奥利司他逆转肺腺癌A549/DDP细胞株顺铂耐药及机制研究

本研究的目的是观察奥利司他(Orlistat)逆转肺腺癌耐顺铂细胞株A549/DDP的耐药作用并考察其可能的分子机制。应用CCK-8法检测并计算肺腺癌耐药细胞株A549/DDP对顺铂(cisplatin, DDP)的耐药指数(resistance index, RI),筛选奥利司他的最佳实验浓度并观察其对A549/DDP细胞的耐药逆转效果;倒置荧光显微镜下观察各实验组细胞的形态学变化及Hoechst 33258荧光染色后细胞凋亡形态学改变;采用流式细胞术检测不同药物处理对细胞凋亡率的影响;Western blotting检测各实验组细胞P-gp、FASN、PI3K、Akt、p-Akt、NF-κB、Bcl-2和cleved-caspase-3的表达情况。结果显示,奥利司他抑制了A549/DDP耐药细胞株的增殖,且具有浓度依赖性。奥利司他与DDP联用增加了耐药株A549/DDP细胞对DDP的敏感性,耐药逆转倍数为5.02。倒置荧光显微镜观察到联合用药组细胞出现了明显的凋亡形态学改变。流式细胞术结果表明,与对照组和单药组比较,两种药物联用后细胞的凋亡率显著提高(p0.05)。Western blotting检测结果显示,相较于其它3组,联合用药组中耐药相关蛋白P-gp表达下调(p0.01),PI3K、p-Akt、NF-κB表达水平均显著降低(p0.01),抗凋亡蛋白Bcl-2表达下降(p0.01),凋亡相关蛋白cleved-caspase-3表达上调(p0.01);虽然FASN的表达在单用奥利司他组及联合用药组中均降低,但这两组间的FASN表达水平并无统计学差异。以上结果表明,奥利司他能够提高A549/DDP耐药细胞株对化疗药物DDP的敏感性,具有逆转肺腺癌细胞耐药性的作用,其机制与降低耐药蛋白P-gp的表达、抑制PI3K/Akt/NF-κB信号通路以及其下游凋亡相关蛋白有关。     

Fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi along different aspect in degraded grassland

Aims Fractal root system is phenotypic plasticity result of plant root architecture to respond to environmental heterogeneity, may reflect the growth strategy of plants to adapt to environmental conditions. Our objective was to explore the relationship between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance of fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi population in response to aspect variation in the northwest of China. Methods The study site was located in a degraded alpine grassland on the northern slope in Qilian Mountains, Gansu Province, China. Survey and sampling were carried out at 40 plots which were set up along four slope aspects transects with 20 m distance between adjacent plots. Handheld GPS was used to determine the elevation, longitude and latitude of each plot. ArcGIS was used to set up digital elevation model (DEM). Community traits were investigated and six individuals roots of M. przewalskyi were collected randomly at each plot. The samples were cleaned and divided into different organs, then scanning the root with the Win-RHIZO for measurements of fractal dimension and fractal abundance in laboratory, and their biomass were then measured after being dried at 80 °C in an oven. Important findings With the slope aspect turned from north to east, west, and south, the density, height and soil moisture content of the plant community displayed a pattern of initial decline, the height, density, root fractal abundance of M. przewalskyi increased and the root fractal dimension decreased. The root fractal dimension was negatively associated with the fractal abundance in all aspects, but the relationship varied along the slope aspects gradient; there was a highly significant negative correlation (p < 0.01) between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance at north slope and south slope aspect, whereas the correlation only reached a significant level (p < 0.05) at the east slope aspect and west slope aspect; indicating that there is a trade-off between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance. In addition, when the slope aspect changed from north to east, west and south, the standardized major axis (SMA) slope of the regression equation in the scaling relationships between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance increased (p < 0.05), indicating that the roots of M. przewalskyi at the droughty southern slope have less branch and more sparse in the same soil volume of root exploitation and utilization. Consequently, the resource allocation pattern on reasonable trade-off between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance in different slope aspect of M. przewalskyi, reflects the relationship between the income and the cost of construction of plant root architecture.     

侗族新生儿的~Gγ/~Aγ值及一例高~Gγ者的γ基因图谱分析

用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法测定了广西和湖南省侗族居住区的120例侗族新生儿脐血胎儿血红蛋白中B.subtilis与~Ar比值(~Gr/~Ar值)。显示出119例新生儿的~Gr值(％~Gr)在56—76％之间,均值与标准差为69.4±3.1％;一例新生儿~Gr值高达81.4％,基因图谱分析确定其基因型为~Gr-~(AG)r-~Ar/~Gr-~Ar。     

光强度对小麦幼苗光合特性的影响

研究了在两种不同光强下水培5－7天的小麦（Triticum aestivum)“农大139”幼苗的光合特性,观察到生长期间的不同光强度对麦幼苗的光合膜一些成分和光合特性有明显影响,单位叶面积或单位鲜重中的Chl含量,Chl a/b比值,单位鲜重中的Car含量,以及光合膜中CPIa和CPI的含量,在低光强（2×10^3lx)下生长的幼苗都低,而光合膜中的LHCP的含量则高于在高光强（2×10^4lx)下生长的小麦幼苗,荧光诱导动力学测定结果表明,在高光强下生长的小麦其光合单位较小,而PSII活性和PSII原初光能转化效率都较高,同时,它们的叶绿体的PSII,PSI和全链电子传递速率也较高。     

无样地法在暖温带落叶阔叶林群落调查中的应用

本文以秦岭太白山自然保护区内锐齿栎(Quercus atiena var. acuteserrota)为优势的暖温带落叶阔叶林为对象,采用与大样地(0.5公顷)实测结果的比较,研究了无样地法中的中点四分法取样技术在暖温带落叶阔叶林中的应用。认为中点四分法取样技术,具有较高的精度和效率,可适用于暖温带落叶阔叶林。并用种点数曲线确定了暖温带落叶阔叶林的最小点数为15个。     

不同动物制备的抗血清对病毒抗原免疫反应的差异

血清学技术是病毒诊断、鉴定、分类及亲缘关系分析的重要手段。一般常用以制备抗病毒血清的动物是家兔,但也有采用其它动物的,如蛙、羊、豚鼠、鸡及小鼠等。本文比较了Balb/c小鼠、昆明种小鼠和新西兰大白兔对长叶车前花叶病毒上海分离株(RMVsh)和烟草花叶病毒普通株(TMVc)的免疫反应特征。