Development of Refractoriness of Induced Human Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Expression to Reinduction by UVA Irradiation and Hemin

Abstract— Using primary human fibroblasts we have observed the existence of an acquired refractoriness of the heme oxygenase-1 gene to induction by a second dose of UVA (320-380 nm) radiation. We studied the kinetics of development of refractoriness over a time interval of up to 72 h between the first inducing event and the second (challenge) dose. Complete refractoriness was observed at 48 h. We also studied development of refractoriness after UVA, sodium arsenite and H₂O₂ treatment in all possible combinations and demonstrated that only UVA led to refractoriness. Ultraviolet radiation induced partial refractoriness to H₂O₂ induction but did not change the response to sodium arsenite. In an investigation of the mechanism of development of refractoriness we used the heme oxygenase inhibitor, tin-protoporphyrin IX and showed that induction of heme oxygenase enzymatic activity is a crucial step. However, the induction of ferritin, which is known to play a key role in protection against oxidative stress, did not appear to be involved. Damage to membranes is also probably not involved in the refractoriness mechanism. Because either hemin alone or UVA radiation are able to lead to a refractoriness of the heme oxygenase-1 gene to reinduction by a second exposure to one or the other agent in human fibroblasts, we conclude that heme, or an as yet unidentified heme derivative, is involved in the refractoriness response.     

6-巯基嘌呤-H2O2-Cu2+-NaOH体系荧光分光光度法测定6-巯基嘌呤的研究

在碱性介质中,6-巯基嘌呤(6-MP)与过氧化氢反应可在405 nm波长处产生微弱的荧光,微量铜(Ⅱ)的存在能大大增敏其荧光强度。据此,建立了一种高灵敏测定6-MP的荧光光度分析新方法。在优化的条件下,体系的荧光强度与6-MP的浓度在2.1×10-8~1.7×10-5mol.L-1范围内呈线性关系,检出限为7.1×10-9mol.L-1。方法用于片剂中6-MP含量的测定,其结果与药典方法对照,令人满意。     

Kinetic Analysis of Apoptosis Induction in Human Cell Lines by UVA and 8-MOP

Whereas previous studies have indicated that DNA damage as a result of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and UVA treatment leads to cell death, this study establishes the minimum concentrations of 8-MOP and UVA necessary to induce apoptosis in human T-lymphocytic and mono-cytic cell lines. In order to assess apoptosis, we used fluorescent microscopy to examine changes in light scattering as well as internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Generation of a dose response curve showed that the minimum combination of UVA and 8-MOP that was necessary to induce greater than background levels of apoptosis within 24 h of treatment was 0.5 J/cm² UVA and 12.5 ng/mL of 8-MOP. A striking observation was that UVA alone at doses 1.0 J/cm², but not 8-MOP alone (6300 ng/mL), induced significant apoptosis in the Sup-T1 cell line within 24 h. Although the percentage of apoptotic Sup-T1 cells induced by UVA alone was not as great as that of 8-MOP and UVA in combination, a highly significant correlation between the product of the concentration of 8-MOP (ng/mL) times the dose of UVA (J/ cm²) and the percentage of apoptotic cells was observed. This correlation provides an important tool for studying the relationship of UVA-induced DNA damage to apoptosis induction. Moreover, it will provide a means by which early events in the apoptotic pathway can be dissected.     

Cell Cycle Effects and Concomitant p53 Expression in Hairless Murine Skin after Longwave UVA (365 nm) Irradiation: A Comparison with UVB Irradiation

Abstract— Ultraviolet A (UVA,315–400 nm) radiation is known to be a complete carcinogen, but in contrast to UVB (280-315 nm) radiation, much of the cell damage is oxygen dependent (mediated through reactive oxygen species), and the dominant premutational DNA lesion(s) remains to be identified. To investigate further the basic differences in UVA and UVB carcinogenesis, we compared in vivo cellular responses, viz. cell cycle progression and transient p53 expression in the epidermis, after UVA1 (340-400 nm) exposure with those after broadband UVB exposure of hairless mice. Using flow cytometry we found a temporary suppression of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) uptake in S-phase cells both after UVB and UVA1 irradiation, which only in the case of UVB is followed by an increase to well over control levels. With equally erythemogenic doses (1-2 MED), the modulation of BrdU uptake was more profound after UVB than after UVA1 irradiation. Also, a marked transient increase in the percentage of S-phase cells occurred both after UVB and after UVA1 irradiation, but this increase evolved more rapidly after UVA1 irradiation. Further, p53 expression increased both after UVB and UVA1 irradiations, with peak expression already occurring from 12 to 24 h after UVA1 exposure and around 24 h after UVB exposure. Overall, UVA1 radiation appears to have less of an impact on the cell cycle than UVB radiation, as measured by the magnitude and duration of changes in DNA synthesis and cells in S phase. These differences are likely to reflect basic differences between UVB and UVA1 in genotoxicity and carcinogenic action.     

