Effect of Aβ1-40 on membrane permeability and intracellular free Ca2+ of nerve cells

The effects of soluble and fibrillar Aβ1-40 on membrane permeability and intracellular free Ca^2 of nerve cells were investigated by the laser confocal microscopy. Results indicate that: i) Effects of soluble and fibrillar Aβ1-40 on cell membrane permeability are both concentration-dependent. Soluble Aβ1-40 increases membrane permeability only at concentration of 3μmol/L, while the toxic effect of fibrillar Aβ1-40 is much stronger, its evident effect begins from 1μmol/L. When its concentration rose to 3μmol/L, not only the membrane permeability increased, but also the nuclear membrane broke seriously, ii) Both soluble and fibrillar Aβ1-40 at high concentrations increased the intracellular free Ca^2 , and the increased amplitudes are concentration-dependent. However, the fibrillar one induces the increase of intracellular Ca^2 much quicker and synchronously.These results indicate that some correlation exists between the neurotoxicity of high concentration soluble and fibrillar Aβ1-40 and the change of physico-chemical properties and intracellular Ca ion imbalance.     

Separation and analysis of the soluble trimer of Aβ1-40 and its effects on the rise in intracellular calcium

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the progressive neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein conformational transition, generally known as protein conformational disorders[1]. The general characteriza- tions of AD are the intracellular fibrillar…     

CaCl2和Ca（NO3）2对降低玉米幼苗质膜透性的作用

以玉米为实验材料，分别用１５０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，１５０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，ＮａＣｌ＋１５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＣａＣｌ２及１５０ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＮａＣｌ＝１５ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＣａ（ＮＯ３）２的１／２浓度Ｈｏａｇｌａｎｄ溶液连续处理５天后，分别测定ＭＤＡ含量，质膜透性，植物鲜重，植物干重及植物体内Ｎａ＾＋含量。     

咖啡因对大鼠肾上腺嗜铬细胞钙信号调节作用

在单个大鼠肾上腺嗜铬细胞上，采用钙显微荧光测量方法，测量了咖啡因对胞内游离钙浓度的影响．实验结果表明，在２Ｃａ２＋外液中，咖啡因（１ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，１０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ，４０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ）对细胞的自发振荡表现出明显的抑制作用；对不表现自发振荡的细胞，咖啡因能引起钙浓度的升高或钙振荡．在无外钙条件下研究连续咖啡因刺激引起的钙浓度变化，发现胞内钙库易排空，但随后的含钙咖啡因刺激仍可引起钙升高．同时，在无外钙条件下施加咖啡因可检测到激素的分泌，表明由咖啡因导致的钙库释放可以独立地触发分泌     

Ca~(2+)对水稻幼苗生长的影响

对水稻幼苗进行不同水平Ca2 + 处理 ,结果表明 :缺钙和加 0 75～ 10 5mmol/LCa2 + 处理对水稻幼苗的株高无明显影响 ;缺Ca2 + 会降低水稻幼苗的根系活力、叶绿素含量和光合强度 ;加Ca2 + 能增加水稻幼苗根冠比和根系活力 ;加低浓度 ( 0 75～ 1 5mmol/L)Ca2 + 可增加水稻幼苗的干物重、叶绿素含量和光合强度 ,促进水稻幼苗生长 ;加高浓度 ( 5 5～ 10 5mmol/L)Ca2 + 则降低叶绿素含量和光合强度 ,对水稻幼苗生长产生抑制作用     

活性氧与NO在SO2诱导蚕豆气孔运动中的作用

以蚕豆叶表皮为材料,研究SO2胁迫时叶面气孔运动及其调节途径.研究发现,用浓度1～200μmol/L的SO2衍生物(亚硫酸钠与亚硫酸氢钠混合液)处理蚕豆叶下表皮后,气孔开度明显减小,气孔保卫细胞内活性氧(ROS)、一氧化氮(NO)和钙离子(Ca2+)水平显著升高.采用抗氧化剂抗坏血酸和过氧化氢酶,钙离子干扰剂EGTA和LaCl3,以及NO合成抑制剂NaN3与NO清除剂c-PTIO,分别与SO2衍生物同时作用时,SO2诱发的气孔关闭效应得到有效缓解,保卫细胞内ROS、NO和Ca2+水平随之改变.抗氧化剂和NO干扰剂能阻止SO2诱导的胞内ROS、NO和Ca2+水平升高;EGTA和LaCl3能降低SO2诱导的胞内NO和Ca2+升高,但不影响ROS水平.研究结果表明,较高浓度SO2能诱导气孔关闭,SO2胁迫诱导ROS和NO合成增加,ROS和NO通过钙信号系统调节气孔开度.     

