羊角天麻化学成分及β-羟高铁血红素形成抑制活性研究

为探究羊角天麻(Dobinea delavayi)的β-羟高铁血红素形成抑制活性成分,本实验采用硅胶、Sephadex LH-20柱色谱等方法进行化合物的纯化分离,通过理化性质及波谱数据鉴定化合物结构。结果从羊角天麻中分离得到12个化合物,分别鉴定为3,4,2′,4′-四羟基二氢查尔酮(1)、紫铆花素(2)、3,4,2′,4′,α-五羟基查尔酮(3)、金色草素(4)、芒果苷(5)、没食子酸(6)、二十四亚甲基环阿尔廷醇(7)、6β-羟基-豆甾-4-烯-3-酮(8)、β-谷甾醇(9)、胡萝卜苷(10)、棕榈酸甲酯(11)、1-棕榈酸单甘油酯(12),其中化合物1~4、6~8均为首次九子母属植物中分离得到。活性研究结果显示,化合物1~6均具有β-羟高铁血红素形成抑制活性,其中黄酮类化合物2~4具有较强的抑制活性,其IC50分别为120.3、61.5、56.0μg/mL。     

相思子化学成分研究

本研究从相思子种子的乙醇提取物中首次分离得到8个化合物,通过理化性质及光谱分析鉴定其结构为N-9-甲基-β-咔啉(1)、异喹啉酮(2)、吲哚-3-羧酸(3)、2,3-二甲氧基-5,7-二羟基-二氢黄酮(4)、3-羟甲基呋喃醛(5)、3-羟基-2-甲基-4-吡喃酮(6)、豆甾醇-4,22-二烯-3-酮(7)和(6E,6’E)-2-hydroxypropane-1,3-diylbis(octadec-6-enoate)(8)。同时还得到13个其他成分。     

元宝山冷杉化学成分的研究

采用色谱技术对元宝山冷杉的化学成分进行分离,根据波谱学方法确定化合物的结构。结果从元宝山冷杉中分离得到5个单体化合物,分别鉴定为:3α-甲氧基-9β-羊毛甾-7,24-二烯-26,23R-内酯(1)、β-谷甾醇(2)、6-甲基-3,7-二甲氧基山奈酚(3)、3-氧代-羊毛甾(9,11)-烯-24S,25-二醇(4)、豆甾-4-烯-6β-羟基-3-酮(5)。所有这些化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

滑桃树茎皮的化学成分

从大戟科植物滑桃树的茎皮中分离得到七个化合物,通过波谱分析或与已知化合物进行薄层层析对比,分别鉴定为β-谷甾醇(1)、胡萝卜甙(2)、蒲公英赛酮(3)、苔色酸乙酯(4)、苔色酸乙酯和甲酯混合物(4和5)、麦角甾-5α,8α-二环氧-22E,24R-6,22-二烯-3β-醇(6)和(2S,3S,4R,12E,2’R)-2-(2’-羟基-二十二碳酰胺基)二十碳-1,3,4-三羟基-12-烯(7)。其中化合物4、5、6和7为首次从该种植物中分离得到。     

毛花猕猴桃三萜化学成分的研究

从毛花猕猴桃(Actinindia eriantha Benth)的根部分离到3个三萜成分,经光谱和化学转化证明,R_(18)为2β,3β-二羟基-23-氧代-12-烯-28-乌苏酸,系一新化合物,其余两个成分分别为2α,3β,23-三羟基-12-烯-28-乌苏酸(R_(17))和2α3β-二羟基-12-烯-28-乌苏酸(R_(16))。     

罗汉松内生真菌Pestalotiopsis heterocornis的代谢产物研究

从罗汉松内生真菌Pestalotiopsis heterocornis的发酵培养液中分离得到10个代谢产物,应用质谱、核磁共振等现代波谱学方法鉴定为jesterone(1),hydroxy-jesterone(2),ambuic acid(3),6β-羟基-豆甾-4-烯-3-酮(4),(24S)-麦角甾-5-烯-3β,7α-二醇(5),7,22-二烯-3β,5α,7β-三羟基-麦角甾醇(6),麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3-酮(7),(4E,8E,2S,3R,2'R)-N-2'-羟基棕榈酰-9-甲基-4,8-sphingadienin(8),鲨肝醇(9),棕榈酸(10)。以上化合物均为首次从内生真菌P. heterocornis的代谢产物中分离得到,化合物4,6,7为首次从拟盘多毛孢属真菌代谢产物中分离得到。     

