基因工程菌发酵合成L－苏氨酸－N~（15）

采用含有稳定同位素１５Ｎ－硫酸铵为主要氮源的专用发酵培养基配方和提取精制条件,在国内、外首次采用基因工程菌ＡＡ７（ｐＴＨ２）（ＡＨＶｒＡＥＣｒ,Ｔｈｒ－Ｎ－,Ｈｏｍｒ,Ａｐｒ）直接发酵方法研制Ｌ－苏氨酸－Ｎ１５高丰度精制产品。每ｍｏｌ１５Ｎ－硫酸铵实际得到０．６３８ｍｏｌＬ－苏氨酸－Ｎ１５,产品Ｎ１５丰度达９９．０９％,仅比原料１５Ｎ－硫酸铵丰度下降０．４２％,提取精制得率高达９２．８３％。     

黑曲霉生产β—葡萄糖苷酶发酵条件的研究

经多项式回归分析,研究了不同浓度Ｎ源、Ｃ源、无机盐等对酶产量的影响,确定出最佳培养基配方为：麸皮４．９％,（ＮＨ４）２ＳＯ４０．４％,ＫＨ２ＰＯ４０．２９％,ＣａＣｌ２０．０５％,ＭｇＳＯ４·７Ｈ２Ｏ０．０４％,ＦｅＳＯ４·７５ｍｇ·Ｌ＾－ＺｎＣｌ２１．４ｍｇ·Ｌ＾－,０．２％油酸钠。并对培养温度１时间、培养基初妈ｐＨ、通气量、接种量、接种方式等培养条件进行优化,使黑曲霉生产β－葡萄糖苷酶的产量由     

用逆转录病毒载体表达人粒细胞－巨噬细胞集落刺激因子

应用基因工程的方法,将含有巨细胞病毒（ＣＭＶ）启动子的基因片段和人粒细胞－巨噬细胞集落刺激因子（ｈＧＭ－ＣＳＦ）的ｃＤＮＡ,克隆进逆转录病毒载体Ｎ２Ａ,得到重组质粒Ｎ２Ａ／ＣＭＶ／ｈＧＭ－ＣＳＦ．经脂质体包装并转染包装细胞,通过Ｇ４１８药物筛选,得到抗性克隆。经ＰＣＲ和Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｍｂｌｏｔ检测证实,ＧＭ－ＣＳＦ基因已整合到该克隆细胞的染色体上,获得的逆转录病毒滴度达１０￣４ＣＦＵ／ｍｌ,克隆细胞培养上清用ＴＦ－１细胞可检测到ＧＭ－ＣＳＦ活性。     

亲和层析纯化肌质网Ca~（2＋）－ATP酶

建立了一种亲和层析纯化肌质网Ｃａ￣（２＋）－ＡＴＰ酶的方法．用非离子型去污剂Ｃ＿（１２）Ｅ＿８溶解肌质网,再通过反应红－１２０琼脂糖亲和层析柱使肌质网Ｃａ￣（２＋）－ＡＴＰ酶纯度从粗品中的６５％提高到９９％,并具有较高ＡＴＰ水解活性．经ＳＤＳ－聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳检测,为电泳纯．     

大豆液泡膜H~+-ATPase泵质子活性的研究

研究了大豆液泡膜Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ泵质子特性。液泡膜Ｈ＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ泵质子活性受ＮＥＭ、ＮＢＤ－Ｃｌ、ＤＣＣＤ和ＮＯ３－的抑制。泵质子活性由二价阳离子启动,其有效性依次为Ｆｅ２＋＞Ｍｇ２＋＞Ｍｎ２＋,它以ＡＴＰ为最适底物,ＡＤＰ为竞争性抑制剂;最适ｐＨ为７．０,最适温度为５０°Ｃ。     

