Phosphorylation of atrial natriuretic factor R1 receptor by serine/threonine protein kinases: evidences for receptor regulation

The 130 kDa atrial natriuretic factor receptor (ANF-R₁) purified from bovine adrenal zona glomerulosa is phosphorylated in vitro by serine/threonine protein kinases such as cAMP-, cGMP-dependent and protein kinase C. This phosphorylation is independent of the presence of ANF (99–126) and there is no detectable intrinsic kinase activity associated with the ANF-R₁ receptor or with its activated form. In bovine adrenal zona glomerulosa cells, TPA (phorbol ester) induces a marked inhibition of the ANF-stimulated cGMP accumulation as well as of the membrane ANF-sensitive guanylate cyclase catalytic activity without any change in the binding capacity or affinity for ¹²⁵I-ANF. However, we have demonstrated a significant ³²P incorporation in the ANF-R₁ receptor of the TPA-treated cells. The effect of TPA on the zona glomerulosa ANF-R₁ receptors was abolished by calphostin C, a specific protein kinase C inhibitor. Altered ANF actions due to blunted response of guanylate cyclase to ANF could be a consequence of the ANF receptor phosphorylation by excessive activity of protein kinase C and might be involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension.Abbreviations ANF Atrial Natriuretic Factor - ANF-R₁ Atrial Natriuretic Factor Receptor, subtype 1 - ATP Adenosine Triphosphate - CaCl₂ Calcium Chloride - cAMP Adenosine cyclic 3,5-Monophosphate acid - cGMP Guanosine cyclic 35-Monophosphate acid - EDC 1-Ethyl-3-[3-Dimethylaminopropyl] Carbodiimide - EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid - GTP Guanosine Triphosphate - IBMX 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine - kDa Kilodaltons - MgCl₂ Magnesium Chloride - MgAC Magnesium Acetate - NaCl Sodium Chloride - PAGE Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis - PKA cAMP-dependent protein kinase - PKG cGMP-dependent Protein Kinase - PKC Calcium/Phospholipid-dependent Protein Kinase - RIA Radioimmunoassay - SDS Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate - SHR Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat - Tris HCl Tris (Hydroxymethyl) aminomethane Hydrochloride - TPA 12-O-Tetradecanoyl-Phorbol-13-Acetate     

自发性高血压大鼠血管α1肾上腺素受体亚型的改变

本工作在离体与整体条件下比较易卒中型自发性高血压(SHRSP)大鼠与WKY大鼠血管中α_1受体的两种亚型。在离体灌流的主动脉、肾动脉与肠系膜动脉,50μmol/L氯甲基可乐定(CEC)预温育30min可使α_1受体激动时引起的最大收缩张力在SHRSP与WKY大鼠分别降为对照时的31.4±8.3％与35.2±2.9％,68.4±8.2％与80.1±7.3％,68.4±6.3％与55.4±7.0％,两者间均无显著性差别。但10μmol/L硝苯吡啶对α_1受体收缩效应的阻断作用则在SHRSP大鼠大大超过WKY大鼠,最大收缩张力分别降为对照时的3.1±1.5％与56.5±4.8％(P<0.01),9.0±4.1％与23.6±3.5％(P<0.05),5.9±2.5％与28.0±0.8％(P<0.01)。整体动物实验也显示硝苯吡啶的降血压作用及对苯肾上腺素升血压效应的阻断作用在SHRSP大鼠都较WKY大鼠显著增强。离体主动脉a_1受体激动时的快速相与持续相收缩均主要由α_(1B)亚型激动引起,硝苯吡啶对快速相收缩的阻断作用在SHRSP与WKY大鼠无显著性差别,但对持续相收缩的阻断作用则在SHRSP大鼠显著强于WKY大鼠。上述结果提示SHRSP大鼠血管α_1受体两种亚型的分布没有显著改变,但α_(1B)受体激动时继发性细胞外Ca~(2+)进入的途径由非双氢吡啶敏感性钙通道转变为双氢吡啶敏感性钙通道。     

