褪黑素对大鼠海马神经元谷氨酸所致毒性的拮抗作用

在大鼠海马脑片上电刺激Ｓｃｈａｆｆｅｒ 侧支纤维, 胞外记录ＣＡ１ 区锥体细胞层诱发群体锋电位（ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ ｓｐｉｋｅ,ＰＳ） , 观察灌流谷氨酸（Ｇｌｕ） 和褪黑素（ＭＥＬ） 对ＰＳ的影响。结果显示：５－０ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ浓度的Ｇｌｕ 可使ＰＳ值下降至对照值的４－１ ％ ; ＭＥＬ（０－４ 、０－５ 和０－６ μｍｏｌ／Ｌ） 与５－０ ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＧｌｕ 混合给药,ＰＳ值分别变化为对照值的１４－７ ％ 、１０５－２％ 、２４－３ ％ ; ＭＥＬ（０－５ μｍｏｌ／Ｌ） 、Ｇｌｕ （５－０ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ） , 与赛庚啶（ＣＤＰ,０－５ μｍｏｌ／Ｌ） 混合给药,ＰＳ值下降至０ 。上述结果提示,５－０ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ浓度的Ｇｌｕ 有神经毒性作用, 但可为ＭＥＬ拮抗, 这可能由５ＨＴ受体所介导。     

癫痫大鼠大脑皮质及海马神经元NOS的变化

给大白鼠侧脑室注射马桑内酯（Ｃｏｒｉａｒｉａ Ｌａｃｔｏｎｅ, ＣＬ）（１７５×１０－ ２ｍ ｏｌ／Ｌ２μｌ）后可诱发癫痫,用ＮＡＤＰＨｄ 组织化学方法观察大脑皮质及海马ＮＯＳ阳性神经元的变化, 结果： 大脑皮质ＮＯＳ阳性神经元数目逐渐增加, 至２ｈ 达高峰, 与生理盐水组相比差异具有非常显著性意义（Ｐ＜ ００１）, 随着ＣＬ作用时间延长ＮＯＳ反应由弱变强;海马区ＮＯＳ阳性神经元２ｈ 时才出现染色明显加深。对体外培养的大脑皮质及海马神经元用ＣＬ （２５×１０－ ５ｍ ｏｌ／Ｌ） 作用１／２ｈ、１ｈ、２ｈ、４ｈ 后ＮＯＳ阳性神经元均未见明显增加。     

大鼠卵巢绒毛膜促性腺激素受体在CHO中的表达和扩增

本文报道了利用二氢叶酸还原酶放大系统将大鼠ＬＨ／ｈＣＧ受体（记为Ｆ－ｈＣＧＲ）及其胞外肽段（记为Ｔ－ｈＣＧＲ）在中国苍鼠卵巢细胞（ＣＨＯ）中的表达。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析表明,Ｆ－ｈＣＧＲ为一条蛋白质带,其表观分子量为９２ｋｄ,而Ｔ－ｈＣＧＲ为３５ｋｄ和３７ｋｄ两条带。表达受体对其配基ｈＣＧ表现出高的亲合力,Ｆ－ｈＣＧＲ的解离常数为７×１０－９ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,Ｔ－ｈＣＧＲ为６．４×１０－９ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。表达Ｆ－ｈＣＧＲ的转染ＣＨＯ细胞可结合１２５Ｉ－ｈＣＧ,而表达Ｔ－ｈＣＧＢ者不结合１２５Ｉ－ｈＣＧ。这提示Ｆ－ｈＣＧＲ主要存在于细胞质膜表面上。表达Ｆ－ｈＣＧＲ的转染ＣＨＯ细胞能刺激。ｃＡＭＰ的形成,而表达Ｔ－ｈＣＧＲ者不能刺激ｃＡＭＰ形成。免疫荧光定位结果表明,Ｔ－ｈＣＧＲ主要分布于质膜的细胞质侧以及胞内其他一些细胞器膜上。用免疫亲和层析可以得到纯化的Ｔ－ｈＣＧＲ。     

