不同多糖对史氏鲟非特异性免疫反应的影响

本文旨在探讨注射不同多糖后史氏鲟非特异性免疫反应的差异。分别将4种不同来源的多糖（壳聚糖、水苏糖、酵母聚糖和米糠脂多糖）腹腔注射到史氏鲟体内,注射9d后,观测血液中淋巴细胞α－醋酸萘酯酶（α－naphthyl acetate esterase,ANAE）阳性率、血清溶菌活性（Bacteriolytic activity）和血清旁路补体途径溶血活性（ACP hemolytic activity）。结果显示壳聚糖（Chitosan）在几种多糖中免疫刺激作用最强。壳聚糖组与对照组相比,所有的免疫指标活性均有显著提高。壳聚糖组ANAE活性和溶菌活性与其他实验组相比也有显著提高。水苏糖（Stachyose）组、酵母多糖（Yeast polysaccharide）组和脂多糖（LPSR）组与对照相比血清旁路补体途径溶血活性增强,而对ANAE活性和溶菌活性没有显著影响。     

慢性氨暴露对中华鳖幼鳖生长及非特异性免疫反应的影响

在高密度养殖模式下,中华鳖经常暴露于高氨环境中。本研究评价了慢性氨暴露对中华鳖(Pelodiscussinensis)幼鳖生长及非特异性免疫功能的影响。将鳖(体重90.5±20.5g)饲养于非离子氨浓度分别为1.49mg/L(C1)、2.61mg/L(C2)和4.14mg/L(C3)的环境中84d,以不外加氨氮的自来水饲养组为对照(C0),实验期间各处理组均保持恒定的温度(29.5±0.5℃)和pH(7.8±0.1)值。氨暴露21、42和84d后测体重,氨暴露84d后取各实验组鳖的血样。在本实验设定浓度范围内,氨对中华鳖的生长及非特异性免疫指标如血清溶血活性、血清杀菌活性、血清溶菌活性和脾脏系数没有显著影响。但氨暴露组中华鳖血液和脾脏淋巴细胞α-乙酸萘酯酶(ANAE)阳性率与对照组相比均显著下降。研究结果表明中华鳖对高氨耐受能力比鱼类更强。     

维生素C和E合用对中华鳖幼鳖非特异性免疫功能的影响

本研究旨在探讨维生素C和E合用对中华鳖幼鳖非特异性免疫功能的影响。实验设 5组 ,5组饵料中维生素C和E的添加量依次为 0和 0mg/kg(对照组 ) ;2 5 0和 5 0mg/kg(实验Ⅰ组 ) ;2 5 0 0和 2 5 0mg/kg(实验Ⅱ组 ) ;2 5 0和2 5 0mg/kg(实验Ⅲ组 ) ;2 5 0 0和 2 5 0mg/kg(实验Ⅳ组 )。喂食 4周 ,取其血液 ,测定中华鳖血细胞的吞噬率、血清溶菌活力、杀菌活力、补体C3和C4。结果表明 ,实验Ⅱ—Ⅳ组 ,血细胞吞噬率和血清杀菌活力明显高于对照组 ,实验Ⅳ组明显高于其他 4组 ,并且维生素C和E之间有明显的协同作用。血清溶菌活力和补体C3的含量 ,在实验Ⅰ—Ⅳ组明显高于对照组 ,实验Ⅳ组明显高于其他 4组。补体C4在实验Ⅰ—Ⅳ组明显高于对照组 ,但实验Ⅰ—Ⅳ组间没有明显差别 ,维生素C和E间也没有协同作用。     

