新生BALB/c小鼠肠道潘氏细胞的分布规律

观察BALB/c小鼠小肠潘氏细胞的分布规律。应用石蜡切片、H&E染色技术和LeicaQwin显微图像处理系统,分别对2 d、4 d、6 d、8 d、10 d BALB/c小鼠小肠内潘氏细胞的形态发育、分布规律进行观察和分析。结果发现,4日龄前的BALB/c小鼠各段小肠中肠腺发育尚不完整,未见有潘氏细胞。6日龄后,潘氏细胞开始出现,数量随日龄增加呈递增趋势增长,各日龄间差异显著(P<0.05)。BALB/c小鼠肠道潘氏细胞存在于小肠,十二指肠和空肠较少,回肠较多,各组(不同日龄/肠段)之间差异显著(P<0.05)。     

小鼠Mterf2基因cDNA的克隆、序列分析与组织表达特征

目的:克隆BALB/c小鼠线粒体转录终止因子2(Mterf2)基因cDNA编码区序列,分析Mterf2 mRNA和蛋白质在小鼠大脑、心、脾、肺、肾、肝、胰腺、肌肉和睾丸等9种组织中的表达情况。方法:以BALB/c小鼠肝组织总RNA为模板,RT-PCR扩增Mterf2基因cDNA编码区序列,将其克隆至pMD-19T载体,通过菌落PCR、双酶切和DNA序列测定进行验证;采用MEGA 6.0软件构建Mterf2基因系统发生树;通过Northern印迹和qRT-PCR方法检测Mterf2基因mRNA在小鼠各组织中的表达量;通过Western印迹检测MTERF2蛋白在小鼠多个组织中的表达量。结果:克隆获得BALB/c小鼠Mterf2基因cDNA的编码区序列,其全长1158 bp,编码385个氨基酸残基,克隆到的序列与GenBank参考序列的同源性为100%,无任何碱基突变和移码突变。小鼠Mterf2基因与大鼠Mterf2基因的同源性最高,达到91.0%,在系统发生树上聚类为一簇。Mterf2基因mRNA和蛋白质在BALB/c小鼠心、脑、肝和肾等新陈代谢旺盛的组织中表达丰度最高,其次是在胰腺、睾丸和肌肉组织,而在脾和肺组织中表达相对较低。结论:克隆了BALB/c小鼠Mterf2基因cDNA的编码区序列,并进行了多种组织的表达特征分析,为后续研究Mterf2基因在实验动物体内的生理功能奠定了基础。     

H9N2亚型猪流感病毒感染BALB/c小鼠动物模型的建立

目的建立H9N2亚型猪流感病毒感染BALB/c小鼠动物模型,为研究病毒致病机制提供模型动物。方法通过滴鼻的方法将H9N2亚型猪流感病毒感染BALB/c小鼠,观察小鼠的症状和组织病理变化。结果 BALB/c小鼠的临床症状明显,病理变化典型。结论 H9N2亚型猪流感病毒感染BALB/c小鼠的疾病模型成功建立。     

近交系BALB/c小鼠及先天遗传性白内障突变型BALB/cBk-Cat小鼠的DNA指纹研究

采用人工合成的寡核苷酸探针(GATA)~4|分别与近交系小鼠BALB/c和经10年 30代培育而成的自发突变型近交系先天遗传性白内障BALB/cBk-Cat小鼠进行DNA分杂交,DNA指纹显示:(1)BALB/c小鼠个体之间以及BALB/cBk-C at小鼠个体之间没有差异;(2)BALB/c小鼠与BALB/cBk-Cat小鼠的DNA指纹在23-6kb之间的区域有差异。     

近交系BALB/c小鼠及先天遗传性白内障突变型BALB/cBk-Cat小鼠的DNA指纹研究

采用人工合成的寡核苷酸探针(GATA)~4|分别与近交系小鼠BALB/c和经10年 30代培育而成的自发突变型近交系先天遗传性白内障BALB/cBk-Cat小鼠进行DNA分杂交,DNA指纹显示:(1)BALB/c小鼠个体之间以及BALB/cBk-C at小鼠个体之间没有差异;(2)BALB/c小鼠与BALB/cBk-Cat小鼠的DNA指纹在23-6kb之间的区域有差异。     

