人载脂蛋白C3基因转基因小鼠的建立及血脂变化分析

目的制备系统性表达人载脂蛋白C3（APOC3）基因的转基因小鼠,建立高血脂小鼠模型。方法将人APOC3基因插入系统性表达启动子下游,构建转基因表达载体,通过显微注射法建立人APOC3转基因C57BL/6J小鼠。并利用特异引物PCR法鉴定转基因小鼠的基因型,Western blot检测基因表达水平,血生化分析检测不同月龄转基因小鼠与同龄野生型小鼠的血脂指标,脂肪染色观察肝脏脂肪水平。结果建立了高表达人APOC3基因的转基因小鼠品系;转入的人APOC3基因在血液、肝脏、小肠、肌肉、心脏、肾脏、脾脏中均有明显表达;不同月龄转基因小鼠的血浆甘油三酯水平明显高于同龄野生型小鼠;转基因小鼠的肝脏脂肪含量高于野生型小鼠。结论系统性表达人APOC3基因的转基因小鼠表现高脂血症表型,可以作为高血脂以及高血脂相关的心血管病的工具动物。     

IL34转基因小鼠的建立和表型分析

目的建立白介素34转基因小鼠,研究该基因在小鼠中表达对小鼠免疫系统的作用。方法把人的IL34基因插入CMV启动子下,构建转基因表达载体,通过显微注射法建立IL34转基因C57BL/6J小鼠。PCR鉴定IL34转基因小鼠的基因表型,Western blotting检测IL34蛋白的表达水平,组织化学染色观察IL34转基因小鼠重要器官的病理改变。结果建立了2个品系的IL34转基因小鼠。转入的人IL34基因在脾脏中的表达水平高于内源性IL34。组织学分析显示IL34转基因小鼠各重要器官如脑,心,肝,肾,肠等的形态结构均正常,但脾脏的生发中心比较活跃,白髓的范围比野生型小鼠大。结论成功建立了IL34转基因小鼠,IL34基因的过度表达对免疫系统作用需要进一步探讨。     

肌萎缩侧索硬化症转基因小鼠脊髓中自噬相关基因ATG5表达降低

目的明确自噬相关基因ATG5在肌萎缩侧索硬化症(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,ALS)转基因鼠脊髓中的表达情况.方法取95d、108d和122d ALS转基因小鼠和野生型小鼠脊髓,应用免疫荧光、Western blot和RT-PCR技术,检测ATG5在脊髓中的表达.结果免疫荧光染色检测显示,在脊髓内,ATG5免疫反应产物主要定位于神经元;与同窝野生型小鼠比较,脊髓内ATG5免疫反应性在95d转基因小鼠无明显差异,而在108d和122d转基因小鼠明显降低.Western blot和RT-PCR分析显示,与同窝野生型小鼠比较,脊髓内ATG5 mRNA和蛋白表达水平在95d无明显变化,但在108d和122d时,转基因小鼠脊髓内ATG5 mRNA和蛋白表达均显著低于同窝野生型小鼠.结论ATG5在ALS转基因鼠脊髓中表达降低,提示ATG5表达异常与ALS发生密切相关.     

Atg5在肌萎缩侧索硬化症转基因小鼠纹状体和脑干中表达降低

目的研究自噬相关基因Atg5在肌萎缩侧索硬化症(ALS)转基因小鼠纹状体和脑干中的表达情况,探讨Atg5与ALS发病的关系。方法分别取ALS转基因小鼠和同窝野生型小鼠95d、108d和122d的纹状体和脑干,应用免疫荧光技术检测Atg5在纹状体和脑干中的表达及与神经元的共定位关系,应用q RT-PCR技术检测Atg5 m RNA表达情况,应用Western blot技术检测蛋白表达的改变。结果免疫荧光双标染色检测发现,ALS转基因小鼠和野生型小鼠纹状体和脑干中Atg5阳性细胞与β-tubulinⅢ标记的神经元共表达;与野生型小鼠比较,ALS转基因小鼠纹状体和脑干内舌下神经核和面神经核中Atg5免疫反应性降低;q RT-PCR分析显示,ALS转基因小鼠纹状体内Atg5 m RNA表达水平在95d、108d和122d时均显著低于同窝野生型小鼠纹状体内Atg5 m RNA表达水平;脑干内Atg5 m RNA表达水平在108d和122d时均显著低于同窝野生型小鼠脑干内Atg5 m RNA表达水平;Western bot分析显示,与野生型小鼠比较,ALS转基因小鼠纹状体和脑干内Atg5蛋白表达水平在108d和122d时显著降低。结论 ALS转基因小鼠纹状体和脑干中Atg5的表达降低,提示Atg5调控的自噬改变与ALS发病关系密切。     

