miR-939-5p对糖尿病视性网膜病变和视网膜微血管内皮细胞的调控作用

摘要 目的：探究miR-939-5p对糖尿病性视网膜病变和人视网膜微血管内皮细胞（HRMEC）的调控作用。方法：将miR-939-5p模拟物（miR-939-5p-mimic）或miR-939-5p抑制剂（miR-939-5p-inhibitor）转染到HRMEC中,并将细胞用高糖（HG组,25 mM）或低糖（LG组,5 mM）处理24 h。通过细胞计数试剂盒8（CCK-8）来检测细胞活力,EdU法检测细胞DNA的复制能力,Hoechst 33258染色检测细胞凋亡,使用双荧光素酶试剂盒E2920验证miR-939-5p与NOS2 3''-UTR之间的结合关系。对大鼠腹腔注射65 mg/kg的链脲佐菌素（STZ）诱导DR模型,通过RT-qPCR检测miR-939-5p水平,Western Blot检测诱导型一氧化氮合酶（NOS2）水平,苏木精伊红（HE）染色检查大鼠视网膜形态,免疫组织化学染色检测视网膜Claudin-5和Occludin的表达,伊文思蓝染色检测大鼠血视网膜屏障（BRB）通透性,ELISA法检测大鼠房水中白介素-1β（IL-1β）和肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）的水平。结果：与LG组的HRMEC相比,HG组的miR-939-5p显著降低,而NOS2蛋白水平显著升高（P<0.05）。荧光素酶活性测定显示,与NC-mimic组相比,miR-939-5p-mimic与pGL3-NOS2-WT共转染组的荧光素酶活性显著降低（P<0.05）。与HG+NC-mimic组相比,HG+miR-939-5p-mimic组的miR-939-5p水平和细胞活力显著升高,而NOS2蛋白水平和细胞凋亡率显著降低（P<0.05）。与DR组相比,miR-939-5p-Agomir组大鼠视网膜组织病变减轻,Claudin-5和Occludin的表达水平明显升高,伊文思蓝浓度显著降低（P<0.05）;与DR组相比,miR-939-5p-Agomir组大鼠房水中IL-1β和TNF-α的水平均显著降低（P<0.05）。结论：在高糖培养的HRMEC中和DR大鼠视网膜中,miR-939-5p为低表达模式,NOS2为高表达模式。上调miR-939-5p通过靶向抑制NOS2对DR大鼠视网膜和HRMEC提供保护作用。     

miR-1298表达对PC-12细胞糖氧剥夺/复氧损伤的影响及其机制研究

摘要 目的：通过体外细胞培养探讨miR-1298对缺血缺氧性神经损伤的调节作用。方法：首先通过细胞活性检测和乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）细胞毒性法确定大鼠PC-12细胞糖氧剥夺/复氧（OGD/R）的造模效果,同时采用实时荧光定量PCR（RT-qPCR）检测细胞miR-1298的表达差异。体外转染miR-1298mimic、mimic NC、miR-1298 inhibitor和inhibitor NC至大鼠PC-12细胞系,检测mimic、mimic NC、inhibitor、inhibitor NC的转染效率。经过OGD/R处理后将细胞分为Control组、OGD/R组、mimic组、mimicNC组、inhibitor组和inhibitorNC组。流式细胞术检测各组PC-12细胞凋亡的情况,免疫印迹试验（Western blot）检测各组PC-12细胞凋亡相关蛋白B淋巴细胞瘤-2基因（BCL-2）和Bcl-2相关的x基因（Bax）表达的情况。结果：PC12细胞经过OGD/R处理后,其细胞存活率与Control组比明显下降且LDH漏出率明显上升（均P<0.05）;模型细胞中miR-1298相对表达量明显低于Control组（P<0.05）。转染24小时后mimic组细胞中miR-1298的相对表达量明显高于mimicNC组（P<0.05）;mimic组细胞凋亡率低于mimicNC组,而inhibitor组细胞凋亡率高于inhibitor NC组（均P<0.05）;mimic组的BCL-2表达量较mimicNC组升高,而BAX表达量下降,inhibitor组与inhibitorNC组相比,BCL-2表达量下降,而BAX表达量上升,差异均有统计学意义（均P<0.05）。结论：miR-1298通过抑制细胞凋亡减轻PC-12细胞OGD/R的损伤。     

