二苯乙烯苷抗动脉粥样硬化的作用和机制

二苯乙烯苷是中药何首乌中主要的水溶性生物活性成分。大量研究表明,二苯乙烯苷能够通过调脂、抗氧化、抗炎、舒张血管及增强免疫力等作用而抑制动脉粥样硬化的发生和发展,作为抗动脉粥样硬化的一种有效成分极具研究价值。但目前对其抗动脉粥样硬化的潜在作用机制还不完全清楚,本文就二苯乙烯苷在调节脂质、抗氧化、降低炎性反应等方面作用和机制作一综述。     

二苯乙烯苷抗动脉粥样硬化的药理作用

二苯乙烯苷是何首乌的主要药效成分,药理作用十分广泛,可通过抗氧化、保护内皮细胞功能、改善脂质代谢、抑制血管平滑肌细胞增生和血小板聚集、抑制粘附分子的表达等途径而达到防治动脉粥样硬化作用。     

二苯乙烯苷对糖尿病肾病大鼠氧化应激反应相关因子的影响

目的：探讨二苯乙烯苷（TSG）对糖尿病肾病（DN）大鼠氧化应激效应和肾功能的影响。方法：将雄性大鼠随机分为正常对照 组、DN 大鼠模型组和TSG 治疗组,采用腹腔注射链脲佐菌素（60 mg/kg）建立DN大鼠模型,给药8 周后所有大鼠称体重、肾重。 并且通过腹腔采血的方式,收集各组大鼠的血液,观察、测量各组大鼠血清中相应的生化指标,然后运用比色法测定各组大鼠血 清中氧化应激相关因子活性和含量。结果：TSG能够有效的增强肾脏对血肌酐、尿素氮的清除率,从而减轻由高血糖引起的肾脏 损伤,并且能够显著降低DN大鼠血液中NO、NOS含量,提高T-SOD、CAT 活力值。结论：二苯乙烯苷能够改善DN 大鼠血清中 相应的生化指标,有效抑制DN大鼠肾脏的氧化应激反应,对DN具有显著的治疗作用。     

二苯乙烯苷对H202诱导血管内皮细胞ICAM-1及VCAM-1表达的影响

目的：通过研究二苯乙烯苷（TSG）对H20：诱导的人脐静脉内皮细胞ICAM-1、VCAM-1表达的影响,探明二苯乙烯苷抗氧化保护内皮细胞的作用机制。方法：体外培养人脐静脉内皮细胞,实验分为空白对照组、H20：组、辛伐他汀组、TSG组,运用逆转录聚合酶链式反应和酶联免疫吸附试验分别检测ICAM-1及VCAM-1mRNA与其蛋白的表达。结果：200μmol·L。的H202作用内皮细胞24h后。ICAM．1和VCAM-1的mRNA和蛋白表达水平均明显上调,与空白对照组比较,差异有显著性（P〈0．01）。而在200μmol·L。的H202作用前用1μmol·L^-1二苯乙烯苷预处理体外培养人脐静脉内皮细胞4h,结果显示二苯乙烯苷能抑制H2O2诱导的内皮细胞ICAM-1、VCAM-1的mRNA和VCAM-1的蛋白水平表达,与H2O2组比较差异有显著性（P〈0．01）;而ICAM-1的蛋白表达水平与H202组比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;辛伐他汀组ICAM-1和VCAM-1的mRNA及其蛋白水平表达降低,与H20：组比较差异均有显著性（P〈0．01）。实验结果表明二苯乙烯苷可抑制H2O2诱导的内皮细胞粘附分子ICAM-1、VCAM-1表达。结论：二苯乙烯苷可通过降低细胞粘附分子ICAM-1和VCAM-1的表达保护氧化应激引起的人脐静脉内皮细胞损伤。     

