狼疮性肾炎患者血清TBX21、SCF、Chemerin水平与病情严重程度的相关性分析

目的:研究狼疮性肾炎(LN)患者血清T-框蛋白21(TBX21)、干细胞因子(SCF)、趋化素(Chemerin)水平与病情严重程度的相关性。方法:将2016年2月~2019年12月我院收治的160例LN患者纳入研究,将其按照疾病活动度的不同分成活动期组92例,非活动期组68例。另取同期于我院接受体检的健康志愿者50例作为对照组。比较三组血清尿素氮(BUN)、红细胞沉降率(ESR)、补体C3、C4、TBX21、SCF及Chemerin水平,并作相关性分析。以受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线分析血清TBX21、SCF及Chemerin水平在LN中的诊断能效。结果:活动期组BUN、ESR水平均高于非活动期组,且非活动期组BUN、ESR水平均高于对照组(P<0.05);活动期组补体C3、C4水平均低于非活动期组,且非活动期组补体C3、C4水平均低于对照组(P<0.05)。活动期组血清TBX21、SCF及Chemerin水平均高于非活动期组,且非活动期组血清TBX21、SCF及Chemerin水平均高于对照组(P<0.05)。经Pearson相关性分析可得:LN患者血清TBX21、SCF及Chemerin水平与BUN、ESR水平均呈正相关,与补体C3、C4水平均呈负相关(P<0.05)。经ROC曲线分析可得:血清TBX21、SCF及Chemerin水平联合检测诊断狼疮性肾炎的曲线下面积为0.933、灵敏度为0.95、特异度为0.91均高于上述指标单独检测。结论:LN患者血清TBX21、SCF及Chemerin水平均存在明显高表达,且和患者的病情严重程度相关,临床工作中可能通过联合检测上述三项血清学指标,继而达到辅助诊断LN以及判断患者病情严重程度的目的。     

抗拿捕净晋谷21突变体的筛选和分子鉴定

谷子(Setaria italica(L.)P.Beauv.)是我国重要的杂粮作物,具有抗旱耐贫瘠、水分利用率高、适应性广、营养丰富等特点,但谷子田间除草一直制约着谷子的集约化栽培和有机旱作产业规模化的推广与发展。为快速选育抗除草剂谷子品种,本试验以晋谷21突变体M2群体为试验材料,通过喷施0.33%拿捕净除草剂对晋谷21突变群体进行初次筛选和再次筛选,进而快速获得抗拿捕净除草剂突变体植株并对其进行分子鉴定。结果显示,在大田苗期喷施0.33%拿捕净除草剂的初次筛选中,筛选出抗拿捕净除草剂的晋谷21突变体共39个株系;对这39个突变体株系再次喷施0.33%拿捕净除草剂,筛选获得9个有抗拿捕净除草剂特性的株系。对筛选获得的抗拿捕净突变体株系的其中3个株系共15个植株进行分子鉴定,发现有4个突变体植株的ACCase基因编码的第1780个氨基酸-异亮氨酸突变为亮氨酸。该结果可为今后利用分子生物学手段改良名优谷子品种晋谷21、加速抗除草剂谷子品种的选育提供理论和材料基础。     

PAK5在凋亡级联反应中的调节作用

PAK5为PAKs家族中新近发现的成员. PAKs是一类通过与Rac和Cdc42结合而激活的高度保守的蛋白酶.PAKs在细胞骨架、神经生长、激素信号传导、基因转录等生理活动中起着重要的调控作用. PAK5在大脑组织中高度表达,在细胞中定位于线粒体. PAK5 与神经生长、增强微管的稳定性以及阻止细胞凋亡等活动密切相关.本文就PAK5的结构、表达部位和功能以及其在调控凋亡级联反应中的作用等方面做了简要综述.     

