Influence of external electrostatic fields on enzyme systems of phospholipid deacylation

The in vivo effect of external electrostatic field (200 kV/m for 1 h) on the activity of type A phospholipases and lysophospholipases of erythrocyte and mitochondrial membranes was studied. The electrostatic field exposure activated membrane-associated deacylation of phosphatidylcholine fraction in erythrocyte membranes.     

Voluntary Attention and Quality of Life in Patients With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Differences in Changes Depending on Disease Type and Duration

Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology - This article covers the study of cognitive processes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) with disease duration of...     

Losses of both products of the Cdkn2a/Arf locus contribute to asbestos-induced mesothelioma development and cooperate to accelerate tumorigenesis

The CDKN2A/ARF locus encompasses overlapping tumor suppressor genes p16(INK4A) and p14(ARF), which are frequently co-deleted in human malignant mesothelioma (MM). The importance of p16(INK4A) loss in human cancer is well established, but the relative significance of p14(ARF) loss has been debated. The tumor predisposition of mice singly deficient for either Ink4a or Arf, due to targeting of exons 1α or 1β, respectively, supports the idea that both play significant and nonredundant roles in suppressing spontaneous tumors. To further test this notion, we exposed Ink4a(+/-) and Arf(+/-) mice to asbestos, the major cause of MM. Asbestos-treated Ink4a(+/-) and Arf(+/-) mice showed increased incidence and shorter latency of MM relative to wild-type littermates. MMs from Ink4a(+/-) mice exhibited biallelic inactivation of Ink4a, loss of Arf or p53 expression and frequent loss of p15(Ink4b). In contrast, MMs from Arf(+/-) mice exhibited loss of Arf expression, but did not require loss of Ink4a or Ink4b. Mice doubly deficient for Ink4a and Arf, due to deletion of Cdkn2a/Arf exon 2, showed accelerated asbestos-induced MM formation relative to mice deficient for Ink4a or Arf alone, and MMs exhibited biallelic loss of both tumor suppressor genes. The tumor suppressor function of Arf in MM was p53-independent, since MMs with loss of Arf retained functional p53. Collectively, these in vivo data indicate that both CDKN2A/ARF gene products suppress asbestos carcinogenicity. Furthermore, while inactivation of Arf appears to be crucial for MM pathogenesis, the inactivation of both p16(Ink4a) and p19(Arf) cooperate to accelerate asbestos-induced tumorigenesis.     

FoxO1在胰岛β细胞代谢灵活性受损及失代偿进程中的作用

葡萄糖及脂肪酸是胰岛β细胞的关键代谢底物,葡萄糖刺激胰岛β细胞分泌胰岛素是维持机体血糖稳态平衡的关键。胰岛素抵抗发生时,β细胞对能量代谢底物的选择失调,加速胰岛β细胞由代偿到胰岛β细胞失代偿的进程,是肥胖胰岛素抵抗最终发展为2型糖尿病的始动因素。核转录因子FoxO1属于Fox家族成员,在胰腺内广泛表达,在β细胞的代谢,发育,增殖过程中发挥着重要的调节作用。鉴于FoxO1在维持胰岛β细胞功能中的关键作用,现着重对FoxO1在胰岛β细胞代谢灵活性受损及失代偿过程发生中的作用调节进行阐述。为其作为调控胰岛β细胞功能的关键靶点提供参考。     

Extremely High Frequency Electromagnetic Irradiation in Combination with Antibiotics Enhances Antibacterial Effects on Escherichia coli

Antibacterial effects of the electromagnetic irradiation (EMI) of 51.8 and 53 GHz frequencies with low intensity (the flux capacity of 0.06 mW/cm(2)) and non-thermal action were investigated upon direct irradiation of E. coli K12. Significant decrease in bacterial growth rate and in the number of viable cells, marked change in H(+) and K(+) transport across membrane were shown. Subsequent addition of kanamycin or ceftriaxone (15 or 0.4 μM, respectively) enhanced the effects of irradiation. This was maximally achieved at the frequency of 53 GHz. These all might reveal membrane as probable target for antibacterial effects. Apparently, the action of EMI on bacteria might lead to changed membrane properties and to antibiotic resistance. The results should improve using extremely high frequency EMI in combination with antibiotics in biotechnology, therapeutic practice, and food industry.     

