植物中抗病原真菌的活性物质

综述了近十年国内外公开报道的部分植物抗病原真菌的活性物质, 这些物质主要包括萜类、生物碱类、黄酮类、酚类、醌类、苯丙素类、香豆素类和木脂素类等。侧重介绍了禾本科、豆科、蔷薇科、菊科和十字花科植物中抗病原真菌的活性物质的特点。提出了一些看法与建议。     

植物内生真菌抗菌活性物质的研究进展

植物内生真菌是一种新的微生物资源,具有潜在的应用前景,能产生生物碱类、肽类、甾体类、萜类、酚类、醌类、脂肪族类、异香豆素类等多种类型的抗菌活性物质.本文简要综述了植物内生真菌的抗菌活性物质的研究方法、提取物的抗菌活性、抗菌活性成分等方面的研究进展.     

药用植物内生真菌研究进展

药用植物内生真菌具有抗肿瘤、抗菌、抗病毒、抗氧化等活性,能够产生植物生长素、细胞激动素、赤霉素等促植物生长物质促进植物生长,从而使研究药用植物内生真菌成为寻找新型拮抗菌、抗肿瘤、抗氧化活性药物的重要资源。本文对药用植物内生真菌的多样性、分离鉴定、产生的次生代谢产物及其功能等做一综述。     

植物内生真菌抗肿瘤药物研究进展

癌症已经严重威胁人类的健康。从自然界中筛选更新的、更有效的抗癌药物已成为了该领域的研究重点。作为新型抗癌药物的潜在来源,众多从植物内生真菌分离的代谢产物被证明具有抗肿瘤的生物活性。这些内生真菌通常具有特殊的代谢途径,可以在其培养物中积累抗癌活性物质,如紫杉烷类、生物碱类、细胞松弛素、鬼臼毒素、布雷菲德菌素A等。将系统的介绍已分离自植物内生真菌的抗癌药物的研究进展,同时对内生真菌的抗癌药物筛选的策略和发展前景进行简要的展望。     

植物内生真菌及其活性代谢产物研究进展

植物内生真菌是一大类未被充分研究过的真菌,其物种及代谢产物均具有生物多样性,现今从植物内生真菌中得到的活性物质种类远比从土壤微生物中得到的多。对植物内生真菌的研究具有重要的生态学意义和经济学意义,在各个领域中应用前景广泛。作者主要综述了植物内生真菌及其活性物质研究的最新进展。     

微生物源抗植物病毒物质及其抗病毒机理的研究进展

微生物代谢产生的有抗病毒作用的活性物质,具有内吸活性强、安全高效的优点.目前从微生物资源中筛选并获得抗植物病毒物质已经成为研究的热点,对微生物抗病毒物质的分离提取和抗病机理方面的研究已经取得了一定的进展.对来源于不同种类微生物的抗病毒活性物质,以及抗病机理作了论述,并对微生物源抗植物病毒物质研究进行了展望.     

植物抗病的分子生物学基础

随着分子生物学的不断发展,人们已逐步了解植物寄主与病原之间的相互作用及植物抗病的分子机理。植物受病原侵染后出现两种类型的卫反应：局部防卫反应（过敏反应）和系统获得性防卫反应。本质素、植保素、活性氧、水杨酸等物质已被证明了在植物抗病中起了重要作用。抗病基因和防卫基因的诱导表达构成了防卫反应的遗传基础。本文综述了近年来抗病的分子生物学研究进展,并对其发展和应用前景作了展望。     

三类重要真菌生物活性物质及其研究方法概述

对高等真菌、内生真菌和海洋真菌活性物质的研究现状进行了概述,并对活性物质的筛选和分离方法等进行了介绍。     

鬼臼类植物内生真菌的分离及其抗癌活性研究

通过对三属四种鬼臼类植物地下茎内生真菌的分离,发现鬼臼类植物地下茎中内生真菌的物种类型极其丰富,主要分布在地下茎的表皮层和维管组织中,来源于外界环境.通过对包括鬼臼类植物在内的7种植物内生真菌的抗癌活性测定,发现内生真菌的抗癌活性与宿主有密切有关系,鬼臼类植物地下茎内生真菌含有较高比例的抗癌活性菌株.宿主种类、地理位置都会影响内生真菌的分布,进而影响活性菌株出现的频率.通过对所有鬼臼类植物地下茎内生真菌次生代谢产物的深入分析,并没有发现产生鬼臼毒素的内生真菌,鬼臼类植物地下茎内生真菌的抗癌活性成分是独立产生的.     

