Evaluation of antitumor, 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 information 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 splenocyte 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 antitumor effects of SCP might be achieved by improving 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.     

可吸入矿物细颗粒物与微生物的相互作用

矿物细颗粒物和微生物个体都是大气颗粒物(PM)重要组成部分,它们在形态、共生关系和空气动力学行为上均有高关联度.本文对可吸入颗粒物(IP)和可吸入矿物细颗粒(IMG)的颗粒特性、自由基和生物活性、IP和IMG与微生物相互作用效果的研究现状做了阐述,指出大气颗粒物与微生物的相互作用的重要性.提出今后应重点研究可吸入矿物细颗粒物的环境化学与微生物作用行为,研究IMG-微生物体系近尺寸作用体系中的尺寸效应、界膜作用等对矿物颗粒物表面形态、表面电性、表面基团及自由基等的影响,分泌蛋白质与相变、元素变价、溶解(络合)的关系以及由此引起的颗粒物活性和生物毒性的变化等.     

电气石/H_2O_2体系降解Cu(Ⅱ)-EDTA废水的研究

Cu(Ⅱ)-EDTA废水由于其螯合性难以处理.采用电气石/H_2O_2体系进行降解,结果显示废水处理达到较好的效果.COD和Cu~(2+)的去除率与电气石投加量、H_2O_2用量和温度呈正相关性.溶液pH=3时,两者去除率最大.紫外-可见吸收光谱显示,处理后的Cu(Ⅱ)-EDTA被降解为小分子有机物.通过对比电气石反应前后的XRD图谱和红外光谱发现,电气石与EDTA降解中间产物发生络合.反应动力学研究结果表明,电气石/H_2O_2体系降解废水的反应为拟一级反应.     

海洋中汞甲基化机理研究进展

甲基汞是一种剧毒物质,它的生物富集性和生物放大性引起人们的广泛关注。文章综述了甲基汞在海洋中的来源和去除、转化途径,着重对甲基汞的生成机理做了论述,并讨论影响甲基汞生成的(甲基汞反应场所、甲基化细菌、硫酸盐浓度、营养程度等)条件的具体影响机理。     

对流层大气氧化性研究进展

对流层大气氧化性是对流层大气自我清洁能力的一个重要指标,对流层中大多数痕量气体都是通过氧化过程清除的.回顾近半个世纪以来对流层大气氧化性的研究历史,对流层大气氧化性的研究无论是从测量技术还是模式研究方面都已取得了一定的进展.工业革命以来,由于人类活动的影响,CO、NOx和碳氢化合物等大气污染物排放增多,使得全球对流层大气OH浓度呈下降趋势,未来对流层大气氧化性的变化很大程度上也取决于这些气体的排放情况.利用全球三维大气化学传输模式MOZART研究中国地区对流层大气OH自由基的分布和变化趋势表明,与全球OH自由基变化趋势不同,近10年来中国东部地区OH自由基浓度趋于增加.未来对流层大气氧化性研究的关键问题仍是OH自由基测量技术的提高问题,OH自由基观测结果是完善对流层光化学机制和改进大气化学模式的先决条件.     

Significance of an In Vivo Genotoxicity Test for Surface Waters Is Increased when the Physiological Characteristics of the Test Organism (Bivalvia: Mollusca) Are Taken into Account?

The alkaline filter elution assay using the gills of the freshwater clam species Corbicula fluminea detects breaks in single‐stranded DNA and is thus a good method for determining the genotoxic potential of surface waters. In attempting to standardize the procedure, a wide range of factors which could have an influence on the uptake of genotoxic substances by the exposed clams were studied. The most important parameters of the static exposure in relation to the rate of filtration by the animals turned out to be the temperature, the volume of the water, and the exposure time. Differences in body size and in the amount of suspended particles in surface waters did not play a significant role. The results demonstrate that the in vivo test system can be quite sensitive and its results reproducible when the relevant species‐specific characteristics of the test organisms are brought into consideration, even if the test organism belongs to a biologically more advanced group. A clear dose‐response relationship to the reference substances 4‐nitroquinoline‐1‐oxide (NQO) and N‐methyl‐N‐nitro‐N‐nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) can be observed even after a short exposure time of between four and twenty hours. No genotoxic effects were observed when using this method on surface waters from the area of Cologne (including water from the Rhine River and within the protection zone 2 of the Cologne waterworks).     

羟基对赤潮生物的光合色素作用实验

羟基药剂具有氧化力极强、杀灭微生物的生化反应速度极快的特性。在容积1.8m3的水槽里进行了羟基对微藻的光合色素影响的中宇宙规模实验。羟基质量浓度达到0.55mg/L时,微生物的叶绿素a、b含量均低于检测方法的最低限值,其衰减率为100%,类胡萝卜素衰减率为92.3%,脱镁叶绿素增加了15.05倍。实验数据表明,羟基药剂将是治理赤潮的绿色有效方法。     

全球二维大气化学模式和大气化学成分的数值模拟

建立了一个全球二维纬向平均化学模式,模式包括了从90°S到90°N,从地面到20 km高度的大气.模式中应用的流场来自根据加热率计算得到的剩余环流.模式化学部分包括34种大气成分、104个化学反应和光化学反应.其中,甲烷、一氧化碳和氮氧化物排放分为季节性和非季节性排放源,并将其参数化为时间和纬度的函数再应用到模式中去.按1990年的甲烷、一氧化碳和氮氧化物的的排放水平模拟得到了多种大气组成的分布,模拟结果与观测有较好的一致性.由于模式考虑了一氧化碳的季节变化,模拟得到的OH自由基分布更为合理.模式的建立为今后进一步研究大气微量成分的全球循环过程及其长期变化提供了有效的手段.     

多尺度空气质量模式系统及其验证 II.东亚地区对流层臭氧及其前体物模拟

利用一个多尺度空气质量模式系统对东亚地区2001年春季对流层臭氧及其前体物的输送与演变过程进行了模拟。为了检验模式系统模拟臭氧演变过程的能力,将模拟的臭氧浓度及其与之紧密相关的化学物种浓度,如OH自由基、HO2自由基、一氧化氮、二氧化氮、一氧化碳、乙烷和乙烯,与TRACE-P期间两架飞机在西北太平洋上空获取的大量观测资料进行了比较。比较结果表明,模拟值的平均值与相应的观测值具有相当好的一致性,且绝大多数模拟值在相应观测值的2倍范围之内;模拟的化学物种浓度的时空分布与观测结果基本相符;模式系统对于非甲烷烃中不同化学物种的输送与转化过程的处理是基本合理的,反映了光化学生成和平流层输送等过程对对流层臭氧浓度分布的影响。     

海泡石吸附纳米TiO2对·OH基产生的影响

用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对海泡石结构和形貌以及吸附纳米二氧化钛的海泡石的形貌进行了观察;采用BET法(以氮气为吸附气体)测定海泡石吸附纳米二氧化钛的比表面积的变化,用电子自旋波谱仪ESR对海泡石吸附纳米二氧化钛产生羟基自由基(·OH)的能力进行表征。研究结果发现,海泡石对纳米二氧化钛有较好的吸附、分散作用,在自然光条件下可产生·OH,且在355nm波长照射条件下产生·OH的能力增强。这不仅解决了纳米材料团聚、不易分散的问题,而且增强了纳米材料的光催化性能。