胎儿下颌髁状突发育中软骨细胞凋亡及bcl-2的表达

目的 研究不同胎龄的胎儿下颌髁状突软骨发育中的细胞凋亡及bcl-2蛋白的表达。方法 32例胎儿下颌髁状突软骨按胎龄分为两组：A组（13-22周,17例）;B组（23-33周,15例）,采用原位末端标记法（TUNEL）及免疫组织化学法观察胎儿髁状突软骨发育不同时期细胞凋亡及bcl-2蛋白的表达,并对表达结果作定量分析。结果 两胎龄组中均有TUNEL及bcl-2阳性表达,凋亡细胞A组较B组多,凋亡细胞主要分布于增殖层及成软骨细胞层,肥大层较少;bcl-2阳性细胞主要分布于成软骨细胞层,其次为增殖层,肥大层阳性细胞明显减少,B组bcl-2阳性率高于A组。结论 细胞凋亡参与胎儿下颌髁状突软骨发育,bcl-2与髁状突软骨细胞分化及细胞凋亡有关。     

Synaptotagmin 1基因敲除对小鼠行为的影响*

目的: 研究Synaptotagmin 1基因敲除(Syt1^+/-)对小鼠情绪行为的影响并初步探讨其可能机制。方法: 选取8周龄雄性Syt1^+/-小鼠及同窝野生型(WT)小鼠各5只,采用免疫荧光染色方法观察小鼠前额叶皮层、海马、杏仁核、伏隔核、纹状体和腹侧被盖区等6个脑区中Syt1的表达;选用8周龄雄性Syt1^+/-小鼠9只,以及WT小鼠10只为对照,通过旷场实验、高架十字迷宫实验和强迫游泳实验检测比较成年Syt1^+/-小鼠和WT小鼠的焦虑样行为;另选用8周龄雄性Syt1^+/-小鼠及WT小鼠各5只,检测小鼠前额叶皮层、海马和杏仁核的谷氨酸含量。结果: 与WT小鼠相比,Syt1^+/-小鼠在前额叶皮层、海马、杏仁核、伏隔核、纹状体和腹侧被盖区Syt1阳性细胞数目显著减少(P＜0.01);Syt1^+/-小鼠在旷场中总移动距离显著减少(P＜0.01),并更偏爱在外周区域活动(P＜0.01),对中心区域的探索欲望显著下降(P＜0.01);Syt1^+/-小鼠更偏好待在封闭安全环境中(P＜0.01),开臂探索次数(P＜0.05)和在其中运动的时间显著减少(P＜0.01);Syt1^+/-小鼠在强迫游泳实验中不动时间明显增加(P＜0.01);同时,Syt1^+/-小鼠杏仁核中谷氨酸的含量显著增加(P＜0.01)。结论: Syt1基因敲除可以引起小鼠显著的焦虑样行为,推测与杏仁核中谷氨酸含量增加有关。     

人成纤维细胞生长因子受体2IIIc及其突变型重组腺病毒的获得和在乳腺癌细胞中的表达

获得人成纤维细胞生长因子受体2Ⅲc(FGFR2Ⅲc)及其S252W突变型重组腺病毒,感染乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231,为下一步研究FGFR2Ⅲc基因的功能和作用机制奠定基础。以本实验室保存的含FGFR2Ⅲc基因的质粒为模板,PCR扩增得到FGFR2Ⅲc基因,重叠延伸法PCR获得FGFR2ⅢcS252W突变型基因;分别将上述野生型和突变型基因克隆至腺病毒穿梭质粒pAdTrack-CMV上,得到重组穿梭质粒pAdTrack-FGFR2Ⅲc和pAdTrack-FGFR2ⅢcS252W,DNA测序证实。Pme I酶切后分别与腺病毒骨架质粒pAdEasy-1共转化BJ-5183感受态细菌同源重组,得到的重组表达质粒Ad-FGFR2Ⅲc和Ad-FGFR2ⅢcS252W Pac I酶切线性化后转染HEK293A细胞进行重组腺病毒的包装和扩增,通过GFP报告基因观察病毒表达情况。收集重组病毒颗粒并测定滴度,进一步感染乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231,RT-PCR和Western blotting方法检测目的基因的表达,3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2)-2,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐(MTT)法和流式细胞术分析细胞增殖情况。结果表明,成功构建了人FGFR2Ⅲc及其S252W突变型基因的重组腺病毒表达载体,获得的重组腺病毒颗粒能高效感染MDA-MB-231细胞,并表达目的基因。MTT结果显示FGFR2Ⅲc和S252W均能抑制MDA-MB-231细胞增殖,S252W抑制效果更加明显。流式细胞术表明FGFR2Ⅲc和S252W均能使MDA-MB-231细胞周期停滞于G0/G1期,抑制细胞增殖。     

