鼻咽癌上皮细胞凋亡有关癌基因表达的变化

用DNA拓扑异构酶I抑制剂-喜树硷体外诱导人低分化鼻咽癌上皮细胞系（CNE－2Z）细胞发生凋亡,并用流式细胞仪检测了有关癌基因表达的变化情况。结果：4μmol／L喜树俭作用24h后,c－myc、bcl－2及p53表达均较对照组明显降低,提示CNE－2Z细胞发生凋亡时或许会受c－myc、bcl－2和p53等癌基因的影响。     

大蒜多糖对中毒性心肌炎心肌细胞凋亡的影响

目的:研究大蒜多糖 (GP)对中毒性心肌炎心肌细胞凋亡及Bcl -2、Bax蛋白表达的影响,探讨GP抑制心肌细胞凋亡的可能机制。方法:建立小鼠阿霉素 (ADR)中毒性心肌炎模型,利用缺口末端标记法检测心肌凋亡细胞;免疫组化法检测心肌细胞bcl 2、bax基因的蛋白表达情况,并利用电镜观察心肌结构变化。结果:ADR( 3mgkg-1ip,qod× 7)可致小鼠心肌细胞凋亡数明显升高,心肌细胞线粒体水肿,促进心肌细胞凋亡蛋白bax和抑制细胞凋亡蛋白bcl 2含量均明显升高,但bax/ bcl- 2的比值同时升高明显,与正常组比较有显著差异性 (P <0 . 0 1 )。GP可逆转ADR所致的上述改变,表现为剂量依赖性抑制细胞凋亡,降低bax蛋白表达同时增加bcl 2表达,使bcl- 2/ bax的比值增加 (P <0 .0 5或P <0 . 0 1 )。结论:GP能拮抗阿霉素所致的小鼠中毒性心肌炎心肌细胞凋亡作用,其作用机制可能与抑制Bax基因的蛋白表达,使Bcl -2基因表达的蛋白功能相对增强,Bcl -2 /Bax比值升高有关。     

p21WAF1在丁酸钠诱导的人成纤维细胞凋亡中的表现

用丁酸钠 (NaBu)诱导了人胚肺二倍体成纤维细胞凋亡 (2BS) ,检测其诱导过程中凋亡相关基因的表达变化 ,结果表明 ,p2 1WAF1的表达在凋亡发生前即有明显下降 ,并持续至凋亡发生时 ,bcl 2的表达仅在凋亡发生时有所下降 ,c myc和c fos的表达有所上升 ,而 p5 3和HER 2的表达无明显变化 .用稳定转染了不同长度p2 1WAF1启动子片段和下游绿色荧光蛋白 (GFP)报告基因的 2BS WP系列细胞进一步研究发现 ,其GFP的表达水平在NaBu诱导过程中下降 ,主要调控区域为 p2 1WAF1启动子的TATAbox上游 0～ - 80 0bp .说明NaBu诱导的人胚肺二倍体成纤维细胞凋亡与p2 1WAF1启动子的转录活性下降与密切相关 ,并且可能不依赖于p5 3.     

腺病毒介导RA538基因转移及其肿瘤抑制作用

采用同源重组方法构建RA5 3 8cDNA重组体腺病毒 ,通过转导人卵巢癌细胞系SK OV 3和人黑色素瘤细胞系WM 983A ,证实腺病毒可高效转导RA5 3 8基因 ,能显著抑制肿瘤细胞的生长 ,其抑制率分别达 85 %和 73 % ;并显著降低两细胞系的集落形成能力 .对两细胞系的裸鼠皮下移植瘤进行治疗实验结果表明 ,RA5 3 8能明显抑制肿瘤的生长 .流式细胞计数和DNA片段化分析证实 ,RA5 3 8可引起肿瘤细胞G1期阻滞和 /或凋亡 .对c myc蛋白的Westernblot分析发现 ,RA5 3 8有明显下调c myc基因表达的作用 .根据这些结果 ,我们认为RA5 3 8重组体腺病毒有可能成为有应用价值的肿瘤基因治疗药物 .     

