Oxidative stress-activated JNK-MAPK signaling pathway is involved in fluctuant high glucose-induced injury of hepatocytes

AIM: To explore the mechanisms of fluctuant high blood glucose-induced apoptosis of hepatocytes. METHODS: SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group (N), stable high blood glucose group (S), fluctuant high blood glucose group (F) and insulin group (I). Diabetic rats were induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (65 mg/kg), and the fluctuant high blood glucose animal model was induced by intraperitoneal injection of ordinary insulin and glucose at different time points every day. The blood glucose fluctuation patterns of the animals in F group within 12 weeks were similar every day and no significant difference of the HbA1c concentration was observed compared with S group, indicating that the fluctuant hyperglycemia was successfully established in F group. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) in the homogenate of the liver tissues were detected by colorimetry. The mRNA and protein levels of JNK, p-JNK, Bax and Bcl-2 were examined by RT-PCR and Western blot. RESULTS: After 12 weeks, the increases in the intakes of food and water, the urine output, and the abnormal liver function were observed in S group, I group and F group. Compared with N group, the MDA level was increased, the content of NO and the activity of SOD and GSH-Px were decreased, and up-regulation of JNK mRNA and p-JNK and Bax proteins, and down-regulation of Bcl-2 were also found in S group, I group and F group. The above effects were more obviously showed in F group. CONCLUSION: Oxidative stress activates JNK-MAPK signaling pathway, which is involved in fluctuant high glucose-induced apoptosis of hepatocytes.     

不同基因型油菜锌效率机理Ⅰ ——耐低锌油菜基因型苗期筛选指标研究

采用营养液培养试验比较了低锌营养下芥菜、白菜、甘蓝型3个油菜(Brassica napus L.)品种幼苗的生物量，抗氧化酶活性，根系活力，叶绿素含量及对锌的吸收、利用差异。试验结果表明，3个油菜品种由于基因型不同，在耐低锌营养能力方面存在显著性差异。在低锌时(10-6mol/L Zn2+)，幼苗植株地上部干重以芥菜型>甘蓝型>白菜型，地上部干重分别较无锌对照处理增加17.8%(芥菜型)、9.9%(白菜型)、3.3%(甘蓝型)。芥菜型叶CAT、POD、SOD活性，叶绿素含量及根系活力也明显高于甘蓝型和白菜型油菜。锌积累量及锌利用率也以芥菜型远远大于其它2个品种，锌素利用效率分别为12.3%（芥菜型），8.0%(白菜型)，4.9% (甘蓝型)。苗期油菜叶CAT、POD、SOD等抗氧化酶活性、叶绿素含量及根系活力可以作为筛选耐低锌营养油菜基因型的评价指标之一。     

苦荞提取物对大小鼠血糖、血脂的调节

试验观察了苦荞提取物对四氧嘧啶所引起的高血糖型大鼠的降血糖作用及对高血脂症动物血脂的影响。结果表明，苦荞提取物对正常大鼠血糖无影响，大、中剂量对四氧嘧啶所致的高血糖大鼠空腹血糖有明显的降低作用，并改善由四氧嘧啶所引起的高血糖大鼠的糖耐量。给予大剂量苦荞提取物可使大鼠血清总胆固醇（TC）浓度显著下降，给予中剂量可使大鼠血清甘油三酯（TG）浓度显著下降。     

Effects-based Assays in the Earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa: Their Utilisation for Evaluation of Contaminated Sites before and after Remediation (8 pp)