人成纤维细胞生长因子受体2Ⅲc及其突变型重组腺病毒的获得和在乳腺癌细胞中的表达

获得人成纤维细胞生长因子受体2Ⅲc(FGFR2Ⅲc)及其S252W突变型重组腺病毒,感染乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231,为下一步研究FGFR2Ⅲc基因的功能和作用机制奠定基础。以本实验室保存的含FGFR2Ⅲc基因的质粒为模板,PCR扩增得到FGFR2Ⅲc基因,重叠延伸法PCR获得FGFR2ⅢcS252W突变型基因;分别将上述野生型和突变型基因克隆至腺病毒穿梭质粒pAdTrack-CMV上,得到重组穿梭质粒pAdTrack-FGFR2Ⅲc和pAdTrack-FGFR2ⅢcS252W,DNA测序证实。Pme I酶切后分别与腺病毒骨架质粒pAdEasy-1共转化BJ-5183感受态细菌同源重组,得到的重组表达质粒Ad-FGFR2Ⅲc和Ad-FGFR2ⅢcS252W Pac I酶切线性化后转染HEK293A细胞进行重组腺病毒的包装和扩增,通过GFP报告基因观察病毒表达情况。收集重组病毒颗粒并测定滴度,进一步感染乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231,RT-PCR和Western blotting方法检测目的基因的表达,3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2)-2,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐(MTT)法和流式细胞术分析细胞增殖情况。结果表明,成功构建了人FGFR2Ⅲc及其S252W突变型基因的重组腺病毒表达载体,获得的重组腺病毒颗粒能高效感染MDA-MB-231细胞,并表达目的基因。MTT结果显示FGFR2Ⅲc和S252W均能抑制MDA-MB-231细胞增殖,S252W抑制效果更加明显。流式细胞术表明FGFR2Ⅲc和S252W均能使MDA-MB-231细胞周期停滞于G0/G1期,抑制细胞增殖。     

幼龄犬髁突囊外损伤对髁突及下颌骨生长发育的影响

目的:研究幼龄犬髁突不同形式的囊外损伤对髁突局部及下颌骨生长发育的影响。方法:20只6月龄中华田园犬随机分为五组,除空白对照组外,分别建立幼龄犬单侧髁突颈部骨折、髁突颈部骨折后内固定、髁突颈部骨膜损伤及髁突颈部骨皮质损伤四种动物模型,饲养12w及24w后通过头颅CT三维重建测量的方法观察其对下颌骨对称性及生长量的影响,并通过组织学染色观察髁突局部生长中心的微观改变。结果:1仅单侧髁突颈部骨折组在损伤早期对下颌骨及髁突发育产生了影响,使损伤侧髁突颈部形态变短变粗,下颌骨长度也较对侧减小,但髁突及颈部的局部适应性改建会逐渐抵消这些影响,24w时下颌骨已不存在骨性不对称,但功能性原因仍能导致颏点出现向患侧的偏斜。2其余三种损伤形式在实验设定的观察期内对髁突及下颌骨的生长发育影响不大,但单侧髁突颈部骨折后内固定组在24w时也出现了下颌骨的功能性偏斜。3各种损伤形式对髁突及下颌骨生长发育的远期影响有待进一步实验证实。结论:生长发育期犬髁突囊外损伤对髁突及下颌骨生长发育的影响不大。     

