Isolation and characterization of two exopolysaccharides produced by Lactobacillus plantarum EP56

A Lactobacillus plantarum strain producing exopolysaccharides (EPSs) was isolated from corn silage. When this strain, named L. plantarum EP56, was grown on a chemically defined medium, two EPS fractions were isolated. The cell-bound EPS fraction (EPS-b) was composed of a single high-molecular-mass polymer of 8.5x10(5) Da containing glucose, galactose and N-acetylgalactosamine in a molar ratio of approximately 3:1:1 and traces of glycerol and phosphoglycerol. The released EPS fraction (EPS-r) was composed of the high-molecular-mass bound polysaccharide and a second polymer of 4x10(4) Da containing glucose, galactose and rhamnose in a molar ratio of 3:1:1 and traces of glycerol and phosphoglycerol. EPS-b and EPS-r contained phosphate which contributes to their negative net charge. Studies on polysaccharide production and location showed that both polymers were synthesized during the exponential growth phase and that the EPS-b polymer was progressively released into the culture medium during the stationary growth phase. Carbon source and temperature influenced EPS synthesis when L. plantarum EP56 was grown in a chemically defined medium. Lactose was the most efficient carbon source among the five tested (glucose, galactose, fructose, lactose and sucrose). EPS production was also increased when the incubation temperature is lowered.     

超氧化物歧化酶对大鼠乙酸性结肠炎粘膜的保护作用

本文观察了超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）对大鼠乙酸性结肠炎的粘膜保护作用。与生理盐水组对照，预防性静脉给予１万Ｕ ＳＯＤ能显著降低粘膜损伤指数以及肠粘连和狭窄的发生率。但是，腹腔注射与灌肠相同剂量的ＳＯＤ与各自生理盐水对照组比较，并无显著差别。ＳＯＤ的粘膜保护作用呈剂量效应。测定结肠粘膜ＳＯＤ、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶、髓化氧化物酶活性以及过氧化脂质含量，提示ＳＯＤ的保护作用机理是减少炎症过程中的氧自由基。     

壳聚糖在黏膜免疫中的应用

目的 黏膜免疫可以诱导有效的黏膜和系统免疫反应,从而保护黏膜表面,是防止病原体在黏膜表面克隆并入侵的关键.但黏膜接种疫苗吸收效率低,黏膜免疫效果往往不理想,因此需要添加有效的黏膜免疫佐剂和载体系统来提高疫苗的效果.壳聚糖是一种被广泛应用的天然聚合物,无毒,具有生物粘附性和免疫调节作用,在黏膜免疫中作为佐剂和载体得到大量应用.     

串联质谱技术在脂肪酸氧化代谢病诊断中的应用研究

目的探讨利用串联质谱技术检测干血滤纸片中酰基肉碱水平,诊断脂肪酸氧化代谢病。方法对象为2941例临床遗传性代谢病高危儿童,利用串联质谱技术检测患儿干血滤纸片中酰基肉碱水平,结合临床资料和常规生化结果,进行脂肪酸氧化代谢病诊断。结果诊断了14例脂肪酸氧化代谢病(0.5%),其中肉碱棕榈酰转移酶Ⅰ缺乏症1例,肉碱棕榈酰转移酶Ⅱ缺乏症1例,短链酰基辅酶A脱氢酶缺乏症1例,中链酰基辅酶A脱氢酶缺乏症7例,极长链酰基辅酶A脱氢酶缺乏症2例,多种酰基辅酶A脱氢酶缺乏症2例。结论通过串联质谱技术检测干血滤纸片中酰基肉碱水平,可对部分脂肪酸氧化代谢病进行诊断。     

Extracellular K+ accumulations and synchronous GABA-mediated potentials evoked by 4-aminopyridine in the adult rat hippocampus

Transient changes in extracellular potassium concentration ([K⁺]₀) and field potentials were evoked by 4-aminopyridine (4-AP; 50–100 M) and recorded with ion-selective microelectrodes in CA1b, CA3b and dentate sectors of adult rat hippocampal slices. Long-lasting field potentials recurred at a frequency of 1/60 s (0.016±0.003 Hz) in association with increases in [K⁺]₀ which were largest and most sustained in the dendritic regions where afferent fibers terminate (dentate>CAl>CA3) and in the hilus. In stratum radiatum of CA1 or stratum moleculare of the dentate these fields had a peak amplitude of 1.4±0.29 mV, duration 8.3±1.6 s, and were accompanied by increases in [K⁺]₀ of 1.8±0.22 mM that lasted 32±5.5 s (n = 17 slices). Interictal epileptiform potentials, which were brief (<0.2 s) and more frequent at 1/3 s (0.30±0.02 Hz) were also present in CA1, CA3 and the hilus and associated with small increases in [K⁺]₀ (0.5 mM, duration 2 s). Interictal activity was blocked by 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxalone-2,3-dione (CNQX; 5–20 M); the slow, less frequent potentials were resistant to both CNQX and dl-2amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (APV; 50 M) and reversibly blocked (or attenuated by 80%) by bicuculline methiodide (BMI) (25–100 M). The BMI-sensitive potentials were also abolished by baclofen (100 M), an effect which was reversed by 2-OH-saclofen (100 M). Focal application of KCl or GABA in the absence of 4-AP evoked long-lasting field and [K⁺]₀ potentials which were similar to those evoked by 4-AP but more sustained. The proportional relationship between the amplitudes of field and K⁺ potentials with GABA closely resembled that observed for 4-AP; in contrast the slope of KCl-evoked responses was lower. Our results demonstrate that in the adult rat hippocampus 4-AP induces in many different regions accumulations of [K⁺]₀ in synchrony with the long-lasting field potentials, which are known to correspond to an intracellular long-lasting depolarization of the pyramidal cells. These changes are smaller than those which occur in the immature rat hippocampus — which may be related to differences in Na-K-ATPase and susceptibility to seizures. These events involve the activation of GABA_A receptors, are under the modulatory control of GABA_B receptors, and likely arise from the activity of GABAergic interneurons and/or afferent terminals. The long-lasting field potentials appear to reflect mainly the direct depolarizing actions of GABA and to a much more limited extent the associated accumulation of [K⁺]₀.     

