Action mechanism of tachyplesin I and effects of PEGylation

PEGylation of protein and peptide drugs is frequently used to improve in vivo efficacy. We investigated the action mechanism of tachyplesin I, a membrane-acting cyclic antimicrobial peptide from Tachypleus tridentatus and the effects of PEGylation on the mechanism. The PEGylated peptide induced the leakage of calcein from egg yolk l-α-phosphatidylglycerol/egg yolk l-α-phosphatidylcholine large unilamellar vesicles similarly to the parent peptide. Both peptides induced lipid flip-flop coupled to leakage and was translocated into the inner leaflet of the bilayer, indicating that tachyplesin I forms a toroidal pore and that PEGylation did not alter the basic mechanism of membrane permeabilization of the parent peptide. Despite their similar activities against model membranes, the peptides showed very different biological activities. The cytotoxicity of tachyplesin I was greatly reduced by PEGylation, although the antimicrobial activity was significantly weakened. We investigated the enhancement of the permeability of inner membranes induced by the peptides. Our results suggested that outer membranes and peptidoglycan layers play an inhibitory role in the permeation of the PEG moiety. Furthermore, a reduction in DNA binding by PEGylation may also contribute to the weak activity of the PEGylated peptide.     

蜈蚣草是观察减数分裂过程的好材料

以蜈蚣草（Pteris vittata Linn.）为材料,介绍了蜈蚣草孢子母细胞减数分裂的制作方法。该方法操作简单、成功率高;主要特点是在同一孢子囊群中,孢子母细胞的减数分裂不同步,可以同时观察到前期到末期Ⅱ之间各个时期的分裂相。蜈蚣草分布广、取材容易,是观察减数分裂过程的一种好材料。     

海南岛土著药用木本植物区系及其应用现状调查

对海南岛野生土著药用木本植物区系的研究表明,该区系由70科206属332种组成,呈现出热带北缘特征,物种主要集中在岛南部、中南部和东南部地区。本文还对海南岛药用植物资源的应用现状及发展思路作了探讨。     

幽门螺杆菌相关性胃炎内镜下胃黏膜表现与中医辨证分型的相关性研究

目的探讨幽门螺杆菌相关性胃炎内镜下胃黏膜表现与中医辨证分型之间的相关性,为临床中医辨证论治提供理论依据。方法收集我院治疗且符合纳入标准的幽门螺杆菌相关性胃炎患者212例,记录患者临床资料并进行中医辨证分型,结合内镜下胃黏膜征象,对数据进行统计分析。结果 212例患者内镜下胃黏膜征象与中医辨证分型之间的相关性具有统计学意义(P0.01);所收集的病例中肝胃气滞证(21.7%)脾胃湿热证(20.1%)脾胃气虚证(18.4%)肝胃郁热证(13.7%)胃阴不足证(11.3%)脾胃虚寒证(7.5%)胃络瘀阻证(6.6%),各中医证型的发病率比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.01)。内镜下各胃黏膜征象之间,红斑渗出型以肝胃气滞证居多,隆起糜烂型以脾胃湿热证居多,胆汁反流型以肝胃气滞证居多,皱襞萎缩型以胃阴不足证居多,出血型以胃络瘀阻证居多,均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论幽门螺杆菌相关性胃炎内镜下胃黏膜表现与中医辨证分型之间存在一定的相关性和规律性。     

Urban development and sustainability challenges chronicled by a century of construction material flows and stocks in Tiexi,China

Construction materials are considerable forces of global environmental impacts, but their dynamics vis‐à‐vis urban development are poorly documented, in part because their long lifespans require elusive and sometimes nonexistent decade‐long high‐resolution data. This study analyzes the construction material flow and stock trends that shaped and were shaped by the development, decline, and renewal of the Tiexi district of Shenyang, a microcosm of China's urban transformations since the early 20th century. Chronicling building‐by‐building the material flows and stock accumulations involved in the buildup of this area, we shed light on the physical resource context of its socioeconomic history. We find that 42 million tonnes of construction materials were needed to develop the Tiexi district from 1910 to 2018, and 18 million tonnes of material outflows were generated by end‐of‐life building demolition. However, over 55% of inflows and 93% of outflows occurred since 2002 during a complete redevelopment of the district. Only small portions of end‐of‐life materials could have been reused or recycled because of temporal and typological mismatches of supply and demand and technical limitations. Our analysis reveals a dramatic decrease in median building lifetimes to as low as 6 years in the early 21st century. These findings contribute to the discussion of long‐term environmental efficiency and sustainability of societal development through construction and reflect on the challenges of urban renewal processes not only in China but also in other developing and developed countries that lost (or may lose) their traditional economic base and restructure their urban forms. This article met the requirements for a Silver/Silver JIE data openness badge described at http://jie.click/badges .     

