尼古丁对牙周炎大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞的毒性作用

目的:观察尼古丁对牙周炎大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞(PDLFs)增殖的抑制作用及对细胞周期分布的影响,探讨尼古丁的细胞毒性作用,为口腔疾病的预防及治疗提供基础。方法:选取30只SD大鼠,采用丝线结扎联合口内接种细菌的方法建立牙周炎大鼠模型。将不同浓度的尼古丁分别作用于大鼠的牙周膜成纤维细胞(PDLFs)中,观察大鼠牙周组织的变化情况,MTT法测定细胞增殖活性,分析不同浓度尼古丁对PDLFs增殖的抑制作用。结果:实验组大鼠牙周组织胶原纤维束排列紊乱,有炎症细胞浸润;对照组大鼠牙龈未见红肿或出血。尼古丁可抑制PDLFs增殖,并且呈浓度依赖性,随着浓度的增加,对PDLFs增殖的抑制作用增强,差异具统计学意义(P0.05)。与对照组相比,不同浓度尼古丁作用下牙周炎大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞周期的分布率明显不同(P0.05)。结论:尼古丁对牙周膜成纤维细胞增殖具有明显的抑制作用,尼古丁的浓度影响牙周组织的修复重构能力。     

糖尿病大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞组织中TNF-α的表达及意义

目的:通过检测TNF-α在糖尿病大鼠牙周组织中的表达情况,探讨高糖环境下肿瘤坏死因子与口腔疾病发生发展的关系,为临床治疗提供理论依据。方法:选取SD大鼠40只,随机分为实验组(30只)和对照组(10只)。实验组采取腹腔注射链脲佐菌素的方法建立糖尿病大鼠模型,观察大鼠牙周组织的变化情况。采用RT-PCR法检测两组大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞中TNF-α的表达水平,CCK-8法测定大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞的增殖情况,分析TNF-α对PDLFs增殖的抑制作用。结果:实验组大鼠牙周组织胶原纤维束排列紊乱,有炎症细胞浸润;对照组大鼠牙龈未见红肿或出血。TNF-α在糖尿病大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞中呈高表达,在健康大鼠牙周组织中不显著,差异具统计学意义(P0.05)。TNF-α可抑制PDLFs增殖,并且成浓度依赖性,随着浓度的增加,TNF-α对PDLFs增殖的抑制作用逐渐增强,差异具统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:糖尿病可增加牙周疾病的发病几率,糖尿病患者体内的TNF-α对牙周疾病的严重程度起重要作用。     

TGF-β1在应力介导的牙周膜成纤维细胞增殖中的作用及其机制

目的:探讨周期性张应力作用下人牙周膜成纤维细胞(HPDLF)转化生长因子β1(TGF-β1)对其细胞增殖的作用,及对其I型胶原基因表达的作用和影响.方法:在成功构建人牙周膜成纤维细胞体外培养力学刺激模型的基础上,利用多通道细胞牵张应力加载系统,对细胞分别施加2、6、12与24 h的周期性张应力,以不加力组为对照组,观察各组细胞形态变化,利用细胞计数试剂8检测细胞增殖活性,并利用ELISA试剂盒检测加力后各组TGF-β1的表达,并对加力12h组加入TGF-β1抑制剂SB431542,利用RT-PCR检测技术检测对I型胶原基因表达的影响.结果:与对照组比较,加力2h细胞增殖稍降低,6h增殖活性增强,12h达到峰值,24h增殖活性明显受到抑制;TGF-β1的表达与细胞增殖成正相关;TGF-β1受到抑制后细胞增殖受到影响,I型胶原的表达也受到影响.结论:人牙周膜成纤维细胞的增殖在一定时间的周期性张应力作用下先增加然后再抑制,其中TGF-β1参与细胞增殖,并且TGF-β1对人牙周膜成纤维细胞I型胶原的表达起促进作用.     

miRNA-145通过下调ROCK1的表达抑制人牙周膜成纤维细胞的迁移

目的:研究微小核糖核酸-145(microRNA-145,miRNA-145)对人牙周膜成纤维细胞迁移的影响及其作用机制。方法:体外采用酶消化法培养人牙周膜成纤维细胞并传代,将其分为对照组和转染miRNA-145组,按50 ng/mL的miRNA-145浓度转染人牙周膜成纤维细胞,转染72 h后提取各组蛋白,用Western blot检测miRNA-145的靶蛋白ROCK1的表达水平的相关变化;采用划痕试验检测各组划痕细胞间距离的相关变化,选取划痕后的0 h、24 h、48 h、72 h时间点,测量各时间点划痕细胞间的距离并计算平均值。结果:与对照组相比,转染miRNA-145后,miRNA-145靶蛋白ROCK1的表达量显著降低(p0.05);转染24 h、48 h后细胞间距离的均值大于对照组(p0.05)。结论:miRNA-145可能通过下调ROCK1的表达抑制人牙周膜成纤维细胞的迁移。     

