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Chen SP Wu JL Su YC Hong JR 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2007,12(6):1043-1060
Nervous necrosis virus (NNV)-induced, host cell apoptosis mediates secondary necrosis by an ill-understood process. In this
study, redspotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) is shown to induce mitochondria-mediated necrotic cell death in GL-av
cells (fish cells) via cytochrome c release, and anti-apoptotic proteins are shown to protect these cells from death. Western blots revealed that cytochrome
c release coincided with disruption of mitochondrial ultrastructure and preceded necrosis, but did not correlate with caspases
activation. To identify the mediator(s) of this necrotic process, a protein synthesis inhibitor (cycloheximide; CHX; 0.33 μg/ml)
was used to block cytochrome c release as well as PS exposure and mitochondrial membrane permeability transition pore (MMP) loss. CHX (0.33 μg/ml) completely
blocked viral protein B2 expression, and partly blocked protein A, protein α, and a pro-apoptotic death protein (Bad) expression.
Overexpression of B2 gene increased necrotic-like cell death up to 30% at 48 h post-transfection, suggesting that newly synthesized protein (B2)
may be involved in this necrotic process. Finally, necrotic death was prevented by overexpression of Bcl-2 family proteins,
zfBcl-xL and xfMcl-1a. Thus, new protein synthesis and release of cytochrome c are required for RGNNV-induced necrotic cell death, which can be blocked by anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 members.
J.-L. Wu and J.-R. Hong contributed equally to the research. 相似文献
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Hélio V. Nobre-Júnior Ricardo A. Oliveira Flavio D. Maia Marcelle A. S. Nogueira Manoel Odorico de Moraes Mary Anne M. Bandeira Geanne M. Andrade Glauce S. B. Viana 《Neurochemical research》2009,34(6):1066-1075
In the present work, we showed that a chalcone-enriched fraction (CEF) isolated from the stem bark of a Brazilian medicinal
plant, Myracrodruon
urundeuva, presents neuroprotective actions on 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced neuronal cell death, in rat mesencephalic cells.
In the MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium] assay, which is an index of cell viability, CEF (1–100 μg/ml)
reversed in a concentration-dependent manner the 6-OHDA-induced cell death. While cells exposed to 6-OHDA (40 μM) showed an
increased concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), the pretreatment with CEF (10–100 μg/ml) significantly
decreased the 6-OHDA-induced TBARS formation, indicative of a neuroprotection against lipoperoxidation. Furthermore, the drastic
increase of nitrite levels induced by 6-OHDA, indicative of nitric oxide formation and free radicals production, was prevented
by CEF. Double staining with acridine orange/ethidium bromide showed that cultures exposed to 6-OHDA (40 and 200 μM) presented
an increase of apoptotic and necrotic cell numbers in a concentration-dependent manner. CEF (100 μg/ml) protected cells from
apoptosis and necrosis and increased number of cells presenting a normal morphology. The immunohistochemical analysis for
tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) positive neurons indicated that 6-OHDA (40 and 200 μM) caused a concentration-dependent loss of
TH+ and TH− neurons. CEF protected both cells types from 6-OHDA-induced cell death. All together, our results demonstrated
neuroprotective effects of chalcones, which are able to reduce oxidative stress and apoptotic injury caused by 6-OHDA. Our
findings suggest that chalcones could provide benefits, along with other therapies, in neurodegenerative injuries, such as
Parkinson’s disease. 相似文献
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Kittisak Chawawisit Monthon Lertcanawanichakul 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2008,24(10):2199-2204
Secondary metabolites, particularly bioactive compounds, from probiotic bacteria, are good candidates for replacing antibiotics