DNA Photodamage, Repair, Gene Induction and Genotoxicity Following Exposures to 254 nm UV and 8-Methoxypsoralen Plus UVA in a Eukaryotic Cell System

The induction and repair of different types of photodamage and photogenotoxicity in eukaryotic cells have been the subject of many studies. Little is known about possible links between these phenomena and the induction of DNA damage-inducible genes. We explored this relationship using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a pertinent eukaryotic model. Previous results showed that the photogenotoxic potential of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) plus UVA is higher than that of UV (254 nm). Moreover, the induction of the ribonucleotide reductase gene RNR2 by UV and 8-MOP plus UVA in an RNR2-LACZ fusion strain and the formation of DNA double-strand breaks (dsb) as repair intermediates after such treatments suggest that the latter process could involve a signal for gene induction. To further substantiate this, we measured the induction of the DNA repair gene RAD51 in RAD51-LACZ fusion strains using the dsb repair and recombination deficient mutant rad52 and the corresponding wild type, and we determined the formation of dsb by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. After treatments, the resealing of dsb formed as repair intermediates was impaired in the rad52 mutant. At equal doses, i.e. the same number of lesions, the induction of the RAD51 gene by UV or 8-MOP plus UVA was significantly reduced in the rad52 mutant as compared with the wild type. The same was true when equitoxic doses were used. Thus, the RAD52 repair pathway appears to play an important role not only in dsb repair but also in gene induction. Furthermore, the signaling pathways initiated by DNA damage and its processing are somewhat linked to the photogenotoxic response.     

Spectroscopy behavior of 6-Mercaptopurine, Azathiopurine, and 8-Azaguanine

A comparative study, luminescence behavior of 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP), Azathiopurine (BAN), and 8-Azaguanine (8-Azan) have been investigated including the low temperature phosphorescence, the low temperature fluorescence, the room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) and the room temperature fluorescence (RTF). The effect of pH on the luminescence intensity is discussed. Analytical characteristics of RTF and RTP of 6-MP, BAN, and 8-Azan have been studied. The lifetime of phosphorescence and the polarity of RTF and RTP have been examined.     

The Induction and Analysis of Micronuclei and Cell Killing by Ultraviolet-B Radiation in Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes

The DNA-damaging potential of ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation was investigated by analyzing the frequency and origin of micronuclei (MN) in cytokinesis-blocked, binucleated (BN) peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and cloning efficiencies (CE) of PBL after exposure to different fluences of UVB. In total, PBL obtained from five normal donors were investigated. The PBL from all donors showed a dose-related, linear-quadratic increase in the frequency of MN per 1000 BN cells and in the frequency of micronucleated BN cells. In two experiments the origin of UVB-induced MN was studied by analyzing MN for the presence or absence of centromeres by applying the MN assay in combination with a centromeric probe and fluorescence in situ hybridization. This revealed, for the first time, that UVB-induced MN were centromere negative, indicating that UVB acted exclusively as a clastogenic agent in the tested dose range. The PBL from all donors showed a clear dose-dependent decrease in CE, after UVB exposure. The UVB-exposed PBL from all donors showed an inverse relationship between the induction of MN and the decrease in CE, but regression analysis revealed no correlation between the induction of MN and the decrease in cell survival. It is concluded that UVB has a clastogenic and cytotoxic effect on PBL.     

Synthesis of Purine Antiviral Agents,Hypoxanthine and 6-Mercaptopurine

Some potentially biologically active 6-substituted purine derivatives have been synthesized from simple organic reagents. The reaction of urea with ethyl cyanoacetate gave 6-aminopyrimidine-2,4-dione which was converted in two steps into purine derivative, xanthine. The latter was treated with formamide at 200°C to obtain hypoxanthine. The chlorination of hypoxanthine with POCl₃ gave 6-chloropurine which was converted into 6-mercaptopurine via reaction with thiourea in acetonitrile, followed by treatment with boiling ethanol. ethanol.     