NO—样松驰因子在大鼠止血带休克中的作用

为探讨NO-样松驰因子(NO-LRF)在休克中的效应及其病理生理意义,本工作在大鼠止血带休克(ToS)模型上发现离体灌流的主动脉环对去甲肾上腺素的反应性降低,组织cGMP含量增加。用NO前体L-精氨酸(L-Arg)或NO合成阻断剂L-NNA,可溶性乌苷酸环化酶抑制剂亚甲蓝灌流,分别增强或减轻ToS动物主动脉的上述变化,而且这些药物的作用不受血管内皮是否存在的影响。实验结果提示非内皮细胞源的NO-LRF是引起ToS动物血管低反应性的因素之一。体内实验表明 L-Arg治疗缓解,而L-NNA恶化ToS病程,提示NO-LRF可能参与机体的适应保护机制。     

NMDA受体在海马CA_3区习得性LTP保持中的作用

在大鼠明暗分辨学习的建立和巩固过程中,通过与记录电极一起慢性埋植于海马CA_3区的注药管微量注射NMDA受体的特异性拮抗剂2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid(APV),观察对海马CA_3区突触效应及与之相关的习得性行为的影响。结果如下:(1)在动物经训练PS峰幅值刚增大至最高水平后,即在习得性LTP刚好形成后,每实验单元先于CA_3区注射AFV 1μl(2mmol/L),然后在药物有效作用时间内再进行训练,则PS峰值不能随训练而保持在最高水平,相反经8个实验单元,PS峰值降至实验前水平;相应地动物的正确反应率不能随训练而巩固,反而下降至10％以下。(2)在动物习得性LTP已形成并经一单元训练PS保持在最高水平后,于每实验单元训练前注射APV 1μl(2mmol/L),PS峰值同样不会随训练而保持在最高水平,经14个实验单元注药和训练,PS峰值逐渐降至实验前水平,相应地动物行为的正确反应率也降至10％以下,习得性行为消退,不过其消退速度比前一情况的动物为慢,说明习得性LTP发展情况不同,APV的作用效率有差别。结果表明:NMDA受体在习得性LTP的巩固中起着重要作用。     

Fractionation of eukaryotic DNA in a pulsating electrical field. I. Detection and properties of discrete DNA fragments]

The fractionation of eukaryotic DNA by field inversion gel electrophoresis results in the appearance of discrete DNA-fragments. The set of these fragments is similar to that of different eukaryotic representatives and consists of various chromosomal DNAs, unified by size. The physical properties of DNA-fragments suggest that they can form multimeric structures due to the presence of sticky ends flanking discrete fragments. We suppose that the set of discrete DNA-fragments results in a specific cleavage of intact nuclear DNA and can reflect different levels of chromatin structural organization.     

NEW MURID RODENTS FROM THE LATE CENOZOIC OF YUSHE BASIN, SHANXI

<正> As scientific collaborators of the Chinese-American joint project "Neogene Rocks and Faunas, Yushe Basin, Shanxi, PRC", the present authors, with William R. Downs, Northern Arizona University, sampled the Yushe microfauna in the fall of 1987 and 1988. The fossil temains were retrieved by surface collection and by wet-sieving bulk quantities of sediment.     

脂肪族类两亲物对肌浆网膜脂区结构的影响

C18饱和脂肪酸和胺可增加DPH标记肌浆网(SR)的荧光偏振度,而C18单不饱和脂肪酸。胺和醇则使其偏振度下降。加入MgATP,可除去单不饱和脂肪胺引起的DPH标记的荧光偏振度下降,并使之高于未加脂肪胺的对照水平。饱和酸及相应胺可使标记于膜脂中层和深层的TAS和12AS的荧光偏振度上升,不饱和酸及相应胺和醇仅使12AS荧光偏振下降。说明脂肪族类两亲物对SR膜流动性的影响与脂肪链饱和程度有关。饱和者主要使膜中、深层流动性下降.不饱和者主要使膜深层流动性升高。     

世界蚜虫分类研究进展

本文综述了世界蚜虫分类研究进展。内容包括形态分类、细胞分类、生物化学分类以及化石研究等,并以M.L.Sharma的文献目录为基础,对世界蚜虫分类研究报告篇数进行统计。结果表明:世界各国蚜虫分类研究进展极不平衡,美国、加拿大、日本及欧洲的一些国家包括荷兰、丹麦、瑞典、捷克、波兰、德国等其α分类任务基本完成,印度也进展较快,离完成α分类任务为期不远。苏联欧洲部分也已基本完成,亚洲部分和中国尚有大量α级分类工作有待完成。