Introduction of DT40 cells into chick embryos

Aim:To examine the transfection of exogenous genes into chick embryos,applying the characteristics of avianleukosis vires(ALV)-induced chicken B cell line DT40 to the production of chimeric birds.Methods:The DT40cells incorporated with exogenous gene(lacZ constructs encoding Escherichia coliβ-galactosidase:β-gal)were intro-duced into chick embryos by the injection of cells into stage X blastoderm.Manipulated eggs were incubated for 3(trial1)or 6(trial 2)days,and the expression of lacZ DNA was detected by a histochemical staining method ofβ-galactosi-dase and polymerase chain reaction(PCR)analysis.Results:The survival rates of the manipulated embryos incu-bated for 3 days(stage 18-20:trial 1)and 6 days(stage 28,30:trial 2)were about 42%and 38%,respectively.The expression rates of the lacZ gene in the embryos in the trials 1 and 2 were about 60%and 23%,respectively,forthe survived embryos.Conclusion:The rate of embryonic viability and expression rate of introduced genes were notso high,but it suggested the possibility of utilizing the DT40 cells as a vector for carrying exogenous genes into chickembryos.

Establishment of a transplantation tumor model of human osteosarcoma in chick embryo

Objective: We established a transplantation tumor model of human osteosarcoma in chick embryo, studied its morphological and biological characteristics, and observed its dynamic process of angiogenesis induction so that a simple and practical model can be provided for studying osteosarcoma. Methods: Human osteosarcoma cells at different concentrations were inoculated in chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of chick embryos at different embryonic ages to observe the factors affecting the survival of the transplanted osteosarcoma in chick embryo, growth characteristics of the transplantation tumor, and the morphological characteristics and biological characteristics of the transplantation tumor. Results: The transplantation tumor model of human osteosarcoma in chick embryo was successfully established. It was found that the transplantation tumor was easy to grow and it showed strong angiogenesis-inducing effects. Under the light microscope, the transplantation tumor showed a similar tissue structure to human osteosarcoma. Conclusion: It is feasible to establish a transplantation tumor model of human osteosarcoma in chick embryo. The model can be easily duplicated with a simple operation, which provides a useful animal model for studying osteosarcoma.

Manganese enhances the expression of the manganese superoxide dismutase in cultured primary chick embryonic myocardial cells

In the present study, the effect of manganese（Mn） on antioxidant status and the expression of the manganese superoxide dismutase（MnSOD） gene in cultured primary myocardial cells collected from the chick embryos was investigated. The hypothesis that Mn supplementation would enhance the expression of MnSOD in cultured primary myocardial cells of chick embryos was tested. Eggs collected from Mn-depleted Arbor Acres laying breeder hens were incubated for 10 days and then myocardial cells were isolated and cultivated for 8 days. The embryonic myocardial cells on day 6 were treated with Mn in the cell culture medium at different time points when the proportion of cells showing spontaneous contraction was over 95% after the 3-day primary culture. A completely randomized design involving a 3 Mn levels（0, 0.5 and 1.0 mmol L^（-1））×3 incubation time points（12, 24 and 48 h） factorial arrangement of treatments（n=6） was used in the current experiment. The results showed that MnSOD activity and m RNA expression level were induced by Mn and increased with incubation time, which supported the hypothesis that Mn would enhance the expression of the MnSOD gene, and thus might protect myocardial cells from oxidative stress during the chick embryonic development.

Ameliorating Effects of Thyroxine and Atropine in Phosphamidon Intoxicated Chick Embryos

The effects of thyroxine and atropine in ameliorating phosphamidon intoxication in chick embryos was studied. Treatment of phosphamidon significantly enhanced the moriality and abnormalityrates, decreased the average body weights, and cholinesterase activity in chick embryos. When thyroxine was administered to the phosphamidon intoxicated embryos, the above parameters changedsignificantly, indicating an ameliorating effect of thyroxine against phosphamidon intoxication in chick embryos. The combined thyroxine and atropine therapy did not further improve the ameliorating effect. Since in many respects chick embryo development parallels that of mammalian embryos,a short-term use of thyroxine as a protective agent against organophosphate toxicity might be useful

Lens Capsule HSPG-Perlecan Regulates Lens Fibre Differentiation during Chick Embryo Development

