苦参碱类生物碱的应用进展

苦参碱是豆科植物苦参、苦豆子、广豆根等中草药的活性成分,是苦参碱类生物碱的代表,这一类生物碱主要还包括氧化苦参碱、槐果碱、氧化槐果碱、槐定碱和槐胺碱等。而对苦参碱和氧化苦参碱的研究最为广泛。苦参碱对中枢神经具有解热、镇痛、抗惊厥、稳定神经等作用;对心血管系统具有明显的负性频率和正性肌力作用、能防治动脉粥样硬化、减轻心肌损伤等作用;对消化系统具有抗肝损伤、抗纤维化、升高白细胞等作用;还具有抗肿瘤、抗肝癌等作用。氧化苦参碱用于治疗白细胞低下和慢性乙型、丙型肝炎、阻止肝纤维化和肝硬化,有抗心律失常、强心、平喘等作用。槐果碱有明显抗柯萨奇B病毒(Coxsackie Virus B,CVB)的作用、免疫调节功能以及抗严重急性呼吸道综合症(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome,SARS)病毒的作用。槐定碱有改善心功能、抗炎、抗肿瘤、抗病毒作用。槐胺碱具有免疫抑制、抗心律失常作用。本文综述了这一类生物碱的成分分析及其部分化合物的药理活性和临床应用等方面的研究进展。     

苦参黄酮类成分的研究

苦参(Sphora flavescens Ait)为豆科槐属植物,根入药,具有清热、燥湿、杀虫之功效。近年来国内外对苦参的研究较为重视。我们对苦参的化学成分进行了系统的研究,从苦参总黄酮中分离出8种黄酮类化合物:高丽槐素(maackiain,1)、4-甲氧基高丽槐素(4-methoxy-maackiain,2)、三叶豆紫檀甙(trifolirhizin,3)、降脱水淫羊藿素(nor-anhydroicaritin,4)、异苦参酮(isokurarinone,5)、槐属二氢黄酮 B(sopho-raflavanone B,6)、降苦参酮(nor-kurarinone,7)和芒柄花素(formoronetin,8)。化合物1、2和6是首次从苦参中得到的。本文报道苦参黄酮类化合物的研究。     

苦参植株中总生物碱的分布及含量测定

选用酸性染料络合显色法测定了江苏盱眙产苦参的根、茎、叶、种子等部位中苦参总碱的含量 ,为充分利用苦参全植株提供了一定的依据。     

苦参和苦豆子的过氧化物酶同工酶谱分析和比较

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳技术分析和比较了5个不同产地的苦参和1种苦豆子的过氧化物酶同工酶活性。结果表明：不同产地苦参品种和苦豆子的过氧化物酶同工酶谱迁移率在0.14～0.28之间,共6条酶谱带。聚类分析表明,苦参和苦豆子的亲缘关系较远,而不同产地的苦参种质也存在一定的差异,可分为3类：甘肃成县栽培的苦参与甘肃岷县栽培的苦参为一类,河南卢氏野生苦参单独为一类,河北承德野生苦参和甘肃成县野生苦参为一类。     

气候变化条件下苦参在我国潜在分布区的预测分析

为了解气候变化情景下苦参在中国的潜在分布区变化,探讨生物气候因子与苦参适宜分布格局的关系.该文通过收集苦参的地理分布点并结合19项生态因子,运用最大熵模型(MaxEnt)和地理信息系统(ArcGIS)对末次盛冰期、当前气候、未来气候三种气候情景下苦参在我国适生区的分布格局进行模拟,并分析影响苦参生长的主导生态因子.结果...     

