小檗胺衍生物（EBB）体外抑制肺癌细胞增殖机制的初探

本文研究并发现了新型半天然钙调素(CaM)拮抗剂--O-4-乙氧基丁基小檗胺(O-4-ethoxy-butyl-berbamine,EBB),具有选择性抑制肺巨细胞癌(PG)的增殖和降低细胞内CaM水平的能力,对人胚肺细胞(HEL)的增殖和细胞内CaM的水平影响较小.同时观察到EBB引起肿瘤细胞内CaM水平降低的原因,是对CaM基因的转录产物(mRNA)和翻译产物(CaM)两方面作用的结果.此外,EBB还能部分降低PG细胞内原癌基因和突变的抑癌基因转录产物mRNA的水平.EBB抑制肿瘤细胞增殖的机制,除了对CaM基因的表达水平和CaM活性调控外,可能还直接或间接地影响了相关的原癌基因和突变的抑癌基因的表达.     

O-丹磺酰基小檗胺与钙调蛋白的相互作用

粉防己碱和小檗胺等一些双苄基异喹啉化合物是一类新型的钙调蛋白(CaM)拮抗剂。为了研究这些化合物同CaM的相互作用,我们用化学修饰的方法将疏水性荧光探针丹磺酰基团接到小檗胺上生成O-丹磺酰小檗胺(DB)。发现这种新的化合物不仅具有荧光特性,而且也是一种较强的CaM拮抗剂。DB抑制依赖CaM的红细胞膜Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase的活性,其IC_(50)值(半抑制数)为2.4×10~(-6)mol/L。     

多胺调控细胞生长机制的研究进展

多胺(腐胺、精脒、精胺)是真核细胞体内重要的多聚阳离子,对细胞的生长增殖发挥重要作用。快速生长的细胞内含有高浓度的多胺,降低多胺含量将抑制细胞的生长,阻滞细胞周期,而升高多胺含量则会促进细胞快速生长增殖。对多胺的调控已经成为研究细胞生长增殖调控的切入点之一。     

乌头碱对依赖钙调蛋白的环核苷酸磷酸二酯酶的拮抗作用

钙调蛋白(CaM)是生物体中一种多功能调节蛋白。已发现多种药物如吩噻嗪、局部麻醉剂、Ca~(2+)通道阻断剂、化合物48/80、长春花生物碱以及粉防己碱和小檗胺等都对CaM有拮抗作用,抑制CaM活化的环核苷酸磷酸二酯酶(PDE)、红细胞膜Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase等的活性。但是上述药物中,除后三种外,其余的多为合成药。为了进一步从分子水平上探     

ODC和AdoMetDC双反义腺病毒载体对食管癌细胞凋亡影响的研究

为探讨ODC和AdoMetDC双反义腺病毒载体(Ad-ODC-AdoMetDCas)对食管癌Eca109细胞凋亡作用的影响,应用MTT法观察Ad-ODC-AdoMetDCas对食管癌Eca109细胞生长增殖的影响,采用Western blot和HPLC的方法分别检测腺病毒载体对食管癌Eca109细胞中ODC和AdoMetDC蛋白表达以及胞内多胺含量的抑制作用,同时应用原位末端标记(TUNEL) 法观察Ad-ODC-AdoMetDCas对食管癌Eca109细胞凋亡作用的影响, 透射电镜进一步观察细胞超微结构的改变． 实验结果显示,应用MTT法观察发现Ad-ODC-AdoMetDCas对食管癌Eca109细胞生长增殖有显著抑制作用． 以Ad-ODC- AdoMetDCas感染食管癌Eca109细胞,可明显抑制食管癌Eca109细胞中ODC和AdoMetDC基因表达． HPLC结果显示,食管癌Eca109细胞感染Ad-ODC-AdoMetDCas后,细胞内3种多胺含量都明显降低． TUNEL标记检测结果显示Ad-ODC-AdoMetDCas可明显引起食管癌Eca109细胞凋亡．透射电镜观察到典型的细胞凋亡特征(表现细胞体积缩小,核皱缩、碎裂,染色质呈块状边集等)． 实验表明,ODC和AdoMetDC双反义腺病毒载体(Ad-ODC-AdoMetDCas)具有显著抑制食管癌细胞生长增殖,降低细胞多胺合成,促进细胞凋亡,为探讨食管癌基因治疗的可行性提供实验依据．     

