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2. Impact of Temperature on the Growth and Development of Athetis dissimilis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
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Guo TT, Li LL, Men XY, Lu ZB, Chen H, Wang ZY, Sun TL, and Yu Y
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- Animals, China, Female, Larva growth & development, Life Tables, Male, Ovum growth & development, Pupa growth & development, Reproduction, Temperature, Moths growth & development
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Athetis dissimilis (Hampson) has emerged as a serious pest on corn in recent years in China. Understanding the population response of A. dissimilis to temperature will be beneficial for adopting control strategies for this pest. The impact of five constant temperatures (17, 21, 25, 29, and 33 °C) on the life table of A. dissimilis was studied using age-stage, two-sex life table method in the laboratory. The results showed that the developmental time of egg, larva, pupa, and adult decreased when temperature increased from 17 °C to 33 °C. The TPOP (total preoviposition period) decreased with temperature increasing from 17 °C to 29 °C, while the longest APOP (adult preoviposition period) occurred at 21 °C (3.57 d) and the shortest at 33 °C (2.15 d). The fecundity increased from 407.52 to 763.94 eggs as temperatures were raised from 17 to 25 °C, but decreased at temperatures from 25 °C to 33 °C. The intrinsic rate of increase (r), finite rate of increase (λ), and net reproductive rate (R0) increased as temperatures increased from 17 to 25 °C, then decreased when temperatures exceeded 25 °C. In contrast, the mean generation time (T) decreased as temperatures increased from 17 to 33 °C. Based on the estimated data, the highest female age-stage-specific fecundity (fx) and age-specific fecundity (mx) were 81.91 and 45.04 eggs, respectively, at 25 °C. The age-stage life expectancy (exj) of all stages decreased as the temperature increased. The reproductive value (vxj) increased gradually with age and stage. The developmental rates of A. dissimilis between 17 to 29 °C fit the linear equation y = -0.01315 + 0.001303x, with a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.9314. In conclusion, our finding clearly states that A. dissimilis has the greatest population increase at 25 °C, and this may help develop appropriate pest management strategies., (© The Authors 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2017
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3. Species Abundance Distribution of Ectoparasites on Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from a Localized Area in Southwest China.
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Guo XG, Dong WG, Men XY, Qian TJ, Wu D, Ren TG, Qin F, Song WY, Yang ZH, and Fletcher QE
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Background: The species of ectoparasites that live on a specific host in a geographical region form an ectoparasite community. Species abundance distributions describe the number of individuals observed for each different species that is encountered within a community. Based on properties of the species abundance distribution, the expected total number of species present in the community can be estimated., Methods: Preston's lognormal distribution model was used to fit the expected species abundance distribution curve. Using the expected species abundance distribution curve, we estimated the total number of expected parasite species present and the amount of species that were likely missed by our sampling in the field., Results: In total, 8040 ectoparasites (fleas, sucking lice, gamasid mites and chigger mites) were collected from 431 Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from a localized area in southwest China. These ectoparasites were identified to be 47 species from 26 genera in 10 families. The majority of ectoparasite species were chigger mites (family Trombiculidae) while the majority of individuals were sucking lice in the family Polyplacidae. The expected species abundance distribution curve demonstrated the classic pattern that the majority of ectoparasite species were rare and that there were a few common species. The total expected number of ectoparasite species on R. norvegicus was estimated to be 85 species, and 38 species were likely missed by our sampling in the field., Conclusions: Norway rats harbor a large suite of ectoparasites. Future field investigations should sample large numbers of host individuals to assess ectoparasite populations.
