蚜虫种群时空分布动态模型

种群空间格局是昆虫种群的重要属性,是为害虫防治提供动态信息的重要前提。关于种群空间格局的时空动态,前人曾建立了富立叶模型和有阻尼自由震荡模型,但忽略了生境资源和空间资源的限制,不能很好地描述昆虫种群在自然界摆布状况的动态行为。因此,在前人研究的基础上,根据蚜虫在自然界的聚集扩散行为逐步建立了描述蚜虫种群聚集扩散规律的变幅、变周期时空分布动态模型,即:y=Ae-nt[sin(w0emtt+φ)+b]+c,并应用该模型对麦长管蚜(Sitobion avenae Fabricius)、麦二叉蚜(Schizaphis graminum Rondani)、禾缢管蚜(Rhopalosiphum padi Linnaeus)和玉米蚜(Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch)的实验数据进行了拟合。结果表明,麦蚜种群和玉米蚜种群呈现出不同的规律,3种麦蚜均为减幅减周期的变化趋势,玉米蚜则表现为减幅增周期的变化趋势。此外,该模型的拟合效果较好(R20.942,SSE2.6)、生物意义明确,不仅可用于描述蚜虫以及蚜虫以外的其他昆虫和螨类种群的时空动态,还可准确描述不同年龄阶段和不同空间位置上种群的动态,具有普遍适用性。应用该模型考察不同种蚜虫在同一作物上的竞争情况和蚜虫与其天敌的空间分布动态,可为害虫的综合防治奠定基础;对不同小麦抗性品种上同一种蚜虫的聚集扩散行为进行刻画、分析,还可为小麦的抗性育种提供参考依据。     

Isolation and Identification of l-Menthyl-β-d-glucoside from Shubi

Quinoxalines derived from d-galactose with o-phenylenediamine (OPD) in acidic media under reflux were studied by using GLC and NMR measurements. Four quinoxaline derivatives were obtained from the reaction mixture, and were identical with those derived from d-glucose. The yields of 2-(D-lyxo-tetrahydroxybutyl)quinoxaline (GA-III), and the stereoisomeric derivative of GA-III, i.e., 2-(D-arabino-tetrahydroxybutyl)quinoxaline (ATBQ), were 13.2 and 5.3–, respectively. The ratio of GA-III to ATBQ derived from d-galactose was reciprocally coincident with that from d-glucose. Some proposals are made on the relationship between the isomerization of these sugars and the formation of quinoxaline derivatives.     

The calcium-free form of atorvastatin inhibits amyloid-β(1–42) aggregation in vitro

Alzheimer''s disease is characterized by the presence of extraneuronal amyloid plaques composed of amyloid-beta (Aβ) fibrillar aggregates in the brains of patients. In mouse models, it has previously been shown that atorvastatin (Ator), a cholesterol-lowering drug, has some reducing effect on the production of cerebral Aβ. A meta-analysis on humans showed moderate effects in the short term but no improvement in the Alzheimer''s Disease Assessment Scale—Cognitive Subscale behavioral test. Here, we explore a potential direct effect of Ator on Aβ42 aggregation. Using NMR-based monomer consumption assays and CD spectroscopy, we observed a promoting effect of Ator in its original form (Ator-calcium) on Aβ42 aggregation, as expected because of the presence of calcium ions. The effect was reversed when applying a CaCO₃-based calcium ion scavenging method, which was validated by the aforementioned methods as well as thioflavin-T fluorescence assays and transmission electron microscopy. We found that the aggregation was inhibited significantly when the concentration of calcium-free Ator exceeded that of Aβ by at least a factor of 2. The ¹H–¹⁵N heteronuclear single quantum correlation and saturation-transfer difference NMR data suggest that calcium-free Ator exerts its effect through interaction with the ¹⁶KLVF¹⁹ binding site on the Aβ peptide via its aromatic rings as well as hydroxyl and methyl groups. On the other hand, molecular dynamics simulations confirmed that the increasing concentration of Ator is necessary for the inhibition of the conformational transition of Aβ from an α-helix-dominant to a β-sheet-dominant structure.     

Folding and membrane insertion of amyloid‐beta (25–35) peptide and its mutants: Implications for aggregation and neurotoxicity

The mechanisms of interfacial folding and membrane insertion of the Alzheimer's amyloid‐β fragment Aβ(25–35) and its less toxic mutant, N27A‐Aβ(25–35) and more toxic mutant, M35A‐Aβ(25–35), are investigated using replica–exchange molecular dynamics in an implicit water‐membrane environment. This study simulates the processes of interfacial folding and membrane insertion in a spontaneous fashion to identify their general mechanisms. Aβ(25–35) and N27A‐Aβ(25–35) peptides share similar mechanisms: the peptides are first located in the membrane hydrophilic region where their C‐terminal residues form helical structures. The peptides attempt to insert themselves into the membrane hydrophobic region using the C‐terminal or central hydrophobic residues. A small portion of peptides can successfully enter the membrane's hydrophobic core, led by their C‐terminal residues, through the formation of continuous helical structures. No detectable amount of M35A‐Aβ(25–35) peptides appeared to enter the membrane's hydrophobic core. The three studied peptides share a similar helical structure for their C‐terminal five residues, and these residues mainly buried within the membrane's hydrophobic region. In contrast, their N‐terminal properties are markedly different. With respect to the Aβ(25–35), the N27A‐Aβ(25–35) forms a more structured helix and is buried deeper within the membrane, which may result in a lower degree of aggregation and a lower neurotoxicity; in contrast, the less structured and more water‐exposed M35A‐Aβ(25–35) is prone to aggregation and has a higher neurotoxicity. Understanding the mechanisms of Aβ peptide interfacial folding and membrane insertion will provide new insights into the mechanisms of neurodegradation and may give structure‐based clues for rational drug design preventing amyloid associated diseases. Proteins 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