复方苦参水杨酸对绿豆种苗萌发生长的影响

研究结果显示:50ppm复方苦参水杨酸处理后的绿豆种子发芽率、发芽势以及生长势优于清水对照组,高浓度复方苦参水杨酸处理后各指数均劣于清水对照组。表明适宜浓度(50ppm)复方苦参水杨酸能够加速绿豆种子萌发以及促进种苗生长。此外,一定浓度(100ppm)的复方苦参水杨酸可抑制绿豆幼苗根的生长,促进茎、叶生长。     

4种中草药及其复方抗马拉色菌体的外药敏实验

目的观察苦参、当归、侧柏叶和白鲜皮及观察苦参、当归、侧柏叶和白鲜皮、混合药液与主要有效成分对4株CBS马拉色菌标准株的体外抑菌效果。方法通过液基稀释法,用含橄榄油的液体培养基测定各药液对马拉色菌的抑制作用。结果最小抑菌浓度（MIC）由小到大排列分别为：白鲜碱、苦参碱、苦参、侧柏叶、氧化苦参碱、侧柏叶＋当归（二仙丸）、混合药液（侧柏叶＋当归＋苦参＋白鲜皮）、白鲜皮、二仙丸＋苦参、苦参＋白鲜皮、二仙丸＋白鲜皮、槲皮素、当归、阿魏酸。结论4种中草药及其混合药液、主要有效成分均有抑制马拉色菌的作用。     

苦参酮的热稳定性及其提取工艺研究

考察了苦参酮的热稳定性,并用正交实验方法优选了苦参酮的提取工艺。结果发现,苦参酮在50℃下较稳定;以苦参酮的相对提取率为考察指标,在所考察的范围内,影响苦参酮相对提取率的主要因素依次为：提取时间〉乙醇浓度〉温度〉溶剂用量,其中提取时间和乙醇浓度对苦参酮的相对提取率影响显著;苦参酮的最佳提取工艺为：提取温度50℃,提取时间120min,容积用量（mL/g）25：1,乙醇浓度（v／v）：80％,相对提取率达到99．6％。优化后的提取工艺能较高效率地提取苦参酮。     

苦参水提液的杀菌效果

采用悬液定量杀菌试验,对苦参水提液的杀菌效果进行实验室研究。研究发现,苦参水提液对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠埃希菌、枯草芽胞杆菌、白假丝酵母菌和黑曲霉均具有明显的杀菌作用。通过模拟现场试验,苦参水提液起到了显著地杀菌效果。     

Box-Behnken法优化苦参多糖的超声提取工艺

目的:采用响应曲面法对影响苦参多糖提取率的主要影响因素超声时间、超声功率和水料比进行优化。方法:采用超声法提取苦参多糖,以Box-Behnke响应面法优化苦参多糖的超声提取工艺条件,并进行预测分析。结果:Design Expert软件分析表明:苦参多糖提取在超声功率617.19W、超声时间22.45min、水料比27.25:1(m L:g)的最佳工艺条件下,提取率达到8.92%,实测结果与响应面拟和所得方程的预测值符合良好。结论:Box-Behnken响应面法应用于优化苦参多糖超声提取工艺是可行的,建立的数学模型和实验观察数据相符。     

海蛎壳生物质资源再利用的研究进展*

海蛎是一种营养和医药价值较高的咸水双壳类动物,在世界各地被广泛养殖。海蛎壳副产品是一种天然生物质资源,由95%的碳酸钙和5%的有机基质组成。海蛎壳的多尺度、多层次“砖-泥”独特结构,使其具有良好的机械稳定性、生物相容性、可降解性和优异的吸附特性。首先,介绍了海蛎壳生物质的理化性质和天然独特微纳米结构,总结了海蛎壳在农业、工业、生物医药领域的研究现状,详细阐述了其在污水治理、土壤改良、天然抗菌剂(食品工业和生物医药)、骨组织工程、医药原料、生物填料、工业催化剂及分散载体、建筑工业填料、功能化涂料等领域的研究现状。其次,概述了利用生物转化技术将海蛎壳转化为生物能源、新型生物质材料等方面的研究进展。最后,展望了海蛎壳生物质资源及其衍生物未来在工业、农业、医药领域的潜在应用。     

