Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'C-polysaccharide'

The anti-pneumococcal function of native C-reactive protein (CRP) involves its binding to phosphocholine molecules present on Streptococcus pneumoniae and subsequent activation of the complement system. However, when pneumococci recruit complement inhibitory protein factor H on their surface, they escape complement attack. Non-native forms of CRP have been shown to bind immobilized factor H. Accordingly, we hypothesized that modified CRP would bind to factor H on pneumococci, masking its complement inhibitory activity, allowing native CRP to exert its anti-pneumococcal function. As reported previously, native CRP protected mice from lethal pneumococcal infection when injected 30 minutes before infection but not when injected 24 hours after infection. However, a combination of native and mutant CRP was found to protect mice even when administered 24 hours after infection. Therefore, it is concluded that while native CRP is protective only against early-stage infection, a combination of native and mutant CRP offers protection against late-stage infection.

Submitted by Priscila Nascimento (pnascimento@icict.fiocruz.br) on 2012-12-10T12:32:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 iaralice-souza.pdf: 1338553 bytes, checksum: 59fa26df56bce23aa1b5861c460f716f (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2012-12-10T12:32:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 iaralice-souza.pdf: 1338553 bytes, checksum: 59fa26df56bce23aa1b5861c460f716f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2001<br>Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiológicos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.<br>Neisseria meningitidisdo grupo C é uma bactéria encapsulada causadora dediversas doenças, está associada à altas taxas de mortalidade e portanto é de grande importância para a saúde pública. Bio-Manguinhos está desenvolvendo uma vacina conjugada formada pela ligação covalente do polissacarídeo capsular àanatoxina tetânica e esta vacina, atualmente, está sendo avaliada em estudos clínicosde Fase II em crianças de 1 a 9 anos. A quantificação de componentes livres como polissacarídeos e proteínas faz parte do controle de processo de vacinas conjugadas e tem o objetivo de evitar o aparecimento de reações adversas exacerbadas e/ou redução da imunogenicidade do componente vacinal. A Organização Mundial de Saúde preconiza níveis máximos de proteína livre no conjugado vacinal de 5%, mas não estabelece um limite máximo para o polissacarídeo livre para a vacina conjugada contra o grupo C. Desta forma, o objetivo deste estudo foi desenvolver e validar métodos de controle de qualidade adequados para separar e quantificar estes componentes livres presentes na vacina meningocócica C conjugada brasileira, utilizando a técnica de eletroforese capilar (EC). Para a separação da proteína livre foram comparados os modos de eletroforese capilar de zona livre (CZE) e cromatografia eletrocinética micelar (MEKC). Diferentes condições de migração da amostravariando-se parâmetros como pH, temperatura, tensão, concentração do tampão, ciclodextrinas e de surfactante dodecil sulfato de sódio (SDS) foram estudadas. Os resultados demonstraram que a melhor separação do conjugado foi obtida por MEKC utilizando tampão tetraborato de sódio (TBNa) 150 mM, 25 mM de SDS, 60°C, 30 kV e pH 9,3. Entretanto, nos modos de EC estudados não foi possível obter a separação completa dos componentes, sendo necessária a utilização de outro processo. Por outro lado, por CZE foi possível observar a separação da proteína ativada da nativa, demonstrando a necessidade de otimização da reação de ativação da proteína, a fim de aumentar orendimento da reação de conjugação. A separação completa do açúcar livre presente no conjugado foi obtida empregando CZE utilizando tampão TBNa 50 mM, 40°C, 30 kV e pH 10. Com as condições escolhidas foi possível determinar o conteúdo de polissacarídeo livre nos lotes de conjugado e validar o método proposto, que se mostrou linear na faixa de 0,047 a 0,164 mg/mL, apresentou efeito matriz, 0,0154 mg/mL de limite de detecção e 0,0454mg/mL