20-羟-二十烷四烯酸对血管内皮细胞的作用研究进展

20-羟-二十烷四烯酸(20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid,20-HETE)是花生四烯酸的细胞色素P-450代谢途径的一个重要代谢产物。近年来研究发现20-HETE对血管内皮细胞发挥重要的生理和病理生理作用。20-HETE可激活内皮细胞烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸(nicotinamide adenine dinucleoti-de phosphate,NADPH)氧化酶系统和核因子-кB(nuclear factor-кB,NF-кB)通路发挥氧化应激和促炎作用;20-HETE可介导血管内皮细胞内皮型一氧化氮合酶(endothelial nitric oxide synthase,eNOS)的解离、降低NO的生物利用度及诱导血管紧张素转换酶,调节血管的舒张和收缩功能;20-HETE还可促进内皮细胞的增生而促进血管新生。但国内对20-HETE研究甚少,因此本文对近年来国际上关于20-HETE对血管内皮细胞的研究作一综述。     

猫儿屎种子油中十六碳烯酸的分离鉴定

猫儿屎种子油含十六碳烯酸55.9％。通过浸渍硝酸银载体的柱分离、微量臭氧化裂解和色谱一质谱鉴定,以及红外光谱分析,确证此酸为顺-△~7-十六碳烯酸。     

ERK1/2通路参与15-羟二十碳四烯酸收缩缺氧大鼠肺动脉的过程

缺氧诱导的15-羟二十碳四烯酸（15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid,15-HETE）是引起肺动脉收缩的重要介导因子。15-HETE引起肺动脉收缩的信号转导途径尚不清楚。本研究旨在确定细胞外信号调节激酶1／2（extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1／2,ERK1／2）信号转导通路是否参与15-HETE收缩缺氧火鼠肺动脉的过程。采用组织浴槽肺动脉环张力检测、蛋白质免疫印迹Western blot）和免疫细胞化学方法。制备缺氧大鼠动物模型,成年雄性Wistar大鼠在低氧环境下（吸入氧分数为0．12）正常喂养9d。显微分离直径1-1．5mm肺动脉,剪成长为3mm的动脉环,进行血管张力检测。用ERK1／2上游激酶（MEK）抑制剂PD98059抑制ERK1／2活性。结果显示,PD98059可明显抑制15-HETE对缺氧大鼠肺动脉环的收缩作用。在去除内皮的肺动脉环,PD98059仍叮明显降低15-HETE的缩血管作用。Western blot和免疫细胞化学结果都显示,15-HETE能促进ERK1／2磷酸化。由此表明ERK1／2信号转导通路参与15-HETE收缩缺氧大鼠肺动脉的过程。     

15-羟二十碳四烯酸下调肺动脉内皮型一氧化氮合酶的活性

15-羟二十碳四烯酸（15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid,15-HETE）在低氧性肺血管收缩中起着重要作用,低氧肺动脉高压下调内皮型。氧化氮合酶（endothelial nitric oxide synthase,eNOS）,使一氧化氮（nitric oxide,NO）的产量下降,但目前尚无关于15-HETE与eNOS／NO相互作用研究的报道。我们通过Wistar大鼠肺动脉环张力、牛肺动脉内皮细胞NO产量、总eNOS表达及eNOS磷酸化测定等方法对15-HETE与eNOS／NO的相互作用进行研究。首先分离人鼠肺动脉,分为eNOS抑制剂L-NAME组（0．1mmol／L）、去缸管内皮组与内皮完整组,用15-HETE作用夫鼠离体肺动脉环,测定肺动脉张力。结果表明,L-NAME组、去除内皮组与内皮完整组分别比较,15-HETE对血管的收缩作用增强,且都有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。培养牛肺动脉内皮细胞,分别用15-HETE、15-脂氧酶（15-lipoxygenase,15-LO）抑制剂[（cinnamyl 3,4-dihydroxy-[alpha]-cyanocinnamate,CDC）和（nordihydroguiairetic acid,YDGA）]处理细胞,通过Greiss方法检测亚硝酸盐含量,间接测定NO产量,与对照组比较,1μmol／L 15-HETE明显降低肺动脉内皮细胞NO水平（P〈0．05）,10μmol／L CDC和0．1mmol／L NDGA显著增加NO水平（分别是P〈0．05,P〈0．01）;通过Western blot检测不同时间（5,10,15,20,30,60min）eNOS的表达情况,结果显示,15-HETE的不同作用时间,没有引起eNOS表达的明显不同;用苏氨酸495位点磷酸化eNOS（Thr495）抗体进行免疫沉淀,再用总eNOS抗体和15-LO抗体通过Western blot检测磷酸化型含量,问接测定eNOS活性,结果表明15-HETE增强Thr495磷酸化型eNOS含量。由于Thr495为eNOS抑制性磷酸化位点,因此15-HETE降低eNOS活性。这些数据表明：15-HETE的缩血管作用有eNOS／NO参与,15-HETE可以通过磷酸化Thr495位点降低eNOS活性,并且首次发现磷酸化eNOS（Thr495）和15-LO之间存在蛋白质相互作用。     

