山药中的致痒物质及致痒机制研究（英文）

山药是一种传统中药,对人体有许多益处,如抗腹泻、抗炎、抗糖尿病、低胆固醇血症、抗氧化、抗肿瘤和免疫调节.山药黏液接触皮肤,常引起严重瘙痒.而山药中存在的致痒物质成分尚不清楚.我们采用乙醇提取、膜过滤、离子交换色谱、悬浮液滴法从新鲜山药中提取尿囊素晶体.从河南焦作山药中提取的尿囊素含量约为3.567 mg/g.活性实验结果表明,尿囊素引起的小鼠抓挠反应次数显著地高于对照组.尿囊素直接激活背根神经节神经元,诱导钙流入,还可以诱导神经元内向电流产生.我们首次在细胞水平证明尿囊素能够激活神经细胞,诱导痒觉信号传导.     

乙酰胆碱对蟾蜍背根神经节神经元膜电位的影响及离子机制

在离体灌流的蟾蜍背根神经节(DRG)标本上,用微电极进行胞内记录。在73个神经元中,依神经纤维的传导速度将神经元分为 A 型及 C 型,其中 A 型细胞67个,C 型6个,静息膜电位为-67.5±1.3mV((?)±SE)。当加4×10~(-4)—6×10~(-4)mol/L 乙酰胆碱(ACh),可观察到如下四种膜电位变化:1.超极化:幅值9.1±3.0mV((?)±SE,n=23);(2)去极化:幅值12.9±2.2mV((?)+SE,n=20);(3)双相反应(n=24):先超极化,后去极化,超极化幅值8.0±2.4mV((?)+SE),去极化幅值10.9±3.1mV((?)±SE);(4)无反应(n=6)。用阿托品(1.3×10~(-5)mol/L,n=23),或同时应用筒箭毒与六甲双铵(浓度均为1.4×10~(-5)mol/L,n=8)灌流,能分别阻断 ACh 引起的膜的超极化或去极化。ACh 引起超极化反应时膜电导平均增加13.8%,翻转电位值大约-96mV。四乙铵(TEA,20mmol/L)能使 ACh 的去极化幅值增加48.2±3.2%((?)±SE,n=6),超极化幅值减小79.4±4.3%((?)±SE,n=8)。MnCl_2(4mmol/L)使 ACh 的去极化及超极化幅值分别减小54.2±7.2%((?)±SE,n=5)及69.2±6.4%((?)±SE,n=14)。以上结果提示:ACh 引起的 DRG 神经细胞膜去极化反应由 N 型乙酰胆碱受体介导,而超极化反应由 Μ 型乙酰胆碱受体介导,前者可能包含了多种离子电导的改变,后者则可能与钾电导增加有关。     

福尔马林致痛对大鼠脊髓和背根神经节的P2X3的影响

目的:探索福尔马林致痛后大鼠脊髓和背根神经节(dorsal root ganglion,DRG)的P2X3表达变化。方法:选取健康成年正常SD大鼠25只,分正常对照组和实验组;实验组为右侧足底皮下给予0.1ml 5%福尔马林,分别观察15min、30min、1h、3h后处死,采用免疫组织化学方法及图像分析技术检测脊髓腰段及L4～6背根节P2X3的表达情况。结果:与正常对照组相比,实验15min、30min、1h组脊髓后角Ⅱ层P2X3表达未见变化,实验3h组可见P2X3表达升高,但未见明显差异;实验15min、30min组DRG神经元P2X3表达未见变化,1h组开始表达上调,3h组表达明显升高,与各组相比有显著性差异。结论:福尔马林致痛能引起脊髓和背根神经节P2X3的表达上调,可能是其产生伤害性作用的机制之一。     

小鼠脊髓背根神经节细胞共培养中P物质神经元的形态学观察

小鼠脊髓－背根神经节细胞在体外共培养状态Ｐ物质神经元的形态在国内尚未见文献报道。我们利用体外培养及免疫细胞化学方法对Ｐ物质神经元的胞体及突起形态做了观察,发现背根神经节中Ｐ物质免疫反应阳性的胞体为圆形成近似圆形,胞体直径大约为２８μｍ,突起较长,可有多级分枝。脊髓细胞中Ｐ物质反应阳性胞体多为圆形或椭圆形,胞体直径大约为１３μｍ左右,其突起有单极、双极和多极。在这种共培养状态下,Ｐ物质阳性反应纤维均比较纤细,但有的少见膨体,有的则膨体多见     

山药糖蛋白的提取及纯化研究

采用正交试验得出了提取山药糖蛋白的优化试验条件,即提取温度40℃、提取时问2 h、料液比1:50.山药经水浸提分离、浸提液脱蛋白、透析、乙醇沉淀物经DEAE-52及Sephadex G-75柱层析得到两种糖蛋白组分GLP-Ⅰ和GLP-Ⅱ,经SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,相对分子量分别是13000和38000.     