一种新的近交系实验动物遗传监测方法及小鼠性别相关RAPD标记的发现

我们用21个10 bp的随机短引物对来自昆明、成都、上海、北京四个地方的BALB/c小鼠以及C57BL小鼠、昆明种小白鼠进行了随机扩增多态DNA(RAPD)分析,发现13个引物的扩增产物在BALB/c小鼠和C 57 BL小鼠中有差异,8个引物的扩增产物在BALB/c小鼠和昆明种小白鼠之间不同.在四个地方的BALB/c小鼠中,成都、上海、北京的BALB/c小鼠其遗传背景均一,而来自昆明的BALB/c小鼠中,有2只的4个引物的扩增产物不同于其它的BALB/c小鼠,表明这两只BALB/c小鼠可能曾发生过某种程度的遗传改变或污染。实验结果显示RAPD方法是一种有效的近交系实验动物遗传监测手段。实验中一个有趣的结果是,在OPG 2、OPE 4、OPE 9的扩增产物中,发现了严格的性别依赖的PAPD标记。OPE 9扩增产物中,凡雄性个体都有一条0.88 kb的标记.OPG 2、OPE 4则在所有的雄性个体中多扩增出一条约1.2 kb的带。通过交叉PCR扩增和斑点杂交证明OPG 2、OPE 4 得到的雄性特异性RAPD标记虽分子大小一致,但不具同源性。这些性别相关RAPD标记的染色体定位和性质分析正在进一步进行中.     

EpCAM蛋白的表达、纯化及其单克隆抗体的制备

目的:原核表达EpCAM蛋白并制备抗EpCAM特异性单克隆抗体,初步鉴定相应单克隆抗体的特性。方法:PCR扩增EpCAM基因胞外区,将目的基因亚克隆至载体pET-28a(+),转化至大肠埃希菌株BL21,IPTG诱导表达,组氨酸亲和层析法纯化表达产物。纯化蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,将成功免疫的小鼠脾细胞与骨髓瘤SP2/0细胞融合,经ELISA筛选得到分泌特异性抗EpCAM的单克隆抗体的细胞株,免疫BALB/c小鼠进一步制备相应的单克隆抗体,并通过Western blot(蛋白质印记)和FACS(流式细胞分析)鉴定单抗的特异性及生物学活性。结果:成功构建重组表达载体pET28a-EpCAM并在大肠杆菌中获得表达,经His-tag亲和层析法获得纯化的EpCAM重组蛋白。EpCAM重组蛋白免疫的BALB/c小鼠的脾细胞与SP2/0细胞融合、筛选,获得两株稳定分泌EpCAM抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为4B2、2F2并免疫BALB/c小鼠获得相应的单克隆抗体。Western blot结果显示4B2腹水纯化所得单抗能够识别FaDu细胞系(人咽鳞癌细胞)中的EpCAM蛋白,但2F2未能识别FaDu细胞中的变性的EpCAM蛋白。FACS结果显示两者均能和FaDu细胞中天然的EpCAM蛋白结合。讨论:成功制备了抗EpCAM的单克隆抗体,并能够识别人咽鳞癌细胞系FaDu中表达的EpCAM,为进一步研究EpCAM抗体在肿瘤治疗中的作用提供基础。     

两品系小鼠食物过敏模型的比较

目的比较两种不同品系小鼠食物过敏模型的敏感性和肠道菌群变化的差异,旨在为食物过敏模型的建立提供依据。方法分别对30只4~5周龄BALB/c和KM雌鼠用卵清蛋白(ovalbumin,OVA)致敏建立食物过敏模型,ELISA法检测小鼠血清OVA特异性IgE水平;HE染色观察空肠组织形态;采用DGGE技术检测粪便菌群的变化。结果 (1)30只致敏的BALB/c小鼠中有27只血清OVA特异性IgE水平明显升高(P0.001),而30只致敏的KM小鼠中有21只,且BALB/c小鼠空肠绒毛炎症细胞浸润、上皮脱落及坏死比KM小鼠明显;(2)食物过敏造模后,BALB/c小鼠肠道菌群的改变明显(P0.001),而KM小鼠中仅有均匀度改变显著(P0.05);(3)BALB/c小鼠和KM小鼠对照组肠道菌群的丰富度、Shannon指数及均匀度都有差异。结论 BALB/c小鼠对OVA的敏感性高于KM小鼠,不同品系小鼠肠道菌群结构不同,OVA处理后,BALB/c小鼠菌群的改变比KM小鼠更明显。     

