甘草有效成分的药理作用研究进展

综述了近年来甘草中有效成分甘草酸、甘草次酸、甘草黄酮类物质、甘草多糖的药理活性。     

甘草多糖的抗肿瘤活性及对免疫功能的影响

从甘草残渣中提取分离得到甘草多糖,采用血清溶血素及抗体生成细胞水平实验、碳粒廓清实验、S180荷瘤小鼠实验测定其免疫和抗肿瘤作用.结果表明,甘草多糖能促进小鼠血清溶血素IsM和ISG的生成,提高抗体生成细胞水平和胸腺、脾脏指数,增强巨噬细胞的吞噬活性,抑制肿瘤细胞S180的生长,与对照组比较均有显著性差异,提示甘草多糖具有免疫增强和肿瘤抑制作用.     

灰树花多糖的分子修饰及其活性研究进展

灰树花是一种高蛋白低脂肪的食品,具有免疫调节、抗氧化和抗肿瘤等生物活性。其中,多糖是灰树花的主要活性成分之一。对多糖进行分子修饰是提高它原有的生物活性或增加新活性的重要途径之一。综述了灰树花多糖的分子修饰方法,以及修饰后灰树花多糖的生物活性及其构效关系的研究进展,以期为灰树花多糖的深入研究和开发利用提供参考。     

甘草多糖免疫调节作用的研究

目的：研究甘草多糖对小鼠免疫系统功能的影响。方法：以体内给药方式,对实验动物进行碳粒廓清实验、淋巴细胞增殖实验、血清溶血素水平测定实验,研究甘草多糖对非特异性和特异性免疫系统的影响。结果：实验表明,与空白对照组进行比较,低、中、高剂量多糖给药组小鼠的免疫能力均有显著性提高（P〈0.05）,并呈现一定剂量依赖关系,且达到阳性对照药物组水平。结论：甘草多糖对正常小鼠的免疫能力有促进作用。     

甘草次酸保肝功效的通路作用机制

甘草的活性成分包括甘草甜素(glycyrrhizin,GL)和甘草次酸(glycyrrhetinic acid,GA),而GA是甘草中的主要生物活性成分,是GL的主要代谢产物,部分GL通过细菌在肠内代谢为GA。在许多以往的研究中已经证实其具有多种药理学效果,例如抗炎、抗过敏、抗致癌、抗损伤和抗氧化特性以及肝脏保护。最近的研究表明,GA可以降低逆转录因子、二氧化钛纳米粒子和环磷酰胺诱导的肝毒性,并且可以保护免受四氯化碳诱导的肝损伤。已报道的GA的保肝作用机制主要归因于诱导抗氧化剂防御,抑制炎症反应和细胞色素P450表达,本文将对GA在不同信号通路中发挥保肝作用进行综述。     

甘草中光甘草定的提取和抗氧化活性研究

从光果甘草(Glycyrrhiza glabra L.)丙酮提取物中分离得到黄酮类单体成分-光甘草定(Glabridin),并对其抗氧化生物活性进行观察研究。以肝脏微粒体中的细胞色素P450/NADPH氧化系统作为体外抗氧化实验模型。微粒体中自由基诱发程度由探针物DCFH-DA的氧化产物DCF的浓度进行检测。以银杏叶提取物EGB761用作阳性对照物。结果显示,光甘草定以0.10,0.25和0.5 mg/mL浓度,分别抑制自由基浓度67%、73%和83%。在较低浓度时,其抗氧化活性强度与EGB761类似。以上结果说明,光甘草定在细胞色素P450/NADPH氧化系统中具有强抗自由基氧化作用。     

