红细胞抗高血压因子降压作用的进一步研究

我们曾报道原发性高血压患者(EHS)红细胞抗高血压因子(AHF)具有缓慢而持久的降压作用。本工作表明,AHF对卒中易感型自发性高血压大鼠(SHRsp)还具有快速短暂的降压作用,注射AHF后10—30s,SHRsp收缩压从原水平的26.8±1.7kPa降至20.1±1.5kPa(P<0.001)。正常人和大鼠红细胞AHF的降压作用明显强于EHS和高血压大鼠AHF。此外我们还发现EHS血浆中存在升压物质。以上结果提示,AHF缺乏和升压物质含量相对较高可能是原发性高血压发病的一个重要原因。     

川芎嗪对正常及高血压大鼠动脉平滑肌Ca^2＋内流的动力学影响

本工作比较自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)和肾性高血压大鼠(RHR)及它们的对照动物WKY和Wistar大鼠主动脉和肠系膜动脉平滑肌Ca~(2 )内流及川芎嗪对Ca~(2 )内流的影响。结果表明高血压动物血管平滑肌(VSM)Ca~(2 )内流明显高于正常动物。体外给川芎嗪明显抑制高血压大鼠及对照动物VSMCa~(2 )内流;口饲川芎嗪,对正常动物的VSMCa~(2 )内流呈明显激活,而对高血压大鼠是明显抑制。 川芎嗪对正常及高血压动物血压无明显影响。     

原发性高血压患者红细胞抗高血压因子对高血压大鼠血压的影响

本工作观察了原发性高血压患者 (EHS) 红细胞抗高血压因子(AHF)对自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)和肾性高血压大鼠(RHR)及正常血压的 wistar Kyoto(WKY)大鼠和 wistar 大鼠的收缩压(SBP)和舒张压(DBP)的影响。结果如下:(1)从腹腔一次注入 AHF(1.6mg/kg体重),可明显降低 SHR 和 RHR 的 SBP。给 AHF10min 后,SHR 的 SBP 平均降低34.0 mmHg,至3h 恢复;RHR 在注射 AHF 后24h,SBP 平均降低92.5mmHg,且持续时间较长,至第九天仍维持在低水平。(2)从股静脉一次推注 AHF(0.8 mg/kg体重)后,SHR 和 RHR的 SBP 和 DBP 均有显著性降低,且对 RHR 作用时间较 SHR 长,对 DBP 作用时间较 SBP长。给 AHF 后12 min,SHR 的 SBP 和 DBP 分别降低42.8和48.2 mmHg;RHR 在给AHF 后25 min,SBP 和 DBP 分别降低38.3和42.5 mmHg;AHF 后5min,wistar大鼠 DBP 由96.7±12.9mmHg 降到 83.3±11.7 mmHg(P<0.05),而 SBP 无明显变化。AHF 的降压作用具有剂量依赖性。(3)AHF 可拮抗去甲肾上腺素对 Wistar 大鼠的升压作用。     

延髓孤束核微量注射可乐宁对自发性高血压大鼠血压和心房钠尿因子的影响

将卒中型自发性高血压大鼠(SHR_(sp))和正常血压对照大鼠(WKY)随机分为可乐宁、α_1受体拮抗剂育亨宾加可乐宁及对照组,进行孤束核(NTS)内微量注射。实验观察到,在SHR_(sp)中,可乐宁的降压效应及外周 ANF 释放减少的效应比 WKY 大鼠更明显。阻断α_2受体后,在 WKY 大鼠中,可乐宁的降压效应被完全阻断,而在 SHR_(sp)仅部分被阻断;两种大鼠的外周 ANF 与对照组相比无明显差异。可乐宁组两种大鼠的血浆儿茶酚胺水平明显降低,育亨宾可阻断该反应。以上结果提示,ANF 未参与 NTS 内微量注射可乐宁引起的降压效应,在 SHR_(sp),ANF 释放的减少可能为血压依赖的代偿反应;可乐宁通过α_2受体介导抑制外周儿茶酚胺的释放。     

正常大鼠植入高血压大鼠肾脏后动脉血压的变化

本实验对12周龄的自发性高血压大鼠(spontaneouslyhypertensiverat,SHR)及其对照组WistarKyoto(WKY)大鼠进行了肾脏移植的研究,并观察受肾移植大鼠动脉血压的变化以及免疫抑制剂对动脉血压的影响。用尾套法对接受同窝另一同胞WKY大鼠肾脏移植且存活5周的6只WKY大鼠(A组)及接受SHR肾脏移植且存活5周的6只WKY大鼠(B组)的尾动脉收缩压进行检测,移植前A、B两组受肾移植大鼠的尾动脉收缩压分别为180±093和183±068kPa,无统计学显著差异(P>005);移植后3、4、5周时,B组大鼠的尾动脉收缩压显著高于A组大鼠,移植后5周时,A,B两组大鼠的收缩压分别为190±071和230±069kPa(P<0001);所用剂量的免疫抑制剂CsA对双侧肾脏完整以及右侧肾脏切除的SHR、WKY大鼠的动脉血压无显著影响。以上结果表明,SHR的肾脏在高血压的形成中可能起重要作用     

