丹参注射液对庆大霉素耳中毒豚鼠耳蜗NOS异构体表达的影响

目的：研究丹参注射液（SM）对庆大霉素（GM）耳中毒豚鼠耳蜗一氧化氮合酶（NOS）异构体表达的影响,探讨SM对GM耳毒性的防护机制。方法：40只豚鼠随机分成对照组、GM组、SM组和GM＋SM组,应用SABC免疫组织化学方法及显微图像分析技术,观察NOS三型异构体在豚鼠耳蜗的表达;同时结合听脑干反应（ABR）测试,观察用药前后豚鼠听阈的变化。结果：GM＋SM组豚鼠耳蜗诱导型NOS（iNOS/NOSⅡ）表达和ABR阈值均明显低于GM组（P〈0.01）;且iNOS表达变化与ABR阈值改变高度相关（｜r｜〉0.7,P〈0.01）;而各组豚鼠耳蜗神经元型NOS（nNOS/NOSⅠ）和内皮型NOS（eNOS/NOSⅢ）表达均无显著性差异。结论：SM对GM耳中毒后豚鼠耳蜗nNOS和eNOS表达无影响,但可通过抑制GM所致iNOS高表达,以减少NO的过量生成,从而对GM的耳毒性损伤发挥防护作用。     

Caspase-3在老年豚鼠耳蜗螺旋神经节细胞的表达

目的检测caspase-3在老年豚鼠耳蜗的表达。方法实验分两组:实验组和对照组,实验组豚鼠年龄为33至35个月之间,对照组豚鼠年龄为2至3个月。用免疫组织化学方法检测caspase-3在两组豚鼠耳蜗的表达。结果Caspase-3在实验组耳蜗的表达呈阳性,阳性区域主要存在于耳蜗螺旋神经节细胞。在对照组耳蜗的表达呈阴性。结论Caspase-3在老年豚鼠耳蜗螺旋神经节细胞中呈阳性表达,提示caspase-3在豚鼠耳蜗老化过程中起重要作用。     

Caspase-3在豚鼠内淋巴积水耳蜗中的表达

目的观察Caspase-3在豚鼠内淋巴积水耳蜗中的表达。方法实验分正常对照组和实验组,每组10只豚鼠。用破坏并阻塞豚鼠内淋巴囊的方法造成豚鼠内淋巴积水模型。3周后处死豚鼠,取耳蜗分别用石蜡及火棉胶包埋、切片,免疫组织化学方法观察caspase-3在耳蜗的表达。结果caspase-3在豚鼠内淋巴积水耳蜗中表达呈阳性,阳性区域为耳蜗外侧壁和螺旋神经节细胞。结论caspase-3在豚鼠内淋巴积水耳蜗中呈阳性表达,提示在内淋巴积水病理过程中存在耳蜗细胞凋亡。     

神经型一氧化氮合酶在生后小鼠肾脏发育中的表达

目的观察生后小鼠肾脏发育不同阶段神经型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)的表达,以及新生小鼠与成年小鼠肾脏nNOS表达差异,探讨nNOS在小鼠生后肾脏发育中的意义。方法分别取新生(出生小于2h)、生后3、5、7、14、40d昆明小鼠各8只,共6组。用免疫组织化学及免疫印迹方法对小鼠肾脏内nNOS表达进行定性、定量分析。结果新生小鼠生肾区nNOS呈强阳性表达,肾小管也有表达;成年小鼠肾远端小管,特别是致密斑,nNOS呈强阳性表达,集合管及肾小管均有阳性表达;新生小鼠肾脏nNOS含量最多,随后逐渐减少,成年小鼠nNOS含量最低。结论新生小鼠与成年小鼠肾脏nNOS表达部位不同,且表达含量由新生时最高到成年时降至最低。     

内皮型一氧化氮合酶在胚胎小鼠肾脏发育中的表达

目的观察妊娠不同时期胚胎小鼠肾脏发育不同阶段内皮型一氧化氮合酶（eNOS）的表达,探讨eNOS在胚胎小鼠肾脏早期发育中的意义。方法分别取胚龄13d（E13）、14d（E14）、15d（E15）、16d（E16）、18d（E18）组及新生组（P0）小鼠各10只,共6组。分别用免疫组化及免疫印迹方法对小鼠肾脏内eNOS表达进行定性、定量分析。结果（1）免疫组化结果显示：E14、E15组eNOS在生肾区呈阳性表达;E16组生肾区表达减弱,肾近端小管呈强阳性表达,同时远端小管及肾脏小动脉内皮也有阳性表达;E18组、P0组近端小管呈强阳性表达,远端小管呈阳性表达,髓质中的集合管eNOS表达弱阳性,而致密斑呈阴性表达。（2）免疫印迹结果显示：E14组肾脏eNOS含量较少,随后逐渐增多,PD0组eNOS含量最多。结论（1）eNOS在小鼠肾脏第14d开始呈阳性表达,以后含量逐渐升高,出生时含量最高。（2）eNOS表达部位从生肾区开始,以后其表达逐渐减弱甚至消失,而肾近端小管、远端小管的表达晚于生肾区,且呈逐渐增强趋势,至出生时达到最强。这一结果表明eNOS在胚胎小鼠肾脏发育的早期阶段起重要调节作用。     

