健脾益肾活血方联合达格列净对糖尿病肾病患者炎症因子、氧化应激和血清AGEs、NGAL、MCP-1的影响

摘要 目的：观察健脾益肾活血方联合达格列净对糖尿病肾病（DN）患者炎症因子、氧化应激和血清中性粒细胞明胶酶相关脂质运载蛋白（NGAL）、晚期糖基化终末产物（AGEs）、单核细胞趋化蛋白1（MCP-1）的影响。方法：根据随机数字表法将如皋市中医院2021年6月~2023年3月期间收治的120例DN患者分为对照组（60例,常规治疗基础上接受达格列净治疗）和研究组（60例,对照组基础上接受健脾益肾活血方治疗）。对比两组疗效、炎症因子[白细胞介素-1β（IL-1β）、肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）、C反应蛋白（CRP）]、肾功能[血肌酐（Scr）、血尿素氮（BUN）、尿微量白蛋白/肌酐比值（UACR）]、氧化应激[丙二醛（MDA）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）]和血清AGEs、NGAL、MCP-1水平,同时观察两组治疗期间不良反应发生情况。结果：研究组的临床总有效率高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗2个疗程后Scr、BUN、UACR下降,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗2个疗程后CRP、TNF-α、IL-1β下降,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗2个疗程后MDA下降,且研究组低于对照组;SOD升高,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗2个疗程后NGAL、AGEs、MCP-1下降,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率对比未见差异（P>0.05）。结论：健脾益肾活血方联合达格列净可有效减轻DN患者氧化应激和炎症反应,调节血清AGEs、NGAL、MCP-1水平。     

茵陈五苓散联合利拉鲁肽对肥胖型2型糖尿病患者糖脂代谢、胰岛素敏感性和氧化应激的影响

摘要 目的：探讨茵陈五苓散联合利拉鲁肽对肥胖型2型糖尿病（T2DM）患者糖脂代谢、胰岛素敏感性和氧化应激的影响。方法：选取2021年12月~2022年12月期间广州中医药大学附属佛山中医院收治的160例痰湿内蕴型肥胖T2DM患者。根据随机数字表法将患者分为对照组（利拉鲁肽治疗,80例）和研究组（茵陈五苓散联合利拉鲁肽治疗,80例）。对比两组疗效、糖脂代谢指标、肥胖相关指标、胰岛素敏感性、氧化应激和不良反应发生情况。结果：与对照组相比,研究组的临床总有效率更高（P<0.05）。研究组治疗后体质量指数（BMI）、空腹血糖（FBG）、腰臀比（WHR）、餐后2 h血糖（2hPG）、丙二醛（MDA）、糖化血红蛋白（HbAlc）、稳态模型胰岛素抵抗指数（HOMA-IR）、总胆固醇（TC）、黄嘌呤氧化酶（XO）、甘油三酯（TG）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）较对照组低（P<0.05）。治疗后研究组稳态模型胰岛β细胞功能指数（HOMA-β）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率组间对比未见差异（P>0.05）。结论：茵陈五苓散联合利拉鲁肽治疗肥胖型T2DM患者疗效确切,可调节糖脂代谢水平,降低胰岛素敏感性,减轻氧化应激,且具有一定安全性,值得临床借鉴应用。     

