茶多酚对营养性肥胖大鼠肝脏自由基代谢的影响

目的:探讨茶多酚对营养性肥胖大鼠肝脏自由基代谢的影响。方法:采用高脂饲料喂养,体重(200±20)g的雄性SD大鼠32只,随机分为4组(n=8),测定各组大鼠肝脏细胞O自由基和N自由基。结果:高脂饲料组大鼠肝脏超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性显著提高,茶多酚补充组丙二醛(MDA)含量比对照组及高脂饲料组显著下降;高脂饲料组大鼠肝脏TNOS、iNOS活性及NO含量显著升高,茶多酚降低了总-氧化氮合酶(TNOS)、诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)活性及NO含量。结论:高脂饲料诱导了大鼠肝脏细胞的氧化应激状态,茶多酚提高了营养性肥胖大鼠肝脏的抗氧化能力,对营养性肥胖大鼠肝脏有一定的保护作用。     

降糖3号方对肥胖小鼠糖脂代谢及PI3K/AKT信号通路的影响

目的:观察降糖3号方对肥胖模型小鼠的体重、血糖、血清胰岛素含量、糖耐量、血脂等指标的影响,并探讨其对骨骼肌PI3K/AKT信号通路的影响。方法:8周龄C57BL/6J小鼠采用高脂喂养12周的方式诱导肥胖模型,将成模小鼠随机分为模型对照组,二甲双胍组,降糖3号方组,同时以正常饲料喂养的小鼠作为正常对照,进行为期8周的药物干预。每2周测量小鼠的体重、空腹血糖;第7周末进行口服葡萄糖耐量实验。实验结束后进行取材,检测糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛素(Insulin)、总胆固醇(TC)、三酰甘油(TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)水平,免疫印迹法检测骨骼肌组织PI3K、AKT、GLUT4等蛋白的表达。结果:降糖3号方能明显减轻肥胖小鼠的体重(P 0.05);能明显降低肥胖小鼠空腹血糖,使之恢复正常水平(P0.05);降糖3号方组小鼠糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛素(INS)、总胆固醇(TC)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL-C)等指标显著低于模型组(P 0.05),且能有效改善实验动物的糖耐量(P 0.05)。蛋白印迹法检测结果表明,与模型组相比,降糖3号方可上调PI3K、AKT、GLUT4等蛋白表达水平(P 0.05)。结论:降糖3号方能够有效减轻肥胖小鼠体重,改善糖脂代谢,降低胰岛素水平,其作用可能是通过激活PI3K/AKT信号通路来实现。     

鱼油对高脂喂养加小剂量STZ诱导的2型糖尿病大鼠血脂及肝脏的影响

目的:探讨鱼油对高脂喂养加小剂量STZ诱导的2型糖尿病大鼠脂代谢及肝脏组织的影响及其机制。方法:Sprague-Dawley大鼠随机分为对照组(Control)、高脂组(HF)、糖尿病组(DM)、高脂鱼油组(HF+FO)和糖尿病鱼油组(DM+FO),观察大鼠周体重变化,检测各组大鼠血糖、血脂、肝脏细胞形态学及过氧化损伤情况,探讨其可能的作用机制。结果:与对照组相比,高脂喂养大鼠体重明显增加(387.74±36.20 g vs 339.64±10.41 g,P0.05),血甘油三酯(triglyceride,TG)、总胆固醇(total cholesterol,TC)和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(low density lipoprotein cholesterol,LDL-C)分别由1.96±0.06 mmol/L、1.91±0.09 mmol/L和0.72±0.07 mmol/L升高至2.29±0.16 mmol/L、2.08±0.06 mmol/L和1.22±0.09 mmol/L,高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(high density lipoprotein cholesterol,HDL-C)降低(0.92±0.15 mmol/L vs 1.80±0.07 mmol/L,P0.05),膳食添加鱼油后均有明显改善。糖尿病大鼠体重减轻(287.78±16.11 g vs 339.64±10.41 g,P0.05);但血清中LDL-C水平升高至1.08±0.08 mmol/L,HDL-C水平降低至1.09±0.07 mmol/L(P0.05),鱼油可显著提高HDL-C的水平(P0.05)。高脂组和糖尿病组均有明显的肝脏脂肪浸润和过氧化损伤,添加鱼油后明显减轻。结论:膳食添加鱼油对高脂膳食及2型糖尿病引起的血脂异常均有保护作用,可降低血中甘油三酯和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平;减轻大鼠肝脏脂肪浸润和过氧化损伤。     

