AIM： To study the growth inhibitory and apoptotic effects of Scutellaria barbata D.Don （S. barbata） and to determine the underlying mechanism of its antiturnor activity in mouse liver cancer cell line H22.METHODS：...AIM： To study the growth inhibitory and apoptotic effects of Scutellaria barbata D.Don （S. barbata） and to determine the underlying mechanism of its antiturnor activity in mouse liver cancer cell line H22.METHODS： Proliferation of H22 cells was examined by MTT assay. Cellular morphology of PC-2 cells was observed under fluorescence microscope and transmission electron microscope （EM）. Mitochondrial transmembrane potential was determined under laser scanning confocal microscope （LSCM） with rhodamine 123 staining. Flow cytometry was performed to analyze the cell cycle of H22 cells with propidium iodide staining. Protein level of cytochrome C and caspase-3 was measured by semi-quantitive RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. Activity of caspase-3 enzyme was measured by spectrofluorometrv.RESULTS： M-I-I- assay showed that extracts from S. barbata （ESB） could inhibit the proliferation of H22 cells in a time-dependent manner. Among the various phasesof cell cycle, the percentage of cells in S phase was significantly decreased, while the percentage of cells in G1 phase was increased. Flow cytometry assay also showed that ESB had a positive effect on apoptosis. Typical apoptotic morphologies such as condensation and fragmentation of nuclei and blebbing membrane of apoptotic cells could be observed under transmission electron microscope and fluorescence microscope. To further investige the molecular mechanism behind ESB-induced apoptosis, ESB-treated cells rapidly lost their mitochondrial transmembrane potential, released mitochondrial cytochrome C into cytosol, and induced caspase-3 activity in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSION： ESB can effectively inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of H22 cells involving loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential, release of cytochrome C, and activation of caspase-3.展开更多
A practical solution of qualitatively analyzing quaternary alkaloids in coptis-scute herb couple by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry（ES1-MS） was developed. Without the complicated pretreatment of sample, th...A practical solution of qualitatively analyzing quaternary alkaloids in coptis-scute herb couple by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry（ES1-MS） was developed. Without the complicated pretreatment of sample, thc active ingredients including berberine, palmatine, coptisine, jatrorrhizine, epiberberine, and columbamine were identified and some relative content changing rules of alkaloids in coptis-scute couple were summarized in this article. The overall profiles of the complex extracts were obtained. After adding an internal standard（rutaecarpine）, semi-quantitative analysis was performed and the result indicates that the actual content of alkaloids was decreased by increasing the amount of scute. Based on the data obtained by high-performance capillary electrophoresis（HPCE）, the feasibility of semi-quantitative analysis by ES1-MS was further proved.展开更多
In humans, optic nerve injuries and associated neurodegenerative diseases are often followed by perma- nent vision loss. Consequently, an important challenge is to develop safe and effective methods to replace retinal...In humans, optic nerve injuries and associated neurodegenerative diseases are often followed by perma- nent vision loss. Consequently, an important challenge is to develop safe and effective methods to replace retinal neurons and thereby restore neuronal functions and vision. Identifying cellular and molecular mechanisms allowing to replace damaged neurons is a major goal for basic and translational research in regenerative medicine. Contrary to mammals, the zebrafish has the capacity to fully regenerate entire parts of the nervous system, including retina. This regenerative process depends on endogenous retinal neural stem cells, the Miiller glial cells. Following injury, zebrafish Miiller cells go back into cell cycle to proliferate and generate new neurons, while mammalian Mtiller cells undergo reactive gliosis. Recently, transcription factors and microRNAs have been identified to control the formation of new neurons derived from ze- brafish and mammalian Mtiller cells, indicating that cellular reprogramming can be an efficient strategy to regenerate human retinal neurons. Here we discuss recent insights into the use of endogenous neural stem cell reprogramming for neuronal regeneration, differences between zebrafish and mammalian Mtiller cells, and the need to pursue the identification and characterization of new molecular factors with an instructive and potent function in order to develop theurapeutic strategies for eye diseases.展开更多