大鼠脑缺血再灌注血管壁NOS和ICAM-1的表达

一氧化氮（NO）和一氧化氮合酶（NOS）与脑血管功能有重要关系,细胞间粘附分子1（ICAM－1）可由脑缺血／再灌注诱导产生并与脑组织损伤密切相关,本实验用免疫组织化学和NADPH－d酶组织化学方法,观察了SD大鼠实验性脑缺血再灌注内皮细胞ICAM－1和NOS的表达,结果显示正常对照组大鼠脑血管ICAM－1免疫组织化学显色为阴性或弱阳性反应,再灌注2h,ICAM－1阳性反应明显增强,与对照组相比,P＜0.01。随再灌注至16h,ICAM－1表达增加近一倍。脑缺血1h缺血侧侧脑血管壁开始出现NOS的阳性表达,与对照组相比,P＜0.01,再灌注2h,NOS表达最多,随后逐渐下降,结果提示脑缺血再灌注与ICAM－1和NOS表达升高有关。     

红花黄色素对新生鼠缺氧后一氧化氮合酶表达的影响

目的:观察红花黄色素对缺氧后脑内诱生型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)、神经原型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)及内皮型一氧化氮合酶(eNOS)基因表达的影响,探讨红花黄色素抗缺氧脑损伤的作用.方法:采用SD新生鼠缺氧模型,于缺氧前30 min腹腔注射红花黄色素生药7g/kg,缺氧40 min后复氧48 h,提取脑组织总RNA,应用RT-PCR技术检测三种NOS mRNA的表达量.结果:新生鼠缺氧再复氧48 h,脑内iNOS、nNOS基因表达上升(P＜0.05),预先给予红花黄色素能抑制iNOS、nNOS基因的表达(P＜0.05),但eNOS基因表达不受影响.结论:红花黄色素对缺氧脑损伤的保护作用与NOS基因表达有关.     

NO对大鼠肢体缺血/再灌注后肾脏P-选择素表达的影响及意义

目的：探讨一氧化氮（NO）对大鼠LI／R后肾脏P-选择素表达的影响及意义。方法：采用本室常规方法复制大鼠LI／R模型。将大鼠随机分为四组：对照组,LI／R组,L—Arg组和L-NAME组。观察肢体缺血4h再灌注4h后各组动物血浆NO及肌酐（Cr）、尿素氮（BUN）的变化;观察肾组织NO、髓过氧化物酶（MPO）、总一氧化氮合酶（tNOS）、诱导型一氧化氮合酶（iNOS）、结构型一氧化氮合酶（cNOS）的改变;测定尿蛋白含量、利用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法检测尿蛋白性质;免疫组织化学方法检测肾组织P-选择素（P—selectin）的蛋白表达,结合自动图象分析系统对其结果进行定量分析;肾组织切片经六氨银染色在光镜下观察其形态学改变。结果：与control组比较．LI／R组大鼠血浆NO、BUN、Cr均明显升高;肾组织MPO、NO、tNOS、iNOS均明显增加,而cNOS明显下降;尿蛋白含量增多,电泳显示,有大分子量蛋白排出;光镜下可见肾小管上皮细胞水肿,有炎细胞浸润：免疫组化结果显示：P-selectin蛋白表达明显较control组增强。与LI／R组相比,L-Arg组各项损伤指标明显减轻;肾组织P—selectin蛋白表达明显减弱;L-NAME组血浆和肾组织各项损伤指标明显加重;肾组织P—selectin蛋白表达明显增加。结论：大鼠LI／R后急性肾损伤的发生可能与P—selectin的表达有关;NO可能通过减弱P-selectin的表达及中性粒细胞的浸润,减轻LI／R后肾脏组织形态学及肾功能的损伤性变化。     

眼镜蛇毒对大鼠弓状核nNOS表达的影响

目的探讨眼镜蛇毒对大鼠弓状核神经元型一氧化氮合酶(neuronal nitric oxide synthase,nNOS)表达的影响。方法采用免疫组织化学方法分别显示眼镜蛇毒组、生理盐水组和正常对照组弓状核的nNOS表达。结果与生理盐水组和正常对照组相比,眼镜蛇毒组弓状核nNOS阳性神经元数量明显减少,细胞平均灰度值明显升高(P0.05)。结论眼镜蛇毒能够使大鼠弓状核nNOS表达降低。     

新生大鼠缺血缺氧后脑内一氧化氮合酶的动态表达

实验采用生后14天Wistar大鼠缺血缺氧（HI）动物模型。用免疫组织化学方法观察HI复苏（HI/R0后前脑一氧化氮合酶动态表达。结果显示;神经元一氧化氮合酶（nNOS)阳性神经元主要分布于新生大鼠大脑皮层的Ⅲ-Ⅳ层。尾状核,隔核及嗅结节,HI/R早期其表达水平无明显变化;复苏48小时及5天后,可分别在右侧大脑顶皮层或右侧大脑顶皮层和尾状核区出现梗塞灶,该区nNOS阳性神经元明显减少,而诱导型一氧化氮合酶（iNOS)阳性细胞在HI/R后12小时始现于损伤侧的侧脑室;随时间的推移在损伤侧缰核,皮层,尾状核以及丘脑背外侧核,丘脑腹侧核可见iNOS阳性细胞逐渐增多并染色加深,用识别单核巨噬细胞的克隆ED1单克隆抗体检测可见ED1阳性细胞出现的时间和在脑区的分布与iNOS阳性细胞相似,本实验提示,在局灶性脑缺血缺氧早期,脑内NO的释放不依赖于nNOS阳性神经元或iNOS阳性细胞,而在局灶性脑缺血缺氧晚期,iNOS阳性细胞产生的NO可能参与了脑损伤的过程。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.