产气荚膜梭菌ε毒素的细胞毒机制及致病机理的研究进展

产气荚膜梭菌ε毒素（Epsilon toxin ，ETX）由B、D型产气荚膜梭菌产生并分泌至宿主动物体内，在临床上主要症状为肠毒血症．ETX属于以七聚体形式存在的β‐样成孔毒素，它能够形成由14个β折叠片组成的“β‐桶状”结构，这个“β‐桶状”结构可以插入真核细胞的质膜形成穿孔．在细胞水平，ETX能够迅速使细胞膜肿胀、多种细胞器破坏，最终导致靶细胞的坏死．在哺乳动物体内，ETX能够使哺乳动物血管产生水肿，从而穿透血脑屏障而聚积在动物肾和脑中，导致机体随着谷氨酸盐的释放而产生过度兴奋，这一系列反应的发生可以引起机体出现脑水肿和肾衰竭，最终导致动物的死亡．目前， ETX备受关注的主要原因不仅仅因为它是一种β‐样成孔毒素，而是可以作为潜在的一种工具类药物，经改造后可以携带治疗药物在短时间内靶向性地到达哺乳动物脑和中枢神经系统，继而为脑和中枢神经系统疾病的治疗提供新的方向．结合国内外相关研究，对ETX细胞毒机制及致病机理进行了综和评述．     

Goniothalamicin and annonacin: Bioactive acetogenins fromGoniothalamus giganteus (Annonaceae)

Summary Using brine shrimp lethality for activity-directed fractionation, goniothalamicin (I), a new tetrahydroxy-mono-tetrahydrofuran fatty acid -lactone (acetogenin), has been isolated from ethanolic extracts of the stem bark ofGoniothalamus giganteus Hook. f., Thomas (Annonaceae). This novel compound was found to be cytotoxic and insecticidal and inhibited the formation of crown gall tumors on potato discs. Annonacin (II), the only other reported mono-tetrahydrofuran acetogenin, was also isolated; the previously reported 9ASK (astrocytoma reversal) activity ofII was confirmed, andII is now also found to be weakly active against 3PS murine leukemia.     

Gigantecin: A novel antimitotic and cytotoxic acetogenin,with nonadjacent tetrahydrofuran rings,fromGoniothalamus giganteus (Annonaceae)

Summary Gigantecin (I), a novel tetrahydroxy-di-tetrahydrofuran fatty acid -lactone (acetogenin), was isolated from an ethanolic extract of the stem bark ofGoniothalamus giganteus Hook. f., Thomas (Annonaceae), by means of activity-directed fractionation (brine shrimp lethality test). This new compound is extremely cytotoxic to human tumor cells, inhibits crown gall tumors on potato discs, and is active in an assay designed to detect antimitotic agents (9 ASK).     

Growth inhibitory,insecticidal and antifeedant effects of some antileukemic and cytotoxic quassinoids on two species of agricultural pests

Summary Several quassinoids, obtained by isolation and derivatization fromSimaba multiflora andSoulamea soulameoides, were evaluated for growth inhibitory and insecticidal effects against the tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens) and for antifeedant effects againstH. virescens and the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). The relative activity of the quassinoids as insect growth inhibitors generally paralleled their known relative potency as antileukemic and cytotoxic agents.Phytochemical aspects of this work were supported by Contract CM-97295 with the Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Insects were kindly supplied by the agency of the United States Department of Agriculture at Brownsville, TX.     

黄连水提物对卵形鲳鲹源溶藻弧菌的抑菌作用

卵形鲳鲹(Trachinotus ovatus)是一种生长快速且肉质鲜美的经济型海水养殖鱼类,但是近些年为满足人们的日常需求,在不断扩大养殖的同时病菌也逐渐泛滥。溶藻弧菌(Vibrio alginolyticus)是华南沿海地区海水养殖鱼类细菌性鱼病的主要致病菌之一,给水产养殖业带来巨大损失。本研究对黄连(Coptis chinensis Franch)的抗菌作用进行系统研究,目的是为由溶藻弧菌引起的爆发性细菌性鱼病的高效防治提供科学的用药依据。本研究采用二倍稀释法测定黄连水提物对卵形鲳鲹源溶藻弧菌的最低抑菌浓度(MIC)、最低杀菌浓度(MBC)和半数致死量(LD50),并使用BCA蛋白浓度测定试剂盒测定细菌超声破碎上清液中可溶性蛋白含量。结果表明,黄连水提物对溶藻弧菌具有明显的抑制作用,其对溶藻弧菌的MIC、MBC和LD50的值分别为7.800mg/mL、31.250mg/mL和15.625mg/mL。胞内可溶性蛋白含量变化的结果提示:黄连发挥抑菌作用的机制可能是通过损伤细菌的细胞壁导致细菌内容物的释放并引起菌体裂解死亡。黄连具有发展成为一种高效抗水产病害中草药制剂的潜力。     

