四种不同来源的超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）对黑腹果蝇寿命、 繁殖力和抗逆能力的影响

【目的】 评价不同来源的超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）对果蝇延长寿命, 增强繁殖力和抗逆能力的功效。【方法】以黑腹果蝇Drosophila melanogaster为实验材料, 比较研究从家蝇Musca domestica中提取的SOD、 在毕赤酵母Pichia pastoris中重组表达的人hEC SOD、 在酿酒酵母Saccharomyces cerevisiae中重组表达的中国拟青霉Paecilomyces sinensis SOD (ps-SOD)以及商品SOD对果蝇寿命、 繁殖力和抗逆能力的影响。【结果】在饲料中添加4种SOD均能显著延长果蝇的平均寿命, 雌果蝇寿命延长8.09%~12.38%, 雄果蝇寿命延长12.01%~15.86%; F1代雌性子代数量增加25.94%~30.07%, 雄性增加21.75%~39.54%。果蝇的耐高温和抗紫外辐射能力与添加的SOD浓度有关。在饲料中添加较高剂量的SOD, 使热暴露雌性果蝇的寿命延长7.45%~9.88%, 雄性果蝇延长13.46%~15.12%; 受紫外线辐射的雌性果蝇的寿命延长13.47%~20.47%, 雄性果蝇延长16.49%~23.73%。【结论】综合评价认为, 4种SOD均能延长果蝇寿命, 增强其繁殖力和抗逆能力, 但这些功效在本研究供试的4种SOD间无显著差异, 为不同来源SOD的应用提供了重要数据。     

乙酰半胱氨酸介导的果蝇蛋白质表达谱的变化

N-乙酰半胱氨酸(N-acetyl cysteine,NAC)是常用的抗氧化剂,并被用于慢性阻塞性肺疾病的治疗。本研究通过用富含NAC和不含NAC的营养物培养果蝇,发现NAC可以有效提高果蝇体内谷胱甘肽的(glutathione,GSH)含量,并且提高NADH和NAD+的比例。应用定量蛋白质组学,我们鉴定到了239种蛋白在NAC处理过的果蝇和对照组果蝇中有差异表达;其中227种蛋白的表达上调,12种蛋白的表达下调。上调蛋白主要包括抗氧化酶体系以及GSH合成和利用相关的蛋白。本研究还应用代谢组学方法分析了糖酵解及三羧酸循环通路上的代谢分子,发现NAC可以降低生物体的基础代谢水平。本项研究系统分析了NAC对果蝇的代谢水平、氧化还原稳态以及抗氧化酶体系的影响,阐明NAC在生物体抵抗氧化压力和抗衰老方面的作用。     

烟草水提物对果蝇寿命及有关基因转录的影响

探究烟草的水浸泡液对果蝇寿命与衰老情况的影响以及其中的分子机制。取羽化12 h内的新生W^1118系雄果蝇,分别培养于添加不同浓度烟草浸出液的培养基中处理,每日统计果蝇死亡情况;每7日提取对照组与最高浓度处理组果蝇全RNA,通过Real-time PCR检测过氧化氢酶(CAT)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、去泛素化酶(Rpn11)和去乙酰化酶(Sirt6)等与寿命有关基因的表达水平变化。结果显示,烟草影响使雄果蝇寿命显著缩短,且影响随烟草提取液浓度增加影响逐渐增大;烟草影响下果蝇的抗氧化基因出现显著上调,泛素化调节基因与去乙酰化基因等表达水平的变化均出现显著改变。表明烟草对果蝇的寿命情况有不利影响,可能通过引起氧化胁迫导致果蝇早衰。     

