慢性缺氧对大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性舒张反应及cGMP含量的影响

本实验观察了慢性缺氧对大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性舒张反应和肺动脉内环磷酸鸟苷(cGMP)含量的影响。乙酰胆碱(ACh)和三磷酸腺苷(ATP)可使正常大鼠的离体肺动脉产生内皮依赖性舒张反应,其舒张作用不受消炎痛的影响,但被甲烯蓝完全抑制。慢性缺氧明显减低了 ACh 和 ATP 诱发的大鼠肺内和肺外动脉的内皮依赖性舒张反应。当 ACh 浓度为10~(-6)mol/L 时,缺氧组大鼠肺内和肺外动脉舒张百分数分别为对照组的61.3%和59.2%;当 ATP浓度为1.8×10~(-5)mol/L 时,缺氧组大鼠肺内和肺外动脉舒张反应分別为对照组的64.9%和55.3%。慢性缺氧也减低了硝普钠(SNP)诱发的大鼠肺动脉非内皮依赖性舒张反应。慢性缺氧显著减低了大鼠肺动脉内 cGMP 的含量。缺氧组和对照组大鼠肺动脉内 cGMP 的基础含量分别是51.9±5.7 pmol/g wet wt.(n=14)和84.9±9.7 pmol/g wet wt.(n=14),p<0.01;经 10~(-7)mol/L ACh 刺激后分别是91.4±7.3 pmol/g wet wt.(n=5)和240.8±30.6pmol/g wet wt.(n=5),p<0.01。慢性缺氧可能抑制了肺动脉平滑肌细胞胞浆中可溶性鸟苷酸环化酶,从而减低了肺动脉对内皮舒张因子和 SNP 的舒张反应性。     

超氧阴离子抑制大鼠肠系膜阻力血管内皮依赖性舒张功能

目的:研究超氧阴离子对大鼠肠系膜阻力血管内皮细胞超极化因子(EDHF)和一氧化氮(NO)引起的血管舒张作用的影响及其可能机制.方法:雄性Sprague-Dawley大鼠,取肠系膜血管三级分支约2 mm长血管环,置于DMT 610 M系统,记录张力变化.血管环浴液中加入焦酚建立超氧阴离子损伤模型.结果:焦酚(10,100,300和1 000 μmol/L)可浓度依赖性地引起乙酰胆碱(ACh)诱导的肠系膜阻力血管舒张功能减弱;其中,300 μmol/L焦酚显著减弱肠系膜血管环由ACh诱导的EDHF和NO介导的内皮依赖性血管舒张效应,但对硝普钠和吡那地尔引起的内皮非依赖性的血管舒张作用无明显影响.结论:超氧阴离子可减弱阻力血管内皮依赖性舒张反应,其机制可能与超氧阴离子抑制了阻力血管内皮细胞EDHF和NO的作用有关.     

急性缺氧所致大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性收缩反应

本实验初步证实,急性缺氧可使大鼠肺动脉产生内皮衍生收缩因子,并对其性质作了初步探讨。急性缺氧可使离体大鼠肺内和肺外动脉产生收缩反应,当灌流液氧分压从约17.3kPa降低到4kPa时(pH7.40～7.48),肺内和肺外动脉的基础张力分别比原来静息张力增加了37.5±5.1mg(n=4)和33.2±1.9mg(n=6);当氧分压恢复到约17.3kPa时,肺动脉基础张力也降到缺氧前的静息张力水平,即肺内动脉约300mg,肺外动脉约400mg。去掉内皮细胞后,急性缺氧引起的肺动脉收缩反应消失。消炎痛、去甲二氢愈创木脂酸、阿托品和酚妥拉明均不能阻断急性缺氧所致大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性收缩反应。急性缺氧可诱发大鼠肺动脉内皮细胞产生释放非花生四烯酸环氧酶和脂氧酶代谢产物的内皮衍生收缩因子。     

川芎嗪对慢性缺氧大鼠肺动脉和主动脉的离体舒张作用

用生物测定法观察了川芎嗪对慢性缺氧大鼠肺动脉和主动脉环的舒张效应,并与乙酰胆碱的舒血管作用进行了比较。结果表明:川芎嗪对慢性缺氧大鼠肺动脉和主动脉的舒张作用均与平原组无明显差异。慢性缺氧明显减低了乙酰胆碱诱发的肺动脉内皮依赖性舒张反应,但不影响川芎嗪对肺血管的舒张作用。提示川芎嗪对肺血管的舒张作用不依赖于内皮。川芎嗪对肺动脉的舒张作用明显大于体动脉。这些特性有利于川芎嗪对肺动脉高压的治疗。     

