Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) represents one of the most aggressive and metastatic brain tumors, with a dismal success rate of less than three percent after five years, particularly in tumors with active immune checkp...Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) represents one of the most aggressive and metastatic brain tumors, with a dismal success rate of less than three percent after five years, particularly in tumors with active immune checkpoints. This necessitates the development of targeted endogenous agents for precise GBM treatment. Previous experiments utilizing Chemovar Specific Cannabis Extractions (CSCEs), fractionated with polar solvents and quantified using Liquid and Gas Column Chromatography combined with Mass Spectrometry (LC/GCMS), have shown reduced viability and motility in human GBM cell lines. However, the complexity of the botanical substance has hindered the personalization of standard cannabis medicines for GBM due to unknown synergistic effects of multiple compounds. To address this limitation, our study focuses on exposing AM251 cells to chemovar fractions extracted using a non-polar solvent, thereby isolating a broader spectrum of constituents. By employing LC/GCMS in conjunction with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), we have identified and quantified nine* compounds present in the non-polar CSCE that exhibit significant efficacy (0.1 μM) in inducing cytotoxicity* in GBM tumor cells. Conversely, the polar fraction in our experiment did not demonstrate efficacy against UM251 cells. The quantification of individual compounds within a cannabis extraction that selectively induces cell death in brain tumors holds promise for guiding future research and facilitating the development of a standardized CSCE for GBM therapy.展开更多
应用太赫兹时域光谱技术结合移动窗口相关系数法筛选与种子老化密切相关的太赫兹特征波段。选取3个不同品种的玉米种子,并制备人工老化0、1、2、3、4 d的实验样本,采用衰减全反射(Attenuated total reflection,ATR)附件采集从样本分离...应用太赫兹时域光谱技术结合移动窗口相关系数法筛选与种子老化密切相关的太赫兹特征波段。选取3个不同品种的玉米种子,并制备人工老化0、1、2、3、4 d的实验样本,采用衰减全反射(Attenuated total reflection,ATR)附件采集从样本分离得到的种胚和胚乳粉末的太赫兹吸光度谱(0.2~80 cm^-1),应用移动窗口相关系数法(窗口宽度为10,阈值为0.3)筛选样本种胚和胚乳特征谱区。结果表明,不同品种样本筛选得到的老化特征谱区差异显著,说明种子老化进程受品种影响较大;在相同的老化阶段,不同品种样本的特征谱区也存在部分共同区间,且主要集中在60~80 cm^-1,说明老化进程中有些成分的变化相近;种胚和胚乳在相同老化阶段筛选的特征谱区不同,说明两者在老化进程中生理变化存在差异。本研究表明太赫兹时域光谱结合化学计量学方法可用于快速表征并探测玉米种子老化的动态变化过程。展开更多
生物组织是基于NMR的代谢组学研究的主要对象之一,广泛应用于分子病理学、毒理学、生物医学等众多领域.但是,为了保证测定的准确,组织的NMR实验往往需要在较低的温度下和较短时间内完成,以防止由于组织内酶的降解和扩散而导致的某些代...生物组织是基于NMR的代谢组学研究的主要对象之一,广泛应用于分子病理学、毒理学、生物医学等众多领域.但是,为了保证测定的准确,组织的NMR实验往往需要在较低的温度下和较短时间内完成,以防止由于组织内酶的降解和扩散而导致的某些代谢物质的分析信息被破坏.统计全相关谱(Statistical Total Correlation Spectroscopy,STOCSY)是依靠一维谱来实现二维谱的一些功能的方法,不需要额外的实验时间,已经被广泛应用于代谢组学研究中.本文采用STOCSY方法,通过对一系列1H高分辨魔角旋转谱的统计分析和计算,得到了肾脏组织的准二维相关谱,其中共振峰之间的相关较为准确的反应了物质之间的耦合信息,为物质的归属提供了帮助.展开更多
Initial isolation and characterization screens have been carried out on the Jamaican ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata L.) plant producing a novel complex gly-cosidic compound. This complex glycoside may be responsible ...Initial isolation and characterization screens have been carried out on the Jamaican ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata L.) plant producing a novel complex gly-cosidic compound. This complex glycoside may be responsible for the promising anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties of this ball moss plant. A combination of supercritical fluid processing and chromatographic purification was used to produce the isolate. LC-MS analysis showed the presence of a compound with a molecular weight of ~800 and mass spectral (MS-MS and MS-MS-MS) data indicate that this compound may be a glycoside with a molecular mass of 1601.1 Da (negative ionization mode) and possibly contain up to two sialic acids, based on the doubly-charged state of the molecule at neutral pH conditions. 