紫外辐射对野生型、黑檀体和黄体果蝇寿命、繁殖力、求爱行为及生化指标的影响

黑色素在紫外辐射（UVR）保护方面有重要作用．所以,不同体色果蝇（Drosophila malenogaster）体内色素和抗氧化能力的差异可能影响它们对UVR的敏感性．实验通过测定遭受UVR处理的野生型（w,灰色）、黑檀体（e,黑色）和黄体果蝇（y,黄色）的寿命、繁殖力和求爱行为,对三品系果蝇的UVR敏感性进行研究．UVR主要通过诱发自由基来对机体造成氧化损伤,所以,本实验通过测定果蝇体内自由基、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性和丙二醛（MDA）含量来对果蝇抗氧化能力和氧化损伤状态进行分析．结果发现,w无论是在对照组还是在紫外线处理组均具有最高的寿命和繁殖力;e和y在对照组的寿命和繁殖力差异不显著,但在紫外线处理组e的这两项指标均显著高于y（P〈0．0001）．另外,本实验发现紫外辐射对果蝇的求爱行为也有不利影响．利用电子顺磁共振谱（EPR）对辐射诱发果蝇体内O水平的检测结果显示,5min紫外辐射处理的确可诱使果蝇体内自由基水平升高,且这种变化在y体内尤为明显．对SOD活性的分析发现,紫外辐射处理并不影响果蝇体内的SOD活性,因此我们将对照组与紫外线处理组的数据合并,结果发现w体内SOD活性最高,且与y的差异达显著（P〈0．05）;e和y体内SOD活性无显著差异（P〉0．05）．对MDA分析的结果显示,随UVR辐射时间的延长,果蝇体内MDA含量显著升高（P=0．0495）．以上结果说明,紫外辐射对果蝇寿命、繁殖力以及求爱行为方面的不利影响可能与其诱发的自由基氧化损伤有关．实验发现w对紫外辐射的抵抗力最强,这可能与其在自然条件下具有明显高的寿命、繁殖力有关,而且w体内高水平的SOD也可能是一个原因．与e相比,y对UVR更敏感．但作为体内重要抗氧化酶之一的SOD,并不能对现在的结果做出解释．本研究推测e和y表     

人工蝉花孢梗束粗多糖的提取工艺和活性

通过单因素试验和正交试验研究了人工蝉花孢梗束粗多糖的提取工艺,并通过粗多糖对果蝇寿命、果蝇体内SOD活性及MDA含量的影响研究了粗多糖的活性。试验结果表明:人工蝉花孢梗束粗多糖的最佳提取工艺为液料比20∶1、时间2 h、温度90℃、浸提2次、醇沉乙醇浓度70%、醇沉时间为24 h;在该条件下的粗多糖得率为8.65%。孢梗束粗多糖能明显延长雌雄果蝇的寿命,延长率分别为18.78%和26.23%;孢梗束粗多糖能显著提高雌雄果蝇的SOD活性,并明显降低了雄性果蝇体内MDA含量,说明人工蝉花孢梗束粗多糖具有抗氧化活性和延长果蝇寿命的作用。     

PI3K/AKt/mTOR信号通路介导黄芩苷抑制增生性瘢痕组织成纤维细胞的增殖

黄芩苷作为一种黄酮类成分可通过抑制细胞增殖、促进凋亡发挥抗肿瘤作用,但它是否对异常增生的瘢痕具有抑制增生的作用尚不清楚.本研究探讨黄芩苷抑制人增生性瘢痕组织成纤维细胞增殖的分子机制. 采用MTT比色法检测不同浓度的黄芩苷（2.24×10-2 ～ 2.24×102 mmol/L）对体外培养的增生性瘢痕组织成纤维细胞增殖的抑制作用.发现浓度为2.24×100～2.24×102 mmol/L黄芩苷处理组明显抑制增生性瘢痕组织成纤维细胞的增殖（P<0.05）.转染后的荧光素酶报告基因活性检测、RT-PCR及Western印迹分析技术检测其mRNA水平及细胞的帽状依赖翻译的表达.2.24×102 mmol/L黄芩苷处理后,黄芩苷作用组的mRNA水平并无明显差异（P>0.05）;增生性瘢痕成纤维细胞的帽状依赖结构的翻译明显被黄芩苷所抑制.采用Western印迹分析检测被黄芩苷干预的增生性瘢痕组织成纤维细胞的增殖相关的蛋白的表达;m7GTP琼脂糖珠沉淀结合蛋白4E-BP1与eIF4E的变化.发现增殖相关的蛋白mTOR、p70S6K、S6、4EBP1、eIF4E及其上游的AKT表达明显下调（P<0.05）,而PTEN表达明显上调.p-AKT(Ser473)、p-mTOR(Ser2448)、p-S6(Ser235/236)、p-4EBP1(Thr37/ 46)、p-PTEN（T380/S382/383）磷酸化水平下降（P<0.05）.在黄芩苷作用下的增生性成纤维细胞中的游离的4E-BP1明显减少（P<0.05）,而与eIF4E结合的4E-BP1明显增加（P<0.05）黄芩苷诱导游离的4E-BP1与eIF4E结合,从而抑制帽状依赖蛋白翻译.以上结果说明,黄芩苷可通过抑制PI3K/AKT/mTOR信号通路抑制人增生性瘢痕组织成纤维细胞的增殖.     

