Lycopene protects primary mouse cerebrocortical neurons against t-BHP-induced damage in vitro

AIM: To investigate the protective effect of lycopene on primary mouse cerebrocortical neurons exposed to tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP) and its mechanisms of in vitro.METHODS: Primary cerebrocortical neurons of newborn C57 mice were extracted and divided into normal group, t-BHP group, lycopene+t-BHP group and lycopene group. The neuronal damage was induced by t-BHP exposure for 24 h, and the cell viability was examined by MTT assay. ROS content was measured by flow cytometry, and the protein levels of Bax, Bcl-2, caspase-3, cleaved caspase-3 and cytochrome C were examined by Western blot.RESULTS: The primary mouse cortical neurons expressed MAP-2 protein. Lycopene at concentration of 4 μmol/L reversed the decrease in cell viability. Flow cytometry revealed that lycopene treatment attenuated ROS content under the condition of t-BHP exposure. In addition, the protein level of Bcl-2 was increased, and the expression of Bax, cleaved caspase-3 and cytochrome-C was suppressed in lycopene+t-BHP group.CONCLUSION: The protective effect of lycopene on cortical neurons with t-BHP-induced injury may be involved in the mechanism of neuronal antioxidative response by down-regulating caspase-3 and Bax/Bcl-2 through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.     

Oxidation of glutathione during hydroperoxide metabolism in isolated hepatocytes of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)

Freshly isolated rainbow trout hepatocytes were exposed to tert-butyl hydroperoxide (BuOOH), a substrate for glutathione peroxidase. BuOOH at a concentration approximately equimolar (1 mM) with intracellular reduced glutathione (GSH) caused a reversible increase in intracellular glutathione disulphide (GSSG) but did not compromise cell viability or damage membrane lipids. BuOOH at 10 mM caused a large irreversible increase in intracellular GSSG followed by efflux into the medium. Considerable leakage of lactate dehydrogenase and loss of highly unsaturated fatty acids, particularly docosahexaenoic acid also occurred. Dependence of hydroperoxide removal on flux through the hexose monophosphate pathway was suggested by the increased release of ¹⁴CO₂ from [1-¹⁴C] glucose from hepatocytes incubated with BuOOH.     

磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶在精子发育中的作用研究进展

磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(PHGPx)是广泛存在于哺乳动物细胞内唯一能够物接还原生物膜上脂类过氧化物的一类含硒酶.该酶在保护细胞膜完整、维持细胞的正常功能中发挥着重要作用;同时PHGPx还作为精子的结构物质,在精子的发育和成熟过程中发挥着重要作用;精液中PHGPx活性是评价精液品质的重要参数之一.对PHGPx的基因结构、体内分布以及与精子发育与成熟相关的生物学特性和功能等研究进展进行了总结.     

蒎烷空气氧化反应的研究

研究了蒎烷的氧化反应，实现了用空气代替纯氧气进行氧化以制备蒎烷氢过氧化物（PHP）的设想。蒎烷的空气氧化反应需要用催化剂；反应时间约在25h左右，比用纯氧氧化延长了3-5h；反应温度一般控制在110℃以内，与纯氧氧化温度类似。在空气氧化蒎烷得到的产物中，PHP含量一般可达45%-50%，与用纯氧氧化的结果相当。氧化产物进行常压催化加氢所得还原产物粗蒎醇用GC分析的结果表明，其蒎醇含量（超过38%）及主要产物组成与用纯氧氧化所得产物基本一致。在回收蒎烷中含较多反式蒎烷。实验结果表明，空气氧化工艺有可能代替纯氧氧化工艺应用于合成PHP的工业生产。     

Effects of food colorants on photooxidation of lipids added to Alaska pollack <Emphasis Type="Italic">Theragra chalcogramma</Emphasis> surimi

