大豆甙元磺酸钠对应激性胃粘膜损伤的影响及其机制探讨

目的：观察大豆甙元磺酸钠对力竭应激性渍疡的影响,探讨其可能的作用途径。方法：采用小鼠力竭性游泳,计数胃部溃疡点数建立应激溃疡模型,腹腔注射不同剂量的大豆甙元磺酸钠及一氧化氮合酶（NOS）抑制剂（L-NAME）并通过NADPH-黄递酶组织化学法检测胃壁NOS阳性神经元的变化。结果：大豆甙元磺酸钠具有保护胃粘膜的作用,且呈剂量效应;L-NAME可防止应激引起的胃粘膜损伤,L-NAME与有效剂量的大豆甙元磺酸钠联合使用后,大豆甙元磺酸钠对胃粘膜的保护作用明显增强;正常及应激小鼠胃壁NOS神经节数目基本不变,大豆甙元磺酸钠对正常小鼠胃壁NOS神经元影响不明显,而对应激小鼠胃壁单位面积及单个神经节内NOS阳性神经元数目均有显著降低作用。结论：应激时NO升高可导致溃疡,大豆甙元磺酸钠能够保护胃粘膜,其作用是通过抑制应激状态下NOS的升高,限制应激状态下NO过度升高,起到保护胃粘膜的作用。     

大豆黄酮抗氧化及抗癌作用

大豆黄酮是异黄酮类化合物中最重要的生理活性物质。近年来发现它在促进生理机能、提高机体免疫力、抗氧化、抗癌方面的特殊功能使其成为研究热点。本文主要综述了大豆异黄酮的理化特性以及在抗氧化、抗癌等功能特性方面的最新研究进展,并根据当前研究现状对其应用前景和价值进行了展望。     

Metabolism of the Soy Isoflavones Daidzein and Genistein by Fungi Used in the Preparation of Various Fermented Soybean Foods

The ability of fungi used in the preparation of fermented soybean foods to metabolize the soy isoflavones daidzein and genistein was investigated. A total of 21 fungal strains from dou-chi, miso, sake, soy sauce, and sufu were screened. The genera of the tested fungi included Actinomucor, Aspergillus, Candida, Debaryomyces, Monascus, Mucor, Rhizopus, Saccharomyces, and Zygosaccharomyces. The results were that all tested Aspergillus strains from these soybean foods, including five A. oryzae strains, one A. sojae strain, and one A. tamarii strain, metabolized both daidzein and genistein. In contrast, no other tested fungi from the fermented soybean foods metabolized either daidzein or genistein. The metabolites of daidzein and genistein by Aspergillus strains were identified as 8-hydroxydaidzein and 8-hydroxygenistein, respectively, based on their mass, ¹H-, and ¹³C-NMR spectra.     

不同动物肠道优势需氧菌对黄豆苷原转化菌株转化能力的影响

摘要: 【目的】探讨不同动物肠道优势需氧菌对黄豆苷原转化菌株转化能力的影响。【方法】有氧条件下,采用稀释涂布法分别从ICR 小鼠、芦花鸡、长白猪和獭兔等4 种健康动物肠道中分离优势需氧菌,将不同动物的优势需氧菌分别与不同类型黄豆苷原转化菌株进行厌氧混合培养,高效液相色谱检测培养液中黄豆苷原的转化情况。【结果】16S rRNA 基因序列分析,结合形态学及相关理化特性分析表明,分离的22 株优势需氧菌分属埃希氏菌属(10 株) 、变形菌属(5 株) 、肠球菌属(4 株) 、芽胞杆菌属(2 株) 和假单胞菌属(     

Daidzein, coumestrol and zearalenone affect lipogenesis and lipolysis in rat adipocytes

Daidzein, coumestrol and zearalenone - compounds called phytoestrogens, considered as active biological factors affecting many important physiological and biochemical processes appeared to be also significant regulators of adipocyte metabolism. In our experiments the influence of daidzein (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mM), coumestrol (0.001, 0.01 and 0.1 mM), zearalenone (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mM) and estradiol (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mM) on basal and insulin-stimulated (1 nM) lipogenesis from glucose and acetate was tested in adipocytes isolated from growing (160 +/- 5 g b.w) male Wistar rats. All tested compounds significantly attenuated glucose conversion to lipids. In the case of daidzein and coumestrol, this effect was probably due to inhibition of glycolysis. Daidzein (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mM), coumestrol (0.01 and 0.1 mM) and zearalenone (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mM) affected also basal and epinephrine-stimulated (1 microM) lipolysis. Daidzein (0.01 and 1 mM) augmented basal glycerides breakdown in adipocytes. The epinephrine-induced lipolysis was dependent on daidzein concentration and its stimulatory (0.1 mM) or inhibitory (1 mM) influence was observed. Zearalenone changed lipolysis only at the concentration of 1 mM and its effect was contradictory in the absence or presence of epinephrine (the stimulatory or inhibitory effect, respectively). Results obtained in experiments with inhibitors (insulin, 1 nM and H-89, 50 microM) and activators (dibutyryl-cAMP, 1 mM and forskolin, 1 microM) of lipolysis allowed us to assume that daidzein augmented basal lipolysis acting on PKA activity. The inhibitory effect of daidzein and zearalenone on epinephrine-induced lipolysis is probably due to restriction of HSL action. The influence of coumestrol on glycerides breakdown was less marked. Estradiol augmented only epinephrine-stimulated lipolysis.     

