磁性纳米粒子作用于肝癌细胞的生物学效应的研究进展

磁性纳米粒子,是一类智能型的纳米材料,因其特有的性质,被广泛应用于生物医学领域,在肝癌的治疗方面也有大量的实验性研究和成果。研究和探索磁性纳米粒子治疗肝癌的新方法和途径,有着很大的现实意义。本文就磁性纳米粒子作用于肝癌细胞的生物学效应的研究现状和进展进行总结整理,从三个方面进行了综述:磁性纳米粒子直接作用于肝癌细胞,探索磁性纳米粒子的生物相容性、在肝癌细胞的分布方式以及磁性纳米粒子本身对肝癌细胞的生物学效应的影响;磁性纳米粒子协同外加磁场(稳恒磁场、极低频交变磁场和高频交变磁场)作用于肝癌细胞;磁性纳米粒子外加修饰(磁性白蛋白纳米颗粒、纳米磁流体、磁性脂质体等),作为药物载体作用于肝癌细胞。     

靶向吲哚菁绿纳米探针介导的光声治疗

光声治疗是一种利用纳米材料的光声效应选择性破坏癌细胞的方法。本研究采用叶酸作为肿瘤靶向分子,以聚乙二醇包裹吲哚菁绿形成纳米粒子(ICG-PL-PEG-FA),利用此纳米粒子在近红外区的光吸收特性,开展光声治疗研究。实验结果表明,这种叶酸标记的纳米探针对高表达叶酸的EMT6细胞具有高靶向选择性和靶向光杀伤性。这种基于包含吲哚菁绿纳米探针的光声治疗将有潜力发展为一种安全,高效的癌症治疗技术。     

纳米氧化硅空心球负载光敏剂对肝癌体内外的杀伤作用研究

目的:探讨空心纳米粒子光敏剂与普通光敏剂在不同实验条件下对人HepG2肝癌细胞增殖的抑制作用及其作用机制。方法:应用体内外培养的HepG2肝癌细胞,以纳米化的photosan及photosan为光敏剂,半导体激光器(波长630 nm)为光源进行光照射,在不同的浓度光敏剂经不同剂量的光照后,用MTT法测定光动力治疗后肝癌细胞的残存率,并用流式细胞分析检测光动力治疗对肝癌细胞凋亡的影响,采取Western blot检测光动力治疗肝癌后凋亡相关蛋白caspase-3和caspase-9的表达情况,并建立裸鼠动物模型,比较纳米粒子光敏剂与普通光敏剂在动物体内对肝癌抑制作用。结果:纳米粒子光敏剂介导的光动力治疗对肝癌有明显的抑制作用,在一定范围条件下,随着光敏剂浓度的增加和激光剂量的的增大,肝癌细胞的的残存率明显下降,且纳米粒子光敏剂在同等条件下要优于普通光敏剂,流式细胞分析显示,空心纳米粒子光敏剂光动力治疗肝癌出现了明显的凋亡,且比普通光敏剂更显著。Western blot检测结果显示,两种光敏剂均引起凋亡蛋白caspase-3和caspase-9的表达,在空心纳米粒子光敏剂光动力作用组该两种蛋白的表达水平要明显高于普通光敏剂组。体内实验显示:用纳米粒子光敏剂与普通光敏剂分别对裸鼠肝癌模型干预,在生存期,瘤体的体积大小,纳米粒子光敏剂组显然优越于普通光敏剂组。结论:空心纳米粒子光敏剂对肝癌细胞在体内外具有明确的抑制作用,这种抑制作用可能通过引起凋亡相关蛋白高水平的表达,从而促发凋亡通路的开放,引起癌细胞发生凋亡。     