to which bacteria have become resistant. In order to compare bioactive crude material from strain SA14 of Brevibacillus laterosporus with two antibiotics, the MICs of this bioactive crude and those of antibiotics vancomycin and oxacillin, against methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), were determined. The result indicated that the MIC (3.6–19.2 μg/ml) of bioactive crude was higher than vancomycin
(MIC = 1.28–2.56 μg/ml) when tested against MRSA. Interestingly, all tested strains of MRSA were susceptible to bioactive
crude and were approximately 5.2-fold more potent than oxacillin (MIC > 100 μg/ml). Its activity against MRSA gives support
for further evaluation, and the development of this substance for therapeutic use. 相似文献
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Damayanti De Ananda Mukhopadhyay Ranadhir Chakraborty 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2008,24(11):2727-2729
Enterobacter sp. was isolated from the diseased and dead caterpillars of the tea leaf roller (Caloptilia theivora) from the Darjeeling foothill region. When the vegetative form of the bacterium was applied via food, mortality of C. theivora showed an LC50 value at 363.1 μg/ml (bacterial wt./vol. of water) with fiducial limits 363.25 and 362.94 μg/ml respectively. The LT50 values for C. theivora were 6 days for 100 μg/ml, 5.96 days for 300 μg/ml, 5.81 days for 500 μg/ml, 4.96 days for 750 μg/ml and 4.61 days for 1,000 μg/ml
concentrations. The finding would enable one to contemplate development of a microbial pesticide using this novel Enterobacter sp. DD01 for control of the leaf rolling pest. 相似文献
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The lelvels of seven heavy metals and their toxicity towardGanoderma lucidum under various cultivation conditions were assessed. The contents of Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb and U in the fruitbodies of cultivatedG. lucidum, and sawdust substrates were determined to be at trace levels for U, 0.01–0.1 μg/g for Cd and Hg, and 1–5 μg/g for Pb, 10–120
μg/g for Mn, Cu and Zn. The effects of heavy metals, on the growth of mycelia ofG. lucidium in pure cultures were examined over a wide range of concentrations (10–3,000 μg/ml), and their toxicities were found to decrease
in the order: Hg>Cd>Cu>U>Pb>Mn=Zn. The translocation and accumulation of Zn from contaminated substrates (at 10 μg/g) in fruitbodies
were investigated by using65Zn tracer, andG. lucidum was found to take up Zn with an efficiency of >60%, leading to accumulation of >100 μ/g, in fruitbodies and >80 μ/g Zn in
basidiospores. 相似文献
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G. M. S. Lima R. W. S. Aguiar R. F. T. Corrêa E. S. Martins A. C. M. Gomes T. Nagata M. T. De-Souza R. G. Monnerat B. M. Ribeiro 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2008,24(12):2941-2948
The cry2Aa and cry2Ab genes from a Brazilian Bacillus thuringiensis strain were introduced into the genome of the baculovirus Autographa californica
multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) in order to evaluate the heterologous proteins expression in insect cells and their toxicity to different insects.
The recombinant viruses (vAcCry2Aa and vSynCry2Ab) were amplified in Trichoplusia ni (BTI-Tn5B1-4) cells and used to infect Spodoptera frugiperda larvae. Total extracts from S. frugiperda infected with the recombinant viruses were analysed by SDS-PAGE, which detected the presence of polypeptides around 65 kDa.
Cuboid-shaped protein crystals were observed in insect extracts by light and scanning electron microscopy. Bioassays, using
the heterologous proteins showed toxicity against second instar A. gemmatalis larvae (Cry2Aa) with a LC50 of 1.03 μg/ml and second instar S. frugiperda larvae (Cry2Ab) with a LC50 of 3.45 μg/ml. No toxic activity was detected for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquenfaciatus. 相似文献
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Responses of mycelia ofGanoderma lucidum to vanadium, selenium and germanium were examined over a wide range of concentrations (10–1, 120 μg/ml) in pure culture.
