用自旋捕集技术研究硒化合物对活性氧自由基的清除…

亚硒酸钠,硒代甲硫氨酸和硒代硫酸软骨素对黄嘌呤氧化酶体系和人多形核白细胞呼吸暴发时产生的阴离子自由基,和Ｆｅｎｔｏｎ反应生成的羟自由基有明显的清除作用,并抑制ＰＭＮ呼吸暴发时对氧的消耗,实验结果说明不同硒化合物不仅能够清除细胞体系产生的活性氧自由基,而且对化学反应生成的活性氧自由基也有清除作用。     

芦丁等天然产物清除活性氧自由基O_(?)~-和·OH的ESR研究

本文用促癌剂PMA(phorbol myristate acetate)刺激人多形核白细胞(PMN)呼吸暴发产生的活性氧自由基,Fenton反应产生的羟自由基·OH,光照核黄素和黄嘌呤/黄嘌呤氧化酶体系中产生的超氧阴离子自由基O(?)为模型,用自旋捕集方法研究天然产物芦丁,槲皮素,异槲皮苷和汉防已甲素对活性氧自由基(?)和·OH的清除作用.除汉防已甲素外,其它药物都能很明显地清除PMN呼吸暴发过程中产生的活性氧自由基.芦丁和异槲皮苷对(?)的清除率分别高达78.1%和79.9%,远远大于维生素E(12.7%)的作用.除汉防已甲素外,其它三种药物对·OH的清除作用也大于维生素E.四种天然产物对O(?)和·OH的清除作用都小于维生素C.     

芦丁等天然产物清除活性氧自由基O_(?)~-和·OH的ESR研究

本文用促癌剂PMA(phorbol myristate acetate)刺激人多形核白细胞(PMN)呼吸暴发产生的活性氧自由基,Fenton反应产生的羟自由基·OH,光照核黄素和黄嘌呤/黄嘌呤氧化酶体系中产生的超氧阴离子自由基O(?)为模型,用自旋捕集方法研究天然产物芦丁,槲皮素,异槲皮苷和汉防已甲素对活性氧自由基(?)和·OH的清除作用.除汉防已甲素外,其它药物都能很明显地清除PMN呼吸暴发过程中产生的活性氧自由基.芦丁和异槲皮苷对(?)的清除率分别高达78.1%和79.9%,远远大于维生素E(12.7%)的作用.除汉防已甲素外,其它三种药物对·OH的清除作用也大于维生素E.四种天然产物对O(?)和·OH的清除作用都小于维生素C.     

黄芪有效成分对氧自由基清除作用的ESR研究

用电子自旋共振技术研究了黄芪总黄酮(TFA)、黄芪总皂甙(TSA)和黄芪总多糖(TPA)对次黄嘌呤／黄嘌呤氧化酶体系产生的超氧阴离子自由基和H₂O₂－Fe²⁺体系产生的羟自由基的清除作用．结果表明,这3种成分均有清除氧自由基的作用;对超氧阴离子自由基的清除效能大于对羟自由基的清除作用;其作用强度依次为TFA＞TSA＞TPA．结果提示清除氧自由基可能是黄芪抗衰老的主要机理之一,TFA和TSA是黄芪抗氧化作用的主要药理活性成分．     

诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)基因表达的调控

一氧化氮（ＮＯ）自由基有多方面的生物学功能。随着研究的深入,发现ＮＯ能与超氧阴离子（Ｏ－２·）反应生成激发态亚硝酸（ＯＮＯＯＨ＊）,它与靶分子能产生羟自由基（·ＯＨ）和二氧化氮（ＮＯ２）样反应,在体内原先认为的一些ＮＯ效应,现在知道主要是由于ＯＮＯＯ...     