胚胎大鼠背根神经节细胞的分离培养、纯化及生物学特性的研究

本实验取E15 SD胎鼠的背根神经节,用胰蛋白酶消化分离成单细胞,在NBl培养基中培养,并通过差速贴壁法进行背根神经节神经元(DRGn)的分离纯化,用神经元特异性的烯醇化酶(NSE)鉴定培养的神经元。结果发现DRGn在体外合适条件下可存活3-4周,DRGn纯化培养的纯度达91％左右。DRGn在体外能存活较长时间,可作为神经科学研究的细胞模型。     

福尔马林致痛对大鼠降钙素基因相关肽的影响

目的:研究福尔马林致痛后大鼠脊髓和背根神经节(dorsal root ganglion,DRG)内降钙素基因相关肽(calcitonin gene-related peptide,CGRP)的时空变化规律,为探讨CGRP在伤害性信息传递中的机制和作用提供实验依据。方法:选取健康成年正常SD大鼠54只随机分为生理盐水对照组和福尔马林实验组;实验组为右侧足底皮下给予0.1 mL 5%福尔马林后,分别存活15 min、30min、1 h、3 h、6 h、12h、24h和72h(n=6),免疫组化结合图像分析技术观测CGRP在脊髓腰段及L4~6DRG的表达变化。结果:正常DRG、脊髓前角和后角内CGRP有一定的基础表达。福尔马林致痛后3 h DRG的CGRP表达上升,12 h~24 h达峰值,72 h基本降低到正常;福尔马林致痛后6 h脊髓后角CGRP的表达上调,24 h达到高峰,72 h降低至正常;脊髓前角CGRP未见明显变化。结论:福尔马林致痛引起DRG和脊髓的CGRP的表达呈现一定的时空模式,可能是其参与伤害性信息传递的机制之一。     

山药品种间氨基酸含量的差异性研究

采用盐酸水解法分析了福建省建阳主栽的7个山药品种的氨基酸含量及组成。得出供试材料中都含有17种氨基酸,总氨基酸质量分数在2.86~6.64%,平均4.95%,其中以JY-4品种总氨基酸质量分数最高,JY-2最低;各种氨基酸质量分数高低顺序基本相似,以精氨酸、谷氨酸、天冬氨酸居前三位,胱氨酸质量分数最低,必需氨基酸质量分数的高低依次是亮氨酸>苯丙氨酸>赖氨酸>缬氨酸>异亮氨酸>苏氨酸>蛋氨酸;鲜味氨基酸在各品种间的差异显著,以JY-4最高,达3.41%,依次是JY-3、JY-6、JY-1、JY-5、JY-7、JY-2。再运用聚类分析方法从氨基酸的组成及含量角度对7个品种进行分类可分为三类;相关分析表明:山药总氨基酸含量愈高,必需氨基酸和鲜味氨基酸含量亦愈高。     

山药多糖生物活性及作用机理研究进展

山药是药食兼用植物,含有多种生物活性成分,山药多糖是山药中重要的活性物质之一。本文通过查阅国内外相关文献,分析、归纳、总结近年来山药在生物活性方面的作用及其机理的研究进展,为山药多糖的进一步开发利用提供科学依据。     

佛手山药组织培养的研究

以佛手山药块茎、叶片、茎段为外植体, 探讨了其组织培养技术。结果表明：块茎培养以暗培养MS+6-BA1.0 mg·L^-1+NAA0 1 mg·L^-1效果较好;叶片诱导的适宜培养基为MS+ 6-BA0.5～1.0 mg·L^-1+NAA2.0 mg·L^-1, 暗培养;茎段培养都是光培养,无节茎段以MS+6-BA1.0 mg·L^-1+NAA0.5 mg·L^-1较好;带节茎段的初代培养则以MS+6-BA0.5～1.0 mg·L^-1+NAA0.1 mg·L^-1效果较好,继代增殖培养基为MS+6-BA0.5 mg·L^-1+NAA0.1 mg·L^-1,生根培养基为1/2MS +NAA0.5 mg·L^-1。     

The Effect of Nimodipine on Calcium Homeostasis and Pain Sensitivity in Diabetic Rats

