延长,G1/G0细胞率明显增多,S期率明显减少,细胞凋亡率明显增加(P＜0.01).给药第60天时瘤内治疗组、静脉治疗组和对照组肿瘤体积平均分别为15.5、64.6、156.4 mm3.瘤内治疗组与对照组相比有显著差异(P＜0.01);静脉治疗组与对照组相比有明显差异(P＜0.05).MV沪191减毒株在组织培养中和裸鼠体内对HeLa肿瘤有明显的杀伤作用.     

岷江柏四个地理种群分布格局比较研究

岷江柏是我国特有珍稀树种,其种群分布格局一直缺乏必要的研究。采用Greig-Smith的相邻格子样方调查法,调查了四川西部四个岷江柏地理种群,用方差/均值比率法和聚集度指标法分析了种群空间并进行了比较。结果表明,岷江柏种群分布格局与取样尺度有关。在2m×2m、4m×4m、6m×6m、8m×8m四个取样尺度下,小金种群均表现为集群分布,马尔康种群均表现为随机分布,金川种群和理县种群却随着取样尺度的增大,表现出聚集分布→均匀分布→随机分布的变化趋势。四个取样尺度中以2m×2m取样尺度来分析岷江柏种群空间分布格局时效果最好。方差/均值比率法运用统计方法确定T值的显著性,数学推导严密,运算简单,在分布格局分析中是一种较可靠的方法。     

水杉引种及迁地保护进展

对1947年以来发表的有关活化石——水杉(MetasequoiaglyptostrobodiesHu&Cheng)在世界范围内的引种及迁地保护文献进行了系统评述。从1947年开始,水杉已在我国以及亚洲、欧洲、大洋洲、非洲、北美洲、南美洲六大洲的53个国家引种和得到迁地保护,已成为其中一些国家重要的植物研究材料和著名的风景观赏树种和造林绿化树种,并且成为一种国际关系的纽带。国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)已在1999年选出水杉等9个针叶树作为世界范围内保护的植物,同时由于水杉对酸沉降污染的敏感性和在世界范围内的广泛适应性,因此可作为世界范围内酸沉降污染共同的生物监测指示种和重要研究材料。引种为水杉的保护提供了有效的途径,但引种的质量已成为一个今后值得研究和解决的重要问题。