肺内调节肽对兔支气管上皮细胞分泌白介素的影响

为探讨肺内调节肽对气管上皮细胞（brochial epithelial cells,BECs）分泌功能的影响,实验观察了兔BECs在未受应激与臭氧应激两种条件下白细胞介素（interleukin,ILs）的分泌。结果发现：血管活性肠肽（vasoac-tive intestinal peptide,VIP）以未受应激BECs存在抑制作用,并使用臭氧应激BECs分泌ILs下降;表皮生长因子（epi-dermal growth factor,EGF）使未受应激BECs IL-1、IL-8分泌增加,使臭氧应激的BECs ILs分泌降低;内皮素-1（endothelin-1,ET-1）、降钙素基因相关肽(calctionin gene-related peptide,CGRP）可使未受应激的BECs分泌ILs增加,CGRP还可使臭氧应激的BECs ILs分泌增加。结果提示：肺内调节肽可调控BECs ILs的分泌,在调控气道炎症损伤信号传递方面具有一定的作用。     

抑瘤基因NGX6对人结肠癌细胞凋亡的影响

NGX6基因是中南大学肿瘤研究所分子遗传室在对鼻咽癌研究中筛选克隆出的一个新基因．以稳定转染并表达NGX6基因的HT-29细胞为实验组,转染空白质粒的HT－29细胞以及HT－29细胞为对照组,利用PI／Annexin—V双染流式细胞仪检测结肠癌细胞的凋亡情况,通过EMSA分析体外培养的结肠癌细胞及种植瘤细胞内核转录因子－κB（NF－κB）的激活情况．研究结果表明：在裸鼠结肠癌种植瘤中,转染了NGX6基因的与未转染及空白载体组比较,结肠癌细胞凋亡率明显增高;EMSA（electrophoretic mobility shif tassay）分析体外培养的结肠癌细胞及种植瘤细胞内核转录因子－κB（NF—κB）的激活情况,发现转染了NGX6基因的细胞NF—κB的激活均明显受到抑制．此研究说明,NGX6基因只有诱导结肠癌细胞凋亡的能力,其可能的机制是抑制了结肠癌细胞NF—κB的激活．     

NF—κB与疾病

NF－κB是一种多极性基因调控性能的转录因子,能够激活若干个炎症反应、机体免疫反应及多种细胞因子的基因转录过程,从而控制它们的生物合成。本文综述了近年来国外对NF－κB的研究进展,对NF－κB的结构组成、激活途径、生物学功能及其与多种疾病的关系作一介绍。     

肺内调节肽对兔支气管上皮细胞与嗜酸性粒细胞粘附功能的影响及机制探讨

为了探讨肺内调节肽在各类过敏性炎症发生,发展中的作用,我们观察了血管活性肠肽（vasoactive intestinal peptide,VIP)、表皮生长因子（epidermal growth factor,EGF)、内皮素-1（endothelin-1,ET-1)、降钙素基因相关肽（calcitonin gene-related peptide,CGRP)在未受应激与臭氧应激两种条件下对支气管上皮细胞（bronchial epithelial cell,BEC)与嗜酸性粒细胞（eosinophil,EOS)粘附的影响,结果发现,VIP、EGF可使O3应激的BEC与EOS的粘附率下降,下调气道上皮炎症反应：ET-1、CGRP可使未受应激的BEC与EOS的粘附率增加,诱发炎症损伤反应;CGRP还能加重臭氧的应激反应;ET-1、CGRP的效应可被W7、H7阻断,抗细胞间粘附分子-1（intercel-lular adhesion molecule,ICAM-1)抗体能阻断BEC与EOS的粘附,提示介导BEC与EOS粘附的粘附分子可能是ICAM-1。     

