白藜芦醇对猪前体脂肪细胞凋亡的作用及机理

旨在研究白藜芦醇对猪前体脂肪细胞凋亡的作用,探讨其分子机制。以50 μmol/L、100 μmol/L、200 μmol/L、400 μmol/L白藜芦醇处理猪前体脂肪细胞,采用Hoechst 33258染色剂染色,光学和荧光显微镜分别观察细胞的形态学变化。semi-qRT-PCR和Western blotting方法检测凋亡相关基因sirt1、caspase-3、bcl-2、bax、p53、NF-κB的mRNA和蛋白的表达变化。结果表明,白藜芦醇处理后,前体脂肪细胞出现明显的细胞凋亡,伴随细胞体积缩小,染色质凝集,核质固缩等特征显现,与对照组相比200 μmol/L处理组细胞的凋亡率显著升高 (P＜0.05)。凋亡相关基因sirt1、caspase-3和bax的mRNA和蛋白表达水平显著上调 (P＜0.05),而bcl-2、p53、NF-κB等基因的表达水平明显下调 (P＜0.05)。进一步证实白藜芦醇特异性地增加sirt1的表达活性,而sirt1的上调影响caspase-3和bcl-2家族因子的活性,同时参与调控p53和NF-κB的转录表达。因此,推测sirt1调控凋亡相关因子表达是白藜芦醇诱导前体脂肪细胞凋亡的关键原因。     

爪哇伪枝藻胞外多糖诱导皮肤癌细胞(A431)凋亡的研究

为探讨爪哇伪枝藻胞外多糖(Extracellular polymeric substances of Scytonema javanicum, EPS)诱导人表皮癌A431细胞凋亡及其对凋亡相关基因caspase-3、bcl-2和bax表达的影响,本实验利用MTT法检测细胞生长抑制情况;HE染色法及透射电镜进行形态学观察;单细胞凝胶电泳法(SCGE/彗星电泳)分析DNA受损情况;免疫组织化学法检测细胞内caspase-3、bcl-2和bax表达水平。结果显示EPS能显著抑制A431细胞增殖,并呈时间和剂量依赖性,作用96h的半数抑制浓度IC50为4.25mg/mL,并出现细胞凋亡的形态学改变;彗星电泳结果与对照相比6mg/mL EPS作用48h能引起A431细胞DNA严重损伤;免疫组织化学检测发现6mg/mL EPS作用72h能显著上调A431细胞内凋亡相关基因caspase-3和bax的表达,而下调bcl-2的表达。     

敲降组蛋白去乙酰化酶HDAC8对斑马鱼ZF4细胞存活率的影响

组蛋白去乙酰化酶(HDACs)作为表观遗传酶类的重要一员,能够通过去乙酰化核内组蛋白的方式在细胞转录调控中发挥重要作用,然而,其在鱼类生理中的作用目前报道较少.本研究设计合成了斑马鱼HDAC8的shRNA,用EcoR Ⅰ和AgeⅠ酶切构建了pLKO.1-hdac8-shRNA重组质粒,同时构建了一个阴性对照重组质粒(nc),接着将pCMV-VSVG、pCMV-Dr8.91两个慢病毒包装质粒分别与设计好的重组质粒共转染到HEK-293T细胞中进行病毒包装.收集病毒并用其感染ZF4细胞,RT-qPCR检测表明ZF4细胞中hdac8成功被敲降.随后使用台盼蓝染色法检测ZF4细胞存活率,并进一步检测了细胞内凋亡相关基因bax、bcl2、caspase-3的表达情况.研究发现:与对照组(nc)细胞相比,敲降hdac8的细胞存活率显著下降(P＜0.05),bax及caspase-3的表达量在敲降hdac8的细胞内显著上调,意味着敲降hdac8的细胞死亡的增加可能是通过上调凋亡水平引起的.本研究为后期对斑马鱼在生长发育过程中及环境压力下的凋亡机制的研究提供基础.     

