In vitro suppression of quercetin on hypertrophy and extracellular matrix accumulation in rat glomerular mesangial cells cultured by high glucose

Quercetin's protective effects on the glomerulosclerosis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) in rat mesangial cells were investigated. The cell cycles, type IV collagen and laminin, TGF-β₁ mRNA, Smad 2/3 and Smad 7, and activities of cell antioxidases were measured. Compared with the high glucose group, quercetin may decrease the cell percentages of G₀/G₁ phase, Smad 2/3 expression, laminin and type IV collagen, and TGF-β₁ mRNA level significantly. The antioxidant capacity, the cell percentages of S phase and Smad 7 expression was significantly increased by quercetin. These results suggest that quercetin is a protective agent against glomerulosclerosis in DN.     

Z-ligustilide isolated from Radix Angelicae sinensis ameliorates the memory impairment induced by scopolamine in mice

We investigated the effect of Z-ligustilide (LIG) on scopolamine-induced memory impairment in ICR mice. LIG (2.5–40 mg/kg) or tacrine (10 mg/kg) was orally administrated for 26 days. Behavior was examined in the Morris water maze and Y-maze after scopolamine administration (2 mg/kg, i.p.). The central acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activities were assessed spectrophotometrically. LIG significantly improved spatial long-term memory and short-term memory impairment, inhibited AChE activity and increased ChAT activity. Moreover, LIG and tacrine showed the comparable efficacy in both neurobehavioral and cholinergic evaluation. These data suggest that LIG may alleviate memory deficits probably via enhancing cholinergic function.     

木瓜花瓣花色素及花色苷HPLC定量分析

利用高效液相色谱（HPI,C）法首次定量分析了木瓜（Chaenomeles sinensis）鲜花瓣中花青素3,5-二葡萄糖苷（Cya—nidin3,5-di-O-glucoside,Cy3G5G）、天竺葵色素3,5一二葡萄糖苷（Pelargonidin3,5-di—O-glucoside,Pg3GSG）、花青素3-半乳糖苷（Cyanidin3-O—galactoside,Cy3Ga）、花青素3-葡萄糖苷（Cyanidin 3-O--glucoside,Cy 3G）、芍药色素3一葡萄糖苷（Peonidin3-O-glucoside,Pn3G）、飞燕草素（Delphinidin,Dp）、花青素（Cyanldin,Cy）、芍药色素（Pconidin,Pn）和锦葵色素（Malvidin,Mv）等9种色素。其中Cy3Ga、Cy3G、Dp和色素19（保留时间13．975min）是木瓜鲜花瓣中4种重要色素,其相对含量均超过检测到色素总合量的10％,分别占检测到色素总含量的17．43％、16．63％、10．27％和23．67％,鲜叶片中买际含量分别为0．3mg／g、0．314mg／g、0．12mg／g和0．427mg／g。其它23种色素的结构和含量需要进一步分析。     

荆门市森防工作现状及对策研究

笔者对荆门市林业有害生物防治的基本情况、机构状况、监测预警、检疫御灾和防治减灾等体系建设作了较全面的介绍,对面临的形势和存在的问题进行了客观分析,并提出了相应的建议,旨在为推进现代林业有害生物防治提供参考.     

后河自然保护区野生保护植物优先保护定量研究

笔者在野外调查和查阅文献资料的基础上,研究了湖北五峰后河自然保护区国家重点保护野生植物的分布情况,并运用濒危系数、遗传价值系数和物种价值系数对其优先保护顺序进行了定量分析.结果表明:①后河自然保护区共有国家重点保护野生植物25种,其中Ⅰ级7种,Ⅱ级18种,分别占湖北省分布的54.4%、87.5%和47.4%;②采用优先...     

Identification of SSR loci in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Betula luminifera</Emphasis> using birch EST data

Expressed sequence tags(ESTs) are generated from single-pass sequencing of randomly picked cDNA clones and can be used for development of simple sequence repeat(SSR) markers or microsatellites.However,EST databases have been developed for only a small number of species.This paper provides a case study of the utility of freely available birch EST resources for the development of markers necessary for the genetic analysis of Betula luminifera.Based on birch EST data,primers for 80 EST-SSR candidate loci were ...     