Lens fibre differentiation is a life-long process related with lens transparency, and is particularly intense during development, being related with an FGF-2 antero-posterior gradient at the equator level as the main growth factor involved which has been related with the basal membrane of the lens anlagen known as “Lens capsule”. However the lens fibre differentiation induced by FGF2 depends, as in other biological systems, on the local bioavailability of FGF-2 regulated by their relationship with extracellular matrix molecules as Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycans. Here, we try to clarify how Perlecan (a heparan sulphate proteoglycan specific from basement membranes) is involved in lens fibre differentiation at earliest stages of eye development. Our results show that Perlecan, is a major component in the lens capsule during the earliest stages of lens development in chick embryos being present during lens plate induction, lens vesicle stage and the onset of lens fibre differentiation. In order to demonstrate a direct involvement of HSPG-Perlecan in lens fibre differentiation, we generate depleted lenses by HSPG-Perlecan synthesis disruption and specific enzymatic digestion. The HSPG-Perlecan depleted lens show a significant delay or abolition in the lens fibre differentiation which remains in an immature cells displaying DNA synthesis in the posterior epithelium and a decrease in FGF2 lens expression. These data support the hypothesis that lens capsule HSPG-Perlecan is a key molecule involved in lens fibre differentiation during development, probably by involvement in FGF-2 biodisponibility.

Antioxidant systems in chick embryo development. Part 1.Vitamin E,carotenoids and selenium

Chick viability is known to be an important factor determining profitability of the poultry industry. Chick embryo tissues contain a high proportion of highly polyunsaturated fatty acids in the lipid fraction and therefore need antioxidant defence. The antioxidant system of the developing embryo and newly hatched chick includes the antioxidant enzymes(superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase), water-soluble antioxidants(ascorbic acid, taurine, carnitine, glutathione, etc.), fat-soluble antioxidants(vitamin E, carotenoids, coenzyme Q) as well as selenium(Se). In fact, the high levels of endogenous antioxidants within the egg and embryonic tissues can clearly serve as a major adaptive mechanism for the protection of the tissue during the oxidative stress experienced at hatching. It has been shown that among different nutrients in the maternal diet which could significantly affect chick embryo development and their viability in the early posthatch life, natural antioxidants have been suggested to play a central role. Our data indicate that increased supplementation of the maternal diet can substantially increase concentrations of vitamin E, carotenoids(especially canthaxanthin) and Se in developing chick tissues and significantly decrease susceptibility to lipid peroxidation being effective nutritional tools to deal with various commercial stresses in poultry production.

Proliferation of exogenously injected primordial germ cells (PGCs) into busulfan-treated chicken embryos

Aim: This study was designed to investigate the effect of busulfan treatment on the proliferation of chicken primordialgerm cells (PGCs) in vivo, focusing on the preferential settlement of PGCs onto the germinal ridges of chicken em-bryos. Methods: Busulfan (250 ng/egg) was injected into the egg white of freshly oviposited fertilized eggs, whichwere then incubated. Embryonic development and viability were examined, and exogenous PGCs collected from embry-onic blood vessels were injected into the germinal crescent region of recipient embryos. The number of PGCs residedonto germinal ridges of the right and left sides were compared. Results: Busulfan had a slight harmful effect on theembryo viability and the PGCs proliferation. The number of PGCs resided onto the left side of germinal ridges wasslightly higher as compared with the right side. Conclusion: Busulfan suppressed the viability of embryos and the pro-liferation of endogenous PGCs in the recipient embryos. However, the number of exogenous PGCs proliferated washigher in embryos treated with busulfan than those without busulfan. Data also suggest the possibility of a preferentialresidence of PGCs toward the left side of the germinal crescent region as compared with the fight, which may be due toa more advanced functional development of the left gonad than the right. (Asian J Androl 1999 Dec; 1: 187-190)

Research on the appropriate way to transfer exogenous substances into chicken embryos

In biological research, chicken embryos are a classic experimental model for the exploration of the embryonic development and cell differentiation. Transferring exogenous substances into chicken embryos for producing medical antibodies has been widely used in the production practice. However, there are few studies about the effect of the different injection site and dosage on chicken embryos. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of different injection sites and dosages on chicken embryo hatching rate and development, so as to provide a basis for further studies using the chicken embryo model. Freshly laid eggs （Rugao yellow chicken） were injected with different doses of saline at the tip, equatorial plane and the blunt end of the egg shell, respectively. Egg hatching rate was recorded and compared among injection sites and different doses. A trypan blue stain was also injected at the aforementioned sites and the growth of chicken embryos was observed. The SPSS （statistical package for the social science） software was used to analyze the relationship between the chicken eggs hatching rate and the different injection sites or the different dosages. The experimental results showed that there were significant differences on egg hatching rates among the different injection sites and doses （P〈0.05）. The hatchability of the blunt end injection group was significantly higher than that of the other two sites. The egg hatching rate decreased with increased saline doses. The egg hatching rate of the 100 pL saline injection group was higher than the 200 and 300 μL dosage groups. Ultimately, we suggest that the optimal chicken embryo injection process is during early development, at the blunt end site with a dose less than 100 μL to minimize damage to the egg.

