荔枝果实发育过程中内源多胺含量的变化

荔枝果实中多胺含量以亚精胺(Spd)最高,腐胺(Put)其次,精胺(Spm)最低,三者分别于花后7 d和28 d各出现1个高峰.果皮、假种皮和种子中总多胺含量以各自发育初期为最高,随后急速下降,快速膨大期间的变化则不大.花后0～21 d,单果中Put、Spd和Spm含量最低;花后28 d,出现第1个小高峰;果实快速膨大期Spd含量急剧升高,Put和Spm升高较慢.     

外源多胺对盐胁迫下玉米叶绿体结合态多胺水平和光合作用的影响

在100 mm o l/L N aC l胁迫下,研究了外源多胺-腐胺(Pu t)、尸胺(C ad)、亚精胺(Spd)和精胺(Spm)对玉米幼苗生长、光合速率和PSⅡ光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、叶绿体结合多胺和叶片丙二醛(M DA)含量以及抗氧化酶活性的影响.结果表明,叶面喷施1 mm o l/L的Pu t、Spd和Spm可显著增加盐胁迫下玉米幼苗干物质重、叶绿体内结合态多胺的含量、叶片净光合速率和PSⅡ光化学效率(Fv/Fm),并降低了叶片中M DA含量.外源Spd和Spm明显增加盐胁迫下玉米幼苗的抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)、过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性;外源Pu t可增强APX和POD活性,对CAT活性的影响不明显.这些结果表明多胺对玉米盐害的缓解作用可能是由于提高了叶绿体中结合态多胺的含量和叶片抗氧化酶的活性,从而增强了盐胁迫下的玉米光合能力.     

星星草营养器官适应盐胁迫的结构特征

采用0．6％Na2CO3胁迫处理星星草[Puccinellia tenuiflora（Turcz．）Scribn．et Merr．]幼苗,光镜和电镜观察其根和叶的显微和超微结构。结果表明,星星草根的表皮向外突出形成密集的根毛;外皮层由1～2层细胞组成,排列较紧密;中皮层薄壁细胞排列疏松,形成发达的通气组织;内皮层呈典型的五面加厚;中柱鞘排列紧密,其壁加厚;初生木质部与初生韧皮部相间排列,初生木质部为5～7原型,中央为后生木质部导管,无髓存在。叶的表皮有表皮毛和丰富的蜡质层;叶上表皮泡状细胞数目较少,且深陷;气孔下陷,其下有较大的气室;叶脉有大、中、小3种维管束,大、中型维管束为C3型,小型维管束为C4型。星星草可能是介于C3和C4植物之间的类型,具有耐盐碱及耐干旱特征。     

香根草对重金属铅离子的胁迫反应研究

研究了Pb²⁺对香根草生理生态指标的影响.结果表明, 随水培液中Pb²⁺浓度的增加(0～8 mmol·L^-1),香根草苗的生长受到严重影响;叶片电导率增大;SOD活性先上升后下降,但均高于对照,其活性与Pb ²⁺浓度呈正相关;POD和CAT活性虽也是先上升后下降,但在高浓度(＞4 mmol·L^-1)的Pb²⁺处理下,酶活性均低于对照,其酶活性与Pb²⁺浓度呈显著负相关.可以认为,酶活性升高是由于香根草苗对Pb2+胁迫做出的应激反应,而高浓度Pb²⁺却对香根草苗的保护酶活性有抑制作用.     

盐胁迫下大麦幼苗多胺的种类和状态与多胺氧化酶活性的关系

200 mmol/L的NaCl胁迫8 d大麦幼苗叶片和根系中的三种形态多胺都有不同程度地下降,其中游离态多胺含量的下降幅度最大;高氯酸不溶性结合态多胺含量变化较小.根系中PAO的活性先上升后下降,而叶片中PAO的活性先下降后上升.游离态多胺中,亚精胺和精胺(Spd Spm)的含量变化与相应部位PAO的活性变化趋势相反,表明PAO在盐胁迫下可能调节了游离态多胺的含量从而影响高氯酸可溶结合态与高氯酸不溶结合态多胺的含量.     

