Cell-by-cell flow cytometric analysis of chromosomes

The authors discuss various aspects of a recently developed method permitting a detailed flow cytometric analysis of the individual cell karyotypes such as instrumentation, histochemistry, data proceeding algorithms. Possible drawbacks of the method and the ways of their overcoming are considered. Results of analysis of the Chinese hamster cells are presented that illustrate the possibilities of the method, including the metaphase chromosome distribution according to their fluorescence intensity, the analysed cell distribution according to their chromosomes number, the table in which the individual cell karyotypes are distributed according to their fluorescence. The results obtained show that the developed method may be successfully used for investigating chromosomal iNstability and heterogeneity of the mammalian cells.     

The dose dependence of the development of compensatory-restorative body reactions to irradiation. The EPR method]

The study deals with the mechanism of organism's adaptive responses to the effect of radiation in widely ranging dose. Post-irradiation metabolic changes were evaluated in canine blood as well as in murine blood, spleen, bone marrow and liver using the EPR spectroscopy. It was shown that the dynamics of changes in transferrin and ceruloplasmin pools and ribonucleotide reductase activity were phase-dependent with the maxima at the 2nd, 6th and 10-12th days after irradiation. Such dynamics was observed at various irradiation doses applied. The data allow us to suggest that the nonspecific compensatory--adaptive reactions of organisms develop as the response to irradiation. The dose-response function of the reaction intensity was found to be linear. The shape of the dose-response curve indicates that the minimum response of organism depends on the dose linearly up to 3.2 Gy (for dogs) as well as the maximum one. However, in the case of low-dose irradiation (0.25 or 0.5 Gy) there were deviations of maximum responses from the linearity, i.e. the amplification of the amplitude of compensatory adaptive reactions. These effect were shown to be dependent upon initial individual characteristics of animal blood and to be related to the "depressed" or "activated" state of organism prior to irradiation. The ribonucleotide reductase activity was measured in bone marrow and spleen of animals by the EPR method. The nature of non-repairable DNA damage is discussed in view of the inactivation of ribonucleotide reductase.     

Effect of 57Co-bleomycetin on the immune response induced in mice by ram erythrocytes

The effect of 57Co-bleomycin on the immune response induced by sheep red cells was studied on mice. It was found that the immune response was not suppressed when the labeled antibiotic was used in a single dose of 5-20 mg/kg. By the 5th day the level of 57Co-bleomycin in the skin, thymus and blood was 3-10 times higher than that of 57CoCl2 and in the spleen it was 1.3-1.5 times higher.     

The EPR spectra of the ribonucleotide reductase in the tumorous tissues and organs of tumor-bearing animals

Ribonucleotide reductase activity (RRA) has been studied in various tumors and spleens of tumor-bearing animals using EPR technique and biochemical methods. The effect of a number of biologically active compounds on RRA has also been studied. RRA in tumor and spleen increases during tumor growth. Inhibitory effect of irradiation, hydroxyurea, nitrosomethylurea and activatory effect of 5-nitrofurans and nitroimidazole derivatives on RRA has been observed. Regulatory factors of RRA and DNA synthesis in vivo have been discussed.     

Study of the conformational mobility of globular proteins in aqueous solutions according to their proton relaxation in a rotating system of coordinates

Measurements of the nuclear magnetization decay in the rotating frame for protons of SA and RNAase proteins in aqueous solutions indicate the dispersion of the relaxation rate for SA protons within the region of correlation frequencies of 10(5)--10(6) s-1. These frequencies are much lower than frequencies of rotational diffusion movements of the SA macromolecules in aqueous solutions. These must be ascribed to internal movement within protein globules due to which the distances between interacting magnetic moments are changed. This conclusion gives direct evidence in favour of existence of conformational mobility in most of the protein globule volume.     

CO2加富对盐胁迫下黄瓜幼苗叶片光合特性及活性氧代谢的影响

以‘津优35号’黄瓜(Cucumis sativus L.)水培苗为试材,采用裂区设计,主区因素为CO_2浓度处理,设大气CO_2浓度(Symbol{B@400μmol/mol)和CO_2加富[(800±40)μmol/mol]2个CO_2浓度水平,裂区因素为盐胁迫处理,用NaCl模拟盐胁迫,设对照(0 mmol/L NaCl)、盐胁迫(80 mmol/L NaCl)2个盐分水平,研究了CO_2加富对盐胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长、光合特性及活性氧代谢的影响。结果表明:盐胁迫显著抑制黄瓜幼苗的生长,并降低了叶绿素含量、ETR、Φ_(PSII)、核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸羧化酶(RuBPCase)活性及净光合速率;盐胁迫增加了丙二醛及活性氧的累积,与此同时也提高了脯氨酸含量及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性,但降低了过氧化物酶(POD)活性。CO_2加富显著提高了盐胁迫下黄瓜幼苗的株高、茎粗、叶面积及地上部鲜重,降低了叶绿素a、叶绿素b、类胡萝卜素及叶绿素(a+b)含量,但显著提高了净光合速率和RuBPCase活性,同时降低了气孔导度及蒸腾速率,并且使其具有较高的表观电子传递速率及PSII实际光化学效率;CO_2加富显著提高了盐胁迫下黄瓜幼苗叶片脯氨酸含量及SOD、POD、CAT活性,丙二醛、过氧化氢含量和超氧阴离子产生速率显著降低。综上所述,CO_2加富可通过提高幼苗叶片净光合速率、脯氨酸含量及抗氧化酶活性,降低蒸腾速率、减少丙二醛含量及活性氧的积累,从而缓解盐胁迫对黄瓜植株造成的伤害。     

斑点叉尾鮰源普通变形杆菌的分离、鉴定及药敏特性

【目的】对患病斑点叉尾鮰进行病原菌分离、鉴定及药敏实验,为斑点叉尾鮰肠道坏死病的防控提供参考。【方法】从患病斑点叉尾鮰病灶、肝、脾和肾分离纯化病原菌,经理化特性测定及16S rRNA基因序列分析对其进行鉴定,开展人工感染试验,并利用纸片扩散法进行药敏特性分析。【结果】分离菌株k1为本次引发斑点叉尾鮰病害的致病菌,其对斑点叉尾鮰的LD50为2.82×10~5 CFU/g。菌株k1理化特性与普通变形杆菌Proteus vulgaris基本一致,16S rRNA基因序列与普通变形杆菌相似性最高,综合判定分离菌株为普通变形杆菌。分离菌株k1对环丙沙星、头孢唑林及头孢拉定等12种抗生素高度敏感,对苯唑西林、阿莫西林及痢特灵等7种抗生素耐药。【结论】分离菌株k1是斑点叉尾鮰病原菌,养殖时可选用庆大霉素及氟苯尼考等药物进行防控。     

灰胸竹鸡的生物学特性及经济价值

本文从形态特征、生活习性、繁殖和血液生理生化特点等方面介绍了灰胸竹鸡生物学特性和经济价值,对灰胸竹鸡的人工驯养与繁殖,以及保护性开发具有重要意义。     

丛枝菌根真菌伴生细菌的研究进展

在丛枝菌根真菌（Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi,AMF）的孢子、菌丝的表面或内部栖息着细菌,称之为AMF伴生细菌。AMF伴生细菌种类多样、分布广泛,生态位点包括孢子壁的表面或内部、细胞质、菌丝、孢子果等。其可能的生物学意义包括影响AMF孢子萌发、菌丝生长、菌根形成等过程。由于伴生细菌与AMF联系紧密,其对AMF和土壤微生物生态学具有重要的意义。国际上在该领域的研究已有30多年的历史,就其研究进展进行综述。