肥大软骨细胞特异性表达Cre重组酶转基因小鼠的建立

肥大软骨细胞是软骨细胞的终末分化形式,在软骨内成骨过程中发挥十分关键的作用。为了研究肥大软骨细胞在骨骼发育过程中的功能,我们构建了在8.2 kb小鼠X型胶原基因（Col10a1）启动子控制下表达Cre重组酶的转基因小鼠品系（Col10a1-8.2-Cre）。采用显微注射法将11.5 kb的转基因片段引入小鼠基因组,共注射受精卵328枚,获得子代鼠51只,经PCR基因型鉴定有3只在基因组上整合有Cre重组酶基因。PCR检测发现Col10a1-8.2-Cre转基因在含有肥大软骨细胞的组织中表达。为了检测Cre重组酶表达的强度和组织特异性,转基因小鼠与ROSA26报告小鼠交配。子代ROSA26;Col10a1-8.2-Cre双转基因小鼠LacZ染色检测的结果显示,Cre重组酶在所有的肥大软骨细胞中表达。原位杂交的结果验证Col10a1-8.2-Cre转基因表达在肥大区的上端。以上结果表明,我们建立的肥大软骨细胞特异性表达Cre重组酶的转基因小鼠品系可以作为一种遗传学工具,介导目的基因在肥大软骨细胞中的敲除。     

SMAD3介导TGF-β1刺激软骨细胞增殖和抑制软骨细胞肥大性分化(英文)

为研究TGF β1 SMAD3信号对小鼠软骨细胞增殖和分化的影响 ,分离了野生型与Smad3基因剔除 (Smad3ex8 ex8)突变纯合子小鼠肋骨软骨细胞并进行了体外培养 .通过3 H TdR参入实验检测了体外培养软骨细胞的增殖能力 .TGF β1可以刺激野生型软骨细胞的增殖 ,Smad3基因缺失导致小鼠软骨细胞丧失对TGF β1刺激生长作用的应答 .Northern杂交显示 ,TGF β1促进野生型小鼠软骨细胞表达Ⅱ型胶原 ,而Smad3基因缺失突变纯合子软骨细胞大量表达肥大性软骨细胞的分子标记物X型胶原 .结果表明 ,SMAD3介导转化生长因子TGF β1刺激软骨细胞增殖并抑制软骨细胞的肥大性分化     

Jmjd3和Ezh2拮抗调节小鼠骨折愈合

目的:探讨Jmjd3和Ezh2在小鼠骨折愈合过程中的作用。方法:以软骨细胞条件性基因敲除8-10周龄小鼠为研究对象,按基因型随机分为6组,每组5只:其中实验组基因型为Jmjd3~(fl/fl)/Col2a1-Cre ~(ERT2),Ezh2~(fl/fl)/Col2a1-Cre ~(ERT2)或Jmjd~(3fl/fl)/Ezh2~(fl/fl)/Col2a1-Cre ~(ERT2);对照组基因型为Jmjd3~(fl/fl),Ezh2~(fl/fl)或Jmjd3~(fl/fl)/Ezh2~(fl/fl)。建立骨髓腔中插入固定针的稳定性胫骨骨折模型,于骨折术后3天、5天和7天腹腔注射Tamoxifen 3 mg/次/天。各组于术后3W处死,并于骨折部位取材行X线片及组织学检查。结果:通过连续的X线影像学及HE组织切片观察,骨折术后3周是判断小鼠骨折愈合情况的最佳时间点。X线片发现骨折术后3W时软骨细胞内Jmjd3被敲除小鼠的骨折线较对照组明显且骨化骨痂大小和密度均较低,HE切片显示骨化骨痂面积显著低于对照组,而软骨骨痂面积高于对照组;相反,X线片发现Ezh2被敲除小鼠的骨痂面积明显大于对照组,且密度高于对照组,HE组织切片显示Ezh2被敲除的小鼠的骨化骨痂的钙化程度更高,骨小梁更粗更密集。最后,X线片和HE切片均没有发现软骨细胞Jmjd3和Ezh2同时被敲除的小鼠与对照小鼠之间存在明显差异。结论:以软骨细胞特异基因敲除小鼠为基础,我们首次发现Jmjd3具有促进骨折愈合的作用,而Ezh2具有抑制骨折愈合的作用;并且发现Jmjd3和Ezh2对抗调节小鼠的骨折愈合过程,这些发现为骨折愈合治疗提供了新的分子实验基础。     

