TGFBIp/betaig-h3 protein: a versatile matrix molecule induced by TGF-beta

TGFBIp/βig-h3 protein is an extracellular matrix molecule initially cloned from human adenocarcinoma cells treated with TGF-β. Its precise function remains obscure but a number of studies have demonstrated it to be an intriguingly versatile molecule role in a wide range of physiological and pathological conditions. To date, the most extensively studied and reported action of TGFBIp/βig-h3 protein is in corneal dystrophy and several excellent reviews are available on this. Work from various laboratories on this molecule has compiled a tremendous amount of information over the past decade and a half. Here we review the current understanding on TGFBIp/βig-h3 protein and its functions in morphogenesis, extracellular matrix interactions, adhesion/migration, corneal dystrophy, tumorigenesis, angiogenesis, nephropathies, osteogenesis, wound healing and inflammation.     

封闭负压引流联合局部给氧治疗兔耳缺血性创面的实验研究

目的：观察封闭负压引流联合局部给氧促进兔耳缺血性创面愈合的效果。方法：28只大耳白兔,双耳背各造成直径2．5cm全层皮肤缺损,结扎中央血管神经束及后边缘动静脉,形成缺血创面。56个创面随机分为七组：A组（-50mmHg负压同时给氧,浓度为40％±5％,每日4小时）、B组（持续-50mmHg负压4小时继之局部给氧l小时）、c组（负压治疗4min,停止1min,每日4小时,之后给氧1小时）,D组（．50mrnHg负压治疗每日4小时）、E组（-125rnmHg负压治疗每日4小时）、F组（单纯给40％±5％氧l小时）和G组（空白对照）。在创面形成第0、1、3、5、7、10、14、18天拍照,测量创面面积,计算创面愈合率及创面愈合时间;在各时相点切取创面标本,组织学观察创面肉芽、上皮生长、水肿和炎细胞,Ki67免疫组化标记增殖细胞并计算增殖指数,TUNEL法计算凋亡指数。结果：负压给氧组在相同时相点创面愈合率高于单纯负压、氧疗或空白组（P〈0．05）,创面肉芽生长快,水肿和炎症轻,细胞增殖指数高于对照组（P〈0．05）,而细胞凋亡指数显著低于对照组（P〈0．05）。结论：负压联合局部给氧能显著促进兔耳缺血创面的愈合。     

抑癌候选基因NDRG2对结肠癌细胞SW620的迁移和侵袭力的影响

目的：观察NDRG2对结肠癌SW620细胞侵袭、转移等生物学行为的影响,探讨其可能的调节机制。方法：用阳离子脂质体转染方法分别转染pcDNA3.1-Ndrg2和SiRNA-Ndrg2于SW620细胞内48h,上调/下调NDRG2的表达;检测NDRG2基因mRNA及蛋白表达水平的变化;通过划痕试验及transwell细胞侵袭试验进一步对上调/下调NDRG2表达水平后的结肠癌细胞迁移和侵袭能力进行分析。结果：pcDNA3.1-Ndrg2转染SW620后,NDRG2的mRNA和蛋白表达水平明显升高,细胞的迁移和侵袭能力下降;SiRNA-Ndrg2转染SW620后,NDRG2的mRNA和蛋白表达水平明显降低,细胞的迁移和侵袭能力上升,差异具有统计学意义（P〈0.05）。结论：NDRG2作为抑癌候选基因能够降低结肠癌细胞转移和侵袭能力。     

脐血干细胞与创面修复

脐血干细胞是一类具有多向分化潜能的原始祖细胞,具备自我更新和增殖的能力,在特定条件诱导下可以分化为不同细胞,逐渐作为临床组织工程的来源细胞。近年来随着对脐血干细胞的不断研究,发现其在创面修复中具有明显的优势,成为创面临床治疗的一条新途径。本文从脐血干细胞的生物学特性、采集与冻存、体外扩增等方面对创面修复的研究进行综述。     

Urothelial injuries and the early wound healing response: tight junctions and urothelial cytodifferentiation

Using primary explant cultures of mouse bladder, the early response of the urothelium after superficial and full-thickness injuries was investigated. In such an in vitro wound healing model, explant surfaces with a mostly desquamated urothelial superficial layer represented superficial wounds, and the exposed lamina propria at the cut edges of the explants represented full-thickness wounds. The urothelial cell ultrastructure, the expression and subcellular distribution of the tight junctional protein occludin, and differentiation-related proteins CK 20, uroplakins, and actin were followed. Since singular terminally differentiated superficial cells remained on the urothelium after superficial injury (i.e., original superficial cells), we sought to determine their role during the urothelial wound-healing process. Ultrastructural and immunocytochemical studies have revealed that restored tight junctions are the earliest cellular event during the urothelial superficial and full-thickness wound-healing process. Occludin-containing tight junctions are developed before the new superficial cells are terminally differentiated. New insights into the urothelium wound-healing process were provided by demonstrating that the original superficial cells contribute to the urothelium wound healing by developing tight junctions with de novo differentiated superficial cells and by stretching, thus providing a large urothelial surface with asymmetric unit membrane plaques.     

