基于转录组学分析的丙酸钙对酿酒酵母的抑菌机制

【背景】丙酸钙作为在面包等食品中添加的防腐剂,具有一定的抑菌作用,但目前对其的研究大多聚焦于生化、群体层次。【目的】在分子水平上探究丙酸钙对酵母起抑菌作用的机制。【方法】取实验组和对照组中对数生长期的耐高糖酵母BH1进行转录组测序及分析,并进行实时荧光定量PCR验证。【结果】与6 h对照组(无丙酸钙处理;Control Group,CG)相比,6 h实验组(丙酸钙处理2 h;Calcium Propionate 2 h Group,CP2G)中有1438个差异表达基因,其中643个基因上调,795个基因下调。然而与4 h实验组(丙酸钙处理0h;Calcium Propionate 0h Group,CP0G)相比,CP2G中共有1921个差异表达基因,其中1438个基因上调,483个基因下调。差异表达基因涉及MAPK(Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase)信号途径、细胞周期途径及减数分裂途径等多条途径,细胞壁合成过程也受到影响。【结论】探究了丙酸钙对酵母产生抑菌作用的分子机制,为进一步揭示丙酸钙的抑菌作用机理提供了理论基础。     

Identifying Primate ACE2 Variants That Confer Resistance to SARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 infects humans through the binding of viral S-protein (spike protein) to human angiotensin I converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). The structure of the ACE2-S-protein complex has been deciphered and we focused on the 27 ACE2 residues that bind to S-protein. From human sequence databases, we identified nine ACE2 variants at ACE2–S-protein binding sites. We used both experimental assays and protein structure analysis to evaluate the effect of each variant on the binding affinity of ACE2 to S-protein. We found one variant causing complete binding disruption, two and three variants, respectively, strongly and mildly reducing the binding affinity, and two variants strongly enhancing the binding affinity. We then collected the ACE2 gene sequences from 57 nonhuman primates. Among the 6 apes and 20 Old World monkeys (OWMs) studied, we found no new variants. In contrast, all 11 New World monkeys (NWMs) studied share four variants each causing a strong reduction in binding affinity, the Philippine tarsier also possesses three such variants, and 18 of the 19 prosimian species studied share one variant causing a strong reduction in binding affinity. Moreover, one OWM and three prosimian variants increased binding affinity by >50%. Based on these findings, we proposed that the common ancestor of primates was strongly resistant to and that of NWMs was completely resistant to SARS-CoV-2 and so is the Philippine tarsier, whereas apes and OWMs, like most humans, are susceptible. This study increases our understanding of the differences in susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection among primates.     

Differentiation of the binding of two ligands to a tetrameric protein with a single symmetric active site by 19F NMR

R67 dihydrofolate reductase (R67 DHFR) is a plasmid‐encoded enzyme that confers resistance to the antibacterial drug trimethoprim. R67 DHFR is a tetramer with a single active site that is unusual as both cofactor and substrate are recognized by symmetry‐related residues. Such promiscuity has limited our previous efforts to differentiate ligand binding by NMR. To address this problem, we incorporated fluorine at positions 4, 5, 6, or 7 of the indole rings of tryptophans 38 and 45 and characterized the spectra to determine which probe was optimal for studying ligand binding. Two resonances were observed for all apo proteins. Unexpectedly, the W45 resonance appeared broad, and truncation of the disordered N‐termini resulted in the appearance of one sharp W45 resonance. These results are consistent with interaction of the N‐terminus with W45. Binding of the cofactor broadened W38 for all fluorine probes, whereas substrate, dihydrofolate, binding resulted in the appearance of three new resonances for 4‐ and 5‐fluoroindole labeled protein and severe line broadening for 6‐ and 7‐fluoroindole R67 DHFR. W45 became slightly broader upon ligand binding. With only two peaks in the ¹⁹F NMR spectra, our data were able to differentiate cofactor and substrate binding to the single, symmetric active site of R67 DHFR and yield binding affinities.     