内皮素和bFGF对MC的促增殖作用及胰岛素的协同效应

采用３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ参入法,测定碱性成纤维细胞生长因子（ｂＦＧＦ）、胰岛素和内皮素－１（ＥＴ－１）对体外培养的大鼠肾小球系膜细胞（ＭＣ）增殖的影响,以及胰岛素与ｂＦＧＦ或ＥＴ－１促ＭＣ增殖的协同作用。结果表明,不同浓度的ｂＦＧＦ（５－２００ｎｇ／ｍｌ）和胰岛素（０．１－２．４Ｕ／ｍｌ）均显著升高ＭＣ的３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ参入值（ｃｐｍ值）（Ｐ＜０．０１）。ＥＴ－１对ＭＣ的ｃｐｍ值的影响依剂量不同呈现两种不同的效应,在１０－９－１０－７ｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,随着浓度的升高,ＭＣ的ｃｐｍ值明显升高（Ｐ＜０．０１）,并以１０－８ｍｏｌ／Ｌ作用最强;当升高到１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,ＭＣ的ｃｐｍ值出现降低趋势。胰岛素与ｂＦＧＦ或低浓度ＥＴ－１（≤１０－８ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）共同作用于ＭＣ时,ＭＣ的ｃｐｍ值明显高于二者单独作用之和（Ｐ＜０．０１）,与高浓度ＥＴ－１（＞１０－７ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）共同作用于ＭＣ时,ＭＣ的ｃｐｍ值小于二者单独作用之和（Ｐ＞０．０５）。上述结果说明,胰岛素、ｂＦＧＦ和ＥＴ－１均能显著促进ＭＣ增殖;胰岛素与ｂＦＧＦ或低浓度的ＥＴ－１促ＭＣ增殖具有正协同作用,与高浓度ＥＴ－１呈现负协同作用。     

P物质对GABAA和GABAB受体介导的DRG神经元膜反应的调制作用

实验在幼年大鼠ＤＲＧ标本上进行。应用细胞内记录观察了ＳＰ对ＧＡＢＡ反应的调制作用。结果证明：（１）单独滴加ＳＰ（５×１０（－６）－４×１０（－５）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）或浴槽灌流ＳＰ（１０（－６）－５×１０（－６）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）不引起膜电位的改变或仅有轻微的去极化,但却能使ＧＡＢＡ引起的去极化反应减小５０．８±２０．２％（±ＳＤ）（２０／３０）;（２）单独滴加ＳＰ可使多数受检细胞ＡＰＤ５０延长２８．７±９．１％（±ＳＤ）（１０／１８）;（３）在预加ＳＰ后,能使ｂａｃｌｏｆｅｎ所引起的ＡＰＤ５０缩短效应（２０．６±２．９％,±ＳＤ）完全消除（４／１２）或翻转成ＡＰＤ（５０）延长１９．３±８．９％（±ＳＤ）（８／１２）;（４）预加ＧＡＢＡＢ受体激动剂ｂａｃｌｏｆｅｎ（１０（－４）－１０（－３）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）３０—９０ｓ后明显地抑制ｍｕｓｃｉｍｏｌ（１０－４－１０－３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）引起的去极化反应,其抑制效应达５４．４±１８．８％（±ＳＤ）（１７／２０）。由于ＤＲＧ神经元的胞体通常可用来作为研究初级传入终末的模型,因而本文实验结果提示：介导伤害性刺激信息的Ｐ物质在背角的释放,可能作用于初级传入终末,从而产生对抗ＧＡＢＡ介导的突触     

家蚕后部丝腺GPT的分离纯化与动力学性质

本文用丝腺匀浆抽提液经硫酸铵分级沉淀、ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素柱层析和羟基磷灰石柱层析等步骤分离纯化了家蚕后部丝腺谷丙转氨酶（ＥＣ２．６．１．２,ＧＰＴ）,并研究了它的动力学性质。该酶由两种不同亚基组成,分子量分别是５４０００和２１０００;对丙酮酸、α－酮戊二酸、Ｌ－丙氨酸和Ｌ－谷氨酸的Ｋｍ值分别是２．５×１０－４、４．２×１０－４、９．６×１０－３和１２．５×１０－３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ;最适温度５０℃,最适ｐＨ８．５;Ｋ＋、Ｍｇ２＋和Ｃａ２＋等离子对酶有激活作用,Ｎａ＋、Ｍｎ２＋、Ｃｕ２＋和Ｚｎ３＋等离子对酶有抑制作用;酶的活性中心含有巯基或咪唑基。     

蛋白激酶C对CNE-2Z细胞p53基因表达的影响

用抗人ｐ５３蛋白单抗,进行免疫细胞化学染色,研究了蛋白激酶Ｃ（ＰＫＣ）对ＣＮＥ－２Ｚ细胞ｐ５３基因表达的影响。结果发现：对照组Ｐ５３蛋白阳性细胞百分比为６７．６９±２．９７。ＰＫＣ催化区抑制剂Ｓｔａｕｒｏｓｐｏｒｉｎｅ（ＳＴ）和调节区抑制剂Ｓｐｈｉｎｇｏｓｉｎｅ（ＳＳ）终浓度分别为２×１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ和４×１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ诱导细胞２４ｈ后,Ｐ５３阳性细胞百分比分别为３０．４４±４．２５和２９．１９±２．３９,较对照组均明显降低,Ｐ＜０．０１。用终浓度为２×１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的ＴＰＡ和终浓度为４ｕｇ／ｍｌ的ＯＡＧ分别作用２４ｈ后,Ｐ５３阳性细胞百分比分别为３３．７５±４．３４和６８．１８±４．４２,前者较对照组明显降低,Ｐ＜０．０１,后者变化不明显。阳性细胞中对照组和ＯＡＧ组以胞核和胞浆均着色为主,而ＳＳ、ＳＴ和ＴＰＡ组以胞核着色为主。以上结果表明：突变型ｐ５３基因在ＣＮＥ－２Ｚ细胞中有较高表达;通过抑制细胞ＰＫＣ活性和耗竭ＰＫＣ含量后,均可降低ｐ５３基因的表达;ＰＫＣ激活剂ＯＡＧ对该细胞ｐ５３基因的表达无明显影响。     

