Protective effect of adiponectin on glucose and lipid metabolism by suppressing MHCⅡ expression

AIM: To investigate whether the protective effect of adiponectin on glucose and lipid metabolism is achieved through down-regulating major histocompatibility complex class Ⅱ (MHCⅡ) in the adipose tissue. METHODS: Adiponectin knockout (KO) mice and C57BL/6(WT) mice were fed with high-fat diet and standard diet for 24 weeks, respectively. The body weight, fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), hepatic histology, and class Ⅱ trans-activator (CⅡTA), histocompatibility 2 class Ⅱ antigen E beta (H2-Eb1) and cluster of differentiation 74(CD74) mRNA and MHC Ⅱ protein levels in adipose tissue were measured at sacrifice. siRNA targeting MHC Ⅱ and overexpression vector was used in 3T3-L1 cells to explore the effect of adiponectin on the protein level of MHCⅡ. RESULTS: The levels of body weight, FBG, FINS, HOMA-IR, TC, TG, LDL-C, hepatic steatosis, CⅡTA, H2-Eb1 and CD74 mRNA expression, and MHCⅡ protein expression in the KO mice were higher than those in the WT mice that fed with high-fat diet or standard diet. In 3T3-L1 cells, inhibition of adiponectin reversed MHC Ⅱ protein level induced by specific siRNA. The expression of MHC Ⅱ in adipocytes decreased after adiponectin was overexpressed. CONCLUSION: Adiponectin improves glucose and lipid metabolism through suppressing the expression of MHCⅡ in the adipose tissue.     

添加乳酸菌和葡萄糖对苜蓿青贮品质的影响

初花期收获的苜蓿经过0h、8h和32h的晾晒(干物质含量分别为27.15%、38.45%、50.87%),添加不同含量的乳酸菌 葡萄糖(0、105cfu/g 20g/kg、106cfu/g 15g/kg、107cfu/g 10g/kg)进行青贮,其品质测定结果表明:无添加剂直接青贮时,苜蓿低水分(干物质含量为50.87%)青贮的效果最好,其青贮综合评定为82分;添加乳酸菌 葡萄糖青贮时,3种不同干物质水平中以凋萎苜蓿(干物质含量为38.45%)青贮后青贮料的青贮品质和综合评定最好;苜蓿较低干物质含量(27.15%)条件下,适中的乳酸菌和葡萄糖添加量(106cfu/g 15g/kg)可以得到最好的青贮效果和最高的综合评分;而在干物质含量为38.45%和50.87%条件下,乳酸菌和葡萄糖添加量为107cfu/g 10g/kg时,可以得到较好的青贮效果和最高的综合评分。     

Growth of the collembolan Folsomia candida Willem in soil supplemented with glucose

Freely available glucose improves the conditions for soil microorganisms which are utilized as food by Collembola. We examined the effects of glucose application on collembolan (Folsomia candida Willem) growth and on several biotic and abiotic soil parameters (microbial biomass, soil respiration, qCO₂, dissolved organic carbon, inorganic nitrogen, and Olson-P) in an artificial system without predatory pressure on Collembola. Glucose addition increased soil respiration and qCO₂, and decreased nutrient levels in the soil. Collembolan growth increased with increasing glucose doses. We conclude that the availability of carbon substrates can sustain collembolan growth via an improvement of microbial growth conditions.     

How increasing availabilities of carbon and nitrogen affect atrazine behaviour in soils

 The effect of increasing amounts of glucose and mineral N on the behaviour of atrazine was studied in two soils. One had been exposed to atrazine under field conditions (adapted soil), the other had not (non-adapted soil), resulting, respectively, in an accelerated degradation of atrazine in the adapted soil and in a slow degradation of the herbicide in the non-adapted soil. The dissipation of ¹⁴C-atrazine via degradation and formation of non-extractable "bound" residues was followed during laboratory incubations in soils supplemented or not with increasing amounts of glucose and mineral N. In both soils, glucose added at rates of up to 16 g C kg^–1 soil did not modify atrazine mineralization but increased the formation of bound residues; this was probably due to the retention of atrazine by the growing microbial biomass. Atrazine dealkylation was enhanced when a large amount of glucose was added. In both soils, the addition of the largest dose of mineral N (2.5 g N kg^–1 soil) decreased atrazine mineralization. The simultaneous addition of glucose and mineral N enhanced their effects. When the largest doses of mineral N and glucose were added, atrazine mineralization stopped in both soils, and the proportion of bound residues increased. Glucose and mineral N additions influenced atrazine mineralization to a greater extent in the adapted soil than in the non-adapted one, as revealed by ANOVA, although glucose addition had a greater effect than N. The competition for space and nutrients between atrazine-degrading microorganisms and the total heterotrophic microflora probably contributed to the decrease in atrazine mineralization. Received: 9 June 1998     

Electron donor and pH relationships for biologically enhanced dissolution of chlorinated solvent DNAPL in groundwater

Biologically enhanced dissolution offers a method to speed removal of chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) sources such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichoroethene (TCE) from aquifers. Bioremediation is accomplished by adding an electron donor to the source zone where fermentation to intermediates leading to acetic acid and hydrogen results. The hydrogen and possibly acetic acid are used by dehalogenating bacteria to convert PCE and TCE to ethene and hydrochloric acid. Reductive dehalogenation is thus an acid forming process, and sufficient alkalinity must be present to maintain a near neutral pH. The bicarbonate alkalinity required to maintain pH above 6.5 is a function of the electron donor: 800 mg/L of bicarbonate alkalinity is sufficient to achieve about 1.2 mM TCE dechlorination with glucose, 1.7 mM with lactate, and a much higher 3.3 mM with formate. Laboratory studies indicate that in mixed culture, formate can be used as an electron donor for complete conversion to ethene, contrary to pure cultures studies indicating it cannot. Various strategies can be used to add electron donor to an aquifer for DNAPL dehalogenation while minimizing pH problems and excessive electron donor usage, including use of injection-extraction wells, dual recirculation wells, and nested injection-extraction wells.     