Nrf2激动剂CDDO-Im对高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠肝脏脂肪变性的影响

摘要 目的：探究Nrf2激动剂CDDO-Im对高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠肝脏脂肪变性的作用。方法：33只雄性C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为两组：一组16只饲喂普通饲料,另一组17只饲喂高脂饲料建立肥胖模型。造模成功后将小鼠随机分成四组：普通饲料溶剂对照组（Control ND组）、普通饲料Nrf2激动剂组（Nrf2(+) ND组）、高脂饲料溶剂对照组（Control HFD组）和高脂饲料Nrf2激动剂组（Nrf2(+) HFD组）。分别给予Nrf2激动剂CDDO-Im和等体积溶剂灌胃干预6周后,检测各组小鼠血清甘油三酯（TG）、总胆固醇（T-CHO）和低密度脂蛋白-胆固醇（LDL-C）。苏木素-伊红（HE）染色观察肝脏组织形态学变化。RT-qPCR检测肝脏Nrf2下游抗氧化基因Nqo1、Ho1和Gclc的mRNA表达水平,Western Blot检测肝脏NQO1、HO-1和GCLC的蛋白表达水平。结果：与正常小鼠相比,肥胖小鼠的体重、TG和LDL-C升高（P＜0.05）,肝脏脂肪变性增加,GCLC的蛋白表达水平降低（P＜0.05）。在肥胖小鼠中,与溶剂对照组相比,Nrf2激动剂组小鼠的体重、血清TG降低（P＜0.05）,肝脏脂肪变性减轻,Nqo1和Gclc的mRNA表达水平升高（P＜0.05）,NQO1和GCLC的蛋白表达水平升高（P＜0.05）。结论：Nrf2激动剂CDDO-Im可改善高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠肝脏脂肪变性,可能与Nrf2激动剂CDDO-Im激活抗氧化基因的表达来减轻肝细胞氧化应激有关。     

银杏内酯注射液联合胞磷胆碱钠片对脑梗死恢复期患者脑血流动力学、氧化应激和血清MCP-1、Lp-PLA2的影响

摘要 目的：研究银杏内酯注射液联合胞磷胆碱钠片对脑梗死恢复期患者脑血流动力学、氧化应激和血清单核细胞趋化蛋白-1（MCP-1）、脂蛋白相关磷脂酶A2（Lp-PLA2）的影响。方法：按照随机数字表法,将安徽中医药大学第一附属医院146例脑梗死恢复期患者分为对照组（n=73,采用常规治疗和胞磷胆碱钠片治疗）和研究组（n=73,对照组基础上结合银杏内酯注射液）。对比两组临床疗效、Barthel指数（BI）评分、美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表（NIHSS）评分、脑血流动力学指标、血清氧化应激指标、MCP-1、Lp-PLA2和用药安全性。结果：与对照组的82.19%临床总有效率对比,研究组的97.26%更高（P<0.05）。治疗后,研究组BI评分、平均血流速度（Vm）、血清超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）较对照组更高,NIHSS评分、搏动指数（PI）、阻力指数（RI）、血清活性氧（ROS）、血清MCP-1、Lp-PLA2较对照组更低（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率组间对比未见差异（P>0.05）。结论：银杏内酯注射液联合胞磷胆碱钠片可减轻脑梗死恢复期患者的神经功能损伤,改善患者的脑血流动力学,减轻氧化应激,调节血清MCP-1、Lp-PLA2水平,且用药安全性良好。     

Effect of lead stress on mineral content and growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and spinach (Spinacia oleracea) seedlings

Lead (Pb) is the most common heavy metal contaminant in the environment. Pb is not an essential element for plants, but they absorb it when it is present in their environment, especially in rural areas when the soil is polluted by automotive exhaust and in fields contaminated with fertilizers containing heavy metal impurities. To investigate lead effects on nutrient uptake and metabolism, two plant species, spinach (Spinacia oleracea) and wheat (Triticum aestivum), were grown under hydroponic conditions and stressed with lead nitrate, Pb(NO₃)₂, at three concentrations (1.5, 3, and 15 mM).Lead is accumulated in a dose-dependent manner in both plant species, which results in reduced growth and lower uptake of all mineral ions tested. Total amounts and concentrations of most mineral ions (Na, K, Ca, P, Mg, Fe, Cu and Zn) are reduced, although Mn concentrations are increased, as its uptake is reduced less relative to the whole plant’s growth. The deficiency of mineral nutrients correlates in a strong decrease in the contents of chlorophylls a and b and proline in both species, but these effects are less pronounced in spinach than in wheat. By contrast, the effects of lead on soluble proteins differ between species; they are reduced in wheat at all lead concentrations, whereas they are increased in spinach, where their value peaks at 3 mM Pb.The relative lead uptake by spinach and wheat, and the different susceptibility of these two species to lead treatment are discussed.     