de limite de quantificação. Após as etapas de validação, foram quantificados alguns lotes de conjugado e observou-se um alto teor de açúcar livre nos lotes com longo período de estocagem a 4°C. Desse modo, fez-se a avaliação de um lote recentemente produzido e obteve-se o valor de 19,08% de polissacarídeo livre. A fim de estimar o tempo de estocagem máximo do conjugado foram realizadas análises com 30, 60 e 90 dias de estocagem a 4°C. Os valores encontrados até 60 dias não foram significativamente diferentes dosdeterminados no tempo zero. No entanto, com 90 dias de estocagem ocorreu uma modificação do perfil do conjugado que impossibilitou a sua quantificação. A metodologia desenvolvida e validada será introduzida no controle de qualidade do lote de conjugado que será submetido aos estudos clínicos de Fase III e na rotina da vacina conjugada estudada. Além disto, o conhecimento adquirido poderá ser empregado no controle de qualidade de outras vacinas conjugadas contra bactérias encapsuladas de interesse epidemiológico no país.<br>Neisseria meningitidisgroup C is an encapsulated bacterium that causes several diseases and is associated with high mortality rates becoming a serious public health problem. Bio-Manguinhos is developing a conjugate vaccine constituted by covalent attachment of capsular polysaccharide to tetanus toxoid, which iscurrently being evaluated in Phase II clinical studies in children between 1-9 years. Free components quantification is a vaccine process control assay and intended to prevent exacerbated adverse reactions occurrence and/or vaccine immunogenicity reduction. The World Health Organization recommends 5% of free protein maximum level in the conjugate vaccine, but does not set a limit for the free polysaccharide contents. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop and validate quality control methods appropriate to separate and quantify free components present in the conjugate vaccine against N. meningitidisgroup C, using capillary electrophoresis (CE) technique. For free protein separation, free capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) were compared and different sample migration conditions were studied by varying parameters such as pH, temperature, voltage, buffer concentration, cyclodextrin and surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The results showed that the best separation was obtained by MEKC using sodium tetraborate buffer (TBNA) 150 mM, 25 mM SDS, 60°C, 30 kV and pH 9.3. H owever, the CE did not induce a complete separation of the components suggesting that other techniques should be necessary. On the other hand, native and activated protein separation was possible using CZE, demonstrating the necessity of optimize protein activation reaction in order to increase the conjugation reaction yield. The total free sugar conjugate was completely separated from the conjugate by CZE using 50 mM TBNA buffer, 40°C, 30 kV and pH 10. In these conditions it was possible to determine the free polysaccharide content and validate the proposed method, which was linear in 0.047 to 0.164 mg/mL range, showed a matrix effect, 0.0154 mg/mL of detection limit and 0.0454 mg/mL ofquantification limit.After the validation steps, some conjugate batches were quantified and high levels of free sugar were observed in batches storaged at 4°C for long periods. On the other hand a conjugate batch recently produced was evaluated and showed19.08% of free polysaccharide. In order to estimate the maximum storage time a conjugate batch was analyzed30, 60 and 90 days after the production steps. The values found up to 60 days were not significantly different from that one determined at the initial time. However, with 90 days of storage there was a change in the conjugate profile that impaired its quantification. The methodology developed and validated will be used to evaluate the conjugate batch that will be submitted to Phase III clinical studies and in the routine quality controlof the conjugate vaccine. Moreover, the acquiredknowledge could be used in quality control of other conjugate vaccines against encapsulated bacteria of epidemiological importancein the country.

