昆明山海棠茎中化合物的分离及其抗炎活性

从昆明山海棠茎的氯仿提取物中分离得到6个化合物,经鉴定为雷公藤内酯甲(Ⅰ)、昆明山海棠二萜内酯(Ⅱ)、雷公藤内酯乙(Ⅲ)、雷酚二萜酸(Ⅳ)、雷公藤碱(Ⅴ)及3-epikatonic acid(Ⅵ)。其中,化合物Ⅲ及Ⅵ为首次从该植物中分离得到,化合物Ⅴ为首次从该植物茎中分离得到。药理实验显示化合物Ⅰ和Ⅱ对大鼠足跖部角叉菜胶炎症模型具有明显的抑制作用。     

不同浓度有机物对雷公藤不定根生长和次生代谢产物含量的影响

以NT为基本培养基,雷公藤(Tripterygium wilfordii)不定根为材料,研究了肌醇、VB1、烟酸、VB6、甘氨酸、叶酸、生物素等有机物质对雷公藤不定根生长及其次生代谢产物雷公藤甲素和总生物碱含量的影响。结果表明:NT培养基中原有浓度的肌醇、VB1含量即可使雷公藤不定根生长量、雷公藤甲素含量、总生物碱含量及产量达到最大值。在添加的其他有机物中,添加1 mg/L烟酸、1 mg/L VB6和5 mg/L甘氨酸适合不定根的生长;添加0.5 mg/L烟酸、0.5 mg/L生物素、1 mg/L VB6、1 mg/L甘氨酸和1 mg/L叶酸适合雷公藤甲素的积累;添加0.5 mg/L甘氨酸、1 mg/L VB6、1 mg/L叶酸和1 mg/L生物素则适合不定根中雷公藤总生物碱的合成。     

东北雷公藤三萜成分的研究

从东北雷公藤(Tripterygium regeli)根的乙醇提取物分得10种三萜化合物,经波谱分析和化学转化,鉴定为雷公藤内酯甲(wilforlide A 1)、雷公藤内酯乙(wilfo rlide B 2)、黑蔓内酯(regelide 3)、3β-羟基-11,13(18)-齐墩果二烯(3β-hydroxy-olean-11,13(18)-diene4)、orthosphenic acid(5)、salaspermic acid(6)、3-epikatonic acid(7)、maytenfolic acid(8)、3β-acecyl-oleanolic acid(9)和南蛇藤素(celastrol 10)。化合物3—10首次从该植物分得,3是新化合物.     

UPLC-MS测定不同产地及不同部位昆明山海棠中6种活性成分含量

建立了超高效液相色谱-质谱联用同时测定昆明山海棠中雷公藤吉碱、雷公藤次碱、雷公藤甲素、去甲泽拉木醛、雷酚内酯、雷公藤内酯甲6种活性成分含量的方法,并对不同产地及不同部位药材含量进行了分析。采用Phenomenex Luna C_(18)色谱柱(50×2.0 mm,3μm),以乙腈和0.1%甲酸水为流动相梯度洗脱,流速0.3 m L/min,柱温30℃,质谱条件为电喷雾电离源(ESI),多反应检测模式(MRM)。雷公藤吉碱、雷公藤次碱、雷公藤甲素、去甲泽拉木醛、雷酚内酯、雷公藤内酯甲分别在6.80~1360.00、5.90~1180.00、1.20~240.00、25.05~5010.00、1.45~290.00、1.65~330.00μg/L浓度范围内显示出良好的线性关系(r≥0.9998),平均加样回收率为98.19%~100.91%,RSD为1.46%~2.99%。应用该方法对来自不同产地及不同部位的36个昆明山海棠样品进行了测定,该方法简便、快速、准确,可用于昆明山海棠药材的质量控制。     

雷公藤组织在无激素培养基上无性系的驯化培养

雷公藤(Tripterygium wilfordii)系卫矛科雷公藤属植物,以根入药。现代药理试验证明,雷公藤具有明显的抗肿瘤,抗炎、免疫抑制、抗生育作用。临床上应用于治疗类风湿性关节炎、红斑狼疮、肾炎、皮肤病等。雷公藤中的主要有效成分是雷公藤甲素、雷公藤乙素等二萜内酯类化合物。雷公藤为多年生木质藤本、生长缓慢。从七十年代开     