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- 2016
4. First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Erysiphe macleayae on Torenia fournieri in China.
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Men XY, Liu SY, Jiang WT, and Li Y
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Torenia fournieri (Linderniaceae) is a common ornamental plant in China. It is also an important Chinese medicinal herb for its heart clearing and toxin removal properties. In October 2013, severe powdery mildew infections were observed on T. fournieri in Baihuayuan Garden (125.35°E, 43.88°N), China. Voucher specimens were deposited in the Herbarium of Mycology of Jilin Agricultural University under the accession number HMJAU02176. Whitish colonies covered the surface of leaves, petioles, sepals, and stems. The infected leaves became yellow and necrotic by advanced stages of the infection. Chasmothecia with a diameter between 63.5 and 95 μm were present singly or in groups, and bore dark brown mycelioid. The appendages were 0.5 to 4 times as long as the chasmothecial diameter, brown at the base and paler toward the apex. Asci were 2 to 6 per chasmothecium, short-stalked or sessile, 50 to 62 × 30 to 50.5 μm, and 2- to 4-spored. Ascospores were pale brown, oval to ellipsoid, 27 to 43 × 13 to 17 μm. Hyphae were flexuous to straight, branched, and septate. Appressoria were well-developed, lobed, and solitary or in opposite pairs. Conidiophores were unbranched, cylindrical, and 94 to 185 × 9 to 15 μm. Foot-cells were straight, cylindrical, 19 to 40 μm long, and followed by 1 to 3 cells shorter or nearly equal to the foot-cell. Conidia were singly produced, cylindrical or oval, 34 to 44 × 16 to 20 μm, and without distinct fibrosin bodies. Lobed germ tubes were produced at the tip of conidia. The morphological characteristics of sexual and asexual structures were consistent with Erysiphe macleayae (1,2). To confirm the identification, the complete internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of rDNA of the pathogen was amplified with the primers ITS1/ITS4 and sequenced (3). The resulting 574-bp sequence (KJ600796) showed 100% similarity with E. macleayae (KF856294) and Oidium sp. isolated from Chelidonium majus (HQ286645 to 46) and one base different from M. microcarpa (JQ681217). Koch's postulate was completed by gently pressing a diseased leaf onto three young excised leaves of asymptomatic seedlings. Three non-inoculated leaves were used as controls. Inoculated leaves were incubated in separate petri dishes in a greenhouse at 20 to 25°C. Symptoms developed 5 days after inoculation, whereas the control leaves remained symptomless (voucher specimens HMJAU02176I). The morphology of the fungus on the inoculated leaves was identical to that observed on the originally diseased leaves. Powdery mildew on T. fournieri has only been reported as Golovinomyces sp. in Hungary (4). To our knowledge, this is the first report of powdery mildew caused by E. macleayae on T. fournieri worldwide. Infection of Torenia by E. macleayae, a common powdery mildew on various hosts of the Papaveraceae, is very unusual and unexpected. It demonstrates a wider host range of this species beyond the limits of the Papaveraceae. References: (1) U. Braun and R. T. A. Cook. Taxonomic manual of the Erysiphales (Powdery Mildews), CBS Biodiversity Series 11. CBS, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 2012. (2) M. J. Park et al. Plant Dis. 96:1376, 2012. (3) S. Takamatsu et al. Mycol. Res. 113:117, 2009. (4) P. Vági et al. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 117:89, 2007.
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- 2014
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5. Weakening density dependence from climate change and agricultural intensification triggers pest outbreaks: a 37-year observation of cotton bollworms.
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Ouyang F, Hui C, Ge S, Men XY, Zhao ZH, Shi PJ, Zhang YS, and Li BL
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Understanding drivers of population fluctuation, especially for agricultural pests, is central to the provision of agro-ecosystem services. Here, we examine the role of endogenous density dependence and exogenous factors of climate and human activity in regulating the 37-year population dynamics of an important agricultural insect pest, the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), in North China from 1975 to 2011. Quantitative time-series analysis provided strong evidence explaining long-term population dynamics of the cotton bollworm and its driving factors. Rising temperature and declining rainfall exacerbated the effect of agricultural intensification on continuously weakening the negative density dependence in regulating the population dynamics of cotton bollworms. Consequently, ongoing climate change and agricultural intensification unleashed the tightly regulated pest population and triggered the regional outbreak of H. armigera in 1992. Although the negative density dependence can effectively regulate the population change rate to fluctuate around zero at stable equilibrium levels before and after outbreak in the 1992, the population equilibrium jumped to a higher density level with apparently larger amplitudes after the outbreak. The results highlight the possibility for exogenous factors to induce pest outbreaks and alter the population regulating mechanism of negative density dependence and, thus, the stable equilibrium of the pest population, often to a higher level, posing considerable risks to the provision of agro-ecosystem services and regional food security. Efficient and timely measures of pest management in the era of Anthropocene should target the strengthening and revival of weakening density dependence caused by climate change and human activities.