Food colorants including rose bengal, erythrosine B, phloxine B and cochineal extracts were added to Alaska pollack Theragra chalcogramma surimi which was previously added with methyl linoleate (MeLe) or ethyl eicosapentaenoate (EPA Et). All the surimi were exposed to a 100-watt light tungsten bulb (4500 lux) in a cold room at 5°C. Four isomeric hydroperoxides, including 13-cis, trans-, 13-trans, trans-, 9-trans,cis- and 9-trans,trans-MeLe hydroperoxides, were generated by oxidation of MeLe added to surimi with and without cochineal extracts after exposure to light for several hours. For the surimi containing rose bengal, erythrosine B and phloxine B, extracted lipids contained not only the above four hydroperoxide isomers but also 12-cis,trans-as well as 10-trans,cis- MeLe hydroperoxides. EPA Et added to surimi which contained rose bengal, erythrosine B and phloxine B generated characteristic isomeric hydroperoxides, including 6-cis,trans- and 17-cis,trans-EPA Et hydroperoxides due to ¹O₂ mediated oxidation. The pro-oxidative potentials of four food colorants in surimi against added EPA Et or MeLe increased as the order of cochineal extracts < phloxine B<erythrosine B<rose bengal. These results clearly demonstrated that the addition of certain food colorants to surimi accelerated ¹O₂ mediated lipid oxidation to result in the generation of characteristic hydroperoxide isomers.     

Compositions of fatty acid hydroperoxide positional isomers in sweet smelt, yellowtail and rainbow trout livers phosphatidylcholine

ABSTRACT: Hydroxy fatty acid isomers derived from phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxides (PC-OOH) in the livers of three fish species, including sweet smelt, yellowtail and rainbow trout, were determined by selected ion monitoring of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Total molar amounts of all hydroxy fatty acids determined in the present study coincided well with those of PC-OOH reported previously, suggesting that hydroxy fatty acid composition reflects hydroperoxide composition. The total amount of hydroperoxide isomers accumulated in the livers of sweet smelt was much higher than those of yellowtail and rainbow trout. The amounts of certain isomers, including 10-hydroperoxy octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroperoxy eicosanoic acid and 14-hydroperoxy docosanoic acid, were significantly higher than those of rainbow trout and yellowtail. These results suggest that differences in the contents and compositions of certain hydroperoxide isomers, which are possible precursors of a watermelon-like or cucumber-like aroma, result in differences of fresh fish aroma between aromatic fish and non-aromatic fish.     

绿叶挥发物代谢调控及分子机理研究进展

植物处于复杂的自然环境中,常受到植食性昆虫、病原菌及机械损伤等生物或非生物的侵害并造成植物的局部伤害,从而启动复杂的防御反应。释放绿叶挥发物（green leaf volatiles,GLVs）是植物防御性反应之一。绿叶挥发物是植物不饱和脂肪酸经过Oxylinpins生化途径中的脂氧合酶（LOX ）和脂氢过氧化物裂解酶（HPL）催化而形成的一类C6和C9醛、醇及其相应的酯类。作为启动植物防御机制的信号分子,这类挥发性物质通过长距离的气态传输在植物与病原菌、植物与植食性昆虫、植物自身和相邻的植物之间起作用,从而介导防御性反应。研究其生化途径及其调节机理,对探索其对病虫害的直接、间接防御、改善作物风味品质及抗病新种质创制起着非常重要的作用,且对园艺植物甚至农林生态系统中作物病虫害综合治理策略的制定具有重要的指导意义。该文综述了绿叶挥发物合成的生化途径及其作为信号转导物质的作用机制,并阐述了绿叶挥发物在植物抗逆方面的生理作用及其应用前景。     

九里香、柚花瓣HPL基因保守序列的克隆与分析

根据GenBank中登录的一些植物的脂氢过氧化物裂解酶基因的保守序列设计引物,采用RT-PCR技术从芸香科的2种植物(九里香、柚)的花瓣中扩增出该基因的cDNA片段。测序表明,片段大小为512bp。2个片段均包含HPL基因的4个活性中心,并且同源性很高。