血管生成因子研究进展

近年来,随着基因重组技术和蛋白质工程技术的完善和发展,一类可促进新生血管生成的蛋白多肽被相继发现,它们被统称为血管生成因子(ａｎｇｉｏｇｅｎｉｃｆａｃｔｏｒ,ＡＦ)[1]。目前已被分离纯化和克隆的有:成纤维细胞生长因子(ｆｉｂｒｏｂｌａｓｔｇｒｏｗｔｈｆａｃ ｔｏｒ,ＦＧＦ)、血管内皮细胞生长因子(ｖａｓｃｕｌａｒｅｎｄｏｔｈｅｌｉａｌｃｅｌｌｇｒｏｗｔｈｆａｃｔｏｒ,ＶＥＧＦ)、血小板衍生生长因子(ｐｌａｔｅｌｅｔｄｅｒｉｖｅｄｇｒｏｗｔｈｆａｃｔｏｒ,ＰＤＧＦ)、转化生长因子(ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍｉｎｇｇｒｏ…     

表皮生长因子与前列腺增生及前列腺癌的关系

195 9年Ｃｏｈｅｎ[1] 在纯化神经生长因子 (ＮＧＦ)的过程中 ,首先从小鼠颌下腺中发现了一种对外胚层、中胚层和内胚层细胞具有促分裂活性的多肽生长因子 ,并能明显地促进表皮细胞的生长与角化 ,命名为表皮生长因子 (ＥｐｉｄｅｒｍａｌＧｒｏｕｔｈＦａｃｔｏｒＥＧＦ)。人的表皮生长因子以ｈＥＧＦ - β和ｈＥＧＦ -γ两种形式存在。由于它对胃酸具有很强的抑制作用 ,故又命名为尿抑胃素 (ｕｒｏｇａｓｔｒｏｎｅ)。 1975年Ｓｔａｒｋｅｙ等人[2 ] 从尿中纯化获得了ＥＧＦ的纯品 ,并确定其结构。ｈＥＧＦ - β和ｈＥＧＦ -γ具有高度的同…     

在小鼠早期胚胎发育和种系中特异表达的转录因子OCT4

在小鼠早期胚胎发育和种系中特异表达的转录因子ＯＣＴ４童英尚克刚（北京大学生命科学学院,北京１００８７１）ＯＣＴ４：ａＴｒａｎｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎＦａｃｔｏｒＥｘｐｒｅｓｅｄＳｐｅｃｉｆｉｃａｌｙｉｎＭｏｕｓｅＥａｒｌｙＤｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔａｎｄＧｅｒ...     

生长激素结合蛋白

动物的生长调控作用中垂体分泌的生长激素 (ＧＨ)起着重要的作用。ＧＨ的生理调控作用的发挥又与血液中的生长激素结合蛋白(ｇｒｏｗｔｈｈｏｒｍｏｎｅｂｉｎｄｉｎｇｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ ,ＧＨＢＰ)以及靶细胞膜上的生长激素受体 (ｇｒｏｗｔｈｈｏｒｍｏｎｅｒｅ ｃｅｐｔｏｒ,ＧＨＲ)的作用不可分割。这三者以及下丘脑的生长激素释放因子 (ＧＨｒｅｌｅａｓｅｆａｃ ｔｏｒ ,ＧＨＲＦ) ,还有垂体的生长抑素 (ｓｏｍａｔｏ ｓｔａｔｉｎ ,ＳＳ)等共同构成动物的内分泌生长轴(ｓｏｍａｔｏｔｒｏｐｉｃａｘｉｓ) ,对动物的生长发育起着决定性的…     

Factors Affecting Electro－Fusion and Electro－Activation In Serial Nuclear Transplantation In Goat（Carpa hircus） Embryo

ＦａｃｔｏｒｓＡｆｆｅｃｔｉｎｇＥｌｅｃｔｒｏ－ＦｕｓｉｏｎａｎｄＥｌｅｃｔｒｏ－ＡｃｔｉｖａｔｉｏｎＩｎＳｅｒｉａｌＮｕｃｌｅａｒＴｒａｎｓｐｌａｎｔａｔｉｏｎＩｎＧｏａｔ（Ｃａｒｐａｈｉｒｃｕｓ）ＥｍｂｒｙｏＷＡＮＧＹｕ－ｇｅ（王玉阁）;ＺＯＵＸ...     