姜黄地上部分化学成分的研究

为了解姜黄(Curcuma longa L.)地上部分的化学成分,采用硅胶、葡聚糖凝胶柱色谱和高效液相色谱从姜黄地上部分分离得到14个化合物。通过波谱分析,分别鉴定为槲皮素3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(1)、山柰酚3-O-α-L-鼠李糖(1→2)-α-L-鼠李糖苷(2)、橙皮素7-O-α-L-鼠李糖(1→6)-β-D-葡萄糖苷(3)、1,7-二(4-羟基苯基)庚烷-4E,6E-二烯-3-酮(4)、1,7-二(4-羟基苯基)庚烷-1E,4E,6E-三烯-3-酮(5)、3-羟基-4-甲氧基肉桂酸(6)、对羟基苯甲醛(7)、香草醛(8)、4-羟基-3-甲氧基苯甲酸(9)、异香草酸(10)、4-(1-羟基-1-甲基乙基)苯甲酸(11)、R-6-羟基-6-甲基-3-(2-羟基异丙基)-2-烯环己酮(12)、6,9-二羟基-4,7-巨豆二烯-3-酮(13)和β-胡萝卜苷(14)。化合物1、2、3、12和13首次从该植物中分离得到。经HPLC比较分析,姜黄地上部分缺乏姜黄药材的主要功能成分姜黄素。     

绿玉树化学成分研究

采用正反相硅胶、Sephadex LH-20和HPLC等色谱手段对绿玉树Euphorbia tirucalli化学成分进行分离纯化,从绿玉树地上部分70%丙酮提取物中分离得到12个化合物。利用MS、1H NMR和13C NMR等现代波谱技术确定化合物结构为4α-去氧-巴豆醇-13-乙酸酯(1)、对映-3β,13S-二羟基-16-烯-14-阿替森酮(2)、羊毛甾醇(3)、3-表-粘霉烯醇(4)、齐墩果烷-9(11),12-二烯-3-酮(5)、β-香树烯酮(6)、齐墩果烷-18-烯-3-酮(7)、无羁萜(8)、4-豆甾烯-3-酮(9)、β-谷甾醇(10)、山奈酚-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(11)和东莨菪内酯(12)。其中,化合物1、2、5~7、9和12为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

国产绿奇楠沉香的化学成分研究

为了解国产绿‘奇楠’沉香的化学成分,采用色谱和波谱方法从其乙醚和乙醇提取物中分离鉴定了7个化合物,分别鉴定为顺式-7-羟基菖蒲烯(1),(5R,6R,7S,8R)-2-(苯乙基)-6,7,8-三羟基-5,6,7,8-四氢-5-[2-(2-苯乙基)色酮基-6-氧代]色酮(2), 1-羟基-1,5-二苯基戊-3-酮(3),丁香树脂酚葡萄糖苷(4),(3β)-齐墩果-12-烯-3,23-二醇(5),β-谷甾醇(6)和棕榈酸-α-单甘油酯(7)。化合物1、3～5和7均为首次从沉香中分离得到,其中化合物1表现出非常甜的芳香气味。乙酰胆碱酯酶体外抑制活性测试结果表明,50μmol L~(–1)的化合物1对乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制率为(49.9±1.4)%。     

小花琉璃草化学成分的研究

从小花琉璃草(cynoglossum lanceolatym Forsk.)全草的石油醚提取物中分离到5个化合物,用波谱等方法鉴定为:十六碳酸甲酯(Hexadecanoic acid,methyl ester)、β-谷甾醇(β-sitosterol)、5α,豆甾烷-3,6-二酮(5α,stigmastane-3,6-dione)、6β-羟基-豆甾-4-烯-3酮(6-β-hydroxy-stigmasta-4-en-3-one)和胡萝卜甙(daucosterol)。     

The in vivo metabolism of 7 beta, 17-dimethyltestosterone-6,7-3H.

7 beta, 17-Dimethyltestosterone (17 beta-hydroxy-7 beta, 17-dimethyl-4-androsten-3-one) (I) was given to three subjects in oral doses of 400 mg per day for ten days. The initial dose contained the steroid tritiated in the 6 and 7 positions. Plasma levels and urinary excretion patterns were followed in all three subjects. Isolations were done on the urine, plasma, and stools of one patient. From the urine 7 beta, 17-dimethyl- 5 alpha-androstane-3 beta,17 beta-diol (VI) was isolated from the nonhydrolyzed fractions. Unchanged (I), 7 beta,17-dimethyl-5 beta-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol (III) and 7 beta, 17-dimethyl-5 beta-androstane-3 beta,17 beta-diol (IV) were isolated from the nonhydrolyzed and enzyme-hydrolyzed fractions. 7 beta,17-dimethyl-5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol (V) was isolated from the enzymatic fractions. From the stools were isolated unchanged (I), (III), (IV), (V), and (VI). Unchanged (I) and its 5 alpha-dihydro derivative (17 beta-hydroxy-7 beta,17-dimethyl-5 alpha-androstan-3-one) (II) were identified in the plasma. The total recovery of radioactivity in the one patient on whom the isolations were done was 57%; 40% from the urine and 17% from the stools.     

