乙型肝炎病毒和黄曲霉素协同作用诱发人肝细胞癌细胞株的建立

为了研究人乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）和黄曲霉素（AFB1）在肝癌发生过程中的作用,我们用HBV感染的人胚胎肝细胞移植至裸鼠背部皮下,以后每周皮下注射AFB1,在裸鼠体内成功地诱发了人肝细胞癌。选3只裸鼠所形成的肿瘤组织,分别再接种裸鼠传代。在裸鼠体内传至5代后,将瘤组织在体外培养、传代,建立了3个肝癌细胞株,分别为CBH－1a、CBH－1b和CBH－2。对3个细胞株进行生物学特性分析发现,细胞生长迅速,接触抑制消失,细胞增殖核主数Ki67阳性细胞占38．2％,用EMA单抗检测证实为人来源细胞,核酸原位杂交显示,细胞中HBV－X和HBV－S基因阳性,PCR可扩增出X基因,证明HBV基因已到瘤细胞中,3个细胞株细胞再接种裸鼠皮下,可再生成肿瘤,此实验证明了HBV协同AFB1在个肝细胞癌发生过程中的病因作用。同时,为进一步研究HBV和AFB1在肝癌发生过程中的分子机制提供了细胞水平的模型。     

斑蝥素酸镁对人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721裸鼠皮下移植瘤凋亡的影响

建立人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型,实验组每只裸鼠瘤周注射斑蝥素酸镁6.26×10-5mmol,对照组给予相同容积的无菌生理盐水瘤周注射。给药22 d后,观察斑蝥素酸镁对皮下移植瘤增殖的影响,并在此基础上,利用HE染色观察药物对人肝癌裸鼠皮下移植瘤组织形态学特征的影响。实验发现斑蝥素酸镁组移植瘤细胞体积变小、胞浆固缩、嗜酸性变,细胞核固缩、碎裂。透射电镜观察人肝癌裸鼠皮下移植瘤组织超微结构的改变,镜下见斑蝥素酸镁组移植瘤细胞核膜基本消失、核染色质聚集成团等改变。免疫组化二步法检测人肝癌裸鼠皮下移植瘤组织中bcl-2、bax的表达水平,结果显示斑蝥素酸镁组瘤组织中bcl-2的表达低于生理盐水组,而bax的表达高于生理盐水组(P0.05)。本实验提示斑蝥素酸镁能明显抑制人肝癌裸鼠皮下移植瘤的增殖,并能诱导移植瘤细胞发生凋亡,其机制可能与上调bax和下调bcl-2表达有关。     

基于双荧光系统的HepG2肝细胞癌原位移植裸鼠模型建立及活体荧光成像动态定量分析

目的:建立一种可以实时、定量、动态监测的肝细胞癌原位移植模型,并利用活体荧光成像系统对裸鼠体内原位肝细胞癌生长进行分析。方法:利用慢病毒包装系统包装pCDH-GFP-Luc质粒,将绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)和萤光素酶(Luc)基因通过病毒感染的方式整合到HepG2肝癌细胞染色体中,利用流式细胞术分选GFP+细胞,扩增培养后,将该细胞注射到裸鼠皮下进行成瘤,成瘤后分离肿瘤组织接种裸鼠肝脏,将造模成功的裸鼠分为对照组和治疗组,分别灌胃给与0.5%羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC-Na)和50 mg/kg索拉非尼,2/d,连续28 d,每7 d利用活体荧光成像系统观察肝癌细胞在对照组和治疗组裸鼠肝脏内的生长情况。实验结束后,分离裸鼠肝脏肿瘤,拍照称重。结果:建立了稳定表达双荧光的人肝癌细胞系HepG2-GFP-Luc,体外发光强度与表达萤光素酶的细胞数量呈正相关(R2=0.9945);建立了肝细胞癌原位移植活体荧光成像模型,对照组和治疗组肝脏内肿瘤细胞荧光强度随时间的延长逐渐增加,治疗组荧光强度明显低于对照组。定量分析结果显示,在第24、31和38 d,治疗组荧光总光子数值显著低于对照组;治疗组平均瘤重显著低于对照组。结论:建立了一种肝细胞癌原位移植荧光成像模型,可通过活体成像系统对肿瘤大小进行动态定量分析,为抗肝癌药物的药效学评价提供了实时定量分析动物模型。     

