Micelle‐enhanced spectrofluorimetric method for determination of sitagliptin and identification of potential alkaline degradation products using LC‐MS

A novel, quick, simple and highly sensitive spectrofluorimetric method was developed and validated for the determination of sitagliptin (SG) in its pharmaceutical formulations. The proposed method is based on investigation of the fluorescence spectral behavior of sitagliptin in an SDS micellar system. In an aqueous solution of phosphate buffer pH 4.0, the fluorescence intensity of SG in the presence of SDS was greatly enhanced, by 200%, i.e. twofold enhancement. The fluorescence intensity of SG was measured at 300 nm after excitation at 270 nm. The method showed good linearity in the range 0.03–10.0 µg/mL with a good correlation coefficient (r = 0.9998). The limits of detection and quantitation values were 5.31 and 16.1 ng/mL, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to the analysis of SG in its single and co‐formulated commercial tablets; the results were in good agreement with those obtained using a reference method. Application of the proposed method was extended to stability studies of SG after exposure to different forced degradation conditions according to the ICH guidelines, such as acidic, alkaline, thermal, photo‐ and oxidative stress. The chemical structure of certain potential degradation products (DPs) were investigated using LC‐MS. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Akirin基因研究进展

Akirin是近来发现的在骨骼肌生长发育和免疫反应中具有重要作用的基因。简要综述了akirin基因与免疫反应、骨骼肌发育和再生、myostatin基因和NF-κB因子的关系,同时分析了禽类akirin2基因的研究进展,最后对akirin基因的应用前景也进行了简单探讨,以期为akirin基因在医学和畜牧业中的深入研究和应用提供参考。     

家蚕细胞色素P450基因Bmcyp6u1的克隆、序列分析与表达谱

细胞色素P450第6亚家族基因为昆虫所特有,与抗性相关。为了检测家蚕Bombyx mori cyp6u1基因是否与耐氟性相关,首先克隆了cyp6u1基因。采用生物信息学方法获得与黑腹果蝇Drosophila melanogaster cyp6u1基因同源的家蚕B. mori cyp6u1基因序列, 预测该序列的开放阅读框（ORF）为1 476 bp, 编码491个氨基酸, 推定的蛋白质分子质量为56.15 kD, 等电点为9.23。以家蚕5龄第3天幼虫精巢cDNA为模板, 设计特异引物PCR扩增出一条约1 500 bp的条带, 大小与家蚕cyp6u1序列的ORF预测值接近, 命名为Bmcyp6u1基因（GenBank登录号：HM130560）。同源性分析表明, Bmcyp6u1基因与蜜蜂Apis mellifera的同源基因cyp6AS13的相似性为56%, 与拟南芥Arabidopsis thaliana的cyp72A82的相似性为48%, 与人Homo sapiens的cyp3A7基因的相似性为50%。芯片数据分析表明, Bmcyp6u1基因在家蚕5龄第3天幼虫各组织表达量很低, 只在精巢组织(5龄第3天)稍有表达, 推测该基因具有组织特异性。     

植物冷锻炼对于胁强敏感度的影响(英文)

前文由柑桔枝条在不同低温下、不同冷冻时间的电解质外渗测定,提出胁强(stress)、作用时间与胁变(strain)之间关系的数学模型。在这个模型中共有3个参数:屈服点温度(yield point temperature),胁强敏感度(stress sensitivity)和作用时间敏感度(sensitivity to duration),用以描述植物的抗性。抗性强的植物应表现为屈服点温度较低,胁强敏感度或者时间敏感度较低。为验证此数学模型,本工作以经冷锻炼与未经冷锻炼的盆栽柑桔枝条为材料,作不同温度与时间处理的电解质外渗率的测定,研究了冷锻炼对于上述3个参数的影响。发现胁强敏感度和屈服点温度受冷锻炼影响而下降,时间敏感度未表现明显变化。对于田间柑桔、油桐与毛竹的定期测定,在固定冷冻时间下,得到了类似于盆栽柑桔的结果。入冬时,植物抗冻性提高,3种植物都表现出下列两种变化:1.胁强敏感度的明显下降;2.屈服点温度和/或时间敏感度亦下降。开春时的变化则相反。胁强敏感度的变化与后一种变化有各自的规律,且因植物种类而不同。拐点胁强(stress at inflection point)具有与半致死温度(50％killing point temperature)不同的意义,它的变化是上述两种变化的综合结果。本试验结果表明,冷锻炼对于植物胁强敏感度有明显影响,用本数学模型的3个抗性指标描述     