网络药理学和分子对接技术研究桑黄类真菌对疾病的潜在作用机制

桑黄类真菌是一类极具研究价值的药用真菌。近年来,对于桑黄类真菌的研究,多集中于对某一个物种的成分及药理活性的研究,系统比较桑黄类真菌中成分及药理活性的研究较少。本研究利用网络药理学和分子对接技术从理论上初步探讨了5种桑黄类真菌中化合物与疾病之间的分子作用机制。研究结果表明5种桑黄类真菌(栎木桑黄Sanghuangporus quercicola、鲍姆桑黄Sanghuangporus baumii、粗毛纤孔菌Inonotus hispidus、裂蹄木层孔菌Tropicorus linteus、黑盖木层孔菌Phellinus nigrians)中的39种有效成分,对应潜在靶点588个。KEGG通路富集筛选得到165条通路,分析结果发现这39种化合物的靶点主要分布在与炎症、糖尿病、肝癌、阿尔茨海默病和衰老相关的信号通路上。筛选出桑黄类真菌中抗病的潜在靶点共486个,构建抗病靶点的蛋白互作(PPI)网络,并筛选出LCK、STAT3、PTPN11、STAT1、STAT5B、MAPK1、JAK1、MAPK3、JAK3和JAK2作为关键靶点,构建5种桑黄类真菌-化合物-关键靶点-5种疾病的网络互作图,并进行分子对接验证。筛选出的桑黄类真菌中的12个有效成分均可与这些关键靶点产生相互作用,其中酚类化合物居多,此外二萜类化合物异海松酸与MAPK1结合能力最强。因此,5种桑黄类真菌可以通过多种化合物、多种靶点和多种途径起到抗病的作用,本研究为探索桑黄类真菌治疗和预防疾病潜在机制提供了理论基础。     

Substitution of methionine 63 or 83 in S100A9 and cysteine 42 in S100A8 abrogate the antifungal activities of S100A8/A9: potential role for oxidative regulation

S100A8 and S100A9 and their heterocomplex calprotectin (S100A8/A9) are abundant cytosolic constituents in human neutrophils previously shown to possess antifungal activity. This study was designed to investigate mechanisms involved in the modulation of the antifungal properties of S100A8/A9. S100A8, S100A9 and site-directed mutants of both proteins were tested for their antifungal effect against Candida albicans in microplate dilution assays. Whereas S100A8 alone did not inhibit fungal growth, S100A9 by itself had a moderate antifungal effect. Combining both proteins had the strongest effect. Supporting a potential role for oxidation in S100A8/A9, substitution of methionine 63 or 83 of S100A9 resulted in the loss of antifungal activity. Additionally, the substitution to alanine of cysteine 42 of S100A8 also caused a loss of S100A8's ability to enhance S100A9's antifungal effect. Overall, our data indicate that both S100A8 and S100A9 are required for their fully active antifungal effect and that oxidation regulates S100A8/A9 antifungal activity through mechanisms that remain to be elucidated and evaluated. Finally, together with our previous work describing the oxidation-sensitive anti-inflammatory effects of S100A8/A9, we propose that S100A8/A9 exerts an anti-inflammatory activity in healthy state and that conditions associated with oxidative stress activate the antifungal activity of S100A8/A9.     

Solution structures of the antifungal heliomicin and a selected variant with both antibacterial and antifungal activities

In response to an experimental infection, the lepidopteran Heliothis virescens produces an antifungal protein named heliomicin. Heliomicin displays sequence similarities with antifungal plant defensins and antibacterial or antifungal insect defensins. To gain information about the structural elements required for either antifungal or antibacterial activity, heliomicin and selected point-mutated variants were expressed in yeast as fusion proteins. The effects of mutations, defined by comparing the primary structure of heliomicin with the sequences of members of the insect defensin family, were analyzed using antibacterial and antifungal assays. One of the variants shows significant activity against Gram-positive bacteria while remaining efficient against fungi. The three-dimensional structures of this variant and of the wild-type protein were determined by two-dimensional (1)H NMR to establish a correlation between structure and antibacterial or antifungal activity. Wild-type and mutated heliomicins adopt a similar scaffold, including the so-called cysteine-stabilized alphabeta motif. A comparison of their structures with other defensin-type molecules indicates that common hydrophobic characteristics can be assigned to all the antifungal proteins. A comparative analysis of various structural features of heliomicin mutant and of antibacterial defensins enables common properties to be assessed, which will help to design new mutants with increased antibacterial activity.     

