紫色辣椒新品种‘紫燕1号’

 ‘紫燕 1 号’为辣味中等彩色辣椒一代杂种。利用国内优良自交系与从国外紫色甜椒多代自交优良株系杂交而成。该品种早熟, 从定植至采收商品椒约42 d; 抗性强, 耐低温弱光; 果实牛角形, 鲜果紫色, 生物学成熟果深红色, 鲜椒产量39 000～45 000kg/hm²。适于春早熟和秋延后保护地栽培。     

切花菊14个品种的核形态学研究

 采用常规压片法对不同花序类型、不同花色的14个切花菊品种进行了核形态学研究。结果表明：（1）间期核均为复杂染色中心型，前期染色体属于中间型。(2)体细胞染色体在品种内和品种间均呈现多数目性，染色体数变动范围在48~56之间，以54条为主。（3）核型呈现多样性，由中部、近中部和近端部着丝粒染色体组成，‘神马’、‘小红娘’、‘九月黄’和‘小菊双色’有1或2条随体染色体；染色体相对长度为2.04%~5.26%；核型不对称系数为62.39%~67.32%；‘长紫’、‘意大利红’、‘小红娘’和‘阿里格斯’核型类型为“2B”，其它品种为“2A”型。（4）有丝分裂后期和末期除‘清露’外均正常。基于观察结果分析了切花菊核型多样性及进化趋势。     

茄子新品种‘川茄2号’

 ‘川茄2号’茄子为杂种一代，生长势旺盛，果实长棒形，平均单果质量120～130 g。果皮紫黑色，有光泽。果肉月白色，籽少，商品性好。早熟。早期产量高，总产量一般为4 300 kg/hm²。耐寒性较强，适宜露地和保护地早熟栽培。     

Caspase 3 inhibitor Ac-DEVD-CHO attenuates 10-hydroxycamptothecin-induced activation of NF-κB in Bcap37 cells

AIM:To investigate the role of caspase 3 inhibitor Ac-DEVD-CHO in caspase 3 signaling pathway and NF-κB activation induced by 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) in human breast carcinoma cells. METHODS:The cell growth inhibition was measured by MTT assay. Agarose gel electrophoresis was performed for detecting cell apoptosis. Western blotting was used for determining protein expression. DIG-EMSA was conducted to measure the DNA-binding activation of NF-κB. RESULTS:Caspase 3 inhibitor Ac-DEVD-CHO attenuated HCPT-induced apoptosis in human breast carcinoma. Ac-DEVD-CHO also suppressed the degradation of caspase 3 and IκBα,and arrested the activation of NF-κB. CONCLUSION:Caspase 3 inhibitor Ac-DEVD-CHO regulates the activation of caspase 3 and NF-κB,and attenuates apoptosis in Bcap37 cell line induced by HCPT.     

Effect of different PRA serum levels from patients with β-thalassemia on the proliferation and differentiation potential of the hematopoietic stem cells /progenitor cells of cord blood

