肠道菌群与2型糖尿病相关性的研究进展

肠道菌群是人体肠道微生态的重要组成部分,以多种途径影响宿主的代谢与生理功能,通过调节肠道菌群结构与多样性,改善慢性疾病的发生发展已成为国内外的研究热点。本研究归纳总结了近年来肠道菌群影响2型糖尿病的主要途径,为阐明肠道菌群与2型糖尿病的相关性以及基于肠道菌群靶点的药物研制和临床治疗提供新的思路。     

肠道菌群和糖尿病的关系

随着生活水平的提高,糖尿病的发病率逐年升高。近几年的研究显示,糖尿病的发病不仅和遗传因素、饮食结构等有关,还和机体的内环境与外环境有关。肠道菌群作为环境因素中的重要因子参与机体代谢,并且肠道菌群的紊乱也成为导致1型和2型糖尿病的重要因素。本研究就肠道菌群的改变及调节与1型和2型糖尿病关系的研究进展进行简要综述。     

新疆维、哈两民族粪样中韦荣球菌属和梭菌属水平与2型糖尿病的相关性研究

目的探讨目标差异肠道菌群与新疆维吾尔族、哈萨克族2型糖尿病(T2DM)的相关性。方法采用16S r DNA实时荧光定量PCR对新疆维吾尔族、哈萨克族正常糖耐量及2型糖尿病患者粪样中韦荣球菌属和梭菌属水平进行检测。两组间均数比较采用t检验,运用Pearson分析方法对差异肠道菌群与新疆维、哈两民族正常糖耐量及2型糖尿病人群的体检及生化指标进行相关性分析。结果 (1)16S r DNA实时定量PCR结果显示,韦荣球菌属及梭菌属水平在哈萨克族2型糖尿病组粪样中显著高于该民族正常糖耐量组(P=0.035,P=0.028)。(2)新疆维吾尔族、哈萨克族正常糖耐量人群和2型糖尿病人群粪样中韦荣球菌属水平与体重及体重指数(BMI)显著正相关(r=0.469,P=0.009;r=0.623,P=0.002),与高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)水平显著负相关(r=-0.466,P=0.025);梭菌属水平与体重、空腹血糖(FBG)、甘油三酯(TG)水平显著正相关(r=0.375,P=0.049;r=0.398,P=0.033;r=0.375,P=0.041)。结论肠道中Veillonella spp和C.coccoides subgroup水平的变化可能与新疆哈萨克族、维吾尔族2型糖尿病的发病有关,需进一步深入探讨。     

肠道菌群调节在改善2型糖尿病中的研究进展

越来越多的研究表明肠道微生物和人体健康息息相关,2型糖尿病作为一种多因素疾病,肠道菌群在其疾病的发生发展过程中扮演了重要的角色,近年来有关肠道微生物与2型糖尿病的研究有新进展,2013年的一些研究成果也被《科学》杂志评选为10大科学突破之一。本研究就肠道微生态系统,肠道菌群与2型糖尿病的关系以及肠道菌群调节对2型糖尿病的作用的最新进展进行综述。     

肠道微生物及益生菌治疗对2型糖尿病的影响

2型糖尿病(type 2 diabetes mellitus,T2DM)是严重影响人类身体健康和生活质量的慢性疾病。研究发现其与肠道微生物的组成密切相关。随着目前肠道微生物的作用受到广泛关注,我们对2型糖尿病患者肠道菌群的变化有了更深入了解,许多功能强大的有益菌如阿克曼氏菌、柔嫩梭菌被发现,并发现由多种厌氧菌产生的不同短链脂肪酸对2型糖尿病患者的有益影响。补充有益菌和摄入益生菌制剂等通过调节肠道微生物群可能对预防和治疗2型糖尿病有效,但由于肠道微生物的复杂性和益生菌的局限性,需要进一步研究来评估益生菌的最佳剂量反应效应,并应用多组学方法提高基于微生物干预的个性化治疗,缓解和治疗2型糖尿病等代谢疾病。     

肠道菌群在糖尿病发生发展中的作用机制研究进展

糖尿病已经成为严重威胁人类健康的疾病之一。目前已有研究证明肠道菌群在糖尿病的发生、发展中发挥着重要作用。肠道菌群在人体中处于动态平衡,但容易受到饮食、环境、细菌的相互作用以及抗菌药物等多种因素的影响。肠道菌群的变化可以导致肥胖、胰岛素抵抗、肠道渗透压改变以及代谢性内毒素血症等,从而促进糖尿病(1型及2型)的发生、发展,而益生菌在预防糖尿病的发生和改善糖尿病预后中的作用不可小视。本文从糖代谢、脂代谢、免疫及并发症等方面分析肠道菌群影响糖尿病发生发展的机制。     

肠道菌群在2型糖尿病并发抑郁症中的作用探析

抑郁症作为2型糖尿病常见并发症,不仅严重危害人体的健康,而且增加了疾病的治疗难度。临床中对于本病的治疗通常将二者分开,采用降糖与抗抑郁联合的方法,却忽视了抑郁症作为2型糖尿病的并发症,两者必定存在内在联系。研究表明,2型糖尿病患者肠道菌群存在明显失衡,而肠道菌群与抑郁症的发生密切相关,因此肠道菌群可能在2型糖尿病并发抑郁症中起着重要作用,本文通过论述三者的关系,认为肠道菌群失调可能是糖尿病并发抑郁症的关键因素,提出肠道菌群可能是干预2型糖尿病并发抑郁的新靶点,以期为2型糖尿病并发抑郁症的治疗提供新的途径。     