雌激素对中华鳖性腺分化及DMRT1、SOX9基因表达的影响

中华鳖（Pelodiscus sinensis）性别决定的方式一直存在较大的争议,分子机制更是不清楚。在大部分脊椎动物中,雌激素在性别决定和性腺分化中扮演重要的调控作用。实验通过对性别分化前胚胎进行雌二醇（E2）和芳香化酶抑制剂（AI）处理,研究雌激素在中华鳖性腺分化中的作用及机理。实验结果显示,与对照组（雌性比例49%）相比,E2处理组中雌性中华鳖仔鳖比例显著增加,高达92.3%;而在AI处理组中,雌性比例显著下调至13.1%。HE染色分析表明,ZZ（雄性）和ZW（雌性）胚胎分别经过E2和AI处理后,ZZ和ZW性腺结构呈现明显的雌性化和雄性化特征。同时,通过RT-PCR和免疫荧光染色发现,E2能显著降低雄性性别关键因子DMRT1和SOX9 mRNA和蛋白表达水平;AI则表现相反的调节作用。综上所述,雌激素通过抑制雄性性别关键因子DMRT1和SOX9的表达来抑制雄性分化,促进雌性分化,揭示雌激素在中华鳖雌性性别分化中起着重要的调控作用。       

抗人肝癌单抗片段抗体HAb18F(ab')_2的冻干工艺研究

选择适合于HAb18F(ab')2片段抗体的冻干保护剂及其冻干工艺,是确保该生物制品的质量关键之一,对不同种类和不同浓度的保护剂进行了研究,结果表明10%蔗糖对HAb18F(ab')2片段抗体冻干样品的剂型、外观、残水量(<3%)、复溶时间(<10s)、纯度(>95%)及稳定性没有影响。研究优化与保护剂相结合的适用于HAb18F(ab')2片段抗体的最佳冻干工艺,为抗体片段扩大生产提供依据。     

ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮孕期营养干预对子代大鼠乳腺癌PCNA、ER、BRCA1表达的影响

目的:探讨ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮孕期营养干预对子代大鼠乳腺癌增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)、雌激素受体(ER)、乳腺癌易感基因1(BRCA1)表达的影响.方法:怀孕大鼠随机分为正常对照组、ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸组、三羟异黄酮低剂量组、三羟异黄酮高剂量组、ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮混合组.选用其雌性子代进行甲基亚硝基脲(MNU)诱导乳腺癌.其中母体为正常对照的分别为子代的正常对照组(Con)和模型组(Mod),其余分组按照母体暴露情况进行划分,分别为ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸组(ω-3PUFA)、三羟异黄酮低剂量组(LGEN)、三羟异黄酮高剂量组(HGEN)、ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮混合组(ω-3PUFA+GEN).观察其乳腺癌发生情况,同时采用RT-PCR和免疫组化检测正常乳腺组织和乳腺癌组织中PCNA、ER和BR-CA1的mRNA或蛋白表达水平.结果:ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸和三羟异黄酮孕期营养干预后可以减少雌性子代MNU诱导乳腺癌的发生,与Con组比较,Mod组乳腺癌组织中BRCA1和ER mRNA表达水平上调,PCNA、ER表达量增加.与Mod组比较,ω-3PUFA组、GEN组乳腺癌组织中BRCA1、ERmRNA及PCNA、ER表达量明显降低.结论:孕期暴露于ω-3PUFA和GEN可降低雌性子代MNU诱导乳腺癌的发生,并下调PCNA、ER和BRCA1的表达量.     

