蟾蜍抗肿瘤作用研究进展

本文简述蟾蜍的化学成分,主要针对近１５年蟾蜍的抗肿瘤作用机制、蟾蜍及其制剂的抗肿瘤、癌症镇痛、放射增敏作用进行综述,为含蟾蜍的抗肿瘤新药的开发研究提供依据。     

P物质对蟾蜍离体心脏活动的影响

P物质(substance P,SP)既是一个局部作用激素、又是一个循环激素,在体内可对许多器官发挥作用,对心血管活动的调节具有重要影响,在这方面以对血管活动的影响研究较多,对心脏活动的影响报道较少,对其作用机制尚不十分清楚。本工作试图在蟾蜍离体心脏标本上观察SP对心脏活动的直接效应,并初步探讨其作用机制。     

蟾蜍皮下淋巴囊麻醉对心脏功能的影响

目的：研究一种对蟾蜍心脏功能影响较小的固定方式,适用于蛙心起搏点以及蛙心室舒缩与心电图同步记录观察期前收缩和代偿间歇实验的固定方式。方法：将一定数量的蟾蜍平均分为三组,分别为对照组捣毁大脑和脊髓组、乌拉坦皮下淋巴囊麻醉组。模拟Ⅱ导联分别将麻醉组、捣毁组蟾蜍连接RM6240,进入心电图实验模块,观察并记录两组组蟾蜍的处理前后心电图的变化情况,以及两组蟾蜍经过处理后痛觉、肌张力、呼吸的对比情况。快速游离三组蟾蜍的心脏,4%甲醛固定,30%蔗糖溶液脱水,修剪后冰冻固定,切片,苏木精-伊红（HE）染色,通过光学显微镜观查。结果：①乌拉坦皮下淋巴囊麻醉组蟾蜍的固定效果与捣毁大脑和脊髓组蟾蜍相当。②给药前后麻醉组蟾蜍的心电图变化幅度小于捣毁前后捣毁组蟾蜍的心电图。③与对照组蟾蜍的心肌细胞相比乌拉坦皮下淋巴囊麻醉组蟾蜍的心肌细胞破坏程度小于捣毁大脑和脊髓组蟾蜍。结论：在蛙心起搏点以及蛙心室舒缩与心电图同步记录观察期前收缩和代偿间歇实验中对蟾蜍进行乌拉坦皮下淋巴囊麻醉是一种优于捣毁蟾蜍大脑和脊髓的固定方法。     

用心电图机描记蟾蜍心脏单向动作电位

以细胞内微电极技术测定心肌细胞动作电位,或用接触电极引导心脏单向动作电位,常用的显示或记录动作电位仪器有示波器、记录仪等。另外还需要不少配套设备(如示波照像机),这不是所有实验室都能办到的。我们利用现有设备,摸索出一种以心电图机为主描记蟾蜍在体心脏单向动作电位的方法,已经用于教学。     

白细胞介素-2对心脏节律的作用及其机制的研究

目的：探讨白细胞介素－2（1L－2）对心脏节律作用及其可能机制。方法：采用体外培养乳鼠心肌细胞模型和离体人鼠灌流心脏模型,观察培养的心肌细胞搏动频率和离体心脏心率及节律。结果：①2.5-200u/ml的IL－2呈浓度依赖性地降低心肌细胞的搏动频率。②50u/ml的IL-2明显增加离体心脏心率和室性早搏个数。③propranolol预处理可取消50u/mlIL-2的离体心脏作用。④热失活IL－2对培养的心肌细胞搏动频率和离体心脏心率和心律都无显著作用。结论：IL－2可直接制培养心肌自律性,其对离体心脏的正性变时和致心律失常作用可能由内源性作茶酚胺介导。     

腺苷及其受体阻断剂对蟾蜍离体心脏功能的影响

实验采用离体心脏灌流方法,观察了腺苷,腺苷受体特异性阻断ＤＰＣＰＸ以及非特异性腺苷受体阻断剂茶碱对两栖类动物蟾蜍的离体心脏力和心率的影响。结果显示,腺苷对心脏收缩力和心率有明显的剂量依赖性抑制作用。单纯的ＤＰＣＰＸ或茶碱对心肌收缩力和心率无显著影响,但在含腺苷的灌流液中加入ＤＰＣＰＸ或茶碱后,对腺苷有明显的拮抗效应。     

氨基酸对蟾蜍卵母细胞膜电位的影响及其作用机制

本文采用微电极细胞内记录方法观察了23种氨基酸处理后蟾蜍卵母细胞膜电位的变化。丙氨酸、亮氨酸和赖氨酸可致膜电位去极化和膜K~+通透性降低,而色氨酸可致膜电位超极化和膜K~+通透性增加。其他19个氨基酸未见对膜电位有何作用。丙氨酸、亮氨酸和赖氨酸于引起去极化同时,还使卵母细胞孕酮含量成倍增加和卵母细胞趋于成熟。这些作用可被1mmol/L 丁酰 cAMP(db-cAMP)或 50μmol/L 雌二醇完全阻断。另一方面,色氨酸能阻断孕酮(10μmol/L)所致的去极化,但对 db-cAMP 所致的超极化无作用。本文讨论了氨基酸和甾类激素对卵母细胞成熟的调节作用。     

