胭脂红景天引种至西藏日喀则其渗透调节物质及保护酶活性的变化

胭脂红景天叶片呈胭脂红色,花开红色,具有极强的耐寒性和耐旱性,是优良的城市绿化植物。为了扩大胭脂红景天的应用范围,丰富恶劣生境的绿化材料,本试验对从哈尔滨引种到西藏日喀则表现良好的胭脂红景天进行了生理适应性研究。结果表明,随着栽植时间的延长,胭脂红景天叶片中丙二醛含量逐渐升高,但增加的幅度较小,脯氨酸含量先降低后升高,SOD、POD、CAT等保护酶的活性均呈先升高后降低的趋势。胭脂红景天可以通过增加体内渗透调节物质含量和提高保护酶活性来调节自身的生理代谢,适应日喀则地区高辐射、干旱等条件。     

In vitro effects of bisphenol A on the quality parameters,oxidative stress,DNA integrity and adenosine triphosphate content in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) spermatozoa

Among endocrine disruptors, the xenoestrogen bisphenol A (BPA) deserves particular attention due to widespread human exposure. Besides hormonal effects, BPA has been suspected to be responsible for adverse effect on reproductive ability of various species. In the present study the effect of BPA on the quality parameters, oxidative stress, the DNA integrity and intracellular ATP content of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) spermatozoa were investigated in vitro. Fish spermatozoa were exposed to concentrations of BPA possibly occurring in nature (0.5, 1.75, 2.5, 5 and 10 μg/L) for 2 h. Results revealed that BPA significantly decreased spermatozoa motility and velocity of spermatozoa at concentration of BPA 2.5–10 μg/L. Significant positive correlation (r = 0.713, P < 0.05) was found between percent motile spermatozoa and ATP content. Oxidative stress was observed at concentrations 1.75–10 μg/L, as reflected by significantly higher levels of protein and lipid oxidation and superoxide dismutase activity. Intracellular ATP content of spermatozoa decreased with increasing concentrations of BPA. A dramatic increase in DNA fragmentation expressed as percent tail DNA (2.2% ± 0.46) and Olive tail moment (0.37 ± 0.09 arbitrary units) was recorded at concentrations of 1.75 μg/L and above. The present study confirms that concentrations of BPA that can be encountered in nature are capable to induce oxidative stress, leading to impaired sperm quality, DNA fragmentation and intracellular ATP content.     

Dissolved organic carbon and fluorescence in Lake Hovsgol: factors reducing humic content of the lake water

 Lake Hovsgol is a large tectonic lake located in northern Mongolia, which has extremely transparent lake water. In our survey, the dissolved organic carbon of the lake water was 80–100 μM-C, and the fluorescence intensity in an excitation and emission matrix was very low. The brown color and high content of humic substances in river water flowing from a watershed consisting of grassland and forests rapidly declined in the coastal area of the lake. The decrease in humic content may be due not only to dilution by the lake water but also to flocculation and photobleaching. Among tectonic lakes in Asia, Lake Hovsgol would appear to have unique biological and hydrological features that reduce humic content and help to maintain water transparency. Received: June 25, 2002 / Accepted: January 10, 2003 Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge helpful discussion with Dr. J. Urabe. We thank Dr. T. Galbaatar, Mongolian Academy of Science, Mongolia, for his arrangements on the expeditions in 1999. We are also indebted to Mr. D. Hadbaatar, B. Ganbat, and the cruise staff of the R/V Suchbaatar for their assistance in the course of the study. This study was supported by Grant-in-Aid No. 09041159 and 13575034 for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. Correspondence to:K. Hayakawa     

Recent advancement in the discovery and development of COX-2 inhibitors: Insight into biological activities and SAR studies (2008–2019)

Cyclooxygenase-2 is a very important physiological enzyme playing key roles in various biological functions especially in the mechanism of pain and inflammation, among other roles, making it a molecule of high interest to the pharmaceutical community as a target. COX 2 enzyme is induced only during inflammatory processes or cancer and reflects no role in the guarding stomach lining. Thus, selective COX-2 inhibition can significantly reduce the adverse effects including GI tract damage and hepatotoxic effects of traditional NSAIDs like aspirin, ibuprofen, etc. Recent developments on COX-2 inhibitors is primarily focused on improving the selectivity index of the drug towards COX-2 along with enhancing the potency of the drug by modifying the scaffolds of Coxibs currently in the market like Celecoxib, Indomethacin, Oxaprozin, etc. We have reported the progress on new COX-2 inhibitors in the last decade (2008–2019) focussing on five heterocyclic rings- Pyrazole, Indole, Oxazole, Pyridine and Pyrrole. The addition of various moieties to these core rings and their structure-activity relationship along with their molecular modelling data have been explored in the article. This review aims to aid medicinal chemists in the design and discovery of better COX-2 inhibitors constructed on these five heterocyclic pharmacophores.     

