蛇毒抗肿瘤作用研究进展

蛇毒含有多种酶类和毒性蛋白,具有广泛的生物学活性。对蛇毒各种组分的研究,发现蛇毒具有抗血栓,止血,镇痛及抗肿瘤的作用。本就其抗肿瘤方面的研究进展进行了综述,介绍了蛇毒的抑瘤机制,抑瘤活性成分的分离纯化,理化特性及研究方向和应用前景。     

常见的动物毒素诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡的分子机制

常见的动物毒素如蛇毒、蟾蜍毒、蜂毒、蜘蛛毒等在体内和体外均具有诱导肿瘤细胞调亡的作用,通过对动物毒素的抗肿瘤机制进行综述,为研究开发新型抗肿瘤药提供思路和方法。     

蛇毒L-氨基酸氧化酶抗肿瘤作用研究进展

L-氨基酸氧化酶（LAAO）广泛地存在于各种蛇毒中。近年来许多文献报道了蛇毒L-氨基酸氧化酶具有与血小板相互作用、细胞毒性及诱导细胞凋亡作用,还报道它们具有出血或溶血活性、引起水肿及抗细菌、抗艾滋病病毒的特性。本文就其抗肿瘤方面的研究进行综述,介绍蛇毒L-氨基酸氧化酶的抑瘤机制、理化性质及国内外研究现状和应用前景。     

蛇毒合成调控机制和进化研究

蛇毒是一类组成复杂的生物毒素,不仅作为蛇捕食和防御的武器,还在促凝、抗凝、镇痛、戒毒、抗肿瘤等医药领域中得以使用,同时蛇毒还是科学家研究生物进化的良好模型。作者针对蛇毒组成的多样性、蛇毒合成的生物学机制以及蛇毒的生物演化进行简要综述。     

蛇毒制剂抗肿瘤活性和机理的研究进展

该文简要综述了蛇毒制剂抗肿瘤活性及其机理。实验已证实 ,眼镜蛇、金环蛇、银环蛇等蛇毒对多株人肿瘤细胞系有杀伤和抑制作用 ,其中以眼镜蛇毒对肿瘤细胞的杀伤作用最强。从蛇毒中可分离出心脏毒素、直接溶解因子、细胞毒素 (CT)、神经毒素 (NTX) ,其中 CT是作用较强的成分。这些毒素毒性都通过破坏细胞膜而实现 ,故称为膜毒素。蛇毒在体内外都有抗癌作用 ,对人高、低分化鼻咽癌细胞株 ,人慢性骨髓性白血病和小鼠肝癌均有明显的细胞毒作用 ,其半数抑制浓度 (IC50 )分别为 79μg/ ml、75μg/ ml、5.5μg/ ml、65μg/ ml,表明对白血病最…     

蛇毒去整合素的研究进展

去整合素是蛇毒中的一类蛋白质,能识别和作用于多种细胞膜上的整合素家族粘附分子,从而影响某些生理和病理过程,如血小板聚集、骨吸收、细胞迁移和血管生成等。     

蛇毒抗菌的比较性研究

目的 研究蛇毒粗毒的抗菌作用,并比较不同蛇毒对不同细菌的抑制效果.方法 采用抑菌环法测定蛇岛蝮、江浙蝮和短尾蝮蛇毒粗毒对金黄色葡萄球菌、枯草芽孢杆菌、大肠埃希菌、铜绿假单胞菌以及白色念珠菌的抗菌作用,比较不同蛇毒粗毒的抗菌效果;加入过氧化氢酶(catalase),考察蛇毒抗菌作用的变化.结果 (1)3种蛇毒粗毒对5种细菌均呈现不同程度的抑制作用.(2)3种蛇毒粗毒对5种细菌的抑制作用大小依次为:金黄色葡萄球菌＞白色念珠菌＞大肠埃希菌或铜绿假单胞菌＞枯草芽孢杆菌.(3)加入catalase后,蛇毒的抗菌作用明显减弱.结论 (1)3种蛇毒粗毒均具有一定的抗菌作用,并具有明显抑菌选择性.(2)3种蛇毒的抗菌效果不同,蛇岛蝮蛇抗菌作用最强.(3) catalase能显著降低蛇毒的抗菌活性,表明L-氨基酸氧化酶是蛇毒起抗菌作用的主要成分.     

蛇毒的抗癌抑癌作用

蛇毒的抗癌抑癌作用阳灵广邮政编码;６２９０００蛇毒是生物毒素之一种。我国的蛇类资源十分丰富,有毒蛇近５０种,常见的剧毒蛇有１０种。经多种试验研究表明：以眼镜王蛇、眼镜蛇、金环蛇、蝮蛇和银环蛇等蛇毒,具有明显的抗癌瘤作用。蛇毒及细胞毒,在体外有明显的杀...     

