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Lisa Clayton Christopher Hiley Simon Davies Richard D'souza Peter Jones Richard Strange Geoffrey Aber 《Free radical research》1992,17(4):271-278
The sensitivity of isolated glomeruli from normotensive (Wistar-Kyoto, WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) strains to oxidant stress was studied by determining the incidence of pyknosis, karyohexis and karyolysis after incubation with different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (4.7 × 10-9-10-3 M). Even though the proportion of glomeruli containing nuclei that demonstrated these features increased progressively with increasing concentrations of H2O2, the number of severely damaged glomeruli was relatively small even at concentrations of 4.7 × 10-3 M.
Examination of the surface epithelial cells of glomeruli using scanning electron microscopy revealed no evidence of disturbance of the macroscopic or podocyte structure or, of increased blebbing after H2O2-treatment. These data suggest damage to nuclei is an early result of ROS stress on glomeruli.
Preincubation of WKY glomeruli with captopril or lisinopril resulted in a significant drop in the proportion of WKY glomeruli demonstrating structural damage after oxidant stress. In contrast, preincubation of SHR glomeruli with lisinopril had no effect on oxidant-induced changes in the morphology of SHR glomeruli, whereas captopril effected a significant increase in the proportion of glomeruli demonstrating damage at all concentrations of H2O2. 相似文献
Examination of the surface epithelial cells of glomeruli using scanning electron microscopy revealed no evidence of disturbance of the macroscopic or podocyte structure or, of increased blebbing after H2O2-treatment. These data suggest damage to nuclei is an early result of ROS stress on glomeruli.
Preincubation of WKY glomeruli with captopril or lisinopril resulted in a significant drop in the proportion of WKY glomeruli demonstrating structural damage after oxidant stress. In contrast, preincubation of SHR glomeruli with lisinopril had no effect on oxidant-induced changes in the morphology of SHR glomeruli, whereas captopril effected a significant increase in the proportion of glomeruli demonstrating damage at all concentrations of H2O2. 相似文献
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The ability of synaptosomes subjected to oxidative stress, to maintain homeostasis has been evaluated using various indices of cellular integrity. These include levels of cytosolic calcium and leakiness of the plasma membrane. The status of a neural characteristic; depolarization-induced calcium entry into the cytoplasm, has also been studied. The presence of 5 μM FeSO4 and 0.1 mM ascorbic acid increased peroxidative activity as judged by the rate of thiobarbituric acid reactive material production, and depressed levels of free ionic calcium [Ca2+]i as determined using the calcium-sensitive flouorescent indicator dye fura-2. Depolarization-induced influx of 45Ca2+ was greatly depressed under these conditions, while basal calcium uptake was inhibited to a much lesser degree. The efflux of fura-2 from synaptosomes was enhanced in the oxidizing environment, suggesting increased permeability of the synaptosomal outer limiting membrane.
The treatment of synaptosomes with 25 μM -tocopherol succinate before and during exposure to the Fe2+/ascorbate mixture prevented many of the changes otherwise induced by the oxidizing system. Similar pretreatment with β-carotene or superoxide dismutase did not have any protective effect. Ganglioside GM1 pre-exposure did not alter the Fe2+/ascorbate-induced changes in calcium-related parameters, but mitigated synaptosomal plasma membrane damage as judged by fura-2 leakage. Thus exogenous agents may be capable of reducing the severity of oxidative stress in nervous tissue. 相似文献
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Toshio Matsuda Kazuhiro Takuma Shoichi Asano Yoko Kishida Hiroaki Nakamura Koichi Mori †Sadaaki Maeda Akemichi Baba 《Journal of neurochemistry》1998,70(5):2004-2011