四丁基丙二胺对人前列腺癌PC-3细胞生长、凋亡及迁移能力的影响

多胺类似物干扰正常多胺代谢,耗竭肿瘤快速生长必须的多胺。综合(3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide,MTT)法、流式细胞术、琼脂糖凝胶电泳、细胞划痕和Transwell技术以及Western-blot分析四丁基丙二胺对肿瘤细胞生长、凋亡及侵袭能力的影响。研究发现,四丁基丙二胺可明显抑制人前列腺癌PC-3细胞的生长,抑制效应呈浓度和时间的依赖性。四丁基丙二胺可诱导人前列腺癌PC-3细胞染色体DNA发生片段化降解,降低细胞内凋亡抑制蛋白(B cell lymphoma/lewkmia-2,Bcl-2)水平,但增加促凋亡蛋白细胞色素C在胞浆中的含量,明显抑制细胞周期并降低细胞的转移能力。结果表明四丁基丙二胺可抑制人前列腺癌PC-3细胞增殖和迁移,其机制与干扰细胞周期和诱导细胞凋亡密切相关。     

溶藻细菌BS01产二异丁氧基苯基对塔玛亚历山大藻生长的影响

摘要:【目的】利用一株溶藻细菌BS01分泌的杀藻化合物(二异丁氧基苯基)胺作用于赤潮藻———塔玛亚历山大藻(Alexandrium tamarense),研究该化合物对塔玛亚历山大藻的作用效果及可能的作用机制。【方法】利用10和20μg/mL的杀藻化合物处理塔玛亚历山大藻,观察藻细胞的响应。【结果】研究发现,利用20μg/mL的杀藻化合物处理藻,24 h后杀藻率达到84.1%,此时细胞内叶绿素a的含量仅为对照的58.5%。而当对藻细胞最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)进行测定时发现,20 μg/mL的浓度处理24 h后,最大光化学效率相比于对照细胞降低了55.5%,这说明藻细胞的光合作用过程受到抑制。细胞内部的活性氧(ROS)水平在处理0.5 h后即开始增高,并导致细胞内部的脂质过氧化,使细胞内丙二醛(MDA)的含量上升。藻细胞的抗氧化酶如超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)的活性也有不同程度的增高,以清除细胞内部的活性氧。利用透射电镜观察发现,20 μg/mL的浓度处理24 h后,细胞内重要的细胞结构解体,细胞严重空泡化,显示出细胞死亡的特征。【结论】杀藻化合物(二异丁氧基苯基)胺能够通过引起藻细胞内部氧化损伤的方式引起藻细胞的死亡,同时该化合物仅针对少数几种藻类具有杀藻效果,因此该杀藻化合物在赤潮的治理方面具有较好的应用前景。     

苄基异喹啉类化合物与钙调素相互作用的荧光光谱研究

 苄基异喹啉类化合物拮抗钙调素(CaM)并抑制依赖CaM的环核苷酸磷酸二酯酶(CaM-PDE)的活力;用荧光测定法可检测它们与钙调素的相互作用。 Ca~(2+)存在下蝙蝙葛碱(D_1)及其衍生物(D_(14))在激发波长340nm处最大发射波长分别为463和455nm,结合CaM后荧光量子产率增加两倍多。它们同CaM的结合均依赖于Ca~(2+)。 本文制备的丹磺酰基CaM(D-CaM)结合Ca~(2+)后荧光最大发射峰值兰移(518→508nm),荧光强度增加22％。在Ca~(2+)存在下小檗胺衍生物E_6能与CaM结合并淬灭Ca~(2+)-D-CaM荧光。 单苄基异喹啉类化合物86040、86045能淬灭CaM的酪氨酸残基的特征荧光。 实验表明,CaM结合D_(14)、E_6、86040和86045的kd值分别为1.3、1.8、9.5和15.7μmol/L,所观察的化合物与CaM的亲和力的大小与它们拮抗CaM,抑制CaM-PDE的酶活力相对应。     

