Ⅱ型糖尿病肾病小鼠肾水提物代谢组学研究

应用基于核磁共振的代谢组学方法研究Ⅱ型糖尿病模型db/db小鼠已发展到糖尿病肾病时肾脏代谢表型的变化.结合偏最小二乘法-判别分析(PLS-DA),结果显示,与正常组相比,模型组肾水提物中的乳酸和糖等代谢物的含量显著升高,而谷氨酸、乙酸、胆碱和甘氨酸的含量显著降低,缬氨酸、肌酐、尼克酰胺、苯丙氨酸和酪氨酸含量略有降低.实验结果表明糖尿病肾病动物模型db/db小鼠的代谢特征不同于正常小鼠.代谢组学分析方法作为辅助手段,为糖尿病肾病的发病机制提供了良好的数据支持.     

JAK/STAT通路抑制剂对C57BL/6小鼠血清代谢组影响的1H NMR研究

JAK/STAT通路抑制剂已被应用于多种疾病的临床试验,但其全身性用药对机体组织细胞功能活性的影响目前尚不明确.本研究运用基于核磁共振氢谱（¹H NMR）的代谢组学方法分析了JAK/STAT通路抑制剂WP1066（20 mg/kg.bw,2天一次,持续2周）对C57BL/6小鼠血清代谢组的影响.首先采用¹H NMR技术检测了WP1066处理组和对照组小鼠血清的代谢物,然后对所得的图谱数据进行了主成分分析（PCA）以及正交偏最小二乘法分析（OPLS）.研究结果表明,抑制JAK/STAT通路可明显下调小鼠血清中的N-甲基烟酰胺（N-methylnicotinamide）水平,而上调顺乌头酸（cis-aconitate）、草酰乙酸（oxaloacetate）和乙酰胺（acetamide）水平,这些代谢物改变均与能量代谢密切相关.该结果提示代谢失衡相关指标可能作为JAK/STAT通路抑制剂治疗的临床监测参考指标.     

SIRT7基因低表达胶质瘤细胞株代谢特征的NMR分析

肿瘤是一种代谢疾病，癌基因表达对肿瘤细胞代谢的影响是目前肿瘤研究的热点之一.本文利用基于核磁共振氢谱（¹H NMR）的代谢组学方法对癌基因SIRT7低表达胶质瘤细胞株的代谢特征进行分析，寻找与SIRT7基因表达相关的特征性代谢物和代谢通路.分析结果表明，SIRT7基因低表达组与对照组细胞的代谢轮廓存在显著性差异，其细胞水溶性萃取物中有22种代谢物浓度发生明显变化.与对照组相比，SIRT7基因低表达胶质瘤细胞株中乳酸、甘氨酸、谷氨酸等12种代谢物浓度升高；缬氨酸、亮氨酸、赖氨酸等10种代谢物浓度降低.通路富集分析提示氨酰-tRNA生物合成、氨基酸代谢等代谢通路与SIRT7低表达密切相关.以上结果为进一步阐明癌基因SIRT7调控胶质瘤细胞代谢的作用机制提供了理论依据.     

莽草酸途径中26种代谢物的NMR谱归属

莽草酸代谢途径广泛存在于植物、微生物与某些寄生虫中,是芳香氨基酸、植物激素与多种重要活性次生代谢物的主要合成通路.这些代谢物的系统核磁共振（NMR）研究尚不完备,且5-羟基吲哚乙酸与吲哚乳酸等代谢物的NMR数据归属尚不完整.本文对莽草酸代谢途径介导的26种代谢物（包括2种非芳香羧酸、2种植物激素、3种芳香类氨基酸、19种植物次生代谢物）结构进行了较为系统的NMR分析,对这些代谢物的¹H和¹³C NMR信号进行了归属,为植物化学及代谢组学研究提供了基础数据.     