高钾血症模型的建立及抢救措施机理的分析

高钾血症是临床上多种疾病所并发的一种常见病理生理过程。血钾升高的最大危害是心肌毒性,它可引起机体心律失常甚至心脏停搏危及生命。因此,预防高钾血症的发生和采取有效的处理方法,一直是病理生理学研究的热点问题之一。了解高血钾对心肌细胞的毒性作用及寻找抢救方法。制备高血钾家兔模型,并分别用葡萄糖酸钙、NaHCO3进行抢救。高钾血症时,心电图可见家兔心律失常,并且T波高耸,Q—T间期缩短,同时,还会使机体的呼吸系统发生变化;用葡萄糖酸钙、NaHCO3后,抢救成功。高血钾对心脏有毒性作用,浓度升高速度越快,毒性作用越大。静脉推注高葡萄糖溶液、NaHCO3溶液都对缓解高血钾症有一定的作用;心电图可作为诊断高血钾,判定其程度和观察疗效的重要指标。     

苦荞种子中葡萄糖含量变异研究（摘要）

[目的]明确不同产地苦荞种子中葡萄糖含量的差异。[方法]以不同产地的35份苦荞资源为试材,测定了其籽粒的葡萄糖含量。[结果]35份苦荞资源的葡萄糖含量变化幅度为0.0556%～0.8402%,平均值为0.3217%;不同产地苦荞的葡萄糖含量存在差异,以贵州威宁的苦荞种子T324中葡萄糖含量最高,原产贵州威宁苦荞种子T398最低。[结论]为明确葡萄糖含量在不同苦荞资源间的遗传变异规律提供了参考。     

Comprehensive utilization of the hydrolyzed productions from rice hull

The study based on pretreatment, hydrolyzation and separation processes with the raw material rice hull, provides a comprehensive utilization of the hydrolyzed productions, such as glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) from cellulose, silica (SiO₂), and byproduct crystalline sodium sulfate (Na₂SO₄·10H₂O). The optimum hydrolysis conditions are as follows: the concentration of H₂SO₄ is 72% (wt.%), the temperature is 50 °C, the ratio of H₂SO₄ solution volume (mL) to the rice hull mass (g) is 10:1 and the time is 5 min, the glucose yield rate reaches 45.6% (wt.%). The concentration of glucose solution could be 0.1 g/mL after neutralization measured by ultraviolet spectrophotometer (UV-VIS). Silica powder was below 50 nm characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The main byproduct crystalline sodium sulfate was featured by XRD and photographs.     

pH、葡萄糖以及金属离子对翘嘴红鮊精子活力的影响

[目的]为翘嘴红鲌人工繁殖中最佳受精激活介质的选择提供理论依据。[方法]采用平板载片法,研究了pH、葡萄糖和Na＋、K＋、Ca2＋、Mg2＋等金属离子及河水、瀑气自来水、去离子水和蒸馏水对翘嘴红鮊精子活力的影响,探讨翘嘴红鮊精子在不同溶液中的活力变化。[结果]翘嘴红鮊精子活力受pH和葡萄糖、Na＋、K＋、Mg2＋、Ca2＋浓度的影响。Na＋是激活翘嘴红鮊精子的主要因子。Mg2＋是抑制翘嘴红鮊精子活力的主要因子。4种水体中翘嘴红鮊精子活力的顺序依次为河水〉瀑气自来水〉去离子水〉蒸馏水。[结论]翘嘴红鮊人工授精的激活溶液宜采用河水配制,pH 8.5,且应含75 mmol/L Na＋、0.7 mmol/L K＋、3 mmol/L Ca2＋和1 g/L葡萄糖。     

苯酚-硫酸法测定灰树花中多糖含量的研究

[目的]建立一种快速、稳定的适于测定灰树花多糖含量的方法。[方法]热水浸提法提取灰树花多糖,采用苯酚-硫酸法,以葡萄糖为标准品,以蒸馏水为空白对照,于490 nm波长处分别测定对照品和供试品溶液的吸光度,按标准曲线计算葡萄糖含量。[结果]葡萄糖在20~170μg/ml范围内线性关系良好,回归方程为Y=0.009 7X-0.096 4（Y为吸光度,X为葡萄糖浓度,μg/ml）,相关系数r=0.998 5,低、中、高3个不同浓度的加样回收率分别为101.19%、100.01%和100.23%（n=5）,其RSD值分别为1.20%、0.85%和0.55%。[结论]苯酚硫酸法是一种快速、稳定、重现性好的灰树花多糖含量测定方法。