肠道菌群对耐碳青霉烯类肠杆菌科细菌定殖抗性的研究进展

耐碳青霉烯类肠杆菌科细菌(carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae,CRE)在肠腔中定殖通常先于或并存于CRE的感染。正常情况下,定殖的CRE、肠道菌群和宿主相互作用,处于稳定平衡的状态,当肠道菌群出现失调时,肠道正常菌群失去对定殖CRE的抵抗力,增加CRE感染的风险。大量研究表明通过肠道共生菌群对CRE的定殖抗性不仅可以预防感染,而且也可以降低医疗环境中患者间相互传播的风险。本文就CRE的流行现状、肠杆菌科细菌定殖机制以及肠道共生菌群对CRE定殖抗性机制作一综述,以期为CRE感染的防控工作提供新思路和新方法。     

环丝氨酸联合莫西沙星治疗耐多药肺结核的疗效及对免疫功能和生活质量的影响

摘要 目的：探讨环丝氨酸联合莫西沙星治疗耐多药肺结核（MDR-TB）的疗效及对免疫功能和生活质量的影响。方法：选取2016年7月到2018年10月期间我院收治的MDR-TB患者86例作为研究对象,根据奇偶排序法将患者分为对照组（n=43,基础治疗联合莫西沙星治疗）和研究组（n=43,对照组基础上联合环丝氨酸治疗）,均治疗20个月。对比两组疗效、痰结核菌转阴率、病灶吸收率、空洞缩小率情况、免疫功能、生活质量及不良反应。结果：研究组治疗20个月后的总有效率高于对照组（P<0.05）。研究组治疗12个月后、治疗20个月后痰结核菌转阴率、病灶吸收率、空洞缩小率均高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗20个月后心理功能、躯体功能、社会功能、物质生活评分均升高,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗20个月后CD8⁺较治疗前降低,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）,CD3⁺、CD4⁺/CD8⁺、CD4⁺较治疗前升高,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。对比两组不良反应发生率无差异（P>0.05）。结论：环丝氨酸联合莫西沙星治疗MDR-TB,能够有效的促进患者机体免疫功能和生活质量的改善,并能够有效的促进临床转归,且用药安全性较高。     

呼吸道感染患者多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌的耐药及危险因素分析

摘要 目的：探讨与分析呼吸道感染患者多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌的耐药及危险因素。方法：选择2015年1月到2020年2月本院诊治的呼吸道感染患者65例作为研究对象,收集患者的临床样本进行细菌分离与耐药分析,调查患者的临床资料并进行危险因素分析。结果：在呼吸道感染患者65例中,分离出多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌32株,占比49.2 %,其中下呼吸道、上呼吸道、灌洗液、血液标本分别占50.0 %、9.4 %、25.0 %、6.3 %。32株多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌对头孢曲松、头孢呋辛、氨苄西林、头孢吡肟、头孢噻肟的耐药率分别为71.9 %、87.5 %、96.9 %、84.4 %、81.3 %,对阿米卡星、头孢替坦、左氧氟沙星、亚胺培南、环丙沙星的敏感率分别为59.4 %、68.8 %、81.3 %、75.0 %、81.3 %。非条件 Logistic回归分析显示血型A型、碳青霉烯类抗菌药物使用、引流、机械通气、糖尿病等为导致多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌感染的独立危险因素(P<0.05)。结论：多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌感染在呼吸道感染患者中比较常见,对头孢呋辛、氨苄西林的耐药率比较高,对左氧氟沙星、环丙沙星的敏感率比较高,血型A型、碳青霉烯类抗菌药物使用、引流、机械通气、糖尿病等为导致多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌感染的独立危险因素。     

莫西沙星联合纤维支气管镜药物灌注对耐多药肺结核患者T细胞亚群、肺功能和肝功能的影响

摘要 目的：探讨莫西沙星联合纤维支气管镜药物灌注对耐多药肺结核患者T细胞亚群、肺功能和肝功能的影响。方法：选取2017年2月~2018年12月期间我院收治的90例耐多药肺结核患者,根据随机数字表法分为对照组（n=45,常规基础治疗）和研究组（n=45,莫西沙星联合纤维支气管镜药物灌注）,比较两组患者痰菌转阴率、病灶吸收率、T细胞亚群、肺功能和肝功能。结果：研究组治疗6个月后的痰菌转阴率为88.89%（40/45）,高于对照组的68.89%（31/45）（P<0.05）。研究组治疗6个月后的病灶吸收率为84.44%（38/45）,高于对照组的64.44%（29/45）（P<0.05）。两组治疗6个月后第1 s用力呼气容积（FEV₁）、用力肺活量（FVC）、每分钟最大通气量（MVV）占预计值百分比、总蛋白(TP)、CD4⁺、CD4⁺/CD8⁺均升高,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）;丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)、门冬氨酸氨基转移酶(AST)、CD8⁺均降低,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。结论：莫西沙星联合纤维支气管镜药物灌注治疗耐多药肺结核,可有效阻止疾病进展,同时在改善患者T细胞亚群、肺功能和肝功能方面效果显著。     

