较高温度对灵芝培养特性及灵芝酸产量的影响

灵芝具有重要的药用价值,培养条件的优化可提高灵芝中各种活性成分的含量。探讨了较高温度对灵芝发酵过程中的生理指标及灵芝酸产量的影响。结果表明,较高的发酵温度虽然降低了灵芝生物量,但提高了淀粉酶﹑漆酶﹑纤维素酶的酶活。发酵第4天,36℃培养条件下淀粉酶酶活达到最大值,比30℃发酵条件下的酶活提高了22.61%。发酵第10天,34℃培养条件下的漆酶酶活﹑纤维素酶酶活﹑可溶性糖含量和灵芝酸产量都达到最大值,相对于30℃的培养条件,分别提高了51.12%、30.41%、13.21%和45.23%。结果表明较高温度发酵有利于酶活和灵芝酸含量的提高,该研究为灵芝的高温发酵提供了新的思路和理论指导。     

灵芝发酵菌丝体中灵芝酸的分离纯化及生物活性检测

灵芝深层发酵菌丝体经甲醇提取得到粗灵芝酸,以甲苯:乙酸乙酯:乙酸(12:4:0.5)为展开剂,通过硅胶薄层层析法分离得到三种灵芝酸,命名为M_1,M_2和M_3,其R_f值分别为0.56,0.49,0.17.在优化的硅胶柱层析条件下,即以CH_3OH:CHCl_3=3:97,5:95,1:9为洗脱剂,进行分段洗脱;进样量:硅胶量=1:60;在30m×500mm的层析柱上纯化得到三种灵芝酸.抗菌实验显示,三种四环三萜酸具有抑制大肠杆菌、产气杆菌、肠炎杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和枯草芽孢杆菌生长的活性.     

灵芝悬浮培养中添加微颗粒Talc对灵芝酸产生的影响

灵芝酸是灵芝中重要的药理活性物质,其低产量限制了它的广泛应用和深入研究,高效提高液体发酵中灵芝酸的含量十分必要。以CGMCC 5.65为材料,在悬浮培养条件下,研究添加微颗粒Talc对灵芝酸产生的影响。结果表明,微颗粒Talc添加显著减小了灵芝细胞粒径,对照组为(3.33±0.16)mm,15g/L微颗粒Talc添加组为(2.04±0.12)mm。灵芝细胞中单体灵芝酸和总灵芝酸的含量在微颗粒Talc添加条件下也显著提高。15g/L微颗粒Talc添加组的总灵芝酸含量达到(1.51±0.02)mg/100mg细胞干重,GA-Mk、GA-T和GA-Me的含量最高为(6.02±0.29)、(5.08±0.14)和(1.71±0.09)μg/100mg细胞干重,分别是对照的1.6、4、1.9和1.4倍。另外,15g/L微颗粒Talc添加条件下鲨烯和羊毛甾醇的最大积累量分别为(3.69±0.23)和(34.86±6.41)μg/100mg细胞干重,是对照的2.6和4.2倍;灵芝酸生物合成途径关键基因fps和cyp-5150l8的表达量最高为对照的2.35和1.53倍。     

桦木酸对H22荷瘤小鼠肿瘤细胞凋亡及细胞周期的影响

研究桦木酸对H22荷瘤小鼠生命延长率、肿瘤细胞凋亡及细胞周期的影响。结果表明桦木酸能够明显延长H22荷瘤小鼠生生存时间,其中低、中剂量效果显著（P〈0．05）;利用DNA结合性荧光探针直接对细胞DNA染色后FCM分析,桦木酸可能是通过影响H22肿瘤细胞S期而诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡。     

灵芝多糖GLP 抑制小鼠骨肉瘤细胞S-180 在体内生长的作用机制

目的:探讨灵芝多糖成分(GLP)抑制肿瘤的作用机制。方法:在小鼠右腋皮下接种1×106TC-1细胞后7天后,用100mg/kg、200mg/kg和400mg/kg 3种剂量给小鼠口服灌胃给药20天,然后观察肿瘤的重量,并用ELISA检测小鼠血清中IL-2、IL-6和TNF-alpha,用流式细胞仪检测其外周血中CD4+和CD8+。结果:100mg/kg、200mg/kg和400mg/kg 3种剂量给小鼠口服灌胃给药20天,与对照组比较,抑瘤率分别可以达到53%、59%和58%,P<0.05;小鼠外周血血清中的IL-2从1.27ng/mL提高到了2.88ng/mL,P<0.05;TNF-α从1.05ng/mL提高到了1.82ng/mL,P<0.05;而IL-6则没有明显的变化。CD4+细胞水平升高(从54.80%提高到了58.27%),但差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);CD8+细胞明显增多(从24.15%提高到了45.36%),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:GLP有明显抑瘤作用,但抑瘤作用与GLP剂量不存在依赖关系。GLP对肿瘤细胞生长的抑制是通过提高小鼠的细胞免疫能力来实现,而并非直接杀伤肿瘤细胞。     

