A hydrophobic amino acid cluster inserted into the C-terminus of a recycling cell surface receptor functions as an endosomal sorting signal

Cell surface receptors ubiquitylated after ligand stimulation are internalized and delivered to the lysosomal pathway for degradation. Ubiquitylated receptors are captured by ESCRT protein complexes that sort them to the lysosomal pathway. Hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate (Hrs) is a component of endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT)-0 that recognizes ubiquitin attached to receptors, indicating that it functions as a key molecule for ubiquitin-dependent endosomal sorting. In a previous study on interleukin (IL)-2 receptor β (IL-2Rβ) and IL-4 receptor α (IL-4Rα), which are constitutively internalized without ligand stimulation, we revealed that Hrs bound to IL-2Rβ and IL-4Rα in a ubiquitin-independent manner, and identified a hydrophobic amino acid cluster in the cytoplasmic region of IL-2Rβ and IL-4Rα as the Hrs-interacting domain. However, a chimeric receptor containing the hydrophobic amino acid cluster inserted into the C-terminal of IL-2Rα was not delivered to late endosomes, but recycled back to the plasma membrane. In the present study, we explored the functional domain related to endosomal sorting in IL-2Rβ together with the hydrophobic amino acid cluster, and discovered the importance of an approximately 30-amino acid stretch following the C-terminus of the hydrophobic amino acid cluster in IL-2Rβ. Even though the amino acid stretch following the hydrophobic amino acid cluster was composed of arbitrary amino acids, such a stretch was also permissive for the sorting ability, suggesting that the hydrophobic amino acid cluster functions as an endosomal sorting signal. These findings clarify part of the molecular mechanism underlying the ubiquitin-independent endosomal sorting of cytokine receptors that are constitutively internalized without ligand stimulation.     

Design,synthesis and biological evaluation of novel anti-cytokine 1,2,4-triazine derivatives

A series of 16 novel 1,2,4-triazine derivatives bearing hydrazone moiety (7a–7p) have been designed, synthesized and evaluated for their activity to inhibit IL-1β and TNF-α production. All compounds are reported for the first time. The chemical structures of all compounds were confirmed by spectroscopic methods and elemental analyzes. Most of the synthesized compounds were proved to have potent anti-cytokine activity and low toxicity on PBMC and MCF-7 cell lines. Compounds 7f, 7k, 7l and 7j presented simultaneously good levels of inhibition of both cytokines. Moreover, compound 7l exhibited good anti-inflammatory effect in carrageenan-induced rat paw edema. The results of Western blotting demonstrated that the anti-cytokine potential of compound 7l is mainly mediated through the inhibition of p38 MAPK signaling pathway. Molecular docking was performed to position compound 7l into p38α binding site in order to explore the potential target. The information of this work might be helpful for the design and synthesis of novel scaffold toward the development of new therapeutic agent to fight against inflammatory diseases.     

IL-17Frs763780多态性和肿瘤易感性关联的Meta分析

目的评估IL-17Frs763780多态性与癌易感性的关联。方法通过检索Pubmed、Embase、OV-ID、CBM、WanfangData和CNKI,筛选出发表至2013年10月与IL-17基因多态性和癌易感性有关的病例对照研究。采用比值比（ORs）和95％可信区间（95％CIs）评价关联强度。结果最终纳入5篇病例对照研究,包括1407例肿瘤患者和2164例健康对照。然而,分析后发现IL-17Frs763780多态性和癌无统计学意义的关联（TT＋TC vs CC：OR=0．85,95％CI=0．46～1．57,P=0．60;TTVSTC＋CC：OR=1．00,95％CI=0．76-1．33,P=0．99;TC vs CC：OR=0．83,95％CI=0．44—1．55,P=0．55;TT vs CC：OR=0．85,95％CI=0．46-1．59,P=0．62）。按肿瘤类型亚组分析提示在胃癌和其他肿瘤存在相似的结果。结论IL-17Frs763780多态性可能并不增加肿瘤的易感性。     

Synthesis of trans-4-Amino-1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-butene from Isoprene

A novel synthetic pathway to trans-4-amino-1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-butene (7), a useful synthetic intermediate of zeatin, is presented here. On selective monophthalimide formation, the trans-1, 4-dibromo-2-methyl-2-butene (10) prepared from isoprene (1) predominantly gives trans-1-bromo-2-methyl-4-phthalimido-2-butene (11). The compound (11) is converted to 7 via trans-1-acetoxy-2-methyl-4-phthalimido-2-butene (6). The overall yield of 7 from 1 is 33.6%. Base-catalyzed hydrolysis of 11 also gives 7 directly. Zeatin can be prepared by the condensation of 7 with 6-chloropurine.     