细胞病变型牛病毒性腹泻病毒对宿主细胞自噬作用的研究

细胞自噬(Autophagy)是一种真核生物细胞内损伤的细胞器和长寿命蛋白通过双层膜结构的自噬小泡包裹后,送入溶酶体或液泡中进行降解并得以循环利用的高度保守的分解代谢过程。本研究旨在了解细胞病变型(CEP)牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDV NM)对宿主细胞MDBK细胞自噬作用的影响。实验使用BVDV NM株感染宿主细胞MDBK,在不同时间点分别通过透射电镜观察自噬体形成、报告荧光GFP-LC3自噬底物检测以及Western blot方法鉴定细胞自噬标记物LC3-Ⅰ/LC3-Ⅱ和P62的表达等试验方法对自噬进行检测。结果显示,感染BVDV NM株的MDBK细胞出现了明显的细胞病变;透射电镜能观察到细胞中存在大量的双层膜结构的自噬泡;转染GFP-LC3荧光质粒后,在感染病毒的细胞内出现增多的聚集绿色荧光自噬小体;此外,随着BVDV NM株感染MDBK时间的延长可以发现LC3-Ⅰ/Ⅱ蛋白的量逐渐增加以及P62蛋白的降解。试验表明BVDV NM株感染MDBK可以促进细胞自噬的发生。     

沙利度胺通过诱导G1阻滞和凋亡抑制血管内皮细胞增殖

沙利度胺是一种抗血管生成药物,临床上用于治疗多种肿瘤,但其抗肿瘤血管生成机制尚不十分清楚. 本文采用MTT法观察沙利度胺对体外培养的血管内皮细胞增殖的影响. 结果发现,沙利度胺能够抑制血管内皮细胞的增殖,其IC50为16.47 μg/mL;然后采用Hoechst染色和流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡和细胞周期,发现沙利度胺能够诱导内皮细胞凋亡,并干扰细胞的周期,出现G0/G1期阻滞. 最后,通过Western印迹方法分析沙利度胺对血管内皮细胞Bcl-2蛋白表达的影响,发现抗凋亡的Bcl-2蛋白表达水平随沙利度胺浓度增大而降低. 初步结果提示,沙利度胺可能通过阻遏抗凋亡分子Bcl-2表达,激活诱导G1期阻滞的信号通路而抑制内皮细胞新生,从而抑制肿瘤生长. 诱导内皮细胞凋亡及G1期阻滞的具体分子机制正在研究中.     

外源钙调素对粟酒裂殖酵母细胞增殖的影响

外源钙调素（CaM）对粟酒裂殖酵母（Schizosaccharomycespombe）细胞增殖的影响。实验结果表明外源CaM能明显抑制粟酒裂殖酵母细胞的增殖,其作用方式是延长了粟酒裂殖酵母细胞生长的延滞期。抗粟酒裂殖酵母CaM抗体、TFP及Phenyl-SepharoseCL－4B能降低CaM对细胞生长的抑制作用,而Ca2+及Ca2+螫合剂EGTA对CaM的抑制作用均无影响。以上结果提示,外源CaM对粟酒裂殖酵母细胞增殖的抑制作用可能是由于胞外CaM激活了细胞膜上的Ca2+泵,使胞内Ca2+浓度降低所致。     

Calmodulin activation of Aurora-A kinase (AURKA) is required during ciliary disassembly and in mitosis

The centrosomal Aurora-A kinase (AURKA) regulates mitotic progression, and overexpression and hyperactivation of AURKA commonly promotes genomic instability in many tumors. Although most studies of AURKA focus on its role in mitosis, some recent work identified unexpected nonmitotic activities of AURKA. Among these, a role for basal body-localized AURKA in regulating ciliary disassembly in interphase cells has highlighted a role in regulating cellular responsiveness to growth factors and mechanical cues. The mechanism of AURKA activation involves interactions with multiple partner proteins and is not well understood, particularly in interphase cells. We show here that AURKA activation at the basal body in ciliary disassembly requires interactions with Ca(2+) and calmodulin (CaM) and that Ca(2+)/CaM are important mediators of the ciliary disassembly process. We also show that Ca(2+)/CaM binding is required for AURKA activation in mitosis and that inhibition of CaM activity reduces interaction between AURKA and its activator, NEDD9. Finally, mutated derivatives of AURKA impaired for CaM binding and/or CaM-dependent activation cause defects in mitotic progression, cytokinesis, and ciliary resorption. These results define Ca(2+)/CaM as important regulators of AURKA activation in mitotic and nonmitotic signaling.     