甘草查耳酮A对脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡的影响

为了探讨甘草查耳酮A对脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡的影响以及其机制,本研究通过CCK-8法检测脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44细胞活力,使用FITC Annexin/PI双染流式细胞仪检测脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡率,通过DCFDA细胞ROS检测试剂盒检测脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44内活性氧(reactive oxygen species, ROS)水平。结果显示,不同浓度(5μmol/L, 10μmol/L和20μmol/L)甘草查耳酮A能明显降低脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44细胞活力(p0.05, p0.01),能显著促进脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡(p0.05);细胞内ROS水平在甘草查耳酮A处理组中明显高于正常脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44组,ROS抑制剂、NAC预处理可明显抑制草查耳酮A降低的细胞活力(p0.01, p0.05),且对脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡的促进作用(p0.01, p0.05)。本研究结果表明甘草查耳酮A能够通过上调ROS水平促进脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡。     

藤黄新酸抑制肝癌细胞生长的机制研究

在肿瘤细胞中蛋白酶体活性的抑制可以导致细胞凋亡和周期阻滞.藤黄新酸(TH2)是从中药藤黄中提取的一个新的(口山)酮类衍生物.研究结果显示,TH2可以抑制人肝癌Bel-7402细胞的增殖,诱导细胞产生凋亡,且呈浓度和时间依赖性.同时,10μmol/L的TH2与细胞作用24h后,可以导致早期凋亡标志性蛋白PARP发生裂解.在体外采用特异性荧光底物检测TH2对蛋白酶体活性的影响,发现该化合物能够抑制蛋白酶体的糜乳蛋白酶样、胰蛋白酶样活性和谷氨酰后水解活性.抑癌基因p53是细胞内的蛋白酶体降解底物,TH2可使p53蛋白的降解受到阻滞,表达增加.由此可见,TH2具有抑制人肝癌Bel-7402细胞增殖、诱导细胞凋亡的作用,可能的分子机制与其抑制细胞内蛋白酶体活性、导致p53蛋白降解受阻有关.     

乙醇浓度对提取灵芝三萜含量的影响及提取物抗前列腺癌细胞LNCaP的活性

本研究考察乙醇浓度对灵芝子实体中三萜成分提取的影响及提取物抗前列腺癌细胞LNCaP的增殖活性和迁移能力,为提取灵芝三萜时乙醇浓度的选择和灵芝抑制前列腺相关疾病产品开发提供依据。研究采用高效液相（HPLC）色谱法测定了灵芝醇提物中目前具有代表性的9种三萜的含量;并用抑制前列腺癌细胞LNCaP的细胞活性和细胞迁移能力的实验研究灵芝提取物的抗前列腺癌的作用。HPLC测定结果显示,当乙醇浓度为50%-80%时,9种灵芝三萜的含量随着乙醇浓度的升高而增大;当乙醇浓度继续升高至95%时,提取的三萜含量反而有所降低。细胞实验结果显示,4个浓度乙醇的灵芝提取物都具有良好的抑制LNCaP肿瘤细胞增殖作用和阻滞LNCaP细胞迁移能力。因此在使用乙醇提取灵芝三萜时,乙醇浓度升高有利于三萜的提取;在生产灵芝抗前列腺相关产品时,提取灵芝子实体中抗前列腺增生的活性成分时选用80%的乙醇较为适宜。     

肾上腺素受体对心血管细胞生长和凋亡的影响

肾上腺素受体广泛存在于心血管系统。心肌肥厚,心衰,心动粥样硬化等病理过程往往伴有心血管细胞的异常生长和凋亡,研究表明儿茶酚胺可经不同的肾上腺素受体通过不同的信号转导途径,如α－肾上腺素受体主要通过磷酯磷Ｃ／蛋白激酶Ｃ途径,β－肾上腺素受体则主要通过蛋白激酶Ａ／ｃＡＭＰ途径或激活钙通道对心肌细胞,血管平滑肌细胞,内皮细胞等的生长与凋亡产生影响,探讨肾上腺素受体对心血管细胞生长和凋亡的作用机制,具有重     

曲古霉素A增强肺癌细胞对放射线敏感性及机制

目的：探讨组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂曲古霉素A（trichostatin A,TSA）增强人非小细胞肺癌（NscLc）A549对γ-射线敏感性作用及机制。方法：以TSA（0．51zM）预处理细胞18h,再以5Gyγ-射线照射细胞,24h后采用MTT法检测细胞存活率,AnnexinV—PI染色检测细胞凋亡,Westernblot法检测胞浆中和线粒体促凋亡蛋白Bax的表达,流式细胞仪检测细胞线粒体膜电位变化。结果-5Gyγ-射线照射可轻度降低细胞存活率,仅有少量细胞发生凋亡,以TSA预处理再以γ-射线处理细胞,细胞存活率显著下降,凋亡细胞明显增多,伴有线粒体膜电位下降,以及Bax蛋白的激活,表现在线粒体Bax表达较单纯照射组显著增高。结论：TSA通过促进Bax蛋白的活化激活线粒体凋亡途径,增强增强A549细胞对γ-射线的敏感性。     