碳包铁纳米粒子作为磁性靶向药物载体的物理性能研究

一种全新的磁靶向纳米药物载体——用直流碳弧法制备的碳包铁纳米粒子,它具有独特的纳米结构,在石墨碳层中完全包裹进铁纳米颗粒,实现在纳米碳包围中的纳米磁性粒子分散状态,其中的纳米碳具有大的比表面积和较高的化疗药物吸附量,达到每毫克吸附160μg的表阿霉素。铁纳米粒子磁场强,靶向效果好,有较佳的磁靶向发热效应,在动物病灶局部放置0.1g碳包铁纳米粒子将能使发热温度平均升到52℃;而将碳包铁纳米粒子均匀与猪肝混合也有明显的产热效果:含量0.4%碳包铁纳米粒子的一组猪肝能将温度升到42℃,而含量0.6%碳包铁纳米粒子的一组猪肝能将温度升到48℃。X射线衍射表明借助于碳的包裹,碳包铁纳米粒子有好的抗氧化性和稳定性。碳包铁纳米粒子有可能作为一种全新的磁性靶向药物载体用于癌症治疗。     

RGD/FA双靶纳米金棒的制备及其在肿瘤细胞协同靶向成像与光热治疗中的应用

目的:通过制备RGD/FA双靶纳米金考察其与高表达整合素与叶酸受体B16细胞的协同靶向成像与热疗作用;方法:采用功能化PEG分子将靶向小分子RGD与叶酸通过强健Au-S键连接至纳米金棒表面,利用激光共聚焦与808 nm近红外激光器评价修饰纳米金的协同靶向作用;结果:RGD与叶酸分子被成功连接于纳米金表面,且双靶纳米金对小鼠黑色素瘤细胞具有较好的协同靶向作用;结论:同时靶向同一肿瘤细胞的不同表位,可克服单一靶向功能化纳米粒子难以在肿瘤位点有效积累的问题,本研究为多功能纳米金棒在临床肿瘤早期诊断与光热治疗中的应用提供研究基础。     

纳米级Fe3O4磁性粒子与人肝癌细胞HepG-2及人正常肝细胞L02作用的生物学行为的实验研究

目的:对纳米级Fe3O4磁性粒子与人肝癌细胞HepG-2及人正常肝细胞L02作用的生物学行为进行实验研究。方法:通过化学沉淀法制备粒径为10nm左右的纳米级Fe3O4磁性粒子,观察其表征;将不同浓度纳米级Fe3O4粒子加入培养液分别与HepG-2混合培养检测凋亡坏死率;将相同浓度粒子分别与HepG-2和L02混合培养,对两者作用的差异进行动态观察比较。结果:纳米级Fe3O4磁性粒子能在肝癌细胞HepG-2细胞内稳定存在72小时以上,有良好的生物相容性;透射电镜观察到Fe3O4磁性粒子主要分布于细胞的溶酶体及吞噬泡内。共培养1小时后即有较多的纳米磁性粒子进入HepG-2内,而3小时后才见L02细胞内有少量的磁性粒子进入。结论:此实验结果为磁性纳米粒子与肿瘤细胞微观结构的作用提供了有意义的实验数据,并可能对应用磁性纳米粒子治疗恶性肿瘤提供有价值的依据。     

白蛋白紫杉醇靶向制剂的制备与表征

二硫键断裂法,简便制备高载药量白蛋白紫杉醇纳米粒子。通过荧光光谱扫描法,监测纳米粒子的形成;透射电镜观察白蛋白紫杉醇纳米粒子的形貌;通过近红外成像的方法,观察纳米粒子在肿瘤部位的蓄积,评价粒子的肿瘤靶向性。结果:用3-巯基-2-丁酮断裂白蛋白的方法可以制备白蛋白紫杉醇纳米粒子,粒子大小约150nm,具有良好的肿瘤靶向性。     

糖类修饰的纳米递送系统

癌症的高病发率和高死亡率已经引起了人们广泛的重视.传统治疗癌症的药物分子存在水溶性较差、无靶向性、生物安全性低等问题.纳米递送系统如脂质体、聚合物纳米粒子和共聚物胶束解决了传统癌症治疗过程中药物水溶性较差的问题.但大多数纳米递送系统不具备靶向性和生物相容性,且药物包封率不高.糖类作为具有较好的靶向特异性识别能力、安全性...     