L 1 范数支持向量机在代谢组学中的应用

代谢组学是关于生物体内源性代谢物质的整体及其变化规律的科学,也是一个数据密集型的研究领域,由此使得模式识别在代谢数据处理中有重要作用．L₁ 范数支持向量机(L₁-Norm Support Vector Machines, L₁-norm SVMs)作为在模式识别领域中准确、稳健的方法,在代谢组学中的应用较少．该文应用L₁-norm SVM 方法对小鼠感染血吸虫后的代谢数据进行了分析,分析结果显示L1-norm SVM 在聚类与特征选择方面具有优势,并表明它在代谢组学领域的应用有着潜力和前景．     

不同病程的结核病患者的血浆代谢组学研究

结核病(tuberculosis,TB)是第二大由单一病原菌感染引起的致死性疾病,致死率仅次于艾滋病.与疾病进展相关的代谢标志物的发现有利于病情的防治,而代谢组学研究则是发现代谢标志物的重要手段之一.目前与TB病人相关的代谢组学研究还不多.该文利用基于核磁共振氢谱(1H NMR)的代谢组学技术,对不同病情程度TB患者的血浆代谢组进行了研究.正交偏最小二乘法判别分析(OPLS-DA)结果显示TB各组与健康对照组均可明显分离.统计分析发现,缬氨酸、丙氨酸、肌酸和3-羟基丁酸等代谢物在TB各组含量普遍高于对照组;乳酸、丙酮酸、N-乙酰糖蛋白、亮氨酸和谷氨酸等代谢物在疾病进展过程中呈逐渐增加的趋势,而三羧酸(tricartexylic acid,TCA)循环的中间产物——柠檬酸则呈逐渐降低的趋势,表明了代谢紊乱随疾病的逐渐变化过程.这些差异代谢物的变化表明TB患者体内能量代谢与糖酵解增强、脂肪酸生酮作用增强、TCA循环受阻、氨基酸代谢紊乱.     

昆明小鼠常见体液与组织代谢组NMR分析

昆明小鼠是我国特有且广泛使用的模式动物. 利用核磁共振(NMR)技术对昆明小鼠血液、尿液和肝脏等组织中的代谢物进行了较为系统的研究. 通过对昆明小鼠体液和组织中代表性的¹H NMR谱图,并结合COSY(Correlation Spectroscopy),TOCSY(Total Correlation Spectroscopy),J-Res(J-Resolved Spectroscopy),HSQC(Heteronuclear Single Quantum Coherence),HMBC(Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Coherence)等2D NMR谱图进行分析,共解析出82种小分子代谢物,其中尿液中约有46种,血样中约有32种,肝脏提取物中约有43种,肾脏皮质提取物中约有39种,部分代谢物在不同样品均存在. 这为进一步利用昆明小鼠为动物模型的研究提供了基础信息.     

感染减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌对小鼠粪样代谢组的影响——WIPM和Bruker 500 MHz核磁共振波谱仪检测结果的比较

鼠伤寒沙门氏菌属于胞内侵袭性兼性厌氧菌,减毒后的鼠伤寒沙门氏菌安全性大大提高,已被广泛用于病毒、细菌及寄生虫疫苗的研制.但是目前还没有研究利用代谢组学方法来分析减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌感染对宿主和肠道菌群相互作用的影响.同时中国科学院武汉物理与数学研究所自主研发的WIPM 500 MHz核磁共振(NMR)波谱仪已经研制成功,但是该谱仪是否可以用于代谢组学研究尚未经过考证.本研究同时使用WIPM和Bruker500 MHz核磁共振波谱仪对同一批减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌感染小鼠的粪样进行检测,并结合多变量数据分析方法来研究减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌感染对小鼠粪样代谢组的影响.研究结果表明,WIPM NMR波谱仪检测数据的分析结果与Bruker NMR波谱仪的实验结果具有高度的一致性,表明WIPM谱仪可以用于代谢组学研究.研究发现减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌感染能够引起小鼠粪样代谢物中多种氨基酸和尿嘧啶含量的上升,并伴有胆汁酸、乳酸和丙酸含量的下降.以上代谢物含量的改变表明,减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌感染使小鼠肠道微生物的代谢功能发生了紊乱.     