二苯乙烯苷对氧化诱导内皮细胞凋亡及Caspase-3和PARP表达的影响

为研究二苯乙烯苷对过氧化氢(H2O2)诱导人脐静脉内皮细胞凋亡的影响并初步探讨二苯乙烯苷抗凋亡的可能机制,采用不同浓度H2O2和二苯乙烯苷处理内皮细胞24 h,以MTT法检测细胞生长活力、Hoechst33258染色观察细胞形态、流式细胞仪检测凋亡率等方法筛选造模内皮细胞凋亡的H2O2浓度和二苯乙烯苷最佳的抗内皮细胞凋亡作用浓度.RT-PCR、Western-blot分别检测Caspase-3、PARP mRNA及蛋白质的表达.结果发现,与空白对照组相比,300μmol/L H2O2作用后,内皮细胞增殖明显受到抑制,Hoechst33258染色可见大量凋亡细胞,细胞凋亡率显著增加,流式细胞仪检测出明显的凋亡峰,Caspase-3和多聚腺苷酸二磷酸核糖基聚合酶(PARP)的表达量显著增加.经二苯乙烯苷处理后,随着二苯乙烯苷浓度增加,细胞的增殖率随之增加,凋亡细胞数减少,凋亡率逐渐降低,与H2O2组比较,10μmol/L的二苯乙烯苷能够显著提高细胞增殖率,降低细胞凋亡率,并显著减少Caspase-3和PARP表达.以上结果表明,二苯乙烯苷能够抑制由H2O2诱导的人脐静脉内皮细胞凋亡,增加细胞生长活性,降低细胞凋亡率,其作用机制可能与下调Caspase-3和多聚腺苷酸二磷酸核糖基聚合酶(PARP)的表达有关.     

何首乌生长过程中二苯乙烯苷的含量变化

对1～4年生何首乌的主要药用成分二苯乙烯苷含量在不同时期、不同器官中的变化进行测定分析,以明确何首乌的最佳采收时间和采收部位.结果显示:何首乌各器官中块根的二苯乙烯苷含量最高,为5.35%,其次为老根和老茎,营养器官的幼嫩部分及生殖器官中的含量都很低;随着生长年限的增加,块根中二苯乙烯苷含量逐渐增加.块根中二苯乙烯苷的含量从6月至10月逐渐升高,10月含量达到最高,为7.09%,然后含量逐渐降低.何首乌块根各部分中二苯乙烯苷的含量差异较大,周皮含量最高,为9.64%,薄壁组织最低.从二苯乙烯苷的含量变化考虑,10月采收何首乌较为合理,且老根和老茎应进行综合利用.     

何首乌营养器官结构与二苯乙烯苷的积累动态研究

采用显微制片技术、组织化学定位和二苯乙烯苷定量分析等方法,对何首乌的各种营养器官分别进行了二苯乙烯苷的定位、含量和相应的组织结构特征研究。结果表明:二苯乙烯苷在何首乌的各类营养器官中均有分布,依据含量排序为:根状茎块根叶茎。二苯乙烯苷的含量因营养器官的生长发育时期不同而发生变化(茎除外)。二苯乙烯苷在何首乌块根中的积累变化是呈直线上升趋势(4月份除外),10月末含量最为丰富;在根状茎和叶中二苯乙烯苷的变化趋势一致,8月末积累达到最大值;二苯乙烯苷在茎中含量较少,且在任何生长期内变化不明显。何首乌的块根属于异常结构,栓内层、次生韧皮部、三生韧皮部和维管射线是其积累二苯乙烯苷的主要场所;二苯乙烯苷在根状茎中的主要积累组织有栓内层、皮层、次生韧皮和维管射线;栅栏组织是叶内二苯乙烯苷积累的主要场所。     

