性别与自身免疫性疾病

自身免疫性疾病在人群中感染率5-10%,具有明显的性别差异,女性患者显著高于男性,具体机制仍未研究清楚。研究发现,除了机体自身的遗传易感体质外,雌激素,微嵌合体和性染色体都与自身免疫性疾病发病有关。     

肠道菌群与自身免疫性疾病研究进展

自身免疫性疾病是以机体自身反应性T细胞和B细胞过度活化,大量自身抗体产生为特点,并引起多器官多系统广泛损伤的慢性系统性多关节炎症性疾病。研究证实,特定的肠道菌群可通过特定的分子模式诱导产生多种炎性细胞及炎性因子从而调节肠黏膜屏障的完整性,影响黏膜免疫功能,引起免疫性炎症。深入了解两者之间的关系,对进一步研究自身免疫性疾病的病因及发病机制,优化治疗策略等具有重要的临床应用价值。本文主要对肠道菌群与类风湿性关节炎、系统性红斑狼疮、脊柱关节炎等自身免疫性疾病的关系做一简要综述。     

BAFF在自身免疫性疾病方面的研究进展

自身免疫性疾病的特征是B细胞耐受丧失,B细胞激活因子（B cell activating factor belonging to theTNF family,BAFF）通过与受体结合,对B细胞的增殖、存活起重要作用。BAFF转基因小鼠易出现自身免疫性疾病。因此,拮抗或抑制BAFF的表达可能是治疗自身免疫性疾病的靶点。本文主要对BAFF在自身免疫性疾病方面的研究进展进行综述。     

小分子Janus 激酶抑制剂的研究与开发

近年来的研究发现,Janus 激酶(JAK) 可通过JAK-STAT 信号通路对细胞增殖、分化、凋亡以及血管生成、免疫调节等起重要作用,其抑制剂可用于骨髓纤维化、恶性肿瘤以及自身免疫性疾病的防治。简介JAK-STAT 通路与JAK2V617F 突变,分类综述用于治疗恶性血液病和肿瘤以及自身免疫性疾病与移植排斥反应的小分子JAK 抑制剂的研究与开发。     

髓系抑制细胞在1型糖尿病患者中作用的研究

髓系抑制细胞(myeloid-derived suppressor cells, MDSC)是来源于髓系的一类未成熟细胞群,初期对肿瘤的研究中发现,这类细胞具有抑制免疫应答,并促进炎性细胞因子及趋化因子分泌的作用,近年来对这类细胞在治疗自身免疫性疾病等方面的作用进行了研究。发现MDSC具有治疗自身免疫性疾病的功效;但也有研究显示,MDSC不仅无治疗效果,甚至还会起到相反的作用,这可能与其促炎因子过度分泌或诱导辅助性T细胞17(T helper cell, Th17)分化有关。1型糖尿病(type 1 diabetes, T1D)是一种常见的自身免疫性疾病,如何有效治疗该疾病一直是内分泌研究领域的热点。现就MDSC的来源、功能及其在T1D中的作用进行阐述,旨在为T1D的治疗提供新思路。     

IL-27：介导免疫相关疾病的新因子

白细胞介素27 (interleukin 27, IL-27)是一种多效性的细胞因子,能参与调节机体的先天性和适应性免疫。以往研究显示它能介导体内多种炎症反应,随着动物模型和技术手段的发展,多项研究表明它与自身免疫性疾病及其他免疫相关疾病密切相关,并被认为是治疗病毒性疾病、自身免疫性疾病、肿瘤及肥胖的一个重要候选因子。因此本文就IL-27在艾滋病、类风湿关节炎、肿瘤及肥胖中的作用展开综述,旨在为免疫相关疾病的治疗提供新的思路。     