NA和5－HT对小脑脑片浦肯野细胞自发及诱发电活动的影响

在大鼠小脑脑片上观察了ＮＡ和５－ＨＴ对浦肯野细胞（ＰＣ）的自发放电活动及由白质刺激所引起的诱发放电活动的影响。结果表明：（１）ＮＡ使ＰＣ产生抑制、兴奋和双相反应,以抑制反应为主（７９．８％）;５－ＨＴ引起ＰＣ兴奋和抑制反应,以兴奋反应略多（５７．８％）。（２）先后灌流ＮＡ和５－ＨＴ对同一个ＰＣ自发放电的影响主要为抑制（ＮＡ）－兴奋（５－ＨＴ）（５３．８％）。（３）ＮＡ对ＰＣ的诱发复杂锋电位（ＣＳ）和简单锋电位（ＳＳ）反应,主要产生增强效应（５７．１％和６２．８％）;５－ＨＴ对ＰＣ诱发ＣＳ和ＳＳ反应则主要产生压抑作用（６０．０％和６８．２％）。（４）先后灌流ＮＡ和５－ＨＴ对同一个ＰＣ的诱发ＣＳ和ＳＳ反应,主要表现为ＮＡ对这两种诱发反应的增强和５－ＨＴ的压抑效应（６０．０％和５２．９％）。这些结果提示,ＮＡ能和５－ＨＴ能传入纤维可以通过释放ＮＡ和５－ＨＴ调节ＰＣ的兴奋性水平并改变ＰＣ对爬行纤维和苦状纤维突触传入的反应敏感性,影响小脑皮层神经元网络的感觉运动整合过程。     

柯萨基B_3病毒对外周血单个核白细胞介素－2受体表达的影响

本文研究了柯萨基Ｂ３病毒（ＣｏｘｓａｃｋｉｅｖｉｒｕｓＢ３）对正常人ＰＢＭＣ白细胞介素一２受体（ｍＩＬ一２Ｒ）表达的影响,结果实验组为８９．８３±７．０３％,对照组为５２．５±６．１３％,表明ＣｏｘｓａｃｋｉｅｖｉｒｕｓＢ３能作用于ＰＢＭＣ,使其ｍＩＬ一２Ｒ表达明显减少（Ｐ＜０．０１）,由此影响ＩＬ－２发挥正常的生物学功能,如促使Ｔ细胞增殖,ＮＫ细胞活化等,本文认为ｍＩＬ－２表达减少可能是ＣｏｘｓａｃｋｉｅｖｉｒｕｓＢ组病毒所致心肌炎患者细胞免疫功能异常的原因之一。     

深红酵母转化反式肉桂酸生成L-苯丙氨酸的研究

研究了深红酵母Ａｓ２．２７９产生Ｌ－苯丙氨酸解氨酸（ＰＡＬ）的条件、转化反式 桂酸（ｔＣａ）生成Ｌ－苯丙氨酸（Ｌ－Ｐｈｅ）的条件以及几种因素对ＰＡＬ稳定性的影响,结果表明,最佳转化条件为：１．０％ｔ－Ｃａ,８ｍｏｌ／Ｌ氨,ｐＨ１０．０,３０℃。在转化液中加入还原剂和充入Ｎ２有利于提高酶的稳定性,在此条件下可一次转化６４％的ｔ－Ｃａ,保留６０％的酶活。生成Ｌ－Ｐｈｅ浓度为５．８ｇ／Ｌ。     

眼镜王蛇神经毒素CM—11核磁共振氢谱谱峰的完全归属

眼镜王蛇抽提物ＣＭ－１１为含７２个残基的长链神经毒素,对其进行了ＤＱＦ－ＣＯＳＹ,ＴＯＣＳＹ和ＮＯＥＳＹ等一系列２Ｄ－ＮＭＲ谱测定,借助序列专一归属法完成了ＣＭ－１１ＮＭＲ氢谱的完整归属。     