维生素C和E混合饲喂对中华鳖幼鳖抗酸应激能力的影响

来自甲鱼养殖场的60只中华鳖(Pelodiscus sinensis)幼鳖驯养3周后,实验设5组：对照组、处理Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ组。各组设2个平行,依次在饵料中混合添加维生素C(Vc)和E(VE)为0和0、250和50、2500和50、250和250、2500和250mg／kg,喂食4周后,每组取半数幼鳖经酸应激处理24h。取幼鳖血液,用镜检法测定血细胞的吞噬率,透射比浊法测定血清溶菌活力、杀菌活力以及补体C3和C4含量。①经酸应激与未经酸应激处理相比：对照组血细胞吞噬率显著降低,而处理Ⅰ-Ⅳ组无显著变化;对照组和处理Ⅰ组血清溶菌活力和补体C3含量显著下降,而处理Ⅱ-Ⅳ组无显著变化;血清杀菌活力均有显著下降(对照组、处理Ⅰ和Ⅲ组极显著,处理Ⅱ组和Ⅳ组显著);对照组、处理Ⅰ和Ⅲ组血清补体C4显著下降,而处理Ⅱ和Ⅴ组无显著变化。②经酸应激处理,血细胞吞噬率、血清溶菌活力、杀菌活力和补体C3含量,处理Ⅰ～Ⅳ组的均显著高于对照组,处理Ⅳ组显著高于其他4组;血清杀菌活力,处理Ⅱ组又高于处理Ⅰ和Ⅲ组;血清补体C4,对照组显著低于处理Ⅰ-Ⅳ组,而处理Ⅰ-Ⅳ组间无显著相异。Vc和VE混合饲喂对酸应激后中华鳖血细胞吞噬率、血清溶菌活力、杀菌活力和补体C3含量有显著协同促进作用,对血清补体C4的合成无协同作用。说明Vc和VE混合饲喂能显著增强中华鳖抗酸应激能力,缓解或部分缓解酸应激造成的不利影响。     

口服卡介菌诱导免疫耐受的CD4+CD25+调节性T 细胞机制研究

目的:研究口服卡介菌诱导免疫耐受对CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞的影响。方法:采用口服MPB制备EAE大鼠模型,随机分为BCG组(0.5mg/kg)和EAE模型组(PBS),每组各15只,连续经口灌服给药14d,同时选取15只健康大鼠作为对照组。分别于免疫后15d、27d流式细胞术检测外周血、胸腺及脾脏中CD4+CD25+T淋巴细胞百分率,ELISA检测血清IL-6、TGF-β、IgE、IgG含量。结果:与EAE模型组相比,免疫后BCG组大鼠外周血、胸腺及脾脏中CD4+CD25+T淋巴细胞百分率增加,血清IL-6、TGF-β含量上升,血清IgE、IgG抗体水平下降。结论:口服BCG通过上调淋巴器官中CD4+CD25+T淋巴细胞比例,抑制效应性T细胞活性,发挥免疫耐受作用。     

口服卡介菌诱导免疫耐受的CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞机制研究

目的：研究口服卡介菌诱导免疫耐受对CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞的影响。方法：采用口服MPB制备EAE大鼠模型,随机分为BCG组（0.5mg/kg）和EAE模型组（PBS）,每组各15只,连续经口灌服给药14d,同时选取15只健康大鼠作为对照组。分别于免疫后15d、27d流式细胞术检测外周血、胸腺及脾脏中CD4^＋CD25^＋T淋巴细胞百分率,ELISA检测血清IL-6、TGF-β、IgE、IgG含量。结果：与EAE模型组相比,免疫后BCG组大鼠外周血、胸腺及脾脏中CD4^＋CD25^＋T淋巴细胞百分率增加,血清IL-6、TGF-β含量上升,血清IgE、IgG抗体水平下降。结论：口服BCG通过上调淋巴器官中CD4^＋CD25^＋T淋巴细胞比例,抑制效应性T细胞活性,发挥免疫耐受作用。     

维生素E对TCDD染毒小鼠白细胞介素和T细胞亚群的影响

为研究维生素E(VE)对2,3,7,8四-氯代二苯并-对-二噁英(TCDD)染毒雄性小鼠白细胞介素(IL)和T细胞亚群的影响,我们设计了5个实验组,将40只小鼠随机分为5组,5组动物给予TCDD和维生素E的水平依次为:TCDD 0 ng/kg和VE0 mg/kg、TCDD 100 ng/kg和VE0 mg/kg、TCDD 100 ng/kg和VE20 mg/kg、TCDD 100ng/kg和VE100 mg/kg、TCDD 100 ng/kg和VE500 mg/kg。灌胃7周后取其血液和脾脏,用酶联免疫法测小鼠血清IL的水平,用流式细胞仪法测定脾脏T淋巴细胞亚群的变化。结果表明:TCDD染毒组小鼠血清IL-1α水平明显高于对照组;VE20 mg/kg和100 mg/kg的两组,其血清IL-1α水平均明显低于染毒组;而VE500 mg/kg组,其血清IL-1α水平与染毒组间差异没有统计学意义;TCDD染毒组小鼠血清IL-2水平明显低于对照组;VE100 mg/kg和500 mg/kg两组,其血清IL-2水平明显高于染毒组;TCDD染毒组CD4 T淋巴细胞百分比明显低于对照组;给予VE的三组,其脾CD4 T淋巴细胞百分比与TCDD染毒组相比有升高的趋势,但没有统计学意义;TCDD染毒组小鼠脾CD8 T淋巴细胞百分比明显高于对照组;VE为100 mg/kg组,其脾CD8 T淋巴细胞百分比明显低于染毒组和VE20 mg/kg两组;VE500 mg/kg组,其脾CD8 T淋巴细胞百分比明显低于染毒组。表明TCDD能导致机体白细胞介素分泌的紊乱以及脾脏T淋巴细胞亚群的变化,而适当剂量的VE对TCDD所致的毒性有拮抗作用。     