甘草腺体结构及对渗透胁迫的调节作用

甘草叶片上的腺体是其特殊的耐旱形态学结构,通过腺体分泌多糖调节叶肉细胞渗透势是其耐旱的重要生理特征。甘草叶片处于两面对称叶尚未展开期,部分腺体头部已分泌积累呈球状的多糖液,约占总腺体数的13.0%;部分腺体开始分泌多糖液,约占总腺体数的11.6%;75.3%的腺体尚未开始分泌多糖液,表明该期的腺体已有部分开始参与渗透调节。甘草发育成熟的功能叶上的所有腺体头部都分泌有呈球状的多糖液,表明该期所有的腺体都通过向外分泌多糖参与渗透调节。15%PEG+Hoagland培养的渗透胁迫比Hoagland培养的非渗透胁迫,叶内多糖增加了59.8%(P<0.01)。甘草通过腺体向腺体外分泌多糖液的作用,维持叶肉细胞适合的渗透势是甘草一种主动调节过程和方式。     

芍药甘草汤及其活性成分的脑保护作用机制研究概述

芍药甘草汤由东汉张仲景创立,仅有芍药和甘草两味药物组成,具有调和肝脾,缓急止痛的功效,是经典的止痛方剂,临床主要用于血虚津伤所导致的各种内脏疼痛,腓肠肌痉挛的治疗中。已经展开的基础研究主要集中解痉、止痛和抗炎方面的机理研究。近年逐步认识到芍药甘草汤及其活性成分在神经保护领域的作用,在脑卒中、帕金森病、阿尔海默氏症、癫痫等中枢神经系统疾病基础研究中,取得成果。文章研读近年来国内外相关文献,分别从芍药、甘草的活性成份以及芍药甘草汤方剂在脑保护领域进行的基础研究的进展做一综述,显示了芍药甘草汤及其活性成分可以抑制脑组织免疫炎症反应、抑制氧化反应、抗谷氨酸毒性,改善脑血流、抗细胞凋亡和保护神经元的作用,阐述了芍药甘草汤的多途径、多靶点的药理优势及在脑保护领域的应用前景。     

真菌多糖研究进展

真菌多糖具有多种生物活性和保健功能,近年来成为生命科学、医药科学、食品科学等领域研究的热点.本文对真菌多糖的生物活性即抗肿瘤、抗病毒、降血压、降血脂、降血糖、抗氧化、抗疲劳、抗辐射等活性作了介绍,阐述了真菌多糖的提取方法即热水浸提法、酸提法、碱提法、酶法、超声波辅助法等6种方法,以及分离纯化方法即膜分离技术和色谱技术,最后对真菌多糖的应用前景进行了探讨.     

甘草花粉超微鉴定及花粉活力、柱头可授性荧光显微镜观察

对甘草的有性生殖特性进行了研究,利用扫描电子显微镜对乌拉尔甘草、光果甘草和胀果甘草花粉的超微结构进行观察,利用荧光显微镜确定乌拉尔甘草的授粉方式、花粉生活力和柱头活性以及授粉后受精时间.结果表明,花粉超微结构为甘草的鉴别提供了一定的形态学依据;甘草的授粉方式属于闭花受精;花粉生活力在每天12:00时最强,去雄后超过4d的柱头已经不具备接受花粉的能力;对授粉后不同时间的雌蕊进行研究得出授粉后6h花粉管进入胚珠进行受精.     

Distribution of N,P, K,Ca, Mg,S, Zn,Fe, Mn and Cu in groundnut

Summary Concentration of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S in summer groundnut crop was higher than in kharif while Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu contents were higher in summer crop. Kernel's N, P and Zn; Leaflet's Ca and Mn; Stem's K and Fe; Root's S and Cu and Petiole's Mg contents were highest. Shell's N, P, K, Mg, S, Zn and Cu; Kernel's Ca, Fe and Mn contents were the least. N, P, K, S, Zn and Cu concentrations decreased linearly as the crop grew. Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations did not display any distinct pattern. Ca concentration was positively correlated with pod yield in both the seasons.     

Uniform hypothesis of cell behavior--movement, contact inhibition of movement, adhesion, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, division, contact inhibition of division, fusion.

