siRNA干扰MMP-9和FAK双基因抑制小鼠黑色素瘤生长和在体迁移

目的:观察干扰MMP-9和FAK双基因对恶性黑色素瘤高转移细胞B16F10体内转移的影响。方法:构建PGV102-MMP9-siRNA、PGV102-FAK-siRNA重组质粒载体,脂质体^TM2000介导转染小鼠黑色素瘤B16F10细胞,RT-PCR检测基因的干扰效果;建立C57BL/6小鼠皮下移植瘤模型观察细胞在体成瘤和肿瘤的生长情况,常规组织切片,H&E染色观察肿瘤组织病理学特征;经C57BL/6小鼠尾静脉注射细胞5×10⁵个/只,24天后计数小鼠肺转移结节数评价肿瘤细胞在体迁移能力。结果:RT-PCR结果表明,重组质粒转染细胞组的MMP-9和FAK的mRNA水平显著低于正常细胞组(P<0.01),转染细胞组C57BL/6小鼠皮下成瘤的肿瘤生长速率、黑色素瘤肺转移结节数明显低于正常细胞组(P<0.01)。结论:干扰B16F10细胞MMP-9和FAK双基因可明显抑制小鼠体内恶性肿瘤的生长和迁移。     

表达血管内皮生长因子-siRNA及双自杀基因yCDglyTK的联合基因载体构建及其应用研究

构建了新型联合基因载体pcDNA3.1(-)VEGF-siRNA/yCDglyTK,研究其在人胃癌细胞系SGC7901细胞中的表达和杀伤作用.构建靶向血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)的干扰质粒pGenesil-VEGF-siRNA,采用PCR法从中扩增siRNA表达框(含U6启动子),亚克隆至双自杀基因载体pcDNA3.1(-)CV-yCDglyTK,构建联合基因质粒pcDNA3.1(-)VEGF-siRNA/yCDglyTK;通过酶切、测序等鉴定重组质粒;以磷酸钙纳米颗粒为载体,将干扰质粒、双自杀基因质粒及联合基因质粒转染SGC7901细胞,RT-PCR、Western-blot验证目的基因表达;MTT法检测转染细胞对5-氟胞嘧啶(5-FC)的敏感性.结果表明:酶切及测序证实联合基因载体pcDNA3.1(-)VEGF-siRNA/yCDglyTK构建成功;SGC7901细胞转染联合基因质粒后,RT-PCR、Western-blot证实融合自杀基因表达,而VEGF基因表达下调;在前体药物5-FC作用下,转染联合基因组细胞存活率最低,与其他组比较有统计学差异.成功构建联合基因载体pcDNA3.1(-)VEGF-si...     

Survivin-2B增强甲氨蝶呤抑制BEL-7402

目的:研究高表达Survivin-2B对化疗药物甲氨蝶呤抑制肝肿瘤细胞株BEL-7402作用的影响.方法:构建真核表达重组质粒Survivin-2B/pcDNA3.1(-),利用增强型绿色荧光蛋白pEGFP-C1真核质粒测定脂质体转染条件及效率,采用该条件瞬时转染Survivin-2B/pcDNA3.1(-)、Survivin/pcDNA3.1(-)以及pcDNA3.1(-)阴性对照质粒至肝肿瘤细胞株Bel-7402,MTT法检测100mg/ml甲氨蝶呤作用时,各组细胞抑制情况的差异.结果:成功构建Survivin-2B/pcDNA3.1(-)重组质粒,脂质体转染48h转染效率为62％,甲氨蝶呤对高表达Survivin-2B的Bel-7402细胞抑制率最高.结论:Survivin-2B与甲氨蝶呤同时作用可以提高对Bel-7402细胞的抑制率,为肿瘤治疗提供了新思路.     

