Phylogenetics and biogeography of eastern Asian-North American disjunct genus Pachysandra （Buxaceae） inferred from nucleotide sequences

Pachysandra is an eastern Asian-North American disjtunct genus with three species, two in eastern Asia （Pachysandra axillaris and Pachysandra terminalis） and one in eastern North America （Pachysandra procurnbens）. Although morphological and cytological studies suggest a close affinity of Pprocumbens with P axillaris, molecular data from nuclear and chloroplast DNA regions have provided conflicting signals. In this study, we tested previous phylogenetic hypotheses using sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers and chloroplast ndhF gene from multiple individuals of each of the three species. We also estimated the time of divergence between eastem Asia and eastern North America. Our results support the morphological and cytological conclusion that P procumbens is more closely related to P axillaris than to P terminalis. The estimated time of divergence of P axillaris and P procumbens was 14.6±5.5 mya, consistent with estimates from many other eastern Asian-North American disjunct genera. The migration of Pachysandra populations from eastern Asia to North America might have occurred by way of the North Atlantic land bridge.     

Phylogeographic breaks and the mechanisms of their formation in the Sino-Japanese floristic region

Due to combinations of diverse geography and climate, and complex geo-climate histories and sea level fluctuations, the Sino-Japanese floristic region has extremely high species diversity. Phylogeography is an effective method to identify the factors triggering the formation and differentiation of species diversity. Previous studies showed that phylogeographic breaks, the genetic discontinuity between different gene genealogies, were ubiquitously present. From the west to the east, seven general phylogeographic breaks occur, including the Mekong- Salween Divide, the Tanaka-Kaiyong Line, the Sichuan Basin, ca. 105° E, the boundary between the Second and Third ladders, the North China, and the East China Sea and Korea Strait. These phylogeographic breaks are mainly attributable to both historical and ecological factors, which are generally due to a combined effect of the isolation by distance (IBD) and the isolation by environment (IBE). Geological events and climate changes are the historical factors, mainly including the uplift of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, the formation and intensification of the Asian monsoon and the Asian interior aridification, the redevelopment of the arid belt, and the Quaternary climate oscillations and sea level fluctuations. Adaptive divergence, namely the divergence induced by different selective pressures under different environments, is responsible for the ecological factors. Adaptive divergence could obstacle gene flow among populations, resulting in the formation of phylogeographic break. However, an identical phylogeographic break is not shared by all the plants because of their various intrinsic biological characteristics, among which the difference in dispersal ability is most important. Finally, we envisaged the future development of phylogeographic break studies based on accurate divergence time estimation, relative contribution of IBD and IBE, and also the utilization of comparative phylogeography.     

间断切口与长切口获取大隐静脉在冠状动脉旁路移植术中作用的对比研究

目的:比较冠状动脉旁路移植术(CABG)中采用间断切口与长切口获取大隐静脉作为静脉桥材料的优缺点。方法:选择2011年12月至2012年12月宁夏医科大学总医院心脏大血管外科111例行CABG的冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病患者为研究对象。根据术中获取大隐静脉方法的不同,随机将其分为两组,长切口组64例,在CABG中采用长切口法获取大隐静脉,间断切口组47例,在CABG中采用间断切口法获取大隐静脉。比较两组大隐静脉获取时间、下肢切口缝合时间、下肢手术时间、大隐静脉桥长度、下肢切口长度和下肢切口并发症发生率的差异。结果:间断切口组大隐静脉桥长度及下肢手术时间(45.4±6.7)cm,(65.8±10.3)min与长切口组(47.5±6.7)cm,(65.8±10.3)min比较无统计学差异(P0.05)。间断切口组获取大隐静脉的时间(48.9±8.3)min显著长于长切口组(37.3±5.8)min,下肢切口长度与缝合时间(17.0±3.5)cm,(16.9±3.4)min明显短于长切口组的(43.5±6.4)min,(31.7±5.9)min,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组大隐静脉壁的损伤情况比较无统计学差异(P0.05),但间断切口组术后下肢切口延迟愈合、感染、渗出、下肢血肿等并发症的发生率低于长切口组(P0.05)。结论:在冠状动脉旁路移植术中,间断切口获取大隐静脉能够显著缩短下肢手术切口长度,有助于减少术后下肢切口感染、延迟愈合、渗出、下肢血肿等并发症的发生。     

