Continuous monoculture problems,or replanting diseases,are one of the key factors affecting productivity and quality of Chinese medicinal plants.The underlying mechanism is still being explored.Most of the studies on ...Continuous monoculture problems,or replanting diseases,are one of the key factors affecting productivity and quality of Chinese medicinal plants.The underlying mechanism is still being explored.Most of the studies on continuous monoculture of Rehmannia glutinosa L.are focused on plant nutritional physiology,root exudate,and its autotoxicity.However,the changes in the diversity of microflora in the rhizosphere mediated by the continuous monoculture pattern have been remained unknown.In this study,terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism(T-RFLP) technique was used for fingerprinting fungal diversity in the rhizosphere soil sampled from the fields of R.glutinosa monocultured for 1 and 2 yr.The results showed that the structure of fungal community in consecutively moncultured rhizosphere soil was different from that in control soil(no cropping soil),and varied with the consecutive monoculture years(1 and 2 yr).The comprehensive evaluation index(D) of fungal community estimated by principal component analysis of fragment number,peak area,Shannon-Weiner index,and Margalef index was higher in 1 yr monoculture soil than that in 2 yr monoculture soil,suggesting that consecutive monoculture of R.glutinosa could be a causative agent to decrease the diversity of fungal community in the rhizosphere soil.展开更多
Allelopathic autotoxicity occurs when a plant releases toxic chemical substances into the environment which inhibits development and growth of the same plant species.Rehmannia glutinosa L.( R.glutinosa ) is one of the...Allelopathic autotoxicity occurs when a plant releases toxic chemical substances into the environment which inhibits development and growth of the same plant species.Rehmannia glutinosa L.( R.glutinosa ) is one of the most common traditional Chinese medicines,whose productivity and quality,however,are seriously impacted by consecutive monoculture obstacle.Allelopathic autotoxicity is one reason for consecutive monoculture obstacle.In this paper,we reviewed the categories of allelochemicals,the methods of allelochemicals identification,and the mechanisms of allelopathic autotoxicity,which provides clues for further study of the molecular mechanisms of allelopathic autotoxicity and consecutive monoculture obstacle.展开更多
Through the analysis on the leaf color and photosynthetic characteristics of new strains and main cultivars of Rehmannia glutinosa,it is expected to provide theoretical basis for breeding of new varieties. Chlorophyll...Through the analysis on the leaf color and photosynthetic characteristics of new strains and main cultivars of Rehmannia glutinosa,it is expected to provide theoretical basis for breeding of new varieties. Chlorophyll,anthocyanin,and net photosynthetic rate（Pn）,stomatal conductance（Cond）,transpiration rate（Tr）,and intercellular CO2concentration（Ci） in 8 varieties of Rehmannia glutinosa were measured by spectrophotometer and LI-6400 XT Portable Photosynthesis System. The results showed that the chlorophyll content of Huaidijin 8（2. 84 mg/g）,Huaidi 81（2. 71 mg/g）,Huaidi 85-5（2. 69 mg/g）,Jinjiu（2. 66 mg/g） and Huaidi 83（2. 63 mg/g） was higher; the anthocyanin content of Jinjiu（0. 169） and Huaidijin 8（0. 165） was higher,while the anthocyanin content Huaidi 83（0. 060） was the lowest; Pn of Huaidi81[2. 41 μmol/（m2·s） ],Huaidi 83[2. 37 μmol/（m2·s） ]and Huaidijin 8[2. 25 μmol/（m2·s） ]was higher,and the anthocyanin content was positively correlated with Pn,while the anthocyanin content was negatively correlated with Pn; Huaidijin 8 and Huaidi 83 showed dominant advantages in single plant fresh weight,indicator component,and resistance over the main cultivars. This indicates that the new variety Huaidijin 8 and Huaidi 83 have excellent comprehensive traits and can be properly popularized.展开更多