Summary 1. The pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy is a complex phenomenon, the mechanisms of which are not fully understood. Our previous studies have shown that the intracellular calcium signaling is impaired in primary and secondary nociceptive neurons in rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes. Here, we investigated the effect of prolonged treatment with the L-type calcium channel blocker nimodipine on diabetes-induced changes in neuronal calcium signaling and pain sensitivity.2. Diabetes was induced in young rats (21 p.d.) by a streptozotocin injection. After 3 weeks of diabetes development, the rats were treated with nimodipine for another 3 weeks. The effect of nimodipine treatment on calcium homeostasis in nociceptive dorsal root ganglion neurons (DRG) and substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons of the spinal cord slices was examined with fluorescent imaging technique.3. Nimodipine treatment was not able to normalize elevated resting intracellular calcium ([Ca²⁺] _i ) levels in small DRG neurons. However, it was able to restore impaired Ca²⁺ release from the ER, induced by either activation of ryanodine receptors or by receptor-independent mechanism in both DRG and SG neurons.4. The beneficiary effects of nimodipine treatment on [Ca²⁺] _i signaling were paralleled with the reversal of diabetes-induced thermal hypoalgesia and normalization of the acute phase of the response to formalin injection. Nimodipine treatment was also able to shorten the duration of the tonic phase of formalin response to the control values.5. To separate vasodilating effect of nimodipine Biessels et al., (Brain Res. 1035:86–93) from its effect on neuronal Ca²⁺ channels, a group of STZ-diabetic rats was treated with vasodilator – enalapril. Enalapril treatment also have some beneficial effect on normalizing Ca²⁺ release from the ER, however, it was far less explicit than the normalizing effect of nimodipine. Effect of enalapril treatment on nociceptive behavioral responses was also much less pronounced. It partially reversed diabetes-induced thermal hypoalgesia, but did not change the characteristics of the response to formalin injection.6. The results of this study suggest that chronic nimodipine treatment may be effective in restoring diabetes-impaired neuronal calcium homeostasis as well as reduction of diabetes-induced thermal hypoalgesia and noxious stimuli responses. The nimodipine effect is mediated through a direct neuronal action combined with some vascular mechanism.     

Expression of tachykinin receptors in Xenopus oocytes injected with poly(A)~+RNA from cat dorsal root ganglion

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山药对环江香猪营养物质消化代谢的影响

为了探讨山药对环江香猪营养物质消化代谢的影响,本研究选用体重为4.55±0.63 kg的环江香猪10头,随机分为2组,每组5头,单笼饲养,分别饲喂山药日粮和基础日粮,试验期为7 d。试验开始和结束时分别称取试验猪体重,记录日采食量;试验第5～7 d收集粪样,用TiO2指示剂法测定常规营养成分的消化率;试验第7 d采血分离血浆,分别用全自动生化分析仪和氨基酸分析仪测定生化指标和氨基酸浓度。结果表明,与对照组相比,试验组平均日增重、粗蛋白、粗脂肪和干物质消化率均有所提高(P>0.05);血浆尿素氮和血氨浓度均显著降低、总蛋白浓度显著升高(P<0.05),白蛋白和葡萄糖浓度及碱性磷酸酶活性均有所升高(P>0.05);血浆丙氨酸、甘氨酸、天冬氨酸、谷氨酸、苏氨酸和总氨基酸浓度均显著升高(P<0.05)。上述结果提示,山药可改善环江香猪的消化代谢功能,这为开发环江香猪的绿色环保饲料提供了一定的科学依据。     

Preparation and Application of Carboxymethyl Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) Starch

Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) starch was modified by carboxymethylation. The effect of reaction parameters, amount of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), amount of sodium monochloroacetate (SMCA), and reaction time on the degree of substitution (DS) of carboxymethyl yam starch (CMS), was studied using the Box–Behnken experimental design. Physicochemical and potency to be a tablet disintegrant of CMS were evaluated. CMS with DS in the range of 0.08–0.19 were obtained. The results from regression analysis indicated that the most important factor in controlling DS was the amount of NaOH followed by SMCA content and reaction time. However, high concentration of NaOH and SMCA lowered the DS. The optimal conditions to achieve the highest DS (0.19) were found to be at molar ratios of NaOH and SMCA to anhydroglucose unit of 1.80 and 2.35, respectively, and with the reaction time of 4.8 h. The swelling power and viscosity of CMS increased with an increase in the degree of modification. CMS showed satisfying tablet disintegrant properties. The tablets containing 1.0–4.0 % CMS disintegrated faster than 5 min. Hence carboxymethyl yam starch can be used as an excellent tablet disintegrant in low concentration.     