AIM: To probe the effect of different panel reactive antibody(PRA) serum levels from patients with β-thalassemia on the proliferation and differentiation potential of the hematopoietic stem /progenitor cell of cord blood.METHODS: 1×105 mononuclear cells (MNCs) isolated from umbilical cord blood were incubated with different PRA serum levels (0 μL,50 μL,100 μL) respectively and complement,inoculated into the methylcellulose cultural system.The proliferation and differentiation potential of the hematopoietic stem /progenitor cell of cord blood by the colony formation assay were detected on day 7 and day 14,respectively.RESULTS: After culture of 7 days,the total colonies and CFU-GM were 88.20±9.41,79.00±11.39 in group A and 88.60±9.12,79.20±10.44 in group B,which were significantly higher than those of 20.60±7.39,15.20±4.66 in group C and those of 4.00±2.05,1.40±0.51 in group D (P<0.01).Meanwhile compared with group A and group E,no significant difference was found (P>0.05).After culture for 14 days,the total colonies and CFU-GM were 216.00±31.10,117.40±24.80 in group A and 213.20±31.06,116.00±19.75 in group B,which were significantly higher than those of 97.80±14.43,32.80±8.10 in group C and those of 31.40±13.41,8.40±4.30 in group D (P<0.01).The CFU-GEMMs were 45.60±8.51 in group A and 42.60±7.03 in group B,which were significantly higher than those of 20.80±6.96 in group C and those of 7.80±6.06 in group D (P<0.05).The BFU-MK was 12.80±4.42 in group A and 11.00±2.74 in group B respectively,which were significantly higher than that of 1.00±0.55 in group D (P<0.05).The CFU-E in group B 17.20±4.03 was significantly higher than that of 5.60±2.87 in group D (P<0.05).Meanwhile compared with group A and group E,no significant difference was found (P>0.05).By the Kendall test,there were negative correlations between the level of PRA serum and the total colonies,CFU-GM on day 7,the total colonies,CFU-GM,CFU-GEMM,BFU-E,BFU-MK on day 14 (tau-b=-0.793,-0.849,-0.808,-0.804,-0.645,-0.674,-0.624,P<0.01).There was a negative correlation between the level of PRA serum and CFU-MK on day 14 (tau-b=-0.466，P<0.05).CONCLUSION: PRA sera inhibit the colony in the colony cultures of the hematopoietic stem cells/progenitor cells in cord blood.The inhibition depends on the level of PRA sera.The higher the level of PRA sera,the stronger the inhibition is observed in our study.     

喷施磷酸二氢钾对桃叶片和果实性状的影响

以不同成熟期的桃品种豫甜、豫香、秋甜、秋蜜红为试材,研究了喷施磷酸二氢钾对其叶片叶绿素含量、干鲜质量比及果实的可溶性固形物含量、可溶性糖含量、可滴定酸含量、维生素C含量等品质特性的影响。结果表明,喷施磷酸二氢钾能提高叶片中叶绿素含量、干鲜质量比和果实可溶性固形物含量、可溶性糖含量;对果实的可滴定酸含量、维生素C含量影响不明显;叶片喷施不同浓度和次数的磷酸二氢钾均可推迟桃果实成熟期;喷施清水和对照处理间叶片性状和果实品质差异不明显;喷施磷酸二氢钾浓度和次数以500mg/L3次效果最显著,以300mg/L3次最经济有效。     

Effects of different chemotherapeutic agents on reversing the acquired resistance to TRAIL gene in DLD1 colon cancer cells

AIM:To evaluate effects of different chemotherapeutic agents on reversing the acquired resistance to TRAIL gene and clarify the involved mechanisms in DLD1-TRAIL/R colon cancer cells. METHODS:Human colon cancer cell line DLD1-TRAIL/R cells that were resistant to TRAIL-expressing adenovector (Ad/gTRAIL) were treated with Ad/gTRAIL combined with different chemotherapeutic agents. Then, the cell viability was measured by MTT method, and apoptotic signaling conditions, including activation of caspase-3 and caspase-8, expression of Bax and Bcl-XL, were measured by Western blotting analysis. RESULTS:In vitro data showed that several chemotherapeutic agents, including 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and mitomycin c (MMC), overcome the acquired resistance to TRAIL gene in DLD1-TRAIL/R colon cancer cells. The combination of Ad/gTRAIL and 5-FU effectively suppressed tumor growth in vivo in subcutaneous tumors established from DLD1-TRAIL/R cells. Further data showed that treatment with the combination of Ad/gTRAIL and 5-FU or MMC led to enhance the activation of caspase-3. Moreover, MMC but not 5-FU induced overexpression of Bax gene that was sufficient to overcome the resistance to TRAIL gene in DLD1-TRAIL/R cells. CONCLUSION:Chemotherapeutic agents, such as 5-FU and MMC, overcome the acquired resistance to TRAIL gene in DLD1-TRAIL/R cells. The candidate mechanisms for MMC but not 5-FU to overcome this resistance might involve the induction of over-expressed Bax protein in DLD1-TRAIL/R cells.