一氧化氮参与调节盐胁迫下脱落酸诱导的小麦幼苗叶片脯氨酸的累积

不同浓度(0.01～5.00mmol/L)的外源一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)以浓度依赖性的性式诱导150mmol/LNaCl胁迫下小麦(Triticum aestivum L.cv.Yangmai 158)幼苗叶片脯氨酸的累积.其中0.1 mmol/L的SNP效果最明显,而结合采用NO清除剂c-PTIO和血红蛋白的处理均分别逆转了该效应.研究结果还发现:0.1 mmol/L SNP诱导的脯氨酸累积还可能有利于盐胁迫下小麦幼苗的保水性;0.1 mmol/L的SNP显著激活了内源ABA的合成,而结合血红蛋白的处理则证实,在外源ABA诱导脯氨酸累积的过程中NO可能作用于ABA信号分子的下游,但NO和ABA信号分子在此诱导反应中不存在累积效应.进一步研究脯氨酸合成和降解的酶促反应途径,发现外源NO处理前4天内可能主要是通过提高△'-吡咯啉-5-羧酸合成酶(P5CS)的活性来促进脯氨酸的合成,以后直至第8天主要是通过抑制脯氨酸脱氢酶(ProDH)的活性来抑制脯氨酸的降解;ABA对于P5CS和ProDH活性的调节能力弱于NO.此外,Ca2 在NO诱导的盐胁迫下小麦叶片脯氨酸累积的信号分子途径中起重要的介导作用.     

一氧化氮调节盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根部质膜H+-ATPase和焦磷酸酶活性提高耐盐性

采用外源一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)研究了NO对盐胁迫下小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)幼苗耐盐性的影响.结果表明,0.1 mmol/L SNP处理显著缓解了1 50 mmol/L NaCl胁迫对小麦幼苗生长的抑制效应,包括水分丧失以及叶绿素降解,从而提高了小麦幼苗的耐盐性.进一步结合1 mg/mL血红蛋白处理则显著逆转了SNP诱导的上述效应;利用亚硝酸钠和铁氰化钾作为对照也证实了NO对小麦幼苗耐盐性的专一性调节作用,并可能与NO对小麦幼苗根部质膜H -ATPase和焦磷酸酶活性诱导有关.此外,尽管NO显著提高了盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根部细胞质膜H -ATPase和焦磷酸酶的ATP水解活性,但是对跨膜H 转运则没有明显影响.应用外源CaSO4和EGTA处理也证实,Ca2 可能在NO诱导的质膜H -ATPase和焦磷酸酶活性的提高过程中起信号作用.另外,分析盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根部Na 和K 含量的变化也发现,NO对Na 含量没有明显影响,但是却显著提高了K 水平和K /Na 比,这可能也是NO提高小麦幼苗耐盐性的原因之一.     

一氧化氮调节盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根部质膜H^＋-ATPase和焦磷酸酶活性提高耐盐性

采用外源一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)研究了NO对盐胁迫下小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)幼苗耐盐性的影响。结果表明,0.1 mmol/L SNP处理显著缓解了150 mmol/L NaCl 胁迫对小麦幼苗生长的抑制效应,包括水分丧失以及叶绿素降解,从而提高了小麦幼苗的耐盐性。进一步结合1 mg/mL血红蛋白处理则显著逆转了SNP诱导的上述效应;利用亚硝酸钠和铁氰化钾作为对照也证实了NO对小麦幼苗耐盐性的专一性调节作用,并可能与NO对小麦幼苗根部质膜 H -ATPase和焦磷酸酶活性诱导有关。此外,尽管NO显著提高了盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根部细胞质膜H -ATPase和焦磷酸酶的ATP水解活性,但是对跨膜H 转运则没有明显影响。应用外源CaSO4 和 EGTA 处理也证实,Ca2 可能在NO诱导的质膜 H -ATPase和焦磷酸酶活性的提高过程中起信号作用。另外,分析盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根部 Na 和K 含量的变化也发现,NO对Na 含量没有明显影响,但是却显著提高了K 水平和K /Na 比,这可能也是NO提高小麦幼苗耐盐性的原因之一。     

