Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the adult Drosophila melanogaster proteome

Drosophila melanogaster is one of the most widely used model organisms in life sciences. Mapping its proteome is of great significance for understanding the biological characteristics and tissue functions of this species. However, the comprehensive coverage of its proteome remains a challenge. Here, we describe a high‐coverage analysis of whole fly through a 1D gel electrophoresis and LC‐MS/MS approach. By combining the datasets of two types of SDS‐PAGE and two kinds of tagmata, the high‐coverage analysis resulted in the identification of 5262 genes, which correspond to 38.23% of the entire coding genes. Moreover, we found that the fly head and body have different molecular weight distributions of their proteomes when the proteins were resolved with SDS‐PAGE and image analysis of the stained gel. This phenomenon was further confirmed by both label‐free and isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation‐based quantitative approaches. The consistent results of the two different quantitation methods also demonstrated the stability and accuracy of the LC‐MS/MS platform. The MS proteomics data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange with identifiers PXD000454 and PXD000455 ( http://proteomecentral.proteomexchange.org/dataset/PXD000454 ; ( http://proteomecentral.proteomexchange.org/dataset/PXD000455 ).     

Proteomic analysis in Giardia duodenalis yields insights into strain virulence and antigenic variation

Giardia duodenalis is a protozoan parasite of the small intestine in vertebrates, including humans. Assemblage A of G. duodenalis is one of the two discrete subtypes that infects humans, and is considered a zoonotic assemblage. Two G. duodenalis Assemblage A strains BRIS/95/HEPU/2041 and BRIS/83/HEPU/106, constituting virulent and control strains respectively, were analyzed in one of the first comparative shotgun proteomic studies performed in this parasite. Protein extracts were prepared using a multiplatform approach with both an in‐gel and in‐solution sample preparation to enable us to assess the complementarity for future Giardia proteomic studies. Protein analysis revealed that BRIS/95/HEPU/2041 possessed a wider and more varied repertoire of variant surface proteins (VSPs), which are hypothesized to be involved in host adaptation, immune evasion, and virulence. A total of 35 VSPs were identified, with three common to both strains, six unique to BRIS/82/HEPU/106, and twenty‐six unique to BRIS/95/HEPU/2041. Additionally, up to 25.6% of all differentially expressed proteins in BRIS/95/HEPU/2041 belonged to the VSP family, a trend not seen in the control BRIS/83/HEPU/106. Greater antigen variation in BRIS/95/HEPU/2041 may explain aspects of virulence phenotypes in G. duodenalis, with a highly diverse population capable of evading host immune responses.     

依达拉奉对犬自体肾移植缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用研究

目的：探讨依达拉奉对犬自体肾移植缺血再灌注损伤的影响及机制。方法：将18 只体重匹配的健康杂种犬随机分为假手术组（S组）、依达拉奉组（ED组）、生理盐水组（PS 组）,每组各6只。S 组仅进行肾手术切除;ED组在阻断前在供体静脉内注入依达拉奉10 mg/kg,然后使用200 mL加入依达拉奉10 mg/kg 的UW液灌洗供体肾并在同样的保存液中保存供体肾8 小时,且再灌注开始时立即在受体静脉内给予依达拉奉10 mg/kg;PS 组同法使用相同体积的生理盐水。再灌注4 h 后检测MDA、MPO、SOD、iNOS、eNOS等活性;术后24 h 检测血清肌酐（Cr）、尿素氮（BUN）浓度;光镜下观察肾组织病理学改变。结果：PS 组MDA显著高于S 组及ED组（P〈0.05）,PS组MPO 含量亦低于S 组及ED组（P〈0.05）。PS组SOD、eNOS 含量显著低于于S组及ED组（P〈0.05）,PS 组iNOS含量高于S 组及ED 组（P〈0.05）,ED组的肾损伤明显减轻。结论：依达拉奉能减轻肾移植缺血再灌注损伤,其机制可能与减轻肾脂质过氧化反应有关。     

康复新液联合表皮生长因子预防急性放射性肠炎的疗效研究

目的:探讨康复新液联合表皮生长因子保留灌肠对盆腔肿瘤放疗后并发急性放射性肠炎的预防作用及其机制。方法:86例盆腔恶性肿瘤行放射性治疗的患者随机分为观察组和对照组,2组患者均行外照射治疗,观察组康复新液与表皮因子联合保留灌肠,每次50 mL,每日一次,对照组不加任何预防用药。比较2组急性放射性肠炎的发生率以及发生时间,并于放射治疗10次、20次后静脉采血,酶联免疫吸附法检测血清TNF-α、IL-6、IL-8,黄嘌呤氧化酶法检测MDA、SOD的含量。结果:观察组、对照组的急性放射性肠炎发生率分别为9.31%、53.49%,组间差异有统计学意义(P0.05),且观察组出现急性放射性肠炎的时间迟于对照组。观察组放射治疗10次及20次后,MDA含量明显低于对照组,SOD含量高于对照组(P0.05)。TNF-α、IL-6、IL-8含量明显低于对照组(P0.05)。结论:康复新液联合表皮生长因子可预防急性放射性肠炎的发生,其机制可能与抗细胞炎性因子与氧自由基释放有关。     

