Protective effect of coumarin-pi against t-BHP-induced hepatotoxicity by upregulating antioxidant enzymes via enhanced Nrf2 signaling

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry - Autism is a prevalent developmental disorder that combines repetitive behaviours, social deficits and language abnormalities. The present study aims to assess...     

废橡胶颗粒浸提液物质释放及其浸种对草坪植物生长的影响

纯胶粒浸提液、胶粒与壤土混合的浸提液中重金属含量分析表明,纯胶粒浸提液中Zn含量最高,其次为Pb,而Cd与Cu最少;与纯胶粒浸提液相比,胶粒与壤土混合的浸提液中Zn含量显著降低.紫外吸收光谱图显示,胶粒粒径越小,浸提液中有机物越复杂.用4种不同粒径胶粒的浸提液对2种草坪植物种子浸种处理后进行培养,研究了草坪植物的生长效应.结果表明,胶粒浸提液浸种对2种草坪植物的种子萌发率影响不大,但对株高产生不同的影响.对黑麦草而言,以2～4 mm胶粒浸提液浸种的株高为最高,1～2和4～6 mm胶粒浸提液浸种株高与之差异较大,分别降低1.52和1.32 cm,但均与对照无显著差异.对于高羊茅,以粒径1～2 mm胶粒浸提液浸种的株高为最低,比对照降低了18.76%,其它处理间无明显差异.浸提液浸种对黑麦草地下生物量有明显的抑制作用,但对根长生长有促进作用.胶粒浸提液浸种对2种草坪植物的地上生物量无明显影响.从胶粒浸提液的物质释放及其浸种对草坪植物生长的影响来看,废胶粒可用于运动场草坪的基质组配.     

Development and characterization of a mouse floxed <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bmp2</Emphasis> osteoblast cell line that retains osteoblast genotype and phenotype

Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (Bmp2) is essential for osteoblast differentiation and osteogenesis. Generation of floxed Bmp2 osteoblast cell lines is a valuable tool for studying the effects of Bmp2 on osteoblast differentiation and its signaling pathways during skeletal metabolism. Due to relatively limited sources of primary osteoblasts, we have developed cell lines that serve as good surrogate models for the study of osteoblast cell differentiation and bone mineralization. In this study, we established and characterized immortalized mouse floxed Bmp2 osteoblast cell lines. Primary mouse floxed Bmp2 osteoblasts were transfected with pSV3-neo and clonally selected. These transfected cells were verified by PCR and immunohistochemistry. To determine the genotype and phenotype of the immortalized cells, cell morphology, proliferation, differentiation and mineralization were analyzed. Also, expression of osteoblast-related gene markers including Runx2, Osx, ATF4, Dlx3, bone sialoprotein, dentin matrix protein 1, osteonectin, osteocalcin and osteopontin were examined by quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. These results showed that immortalized floxed Bmp2 osteoblasts had a higher proliferation rate but preserved their genotypic and phenotypic characteristics similar to the primary cells. Thus, we, for the first time, describe the development of immortalized mouse floxed Bmp2 osteoblast cell lines and present a useful model to study osteoblast biology mediated by BMP2 and its downstream signaling transduction pathways.     

盐胁迫对金牌美达丽和猎狗种子萌发的影响

用不同浓度的NaCl、KCl、MgSO₄和3种盐的复合溶液胁迫金牌美达丽和猎狗种子,观察其发芽率和萌发后子叶及胚根生长情况,对其进行生态阈限分析。结果表明:金牌美达丽和猎狗种子萌发对盐生境的适应性均很强。低浓度NaCl、KCl及复合盐溶液对猎狗种子萌发有促进作用。随盐胁迫强度上升,发芽率呈逐渐下降趋势,高浓度盐明显延缓种子的初始萌发时间,抑制幼苗正常生长。高浓度盐显著降低种子发芽率,但不同盐分对种子发芽率影响不显著。MgSO₄溶液对种子发芽率没有显著抑制现象,但对金牌美达丽胚根的生长有明显抑制作用。     

Multi-Dimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire in China: Reliability,Validity and Clinical Value in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Objective

To evaluate the psychometric properties and clinical utility of Chinese Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ-C) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China.

Methods

162 RA patients were recruited in the evaluation process. The reliability of the questionnaire was tested by internal consistency and item analysis. Convergent validity was assessed by correlations of MDHAQ-C with Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Hospital anxiety and depression scales (HAD). Discriminant validity was tested in groups of patients with varied disease activities and functional classes. To evaluate the clinical values, correlations were calculated between MDHAQ-C and indices of clinical relevance and disease activity. Agreement with the Disease Activity Score (DAS28) and Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) was estimated.

Results

The Cronbach''s alpha was 0.944 in the Function scale (FN) and 0.768 in the scale of psychological status (PS). The item analysis indicated all the items of FN and PS are correlated at an acceptable level. MDHAQ-C correlated with the questionnaires significantly in most scales and scores of scales differed significantly in groups of different disease activity and functional status. MDHAQ-C has moderate to high correlation with most clinical indices and high correlation with a spearman coefficient of 0.701 for DAS 28 and 0.843 for CDAI. The overall agreement of categories was satisfying.

Conclusion

MDHAQ-C is a reliable, valid instrument for functional measurement and a feasible, informative quantitative index for busy clinical settings in Chinese RA patients.     

早熟禾对4种重金属胁迫生长响应特征

采用砂培法研究了早熟禾对不同浓度Cu2 、Zn2 、Cd2 和Pb2 胁迫的生长响应特征.结果表明,当Cu2 、Zn2 、Cd2 的浓度达100 m g/L时,早熟禾的种子萌发率、幼苗株高均有所下降,并随着胁迫浓度的增加,下降幅度增大;Pb2 对两指标的影响不太明显.Cu2 对根系及地上生物量具有抑制作用,尤其对根系生长抑制效应极为明显,当浓度增加到600 m g/L时,与对照相比,根长最高下降了96.67%.Zn2 、Cd2 和Pb2 在浓度超过200 m g/L时对早熟禾根系及地上生物量表现出抑制效应,并随着浓度的增加抑制效应增加.4种重金属对叶绿素的影响表现出一致的规律,即当浓度小于200 m g/L时对叶绿素的合成起促进作用,当浓度超过200 m g/L时,叶绿素的含量又随着处理浓度的增加而下降.     

用混合氨基酸接肽的方法合成OX型肽亚库

肽库合成是药物研究组合化学策略的重要技术之一。建立合成OX型肽亚库的固相合成方法 ,接肽反应采用等摩尔的Fmoc氨基酸混合物和DIC HOBt缩合方法 ,以高浓度的缩合剂和不断缩减溶剂的策略促进偶联反应进行完全。产物的氨基酸组成分析结果显示 ,所使用的常见氨基酸都能以相近的摩尔比例接肽至X位置。推测经多次接肽后最终形成的肽亚库中 ,含低活力氨基酸较多的肽其浓度虽然会较低一些 ,但影响不会太大 ,且本合成方法成本相对较低 ,故可为抗原表位分析、多肽药物筛选及构效关系分析提供一种有用的工具。