褐黑素对大鼠海马神经元谷氨酸所致毒性的拮抗作用

在大鼠海马脑片上电刺激Ｓｃｈａｆｆｅｒ侧支纤维,胞外记录ＣＡ１区锥体细胞层诱发群体锋电位,观察灌流谷氨酸和褪黑素对ＰＳ的影响。结果显示：５．０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ浓度的Ｇｌｕ可使ＰＳ值下降至对照值的４．１％;ＭＥ（０．４、０．５和０．６μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）一５．０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ浓度的Ｇｌｕ可使ＰＳ值下降至对照值的１４．７％、１０５．２％、２４．３％;ＭＥＬ、Ｇｌｕ,与赛庚啶混合给药,ＰＳ值下降至０。上述结果提示。     

蛋白激酶C对大鼠缺血海马突触体谷氨酸摄取的调控作用

采用大鼠海马脑片体外缺血模型,观察海马突触体内蛋白激酶Ｃ（ＰＫＣ）活性的变化,以及这种变化对突触体谷氨酸（ＧＬＵ）摄取的影响。结果显示：海马脑片体外“缺血”１０ｍｉｎ,其突触体内ＰＫＣ活性基本不变,而缺血３０ｍｉｎ,突触体内ＰＫＣ活性显著上升（Ｐ＜０．０１,ｎ＝６）;非Ｎ－甲基－Ｄ－天门冬氨酸（ＮＭＤＡ）受体拮抗剂ＤＮＱＸ有效地抑制ＰＫＣ活性的同时,可降低胞外ＧＬＵ的堆积,而ＮＭＤＡ受体阻断剂ＡＰ＿５无作用。进一步实验证明,ＰＫＣ激动剂ＰＤＢ浓度依赖性地抑制突触体对３Ｈ－ＧＬＵ的摄取（ＩＣ５０＝１３１±１０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）,此抑制作用可由ＰＫＣ抑制剂Ｈ－７（１００μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）抵消。提示脑缺血诱发ＧＬＵ堆积的作用机理可能是：脑缺血引发钙内流导致ＧＬＵ过量释放,ＧＬＵ又通过突触前非ＮＭＤＡ受体激活ＰＫＣ,抑制其自身摄取,正反馈性加重胞外ＧＬＵ的堆积。     

SNP抑制5-HT诱导的胞内游离钙浓度升高和内钙释放

用Ｆｕｒａ － ２／ＡＭ 荧光测量技术研究了５ － 羟色胺（５－ ＨＴ） 诱导的大鼠尾动脉平滑肌细胞胞内钙升高和一氧化氮（ＮＯ） 的抑制效应。实验表明, 胞外０ｍ ｍｏｌ／ Ｌ Ｃａ２ ＋ 时胞内静息［Ｃａ２ ＋ ］ ｉ 为２０ ．２±８ ．６ｎｍｏｌ／Ｌ（ｎ ＝ ８） 。１０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ ５－ ＨＴ 可诱导出胞内钙库释放引起的瞬态［Ｃａ２ ＋］ｉ 升高,其峰值达２４５ ．７ ±７１．６ｎｍｏｌ／ Ｌ（ｎ ＝ ６） 。１０ － ７ ｍｏｌ／Ｌ 硝普钠（ＳＮＰ） 可抑制５－ ＨＴ 诱导的［Ｃａ２ ＋］ｉ 升高,其峰值浓度降为７５．１±３５ ．９ｎｍｏｌ／Ｌ（ｎ ＝ ５） 。当细胞浴液含２．５ｍ ｍｏｌ／Ｌ Ｃａ２ ＋ 时,静息［Ｃａ２ ＋］ｉ为１１２ ．８ ±１０ ．３ｎｍｏｌ／ Ｌ（ｎ ＝ ５） , 这时１０μｍｏｌ／ Ｌ ５ － ＨＴ 可诱导［Ｃａ２ ＋ ］ ｉ 的峰值为２５２ ．３ ±８０ ．６ｎｍｏｌ／Ｌ（ｎ ＝ ４） ,以及其后平台浓度为１４３ ．０ ±３７ ．６ｎｍｏｌ／Ｌ（ｎ ＝ ４） ,略大于［Ｃａ２ ＋］ｉ 为１１２．８ ±１０ ．３ｎｍｏｌ／Ｌ 的静息浓度,为外钙内流引起。１０ － ７ ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＳＮＰ 也可抑制５－ ＨＴ 诱导［Ｃａ２ ＋ ］ｉ 平台相浓度。平台浓度由１４３ ±４７     

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.