酪氨酸羟化酶与视网膜疾病

酪氨酸羟化酶(tyrosine hydroxylase,TH)是儿茶酚胺(catecholamines,CAs)合成过程中的限速酶,提高或抑制该酶的活性可大幅度影响CAs的合成。近年来对于TH的关注越来越多,大量的研究表明,TH含量及活性的异常改变能通过影响CAs的含量而导致相应生理功能的异常,从而导致疾病。本文将TH的结构功能、分布、表达变化及其与视网膜疾病关系做一综述。     

淋巴细胞合成的内源性儿茶酚胺对T细胞增殖功能的影响

目的：提供淋巴细胞合成儿茶酚胺（CAs）的证据,并探讨淋巴细胞合成的内源性CAs对淋巴细胞自身功能的影响及其受体介导机制。方法：用RT-PCR技术检测CAs合成的限速酶酪氨酸羟化酶（TH）mRNA在大鼠肠系膜淋巴结细胞内的表达。用单胺氧化酶（CAs降解酶）的抑制剂优降宁及α1、α2、β1和β2肾上腺素受体（AR）的拮抗剂作用于淋巴细胞．然后用四唑蓝比色法测定淋巴细胞对刀豆蛋白A（ConA）刺激的增殖反应。结果：大鼠肠系膜淋巴结细胞具有,TH mRNA的表达,并且淋巴细胞在用ConA刺激活化后,其TH mRNA的表达明显上调。10^-6和10^-5mol／L优降宁能显著抑制ConA诱导的T淋巴细胞增殖,而10^-7mol／L优降宁不能明显降低T淋巴细胞的增殖反应。β2-AR拮抗剂ICI 118551（10^-7和10^-6mol／L）可完全阻断优降宁（10^-5mol／L）对T细胞增殖的抑制作用;α1-AR拮抗剂柯喃因和α2-AR拮抗剂育亨宾部分阻断优降宁抑制T细胞增殖的作用;而β1-AR拮抗剂阿替洛尔不能阻断优降宁的抑制作用。结论：淋巴细胞具有合成CAs的能力,这种合成能力随着淋巴细胞的激活而明显增强。淋巴细胞合成的内源性CAs可能通过自分泌或／和旁分泌路径主要激活淋巴细胞上的β2-AR,从而抑制T细胞的增殖反应。     

免疫细胞内源性儿茶酚胺的免疫调节作用

机体内儿茶酚胺（catecholamines,CAs）包括去甲肾上腺素（norepinephrine,NE）、肾上腺素（epinephrine,E）和多巴胺（dopamine,DA）。CAs由神经元和内分泌细胞合成和分泌,其主要功能是调节心血管、呼吸和消化等内脏活动。近三十年来的研究说明,CAs也参与调控机体的免疫功能,但CAs的这种免疫调节作用一般视为神经和内分泌系统调节的介导作用。然而,近年来的研究发现,免疫细胞也能合成CAs,这是对传统观念的一种补充和提高。免疫细胞内存在经典的CAs代谢途径,既有合成CAs的酪氨酸羟化酶（tyrosine hydroxylase,TH）又有降解CAs的单胺氧化酶（monoamine oxidase,MAO）和儿茶酚氧位甲基移位酶（catechol-O-methyl transferase,COMT）。免疫细胞合成的内源性CAs可以调控细胞的增殖、分化、凋亡和细胞因子生成等多种免疫功能。CAs的这些作用可能主要通过自分泌或旁分泌途径作用于免疫细胞上相应受体和细胞内环磷酸腺苷（cyclicAMP,cAMP）实现。细胞内氧化应激机制可能也参与免疫细胞内源性CAs的免疫调节作用。此外,一些自身免疫性疾病如多发性硬化、风湿性关节炎可能也与免疫细胞内CAs的代谢异常有关。上述发现不仅为免疫系统有可能成为除神经和内分泌系统以外的第三个CA能系统提供了证据,而且为免疫系统内源性CAs的功能意义拓展了认识。     

二甲基精氨酸二甲基氨基水解酶与内皮功能异常

非对称二甲基精氨酸（asymmetric dimethylarginine,ADMA）是一氧化氮合酶（NOS）的内源性竞争性抑制物,竞争性抑制NOS使NO含量减少,引起一系列血管异常效应。二甲基精氨酸Z-甲基氨基水解酶（dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase,DDAH）是主导ADMA代谢的催化酶。DDAH减少或活性降低会使ADMA在体内积累,导致内皮功能异常。本文介绍了DDAH引起内皮功能异常的机制,并对有关影响DDAH活性或表达的药物研究作一概述。     