二苯乙烯苷对H2O2诱导血管内皮细胞ICAM-1及VCAM-1表达的影响

目的:通过研究二苯乙烯苷(TSG)对H2O2诱导的人脐静脉内皮细胞ICAM-1、VCAM-1表达的影响,探明二苯乙烯苷抗氧化保护内皮细胞的作用机制.方法:体外培养人脐静脉内皮细胞,实验分为空白对照组、H2O2组、辛伐他汀组、TSG组,运用逆转录聚合酶链式反应和酶联免疫吸附试验分别检测ICAM-1及VCAM-1 mRNA与其蛋白的表达.结果:200 μmol· L-1的H2O2作用内皮细胞24h后,ICAM-1和VCAM-1的mRNA和蛋白表达水平均明显上调,与空白对照组比较,差异有显著性(P＜0.01).而在200μmol· L-1的H2O2作用前用1μmol· L-1二苯乙烯苷预处理体外培养人脐静脉内皮细胞4h,结果显示二苯乙烯苷能抑制H2O2诱导的内皮细胞ICAM-1、VCAM-1的mRNA和VCAM-1的蛋白水平表达,与H2O2组比较差异有显著性(P＜0.01);而ICAM-1的蛋白表达水平与H2O2组比较差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);辛伐他汀组ICAM-1和VCAM-1的mRNA及其蛋白水平表达降低,与H2O2组比较差异均有显著性(P＜0.01).实验结果表明二苯乙烯苷可抑制H2O2诱导的内皮细胞粘附分子ICAM-1、VCAM-1表达.结论:二苯乙烯苷可通过降低细胞粘附分子ICAM-1和VCAM-1的表达保护氧化应激引起的人脐静脉内皮细胞损伤.     

参乌胶囊及其有效成分二苯乙烯苷对老年大鼠海马区神经生长因子及其受体表达的影响

目的观察本室自行研制的中药新复方参乌胶囊（SW）及其有效成分何首乌四羟基二苯乙烯苷（TSG）对老年大鼠海马区神经生长因子（NGF）及其受体表达的影响。方法老年sD大鼠从21月龄始,分别灌胃给予SW低、高剂量（0．8s／kg、1．6g／kg）和TSG低、高剂量（0．03s／kg、0．06g／kg）至24月龄。以6月龄大鼠为青年对照,未给药的24月龄大鼠为老年对照。应用实时定量PCR方法检测大鼠海马区NGF及其受体TrkA的mRNA表达水平,免疫组织化学染色和Westernblot方法检测海马区NGF及TrkA表达水平。结果从基因和蛋白质水平观察到,老年大鼠海马区NGF及其受体TrkA的mRNA表达和蛋白表达明显降低。老年大鼠灌胃给予SW能够上调其海马区NGFmRNA和TrkAmRNA水平;SW和TSG对NGF蛋白表达有明显的增高作用,高剂量SW和TSG对TrkA表达的上调作用显著。结论SW和TSG能够增高老年大鼠海马区NGF及其受体水平,提示它们可作用在神经元信号转导通路的起始端,有利于提高神经元的存活和功能。     

二苯乙烯苷抑制过氧化氢诱导的人脐静脉内皮细胞凋亡

目的：研究二苯乙烯苷（TSG）对过氧化氢（H2O2）诱导人脐静脉内皮细胞（HUVECs）凋亡的保护作用。方法：运用四甲基偶氮唑盐还原法（MTT法）和流式细胞术筛选建立细胞凋亡模型的H2O2合适浓度以及检测不同浓度TSG对H2O2诱导HUVECs的增殖率和凋亡率;Hoechst33258染色观察细胞凋亡形态。结果：MTT及流式法筛选300μmol/L为H2O2作用于细胞的最适凋亡浓度。MTT和流式结果显示,与H2O（2300μmol/L）损伤组比较,10μmol/L与100μmol/LTSG预处理组细胞的增殖率增加（P〈0.05）,凋亡率显著降低（P〈0.01）;Hoechst33258染色观察TSG能降低H2O2诱导的细胞凋亡,使细胞凋亡数减少。结论：TSG能抑制H2O2诱导的HUVECs凋亡,从而起到保护血管内皮细胞的作用。     