纳米医药学基本原理

纳米技术在医药学中的应用,已逐渐成为医药学的一个新的分枝。这一新的分枝称之为纳米医药学。纳米医药学中主要应用纳米粒子的三种基本功能:靶向作用、缓控释作用和跨生物屏障作用。目前对纳米技术应用研究较多的医药学领域包括用纳米材料制备人工生物结构、重大疾病的治疗及诊断。本文就有关方面进行最简要的讨论。     

骨肉瘤治疗相关纳米粒子的研究进展

纳米粒子(nanoparticles, NPs)由于其独特的生物相容性、生物降解性和抗肿瘤特性,被广泛用作抗肿瘤纳米药物载体,以增强抗肿瘤药物的靶向作用。骨肉瘤是青少年最常见的恶性骨肿瘤,复发、转移是导致骨肉瘤患者死亡的最主要原因。如何有效地抑制骨肉瘤复发转移,同时促进骨缺损修复是当前骨肉瘤研究的重点。纳米粒子可通过多种途径影响骨肉瘤细胞生长,进而抑制骨肉瘤的发生和发展。我们简要总结近年来与骨肉瘤治疗密切相关的纳米粒子研究进展,以期为骨肉瘤的临床治疗提供参考。     

基于芽苗砧嫁接油茶砧穗创伤后内源激素动态变化分析

为研究油茶(Camellia oleifera A)嫁接时穗条和砧木创伤后内源激素动态变化规律,解析影响砧穗嫁接面愈合的生理机制,为油茶砧穗愈合生长机理提供理论支持。以树龄6年的长林18号和53号的穗条和实生砧木为材料,按照芽苗砧嫁接方法切割穗条S0(0 min)、S10(10 min)、S40(40 min)和砧木茎段Z0(0 min)、Z10(10 min)后,利用液质联用法(HPLC-MS)测定吲哚乙酸(IAA)、脱落酸(ABA)、反式玉米素(TZR)、玉米素(Zeatin)、水杨酸(SA)和茉莉酸(JA)含量,分析不同时间段内源激素变化及品种间差异的关系。结果显示:创伤后18号的TZR、Zeatin和SA含量总体高于53号;18号IAA、SA和JA逐渐下降;TZR和Zeatin分别在S10和S0达最高值后下降;ABA在S10达最高值。53号IAA和JA爱S10达最高值后下降;TZR、Zeatin和SA在S10达低值后逐渐上升;ABA在S0达高值后逐渐下降。砧木茎段创伤前后激素含量除JA外18号高于53号;两品种Z0时激素含量下降,Z10后上升,仅53号ABA和SA含量在Z0达高值后下降。砧木茎段和根部激素含量在品种间除JA外18号高于53号,茎段的IAA、ABA高于根部,其他激素为根部高于茎段。激素比值在品种间和部位间差异明显;IAA/ABA、IAA/TZR、IAA/Zeatin和IAA/JA、ABA/TZR、ABA/Zeatin和ABA/JA比值为53号高于18号;穗条内SA/IAA为18号高于53号,SA/JA和SA/ABA为53号高于18号;砧木茎段均为18号高于53号;TZR/SA、TZR/JA比值在穗条和砧木茎段为18号高于53号。两品种创伤后IAA与JA极显著正相关,而IAA与SA,SA与JA在18号极显著正相关,53号极显著或显著负相关;53号TZR、Zeatin、SA间极显著或显著正相关,JA与TZR、Zeatin和SA极显著负相关。砧木茎段创伤后18号激素间为极显著或显著正相关;53号TZR和Zeatin与IAA、JA极显著正相关,与SA存在显著负相关,SA与JA有显著负相关。砧木茎段和根部间品种间仅在SA与各激素间相关性存在差异,其他激素间存在极显著正相关或负相关。综上所述,砧穗创伤后激素水平上18号在创伤面易于愈伤组织发育,而53号抗逆激素水平较高且与细胞分裂增殖类激素负相关,可能影响53号嫁接后愈合生长;嫁接应在创伤后10 min内较为适宜;砧穗间激素含量及比值的差异可能会影响后期嫁接部位形态重建以及穗条生长。     

Dynamics of growth and the content of endogenous phytohormones during kidney bean scoto-and photomorphogenesis

