王不留行黄酮苷对过氧化氢和高糖诱导损伤的人脐静脉内皮细胞的保护作用

体外培养人脐静脉内皮细胞,乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)试剂盒评价王不留行黄酮苷孵育24 h后的细胞毒性。先给予13.76、6.88、3.44μmol/L的王不留行黄酮苷和维生素C阳性对照组(浓度为100μmol/L)预孵育12 h后,再分别以H2O2和高糖诱导内皮细胞损伤。SRB法测定细胞活力,试剂盒检测乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、丙二醛(MDA)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)含量。与模型组相比,王不留行黄酮苷13.76、6.88、3.44μmol/L组均可改善H2O2和高糖损伤模型的细胞活力,尤以13.76μmol/L作用最为显著(P0.01);并且王不留行黄酮苷13.76μmol/L显著降低H2O2和高糖损伤组培养液中LDH和MDA释放量,增强细胞内SOD活性。     

ERK1/2信号通路对黄芪苷Ⅳ抗H_2O_2诱导H9c2细胞氧化损伤的作用

目的:研究黄芪苷Ⅳ(AST)是否通过细胞外信号调节激酶1/2(ERK1/2)通路发挥对H2O2诱导的H9c2细胞氧化损伤的保护作用。方法:用200μmol/L的H2O2处理细胞6 h,采用MTT法检测细胞存活率,建立H2O2诱导的H9c2细胞氧化损伤模型;比色法测定细胞培养液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)活性、总超氧化物歧化酶(T-SOD)和锰超氧化物歧化酶(Mn-SOD)活力以及丙二醛(MDA)含量;Western blot检测H9c2细胞ERK1/2蛋白的磷酸化水平。结果:在H2O2浓度为200μmol/L作用6 h条件下,细胞存活率降低程度适中,实验结果重复性好,确定后续实验采用200μmol/L H2O2作用6 h建立模型。与H2O2组比较,10 mg/L及20 mg/L AST均显著提高细胞存活率(P<0.01),使细胞培养液中LDH活性显著降低(P<0.01),T-SOD及Mn-SOD活力显著提高(P<0.01),MDA含量显著降低(P<0.01)。10 mg/L及20 mg/L AST均显著增加H2O2损伤的H9c2细胞p-ERK1/2蛋白的表达(P<0.01),当用PD98059(ERK1/2的抑制剂...     

三氧化二砷对人脐静脉内皮细胞凋亡及VCAM-1/ICAM-1 表达的影响

目的:观察三氧化二砷(As2O3)对血管内皮细胞增殖、凋亡及VCAM-1/ICAM-1表达的影响,探讨As2O3对血管内皮细胞增殖生长以及炎症反应的影响。方法:人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVEC)体外培养,以不同As2O3浓度及时间对其进行干预。采用CCK-8测定细胞增殖活性,流式细胞仪AnnexinⅤ/PI双染法检测细胞的凋亡率,实时荧光定量PCR检测VCAM-1mRNA表达,酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)检测细胞间黏附分子(VCAM-1)及血管细胞黏附分子(ICAM-1)的表达情况。结果:当As2O3浓度在3μmol.L-1时HUVEC培养24 h的的凋亡率为(0.134±0.03)%,48 h为(3.305±0.53)%,72 h为(3.748±0.84)%(P<0.05),凋亡率均在一较低水平。当As2O3浓度>3μmol.L-1时HUVEC凋亡率明显增加(P<0.01)。不同浓度As2O3作用HUVEC48 h后检测上清液中ICAM-1与VCAM-1浓度时发现1μmol.L-1时VCAM-1表达即开始增加(123.32±3.78 mmol.L-1,P<0.01),而HUVEC表达ICAM-1含量与对照组相比差异并不明显(38.94±2.59 mmol.L-1,P>0.05),随着As2O3浓度的增加,HUVEC表达ICAM-1/VCAM-1的量均增加但敏感性不同。对照组及(1.0、2.0、3.0、4.0、5.0)μmol.L-1As2O3作用于HUVEC 48 h实时荧光定量PCR法检测VCAM-1mRNA表达量明显增加,与对照组相比实验组的表达量分别为(1.657±0.287,1.858±0.241,2.321±0.280,3.012±0.235,3.508±0.342)(P<0.01)。结论:As2O3可直接降低细胞活性,诱导细胞凋亡,并且呈一定的时间-浓度依赖性。在较低浓度时VCAM-1/ICAM-1的表达在一个相对较低的水平,随着As2O3浓度的逐渐升高,内皮细胞凋亡率增高,VCAM-1/ICAM-1表达增加,并且VCAM-1/ICAM-1对As2O3的敏感性呈现一定的差异性。     

