植物抗病基因工程进展(续)

植物抗病基因工程进展（续）洪剑明印莉萍邱泽生（首都师范大学生物系北京１０００３７）ＰＲＯＧＲＥＳＳＯＦＧＥＮＥＴＩＣＥＮＧＩＮＥＥＲＩＮＧＦＯＲＰＬＡＮＴＤＩＳＥＡＳＥＲＥＳＩＳＴＡＮＣＥＨＯＮＧＪｉａｎＭｉｎｇＹＩＮＬｉＰｉｎｇＱＩＵＺｅＳｈ...     

脑啡肽增强胶质细胞的神经营养作用与NO生成减少有关

本文在ＳＤ大鼠大脑皮层胶质细胞神经元共培养模式上,以神经元存活、突起生长、生长相关蛋白４３（ｇｒｏｗｔｈａｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ４３,ＧＡＰ４３）ｍＲＮＡ的表达为指标,观察了脑啡肽对胶质细胞神经营养作用的影响,并对其机理作了初步探讨。结果表明,经脑啡肽处理的胶质细胞能使神经元的存活计数增加２８％（Ｐ＜００５）,单个神经元突起总长度增加１１％（Ｐ＜００５）,最长突起长度增加１６％（Ｐ＜００５）,ＧＡＰ４３ｍＲＮＡ的表达增加２６％（Ｐ＜００５）。然后又观察了脑啡肽（１０－６～１０－１２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）对培养胶质细胞生成一氧化氮（ＮＯ）的影响。结果表明,浓度为１０－８,１０－１０ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的脑啡肽能明显抑制其生成（Ｐ＜００５）。结果提示,脑啡肽可能增强胶质细胞的神经营养作用,其机制之一可能是通过抑制胶质细胞ＮＯ的生成。     

降钙素基因相关肽拮抗内皮素的致心律失常作用

本工作在麻醉大鼠冠状动脉口注射内皮素１（ＥＴ１）９００ｐｍｏｌ／ｋｇ能引起室性早搏（ＰＶＣ）、室速（ＶＴ）、室颤（ＶＦ）等严重心律失常,心律失常评分（ＡＳ）为５．６±１．０;冠状动脉口单独注射降钙素基因相关肽（ＣＧＲＰ）３００－１２００ｐｍｏｌ／ｋｇ仅引起血压一过性下降,此后逐渐恢复,无心律失常发生,心律失常评分为０。用ＣＧＲＰ３００ｐｍｏｌ／ｋｇ预处理后再注射ＥＴ１９００ｐｍｏｌ／ｋｇ,心律失常发生率减少,严重程度降低,ＡＳ为１．６±１．６。ＣＧＲＰ１２００ｐｍｏｌ／ｋｇ＋ＥＴ１组心律失常评分显著低于ＥＴ１对照组（Ｐ＜０．０１）。本实验结果表明,ＣＧＲＰ的抗心律失常作用很可能有部分是通过拮抗内皮素的致心律失常作用来实现的。     

粉防己碱对血管紧张素Ⅱ促进心肌成纤维细胞增殖的抑制作用

血管紧张素（ＡＮＧ）Ⅱ对新生大鼠无血清培养第二代心肌成纤维细胞（ＦＢ）具有剂量依赖性的促进增殖、ＤＮＡ和ＲＮＡ以及胶原合成的作用。ＡＮＧⅡ１０７ｍｏｌ／Ｌ浓度时,ＦＢ的［３Ｈ］胸腺嘧啶核苷（Ｔｈｙｍｉｄｉｎｅ）,［３Ｈ］尿嘧啶核苷（Ｕｒｉｄｉｎｅ）,［３Ｈ］脯氨酸（Ｐｒｏｌｉｎｅ）掺入较对照组分别增加１６７％,５８％,１７４％,此刺激作用可被特异性ＡＮＧⅡ受体拮抗剂阻断;粉防己碱预处理也可抑制ＡＮＧⅡ上述作用,且呈剂量依赖性。以上结果提示：ＡＮＧⅡ通过受体介导直接刺激心肌ＦＢ增殖和胶原合成,引起心肌纤维化;钙拮抗剂粉防己碱对ＡＮＧⅡ导致的心肌纤维化具有抑制作用。     