人载脂蛋白A1基因转基因小鼠的建立

目的建立系统性表达人载脂蛋白A1(APOA1)基因的转基因小鼠。方法 将人APOA1基因插入系统性表达启动子下游,构建转基因表达载体,通过显微注射法建立人APOA1转基因C57BL/6J小鼠。并利用特异引物PCR法鉴定转基因小鼠的基因型,Western blot检测基因表达水平,血生化分析检测不同月龄转基因小鼠与同龄野生型小鼠的血脂指标。结果建立了2个不同表达水平的人APOA1基因的转基因小鼠品系;转入的人APOA1基因在血液、肝脏、心脏、肾脏、脾脏、血管组织中均有明显表达;血生化分析结果显示不同月龄转基因小鼠的血浆高密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平高于同龄的野生型小鼠,甘油三酯水平低于同龄野生型小鼠。结论成功建立了系统性表达人APOA1基因的转基因小鼠,为研究高血脂以及高血脂相关的心血管病提供了工具。     

低密度脂蛋白受体相关蛋白2结合蛋白在心脏特异转基因小鼠中引起的心脏功能代偿

目的建立心脏特异表达的低密度脂蛋白受体相关蛋白2结合蛋白(Lrp2bp)转基因小鼠,研究该基因在心肌病发病中的作用。方法克隆鼠源Lrp2bp基因入α-MHC启动子下游,构建a-MHC-Lrp2bp表达载体,显微注射法建立Lrp2bp转基因小鼠。PCR鉴定转基因首建鼠的基因型。Westernblotting鉴定Lrp2bp在心脏中的表达,心脏超声检测转基因鼠及野生型小鼠心脏结构和功能,透射电镜观察心肌细胞的超微结构改变。结果得到了4个Lrp2bp转基因品系,其中3个品系心脏Lrp2bp蛋白表达量与同龄野生型鼠相比明显增加。1M龄转基因小鼠与同窝阴性对照小鼠相比,心壁变厚,心腔变大,射血分数和短轴缩短率下降。结论心脏特异表达的Lrp2bp基因能引起心肌肥厚表型,可能是参与心肌代偿性肥厚的基因之一。     

构建皮肤组织中特异表达HPV16-E6基因的小鼠模型

目的:构建特异在皮肤表达乳头瘤病毒(HPV16)E6基因的真核表达载体,并鉴定其在转基因小鼠体内的表达。方法:通过PCR方法扩增皮肤特异启动子p INV及HPV16-E6,将以上片段通过酶切连接,插入去掉CMV启动子的pc DNA3.1(-)载体,获得dpc DNA3.1(-)-p INV-E6载体;并显微注射制备其转基因小鼠,利用RT-PCR、Western blot及免疫组化技术检测获得的阳性小鼠体内E6的表达水平。结果:dpc DNA3.1(-)-p INV-E6载体测序正确;经鉴定31只实验小鼠中,有2只小鼠携带外源基因,将其与野生型小鼠交配获得的F1代中又有2只阳性小鼠;且在获得阳性小鼠的皮肤组织中RT-PCR检测有E6的转录本,Western blot检测有E6蛋白表达,且免疫组化检测结果显示有E6在皮肤表达且引起皮肤微增生。结论:成功构建了p INV-E6转基因模型小鼠,HPV16-E6基因在小鼠皮肤中特异表达,为进一步研究HPV16-E6在癌症中的作用奠定了基础。     

转基因小鼠过表达人Lin28A/Lin28B对小鼠体重的影响

目的:Lin28是一种高度保守的RNA结合蛋白,对生物体的生命活动具有重要的调节作用.为了研究人Lin28A与Lin28B基因的功能,我们构建了分别过表达人Lin28A或Lin28B基因的两种转基因小鼠,表型分析发现小鼠体重变化,为研究Lin28A和Lin28B基因的生物学功能提供模型动物.方法:分别将人类Lin28A与Lin28B cDNA插入PCAG启动子下游,构建Lin28A与Lin28B转基因表达载体,通过显微注射方法,分别建立Lin28A转基因小鼠与Lin28B转基因小鼠.PCR鉴定转基因小鼠的基因型,筛选出人类Lin28A与Lin28B表达的小鼠,统计两种转基因小鼠体重变化.结果:①经PCR鉴定与公司测序证明Lin28A和Lin28B两种载体构建成功.②PCR鉴定小鼠基因型,筛选出可以特异性表达人Lin28A或Lin28B的转基因小鼠,并比较转基因小鼠与同窝野生型小鼠体重,发现两种转基因小鼠体重均大于同窝野生型小鼠,说明在小鼠体内过表达Lin28A或Lin28B均能引起小鼠体重增加.结论:人Lin28A与Lin28B在转基因小鼠体内能正常表达,并且能发挥生物学功能.又因为Lin28A和Lin28B在小鼠体内过表达会引起小鼠体重增加,我们推测其可能通过影响小鼠糖代谢过程引起小鼠体重改变.构建的Lin28A和Lin28B的转基因小鼠为进一步研究Lin28A和Lin28B在人新陈代谢、生长和发育过程中的作用提供了动物模型.     