Background: The time-related decline in regenerative capacity and organ homeostasis is a major feature of aging. Rehmannia glutinosa and Astragalus membranaceus have been used as traditional Chinese herbal medicines f...Background: The time-related decline in regenerative capacity and organ homeostasis is a major feature of aging. Rehmannia glutinosa and Astragalus membranaceus have been used as traditional Chinese herbal medicines for enhanced immunity and prolonged life. However, the mechanism by which this herbal medicine slows aging is unknown. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of the herbal anti-aging effect.Methods: Mice were fed diets supplemented with R. glutinosa or A. membranaceus for 10 months; the control group was fed a standard diet. The phenotypes were evaluated using a grading score system and survival analysis. The percentages of the senescence phenotypes of hematopoietic stem cells(HSCs) were determined by fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis. The function and the mechanism of HSCs were analyzed by clonogenic assay and the real-time polymerase chain reaction.Results: The anti-aging effect of R. glutinosa is due to the enhanced function of HSCs. Mice fed with R. glutinosa displayed characteristics of a slowed aging process,including decreased senescence and increased rate of survival. Flow cytometry analysis showed decreased numbers of Lin–Sca1^+c-kit–(LSK) cells, long-term HSCs(LT-HSCs) and short-term HSCs(ST-HSCs) in the R. glutinosa group. In vitro, clonogenic assays showed increased self-renewal ability of LT-HSCs from the R. glutinosa group as well as maintaining LSK quiescence through upregulated p18 expression. The R. glutinosa group also showed decreased reactive oxygen species levels and the percentage of β-gal^+ cells through downregulation of the cellular senescence-associated protein p53 and p16.Conclusion: Rehmannia glutinosa exerts anti-aging effects by maintaining the quiescence and decreasing the senescence of HSCs.展开更多
Rehmannia glutinosa L.is one of the important medicinal crops in China.Continuous cropping obstacle severely restricts the yield and quality of R.glutinosa,but its molecular mechanism is still unclear.In this study,wi...Rehmannia glutinosa L.is one of the important medicinal crops in China.Continuous cropping obstacle severely restricts the yield and quality of R.glutinosa,but its molecular mechanism is still unclear.In this study,with widely-planted "Wen 85-5" as an experiment material,based on the digital gene expression profiling (DGE) data of previous five stress treatments (continuous cropping,phenolic acid,salt,drought and waterlogging) and the first cropping and continuous cropping treatments of R.glutinosa in five different periods (seedling period,elongation period,early expanding period,middle expanding period and later expanding period),80 candidate genes (|log 2 ratio|≥1,FDR <0.001) specifically responding to continuous cropping obstacle in R.glutinosa were screened.Functional analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes were involved in the secretion and endocytosis of root cells,which may suggest that the recognition and absorption of allelopathic autotoxins by the roots of R.glutinosa is an important factor that restricts the development of roots in continuous cropping of R.glutinosa.In order to accurately lock genes specifically responding to continuous cropping obstacle in R.glutinosa,continuous cropping soil extract and ferulic acid and p-hydroxybenzonic acid were used to treat aseptic plantlets of R.glutinosa,respectively,and it was confirmed through qRT-PCR that the expression levels of some genes under phenolic acid treatment changed more severely than that under the continuous cropping soil extract treatment,and four key genes involved in the response of R.glutinosa to continuous cropping were finally locked.This study lays a foundation for further exploration of the molecular mechanism of continuous cropping obstacle.展开更多
Using double-stranded RNA(dsRNA)technology and sequence-independent amplification(SIA),the molecular identification on infected Rehmannia glutinosa in the field with mosaic symptoms was performed and the whole-genome ...Using double-stranded RNA(dsRNA)technology and sequence-independent amplification(SIA),the molecular identification on infected Rehmannia glutinosa in the field with mosaic symptoms was performed and the whole-genome of the Rehmannia mosaic virus(ReMV)Shanxi isolate(ReMV-SX)was sequenced.Sequencing analysis showed that the virus that infected Rehmannia glutinosa was Rehmannia mosaic virus(ReMV).The full-length of the obtained ReMV-SX sequence(GenBank accession no.JX575184)was 6395 nt,containing four open reading frames(ORFs).The sequence homology analysis of the complete nucleotide sequence showed that ReMV-SX was 93.8%-97.0%homologous to ReMV in Tobamovirus subgroup Ⅰ,while only 49.8%-58.9%homologous to the isolates in subgroups Ⅱ and Ⅲ of the same genus.Phylogenetic analysis showed that ReMV-SX and ReMV-Henan formed a separate branch and had the closest genetic relationship.The results laid the foundation for ongoing researches in the taxonomic status and evolution of ReMV and for further investigating the pathogenic mechanism of ReMV infecting Rehmannia glutinosa.