2D-TOCSY NMR spectrum lends evidence to the presence of at least one likely amide to aliphatic proton correlation, indicating the presence of a sialic acid moiety. The main structure of this therapeutic compound appears similar to a soyasaponin.展开更多
文摘Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) represents one of the most aggressive and metastatic brain tumors, with a dismal success rate of less than three percent after five years, particularly in tumors with active immune checkpoints. This necessitates the development of targeted endogenous agents for precise GBM treatment. Previous experiments utilizing Chemovar Specific Cannabis Extractions (CSCEs), fractionated with polar solvents and quantified using Liquid and Gas Column Chromatography combined with Mass Spectrometry (LC/GCMS), have shown reduced viability and motility in human GBM cell lines. However, the complexity of the botanical substance has hindered the personalization of standard cannabis medicines for GBM due to unknown synergistic effects of multiple compounds. To address this limitation, our study focuses on exposing AM251 cells to chemovar fractions extracted using a non-polar solvent, thereby isolating a broader spectrum of constituents. By employing LC/GCMS in conjunction with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), we have identified and quantified nine* compounds present in the non-polar CSCE that exhibit significant efficacy (0.1 μM) in inducing cytotoxicity* in GBM tumor cells. Conversely, the polar fraction in our experiment did not demonstrate efficacy against UM251 cells. The quantification of individual compounds within a cannabis extraction that selectively induces cell death in brain tumors holds promise for guiding future research and facilitating the development of a standardized CSCE for GBM therapy.
文摘生物组织是基于NMR的代谢组学研究的主要对象之一,广泛应用于分子病理学、毒理学、生物医学等众多领域.但是,为了保证测定的准确,组织的NMR实验往往需要在较低的温度下和较短时间内完成,以防止由于组织内酶的降解和扩散而导致的某些代谢物质的分析信息被破坏.统计全相关谱(Statistical Total Correlation Spectroscopy,STOCSY)是依靠一维谱来实现二维谱的一些功能的方法,不需要额外的实验时间,已经被广泛应用于代谢组学研究中.本文采用STOCSY方法,通过对一系列1H高分辨魔角旋转谱的统计分析和计算,得到了肾脏组织的准二维相关谱,其中共振峰之间的相关较为准确的反应了物质之间的耦合信息,为物质的归属提供了帮助.
文摘Initial isolation and characterization screens have been carried out on the Jamaican ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata L.) plant producing a novel complex gly-cosidic compound. This complex glycoside may be responsible for the promising anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties of this ball moss plant. A combination of supercritical fluid processing and chromatographic purification was used to produce the isolate. LC-MS analysis showed the presence of a compound with a molecular weight of ~800 and mass spectral (MS-MS and MS-MS-MS) data indicate that this compound may be a glycoside with a molecular mass of 1601.1 Da (negative ionization mode) and possibly contain up to two sialic acids, based on the doubly-charged state of the molecule at neutral pH conditions. 2D-TOCSY NMR spectrum lends evidence to the presence of at least one likely amide to aliphatic proton correlation, indicating the presence of a sialic acid moiety. The main structure of this therapeutic compound appears similar to a soyasaponin.
