美洲大蠊提取物对力竭运动大鼠心血管氧化损伤的保护作用

目的:通过美洲大蠊提取物(PAE)对力竭运动大鼠心肌自由基代谢的影响,探讨其对心肌氧化损伤的保护作用。方法:雄性SPF级健康SD大鼠40只,随机分为安静组、运动组、美洲大蠊提取物安静组、美洲大蠊提取物运动组(n=10)。服药组每天灌服2 ml美洲大蠊提取物(美洲大蠊提取物按50 mg/kg配制,溶于2 ml蒸馏水中灌胃给药),对照组每次灌蒸馏水2 ml。每天灌胃1次,连续灌胃14 d后,美洲大蠊提取物运动组与运动组大鼠进行一次性力竭游泳运动建立力竭模型,记录大鼠力竭运动时间。力竭运动结束时即刻取样,检测血清中丙二醛(MDA)含量、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性,并检测观察心肌组织中一氧化氮合酶(NOS)基因的表达情况。结果:与安静组相比,一次力竭游泳后,运动组心肌SOD、GSH-Px的活性明显降低(P0.01),而MDA含量显著升高(P0.01);而美洲大蠊提取物能够显著提高力竭SD大鼠的心肌SOD、GSH-Px的活性(P0.01),降低MDA含量(P0.01),e Nos基因表达增高。结论:大鼠力竭运动后心肌会发生氧化损伤,美洲大蠊提取物干预后能够增加力竭运动后大鼠心肌的抗氧化能力,对力竭运动所致心肌损伤具有一定的保护作用,进而增强大鼠运动能力。     

竹节参对大强度耐力训练大鼠心肌线粒体抗氧化能力的研究

目的:探讨竹节参对大强度耐力训练大鼠心肌线粒体抗氧化能力的影响,为该药运用于抗运动疲劳提供理论依据。方法:将大鼠随机分为安静对照组,大强度耐力训练组(训练组),大强度耐力训练+竹节人参组(训练加药组),测定心肌线粒体脂质过氧化产物丙二醛(MDA)和过氧化氢(H2O2)的含量以及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)的活性,研究竹节参对大强度耐力训练大鼠心肌线粒体的保护作用。结果:力竭运动引起大鼠心肌线粒体MDA、H2O2含量显著升高(P0.01),心肌线粒体抗氧化酶CAT、GSH-Px、SOD活性显著下降(P0.01);训练加药组大鼠心肌线粒体MDA、H2O2含量明显低于训练组(P0.01),CAT、GSH-Px、SOD活性明显高于训练组。结论:竹节参可明显提高大强度耐力训练大鼠心肌线粒体的抗氧化能力,保护心肌线粒体的氧化损伤。     

姜黄素对大鼠糖尿病防治作用的实验研究

目的：探讨姜黄素对大鼠糖尿病的防治作用及其机制。方法：用四氧嘧啶（alloxan）诱导糖尿病大鼠模型,将sD大鼠30只随机分为3组（n=10）：即正常对照组、糖尿病组和姜黄素治疗组,姜黄素治疗组行姜黄素（200mg／kg）灌胃8周,测定糖尿病大鼠血糖（BG）、血脂,测定血清中超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH—Px）活性以及丙二醛（MDA）含量。结果：与正常组比较,糖尿病组大鼠血糖、血脂明显升高,抗氧化酶活性降低,丙二醛含量明显增加（P〈0．05,P〈0．01）;与糖尿病组比较,姜黄素治疗组大鼠血糖、血脂明显降低,抗氧化酶活性增强,丙二醛含量明显减少（P〈0．05,P〈0．01）。结论：姜黄素可降血糖、血脂和提高机体抗氧化能力,具有防治糖尿病的作用。     

藏药莪达夏醇提物对大鼠心肌缺血-再灌注损伤的保护作用

本实验探讨藏药莪达夏对大鼠急性心肌缺血再灌注损伤的抗氧化保护作用。采用结扎大鼠冠脉左前降支方法造成心肌缺血再灌注模型,测定再灌注40 min后血清中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、肌酸激酶(CK)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、谷肤甘肤过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性以及MDA含量。实验结果显示莪达夏可以显著降低心肌缺血再灌注后血清CK、LDH和MDA含量,升高血清SOD和GSH-Px活力(P0.01,P0.05)。表明藏药莪达夏对缺血-再灌注心肌损伤有抗氧化保护作用。     