The Expression of Nerve Growth Factor Receptor on Schwann Cells and the Effect of These Cells on Regeneration of Axons in Traumatically Injured Human Spinal Cord

Ｔｈｅ　Ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ　ｏｆ　Ｎｅｒｖｅ　Ｇｒｏｗｔｈ　Ｆａｃｔｏｒ　Ｒｅｃｅｐｔｏｒ　ｏｎ　Ｓｃｈｗａｎｎ　Ｃｅｌｌｓ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　Ｅｆｆｅｃｔ　ｏｆ　Ｔｈｅｓｅ　Ｃｅｌｌｓ　ｏｎ　Ｒｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ　ｏｆ　Ａｘｏｎｓ　ｉｎ　Ｔｒａ...     

外源钙调素对粟酒裂殖酵母细胞增殖的影响

外源钙调素（ＣａＭ）对粟酒裂殖酵母（Ｓｃｈｉｚｏｓａｃｃｈａｒｏｍｙｃｅｓ ｐｏｍｂｅ）细胞增殖的影响。实验结果表明外源ＣａＭ能明显抑制粟酒裂殖酵母细胞的增殖,其作用方式是延长了粟酒裂殖酵母细胞生长的延滞期,抗粟酒裂殖酵母ＣａＭ抗体,ＴＦＰ及Ｐｈｅｎｙｌ－ＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－４Ｂ能降低ＣａＭ对细胞生长的抑制作用,而Ｃａ＾２＋及Ｃａ＾２＋螯合剂ＥＧＴＡ对ＣａＭ的抑制作用均无影响。以上结果提示,外     

肝细胞生长因子的生物学功能与应用

肝细胞生长因子 (ｈｅｐａｔｏｃｙｔｅｇｒｏｗｔｈｆａｃｔｏｒ,ＨＧＦ)又称扩散因子 (Ｓｃａｔｔｅｒｆａｃａｔｏｒ,ＳＦ) ,最初是从血浆和血小板中纯化获得并认为是一种刺激肝细胞生长增生的有丝分裂原 ,对肝切除或化学损伤后的肝再生起重要作用[1] 。 1984年 ,Ｎａｋａｍｕｒａ等从部分肝切除的大鼠血清中分离到一种能刺激原代培养的肝细胞生长和合成的肝源性因子 ,并首次将它命名为肝细胞生长因子[2 ] 。自从ＨＧＦ的发现至今 ,国内外对其作了许多研究 ,对它的来源、结构、功能乃至基因序列都已有了较为全面、透彻的了解。目前已知Ｈ…     

巨噬细胞源成纤维细胞生长因子的分离纯化

为探讨二氧化硅在大鼠肺内引发的一系列纤维增生反应,试图寻找一种关键的细胞增生因子,采用高压液相色谱技术,包括凝胶过滤柱层析、离子交换柱层析以及反相Ｃ４高压液相色谱柱层析,获得一种新的巨噬细胞源成纤维细胞生长因子（ａｌｖｅｏｌａｒｍａｃｒｏｐｈａｇｅ－ｄｅｒｉｖｅｄｆｉｂｒｏｂｌａｓｔｇｒｏｗｔｈｆａｃ－ｔｏｒ,ＡＭＤＧＦ）,ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ结果表明它已达到均一的纯度,其分子量为５８０００,ｐＩ为４．７．该因子的分子量与ＭΦ在体外接受石英粉尘刺激分泌的因子的分子量明显不同．Ｎ端序列测定结果显示它与已知蛋白序列的同源性小于５０％,其刺激成纤维细胞增殖的最适浓度范围为２．０～６．０μｇ／ｍｌ,推测ＡＭＤＧＦ是矽肺纤维化病变发生、发展过程中调节成纤维细胞增殖的重要因子之一     

碱性成纤维细胞生长因子对胚胎神经细胞存活与生长的影响

本文利用大鼠胚胎中脑神经细胞作原代微团培养,培养物经不同浓度碱性成纤维细胞生长因子（ｂａｓｉｃ Ｆｉｂｒｏｂｌａｓｔ Ｇｒｏｗｔｈ Ｆａｃｔｏｒ,ｂＥＧＦ）,研究ｂＦＧＦ对细胞生长和分化的影响,并利用图象分析细胞形态的变化。结果表明ｂＥＧＦ可促进微团中的集落形成率明显增加,并显示量效应关系。图象显示ｂＦＧＦ可促进细胞神经突起增多,而且有丰富的神经纤维连结成网络状。认为ｂＥＧＦ能促进中脑细胞生长和分     

Effects of stem cell factor and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor on survival of porcine type A spermatogonia cultured in KSOM.