表达CRT/E7融合蛋白的人乳头瘤病毒DNA疫苗对肿瘤生长和血管生成抑制作用的研究

研究HPV6b E7/CRT DNA疫苗免疫保护,清除已有感染和相关肿瘤细胞及其血管生成抑制作用,分析CRT抗血管生成的功能片段,为筛选高效的HPV疫苗提供实验依据。用重组质粒pcDNA3.1( )-GFP-CRT120/HPV6bE7、pcDNA3.1( )-GFP-HPV6bE7、pcDNA3.1( )-GFP-CRT120、pcDNA3.1( )-GFP-CRT180/HPV6bE7、pcDNA3.1( )-GFP-CRT180通过肌内注射途径免疫C57BL/6小鼠。Matrigel法进行抗血管活性检测;B16/HPV6bE7细胞接种于C57BL/6雌性小鼠建立荷瘤模型,观察各组DNA疫苗对HPV6bE7基因的荷瘤组织的出瘤时间和肿瘤大小的影响。结果显示:重组DNA疫苗pcDNA3.1-CRT180/HPV6bE7和pcDNA3.1-CRT180在动物体内能对bFGF诱导的新生血管的生成有明显的抑制作用;CRT180/HPV6bE7和CRT180能显著抑制荷瘤的大小且CRT180/HPV6bE7免疫组较其他组能明显延缓荷瘤的形成时间、生长速率以及肿瘤重量。CRT180/HPV6bE7免疫组较其他组能诱导更强的血管抑制作用和部分抑制肿瘤生长,推测抑制血管的功能片段存在于CRT 120~180 aa片段上。     

用腺相关病毒载体介导人血管内皮生长因子受体KDR胞外区基因的表达

新生血管大量形成在实体瘤的生长和转移中起着关键的作用。血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)是介导肿瘤血管生成的最主要因素。从原代培养的人脐静脉血管内皮细胞(HUVEC)提取细胞总RNA,采用逆转录PCR(RT-PCR)方法得到VEGF受体KDR胞外区cDNA片段。将获得的受体基因克隆到AAV基因治疗载体pSNAV中,得到重组质粒pSNAV/KDR。重组质粒转染BHK细胞,加入辅助病毒后,获得了表达目的蛋白的重组AAV。重组病毒表达的KDR在体外实验中具有与VEGF结合的活性。在体内实验中,重组AAV感染的黑色素瘤细胞在小鼠中形成肿瘤的血管化程度明显低于对照组。     

用腺相关病毒载体介导人血管内皮生长因子受体KDR胞外区基因的有达

新生血管大量形成在实体瘤的生长和转移中起着关键的作用。血管内皮生长因子 (VEGF)是介导肿瘤血管生成的最主要因素。从原代培养的人脐静脉血管内皮细胞 (HUVEC)提取细胞总RNA ,采用逆转录PCR(RT PCR)方法得到VEGF受体KDR胞外区cDNA片段。将获得的受体基因克隆到AAV基因治疗载体pSNAV中 ,得到重组质粒pSNAV KDR。重组质粒转染BHK细胞 ,加入辅助病毒后 ,获得了表达目的蛋白的重组AAV。重组病毒表达的KDR在体外实验中具有与VEGF结合的活性。在体内实验中 ,重组AAV感染的黑色素瘤细胞在小鼠中形成肿瘤的血管化程度明显低于对照组。     

乙型脑炎病毒NS1蛋白激活NF-κB通路诱导神经元细胞炎性焦亡

乙型脑炎病毒（Japanese encephalitis virus,JEV）是黄病毒科,单股正链RNA病毒,JEV感染主要引起中枢神经系统炎性损伤。细胞焦亡（pyroptosis）是一种依赖于胱天蛋白酶的炎性细胞程序性死亡。非结构蛋白1(NS1)是黄病毒科类病毒与宿主相互作用的重要蛋白,在病毒的复制、致病及免疫逃逸过程中起关键作用。为了阐明NS1蛋白是否影响JEV诱导的神经元细胞炎性焦亡及其作用机制,本研究以神经元细胞SH-SY5Y为研究对象,以转染pcDNA3.1空载质粒为对照组、转染pcDNA3.1-NS1为实验组进行实验。结果表明,与转染pcDNA3.1空载质粒组相比,转染pcDNA3.1-NS1组中JEV的病毒载量、焦亡相关因子NLRP3、Caspase1、IL-1β及IL-18基因的表达量显著上升,并且与转染pcDNA3.1空载质粒组相比,转染pcDNA3.1-NS1处理组中p-P65/P65蛋白的表达量显著上调,p-IκBα/IκBα蛋白的表达量显著下调,表明NS1蛋白能激活细胞中NF-κB信号通路。随后使用NF-κB激动剂LPS及NF-κB抑制剂BAY 11-7082探...     

