Development of a novel immunobiosensor method for the rapid detection of okadaic acid contamination in shellfish extracts

The mouse bioassay is the methodology that is most widely used to detect okadaic acid (OA) in shellfish samples. This is one of the best-known toxins, and it belongs to the family of marine biotoxins referred to as the diarrhetic shellfish poisons (DSP). Due to animal welfare concerns, alternative methods of toxin detection are being sought. A rapid and specific biosensor immunoassay method was developed and validated for the detection of OA. An optical sensor instrument based on the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) phenomenon was utilised. A polyclonal antibody to OA was raised against OA–bovine thyroglobulin conjugate and OA–N-hydroxy succinimide ester was immobilised onto an amine sensor chip surface. The assay parameters selected for the analysis of the samples were: antibody dilution, 1/750; ratio of antibody to standard, 1:1; volume of sample injected, 25 μl min⁻¹; flow rate, 25 μl min⁻¹. An assay action limit of 126 ng g⁻¹ was established by analysing of 20 shellfish samples spiked with OA at the critical concentration of 160 ng g⁻¹, which is the action limit established by the European Union (EU). At this concentration of OA, the assay delivered coefficient of variations (CVs) of <10%. The chip surface developed was shown to be highly stable, allowing more than 50 analyses per channel. When the concentrations of OA determined with the biosensor method were compared with the values obtained by LC–MS in contaminated shellfish samples, the correlation between the two analytical methods was found to be highly satisfactory (r ² = 0.991). Figure Biacore     

小鼠无鱼粉日粮的进一步研究

在无鱼粉日粮基础上 ,添加复合维生素、复合微量元素、限制性氨基酸组成的全价饲料饲喂小鼠 ,其小鼠的生长发育和繁殖性能都有所提高 ,表明复合添加剂提高了无鱼粉日粮的质量 ,豆粕—血肉骨粉—复合添加剂型饲料可以有效地用于饲喂繁殖生产小鼠     

乙硫氨酸对小鼠脂肪代谢影响的研究

目的观察乙硫氨酸所致小鼠脂肪肝模型不同时间脂代谢的变化,为利用该模型研究抗脂肪肝药物及选择适宜的给药时间提供科学依据。方法小鼠分为6组,分别检测正常组血脂、肝脂及灌服乙硫氨酸后6、12、24、36、48h各组动物的血脂、肝脂变化。结果小鼠灌服乙硫氨酸后,血清TG在造型后6～48h显著升高,血清TC在造型后6～36h显著升高;肝脏TG在造型后6～36h显著升高,肝脏TC在造型后24～36h显著降低。结论乙硫氨酸诱导的小鼠脂肪肝模型在6～36h比较稳定。     

10种常用SPF级实验大、小鼠体重及主要脏器的测定

目的测定10种常用SPF级大、小鼠体重、脏器及肠道等正常参考值。方法解剖10种品系实验动物,称量各组织脏器的相对重量,用尺测量肠道长度,共对9种脏器指标进行了测定。结果不同品系动物的各种脏器指标有明显差别,即使是同种品系,不同性别间也存在差异。     

10种常见SPF级实验大、小鼠血液学及生化指标正常参考值的探讨

目的建立10种常见SPF级实验大、小鼠血液及生化正常参考值。方法采用半自动生化测定仪及血球计数仪对不同周龄、不同性别的常见10种SPF大鼠的血液学指标及生化指标值进行测定。结果取得4周龄和8周龄不同周龄、不同性别大、小鼠血液学及生化值平均值及正常参考范围;多数生化指标受年龄及性别的影响,除了不同品系、年龄和性别的大、小鼠ALP呈现规律性变化,其他指标也与相关报道有差异。结论在基础生物学研究中,要充分考虑到性别和年龄对实验动物血液学及血清生化指标的影响。     

淋巴细胞脉络丛脑膜炎病毒(LCMV)PCR检测方法的建立与初步应用

目的建立检测淋巴细胞脉络丛脑膜炎病毒(LCMV)的PCR方法。方法根据LCMV CDNA S片段的GPC和NP基因设计合成4对引物,对标准毒株进行套式PCR扩增并克隆测序,并对15份已知阳性或阴性小鼠鼠脑进行检测。结果目的片断与LCMV cDNA序列99%同源,对鼠脑的检测结果为10只阳性,5只阴性。结论检测小鼠鼠脑LCMV的结果准确,证明套式PCR能够应用于LCMV的实验室检测。     