外源一氧化氮对渗透胁迫下小麦幼苗叶片膜脂过氧化的缓解作用

采用15%的聚乙二醇-6000(PEG-6000)对扬麦158三叶一心期的幼苗根部进行轻度渗透胁迫处理,并通过添加不同浓度的一氧化氮(nitric oxide,NO)供体硝普钠(sodium nitropussidi,SNP)和相应的对照(BO-3/NO-2),研究外源NO处理对渗透胁迫下小麦幼苗叶片膜脂过氧化作用的影响.结果发现,0.1 nnol/L的SNP能降低渗透胁迫造成的小麦幼苗叶片脂氧合酶(lipoxygenase,LOX)活性的提高,降低超氧阴离子(O-2)的产生速率和质膜相对透性的增加以及丙二醛(MDA)和H2O2的累积;0.1 mmol/L的SNP还能够诱导超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)活性,加速脯氨酸(Pro)的累积,而0.5mmo1/L的SNP和0.1mmo1/L的NO3/NO2(对照)处理的效果则不明显.上述结果表明低浓度NO对渗透胁迫造成的膜脂过氧化有明显的缓解效应.     

外源脯氨酸对盐胁迫下甜瓜脯氨酸代谢的影响

为探明外源脯氨酸对盐胁迫下甜瓜脯氨酸代谢的影响,以甜瓜品种‘雪美’为材料采用营养液栽培,对盐胁迫(100mmol·L-1 NaCl)、盐胁迫下添加外源脯氨酸(100mmol·L-1 NaCl+0.2mmol·L-1 Proline)以及对照3种处理后甜瓜幼苗叶片脯氨酸(Pro)含量、吡咯啉-5-羧酸合成酶(P5CS)、鸟氨酸转氨酶(OAT)和脯氨酸脱氢酶(ProDH)活性进行测定,并对OAT和ProDH基因进行克隆及半定量表达分析。结果显示:与对照相比较,盐胁迫条件下甜瓜幼苗叶片内Pro含量显著增加,P5CS活性增幅大于OAT活性,OAT基因表达量大部分时段内没有增加,ProDH活性下降,ProDH基因表达量减少;盐胁迫下添加外源脯氨酸进一步使幼苗叶片内Pro含量增加、OAT、ProDH活性提高、P5CS活性降低,并且使OAT基因表达量迅速增加、ProDH基因表达量先增加后回落。研究表明,盐胁迫条件下,甜瓜幼苗体内脯氨酸积累主要是通过增强脯氨酸的谷氨酸合成途径和抑制脯氨酸降解来实现;适量外源脯氨酸可以增强盐胁迫幼苗脯氨酸的鸟氨酸合成途径,但对谷氨酸合成途径有一定的抑制作用;通过调节合成和降解2种代谢途径进一步提高了脯氨酸含量,从而增强甜瓜幼苗耐盐胁迫能力。     

外源ABA对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸积累及其代谢途径的影响

本文以小桐子为材料,研究了外源脱落酸（ABA）对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸积累的影响。结果表明,低温胁迫（5℃）可促进小桐子幼苗体内脯氨酸的积累,上调脯氨酸合成关键酶Δ¹-吡咯琳-5-羧酸合成酶（P5CS）和鸟氨酸转氨酶（OAT）的活性,上调P5CS基因（JcP5CS）的表达,及抑制脯氨酸降解酶脯氨酸脱氢酶（Pro DH）的活性。用外源ABA处理低温胁迫下的小桐子幼苗,发现150μmol·L^-1的ABA可显著提高其低温胁迫下的脯氨酸含量,上调P5CS的活性和JcP5CS的表达水平,及抑制ProDH的活性。表明外源ABA可通过活化脯氨酸合成的谷氨酸途径和抑制脯氨酸的降解途径来促进低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸的积累。     

外源NO对NaCl胁迫下辣椒幼苗氧化损伤的保护效应

以辣椒品种陇椒2号为试验材料,研究了外源NO供体硝普钠(SNP)对辣椒幼苗氧化损伤的影响.结果显示,在100 mmol/L NaCl胁迫下,辣椒叶片的MDA含量、质膜相对透性和脯氨酸含量均增加,保护酶SOD、CAT活性降低,而POD活性只在胁迫18 d时降低.0.1 mmol/L SNP处理可减缓NaCl胁迫下辣椒幼苗叶片MDA含量的上升,降低叶片质膜相对透性,并诱导SOD、POD和CAT活性增加,提高脯氨酸含量,表明外源NO可以通过提高盐胁迫下辣椒幼苗叶片组织的抗氧化能力来缓解氧化损伤.而SNP相似物NaNO2和K3Fe(CN)6处理对盐胁迫引起的氧化损伤并没有起到明显的缓解作用,进一步证实了NO对辣椒幼苗耐盐性具有专一性的调节作用.     

