一种新型化合物的合成及对PC12高分化细胞的神经保护作用（英文）

研究了一种新合成化合物(3h8b)的神经保护作用及初步分子机制.该化合物具有缓解神经毒素6-羟基多巴胺(6-OHDA)和L-谷氨酸(L-Glu)诱导高分化PC12细胞损伤的作用.可有效改善神经毒素对高分化PC12细胞的损伤,明显增强细胞活力,降低细胞核凋亡比率,抑制细胞内钙离子过载.经3h8b处理之后,神经毒素引起的细胞内线粒体膜电位异常显著恢复.进一步的实验表明,3h8b可以逆转神经毒素造成的Bcl-2和Bcl-x L抑制性表达.实验证实3h8b通过线粒体相关途经对高分化PC12细胞起保护作用,为通过化学合成法获得具有治疗神经退行性病变作用的新型化合物提供了理论依据.     

一种新型化合物的合成及对PC12高分化细胞的神经保护作用

研究了一种新合成化合物(3h8b)的神经保护作用及初步分子机制. 该化合物具有缓解神经毒素6-羟基多巴胺(6-OHDA)和L-谷氨酸(L-Glu)诱导高分化PC12细胞损伤的作用. 可有效改善神经毒素对高分化PC12细胞的损伤, 明显增强细胞活力, 降低细胞核凋亡比率, 抑制细胞内钙离子过载. 经3h8b处理之后, 神经毒素引起的细胞内线粒体膜电位异常显著恢复. 进一步的实验表明, 3h8b可以逆转神经毒素造成的Bcl-2和Bcl-xL抑制性表达. 实验证实3h8b通过线粒体相关途经对高分化PC12细胞起保护作用, 为通过化学合成法获得具有治疗神经退行性病变作用的新型化合物提供了理论依据.     

高效液相色谱-电喷雾-串联质谱研究四溴双酚A双(2-羟乙基醚)诱导大鼠嗜铬细胞瘤细胞呼吸链氧化磷酸化和能量代谢紊乱

四溴双酚A衍生物的毒理学研究亟须开展。已有研究发现四溴双酚A双(2-羟乙基醚)(tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2-hydroxyethyl ether),TBBPA-BHEE)可诱导大鼠嗜铬细胞瘤细胞(PC12)活性氧(reactive oxygen species,ROS)的生成。然而TBBPA-BHEE对PC12细胞线粒体呼吸链氧化磷酸化过程的干扰机制尚不明确,TBBPA-BHEE是否通过破坏线粒体功能干扰细胞能量代谢亟待进一步探讨。建立了基于HPLC-ESI-MS/MS分析PC12细胞内ATP、ADP、AMP及cAMP(cyclic AMP)浓度的方法,在此基础上评价了TBBPA-BHEE暴露对PC12线粒体呼吸链氧化磷酸化过程及能量代谢的影响。研究发现,TBBPA-BHEE可加速PC12线粒体呼吸链氧化磷酸化过程;TBBPA-BHEE诱导的PC12线粒体功能紊乱可引起细胞能量代谢紊乱。一方面揭示了TBBPA-BHEE对PC12潜在的毒性作用机制,另一方面也证实HPLC-ESI-MS/MS是研究细胞线粒体呼吸链氧化磷酸化及能量代谢过程的有力工具。     

特异性吗啡抗原和单克隆抗体的制备

吗啡分子的不同部位与蛋白偶联诱导出的抗体的专一性差异很大。为减少交叉反应,提高抗体分子对游离吗啡的特异性识别,选择吗啡分子N位进行修饰,合成了半抗原降吗啡,并设计和合成不同的连接臂,将半抗原用不同的连接臂与不同的载体蛋白共价结合分别制备了免疫抗原和筛选抗原,经细胞融合和筛选,成功地获得了5株可分汔抗吗啡单克隆抗体的细胞株：28H10,29D5,36G3,42D5,43C4。     

一维链状镍髤配合物[Ni(L)(Mf)]_n的合成、晶体结构及电化学性质(英文)