用人工合成的丁型肝炎病毒抗原多肽检测丁肝病毒IgM抗体及其初步应用

用人工合成的丁型肝炎病毒抗原（ＨＤＶ－Ａｇ）肽建立了检测抗ＨＤＶ－ＩｇＭ抗体的ＥＬＩＳＡ方法,本法操作简便、快速,重复性好,特异性强,与抗ＨＡＶ－ＩｇＭ、抗Ｈｋ－ＩｇＭ、抗ＨＢｓ－ＩｇＭ、抗ＨＣＶ－ＩｇＩ、抗ＣＭＶ－ＩｇＭ、抗ＲＶ－ＩｇＭ、类风湿因子（ＲＦ）及抗核抗体（ＡＮＡ）阳性血清均不起反应,且可被２－巯基乙醇阻断而不起反应。经初步临床应用,３１例正常人血清抗ＨＤＶ－ＩｇＭ全部阴性,２８例慢活肝患者检出率为３２．１％（９／２８）,１７例慢迁肝患者血清阳性率为１１．８％（２／１７）１８例肝癌和肝硬化病人血清阳性率为２２．２％（４／１８）这三组病人与正常对照者相比较均有显著性差异（Ｐ＜０．００１）。此外,抗ＨＤＶ－ＩｇＭ阳性血清的ＡＬＴ值均明显高于正常参考范围,提示在ＨＤＶ感染过程中,患者肝细胞进一步受损。实验结果证明,抗ＨＤＶ－ＩｇＭ是诊断ＨＤＶ感染的重要指标,对ＨＤＶ感染早期诊断具有重要价值。     

Antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA) and comparison with N-acetylcysteine (NAC)

The antioxidant potential of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA), also known as AD4, was assessed by employing different in vitro assays. These included reducing power, free radical scavenging capacities, peroxidation inhibiting activity through linoleic acid emulsion system and metal chelating capacity, as compared to NAC and three widely used antioxidants, alpha-tocopherol, ascorbic acid and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). Of the antioxidant properties that were investigated, NACA was shown to possess higher 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate (DPPH) radical scavenging ability and reducing power than NAC, at all the concentrations, whereas the scavenging ability of H(2)O(2) differed with concentration. While NACA had greater H(2)O(2) scavenging capacity at the highest concentration, NAC was better than NACA at lower concentrations. NAC and NACA had a 60% and 55% higher ability to prevent beta-carotene bleaching, respectively, as compared to control. The chelating activity of NACA was more than 50% that of the metal chelating capacity of EDTA and four and nine times that of BHT and alpha-tocopherol, respectively. When compared to NACA and NAC; alpha-tocopherol had higher DPPH scavenging abilities and BHT and alpha-tocopherol had better beta-carotene bleaching power. These findings provide evidence that the novel antioxidant, NACA, has indeed enhanced the antioxidant properties of NAC.     

N-acetyl-cysteine: protective agent or promoter of gastric damage?

N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), when given orally, has been shown to prevent gastric damage induced by ethanol, but when administered intraperitoneally, it appears to potentiate such damage. In an effort to resolve these seemingly discordant findings, fasted rats (six per group) received 1 ml of saline or 20% NAC orally or intraperitoneally (ip). Two hours or 15 min later, they received 1 ml of 100% ethanol orally. At sacrifice 5 min later, rats receiving oral pretreatment with 20% NAC at both 15 and 120 min prior to ethanol exposure demonstrated a significant reduction in the magnitude of gastric injury when compared with saline controls. In contrast, actual promotion of ethanol damage was noted when NAC was given intraperitoneally, but was more pronounced when NAC was administered 15 min prior to exposing the mucosa to 100% ethanol. In all animals receiving intraperitoneal NAC, large amounts of peritoneal fluid (4-6 ml/rat) were recovered at the time of sacrifice, most of which occurred within 15 min of NAC administration; these more pronounced peritoneal effects at 15 min after NAC correlated with the more severe injury from ethanol at this time period compared to 120 min after intraperitoneal NAC. Saline controls had no peritoneal fluid. Mucosal glutathione (GSH) levels generally paralleled these results in that a significant decrease in tissue GSH occurred at 15 min following intraperitoneal NAC when compared with controls; at 120 min after intraperitoneal NAC, GSH levels were similar to control values. Additional experiments demonstrated that within 15 min following NAC administration, systemic blood pressure dropped by approximately 20% and basically remained unchanged over the next 2 hr; intraperitoneal saline had no sustained adverse effects on blood pressure. It was concluded that the inability of NAC to prevent ethanol injury when given intraperitoneally in contrast to orally is related to the drop in blood pressure secondary to NAC's peritoneal irritant effects, which presumably altered gastric mucosal blood flow, thus obivating its ability to prevent ethanol damage under these conditions. Furthermore, the decreased levels in mucosal GSH following the hypotension induced by intraperitoneal NAC suggest that perturbations in GSH metabolism may also have contributed to the decreased resistance to ethanol injury.     