The dynamics of growth and the contents of free and bound endogenous IAA, gibberellins (GA), cytokinins (zeatin and its riboside), and ABA in kidney bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L., cv. Belozernaya) grown in darkness or in the light was studied. Phytohormones were quantified in 5–15-day-old plants by the ELISA technique. Plant growth and phytohormone content were shown to depend on plant age and the conditions of illumination. During scotomorphogenesis, changes in the biomass and hypocotyl length were highly correlated with the content of GA, whereas during photomorphogeneses, these parameters were correlated with the content of zeatin. In darkness, epicotyl growth displayed a positive correlation with the content of GA, whereas in the light, the correlation was negative. Growth characteristics of the primary leaves were shown to correlate with IAA in darkness and with GA and zeatin in the light. At a low concentration of cytokinins in illuminated leaves, cell divisions occurred, whereas, at the higher cytokinin concentrations, cell expansion occurred. The highest content of GA was characteristic of leaves in the period of growth cessation. ABA accumulated during active leaf and root elongation and biomass increment in the light and during hypocotyl growth in darkness. After plant illumination, the ratio of auxins to cytokinins increased in bean roots and decreased in their epicotyls. Thus, light changed the developmental programs of bean plants, which was manifested in the changed rate and duration of growth of various organs (root, hypocotyl, epicotyl, and leaf). Some mechanisms of light action depended on the contents of IAA, ABA, GA, and cytokinins and the ratios between these phytohormones. Differences between scotonorphogenesis of mono-and dicotyledonous plants are discussed in relation to the levels of phytohormones in them.     

Accumulation of elements in the arteries and cardiac valves of Thai with aging

To elucidate whether the extent of element accumulation in the arteries and cardiac valves with aging was different between different races, the authors investigated the accumulation of elements in the arteries and cardiac valves of the Thai with aging and the relationships among elements in the cardiac valves. After ordinary dissection at Chiang Mai University was finished, 16 arteries and 4 cardiac valves were resected and element contents were determined by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. In the 16 arteries, the average content of calcium was the highest in the site of the abdominal aorta ramifying into the common iliac arteries, and it decreased in the order internal iliac, coronary, abdominal aorta, common iliac, external iliac, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric, thoracic aorta, brachial, radial, common carotid, subclavian, ulnar, axillary, renal, and internal thoracic arteries. The average contents of phosphorus and magnesium in respective arteries were parallel with the average contents of calcium, except for the coronary artery. In comparison with the arteries of the Japanese, the trend of calcium accumulation in the arteries of the Thai was almost similar to that in the arteries of the Japanese, except for the coronary artery and thoracic aorta. The calcium accumulation in the coronary artery was much higher in the Thai than in the Japanese, whereas that in the thoracic aorta was lower in the Thai than in the Japanese. Regarding elements in the cardiac valves, the calcium content increased remarkably in the seventies in the aortic valve and in the nineties in the pulmonary valve, but it hardly increased in both the mitral and tricuspid valves with aging. The average content of calcium was the highest in the aortic valve, and it decreased in the order pulmonary, tricuspid, and mitral valves. Regarding the relationship among elements in the aortic valves, it was found that there were extremely significant direct correlations among the contents of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium, whereas there were significant direct correlations between zinc and either calcium or phosphorus contents. Although significant correlations were found between sulfur and the other element contents in the aortic valves of the Japanese, no significant correlations were found between them in the aortic valves of the Thai. In the mitral valves, extremely or very significant direct correlations were found among the contents of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sulfur, with some exceptions that there were no significant correlations between phosphorus and either magnesium or sulfur contents. In addition, no significant correlation was found in the calcium content between the aortic valve and coronary artery in the same individuals.     

