茶多酚单体L-EGCG对气相烟引起鼠肺细胞膜损伤的抑制作用

茶多酚(GTP)单体L-EGCG对香烟气相物质损伤鼠肺细胞膜的保护作用研究结果表明,L-EGCG能抑制香烟气相物质引发的脂质过氧化;用脂肪酸自旋标记物5-DOXYL和16-DOXYL标记鼠肺细胞膜,发现预先加入L-EGCG可抑制气相烟引起的膜浅层流动性改变,并与L-EGCG的浓度呈量效关系。在0.001到0.1mg/mL浓度范围内,L-EGCG本身对膜的浅层没有影响,而能使膜深层的流动性略有增大。由试验推测,L-EGCG的保护作用很可能是由于清除了气相烟中的自由基或脂质过氧化产生的脂类自由基。     

茶多酚单体L-EGCG对气相烟引起鼠肺细胞膜损伤的抑制作用

茶多酚(GTP)单体L-EGCG对香烟气相物质损伤鼠肺细胞膜的保护作用研究结果表明,L-EGCG能抑制香烟气相物质引发的脂质过氧化;用脂肪酸自旋标记物5-DOXYL和16-DOXYL标记鼠肺细胞膜,发现预先加入L-EGCG可抑制气相烟引起的膜浅层流动性改变,并与L-EGCG的浓度呈量效关系。在0.001到0.1mg/mL浓度范围内,L-EGCG本身对膜的浅层没有影响,而能使膜深层的流动性略有增大。由试验推测,L-EGCG的保护作用很可能是由于清除了气相烟中的自由基或脂质过氧化产生的脂类自由基。     

天然抗氧化剂茶多酚的健康作用及其机理

喝茶有助于健康,可以预防一些疾病,这已被流行病学研究所证实。研究表明,茶叶中对身体健康非常有益的物质是具有很强抗氧化能力的茶多酚,茶多酚占茶叶干重的30%左右。茶多酚可以有效地清除氧自由基和脂类自由基,预防脂质过氧化,而且具有抑制肿瘤发生、延缓衰老等功能。本文就茶多酚的健康作用及其分子机理做一综述,其中大部分为我们实验室研究和发表在国内外杂志上的成果。     

“组织损伤的自由基机理”讨论班——T.F.Slater教授在兰州大学讲学

英国Brunel大学理学院院长和国际肿瘤研究基金会学术委员会主席T.F.Slater教授应邀于今年3月18日到4月2日在兰州大学讲学;总题为“组织损伤的自由基机理”。主要内容如下: 1.组织损伤的自由基机理自由基在组织和细胞中的产生、自由基产量超过组织防御机能时所引起的各种损伤。 2.脂类过氧化作用在细胞损伤中的意义脂类过氧化作用的研究方法、脂类过氧化降解产物及其生物学作用、脂类过氧化作用对生物膜脂肪酸成份的变化以及对膜流动性的影响,对酶和代谢的影响,对肝细胞结构和功能的影响。     

试论茶多酚清除生物自由基的高效性

从生物自由基出发,本文综述了茶多酚(TP)清除自由基的效能.茶多酚对多种自由基具有卓越的清除特性,并明显优于其它抗氧化剂,但茶多酚浓度、体系pH值、自由基类型、儿茶素组成与结构对其清除效能有较大影响.     

四氧嘧啶致大鼠糖尿病与脂类过氧化

四氧嘧啶致SD大白鼠糖尿病的过程中,首先引起体内多种组织器官广泛发生脂类过氧化作用。脂类过氧化物分解产生一些醛类物质,故血清、胰腺、肝和肾组织中TBA反应物(主要成分为丙二醛)含量升高;生成的其它醛类物质与蛋白质结合形成的水溶性荧光物质含量亦增多。抗氧化剂维生素E的抗脂类过氧化作用对机体起保护作用;而维生素C在大量氧化剂四氧嘧啶存在的条件下起氧化强化剂的作用,并使机体对维生素E的消耗增多。     