间断低氧对大鼠下丘脑超微结构及前增食欲素水平的影响

目的探讨睡眠中间断低氧对大鼠下丘脑前增食欲素及受体水平的影响以及下丘脑超微结构的变化。方法大鼠分成对照组、间断低氧组和持续低氧组,分别给予吸入空气,持续低氧和间断低氧气体,并在实验开始后1d、3d、1w和4w应用RT-PCR方法测定大鼠下丘脑前增食欲素及受体水平,分析其间的变化关系,电镜观察下丘脑的超微结构变化。结果与对照组和持续低氧组比较,间断低氧4w后大鼠下丘脑前增食欲素mRNA水平明显降低,受体水平升高,但在持续低氧和对照组之间无明显差异。在低氧后1d、3d、7d后大鼠下丘脑前增食欲素mRNA降低,受体水平升高,在4w后,持续低氧组则接近正常。急性持续低氧大鼠超微结构变化更严重,而慢性间断低氧变化更持久。结论慢性间断低氧可以引起下丘脑前增食欲素下降及受体水平升高,急性持续低氧也可引起上述变化,而慢性持续低氧未引起增食欲素改变;慢性间断低氧大鼠下丘脑超微结构表现为严重而持久的变化。     

间断下体负压暴露方式对下体负压耐力的影响

目的：探讨不同方式反复下体负压锻炼对下体负压耐力的影响,以期筛选最佳的负压锻炼方式。方法：27名男性健康受试者随机分成3组,分别进行－5.33kPa8min(A组）、6.67kPa4min（B组）、6.67kPa8min（C组）的下体负压锻炼后累积应激指数（CSI）、总耐受时间（DNP）较锻炼前显著提高,A、B组上述指标无显著变化,下体负压暴露时的心率较平静状态显著升高,收缩压显著降低,舒张压无显著变化。结论：经过－6.67kPa/d8min连续8d的间断下体负压可以显著提高下体负压耐力。     

急性低氧与间断低氧适应对家兔局部血流分布的影响

本实验目的在于探讨急性低氧和间断低氧适应对局部血流分布的影响。我们将26只家兔分为急性低氧,低氧适应和常氧对照三组。在麻醉状态下用放射性标记的蟾蜍红细胞分别测定左心室、双侧肾、双侧肾上腺的血流量;并分区测定了大脑皮质、海马、丘脑下部、脑干的局部脑血流。吸入10％低氧混合气1小时后,急性低氧组脑局部、左心室、肾上腺的血流显著高于对照。经2周间断低氧适应后,低氧适应组脑局部(脑干除外)、左心室、肾上腺的血流下降。两组动物低氧时的肾血流变化不明显。结果提示,2周间断低氧适应能改变局部血流分布,血流的再分布有利于改善机体的抗低氧能力。     

东亚——北美东部间断透骨草属的扩增片段长度多态性

透骨草属(Phryma)是一个单种属,间断分布于东亚与北美东部.尽管东亚与北美东部居群形态差异非常小,但分子变异却非常明显.本研究进一步运用AFLP两对引物来衡量透骨草属的遗传多样性并评估其形态保守性.结果发现透骨草的遗传差异主要存在于两大洲的居群之间.聚类与PCA分析显示透骨草分成两大支与其地理分布相吻合,一支全部来自东亚,另一支则是北美东部的居群.我们的结果强烈支持透骨草东亚--北美东部居群存在明显的遗传分化和形态保守.     

间断低氧大鼠饲养舱的研制和初步应用

目的设计制造自动控制的长期间断低氧大鼠饲养舱,以建立符合睡眠呼吸暂停综合征（SAS）特征的大鼠模型。方法①由单片机自动控制,通过电磁阀控制供应各气体的流量,使饲养舱内的氧浓度能够在9%～21%的范围内快速地变化。②50只SD大鼠均分为五组,即间断低氧2周组（2H）和4周组（4H）、空气对照2周组（2C）和4周组（4C）及正常对照组（NC）。间断低氧组在密闭的舱中间断性地呼吸低氧气体,90s一次循环,每天8h,每周7d。对照组呼吸空气。结果通过单片机能自动调节医用氮气与氧气的输入,使舱内低氧时氧浓度在9.0%±1.5%,复氧时氧浓度在21.0%±0.5%。大鼠平均肺动脉压：2H组较2C组高18.71%,4H组较4C组高16.87%（P均〈0.05）;右心室收缩末期压及最大变化速率RVESP、RV＋dp/dt和RV-dp/dt：4H组较4C组分别高36.36%、56.35%和55.43%（P均〈0.01）,4H组比2H组分别高88.85%、19.49%和80.97%（P均〈0.01）;而2C组、4C组与NC组上述指标各组间均无显著性差异（P均〉0.05）。结论该大鼠饲养舱能自动、精确控制舱内氧浓度、循环时间,能复制出比较符合SAS病理生理变化特征的动物模型。     