Dichloroacetate- and trichloroacetate-induced phagocytic activation and production of oxidative stress in the hepatic tissues of mice after acute exposure

Dichoroacetate (DCA) and trichloroacetate (TCA) are by-products formed during chlorination of the drinking water and were found to be hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic in rodents. In this study, the abilities of the compounds to induce oxidative stress and phagocytic activation have been studied in B6C3F1 mice. Groups of mice were administered 300 mg/kg of either DCA or TCA, p.o, and were sacrificed after 6 or 12 h. Peritoneal lavage cells (PLCs) were isolated and assayed for superoxide anion (SA) production, and hepatic tissues were assayed for the production of SA, lipid peroxidation (LP), and DNA-single strand breaks (SSBs). TCA resulted in significant production of SA in the PLCs, and in the production of SA, LP, and DNA-SSBs in the hepatic tissues, 12 h after dosing, as compared with the control. DCA administration, on the other hand, resulted in significant increases in the productions of LP and DNA-SSBs in the hepatic tissues at both time points, and in SA production in PLCs and hepatic tissues, 6 h after dosing. However, DCA-induced increases in SA production in PLC and hepatic tissues declined at the 12-h time point, reaching control level in the hepatic tissues. These results may implicate the contribution of phagocytic activation to the induction of oxidative stress in the hepatic tissues and also the role of SA production in the induction of LP and/or DNA damage in those tissues, in response to the compounds. The results also suggest studying the involvement of these mechanisms in the long-term hepatotoxicity/hepatocarcinogencity of the compounds.     

Seasonal variation of organogenetic activity and reserves allocation in the shoot apex of Pinus pinaster Ait

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To understand better the basic growth characteristics of pines and the fundamental properties of the shoot apical meristem (SAM), variations within the shoot apex of buds were studied. METHODS: A detailed structural comparison of meristem dimensions, organogenetic activity, and the presence of lipids, starch grains and tannins was performed on shoot apices of juvenile, and male and female adult Pinus pinaster at five different times in the annual growth cycle. KEY RESULTS: There were significant correlations among traits and differences in the pattern for juvenile and adult shoots. In juvenile shoots, peaks of organogenesis were present in spring and autumn, but not in summer. In adult shoots, one peak, characterized by an increase in meristem dimensions, was present in summer. The accumulation of starch grains beneath the SAM and of tannin in sub-apical pith parenchyma were at their maximum when organogenetic activity was high in spring and autumn in juvenile plants, and in summer in adult plants. In juvenile and adult plants, lipids were stored within the SAM in autumn, filling a large part of the bud in winter, and were depleted in the cortical parenchyma and then in the pith during shoot elongation. CONCLUSIONS: Depending on the sites of accumulation within the SAM and on the stage of the annual growth cycle, lipids, starch and tannins may be involved in different processes. In spring, energy and structural materials released by lipid hydrolysis may contribute to stem elongation and/or cell-to-cell communication. During organogenesis, energy and structural materials released by starch hydrolysis may influence developmental programmes in the SAM and adjacent cells. Tannins may be involved in cellular detoxification. At the end of the growing season, accumulation of lipid and starch is positively correlated with the onset of dormancy.     

黄土丘陵区不同植被根际土壤微量元素含量特征

为了解黄土高原不同植被土壤微量元素的根际效应,分析了该地区柠条、沙棘、沙打旺、柳枝稷、阿尔泰狗娃花和茵陈蒿6种植被根际与非根际土壤中有机碳、全氮、Mn、Cu、Fe、Zn含量.结果表明： 6种植被中,柠条、阿尔泰狗娃花和茵陈蒿根际土壤的有机碳、全氮含量高于非根际土壤;除柠条和沙棘外,其余4种植被非根际土壤pH值均显著高于根际土壤.6种植被根际土壤有效Mn含量均低于非根际;柠条、沙打旺和柳枝稷根际有效Cu含量显著高于非根际,表现出强烈根际富集现象.除沙打旺外,其他5种植被根际有效Fe含量均略高于非根际.沙打旺、柳枝稷、茵陈蒿和阿尔泰狗娃花表现出强烈的有效Zn根际富集现象.根际与非根际土壤有机碳、全氮与有效Mn、有效Zn,以及有效Mn与有效Zn呈极显著正相关.根际土壤pH值与有效Mn和有效Zn呈显著负相关.由于不同植物根系的生长特征、根际pH值及微生物种类等的差异,不同植被根际的微量元素含量不同,茵陈蒿根际4种微量元素含量高于其他植被.     