人Man2c1转基因小鼠外周血中性粒细胞和CD8+T细胞的调节

目的以转hMan2c1基因小鼠为模型,分析hMan2c1基因在转基因小鼠脾脏的蛋白表达和活性,研究hMan2c1基因对于机体免疫系统的影响。方法Western blot方法检测hMan2c1基因在脾脏的蛋白表达并检测小鼠脾脏α-甘露糖苷酶活性;血常规分析外周血中各种血细胞的比例;以BSA作为抗原观察机体的免疫应答;流式细胞技术观察外周血中CD4 、CD8 、B、NK细胞的数量。结果Western blot结果显示,与野生型小鼠比较,hMan2c1基因在转基因小鼠脾脏组织有明显的表达,α-甘露糖苷酶活性明显增高,中性粒细胞明显升高。BSA刺激后,转基因小鼠外周血免疫细胞中的CD8 T淋巴细胞明显高于野生型小鼠。结论hMan2c1基因在小鼠脾脏表达引起α-甘露糖苷酶活性显著升高,并进一步影响淋巴细胞的生成,增加中性粒细胞和CD8 T淋巴细胞对免疫原的应答。     

心脏特异表达NOL3转基因小鼠的建立

目的建立心脏特异表达NOL3转基因小鼠,用于研究该基因在心肌病发病中的作用。方法Western blot检测小鼠NOL3表达谱。构建aMHC-NOL3表达载体,显微注射法建立NOL3转基因小鼠。PCR鉴定转基因鼠的基因型,心脏超声检测转基因及野生型小鼠心脏功能及几何构型。结果NOL3在1月龄野生型鼠心脏、脑、骨骼肌中的高表达,在心脏中的表达不随年龄而改变。通过转基因小鼠的筛选,得到了3个NOL3转基因品系,其中1个品系心脏NOL3蛋白表达量与野生型鼠相比明显增加。单转NOL3基因的小鼠心脏功能及几何构型与野生型小鼠相比无显著变化。结论成功建立了心脏特异表达NOL3转基因小鼠,为进一步和心肌病小鼠模型杂交,研究该基因在心肌病发病中的作用提供了工具。     

胃癌的肿瘤微环境研究进展

肿瘤微环境是决定肿瘤细胞行为的主要影响因素,有别于正常细胞与其周围组织所形成的微环境,组织缺氧和酸中毒、间质高压形成、大量生长因子和蛋白水解酶的产生及免疫炎性反应等构成了肿瘤组织代谢环境的生物学特征,这种特性在肿瘤的发生、进展、转移中扮演重要的角色。胃癌早期症状不典型、转移迅速、死亡率高,是消化系统最常见的恶性肿瘤,目前,关于肿瘤微环境的研究尚处于起步阶段,对胃癌肿瘤微环境的研究有助于我们进一步认识胃癌发生发展的机制,并为临床诊断、治疗胃癌提供依据。因此,本文就近年来在胃癌肿瘤微环境方面的研究进展作一综述。     

Gamma- 突触核蛋白与肿瘤关系的研究进展

Synucleins家族是一种主要在神经元内表达的高度可溶性的蛋白家族。已知synucleins家族有3个成员α-synuclein(SNCA),β-synuclein(SNCB)和γ-synuclein(SNCG)。其中SNCA与SNCB参与神经递质释放过程,被认为与神经退行性变疾病密切相关,特别是在阿尔茨海默病与帕金森病中常有异常表达。近年来研究表明,SNCG在人类许多肿瘤中过表达,如乳腺癌、结直肠癌、女性生殖系统肿瘤、前列腺癌、膀胱癌等。通过研究表明γ-Synucleins异常表达机制目前包括DNA甲基化、激动蛋白-1激活、对转录因子SP1结合位点、有丝分裂检验点基因、雌激素受体影响。通过以上机制,SNCG促进上述肿瘤细胞的增殖、抑制肿瘤细胞的凋亡以及促进肿瘤细胞的转移。根据文献分析,我们提出SNCG可作为多种肿瘤预后的潜在指标的可能,同时以SNCG为切入点,探讨神经系统是否可以对肿瘤发生、发展的影响作用。     

