Use of (Dig)-DNA Probe for the Epidemiological Survey of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

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氮唑类抗真菌药物药效构象及其与酶活性位点对接

目的：研究氮唑类抗真菌药物与其受体蛋白活性位点相互作用机理。方法：用随机构象搜寻和分子动力学模拟退火法确定１５个４种不同类型的氮唑类抗真菌药物最低能量构象;用活性类似物法限定药物分子药效基团之间的距离,搜寻到各化合物药效构象;将各化合物药效构象对接到白色念珠菌羊毛甾醇１４α去甲基化酶活性位点中。结果：４种结构类型的氮唑类药物在酶活性位点中有相似的对接位置;真菌和哺乳动物的活性位点结构特异性的残基分布在Ｆ螺旋Ｃ端、β６１和β６２区中;氮唑类抗真菌药物共同的卤代芳环结构落入相同的疏水空穴中,其中Ｙ１３２的侧链羟苯基结构可与抑制剂卤代芳环形成电子迁移复合物。结论：对接结果与已知ＳＡＲ分析结论相符,阐明了氮唑类药物与活性位点的氨基酸残基作用方式,探讨结构选择性药物的结构需求。     

dC14可抑制小鼠SRS腹水瘤的发病和生长

作者曾经体外实验证明,均聚寡脱氧胞嘧啶核苷酸片段(dC14)有抗病毒活性,现继续研究其在体内的作用。不给dC14的对照组小鼠,接种腹水瘤细胞后:100％发病和死亡,潜伏期为6d,存活期11d;给每只小鼠dC14 1.3～3.2 mg,发病率和死亡率降低至20％,疾病潜伏期和存活期推迟。在未经dC14处理的种瘤细胞和淋巴组织与经处理的淋巴组织中,多聚酶链反应(PCR)法都检测到病毒核酸,而正常小鼠中则无此种病毒核酸顺序。研究结果提示,dC14对小鼠SRS腹水瘤的发病和生长有抑制作用。此种抑制作用可能是通过抑制病毒基因的表达来实现的。     

Chronic ethanol consumption impairs receptor-mediated endocytosis of MAA-modified albumin by liver endothelial cells

Alcoholic liver disease has been associated with abnormalities in receptor-mediated endocytosis (RME) which results in abnormal degradation of metabolically altered proteins. Model systems using formaldehyde-modified albumin (f-Alb) have shown an impairment in RME following chronic alcohol consumption utilizing both in situ perfused rat livers and isolated rat liver endothelial cells (LECs). The discovery that alcohol metabolite derived aldehydes can modify proteins prompted a study to determine if malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde-modified albumin (MAA-Alb) would be degraded similar to that reported for f-Alb, and whether ethanol-fed rats would demonstrate an impaired RME with respect to this ligand which occurs as a consequence of chronic ethanol consumption. MAA-Alb was degraded slightly more than f-Alb in both in situ perfused livers and at the single cell level. This degradation was completely inhibited with 100x unlabeled f-Alb, which suggests the use of a similar receptor. Following alcohol consumption there was a 50-60% decrease in MAA-Alb degradation in whole livers and isolated LECs. Utilizing isolated LECs it was determined that impairment in internalization was the most likely mechanism for the decrease in the amount of MAA-Alb that was degraded. These data show that chronic alcohol consumption by rats does in fact impair RME of alcohol metabolite-derived adducted proteins, and this impairment is due to a defect in the post-internalization step rather than the binding or degradation of the modified protein.     

Synthesis of 3H and 14C labeled (S)‐3‐(5‐chloro‐2‐methoxyphenyl)‐1,3‐dihydro‐3‐fluoro‐6‐(trifluoromethyl)‐2H‐indol‐2‐one,maxipost™. An agent for post‐stroke neuroprotection

The syntheses of tritium labeled (S)‐3‐(5‐chloro‐2‐[OC³H₃]methoxyphenyl‐1,3‐dihydro‐3‐fluoro‐6‐(trifluoromethyl)‐1H‐indol‐2‐one, and carbon‐14 (S)‐3‐(5‐chloro‐2‐methoxyphenyl)‐1,3‐dihydro‐3‐fluoro‐6‐(trifluoromethyl)‐2H‐[2,3‐¹⁴C₂] indol‐2‐one are reported. The ³H‐labeled compound was prepared in a two‐step synthesis from C³H₃I. The final product was purified via chiral HPLC to yield the desired enantiomer in a 4% radiochemical yield and a specific activity of 60 Ci/mmol. The ¹⁴C‐labeled compound was prepared in a four‐step synthesis from diethyl [carboxylate‐¹⁴C₁,₂] oxalate. The final product was purified via chiral HPLC to yield the desired enantiomer in a 20% radiochemical yield and a specific activity of 28.4 μCi/mg. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

