p38MAPK参与高糖刺激大鼠肾小管上皮细胞产生细胞外基质胶原Ⅲ

目的：探讨p38MAPK信号通路在高糖刺激大鼠肾小管上皮细胞产生细胞外基质胶原Ⅲ中的作用。 方法： 采用体外培养和Western blotting等方法，以不同浓度D-葡萄糖、p38MAPK信号通路特异性阻断剂SB203580以及用不同时间刺激正常大鼠肾小管上皮细胞NRK52E，分别检NRK52E细胞p38MAPK磷酸化水平和细胞外基质胶原Ⅲ的表达。 结果： 随D-葡萄糖浓度增加，p38MAPK磷酸化水平、胶原Ⅲ的产生也增加，SB203580可有效阻断高糖引起p38MAPK磷酸化水平的升高和细胞外基质胶原Ⅲ的表达的增高。 结论： 高糖引起p38MAPK磷酸化水平的升高可能在糖尿病肾病的肾间质纤维化中发挥重要作用。SB203580有潜在的糖尿病肾病防治的临床应用价值。     

红外多波长无创人体血糖检测阵列模型的研究

无创血糖监测不仅可以减少患者的痛苦，还能进行连续测量，从而降低并发症的发生，它是一种不需收集血样进行体内血糖浓度测量的新技术。本文根据朗伯-比尔定律(The Lambert—Beer Law)原理，为克服无创血糖检测研究中的难点和缺陷，详细分析了血糖红外光谱的吸收特性，利用阵列技术设计了红外多波长无创血糖检测传感器阵列模型，对关键技术进行了讨论。用ME算法建立了信号检测和标定数学模型，结合了人体各种影响因素，使红外无创血糖检测的精度和稳定性得到了改善。列举了详细的实验实施步骤，同时叙述了系统调试的详细过程，讨论了无创血糖检测中需要注意的问题。     

AMPK as a metabolic switch in rat muscle,liver and adipose tissue after exercise

An increasing body of evidence has revealed that activation of adenosine monophosphate (AMP)‐activated protein kinase (AMPK)‐activated protein kinase increases fatty acid oxidation by lowering the concentration of malonyl coenzyme A (CoA), an inhibitor of carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1. Studies carried out primarily in skeletal muscle suggest that AMPK modulates the concentration of malonyl CoA by concurrently phosphorylating and inhibiting acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC), the rate limiting enzyme in malonyl CoA synthesis, and phosphorylating and activating malonyl CoA decarboxylase (MCD), an enzyme involved in its degradation. We have recently observed that AMPK and MCD activities are increased and ACC activity diminished in skeletal muscle, liver and, surprisingly, in adipose tissue 30 min following exercise (treadmill run) in normal rats. In liver and adipose tissue these changes were associated with a decrease in the activity of glycerol‐3‐phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT), which catalyses the first committed reaction in glycerolipid synthesis and, which like ACC, is phosphorylated and inhibited by AMPK. Similar changes in ACC, MCD and GPAT were observed following the administration of 5‐aminoimidazole 4‐carboxamide‐riboside (AICAR), further indicating that the exercise‐induced alterations in these enzymes were AMPK‐mediated. Conclusions: (1) AMPK plays a major role in regulating lipid metabolism in multiple tissues following exercise. (2) The net effect of its activation is to increase fatty acid oxidation and diminish glycerolipid synthesis. (3) The relevance of these findings to the regulation of muscle glycogen repletion in the post‐exercise state and to the demonstrated ability of AMPK activation to decrease adiposity and increase insulin sensitivity in rodents remains to be determined.     

Utilization of carbohydrates and free fatty acids by the gastrocnemius of the dog during long lasting rhythmical exercise

