太空诱变玉米核不育材料花粉败育的细胞学观察(简报)

玉米是最早利用雄性不育系生产杂交种的作物之一。在玉米T型细胞质雄性不育杂交种遭受毁灭性病害侵袭之后,科学家认识到利用细胞质雄性不育制种存在潜在的遗传脆弱性,从此试图通过多种途径来创造新的雄性不育．并对雄性不育材料的遗传多样性进行研究。空间诱变育种是80年代于我国发展起来的新技术,在农作物品种改良和种质创新上已初见成效。[第一段]     

cAMP and sodium transport in the freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor.

Crayfish in which sodium absorption was maximally stimulated had elevated levels of both cAMP and Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity in gill tissue. The concentration of cAMP and activity of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase in gill tissue were monitored following transfer of crayfish from water containing 125 mmol x l(-1) Na to Na-free media. Both parameters were significantly elevated within 10 min of transfer to Na-free media and [cAMP] peaked between 1 and 2 h before falling transiently to the control level at 3 h. A second peak of [cAMP] and a further rise in Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity were evident 6 h after transfer and elevated levels were then maintained. The pattern observed was consistent with the existence of two separate mechanisms for the control of sodium absorption both of which stimulated the activity of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase via elevation of the intracellular concentration of cAMP. The initial response was very rapid (<10 min) but of brief duration (1-2 h) and this mechanism appeared to be sensitive to changes in external ion levels. The second mechanism exhibited a much longer response time (3-6 h) and duration and was likely to be sensitive to changes in internal ion concentrations.     

阿德福韦酯联合拉米夫定治疗乙型肝炎DNA阳性肝硬化疗效观察

目的：探讨阿德福韦酯联合拉米夫定治疗HBV DNA阳性乙型肝炎肝硬化的疗效。方法：46例HBV DNA阳性乙肝肝硬化患者随机分为对照组及观察组。在保肝等对症治疗基础上,观察组22例患者联用阿德福韦酯与拉米夫定,对照组24例患者予阿德福韦酯,总疗程均为48周。结果：在治疗12周后,观察组与对照组HBV DNA转阴率分别为54.5%、20.8%（P〈0.05）,ALT复常率分别为63.6%、33.3%（P〈0.05）。治疗24周、48周后上述指标无统计学差异。两组患者未见明显药物不良反应。结论：阿德福韦酯联合拉米夫定治疗HBV DNA阳性乙型肝炎肝硬化起效快,降低病毒载量疗效佳,安全性好。     

Replacement of the proximal histidine iron ligand by a cysteine or tyrosine converts heme oxygenase to an oxidase

The H25C and H25Y mutants of human heme oxygenase-1 (hHO-1), in which the proximal iron ligand is replaced by a cysteine or tyrosine, have been expressed and characterized. Resonance Raman studies indicate that the ferric heme complexes of these proteins, like the complex of the H25A mutant but unlike that of the wild type, are 5-coordinate high-spin. Labeling of the iron with 54Fe confirms that the proximal ligand in the ferric H25C protein is a cysteine thiolate. Resonance-enhanced tyrosinate modes in the resonance Raman spectrum of the H25Y.heme complex provide direct evidence for tyrosinate ligation in this protein. The H25C and H25Y heme complexes are reduced to the ferrous state by cytochrome P450 reductase but do not catalyze alpha-meso-hydroxylation of the heme or its conversion to biliverdin. Exposure of the ferrous heme complexes to O2 does not give detectable ferrous-dioxy complexes and leads to the uncoupled reduction of O2 to H2O2. Resonance Raman studies show that the ferrous H25C and H25Y heme complexes are present in both 5-coordinate high-spin and 4-coordinate intermediate-spin configurations. This finding indicates that the proximal cysteine and tyrosine ligand in the ferric H25C and H25Y complexes, respectively, dissociates upon reduction to the ferrous state. This is confirmed by the spectroscopic properties of the ferrous-CO complexes. Reduction potential measurements establish that reduction of the mutants by NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase, as observed, is thermodynamically allowed. The two proximal ligand mutations thus destabilize the ferrous-dioxy complex and uncouple the reduction of O2 from oxidation of the heme group. The proximal histidine ligand, for geometric or electronic reasons, is specifically required for normal heme oxygenase catalysis.     