Chronic Low-Dose UVA Irradiation Induces Local Suppression of Contact Hypersensitivity, Langerhans Cell Depletion and Suppressor Cell Activation in C3H/HeJ Mice

Abstract— It has previously been demonstrated that chronic low-dose solar-simulated UV radiation could induce both local and systemic immunosuppression as well as tolerance to a topically applied hapten. In this study, we have used a chronic low-dose UV-irradiation protocol to investigate the effects of UVA on the skin immune system of C3H/HeJ mice. Irradiation with UVA+B significantly suppressed the local and systemic primary contact hypersensitivity (CHS) response to the hapten 2,4,6-trinitrochlo-robenzene. Furthermore UVA+B reduced Langerhans cell (LC) and dendritic epidermal T cell (DETC) densities in chronically UV-irradiated mice. Ultraviolet A irradiation induced local, but not systemic, immunosuppression and reduced LC (32%) but not DETC from the epidermis compared to the shaved control animals. Treatment of mice with both UVA+B and UVA radiation also induced an impaired secondary CHS response, and this tolerance was transferable with spleen cells. These results suggest that depletion of LC, but not DETC, may be involved in UVA-induced local immunosuppression in our model, and that tolerance was induced in the presence of normal numbers of DETC. Hence exposure of C3H/HeJ mice 5 days per week for 4 weeks with UVA can induce local immunosuppression and tolerance.     

8-Oxodeoxyguanosine Formation in the DNA of Cultured Cells After Exposure to H2O2 Alone or with UVB or UVA Irradiation

Abstract— The purpose of the study was to determine if aluminum phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate (A1PcS₄) photodynamic therapy (PDT) induced the formation of micronuclei in vitro and whether micronuclei formation was dependent on fiuence or cell type. NIH-3T3 and EMT-6 monolayer cultures were incubated in AlPcS₄ (0 or 1 μg/mL) for 24 h, received 0.0, 0.5,1.0 or 1.5 J/cm ² of 675 nm light, then reincubated and harvested at either 24, 48 or 72 h. The micronucleus frequency was determined in binucleated cells using the cytochalasin-block method. Cytotoxicity was assessed by using the 3(4,5-dimenthylthiazoyl-2-yl)2,5(diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide) (MTT) method. The effect of treatment on cell cycle progression was determined by calculating a proliferative index.
Aluminum phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate PDT induced a fluence-dependent increase in the frequency of micro-nuclei in NIH-3T3 and EMT-6 cells. The maximal effect of PDT was obtained in both cell lines 24 h after treatment. NIH-3T3 and EMT-6 cells exposed to a low fiuence of 0.5 J/cm² had a significantly lower number of micro-nuclei per cell 48 h following PDT treatment compared to the number of micronuclei per cell observed 24 h following treatment; however, when cells were exposed to a fluence (1.0 or 1.5 J/cm²) the number of micronuclei per cell did not diminish until 72 h after PDT treatment. The results obtained from the micronucleus assay paralleled those results obtained from the MTT assay.     

硫唑嘌呤和巯嘌呤与牛血清白蛋白作用的荧光光谱研究

采用荧光光谱法和紫外可见光谱法研究了硫唑嘌呤(AZP)和巯嘌呤(6-MP)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的结合反应特性.测定了不同温度下的结合常数KA及结合位点数n,研究证明AZP和6-MP对BSA内源荧光的猝灭机理均为静态猝灭,且主要以疏水作用力与BSA作用;利用同步荧光技术发现AZP和6-MP对BSA的构象均有影响;AZP和6-MP与BSA摩尔比为1:l时,根据Forster偶极-偶极非辐射能量转移理论,计算出作用距离rAZP-2.94,r6-MP-4.10,说明AZP和6-MP与BSA的猝灭过程中都存在能量转移效应.     