Se and V were found to be highly toxic, but Ge was not toxic at the levels tested.Ganododerma lucidum cultivated on substrates of sawdust with V (30–80 μg/g) developed mature fruitbodies, but the bioaccumulation of V was quite
low (2.5–7 μg/g in pileus, 12.5–21.5 μg/g in stipe and <1 μg/g in basidiospores). Se as Na2SeO4 labeled with75Se was effectively taken up from substrates and accumulated in fruitbodies (mainly in pileus), then depleted by discharge
of basidiospores. Ge as GeCl4 labeled with77Ge was easily uptaken and translocated into fruitbodies. 相似文献
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Ilkay Orhan Berrin Özçelik Sinem Aslan Murat Kartal Taner Karaoglu Bilge Şener Salih Terzioglu M. Iqbal Choudhary 《Phytochemistry Reviews》2007,6(1):189-196
Purpose of the present study was to evaluate antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities of the petroleum
ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts as well as the alkaloid fraction of Lycopodium clavatum L. (LC) from Lycopodiaceae growing in Turkey. Antioxidant activity of the LC extracts was evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
(DPPH) radical-scavenging method at 0.2 mg/ml using microplate-reader assay. Antiviral assessment of LC extracts was evaluated
towards the DNA virus Herpes simplex (HSV) and the RNA virus Parainfluenza (PI-3) using Madin-Darby Bovine Kidney (MDBK) and Vero cell lines. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of the extracts
were tested against standard and isolated strains of the following bacteria; Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Acinobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis as well as the fungi; Candida albicans and C. parapsilosis. All of the extracts possessed noteworthy activity against ATCC strain of S. aureus (4 μg/ml), while the LC extracts showed reasonable antifungal effect. On the other hand, we found that only the chloroform
extract was active against HSV (16–8 μg/ml), while petroleum ether and alkaloid extracts inhibited potently PI-3 (16–4 μg/ml
and 32–4 μg/ml, respectively). However, all of the extracts had insignificant antiradical effect on DPPH. In addition, we
also analyzed the content of the alkaloid fraction of the plant by capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
and identified lycopodine as the major alkaloid. 相似文献
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The observations that liveMycobacterium leprae after entry into cultured peritoneal macrophages from mice, reduced the EA rosetting macrophages, have been exploited to
determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of diamino diphenyl sulphone and rifampicin. Diamino diphenyl sulphone showed
a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.028 μg/ml and rifampicin 0.11μg/ml when given externally. However, there was accumulation of diamino diphenyl sulphone inside the macrophages. At an external
concentration of 0.028 μg/ml the concentration inside the macrophage was 0.5μg/ml. The minimum inhibitory concentration for diamino diphenyl sulphone in this assay system is higher by several folds and
that for rifampicin is slightly lower, than what is reported earlier with mice foot pad experiments. The minimum inhibitory
concentration reported in this assay system is quite close to what is observed forin vitro inhibition ofMycobacterium lufu with both the drugs 相似文献
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Ruixiang Zhao Junliang Sun Peter Torley Dahong Wang Shengyang Niu 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2008,24(8):1349-1354
Lactobacillus acidophilus, as a probiotic, is widely used in many functional food products. Microencapsulation not only increases the survival rate
of L. acidophilus during storage and extends the shelf-life of its products, but also optimal size microcapsule makes L. acidophilus have an excellent dispersability in final products. In this paper, L. acidophilus was microencapsulated using spray drying (inlet air temperature of 170°C; outlet air temperature of 85–90°C). The wall materials
used in this study were β-cyclodextrin and acacia gum in the proportion of 9:1 (w/w), and microcapsules were prepared at four
levels of wall materials (15, 20, 25 and 30% [w/v]) with a core material concentration of 6% (v/v). The microcapsule diameters
were measured by Malvern’s Mastersizer-2000 particle size analyzer. The results showed that the particle diameters of microcapsule
were mostly within 6.607 μm and 60.256 μm and varied with 2.884–120.226 μm (the standard smaller microcapsule designated as
<350 μm). Through comparison of microcapsule size and uniformity with different concentration of wall materials, we concluded
that the optimal concentration of wall material was 20% (w/v), which gave microcapsule with a relatively uniform size (averaging
22.153 μm), and the number of surviving encapsulated L. acidophilus was 1.50 × 109 c.f.u./ml. After 8 weeks storage at 4°C, the live bacterial number was above 107 c.f.u./ml, compared with unencapsulated L. acidophilus, 104–105 c.f.u./ml. Through the observation of scanning electron microscopy, we found that the shapes of microcapsule were round and
oval, and L. acidophilus cells located in the centre of microcapsule. 相似文献
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Extracts fromshiitake (Lentinula edodes) mycelial culture broth, by an organic solvent ethyl acetate, inhibited the proliferation of cultured cells. At lower concentrations
(1.25–15 μg/ml), this inhibition, measured by the MTT assay, was dose- and cell line-dependent. Inhibition of tumor cells,
such as Caski, SiHa, HeLa, HP-1 and A375, byL. edodes-436 extracts was stronger than inhibition of normal cells (3T3). At 20 μg/ml, the extracts induced changes in cell shape,
DNA-fragmentation and the activation of caspase-3. The extracts also inhibited the binding of E2F protein to its promoter.
