[Objective]This study was to investigate the effect of different concentrations of Norfloxacin on the superoxide dismutase （ SOD） activities in the blood plasma and liver tissues of Amur sturgeon （ Acipenser schren...[Objective]This study was to investigate the effect of different concentrations of Norfloxacin on the superoxide dismutase （ SOD） activities in the blood plasma and liver tissues of Amur sturgeon （ Acipenser schrencki Brandt） and sterlet （ Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus） . [Method] Using pharmaco-toxicological evaluation method,Norfloxacin with the concentrations of 0,20,40,60,80 and 100 mg /kg,was orally delivered to the Amur sturgeon and sterlet for 5 d,respectively. The SOD activities in the blood plasma and liver tissues were measured after drug withdrawal for 2 d to explore the optimal dosing concentration of Norfloxacin during sturgeon culture,as well as the effect of Norfloxacin on liver injury. [Result] SOD existed in both two sturgeons but with different amounts,and the SOD activities were higher in the livers than in the blood plasma no matter in the control and all drug delivered groups. Under different drug delivery concentrations,the SOD activities first increased and then decreased in the 2 tissues of the 2 sturgeon species,and the SOD activities reached the maximum when the drug delivery concentration was 40 mg /kg. The drug de- livery concentration had little effect on the SOD activities in the blood plasma,which showed stable changes. When the drug delivery concentration was 40 mg /kg,the SOD activities in the blood plasma of Amur sturgeon were higher than that of sterlet,while for the other concentrations,the SOD activities in the plasma of sterlet showed higher performance. However,the SOD activities changed significantly through drug delivery in the liver tis- sues,and the SOD activities were higher in the sterlet than in the Amur sturgeon when the drug delivery concentrations were 0,40 and 100 mg /kg. The SOD activity in the sterlet was the highest under 40 mg /kg,presenting a sharp peak value. The optimal drug delivery concentration of Norfloxa- cin was 30 -50 mg /kg,under which the Norfloxacin presented best effect and had no injury effect on livers. [Conclusion]This study provides theo- retical basis for the reasonable application of Norfloxacin in aquaculture.展开更多
Four different Sox genes in Amur sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii and five Sox genes in chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta were identified for the first time in this paper, and there was no sexual difference for these genes i...Four different Sox genes in Amur sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii and five Sox genes in chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta were identified for the first time in this paper, and there was no sexual difference for these genes in these two fishes. For Amur sturgeon, the encoded amino acid sequences exhibited 98%, 98%, 98%, 86% of sequence homology with those reported for human SOX HMG box, respectively, and for chum salmon, the encoded amino acid sequences exhibited 93%,98%,98%,98%,96% of sequence homology with those reported for human SOX HMG box, respectively. Two different forms of Sox9 gene in chum salmon were found, and Sox9 contained a 303 bp and 258 bp introns in the HMG box for chum salmon respectively while 572 bp for Amur sturgeon. No clear similarity was observed between the introns in the Sox9 HMG box of different fishes, but the introns occur in the HMG box region between the second and third bases of the codon for arginine at residue 42 in HMG box for the three fishes, and obey the rule of “GT AG”. and the encoded amino acid sequences in the three Sox9 genes HMG box are very conservative in the two fishes (100% identification). Identification of these genes is a potential step in understanding development regulations including sex determination in Amur sturgeon.展开更多
Cystatin, a superfamily of cysteine proteinase inhibitors related to cathepsins and other cysteine proteinases, is widely distributed in animal tissues and body fluids. Although considerable attention has been given t...Cystatin, a superfamily of cysteine proteinase inhibitors related to cathepsins and other cysteine proteinases, is widely distributed in animal tissues and body fluids. Although considerable attention has been given to mammalian and avian cystatins, little data exist on cystatins from other vertebrates. In order to isolate fish cystatin cDNA, total RNAs were isolated from liver tissues of the Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) and Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii), respectively. The cDNAs encoding the mature peptides of cystatin and the 3′ untranslated region of the two species of sturgeon were amplified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) using total RNA as a template. The amplified cDNA fragments were inserted into pGEM T Easy vector and sequenced and the amino acid sequences deduced. Nucleotide sequence analysis showed that both cDNAs encode 112 amino acid residues of the mature cystatin peptide. The similarity of the two sturgeon nucleotide sequence coding regions and the deduced amino acid sequences were 99 4% and 100%, respectively. Analysis of the amino acid sequences indicate that the cloned cystatins were the homolog of the mammalian cystatin C. The amino acid residues of the functional regions are well conserved among different species, but there is considerable divergence in large portions of the coding region of two sturgeon cystatins in a variety of species.展开更多
