Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor是原产于澳大利亚的木虱种类,目前已经扩散到北美、南美、非洲、欧洲和亚洲。本文记述了B.occidentalis在中国的发生,并首次记录了其在澳大利亚以外的地区被寄生。这个种依赖于桉属Eucalyptus植物,其...Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor是原产于澳大利亚的木虱种类,目前已经扩散到北美、南美、非洲、欧洲和亚洲。本文记述了B.occidentalis在中国的发生,并首次记录了其在澳大利亚以外的地区被寄生。这个种依赖于桉属Eucalyptus植物,其寄主超过20种,这可能是使其在世界范围扩散的一个重要因素。指出了B.occidentalis与桉树芽木虱Blastopsylla barbara Li为同种异名。展开更多
AIM: To investigate p53 mutation and p21 expression in hepatocarcinogenesis induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in tree shrews, and to reveal the role of these genes in hepatocarcinogenesis.METH...AIM: To investigate p53 mutation and p21 expression in hepatocarcinogenesis induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in tree shrews, and to reveal the role of these genes in hepatocarcinogenesis.METHODS: Tree shrews were divided into four groups:group A, those infected with HBV and fed with AFB1 (n = 39);group B, those infected with HBV alone (n = 28); group C,those fed with AFB1 alone (n = 29); and group D, normal controls (n = 20). The tree shrews underwent liver biopsies once every 15 wk. Expression of p53 and p21 proteins and genes in the biopsies and tumor tissues of the experimental tree shrews was detected, respectively, by immunohistochemistry,and by Southem blotting and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and sequencing.RESULTS: The incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) was higher in group A (66.7%) than that in group B (3.57%) and C (30%). The time of HCC occurrence was also earlier in group A than that in group C (120.0±16.6 wk vs 153.3±5.8 wk, respectively, P<0.01). p53 protein was not detected by immunohistochemistry in all groups before the 75^th wk of the experiment. At the 105^th wk, the positive rates fo p53 were 78.6%, 60% and 71.4% in groups A, B and C, respectively, which were significantly higher than that in group D (10%) (all P<0.05). An abnormal band of p53 gene was observed in groups A and C. The mutation points of p53gene in tree shrews with HCC were at codons 275, 78 and 13. The nucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence of tree shrew's wild-type p53 showed 91.7% and 93.4% homologies with those of human p53,respectively. The immunopositivity for p21 was found before HCC development. The incidence of HCC was significantly higher in tree shrews that were positive for p21 than those negative for p21 (80.0% vs 11.0%, P<0.001).The incidence of HCC in p21 positive animals in group A was significantly higher than those positive for p21 in group C (P<O.05).CONCLUSION: A remarkable synergistic effect on HCC development exists between HBV and AFB1. p53 mutation promotes the development of HCC. HBV and AFB1 may synergistically induce p53 gene mutation, and stimulate ras gene expression, ras gene is activated at the earlier stage during hepatocarcinogenesis, p21 protein may be an early marker, and the alterations of p53 may be a late event in the development of HCC.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To detect the expression and variation of the p53 gene in hepatocarcinogenesis of tree shrews induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and aflatoxin B_1(AFB_1). METHODS: Tree shrews were divided into four groups:...OBJECTIVE: To detect the expression and variation of the p53 gene in hepatocarcinogenesis of tree shrews induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and aflatoxin B_1(AFB_1). METHODS: Tree shrews were divided into four groups: group A, infected with HBV and fed with AFB_1; group B, only infected with HBV; group C, fed with AFB_1 alone; and group D normal control. The tree shrews underwent liver biopsy every. 15 weeks. Liver and tumor tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry and molecular biotechnologies. RESULTS: The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was higher in group A (66.7%) than in groups B (0) and C (30%). HCC occurrence was earlier in group A than in group C (120.0±16.6 wk vs 153.3±5.8 wk, t=3.336, P<0.01). Mutated p53 protein was not found in all groups before 75 weeks of experiment. At the 105th week, the expression rates of mutated p53 protein were 78.6%, 60.0% and 71.4% in groups A, B and C respectively, which were significantly higher than that in group D (10%) (X^2≥5.03, P<0.05). An abnormal band of the p53 gene was detected in groups A and C. The mutational points of the p53 gene in liver cancer of tree shrews were at codon 275, 78 and 13. Nucleotide sequence and amino acids sequence of tree shrew's wild-type p53 were 91.7% and 93.4% in homology, compared with those of human p53, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Remarkable synergistic effect on HCC exists between HBV and AFB_1. Mutated p53 protein expressed before occurrence of HCC promotes the development of HCC. HBV and AFB_1 may synergistically induce p53 gene mutation.展开更多
t Six new species of Diaporthe,D.beilharziae on Indigofera australis,D.fraxini-angustifoliae on Fraxinus angustifolia subsp.oxycarpa,D.litchicola on Litchi chinensis,D.nothofagi on Nothofagus cunninghamii,D.pascoei on...t Six new species of Diaporthe,D.beilharziae on Indigofera australis,D.fraxini-angustifoliae on Fraxinus angustifolia subsp.oxycarpa,D.litchicola on Litchi chinensis,D.nothofagi on Nothofagus cunninghamii,D.pascoei on Persea americana and D.salicicola on Salix purpurea from Australia are described and illustrated based on morphological characteristics and molecular analyses.Three of the new species no longer produced sporulating structures in culture and two of these were morphologically described from voucher specimens.Phylogenetic relationships of the new species with other Diaporthe species are revealed by DNA sequence analyses based on the internal transcribed spacer(ITS)region,and partial regions of theβtubulin(BT)and translation elongation factor 1-alpha(TEF).展开更多