重组nkx2.5腺病毒抑制过氧化氢诱导的H9c2细胞凋亡

为研究心脏发育关键基因nkx2.5的功能及应用价值,构建Ad-Nkx2.5重组腺病毒,并检测nkx2.5过表达拮抗氧化应激损伤的效应及机制。采用AdEasy腺病毒表达系统构建Ad-Nkx2.5重组腺病毒,建立H2O2诱导H9c2心肌细胞凋亡模型,分别用Ad-Nkx2.5重组病毒或对照病毒感染细胞,采用Hoechst33342染色观察细胞形态变化、MTT法检测细胞存活率,免疫印迹检测caspase-3活化、细胞色素C的胞浆含量。并通过Real-timePCR检测凋亡相关基因bcl-2和bax表达。结果发现,nkx2.5过表达促进H9c2细胞存活,抑制H2O2诱导的caspase-3活化及线粒体细胞色素C的释放。Nkx2.5过表达上调bcl-2表达,显著下调H2O2诱导的bax表达。并发现H2O2对Nkx2.5核定位无明显影响。结果显示重组腺病毒介导的Nkx2.5过表达可通过调控凋亡相关基因表达,抑制线粒体凋亡途径,保护心肌细胞抗氧化损伤。     

Ad-IL-24对MG-63人骨肉瘤细胞抑癌效应的体内外实验

本研究旨在分析腺病毒携带的IL-24基因在体内外对人骨肉瘤细胞生长抑制效应及其分子机制。将Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒感染MG-63细胞,用荧光显微镜、RT-PCR法检测IL-24在MG-63细胞中的转录和表达;MTT法、流式细胞技术和Hoechst染色法检测IL-24基因的表达对MG-63细胞的生长抑制和凋亡效应;半定量RT-PCR法检测IL-24基因的表达对MG-63细胞中的bcl-2、bax、caspase-3相关基因表达的影响。用Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒在MG-63骨肉瘤荷瘤裸鼠的瘤体内进行注射治疗,观察肿瘤生长变化,15d后处死裸鼠,摘除瘤体,称瘤重。并通过免疫组化法检测Bcl-2、Bax、Caspase-3等与细胞凋亡相关因子的表达。结果表明Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒感染MG-63细胞后,能明显抑制MG-63细胞增殖,并能通过上调细胞中bax、caspase-3和下调bcl-2基因表达,诱导细胞凋亡,呈现出典型细胞凋亡形态学变化。Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒瘤内注射MG-63裸鼠荷瘤骨肉瘤移植瘤后,能显著抑制肿瘤生长,瘤重的抑制率可达52%,免疫组化结果显示Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒能明显上调与细胞...     

高温诱导HeLa细胞凋亡的相关机理的研究

目的研究不同高温作用后HeLa细胞bcl-2、bax和p53表达的变化.方法人子宫颈癌细胞系(HeLa细胞)分为37℃、40℃、43℃三个温度组,每组经1h相应的温度处理后,以免疫组织化学的方法检测bcl-2、bax和p53的表达并经图象分析仪检测反应产物的光密度并进行统计分析.结果 40℃、43℃组的Bcl-2的平均光密度明显低于37℃组,而43℃组Bax的平均光密度明显高于37℃组和40℃组,P53随着温度的升高平均光密度也随之升高.形态学观察:43℃组均见明显的细胞凋亡.结论温和性高温使HeLa细胞周期受阻,P53表达上调诱导bax基因表达、抑制bcl-2基因的表达,从而导致细胞凋亡.     

caspase-3、bax、bcl-2及c-kit在中华大蟾蜍脊髓损伤后的表达变化

目的：探究高等动物脊髓损伤修复困难的原因。方法：利用免疫组化方法检验中华大蟾蜍脊髓损伤后凋亡相关基因及c—kit的表达。结果：①损伤后促凋亡因子（easpase-3及bax）随时间变化的规律为先升高再降低;②抑制凋亡因子bcl-2表达规律为先降低后升高;③bcl-2／bax比值的变化趋势与easpase-3的相反,bel-2/bax比值的升高可能抑制caspase-3表达;④c—kit表达呈现先增高再降低的规律,c-kit表达出现峰值时bcl-2表达增加,bax减少。结论：这些差异可能能够促进蟾蜍神经损伤后修复,也是低等脊椎动物较高等脊椎动物再生能力强的原因之一,为哺乳类脊髓损伤后修复方法研究提供一定的理论依据。     

