Comparison of intracellular glutathione and related antioxidant enzymes: Impact of two glycosylated whey hydrolysates

The effects of two glycosylated whey hydrolysates (GWH-Gal A and GWH-Gal B) on glutathione (GSH) and related antioxidant enzymes in SGC-7901 cells were evaluated. Two whey glycosylated hydrolysates promoted an increase in reduced glutathione (GSH) in normal SGC-7901 cells. GSH, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), γ-glutamine cysteine synthetaase (γ-GCS), and catalase (CAT) at 1.0 and 2.0 mg/mL in normal SGC-7901 cells were higher in the GWH-Gal A group than in the GWH-Gal B group (P < 0.05). Compared with GWH-Gal B, GWH-Gal A more strongly inhibited decreases in intracellular GSH, GPx, γ-GCS, CAT, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in H₂O₂-induced SGC-7901 cells. Compared with GWH-Gal B, GWH-Gal A at 1.0 and 2.0 mg/mL effectively inhibited increases in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in H₂O₂-induced SGC-7901 cells (P < 0.05). Therefore, GSH content and related antioxidant enzyme activity levels (GPx, γ-GCS, CAT, SOD) in both normal and H₂O₂-induced SGC-7901 cells were considerably stronger in the GWH-Gal A group than in the GWH-Gal B group.     

Specific Binding of Glycosylated β-Galactosidase to Bovine Brain Synaptic Membrane

The binding of a series of glycosylated beta-galactosidases to a fraction rich in synaptic membrane of bovine brain was examined. beta-galactosidase modified with p-aminophenyl beta-D-galactopyranoside (beta-D-Gal beta-gal) was found the most effective in binding to synaptic membrane, followed by that modified with beta-D-glucopyranoside, whereas the enzyme modified with p-aminophenyl derivatives of alpha-D-galactopyranoside, alpha-D-glucopyranoside, and alpha- and beta-L-fucopyranoside were found not to bind to the membrane. The binding was dependent on time, temperature, and pH; the maximal binding was obtained within 15 min at 4 degrees C and the optimal pH was approximately 4.0. The binding of beta-D-Gal beta-gal was inhibited by free p-aminophenyl beta-D-galactopyranoside and by the treatment of synaptic membrane with trypsin or phospholipase A2 or C. The equilibrium dissociation constant and the maximal concentration of binding sites were determined by Scatchard analysis to be 470 +/- 35 nM and 27.5 +/- 3.1 pmol/mg protein (n = 1). The results suggest that a specific binding site for the specified carbohydrates exists in synaptic membrane and is involved in the internalization of glycoconjugates into nerve terminals.     

血糖控制水平与2型糖尿病患者根尖周病的相关关系研究

摘要 目的：探讨血糖控制水平与2型糖尿病合并根尖周病的相关性。方法：回顾性选择2018年9月～2022年9月我院收治的300例2型糖尿病患者临床资料,根据是否发生根尖周病将患者分为根尖周病组（45例）和对照组（255例）,根据糖化血红蛋白（HbA1c）分为血糖控制不佳组（HbA1c≥6.5%,105例）,血糖控制良好组（HbA1c＜6.5%,195例）。多因素Logistic回归分析2型糖尿病合并根尖周病的相关因素,受试者工作特征曲线（ROC）分析HbA1c诊断2型糖尿病合并根尖周病的价值。结果：血糖控制不佳组根尖周病发病率（28.57% vs 7.69%）、PAI评分（2.66±0.41分 vs1.24±0.26分）均高于血糖控制良好组（P＜0.001）。根尖周病组吸烟史比例、牙周疾病比例、血糖控制不佳比例、FPG高于对照组（P＜0.001）,2型糖尿病病程长于对照组（P＜0.001）,服用二甲双胍比例低于对照组（P＜0.01）。多因素Logistic回归结果显示血糖控制不佳、吸烟史是2型糖尿病患者合并根尖周病的危险因素（P＜0.001,P＜0.01）,服用二甲双胍是保护因素（P＜0.001）。HbA1c诊断2型糖尿病患者合并根尖周病的曲线下面积为0.659（95%CI：0.650-0.756, P＜0.01）,灵敏度为73.33%,特异度为62.75%,约登指数为0.3608。结论：血糖控制不佳可能与2型糖尿病患者根尖周病的发生有关,临床应积极控制血糖水平以阻止根尖周病的发生。     

Glycosylated equine prolactin and its carbohydrate moiety

Glycosylated equine prolactin (G-ePRL) and nonglycosylated ePRL were purified to homogeneity from side fractions obtained during isolation of LH/FSH from horse pituitaries. Both PRL forms were isolated together in high yield by the isolation procedure used for glycosylated porcine PRL/(G-pPRL) and pPRL, involving acetone extraction/precipitation, NaCl and isoelectric precipitation, and gel filtration. Purification of G-ePRL required additional Con A chromatography. The N-terminal amino acid sequencing for 32 cycles of G-ePRL and ePRL resulted in sequences identical to the known primary structure of ePRL. Based on MALDI mass spectrometry analysis and SDS-PAGE mobilities,G-ePRL and ePRL had estimated molecular weights of 25,000 and 23,000 Da, respectively. G-ePRL displayed only 60% of the immunoreactivity of ePRL in homologous radioimmunoassay. Using the Nb2 lymphoma cell bioassay, ePRL was found to have about l/30th the mitogenic activity of bovine PRL; G-ePRL was approximately l/10th as active as ePRL. Glycosylation of G-ePRL at Asn³¹ was confirmed by isolation and sequence analysis of an enzymatically derived G-ePRL glycopeptide spanning residues 29–37. Monosaccharide compositions of intact G-ePRL and this glycopeptide were very similar (Man₃, GlcNAc₂, GalNAc₁, Fuc_0.6, Gal_0.2, NeuAc_0.15) and resembled that of G-pPRL. The glycopeptide contained one sulfate residue as determined by ion chromatography after acid hydrolysis, indicating the presence of a sulfated monosaccharide. Comparative carbohydrate analysis of G-ePRL and other G-PRL preparations suggests that the functionally significant Asn³¹ carbohydrate unit is a fucosylated complex mono- and/or biantennary oligosaccharide terminating with a sulfated GalNAc residue and two or three Man residues.     

