苦豆子生物碱抗菌活性的测定

采用抑菌圈法测定了槐定碱、苦参碱、氧化苦参碱、氧化槐果碱、苦豆子总碱对大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、枯草芽孢杆菌、番茄早疫、番茄灰霉和辣椒炭疽的抗菌活性.试验结果表明,5种生物碱对3种细菌生长均具有显著的抑制作用,其中槐定碱和苦参碱对大肠杆菌、枯草芽孢杆菌和番茄早疫的抗菌效果明显优于其他3种生物碱,苦参碱对大肠杆菌和枯草芽孢杆菌的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)达到12.5μg/mL.5种生物碱对3种真菌的抗菌效果弱于对3种细菌的抗菌效果,5种生物碱对3种真菌的MIC大于等于100μg/mL,氧化苦参碱、氧化槐果碱和苦豆子总碱对番茄灰霉菌的MIC均达400μg/mL.在质量浓度为100μg/mL时,5种生物碱中仅槐定碱表现出对辣椒炭疽菌的抑制作用.苦豆子总碱抗菌活性影响因素的试验结果表明,苦豆子总碱具有良好的热稳定性,在弱碱性条件下(pH 8左右)具有更好的抑菌活性,在至少12 h内能够持续、稳定的对供试茵产生抑制作用.     

Superoxide dismutase enhances tolerance of freezing stress in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

Activated oxygen or oxygen free radicals have been implicated in a number of physiological disorders in plants including freezing injury. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) catalyzes the dismutation of superoxide into O2 and H2O2 and thereby reduces the titer of activated oxygen molecules in the cell. To further examine the relationship between oxidative and freezing stresses, the expression of SOD was modified in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). The Mn-SOD cDNA from Nicotiana plumbaginifolia under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter was introduced into alfalfa using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. Two plasmid vectors, pMitSOD and pChlSOD, contained a chimeric Mn-SOD construct with a transit peptide for targeting to the mitochondria or one for targeting to the chloroplast, respectively. The putatively transgenic plants were selected for resistance to kanamycin and screened for neomycin phosphotransferase activity and the presence of an additional Mn-SOD isozyme. Detailed analysis of a set of four selected transformants indicated that some had enhanced SOD activity, increased tolerance to the diphenyl ether herbicide, acifluorfen, and increased regrowth after freezing stress. The F1 progeny of one line, RA3-ChlSOD-30, were analyzed by SOD isozyme activity, by polymerase chain reaction for the Mn-SOD gene, and by polymerase chain reaction for the neo gene. RA3-ChlSOD-30 had three sites of insertion of pChlSOD, but only one gave a functional Mn-SOD isozyme; the other two were apparently partial insertions. The progeny with a functional Mn-SOD transgene had more rapid regrowth following freezing stress than those progeny lacking the functional Mn-SOD transgene, suggesting that Mn-SOD serves a protective role by minimizing oxygen free radical production after freezing stress.     

Effect of pargyline on morphine tolerance and physical dependence development in mice

The effects of single and repeated pargyline administration on morphine antinociception in both naive and morphine-tolerant mice and on naloxone-precipitated withdrawal in morphine tolerant-dependent animals were investigated. Adult, male Swiss-Webster mice were rendered tolerant to and dependent on morphine by the s.c. pellet implantion technique. Morphine analgesia, as assessed by the tail-flick antinociceptive test, was potentiated in tolerant animals by acute adminstration of pargyline but antagonized by repeated pargyline administration; pargyline produced similar effects in non-tolerant mice and to the same relative degree. Repeated pargyline treatment during morphine pellet implantation enhanced the withdrawal jumping response precipitated by naloxone in dependent mice. Pargyline also, after a single injection, exacerbated jumping in mice undergoing abrupt withdrawal. Neither acute nor chronic pargyline administration altered the brain distribution of injected morphine in non-tolerant mice. It was concluded that pargyline may modify acute morphine actions and withdrawal without materially altering the process(es) involved in the development of tolerance and physical dependence.     

表油菜素内酯对香石竹切花衰老的影响

[目的]探讨表油菜素内酯对香石竹切花瓶插期间某些生理指标的影响,为香石竹切花的保鲜提供参考.[方法]用3种浓度(0.05 mg/L、0.10 mg/L和1.00 mg/L)的表油菜素内酯处理香石竹切花,以清水处理为对照,研究表油菜素内酯对香石竹切花的花瓣含水量水分、游离脯氧酸含量、蛋白质含量、还原糖含量、SOD活性和质膜相对透性等生理特性的影响.[结果]表油菜素内酯有效缓解水分对香石竹切花的胁迫,促进切花体内水分平衡的改善和还原糖含量的增加,抑制花瓣溶质外渗和可溶性蛋白含量下降,并且延缓SOD酶活下降从而延缓切花衰老.但农度过高则无保鲜效果.[结论]3种处理中以0.10 mg/L表油菜素内酯的处理对香石竹切花的保鲜处理效果最佳.     