羧甲基茯苓多糖的制备及体内抗肿瘤作用的实验研究

目的 :探讨羧甲基茯苓多糖的制备方法及体内抗肿瘤作用。方法 :选择性氧化茯苓菌发酵液得羧甲基茯苓多糖 ,检测三个剂量的羧甲基茯苓多糖 (2 mg/ ml、4mg/ ml、6mg/ ml)对 H2 2 荷瘤小鼠淋巴细胞转化率和 NK细胞杀伤活性以及血清中 TNF-α含量的影响。结果 :羧甲基茯苓多糖三个剂量组均可提高荷瘤小鼠的淋巴细胞转化率和 NK细胞杀伤活性 ,与生理盐水组相比差异有显著性 (P<0 .0 5) ,中剂量组抗肿瘤的效果显著 ,与其他两组相比差异有显著性 (P<0 .0 5) ;羧甲基茯苓多糖三个剂量组均可提高荷瘤小鼠血清中 TNF-α的含量 ,与生理盐水组相比差异有显著性 (P<0 .0 5) ,但三个剂量组之间比较差异无显著性 (P<0 .0 5)。结论 :羧甲基茯苓多糖可改善荷瘤小鼠的免疫功能 ,具有抗肿瘤作用 ,且功效与作用剂量间有一定的关系 ,在最佳剂量时活性最高     

谷氨酰胺对嗜水气单胞菌致病中华鳖的保护作用

为探讨谷氨酰胺(Gln)对嗜水气单胞菌致病中华鳖的保护作用,本试验选取健康中华鳖270只,随机分为5组(A~E组),每组3个重复,每个重复18只。A~D组腹腔注射嗜水气单胞菌(1.3×109cfu/mL,0.5 mL),E组注射等量生理盐水。6 d后,A、E组注射生理盐水,B、C、D组分别注射100 mg/kg·BW、200 mg/kg·BW、400 mg/kg·BW Gln注射液,隔天注射,共注射3次。观测各组中华鳖的存活率,血浆总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-PX)、丙二醛(MDA)、溶菌酶(LZM),脾脏、肝脏和肠道的组织学以及肠道菌群变化。结果表明,A组血浆LZM极显著低于C、D、E组(P0.01),C、D组LZM含量极显著高于A组(P0.01);A组T-AOC极显著低于E组(P0.01),D组T-AOC极显著高于A、B、C组(P0.01);A组GSH-PX极显著低于其余各组(P0.01);A组MDA极显著高于E组(P0.01),B、C、D组MDA显著低于A组(P0.05);A组中华鳖脾脏的红髓脾窦淤血扩张,红髓和白髓的淋巴细胞和血细胞坏死。肝脏充血严重,大量肝细胞破裂,肝细胞间有大量红细胞浸润。中肠黏膜萎缩,较多皱襞断裂。随着Gln注射剂量的增加,B、C、D组脾脏红细胞充斥逐渐减少,红白髓的分界逐渐明显。肝脏出血点减少,肝细胞的大小与排布也渐趋正常。中肠皱襞破损脱落程度逐渐减轻;A组肠道嗜水气单胞菌和大肠杆菌明显高于E组(P0.05),而乳酸杆菌和芽孢杆菌明显低于E组(P0.05);D组嗜水气单胞菌和大肠杆菌明显低于A组(P0.05),而乳酸杆菌和芽孢杆菌明显高于A组(P0.05)。注射Gln可缓解嗜水气单胞菌对中华鳖的致病作用,有效恢复机体抗氧化及非特异免疫力,降低死亡率。     

P388白血病小鼠胸腺哺育细胞的细胞化学观察

采用ANAE、ACP、β-Gase和PAS细胞化学方法,对接种P388白血病细胞后3天和9天患鼠的胸腺哺育细胞(Thymic nurse cell,TNC)、外周血淋巴细胞及腹水细胞进行了观察,并与对照组加以比较。结果表明,3天组患鼠TNC对三种酶均呈局部阳性反应;TNC内的淋巴细胞(TNC—L)ACF和β-Gase阳性率显著增加,而ANAE阳性率则显著下降;外周血未见异常;患鼠无腹水。9天组患鼠,外周血白细胞总数显著增加,以淋巴细胞为主,淋巴细胞三种酶和PAS的阳性率均显著增高;患鼠腹水明显,其大部分腹水细胞三种酶呈弥漫性强阳性反应,PAS也为强阳性反应;但很难分离到TNC。外周血淋巴细胞和9天组患鼠腹水细胞POX呈阴性反应。对上述结果作了讨论。     