怀化医学高等专科学校医学形态学实验中心

目的:探讨抑癌基因p16对肝癌细胞生长的抑制作用及其机制。方法:将p16 cDNA亚克隆至pcDNA3.1真核表达载体上,并经脂质体介导转染至人肝癌细胞株SMMC-7721。用MTT法和Western blot分析转染细胞的生长情况。结果:成功构建重组表达质粒pcDNA3.1-p16,转染pcDNA3.1-p16的SMMC-7721细胞生长速度受到明显抑制;转染后有外源p16蛋白的表达,且伴随Bax上调,Bcl-2和cIAP2的下调。结论:重组pcDNA3.1-p16质粒能在人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721内表达,且能抑制SMMC-7721的生长,其机理与诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡相关。     

HPV16L1抗原表达肿瘤模型的建立

应用基因重组技术,构建pcDNA-L1真核表达载体,经限制性内切酶和序列分析,用脂质体转染技术将其转入B16细胞,G418稳定筛选后IFA法检测其表达,RT-PCR法检测HPV16L1 mRNA 的生成,并将转染细胞接种小鼠皮下,观察成瘤情况及RT-PCR法检测HPv16L1 mRNA的生成。结果,酶切鉴定证实重组质粒中插入的目的基因片段及载体大小、方向和插入位点均正确,在转染的 B16细胞中可见绿色荧光并检测到HPV16L1 mRNA的生成,接种的转染细胞在小鼠皮下可成瘤, 接种后1月在肿瘤组织中可检测到HPV16L1 mRNA的生成,B16细胞转染L1后其致瘤性与转染空载体组和野生型B16细胞组无明显差异。     

稳定携带新城疫病毒DNA疫苗减毒沙门氏菌的构建及其免疫原性

采用PCR技术从重组质粒pVAX1-F中扩增出新城疫病毒JS5株的融合蛋白(F)基因,将其克隆入真核表达质粒pmcDNA3.1 中,获得重组表达质粒pmcDNA3.1-F.通过电穿孔转化法将重组质粒转入减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌SL7207,构建成功携带DNA疫苗的重组沙门氏菌SL7207(pmcDNA3.1-F).体内、体外试验结果表明,重组质粒pmcDNA3.1-F在沙门氏菌中的稳定性显著高于pcDNA3.1-F.将重组菌SL7207(pmcDNA3.1-F)和SL7207(pcDNA3.1-F)分别以1×109 CFU剂量两次口服免疫BALB/c小鼠,免疫小鼠可产生针对新城疫病毒F蛋白的血清抗体和黏膜抗体.重组菌以5×109 CFU剂量两次口服免疫4日龄SPF鸡,免疫鸡产生的针对新城疫病毒F蛋白的血清抗体和小肠黏膜抗体效价水平与空载体组之间存在显著性差异(P＜0.05).免疫保护试验结果显示,SL7207(pmcDNA3.1-F)和SL7207(pcDNA3.1-F)免疫组的免疫保护率均与空载体组之间存在显著性差异(P＜0.05),且SL7207(pmcDNA3.1-F)免疫组的保护率较SL7207(pcDNA3.1-F)免疫组提高了20.0%,说明稳定携带新城疫病毒DNA疫苗的减毒沙门氏菌具有良好的免疫原性和免疫保护性.     

Land,livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender,caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village

Over the past 10 years, Ghusel VDC, Lalitpur District has moved from primarily subsistence agriculture into the wider cash economy aided by the Small Farmers' Development Program (SFDP), which provides credit to farmers mainly for the purchase of buffalo for milk production, and by the National Dairy Corporation, which supports local dairy cooperatives. Analysis reveals that buffalo-keeping and milk sales are increasing the well-being of many households, while at the same time creating new inequalities in gender roles and responsibilities, greater inequities between Brahmin and Tamang residents in Ghusel, and placing pressures on the ecosystem for increased supplies of fodder and fuelwood. Evidence suggests that there is critical, need for attention to the social, and particularly gender-based, implications of maintaining livestock for milk sales and to the ecological underpinnings of this livelihood system.     

眶额叶微量注射谷氨酸和γ-氨基丁酸对胃运动的影响及其机制探讨

目的:研究眶额叶(OFC)的谷氨酸(Glu)和γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)含量变化对胃运动的影响及其调节神经机制。方法:实验采用了大鼠眶额叶微量注射给药,结合核团损毁的方法,以记录胃内压,统计胃收缩幅度作为胃运动变化的指标。结果:①OFC注射Glu可显著降低胃收缩幅度,损毁杏仁核后可反转该效应,胃收缩幅度显著增强;损毁蓝斑核后,Glu的作用无显著性变化。②OFC注射GABA可显著增强胃的收缩幅度,损毁蓝斑核后消除该效应;损毁杏仁核后,胃收缩幅度进一步增强。结论:外源性增加OFC区Glu含量导致的抑胃效应可能是通过增强了杏仁核的经常性抑胃作用而引起的;而增加OFC区GABA的含量引起的胃运动增强与蓝斑核密切相关。     

Existence and Functions of Neurotens in Human Early Placental Villi

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Role of protein and RNA synthesis in the initiation of auxin-mediated growth in coleoptiles of Zea mays L.