NaCl胁迫下外源亚精胺和二环己基胺对滨藜内源多胺含量和抗盐性的影响

受高浓度NaCl胁迫的滨藜叶中内源腐胺（Put)、叶绿素、丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）的含量,腐胺／多胺（Put/PA)值以及相对电导率明显增加,内源亚精胺（Spd)、精胺（Spm）、蛋白质的含量和含水量显著下降。,外施亚精胺可以逆转NaCl的胁迫效应,外施二环己基胺（ＤＣＨＡ）的作用与外施亚精胺的相反。     

NaCl胁迫对玉米和滨藜叶片中内源多胺含量与幼苗生长的影响（？…

ＮａＣｌ胁迫下玉米内源腐胺和钠含量明显增加,亚精胺,精胺和钾含量显著降低,生长受到抑制,高浓度ＮａＣｌ胁迫下,滨藜内源多胺,钠和钾含量变化情况与ＮａＣｌ胁迫下的玉米有相同的趋势。     

葡萄实生树阶段转变过程中的内源多胺含量变化

用高效液相色谱法测定二年生巨峰葡萄自然实生树不同节位叶片、芽、韧皮部中内源多胺含量的结果表明,随着节位的升高,在3种组织中的腐胺(Put)和亚精胺(Spd)含量增加,21～25节腐胺增加幅度最大,自21节起亚精胺含量陡增;21～25节叶片中的精胺(Spm)含量出现高峰.说明21节左右可能是童性消失进入生殖生长期的临界点.     

一串红胚胎发育过程中多胺含量的变化

选取发育正常和败育一串红(Saliva splendens)5个不同时期的胚胎,分别提取、测定多胺(精胺、亚精胺、腐胺与尸胺)的含量变化.通过比较一串红胚胎发育不同阶段多胺物质的变化规律,探讨多胺在一串红胚胎发育中的生理作用.结果表明,一串红的胚胎败育和胚珠中较低的多胺含量及其在发育进程中较大的降幅有关;在盛花期,胚胎发育的关键时期,正常胚珠中哑精胺的含量有一个明显的峰值,而败育的胚珠中则无,这表明亚精胺含量变化在胚胎发育中起关键调节作用.     

低温胁迫对建兰叶片内源多胺含量的影响

以素心建兰为材料,研究低温胁迫(5℃)对建兰内源多胺含量的影响。结果表明,在低温胁迫下建兰生长期的叶片多胺(PAs)总量和亚精胺(Spd)、腐胺(Put)含量都表现为先升后降的变化,精胺(Spm)含量则是下降然后上升最后稳定在比原来含量更高的水平上,说明有可能在低温胁迫下建兰通过调节内源多胺的总量和不同多胺种类的比例来抵御低温对生理的破坏作用;开花期的建兰叶片因受低温胁迫的影响未能合成足够的亚精胺(Spd),从而抑制了建兰的开花。     

Investigation of Vetiver Grass Capability in Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils with Heavy Metals (Pb,Cd, Mn,and Ni)

ABSTRACT

Soil contamination with heavy metals has become a worldwide concern. A sustainable technology to mitigate heavy metal contamination is extremely important. Phytoremediation is a cost-effective method, environmentally friendly, and esthetically pleasing. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of Vetiver phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals. This research was conducted as a factorial design with four different heavy metals (lead, cadmium, manganese, and nickel) with three varying levels and also three replications for each treatment. Statistical analysis of data was performed using SPSS19 software and analysis of variance, Duncan and Pearson correlation tests. The results showed that, the highest uptake rate was related to lead metal with 282.45 mg/kg of dry soil and 83.4% uptake percentage. Then, the mean and percentage of adsorption for cadmium, nickel and manganese were 248.3 mg/kg (53.2%), 69.4 mg/kg (65.5%), and 63.29 mg/kg (61%), respectively. Lead was found to be the main component of uptake by Vetiver plant. It was found that the roots of the plant have absorbed more heavy metals than the shoots. And at the roots in total 1089.05 and on average 363.01 mg/kg and at the shoots 901.19 and on average 300.39 mg/kg, the metals used were adsorbed on three levels and four treatments. The results of analysis of variance, Duncan test and Pearson correlation showed that the effect of applied treatments on lead uptake in roots and shoots increased significantly (P ≤ 0.05) with increasing levels of treatments. The biological concentration factor was more than one, and the transfer factor was close to one. Therefore, it can be used as a phytostablization plant. The results showed that Vetiver can be considered as a refining plant due to its vegetative characteristics, cost-effectiveness and high adaptation to environmental conditions.     

