ent-Abietane diterpenoids from Isodon rubescens var. rubescens

ent-Abietane diterpenoids, hebeiabinins A-F (1-5), together with seven known diterpenoids were isolated from leaves of Isodon rubescens var. rubescens. The structures of 1-5 were established on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including application of 2D NMR spectroscopic techniques. The diterpenoids isolated were evaluated for the cytotoxicity against A549, HT-29, and K562 tumor cells. Compound 5 was the most active with IC(50) value of 0.91 microM against A549 cells.     

PII is important in regulation of nitrogen metabolism but not required for heterocyst formation in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120

PII is an important signal protein for regulation of nitrogen metabolism in bacteria and plants. We constructed a mutant of glnB, encoding PII, in a heterocystous cyanobacterium, Anabaena sp. PCC 7120, with a cre-loxP system. The mutant (MP2alpha) grew more slowly than the wild type under all nitrogen regimens. It excreted a large amount of ammonium when grown on nitrate due to altered activities of glutamine synthetase and nitrate reductase. MP2alpha had a low nitrogenase activity but was able to form heterocysts under diazotrophic conditions, suggesting that PII is not required for heterocyst differentiation. Analysis of the PII with mass spectroscopy found tyrosine nitration at Tyr-51 under diazotrophic conditions while no phosphorylation at Ser-49 was detected. The strains 51F and 49A, which have PII with mutations of Y51F and S49A, respectively, were constructed to analyze the functions of the two key residues on the T-loop. Like MP2alpha, they had low nitrogenase activity and grew slowly under diazotrophic conditions. 49A was also impaired in nitrate uptake and formed heterocysts in the presence of nitrate. The up-regulation of ntcA after nitrogen step-down, which was present in the wild type, was not observed in 51F and 49A. While our results showed that the Ser-49 residue is important to the function of PII in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120, evidence from the PII pattern of the wild type and 49A in non-denaturing gel electrophoresis suggested that Ser-49 is not modified. The possible physiological roles of tyrosine nitration of PII are discussed.     

莫能菌素高产菌株的诱变与筛选

采用紫外线对现有生产菌株进行诱变处理,再运用筛选剂丙酸、丁酸等对其进行选育,得到高产菌株M-3-01。投入中试车间发酵罐中,发酵效价达到50560×103u.L-1,其发酵能力比出发菌株提高了26%。     

DSA图像中运动伪影的消除方法

由于病人存在着各种运动(如呼吸、肌肉运动、心脏运动、设备噪声),在成像过程中常会造成图像上出现伪影,干扰医生的正常诊断,为消除这种伪影,本文提出一种基于图像配准思想的全自动消除伪影的方法,该方法能够自动消除DSA图像中的大部分运动伪影,使DSA图像得到较好的增强,并为后面的血管分割和三维重建提供便利,是一种快速有效的方法。     

microRNA及其应用前景

microRNA(miRNA)是近年发现的以序列特异性方式调控基因表达的一个非编码蛋白质的大约包含21～22个核苷酸的小RNA家族。研究表明,miRNA参与多种生物学过程,包括发育、分化、凋亡、脂肪代谢、病毒感染和癌症等。因此,揭示miRNA在细胞中的作用,将会给基因功能和基因治疗的研究带来新的机遇。     

Anti-proliferative effects of evodiamine on human prostate cancer cell lines DU145 and PC3

Prostate carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors and has become a more common cancer in men. Previous studies demonstrated that evodiamine (EVO) exhibited anti-tumor activities on several cancers, but its effects on androgen-independent prostate cancer are unclear. In the present study, the action mechanisms of EVO on the growth of androgen-independent prostate cancer cells (DU145 and PC3 cells) were explored. EVO dramatically inhibited the growth and elevated cytotoxicity of DU145 and PC3 cells. The flow cytometric analysis of EVO-treated cells indicated a block of G2/M phase and an elevated level of DNA fragmentation. The G2/M arrest was accompanied by elevated Cdc2 kinase activity, an increase in expression of cyclin B1 and phosphorylated Cdc2 (Thr 161), and a decrease in expression of phosphorylated Cdc2 (Tyr 15), Myt-1, and interphase Cdc25C. TUNEL examination showed that EVO-induced apoptosis was observed at 72 h. EVO elevated the activities of caspase 3, 8, and 9 in DU145 cells, while in PC3 cells only the activities of caspase 3 and 9 were elevated. EVO also triggered the processing of caspase 3 and 9 in both DU145 and PC3 cells. We demonstrate that roscovitine treatment result in the reversion of G2/M arrest in response to EVO in both DU145 and PC3. However, inhibitory effect of roscovitine on EVO-induced apoptosis could only be observed in DU145 rather than PC3. In DU145, G2/M arrest might be a signal for initiation of EVO-triggered apoptosis. Whereas EVO-triggered PC3 apoptosis might be independent of G2/M arrest. These results suggested that EVO inhibited the growth of prostate cancer cell lines, DU145 and PC3, through an accumulation at G2/M phase and an induction of apoptosis.     

Identification and functional characterization of CD133+GFAP+CD117+Sca1+ neural stem cells

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry - Neural stem cells (NSCs) are responsible for maintaining the nervous system and repairing damages. Utility of NSCs could provide a novel solution to treat...     

过氧化氢酶抑制剂氨基三唑减轻急性酒精性肝损伤

本文旨在通过观察过氧化氢酶(catalase,CAT)抑制剂氨基三唑(aminotriazole,ATZ)对酒精诱导的急性肝损伤的影响,初步探讨CAT在酒精性肝损伤中的可能作用。以雄性Sprague Dawley(SD)大鼠为实验对象,采用酒精腹腔注射诱导急性肝损伤,在造模前30 min腹腔注射不同剂量ATZ(100~400 mg/kg)或相同体积溶剂(对照)。造模24 h后,检测大鼠血浆天冬氨酸转氨酶(aspartate transaminase,AST)、丙氨酸转氨酶(alanine transaminase,ALT)及乳酸脱氢酶(lactate dehydrogenase,LDH)水平,用HE染色法观察肝组织病理改变程度,用试剂盒检测肝组织内CAT活性、过氧化氢(hydrogen peroxide,H2O2)水平及丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)含量,ELISA法检测血浆中肿瘤坏死因子α(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)及白介素-6(interleukin-6,IL-6)水平。结果显示,ATZ处理可剂量依赖性降低酒精暴露大鼠血浆中ALT、AST及LDH水平,并减轻酒精诱导的肝组织病理损伤;ATZ可抑制酒精暴露大鼠肝组织内CAT活性、降低H2O2水平及MDA含量;ATZ也可下调酒精暴露大鼠血浆中TNF-α和IL-6水平。以上结果表明,ATZ可减轻酒精诱导的大鼠急性肝损伤,提示CAT可能在酒精性肝损伤中发挥了重要的致病作用。