Effect of Polysaccharides from Fruit Body of Ganoderma tsugae on Bidirectional Regulation of Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in THP-1 Cells

The polysaccharides,FIII-2,FIII-2-a,FIII-2-b and FIII-2-c were purified from the fruit body of Ganoderma tsugae(G.tsugae) to study the effects of the four polysaccharides on the productions of human proinflammatory cytokines,interleukin-1α(IL-1α) and tumor necrosis factor α(TNFα).The results show that the polysaccharides up-regulated the production of IL-1α and TNFα in THP-1 cells under non-stimulatory condition or under stimulation of both lower concentration lipopolysaccharide(LPS) and phorbol myristate a...     

Mapping the Binding Site of P53 on UBC9 by NMR Spectroscopy

Human UBCP9 is a member of the E2 family of proteins.However,instead of conjugating to ubiquitin,it conjugates to a ubiquitin bomologue SUMO-1(also known as UBL1,GMP1,SMTP3,PICT-1 and sentrin).The SUMO-1 conjugation pathway is very similar to that of ubiquin with regard to the primary sequences of the ubiquitin activating enzymes(E1),the three-dimensional structures of the ubiquitin conjugating enzymes(E2),and the chemistry of the overall conjugation pathway.The interactiov of p53 and UBC9,the E2 of the SUMO-1 pathway,has heen studied by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.A peptide corresponding to the nuclear localization domain of p53 specifically interacts with UBC9 and this interaction is likely to be important for conjugation of p53 with SUMO-1.The largest chemical shift changes on UBC9 occur at residues94 and 129-135.This region is adjacent to the active site and has slgniflcant dynamic behavior on the μs-ms and ps-ns timescales.Correlation of chemical shift changes and mobility of these residues further suggest the importance of these residues in substrate recognition.     

硒与HIV感染的关系研究进展

HIV感染及AIDS至今依然严重威胁着人类的生命,因而成为医学界研究的热点。本文着重从硒与细胞因子角度揭示硒与HIV和AIDS在发生、发展中的关系,证明其扮演的重要角色,提示了一种研究HIV和AIDS的新方向。     

采用不同疏水相互作用色谱柱从包涵体中快速制备重组人干细胞因子

为了提高重组人干细胞因子(rhSCF)的复性效率,改进了高效疏水相互作用色谱(HPHIC)纯化和复性rhSCF的方法。首先将目标蛋白溶解于8.0 mol/L脲中,然后将rhSCF包涵体的提取液直接进样到不同规格的HPHIC柱进行纯化和复性。优化了固定相配基结构和流动相组成等实验条件,结果表明,本方法可以快速地获得高质量回收率和高生物活性的rhSCF,rhSCF在40 min内即可完成复性与纯化,目标蛋白的纯度在95.5%以上,质量回收率高于49.6%。通过体积排阻色谱和基质辅助激光解吸离子化飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)的分析,确认rhSCF以单体存在。结果进一步证明HPHIC法是同时复性和纯化重组蛋白的有效工具。     

葡萄膜炎患者外周血单核细胞表达的疾病相关细胞因子的检测

用ELISA测IL-12、IFN—γ水平；用原位杂交染色法测IL—12 mRNA表达；电泳迁移率改变试验(EM—SA)测NF—AT活性。结果表明：葡萄膜炎患者PBMCIL—12、IFN—γ水平和IL—12m RNA表达以及NF—AT活性都显著高于正常对照和其他眼疾病患者(P＜0．01)．IL—12、IFN—γ水平异常增高是葡萄膜炎患者Th1／Th2功能紊乱、Th1细胞功能亢进主要原因之一；而在转录水平上NF—AT活性异常增高可能与患者IFN—γ基因转录增强密切相关。     

