糙叶败酱挥发油镇静作用的研究

本文观察了败酱科植物糙叶败酱(Patrinia scabra Bunge)根和根茎中制得的挥发油的镇静作用,井与黄花败酱挥发油做了比较。结果表明,此油灌胃给予数组小鼠,剂量0.45ml/kg,显示如下的作用:[1]能显著延长由于腹腔注射戊巴比妥钠(50mg/kg)引起的小鼠睡眠时间,但其作用强度弱于黄花败酱挥发油。(2)一次灌胃给予小鼠大剂量10.46g/kg的糙叶败酱挥发油,连续观察10天,动物外观正常,无一死亡,体重增加与对照组相似。     

Loss of DNA repair mechanisms in cardiac myocytes induce dilated cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease of the myocardium leading to impaired contractility. Genotoxic cancer therapies are known to be potent drivers of cardiomyopathy, whereas causes of spontaneous disease remain unclear. To test the hypothesis that endogenous genotoxic stress contributes to cardiomyopathy, we deleted the DNA repair gene Ercc1 specifically in striated muscle using a floxed allele of Ercc1 and mice expressing Cre under control of the muscle-specific creatinine kinase (Ckmm) promoter or depleted systemically (Ercc1^−/D mice). Ckmm-Cre^+/−;Ercc1^−/fl mice expired suddenly of heart disease by 7 months of age. As young adults, the hearts of Ckmm-Cre^+/−;Ercc1^−/fl mice were structurally and functionally normal, but by 6-months-of-age, there was significant ventricular dilation, wall thinning, interstitial fibrosis, and systolic dysfunction indicative of dilated cardiomyopathy. Cardiac tissue from the tissue-specific or systemic model showed increased apoptosis and cardiac myocytes from Ckmm-Cre^+/-;Ercc1^−/fl mice were hypersensitive to genotoxins, resulting in apoptosis. p53 levels and target gene expression, including several antioxidants, were increased in cardiac tissue from Ckmm-Cre^+/−;Ercc1^−/fl and Ercc1^−/D mice. Despite this, cardiac tissue from older mutant mice showed evidence of increased oxidative stress. Genetic or pharmacologic inhibition of p53 attenuated apoptosis and improved disease markers. Similarly, overexpression of mitochondrial-targeted catalase improved disease markers. Together, these data support the conclusion that DNA damage produced endogenously can drive cardiac disease and does so mechanistically via chronic activation of p53 and increased oxidative stress, driving cardiac myocyte apoptosis, dilated cardiomyopathy, and sudden death.     

pH对生物合成超声分子影像探针气囊充放气的调控

气囊（gas vesicles,GVs）是一种存在于蓝藻及古菌等微生物中调节浮力的类细胞器纳米结构,由蛋白质外壳包裹气体组成。近年来的研究表明,气囊具有作为超声分子影像探针的潜力。然而,气囊的充放气机制并不明确,限制了生物合成超声分子影像探针的保存和气体更换。本研究发现环境pH值是调节气囊充放气的一个重要因素。其不仅可以调节藻细胞内的气囊充放气进而使微囊藻呈现不同的漂浮状态,还可对提纯的气囊充放气进行体外调节,且该调节过程可逆。该机制的阐明为生物合成超声分子影像探针的大规模生产和保存,特别对气囊中的气体进行更换以满足不同的诊疗需求提供了技术支持,助力生物合成超声造影剂在疾病诊疗中的应用。     

抗白粉病小麦染色体组型的分子标记与生化标记分析

应用与小麦第六同源群有关的分子和生化标记,包括ＤＮＡ探针ｐＳｃ５·３Ｈ３和ｐＳＲ１６７以及同工酶Ｅｓｔ－５和ａ－Ａｍｙ－１,对来自六倍体小黑麦Ｂｅａｇｌｅ与普通小麦科冬５８杂交后代Ｆ１花粉植株的抗白粉病株系Ｍ２４．Ｍ０９及Ｍ１７进行了分析。结果表明,Ｍ２４、Ｍ０９及Ｍ１７不同程度地含有黑麦染色体成分,而且电泳谱带差别较大,据此推断,Ｍ０９为６ＲＬ的易位系。因此,生化和分子标记不仅可以用于确定外源片段的存在,而且可以帮助确定染色体组型和外源片段的位置     