国内8款常用植物识别软件的识别能力评价

随着智能手机和人工智能技术的发展, 以手机app为载体的植物识别软件慢慢走进公众生活、科普活动和科研活动的各个方面。植物识别app的识别正确率是决定其使用价值和用户体验的关键因素。目前, 国内应用市场上有许多植物识别app, 它们的开发目的和应用范围各异, 软件本身的关注点、数据库来源、算法、硬件要求也存在很大差异。对于不同人群, 植物识别app有不同的意义, 如对于科研人员来说, 识别能力强的app是提高效率的一大工具; 对植物爱好者来说, 具一定准确率的识别app可以作为入门的工具。因此, 对各app的识别能力进行分析与评价显得尤为重要。本文选取了8款常用的app, 分别对400张已准确鉴定的植物图片进行识别, 其中干旱半干旱区、温带、热带和亚热带4个区各选取100张。这些图片共计122科164属340种, 涵盖了乔木、灌木、草本、草质藤本和木质藤本5种生长型, 包含23种国家级保护植物。种、属、科准确识别正确分别计4分、2分、1分, 以此标准对软件识别能力按总得分进行排序, 正确率得分由高到低依次为花帮主、百度识图、花伴侣、形色、花卉识别、植物识别、发现识花、微软识花。     

中国昆虫染色体研究现状与展望

简要叙述了中国昆虫染色体研究的现状,包括研究涉及的昆虫类群、核型分析结果、研究方法和手段、染色体有丝分裂、减数分裂、染色体形态变异、结构变异和数量变异等。我国学者对昆虫染色体研究从20世纪30年代开始,迄今已对蜉蝣目、蜚蠊目、直翅目、半翅目、同翅目、鞘翅目、鳞翅目、双翅目、蚤目和膜翅目等10目481种昆虫的核型进行了研究,主要集中在蝗虫、蝽类、蚜虫、蚕类、果蝇、摇蚊及实蝇等。在染色体行为方面的研究主要有：蚕类和果蝇等有丝分裂;蜚蠊类、蝗类、蝽类和蚕类的减数分裂及性别决定机制;部分昆虫的联会复合体分析。染色体结构变异的研究主要集中在果蝇和蚊类昆虫的唾腺染色体;果蝇的B染色体;蚕类和蚊类昆虫染色体的缺失、易位和倒位等变异;蚕蛾类的数量变异。研究结果多应用于昆虫系统分类和进化的探讨,揭示昆虫遗传与变异规律。通过与国外研究成果对比,提出昆虫染色体研究的必要性,并对我国未来昆虫染色体研究进行了展望。     

Safety of 80 antidepressants,antipsychotics, anti‐attention‐deficit/hyperactivity medications and mood stabilizers in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders: a large scale systematic meta‐review of 78 adverse effects

Mental disorders frequently begin in childhood or adolescence. Psychotropic medications have various indications for the treatment of mental dis­orders in this age group and are used not infrequently off‐label. However, the adverse effects of these medications require special attention during developmentally sensitive periods of life. For this meta‐review, we systematically searched network meta‐analyses and meta‐analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), individual RCTs, and cohort studies reporting on 78 a priori selected adverse events across 19 categories of 80 psychotropic medications – including antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti‐attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications and mood stabilizers – in children and adolescents with mental disorders. We included data from nine network meta‐analyses, 39 meta‐analyses, 90 individual RCTs, and eight cohort studies, including 337,686 children and adolescents. Data on ≥20% of the 78 adverse events were available for six antidepressants (sertraline, escitalopram, paroxetine, fluoxetine, venlafaxine and vilazodone), eight antipsychotics (risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole, lurasidone, paliperidone, ziprasidone, olanzapine and asenapine), three anti‐ADHD medications (methylphenidate, atomoxetine and guanfacine), and two mood stabilizers (valproate and lithium). Among these medications with data on ≥20% of the 78 adverse events, a safer profile emerged for escitalopram and fluoxetine among antidepressants, lurasidone for antipsychotics, methylphenidate among anti‐ADHD medications, and lithium among mood stabilizers. The available literature raised most concerns about the safety of venlafaxine, olanzapine, atomoxetine, guanfacine and valproate. Nausea/vomiting and discontinuation due to adverse event were most frequently associated with antidepressants; sedation, extrapyramidal side effects, and weight gain with antipsychotics; anorexia and insomnia with anti‐ADHD medications; sedation and weight gain with mood stabilizers. The results of this comprehensive and updated quantitative systematic meta‐review of top‐tier evidence regarding the safety of antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti‐ADHD medications and mood stabilizers in children and adolescents can inform clinical practice, research and treatment guidelines.     