人胚髁状突软骨细胞的改良培养及生物学特性的研究

目的:探讨行之有效的人胚髁状突软骨细胞体外分离培养方法及研究其生物学特性.方法:用0.25%胰蛋白酶和0.2%Ⅱ型胶原酶分阶段联合消化法分离髁状突软骨细胞,将分离的软骨细胞与未消化完的小片软骨共同置入预涂多聚赖氨酸的培养瓶中培养,通过倒置显微镜,免疫组织化学染色、电镜观察等方法与传统培养方法对比,检测软骨细胞的分离后存活率、贴壁生长速度及传代7次内髁状突软骨细胞表型改变相伴随的形态学及生物学特征.结果:本方法培养的人髁突软骨细胞存活率可达98%以上,细胞贴壁能力强,与传统培养方法形成细胞单层的速度相比具有统计学意义(p<0.05).7代以内培养的髁状突软骨细胞免疫组织化学染色阳性,透射电镜可见细胞内有丰富的粗面内质网及线粒体.而传统培养方法所获得的人髁状突软骨细胞存活率为90%左右,培养3代以后免疫组织化学染色显示其软骨细胞表型逐渐减弱,培养至第7代其免疫组织化学染色为阴性.结论:本方法培养的髁状突软骨细胞存活率高,且能维持软骨细胞的特有表型,至少能保持软骨细胞7代稳定,是一种简便、有效的培养方法.     

Parathyroid hormone promotes cartilage healing after free reduction of mandibular condylar fractures by upregulating Sox9

After high fractures of the mandibular condyle, the insufficient blood supply to the condyle often leads to poor bone and cartilage repair ability and poor clinical outcome. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) can promote the bone formation and mineralization of mandibular fracture, but its effects on cartilage healing after the free reduction and internal fixation of high fractures of the mandibular condyle are unknown. In this study, a rabbit model of free reduction and internal fixation of high fractures of the mandibular condyle was established, and the effects and mechanisms of PTH on condylar cartilage healing were explored. Forty-eight specific-pathogen-free (SPF) grade rabbits were randomly divided into two groups. In the experimental group, PTH was injected subcutaneously at 20 µg/kg (PTH (1–34)) every other day, and in the control group, PTH was replaced with 1 ml saline. The healing cartilages were assessed at postoperative days 7, 14, 21, and 28. Observation of gross specimens, hematoxylin eosin staining and Safranin O/fast green staining found that every-other-day subcutaneous injection of PTH at 20 µg/kg promoted healing of condylar cartilage and subchondral osteogenesis in the fracture site. Immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction showed that PTH significantly upregulated the chondrogenic genes Sox9 and Col2a1 in the cartilage fracture site within 7–21 postoperative days in the experimental group than those in the control group, while it downregulated the cartilage inflammation gene matrix metalloproteinase-13 and chondrocyte terminal differentiation gene ColX. In summary, exogenous PTH can stimulate the formation of cartilage matrix by triggering Sox9 expression at the early stage of cartilage healing, and it provides a potential therapeutic protocol for high fractures of the mandibular condyle.     

Endochondral bone formation in toothless (osteopetrotic) rats: failures of chondrocyte patterning and type X collagen expression

The pacemaker of endochondral bone growth is cell division and hypertrophy of chondrocytes. The developmental stages of chondrocytes, characterized by the expression of collagen types II and X, are arranged in arrays across the growth zone. Mutations in collagen II and X genes as well as the absence of their gene products lead to different, altered patterns of chondrocyte stages which remain aligned across the growth plate (GP). Here we analyze GP of rats bearing the mutation toothless (tl) which, apart from bone defects, develop a progressive, severe chondrodystrophy during postnatal weeks 3 to 6. Mutant GP exhibited disorganized, non-aligned chondrocytes and mineralized metaphyseal bone but without cartilage mineralization or cartilaginous extensions into the metaphysis. Expression of mRNA coding for collagen types II (Col II) and X (Col X) was examined in the tibial GP by in situ hybridization. Mutant rats at 2 weeks exhibited Col II RNA expression and some hypertrophied chondrocytes (HC) but no Col X RNA was detected. By 3rd week, HC had largely disappeared from the central part of the mutant GP and Col II RNA expression was present but weak and in 2 separate bands. Peripherally the GP contained HC but without Col X RNA expression. This abnormal pattern was exacerbated by the fourth week. Bone mineralized but cartilage in the GP did not. These data suggest that the tl mutation involves a regulatory function for chondrocyte maturation, including Col X RNA synthesis and mineralization, and that the GP abnormalities are related to the Col X deficiency. The differences in patterning in the tl rat GP compared to direct Col X mutations may be explained by compensatory effects.     