APP／PS双转基因阿尔茨海默病小鼠模型的老年斑及行为学动态分析

目的研究APP／PS1双转基因阿尔茨海默病小鼠模型老年斑形成和行为改变的动态过程。方法将转APPswe突变基因小鼠与转PSAE9基因突变小鼠杂交,PCR鉴定APPswe／PSAE9双突变转基因小鼠的基因表型,筛选阳性小鼠建立APPswe／PS／kE9双转基因C57BL／6J小鼠模型。抗邮免疫组化、改良Bieschowsky银染法、Thioflavin-S荧光分别动态检测3、4、5、6、9、12月龄APPswe／PSAE9双转基因小鼠大脑病理改变。荷兰Noldus公司EthovisionXT监测分析软件动态观察3、6、9月龄的APPswe／PSAE9双转基因小鼠Morris水迷宫行为学改变。利用SPSS16．0软件统计分析。结果建立了人APPswe／PSAE9双转基因阿尔茨海默病小鼠模型。3月龄APP／PS1双转基因小鼠大脑组织抗Aβ1—17免疫组织化学、改良Bieschowsky银染法、Thioflavin—S荧光未检测到有明显老年斑形成。4．5月龄APPswe／PSAE9双转基因小鼠大脑组织上述三种方法均可检测到老年斑。9、12月龄双转基因小鼠老年斑数量体积明显增加,出现与阿尔茨海默病患者较相似的老年斑改变。Morris水迷宫试验发现3、6、9月龄APPswe／PSAE9双转基因小鼠行为学结果与同月龄野生型小鼠有差异,说明与同月龄野生型小鼠相比出现记忆学习能力缺陷（P〈0．05）。结论成功建立了人APPswe／PSAE9双转基因小鼠阿尔茨海默病模型,为阿尔茨海默病发病机制研究和药物研发提供了有价值的动物模型。     

老年性痴呆症患者海马老年斑三维重构

老年斑是老年性痴呆 (AD)的主要病理特征之一。β 淀粉样蛋白 (Aβ)在老年斑中的积聚与AD发病关系密切。因此 ,如何抑制老年斑内Aβ的积聚和促进Aβ纤维的解聚对于治疗和预防AD有十分重要的意义。通过免疫组织化学染色、MATLAB软件图像处理、AVS重构等技术构建了老年斑三维结构。实验发现海马部位的弥散斑和经典斑具有孔状结构 ;弥散斑无明显核心结构 ,密度分布趋势由中心向周围递减 ;经典斑中心Aβ沉积最致密 ,周围Aβ沉积最少 ,而斑块外周Aβ沉积密度居中。老年斑三维结构重构方法的建立 ,有助于老年斑积聚动力学的研究 ,并对AD病理机制的探讨具有重要意义。     

散发性阿尔茨海默病大鼠学习记忆和抗氧化能力的观察

目的:观察散发性阿尔茨海默病动物模型的学习记忆和抗氧化能力,初步探讨该疾病的发生机制。方法:雄性SD大鼠24只,随机分为正常对照组和模型组。模型组大鼠给予侧脑室注射STZ制作散发性阿尔茨海默病动物模型,3周后,通过Morris水迷宫方法进行行为学检测,生物化学方法检测海马超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力、丙二醛(MDA)含量的变化。结果:与对照组比较,模型组大鼠潜逃潜伏期延长(P<0.05)、目的象限停留时间显著降低(P<0.05);海马SOD活力降低(P<0.01),MDA含量增加(P<0.01)。结论:散发性阿尔茨海默病大鼠学习记忆能力低,其发生机制可能与大鼠海马的抗氧化能力下降有关。     

Heart Rate Variation, Age, and Behavior in Subjects with Senile Dementia of Alzheimer Type

Minute-by-minute heart rate (HR) recordings over a period of 24 h were obtained once for 30 elderly subjects diagnosed as having senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT). Twenty-one of the subjects were studied in a hospital ward setting, and nine were studied in their own homes. Twelve were men and 18 were women. Eleven took some form of sedative medication; 10 took no medication. Thirty-minute mean values were unmasked to take account of the effects of activity and sleep on HR. Results indicate that the masked HR circadian rhythm of SDAT may be more often unimodal than that of normal subjects of similar age, and that phase shift of the endogenous, clock-mediated component of the rhythm (with higher HR at night) is to be expected in a proportion of individuals with SDAT.     