Abstract: The Ca2+ /calmodulin-dependent phosphatase calcineurin may have physiological and pathological roles in neurons, but little is known about the roles of the enzyme in glial cells. We have previously reported that reperfusion of cultured astrocytes in Ca2+ -containing medium after exposure to Ca2+ -free medium caused Ca2+ influx followed by delayed cell death. In this study, we examined if calcineurin is involved in this Ca2+ -mediated astrocytic injury. FK506, an inhibitor of calcineurin, protected cultured rat astrocytes against paradoxical Ca2+ challenge-induced injury in a dose-dependent manner (10−10 –10−8 M ). Cyclosporin A at 1 µ M mimicked the effect of FK506. Rapamycin (1 µ M ) did not affect astrocyte injury, but it blocked the protective effect of FK506. Deltamethrin (20 n M ), another calcineurin inhibitor, had a similar protective effect, whereas okadaic acid did not. FK506 affected neither paradoxical Ca2+ challenge-induced increase in cytosolic Ca2+ level nor Na+ -Ca2+ exchange activity in the cells, suggesting that the calcineurin is involved in processes downstream of increased cytosolic Ca2+ level. Immunochemical studies showed that both calcineurin A (probably the Aβ2 isoform) and B subunits were expressed in the cells. It is concluded that calcineurin is present in cultured astrocytes and it has a pathological role in the cells. 相似文献
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Vascular smooth muscle relaxation by several vasodilators, including acetylcholine (Ach) and ATP, depends on the presence of intact endothelium. Ach is thought to activate muscarinic receptors on endothelium to release an endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) which brings about relaxation of smooth muscle. In order to assess the role of free radicals in the endothelium-dependent relaxation of blood vessel, we have studied the effect of a spin-trapping agent, phenyl t-butyl nitrone (PBN). on Ach-, ATP-, and sodium nitroprusside-induced relaxation of guinea pig pulmonary artery. Arterial strips were mounted in a 5-ml organ bath containing Krebs solution equilibrated with 95% O2 and 5% CO2 at 37°C. After increasing vascular tone by a synthetic prostaglandin endoperoxide analog (50 ng/ml), the strips relaxed dose-dependently in response to Ach (5 × 10-8M), ATP (1.5 × 10-6M) or sodium nitroprusside (6 × 10-9 M). Removal of the endothelium abolished the relaxation by Ach or ATP, but did not affect the relaxation by sodium nitroprusside. PBN inhibited Ach-induced relaxation of pulmonary artery dose-dependently, but had no effect on relaxations by ATP or sodium nitroprusside. PBN did not block radioligand binding to muscarinic cholinergic membrane receptors on both chick embryonic heart and guinea pig pulmonary artery endothelial cells indicating that it does not block the muscarinic receptors. Spin trapping in combination with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectral analysis revealed a carbon-centered radical with hyperfine splitting constants of aN = 16.0 G and aβH: = 3.85 G in the lipid extracts of pulmonary artery (0.2-0.4g) incubated with PBN (14mM) and Ach (3 × 10-6M) for 20min. No signal was detected when endothelium was removed. Our data suggest that the endothelium-dependent relaxation of pulmonary artery by Ach is associated with the generation of a free-radical and can be prevented by a spin-trapping agent. ATP, however, relaxes the arterial smooth muscle by a different mechanism. 相似文献
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The responses of individual stomata to CO2 concentrations ranging from 0 to 900 μmol mol−1 air were analysed in Ipomoea pes-caprae L. Sweet (Convolvulaceae). The stomata were directly observed using a measurement system that permitted continuous observation of stomatal movement under controlled light and CO2 conditions. A CO2 concentration of 350 μmol mol−1 or higher induced stomatal closure, whereas concentrations below 350 μmol mol−1 did not. The time lag before stomatal closure decreased with increasing CO2 concentration, as did the steady-state aperture of the stomata after a change in CO2 concentration. However, the rate of stomatal closure increased with increasing CO2 concentration. Therefore, not only the stomatal closure rate but also the time from the CO2 concentration change to the beginning of stomatal closure changed with increasing CO2 concentration. These results suggest that atmospheric CO2 may be the stimulus for the closure of guard cells. No significant differences were observed between adaxial and abaxial stomata in terms of their responses to CO2 . However, heterogeneous responses were detected between neighbouring stomata on each leaf surface. 相似文献
