天然更新檫木林的能量分析

在测定天然更新檫木林的檫木[Sassafras tsumu (Hemsl.) Hemsl.]各器官热值的基础上, 建立檫木能量回归模型, 进而计算了群落能量现存量. 结果表明: 檫木各器官热值具有一定差异, 其中叶的热值最大, 树干的热值最小; 檫木树干、枝、根及全树的能量与D和 D2H(D为胸径, H为株高)回归关系达到极显著水平, 而叶的能量与D和D2H回归关系不明显; 各径级檫木树干能量的70%以上聚集在树干下部; 不同径级檫木枝的能量分布不同, 大径级主要集中在枝的中上部, 中小径级主要集中在枝的下部; 天然更新檫木林檫木的能量现存量为1.23×106 kJ·hm-2,从大至小排序依次为树干(72.58%)、根(20.15%)、枝(7.08%)、叶(0.19%).     

Moderate caloric restriction initiated in rodents during adulthood sustains function of the female reproductive axis into advanced chronological age

Age-related ovarian failure in women heralds the transition into postmenopausal life, which is characterized by a loss of fertility and increased risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and cognitive dysfunction. Unfortunately, there are no options available for delaying loss of ovarian function with age in humans. Rodent studies have shown that caloric restriction (CR) can extend female fertile lifespan; however, much of this work initiated CR at weaning, which causes stunted adolescent growth and a delayed onset of sexual maturation. Herein we tested in mice if CR initiated in adulthood could delay reproductive aging. After 4 months of CR, the ovarian follicle reserve was doubled compared to ad libitum (AL)-fed age-matched controls, which in mating trials exhibited a loss of fertility by 15.5 months of age. In CR females returned to AL feeding at 15.5 months of age, approximately one-half remained fertile for 6 additional months and one-third continued to deliver offspring through 23 months of age. Notably, fecundity of CR-then-AL-fed females and postnatal offspring survival rates were dramatically improved compared with aging AL-fed controls. For example, between 10 and 23 months of age, only 22% of the 54 offspring delivered by AL-fed females survived. In contrast, over 73% of the 94 pups delivered by 15.5- to 23-month-old CR-then-AL-fed mice survived without any overt complications. These data indicate that in mice adult-onset CR maintains function of the female reproductive axis into advanced age and dramatically improves postnatal survival of offspring delivered by aged females.     

泛议衰老

衰老是机体在退化时期功能下降及生理紊乱的综合表现,与机体的自由基水平,染色体端粒长度和衰老过程中起作用的重要基因有密切关系。作者重点介绍自由学说、饮食限制学说、端粒学说,以及衰老相关基因WRN、koltho和胰岛素样生长因子1（IGF－1）的信号传导途径、从遗传学的角度对衰老机理作一阐述。     

Altered proteome turnover and remodeling by short‐term caloric restriction or rapamycin rejuvenate the aging heart

Chronic caloric restriction (CR) and rapamycin inhibit the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling, thereby regulating metabolism and suppressing protein synthesis. Caloric restriction or rapamycin extends murine lifespan and ameliorates many aging‐associated disorders; however, the beneficial effects of shorter treatment on cardiac aging are not as well understood. Using a recently developed deuterated‐leucine labeling method, we investigated the effect of short‐term (10 weeks) CR or rapamycin on the proteomics turnover and remodeling of the aging mouse heart. Functionally, we observed that short‐term CR and rapamycin both reversed the pre‐existing age‐dependent cardiac hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction. There was no significant change in the cardiac global proteome (823 proteins) turnover with age, with a median half‐life 9.1 days in the 5‐month‐old hearts and 8.8 days in the 27‐month‐old hearts. However, proteome half‐lives of old hearts significantly increased after short‐term CR (30%) or rapamycin (12%). This was accompanied by attenuation of age‐dependent protein oxidative damage and ubiquitination. Quantitative proteomics and pathway analysis revealed an age‐dependent decreased abundance of proteins involved in mitochondrial function, electron transport chain, citric acid cycle, and fatty acid metabolism as well as increased abundance of proteins involved in glycolysis and oxidative stress response. This age‐dependent cardiac proteome remodeling was significantly reversed by short‐term CR or rapamycin, demonstrating a concordance with the beneficial effect on cardiac physiology. The metabolic shift induced by rapamycin was confirmed by metabolomic analysis.     

