山楂果肉原花青素的体外抗氧化活性和对DNA损伤的保护作用

研究了化学发光法测定山楂果肉原花青素(procyanidins of Hawthorn Sarcocarp 简称HSPC)的体外抗氧化活性及其对DNA损伤的保护作用.运用邻苯三酚-鲁米诺化学发光体系测定了HSPC对超氧阴离子的清除作用,硫酸铜-邻菲啰啉-抗坏血酸-双氧水体系测定了HSPC对羟基自由基的清除作用,双氧水-鲁米诺体系测定了HSPC对体外双氧水的清除作用,采用硫酸铜-邻菲啰啉-抗坏血酸-双氧水-脱氧核糖核酸测定了HSPC对体外DNA损伤的保护作用.结果表明:当HSPC浓度为1 mg/mL时,对超氧阴离子抑制率达87.7%,其半数抑制率浓度IC50值为130.8 μg/mL;100 μg/mL时对羟基自由基抑制率达91.7%,IC50值为61.73 μg/mL;8 μg/mL时对双氧水抑制率达91.6%,IC50值为0.19 μg/mL;40 μg/mL时对体外DNA损伤抑制率达80.7%,IC50值为22.16 μg/mL.表明HSPC具有很好的体外清除活性氧和保护DNA损伤的活性.     

沉淀敲出法快速发现霍山产铁皮石斛生物碱及其组分抗氧化活性在线测定

为了给霍山产铁皮石斛药效物质基础研究及抗氧化活性物质快速发现提供依据,在预实验基础上,采用鲁米诺-双氧水发光体系作为羟自由基清除活性评价平台,HPLC-UV-CL联用在线测定了铁皮石斛生物碱部位各组分清除自由基活性。以磷钼酸、碘-碘化钾为沉淀试剂敲出总生物碱提取物中生物碱组分,对比敲出前后HPLC图谱变化,确定铁皮石斛的生物碱组分。结果表明,在本实验条件下,霍山产铁皮石斛中检出的5种生物碱中有4种可降低鲁米诺-双氧水发光体系的发光值。HPLC-UV-CL可用于铁皮石斛生物碱清除自由基活性快速测定。实验结果可为铁皮石斛质量控制、抗氧化活性成分定向分离的研究提供依据。     

黄芩甙、茜草素、茶多酚和Trolox抗氧化能力的增强化学发光研究

应用辣根过氧化物－鲁米诺－过硼酸钠－对碘酚增强化学发光体系测量了四种抗氧化剂清除苯氧自由基的能力,并与其清除超氧阴离子和抗鼠肝微粒体脂质过氧化的能力相比较,结果表明,这四种抗氧化剂在不同系统中都有明显的抗氧化能力,抗氧化剂清除苯氧自由基比清除超氧阴离子的能力更接近于抗鼠肝微粒体脂质过氧化的能力,从而提示增强化学发光法在测定抗氧化剂的抗氧化能力上有良好的应用前景。     

不同种竹笋及笋壳提取物抗氧化活性的研究

采用醇提法,分别对毛竹、麻竹、雷竹的竹笋及笋壳进行醇提,并对醇提物进行抗氧化活性测定.对DPPH·、OH·、O2-·自由基的清除作用分别通过分光光度法、邻二氮菲法、邻苯三酚自氧化法进行测定,相对还原能力、总抗氧化能力的测定则采用普兰士蓝反应法和FRAP法.结果表明:不同种的竹笋及笋壳的醇提物含量与自由基清除能力、相对还...     

北虫草对四氯化碳诱导的脂质过氧化的影响

通过体内及体外自由基发生体系 ,进一步研究了北虫草提取液的抗氧化作用。肝脏形态学观察可见 ,北虫草对膜系统损伤具有明显的保护作用 ;人工培育的北虫草子座对Fenton反应生成的羟自由基具有较强的清除作用 ,且作用明显强于相同剂量的羟自由基特异清除剂甘露醇 (P <0 0 1) ;北虫草对邻苯三酚自氧化体系产生的氧自由基亦具有清除作用 ,与对照组比较P <0 0 1,但作用弱于相同剂量的抗坏血酸。结果显示 :北虫草具有抗脂质过氧化作用     

泥鳅多糖清除活性氧和保护DNA链的作用

采用化学发光法和分光光度法在多种化学模拟体系中研究了泥鳅多糖清除活性氧的作用 ,并用化学发光法观察了泥鳅多糖对·OH导致DNA链损伤的抑制作用。结果表明 ,泥鳅多糖能够有效地清除O·-2 、·OH、H2 O2 等活性氧 ,对DNA链具有良好的保护作用     