合成了1个含2-羟基苯乙酮缩水杨酰腙(H2L)和单齿N-杂环分子吗啡啉(Mf)的镍髤配合物[Ni(L)(Mf)]n,并通过元素分析、紫外光谱、热分析以及单晶衍射等手段进行表征。在配合物中,中心Ni髤与酰腙配体的酚氧、亚胺氮、去质子酰胺氧原子以及中性吗啡氮原子配位形成平面四方形的N2O2配位构型。配合物通过N-H(吗啡)…O(吗啡)分子间氢键作用构筑成一维超分子网络结构。采用循环伏安法研究了化合物的电化学性质。     

血液中吗啡的GC-MS检验

吗啡是当前国际毒品犯罪中主要的一类毒品,并且是海洛因和可待因在体内的主要代谢物。吗啡对中枢神经系统兼有兴奋和抑制两种作用。治疗量的吗啡具有镇痛、镇静、镇咳作用。大剂量可引起呼吸中枢麻痹而死亡。长期吸食或注射吗啡能造成强烈的精神和身体依赖,一旦停药即出现严重的戒断症状。如不及时抢救,最终导致死亡。因此,在日常毒化检验工作中,对吸毒致死者血液中吗啡的定性、定量分析具有重要意义。     

水相分子印迹光子晶体水凝胶传感器检测尿液中的痕量吗啡

结合水相分子印迹和光子晶体技术构建了吗啡分子印迹光子晶体水凝胶传感器,并成功用于生物样品中痕量吗啡的筛查.以吗啡为印迹模板,甲基丙烯酸为单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸甲酯为交联剂,填充至二氧化硅光子晶体模板孔隙中进行共价型分子印迹聚合,在1％ HF溶液中除去光子晶体模板,并洗脱印迹模板分子,即可得到具有目标分子传感功能的分子印迹光子晶体水凝胶传感器.此传感器在水相环境中对吗啡分子的识别能力良好,可以在不需要标记的情况下,将目标分子的识别转变为衍射峰的位移,该光学信号通过传感器颜色的变化表现出来,吗啡浓度由10 pg/mL增加到1μg/mL过程中,衍射峰最大偏移达到38 nm,并且抗干扰能力强,检出限为0.1 μg/L,响应时间为40 s,可以重复使用.此检测平台不需要对样品进行处理,便可准确、灵敏、快速地检测复杂样品中的目标分析物.     

密度泛函理论方法研究锂离子电池电解液体系分子-离子结构

采用密度泛函理论方法,研究锂离子电池碳酸丙烯酯（PC）基电解液体系中锂盐离子与溶剂分子静电相互作用形成的可能结构. 计算结果表明,电解液中溶剂分子-离子的结构取决于体系的溶剂分子数. 在PC基电解液,Li⁺最多只能与4个PC溶剂分子相结合,锂盐阴离子与带正电的PC分子烷基基团相结合,而不以自由离子形式存在. 本文的计算结果能很好地解释文献报道的实验结果.     

一维链状镍(Ⅱ)配合物[Ni(L)(Mf)]n的合成、晶体结构及电化学性质

合成了1个含2-羟基苯乙酮缩水杨酰腙(H₂L)和单齿N-杂环分子吗啡啉(Mf)的镍(Ⅱ)配合物[Ni(L)(Mf)]_n,并通过元素分析、紫外光谱、热分析以及单晶衍射等手段进行表征。在配合物中,中心Ni(Ⅱ)与酰腙配体的酚氧、亚胺氮、去质子酰胺氧原子以及中性吗啡氮原子配位形成平面四方形的N₂O₂配位构型。配合物通过N-H(吗啡)…O(吗啡)分子间氢键作用构筑成一维超分子网络结构。采用循环伏安法研究了化合物的电化学性质。     

