Mechanisms for protection of berberine against LPS-induced acute lung injury in mice

AIM:To investigate the mechanisms by which berberine attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury, and provide a new strategy for the treatment of the lung injury due to LPS. METHODS:BALB/c mice were randomly assigned into three groups (control, LPS group, and berberine treatment group). Mice were administered intragastrically with distilled water (0.1 mL/10 g) or neutral sulfate berberine (50 mg/kg) once a day for 3 days, 1 h after intragastrical treatment on day 3, LPS (20 mg/kg) or normal saline was injected intraperitoneally (ip). All animals were sacrificed 12 h after LPS injection, the left lung tissue sections were prepared for histology analysis and the right lung were used to determine the ratio of wet to dry lung tissue weight (W/D). In another experiment, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected, and then the total protein content, and the amounts of white blood cells (WBC) and polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) in BALF were determined. Furthermore, the phosphorylation of cytosolic phospholipase A₂ (cPLA₂) was detected with immunohistochemical analysis by using phospho-cPLA2(Ser505) antibody, and the contents of thromboxane B₂ (TXB₂) in BALF, malondialdehyde (MDA) in the lungs, and activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in lung tissues were also determined.RESULTS:LPS induced acute lung injury, activated cPLA₂, and increased TXB₂ content in the BALF and MDA level in the lung tissue. The pretreatment with berberine significantly attenuated lung injury, lung edema and protein leakage induced by intraperitoneal injection of LPS. The expression of phospho-cPLA₂ in the lung tissues and TXB₂ content in the BALF in the berberine treatment group were lower than those in LPS group (P<0.05). In addition, the content of MDA in the lung tissue was lower in the berberine treatment group than LPS group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference in activity of lung SOD between the berberine treatment and LPS group (P>0.05). CONCLUSION:Pretreatment with berberine remarkably reduces the LPS-induced lung injury, which is, at least in part, through inhibiting phosphorylation of cPLA₂ and decreasing lipid peroxidation. These findings provide a new strategy for the prevention and treatment of LPS-induced acute lung injury.     

印楝素A和印楝素B生物活性比较

对印楝素A和印楝素B的生物活性进行了研究。在3μg/mL的剂量下处理后24 h,印楝素A和印楝素B对小菜蛾3龄幼虫的拒食率分别为85.3%和80.4%;在5μg/mL的剂量下处理后24 h,对棉铃虫3龄幼虫的拒食率分别为94.9%和80.2%。处理后72 h,印楝素A和印楝素B对斜纹夜蛾3龄幼虫的LC₅₀分别为1.0μg/mL和3.3μg/mL。印楝素A和印楝素B在3μg/mL的剂量下处理后72 h,小菜蛾3龄幼虫的死亡率分别为90.42%和84.11%;在5μg/mL的剂量下处理后72 h,棉铃虫3龄幼虫的死亡率分别为99.1%和100.0%;在0.5μg/mL的剂量下处理后72 h,斜纹夜蛾4龄幼虫体重降低率分别为57.5%和72.73%;在0.8μg/mL的剂量下处理后72 h,棉铃虫3龄幼虫体重降低率分别为84.1%和80.9%。     

水稻白叶枯病菌毒素对水稻不育系珍汕97A的专化毒性

 采用乙酸乙酯法提取对珍汕97不育胞质具有专化毒性的白叶枯病菌AH28、GX50和非专化毒性的OS14菌株的毒素。以不同浓度的毒素处理珍汕97不育系和保持系的种子或幼苗,可引起水稻叶片褪绿和细胞坏死,产生与接种病菌相似的症状,在蚕豆叶片上形成过敏性坏死斑;毒素可导致水稻幼苗萎蔫、胚根胚芽生长受抑和根冠细胞死亡;毒素的毒性与毒素浓度和产毒素菌株的致病力成正比;专化性毒素AT对珍汕97不育系的毒害程度显著高于对保持系的毒害。     

盐酸处理蚕卵酯酶A4的活性变化及其与滞育性的关系

从家蚕C108品种蚕卵精制酯酶A4,首次测定了产卵后24～96h浸酸蚕卵酯酶A4的ATPase活性。蚕卵经盐酸处理后在体外5℃1～2d或体外25℃1～3h出现酶活性峰。与低温活化蚕卵比较,产卵后24～96h的浸酸蚕卵,在体外5℃酶活性峰出现时间提早了8．5～22d,在体外25℃提早了3～9h。浸酸后蚕卵迅速解除滞育,滞育发育时间显著缩短。将不同卵龄未浸酸蚕卵与盐酸处理蚕卵酯酶A4的ATPase活性峰出现时间差制成曲线,在体外5℃或25℃的结果几乎都完全与5℃冷藏时蚕卵的滞育发育时间曲线重叠。盐酸处理蚕卵酯酶A4的活性变化与蚕卵活化有高度相关性。     