自由基、营养、天然抗氧化剂与衰老

影响衰老的因素很多,其中主要有遗传基因、饮食营养、生活方式、运动多少、心理状态、医疗条件及环境因素等。其中饮食营养是非常重要的因素,而且是可以控制的因素。研究证明,营养不良和营养过剩都会影响健康和寿命,而健康和延长寿命最有效的方法是限食(限能)。最近,美国和英国的权威杂志《Science》和《Nature》发表研究文章表明,节食,以及一些自由基清除剂,如小分子多酚类物质白藜芦醇,可以启动长寿基因SIRI1,抑制肿瘤基因p53,阻断细胞凋亡,延缓衰老和延长寿命。早在1955年,Dr. Harman发表的“衰老的自由基理论”就提出,体内产生过多自由基是引起衰老的重要因素,保持体内自由基和抗氧化剂的平衡可以延缓衰老。我们的实验还证明,天然抗氧化剂茶多酚可延长果蝇的寿命,使果蝇匀浆中的超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)活性增加,脂质过氧化水平降低,改善高脂引起的果蝇寿命缩短、SOD活性降低以及脂质过氧化水平的升高。作者最近的实验还证明,茶多酚可以防止氧化应激引起的线虫寿命的缩短,还可以预防和治疗6-OHDA引起的大鼠帕金森氏综合症,山楂黄酮可以预防和治疗蒙古沙鼠缺血引起的中风,大豆异黄酮和尼古丁可以预防和治疗转基因线虫和小鼠老年痴呆症。饮食营养和天然抗氧化剂研究的进展将对人类健康和延缓衰老,提供新的线索并做出重大贡献。     

硒拮抗超氧阴离子导致的心肌线粒体膜损伤

由黄嘌呤和黄嘌呤氧化酶体系产生的超氧阴离子作用于心肌线粒体后,其膜脂双层内产生了脂类自由基。在一定时间内,脂类自由基与自旋捕捉剂形成的加合物的ＥＳＲ信号强度随着孵育时间的增加而加强。１．０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ硒代蛋氨酸（Ｓｅ－Ｍｅｔ）或２．３μｍｏｌ／ＬｍＮａ２ＳｅＯ３可显著清除并抑制脂类自由基的产生。在的影响下,荧光探针ＤＰＨ在膜脂双层中的荧光寿合和膜脂流动性发生了明显改变。一定浓度的Ｓｅ－Ｍｅｔ或Ｎａ２ＳｅＯ３可明显拮抗的上述影响,前者的作用更为显著。     

钙过负荷和丹参酮对线粒体脂质过氧化的影响

用ＥＳＲ自旋捕集技术捕捉到Ｆｅ２＋启动的心肌线粒体膜脂质过氧化过程中产生的脂类自由基Ｌ·（ａＮ＝１５．６Ｇ,ａＨ＝２．９７Ｇ）。钙过负荷时,钙离子使线粒体产生的脂类自由基增加,当钙浓度为３０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ·ｍｇＰｒ时,产生的脂类自由基约增加３２％。丹参酮可清除Ｆｅ３＋启动的线粒体膜脂质过氧化过程中产生的脂类自由基。当丹参酮浓度为０．８ｍｇ／ｍｇＰｒ时,清除率达到７０％左右。钙过负荷时丹参酮仍能有效清除脂类自由基。另外,还发展了用自旋探针ＣＴＰＯ测量线粒体氧消耗的方法,检测氧消耗所需样品量比Ｃｌａｒｋ电极少几十倍。用此方法测量小鼠心肌线粒体不同状态的氧消耗和呼吸控制率,证明一定浓度的Ｃａ２＋和Ｆｅ２＋影响线粒体的呼吸功能．     

过氧化心肌线粒体产生的脂类自由基及（－）－EGCG的抑制作用

本文利用ＥＳＲ技术研究了心肌线粒体酶修饰下的脂质过氧化和脂类自由基,以及（－）－ＥＧＣＧ的抑制作用。结果表明：４－ＰＯＢＮ能捕集ｌｉｐｏｘｙｇｅｎｇｓｅ诱发心肌线粒体产生的自由基,得到６条线谱的脂类自由基和４条线谱捕集物,（－）－ＥＧＣＧ对该体系中使用的１ｉｐｏｘｙｅｎａｓｅ活性无影响,对所产生的自由基有明显的清除作用,并呈量效关系。对脂质过氧化的抑制作用,在本试验浓度范围内随浓度增加变化不大,最大抑制率约２０％。     

NADPH-dependent inhibition of lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsomes.