Cortical Substance P-Like Immunoreactivity in Cases of Alzheimer's Disease and Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

Abstract: The concentration of substance P-like immunoreactive material (SPLI) and somatostatin-like immunoreactive material (SLI) and the activity of acetyl-CoA: choline- O -acetyltransferase (ChAT; EC 2.3.1.6.) were measured in eight brain regions of 13 normal patients and 12 patients with Alzheimer disease/senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (AD/SDAT). SPLI was significantly lower in five of eight regions in the patients with AD/SDAT. Younger patients with AD/SDAT had significantly lower SLI in the parietal cortex than older patients. ChAT activity and SPLI in the parietal cortex of the presenile patients with ADISDAT were not significantly different from values found in older patients.     

Circadian System Functionality,Hippocampal Oxidative Stress,and Spatial Memory in the APPswe/PS1dE9 Transgenic Model of Alzheimer Disease: Effects of Melatonin or Ramelteon

Alzheimer disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily causes β-amyloid accumulation in the brain, resulting in cognitive and behavioral deficits. AD patients, however, also suffer from severe circadian rhythm disruptions, and the underlying causes are still not fully known. Patients with AD show reduced systemic melatonin levels. This may contribute to their symptoms, since melatonin is an effective chronobiotic and antioxidant with neuroprotective properties. Here, the authors critically assessed the effects of long-term melatonin treatment on circadian system function, hippocampal oxidative stress, and spatial memory performance in the APPswe/PS1 double transgenic (Tg) mouse model of AD. To test if melatonin MT1/MT2 receptor activation, alone, was involved, the authors chronically treated some mice with the selective MT1/MT2 receptor agonist ramelteon. The results indicate that many of the circadian and behavioral parameters measured, including oxidative stress markers, were not significantly affected in these AD mice. During the day, though, Tg controls (Tg-CON) showed significantly higher mean activity and body temperature (BT) than wild-type (WT) mice. Overall, BT rhythm amplitude was significantly lower in Tg than in WT mice. Although melatonin treatment had no effect, ramelteon significantly reduced the amplitude of the BT rhythm in Tg mice. Towards the end of the experiment, Tg mice treated with ramelteon (Tg-RAM) showed significantly higher circadian rhythm fragmentation than Tg-CON and reduced circadian BT rhythm strength. The free-running period (τ) for the BT and locomotor activity (LA) rhythms of Tg-CON was <24?h. Whereas melatonin maintained τ at 24?h for BT and LA in both genotypes, ramelteon treatment had no effect. In the behavioral tests, the number of approaches and time spent exploring novel objects were significantly higher in Tg-CON than WT controls. Brain tissue analysis revealed significant reduction in hippocampal protein oxidation in Tg-MEL and Tg-RAM compared with Tg-CON animals. These results suggest that not all aspects of the circadian system are affected in the APPswe/PS1 mice. Therefore, care should be taken when extending the results obtained in Tg mice to develop new therapies in humans. This study also revealed the complexity in the therapeutic actions of melatonin and ramelteon in this mouse model of AD. (Author correspondence: jamadrid@um.es)     

Association among Amyloid Plaque,Lipid, and Creatine in Hippocampus of TgCRND8 Mouse Model for Alzheimer Disease