小鼠脾细胞凋亡释放RNA与自身免疫病的相关性

在经放射线照射诱导的凋亡小鼠脾细胞培养上清中 ,可以提取到大量RNA ,用流式细胞仪检测发现凋亡细胞内的RNA量与正常细胞比较有所下降 .甲基绿 派若宁Y染色小鼠脾脏 ,脾细胞间质呈派若宁Y染色阳性 ,提示小鼠脾细胞也可能释放RNA .将小鼠脾脏研磨后 ,发现脾脏上清中也存在大量的RNA .采用小鼠脾脏上清RNA与脾脏细胞悬液总RNA的比值作为指标来衡量细胞凋亡释放的RNA量 ,并比较了BALB c及BXSB小鼠的差异 ,发现该比值在 3周 (72 % )、3月(5 8 4 % )、6月 (4 5 % )龄BALB c小鼠中呈下降趋势 ,而BXSB小鼠一直保持较高水平 (75 %～83% ) ,该比值在 3月龄、6月龄显著高于BALB c小鼠 (P <0 0 5 ) .同时 ,采用单相酶扩散的方法检测小鼠脾脏上清中RNA酶的活性 .6月龄BXSB小鼠的RNA酶活性显著低于同龄BALB c小鼠 (P<0 0 5 ) ,而 3周及 3月龄小鼠在这两种品系中无显著性差异     

柯萨奇病毒B3型诱导的免疫偏离与心肌炎发病关系的研究

目的 研究2种近交系小鼠在柯萨奇病毒B3型(CVB3)感染后辅助性T细胞(Th)免疫偏离对心肌炎发病的影响。方法 用CVB3腹腔感染BALB/c和C57BL/62种近交系小鼠,感染后7d通过检测小鼠血清肌酸激酶(CK)活性,观察心脏外观变化以及心脏石蜡切片H.E染色观察心脏病理改变,比较2种小鼠心肌炎的发病情况;通过体外感染心肌细胞观察病毒复制情况以及体内心脏组织病毒载量的分析,比较2种小鼠对病毒感染和复制的差异;通过检测感染小鼠细胞因子白细胞介素-4(IL-4)、IL-12和γ干扰素(IFN-γ)的表达,抗CVB3VP1抗体的亚型以及T-bet和Gata-3的表达,比较2种小鼠Th免疫偏离的情况。结果 CVB3在体外和体内都可以感染BALB/c和C57BL/6小鼠心肌细胞,但仅BALB/c小鼠感染后可发生明显的病毒性心肌炎,C57BL/6小鼠则不能;BALB/c小鼠感染后表现为Th1型免疫反应而C57BL/6小鼠则偏向于Th2型免疫反应。结论 CVB3感染2种品系小鼠表现为不同的心肌炎发生率,与其诱导了不同类型的免疫偏离密切相关。     

Age-related changes of the susceptibility to infection with Brugia pahangi in male and female BALB/c mice

Effects of host age and sex on murine Brugia pahangi infection were examined. In female BALB/c mice, partial resistance to B. pahangi developed rapidly with age. In animals inoculated at 5-6 wk of age, resistance was about 2 times higher than in the youngest group (2-3 wk) and remained at a similar level through the study period (12 wk). Male BALB/c mice showed a similar tendency until 5-6 wk of age, but afterward their susceptibility increased with age. Significant difference in the susceptibility was detected between sexes after sexual maturation. After macrophage blockade by an injection of carbon particles into the mice, the age- and sex-related differences were completely abolished. This suggests that macrophages might have an important role(s) in the age- and sex-related changes of susceptibility to B. pahangi in BALB/c mice.     

Strain-dependent differences in bone development, myeloid hyperplasia, morbidity and mortality in ptpn2-deficient mice

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene encoding the protein tyrosine phosphatase TCPTP (encoded by PTPN2) have been linked with the development of autoimmunity. Here we have used Cre/LoxP recombination to generate Ptpn2(ex2-/ex2-) mice with a global deficiency in TCPTP on a C57BL/6 background and compared the phenotype of these mice to Ptpn2(-/-) mice (BALB/c-129SJ) generated previously by homologous recombination and backcrossed onto the BALB/c background. Ptpn2(ex2-/ex2-) mice exhibited growth retardation and a median survival of 32 days, as compared to 21 days for Ptpn2(-/-) (BALB/c) mice, but the overt signs of morbidity (hunched posture, piloerection, decreased mobility and diarrhoea) evident in Ptpn2(-/-) (BALB/c) mice were not detected in Ptpn2(ex2-/ex2-) mice. At 14 days of age, bone development was delayed in Ptpn2(-/-) (BALB/c) mice. This was associated with increased trabecular bone mass and decreased bone remodeling, a phenotype that was not evident in Ptpn2(ex2-/ex2-) mice. Ptpn2(ex2-/ex2-) mice had defects in erythropoiesis and B cell development as evident in Ptpn2(-/-) (BALB/c) mice, but not splenomegaly and did not exhibit an accumulation of myeloid cells in the spleen as seen in Ptpn2(-/-) (BALB/c) mice. Moreover, thymic atrophy, another feature of Ptpn2(-/-) (BALB/c) mice, was delayed in Ptpn2(ex2-/ex2-) mice and preceded by an increase in thymocyte positive selection and a concomitant increase in lymph node T cells. Backcrossing Ptpn2(-/-) (BALB/c) mice onto the C57BL/6 background largely recapitulated the phenotype of Ptpn2(ex2-/ex2-) mice. Taken together these results reaffirm TCPTP's important role in lymphocyte development and indicate that the effects on morbidity, mortality, bone development and the myeloid compartment are strain-dependent.     