糖尿病大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞组织中TNF-α的表达及意义

目的：通过检测TNF-α在糖尿病大鼠牙周组织中的表达情况,探讨高糖环境下肿瘤坏死因子与口腔疾病发生发展的关系,为临床治疗提供理论依据。方法：选取SD大鼠40只,随机分为实验组（30只）和对照组（10只）。实验组采取腹腔注射链脲佐菌素的方法建立糖尿病大鼠模型,观察大鼠牙周组织的变化情况。采用RT-PCR法检测两组大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞中TNF-α的表达水平,CCK-8法测定大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞的增殖情况,分析TNF-α对PDLFs增殖的抑制作用。结果：实验组大鼠牙周组织胶原纤维束排列紊乱,有炎症细胞浸润;对照组大鼠牙龈未见红肿或出血。TNF-α在糖尿病大鼠牙周膜成纤维细胞中呈高表达,在健康大鼠牙周组织中不显著,差异具统计学意义（P〈0.05）。TNF-α可抑制PDLFs增殖,并且成浓度依赖性,随着浓度的增加,TNF-α对PDLFs增殖的抑制作用逐渐增强,差异具统计学意义（P〈0.05）。结论：糖尿病可增加牙周疾病的发病几率,糖尿病患者体内的TNF-α对牙周疾病的严重程度起重要作用。     

不同浓度尼古丁对牙周膜成纤维细胞增殖及纤维结合蛋白合成的作用

目的:探讨不同浓度尼古丁对人牙周膜成纤维细胞(PDLFs)增殖及纤维结合蛋白(Fn)合成的作用。方法:不同浓度的尼古丁(50 ng/ml,250 ng/ml,500 ng/ml,1μg/ml,2μg/ml,3μg/ml)作用于PDLFs,MTT比色法检测细胞增殖活性,流式细胞仪检测细胞周期,酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)检测Fn合成含量。结果:不同浓度尼古丁作用下:人PDLFs的增殖均被抑制,且呈浓度依赖性。浓度为250 ng/ml~3 ug/ml的尼古丁有明显抑制人PDLFs增殖的作用(P0.05),3 ug/ml尼古丁显示出最强的抑制增殖作用(P0.01);人PDLFs的G0-G1期、S期、G2-M期与对照组相比,G0-G1期细胞周期分布比例逐渐增高,S期和G2-M期逐渐降低,差异均有统计学意义,呈浓度依赖性;人PDLFs合成Fn逐渐减少,呈浓度依赖性。浓度为50 ng/ml~3μg/ml的尼古丁均有明显抑制人PDLFs合成Fn的作用(P0.05),其中3μg/ml抑制作用最强。结论:尼古丁抑制牙周膜细胞的增殖及Fn的合成,呈浓度依赖性,并影响其细胞周期的进程,进而影响牙周新附着的形成,加重牙周病的病情。     

六味地黄丸水提液对体外培养人牙周膜成纤维细胞增殖的影响

目的:研究六味地黄丸水提液体外培养人牙周膜成纤维细胞增殖的影响。方法:以体外培养的人牙周膜成纤维细胞为实验基础,六味地黄丸水提液分组:药物浓度为0.001、0.01、0.1、1、10mg/ml,对照组药物浓度为0mg/ml,分别作用1、2、3、4、5天。用MTT法检测六味地黄丸水提液对体外培养人牙周膜成纤维细胞增殖的影响。结果:六味地黄丸水提液在浓度0.001-0.1mg/ml范围内对人牙周膜细胞增殖有促进作用,而1、10mg/ml时对细胞增殖表现抑制作用,与对照组比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:六味地黄丸水提液在一定药物浓度范围内能够促进体外培养人牙周膜成纤维细胞增殖。     

碱性成纤维细胞生长因子对牙周膜细胞内核心蛋白多糖基因表达的影响

利用外源性碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor,bFGF)刺激体外培养的人正常牙周膜细胞.采用逆转录-聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)检测细胞内decorin的基因表达的变化,研究bFGF对体外培养的人牙周膜细胞内核心蛋白多糖(decorin)的作用,进一步探讨bFGF抑制Ⅰ型胶原的作用机制.发现bFGF刺激牙周膜细胞后能促进牙周膜细胞的增殖,bFGF抑制decorin的合成是bFGF促进牙周膜细胞增殖的重要调节因素之一.     