外源水杨酸对盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸代谢的影响

以小桐子幼苗为材料,设置盐胁迫(200mmol·L-1 NaCl)和外源水杨酸处理(0~2.0mmol·L-1 SA)水培试验,通过检测幼苗叶片脯氨酸含量、脯氨酸代谢关键酶活性及相关代谢酶基因的表达水平,研究了外源水杨酸对盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸代谢机理的影响。结果显示:(1)外源0.9mmol·L-1 SA处理可显著提高盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗的脯氨酸含量,上调脯氨酸合成关键酶Δ1-吡咯琳-5-羧酸合成酶(P5CS)和鸟氨酸转氨酶(OAT)活性,以及上调JcP5CS和JcOAT基因的表达水平。(2)SA也显著抑制了脯氨酸降解酶ProDH的活性及JcProDH基因的表达水平。(3)SA处理还显著提高了盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗的组织活力,降低了叶片电解质渗漏率和丙二醛(MDA)含量。研究发现,外源SA可通过活化脯氨酸合成的谷氨酸途径和鸟氨酸途径,以及抑制脯氨酸的降解途径来促进盐胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸的积累;外源SA处理也可提高小桐子幼苗的耐盐性,且这种提高可能与SA诱导脯氨酸的积累密切相关。     

外源一氧化碳对小麦幼苗耐盐性以及根中脯氨酸含量的影响

小麦幼苗经饱和度为50％的一氧化碳（C0）溶液预处理24h可以缓解随后以200mmol·L^-1NaCl处理所导致的小麦幼苗生长的受抑程度和相对含水量的下降。CO预处理还可有效提高盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根中吡咯啉-5-羧酸合成酶（P5CS）活性及其基因的表达,同时抑制脯氨酸脱氢酶（ProDH）活性,从而诱导脯氨酸的大量合成,缓解盐胁迫对小麦幼苗的伤害。     

一氧化氮对盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根生长和氧化损伤的影响

0.05和0.10 mmol/L一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(sodium mtropmsside,SNP)处理明显减轻NaCl浓度为150 mmo1/L左右的盐胁迫对小麦幼苗根生长的抑制效应,其中0.05mmol/L的SNP效果最明显;0.30mmol/L以上的SNP处理对根抑制无明显缓解作用;当NaCl浓度大于300 mmol/L时,各种浓度的SNP均不能减轻盐胁迫对根生长的抑制.以N O清除剂血红蛋白(hemoglobin,Hb)以及NOx-,K3Fe(CN)6等为对照,观察到0.05 mmol/L的SNP能不同程度地提高150mmo/L盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根尖细胞中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(ascorbateperoxidase,APX)活性,明显降低MDA、H2O2和O2-.的积累,阻断盐胁迫诱导的根尖细胞DNA片段化,表明NO能有效缓解盐胁迫引起的小麦幼苗根尖细胞的氧化损伤.     

A chromium-tolerant plant growing in Cr-contaminated land

In this paper, a kind of Typhaceae plant species, Typha angustifolia L, with a high tolerance to Cr is described. Experiments were carried out to examine its ability to tolerant Cr and its physiological response. The results showed that there was no difference in growth, plant height, and biomass response to external Cr (VI) between the plants exposed to 100 microM Cr (VI) and control (0 microM), while increasing Cr levels to 200-800 microM induced a significant decrease in plant height and biomass, but no significant injury was detected, even for the plants exposed to 800 microM Cr. Chromium induced significant increases in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities. Meanwhile, a significantly positive correlation was found between Cr and Mn or Cu in leaves and roots, respectively. The Cr tolerance of the plant appeared to be associated with the enhancement of SOD and POD activities and the improvement in uptake and translocation of the essential microelements.     

Mitochondrial antioxidant defence in radio-resistantLepidopteran insect cells

Cells isolated from Lepidopteran insects (butterfly and moths) display very high radioresistance as compared to mammals and other insect species. Since free radical induced mitochondrial damage under stress conditions is very crucial for cellular fate determination, antioxidant system is the major protective modality required to minimize stress-induced damage and to modulate cellular sensitivity. In this study, we predict the mitochondrial localization potential and co-existence of important antioxidant enzymes in insect cells and compare with other radiosensitive (mammals, Dipteran insects) and radioresistant (nematodes) species. Our study clearly demonstrates the inter-species variation in then localization potential of various antioxidant enzymes. A higher mitochondrial localization potential as a function of mitoprot score was evident for all important antioxidant enzymes in the lepidopteran insect Bombyx mori (Mn-SOD, 0.694; GPx, 0.862; TRPx, 0.997; TR, 0.9), besides an unusual mitochondrial localization prediction for catalase (0.453). We further found coexistence of glutathione and thioredoxin system in the mitochondria of lepidopteran insects as also reported in various plant species. On the basis of above observations, we hypothesize that a strong mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme system including the unusual coexistence of catalase, glutathione and thioredoxin system may help minimize the free radical mediated damage to mitochondria and can contribute to the intrinsic radioresistance of lepidopteran insects.     