shRNA随机文库结合TK自杀基因筛选靶向HIV-1LTR相关宿主因子

构建shRNA随机文库与HIV-1 LTR启动胸苷激酶基因(TK基因)稳定表达的稳定细胞系HEK293/TK,将两者结合起来,筛选靶向HIV-1 LTR相关宿主因子.方法:通过化学合成含有19个随机脱氧核苷酸的发夹结构,将其退火补平后与合成的接头Linker连接进行PCR反应,将PCR产物酶切后置于慢病毒载体pLenti-U6启动子下游由此构建shRNA随机文库;利用重叠PCR将HIV-1 LTR片段和TK基因连接起来,连接产物经酶切后与pcDNA3.1载体连接;将连接正确的质粒转染HEK293细胞同时用G418加压筛选获得稳定细胞系HEK293/TK;将所获得的文库质粒包装成慢病毒后侵染所构建的HEK293/TK细胞系,通过加入药物GCV进行加压筛选获得存活细胞.结果:成功筛选到加药后存活下来的细胞,抽提细胞基因组,采用巢式PCR扩增目的干扰序列并用Western blot对干扰序列进行验证,鉴定获得一个克隆所表达的shRNA能对TK基因的表达起到抑制作用,通过测序分析获得其干扰序列,该序列很有可能针对HIV-1 LTR某宿主相关因子.结论:成功构建了一种筛选HIV-1 LTR相关宿主因子的方法,筛选所得序列可以定位到具体相关宿主因子,为靶向筛选抗HIV-1药物提供了重要手段.     

结核分枝杆菌16-kDa α晶体蛋白的原核表达及纯化

目的:利用基因工程技术原核表达并纯化结核分枝杆菌α晶体蛋白(Acr)。方法:以结核分枝杆菌H37Rv株基因组DNA为模板,通过PCR方法扩增Acr的编码基因,以pCold为载体构建重组质粒,再转化到表达宿主菌大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中,用IPTG诱导表达,经SDS-PAGE和Western印迹分析和纯化该表达产物。结果:构建了具有正确基因序列的Acr重组表达质粒,重组Acr在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中经低温诱导得到可溶性表达;分别用6×His的单克隆抗体和16-kDa单克隆抗体对表达产物进行Western印迹分析,结果显示在相对分子质量约19 000处均有特异性条带,与预计大小吻合;纯化后蛋白纯度达90%,浓度达0.8 mg/mL。结论:表达了重组可溶性Acr,为深入研究该蛋白的生物学、免疫学活性奠定了基础。     

Biochemical and genetic characterization of three hamster cell mutants resistant to diphtheria toxin

We describe here three different hamster cell mutants which are resistant to diphtheria toxin and which provide models for investigating some of the functions required by the toxin inactivates elongation factor 2 (EF-2). Cell-free extracts from mutants Dtx(r)-3 was codominant. The evidence suggests that the codominant phenotype is the result of a mutation in a gene coding for EF-2. The recessive phenotype might arise by alteration of an enzyme which modifies the structure of EF-2 so that it becomes a substrate for reaction with the toxin. Another mutant, Dtx(r)-2, contained EF-2 that was sensitive to the toxin and this phenotype was recessive. Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin is known to inactivate EF-2 as does diphtheria toxin and we tested the mutants for cross-resistance to pseudomonas exotoxin. Dtx(r)-1 and Dtx(r)-3 were cross-resistant while Dtx(r)-2 was not. It is known that diphtheria toxin does not penetrate to the cytoplasm of mouse cells and that these cell have a naturally occurring phenotype of diphtheria toxin resistance. We fused each of the mutants with mouse 3T3 cells and measured the resistance. We fused each of the mutants with mouse 3T3 cells and measured the resistance of the hybrid cells to diphtheria toxin. Intraspecies hybrids containing the genome of mutants Dtx(r)-1 and Dtx(r)-3 had some resistance while those formed with Dtx(r)-2 were as sensitive as hybrids derived from fusions between wild-type hamster cells and mouse 3T3 cells.