活细胞毒素纳米探测器近日问世

美国科学家最近开发出一个微型纳米探测器,能够探测活细胞中的致癌毒素或追踪癌症药物的效用。这是一个追踪身体内特定化学药物的全新工具。该研究成果发表在2008年12月14日的《自然.纳米技术》杂志上。研究人员把碳纳米管植入DNA分子内制成传感器,以便置入活细胞内。该传感器可以探测多种特定的损害DNA的物质,比如某些毒素分子、自由基以及一些癌症化疗药物分子。它能定位这些分子在细胞内的准确位置,尤其对于过氧化氢这种氧化剂,其探测精度可以达到单个分子。美国麻省理工学院研究小组开发的传感器将成型的碳纳米管与DNA包裹在一起,使其能与细胞内损伤DNA的“代理”相结合。该传感器能发出可在近红外线光谱附近被探测到的荧光,因为人体组织在这个光谱内不会发光,纳米管因此显得很突出。当传感器同细胞内的DNA相互作用时,光信号发生变化,这些变化能够帮助研究人员识别特定的分子。因为该传感器被涂在DNA内,它们能够被安全地注射进活细胞内。最终,细胞吞噬掉涂层表面的蛋白质,探测器就能“脱颖而出”。这种细胞“探测器”可用于癌症患者的化疗监测,确保化疗药物有效发挥作用。研究人员解释说,有很多化疗药物都会对细胞内的DNA产生极强的破坏力,引发严重副...     

Secretin induces neurite outgrowth of PC12 through cAMP-mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway

The gastrointestinal functions of secretin have been fairly well established. However, its function and mode of action within the nervous system remain largely unclear. To gain insight into this area, we have attempted to determine the effects of secretin on neuronal differentiation. Here, we report that secretin induces the generation of neurite outgrowth in pheochromocytoma PC12 cells. The expressions of Tau and beta-tubulin, neuronal differentiation markers, are increased upon secretin stimulation. In addition, secretin induces sustained mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation and also stimulates the cAMP secretion. Moreover, the neurite outgrowth elicited by secretin is suppressed to a marked degree in the presence of either PD98059, a specific MAPK/ERK kinase (MEK) inhibitor, or H89, a specific protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor. Taken together, these observations demonstrate that secretin induces neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells through cAMP- MAPK pathway, and provide a novel insight into the manner in which secretin participates in neuritogenesis.     

ATP-induced focal adhesion kinase activity is negatively modulated by phospholipase D2 in PC12 cells

Extracellular ATP has been known to modulate various cellular responses including mitogenesis, secretion and morphogenic activity in neuronal cells. In the ATP-induced morphogenic activity, focal adhesion kinase(s) such as Fak have been suggested to play a critical role. Binding of ATP to its specific cell surface receptor in PC12 cells induces phospholipase D (PLD) activity. However, the role of PLD on ATP-induced Fak activation in PC12 cells remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the role of PLD on the ATP-induced Fak activation and paxillin phosphorylation using two established cell lines: wild type PLD2- and lipase-inactive mutant PLD2-inducible PC12 cells. Stimulation of cells with ATP caused PLD2 activation via classical protein kinase C activation. ATP also induced Fak activation, and paxillin phosphorylation, and were dramatically reduced by wild type PLD2 overexpression but not by lipase-inactive mutant PLD2 overexpression. When the PC12 cells were pretreated with propranolol, a specific inhibitor for phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase resulting in the accumulation of PA, ATP-induced Fak activation and paxillin phosphorylation were also reduced. We found that inhibition of tyrosine phosphatases by pervanadate completely blocked PLD2-dependent Fak and paxillin dephosphorylation. Taken together, we suggest that PLD2 activity might play a negative role in ATP-induced Fak and paxillin phosphorylation possibly through tyrosine phosphatases.     

Regulation of neurite outgrowth by intermittent irradiation of visible light

The effect of neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells on collagen-coated glass plates under intermittent light irradiation at 525 nm and 0.4 mW/cm2 of intensity was investigated. Neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells was significantly suppressed when PC12 cells were cultivated under intermittent light irradiation with a total irradiation time of more than 2 min/h. No temperature increase was observed in the culture medium under either continuous or intermittent light irradiation. Therefore, suppression of neurite outgrowth under light irradiation was not due to the increase of temperature in the culture medium, but rather the effect of light on the PC12 cells, especially the signal transmittance of light to PC12 cells. The light irradiation interval also affected the neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells when the total irradiation time was constant. A high extension ratio of neurite outgrowth was observed under a long time interval of nonirradiation between light irradiations (1 min of irradiation every hour) as compared with frequent light irradiation intervals (5 s of irradiation every 5 min) with the same total irradiation period per hour. The neurite outgrowth ratio was thought to be dependent on the light intensity, the total time of light irradiation in the intermittent light irradiation, and the interval of light irradiation in the intermittent light irradiation.     