The kinetics of inhibition by protein- and RNA-synthesis inhibitors (cycloheximide and cordycepin, respectively) of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)-induced elongation growth were investigated using abraded coleoptile segments of Zea mays L. Removal of the cuticle — a diffusion barrier for solutes — by mechanical abrasion of the outer epidermal cell wall increased the effectiveness of inhibitors tremendously. In an attempt to elucidate the role of growth-limiting protein(s) (GLP) in the growth mechanism the following results were obtained. The elongation induced by IAA was completely inhibited when cycloheximide (10 mol·l^-1) was applied to abraded coleoptile segments as shortly as 10 min before the onset of the growth response (=5 min after administration of IAA). However, when cycloheximide was applied after 60 min of IAA treatment (when a steady-state growth rate is reached), the time required for complete cessation of growth was much longer (about 40 min). Cycloheximide inhibited the incorporation of [³H]leucine into protein within about 5 min. Cordycepin (400 mol·l^-1) prevented IAA-induced growth when applied as shortly as 25 min before the onset of the growth response (=10 min before administration of IAA) but required more than 60 min for a full inhibition of steady-state growth. The incorporation of [³H]adenosine into RNA was inhibited by cordycepin within 10 min. It is concluded that, contrary to previous investigations with nonabraded organ segments, the initiation of growth by IAA depends directly on the synthesis of GLP. Moreover, the apparent lifetime of GLP is at least four times longer than the time required by cycloheximide to inhibit the initiation of growth by IAA. This is interpreted to mean that GLP is not present before IAA starts to act but is synthesized as a consequence of IAA action starting a few minutes before the initiation of growth. Interpreting the kinetics of growth inhibition by cordycepin in a similar way, we further conclude that GLP synthesis is mediated by IAA-induced synthesis of the corresponding mRNA which starts about 10 min before the onset of GLP synthesis. Inhibition by cycloheximide and cordycepin of IAA-induced growth cannot be alleviated by acidifying the cell wall to pH 4-5, indicating that these inhibitors do not act on growth via an inhibition of auxin-mediated proton excretion.Abbreviations CHI cycloheximide - COR cordycepin - GLP growth-dimiting protein(s) - IAA indole-3-acetic acid - mRNA_GLP mRNA coding for GLP     

X-ray induction of dominant lethals in late spermatids and mature spermatozoa of Drosophila melanogaster: the role of oxygenation

The role of oxygenation in determining the sensitivity to the induction of dominant lethals was examined in late spermatids and mature spermatozoa of Drosophila melanogaster. 0–2-h-old or 7-day-old Oregon-K males were irradiated with different X-ray exposures in nitrogen, air or in oxygen and the frequencies of dominant lethals induced in these stages were studied. The results obtained confirm and extend Sobels' earlier observations and the interpretation derived therefrom namely, that under normal conditions in air, mature spermatozoa are characterised by a higher degree of oxygenation than late spermatids and this difference is sufficient to explain the differential response of these stages. Similar Oxygen-Enhancement-Ratios(OERs) (of about 2) were obtained for both the cell stages. The present data also revealed that late spermatids are significantly less sensitive than mature spermatozoa to the X-ray-induction of dominant lethals in a nitrogen atmosphere. A plausible mechanism is suggested to explain this observation.     

Microparticles in physiological and in pathological conditions

Chronic diseases pose a severe burden to modern National Health Systems. Individuals nowadays have a far more extended lifespan than in the past, but healthy living was only scantily extended. As much as longer life is desirable, it is saddened by chronic diseases and organ malfunctions. One contributor to these problems was recognized to be represented by microparticles (MPs). Our purpose is to better understand MPs, to contrast their ominous threat and possible clinical importance. For this intent we correlated MPs with thrombotic pathologies, hemophilia, malaria, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, endothelial dysfunctions, pulmonary hypertension, ischemic stroke, pre-eclampsia, rheumatologic diseases-rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis-dermatomyositis, angiogenesis and tumor progression-cancer; we listed the possibilities of using them to improve transfusion methods, as a marker for acute allograft rejection, in stem cell transplantation, as neuronal biomarkers, to understand gender-specific susceptibility for diseases and to improve vaccination methods and we presented some methods for the detection of MPs.     

