大黄素对白假丝酵母菌抑菌作用的体外实验研究

目的研究大黄素对白假丝酵母菌的活性及其产生的生物膜的抑菌作用。方法将滴有不同浓度的大黄素药液的滤纸片放在长有白假丝酵母菌的固体培养基上,观察抑菌效果的区别。在体外建立白假丝酵母菌生物膜模型,用浓度为2.500、1.250、0.625、0.312和0.165mg/mL的大黄素溶液分别作用于已建立好的白假丝酵母菌生物膜模型,观察5个浓度的大黄素对白假丝酵母菌的抑菌效果。利用激光共聚焦显微镜(CLSM)观察各个浓度下的生物膜。结果随着大黄素浓度的增加,抑菌环直径增大,抑菌率升高。CLSM观察:大黄素作用于白假丝酵母菌生物膜,使生物膜活性降低。结论大黄素对白假丝酵母菌及其生物膜有抑制作用。     

伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对不同生长状态白假丝酵母菌抑菌作用的体外研究

目的探究伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对白假丝酵母菌游离状态及其生物膜状态的影响。方法采用NCCLS M27-A2酵母微量稀释法结合平板法测定蜂胶对游离状态下白假丝酵母菌的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)和最低杀菌浓度(MBC);玻片法在体外构建白假丝酵母菌生物膜模型,采用MTT法检测蜂胶对白假丝酵母菌生物膜状态下的最低生物膜清除浓度(MBEC)及抑制作用;激光共聚焦显微镜(CLSM)观察不同浓度蜂胶醇提取物对同一时间白假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑菌效果,并进行红蓝荧光染色定量分析。结果伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对浮游白假丝酵母菌的MIC为4mg/mL,MBC为8mg/mL;伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对生物膜状态下白假丝酵母菌的MBEC为16mg/mL,随着药物浓度的增加抑菌性逐渐增大,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);CLSM观察,伊犁黑蜂蜂胶作用于白假丝酵母菌生物膜后可使生物膜内活菌比例降低,生物膜活性减弱,生物膜内实验菌死亡率随蜂胶浓度增加呈上升趋势,与阴性对照组比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论伊犁黑蜂蜂胶在体外对不同状态下的白假丝酵母菌均起到了明显的抑制作用。     

SO_2对玉米幼苗POD、Pro和MDA的影响

本文采用室内水培及密闭箱静态熏气方法,研究了4个不同浓度(0mg/m3,10mg/m3,30mg/m3和90mg/m3)SO2对晋单51和农大108两个品种玉米幼苗过氧化物酶(POD)、脯氨酸(Pro)和丙二醛(MDA)的影响。研究结果表明,随着SO2浓度的升高,两种玉米幼苗的POD活性呈下降的趋势,且当SO2浓度为10mg/m3、30mg/m3和90mg/m3时POD活性分别降至对照的22.6%、18.9%和12.1%;而结果发现Pro含量随SO2浓度升高逐渐升高,且当SO2浓度与POD处理相同时脯氨酸含量分别上升至对照的195.0%、235.4%和496.5%,SO2浓度为90mg/m3时Pro含量最高,且不同浓度处理时农大108Pro含量均比晋单51高;然而,MDA含量随SO2浓度的升高呈先降低后逐渐升高的趋势,在90mg/m3处升至最高值为对照的310.6%,仍然是农大108MDA含量比晋单51高。因此研究显示低浓度SO2能使玉米幼苗适应胁迫,但高浓度SO2暴露会影响植物生长发育。     

土槿乙酸对白假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑制作用

目的探讨土槿乙酸(pseudolaric acid B,PAB)对体外白假丝酵母菌生物膜的影响。方法甲基四氮盐(XTT)法检测不同浓度PAB和AMB(两性霉素B)对白假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑制作用。血清芽管试验检测不同浓度PAB对芽管生成的影响。结果 PAB对白假丝酵母菌生物膜的SMIC50(抑制生物膜50%的药物浓度)为256~512μg/m L;1024和512μg/m L PAB对早期2 h生物膜的抑制率分别为(99.5±0.28)%和(97.1±0.38)%;512μg/m L PAB对早期(2 h)、中期(8 h)及成熟期(24 h)生物膜的抑制率分别为(97.1±0.38)%、(90.4±0.32)%和(80.1±0.67)%;不同浓度PAB的血清芽管试验显示,64μg/m L PAB可以完全抑制白假丝酵母菌的出芽生长,16μg/m L PAB可以抑制83.5%的白假丝酵母菌出芽生长。结论 PAB对体外白假丝酵母菌生物膜有抑制作用,对白假丝酵母菌的出芽生长过程抑制作用显著。     

白及提取物抗变异链球菌致龋效果的研究

目的研究白及提取物对变异链球菌粘附、生物膜形成及活性的影响,评价其抗龋效果。方法市售白及95%乙醇浸提;纸片法、打孔法测定直接抑菌作用;液体稀释法检测MIC;结晶紫法研究亚抑菌浓度提取物对变异链球菌粘附能力及生物膜总量的影响;采用荧光显微镜和激光共聚焦显微镜观察常态牙菌斑生物膜生长过程中及药物处理后牙菌斑生物膜中死菌和活菌的构成,研究其对牙菌斑生物膜结构和活性的影响;运用扫描电镜观察白及药液对变异链球菌生物膜的影响。结果白及提取物具有一定的抑菌作用,MIC为16~62 mg/m L;结晶紫法定量研究生物膜结果显示白及药液作用4 h对变异链球菌的粘附均有抑制作用,抑制率为28.63%~60.08%;作用20 h对生物膜总量抑制率达77.08%;白及药液作用20 h,荧光染色显示生物膜活性明显被抑制,抑制率达62.03%;梯度浓度白及药液分别作用20 h后,激光共聚焦显微镜下观察到随着药液浓度增加,绿色的活菌、团块状结构减少,生物膜形成明显被抑制;扫描电镜下可见药液作用后细菌间粘性物质减少。结论高浓度白及提取液对变异链球菌有直接抑菌作用,亚抑菌浓度能抑制其粘附和生物膜的形成,进而具有抗龋作用。     