白魔芋和花魔芋葡甘露聚糖研究

从白魔芋和花魔芋的块茎中分离纯化出两种魔芋葡甘露聚糖(Konjac Glucomannan,简称KGM),分别名为白魔芋葡甘露聚糖(aKGM)和花魔芋葡甘露聚糖(rKGM)。通过超离心、玻璃纤维纸电泳和凝胶过沪证明aKGM和rKGM都是均一的多糖。这两种多糖都由甘露糖(M)和葡萄糖(G)组成,其克分子比G/M:aKGM为1:1.69,rKGM为1:1.60,分子量前者为8.09×10~5,后者为7.37×10~5。酶水解实验和红外光谱分析说明aKGM和rKGM都是由甘露糖和葡萄糖以β-1,4-糖苷键连接的杂多糖;有O-乙酰基的特征吸收峰,说明在某些糖残基上可能有乙酰基团。     

Duvelisib attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive interstitial lung disease that seriously threatens the health of patients. The pathogenesis of IPF is still unclear, and there is a lack of effective therapeutic drugs. Myofibroblasts are the main effector cells of IPF, leading to excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) and promoting the progression of fibrosis. Inhibiting the excessive activation and relieving autophagy blockage of myofibroblasts is the key to treat IPF. PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway plays a key regulatory role in promoting fibroblast activation and autophagy inhibition in lung fibrosis. Duvelisib is a PI3K inhibitor that can simultaneously inhibit the activities of PI3K-δ and PI3K-γ, and is mainly used for the treatment of relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma tumour (SLL). In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of Duvelisib on pulmonary fibrosis. We used a mouse model of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis to evaluate the effects of Duvelisib on pulmonary fibrosis in vivo and further explored the potential pharmacological mechanisms of Duvelisib in lung fibroblasts in vitro. The in vivo experiments showed that Duvelisib significantly alleviated bleomycin-induced collagen deposition and improved pulmonary function. In vitro and in vivo pharmacological experiments showed that Duvelisib dose-dependently suppressed lung fibroblast activation and improved autophagy inhibition by inhibiting the phosphorylation of PI3K, Akt and mTOR. Our results indicate that Duvelisib can alleviate the severity of pulmonary fibrosis and provide potential drugs for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.     

UDP‐Api/UDP‐Xyl synthases affect plant development by controlling the content of UDP‐Api to regulate the RG‐II‐borate complex

Rhamnogalacturonan‐II (RG‐II) is structurally the most complex glycan in higher plants, containing 13 different sugars and 21 distinct glycosidic linkages. Two monomeric RG‐II molecules can form an RG‐II‐borate diester dimer through the two apiosyl (Api) residues of side chain A to regulate cross‐linking of pectin in the cell wall. But the relationship of Api biosynthesis and RG‐II dimer is still unclear. In this study we investigated the two homologous UDP‐D‐apiose/UDP‐D‐xylose synthases (AXSs) in Arabidopsis thaliana that synthesize UDP‐D‐apiose (UDP‐Api). Both AXSs are ubiquitously expressed, while AXS2 has higher overall expression than AXS1 in the tissues analyzed. The homozygous axs double mutant is lethal, while heterozygous axs1/+ axs2 and axs1 axs2/+ mutants display intermediate phenotypes. The axs1/+ axs2 mutant plants are unable to set seed and die. By contrast, the axs1 axs2/+ mutant plants exhibit loss of shoot and root apical dominance. UDP‐Api content in axs1 axs2/+ mutants is decreased by 83%. The cell wall of axs1 axs2/+ mutant plants is thicker and contains less RG‐II‐borate complex than wild‐type Col‐0 plants. Taken together, these results provide direct evidence of the importance of AXSs for UDP‐Api and RG‐II‐borate complex formation in plant growth and development.     

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phthalic acid esters in the soil-radish (Raphanus sativus) system with sewage sludge and compost application

We studied the accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in a latosolic red soil and radish (Raphanus sativus) with application of sewage sludge at rates of 10, 20 and 40 g kg(-1) soil or compost at rate of 10 g kg(-1) soil. In radish the concentrations of individual PAHs and PAEs varied from non-detectable to 803 microg kg(-1) dry weight (d.w.) and from non-detectable to 2048 microg kg(-1) d.w., respectively. Compared to the control, higher application rates of sewage sludge resulted in pronounced increases in shoot, root and soil concentrations of PAHs and PAEs. PAE concentrations in radish grown in soil spiked with sludge compost were higher while the PAH concentrations were comparable to those receiving 10 g kg(-1) of sewage sludge. However, the root biomass of radish in soil amended with compost was significantly higher and the shoot-to-root ratio was significantly lower than in the other treatments. The bioconcentration factors (BCFs, the ratio of contaminant concentration in plant tissue to the soil concentration) of di-n-butyl phthalate and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in both shoots and roots and of total PAH concentrations in roots were less than 1.0, but some BCFs for individual PAHs were high with a maximum value of 80.