黄芪甲苷抑制缺血再灌注诱导的大鼠心肌细胞凋亡

摘要 目的：本研究旨在探究黄芪甲苷（Astragaloside IV,Ast-IV）在缺血再灌注（ischemia-reperfusion,I/R）大鼠模型中的保护作用,并讨论黄芪甲苷在抑制I/R诱导心肌细胞凋亡过程中的作用。方法：通过左冠状动脉前降支结扎构建I/R大鼠模型;将40只SD大鼠分为4组：假手术组（Sham组）、模型组（I/R组）、黄芪甲苷干预组（Ast组）和黄芪甲苷+LY294002干预组（Ast+LY组）。使用试剂盒测定血清中心脏功能障碍标记物CPK、ALT、LDH和tropornin-T的表达水平;通过HE染色和TUNEL分别检测心肌组织病理学变化和心肌细胞凋亡情况;通过超氧化物荧光探针染色检测细胞内ROS水平;通过ELISA试剂盒测定心肌组织MDA、GSH和GSH-PX含量;免疫组织化学检测SOD2和HO-1蛋白表达水平,分析心肌氧化应激状态;通过Western blot检测PI3K、p-Akt、Akt、p-eNOS、eNOS、caspase-3、Bax和Bcl-2蛋白表达水平变化。结果：Ast组大鼠血浆CPK、ALT、LDH和tropornin-T酶活性均明显低于I/R组（P<0.05）。Ast组大鼠心肌纤维断裂,心肌细胞坏死和炎性细胞浸润等病变程度均低于I/R组。Ast组大鼠TUNEL阳性细胞数低于I/R组（P<0.05)。相较于I/R组,Ast组大鼠Caspase3和Bax表达水平均明显下调,Bcl-2和PI3K蛋白表达水平上调,p-Akt/Akt和p-eNOS/eNOS比值均显著上调（P<0.05）。Ast组大鼠DHE荧光强度显著低于Ast+LY组（P<0.05）。与I/R组相比,Ast组大鼠心肌组织中MDA含量降低,GSH、GSH-PX、SOD2和HO-1表达水平升高（P<0.05）;与Ast组相比,Ast+LY组大鼠心肌组织中MDA含量升高,GSH、GSH-PX、SOD2和HO-1表达水平降低（P<0.05）。结论：黄芪甲苷通过激活PI3K/Akt信号通路,抑制心肌细胞氧化应激反应,从而减少I/R诱导大鼠心肌细胞凋亡,缓解I/R后大鼠心肌损伤。     

两种虫草相关真菌分级醇沉胞外多糖对果蝇寿命及SOD和MDA的影响

目的研究多糖对果蝇寿命及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和丙二醛(MDA)的影响。方法通过将不同浓度乙醇分级沉淀得到的两种虫草相关真菌蝙蝠蛾拟青霉和地生枝顶孢霉胞外多糖分别添加到果蝇饲料中,研究不同多糖组分对果蝇寿命及其体内SOD和MDA含量的影响。结果蝙蝠蛾拟青霉胞外多糖组分P60能显著延长雌雄果蝇的平均寿命,分别达17.04%和18.36%,显著提高雌雄果蝇体内SOD活力(28.02%和26.85%),MDA含量分别降低了50.67%和54.30%;地生枝顶孢霉胞外多糖组分G50显著延长雌雄果蝇的平均寿命,分别达到15.62%和15.96%,显著提高雌雄果蝇体内SOD活力,分别为42.55%和26.74%,明显降低MDA含量,分别为47.30%和49.00%。结论多糖组分P60和G50能显著延长果蝇寿命,提高其SOD活力和降低MDA含量。     

