黄白侧耳大米固体发酵次级代谢产物分析

从黄白侧耳Pleurotus cornucopiae大米固体发酵物中分离得到4个苯酞类化合物,2个为新结构化合物:2-(ethoxymethyl)-3,5-diethoxybenzyl acetate(1)、2-(acetoxymethyl)-4,6-dimethoxybenzyl tridecanoate(2),2个为已知化合物:5,7-dimethoxyisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one(3)、4,6-dimethoxyisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one(4)。对化合物进行生物活性评价发现,化合物3、4具有抑制肿瘤细胞HeLa生长活性,IC50值分别为66.2和65.7μmol/L;化合物3和4对LPS诱导的RAW264.7细胞释放NO有抑制作用,IC50值分别为17.2和67.9μmol/L。     

组织蛋白酶B的新型天然抑制剂

组织蛋白酶B是木瓜蛋白酶类半胱氨酸蛋白酶家族的重要成员,它与人类多种疾病相关,尤其是在恶性肿瘤的侵袭转移过程中扮演了重要角色.通过随机筛选,发现了五个对组织蛋白酶B具有较好抑制活性的天然化合物prodelphinidin B-23'-O-gallate(1),prodelphinidin B-2(2),ImJcyarddin B-2(3),puexin A(4)和(-)epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate(5),其IC50值分别为0.58,0.44,0.76,2.07和0.96umol/L.这五个抑制剂为黄烷醇类化合物,均为组织蛋白酶B的新型天然抑制剂.     

植物来源的蛋白磷酸酶Cdc25C的新抑制剂

蛋白磷酸酶Cdc25C能够使有丝分裂激酶CDK1/cyclin B去磷酸化,从而促进细胞周期的进程.已经在一些肿瘤细胞中检测到Cdc25C的过量表达,这使得Cde25C成为肿瘤治疗中的潜在靶标.通过随机筛选,发现了八个CAe25C的天然新抑制剂(1-8),其IC50值在1.66～75.07umol/L之间.肿瘤细胞毒试验结果表明,其中四个化合物(化合物3,4,5,7)对十种肿瘤细胞株显示一定的细胞毒活性,其IC50值皆小于10ug/ml.     

SARS冠状病毒主蛋白酶抑制剂的筛选及抑制动力学研究

对SARS冠状病毒主蛋白酶(SARS-CoV M^pro)进行异源重组表达与提纯,并以其为靶点,利用基于荧光共振能量转移(FRET)技术的体外药物筛选模型,对蛋白酶抑制剂聚焦库96种化合物进行了体外抑制活性的评价,并从动力学的角度探讨筛选出的阳性化合物对SARS-CoV M^pro的抑制能力与机制。结果表明:通过筛选获得抑制率>80%、淬灭率<20%的化合物5种,为P-1-08、P-1-19、P-2-24、P-2-28、P-2-54,其半数有效抑制浓度(IC₅₀)分别为:0.69±0.05μmol/L、1.19±0.41μmol/L、0.14±0.01μmol/L、1.36±0.07μmol/L、0.36±0.03μmol/L。其中化合物P-1-08、P-1-19、P-2-24、P-2-54对SARS冠状病毒主蛋白酶的抑制作用为不可逆抑制,化合物P-2-28的抑制作用为可逆抑制。根据Lineweaver-Burk图和Dixon图的研究,发现化合物P-2-28对SARS冠状病毒主蛋白酶呈竞争性抑制,抑制常数Ki为0.81μmol/L。通过对底物浓度,IC₅₀值及Ki值关系的研究,进一步验证了P-2-28的抑制作用为竞争性抑制。该抑制剂的发现为SARS冠状病毒主蛋白酶抑制剂的研究打下基础,为抗SARS病毒药物开发提供了先导化合物。     

海洋真菌帚状弯孢聚壳FS26代谢产物的分离鉴定与抗肿瘤活性研究

采用硅胶柱、反相硅胶柱和凝胶柱等色谱技术和重结晶进行分离纯化,从一株分离自南海沉积物的海洋真菌帚状弯孢聚壳Eutypella scoparia的液体发酵提取物中分离得到6个化合物。通过分析波谱数据和与文献比对,化合物1－6分别被鉴定为：(3S,3aR,7aS)-3a,4,5,7a-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethylbenzofuran-2(3H)-one (1),rel-(3S,6S,7R,10R)-7,10-epoxy-3,7,11- trimethyldodec-1-ene-3,6,11-triol (2),euphorbol (3),tuberoside (4),phenochalasin B (5),尿嘧啶(6)。生物活性测试结果显示细胞松弛素类化合物5对MCF-7、NCI-H460和SF-268三种肿瘤细胞株均具有显著的抗肿瘤活性,其IC50分别为0.022μmol/L、0.073μmol/L和0.059μmol/L。     