利用基于~1H NMR的代谢组学分析研究重离子辐射对大鼠额叶皮质区的影响

太空辐射尤其是重离子辐射可造成DNA的破坏、细胞死亡、以及一些癌症的发生,是人类深空探索进程中急需克服的难题. 本文通过重离子加速器产生¹²C⁶⁺重离子束对大鼠头部进行一定剂量的辐射,模拟空间重离子辐射对中枢神经系统(CNS)的生物学效应. 采用基于¹H NMR的代谢组学方法对辐射大鼠大脑额叶皮质区进行了测定分析,结合数据的统计分析和检验,发现了包括一些重要CNS神经递质在内的代谢物含量发生明显变化. 这些代谢物主要为：牛磺酸、乳酸、谷氨酸、4-氨基丁酸、以及磷酸胆碱等. 结合差异蛋白质组结果分析,包括4-氨基丁酸、谷氨酸、乳酸、牛磺酸等在内的代谢物参与的主要生物途径,如神经递质的合成途径,以及神经递质受体介导的信号途径可能受重离子辐射的负面影响. 这些发现将为进一步阐明重离子辐射效应的分子机制提供有利信息,从而为从生物学途径探寻有效重离子辐射防护措施提供依据.     

基于 1H NMR谱的给药赭石大鼠血清代谢组学研究

基于¹H NMR 的代谢组学方法对灌胃给药赭石的成年 Wistar 大鼠血清进行分析,运用主成分分析模式识别方法对所得数据进行处理,并对给药大鼠血清进行生化指标检测．研究结果表明,大鼠体内β-羟异丁酸、乙酸、丙酮、胆碱、甘油磷脂酰胆碱、葡萄糖、乳酸、低密度脂蛋白、极低密度脂蛋白和脂质等内源性代谢物浓度发生明显变化,可作为赭石的特征代谢物． 2 g/kg 和 5 g/kg 体重剂量赭石使大鼠机体产生大量活性氧化物(ROS),造成过氧化损伤,导致能量代谢和糖代谢紊乱,糖酵解反应增强,并且对肝功能造成了影响．
     

CCD质子辐照损伤效应的三维蒙特卡罗模拟

针对空间质子诱发CCD性能退化问题,开展了CCD质子辐照效应的三维蒙特卡罗模拟研究。采用三维蒙特卡罗软件Geant4模拟计算了不同能量质子在Si和SiO₂中的射程及Bragg峰,分析了不同能量质子在材料中能量沉积的过程,并将模拟结果与相关数据进行对比,模拟误差在5%以内。根据质子与材料相互作用的物理过程,选取了合适的Lindhard分离函数,添加合适的物理过程,模拟计算了不同能量质子在SiO₂中的电离能量损失和Si中的非电离能量损失,并将结果与国外相关数据进行对比。根据CCD的生产工艺参数,建立了单个像元的三维模拟模型,确定了质子辐照损伤的灵敏体积,模拟计算了不同能量质子在像元灵敏体积内的电离能量沉积与非电离能量沉积,分析了CCD不同能量质子的辐照损伤差异产生的机理。结合粒子输运计算结果与CCD质子辐照实验结果,分析了质子辐照诱发CCD辐射敏感参数退化的物理机制。     

γ射线及质子辐照导致CCD光谱响应退化的机制

光谱响应是表征CCD性能的重要参数。为了研究辐射环境对CCD光谱响应产生影响的规律及物理机制,开展了不同粒子辐照实验,对CCD光谱响应曲线的退化形式及典型波长下CCD光响应的退化情况进行了分析。辐射效应对CCD光谱响应的影响可以分为电离总剂量效应和位移效应导致的退化,本文从这两种辐射效应出发,采用⁶⁰Co-γ射线及质子两种辐照条件,研究了CCD光谱响应的退化规律。针对460 nm（蓝光）和700 nm（红光）等典型CCD光响应波长,从辐射效应导致的损伤缺陷方面分析了CCD光谱响应退化的物理机制。研究发现,在⁶⁰Co-γ射线辐照时CCD光谱响应曲线变化是由于暗信号增加导致的,而质子辐照导致CCD对700 nm波长的光响应退化明显大于460 nm波长的光响应,且10 MeV质子导致的损伤比3 MeV质子更明显,表明位移损伤缺陷易导致CCD光谱响应退化。结果表明,电离总剂量效应主要导致CCD光谱响应整体变化,而位移效应则导致不同波长光的响应差异增大。     