钙调素拮抗剂──双苄基异喹啉类化合物结构与活性关系的研究

 双苄基异喹啉类化合物拮抗钙调素(CaM),抑制CaM激活的环核苷酸磷酸二酯酶(PDE),研究表明:蝙蝠葛碱和小檗胺分子中12位羟墓被芳香基团酯化或醚化时,芳香基团的电子云分布状态变化能增加或降低分子的拮抗活性;取代基中的次甲基数增加可以增强分子的拮抗活性。分子非极性端引入含氮基团,化合物的拮抗活性较低。测试的化合物中,E_6D_(12)和D_(14)的拮抗CaM活性较强,IC_(50)分别为0.58μmol/L0.58μmol/L和0.53μmol/L。实验结果表明,分子的拮抗活性与分子非极性端的疏水性、电子云分布状态以及分子空间结构等多种结构性质相关。     

A derivative of bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid is a new and potential calmodulin antagonist

A new derivative of bisbenzylisoquinoline (berbamine type): 0-(4-ethoxylbutyl) berbamine (EBB) was found to possess powerful and specific calmodulin (CaM) inhibitory properties. It inhibited CaM-stimulated Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase in human erythrocyte membrane with IC50 value of 0.35 microM compared to that of 60 microM of berbamine. CaM-independent basal Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase, Na+-K+-ATPase and Mg2+-ATPase were not effect at 1.0 microM of EBB at which CaM-dependent Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase was already potently inhibited. The inhibition of CaM-dependent Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase was competitive with respect to CaM. Higher amount of CaM reversed the inhibition caused by higher concentration of EBB. Using dansyl-CaM (D-CaM), it was shown that EBB binds directly to CaM and caused a conformational change of CaM polypeptide chain. From fluorescence titration curve we obtained evidence that in the presence of Ca2+, CaM has two specific binding sites for EBB and additional unspecific binding sites. The Ca2+-dependent binding sites of EBB on CaM were novel region different from the binding sites for TFP.     

The distribution of calmodulin and Ca^2＋—activated calmodulin in cell cycle of mouse erythroleukemia cells

Cell proliferation is accompanied with changing levels of intracellular calmodulin (CaM) and its activation.Prior data from synchronized cell population could not actually stand for various CaM levels in different phases of cell cycle.Here,based upon quantitative measurement of fluorescence in individual cells,a method was developed to investigate intracellular total CaM and Ca^2 -activated CaM contents. Intensity of CaM immunoflurescence gave total CaM level,and Ca^2 -activated CaM was measured by fluorescence intensity of CaM antagonist trifluoperazine (TFP).In mouse erythroleukemia (MEL) cells,total CaM level increased from G1 through S to G2M,reaching a maximum of 2-fold increase,then reduced to half amount after cell division.Meanwhile,Ca^2 -activated CaM also in creased through the cell cycle(G1,S,G2M).Increasing observed in G1 meant that the entry of cells from G1 into S phase may require CaM accumulation,and,equally or even more important,Ca^2 -dependent activation of CaM.Ca^2 -activated CaM decreased after cell division.The results suggested that CaM gene expression and C^2 -modulated CaM activation act synergistically to accomplish the cell cycle progression.     