用越冬蟾蜍进行心脏灌流实验时的标本预处理

离体蛙心灌流是生理教学中必做的实验之一,实验成功与否与标本的功能状态密切相关。实践中我们发现,当每年冬季或2～3月份用越冬蟾蜍进行心脏灌流实验时,常出现异常现象,如在灌流液中滴加3％氯化钙1～2滴后,心肌收缩力增强不明显,有的甚至减弱,很难观察到钙僵,结果导致实验失败。这种情况     

蟾蜍心肌肾上腺素能受体的类型和含量

用放射配基结合分析法,研究了不同温度条件下蟾蜍心脏各部位肾上腺素能受体的类型和含量。结果表明,常温蟾蜍心肌膜在37℃同β-受体的特异性标记配基~3H-双氢心得舒(~3H-DHA)的最大结合(B_(max))及Kd值分别为:全心,55.11±6.22fmol/mg蛋白及2.15±0.42nmol/L;窦房,55.80±7.03fmol/mg蛋白及2.65±0.37 nmol/L;心室,54.27±3.06 fmol/mg蛋白及1.84±0.14 nmol/L,同样温度条件下,窦房及心室心肌膜同α-受体的特异性标记配基~3H-双氢麦角隐亭(~3H-DHE)没有特异性结合,经过5—8℃,10d以上低温服习的蟾蜍,在10℃测试,其α-,β-受体的结合量和亲和力无异于常温蟾蜍。上述结果提示,蟾蜍心肌只有β-受体,温度对受体的类型和含量无明显影响,这种受体类型和含量在相当大的温度范围内保持不变。     

Morphoanatomical studies of Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis bark and leaves.

The genus Uncaria Schreber (Rubiaceae) includes species that are widely distributed in tropical areas. The inner bark of the stems and leaves of two native species of South America, Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. ex Roemer & Schultes) DC., and Uncaria guianensis (Aublet) J. F. Gmelin, "cat's claw" are used in either folk medicine or in procuring phytotherapeutic drugs. These species contain about sixty active substances which are being tested widely for possible medicinal value. The following applications are considered: peptic ulcer, rheumatism, tumours, antiinflammatory effect, inflammation, diabetes and as general tonic. Currently, Uncaria tomentosa is in demand as tea, tablets or capsules in more than 30 countries outside Perú, as well as inside the country. Pharmacognosy studies are required to determine the comparative morphoanatomical and micrographic features for identification and quality control purposes. Several microscopic parameters, including phloem fibers, calcium oxalate crystals, starch granules, trichomes, and foliar architecture should be considered. The aim of our work is to analyse comparative morphoanatomical and micrographic features which might provide assistance in the identification, analysis and standardization of Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. ex Roemer & Schultes) DC. and Uncaria guianensis (Aublet) J. F. Gmelin stem bark and leaves in order to obtain phytotherapeutic drugs, and of the crude drug as well.     

Effect of colchicine on the osmotic water flow across the toad urinary bladder.

Osmotic water movement across the toad urinary bladder in response to both vasopressin and cyclic AMP was inhibited by 10(-5) to 10(-4) M colchicine on the serosal but not on the mucosal side. This inhibitory effect was found to be time- and dose-dependent. Colchicine alone did not change basal osmotic flow and a baseline of the short-circuit current (Isc) and also did not affect a vasopressin-induced rise of the Isc. The inhibitory effect was not prevented by the addition of pyruvate. The osmotic water movement produced by 360 mM Urea (mucosal), 360 mM mannitol (serosal) or 2 mug/ml amphotericin B (mucosal), was not affected by 10(-4) M colchicine. These results suggest that colchicine inhibits some biological process subsequent to the formation of cyclic AMP except a directional cytoplasmic streaming process where microtubules may be involved.     

Effect of silver chloride on the short-circuit current across the isolated toad skin.

Since addition of 10^?4M AgNO₃ to either an inside or outside bathing medium containing sulfate had no effect on short-circuit current (SCC), a measure of net Na⁺ transport, or transmural potential difference (PD) in the isolated surviving toadskin, the effect of adding Ag⁺ to chloridebased Ringer solution was studied. Exposure of the outside bathing medium to 10^?4M AgNO₃ resulted in, after a 20 minute time lag, a 250 ± 51% (N=6) increase in SCC within 100 minutes as opposed to an immediate response which had a 350 ± 26% (N=8) increase in SCC by addition of 10^?4M AgNO₃ to the inside bathing solution. The dose response curve relating change in SCC to the Ag⁺ concentration added to the inside bathing medium was saturable at 10^?5M Ag⁺. The uptake of Ag⁺ by the tissue, as measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, showed no correlation to the relative change in SCC. Na⁺ flux experiments under short-circuited conditions showed that Ag⁺Cl^? stimulated only the unidirectional outside to inside Na⁺ flux. These results indicate that Ag⁺Cl^? enhances active sodium transport and that Ag⁺Cl^? binding to specific membrane groups is required for this effect.     

Modification of vagal action on the toad heart by changes in flow

Summary Hearts of toads (Bufo marinus) were perfused in situ with oxygenated Ringer's solution. The flow of the perfusate was varied during periods of vagal stimulation and in the absence of vagal stimulation. Pulse interval and cardiac contraction were monitored, and results only from those animals that showed no change in pulse interval with changes in flow in the absence of vagal stimulation were used. In these animals, during vagal stimulation, cardiac slowing was greater when flow was low than when it was high. In addition, in cases where vagal stimulation caused atrio-ventricular block, the block could be reversed by an increase in flow of the perfusate. The results are consistent with flow through the heart being an important determinant of the concentration of neurally released ACh at the pacemaker sites and therefore of the effectiveness of the vagus nerve.