The cell has been represented as a charged liquid drop. Contrary to the DLVO-theory, the effect of the surface potential upon the value of the interfacial tension of the cell membrane has also been taken into consideration. The cell membrane has visco-elastic properties and its constituents may move against each other. Cell movement is caused by the appearance of a small number of the electrically charged constituents of the cell membrane on the leading edge of the cell. This produces a local decrease in the surface tension and the cell membrane expansion. At the moment of contact between two cells proton transfers occur between the strongly negatively charged microvilli of one cell and the body of the other, analogous to a condenser breakdown. This, through the effect on the surface tension, causes contact inhibition of movement. The distribution of the proton dissociable groups modifies the interaction between the cells (differentiation) and between the cell and the substratum (adhesion). Adsorption of the charged compounds at the surface of the cell membrane, decreasing the surface potential and increasing the surface tension, causes the phenomena of chemotaxis, phagocytosis and pinocytosis. Cell division, considered in the terms of the surface energy, requires an adequate supply of considerable quantities of energy inversely proportional to the surface potential value. In case of a reduction of the distance between the cells, their surface potential and the energetic barrier of the cell division processes increases, and causes contact inhibition of cell division. Due to their high charge, division of neoplastic cells is inhibited much later than division of normal cells, or is completely ininhibited due to geometric conditions. Fusion of the cell membrane in the intra-cellular and intercellular processes is a reverse process in relation to the cell division.     

The effect of malathion,diazinon, and various concentrations of zinc,copper, nickel,lead, iron,and mercury on fish

Acute and chronic toxicity tests for malathion, diazinon, copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), and iron (Fe) were conducted. Mortalities ofBarilius vagra andCyprinus carpio (common carp) were variable but LC50-96 hr were similar for pesticides. AdultB. vagra seem to be more sensitive to malathion than juvenile carp. Both juvenile carp and adultB. vagra were extremely sensitive to diazinon. Long-term exposure to pesticides modified morphology and behavior. The LC50-96 values for Cu, Hg, and Pb were 0.3, 0.16, and 0.44, respectively, for smaller fish and 1.0, 0.77, and 1.33, respectively, for larger fish. Replicate LC50 values for Zn, Ni, and Fe were somewhat variable, and for these metals, the size of the fish seemed to affect response because LC50 values increased as fish size increased. Cooper, Pb, Zn, and Fe residues following exposure to sublethal concentrations of these metals for 15 d were significantly greater in whole juvenile common carp than in controls.     

The Effect of Age and Gender on Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, Sr, V, and Zn Contents in Rib Bone of Healthy Humans

The effect of age and gender on major, minor, and trace element contents in the intact rib bone of 80 relatively healthy 15–55-year-old women and men was investigated. Contents or upper limit of contents of 16 chemical elements in the rib bone were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Mean values (M?±?SΕΜ) for the mass fraction of Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Na, P, S, Sr, and Zn (milligram per kilogram of dry bone) were as follows: 2.54?±?0.16, 171,400?±?4,050, 1.35?±?0.22, 140?±?11, 1,874?±?71, 0.049?±?0.011, 2,139?±?38, 5,378?±?88, 75,140?±?1,660, 1,881?±?51, 291?±?20, and 92.8?±?1.5, respectively. The upper limits of contents of Al, B, Mn, and V were <7.20, <0.65, <0.36, and <0.03, respectively. Statistically significant tendency for the Ca, Mg, and P content to decrease with age was found in the human rib bone, regardless of gender. The mass fraction of Fe in the male rib bone increases with age. It was shown that higher Ca, Mg, Na, P, and Sr mass fractions as well as lower Fe content were typical of female ribs as compared to those in male ribs.     