镉(Cd)与UV-B复合胁迫影响大豆胚轴生长的生理调节机制研究

通过研究大豆胚轴生长及内源吲哚乙酸(IAA)、赤霉素(GAs)、过氧化物酶(POD)和吲哚乙酸氧化酶(IAA oxidase)活性变化对Cd、UV-B辐射和Cd UV-B(复合胁迫)的响应。分析了激素水平、酶活性变化以及胚轴生长变化特性。结果表明,UV—B辐射引起大豆上胚轴伸长减小;但Cd对上胚轴伸长无明显影响;Cd UV—B使上胚轴长度比UV—B作用时明显增加。UVB辐射显著降低了胚轴IAA含量;而GAs含量却显著升高;Cd胁迫下IAA和GAs变化并不明显;但Cd UV—B使IAA含量显著升高,而对GAs无明显影响。UVB辐射使IAA氧化酶和POD活性显著增强,而Cd对这两种酶活性影响并不明显;但Cd UV—B复合胁迫下胚轴的IAA水平较高。尽管UVB辐射引起胚轴中GAs含量显著增加,但研究结果显示IAA含量变化是胁迫下引起胚轴生长改变的更直接原因。研究还表明Cd UV—B时,大大削弱了UV—B辐射下IAA氧化酶活性增强,加之Cd对POD活性的抑制,导致复合胁迫下胚轴的IAA水平较高。证明复合胁迫可以改变单一胁迫下植物激素的调控机制。     

Invited Review Free Radicals in Foods

During the last decade increasing attention has been given to the role of free radicals in biological oxidations. The subject has been of increasing interest to both the food scientist and the physiologist. Free radical scavengers in the form of both indigenous and added antioxidants are necessary for the successful preservation of food; free radicals are increasingly being implicated in the onset of, among others, ischaemic heart disease and for protection against these diseases it is suggested that the dietary intake of the antioxidant vitamins should be increased especially for diets high in polyunsaturated fats. ^1,2 Convenience and snack foods which absorb substantial amounts of frying oils are being increasingly consumed. Since poly-unsaturated fatty acids are particularly susceptible to oxidation by free radicals during the storage, cooking and frying of foods, the potential risk of exposure to lipid degradation products' is likely to have increased. In foods the non-enzymic and lipoxygenase catalysed oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids, β-carotene and vitamin A can result in the loss of essential nutrients and the development of off-flavours.     

Land,livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender,caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village

Over the past 10 years, Ghusel VDC, Lalitpur District has moved from primarily subsistence agriculture into the wider cash economy aided by the Small Farmers' Development Program (SFDP), which provides credit to farmers mainly for the purchase of buffalo for milk production, and by the National Dairy Corporation, which supports local dairy cooperatives. Analysis reveals that buffalo-keeping and milk sales are increasing the well-being of many households, while at the same time creating new inequalities in gender roles and responsibilities, greater inequities between Brahmin and Tamang residents in Ghusel, and placing pressures on the ecosystem for increased supplies of fodder and fuelwood. Evidence suggests that there is critical, need for attention to the social, and particularly gender-based, implications of maintaining livestock for milk sales and to the ecological underpinnings of this livelihood system.     

Cellulose-microfibril-orienting mechanisms in plant cells walls

A brief review is given of the changing views over the years, as knowledge of wall structure has developed, concerning the mechanism whereby cellulose chains may be oriented. This leads to an examination of current concepts, particularly those concerning microtubules. It is shown that none of the mechanisms suggested whereby microtubules might cause orientation of cellulose microfibrils is consistent with the known range of molecular architectures found in plant cell walls. It is further concluded that any mechanism which necessitates an indissoluble link between the plasmalemma and the cellulose-synthesising complex at the tip of a microfibril is unacceptable. A new proposal is presented in which it is speculated that both microtubules and microfibrils are oriented by a mechanism separate from both. It is shown that if two vectors are contemplated, one parallel to cell length and one at right angles, and a sensor exists on the plasmalemma surface which responds to changes in the vectors, then all known wall structures may be explained. The possible nature of the vectors and the sensor are considered.     