外源精胺对小麦幼苗抗氧化酶活性的促进作用

外源精胺（Spm）降低了离体小麦叶片衰老时MDA的含量,且降低程度与精胺的浓度成正比。0.2mmol/L的精胺提高了小麦幼苗体内的超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）,过氧化氢酶（CAT）,过氧化物酶（POD）及抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（ASP）的活性。体内及体外试验表明精胺既可诱导SOD与POD的合成,又可直接作用于酶分子上以提高酶的活性;精胺对CAT合成仅能诱导,对已有酶活性无调节作用;精胺对ASP的合成无影响,却能促进已有酶的活性。     

砷对烤烟(Nicotiana tabacum L.)碳代谢的影响

采用盆栽试验,系统地研究了砷对烤烟全生育期碳代谢及其过程的影响,结果表明,砷降低了烤烟整个生育期的叶绿素含量、光合速率、蔗糖合成酶（SS,合成方向）活性和现蕾以后的蔗糖磷酸合成酶（SPS）活性,提高了全生育期的SS（分解方向）活性和可溶性糖含量,因而抑制了碳的同化和蔗糖的合成,促进了蔗糖的分解,不利于碳向积累方向转化。砷提高了全生育期的腺苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶（ADPG-PPase）活性,增加了团棵期和现蕾期淀粉的积累,降低了团棵期和采收期的可溶性淀粉酶（SSS）活性和采收期的淀粉含量,从而导致了碳积累代谢的紊乱,最终造成碳积累的减少。     

外源精胺对小麦幼苗抗氧化酶活性的促进作用

外源精胺（Spm)降低了离体小麦叶片衰老时MDA的含量,且降低程度与精胺的浓度成正比,0.2mmol/L的精胺提高了小麦幼苗体内的超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）,过氧化氢酶（CAT）,过氧化物酶（POD）及抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（ASP）的活性,体内及体外试验表明：精胺既可诱导SOD与POD的合成,又可直接作用于酶分子上以提高酶的活性;精胺对CAT合成仅能诱导,对已有酶活性无调节作用;精胺对ASP的合成无影响,却能促进已有酶的活性。     

水杨酸对红豆杉细胞的诱导作用

通过添加不同浓度的水杨酸（ＳＡ）,比较了它们对红豆杉细胞过氧化物酶（ＰＯＤ）、苯丙氨酸解氨酶（ＰＡＬ）、过氧化氢（Ｈ２Ｏ２）含量及以细胞生长和紫杉醇含量的影响,结果表明,ＳＡ可提高ＰＯＤ及ＰＡＬ的活性,促进细胞内Ｈ２Ｏ２含量的上升并有利于紫杉醇的合成,其中２０ｍｇ／Ｌ ＳＡ对紫杉醇合成的促进效果最明显,紫极醇含量可达对照组的１３倍。     

Cd~（2＋）胁迫诱导烟草悬浮细胞脯氨酸积累的生化途径及外源脯氨酸对Cd~（2＋）胁迫下H_2O_2产生的抑制作用

Cd~（2＋）可提高烟草悬浮细胞脯氨酸的含量,顺序上调脯氨酸合成关键酶鸟氨酸转氨酶（OAT）、精氨酸酶、△~1-吡咯啉-5-羧酸合成酶（P5CS）和谷氨酸脱氢酶（GDH）的活性,降低脯氨酸降解关键酶脯氨酸脱氢酶（ProDH）的活性,表明Cd~（2＋）胁迫诱导烟草细胞脯氨酸的积累是脯氨酸合成的鸟氨酸途径和谷氨酸途径顺序激活、而脯氨酸降解途径显著抑制的综合结果。此外,Cd~（2＋）能导致烟草细胞H_2O_2的快速产生及H_2O_2产生相关酶（质膜NADPH氧化酶、细胞壁多胺氧化酶及共价结合与离子结合细胞壁过氧化物酶）活性升高和脂质过氧化产物丙二醛（MDA）增加,导致烟草细胞的氧化胁迫。外源脯氨酸预处理显著抑制了Cd~（2＋）诱导的烟草细胞H_2O_2的产生与MDA的增加,减轻了Cd~（2＋）诱导的氧化胁迫。而脯氨酸抑制Cd~（2＋）诱导的H_2O_2产生可能是由于脯氨酸抑制了H_2O_2产生相关酶的活性所致。     