文摘Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor是原产于澳大利亚的木虱种类,目前已经扩散到北美、南美、非洲、欧洲和亚洲。本文记述了B.occidentalis在中国的发生,并首次记录了其在澳大利亚以外的地区被寄生。这个种依赖于桉属Eucalyptus植物,其寄主超过20种,这可能是使其在世界范围扩散的一个重要因素。指出了B.occidentalis与桉树芽木虱Blastopsylla barbara Li为同种异名。
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.39260033Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi,No.0143058
文摘AIM: To investigate p53 mutation and p21 expression in hepatocarcinogenesis induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in tree shrews, and to reveal the role of these genes in hepatocarcinogenesis.METHODS: Tree shrews were divided into four groups:group A, those infected with HBV and fed with AFB1 (n = 39);group B, those infected with HBV alone (n = 28); group C,those fed with AFB1 alone (n = 29); and group D, normal controls (n = 20). The tree shrews underwent liver biopsies once every 15 wk. Expression of p53 and p21 proteins and genes in the biopsies and tumor tissues of the experimental tree shrews was detected, respectively, by immunohistochemistry,and by Southem blotting and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and sequencing.RESULTS: The incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) was higher in group A (66.7%) than that in group B (3.57%) and C (30%). The time of HCC occurrence was also earlier in group A than that in group C (120.0±16.6 wk vs 153.3±5.8 wk, respectively, P<0.01). p53 protein was not detected by immunohistochemistry in all groups before the 75^th wk of the experiment. At the 105^th wk, the positive rates fo p53 were 78.6%, 60% and 71.4% in groups A, B and C, respectively, which were significantly higher than that in group D (10%) (all P<0.05). An abnormal band of p53 gene was observed in groups A and C. The mutation points of p53gene in tree shrews with HCC were at codons 275, 78 and 13. The nucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence of tree shrew's wild-type p53 showed 91.7% and 93.4% homologies with those of human p53,respectively. The immunopositivity for p21 was found before HCC development. The incidence of HCC was significantly higher in tree shrews that were positive for p21 than those negative for p21 (80.0% vs 11.0%, P<0.001).The incidence of HCC in p21 positive animals in group A was significantly higher than those positive for p21 in group C (P<O.05).CONCLUSION: A remarkable synergistic effect on HCC development exists between HBV and AFB1. p53 mutation promotes the development of HCC. HBV and AFB1 may synergistically induce p53 gene mutation, and stimulate ras gene expression, ras gene is activated at the earlier stage during hepatocarcinogenesis, p21 protein may be an early marker, and the alterations of p53 may be a late event in the development of HCC.
基金This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 39260033)and a grant from Guangxi Science Foundation, China (No. 0143058).
文摘OBJECTIVE: To detect the expression and variation of the p53 gene in hepatocarcinogenesis of tree shrews induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and aflatoxin B_1(AFB_1). METHODS: Tree shrews were divided into four groups: group A, infected with HBV and fed with AFB_1; group B, only infected with HBV; group C, fed with AFB_1 alone; and group D normal control. The tree shrews underwent liver biopsy every. 15 weeks. Liver and tumor tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry and molecular biotechnologies. RESULTS: The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was higher in group A (66.7%) than in groups B (0) and C (30%). HCC occurrence was earlier in group A than in group C (120.0±16.6 wk vs 153.3±5.8 wk, t=3.336, P<0.01). Mutated p53 protein was not found in all groups before 75 weeks of experiment. At the 105th week, the expression rates of mutated p53 protein were 78.6%, 60.0% and 71.4% in groups A, B and C respectively, which were significantly higher than that in group D (10%) (X^2≥5.03, P<0.05). An abnormal band of the p53 gene was detected in groups A and C. The mutational points of the p53 gene in liver cancer of tree shrews were at codon 275, 78 and 13. Nucleotide sequence and amino acids sequence of tree shrew's wild-type p53 were 91.7% and 93.4% in homology, compared with those of human p53, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Remarkable synergistic effect on HCC exists between HBV and AFB_1. Mutated p53 protein expressed before occurrence of HCC promotes the development of HCC. HBV and AFB_1 may synergistically induce p53 gene mutation.
文摘t Six new species of Diaporthe,D.beilharziae on Indigofera australis,D.fraxini-angustifoliae on Fraxinus angustifolia subsp.oxycarpa,D.litchicola on Litchi chinensis,D.nothofagi on Nothofagus cunninghamii,D.pascoei on Persea americana and D.salicicola on Salix purpurea from Australia are described and illustrated based on morphological characteristics and molecular analyses.Three of the new species no longer produced sporulating structures in culture and two of these were morphologically described from voucher specimens.Phylogenetic relationships of the new species with other Diaporthe species are revealed by DNA sequence analyses based on the internal transcribed spacer(ITS)region,and partial regions of theβtubulin(BT)and translation elongation factor 1-alpha(TEF).