The effects of microRNAs in activating neovascularization pathways in diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus that causes diabetic macular edema and visual loss. DR is categorized, based on the presence of vascular lesions and neovascularization, into non-proliferative and proliferative DR. Vascular changes in DR correlate with the cellular damage and pathological changes in the capillaries of blood-retinal barrier. Several cytokines have been involved in inducing neovascularization. These cytokines activate different signaling pathways which are mainly responsible for the complications of DR. Recently; microRNAs (miRNAs) have been introduced as the key factors in the regulation of the cytokine expression which plays a critical role in neovascularization of retinal cells. Some studies have demonstrated that changing levels of miRNAs have essential role in the pathophysiology of vascular changes in patients with DR. The aim of this study is to identify the effects of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of DR via activating neovascularization pathways.     

Changes in defence-related enzymes in rice responding to challenges by Rhizoctonia solani

Sheath blight disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn is becoming a major constraint to rice production, especially in the intensified cultivation system. To know the in rice, it is important to get the knowledge of the activity of defence-related enzymes due to the fungal infection. The pathogen induced superoxide dismutase (SOD) and chitinase activities in rice plants, while suppressing peroxidase (POD) and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activities at 36 and 24 h after inoculation, respectively. Induction of two POD isozymes, POD-3 and -4, up to 48 h after inoculation and disappearance of the said isomers at 72 h onwards in rice–Rhizoctonia interaction implicated the role of these isomers in susceptible host–pathogen interaction. Apart from POD and SOD, the activities of other stress-related enzymes, viz. PAL, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and β-1,3-glucanase were also studied. From this study, it was found that these defence-related enzymes are most significantly related to host–pathogenic interaction.     

Nitric oxide inhibition decreases bleomycin-detectable iron in spleen,bone marrow cells and heart but not in liver in exercise rats

The possible role of nitric oxide on the exercise-induced changes in bleomycin-detectable iron (BDI) in the liver, spleen, bone marrow cells and heart was investigated. Female Sprague—Dawley rats were randomly assigned to four groups: S1 (Sedentary), S2 (Sedentary + L-NAME [N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester]), E1 (Exercise) and E2 (Exercise + L-NAME). Animals in the E1 and E2 swam for 2 h/day for 3 months. L-NAME in the drinking water (1 mg/ml) was administrated to rats in the S2 and E2 groups for the same period. At the end of the 3rd month, nitrite and nitrate (NOx), BDI and non-heme iron (NHI) contents in the liver, spleen, bone marrow cells and heart were measured. The ratio of BDI/NHI was calculated. The exercise induced a significant increase in NOx and BDI contents and/or BDI/NHI ratio in the spleen, bone morrow cells and heart. Treatment with L-NAME, an inhibitor of NOS, led to a significant decrease in NOx and an increase in BDI levels and BDI/NHI ratios in these tissues. The correlative analysis showed that there is significantly positive correlation between NOx levels and BDI contents and/or BDI/NHI ratios in the spleen, bone marrow cells and heart. These results suggest that the increased nitric oxide might be one of the reasons leading to the increased BDI levels in these tissues in the exercised rats. In contrast to the above tissues, in the liver, exercise led to a significant decrease rather than increase in BDI levels and BDI/NHI ratios with a significant increase in NOx contents. Treatment with L-NAME led to a significant increase in BDI levels and BDI/NHI ratios and a decrease in NOx contents in the tissue. These findings plus the results reported by others imply that nitric oxide might have an inhibitory effect on BDI in the liver.     

Microparticles in physiological and in pathological conditions

Chronic diseases pose a severe burden to modern National Health Systems. Individuals nowadays have a far more extended lifespan than in the past, but healthy living was only scantily extended. As much as longer life is desirable, it is saddened by chronic diseases and organ malfunctions. One contributor to these problems was recognized to be represented by microparticles (MPs). Our purpose is to better understand MPs, to contrast their ominous threat and possible clinical importance. For this intent we correlated MPs with thrombotic pathologies, hemophilia, malaria, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, endothelial dysfunctions, pulmonary hypertension, ischemic stroke, pre-eclampsia, rheumatologic diseases-rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis-dermatomyositis, angiogenesis and tumor progression-cancer; we listed the possibilities of using them to improve transfusion methods, as a marker for acute allograft rejection, in stem cell transplantation, as neuronal biomarkers, to understand gender-specific susceptibility for diseases and to improve vaccination methods and we presented some methods for the detection of MPs.