百喜草及其在南方果园生草栽培和草被体系中的应用

果园立地条件差、土壤肥力不足是影响我国果树产量和果实品质的重要因素。百喜草是优良的果园生草栽培和草被体系草种。在我国南方果产区推广应用百喜草,对于防止水土流失、改善果园生态环境、培肥果园土壤、提高果实产量和品质具有重要意义。     

Role of polyamines in regulating silymarin production in Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn (Asteraceae) cell cultures under conditions of calcium deficiency

As part of our efforts to identify the possible role of polyamines (PAs) in silymarin (Sm) production, the effects of calcium deprivation on cell growth and on endogenous PAs levels and Sm production by milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn) grown in cell cultures were examined. Young cultured cells of the H2 line of S. marianum were transferred to a medium without calcium and with ethylene glycol-bis-(β-aminoethyl) ether-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid present to chelate any free calcium in order to analyze the effects of this medium on the levels of PAs and Sm produced by the cells. During the 17 days of exposure to this calcium-free medium most of the cell populations were in the G0/G1 phase (from day 7 to day 14 of culture) while PA levels underwent a progressive decline up to day 17, after which they were no longer detectable. We observed that putrescine (Put) accumulation was always lower than that observed under normal conditions. The lack of calcium in the MS medium advances the onset of the stationary phase, whose beginning is marked by an increase in the Put/spermidine (Spd) index, raising the production of Sm; the suspensions were productive for a longer time and hence produced more of the substance. Our results indicate that under stress conditions the production of Sm in young-cell suspensions of S. marianum is not associated with high levels of PAs in the medium – contrary to what one would expect – allowing us to conclude that growth inhibition appears to be the factor responsible for the maximum Sm accumulation while PAs are not directly involved in the Sm synthesis pathway by milk thistle grown in culture.     

The Activities of Some Energy-Metabolising Enzymes in Nonsynaptic (Free) and Synaptic Mitochondria Derived from Selected Brain Regions

Abstract: The enzyme complement of two different mitochondrial preparations from adult rat brain has been studied. One population of mitochondria (synaptic) is prepared by the lysis of synaptosomes, the other (nonsynaptic or free) by separation from homogenates. These populations have been prepared from distinct regions of the brain: cortex, striatum, and pons and medulla oblongata. The following enzymes have been measured: pyruvate dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.4.1), citrate synthase (EC 4.1.3.7), NAD-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.41), NADP-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.42), fumarase (EC 4.2.1.2), NAD-linked malate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.37), D-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.30), and mitochondrially bound hexokinase (EC 2.7.1.1) and creatine kinase (EC 2.7.3.2). The nonsynaptic (free) mitochondria show higher enzyme specific activities in the regions studied than the corresponding values recorded for the synaptic mitochondria. The significance of these observations is discussed in the light of the different metabolic activities of the two populations of mitochondria and the compartmentation of the metabolic activities of the brain.     

嗜血细胞综合征患儿外周血CD_4~+CD_(25)~+调节性T细胞变化及临床意义

目的观察嗜血细胞综合征(hemophagocytic syndrome,HPS)患儿外周血中调节性T细胞(RegulatoryTcells,Treg细胞)的变化,探讨其在HPS发病中的作用及临床意义。方法应用流式细胞仪检测17例初诊HPS患者(初诊组)、11例经诱导治疗后临床缓解者(缓解组)及20例健康人群(对照组)外周血中CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞。结果与对照组相比较,HPS患者初诊组及缓解组外周血CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞均升高(P0.05)。与初诊组相比较,缓解组CD4+CD25+Treg细胞降低(P0.05),但仍高于正常对照组(P0.05)。结论CD4+CD25+Treg细胞增多可能是HPS患者免疫功能受抑的重要原因之一,其变化对于HPS的预后判断有一定的意义。     

Variations in (Ca + Mg)-ATPase, its inhibitor protein and calmodulin of density (age) separated rabbit erythrocytes

Density (age) separated rabbit erythrocytes were examined for differences in the activities of calmodulin and the protein inhibitor of membrane (Ca²⁺ + Mg²⁺)-ATPase (Lee, K.S. and Au, K.S. (1983) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 742, 54–62) as well as response of the ATPase towards these protein modulators. It was found that activities of the cytosol protein-bound and free inhibitor as well as membrane-bound inhibitor were higher in top (young) cells as compared to bottom (old) cells. Though the activity of the divalent cation associated membrane calmodulin pool was also higher in young cells, calmodulin activity in the erythrosol remained constant in cells from both age groups. The pool of membrane-associated inhibitor was shown to have greater influence on the ATPase than the membrane-associated calmodulin pool. The influence was more pronounced with inhibitor derived from old than from young cell membranes. Response of the young cell ATPase towards the protein inhibitor was better than the old cell enzyme at low inhibitor concentration. At higher inhibitor concentration, however, response of the ATPase from both cell types was similar.     