High-performance liquid chromatography assay for N-acetylcysteine in biological samples following derivatization with N-(1-pyrenyl)maleimide

N-Acetylcysteine is a thiol antioxidant with expanding clinical importance. A sensitive, rapid method for determining reduced N-acetylcysteine (NAC) concentration in biological samples has been developed which uses a modified reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique in conjunction with the derivatizing agent N-(1-pyrenyl)maleimide (NPM). The NAC-NPM adduct was analyzed by HPLC with fluorescence detection. The calibration curve for NAC was linear over the range 8–2500 nM and the coefficient of variation obtained for the within-run precision and the between-run precision for 0.5 mM NAC was 1.5% and 2.7%, respectively. Relative recovery of NAC from biological materials ranged between 86% and 96% and the limit of quantitation from biological samples was 32 nM. These results suggest practical advantages relative to other widely-accepted methods of NAC measurement.     

Aminoguanidine and N-acetyl-cysteine supress oxidative and nitrosative stress in EAE rat brains

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a well-established animal model of human multiple sclerosis (MS). We have evaluated the role of oxidative and nitrosative stress, as the causal factors in the development of EAE, responsible for the damage of cardinal cellular components, such as lipids, proteins and nucleic acids, resulting in demyelination, axonal damage, and neuronal death. EAE was induced in female Sprague-Dawley rats, 3 months old (300±20 g), by immunization with myelin basic protein in combination with Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). The animals were divided into seven groups: control, EAE, CFA, EAE+aminoguanidine (AG), AG, EAE+N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and NAC. The animals were sacrificed 15 days after EAE induction, and the levels of nitrosative and oxidative stress were determined in 10% homogenate of the whole encephalitic mass. In EAE rats, brain NO production and MDA level were significantly increased (P<0.001) compared to the control values, whereas AG and NAC treatment decreased both parameters in EAE rats compared to EAE group (P<0.001). Glutathione (GSH) was reduced (P<0.001) in EAE rats in comparison with the control and CFA groups, but increased in EAE+AG and EAE+NAC group compared to the EAE group (P<0.01). Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was significantly decreased (P<0.001) in the EAE group compared to all other experimental groups. The clinical expression of EAE was significantly decreased (P<0.05) in the EAE groups treated with AG and NAC compared to EAE rats, during disease development. The obtained results prove an important role of oxidative and nitrosative stress in the pathogenesis of EAE, whereas AG and NAC protective effects offer new possibilities for a modified combined approach in MS therapy.     

Antibacterial effects of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-acetylcysteine against endodontic pathogens