Summary Utilization of carbohydrates and free fatty acids (FFA) has been investigated in gastrocnemii of dogs during long lasting isotonic rhythmical exercise induced by supramaximal stimulation of the sciatic nerve. Uptake or output of gases and substrates was determined according to the Fick principle. The first measurements were done at about 2 min after the beginning of work when blood flow has reached a steady state, and the latest at about 100 min after the beginning of exercise.During the first 7 min when the work performed exceeded 5 kg/100g×min and O₂ consumption exceeded 11 ml/100g×min, uptake of arterial glucose and FFA was low, accounting for less than 40% of the total O₂ consumption. Since the RQ values at the same time were about 1.0, glycogen must have been oxidized as the major aerobic energy source.About 13 min after the beginning of exercise, the work the muscles could perform declined to about half of the initial value and remained so for the following 90 min. During this time the oxygen extraction ratio of FFA was about 50% and of arterial glucose was 40–50%, while the RQ value was about 0.8.During initial strong exercise an output of lactic acid (LA) of about 10 mg/100 g×min was measured. With the decrease of work as a consequence of fatigue, LA output became negligible, and in many experiments small amounts of LA were taken up by the working gastrocnemii.It is concluded that glycogen is the major aerobic energy source for strong muscular exercise which cannot be substituted for by the oxidation of arterial glucose or FFA.Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.     

Nano-C60 cytotoxicity is due to lipid peroxidation

This study examines the biological effects of water-soluble fullerene aggregates in an effort to evaluate the fundamental mechanisms that contribute to the cytotoxicity of a classic engineered nanomaterial. For this work we used a water-soluble fullerene species, nano-C₆₀, a fullerene aggregate that readily forms when pristine C₆₀ is added to water. Nano-C₆₀ was cytotoxic to human dermal fibroblasts, human liver carcinoma cells (HepG2), and neuronal human astrocytes at doses 50 ppb (LC₅₀=2–50 ppb, depending on cell type) after 48 h exposure. This water-soluble nano-C₆₀ colloidal suspension disrupts normal cellular function through lipid peroxidation; reactive oxygen species are responsible for the membrane damage. Cellular viability was determined through live/dead staining and LDH release. DNA concentration and mitochondrial activity were not affected by the nano-C₆₀ inoculations to cells in culture. The integrity of cellular membrane was examined by monitoring the peroxy-radicals on the lipid bilayer. Subsequently, glutathione production was measured to assess the cell's reaction to membrane oxidation. The damage to cell membranes was observed both with chemical assays, and confirmed physically by visualizing membrane permeability with high molecular weight dyes. With the addition of an antioxidant, l-ascorbic acid, the oxidative damage and resultant toxicity of nano-C₆₀ was completely prevented.     

Antioxidant enzymes and paraoxonase show a co-activity in preserving low-density lipoprotein from oxidation

Oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein in the artery wall plays a crucial role in the development of atherosclerosis. This physiopathological mechanism is clearly inhibited by high-density lipoprotein possibly via paraoxonase enzyme activity, present in high-density lipoprotein. In this study we determined the in vitro susceptibility of low-density lipoprotein to oxidation and the effect of various factors, such as paraoxonase phenotypes, on this process. Low-density lipoprotein from healthy volunteers (n=66) was isolated using the precipitant reagent and the oxidation was evaluated by measuring the malonyl dialdehyde and diene levels. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and phospholipid, vitamin E, serum cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes were also determined. There was no difference among the parameters with regard to gender. Low-density lipoprotein samples obtained from subjects with the AA allele were more prone to oxidation, as observed by their higher stimulated conjugated diene (P=0.041) and thiobarbituric acid-related substance (P=0.042) levels, than samples from subjects with AB or BB alleles. The subjects with the BB allele had higher superoxide dismutase (P=0.021) and catalase (insignificant increase) activities, while their conjugated diene (P=0.000) levels were lower. In conclusion, our results revealed that the high low-density lipoprotein oxidation is related to the high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol content and low phospholipid content. The present study demonstrated an increase in superoxide dismutase and catalase activities, asl well as PON1 activities, in subjects with the BB allele. Since these enzymes all show activity against low-density lipoprotein oxidation, we propose that future investigations on atherosclerotic processes should address PON1 polymorphism as well as PON1 and other antioxidant enzymes. Received: 7 May 2001 / Accepted: 14 December 2001     

Theophylline disrupts diurnal rhythms of humoral factors with loss of meal cyclicity

To test the possibility that theophylline induced circadian disappearance of food intake might depend upon rhythmic disruption of blood glucose, insulin and free fatty acids (FFA), theophylline was administered chronically. This markedly lengthened postprandial intermeal intervals during the dark, and induced approximately identical intermeal intervals and identical meal sizes in the light and dark periods. In contrast to the clear light-dark dependent oscillations of serum glucose, insulin and FFA in the controls, the theophyllinized rats lost circadian fluctuation of each of these three chemical substances. Further, theophyllinized rats, unlike controls, had no time-dependent fluctuation in the levels of these substances at ? 120, ?60 or ?15 min preceding the onset of the first meal before the dark. These findings, together with previous reports, explain the disappearance of nocturnal feeding rhythm in theophyllinized rats in terms of functional destruction of circadian regulation in the hypothalamus which modulate the production of chemical determinants of food intake.     

