Prognostic significance of NAD(P)H-quinone oxidoreductase 1 overexpression in ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma

AIM: To investigate the significance of NAD(P) H-quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) protein overexpression for prognostic evaluation of ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.METHODS: NQO1 protein was detected in 162 cases of ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, 35 cases of ovarian mucinous cystadenoma and 29 samples of normal ovarian epithelial tissues by the method of EnVision immunohistochemical staining. The correlation between high expression of NQO1 protein and clinicopathological features of ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma was also evaluated. Overall survival and disease-free survival rates of ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma patients were calculated by Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: The positive rate and strongly positive rate of NQO1 protein were 85.8% and 64.2% in ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, respectively, which are significantly higher than those in ovarian mucinous cystadenoma, and normal ovarian epithelial tissues (P<0.01). NQO1 expression was significantly correlated with the histological grade (P<0.05) and clinical stage (P<0.01) of ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the overall survival rate and disease-free survival rate were significantly higher in ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma patients with high NQO1 expression than those with low NQO1 expression (P<0.01).CONCLUSION: NQO1 expression is closely correlated with the progression and prognosis of the patients with ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. High expression of NQO1 protein may be used as an important indicator for the patients with poor prognosis of ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.     

不同生长时期人参茎中几种氧化还原酶的活力变化研究

研究人参在生长季的不同时期茎中几种氧化还原酶的活力变化。以5年生人参茎为供试材料,采用中性磷酸缓冲溶液提取粗酶液。应用紫外分光光度法分别测定过氧化物酶（POD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、多酚氧化酶（PPO）和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（APX）的活力。结果表明,在展叶期、开花期和结果期4种氧化还原酶活力都出现峰值,并以结果期最高;果后参根生长期之后4种酶活力处于较低水平,且变化都比较平缓。人参茎中4种氧化还原酶的活力变化与茎的生长,花和果实的形成密切相关。     

铜绿微囊藻对亚硝态氮的利用

通过室内培养,研究了不同亚硝态氮浓度对铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)生长的影响和藻对亚硝态氮的利用,实验分析了水体中亚硝态氮、硝态氮和铵态氮浓度的变化,测定了铜绿微囊藻的生长曲线、藻细胞内亚硝态氮含量和藻亚硝酸氧化酶(NOR).结果显示,在10 mg NO-2-N·L-1的处理组中,培养基中亚硝态氮和硝态氮浓度同时减少,说明铜绿微囊藻可以同时利用亚硝态氮和硝态氮;在20和30 mg NO-2-N·L-1的处理组中,随着藻的生长培养基中亚硝态氮的浓度减少,硝态氮浓度增加,而且电泳实验显示此培养条件下铜绿微囊藻能产生亚硝酸氧化酶,表明培养基中的亚硝态氮被亚硝酸氧化酶氧化为硝态氮.本实验也表明高浓度的亚硝态氮(大于10 mg NO-2-N·L-1)能够抑制藻的生长.     

Optimization and modeling of glyphosate biodegradation by a novel Comamonas odontotermitis P2 through response surface methodology

Glyphosate is an important organophosphonate herbicide used to eliminate grasses and herbaceous plants in many vegetation management situations.Its extensive use is causing environmental pollution,and consequently,there is a need to remove it from the environment using an eco-friendly and cost-effective method.As a step to address this problem,a novel bacterial strain Comamonas odontotermitis P2,capable to utilize glyphosate as a carbon(C) and/or phosphorus(P) source,was isolated from a glyphostate-contaminated field soil in Australia and characterized.Response surface methodology(RSM)employing a 23 full factorial central composite design was used to optimize glyphosate degradation by C.odontotermitis P2 under various culture conditions.The strain C.odontotermitis P2 was proficient in degrading 1.5 g L~(-1) glyphosate completely within 104 h.The optimal conditions for the degradation of glyphosate were found to be pH 7.4,29.9℃,and an inoculum density of 0.54 g L~(-1),resulting in a maximum degradation of 90%.Sequencing of glyphosate oxidoreductase(GOX) and C-P lyase(phnJ) genes from C.odontotermitis P2 revealed 99% and 93% identities to already reported bacterial GOX and phnJ genes,respectively.The presence of these two genes in C.odontotermitis indicates its potential to degrade glyphosate through GOX and C-P lyase metabolic pathways.This study demonstrates the potential of C.odontotermitis P2 for efficient degradation of glyphosate,which can be exploited for remediation of glyphosate.     

Nitric oxide accumulation and actin distribution during auxin-induced adventitious root development in sunflower

Auxin-mediated adventitious root (AR) formation from the basal ends of hypocotyl segments in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L., cv. Morden) is associated with gradual subcellular and anatomical changes. Pre-mitotic events (induction phase) are evident within 1 d (24 h) in the interfascicular parenchyma. Evidence for nitric oxide (NO) accumulation in the interfascicular cells 2 d after indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) treatment, highlights the involvement of NO specifically during root initiation, following AR induction phase. Thus, adventitious root induction and initiation can be distinguished as NO-independent and NO-dependent phases. Treatment of hypocotyl explants with 10 μM 1-napthylphthlamic acid (NPA), an inhibitor of polar auxin transport in plant cells, leads to complete abolition of NO-associated fluorescence, detected upon incubation of hypocotyl sections with 4,5-diaminofluorescein diacetate (DAF-2DA). This indicates a signaling link between auxin transport and NO accumulation in the target cells. Latrunculin B (Lat B), an actin depolymerizing agent, leads to substantial inhibition of IAA-induced AR response and NO accumulation in the responding cells. Aminoguanidine [an inhibitor of inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)] brings about a reduction in the tissue NO content, indicating a significant activity of putative NOS leading to endogenous NO accumulation. Confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) imaging has revealed bundling of actin with NPA and Lat B treatments. A probable interaction is thus evident between actin and NO during auxin-mediated AR formation in the initiation and extension phase. Present work, thus, provides novel observations on an interaction among endogenous NO, IAA and actin at specific stages of AR formation.