抑制前列腺癌的食药用菌醇提物的筛选及灵芝醇提物对癌细胞的抑制机理

比较了灰树花Grifola frondosa、巴氏蘑菇Agaricus blazei、 猴头菌Hericium erinaceus、刺芹侧耳Pleurotus eryngii、毛头鬼伞Coprinus comatus、蛹虫草Cordyceps militaris、灵芝Ganoderma lingzhi、香菇Lentinula edodes、桑黄Sanghuangporus sanghuang和桦褐孔菌Inonotus obliquus 10种食用菌醇提物对前列腺癌LNCaP细胞增殖的影响,其中灵芝醇提物对LNCaP细胞增殖及5ɑ-还原酶活性具有良好的抑制效果,对LNCaP细胞释放PSA的抑制效果也好于其他食用菌。进一步研究灵芝醇提物对LNCaP细胞的抑制机理,结果表明,灵芝醇提物通过诱导细胞凋亡、使Caspase-3、Bax、P53活性升高,PARP、Bcl-2活性下降来实现对LNCap细胞的抑制作用。利用自噬抑制剂氯喹和自噬激活剂雷帕霉素观察细胞自噬在灵芝醇提物抗肿瘤过程中的作用,结果表明,体外激活细胞自噬对LNCaP细胞起到保护,从而减弱了灵芝醇提物的抗肿瘤作用。     

JNK介导的信号转导途径以及活性氧在其中的作用

JNK是一个受外界应激因素调控的信号分子,调节包括凋亡在内的一系列细胞内的反应,但目前越来越多的报道证实了JNK信号途径具有促凋亡和抗凋亡的双重功能,这种双重功能受到细胞类型、刺激物的种类、剂量和持续时间以及胞内其他信号途径的影响。活性氧作为一种常见的外界应激因素也部分参与了JNK信号途径的激活,对细胞的生死产生了重要的影响。本文将主要总结JNK介导的信号转导途径及活性氧在这一途径中所发挥的作用。     

Nerve growth factor prevents the apoptosis-associated increase in acetylcholinesterase activity after hydrogen peroxide treatment by activating Akt

Acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) is thought to play an important role during apoptosis.Our resultsshowed that H_2O_2 induced AChE activity,a functional marker in apoptosis,increases in neuronal-like PC 12cells.Glutathione, which is involved in cellular redox homeostasis,inhibited the increase of AChE activity,suggesting that reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a key role in this process.Further investigation showedthat the elevation of AChE was observed after the degradation of Akt, release of cytochrome c from mitochondriainto the cytosol,and activation of caspase family members.When nerve growth factor (NGF) was present,with the maintenance of Akt level,the elevation of AChE,the cytochrome c diffusion,as well as apoptosiswere markedly attenuated in H202-treated PC 12 cells. However,wortmannin,an inhibitor of the PI3K/Aktpathway,accelerated the apoptosis and increased the AChE activity.The overexpression of constitutivelyactivated Akt,which is a downstream signalling element of the NGF receptor TrkA,delayed mitochondrialcollapse and inhibited elevation of AChE activity.Thus, NGF prevented apoptosis and elevation of AChEactivity by activating the Akt pathway and stabilizing the function of mitochondria.     

Enhancement of androgen receptor expression induced by (R)-methanandamide in prostate LNCaP cells

It has been recently shown that cannabinoids may regulate the growth of many cell types. In the present work we examined the effect of the anandamide analogue (R)-methanandamide (MET) on androgen-dependent prostate LNCaP cell growth. We found that 0.1 microM MET had a mitogenic effect measured by [(3)H]thymidine incorporation into DNA. The effect exerted by MET was blocked by the cannabinoid receptor antagonists SR141716 (SR1) and SR144528 (SR2) as well as by the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002, suggesting an involvement of cannabinoid receptors and the PI3K pathway in the mechanism of MET action. MET treatment of LNCaP cells also induced an up-regulation of androgen receptor expression that was blocked by the two cannabinoid receptor antagonists SR1 and SR2. These results show for the first time that cannabinoids may modify androgen receptor expression in an androgen-dependent cell line and by this mechanism could regulate prostate cell growth.     

