肉苁蓉对负荷运动小鼠肝脏保护作用的探讨

采用HE染色法、糖原染色法、聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法,研究肉苁蓉对负荷运动小鼠肝组织、糖原及乳酸脱氢酶同工酶(LDH)活性的影响.结果显示负荷运动小鼠肝组织结构损伤严重,糖原减少、LDH5同工酶活性显著升高;服用肉苁蓉后负荷运动小鼠肝组织结构趋向正常,糖原丰富,LDH5同工酶活性明显下降.研究表明肉苁蓉可增加负荷运动小鼠肝糖原含量,降低LDH5同工酶活性,对肝脏具有保护作用.     

野生植物火棘抗疲劳的功效研究

通过对游泳小鼠肌糖原，肝糖原、血清乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）活力，血乳酸和血清中尿素氮（SUN）含量的测定，分析火棘对小鼠的抗疲劳效应，结果表明：经火棘饲养一定时间的小鼠，其肌糖原、肝糖原，乳酸脱氢酶活力均比对照组显著增加，运动后血乳酸水平和血清中尿素氮增量显著低于对照组，运动后血乳酸清除速率比对照组显著升高，提示火棘能增强机体对运动负荷的适应能力，抵抗疲劳的产生和加速疲劳的消除。     

Transforming growth factorβ1 and epidermal growth factor decrease the expression of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in endometrial carcinoma cells

Estradiol (E2) is the major molecular form of estrogens. Its biological effects are determined by estrogen receptors and intracellular E2 concentration in target cells. Regulation of intracellular E2 concentration involves the action of 17β(-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17HSD) type 2, the enzyme inactivating E2 to estrone. It has been demonstrated that 17HSD type 2 is expressed in normal endometrial epithelia and emdometrial carcinoma cells (RL 95-2). However, the regulatory mechanism of 17HSD type 2 expression in emdometrial cancer cells remains unknown. In the present study, the effects of transforming growth factor-(1 (TGF-β1) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) on 17HSD type 2 expression in RL 95-2 cells have been investigated using enzyme activity assay and Northern blot analysis. After stimulation with TGF-β1 or EGF, the in vivo oxidative 17HSD activity in RL 95-2 cells was significantly decreased. It appeared that the inhibitory effect of TGF-β1 and EGF on the enzyme activity of 17HSD type 2 is dose- and time-dependent. Northern blot analysis further revealed that treatment of cells for 48 h with 10 ng/mL TGF-1β And 50 ng/mL EGF reduced the expression 17HSD type 2 mRNA to 30% and 20% of the control level, respectively. The data demonstrate that 17HSD type 2 expression in endometrial carcinoma cells is down-regulated by certain growth factors.     

米根霉L-乳酸脱氢酶基因的克隆及在大肠杆菌中的表达

文章以米根霉基因组DNA为模板,根据已公布的米根酶L-乳酸脱氢酶基因(ldnL)序列设计引物,PCR扩增得到含有ldnL的DNA片段;PCR产物T/A克隆后再双酶切,将ldnL片段连接到大肠杆菌表达载体pET17b,得到重组表达质粒pET17b-ldnL;pET17b-ldnL转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),摇瓶培养诱导表达后的菌体经SDS-PAGE电泳分析,结果表明克隆的ldnL基因在大肠杆菌中实现表达。     

嗜热厌氧产乙醇杆菌乙醇代谢途径的初步研究

以乙醇产量和细胞密度的提高为目标,从碳源和氮源入手,对嗜热厌氧产乙醇杆菌THermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200的培养基作了初步优化以提高乙醇代谢途径中的关键酶的得率,便于提纯.葡萄糖浓度的提高对乙醇的产生有明显的诱导作用,但当葡萄糖浓度高于2%,乙醇产量反而下降.酵母粉对乙醇产量没有促进作用,单纯提高酵母粉浓度对细胞密度无显著影响,而同时提高葡萄糖和酵母粉浓度至2.0%,OD600最高可达2.0.2%葡萄糖,0.5%酵母粉对单位细胞乙醇产量的诱导效果最佳.T.ethanolicusJW200粗酶液中未检测到丙酮酸脱羧酶的活性,经亲和柱Cibacron Blue-3GA部分纯化,在NAD洗脱蛋白中检测到辅酶A依赖型乙醛脱氢酶的活性,表明辅酶A依赖型乙醛脱氢酶是该菌乙醇代谢途径中的关键酶,它和乙醇脱氢酶共同作用,将乙酰辅酶A转化成乙醇.     