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- 2014
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6. [Effects of different host plants on the cold-resistant substances in overwintering larvae of Carposina sasakii Matsumura (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae)].
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Wang P, Yu Y, Xu YY, Li LL, Zhang AS, Men XY, Zhang SC, and Zhou XH
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- Animals, Freezing, Fruit, Glycogen, Insect Proteins, Larva, Malus, Prunus, Seasons, Ziziphus, Cold Temperature, Moths physiology
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To evaluate the influence of different host plants including apple, wild jujube, jujube, pear and hawthorn on the cold-tolerance substances in overwintering larvae of the peach fruit moth Carposina sasakii Matsumura, we measured the larvae super-cooling capacity, the water content (W), total fat content (TFC), total protein content (TPC) and total glycogen content (TGC) in the body. Results showed that the mean super-cooling point (SCPs) and freezing point (FPs) of overwintering larvae from the 5 host plant fruits differed significantly, ranging from -15.53 to -8.50 degrees C and -11.31 to -4.04 degrees C, respectively. The overwintering larvae fed on hawthorn owned the highest SCP, FP, TGC and the lowest W, while those fed on apple had the lowest SCP, FP, TFC and TGC but the highest W and TPC. The fresh mass (FM) of the overwintering larvae fed on pear was the highest, while those fed on jujube was very low. Those fed on jujube accumulated the highest TFC but the lowest TPC.
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- 2014
7. Ectoparasitic insects and mites on Yunnan red-backed voles (Eothenomys miletus) from a localized area in southwest China.
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Guo XG, Speakman JR, Dong WG, Men XY, Qian TJ, Wu D, Qin F, and Song WY
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- Animals, China epidemiology, Ectoparasitic Infestations epidemiology, Ectoparasitic Infestations parasitology, Female, Male, Arvicolinae, Ectoparasitic Infestations veterinary, Mites classification, Phthiraptera classification, Siphonaptera classification
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Ectoparasitic insects and mites on Yunnan red-backed voles (Eothenomys miletus) in Dali prefecture, Yunnan Province, southwest China, were studied between 2003 and 2004. In total, 34,389 individuals of 86 species of ectoparasitic insects (seven species of fleas and five species of sucking lice) and mites (23 species of gamasid mites and 51 species of chigger mites) were collected from 916 individual hosts. The diversity of ectoparasites on this single rodent species in such a small area was much higher than in previous reports, which concerned more host species and greater geographical areas. The majority of the ectoparasites were chigger mites, which accounted for 59.3% of the parasite species and 87.4% of the individual parasites. Most voles harbored parasites with an overall prevalence (P) of 82.5% and mean abundance (MA) of 37.5 parasites per host. The dispersion coefficient (C) and patchiness index (m*/m) were used to study the spatial patterns of the seven dominant parasite species, and all seven had aggregated distributions. The species abundance distribution of the ectoparasites on the vole was fitted by Preston's lognormal distribution (R (2) = 0.82), and the total expected parasite species was estimated from this plot as 167 species. Yunnan red-backed voles harbor many ectoparasites as revealed by examination of a large host population. Future field investigations should sample large numbers of host individuals to assess ectoparasite populations.
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- 2013
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8. Chemical characteristics of normal, woolly apple aphid-damaged, and mechanically damaged twigs of six apple cultivars, measured in autumn wood.
