无柄新乌檀中的三萜

Two new triterpenoids, 3β, 15α, 21β, 23-tetrahydroxy-12-oleanen-28-oic acid (1), 3β, 6α, 21β, 23-tetrahydroxy-12-oleanen-28-oic acid (2), together with seven known compounds, viz., paeonol (3), 3, 4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (4), scosoletin (5), anthraquinones chrysophanol (6), 4H-1-benzopyran-4-one, 5, 7-dihydroxy-2-methyl (7), β-sitosterol (8) and stigmasterol glucoside (9) were isolated by the chromatography of the silica gel, RP-18 and Sephadex-LH 20 from the EtOAc extract of Neonauclea sessilifolia (Roxb.) Merr. ( Rubiaceae ). Their structures were elucidated based on spectral analysis including 1D-, 2D-NMR (HMQC, HMBC), IR and EIMS. Among them, compound 6 was shown to possess inhibitory activity on the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zopf) Lehmann et Neumann with a minimum inhibitory amount of 25 礸, compounds 2 and 4 also showed weak inhibitory activities on the growteof M. tuberculosis.     

Associations between intronic non-B DNA structures and exon skipping

Non-B DNA structures are abundant in the genome and are often associated with critical biological processes, including gene regulation, chromosome rearrangement and genome stabilization. In particular, G-quadruplex (G4) may affect alternative splicing based on its ability to impede the activity of RNA polymerase II. However, the specific role of non-B DNA structures in splicing regulation still awaits investigation. Here, we provide a genome-wide and cross-species investigation of the associations between five non-B DNA structures and exon skipping. Our results indicate a statistically significant correlation of each examined non-B DNA structures with exon skipping in both human and mouse. We further show that the contributions of non-B DNA structures to exon skipping are influenced by the occurring region. These correlations and contributions are also significantly different in human and mouse. Finally, we detailed the effects of G4 by showing that occurring on the template strand and the length of G-run, which is highly related to the stability of a G4 structure, are significantly correlated with exon skipping activity. We thus show that, in addition to the well-known effects of RNA and protein structure, the relative positional arrangement of intronic non-B DNA structures may also impact exon skipping.     

苜蓿银纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒在宿主草地贪夜蛾选择压力下的毒力和基因变异

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda(J.E.Smith)原产北美,现已入侵中国许多地区,造成了巨大的生态和经济损失.杆状病毒是多种昆虫的病原体,对非目标生物无毒无害,是很有应用前景的生物农药,其施用可大大减缓草地贪夜蛾对化学农药抗性产生速度.以往的研究发现,虽然苜蓿银纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus,AcMNPV)可感染许多种鳞翅目昆虫,但对草地贪夜蛾口服感染能力较差.选择毒力增强的变异体是提高AcMNPV作为病毒杀虫剂应用的一个新方向.在本研究中,使用野生型AcMNPV在草地贪夜蛾2龄末幼虫中连续传代20次,并对亲本和后代分离株的毒力进行了评价.与野生型AcMNPV相比,后代分离株对草地贪夜蛾2龄末幼虫毒力显著提高.由于病毒的复制依赖于宿主细胞,受到草地贪夜蛾选择压力的影响,AcMNPV的基因发生变异.宿主适应性强的毒株在草地贪夜蛾体内的感染增殖能力较强,容易获得生长优势并成为优势毒株.更进一步,本研究通过二代测序分析了突变的关键基因.本研究可为生物农药生产提供高毒力毒株,也可在草地贪夜蛾应急防控和持续防控中发挥重要作用.     

2010年上海部分地区440例手足口病病例的病原谱及分子流行病学分析

本文旨在对上海部分地区2010年440例临床手足口病病例进行病原谱及分子流行病学特征分析,为上海地区手足口病防治工作提供依据.采集4所哨点医院440例手足口病病例的咽拭子、粪便和脑脊液标本,进行肠道病毒核酸检测、反转录-聚合酶链反应扩增、DNA测序和序列分子系统发生树分析.结果显示,引起手足口病的肠道病毒主要为肠道病毒...     

Spatiotemporal Patterns of Japanese Encephalitis in China, 2002–2010

Objective

The aim of the study is to examine the spatiotemporal pattern of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in mainland China during 2002–2010. Specific objectives of the study were to quantify the temporal variation in incidence of JE cases, to determine if clustering of JE cases exists, to detect high risk spatiotemporal clusters of JE cases and to provide evidence-based preventive suggestions to relevant stakeholders.

Methods

Monthly JE cases at the county level in mainland China during 2002–2010 were obtained from the China Information System for Diseases Control and Prevention (CISDCP). For the purpose of the analysis, JE case counts for nine years were aggregated into four temporal periods (2002; 2003–2005; 2006; and 2007–2010). Local Indicators of Spatial Association and spatial scan statistics were performed to detect and evaluate local high risk space-time clusters.

