十字孢碱对宫颈癌细胞中Btk表达的影响

目的探讨十字孢碱对宫颈癌细胞生长及酪氨酸激酶Btk（tyrosine kinase）基因和蛋白表达的影响。方法用不同浓度的十字孢碱处理宫颈癌HeLa细胞24h,采用MTT比色法分析IC50。用不同浓度十字孢碱处理HeLa细胞24h,Real—time PCR检测酪氨酸激酶BtkmRNA表达的变化,Western印迹检测酪氨酸激酶Btk蛋白表达的变化。结果随着十字孢碱浓度及处理时间的增加,宫颈癌HeLa细胞生长抑制率升高;随着十字孢碱剂量的增加,酪氨酸激酶BtkmRNA及蛋白的表达水平逐渐减少。结论十字孢碱可呈剂量依赖性抑制HeLa细胞的生长,呈浓度依赖性减少酪氨酸激酶BtkmRNA及蛋白的表达。     

黄河流域生态环境质量时空格局与演变趋势

黄河流域是我国重要的生态功能区,在我国经济社会发展和生态安全方面的作用举足轻重。如何及时、准确的获取黄河流域生态环境质量的时空格局与演变趋势,对黄河流域生态环境保护和建设具有重要意义。利用Google Earth Engine（GEE）平台,筛选目标年份及其前后各1年的夏季（6-9月）Landsat遥感影像,去除有云像元,掩膜水体信息,采取中值合成提取绿度、湿度、热度和干度4个生态指标,通过主成分分析快速构建遥感生态指数（RSEI）。结果表明：（1）绿度（NDVI）、湿度（Wet）、热度（LST）和干度（NDSI）4个指标在第1主成分（PC1）上的平均贡献率为89.60%,依据PC1构建遥感生态指数（RSEI）在黄河流域是可行的。（2）1990-2019年,黄河流域RSEI总体呈现出"快速变好→缓慢转好"2个阶段,1990-2000年增长趋势平均为0.005/a,增长率为11.69%,生态环境质量等级由差转为较差（10.18万km²）、较差转为中等（5.69万km²）、中等转为良（7.08万km²）贡献较大;2000-2019年增长趋势平均为0.001/a,增长率仅为3.86%,生态环境质量等级由较差转为差（6.10万km²）、良转为中等（4.09万km²）贡献较大。（3）1990-2019年,黄河流域生态环境质量提升的面积占黄河流域总面积的76.38%,其中显著提升的面积占26.14%;生态环境质量降低的面积占黄河流域总面积23.62%,其中显著降低的面积仅占1.46%。30年来黄河流域生态环境质量整体向好,实施生态工程的黄河上中游地区生态环境质量提升最快,而一些国家重点经济开发区生态环境质量有所恶化,使用GEE平台可以及时、准确的获取黄河流域生态环境质量的时空格局与演变趋势。     

Novel pyrrolidine heterocycles as CCR1 antagonists

A novel series of pyrrolidine heterocycles was prepared and found to show potent inhibitory activity of CCR1 binding and CCL3 mediated chemotaxis of a CCR1-expressing cell line. A potent, optimized triazole lead from this series was found to have acceptable pharmacokinetics and microsomal stability in rat and is suitable for further optimization and development.     

Thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) acts as a tumor suppressor in human prostate cancer

Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the world. Thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) is downregulated in a variety of human tumors and plays an important role in tumor suppression. However, the expression level and biological functions of TXNIP in PCa have not been identified yet. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the expression and biological functions of TXNIP in PCa. We reported that the expression of TXNIP was significantly decreased in PCa and associated with clinicopathological features. Overexpression of TXNIP could significantly inhibited PC‐3 cells proliferation, migration, invasion, and glucose uptake. Additionally, overexpression of TXNIP could remarkably block cell cycle in the G0/G1 phase and promoted cell apoptosis. Furthermore, TXNIP expression correlated inversely with GLUT1 expression in PCa. Taken together, our results for the first time revealed that TXNIP was decreased in PCa. Moreover, TXNIP might act as a tumor suppressor of PCa and correlated with tumor occurrence and development. Our findings cast a new light on better understanding the occurrence and development of PCa and indicated that TXNIP might be favorable for PCa molecular target therapy.     