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Zhou HX, Wang XC, Yu Y, Tan XM, Cheng ZQ, Zhang AS, Men XY, and Li-Li L
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- Animals, China, Feeding Behavior, Malus enzymology, Malus growth & development, Plant Shoots enzymology, Plant Shoots growth & development, Plant Shoots metabolism, Seasons, Aphids physiology, Malus metabolism
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Chemical characteristics of normal, woolly apple aphid-damaged, and mechanically damaged twigs of six apple cultivars: Red Fuji, Golden Delicious, Qinguan, Zhaojin 108, Starkrimson, and Red General, were examined in autumn wood to provide abetter understanding of factors related to cultivar resistance to the woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann). Chemical measures examined included soluble sugars, soluble proteins and amino acids, total phenolics, and polyphenol oxidase (that enhances the resistance of plants to insects) and superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and catalase (that degrade waste products in plants). Soluble sugar, protein, and amino acid contents in normal (undamaged) twigs of Red Fuji, aphid-susceptible cultivar, were higher than in mechanically damaged and aphid-damaged twigs. Total phenolic compounds, an important group of defensive compounds against aphids, increased by 30.5 and 6.0% in mechanically damaged twigs of Qinguan and Zhaojin 108, respectively, and decreased by 21.7 and 16.1% in aphid-damaged twigs of Red Fuji and Red General, respectively. Compared with normal twigs, in aphid-damaged twigs, superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and polyphenol activity all decreased in Red Fuji. The resistance of some apple cultivars to woolly apple aphid during the growth of autumn shoots was related to several of the physiological indices we monitored. The thin epidermis of callus tissue over healed wounds showed increased susceptibility to the attack by woolly apple aphid. Apple cultivar Qinguan with the highest level of resistance to woolly apple aphid in autumn had increased in amino acid, total phenolic compound levels, and enzyme activity after aphid feeding.
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- 2013
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9. [Resistance mechanisms and cross-resistance of phoxim-resistant Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande population].
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Wang SY, Zhou XH, Zhang AS, Li LL, Men XY, Zhang SC, Liu YJ, and Yu Y
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- Acetylcholinesterase metabolism, Animals, Chlorpyrifos pharmacology, Methomyl pharmacology, Nitriles pharmacology, Pyrethrins pharmacology, Thysanoptera enzymology, Insecticide Resistance, Insecticides pharmacology, Organothiophosphorus Compounds pharmacology, Thysanoptera drug effects, Thysanoptera growth & development
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To understand the resistance risks of Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande against phoxim, this paper studied the resistance mechanisms of phoxim-resistant F. occidentalis population against phoxim and the cross-resistance of the population against other insecticides. The phoxim-resistant population had medium level cross-resistance to chlorpyrifos, lambda-cyhalothrin, and methomyl, low level cross-resistance to chlorfenapyr, imidacloprid, emamectin-benzoate, and spinosad, but no cross-resistance to acetamiprid and abamectin. The synergists piperonyl butoxide (PBO), s, s, s-tributyl phosphorotrithioate (DEF), and triphenyl phosphate (TPP) had significant synergism (P < 0.05) on the toxicity of phoxim to the resistant (XK), field (BJ), and susceptible (S) populations, while diethyl maleate (DEM) had no significant synergism to XK and S populations but had significant synergism to BJ population. As compared with S population, the XK and BJ populations had significantly increased activities of mixed-functional oxidases P450 (2.79-fold and 1.48-fold), b, (2.88-fold and 1.88-fold), O-demethylase (2.60-fold and 1.68-fold), and carboxylesterase (2.02-fold and 1.61-fold, respectively), and XK population had a significantly increased acetylcholine esterase activity (3.10-fold). Both XK and BJ population had an increased activity of glutathione S-transferases (1.11-fold and 1.20-fold, respectively), but the increment was not significant. The increased detoxification enzymes activities in F. occidentalis could play an important role in the resistance of the plant against phoxim.
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- 2012
10. [Molecular imaging for PET-CT reporter gene in breast adenocarcinoma (HSV1-tk) of subcutaneous xenografts in living nude mice].