Results

JE incidence showed a decreasing trend from 2002 to 2005 but peaked in 2006, then fluctuated over the study period. Spatial cluster analysis detected high value clusters, mainly located in Southwestern China. Similarly, we identified a primary spatiotemporal cluster of JE in Southwestern China between July and August, with the geographical range of JE transmission increasing over the past years.

Conclusion

JE in China is geographically clustered and its spatial extent dynamically changed during the last nine years in mainland China. This indicates that risk factors for JE infection are likely to be spatially heterogeneous. The results may assist national and local health authorities in the development/refinement of a better preventive strategy and increase the effectiveness of public health interventions against JE transmission.     

致命鹅膏菌毒素对DMBA/巴豆油诱导小鼠皮肤肿瘤的治疗作用

研究了致命鹅膏中的毒素在安全剂量下抑制小鼠皮肤肿瘤的效果,并对此毒素的药用安全性进行初步评价。采用经典的DMBA/巴豆油诱导小鼠皮肤乳头状瘤形成的二阶段致癌模型,观察和评价致命鹅膏毒素在不同剂量下抑制肿瘤的效果,并且通过测定血清中氨基己糖的含量来判断对肝损伤的情况。结果表明,致命鹅膏毒素在某一低剂量下对DMBA/巴豆油诱导小鼠皮肤乳头状瘤有较好的治愈效果,且对小鼠肝脏无损伤,证明了致命鹅膏毒素可以较好地治疗皮肤癌。     

酸胁迫对干酪乳杆菌H+-ATP酶基因表达的影响

耐酸性是乳酸菌重要的益生菌性状之一。实验采用半定量RT-PCR法分别对在不同酸度条件下培养后的3株不同干酪乳杆菌的H -ATP酶基因mRNA表达水平进行了比较和分析。实验结果显示,随着培养基酸度增加干酪乳杆菌的生长受到抑制,特别在pH4.0条件下干酪乳杆菌的生长受到强烈的抑制;H -ATP酶基因的表达量随着培养基酸度的增加而增加。推测H -ATP酶与干酪乳杆菌耐受酸性条件是有一定的关联的。     

Structural characterization and buffering capacity in relation to the transfection efficiency of biodegradable polyurethane

Inefficient release of polymer/DNA complexes from endocytic vesicles into the cytoplasm and the cytotoxic nature of cationic polymers are two of the primary causes of poor gene delivery. EG-polyurethane [poly(ethylene glycol)-PU, Poly 1], EGDM-polyurethane [poly(ethylene glycol), 2-(dimethylamino)ethylamine-PU, Poly 2], and MDEADM-polyurethane [N-methyldiethanolamine, 2-(dimethylamino)ethylamine-PU, Poly 3] were designed in this study to overcome these obstacles. The structural characteristics of polyurethanes and physicochemical properties of their formed complexes with DNA were determined to correlate their transfection efficiency. The results revealed that Poly 2 and Poly 3 could bind with plasmid DNA and yield positively charged complexes with a size required for transfection. Poly 3 showed the best in buffering capacity and its formed complexes with DNA could transfect COS-7 cells better than those of Poly 2 and Poly 1. This study reveals that the amine groups in the polymeric structure and the buffer capacity of a polymeric transfectant would affect its potential in DNA delivery. Also the size and binding properties of DNA and polymeric transfectants can be in correlation to the transfection efficiency of resulting DNA/polymer complexes.     

Synthesis of novel biodegradable cationic polymer: N,N-diethylethylenediamine polyurethane as a gene carrier

A new cationic polymer, N,N-diethylethylenediamine-polyurethane (DEDA-PU), bearing tertiary amines in the backbone and side chains, was synthesized and used as a nonviral vector for gene delivery. The DEDA-PU readily self-assembled with the plasmid DNA (pCMV-betagal) in water and buffer at physiological pH, as determined by agarose gel retardation, dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and restriction endonuclease protection assays. The results revealed that DEDA-PU was able to bind with plasmid DNA, yielding positively charged complexes with a size around 100 nm at a DEDA-PU/DNA ratio of 50/1 (w/w). The DEDA-PU/DNA complexes were able to transfect HEK 293 cells in vitro with an efficiency comparable to a well-known gene carrier [poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), PDMAEMA]. The cytotoxicity of DEDA-PU was substantially lower than PDMAEMA. The degradation studies indicated that DEDA-PU degrades hydrolytically in 20 mM HEPES buffer at pH 7.4 with a half-life of approximately 60 h. This study shows that DEDA-PU holds promise as biodegradable polycations for gene delivery and is interesting candidate for further study.