银杏叶提取物对糖尿病大鼠心肌损伤的防护作用

目的:研究银杏叶提取物(EGb)对糖尿病大鼠心肌的防护作用.方法:用光镜和透射电镜观察EGb对糖尿病大鼠心肌的形态学改变,并测定心肌组织内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)、结构型一氧化氮合酶(cNOS)、诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)的活性及一氧化氮(NO)、丙二醛(MDA)的含量.结果:糖尿病大鼠心肌光镜下主要表现为心肌细胞空泡变性及心肌纤维局灶性溶解;电镜下主要表现为心肌线粒体肿胀,嵴变短,肌原纤维溶解;SOD活性下降,NOS、iNOS活性及MDA、NO含量增高.EGb治疗组病变明显减轻,EGb治疗组心肌组织内SOD活性明显高于糖尿病组,NOS、iNOS活性及MDA、NO含量低于糖尿病组.结论:EGb可能通过抗脂质过氧化作用和降低NO水平而对糖尿病心肌产生保护作用.     

南瓜多糖对糖尿病大鼠血糖、血脂及氧化应激能力的影响

目的:观察南瓜多糖对实验性糖尿病大鼠血糖、血脂及氧化应激能力的影响。方法:用两次注射四氧嘧啶(alloxan)诱导糖尿病大鼠模型,将SD大鼠40只随机分为4组(n=10):即正常对照组、糖尿病组、消渴丸组和南瓜多糖组,消渴丸组用消渴丸(200 mg/kg)灌胃,南瓜多糖组行南瓜多糖(500 mg/kg)灌胃共8周,测定糖尿病大鼠血糖(BG)、血脂,测定血清中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性以及丙二醛(MDA)含量。结果:糖尿病组大鼠BG、总胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)和低密度脂蛋白(LDL)含量均升高(P0.01),高密度脂蛋白(HDL)含量降低(P0.05),SOD和CAT的活性明显降低,而MDA的含量明显增加(P0.01);消渴丸组和南瓜多糖组大鼠BG、TC、TG和LDL-C降低,HDL-C升高(P0.05),SOD和CAT的活性明显的提高,MDA的含量明显减少(P0.01)。结论:南瓜多糖具有降低糖尿病大鼠血糖、血脂和增强氧化应激能力的作用。     

氧化苦参碱预处理对急性心肌梗死大鼠的保护作用与机制

目的:探讨氧化苦参碱(OMT)对冠脉结扎诱导的急性心肌梗死大鼠的保护作用与机制。方法:将SD大鼠随机分为4组:假手术组、假手术+OMT组、心梗模型组,OMT预处理组(ig给予OMT 100 mg/kg)。给药12小时后,结扎冠状动脉左前降支(LAD)复制大鼠急性心肌梗死模型。8小时后,取大鼠心肌组织,通过TUNEL染色观察大鼠心肌细胞损伤及凋亡情况;收集大鼠血清,检测LDH与CK水平,过氧化氢酶(CAT)、超氧化物岐化酶(SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH)的活力,丙二醛(MDA)含量,ELISA法分析血清中IL-1β、IL-6和TNF-α的水平。结果:与假手术组比较,模型组大鼠的凋亡心肌细胞数明显增加(P0.05),血清CK、LDH水平显著升高(P0.05);同时,血清CAT、SOD与GSH的活性明显降低(P0.001),MDA的含量、IL-1β、IL-6和TNF-α水平显著增加(P0.001)。OMT预处理明显减轻了心肌梗死大鼠心肌细胞的损伤和凋亡,降低了其血清MDA含量,IL-1β、IL-6和TNF-α水平,增加了其CAT、SOD与GSH的活性。结论:氧化苦参碱预处理能够显著减轻心肌梗死大鼠的心肌损伤,这可能与其抗炎、抗凋亡与抗氧化损伤作用有关。     

两种莪术类药用植物姜黄素提取物对小鼠抗氧化活性研究

本研究通过对两种莪术类药用植物姜黄素提取物,结合3种姜黄素的含量分析其对小鼠的抗氧化药效。通过高效液相色谱法测定总姜黄素提取物中3种姜黄素的含量。选取48只雌性小鼠,随机分成4组分别灌胃提取液(含1组喂基础饲料)。正常饲喂14 d后,小鼠采血测定SOD (超氧化物歧化酶)、CAT (过氧化氢酶)、GSH-Px (谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶)、XOD (黄嘌呤氧化酶)及NO (一氧化氮)、MDA (丙二醛)含量。结果表明,经姜黄素提取液灌胃的小鼠,SOD、CAT、XOD活性升高,NO含量下降;GSH-PX活性普遍升高,MDA含量普遍下降;2种莪术抗氧化活性具有差异性,浓度或含量与抗氧化活性不具有正相关关系;产地不同,也是影响体内抗氧化活性的因素之一。     

