革胡子鲇上颌须离体标本味觉反应的测定

本实验采用革胡子鲇离体上颌须－传入神经标本,记录传入神经电活动,测定了须部味蕾对动物组织浸提液、氨基酸、酸盐化合物等多种化学刺激的反应。发现某些物质有较强的刺激作用。另外,机械刺激也引起较强的反应。分析传入神经单纤维的记录结果,可将化学刺激引起的味觉反应分为３种单元类型：（１）对精氨酸特别敏感;（２）对柠檬酸和氯化胺有较强的反应;（３）对多种刺激都有一定的反应。实验表明,革胡子鲇的须部味蕾可能是一     

能化态线粒体内膜脂流动性与能量偶联活性

本文从观察温度的影响出发,探讨了鼠肝线粒体内膜体,在琥珀酸氧化建立跨膜质子电化学梯度（ΔμＨ＾＋）时,膜脂双分子层中ＤＰＨ荧光偏振值（ｒ）的变化与膜能量偶联活性之间的相互关系。结果表明,１５￣３５℃温度内,能化引起ｒ值变化趋势相似,ｒ值变化速率随温度升高而增加,但与温度对ｒ值影响相比只是在较小的范围内变动。另一方面,１５￣３０℃温度内,随温度升高质子回漏速率加快,ＲＣＲ值和ＡＤＰ／Ｏ比值下降,但跨     

Neuronal and Glial Properties Coexist in a Novel Mouse CNS Immortalized Cell Line

A mes-c-myc A1 (A1) cell line was generated by retroviral infection of cultured embryonic mesencephalic cells and selected by neomycin resistance. A1 cells cease to divide and undergo morphological differentiation after serum withdrawal or addition of c-AMP. Proliferating or morphologically differentiated A1 cells are all positive for vimentin and nestin, a marker of neural precursor, and show neuronal markers such as microtubule-associated protein 1, neuron-specific enolase and peripherin, and the glial marker glial fibrillary acidic protein. Neuronal and glial markers coexist in single cells. Furthermore, A1 cells show presence of glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 mRNA and its embryonic form EP10 and accumulate the neurotransmitter GABA. Electrophysiological studies demonstrate that morphologically differentiated A1 cells display voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels in response to depolarizing stimuli. A1 cells thus represent a novel, bipotent neural cell line useful for studying CNS differentiation and plasticity, as well as the molecular mechanisms underlying development of GABAergic neurotransmission.     

Pathways of carbohydrate oxidation in leaves of Pisum sativum and Triticum aestivum

The aim of this work was to establish the pathways of carbohydrate oxidation used in the dark by leaves of Pisum sativum and Triticum aestivum. Segments of young and mature leaves of pea released the carbons of glucose-[¹⁴C] as ¹⁴CO₂ in the order 3,4 > 1 > 2 > 6 whereas in segments of young and mature leaves of wheat the order was 3,4 > 1 > 6 > 2. The detailed labelling of the constituents of mature leaves of wheat by glucose-[1-¹⁴C], -[2-¹⁴C], -[3,4-¹⁴C], and -[6-¹⁴C] was determined and showed that the high yield of CO₂ from C-6 relative to that from C-2 was due to release of C-6 during pentan synthesis. Estimates were made of the maximum catalytic activities of phosphofructokinase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in pea and wheat leaves of three ages. The results of all the above investigations strongly indicate that both pea and wheat leaves in the dark oxidize carbohydrate via glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway with the latter accounting for no more than a third of the total. No evidence was obtained of any major change in the relative activities of the two pathways during the development of either type of leaf.     

南方根结线虫对不同砧木嫁接番茄苗活性氧清除系统的影响

采用盆栽人工接种方法,对番茄嫁接苗进行了抗性评价,研究了番茄嫁接苗叶片中抗氧化酶活性和活性氧代谢的动态变化。结果表明,接种南方根结线虫(J2)后,砧木嫁接苗表现为高抗,自根嫁接苗为高感。通过嫁接换根,与自根嫁接苗相比,砧木嫁接苗明显提高了接穗叶片的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性,降低了超氧阴离子(O.2-)产生速率以及过氧化氢(H2O2)和丙二醛(MDA)含量。表明番茄植株体内的活性氧水平和抗氧化酶活性的高低与其抗根结线虫的能力密切相关,较低的活性氧水平和较高的抗氧化酶活性有利于减轻对膜系统的伤害,提高番茄植株的抗根结线虫能力。     

Computation of pH evolution versus ionic products concentration in a fermentation broth

An algorithm developed for pH computation has been tested to calculate the theoretical pH changes in a culture medium during the course of a fermentation. A divergence between the computed pH value and the value measured with the electrode allows us to highlight the presence of undetected ionic products. The calculation with the algorithm by means of a computer requires only the knowledge of the ionic properties of the substrates and detected products and existing thermodynamic constants. (c) 1993 Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Response of soil enzyme activities to litter input changes in two secondary Castanopsis carlessii forests in subtropical China