肾髓质诱导型一氧化氮合酶在动脉血压调控中的作用

本文通过慢性血液动力学实验,观察了肾髓质局部输入诱导型一氧化酶（ｉＮＯＳ）抑制剂ＡＧ（ａｍｉｎｏｇｕａｎｉｄｉｎｅ）对Ｄａｈｌ盐敏感大鼠（ＤＳ）、Ｄａｈｌ盐抵抗大鼠（ＤＲ）及ＳＤ（Ｓｐｒａｇｕｅ Ｄａｗｌｅｙ）大鼠动脉血压的影响,并测定了一氧化氮（ＮＯ）代谢终产物ＮＯ２及ＮＯ３含量（ＵＮＯＸ）、ｉＮＯＳ活性、肾功能以及血浆肾素活性（ＰＲＡ）。结果表明：ＡＧ能明显放大高盐（８％）引起的ＤＳ及ＳＤ大鼠     

海马内NA能神经损毁对抗急性低氧诱发皮质酮分泌

本工作观察了６羟多巴胺（６ｈｙｄｒｏｘｙｄｏｐａｍｉｎｅ,６ＯＨＤＡ）损毁大鼠腹侧海马去甲肾上腺素能神经对急性低氧诱发皮质酮分泌的影响。结果显示,吸入１０４％Ｏ２３０ｍｉｎ后血浆皮质酮水平显著升高,６ＯＨＤＡ注入腹侧海马致使海马内去甲肾上腺素（ＮＡ）含量降低（－３８５％）;血浆皮质酮水平也较未损毁组为低（－３３２％）。吸入１０４％Ｏ２后,皮质酮对低氧刺激的反应性升高现象消失。结果提示：海马内ＮＡ可能参与急性低氧应激引发血浆皮质酮分泌的调节活动。     

PDGF-BB多肽刺激肺动脉平滑肌细胞PDGFmRNA表达

应用地高辛（Ｄｉｇｏｘｉｇｅｎｉｎ）标记的血小板源性生长因子（ＰＤＧＦ）Ａ和ＰＤＧＦＢ链ｃＤＮＡ探针,原位检测了ＰＤＧＦＢＢ多肽对单层培养的肺动脉平滑肌细胞ＰＤＧＦ基因表达的影响。结果表明,无血清培养的肺动脉平滑肌细胞内ＰＤＧＦＡ和ＰＤＧＦＢ链ｍＲＮＡ阳性表达颗粒稀少,ＰＤＧＦＢＢ多肽培养的肺动脉平滑肌细胞ＰＤＧＦＡ和ＰＤＧＦＢ链ｍＲＮＡ阳性表达颗粒增多,较密集的分布于整个细胞内。全自动图像分析结果显示,ＰＤＧＦＡ和ＰＤＧＦＢ链ｍＲＮＡ表达,ＰＤＧＦＢＢ培养组分别为无血清培养组的１７４倍和１７倍,差异显著（Ｐ＜００１）。本研究结果提示,ＰＤＧＦＢＢ多肽能刺激肺动脉平滑肌细胞ＰＤＧＦｍＲＮＡ表达,促进其分泌,在慢性低氧性肺动脉高压血管平滑肌细胞增殖中具有重要作用     

大鼠最后区内微量注射血管紧张素Ⅱ对肾脏排钠的影响

已知最后区存在血管紧张素ⅡＡ（Ⅱ）受体,并可感受血中ＡⅡ水平的变化,本文采用微量注射ＡⅡ于ＡＰ的方法,观察了ＡＰ和肾功能的关系。结果：ＡＰ内微量注射ＡⅡ（２．２０ｎｇ）引起肾小球滤过率（ＧＦＲ）,肾血浆流量（ＲＰＦ）,尿钠排泄（ＵＮａＶ）的增加（Ｐ〈０．０５）。该作用可被ＡＰ内微量注射ＡⅡ拮抗剂ｓａｒａｌａｓｉｎ或切断（Ｐ〈０．０５）。而静脉注射ｓａｒａｌａｓｉｎ却不能阻断该作用。微量注射ＡⅡ于弧     