As part of a program directed toward the synthesis of novel glycosyl transferase inhibitors possessing a sugar-CH₂-SO₂-CH₂-SO₂-CH₂-nucleoside structure, β-C-glycoside sulfones have been prepared with high stereoselectivity. Both glucose and fucose derivatives were prepared. Sulfur incorporation was achieved by free radical addition of thiolacetic acid to exocyclic glycals. As part of a program directed toward the preparation of amide-linked sialic acid oligomers, a strategy was developed for the synthesis of sialic acid derivatives possessing either a free amine or a free acid functionality. Solution phase coupling of these monomers using standard peptide coupling techniques resulted in the synthesis of (1 → 5)-amide linked sialic acid dimers. As part of a program directed toward the identification of novel helical structures, the solution phase conformation of the polylactone of colominic acid was examined by NMR and molecular modeling. The two structures generated from molecular modeling that were consistent with the NOE data were both helical.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:03:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LeonardoTDBN_DISSERT_parcial.pdf: 2023324 bytes, checksum: af543040ab580eb729ea0ba7ac05cd5a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-07-08<br>Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior<br>Fucan is a term used to denominate L-fucose rich sulfated polysaccharides. The fucans have been studied due their pharmacological activities like antithrombotic, antiproliferative and antioxidant. We have extracted three fucan fractions from the brown seaweed Spatoglossum schr?ederi. These fucans were denominated Fuc B 1, Fuc B 1.5 and Fuc B 2. The chemical analyzes show that the fucans have very similar composition as demonstrated by agarose electrophoresis gel, sugar and sulfate content. The antiproliferative effect was determined by MTT and BrdU methodologies in CHO cells. The inhibition of proliferation effect of the three fractions was about 40%. Therefore this we proceed just with the Fuc B 2 due the higher yield. There is no apoptosis indication using the anexin V/propidium iodide test. We found a cell cycle phase G1 arrest. The western blotting show that the PKC; pFAK; pERK 1/2 are activated when the cells were treated with fucans. The treatement with inhibitor of MAPK PD98059 extinguished the fucan effect. These results indicates that fucan act by the ERK pathway inducing the cell death.<br>Fucana ? um termo utilizado para denominar polissacar?deos sulfatados ricos em L-Fucose. As fucanas t?m sido estudadas devido suas atividades farmacol?gicas: antitromb?tica, antiproliferativa e antioxidante. N?s extra?mos tr?s fra??es de fucanas da alga Spatoglossum schr?ederi. Essas fucanas, denominadas de Fuc B 1, Fuc B 1.5 e Fuc B 2, apresentam uma composi??o muito similar como demonstrado pela eletroforese em gel de agarose, e conte?do de a??car e sulfato. O efeito antiproliferativo foi determinado pelas metodologias de MTT e BrdU em c?lulas CHO. O efeito na inibi??o da prolifera??o das tr?s fra??es foi de cerca de 40%. Assim, procedemos somente com a Fuc B 2 devido seu maior rendimento. N?o houve indica??o de apoptose usando a marca??o com anexina V-FITC/ Iodeto de Prop?deo. Identificamos uma parada na fase G1 do ciclo celular. Os ensaios de western blotting mostraram que PKC, pFAK e pERK 1/2 s?o ativadas quando as c?lulas s?o tratadas com Fuc B. O tratamento com o inibidor de MAPK PD98059 aboliu o efeito da fucana. Esses efeitos indicam que a fucana age via ERK para inibir a prolifera??o das c?lulas.

Les travaux de thèse présentés dans ce manuscrit portent essentiellement sur la préparation, le criblage et l’utilisation des catalyseurs hétérogènes à base de polysaccharides. L’objectif principal du projet de thèse a plus particulièrement consisté à évaluer deux polysaccharides : les alginates et le chitosane en tant que supports renouvelables pour la catalyse hétérogène. Ces deux types de polysaccharides ont des structures et des propriétés physico-chimiques très différentes : les alginates sont connus pour être de bons complexants de métaux di ou trivalents de par la présence des fonctions carboxylates dans leur matrice, le chitosane résulte quant à lui de l’assemblage d’unités N-glucosamine pouvant être facilement modifiées chimiquement.Dans un premier temps, nos travaux ont essentiellement portés sur des catalyseurs bimétalliques Mn+ Pd supportés sur alginate dont nous avons évalué l’activité catalytique dans les réactions de couplage C—C de Mizoroki-Heck, Sonogashira et Suzuki-Miyaura. D’une manière générale, seuls les