美皂异黄酮非内皮依赖性血管舒张作用及其机制

目的:探讨植物雌激素美皂异黄酮舒张血管的可能机制。方法:采用MedLab生物信号采集系统记录灌流大鼠胸主动脉环张力变化。结果:美皂异黄酮(10-9~10-4mol/L)对苯肾上腺素(PE,10-5mol/L)预收缩的内皮完整或去内皮血管环均产生浓度依赖性的舒张作用;美皂异黄酮对高浓度氯化钾(KCl,6×10-2mol/L)预收缩的血管环也产生浓度依赖性的舒张作用;四乙胺(TEA,5×10-3mol/L)或格列苯脲(3×10-6mol/L)预处理对美皂异黄酮诱导的去内皮动脉环舒张作用具有明显的抑制效应;在无钙液中,美皂异黄酮抑制PE引起的去内皮主动脉环的短暂收缩。结论:美皂异黄酮的非内皮依赖性血管舒张作用的机制可能涉及血管平滑肌细胞的Ca2+激活K+通道和ATP敏感性K+通道的激活,以及肌浆网内钙离子释放的减少。     

血管内皮细胞在氧自由基所致肺内动脉收缩反应中的作用

应用生物测定法观察黄嘌呤(X)-黄嘌呤氧化酶(XO)系统产生的氧自由基对正常、缺氧(5000m,10d)Wistar大鼠肺内动脉环张力的影响及内皮细胞在其中的作用。发现XO在一定浓度范围内产生的氧自由基可引起肺内动脉剂量依赖性收缩。正常鼠肺内动脉去内皮或加内皮舒张因子 (EDRF) 灭活剂后,此剂量依赖性收缩明显增强。慢性缺氧大鼠肺内动脉无论内皮完整与否,上述收缩反应均增强。提示缺氧使内皮细胞和(或)EDRF的功能受到损害。应用超氧化物歧化酶(铜锌SOD),在正常或缺氧鼠肺内动脉上可分别加强或恢复内皮细胞抑制氧自由基的缩血管作用。提示慢性缺氧时,内皮细胞和(或)EDRF受到超氧阴离子的严重破坏,这一机制可能在缺氧性肺动脉高压的形成中起重要作用。     

多种因素参与了脂多糖诱导兔肺动脉反应性的变化

为探讨内毒素休克时肺动脉高压的发生机制,实验观察了N-乙酰半胱氨酸(N-acetylcysteine,NAC)、NO及CO在脂多糖(lipopolysaccharide,LPS)诱导的肺动脉反应性变化中的作用.用雄性家兔24只,制备约3 mm宽的肺动脉环.实验结果显示LPS孵育7 h后,肺动脉对1 μmol/L乙酰胆碱介导的内皮依赖性舒张反应降低,但对非内皮依赖性舒张剂硝普钠的反应性无明显改变.自由基清除剂(NAC)、L-精氨酸(NO供体)和氯化血红素(CO供体)可分别减轻LPS的上述作用.而应用血红素氧合酶-1(heme oxygenase-1,HO-1)阻断剂锌原卟啉抑制CO产生后则增强LPS的上述作用.N-硝基-L-精氨酸甲酯(L-NAME,一氧化氮合酶抑制剂)抑制NO的产生后使各组肺动脉对乙酰胆碱的反应由舒张变为收缩,对1 μmol/L苯肾上腺素的收缩反应显著增强,说明NO和CO在肺动脉反应性改变中发挥重要作用.上述结果提示抗氧化或给予NO、CO可显著改善LPS引起的内皮依赖性舒张反应减弱.周此,多种因素参与了本实验中内毒素引起的肺动脉高压的发生.     