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30772729, 30671201, and81072983)the Key Technologies R&D Programof China during the 11th Five-Year Plan period(2006BAI09B03 and 2006BAI06A12-06)
文摘Continuous monoculture problems,or replanting diseases,are one of the key factors affecting productivity and quality of Chinese medicinal plants.The underlying mechanism is still being explored.Most of the studies on continuous monoculture of Rehmannia glutinosa L.are focused on plant nutritional physiology,root exudate,and its autotoxicity.However,the changes in the diversity of microflora in the rhizosphere mediated by the continuous monoculture pattern have been remained unknown.In this study,terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism(T-RFLP) technique was used for fingerprinting fungal diversity in the rhizosphere soil sampled from the fields of R.glutinosa monocultured for 1 and 2 yr.The results showed that the structure of fungal community in consecutively moncultured rhizosphere soil was different from that in control soil(no cropping soil),and varied with the consecutive monoculture years(1 and 2 yr).The comprehensive evaluation index(D) of fungal community estimated by principal component analysis of fragment number,peak area,Shannon-Weiner index,and Margalef index was higher in 1 yr monoculture soil than that in 2 yr monoculture soil,suggesting that consecutive monoculture of R.glutinosa could be a causative agent to decrease the diversity of fungal community in the rhizosphere soil.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31271674)Key Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province(17A180024)
文摘Allelopathic autotoxicity occurs when a plant releases toxic chemical substances into the environment which inhibits development and growth of the same plant species.Rehmannia glutinosa L.( R.glutinosa ) is one of the most common traditional Chinese medicines,whose productivity and quality,however,are seriously impacted by consecutive monoculture obstacle.Allelopathic autotoxicity is one reason for consecutive monoculture obstacle.In this paper,we reviewed the categories of allelochemicals,the methods of allelochemicals identification,and the mechanisms of allelopathic autotoxicity,which provides clues for further study of the molecular mechanisms of allelopathic autotoxicity and consecutive monoculture obstacle.
基金Supported by the Public Health Project of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People’s Republic of China[Cai She(2011)76]National Level Project Cultivation Fund of Henan Normal University in 2014(2014PL15)
文摘Through the analysis on the leaf color and photosynthetic characteristics of new strains and main cultivars of Rehmannia glutinosa,it is expected to provide theoretical basis for breeding of new varieties. Chlorophyll,anthocyanin,and net photosynthetic rate（Pn）,stomatal conductance（Cond）,transpiration rate（Tr）,and intercellular CO2concentration（Ci） in 8 varieties of Rehmannia glutinosa were measured by spectrophotometer and LI-6400 XT Portable Photosynthesis System. The results showed that the chlorophyll content of Huaidijin 8（2. 84 mg/g）,Huaidi 81（2. 71 mg/g）,Huaidi 85-5（2. 69 mg/g）,Jinjiu（2. 66 mg/g） and Huaidi 83（2. 63 mg/g） was higher; the anthocyanin content of Jinjiu（0. 169） and Huaidijin 8（0. 165） was higher,while the anthocyanin content Huaidi 83（0. 060） was the lowest; Pn of Huaidi81[2. 41 μmol/（m2·s） ],Huaidi 83[2. 37 μmol/（m2·s） ]and Huaidijin 8[2. 25 μmol/（m2·s） ]was higher,and the anthocyanin content was positively correlated with Pn,while the anthocyanin content was negatively correlated with Pn; Huaidijin 8 and Huaidi 83 showed dominant advantages in single plant fresh weight,indicator component,and resistance over the main cultivars. This indicates that the new variety Huaidijin 8 and Huaidi 83 have excellent comprehensive traits and can be properly popularized.