甲基苯丙胺中毒大鼠相关脑区多巴胺能神经毒性研究

目的：探讨MA中毒多巴胺能神经毒性的损伤机制。方法：将Wistar大鼠40只,随机分成对照组10只和实验组30只（实验组分成三个亚组,分为末次给药后1天组、4天组和7天组,n=10）。实验组给予20mg/kg的MA腹腔注射,对照组给予同样剂量的生理盐水,每天注射一次,注射时间为20：00,连续注射4天。分别于末次给药后1天,7天,14天处死实验大鼠,用免疫组织化学染色法（S-P法）和荧光分光光度计法检测大鼠中脑黑质致密区（SNC）、中脑腹侧被盖区（VTA）、前额叶皮质（PFC）以及纹状体（CPu）四个脑区的多巴胺神经元细胞的形态和数量的变化,对神经纤维进行灰度值分析。结果：1、黑质致密区和腹侧被盖区TH阳性细胞图像分析结果与细胞计数分析结果一致：与对照组相比,各实验组TH免疫反应阳性降低,差异具显著性（P〈0.05）,d1组开始降低（P〈0.05）,d7组达到低谷（P〈0.01）,d14天组黑质致密区和腹侧被盖区TH免疫反应阳性有不同程度的恢复（P〈0.05）。2、纹状体和前额叶皮质TH阳性纤维图像定量分析结果：各实验组TH免疫反应阳性均减低（P〈0.05）,d7组阳性反应最弱（P〈0.01）,d14组仍未恢复（P〈0.05）。3、黑质致密区、腹侧被盖区、纹状体及前额叶皮质荧光分光光度计检测DA递质含量结果：与上述免疫组化结果基本一致。结论：1、大鼠各脑区TH阳性表达和DA含量,均出现不同程度的减低。2、MA中毒大鼠各脑区DA递质含量的变化与TH的变化结果基本一致。     

Role of ovarian steroids on the catecholamine synthesis and release in female rat adrenal: in vivo and in vitro studies

In a previous report, we describe the existence of an effect of ovarian steroids on the adrenal medulla activities of the enzymes involved in catecholamine (CA) catabolism. To complete that study, we have now examined the adrenal medulla activity of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the rate limiting enzyme of the CA synthesis, as well as the in vitro release of CAs from incubated adrenal medullas. The study has been performed with adrenal medullas from female rats with physiological (estrous cycle) or pharmacological (steroid treatment) alterations in their circulating levels of estrogens and progesterone. The in vitro release of CAs from incubated adrenal medullas of estradiol-treated rats was lower than that obtained in vehicle-treated animals. In consequence, the preovulatory increase of estradiol would be the responsible of the low in vitro release of CAs observed during the estrous phase of ovarian cycle. However, this steroid does not seem to affect the CA synthesis, since the adrenal medulla activity of TH was not altered after the estradiol treatment nor during the estrous cycle. On the contrary, progesterone treatment increased TH activity 24 h after the steroid injection. This effect was independent of estradiol. However, an estrogen-dependent increase in TH activity occurred short-time after the steroid administration. Although progesterone by itself failed to modify the in vitro release of both CAs, it was able to reverse the estradiol-induced decrease in epinephrine release. In summary, estradiol seems to decrease the ability of the adrenal medulla to release CAs to the peripheral blood, without affecting the CA synthesis, whereas progesterone mostly affects TH activity, being its effects temporary and partially depending on estrogens.     

Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Catecholamines Synergistically Up-Regulate Tyrosine Hydroxylase Activity in Developing and Damaged Dopamine Neurons in Culture