Salt stress alleviation in transgenic Vigna mungo L. Hepper (blackgram) by overexpression of the glyoxalase I gene using a novel Cestrum yellow leaf curling virus (CmYLCV) promoter

A reproducible and efficient transformation system utilizing the nodal regions of embryonal axis of blackgram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) has been established via Agrobacterium tumefaciens. This is a report of genetic transformation of Vigna mungo for value addition of an agronomic trait, wherein the gene of interest, the glyoxalase I driven by a novel constitutive Cestrum yellow leaf curling viral promoter has been transferred for alleviating salt stress. The overexpression of this gene under the constitutive CaMV 35S promoter had earlier been shown to impart salt, heavy metal and drought stress tolerance in the model plant, tobacco. Molecular analyses of four independent transgenic lines performed by PCR, Southern and western blot revealed the stable integration of the transgene in the progeny. The transformation frequency was ca. 2.25% and the time required for the generation of transgenic plants was 10–11 weeks. Exposure of T1 transgenic plants as well as untransformed control plants to salt stress (100 mM NaCl) revealed that the transgenic plants survived under salt stress and set seed whereas the untransformed control plants failed to survive. The higher level of Glyoxalase I activity in transgenic lines was directly correlated with their ability to withstand salt stress. To the best of our knowledge this is the only report of engineering abiotic stress tolerance in blackgram. Prasanna Bhomkar, Chandrama P. Upadhyay are contributed equally. An erratum to this article can be found at     

Brain Histaminergic System in Mast Cell-Deficient (Ws/Ws) Rats: Histamine Content, Histidine Decarboxylase Activity, and Effects of (S)α-Fluoromethylhistidine

Abstract: The mast cell-deficient [ Ws/Ws ( W hite spotting in the skin)] rat was investigated with regard to the origin of histamine in the brain. No mast cells were detected in the pia mater and the perivascular region of the thalamus of Ws/Ws rats by Alcian Blue staining. The histamine contents and histidine decarboxylase (HDC) activities of various brain regions of Ws/Ws rats were similar to those of +/+ rats except the histamine contents of the cerebral cortex and cerebellum. As the cerebral cortex and cerebellum have meninges that are difficult to remove completely, the histamine contents of these two regions may be different between Ws/Ws and +/+ rats. We assume that the histamine content of whole brain with meninges in Ws/Ws rats is <60% of that in +/+ rats. So we conclude that approximately half of the histamine content of rat brain is derived from mast cells. Next, the effects of ( S )α-fluoromethylhistidine (FMH), a specific inhibitor of HDC, on the histamine contents and HDC activities of various regions of the brain were examined in Ws/Ws rats. In the whole brain of Ws/Ws rats, 51 and 37% of the histamine content of the control group remained 2 and 6 h, respectively, after FMH administration (100 mg/kg of body weight). Therefore, we suggest that there might be other histamine pools including histaminergic neurons in rat brain.     

Determination of Normetanephrine, 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylethyleneglycol (Free and Total), and 3-Methoxy-4-Hydroxyphenylethyleneglycol (Free and Total) in Rat Brain by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection and Effects of Drugs on Regional Concentrations

A new, fast and sensitive assay for normetanephrine (NM), free and total 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethyleneglycol (DOPEG), and free and total 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethyleneglycol (MOPEG) in brain tissue is described. The method is based on high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Small Sephadex G 10 columns were used for prepurification. This permitted the additional isolation and quantification of tyrosine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, noradrenaline, dopamine, 3-methoxytyramine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, homovanillic acid, and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid. The compounds were determined in six brain areas (striatum, cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, brainstem, and cerebellum). Most DOPEG and MOPEG in rat brain was present in the conjugated form, except for the cerebellum, where about 80% of MOPEG was nonconjugated. No postmortem effects on MOPEG levels were observed; a slight increase in DOPEG in certain brain areas was found in microwave-killed rats. The effects of clonidine, yohimbine, N,N-dipropyl-5,6-ADTN, and chlorpromazine on the concentrations of the five noradrenaline (NA) metabolites were determined. Free and total DOPEG and MOPEG provide similar information on NA metabolism, whereas NM (after monoamine oxidase inhibition) reflects a different type of interaction of drugs with NA metabolism. The similarity in the pattern of drug-induced changes in NA metabolism in the various brain areas suggests that adrenoreceptors mediating NA metabolism are homogeneously distributed throughout the brain.