精氨酸甲基转移酶1和核因子κB在哮喘豚鼠中的表达变化

目的：探讨共激活因子相关的精氨酸甲基转移酶1和核因子-κB在豚鼠支气管哮喘模型气道和肺组织的表达变化。方法：24只白色雄性豚鼠随机分为：①正常对照组;②哮喘组。卵清蛋白致敏并激发后采用间接免疫荧光法检测气道及肺组织精氨酸甲基转移酶1和核因子NF—κB（P65）的表达水平,探讨其在哮喘中可能的作用机制。结果：CARM1和NF—κB（P65）在对照组和哮喘组均有阳性表达,主要在支气管-终末细支气管上皮细胞和肺组织成纤维细胞胞核表达。正常对照组和哮喘组CARM1和NF—κB（P65）的表达差异均有统计学意义？结论：在哮喘豚鼠气道上皮及肺组织CARM1和NF—κB（P65）在细胞胞核高表达,提示CARM1可能通过增强募集NF—κB到相关位点激活NF—κB信号转导通路,并启动了多种前炎性基因和免疫调节基因的转录激活从而诱发哮喘炎症反应.     

血管活性肠肽、降钙素基因相关肽及其受体在气道高反应动物肺内的时空分布

为探讨内源性神经肽在气道高反应性形成中的作用,我们以臭氧应激损伤动物气道上皮细胞,建立气道高反应性动物模型,并观察臭氧应激不同时间肺内血管活性肠肽(vasoactive intestinal peptide,VIP)、降钙素基因相关肽(calcitonin gene-related CGRP)含量变化以及VIP受体(VIPR1)、CGRP受体(GRPR1)mRNA在肺内表达、分布的改变。实验观察到,臭氧应激组动物吸入乙酰甲胆碱后气道阻力高于正常对照组,肺内呈现明显的炎症改变。随臭氧应激时间延长,肺组织匀浆中VIP、CGRP浓度呈先增高后降低的双向改变,CGRP达峰值时间早于VIP。VIPR1、CGRPR1 mRNA表达亦经历了双向过程,VIPR1峰值持续时间长于CGRPR1。在无应激对照组动物,肺间质、支气管上皮细胞、血管内皮细胞、平滑肌细胞均有VIPR1、CGRPR1 mRNA表达。随应激时间的延长,阳性细胞呈斑片状集中于气管、血管周围,染色强度增加,至臭氧应激第8天,阳性染色细胞减少。因此我们推测,臭氧应激可以诱导动物气道高反应性的形成。在炎症的早期,以CGRP的作用为主,与肺损伤早期炎症信号的传递有关,以清除刺激原、及时终止致病原的作用;炎症后期以保护机体、促进修复、减轻损伤为主,VIP发挥主要作用。     

IkB激酶(IKK)结构与功能研究进展

真核细胞核转录因子Rel/NF·κB家族广泛存在于从昆虫至人类细胞中，参与细胞的分化、发育、凋亡、黏附及炎症反应。通常NF·κB与其抑制蛋白IκB结合以无活性的方式滞留于胞浆，当多种外部信号作用于细胞时，活化的NF·κB进入细胞核内发挥其功能。目前，对NF·κB激活的信号传导机制已基本明确，IκB激酶(IκB Kinase，IKK)在其中起重要作用，本文综述了近年来对IKK结构、功能及其调控的最新进展。     

转化生长因子β激活性激酶在胶质细胞信号转导中的作用机制

丝裂原激活蛋白激酶（MAPK）和 NFκB介导了炎症细胞转录活性的信号转导过程.转化生长因子β激活性激酶（TGFβ-activated kinase 1,TAK1）是这些转导通路的上游激酶.通过在胶质细胞株中瞬时转染TAK1和它的结合蛋白因子（TAK1-binding protein1 TAB1）基因,或与iNOS(可诱导型氧化氮合酶基因)启动子报告基因（iNOS-Luc）质粒共转染,探讨中枢两类胶质细胞在炎症反应过程中TAK1诱导iNOS 和细胞因子表达的作用机制.结果显示,TAK1明显激活iNOS 和细胞因子（TNFα、IL-1、IL-6）的表达活性. 而且当使用它的下游激酶p38 MAPK、JNK和NFκB的抑制剂（SB203580、SP620125和CAPE）后,这些表达活性明显被抑制.用IκBα的磷酸化突变体质粒(IκBαM)共转染胶质细胞株,能完全抑制iNOS的表达活性.研究结果提示：在胶质细胞内的p38 MAPK、JNK和NFκB信号介导的iNOS和细胞因子的转录表达过程中,TAK1起着非常重要的调节作用.     