下调lncRNA MCF2L-AS1靶向miR-33b-5p抑制胃癌细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭并促进凋亡

摘要 目的：探讨lncRNA MCF2L-AS1对胃癌细胞恶性生物学行为的影响及分子机制。方法：选取45例胃癌患者的癌组织及癌旁正常组织,或培养胃黏膜上皮细胞GES-1、胃癌细胞HGC-27,采用RT-qPCR检测MCF2L-AS1和miR-33b-5p的表达水平。采用双荧光素酶报告实验检测MCF2L-AS1和miR-33b-5p的靶向关系。将HGC-27细胞分为si-NC组、si-MCF2L-AS1组、mimic NC组、miR-33b-5p mimic组、si-MCF2L-AS1+inhibitor NC组、si-MCF2L-AS1+miR-33b-5p inhibitor组,分别转染si-NC、si-MCF2L-AS1、mimic NC、miR-33b-5p mimic或共转染si-MCF2L-AS1+inhibitor NC、si-MCF2L-AS1+miR-33b-5p inhibitor。采用MTT实验检测细胞增殖情况,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率,克隆形成实验检测细胞克隆形成数,Transwell实验检测迁移和侵袭细胞数。结果：与癌旁正常组织或GES-1细胞相比,胃癌组织或HGC-27细胞中MCF2L-AS1表达水平升高、miR-33b-5p表达水平降低,差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）。MCF2L-AS1可靶向调控miR-33b-5p。下调MCF2L-AS1或过表达miR-33b-5p,miR-33b-5p表达水平升高,HGC-27细胞凋亡率升高,但细胞增殖、克隆形成数、迁移和侵袭数均减少,差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）。抑制miR-33b-5p可减弱下调MCF2L-AS1对HGC-27细胞的生物学作用。结论：下调MCF2L-AS1通过上调miR-33b-5p抑制胃癌细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭并促进凋亡;MCF2L-AS1通过靶向调控miR-33b-5p表达进而参与胃癌细胞的恶性生物学行为。     

环状RNA circMRPS35通过miR-130a-3p/ZNRF3轴调节胃癌细胞的增殖、凋亡、迁移和侵袭

摘要 目的：探讨环状RNA MRPS35（circMRPS35）对胃癌（GC）细胞增殖、凋亡、迁移和侵袭的调控机制。方法：体外培养人GC细胞系（HGC-27、MGC-803、MKN45和AGS）和正常胃上皮GES-1细胞,实时荧光定量PCR（RT-qPCR）检测circMRPS35、miR-130a-3p和锌环指蛋白3（ZNRF3）mRNA表达。另取MGC-803细胞,分为对照组、pc-NC组、pc-circMRPS35组、pc-circMRPS35+miR-NC组、pc-circMRPS35+miR-130a-3p组,采用Lipofectamine 3000进行质粒转染。RT-qPCR检测circMRPS35、miR-130a-3p和ZNRF3 mRNA表达,Western blot检测ZNRF3蛋白表达,CCK-8法、流式细胞术检测细胞增殖与凋亡,划痕实验和Transwell小室实验检测细胞迁移与侵袭能力,裸鼠移植瘤实验探究circMRPS35对GC细胞体内生长的影响。双荧光素酶报告基因检测miR-130a-3p与circMRPS35或ZNRF3的靶标关系。结果：GC细胞系中circMRPS35和ZNRF3 mRNA呈低表达,miR-130a-3p呈高表达（均P＜0.05）。过表达circMRPS35可降低miR-130a-3p,上调ZNRF3 mRNA和蛋白水平,抑制细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭,并促进细胞凋亡（均P＜0.05）;circMRPS35过表达对GC细胞恶性行为和裸鼠移植瘤生长的抑制作用可被miR-130a-3p mimic逆转（P＜0.05）。双荧光素酶实验结果显示,过表达miR-130a-3p可降低circMRPS35-WT和ZNRF3-WT的荧光素酶活性（P＜0.05）。结论：circMRPS35可能通过miR-130a-3p/ZNRF3轴抑制GC细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭,并促进细胞凋亡。     