超氧化物歧化酶1基因与果蝇寿命和攀爬能力的关系

目的 观察超氧化物歧化酶1(superoxide dismutase 1, SOD1)基因（sod1）表达对果蝇寿命和运动能力的影响,分析sod1与衰老之间的联系。方法 利用RNAi干扰技术,获得sod1敲低果蝇;运用载体构建和显微注射的技术获得sod1过表达效应;通过免疫组织化学的手段定位sod1表达产物。结果 sod1表达产物在细胞质中高表达,在细胞核中不表达;sod1全身性敲低果蝇与正常组果蝇相比表现出显著的寿命缩短以及明显的攀爬能力下降现象,而sod1过表达结果则恰恰相反。结论 SOD1调控果蝇的衰老和运动能力。     

D-半乳糖致衰老模型大鼠肝肾功能和自由基代谢与中药的干预作用

目的观察D-半乳糖致衰老模型大鼠血糖血脂、肝肾功能和自由基代谢的变化,探讨中药的干预作用及其抗衰老的机制。方法大鼠每日皮下注射D-半乳糖,连续造模7周,建立大鼠衰老模型,造模同时,用抗衰老片和首乌延寿片进行干预,测定试验大鼠的血糖血脂、肝肾功能和SOD、MDA、Na＋-K＋-ATPase和Ca＋＋-Mg＋＋-ATPase等自由基代谢指标。结果造模7周后,模型对照组衰老大鼠TG、BUN明显升高（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）,AST、ALP、CREA呈上升趋势（P〉0.05）,肝、肾组织SOD活性明显降低（P〈0.05）,肾组织MDA含量明显升高（P〈0.05）,肝组织Na＋-K＋-ATPase和Ca＋＋-Mg＋＋-ATPase活性均显著降低（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）;给予抗衰老片和首乌延寿片后,衰老大鼠TG、AST、BUN、CREA和UA均显著降低（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）,肝、肾组织MDA含量显著降低（P〈0.05）,SOD活性显著升高（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）,肝组织Na＋-K＋-ATPase和Ca＋＋-Mg＋＋-ATPase活性均显著升高（P〈0.01）。结论D-半乳糖致衰老大鼠模型的血脂上升、肝肾功能异常和抗脂质过氧化的能力下降;给予抗衰老片和首乌延寿片后,可有效改善衰老大鼠的糖脂代谢和肝肾功能,提高肝肾组织的抗脂质过氧化的能力,提示中药的抗衰老作用可能与其抗氧化作用有关。     

Role of oxidative stress in Drosophila aging.

We review the role that oxidative damage plays in regulating the lifespan of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Results from our laboratory show that the lifespan of Drosophila is inversely correlated to its metabolic rate. The consumption of oxygen by adult insects is related to the rate of damage induced by oxygen radicals, which are purported to be generated as by-products of respiration. Moreover, products of activated oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxide and lipofuscin are higher in animals kept under conditions of increased metabolic rate. In order to understand the in vivo relationship between oxidative damage and the production of the superoxide radical, we generated transgenic strains of Drosophila melanogaster that synthesize excess levels of enzymatically active superoxide dismutase. This was accomplished by P-element transformation of Drosophila melanogaster with the bovine cDNA for CuZn superoxide dismutase, an enzyme that catalyzes the dismutation of the superoxide radical to hydrogen peroxide and water. Adult flies that express the bovine SOD in addition to native Drosophila SOD are more resistant to oxidative stresses and have a slight but significant increase in their mean lifespan. Thus, resistance to oxidative stress and lifespan of Drosophila can be manipulated by molecular genetic intervention. In addition, we have examined the ability of adult flies to respond to various environmental stresses during senescence. Resistance to oxidative stress, such as that induced by heat shock, is drastically reduced in senescent flies. This loss of resistance is correlated with the increase in protein damage generated in old flies by thermal stress and by the insufficient protection from cellular defense systems which includes the heat shock proteins as well as the oxygen radical scavenging enzymes. Collectively, results from our laboratory demonstrate that oxidative damage plays a role in governing the lifespan of Drosophila during normal metabolism and under conditions of environmental stress.     

