Most studies exploring abilities of hosts to detect brood parasitism are based on detecting colour and/or pattern differences among parasitic and host eggs or nestlings,while only few were focused on size differences....Most studies exploring abilities of hosts to detect brood parasitism are based on detecting colour and/or pattern differences among parasitic and host eggs or nestlings,while only few were focused on size differences.True recognition and recognition by discordancy are used to explain cognitive mechanisms of host egg recognition;however,only a few studies have found that hosts use recognition by discordancy.This study investigated:1)whether egg and nestling recognitions in the Crested Myna(Acridotheres cristatellus) are based on size cues;2)whether the egg cognitive mechanism is recognition by discordancy based on size cues;and 3) whether the longer the experiment time,the higher the egg recognition rate.Our results showed that the Crested Myna uses egg or nestling size as a recognition cue while the egg and nestling colour and patterning are not associated with egg or nestling rejection,thus the cognitive mechanism of egg recognition in the Crested Myna is recognition by discordancy based on egg size cues.Furthermore,there is a rejection delay in time of egg rejection behaviour of the Crested Myna.Therefore,we suggest that the periodicity of egg rejection experiments could be appropriately extended,especially for species with relatively low egg recognition ability.展开更多
Three kinds of stearic acid（SA）-modified Bletilla striata polysaccharides（BSPs-SA） conjugates with different degrees of substitution（DS） values of SA moiety were synthesized. The impacts of the DS values on the ...Three kinds of stearic acid（SA）-modified Bletilla striata polysaccharides（BSPs-SA） conjugates with different degrees of substitution（DS） values of SA moiety were synthesized. The impacts of the DS values on the properties of BSPs-SA self-aggregated nanoparticles were determined. The interactions between bovine serum albumin（BSA） and the BSPs-SA nanoparticles were characterized using spectroscopic observations. The cytotoxicity was measured through 3-（4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl）-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide（MTT） method. The critical aggregation concentration and the average particle sizes reduced from 16.81 μg/mL to 3,09 μg/mL and 192.70 nm to 125.29 nm when the DS values of SA segment increased from 4.98% to 12.94%, respectively. The cumulative release percentage of docetaxel in BSPs-SA nanoparticles decreased whereas encapsulation efficiency and loading capacity increased along with the DS increase of SA moiety. The fluorescence and ultraviolet results demonstrated that the conformation of BSA did not show significant change after incubating with BSPs-SA nanoparticles.Besides, the mass ratio of BSA/BSPs-SA affected their affinity intensity. The inhibition capability of cell proliferation of docetaxel-loaded BSPs-SA nanoparticles against 4 T1 was superior to that of Duopafei;.BSPs-SA nanoparticles may become a promising nanocarrier for anticancer drugs by adjusting the DS values of the hydrophobic SA groups.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31970427 and 32270526 to WL)supported by the specific research fund of The Innovation Platform for Academicians of Hainan Province
文摘Most studies exploring abilities of hosts to detect brood parasitism are based on detecting colour and/or pattern differences among parasitic and host eggs or nestlings,while only few were focused on size differences.True recognition and recognition by discordancy are used to explain cognitive mechanisms of host egg recognition;however,only a few studies have found that hosts use recognition by discordancy.This study investigated:1)whether egg and nestling recognitions in the Crested Myna(Acridotheres cristatellus) are based on size cues;2)whether the egg cognitive mechanism is recognition by discordancy based on size cues;and 3) whether the longer the experiment time,the higher the egg recognition rate.Our results showed that the Crested Myna uses egg or nestling size as a recognition cue while the egg and nestling colour and patterning are not associated with egg or nestling rejection,thus the cognitive mechanism of egg recognition in the Crested Myna is recognition by discordancy based on egg size cues.Furthermore,there is a rejection delay in time of egg rejection behaviour of the Crested Myna.Therefore,we suggest that the periodicity of egg rejection experiments could be appropriately extended,especially for species with relatively low egg recognition ability.
基金supported by Health and Family Planning Commission of Jilin Province(No.2017J056)
文摘Three kinds of stearic acid（SA）-modified Bletilla striata polysaccharides（BSPs-SA） conjugates with different degrees of substitution（DS） values of SA moiety were synthesized. The impacts of the DS values on the properties of BSPs-SA self-aggregated nanoparticles were determined. The interactions between bovine serum albumin（BSA） and the BSPs-SA nanoparticles were characterized using spectroscopic observations. The cytotoxicity was measured through 3-（4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl）-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide（MTT） method. The critical aggregation concentration and the average particle sizes reduced from 16.81 μg/mL to 3,09 μg/mL and 192.70 nm to 125.29 nm when the DS values of SA segment increased from 4.98% to 12.94%, respectively. The cumulative release percentage of docetaxel in BSPs-SA nanoparticles decreased whereas encapsulation efficiency and loading capacity increased along with the DS increase of SA moiety. The fluorescence and ultraviolet results demonstrated that the conformation of BSA did not show significant change after incubating with BSPs-SA nanoparticles.Besides, the mass ratio of BSA/BSPs-SA affected their affinity intensity. The inhibition capability of cell proliferation of docetaxel-loaded BSPs-SA nanoparticles against 4 T1 was superior to that of Duopafei;.BSPs-SA nanoparticles may become a promising nanocarrier for anticancer drugs by adjusting the DS values of the hydrophobic SA groups.