利用人脐带血干细胞制备人鼠肝组织嵌合体模型

目的利用人脐带血干细胞研究制备HBV感染人鼠嵌合小鼠模型。方法将人脐血干细胞,经尾静脉分两次注射到裸鼠体内。分别于第7,14,21天取肝组织,进行AFP免疫组织化学检测,分析人肝细胞在裸鼠体内嵌合生长情况,并进行乙肝病毒感染实验,定量检测感染后小鼠血清中AFP、ALB。结果实验组小鼠在第7、14、21天肝脏内AFP持续阳性表达,AFP表达于细胞质内。HBV感染后小鼠肝脏HBsAg组化显示密集成片的阳性细胞。实验组和对照组表达差异显著（P〈0.05）。结论将人脐血干细胞移植裸鼠肝脏内可以存活并分化成人肝细胞形成嵌合鼠,并能被HBV感染。     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布。结果表明（1）HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40％（55／136）和82％（112／136）。HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;（2）HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81％（133／164）及86％（141／164）。C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的浆内;核心抗原毁定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中。C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细胞在癌组织以弥漫核阳性常见,在癌旁肝组织以胸浆阳性为主;（3）HBxAg在肝细胞肝 癌中的检出率为75％（123／164）,C33c和HBxAg二者同时阳性占63％（103／164）。HCV感染在我国肝细胞肝癌中比较普遍,HCV和HBV重叠感染占相当比例,可能在肝细胞肝癌的发生中起着重要作用。     

抗VEGFR-2嵌合Fab抗体对裸鼠肝癌原位移植瘤新生血管生成的影响

目的:检测抗VEGFR-2嵌合Fab抗体对裸鼠肝癌原位移植瘤血管生成的影响.方法:建立裸鼠肝癌H22细胞原位移植瘤模型,随机分成生理盐水组(n=12)和抗体组(n=12).采用免疫组织化学SP染色法对两组肝脏移植瘤进行血管染色,观察其微血管密度(MVD)情况.结果:成功建立裸鼠H22肝癌原位移植瘤模型,HE染色显示肝脏移植瘤为肝细胞肝癌,免疫组化结果显示肝脏实体瘤内微血管密度抗体组较生理盐水组显著性减少(25.64± 1.53 vs 8.65± 1.79,P＜0.05).结论:抗VEGFR-2嵌合Fab抗体能够抑制裸鼠肝癌原位移植瘤的血管生成.     

过表达SIRT3抑制裸鼠异位移植人肝细胞癌的生长及其机制研究

该文旨在研究人肝细胞癌异位移植瘤裸鼠模型中沉默信息调节因子3(silent information regulator 3,SIRT3)对肝细胞癌生长的影响及其机制。建立稳定过表达SIRT3和pc DNA3.1的SK-Hep-1细胞株;将稳定过表达SIRT3和pc DNA3.1的细胞悬液分别注射入裸鼠皮下,实时监测两组移植瘤的生长,25 d后剥离出移植瘤并称重;免疫组织化学检测移植瘤中SIRT3、Ki67的表达水平;应用定量逆转录PCR(q RT-PCR)筛选SIRT3影响移植瘤生长的下游靶向分子,Western blot检测下游靶向分子Bax的表达量以及移植瘤中cleaved-PARP(poly ADP-ribose polymerase)的表达水平。结果显示,过表达SIRT3组移植瘤的体积和重量都小于pc DNA3.1组;过表达SIRT3组移植瘤中Ki67的表达水平较pc DNA3.1组降低;过表达SIRT3上调Bax的m RNA和蛋白质水平并促进PARP的剪切。该文结果提示,SIRT3可能通过Bax凋亡信号通路抑制人肝细胞癌异位移植瘤的生长。     