The success of endodontic treatment depends on the eradication of microorganisms from the root canal system and the prevention of reinfection. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the antibacterial and antibiofilm efficacy of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant mucolytic agent, as an intracanal medicament against selected endodontic pathogens. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of NAC for Actinomyces naeslundii, Lactobacillus salivarius, Streptococcus mutans, and Enterococcus faecalis were determined using the broth microdilution method. NAC showed antibacterial activity, with MIC values of 0.78–1.56 mg/ml. The effect of NAC on biofilm formation of each bacterium and a multispecies culture consisting of the four bacterial species was assessed by crystal violet staining. NAC significantly inhibited biofilm formation by all the monospecies and multispecies bacteria at minimum concentrations of 0.78–3.13 mg/ml. The efficacy of NAC for biofilm disruption was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy and ATP-bioluminescence quantification using mature multispecies biofilms. Preformed mature multispecies biofilms on saliva-coated hydroxyapatite disks were disrupted within 10 min by treatment with NAC at concentrations of 25 mg/ml or higher. After 24 h of treatment, the viability of mature biofilms was reduced by > 99% compared with the control. Moreover, the biofilm disrupting activity of NAC was significantly higher than that of saturated calcium hydroxide or 2% chlorhexidine solution. Within the limitations of this in vitro study, we conclude that NAC has excellent antibacterial and antibiofilm efficacy against endodontic pathogens and may be used as an alternative intracanal medicament in root canal therapies.     

Monocyte dependence of pokeweed mitogen-induced differentiation of immunoglobulin-secreting cells from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBM) lost the capacity to generate immunoglobulin-secreting cells (ISC) in response to pokeweed mitogen (PWM) when depleted of adherent cells (AC). The diminished responsiveness of the nonadherent cells (NAC) could not be ascribed to cell death, altered PWM dose response characteristics, or a change in the length of incubation required to generate a response. Supplementation with autologous or homologous AC, but not 2-mercaptoethanol, restored the capacity of NAC to generate ISC after PWM stimulation. By standard criteria AC were found to contain 85 to 90% monocytes. Furthermore, the monocytes and not the few lymphocytes contaminating the AC were responsible for restoring PWM responsiveness to the NAC. PWM-induced DNA synthesis of NAC also was markedly reduced compared to PBM. Again, supplementation with monocytes restored responsiveness to NAC. The monocyte dependence of PWM-induced proliferation and generation of ISC was most apparent when cultural conditions were employed that limited cell-to-cell interaction.     

Effects of Root Zone Restriction on Amino Acid Status and Bean Plant Growth

The possibility that the suppression of shoot growth in restrictedroot zone plants (RRZP) is caused by a deficiency in N-aminocompounds (NAC) in the shoot, possibly due to an insufficientsupply from the roots, was studied in bean (Phaseolus vulgarisL.). Root zone restriction to 10 cm³ in an aerated nutrientsolution resulted in suppressed plant growth, as compared withcontrol plants grown in a non-limiting root zone volume. Rootxylem exudation of solution and N-amino compunds (NAC) followingdecapitation was much greater in the control, as compared withRRZP, both per plant and per unit root fresh weight (FWT). Inboth treatments, asparagine comprised more than 52% of the NACfraction in the root xylem exudate (RE). Its reduced exudationin the RRZP was of a proportion similar to the combined fractionof NAC left over in both treatments. Asparagine accumulationin leaves of the control plants was very high, comprising 73%of the total NAC pool, while in RRZP, it was much smaller anddid not exceed 25%. The total NAC amount per unit of leaf FWTwas 3·3 times smaller for the RRZP, as compared withthe control, resulting mainly from the dramatic drop in asparagineaccumulation. In the roots, RRZP accumulated more NAC per unitroot FWT than the control. Raising both treatments in distilledwater reduced considerably the accumulation of NAC, includingasparagine, in their leaves. RRZP was relatively more suppressedby the absence of nutrients than control plants. This phenomenondid occur, despite the fact that NAC and asparagine concentrationsin the root and shoot of RRZP were greater than in the controlwhen grown in distilled water; Therefore, it was concluded thatroot zone restriction might affect the accumulation of NAC andasparagine in the leaves, but that deficiency in these compoundsis not the primary or the major cause of growth suppressionin RRZP. Key words: Root zone restriction, asparagine, amino-acids, Phaseolus vulgaris     

Trace analysis of N‐acetyl‐L‐cysteine using luminol–H2O2 chemiluminescence system catalyzed by silver nanoparticles

