Studies on Polyoxins,Antifungal Antibiotics

Seven additional components, polyoxins C, D, E, F, G, H and I were isolated from polyoxin complex. They have molecular formulae corresponding to C₁₁H₁₅N₃O₈, C₁₇H₂₃N₅O₁₄, C₁₇H₂₃N₅O₁₃, C₂₃H₃₀N₆O₁₅, C₁₇H₂₅N₅O₁₂, C₂₃H₃₂N₆O₁₃ and C₁₉H₂₄N₄O₁₂, respectively. These polyoxins except inactive polyoxins C and I were highly active against various kinds of phytopathogenic fungi. The close structural similarity among them including polyoxins A and B is also discussed.     

Evaluation of Nutritional Availability and Anti-Tumor Activity of Selenium Contained in Selenium-Enriched Kaiware Radish Sprouts

We estimated the nutritional availability of selenium (Se) in Se-enriched Kaiware radish sprouts (SeRS) by the tissue Se deposition and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity of rats administered the sprouts, and examined the effect of SeRS on the formation of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in the colon of mice administered 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) to evaluate anti-tumor activity. Male weanling Wistar rats were divided into seven groups and fed a Se-deficient basal diet or the basal diet supplemented with 0.05, 0.10, or 0.15 μg/g of Se as sodium selenite or SeRS for 28 d. Supplementation with Se dose-dependently increased serum and liver Se concentrations and GPX activities, and the selenite-supplemented groups showed a higher increase than the SeRS-supplemented groups. The nutritional availability of Se in SeRS was estimated to be 33 or 64% by slope ratio analysis. Male 4-week-old A/J mice were divided into seven groups and fed a low Se basal diet or the basal diet supplemented with selenite, SeRS, or selenite + non-Se-enriched radish sprouts (NonSeRS) at a level of 0.1 or 2.0 μg Se/g for 9 weeks. After 1 week of feeding, all mice were given six subcutaneous injections of DMH (20 mg/kg) at 1-week intervals. The average number of ACF formed in the colon of mice fed the basal diet was 4.3. At a supplementation level of 0.1 μg Se/g, only SeRS significantly inhibited ACF formation. At a supplementation level of 2.0 μg Se/g, both selenite and SeRS significantly inhibited ACF formation. The addition of NonSeRS to the selenite-supplemented diets tended to inhibit ACF formation, but this was not statistically significant. These results indicate that SeRS shows lower nutritional availability but higher anti-tumor activity than selenite.     

Cellulase Production in Semisolid Cultures of Trichoderma viride

Cellulase was produced by Trichoderma viride in semisolid cultures of rice bran, rice straw and rice hulls. T. viride QM 9414 generally produced higher cellulolytic activity on CM-cellulose (C_x activity) using rice bran-rice hull mixture (2:1 w/w) as substrate compared to strains ITCC 1433 and D 4014. It showed higher C_x activity on rice bran-rice straw mixtures than on rice bran-rice hull mixtures. Maximal extraction of the enzyme from mold bran was obtained with 0.05 m sodium citrate buffer, pH 3.5.     

Antitumor effects of MutT homolog 1 inhibitors in human bladder cancer cells

ABSTRACT

As standard second-line regimen has not been established for patients who are refractory to or relapse with cisplatin-based chemotherapy, an effective class of novel chemotherapeutic agents is needed for cisplatin-resistant bladder cancer. Recent publications reported that MutT homolog 1 (MTH1) inhibitors suppress tumor growth and induce impressive therapeutic responses in a variety of human cancer cells. Few studies investigated the cytotoxic effects of MTH1 inhibitors in human bladder cancer. Accordingly, we investigated the antitumor effects and the possible molecular mechanisms of MTH1 inhibitors in cisplatin-sensitive (T24) and – resistant (T24R2) human bladder cancer cell lines. These results suggest that TH588 or TH287 may induce cancer cell suppression by off-target effects such as alterations in the expression of apoptosis- and cell cycle-related proteins rather than MTH1 inhibition in cisplatin-sensitive and – resistant bladder cancer cells.