Amyloid peptide (Aβ) aggregation in the brain is a characteristic feature of Alzheimer disease (AD). Previously, we reported the discovery of focally elevated creatine deposits in brain tissue from TgCRND8 mice, which express double mutant (K670N/M671L and V717F) amyloid protein precursor. In this study, frozen hippocampal tissue sections from 5-, 8-, 11-, 14-, and 17-month old TgCRND8 and littermate control mice were examined with Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy to explore the distribution of lipid, creatine, and dense core plaque deposits. Lipid distribution throughout the hippocampus was similar in transgenic (Tg) and non-Tg littermates at all ages. Dense core plaques were always found to lie within a thin (30–50 μm) lipid envelope, confirmed by imaging through serial sections. Creatine deposits were found in all TgCRND8 mice; the extent of deposition increased with age. Minor creatine deposits appeared in the oldest littermate controls. Distribution in the serial sections showed moderate correlation between layers, slightly disturbed by the freeze/thaw process. Creatine deposits in Tg mice were not specifically co-localized with plaques or lipid halos. The dimension of the lipid envelope is comparable with that of the diffuse halo of nonaggregated amyloid, implying a dynamic association in vivo, postulated to have a significant role in the evolving neurotoxicity.     

NGI重组DNA疫苗对转基因AD小鼠的治疗作用

目的研究NGI对转基因阿尔茨海默病小鼠的治疗作用。方法构建包含小鼠OMgp细胞外8LRP重复序列,人Tenascin-R的EGF-L结构域,以及人Nogo-A的氨基端和66个氨基酸细胞外域的重组质粒,肌肉注射AD小鼠,空载体组和空白对照组为对照组。水迷宫检测小鼠行为学差别,免疫组化检测其病理差别。结果4.5月龄AD小鼠经过水迷宫隐蔽平台实验,2d后疫苗组小鼠潜伏期比对照组缩短30%（P〈0.05）。探索实验显示3月龄疫苗组比空载体组和空白对照组小鼠穿越目标象限的次数分别增加48%和44%（P〈0.05）。结论NGI重组DNA疫苗能够提高转基因AD小鼠的学习与记忆能力。     

磁场作用对小鼠学习记忆的影响

目的 :探讨磁场作用对小鼠学习记忆能力的影响。方法 :应用水迷宫学习模型测定并对比 30分钟磁场处理组、1 5分钟磁场处理组和非磁场处理的正常对照组动物的空间学习记忆能力。结果 :水迷宫学习训练的实验表明 30分钟磁场处理组与正常对照组比较 ,动物到达水下平台的时间延长 ;游程增加 ;平均游速减慢 ,且均具有显著性差异 (p <0 .0 5)。 1 5分钟磁场处理组与正常对照组比较 ,动物到达水下平台的时间延长 ,且具有显著性差异 (p <0 .0 5) ;游程和平均速度与正常对照组相比无显著性差异 (p >0 .0 5)。结论 :磁场处理 30分钟或 1 5分钟损伤小鼠的空间学习记忆能力 ,且以 30分钟的磁场处理作用较强     

Tyrosine Hydroxylase, Tryptophan Hydroxylase, Biopterin, and Neopterin in the Brains of Normal Controls and Patients with Senile Dementia of Alzheimer Type

The activities of tyrosine hydroxylase and tryptophan hydroxylase, and the concentrations of the biopterin cofactor and the precursor neopterin were measured in 14 regions of postmortem brains from four histologically verified patients of senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT) and eight histologically normal controls. Neopterin concentrations were measured in the human brain for the first time. The activities of tyrosine hydroxylase and tryptophan hydroxylase in the brains of patients with SDAT were significantly reduced in the substantia nigra and in the lateral segment of the globus pallidus, locus ceruleus, and substantia nigra, respectively. The concentrations of total biopterin in the brains of patients with SDAT were significantly reduced in the putamen and substantia nigra, but the total neopterin concentrations did not change significantly. These results suggest that the reduction in biogenic amines in SDAT might be related to reductions in biosynthetic enzymes associated with biogenic amines, due to destruction of monoaminergic neurons.