北虫草体外抗氧化和PC12氧化损伤修复作用的有效部位的筛选

采用系统溶剂法对北虫草子实体进行依次提取,制备得氯仿相、乙酸乙酯相和乙醇相三部位,利用化学发光法和H2O2诱导PC12氧化损伤修复模型,对三部位进行体外抗氧化活性和PC12氧化损伤修复作用测定。结果表明,乙酸乙酯相具有较强的抗氧化活性,是清除H2O2自由基和超氧自由基活性最强的部位,IC50值分别为88.5μg/mL和190μg/mL;乙酸乙酯相对由H2O2诱导的PC12细胞氧化损伤的修复作用较强,且呈现明显的浓度依赖性。无论从抗氧化活性,还是从对H2O2氧化损伤的修复作用,乙酸乙酯相均表现出了较强的作用,乙酸乙酯相是抗氧化活性和保护PC12细胞氧化损伤的主要有效部位。     

藤茶抗氧化活性研究

本文建立体外二苯代苦味酰基自由基(DPPH·)体系,并采用连苯三酚法在碱性溶液中自氧化反应产生超氧阴离子自由基(O2-+)和邻二氮菲-Fe2+/H2 O2体系产生羟自由基(·OH)法,在酶标仪上检测藤茶总黄酮、二氢杨梅素和杨梅素对DPPH·、O2-+和·OH的清除作用.结果表明:藤茶各提取物均有不同程度的体外抗氧化效果,杨梅素对DPPH·的清除作用最强DPPH·IC50 (2.91±0.28) mg/L,二氢杨梅素对O2-+的清除作用最强IC50 (3.88±0.99) mg/L,对·OH的清除效果是杨梅素＞二氢杨梅素＞藤茶总黄酮.确定杨梅素和二氢杨梅素为藤茶的主要抗氧化相关活性成分.     

棕色固氮菌固氮酶的金属原子簇III.邻菲啰啉处理的铁钼蛋白的催化活性、光谱特性与铁含量的关系

棕色固氮菌固氮酶铁铝蛋白与邻菲啰啉混合后,生成一种红色的亚铁一邻菲哕啉螯合物。处理蛋白的M。含量几乎不变,但Fe／Mo比降低;处理蛋白的乙炔还原活性、克分子消光系数870com。和圆二色性克分子消光系数△S45unm。随着失去的Fe原子数目的增加而几乎成比例降低;失去的活性可为轻度氧钝化的铁钼蛋白恢复。结果表明,邻菲哕啉可能通过专一螯合P—cluster中的Fe原子而使其结构受到破坏,从而使铁钼蛋白失去活性。 由此可推论出,P—clustcr在铁钼蛋白还原底物过程中起着重要的作用。     

火棘多糖铁(Ⅲ)复合物中铁含量检测方法的建立

为了优化建立火棘多糖铁(Ⅲ)复合物(PPC)中铁含量检测的方法。考察了邻菲啰啉溶液浓度(w/w,%)及用量(mL)、抗坏血酸溶液浓度(w/w,%)及用量(mL)、反应时间(h)及温度(℃)等因素对PPC中铁含量测定的影响。在单因素实验的基础上,运用响应面软件进一步优化PPC的检测条件。结果表明,PPC中铁含量的最佳检测条件为:向1.0 mL适宜浓度的PPC溶液中,依次加入1.5 mL 10%的抗坏血酸溶液及3.0 mL 0.1%的邻菲啰啉溶液,于45℃水浴2.0 h后,冰水快速冷却,在室温下于510 nm波长处测其吸光度。该方法具有良好的重复性及重现性,回收率达99.93%。此方法也适合推广于其他植物多糖铁复合物中铁含量的测定。     

Hyperoside prevents oxidative damage induced by hydrogen peroxide in lung fibroblast cells via an antioxidant effect