Antiquitin, a relatively unexplored member in the superfamily of aldehyde dehydrogenases with diversified physiological functions

Antiquitin is a member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily. Sequence analyses indicate that the protein is highly conserved from plants to animals. The plant antiquitins are generally believed to play a role in osmoregulation and/or detoxification. The physiological functions of animal antiquitins remain largely elusive, their involvement in a number of human diseases has been implicated. Received 28 February 2006; received after revision 13 July 2006; accepted 31 August 2006     

甲醛对人红细胞的影响

生产、科研,生活中,有大量人群长期接触甲醛.甲醛可引起肝脏病变,致癌、致突变,已日益为人们所关注.本文采用人红细胞为材料,研究甲醛的毒害作用.人红细胞悬液,经0.1～1.0×10~(-6)mol/l甲醛处理后,通过生化分析,实验结果表明,在本实试条件下甲醛增强红细胞溶血作用,抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶活力和引起可滴定巯基含量降低.同时使磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶、乳酸脱氢酶活力提高和促进细胞内Ca~(2+)的泄漏.     

Effect of exogenous ammonium on glutamine synthetase, glutamate synthase, and glutamate dehydrogenase in the root of rice seedling

Root biomass of rice seedlings was increased at lower concentration of exogenous NH ₄ ⁺ , but it was decreased at higher concentration of exogenous NH ₄ ⁺ . The level of free NH ₄ ⁺ in the roots was accumulated gradually with the increase of NH ₄ ⁺ concentration in the nutrient solution. The content of the soluble proteins was essentially constant at higher NH ₄ ⁺ . The activities of glutamine synthetase (GS), NADH-dependent glutamate synthase (NADH-GOGAT), and NADH-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase (NADH-GDH) were risen with exogenous NH ₄ ⁺ concentration at the lower NH ₄ ⁺ concentration range. But the activities of GS and NADH-GOGAT were declined, and the level of NADH-GDH activity was kept constant under higher NH ₄ ⁺ concentration. The GS/GDH ratio suggested that NH ₄ ⁺ was assimilated by GS-GOGAT cycle under lower NH ₄ ⁺ concentration, but NADH-GDH was more important for NH ₄ ⁺ assimilation and detoxifying NH ₄ ⁺ to the tissue cells at the higher NH ₄ ⁺ level. According to the growth and the activity changes of these ammonium-assimilating enzymes of rice seedling roots, 10. 0 μg/mL NH ₄ ⁺ -N in nutrient solution was more suitable to the rice growth. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 3987052), Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province and International Rice Research Institute, P.O. Box. 3217, 1271 Makati City, Philippines. Biography: LI Ze-song(1968-), male, Graduate student.     

盐藻尿苷二磷酸葡萄糖脱氢酶(DsUGD)基因的功能预测

盐生杜氏藻（Dunaliella salina）具有极强的耐盐性，藻体含有大量的胡萝卜素、蛋白质以及多糖类化合物．目前，已有研究报道指出蓝藻多糖是其适应高盐、高碱等环境的重要因素；而盐藻多糖的作用尚未见相关研究．尿苷二磷酸葡萄糖脱氢酶（UDP-glucose dehydrogenase，UGD，EC1．1．1．22）是多糖合成中的一个关键酶，它催化产生的UDP-葡萄糖醛酸是多糖合成中的关键前体物质．在微生物中，该酶参与到荚膜多糖的合成，是其致病性原因所在；在高等植物中，UGD参与到半纤维素的合成，与植物细胞壁形成密切相关．盐生杜氏藻是一类低等光合植物，它没有细胞壁和荚膜，因此关于UGD在该物种中的作用有待进一步研究．