Insufficient peroxiredoxin-2 expression in uterine NK cells obtained from a murine model of abortion

The CBA/J × DBA/2 mouse mating combination is prone to spontaneous embryo loss, in contrast to the MHC-identical CBA/J × BALB/c mating combination, which yields successful pregnancies. The underlying mechanisms for these observations are unclear. In this study, multi-vision immunohistochemical staining (IHC), flow cytometry and Western blot analysis were used to detect peroxiredoxin-2 (PRX-2) expression in the uterine natural killer (uNK) cells from CBA/J × DBA/2 and CBA/J × BALB/c mice. In IHC analysis, co-localization of PRX-2 and lectin from Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA-lectin) was confirmed and the frequency of PRX-2(+) DBA-lectin(+) cells was significantly lower in CBA/J × DBA/2 than CBA/J × BALB/c. In flow cytometry and Western blotting, PRX-2 was found expressed at a significantly lower level in CBA/J × DBA/2 mice. PRX-2 inhibition with a neutralizing antibody significantly decreased PRX-2 expression, increased the cytotoxicity of uNK cells, and increased the percentage of embryo loss in CBA/J × DBA/2J mice. Our data suggest that PRX-2 may be involved in the modulation of maternal-fetal tolerance and that insufficient expression of this protein may correlate with increased embryo loss in CBA/J × DBA/2J mice.     

Immunohistochemical examination of Peyer's patches in autoimmune mice

Summary The distribution of T-cells and B-cells in Peyer's patches was examined in three autoimmune model mice, MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr, BXSB, NZBWF1/J mice and normal BALB/c mice, between one and ten months old. A multiple layering technique was used for immunohistochemical detection of lymphocyte surface antigens of T-cells (Thy1.2, Lyt1, Lyt2) and B-cells (surface IgM) and peanut agglutinin receptor for germinal center cells. The T-cell population of female MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mice increased markedly with age, and the B-cell population of the male BXSB mouse tended to increase. However, little change was observed with age in the NZBWF1/J mice. The immunohistochemical properties of the Peyer's patches in the three autoimmune model mice were different.     

Immunohistochemical examination of Peyer's patches in autoimmune mice

The distribution of T-cells and B-cells in Peyer's patches was examined in three autoimmune model mice, MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr, BXSB, NZBWF1/J mice and normal BALB/c mice, between one and ten months old. A multiple layering technique was used for immunohistochemical detection of lymphocyte surface antigens of T-cells (Thy1.2, Lyt1, Lyt2) and B-cells (surface IgM) and peanut agglutinin receptor for germinal center cells. The T-cell population of female MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mice increased markedly with age, and the B-cell population of the male BXSB mouse tended to increase. However, little change was observed with age in the NZBWF1/J mice. The immunohistochemical properties of the Peyer's patches in the three autoimmune model mice were different.     

Tibial loading increases osteogenic gene expression and cortical bone volume in mature and middle-aged mice