Expression of tachykinin receptors in Xenopus oocytes injected with poly(A)+RNA from cat dorsal root ganglion

The expression of the types of tachykinin receptors in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons by means ofXenopus oocyte expressing system was studied. Poly(A)⁺ RNAs were extracted from cat cervical and lumbar DRG. Two days after injection of Poly (A)⁺ RNAs, the oocytes were recorded with the two-electrode voltage clamp technique. In the oocytes injected with DRG poly(A)⁺ RNA, [Sar⁹, Met(O₂)¹¹]-substance P(Sar -SP, 1 μmol/L), neurokinin A (NKA, 1 μmol/L) or [β-Ala⁸]-neurokinin A₍₄₋₁₀₎ (Ala-NKA, 1 μmol/L) produced an inward current comprising a rapid spike and a long sustained oscillatory component for several minutes. Sar-SP induced response was blocked by NK-1 antagonist L-668, 169 (1 μmol/L), but not by NK-2 antagonist L-659, 877(1μmol/L). In contrast, Ala-NKA and NKA responses were only blocked by L-659, 877. The oocytes injected with DH Poly(A)⁺RNA also responded to Sar-SP and NKA with similar inward currents, which were selectively blocked by L-668, 169 and L-659, 877, respectively. These tachykinins-induced responses had a potent desensitization. The present data indicate expression of NK-1 and NK-2 receptors in DRG neurons, suggesting that there may be tachykinin autoreceptors on the nociceptive primary afferent terminals. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 39370249).     

Evaluation of Water Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) Germplasm for Reaction to Yam Anthracnose and Virus Diseases and their Effect on Yield

Use of genetic resistance is the most practical and economic way to manage major diseases of yams. In a search for sources of resistance, 40 water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) accessions from Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and Puerto Rico were screened under natural disease infection conditions in Ibadan, Nigeria. The accessions were evaluated at 1, 3 and 6 months after planting (MAP) for severity of yam anthracnose and viral diseases. The effect of the pathogens on yield was also evaluated at harvest 9 MAP. There were significant differences (P < 0.001) between accessions for severities of anthracnose and viral diseases. Eight (20%) of them had lower anthracnose area under disease progress curves (AUDPC) values than the resistant check while 10 (25%) had AUDPC values below the trial mean. There were significant variations (P < 0.001) in yield components among the accessions. There was significant negative correlation of anthracnose severity with fresh tuber yield (r = −0.51) and with number of tubers per plot (r = −0.40). Similarly, significant negative correlations were observed of virus disease severity with fresh tuber yield (r = −0.78) and number of tubers per plot (r = −0.65). Linear regression models also showed that the fresh yield had significant negative relationships with anthracnose (R² = 0.26) and viral (R² = 0.62) diseases. The accessions identified as resistant constitute a valuable resource for breeding of resistant germplasm.     

64份淮山种质资源品质性状分析

对64份淮山种质资源品质性状进行了分析,结果表明:铁、氨基酸、总皂甙、锌含量的变异系数较大,分别为66.2%、59.9%、44.09%、42.77%;3种类型的淮山种质资源,其淀粉含量差异较大,褐苞薯蓣(23.52%)参薯(20.48%)薯蓣(12.93%);因子分析结果显示,淀粉和蛋白质含量累计贡献率达66.786%,可用这2个主成分较好地代替6个品质特性来评价与评判淮山品质;相关性分析表明,淀粉含量与总皂甙含量呈显著正相关,蛋白质含量与总皂甙含量呈极显著正相关,淀粉、蛋白质含量这2个主成分与总皂甙含量之间存在相互促进的效用;聚类分析表明,整个淮山资源可分为3大类,分别为高淀粉型、低淀粉型、高铁型。淮山种质资源品质性状分析,可为日后进行淮山种质资源的创新利用、新品种的选育提供可靠的依据。     

不同频率电针刺激对神经痛模型大鼠脊髓背角P物质的影响

目的:观察P物质(Substance P,SP)在慢性坐骨神经压迫损伤(chronic constriction injury,CCI)模型脊髓中表达的变化,探讨电针镇痛的机制是否与脊髓背角中SP表达的变化有关。方法:选择32只雄性、体重180-200 g的SD大鼠,并将其随机均分为4组(n=8)。空白组(Con组)为正常痛阈值大鼠;假电针组(CCI+A组)在损伤的坐骨神经旁置入电针,但无电流刺激;2 Hz组和100Hz组分别给予相应频率电流刺激30 min。在实验开始前和术后1、4、7、14、20、22天记录大鼠的热缩足反射潜伏期(Paw Withdrawal Latency,PWL)和机械刺激缩足反射阈值(Paw Withdrawal Threshold,PWT)。免疫组化方法检测脊髓背角SP的表达。结果:术后20天,电针治疗后,100 Hz组和2 Hz组PWT分别为(7.33±1.42)g和(7.80±1.42)g,均显著高于假电针组(2.60±1.46)g,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。100 Hz组在术后20天后和2 Hz组在术后14天后PWL值均显著高于假电针组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。免疫组化显示:2 Hz组和100 Hz组大鼠脊髓背角中P物质阳性细胞显著低于假电针组(P0.05)。结论:坐骨神经旁电针刺激能够显著减轻CCI模型大鼠热痛觉及机械痛觉过敏,其机制可能与抑制脊髓背角SP的表达有关。