Microsomal NADPH-driven electron transport is known to initiate lipid peroxidation by activating oxygen in the presence of iron. This pro-oxidant effect can mask an antioxidant function of NADPH-driven electron transport in microsomes via vitamin E recycling from its phenoxyl radicals formed in the course of peroxidation. To test this hypothesis we studied the effects of NADPH on the endogenous vitamin E content and lipid peroxidation induced in liver microsomes by an oxidation system independent of iron: an azo-initiator of peroxyl radicals, 2,2'-azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), (AMVN), in the presence of an iron chelator deferoxamine. We found that under conditions NADPH: (i) inhibited lipid peroxidation; (ii) this inhibitory effect was less pronounced in microsomes from vitamin E-deficient rats than in microsomes from normal rats; (iii) protected vitamin E from oxidative destruction; (iv) reduced chromanoxyl radicals of vitamin E homologue with a 6-carbon side-chain, chromanol-alpha-C-6. Thus NADPH-driven electron transport may function both to initiate and/or inhibit lipid peroxidation in microsomes depending on the availability of transition metal catalysts.     

丹参酮对心肌肌质网脂质过氧化过程中脂类自由基的清除作用

应用自旋捕集方法和化学发光方法研究天然抗氧化剂丹参酮（Ｔａｎｓｈｉｎｏｎｅ）对心肌肌质网膜脂质过氧化过程中产生的脂类自由基的清除作用。发现在一定的浓度范围内,丹参酮对脂质过氧化有较好的保护作用,在丹参酮浓度大于１ｍｇ／ｍｇ蛋白时,对脂类自由基清除率可达６０％。丹参酮对肌质网膜脂质过氧化的保护机理可能是通过清除脂类自由基而阻断脂质过氧化的链式反应,而不是清除氧自由基而防止脂质过氧化的启动。     

羟基自由基对兔脑微粒体膜脂及膜蛋白的损伤

本文研究了过氧化氢与亚铁离子体系产生的羟基自由基对兔脑微粒体脂质过氧化作用及对膜上(Na~++K~+)-ATP酶活性的影响.结果表明,羟基自由基导致兔脑微粒体脂质过氧化,增加丙二醛的含量.羟基自由基还使微粒体膜巯基数下降,(Na~++K~+)-ATP酶活力受到抑制.阿魏酸钠对抑制微粒体脂质过氧化及对膜巯基和(Na~++K~+)-ATP酶均有保护作用.自旋捕集实验结果进一步证明药物对羟基自由基的猝灭作用.     

过硫酸铵-N,N,N′,N′-四甲基乙二胺体系产生的氧自由基及其清除的研究

应用ESR和自旋捕集相结合的技术直接测定了过硫酸铵—N,N,N′,N′-四甲基乙二胺(AP-TEMED)体系产生的氧自由基,经计算机波谱模拟和计算波谱参数证实该体系产生的氧自由基是O_2~-和·OH。并用维生素C、茶多酚、超氧化物歧化酶等氧自由基清除剂,从聚丙烯酰胺凝胶法、化学发光法和脂质过氧化法不同角度研究了AP-TEMED体系在自由基研究方面的应用意义。     

Photoprotective effect of vitamins A and E on polyamine and oxygenated free radical metabolism in hairless mouse epidermis

The purpose of this study was to confirm the photoprotective effect on skin of vitamins A and E, due to inhibition of polyamine synthesis and production of free radicals. These variables were measured in the lumbar epidermis of the female hairless mouse subjected to UVA + B irradiation. Polyamines were assayed in epidermal homogenate by HPLC, and production of oxygenated free radicals was determined by spectrofluorometric assay of malonyl dialdehyde. It was determined that butyl-hydroxy-toluene and vitamin E inhibited production of free radicals (56% and 60%, respectively) and caused a significant reduction in polyamine biosynthesis (P less than 0.01), whereas the inhibitory effect of malonyl dialdehyde induced by vitamin A (30%) had no associated effect on polyamine metabolism.     

Vitamin E radical reaction with antioxidants in rat liver membranes

The Japanese herbal medicine Sho-saiko-to-go-keishi-ka-shakuyaku-to (TJ-960) has been demonstrated to have an antioxidant action by quenching free radicals. The effects of TJ-960 on the tocopheroxy radicals generated by an arachidonic acid and lipoxygenase oxidation system were compared with those of the ascorbate and glutathione in vitamin E-enriched rat liver microsomes and submitochondrial membrane particles (SMP). Using electron spin resonance spectrometry, the disappearance of the tocopheroxy radicals after addition of glutathione and ascorbate was detected in microsomes and SMP, withh ascorbate displaying a more potent action than glutathione. Addition of TJ-960 demonstrated a similar effect on the tocopheroxy radicals in microsomes and SMP. In the presence of TJ-960, ascorbate, and glutathione, the loss of vitamin E in the vitamin E-enriched microsomes of rat liver undergoing oxidation was slowed down. In this paper, we introduced TJ-960 as another replenisher of vitamin E in membrane, increasing the membrane's resistance against oxidative damage.     