The results suggest that extracts ofL. edodes culture broth contain substances that have the ability to induce apoptosis in the cultured cells. 相似文献
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A comparison of vanadium-rich activity of three species fungi of Basidiomycetes, Ganoderma lucidum, Coprinus comatus, and Grifola frondosa, was studied. By fermentation and atomic absorption spectroscopy analysis, the biomass of G. lucidum and G. frondosa declined rapidly when the concentration of vanadium exceeded 0.3% but the biomass of C. comatus did not decline rapidly until the concentration of vanadium exceeded 0.4% and the content of vanadium accumulated in the
mycelia was 3529.3 μg/g. After the mice were administered (intragastrically) with vanadium-rich C. comatus, the blood glucose of alloxan-induced hyperglycemic mice was decreased (p < 0.05) and the body weight of the alloxan-induced hyperglycemic mice was increased gradually. Thus, we selected C. comatus to absorb vanadium and chose 0.4% as the optimal concentration of vanadium for the pharmacological works. 相似文献
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Miriam Daniel-Hoffmann Michael Albeck Benjamin Sredni Yeshayahu Nitzan 《Archives of microbiology》2009,191(8):631-638
Due to the extensive spread of antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, the non-toxic immunomodulator, ammonium trichloro (dioxoethylene-o, o′) tellurate (AS101), was introduced for the first time in this study. Eleven strains of K. pneumoniae were tested: five were extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL)-producing strains and six were non-ESBL-producing strains.
The MIC and MBC of ten strains were 9 μg/ml AS101 and 18 μg/ml for one strain. AS101 treatment inhibited bacterial growth
in a dose-dependent manner on protein-rich media. No inhibition by AS101 was observed on poorer media. In combination with
β-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) or cysteamine, AS101 inhibited bacterial growth in both types of media. Growth inhibition was also
shown following AS101 treatment at both lag and log phases. Our data indicate that AS101 enters the bacterium through its
porins, causing bacterial destruction. The mechanism of cell death was characterized using several techniques: (a) scanning
electron microscopy showed that bacteria treated with AS101 or in combination with cysteamine exhibited evidence of cell-wall
damage; (b) X-ray microanalysis demonstrated damage to Na/K pumps; and (c) transmission electron microscopy demonstrated cell
lysis. These phenomena suggest that AS101 has antibacterial potential against K. pneumoniae infections.