肥胖大鼠模型的建立及其脂代谢相关分子机制研究

目的建立饮食诱导的肥胖(diet-induced obesity,DIO)大鼠模型并初步探讨其发病的分子机制。方法用脂肪含量30%的高脂饲料饲喂雄性SD大鼠25周,观察大鼠体重、Lee’s指数、肝组织病理改变,检测大鼠空腹血糖及空腹血清胰岛素水平,并通过real-time PCR,检测成模大鼠肝脏中乙酰辅酶A羧化酶(ACC)、脂肪酸合酶(FAS)、激素敏感酯酶(HSL)以及固醇调节元件结合蛋白-1c(SREBP-1c)的表达变化。结果高脂饲料饲喂6周后,DIO组大鼠体重、Lee’s指数均显著增加;25周后肝脏脂肪异常蓄积,出现中重度脂肪肝,空腹血糖及胰岛素水平显著升高,出现明显的胰岛素抵抗。肝脏中ACC、FAS和HSL表达显著增加,SREBP-1c表达水平达到正常组的2.56倍,两组间差异极其显著。结论成功建立了DIO大鼠模型,通过检测脂代谢相关基因的表达水平,初步阐释了营养性肥胖的发生与脂代谢变化之间的关系,SREBP-1c,ACC,FAS和HSL参与了DIO的形成,从而初步揭示了脂代谢变化与营养性肥胖的发生的关系。     

运动对胰岛素抵抗大鼠肝脏BIM信号通路的影响*

目的: 探究运动干预对肥胖诱导的胰岛素抵抗大鼠肝脏BIM-JNK1-IRS1-Akt信号通路的影响。方法: 40只雄性SD大鼠随机分4组(n=10):对照组(普通膳食喂养16周);高脂膳食安静组(高脂膳食喂养16周);慢性运动组(高脂膳食喂养16周且后8周进行慢性运动干预,5%体重负重的游泳运动,1 h/d,5天/周)和急性运动组(高脂膳食喂养16周后进行同样5%体重负重的6 h急性运动干预,分两个3 h进行,中间间隔休息45 min)。干预结束后,所有大鼠称重后进行口服糖耐量和胰岛素释放实验,分别使用罗氏血糖仪和大鼠胰岛素ELISA试剂盒测定血糖含量和血清胰岛素含量,以胰岛素敏感性指数衡量胰岛素抵抗状态。Western blot方法检测肝脏Bcl-2细胞死亡调节因子(BIM),磷酸化c-Jun氨基末端激酶1(p-JNK1), 磷酸化胰岛素受体底物1(p-IRS1)和磷酸化蛋白激酶B(p-Akt)蛋白水平。结果: 与对照组大鼠相比,高脂膳食安静组大鼠体重和内脏脂肪质量显著增加(P＜0.01),胰岛素敏感性指数显著下降((P＜0.01);肝脏中BIM蛋白水平显著增加(P＜0.01),JNK1和IRS1磷酸化水平显著增加(P＜0.01),Akt磷酸化水平显著下降(P＜0.01)。与高脂膳食安静组相比,慢性运动组大鼠体重和内脏脂肪质量显著降低(P＜0.01),急性运动组大鼠体重和内脏脂肪质量无明显变化。与高脂膳食安静组相比,慢性运动组和急性运动组大鼠的胰岛素敏感性指数显著提高(P＜0.05),肝脏中BIM蛋白水平显著减少(P＜0.01),JNK1和IRS1磷酸化水平显著降低(P＜0.01),Akt磷酸化水平显著增加(P＜0.01)。结论: 慢性运动降低大鼠体重和内脏脂肪质量,急性运动并不影响大鼠体重和内脏脂肪质量,但两种运动方式都可以改善肥胖诱导的胰岛素抵抗,这可能与大鼠肝脏中BIM调节的JNK1-IRS1-Akt信号通路的改变有关。     