Bilan scintigraphique osseux d’une hypercondylie unilatérale

A 10-year-old girl with unilateral condylar hyperplasia was referred to our department for a bone scan. We describe the role of the bone scan in this condition. Unilateral condylar hyperplasia is a rare disease of the mandibular condyle cartilage growth leading to facial deformity. Bone scan demonstrates the active or inactive nature of condylar hyperplasia and orients therapy. A planar bone scan completed by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) combined with CT was performed. Increased uptake of the left mandibular condyle, particularly well demonstrated on SPECT images, was seen. This was confirmed by relative quantification and helped decision making to surgical treatment.     

An in situ hybridization study of the insulin-like growth factor system in developing condylar cartilage of the fetal mouse mandible

The objective of this study was to investigate the involvement of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the developing mandibular condylar cartilage and temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Fetal mice at embryonic day (E) 13.0-18.5 were used for in situ hybridization studies using [35S]-labeled RNA probes for IGF-I, IGF-II, IGF-I receptor (-IR), and IGF binding proteins (-BPs). At E13.0, IGF-I and IGF-II mRNA were expressed in the mesenchyme around the mandibular bone, but IGF-IR mRNA was not expressed within the bone. At E14.0, IGF-I and IGF-II mRNA were expressed in the outer layer of the condylar anlage, and IGF-IR mRNA was first detected within the condylar anlage, suggesting that the presence of IGF-IR mRNA in an IGF-rich environment triggers the initial formation of the condylar cartilage. IGFBP-4 mRNA was expressed in the anlagen of the articular disc and lower joint cavity from E15.0 to 18.5. When the upper joint cavity was formed at E18.5, IGFBP-4 mRNA expression was reduced in the fibrous mesenchymal tissue facing the upper joint cavity. Enhanced IGFBP-2 mRNA expression was first recognized in the anlagen of both the articular disc and lower joint cavity at E16.0 and continued expression in these tissues as well as in the fibrous mesenchymal tissue facing the upper joint cavity was observed at E18.5. IGFBP-5 mRNA was continuously expressed in the outer layer of the perichondrium/fibrous cell layer in the developing mandibular condyle. These findings suggest that the IGF system is involved in the formation of the condylar cartilage as well as in the TMJ.     

An Immunohistochemical Study of Matrix Proteins in the Craniofacial Cartilage in Midterm Human Fetuses

Immunohistochemical localization of collagen types I, II, and X, aggrecan, versican, dentin matrix protein (DMP)-1, martix extracellular phosphoprotein (MEPE) were performed for Meckel’s cartilage, cranial base cartilage, and mandibular condylar cartilage in human midterm fetuses; staining patterns within the condylar cartilage were compared to those within other cartilaginous structures. Mandibular condylar cartilage contained aggrecan; it also had more type I collagen and a thicker hypertrophic cell layer than the other two types of cartilage; these three characteristics are similar to those of the secondary cartilage of rodents. MEPE immunoreactivity was first evident in the cartilage matrix of all types of cartilage in the human fetuses and in Meckel’s cartilage of mice and rats. MEPE immunoreactivity was enhanced in the deep layer of the hypertrophic cell layer and in the cartilaginous core of the bone trabeculae in the primary spongiosa. These results indicated that MEPE is a component of cartilage matrix and may be involved in cartilage mineralization. DMP-1 immunoreactivity first became evident in human bone lacunae walls and canaliculi; this pattern of expression was comparable to the pattern seen in rodents. In addition, chondroid bone was evident in the mandibular (glenoid) fossa of the temporal bone, and it had aggrecan, collagen types I and X, MEPE, and DMP-1 immunoreactivity; these findings indicated that chondroid bone in this region has phenotypic expression indicative of both hypertrophic chondrocytes and osteocytes.Key words: condylar cartilage, human fetus, extracellular matrix, MEPE, DMP-1     