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Tang SY Whiteman M Jenner A Peng ZF Halliwell B 《Free radical biology & medicine》2004,36(12):1588-1611
YCT is a semipurified extract from Cratoxylum cochinchinense that has antioxidant properties and contains mostly mangiferin. We show here that YCT is selectively toxic to certain cell types and investigate the mechanisms of this toxicity in Jurkat T cells. By flow cytometric analyses, we show that YCT causes intense oxidative stress and a rise in cytosolic Ca2+. This is followed by a rise in mitochondrial Ca2+, release of cytochrome c, collapse of Δψm, a fall in ATP levels, and eventually cell death. The mechanism(s) of intense oxidative stress may involve a plasma membrane redox system, as cell death is inhibited by potassium ferricyanide. Cell death has some features of apoptosis (propidium iodide staining, externalization of phosphatidylserine, limited caspase-3 and -9 activities), but there was no internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. 相似文献
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Rice ( Oryza sativa L.), a staple food in Asia, is very sensitive to soil salinity. However, intraspecific variations exist, with the coastal cultivar Pokkali tolerating even brackish water. This study explores cellular mechanisms that contribute to salt tolerance in rice. It is widely accepted that limiting cytosolic Na+ should improve the survival of plants subjected to saline stress. However, an understanding of the mechanisms by which Na+ levels are controlled in relatively tolerant cultivars requires monitoring cytosolic Na+ non-invasively and in real time, which is technically challenging. We have used two-photon excitation for the ratiometric estimation of cytosolic Na+ in cultured cells using sodium-binding benzofuran isophthalate. Pokkali cells maintained low cytosolic Na+ (approximately 25 m M ), and a viability of over 85% under high salinity , while Jaya cells were unable to maintain low cytosolic Na+ and suffered decreased viability even at moderate saline stress. Here we show that the permeability of the Pokkali plasma membrane to Na+ is significantly lower than that of Jaya, to the extent that it is comparable with permeabilities reported for halophytes. Pokkali effectively sequesters Na+ in intracellular compartments utilizing a Ca2+ -regulated transport system(s). Together these cellular mechanisms allow Pokkali to maintain low cytosolic Na+ up to a stress of 250 m M NaCl. The findings demonstrate that differences in survival between these contrasting varieties of rice are mainly because of differences in membrane transport mechanisms and thus have significance in crop improvement. 相似文献
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Oxidative stress to B-cells is thought to be of relevance in declining B-cell function and in the process of B-cell destruction. In other tissues including heart, brain and liver, oxidative stress has been shown to elevate the intracellular free calcium concentration and to provoke potassium efflux. We studied the effect of oxidative stress on Ca2+ and K+ (Rb+) outflow from pancreatic islets using the thiol oxidants DIP and BuOOH. Both compounds reversibly increased 86Rb+ efflux in the presence of 3 and 16.7 mmol/l glucose. Stimulation of 86Rb+ efflux was also evident in the absence of calcium. DIP evoked release of 45Ca2+ from the pancreatic islets both in the presence or absence of extracellular calcium. Employing inhibitors of the calcium-activated potassium channel (KCa) and the high conductance K+-channel (BKCa), the effect of DIP on 86Rb+ efflux was slightly diminished. Tolbutamide had no effect on 86Rb+ efflux in the presence of DIP. On the other hand thapsigargin, a blocker of the Ca2+-ATPase of the endoplasmic reticulum, completely suppressed the DIP-mediated 86Rb+ outflow. The data suggest that thiol oxidant-induced potassium efflux from pancreatic islets is mainly mediated through liberation of intracellular calcium and subsequent stimulation of calcium-activated potassium efflux. 相似文献
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《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Lipids and Lipid Metabolism》1992,1123(2):207-215
