DNA甲基化通过锌指蛋白185调控慢性粒细胞白血病细胞的增殖

锌指蛋白185(ZNF185)属于LIM结构域蛋白,参与细胞的增殖和分化,在多种肿瘤细胞中具有抑癌基因的功能.ZNF185在正常人血液系统细胞中高表达,但目前对白血病细胞的作用未见研究.采用Western blot检测人外周血中性粒细胞、急性粒细胞白血病细胞系HL-60和慢性粒细胞白血病细胞系K562细胞中ZNF185的表达,发现ZNF185在HL-60和K562细胞中的表达水平显著低于外周血中性粒细胞.为了阐明ZNF185对慢性粒细胞白血病细胞增殖的影响,从人外周血中性粒细胞克隆ZNF185编码序列,转染K562细胞,MTT检测细胞增殖,发现过表达ZNF185显著抑制K562细胞的增殖.甲基化特异PCR分析表明:ZNF185启动子在HL-60和K562细胞中高甲基化,用5-氮杂-2′-脱氧胞苷处理K562细胞,促进ZNF185的表达,显著抑制细胞增殖.研究结果表明,ZNF185启动子高甲基化导致其在K562细胞中的表达降低和细胞增殖抑制作用减弱.可能是慢性粒细胞白血病发生或发展的原因之一.     

柴胡提取物诱导人类白血病细胞HL-60的细胞凋亡及其机理研究

柴胡提取物诱导人类白血病细胞HL-60的细胞凋亡从而抑制其细胞生长.为了研究该过程的作用机理,我们研究了丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPKs),包括胞外信号调节激酶(ERK1/2),c-jun氨基末端蛋白激酶(JNK)和p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK),在该过程中的磷酸化特征与动态变化.结果表明,柴胡提取物显著的增加了p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶和胞外信号调节激酶(ERK1/2)的磷酸化作用,其增加值在测试范围内与测试剂量和作用时间成正相关,但在柴胡提取物诱导人类白血病细胞HL-60的细胞凋亡过程中,没有发现对氨基末端蛋白激酶(JNK)表现出磷酸化活性.柴胡提取物诱导白血病HL-60的细胞凋亡部分归结于对p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶的上调节作用,这种上调节作用能够受到p38 MAPK特异性的抑制剂SB203580的部分逆转,而MEK的抑制剂U0126则对柴胡提取物诱导HL-60细胞凋亡过程中的胞外信号调节激酶(ERK1/2)的磷酸化具有显著的协同效应.这是首次报道柴胡提取物在诱导人白血病细胞HL-60细胞凋亡过程中参与p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶的磷酸化,同时柴胡提取物作为胞外信号调节激酶(ERK1/2)抑制剂的协同作用物具有相应的药物学功能.     

Identification of the Organism and Some Conditions of Peptidoglutaminase Formation

A peptidoglutaminase activity in microorganisms was detected using carbobenzoxy-l-glutamine or tertiary-amyloxycarbonyl-l-glutaminyl-l-proline as substrate. By screening, an organism which produces a relatively large amount of peptidoglutaminase was isolated from soil. The organism was identified as Bacillus circulans. The highest enzyme formation by the bacterium occurred during stationary growth phase in the basal medium containing lactose (0.5%) and polypepton (1%).     

Studies on Polyoxins,Antifungal Antibiotics

Seven additional components, polyoxins C, D, E, F, G, H and I were isolated from polyoxin complex. They have molecular formulae corresponding to C₁₁H₁₅N₃O₈, C₁₇H₂₃N₅O₁₄, C₁₇H₂₃N₅O₁₃, C₂₃H₃₀N₆O₁₅, C₁₇H₂₅N₅O₁₂, C₂₃H₃₂N₆O₁₃ and C₁₉H₂₄N₄O₁₂, respectively. These polyoxins except inactive polyoxins C and I were highly active against various kinds of phytopathogenic fungi. The close structural similarity among them including polyoxins A and B is also discussed.     

Triptolide induces apoptosis in human leukemia cells through caspase-3-mediated ROCK1 activation and MLC phosphorylation

The diterpene triepoxide triptolide is a major active component of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, a popular Chinese herbal medicine with the potential to treat hematologic malignancies. In this study, we investigated the roles of triptolide in apoptosis and cell signaling events in human leukemia cell lines and primary human leukemia blasts. Triptolide selectively induced caspase-dependent cell death that was accompanied by the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, cytochrome c release, and Bax translocation from the cytosol to the mitochondria. Furthermore, we found that triptolide dramatically induced ROCK1 cleavage/activation and MLC and MYPT phosphorylation. ROCK1 was cleaved and activated by caspase-3, rather than RhoA. Inhibiting MLC phosphorylation by ML-7 significantly attenuated triptolide-mediated apoptosis, caspase activation, and cytochrome c release. In addition, ROCK1 inhibition also abrogated MLC and MYPT phosphorylation. Our in vivo study showed that both ROCK1 activation and MLC phosphorylation were associated with the tumor growth inhibition caused by triptolide in mouse leukemia xenograft models. Collectively, these findings suggest that triptolide-mediated ROCK1 activation and MLC phosphorylation may be a novel therapeutic strategy for treating hematological malignancies.     