健脾化瘀中药提高胞嘧啶脱氨酶/单纯疱疹病毒胸苷激酶基因治疗肝细胞癌的实验研究

目的:观察健脾化瘀中药提高胞嘧啶脱氨酶/单纯疱疹病毒胸苷激酶基因治疗肝细胞癌的作用。方法:脂质体lipofectamine将含有双自杀基因的腺病毒载体pAd-CD/TK导人293细胞,收集病毒上清转染人肝癌细胞BEL7402,MTT法测定BEL7402细胞存活率。裸鼠人肝癌模型转染CD/TK双自杀基因后,给予5-FC500mg/kg,GCV 100mg/kg腹腔注射,同时予健脾化瘀中药960复方灌胃。观察肿瘤生长情况。结果:给予前体药物5-FC和GCV后,CD/TK转染细胞被杀死。并表现出较强的旁观者效应。转染细胞比例达到10%即表现出较强的杀伤作用(P<0.01)。健脾化瘀中药960复方具有提高旁观者效应作用,1.67ml/kg和2.5ml/kg960复方含药血清组细胞存活率显著低于对照组(P<0.01)。转染基因组应用5-FC和GCV治疗后,裸鼠肝癌的生长明显受到抑制(P<0.05),抑瘤率39.42%,单用中药组抑瘤率18.04%,中药与CD/TK 5-FC/GCV联合运用组,较单纯CD/5-FC/HSV-tk/GCV对裸鼠肿瘤模型的生长抑制作用更加明显(P<0.05),抑瘤率55.10%。结伦:腺病毒介导CD/TK自杀基因可有效地杀死人肝癌BEL7402细胞,健脾化瘀中药960复方具有显著提高CD/TK双自杀基因对人肝癌细胞的抑杀作用。     

Functional expression of human pyruvate carboxylase for reduced lactic acid formation of Chinese hamster ovary cells (DG44)

To investigate the effect of human pyruvate carboxylase (hPC) on lactate formation in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines, FLAG-tagged hPC was introduced into a dihydrofolate-deficient CHO cell line (DG44). Three clones expressing high levels of hPC, determined by Western blotting using an anti-FLAG monoclonal antibody, and a control cell line were established. Immunocytochemistry revealed that a substantial amount of expressed hPC protein was localized in the mitochondria of the cells. hPC expression did not impair cell proliferation. Rather, it improved cell viability at the end of adherent batch cultures with the serum-containing medium probably because of reduced lactate formation. Compared with control cells, specific lactate production rate of the three clones was decreased by 21–39%, which was because of a decreased specific glucose uptake rate and yield of lactate from glucose. Reduced lactate formation by hPC expression was also observed in suspension fed-batch cultures using a serum-free medium. Taken together, these results demonstrate that through the expression of the hPC enzyme, lactate formation in CHO cell culture can be efficiently reduced.     

结球白菜温度敏感细胞质雄性不育系CMS7311育性转换的研究

在人工控温和田间自然变温条件下,研究了结球白菜9Brassica campestris L.ssp.penkinsis)胞质雄性不育系CMS7311育性转换的温度特征。结果表明：随温度变化CMS7311有明显的育性转换,人工恒温和人工变温条件下诱导CMS7311发生育性转换（不育→可育）的温度范围为日均温6－12℃,有效诱导的最短时间为3d,显诱导的温度范围为6－9℃。自然变温条件下,有效诱导的温度低限为日均温3.5-6.8℃,但诱导育性转换的最短时间要适当加长。无论恒温还是变温,在日均温9℃下处理9d育性转换达到最大,接近正常可育（0级或1级）。正常情况下,温度处理后到发生育性转换大约需要10－16d,育性转换发生在孢原细胞形成至花粉分化阶段。由于白菜生长的顶端优势作用,在相同诱导条件下,同一植株侧枝较主枝的育性转换时间晚8－10d,且转换程度较弱。     

不同孵化湿度下的乌龟卵孵化成功率及新生幼体特征

A total of 51 Chinese three-keeled pond turtle Chinemys reevesii eggs were incubated on wet and dry substrates (water potentials of - 12 kPa and - 300 kPa, respectively) at 30℃ to assess the influence of the hydric environments on egg survival and hatchling traits. Eggs incubated in the dry condition lost weight, whereas those incubated in the wet condition did not. The hydric environments did not affect incubation lengths (60.3 vs 60.7 days) as well as hatching successes (69.2% vs 88.0% ). Except for wet body mass and carapace width, which were larger for hatchlings from the -12 kPa treatment than from the -300 kPa treatment, the hydric environments did not affect most hatchling traits. These unaffected traits included dry body mass, carapace length, tail length, limb length, hatehling components (carcass, residual yolk and fat bodies), swimming performance and critical thermal minimum. In conclusion, within the water potential of -12 to -300 kPa, hydric environments have little effect on embryonic development and hatchling traits in Chinese three-keeled pond turtles [Acta Zoologica Sinica 50 (1) : 133 - 136, 2004].