cGMP-dependent protein kinase enhances Ca2+ current and potentiates the serotonin-induced Ca2+ current increase in snail neurones

Protein phosphorylation catalysed by cyclic AMP-dependent, Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent and Ca2+/diacylglycerol-dependent protein kinases is important both in the modulation of synaptic transmission and in the regulation of neuronal membrane permeability (for reviews see refs 5-7). However, there has previously been no evidence for the involvement of cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase (cGMP-PK) in the regulation of neuronal function. Serotonin induces an increase of Ca2+ current in a group of identified ventral neurones of the snail Helix aspersa. This effect is probably mediated by cGMP because it is mimicked by the intracellular injection of cGMP or the application of zaprinast, an inhibitor of cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterase. We have now found that the effect of either serotonin or zaprinast on the Ca2+ current is potentiated by the intracellular injection of cGMP-PK. Moreover, the intracellular injection of activated cGMP-PK (cGMP-PK + 1 microM cGMP) greatly enhances the Ca2+ current of the identified ventral neurones seen in the absence of serotonin. These results indicate that cGMP-PK has a physiological role in the control of the membrane permeability of these neurones.     

异丙嗪对下丘脑细胞内游离钙浓度的影响

目的：观察异丙嗪（ｐｒｏｍｅｔｈａｚｉｎｅ,ＰＭＺ）对下丘脑细胞内游离钙浓度（［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ）的影响。方法：以酶法制备家兔下丘脑细胞悬液,运用钙指示剂Ｆｕｒａ－２／ＡＭ作为细胞内游离钙的荧光探针测定下丘脑细胞［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ。结果：１）ＰＭＺ（０４６ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ）使下丘脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ显著升高,且在一定的剂量范围内呈量效关系。２）事先向细胞悬液中加入钙通道阻滞剂维拉帕米可明显抑制ＰＭＺ诱导的［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ升高,但不能完全阻断ＰＭＺ的这种作用。结论：上述结果提示ＰＭＺ可引起下丘脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ升高,钙通道开放导致细胞外钙内流是ＰＭＺ引起下丘脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ升高的机制之一。     

头孢噻肟对人外周血淋巴细胞钙信号转导作用的研究

以人外周血淋巴细胞为模型,利用稳态荧光法研究该模型在外源药物头孢噻肟刺激下,细胞钙稳态的变化,同时考察了钙-ATP酶活性与钙稳态之间的关系.研究发现,在低浓度组的头孢噻肟钠(0.005 g/L)刺激下,淋巴细胞内钙离子浓度略有增加,而胞外的钙离子浓度几乎没有发生变化.当药物浓度继续增加,胞内钙离子浓度逐渐减少,药物浓度与胞内钙离子浓度呈现出一定的剂量效应关系.不同药物处理组的钙-ATP酶活性与对照组相比均降低,呈现出一定的剂量-效应关系.     

Membrane depolarization evokes neurotransmitter release in the absence of calcium entry

The discovery that Ca2+ is necessary for the release of neurotransmitter, the primary means by which nerve cells communicate, led to the calcium hypothesis of neutransmitter release, in which release is initiated after an action potential only by an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration near the release sites and is terminated (1-2 ms) by the rapid removal of Ca2+. Since then, the calcium-voltage hypothesis has been proposed, in which the depolarization of the presynaptic terminals has two functions. First, in common with the calcium hypothesis, the Ca2+ conductance is increased, thereby permitting Ca2+ entry. Second, a conformational change is induced in a membrane molecule that renders it sensitive to Ca2+, and then binding of Ca2+ to this active form triggers release of neurotransmitter. When the membrane is repolarized, the molecule is inactivated and release is terminated, regardless of the local Ca2+ concentration at that moment. This hypothesis, in contrast to the calcium hypothesis, accounts for the insensitivity of the time course of release to experimental manipulations of intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Furthermore, it explains rapid termination of release after depolarization, even though Ca2+ concentration may still be high. Here we describe experiments that distinguish between these two hypotheses and find that our results support the calcium voltage hypothesis.     