Further studies of the sieve-element plastids of theCaryophyllales includingBarbeuia,Corrigiola, Lyallia,Microtea, Sarcobatus,andTelephium

The sieve-element plastids of 69 species of theCaryophyllales were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. All contained the specific subtype-P3 plastids characterized by a peripheral ring of protein filaments. The presence or absence of an additional central protein crystal and their shape being either polygonal or globular as well as the average sizes of the sieve-element plastids are useful features in the characterization of some families.—Barbeuia contains sieve-element plastids that confirm its placement within thePhytolaccaceae. Lyallia differs fromHectorella by including small starch grains in their sieve-element plastids, which otherwise by their globular crystals negate a closer connection to theCaryophyllaceae. The lack of a central protein crystal in its form-P3fs plastids placesMicrotea best within theChenopodiaceae. Sarcobatus, a so far uncontested member of theChenopodiaceae, contains form-P3cf plastids, i.e., including a central crystal not found elsewhere in this family.Telephium andCorrigiola, shifted back and forth betweenMolluginaceae andCaryophyllaceae, have form-P3cf(s) plastids with a polygonal crystal which favor their placement within theCaryophyllaceae.     

Translocation of radionuclides of Co, Zn, Se, Rb, Y, Tc, and Re into organs of tomato plant via roots

The translocation of the radionuclides of Co, Zn, Se, Rb, Y, Tc, and Re into red and green fruits, flesh, seeds, rind, calyxes, flower, leaves, and stems via the root of the tomato plant at two different growth stages was studied by a multitracer technique. The contents (%/g) of Co, Zn, Se, and Y in the roots were the highest among the organs, but only small amounts of them were translocated into the aerial parts after 5 d cultivation with a multitracer. In contrast, Rb, Tc, and Re showed rapid translocation into the stems and leaves from the root. In the plants cultivated for 95 d with a multitracer, Zn, Se, and Rb distributed in all of the organs, Co in the organs except for flowers, and Y, Tc, and Re in the limited organs. The translocation ratio of the elements for the edible part of the plants cultivated for 95 d decreased in the order of Rb>Zn>Co≈Se>Tc≈Y>Re. The transfer factor of the elements for tomato fruit was determined to be in the range of 10⁻⁵–10⁻². The characteristic translocation behavior of the elements gives us fundamental information on the assessment of pollutant uptake by the tomato plant.     

Simultaneous measurement of the trace elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum and their reference ranges by ICP-MS

The goal of this article was to establish reference ranges of the concentration of trace elements in human serum and to compare these results with those reported by other authors. We describe the sample preparation and measurement conditions that allow the rapid, precise, and accurate determination of Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum samples (n=110) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Accuracy and precision were determined by analyzing three reconstituted reference serum samples by comparison with other methods and by the standard addition procedure. The advantages of the ICP-MS method include short time of analysis of the elements mentioned, low detection limit, high precision, and high accuracy. Disadventages include a high risk of contamination due to the presence of some of the elements of interest in the environment, the relatively delicate sample handling, and the high cost of the equipment.     

Conjugates of abscisic acid, brassinosteroids, ethylene, gibberellins, and jasmonates

Phytohormones, including auxins, abscisic acid, brassinosteroids, cytokinins, ethylene, gibberellins, and jasmonates, are involved in all aspects of plant growth, and developmental processes as well as environmental responses. However, our understanding of hormonal homeostasis is far from complete. Phytohormone conjugation is considered as a part of the mechanism to control cellular levels of these compounds. Active phytohormones are changed into multiple forms by acylation, esterification or glycosylation, for example. It seems that conjugated compounds could serve as pool of inactive phytohormones that can be converted to active forms by de-conjugation reactions. Some conjugates are thought to be temporary storage forms, from which free active hormones can be released after hydrolysis. It is also believed that conjugation serves functions, such as irreversible inactivation, transport, compartmentalization, and protection against degradation. The nature of abscisic acid, brassinosteroid, ethylene, gibberellin, and jasmonate conjugates is discussed.