二氢杨梅素对高脂饮食诱导的小鼠肥胖的影响及其机制

目的:观察二氢杨梅素(DHM)对高脂饮食诱导小鼠肥胖的影响,并探讨其作用机制是否与促进WAT棕色化有关。方法:60只c57bl/6j小鼠随机分为6组(n=10):①正常对照组(ND组):普通饲料喂养、②正常对照+低剂量DHM组(ND+L-DHM组):普通饲料喂养同时用低剂量DHM(125 mg/(kg·d))处理、③正常对照+高剂量DHM组(ND+H-DHM组):普通饲料喂养同时用高剂量DHM(250 mg/(kg·d))处理、④高脂饮食组(HFD):高脂饲料喂养、⑤高脂饮食+低剂量DHM组(HFD+L-DHM组):高脂饲料喂养同时用低剂量DHM处理、⑥高脂饮食+高剂量DHM组(HFD+H-DHM组):高脂饲料喂养同时用高剂量DHM处理。16周后小鼠空腹过夜,取血测空腹血糖和血脂,随后处死动物,测体长,算出Lee's指数;取肩胛下、腹股沟和附睾处脂肪组织称重后,甲醛固定、HE染色观察脂肪细胞大小,免疫组化检测解偶联蛋白1(UCP1)的表达;实验期间每4周测一次小鼠体重。结果:与ND组相比较,HFD组小鼠体重显著升高,提示肥胖小鼠模型复制成功。此外,HFD组小鼠体脂重量、脂肪细胞直径、Lee's指数和血糖显著增加、脂肪细胞UCP1的表达升高;使用L-DHM和H-DHM处理HFD小鼠后,体脂重量、脂肪细胞直径、Lee's指数和血糖等指标显著逆转,而脂肪细胞UCP1的表达升高更为显著;但L-DHM和H-DHM对正常小鼠上述指标无显著影响。结论:二氢杨梅素抑制高脂饮食诱导的小鼠肥胖,其机制可能与促进WAT棕色化有关。     

Nesfatin-1对营养性肥胖大鼠摄食量体重和胃排空率的影响（英文）

目的:通过颈静脉注射外源性nesfatin-1,观察营养性肥胖大鼠摄食、体重、胃排空率的变化情况。方法:营养性肥胖大鼠造模成功后,各组大鼠行颈静脉插管手术,术后所有大鼠分为四组,正常对照组及肥胖对照组大鼠注射0.9%生理盐水,正常给药及肥胖给药组大鼠注射外源性nesfatin-1(100μg·kg-1),连续颈静脉给药7 d,期间记录各组大鼠摄食量以及体重,给药结束后采用灌胃酚红法测定大鼠胃排空率。结果:用高脂饲料连续饲养大鼠7天,正常对照组和正常nesfatin-1组大鼠的Lee’s指数分别为314.22和314.44,肥胖对照组和肥胖nesfatin-1组大鼠的Lee’s指数分别为318.22和319.03,肥胖差异显著(T-test,P0.01),造模成功。连续给药7 d后,给药组摄食量和体重与对照组相比明显降低,但肥胖给药组摄食量及体重下降较正常给药组更加明显。胃排空率与胃排出酚红量是成负相关的,实验中正常对照组和正常给药组的胃排空率分别是64.71±4.51和46.47±3.20,而肥胖对照组和肥胖给药组大鼠的胃排空率分别是75.67±2.47和50.88±3.07,因此高剂量给予nesfatin-1能显著降低大鼠的胃排空率。结论:综上所述,长期持续外周静脉给予外源性的nesfatin-1可以明显抑制正常及肥胖大鼠的摄食,动物体重减轻。     

