猴头菌子实体提取物对人肺癌细胞SPCA-1的抑制作用

猴头菌(Hericium erinaceus)子实体的醇提物用不同极性有机溶剂分部提取,得到石油醚、氯仿、乙酸乙酯和正丁醇分部,其中仅石油醚分部能抑制SPCA-1细胞增殖和促进其释放ROS(reactive oxygen species),对石油醚分部的进一步研究发现石油醚分部可诱导SPCA-1细胞早期凋亡和降低G_0/G_1期细胞数量。     

Correlation between Mnk2 protein expression and prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

AIM: To investigate the protein expression of mitogen-activated protein kinase-interacting kinase-2 (Mnk2) and its prognostic effect in the patients with resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS: A total of 86 informative patients with surgically resected ESCC and 54 normal esophageal tissues were enrolled. Western blot and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were utilized to assess the protein expression of Mnk2, and its correlation with prognosis was statistically analyzed by the methods of Kaplan-Meier curve and Cox proportional hazard mode. RESULTS: The protein expression of Mnk2 was elevated in most of tumor tissues compared with the adjacent tissues. Clinicopathologic analysis showed that Mnk2 expression was significantly correlated with the TNM stage (P<0.05). Both disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) of Mnk2 over-expression patients were shorter than those in Mnk2 negative expression group. Multivariate analysis confirmed that Mnk2 expression, as an independent and significant factor for both DFS and OS, predicted a poor prognosis of the patients with resected ESCC (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The expression of Mnk2 was significantly related to the TNM stages, and might be a novel predictor for prognosis in ESCC.     

细胞穿透肽介导的小黑麦小孢子遗传转化研究

本研究选用小黑麦小孢子作为供试材料,进行细胞穿透肽介导的植物单倍体细胞遗传转化可行性研究。提取单核靠边期的小黑麦小孢子进行悬浮培养,将细胞穿透肽与报告基因GFP的表达框复合物对小孢子进行转化。转化植株进行了PCR分子检测,并在荧光体视显微镜下观察外源GFP基因的表达情况。共获得21株候选转基因植株,其中染色体自然加倍植株为10株。T1代加倍植株的PCR检测结果显示,加倍的转基因株系中有3个株系的PCR检测结果呈阳性。通过荧光体视显微镜可在转基因植株的幼胚部位观测到GFP蛋白的荧光。以上结果表明外源GFP基因已经整合到小黑麦基因组上并且得到表达并稳定遗传。因此,由细胞穿透肽介导的植物单细胞转化是一种有效、可行的植物单细胞转基因方法。     

草酸处理对桂七芒果冷害及细胞壁代谢的影响

为探讨草酸处理对低温冷藏下芒果冷害及细胞壁代谢的影响,本试验以桂七芒果果实为试材,采用5 mmol·L^-1草酸溶液浸泡处理,以清水浸泡处理为对照,并于4℃贮藏,分析芒果的冷害指数、丙二醛(MDA)含量、相对电导率、硬度、细胞壁物质含量、细胞壁代谢酶的变化。结果表明,与对照组相比,草酸处理显著降低了低温贮藏14 d后桂七芒果果实冷害指数、MDA含量、相对电导率、原果胶和纤维素含量,显著降低了低温贮藏28 d后果实的硬度;显著提高了低温贮藏14 d后果实水溶性果胶含量及多聚半乳糖醛酸酶(PG)、果胶甲酯酶(PME)、纤维素酶(Cx)活性,显著提高了贮藏21 d后果实β-半乳糖苷酶(β-Gal)活性。综上所述,草酸处理能减轻桂七芒果冷害,维持采后果实细胞壁降解酶较高活性和水溶性果胶含量。本研究为揭示草酸减轻芒果果实冷害机制提供了依据,可为草酸应用于其他冷敏型果实的贮藏保鲜提供理论参考。     

直立型扁蓿豆对干旱胁迫和复水的响应及适应策略

以直立型扁蓿豆[Medicago ruthenica（L.）Sojak.cv.Zhilixing]为材料,于苗期连续干旱处理12 d后复水4 d,研究直立型扁蓿豆幼苗形态结构特征、生理代谢及生物量分配对干旱胁迫及复水的响应,揭示直立型扁蓿豆对干旱胁迫及复水的适应策略。结果表明：随着干旱胁迫时间延长,直立型扁蓿豆叶片气孔开放率逐渐降低,处理9 d后气孔及表皮细胞密度比正常浇水处理（CK）分别增加48.5%和36.6%,形成小而密的表皮细胞和气孔。生理上,除MDA含量随胁迫时间的延长逐渐增加外,其余指标均先升高后降低,干旱胁迫9 d时达最高,SOD、POD、叶绿素、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白及脯氨酸分别较CK提高88.9%、111.2%、86.7%、140.5%、147.8%和124.6%。同时,生物量随胁迫时间的延长先增大后减小,于干旱胁迫9 d达最大值,比CK增加16.4%,总的分配格局表现出地上生物量投资高于地下,地下生物量投资比例随胁迫时间的延长逐渐增加,而地上生物量变化与其相反。复水后各指标均能恢复至CK水平或超过CK,表现出极强的复水敏感性和潜在恢复能力。该品种扁蓿豆对干旱胁迫及复水的适应主要分为3个时期：主动适应期,其生理参数的可塑性指数为形态参数的1.33倍,主要通过抗氧化及渗透调节来减少水分散失增加水分吸收、缓解氧化伤害以适应干旱逆境;被动适应期,其形态参数的可塑性指数为生理参数的1.31倍,主要采用牺牲生物量的生存策略以及降低色素含量减少光吸收的光保护机制来提高逆境下的生存能力;复水恢复期,根冠比、气孔开放率、气孔及表皮细胞密度比CK分别增加25.9%、29.7%、24.2%和16.3%,其较高的根冠比和叶片较高的气孔开放率及小而密的气孔及表皮细胞特征,保证了直立型扁蓿豆吸水能力以及水分运输效率的迅速恢复。综上,直立型扁蓿豆抗旱能力较强,能够通过形态生理的改变以及调整不同器官的生物量分配来应对与适应干旱逆境及复水,且在不同处理阶段采取不同的适应策略以达到生存目的。     