Spontaneous and light-induced photon emission from intact brains of chick embryos

Photon emission (PE) and light-induced photon emission(LPE) of intact brains isolated from chick embryos have been measured by using the single photon counting device. Experimental results showed that the intensi-ty level of photon emission was detected to be higher from intact brain than from the medium in which the brain was immerged during measuring, and the emission intensity was related to the developmental stages, the healthy situation of the measured embryos, and the freshness of isolated brains as well. After white light illumination, a short-life de-layed emission from intact brains was observed, and its relaxation behavior followed a hyperbolic rather than an expo-nential law. According to the hypothesis of biophoton emission originating from a delocalized coherent electromagnetic field and Frohlich's idea of coherent long-range interactions in biological systems, discussions were made on the signifi-cance of photon emission in studying cell communication, biological regulation, living system's relevance to its environ-ment, and also on the relations between the detected photon emission and the coherent electromagnetic field. The de-tected photon emission should be comprehended in the manner of the interactions between the intrinsic fields within the living systems and their environmental external fields.

ULTRASTRUCTURAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE E_tRFC IN LYMPHOID CELLS DURING YOLKSAC HEMOPOIESIS IN CHICK EMBRYO

The previous report has shown that some lymphoid cells were found in the blood of chick embryo after incubation for 48, 58 and 68 h, were capable of forming E rosettes in conjunction with sheep red blood cell (SRBC), and showed a positive reac-

竹叶黄酮对鸡胚接种新城疫疫苗免疫效果的影响

【目的】探究竹叶黄酮(bamboo leaf flavonoid,BLF)作为疫苗佐剂对新城疫(ND)疫苗鸡胚接种的免疫效果影响。【方法】试验选取18胚龄SPF种蛋108枚,随机分为3组:Control组(不注射任何物质)、TS组(注射0.1 mL 103.0 EID 50/0.1 mL的新城疫病毒(Newcastle disease virus,NDV)TS09-C疫苗株)和BLF+TS组(注射0.1 mL含2%BLF和103.0 EID 50/0.1 mL的NDV TS09-C疫苗株的混合液),每组36枚种蛋。试验期间,统计种蛋的孵化率和雏鸡的存活率,在雏鸡7、14、21、28日龄时,每组随机选取3只进行屠宰,采集脾脏、法氏囊、胸腺组织,统计免疫器官指数;采集雏鸡翅下静脉血液,测定血清抗体和细胞因子水平;在雏鸡28日龄时使用NDV强毒株F48E9进行攻毒保护试验,攻毒后每天观察试验雏鸡状态,记录体重变化情况,并于攻毒后第3天每组随机选取3只雏鸡进行屠宰,取十二指肠、肺脏和气管组织并检测雏鸡不同组织病毒载量。【结果】鸡胚接种后,BLF+TS组雏鸡孵化率为100%,存活率为97.22%。与TS组相比,21~28日龄时BLF+TS组雏鸡的脾脏、法氏囊和胸腺指数以及血清中白细胞介素-6(interleukin 6,IL-6)和γ-干扰素(interferon-γ,IFN-γ)含量均显著升高(P<0.05)。攻毒试验结果显示,攻毒后BLF+TS组雏鸡存活率为100%,攻毒后2~4 d BLF+TS组雏鸡体重增长速度显著低于健康对照组(P<0.05);攻毒后3~7 d时BLF+TS雏鸡体重增长速度显著高于TS组(P<0.05)。BLF+TS组雏鸡攻毒后呼吸道和消化道组织的病毒载量显著低于TS组(P<0.05)。【结论】BLF作为免疫佐剂可安全进行鸡胚接种,而且能够帮助雏鸡建立早期免疫保护,进一步提高ND疫苗免疫效果,研究结果为开发高效鸡胚免疫疫苗佐剂提供借鉴和参考。

Visualization of bHLH transcription factor interactions in living mammalian cell nuclei and developing chicken neural tube by FRET