Goal, Scope and Background   In a preliminary ecological risk assessment, potential adverse effects of contaminants are often evaluated by measuring chemical residues and comparing these with regulatory guidelines. However limitations with this approach with regards to establishing actual effects have resulted in the increasing usage of sublethal effects-based assays, including biomarkers, to evaluate the hazard posed by contaminants in the environment. In this study a number of effects-based endpoints in the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa were evaluated to determine their comparative sensitivity for assessment of adverse effects of soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. Methods   Adult and juvenile earthworms were exposed for 4 weeks to sublethal concentrations of soil collected before and after remediation of a petroleum-contaminated site. A suite of endpoints were measured in these earthworms, including mortality, fecundity, growth, and juvenile maturation, and two less traditional endpoints, the biomarker, the neutral red retention assay (NRRA) and an avoidance behaviour test. Results and Discussion   Cocoon viability in this species is not a reliable parameter to measure, due to low viability in controls and a high coefficient of variation. Growth in adult earthworms was a more sensitive parameter than cocoon production. Maturation and growth of juveniles have been proposed as more sensitive endpoints than adult cocoon production and growth respectively. This was not apparent in the growth parameters, but maturation of juveniles did appear to be more sensitive than cocoon production by adults. The NRRA was a more sensitive parameter than cocoon production, and the NRRA and growth were both affected at the lowest concentration tested. The NRRA response appeared to be more sensitive than growth, but NRRT was only evaluated in one soil only, while the other parameters were assessed in two soils. However, the NRRA has previously been found to be more sensitive than growth after exposure to a number of contaminants. The avoidance behaviour assay exhibited similar sensitivity to growth and fecundity and could therefore be useful as a simple pre-screening test. Conclusion   The chronic endpoints, growth, cocoon production, and juvenile maturation parameters, were all sensitive endpoints for detecting exposure to the petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. The NRRA was the most sensitive of the endpoints assessed and could be used as an early-warning indicator to predict adverse impacts. Avoidance behaviour could be used as a simple pre-screening test to evaluate contaminated soils prior to more extensive and invasive testing. Recommendations and Perspective   Measuring chemical concentrations in environmental samples is not always useful, as the toxicological impacts of exposure to these concentrations are not always discernible. However, the use of effects-based endpoints, either in situ or in the laboratory using laboratory-reared earthworms, can account for the bioavailability of chemicals in the soil, and can therefore provide information on the toxicological impacts of exposure. The assays tested in this research were sensitive indicators of exposure, and therefore can be used to determine potential ecological risks at contaminated sites and to monitor the progress of remediation at these sites.     

Suitability of soil microbial parameters as indicators of heavy metal pollution

Several microbial parameters (microbial biomass, respiration, dehydrogenase, phosphatase, sulphatase, glucosidase, protease and urease activities) were measured in soils from five sites located in urban green areas close to roads differing in traffic density. Our aims were to evaluate the suitability of such parameters as field biomarkers of stress induced by heavy metal pollution, and to compare results obtained by single microbial parameters with results given by an index expressing the average microbial (AME) response of the microbial community. Data showed that all parameters were significantly reduced in the sites characterized by the highest load of metals in soil. Dehydrogenase, sulphatase, glucosidase activities and respiration, declined exponentially with increasing metal concentration, whereas phosphatase activity and AME decreased following a sigmoidal type relationship. In contrast, protease, urease and microbial biomass were not significantly correlated with soil metal concentration. Microbial parameters differed both in sensitivity to critical metal concentrations and in the rate of decline at increasing metal loads in soil. Due to the complex interplay of chemical, physical and biological factors which influence microbial activities and biomass, the proposed index (AME) appeared more suitable than single microbial parameters for a biomonitoring study of this type.     