龙须菜细胞壁多糖对硼的吸附性能研究

为研究龙须菜(Gracilaria lemaneiformis)细胞壁多糖对硼的吸附作用机制及官能团之间的交互作用,本试验分别采用电感耦合等离子发射光谱(ICP-OES)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)技术对其细胞壁多糖组分在吸附试验中进行硼的测定和表征。结果表明,细胞壁去琼胶后,硼吸附量减少50.13%,半纤维素去除后,硼吸附量减少21.20%,故可得纤维素吸附量占细胞壁总硼吸附量的28.67%。同时,通过细胞壁不同组分脱硼及硼胁迫后的红外光谱表征结果可知,龙须菜细胞壁及多糖在吸附硼的过程中,羟基、羧基、多糖碳链C-C为硼离子的主要结合位点,其中,琼胶、半纤维素中起主要作用的官能团为羟基、羧基,纤维素中起主要作用的官能团为多糖碳链C-C。本研究结果为进一步探究龙须菜多糖组分与硼的内在结合机制提供了基础依据。     

不同水温下虹鳟血液红细胞数及血清中血糖与矿质元素含量测定

采用显微记数法和使用日立7170A全自动生化分析仪与贝克曼CX-3电解质分析仪,测定水温14℃、19℃、23℃时虹鳟(Salmoirideus Gibbons)血液中红细胞数量和血清中血糖与矿质元素含量。结果表明:水温从14℃升至23℃,虹鳟血液红细胞数量显著减少;血清中血糖含量在水温19℃时表现为增加、在23℃时又表现为减少;铜元素含量在水温23℃时较14℃时增加84.06%,钾、磷、钙、镁、钠、氯、铁元素含量在水温23℃时较14℃时增幅为1.65%～33.66%。     

2006年夏季珠江口5大口门网采浮游植物群落的调查

于2006年8月记录了珠江入海口5个大面站位的网采浮游植物。经初步鉴定共计5门54属119种(包括6个变种,不包括若干未定名种)。此次网采浮游植物以淡水硅藻和绿藻为主,硅藻64种,约占总种数的53.78%,其中出现频率较高的属有菱形藻(Nitzschia)、小环藻(Cyclotella)、针杆藻(Synedra)等;绿藻门次之37种,常见属有栅藻(Scenedesmus)、盘星藻(Pediastrum)和新月藻(Closterium)。浮游植物细胞密度为2.085×105～2.40×106ind./m3,平均值为1.0443×106ind./m3,其中S2水域的细胞密度最高,S1次之、S3至S5依次减少。对多项群落特征参数如多样性和相似性等进行了分析,结果表明其生物多样性及物种丰富度都较高;其群落结构除S2外,各站位均处于相对稳定状态;站位之间群落组成的相似性不高。     

Phenethyl isothiocyanate as an anti-nutritional factor attenuates deoxynivalenol-induced IPEC-J2 cell injury through inhibiting ROSmediated autophagy

Deoxynivalenol(DON)is considered to be the most harmful mycotoxin that affects the intestinal health of animals and humans.Phenethyl isothiocyanate(PEITC)in feedstuff is an anti-nutritional factor and impairs nutrient digestion and absorption in the animal intestinal.In the current study,we aimed to explore the effects of PEITC on DON-induced apoptosis,intestinal tight junction disorder,and its potential molecular mechanism in the porcine jejunum epithelial cell line(IPEC-J2).Our results indicated that PEITC treatment markedly alleviated DON-induced cytotoxicity,decreasing the apoptotic cell percentage and pro-apoptotic mRNA/protein levels,and increasing zonula occludens-1(ZO-1),occludin and claudin-1 mRNA/protein expression.Meanwhile,PEITC treatment ameliorated DON-induced an increase of the inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)and cyclooxygenase 2(COX-2)mRNA levels and intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS)level,and a decrease of glutathione peroxidase 1(GPx1),superoxide dismutase 2(SOD2),catalase(CAT)and heme oxygenase 1(HO-1)mRNA levels.Additionally,PEITC treatment significantly down-regulated autophagy-related protein 5(ATG5),beclin-1 and microtubuleassociated protein 1 light chain 3B(LC3-II)mRNA/protein levels,decreased the number of green fluorescent protein-microtubule-associated protein 1 light-chain 3(GFP-LC3)puncta and phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase(PI3K)protein expression,and up-regulated phospho-protein kinase B(p-Akt)and phospho-mammalian target of rapamycin(p-mTOR)protein expression against DON.However,the activation of autophagy by rapamycin,an autophagy agonist,abolished the protective effects of PEITC against DON-induced cytotoxicity,apoptosis and intestinal tight junction disorder.Collectively,PEITC could confer protection against DON-induced porcine intestinal epithelial cell injury by suppressing ROSmediated autophagy.