Ethyl acetate fraction of flavonoids from Polygonum hydropiper L. modulates pseudorabies virus-induced inflammation in RAW264.7 cells via the nuclear factor-kappa B and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways

Pseudorabies virus (PRV) infection leads to severe inflammatory responses and tissue damage, and many natural herbs exhibit protective effects against viral infection by modulating the inflammatory response. An ethyl acetate fraction of flavonoids from Polygonum hydropiper L. (FEA) was prepared through ethanol extraction and ethyl acetate fractional extraction. An inflammatory model was established in RAW264.7 cells with PRV infection to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of FEA by measuring cell viability, nitric oxide (NO) production, reactive oxygen species (ROS) release, and mRNA expression of inflammatory factors, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Its functional mechanism was investigated by analyzing the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of key proteins in the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways. Our findings indicate that PRV induced inflammatory responses in RAW264.7 cells, and the responses were similar to that in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated cells. FEA significantly suppressed NO synthesis and down-regulated both expression and secretion of COX-2, iNOS, and inflammatory cytokines (P<0.05 or P<0.01). FEA also reduced NF-κB p65 translocation into the nucleus and decreased MAPK phosphorylation, indicating that the NF-κB/MAPK signaling pathway may be closely related to the inflammatory response during viral infection. The findings suggested the potential pharmaceutical application of FEA as a natural product that can treat viral infections due to its ability to mitigate inflammatory responses.     

Effects of remifentanil on monophasic action potential and transmural dispersion of repolarization in rabbit myocardium

AIM: To study the effect of remifentanil on monophasic action potential and transmural dispersion of repolarization (TDR) in the 3-layer myocardium of isolated rabbit hearts. METHODS: Adult rabbits (n=18, 2.0 ~ 2.5 kg) were used to isolate the hearts for preparing Langendorff perfusion model. The hearts were randomly divided into 3 groups after perfusion with K-H solution for 15 min: the perfusion in control group (C group) continued for 60 min; the hearts in remifentanil group (R group) were perfused with 12 μg/L remifentanil K-H solution for 60 min; the hearts in remifentanil+aminophylline group (RA group) were given 60-min perfusion of 12 μg/L K-H remifentanil+30 mg/L aminophylline. The HR and 3 layers of myocardial monophasic action potential (MAP) in the left ventricular anterior wall were recorded at time points after balanced infusion for 15 min (T₀), and continued perfusion for 15 min (T₁), 30 min (T₂) and 60 min (T₃). The monophasic action potential duration of repolarization at 90% (MAPD₉₀) and the transmural dispersion of repolarization (TDR) were calculated. The early afterdepolarization, delay afterdepolarization and arrhythmia were also observed. RESULTS: In R group, slower HR and prolonger MAPD₉₀ and TDR at T₁~T₃ were observed as compared with those at T₀ (P<0.05). R group showed slower HR and longer MAPD₉₀ and TDR than C group and RA group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Remifentanil slows the HR, extends the MAPD₉₀ and increases the TDR, thus being prone to induce reentry. Aminophylline makes HR faster and MAPD₉₀ shorter, thereby reducing the TDR.     

杏鲍菇多孢分离菌株ISSR、RAPD分子标记及体细胞不亲和性分析

通过杏鲍菇多孢分离菌株的ISSR、RAPD分子标记和体细胞不亲和性分析,体细胞不亲和性分析得出子代杏1、杏3、杏4与出发菌株湘杏98有拮抗线,杏1、杏2、杏3、杏4四株子代均有明显的拮抗线。16条ISSR引物和19条RAPD引物分别扩增出99、154个条带,多态性条带分别占48.48%、61.00%;相似系数变异范围分别为0.63~0.86、0.57~0.83。湘杏98、杏2、杏3在2种标记的聚类结果上存在差异。体细胞不亲和性分析从表型上(拮抗线有无)反应了菌株的遗传变异。RAPD标记遗传相似系数小于ISSR标记,表明ISSR标记更适合亲缘关系较近的种群间遗传多样性分析。     

值得在华南地区推广应用的3种野生观赏樱属植物

通过对华南地区野生樱属植物进行深入的调查,从形态特征、生态习性、繁殖、观赏价值、园林应用等方面,介绍了钟花樱桃、尾叶樱桃和海南樱桃3种适合在华南地区推广应用的樱属植物。     

水稻品种合理布局中的灰色分析方法

针对传统品种布局仅以产量为惟一指标的局限性,采用作物品种灰色布局方法,对重庆市2010-2011年区域试验汇总结果进行了研究。结果表明,万优481在万州、潼南、永川三区、县适应性较好,在以上生态区域推广应用能表现出较强的综合优势;广占63S/R2010较适生态区域为丰都、梁平。对灰色布局、方法的可行性及应用前景进行了分析。     

黑木耳简单快速组织分离新法

利用酒精、镊子对黑木耳耳片进行组织分离,方法方便、快捷,分离成功率100%。     

丘陵山地水田旱地交错分布区耕地地力评价

在自然条件下,通过比较水田和旱地地块的肥力差异,选择合适的评价模式,以制定合理的耕地利用依据。结合研究区丘陵山地水田和旱地交错的分布特点,依据最小控制斑块面积确定评价单元数,重点分析了水田和旱地在实际耕作中的差异性,并结合操作实践合理分配水田和旱地在评价体系中各指标的权重系数。结果表明,评价单元数的多少对评价结果的影响比较明显,综合研究区耕地地力实际情况和节约计算耗时的实际,建议最小控制斑块面积在临界值(推荐值)的10%为佳;另外通过水旱分开评价和水旱统一评价两种评价模式的比较,发现水旱分开能使评价结果更加贴近实际情形,反映实际耕地地力状况,能够更加有效地指导农业生产实践。     

覆膜滴灌玉米产量和农艺性状相关性分析

为明确在覆膜滴灌条件下玉米品系(种)主要农艺性状与产量的关系,应用DPS软件对15个玉米杂交品系(种)的主要农艺性状和产量性状进行相关性、灰色关联度等分析,结果表明:籽粒重、穗重、产量的变异系数较大;玉米产量与生育期、籽粒水分含量、穗重、籽粒重呈显著正相关关系;聚类分析可将参试的15个品系(种)划分为3类,第Ⅲ类表现良好,值得进行推广种植。灰色关联度分析表明,玉米籽粒重、穗重、生育期、籽粒水分含量等性状是影响玉米产量的主导因素,在玉米高产育种中,应以其为主攻目标,提高玉米后代的有效选择,加速高产育种进程。     

吉林省西部新开发水田遥感动态监测研究

为了响应土地整理开发项目的政策,吉林省西部地区开发了大面积的水田。为掌握新开发水田的动态变化,有必要对吉林省地区进行土地利用分类。以吉林省前郭县为例,利用2010年环境卫星数据进行不同土地利用分类方法的比较,进而对另外3景图像进行信息提取,分析4个年份新开发水田的分布及变化情况。结果表明,支持向量机法比最大似然法的耕地分类精度高约5%,其产品和用户精度分别为95%和84%。加入纹理信息没有显著提高分类精度。2009~2012年水田面积分别增加-67.7 km2,111.7 km2和265.01 km2。     

数字图像处理中的点运算实验教学研究

在数字图像处理课程中,点运算是很重要和基础的一类图像处理技术,实验操作性也很强,对于图像的后续处理极为重要.本文讨论了点运算实验的设计内容、相关要求及其实现方法.