小鼠骨髓源树突状细胞体外诱导培养及初步鉴定

用重组小鼠粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子（rmGM-CSF）和重组小鼠白细胞介素4（rmIL-4）体外诱导小鼠骨髓细胞分化为树突状细胞,进行形态学变化观察,分析细胞表面分子,刺激T细胞增殖,探讨小鼠骨髓源树突状细胞（BMDC）体外诱导培养并进行初步鉴定。体外培养9d后BMDC可达80%以上,光镜下可见典型的树突状细胞形态。清楚表达成熟期主要表面标志物,可显著刺激同种异体混合淋巴细胞增殖。获得了较高纯度的BMDC,避免了使用传统磁珠分离方法所带来的成本高,操作复杂,产出率低的弊端,为研究BMDC功能以及运用开展下游实验提供材料。     

人脐血CD34+细胞来源的树突状细胞疫苗在SCID小鼠体内的抗肿瘤免疫作用

目的观察脐血CD34 干细胞来源的树突状细胞(dendritic cells, DC)疫苗在严重联合免疫缺陷(severecombined immunity deficiency,SCID)小鼠体内对人肝癌细胞的免疫治疗和免疫保护作用.方法采用微磁珠分选系统(Mini MACS)从脐血单个核细胞中分离CD34 干细胞.重组人粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(recombined human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, rhGM-CSF)、重组人肿瘤坏死因子(recombined human tumor necrosis factor,TNF)-α诱导脐血CD34 细胞向DC分化,相差显微镜下观察DC分化过程中细胞的形态及数量变化.用人肝癌细胞BEL-7402裂解物冲击DC制备DC疫苗.在SCID小鼠体内观察DC疫苗致敏的淋巴细胞对人肝癌细胞的免疫治疗和免疫保护作用.结果脐血CD34 细胞在细胞因子诱导下,细胞形态由小变大、由圆形逐渐变为不规则形;细胞分裂扩增过程中,数量逐渐增多,形成细胞集落.经过细胞因子联合诱导2周的DC胞质突起丰富,具有典型的树枝状形态.在体内的抗肿瘤实验中,经DC疫苗致敏的人外周血淋巴细胞治疗荷瘤小鼠,肿瘤生长速度、瘤体积和重量明显小于未致敏淋巴细胞治疗组(P<0.05).与未致敏淋巴细胞免疫组和DC疫苗致敏的淋巴细胞治疗组比较,经DC疫苗致敏的淋巴细胞免疫SCID小鼠,肝癌细胞攻击后,肿瘤的发病率降低(P<0.05),发病潜伏期延长(P<0.01),肿瘤体积和重量减小(P<0.05).结论人脐血CD34 细胞来源的DC疫苗能在一定程度上抑制人肝癌细胞在小鼠体内的生长,抵抗肿瘤细胞的攻击,对机体具有相应的抗肿瘤免疫治疗和免疫保护作用.     

GM-CSF体外诱导培养C57BL/6J小鼠BMDCs的动态观察及鉴定

本研究旨在通过培养并观察C57BL/6J小鼠骨髓来源树突状细胞(BMDCs)集落、形态、表型的动态变化,为BMDCs的形态、表型等方面提供参考数据。取C57BL/6J小鼠骨髓,用粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(GM-CSF)诱导和培养BMDCs,在第3、6、9、12天拍照、HE染色观察BMDCs的集落、形态;FACS分析第3、6、9、12天以及LPS刺激后BMDCs的CD11c、CD80和CD86的表达;扫面电镜拍照LPS刺激后BMDCs的树突与形态。发现GM-CSF诱导和培养的C57BL/6J小鼠BMDCs在第3天形成明显的集落、第6天集落释放较多的BMDCs;显微镜下HE染色显示,第3天可见BMDCs有突起、第6天明显,第12天有明显突起的细胞数量增多;FACS分析显示,随着培养时间的增加,BMDCs的CD11c、CD80、CD86的表达逐渐上调,第12天表达较明显,LPS刺激能提高CD80、CD86的表达;扫描电镜显示,LPS刺激的BMDCs有明显的树突状突起。因此GM-CSF诱导和培养的C57BL/6J小鼠BMDC具有典型的树突状突起、表达CD11c、CD80、CD86等树突状细胞(DCs)分子标记,LPS刺激能促进CD11c、CD80、CD86的表达。     