B. Sredni and Y. Nitzan were equal collaborators in this research. 相似文献
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Vivek K. Bajpai Jung In Yoon Sun Chul Kang 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2009,83(6):1127-1133
This study was undertaken to assess the in vitro antifungal potential of the essential oil and n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl
acetate, and methanol extracts of Nandina domestica Thunb. against dermatophytes, the casual agents of superficial infections in animals and human beings. The oil (1,000 μg/disc)
and extracts (1,500 μg/disc) revealed 31.1–68.6% and 19.2–55.1% antidermatophytic effect against Trichophyton rubrum KCTC 6345, T. rubrum KCTC 6375, T. rubrum KCTC 6352, Trichophyton mentagrophytes KCTC 6085, T. mentagrophytes KCTC 6077, T. mentagrophytes KCTC 6316, Microsporum canis KCTC 6591, M. canis KCTC 6348, and M. canis KCTC 6349, respectively, along with their respective minimum inhibitory concentration values ranging from 62.5 to 500 and
125 to 2,000 μg/ml. Also, the oil had strong detrimental effect on spore germination of all the tested dermatophytic fungi
as well as concentration and time-dependent kinetic inhibition of T. rubrum KCTC 6375. The present results demonstrated that N. domestica mediated oil and extracts could be potential sources of natural fungicides to control certain important dermatophytic fungi. 相似文献
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Ursula J. Behrens Fiorenzo Paronetto 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant》1984,20(5):391-395
Summary In our laboratory, airborne yeast contaminants of cell cultures have consistently been of the genusCandida (speciesCandida parapsilosis), which are difficult to control with fungicidal agents. To salvage cell lines that show the presence of this fungus, two
effective methods may be employed. In early stages of infection, the addition of activated mouse peritoneal macrophages (5×105 cells/ml) to the culture medium containing 5 μg Fungizone/ml eliminates all spores by phagocytosis. More heavily contaminated
cultures can be depleted of fungi by density centrifugation on a layer of 38% Percoll. Remaining single spores, often not
detectable by light microscopy, can be removed by the addition of macrophages (2×105/ml) and Fungizone (5 μg/ml) to the culture medium. Contaminated monolayer cells can be freed of blastospores by several washes
with balanced salt solution and subsequent culturing for 4 d in medium containing 10 μg Fungizone/ml without any toxic effects
to the cells. These procedures can rescue valuable cell lines and hybridomas that would otherwise be lost.
This work was supported by Veterans Administration Research Funds. 相似文献
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Wen Gu 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2009,25(9):1677-1683
A total of 48 strains were isolated from the normal tissues of Malus halliana and the EtOAc extracts of their cultures were subjected to primary antimicrobial screening against four test bacteria and
three fungi. As a result, 22 strains exhibited antimicrobial activity against at least one test microbe. Among them, Alternaria brassicicola ML-P08 showing strong activity (MICs: 0.31–2.50 mg/ml) was selected for further investigation on its secondary metabolites.
Bioassay-guided fractionation of the EtOAc extract of its liquid culture afforded seven compounds, which were identified as
alternariol (1), alternariol 9-methyl ether (2), altechromone A (3), herbarin A (4), cerevisterol (5), 3β,5α-dihydroxy-(22E,24R)-ergosta-7,22-dien-6-one (6) and 3β-hydroxy-(22E,24R)-ergosta-5,8,22-trien-7-one (7), respectively, by spectral means (MS, IR, 1H- and 13C-NMR). In vitro antimicrobial assay showed that compound 3 was substantially active against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Candida albicans with the MICs of 3.9, 3.9, 1.8, and 3.9 μg/ml, respectively. Compound 4 also showed pronounced antifungal activity against Trichophyton rubrum and C. albicans with MICs of both 15.6 μg/ml. In addition, compound 1 exhibited strong xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity with the IC50 of 15.5 μM, comparable to that of positive control, allopurinol (IC50: 10.7 μM). 相似文献
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Regalado EL Rodríguez M Menéndez R Concepción AA Nogueiras C Laguna A Rodríguez AA Williams DE Lorenzo-Luaces P Valdés O Hernandez Y 《Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.)》2009,11(1):74-80
Daily topical application of the aqueous ethanolic extract of the marine sea grass, Thalassia testudinum, on mice skin exposed to UVB radiation resulted in a dose-dependent recovery of the skin macroscopic alterations over a 6-day
period. Maximal effect (90%) occurred at a dose of 240 μg/cm2, with no additional effects at higher doses. Bioassay-guided fractionation of the plant extract resulted in the isolation
of thalassiolin B (1). Topical application of 1 (240 μg/cm2) markedly reduces skin UVB-induced damage. In addition, thalassiolin B scavenged 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical with
an EC50 = 100 μg/ml. These results suggest that thalassiolin B is responsible for the skin-regenerating effects of the crude extract
of T. testudinum.