Isolation and identification of equol-producing bacterial strains from cultures of pig faeces.

Transformation of daidzein to equol was compared during fermentation of three growth media inoculated with faeces from Erhualian piglets, but equol was produced from only one medium, M1. Two equol-producing strains (D1 and D2) were subsequently isolated using medium M1. Both strains were identified as Eubacterium sp., on the basis of morphological and physiological characteristics, and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strains D1 and D2 were most closely related to previously characterized daidzein-metabolizing bacteria isolated from human faecal and rumen samples, respectively. This suggests that the ability to metabolize daidzein can be found among bacteria present within the mammalian intestine. The results provided the first account of conversion of daidzein directly to equol by bacterial species from farm animals. These strains may be of importance to the improvement of animal performance, and the use of medium M1 could provide a simple way to isolate bacterial strains capable of transforming daidzein into equol.     

产S-雌马酚梭菌C1三代全基因组测序及功能基因筛选鉴定

【目的】挖掘产S-雌马酚梭菌C1转化大豆苷元产生S-雌马酚的功能基因,为梭菌C1的S-雌马酚转化机制研究提供参考,并为利用合成生物学方法生产S-雌马酚提供新基因资源。【方法】利用GridION测序平台,对梭菌C1进行第三代全基因组测序、基因组组装和功能注释等分析,从C1菌全基因组中筛选和鉴定参与S-雌马酚生物转化的功能基因。【结果】C1全基因组大小为3 035 113 bp,预测编码3 166个基因,包含53个tRNA、15个rRNA、4个ncRNA和1个基因岛。通过生物信息学分析,发现C1-07020基因编码蛋白与已报道的Lactococcus sp.20-92大豆苷元还原酶具有44.8%的氨基酸序列相似性和相同的3个功能保守结构域,体外蛋白功能验证表明,C1-07020具有大豆苷元还原酶功能。此外,C1菌中没有发现与已知产S-雌马酚菌相似的功能基因簇或大豆苷元还原酶以外的其他功能基因。【结论】在C1中鉴定到一个新的产S-雌马酚功能基因,并发现了C1可能具备特殊的产S-雌马酚机制,实验所获基础数据可为进一步挖掘产S-雌马酚新功能基因、了解S-雌马酚的生成机制及体外产S-雌马酚基因资源...     

Evaluation of inter‐individual differences in gut bacterial isoflavone bioactivation in humans by PCR‐based targeting of genes involved in equol formation

Aim

To identify human subjects harbouring intestinal bacteria that bioactivate daidzein to equol using a targeted PCR‐based approach.

Methods and Results

In a pilot study including 17 human subjects, equol formation was determined in faecal slurries. In parallel, faecal DNA was amplified by PCR using degenerate primers that target highly conserved regions of dihydrodaidzein reductase and tetrahydrodaidzein reductase genes. PCR products of the expected size were observed for six of the eight subjects identified as equol producers. Analysis of clone libraries revealed the amplification of sequences exclusively related to Adlercreutzia equolifaciens in four of the subjects tested positive for equol formation, whereas in three of the equol producers, only sequences related to Slackia isoflavoniconvertens were observed. No amplicons were obtained for one equol‐forming subject, thus suggesting the presence of nontargeted alternative genes. Amplicons were only sporadically observed in the nonequol producers.

Conclusion

The majority of human subjects who produced equol were also detected with the developed PCR‐based approach.

Significance and Impact of the Study

The obtained results shed light on the distribution and the diversity of known equol‐forming bacterial species in the study group and indicate the presence of as yet unknown equol‐forming bacteria.     

Production of daidzein by callus cultures of Psoralea species and comparison with plants

Callus cultures were established from five Psoralea species (Leguminosae) with the objective of producing daidzein (isoflavone). The biomass doubling times ranged from 7 to 16 days according to the species and a 48 weeks period was necessary to obtain lines with stable growth characteristics. All the 217 callus lines were analyzed for their daidzein content using HPLC. Our callus collection showed a large interspecific variation and the highest concentrations were recovered in P. obtusifolia callus lines (maximum of 0.9680% DW). Intraspecific variation was also important and allowed the recovery of high-producing lines (production exceeding 0.3000% DW) with four out of the five Psoralea species studied. The daidzein repartition was investigated in planta with P. cinerea in order to evaluate the potential of in vivo production. Mature fruits were the richest organs for daidzein concentration in P. cinerea and were used as indicators to evaluate the possible production with the other four plant species. In vitro concentrations were always much higher than in planta, and no correlation could be established between the calluses and plants for the five species. Our callus lines contained concentrations comparable to Psoralea hairy root lines. They can be considered as an interesting material to further study the production of daidzein. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.