维甲酸激活基因cDNA RA538诱发人食管癌细胞终末分化与凋亡

将含有RA538的真核表达载体pCDV1与含neo基因的表达载体pDOR-neo经Lipofectin法共转染到人食管癌细胞系EC8712,EC109细胞,结果表明:RA538的表达对两细胞系均有很强的生长抑制作用,引起细胞形态的明显改变,诱发细胞终末分化与死亡。RT-PCR分析发现,RA538的表达激活了谷氨酰胺转移酶(transglutaminase,TGase)基因的表达,引起c-myc基因表达下降,被膜素(involu-crin)基因表达增加.而对TGF-β基因的表达没有明显的影响.应用凋亡细胞原位检测法证实,RA538表达诱发的细胞死亡是通过细胞凋亡而实现的.以上结果与直接用维甲酸处理人食管癌细胞后所得结果相似 因此认为:RA538是维甲酸诱导人食管癌细胞发生终末分化和凋亡过程中一系列被激活基因中的1个关键基因.     

化疗药物对人胃癌SGC-7901细胞系端粒酶活性影响

目的　研究常见化疗药物对人胃癌SGC 790 1细胞系端粒酶活性影响。方法　MTT (噻唑蓝 )法测定化疗药物顺铂、丝裂霉素、阿霉素、 5 氟尿嘧啶、氟铁龙 (脱氧氟尿苷 )对人胃癌SGC 790 1细胞系毒性作用的半数抑制(IC5 0 )浓度 ;用TRAP ELISA法测定 4 0×IC5 0浓度化疗药物作用于SGC 790 1细胞 4h、 2 8h端粒酶活性及IC5 0浓度IC5 0化疗药物作用于SGC 790 1细胞 2 4h、 72h、 12 0h细胞端粒酶活性。结果　高浓度 ,低浓度顺铂、丝裂霉素对SGC 790 1细胞端粒酶活性有完全抑制作用 ;而阿霉素、 5 氟尿嘧啶、氟铁龙对SGC 790 1细胞端粒酶活性有部分抑制作用。结论　阿霉素、 5 氟尿嘧啶、氟铁龙对SGC 790 1细胞端粒酶活性有轻度抑制作用 ;顺铂、丝裂霉素能完全抑制端粒酶活性 ,呈时间浓度效应     

高温诱导HeLa细胞凋亡的相关机理的研究

目的研究不同高温作用后HeLa细胞bcl-2、bax和p53表达的变化.方法人子宫颈癌细胞系(HeLa细胞)分为37℃、40℃、43℃三个温度组,每组经1h相应的温度处理后,以免疫组织化学的方法检测bcl-2、bax和p53的表达并经图象分析仪检测反应产物的光密度并进行统计分析.结果 40℃、43℃组的Bcl-2的平均光密度明显低于37℃组,而43℃组Bax的平均光密度明显高于37℃组和40℃组,P53随着温度的升高平均光密度也随之升高.形态学观察:43℃组均见明显的细胞凋亡.结论温和性高温使HeLa细胞周期受阻,P53表达上调诱导bax基因表达、抑制bcl-2基因的表达,从而导致细胞凋亡.     

Ad-IL-24对人胶质瘤细胞生长抑制效应的体外实验

研究携带人白介素24(IL-24)的腺病毒表达载体(Ad-IL-24)对人U251胶质瘤细胞生长的影响和抗肿瘤分子机制。将不同MOI Ad-IL-24感染U251人胶质瘤细胞后, MTT法检测Ad-IL-24对U251细胞生长的抑制作用, 流式细胞仪和Hochest 染色法检测细胞的凋亡率。RT-PCR检测bcl-2、bax、ICE、C-myc、HIF-1a和p53等基因的转录表达水平, Western blotting检测Cleaved Caspase-3的表达。结果表明100 MOI Ad-IL-24感染U251细胞后能明显抑制细胞生长, 并能明显诱导细胞凋亡, 感染72 h后细胞凋亡率可达42%, 感染4 d后细胞生长抑制率可达50%。RT-PCR检测发现Ad-IL-24能引起与细胞凋亡和血管形成相关基因bax/bcl-2、ICE、C-myc、p53的上调和HIF-1a的下调, 并促进Caspase-3的活化。本研究结果显示Ad-IL-24能明显抑制人胶质瘤细胞U251生长和诱导细胞凋亡, 其抗肿瘤机制可能与通过bax/ bcl-2、ICE、c-myc、p53的上调和HIF-1a的下调, 进而导致Caspase-3的活化而诱导肿瘤细胞发生凋亡有关。     