Abstract: Our previous studies indicate that, in certain non-catecholamine (CA) neurons, expression of the gene for the CA biosynthetic enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) can be initiated by the obligatory interaction of acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) and a CA activator. In this study, we sought to determine whether these same differentiation factors also play a role in regulating existing TH expression in CA neurons. Thus, the effects of exogenous aFGF and CAs on TH were studied in developing or toxin-damaged dopamine (DA) neurons from the embryonic day 15 rat ventral midbrain, where it was likely to be at physiologically low levels. Cultures were incubated with various concentrations of aFGF, DA, or aFGF and DA. Some cultures were first damaged with 2.5 µ M 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium. In developing DA neurons, an 80% increase in TH activity was found only after cotreatment with aFGF (100 ng/ml) and DA (1 µ M ) or other monoamines. Likewise, in damaged DA neurons, aFGF and DA reversed the 50% loss in TH activity caused by toxin. This was observed within 4 h of treatment and was not associated with changes in the number or appearance of DA neurons, suggesting a biochemical rather than a trophic effect. Pretreatment with protein or RNA synthesis inhibitors eliminated the increase. In PC12 cells, where TH is highly expressed, activity was unaltered by treatment. We conclude that the aFGF and CAs may be involved in not only the initiation but also the regulation of TH.     

Tyrosine hydroxylase activity in the endocrine pancreas: changes induced by short-term dietary manipulation

BACKGROUND: Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) activity and its possible participation in the control of insulin secretion were studied in pancreatic islets of adult Wistar rats fed a standard commercial diet (SD) or carbohydrates alone (CHD) for one week. TH activity, norepinephrine (NE) content, and glucose-induced insulin secretion were assessed. Blood glucose and insulin levels were measured at the time of sacrifice. RESULTS: CHD rats had significantly higher blood glucose and lower insulin levels than SD rats (114.5 PlusMinus; 6.7 vs 80.7 PlusMinus; 7.25 mg/dl, p < 0.001; 20.25 PlusMinus; 2.45 vs 42.5 PlusMinus; 4.99 &mgr;U/ml, p < 0.01, respectively). Whereas TH activity was significantly higher in CHD isolated islets (600 PlusMinus; 60 vs 330 PlusMinus; 40 pmol/mg protein/h; p < 0.001), NE content was significantly lower (18 PlusMinus; 1 vs 31 PlusMinus; 5 pmol/mg protein), suggesting that TH activity would be inhibited by the end-products of catecholamines (CAs) biosynthetic pathway. A similar TH activity was found in control and solarectomized rats (330 PlusMinus; 40 vs 300 PlusMinus; 80 pmol/mg protein/h), suggesting an endogenous rather than a neural origin of TH activity. CHD islets released significantly less insulin in response to glucose than SD islets (7.4 PlusMinus; 0.9 vs 11.4 PlusMinus; 1.1 ng/islet/h; p < 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: TH activity is present in islet cells; dietary manipulation simultaneously induces an increase in this activity together with a decrease in glucose-induced insulin secretion in rat islets. TH activity - and the consequent endogenous CAs turnover - would participate in the paracrine control of insulin secretion.     

重组鼠IL-1β和／或慢性缺氧刺激对大鼠颈动脉体中TH表达的影响

目的：观察慢性低压性缺氧和／或重组鼠白介素-1β（traiL-1β）刺激对大鼠颈动脉体（carotidbody,CB）中酪氨酸羟化酶（ty．rosinehydroxylase,TH）表达的影响。方法：雄性SD大鼠分为8组,分别为缺氧刺激0、1、2、3周组和缺氧0、1、2、3周的同时伴rmlL-1β刺激组。对CB进行免疫组化染色,并用westernblot法对TH进行半定量分析。结果：相对于缺氧0周组,缺氧1周、缺氧2周和缺氧3周组大鼠CB中TH的含量明显增加。相对于正常大鼠,rmlL-1β刺激引起大鼠CB中TH表达量增加。相对于单纯给予缺氧1周和缺氧2周,缺氧1周和缺氧2周同时给予mlL-1β刺激后引起大鼠CB中TH表达量的增加。结论：慢性缺氧和rmlL-1β刺激均可致颈动脉体TH上调,慢性缺氧伴rmlL-1β刺激比单纯缺氧刺激可引起TH更显著的增加。这个结果提示慢性缺氧或促炎性细胞因子tL-1β刺激不仅能够分剐促进颈动脉体中儿茶酚胺类物质的合成。而且IL-1β刺激可以促进慢性缺氧时颈动脉体中儿茶酚胺类物质的合成。这说明促炎性细胞因子可能对大鼠颈动脉体的慢性缺氧感受发挥调节作用。     