含硒银杏叶清除羟基自由在的ESR研究

利用电子自旋共振技术（ＥＳＲ）研究了含硒银杏叶提取物对Ｈ２Ｏ２－Ｆｅ＾２＋体系产生的羟基自由基的清除作用。与ＳＯＤ、茶多酚相比,含硒银杏叶提取物对羟基自基也有很强的清除效果,增添了有实用价值的天然、无公害的清除羟基自由基的新资源。     

巨噬细胞产生NO.和O_2~-自由基的分子机理

建立了用顺磁共振（ＥＳＲ）和化学发光技术测定巨噬细胞产生ＮＯ和氧自由基的方法．捕捉到了巨噬细胞受佛波酯刺激产生的ＮＯ．和Ｏ－２自由基．测定了在不同浓度Ｌ－精氨酸存在时佛波酯刺激后巨噬细胞产生的ＮＯ自由基．研究了巨噬细胞产生的ＮＯ和氧自由基的分子机理．结果表明巨噬细胞不仅产生氧自由基而且产生ＮＯ自由基．ＮＡＤＰＨ氧化酶产生氧自由基的部位位于巨噬细胞膜的外侧．ＮＯ合成酶活化产生ＮＯ自由基比ＮＡＤＰＨ氧化酶活化产生氧自由基晚几分钟．     

纤维二糖脱氢酶生成羟自由基和还原各种自由基的研究

利用电子顺磁共振（ＥＳＲ）技术和硫代巴比妥酸（ＴＢＡ）反应研究了纤维二糖脱氢酶（ＣＤＨ）生成·ＯＨ和还原各种自由基的能力．以纤维二糖为电子供体时,ＣＤＨ可以生成·ＯＨ．·ＯＨ生成量与ＣＤＨ、Ｆｅ３＋和Ｏ２的浓度有关．加入过氧化氢酶可使·ＯＨ的生成明显减少．ＣＤＨ可以还原自旋加合物［ＰＢＮ－ＯＨ］·、氮氧自由基和天然木素分子中的自由基．结果表明,ＣＤＨ具有生成·ＯＨ和还原各种自由基的能力．对该酶在木质纤维素降解中的作用进行了探讨     

螺旋藻转化纳米元素硒的制备及其体外清除自由基活性的初步研究

研究利用高密度富硒螺旋藻(Se-SP)细胞通过生物转化制备纳米元素硒(Nano-Se)的可行性,观察Nano-Se在体外对氧自由基的清除作用。用梯度离心分选Nano-Se,原子力显微镜(AFM)、透射电镜(TEM)及X-射线能谱(EDX)联用表征纳米粒中的元素硒形态,电感耦合等离子质谱仪(ICP-MS)测定Nano-Se中的硒含量,化学发光方法检测Nano-Se在体外对超氧自由基和羟自由基的清除作用。结果发现,Nano-Se主要由元素硒构成,形态呈球形,73%的纳米粒子直径大小分布在(61±17)nm范围。Nano-Se在体外对两种氧自由基的最大清除率分别为:30.1%和27.6%,相应的EC50分别为:0.8 μg/ml和2.2 μg/ml。相同剂量时,Nano-Se对氧自由基的清除作用比硒代蛋氨酸(Se-Met)及Se-SP中其它含硒活性成分更强。结果提示,利用高密度Se-SP可诱导Nano-Se的大量生成,Se-SP转化的Nano-Se可能是一种新的抗氧化硒形态,其作用机制和体内生物活性有待深入研究。     

超氧阴离子对心肌细胞Ca^2＋平衡的影响及硒的保护作用

在超氧阴离子（Ｏ２＾－）作用下,心肌细胞内游离钙深度（［Ｃａ＾２＋］ｉ）显著升高;心肌细胞膜通透性明显增强;膜脂流动性下降。一定深度的硒代蛋氨酸（Ｓｅ－Ｍｅｔ）亚硒酸钠（ＮａＳｅＯ３）可不同程度地拮Ｏ２＾－的影响。前者作用更为显著。这两种硒化合物也能提高谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（ＧＳＨ－Ｐｘ）的活性。综上所述,硒缺乏,高自由基及心肌细胞Ｃａ＾２＋平衡失调三者之间存在着相关性。在Ｏ２＾－作用下,心肌细胞内     

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.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.