薰衣草精油对白念珠菌体外抗菌活性及生物膜的影响

目的研究薰衣草精油对白念珠菌的体外抗菌活性和生物膜的影响,为临床真菌感染的治疗提供实验依据。方法采用纸片扩散法、连续稀释法测定薰衣草精油对白念珠菌的敏感性、最低抑菌浓度(MIC)和最低杀菌浓度(MBC);采用XTT法检测其抑制白念珠菌生物膜50%细胞活性的浓度(SMIC50),镜下观察对生物膜形态的影响。结果白念珠菌对薰衣草精油高度敏感,薰衣草精油对白念珠菌的MIC为12.5μL/mL,MBC为25μL/mL;对生物膜的SMIC50是100μL/mL,对白念珠菌的菌丝生长有抑制作用。结论薰衣草精油在体外对白念珠菌有抑菌作用。     

绞股蓝内生真菌抗大肠杆菌抗菌机制的研究

【目的】药用植物内生真菌是一种新型抗生素的微生物资源,研究绞股蓝内生真菌JY25的抗菌机制对内生真菌的研发具有重要意义。【方法】以二倍稀释法测定发酵液的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)和最小杀菌浓度(MBC);以MIC测定发酵液对大肠杆菌生长的抑制作用;扫描电镜观察发酵液作用下的大肠杆菌形态变化;同时,以β-半乳糖酶、碱性磷酸酶和电导率测定发酵液对细胞膜和细胞壁的损伤效果;采用考马斯亮蓝法检测发酵液对蛋白质合成的影响。【结果】JY25发酵液对大肠杆菌MIC为7 g/L、MBC为14 g/L;MIC浓度的发酵液使细菌对数生长期延迟12 h,菌体形态发生严重的畸形和破损;随着抑菌作用时间的延长,β-半乳糖酶含量增加、电导率增加,同时,实验发现大肠杆菌蛋白质合成异常,未检测到碱性磷酸酶。【结论】绞股蓝内生真菌JY25主要以破坏细菌的细胞膜及影响细菌蛋白质合成而抑制细菌生长。     

侧柏叶精油的抗细菌和抗氧化活性(英文)

采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取侧柏叶精油,通过GC和GC-MS分析精油的组成。从侧柏叶精油中鉴定出29种成分,主要为单萜和倍半萜,含量较高的化合物有:8-丙氧基-柏木烷(15.41%)、松油烯-4-醇(12.98%)、α-蒎烯(9.85%)、桧烯(9.92%)和3-蒈烯(6.77%)。侧柏叶精油具有广谱的抗细菌活性,对供试细菌的最低杀菌浓度(MBC)在0.1 mg/mL和1.0 mg/mL之间,最低抑菌浓度(MIC)在0.063 mg/mL和0.90 mg/mL之间,半抑制浓度(IC50)在0.044 mg/mL和0.763 mg/mL之间。侧柏叶精油能有效抑制菲啰嗪与Fe2+的螯合(IC50值为0.409mg/mL)和β-胡萝卜素-亚油酸的氧化(IC50值为0.526 mg/mL)。     

纳米银的抗菌特性及对多重耐药菌株的抗菌作用

【目的】利用革兰氏阴性细菌、革兰氏阳性细菌和真菌的模式菌株分析纳米银的抗菌特性,并评价纳米银对多重耐药菌株的抗菌作用。【方法】利用生物法合成的纳米银,以微量肉汤法测定3种标准菌株的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)和最小杀菌浓度(MBC),并计算MBC/MIC比值。用系列浓度的纳米银处理3株标准菌株后经平板计数法绘制时间-杀菌曲线。采用菌落平板计数法测定了纳米银对3种标准菌株的"抗生素后效应"(post-antibiotic effect,PAE),最后在生物安全II级实验室测定纳米银对临床分离的多重耐药菌株的抗菌作用。【结果】用生物法合成了粒径5–30 nm的纳米银,zeta电位为–19.5 m V。该纳米银制剂对3种标准菌株的时间-杀菌曲线均表现为时间依赖型抗菌作用。纳米银对大肠杆菌和白色念珠菌"抗生素后效应"随着浓度增加而增加,对金黄色葡萄球菌无明显"抗生素后效应"。纳米银对3种标准菌株的MIC值和MBC值均在1.00–4.00μg/m L之间;对3株人源性多重耐药菌MIC值在6.00–26.00μg/m L之间,MBC值在1.00–32.00μg/m L之间;对14株动物源性多重耐药菌MIC值在4.00–10.00μg/m L之间,MBC值在8.00–16.00μg/m L之间。纳米银对所有测试菌株的MBC/MIC值均小于2。【结论】纳米银是一种时间依赖型的抗菌剂,有不同程度的"抗生素后效应",对人源和动物源性多重耐药菌有杀菌作用。     

