Microbial Symbionts Accelerate Wound Healing via the Neuropeptide Hormone Oxytocin

Wound healing capability is inextricably linked with diverse aspects of physical fitness ranging from recovery after minor injuries and surgery to diabetes and some types of cancer. Impact of the microbiome upon the mammalian wound healing process is poorly understood. We discover that supplementing the gut microbiome with lactic acid microbes in drinking water accelerates the wound-healing process to occur in half the time required for matched control animals. Further, we find that Lactobacillus reuteri enhances wound-healing properties through up-regulation of the neuropeptide hormone oxytocin, a factor integral in social bonding and reproduction, by a vagus nerve-mediated pathway. Bacteria-triggered oxytocin serves to activate host CD4+Foxp3+CD25+ immune T regulatory cells conveying transplantable wound healing capacity to naive Rag2-deficient animals. This study determined oxytocin to be a novel component of a multi-directional gut microbe-brain-immune axis, with wound-healing capability as a previously unrecognized output of this axis. We also provide experimental evidence to support long-standing medical traditions associating diet, social practices, and the immune system with efficient recovery after injury, sustained good health, and longevity.     

我国Anacaena属昆虫志(鞘翅目,牙甲科)

d’Orchymont于1942发现Anacaena yunnanensis Orchymont及A.gerula Orchymont,为Anacaena属昆虫在我国的首次记录,1963年著者增记二种,本文再增记四种。至目前止,本属昆虫,在我国记录共八种。 本属昆虫在我国主要分布于热带亚热带地区,分布于云南的四种,四川一种,贵州二种,湖南二种,广西一种,江西一种,广东一种。就目前材料来看,本属昆虫在我国主要分     

羊狂蝇化蛹、羽化的生物学研究

本文揭示羊狂蝇羽化与环境因素的相关性,幼虫在土壤栖息定位,蛹态,蛹与幼虫大小的相关性,成蝇活动行为和寿命,雌雄蝇比率等生物学特性,为羊狂蝇应用研究提供具有指导意义的基础资料。     

中药玄参的化学成分

从中药玄参（ＳｃｒｏｐｈｕｌａｒｉａｎｉｎｇｐｏｅｎｓｉｓＨｅｍｓｌ．）中分离得到１个新化合物：４－Ｏ－（对甲氧基肉桂酰基）－α－Ｌ－鼠李糖［４－Ｏ－（ｐ－ｍｅｔｈｏｘｙｃｉｎｎａｍｏｙｌ）－α－Ｌ－ｒｈａｍｎｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｅ］;同时还分离到４个已知的环烯醚萜甙：爪钧草甙（ｈａｒｐａｇｉｄｅ）,爪钩草酯甙（ｈａｒｐａｇｏｓｉｄｅ）,Ｏ－甲基梓醇（Ｏ－ｍｅｔｈｙｌｃａｔａｌｐｏｌ）,士可玄参甙Ａ（ｓｃｒｏｐｏｌｉｏｓｉｄｅＡ）和１个已知的苯丙素甙：安格洛甙Ｃ（ａｎｇｏｒｏｓｉｄｅＣ）。新化合物的结构通过化学降解和光谱分析得到证明。     

兔感觉神经特异蛋白的纯化及稳定性观察

以兔脊神经节及背根纤维为材料,通过制备匀浆,DEAE-Sephacel阴离子交换层析,高压液相凝胶过滤层析分离纯化了感觉神经特异蛋白29 ku,并进行了该蛋白的稳定性观察.     

Sequence variation and genetic diversity in the giant panda

About 336–444 bp mitochondrial D-loop region and tRNA gene were sequenced for 40 individuals of the giant panda which were collected from Mabian, Meigu, Yuexi, Baoxing, Pingwu, Qingchuan, Nanping and Baishuijiang, respectively. 9 haplotypes were found in 21 founders. The results showed that the giant panda has low genetic variations, and that there is no notable genetic isolation among geographical populations. The ancestor of the living giant panda population perhaps appeared in the late Pleistocene, and unfortunately, might have suffered bottleneck attacks. Afterwards, its genetic diversity seemed to recover to some extent. Project supported by the “8.5” Key Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chairman Foundation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, K. C. Wang Education Foundation, the Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Special Foundation for Returned Chinese Scientists, and Zoological Society of San Diego.     

甘肃花椒树上天牛一新种（鞘翅目：天牛科）

扁腿天牛属Nortia属于天牛亚科Cerambycinae,目前共知8种(含本文新种),仅分布于亚洲。我国已知4种,分布于甘肃省南部、海南省、台湾省及香港等地。本文记述为害花椒树的天牛一新种。甘肃省武都地区多种经营研究所提供标本,买国庆同志拍摄照片,在此一并致谢。模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所。     

马铃薯StMYB44基因对蔗糖的响应

MYB转录因子存在于所有真核生物中,是最具代表的转录因子家族之一,广泛参与植物发育、苯丙烷代谢、生物与非生物胁迫响应、激素响应以及细胞形态建成等过程。该研究从马铃薯品种‘青薯9号’中克隆得到StMYB44基因(GenBank登录号XM_006367359.2),该基因CDS长为963 bp,编码320个氨基酸,含有2个SANT结构域。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,StMYB44基因在花中表达最高,在匍匐茎中表达最低;且StMYB44基因在无蔗糖处理下表达上调,在高浓度蔗糖处理下(6%、9%)表达下调。构建表达载体并进行遗传转化烟草发现,StMYB44基因突变体在无蔗糖条件下的长势明显好于野生型,而在高蔗糖浓度下(6%、9%)的长势弱于野生型,且蔗糖浓度越高,差异越大。研究表明,蔗糖浓度能够调节StMYB44基因的表达,推测StMYB44基因可能在植物响应蔗糖中起重要作用。