大叶藤黄叶片的化学成分及其抗氧化活性研究

为了解药用植物大叶藤黄(Garcinia xanthochymus)叶片的化学成分,采用UPLC-QTOF-MS从叶片中得到19个化合物,主要为双黄酮类、黄酮类和间苯三酚类化合物。采用色谱分离法从叶片的80%甲醇提取物中分离得到5个单体化合物,根据理化性质及波谱数据,分别鉴定为二氢山奈酚(1)、dulcisbiflavonoid A (2)、7-去甲基银杏双黄酮(3)、mono-[2-(4-carboxyphenoxycarbonyl)-vinyl]ester (4)、山奈酚(5)。化合物1和2为首次从大叶藤黄中分离得到,化合物3和4为首次从藤黄属植物中分离得到。化合物1和5清除DPPH自由基的IC50值分别为146.8和39.0μg/m L,表明其具有抗氧化活性。     

抗心律失常药RP62 71 9对哺乳动物心室肌K~ 电流的抑制

使用全细胞膜片箝技术 ,研究RP6 2 719对内向整流钾电流 (IK1)、瞬时外向钾电流 (Ito)和延迟外向整流钾电流 (IK)的作用 ,并探讨其抗心律失常作用的机制。实验结果表明 ,在指令电压为 - 10 0mV时 ,RP6 2 719可显著抑制豚鼠心室肌细胞IK1,半数抑制浓度 (IC50 )为 5 0± 1 0 μmol/L。RP6 2 71910 μmol/L在 40mV时对犬心室肌细胞Ito抑制率为 84 0± 4 4% ,IC50 为 1 2± 0 5 1μmol/L。在 40mV时 ,5 0 μmol/LRP6 2 719还可使豚鼠心室肌细胞IKstep减少 5 0 0± 8 3% ,IKtail减少 5 6 0± 4 9% ,IC50 分别为 4 2± 0 8μmol/L和 3 3± 0 75 μmol/L。提示RP6 2 719抗心律失常的离子机制与其对IK1、Ito及IK 的抑制有关     

鲍姆氏层孔菌子实体中化合物的分离鉴定及其体外抑制肿瘤的研究

鲍姆氏层孔菌Phellinus baumii子实体中分离得到的化合物,通过波谱分析,分别鉴定为:麦角甾‐7,22‐二烯‐3β‐醇十五烷酸酯(1),星鱼甾醇(2),灵芝醇B(3),麦角甾‐6,22‐二烯‐3β,5α,8α‐三醇(4),灵芝酸DM(5)和Inoscavin A(6)。化合物1、2、3、4、5为首次从Phellinus baumii子实体中获得。对化合物进一步作了体外抗肿瘤实验,结果表明,化合物1、2、4、5、6对肿瘤细胞K562的增殖有不用程度的抑制作用,其抑制率IC50值分别为63.5、10.3、70.6、35.9和3.5μg/m L。化合物5对肿瘤细胞Hep G2也有明显的抑制作用,其抑制率IC50值为50.3μg/m L。     

垫状卷柏中化学成分的分离及其抑制肿瘤细胞增殖活性CSCD

利用质谱引导的自动纯化分离系统对垫状卷柏95%乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯萃取部分进行选择性分离纯化双黄酮类、炔酚类化合物。并利用MS、^(1)H NMR、^(13)C NMR、2D NMR等光波谱分析方法确定结构,结果得到四个双黄酮类化合物,分别为扁柏双黄酮(1)、异柳杉双黄酮(2)、苏铁双黄酮(3)、穗花杉双黄酮(4),七个炔酚类化合物,分别为selaginellin(5)、selaginpulvilin A(6)、selaginpulvilin B(7)、selaginellin O(8)、selaginellin E(9)、selaginellin A(10)、selaginellin B(11)。采用MTT法评价了化合物1~11体外抑制人非小细胞肺癌细胞(NSCLC)H322增殖活性,结果表明,除化合物4和7外,其他化合物对人非小细胞肺癌细胞H322有不同程度的增殖抑制活性,其中化合物3和10抑制作用较强,IC_(50)值分别为16.70和9.54μmol/L。     

硫化氢合成酶抑制剂金丝桃素的体内外抗结肠癌作用研究

为研究金丝桃素对硫化氢合成酶活性的影响,探索金丝桃素作为胱硫醚-β-合成酶(CBS)抑制剂的体内外抗结肠癌作用。本研究通过亚甲蓝法测定金丝桃素和氨基氧乙酸(AOAA)对CBS产H2S活性的抑制作用,以HT29人结肠癌细胞和移植HT29细胞的裸鼠肿瘤模型为抗肿瘤研究对象,测定金丝桃素体内外抗肿瘤作用。结果表明,来源于贯叶连翘(Hypericum perforatum L.)的化合物金丝桃素是CBS的高效选择性抑制剂,其IC50为7.9±1.42μmol/L。金丝桃素能显著抑制HT29人结肠癌细胞的增殖,其IC50为22.2±2.25μmol/L。基因沉默实验表明CBS蛋白可能是金丝桃素在细胞内的潜在靶标之一。意外的是,目前普遍使用的CBS抑制剂AOAA抑制HT29细胞增殖作用非常弱,其IC50为152.5±35.68μmol/L。此外,不同剂量的金丝桃素(5~30mg/kg·d)均能显著减少裸鼠肿瘤体积和重量,30mg/kg·d剂量皮下给药2周后,和对照组相比肿瘤重量减少了68%。以上结果表明金丝桃素作为CBS的选择性抑制剂具有显著的抗结肠癌作用。     

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.