淫羊藿苷对体外牙周膜细胞增殖、成骨分化以及成骨和破骨因子表达的影响

目的:明确淫羊藿苷对于体外分离培养的人牙周膜细胞的增殖、成骨分化以及成骨和破骨因子表达的影响。方法:原代分离培养人牙周膜细胞,实验组细胞加入0.01 mg/L淫羊藿苷溶液。采用MTT法检测牙周膜细胞的增殖速率,采用碱性磷酸酶活性检测试剂盒评估牙周膜细胞的成骨分化能力,分别通过real-time PCR和Western印迹检测成骨相关的OCN、Runx2、BMP2以及破骨相关的RANKL的基因和蛋白表达。结果:MTT结果揭示,淫羊藿苷显著提高了人牙周膜细胞的增殖速率(P0.05),也显著促进了碱性磷酸酶活性的提升(P0.05),揭示其对于牙周膜细胞的成骨分化具有促进作用;real-time PCR和Western印迹结果均表明,淫羊藿苷能够上调OCN、Runx2和BMP2的基因和蛋白表达(P0.05),并下调RANKL的基因和蛋白表达(P0.05)。结论:淫羊藿苷能够促进体外牙周膜细胞的增殖、成骨分化潜能和成骨功能活性。本研究有望为牙周炎治疗以及基于组织工程技术的牙周组织的损伤修复提供新思路。     

氯化钴对原代大鼠肺动脉成纤维细胞的影响

目的:探究氯化钴对于原代大鼠肺动脉成纤维细胞(PAF)的增殖、迁移、表型转化作用的影响。方法:分离培养大鼠肺动脉成纤维细胞,利用氯化钴刺激PAF细胞,并通过MTT、细胞划痕、Transwell、表型转化标志蛋白测定以及PI3K/Akt信号通路蛋白的变化研究氯化钴对PAF的影响。结果:MTT结果显示,与对照组相比,氯化钴可以抑制大鼠肺动脉成纤维细胞的增殖活性(P0.001),并呈浓度依赖性。划痕实验及Transwell实验提示较高氯化钴(200μmol·L~(-1))处理PAF细胞后可以抑制细胞迁移。随浓度增加,氯化钴可以抑制PAF的P110α、p-Akt蛋白表达。结论:氯化钴对于体外培养的原代大鼠肺动脉成纤维细胞的增殖、迁移和表型转化特性有一定的抑制作用,这可能与氯化钴抑制PI3K/Akt信号通路的表达有关。     

G蛋白偶联受体介导游离脂肪酸的信号通路及生理功能

游离脂肪酸（free fatty acid,FFA）是动物一种重要能量来源,同时它还是一种重要的信号分子,其生理功能和作用机制长期以来倍受关注. 最近研究表明,细胞膜存在FFA的特定孤儿型G蛋白偶联膜受体家族.中长链游离脂肪酸是GPR40和GPR120的配基,而短链游离脂肪酸则是GPR41和GPR43的配基. 该受体家族可以介导游离脂肪酸,通过ERK、PI3K-Akt和MAPK信号通路,在维持机体内的葡萄糖稳态、脂肪形成、白细胞功能和细胞增殖等生理过程中发挥重要作用. 本文就游离脂肪酸G蛋白偶联受体的结构、分布、配体选择性、下游信号通路,及其介导FFA生理功能的最新研究进展进行简要综述.     

Analysis of free fatty acids in sake by an enzymatic method and its application for estimating ethyl caproate and selecting yeast with high productivity of the ester

We show that the concentration of total free fatty acids (FFAs) in sake produced by yeast with high productivity of ethyl caproate could be approximated by the concentration of 2 FFAs, caproic and caprylic acids. Measurement of the total FFAs concentration by an enzymatic method proved useful for both estimating the ethyl caproate concentration in sake and also for yeast breeding.     