啮齿动物作用下退耕地山杏种子扩散与贮藏的季节变化

啮齿动物对植物种子的取食和扩散影响种子的时空分布,继而影响种子的萌发和幼苗建成,因而在森林更新中起着重要作用.在国有济源市愚公林场,选择退耕地生境,于春季、夏季、秋季分别释放人工标记的山杏种子,观察啮齿动物扩散与埋藏山杏种子的季节性差异.结果表明：1）退耕地中的啮齿动物主要包括大林姬鼠、社鼠、黑线姬鼠;2）山杏种子扩散速率在春季显著慢于夏季,夏季显著慢于秋季;3）种子搬运量受季节和种子状态交互作用影响,春季显著少于夏季,夏季显著少于秋季;4）不同季节种子平均搬运距离不同,秋季不同状态种子的搬运距离均大于春季和夏季;5）啮齿动物对山杏种子的贮藏点大小多为1粒种子,少量为2、3粒种子,且贮藏点大小与季节间存在显著的交互作用,春季单粒种子的贮藏点数量显著少于夏季和秋季,而夏季与秋季的贮藏点则倾向于多粒种子;6）在夏季和秋季各有5枚（共释放1800枚）被啮齿动物分散贮藏的山杏种子建成幼苗.     

Diverse synchrony of firing reflects diverse cell-assembly coding in the prefrontal cortex

In the present paper, we focus on the coding by cell assemblies in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and discuss the diversity of the coding, which results in stable and dynamic representations and the processing of various information in that higher brain region. The key activity that reflects cell-assembly coding is the synchrony of the firing of multiple neurons when animals are performing cognitive and memory tasks. First, we introduce some studies that have shown task-related synchrony of neuronal firing in the monkey PFC. These studies have reported fixed and several types of dynamic synchronous firing during working memory, long-term visual memory, and goal selection. The results of these studies have indicated that cell assemblies in the PFC can contribute to both the stability and the dynamics of various types of information. Second, we refer to rat studies and introduce the findings of cellular interactions that contribute to synchrony in working memory, learning-induced changes in synchrony in spatial tasks, and interactions of the PFC and hippocampus in dynamic synchrony. These studies have proposed neuronal mechanisms of cell-assembly coding in the PFC and its critical role in the learning of task demands in problematic situations. Based on the monkey and rat studies, we conclude that cell-assembly coding in the PFC is diverse and has various facets, which allow multipotentiality in the higher brain region. Finally, we discuss the problem of the sizes of cell assembly, how diverse the sizes are in the PFC, and the technical problems in their investigation. We introduce a unique spike-sorting method that can detect small and local cell assemblies that consist of closely neighboring neurons. Then, we describe the findings of our study that showed that the monkey PFC has both small and large cell assemblies, which have different roles in information coding in the working brain.     

Differences in accumulation of elements in human cardiac valves

To elucidate changes of human cardiac valves with aging, the authors determined age-related changes of element contents in the four human cardiac valves by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry and attempted to examine the relationships in the element contents among the four cardiac valves. The subjects consisted of 10 men and 15 women, ranging in age from 65 to 102 yr. The accumulation of calcium and phosphorus was the highest in the aortic valve, and decreased in the order mitral, pulmonary, and tricuspid valves. The contents of calcium and phosphorus in the aortic valves corresponded to about 12 and 19 times the amounts of those in the tricuspid valves, in which the contents were very low. The contents of calcium and phosphorus in the aortic valves were about 2.5-fold the amounts of those in the mitral valves. An examination was attempted to determine whether or not there were relationships in element contents among the four cardiac valves. As for the aortic and mitral valves, there were no relationships in the contents of calcium and phosphorus between them, but there were relationships in the contents of sulfur and magnesium between them. Three out of 24 cases contained high contents of calcium and phosphorus in both the mitral and aortic valves, whereas 16 out of 24 cases contained high contents of calcium and phosphorus in the aortic valves alone, without the high contents in the mitral valves. Likewise, there were no relationships in the element contents, such as calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, and magnesium, between the mitral and pulmonary valves or between the mitral and tricuspid valves. It is suggested that the accumulation of calcium and phosphorus in the cardiac valve occurs independent of the other cardiac valves.