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.     

超高效液相色谱法测定饲料中斑蝥黄和β-阿朴-8’-胡萝卜素酸乙酯含量方法的研究

为有效快速测定饲料中斑蝥黄和β-阿朴-8’-胡萝卜素酸乙酯含量,饲料经甲醇、正己烷和乙酸乙酯混合液萃取后,在氮气保护下浓缩,用甲基叔丁基醚-乙腈溶液复溶,注入超高效液相色谱仪中进行测定。结果表明:斑蝥黄浓度为1.25~10.0μg/mL,β-阿朴-8’-胡萝卜素酸乙酯为2.50~20.0μg/mL线性关系良好;斑蝥黄和β-阿朴-8’-胡萝卜素酸乙酯的检测限为0.06 mg/kg,定量限为0.20 mg/kg。斑蝥黄5个添加水平的平均回收率为72.8%~82.8%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.41%~1.06%;β-阿朴-8’-胡萝卜素酸乙酯5个添加水平的平均回收率为72.0%~82.8%,RSD为0.46%~1.41%。说明该方法简便、快速、灵敏度高、准确度好,适用于测定饲料中斑蝥黄和β-阿朴-8’-胡萝卜素酸乙酯含量。     

棉籽油制备生物柴油的生物降解性能

以棉籽油甲酯、乙酯生物柴油及其与石化柴油形成的调和油为研究对象,采用改进的Sturm试验方法,考察了生物柴油及其调和油的生物降解特点。研究表明：在有氧的水环境中生物降解28 d,棉籽乙酯生物柴油与甲酯生物柴油生物降解率分别达99.7%和99.1%;对甲酯生物柴油而言,生物柴油体积分数为50%和20%的调和油的28 d生物降解率分别为93.8%和80.8%,而乙酯生物柴油体积分数为50%和20%的调和油的28 d生物降解率分别95.7%和81.9%,但在相同条件下,0#柴油生物降解率仅49.9%;生物柴油在调和油中体积比越大,调和油的生物降解速度越快,生物柴油对石化柴油的生物降解具有促进作用。该文对认识棉籽油生物柴油在环境中的消解规律,控制环境污染具有一定的意义。     

机械力催化玉米秸秆醇解合成乙酰丙酸乙酯工艺研究

利用农作物秸秆醇解合成乙酰丙酸酯近年来受到广泛关注,但秸秆的难降解结构制约了秸秆的醇解利用。机械球磨是一种新兴的机械预处理方式,机械力作用可以有效破坏生物质致密结构,提高生物质化学反应性能。以玉米秸秆为对象,首先研究了球磨工艺对乙酰丙酸乙酯及其中间产物和副产物的影响,考察了催化剂类型、催化剂浸渍球磨、球磨时间、球磨介质填充率和球料体积比等因素;球磨显著提高了乙酰丙酸乙酯的产率。在相同H+浓度的条件下,催化剂酸性越强催化效果越好;球磨时间对乙酰丙酸乙酯的影响最大,介质填充率和球料体积比对乙酰丙酸乙酯产率的影响不显著;以乙酰丙酸乙酯产率为指标优化出的球磨工艺为:不添加催化剂球磨,球磨时间为60 min、介质填充率为35%、球料体积比为2。在此球磨条件下,乙酰丙酸乙酯的摩尔产率由20.08%提高到33.34%,基于纤维素的醇解产物总产率由73.18%提高到83.03%。     

使君子化学成分研究

采用硅胶柱层析和Sephadex LH-20等色谱分离纯化技术,对使君子的化学成分进行了提纯,并采用波谱和理化分析方法对提取的化合物进行了结构鉴定。结果表明,从使君子中共分离得到12种化合物,其分别为单硬脂酸甘油脂(Ⅰ)、单棕榈酸甘油脂(Ⅱ)、赤桐甾醇(Ⅲ)、1-亚油酸-棕榈酸-甘油酯(Ⅳ)、豆甾醇(Ⅴ)、熊果甲酯(Ⅵ)、白桦脂酸(Ⅶ)、没食子酸乙酯(Ⅷ)、没食子酸(Ⅸ)、丁二酸(Ⅹ)、苯甲酸(Ⅺ)和蔗糖(Ⅻ)。其中化合物Ⅳ,Ⅴ,Ⅷ,Ⅺ为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

EMS诱变水稻创制抗咪唑啉酮除草剂种质

为了创制水稻非转基因抗除草剂种质,丰富我国水稻轻简化栽培杂草防治所需的配套种质资源,本研究以0.5％(w/v)甲磺酸乙酯(EMS)水溶液诱变水稻种子14 h,然后以咪唑啉酮类除草剂筛选3 ～4叶期的M2水稻幼苗.结果发现,M2幼苗茎叶喷雾160 mg·L-1甲咪唑烟酸15 d后,非抗性苗黄化、生长被抑制甚至枯死,抗性苗...     

甲酸乙酯对米象乙酰胆碱酯酶和羧酸酯酶的影响

报道了甲酸乙酯对米象[Sitophilus oryzae(Linnaeus)]乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)和羧酸酯酶(CarE)的活性影响,甲酸乙酯对米象表现出很高的毒力,25℃下熏蒸处理24 h的LC₅₀为28.65μL/L。亚致死剂量的甲酸乙酯可以使米象成虫体内AChE的比活力显著下降,用20μL/L的浓度处理24 h,AChE的比活力由15.684 nmol/mg.min下降至9.530 nmol/mg.min;酶动力学研究表明,甲酸乙酯可使米象成虫体内AChE的K_m值明显增加。对于羧酸酯酶,在活体条件下表现为先抑制后激活的规律,离体条件下则主要表现为抑制作用,且随着药剂浓度的增大抑制率也增大。     

Induction of cell proliferation in the rat liver by the short-term administration of ethyl tertiary-butyl ether

In the present study, in continuation of our previous experiment in order to investigate the mode of action (MOA) of ethyl tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE) hepatotumorigenicity in rats, we aimed to examine alterations in cell proliferation, that are induced by short-term administration of ETBE. F344 rats were administered ETBE at doses of 0, and 1,000 mg/kg body weight twice a day by gavage for 3, 10, 17 and 28 days. It was found that the previously observed significant increase of P450 total content and hydroxyl radical levels after 7 days of ETBE administration, and 8-OHdG formation at day 14, accompanied by accumulation of CYP2B1/2B2, CYP3A1/3A2, CYP2C6, CYP2E1 and CYP1A1 and downregulation of DNA oxoguanine glycosylase 1, was preceded by induction of cell proliferation at day 3. Furthermore, we observed an increase in regenerative cell proliferation as a result of ETBE treatment at day 28, followed by induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by day 14. These results indicated that short-term administration of ETBE led to a significant early increase in cell proliferation activity associated with induction of oxidative stress, and to a regenerative cell proliferation as an adaptive response, which could contribute to the hepatotumorigenicity of ETBE in rats.