Spermatogenesis is initiated with the divisions of the type A spermatogonial stem cells; however, the regulation of this stem cell population remains unknown. In order to obtain a better understanding of the biology of these cells, type A spermatogonia were isolated from 80-day-old pig testes by sedimentation velocity at unit gravity. The cells were cultured for up to 120 h in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium/Ham's F-12 medium (DMEM/F12) or a potassium-rich medium derived by the simplex optimization method (KSOM). At the end of the 120-h culture period, 30-50% of the spermatogonia were viable in KSOM, whereas in DMEM/F12 very few cells survived. Using KSOM as the culture medium, the effects of stem cell factor (SCF) and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) were studied. SCF significantly enhanced the percentage of cell survival at 100 ng/ml but not at lower concentrations. In comparison, GM-CSF promoted survival at relatively low concentrations (0.01, 0.1, and 1 ng/ml). At a higher dose (10 ng/ml), a significant reduction in percentage of cell survival was observed. The combination of SCF with GM-CSF had no significant effect on the percentage survival of type A spermatogonial cells. These data indicate that SCF and GM-CSF play a role in the regulation of survival and/or proliferation of type A spermatogonia.     

Combined action of stem cell factor,leukemia inhibitory factor,and cAMP on in vitro proliferation of mouse primordial germ cells

In the present paper we investigated the effects of stem cell factor/mastocyte growth factor (SCF/MGF), leukemia inhibitory factor/differentiating inhibitory activity (LIF/DIA) (two growth factors known to affect primordial germ cell growth in vitro) and forskolin (FRSK) (an activator of adenylate cyclase in many cell types) alone or in combination on the survival and proliferation of primordial germ cells (PGCs) obtained from 8.5, 10.5, and 11.5 days post coitum (dpc) mouse embryos and cultured without pre-formed cell feeder layers. The results showed that both at 1 and 3 days of culture the addition of 100 ng/ml SCF, 20 μM FRSK, or in some instances 20 ng/ml LIF alone caused a significant increase of PGC number as compared with controls. The highest effects were obtained when SCF and/or LIF were used together with FRSK. Moreover, we found that FRSK elevated cAMP levels in purified 11.5 dpc PGCs and that this compound, but not SCF and LIF, stimulated PGC proliferation, as assessed by 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridin (BrdU) incorporation. These results suggest a mechanism of combined action of cAMP with SCF and/or LIF in the control of proliferation of mouse PGCs in vitro. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

bFGF Promotes the Proliferation of Rat Peripheral Blood Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through β-Catenin Signaling

bFGF (basic fibroblast growth factor, bFGF) could promote the proliferation of bone marrow and cord blood mesenchymal stem cells. However, the effect of bFGF on the proliferation of peripheral blood mesenchymal stem cells (PBMSCs) needs further research. This study aimed to investigate the role of bFGF on the culture and expansion of PBMSCs in vitro. Firstly, arterial blood was collected from rats abdominal aorta. After mononuclear cells (MNCs) were separated with Ficoll separation fluid, MNCs were cultured in the DMEM medium without bFGF (served as control group) or with bFGF (10, 20 ng/mL, served as 10 or 20 ng/mL bFGF group). PBMSCs were obtained by adherent culture method. The third passage of PBMSCs was detected for the MSC surface markers and the effect of bFGF on the cell cycle of PBMSCs using flow cytometry. The effects of bFGF on colony formation, cell growth, and the expressions of cyclin D1, cyclin E, p21 and β-catenin were evaluated. PBMSCs showed no difference in morphology among the three groups. PBMSC clonies appeared 14 days after cultivation. Compared with the control group, the cell growth confluence of PBMSCs was obviously increased by 40% and 80% in groups treated with 10 ng/mL bFGF or 20 ng/mL bFGF respectively after culture of 21 days (all P<0.05). Compared with the group treated with 10 ng/mL bFGF, the confluence of PBMSCs in 20 ng/mL group was further increased by 28% (P<0.05). Cells of the third passage were positively stained for CD29 and CD90, while were negative for CD45. These results were consistent with the phenotypic characteristics of MSCs. Compared with the control group, the colony number of PBMSCs in the 10 ng/mL and 20 ng/mL bFGF groups was increased by 51% (P<0.05) and 92% (P<0.05), respectively. Compared with the 10 ng/mL group, the colony number of PBMSCs was further increased in 20 ng/mL group by 14% (P<0.05). The growth curve of PBMSCs showed that after 7 days of culture, the number of PBMSCs in 10 ng/mL bFGF group and 20 ng/mL bFGF group was increased by 41% (P<0.05) and 61% (P<0.05), respectively. Moreover, the cell number had a statistically significant difference between these two groups (P<0.05). Results from flow cytometry cell cycle showed that the numbers of PBMSCs in the G1 phase of experimental groups were significantly decreased as the concentration of bFGF increased when compared with the control group (P<0.05), whereas the number of PBMSCs in the S phase was significantly increased (P<0.05). Immunofluorescence experiments showed that, compared with the control group, bFGF significantly promoted the nuclear translocation and expression of β-catenin in PBMSCs. Compared with the 10 ng/mL group, the PBMSCs in 20 ng/mL bFGF group showed stronger nuclear translocation and expression of β-catenin. Western blot experiments showed that the levels of β-catenin and its target proteins cyclinD1 and cyclinE were significantly increased (all P<0.05), whereas expression of p21 was significantly decreased in PBMSCs in the bFGF groups in a concentration dependent pattern when compared with control group (P<0.05). The study firstly confirms that bFGF promotes the proliferation of PBMSCs by regulating the β-catenin signaling pathway, which may facilitate the aquisition of larger number of PBMSCs for stem cell engineering in vitro.     