抗糖尿病药物的“肠道机制”

糖尿病已经成为困扰国民的健康问题之一。越来越多的证据表明,肠道菌群与2型糖尿病的发生、发展密切相关。近年来,治疗糖尿病的药物与肠道菌群的关系也引起人们的关注,2型糖尿病药物可以通过调节肠道菌群产生有益的代谢产物与宿主进行“分子对话”,调节机体的糖脂代谢等而达到降血糖的作用。本综述将近年来发表于国内外期刊的与抗糖药物“肠道机制”相关的论文进行归纳、分析与总结,旨在为研究抗糖尿病药物的作用机制提供新的思路,也为完善以肠道菌群为靶点的药物干预方案提供理论依据。     

肠道菌群在2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松中的作用探析

骨质疏松是一种隐匿性骨密度降低的全身骨代谢性疾病,具有较高的致残率及致死率,严重影响患者生活质量。而骨质疏松作为糖尿病在骨骼系统中的常见并发症,在临床治疗中却忽略了二者之间存在的内在联系,采用分开诊治的方案。大量研究表明,肠道菌群与多种代谢性疾病相关,而2型糖尿病患者体内存在着明显的肠道菌群失调。因此考虑肠道菌群失调可能影响糖尿病合并骨质疏松的发生发展。本文通过深入阐明三者之间的关系,积极探索肠道菌群在糖尿病及骨质疏松中的作用,发现2型糖尿病患者肠道菌群失调,可导致胰岛素抵抗、炎症反应和胰岛素样生长因子-1缺少,进一步影响骨代谢过程,进而提出调节肠道菌群是治疗2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松的新方向。     

肠道菌群与2型糖尿病相关性的研究进展

摘要：糖尿病是一种常见的代谢性疾病,发病率高,易引起严重的微血管、大血管并发症,造成多重器官损伤;缺乏有效的治疗手段,患者生存质量普遍偏低,致残率、致死率走高;发病机制异常复杂,目前仍未能完全阐明。近年来,大量报道显示,肠道菌群作为人体不可分割的部分,参与了宿主的健康维持和疾病发生,与2型糖尿病的发生、发展有着直接的关系。本文就肠道菌群与2型糖尿病的相关性研究进展进行简要综述,为肠道菌群及2型糖尿病的相关研究提供参考。     

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.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

Composition and diversity of bird communities in Swedish farmland–forest mosaic landscapes

CapsuleThe amount of forest (at local and landscape scales) and occurrence of residual habitats at the local scale are shown to be the major factors influencing bird community composition in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Aims To investigate the importance of local habitat and landscape structure for breeding birds in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Methods Breeding birds were censused at 292 points. A detailed habitat mapping was made within 300 m of the points. Within a 300–600 m radius only two major habitats (forests and arable fields) were identified.

Results Cluster analyses of bird communities identified three site types that also differed in habitat composition: (i) partially forested sites in forested landscapes; (ii) heterogeneous sites with residual habitats in mosaic landscapes; and (iii) field-dominated farmland sites in open landscapes. A total of 19 of 25 farmland bird species (restricted to farmland or using both farmland and forest) had the highest abundance in farmland sites with mosaics of forest and farmland, while only six farmland species had the highest abundance in field-dominated sites. The bird community changed from being dominated by farmland species to being dominated by forest species (common in forest landscapes without farmland) at small proportions (10–20%) of forest at the local scale. A major difference in habitat composition between heterogeneous and field-dominated sites was the occurrence of different residual habitats (e.g. shrubby areas and seminatural grasslands). These habitats seemed to influence bird community composition more than land-use, despite covering <10% of the area. Seminatural grasslands were important for bird community composition and species-richness, but grazing seemed to be less important. Among different land-use types, cereal crops were the least preferred fields. Set-asides with tall vegetation and short rotation coppices were positively associated with species-richness of farmland birds.

Conclusion In general, the composition of the landscape was important for bird community composition, although amount and distribution of forests, occurrence of residual habitats and land-use of fields at the local scale had the strongest influence on bird community composition. The possible implications of these patterns for managing farmland–forest landscapes are discussed.     

Chemical constituents from the fruits of Rhus typhina L. and their chemotaxonomic significance

This work describes the isolation and characterization of twenty-nine compounds from the fruits of Rhus typhina L., including eleven flavonoids (1–11), eleven phenols (12–22), two pentacyclic triterpenes (23–24), two organic acids (25–26), one lumichrome (27), one courmarin (28) and one pyrimidine (29) on the basis of their spectroscopic data. Compounds apigenin (1), daidzein (4), orobol (5), 3′, 5, 5′, 7-tetrahydroxyflavanone (6), naringenin (7), butein (8), (-)-catechin (9), quercetin-3-O-α-L-(3″-O-galloyl)-rhamnoside (11), 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (13), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), vanillin (15), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (16), 3,5-dihydroxybenzamide (18), tyrosol (19), caffeic acid (20), 3-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propan-1-one (21), phlorizin (22), friedelin (23), oleanolic acid (24), 4,4-dimethyl-heptanedioic acid (25), anthranilic acid (26), lumichrome (27), scoparone (28) and uracil (29) have not been recorded before in this plant. This is the first report on the occurrence of compounds 4–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18–21, 25–29 from the genus Rhus. Moreover, the chemotaxonomic significance of these isolated compounds was also summarized.