Population study of Aymara Amerindians for the PCR-DNA polymorphisms HUMTH01, HUMVWA31A, D3S1358, D8S1179, D18S51, D19S253, YNZ22 and HLA-DQα

Allele and genotype frequencies for eight DNA polymorphisms (HUMTH01, HUMVWA31A, D3S1358, D8S1179, D18S51, D19S253, YNZ22 and HLA-DQalpha) were determined in a population sample of Aymara Indians from Bolivia using PCR. No deviations of the observed allelic frequencies from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were found for all the systems studied. Significant differences in the allele frequencies were found between the Aymara and Quechua populations only for HUMVWA31A, which suggests a certain degree of genetic differentiation between the two populations.     

眼镜蛇毒分泌型磷脂酶A_2的研究进展

眼镜蛇毒分泌型磷脂酶A2(sPLA2)作为眼镜蛇毒中的一个重要成分,有着广泛的生物学活性,近年来的研究热点正日益从眼镜蛇粗毒转向毒素中的某个单体,如sPLA2的研究。该文简要综述了眼镜蛇毒sPLA2的结构特征、分离纯化以及分子生物学特性,着重论述了sPLA2多样的药理毒理作用,并对其作用机制和发展前景进行了探讨。     

紫外分光光度法测定加替沙星眼凝胶中加替沙星的含量

目的:建立加替沙星眼凝胶中加替沙星的含量测定方法.方法:采用紫外分光光度法测定,测定波长292 nm.结果:加替沙星在2.4～6.4μg·ml-1浓度范围内呈良好的线性关系,平均回收率99.77%,RSD 0.22%.结论:本法操作快速简便,结果准确,适用于加替沙星眼凝胶制剂半成品含量的快速测定.     

环孢素A与盐酸小檗碱合用对大鼠肝脏和小肠药物代谢酶的影响

目的:研究盐酸小檗碱(berberine chloride,Ber)与环孢素A(CsA)合用对大鼠肝脏和小肠药物代谢酶的影响.方法:采用分光光度法测定各给药组大鼠肝脏和小肠微粒体中红霉素N-脱甲基酶(ERD)、氨基比林N-脱甲基酶(ADM)和谷胱甘肽转移酶(GST)的活性.结果:Ber组和Ber CsA组能明显抑制肝微粒体中ERD、ADM和GST酶活性(P< 0.05 ),而且Ber CsA组较CsA单用组有更明显的抑制作用(P< 0.05 ).Ber CsA组还能明显抑制肠微粒体中ERD、ADM和GST酶活性(P< 0.05 ).结论:Ber与CsA合用时,能显著抑制大鼠肝脏和小肠药物代谢酶活性,这可能是Ber增加CsA血药浓度的一个重要机制.     

紫外分光光度法测定盐酸川芎嗪氯化钠注射液中盐酸川芎嗪含量

目的:建立盐酸川芎嗪氯化钠注射液中盐酸川芎嗪的含量检测方法.方法:采用紫外分光光度法,检测波长为295nm.结果:盐酸川芎嗪在3.0～15.0μg·ml-1范围内呈良好线性关系(r=1.0000,n=5),回收率为100.3%,RSD为0.65%(n=5).结论:本法操作简便、快捷,结果准确,尤适用于药厂、医院对该制剂半成品的质量控制和快速分析.     

知母宁体外抗甲型流感病毒作用研究

目的:考察知母宁体外抗甲型流感病毒作用.方法:以利巴韦林作阳性对照药物,用中性红染色法测定知母宁不同加药方式对甲型人流感病毒H1N1的体外抑制作用及其时效关系.结果:知母宁对甲型人流感病毒具明显的综合抑制作用及抑制病毒吸附后的复制增殖作用,这两种作用的半数有效浓度(EC50)分别为0.70及0.76 mg·ml-1.知母宁对病毒吸附的预防作用弱,无直接杀伤病毒的作用.随药物作用时间延长,知母宁在低浓度抗病毒有效率呈减小趋势,在高浓度时(≥1.4 mg·ml-1)其抗病毒能力基本不变.同时知母宁可明显降低病毒的感染性.结论:知母宁具有明显的体外抗甲型人流感病毒作用.     

人工栽培盐生肉苁蓉的苯乙醇苷类化学成分

目的研究人工栽培盐生肉苁蓉(寄主为囊果碱蓬)中的苯乙醇苷类化学成分。方法采用色谱技术分离纯化,根据理化性质和谱学数据鉴定其结构。结果从盐生肉苁蓉栽培品中分离得到7个苯乙醇苷类化合物,分别鉴定为松果菊苷(echinacoside,1)、肉苁蓉苷A(cistanosideA,2)、毛蕊花苷(acteoside,3)、异毛蕊花苷(isoacteoside,4)、2′乙酰基毛蕊花苷(2′acetylacteoside,5)、管花苷B(tubulosideB,6)、1O[2(4羟基苯基)乙基]6O(E)香豆酰基βD吡喃葡萄糖苷(EutigosideA,7)。结论首次对人工栽培盐生肉苁蓉的化学成分进行了研究,分离得到7个化合物,其中化合物7为首次从列当科植物中分得,化合物1-6为在该种植物栽培品中首次报道。     