乳杆菌制剂和(或)达克宁治疗外阴阴道假丝酵母菌病的疗效比较

目的探讨乳杆菌制剂治疗外阴阴道假丝酵母菌病(VVC)的疗效。方法将2006年5月至7月在温州医学院附属二院确诊为VVC的患者分为3组,单纯使用达克宁栓者(A组)40例,联合使用达克宁栓及定君生阴道栓者(B组)40例,单纯使用定君生者40例(C组),进行对照。对3组的临床症状及真菌学检查结果进行分析讨论。结果停药3~5 d时,A、B组患者的疗效差异无显著性(P>0.05),C组患者的疗效明显低于A、B两组(P<0.05);停药30~37 d时,A、C组患者的疗效差异无显著性(P>0.05),B组患者的疗效明显高于A、C两组(P<0.05)。结论在应用阴道用乳杆菌治疗VVC时,应首先应用抗真菌药物,当真菌感染得以控制之后再使用乳杆菌,帮助恢复阴道内菌群环境。     

Antifungal activities of essential oils and their constituents from indigenous cinnamon (Cinnamomum osmophloeum) leaves against wood decay fungi

Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kaneh is one of the hardwood species indigenous to Taiwan that possesses significant antifungal activity. To examine the antifungal activity of leaf essential oils and dominant constituents from C. osmophloeum, the essential oils of leaves from three clones (A, B, and C) collected from Haw-Lin experimental forest were extracted and their components analyzed by gas chromatography. Results from the antifungal tests demonstrated that the essential oils of both B and C leaves had strong inhibitory effects. The antifungal indices of these two leaf oils at 100 ppm against five strains of white rot fungi and four strains of brown rot fungi were all 100%. Cinnamaldehyde, the major compound in C. osmophloeum leaf essential oils, possessed the strongest antifungal activities compared with the other components. Its antifungal indices against both Coriolus versicolor and Laetiporus sulphureus were 100%. The MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) of cinnamaldehyde against C. versicolor and L. sulphureus was 50 and 75 ppm, respectively. In addition, comparisons of the antifungal indices of cinnamaldehyde's congeners proved that cinnamaldehyde exhibited the strongest antifungal activities.     

Temporal generation of multiple antifungal proteins in primed seeds

A drastic increase of antifungal activity was demonstrated during plant seed germination and in seed protein extract in vitro. Multiple antifungal proteins with a wide spectrum of activity were generated and identified. Chromatographic and electrophoretic analysis demonstrated that during seed germination, more fractions with potent antifungal activity were generated, and the antifungal activity shifted from small molecules to high molecular proteins. This germination-related increase of antifungal activity were observed in all three plants tested, i.e., cheeseweed, cigar tree and wheat. This rapid increase of antifungal activity was also observed with incubation of seed proteins in vitro, suggesting that at least part of the antifungal protein generation is independent of gene expression. Seven antifungal proteins with activities against five different plant pathogens were isolated from the active fractions. However, random digestion of purified seed protein with multiple proteinases failed to generate any antifungal proteins. It is suggested that during plant seed germination, a regulated biochemical process takes place that results in the generation of multiple peptides or proteins with antifungal activities. This onset of antifungal proteins is transitional in nature, but could play an important role in the protection of plants in early stage of development when the more sophisticated defense system has yet to develop.     

Synthesis and antifungal activities in vitro of novel pyrazino [2,1-a] isoquinolin derivatives

A series of novel pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinolin compounds were designed and synthesized, and their antifungal activities in vitro were evaluated. The results showed that all of the compounds exhibited antifungal activities. Some of them exhibited stronger antifungal activities than that of lead compounds and among them compound 11b was the most potent one, which showed more potent than that of the active control fluconazole to the four of the five tested fungi. The studies presented here provide a new structural type for the development of novel antifungal agents.     

Antifungal activity in vitro of Baccharis glutinosa and Ambrosia confertiflora extracts on Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus and Fusarium verticillioides

The aims of this study were to evaluate the antifungal properties of Baccharis glutinosa and Ambrosia confertiflora extracts against Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus and Fusarium verticillioides, and to isolate the group of compounds that are responsible for the antifungal activity. Samples of aerial parts from each plant were extracted with 70% methanol and sequentially partitioned with hexane, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol. The partitioned fractions were evaluated in their capacity to inhibit the radial growth of the three species of fungi. The active fraction was used for an assay-guided chromatography of antifungal extracts. The results showed that the extract from B. glutinosa partitioned in ethyl acetate (Bea) showed the highest antifungal activity against the three fungi. Bea completely inhibited the growth of F. verticillioides at 0.8 mg/ml, whereas the radial growth of A. flavus and A. parasiticus was inhibited 70% at 1.5 mg/ml. The purified antifungal fraction from Bea showed 72, 54, and 52% of antifungal activity, respectively.     

Substituted indoloquinolines as new antifungal agents

Cryptolepine (2) possesses desirable properties to serve as a lead in developing new antifungal agents. Using SAR techniques, several analogues of cryptolepine were designed to increase potency and to broaden the antifungal spectrum over several opportunistic microorganisms. A number of 2-substituted indoloquinolines have been synthesized and evaluated in antifungal screens and several have been shown to increase potency and expand the antifungal spectrum of cryptolepine. Comparison of MICs of a number of these analogues with standard antifungal agents, shows them to be comparable to Amphotericin B and Ketoconazole.