Non-target toxicology of a new mosquito larvicide, trypsin modulating oostatic factor     

Deborah M. Thompson  Frank W. Edens  Gerald A. LeBlanc  R. Michael Roe 《Pesticide biochemistry and physiology》2004,80(3):131-142

Trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF), a peptide hormone originally isolated from the ovaries of adult Aedes aegypti, is currently under commercial development as a new pesticide chemistry with a novel mode of action for the control of larval mosquitoes. The objective of the current research is to evaluate potential risks of the use of TMOF as an insecticide on non-target organisms. TMOF (YDPAP₆) was degraded in vitro (as determined by HPLC and LC/MS) to DPAP₆, PAP₆, and then AP₆ by leucine aminopeptidase, a pancreatic enzyme found in the digestive system of vertebrates. The rate of degradation of TMOF and PAP₆ was significantly greater than that of DPAP₆, while no metabolism of AP₆ was found. TMOF technical insecticide was produced on a commercial scale by recombinant yeast (heat-killed before application). The technical TMOF when administered in a single dose by gavage to male and female mice at 2000 mg dry weight/kg body weight produced no negative effects as compared to controls up to 12 days after treatment. When male and female mallard ducks were treated by gavage with 1250 mg dry weight of technical TMOF/kg body weight each day for 5 days, again no toxic effects were noted through 35 days after the last treatment. TMOF technical insecticide was also applied to the shaved skin of male and female rabbits at the rate of 2000 mg/kg for 1-2 days, with no effect. The end point observations in these in vivo experiments were mortality; changes in growth rate, behavior, body structure, and color; and possible lesions observed during necropsy. Finally, Daphnia incubated with technical TMOF in rearing water at the level of 1.0 × 10⁶ yeast cells/ml (10 mg/ml) also demonstrated no negative effects on mortality, growth, molting, time to first brood, and production of viable neonates. It appears from these studies that TMOF can be degraded by vertebrate digestive proteases and technical TMOF is not toxic to the non-target organisms examined.  相似文献   

Impaired female fertility in tubulointerstitial antigen-like 1-deficient mice     

Akihito TAKAHASHI  Ajalli RAHIM  Miki TAKEUCHI  Emiko FUKUI  Midori YOSHIZAWA  Kuniaki MUKAI  Makoto SUEMATSU  Hidetoshi HASUWA  Masaru OKABE  Hiromichi MATSUMOTO 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2016,62(1):43-49

Tubulointerstitial nephritis antigen-like 1 (Tinagl1, also known as adrenocortical zonation factor 1 [AZ-1] or lipocalin 7) is a matricellular protein. Previously, we demonstrated that Tinagl1 expression was restricted to extraembryonic regions during the postimplantation period and detected marked expression in mouse Reichert’s membranes. In uteri, Tinagl1 is markedly expressed in the decidual endometrium during the postimplantation period, suggesting that it plays a physical and physiological role in embryo development and/or decidualization of the uterine endometrium during pregnancy. In the present study, in order to determine the role of Tinagl1 during embryonic development and pregnancy, we generated Tinagl1-deficient mice. Although Tinagl1^–/– embryos were not lethal during development to term, homologous matings of Tinagl1^–/– females and Tinagl1^–/– males showed impaired fertility during pregnancy, including failure to carry pregnancy to term and perinatal lethality. To examine ovarian function, ovulation was induced with equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG); the number of ovulated oocytes did not differ between Tinagl1^–/– and Tinagl1^flox/flox. In vitro fertilization followed by embryo culture also demonstrated the normal developmental potential of Tinagl1-null embryos during the preimplantation period. Our results demonstrate that Tinagl1 deficiency affects female mice and results in subfertility phenotypes, and they suggest that although the potential of Tinagl1^–/– oocytes is normal, Tinagl1 is related to fertility in adult females but is not essential for either fertilization or preimplantation development in vitro.  相似文献   

短期培养对玻璃化冷冻小鼠2-细胞胚胎低渗抵抗力的修复作用     

崔成  郭希萍  刘长松 《黑龙江动物繁殖》2007,15(1):4-6

为研究短期培养对玻璃化冷冻小鼠2-细胞胚胎低渗抵抗力的修复作用,对玻璃化冷冻小鼠2-细胞胚胎解冻后进行短期(2～4 h)培养,然后使用20%的低渗PBS液于25℃条件下处理20 min,观察48 h发育率、囊胚率和移植后妊娠率、产仔率.获得93%的48 h发育率和48%的囊胚率,显著高于低渗处理前未培养组(47%和9%)(P＜0.05).证明解冻后的短期培养中可以有效修复玻璃化冷冻对小鼠2-细胞胚胎低渗抵抗力的损伤.  相似文献   

小鼠催乳素释放肽的初步克隆     

朱河水  都军霞  王新卫  王月影  王艳玲 《华北农学报》2007,22(6):199-200

为克隆并分析小鼠催乳素释放肽基因,从小鼠下丘脑提取总RNA,进行RT-PCR,PCR产物与pMD-19T连接后转化E.coli DH5α,检测阳性克隆并测序。测序结果表明,所得序列与大鼠催乳素释放肽编码区序列的相似指数为86.3%。克隆所得序列为小鼠催乳素释放肽的基因片段。  相似文献   

Mouse melanoma cell exosomes promote expression of Rac1 protein in fibroblasts     

BA Xiao-yun  WANG Yi-ting  CHANG Xiu-lin  DUAN Ru-xia  FANG Liao-qiong 《园艺学报》2020,36(4):606-611