Endo-beta-galactosidase of Escherichia freundii. Hydrolysis of pig colonic mucin and milk oligosaccharides by endoglycosidic action.

The purified keratansulfate degrading enzyme from $\text{Eschericia freundii}$ could hydrolyze desialyzed pig colonic mucin and milk oligosaccharides. Desialyzed pig colonic mucin was digested to produce GlcNAcβ(1→3)Gal, GlcNAc-6Sβ(1→3)Gal and resistant polymer. Lacto-N-tetraose and lacto-N-tetraitol were hydrolyzed endoglycosidically to release glucose and sorbitol, respectively. Therefore, this enzyme was found to be an endo-β-galactosidase of rather wide specificity.     

Effects of adeno-associated virus (AAV) of transforming growth factors β1 and β3 (TGFβ1,3) on promoting synthesis of glycosaminoglycan and collagen type Ⅱ of dedifferentiated nucleus pulposus (NP) cells

The effects of AAV-TGFβ1 and AAV-TGFβ3 on promoting synthesis of glycosaminoglycan and collagen type Ⅱ of dedifferentiated rabbit lumbar disc NP cells were studied in this work. The rabbit lumbar disc NP cells were isolated and cultured. The earlier and later dedifferentiated NP cells were established by subculture. The AAV transfection efficiency to dedifferentiated NP cells was analyzed with AAV-EGFP in vitro. After dedifferentiated NP cells were transfected by AAV-TGFβ1 or AAV-TGFβ3, their biological effects on promoting synthesis of glycosaminoglycan or collagen type Ⅱ were detected and compared by the methods of 35S incorporation or immunoblotting. The experimental results showed that AAV could transfect efficiently the earlier dedifferentiated NP cells, but its transfection rate was shown to be at a low level to the later dedifferentiated NP cells. Both AAV-TGFβ1 and AAV-TGFβ3 could promote the earlier dedifferentiated NP cells to synthesize glycosaminoglycan and collagen type Ⅱ, and the effect of AAV-TGFβ1 was better than that of AAV-TGFβ3. For the later dedifferentiated NP cells, the AAV-TGFβ3 could promote their synthesis, but AAV-TGFβ1 could slightly inhibit their synthesis. Therefore, AAV-TGFβ1 and AAV-TGFβ3 could be used for the earlier dedifferentiated NP cells, and the TGFβ3 could be used as the objective gene for the later dedifferentiated NP cells.     

Simple Synthesis of Mite Pheromone β-Acaridial and Its Analogs in the Secretion of Caloglyphus polyphyllae (Acari: Acaridae)

A simple synthesis of β-acaridial [(E)-1], the active principle of the sex, alarm and aggregation pheromone among astigmatid mites, was achieved in 5 steps from 1,2,4-butanetriol 2 in a 19% overall yield. Its analog, β-acariolal 8, was also prepared in a 63% yield by oxidation of the intermediate, β-acaridiol [(E)-7], with pyridinium dichromate (PDC). This synthetic route also gave β-(Z)-acaridiol [(Z)-7] by using a Z-selective base in the Wittig reaction. (Z)-7 was oxidized to give a new monoterpene, β-(Z)-acaridial [(Z)-1], which was detected as a trace component in the secretion of Caloglyphus polyphyllae, together with 8.     

I. Preparation of steroid-antigens through positions of the steroid not bearing functional groups

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHA) and Dihydrotestosterone (dht) derivatives were prepared in order to obtain antibodies to these steroids. DHA and DHT were coupled to bovine serum albumin through positions which left the functional groups of the steroid free.An intercalated bond with a carboxylic function was linked to C-7 or C-15 of DHA and C-1 off DHT.     

Synthesis and evaluation of 6-(3-[18F]fluoro-2-hydroxypropyl)-substituted 2-pyridylbenzothiophenes and 2-pyridylbenzothiazoles as potential PET tracers for imaging Aβ plaques

3-[¹⁸F]Fluoro-2-hydroxypropyl substituted compounds were synthesized and evaluated as novel ¹⁸F-labeled PET tracers for imaging Aβ plaque in a living brain. All compounds exhibited high binding affinities toward the synthetic Aβ_1–42 aggregate and/or Alzheimer’s disease brain homogenate. In the microPET study with normal mice, the 3-[¹⁸F]fluoro-2-hydroxypropyl substituted compounds resulted in fast brain washout by reducing the lipophilicities of the compounds. Intriguingly, (S)-configured PET tracers, (S)-[¹⁸F]1b and (S)-[¹⁸F]1c, exhibited a 2.8 and 4.0-fold faster brain washout rate at a peak/30 min in the mouse brain than the corresponding (R)-configured PET tracers despite there being no meaningful difference in binding affinities toward Aβ plaque. A further evaluation of (S)-[¹⁸F]1c with healthy rhesus monkeys also revealed excellent clearance from the frontal cortex with ratios of 7.0, 16.0, 30.0 and 49.0 at a peak/30, 60, 90, and 120 min, respectively. These results suggest that (S)-[¹⁸F]1c may be a potential PET tracer for imaging Aβ plaque in a living brain.     

