Screening anti‐tumor compounds from Ligusticum wallichii using cell membrane chromatography combined with high‐performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry

Tyrosine 367 Cysteine‐fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 cell membrane chromatography combined with high‐performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry was developed. Tyrosine 367 Cysteine‐HEK293 cells were used as the cell membrane stationary phase. The specificity and reproducibility of the cell membrane chromatography was evaluated using 1‐tert‐butyl‐3‐{2‐[4‐(diethylamino)butylamino]‐6‐(3,5‐dimethoxyphenyl)pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐7‐yl}urea, nimodipine and dexamethasone acetate. Then, anti‐tumor components acting on Tyrosine 367 Cysteine‐fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 were screened and identified from extracts of Ligusticum wallichii. Components from the extract were retained on the cell membrane chromatographic column. The retained fraction was directly eluted into high‐performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry system for separation and identification. Finally, Levistolide A was identified as an active component from Ligusticum wallichii extracts. The 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyl‐tetrazolium bromide‐formazan colorimetric assay revealed that Levistolide A inhibits proliferation of overexpressing the mutated receptor cells with dose‐dependent manner. Phosphorylation of fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 was also decrease under Levistolide A treatment. Flex dock simulation verified that Levistolide A could bind with the tyrosine kinase domain of fibroblast growth factor receptor 4. Therefore, Levistolide A screened by the cell membrane chromatography combined with high‐performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry can arrest cell growth. In conclusion, the two‐dimensional high‐performance liquid chromatography method can screen and identify potential anti‐tumor ingredients that specifically act on the tyrosine kinase domain of the mutated fibroblast growth factor receptor 4.     

Changes of antioxidative enzymes and cell membrane osmosis in tomato colonized by arbuscular Mycorrhizae under NaCl stress

Salinity toxicity is a worldwide agricultural and eco-environmental problem. Many literatures show that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can enhance salt tolerance of many plants and some physiological changes occurred in AM symbiosis under salt stress. However, the role of ROS-scavenging enzymes in AM tomato is still unknown in continuous salt stress. This study investigated the effect of Glomus mosseae on tomato growth, cell membrane osmosis and examined the antioxidants (superoxide-dismutase, SOD; catalase, CAT; ascorbate peroxidase, APX; peroxidase, POD) responses in roots of mycorrhizal tomato and control under different NaCl stress for 40 days in potted culture. NaCl solution (0, 0.5 and 1%) was added to organic soil in the irrigation water after 45 days inoculated by AMF (Glomus mosseae). (1) AMF inoculation improved tomato growth under salt or saltless condition and reduced cell membrane osmosis, MDA (malonaldehyde) content in salinity. So the salt tolerance of tomato was enhanced by AMF; (2) SOD, APX and POD activity in roots of AM symbiosis were significantly higher than corresponding non-AM plants in salinity or saltless condition. However, CAT activity was transiently induced by AMF and then suppressed to a level similar with non-AM seedlings; (3) higher salinity (1% level) and long stress time suppressed the effect of AMF on SOD, APX, POD and CAT activity; (4) this research suggested that the enhanced salt tolerance in AM symbiosis was mainly related with the elevated SOD, POD and APX activity by AMF which degraded more reactive oxygen species and so alleviated the cell membrane damages under salt stress. Whereas, the elevated SOD, POD and APX activity due to AMF depended on salinity environment.     