中药水提物对白念珠菌生物膜抑制作用的研究

目的研究中药水提物对体外白念珠菌生物膜的影响。方法体外构建白念珠菌生物膜,微量稀释法测定中药提取物对白念珠菌浮游菌最低抑菌浓度（M IC）,XTT减低法评价中药提取物对白念珠菌生物膜SM IC（SM IC80,SM IC50）及对白念珠菌黏附能力的影响。结果野菊花、土槿皮和决明子SM IC80为125 mg/m l,其余中药SM IC80为250或500 mg/m l;地肤子SM IC50为7.81 mg/m l,川芎、苏梗、藿香和决明子SM IC50为15.63 mg/m l,其他中药SM IC50在62.5~250 mg/m l。10味中药在100 mg/m l时均能显著抑制白念珠菌细胞的黏附,10 mg/m l时地肤子、苏梗和苦参对黏附仍具抑制作用。结论该10味中药水提物对体外白念珠菌生物膜有较强抑制效应。     

FISH法对垃圾渗滤液硝化生物膜发育的观察与分析

氨氧化细菌的培养和快速检测一直是高浓度氨氮废水处理工程的调试和运行监测中的难点问题。利用荧光原位杂交(FISH)方法,对广州大田山垃圾填埋场渗滤液好氧处理过程中复合生物膜反应器不同挂膜时间的填料和相应时期的悬浮污泥中氨氧化菌的群落结构和动态变化进行了监测,并且用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察了相应时间段的生物膜的表面情况。结果表明,在挂膜初期,细菌首先在填料表面的凹陷处定居,随着挂膜时间的延长,填料上的细菌总数在增加。挂膜7d的填料上,氨氧化菌占全菌的比例为60%左右,挂膜20d的填料上,氨氧化菌占全菌的比例为40%左右;挂膜50d的填料上,已经形成了完整的生物膜菌群结构,其中氨氧化菌是最主要的优势菌群,它占全菌的比例保持在35%左右,这个比例在106d和155d的生物膜上仍然保持稳定。与填料同时取样的悬浮污泥,其氨氧化菌占全菌的比例远远低于同时期的填料上的比例,并且较不稳定。当出水氨氮浓度由30mg/L升高到70mg/L左右时,悬浮污泥中氨氧化菌的比例有所降低,而完整生物膜上氨氧化菌的比例仍然保持在30%左右并且对氨氮的去除起了主要的作用。     

生物滴滤池处理甲苯废气的研究

以陶粒和活性炭为填料的生物滴滤池系统,对人工合成的甲苯废气进行了净化处理试验,4个多月的运行结果表明(1)添加活性炭能提高填料柱的处理性能,陶粒和活性炭组成的复合填料能有效地处理含有甲苯的废气,当进气浓度为2.35g/m3时,去除率可达95%以上,填料柱对甲苯的去除能力为130g/m3·h;(2)在低浓度下,生物滴滤池的处理性能受传质过程控制;(3)填料柱出气通过循环液曝气处理后,废气中甲苯浓度进一步降低.     

水力停留时间对自然曝气生物滤床净化效能的影响

论文采用自然曝气生物滤床工艺处理富营养化水体,研究水力停留时间(HRT)对其净化效能的影响并进行机理方面的探讨。研究结果表明,当HRT为9.6 min时,自然曝气生物滤床对各目标污染物的去除效果最好,TN、NH₄⁺-N、COD及Chl a的去除负荷分别为1.08、1.30、3.36和26.02 g/(m²·d)。随着HRT的减小,异养细菌所占的比例从7.0%增加到98.4%,自养细菌所占的比例从93%下降到1.6%。填料表面的生物膜及菌丝体结构也随着HRT的减小而增多。此外,本文还得出了沸石生物滤床HRT与HLR之间的经验公式,可以为类似滤床的设计和运行提供理论参考。     

葡萄籽原花青素对白色念珠菌抑菌作用的体外研究

目的研究葡萄籽原花青素对白色念珠菌的抑菌作用,通过观察其对生物膜活性的影响,探讨其在口腔微生态中变化的意义。方法采用MTT法确定葡萄籽原花青素体外对白色念珠菌的抑菌作用,激光共聚焦显微镜观察不同浓度药物作用后的效果,并进行红绿荧光染色定量分析。结果与阴性对照组相比,最小抑菌浓度为32 mg/m L,在所实验的浓度范围内随着药物浓度的增加抑菌性逐渐增大,CLSM观察,葡萄籽原花青素作用于白色念珠菌生物膜后可使生物膜内活菌比例下降,生物膜活性降低。结论葡萄籽原花青素对白色念珠菌起到了明显的抑制作用。     

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.