红毛五加多糖单一组分AHP-Ⅲ对巨噬细胞的免疫调节作用及其机制

探讨红毛五加多糖(Acanthopanax giraldii Hams polysaccharide)单一组分AHP-Ⅲ(Acanthopanax giraldii Hams polysaccharideⅢ)对小鼠巨噬细胞RAW 264.7的激活作用及机制。不同浓度AHP-Ⅲ作用RAW 264.7细胞,中性红试验检测细胞吞噬能力;ELISA和Griess法检测其IL-6、TNF-α和NO的释放量;RT-qPCR检测iNOS、TNF-α和IL-6 mRNA相对表达水平;Western blot检测NF-κB信号通路相关蛋白磷酸化水平。在实验浓度范围内,AHP-Ⅲ可显著增强RAW 264.7细胞的吞噬能力(P<0.05);促进RAW 264.7分泌NO、TNF-α和IL-6(P<0.05或P<0.001);并显著增加RAW 264.7细胞中IL-6、TNF-α和iNOS mRNA的表达量,呈剂量依赖性;Western blot结果表明,AHP-Ⅲ作用RAW 264.7细胞后,NF-κB中的p65、IKKβ、IκBα磷酸化水平明显升高。结果显示红毛五加多糖AHP-Ⅲ对小鼠巨噬细胞RAW 264.7具有显著激活作用。     

细虫草胞外多糖对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞免疫功能研究

本实验在体外条件下,以人工发酵培养的细虫草胞外多糖OgE、OgE-F1和OgE-F2作用于小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞RAW264.7,通过测定其对巨噬细胞的增殖率、代谢MTT活力、NO分泌和吞噬能力的影响,评价细虫草胞外多糖的免疫调节活性。结果表明,细虫草多糖对巨噬细胞无细胞毒性,且能促进巨噬细胞代谢MTT活力;在0.2mg/mL^1.0mg/mL浓度范围内,多糖呈剂量依赖性的促进巨噬细胞分泌NO水平和吞噬能力。本研究表明,细虫草多糖能有效地增强小鼠巨噬细胞的活性,潜在地可改善小鼠的先天性免疫调节。     

马齿苋多糖对S180荷瘤小鼠免疫功能的影响

本文探讨马齿苋多糖对S180荷瘤小鼠免疫功能的影响。马齿苋采用水提醇沉法得到马齿苋多糖,分别以50、100、200mg／kg通过腹腔给药10d,观察马齿苋多糖对S180荷瘤小鼠的抑瘤作用及对小鼠淋巴细胞转化功能、腹腔巨噬细胞的吞噬能力、白介素-l（IL-1）和白介素-2（IL-2）生成量的影响。结果显示,马齿苋多糖对S180荷瘤小鼠有明显的抑瘤作用,抑瘤率分别为16．92％、51．45％和64．96％。不同剂量马齿苋多糖与对照组相比可明显促进淋巴细胞的转化、小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬能力,可有效的增加荷瘤小鼠脾淋巴细胞的转化和腹腔巨噬细胞的吞噬能力以及白介素-1（IL-1）和白介素-2（IL-2）的分泌。说明马齿苋多糖对S180荷瘤小鼠具有显著的抗肿瘤作用,其作用机制与增强小鼠免疫作用有关。     

绿原酸对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞免疫调节作用的研究

研究绿原酸(Chlorogenic acid,CGA)对静息状态及脂多糖(Lipopolysaccharides,LPS)激活状态下小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞功能的影响。采用不同浓度的绿原酸作用于静息的和经LPS刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞,噻唑蓝(MTT)比色法检测细胞活力,中性红吞噬实验检测巨噬细胞吞噬能力,Griess法检测NO的产生,酶联免疫法(ELISA)检测巨噬细胞细胞培养上清液中IL-1β、TNF-α、IL-10的分泌水平。试验结果表明在正常状态及LPS激活状态下,绿原酸均能提高下小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞的代谢活力、增强吞噬能力、增加NO、促炎性细胞因子IL-1β、TNF-α的分泌量,降低抑炎性细胞因子IL-10的分泌量,且作用效果呈剂量依赖性。     

恰麻古多糖对巨噬细胞RAW264.7体外免疫调节作用初探

初步探讨恰麻古粗多糖BRP、中性多糖BRNP-1、BRNP-2及酸性多糖BRAP-1、BRAP-2对巨噬细胞RAW264.7的免疫调节作用。实验方法选用CCK-8法检测不同质量浓度各恰麻古多糖组对巨噬细胞RAW264.7细胞增殖率的影响;以中性红法观察各组恰麻古多糖对巨噬细胞RAW264.7吞噬活性的影响;Griess法测定恰麻古多糖致巨噬细胞RAW264.7对NO的释放水平;采用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)试剂盒检测细胞因子TNF-α(肿瘤坏死因子)与IL-6(白介素-6)分泌水平。实验结果显示不同质量浓度各恰麻古多糖组能够显著提高巨噬细胞RAW264.7增殖率与对中性红的吞噬活性,并能够刺激巨噬细胞释放NO,且促进其TNF-α及IL-6分泌水平。通过实验,初步验证了各恰麻古多糖具有良好的生物活性,并对巨噬细胞RAW264.7具有免疫调节作用。     