Ad-IL-24对人胶质瘤细胞生长抑制效应的体外实验

研究携带人白介素24(IL-24)的腺病毒表达载体(Ad-IL-24)对人U251胶质瘤细胞生长的影响和抗肿瘤分子机制。将不同MOI Ad-IL-24感染U251人胶质瘤细胞后, MTT法检测Ad-IL-24对U251细胞生长的抑制作用, 流式细胞仪和Hochest 染色法检测细胞的凋亡率。RT-PCR检测bcl-2、bax、ICE、C-myc、HIF-1a和p53等基因的转录表达水平, Western blotting检测Cleaved Caspase-3的表达。结果表明100 MOI Ad-IL-24感染U251细胞后能明显抑制细胞生长, 并能明显诱导细胞凋亡, 感染72 h后细胞凋亡率可达42%, 感染4 d后细胞生长抑制率可达50%。RT-PCR检测发现Ad-IL-24能引起与细胞凋亡和血管形成相关基因bax/bcl-2、ICE、C-myc、p53的上调和HIF-1a的下调, 并促进Caspase-3的活化。本研究结果显示Ad-IL-24能明显抑制人胶质瘤细胞U251生长和诱导细胞凋亡, 其抗肿瘤机制可能与通过bax/ bcl-2、ICE、c-myc、p53的上调和HIF-1a的下调, 进而导致Caspase-3的活化而诱导肿瘤细胞发生凋亡有关。     

醛固酮对大鼠主动脉bax基因表达的影响

目的研究醛固酮对大鼠主动脉bax基因表达的影响。方法32只SD大鼠随机分为空白对照组、腺瘤组、腺瘤＋依普利酮组和腺瘤＋肼苯哒嗪组。在每只大鼠皮下埋植的微量渗透泵内注入空白溶剂或醛固酮。8周后通过免疫组化、RT—PCR和Western印迹检测主动脉bax基因的表达。结果与对照组相比,腺瘤组大鼠主动脉bax mRNA和蛋白表达都显著上调（P〈0．05）;依普利酮能够抑制醛固酮对bax基因的诱导作用（P〈0．05）;而肼苯哒嗪虽然可以使大鼠收缩压下降,但不能阻止醛固酮对bax基因的作用。结论醛固酮通过诱导bax基因表达,调节血管平滑肌细胞凋亡和干预细胞周期进程,可能是其导致血管重构的机制之一。     

Nd:YAG激光致视网膜感光细胞损伤及相关基因的表达

目的：观察兔眼视网膜激光损伤后不同时间点感光细胞的改变以及相关基因的表达变化。方法：北京青紫蓝灰兔随机分为正常对照组和激光损伤组,在调Q倍频Nd：YAG激光损伤后不同时间采用超微结构观察、凝胶电泳、TUNEL染色、原位杂交(ISH)以及Northern blot等方法检测了感光细胞损伤特点并分析相关基因的表达改变。结果：电镜、核酸电泳和TUNEL结果表明视网膜感光细胞照射后出现明显的凋亡特征,在伤后不同时间,其分布和强度都有改变。而杂交结果表明c—fos和bax在照后表达增强,尤其以照后第1天为最,而bcl—2和p53在损伤后无明显改变。结论：大量感光细胞的凋亡是临床上低剂量倍频Nd：YAG激光致视网膜损伤、视功能下降的主要机制。c—fos和bax基因的表达可能介导了视网膜细胞凋亡的过程。     

