神经营养因子基因转移载体研究进展

基因治疗可能是预防神经元变性的最有用的方法。腺病毒载体、腺相关病毒载体及逆转录病毒载体等，作为将神经营养因子基因转移珐以非神经元细胞为靶细胞的主要方法，具有潜在的区域特异性、持续性、而受性的特点，并能稳定表达神经营养因子蛋白，右逆转衰老等多种因素导致的胆碱能神经元变性，引起功能的恢复。     

人睫状神经营养因子的原核表达,纯化及其生物效应

人睫状神经营养因子（ｈＣＮＴＦ）克隆入ｐＢＶ２２０中，在ＤＨ５α菌株中表达，重组蛋白以包含体的形式存在，表达量为菌体总蛋白的５０％左右。经比较发现用２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ脲洗涤包含体可溶解大量可溶性细菌蛋白，且包含体损失较小。在高浓度变性剂条件下进行ｓｅｐｈａｒｃｙｌＳ－２００凝胶过滤，解决了纯化中ｈＣＮＴＦ易聚合的问题，在低浓度变性剂条件下进行ＤＥＡＥ离子交换，有利于蛋白活性的保持。经两步纯化后得到均一性ｈＣＮＴＦ，纯度达９５％以上。在自然状态下使ｈＣＮＴＦ复性。纯化复性后的ｈＣＮＴＦ对无血清培养的鸡胚背根节神经元和脊髓腹角运动神经元有明显的维持存活和促进生长发育的生物效应。     

ω-3 多不饱和脂肪酸对母婴健康结局影响的研究进展

综述了国内外研究中ω-3 PUFAs补充与妊娠期间母婴健康结局的关系以及目前推荐摄入的国家的现状和推荐后所带来的健康效益，为我国妇女在妊娠期间是否需要补充剂ω-3 PUFAs以及其推荐摄入量提供科学依据。     

一种新的内源性钠泵抑制因子前海葱苷原A样物质在牛体内的分布

为了建立一种蟾蜍二烯羟酸内酯（ｂｕｆａｄｉｅｎｏｌｉｄｅｓ）前海葱苷原Ａ免疫方法，并对哺乳动物体内的前海葱苷原Ａ样物质进行检测，我们制备了兔和羊前海葱苷原Ａ抗体。利用ＥＬＩＳＡ法检测了一种新的内源性钠泵抑制因子前海葱苷原Ａ样物质在牛的肾上腺、丘脑、心脏、肾脏、肝脏、小脑、骨骼肌和血液中的分布。研究发现这种前海葱苷原Ａ样物质在肾上腺及下丘脑的含量高于其它腺体组织，其具有抑制人红细胞８６Ｒｂ摄取的特性，可与前海葱苷原Ａ抗体发生免疫交叉反应，但几乎不与哇巴因抗体交叉反应，是一种新的类固醇激素     

Immunological Properties of Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Strain Expressing Fusion Protein IL-2-ESAT-6

The live vaccine Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) provides variableefficacy against adult pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).Recombinant BCG,expressing either immunodominantantigens or Th1 cytokines,is a promising strategy for developing a new TB vaccine.However,not much isknown about whether the introduction of cytokine and specific antigen genes concurrently into the BCGstrain could improve the immunogenicity of BCG.In this study,a recombinant BCG strain (rBCG) expressingthe fusion protein human interleukin (IL)-2 and ESAT-6 (early secreted antigenic target-6 kDa) antigen ofMycobacterium tuberculosis was constructed.Six weeks after BALB/c mice (H-2~d) were immunizedwith 10~6 colony forming units (CFUs) BCG or rBCG,splenocyte proliferation was determined with MTT[3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] assay,IL-4 and interferon (IFN)-γproducedby splenocytes were tested by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA,) and the cytotoxicity ofsplenocytes from immunized mice to P815 cells (H-2~d) expressing ESAT-6 protein was measured usingCytoTox 96 Non-Radioactive Cytotoxicity Assay.Compared with native BCG-vaccinated mice,rBCG inducedstronger Th1 responses that were confirmed by high lymphoproliferative responses and IFN-γproductionto culture filtrate protein (CFP) or ESAT-6 protein.Moreover,rBCG induced significant enhanced CTLresponses against P815-ESAT-6 cells.Results from rBCG-immunized mice demonstrated that introducingthe il-2 and esat-6 genes into BCG could enhance Th1 type immune responses to ESAT-6.Further investigationis needed by introducing other Th1 cytokines and antigens into BCG to optimize the protective efficacyagainst TB.