Polyphosphoinositides as a Probable Source of Brain Free Fatty Acids Accumulated at the Onset of Ischemia

The quantitative relationship between phosphoinositides and free fatty acids (FFAs) in brain ischemia was studied by measuring contents of individual fatty acids in phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PIP), phosphatidylinositol (PI), phosphatidic acid (PA), diacylglycerol (DAG), and the FFA pool. Various periods of complete ischemia (1, 3, 10, and 30 min) were produced by decapitation. Ischemia of 1-3 min caused rapid decreases in PIP2 and PIP content together with preferential production of stearic and arachidonic acids in the DAG and FFA pools. The decrement in levels of these fatty acid residues in polyphosphoinositides was sufficient to account for their increment in levels in the enlarged DAG and FFA pools. After 10 min of ischemia, levels of PIP2, PIP, and DAG approached plateau values, but levels of all FFAs continued to increase. The increases in content of DAG and FFAs at later ischemic periods could not be accounted for by the decreases in content of PIP2 and PIP, PI and PA levels showed only transient and subtle changes. These results indicate that, at the onset of ischemia, phosphodiesteric cleavage of PIP2 and PIP and subsequent deacylation by lipases are primarily responsible for the preferential increase in levels of free stearic and arachidonic acids and that, later, hydrolysis of other phospholipids plays a major role in the continuous accumulation of FFAs.     

Changes in phospholipids and free fatty acids in the brains of mice preconditioned by hypoxia.

Changes in the composition and contents of phospholipids and free fatty acids were observed and compared in three groups: (A) unpreconditoned normal controls, (B) exposure to 1 run of hypoxia and (C) exposure to 4 runs of hypoxia. In group B, the content of phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE), phosphatidyl serine (PS) and free fatty acids (FFAs) increased significantly and the content of phosphatidyl choline (PC) and sphingomyelin (SM) decreased significantly. While in group C the content of PE, PS, PC and FFAs changed significantly when compared with that of group B, all phospholipid (except SM) and FFA contents tended to decrease to the level of group A. No new FFA was seen in the brain homogenates in any of the three groups. These results suggest that the changes in the content of mouse brain phospholipids and FFAs may be adaptive and involved in the animals' tolerance to hypoxia.     

Improvement of free fatty acid production in Escherichia coli using codon-optimized Streptococcus pyogenes acyl-ACP thioesterase

Fatty acyl–acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase (acyl-ACP TE) from Streptococcus pyogenes (strain MGAS10270) was codon-optimized and expressed in Escherichia coli K-12 W3110 and Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655. By employing codon-optimized S. pyogenes acyl-ACP TE to improve the total free fatty acids (FFAs) and to tailor the composition of FFAs, high-specificity production of saturated fatty acids (C12, C14) and unsaturated fatty acids (C18:1 C18:2) was achieved in recombinants. E. coli SGJS41 and SGJS46 (codon-optimized acyl-ACP TE of S. pyogenes) demonstrated the highest intracellular total FFA content (339 mg/l vs 342 mg/l); in particular, the content of C12 and C14 FFAs was about 3–5 fold, and the content of C18:1 and C18:2 FFAs was about 8–42 fold higher than that in the control E. coli and E. coli JES1017 (original acyl-ACP TE of S. pyogenes).     

工程大肠杆菌合成游离脂肪酸的研究进展

游离脂肪酸作为一种重要的平台化合物,其衍生产品被广泛应用到能源、化学工业中。作为更加可持续、绿色的生产策略,利用工程微生物合成游离脂肪酸是以石油基和动植物为原料生产脂肪酸类产品的重要补充。大肠杆菌作为经典的模式微生物,通过对其进行代谢工程改造,脂肪酸的积累已经从痕量提高到了约9g/L,展示了其作为脂肪酸合成菌株的巨大应用潜力。随着合成生物学技术的涌现,“感应-调控器”、体外重构、β氧化逆循环、异源合成途径的整合等思路的引入极大地加快了工程大肠杆菌脂肪酸合成的进化速率,并赋予大肠杆菌合成多种脂肪酸产品的能力。对近年来通过代谢工程和合成生物学手段改造大肠杆菌合成游离脂肪酸的研究进展进行综述,对其发展前景进行展望。     

Regional Studies of Changes in Brain Fatty Acids Following Experimental Ischaemia and Reperfusion in the Gerbil

Regional studies of brain phospholipid metabolism were carried out during a period of ischaemia induced in the gerbil by bilateral carotid occlusion for 60 min. The associated changes in free fatty acids (FFAs) during this period and following recirculation for up to 180 min were noted. Following ischaemia there was a generalised rise in the levels of all FFAs with no selective release of either the unsaturated (arachidonic and docosahexaenoic) or saturated (palmitic and stearic) fatty acids. There were no observed differences between the brain regions studied, which is in contrast to previously reported observations for prostaglandins. There was also no indication of any specific phospholipid fraction being involved in FFA release. This would indicate that the release of FFAs from phospholipids is a nonspecific event, probably due to the action of hydrolytic lipases. Restoration of the circulation resulted in a short, sharp increase (within 5 min) in all FFAs, but in contrast to the observations during ischaemia alone there was a relatively larger rise in the unsaturated FFAs as compared to the saturated FFAs. Following this increase there was a gradual general decline in all FFA levels until 180 min of reperfusion. Since there was no preferential depletion of unsaturated FFAs during reperfusion, when free radical attack is considered to be at its maximum, it is our opinion that free radical peroxidation is unlikely to explain the pathology described in our model.     