JNK signaling pathway required for wound healing in regenerating Drosophila wing imaginal discs

We have examined wound healing during regeneration of Drosophila wing imaginal discs fragments by confocal microscopy and assessed the role of components of the JNK pathway in this process. After cutting, columnar and peripodial epithelia cells at the wound edge start to close the wound through formation and contraction of an actin cable. This is followed by a zipping process through filopodial protrusions from both epithelia knitting the wound edges from proximal to distal areas of the disc. Activation of the JNK pathway is involved in such process. puckered (puc) expression is induced in several rows of cells at the edge of the wound, whereas absence of JNK pathway activity brought about by hemipterous, basket, and Dfos mutants impair wound healing. These defects are accompanied by lowered or loss of expression of puc. In support of a role of puc in wound healing, hep mutant phenotypes are rescued by reducing puc function, whereas overexpression of puc inhibits wound healing. Altogether, these results demonstrate a role for the JNK pathway in imaginal disc wound healing, similar to that reported for other healing processes such as embryonic dorsal closure, thoracic closure, and adult epithelial wound healing in Drosophila. Differences with such processes are also highlighted.     

Nerve-dependent and -independent events in blastema formation during Xenopus froglet limb regeneration

Blastema formation, the initial stage of epimorphic limb regeneration in amphibians, is an essential process to produce regenerates. In our study on nerve dependency of blastema formation, we used forelimb of Xenopus laevis froglets as a system and applied some histological and molecular approaches in order to determine early events during blastema formation. We also investigated the lateral wound healing in comparison to blastema formation in limb regeneration. Our study confirmed at the molecular level that there are nerve-dependent and -independent events during blastema formation after limb amputation, Tbx5 and Prx1, reliable markers of initiation of limb regeneration, that start to be expressed independently of nerve supply, although their expressions cannot be maintained without nerve supply. We also found that cell proliferation activity, cell survival and expression of Fgf8, Fgf10 and Msx1 in the blastema were affected by denervation, suggesting that these events specific for blastema outgrowth are controlled by the nerve supply. Wound healing, which is thought to be categorized into tissue regeneration, shares some nerve-independent events with epimorphic limb regeneration, although the healing process results in simple restoration of wounded tissue. Overall, our results demonstrate that dedifferentiated blastemal cells formed at the initial phase of limb regeneration must enter the nerve-dependent epimorphic phase for further processes, including blastema outgrowth, and that failure of entry results in a simple redifferentiation as tissue regeneration.     

清得佳凝胶治疗烧伤创面的生物学作用

目的探讨清得佳凝胶治疗烧伤创面的效果及其意义。方法采用家兔皮肤创伤模型,将每只家兔的背部烧伤区域用2种不同颜色的记号笔分成二组:A组(n=9):为实验组(6个部位):常规方法清洁、消毒创口,使用清得佳凝胶涂抹;B组(n=9):为对照组(6个部位):使用常规的无菌敷料覆盖包扎创口。实验于第3、5、7、9天分别取各组皮肤组织进行切片,作组织病理学及免疫组织化学观察。结果1.HE观察结果:烧伤后第3天,A组与B组皮肤烧伤创面结构变化不明显;烧伤后第5天,A组表皮细胞变性坏死程度减轻,成纤维细胞增生,水肿减轻,而B组表皮细胞变性坏死减轻程度不明显,结缔组织胶原纤维变性坏死程度没有得到明显的改善;烧伤后第7天,A组表皮细胞生长良好,真皮组织水肿基本消失;而B组表皮细胞变性坏死程度开始出现减轻,可见部分上皮增生;烧伤后第9天,A组上皮及结缔组织结构基本接近正常,创面愈合情况较好。而B组以上结构出现改变,但愈合状况不是很理想,真皮组织轻、中度水肿,有少量的炎性细胞浸润。2.转化生长因子β1(transforming growth factor β1,TGF-β1)的表达:烧伤后第3天和第5天,A组成纤维细胞胞浆中可见一些棕黄色颗粒,TGF-β1表达较强;B组成纤维细胞胞浆中未见或少见棕黄色颗粒,TGF-β1无表达或表达很弱。烧伤后第7天和第9天,A组成纤维细胞胞浆中可见密集分布的棕黄色颗粒,TGF-β1表达强;B组成纤维细胞胞浆中可见少量的棕黄色颗粒,TGF-β1表达弱。结论清得佳凝胶是一种烧伤创面良好的外用药,能清除创面坏死组织,有利于烧伤创面愈合。