转录因子NFATc在钙神经素介导的脑缺血再灌注损伤中的作用

目的研究转录因子NFATc及NF-κB在钙神经素介导的脑缺血再灌注损伤中的作用。方法Western blotting和EMSA分子生物学技术。结果与对照组相比较，CsA明显减低I/R组Fas配体和NFATc的蛋白表达;对照组、I/R组和CsA处理组I-κB-α蛋白表达无显著区别;未观察到对照组、I/R组和CsA处理组有phospho-I-κB-α蛋白表达;与对照组相比较，CsA明显减低I/R组Fas配体启动子远端和Fas配体启动子近端NFAT结合位点的NFAT-DNA结合活性(P<0.01)。结论转录因子NFATc参与钙神经素介导的脑缺血再灌注损伤，促进CD95配体分子的转录表达;NF-κB可能未参与钙神经素介导的脑缺血再灌注损伤的作用机制。     

吗啡对急性心肌缺血期大鼠丘脑束旁核神经元5-HT_(1A)受体mRNA表达的影响

目的:观察吗啡对急性心肌缺血期大鼠丘脑束旁核神经元5-HT1A受体mRNA表达的影响,探讨吗啡对急性心肌缺血伤害性刺激的作用及其机制。方法:将体重260g~280g的健康成年雄性SD大鼠18只,随机分为三组:对照组,即非冠状动脉扎闭组(C组),开胸后冠状动脉左前降支下穿线,不结扎;扎闭冠脉组(CAO组),扎闭冠脉6h;吗啡+CAO组(MCAO组),CAO前15min静脉注射吗啡1.25mg/kg,然后CAO6h。CAO6h处死动物,取含有大鼠丘脑束旁核的脑片行原位杂交。5-HT1A受体mRNA杂交结果检测采用IDA-2000数码显微图像分析系统进行半定量分析。结果:与C组比较,CAO组大鼠丘脑束旁核5-HT1A受体mRNA的表达增强(P<0.05),与CAO组比较,MCAO组5-HT1A受体mRNA表达降低(P<0.05)。结论:急性心肌缺血可诱发大鼠丘脑束旁核5-HT1A受体mRNA表达增强,5-HT1A受体参与急性心肌缺血伤害性刺激在丘脑束旁核的调制,吗啡可抑制急性心肌缺血诱发的大鼠丘脑束旁核5-HT1A受体mRNA的表达增强。     

Structure–activity relationships of arodyn,a novel acetylated kappa opioid receptor antagonist*,†

Abstract: We previously reported that the novel dynorphin A (Dyn A, Tyr‐Gly‐Gly‐Phe‐Leu‐Arg‐Arg‐Ile‐Arg‐Pro‐Lys‐Leu‐Lys‐Trp‐Asp‐Asn‐Gln) analog arodyn (Ac[Phe^1,2,3,Arg⁴,d ‐Ala⁸]Dyn A‐(1–11)NH₂, Bennett, M.A., Murray, T.F. & Aldrich, J.V. (2002) J. Med. Chem. vol. 45, pp. 5617–5619) is a κ opioid receptor‐selective peptide [K_i(κ) = 10 nm , K_i ratio (κ/μ/δ) = 1/174/583] which exhibits antagonist activity at κ opioid receptors. In this study, a series of arodyn analogs was prepared and evaluated to explore the structure–activity relationships (SAR) of this peptide; this included an alanine scan of the entire arodyn sequence, sequential isomeric d ‐amino acid substitution in the N‐terminal ‘message’ sequence, NMePhe substitution individually in positions 1–3, and modifications in position 1. The results for the Ala‐substituted derivatives indicated that Arg⁶ and Arg⁷ are the most important residues for arodyn's nanomolar binding affinity for κ opioid receptors. Ala substitution of the other basic residues (Arg⁴, Arg⁹ and Lys¹¹) resulted in lower decreases in affinity for κ opioid receptors (three‐ to fivefold compared with arodyn). Of particular interest, while [Ala¹⁰]arodyn exhibits similar κ opioid receptor binding as arodyn, it displays higher κ vs. μ opioid receptor selectivity [K_i ratio (κ/μ) = 1/350] than arodyn because of a twofold loss in affinity at μ opioid receptors. Surprisingly, the Tyr¹ analog exhibits a sevenfold decrease in κ opioid receptor affinity, indicating that arodyn displays significantly different SAR than Dyn A; [Tyr¹]arodyn also unexpectedly exhibits inverse agonist activity in the adenylyl cyclase assay using Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing κ opioid receptors. Substitution of NMePhe in position 1 gave [NMePhe¹]arodyn which exhibits high affinity [K_i(κ) = 4.56 nm ] and exceptional selectivity for κ opioid receptors [K_i ratio (κ/μ/δ) = 1/1100/>2170]. This peptide exhibits antagonistic activity in the adenylyl cyclase assay, reversing the agonism of 10 nm Dyn A‐(1–13)NH₂. Thus [NMePhe¹]arodyn is a highly κ opioid receptor‐selective antagonist that could be a useful pharmacological tool to study κ opioid receptor‐mediated activities.