NLRP3炎症小体与自身免疫性疾病的相关性研究进展

炎症小体是存在于细胞内由激活自身免疫应答的多种蛋白质组成的复合体,可诱导半胱天冬蛋白酶(caspase)-1自我剪切,caspase-1能够调控白细胞介素(IL)-1β、IL-18的产生,并进而刺激炎症小体的形成和分泌,调控机体的自身免疫应答反应。NLRP3炎症小体属于NOD样受体家族,是一种胞内模式识别受体,主要存在于巨噬细胞和树突状细胞,发挥激活机体免疫炎症的关键作用。病原相关分子模式及损伤相关分子模式与NLRPs结合,启动固有免疫应答,从而导致自身免疫性疾病的发生和发展。本文通过分析归纳近年来炎症小体与自身免疫性疾病的相关性的研究进展,以期为以炎症小体为作用靶点,防治自身免疫性疾病的研究提供指导。     

自身免疫性疾病治疗性疫苗研究进展

自身免疫性疾病的发生与体内自身反应性T／B细胞的异常活化有关。病理性自身免疫应答是多发性硬化、重症肌无力等自身免疫性疾病的主要致病原因。针对已感染致病原的无症状携带者或发病的患者的自身免疫性疾病治疗性疫苗能特异性地调节异常的免疫应答,具有重要的理论价值和应用前景。     

B淋巴细胞活化因子抗体在自身免疫性疾病治疗中的研究进展北大核心CSCD

近几十年来,自身免疫性疾病的治疗已从使用激素和常规免疫抑制药物转向使用生物制剂。B淋巴细胞的增殖及成熟对自身免疫性疾病的发病起到至关重要的作用。其中,肿瘤坏死因子超家族B淋巴细胞活化因子(B cell activating factor,BAFF)及其受体通过调控信号通路介导B淋巴细胞存活,因此BAFF及其受体是自身免疫性疾病的重要治疗靶点。文中阐述了BAFF及其受体在人体免疫系统中的作用机制,同时介绍了BAFF通路的过度活化如何促进系统性红斑狼疮、干燥综合征和类风湿关节炎等自身免疫疾病发展的最新观点。针对以上3种疾病,文中以3种主要的靶向BAFF抗体药物Belimumab、Tabalumab和Atacicept为例,介绍和讨论了其最新的临床试验及临床应用现状。最后提出靶向BAFF通路开发新型治疗自身免疫性疾病的方案和策略。     

我国疾病靶点研究最新进展

主要通过对中国学者2013—2014 年间在国内外发表的相关论文进行查阅和整理,分类综述我国在神经退行性疾病、抑郁症、 心脑血管疾病、代谢性疾病、感染性疾病、肿瘤、自身免疫性疾病等各种重大疾病靶点研究方面的最新进展。     

Multilocus autosomal sex determination

The two basic one locus sex determination models, diploid individual sex determination and parental sex determination, are generalized to the multilocus framework. As in the single locus case, it is established that there are two classes of polymorphic equilibria, equilibria with even sex ratio and equilibria with equal allele frequencies in the two sexes. The condition for external stability of this second class equilibria to invasion by a new mutant allele is that a new appropriately averaged sex ratio near the equilibrium be moved closer to the even sex ratio. However, stable polymorphisms with noneven sex ratio are not those that have a sex ratio as close as possible to 1/2, in contrast to the single locus case.Research supported in part by NIH grants GM 28016 and GM 10452 and a grant from the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation     

黑斑蛙的减数分裂研究

本文研究了黑斑蛙的减数分裂,发现其性染色体所形成的性二价体主要呈末端与末端联接,浓缩期占79.6％,中期Ⅰ占75％,这进一步证明黑斑蛙确实存在XY型性别决定机制,这种XY型性染色体虽形态相同,但已发生了质的分化,可能是同型异质。黑斑蛙的性染色体并不形成性泡,少数二价体有中间交叉。     

两栖动物性染色体的多样性及其 进化机制的研究进展

两栖动物性别决定类型和性染色体具有多样性的特点。在已发现异形性染色体两栖动物中,大部分物种Y或W染色体大于其对应的X或Z染色体,少数物种具有高度分化的Y或W染色体。同时两栖动物类群内基因组大小差异大,性染色体间分子水平上也存在差异。高频转换、偶然重组和染色体重排可能是两栖动物性染色体进化过程中的关键机制。本综述通过对两栖动物性染色体进化的深入探讨,揭示其遗传性别决定的机理,有助于对两栖动物性别人工调控的进一步探索。     