沙蜇(Stomolophus meleagris)刺丝囊毒素生物活性的初步分析

从沙蜇触手提取刺丝囊细胞毒素,并对该毒素进行溶血活性、致死活性、SOD活性和抗肿瘤活性的研究。结果显示,沙蜇毒素具有明显的溶血活性,其半溶血率(HU50)约为10.5μg/ml;该毒素还对草鱼显示出较强的致死活性,半致死量(LD50)为50μg毒素/g鱼;同时该毒素具有明显的SOD活性和抗肿瘤活性,当毒素浓度为18μg/ml时其总SOD活性为161 U/mg,而毒素浓度为1 mg/ml时,该毒素对肝癌细胞Bel-7402表现出显著的抑制效果,其抑制率达到54.9%。因此,有必要对沙蜇毒素内的生物活性组分进行深入研究,为沙蜇毒素的开发利用提供依据。     

Biological activities of two macroalgae from Adriatic coast of Montenegro

In the present investigation the acetone extracts of macroalgae Ulva lactuca and Enteromorpha intestinalis were tested for antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by measuring the scavenging capacity of tested samples on DPPH and superoxide anion radicals, reducing the power of samples and determination of total phenolic and flavonoid compounds in extracts. As a result of the study, U. lactuca extract was found to have a better free radical scavenging activity (IC₅₀ = 623.58 μg/ml) than E. intestinalis extract (IC₅₀ = 732.12 μg/ml). Moreover, the tested extracts had effective ferric reducing power and superoxide anion radical scavenging. The total content of phenol in extracts of U. lactuca and E. intestinalis was 58.15 and 40.68 μg PE/mg, while concentrations of flavonoids were 39.58 and 21.74 μg RE/mg, respectively. Furthermore, among the tested species, extracts of U. lactuca showed a better antimicrobial activity with minimum inhibitory concentration values ranging from 0.156 to 5 mg/ml, but it was relatively weak in comparison with standard antibiotics. Bacillus mycoides and Bacillus subtilis were the most susceptible to the tested extracts. Contrary to this Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus and Penicillium purpurescens were the most resistant. Finally, cytotoxic activity of tested extracts was evaluated on four human cancer cell lines. Extract of E. intestinalis expressed the stronger cytotoxic activity towards all tested cell lines with IC₅₀ values ranging from 74.73 to 155.39 μg/ml.     

Analysis of anti-bacterial and anti oxidative activity of Azadirachta indica bark using various solvents extracts

Herbal medications have been used for relief of symptoms of disease. Regardless of the great advances observed in current medicine in recent decades, plants still make a significant contribution to health care. An alarming increase in bacterial strains resistant to a number of antimicrobial agents demands that a renewed effort be made to seek antibacterial agents effective against pathogenic bacteria resistant to or less sensitive to current antibiotics. Anti-bacterial activity of Azadirachta indica stem bark was tested against pathogenic Salmonella paratyphi and Salmonella typhi using various solvent extracts. The in vitro anti-bacterial activity was performed by agar well diffusion method and the results were expressed as the average diameter of zone of inhibition of bacterial growth around the well. The ethanol and methanol extracts showed better anti-bacterial activity with zone of inhibition (20–25 mm) when compared with other tested extracts and standard antibiotic Erythromycin (15 mcg) with zone of inhibition (13–14 mm). Using Fisher’s exact test of significance difference was found between two Salmonella strains sensitivity patterns against tested extracts (P ⩽ 0.035). Extracts of A. indica stem bark also exhibited significant antioxidant activity, thus establishing the extracts as an antioxidant. The results obtained in this study give some scientific support to the A. indica stem bark for further investigation of compounds and in future could be used as drug.     

Synthesis and evaluation of the antiplasmodial activity of novel indeno[2,1-c]quinoline derivatives

With the aim to explore the potentiality of new chemical scaffolds for the design of new antimalarials, a set of new indeno[2,1-c]quinolines bearing different basic heads has been synthesized and tested in vitro against chloroquine sensitive (CQ-S) and chloroquine resistant (CQ-R) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Most of the synthesized compounds exhibited a moderate antiplasmodial activity, inhibiting the growth of both CQ-S and CQ-R strains of P. falciparum with IC₅₀ ranging from 0.24 to 6.9 μM and with a very low resistance index. The most potent compounds (1.2–1.3-fold the CQ on the W-2 strain) can be considered as promising ‘lead compounds’ to be further optimized to improve efficacy and selectivity against Plasmodia.     

