两种波长激光血管内照射生物效应比较

目的：研究同等照射条件的低强度532nm与633nm激光血管内照射生物效应的特点。方法：用532nm和633nm激光对健康大耳白家兔血管内照射，平均照射功率均设定在5mW左右，照射总能量约12J。两组家兔均于照前及照后1d、4d、7d、11d采集外周血，检测血浆ET、NO、MDA含量和SOD活性。结果：两组家兔上述各指标随照后时间的变化规律相似，经方差分析组间各指标都没有显著性差异。结论：同等照射条件下，低强度532nm与633nm激光照射血液的生物效应相似。     

应用圆二色光谱研究电场对超氧化物歧化酶二级结构的影响

超氧化物歧化酶经不同强度的电场作用,采用圆二色光谱研究了不同强度的电场对超氧化物歧化酶二级结构的影响.结果表明：在1.0 kV/cm～6.0 kV/cm范围, 不同强度的电场对超氧化物歧化酶的α-螺旋、β-折叠、β-转角及无规卷曲相对含量的影响程度不同.与对照组相比,处理组的β-折叠和β-转角含量降低,降幅范围分别为2.5%～15.1和0.9%～3.5%;α-螺旋和无规卷曲含量增加,增幅范围分别为3.1%～18.8%和1.0%～8.9%.电场作用具有使超氧化物歧化酶的二级结构中β-折叠、β-转角向α-螺旋及无规卷曲转化的趋势.     

超氧化物歧化酶模型化合物的合成、表征及其SOD活性研究

合成了 4种过渡金属硝酸盐与三 (2 苯并咪唑亚甲基 )胺 (ntb)和水杨酸 (Hsal)的新固体配合物 ,经元素分析确定其组成分别为 [M2 (ntb) 2 (Hsal) 2 ](NO3 ) 2 ·H2 O(M =Zn ,Co)、[M2 (ntb) 2 (Hsal) ](NO3 ) 3 ·3H2 O(M =Cu)和 [M(ntb) (Hsal) ](NO3 )·2H2 O(M =Ni) ,进行了摩尔电导率、热重、红外与紫外可见光谱、1HNMR等性质的表征。研究了配合物的模拟SOD活性 ,用IC50 表征配合物的模拟SOD活性的大小。     

Antioxidant activity of methimazole-copper(II) bioactive species and spectroscopic investigations on the mechanism of its interaction with Bovine Serum Albumin

Free radical-mediated oxidative stress has been implicated in numerous autoimmune disorders including Graves’ disease. Hyperthyroidism results in a marked increase in intracellular antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutase. The later activity is significantly increased in untreated Graves’ patients while treatment with methimazole results in normalization of the free radical and antioxidant activity indices. In this context, and considering the findings mentioned above, the aim of the present study was to evaluate unknown biological activities of methimazole and its methimazole-copper(II) complex investigating their superoxide scavenger power. Under the applied experimental conditions, methimazole did not show superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity while the copper complexes exhibited a strong superoxide radical scavenging capacity. Bearing in mind that the capacity of drugs to bind and/or interact with albumin is essential for their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, a complete investigation of the binding ability of both compounds by using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Raman and Fluorescence spectroscopies, and UV-Vis spectrophotometry was included. Besides, in order to probe the copper ligand environment the EPR spectra of such compounds were analyzed.     

铜锌超氧化物歧化酶(Cu2Zn2SOD)在汞电极上的吸附研究

金属氧化还原蛋白质的电化学行为作为生物电化学领域中一个重要的研究内容,受到了广泛的关注犤1～3犦,生物体系一些重要的反应均与基本电荷运动有关,如生物催化、神经传导、光合作用以及呼吸作用等均涉及到一些重要氧化还原蛋白质的氧化还原过程。利用电化学的基本原理和实验方法,不但能在生命体系和有机组织的整体水平上,更主要是能在分子和细胞水平上研究氧化还原蛋白质体系中的电子转移以及氧化态转化的化学本质和规律。铜锌超氧化物歧化酶(Cu2Zn2SOD)是一个二聚体,由两个等同的亚单位组成,每一个亚单位含有咪唑桥联的铜?和锌?离子,催…     

Absolute quantification of superoxide dismutase in cytosol and mitochondria of mice hepatic cells exposed to mercury by a novel metallomic approach

In the last years, the development of new methods for analyzing accurate and precise individual metalloproteins is of increasing importance, since numerous metalloproteins are excellent biomarkers of oxidative stress and diseases. In that way, methods based on the use of post column isotopic dilution analysis (IDA) or enriched protein standards are required to obtain a sufficient degree of accuracy, precision and high limits of detection. This paper reports the identification and absolute quantification of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD) in cytosol and mitochondria from mice hepatic cells using a innovative column switching analytical approach. The method consisted of orthogonal chromatographic systems coupled to inductively coupling plasma-mass spectrometry equipped with a octopole reaction systems (ICP-ORS-MS) and UV detectors: size exclusion fractionation (SEC) of the cytosolic and mitochondrial extracts followed by online anion exchange chromatographic (AEC) separation of Cu/Zn containing species. After purification, Cu,Zn-SOD was identified after tryptic digestion by molecular mass spectrometry (MS). The MS/MS spectrum of a doubly charged peptide was used to obtain the sequence of the protein using the MASCOT searching engine. This optimized methodology reduces the time of analysis and avoids the use of sample preconcentration and clean-up procedures, such as cut-off centrifuged filters, solid phase extraction (SPE), precipitation procedures, off-line fractions insolates, etc. In this sense, the method is robust, reliable and fast with typical chromatographic run time less than 20 min. Precision in terms of relative standard deviation (n = 5) is of 3–5% and detection limits is 0.21 ng Cu g⁻¹.     

Optical probes for detection and quantification of neutrophils’ oxidative burst. A review

Neutrophils, also known as polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN), are the most common type of white blood cells, comprising about 50-70% of all white blood cells. In the event of inflammatory processes, neutrophils display increased mobility, tissue influx ability, prolonged life span, and an increased phagocytic capacity, constituting the initial participants in the cellular defense of the organism. One of the most important defense systems of neutrophils corresponds to their ability to mediate a strong oxidative burst through the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). While oxidative burst is important for the elimination of invading microorganisms, the overproduction of ROS and RNS or the impairment of endogenous antioxidant defenses may result to detrimental effects to the host. The nature and the extent of ROS and RNS production by neutrophils in response to different stimuli is, consequently, a matter of extensive research, with scientific reports showing an enormous variability on the detection methodologies employed. This review attempts to provide a critical assessment of the most common approaches to identify and quantify reactive species formed during the neutrophils’ oxidative burst. The detection mechanisms and performance, as well as advantages and limitations of the different methodologies, are scrutinized, focusing on the use of fluorimetric, chemiluminometric and colorimetric probes.     

PS胶体粒子表面逐层自组装固定化SOD及其生物活性

通过逐层自组装技术成功地把超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)吸附在聚苯乙烯(PS)胶体粒子表面.zeta电位和TEM证明了聚阳离子或聚阴离子型SOD与相反电荷的聚电解质在PS胶体粒子表面的交替吸附.通过测定SOD被胶体粒子吸附后上清液的生物活性,得到聚阴离子型SOD(pH=8.0)和聚阳离子型SOD(pH=4.3)在PS胶体粒子表面的吸附量分别为12和51IU,相对活性分别为23.4%和2.9%.聚阴离子型SOD在PS胶体粒子表面能形成平滑规整的膜,导致较高的相对活性.研究结果表明,通过调节pH值,可以优化自组装固定化酶的聚集状态和生物活性