Incomplete tear film spreading and eyelid closure can cause defective renewal of the ocular surface and air exposure‐induced epithelial keratopathy (EK). In this study, we characterized the role of autophagy in mediating the ocular surface changes leading to EK. Human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) and C57BL/6 mice were employed as EK models, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) evaluated changes in HCECs after air exposure. Each of these models was treated with either an autophagy inhibitor [chloroquine (CQ) or 3‐methyladenine (3‐MA)] or activator [Rapamycin (Rapa)]. Immunohistochemistry assessed autophagy‐related proteins, LC3 and p62 expression levels. Western blotting confirmed the expression levels of the autophagy‐related proteins [Beclin1 and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)], the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress‐related proteins (PERK, eIF2α and CHOP) and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway‐related proteins. Real‐time quantitative PCR (qRT‐PCR) determined IL‐1β, IL‐6 and MMP9 gene expression levels. The TUNEL assay detected apoptotic cells. TEM identified autophagic vacuoles in both EK models. Increased LC3 puncta formation and decreased p62 immunofluorescent staining and Western blotting confirmed autophagy induction. CQ treatment increased TUNEL positive staining in HCECs, while Rapa had an opposite effect. Similarly, CQ injection enhanced air exposure‐induced apoptosis and inflammation in the mouse corneal epithelium, which was inhibited by Rapa treatment. Furthermore, the phosphorylation status of PERK and eIF2α and CHOP expression increased in both EK models indicating that ER stress‐induced autophagy promoted cell survival. Taken together, air exposure‐induced autophagy is indispensable for the maintenance of corneal epithelial physiology and cell survival. 相似文献
Menthol is known for its analgesic properties, but relatively little information is available on its potential as an anaesthetic on fish. The purpose of this study was to assess anaesthetic and sedative effectiveness of menthol and its safety in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Juvenile rainbow trout 180 ± 28 g (mean ± SD) within a range of 152–208 g fish?1 were individually exposed to menthol concentrations between 10 and 150 mg l?1 and observed for behavioural responses, induction time to anaesthesia and recovery time. Menthol concentrations of 40–150 mg l?1 induced anaesthesia with varying exposure times. There was an exponential relationship (p < 0.001) between induction time and menthol concentration. Menthol concentrations of 80–150 mg l?1 induced anaesthesia within three minutes of exposure and fish recovered within three minutes. Induction and recovery data showed that 80 mg l?1 was most suitable for anaesthesia in juveniles of this species. Concentrations of 10–20 mg l?1 had sedative effects. Menthol stock solutions prepared using ethanol and acetone and storage time of stock solutions at room temperature for up to 48 h showed no significant differences in anaesthetic efficiency. When exposure time to menthol was kept constant at three minutes, 22% of fish had temporary cessation of gill ventilation. These fish had longer recovery times than those that did not show that response. Menthol was an effective anaesthetic and could be tested as a sedative for trout. 相似文献
This article analyses long-term changes in the mean age at menarche (MAM) as a biological indicator of changes in the standard of living in Indonesia. It finds that MAM was about 15.5 for birth cohorts in the late-19th century, decreasing to 14.5 by the 1930s, at which level it stagnated until the gradual decrease resumed since the early 1960s to around 12.5 in the mid-2000s. The article considers that long-term improvements in nutrition, educational attainment and health care explain these trends. An international comparison of long-term changes finds that MAM in Indonesia was much lower than in Korea and China until respectively 1970 and 1990, but comparable to Japan until 1950 and to Malaysia until 1930. The article presents reasons why these differences are unlikely to be related to dissimilarities in climate and ethnicity, and concludes that they are indicative of relative standards of living. 相似文献
This study is aimed to investigate the transfer of potentially toxic trace elements from soils to plants grown under the impact of Alaverdi's mining complex and assess the related dietary exposure to local residents. Contamination levels of potentially toxic trace elements (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Hg, As, Cd) in soils and plants were determined and afterwards, transfer factors, estimated daily intakes, target hazard quotients, and hazard indexes were calculated.