The quality of the antioxidant defence system in term and preterm twin neonates

Abstract

Objective: Multiple pregnancy is associated with an enhanced metabolism and demand for O2, which may lead to the overproduction of reactive oxygen species and the development of oxidative stress. The degree of oxidative damage depends on the level of the antioxidant protection system of the foetus. The objective of the study was to identify the relationship between the state of the maturity and the antioxidant status of twin neonates. Investigations of the umbilical cord blood were carried out to detect differences in the antioxidant defence system between mature and premature twin neonates.

Methods: The activities of the superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) enzymes, the levels of reduced glutathione (GSH), protein carbonyls and oxidized lipids and the total antioxidant capacity of the plasma were determined.

Results: The level of lipid peroxidation was significantly higher in the premature neonates. An increase in the total antioxidant capacity was accompanied by a decrease in the damaged protein concentration. Significantly elevated activities of GPx alone were observed in the premature twins, though the GSH content too tended to be increased. The activity of SOD was decreased in the premature neonates.

Discussion: The antioxidant status of twin neonates are mainly influenced by maturity. We suggest that the level of lipid peroxidation might be of clinical value as a marker of pre- and perinatal distress in twins.     

Genome-Wide Identification, Classification, and Expression Analysis of Autophagy-Associated Gene Homologues in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Autophagy is an intracellular degradation process for recycling macromolecules and organelles. It plays important roles in plant development and in response to nutritional demand, stress, and senescence. Organisms from yeast to plants contain many autophagy-associated genes (ATG). In this study, we found that a total of 33 ATG homologues exist in the rice [Oryza sativa L. (Os)] genome, which were classified into 13 ATG subfamilies. Six of them are alternatively spliced genes. Evolutional analysis showed that expansion of 10 OsATG homologues occurred via segmental duplication events and that the occurrence of these OsATG homologues within each subfamily was asynchronous. The Ka/Ks ratios suggested purifying selection for four duplicated OsATG homologues and positive selection for two. Calculating the dates of the duplication events indicated that all duplication events might have occurred after the origin of the grasses, from 21.43 to 66.77 million years ago. Semi-quantitative RT–PCR analysis and mining the digital expression database of rice showed that all 33 OsATG homologues could be detected in at least one cell type of the various tissues under normal or stress growth conditions, but their expression was tightly regulated. The 10 duplicated genes showed expression divergence. The expression of most OsATG homologues was regulated by at least one treatment, including hormones, abiotic and biotic stresses, and nutrient limitation. The identification of OsATG homologues showing constitutive expression or responses to environmental stimuli provides new insights for in-depth characterization of selected genes of importance in rice.     

臭氧分布及对呼吸系统的影响

臭氧是氧气的同素异形体,在常温条件下它是一种有特殊臭味的淡蓝色气体。臭氧现已成为我国主要的一种环境污染物。臭氧的分布存在着明显的时间特异性和地区特异性,与气象条件、污染物的输送与扩散以及局地光化学反应强度等因素有着重要的关系。同时在人群流行病学和动物实验中发现了臭氧可以提高慢性阻塞性肺疾病、哮喘等呼吸系统疾病的发病率和病死率,同时提示了老年人、有呼吸系统疾病病史的人群和儿童都是易受臭氧影响的高危人群。国内外学者也对臭氧对机体损伤的机制进行了研究,主要集中在臭氧的致炎作用、氧化应激作用、造成机体气道高反应性和对细胞DNA的损伤等方面。本文主要就国内外对臭氧在时空分布、对机体呼吸系统影响和臭氧造成机体损伤的机制这3方面作一简要综述。