BACKGROUND: Phycocyanin can relieve decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential through reducing production of active oxygen so as to protect neurons after hypoxia/reoxygenation. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of...BACKGROUND: Phycocyanin can relieve decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential through reducing production of active oxygen so as to protect neurons after hypoxia/reoxygenation. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of phycocyanin on activity of PC12 cells and mitochondrial membrane potential after hypoxia/reoxygenation. DESIGN: Randomized controlled study SETTING : Cerebrovascular Disease Institute of Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Qingdao University MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out at the Key Laboratory of Prevention and Cure for cerebropathia in Shandong Province from October to December 2005. PC12 cells, rat chromaffin tumor cells, were provided by Storage Center of Wuhan University; phycocyanin was provided by Ocean Institute of Academia Sinica; Thiazoyl blue tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and rhodamine 123 were purchased from Sigma Company, USA; RPMI-1640 medium, fetal bovine serum and equine serum were purchased from Gibco Company, USA. METHODS: ① Culture of PC12 cells: PC12 cells were put into RPMI-1640 medium which contained 100 g/L heat inactivation equine serum and 0.05 volume fraction of fetal bovine serum and incubated in CO2 incubator at 37℃. Number of cells was regulated to 4 × 10^5 L 1, and cells were inoculated at 96-well culture plate. The final volume was 100μL. ② Model establishing and grouping: Cultured PC12 cells were randomly divided into three groups: phycocyanin group, model control group and non-hypoxia group. At 24 hours before hypoxia, culture solution in phycocyanin group was added with phycocyanin so as to make sure the final concentration of 3 g/L , but cells in model control group did not add with phycocyanin. Cells in non-hypoxia group were also randomly divided into adding phycocyanin group (the final concentration of 3 g/L) and non-adding phycocyanin group. Cells in model control group and phycocyanin group were cultured with hypoxia for 1 hour and reoxygenation for 1, 2 and 3 hours; meanwhile, cells in non-hypoxia group were cultured with oxygen and were measured at 1 hour after hypoxia/reoxygenation. ③ Detecting items: At 1, 2 and 3 hours after reoxygenation, absorbance (A value) of PC12 cells was measured with MTT technique so as to observe activity and quantity of cells. Fluorescence intensity of PC12 cells marked by rhodamine 123 was measured with confocal microscope in order to observe changes of mitochondrial membrane potential. MAEN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparisons between quantity and activity of PC12 cells and mitochondria membrane potential at 1, 2 and 3 hours after reoxygenation. RESULTS: ① Effect of phycocyanin on quantity and activity of PC12 cells: A value was 0.924±0.027 in adding phycocyanin group and 0.924±0.033 in non-adding phycocyanin group. A value was lower in model control group and phycocyanin group than that in non-hypoxia group at 1, 2 and 3 hours after reoxygenation (0.817±0.053, 0.838±0.037, 0.875±0.029; 0.842±0.029, 0.872±0.025, 0.906±0.023, P 〈 0.05). A value was higher in phycocyanin group than that in model control group at 1, 2 and 3 after culture (P 〈 0.05). With culture time being longer, A value was increased gradually in phycocyanin group and model control group after reoxygenation (P 〈 0.05). ~ Effect of phycocyanin on mitochondrial membrane potential of PC12 cells: Fluorescence intensity was 2.967±0.253 in adding phycocyanin group and 2.962±0.294 in non-adding phycocyanin group. Fluorescence intensity was lower in model control group and phycocyanin group than that in non-hypoxia group at 1, 2 and 3 hours after hypoxia/reoxygenation (1.899±0.397, 2.119±0.414, 2.287±0.402; 2.191±0.377, 2.264±0.359, 2.436±0.471, P 〈 0.05); but it was higher in phycocyanin group than that in model control group at 1, 2 and 3 after reoxygenation (P 〈 0.05). With culture time being longer, fluorescence intensity was increased gradually in phycocyanin group and model control group after reoxygenation (P 〈 0.05). CONCLUSION: Phycocyanin and reoxygenation can protect PC12 cells after hypoxia injury through increasing mitochondrial membrane potential and cellular activity, and the effect is improved gradually with prolonging time of reoxygenation.展开更多
An active photosystem(PS)Ⅱparticle and two light-harvesting complexes,as well as their subcomplexes that have not been reported previously,were isolated from a cryptophyte Chroomonas placoidea by Triton X-100 sucrose...An active photosystem(PS)Ⅱparticle and two light-harvesting complexes,as well as their subcomplexes that have not been reported previously,were isolated from a cryptophyte Chroomonas placoidea by Triton X-100 sucrose density gradient centrifugation.The fluorescence spectra revealed that there were efficient energy couplings between phycocyanin(PC645)and chlorophyll(Chl)within both zonesⅢandⅣof the gradient,which were designated respectively as light-harvesting complex and PSⅡparticles whose size was 15-20 nm according to negative staining in electron microscopy.When the two complexes were further resolved into sub-complexes,the energy coupling was retained in the core PSⅡcomplex(named as zoneⅣ-2 of the sucrose gradient),which contained almost no outer antenna pigment Chl c.Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE)showed that the PC645 components appeared in Chl-containing protein complexes were mainly the β subunit with molecular weight of 20 kDa.These results demonstrate that PC645 in this cryptophyte was structurally but preferentially combined with the light-harvesting complex and PSⅡcore.The excitation energy absorbed by PC645 could be directly transferred to Chl a(especially the long wavelength of Chl a)in the PSⅡreaction center or via the Chl a/c-protein complex.The β subunit corresponded to the terminal fl uorescence emission and might play an important role in transmitting energy from PC645 to the Chl-protein complex.The results will help in elucidating the architecture and function of the energy transfer system comprising phycobiliproteins and Chl-protein complexes in cryptophytes.展开更多