Characterization of butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption in the rat distal colon

Recent studies have established that mucosal butyrate stimulates electroneutral sodium-chloride (NaCl) absorption in the distal colon of the rat and a model in which Na-hydrogen (H) and Cl-butyrate exchanges are coupled has been proposed as the mechanism of butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption. These studies were designed to examine butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption in experimental conditions in which HCO₃-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption is inhibited: in Na-depleted (aldosterone-treated) animals and in the presence of increased mucosal cyclic adenosine monophosphate (AMP). Butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption was markedly reduced in Na-depleted rats. In contrast, the inhibition of both net Na and net Cl absorption by 5 mM serosal theophylline was significantly less in butyrate-containing, HCO₃-free Ringer solution than in butyrate-free-HCO₃-containing Ringer solution. These studies indicate that cyclic AMP does not inhibit butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption and we propose that the mechanism of cyclic AMP inhibition of HCO₃-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption may be a result of its inhibition of Cl-HCO₃, not Na-H exchange.     

Regulation of human neutrophil guanylate cyclase by metal ions, free radicals and the muscarinic cholinergic receptor

We have examined the properties of soluble guanylate cyclase activity in the human neutrophil. The enzyme showed complex regulation by metal ions. A 10-fold higher activity was observed in the presence of Mn2+ than Mg2+, while Ca2+ caused an increase in activity only in the presence of Mg2+ ion. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), azide and hydrogen peroxide were activators of the enzyme. Dithiothreitol blocked the activation by SNP, suggesting the involvement of thiol groups in the activation process. Carbachol acting through the muscarinic cholinergic receptor caused a dose-dependent activation, which was blocked by atropine. Higher concns of carbachol were required to activate guanylate cyclase than were required for the modulation of enzyme release elicited by N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine. Nordihydroguaracetic acid inhibited carbachol stimulation of guanylate cyclase. By contrast, trifluoperazine (TFP), a calmodulin antagonist, caused a biphasic modulation of basal activity in the presence or absence of carbachol. Our results indicate that: allosteric interactions of metal ions are important to the regulation of the enzyme, the free radical nitroxide as well as hydrogen peroxide enhances enzyme activity, agonist occupancy of the muscarinic cholinergic receptor activates neutrophil guanylate cyclase probably through a mechanism involving calcium influx and the activation of the lipoxygenase pathway, and a TFP-sensitive site (possibly calmodulin) is involved in the selective regulation of basal enzyme activity.     

乌索酸对S-180肉瘤小鼠的抑瘤作用及其机制

目的:研究乌索酸(UA)对S-180肉瘤小鼠抑瘤作用及其可能机制。方法:建立小鼠S-180肉瘤模型,以灌胃方式给药。乌索酸连续灌胃治疗9 d,测量体质量、瘤重、脾重;计算抑瘤率及脾指数;光镜下观察组织结构的变化;流式细胞仪检测乌索酸对肉瘤鼠免疫功能、细胞周期和细胞凋亡的影响。结果:乌索酸对S-180肉瘤小鼠抑瘤率为62.82%,脾指数较生理盐水组增加。光镜下可见大片坏死及凋亡细胞。流式细胞仪分析显示乌索酸具有调节免疫功能的作用;使肿瘤细胞阻滞在S期;肿瘤细胞凋亡率达到24.17%。结论:乌索酸可显著抑制肿瘤生长,其抗肿瘤机制可能与提高机体免疫功能、肿瘤细胞S期阻滞及诱导其凋亡有关。     

丙戊酸钠和卡马西平对脑电图的影响

目的：探讨丙戊酸钠（ＶＰＡ）和卡马西平（ＣＢＺ）对脑电图的影响。方法：对３９例单独应用ＶＰＡ和３５例单独应用ＣＢＺ，临床发作已被控制的两组病例进行脑电图描记和分析。结果：ＶＰＡ治疗组，７２％的病例发作间歇期痫样放电消失或明显减少，而ＣＢＺ治疗后，仅４９％消失或明显减少。结论：ＣＢＺ可使临床发作控制，但却有２０％的病例痫样放电明显增加，但在ＶＰＡ治疗者则未见此现象。ＶＰＡ对脑电背景活动影响不明显，而ＣＢＺ治疗者，可引起α波减少，θ波、δ波活动增加，治疗前后均具有显著差异。