Effect of beta-particles on the retinal chromophore in bacteriorhodopsin of Halobacterium salinarium

Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) is an attractive intelligent material. Understanding the mechanism of its light-driven proton pumping outward the cell implicates it in many technical applications, particularly, in what is called optical computers, and the biotechnology is waiting for this promised biological molecule. An ionizing radiation source handling could be computerized in radiation fields. The computer containing such biological material will not be out of reach of the fields of ionizing radiation. So it is interesting to report on the working of such biological computer if it is subjected to ionizing radiation. The functional unit in this molecule is retinal chromophore. In the present work, it is interested to assess the functionality of bR through determining the electronic transition dipole moment of its chromophore. Significant changes in the values of the absorption transition dipole moment were noticed at different doses of beta-particles in the range of 0.1-0.3 kGy. Ionizing radiation-induced changes in bR were followed by intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy. An analysis of the fluorescence data bears on the tertiary structure of bR. The emission spectrum is, however, red shifted with an increase in intensity with the different doses; in the meanwhile, gradual decrease in the visible absorbance has occurred till almost complete loss is attained. This bleaching due to ionizing radiation may offer an alternative way of data processing in such optical devices based on bR. Nevertheless, bR has proofed to be used as a biological indicator of ionizing radiation. However, the potential of bR for use as a biosensor to detect ionizing radiation should be considered.     

电离辐射致植物诱变效应的损伤-修复模型

在电离辐射速率理论的基础上, 结合电离辐射诱导植物的微观与宏观生物效应, 建立了电离辐射致植物诱变效应的损伤-修复模型. 通过对理论模型平衡态的数值求解, 研究了辐照植物各状态相对浓度随电离辐射剂量的变化. 研究表明当考虑植物的修复作用时, 理论模型能够给出“马鞍型”的植物存活率-剂量关系. 为进一步验证模型, 对重离子⁷Li辐射玉米自交系的实验数据进行理论模型拟合, 确定重离子辐射玉米的诱变效应参数, 理论计算的结果与实验数据符合较好. 电离辐射诱导植物的损伤-修复模型的建立为电离辐射诱导植物生物效应的机理研究和辐射诱变植物育种提供了理论依据和参考.     

Radiation damage to DNA: the importance of track structure

A wide variety of biological effects are induced by ionizing radiation, from cell death to mutations and carcinogenesis. The biological effectiveness is found to vary not only with the absorbed dose but also with the type of radiation and its energy, i.e., with the nature of radiation tracks. An overview is presented of some of the biological experiments using different qualities of radiation, which when compared with Monte Carlo track structure studies, have highlighted the importance of the localized spatial properties of stochastic energy deposition on the nanometer scale at or near DNA. The track structure leads to clustering of damage which may include DNA breaks, base damage etc., the complexity of the cluster and therefore its biological repairability varying with radiation type.

The ability of individual tracks to produce clustered damage, and the subsequent biological response are important in the assessment of the risk associated with low-level human exposure. Recent experiments have also shown that biological response to radiation is not always restricted to the ‘hit’ cell but can sometimes be induced in ‘un-hit’ cells near by.     

Proton radiation effects of conjugated polymer thin films

Polymeric-thin-film-based electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices are attractive for potential space and certain radiation-related applications due to their inherent features such as lightweight, flexible, biocompatible, etc. Proton radiation is a major form of ionizing radiation in space, particularly in the so-called inner Van Allen belt region where most near-earth satellites are orbiting, yet very few literature and data are available on proton radiation effects on conjugated polymer systems. In this report, the proton radiation effects on potential electronic/optoelectronic properties of several conjugated polymers and their composites are briefly evaluated. Specifically, UV–VIS absorption spectra of several conjugated polymers and/or their composite thin films were measured and compared right before and after the proton radiations at different dosages. The results revealed that proton radiation has very little or insignificant impact up to 800?rad on the optoelectronic properties of poly-3-hexyl-thiophene (P3HT), P3HT:PC₆₀BM blend, a light harvesting donor-bridge-acceptor (DBA) and a novel donor-bridge-fluorinated-acceptor (DBfA)-type block copolymer thin films.     