catalyseurs à base de nanoparticules de palladium ont montré une réactivité intéressante pour la catalyse de la réaction de Suzuki-Miyaura. Par la suite, nous avons également étudié les réactions d’oxydations d’alcools catalysées par du palladium (II) complexé à l’alginate. Cette étude nous a permis d’identifier deux catalyseurs actifs vis-à-vis de l’oxydation d’alcools allyliques et benzyliques.Dans un deuxième temps, nous avons développé de nouveaux ligands de type NHC en vue de les greffer sur la matrice chitosane : un ligand NHC pour les réactions de métathèse d’oléfines, et plusieurs ligands NHC de type pincer CNC pour les réactions de couplage C—C dans l’eau. Bien que les performances catalytiques des systèmes hétérogènes correspondant soient limitées, ces travaux ont conduit à l’élaboration de nouveaux ligands amphiphiles construits autour d’un noyau pyrazine porteurs de quatre ligands carbéniques. Après complexation de métaux tels que le palladium ou l’or, ces systèmes conduisent à des nanocatalyseurs ayant des performances catalytiques intéressantes. Enfin, dans un troisième temps, nous avons développé une nouvelle réaction de cyanation décarboxylante pallado-catalysée permettant de transformer en une étape des acides carboxyliques aromatiques en benzonitriles correspondants. Outre son intérêt synthétique, cette réaction présente un grand intérêt pour le marquage isotopique<br>This work describes the preparation, screening and use of heterogeneous catalysts based on polysaccharides. The main goal of our project was to evaluate two polysaccharides: alginates and chitosan as renewable supports for heterogeneous catalysis.Alginates are known to form gels with most di- and multivalent cations due to the presence of the carboxylate functions of their matrix. And chitosan is an attractive polysaccharide for application in catalysis owing to the presence of readily functionalizable amino group and its insolubility in organic solvents.First, our work focused on evaluating the catalytic activity of bimetallic Mn+-Pd catalysts supported on alginate in C—C coupling reactions. Among them, one system demonstrated remarkable catalytic properties for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling. Then, the oxidation of alcohols catalyzed by Alginate-Mn+-Pd2+ catalyst was investigated. Two catalysts demonstrated good activity for oxidation of benzylic and allylic alcohol.In a second time, we developed new NHC ligands in order to anchor them on chitosan: two new NHC ligands for olefin metathesis and several NHC pincer CNC ligands for C—C coupling reactions in water. A palladium complex obtained with one our new ligand bearing long alkyl chains showed good activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling in pure water.Finally, a new palladium (II) catalyzed decarboxylative cyanation reaction was investigated. This methodology is the first example of direct conversion of aryl carboxylic acid into the corresponding aryl nitrile. This reaction is well adapted to labeled compound synthesis

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:03:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CinthiaBST.pdf: 1239764 bytes, checksum: b0f986e10d6574ec55e837255b634b41 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-11<br>Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior<br>The exopolysaccharides are extracellular compounds produced by some species of fungi and bacteria. It is suggested that these molecules, even when in the form of complex polysaccharide-peptide, are the main bioactive molecules of many fungus. Some of the biological activities displayed by these compounds can be accentuated and others may arise when you add chemically polar or nonpolar groups to polysaccharides. The fruiting body of Pleurotus sajor-caju produces a heteropolysaccharide with antineoplastic and antimicrobial activity, but other biological activities of this polymer have not been evaluated. In this work the exopolysaccharide of Pleurotus sajor-caju was sulfated chemically and structurally characterized. We also evaluated the antiproliferative, antioxidant and anticoagulant activities from native exopolysaccharide (PN) and its sulfated derivated (PS). Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (??C) proved successful in sulfation of PN to obtain PS. Analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy showed that PN and PS are composed of mannose, galactose, 3-O-methyl-galactose and glucose in proportion percentage of 44,9:16,3:19,8:19 and 49, 7:14,4:17,7:18,2, respectively. The percentage of sulfate found in PS was 22.5%. Antioxidants assays revealed that the sulfation procedure affects differently the activities of exopolysaccharides, while the total antioxidant capacity, the scavenging activity of superoxide radical and ferric chelating were not affected by sulfation, on the other hand the chemical modification of PN enhanced the scavenging activity of hydroxyl radical and reducing power. PS also showed anticoagulant activity in a dose-dependent manner and clotting time was 3.0 times higher than the baseline value in APTT at 2 mg/mL. The exopolysaccharide not presented antiproliferative activity against HeLa tumor cells, but PS affects the cellular proliferation in a time-dependent manner. After 72 h, the inhibition rate of PS (2.0 mg/mL) on HeLa cells was about 60%. The results showed that PN sulfation increase some of their activities.<br>Os exopolissacar?deos s?o compostos extracelulares produzidos por algumas esp?cies de fungos e bact?rias. ? sugerido que estas mol?culas, inclusive quando na forma de complexo polissacar?deo-pept?deo, s?o as principais mol?culas bioativas de v?rios fungos. Muitas das atividades biol?gicas apresentadas por esses compostos podem ser acentuadas e outras podem surgir quando se adiciona quimicamente aos polissacar?deos grupamentos polares ou apolares. O corpo de frutifica??o de Pleurotus sajor-caju produz um heteropolissacar?deo com atividade antioneopl?sica e antimicrobiana, contudo outras atividades biol?gicas desse pol?mero ainda n?o foram avaliadas. Neste trabalho o exopolissacar?deo de Pleurotus sajor-caju foi sulfatado quimicamente e caracterizado estruturalmente. Tamb?m foram avaliadas as atividades antiproliferativa, antioxidante e anticoagulante do exopolissacar?deo nativo (PN) e de seu derivado sulfatado (PS). Eletroforese em gel de agarose, espectroscopia de infravermelho e resson?ncia magn?tica nuclear (??C) comprovaram o sucesso na sulfata??o de PN para a obten??o de PS. An?lise por cromatografia gasosa acoplada a espectroscopia de massa mostrou que PN e PS s?o constitu?dos de manose, galactose, 3-O-metil-galactose e glicose na propor??o percentual de 44,9:16,3:19,8:19 e 49,7:14,4:17,7:18,2, respectivamente. O percentual de sulfato encontrado em PS foi de 22,5%. Testes antioxidantes revelaram que o processo de sulfata??o influencia de forma diferente nas atividades do exopolissacar?deo. Enquanto a capacidade antioxidante total, a capacidade de seq?estro de radical super?xido e a quela??o f?rrica n?o foram influenciadas pela sulfata??o, essa potencializou a atividade seq?estradora de radicais hidroxila e o poder redutor do exopolissacar?deo. Ap?s o processo de sulfata??o o exopolissacar?deo passou a apresentar atividade anticoagulante de forma dose-dependente, triplicando o tempo de coagula??o em rela??o ao controle numa concentra??o de aproximadamente 2 mg/mL. O exopolissacar?deo n?o apresentou atividade antiproliferativa frente ?s c?lulas tumorais HeLa, por?m ap?s sulfata??o ele passou a apresentar essa atividade de forma tempo- ependente, chegando a inibir em 60% a taxa de prolifera??o das c?lulas com 2 mg/mL, ap?s 72 h de exposi??o. Os resultados aqui obtidos mostraram que a sulfata??o do exopolissacar?deo potencializou algumas de suas atividades.

碩士<br>國立臺灣大學<br>食品科技研究所<br>93<br>Polysaccharide-rich fraction (PRF) from dried fruiting body of Fu-Ling [Poria cocos (Schew.) Wolf] was prepared from cool-water extracts by ethanol precipitation to study its immunomodulatory and anti-tumor effects in vivo. In non-specific immune response, oral administration of PRF for 33 days did not affect the growth and relative organ weight of Balb/c mice. Relative proliferation ratio of PHA-stimulated spleonocytes in mice was significantly increased, while natural killer activity, splenocyte surface markers of T, Th, Tc, and B cells were similar to the corresponding result of the control group. Mice were immunized with ovalbumin (OVA) to conduct the specific immune response experiment. It was found that oral administration of PRF induced the reduction of anti-OVA IgG and IgM levels. Oral administration of 100 mg/kg bw PRF significantly reduced the percentage of CD8(+) Tc splenocytes, while higher dose of 200 mg/kg bw significantly increased CD4(+) Th and CD8(+) Tc percentage. In anti-tumor test of CT26-implanted Balb/c mice, about 32.1% of tumor was suppressed at dose of 400 mg/kg bw PRF. The content of serum IgG and proliferation of PHA-stimulated splenocytes for mice orally administrated with PRF were significantly higher than that of control group. Ratio of lymphocyte of CT26-implanted Balb/c mice decreased in splenocytes, but oral administration of PRF increased the cell numbers of Th, Tc, and B cells.