In lymphoid cells pulsed with ‘cytotoxic’ concentrations of UV-treated LDL, the study of the variations of free cytosolic calcium concentration, of the influence of extracellular calcium and of the protective effect of calcium chelators suggests that both intra- and extracellular calcium could play a major role in the genesis of cell injury leading to cell death. (1) A dramatic sustained rise of cytosolic free calcium (the level of free cytosolic calcium was higher than 500 nmol /1 for 6 h or more) occurred several hours after the beginning of the pulse with UV-treated LDL (lag period between 6 and 12 h). (2) The rise of the free cytosolic calcium and the ‘cytotoxicity’ induced by UV-treated LDL were largely dependent on the concentration of extracellular calcium which has an effect on the uptake of UV-treated LDL and on the expression of the ‘cytotoxicity’ at the cellular level. (3) The study of the sequence of intracellular events showed that the cellular oxidative stress generated by oxidized LDL was followed by the rise of free cytosolic calcium and later by the rise of ‘cytotoxicity’ indexes. (4) The intracellular calcium chelators, BAPTA/AM and EGTA/AM, were able to partially protect lymphoid cells against the ‘cytotoxicity’ of oxidized LDL. The supposed mechanisms of the free cytosolic calcium rise and the respective role of calcium or/and other factors (for instance direct lesions of the plasma membrane by the oxidative stress due to oxidized LDL) in the genesis of cellular lesions leading to cell death are discussed. 相似文献
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Mitochondrial superoxide production during oxalate-mediated oxidative stress in renal epithelial cells 总被引:8,自引:0,他引:8
Khand FD Gordge MP Robertson WG Noronha-Dutra AA Hothersall JS 《Free radical biology & medicine》2002,32(12):2394-1350
Crystals of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) in the renal tubule form the basis of most kidney stones. Tubular dysfunction resulting from COM-cell interactions occurs by mechanism(s) that are incompletely understood. We examined the production of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) by proximal (LLC-PK1) and distal (MDCK) tubular epithelial cells after treatment with COM (25–250 μg/ml) to determine whether ROI, specifically superoxide (O2•−), production was activated, and whether it was sufficient to induce oxidative stress. Employing inhibitors of cytosolic and mitochondrial systems, the source of ROI production was investigated. In addition, intracellular glutathione (total and oxidized), energy status (ATP), and NADH were measured. COM treatment for 1–24 h increased O2•− production 3–6-fold as measured by both lucigenin chemiluminescence in permeabilized cells and dihydrorhodamine fluorescence in intact cells. Using selective inhibitors we found no evidence of cytosolic production. The use of mitochondrial probes, substrates, and inhibitors indicated that increased O2•− production originated from mitochondria. Treatment with COM decreased glutathione (total and redox state), indicating a sustained oxidative insult. An increase in NADH in COM-treated cells suggested this cofactor could be responsible for elevating O2•− generation. In conclusion, COM increased mitochondrial O2•− production by epithelial cells, with a subsequent depletion of antioxidant status. These changes may contribute to the reported cellular transformations during the development of renal calculi. 相似文献
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盐胁迫是植物种子萌发与植株生长的重要限制因子。以羽衣甘蓝(Brassica oleracea var.acephala)名古屋为材料,研究不同盐分对其种子萌发的影响,探索水杨酸(SA)及其合成抑制剂氨基茚磷酸(AIP)处理对羽衣甘蓝种子萌发的调控效应。实验结果表明,150与200 mmol·L^–1 NaCl处理后的羽衣甘蓝种子活力显著降低。盐胁迫显著降低种子的吸水速率、种子活力与幼苗质量,降低苯丙氨酸裂解酶活性与内源SA含量,提高过氧化氢(H2O2)与超氧阴离子(O2^–.)含量。SA可以缓解盐胁迫对羽衣甘蓝种子活力的抑制作用,通过促进内源SA合成,从而提高种子吸水率与种子活力,促进种子对K^+、Mg^2+的吸收,降低Na+含量。此外,外源施加SA能够显著增强超氧化物歧化酶和过氧化物酶活性,降低H2O2与O2^–.的积累。相反,氨基茚磷酸(AIP)处理能够增强盐胁迫对种子萌发的抑制作用,推测这与AIP处理能够显著降低种子内源SA含量密切相关。研究表明外源SA主要通过提高保护酶活性、降低活性氧积累和维持体内离子平衡来增强羽衣甘蓝的耐盐性。 相似文献