Extracellular Adenosine, Inosine, Hypoxanthine, and Xanthine in Relation to Tissue Nucleotides and Purines in Rat Striatum During Transient Ischemia

Extracellular (EC) adenosine, hypoxanthine, xanthine, and inosine concentrations were monitored in vivo in the striatum during steady state, 15 min of complete brain ischemia, and 4 h of reflow and compared with purine and nucleotide levels in the tissue. Ischemia was induced by three-vessel occlusion combined with hypotension (50 mm Hg) in male Sprague-Dawley rats. EC purines were sampled by microdialysis, and tissue adenine nucleotides and purine catabolites were extracted from the in situ frozen brain at the end of the experiment. ATP, ADP, and AMP were analyzed with enzymatic fluorometric techniques, and adenosine, hypoxanthine, xanthine, and inosine with a modified HPLC system. Ischemia depleted tissue ATP, whereas AMP, adenosine, hypoxanthine, and inosine accumulated. In parallel, adenosine, hypoxanthine, and inosine levels increased in the EC compartment. Adenosine reached an EC concentration of 40 microM after 15 min of ischemia. Levels of tissue nucleotides and purines normalized on reflow. However, xanthine levels increased transiently (sevenfold). In the EC compartment, adenosine, inosine, and hypoxanthine contents normalized slowly on reflow, whereas the xanthine content increased. The high EC levels of adenosine during ischemia may turn off spontaneous neuronal firing, counteract excitotoxicity, and inhibit ischemic calcium uptake, thereby exerting neuroprotective effects.     

Oxypred： Prediction and Classification of Oxygen-Binding Proteins

This study describes a method for predicting and classifying oxygen-binding pro- teins. Firstly, support vector machine (SVM) modules were developed using amino acid composition and dipeptide composition for predicting oxygen-binding pro- teins, and achieved maximum accuracy of 85.5% and 87.8%, respectively. Sec- ondly, an SVM module was developed based on amino acid composition, classify- ing the predicted oxygen-binding proteins into six classes with accuracy of 95.8%, 97.5%, 97.5%, 96.9%, 99.4%, and 96.0% for erythrocruorin, hemerythrin, hemo- cyanin, hemoglobin, leghemoglobin, and myoglobin proteins, respectively. Finally, an SVM module was developed using dipeptide composition for classifying the oxygen-binding proteins, and achieved maximum accuracy of 96.1%, 98.7%, 98.7%, 85.6%, 99.6%, and 93.3% for the above six classes, respectively. All modules were trained and tested by five-fold cross validation. Based on the above approach, a web server Oxypred was developed for predicting and classifying oxygen-binding proteins(available from http://www.imtech.res.in/raghava/oxypred/).     

Neutrino intergalactic communication,metal life,and viruses: Part 1 quo vadis ex machina

At one spectrum extreme, Astrobiology conjectures that for exoplanets with Goldilocks conditions, terrestrial-like life is inevitable. Moreover, it is envisaged that via panspermia, terrestrial-like life and its precursors are transferred among galaxies, stars, and within solar systems via transiting comets, asteroids, and planetoids. In addition, expelled stars, which have solar systems, it is inferred, transfer life as well. However, at the other extreme, we propose a paradigm shift that on some planets, subject to non- Goldilocks conditions, metal machine life could arise, ab initio, and evolve viruses, intelligence, and civilizations, conjointly. Accordingly, intelligent mechanized civilizations could readily and efficiently commence space exploration. Furthermore, as a counter paradigm shift, such civilizations could experiment and produce non-metallic life, based on carbon and other non-metal elements, under suitable conditions, related to Goldilocks life. Even a single example of validated interstellar or intergalactic communication received on the Earth would support the existence of life elsewhere. However, the communication platform should not be restricted to electromagnetic radiation. Other platforms should be included as well - one such example, which would require sophisticated technology, is neutrino communication. This is the case for any advanced civilization, be it metal-machine based, biological-based, and carbon-based. In sum, civilizations based on machine life, would be highly productive due to the longevity and hardiness of machine life. However, significant caveats are raised in this brief report, because possibly dissimilar psychologies and intelligence may lead to conflicts between metal machine life and biological life, inter-paradigm conflict.     