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Xu WG, Dai D, Fang N, Song XY, Wang J, Zhu YJ, and Men XY
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- Adenocarcinoma genetics, Animals, Breast Neoplasms genetics, Cell Line, Tumor, Female, Fluorine Radioisotopes, Genetic Therapy, Guanine analogs & derivatives, Humans, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred Strains, Mice, Nude, Neoplasm Transplantation, Adenocarcinoma diagnostic imaging, Breast Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Genes, Reporter, Positron-Emission Tomography
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Objective: To study the in vitro accumulation of (18)F-FHBG, its in vivo distribution and (18)F-FHBG PET-CT imaging for reporter gene (HSV1-tk) in nude mice with a xenograft of breast adenocarcinoma., Methods: The in vitro uptake of (18)F-FHBG in tumor cells of T47D and T47D-tk and the distribution of (18)F-FHBG in normal Kunming mice and nude mice with breast adenocarcinoma xenograft were detected by well-type gamma counter. Reporter gene PET-CT imaging with (18)F-FHBG was performed in nude mice with a xenograft of breast adenocarcinoma. And the expression location of HSV1-tk gene could be monitored by observing the in vitro and in vivo accumulation of (18)F-FHBG., Results: The in vitro uptake of (18)F-FHBG in T47D-tk cells (143.67 dpm/10(4) +/- 5.82 dpm/10(4) cells) was significantly higher than that in T47D cells (2.23 dpm/10(4) +/- 0.23 dpm/10(4) cells) at 60 and 120 min post-injection (P < 0.001) and reaches a plateau at 60 min. In normal Kunming mice, (18)F-FHBG was mainly distributed in liver, intestine, kidney and bladder while there was no obvious radioactive accumulation in brain. (18)F-FHBG accumulated at a significantly higher level in T47D-tk tumors than in T47D tumors and its accumulation yielded the best image effect at 2 h by PET-CT imaging in nude mice., Conclusion: The in vitro uptake of (18)F-FHBG in T47D-tk cells is significantly higher than that in T47D cells. (18)F-FHBG is mainly excreted by digestive tract and urinary tract in mice. It agrees with the expression pattern of HSV1-tk gene. (18)F-FHBG can determine the localization of HSV1-tk gene expression in an efficient way. This study will offer a monitoring method and scientific base for (18)F-FHBG reporter gene imaging and HSV1-tk gene therapy in tumors.
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- 2009
11. [Fleas on small mammals in the surrounding area of Erhai Lake].
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Dong WG, Guo XG, Men XY, Gong ZD, Wu D, Zhang ZK, and Zhang LY
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- Animals, Biodiversity, Fresh Water, Mammals parasitology, Siphonaptera
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Objective: To investigate the distribution pattern, species diversity and community structure of fleas on small mammals in the surrounding area of Erhai Lake, and the relationship between fleas and their hosts., Methods: Different geographical areas surrounding the Erhai Lake in Yunnan were selected as investigated spots. Small mammals were captured with baited cages. The cage-traps were examined and re-baited each morning. All fleas on the hosts were collected and identified. The richness (S), evenness (J'), diversity index (H'), dominance index (C'), total ectoparasite infestation rate (Rpt), total ectoparasite infestation index (Ipt), and constituent ratio (Cr) were used to measure the community structure., Results: Altogether, 3,303 small mammals and 3,243 fleas were collected. From the 21 species of small mammal hosts, 13 species of fleas were identified. In southern area of the Lake, the species richness (21 species of small mammals & 12 species of fleas) was highest among the three selected areas. Seventeen species of small mammals and 8 species of fleas were found in eastern area, and only 13 species of small mammals and 7 species of fleas found in the west. This implied the probable influences of ecological environments on the fleas and their corresponding hosts. The community structure of fleas on small mammals was complex. The species diversity, species composition, community structure and distribution pattern of fleas were simultaneously influenced by the hosts' body surface microenvironment and the macroenvironment (habitat)., Conclusion: The fleas are commonly distributed in small mammals in the areas and their communities are related to host species and the habitats.
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- 2009
12. [Extraction, selenium-nanoparticle preparation and anti-virus bioactivity determination of polysaccharides from Caulerpa taxifolia].