miR-216a-5p调控HMGB1参与膀胱癌EJ细胞生物学行为的机制探讨

[目的]探究微小RNA(microRNA,miR)-216a-5p靶向高迁移率族蛋白1(HMGB1)调控膀胱癌细胞的增殖、凋亡和侵袭的机制。[方法]通过双荧光素酶报告验证miR-216a-5p与HMGB1的靶向关系。人膀胱癌细胞分为4组：对照组、miR-216a-5p组、HMGB1组和miR-216a-5p+HMGB1组。通过转染miR-216a-5p类似物和/或HMGB1质粒来提高miR-216a-5p和/或HMGB1的水平。检测各组miR-216a-5p和HMGB1蛋白表达水平,以及细胞增殖、凋亡和侵袭能力。[结果] miR-216a-5p与HMGB1在膀胱癌细胞中的靶向结合(P<0.05)。HMGB1蛋白及其细胞的增殖及侵袭水平在miR-216a-5p组中明显较对照组低,凋亡率显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。HMGB1组的HMGB1蛋白、增殖和侵袭水平显著高于对照组,凋亡率显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。miR-216a-5p+HMGB1组的HMGB1蛋白、增殖和侵袭水平显著高于miR-216a-5p组且显著低于HMGB1组,凋亡率显著低于miR-216a-5p...     

间充质干细胞外泌体对肺脏上皮钠离子转运的调控作用研究

该文讨论了小鼠骨髓间充质干细胞来源的外泌体(bone mesenchymal stem cell-exosome,BMSC-exo)对肺损伤引起的肺泡上皮钠离子转运障碍的调控。从BMSCs的条件培养基中分离外泌体,利用透射电镜技术对其形态结构以及大小进行了鉴定;对培养的经典肺上皮细胞系H441细胞分别给予脂多糖或外泌体处理,应用qRT-PCR和Western blot技术检测了H441细胞中钠离子通道在mRNA和蛋白水平的表达情况。此外,研究结果表明,LPS处理的H441细胞中miR-199a-3p的表达明显降低;与单独应用LPS组相比,浓度为20μg/mL的外泌体处理组中miR-199a-3p的表达显著性升高;和阴性对照组(NC)相比,转染miR-199a-3p mimic的H441细胞中α-、γ-ENaC的表达明显升高,而和inhibitor NC组相比,miR-199a-3p inhibitor组的α-、γ-ENaC的表达则明显降低。网站预测结果显示,哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mammalian target of rapamycin,mTOR)是miR-199a-3p的靶蛋白,miR-199a-3p mimic组的mTOR蛋白的表达明显低于NC组;miR-199a-3p inhibitor组和inhibitor NC组相比,mTOR的表达显著性升高。以上结果表明,BMSC-exo可能经miR-199a-3p参与mTOR通路调节肺泡上皮细胞中钠离子通道的表达来促进肺脏上皮离子转运,进而可能促进病理条件下的肺脏液体清除,参与临床急性肺损伤等相关水肿性肺疾病的治疗。     