Novel OCTN2 mutations: No genotype–phenotype correlations: Early carnitine therapy prevents cardiomyopathy

Primary systemic carnitine deficiency or carnitine uptake defect (OMIM 212140) is a potentially lethal, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by progressive infantile‐onset cardiomyopathy, weakness, and recurrent hypoglycemic hypoketotic encephalopathy, which is highly responsive to L ‐carnitine therapy. Molecular analysis of the SLC22A5 (OCTN2) gene, encoding the high‐affinity carnitine transporter, was done in 11 affected individuals by direct nucleotide sequencing of polymerase chain reaction products from all 10 exons. Carnitine uptake (at Km of 5 μM) in cultured skin fibroblasts ranged from 1% to 20% of normal controls. Eleven mutations (delF23, N32S, and one 11‐bp duplication in exon 1; R169W in exon 3; a donor splice mutation [IVS3+1 G > A] in intron 3; frameshift mutations in exons 5 and 6; Y401X in exon 7; T440M, T468R and S470F in exon 8) are described. There was no correlation between residual uptake and severity of clinical presentation, suggesting that the wide phenotypic variability is likely related to exogenous stressors exacerbating carnitine deficiency. Most importantly, strict compliance with carnitine from birth appears to prevent the phenotype. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

AMPK通过增强心肌脂肪酸氧化抑制大鼠心肌肥厚

目的： 探讨单磷酸腺苷（AMP）激活的蛋白激酶（AMPK）对心肌肥厚的影响及可能涉及的作用机制。方法： 通过对大鼠行腹主动脉缩窄术（TAC）引起压力负荷增加，造成心肌肥厚的模型。术后24 h起经皮下注射AMPK的特异性激活剂AICAR(0.5 mg·kg-1·d-1)直至术后7周。处死动物前，对大鼠进行超声心动学指标的检测和血清游离脂肪酸浓度测定；处死动物，取心脏称重后计算心脏重/体重比值，测量心肌细胞的平均直径、心肌中的游离脂肪酸含量、过氧化体增殖物激活型受体α（PPARα）和肉碱棕榈酰转移酶（CPT-I）的mRNA表达。结果： （1）心肌肥厚+AICAR组大鼠的心脏重/体重比值、心肌细胞平均直径、血清及心肌中游离脂肪酸的浓度明显低于心肌肥厚对照组；（2）心肌肥厚+AICAR组大鼠心肌PPARα及CPT-I的mRNA表达明显高于心肌肥厚对照组；(3) 心肌肥厚+AICAR组大鼠心脏超声心动学指标：左室后壁舒张末期厚度、左室舒张、收缩末期内径 (PWT, LVDD, LVSD) 低于心肌肥厚对照组，左室短轴缩短率 (FS%) 则高于心肌肥厚对照组。结论： 活化的AMPK可能通过增强心肌脂肪酸氧化从而抑制压力负荷增加引起的心肌肥厚。     

Mutation analysis of two Japanese patients with Fanconi-Bickel syndrome

Fanconi-Bickel syndrome (FBS), or glycogen storage disease type XI, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hepatorenal glycogen accumulation, Fanconi nephropathy, and impaired utilization of glucose and galactose. Recently, this disease was elucidated to link mutations in the glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2) gene. Only three mutations in three FBS families have been reported. Therefore, it is important to elucidate mutations in the GLUT2 gene in FBS by answering the question of whether the syndrome is a single gene disease. In this report, we describe two patients in two unrelated families clinically diagnosed with FBS. No mutation in the entire protein coding region of the GLUT2 gene was detected in patient 1, which suggested that no mutation existed in the GLUT 2 gene, or that some mutations had affected the expression of the GLUT 2 gene. In patient 2, a novel homozygous nonsense mutation (W420X, Trp at codon 420 to stop codon) was detected. These results support the correlation between GLTU2 gene mutation and FBS syndrome. However, many patients must be analyzed to determine whether other genes are involved in FBS. Received: July 16, 1999 / Accepted: September 3, 1999