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Men XY, Xu WG, Zhu X, and Ma WC
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- Antiviral Agents isolation & purification, Antiviral Agents pharmacology, HeLa Cells, Humans, Nanostructures, Selenium pharmacology, Caulerpa chemistry, Enterovirus B, Human drug effects, Polysaccharides chemistry, Polysaccharides isolation & purification, Polysaccharides pharmacology, Selenium chemistry, Technology, Pharmaceutical methods
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Objective: To extract polysaccharides from Caulerpa taxifolia and determine its anti-virus bioactivity., Methods: The crude polysaccharides were extracted by hot water and precipitated with ethanol, then they were further purified by DEAE-Cellulose and Sephadex G-200 chromatography. After determined by chemicophysical analysis, the polished polysaccharides were selenium treated and bio-assayed by MT and CPE methods., Results: The crude extraction from Caulerpa taxifolia was a kind of sulfated polysaccharides in which the average content of polysaccharides and sulfate were 27. 9% and 11.5%, respectively. The recovery rate of the polished polysaccharides was 66.3% after the 2-column purification. The IC50 and TI of the purified polysaccharide SCpl1 were 2.2 mg/mL and 3057.0, respectively. After treated with selenium, the average diameter of the nanoparticle was 28.6 nm, and its bioactivity and TI index were enhanced significantly although with a higher cytotoxicity., Conclusion: The polysaccharides from Caulerpa taxifolia and its selenium particles was a kind of bioactive substance for anti-virus drug-candidate development.
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- 2009
13. [Ectoparasites of Niviventer confucianus in the surrounding areas of erhai lake in Yunnan, China].
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Dong WG, Guo XG, and Men XY
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- Animals, China, Geography, Rats, Ectoparasitic Infestations veterinary, Rodent Diseases parasitology
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- 2009
14. [Diversity of ectoparasites on Niviventer confucianus in the surrounding areas of Erhai Lake].
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Dong WG, Guo XG, Men XY, Qian TJ, and Wu D
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- Animals, Animals, Wild parasitology, China epidemiology, Ectoparasitic Infestations epidemiology, Female, Male, Mite Infestations epidemiology, Rats, Biodiversity, Ectoparasitic Infestations veterinary, Mammals parasitology
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Objective: To understand the species diversity of ectoparasites on Niviventer confucianus in the surrounding areas of Erhai Lake., Methods: Small mammals were randomly captured in 12 investigated sites surrounding Erhai Lake with baited mouse cages. The cage-traps were examined and re-baited each morning. Trapped small mammals were brought to the laboratory for identification according to color, body length, ear length, hind foot length. All ectoparasites on the surface of the hosts were collected and identified. The constituent ratio (C), prevalence (P) and average ectoparasite abundance (A) were used to evaluate the prevalence and density of ectoparasites. Non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-test was used to test differences in the abundance and richness of ectoparasites between female and male hosts. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between ectoparasites and the body parameters of hosts., Results: Eighty-nine individuals of N. confucianus were captured, of which 79% were found infested with 51 species of ectoparasites, including 31 species of chigger mites, 13 species of mesostigmatid (gamasid) mites, 4 species of fleas and 3 species of sucking lice. Walchia ewingi Fuller (66.2%), Laelaps turkestanicus Lange (38.5%), Paradoxopsyllus custodis Jordan (42.9%) and Hoplopleura pacifica (80.1%) were the most predominant species of chigger mites, gamasid mites, fleas, and sucking lice, respectively. Non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-test showed that there was no significant difference between male and female hosts on the species richness and abundance of total ectoparasites, chigger mites, sucking lice, fleas or gamasid mites. Spearman correlation analysis showed that the abundance and species of total ectoparasites, chigger mites, sucking lice, fleas or gamasid mites were not correlated with the body weight of hosts., Conclusion: There is a high speices diversity of ectoparasites on N. confucianus. Sucking lice, fleas, chiggers and gamasid mites are the main ectoparasites.
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- 2009
15. [Growing characteristic of breast adenocarcinoma suicide gene cell line T47D-tk and construction of subcutaneous xenografts].