Effect of cisplatin upon expression of in vivo immune tumor resistance

The major intent of cancer treatment with cytotoxic drugs is direct tumor cell damage, but some of these drugs have been shown to be immunomodulatory. Cisplatin is a widely used cytotoxic drug that has been combined with biological response modifiers in recent clinical trials. To evaluate further whether cisplatin may independently alter the level of host resistance against tumor growth, the drug was tested in the Mc7 sarcoma rat tumor model. The expression of in vivo tumor resistance against Mc7 sarcoma in syngeneic Wistar rats is mediated by circulating non-cytotoxic T lymphocytes. These cells interact specifically with tumor cells to generate cytotoxic effectors locally at the site of a tumor challenge. Activities of these components of expression of tumor resistance were measured in vivo after administration of cisplatin and dose-dependent effects were found. Low-dose cisplatin (0.3 mg/kg) increased the activity of the circulating lymphocytes that mediate tumor resistance, and high-dose cisplatin (9 mg/kg) suppressed both mediator lymphocyte activity and the generation of antitumor effector mechanisms. These studies suggest that low-dose cisplatin may be immunomodulatory and combining it with biological response modifiers might be a useful strategy. However, high-dose cisplatin given with biological response modifiers may negate potential immunomodulatory activities of such agents.     

TNF-a在肿瘤中的作用

肿瘤坏死因子是一个特别的,并具有多重功能的细胞因子,它在免疫调节,炎症反应,机体防御当中起着关键的作用。根据不同的细胞微环境,肿瘤坏死因子可以诱导多种反应,例如凋亡,坏死,血管生成,免疫细胞激活,细胞分化,细胞迁移。TNF在肿瘤当中是一把双刃剑。一方面,TNF是一个内源性的肿瘤促进因素,因为TNF可以刺激肿瘤细胞生长,增殖,侵袭,转移,血管生成。另一方面,TNF具有杀肿瘤细胞的作用。因此,如果可以调控肿瘤坏死因子的功能,将为癌症的治疗提供可能。     

Biochemical Analysis of Metastasis-Related Ax Actin in B16 Mouse Melanoma Cells After Chemical Reversional Modulation and of Tumor Progression-Related A′ Actin in the Ontogeny of Human Malignant Melanoma

To examine the correlation between tumor metastasis and A^x actin in mouse melanoma and between tumor progression and A′, actin in human melanoma and further to investigate whether or not it is a generally existing principle, we studied the effects of reversion agents, which distinctly decrease metastatic ability of melanoma cells, on the appearance of A^x actin. Will an induced decrease in metasasis of established highly metastatic B16-F10 mouse melanoma cells cause the appearance of A^x actin? We also examined the appearance of A′ actin in eight human benign pigment cell tumors and nine human malignant melanoma tissues or cells in relation to tumor progression. In vitro treatment of B16-F10 cells with each of these agents suppressed metastatic ability of the cells injected intravenously into syngenic mice; however, none of the treated cells represented A^x actin in vitro. These results suggest that the appearance of A^x actin may be a result of long-term tumor cell progression leading to changes in gene level, but because the treatments with these agents were only carried out over a short period, they could not effect changes in gene level; thus, A^x actin appearance remained unchanged. Appearance of A′ actin was detected only in human benign pigment cell tumors such as nevus cell nevi, but not in malignant melanomas, which were also formed in a long period of tumor progression in vivo. These results suggest that A′ actin is a clinically useful marker to determine the prognosis and level of tumor progression of human pigment cell tumors.     

Tumor-suppressive Function of Protein-tyrosine Phosphatase Non-receptor Type 23 in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors Is Lost upon Overexpression of miR142–3p microRNA

Protein-tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 23 (PTPN23) is a candidate tumor suppressor involved in the tumorigenesis of various organs. However, its physiological role(s) and detailed expression profile(s) have not yet been elucidated. We investigated the function and regulation of PTPN23 in the formation of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs). Expression of PTPN23 in human TGCT cell lines was significantly lower than that in spermatogonial stem cells in mice. Overexpression of PTPN23 in NEC8, a human TGCT cell line, suppressed soft agar colony formation in vitro and tumor formation in nude mice in vivo. These data indicate that PTPN23 functions as a tumor suppressor in TGCTs. Multiple computational algorithms predicted that the 3′ UTR of human PTPN23 is a target for miR-142-3p. A luciferase reporter assay confirmed that miR-142-3p bound directly to the 3′ UTR of PTPN23. Introduction of pre-miR-142 in the PTPN23 transfectant of NEC8 led to suppressed expression of PTPN23 and increased soft agar colony formation. Quantitative RT-PCR data revealed a significantly higher expression of miR-142-3p in human seminomas compared with normal testes. No difference in mRNA expression between seminoma and non-seminoma samples was detected by in situ hybridization. Both quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that PTPN23 expression was significantly lower in TGCTs than in normal testicular tissues. Finally, a lack of PTPN23 protein expression in human TGCTs correlated with a relatively higher miR-142-3p expression. These data suggest that PTPN23 is a tumor suppressor and that repression of PTPN23 expression by miR-142-3p plays an important role in the pathogenesis of TGCTs.     