姜黄素预处理通过保护线粒体和抗氧化应激减轻干热环境热射病大鼠肝损伤

目的:研究姜黄素预处理对干热环境热射病大鼠肝脏的保护作用及机制。方法:将50只SD大鼠随机分为5组(n=10):常温对照组(Control),干热对照组(HS),50-cur组,100-cur组和200-cur组。Control组、HS组给予生理盐水灌胃,50-cur组、100-cur组、200-cur组分别给予50 mg/kg、100 mg/kg、200 mg/kg浓度的姜黄素灌胃,每天1次,连续7天。第8天除Control组外,其余4组大鼠转移至西北特殊环境人工实验舱(环境温度41±0.5℃,湿度10±1%)进行实验。实验的第150分钟,检测肛温,麻醉后取材。同时Control组直接检测肛温并麻醉取材。检测血清谷丙转氨酶(ALT)、谷草转氨酶(AST)、肝组织丙二醛(MDA)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)的含量和细胞色素C(Cyt-c)的表达情况。电镜观察肝细胞超微结构的变化。结果:(1)第150分钟,各组大鼠体温均超过42℃,达到热射病状态。姜黄素预处理组体温较HS组降低(P0.01)。姜黄素预处理组组间差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。(2)HS组ALT、AST水平较Control组升高(P0.01)。姜黄素预处理组ALT、AST水平较HS组降低(P0.05),姜黄素预处理组组间差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。(3)HS组与Control组相比MDA水平升高,SOD、CAT水平降低(P0.01)。姜黄素预处理组与HS组相比MDA水平降低,SOD、CAT水平升高(P0.01),姜黄素预处理组组间差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。(4)电镜下,HS组肝细胞内线粒体增生肿胀,嵴结构紊乱、破坏,部分肝细胞核结构破坏;姜黄素预处理组肝细胞内线粒体增生为主,无嵴结构破坏和胞核的改变。(5)HS组肝细胞质内Cyt-c表达(1.29±0.19)较Control组(0.24±0.02)明显增多(P0.01)。姜黄素预处理组Cyt-c表达(50-cur、100-cur、200-cur分别为0.75±0.08、0.64±0.08、0.48±0.06)较HS组相对减低(P0.05),姜黄素预处理组组间差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:干热环境热射病大鼠肝脏损伤明显,姜黄素预处理能减轻干热环境热射病导致的肝损伤,其机制可能与保护线粒体和抗氧化应激有关。姜黄素对热射病大鼠肝脏的保护作用具有剂量依赖性。     

不同天数姜黄素灌胃对顺铂所致小鼠胃排空障碍的作用

目的:探讨不同天数姜黄素灌胃对顺铂所致小鼠胃排空障碍的作用及其是否通过减轻氧化损伤发挥作用。方法:健康成年昆明种小鼠,随机分为对照组、顺铂组、姜黄素组和顺铂+姜黄素灌胃1天、5天、10天、15天、20天和30天组,每组8只。用药结束后24小时测量胃残留率并取胃组织检测MDA和SOD含量。结果:注射顺铂后,各组小鼠体重明显减轻,姜黄素灌胃10~30天可明显减轻顺铂导致的体重减少(P0.05);注射顺铂后各组胃残留率升高(P0.05),而姜黄素预先灌胃10~30天可明显减轻顺铂导致的胃残留率增高(P0.05),各组间治疗效应无明显差异。姜黄素灌胃1~5天组小鼠体重和胃残留率都无显著改善。各组胃组织中MDA和SOD含量差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:姜黄素预先灌胃10天以上可改善顺铂所致的小鼠胃排空障碍,但延长天数并不会有进一步改善;其作用可能不主要通过抗氧化途径。     