There are conflicting data on whether age reduces the response of the skeleton to mechanical stimuli. We examined this question in female BALB/c mice of different ages, ranging from young to middle-aged (2, 4, 7, 12 months). We first assessed markers of bone turnover in control (non-loaded) mice. Serum osteocalcin and CTX declined significantly from 2 to 4 months (p<0.001). There were similar age-related declines in tibial mRNA expression of osteoblast- and osteoclast-related genes, most notably in late osteoblast/matrix genes. For example, Col1a1 expression declined 90% from 2 to 7 months (p<0.001). We then assessed tibial responses to mechanical loading using age-specific forces to produce similar peak strains (-1300 με endocortical; -2350 με periosteal). Axial tibial compression was applied to the right leg for 60 cycles/day on alternate days for 1 or 6 weeks. qPCR after 1 week revealed no effect of loading in young (2-month) mice, but significant increases in osteoblast/matrix genes in older mice. For example, in 12-month old mice Col1a1 was increased 6-fold in loaded tibias vs. controls (p = 0.001). In vivo microCT after 6 weeks revealed that loaded tibias in each age group had greater cortical bone volume (BV) than contralateral control tibias (p<0.05), due to relative periosteal expansion. The loading-induced increase in cortical BV was greatest in 4-month old mice (+13%; p<0.05 vs. other ages). In summary, non-loaded female BALB/c mice exhibit an age-related decline in measures related to bone formation. Yet when subjected to tibial compression, mice from 2-12 months have an increase in cortical bone volume. Older mice respond with an upregulation of osteoblast/matrix genes, which increase to levels comparable to young mice. We conclude that mechanical loading of the tibia is anabolic for cortical bone in young and middle-aged female BALB/c mice.     

Onchocerca volvulus keratitis (river blindness) is exacerbated in BALB/c IL-4 gene knockout mice

To determine the outcome of Onchocerca volvulus keratitis in IL-4(-/-) BALB/c mice, animals were immunized subcutaneously and injected into the corneal stroma with soluble O. volvulus antigens. IL-4(-/-) BALB/c mice had a deviated cellular response, with decreased serum IgE and IgG1 and elevated IgG2a compared with control BALB/c mice. In marked contrast to control BALB/c, C57BL/6, and IL-4(-/-) C57BL/6 mice, IL-4(-/-) BALB/c mice developed severe corneal opacification and neovascularization that was associated with a pronounced neutrophil infiltrate to the corneal stroma. STAT-6(-/-) BALB/c mice had the same phenotype as IL-4(-/-) BALB/c mice, and complement depletion had no effect on the severity of O. volvulus keratitis in these mice. These findings indicate that on a BALB/c background, IL-4 has a critical role in regulating neutrophil recruitment to the cornea and development of O. volvulus keratitis.     

Role of CD1d in coxsackievirus B3-induced myocarditis

The myocarditic (H3) variant of Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) causes severe myocarditis in BALB/c mice and BALB/c mice lacking the invariant J alpha 281 gene, but minimal disease in BALB/c CD1d(-/-) animals. This indicates that CD1d expression is important in this disease but does not involve the invariant NKT cell often associated with CD1d-restricted immunity. The H3 variant of the virus increases CD1d expression in vitro in neonatal cardiac myocytes whereas a nonmyocarditic (H310A1) variant does not. V gamma 4(+) T cells show increased activation in both H3-infected BALB/c and J alpha 281(-/-) mice compared with CD1d(-/-) animals. The activated BALB/c V gamma 4(+) T cells from H3-infected mice kill H3-infected BALB/c myocytes and cytotoxicity is blocked with anti-CD1d but not with anti-MHC class I (K(d)/D(d)) or class II (IA/IE) mAbs. In contrast, H3 virus-infected CD1d(-/-) myocytes are not killed. These studies demonstrate that CD1d expression is essential for pathogenicity of CVB3-induced myocarditis, that CD1d expression is increased early after infection in vivo in CD1d(+) mice infected with the myocarditic but not with the nonmyocarditic CVB3 variant, and that V gamma 4(+) T cells, which are known to promote myocarditis susceptibility, appear to recognize CD1d expressed by CVB3-infected myocytes.     

Mouse strain difference in visceral larva migrans of Toxocara canis

The mode of larval migration (visceral larva migrans) in Toxocara canis infection was compared for BALB/c, C57BL/6, C3H/He, DBA/2, NC and BALB/c nude mice following oral infection with 400 eggs. The mean recovery of larvae from the liver on day 2 post infection (PI) was not different in terms of the strain, age or sex of the mice. The number of larvae recovered from the liver decreased in all strains on days 6, 12 and 21 PI, but the mean for BALB/c and (NC X BALB/c) F1 mice was significantly higher than that for C567BL/6, NC and BALB/c nude mice, unless the total number of larvae in the carcasses on day 21 PI was the same among those strains including athymic nude mice. The mean recovery of larvae from the liver on day 6 PI increased with age in both NC and BALB/c mice, although no sex difference was observed. From these results, it is emphasized that the age and strain of animals should be properly selected for animal experimentation with T. canis infection.