Some trace elements (Pb, Zn, Cd) exceeded the maximum allowable levels. EDIs of Cu, Ni, Hg for the majority of studied fruits and vegetables exceeded the health-based guideline values. Meanwhile, in case of combined consumption of the studied food items, the estimated cumulative daily intakes exceeded health-based guideline values not only for the aforementioned trace elements but also for Zn in the following sequence: Zn > Hg > Ni > Cu. HI > 1 values highlighted the potential adverse health effects for local population through more than one trace element.
Detailed investigations need to be done for the overall assessment of health risks, taking into consideration not only adverse health effects posed by more than one toxic trace element but also through other exposure pathways. 相似文献
Mass spectrometry of disaccharides in the negative-ion mode frequently generates product anions of m/z 221. With glucose-containing disaccharides, dissociation of isolated m/z 221 product ions in a Paul trap yielded mass spectra that easily differentiated between both anomeric configurations and ring forms of the ions. These ions were shown to be glucosyl-glycolaldehydes through chemical synthesis of their standards. By labeling the reducing carbonyl oxygen of disaccharides with 18O to mass discriminate between monosaccharides, it was established that the m/z 221 ions are comprised solely of an intact nonreducing sugar with a two-carbon aglycon derived from the reducing sugar, regardless of the disaccharide linkage position. This enabled the anomeric configuration and ring form of the ion to be assigned and the location of the ion to the nonreducing side of a glycosidic linkage to be ascertained. Detailed studies of experimental factors necessary for reproducibility in a Paul trap demonstrated that the unique dissociation patterns that discriminate between the isomeric m/z 221 ions could be obtained from month-to-month in conjunction with an internal energy-input calibrant ion that ensures reproducible energy deposition into isolated m/z 221 ions. In addition, MS/MS fragmentation patterns of disaccharide m/z 341 anions in a Paul trap enabled linkage positions to be assigned, as has been previously reported with other types of mass spectrometers. 相似文献
There is a general consensus that supports the need for standardized reporting of metadata or information describing large-scale
metabolomics and other functional genomics data sets. Reporting of standard metadata provides a biological and empirical context
for the data, facilitates experimental replication, and enables the re-interrogation and comparison of data by others. Accordingly,
the Metabolomics Standards Initiative is building a general consensus concerning the minimum reporting standards for metabolomics
experiments of which the Chemical Analysis Working Group (CAWG) is a member of this community effort. This article proposes
the minimum reporting standards related to the chemical analysis aspects of metabolomics experiments including: sample preparation,
experimental analysis, quality control, metabolite identification, and data pre-processing. These minimum standards currently
focus mostly upon mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy due to the popularity of these techniques
in metabolomics. However, additional input concerning other techniques is welcomed and can be provided via the CAWG on-line
discussion forum at or . Further, community input related to this document can also be provided via this electronic forum.
The contents of this paper do not necessarily reflect any position of the Government or the opinion of the Food and Drug Administration
Sponsor: Metabolomics Society http://www.metabolomicssociety.org/
Reference: http://msi-workgroups.sourceforge.net/bio-metadata/reporting/pbc/
http://msi-workgroups.sourceforge.net/chemical-analysis/
Version: Revision: 5.1
Date: 09 January, 2007 相似文献
In this article we present the activities of the Ontology Working Group (OWG) under the Metabolomics Standards Initiative
(MSI) umbrella. Our endeavour aims to synergise the work of several communities, where independent activities are underway
to develop terminologies and databases for metabolomics investigations. We have joined forces to rise to the challenges associated
with interpreting and integrating experimental process and data across disparate sources (software and databases, private
and public). Our focus is to support the activities of the other MSI working groups by developing a common semantic framework
to enable metabolomics-user communities to consistently annotate the experimental process and to enable meaningful exchange
of datasets. Our work is accessible via a public webpage and a draft ontology has been posted under the Open Biological Ontology
umbrella. At the very outset, we have agreed to minimize duplications across omics domains through extensive liaisons with
other communities under the OBO Foundry. This is work in progress and we welcome new participants willing to volunteer their
time and expertise to this open effort.
See the MSI Ontology Working Group website for a complete list of members and contributors. Web URL: 相似文献