A genetic linkage map of Brassica carinata constructed with a doubled haploid population

Brassica carinata is an important oilseed crop with unique favourable traits that are desirable for other Brassica crops. However, given the limited research into genetic resources in B. carinata, knowledge of the genetic structure of this species is relatively poor. Nine homozygous, genetically distinct accessions of B. carinata were obtained via microspore culture, from which two divergent doubled haploid (DH) lines were used to develop a DH mapping population that consisted of 183 lines. The mapping population showed segregation of multiple traits of interest. A genetic map was constructed with PCR-based markers, and a total of 212 loci, which covered 1,703?cM, were assigned to eight linkage groups in the B genome and nine linkage groups in the C genome, which allowed comparison with genetic maps of other important Brassica species that contain the B/C genome(s). Loci for two Mendelian-inherited traits related to pigmentation (petal and anther tip colour) and one quantitative trait (seed coat colour) were identified using the linkage map. The significance of the mapping population in the context of genetic improvement of Brassica crops is discussed.     

大亮子河国家森林公园野生浆果资源产业化开发利用前景分析

为了摸清大亮子河具有开发利用价值的野生浆果资源的种类、分布、用途及蕴藏量,我们于2005—2007年6—9月,通过线路调查、样地调查和访问调查的方法,对该地区野生浆果资源进行了研究。结果表明该地区有开发利用价值的野生浆果资源达20种,隶属19属14科。并对该地区野生浆果资源的产业化开发利用潜力和优势进行了深入分析,认为该地区野生浆果资源开发利用具有广阔的市场前景,最后提出开发利用过程中需要注意的问题。因此,本研究可为今后大亮子河野生浆果资源的可持续开发利用和合理保护提供科学依据。     

大亮子河国家森林公园野生浆果资源调查

通过对大亮子河野生浆果资源的调查研究,进一步明确该地区野生浆果的种类、生态习性及分布特点、贮量和应用价值,为今后该地区的野生浆果资源开发利用和保护管理提供理论依据。     

A potent aminonaphthalimide platinum(IV) complex with effective antitumor activities in vitro and in vivo displaying dual DNA damage effects on tumor cells

A new aminonaphthalimide platinum(IV) complex was developed by incorporating aminonaphthalimide, a DNA intercalator, into the platinum(IV) system. This complex displayed potent antitumor activities against all tested tumor cell lines in vitro and showed great potential in overcoming drug resistance of cisplatin. Moreover, it remarkably inhibited the growth of CT26 xenografts in BALB/c mice without severe side effects in vivo. Then, the compound exhibited a dual DNA damage antitumor mechanism that it could interact with DNA in tetravalent form via the naphthalimide group to cause DNA lesion, and the further liberation of platinum(II) complex after reduction would induce remarkable secondary damage to DNA. Meanwhile, it caused cell apoptosis through an intrinsic apoptosis pathway by up-regulating the expression of caspase 3 and caspase 9.     

An ultrasensitive gold nanoparticles improved real-time immuno-PCR assay for detecting diethyl phthalate in foodstuff samples

A specific polyclonal antibody targeting diethyl phthalate (DEP) with the higher antibody titer at 1:120,000 has been obtained, and an ultrasensitive and high-throughput direct competitive gold nanoparticles improved real-time immuno-PCR (GNP–rt–IPCR) technique has been developed for detecting DEP in foodstuff samples. Under optimal conditions, a rather low linearity is achieved within a range of 4 pg L⁻¹ to 40 ng L⁻¹, and the limit of detection (LOD) is 1.06 pg L⁻¹. Otherwise, the GNP–rt–IPCR technique is highly selective, with low cross-reactivity values for DEP analogs (<5%). Finally, the concentrations of DEP in foodstuff samples by the GNP–rt–IPCR method range from 0.48 to 41.88 μg kg⁻¹. Satisfactory recoveries (88.39–112.79%) and coefficient of variation values (8.38–12.77%) are obtained. The consistency between the results obtained from GNP–rt–IPCR and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) is 98.3%, which further proves that GNP–rt–IPCR is an accurate, reliable, rapid, ultrasensitive, and high-throughput method for batch determination of trace amounts of DEP in foodstuff samples.