Hyperthermia and hypoxia increase tolerance of retinal ganglion cells to anoxia and excitotoxicity

PURPOSE: Knowledge of the mechanisms by which retinal ganglion cells are damaged may provide information required to develop novel treatments for diseases that cause retinal ganglion cell death. The authors investigated whether the expression of the 72-kDa heat shock protein in cultured rat retinal ganglion cells increases tolerance to hypoxic and excitotoxic injury. METHODS: Hyperthermia (42 degrees C for 1 hour) and sublethal hypoxia (9% O2 for 6 hours) were used to induce synthesis of the 72-kDa heat shock protein in cultured rat retinal ganglion cells and cultured retinal Müller cells. Induction of the 72-kDa heat shock protein was detected with immunocytochemical and immunoblot techniques. Survival of cultured retinal ganglion cells after exposure to anoxia (< 1% O2 for 6 hours) and glutamate (200 microns for 6 hours) was measured and compared to control cultures stressed previously by hyperthermia or sublethal hypoxia. The effect of quercetin, a blocker of heat shock protein synthesis, was evaluated in parallel experiments. RESULTS: Heat shock protein immunoreactivity was expressed in cultured retinal ganglion cells and Müller cells after hyperthermia and sublethal hypoxia. The mean (+/- standard deviation) retinal ganglion cell survival rates after exposure to anoxia (expressed as a percentage of untreated control cultures) in cells pretreated with sublethal hypoxia (83% +/- 17%) and hyperthermia (82% +/- 19%) were significantly greater than for cells that had no pretreatment (50% +/- 18%, P < 0.001). The mean (+/-standard deviation) retinal ganglion cell survival rate after exposure to glutamate in cells pretreated with sublethal hypoxia (82% +/- 19%) and hyperthermia (86% +/- 17%) were significantly greater than for cells that had no pretreatment (56% +/- 17%, P < 0.001). Inhibition of heat shock protein synthesis with quercetin abolished the protective effects of sublethal hypoxia and hyperthermia on cell survival after anoxia and glutamate exposure. CONCLUSIONS: The neuroprotective effect of hyperthermia and sublethal hypoxia suggests that heat shock proteins confer protection against ischemic and excitotoxic retinal ganglion cell death.     

"易丰收"植物生长调节剂在花生上的应用效果研究

[目的]研究"易丰收"植物生长调节剂在花生上的应用效果.[方法]采用小区、大区对比与小面积示范试验研究"易丰收"拌种、幼苗期叶面喷施和开花下针期喷施处理对不同茬口地种植花生的主要形态性状、经济性状及产量的影响.[结果]经"易丰收"3种不同方式处理的花生的主要形态性状、经济性状、产量均优于对照;大区对比与小面积示范试验结果表明,3种处理均比对照增产4.9%～7.8%,且"易丰收"应用越早增产效果越好,拌种比幼苗期喷施增产效果好,幼苗期喷施效果又好于开花下针期效果:在生茬地应用的增产效果要好于重茬地.[结论]"易丰收"植物生长调节剂能显著提高花生的形态性状、经济性状,对花生有显著的增产效果,可进一步在生产上推广应用.     

Effect of Low Concentration of Yttrium on Physiological Characteristics of Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.)

There is no doubt that rare earth elements stand an important position among the essential elements of plant growth and it is long time since they are first used as plant growth promoters. Given their effects on microstructure, most reports are focused on the toxicology rather than promotion. Using cucumis sativus L. (Jin Chun No.5) as experiment material, we try to find out the nutritional effects of low Y3 concentrations on cucumber seedlings' leaves. The present paper suggests that the rare earth elements act as micronutrients at low concentrations while they give rise to toxicity at high concentration. Benefits defeat toxicity with concentration ranging from 5 to 25μmol·L-1. Through careful study, at the Y (N03)3 concentration of 10μmol·L1 the content of chlorophyll as well as the activities of SOD, Cu-Zn SOD and the POD are the highest. It indicates 10μmol·L-1 is the optimum concentration of yttrium for promoting the cucumber growth.     

Effect of aluminum on cytoplasmic Ca2+ homeostasis in root hairs of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.)

