To evaluate the wound-healing effect of Antheraea pernyi epidermal growth factor (ApEGF), we performed the sequence analysis, cloning, and prokaryotic expression of cDNA from the ApEGF gene, examined the transcriptional changes, and investigated the wound-healing effect of this protein in cells and rat epidermis. Primers were designed based on available sequence information related to the ApEGF gene in a public database, and part of the ApEGF sequence was obtained. The full-length cDNA sequence of ApEGF was obtained using inverse PCR. The gene sequence fragment of ApEGF was 666 bp in length, encoding 221 amino acids, with a predicted protein mass of 24.19 kD, an isoelectric point of 5.15, and no signal peptide sequence. Sequence homology analysis revealed 86.1% sequence homology with Bombyx mori, 92.7% with Manducal sexta, 92.6% with Trichoplusia ni, and 91.8% with Helicoverpa armigera. ApEGF was truncated and then subjected to prokaryotic expression, isolation, and purification. Truncated ApEGF was used for wound-healing experiments in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that after 48 h, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 had 187.32% cell growth effects, and the ApEGF group had 211.15% cell growth compared to the control group in vitro. In rat epidermis, truncated ApEGF showed a significantly better healing effect than the control. This result indicated that ApEGF, which exerted a direct wound-healing effect, could be used in wound-healing therapy.
Morchella esculenta L. is a rare and the most valuable edible mushrooms. The polysaccharides of M. esculenta L. boast high nutrition and health values. This paper describes microwave extraction of the polysaccharides of M. esculenta L. by ultrasonic microwave. The optimal extraction conditions, optimized by single factor experiments and response surface method, were determined as follows: the ultrasonic power is 250 W, the microwave power is 220 W, and the extraction time is 7 min with a yield of polysaccharides at 4.425%. The crude polysaccharides of M. esculenta L. at 4 mg/mL exhibited hydroxyl radical, 2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical and 2,2’-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging rates at 76.70%, 60.73%, and 80.87%, respectively. Its Fe2+ chelating rates increased from 45.63% to 82.50%, as the polysaccharide concentration increased from 0.5 to 4.0 mg/mL.
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