滇池北部湖区浮游植物时空格局及相关环境因子

为研究滇池北部湖区浮游植物的时空格局,探讨影响格局形成的关键影响因子,2008年12月至2009年6月,在滇池北部湖区选择6个点位,共开展了24次采样,调查并分析了浮游植物群落及其相关理化参数。通过比对滇池全湖周年监测数据,研究发现,北部湖区叶绿素a浓度从12月中旬开始下降,2月中旬降至最低值26.5μg/L,5月中旬达到最大值530.5μg/L。调查期间共鉴定出浮游植物74属97种,其中绿藻53种,蓝藻20种,硅藻17种,隐藻2种,金藻2种,甲藻1种,裸藻2种。蓝藻生物量在12月、3月至6月期间占优势,12月份优势种为绿色微囊藻(Microcystis viridis),3月至5月为水华束丝藻(Aphanizomenonflos-aquae),6月为惠氏微囊藻(Microcystis wesenbergii)。硅藻在1月占优势,优势种为颗粒直链藻最窄变种(Melosira granulata var.angustissima)。研究结果表明,水温高于14℃以上,微囊藻生物量迅速增加;束丝藻生物量随温度增加而增加,高于22℃时迅速减少。北部湖区6个点位浮游植物的空间差异显著,D1、D4号点微囊藻、束丝藻生物量显著高于其他四个点(P<0.01),D2、D5号点广缘小环藻生物量显著高于其他四个点(P<0.01)。研究结果显示,在富营养化严重的滇池北部湖区,水温可能为影响浮游植物种类组成及生物量的关键因子,浮游植物水平分布的差异主要由气象因素和水体营养盐共同决定。     

IDENTIFICATION OF CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN IN APHANIZOMENON OVALISPORUM (CYANOPHYCEAE) ISOLATED FROM LAKE KINNERET,ISRAEL1

Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Forti) was identified and isolated from Lake Kinneret upon its first appearance as a dominant bloom in late 1994. This cyanobacterial species, not previously known to be toxic, was evaluated by a commonly used mouse bioassay and was demonstrated to induce toxic symptoms that were distinguishable from the typical symptoms of the neurotoxins previously reported in Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (L.) Ralfs. Mice died 5–24 h after crude extracts were injected intraperitoneally, and the LD₅₀ value was estimated as 465 mg dry wt biomass · kg^?1 mouse. A toxicity-guided fractionation of the active extract indicated that the potent substance is polar an nature. The structure of the active compound was determined by its mass spectrometry and NMR data. The compound was found to be the sulfate-guanidinium zwitterion, cylindrospermopsin, previously isolated from the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) and recently also reported in Umezakia natans (Watanabe). This is the first time that Aphanizomenon ovalisporum has been reported to contain a toxic compound.     

东湖蓝藻水华毒性的研究 Ⅱ.季节变化及微囊藻的毒性

1984年至1986年间武汉东湖(包括湖边池塘)的水华有7种,即铜绿微囊藻、大型铜绿微囊藻、边缘微囊藻、水华鱼腥藻、卷曲鱼腥藻、美丽颤藻和束丝藻。经生物测定,除束丝藻未测、卷曲鱼腥藻和美丽颤藻未测出毒性外,其余4种皆为有毒水华。东湖的水华随着季节变化而有不同类型的更迭,其出现格局为:卷曲鱼腥藻、微囊藻、颤藻、微囊藻。微囊藻水华的毒性在不同季节也有较大差异,毒性最低在8—9月份,最高在12月份(LD_(50)=24mg/kg鼠重),随着温度的降低而提高。讨论了某些环境参数与微囊藻水华形成及其毒性变化的关系。此外,还用脑内注射和腹腔注射方法,研究了微囊藻毒素的毒性表现。     