基金National Science Foundation for China,Grant/Award Number:31672374PUMC Youth Fund,Grant/Award Number:2017310018CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences,Grant/Award Number:2016-12M-1-012
文摘Background: The time-related decline in regenerative capacity and organ homeostasis is a major feature of aging. Rehmannia glutinosa and Astragalus membranaceus have been used as traditional Chinese herbal medicines for enhanced immunity and prolonged life. However, the mechanism by which this herbal medicine slows aging is unknown. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of the herbal anti-aging effect.Methods: Mice were fed diets supplemented with R. glutinosa or A. membranaceus for 10 months; the control group was fed a standard diet. The phenotypes were evaluated using a grading score system and survival analysis. The percentages of the senescence phenotypes of hematopoietic stem cells(HSCs) were determined by fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis. The function and the mechanism of HSCs were analyzed by clonogenic assay and the real-time polymerase chain reaction.Results: The anti-aging effect of R. glutinosa is due to the enhanced function of HSCs. Mice fed with R. glutinosa displayed characteristics of a slowed aging process,including decreased senescence and increased rate of survival. Flow cytometry analysis showed decreased numbers of Lin–Sca1^+c-kit–(LSK) cells, long-term HSCs(LT-HSCs) and short-term HSCs(ST-HSCs) in the R. glutinosa group. In vitro, clonogenic assays showed increased self-renewal ability of LT-HSCs from the R. glutinosa group as well as maintaining LSK quiescence through upregulated p18 expression. The R. glutinosa group also showed decreased reactive oxygen species levels and the percentage of β-gal^+ cells through downregulation of the cellular senescence-associated protein p53 and p16.Conclusion: Rehmannia glutinosa exerts anti-aging effects by maintaining the quiescence and decreasing the senescence of HSCs.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31271674)Key Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province(17A180024)
文摘Rehmannia glutinosa L.is one of the important medicinal crops in China.Continuous cropping obstacle severely restricts the yield and quality of R.glutinosa,but its molecular mechanism is still unclear.In this study,with widely-planted "Wen 85-5" as an experiment material,based on the digital gene expression profiling (DGE) data of previous five stress treatments (continuous cropping,phenolic acid,salt,drought and waterlogging) and the first cropping and continuous cropping treatments of R.glutinosa in five different periods (seedling period,elongation period,early expanding period,middle expanding period and later expanding period),80 candidate genes (|log 2 ratio|≥1,FDR <0.001) specifically responding to continuous cropping obstacle in R.glutinosa were screened.Functional analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes were involved in the secretion and endocytosis of root cells,which may suggest that the recognition and absorption of allelopathic autotoxins by the roots of R.glutinosa is an important factor that restricts the development of roots in continuous cropping of R.glutinosa.In order to accurately lock genes specifically responding to continuous cropping obstacle in R.glutinosa,continuous cropping soil extract and ferulic acid and p-hydroxybenzonic acid were used to treat aseptic plantlets of R.glutinosa,respectively,and it was confirmed through qRT-PCR that the expression levels of some genes under phenolic acid treatment changed more severely than that under the continuous cropping soil extract treatment,and four key genes involved in the response of R.glutinosa to continuous cropping were finally locked.This study lays a foundation for further exploration of the molecular mechanism of continuous cropping obstacle.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31772130)China Agriculture Research System(CARS-21)。
文摘Using double-stranded RNA(dsRNA)technology and sequence-independent amplification(SIA),the molecular identification on infected Rehmannia glutinosa in the field with mosaic symptoms was performed and the whole-genome of the Rehmannia mosaic virus(ReMV)Shanxi isolate(ReMV-SX)was sequenced.Sequencing analysis showed that the virus that infected Rehmannia glutinosa was Rehmannia mosaic virus(ReMV).The full-length of the obtained ReMV-SX sequence(GenBank accession no.JX575184)was 6395 nt,containing four open reading frames(ORFs).The sequence homology analysis of the complete nucleotide sequence showed that ReMV-SX was 93.8%-97.0%homologous to ReMV in Tobamovirus subgroup Ⅰ,while only 49.8%-58.9%homologous to the isolates in subgroups Ⅱ and Ⅲ of the same genus.Phylogenetic analysis showed that ReMV-SX and ReMV-Henan formed a separate branch and had the closest genetic relationship.The results laid the foundation for ongoing researches in the taxonomic status and evolution of ReMV and for further investigating the pathogenic mechanism of ReMV infecting Rehmannia glutinosa.
