Dauricine alleviates cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease mice induced by D-galactose and AlCl via the Ca/CaM pathway.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly. Dysregulation of intracellular Ca homeostasis plays a critical role in the pathological development of AD. Dauricine (DAU) is a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Menispermum dauricum DC.

Total alkaloids from the seed embryo of Gaertn. improve cognitive impairment in APP/PS1 mice and protect Aβ-damaged PC12 cells.

The seed embryo of Gaertn. is a famous traditional Chinese medicine and food which is considered conducive to the prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, the effect and mechanism of TASENN (total alkaloids from the seed embryo of Gaertn.

Protective effects of Liensinine, Isoliensinine, and Neferine on PC12 cells injured by amyloid-β.

Excessive accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) is the leading cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Liensinine, Isoliensinine, and Neferine are main alkaloids in lotus seed embryos. In this paper, the protective effects of Liensinine, Isoliensinine, and Neferine on Aβ -injured PC12 cells were studied.

Newly excysted juveniles of Fasciola gigantica trigger the release of water buffalo neutrophil extracellular traps in vitro.

Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are the most abundant leukocytes and are among the first line of immune system defense. PMNs can form neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in response to some pathogens. The release of NETs plays an important role in trapping and killing invading parasites.

Selenoprotein SELENOK Enhances the Migration and Phagocytosis of Microglial Cells by Increasing the Cytosolic Free Ca Level Resulted from the Up-Regulation of IPR.

Enhancing the migration and phagocytosis of microglial cells is of great significance for the reducing of the risk of the neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). The effect of mouse selenoprotein K (mSELENOK) on the migration and phagocytosis of BV2 microglial cells and its mechanism were studied. The results showed that the over-expression of mSELENOK can increase the migratory and phagocytic abilities of the microglial cells, while the knockdown of mSELENOK can decrease the migratory and phagocytic abilities of the cells.

[Construction and sequencing of full-length cDNA of peste des petits ruminants virus].

To develop a reverse genetics system of Peste des petits ruminants virus(PPRV), five pairs of oligonucleotide primers were designed on the basis of the full-length genomic sequence of PPRV Nigeria 75/ 1 strain. Using RT-PCR technique, five over-lapping cDNA fragments, designated as JF1, JF2, JF3, JF4 and JF5, respectively, were amplified, followed by cloning into pcDNA3.1(+)vector.

Comparison of inhibitory potency of three different curcuminoid pigments on nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor production of rat primary microglia induced by lipopolysaccharide.

Microglia are the resident innate immune cells in the central nervous system. Evidence supports that the unregulated activation of microglia results in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines that propagate neuronal injury and finally cause neurodegenerative diseases. Curcuminn (Cur), demethoxycurcumin (DMC), and bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC) are curcuminoid pigments extracted from turmeric (Curcuma longa L.

RV09, a novel resveratrol analogue, inhibits NO and TNF-alpha production by LPS-activated microglia.

Excessive activation of microglial cells has been implicated in various neurodegenerative diseases. Resveratrol, a polyphenolic compound found in grapes and wine, has been reported to reduce the activation of microglia. In the present study, 5-[2-(4-bromothiophen-2-yl)vinyl]benzene-1,3-diol (RV09), a novel resveratrol analogue, was found to suppress NO production by LPS-activated N9 microglial cell line and/or cultured rat cortical microglia.

[Construction, expression and immunogenicity of eukaryotic vectors based on goat pox virus P32 gene].

The full-length P32 gene and the truncated P32 gene (MP-32) were amplified from the recombinant plasmid pMD-P32 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and cloned into pcDNA3. 1(+) and pcDNA3.1-CpG respectively.

Effects of resveratrol and its derivatives on lipopolysaccharide-induced microglial activation and their structure-activity relationships.

The inhibitory effects of 21 resveratrol derivatives on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in microglia and their structure-activity relationships were studied. It was found, for the first time, that certain resveratrol derivatives that have 3,5-dimethoxyl groups in the A-ring, such as (E)-4-(3,5-dimethoxystyryl)phenol (pterostilbene, compound 2), or have substituted the B-ring of resveratrol with quinolyl, such as (E)-5-[2-(quinolin-4-yl)vinyl]benzene-1,3-diol (compound 18) and (E)-4-(3,5-dimethoxystyryl)quinoline (compound 19), strongly inhibited NO production. Compounds 2, 18, and 19 reduced LPS-induced protein and mRNA expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS), but did not display direct NO-scavenging activity up to 30 microM in sodium nitroprusside (SNP) solution.

[Adjuvant effect of CpG DNA recombinant plasmid on antigen of Cysticercus cellulosae].

In order to prove the adjuvant effect of CpG DNA recombinant plasmid, the total antibodies and their IgG2a subtype induced by antigen of Cysticercus cellulosae, and content of IL-4 and IFN-gamma secreted from splenic cell of mouse immunized were measured. The recombinant plasmids showed an adjuvant effect, and CpG2 was the best adjuvant among the plasmids. It is proved that the CpG DNA possesses a synergistic effect with AI(OH)3 and 206 adjuvant, and is an effective Th1 type adjuvant in mice.

Differential metastasis-associated gene analysis of prostate carcinoma cells derived from primary tumor and spontaneous lymphatic metastasis in nude mice with orthotopic implantation of PC-3M cells.

The purpose of these studies was to explore the genes associated with invasion and metastasis of human prostatic carcinoma line PC-3M in nude mice. After PC-3M cells were inoculated in orthotopic site (prostate) in male nude mice for two months, tumor cells were isolated from primary tumor and lymph node metastasis in the same mouse, respectively. Cell invasion and adhesion ability in vitro were first compared between two cell lines.