Autocrine production of interleukin-8 confers cisplatin and paclitaxel resistance in ovarian cancer cells

It has been widely reported that interleukin-8 (IL-8) is overexpressed in ovarian cyst fluid, ascites, serum, and tumor tissue from ovarian cancer (OVCA) patients, and elevated IL-8 expression correlates with a poor final outcome and chemosensitivity. However, the role of IL-8 expression in the acquisition of the chemoresistance phenotype and the underlining mechanisms of drug resistance in OVCA cells are not yet fully understood. Here we show that both exogenous (a relatively short period of treatment with recombination IL-8) and endogenous IL-8 (by transfecting with plasmid encoding for sense IL-8) induce cisplatin and paclitaxel resistance in non-IL-8-expressing A2780 cells, while deleting of endogenous IL-8 expression in IL-8-overexpressing SKOV-3 cells (by transfecting with plasmid encoding for antisense IL-8) promotes the sensitivity of these cells to anticancer drugs. IL-8-mediated resistance of OVCA cells exhibits decreased proteolytic activation of caspase-3. Meanwhile, the further study demonstrates that the chemoresistance caused by IL-8 is associated with increased expression of both multidrug resistance-related genes (MDR1) and apoptosis inhibitory proteins (Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and XIAP), as well as activation of PI3 K/Akt and Ras/MEK/ERK signaling. Therefore, modulation of IL-8 expression or its related signaling pathway may be a promising strategy of treatment for drug-resistant OVCA.     

miR-21 promotes keratinocyte migration and re-epithelialization during wound healing

MicroRNAs involved in keratinocyte migration and wound healing are largely unknown. Here, we revealed the indispensable role of miR-21 in keratinocyte migration and in re-epithelialization during wound healing in mice. In HaCaT cell, miR-21 could be upregulated by TGF-β1. Similar to the effect of TGF-β1, miR-21 overexpression promoted keratinocyte migration. Conversely, miR-21 knockdown attenuated TGF-β1-induced keratinocyte migration, suggesting that miR-21 was essential for TGF-β-driven keratinocyte migration. Furthermore, we found that miR-21 was upregulated during wound healing, coincident with the temporal expression pattern of TGF-β1. Consistently, knockdown of endogenous miR-21 using a specific antagomir dramatically delayed re-epithelialization possibly due to the reduced keratinocyte migration. TIMP3 and TIAM1, direct targets of miR-21, were verified to be regulated by miR-21 in vitro and in vivo, indicating that these two molecules might contribute to miR-21-induced keratinocyte migration. Taken together, our results demonstrate that miR-21 promotes keratinocyte migration and boosts re-epithelialization during skin wound healing.     

富硒转白细胞介素2基因双歧杆菌对小鼠移植瘤H22的治疗作用

目的评价富硒和转白细胞介素2（IL2）基因双歧杆菌对小鼠移植瘤H22的抑制效果。方法通过电转导将含IL2质粒导入到长双歧杆菌（Bifidobacterium longum,B.longum）中,将转IL2基因双歧杆菌接种到添加了亚硒酸钠（Na2SeO3）的培养基中,利用微生物的富集及转化作用,形成富硒的含IL2基因质粒的双歧杆菌（Se-B.longum-IL2）。结果利用双歧杆菌的肿瘤厌氧区靶向性,通过荷肝癌H22的小鼠尾静脉注射Se-B.longum-IL2,取得了良好的抑瘤效果与荷肝癌小鼠生存延长效果。结论转IL2基因双歧杆菌和富硒联合后对小鼠肝癌有明显的基因治疗前景。     

Cul4A is an oncogene in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Cullin 4A (Cul4A) is important in cell survival, development, growth and the cell cycle, but its role in mesothelioma has not been studied. For the first time, we identified amplification of the Cul4A gene in four of five mesothelioma cell lines. Consistent with increased Cul4A gene copy number, we found that Cul4A protein was overexpressed in mesothelioma cells as well. Cul4A protein was also overexpressed in 64% of primary malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumours. Furthermore, knockdown of Cul4A with shRNA in mesothelioma cells resulted in up‐regulation of p21 and p27 tumour suppressor proteins in a p53‐independent manner in H290, H28 and MS‐1 mesothelioma cell lines. Knockdown of Cul4A also resulted in G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and decreased colony formation in H290, H28 and MS‐1 mesothelioma cell lines. Moreover, G0/G1 cell cycle arrest was partially reversed by siRNA down‐regulation of p21 and/or p27 in Cul4A knockdown H290 cell line. In the contrary, overexpression of Cul4A resulted in down‐regulation of p21 and p27 proteins and increased colony formation in H28 mesothelioma cell line. Both p21 and p27 showed faster degradation rates in Cul4A overexpressed H28 cell line and slower degradation rates in Cul4A knockdown H28 cell line. Our study indicates that Cul4A amplification and overexpression play an oncogenic role in the pathogenesis of mesothelioma. Thus, Cul4A may be a potential therapeutic target for MPM.     