关于城市集中供热热网监控系统的设计

本文以实际工程为例,阐述了城市集中供热热网监控系统的基本组成、功能特点;并通过应用热网监控系统保证热网安全,可靠、高效的运行。     

环境放射性核素~(137)Cs和~(210)Pb_(ex)的田间原位测定研究

原位现场γ谱仪具有快速准确监测土壤中环境放射性核素137Cs和210Pbex的潜力,可以解决传统环境放射性核素示踪土壤侵蚀在选择参考点和测定时间过长问题。本研究应用现场γ谱仪(ISOCS,In-situObject Counting System),对内蒙古锡林浩特草原土壤中137Cs和210Pbex的含量进行了田间原位(不采样)测定,并与室内γ谱仪测定结果进行了比对。结果显示:现场γ谱仪的探头离地面1m,采用90度准直器,测量时间保证3600s以上时,测定的土壤中137Cs面积浓度与室内测定结果一致,二者的平均偏差为8%,表明现场γ谱仪测定具有较高精度,是快速评价土壤侵蚀速率的有效技术;210Pbex的原位测定结果显著高于室内测定结果,可能由于测定时间较短所致。初步研究结果表明:原位测定具有时间短、精度高的优点,可以克服传统采样造成的空间变异误差。     

丛枝菌根对酸枣实生苗耐盐性的影响

本文研究了在土中加入不同量NaCl条件下 (0、1 5、3 0、4 5gkg-1干土 )接种丛枝菌根真菌 (AMF)Glomusmosseae对盆栽酸枣 (ZizyphusspinosusHu)实生苗生长及耐盐性的影响。结果表明 ,无论接种与否 ,植株的高度、根茎叶的干鲜重均随土壤NaCl浓度的增加而降低 ,而根、茎、叶和整株的Na浓度及Na全量均随土壤NaCl浓度的增加而增大。在土壤盐浓度相同的条件下 ,接种AMF植株的生长量 (株高、鲜重、干重等 )和叶片的叶绿素含量显著高于不接种植株。接种AMF的植株茎、叶中Na浓度低于不接种植株 ,而根中Na浓度、植株Na总量显著高于不接种植株。盐浓度最大的接种处理 ,其植株生长量和叶片叶绿素含量均高于不加盐不接菌处理。播种时进行盐胁迫处理和播种后 4 0d开始进行盐胁迫处理对菌根的侵染率、植株生长的影响差异不显著。上述四种盐浓度播种时进行盐处理的接种AMF植株的总干重比不接种植株分别提高 16 4 %、14 9%、4 8%、35 % ,在播种后 4 0d进行盐处理的接种AMF的植株比不接种植株分别提高 194 %、12 7%、72 %、4 6 %。结果证明 ,酸枣实生苗具有较强的耐盐性 ,其生长对菌根真菌有很强的依赖性 ,接种菌根真菌提高了其耐盐能力。     

Bimodal grain-size distribution of Chinese loess, and its palaeoclimatic implications

Grain-size analysis indicates that Chinese loess generally shows a bimodal distribution with a coarse and a fine component. The coarse component, comprising the main part of the loess, has pronounced kurtosis and is well sorted, which is interpreted to be the product of dust storms generated by low-altitude northwesterly winds. Its grain-size reflects the strength of the low-altitude circulation in the dust seasons of the year, and its percentage provides an indicator of the source area aridity and the frequency of dust storms. Conversely, the fine component has a wide grain-size range and is poorly sorted. Sedimentary illustrations based on the grain-size distribution characteristics of bulk samples and of detrital quartz suggest that the fine component probably represents the background dust load of the atmosphere and is mainly transported by high-altitude westerly airstreams. Its grain-size provides an estimate of the westerly air stream intensity. The coarse and fine components of a loess sample can be mathematically separated by fitting a designated mathematical distribution function to the measured grain-size data, and this procedure constitutes an approach for reconstructing the palaeowind system of Northern China.