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, No. Y2004C04
文摘BACKGROUND: Phycocyanin can relieve decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential through reducing production of active oxygen so as to protect neurons after hypoxia/reoxygenation. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of phycocyanin on activity of PC12 cells and mitochondrial membrane potential after hypoxia/reoxygenation. DESIGN: Randomized controlled study SETTING : Cerebrovascular Disease Institute of Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Qingdao University MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out at the Key Laboratory of Prevention and Cure for cerebropathia in Shandong Province from October to December 2005. PC12 cells, rat chromaffin tumor cells, were provided by Storage Center of Wuhan University; phycocyanin was provided by Ocean Institute of Academia Sinica; Thiazoyl blue tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and rhodamine 123 were purchased from Sigma Company, USA; RPMI-1640 medium, fetal bovine serum and equine serum were purchased from Gibco Company, USA. METHODS: ① Culture of PC12 cells: PC12 cells were put into RPMI-1640 medium which contained 100 g/L heat inactivation equine serum and 0.05 volume fraction of fetal bovine serum and incubated in CO2 incubator at 37℃. Number of cells was regulated to 4 × 10^5 L 1, and cells were inoculated at 96-well culture plate. The final volume was 100μL. ② Model establishing and grouping: Cultured PC12 cells were randomly divided into three groups: phycocyanin group, model control group and non-hypoxia group. At 24 hours before hypoxia, culture solution in phycocyanin group was added with phycocyanin so as to make sure the final concentration of 3 g/L , but cells in model control group did not add with phycocyanin. Cells in non-hypoxia group were also randomly divided into adding phycocyanin group (the final concentration of 3 g/L) and non-adding phycocyanin group. Cells in model control group and phycocyanin group were cultured with hypoxia for 1 hour and reoxygenation for 1, 2 and 3 hours; meanwhile, cells in non-hypoxia group were cultured with oxygen and were measured at 1 hour after hypoxia/reoxygenation. ③ Detecting items: At 1, 2 and 3 hours after reoxygenation, absorbance (A value) of PC12 cells was measured with MTT technique so as to observe activity and quantity of cells. Fluorescence intensity of PC12 cells marked by rhodamine 123 was measured with confocal microscope in order to observe changes of mitochondrial membrane potential. MAEN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparisons between quantity and activity of PC12 cells and mitochondria membrane potential at 1, 2 and 3 hours after reoxygenation. RESULTS: ① Effect of phycocyanin on quantity and activity of PC12 cells: A value was 0.924±0.027 in adding phycocyanin group and 0.924±0.033 in non-adding phycocyanin group. A value was lower in model control group and phycocyanin group than that in non-hypoxia group at 1, 2 and 3 hours after reoxygenation (0.817±0.053, 0.838±0.037, 0.875±0.029; 0.842±0.029, 0.872±0.025, 0.906±0.023, P 〈 0.05). A value was higher in phycocyanin group than that in model control group at 1, 2 and 3 after culture (P 〈 0.05). With culture time being longer, A value was increased gradually in phycocyanin group and model control group after reoxygenation (P 〈 0.05). ~ Effect of phycocyanin on mitochondrial membrane potential of PC12 cells: Fluorescence intensity was 2.967±0.253 in adding phycocyanin group and 2.962±0.294 in non-adding phycocyanin group. Fluorescence intensity was lower in model control group and phycocyanin group than that in non-hypoxia group at 1, 2 and 3 hours after hypoxia/reoxygenation (1.899±0.397, 2.119±0.414, 2.287±0.402; 2.191±0.377, 2.264±0.359, 2.436±0.471, P 〈 0.05); but it was higher in phycocyanin group than that in model control group at 1, 2 and 3 after reoxygenation (P 〈 0.05). With culture time being longer, fluorescence intensity was increased gradually in phycocyanin group and model control group after reoxygenation (P 〈 0.05). CONCLUSION: Phycocyanin and reoxygenation can protect PC12 cells after hypoxia injury through increasing mitochondrial membrane potential and cellular activity, and the effect is improved gradually with prolonging time of reoxygenation.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2018LD009)。
文摘An active photosystem(PS)Ⅱparticle and two light-harvesting complexes,as well as their subcomplexes that have not been reported previously,were isolated from a cryptophyte Chroomonas placoidea by Triton X-100 sucrose density gradient centrifugation.The fluorescence spectra revealed that there were efficient energy couplings between phycocyanin(PC645)and chlorophyll(Chl)within both zonesⅢandⅣof the gradient,which were designated respectively as light-harvesting complex and PSⅡparticles whose size was 15-20 nm according to negative staining in electron microscopy.When the two complexes were further resolved into sub-complexes,the energy coupling was retained in the core PSⅡcomplex(named as zoneⅣ-2 of the sucrose gradient),which contained almost no outer antenna pigment Chl c.Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE)showed that the PC645 components appeared in Chl-containing protein complexes were mainly the β subunit with molecular weight of 20 kDa.These results demonstrate that PC645 in this cryptophyte was structurally but preferentially combined with the light-harvesting complex and PSⅡcore.The excitation energy absorbed by PC645 could be directly transferred to Chl a(especially the long wavelength of Chl a)in the PSⅡreaction center or via the Chl a/c-protein complex.The β subunit corresponded to the terminal fl uorescence emission and might play an important role in transmitting energy from PC645 to the Chl-protein complex.The results will help in elucidating the architecture and function of the energy transfer system comprising phycobiliproteins and Chl-protein complexes in cryptophytes.