番茄碱对人红细胞膜Ca~（2＋）－Mg~（2＋）ATPase活性影响的初步研究

本文研究了番茄碱（ｔｏｍａｔｉｎｅ）对人红细胞膜Ｃａ~２＋－Ｍｇ~２＋ＡＴＰａｓｅ活性的影响。实验结果表明，反应体系中ｔｏｍａｔｉｎｅ的浓度低于１ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ时，对不依赖钙调蛋白（ＣａＭ）激活的Ｃａ~２＋－Ｍｇ２＋ＡＴＰａｓｅ（称之基本活性）影响不大，浓度达１ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ时，该酶活性仍保持在９６％左右；而在此浓度范围内，ｔｏｍａｔｉｎｅ对依赖于ＣａＭ激活的Ｃａ~２＋Ｍｇ~２＋ＡＴＰａｓｅｅ有明显的抑制作用；其ＩＣ５０值为０．１４ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ     

Ca2+ signals induced from calcium stores in pancreatic islet β cells

In single rat pancreatic β cells,using fura-2 microfluorometry to measure [Ca2+]i response upon different stimuli,the ways of calcium regulation have been studied.When the extracellular calcium concentration was 2.5 mmol/L,either 60 mmol/L KCl,20 mmol/L D-glucose or 0.1 mmol/L tolbutamide induced increase in [Ca2+]i.Such increase in [Ca2+]i was absent when the same stimuli were applied under zero extracellular calcium.These results indicate that the increase of [Ca2+]i is induced by the activation of voltage-dependent calcium channels in β cells.The manifold forms of [Ca2+]i change induced by glucose imply that the effects of glucose are complex.5 mmol/L caffeine or 5 mmol/L MCh increase the [Ca2+]i ,which is independent of the external calcium,suggesting that [Ca2+]i can be regulated by Ca2+ release from not only the IP3-sensitive but also the ryanodine sensitive calcium stores in β cells.The latency of Ca responses for IP3 pathway (5 s) is faster than that for ryanodine pathway (30 s).It is concluded that there are multiple calcium stores in rat pancreatic β cells.     

Taguchi法优化Bacillus amyloliquefaciens fmb50产surfactin工业发酵培养基

采用田口方法（Taguchi method）对影响surfactin生产的各因素进行筛选,并对显著因子的水平进行优化后得出最佳配比。统计分析结果表明：玉米粉、硝酸铵和O₄^3-对其产量影响显著。获得高产工业发酵培养基的配方为：玉米粉35g/L,硝酸铵为15g/L,尿素6g/L,O₄^3- 20mmol/L,Mn²⁺ 0.5mmol/L,Mg²⁺ 0.1mmol/L,Cu²⁺ 12.8μmol/L,Fe²⁺ 1μmol/L,Ca²⁺ 0.5μmol/L。此培养基surfactin产量达2294.28mg/L,较原有Landy培养基产量提高15%,生产成本降低40%,为实现surfactin的工业化生产提供了基础。     

Activation of Ca2+ entry into acinar cells by a non-phosphorylatable inositol trisphosphate.

In many cell types, receptor activation of phosphoinositidase C results in an initial release of intracellular Ca2+ stores followed by sustained Ca2+ entry across the plasma membrane. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate is the mediator of the initial Ca2+ release, although its role in the mechanism underlying Ca2+ entry remains controversial. We have now used two techniques to introduce inositol phosphates into mouse lacrimal acinar cells and measure their effects on Ca2+ entry: microinjection into cells loaded with Fura-2, a fluorescent dye which allows the measurement of intracellular free calcium concentration by microspectrofluorimetry, and perfusion of patch clamp pipettes in the whole-cell configuration while monitoring the activity of Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels as an indicator of intracellular Ca2+. We report here that inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate serves as a signal that is both necessary and sufficient for receptor activation of Ca2+ entry across the plasma membrane in these cells.     

Physiological [Ca2+]i level and pump-leak turnover in intact red cells measured using an incorporated Ca chelator

The physiological actions of Ca2+ as a trigger and second messenger depend on the maintenance of large inward resting Ca2+ gradients across the cell plasma membrane. An ATP-fuelled Ca-pump, originally discovered and still best characterized in human red cells, is now believed to mediate resting Ca2+ extrusion in most animal cells. However, even in red cells, the truly physiological pump-leak turnover rate and cytoplasmic free Ca2+ level are unknown. Previous estimates were only very imprecise upper limits because normal intact red cells have a minute total pool of exchangeable Ca of less than 1 mumol 1 cells; Ca fluxes could not be measured without artificially increasing that pool with ionophores or disrupting the membrane to incorporate Ca buffers. Both procedures leave the membrane considerably leakier than in intact cells. Here, we have increased the exchangeable Ca pool by non-disruptively loading a Ca-chelator into intact cells, using intracellular hydrolysis of a membrane-permeant ester. The trapped chelator made the free cytoplasmic calcium concentration, [Ca2+]i, an easily defined function of directly measurable total cell Ca. We were then able to establish the physiological steady-state [Ca2+]i and pump-leak turnover rate of fresh cells suspended in their own plasma. If [Ca2+]i was lowered below the normal resting level, the Ca pump rate decreased according to the square of [Ca2+]i, and the inward Ca leak increased. The increase in leak did not develop if the cells were depleted of ATP and ADP.     