和田茴香籽总黄酮体内抗氧化抗疲劳试验研究

文章探讨新疆和田茴香籽黄酮类化合物体内抗氧化抗疲劳生理功效。采用对照组及新疆和田茴香籽黄酮类化合物低、中、高三个不同浓度剂量组灌胃小鼠25天后对其血清与肝脏的超氧化歧化酶（Superoxide Dismutase SOD）活性、丙二醛（Maleic Dialdehyde MDA）含量及肌糖原、肝糖原、血清尿素氮、血乳酸水平等进行测试,并进行负重游泳实验。揭示和田茴香籽黄酮类化合物能增强小鼠血清和肝脏的SOD活性,降低MDA的含量,延长小鼠付重游泳时间,提高肝糖原、肌糖原的储备量,降低小鼠运动后血清尿素和血乳酸水平。因而新疆和田茴香籽黄酮类化合物具明显抗氧化抗疲劳生理功效。     

三氯化铝对小鼠性腺的影响研究

为测定三氯化铝 (AlCl3)染毒后小鼠各性腺的重量及微量元素Zn、Cu含量 ,从微量元素角度探讨铝对小鼠性腺的毒性作用。采用二级昆明品系雄性小鼠 ,随机分为 3组 ,正常对照组 (简称对照组 )、三氯化铝低剂量染毒组 (简称低铝组 )、三氯化铝高剂量染毒组 (简称高铝组 )。实验结束后测定小鼠各性腺的重量和微量元素锌、铜含量。数据均经统计学处理。结果为高铝组使小鼠精囊腺和前列腺重量下降 (P <0 .0 5) ,使睾丸和包皮腺重量显著下降 (P <0 .0 1 ) ,对附睾重量不影响。微量元素含量与对照组比较 ,低铝组锌、铜含量虽有变化趋势 ,但尚未达到统计学意义 ,而高铝组与对照比较锌、铜含量显著变化 (P <0 .0 1 )。结论 :高剂量铝可影响雄性小鼠性腺重量和微量元素含量 ,使其微量元素失衡 ,对雄性小鼠性腺有毒性作用     

A dual-tuned quadrature volume coil with mixed λ/2 and λ/4 microstrip resonators for multinuclear MRSI at 7 T

In this work, an eight-element by eight-element dual-tuned quadrature volume coil with a mix of capacitor terminated half-wavelength (λ/2) and quarter-wavelength (λ/4) microstrip resonators is proposed for multinuclear magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy studies at 7 T. In the proton channel, λ/2 microstrip resonators with capacitive terminations on both ends are employed for operation at higher frequency of 298.1 MHz; in the heteronucleus channel, capacitor-terminated λ/4 resonators, suitable for low frequency operations, are used to meet the low frequency requirement. This mixed structure design is particularly advantageous for high field heteronuclei magnetic resonance applications with large difference in Larmor frequency of the nuclei in question. The proposed design method makes it much easier to perform frequency tuning for heteronucleus channel using a variable capacitor with a practical capacitance range. As an example, a dual-tuned volume coil for (1)H/(13)C mouse spectroscopic imaging was proposed to demonstrate the feasibility of this method. The finite-difference time-domain method is first used to model this dual-tuned volume coil and calculate the B(1) field distributions at two frequencies. Transmission parameters (S(21)) measured between the proton channel and the carbon channel are -50 dB at 75 MHz and -35 dB at 298 MHz, showing the excellent isolation between the two channels at 7 T. The proton image and (13)C FIDCSI image of a corn oil phantom on the axial plane at 7 T demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method. A preliminary proton image of a mouse on the sagittal plane is also acquired using the proposed dual-tuned volume coil at 7 T, illustrating a fairly uniform B(1) field and sufficient image coverage for imaging in mice.     

Quantifying liver fibrosis through the application of texture analysis to diffusion weighted imaging

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential utility of texture analysis of parametric apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps in quantifying hepatic fibrosis. To this end, using ex vivo murine liver tissues from a dietary model of hepatic fibrosis, an array of texture analysis techniques, including histogram-based, gray-level co-occurrence matrix-based, and gray-level run-length-based features, was used to evaluate correlations with liver fibrosis. Moderate to very strong correlation between several of the texture-based features and both subjective as well as digital image analysis-based assessments of hepatic fibrosis was demonstrated. This rigorous study of texture analysis applied to parametric ADC maps in a liver fibrosis model study demonstrates and validates the potential utility of texture-based features for the noninvasive, quantitative assessment of hepatic fibrosis.