We elucidated the cytoprotective effects of hyperoside (quercetin-3-O-galactoside) against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced cell damage. We found that hyperoside scavenged the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) detected by fluorescence spectrometry, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy. In addition, we found that hyperoside scavenged the hydroxyl radicals generated by the Fenton reaction (FeSO4)+H2O2) in a cell-free system, which was detected by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometry. Hyperoside was found to inhibit H2O2-induced apoptosis in Chinese hamster lung fibroblast (V79-4) cells, as shown by decreased apoptotic nuclear fragmentation, decreased sub-G(1) cell population, and decreased DNA fragmentation. In addition, hyperoside pretreatment inhibited the H2O2-induced activation of caspase-3 measured in terms of levels of cleaved caspase-3. Hyperoside prevented H2O2-induced lipid peroxidation as well as protein carbonyl. In addition, hyperoside prevented the H2O2-induced cellular DNA damage, which was established by comet tail, and phospho histone H2A.X expression. Furthermore, hyperoside increased the catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities. Conversely, the catalase inhibitor abolished the cytoprotective effect of hyperoside from H2O2-induced cell damage. In conclusion, hyperoside was shown to possess cytoprotective properties against oxidative stress by scavenging intracellular ROS and enhancing antioxidant enzyme activity.     

Glycosaminoglycans reduce oxidative damage induced by copper (Cu+2), iron (Fe+2) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in human fibroblast cultures

Acid glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) antioxidant activity was assessed in a fibroblast culture system by evaluating reduction of oxidative system-induced damage. Three different methods to induce oxidative stress in human skin fibroblast cultures were used. In the first protocol cells were treated with CuSO4 plus ascorbate. In the second experiment fibroblasts were exposed to FeSO4 plus ascorbate. In the third system H2O2 was utilised. The exposition of fibroblasts to each one of the three oxidant systems caused inhibition of cell growth and cell death, increase of lipid peroxidation evaluated by the analysis of malondialdehyde (MDA), decrease of reduced glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels, and rise of lactate dehydrogenase activity (LDH). The treatment with commercial GAGs at different doses showed beneficial effects in all oxidative models. Hyaluronic acid (HA) and chondroitin-4-sulphate (C4S) exhibited the highest protection. However, the cells exposed to CuSO4 plus ascorbate and FeSO4 plus ascorbate were better protected by GAGs compared to those exposed to H2O2. These outcomes confirm the antioxidant properties of GAGs and further support the hypothesis that these molecules may function as metal chelators.     

Anti-oxidant activity of spermine and spermidine re-evaluated with oxidizing systems involving iron and copper ions

This study was designed to investigate the direction of redox reactions of spermine and spermidine in the presence of iron and copper. The redox activity of spermine and spermidine was assessed using a variety of methods, including their ability to: (1) reduce Fe(3+) to Fe(2+) ions; (2) protect deoxyribose from oxidation by Fe(2+)-ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid, Fe(3+)-ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid systems with and without H(2)O(2); (3) protect DNA from damage caused by Cu(2+)-H(2)O(2), and Fe(2+)-H(2)O(2) with and without ascorbic acid; (4) inhibit H(2)O(2)-peroxidase-induced luminol dependent chemiluminescence; (5) scavenge diphenyl-picryl-hydrazyl radical. Spermine and spermidine at concentration 1mM reduced 1.8+/-0.3 and 2.5+/-0.1 nmol of Fe(3+) ions during 20 min incubation. Both polyamines enhanced deoxyribose oxidation. The highest enhancement of 7.6-fold in deoxyribose degradation was found for combination of spermine with Fe(3+)-ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid. An 10mM spermine and spermidine decreased CuSO(4)-H(2)O(2)-ascorbic acid- and FeSO(4)-H(2)O(2)-ascorbic-induced DNA damage by 73+/-6, 69+/-4% and 90+/-5, 53+/-4%, respectively. They did not protect DNA from CuSO(4)-H(2)O(2) and FeSO(4)-H(2)O(2). Spermine apparently increased the CuSO(4)-H(2)O(2)-dependent injury to DNA. Polyamines attenuated H(2)O(2)-peroxidase-induced luminol dependent chemiluminescence. Total light emission from specimens containing 10mM spermine or spermidine was attenuated by 85.3+/-1.5 and 87+/-3.6%. During 20 min incubation 1mM spermine or spermidine decomposed 8.1+/-1.4 and 9.2+/-1.8% of diphenyl-picryl-hydrazyl radical. These results demonstrate that polyamines of well known anti-oxidant properties may act as pro-oxidants and enhance oxidative damage to DNA components in the presence of free iron ions and H(2)O(2).     