Necrostatin-1抑制白色念珠菌诱导的巨噬细胞自噬而影响免疫应答

随着现代医疗技术的发展,人口老龄化加剧,抗生素滥用等降低人体免疫力的因素越来越多,使得由白色念珠菌Candida albicans感染引起的疾病发生率越来越高。本研究通过使用程序性坏死的选择性抑制剂Necrostatin-1,初步探索了细胞自噬和程序性死亡在巨噬细胞抗白色念珠菌感染中的作用。研究表明:细胞自噬参与了白色念珠菌侵染巨噬细胞的过程,而Necrostatin-1可能通过抑制白色念珠菌感染引起的自噬促进IL-6的表达,并抑制TNF-α(肿瘤坏死因子α)的表达,进而对白色念珠菌引起的天然免疫反应产生影响。细胞自噬在抗真菌感染方面的研究已有报道,而程序性坏死在抗真菌感染方面的研究鲜有报道,同时Necrostatin-1在巨噬细胞抗白色念珠菌感染中的作用尚未见报道。本研究对白色念珠菌侵染机理的探索具有一定的意义。     

钙泊三醇倍他米松软膏联合NB-UVB对掌跖脓疱病患者 血清TNF-alpha, IL-17水平的影响

目的：观察钙泊三醇倍他米松软膏联合窄谱中波紫外线(NB-UVB)治疗掌跖脓疱病的临床疗效及对患者血清肿瘤坏死因子 -alpha(TNF-alpha)、白细胞介素-17(IL-17)水平的影响。方法：选取掌跖脓疱病患者63 例,随机分为治疗组和对照组,治疗组外用钙泊三醇 倍他米松软膏联合NB-UVB 治疗,对照组单纯照射NB-UVB,两组患者的疗程均为8 周,治疗4 周及8 周后观察临床疗效,并测 定血清中TNF-琢、IL-17 的浓度。结果：治疗4周和8 周后,治疗组症状积分较对照组明显下降,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);治疗4 和8 周时,对照组的有效率分别为22.58 %和45.16 %,治疗组为53.13 %和78.13 %,两组患者的有效率比较差异显著(P<0.05);停 药后3 个月,对照组复发率为35.48 %,治疗组复发率为12.50 %,治疗组明显低于对照组;治疗后两组患者血清中TNF-alpha、IL-17 的浓度均较前下降,且治疗组较对照组下降更明显,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论：钙泊三醇倍他米松软膏辅助治疗可以更 有效提高掌跖脓疱病患者的临床疗效,且安全性较好,这可能与其降低患者外周血中TNF-琢和IL-17 的水平有关。     

慢性阻塞性肺病患者急性加重期外周血IL-8、TNF-alpha及IGF-I表达变化 的意义

目的：研究慢性阻塞性肺病（COPD）患者急性加重期外周血白细胞介素-8（IL-8）、肿瘤坏死因子-a（TNF-a）及胰岛素样生长 因子-I（IGF-I）表达变化的临床意义。方法：选取2013 年12 月-2014 年12月我院收治的COPD 急性加重患者100 例为观察组, 选取同期健康体检者100 例为对照组,检测观察组患者治疗前、治疗稳定后及对照组外周血IL-8、TNF-alpha及IGF-I水平。结果：观 察组患者治疗前外周血IL-8、TNF-alpha及IGF-I水平显著高于治疗稳定后,差异有统计学意义（P＜ 0.05）;观察组患者治疗稳定后外 周血IL-8、TNF-alpha及IGF-I水平显著高于对照组,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。结论：COPD 急性加重期外周血IL-8、TNF-琢及 IGF-I水平显著增高,治疗稳定后其水平显著降低,IL-8、TNF-alpha及IGF-I水平对COPD 的诊断和治疗具有重要意义。     