昆虫聚集信息素

昆虫聚集信息素是昆虫重要的信息化学物质之一,对昆虫的聚集行为有重要意义。近三十年来,国外鉴定了多种昆虫聚集信息素,主要成分为一些烃、醇、醛、酮、酯、酸、酸酐、胺以及腈类化合物,但其在有害生物可持续治理中的应用潜能尚未充分利用;昆虫聚集信息素的来源多样,除蛹外,多个虫态均有聚集信息素释放,有些学者甚至把一些寄主释放的挥发物作为聚集信息素的组分;同种昆虫,不同生理状态,其聚集信息素可以完全不同或同一信息化学物质的功能不同;但是,并非所有昆虫的聚集行为均为聚集信息素调节,利他素、性信息素以及报警信息素等其它信息化学物质均能导致一些昆虫的聚集。本文综述了5目17科55种昆虫的聚集信息素。     

复方丹参滴丸联合阿司匹林对冠心病患者血小板聚集功能及血脂水平的影响

目的:探讨复方丹参滴丸联合阿司匹林对冠心病(CHD)患者血小板聚集功能及血脂水平的影响。方法:选取2011年10月到2016年12月在我院接受治疗的CHD患者320例作为本次研究对象,采用乱数表法将所有患者分为对照组和观察组各160例,两组患者均采用扩冠、抗凝和降压药物等常规内科治疗,在此基础上对照组给予阿司匹林治疗,观察组给予复方丹参滴丸联合阿司匹林治疗,两组均治疗6个月。对比两组临床疗效、甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL)及高密度脂蛋白(HDL)、血栓素B2(TXB2)水平,记录血小板最大聚集率(PAGM)及不良事件发生率。结果:治疗后观察组的总有效率为93.13%,显著高于对照组的68.75%(P0.05)。治疗6个月后观察组HDL水平高于治疗前和对照组,LDL、TC、TG水平低于治疗前和对照组(P0.05)。治疗6个月后两组患者PAGM、TXB2水平均有明显下降,且观察组PAGM、TXB2水平低于对照组(P0.05)。观察组不良事件发生率为2.50%,显著低于对照组的18.13%(P0.05)。结论:复方丹参滴丸与阿司匹林联合治疗CHD临床疗效较好,可以有效抑制血小板凝聚,调节血脂,降低不良事件发生率,值得在临床上推广。     

Cellular aggregation in Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyceae) is chimaeric and depends on traits like cell size and motility

How the variation in phenotypic traits like cell size and motility impacts predator-induced cellular aggregation is not known. Furthermore the genetic composition of cell groups in mixed populations of Chlamydomonas has not been investigated. An examination of these two questions will not only enhance our understanding of Chlamydomonas ecology, but also shed light on the primordial steps before integrated multicellular groups were established. Group living comes with viability and reproductive costs and it is not known how these are shared if groups are genetically heterogeneous. We observed that the natural predator Peranema trichophorum (Euglenoidea) induced clumping in Chlamydomonas. When co-cultured with P. trichophorum cells protected themselves by forming facultative groups (reverting back to a unicellular lifestyle once predators were removed). The dynamics of group formation in different Chlamydomonas species and strains correlated with cell size and swimming speed. Small or less motile strains aggregated more readily than large, fast-swimming ones. Interestingly, Chlamydomonas groups were both intra-species and inter-species chimaeric. This suggests that the predator-induced group formation in Chlamydomonas involved cells coming together rather than staying together and during aggregation cells showed little or no discrimination between self and non-self. These data demonstrate that the dynamics of cell aggregation, in unicellular volvocines at least, depends on phenotypic traits like cell size and motility and high genetic relatedness is not mandatory at this initial stage. These findings further our understanding of aggregation in mixed Chlamydomonas populations and have implications for understanding the very first steps on the road to simple multicellularity.     

Disclosure of Product System Models in Life Cycle Assessment: Achieving Transparency and Privacy

Many of the challenges facing knowledge synthesis from life cycle assessment (LCA) studies stem from the inability of study authors and readers to formally agree on the structure and content of the product system models used to perform LCA computations. This article presents a framework for formally disclosing the foreground of an LCA study in a way that permits the computations to be inspected, verified, and reproduced by a reader, provided that the reader has access to the same life cycle inventory and impact characterization resources as the author. The framework can also be used to partition a study into public and private portions, allowing both portions to be critically reviewed but omitting the private information from the disclosure. A disclosure is made up of six components, including three lists of entities in the model and three sparse matrices describing their interconnections. The entity lists make reference to previously‐published resources, including background inventory databases and characterized elementary flows, and the disclosure framework requires both author and reader to agree on the meaning of each of these references. The framework contributes to ongoing efforts within and beyond industrial ecology to improve the reproducibility and verifiability of scholarly works, and if implemented, plots a course toward distributed, platform‐independent computation and validation of LCA results.