经NGR肽段遗传修饰的携带三种报告基因的腺病毒载体的构建及其实验研究

NGR(Asn-Gly-Arg)是通过噬菌体展示技术筛选出来的能够和肿瘤新生血管特异结合的三肽模体,可以将多种药物分子和病毒载体靶向运输到肿瘤或者进行血管再生的组织中。为此构建了腺病毒衣壳蛋白knob的HI环(HI-loop)经NGR肽段修饰的并同时表达三种报告基因的腺病毒载体Ad5/E1-mCherry/E3-luciferase-2A-eGFP/knob-NGR。体内、外实验研究表明,该病毒载体可成功表达三种报告基因;经NGR肽段修饰的腺病毒载体对人乳腺癌细胞系MDA-MB-231的感染效率高于未经修饰的对照腺病毒Ad5CMVeGFP。该载体的成功构建为进一步研究经NGR肽段修饰的腺病毒在肿瘤动物模型体内的靶向性及经NGR肽段修饰的并携带治疗基因的实验治疗研究奠定了基础。     

肿瘤血管靶向药物的研究进展

肿瘤血管在实体瘤的发生发展中具有重要的作用,靶向肿瘤血管的新药研发已成为一个热点领域.抗肿瘤血管的治疗策略分为肿瘤新生血管生成抑制剂（tumor angiogenesis inhibitor,TAI）和肿瘤血管靶向药物（vascular targeting agents,VTAs）两方面的研究.肿瘤新生血管生成抑制剂旨在抑制肿瘤新生血管生成的过程,而肿瘤血管靶向药物则是通过快速而有选择性地破坏肿瘤血管功能,使肿瘤血供受阻,导致肿瘤坏死.VTA类药物分为两类：一是小分子抑制剂（small molecule agents）,利用肿瘤血管和正常组织血管存在的差别选择性地破坏肿瘤血管;另一种是生物制剂（biological agents）,借助能够特异结合肿瘤血管的配体将毒素、凝血诱导剂、凋亡诱导分子等运送到肿瘤血管,引起血管阻塞使肿瘤坏死.     

间充质干细胞来源外泌体促心肌梗死血管新生及其机制研究进展

血管新生(angiogenesis)是机体内一个复杂的生理学和病理学过程,是治疗缺血性疾病的重要措施。大量实验研究已表明间充质干细胞(mesenchymal stem cells, MSCs)等干细胞移植可促进心肌梗死后血管新生,近期研究证实这一作用可能主要通过分泌外泌体形式介导。外泌体(exosome)通过传递与血管新生相关微RNA(microRNA, mi RNA)或蛋白质等生物活性物质,调控靶器官中与血管新生相关通路的基因表达,提高内皮细胞在缺血缺氧环境下的存活、迁移、成管能力,促进心肌梗死区域血管新生。通过基因修饰手段增强外泌体介导的心脏修复作用,以及将外泌体与生物活性肽结合形成工程外泌体来靶向缺血心肌治疗,是目前外泌体在心血管领域的热点研究方向。本文结合近年外泌体研究的相关文献,就MSCs来源外泌体促进心肌梗死血管新生的具体机制及现状研究作一综述。     

具新生血管抑制及血管阻断双重作用的肿瘤血管靶向药物研究进展

以血管新生抑制剂和血管阻断剂为代表的肿瘤血管靶向药物作为一种新的抗肿瘤疗法,其研究与开发已取得显著进展,尤其是二者联用已在临床实践中获得更好疗效。因而,近年来具有新生血管抑制和血管阻断双重作用的肿瘤血管靶向药物研究备受关注。这种具双重作用的肿瘤血管靶向药物因同时保持了血管新生抑制剂和血管阻断剂的各自作用特点,在临床肿瘤治疗上更具优势,不仅能一药多靶,增强抗肿瘤疗效,同时还可降低用药剂量,减少毒副作用,提高用药耐受性,故临床应用前景广阔。综述新生血管抑制剂和血管阻断剂的作用机制及特点,介绍具代表性的兼有新生血管抑制和血管阻断双重作用的肿瘤血管靶向药物研究进展。     

七甲川花菁染料作为肿瘤靶向和光动力治疗载体的研究进展

七甲川花菁近红外荧光染料(NIRF)可直接被肿瘤细胞特异性吸收,具有肿瘤靶向性。与化疗药物偶联后,该类染料可通过血脑屏障将药物转运至肿瘤部位,不仅可以减少化疗药物使用剂量,降低药物的毒副作用,也可通过近红外荧光成像实现对肿瘤治疗的实时监控。七甲川花菁染料所展示的线粒体毒性和光敏特性,可直接杀死肿瘤细胞,抑制肿瘤新生血管的形成。通过纳米包裹,能够显著增强该类染料的肿瘤靶向能力,实现实时跟踪药物释放情况。七甲川花菁染料特异性识别肿瘤细胞的能力与有机阴离子转运肽的作用密切相关,缺氧和线粒体膜电位也参与了染料吸收的调控。这些发现有利于将近红外荧光染料应用于肿瘤的靶向治疗。     

