Astragalus polysaccharides protects against free fatty acid-induced human vascular endothelial cell dysfunction via AMPK-eNOS pathway

AIM: To study the protective effect of Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) on free fatty acid-induced injury in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). METHODS: Cultured HUVECs were divided into control group, APS group [APS (200 mg/L) treated for 24 h], free fatty acid group [free fatty acid (0.25 mmol/L) treated for 24 h], free fatty acid plus APS group [free fatty acid (0.25 mmol/L) and APS (200 mg/L) treated for 24 h], and compound C group [free fatty acid (0.25 mmol/L) and APS (200 mg/L) and AMPK inhibitor compound C (10 μmol/L) treated for 24 h]. The cell viability was detected by MTT assay. Nitric oxide (NO) content in the medium was determined by nitrate reductase assay. The protein levels of total adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), phosphorylated adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (p-AMPK), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase (p-eNOS) were measured by Western blot. RESULTS: No significant difference of all indexes between APS group and control group was observed. The cell viability in free fatty acid group decreased significantly compared with control group. The cell viability in free fatty acid plus APS group was significantly improved as compared with free fatty acid group. The cell viability in compound C group was almost the same as that in free fatty acid group. The No content and protein levels of p-AMPK and p-eNOS in free fatty acid group decreased obviously as compared with control group, while the NO content and protein levels of p-AMPK and p-eNOS in free fatty acid plus APS group increased obviously compared with free fatty acid group. No significant difference of the p-AMPK and p-eNOS protein levels between free fatty acid plus APS group and free fatty acid group was observed. No significant difference of the AMPK and eNOS protein levels in all groups was found. CONCLUSION: APS attenuates the free fatty acid-induced injury, and its mechanism is related to the AMPK-eNOS signal pathway.     

不同生长调节物质对丹参愈伤组织的诱导效应

以丹参(SalviamiltiorrhizaBunge)无菌苗的茎、叶为外植体,接种于附加2,4-D、NAA、6-BA及其组合的MS固体培养基上。结果表明:单独使用三种植物生长调节物质在一定浓度范围内均能产生愈伤组织;配合使用外源生长素和细胞分裂素,能获得出愈率高、生长快、质量好的愈伤组织;最佳组合的诱导培养基为MS 2,4-D2．0mg／L 6-BA1．0mg／L;2,4-D对丹参愈伤组织的诱导有促进作用;但当2,4-D的浓度在4mg／L以上时,对愈伤组织的生长有抑制作用。     

Morphological variation in Astragalus hamosus L. and Coronilla scorpioides L. populations of Tunisia

Morphological variation between Astragalus hamosus and Coronillascorpioides populations was studied using local germoplasm collected in northern and central Tunisia. Twenty-one morphological traits were recorded and data were analysed using complementary statistical analysis. Considerable variation based on morphological and agronomical traits was found between populations and for both species. Pod and peduncle lengths as well as flowers number were the most discriminant variables between populations. Differences were also found for variables like seed number per pod, seed yield and dry matter production. Significant correlations were found between plant traits and the environmental parameters of the origin sites. This study revealed enough variation among populations to initiate a selection programme for pasture improvement in arid and semi-arid areas of Tunisia, where the two species are well adapted. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

大豆基因组SSR和EST-SSR在黄芪中的通用性分析

分子标记的种间通用性可降低其开发成本,提高利用效率,促进遗传研究较薄弱物种的分子遗传学研究。为开发黄芪SSR分子标记,本研究利用大豆的66对基因组SSR(G-SSR)和43对EST-SSR引物在黄芪基因组中进行通用性分析,并选出其中条带清晰易辨的23对引物对6种不同来源的黄芪进行遗传分析。结果表明:大豆G-SSR、EST-SSR引物在黄芪中的通用性比例分别为31.82%、76.74%,多态性引物分别占18.18%、53.49%,大豆EST-SSR在黄芪的通用性高于基因组SSR,且通用的大豆SSR标记可以用于不同来源黄芪的遗传多样性分析。本研究发掘的多态性SSR引物可以有效用于黄芪的分子遗传多样性研究。     