接种丛枝菌根真菌对云南石漠化土壤呼吸的影响

为探明“丛枝菌根(Arbuscular mycorrhiza, AM)真菌-植物-土壤”耦合作用对石漠化土壤呼吸季节动态的影响,采用LI-6400-09土壤呼吸室和便携式光合作用测量系统,对圆柏(Sabina chinensis)接种摩西斗管囊霉(Funneliformis mosseae,FM)、根内根孢囊霉(Rhizophagus intraradices,RI) 2种AM菌种处理下土壤呼吸季节动态进行野外连续定位观测,并探究AM真菌接种处理下石漠化土壤呼吸速率与植物生长、土壤理化性质之间的关系。结果表明：(1)相较于对照,接种AM真菌对石漠化生境土壤呼吸季节动态产生了显著影响(P<0.01)。AM真菌处理具有较高的土壤呼吸季节变化幅度,即根内根孢囊霉处理土壤呼吸速率(1.55—9.10μmol m^-2 s^-1)显著高于摩西斗管囊霉(1.62—8.29μmol m^-2 s^-1)和对照(1.23—4.46μmol m^-2 s^-1);(2)AM真菌接...     

水源供给服务供需流空间不匹配特征识别及优化

如何识别水源供给服务在自然-人类社会系统中的空间流动过程和匹配特征,对于区域水资源管理和可持续利用具有重要意义。以重庆市为研究区域,基于InVEST模型和社会经济发展视角定量评估流域尺度下的水源供给量和需水量,结合水资源安全指数和热点分析构建水源供给服务流模型,揭示水源供给服务供需空间匹配关系,依据水源供给服务流空间属性特征划分供需匹配关系的区域类型,借助地理探测器从自然、社会和生态三个角度讨论影响各区域类型水源供给服务供需匹配关系的影响因素。结果表明:(1) 2000、2010、2020年重庆市流域水源供给量与需水量均先减少后上升,供需比平均值分别为1.17、1.08、0.9,整体供需不匹配的问题逐渐得到缓解,但局部仍有供需不匹配现象。空间上中高度赤字区域集中在主城区内,向外辐射为轻度赤字区域,盈余区域分布在东北和东南方向。(2) 2000、2010、2020年重庆市水源供需比冷、热点范围均在缩小,流域面积分别相对减少了25.34%、9.2%。水源供给服务流空间上整体呈现出自东北、东南方向向西流动的路径,同时冷点区内部呈边缘向中心流动。(3) 汇流区集中在西北部,经流区位于中部,外流区集中在东南和与东北部。影响汇流区供需匹配关系的主导因素是蒸散发,解释力为74.08%;影响经流区的主导因素是第三产业GDP,解释力为51.44%;外流区各影响因子的解释力均较低。不同影响因子之间蒸散发与其它因素的交互作用显著增强。研究可以为重庆市自然资源的管理与流域生态补偿机制的建立提供科学依据。     

组蛋白去甲基化酶KDM7家族在脑疾病中研究进展

组蛋白去甲基化酶KDM7家族包括KDM7A、KDM7B、KDM7C三种蛋白,主要通过去除与转录沉默相关的特定组蛋白赖氨酸甲基化修饰,进而对基因转录发挥调控作用。目前,对KDM7家族的研究主要集中于其在神经分化、肿瘤发生发展等过程中的作用,而对其在脑神经疾病中的作用却知之甚少。本文从该蛋白家族表观遗传调控机制、结构生物学及其在脑神经疾病中的作用等方面进行了综述,以期为研究其在脑神经疾病中的功能机制提供参考,为理解脑神经疾病分子病理机制以及探索基于该机制的有效治疗靶点带来新的启示。     

Degradation of chlorophenols catalyzed by laccase

The degradations of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) and 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) catalyzed by laccase were carried out. The optimal condition regarding degradation efficiency was also discussed, which included reaction time, pH value, temperature, concentration series of chlorophenols and laccase. Results showed that the capability of laccase was the best, while to oxidize 2,4-DCP among the above-mentioned chlorophenols. Within 10 h, the removal efficiency of 2,4-DCP, 2-CP and 4-CP could reach 94%, 75% and 69%, respectively. The optimal pH for laccase to degrade chlorophenols was around 5.5. The increase of laccase concentration or temperature might result in the degradation promotion. The trends of degradation percentage were various among these three chlorophenols with the concentration increase of chlorophenols. Degradation of 2,4-DCP is a first-order reaction and the reaction activation energy is about 44.8 kJ mol⁻¹. When laccase was immobilized on chitosan, crosslinked with glutaraldehyde, the activity of immobilized laccase was lower than that of free laccase, but the stability improved significantly. The removal efficiency of immobilized laccase to 2,4-DCP still remained over 65% after six cycles of operation.