Formation and recovery of a cell sheet by a particle monolayer with the surface roughness

We studied the topographical effect of roughness displayed by a closely packed particle monolayer on formation of a cell monolayer (cell sheet). Particle monolayers were prepared by Langmuir-Blodgett deposition using particles, which were 527nm (SA053) and 1270nm (SA127) in diameter. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were seeded at a high density (2.0 x10(5)cells/cm(2)) onto particle monolayers. It was found that cells gradually became into contact with adjacent cells on the SA053 monolayer and the formed cell sheet could be readily detached from the particle monolayer by gentle pipetting. On the other hand, cells adhering onto the tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS) and the SA127 particle monolayer were difficult to peel off. At a low cell seeding density (5.0x10(4)cells/cm(2)), pre-coating with bovine plasma fibronectin (FN) allowed cell growth on an SA053 particle monolayer, and a confluent monolayer was able to be peeled as a cell sheet from the particle monolayer just by pipetting. By immunostaining of human fibronectin, we found that fibronectin was secreted and concentrated onto the substrate side of a cell sheet. The obtained cell sheet adhered and grew on the TCPS again within 20min.     

羟基磷灰石/聚乳酸微粒复合生物支架的体外细胞相容性评价

利用溶液共混法以及溶剂挥发法制备了羟基磷灰石(Nano-HA)/聚乳酸(PLA)微粒,再粘结微粒加工成三维多孔Nano-HA/PLA微粒复合生物支架。借助相差显微镜、扫描电子显微镜和MTT法检测了鼠骨髓基质细胞(BMSCs)在该支架材料上的生长情况,通过细胞形态学观察和细胞增殖情况评价了该复合生物支架材料的生物相容性。结果表明,SEM观察到支架材料上培养细胞4d后,细胞主要附着、铺展在支架的低洼处或孔洞处表面,并向孔洞深部沿壁生长;在支架材料上培养细胞8d后,细胞多为梭形形态,并有许多生长角,直接贴附于支架的微粒表面,开始连片生长,有明显的增值,各组没有变形、坏死现象。支架材料上培养细胞2,3,4,5,6和8d的MTT检测表明,各实验组RGR均达到100%以上,细胞毒性为0级;细胞在支架材料上的生长曲线显示,实验组细胞活力比对照组高26%。因此,该Nano-HA/PLA微粒复合生物支架没有细胞毒性,并对细胞有良好的粘附和增殖能力,为较具潜力的骨修复材料。     

New antiproliferative 14,15-secopregnane glycosides from Solenostemma argel

Eight new 14,15-secopregnane glycosides, namely argelosides C-J, possessing two ketal functions involved in three five-membered rings, have been isolated from the hairy seeds of Solenostemma argel. Their structures have been established by MS and NMR experiments, combined with quantum mechanical calculations of the ¹³C chemical shifts for the interpretation of the experimental data. On the basis of the obtained results, the structures of argelosides A and B have been revised. Additionally, the effect of these compounds on the VEGF-induced in Kaposi's sarcoma cell proliferation was evaluated. Results indicated that all the compounds reduced the cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner.     

罗替戈汀微球体外释放度的检查方法

分别采用摇床法和流通池法测定罗替戈汀微球的体外释放度,并通过与体内药动学曲线拟合进行选择.结果表明,摇床法和流通池法测定的体外释放度均与体内吸收具有明显相关性,相关系数r分别为0.9937和0.9978,且流通池法可检测到微球存在的较小突释.摇床法和流通池法均可用于罗替戈汀微球的体外释放度检查,流通池法作为一种新型溶出...     

Classification of nasopharyngeal cell lines (C666-1, CNE2, NP69) via Raman spectroscopy and decision tree

Researchers have demonstrated that Raman spectroscopy can be used for characterization of tumor cells with excellent spatial resolution. However, performance evaluation of different algorithms in classifying multiclass of Raman spectra has not been reported yet. In this work, we present Raman spectra of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and nasopharyngeal normal cell lines. Combined with student’s t-test and several multivariate approaches, including decision tree, support vector classification, and linear discriminant analysis, our work shows that the relative content of two histological abnormality sensitive bands at 1449 and 1658 cm⁻¹ in tumor cells is significantly different from that of normal cells (p = 0.0132), and can be a biomarker to classify these cells. This difference is confirmed by importance analyses in the decision tree model. Furthermore, performances of statistical methods are compared with one another to explore the ability in classification. Results show that the decision tree can be more capable for classification between tumorous and normal cell lines with sensitivity and specificity of 99.0% and 96.9%, respectively. Findings of this work further support our previous work and indicate that the decision tree performs more robustly in cell classification. Our work will prove helpful to the early diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and will indicate the decision tree to be the primary algorithm in tumor-cell classification.     