双氯雷公藤内酯四醇的分离与结构研究

从雷公藤（Ｔｒｉｐｔｅｒｙｇｉｕｍ ｗ ｉｌｆｏｒｄｉｉＨｏｏｋ．ｆ．）的叶中分离出１个新的含氯环氧二萜内酯化合物。据其理化数据和光谱分析,并结合分子图形学和分子力学计算,确定了它的化学结构,命名为双氯雷公藤内酯四醇（ｄｉｃｈｌｏｒｏｔｒｉｐｔｅｔｒａｏｌｉｄｅ）。     

黔产昆明山海棠化学成分及其抑菌活性研究

该研究采用硅胶柱色谱、Sephadex LH-20凝胶柱色谱、半制备型高效液相色谱和重结晶等方法分离纯化,从黔产昆明山海棠乙醇提取物中分离得到11个化合物,并采用96孔板微量稀释法对化合物进行抑菌活性测定。结果表明:利用NMR,MS等现代波谱技术以及化合物的理化性质并结合参考文献分别鉴定为3-O-乙酰基齐墩果酸(1),雷酚萜(2),3-氧代齐墩果酸(3),β-谷甾醇(4),木栓酮(5),β-谷甾醇棕榈酸酯(6),雷公藤红素(7),大黄素(8),雷公藤内酯甲(9),雷藤二萜醌B(10),ent-kauran-16β,19-diol(11)。抑菌活性结果显示,化合物3、7和8具有较好的抑菌作用,MIC值为2~16μg·mL-1。其中,化合物6、11为首次从该植物中分离得到,化合物11为首次从雷公藤属植物中分离得到,且首次发现了化合物3、7对绿脓杆菌和青枯菌具有明显的抑制作用。     

雷公藤二萜类化合物精细立体结构研究

雷公藤二萜内酯类化合物在结构上有一定的相似性:它们均含有3个六元环、1个五元内酯环和1～3个二元氧环,并且具有多种生物活性。本文选择了7个具有代表性的雷公藤二萜内酯化合物并通过X衍射分析获得其三维结构数据,以已有的药理实验数据为基础,对其精细立体结构变化和生物活性关系进行了探讨。研究结果表明:雷公藤萜内酯类化合物中的A、B、C三个六元环是其活性骨架的几何依托;18位上的羰基和7～8位上的三元氧环是其活性的可能结合部位;而该类化合物的活性部位则集中在C环的取代位置上;D环不是该类化合物具有生物活性的必需骨架部分。     

细胞自噬参与雷公藤甲素诱导的肝细胞损伤

目的:观察雷公藤甲素引起急性肝损伤时肝细胞自噬的情况。方法:采用LC3-GFP质粒尾静脉高压注射的方法在体监测雷公藤甲素诱导肝细胞自噬的发生;用腺病毒双荧光载体m RFP-GFP-LC3感染体外培养的HepG2细胞,通过激光共聚焦显微镜和蛋白印记的方法检测细胞自噬流的强度。结果:小鼠腹腔注射雷公藤甲素(0.25 mg/kg和0.5 mg/kg)24小时,血清中ALT和AST水平均显著升高;肝组织病理结果显示肝细胞肿胀、空泡化及坏死;激光共聚焦显微镜下可检测到LC3-GFP质粒表达所呈现的绿色荧光;离体细胞实验结果证实雷公藤甲素可诱导肝细胞发生自噬流,且表现为一定程度的剂量、时间依赖性。结论:雷公藤甲素可引发急性肝损伤并伴随明显的细胞自噬。     

不同采收期雷公藤甲素测定及其动态积累

采用HPLC法测定不同采收期雷公藤根、茎、叶的主要活性成分雷公藤甲素含量,掌握雷公藤甲素的动态积累。结果表明,雷公藤甲素浓度在7.75～250 μg·mL^-1范围内线性关系良好(R²=0.9997),雷公藤加样回收率为99.21%,RSD值为1.578%,该方法回收率较好。雷公藤甲素的含量在不同生长期、不同部位存在一定差异,不同部位甲素含量由高到低依次为叶、根、茎,雷公藤叶片具有资源开发利用潜力。7～8月采收的雷公藤叶片甲素含量最高,11～12月雷公藤根部甲素含量达最高。雷公藤不同器官均具有较高的药用价值,研究结果为雷公藤人工采收、质量评价和资源开发提供一定的科学依据。     

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.