大黄酸抗耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌的抗菌机制

【背景】耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus,MRSA)是医院及社区常见的机会性致病菌,具有多重耐药性、高发病率和高死亡率的特点。MRSA感染已成为全球医学界的普遍难题之一。【目的】研究大黄酸对MRSA的抗菌机制。【方法】以二倍稀释法测定大黄酸对MRSA的最小抑菌浓度(Minimum Inhibitory Concentration,MIC);通过MIC测定大黄酸对MRSA动态抑菌作用;建立生物膜模型,测定大黄酸在生物膜屏障下对生物膜内存活菌的影响,并通过扫描电镜观察不同浓度大黄酸作用后的MRSA菌体形态变化;用免疫荧光染色法、荧光分析法测定大黄酸对MRSA细胞质膜去极化和细胞膜通透性的影响。【结果】大黄酸对MRSA的MIC为8μg/mL;大黄酸能对生物膜内存活菌有明显的抑制作用,而且在大黄酸作用下菌体的形态发生明显皱缩和破损,破损严重程度与浓度呈正相关;随着大黄酸浓度和作用时间的增加,荧光强度出现明显变化,细胞膜的通透性发生改变。【结论】大黄酸主要通过损伤细菌的细胞膜,从而抑制细菌的生长和繁殖。     

香薷精油成分及其抗氧化、抗菌活性研究CSCD

研究香薷精油(Elsholtzia ciliata essential oil,ECEO)的化学成分及其抗氧化与抗菌活性。水蒸气蒸馏法提取香薷精油,结合气相色谱-质谱联用分析(gas chromatography-mass spectrometry,GC-MS)和傅里叶变换红外光谱分析(Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,FTIR)对香薷精油的成分进行分析;采用DPPH法和β-胡萝卜素漂白法评价香薷精油的抗氧化能力;测定香薷精油最低抑菌浓度(MIC)和最低杀菌浓度(MBC)及对由铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aeruginosa)感染引起小鼠肺炎模型的影响。结果表明香薷精油的主要成分为百里香酚(79.17%)和4-异丙基-3-甲基苯酚(12.35%)等,其对DPPH清除能力和β-胡萝卜素抑制率的IC 50分别为2.05μg/mL和6.93μg/mL。香薷精油对敏感菌和耐药菌均有抑制效果,可有效改善铜绿假单胞菌感染引起的小鼠肺炎,并预防和延缓耐左氧氟沙星的铜绿假单胞菌重复感染引起的小鼠肺炎的发生。以上结果表明,香薷精油具有较强的抗氧化和抗菌的生物活性。     

蓝莓提取物对产超广谱β-内酰胺酶肺炎克雷伯菌的抑菌活性

【背景】随着细菌耐药性的增强,产超广谱β-内酰胺酶肺炎克雷伯菌的出现严重危害食品安全和人体健康。蓝莓中含有丰富的多酚和花青素,是天然抗菌材料的优选。【目的】分析蓝莓提取物对3株产超广谱β-内酰胺酶肺炎克雷伯菌的抑制活性及作用机制,并以牛乳为样品检测食品基质对蓝莓提取物抑菌活性的影响。【方法】利用甲醇制备巴尔德温和黑珍珠蓝莓提取物并检测提取物中总酚和花青素含量,利用纸片扩散法检测肺炎克雷伯菌的耐药性,利用最小抑菌浓度(minimum inhibitory concentration,MIC)、最小杀菌浓度(minimum bactericidal concentration,MBC)和生长曲线研究蓝莓提取物的抗菌活性,通过共聚焦激光扫描显微镜观察蓝莓提取物对细胞膜完整性的影响,并检测其在牛乳中的抑菌活性。【结果】巴尔德温和黑珍珠蓝莓提取物中的总酚含量分别为2.3 mg/g和3.5 mg/g,花青素含量分别为67.5 mg/100 g和92.5 mg/100 g。两种蓝莓提取物对肺炎克雷伯菌KP106、KP305和KP408的MIC均为25mg/mL,MBC均为50mg/mL。生长曲线表明...     