Chelating and antiradical effect of rutin during peroxidation of lipids from microsomes and liposomes

The antioxidative effect of rutin (vitamin P) on Fe2+-induced lipid peroxidation (LPO) in bovine heart microsomes and lecithin liposomes was studied. It was shown that the LPO-induced inhibition of microsomes and liposomes in the presence of rutin occurs via two mechanisms, i.e., association of Fe2+ ions to form an inactive complex and a direct interaction between rutin and free radicals. The contribution of these mechanisms depends on the composition of the reaction mixture. In bovine heart microsomes and liposomes, ascorbic acid has a dual activity towards LPO. At high concentrations of Fe2+ necessary for LPO induction (approximately 1 x 10(-3) M), ascorbic acid blocks LPO, whereas at low Fe2+ concentrations (less than 1 x 10(-4) M) it has a prooxidative effect. A combined use of ascorbic acid and rutin results in an additive antioxidative effect at high Fe2+ concentrations (approximately 1.10(-3) M). However, at low Fe2+ concentrations rutin acts as an antagonist of the prooxidative effect of ascorbic acid.     

Effects of 2-mercaptopropionyl glycine on radiation-induced lipid peroxidation in liposomes and in rat liver microsomal suspensions

gamma-Irradiation of rat liver microsomal suspensions resulted in the accumulation of both malondialdehyde (MDA) and lipid hydroperoxides. The presence of 2-mercaptopropionylglycine (MPG) during the irradiation period decreased the formation of MDA and lipid hydroperoxides in a dose (MPG)-dependent manner. This may be attributed to the ability of MPG to scavenge the free radicals produced by irradiation. Post-irradiation incubation of microsomes further enhanced the production of both MDA and lipid hydroperoxides; when high concentrations of MPG were present during the incubations the production of MDA and lipid hydroperoxides was substantially decreased. This antioxidant role of MPG was demonstrated for both pre-irradiated microsomes and liposomes and is thought to be due to the conversion of the hydroperoxy to hydroxy fatty acids within the lipid bilayer, as well as the scavenging action on initiating free radicals.     

Synergistic inhibition of oxidation in dispersed phosphatidylcholine liposomes by a combination of vitamin E and cysteine

Oxidations of soybean phosphatidylcholine liposomes in an aqueous dispersion initiated by free radicals generated initially either in the aqueous phase or in the lipid phase were efficiently suppressed by vitamin E in the membranes. Vitamin E was consumed linearly with time and, when the inhibition period was over the oxidation proceeded rapidly at a rate similar to that in the absence of vitamin E. L-Cysteine was also effective by itself in scavenging radicals in the aqueous region, but it was consumed more rapidly than vitamin E. On the other hand, cysteine could not scavenge the radicals efficiently in a lipid region. Nevertheless, when vitamin E was incorporated into liposomes, the addition of cysteine in the aqueous phase prolonged the inhibition period and it reduced the rate of decay of vitamin E markedly even when the radicals were generated initially in the lipid bilayer. Furthermore, it was found by an electron spin resonance study that chromanoxyl radical disappeared quite rapidly when it was mixed with cysteine and that the spin adduct of cysteine radical was observed in the presence of alpha-(4-pyridyl-N-oxide)-N-tert-butyl nitrone. It was concluded that L-cysteine located in an aqueous region could regenerate vitamin E by reacting with vitamin E radical formed in a lipid region and show a synergistic antioxidant effect, although its efficiency of vitamin E regeneration was lower than that by vitamin C.     

Effect of exposure of various oxidants on rat liver and intestinal microsomes--a comparative study.

Rat liver and intestinal microsomes were exposed to various free radical generating systems and their effect were assessed by studying different parameters such as formation of malonaldehyde (MDA) and conjugated diene, arachidonic acid depletion and alteration in protein thiol groups and tocopherol levels. These studies revealed that liver being highly vulnerable tissue showed all the effects of free radical attack whereas intestinal microsomes were resistant to most oxidants except iron independent generation of free radicals using 2-2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (ABAP). Intestinal microsomes were found to contain considerable amount of non-esterified fatty acids in total lipid fraction as compared to liver microsomes and iron-fatty acid complex may be incapable of participating in peroxidation. In vitro measurement of hydroxyl radical generation showed that intestinal microsomes were incapable of generating these active species. These results suggest that iron dependent free radical mediated lipid peroxidation might not occur in intestinal epithelial cells.