Isolation and pharmacological activities of bromophenols from Rhodomela confervoides

Four bromophenols were isolated from the extract of marine red alga,Rhodomela confervoides by column chromatography and HPLC methods. By means of spectroscopic methods inclding IR, MS, 1D, and 2D-NMR techniques, their structures were elucidated as (1) 3-bromo-4,5-dihydroxy benzoic acid methyl ester; (2) bis (2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzyl) ether; (3) 3,4-dibromo-5-(methoxymethyl)-1,2-benzenediol and (4) 3-bromo-4,5-dihydroxy-benzaldehyde. Compound 1 was first isolated from the algae in nature, and 1, 4 were found to have selective cytotoxic activities against KB, Bel 7402 and A549 cells, 2 showed powerful antibacterial activities againstStaphylococcus aurens andPseudomonas aeruginosa. Supported by National “863” Program (No. 2004AA625030, 2001AA620503), Quingdao marine sciences project (No. 04-2-NN-26) and Key Knowledge Innovative Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX3-SW-215).     

含硒紫球藻胞外多糖的制备及对体内外肿瘤细胞生长的影响

采用在培养液中添加亚硒酸来实现藻对无机硒的富集和转化,制备一种含硒的紫球藻(Porphyridiumsp.)胞外多糖(Se-PSP);通过DAN荧光法测硒含量及红外光谱,对硒是否结合在多糖上进行了初步探讨;用四唑盐比色法(MTT)研究了不同浓度含硒的紫球藻胞外多糖对3种体外肿瘤细胞生长的影响。通过建立荷瘤小鼠模型,研究了含硒多糖对腹水瘤S180的作用。结果表明含硒的胞外多糖含硒量约为0.015mg/g,40,80mg/LSe-PSP对3种肿瘤细胞SMMC7721、A549、A357均有一定程度的抑制作用,尤其是对SMMC7721抑制程度最为明显。荷瘤小鼠模型实验结果表明100mg/(kg.·d)Se-PSP可以延长荷瘤小鼠的生存时间,Se-PSP有可能成为一种抗肿瘤药物。     

大米草中生物活性物质的筛选

大米草(Spartina anglica)是一种资源丰富的盐沼植物，目前已在中国沿海大量分布，综合开发利用大米草具有重要的生态意义和经济效益。利用硅胶柱层析方法分离大米草甲醇提取物，再分别用DPPH法、纸碟法和MTT法对大米草中40多个组分进行了抗氧化、抗细菌和抗肿瘤活性的筛选。结果得到抗氧化活性组分5个、抗菌活性组分2个、抗肿瘤活性组分3个。目前对其活性先导化合物的分离纯化研究正在进行中。     

钝顶螺旋藻藻蓝蛋白和多糖的抗肿瘤免疫活性研究

对钝顶螺旋藻藻蓝蛋白 (PC)和多糖 (PSP)的抗肿瘤免疫活性进行了研究。采用免疫酶标技术、MTT法及定量溶血分光光度测定法等免疫分析实验 ,从免疫器官、免疫细胞、免疫分子 3个水平上进行藻蓝蛋白和多糖的抗肿瘤免疫活性检测。结果显示 ,藻蓝蛋白和多糖处理组小鼠瘤块直径及瘤体重量均小于对照组 ,T细胞及 B细胞活性明显增强 ,体液抗体量显著提高 ,螺旋藻藻蓝蛋白比多糖抑制肿瘤细胞生长和提高机体免疫力的作用更明显。     

螺旋藻多糖对肿瘤细胞生长及Hela细胞早期凋亡作用的实验研究

采用MTT法(四甲基偶氮唑盐比色法)研究了钝顶螺旋藻多糖(PSP)对Hela细胞及HepG2细胞生长的抑制作用。结果表明,随PSP浓度及培养时间的增加,肿瘤细胞存活率逐渐降低,抑制率逐渐增加,以PSP40 mg/L作用72 h最为显著。应用Annexin V/PI双染色流式细胞仪检测了早期Hela细胞凋亡,未经PSP处理的正常Hela细胞凋亡细胞极少,经PSP处理的细胞,凋亡细胞的百分比明显高于正常对照组,其作用随着剂量的增加和时间的延长而增强,具有量效关系和时效关系。结果说明PSP的抗肿瘤机制,除了诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡,还存在细胞毒性等其他机制,是多种机制共同作用的结果。     