Kv3.4通道参与15-羟二十碳四烯酸诱导的大鼠肺动脉收缩

通过组织浴槽血管环方法观察Kv3．4通道特异阻断剂BDS-Ⅰ对15-羟二十碳四烯酸（15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid,15-FETE）收缩肺动脉血管的影响;通过酶法分离、培养Wistar大鼠肺动脉血管平滑肌细胞（pulmonary artery smooth musclecells,PASMCs）,RT-PCR和Western blot技术观察15-HETE对大鼠PASMCs上Kv3．4通道表达的影响,以探讨Kv3．4通道在15-HETE收缩肺动脉过程中的作用。结果如下：（1）15-HETE以浓度依赖方式使肺动脉环张力增加,对缺氧组大鼠肺动脉环张力作用更为明显,与正常对照组相比差异显著;（2）除去肺动脉内皮后,15-HETE引起血管收缩的强度较内皮完整时增强,呈剂量依赖性收缩反应;（3）阻断Kv3．4通道可抑制15-HETE收缩肺动脉;（4）15-HETE下调PASMCs膜上Kv3．4通道mRNA及蛋白质表达。上述观察结果提示Kv3．4通道参与由15-HETE引起的缺氧肺动脉血管收缩（hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction,HPV）。     

油松种子油中顺-5,11,14-二十碳三烯酸的分离鉴定

本实验从油松(Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.)种子油中用尿素包合法和柱层析结合的方法分离出一种不常见的脂肪酸,经GC、UV、MS、NMR和IR分析确证该酸为顺-5,11,14-二十碳三烯酸,此酸芬兰T.Lehtinen美国T.Takagl已有报道。     

蛇足石杉内生细菌的分离鉴定及其促生特性

【背景】从植物中分离得到的内生细菌能产生多种多样的活性物质,能够促进宿主植物的生长发育,而目前对于珍稀野生药用植物蛇足石杉内生细菌分离及其促生功能的研究鲜见报道。【目的】从蛇足石杉中分离内生细菌并进行鉴定,从中筛选出具有多种促生功能的菌株,为蛇足石杉内生菌资源的开发利用提供参考。【方法】通过使用不同培养基对蛇足石杉不同组织部位的内生细菌进行分离,再根据菌落形态特征及16S rRNA基因序列测序比对进行菌种鉴定及系统发育分析,最后对菌株的固氮、溶磷、产铁载体、产吲哚乙酸(indole-3-acetic acid, IAA)这4种促生功能进行检测。【结果】从蛇足石杉根、茎、叶3种组织中共分离得到168株内生细菌,在分类学上归属于3门4纲5目6科16属,其中芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)占55.95%,类芽孢杆菌属(Paenibacillus)占19.05%,为优势菌属;不同组织分离出的内生细菌数量与种类均有明显差异,表现为根部>茎部>叶部;从分离的内生细菌中筛选出95株具有固氮能力,76株具有溶磷能力,23株具有产铁载体能力,81株具有产IAA能力。【结论】从蛇足石杉分离的内生细菌具有丰富的物种多样性和促生功能,分布具有明显的组织特异性,并获得多株具有良好促生功能的菌株,为进一步开发菌肥资源提供了新的菌株材料,同时为进一步开发利用蛇足石杉内生菌资源奠定了基础。     