间断加热模式下热扩散技术在侧柏树干液流测定中的适用性

为了评估热扩散式探针法中的间断加热模式在侧柏树干液流速率测定中的适用性,提高树木蒸腾耗水测定的准确性,本研究选取侧柏为对象,以整树容器称重法测定值为基准,采用热扩散树干液流测定技术,设置3种不同的加热模式: 60 min/0 min(持续加热模式)、30 min/30 min(30 min加热30 min冷却的间断加热模式)、10 min/50 min(10 min加热50 min冷却的间断加热模式),分析不同加热模式处理下温差的梯度特征。同时构建间断加热模式下Granier校正公式,并进行有效性验证分析其误差大小。结果表明: 间断加热模式计算的液流速率与整树容器称重法测定的蒸腾速率日变化规律一致,且间断加热模式能够迅速升温、降温并趋于稳定。Granier原始公式计算的液流量较小,与称重法相比,降低了61.3%;经拟合后,10 min/50 min校正液流速率公式: F_d=0.0177K^0.9457(R²=0.88),30 min/30 min校正液流速率公式: F_d=0.0378K^1.3146(R²=0.85)。利用新的公式重新计算的侧柏液流速率较称重法测定的蒸腾速率差异较小,且10 min/50 min校正公式计算的液流速率较蒸腾速率的误差更小,降低了5.9%,可以表达出真实的液流速率。在实际应用中,采用10 min/50 min的间断加热模式能够降低自然温差的影响,减少功耗,准确反映侧柏的真实液流速率。     

甲状腺功能亢进大鼠比目鱼肌肌浆网Ca2+-ATP酶活性增高可加速强直收缩疲劳

甲状腺功能亢进(甲亢)时甲状腺素分泌增加,不仅使具有神经支配的慢缩型肌纤维向快缩型转化,而且改变骨骼肌的强直收缩功能.因此,甲亢性肌病的肌肉乏力可能与骨骼肌强直收缩易发生疲劳有关.本实验在离体条件下,观测甲亢4周引起的大鼠慢缩肌--比目鱼肌(soleus, SOL)单收缩与间断强直收缩功能的变化.结果显示,甲亢4周大鼠体重明显低于同步对照组[(292±13)g vs (354±10)g],但SOL湿重没有明显改变[(107.3±8.6)mg vs (115.1±6.9)mg].甲亢大鼠SOL单收缩张力达到峰值的时间(time to peak tension, TPT)、从峰值降至75%舒张时间(time from peak tension to 75% relaxation, TR75)均明显缩短;强直收缩的TR75也明显缩短[(102.8±4.1)ms vs (178.8±15.8)ms];强直收缩的最适频率从对照组的100Hz增加到140Hz;间断强直收缩期间容易发生疲劳.甲亢大鼠SOL肌浆网Ca2 -ATP酶(sarcoplasmic-reticulum Ca2 -ATPase, SERCA)活性增高.采用SERCA特异性抑制剂CPA (1.0μmol/L)处理后,对照组与甲亢大鼠SOL间断强直收缩的TR75均延长,同时不易出现疲劳.5.0μmol/L CPA灌流虽可进一步抵抗甲亢大鼠SOL间断强直收缩引起的疲劳,但强直收缩期间的静息张力却明显升高.将CPA浓度增至10.0μmol/L,甲亢大鼠SOL间断强直收缩又趋向易发生疲劳.这些结果提示,与心肌相同,骨骼肌肌纤维SERCA活性亦可影响单收缩与强直收缩的舒张时间,SERCA活性升高可加速间断强直收缩发生疲劳.