Members of the basic helix-loop-helix （bHLH） gene family play important roles in vertebrate neurogenesis. In this study, confocal microscopy-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer （FRET） is used to monitor bHLH protein-protein interactions under various physiological conditions. Tissue-specific bHLH activators, NeuroD 1, Mash 1, Neurogenin 1 （Ngn 1）, Neurogenin2 （Ngn2）, and ubiquitous expressed E47 protein are tagged with enhanced yellow fluorescence protein （EYFP） and enhanced cyan fluorescence protein （ECFP）, respectively. The subcellular localization and mobility ofbHLH fusion proteins are examined in HEK293 cells. By transient transfection and in ovo electroporation, four pairs of tissue-specific bHLH activators and E47 protein are over-expressed in HEK293 cells and developing chick embryo neural tube. With the acceptor photobleaching method, FRET could be detected between these bHLH protein pairs in the nuclei of transfected cells and developing neural tubes. Mashl/E47 and Ngn2/E47 FRET pairs show higher FRET efficiencies in the medial and the lateral half of chick embryo neural tube, respectively. It suggests that these bHLH protein pairs formed functional DNA-protein complexes with regulatory elements of their downstream target genes in the specific regions. This work will help one understand the behaviours of bHLH factors in vivo.

1例奇异变形杆菌致鸡胚与雏鸡死亡的诊治

鸡奇异变形杆菌病是由奇异变形杆菌(Proteus mirabilis)引起的一种急性细菌性传染病,造成鸡胚死亡、卵黄感染,雏鸡死亡和生长发育不良。本研究对1家孵化场送检的死胚、弱雏进行临床检查、病理剖检和实验室的细菌分离和鉴定,对分离菌进行药敏试验。试验结果表明,共分离样品20份,其中9份样本阳性,检出率为45%。分离菌对新霉素敏感,对多西环素较为敏感,而对其他多种抗生素已经产生耐药性。由此可以看出,造成此次鸡胚和雏鸡死亡的主要原因是鸡奇异变形杆菌感染所致,这为养殖户在疾病防控上提供新的思路。

Effect of Thyroid Hormone Deficiency on Tubulin Synthesis in Developing Chick Brain

Thyroid hormone deficiency was created artificially in chick embryos by injecting propyl-thiouracil (PTU).The tubulin was quantified by ~3H-colchicine assay(expressed as colchicine binding activity).Thyroid hormone deficiency resulted in 16％ to 28％ decline of the tubulin level in the developing chick brain from 15 to 19 days of embryonic age as compared with the control,whereas the total protein amount was not significantly affected.It suggests that thyroid hormone specifically affected the synthesis of brain tubulin.

黄芪多糖联合新城疫疫苗胚胎免疫对雏鸡免疫器官发育的影响

为了探究黄芪多糖(APS)联合新城疫(ND)疫苗进行胚胎免疫对雏鸡免疫器官发育的影响,试验将300枚SPF种蛋置于孵化箱中孵化,在18.5胚龄时用APS佐剂联合ND疫苗进行胚胎免疫(APS+NDV组),同时设置APS组(注射APS)、NDV组(ND疫苗)、对照组(注射生理盐水),雏鸡出壳后在3,7,14,21,28日龄测定脾脏、法氏囊、胸腺三种免疫器官的器官指数并观察其形态学变化。结果表明:APS+NDV组脾脏指数在3,7,14,21日龄显著高于对照组(P<0.05),在7,14,21日龄均显著高于NDV组(P<0.05),7,14日龄显著高于APS组(P<0.05);APS+NDV组法氏囊指数在3,7,14,21,28日龄显著高于对照组(P<0.05),在3,7,14日龄均显著高于NDV组(P<0.05),14,21日龄显著高于APS组(P<0.05);APS+NDV组胸腺指数3,7,14日龄均显著高于对照组和NDV组(P<0.05)。14,21日龄时,APS+NDV组脾脏生发中心总面积占视野的比例、法氏囊小结髓质面积与皮质面积的比值显著高于NDV组与对照组(P<0.05);3,7,14日龄时,APS+NDV组胸腺小叶皮质直径与髓质直径比值显著低于对照组和NDV组(P<0.05);14日龄时,APS+NDV组胸腺皮质直径与髓质直径比值显著低于APS组(P<0.05)。说明用APS联合ND疫苗进行胚胎免疫可促进雏鸡免疫器官的发育,提高ND疫苗的免疫效果。