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Xu WG, Yang K, Fang N, Dai D, Yu JP, Wei F, Song XY, Zhu YJ, Wang J, Men XY, and Zhang Y
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- Animals, Cell Line, Tumor, Female, Gene Transfer Techniques, Genetic Therapy, Humans, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Nude, Transfection, Breast Neoplasms genetics, Genes, Transgenic, Suicide genetics, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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Objective: To further identify the breast adenocarcinoma cell line T47D-tk stably expressing the suicide gene HSV1-tk, observe its growing characteristics, and establish an animal model of implanted breast adenocarcinoma., Methods: Retroviral vector of HSV1-tk gene and breast carcinoma cell line T47D-tk stably expressing the HSV1-tk gene were established. Breast carcinoma cells of the lines T47D and T47D-tk were cultured, and observed by inverted microscope. Growth curve was drawn. Genomic DNA of T47D-tk cells was extracted, and amplified by PCR with HSV1-tk and HSV1-tk P2 as primers. Agarose gel electrophoresis was used to identify the HSV1tk gene. Suspensions of T47D and T47D-tk cells were inoculated subcutaneously at bilateral roots of foreleg of female BALB/c nude mice respectively. The growth of tumor was observed every day., Results: PCR showed 1131 bp fragment in the T47D-tk genome, but not in the T47D genome. The numbers of growing T47D cells on days 3, and 7 were (10.00 +/- 1.30) x 10(3) and (19.25 +/- 0.66) x 10(3) respectively, not significantly different from those of the T47D-tk cells [(10.25 +/- 0.90) x 10(3) and (19.00 +/- 1.80) x 10(3) respectively, both P > 0.05]. The time needed for tumor formation after the inoculation of T47D cells was (9.67 +/- 0.33) d, not significantly different from that of the T47D-tk cells [(9.83 +/- 0.48) d, P > 0.05]. The tumor size 19 days after inoculation of the T47D cells was (72.17 +/- 25.88) mm(3), not significantly different from that of the T47D-tk cells [(70.66 +/- 22.16) mm(3), P > 0.05]., Conclusion: The T47D-tk cells have integrated the HSV1-tk gene without changing its growing characteristics. An animal model of implanted breast cancer has been successfully established. The T47D and T47D-tk subcutaneous xenografts offer the foundation for further study of gene imaging and gene therapy.
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- 2009
16. [Ecological niches of sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) and their coevolution relationship with small mammal hosts in Yunnan, China].
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Meng YF, Guo XG, Men XY, and Wu D
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- Animals, China, Host-Parasite Interactions, Anoplura physiology, Biological Evolution, Ecosystem, Mammals parasitology
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Objective: To investigate the ecological niches of sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) on the body surface of small mammal hosts and the co-evolutionary relationship between lice and mammal hosts in Yunnan Province., Method: Thirty species of small mammals were captured and used as 30 resource sequences. The distribution and composition of the dominant 22 species of sucking lice on the body surface of the 30 species small mammal hosts were analyzed as the utilization proportion for each resource sequence. The niche breadth and proportional similarity were measured. SPSS 13.0 statistical software was used for analyzing the niche overlap matrix of sucking lice by hierarchical clustering analysis, and a dendrogram was made., Results: The niche breadth was narrow for most species of sucking louse. Among the detected species, Hoplopleura pacifica showed the widest niche breadth, but only 0.1536. Indices of niche proportional similarity of most sucking lice were relatively small from 0.0005 to 0.4695. The 22 species of sucking lice were classified into 16 niche overlap groups, by lambda = 5.5, through a hierarchical clustering analysis for the niche overlaps, and the clustering process of most sucking lice was late., Conclusion: The sucking lice have a high specificity for hosts, of which different species show an apparent niche divergence on host selection. The results reveal a high coevolution between sucking lice and the mammal hosts.
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- 2008
17. [Study of chigger communities on major species of rodents in Yunnan Province].