Free fatty acids induce JNK-dependent hepatocyte lipoapoptosis

Elevated serum free fatty acids (FFAs) and hepatocyte lipoapoptosis are features of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, the mechanism by which FFAs mediate lipoapoptosis is unclear. Because JNK activation is pivotal in both the metabolic syndrome accompanying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cellular apoptosis, we examined the role of JNK activation in FFA-induced lipoapoptosis. Multiple hepatocyte cell lines and primary mouse hepatocytes were treated in culture with monounsaturated fatty acids and saturated fatty acids. Despite equal cellular steatosis, apoptosis and JNK activation were greater during exposure to saturated versus monounsaturated FFAs. Inhibition of JNK, pharmacologically as well as genetically, reduced saturated FFA-mediated hepatocyte lipoapoptosis. Cell death was caspase-dependent and associated with mitochondrial membrane depolarization and cytochrome c release indicating activation of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. JNK-dependent lipoapoptosis was associated with activation of Bax, a known mediator of mitochondrial dysfunction. As JNK can activate Bim, a BH3 domain-only protein capable of binding to and activating Bax, its role in lipoapoptosis was also examined. Small interfering RNA-targeted knock-down of Bim attenuated both Bax activation and cell death. Collectively the data indicate that saturated FFAs induce JNK-dependent hepatocyte lipoapoptosis by activating the proapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins Bim and Bax, which trigger the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.     

Effect of rosuvastatin on the concentration of each fatty acid in the fraction of free fatty acids and total lipids in human plasma: The role of cholesterol homeostasis

Each fatty acid (FA) or class of FAs has a different behavior in the pathologies of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the concentration of each fatty acid in the fraction of free fatty acids (FFAs) and total lipids in human plasma after short-term therapy with rosuvastatin as a cholesterol-lowering statin drug. Six hypercholesterolemic men on a habitual diet were studied in a randomized, double-blind, and crossover process. They received 20 mg rosuvastatin or placebo in random order, each for 4 weeks and after 2 weeks of washout period, they received another medication (placebo or rosuvastatin) for another period of 4 weeks. Rosuvastatin treatment significantly decreased the absolute concentrations of saturated and monounsaturated FAs in the total FAs as well as in FFAs. Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids with 20 and 22 carbon atoms in the molecule had no significant change in the fraction of FFAs. Rosuvastatin is directly involved in cholesterol biosynthesis and indirectly through cholesterol homeostasis in the biosynthesis of other plasma lipids.In conclusion, our findings show that rosuvastatin treatment leads to significant changes in the concentration of each fatty acid, except for long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in FFAs. Our observations indicate that cholesterol homeostasis through its regulatory mechanisms appears to be the main cause of changes in the concentration of each plasma fatty acid during rosuvastatin treatment. These changes can be a source of beneficial consequences, in addition to lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in cardiovascular diseases.     

Effects of oleic acid and its congeners,elaidic and stearic acids,on the structural properties of phosphatidylethanolamine membranes

Fatty acid derivatives are abundant in biological membranes, mainly as components of phospholipids and cholesterol esters. Their presence, free or bound to phospholipids, modulates the lipid membrane behavior. The present study shows the differential influence of the C-18 fatty acids (FAs), oleic, elaidic, and stearic acids on the structural properties of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). X-ray diffraction of PE-FA systems demonstrated that oleic acid (OA) produced important concentration-dependent alterations of the lipid membrane structure: it induced reductions of up to 20-23 degrees C in the lamellar-to-hexagonal transition temperature of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl PE and dielaidoyl PE and regulated the dimensions of the hexagonal lattice. In contrast, elaidic and stearic acids did not markedly alter the phospholipid mesomorphism. The above effects were attributed to the different "molecular shape" of OA (with a kink at the middle of the molecule) with respect to their congeners, elaidic and stearic acids. The effects of free fatty acids (FFAs) on membrane structure are relevant for several reasons: i) some biological membranes contain very high levels of FFAs. ii) Mediterranean diets with high OA intake have been shown to exert protective effects against tumoral and hypertensive pathologies. iii) FFA derivatives have been developed as antitumoral and antihypertensive drugs.