碩士<br>中國醫藥大學<br>基礎醫學研究所碩士班<br>101<br>This study investigated the effect of Dendrobium Taiseed Tosnobile extracts (DTTPS) and Dendrobium tosaense extracts (DTPS) on preneoplastic lesions of colon and colon cancer in mice. Experiment 1, preneoplastic lesions of colon in mice were induced by intraperitoneal injection of azoxymethane (AOM), once in a week for two weeks. AOM injected mice were orally treated with DTTPS or DTPS for entire period, 6 weeks. DTTPS or DTPS caused a significant decrease in the number of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) and aberrant crypt (AC). RT-PCR analysis showed that the colonic mucosa of AOM-treated mice expressed high levels of mRNA of aldose reductase, glutathione reductase, heme oxygenase-1, iNOS and COX-2, and DTTPS or DTPS caused a marked decrease in the expression of these mRNA. Western blot analysis showed that the colonic mucosa of AOM-treated mice expressed high levels of protein of proliferating cell nuclear antigen, NF-E2 related factor-2, iNOS and COX-2, and DTTPS or DTPS caused a marked decrease in the expression of these proteins. These results indicated that DTTPS or DTPS might exert colon cancer preventive activities through antioxidation and anti-inflammation. Experiment 2, colon cancer in mice were induced by intraperitoneal injection of AOM, once in a week for six weeks. AOM injected mice were orally treated with DTTPS or DTPS for entire period, 24 weeks. DTTPS or DTPS caused a significant decrease in the number of ACF and AC. RT-PCR analysis showed that the colonic mucosa of AOM-treated mice expressed high levels of mRNA of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-IR), phosphase-glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (pGSK3β ), pAkt-1 and ??-catenin, and DTTPS or DTPS caused a marked decrease in the expression of these mRNA. These results indicated that DTTPS or DTPS might exert inhibiting AOM-induced colon cancer. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that both DTTPS and DTPS can act as an effective chemopreventive agents against colon cancer, and the potency of DTTPS was larger than DTPS.

碩士<br>臺北醫學大學<br>保健營養學研究所<br>106<br>Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of arthritis and cardiovascular disease are commonly associated with the occurrence of gastric ulcer. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) and C-phycocyanin (CPC) on healing of aspirin-induced gastric ulcer in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups: normal, aspirin, aspirin + LBP (100 mg/kg bw/d), aspirin+ CPC (50 mg/kg bw/d), and aspirin + LBP (50 mg/kg bw/d) + CPC (25 mg/kg bw/d). The treatments were given from the first week to the nineth week, and aspirin (700 mg /kg bw/d) was used to induce gastric ulcer in the second week to the nineth week. The treatment of LBP reduced ulcer score and CPC reduced MDA levels. The MIX group suppressed MDA levels, increased COX-1, NO, and PGE2 levels. Both treatments increased Bifidobacterium in the stomach. Therefore, after aspirin -induced gastric ulcer for 8 weeks in rats, LBP reduces ulcer index, and CPC inhibits oxidation in rats with aspirin-induced gastric ulcer. LBP combined with CPC improves gastroprotective factors and antioxidation. In addition, LBP or CPC could improve gastric microbiota. Both LBP and CPC have effects on healing of aspirin-induced gastric ulcer.

碩士<br>臺北醫學大學<br>保健營養學研究所<br>106<br>Long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is the major risk factor for the development of gastric ulcer. Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) have been reported to have antioxidation, immunomodulation, and regeneration actions. C-phycocyanin (C-Pc) is a major biliprotein pigment of Spirulina platensis. C-Pc has a variety of regulatory functions including antioxidation, anti-inflammation, and wound healing properties. The objectives of this study were to investigate the pre-treatment effects of LBP (100,300 and 800 μg/mL) and/or Spirulina extract (30, 250 and 750 μg/mL) for 24 hours on healing of aspirin-induced injury in rat gastric epithelial cell line RGM-1. The results showed that the incubation of 25 mM aspirin for 3 hours significantly increased the activities of NF-κB (p 65) DNA binding and iNOS, and concentrations of MDA, PGE2, mucin 1 and EGF. In addition, 25 mM aspirin significantly decreased SOD activity. The activity of iNOS was significantly inhibited by LBP (300 μg/mL) and Spirulina extract (30 μg/mL). Pretreatment with Spirulina extract (30 μg/mL) also significantly attenuated MDA production. Therefore, the pretreatment of LBP or C-Pc attenuates damage of RGM-1 cells induced by 25 mM aspirin, and returns concentrations of PGE2, MUC1 and EGF closer to normal status.

