Comparative proteomics and phosphoproteomics analyses of DHEA-induced on hepatic lipid metabolism in broiler chickens.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a precursor of the adrenocorticosteroid hormones that are common to all animals, including poultry. The study described herein was undertaken to investigate the effect of DHEA on lipid metabolism in broiler chickens during embryonic development and to determine the regulatory mechanisms involved in its physiological action. Treatment group eggs were injected with 50mg DHEA diluted in 50 μL dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) per kg, while control group eggs (arbor acres [AA] fertilized) were injected with 50 μL DMSO per kg prior to incubation.

[Preparation and identification of monoclonal antibodies against Pla protein of Yersinia pestis].

Aim: To prepare the monoclonal antibody of Pla with recombinant Pla (rPla) by hybridoma cell technology, which will lay the foundation for related research work.

Methods: Purified rPla was collected by washing repeatedly with urea, and BALB/c mice were immunized by them. Hybridoma cells were achieved by Sp2/0 cell fusion with mouse spleen cells from successfully immunized mice.

Comparative in vivo antioxidant capacity of DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid (HMTBA) and DL-methionine in male mice fed a high-fat diet.

Background: In animal diets, methionine (Met) is considered to be the first limiting amino acid, and the activity of synthetic Met is typically added either as DL-methionine (DLM) or as DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid (HMTBA). It has been demonstrated that HMTBA exhibits a higher antioxidant capability in vitro as compared to DLM. However, the difference in antioxidant capability between DLM and HMTBA in vivo is unknown.

Effects of maternal treatment of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on serum lipid profile and hepatic lipid metabolism-related gene expression in embryonic chickens.

Over the last decade, much evidence emerged to suggest that alterations in maternal diets during pregnancy may irreversibly affect aspects of physiological and biochemical functions in the fetus. To explore the effects of maternal dietary treatments with dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on lipid metabolism in the embryo, we investigated serum lipid profile and hepatic lipid metabolism-related gene expression in the maternal and embryonic chicken. Sixteen-week-old pullets were allocated into 3 groups (n=30), and after laying, they were provided with a commercial diet supplemented with DHEA at 0, 20 or 100mg/kg diet.

Use of comparative proteomics to identify key proteins related to hepatic lipid metabolism in broiler chickens: evidence accounting for differential fat deposition between strains.

In order to investigate differences in fat metabolism during embryonic development, a comparative proteomics strategy was employed using Arbor Acres (AA) and San Huang (SH) broiler chickens with different growth and fat deposition characteristics. These birds were floor-reared and fed identical diets, and embryonic livers were collected from AA and SH chicken embryos on days 9, 14 and 19 of incubation and hatching. Proteins were extracted and fractionated by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE), Neuhoff's colloidal Coomassie Blue G-250 staining was carried out, and stained gels were scanned and analyzed using PDQuest7.

The expression of serum steroid sex hormones and steroidogenic enzymes following intraperitoneal administration of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in male rats.

The adrenals of humans and primates could secrete large amounts of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulphate ester (DHEA-S) in the circulation, which act as precursors of active steroid hormones in a long series of peripheral target intracrine tissues. The marked decline of serum DHEA and DHEA-S concentrations with age in humans has been incriminated in the development of various pathologies. Therefore, this study aims to provide detailed information on the effects of the intraperitoneal injection of DHEA on circulating steroid hormones and their metabolites and their trade-off relationship over 24 h in male rats.

[Decoloration and degradation of rhodamine B by microwave-promoted Fenton-like reaction].

Microwave-promoted Fenton-like reaction, the combination of Fenton-like reagent with microwave, is an efficient method for waste water treatment. In the present paper, the degradation of rhodamine B (a kind of organic dye) using this method was studied. Through numerous experiments, the influences of various parameters including the initial pH value, reaction time, dosage of K2Cr2O7, dosage of H2O2 and microwave were investigated intensively.

[Study on the hydrolysis distribution of ferric saline by infrared spectrophotometry and single crystal X-ray diffraction method].

The hydrolytic stability of Fe(a), Fe(b) and Fe(c) in different pH values of poly-ferric-flocculants was studied by using Fe-ferron time by time complexation colorimetry. The research results showed that Fe(b) was unstable, and all Fe(b) was transformed to Fe(c) after 10-15 d placement. The content of Fe(c) tended towards stability after 10-15 d.