用ELISA法检测2.5S鼠神经生长因子

鼠颌下腺提纯的２５ＳＮＧＦ免疫家兔,获得兔抗ＮＧＦ抗体,研制出鼠２５ＳＮＧＦＥＬＩＳＡ检测试剂盒,该试剂盒灵敏度小于１ｎｇ／ｍｌ,在６７０～０８４ｎｇ／ｍｌ范围内,线性良好,ｒ＝０９９。与大鼠、小鼠及人血浆无非特异反应,在大鼠血浆中,ＮＧＦ样品回收率在９１％～１０７％之间,变异系数小于１０％（ｎ＝４）。结果表明：本试剂盒操作简便,灵敏度高,特异性强,适合药代动力学研究及生产过程中的ＮＧＦ检测。     

NaCl胁迫对螺旋藻生长及抗氧化酶活性的影响

在０１％～５．０％ＮａＣｌ浓度范围的培养基中培养极大螺旋藻（Ｓｐｉｒｕｌｉｎａｍａｘｉｍａ）,发现ＮａＣｌ浓度高于２．０％时螺旋藻生长受到明显抑制。培养７天后测定超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（ＡＳＡＰＯＤ）、过氧化氢酶（ＣＡＴ）活性和丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）含量。结果表明：在盐胁迫下,ＳＯＤ酶活性升高;抗坏血酸过氧化物酶和过氧化氢酶活性在低盐胁迫下活性升高,高盐胁迫下抗坏血酸过氧化物酶活性迅速降低,过氧化物酶则完全失活;ＭＤＡ含量先随盐胁迫程度增加而降低,后随盐胁迫的进一步增强恢复至对照水平。     

Renal endothelin in chronic angiotensin II hypertension

To determine the influence of chronic ANG II infusion on urinary, plasma, and renal tissue levels of immunoreactive endothelin (ET), ANG II (65 ng/min) or saline vehicle was delivered via osmotic minipump in male Sprague-Dawley rats given either a high-salt diet (10% NaCl) or normal-salt diet (0.8% NaCl). High-salt diet alone caused a slight but not statistically significant increase (7 +/- 1%) in mean arterial pressure (MAP). MAP was significantly increased in ANG II-infused rats (41 +/- 10%), and the increase in MAP was significantly greater in ANG II rats given a high-salt diet (59 +/- 1%) compared with the increase observed in rats given a high-salt diet alone or ANG II infusion and normal-salt diet. After a 2-wk treatment, urinary excretion of immunoreactive ET was significantly increased by approximately 50% in ANG II-infused animals and by over 250% in rats on high-salt diet, with or without ANG II infusion. ANG II infusion combined with high-salt diet significantly increased immunoreactive ET content in the cortex and outer medulla, but this effect was not observed in other groups. In contrast, high-salt diet, with or without ANG II infusion, significantly decreased immunoreactive ET content within the inner medulla. These data indicate that chronic elevations in ANG II levels and sodium intake differentially affect ET levels within the kidney and provide further support for the hypothesis that the hypertensive effects of ANG II may be due to interaction with the renal ET system.     

Differential sympathetic and angiotensinergic responses in rats submitted to low- or high-salt diet

The present study was designed to evaluate, in Wistar rats, the effect of high- or low-salt diet on the hemodynamic parameters and on the renal and lumbar sympathetic nerve activity. The renal gene expression of the renin angiotensin system components was also evaluated, aiming to find some correlation between salt intake, sodium homeostasis and blood pressure increase. Male Wistar rats received low (0.06% Na, TD 92141-Harlan Teklad), a normal (0.5% Na, TD 92140), or a high-salt diet (3.12% Na, TD 92142) from weaning to adulthood. Hemodynamic parameters such as cardiac output and total peripheral resistance, and the renal and lumbar sympathetic nerve activity were determined (n=45). Plasma renin activity, plasma and renal content of angiotensin (ANG) I and II, and the renal mRNA expression of angiotensinogen, renin, AT1 and AT2 receptors were also measured (n=24). Compared to normal- and low-salt diet-, high-salt-treated rats were hypertensive and developed an increase (P<0.05) in total peripheral resistance and lumbar sympathetic nerve activity. A decrease in renal renin and angiotensinogen-mRNAs and in plasma ANG II and plasma renin activity was also found in salt overloaded animals. The renal sympathetic nerve activity was higher (P<0.05) in low- compared to high-salt-treated rats, and was associated with an increase (P<0.05) in renal ANG I and II and with a decrease (P<0.05) in AT2 renal mRNA. Plasma ANG I and II and plasma renin activity were higher in low- than in normal-salt rats. Our results show that increased blood pressure is associated with increases in lumbar sympathetic nerve activity and total peripheral resistance in high-salt-treated rats. However, in low-salt-treated rats an increase in the renal sympathetic nerve was correlated with an increase in the renal content of ANG I and II and with a decrease in AT2 renal mRNA. These changes are probably in favor of the antinatriuretic response and the sodium homeostasis in the low-salt group.     