五味子乙素对人肝细胞氧化损伤的保护作用

以过氧化氢(H2O2)处理人肝细胞(L02)后分组,分别以五味子乙素(Schizandrin B,Sch B)15、10和5μmol/L浓度保护细胞6 h后测定细胞存活率及培养基上清液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、谷草转氨酶(AST)、丙二醛(MDA)含量及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性,来考察Sch B对被氧化损伤细胞的保护作用。在H2O2作用下,各组细胞存活率下降,LDH、MDA和AST含量均显著升高,SOD活性显著降低;Sch B处理后LDH、MDA和AST含量均有所降低,SOD活性有所恢复。随着Sch B剂量的增高,这种保护作用表现更加明显。因此,我们认为Sch B可减轻H2O2导致的细胞氧化损伤,能起到一定的保护作用,且该作用呈现一定的剂量依赖性。     

白藜芦醇减轻神经元氧化应激损伤的作用机制研究

目的:观察白藜芦醇(RSV)对过氧化氢(H2O2)所致的海马神经元HT22细胞损伤的保护作用,并探讨超氧化物歧化酶2(Mn-SOD)在其中的作用。方法:采用体外培养HT22小鼠海马神经元细胞系,H2O2作为损伤因素模拟氧化应激损伤。将细胞分为5组,分别为正常培养组(Control)、150μM H2O2损伤组(H2O2)、25μM白藜芦醇保护组(RSV+H2O2)、SOD2-si RNA干扰组(SOD2-si RNA+RSV+H2O2)和乱序RNA组(SC-si RNA+RSV+H2O2),药物暴露24 h后,应用MTT法检测HT22细胞活力、比色法检测乳酸脱氢酶(Lactate Dehydrogenase,LDH)释放量、相差显微镜观测细胞形态。结果:与对照组相比,H2O2组的活力显著下降(P0.05),LDH释放量明显增加(P0.05),细胞形态明显破坏;25μM的RSV显著恢复了HT22细胞的活力、减少了LDH释放、改善了细胞形态,而SOD2-si RNA显著逆转了RSV引起的上述保护作用,乱序RNA(SC-si RNA)未对上述保护作用产生明显影响。结论:白藜芦醇可能通过上调SOD2减轻H2O2对HT22细胞的氧化应激损伤。     

二苯乙烯苷抑制过氧化氢诱导的人脐静脉内皮细胞凋亡

目的:研究二苯乙烯苷(TSG)对过氧化氢(H2O2)诱导人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs)凋亡的保护作用。方法:运用四甲基偶氮唑盐还原法(MTT法)和流式细胞术筛选建立细胞凋亡模型的H2O2合适浓度以及检测不同浓度TSG对H2O2诱导HUVECs的增殖率和凋亡率;Hoechst33258染色观察细胞凋亡形态。结果:MTT及流式法筛选300μmol/L为H2O2作用于细胞的最适凋亡浓度。MTT和流式结果显示,与H2O(2300μmol/L)损伤组比较,10μmol/L与100μmol/LTSG预处理组细胞的增殖率增加(P<0.05),凋亡率显著降低(P<0.01);Hoechst33258染色观察TSG能降低H2O2诱导的细胞凋亡,使细胞凋亡数减少。结论:TSG能抑制H2O2诱导的HUVECs凋亡,从而起到保护血管内皮细胞的作用。     