四种浮游生物的碎屑形成过程

本文就不同学者的观点,讨论了有机碎屑的具体定义问题。从有机碎屑产生的具体途径来看,细菌侵入已死亡的有机体这一时刻,就是碎屑形成的开始。根据Golterman的藻类矿化概念,以细菌侵入藻细胞这一时相作为有机碎屑的开始期;作者将隆线溞,水华束丝藻、螺旋鱼腥藻和铜绿微囊藻的碎屑开始期分别定为:心跳停止和细菌入侵(枝角类)、藻丝体断裂期(水华束丝藻及螺旋鱼腥藻)、灰蓝色细胞质显现期(铜绿微囊藻)。碎屑开始期及其后的各种形态均属碎屑范畴。       

Diversity of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (cyanobacterium) populations along a Baltic Sea salinity gradient

Colony-forming cyanobacteria of the genus Aphanizomenon form massive blooms in the brackish water of the Baltic Sea during the warmest summer months. There have been recent suggestions claiming that the Baltic Sea Aphanizomenon species may be different from Aphanizomenon flos-aquae found in lakes. In this study, we examined variability in the morphology and 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of A. flos-aquae populations along a salinity gradient from a string of lakes to a fjord-like extension of the Baltic Sea to the open Baltic Sea. Morphological differences among the populations were negligible. We found that the Baltic Sea was dominated (25 out of 27 sequences) by one ITS1-S (shorter band of ITS 1 [ITS1]) genotype, which also was found in the lakes. The lake populations of A. flos-aquae tended to be genetically more diverse than the Baltic Sea populations. Since the lake ITS1-S genotypes of A. flos-aquae are continuously introduced to the Baltic Sea via inflowing waters, it seems that only one ITS1 genotype is able to persist in the Baltic Sea populations. The results suggest that one of the ITS1-S genotypes found in the lakes is better adapted to the conditions of the Baltic Sea and that natural selection removes most of the lake genotypes from the Baltic Sea A. flos-aquae populations.     

Effects of experimentally induced cyanobacterial blooms on crustacean zooplankton communities

SUMMARY 1. Large in situ enclosures were used to study the effects of experimentally induced cyanobacterial blooms on zooplankton communities. A combination of N and P was added to shallow (2 m) and deep enclosures (5 m) with the goal of reducing the TN : TP ratio to a low level (∼5 : 1) to promote cyanobacterial growth. After nutrient additions, high biomass of cyanobacteria developed rapidly in shallow enclosures reaching levels only observed during bloom events in eutrophic lakes.
2. In the shallow enclosures, particulate phosphorus (PP) was on average 35% higher in comparison with deep enclosures, suggesting that depth plays a key role in P uptake by algae. Phytoplankton communities in both deep and shallow enclosures were dominated by three cyanobacteria species – Aphanizomenon flos-aquae , Anabaena flos-aquae and Microcystis aeruginosa – which accounted for up to 70% of total phytoplankton biomass. However, the absolute biomass of the three species was much higher in shallow enclosures, especially Aphanizomenon flos-aquae . The three cyanobacteria species responded in contrasting ways to nutrient manipulation because of their different physiology.
3. Standardised concentrations of the hepatotoxic microcystin-LR increased as a result of nutrient manipulations by a factor of four in the treated enclosures. Increased biomass of inedible and toxin producing cyanobacteria was associated with a decline in Daphnia pulicaria biomass caused by a reduction in the number of individuals with a body length of >1 mm. Zooplankton biomass did not decline at moderate cyanobacteria biomass, but when cyanobacteria reached high biomass large cladocerans were reduced.
4. Our results demonstrate that zooplankton communities can be negatively affected by cyanobacterial blooms and therefore the potential to use herbivory to reduce algal blooms in such eutrophic lakes appears limited.     