A Microchip‐Based System for Immobilizing PC 12 Cells and Amperometrically Detecting Catecholamines Released After Stimulation with Calcium

In this paper, we describe a microchip‐based system for amperometrically monitoring the amount of catecholamines released from rat pheochromocytoma (PC 12) cells. Key to this system is a novel, yet simple method for the immobilization of PC 12 cells in poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)‐based microchannels. The procedure involves selectively coating microchannels with collagen followed by introduction of PC 12 cells over the PDMS structure, with the cells being immobilized only on the coated portion of the channels. The cell‐coated microchannels can then be reversibly sealed to a glass plate containing electrodes for amperometric detection, resulting in an immobilized cell reactor with integrated microelectrodes. Nafion‐coated microelectrodes made by micromolding of carbon inks were used to measure calcium‐induced catecholamine release from the cells. Varying concentrations of PC 12 cells immobilized in the microchannels led to a catecholamine release ranging from 20 to 160 μM when the cells were stimulated with a calcium solution. This microchip approach leads to a three‐dimensional culture that can be used with this or other cells lines to study the effect of external stimuli on neurotransmitter release.     

Cadmium(II) specifically interacts with cellular signaling to induce proto-oncogenes c-fos and c-jun in rat PC12 cells

Cadmium(II) compounds are carcinogens but only weakly mutagens. Because Cd(II) at low micromolar concentrations stimulates cell growth and induces some proto-oncogenes with several mammalian cell lines, the stimulation of cell proliferation is discussed as a major mechanism of the carcinogenicity of this metal. In the present work, the induction of the cellular proto-oncogenes c-fos and c-jun by Cd(II) was studied in rat PC12 cells. Several cellular signal transduction elements were tested as mediators of the proto-oncogene induction by cadmium. Cd(II) does not evoke mobilization of free intracellular Ca²⁺ in PC12 cells, and there was no impairment of the effect of Cd(II) by inhibitors of protein kinase A or of MAPK kinase. However, bisindolylmaleimide I, a specific inhibitor of protein kinase C abolished the proto-oncogene induction by Cd(II). Hence, a critical role for protein kinase C in the mitogenic effect of Cd(II) is inferred, and a substitution of structural Zn²⁺ ions by Cd²⁺ ions in this enzyme is discussed as the putative mechanism. Received: 30 July 1997 / Revised: 9 October 1997 / Accepted: 11 October 1997     

Cadmium(II) specifically interacts with cellular signaling to induce proto-oncogenes c-fos and c-jun in rat PC12 cells

Cadmium(II) compounds are carcinogens but only weakly mutagens. Because Cd(II) at low micromolar concentrations stimulates cell growth and induces some proto-oncogenes with several mammalian cell lines, the stimulation of cell proliferation is discussed as a major mechanism of the carcinogenicity of this metal. In the present work, the induction of the cellular proto-oncogenes c-fos and c-jun by Cd(II) was studied in rat PC12 cells. Several cellular signal transduction elements were tested as mediators of the proto-oncogene induction by cadmium. Cd(II) does not evoke mobilization of free intracellular Ca²⁺ in PC12 cells, and there was no impairment of the effect of Cd(II) by inhibitors of protein kinase A or of MAPK kinase. However, bisindolylmaleimide I, a specific inhibitor of protein kinase C abolished the proto-oncogene induction by Cd(II). Hence, a critical role for protein kinase C in the mitogenic effect of Cd(II) is inferred, and a substitution of structural Zn²⁺ ions by Cd²⁺ ions in this enzyme is discussed as the putative mechanism. Received: 30 July 1997 / Revised: 9 October 1997 / Accepted: 11 October 1997     