鳞柄小奥德蘑多糖对巨噬细胞免疫功能的调节作用

研究鳞柄小奥德蘑多糖对小鼠巨噬细胞的免疫调节作用。采用灌洗腹腔法收集小鼠巨噬细胞,建立其体外培养体系;采用鸡血红细胞法、荧光探针标记、总一氧化氮检测和酶联免疫吸附试验等方法分别检测巨噬细胞吞噬能力、NO合成量、肿瘤坏死因子-α、白细胞介素-1、白细胞介素-6和白细胞介素-12等的分泌量。结果显示,与空白对照组相比,鳞柄小奥德蘑多糖能显著增强体外培养和腹腔内巨噬细胞的吞噬能力和NO合成量,增加体外培养的小鼠巨噬细胞对肿瘤坏死因子-α、白细胞介素-1、白细胞介素-6和白细胞介素-12等细胞因子的分泌量。因此,鳞柄小奥德蘑多糖可能通过提高细胞对NO和多种免疫相关信号分子的分泌量,增强细胞的吞噬能力,进而调节小鼠巨噬细胞的免疫功能。     

红毛五加多糖AHP-II对THP-1源巨噬细胞中酶活性的影响

本研究检测红毛五加多糖AHP-II对THP-1巨噬细胞内多种酶活性的影响。通过PMA诱导THP-1成为巨噬细胞,用不同浓度的AHP-II与巨噬细胞共孵育48 h后,测定超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、琥珀酸脱氢酶(SDH)、酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、ATP酶的活性及溶菌酶(LZM)含量变化。结果显示AHP-II能显著增强细胞内的SOD、SDH、ACP和ATP酶的活性及LZM的含量。     

红毛五加多糖对腹腔巨噬细胞作用的定量细胞化学研究

中药红毛五加(Acanthopanax giraldii Harms)属五加科植物,本文通过细胞化学定性、定位、定量研究探讨红毛五加多糖(AGPS)对腹腔巨噬细胞的作用及机理。实验证明AGPS能使巨噬细胞数量明显增多,细胞体积增大,伪足增多,吞噬能力增强,细胞内醣类、酸性磷酸酶、三磷酸腺昔酶、酸性酯酶和琥珀酸脱氢酶活性显著增强。用显微分光光度计对上述单个细胞的化学成分进行定量测定。实验组和对照组结果有显著差异。提示红毛五加的扶正固本作用十分明显,本研究为AGPS的应用和作用机理提供了一定的实验依据。     

植物乳杆菌JLK0142胞外多糖对RAW264.7巨噬细胞和免疫抑制小鼠的免疫调节作用

【目的】研究植物乳杆菌JLK0142胞外多糖(EPS)对RAW264.7巨噬细胞和免疫抑制小鼠免疫活性的影响。【方法】从植物乳杆菌JLK0142培养液中分离纯化EPS,采用体外细胞培养,测定EPS对巨噬细胞增殖、吞噬活性和一氧化氮(NO)分泌的影响;采用环磷酰胺构建免疫抑制小鼠模型,灌胃不同剂量的EPS,分别测定小鼠脾脏指数、T淋巴细胞增殖活力及血清中IL-2和TNF-α水平。【结果】植物乳杆菌JLK0142胞外多糖在50–800μg/m L浓度范围内能促进正常状态RAW264.7巨噬细胞的增殖,显著提高巨噬细胞的吞噬活性及NO的分泌量;与模型组相比,EPS中、高剂量组小鼠脾脏指数和T淋巴细胞增殖活力显著提高;EPS高剂量组小鼠血清中IL-2和TNF-α含量显著提高。【结论】植物乳杆菌JLK0142胞外多糖能有效提高RAW264.7巨噬细胞的免疫活力,并拮抗环磷酰胺对小鼠免疫功能的抑制作用。     

学龄儿童奶粉中添加食源性生物活性肽对免疫调节作用的影响

应用脂多糖（Lipopolysaccharide,LPS）诱导小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞,检测其中性红吞噬能力和NO释放量,应用刀豆蛋白A（Concanavalin A,Con A）和LPS诱导小鼠T/B淋巴细胞检测其增殖能力,通过与4种常见市售学龄儿童奶粉的免疫调节能力作比较,评价学龄儿童奶粉中添加食源性生物活性肽对的免疫调节能力。结果表明：学龄儿童奶粉中添加食源性生物活性肽对能够提高腹腔巨噬细胞的吞噬能力、NO释放量和淋巴细胞的增殖能力,说明添加食源性生物活性肽的学龄儿童奶粉具有较好的增强免疫的功能。     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).