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Abstract: The Na+ /Ca2+ exchanger is an important element in the maintenance of calcium homeostasis in bovine chromaffin cells. The Na+ /Ca2+ exchanger from other cell types has been extensively studied, but little is known about its regulation in the cell. We have investigated the role of reversible protein phosphorylation in the activity of the Na+ /Ca2+ exchanger of these cells. Cells treated with 1 m M dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dbcAMP), 1 µ M phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate, 1 µ M okadaic acid, or 100 n M calyculin A showed lowered Na+ /Ca2+ exchange activity and prolonged cytosolic Ca2+ transients caused by depolarization. A combination of 10 n M okadaic acid and 1 µ M dbcAMP synergistically inhibited Na+ /Ca2+ exchange activity. Conversely, 50 µ M 1-(5-isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine, a protein kinase inhibitor, enhanced Na+ /Ca2+ exchange activity. Moreover, we used cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and calcium phospholipid-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunits to phosphorylate isolated membrane vesicles and found that the Na+ /Ca2+ exchange activity was inhibited by this treatment. These results indicate that reversible protein phosphorylation modulates the activity of the Na+ /Ca2+ exchanger and suggest that modulation of the exchanger may play a role in the regulation of secretion. 相似文献
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Abstract: In a model recently developed to study the parameters altering vulnerability to oxidative stress, it was shown via image analysis that H2 O2 -exposed PC12 cells exhibited increased levels of intracellular Ca2+ (baseline), decreases in K+ -stimulated Ca2+ levels (peak), and decreased poststimulation Ca2+ clearance (recovery). The present experiments were performed to determine if the response patterns in these parameters to oxidative stress would be altered after modification of membrane lipid composition induced by incubating the PC12 cells with 660 µ M cholesterol (CHL) in the presence or absence of 500 µ M sphingomyelin (SPH) before low (5 µ M ) or high (300 µ M ) H2 O2 exposure. Neither CHL nor SPH had synergistic effects with high concentrations of H2 O2 on baseline. However, CHL in the presence or absence of SPH reversed the effect of low concentrations of H2 O2 on baseline. SPH decreased significantly the cell's ability to clear excess Ca2+ in the presence or absence of H2 O2 and increased significantly the level of conjugated dienes (CDs). It is surprising that in the cells pretreated with CHL, the CD levels were not significantly different from controls. However, in the presence of SPH, the effects of CHL on CDs were altered. These results suggest that the ratios of membrane lipids could be of critical importance in determining the vulnerability to oxidative stress and Ca2+ translocation in membranes. This may be of critical importance in aging where there is increased membrane SPH and significant loss of calcium homeostasis. 相似文献
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以葱莲(Zephyranthes candida)为材料,研究不同浓度外源脱落酸、硝普钠(sodium nitroprusside,SNP)及过氧化氢对花瓣和叶片表皮气孔开闭的影响,以期为三者在切花保鲜中的应用提供新的依据。实验结果表明,10~1000 μmol/L脱落酸和硝普钠均能不同程度地引起花瓣和叶片表皮气孔关闭,且花瓣气孔较叶片气孔有更高的敏感性。过氧化氢对叶片表皮气孔开闭的影响大于对花瓣气孔的影响,花瓣表皮的气孔孔径仅在1000 μmol/L处理时变化显著。这说明在外源信号物质延缓切花衰老的过程中,花瓣表皮气孔的运动也可能起到了一定的作用。适当外源信号物质处理能诱导花瓣表皮气孔关闭,从而使花瓣的蒸腾作用减小,维持植物体内水势,延缓切花衰老。 相似文献
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David B. Green Stephen M. Dodge Jeffrey R. Lee Gary Tallman 《Biotechnic & histochemistry》1990,65(1):15-24
The effect was examined of the chemical decomposition of the potassium stain, sodium hexanitrocobaltate (III) (SHC), on its ability to produce stain granules of consistent size that could be used to estimate the K+ contents of stomafal guard cells. Stomata in detached epidermis from leaves of Vicia faba (fava bean) were stimulated to accumulate K+ by treating them with fusicoccin. Stomatal apertures and the fraction of guard cell area covered by K+ precipitate granules (K+ score) were measured by digitizing photographic enlargements, and K* scores were correlated with the age of stain that had been stored either in open or closed containers. The ability of stain aged in open containers to produce consistent fractional cell coverage was compared to 1) the ability of identically treated stain to precipitate K+ from solutions of KCl, and to 2) the kinetics of decomposition of SHC. It was found that the fractional coverage of guard cells of stomata opened to the same apertures decreased with a first order rate constant of 2.3 × 10-8/sec. The mass of precipitate formed by treatment of KCl solutions was unchanged for 2 hr after initial preparation of the SHC, and decreased thereafter with a first order rate constant of 1.0 × 10-5/sec. When stored in tightly sealed containers, nearly 100 hr were required for an occasionally opened bottle of SHC to decay to the same efficacy as a solution left open to the air for 8 hr. 相似文献