[125I], [127I]‐and [14C]‐Labelling of the GLP‐1‐(7‐37) derivative NN2211

Arg³⁴Lys²⁶(N^ε‐(γ‐L ‐glutamyl(N^α‐palmitoyl)))‐GLP‐1(7‐37) (NN2211) is currently in development as a diabetes type 2 drug. The fatty acid attached to the GLP‐1(7‐37) ensures a long and controlled duration of action. The synthesis of [¹²⁵I]NN2211, [¹²⁷I]NN2211 and [¹⁴C]NN2211 used for preclinical ADME studies are described. NN2211 was iodinated using the lactoperoxidase/hydrogen peroxide method, and [¹⁴C]NN2211 was synthesized in 4 steps by two routes both starting from an α‐protected [U‐¹⁴C]glutamic acid. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of tritium and carbon‐14 labelled NNC 61‐4655: a potent dual‐acting PPARα and PPARγ agonist

The synthesis of the potent dual‐acting PPARα and PPARγ agonist NNC 61‐4655 labelled with tritium and carbon‐14 is reported. Tritium labelled NNC 61‐4655 was obtained in three steps with introduction of tritium through catalytic tritium‐halogen exchange of an aryl bromide precursor. This provided [³H]NNC 61‐4655 in 39% overall radiochemical yield with a specific activity of 49 Ci/mmol. Carbon‐14 labelled NNC 61‐4655 was obtained in five steps starting from bromo[1‐¹⁴C]acetic acid. The synthetic sequence, which included a Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons olefination and a Mitsunobu alkylation, provided [¹⁴C]NNC 61‐4655 in 33% overall radiochemical yield with a specific activity of 57.4 mCi/mmol. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of [14C]ABT‐770, matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor (MMPI), labelled in the phenoxy ring

The MMPI [¹⁴C]ABT‐770 (1) , N‐[(1S)‐1‐[(4,4‐Dimethyl‐2,5‐dioxo‐1‐imi‐dazolidinyl)methyl]]‐2‐[[4′‐(trifluoromethoxy)[1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4‐yl]oxy]ethyl]‐N‐hydroxyformamide was synthesized in 8 steps using 4‐bromophenol‐UL‐¹⁴C (10) as a starting material. The Carbon‐14 label was introduced in one of the metabolically stable biphenyl rings. The key sequence of the synthesis was a three‐step one‐pot reaction in which the hydantoin moiety was introduced, the imine oxidized and further hydrolyzed to get the penultimate precursor to [¹⁴C]ABT‐770 (1) in 56% yield. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

青蒿琥酯对中暑内毒素血症小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞内CD14和Toll样受体4的影响

目的探讨青蒿琥酯对中暑内毒素血症小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞内CD14和Toll样受体4 (TLR4)表达的影响。方法昆明种小鼠随机分为常温组、高温组、生理盐水组和青蒿琥酯组(均按60 mg/kg连续5 d腹腔注射),常温组在干球温度25℃±0．5℃、相对湿度43%±5%的条件下暴露2 h,其他组在干球温度35℃±0．5℃、相对湿度65%±5%的条件下热暴露,观察不同时间点(1、2 h)小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞内CD14和TLR 4 mRNA的表达及血浆中肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)的含量。结果常温组CD14和TLR 4 mRNA表达分别为0．34%±0．047%和0．31%±0．062%；高温1 h组分别为0．53%±0．085%和0．45%±0．049%,与常温组的差异均有统计学意义(P＜0．01),并在2 h时呈现继续升高的趋势；生理盐水1 h组CD14和TLR4表达升高,但在2h时有轻度下降；青蒿琥酯1 h组CD14和TLR4的表达则分别为0．26%±0．051%和0．25%±0．084%,并在2 h有轻微的下降。各组TNF-α含量的变化呈现出与CD14、TLR 4变化基本一致的趋势。结论青蒿琥酯能明显降低内毒素信号转导通路上CD14和TLR 4的表达,减少TNF-α的产生,这可能是其抗中暑内毒素血症的机制之一。     

2004年天津市农村14岁及以下居民健康体检结果分析

目的2004年对天津市14岁及以下年龄组农村居民进行身体健康检查，及时了解农村少年儿童的健康状况及影响因素，为改善农村居民健康提供科学依据。方法对天津市559103名14岁及以下农村人口进行身体健康检查，内容包括身高、体重等基本体征，内、外、五官科各项体征及3岁以下儿童的佝偻病、男童外生殖器、女童月经初潮年龄、7岁以下儿童的血红蛋白和血浆维生素A水平等项目进行健康检查。结果14岁及以下人群中，皮肤、耳、听力、心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肺、躯干四肢、精神发育正常、无内分泌及代谢性疾病、无染色体疾病的儿童在99．0％以上，0-6岁儿童的肥胖率为12．76％，7-14岁儿童的肥胖率为9．30％，5岁以下儿童生长迟缓率为12．79％，低体重率为5．17％，消瘦率为3．16％，3岁以下儿童佝偻病检出率为5．74％，7岁及以下儿童的贫血率为12．42％，维生素A缺乏率为2．23％。结论14岁及以下少年儿童的身体健康状况基本良好，存在的营养缺乏和超重肥胖问题应引起关注。