Use of neutron-activation techniques for studying elemental distributions: applications in geochemistry, ecology and technology

The radiography method is developed for the investigation of ionizing radiation sources distribution on the sample surface by means of a two-dimensional image, produced in a photoemulsion or dielectric track detector. Its sensitivity is within a range of 10⁻² - 10⁻⁷ g/mm² and resolution from 0.01 to 100 μm. Statistical analysis and computer processing of the radiographic images have allowed us to solve the two main tasks of the method, namely, the determination the true distributions of ionizing radiation sources on the surface and the quantitative estimation of the local content of different chemical elements within a given accuracy.     

Monitoring radiation induced alterations in biological systems,from molecules to tissues,through infrared spectroscopy

Humans can be exposed to non-ionizing and ionizing radiation for diagnostic, therapeutic, accidental, and occupational reasons. Consequently, the effect of radiation on biological systems has attracted the attention of researchers for a rather long time. This review is about the mid-infrared Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic characterization of non-ionizing and ionizing radiation-induced changes in DNA, lipids, and proteins, as isolated or synthetic macromolecules, and in biological membranes, cells, and tissues. Here, the context of radiation was limited with electromagnetic radiation including gamma rays. The review first outlines introductory information about non-ionizing and ionizing radiation and their interaction with biological systems. Afterwards, FTIR spectroscopy and spectroscopic analysis are briefly discussed. Finally, FTIR spectroscopic analysis of DNA, lipids, proteins, membranes, cells, and tissues that were exposed to radiation are presented. The findings show that FTIR spectroscopy can be successfully used as a novel method to monitor radiation-induced alteratios in biological systems.     

5 MeV Proton irradiation effects on 200 GHz silicon–germanium heterojunction bipolar transistors

The total dose effects of 5?MeV proton and Co-60 gamma irradiation in the dose range from 1 to 100?Mrad on advanced 200?GHz Silicon–Germanium heterojunction bipolar transistors (SiGe HBTs) are investigated. The SRIM simulation study was conducted to understand the energy loss of 5?MeV proton ions in SiGe HBT structure. Pre- and post-radiation DC figure of merits such as forward- and inverse-mode Gummel characteristics, excess base current, DC current gain and output characteristics were used to quantify the radiation tolerance of the devices. The results show that the proton creates a significant amount of damages in the surface and bulk of the transistor when compared with gamma irradiation. The SiGe HBTs shows robust ionizing radiation tolerance even up to a total dose of 100?Mrad for both radiations.     

利用拉曼光谱技术研究低剂量X射线辐射对人神经母细胞瘤细胞的影响

低剂量电离辐射引发的生物效应复杂而多样,其研究往往又受到辐射标志物和检测技术手段的限制。将拉曼光谱技术应用于低剂量辐射生物效应研究,利用10 mW,532 nm共聚焦拉曼光谱对经过100,200和500 mGy三种辐射剂量的X射线辐照之后的人神经母细胞瘤细胞进行检测,发现细胞嘌呤核苷酸（722～728和1 572～1 581 cm-1等等）、嘧啶核苷酸（770～785 cm-1等等）等DNA相关的拉曼特征峰受到电离辐射影响而发生变化,说明低剂量X射线辐照造成细胞DNA水平改变。采用流式细胞术对同样条件辐照后培养6 h的人神经母细胞瘤细胞进行细胞周期分析发现,三种剂量的X射线电离辐射均造成细胞在G2期阻滞,同样提示电离辐射引起DNA水平升高。通过划痕实验分析辐照后20 h的细胞迁移能力,结果显示,相较于未接受X射线照射的对照细胞,受到三种剂量电离辐射的人神经母细胞瘤细胞均出现迁移水平下降。研究结果表明,通过拉曼光谱分析发现低剂量X射线电离辐射引起人神经母细胞瘤细胞DNA水平变化,其结果与细胞周期分析和迁移分析的结果相一致,但检测时间大大提前,利用拉曼光谱技术可以实现低剂量辐射损伤等细胞生物学效应的早期发现与监测。