Volatile Nitrogenous Compounds from Bacteria: Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds

Bacteria can produce nitrogenous compounds via both primary and secondary metabolic processes. Many bacterial volatile nitrogenous compounds produced during the secondary metabolism have been identified and reported for their antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, algicidal and antitumor activities. The production of these nitrogenous compounds depends on several factors, including the composition of culture media, growth conditions, and even the organic solvent used for their extraction, thus requiring their identification in specific conditions. In this review, we describe the volatile nitrogenous compounds produced by bacteria especially focusing on their antimicrobial activity. We concentrate on azo-compounds mainly pyrazines and pyrrolo-pyridines reported for their activity against several microorganisms. Whenever significant, extraction and identification methods of these compounds are also mentioned and discussed. To the best of our knowledge, this is first review describing volatile nitrogenous compounds from bacteria focusing on their biological activity.     

Sesquiterpenes from the aerial parts of Artemisia tournefortiana

Sixteen eudesmane-type sesquiterpenes, including six unknown ones (1−6), were isolated from the aerial part of A. tournefortiana. NMR, HERIS-MS, IR spectra and ECD calculation assigned their relative and absolute configurations. Six (6, 7, 9, 13, 15, and 16) were tested for cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities, and seven (6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, and 16) were tested for antimicrobial activity. Among them, compound 15 showed significant cytotoxicity with IC₅₀ values in the range of 1.49–5.30 μM and moderate antimicrobial activity.     

Diversity of natural products of the genera Curvularia and Bipolaris

Covering from 1963 to 2017.This review provides a summary of some secondary metabolites isolated from the genera Curvularia and Bipolaris from 1963 to 2017. The study has a broad objective. First to afford an overview of the structural diversity of these genera, classifying them depending on their chemical classes, highlighting individual examples of chemical structures. Also some information regarding their biological activities are presented. Several of the compounds reported here were isolated exclusively from endophytic and pathogenic strains in culture, while few from other sources such as sea Anemone and fish. Some secondary metabolites of the genus Curvularia and Bipolaris revealed a fascinating biological activities included: anti-malarial, anti-biofouling, anti-larval, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-cancer, leishmanicidal and phytotoxicity. Herein, we presented a bibliography of the researches accomplished on the natural products of Curvularia and Bipolaris, which could help in the future prospecting of novel or new analogues of active metabolites from these two genera.     

Comparative assessment of biological activities of different parts of halophytic plant Tamarix articulata (T. articulata) growing in Saudi Arabia

Owing to extremely high salinity and harsh environmental conditions, T. articulata is one of the most abundant wild plants growing in the deserts of Saudi Arabia. Such plants may contain novel compounds to display promising biological activities. Here, in this study, we evaluate the biological activities of methanolic extracts of fresh leaves, dry leaves, stem, and roots of T. articulata. The antioxidant activity was determined by 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and total phenolic and flavonoid content were determined using standard colorimetric methods. Whereas antimicrobial and ant-proliferative activities were determined by standard well-diffusion and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) methods, respectively. Our results demonstrate that all methanolic extracts of T. articulata showed antioxidant activity, however, the methanolic extract of dry leaves exhibits promising antioxidant effect with IC₅₀ value 49.08 ± 1.98, which was strongly supported by total phenolic (409.92 ± 6.03 mg GAE/g DW) and flavonoid (177.71 mg QE/g DW) content. Although, antimicrobial activity was also exhibited by all the methanolic extracts, however, methanolic extract of dry leaves exhibits promising antimicrobial activity in Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus epidemidis. Furthermore, MTT assay revealed that all methanolic extracts exhibit antiproliferative activity in MCF-7 (breast cancer) and RKO (colorectal cancer) cells with IC₅₀ values ranges from 219 ± 5.112 µg/ml to 253 ± 5.231 µg/ml and 220 ± 4.330 µg/ml to 325 ± 6.213 µg/ml, respectively. However, the most promising antiproliferative effect was displayed by methanolic extract of dry leaves with IC₅₀ values 219 ± 5.112 µg/ml and 220 ± 4.330 µg/ml, respectively. In summary, these findings provide evidence that T. articulata has promising biological activities and can be used for many pharmaceutical activities in the future.