[Study on apparent kinetics of photocatalytic oxidation degradation Rhodamine B by photo-Fenton reaction].

The Fenton process, mixed by hydrogen peroxide and iron salts with highly oxidative effect, is recognized as one of powerful advanced oxidation technologies available and can be used to destroy a variety of persistent organic pollutants. The oxidation power of Fenton reagent is due to the generation of hydroxyl radical (* OH) during the iron catalysed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in acid medium. The hydroxyl radical with a high oxidation potential (2.

Dehydroepiandrosterone activates cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate/protein kinase A signalling and suppresses sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 expression in cultured primary chicken hepatocytes.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a steroid hormone that is secreted by the adrenal cortex in mammals, has an array of biological actions, including inhibition of fat synthesis, decreasing the number of adipocytes, and a reduction in mammalian metabolic efficiency. Recent studies showed that DHEA may decrease fat deposition in poultry, but the mechanism of action is unclear. In the present study, we demonstrate that DHEA stimulates intracellular cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) accumulation in chicken hepatocytes during a 30 min incubation period.

Cryopreservation of gametophytes of Laminaria japonica (phaeophyta) with two-step cooling: interactions between variables related to post-thaw survival.

Little attention has been given to the effect of interactions between different cryogenic parameters on the viability of cryopreserved algae. Gametophytes of Laminaria japonica were cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen by two-step cooling, and interactions were tested for optimizing the cooling protocol and improving freeze-tolerance. UNOVA of a general linear model suggested that interactions between both cooling rate and holding time and between holding temperature and holding time significantly affected the survival of thawed gametophytes.

Effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on hepatic lipid metabolism parameters and lipogenic gene mRNA expression in broiler chickens.

The aim of the present study was to identify the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on hepatic lipid metabolism parameters and lipogenic gene mRNA expression in broiler chickens. A total of 72 1-day-old broiler chicks received a common basal diet with DHEA added at either 0 (control), 5 or 20 mg/kg feed. In the present study, the hepatic triglyceride (TG) concentration was significantly lower in male and female broilers that had bed administered DHEA than in control birds.

The cell cycle related apoptotic susceptibility to arsenic trioxide is associated with the level of reactive oxygen species.

Double staining flow cytometry was performed using 7-amino actinomycin D and 6-carboxy-2', 7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate, to detect the level fluctuation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the cell cycle of normal NB4 cells. Our results showed that NB4 cells possessed higher level of ROS in G2/M phase than in G1 and S phases. Double staining flow cytometry, with TdT mediated dUTP nick end labeling (Tunel) and propidium iodide (PI), indicated that As2O3 (2 microM) could induce apoptosis in NB4 cells prevailingly from G2/M phase, and this efficacy was enhanced upon co-administration of 2, 3-dimethoxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone (DMNQ) (2.

[Emodin sensitizes HeLa cell to arsenic trioxide induced apoptosis via the reactive oxygen species-mediated signaling pathways].

Since reactive oxygen species(ROS) has been known to play an important role in apoptosis induced by arsenic trioxide, we attempt to elevate the cellular ROS level on HeLa cell by an natural anthraquinone-emodin, then to study its effect on apoptotic sensitivity to arsenic, and finally to investigate the mechanisms of the involved signaling pathway. The results showed that emodin 10 micromol/L could enhance arsenic induced apoptosis via generation of ROS, whereas rendered no detectable effect on normal fibroblast. Increased ROS promoted mitochondrial transmembrane potential collapse; inhibited the activation of transcription factors NF-kappa B.

[Allogenic transplantation studies on human fetal pancreatic nestin positive cells].

Human fetal pancreatic nestin positive cells cultured in vitro could self assemble to form islet-like cell clusters(ICC). They are multipotential and are capable of generating insulin-producing cells. To investigate their biological character and physiological function in vivo, ICCs were implanted into NOD-Scid mice subcapsularly.

[Isolation, culture and biological character studies on human fetal pancreatic nestin positive cells].

Pancreatic nestin positive cells are multipotential stem cells which may play an important role in the development of pancreas. Here we isolated nestin positive cells from human fetal pancreases and then examined its biological characters in vitro. The results showed that: (1) Nestin positive cells expressed high level transcript of ABCG2/BCRP1 which was the molecular determination of stem cells, and they differed from pancreatic ductal epithelium cells both in morphology and in growth behavior.