10种广东本地清热解毒中草药体外抗蛇毒作用的实验研究

目的 研究10种广东本地清热解毒中草药的抗蛇毒作用.方法 采用鲎试剂试管凝集反应法.结果 10种广东本地清热解毒中草药的药液浓度在0.5 g/ml以上时均有抗五步蛇、眼镜蛇、竹叶青蛇、蝰蛇、蝮蛇蛇毒的作用;降低药液浓度后,不同的药物对不同蛇毒抗毒作用有所不同.结论 广东土牛膝等10种本地清热解毒中草药对5种蛇毒有直接的...     

重组白眉蝮蛇去整合素定点突变对其生物活性的影响

RGD为存在于许多糖蛋白配体中的氨基酸序列,对整合素具有识别作用.此序列也发现于许多蛇毒去整合素分子中.采用基因克隆技术从大连产白眉蝮蛇的毒腺中克隆出的去整合素adinbitor是含73个氨基酸残基的去整合素,分子中含有12个半胱氨酸和RGD模体.实验证明,adinbitor作为去整合素的新成员,具有典型的抗ADP诱导的人血小板聚集作用和抗肿瘤血管新生作用.为了将adinbitor的这2种功能分开,采用PCR基因定点突变的方法,将其cDNA序列中RGD模体改变成KGD.重组adinbitor(KGD)在E.coli BL21得到表达,并通过His•Bind亲和层析予以纯化.实验发现,adinbitor对ADP诱导的人血小板聚集具有明显抑制作用,其IC50=85 nmol/L,明显优于adinbitor(RGD) （IC50=150 nmol/L）.然而,与adinbitor(KGD)相比,adinbitor(KGD)则丧失了对血管生成的抑制作用.结果说明,adinbitor(KGD)可作为专一的抗人血小板聚集药具有潜在的开发前景.     

国内蝮蛇毒制剂的药理研究近况

蝮蛇毒制剂在临床上应用越来越广泛,这是由于蝮蛇毒的作用途径和机理的多样性所决定.本文介绍了国内蝮蛇毒药理作用研究近况,表明蝮蛇毒具有抗凝、去纤、溶栓、抗炎、抗癌、抗菌等功效.     

蛇油中脂肪酸成分的GC-MS分析

目的为充分利用蛇副产品资源,增加其附加值,探究其功用。方法取蛇内脏脂肪组织,用微波加热法得蛇油,将其甲酯化后低温保存,采用气相色谱-质谱（GC-MS）技术和标准图谱检索对照,分离和鉴定蛇油的组成成分,用离子流色谱峰面积归一化法计算各脂肪酸成分的相对含量,取峰值较高的15种脂肪酸成分进行分析。结果蛇油中含有大量不饱和脂肪酸,占总脂肪酸含量的52%以上。结论蛇油脂利用价值较高,且含有部分对人体具有十分重要生理功能的高度不饱和脂肪酸,特别是EPA、DHA。     

Responses to terrestrial nest predators by endemic and introduced Hawaiian birds

Birds free from nest predators for long periods may either lose the ability to recognize and respond to predators or retain antipredator responses if they are not too costly. How these alternate scenarios play out has rarely been investigated in an avian community whose members have different evolutionary histories. We presented models of two nest predators (rat and snake) and a negative control (tree branch) to birds on Hawai?i Island. Endemic Hawaiian birds evolved in the absence of terrestrial predators until rats were introduced approximately 1,000 years ago. Introduced birds evolved with diverse predator communities including mammals and snakes, but since their introduction onto the island approximately one century ago have been free from snake predation. We found that (a) endemic and introduced birds had higher agitation scores toward the rat model compared with the branch, and (b) none of the endemic birds reacted to the snake model, while one introduced bird, the Red‐billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea), reacted as strongly to the snake as to the rat. Overall, endemic and introduced birds differ in their response to predators, but some endemic birds have the capacity to recognize and respond to introduced rats, and one introduced bird species retained recognition of snake predators from which they had been free for nearly a century, while another apparently lost that ability. Our results indicate that the retention or loss of predator recognition by introduced and endemic island birds is variable, shaped by each species' unique history, ecology, and the potential interplay of genetic drift, and that endemic Hawaiian birds could be especially vulnerable to introduced snake predators.     