花生四烯酸细胞色素P450代谢途径在糖尿病中的作用研究进展

花生四烯酸(arachidonic acid,AA)是生物体内含量最丰富,其代谢产物最具生物活性的小分子物质之一.其代谢产物在众多生理及病理生理过程中发挥重要的调节作用.它们除参与细胞生长和分化、生殖和发育、体温及血压的维持等重要生理过程调节外,也在诸如炎症、疼痛、肿瘤、高血压、动脉粥样硬化等人类重大疾病的发生发展中发挥着极其重要的作用.AA及其代谢产物在糖尿病发生发展中的作用也逐渐引起关注,尤其是环氧化酶和脂氧酶代谢途径与糖尿病的关系研究较为广泛.花生四烯酸还可以经细胞色素P450途径产生表氧-二十碳三烯酸(EETs)和20-羟二十烷四烯酸(20-HETE).它们与糖尿病的关系研究甚少.近年来发现EETs和其水解酶与葡萄糖的吸收和胰岛素抵抗有关,20-HETE则参与糖尿病肾功能损伤和血管活性的改变.因而探讨花生四烯酸P450代谢途径对糖尿病的影响及其机制将有利于进一步阐明糖尿病的发病机理,为糖尿病的防治提出新的思路.本文就近五年有关花生四烯酸P450代谢途径与糖尿病关系的研究做一综述,以期为我国在该领域的研究提供新的方向.     

杉科的两条演化路线

本文根据核型资料提出杉科可能存在A、L两条演化路线,前者包括由原始到进化的柳杉属、水松属、落羽杉属、台湾杉属,以平均臂比快速增加、染色体长度比缓慢增加为特征;后者包括依序进化的水杉属、巨杉属、红杉属、杉木属(可能还有密叶杉属),以平均臂比缓慢增加、染色体长度比迅速增加为特点。该结论也得到形态学、解剖学、胚胎学等资料的支持。     

杉科植物的分类学研究

本文对杉科植物的研究历史作了回顾,根据分支分类结果和表征分类结果,提出了一个新的分类系统.以形态学为依据,结合其他学科的研究成果,对杉科的分类作了订正。作者承认杉科植物共9属、12种及3变种,将杉木、厚皮杉木、德昌杉木和米德杉木归并,支持柳杉作为日本柳杉的变种、台湾杉木作为杉木的变种、秃杉和台湾杉归并的观点。     

The conversion of testosterone to 7α-hydroxy-testosterone by incubated rat testes

Incubations of testes of adult rats with testosterone yield rather important amounts of a very polar metabolite which is identified as 7α-hydroxytestosterone. The identification of the metabolite is based on chromatography, spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, counter current distribution and NMR spectrometry.     

Chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay of dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate using peroxidase as label

We report a highly sensitive enzyme immunoassay for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate (DHEA-S) using horseradish peroxidase as the label enzyme. Separation of free and bound DHEA-peroxidase conjugate was by insolubilized antibody, prepared by coupling purified IgG of goat anti-rabbit IgG serum with Sepharose 4B or a polystyrene tube. The enzyme activity was measured by the chemiluminescence reaction using luminol and hydrogen peroxide as substrate. The faint chemiluminescence was measured by a photon counter. The sensitivity was 25 pg/assay tube for DHEA and 100 pg/assay tube for DHEA-S. Upon comparison, results obtained by radioimmunoassay and this method showed good agreement; r = 0.86 for free DHEA, r = 0.92 for acid-hydrolyzed DHEA-S and r = 0.91 for solvolyzed DHEA-S. The present method is applicable in the routine determination of DHEA and DHEA-S in biological fluid.     