β-xylosidases and a nonspecific wall-bound β-glucosidase of the yeast cryptococcus albidus

Cryptococcus albidus grown on wood xylans possesses a soluble intracellular β-xylosidase (EC 3.2.1.37) as an additional constituent of the xylan-degrading enzyme system of this yeast. The enzyme attacks linear 1,4-β-xylooligosaccharides in an exo-fashion, liberating xylose from the non-reducing ends. The activity of the enzyme increases in the cells during growth on xylan and incubation with xylobiose or methyl β-D-xylopyranoside which are the best inducers of extracellular β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8). Various alkyl-, alkyl-1-thio- and aryl β-D-xylopyranosides were excellent of a different β-xylosidase of Cryptococcus albidus. This enzyme is localized outside the plasma membrane and is principally associated with cell walls. Unlike the soluble intracellular β-xylosidase, the wall-bound enzyme does not hydrolyze xylooligosaccharides. Evidence has been obtained that β-xylosidase activity in the cell walls is not due to the presence of a specific aryl β-xylosidase, but is exhibited by a nonspecific β-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.21) inducible by β-D-xylopyranosides. The ratio of β-glucosidase and β-xylosidase activity in the cells and isolated cell walls from yeast induced by various β-xylopyranosides and β-glucopyranosides was very similar. Both wall-bound activities were inhibited in a similar pattern by inhibitors of β-glucosidases, 1,5-gluconolactone and nojirimycin. This bifunctional enzyme does not bear any relationship to the utilization of xylans in Cryptococcus albidus.     

Produced β-hydroxybutyrate after β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) administration may contribute HMB function in mice

β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) is an intermediate in the metabolism of the branched-chain amino acid leucine. HMB has several demonstrated effects on skeletal muscle function, some of which are contradictory. In addition, the effect of exogenous HMB intake on the levels of intermediate metabolites is not known. Therefore, we investigated changes in HMB metabolites after oral HMB administration in mice. First, ICR mice were treated with either distilled water or HMB (0.215 g/10 mL/kg). Sampling was performed at 0, 1, 6, 12, and 24 h after administration. Next, ICR mice were given distilled water or HMB (0.215 g/10 mL/kg/d) for 10 d. Mice given HMB shown a significant increase in liver β-methylcrotonyl-CoA and increased β-hydroxybutyrate in plasma and the gastrocnemius muscle 1 h after HMB administration. Mice administered HMB for 10 d showed significantly decreased food intake and body weight; however, the relative weight of the gastrocnemius muscle was significantly increased. These results may be attributed to an increase in β-hydroxybutyrate resulting from exogenous HMB, since β-hydroxybutyrate inhibits food intake and suppresses skeletal muscle catabolism. In conclusion, β-hydroxybutyrate, a metabolite of HMB, was found to play an important role in the function of HMB.     

β2-微球蛋白在肺气肿发病过程中的作用

目的探讨β2-微球蛋白(β2-microglobulin,β2m)通过巨噬细胞在肺气肿发病过程中的可能作用。方法小鼠分别烟雾暴露8、16、24周建立肺气肿模型,有创小鼠肺功能仪测定肺功能参数;收集肺泡灌洗液(bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, BALF)进行细胞计数;取肺组织进行苏木精-伊红(hematoxylin-eosin, HE)染色、免疫组织化学染色和免疫荧光共染,分析肺泡结构破坏、β2m表达及其靶细胞情况。佛波酯(phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, PMA)体外诱导人单核细胞系THP-1分化为巨噬细胞,以不同质量浓度的人重组β2m刺激48 h,ELISA检测细胞培养上清中炎症因子的改变。结果与对照组小鼠相比,烟雾暴露所致肺气肿模型组小鼠肺泡腔明显扩大,肺总量(total lung capacity, TLC)、肺泡弦长(mean linear intercept, Lm)和肺泡破坏指数(destructive index, DI)均明显增加(P<0.05);BALF细胞总数明显增多,以巨噬细胞为主。免疫组织化学染色及免疫荧光共染显示肺气肿组小鼠肺组织β2m表达上调(P<0.05),且可与巨噬细胞共定位。体外用人重组β2m刺激THP-1巨噬细胞可促进炎症因子IL-1β、IL-6、IL-8的产生(P<0.05)。结论上述数据表明β2m可能通过上调巨噬细胞炎症因子产生从而参与肺气肿的发病过程。研究为未来肺气肿的治疗提供了一个新的潜在干预靶点。