Peroxisomal membrane channel Pxmp2 in the mammary fat pad is essential for stromal lipid homeostasis and for development of mammary gland epithelium in mice

To understand the functional role of the peroxisomal membrane channel Pxmp2, mice with a targeted disruption of the Pxmp2 gene were generated. These mice were viable, grew and bred normally. However, Pxmp2^−/− female mice were unable to nurse their pups. Lactating mammary gland epithelium displayed secretory lipid droplets and milk proteins, but the size of the ductal system was greatly reduced. Examination of mammary gland development revealed that retarded mammary ductal outgrowth was due to reduced proliferation of epithelial cells during puberty. Transplantation experiments established the Pxmp2^−/− mammary stroma as a tissue responsible for suppression of epithelial growth. Morphological and biochemical examination confirmed the presence of peroxisomes in the mammary fat pad adipocytes, and functional Pxmp2 was detected in the stroma of wild-type mammary glands. Deletion of Pxmp2 led to an elevation in the expression of peroxisomal proteins in the mammary fat pad but not in liver or kidney of transgenic mice. Lipidomics of Pxmp2^−/−mammary fat pad showed a decrease in the content of myristic acid (C₁₄), a principal substrate for protein myristoylation and a potential peroxisomal β-oxidation product. Analysis of complex lipids revealed a reduced concentration of a variety of diacylglycerols and phospholipids containing mostly polyunsaturated fatty acids that may be caused by activation of lipid peroxidation. However, an antioxidant-containing diet did not stimulate mammary epithelial proliferation in Pxmp2^−/− mice.     

Tryptophan-dependent biosynthesis of auxins in soil

The presence of auxins in soil may have an ecological impact affecting plant growth and development. A rapid and simple colorimetric method was used to assess California soils for their potential to produce auxins upon the addition of L-tryptophan (L-TRP). The auxin content measured by colorimetry was expressed as indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)-equivalents. A substrate (L-TRP) concentration of 5.3 g kg^-1, glucose concentration of 6.7 g kg^-1, no nitrogen, pH 7.0, 40°C, shaking (aeration) and 48 h incubation time were selected as standardized conditions to assay for auxin biosynthesis in soil. IAA was confirmed as a major microbial metabolite derived from L-TRP in soil by use of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Under standardized conditions, L-TRP-derived auxins in 19 soils varied greatly ranging from 18.2 to 303.2 mg IAA equivalents (auxins) kg^-1 soil. This study suggests that the phenotypic character of the soil microbiota has more of an influence on auxin production than the soil physicochemical properties (e.g., pH, organic C content, CEC, etc.).     

Decrease in CD93 (C1qRp) expression in a human monocyte-like cell line (U937) treated with various apoptosis-inducing chemical substances

Human CD93, a receptor for complement component 1, subcomponent q phagocytosis (C1qRp), has been shown to be selectively expressed by cells of a myeloid lineage and was originally reported to be involved in the C1q-mediated enhancement of phagocytosis in innate and adaptive immune responses. The modulation of CD93 expression has been investigated in various cells, particularly in granulocytes and monocytes . We previously reported that a protein kinase C activator (PKC), phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), effectively up-regulated CD93 expression on several cultured cell lines and that its regulation was mainly controlled by a PKC delta-isoenzyme. However, the expression pattern of CD93 in myeloid cells with apoptotic properties remains poorly understood. In this study, we examined the modulation of CD93 expression on a human monocyte-like cell line (U937) treated with various apoptosis-inducing chemical substances : an RNA-synthesis inhibitor, actinomycin D (ActD); a DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor, camptothecin (CPT); a protein-synthesis inhibitor, cycloheximide (CHX); a DNA topoisomerase II inhibitor, etoposide (EPS); and a DNA-synthesis inhibitor, mitomycin C (MMC). Apoptosis was monitored using two-color flow cytometry with Annexin V and 7-amino actinomycin D (7AAD). The above-mentioned substances sufficiently induced the early and late stages of apoptosis, identified as Annexin V positive (+)/7AAD negative (-) cells and Annexin V positive (+)/7AAD positive (+) cells, respectively, in U937 cells after 6 hr of treatment. The modulation of CD93 expression on U937 cells during the early stage of apoptosis, gated as Annexin V positive (+)/7AAD negative (-) cells, was then investigated using a CD93 mAb (mNI-11), originally established in our laboratories, and flow cytometry using a fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS). The mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of the cells that stained positive for CD93 mAb (mNI-11) among the treated U937 cells showed a dramatic decrease in expression. In addition, the expressions of HLA-class I (HLA-A, B, C), HLA-class II (HLA-DR), CD18 (lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 beta; LFA-1beta) and CD54 (intercellular adhesion molecule-1; ICAM-1) were also markedly decreased on the treated U937 cells identified as Annexin V positive (+)/7AAD negative (-) cells (early stage of apoptosis). Interestingly, the expression patterns of CD93 on the U937 cells treated with the above-mentioned chemical substances closely resembled those of HLA-class I (HLA-A, B, C). An immunoblotting analysis showed that the expression of a surface antigen (molecular size, about 97 kDa) targeted by the CD93 mAb (mNI-11) on the U937 cells treated with various apoptosis-inducing chemical substances had clearly decreased. On the other hand, an enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA) showed that although PMA-treated U937 cells had strongly secreted soluble CD93 (sCD93) into the culture supernatant, the secretion of sCD93 in the culture supernatant of the U937 cells treated with the above-mentioned chemical substances was not enhanced, compared with that of untreated U937 cells. Importantly, however , the U937 cells with apoptotic properties induced by various apoptosis-inducing chemical substances also rapidly (in 30 min) and strongly secreted sCD93 into the culture supernatant in the presence of PMA. Taken together, these findings indicate that the expression of the CD93 molecule identified by CD93 mAb (mNI-11) is dramatically decreased on U937 cells with apoptotic properties, and that the decrease in CD93 expression on U937 cells treated with apoptosis-inducing chemical substances may be a good model for analyzing the regulation of CD93 expression on apoptotic myeloid cells.     