ASER: Animal Sex Reversal Database

Sex reversal, representing extraordinary sexual plasticity during the life cycle, not only triggers reproduction in animals but also affects reproductive and endocrine system-related diseases and cancers in humans. Sex reversal has been broadly reported in animals; however, an integrated resource hub of sex reversal information is still lacking. Here, we constructed a comprehensive database named ASER (Animal Sex Reversal) by integrating sex reversal-related data of 18 species from teleostei to mammalia. We systematically collected 40,018 published papers and mined the sex reversal-associated genes (SRGs), including their regulatory networks, from 1611 core papers. We annotated homologous genes and computed conservation scores for whole genomes across the 18 species. Furthermore, we collected available RNA-seq datasets and investigated the expression dynamics of SRGs during sex reversal or sex determination processes. In addition, we manually annotated 550 in situ hybridization (ISH), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and immunohistochemistry (IHC) images of SRGs from the literature and described their spatial expression in the gonads. Collectively, ASER provides a unique and integrated resource for researchers to query and reuse organized data to explore the mechanisms and applications of SRGs in animal breeding and human health. The ASER database is publicly available at http://aser.ihb.ac.cn/.     

Sex hormones, central nervous system and pain

The aim of the present review, which highlights some relationships between sex hormones, the CNS and pain, is to provide reference points for discussion on one of the most intriguing aspects of pain pathophysiology: the presence of sex differences in the response threshold to phasic painful stimuli and in the incidence of chronic pain syndromes. The first part of the review deals with sex steroids and their mechanisms of action. In the second part, the connections between sex steroids, the CNS and pain are illustrated to introduce possible areas of discussion in the study of sex differences in experimental and clinical pain.     

Extreme bias in sex allocation in Eclectus parrots

We investigated extraordinary patterns of sex allocation in captive eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus). These birds are extremely unusual as they show reverse sexual dichromatism, they are the only cooperatively breeding parrot, and they are one of the few birds with nestlings that are easily sexed. They lay two eggs per clutch, but often only fledge one young, and the sex ratio of 209 fledglings did not differ significantly from parity. However, when two young are fledged together they are very likely to be of the same sex, and some females produce long unbroken runs of one sex (the maximum was 20 males) before switching to the other sex. Monte-Carlo simulations show that these runs of same-sex clutches defy expectation if we assume that the sex of chicks within each clutch is independent of the previous clutch. We use further simulations to show that the sex bias must occur at fertilization (i.e. the primary sex ratio), although the female may make further adjustments via infanticide. Control over sex allocation in eclectus parrots is one of the most extreme reported from birds.     

WT1在哺乳动物性别发育过程中的调控作用

哺乳动物的性别发育大致可分为性别决定和性别分化两步,是一个由WT1/Wt1、SRY/Sry和MIS/Mis等多基因参与的级联过程,但目前对于这些基因之间的相互作用尚不清楚。在性别发育过程中持续表达的WT1/Wt1与多种伴有性别发育异常的疾病相关,其重要性表现为对多个性别发育关键基因在转录水平和转录后水平的调控。简要概述了WT1/Wt1的复杂性及其对多基因的调控作用,以期为阐明性别发育机制和基因间的相互关系提供参考。     

Hypothetical role of men's sexual activity in the regulation of human sex ratio: Analysis of the sex ratio of post-war abandoned children

The regulation of the sex ratio at birth in human species remains poorly understood. After wars, a shift of the sex ratio in favor of men is always observed. Among the different hypothesis to explain this observation, one is to consider that Y-bearing spermatozoids have a weight advantage following insemination and that X-bearing spermatozoids, heavier, are more time-resistant. Following these observations, frequent sex may favor the birth of boys, whether infrequent sex may favor the birth of girls.Sustaining this sperm weight hypothesis, I report here that in France, after the two world wars, there has been an increase of abandoned illegitimate children with a significant shift of the sex ratio in favor of men. These observations may reflect an increase in illegitimate birth and indirectly an increase of men paternity.