Erik L. Regalado and María Rodríguez have contributed equally to this work and should be considered as first authors. 相似文献
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We compared the effects of four quaternary benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids – chelerythrine, chelilutine, sanguinarine, and sanguilutine – and two quaternary protoberberine
alkaloids – berberine and coptisine – on the human cell line HeLa (cervix carcinoma cells) and the yeastsSaccharomyces cerevisiae andSchizosaccharomyces japonicus var. versatilis. The ability of alkaloids to display primary fluorescence, allowed us to record their dynamics and localization in cells.
Cytotoxic, anti-microtubular, and anti-actin effects in living cells were studied. In the yeasts, neither microtubules nor
cell growth was seriously affected even at the alkaloid concentration of 100 μg/ml. The HeLa cells, however, responded to
the toxic effect of alkaloids at concentrations ranging from 1 to 50 μg/ml. IC50 values for individual alkaloids were: sanguinarine IC50 = 0.8 μg/ml, sanguilutine IC50 = 8.3 μg/ml, chelerythrine IC50 = 6.2 μg/ml, chelilutine IC50 = 5.2 μg/ml, coptisine IC50 = 2.6 μg/ml and berberine IC50 >10.0 μg/ml. In living cells, sanguinarine produced a decrease in microtubule numbers, particularly at the cell periphery,
at a concentration of 0.1 μg/ml. The other alkaloids showed a similar effect but at higher concentrations (5–50 μg/ml). The
strongest effects of sanguinarine were explained as a consequence of its easy penetration through the cell membrane owing
to nonpolar pseudobase formation and to a high degree of molecular planarity.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Sahar A. El-Shatoury Nahla S. El-Shenawy Ibrahim M. Abd El-Salam 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2009,25(9):1547-1555
Sixty-three actinomycete strains isolated from the marine shellfish Donax trunculus anatinus were phenotypically identified as ten genera, in addition to two unidentified strains. Their metabolic extracts exhibited
wide antimicrobial activities towards 11 reference and clinical cultures; and 17.5% showed antitumor activities with solid
tumor selectivity of four Nocardioides, Kitasatosporia and Streptomyces strains. Streptomyces 23-2B was particularly noted for its high antitumor activity against Ehrlich’s ascites carcinoma with plateau inhibitory
effect at 500, 250 and 50 μg/ml concentrations, promising solid tumor selectivity and high cytotoxicity to human carcinoma
of liver (HEPG2), cervix (HELA) and breast (MCF7) (IC50: 3.89, 9.4 and 10 μg/ml, respectively). In vivo cytotoxicity of S.23-2B metabolites showed common sign of unimpaired kidney
and liver functions, as indicated from non-significant elevation in serum enzymatic activities, urea, creatinine, total protein
and albumin levels in response to 0.5 and 5 μg/g doses after alternate-day injection for 2 weeks. Microorganisms associated
with the marine shellfish are suggested to be potential source of bioactive metabolites. 相似文献
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Wen-Ru Li Xiao-Bao Xie Qing-Shan Shi Hai-Yan Zeng You-Sheng OU-Yang Yi-Ben Chen 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2010,85(4):1115-1122
The antibacterial activity and acting mechanism of silver nanoparticles (SNPs) on Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 were investigated in this study by analyzing the growth, permeability, and morphology of the bacterial cells following
treatment with SNPs. The experimental results indicated 10 μg/ml SNPs could completely inhibit the growth of 107 cfu/ml E. coli cells in liquid Mueller–Hinton medium. Meanwhile, SNPs resulted in the leakage of reducing sugars and proteins and induced
the respiratory chain dehydrogenases into inactive state, suggesting that SNPs were able to destroy the permeability of the
bacterial membranes. When the cells of E. coli were exposed to 50 μg/ml SNPs, many pits and gaps were observed in bacterial cells by transmission electron microscopy and
scanning electron microscopy, and the cell membrane was fragmentary, indicating the bacterial cells were damaged severely.
After being exposed to 10 μg/ml SNPs, the membrane vesicles were dissolved and dispersed, and their membrane components became
disorganized and scattered from their original ordered and close arrangement based on TEM observation. In conclusion, the
combined results suggested that SNPs may damage the structure of bacterial cell membrane and depress the activity of some
membranous enzymes, which cause E. coli bacteria to die eventually. 相似文献