日粮蛋白质水平对早期断奶仔猪生产性能、粪便微生物及血液生化指标的影响

采用单因素试验设计,选用(28±3)日龄、起始体重约(8.2±0.9)kg的二元杂种猪(L×Y)90头,随机分为5个处理,3重复/处理,6头/重复,分别饲喂粗蛋白质水平为16.5%、17.6%、18.7%、19.8%、20.9%的等能(3 300 MJ/kg)等氨基酸模式(Dlys∶D-SAA∶DThr∶DTrp=100∶57∶64∶18)的日粮,进行为期28d的饲养试验,研究5种不同粗蛋白质水平日粮对早期断奶仔猪生产性能、粪便微生物及部分血液生化指标的影响。结果表明,CP水平从16.5%增加至18.7%,仔猪平均日增重、平均日采食量线性增加,而料肉比线性降低;CP从18.7%进一步增加至20.9%,仔猪平均日增重、平均日采食量线性降低,料肉比线性增加,生产性能的各项指标呈二次曲线变化,蛋白质水平为18.7%时各项生产性能指标达到最优,因此以生产性能作为评价指标早期断奶仔猪最适宜的CP水平为18.7%。仔猪腹泻率,粪便大肠杆菌的数量以CP水平20.9%最高;血清总蛋白、白蛋白含量以及白蛋白/球蛋白先增加后降低,CP19.8%组含量最高,但未与CP18.7%达显著差异;血清尿素氮先增加后降低,CP19.8%组最高,但各组差异不显著(P>0.05)。     

苜蓿提取液抑菌活性研究

[目的]研究苜蓿提取液对4种常见菌绿脓杆菌、停乳链球菌、大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌活性。[方法]采用二倍稀释法和血平板鉴定相结合的方法测定其最低抑菌浓度(MIC)。[结果]苜蓿提取液对绿脓杆菌和停乳链球菌的MIC分别为0.674和1.347mg/ml;对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的MIC均为2.695 mg/ml。[结论]苜蓿提取液对绿脓杆菌和停乳链球菌有较好的抑菌活性,对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌效果一般。     

林下参总皂苷对高血糖大鼠的影响

目的观察林下参总皂苷(TGGUF)不同剂量组对高血糖大鼠血糖、体重、进食量、饮水量的影响。方法将正常Wistar大鼠腹腔注射0.054g/kg链脲霉素(STZ),造高血糖模型,并随机分为:模型组、消渴丸组、TGGUF高剂量组(0.40g/kg)、TGGUF中剂量组(0.20g/kg)和TGGUF低剂量组(0.10g/kg)。每日灌胃给药1次,每天记录各组大鼠的进食量和饮水量,连续给药4周,每周测空腹血糖、称体重各1次。结果TGGUF高剂量组可使高血糖大鼠血糖水平下降,抑制体重下降,进食量和饮水量减少,与模型组比较差异显著(P<0.05);TGGUF中剂量组可使高血糖大鼠血糖下降、饮水量减少,与模型组比较差异显著(P<0.05)。结论林下参总皂苷可使高血糖大鼠的血糖水平下降、体重增长、进食量和饮水量减少。     

斯氏线虫S.carpocapsae BJ对森林革蜱产卵量及其侵入部位的研究

用线虫浓度为8000 IJ/ml的斯氏线虫S.carpocapsae BJ品系侵染森林革蜱饱血雌蜱。实验期间统计饱血雌蜱的产卵量,用解剖镜观察线虫进入蜱体内的部位。结果表明,经线虫侵染后,平均每只蜱的产卵量为(327.0±11.0)个,而对照中每只蜱的产卵量为(4420.6±282.6)个;经线虫侵染后饱血雌蜱的死亡率高达90%。线虫的侵染使雌蜱的产卵量显著减少。线虫主要从蜱的口器、肛门、气门和生殖孔及节间膜处入侵。     

低聚木糖对小鼠血糖和血脂的影响

为研究低聚木糖对小鼠血糖、血脂的影响,采用四氧嘧啶造糖尿病小鼠模型,喂食高脂溶液建立高脂血症小鼠模型,对其灌胃低聚木糖,测定小鼠体重、血清中血糖(Glu)、丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)、甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)含量。结果表明:低聚木糖可使正常小鼠的体重减轻,有效降低糖尿病小鼠的Glu含量而不改变ALT,降低高脂血症小鼠TG、TC的水平,提高HDL-C与TC的比值。