深海热液区管状蠕虫Ridgeia piscesae β型半乳糖凝集素的克隆与功能研究

Lectins are sugar-specific binding proteins or glycoproteins that play important physiological roles in cellular recognition and regulation. And they are also valuable in medicine and pharmacy. Tubeworm is the representative species around the hydrothermal vent in the deep sea. They have developed unique mechanisms to adapt to the harsh environment. In this study, a 1 092 bp c DNA, designed as rpgal, was first cloned and characterized from the tubeworm Ridgeia piscesae. Sequence analysis showed that RPGAL had low homology with the known galectin. And it had two homologous carbohydrate-recognition domains, which is the characteristic of the tandem-repeat type galectins. The RPGAL was successfully recombinant expressed in Escherichia coli and purified. Analysis of biological activity revealed that RPGAL was metal ion independent and it could agglutinate all the vertebrate erythrocytes tested. It was stable at 10–50°C and p H 5–10. And the hemagglutinating activity of RPGAL was strongly inhibited by D-Lactose and lipopolysaccharide. Although RPGAL had no effect on the microorganisms tested, it showed anti-tumor activity towards He La cells and HT1080 cells, which was accomplished by apoptosis. The study demonstrated that RPGAL was a novel galectin and provided a potential candidate for therapy of anti-tumor.     

Evaluation ofAntitumor, Immunomodulatory and Free Radical Scavenging Effects of A New Herbal Prescription Seaweed Complex Preparation

Seaweed Complex Preparation （SCP） is a clinical traditional Chinese medicine preparation which is composed of seven traditional Chinese herbs, and it has been used for treatment of lung cancer, liver cancer and digestive cancer. However, little infor- mation is available about the pharmacodynamic basis. The antitumor, immunomodulatory and free radical scavenging effects of SCP were evaluated in this study. Transplanted tumor in vivo method was used to determine the antitumor effect. The effects on spleno- cyte proliferation and phagocytosis of macrophages in tumor-bearing mice were measured by the MTT method and the phagocytizing cock red blood cell （CRBC） method respectively. The scavenging activities of SCP on DPPH and hydroxyl radicals in vitro were investigated. It was found that the medium-dose and high-dose of SCP could significantly inhibit the growth of transplanted hepatic tumor of murine hepatocarcinoma cell line H22, and promote proliferation of splenocytes and phagocytosis of macrophages. SCP possessed noticeable scavenging activities on DPPH and hydroxyl radicals. The antiturnor effects of SCP might be achieved by im- proving immune system and scavenging free radicals, which is in accordance with the viewpoint of traditional Chinese medicine in promoting the body resistance and eliminating pathogenic factors for cancer treatment.     

从培养的微藻中初步筛选抗菌和抗肿瘤活性物质

从8种微藻中制备水溶和脂溶性的提取物,用来筛选抗菌和抗肿瘤活性.抗菌活性是用抑菌豳法(细菌用金黄色葡萄球菌,枯草芽孢杆菌和大肠杆菌为指示菌,真菌用黑曲霉和产黄青霉为指示菌).实验选用的所有的微藻均有不同程度的抗一种或多种菌活性,抗金黄色葡萄球菌微藻提取物中的57.14%有抗耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌活性,采用MTT法体外...     

海洋微生物抗肿瘤活性菌株的分级组合筛选

为探索如何快速获取活性菌株的筛选模式 ,组合使用海虾生物致死法和tsFT2 10细胞的流式细胞术筛选模型 ,对从青岛前海和胶州湾潮间带海泥、动植物样品中分离的 162株海洋微生物 ,进行了抗肿瘤活性的分级组合筛选。经海虾生物致死法一级初筛 ,得到活性菌株 5 8株 (LC50 <5 0 0 μg/mL) ,阳性率为 3 5 .8%。对初筛有效的 5 8株菌利用流式细胞术筛选模型进行二级复筛 ,得到对tsFT2 10细胞有各种活性的活性菌株共 2 5株 ,阳性率为复筛菌株数的 43 .1%、初筛菌株总数的 15 .4% ,其中 ,诱发细胞坏死伴有凋亡诱导活性的菌株 7株 (占总菌株的 4.3 % ) ,具有细胞周期抑制活性的菌株 18株 (占总菌株的 11.1% )。该分级组合筛选模式与流式细胞术筛选模型的单独筛选模式相比 ,无漏筛 ,具有成本低、速度快、宜于大规模筛选等特点。     

日本刺参的抗肿瘤及免疫调节作用研究

采用日本刺参（Apostichopus japonicus）浆灌胃移植性肿瘤模型小鼠，探讨了日本刺参的抗肿瘤作用及其对免疫功能的调节作用。结果表明，日本刺参各剂量组均能显著抑制小鼠S180肉瘤的生长，提高小鼠脾指数及胸腺指数（P〈0．05）；显著提高荷瘤小鼠血清溶血素含量（P〈0．01）和抗体形成细胞数（P〈0．05）；提高迟发型变态反应水平和脾淋巴细胞转化能力（P〈0．05，P〈0．01）；促进NK细胞活性和巨噬细胞的吞噬能力（P〈0．05。P〈0．01）。提示日本刺参能全面调节机体的特异性和非特异性免疫功能．控制和杀灭肿瘤细胞。