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Hou SX, Guo XG, Men XY, Qian TJ, Wu D, and Shi WX
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- Algorithms, Animals, China, Host-Parasite Interactions, Mice, Rats, Rodentia classification, Species Specificity, Trombiculidae classification, Ecosystem, Rodent Diseases parasitology, Rodentia parasitology, Trombiculidae physiology
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Objective: To understand the characteristics of the chigger communities on the major species of rodent hosts., Methods: Rats were captured in 16 counties (or towns) of Yunnan. All the mites on the two auricles of the host were collected and identified. Shannon-Weiner's indices (H,E), the richness indices and dominance indices were adopted to judge the diversity and community structure of chiggers on their hosts (7 species of rodents)., Results: From the 7 species of dominant rodent hosts, 131 species of chiggers were identified, belonging to 17 genera of Trombiculidae. Among them, abundant individuals were collected from 6 species which were considered to be dominant chigger species. Shannon-Weiner's indices (H) of the chigger communities showed the following sequence: Rattus norvegicus>Apodemus chevrieri>Eothenomys miletus>Mus pahari>Rattus nitidus>Rattus flavipectus>Mus caroli, and the richness indices were similar to this tendency. The niche breadth of the 6 dominant chigger species showed the following tendency: Herpetacarus hastoclavus>Leptotrombidium scutellare>Leptotrombidium sinicum>Helenicula siena>Leptotrombidium hiemalis>Leptotrombidium eothenomydis. There was a wide niche overlap between any two chigger species with all indices beyond 0.76. Slight positive association existed between each two dominant species of chigger mites by the coefficient of association (V)., Conclusion: The community structure of chigger mites on the 7 major species of rodent hosts is complex, reflecting a high diversity of mite species. The niche breadth of the 6 dominant chigger species is different with a wide niche overlap.
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- 2006
18. [Investigation of chigger mites on the rat Eothenomys miletus in Yunnan].
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Hou SX, Guo XG, Men XY, Niu AQ, Dong WG, and Shi WX
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- Algorithms, Animals, Biodiversity, China, Host-Parasite Interactions, Mites classification, Species Specificity, Arvicolinae parasitology, Mite Infestations parasitology, Mites growth & development
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Objective: To understand the species, species distribution, the dominant species and their interspecies interaction of chigger mites on Eothenomys miletus(a dominant species of rats) in Yunnan., Method: The rats were captured with mouse traps in 16 counties (or cities) during 2000-2004. All mites on the surface of two auricles of the hosts were collected and identified. The patch index (m*/m) and the coefficient of association (V) were adopted to judge the spatial distribution patterns and interspecies interaction of the dominant chigger mite species among different individuals of the rats (E. miletus)., Results: 1157 individuals of E. miletus were captured from 16 counties (citys). 37613 chigger mites (belonging to 3 subfamily, 9 genus and 80 species) were collected from the auricles (body surface) of 1157 rat hosts with a high "overall mite infestation rate" (68.2%) and "overall mite index" (32.5). Six species of mites were found dominant on E. miletus: Leptotrombidium scutellare, Leptotrombidium sinicum, Helenicula simena, Leptotrombidium eothenomydis, Herpetacarus hastoclavus and Leptotrombidium hiemalis. The distribution of the chigger mites among different individuals of E.miletus showed an aggregation pattern. Both positive and negative association existed between each two dominant species of chigger mites., Conclusion: The species composition of chigger mites on Eothenomys miletus is complex with abundant individuals, which reflects a high species diversity of the mites. The main species of chigger mites tend to an aggregation on the body surface of E. miletus.
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- 2006
19. [The study on the extraction and the antivirus activity of amylose extracted from Grateloupia filicina].
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Zhu YM, Wang YF, Zhang MY, Zhu L, Kang YY, Men XY, and Chen YZ
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- Animals, Cells, Cultured, Chlorocebus aethiops, Drugs, Chinese Herbal isolation & purification, Drugs, Chinese Herbal pharmacology, Ethanol, Plants, Medicinal chemistry, Vero Cells, Virus Replication drug effects, Water, Amylose isolation & purification, Amylose pharmacology, Antiviral Agents pharmacology, Herpesvirus 2, Human drug effects, Rhodophyta chemistry
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Objective: To determine the activity of anti-Herpes simplex II virus (HSV-2) of amylose extracted from Grateloupia filicina., Methods: Grateloupia filicina amylose was extracted by five kinds of abstraction methods and its suppression on Herpes simplex II virus was observed on cell level in three aspects: the drug activity of protecting cell, the drug influence of HSV-2 proliferation and the drug synthesis action of HSV-2., Results: Grateloupia filicina had prominence anti-Herpes simplex II virus activity, IC50 of amylose extracted by water distilling and ethanol sedimentation was 5.80 microg/ml., Conclusion: It suggest that the antivirus activity happen in the stage of HSV-2 binding, adsorption and ingression with Vero cell.
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- 2006
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