Hormonal control of Mg2+ transport in the heart

Magnesium is abundant in the mammalian body and the second most abundant cation in cells. Because the concentration of intracellular free Mg2+ is relatively high (0.2-1 mM), Mg2+ is unlikely to act as a second messenger, like Ca2+, by rapidly changing its cytosolic concentration. But changes in Mg2+ do have profound effects on cellular metabolism, structure and bioenergetics. Key enzymes or metabolic pathways, mitochondrial ion transport, Ca2+ channel activities in the plasma membrane and intracellular organelles, ATP-requiring reactions, and structural properties of cells and nucleic acids are modified by changes in Mg2+ concentration. Yet, although some information is available from giant cells and bacteria, little is known about the regulation of intracellular Mg2+ in mammalian cells. Here we report a new transport mechanism for Mg2+ across the sarcolemma of cardiac cells in both intact hearts and dissociated myocytes. We show that noradrenaline, through beta-adrenergic stimulation and increase of cyclic AMP, stimulates a large efflux of Mg2+ from cardiac cells. This transport is of major dimensions and can move up to 20% of total cellular Mg2+ within a few minutes.     

硅对小麦幼苗几项生理生化性质的影响

砂基培养小麦幼苗,用不同浓度的Si(Na2SiO3)溶液灌溉后,研究硅对小麦幼苗叶片几项生理生化性质的影响.结果表明:硅的浓度在0至3.5mmol/L范围内,随着硅浓度的升高,叶绿素、蛋白质含量均有所增加;硅浓度在0至2.5mmol/L范围内,随着硅浓度的升高,小麦幼苗叶片细胞内硝酸还原酶活性增大,质膜透性、MDA含量、POD及SOD活性均呈下降趋势;硅的浓度大于2.5mmol/L时硝酸还原酶活性有降低趋势,质膜透性、MDA含量、POD及SOD活性均突然上升;CAT的变化趋势与POD及SOD恰好相反.说明硅在一定浓度范围内可以促进小麦幼苗生长、保护幼苗细胞,而高浓度的硅对小麦幼苗产生危害.     

Proposed mechanism of cholinergic action in smooth muscle

An increased turnover of phosphatidate and phosphatidyl inositol has been found in many tissues where hormones or neurotransmitters are postulated to raise Ca2+ influx, for example in smooth muscle. However, the relationship between changes in phospholipid metabolism and changes in Ca2+ permeability was unknown. Following recent reports on the interactions of Ca2+ with phosphatidic acid in membranes and artificial systems, we investigated the hypothesis that phosphatidate accumulation mediates the action of cholinergic and other stimuli on Ca2+ influx. We report here that synthesis and accumulation of phosphatidate was accelerated in smooth muscle cells stimulated by carbamylcholine with a similar time course to that of contraction. This alteration in phosphatidate metabolism does not seem to result from an increase in intracellular Ca2+ or depolarisation of the cell membrane. Furthermore, submicromolar concentrations of phosphatidate rapidly produce contractions of isolated smooth muscle cells. These results support the contention that cholinergic-induced changes in membrane Ca2+ permeability in smooth muscle could be mediated by phosphatidate accumulation.     

Ion channels in human neutrophils activated by a rise in free cytosolic calcium concentration

A rapid, transient rise in the free cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is one of the earliest events in neutrophil activation and is assumed to be involved in many of the subsequent cellular reactions. Both Ca2+ release from intracellular stores and Ca2+ influx from the extracellular space contribute to the rise in [Ca2+]i. In an attempt to assess the relative importance of these pools and the sequences leading to the rise in [Ca2+]i, we have studied the time course of changes in [Ca2+]i after stimulation with N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) or platelet-activating factor (PAF) using the Ca2+ indicators quin-2 and fura-2. We observed a time lag of 1-3 s between stimulation and rise in [Ca2+]i. This lag depends on the agonist concentration but is independent of extracellular Ca2+. Thus Ca2+ release from intracellular stores is rate limiting for the rise in [Ca2+]i. After this, cation channels in the plasma membrane (measured with the patch clamp method) are opened. These non-selective channels, which also pass Ca2+, are activated by the initial rise in [Ca2+]i, but by neither fMLP nor inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) directly.