Effect of VIT1/VIT2 overexpression on Fe and Cd accumulation in rice endosperm / 生物工程学报

Iron (Fe) deficiency and excess cadmium (Cd) in rice grain are important problems to be solved in agricultural production. Previous studies have shown that OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 are vacuolar iron transporters. In this study, wild-type ZH11 was selected as the background material and OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 were overexpressed in endosperm by using endosperm specific promoter Glb-1. Field experiments were conducted to study the effect of OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 overexpression on Fe and Cd accumulation in different parts of rice. The results showed that OsVIT1 overexpression in endosperm significantly reduced Fe content in grain by about 50%, while significantly increased zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) contents in straw and Cu content in grain. OsVIT2 overexpression in endosperm significantly decreased Fe and Cd contents in grain by about 50%, and significantly increased Fe content in straw by 45%-120%. Overexpression of OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 in endosperm did not affect the agronomic traits of rice. In conclusion, OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 overexpression in endosperm reduced Fe accumulation in rice grain, which did not achieve the expected effect. OsVIT2 overexpression in endosperm also decreased Cd accumulation in grain and increased Fe accumulation in straw, which provided reference for iron biofortification and cadmium reduction in rice.

Clinical Effect of Splenic Aminopeptide Combined with Pulmicort on Bronchial Asthma and Serum Levels of CD4+, CD8+ and IgE / 现代生物医学进展

Objective:To study the clinical effect of splenic arninopeptide combined with pulmicort on the bronchial asthma in children and its effect on the CD4+,CD8+ and serum IgE concentrations.Methods:88 cases of patients with acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma in our hospital from June 2015 to October 2016 were selected and randomly divided into the control group and the observation group,44 cases in each group.All the children were treated with cough and phlegm.In addition,the control group was given inhalation of Pulmicort suspension,the observation group of children was treated by spleen ammonia peptide oral freeze-dried powder on the basis of control group.The clinical efficacy,disappearance time of clinical symptoms,changes of lung function,hospitalization time and levels of CD4+,CD8+,CD4+/CD8+,Serum IgE concentration before and after treatment were compared between two groups.Results:The total effective rate of treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P＜0.01).After treatment,the disappearance time of cough,chest wheezing,wheezing and hospitalization time of observation group were significantly shorter than those of the control group (P＜0.01),the FVC,FEV1 and FEV1/FVC,CD4+,CD4+/CD8+ levels after treatment were significantly higher than those in the control group (P＜0.01),and the serum IgE concentration was lower than that of the control group(P＜0.01).There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions and CD8+ between the two groups(P＞0.05).Conclusion:Splenic aminopeptide combined with Pulmicort could enhance the clinical efficacy of children with bronchial asthma,which could quickly improve the clinical symptoms and immune function with high safety.