Modification of expression of stem cell factor by various cytokines.

The local production of stem cell factor (SCF) may be an important mechanism for regulating proliferation, differentiation, and migration of various cells bearing c-kit receptors, and might be susceptible to the cytokines that serve in inflammation and tissue repair. We have demonstrated that in three murine cell lines, Balb/3T3A31, MC3T3-E1, and C3H-2K, which constitutively produced SCF with different quantity, the SCF mRNA expression was greatly enhanced in response to basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) or transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1). The study was carried out by in situ hybridization utilizing nonradioactive oligonucleotide probes and quantitative image analysis. Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) or interleukin-4 (IL-4) moderately increased SCF mRNA in all cell lines, but IL-3 did not. The dot-blot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) further confirmed that SCF protein production in these cell lines and bone marrow stromal cells was markedly enhanced by TGF-beta1, although TGF-beta1 suppressed the proliferation of all these cells. bFGF also enhanced the SCF production in these cell lines, but did not in bone marrow stromal cells, suggesting a difference in their susceptibility to the cytokine. Our results suggest that TGF-beta1 and bFGF potentially modulate the biological function of cells bearing c-kit receptors through the modulation of SCF production in fibroblasts.     

In vitro survival and proliferation of porcine primordial germ cells

Primordial germ cells (PGC) collected from the genital ridge of Day 25 porcine embryos were cultured on STO feeder cells in medium with or without supplemented growth factors. The effects on porcine PGC proliferation of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), LIF + stem cell factor (SCF) or LIF + SCF + basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), growth factors shown to be essential for in vitro survival and proliferation of murine PGC, were tested. After histochemical staining, both freshly collected and cultured PGC expressed alkaline phosphatase activity. With or without supplemented growth factors, porcine PGC survived and proliferated in culture for at least 5 d. None of the growth factors tested markedly enhanced in vitro growth of porcine PGC. These results suggest that growth factors provided by either the STO feeder layer or the cultured PGC themselves are sufficient to support in vitro survival and proliferation of porcine PGC. With the support of STO cells, addition of growth factors shown to be essential for the in vitro growth of murine PGC is not required for survival and proliferation of cultured porcine PGC.     

Effects of growth factors and feeder cells on porcine primordial germ cells in vitro

As embryonic stem (ES) cells are not available in swine, embryonic germ (EG) cells derived from primordial germ cells (PGCs) are an alternate source of pluripotent embryonic cells for genetic modification through homologous recombination. Although morphological and biochemical characteristics are similar between ES and EG cells, culture conditions are quite different. To optimize the culture condition for the establishment of porcine EG cells, porcine PGCs were cultured in vitro with various combinations of growth factors (leukemia inhibitory factor [LIF], stem cell factor [SCF], and basic fibroblast growth factor [bFGF]) and on different kinds of feeder cells (STO, TM(4), Sl/Sl(4) m220, porcine embryonic fibroblasts, and COS-7 cells). Optimal results were obtained when all three growth factors (LIF, SCF, and bFGF) were present in the media. Also, feeder cells expressing membrane-bound SCF are required for survival and establishment of porcine EG cells. Therefore, a combination of growth factors and proper feeder cells are critical for the establishment of undifferentiated porcine EG cells.     

Proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells in the w/wv mutant mouse testis

Mutations in the dominant-white spotting (W; c-kit) and stem cell factor (Sl; SCF) genes, which encode the transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor and its ligand, respectively, affect both the proliferation and differentiation of many types of stem cells. Almost all homozygous W or Sl mutant mice are sterile because of the lack of differentiated germ cells or spermatogonial stem cells. To characterize spermatogenesis in c-kit/SCF mutants and to understand the role of c-kit signal transduction in spermatogonial stem cells, the existence, proliferation, and differentiation of spermatogonia were examined in the W/Wv mutant mouse testis. In the present study, some of the W/Wv mutant testes completely lacked spermatogonia, and many of the remaining testes contained only a few spermatogonia. Examination of the proliferative activity of the W/Wv mutant spermatogonia by transplantation of enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP)-labeled W/Wv spermatogonia into the seminiferous tubules of normal SCF (W/Wv) or SCF mutant (Sl/Sld) mice demonstrated that the W/Wv spermatogonia had the ability to settle and proliferate, but not to differentiate, in the recipient seminiferous tubules. Although the germ cells in the adult W/Wv testis were c-kit-receptor protein-negative undifferentiated type A spermatogonia, the juvenile germ cells were able to differentiate into spermatogonia that expressed the c-kit-receptor protein. Furthermore, differentiated germ cells with the c-kit-receptor protein on the cell surface could be induced by GnRH antagonist treatment, even in the adult W/Wv testis. These results indicate that all the spermatogonial stem cell characteristics of settlement, proliferation, and differentiation can be demonstrated without stimulating the c-kit-receptor signal. The c-kit/SCF signal transduction system appears to be necessary for the maintenance and proliferation of differentiated c-kit receptor-positive spermatogonia but not for the initial step of spermatogonial cell differentiation.     

Increment of murine spermatogonial cell number by gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue is independent of stem cell factor c-kit signal

Recent studies have demonstrated that GnRH-analogues can stimulate regeneration of spermatogenesis of rats when administered after testicular damages. Although the mechanism of this phenomenon has not been elucidated yet, stem cell factor (SCF) produced by Sertoli cells was proposed to mediate the effects of GnRH-analogues on spermatogonial proliferation and/or survival. In the present study, we quantitatively evaluated the proliferation of spermatogonia and addressed whether SCF mediates the effect of GnRH-analogue on spermatogonial proliferation, using a novel approach combining spermatogonial transplantation and laser confocal microscopic observation. In the first experiment, using wild-type mice as recipients for spermatogonial transplantation, the number of donor spermatogonia per 100 Sertoli cells in each spermatogenic colony was significantly higher in the experimental group of mice treated with leuprorelin, a GnRH-agonist, than that of the control group at 4 and 5 wk after transplantation. In the second experiment, Steel/Steeldickie (Sl/Sld) mutant mice, which lack expression of membrane bound form SCF, were used as recipients. As seen in the first experiment, the number of undifferentiated spermatogonia was significantly higher in leuprorelin-treated than in the control group. Since undifferentiated spermatogonia do not express the receptor of SCF, the present study clearly demonstrates that neither membrane-bound nor secreted forms of SCF are involved in the mechanism of GnRH-analogue's effect on spermatogonial proliferation and/or survival.     

Identification and IVC of spermatogonial stem cells in prepubertal buffaloes

Development of suitable selective marker for buffalo spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), optimization of long-term IVC conditions, and their pluripotent retention capacity in buffaloes can be of prime importance in selective genetic modifications of this species. In the present study, we identified CDH1 as a specific marker for buffalo SSCs and revealed that it existed in two protein isoforms (large [135 kDa] and small [90 kDa] subunits) in the buffalo testis; furthermore, immunohistochemical analysis revealed that CDH1 expression was present in spermatogonia but absent in the somatic cells of 4-month-old buffalo testis. After 7 days of enrichment, expression of CDH1 was also detectable in IVC colonies (∼53% enrichment efficiency by Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS)). For long-term culture of SSCs, proliferation studies with different factors showed that combination of 20 ng/mL GDNF, 10 ng/mL FGF2, and 1000 U/mL LIF could significantly promote number of colonies (∼two folds) and proliferation of buffalo SSCs (∼three folds) compared with those of control or single-treatment groups; furthermore, addition of these combination growth factors significantly upregulated the messenger RNA level of spermatogonial-specific and pluripotency-related markers (BCL6B, GFRA1, and POU5F1), whereas downregulated receptor tyrosine kinase (KIT). For confirmation of their stem cell potential, Dolichos biflorus agglutinin–stained cells were identified in the basal membrane of seminiferous tubules of xenotransplanted mice testis. These findings indicate the identification of a new buffalo SSCs marker; furthermore, it may help in establishing long-term culture that would assist in genetic modification of these buffaloes.