小鼠骨髓源性树突状细胞体外诱导培养方法的比较研究

目的探讨最佳体外诱导培养小鼠成熟树突状细胞（dendritic cells,DC）的方法。方法分离、纯化6周龄C57BL／6小鼠骨髓单核细胞,以含10％胎牛血清、20ng／ml重组小鼠粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子（GM—CSF）和10ng／ml重组小鼠白细胞介素-4（IL-4）的RPMI-1640培养基培养7d,然后将细胞分成对照未刺激组、肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）刺激组和TNF-α＋脂多糖（lipopolysaccharides,LPS）刺激组。继续培养48h后,观察各组细胞形态,检测IL-12、IL-6浓度及细胞表面标志CD11c、CD80、CD86和MHC II。结果培养9d后,两刺激组培养的细胞经相差显微镜观察有DC生长。TNF—α刺激组细胞培养上清液中IL-6、IL-12含量显著高于对照组（P〈0．01）,但显著低于TNF—α＋LPS刺激组（P〈0．05）。3组均高表达CD11c,各组间无显著差异;而CD80、CD86和MHC II表达阳性率TNF-α刺激组显著高于对照组（P〈0．01）,TNF-α＋LPS刺激组显著高于单纯TNF—α刺激组（P〈0．05）。结论联合使用TNF-α与LPS刺激可使DC成熟度提高,分泌IL-6、IL-12增加。     

人咽鳞癌Fadu细胞RNA负载人树突状细胞后体外诱导特异性CTL的研究

目的:探讨咽鳞癌细胞总RNA转染的树突状细胞(DC)疫苗体外诱导特异性抗肿瘤免疫的能力.方法:分离人脐血单个核细胞,经重组人粒细胞巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(rhGM-CSF)、重组人IL-4(rhIL-4)诱导不成熟DC(iDC),提取人咽鳞癌细胞FaDu总RNA后,转染入人iDC,成为FaDu RNA/DC疫苗,用流式细胞仪检测DC表面分子CD40、CDS0、CD83、CD86、HLA-DR的表达,混合淋巴细胞反应测定DCs刺激同种异基因T细胞增殖能力.用LDH法评估转染肿瘤总RNA的DC瘤苗的细胞毒性T淋巴细胞反应.结果:与转染前比较,人咽鳞癌细胞FaDu总RNA转染后脐血单核细胞来源DCs表面CD40、CD80、CD83、CD86、HLA-DR分子水平明显升高(P均<0.05);可显著促进T细胞增殖,在体外能诱导高效而特异的抗下咽癌免疫效应(P<0.05).结论:人咽鳞癌细胞的总RNA转染的DC肿瘤疫苗能诱导CD8+,CD4+T细胞免疫,是较有临床应用前景的下咽癌免疫治疗方法.     

肝螺杆菌感染对BALB/c小鼠免疫应答干扰的初步研究

目的探讨肝螺杆菌(Helicobacter hepaticus,H.hepaticus)感染对小鼠骨髓源树突状细胞(DC)表面分子形态和机体免疫应答的干扰。方法以H.hepaticus(ATCC 51450)灌饲SPF级BALB/c雄性小鼠,于末次接种后5个月体外分离培养骨髓DC,经粒细胞-单核细胞集落刺激因子(GM-CSF)、白细胞介素-4(IL-4),刺激DC增殖、分化,流式细胞仪分析DC细胞表面分子CD11c、CD40、CD80、MHCII的表达率。此基础上,用新城疫病毒(NDV)ZJ1株人工接种实验组和对照组小鼠,每周测定NDV血清抗体效价,比较抗体产生的差异。结果实验组MHC II和CD40分子的表达率高于对照组。NDV抗体水平第1周实验组略低于对照组;第2~5周内实验组小鼠的抗体水平均高于对照组,差异有显著性;第6周两组小鼠血清抗体均呈下降趋势,差异无显著性。结论 H.hepaticus感染对小鼠骨髓DC成熟有促进作用,能提高MHC II和CD40表达水平,可促进BALB/c小鼠产生抗NDV的抗体水平。     

p53转染黑色素瘤细胞修饰的树突状细胞疫苗体外抗肿瘤作用的研究

利用野生型p53质粒转染黑色素瘤B16细胞,反复冻融法提取p53修饰的肿瘤抗原(p53-Ag),将抗原体外冲击同基因小鼠骨髓来源的树突状细胞(dendritic cells,DC)制备特异性DC肿瘤疫苗;观察DC诱导的淋巴细胞增殖反应和细胞毒性T淋巴细胞(cytotoxic T lymphocytes,CTL)对黑色素瘤细胞的细胞毒效应,分析其诱导肿瘤抗原特异性免疫应答的机制。结果显示,p53-肿瘤抗原冲击的DC可显著刺激淋巴细胞增殖,其诱导的CTL效应对肿瘤细胞也有很好的杀伤效果。     