异构体ΔASPP2可拮抗ASPP2对p53（细胞）凋亡功能的增强作用

p53 凋亡刺激蛋白2(apoptosis stimulating protein 2 of p53, ASPP2)能够与p53 蛋白结合特异性地增强其促细胞凋亡功能,进而发挥肿瘤抑制作用．我们发现的1个比ASPP2少300多个N端氨基酸的异构体ΔASPP2.目前,ΔASPP2对p53起何种作用尚不清楚．在本研究中,我们构建了rAd-ASPP2、rAd-ΔASPP2腺病毒,利用rAd-p53、rAd-ASPP2、rAd-ΔASPP2 感染p53缺失的细胞系H1299,在MMS的作用下研究ASPP2 和 ΔASPP2 对p53介导的细胞凋亡的影响．结果发现,p53自身过表达能明显促进肿瘤细胞的凋亡;ASPP2可显著增强p53介导的MMS引起的H1299细胞凋亡的作用;然而,ΔASPP2对p53介导的细胞凋亡没有明显影响但却显著抑制rAd-ASPP2 增强的rAd-p53的促细胞凋亡作用．p53-ASPP2 复合体可能改变p53 蛋白的构象,促进p53 和增强子Bax的结合活性．p53 转录调控基因的表达研究显示,ΔASPP2的存在可显著抑制ASPP2增强p53 介导的bax基因转录活性, 提示ΔASPP2可能与ASPP2结合后来抑制p53的凋亡基因转录活性．     

Nd:YAG激光致视网膜感光细胞损伤及相关基因的表达

目的：观察兔眼视网膜激光损伤后不同时间点感光细胞的改变以及相关基因的表达变化。方法：北京青紫蓝灰兔随机分为正常对照组和激光损伤组,在调Q倍频Nd：YAG激光损伤后不同时间采用超微结构观察、凝胶电泳、TUNEL染色、原位杂交(ISH)以及Northern blot等方法检测了感光细胞损伤特点并分析相关基因的表达改变。结果：电镜、核酸电泳和TUNEL结果表明视网膜感光细胞照射后出现明显的凋亡特征,在伤后不同时间,其分布和强度都有改变。而杂交结果表明c—fos和bax在照后表达增强,尤其以照后第1天为最,而bcl—2和p53在损伤后无明显改变。结论：大量感光细胞的凋亡是临床上低剂量倍频Nd：YAG激光致视网膜损伤、视功能下降的主要机制。c—fos和bax基因的表达可能介导了视网膜细胞凋亡的过程。     

乙醇与乙醛对心脏的影响及其可能机制的探讨

通过研究乙醇、乙醛对离体心脏和神经干的影响,探讨乙醇、乙醛对心脏作用的可能机制.用不同浓度的乙醇和乙醛处理牛蛙蛙心灌流标本和坐骨神经标本,用BL-420 系统对给药前后心脏的心率和振幅以及神经干最小刺激强度作记录.乙醇和乙醛可以引起神经兴奋性的改变从而影响神经冲动的传导,而且其影响具有明显的量效依赖关系,低浓度的乙醇和乙醛能使神经的兴奋性增加,高浓度则降低;乙醇对心脏的心率和振幅均有抑制作用,低浓度的乙醛对心脏心率和振幅有促进作用,高浓度的乙醛对心脏造成不可恢复的损伤.乙醇、乙醛对心脏的影响效果不同,但两者均可直接影响及通过神经而间接影响心脏的活动.     

Effects of age and gender on success and death of mountaineers on Mount Everest

Increasing numbers of climbers are attempting Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth. We compiled interview data and computed the probabilities of summiting and of dying as a function of climber age and gender (2211 climbers, spring season) for the period of 1990-2005. Men and women had similar odds of summiting and of dying. However, climbers older than 40 years have reduced odds of summiting, and those older than 60 years have increased odds of dying, especially when descending from the summit. On Mount Everest, phenotypic selection appears blind to gender but favours young mountaineers.     