Intestinal caveolin-1 is important for dietary fatty acid absorption

How dietary fatty acids are absorbed into the enterocyte and transported to the ER is not established. We tested the possibility that caveolin-1 containing lipid rafts and endocytic vesicles were involved. Apical brush border membranes took up 15% of albumin bound ³H-oleate whereas brush border membranes from caveolin-1 KO mice took up only 1%. In brush border membranes, the ³H-oleate was in the detergent resistant fraction of an OptiPrep gradient. On OptiPrep gradients of intestinal cytosol, we also found the ³H-oleate in the detergent resistant fraction, separate from OptiPrep gradients spiked with ³H-oleate or ³H-triacylglycerol. Caveolin-1 immuno-depletion of cytosol removed 91% of absorbed ³H-oleate whereas immuno-depletion using IgG, or anti-caveolin-2 or -3 or anti-clathrin antibodies removed 20%. Electron microscopy showed the presence of caveolin-1 containing vesicles in WT mouse cytosol that were 4 fold increased by feeding intestinal sacs 1 mM oleate. No vesicles were seen in caveolin-1 KO mouse cytosol. Caveolin-1 KO mice gained less weight on a 23% fat diet and had increased fat in their stool compared to WT mice. We conclude that dietary fatty acids are absorbed by caveolae in enterocyte brush border membranes, are endocytosed, and transported in cytosol in caveolin-1 containing endocytic vesicles.     

Study of resistance components of some promising wheat lines to yellow rust disease in the seedling stage

The most reliable method to control the wheat yellow rust disease is cultivation of resistance cultivars. To provide resistance, it is necessary to be aware of the amount and the quality of pathogenesis of disease factors and resistant specifications. In this study, 82 wheat promising lines with Bolani susceptible cultivar in randomised complete block design were tested in the seedling stage. This experiment was carried out in greenhouse condition, and it was assessed by two races: 166E254A+Yr27+ and 6E150A+, which were more and less pathogenic, respectively. The attributes of resistance were measured for infection type (IT), latent period (LP), pustule size (PS) and density. Results of variance analysis relating two races between wheat genotypes for these four attributes of resistance showed that there is a difference in the probability at 1% level. The statistical analyses for these components of resistance indicated that there is negative and high solidarity between IT and LP, and also among the number and density of pustules. The correlation between IT and LP and both races were -0.90 and -0.98, respectively. Cluster analysis of lines to each race was classified as resistant, semi-resistant and susceptible. The first group of the resistant lines were 27 lines in which their ITs of 0–2, mean LP of 18?days PS of 2.8 and pustule density of 1.1 were recorded.     

Multi-drug resistance-1 gene polymorphisms in nephrotic syndrome: Impact on susceptibility and response to steroids

Background

Role of multidrug resistance-1 (MDR-1) gene polymorphisms has not been clarified in nephrotic syndrome (NS). Additionally, researchers studied several genetic polymorphisms to explain their influence on different patients' responses to steroid; however the data were inconsistent. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association of MDR-1 gene polymorphisms [C1236T, G2677T/A, C3435T] and haplotypes with susceptibility to childhood nephrotic syndrome, and whether they influence steroid response.

Methods

We detected MDR-1 gene polymorphisms using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) in 138 NS patients and 140 age and sex matched healthy children.

Results

The frequencies of MDR1 G2677T/A GT, GA, TT + AA genotypes or T allele, MDR1 C3435T TT genotype, and T allele genotype frequencies were significantly increased in NS group. While no significant differences were observed in distributions of C1236T genotypes or allele between NS patients and healthy children. Moreover, steroid non-responder NS patients had significantly higher frequencies of MDR1 G2677T/A GT, GA, and TT + AA genotypes than steroid responsive NS patients. We observed also that NS patients with age less than 6 years old had increased frequencies of MDR1 G2677T/A GT, GA, TT + AA genotypes or T allele MDR1 C3435T CT, TT genotypes and T allele. Interestingly the frequency of the TGC haplotype of MDR1 was lower in the initial steroid responders than in non-responders NS patients. On the contrary, there were no any association between the MDR1 haplotypes with NS susceptibility and they did not influence renal pathological findings.

Conclusion

Our data suggested that MDR1 C3435T or G2677T/A gene polymorphisms are risk factors of increased susceptibility, earlier onset of NS, and steroid resistance.