籽瓜多糖对H_2O_2致PC12细胞氧化损伤的保护作用

本文研究了籽瓜多糖(SWP)对H2O2致PC12细胞氧化应激损伤的影响及其机制。通过建立H2O2诱导PC12细胞氧化损伤模型,CCK-8法测定细胞存活率;硫辛酰胺脱氢酶催化的INT显色反应检测乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)释放量,DCFH-DA检测细胞内ROS;ELISA法检测8-OHd G;JC-1染色检测细胞线粒体膜电位;利用caspase-3可以催化底物Ac-DEVD-p NA的反应检测caspase-3活性;应用caspase-9催化特异性底物Ac-LEHDp NA检测caspase-9活性。结果显示:过氧化氢组与对照组相比,终浓度为500μmol/L H2O2作用细胞24 h后,细胞活力显著下降(P0.01);LDH释放量和细胞内ROS增加(P0.01);8-OHd G含量上升(P0.01);线粒体膜电位下降(P0.01);caspase-3和caspase-9活性增强(P0.01)。与H2O2损伤组相比,不同剂量的SWP预处理后,能显著改善H2O2引起的上述指标的变化(P0.05)。由此得出:SWP对H2O2诱导的PC12细胞的氧化损伤具有一定的保护作用。     

硒对H2O2诱导的人甲状腺细胞凋亡和超微结构改变的影响

目的：观察硒对H2O2诱导的人甲状腺上皮细胞凋亡和超微结构改变的影响。方法：取良性甲状腺腺瘤旁正常组织进行细胞培养。加硒（10^-7mol／L）或不加硒后加入不同浓度H2O2（0～800μmol／L）刺激单层培养的甲状腺细胞,流式细胞术（FCM）检测甲状腺细胞凋亡率并在电镜下观察其超微结构的改变.结果：经过H2O2作用24h的人甲状腺细胞,随H2O2浓度升高,细胞凋亡率逐渐升高;电镜下甲状腺细胞超微结构呈损伤型改变,甚至出现凋亡、死亡。预先加入10^-7mol／L硒可降低细胞凋亡率,可明显减轻亚细胞结构损伤。结论：硒可减轻H2O2诱发的人甲状腺细胞的氧化损伤,拮抗其导致的细胞凋亡。     

过氧化氢预处理对抗氧化应激诱导的PC12细胞凋亡

氧化应激可明显地诱导细胞凋亡。本研究旨在探讨H2O2预处理能否对H2O2诱导的PC12细胞凋亡生产保护作用及ATP敏感性K^ （ATP-sensitive potassinm,KATP）通道在其中的作用。采用PI染色流式细胞仪（flow cytometry, FCM）检测PC12细胞凋亡。结果表明,经10μmol/L H2O2预处理90min的PC12细胞,分别在20、30、50和100μmol/L H2O2作用24h后,其细胞凋亡率明显下降,与未经H2O2的预处理的PC12细胞相比,差异极显著（P＜0.01）,表明H2O2预处理对H2O2诱导PC12细胞凋亡具有保护作用。用10μmol/L的KATP通道激动齐pinacidil(Pin)可显著减少30和50μmol/L H2O2诱导的PC12细胞凋亡,10μmol/L的KATP通道拮抗齐glybenclamide（Gly）则可显著地抑制甚至取消KATP通道激动剂Pin对H2O3诱导PC12细胞凋亡的保护作用,但并不影响H2O2预处理对H2O2诱导PC12细胞凋亡的保护作用;然而,当联合应用H2O2预处理与Pin时,对PC12细胞凋亡的保护作用显大于各自的细胞凋亡作用。提示KATP通道开放不仅对H2O2诱导PC12细胞凋亡具有保护作用,而且与H2O2预处理一起产生抗PC12细胞凋亡的协同作用。但KATP通道开放可能不参与H2O2预处理的适应性保护作用。     

醋酸铅对体外培养大鼠肾小管上皮细胞的毒性损伤

探讨醋酸铅对体外培养的大鼠肾小管上皮细胞系HBZY-1的细胞毒性效应.用不同浓度的醋酸铅(30、40、50 μmol/L)作用HBZY-1细胞24 h、48 h和72 h,采用CellTiter-Glo(R)萤光细胞活性检测盒测定细胞存活情况;用流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡率.结果显示经30、40、50μmol/L醋酸铅处理...     

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.