人胃癌细胞株裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型的建立及其生物学特性

目的初步建立不同浓度下制备人胃癌细胞株BGC-823裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型,观察其生物学特性。方法培养人胃癌细胞系BGC-823细胞,并分别以四个浓度皮下注射于裸鼠腋下每只0.2 mL。根据BGC-823细胞注射浓度将40只裸鼠随机分为四组：组一5×107个活细胞/mL（n=10）;组二1×107个活细胞/mL（n=10）;组三1×106个活细胞/mL（n=10）;组四1×105个活细胞/mL（n=10）。观察各组裸鼠摄食、活动情况、精神状态、死亡率、成瘤时间、成瘤率、肿瘤生长情况,采用免疫组化法检测肿瘤微血管密度。结果各组裸鼠摄食、精神情况正常,无死亡现象。除组四1×105个活细胞/mL浓度组成瘤率为0%外,其余各组成瘤率均为100%,瘤体出现时间在3～7 d,肿瘤血管密度MVD平均为：（123.26±31.57）个/mm2。结论初步建立了人胃癌裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型及建立此细胞系模型的最低浓度。为胃癌的进一步研究奠定了基础。     

在HBV感染的肝癌组织中Fas/FasL表达的作用

目的探讨Fas／FasL（Fas配体）在原发性肝细胞肝癌（HCC）组织中的表达及其与乙肝病毒（HBV）感染的关系。方法用免疫组化S-P法检测21例肝癌组织及其10例癌旁组织Fas／FasL的表达。结果在肝癌和癌旁组织中Fas表达的阳性率分别为52．38％和80．00％（P〈0．05）,FasL分别为66．67％和40．00％（P〈0．05）。在HBsAg阳性和阴性组Fas表达的阳性率分别为50．00％和66．67％（P〉0．05）;FasL分别为61．11％和100％（P〈0．05）。肝癌组织中Fas、FasL表达与性别、年龄、肿瘤大小无关,与癌栓转移呈负相关,FasL与分化程度有关。结论肝癌细胞能下调Fas及上调FasL的表达而使凋亡受阻,HBV感染能抑制肝癌组织FasL的表达,可能是HBV在HCC的发牛及发展讨稃中的致痛机制。     

胡桃醌不同给药途径对人肝癌细胞BEL-7402裸鼠皮下移植瘤生长的影响

目的采用裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型,通过不同给药途径对胡桃醌抗肿瘤活性和毒性进行评价。方法建立人肝癌BEL-7402细胞裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型,通过腹腔注射和局部注射两个给药途径观察胡桃醌抑制肿瘤生长的效果。结果①以600、300和150μg/kg胡桃醌腹腔注射于人肝癌BEL-7402细胞裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型,发现该剂量胡桃醌对肿瘤生长没有明显的影响;NK细胞活性检测发现,600、300μg/kg胡桃醌对裸鼠免疫功能有影响(P均<0.01),150μg/kg胡桃醌则没有影响(P>0.05);与阳性对照组(5-Fu)相比,600μg/kg胡桃醌组NK细胞活性差异无显著性(P>0.05),300和150μg/kg胡桃醌组NK细胞活性差异有显著性(P<0.05,P<0.01),结果提示胡桃醌对小鼠免疫系统有一定的损伤作用。②以4.5、3和1.5 mg/kg胡桃醌腹腔注射于人肝癌BEL-7402细胞裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型,抑瘤率分别为为78.24%、66.57%、48.94%;4.5、3 mg/kg胡桃醌的抑瘤作用可与阳性对照组比拟(P均>0.05)。但4.5 mg/kg胡桃醌组裸鼠出现明显的皮下脂肪减少、消瘦,并有死亡现象。③以pH 7.4和pH 4.0的600、300和150μg/kg胡桃醌人肝癌BEL-7402细胞裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型局部给药,结果发现不同pH(pH 7.4或4.0)600、300μg/kg的胡桃醌局部注射抑瘤作用与阳性对照组(5-Fu)组差异无显著性(P>0.05),而不同pH的150μg/kg胡桃醌抑瘤作用不明显。同一浓度不同pH药物的抑瘤作用差异无显著性(P均>0.05),但pH 4.0的胡桃醌组肿瘤细胞肝转移较少。结论胡桃醌不同给药途径均可抑制人肝癌BEL-7402细胞裸鼠皮下移植瘤的生长,但有一定的毒副作用,药物安全范围较小。     

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     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

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).     

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.