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文摘[Objective]This study was to investigate the effect of different concentrations of Norfloxacin on the superoxide dismutase （ SOD） activities in the blood plasma and liver tissues of Amur sturgeon （ Acipenser schrencki Brandt） and sterlet （ Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus） . [Method] Using pharmaco-toxicological evaluation method,Norfloxacin with the concentrations of 0,20,40,60,80 and 100 mg /kg,was orally delivered to the Amur sturgeon and sterlet for 5 d,respectively. The SOD activities in the blood plasma and liver tissues were measured after drug withdrawal for 2 d to explore the optimal dosing concentration of Norfloxacin during sturgeon culture,as well as the effect of Norfloxacin on liver injury. [Result] SOD existed in both two sturgeons but with different amounts,and the SOD activities were higher in the livers than in the blood plasma no matter in the control and all drug delivered groups. Under different drug delivery concentrations,the SOD activities first increased and then decreased in the 2 tissues of the 2 sturgeon species,and the SOD activities reached the maximum when the drug delivery concentration was 40 mg /kg. The drug de- livery concentration had little effect on the SOD activities in the blood plasma,which showed stable changes. When the drug delivery concentration was 40 mg /kg,the SOD activities in the blood plasma of Amur sturgeon were higher than that of sterlet,while for the other concentrations,the SOD activities in the plasma of sterlet showed higher performance. However,the SOD activities changed significantly through drug delivery in the liver tis- sues,and the SOD activities were higher in the sterlet than in the Amur sturgeon when the drug delivery concentrations were 0,40 and 100 mg /kg. The SOD activity in the sterlet was the highest under 40 mg /kg,presenting a sharp peak value. The optimal drug delivery concentration of Norfloxa- cin was 30 -50 mg /kg,under which the Norfloxacin presented best effect and had no injury effect on livers. [Conclusion]This study provides theo- retical basis for the reasonable application of Norfloxacin in aquaculture.
文摘Four different Sox genes in Amur sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii and five Sox genes in chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta were identified for the first time in this paper, and there was no sexual difference for these genes in these two fishes. For Amur sturgeon, the encoded amino acid sequences exhibited 98%, 98%, 98%, 86% of sequence homology with those reported for human SOX HMG box, respectively, and for chum salmon, the encoded amino acid sequences exhibited 93%,98%,98%,98%,96% of sequence homology with those reported for human SOX HMG box, respectively. Two different forms of Sox9 gene in chum salmon were found, and Sox9 contained a 303 bp and 258 bp introns in the HMG box for chum salmon respectively while 572 bp for Amur sturgeon. No clear similarity was observed between the introns in the Sox9 HMG box of different fishes, but the introns occur in the HMG box region between the second and third bases of the codon for arginine at residue 42 in HMG box for the three fishes, and obey the rule of “GT AG”. and the encoded amino acid sequences in the three Sox9 genes HMG box are very conservative in the two fishes (100% identification). Identification of these genes is a potential step in understanding development regulations including sex determination in Amur sturgeon.
文摘Cystatin, a superfamily of cysteine proteinase inhibitors related to cathepsins and other cysteine proteinases, is widely distributed in animal tissues and body fluids. Although considerable attention has been given to mammalian and avian cystatins, little data exist on cystatins from other vertebrates. In order to isolate fish cystatin cDNA, total RNAs were isolated from liver tissues of the Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) and Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii), respectively. The cDNAs encoding the mature peptides of cystatin and the 3′ untranslated region of the two species of sturgeon were amplified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) using total RNA as a template. The amplified cDNA fragments were inserted into pGEM T Easy vector and sequenced and the amino acid sequences deduced. Nucleotide sequence analysis showed that both cDNAs encode 112 amino acid residues of the mature cystatin peptide. The similarity of the two sturgeon nucleotide sequence coding regions and the deduced amino acid sequences were 99 4% and 100%, respectively. Analysis of the amino acid sequences indicate that the cloned cystatins were the homolog of the mammalian cystatin C. The amino acid residues of the functional regions are well conserved among different species, but there is considerable divergence in large portions of the coding region of two sturgeon cystatins in a variety of species.