Severity of oxidative stress generates different mechanisms of endothelial cell death

The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases is well established, but few data exist on the mechanisms by which ROS induce endothelial cell (EC) death. We examined the conditions and the mechanisms by which oxidative stress induces EC death, using cultured confluent bovine aortic ECs exposed for 30 min to different concentrations of hydroxyl radicals (HO*) generated by hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) in the presence of 100 microM ferrous sulfate (FeSO(4)). Cell viability assays, Hoechst DNA staining, TUNEL (TDT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end-labeling) analysis, agarose gel electrophoresis and annexin V assay were used to determine the effect of HO* on the viability of ECs, and to distinguish between apoptosis and necrosis. The results showed that at concentrations of up to 0.1 mM H(2)O(2)/FeSO(4), the large majority of cells are viable, except for approximately 12.5% death, which occurs by apoptosis. At a concentration of 0.2 mM H(2)O(2), the cell viability is reduced to 66%, while EC apoptosis remained at comparable values (14%). At high oxidative stress (0.5 mM H(2)O(2)), the cell viability was drastically reduced (approximately 39%), and the prevalent form of death was necrosis; apoptosis accounted for only approximately 17%. Together, these data indicate that: (1) HO* induce EC death either by apoptosis or necrosis and (2) the mechanisms of EC death differ as a function of the concentration of HO. Thus, the same insult can cause apoptosis and/or necrosis, as a function of the intensity rather than the nature of the insult.     

人己糖胺酶D的原核表达、纯化及酶学特性研究

糖基化修饰是一种重要的蛋白质翻译后修饰,参与生物体中的信号传导、细胞识别等多种细胞活动,糖基缀合物的正常水解是生物体代谢的必需途径.人己糖胺酶D( Hexosaminidase D)是新发现的一种存在于人细胞质中的切除GalNAc糖基化修饰的外切酶,但该酶的酶学特性尚不清楚.利用PCR的方法,将Hex D的cDNA序列构建到质粒pET3C中,重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21( DE3) plysS后,通过优化异丙基-β-D-硫代吡喃半乳糖苷(IPTG)浓度(0.1mmol/L)和诱导时间(10 h)获得了高可溶性表达的重组蛋白酶.采用Ni-NTA亲和层析对重组蛋白进行了纯化,SDS-PAGE检测分子量的大小(58 kDa)和纯度(95％以上).以4-甲基伞形酮-2-乙酰氨基-2-脱氧半乳糖(4-MU-O-GalNAc)为荧光底物,测定该酶的最适反应pH值为5.5,最适反应温度为37℃,且该酶的热稳定性较好,在50℃下放置半小时仍有较高活性,1mmol/L的金属离子(CuSO4、FeSO4·7H2O、MgCl2· 6H2O、CaCl2、NiSO4·6H2O、AlCl3·6H2O、ZnSO4·7H2O、MnCl2)及EDTA对该酶活性影响不大,10mmol/L AlCl3、CuSO、FeSO4·7H2O对该酶有不同程度的抑制.在最适条件下(pH 5.5,37℃)下,该酶的Km为0.16mmoL/L,最大反应速率为3.06 μmol/( min·mg).     

Hydroxyl radical scavenging action of capsaicin

We recently reported that capsaicin (CAP) is capable of scavenging peroxyl radicals derived from 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as measured by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. The present study describes the hydroxyl radical (HO*) scavenging ability of CAP as measured by DNA strand scission assay and by an ESR spin trapping technique with 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO). The Fenton reaction [Fe(II)+ H(2)O(2) --> Fe(III) + HO* + HO(-)] was used as a source of HO*. The incubation of DNA with a mixture of FeSO(4) and H(2)O(2) caused DNA strand scission. The addition of CAP to the incubation mixture decreased the strand scission in a concentration-dependent manner. To understand the antioxidative mechanism of CAP, we used an ESR spin trapping technique. Kinetic competition studies using different concentrations of DMPO indicated that the decrease of the oxidative DNA damage was mainly due to the scavenging of HO* by CAP, not to the inhibition of the HO* generation system itself. We estimated the second order rate constants in the reaction of CAP and common HO* scavengers with HO* by kinetic competition studies. By comparison with the common HO* scavengers, CAP was found to scavenge HO* more effectively than mannitol, deoxyribose and ethanol, and to be equivalent to DMSO and benzoic acid, demonstrating that CAP is a potent HO* scavenger. The results suggest that CAP may act as an effective HO* scavenger as well as a peroxyl radical scavenger in biological systems.     