LncRNA KCNQ1OT1靶向调控miR-124-3p/HMGB1轴对高糖诱导肾小球系膜细胞增殖、凋亡及纤维化的影响

摘要 目的：探讨长链非编码核糖核酸（LncRNA）KCNQ1OT1靶向调控miR-124-3p/高迁移率族蛋白B1（HMGB1）轴对高糖诱导肾小球系膜细胞（HMC）增殖、凋亡及纤维化的影响。方法：将人HMC分为对照组（NC组）、高糖组（30 mmol/L葡萄糖）、阴性序列（si-NC）组、KCNQ1OT1小干扰核糖核酸（RNA）（si-KCNQ1OT1）组、si-KCNQ1OT1+模拟对照序列（miR-NC）组、si-KCNQ1OT1+miR-124-3p抑制剂（miR-124-3p inhibitor）组,各组在转染后进行高糖处理。实时荧光定量聚合酶链式反应（RT-qPCR）检测LncRNA KCNQ1OT1信使核糖核酸（mRNA）、miR-124-3p mRNA、HMGB1 mRNA表达;四甲基偶氮唑盐比色法（MTT）检测细胞增殖活性;流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率;蛋白印迹法（Western blot）检测HMGB1蛋白、增殖相关蛋白[细胞周期蛋白1（CyclinD1）]、细胞凋亡蛋白[半胱氨酸蛋白酶-3（caspase-3）、半胱氨酸蛋白酶蛋白9（caspase-9）]、细胞纤维化蛋白[纤维连接蛋白（FN）、细胞黏附分子-1（ICAM-1）]表达;双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证LncRNA KCNQ1OT1与miR-124-3p与HMGB1之间的靶向关系。结果：与NC组比较,高糖组KCNQ1OT1 mRNA、HMGB1 mRNA及HMGB1蛋白、CyclinD1蛋白、FN蛋白、ICAM-1蛋白表达、HMC活性（24 h、48 h和72 h）明显上升,miR-124-3p mRNA、caspase-3蛋白及caspase-9蛋白表达、HMC凋亡率明显下降（P<0.05）;与高糖组、si-NC组比较,si-KCNQ1OT1组KCNQ1OT1 mRNA、HMGB1 mRNA及HMGB1蛋白、CyclinD1蛋白、FN蛋白、ICAM-1蛋白表达、HMC活性（24 h、48 h和72 h）明显下降,miR-124-3p mRNA、caspase-3蛋白及caspase-9蛋白表达、HMC凋亡率明显上升（P<0.05）;与si-KCNQ1OT1组、si-KCNQ1OT1+miR-NC组比较,si-KCNQ1OT1+miR-124-3p inhibitor组HMGB1 mRNA及HMGB1蛋白、CyclinD1蛋白、FN蛋白、ICAM-1蛋白表达、HMC活性（24 h、48 h和72 h）明显上升,miR-124-3p mRNA、caspase-3蛋白及caspase-9蛋白表达、HMC凋亡率明显下降（P<0.05）。较miR-NC组与KCNQ1OT1-WT共转染组而言,miR-124-3p mimic组与KCNQ1OT1-WT共转染组细胞荧光素酶活性明显降低（P<0.05）;较miR-NC组与HMGB1-WT共转染组而言,miR-124-3p mimic组与HMGB1-WT共转染组细胞荧光素酶活性明显降低（P<0.05）。结论：LncRNA KCNQ1OT1可以靶向下调miR-124-3p mRNA表达,上调HMGB1 mRNA及HMGB1蛋白表达,促进高糖诱导HMC增殖,抑制凋亡,促进细胞纤维化发展。     

