Four new oxypregnane-oligoglycosides, mucronatosides A (1), B (2), C (3), and D (4), together with one known stephanoside E (5) were isolated from the stems of Stephanotis mucronata (Blanco) Merr.. Their chemical st...Four new oxypregnane-oligoglycosides, mucronatosides A (1), B (2), C (3), and D (4), together with one known stephanoside E (5) were isolated from the stems of Stephanotis mucronata (Blanco) Merr.. Their chemical structures were determined on the basis of chemical and extensive spectroscopic methods including one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR.展开更多
We report a complete genomic sequence of rare isolates (minor genotype) of the SARS-CoV from SARS patients in Guangdong, China, where the first few cases emerged. The most striking discovery from the isolate is an ext...We report a complete genomic sequence of rare isolates (minor genotype) of the SARS-CoV from SARS patients in Guangdong, China, where the first few cases emerged. The most striking discovery from the isolate is an extra 29-nucleotide sequence located at the nucleotide positions between 27,863 and 27,864 (referred to the complete sequence of BJ01) within an overlapped region composed of BGI-PUP5 (BGI-postulated uncharacterized protein 5) and BGI-PUP6 upstream of the N (nucleocapsid) protein. The discovery of this minor genotype, GD-Ins29, suggests a significant genetic event and differentiates it from the previously reported genotype, the dominant form among all sequenced SARS-CoV isolates. A 17-nt segment of this extra sequence is identical to a segment of the same size in two human mRNA sequences that may interfere with viral genome replication and transcription in the cytosol of the infected cells. It provides a new avenue for the exploration of the virus-host interaction in viral evolution, host pathogenesis, and vaccine development.展开更多
Beijing has been one of the epicenters attacked most severely by the SARS-CoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus) since the first patient was diagnosed in one of the city's hospitals. We now...Beijing has been one of the epicenters attacked most severely by the SARS-CoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus) since the first patient was diagnosed in one of the city's hospitals. We now report complete genome sequences of the BJ Group, including four isolates (Isolates BJ01, BJ02, BJ03, and BJ04) of the SARS-CoV.It is remarkable that all members of the BJ Group share a common haplotype, consisting of seven loci that differentiate the group from other isolates published to date. Among 42 substitutions uniquely identified from the BJ group, 32 are non-synonymous changes at the amino acid level. Rooted phylogenetic trees, proposed on the basis of haplotypes and other sequence variations of SARS-CoV isolates from Canada, USA, Singapore, and China, gave rise to different paradigms but positioned the BJ Group, together with the newly discovered GD01 (GD-Ins29) in the same clade, followed by the H-U Group (from Hong Kong to USA) and the H-T Group (from Hong Kong to Toronto), leaving the SP Group (Singapore) more distant. This result appears to suggest a possible transmission path from Guangdong to Beijing/Hong Kong, then to other countries and regions.展开更多
This study was undertaken to have a better understand for the process and the underlying mechanisms to limit macrophage activation and population of activated macrophages.A comprehensive kinetics of cytokine productio...This study was undertaken to have a better understand for the process and the underlying mechanisms to limit macrophage activation and population of activated macrophages.A comprehensive kinetics of cytokine production was performed in murine peritoneal macrophages recovered from Balb/c mice at various time during the course of an intraperitoneal injection with thioglycollate (TG).The expression of cell surface molecules such as MHC-Ⅰ,MHC-Ⅱ,B7-1 and B7-2 of these macrophages were also determined by flow cytometry.The present findings of our research suggested that the population of activated macrophages and the activation of macrophages (including cytokines production and expression of cell surface functional molecules) were strictly controlled during inflammation process.This is one of the important mechanisms to retain the host homeostasis.Cellular & Molecular Immunology.2004;1(1):57-62.展开更多
文摘Four new oxypregnane-oligoglycosides, mucronatosides A (1), B (2), C (3), and D (4), together with one known stephanoside E (5) were isolated from the stems of Stephanotis mucronata (Blanco) Merr.. Their chemical structures were determined on the basis of chemical and extensive spectroscopic methods including one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR.
文摘We report a complete genomic sequence of rare isolates (minor genotype) of the SARS-CoV from SARS patients in Guangdong, China, where the first few cases emerged. The most striking discovery from the isolate is an extra 29-nucleotide sequence located at the nucleotide positions between 27,863 and 27,864 (referred to the complete sequence of BJ01) within an overlapped region composed of BGI-PUP5 (BGI-postulated uncharacterized protein 5) and BGI-PUP6 upstream of the N (nucleocapsid) protein. The discovery of this minor genotype, GD-Ins29, suggests a significant genetic event and differentiates it from the previously reported genotype, the dominant form among all sequenced SARS-CoV isolates. A 17-nt segment of this extra sequence is identical to a segment of the same size in two human mRNA sequences that may interfere with viral genome replication and transcription in the cytosol of the infected cells. It provides a new avenue for the exploration of the virus-host interaction in viral evolution, host pathogenesis, and vaccine development.
文摘Beijing has been one of the epicenters attacked most severely by the SARS-CoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus) since the first patient was diagnosed in one of the city's hospitals. We now report complete genome sequences of the BJ Group, including four isolates (Isolates BJ01, BJ02, BJ03, and BJ04) of the SARS-CoV.It is remarkable that all members of the BJ Group share a common haplotype, consisting of seven loci that differentiate the group from other isolates published to date. Among 42 substitutions uniquely identified from the BJ group, 32 are non-synonymous changes at the amino acid level. Rooted phylogenetic trees, proposed on the basis of haplotypes and other sequence variations of SARS-CoV isolates from Canada, USA, Singapore, and China, gave rise to different paradigms but positioned the BJ Group, together with the newly discovered GD01 (GD-Ins29) in the same clade, followed by the H-U Group (from Hong Kong to USA) and the H-T Group (from Hong Kong to Toronto), leaving the SP Group (Singapore) more distant. This result appears to suggest a possible transmission path from Guangdong to Beijing/Hong Kong, then to other countries and regions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.A30171086the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the number is KSCX2-SW-202
文摘This study was undertaken to have a better understand for the process and the underlying mechanisms to limit macrophage activation and population of activated macrophages.A comprehensive kinetics of cytokine production was performed in murine peritoneal macrophages recovered from Balb/c mice at various time during the course of an intraperitoneal injection with thioglycollate (TG).The expression of cell surface molecules such as MHC-Ⅰ,MHC-Ⅱ,B7-1 and B7-2 of these macrophages were also determined by flow cytometry.The present findings of our research suggested that the population of activated macrophages and the activation of macrophages (including cytokines production and expression of cell surface functional molecules) were strictly controlled during inflammation process.This is one of the important mechanisms to retain the host homeostasis.Cellular & Molecular Immunology.2004;1(1):57-62.