人胎盘滋养层细胞培养与体外hCG释放的研究

本研究的目的是了解细胞滋养层细胞和合胞体滋养层细胞体外分化和生物学特性。方法:采用酶消化和Percoll密度梯度离心法,对人足月胎盘细胞滋养层细胞进行分离、纯化和体外培养。采用放射免疫法(RIA)检测细胞培养上清液hCG含量的变化。结果:经分离和纯化的细胞滋养层细胞在体外培养中生长良好,通过细胞分裂和融合形成合胞体滋养层细胞,随着合胞体滋养层细胞的生长,细胞培养上清液中hCG含量显著升高。我们认为从胎盘中分离和纯化的细胞滋养层细胞在体外培养中可分化和融合形成合胞体滋养层细胞,体外hCG含量的增加与合胞体滋养层细胞生长有关。     

CaM kinase control of AKT and LNCaP cell survival

AKT and its substrate BAD have been shown to promote prostate cancer cell survival. Agonists, such as carbachol, and hormones that increase intracellular calcium concentration can activate AKT leading to cancer cell survival. The LNCaP prostate cancer cells express the carbachol-sensitive M(3) -subtype of G protein-coupled receptors that cause increases in intracellular calcium and activate the family of Ca(2+) /calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaM Ks). One type of CaM Kinase, CaM Kinase Kinase (CaM KK), phosphorylates several substrates including AKT on threonine 308. AKT phosphorylation and activation enhances cell survival through phosphorylation of BAD protein and the subsequent blockade of caspase activation. Our goals were to examine the mechanism of carbachol activation of AKT and BAD in LNCaP prostate cancer cells and evaluate whether CaM KK may be mediating carbachol's activation of AKT and cell survival. Our results suggest that carbachol treatment of LNCaP cells promoted cell survival through CaM KK and its phosphorylation of AKT. The bacterial toxin anisomycin triggered caspase-3 activation in LNCaP cells that was blocked by carbachol in a CaM KK- and AKT-dependent manner. AKT and BAD phosphorylation were blocked by the selective CaM KK inhibitor, STO-609, as well as siRNA directed against CaM KK. BAD phosphorylation was also blocked by treating cells with the AKT inhibitor, AKT-X, as well as siRNA to AKT. Additionally, epinephrine promoted LNCaP cell survival through activation of AKT that was insensitive to STO-609. Taken together these data suggest a survival role for CaM KK operating through AKT and BAD in LNCaP prostate cancer cells.     

N-Benzoyl-12-nitrodehydroabietylamine-7-one, a novel dehydroabietylamine derivative, induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation in HepG2 cells

The high biological activity of dehydroabietylamine derivatives has been reported previously. In this study, we aimed to screen 73 dehydroabietylamine derivatives as potential candidate inhibitors in liver cancer cells. Initially, the compounds structural activity relationship analysis was explored and N-benzoyl-12-nitrodehydroabietylamine-7-one (compound 81) was shown to have significant growth inhibitory activity in the human liver carcinoma cell line, HepG2. Further research into the anti-proliferative effect on HepG2 cells mediated by compound 81 was undertaken. The results suggest that compound 81 effectively induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells characterized by nuclear staining of DAPI, TUNEL assay and the activation of caspase-3. A decreased level of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 and increased apoptotic Bax were also observed. Furthermore, Ki-67 protein staining and the BrdU incorporation assay showed that compound 81 significantly inhibited the proliferation of HepG2 cells. Cell cycle components analysis found that expression of cyclin D1 and cyclin B1 was reduced in HepG2 cells with compound 81 treatment, whereas the content of p21(Waf1/Cip1) was increased. Taken together, our data indicate that compound 81 induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation in HepG2 cells, and may be a promising candidate in the development of a novel class of antitumor agents.     

外源钙调蛋白对植物细胞分裂增殖作用的研究

外源钙调蛋白（Ｃａｌｍｏｄｕｌｉｎ,ＣａＭ）对胡萝卜悬浮细胞增殖具明显促进作用,不同浓度ＣａＭ的促进程度不同,７ｕｇ／ｍｌ时促进作用最大。ＣａＭ抑制剂ＴＦＰ（Ｔｒｉｆｌｕｏｐｅｒ－ａｚｉｎｅ）则明显抑制该悬浮细胞的增殖,ＴＦＰ浓度越高则抑制作用越强。另外,外源ＣａＭ可以加快珍珠梅花粉第二次有丝分裂,改变生殖细胞有丝分裂各期花粉管的比例,说明外源ＣａＭ对植物体细胞和性细胞的增殖和分裂均有促进作用。