神经母细胞瘤动物模型研究进展与应用

神经母细胞瘤(neuroblastoma,NB)是儿童最常见的实体恶性肿瘤,居我国儿童肿瘤发病率第四位,占儿童肿瘤死亡人数的15%,高危患者存活率低。目前对于NB的发病及药物治疗机制知之甚少。NB动物模型可以表征NB发展特征,是研究预防和治疗NB的重要工具,然而尚未有一种动物模型可以模拟人类NB的所有特征。本文介绍了当前研究较多的几种NB动物模型(小鼠模型、鸡胚绒毛尿囊膜模型和斑马鱼模型),并对每种NB动物模型的种类、构建方法、特征、优缺点及研究进展做了详细阐述,同时对NB的应用方向及前景进行概括,以期为NB动物模型构建和NB治疗等提供理论依据。

Forsythiaside A Induced IFN-α and Up-regulated the Correlated Factors in JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway in vitro

[Objective] This study was to investigate the effect of forsythiaside A added in chick embryo kidney cells (CEKs), on the changes in expression of interferon α(IFN-α) and mRNA expression level of correlated factors in JAK-STAT pathway. [Methods] Three levels of forsythiaside (100, 200, 400 μg/ml) were adopted to treat the experimental materials, then the expression levels of IFN-α and correlated factors in JAK-STAT pathway were detected by real-time RT-PCR at the transcriptional level (mRNA) and by Western blot at the translation level(IFN-α protein). [Result] Compared with the control group (untreated group), Application of forsythiaside A not only significantly increased the expression of IFN-α in treated CEKs (P<0.05) , but also up-regulated the expression of STAT1, JAK1, IFNAR1, IFNAR2, IRF1 and IRF7, the correlated factors in JAK-STAT pathway. [Conclusion] Forsythiaside A induced the expression of IFN-α in CEKs, and can positively regulate the JAK-STAT signaling pathway significantly.

人参皂甙Rg3抑制肿瘤新生血管形成的研究

目的 :探讨人参皂甙 Rg3抗肿瘤生长的作用机制。方法 :利用鸡胚绒毛尿囊膜 (CAM)观察 Rg3作用后肿瘤新生血管的生长情况 ,并采用 L ewis肺癌模型进一步探讨 Rg3在体内对肿瘤生长及肿瘤新生血管形成的影响。结果 :Rg3浓度为 0 .1和 0 .5 mm ol/L时 ,CAM血管生长抑制指数分别达 (6 2 .4± 9.3) %和 (4 5 .6± 5 .7) % ,与对照组相比差异非常显著 (P<0 .0 1)。对 L ewis肺癌荷瘤小鼠分别以 5、10、2 0 mg/kg的剂量隔日灌胃一次给予 Rg3,连续 10次 ,2 0 d后观察到 3组的肿瘤瘤质量分别为 (1.77± 0 .2 1)、(1.5 8± 0 .17)及 (1.2 2± 0 .2 9) g,与对照组比较有显著性差异 (P <0 .0 1) ,生长抑制率分别为 2 3.0 4%、31.30 %和 47.10 % ,同时观察到 Rg3组的新生血管数也明显减少。 结论 :人参皂甙 Rg3可明显抑制 L ewis肺癌的生长 。

通心络促血管生成作用的实验研究

目的 探讨中药通心络对鸡胚绒毛尿囊膜 (CAM)模型血管生成作用的影响。方法 运用血清药理学的方法制备药物血清 ,鸡胚随机分为空白血清组、贝复济组及通心络大、小剂量组 ,检测尿囊膜的血管增生程度。结果 通心络大剂量组CAM的血管增生数明显高于空白血清组 (P <0 .0 5) ,而与贝复济组无明显差异 (P >0 .0 5) ;通心络小剂量组与空白血清组相比无明显差异 (P >0 .0 5)。结论 通心络可促进鸡胚绒毛尿囊膜的血管增生 。

黄芪多糖、淫羊藿多糖和淫羊藿总黄酮对新城疫病毒感染细胞的影响

将黄芪多糖 (APS)、淫羊藿多糖 (EPS)、淫羊藿总黄酮 (EF)分别与新城疫病毒 (NDV)Ⅰ、Ⅳ系以 3种顺序加入到培养 2 4h的鸡胚成纤维细胞 (CEF)中 ,即先加中药后接种病毒、先接种病毒后加中药、病毒和中药混合感作后同时加入。于病毒接种后 72h测定NDVⅠ系的半数组织培养感染剂量 (TCID50 )和NDVⅣ系的血凝效价 ,以评价 3种中药成分对NDV感染细胞的影响。结果表明 ,APS和EPS仅在先于病毒加入时对NDV有抑制作用 ,而EF无论以何种方式给药均呈抑制作用。提示它们有一定的抗病毒作用 。