Dissecting Functions of the Conserved Oligomeric Golgi Tethering Complex Using a Cell‐Free Assay

Vesicle transport sorts proteins between compartments and is thereby responsible for generating the non‐uniform protein distribution along the eukaryotic secretory and endocytic pathways. The mechanistic details of specific vesicle targeting are not yet well characterized at the molecular level. We have developed a cell‐free assay that reconstitutes vesicle targeting utilizing the recycling of resident enzymes within the Golgi apparatus. The assay has physiological properties, and could be used to show that the two lobes of the conserved oligomeric Golgi tethering complex play antagonistic roles in trans‐Golgi vesicle targeting. Moreover, we can show that the assay is sensitive to several different congenital defects that disrupt Golgi function and therefore cause glycosylation disorders. Consequently, this assay will allow mechanistic insight into the targeting step of vesicle transport at the Golgi, and could also be useful for characterizing some novel cases of congenital glycosylation disorders.      

The spatial and temporal distributions of arthropods in forest canopies: uniting disparate patterns with hypotheses for specialisation

Arguably the majority of species on Earth utilise tropical rainforest canopies, and much progress has been made in describing arboreal assemblages, especially for arthropods. The most commonly described patterns for tropical rainforest insect communities are host specificity, spatial specialisation (predominantly vertical stratification), and temporal changes in abundance (seasonality and circadian rhythms). Here I review the recurrent results with respect to each of these patterns and discuss the evolutionary selective forces that have generated them in an attempt to unite these patterns in a holistic evolutionary framework. I propose that species can be quantified along a generalist–specialist scale not only with respect to host specificity, but also other spatial and temporal distribution patterns, where specialisation is a function of the extent of activity across space and time for particular species. When all of these distribution patterns are viewed through the paradigm of specialisation, hypotheses that have been proposed to explain the evolution of host specificity can also be applied to explain the generation and maintenance of other spatial and temporal distribution patterns. The main driver for most spatial and temporal distribution patterns is resource availability. Generally, the distribution of insects follows that of the resources they exploit, which are spatially stratified and vary temporally in availability. Physiological adaptations are primarily important for host specificity, where nutritional and chemical variation among host plants in particular, but also certain prey species and fungi, influence host range. Physiological tolerances of abiotic conditions are also important for explaining the spatial and temporal distributions of some insect species, especially in drier forest environments where desiccation is an ever‐present threat. However, it is likely that for most species in moist tropical rainforests, abiotic conditions are valuable indicators of resource availability, rather than physiologically limiting factors. Overall, each distribution pattern is influenced by the same evolutionary forces, but at differing intensities. Consequently, each pattern is linked and not mutually exclusive of the other distribution patterns. Most studies have examined each of these patterns in isolation. Future work should focus on examining the evolutionary drivers of these patterns in concert. Only then can the relative strength of resource availability and distribution, host defensive phenotypes, and biotic and abiotic interactions on insect distribution patterns be determined.     

醒脑静对颅脑创伤的保护作用

目的：探讨醒脑静对颅脑损伤大鼠的保护作用及其机制。方法：健康雄性成年SD大鼠63只,随机分为3组（n=21）：假手术组、模型组、醒脑静组。模型组与醒脑静组均采用自由落体撞击伤方法制作创伤性脑损伤模型,假手术组仅行开颅术,不造成脑损伤。醒脑静组盆大鼠造模后10min内经尾静脉注射醒脑静注射液10ml／（kg·d）,模型组与假手术组则经尾静脉注射等量0．9％氯化钠溶液,三组均连续给药7d。给药第7天比较各组大鼠血清中S-100B蛋白和神经特异性烯醇化酶（NSE）水平,脑组织含水量,检测血清中超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、丙二醛（MDA）和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH—Px）含量,并对各组大鼠进行神经功能缺损评分。结果：与假手术组比较,醒脑静组和模型组均有明显的神经缺损,脑组织含水量、MDA、S-100B蛋白和NSE水平明显升高,SOD、GSH-Px含量明显降低;醒脑静组与模型组比较,醒脑静组神经缺损程度及脑含水量显著低于模型组,血清中MDA和NSE水平明显低于模型组,SOD、GSH-Px活性明显高于模型组。结论：醒脑静注射液对大鼠颅脑损伤具有保护作用,其作用机制可能与减轻颅脑损伤后脑水肿及抑制氧自由基反应、保护神经细胞有关。