电针对氯胺酮成瘾大鼠内侧前额叶皮质酪氨酸羟化酶表达的影响

目的观察不同时辰电针“足三里”和“三阴交”穴对氯胺酮成瘾大鼠内侧前额叶皮质（mPFC）酪氨酸羟化酶（TH）表达的影响,探讨电针治疗氯胺酮滥用成瘾的作用机制。方法将56只SD大鼠随机分为正常对照组、生理盐水对照组、模型组、电针治疗组,电针治疗组再分为子时（23：00）、卯时（05：00）、午时（11：00）、酉时（17：00）4个电针组,每组8只。每天1次经腹腔注射氯胺酮复制氯胺酮成瘾模型,不同时辰电针组在给药7d后分别选取一侧“足三里”和“三阴交”穴给予低频（2Hz）电针治疗,每次30min,连续治疗7d。采用免疫组织化学染色方法检测mPFC内TH的表达。结果与正常对照组和生理盐水对照组相比较,模型组mPFC内TH免疫反应阳性神经元的数量明显增多（P〈0．01）,细胞平均灰度值降低（P〈0．01）,与模型组相比较,午时、酉时电针组TH免疫反应阳性神经元的数量明显减少（P〈0．01）,细胞平均灰度值升高（P〈0．01）;子时、卯时电针组则无明显变化（P〉0．05）。结论氯胺酮成瘾使mPFC内TH的表达明显增加;午时、酉时电针“足三里”和“三阴交”穴可明显下调mPFC内TH的表达,改善氯胺酮成瘾症状。     

电针对帕金森病模型大鼠腹侧被盖区TH和nNOS表达的影响

目的观察不同频率电针对帕金森病（PD）模型大鼠腹侧被盖区（VTA）酪氨酸羟化酶（TH）和神经元型一氧化氮合酶（nNOS）表达的影响。方法将30只SD大鼠,随机分为5组：正常对照组,假手术组、模型组,PD模型低频电针组和高频电针组。采用右侧纹状体内注射6-羟基多巴胺（6～OHDA）制备PD模型,取合谷和太冲穴,分别给予低频（2Hz）和高频（100Hz）电针治疗。免疫组织化学方法观察VTA的TH和nNOS表达。结果与正常对照组相比,PD模型大鼠vTA的TH表达减少、nNOS表达增加,高频电针可增加其TH表达和降低nNOS表达,低频电针对其没有影响。结论高频电针治疗PD的机制之一可能是通过降低PD模型大鼠VTAnNOS表达,从而减少因NO的产生引起的TH标记的DA能神经元的死亡。     

不同生育期花生叶片蛋白质含量及氮代谢相关酶活性分析

以5个珍珠豆型花生(Arachis hypogaea Linn.)品种(系)‘汕E’(‘Shan E’)、‘汕G’(‘Shan G’)、‘TH’、‘TJ’和‘泉花7号’(‘Quanhua No.7’)为研究对象,分析了花针期、结荚期和饱果期花生叶片中可溶性蛋白质含量及硝酸还原酶(NR)、谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)和谷氨酸脱氢酶(GDH)活性的变化趋势,并比较了5个品种(系)荚果和秆产量的差异。结果表明:在3个生育期内,5个花生品种(系)叶片可溶性蛋白质含量和GDH活性的变化趋势基本一致,而NR和GS活性的变化趋势则有差异。其中,可溶性蛋白质含量均呈"低—高—低"的变化趋势,在结荚期最高;GDH活性均逐渐升高,至饱果期达最高;‘泉花7号’叶片NR活性呈"高—低—高"的变化趋势,而其他4个品种(系)叶片NR活性均逐渐降低;‘汕E’、‘TJ’和‘泉花7号’叶片GS活性呈逐渐降低趋势,而‘汕G’和‘TH’叶片GS活性呈"低—高—低"的变化趋势。总体上看,5个品种(系)中,‘汕G’和‘泉花7号’叶片的可溶性蛋白质含量及NR和GDH活性、‘汕E’叶片的NR和GS活性以及‘TH’叶片的GDH活性均较高。5个品种(系)的2个产量指标(单株荚果鲜质量和单株秆鲜质量)均有明显差异,总体上看,‘汕G’、‘泉花7号’和‘TH’的2个产量指标均较高,而‘汕E’和‘TJ’的2个产量指标均较低。综合分析结果显示:‘汕G’和‘泉花7号’叶片可溶性蛋白质含量及NR和GDH活性均相对较高,其荚果和秆产量也均较高,表明花生荚果和秆产量与不同生育期叶片氮代谢水平有一定关系。