猪源肠外致病性大肠杆菌耐药性分析及耐药基因和I类整合子检测

【背景】由于抗生素的长期大量且不合理使用,猪源肠外致病性大肠杆菌(extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli,ExPEC)多重耐药性日趋严重。【目的】探究猪源ExPEC的耐药性及其与耐药基因和I类整合子的相关性。【方法】采用微量肉汤稀释法测定54株猪源ExPEC对22种抗生素的最低抑菌浓度(minimal inhibitory concentration,MIC)和最低杀菌浓度(minimum bactericidal concentration,MBC);依据药敏试验结果确定相关耐药基因,采用PCR方法检测染色体DNA和质粒DNA上的耐药基因及I类整合子分布情况。【结果】54株猪源ExPEC对青霉素、氟苯尼考、氨苄西林、阿莫西林高度耐药,其中52株对甲氧苄氨嘧啶、复方新诺明高度耐药,它们的MIC值均大于256μg/mL,无MBC值;对头孢唑林、四环素、头孢氨苄、大观霉素、链霉素的MIC值在1-256μg/mL之间,MBC值分别为8、16、32、64、128、256μg/mL,均可耐受11种以上抗生素,其中以耐受17种为主,占比为18.52%...     

莳萝蒿精油成分分析及抑菌活性机理探究

为了确定莳萝蒿精油的化学成分,并探究其抑菌活性及抑菌机理。该研究采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取莳萝蒿精油,并通过气相色谱-质谱联用法测定其化学成分。采用抑菌圈法、二倍稀释法和生长曲线法测定精油的抑菌活性,采用电导率法和扫描电镜法探究精油的抑菌机理。结果表明:(1)莳萝蒿精油的主要化学成分包括醇类(47.12%)和萜烯类(19.90%),在所有成分中桉油精(12.39%)含量最高,其次为松油醇(8.70%)。(2)精油对金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠杆菌的抑菌圈直径分别为(22.57±1.68)mm和(15.36±0.71)mm。(3)精油对金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠杆菌的最小抑菌浓度分别为3.25和7.5μL/mL,最小杀菌浓度分别为7.5和15μL/mL。(4)当精油浓度为1.625和3.25μL/mL时,其分别能够延缓金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠杆菌的生长;当精油浓度为3.25和7.5μL/mL时,其能够完全抑制金黄色葡萄球菌的生长;当精油浓度为7.5和15μL/mL时,其能够完全抑制大肠杆菌的生长。(5)经精油处理之后的细菌,其相对电导率明显增大,且随精油浓度的增加而增大,同时其细胞膜发生了萎缩和破裂的现象。研究发现,莳萝蒿精油富含醇类和萜烯类等多种活性物质,对金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠杆菌具有良好的抑菌活性,且莳萝蒿精油能够改变细胞的膜结构,导致细菌中的内溶物发生泄漏,从而抑制细菌生长。     

马缨丹叶片精油化学成分及其对三种害虫的生物活性

【目的】为探讨马缨丹Lantana camara L.叶片精油化学成分以及其对3种害虫的生物活性,以应用于生物防治。【方法】马缨丹叶片经水蒸气蒸馏法提取精油,产率为0.21%。经过气-质联用仪(GCMS)分析,从马缨丹叶片精油中检测出主要的26种化合物,其中α-姜黄烯(α-curcumene,32.76%),β-石竹烯(β-caryophyllene,16.36%),石竹烯氧化物(Caryophyllene oxide,12.22%),桉油烯醇(Spathulenol,10.48%)含量较高,并对3种不同害虫进行生物活性测定。【结果】生物测定结果表明,马缨丹精油对米象Sitophilus oryzae成虫和Ⅳ龄埃及伊蚊Aedes aegypti幼虫的触杀效果显著,LC50分别为0.92 mg/cm2和32.33μg/m L。随着浓度的升高,对白蚁驱避作用增强,白蚁死亡率增加;高浓度精油对白蚁有触杀作用,但较低浓度对白蚁无显著影响。【结论】本研究证明马缨丹叶片精油对3种害虫有良好防治的效果。     

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.