蛇菰内生菌Aspergillus sp. SHG-7 代谢产物研究

从药用植物宜昌蛇菰(Balanophora henryi Hesml.)中分离得到一株内生真菌Aspergillus sp. SHG-7,通过固体发酵,乙酸乙酯萃取得浸膏,其浸膏经硅胶柱层析、Sephadex LH-20、半制备型HPLC等分离手段分离得到6个化合物,经核磁共振、质谱等手段鉴定其结构分别为灰黄霉素(1),麦角甾醇(2),麦角甾-7, 22-二烯-3, 6-二酮(3),麦角甾-7, 22-二烯-3, 5, 6-三醇(4),软脂酸-1-甘油酯(5),肉豆蔻酸(6).化合物1对MCF-7、A549及Hela细胞具有一定的细胞毒活性,IC50分别为18.36 ± 2.32 μM、26.58 ± 1.62 μM 和74.29 ± 1.34 μM,化合物2～化合物6对以上肿瘤细胞无明显活性.     

Vitamin A and tumor immunity

Summary Intraperitoneal administration of vitamin A into the BALB/c mice inoculated with a syngeneic fibrosarcoma, Meth A, caused a remarkable augmentation of tumor rejection. A cell-depletion technique revealed that the primary effector cells responsible for the augmented rejection were Thy-1 positive, Lyt-1 negative, Lyt-2 positive lymphocytes, suggesting the involvement of cytotoxic lymphocytes.This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for scientific research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan, and in part by a Grant-in-Aid for cancer research from the Fukuoka Cancer Society, Japan.We thank Mr M. Fujiki and Miss A. Maeda for excellent technical assistance.     

小棒短指软珊瑚Sinularia microclavata中的生物活性氧化甾醇

从南中国海采集的小棒短指软珊瑚Sinularia microclavata Tix-Dur中首次分离得2个氧化甾醇. 通过各种近代波谱分析方法,鉴定出它们分别为孕甾-5-烯-3-醇-20-酮(pregnenolone)(1)和9,11-开环-24-亚甲基-5α-胆甾-7-烯-3β,6α,11-三羟基-9酮(2).1和2均有较强的细胞毒活性.     

海洋真菌K38号代谢产物的研究

海洋真菌K38号从湛江红树林中分离得到,菌体为白色,种属未定,首次研究了该菌的代谢产物,从培养液的乙酸乙酯提取物中分离得到了4个化合物,通过波谱解析或与文献对照分别鉴定为(-)-byssochlamic acid、5-丁基-2-吡啶甲酸、5-丁烯基-2-吡啶甲酸、丁二酸。(-)-byssochlamic acid是首次从自然界中发现。前3种化合物的细胞毒活性未见报道,实验结果表明它们对hep-G2细胞抑制的IC50分别为35、110、和15μg/mL。     

Effects of mistletoe (Viscum album L.) extracts on cultured tumor cells

Summary Bacterially fermented mistletoe preparations (BFMP) were tested on rat hepatoma tissue culture (HTC) cells and human leukemia Molt 4 cells. A dose-dependent inhibition of the growth rate of the cells was observed. For both cell lines, cytostatic concentrations, expressed in weight of fresh plant, were 0.5 mg/ml culture medium for oak BFMP and 1 mg/ml for apple tree BFMP. However, the action of the two preparations was markedly different on each cell line. Non-viable HTC cells were not stained by trypan blue while non-viable Molt 4 cells were fully colored by this reagent. A lysis of cellular membranes of HTC cells was observed by electron microscopy. Furthermore, oak BFMP inhibited the growth of virus transformed 3T3-SV40 cells more than that of non-transformed 3T3 cells. In contrast to BFMP, non-fermented extracts and a purified mistletoe lectin showed a greater inhibition of the growth of Molt 4 cells than of HTC cells. Samples withdrawn at different times during fermentation gradually lost their inhibitory effect on the growth of Molt 4 cells while their action on HTC cells increased up to the 4th day of fermentation. These results are discussed in relation to the cytotoxic substances of mistletoe already characterized.The bacterially fermented mistletoe preparations, named BFMP in the text, were obtained from the Hiscia Institute, CH-4144 Arlesheim, Switzerland, under the name of Iscador. For oak BFMP, mistletoe was fromQuercus petraea Liebl. andQuercus robur L.; for apple tree BFMP fromMalus domestica Borkh.