Oxineur,a novel peptide from Caspian cobra Naja naja oxiana against HT-29 colon cancer

Colon cancer ranks fourth in mortality. This cancer is still an important clinical challenge worldwide due to its high prevalence and poor prognosis. Proteomic studies revealed that snake venom is a diverse and variable mixture of enzymatic and non-enzymatic proteins and peptides. Despite the toxic effects of these molecules, several proteins and peptides have been isolated that have practical applications and appear to induce apoptosis and prevent cell metastasis. In this study, we worked on cytotoxic effects and anticancer activity of Naja naja oxiana (Iranian Caspian cobra) snake venom components on HT-29 cell line colon cancer. Separated Fraction-5 by FPLC indicated the high cytotoxicity on HT-29 cell line colon cancer by MTT test. Further isolation of F5 by HPLC showed that the purified peak 2, nominated as Oxineur that contains a cytotoxic effect on HT-29 cells and reduces cell viability at 8 μg/ml to 4% in 24 h. Oxineur has the least cytotoxic effect on HEK-293 normal cells. Further studies on Oxineur peptide confirmed the apoptotic effects with high expression of CASP9 gene and DNA fragmentation in cancerous cells. The partial sequence of Oxineur revealed 71% homology with the neurotoxin II from Naja naja oxiana. Since our target molecule is a peptide in the molecular weight range of 7 kDa, it has potentially a therapeutic value.     

蛇毒的核磁共振氢谱在生物化学上的意义

每种蛇毒含有多种蛋白质组分,每种蛋白质分子有其自已的一级结构和相应的氨基酸残基的组成。因此蛇毒的氢谱是其所有组成的谱图的加和,对不同产地和种属的20多种冷冻干燥的蛇毒进行了测定,结果每种蛇毒均显示其特征的核磁共振氢谱,提示各种蛇毒的氨基酸残基组成是不同的。     

Dynamic changes of horse serum T-globulin immunization with snake venoms, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids

In course of immunizing horses with snake venoms, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, a new serum component, T-globulin, was formed and migrated between the beta- and gamma-globulins. The T-globulin content was parallel with the antibody titre after the middle course of immunization. There were many components in snake antivenin and T-globulin was composed of most of those components. The components of diphtheria T-globulin were the same as those of crude antitoxin and tetanus T-globulin except one precipitin.     

Introduced Alien or Persecuted Native? Resolving the Origin of the Viperine Snake (Natrix Maura) on Mallorca

The viperine snake (Natrix maura) is an important agent of decline of the threatened midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) of Mallorca. However, there is a paucity of biological data to support the notion that the viperine snake is an introduced species to the island. Here we compare mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences and genomic ISSR-PCR fingerprints from Mallorcan and mainland European viperine snakes. Identical or nearly identical haplotypes and very similar ISSR-PCR profiles provide strong evidence that N. maura arrived only recently to Mallorca. There is no indication of a recent natural colonization of the island by transmarine dispersal. The data therefore support historical information that N. maura was introduced to Mallorca by human agency comparatively recently, and that management measures to reduce the impact of the snake on toad populations are justified.     

Snake venom as therapeutic agents: from toxin to drug development

Snake bite injuries and death are socio-medical problems of considerable magnitude. In India a large number of people suffer and die every year due to snake venom poisoning. Snake venom, though greatly feared, is a natural biological resource, containing several components that could be of potential therapeutic value. Use of snake venom in different pathophysiological conditions has been mentioned in Ayurveda, homeopathy and folk medicine. It is well known that snake venom is complex mixture of enzymes, peptides and proteins of low molecular mass with specific chemical and biological activities. Snake venom contains several neurotoxic, cardiotoxic, cytotoxic, nerve growth factor, lectins, disintrigrins, haemorrhagins and many other different enzymes. These proteins not only inflict death to animals and humans, but can also be used for the treatment of thrombosis, arthritis, cancer and many other diseases. An overview of various snake venom components that have prospects in health and diseases are discussed in this review.     

Amino Acid Sequence of the α- and β-Globin Chains of the Hiroo Sea Snake (Laticauda laticaudata)

We determined the hemoglobin complete amino acid sequences of the Hiroo sea snake (Laticaudia laticuada) from the intact globin chain, enzymatically digested fragments, and chemical cleavage fragments to analyze molecular evolution for classification of the sea snake. The Hiroo sea snake has two hemoglobin components, Hb-I and Hb-II, which contain different α- and β-chains, respectively. This is the first report of the complete primary structure of a snake hemoglobin. The sequences were compared with those of other reptilian hemoglobins. Amino acid replacements at positions critical for structure and physiological role of hemoglobin were loosely conserved. The requirements for binding of ATP and of diphosphoglycerate as allosteric effectors at β-globins seemed to be fullfilled.