Antioxidative and cytoprotective effects of Artemisia capillaris fractions

The antioxidant effects of Artemisia capillaris fractions against reactive oxygen species (ROS) were evaluated by measuring scavenging activities against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, superoxide (O_2(-)), hydroxyl (HO.) and nitric oxide (NO.) radical. Among five solvent fractions, ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest total polyphenol and total flavonoid contents as 648.75 and 89.09 microg/mg, respectively. Also, the ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest scavenging activity; the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50, microg/mg) value for DPPH, O_2(-), HO. and NO. radical scavenging were 4.76, 31.54, 69.34 and 74.63, respectively. Additionally, the highest inhibition of rat liver microsomal lipid peroxidation was observed by ethyl acetate fraction. Except for free radical-mediated protein damage, ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest scavenging activity. The effect of Artemisia capillaris fractions on cell viability and DNA damage induced by H2O2 in Raw 264.7 cell were also evaluated by MTT and comet assay, respectively. The protective effect of ethyl acetate fraction, as indicated by cell viability increasing 71% and DNA breakage decreasing 51% as compared with H2O2-treated positive control. These results suggest that ethyl acetate fraction possess significant ROS scavenging and protective effect against oxidative DNA damage.     

Metallic taste and retronasal smell

A series of experiments investigated the nature of metallic taste reports and whether they can be attributed to the development of a retronasal smell. Two studies showed that the metallic sensation reports following oral stimulation with solutions of FeSO4 were reduced to baseline when the nose was occluded. No such reduction was seen for CuSO4 or ZnSO4, which were more bitter and astringent, respectively, and less metallic. A discrimination test based on weak but equi-intense levels of FeSO4 and CuSO4 showed that FeSO4 could be discriminated from water with the nose open but not when occluded, but that discrimination of CuSO4 from water was not impaired by nasal occlusion. A discrimination test demonstrated that the headspace over solutions of FeSO4 was not different from water, although some subjects could discriminate FeSO4 solutions from water in the mouth when the nose was occluded, perhaps by tactile or astringent cues. These results confirm that metallic taste reports following oral stimulation with FeSO4 are likely due to development of a retronasal smell, possibly following a lipid oxidation reaction in the mouth. However, metallic taste reports may arise from different mechanisms with copper and zinc salts.     

Effects of uptake of flavonoids on oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide in human intestinal Caco-2 cells

The relation between the uptake of flavonoids and the response of human colon adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cells exposed to oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) was examined. Flavonoid aglycones were incorporated into Caco-2 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, but neither glycosides nor unstable myricetin were incorporated into the cells. The incorporated flavonoids reduced the reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by H(2)O(2) in the cells in proportion to the amount incorporated and the radical scavenging activity of flavonoids. But, flavonoids with high radical scavenging activity also generated H(2)O(2). The activity decreasing intracellular ROS was inversely related to the H(2)O(2) scavenging activity of flavonoids. Therefore, the decrease in the amount of intracellular ROS induced by H(2)O(2) was not directly due to the scavenging of H(2)O(2), but rather to the scavenging of ROS generated from H(2)O(2). These results suggest that strong antioxidative flavonoids have both a cytoprotective effect owing to the scavenging of ROS and cytotoxic effect caused by the generation of H(2)O(2).     

Exposure of bovine sperm to pro-oxidants impairs the developmental competence of the embryo after the first cleavage

The present study describes the effects of exposure of bovine sperm to mild and more intense ROS generating conditions. The membrane integrity of the incubated sperm was assessed and the incubated sperm were used for IVF after which the percentages of cleavage and blastocyst formation were determined for a period up to 9 days. The incubated sperm samples showed increased levels of molecular oxidation in the plasma membrane, the mitochondria, the cytosol and to a lesser extent in the sperm's DNA. The sperm membrane integrity as well as the first cleavage rates obtained with sperm from mild ROS generating conditions (100 microM H2O2) were not different from sperm incubated without pro-oxidants. However, exposure of sperm to more severe oxidative stress (500 mM H2O2 or a combination of 100 microM ascorbic acid, 20 microM FeSO4 and 500 microM H2O2) led to plasma membrane oxidation, reduced percentages of cleaved embryos and a reduction in the percentages of cleaved embryos that developed to the blastocyst stage. From these results, we conclude that the impact of oxidative stress to sperm becomes primarily manifest after the first cleavage of the formed zygote. Importantly, the level of lipid peroxidation in the sperm plasma membrane significantly correlates with blastocyst formation when the corresponding sperm is used for in vitro fertilization of oocytes.