Influence of surface energy distribution on neuritogenesis

PC12 cells are a useful model to study neuronal differentiation, as they can undergo terminal differentiation, typically when treated with nerve growth factor (NGF). In this study we investigated the influence of surface energy distribution on PC12 cell differentiation, by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and immunofluorescence. Glass surfaces were modified by chemisorption: an aminosilane, n-[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylendiamine (C₈H₂₂N₂O₃Si; EDA), was grafted by polycondensation. AFM analysis of substrate topography showed the presence of aggregates suggesting that the adsorption is heterogeneous, and generates local gradients in energy of adhesion. PC12 cells cultured on these modified glass surfaces developed neurites in absence of NGF treatment. In contrast, PC12 cells did not grow neurites when cultured in the absence of NGF on a relatively smooth surface such as poly-l-lysine substrate, where amine distribution is rather homogeneous. These results suggest that surface energy distribution, through cell–substrate interactions, triggers mechanisms that will drive PC12 cells to differentiate and to initiate neuritogenesis. We were able to create a controlled physical nano-structuration with local variations in surface energy that allowed the study of these parameters on neuritogenesis.     

The Relationship between Procyanidin Structure and Their Protective Effect in a Parkinson’s Disease Model

This study evaluated the effect of grape seed-derived monomer, dimeric, and trimeric procyanidins on rat pheochromocytoma cell line (PC12) cells and in a zebrafish Parkinson’s disease (PD) model. PC12 cells were cultured with grape seed-derived procyanidins or deprenyl for 24 h and then exposed to 1.5 mm 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP⁺) for 24 h. Zebrafish larvae (AB strain) 3 days post-fertilization were incubated with deprenyl or grape seed-derived procyanidins in 400 µM 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) for 4 days. The results showed that the procyanidin dimers procyanidin B1 (B1), procyanidin B2 (B2), procyanidin B3 (B3), procyanidin B4 (B4), procyanidin B1-3-O-gallate (B1-G), procyanidin B2-3-O-gallate (B2-G), and the procyanidin trimer procyanidin C1 (C1) had a protective effect on PC12 cells, decreasing the damaged dopaminergic neurons and motor impairment in zebrafish. In PC12 cells and the zebrafish PD model, procyanidin (B1, B2, B3, B4, B1-G, B2-G, C1) treatment decreased the content of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA), increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD), and upregulated the expression of nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2), NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). These results suggest that in PC12 cells and the zebrafish PD model, the neuroprotective effects of the procyanidins were positively correlated with their degree of polymerization.     

p190RhoGAP and Rap-dependent RhoGAP (ARAP3) inactivate RhoA in response to nerve growth factor leading to neurite outgrowth from PC12 cells

Rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells have been used to investigate neurite outgrowth. Nerve growth factor (NGF) has been well known to induce neurite outgrowth from PC12 cells. RhoA belongs to Ras-related small GTP-binding proteins, which regulate a variety of cellular processes, including cell morphology alteration, actin dynamics, and cell migration. NGF suppressed GTP-RhoA levels after 12 h in PC12 cells and was consistently required for a long time to induce neurite outgrowth. Constitutively active (CA)-RhoA suppressed neurite outgrowth from PC12 cells in response to NGF, whereas dominant-negative (DN)-RhoA stimulated it, suggesting that RhoA inactivation is essential for neurite outgrowth. Here, we investigated the mechanism of RhoA inactivation. DN-p190RhoGAP abrogated neurite outgrowth, whereas wild-type (WT)-p190RhoGAP and WT-Src synergistically stimulated it along with accelerating RhoA inactivation, suggesting that p190RhoGAP, which can be activated by Src, is a major component in inhibiting RhoA in response to NGF in PC12 cells. Contrary to RhoA, Rap1 was activated by NGF, and DN-Rap1 suppressed neurite outgrowth, suggesting that Rap1 is also essential for neurite outgrowth. RhoA was co-immunoprecipitated with Rap1, suggesting that Rap1 interacts with RhoA. Furthermore, a DN-Rap-dependent RhoGAP (ARAP3) prevented RhoA inactivation, abolishing neurite formation from PC12 cells in response to NGF. These results suggest that NGF activates Rap1, which, in turn, up-regulates ARAP3 leading to RhoA inactivation and neurite outgrowth from PC12 cells. Taken together, p190RhoGAP and ARAP3 seem to be two main factors inhibiting RhoA activity during neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells in response to NGF.