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Commelina communis stomata closed within 1 h of transferring intact plants from 27 degrees C to 7 degrees C, whereas tobacco (Nicotiana rustica) stomata did not until the leaves wilted. Abscisic acid (ABA) did not mediate cold-induced C. communis stomatal closure: At low temperatures, bulk leaf ABA did not increase; ABA did not preferentially accumulate in the epidermis; its flux into detached leaves was lower; its release from isolated epidermis was not greater; and stomata in epidermal strips were less sensitive to exogenous ABA. Stomata of both species in epidermal strips on large volumes of cold KCl failed to close unless calcium was supplied. Therefore, the following cannot be triggers for cold-induced stomatal closure in C. communis: direct effects of temperature on guard or epidermal cells, long-distance signals, and effects of temperature on photosynthesis. Low temperature increased stomatal sensitivity to external CaCl(2) by 50% in C. communis but only by 20% in tobacco. C. communis stomata were 300- to 1,000-fold more sensitive to calcium at low temperature than tobacco stomata, but tobacco epidermis only released 13.6-fold more calcium into bathing solutions than C. communis. Stomata in C. communis epidermis incubated on ever-decreasing volumes of cold calcium-free KCl closed on the lowest volume (0.2 cm(3)) because the epidermal apoplast contained enough calcium to mediate closure if this was not over diluted. We propose that the basis of cold-induced stomatal closure exhibited by intact C. communis leaves is increased apoplastic calcium uptake by guard cells. Such responses do not occur in chill-sensitive tobacco leaves. 相似文献
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通过测定分析3个主要生理指标过氧化物酶(POD)活性、丙二醛(MDA)含量和叶绿素含量的变化,研究了短叶对齿藓组培苗在6个不同浓度梯度的轻稀土La3+,Ce4+和重稀土Y3+单一元素胁迫下的生理响应和变化。结果如下:(1)短叶对齿藓体内的过氧化物酶(POD)活性和丙二醛(MDA)含量各处理组均低于对照组;Ce4+元素在3.55×10-2 mmol·L-1时显著提高了POD活性,在7.1×10-2 mmol·L-1时显著增加了膜脂过氧化产物丙二醛(MDA)含量。表明短叶对齿藓对Ce4+元素胁迫响应较强;而La3+元素各处理浓度间POD的变化较为平缓,胁迫响应较弱;Y3+处理居中。(2)较低浓度的La3+(1.8×10-2 mmol·L-1)和Ce4+(3.55×10-2 mmol·L-1)时显著提高叶绿素a、叶绿素b和总叶绿素含量;3种稀土元素在较高浓度时叶绿素的含量均有明显下降。本研究为进一步探明白云鄂博稀土矿区的苔藓植物生长发育受稀土元素的影响奠定了基础。 相似文献
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广西龙眼主栽品种丰产园果实及叶片的营养状况 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
对广西三个龙眼主栽品种"大乌圆"、"石硖"和"储良"进行果实性状和营养成分、叶片N、P、K含量分析,结果表明:各品种果实营养成分之间及其与叶片N、P、K含量之间有一定的相关性;初步提出广西丰产龙眼叶片N、P、K含量范围:"大乌圆"1.5×10-2~1.9×10-2, 0.08×10-2~0.12×10-2,0.48×10-2~0.64×10-2;"石硖" 1.5×10-2~1.7×10-2,0.09×10-2~0.10×10-2,0.39×10-2~0.56×10-2; "储良"1.4×10-2~1.8×10-2,0.08×10-2~0.11×10-2,0.38×10-2~0.62×10-2。 相似文献
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In this study we seek to elucidate the interaction of capsaicin with the calmodulin mediated signal pathways in macrophages, by comparing its action on macrophage functions with a known calmodulin antagonist, fluphenazine. Kinetics of capsaicin uptake by macrophages (103 cells) revealed that a maximum of 200 μM capsaicin was taken up within 10 min. Ca2+ ionophore triggered generation of superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide by macrophages was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by fluphenazine (IC50, 20 μM and 12 μM, respectively) and also by capsaicin (IC50, 30 μM and 9 μM, respectively), suggesting an involvement of calmodulin in the regulation of NADPH oxidase. In vitro both fluphenazine and capsaicin inhibited Ca2+-Mg2+ ATPase and cAMP-phosphodiesterase from macrophages and this inhibition was reversed by exogenous addition of calmodulin. Fluorescence studies revealed a direct Ca2+ dependent interaction of capsaicin with calmodulin. From these results we suggest that capsaicin acts via calmodulin to inhibit stimulus-induced macrophage oxidative burst and also that calmodulin regulates the oxidative burst in macrophages. 相似文献
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盐胁迫对植物的生长和发育造成严重影响,其危害包括渗透胁迫、离子毒害等,严重损害了农业生产和粮食安全。在盐胁迫下,植物相关感受器接受刺激,使得Ca2+通过细胞膜以及细胞内钙库膜上打开的Ca2+通道进入细胞质基质,导致细胞质内Ca2+浓度升高,产生钙信号。钙离子作为重要的第二信使,在植物细胞内和细胞间传递信号,信号往下游传递,在不同生长和发育阶段引起植物一系列的生理响应来应对盐胁迫影响。钙信号主要通过钙调蛋白(CaM)、钙调素样蛋白(CML)、钙依赖性蛋白激酶(CDPK)、钙调磷酸酶B样蛋白(CBL)和CBL互作蛋白激酶(CIPK)感知并将特异的钙信号信息传递到下游;从而激活植物盐胁迫生理响应。本文主要综述植物如何感知盐胁迫刺激,以及钙信号产生与传导机制,并对该研究领域需解决的问题进行了展望。 相似文献