Obesity augments vasoconstrictor reactivity to angiotensin II in the renal circulation of the Zucker rat

Obesity is an emerging risk factor for renal dysfunction, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. Obese patients show heightened renal vasodilation to blockade of the renin-angiotensin system, suggesting deficits in vascular responses to angiotensin II (ANG II). This study tested the hypothesis that obesity augments renal vasoconstriction to ANG II. Lean (LZR), prediabetic obese (OZR), and nonobese fructose-fed Zucker rats (FF-LZR) were studied to determine the effects of obesity and insulin resistance on reactivity of blood pressure and renal blood flow to vasoconstrictors. OZR showed enlargement of the kidneys, elevated urine output, increased sodium intake, and decreased plasma renin activity (PRA) vs. LZR, and renal vasoconstriction to ANG II was augmented in OZR. Renal reactivity to norepinephrine and mesenteric vascular reactivity to ANG II were similar between LZR and OZR. Insulin-resistant FF-LZR had normal reactivity to ANG II, indicating the insulin resistance was an unlikely explanation for the changes observed in OZR. Four weeks on a low-sodium diet (0.08%) to raise PRA reduced reactivity to ANG II in OZR back to normal levels without effect on LZR. From these data, we conclude that in the prediabetic stages of obesity, a decrease in PRA is observed in Zucker rats that may lead to increased renal vascular reactivity to ANG II. This increased reactivity to ANG II may explain the elevated renal vasodilator effects observed in obese humans and provide insight into early changes in renal function that predispose to nephropathy in later stages of the disease.     

Elevated dietary salt suppresses renin secretion but not thirst evoked by arterial hypotension in rats

Increased dietary salt intake was used as a nonpharmacological tool to blunt hypotension-induced increases in plasma renin activity (PRA) in order to evaluate the contribution of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) to hypotension-induced thirst. Rats were maintained on 8% NaCl (high) or 1% NaCl (standard) diet for at least 2 wk, and then arterial hypotension was produced by administration of the arteriolar vasodilator diazoxide. Despite marked reductions in PRA, rats maintained on the high-salt diet drank similar amounts of water, displayed similar latencies to drink, and had similar degrees of hypotension compared with rats maintained on the standard diet. Furthermore, blockade of ANG II production by an intravenous infusion of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril attenuated the hypotension-induced water intake similarly in rats fed standard and high-salt diet. Additional experiments showed that increases in dietary salt did not alter thirst stimulated by the acetylcholine agonist carbachol administered into the lateral ventricle; however, increases in dietary salt did enhance thirst evoked by central ANG II. Collectively, the present findings suggest that hypotension-evoked thirst in rats fed a high-salt diet is dependent on the peripheral RAS despite marked reductions in PRA.     

Effect of ANG II on endothelial cell apoptosis and survival and its impact on skeletal muscle angiogenesis after electrical stimulation