碩士<br>國立臺灣海洋大學<br>水產養殖學系<br>104<br>Six species of microalgae, Haematococcus pluvialis, Cyclotella meneghiniana, Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Chlorococcum sp., Scenedesmus obliquus and S. quadricauda were used as the mono-microalgal species and the mixed-microalgal species for the feed to cultivate Corbicula fluminea, and then analyzed their polysaccharides, proteins, fatty acids composition and their relationships with the clam’s meat/shell ratios. It is found that the contents of polysaccharides and total fatty acids of microalgae were the major influence factors of clam’s meat/shell ratio. Fed with mono-microalgal species of C. meneghiniana resulting the best meat/shell ratio of 7.15 %; however, fed with the seven groups of mixed-microalgal species also resulting the better meat/shell ratio of 6.49 to 6.68 %.

Heteropolymeric O antigen (O-Ag)-capped lipopolysaccharide is the principal constituent of the Gram-negative bacterial cell surface. It is assembled via the integral inner membrane (IM) Wzx/Wzy-dependent pathway. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Wzx translocates lipid-linked anionic O-Ag subunits from the cytoplasmic to the periplasmic leaflets of the IM, where Wzy polymerizes the subunits to lengths regulated by Wzz1/2. The Wzx and Wzy IM topologies were mapped using random C-terminal-truncation fusions to PhoALacZα, which displays PhoA/LacZ activity dependent upon its subcellular localization. Twelve transmembrane segments (TMS) containing charged residues were identified for Wzx. Fourteen TMS, two sizeable cytoplasmic loops (CL), and two large periplasmic loops (PL3 and PL5 of comparable size) were characterized for Wzy. Despite Wzy PL3–PL5 sequence homology, these loops were distinguished by respective cationic and anionic charge properties. Site-directed mutagenesis identified functionally-essential Arg residues in both loops. These results led to the proposition of a “catch-and-release” mechanism for Wzy function. The abovementioned Arg residues and intra-Wzy PL3–PL5 sequence homology were conserved among phylogenetically diverse Wzy homologues, indicating widespread potential for the proposed mechanism. Unexpectedly, Wzy CL6 mutations disrupted Wzz1-mediated regulation of shorter O-Ag chains, providing the first evidence for direct Wzy–Wzz interaction. Mutagenesis studies identified functionally-important charged and aromatic TMS residues localized to either the interior vestibule or TMS bundles in a 3D homology model constructed for Wzx. Substrate-binding or energy-coupling roles were proposed for these residues, respectively. The Wzx interior was found to be cationic, consistent with translocation of anionic O-Ag subunits. To test these hypotheses, Wzx was overexpressed, purified, and reconstituted in proteoliposomes loaded with I−. Common transport coupling ions were introduced to “open” the protein and allow detection of I− flux via reconstituted Wzx. Extraliposomal changes in H+ induced I− flux, while Na+ addition had no effect, suggesting H+-dependent Wzx gating. Putative energy-coupling residue mutants demonstrated defective H+-dependent halide flux. Wzx also mediated H+ uptake as detected through fluorescence shifts from proteoliposomes loaded with pH-sensitive dye. Consequently, Wzx was proposed to function via H+-coupled antiport. In summary, this research has contributed structural and functional knowledge leading to novel mechanistic understandings for O-Ag biosynthesis in bacteria.<br>Bookmarks within the document have been provided for ease of access to a particular section in the body of the thesis. Each entry in the Table of Contents, List of Tables, and List of Figures has been "linked" to its respective position and as such can be clicked for direct access to the entry. Similarly, each in-text Figure or Table reference has been "linked" to its respective figure/table for direct access to the entry.<br>1.) Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship doctoral award, 2.) CIHR Michael Smith Foreign Study Award, 3.) Cystic Fibrosis Canada (CFC) doctoral studentship, 4.) University of Guelph Dean's Tri-Council Scholarship, 5.) Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, 6.) Operating grants to Dr. Joseph S. Lam from CIHR (MOP-14687) and CFC