Interaction of Allium sativum leaf agglutinin with midgut brush border membrane vesicles proteins and its stability in Helicoverpa armigera

Allium sativum leaf agglutinin (ASAL) binds to several proteins in the midgut of Helicoverpa armigera and causes toxicity. Most of these were glycosylated. Six ASAL-binding proteins were selected for identification. PMF and MS/MS data showed their similarity with midgut aminopeptidase APN2, polycalins and alkaline phosphatase of H. armigera, cadherin-N protein (partial AGAP009726-PA) of Acyrthosiphon pisum, cytochrome P450 (CYP315A1) of Manduca sexta and alkaline phosphatase of Heliothis virescens. Some of the ASAL-binding midgut proteins were similar to the larval receptors responsible for the binding of δ-endotoxin proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis. Galanthus nivalis agglutinin also interacted with most of the ASAL-binding proteins. The ASAL showed resistance to midgut proteases and was detected in the larval hemolymph and excreta. Immunohistochemical staining revealed the presence of ASAL in the body tissue also.     

1,8-Anilinonaphthalene sulfonate binds to central cavity of human hemoglobin

Binding of 1,8-anilinonaphthalene sulfonate (1,8-ANS) to main (HbA(1)) and glycosylated (HbA(1C)) forms of human oxyhemoglobin in the presence/absence of inositolhexaphosphate (IHP) in 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.4, was studied by time-correlated single photon counter with subnanosecond time resolution. The redistribution of contributions of the most long-lived and the most short-lived fluorescent decay components in the presence of IHP provides an evidence of the probe binding within oxyhemoglobin central cavity, namely DPG-binding site. Finally, it was shown that the fluorescent probe is extremely sensitive for hemoglobin central cavity modification, provided by the carbohydrate moiety in case of 1,8-ANS interactions with HbA(1C).     

Synthesis of 4-O-glycosylated 1,5-anhydro-d-fructose and of 1,5-anhydro-d-tagatose from a common intermediate 2,3-O-isopropylidene-d-fructose

Four novel disaccharides of glycosylated 1,5-anhydro-d-ketoses have been prepared: 1,5-anhydro-4-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-d-fructose, 1,5-anhydro-4-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-d-fructose, 1,5-anhydro-4-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-d-tagatose, and 1,5-anhydro-4-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-d-tagatose. The common intermediate, 1,5-anhydro-2,3-O-isopropylidene-β-d-fructopyranose, was prepared from d-fructose and was converted into the d-tagatose derivative by oxidation followed by stereoselective reduction to the 4-epimer. The anhydroketoses thus prepared were glycosylated and deprotected to give the disaccharides.     

肺炎衣原体感染与青少年I型糖尿病的相关性研究

目的:探讨肺炎衣原体感染与青少年I型糖尿病的相关性,为I型糖尿病的的临床治疗提供参考依据。方法:选择2010年12月-2012年6月间石家庄地区各医院收治的49例青少年T1DM患者为观察组,及同期50例健康人作为对照组,应用即时指尖血免疫测定仪分析受试者HbA1c水平;应用RT-PCR技术检测血液中Cpn DNA;应用ELISA方法检测受试者血清中Cpn特异性抗体水平,对Cpn DNA的检出情况及HbA1c水平与Cpn DNA和特异性抗体水平的相关性进行统计学分析。结果:观察组Cpn DNA的检出率为46.9%,显著高于对照组(P0.05);观察组Cpn抗体阳性率显著高于对照组(P0.05),且观察组再次感染或慢性感染Cpn的百分率显著高于对照组(P0.05);HbA1c与IgG/IgA抗体水平显著相关,血糖控制较差(HbA1c9%)的糖尿病患者Cpn IgG/IgA抗体阳性率与血糖控制较好的患者(HbA1c7%)相比显著升高(P0.05)。结论:与健康对照相比,青少年T1DM患者更容易感染Cpn,且更容易由急性感染状态进展为慢性感染形式,良好的血糖可能降低患者发生与代谢控制有关的慢性并发症。     

Association of contrast sensitivity with LogMAR visual acuity and glycosylated hemoglobin in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

A tertiary care center-based prospective case–control study was undertaken to evaluate the association of contrast sensitivity with LogMAR visual acuity and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in 205 cases of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and 115 controls. LogMAR visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were scored using ETDRS and Pelli-Robson charts, respectively. Bivariate correlation between contrast sensitivity and LogMAR visual acuity showed significant inverse correlation in cases without retinopathy (r = −0.466) and with non-proliferative retinopathy (r = −0.307). In a multivariate model, on applying linear regression analysis, LogMAR visual acuity (p < 0.001) and HbA1c (p = 0.002) had significant association with contrast sensitivity. Significant difference in contrast sensitivity was not observed between cases without diabetic retinopathy and with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, implying no association with retinal microvascular changes. Contrast sensitivity dysfunction observed in diabetes mellitus results from changes in retinal function secondary to alteration in carbohydrate metabolism depicted in glycosylated hemoglobin.