We have previously shown that skeletal muscle angiogenesis induced by electrical stimulation is significantly attenuated when SS-13BN/Mcwi rats are fed a high-salt diet. This effect was associated with a large increase in endothelial cell (EC) apoptosis. We hypothesized that the low levels of ANG II during high-salt diet would increase EC apoptosis and consequently diminish the angiogenic response. To test this hypothesis, a series of in vitro and in vivo studies was performed. EC apoptosis and viability were evaluated after incubation with ANG II under serum-free conditions. After 24 h of incubation, ANG II increased EC viability and Bcl-2-to-Bax ratio along with a dose-dependent decrease in EC apoptosis. This effect was blocked by the ANG II type 1 receptor antagonist losartan. To confirm our in vitro results, ANG II (3 ng.kg(-1).min(-1)) was chronically infused in rats fed a high-salt diet (4% NaCl). ANG II decreased EC apoptosis and produced a significant increase (40%) in skeletal muscle angiogenesis after electrical stimulation. These in vivo results were in agreement with our in vitro results and demonstrate that the attenuation of ANG II levels during a high-salt diet may induce EC apoptosis and consequently block the angiogenic response induced by electrical stimulation. Furthermore, under normal conditions, ANG II increases EC viability and protects EC from apoptosis possibly by inactivation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.     

Whole body norepinephrine kinetics in ANG II-salt hypertension in the rat

The purpose of this study was to investigate total body norepinephrine (NE) kinetics as an index of global sympathetic nervous system (SNS) outflow in a rat model of chronic ANG II-salt hypertension. Male Sprague-Dawley rats fed a 0.4% (normal salt, NS) or 2% (HS) NaCl diet were instrumented with arterial and venous catheters. After 5 days of recovery and a 3-day control period, ANG II (150 ng.kg(-1).min(-1)) was given subcutaneously by minipump for 14 days. Plasma NE levels and total body NE spillover and clearance were determined on control day 3 and ANG II infusion days 7 and 14 using radioisotope dilution principles. To perform this analysis, 3H-NE and NE were measured in arterial plasma after a 90-min infusion of tracer amounts of 3H-NE. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was similar during the control period in NS and HS rats; however, MAP increased to a higher level in HS rats. During the control period, plasma NE tended to be lower in rats on HS, whereas NE clearance tended to be higher in HS rats. As a result NE spillover was similar in NS and HS rats during the control period. In NS rats, plasma NE, NE spillover, and NE clearance were unchanged by ANG II. In contrast, in rats on the HS diet, plasma NE and NE spillover increased during ANG II infusion, whereas NE clearance was unchanged. In conclusion, a HS diet alone or ANG II infusion in animals fed NS do not affect global sympathetic outflow. However, the additional hypertensive response to ANG II in animals fed HS is accompanied by SNS activation.     

Angiotensin II generation in mesenteric arteries in rats: effects of nephrectomy, deoxycorticosterone and dexamethasone

Angiotensin II (ANG II) generation in the mesenteric arteries was studied in four groups of rats: deoxycorticosterone (DOCA)/salt treated, glucocorticoid treated, nephrectomized and control rats. Basal plasma renin activity (PRA) was undetectable in the nephrectomized group and suppressed in the DOCA/salt treated rats, but was increased in the rats treated with glucocorticoid. The Basal plasma ANG II concentration changed comparably with PRA in all four groups of rats. In the control rats, ANG II was released from the mesenteric arteries at a rate of 43.0 +/- 12.0 pg/h, and it was not decreased by nephrectomy. In DOCA/salt rats and glucocorticoid rats, ANG II release significantly decreased to 12.8 +/- 7.1 and 6.9 +/- 1.5 pg/h, respectively. Captopril treatment significantly reduced ANG II release from the mesenteric arteries in both controls and nephrectomized rats, but did not influence ANG II output in DOCA/salt rats or in glucocorticoid treated rats. In nephrectomized rats, captopril lowered blood pressure in association with a significant reduction in the mesenteric ANG II formation. These results indicate that the renal and vascular renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may be independently regulated, and in nephrectomized animals the vascular RAS contributes in part to the maintenance of blood pressure. The present results also suggest that volume expansion per se and/or pharmacological intervention by DOCA and glucocorticoid could modulate vascular ANG II generation.     