SPR生物传感器的特点及其在生物特异性相互作用分析中的应用

利用表面等离子模共振技术（SPR）进行生物特异性相互作用分析（BIA）已成为现代基因工程技术中的一种先进的手段。与传统的研究方法如酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）相比,它具有方便快捷、灵敏度高,应用范围广,实时监控等多项特点,利用这种新型研究手段对于生命科学的基础研究。医学诊断以及治疗等方面有着十分重的意义。本粗略概括了近几年来利用SPR生物传感器进行基础研究的基本情况以及对其的改进,并简要分析了此项技术的优点以及发展前景。     

Structure and function of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase

In mammals, S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (AdoHcyase) is the only known enzyme to catalyze the breakdown of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy) to homocysteine and adenosine. AdoHcy is the product of all adenosylmethionine (AdoMet)-dependent biological transmethylations. These reactions have a wide range of products, and are common in all facets of biometabolism. As a product inhibitor, elevated levels of AdoHcy suppress AdoMet-dependent transmethylations. Thus, AdoHcyase is a regulator of biological transmethylation in general. The three-dimensional structure of AdoHcyase complexed with reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADH) and the inhibitor (1′R, 2′S, 3′R)-9-(2′,3′-dihyroxycyclopenten-1-yl)adenine (DHCeA) was solved by a combination of the crystallographic direct methods program, SnB, to determine the selenium atom substructure and by treating the multiwavelength anomalous diffraction data as a special case of multiple isomorphous replacement. The enzyme architecture resembles that observed for NAD-dependent dehydrogenases, with the catalytic domain and the cofactor binding domain each containing a modified Rossmann fold. The two domains form a deep active site cleft containing the cofactor and bound inhibitor molecule. A comparison of the inhibitor complex of the human enzyme and the structure of the rat enzyme, solved without inhibitor, suggests that a 17° rigid body movement of the catalytic domain occurs upon inhibitor/substrate binding.     

Cooperation of epidermis and inner tissues in auxin-mediated growth of maize coleoptiles

The function of the epidermis in auxinmediated elongation growth of maize (Zea mays L.) coleoptile segments was investigated. The following results were obtained: i) In the intact organ, there is a strong tissue tension produced by the expanding force of the inner tissues which is balanced by the contracting force of the outer epidermal wall. The compression imposed by the stretched outer epidermal wall upon the inner tissues gives rise to a wall-pressure difference which can be transformed into a water-potential difference between inner tissues and external medium (water) by removal of the outer epidermal wall. ii) Peeled segments fail to respond to auxin with normal growth. The plastic extensibility of the inner-tissue cell walls (measured with a constant-load extensiometer using living segments) is not influenced by auxin (or abscisic acid) in peeled or nonpeeled segments. It is concluded that auxin induces (and abscisic acid inhibits) elongation of the intact segment by increasing (decreasing) the extensibility specifically in the outer epidermal wall. In addition, tissue tension (and therewith the pressure acting on the outer epidermal wall) is maintained at a constant level over several hours of auxin-mediated growth, indicating that the inner cells also contribute actively to organ elongation. However, this contribution does not involve an increase of cell-wall extensibility, but a continuous shifting of the potential extension threshold (i.e., the length to which the inner tissues would extend by water uptake after peeling) ahead of the actual segment length. Thus, steady growth involves the coordinated action of wall loosening in the epidermis and regeneration of tissue tension by the inner tissues. iii) Electron micrographs show the accumulation of striking osmiophilic material (particles of approx. 0.3 m diameter) specifically at the plasma membrane/cell-wall interface of the outer epidermal wall of auxin-treated segments. iv) Peeled segments fail to respond to auxin with proton excretion. This is in contrast to fusicoccin-induced proton excretion and growth which can also be readily demonstrated in the absence of the epidermis. However, peeled and nonpeeled segments show the same sensitivity to protons with regard to the induction of acid-mediated in-vivo elongation and cell-wall extensibility. The observed threshold at pH 4.5–5.0 is too low to be compatible with a second messenger function of protons also in the growth response of the inner tissues. Organ growth is described in terms of a physical model which takes into account tissue tension and extensibility of the outer epidermal wall as the decisive growth parameters. This model states that the wall pressure increment, produced by tissue tension in the outer epidermal wall, rather than the pressure acting on the inner-tissue walls, is the driving force of growth.Abbreviations and symbols E _el, E _pl elastic and plastic in-vitro cell-wall extensibility, respectively - E _tot E _el+E _pl - FC fusicoccin - IAA indole-3-acetic acid - IT inner tissue - ITW inner-tissue walls - OEW outer epidermal wall - osmotic pressure - P wall pressure - water potential