重组人乳铁蛋白和重组人溶菌酶对小鼠溃疡性结肠炎的改善作用研究

溃疡性结肠炎（ulcerative colitis,UC）是一种发生于直肠和结肠的慢性非特异性炎症疾病,近年来发病率明显上升。为探究转基因牛乳中提取的重组人乳铁蛋白和重组人溶菌酶对改善UC的作用,采用葡聚糖硫酸钠（dextran sulfate sodium salt,DSS）构建小鼠UC模型,30只雄性C57BL/6N小鼠随机分为空白对照组（CON组）、模型对照组（DSS组）、低浓度乳铁蛋白组（L-rLF组,50 mg·kg^-1·BW^-1）、高浓度乳铁蛋白组（H-rLF组,100 mg·kg^-1·BW^-1）、低浓度溶菌酶组（L-rLZM组,50 mg·kg^-1·BW^-1）和高浓度溶菌酶组（H-rLZM组,100 mg·kg^-1·BW^-1）。造模后用重组乳铁蛋白和溶菌酶分别灌胃1周,取小鼠血清及结肠,观察器官病理变化,测定炎症因子以及肠道菌群等相关指标。研究结果显示,与模型组相比,低浓度乳铁蛋白组和低浓度溶菌酶组小鼠疾病活动指数（disease activity index,DAI）、结肠缩短量、组织病理学评分均显著降低,且结肠组织中促炎因子（IL-6、lL-1β、TNF-α）表达量、血清和肝脏中脂多糖（lipopolysaccharide,LPS）浓度显著降低,高浓度乳铁蛋白处理组小鼠肠道菌群结构显著改善。表明重组人乳铁蛋白和重组人溶菌酶均可以不同程度地改善小鼠UC,为重组人乳铁蛋白和重组人溶菌酶的未来应用提供了新的思路和理论支持。     

Expression and function of PDGF-C in development and stem cells

Platelet-derived growth factor C (PDGF-C) is a relatively new member of the PDGF family, discovered nearly 20 years after the finding of platelet-derived growth factor A (PDGF-A) and platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-B). PDGF-C is generally expressed in most organs and cell types. Studies from the past 20 years have demonstrated critical roles of PDGF-C in numerous biological, physiological and pathological processes, such as development, angiogenesis, tumour growth, tissue remodelling, wound healing, atherosclerosis, fibrosis, stem/progenitor cell regulation and metabolism. Understanding PDGF-C expression and activities thus will be of great importance to various research disciplines. In this review, however, we mainly discuss the expression and functions of PDGF-C and its receptors in development and stem cells.