促性腺激素释放激素Buserelin 稳定性的研究

目的:研究Buserelin原料药的性质在温度、湿度、光线等条件的影响下随时间变化的规律,为该原料药的生产、包装、储存、运输及有效期的制定提供依据。方法:根据中国药典2005版二部附录XIX C药物稳定性试验指导原则及化学药物稳定性研究技术指导原则进行强光照射、高温(60℃、40℃)、高湿(RH92.5%±5%、RH75%±5%)影响因素试验,加速试验(40℃±2℃、RH75%±5%;25℃±2℃、RH60%±10%);按Buserelin原料药标准规定的质量指标及相关的检验方法对产品在试验条件下的主要质量指标进行检测。结果:强光照射、高温、高湿等影响因素对Buserelin的稳定性有明显影响,故应密封、于干燥、阴凉处保存。在加速试验中,Buserelin原料药的各项质量指标发生了小的变化,但均在质量标准规定的范围内。结论:强光照射、高温、高湿等影响因素对Buserelin的稳定性有明显影响,应在阴凉干燥处避光密封保存和运输。加速试验结果证明:在此条件下,它的各项质量指标变化均在质量标准范围内,符合Buserelin原料药质量标准规定的要求;故将其保质期暂定为两年。     

The effect of low-intensity coherent extremely high frequency electromagnetic radiation on growth parameters for <Emphasis Type="Italic">Enterococcus hirae</Emphasis> bacteria

It is found that for Enterococcus hirae ATCC9790 bacteria grown in anaerobic conditions, one-hour exposure to low-intensity (radiant power of 0.06 mW/cm²) coherent extremely high frequency electromagnetic radiation (from 45 to 53 GHz), or millimeter electromagnetic radiation, leads to an appreciable increase in latent growth time and to a decrease in specific growth rate; herein, the effects intensify as the frequency increases from 49 to 53 GHz. The result is enhanced at an increase in the radiation duration from 30 min to 1 h; however, a further increase in the exposure time up to 2 h does not lead to intensification of the effect. It is shown that the effect of extremely high frequency electromagnetic radiation on Enterococcus hirae does not depend on pH of the medium (pH 6.0 or 8.0). It may be expected that these bacteria have protective or reparation mechanisms that compensate long-term action of this radiation; it is not improbable that various mechanisms of pH regulation are present as well.     

Effects of Ellman’s reagent and other thiol compounds on ion transport and ATPase activity in anaerobically grown Escherichia coli cells

It was found that modification of thiol (SH-) groups of membrane proteins by Ellman’s reagent (5,5′-dithiol-bis-(2-nitrobenzoic) acid) results in inhibition of proton efflux and K⁺ influx in anaerobically grown (pH 7.5) wild-type strains of Escherichia coli and causes disturbances in K⁺-dependent, N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-sensitive ATPase activity and molecular hydrogen production. No such effects were observed after substitution of the cysteine residue in the b-subunit of F₀ of proton F₀F₁-ATPase for alanine. Moreover, the redox potential (RP) decreased as a result of H₂ release during glucose fermentation and formate utilization was partly restored in the presence of Ellman’s reagent. Similar changes were established when another specific SH-reagent, succinimidyl-6(β-maleimidopropionamido)hexanoate, was used. Another thiol reagent, N-ethylmaleimide, did not exert such effects despite its inhibitory action on ion transport and ATPase activity. The data obtained provide conclusive evidence in favor of essential role of thiol groups and the cysteine residue in the b-subunit of F₀ of F₀F₁-ATPase in proton-potassium exchange and H₂ production in E. coli cells. The results also point to a possible involvement of SH-groups in the TrkA system of K⁺ uptake and an involvement of hydrogenases 3 or 4 in the interactions of these integral proteins with each other.     

Extremely High Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation Enforces Bacterial Effects of Inhibitors and Antibiotics

The coherent electromagnetic radiation (EMR) of the frequency of 51.8 and 53 GHz with low intensity (the power flux density of 0.06 mW/cm(2)) affected the growth of Escherichia coli K12(lambda) under fermentation conditions: the lowering of the growth specific rate was considerably (approximately 2-fold) increased with exposure duration of 30-60 min; a significant decrease in the number of viable cells was also shown. Moreover, the enforced effects of the N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD), inhibitor of H(+)-transporting F(0)F(1)-ATPase, on energy-dependent H(+) efflux by whole cells and of antibiotics like tetracycline and chloramphenicol on the following bacterial growth and survival were also determined after radiation. In addition, the lowering in DCCD-inhibited ATPase activity of membrane vesicles from exposed cells was defined. The results confirmed the input of membranous changes in bacterial action of low intensity extremely high frequency EMR, when the F(0)F(1)-ATPase is probably playing a key role. The radiation of bacteria might lead to changed metabolic pathways and to antibiotic resistance. It may also give bacteria with a specific role in biosphere.