Mir-335-5p靶向G6PD对结肠癌细胞增殖、凋亡的影响

目的: 探讨Mir-335-5p通过靶向G6PD对结肠癌细胞增殖、凋亡的影响。方法: 设置正常结肠细胞组、空白对照组、NC组、miRNA-335-5p mimic组;体外培养结肠上皮细胞(IEC)和人源性结肠癌细胞SW480,并对NC组、miRNA-335-5p mimic组细胞进行转染;采用RT-qPCR检测各组细胞中miR-335-5p及G6PD mRNA表达水平;双荧光素酶报告实验验证Mir-335-5p对G6PD靶向作用;MTT实验检测各组细胞的增殖;流式细胞术检测转染后各组细胞凋亡率;Western blot检测G6PD及凋亡蛋白Bax、Bcl-2、caspase3相对表达水平。结果: 与正常结肠细胞相比,空白对照组、NC组结肠癌细胞SW480细胞中miR-335-5p相对表达水平降低,G6PD mRNA相对表达水平升高(P＜0.05);与空白对照组、NC组相比,miR-335-5p mimic组细胞miR-335-5p表达水平明显升高,G6PD mRNA表达水平显著降低(P＜0.05)。与空白对照、NC组相比,miR-335-5p mimic组结肠癌SW480细胞生长活性显著降低,凋亡率显著升高(P＜0.05)。miR-335-5p mimic+WT-G6PD 3′-UTR组的荧光素酶相对活性低于miR-335-5p NC+WT-G6PD 3′-UTR组(P＜0.05)。与空白对照组相比,miR-335-5p mimic组细胞中G6PD、Bcl-2蛋白相对表达水平显著降低,Bax、caspase3蛋白表达水平显著升高(P＜0.05)。结论: Mir-335-5p可能通过靶向G6PD抑制结肠癌细胞增殖、促进凋亡。     

叶酸抑制宫颈癌进展过程中miR-642a-5p的表达及其对肿瘤细胞的抑制作用研究

摘要 目的：探讨叶酸抑制宫颈癌进展中过程中miR-642a-5p的表达及其对肿瘤细胞的抑制作用。方法：选择宫颈癌细胞株SiHa进行传代培养,采用随机法分为4组：低剂量组、中剂量组、高剂量组分别加入1 μg/mL、10 μg/mL、100 μg/mL的叶酸,而空白对照组未加入叶酸处理。利用实时定量聚合酶链式反应（RT-qPCR）检测miR-642a-5p的表达;采用细胞增殖毒性试验（CCK-8法）、细胞迁移实验（划痕实验）和细胞侵袭实验（Transwell法）分别测量宫颈癌SiHa细胞的增殖活性、迁移和侵袭能力。结果：低、中、高剂量组中叶酸显著抑制了宫颈癌SiHa细胞中miR-642a-5p的表达（P<0.05）,而且随着叶酸浓度升高,其对miR-642a-5p的抑制作用逐渐增强。此外,低、中、高剂量组中叶酸对宫颈癌SiHa细胞的增殖、迁移以及侵袭具有显著抑制作用（P<0.05）,而且叶酸浓度越高,其抑制作用越强。结论：叶酸可以抑制宫颈癌进展过程中miR-642a-5p的表达,而且对宫颈癌SiHa细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭具有一定的抑制作用。     

hsa_circ_0076931可能通过hsa-miR-181a-5p影响胶质瘤发生发展

摘要 目的：探讨hsa_circ_0076931在胶质瘤中的表达及其潜在分子机制。方法：通过生物信息学分析,筛选出目的基因hsa_circ_0076931,在H4细胞系中过表达hsa_circ_0076931后进行转录组测序、生物信息学分析和验证。结果：基因本体（GO）和基因组百科全书（KEGG）结果显示：差异环状RNA（circRNAs）母基因及差异信使核糖核酸（mRNA）主要参与细胞周期、细胞分裂等生物学功能以及代谢、癌症相关和MAPK等信号通路。此外,与hsa_circ_0076931互相作用的基因主要参与细胞增殖、细胞凋亡和细胞迁移等生物功能以及MAPK、PI3K-Akt、Rap1等信号通路。hsa_circ_0076931可以下调靶基因hsa-miR-26a-5p、hsa-miR-181a-5p和hsa-miR-34a-5p表达,上调双特异性磷酸酶 5（DUSP5）、血小板衍生生长因子受体（PDGFRB）和钙通道β3亚基（CACNB3）的表达,并抑制磷酸化ERK（p-ERK）蛋白的表达。结论：hsa_circ_0076931可能通过吸附hsa-miR-181a-5p结合上调DUSP5的表达,从而抑制MAPK信号通路参与胶质瘤的发生发展过程。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.