原花青素及其组合物对泡沫细胞形成的影响

目的观察原花青素及其与抗炎活性成分（积雪草苷、姜黄素、茶多酚）的组合物对氧化低密度脂蛋白（ox- LDL）刺激巨噬细胞形成泡沫细胞过程中炎症细胞因子和细胞内胆固醇含量的变化。方法以体外培养的小鼠单核巨噬细胞系RAW264.7细胞为材料和ox- LDL刺激RAW264.7细胞24h形成泡沫细胞为模型,RT- PCR方法检测细胞因子IL-1β和TNF-αmRNA水平,试剂盒测定细胞内游离胆固醇和总胆固醇的含量。结果原花青素及其与积雪草苷、姜黄素、茶多酚组合物可明显降低泡沫细胞内的胆固醇酯与总胆固醇的比值,抑制泡沫细胞的形成,显著抑制泡沫细胞的IL-1β和TNF-αmRNA表达,其中原花青素与姜黄素的组合物作用最强。结论原花青素组合物通过降低细胞内胆固醇酯的含量,减轻细胞泡沫化程度和减轻细胞的炎症反应起到抗动脉粥样硬化的作用。     

低强度脉冲超声的骨骼肌修复效应及生物学机制研究*

骨骼肌是保持人体姿态和运动机能的重要组织器官。大量研究采用低强度脉冲超声治疗骨折、骨不连、肌腱和韧带损伤等并取得了较好的效果。然而应用低强度脉冲超声进行肌肉相关疾病治疗的研究相对较少,详细的机制仍不确定。该文综合相关研究报道,介绍了应用低强度脉冲超声进行肌肉修复的生物效应和细胞、肌细胞因子和细胞内信号转导通路的超声作用机制的研究现状。对现有研究存在的问题做了分析,并对肌肉组织损伤的超声治疗和对抗的研究方向进行了展望。     

内皮细胞生长抑制素 --抗肿瘤血管生成的细胞因子

综述了内皮细胞生长抑制素的结构和功能;探讨了其与胶原蛋白Ⅹ　Ⅷ的关系以及抗血管生成、抗肿瘤生长和转移的可能机理;展望了其在肿瘤诊断、治疗等方面的应用前景.内皮细胞生长抑制素是胶原蛋白Ⅹ　ⅧC-末端的酶解产物,在血管生成过程中起负调控作用,通过阻断血管生成的信号并诱导内皮细胞的凋亡而特异性地抑制内皮细胞的迁移和新血管的生成,从而抑制肿瘤的生长和转移.其抗血管生成的机制目前尚未完全清楚,研究显示它是一个结合紧密的球状折叠分子,一面富含精氨酸残基,是肝素的结合位点,推测与抗血管生成的机制有关.内皮细胞生长抑制素作为抗肿瘤的内源性药物,具有高效性,低毒性,无耐药性等优点.     

去卵巢大鼠骨元素代谢紊乱机制研究

测定了去卵巢大鼠骨元素含量和血清相关激素和细胞因子含量,分析了去卵巢大鼠骨元素代谢紊乱的机制。将健康4月龄SD大鼠18只随机分成3组：正常对照组,假去卵巢大鼠组和去卵巢大鼠组。结果表明,去卵巢大鼠骨Ca、Mg、S、Mn、Zn等含量显著降低,P含量显著升高,血清E2、P、CT、GH等含量显著降低,IL-6、FSH、LH等含量显著升高。提示去卵巢大鼠骨元素代谢紊乱是雌激素水平下降与其他因素共同作用的结果。     

Extraction and Crystal Structure of Physalin B

The title compound of physalin B(C28H32O9), a main active physalin of Physalis angulata L, was isolated from the whole plant of Physalis angulata L, and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21 with C28H32O9, a = 12.4996(2), b = 14.35620(10), c = 14.75190(10), V = 2607.97(5) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.382 mg/cm3, Mr = 542.56, F(000) = 1152, and μ = 0.870 mm-1. The final R = 0.0389 and wR = 0.1037 for 47670 observed reflections(I 2σ(I)). The rigid molecule consists of eight fused rings involving two lactones. There are two C28H32O9 molecules in an symmetric unit, and the title compound is stacked into a 3D layer structure through hydrogen bonds. In the 5~20 μmol/L range, physalin B can significantly inhibit the secretion of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 on RAW264.7 cells. The results suggest that physalin B has anti-inflammatory activity in vitro.