Aluminum inhibition of root growth is a major world agricultural problem where the cause of toxicity has been linked to changes in cellular calcium homeostasis. Therefore, the effect of aluminum ions (Al) on changes in cytoplasmic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]c) was followed in root hairs of wild-type, Al-sensitive and Al-resistant mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Generally, Al exposure resulted in prolonged elevations in tip-localized [Ca2+]c in both wild-type and Al-sensitive root hairs. However, these Al-induced increases in [Ca2+]c were not tightly correlated with growth inhibition, occurring up to 15 min after Al had induced growth to stop. Also, in 32% of root hairs examined growth stopped without a detectable change in [Ca2+]c. In contrast, Al-resistant mutants showed little growth inhibition in response to AlCl3 exposure and in no case was a change in [Ca2+]c observed. Of the other externally applied stresses tested (oxidative and mechanical stress), both were found to inhibit root hair growth, but only oxidative stress (H2O2, 10 microM) caused a prolonged rise in [Ca2+]c similar to that induced by Al. Again this increase occurred after growth had been inhibited. The lack of a tight correlation between Al exposure, growth inhibition and altered [Ca2+]c dynamics suggests that although exposure of root hairs to toxic levels of Al causes an alteration in cellular Ca2+ homeostasis, this may not be a required event for Al toxicity. The elevation in [Ca2+]c induced by Al also strongly suggests that the phytotoxic action of Al in root hairs is not through blockage of Ca2(+)-permeable channels required for Ca2+ influx into the cytoplasm.     

壳寡糖对玉米种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

[目的]研究壳寡糖对玉米(Zea mays L.)种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响.[方法]利用不同浓度壳寡糖处理玉米种子及幼苗,研究壳寡糖对玉米种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响.[结果]壳寡糖能够有效地提高玉米种子胚乳淀粉酶活力,提高胚根、胚芽的生长速率,促进玉米种子萌发;同时,壳寡糖还可提高玉米幼苗叶片叶绿素含量以及根系活力,促进幼苗生长.其中,浓度为0.1 μg/ml壳寡糖的促进作用最为明显.[结论]壳寡糖具有促进玉米种子萌发及幼苗生长的作用.该研究可为壳寡糖的应用提供理论支持.     

豹斑毒鹅膏菌毒素粗品对黄粉虫的毒性研究

[目的]探讨豹斑毒鹅膏菌毒素粗品对黄粉虫的毒性.[方法]测定了5种大型真菌子实体及毒素粗品对黄粉虫的毒杀活性,并对筛选出的豹斑毒鹅膏菌进行了致死效应研究.[结果]随着豹斑毒鹅膏菌毒素粗品浓度的增大,防治效果越来越明显.当豹斑毒鹅膏菌毒素粗品浓度为17.5 mg/ml时,黄粉虫死亡率为93.3%,效果显著.[结论]豹斑毒鹅膏菌毒素粗品对黄粉虫有较显著的毒杀作用.     

Effect of a monoclonal antibody against interleukin-4 on the induction of oral tolerance in mice

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of a monoclonal antibody against interleukin-4 on the induction of oral tolerance. Oral tolerance was induced by feeding mice with low and high doses (0.1, 1 and 10 mg) of hen egg lysozyme once a day for 5 days before immunization with the antigen. An anti-interleukin-4 monoclonal antibody was i.p. injected 30 min before each oral administration of hen egg lysozyme. The results showed that the oral administration of hen egg lysozyme suppressed immune responses to the antigen including delayed type hypersensitivity, production of both isotypes of immunoglobulin (Ig) G1 and IgG2a antibodies and proliferation of lymph node cells in a dose-dependent manner. The suppression of these responses by the oral antigen was associated with a marked reduction of interferon-gamma secretion and a moderate decrease in interleukin-4 production by lymphoid cells. The treatment with the anti-interleukin-4 monoclonal antibody blocked dose-dependently the suppression of the delayed type hypersensitivity response to hen egg lysozyme, anti-hen egg lysozyme IgG2a antibody production and interferon-gamma secretion. In contrast, the anti-interleukin-4 antibody facilitated the suppression of anti-hen egg lysozyme IgG1 antibody production and interleukin-4 secretion. Thus, the neutralization of interleukin-4 by anti-interleukin-4 antibodies appears to be effective in modulating the induction of oral tolerance.     

Effect of growing location on sensory properties and nutritional characteristics of black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

The present research consisted of an evaluation of five genotypes harvested from six growing locations. Variables of sensory properties, cooking quality and nutritional characteristics were determined. Genotype with longer cooking time was BV which also present hard shell. Those of shorter cooking time were FMB and PV. In Calera frosting during pod filling, drastically reduced cooking time, sensory properties and tannins. Taking this location off, the analysis show little effect of genotype or growing location in regard to determined properties. The genotypes with lower content of tannins were PV and BV. The content of lectins were in general low for all samples and the diferences between genotypes were not statistically significant (p<0.05) but they did for growing location.     

