陕甘宁地区降水稳定同位素特征及水汽来源

依据全球大气降水稳定同位素观测网络(GNIP)和已有研究中陕甘宁地区的大气降水氢氧稳定同位素资料,并结合相关气象数据,分析了陕甘宁地区大气降水氧稳定同位素的时空分布特征及其影响因子,并建立了大气降水线方程.结果表明:3省大气降水线的斜率、截距由小到大依次为:甘肃、陕西、宁夏,且均小于全球大气降水线方程的斜率、截距,表明3省的降水过程受蒸发作用影响程度沿宁夏、陕西、甘肃增强;陕甘宁地区大气降水中δ18O值在时间变化上,表现为夏秋季节富集、冬春季节贫化,从空间分布来看,由西北至东南,加权平均δ18O值呈减小趋势;3省降水中δ18O温度效应显著,但不存在降水量效应,这体现了中高纬度大陆性气候的特征;高程效应的定量关系为-0.12‰·(100 m)^-1,纬度效应更显著(纬度每增加1°,降水中δ18O相应贫化0.27‰);采用HYSPLIT模型对各站点的水汽来源进行追踪,气团聚类轨迹表明,夏半年主要有来自孟加拉湾的水汽、东南季风水汽和西风带水汽,冬半年以西风带水汽为主.     

闽江口鱼类功能多样性

根据2016年春季(5月)、夏季(8月)、秋季(11月)和冬季(2月)在闽江口海域进行底拖网作业的渔业资源调查样品,应用鱼类形态功能特征点数据分析了福建闽江口海域的鱼类功能多样性现状及时空变异.结果表明: 功能多样性与物种丰度具有相同的变化趋势,各站位鱼类物种丰度分别为:春季(17.8±5.1);夏季(22.4±5.6);秋季(17.7±6.3);冬季(12.1±2.3).鱼类集群功能多样性指数夏季最高,为(33.94±28.70),冬季最低(9.93±8.83),春季为(11.30±7.55),秋季为(19.05±19.32).群落内功能种呈现显著的季节演替,春季为太的黄鲫(占比为26%),夏季为六指马鲅(26%),秋季为龙头鱼,占比高达69%,显著高于其他物种的总和,冬季为棘头梅童鱼(38%).鱼类功能的季节性变动主要受其生活史及与其他物种之间的种间关系影响.     

海藻多糖的单糖组成对体外抗氧化活性的影响

比较广西北部湾石莼(Ulva lactuca L.)、海带(Laminaria japonica)、裙带菜(Undaria pinnatifida Surin-gar)、紫菜(Porphyra)的单糖组成及抗氧化活性的差异,揭示多糖结构与其体外抗氧化活性的关系。利用PMP柱前衍生化HPLC分析海藻多糖的单糖组成,采用羟自由基清除试验、超氧阴离子自由基清除试验及DPPH自由基清除试验指征其体外抗氧化活性,结果表明,4种海藻多糖的单糖组成在主成分空间分布离散,石莼及紫菜主要由葡萄糖组成,海带主要由甘露糖组成,裙带菜则主要由半乳糖组成;其体外抗氧化活性存在显著差异,裙带菜多糖对DPPH的清除能力(半抑制浓度IC₅₀值为0. 56±0. 02 mg/mL)显著高于其他3种海藻多糖;石莼、裙带菜与海带对羟自由基均有较强的清除活性,而紫菜多糖对羟自由基的清除能力较差(IC₅₀值为26. 59±0. 98mg/mL);石莼与裙带菜对超氧阴离子的清除活性较强,显著高于海带与紫菜,其中石莼显著高于裙带菜,IC₅₀值分别为1. 61±0. 17、2. 73±0. 06 mg/mL。相关性分析及冗余分析结果表明,对抗氧化活性影响较为显著的因子为葡萄糖(Glc)、核糖(Rib)、木糖(Xyl)(P <0. 01)。     