N‐Acetyl‐L‐cysteine (NAC) can inhibit the luminol–H₂O₂, reaction, which is catalyzed by silver nanoparticles. Based on this phenomenon a new method was developed for NAC determination. Under optimum conditions, a linear relationship between chemiluminescence intensity and NAC concentration was found in the range 0.034–0.98 µg/mL. The detection limit was 0.010 µg/mL (S/N =3), and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was <5% for 0.480 µg/mL NAC (n =5). This simple, sensitive and inexpensive method has been applied to measure the concentration of NAC in pharmaceutical tablets. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

CD133 Is a Useful Surrogate Marker for Predicting Chemosensitivity to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer

Background

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is a standard care regimen for patients with breast cancer. However, the pathologic complete response (pCR) rate remains at 30%. We hypothesized that a cancer stem cell marker may identify NAC-resistant patients, and evaluated CD133 and ALDH1 as a potential surrogate marker for breast cancer. The aim of this study was to find a surrogate maker to predict chemosensitivity of NAC for breast cancer.

Methodology/Findings

A total of 102 patients with breast cancer were treated with NAC consisting of epirubicin followed by paclitaxel. Core needle biopsy (CNB) specimens and resected tumors were obtained from all patients before and after NAC, respectively. Chemosensitivity and prognostic potential of CD133 or ALDH1 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Clinical CR (cCR) and pCR rates were 18% (18/102) and 29% (30/102), respectively. Forty-seven (46%) patients had CD133-positive tumors before NAC, and CD133 expression was significantly associated with a low pCR rate (p = 0.035) and clinical non-responders. Multivariate analysis revealed that CD133 expression was significantly (p = 0.03) related to pCR. Recurrence was more frequent in patients with CD133-positive tumors (21/47, 45%) than that in patients with CD133-negative tumors (7/55, 13%). The number of patients with CD133-positive tumors (62%) after NAC was higher than that (46%) before NAC. Furthermore, most patients with CD133-positive tumors before NAC maintained the same status after NAC.

Conclusion/Significance

CD133 before NAC might be a useful marker for predicting the effectiveness of NAC and recurrence of breast cancer after NAC.     

N-acetylcysteine enhances muscle cysteine and glutathione availability and attenuates fatigue during prolonged exercise in endurance-trained individuals.

The production of reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle is linked with muscle fatigue. This study investigated the effects of the antioxidant compound N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on muscle cysteine, cystine, and glutathione and on time to fatigue during prolonged, submaximal exercise in endurance athletes. Eight men completed a double-blind, crossover study, receiving NAC or placebo before and during cycling for 45 min at 71% peak oxygen consumption (VO2 peak) and then to fatigue at 92% VO2 peak. NAC was intravenously infused at 125 mg.kg(-1).h(-1) for 15 min and then at 25 mg.kg(-1).h(-1) for 20 min before and throughout exercise. Arterialized venous blood was analyzed for NAC, glutathione status, and cysteine concentration. A vastus lateralis biopsy was taken preinfusion, at 45 min of exercise, and at fatigue and was analyzed for NAC, total glutathione (TGSH), reduced glutathione (GSH), cysteine, and cystine. Time to fatigue at 92% VO2 peak was reproducible in preliminary trials (coefficient of variation 5.6 +/- 0.6%) and with NAC was enhanced by 26.3 +/- 9.1% (NAC 6.4 +/- 0.6 min vs. Con 5.3 +/- 0.7 min; P <0.05). NAC increased muscle total and reduced NAC at both 45 min and fatigue (P <0.005). Muscle cysteine and cystine were unchanged during Con, but were elevated above preinfusion levels with NAC (P <0.001). Muscle TGSH (P <0.05) declined and muscle GSH tended to decline (P=0.06) during exercise. Both were greater with NAC (P <0.05). Neither exercise nor NAC affected whole blood TGSH. Whereas blood GSH was decreased and calculated oxidized glutathione increased with exercise (P <0.05), both were unaffected by NAC. In conclusion, NAC improved performance in well-trained individuals, with enhanced muscle cysteine and GSH availability a likely mechanism.