卡泊三醇对白癜风患者血清和皮肤组织中IL-18 及IFN-r水平的影响

目的：探讨卡泊三醇对白癜风患者血清和皮肤组织中IL-18 及IFN-r水平的影响。方法：收集我院收治的白癜风患者122例, 随机分为实验组和对照组。对照组予外用补骨脂酊治疗,实验组给予外用卡泊三醇软膏。观察并比较两组患者治疗前后皮损面 积、不良反应发生情况以及血清和皮肤组织液中IL-18 及IFN-r水平的变化情况。结果：与治疗前相比,两组患者治疗后白斑皮损 面积均显著缩小(P＜0.05),血清及皮肤组织液IL-8 与INF-酌水平均明显降低(P＜0.05)。与对照组相比,实验组治疗后白斑皮损面 积更小(P＜0.05),血清及皮肤组织液IL-18及IFN-r含量较低(P＜0.05)。结论：卡泊三醇能够有效改善白癜风患者的临床症状,且 安全性较高,值得临床推广应用,这可能与其降低白癜风患者血清及皮肤组织液中IL-18 及IFN-酌水平有关。     

高危型HPV 感染对宫颈病变组织IFN-r、IL-10表达的影响

目的：探讨高危型人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）感染对宫颈病变组织干扰素-r(IFN-r)、白细胞介素-10(IL-10)的影响。方法：收集我 院2013 年1 月到2015 年1 月妇科门诊行宫颈活检患者150 例,根据病理检查结果,将患者分为观察组（宫颈癌33 例、CINⅠ期 26 例、CINⅡ期28 例、CINⅢ期23 例）110 例,对照组（慢性宫颈炎患者）40 例。提取两组患者宫颈组织标本,检测观察组 HPV-DNA、HPV 分型,及两组IFN-r、IL-10 蛋白及mRNA 表达,分析高危型HPV感染与宫颈病变组织IFN-r、IL-10 表达的关系。 结果：观察组HPV-DNA阳性87 例（79.1%）,其中HPV16 型47 例（42.7%）、HPV18 型20 例（18.2%）感染率最高;且HPV16、18 感 染率在CINⅠ期、CINⅡ期、CINⅢ期以及宫颈癌组中的感染率差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）,Spearman相关性分析显示,HPV16、 18 与宫颈病变程度均呈现正相关关系（r=0.896,0.786;均P<0.05）。IFN-r、IL-10 表达水平在CINⅠ期、CINⅡ期、CINⅢ期、宫颈 癌、对照组表达水平差异均具有统计学意义（P<0.05）,Spearman 相关性分析显示,IFN-r与宫颈病变程度呈现负相关关系（r=-0. 567,P<0.05）,IL-10 呈现正相关关系（r=0.678,P<0.05）。且HPV16、HPV18 感染率与IFN-r表达呈现负相关关系（rHPV16/18=-0. 678,-0.675,均P<0.05）,与IL-10 呈现正相关关系（rHPV16/18=0.582,0.778,均P<0.05）。结论：IFN-r表达随着宫颈病变加重或者 HPV16、HPV18 感染率升高逐渐降低,IL-10 则逐渐升高。     

环磷酰胺联合人免疫球蛋白治疗SLE 的临床疗效及对血清IL-4 及MCP-4 水平的影响

目的:探讨环磷酰胺联合人免疫球蛋白治疗系统性红斑狼疮的临床疗效及对血清白细胞介素-4(IL-4)及单核细胞趋化蛋白4(MCP-4)水平的影响。方法:选取我院2013年1月到2014年5月收治的76例系统性红斑狼疮患者进行研究,随机分为观察组和对照组各38例。对照组使用环磷酰胺联合强的松的治疗,观察组采用人免疫球蛋白、环磷酰胺及强的松联合治疗,应用系统性红斑狼疮疾病活动度评分(SLEDAI)评价疾病程度,记录治疗前后两组24h尿蛋白、血清IL-4及MCP-4水平,并观察不良反应发生率。结果:治疗后两组SLEDAI评分、24h尿蛋白及血清IL-4及MCP-4水平较治疗前均显著降低(P0.05),且观察组均显著低于对照组(P0.05)。观察组不良反应发生率显著低于对照组(P0.05)。结论:环磷酰胺联合人免疫球蛋白治疗系统性红斑狼疮的效果显著,有效降低了患者血清IL-4及MCP-4的水平,对患者的预后有积极的影响。