四种灌木状与四种乔木状棕榈植物热值的月变化

对 4种灌木状棕榈植物 (香棕、袖珍椰子、棕竹、江边刺葵 )与 4种乔木状棕榈植物 (假槟榔、董棕、国王椰子、大王椰子 )叶的热值和灰分含量的月变化进行了研究。结果表明 :( 1 ) 8种植物叶的灰分含量存在差异且具有不同的月变化 ;从灰分含量的比较看 ,乔木类的 4种植物叶平均灰分含量分别为 :假槟榔 1 3.64%± 2 .94%、董棕 9.74%± 1 .90 %、国王椰子 9.1 2 %± 1 .1 8%、大王椰子 8.69%± 3.5 5 % ;灌木类的 4种植物叶平均灰分含量分别为 :棕竹 8.73%± 2 .5 2 %、袖珍椰子 8.67%± 1 .1 9%、香棕 8.63%± 1 .2 0 %、江边刺葵 7.60 %± 0 .98% ,乔木类植物 (除大王椰子外 )叶平均灰分含量高于灌木类的植物 ;( 2 )从干重热值的月变化来看 ,分 3种类型 :江边刺葵与棕竹有相反的变化趋势 ;假槟榔、董棕、袖珍椰子的月变化趋势相同 ;国王椰子、香棕、大王椰子具有各自的变化趋势 ;在 8种棕榈植物中 ,除香棕外 ,灌木类的植物平均干重热值大于乔木类 ;灌木类中 ,茎单生的江边刺葵干重热值高于茎丛生的棕竹、香棕和袖珍椰子 ;( 3)假槟榔、袖珍椰子、大王椰子的干重热值与灰分含量具有极显著的线性相关 ( P<0 .0 1 ) ,棕竹的干重热值与灰分含量有显著的线性相关 ( P<0 .0 5 ) ;而香棕、董棕、江边刺葵、国王椰     

甜味分子与G蛋白偶联受体Tas1R2/3的相互作用及激活机制

甜味分子与C家族G蛋白偶联受体(G protein-coupled receptor,GPCR)的成员之一甜味受体相互作用,从而激活受体并引起甜味觉的感知。本文简要总结了甜味受体(taste receptor 2 and 3,Tas1R2/3)的结构与功能、甜味分子与受体相互作用并激活受体的机制,并对甜味受体研究领域的发展前景进行了展望。甜味分子与受体相互作用机制的阐明对于理解甜味觉的产生与GPCR的结构与功能具有重要的意义。此外,甜味受体结构与功能的研究可为有针对性地设计新型甜味化合物提供理论基础。     

Accumulation of cadmium and its effects on growth, development and hemolymph biochemical compositions in Boettcherisca peregrina larvae （Diptera： Sarcophagidae）

Newly emerged larvae of the fleshfly, Boettcherisca peregrina were exposed to two different CdCl2 concentrations of 100μg/g and 400 mg/g diet fresh weight （DFW）. They were administered in the diets until the end of larval stage. Cd-exposed larvae accumulated significant amounts of Cd and this accumulation increased with the exposure dose and time. The body weights were lightened and lengths of larvae were shortened considerably after Cd exposure, especially at the higher Cd concentration. The total larval duration was also extremely affected due to Cd exposure. The average duration was prolonged significantly by 14 h at the lower Cd concentration, while it was increased by 33.7 h over controls at the higher Cd concentration. A significant decrease in contents of either soluble proteins, total lipids or caloric values in the hemolymph occurred due to Cd exposure throughout the entire tested period but after 120 h of Cd exposure. In contrast, when exposed to Cd with its higher concentration, total sugar contents in the hemolymph were increased strikingly over the whole tested time, except after 96 h of Cd exposure, while they were not apparently altered except after 24 h of Cd exposure at the lower concentration. Thus, it is suggested that Cd exposure shows significant adverse impact on the growth and development, as well as metabolism, in larvae of this fleshfly, depending on its exposure time and dose.     