Compositional differences among planktonic ciliate communities in four subtropical eutrophic lakes in China

Ciliate community composition was investigated in four subtropical eutrophic lakes with cyanobacterial blooms in three seasons during 2009–2010 using the quantitative protargol staining approach. Among the four lakes, Lake Taihu and Chaohu are situated in the mid-lower Yangtze Plain near sea level, and Lake Dianchi and Xingyunhu are located on the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau. A total of 102 ciliate species, representing 15 orders and 66 genera, were studied. Ciliate communities in Lake Taihu and Chaohu were characterized by abundant algivorous and mixotrophic oligotrichs and prostomatids, while Lake Dianchi and Xingyunhu ciliate communities were primarily characterized by voracious bacterivorous scuticociliates and peritrichids. Cluster analysis based on the transformed square root of ciliate abundance showed that samples from Lake Taihu and Chaohu composed one group whereas samples from Lake Dianchi and Xingyunhu composed another group in each season. Our results indicated that all dominant ciliate species are ubiquitous and that species dominance is regulated by different factors in different subtropical eutrophic lakes.     

杭州西湖初步治理后的浮游植物现状

本文记录了杭州西湖初步治理后的浮游植物种类组成、相似性、数量分布与环境理化因子的关系,以及根据指示种类评价了西湖水质。在1985年2月至1986年2月周年调查的20个站位中,共鉴定了浮游植物7门92属229种、变种和变型;其中蓝藻门19属39种;绿藻门35属87种8变种1变型;硅藻门24属54种7变种1变型等。西湖浮游植物的数量分布以外湖最高,年均值为529.1×105个/L,三潭内湖最低,仅1.76×105个/L。全湖每升水样含浮游植物细胞密度年均值为614×105个,并且以蓝藻占绝对优势,年均值为423×105个/L,绿藻、硅藻次之,分别为97.3×105个/L和77×105个/L。不同站位浮游植物种类组成的相似性指数值(sorensen 公式)在51.3-85.3范围。       

Growth, Nitrogen Fixation, and Nodularin Production by Two Baltic Sea Cyanobacteria

In late summer, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria Nodularia spumigena and Aphanizomenon flos-aquae form blooms in the open Baltic Sea. N. spumigena has caused several animal poisonings, but Baltic A. flos-aquae is not known to be toxic. In this laboratory study, performed with batch cultures, the influences of environmental conditions on the biomass and nitrogen fixation rate of N. spumigena and A. flos-aquae were compared and the toxin (nodularin) concentration produced by N. spumigena was measured. Several differences in the biomasses and nitrogen fixation rates of N. spumigena and A. flos-aquae were observed. A. flos-aquae preferred lower irradiances, salinities, and temperatures than N. spumigena. The biomass of both species increased with high phosphate concentrations and with accompanying bacteria and decreased with unnaturally high inorganic nitrogen concentrations. Nodularin concentrations in cells and growth media, as well as nitrogen fixation rates, were generally highest under the conditions that promoted growth. Intracellular nodularin concentrations increased with high temperature, high irradiance, and high phosphate concentration and decreased with low and high salinities and high inorganic nitrogen concentrations. Nodularin concentrations in growth media increased with incubation time, indicating that intracellular nodularin was released when cells lysed. The different responses of A. flos-aquae and N. spumigena to changes in salinity, irradiance, and temperature may explain the different spatial and temporal distribution of these species in the Baltic Sea. According to the results, toxic N. spumigena blooms may be expected in late summer in areas of the Baltic Sea with high phosphorus concentrations and moderate salinity.     

蓖齿眼子菜繁殖多样性研究

 繁殖是影响水生植物生存竞争、分布以及群落结构动态变化的关键因素。通过野外观察和室内试验,较详细地介绍了蓖齿眼子菜(Potamogeton pectinatus)的繁殖策略。研究结果表明:蓖齿眼子菜有性繁殖中具有水表和水下气泡两种传粉方式;种子发生量较大,但种子发芽率低,不到6%,种子繁殖对种群恢复贡献不大,其主要作用在于远程传播和保持持久的种子库。蓖齿眼子菜具有广泛而高效的无性繁殖系统,可以通过断株、根状茎、地上块茎、地下块茎、地上茎节以及叶腋基部进行繁殖,其中最重要的是地下块茎和根状茎,次年种群恢复主要来自于地下块茎和根状茎。此外,对采用蓖齿眼子菜进行沉水植被恢复与重建提出了建议。