The opioid agonist ethylketocyclazocine reverts the rapid, non-genomic effects of membrane testosterone receptors in the human prostate LNCaP cell line

Neuropeptides influence cancer cell replication and growth. Opioid peptides, and opiergic neurons are found in the prostate gland, and they are proposed to exert a role in tumor regulation, influencing cancer cell growth, as opioid agonists inhibit cell growth in several systems, including the human prostate cancer cell line LNCaP. In the same cell line, the existence of membrane testosterone receptors was recently reported, which increase, in a non-genomic manner, the secretion of PSA, and modify actin cytoskeleton dynamics, through the signaling cascade FAK-->PI-3 kinase-->Cdc42/Rac1. In the present work, we present data supporting that the general opioid agonist Ethylketocyclazocine (EKC) decreases testosterone-BSA (a non-internalizable testosterone analog) induced PSA secretion. Furthermore, we report that this opioid affects this non-genomic testosterone action, by modifying the distribution of the actin cytoskeleton in the cells, disrupting the above signaling cascade. In addition, after long (>24 h) incubation, opioids decrease the number of membrane testosterone receptors, and reverse their effect on the signaling molecules. In conclusion, our results provide some new insights of a possible action of opioids in prostate cancer control by interfering with the action and the expression of membrane testosterone receptors and signaling.     

维生素C联合替莫唑胺对胶质瘤细胞的毒性作用及其机制

目的:探讨维生素C(VC)联合替莫唑胺(TMZ)对胶质瘤细胞活力的毒性作用及其机制。方法:在体外条件下培养人胶质瘤细胞BMG-1和SHG44细胞,设对照组(不施加VC与TMZ)、TMZ组(0.2 mmol/L)、VC(0.5mmol/L)+TMZ(0.2 mmol/L)组,TMZ(0.2 mmol/L TMZ)+U0126(10μmol/L)组,每组实验重复3次。采用MTT实验检测细胞生存率;流式细胞术和Annexin V-FITC/PI染色检测细胞凋亡情况; ROS检测试剂盒检测活性氧簇(ROS)水平,Western blot检测与凋亡、自噬及ERK通路相关蛋白的表达。结果:与对照组比较,TMZ组胶质瘤细胞的存活率显著下降(P<0.05)。与TMZ组比较,VC+TMZ组胶质细胞瘤细胞的存活率显著下降(P<0.01),VC+TMZ组中细胞凋亡率显著升高,且Bax、Cleaved caspase-3及Cleaved PARP蛋白表达显著增加,Bcl-2表达显著降低,而ROS水平及细胞自噬率显著降低,LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-1表达显著降低,p62表达显著增加(P均<0.05)...     

Cimicifuga racemosa extract BNO 1055 inhibits proliferation of the human prostate cancer cell line LNCaP

Extracts from black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa, CR) exert an anti-proliferative action in human breast cancer cell cultures, which has been attributed to an anti-estrogenic effect. However, CR constituents do not bind to either of the known estrogen receptors. Thus, the anti-tumor effect of CR me be mediated by mechanisms not involving these receptors. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are toxic environmental pollutants, which indirectly act as anti-estrogens by activating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). The AhR is widely expressed in mammalian tissues and tumors. A recent screening study demonstrated activation of the AhR by a variety of herbal extracts, among others, CR. Since activation of the AhR causes inhibition of growth of prostate cancer cells, we addressed the question, whether CR may not only inhibit growth of breast cancer--but also of prostate cancer cells. In the AhR ligand assay, the CR extract BNO 1055 reduced tracer binding to 71% of the control demonstrating interaction of constituents of this extract with the receptor. Under basal as well as under estradiol- and dihydrotestosterone stimulated conditions, the CR extract dose dependently inhibited proliferation of LNCaP cells. A significant reduction of cell growth was observed at a concentration as low as 50 ng/ml. Thus, it is demonstrated for the first time that CR compounds potently inhibit the growth of human prostate cancer cells in vitro. This anti-proliferative effect may be mediated via the AhR.     

Paeoniflorin induces apoptosis of lymphocytes through a redox-linked mechanism

Paeoniflorin (PF), isolated from paeony root, has been used as a herbal medicine for more than 1,200 years in China, Korea, and Japan for its anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and immunoregulatory effects. In this study, we found that PF induces apoptosis in both murine T-lineage cells and human T-cell leukemia Jurkat cells. This apoptosis was mediated through the reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential, activation of caspase, and fragmentation of DNA. Interestingly, PF induced generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a reducing agent, dithiothreitol (DTT), and a ROS scavenger, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), successfully attenuated the PF-induced apoptosis. Additionally, PF induced the phosphorylation of three mitogen-activated protein (MAP) family kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, c-Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38 MAP kinase. Curcumin, an anti-oxidant and JNK inhibitor, inhibited PF-induced apoptosis, suggesting the possible involvement of curcumin-sensitive JNK or other redox-sensitive elements in PF-induced apoptosis. These results partially explain the action mechanism of PF-containing paeony root as a herbal medicine.