重组靶向核糖体失活蛋白luffin-α-NGR的制备及抗肿瘤活性评价

将丝瓜籽核糖体失活蛋白luffin-α与肿瘤靶向肽NGR融合,制备luffin-α-NGR重组蛋白,并检测其对肿瘤细胞与血管生成的抑制活性.通过引物设计及PCR扩增获得luffin-α-NGR融合基因,与pGEX-6p-1载体连接后获得pGEX-6p-1/luffin-α-NGR重组质粒,质粒转入大肠杆菌(Escher...     

以整合素αvβ3为靶点的RGD配体在抗肿瘤血管新生中的应用

整合素αvβ3是一种能特异性识别RGD序列的膜受体蛋白,其与含RGD（Arg-Gly-Asp）模体的蛋白质结合的特异性在肿瘤细胞的粘附、迁移、浸润及肿瘤血管新生中起重要作用.由于整合素αvβ3在多种肿瘤细胞表面高表达而在正常细胞中低表达或不表达,因此其成为肿瘤治疗的理想靶点.肿瘤新生血管为肿瘤的生长提供营养,因此近年来抑制肿瘤血管新生也成为肿瘤治疗的重要途径.有研究显示,几种RGD毒素蛋白不但以整合素αvβ3为靶点靶向结合到肿瘤部位从而具有直接抗肿瘤细胞增殖、黏附、迁移及浸润功能,而且它们还具有抗肿瘤血管新生的作用,因此RGD毒素蛋白可从上述两方面抑制肿瘤生长与转移.本文就整合素αvβ3为靶向的RGD配体结构特点及其在肿瘤治疗中的靶向治疗和抗血管新生应用及前景加以综述.     

靶向细胞因子CD40的全新多肽配体的筛选与鉴定

CD40是肿瘤坏死因子受体(tumornecrosis factor receptor,TNFR)超家族成员,表达于免疫细胞、造血细胞、血管细胞、内皮细胞及多种类型的癌细胞表面。作者采用计算机虚拟筛选和细胞实验相结合的方法,研究了CD40蛋白的全新多肽配体。首先,通过同源建模构建CD40蛋白的三维结构;然后,用分子对接虚拟筛选出靶向CD40的多肽配体;再通过表面等离子体共振(surface plasmon resonance,SPR)分子结合实验、多肽靶向脂质体的细胞实验,验证并确定被命名为N9的六肽为CD40的全新配体。进一步研究发现,N9修饰的脂质体对其靶向细胞Raji和树突状细胞(dendritic cells,DC)的转染效果明显提高,提示N9有靶向介导转染的功能。     

肿瘤新生血管及分子靶向治疗新策略

肿瘤血管靶向治疗是基于肿瘤新生血管与正常血管的不同,药物专一识别并阻断肿瘤新生血管,使肿瘤细胞“饿死”,而不影响正常细胞。从1971年Folkman提出“饿死肿瘤”的假说到2004年第一个血管靶向药物上市,记载着30多年领域发展的传奇经历。当今,肿瘤血管已成为生物医学和临床研究的热点,新的发现层出不穷。该文重点介绍肿瘤血管新靶点、新机制、新药物与未来发展。     

胃癌血管靶向肽GX2 对胃癌血管内皮细胞靶向性的鉴定

目的:证明胃癌血管靶向肽GX2能够与胃癌血管内皮细胞特异性结合,在体内对胃癌血管具有靶向性。方法:体外实验,合成GX2与FITC的复合物FITC-GX2,分离原代人脐静脉内皮细胞HUVEC,将HUVEC与人胃癌细胞系SGC7901共培养,建立共培养血管内皮细胞模型来模拟胃癌血管,利用免疫荧光的方法观察GX2与共培养内皮细胞Co-HUVEC的结合情况;体内实验,构建99mTc标记的GX2分子示踪探针,SPECT显像观察GX2的胃癌血管靶向性。结果:免疫荧光结果显示GX2能与Co-HUVEC特异性结合,而与人胃癌细胞SGC7901不结合;SPECT显像结果证明了GX2在荷瘤裸鼠体内能够浓集到肿瘤部位,具有良好的靶向性。结论:GX2能与胃癌血管内皮细胞特异性结合,且具有在体靶向到胃癌血管的能力;GX2具有胃癌诊断的潜在价值,并能应用于胃癌血管抑制治疗。     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.