酶在土壤有机质分解中起重要作用。为深入了解全球变化背景下森林凋落物产量的改变对森林生态系统过程的影响, 以亚热带米槠(Castanopsis carlesii)人促更新次生林(米槠人促林)和米槠次生林为研究对象, 设置凋落物加倍(DL)、凋落物去除(NL)和对照(CT) 3种处理, 探讨土壤6种胞外酶活性的变化。研究结果表明: 米槠次生林中土壤纤维素水解酶(CBH)、β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶(NAG)、酚氧化酶(PhOx)和过氧化酶(PerOx)活性高于米槠人促林, 而酸性磷酸酶(AP)和β-葡萄糖苷酶(βG)活性没有差异; NL和DL处理均降低了两种不同更新方式森林土壤的AP、βG和NAG活性, CBH和PerOx活性均无显著变化, 而PhOx活性仅在DL处理后降低; 除NAG活性外, 米槠人促林的AP、βG、PhOx活性在凋落物处理后下降的幅度均高于次生林; Pearson相关分析和冗余分析表明, 土壤酶活性与土壤含水量、碳(C)、氮(N)含量和微生物生物量碳(MBC)、氮(MBN)含量显著相关。因此, 凋落物输入的改变(无论增加和减少), 引起了土壤含水量、C、N以及MBC和MBN含量的下降, 进而可能会导致亚热带米槠次生林和米槠人促林土壤某些胞外酶(如AP、βG和NAG)活性降低。从土壤酶活性角度看, 米槠次生林比米槠人促林更有利于亚热带森林生态系统C、N养分循环。     

Identification of phytochemical components from Aerva lanata (Linn.) medicinal plants and its in-vitro inhibitory activity against drug resistant microbial pathogens and antioxidant properties

This study aimed to determine the phytochemical components, microbial inhibitory effectiveness and antioxidant properties of Aerva lanata plant extracts. The whole plant showed various medicinal applications in folklore and traditional medicine in various parts of the world. The organic extracts such as ethanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, acetone, water and methanol were subjected for various phytochemical analysis and confirmed for the existence of flavonoids, glycosides, terpenoids and alkaloid containing components. Alternatively, the extracts were performed for the antibacterial activities against the microbial pathogens and antioxidant properties. Results indicated that, the solvent extracts showed prominent activity against the tested strains. The MIC concentrations of plant were detected from 5 mg/ml to 40 mg/ml. The plant extract was highly effective against E. coli and E. aerogenes and the MIC was 5 mg/ml. In addition, the extracts noted promising antioxidant activities. The antioxidant activities were dose dependent manner. In conclusion, A. lanata extracts showed that significant major phytochemicals and effective antioxidant and anti-microbial properties.     

Knockdown of zebrafish Na<Subscript>v</Subscript>1.6 sodium channel impairs embryonic locomotor activities

Although multiple subtypes of sodium channels are expressed in most neurons, the specific contributions of the individual sodium channels remain to be studied. The role of zebrafish Na_v1.6 sodium channels in the embryonic locomotor movements has been investigated by the antisense morpholino (MO) knockdown. MO1 and MO2 are targeted at the regions surrounding the translation start site of zebrafish Na_v1.6 mRNA. MO3 is targeted at the RNA splicing donor site of exon 2. The correctly spliced Na_v1.6 mRNA of MO3 morphants is 6% relative to that of the wild-type embryos. Na_v1.6-targeted MO1, MO2 and MO3 attenuate the spontaneous contraction, tactile sensitivity, and swimming in comparison with a scrambled morpholino and mutated MO3 morpholino. No significant defect is observed in the development of slow muscles, the axonal projection of primary motoneurons, and neuromuscular junctions. The movement impairments caused by MO1, MO2, and MO3 suggest that the function of Na_v1.6 sodium channels is essential on the normal early embryonic locomotor activities.     

Effects of proteasome inhibitor, MG132, on proteasome activity and oxidative status of rat liver

In vivo effects of N-benzyloxycarbonyl (Cbz)-Leu-Leu-leucinal (MG132) on chymotryptic-like (ChT-L), tryptic-like, and post-glutamyl peptide hydrolytic-like proteasome activities, protein oxidation, lipid peroxidation (LP), glutathione (GSH) level, as well as on the activity of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and glutathione-reductase) in the rat liver were studied. The possibility of MG132 provoking the formation of free oxygen radicals was also assayed in primary hepatocytes. The following results were obtained: (1) In vivo, MG132 did not change the spontaneous LP, but increased Fe-induced LP and the amount of oxidized proteins; it decreased the GSH level in liver. From the proteasome activities studied in liver cytosol only ChT-L activity was significantly decreased after MG132 administration. Furthermore, MG132 increased antioxidant enzyme activities of SOD, CAT, and GSH-Px. (2) In vitro, MG132 increased free radical oxygen species in hepatocytes; this effect disappeared in the presence of CAT or mannitol. In conclusion, since nowadays proteasome inhibitors are entering into the swing of laboratory and clinical practice, the present data could provide useful information for MG132 action. Consequently, future in vivo experiments with MG132 could highlight the possibility of its use at different pathological conditions.