Inhibition of histamine release from dispersed canine skin mast cells by cyclosporin A, rolipram and salbutamol, but not by dexamethasone or sodium cromoglycate

Despite the important role that canine skin mast cells play in IgE-mediated allergic inflammation, clinically useful compounds for modulating mediator release from these cells or for suppressing cell response are lacking in the dog. The ability of five compounds to inhibit histamine release induced by non immunological (calcium ionophore A23187 and substance P) and IgE-dependent (concanavalin A) stimuli were compared. Sodium cromoglycate, a mast cell stabilizer, and dexamethasone, a glucocorticoid, failed to inhibit histamine release from isolated skin mast cells following any kind of stimulation. Salbutamol, a β-adrenergic agonist, exhibited inhibitory activity (46.0%) only after concanavalin A activation. In contrast, rolipram, a selective phosphodiesterase IV inhibitor and cyclosporin A, an immunosuppressor, showed potent anti allergic actions, inhibiting both IgE-dependent and -independent stimuli. Rolipram inhibited 42.8%, 44.7% and 19.2% of the mediator release induced by ionophore A23187, substance P and concanavalin A, respectively. Similarly cyclosporin A induced 85.9%, 14.9% and 67.3% inhibition after ionophore A23187, substance P and concanavalin A stimulation, respectively. These results suggest that rolipram and cyclosporin A merit to be clinically tested as agents for the treatment of chronic allergic diseases in the dog.     

VE在硒缺乏动物自由基代谢中的作用

为探讨ＶＥ在硒缺乏动物自由基代谢中的作用及添加ＶＥ对自由基代谢的影响,本试验采用低硒（低于１０－９）、补ＶＥ（１０－４）日粮饲喂小鼠,并对动物增重,血液、肝组织内丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）、硒谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（Ｓｅ－ＧＳＨ－Ｐｘ）及自由基（ＦＲｓ）水平进行了系统检测。试验发现,添加ＶＥ除可阻止缺硒所致的动物生长迟缓外,还可明显降低相关组织内ＭＤＡ的含量,但它并不直接影响Ｓｅ－ＧＳＨ－Ｐｘ的活力。试验结果表明,ＶＥ主要通过对机体脂质过氧化反应的抑制作用及其对自由基所致膜结构损伤的修复而参与机体自由基代谢,在硒缺乏状态下,它能与硒协同作用而影响病程发展和疾病转归。     

小麦条锈菌吸器分离方法研究

[目的]从小麦条锈菌侵染的叶片中分离纯度较高且结构较完整的吸器.[方法]根据锈菌吸器表面含有可以与伴刀豆球蛋白凝集素(Concanavalin A)结合的糖类物质的特性,参照蚕豆锈菌吸器的分离方法对小麦条锈菌吸器进行了分离.[结果]从被条锈菌侵染小麦叶片中成功分离出条锈菌吸器,提取吸器的纯度为83.3％,提取率为5.0×105个/g小麦叶片鲜重.[结论]根据蚕豆锈菌吸器的分离方法,稍作改进,成功分离得到小麦条锈茵吸器,为小麦条锈菌功能基因组学及其致病机制的研究奠定了基础.     

大青叶中4（3H）喹唑酮体外抗H1N1型流感病毒的作用研究

目的：探讨大青叶中4（3H）喹唑酮体外抗H1N1型流感病毒的作用。方法：用MTT染色法测定大青叶中4（3H）喹唑酮通过不同加药方式对H1N1型流感病毒的体外抑制作用。结果：大青叶中4（3H）喹唑酮对H1N1型流感病毒具有明显的阻断作用和对细胞内病毒有抑制作用。结论：大青叶中4（3H）喹唑酮具有明显的体外阻止H1N1型流感病毒吸附到靶细胞和抑制H1N1型流感病毒增殖的作用。     

水稻三系不育系G98A的选育

挖掘利用地方稻种资源,利用贵州高原粳稻与矮秆籼稻杂交改良,经过2次杂交(纳雍大红谷/南京11//8902S),多代单株选择,育成耐寒保持材料95F076,用其与野败胞质不育系珍汕97A杂交,再连续8代回交,育成新不育系G98A.