高脂饮食诱导肥胖与肥胖抵抗型非酒精性脂肪肝大鼠模型的建立

目的:利用高脂饲料复制肥胖与肥胖抵抗型非酒精性脂肪肝SD大鼠模型。方法:体质量100±10g的雄性SD大鼠140只,按照体重随机抽取120只用于模型建立,喂食高脂、高能饲料。连续8周后,将体质量大于正常对照组平均体质量+1.96倍标准差的模型大鼠作为肥胖型非酒精性脂肪肝组(NO组),体质量小于正常对照组平均体质量+1.0倍标准差的作为肥胖抵抗型非酒精性脂肪肝组(NOR组)。8周内动态观察大鼠的一般情况、体质量变化,8周末每组随机取8只处死,比较血清谷丙转氨酶(ALT)、谷草转氨酶(AST)、胆固醇(TC)、甘油三脂(TG)水平变化及肝指数、脂体比,观察肝脏形态学改变。剩余20只作为正常对照组,喂食普通饲料。结果:NO与NOR组大鼠体重增长差距逐渐增大,至8w末,NO组体重显著高于NOR组及正常对照组(P0.01),脂肪重量和脂体比均显著升高,NO组脂肪重量显著高于NOR组(P0.05,0.01),但脂体比间未见显著差异;NO与NOR组TG、ALT显著升高(P0.05),其中NO组大鼠血清TG、TC显著高于NOR组(P0.05);两组肝重量和肝指数均显著升高,NO组肝重量显著高于NOR组(P0.05,0.01),但肝指数间未见显著差异,两组肝细胞内均弥散大量脂肪空泡。结论:利用高脂饲料成功建立肥胖与肥胖抵抗型非酒精性脂肪肝SD大鼠模型,与人类发病特征相似,为肥胖与非酒精性脂肪的研究提供更有针对性的动物模型。     

肥胖动脉粥样硬化大鼠模型的建立及验证

目的:通过饮食及药物诱导营养性肥胖及动脉粥样硬化大鼠模型的建立及评价。方法:健康成年wistar大鼠随机分组,利用钙负荷联合高脂饮食的方法建立肥胖动脉粥样硬化大鼠模型;在模型建立不同时期分别检测各组实验大鼠身长、体重及腹围情况,并测量不同阶段大鼠皮下脂肪、腹腔内脏脂肪及胸主动脉血管旁脂肪组织质量;测量大鼠血清中甘油三酯、总胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇及高密度脂蛋白胆固醇浓度变化;测量大鼠各部位脂肪含量变化;病理HE染色明确动脉粥样硬化形成状况。结果:模型各组大鼠血清总胆固醇及低密度脂蛋白胆固醇明显增高;病理HE染色证明模型组大鼠造模8周即可形成动脉硬化表现,并且伴随造模时间的延长,胸主动脉中膜厚度明显增加;模型组大鼠在造模16周开始体重、腹围、身体各部位脂肪组织含量较对照组明显增加,肥胖模型成功。结论:于研究16-24周时间成功构建了肥胖及动脉粥样硬化共病大鼠模型,为进一步研究肥胖及动脉粥样硬化的发生发展机制提供了可靠的动物模型。     

瘦素受体基因敲除SD大鼠的表型及病理观察

目的观察CRISPR/Cas9技术建立的肥胖、代谢综合征和糖尿病前期特征的瘦素受体基因敲除大鼠模型的多种参数,为代谢性疾病的分子机制研究和新药研发提供更为理想的动物模型。方法1)定期测定Lepr^-/-大鼠的体重、摄食量、随机血糖和空腹血糖;葡萄糖耐量试验和胰岛素耐量试验;血清血脂参数;2)观察14周和18周Lepr^-/-大鼠主要脏器的病理学改变;3)观察脏器脂质沉积情况。结果Lepr^-/-大鼠表现明显肥胖、高摄食量、葡萄糖耐量受损、胰岛素抵抗和血脂异常;14周和18周出现胰岛增生和心脏肌细胞肥大、脂肪肝、肥胖相关性肾病;肝细胞、肾小管上皮细胞和骨骼肌纤维内脂质沉积。结论Lepr^-/-大鼠是代谢性疾病的病因研究和新药研发的理想动物模型。     

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.