Improved cellular response on multiwalled carbon nanotube-incorporated electrospun polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan nanofibrous scaffolds

We report the fabrication of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-incorporated electrospun polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/chitosan (CS) nanofibers with improved cellular response for potential tissue engineering applications. In this study, smooth and uniform PVA/CS and PVA/CS/MWCNTs nanofibers with water stability were formed by electrospinning, followed by crosslinking with glutaraldehyde vapor. The morphology, structure, and mechanical properties of the formed electrospun fibrous mats were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and mechanical testing, respectively. We showed that the incorporation of MWCNTs did not appreciably affect the morphology of the PVA/CS nanofibers; importantly the protein adsorption ability of the nanofibers was significantly improved. In vitro cell culture of mouse fibroblasts (L929) seeded onto the electrospun scaffolds showed that the incorporation of MWCNTs into the PVA/CS nanofibers significantly promoted cell proliferation. Results from this study hence suggest that MWCNT-incorporated PVA/CS nanofibrous scaffolds with small diameters (around 160 nm) and high porosity can mimic the natural extracellular matrix well, and potentially provide many possibilities for applications in the fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.     

新型BODIPY荧光染料的合成及光谱性质研究

传统的BODIPY荧光染料具有荧光量子效率高、摩尔消光系数大、紫外吸收和荧光发射峰窄等优点,然而这类荧光染料普遍存在荧光发射波长短和Stokes位移小的缺点,因而限制了它们在体内生物传感及成像方面的广泛应用。为了得到荧光发射波长较长和Stokes位移大的BODIPY荧光染料,以BODIPY母核为基本结构,通过在它的8位连接吸电子性质的酯基来增加分子内电荷转移程度,同时在其3,5位引入供电子的芳香取代基增加分子的π共轭结构,合成得到了一类8位酯基取代的新型BODIPY荧光染料。所得到的新型BODIPY荧光染料的化学结构经过1H NMR, 13C NMR和HR-MS得以确认。光谱测试结果表明,这类染料的紫外吸收光谱(λ_abs=536 nm)和荧光发射光谱(λ_em=592 nm)与普通的BODIPY相比都发生显著红移(80 nm),并且保持了较高的荧光量子效率(Ф=0.43)。此外,这类BODIPY荧光染料的紫外可见吸收光谱和荧光发射光谱几乎完全分开,Stokes位移长达60 nm,可以有效地避免自吸收和生物样品的背景干扰。密度泛函理论计算结果表明,这种相对较大的Stokes位移主要是由于染料分子在基态和激发态下不同的几何构型所造成的。该类化合物的光物理性能受溶剂的影响小,是一类性能优良的新型荧光染料。细胞成像结果表明,染料1具有良好的细胞渗透性和光稳定性,可以实现对细胞的荧光成像。     

The effect of boundary conditions on the mesoscopic lattice Boltzmann method: Case study of a reaction-diffusion based model for Min-protein oscillation

Min-protein oscillation in Escherichia coli has an essential role in controlling the accurate placement of the cell division septum at the middle-cell zone of the bacteria. This biochemical process has been successfully described by a set of reaction-diffusion equations at the macroscopic level. The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) has been used to simulate Min-protein oscillation and proved to recover the correct macroscopic equations. In this present work, we studied the effects of LBM boundary conditions (BC) on Min-protein oscillation. The impact of diffusion and reaction dynamics on BCs was also investigated. It was found that the mirror-image BC is a suitable boundary treatment for this Min-protein model. The physical significance of the results is extensively discussed.