正常大鼠植入高血压大鼠肾脏后 动脉血压的变化

本实验对12周龄的自发性高血压大鼠(spontaneously hypertensive rat,SHR)及其对照组Wistar Kyoto (WKY)大鼠进行了肾脏移植的研究, 并观察受肾移植大鼠动脉血压的变化以及免疫抑制剂对动脉血压的影响。 用尾套法对接受同窝另一同胞WKY大鼠肾脏移植且存活5周的6只WKY大鼠(A组)及接受SHR肾脏移植且存活5周的6只WKY大鼠(B组)的尾动脉收缩压进行检测, 移植前A、 B两组受肾移植大鼠的尾动脉收缩压分别为18.0±0.93 和18.3±0.68 kPa,无统计学显著差异(P>0.05); 移植后3、 4、 5周时, B组大鼠的尾动脉收缩压显著高于A组大鼠, 移植后5周时, A, B两组大鼠的收缩压分别为19.0±0.71 和23.0±0.69 kPa (P<0.001); 所用剂量的免疫抑制剂CsA对双侧肾脏完整以及右侧肾脏切除的SHR、 WKY大鼠的动脉血压无显著影响。 以上结果表明, SHR的肾脏在高血压的形成中可能起重要作用。     

大鼠高血压相关基因表达蛋白抑制血管平滑肌细胞增殖

大鼠高血压相关基因 ( r HRG- 1 )编码一新细胞内信号传递蛋白 .体外转染 r HRG- 1表达蛋白发现 r HRG- 1表达蛋白能抑制自发性高血压大鼠血管平滑肌细胞内 Raf蛋白 ( Raf- 1 )和丝裂素活化蛋白激酶 ( MAPK)活性 ,抑制抗细胞凋亡基因 ( bcl- 2 )和增殖细胞核抗原 ( PCNA)基因 m RNA表达 ,同时还抑制该细胞 DNA的合成 .r HRG- 1是一正常血压大鼠血管平滑肌细胞内高度表达的基因 ,由此推测在自发性高血压大鼠血管平滑肌细胞内转染 r HRG- 1表达蛋白抑制其细胞 DNA合成的作用可能是抑制细胞内 Raf- 1活性与 MAPK活性及抑制 PCNA和 bcl- 2基因表达的结果     

miR-506与PI3K/AKT通路在自发性高血压大鼠心脏重构中的作用

目的:探讨mi R-506和PI3K/AKT信号通路在自发性高血压大鼠心脏重构中的作用。方法:将12只雄性自发性高血压大鼠(Spontaneous Hypertension Rat, SHR)随机分为2组,每组6只。分别为SHR模型组和治疗组(卡托普利,30 mg·kg~(-1)),6只健康WKY大鼠作为空白对照组。SHR模型组和空白对照组灌胃等体积生理盐水,连续给药8周,采用尾动脉测压法测定给药前后各组大鼠血压,采用qRT-PCR法检测各组大鼠心肌miR-506表达量,并检测大鼠心肌组织中SOD和GPx mRNA表达水平,免疫印迹检测大鼠心肌中p-PI3K和p-AKT的蛋白表达量。结果:SHR模型组血压为(184.79±3.35)mmHg,与空白对照组比较显著升高(P0.05),治疗组血压为(133.57±1.43)mm Hg,与SHR模型组相比均显著降低(P0.05)。SHR模型组大鼠心肌中mi R-506、SOD、GPx的RNA相对表达量分别为(0.36±0.05)、(0.27±0.04)和(0.32±0.02),与空白对照组比较显著降低(P0.05),而p-PI3K、p-AKT蛋白水平显著降低(P0.05),与SHR模型组比较,治疗组大鼠心肌中mi R-506以及SOD、GPx的RNA水平显著升高(P0.05),p-PI3K、p-AKT蛋白水平显著升高(P0.05)。结论:在卡托普利治疗高血压的过程中,mi R-506可能通过抑制PI3K/AKT信号通路提高机体的抗氧化能力促进SHR心脏重塑。     

慢性低氧时自发性高血压大鼠血浆心钠素、肾素—血管紧张素系统与血液动力学的变化

实验采用同龄自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)和Wistar-Kyoto大鼠(WKY),各随机分为对照组(N)和低氧组(H)。实验前 SHR 尾动脉压(25.4±2.6kPa,n=20)明显高于WKY(13.1±1.6kPa,n=20),P<0.001。SHR-N组血浆心钠素(ANP)、血管紧张素Ⅱ(AⅡ)含量和肾素活性(RA)明显高于WKY-N。SHR-N经实验两周后血压自然上升(P<0.01)。SHR和WKY缺氧后ANP、AⅡ、RA各值均比各自对照值增加,但血压无明显改变.而肺动脉压均明显升高。以上结果提示,SHR 大鼠慢性缺氧后,ANP和肾素-血管紧张素系统可能对防止血压上升和限制肺动脉高压进一步发展起一定的调节作用。     

新型抗高血压活性肽GAP-A的一级结构及生理活性研究

研究了新型乳酪蛋白源抗高血压活性肽GAP-A的分子量与一级结构,并检测了其对体外血管紧张素转化酶(ACE)的抑制活性及体内降血压效果。结果显示:抗高血压活性肽GAP-A分子量为M2,氨基酸序列为B1-B2-B3;GAP-A在体外对ACE有很强的抑制活性,抑制率为79.6%;GAP-A对自发性高血压大鼠(spontaneously hypertensive rats,SHR)有显著的降血压作用,而对血压正常的SD大鼠的血压没有影响。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.