青钱柳多糖对小鼠骨髓来源树突状细胞表面分子表达的影响

为探讨青钱柳多糖（CPC）对小鼠骨髓来源树突状细胞（BMDCs）细胞形态及表面分子的影响,首先采用细胞因子诱导法,以贴壁法获得贴壁单核细胞,添加重组粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子（rmGM—CSF）和重组白细胞介素-4（rmIL-4）进行体外诱导,倒置显微镜及透射电镜观察细胞形态的变化;流式细胞术检测培养第6dDCs的表面标志CD80,CD86和MHCⅡ类分子的表达的变化。经CPC刺激24h后,采用流式细胞术检测DCs表面MHCⅡ类分子表达的变化。结果发现：经rmGM—CSF和traiL-4诱导获得的DCs随着培养时间的延长,细胞形态发生改变,逐渐变成具有树状突起的DCs。经LPS刺激后的DCs能够发生典型的DCs的成熟,而培养第6天的DCs具有典型的DCs表型特征,可用于后续进一步实验。与阴性对照相比,CPC显著促进树突状细胞表面MHCⅡ的表达,在浓度（10～200μg／mL）范围内呈现剂量依赖性。初步表明CPC可以促进树突状细胞的成熟。     

人参总皂甙对人GM-CSF和GM-CSFR表达的调控

为探讨人参调控粒细胞发生的生物学机制,采用造血祖细胞和骨髓基质细胞体外培养、造血生长因子生物学活性检测、免疫细胞化学、核酸分子原位杂交、免疫沉淀和蛋白印迹等现代生物学技术,研究人参总皂甙(total saponins of Panax ginaeng,TSPG)对人粒-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor,GM-CSF)和粒-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子受体α(GM-CSFRα)表达的影响。结果：(1)经TSPG(50μg／m1)诱导制备的骨髓基质细胞、胸腺细胞、脾细胞、血管内皮细胞和单核细胞条件培养液可显著提高粒单系造血祖细胞(CFU-GM)的集落产率;(2)经TSPG(50μg/ml)诱导后,上述细胞的GM-CSF蛋白(诱导24h)和mRNA(诱导12h)表达显著提高;(3)经TSPG(50μg/ml)诱导24h骨髓造血细胞的GM-CSFRα蛋白表达增强;(4)经TSPG(50μg/ml)刺激后2min,GM-CSFRα和Shc发生酪氨酸磷酸化,5min时达高峰,随后去磷酸化。上述结果表明,TSPG可能通过直接和／或间接途径促进淋巴细胞与骨髓基质细胞合成与分泌GM-CSF,诱导骨髓造血细胞表达GM-CSFRα,并刺激GM-CSFRα和Shc的酪氨酸可逆磷酸化,从而通过调控GM-CSF的信号转导过程,促进CFU-GM的增殖。     

透明质酸孵育树突状细胞对荷瘤小鼠免疫功能的影响

目的：研究透明质酸对小鼠骨髓来源树突状细胞功能的影响以及回输后荷黑色素瘤小鼠脾淋巴细胞增殖、活化和细胞因子 的变化,进而探讨透明质酸诱导的树突状细胞增强荷瘤小鼠免疫功能的机制。方法：体外细胞因子联合诱导培养小鼠骨髓细胞获 得树突状细胞（DCs）,免疫磁珠分选纯化获得CD11c+树突状细胞,经不同浓度透明质酸（HA）刺激后,采用酶联免疫吸附法 （ELISA）检测培养上清液中细胞因子IL-12p70 含量。建立小鼠皮下B16 黑色素瘤模型,肿瘤局部皮下回输HA 孵育DC后检测 肿瘤大小,应用ConA 检测脾淋巴细胞增殖情况,应用MTT 法检测脾淋巴细胞杀伤活性,ELISA 法检测脾淋巴细胞分泌的 TNF-alpha和IFN-r的表达,以单纯DC回输、生理盐水注射以及正常小鼠（无瘤）组作为对照。结果：在10～100 ug/mL 范围内,HA 以剂量依赖的方式上调DCs 分泌IL-12p70。HA 孵育DC处理组肿瘤生长明显受到抑制;淋巴细胞增殖反应、杀伤活性和细胞因 子TNF-alpha和IFN-r的表达明显高于单纯DC 组和生理盐水组(P < 0.05)。结论：透明质酸可促进小鼠骨髓DC 的成熟;透明质酸孵 育的DC 通过增强荷瘤小鼠的抗肿瘤免疫功能而抑制肿瘤的生长。     