六种藓类植物茎的比较解剖学研究

通过对6种藓类植物,即褶叶青藓(Brachythecium salebrosum(Web.et Mohr.)B.S.G.)、湿地匐灯藓(Plagiomnium acutum(Lindb.)Kop.)、侧枝匐灯藓(Plagiomnium maximoviczii(Lindb.)Kop.)、大凤尾藓(Fissidensnobilis Griff.)、大羽藓(Thuidium cymbifolium(Doz.et Molk.)B.S.G.)和大灰藓(Hypnum plumaeforme Wils.)嫩茎和老茎的石蜡切片和显微观察发现,同一藓类植株的嫩茎和老茎,茎结构稳定,不同种藓类植物茎横切面具有不同特征.植物体茎横切面形状、表层细胞的层数、细胞大小和细胞壁厚薄、皮层细胞大小和形状、中轴的有无以及比例等特征可以作为藓类植物的分科分类依据之一.     

Photoregulation of seed germination of wild-type and of an aurea-mutant of tomato

Seed germination of an aurea mutant of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is promoted by continuous irradiation with red, far-red or long-wavelength far-red (758 nm) light as well as by cyclic irradiations (5 min red or 5 min far-red/25 min darkness). Far-red light applied immediately after each red does not change the germination behaviour. Seed germination of the isogenic wild-type, cv. UC-105, is promoted by continuous and cyclic red light while it is inhibited by continuous and cyclic far-red light and by continious 758 nm irradiation. Far-red irradiation reverses almost completely the promoting effect of red light. The promoting effect (in the aurea mutant) and the inhibitory effect (in the wild-type) of continuous far-red light do not show photon fluence rate dependency above 20 nmol m⁻² s⁻¹. It is concluded that phytochrome controls tomato seed germination throgh low energy responses in both the wild type and the au mutant. The promoting effect of continuous and cyclic far-red light in the au mutant can be attributed to a greater sensitivity to P_fr.     

Cause of Senescence of Nine Sorts of Flowers

The levels of endogenous phytohormones and respiratory rate in nine sorts of flowers such as Cymbidium faberi Rolfe, Nopalxochia ackermannii Kunth and others were investigated both at full bloom and senescence and meanwhile the effect of exogenous phytohormones on prolonging the blossoms and promoting ethylene production were tested. There is a high content of endogenous ethylene in all the long-lived flowere, about 3–16 folds higer than the short-lived ones. There is a high level of ABA at full blooming flowers of short-lived flowers, in which there is no or only some cytokinins in it, but the ratio of CTK (6BA+zeatin)/ABA is smaller(l.7). The endogenous ABA reached a much higher level at senescence in all nine sorts of flowers, so it is reasonable to consider that it is ABA which plays an important role of regulation in controlling flower's senescence. There is a much higher level of GA3 and zeatin in the long-lived flowers which is not demonstrated in the shortlived ones. The respiratory rate is one of the factors controtling the longevity of flowers, but it does not play a decided role. Application of 6BA and zeatin prolongs distinctly orchid’s longevity, however exogenous IAA through the promotive action on ethylene production, evidently extends the longevity of the flowers of the Nopalxochia ackermannii Kunth.     

龙胆科药用植物化学成分的研究现状

龙胆科植物在我国的分布范围很广,且多数为药用植物,其多数种属的药用植物,至今其化学成分尚未被系统研究。综述了目前龙胆科药用植物的化学成分的研究现状及一般提取方法,对近年来发现的环烯醚萜及裂环烯醚萜类化合物进行了总结,为本科药用植物的更深入研究提供了参考。     

Interconnection of parameters of regulation system of lipid peroxidation and of morphophysiological parameters of mouse liver

A complex analysis of seasonal fluctuations of the mean group parameters of the system of regulation of lipid peroxidation has been performed in liver of Balb/c mice. Association of lipid characteristics and morphophysiological parameters is studied in the Balb/c mouse liver. An inter-connection is revealed between the liver index and the amount of lysoforms of phospholipids, the scale and character of the interconnection differing essentially depending on proportion of phos-phatidylcholine in mouse liver phospholipids.     