长柔毛委陵菜两个种群对重金属富集和热值的影响

测定了生长在云南省金顶铅锌矿的北厂和跑马坪矿段的Zn超富集植物长柔毛委陵菜野外植株的Zn、Pb、Cd等重金属含量和热值特征,并分析了重金属和热值之间的相关性。结果表明,北厂种群的叶片、叶柄和根中Zn的含量分别达到6217.05、7679.86 mg.kg-1和4455.44 mg.kg-1,分别是跑马坪种群的3.2、2.4倍和2.2倍;北厂种群叶片、叶柄和根的Cd含量分别为170.17、242.51 mg.kg-1和244.45 mg.kg-1,分别是跑马坪种群的3.0、2.2倍和1.9倍;而跑马坪种群叶片、叶柄和根的Pb含量分别达到1042.49、829.27 mg.kg-1和2621.39 mg.kg-1,分别是北厂种群的1.2、1.0倍和1.2倍;土壤中重金属含量的不同是造成两个种群富集Zn、Pb和Cd差异的原因。长柔毛委陵菜两个种群对相同重金属的转运和生物富集能力无显著差异,其中对重金属的转运能力呈现ZnCdPb的关系。同时,两个种群的叶片、叶柄和根中的灰分含量和去灰分热值都没有显著差异,其中根部的灰分含量最低,都小于6%;北厂和跑马坪种群的所有部位的热值以叶片最高,其中去灰分热值分别达到19.03kJ.g-1和19.57kJ.g-1。Fe和Mn对长柔毛委陵菜的热值累积有促进作用。     

天津滨海盐渍土上几种植物的热值和元素含量及其相关性

研究了天津开发区滨海防护圈9种植物的热值,灰分含量和元素含量以及他们之间的相关关系。结果表明：平均干重热值和去灰分热值都表现为乔木（18442．72J/g、19136．23J/g）＞灌木（18138．18J/g、18701．295J/g）＞多年生草本（15643．11J/g、18622．185J/g）＞1年生草本（13119．33J/g、17907．91J/g）。具体数值随植物种和组分的不同而异。从植物的元素含量看,常量元素N、P、K在乔木的根、枝、皮中含量较干高;在灌木中N和P表现为根＞枝,K则反之;而多年生草本地上部分和地下部分含量较接近,对于本研究区土壤主要盐分元素Na,Ca,Mg,Cl^-而言,乔木基本与常量元素N、P、K一致,仍是根、皮、枝含量高于干;灌木均为根＜枝,与K一样,和N、P相反。多年生草本除大米草Ca含量外都是地上部分含量比地下部分高。植物碳含量总体上根的含量低于其他组分。植物的干重热值与碳含量呈极显著的正相关关系,与灰分含量及Na,Mg,Cl^-含量呈极显著的负相关关系,与Ca含量呈显著负相关关系,去灰分热值与碳含量和干重热值呈极显著的正相关关系。     

基于能量属性的植物功能群划分方法探索——以内蒙古锡林河流域草原植物群落为例

植物功能群(plant functional groups, PFGs) 是具有确定的植物功能特征的一系列植物的组合,是生态学家为研究植被对气候变化和干扰的响应而引入的生态学概念.目前功能群研究中最核心的问题仍在于决定植物功能群划分的植物特征的选择上.以内蒙古锡林河流域草原植物群落为例,选取3个草原类型(羊草草原、大针茅草原和羊草草甸草原)及其退化梯度系列(未退化、轻度退化、中度退化、重度退化),在对植物热值进行分析测定的基础上,依据植物的能量属性-单位重量干物质在完全燃烧后所释放出来的热量值,采用人为分段的方法对草原植物进行了能量功能群的划分(高能值植物功能群、中能值植物功能群和低能值植物功能群).并探讨了这种能量功能群划分方法在草原植被动态研究中的客观性与可行性.