AIM To investigate the effect of exosomes secreted by mouse melanoma cells on the expression of Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1) protein in fibroblasts. METHODS Ultracentrifugation was adopted to separete exosomes secreted by mouse melanoma B16-F10 cells. The morphological structure of exosomes was observed by negative-staining electron microscopy. The size distribution of exosomes was determined by nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA). The exosomal markers, tumor susceptibility gene 101 (Tsg101) and tyrosinase-related protein 2 (Tyrp2), were identified by Western blot. Laser confocal microscopy was used to observe the process that mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) took in exosomes during co-culture. Immunocytochemical staining and Western blot were used to detect the expression of Rac1 protein in MEF. RESULTS B16-F10 cell exosomes showed a typical tea tray-like structure, with a size range of 141~255 nm, and expressed protein markers Tsg101 and Tyrp2. The results of laser confocal microscopy showed that compared with co-culture at 0 h, a small number of exosomes appeared in the MEF at 12 h, and a large number of exosomes accumulated in the MEF after co-cultured for 24 and 36 h. Western blot analysis showed that compared with co-culture at 0 h, the expression of Rac1 protein in the MEF was significantly increased at 24 h and 36 h of co-culture (P<0.01). The results of immunocytochemical staining showed that compared with co-culture at 0 h, the positive expression level of Rac1 in the MEF cells was significantly increased at 12 h, 24 h and 36 h of co-culture (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSION Intake of exosomes secreted by mouse melanoma cells promotes the expression of Rac1 protein in fibroblasts.  相似文献   

LH抗体间接ELISA检测方法的建立   总被引：4，自引：2，他引：4  

崔贞亮  李红飞  吴庆侠  靳亚平  刘璇 《西北农业学报》2007,16(3):26-28

以高纯度的促黄体素（LH）作为包被抗原,建立了检测LH抗体的间接ELISA法,该法的最适抗原包被浓度为1μg/mL,最佳酶标山羊抗小鼠抗体稀释度为1∶1500.该法只与LH阳性小鼠血清呈现阳性反应,而与LH阴性小鼠血清和小鼠促卵泡素（FSH）阳性血清呈现阴性反应.结果表明,该法具有良好的特异性和重复性,可用于LH免疫后抗体水平检测.  相似文献   

几种食药两用真菌的抗疲劳作用研究     

梁俊荣  张西臣  柳增善  刘庆双 《勤云标准版测试》2004,(1)

为筛选有抗疲劳作用的食药两用真菌,并为其在抗疲劳药物和抗疲劳功能性食品研究中的应用提供实验依据,本实验通过游泳耐力和生化指标的测定对几种食药两用真菌的抗疲劳作用进行了研究。结果表明,灵芝、冬虫夏草、香菇、银耳、猴头均可延长小鼠游泳时间,降低小鼠游泳后血清尿素氮(BUN)和血乳酸含量;灵芝和冬虫夏草还可增强血清乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)活性。根据《保健食品功能学评价程序与方法》中的有关规定,可以认为:上述几种食药两用真菌能增强机体对运动负荷的适应能力,具有抗疲劳功能。  相似文献   

小鼠激活素受体相互作用蛋白2的原核表达及抗血清制备     

陈希曙 《安徽农业科学》2009,37(12):5398-5399

[目的]克隆小鼠激活素受体相互作用蛋白2（ARIP2）cDNA序列,利用大肠杆菌表达ARIP2,制备兔抗小鼠ARIP2的多克隆抗血清。[方法]采用RT-PER方法,将小鼠ARIP2基因克隆到pET-32a（＋）质粒,构建ARIP2原核表达载体并转化到大肠杆菌,IgrG诱导融合蛋白的表达,经亲和层析纯化获得可溶性重组蛋白,免疫家兔后制备ARIP2抗血清,分别采用ELISA,Western blot检测抗体效价和特异性。[结果]测序结果表明重组质粒pET32a（＋）-ARIP2构建成功;SDS-PAGE分析表明获得的重组蛋白为可溶蛋白;经过亲和层析后得到有效分离;Elisa法测定的抗血清效价为1：50000;Westernblot鉴定结果表明抗血清能与目的蛋白特异性结合。[结论]成功将ARIP2进行了原核表达并制备了高效价、高特异性的兔抗小鼠ARIP2抗血清,为进一步研究ARIP2功能提供了有力工具。  相似文献   

使用超净工作台实施子宫摘除术净化ICR小鼠的研究     

范薇  马静  蔡进芬  徐小青  李铮华  韩德洪  加洛  仲秀英 《青海畜牧兽医杂志》2007,37(4):11-12

为了建立SPF级远交系ICR小鼠种群。使用超净工作台实施子宫摘除术净化小鼠,结果:使用上述方法成功剖腹孕鼠20只,得到净化小鼠140只,育成小鼠120只,检测各项指标符合SPF级标准。结论:在普通环境中使用超净工作台实施子宫摘除术净化ICR小鼠,是建立SPF级种群唯一经济有效的方法。  相似文献   

一枝蒿制剂对小鼠小肠运动作用研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

余佳琳  马怀文 《中国兽药杂志》1999,33(3):26-28

用两种一枝蒿制剂对小鼠进行小肠推进实验，以甲基硫酸新斯地明、盐酸吗啡和生理盐水为对照。结果表明：一枝蒿健胃促消化机制主要是促进小肠运动。经方差分析和多重比较，其效果相似于硫酸甲基新斯地明  相似文献