Collagen I and II mRNA distribution in the rat temporomandibular joint region during growth

The distribution of type I and II collagen synthesis in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) area of 1- to 28-day-old rats was studied after hybridization with probes to pro alpha1(I) and pro alpha1(II) collagen mRNA, and stain intensity through the various cartilaginous zones of the mandibular condyle and other areas of TMJ was assessed. The pro alpha(I) collagen mRNA was detected in the perichondrium/periosteum, in the fibrous and undifferentiated cell layers of the mandibular condyle, in the articular disc, and in all bone structures and muscles. The pro alpha1(II) collagen mRNA was found in the condylar cartilage and the articular fossa. Intensity in the condyle was highest in the chondroblastic layer and decreased towards the lower hypertrophic layer. In the condylar cartilage of the 21- to 28-day-old rats the chondroblastic cell zone was relatively narrow compared with the younger animals, whereas the reverse seems to be the case in the cartilage of the articular fossa. Changes in the pro alpha1(II) collagen mRNA were observed in the osseochondral junction area of the primary spongiosa, in that at the age of 5 days intense staining was found, whereas no staining was observed by 14 days. In the mineralizing zone, however, the majority of osteoblastic cells gave a positive signal with the pro alpha1(I) collagen probe. In conclusion, type II collagen synthesis of the mandibular condyle is restricted to its upper area. This differs from the long bone epiphyseal plate, where this type of collagen is produced virtually throughout the cartilage. Type II collagen synthesis of the fossal cartilage seems to increase as a function of age.     

Localization of CD44 (hyaluronan receptor) and hyaluronan in rat mandibular condyle.

CD44 is a multifunctional adhesion molecule that binds to hyaluronan (HA), type I collagen, and fibronectin. We investigated localization of CD44 and HA in mandibular condylar cartilage compared with the growth plate and the articular cartilage, to clarify the characteristics of chondrocytes. We also performed Western blotting using a lysate of mandibular condyle. In mandibular condyle, CD44-positive cells were seen in the surface region of the fibrous cell layer and in the proliferative cell layer. Western blotting revealed that the molecular weight of CD44 in condyle was 78 to 86 kD. Intense reactivity for HA was detected on the surface of the condyle and the lacunae of the hypertrophic cell layer. Moderate labeling was seen in cartilage matrix of the proliferative and maturative layer. Weak labeling was also seen in the fibrous cell layer. In growth plate and articular cartilage, HA was detected in all cell layers. However, chondrocytes of these cartilages did not exhibit reactivity for CD44. These results suggest that chondrocytes in the mandibular condylar cartilage differ in expression of CD44 from those in tibial growth plate and articular cartilage. Cell-matrix interaction between CD44 and HA may play an important role in the proliferation of chondrocytes in the mandibular condyle.     

非诱导脂肪干细胞膜片复合PRF修复兔髁状突软骨缺损

目的:探索非诱导ADSCs膜片/PRF复合植入物修复兔子下颌骨髁状突软骨缺损的可行性及效果。方法:选取36只3月龄新西兰雄性大白兔,随机分为3个组即ADSCs膜片/PRF组、PRF组、空白对照组,在3%戊巴比妥钠麻醉下解剖暴露出髁状突关节面并用裂钻分别在双侧髁状突软骨面上制备一3 mm直径、3 mm深的髁突表面软骨缺损区,按实验设计每个分组分别填入相应的植入物。分别在术后4周、8周、12周处死相应时间点的动物采集髁突标本,标本进行大体及组织学检查比较。结果:术后12周时空白对照组的下颌髁状突软骨缺损未能修复,PRF组有少量不规则、不连续的软骨形成,ADSCs膜片/PRF组的修复效果较好,表面软骨接近正常纤维软骨,与周围软骨连续性较好。组织学染色也显示ADSCs膜片/PRF组优于PRF组和空白对照组。结论:证明了ADSCs膜片/PRF复合物修复髁状突软骨缺损的可行性。