Role for dopamine in malonate-induced damage in vivo in striatum and in vitro in mesencephalic cultures

Defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism have been implicated in the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the reactive metabolites generated from the metabolism and oxidation of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) are thought to contribute to the damage to neurons of the basal ganglia. We have previously demonstrated that infusions of the metabolic inhibitor malonate into the striata of mice or rats produce degeneration of DA nerve terminals. In the present studies, we demonstrate that an intrastriatal infusion of malonate induces a substantial increase in DA efflux in awake, behaving mice as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Furthermore, pretreatment of mice with tetrabenazine (TBZ) or the TBZ analogue Ro 4-1284 (Ro-4), compounds that reversibly inhibit the vesicular storage of DA, attenuates the malonate-induced DA efflux as well as the damage to DA nerve terminals. Consistent with these findings, the damage to both DA and GABA neurons in mesencephalic cultures by malonate exposure was attenuated by pretreatment with TBZ or Ro-4. Treatment with these compounds did not affect the formation of free radicals or the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation resulting from malonate exposure alone. Our data suggest that DA plays an important role in the neurotoxicity produced by malonate. These findings provide direct evidence that inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase causes an increase in extracellular DA levels and indicate that bioenergetic defects may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases through a mechanism involving DA.     

Changes in lactate dehydrogenase activity in chicken tissues in hyperthyreosis in ontogenesis

The lactate dehydrogenase activity in reactions of lactate oxidation and synthesis was studied in subfractions of the chicken brain, heart and liver at the embryonal, early postembryonal and adult stages of development after thyroxine administration. It has been shown that during embryogenesis thyroxine predominantly enhanced the rate of lactate oxidation in the mitochondrial tissues. A marked increase in the lactate synthesis was found in cytoplasm of the adult chicken tissues. Specificity of enzyme activity alterations was detected in the chicken brain during ontogenesis after thyroxine administration.     

Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine

In order to determine if the absence of vitamin C in the diet of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) causes scurvy, a group of seven young individuals were fed food pellets without ascorbic acid, while another group of eight individuals received the same food with 1 g of ascorbic acid per animal per day. Animals in the first group developed signs of scurvy-like gingivitis, breaking of the incisors and death of one animal. Clinical signs appeared between 25 and 104 days from the beginning of the trial in all individuals. Growth rates of individuals deprived of vitamin C was considerably less than those observed in the control group. Deficiency of ascorbic acid had a severe effect on reproduction of another population of captive capybaras. We found that the decrease in ascorbic acid content in the diet affected pregnancy, especially during the first stages. The results obtained suggest that it is necessary to supply a suitable quantity of vitamin C in the diet of this species in captivity.     

SSTR5 ablation in islet results in alterations in glucose homeostasis in mice

Somatostatin (SST) peptide is a potent inhibitor of insulin secretion and its effect is mediated via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5) in the endocrine pancreas. To investigate the consequences of gene ablation of SSTR5 in the mouse pancreas, we have generated a mouse model in which the SSTR5 gene was specifically knocked down in the pancreatic beta cells (betaSSTR5Kd) using the Cre-lox system. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that SSTR5 gene expression was absent in beta cells at three months of age. At the time of gene ablation, betaSSTR5Kd mice demonstrated glucose intolerance with lack of insulin response and significantly reduced serum insulin levels. Insulin tolerance test demonstrated a significant increase of insulin clearance in vivo at the same age. In vitro studies demonstrated an absence of response to SST-28 stimulation in the betaSSTR5Kd mouse islet, which was associated with a significantly reduced SST expression level in betaSSTR5Kd mice pancreata. In addition, betaSSTR5Kd mice had significantly reduced serum glucose levels and increased serum insulin levels at 12 months of age. Glucose tolerance test at an older age also indicated a persistently higher insulin level in betaSSTR5Kd mice. Further studies of betaSSTR5Kd mice had revealed elevated serum C-peptide levels at both 3 and 12 months of age, suggesting that these mice are capable of producing and releasing insulin to the periphery. These results support the hypothesis that SSTR5 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the mouse pancreas.