Transfer Reaction Catalyzed by Exo-β-1,4-galactanase from Bacillus subtilis

A transfer reaction catalyzed by an exo-β-1,4-galactanase from Bacillus subtilis was studied. The enzyme had a broad acceptor specificity and transferred galactobiosyl residues to acceptors such as various alcohols, including hydroxy benzenes and saccharides. Transfer products of glycerol formed by the enzyme were compared with those formed by Escherichia coli β-galactosidase and by Penicillium citrinum endo-galactanase. E. coli enzyme transferred 90% of galactose residues to the primary hydroxyl groups of glycerol and P. citrinum endo-enzyme transferred 80% of saccharide residues to the secondary hydroxyl group. The B. subtilis exo-galactanase was less specific than the other two enzymes and formed two products (1-DG and 2-DG) with a 2-DG/l-DG ratio of about 2. The structures of the saccharides were examined by ¹³C-nuclear magnetic resonance analysis and by enzymatic hydrolysis. 1-DG and 2-DG were elucidated to be O-β-d-galactosyl-(l→4)-O-β-d-galactosyl-(1→1)-glycerol and O-β-d-galactosyl-(l→4)-O-β-d-galactosyl-(l→2)-glycerol, respectively. The efficiency of the transfer reaction was measured at various concentrations of glycerol using galactotriose as a donor. About 40–75% of galactobiosyl residues were transferred at an acceptor concentration range of 20–100 mg/ml.     

Chemical C2-elongation of polyunsaturated fatty acids

Three fatty acids were synthesized from commercially available alpha-linolenic, stearidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids by C2-elongation using a four step preparative technique. The parent fatty acid methyl esters were reduced to alcohols with LiAlH(4), converted to bromides by treatment with triphenylphosphine dibromide, coupled with a lithiated C2-elongation block--2,4,4-trimethyl-2-oxazoline--to form the corresponding 2,2-dimethyloxazolines of C2-elongated fatty acids, and finally, converted to the target polyunsaturated fatty acids by acidic alcoholysis. Yields of more than 60% were achieved on a gram scale. The resulting 11Z,14Z,17Z-eicosatrienoic, 8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z-eicosatetraenoic and 7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z-docosapentaenoic acids were obtained as colorless oils with >98% purity and could be used for biochemical investigations without additional purification. The elongated fatty acids were free of byproducts that could result from Z-E isomerization or migration of double bonds.     

Androgen regulation of androgen receptor content and distribution in the ventral and dorsolateral prostates of aging AXC rats

Total androgen receptor content of ventral or dorsolateral prostate of intact, aged (730–740 day old) rats is decreased 50% when compared to intact, young mature (150–170 day old) rats. Treatment with exogenous testosterone increased ventral and dorsolateral prostate androgen receptor content per cell in aged rats to values identical to those of prostates of young mature rats. The increase in prostate receptor content was not attributable to testosterone mediated cellular hypertrophy or hyperplasia. At 24 hr post-orchiectomy ventral prostate cytoplasmic androgen receptors are depleted of endogenous androgen, without any decrease in number of receptors per cell, and nuclear androgen receptors are undetectable. During 30 to 60 min after a single 200 μg testosterone injection, ventral prostate nuclear receptor content increased to the level of intact control rats without producing any reduction in total cytoplasmic androgen receptor content. Although dorsolateral prostate is devoid of cytoplasmic androgen receptor, the effects of orchiectomy and testosterone treatment upon nuclear androgen receptor are comparable to those seen in ventral prostate. These effects of orchiectomy and testosterone injection upon prostatic receptor content and distribution were identical in prostates of young and aged rats. Our studies show that receptor processing in prostates of young and aged rats does not involve a process by which nuclear receptor is derived by depletion of cytoplasmic receptor. Moreover, our studies of the effect of short-term (48 hr) exogenous testosterone treatment upon androgen receptor content in prostates of aged rats are the first demonstration that androgen receptor content may be enhanced independent of generalized androgen mediated anabolic effects in prostate.     

青少年牙周炎相关基因SEC14L5的生物信息学分析

用基因芯片技术来检测青少年牙周炎患者白细胞中表达异常的基因,检测中发现了一个未知基因表现为显著下调,其名称是SEC14L5,并推测该基因与白细胞的功能异常有着重要的作用。因此,利用生物信息学的方法对SEC14L5基因及其蛋白产物进行各种分析,在分析中我们发现SEC14L5编码的蛋白与SPF蛋白具有很大的相似性。