儿童急性淋巴细胞白血病特异性标记物的精准检测方法研究

目的：T细胞和免疫球蛋白重链基因重排是微小残留病灶水平的特异性标记物,而微小残留病灶的水平与儿童急性淋巴细胞白血病的复发强烈相关。应用传统的聚合酶链式反应方法来监测IgH／TCR基因重排不仅耗时、耗人力,而且敏感度较低。本研究旨在探索一种更为高效和敏感与实用的监测IgH／TCR基因重排的精准检测方法。方法：应用多重PCR技术检测26个患有急性淋巴细胞白血病的儿童的外周血样品中的标记物,这些儿童是在中国哈尔滨市最近两年内被诊断的患者。分别应用基因扫描和毛细血管电泳方法检测IgH（FRI,FRII,FRⅢ）／TCR（TCRB,TCRγ）基因重排和分析PCR产物的片段。结果：IgH／TCR基因重排和对IgH基因重排的阳性率分别为92．3％和75％,在26个病例中,4个复发病人的IgH的三个片段（FRI,FRII,FRⅢ）基因重排显示阳性。进一步分析显示复发与ign基因重排呈线性相关。结论：实验与临床应用表明,基因扫描这种方法对于IgH／TCR基因重排的检测是可靠的、实用的,因而可用于儿童急性淋巴细胞白血病的诊断和随访。     

急性白血病基因突变与多步骤发病机制和临床相关性

急性髓细胞白血病(AML)是一组在发病机制和临床行为方面差异较大的疾病.在急性早幼粒细胞白血病中(APL),PML-RARα是APL的关键驱动(driver)突变,具有显性负的调控作用,影响髓系分化、凋亡和DNA复制和修复,其特殊结构使其成为全反式维甲酸和三氧化二砷的靶标.随着第二代测序技术的发展,在AML中发现了一些新的基因突变,其中DNA甲基转移酶3A(DNMT3A)突变是与表观遗传学相关的、与AML较差预后有关的基因事件.在1185例AML的基因分析中,研究发现与表观遗传学相关的第Ⅲ类突变与老年、高WBC及较差的临床预后有关.AML的发病是多步骤的,涉及不同通路上不同分子事件的相互作用,目前认为影响转录因子和信号传导通路的分子事件相互作用是AML完全发病的重要模式之一.     

Humanized mouse G6 anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody has therapeutic potential against IGHV1-69 germline gene-based B-CLL

In 10–20% of the cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia of B-cell phenotype (B-CLL), the IGHV1-69 germline is utilized as VH gene of the B cell receptor (BCR). Mouse G6 (MuG6) is an anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody discovered in a screen against rheumatoid factors (RFs) that binds with high affinity to an idiotope expressed on the 51p1 alleles of IGHV1-69 germline gene encoded antibodies (G6-id⁺). The finding that unmutated IGHV1-69 encoded BCRs are frequently expressed on B-CLL cells provides an opportunity for anti-idiotype monoclonal antibody immunotherapy. In this study, we first showed that MuG6 can deplete B cells encoding IGHV1-69 BCRs using a novel humanized GTL mouse model. Next, we humanized MuG6 and demonstrated that the humanized antibodies (HuG6s), especially HuG6.3, displayed ～2-fold higher binding affinity for G6-id⁺ antibody compared to the parental MuG6. Additional studies showed that HuG6.3 was able to kill G6-id⁺ BCR expressing cells and patient B-CLL cells through antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC). Finally, both MuG6 and HuG6.3 mediate in vivo depletion of B-CLL cells in NSG mice. These data suggest that HuG6.3 may provide a new precision medicine to selectively kill IGHV1-69-encoding G6-id⁺ B-CLL cells.     

流式细胞术动态监测微小残留病灶在急性髓系白血病中的意义*

目的:探讨急性髓系白血病(AML)在治疗过程中应用多参数流式细胞术(MFC)动态微小残留病灶(MRD)的意义。方法:选择2015年1月至2017年2月在我院血液科收治的60例AML患者,在诱导治疗第8天,第21天,每次巩固治疗前1天,结束化疗随访过程中,检测骨髓形态学变化和应用MFC监测患者骨髓MRD,并动态随访。定义未发现异常表型细胞(MRD10~(-4))为阴性,其余为阳性。结果:平均随访时间为11个月(3到16个月),早期MRD(诱导化疗第8天)阴性的患者占58.33%,MRD阳性的患者占41.67%。MRD阴性的患者在诱导治疗接受第21天100%达到CR,MRD阳性的患者80%达到CR。第一次巩固治疗结束后,MRD阴性的患者预后明显较MRD阳性的患者好。结论:动态监测MRD对预测AML患者对治疗的反应和预测复发有重要意义。     

Systematic Dissection of the Metabolic-Apoptotic Interface in AML Reveals Heme Biosynthesis to Be a Regulator of Drug Sensitivity

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