IL-10基因启动子-627位点多态性与过敏性哮喘

目的：探讨白细胞介素-10（IL-10）启动子-627C／A基因多态性和等位基因频率与过敏性哮喘血清IgE、IL-10浓度以及病情严重程度的相互关系。方法：从哮喘病人DNA文库中选择青岛地区过敏性哮喘病人518例和健康志愿者501例,采用PCR—RFLP方法对IL．10基因启动子．627位点多态性进行观察,比较两组基因型和等位基因的分布频率,同时测定血清中总IgE、IL-10浓度和肺功能检查（FEV1、FVC、FEV1／FVC）。结果：轻度和中一重度哮喘组AA、CA和CC基因型所占比例分别为38．1％、46．0％、15．9％和45．6％、46．2％和8．2％（P=0．0168,X2=8．232,df=2）。A等位基因与哮喘病轻的严重程度有明显相关性（P〈0．05）。AA基因型哮喘病人血清的IgE浓度显著升高（P〈0．01）,但其血清IL-10浓度比CC基因型携带者明显降低（P〈0．01）。结论：IL-10基因启动子-627位点多态性与过敏性哮喘的发生有一定的相关性,等位基因A是哮喘患病的风险基因,而等位基因C则是哮喘病的保护基因。     

姜黄素对肝癌细胞HepG2的抗癌作用及P21WAF1/CIP1表达的影响

目的：探讨姜黄素对肝癌HepG2细胞抗癌作用及相关周期蛋白依赖激酶抑制因子P21WAF1/CIP1表达的影响。方法：体外培养肝癌HepG2细胞,用MTT法检测姜黄素对HepG2细胞的抑制作用,以RT-PCR方法检测HepG2细胞中P21WAF1/CIP1mRNA的表达,用免疫细胞化学检测其P21WAF1/CIP1蛋白的表达。结果：姜黄素呈时间剂量性抑制HepG2细胞的生长,并显著上调HepG2细胞中P21WAF1/CIP1mRNA和蛋白的表达。结论：姜黄素能抑制HepG2细胞的生长,并上调其中P21WAF1/CIP1的表达。     

MicroRNA-21介导非对称性二甲基精氨酸诱导的内皮细胞衰老

目的：观察非对称性二甲基精氨酸（ADMA）对内皮细胞中microRNA-21（miR-21）表达的影响,探讨microRNA-21在ADMA诱导的内皮细胞衰老中的作用。方法：人脐静脉内皮细胞（HUVEC）与10uM的ADMA孵育48小时后收集细胞提取总RNA及蛋白,荧光定量实时RT—PCR检测miR-21表达,Westernblot检测超氧化物歧化酶2（SOD2）表达,衰老相关半乳糖苷酶（SA-β-gal）染色鉴定衰老的内皮细胞;然后HUVEC与miR-21抑制剂转染6小时后继续与10uM的ADMA孵育48小时留取细胞按上述方法检测相关指标。结果：HUVEC与ADMA孵育后miR-21表达量明显增加（P〈0．01）,同时衰老的内皮细胞数量增多（P〈0．05）,而SOD2表达减少（P〈0．01）;MiR-21抑制剂转染HUVEC后ADMA诱导的miR-21表达明显减少,同时衰老的内皮细胞减少,而SOD2表达明显增加（所有P〈0．01）。结论：ADMA诱导了HUVEC中miR-21表达及细胞衰老,miR-21介导了ADMA诱导的内皮细胞衰老作用,其机制可能与其抑制SOD2表达有关。