Angiotensin II infusion restores stimulated angiogenesis in the skeletal muscle of rats on a high-salt diet

Elevated dietary salt intake has previously been demonstrated to have dramatic effects on microvascular structure and function. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a high-salt diet modulates physiological angiogenesis in skeletal muscle. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were placed on a control diet (0.4% NaCl by weight) or a high-salt diet (4.0% NaCl) before implantation of a chronic electrical stimulator. After seven consecutive days of unilateral hindlimb muscle stimulation, animals on control diets demonstrated a significant increase in microvessel density in the tibialis anterior muscle of the stimulated hindlimb relative to the contralateral control leg. High salt-fed rats demonstrated a complete inhibition of this angiogenic response, as well as a significant reduction in plasma ANG II levels compared with those of control animals. To investigate the role of ANG II suppression on the inhibitory effect of high-salt diets, a group of rats that were fed high salt were chronically infused with ANG II at a low dose. Maintenance of ANG II levels restored stimulated angiogenesis to control levels in animals fed a high-salt diet. Western blot analysis indicated that inhibition of angiogenesis in high salt-fed rats was not due to changes in VEGF or VEGF receptor type 1 protein expression in response to stimulation; however, the degree to which VEGF receptor 2 protein increased with stimulation was significantly lower in high salt-fed animals. This study demonstrates an inhibitory effect of high salt intake on stimulated angiogenesis and suggests a critical role for ANG II suppression in mediating this antiangiogenic effect.     

Time-dependent changes in autonomic control of splanchnic vascular resistance and heart rate in ANG II-salt hypertension

Previous studies suggest that ANG II-induced hypertension in rats fed a high-salt (HS) diet (ANG II-salt hypertension) has a neurogenic component dependent on an enhanced sympathetic tone to the splanchnic veins and independent from changes in sympathetic nerve activity to the kidney or hind limb. The purpose of this study was to extend these findings and test whether altered autonomic control of splanchnic resistance arteries and the heart also contributes to the neurogenic component. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), superior mesenteric artery blood flow, and mesenteric vascular resistance (MVR) were measured during 4 control days, 14 days of ANG II delivered subcutaneously (150 ng·kg(-1)·min(-1)), and 4 days of recovery in conscious rats fed a HS (2% NaCl) or low-salt (LS; 0.1% NaCl) diet. Autonomic effects on MAP, HR, and MVR were assessed by acute ganglionic blockade with hexamethonium (20 mg/kg iv) on day 3 of control, days 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 13 of ANG II, and day 4 of recovery. MVR increased during ANG II infusion in HS and LS rats but remained elevated only in HS rats. Additionally, the MVR response to hexamethonium was enhanced on days 10 and 13 of ANG II selectively in HS rats. Compared with LS rats, HR in HS rats was higher during the 2nd wk of ANG II, and its response to hexamethonium was greater on days 7, 10, and 13 of ANG II. These results suggest that ANG II-salt hypertension is associated with delayed changes in autonomic control of splanchnic resistance arteries and the heart.     

Effect of a perinatal high-salt diet on blood pressure control mechanisms in young Sprague-Dawley rats

In the present investigation we sought to determine if a perinatal high-salt treatment affects blood pressure at an early age (30 days), and if so, to determine the mechanisms responsible for the hypertension. Pregnant dams were given an 8% NaCl diet [high-salt (HS) rats] during the final one-third of gestation and throughout the suckling period. After weaning, the pups continued to receive the high-salt diet until testing at age 30 days. Control groups received a normal-salt diet (NS rats). In HS rats, mean arterial pressure (MAP) was significantly increased (110 +/- 5 vs. 96 +/- 3 mmHg) compared with NS rats. Blockade of brain AT(1) receptors with intracerebroventricular losartan decreased MAP in HS but not NS rats. Blockade of alpha-adrenergic receptors with intravenous phentolamine or ganglionic transmission with intravenous chlorisondamine produced a greater decrease in MAP in HS rats. Baroreflex control of heart rate was assessed using a four-parameter logistics function. The mid-range MAP (p3) was significantly increased in the HS rats. No other baroreflex parameters were affected. Specific binding of (125)I-[Sa (1),Ile(8)]ANG II to AT(1) receptors was increased in the subfornical organ (SFO) of the HS rats. Expression of AT(1a) receptor mRNA was greater in both SFO and PVN of the HS rats. These data suggest that even at an early age, Sprague-Dawley rats treated with a perinatal high-salt diet are hypertensive. The elevated blood pressure appears to be caused by increased sympathetic nervous activity, resulting, in part, from increased brain AT(1) receptor activation.