中蜂抗菌物质的诱导

本文报道了用大肠杆菌注射处理中蜂Ａｐｉｓ ｃｅｒａｎａ Ｆａｂｒｉｃｉｕｓ后,用含菌培养基平板测活法,就中蜂抗菌物质的产生规律及抗菌活性进行了初步研究。结果表明,不同诱导源均可诱导中蜂产生抗菌物质,但诱导的抗菌物质的抗菌活性则有一定的差异。用大肠杆菌重复诱导则使中蜂的成活率和抗菌物质的抗菌活性有很大提高。注射大肠杆菌后冲蜂抗菌物持产生高峰在４８小时左右。诱导后产生的抗菌物质具有广谱性,对大肠杆菌Ａｓｃｈｅｒｉｃｈｉａ　ｃｏｌｉ、枯草芽孢杆菌 Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　 ｓｕｂｔｉｌｉｓ、苏云金杆菌 Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　ｔｈｕｒｉｎｇ－ｉｅｎｓｉｓ、巨大芽孢杆菌 Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　ｍｅｇａｔｈｅｒｉｕｍ、黑腐菌 Ｘａｎｔｈｏｍｏｎａｓ ｃａｍｐｅｓｔｒｉｓ　等均有抑菌作用,而对真菌白僵菌Ｂｅａｕｖｅｒｉａ　ｂａｓｓｉａｎａ未发现抑菌作用。中蜂麻醉方法以冷冻法最为简便、易行。     

5种外源物质对干旱胁迫下笔筒树幼苗生长的缓解效应北大核心CSCD

为探究外源物质对干旱胁迫下笔筒树生长的缓解效应和生理机制,对实验室培养的笔筒树幼苗进行了自然干旱胁迫,期间分别叶面喷施1.0 mmol/L水杨酸(SA)、150μmol/L褪黑素(MT)、100 mg/L多效唑(PP_(333))、2.5 mmol/L氯化钙(CaCl_(2))以及0.3 mg/L的2,4-表油菜素内酯(EBR)溶液,测定各处理幼苗的生长和光合作用、抗氧化酶、渗透调解物质等相关生理指标。结果表明:(1)与正常生长对照(CK)相比,干旱胁迫(DCK)显著抑制笔筒树幼苗地上部分的生长,但能够显著促进地下部分的生长;干旱胁迫显著抑制笔筒树叶片抗氧化酶活性,加剧对细胞膜的损害,进而引起幼苗叶片相对电导率和丙二醛含量显著上升,显著增加渗透调节物质的积累;干旱胁迫也使叶片叶绿素含量显著降低,不能正常进行光合作用,其净光合速率、气孔导度和蒸腾速率都显著降低。(2)与DCK处理相比,叶面喷施外源物质可以显著提高笔筒树幼苗叶片抗氧化酶活性,有效清除细胞内过多的活性氧,显著降低相对电导率和丙二醛含量,使细胞膜系统代谢正常,减轻干旱胁迫对笔筒树幼苗造成的伤害,并提高净光合速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率和叶绿素含量,有效减轻干旱胁迫对光合作用的抑制。(3)隶属函数法综合评价表明,适宜浓度的水杨酸(SA)和褪黑素(MT)处理对笔筒树幼苗干旱胁迫的缓解效应最好。     

Production and characterization of an intracellular bioflocculant by Chryseobacterium daeguense W6 cultured in low nutrition medium

A novel intracellular bioflocculant (named MBF-W6) produced by Chryseobacterium daeguense W6 cultured in low nutrition medium was investigated in this study. The effects of carbon source, nitrogen source, C/N ratio, initial pH, inoculum size, culture temperature and shaking speed on MBF-W6 production were studied. Chemical analysis showed that the purified MBF-W6 was mainly composed of 32.4% protein, 13.1% polysaccharide and 6.8% nucleic acid. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy indicated the presence of carboxyl, hydroxyl, and methoxyl groups. The elemental analysis of purified MBF-W6 revealed that the mass proportion of C, H, O, N and S was 40.92:6.53:44.01:8.53:1.01 (w/w) correspondingly. MBF-W6 had good flocculating rate in Kaolin suspension without any cation addition. The highest flocculating rate of 96.9% was achieved under the optimal conditions (bioflocculant dosage 1.2 mg l⁻¹, pH 5.6 and temperature 15 °C).