基金Supported by The Science and Technology Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China, No. 2006K16-G5(1) Sci-tech Program of Xi’an City, China, No. YF07175
文摘AIM： To study the growth inhibitory and apoptotic effects of Scutellaria barbata D.Don （S. barbata） and to determine the underlying mechanism of its antiturnor activity in mouse liver cancer cell line H22.METHODS： Proliferation of H22 cells was examined by MTT assay. Cellular morphology of PC-2 cells was observed under fluorescence microscope and transmission electron microscope （EM）. Mitochondrial transmembrane potential was determined under laser scanning confocal microscope （LSCM） with rhodamine 123 staining. Flow cytometry was performed to analyze the cell cycle of H22 cells with propidium iodide staining. Protein level of cytochrome C and caspase-3 was measured by semi-quantitive RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. Activity of caspase-3 enzyme was measured by spectrofluorometrv.RESULTS： M-I-I- assay showed that extracts from S. barbata （ESB） could inhibit the proliferation of H22 cells in a time-dependent manner. Among the various phasesof cell cycle, the percentage of cells in S phase was significantly decreased, while the percentage of cells in G1 phase was increased. Flow cytometry assay also showed that ESB had a positive effect on apoptosis. Typical apoptotic morphologies such as condensation and fragmentation of nuclei and blebbing membrane of apoptotic cells could be observed under transmission electron microscope and fluorescence microscope. To further investige the molecular mechanism behind ESB-induced apoptosis, ESB-treated cells rapidly lost their mitochondrial transmembrane potential, released mitochondrial cytochrome C into cytosol, and induced caspase-3 activity in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSION： ESB can effectively inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of H22 cells involving loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential, release of cytochrome C, and activation of caspase-3.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2006CB504706)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30672600)+1 种基金the Great Research Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KGCX2-SW-213-06)the Key Project of Jilin Provinical Science and Technology, China(No.20060902)
文摘A practical solution of qualitatively analyzing quaternary alkaloids in coptis-scute herb couple by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry（ES1-MS） was developed. Without the complicated pretreatment of sample, thc active ingredients including berberine, palmatine, coptisine, jatrorrhizine, epiberberine, and columbamine were identified and some relative content changing rules of alkaloids in coptis-scute couple were summarized in this article. The overall profiles of the complex extracts were obtained. After adding an internal standard（rutaecarpine）, semi-quantitative analysis was performed and the result indicates that the actual content of alkaloids was decreased by increasing the amount of scute. Based on the data obtained by high-performance capillary electrophoresis（HPCE）, the feasibility of semi-quantitative analysis by ES1-MS was further proved.
文摘In humans, optic nerve injuries and associated neurodegenerative diseases are often followed by perma- nent vision loss. Consequently, an important challenge is to develop safe and effective methods to replace retinal neurons and thereby restore neuronal functions and vision. Identifying cellular and molecular mechanisms allowing to replace damaged neurons is a major goal for basic and translational research in regenerative medicine. Contrary to mammals, the zebrafish has the capacity to fully regenerate entire parts of the nervous system, including retina. This regenerative process depends on endogenous retinal neural stem cells, the Miiller glial cells. Following injury, zebrafish Miiller cells go back into cell cycle to proliferate and generate new neurons, while mammalian Mtiller cells undergo reactive gliosis. Recently, transcription factors and microRNAs have been identified to control the formation of new neurons derived from ze- brafish and mammalian Mtiller cells, indicating that cellular reprogramming can be an efficient strategy to regenerate human retinal neurons. Here we discuss recent insights into the use of endogenous neural stem cell reprogramming for neuronal regeneration, differences between zebrafish and mammalian Mtiller cells, and the need to pursue the identification and characterization of new molecular factors with an instructive and potent function in order to develop theurapeutic strategies for eye diseases.