过氧化氢-巯嘌呤氧化还原反应的研究及荧光分析应用

研究了过氧化氢氧化巯嘌呤的反应条件及产物的荧光特性 ,提出了高灵敏荧光光度法测定巯嘌呤含量的新方法。在碱性介质和沸水浴加热条件下 ,过氧化氢能将巯嘌呤定量转化为 6-嘌呤磺酸钠 ,其体系的荧光强度与巯嘌呤浓度在6.0× 1 0 -8～ 1 .0× 1 0 -5mol/L范围内呈线性关系 ,检出限为 2 .4× 1 0 -8mol/L。该法已用于片剂中的巯嘌呤含量的测定。     

荧光光谱法研究6—巯基嘌呤的氧化反应及其分析应用

系统地研究了高锰酸钾对６－巯基嘌呤的氧化作用,提出了高灵敏测定６－巯基嘌呤的荧光光度分析新方法。在碱性介质中,氧化产物的荧光强度较６－巯基嘌呤处身的荧光强度提高了１０倍,且稳定性好。本体系的激发波长为２８６ｎｍ,发射波长为３９７ｎｍ,荧光强度与６－巯基嘌呤的浓度在０．００６４～３．０μｇ／ｍＬ范围内呈线性关系,检测限为０．００３２μｇ／ｍＬ。应用该法于片剂中６－巯基嘌呤含量的测定,与标准方法对照,     

A Rapid and Efficient Synthesis of 2, 4, 6-Triarylpyridines under Microwave Irradiation

An rapid and efficient synthesis of 2, 4, 6-triarylpyridines is reported using substituted benzaldehydes, substituted acetophenones and ammonia as starting materials under microwave irradiation in the presence of PEG-400.     

Cu(phen)2+2和Cu(bpy)2+2与6-巯基嘌呤、腺嘌呤相互作用的研究

在ｐＨ为７．０的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中，用荧光光谱、紫外光谱、电化学及紫外光谱电化学等方法研究了铜配合物与６－巯基嘌呤、腺嘌呤的相互作用．结果表明，Ｃｕ（ｐｈｅｎ）２＋２和Ｃｕ（ｂｐｙ）２＋２与６－巯基嘌呤、腺嘌呤发生了相互作用，但作用程度不同．根据荧光光谱实验数据计算出Ｃｕ（ｐｈｅｎ）２＋２和Ｃｕ（ｂｐｙ）２＋２与６－巯基嘌呤、腺嘌呤的配位比均为１∶１；它们与６－巯基嘌呤作用的配位常数分别为２．２３×１０４Ｌ／ｍｏｌ和６．１１×１０４Ｌ／ｍｏｌ；与腺嘌呤作用的配位常数分别为１．９５×１０４Ｌ／ｍｏｌ和５．１２×１０４Ｌ／ｍｏｌ．电化学实验也获得了相近的结果．这为解释Ｃｕ（ｐｈｅｎ）２＋２和Ｃｕ（ｂｐｙ）２＋２与ＤＮＡ的作用机理及作用部位提供了有益的信息     

Induction of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer Photolyase in Cultured Fish Cells by UVA and Blue Light

Abstract— The cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) photolyase in fish cells is known to be regulated by environmental factors, such as light, hydrogen peroxide and growth inhibition. The induction of CPD photolyase by light in cultured goldfish cells was dependent on the wavelength of the light, and UVA and blue light had high inductive activity. The spectrum for CPD photolyase activity was different from that for the induction. Treatment with blue or yellow light for a short time, which did not induce any CPD photolyase, induced high CPD photolyase activity in the presence of the photosensitizers, TPPS (monosulfonated meso -tetraphenyl porphine) and ALPS (aluminum phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate), respectively. These results suggest that the induction of CPD photolyase might be triggered by active oxygen produced by light and cellular photosensitizers. We also found that immediately after treatment with UVA, blue light or a photosensitizer in combination with light, cellular attachment to the substratum was enhanced, as was the CPD photolyase activity. Pretreatment with a flavonoid, quercetin, inhibited both photoinduction of CPD photolyase and enhancement of cellular attachment. Vitamin E inhibited only photoinduction of CPD photolyase activity. Treatment with H7, a strong inhibitor for protein kinase C, after light treatment inhibited photoinduction of CPD photolyase activity, but an analogue of H7, Ha1004, which is a weak inhibitor of protein kinase C, did not have such an effect.     

SPAP2基因的克隆、融合表达及分离纯化

本文构建的表达载体pGex-2T-SPAP2CT在大肠杆菌中表达出可融性蛋白, 其分子量为46 000, 经纯化后得到产率为10%、 纯度大于90%的GST-SPAP2CT蛋白.