Effects of caerulein and CCK antagonists on tolerance induced to morphine antinociception in mice

Different groups of mice received one daily dose (50 mg/kg) of morphine subcutaneously (SC) for 3, 4 or 5 days to develop tolerance to the opioid. The antinociceptive response of morphine (9 mg/kg) was tested in the hot-plate test 24 h after the last dose of the drug. Tolerance to morphine was obtained in all groups. The group of mice that received morphine for 4 days was employed for the rest of the experiments. Pretreatment of animals with a single dose of caerulein (0.025, 0.05, and 0.1 mg/kg, SC) 30 min prior to receiving morphine (50 mg/kg; during the development of tolerance to the opioid) on day 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of morphine administration potentiate antinociception induced by morphine (test dose of 9 mg/kg). The dose of 0.05 mg/kg of caerulein, used 30 min before morphine administration on day 3, was also used to evaluate the effects of antagonists on caerulein-induced decrease in tolerance. The selective cholecystokinin (CCK) receptor antagonists, MK-329 [1-methyl-3-(2 indoloyl)amino-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one; 0.25 and 0.5 mg/kg] or L-365,260 [3R(+)-N-(2,3-dihydro-1-methyl-2-oxo-5-phenyl-1H- 1,4-benzodiazepin-3-yl)-N-(3-methyl-phenyl)urea: 0.25 and 0.5 mg/kg] decreased potentiation of morphine response induced by caerulein. MK-329 or L-365,260, when were injected 35 min before morphine injection during the development of tolerance and on day 3, decreased the tolerance to morphine. A single administration of MK-329 or L-365,260 (in the absence of caerulein) 35 min and 48 h before the test dose of morphine (9 mg/kg) potentiated the antinociception of morphine in nontolerant animals. In conclusion, CCK mechanism(s) may interact with morphine tolerance.     

Lack of anticonvulsant tolerance to the neuroactive steroid pregnanolone in mice

GABA-potentiating neuroactive steroids such as pregnanolone have potent protective effects in the pentylenetetrazol seizure test. We sought to determine if tolerance develops to the anticonvulsant activity of pregnanolone with chronic administration. Mice were treated with two daily injections of a 2 x ED50 dose of pregnanolone (25 mg/kg, i.p.) for 7 days. On the day after the chronic treatment protocol, the dose-response relationship for protection in the pentylenetetrazol seizure test was obtained. The ED50 value after the chronic treatment protocol was not significantly different from that in naive mice (12 mg/kg), indicating that tolerance does not develop to the anticonvulsant activity of pregnanolone. In subsequent experiments, we extended the chronic treatment protocol to 14 days with three daily injections of pregnanolone (25 mg/kg, i.p.). Again, no tolerance was observed (ED50, 13 mg/kg). The anticonvulsant activity of pregnanolone was well correlated with plasma levels in both the naive and chronically (14 day) treated mice. The estimated plasma concentrations of pregnanolone representing threshold (10%) protection (125-150 ng/ml) and 50% protection (575-700 ng/ml) were similar in naive and chronically treated animals. In both chronically treated and naive animals, plasma levels of pregnanolone declined rapidly (t1/2, 16-19 min) and there was a corresponding reduction in the anticonvulsant activity. Our results with pregnanolone suggest that tolerance does not develop to the anticonvulsant activity of neuroactive steroids as it does with other GABA potentiating drugs such as benzodiazepines, supporting the potential clinical utility of neuroactive steroids in chronic seizure therapy.     

Inhibition by ginseng total saponin of the development of morphine reverse tolerance and dopamine receptor supersensitivity in mice

1. Ginseng total saponin (GTS), 200 mg/kg i.p. 3 hr prior to morphine, inhibited the development of reverse tolerance to the ambulatory-accelerating effect of morphine. 2. GTS, 200 mg/kg, also prevented the development of dopamine receptor supersensitivity induced by the chronic administration of morphine, 10 mg/kg a day for 7 days. 3. These results suggest that GTS may be useful for the prevention and therapy of the adverse action of morphine.     

Acute and subacute toxicity of atrazine to carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)

Investigations of acute and subacute atrazine toxicity in carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) were carried out. Acute toxicity was investigated in a semi-static test during a 96-hr exposition. The estimated LC-50 value was 18.8 mg/l. Subacute toxicity was investigated by exposing fish (carp) to different atrazine concentrations (1.5, 3.0, and 6.0 mg/l) for 14 days. Biochemical and histopathological changes in certain organs and tissues were investigated. The results show that atrazine leads to changes of varying intensity depending on the parameter tested, the organs and tissues examined, as well as the atrazine concentration. Biochemical changes were most prominent in the alkaline phosphatase, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase activities whereas the most severe histopathological changes were observed in the gills.