文冠果育苗实用技术

本文结合陕西省富县的生态环境特点,依托生物质能源林示范基地建设项目,系统总结了文冠果的育苗方法和苗木生长规律,提出了以播种育苗、插根育苗、嫁接育苗为主的文冠果育苗技术体系。研究结果对于文冠果这一优良生物质能源树种在延安市的扩大繁殖具有重要的指导意义。     

共培养对土壤重金属污染植物修复的调控作用

A co-culture of two plant materials, Astragalus sinicus L., a leguminous plant with concomitant nodules, and Elsholtzia splendens Naki-a Cu accumulator, along with treatments of a chelating agent (EDTA), root excretions (citric acid), and a control with E. splendens only were used to compare the mobility of heavy metals in chelating agents with a co-culture and to determine the potential for co-culture phytoremediation in heavy metal contaminated soils. The root uptake for Cu, Zn, and Pb in all treatments was significantly greater (P < 0.05) than that of the control treatment. However with translocation in the shoots, only Cu, Zn, and Pb in plants grown with the EDTA treatment and Zn in plants co-cropped with the A. sinicus treatment increased significantly (P < 0.05). In addition, when a co-culture in soils with heavy and moderate contamination was compared, for roots in moderately contaminated soils only Zn concentration was significantly less (P < 0.05) than that of heavily contaminated soils, however, Cu, Zn, and Pb concentrations of shoots were all significantly lower (P < 0.05). Overall, this "co-culture engineering" could be as effective as or even more effective than chelating agents, thereby preventing plant metal toxicity and metal leaching in soils as was usually observed in chelate-enhanced phytoremediation.     

文冠果的研究进展

综述了文冠果在繁殖技术、引种选育、生理学以及化学成分等方面的研究进展,提出了目前文冠果研究方面的不足.     

盐地碱蓬红色素提取条件的研究

[目的]为碱蓬红色素的进一步开发利用提供理论依据。[方法]以滨海盐地碱蓬为原料,采用浸提法提取红色素,通过单因素试验研究盐地碱蓬红色素的提取条件。[结果]碱蓬红色素为甜菜红素,易溶于水和含水有机溶剂,属于水溶性色素,碱性条件下不稳定,酸性条件下稳定,在538nm波长附近有特征吸收峰。碱蓬红色素的提取效率随提取时间的增加先提高后降低,提取20min时效果最好。碱蓬红色素的提取效率随提取温度的升高而增加,温度为50℃时,提取效果最好。随着提取溶剂pH值的升高,碱蓬红色素的提取效率先提高后降低,当pH值为5时,提取效果最好。[结论]盐地碱蓬红色素的最佳提取条件为:以pH值为5的水作提取溶剂,50℃下浸提20min。     

黄花变异黄芪化学成分预试及生物碱成分初步分析

对黄花变异黄芪的化学成分进行了系统预试,对其总生物碱进行了提取和分段萃取,并用TLC法对分段萃取物进行了检查。结果表明,黄花变异黄芪含有糖、有机酸、酚类、鞣质、氨基酸、蛋白质、甙类或多糖、皂甙、生物碱、黄酮、蒽醌、香豆素、萜类、内脂、甾体等成分,不含挥发油、油脂、氰甙和脂肪族硝基化合物;黄花变异黄芪的生物碱主要以强极性生物碱为主,约占总生物碱的97.25%;对三段萃取物的TLC检查发现,黄花变异黄芪中含有苦马豆素,且主要存在于乙酸乙酯萃取部分和正丁醇萃取部分。     

施肥、覆盖遮阳网对龙胆草产量和斑枯病的影响

龙胆草施用不同肥料和覆盖遮阳网的试验表明 :施入磷肥(磷酸二铵 +过磷酸钙)>(0.0225+0.0225)kg·m-2 时 ,龙胆草增产幅度为12.5%;施入农家肥6～7.5kg·m-2,龙胆草增产幅度为11.11%～13.95%。龙胆草覆盖遮阳网 ,斑枯病发病时间较裸地栽培晚15d,发病率为23.4%;比裸地栽培增产39.97 %。