油樟叶中黄酮类物质抑菌效果研究

探究从油樟（Cinnamomum longipaniculatum）叶中提取出的不同极性黄酮样品对大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）、志贺杆菌（Shigella）、金黄色葡萄球菌（Staphylococcus aureus）、稻瘟病菌（Magnaporthe grisea）和黄曲霉菌（Aspergillus flavus）五种病原菌的抑制作用。以五种病原菌为指示菌,将不同的黄酮样品滴加在滤纸片上,观察抑菌圈的大小。结果显示,样品Fr1、Fr2、Fr3、Fr4和Fr7对大肠杆菌有抑菌作用;样品Fr2、Fr3、Fr4、Fr5、Fr7和Fr8对志贺杆菌有抑菌作用;样品Fr4和Fr8对金黄色葡萄球菌有抑菌作用;样品过孔和Fr4对黄曲霉菌有抑菌作用;样品过孔对稻瘟病菌有抑菌作用。故不同极性的黄酮样品有良好的抑菌性。     

Differential effects of endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced autophagy on cell survival

Autophagy is a cellular response to adverse environment and stress, but its significance in cell survival is not always clear. Here we show that autophagy could be induced in the mammalian cells by chemicals, such as A23187, tunicamycin, thapsigargin, and brefeldin A, that cause endoplasmic reticulum stress. Endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced autophagy is important for clearing polyubiquitinated protein aggregates and for reducing cellular vacuolization in HCT116 colon cancer cells and DU145 prostate cancer cells, thus mitigating endoplasmic reticulum stress and protecting against cell death. In contrast, autophagy induced by the same chemicals does not confer protection in a normal human colon cell line and in the non-transformed murine embryonic fibroblasts but rather contributes to cell death. Thus the impact of autophagy on cell survival during endoplasmic reticulum stress is likely contingent on the status of cells, which could be explored for tumor-specific therapy.     

Nutlin-3 protects kidney cells during cisplatin therapy by suppressing Bax/Bak activation

Nutlins, the newly developed small molecule antagonists of MDM2, activate p53 and induce apoptosis in cancer cells, offering a novel strategy of chemotherapy. Recent studies have further suggested synergistic effects of nutlins with other chemotherapeutic drugs. However, it is unclear whether nutlins increase or decrease the side effects of these drugs in normal non-malignant cells or tissues. Cisplatin is a widely used chemotherapy drug, which has a major side effect of kidney injury. Here we show that Nutlin-3 protected kidney cells against cisplatin-induced apoptosis. The cytoprotective effects of Nutlin-3 were not related to its regulation of p53 or consequent gene expression during cisplatin treatment. Moreover, the protective effects were shown in MDM2-, MDM4-, or p53-deficient cells. On the other hand, Nutlin-3 suppressed mitochondrial events of apoptosis during cisplatin incubation, including Bax activation and cytochrome c release. Nutlin-3 attenuated cisplatin-induced oligomerization of Bax and Bak but not their interactions with Bcl-XL. In isolated mitochondria, Nutlin-3 inhibited cytochrome c release induced by Ca2+, Bim peptide, and recombinant tBid. Importantly, it blocked both Bax and Bak oligomerization under these conditions. Together, the results have uncovered a new pharmacological function of nutlins, i.e. suppression of Bax and Bak, two critical mediators of apoptosis.     

Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellites from Asian green mussel (Perna viridis)

Asian green mussels (Perna viridis) belonging to the family Mytilidae are native to the coastal and tropical marine waters of the Indo‐Pacific region. Ten polymorphic microsatellites were isolated and their polymorphisms were determined in 36 individuals. The average allele number of the 10 microsatellites was 11.7/locus with a range of two to 24 and the expected heterozygosity averaged at 0.69, ranging from 0.18 to 0.94. Eight out of 10 microsatellites agreed with the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium and showed independent segregation. These microsatellites will facilitate the studying of the genetic diversity and population structure of the green mussel in and outside of the Indo‐Pacific region of Asia.