The effects of glutamine of the maintenance of embryogenic cultures of Cryptomeria japonica

Summary Embryogenic tissues of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) were induced on a modified Campbell and Durzan (CD) medium containing 1 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 600 mg l⁻¹ glutamine, and subcultured in the medium of the same composition for over 1 yr. This resulted in a mixed culture of embryogenic and non-embryogenic cells. When embryogenic cells were isolated and cultured independently, their capacity to form embryogenic aggregates was lost. Thus, the non-embryogenic cells present within a mixed culture system were essential to the formation of embryogenic aggregates. When embryogenic tissues were isolated and cultured independently on a high glutamine-containing (2400 mg l⁻¹) medium, dry weights and endogenous levels of glutamine increased, and the tissue could generate a large number of embryogenic aggregates. Amino acid analysis of embryogenic and non-embryogenic cells from the maintenance culture indicated a higher level of glutamine was present in the latter. The high endogenous level of glutamine in the non-embryogenic portion of mixed cell masses may be the supplier of glutamine for maintaining the embryogenic property of the tissues.     

Specificity of action of piperidylcholine derivatives as substrates of cholinesterases of various origin

The review deals with study of enzymologic properties of a novel highly specific acetylcholinesterase substrate, N-(β-acetoxyethyl) piperidinium iodomethylate (“piperidylcholine”), and its 30 derivatives that were tested as effectors of cholinesterases of mammals and various species of Pacific squids. It was proven for the first time that responsible for specificity of action was structure of cyclic ammonium grouping of the alcohol part of molecule of the ester substrate. Analysis of specificity is performed based on enzymatic hydrolysis parameters—activity of catalytic center of cholinesterases and bimolecular constant of the reaction rate that are determined at optimal and low substrate concentrations. Among the specially synthesized group of thioester compounds there is revealed one more highly specific acetylcholinesterase substrate—N-(β-acetoxyethyl) piperidinium.     

Physiological characteristics of various species of strains of carboxydobacteria

Seven strains of aerobic carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria (carboxydebacteria) when growing on CO as sole source of carbon and energy had doubling times which ranged from 12–42 h. The activity profiles obtained after discontinuous sucrose density gradient centrifugation indicated that the CO-oxidizing enzymes are soluble and the hydrogenases are membrane-bound in all strains examined. The CO-oxidizing enzymes of Pseudomonas carboxydohydrogena, Pseudomonas carboxydoflava, Comamonas compransoris, and the so far unidentified strains OM2, OM3, and OM4 had a molecular weight of 230,000; that of Achromobacter carboxydus amounted to 170,000. The molecular weights of the CO-oxidizing and H₂-oxidizing enzymes turned out to be identical. The cell sonicates were shown to catalyze the oxidation of both CO and H₂ with methylene blue, thionine, phenazine methosulfate, toluylene blue, dichlorophenolindophenol, cytochrome c or ferricyanide as electron acceptors. Methyl viologen, benzyl viologen, FAD⁺, FMN⁺, and NAD(P)⁺ were not reduced. The spectrum of electron acceptors was identical for all strains tested. Neither free formate, hydrogen nor oxygen gas were involved in the CO-oxidation reaction. Methylene blue was reduced by CO at a 1:1 molar ratio. The results indicate that CO-oxidation by carboxydobacteria is catalyzed by identical or similar enzymes and that the reaction obeys the equation CO+H₂OCO₂+2H⁺+2e^- as previously shown for Pseudomonas carboxydovorans.Dedicated to Otto Kandler remembering almost three decades of enjoyable cooperation     

Modulation of allostery of pyruvate kinase by shifting of an ensemble of microstates

Since the introduction of the concepts of allostery about four decades ago, much advancement has been made in elucidating the structure-function correlation in allostery. However, there are still a number of issues that remain unresolved. In this review we used mammalian pyruvate kinase (PK) as a model system to understand the role of protein dynamics in modulating cooperativity. PK has a triosephosphate isomerase (TIM)(α/β)₈ barrel structural motif. PK is an ideal system to address basic questions regarding regulatory mechanisms about this common (α/β)₈ structural motif. The simplest model accounting for all of the solution thermodynamic and kinetic data on ligand-enzyme interactions involves two conformational states, inactive E^T and active E^R. These conformational states are represented by domain movements. Further studies provide the first evidence for a differential effect of ligand binding on the dynamics of the structural elements, not major secondary structural changes. These data are consistent with our model that allosteric regulation of PK is the consequence of perturbation of the distribution of an ensemble of states in which the inactive E^T and active E^R represent the two extreme end states. Sequence differences and ligands can modulate the distribution of states leading to alterations of functions. The future work includes: defining the network of functionally connected residues; elucidating the chemical principles governing the sequence differences which affect functions; and probing the nature of mutations on the stability of the secondary structural elements, which in turn modulate allostery.