Abbreviations: MTH: MutT homolog; ROS: reactive oxygen species; CCK-8: cell counting kit-8; DCFH-DA: dichlorofluorescein diacetate; PARP: poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase     

Apport de la TEMP/TDM pour la détection du ganglion sentinelle dans les cancers du col utérin et de l’endomètre

The sentinel lymph node procedure is still under evaluation for the management of cervical and endometrial carcinomas. The aim of our study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) for preoperative sentinel lymph node mapping in uterine cancers. Sixty-eight patients with cervical (n = 42) or endometrial carcinoma (n = 26) underwent preoperative lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel node mapping. Sentinel node detection rate with conventional planar imaging was similar to that of SPECT/CT (87.1 versus 91.8 %) in the whole cohort. However, SPECT/CT detected a higher number of sentinel nodes in more than one third of patients, affected by either cervical or endometrial carcinoma. The rate of non or insufficiently contributive procedures (lack of uptake or unilateral uptake) in endometrial carcinomas was 47 % with conventional planar imaging, and 30 % with SPECT/CT. Sensitivity of both procedures for the detection of metastatic nodes was 81.8 %, compared to 100 % for the intraoperative combined detection (gamma probe sonde and blue dye). The impact of SPECT/CT for the sentinel lymph node detection in cervical and endometrial carcinomas needs further evaluation. Nevertheless, SPECT/CT may provide additional information when conventional planar imaging detects only unilateral uptake, may improve identification of atypical localizations, and facilitate surgical approach.     

食品、药品微生物检测实验室质量控制方法分析

系统分析食品、药品微生物检测实验室的质量控制方法,从总体环境条件控制、微生物室管理、样品管理、仪器设备管理、人员管理、培养基质量控制、标准菌(毒)种管理、操作过程控制、记录管理等9个方面进行系统分析,对微生物实验室的质量控制工作提供系统指导,提高微生物检测结果的准确性.     

肺癌中piR-932的表达及其生物学行为机制研究

目的研究肺癌干细胞中piR-932的表达,以期为肺癌的治疗提供参考。方法应用piRNA芯片检测肺癌于细胞中piRNAs的表达,应用基因芯片检测肺癌干细胞中基因表达的差异,并检测表达下调的基因之一——Latexin的甲基化程度。结果经诱导至EMT的肺癌干细胞中,piR-932的表达明显增高,而Latexin的表达显著下降,并且Latexin启动子区域CpG岛发生了明显的甲基化。结论piR-932可能通过促进Latexin的甲基化而正渊节肺癌干细胞的EMT过程,它可作为肺癌治疗的一个潜在靶点。     

二乙基亚硝胺诱导大鼠肝癌组织CLDN1基因表达及其甲基化

目的探讨二乙基亚硝胺（diethylnitrosamine,DEN）诱导大鼠肝癌发生中肝癌组织CLDN1基因表达及其启动子甲基化的规律。方法65只雄性Wistar大鼠随机选择40只作为模型组,其余作为正常组。模型组在1-12周饮用含DEN80mg／L的饮水以诱癌（每日8mg／kg）,各组在造模过程的第4周、8周、12周、16周随机5只取肝,第20周剩余大鼠取肝,应用RT-PCR方法检测肝组织CLDN1mRNA的表达,应用MSP法检测肝组织CLDN1启动子甲基化和非甲基化。结果模型大鼠病死率为10％（4／40）,正常组无死亡。至第20周,成瘤率达到100％。RT—PCR显示,与正常组比较,模型组在16周和20周CLDN1 mRNA表达下调（P〈0．05）,其他各周两组差异不显著。MSP结果表明,模型组肝组织CLDN1甲基化率达77．78％,而正常肝组织甲基化率为24％,两者比较差异有显著性（P〈0．01）。结论CLDN1启动子甲基化及CLDN1基因表达下调与大鼠肝癌病变相关,对其机制值得进一步深入研究。     

焦磷酸测序检测食品中鼠伤寒沙门氏菌

根据鼠伤寒沙门氏菌的特异序列,分别设计扩增引物和测序引物,建立焦磷酸测序检测鼠伤寒沙门氏菌的方法。针对鼠伤寒沙门氏菌设计特异性扩增引物,对目标片段进行PCR扩增,然后制备单链模板,并利用测序引物进行焦磷酸测序。测序结果表明,6株不同来源的鼠伤寒沙门氏菌均可以扩增出碱基序列为TACAACCGGA GTGCACATTA ATCCCGCAGC的基因片段,而30株阴性对照菌株均未得到扩增。进行BLAST比对表明,该序列与GenBank中鼠伤寒沙门氏菌的碱基序列100%匹配。焦磷酸测序法是一种快速、准确的检测方法,可用于食品中鼠伤寒沙门氏菌的快速检测。