热休克转录因子1的抗炎症作用

热休克转录因子1(heat shock factor 1, HSF1)是调节细胞保护性应激蛋白--热休克蛋白表达的主要转录因子,可被热应激、氧化应激等多种理化因素激活.近年研究表明,HSF1具有抗炎症作用:HSF1可抑制TNFα、IL-1β、M-CSF等致炎因子表达,促进IL-10等抗炎因子表达,并降低NF-κB、AP-1等致炎转录因子的活性.HSF1上调热休克蛋白和抑制炎症的双重活性,提示其很可能是联系应激反应和炎症反应的重要因子.     

Negative regulation of the protein kinase C activator-induced ICAM-1 expression in the human bronchial epithelial cell line NCI-H292 by p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinase

The role of p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in NCI-H292 cells, a human bronchial epithelial cell line, was analyzed. Treatment with the protein kinase C (PKC) activator 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) (16.2 nM) or interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) (100 U/ml) induced phosphorylation of p44/42 MAPK. The MEK inhibitor U0126 (0.1 to 10 microM) enhanced the TPA-induced ICAM-1 expression but not the IFN-gamma-induced one. U0126 also enhanced the ICAM-1 expression induced by two other PKC activators teleocidin (22.5 nM) and aplysiatoxin (14.9 nM). Furthermore, PD98059 (0.5 to 50 microM), another MEK inhibitor, enhanced the TPA-induced ICAM-1 expression as well. The inhibitor of p38 MAPK SB203580 did not affect the TPA-induced ICAM-1 expression. BAY11-7082, an inhibitor of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation, and MG132, a 26S proteasome inhibitor, reduced the TPA-induced ICAM-1 expression but not the IFN-gamma-induced one. TPA partially decreased the level of IkappaB-alpha and the reduction was further augmented by U0126 in a concentration-dependent manner. These findings suggested that, in NCI-H292 cells, p44/42 MAPK suppresses PKC activator-induced NF-kappaB activation, thus negatively regulating the PKC activator-induced ICAM-1 expression but not the IFN-gamma-induced one.     

Effect of steroid on hyperoxia-induced ICAM-1 expression in pulmonary endothelial cells

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) of the vascular endothelium plays a key role in the development of pulmonary oxygen toxicity. We studied the effect of steroid on hyperoxia-induced ICAM-1 expression using cultured endothelial cells in vitro. Human pulmonary artery endothelial cells (HPAECs) were cultured to confluence, and then the monolayers were exposed to either control (21% O(2)-5% CO(2)) or hyperoxic (90% O(2)-5% CO(2)) conditions with and without a synthetic glucocorticoid, methylprednisolone (MP). MP reduced hyperoxia-induced ICAM-1 and ICAM-1 mRNA expression in a dose-dependent manner. Neutrophil adhesion to hyperoxia-exposed endothelial cells was also inhibited by MP treatment. In addition, MP attenuated hyperoxia-induced H(2)O(2) production in HPAECs as assessed by flow cytometry. An electrophoretic mobility shift assay demonstrated that hyperoxia activated nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) but not activator protein-1 (AP-1) and that MP attenuated hyperoxia-induced NF-kappaB activation dose dependently. With Western immunoblot analysis, IkappaB-alpha expression was decreased by hyperoxia and increased by MP treatment. These results suggest that MP downregulates hyperoxia-induced ICAM-1 expression by inhibiting NF-kappaB activation via increased IkappaB-alpha expression.