Genetic perturbation of key central metabolic genes extends lifespan in Drosophila and affects response to dietary restriction

There is a connection between nutrient inputs, energy-sensing pathways, lifespan variation and aging. Despite the role of metabolic enzymes in energy homeostasis and their metabolites as nutrient signals, little is known about how their gene expression impacts lifespan. In this report, we use P-element mutagenesis in Drosophila to study the effect on lifespan of reductions in expression of seven central metabolic enzymes, and contrast the effects on normal diet and dietary restriction. The major observation is that for five of seven genes, the reduction of gene expression extends lifespan on one or both diets. Two genes are involved in redox balance, and we observe that lower activity genotypes significantly extend lifespan. The hexokinases also show extension of lifespan with reduced gene activity. Since both affect the ATP/ADP ratio, this connects with the role of AMP-activated protein kinase as an energy sensor in regulating lifespan and mediating caloric restriction. These genes possess significant expression variation in natural populations, and our experimental genotypes span this level of natural activity variation. Our studies link the readout of energy state with the perturbation of the genes of central metabolism and demonstrate their effect on lifespan.     

Anti-aging effects of hesperidin on Saccharomyces cerevisiae via inhibition of reactive oxygen species and UTH1 gene expression

This study used a replicative lifespan assay of K6001 yeast to screen anti-aging food factors in commercial flavonoids. Hesperidin derived from the Citrus genus extended the lifespan of yeast at doses of 5 and 10 μM as compared with the control group (p<0.01, p<0.01). Reactive oxygen species (ROS), real-time PCR (RT-PCR), and lifespan assays of uth1 and skn7 mutants with the K6001 background were used to study the anti-aging mechanisms in yeast. The results indicate that hesperidin significantly inhibits the ROS of yeast, and UTH1 gene expression, and that SKN7 gene are involved in hesperidin-mediated lifespan extension. Further, increases in the Sir2 homolog, SIRT1 activity, and SOD gene expression were confirmed at doses of 5 (p<0.01) and 10 μM (p<0.05). This suggests that Sir2, UTH1 genes, and ROS inhibition after administration of hesperidin have important roles in the anti-aging effects of yeast. However, the aglycon hesperetin did not exhibit anti-aging effects in yeast.     

An enriched polyphenolic extract obtained from the by-product of Rosa damascena hydrodistillation activates antioxidant and proteostatic modules

BackgroundProlonged maintenance of proteome stability and functionality (proteostasis) is of emerging significance in aging retardation and healthspan.PurposeAn enriched polyphenolic extract obtained from the hydrodistillation of rose petals was tested for its capacity to activate the proteostasis network modules, and thus modulate health- and/or lifespan at the cellular and whole organism level.MethodsThe aqueous extract that remained after the hydrodistillation of Rosa damascena petals, was processed with a polystyrene-FPX66 adsorption resin and sequentially fractionated by FCPC. NMR and UHPLC-HRMS analyses revealed the presence of 28 metabolites, mainly glycosides of kaempferol and quercetin.ResultsThe extract showed high in vitro antioxidant activity and was not toxic in normal human skin fibroblasts, while it promoted the upregulation of NRF2-induced antioxidant genes and main proteostatic modules. Consistently, supplementation of this extract in Drosophila flies’ culture medium induced a cncC/NRF2-mediated upregulation of antioxidant and proteostatic modules. Prolonged administration of the extract in flies’ culture medium was not toxic and did not affect food intake rate or fecundity; also, it delayed the age-related decline of stress tolerance and locomotion performance (neuromuscular functionality) and dose-dependently extended flies’ lifespan.ConclusionOur findings indicate that the enriched polyphenolic extract obtained from the residue of R. damascena hydrodistillation activates cytoprotective cellular modules that, likely, contribute to its potential anti-aging properties.