Insect Resistance of Different Tissues of Transgenic Cotton to Spodoptera exigua(Hbner)

[Objective] The aim was to learn the resistance of different tissues and organs of transgenic cotton to Spodoptera exigua （Hbner）. [Method] Flowers,the 1st,the 3rd,the 6th and the 14th leaves from the top of 33B,GK12 and SGK321 were used to feed S. exigua neonates respectively. Survival larvae and dead ones were counted on the 3rd,the 7th,the 10th,the 16th and the 19th day; meanwhile,the pupae amount was recorded,and the pupae weight was measured at the 24th h after pupation. [Result] The survival curves,pupation rates and pupae weights of S. exigua feeding on different tissues of transgenic cotton were not significantly different from those of S. exigua feeding on the corresponding tissues of conventional cotton; pupation rate of S. exigua feeding on different leaves of the same cotton variety were not significantly different from each other,but all higher than that of S. exigua feeding on the flowers of that cotton; and there were no differences among pupation weights of S. exigua feeding on different leaves or flowers of the same cotton variety. [Conclusion] Transgenic cotton showed weak resistance to S. exigua. Hence,in the transgenic cotton fields,more attention should be paid to occurrence trend of S. exigua and its control.

Study on HSP70 Gene Expression in Different Tissue of Cyprinus carpio

[ Objective] The aim of this study was to investigate whether HSP70 can be used as a stress monitoring indicator in Cypnnus carpio breeding. [Method] Based on HSP70 sequence of Cyprinus carpio （AY120894）, one pair of primers was designed and synthesized, while the total RNA of liver tissues in Cyprinus carpio was extracted. Some cDNA fragments of Cyprinus carpio HSP70 were cloned by RT-PCR, and its differential expression in various tissues such as heart, intestine, mucus, gonad, swim bladder, gill and fin in Cyprinus carpio was also studied. [Result] The cDNA sequence of 480 bp was obtained from Cypdnus carpio HSPTO gene by RT-PCR amplification. Homology comparison between the deduced amino acid sequence after sequencing and that of other types of fish showed that the homology among Cyprinus carpio, Danio rerio, Ohcorhynehus mylciss, Paralichthys olivaceus, Xiphophoorus maculates and Carassius auratus was 96%, 98%, 98%, 96%, 98% and 96% respectively. The expression of HSP70 was detected in eight tissues of Cypnnus carpio. The expression was the highest in heart, followed by swim bladder and fin, but there was no significant difference between them （ P 〉 0.05 ）. There was no significant difference among the ex- pression in three tissues of intestine, mucus and fat （ P〉0.05）, but their expression was significantly higher than those in gonad and gill （ P〈 0.05）. [ Conclusion] HSPTO gene expression is a suitable criterion for monitoring the stress degree, stress capacity and healthy conditions in Cyprinus carpio breeding.

Effect of Acetaldehyde on Oxidoreductases in Tissues of Rats at Different Ages

The toxicity of acetaldehyde and age related changes on oxidoreductases in the liver,brain, kidney, and musele of female albino rats (Wistar strain) were studied. The specific activities of lactate [LDH], isocitrate [ICDH (NAD/NADP)], succinate [SDH], malate [MDH], glutamate [GDH] and glucose-6-Phosphate [G-6-PDH] dehydrogenases were signifieantly inereased as a function of age. However, acetaldehyde treatment significantly inhibited oxidoreductases in the tissues of 21, 90 and 180 day old rats. Liver enzymes of young (21 days) rats exhibited greater sensitivity to acetaldehyde toxicity. Similar inhibition of oxidoreductases in brain and kidney of adult (180 days) rats treated with acetaldehyde was observed. LDH and GDH as compared to other enzymes studied showed higher susceptibility to acetaldehyde toxicity. The differential sensitivity of tissues and inhibition of oxidoreductases by acetaldehyde as a function of age could be attributed to hypoxic conditions, energy crisis, and mitochondrial structural changes. The results suggest that acetaldehyde affects oxidation of glucose via HMP shuni pathway, glycolytic pathway and Krebs cycle resulting in the impairment of carbohydrate metabolism

A research on invasion of different types of meningeomas to their surrounding tissue

Objective To explore the invasion of different types of meningeoma to their surrounding tissue. Methods The specimen from 124 patients with meningeomas,who underwent surgery in Southern Hospital from April 2009 to June 2010 were used to analyze the invasion of different types of meningeomas to their surrounding tissue. All the tumors were resected in the standard of Simposon I. We referred to WHO 2007

Identification of suitable reference genes for quantitative gene expression analysis in clam Cyclina sinensis under salinity stress and Vibrio infection

The appropriate reference gene is a prerequisite for accurate normalization of gene expression level,and research on suitable reference genes in clam Cyclina sinensis is scarce.To improve the situation,we selected five commonly used housekeeping genes,including β-actin,Elongation factor 1-α(EF1-α),Glyceraldehyde-3-pho sphate dehydrogenase(GAPDH),40S ribosomal protein S18(RPS18),and Tubulin a(TUB-α),then evaluated their expression stability in different adult tissues and under different experimental treatments(salinity stress and Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection).Their expression stability was analyzed by three frequently used programs,geNorm,NormFinder,and BestKeeper.This analysis indicated that multiple genes should be used for normalization,and we concluded that the reference gene combination GAPDH-RPS18-β-actin,should be used for qRT-PCR analysis in different tissues of C.sinensis under normal physiological conditions.For the clams under salinity stress and Vibrio infection,EF1-α-GAPDHRPS18 was recommended as the gene combination for qRT-PCR normalization.TUB-αwas generally poorly ranked by all programs,and should not be used in future studies.This study should provide fundamental support for accurate quantitative gene expression analysis of this species.

Comprehensive relative quantitative metabolomics analysis of lycopodium alkaloids in different tissues of Huperzia serrata

Qian ceng Ta,the whole plant of Huperzia serrata,is an important landscape and medicinal herbs and contains abundant bioactive lycopodium alkaloids.Although the structures of more than 100 lycopodium alkaloids in Huperzia serrata have been isolated and identified,the content and distribution of these alkaloids in different tissues are still unclear.In current study,an ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry based comprehensive metabolomics strategy was developed,including the extraction,separation,identification,and statistical analysis.The results showed that different types lycopodium alkaloids could be separated at different time-windows,which was helpful for further metabolite identification.Peak4388 and peak3954 were metabolite biomarkers for the different tissues according to the principle component analysis and partial least squares-discriminant analysis model.A computational tool based in-house database was also built up and used for putative identification.Of the 2354 true peaks after four-step filtration,118 peaks were putatively identified as lycopodium alkaloids by using in-house database,and four of which was identified by authentic standards.Alternatively,another computational software was used to predict the fragmentation pattern,to dereplicate the structure of identified peaks,and identified the peak3585 to N-methylhuperzine A.The integration of both computational tools could be used for more metabolites identification.

Effect of oxidative stress-associated damage to the lung tissue caused by different body mass index in the rat models

Objective To investigate the influence of different diets on serum protein expression levels of 4-hydroxynonenal(4-HNE),thioredoxin(Trx),thioredoxin reductase(TrxR)and the sctivities of Trx and TrxR,and to explore the effect of damage to the lung tissue and the underlying mechanisms of different body mass index caused by different diets in the rat models.Methods