八肽胆囊收缩素减轻肿瘤坏死因子诱导的离体兔肺动脉反应性变化及内皮细胞损伤

为探讨八肽胆囊收缩素（ＣＣＫ－８）缓解内毒素休克时肺动脉高压的作用机制,应用离体血管环张力测定技术及扫描电镜方法,观察了ＣＣＫ－８对肿瘤坏死因子α（ＴＮＦ－α）引起的肺动脉反应性及肺动脉内皮细胞超微结构变化的影响。结果显示：离体脑动脉经ＴＮＦ－α（４０００Ｕ／ｍｌ）孵育２ｈ对苯肾上腺素（ＰＥ）的收缩反应、对乙酰胆碱（ＡＣｈ）及硝普钠（ＳＮＰ）的内皮依赖性及非内皮依赖性舒张反应均无明显影响。ＴＮＦ－     

抗氧化剂丹酚酸A对缺氧鼠肺内动脉ACh舒张反应的影响

应用微量生物测定法观察了丹酚酸A(salvinolic acid A,Sal.A)对慢性缺氧(5000m,10d)大鼠(200～300g)肺内动脉ACh舒张反应的影响,并对其机制进行了初步探讨。实验发现,慢性缺氧可明显减弱大鼠肺内动脉ACh(10~(-8)～10~(-4)mol/L)舒张反应(P<0.01～0.001),在浴槽内先加入Sal.A(10~(-4)mol/L),缺氧鼠肺内动脉ACh舒张反应明显增强(P<0.01),而在浴槽内同时加入血管内皮舒张因子(EDRF)灭活剂phenidon(5×10~(-5)mol/L),则Sal.A上述增强缺氧鼠肺内动脉ACh舒张反应的作用消失。此外,本实验还发现,在以黄嘌呤(X,10~(-4)mol/ L)-黄嘌呤氧化酶(XO,0.01U/ml)系统产生氧自由基损伤正常大鼠肺内动脉ACh舒张反应的基础上,Sal.A(10~(-4)mol/L)同样可明显减弱氧自由基对大鼠肺内动脉ACh舒张反应的损伤作用。结果表明,Sal.A可消除氧自由基对肺血管内皮细胞释放的EDRF的破坏作用而具有保护慢性缺氧鼠肺内动脉ACh舒张反应的作用。     

慢性缺氧大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性舒张反应与内皮结构的动态…

本实验对慢性减压缺氧（５０００ｍ）过程中肺动脉ＡＣｈ内皮依赖性舒张反应作了动态观察,并结合分析了其与内皮超微结构和肺动脉压演变的关系。结果表明,缺氧３－２１ｄ,平均肺动脉压（ｍＰＡＰ）显著递增（Ｐ＜０．０５－０．００１）,而缺氧４０ｄ组基本与缺氧２１ｄ组持平,未再进一步升高。缺氧１ｄ组,各ＡＣｈ浓度（１０＾－１０,１０＾－９,１０＾－７,１０＾－６,１０＾－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）引起的内皮依赖性舒张反应明     

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.     

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     

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.     

Entwicklungsgeschichte und Ultrastruktur von Pollenkitt und Exine bei nahe verwandten entomophilen und anemophilen Angiospermensippen derAlismataceae,Liliaceae, Juncaceae,Cyperaceae, Poaceae undAraceae

Some closely related members of the monocotyledonous familiesAlismataceae, Liliaceae, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae andAraceae with variable modes of pollination (insect- and wind-pollination) were studied in relation to the ultrastructure of pollenkitt and exine (amount, consistency and distribution of pollenkitt on the surface of pollen grains). The character syndromes of pollen cementing in entomophilous, anemophilous and intermediate (ambophilous or amphiphilous) monocotyledons are the same in principal as in dicotyledons. Comparing present with former results one can summarize: 1) The pollenkitt is always produced in the same manner by the anther tapetum in all angiosperm sub-classes. 2) The variable stickiness of entomophilous and anemophilous pollen always depends on the particular distribution and consistency of the pollenkitt, but not its amount on the pollen surface. 3) The mostly dry and powdery pollen of anemophilous plants always contains a variable amount of inactive pollenkitt in its exine cavities. 4) A step-by step change of the pollen cementing syndrome can be observed from entomophily towards anemophily. 5) From the omnipresence of pollenkitt in all wind-pollinated angiosperms studied one can conclude that the ancestors of anemophilous angiosperms probably have been zoophilous (i.e. entomophilous) throughout.

     

Identification and Characterization of the First Equine Parainfluenza Virus 5

正Dear Editor,Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5), known as canine parainfluenza virus in the veterinary field, is a negative-sense,nonsegmented, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family (Chen 2018). The virus was first reported in primary monkey kidney cells in 1954 (Hsiung1972), then it has been frequently discovered in various