Allenic and cumulenic lipids

Nowadays, about 200 natural allenic metabolites, more than 2700 synthetic allenic compounds, and about 1300 cumulenic structures are known. The present review describes research on natural as well as some biological active allenic and cumulenic lipids and related compounds isolated from different sources. Intensive searches for new classes of pharmacologically potent agents produced by living organisms have resulted in the discovery of dozens of such compounds possessing high anticancer, cytotoxic, antibacterial, antiviral, and other activities. Known allenic and cumulenic compounds can be subdivided on several structural classes: fatty acids, hydrocarbons, terpenes, steroids, carotenoids, marine bromoallenes, peptides, aromatic, cumulenic, and miscellaneous compounds. This review emphasizes the role of natural and synthetic allenic and cumulenic lipids and other related compounds as an important source of leads for drug discovery.     

Breeding for resistance to diseases in greengram and blackgram

Summary This review is given on the origin and interrelationship of blackgram and greengram: the symptoms, mode of transmission, and host range of important diseases, namely: mungbean yellow mosaic virus, leaf crinkle virus, leaf curl virus, mosaic mottle virus, Cercospora leaf spot, powdery mildew, root and stem rots, bacterial leaf spot and halo blight. The screening for resistance, sources of resistance, including interspecific hybridization, and induced mutations, as well as the genetics of resistance are treated along with suggestions for future breeding strategies of these crops.Greengram is relatively drought tolerant. It is cultivated in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, Vietnam, eastern Malaysia, Southern China and in the relatively dry eastern parts of Java, (Jain and Mehra 1978). In the recent past it has been introduced into the eastern and central parts of Africa, the West Indies and the U.S.A. It is also grown in the Philippines, Nepal, Taiwan and Indonesia. Blackgram has greater water requirements than greengram. It is grown in India, Pakistan, Srilanka and Burma (Jain and Mehra 1978).     

Effects of antipsychotics,antidepressants and mood stabilizers on risk for physical diseases in people with schizophrenia,depression and bipolar disorder

People with severe mental illness have a considerably shorter lifespan than the general population. This excess mortality is mainly due to physical illness. Next to mental illness‐related factors, unhealthy lifestyle, and disparities in health care access and utilization, psychotropic medications can contribute to the risk of physical morbidity and mortality. We systematically reviewed the effects of antipsychotics, antidepressants and mood stabilizers on physical health outcomes in people with schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder. Updating and expanding our prior systematic review published in this journal, we searched MEDLINE (November 2009 ‐ November 2014), combining the MeSH terms of major physical disease categories (and/or relevant diseases within these categories) with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, and the three major psychotropic classes which received regulatory approval for these disorders, i.e., antipsychotics, antidepressants and mood stabilizers. We gave precedence to results from (systematic) reviews and meta‐analyses wherever possible. Antipsychotics, and to a more restricted degree antidepressants and mood stabilizers, are associated with an increased risk for several physical diseases, including obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, hyponatremia; cardiovascular, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal, haematological, musculoskeletal and renal diseases, as well as movement and seizure disorders. Higher dosages, polypharmacy, and treatment of vulnerable (e.g., old or young) individuals are associated with greater absolute (elderly) and relative (youth) risk for most of these physical diseases. To what degree medication‐specific and patient‐specific risk factors interact, and how adverse outcomes can be minimized, allowing patients to derive maximum benefits from these medications, requires adequate clinical attention and further research.