Effects of diet on biomarkers of exposure and effects, and on oxidative damage

Modification of DNA is believed to be a key step in carcinogenesis, and therefore DNA adducts have been proposed as predictive biomarkers of human cancer. Smoked and grilled foods are important contributors of PAH-DNA adduct levels, while the consumption of flavonoids and other antioxidants seems to decrease the level of DNA adducts. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of each group of foods and of different dietary profiles on the DNA adducts levels and on oxidative damage to DNA. Occupationally exposed men were recruited in Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and Bulgaria. Non-occupationally exposed subjects were matched on age and gender to PAH-exposed workers. Three hundred and fifty-six subjects who completed the questionnaire for dietary information and had a measurement of DNA adduct levels and oxidative damage to DNA were included in this study. No food item seemed to be individually associated with markers of exposure or DNA damage. Total DNA adducts levels were significantly higher for subjects who had eaten, in the previous 24 h, smoked or fried food. A Principal Components Analysis was performed to identify groups of subjects with similar dietary profiles: no significant differences in biomarker levels were observed among the groups defined according to dietary profiles. In conclusion, this study did not show any significant association between diet and biomarkers of DNA damage, oxidative damage to DNA and chromosomal aberrations, neither when each food was considered separately, nor when the effect of different dietary profiles was tested. The recent consumption of smoked or fried food was associated with an increase in total DNA adducts levels.     

Thoughts on the origin and nature of life and intelligence on earth

Believing, for good reasons, that our Universe engenders the occurrence of Life, it is probable that Life appeared more than once on young planet Earth. The universality of our genetic code indicates though, that only one line produced a population that was cellular, autopoietic, responsive intelligently (i.e., to its advantage) to its environment, and capable of reproduction. Its evolution took time during which other intermediate or incipient forms of life disappeared. Trying to retrace ab initio the preceding chemical evolution on our young planet, we may not repeat the chemistry which led to our line. One can argue that it may be profitable to attempt to construct artificial life forms using the kind of building blocks that we learned to know through studying the chemistry of our life. Independently, computers are being built, or are planned, which possess memory that can be used appropriately (intelligently), and which to some extent can repair and reproduce themselves. Such Life does not depend on our biochemistry. However, these machines do perform as yet only partly along the lines of our human intelligence which is guided by self-awareness and a sense of individual integrity, and are thereby not equipped to search for Understanding and Self-expression.     

放牧对牧草光合作用、呼吸作用和氮、碳吸收与转运的影响

研究放牧对草地植物生理活动的影响,对于揭示草地放牧演替的生理机制有重要意义.大量研究表明,家畜放牧对牧草光合作用、呼吸作用以及C和N吸收与转运的影响,可以分为生理伤害和生理恢复2个阶段.放牧通过改变草地冠层结构影响牧草光合作用,净光合作用速率短期内迅速下降,随着叶面积指数增加又逐渐上升,呼吸作用有相似的变化趋势.牧草放牧后再生长所需的C和N最初主要来自根系和留茬中的贮藏物质,此后随着牧草生长恢复逐渐由同化作用供给,C代谢与土壤N水平负相关.放牧后牧草生理活动变化与牧草遗传特性、种间竞争、家畜放牧特征、非生物环境等因素密切相关.     

Implications of LCA and LCIA choices on interpretation of results and on decision support

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment -     

Effect of grafted PEG on liposome size and on compressibility and packing of lipid bilayer

The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of various mole percentages (0-25 mol%) of 2000 Da polyethylene glycol-disteroylphosphoethanolamine (PEG-DSPE) in the presence or absence of 40 mol% cholesterol and the effect of degree of saturation of phosphatidylcholine (PC) on the size and the lipid bilayer packing of large unilamellar vesicles (LUV). Egg PC (EPC, unsaturated) LUV and fully hydrogenated soy PC (HSPC, saturated) LUV partial specific volume, specific compressibility, size, and packing parameter (PP) of lipids were characterized by measurements of density, ultrasonic velocity, specific turbidity, and dynamic light scattering. Liposome size and specific turbidity decreased with increase in temperature and PEG-DSPE mol%, except at 7+/-2 mol%. At this PEG-DSPE mol%, an anomalous peak in liposome size of 15+/-5 nm was observed. We attribute this effect mainly to the change in the spatial structure of the PEG-DSPE molecule, depending on whether the grafted PEG is in the mushroom or brush configuration. In the mushroom regime, i.e., when the grafted PEG is up to 4 mol% in LUV, the PEG moiety did not affect the additive PP of the lipids in the bilayer, and the PP value of PEG-DSPE is 1.044; while in the brush regime, i.e., when the grafted PEG is higher than 4 mol%, the PP of PEG-DSPE decreases exponentially, reaching the value of 0.487 at 30 mol% of grafted lipopolymer. The specific compressibility and additive PP values for the mixture of matrix lipid (EPC or HSPC), cholesterol, and PEG-DSPE for all liposome compositions investigated reached their maximum at 7+/-2 mol% PEG-DSPE, the concentration of PEG-DSPE at which the highest biological stability of the LUV is achieved.