可移植性小鼠组织细胞肉瘤侵袭与转移模型的建立

将小鼠可移植性组织细胞肉瘤ＬⅡ分别接种在近交系６１５小鼠的胁部皮下、后肢肌肉和爪垫皮下组织内,取全肺和各部位淋巴结进行组织学检查,观察肿瘤自发转移率及转移程度。胁部皮下与后肢肌肉移植组待荷瘤小鼠自然死亡,平均存活时间分别为３９．３、２７．９ｄ,淋巴结转移率分别为９５．７％和１００％,肺转移率均为１００％。爪垫皮下移植组在肿瘤接种后１、３、５、１０、２０、３０和４０ｄ处死荷瘤小鼠,早期淋巴结转移出现在肿瘤接种后第１０天,至第３０天时形成肺转移瘤。局部侵袭达Ⅲ～Ⅳ级时才发生肿瘤转移,肺转移出现时间晚于淋巴转移。结果表明,ＬⅡ瘤株具有淋巴道合并血道转移的特性,是研究肿瘤侵袭和转移的理想实验肿瘤模型。     

Aberrant leukocyte infiltration: a direct trigger for breast tumor invasion and metastasis

Our previous studies revealed that leukocyte infiltration could trigger breast and prostate tumor invasion through physical disruption of tumor capsules. Our current study, involving multiple types of human tumors, further suggests that leukocyte infiltration also triggers metastasis through the following pathways : 1) the physical movement into the epithelium disrupts inter-cellular junctions and surface adhesion molecules, which cause the disassociation of tumor cells from tumor cores, 2) some of these tumor cells subsequently form tight junctions with the plasma membranes of leukocytes creating tumor cell-leukocyte chimeras (TLCs), and 3) the leukocytes of TLCs impart migratory capacity to associated tumor cell partners. Our findings suggest a novel pathway for tumor cell dissemination from primary sites and journey to new sites.     

Functional mechanism of Ginsenosides on tumor growth and metastasis

Ginsengs, has long been used as one medicinal herb in China for more than two thousand years. Many studies have shown that ginsengs have preventive and therapeutic roles for cancer, and play a good complementary role in cancer treatment. Ginsenosides, as most important constituents of ginseng, have been extensively investigated and emphasized in cancer chemoprevention and therapeutics. However, the functional mechanism of Ginsenosides on cancer is not well known. This review will focus on introducing the functional mechanisms of ginsenosides and their metabolites, which regulate signaling pathways related with tumor growth and metastasis. Ginsenosides inhibit tumor growth via upregulating tumor apoptosis, inducing tumor cell differentiation and targeting cancer stem cells. In addition, Ginsenosides regulate tumor microenvironment via suppressing tumor angiogenesis-related proteins and pathways. Structural modification of ginsenosides and their administration alone or combinations with other Chinese medicines or chemical medicines have recently been developed to be a new therapeutic strategy for cancer.     

A novel immunoregulatory axis of NKT cell subsets regulating tumor immunity

There are many mechanisms that regulate and dampen the immune response to cancers, including several types of regulatory T cells. Besides the T reg cell, we have identified another immunoregulatory circuit initiated by NKT cells that produce IL-13 in response to tumor growth and this IL-13 then induces myeloid cells to make TGF-beta that inhibits cytotoxic T cell-mediated tumor immunosurveillance in several mouse tumor models. This finding created a paradox in the role of NKT cells in tumor immunity, in that they can also contribute to protection. We resolve this paradox by the finding that the suppressive NKT cell is a type II NKT cell that lacks the canonical invariant T cell receptor, whereas the protective cell is a type I NKT cell that expresses the invariant receptor. Further, we see that these two subsets of NKT cells counter-regulate each other, defining a new immunoregulatory axis. The balance along this axis may determine the outcome of tumor immunosurveillance as well as influence the efficacy of anti-cancer vaccines and immunotherapy.