Ⅲ型纤连蛋白组件包含蛋白5通过抑制ERK1/2磷酸化抑制C3H10T1/2细胞成脂分化

旨在探究Ⅲ型纤连蛋白组件包含蛋白5（typeⅢ domain-containing protein5,FNDC5）对C3H10T1/2细胞成脂分化的调控作用。利用qRT-PCR和Western 印迹检测FNDC5在C3H10T1/2细胞成脂分化过程中的时序性表达规律;构建慢病毒包被的过表达/干扰FNDC5载体,转染C3H10T1/2细胞,采用qRT-PCR检测成脂分化关键基因的表达情况,油红O染色检测脂滴含量,利用Western 印迹检测细胞外信号调节激酶（extracellularregulatedkinase1/2,ERK1/2）及磷酸化ERK1/2（P-ERK1/2）的表达水平。C3H10T1/2细胞成脂诱导分化8d,Fndc5的表达量明显升高（P＜0.05）;C3H10T1/2细胞中过表达FNDC5,成脂分化关键基因过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体-γ（peroxisome proliferator--activated receptor-γ,PPARγ）、脂肪酸结合蛋白4（fatty acid binding protein 4,FABP4）和CCAAT增强子结合蛋白α（CCAAT enhancer binding protein alpha,C/EBPα）的表达量显著降低（P＜0.01）,CCAAT增强子结合蛋白β（CCAAT enhancer binding protein beta,C/EBPβ）表达量明显降低（P＜0.05）,脂滴含量明显减少,P-ERK1/2的含量明显降低（P＜0.05）。C3H10T1/2细胞中干扰FNDC5,成脂分化关键基因PPARγ、C/EBPβ、FABP4和C/EBPα的表达量显著升高（P＜0.01）,脂滴含量明显增加,P-ERK1/2的含量明显升高（P＜0.05）。本研究发现,FNDC5可以通过抑制ERK1/2的磷酸化水平,抑制C3H10T1/2细胞的成脂分化,为FNDC5调控脂肪沉积的机制研究提供参考数据。     

MYOZ2通过负调控TCAP的表达促进C3H10T1/2细胞成脂分化

本研究旨在明确钙调磷酸酶肌小节结合蛋白2（myozenin2,MYOZ2）的组织表达特性,阐明其对C3H10T1/2细胞成脂分化的影响及可能的作用机制。采集180日龄马身猪、60日龄ICR小鼠、35日龄罗斯肉鸡和12月龄小尾寒羊背最长肌、皮下脂肪和肝组织,检测MYOZ2基因mRNA表达。结果显示,MYOZ2基因在所检测的物种中表现出相似的组织表达规律,在背最长肌表达量最高,皮下脂肪与肝组织低水平表达。在C3H10T1/2细胞中沉默MYOZ2基因后,qRT-PCR结果显示,与对照组相比,成脂关键基因PPARγ、FABP4表达极显著下调（P<0.01）;Western 印迹结果表明,PPARγ蛋白含量显著降低（P<0.05）;油红O染色发现,沉默MYOZ2基因后脂滴数明显减少,甘油三酯含量显著降低（P<0.05）。利用qRT-PCR技术检测沉默MYOZ2基因后,脂肪代谢相关基因SCD、FASN、SREBP1、NR1H3、DGAT1、PNPLA2、HSL、CES1、CPT1等的表达,结果显示,SCD、FASN、SREBP1、PNPLA2、HSL极显著下调（P<0.01）,NR1H3显著下调（P<0.05）,DGAT1表达下调但差异不显著,CES1、CPT1显著上调（P<0.05）。利用STRING数据库构建MYOZ2相关蛋白质互作网络图,发现MYOZ2可能通过肌联蛋白帽（Titin-cap,TCAP）与PPARγ相互作用进而影响成脂分化。沉默TCAP基因,qRT-PCR结果显示,与对照组相比,成脂关键基因PPARγ、FABP4表达极显著上调（P<0.01）;Western 印迹结果表明,与对照组相比,PPARγ蛋白含量显著升高（P<0.05）;油红O染色发现,沉默TCAP基因后脂滴数明显增多,甘油三酯含量显著升高（P<0.05）。利用qRT-PCR技术检测沉默MYOZ2后TCAP基因的表达结果显示,沉默MYOZ2后TCAP的表达极显著升高（P<0.01）。综上所述,MYOZ2基因在背最长肌中表达量最高,在皮下脂肪和肝组织中也有少量表达。此外,MYOZ2可能通过MYOZ2-TCAP-PPARγ途径影响成脂关键基因PPARγ和FABP4的表达,进而调控脂肪酸代谢相关基因SCD、FASN、SREBP1、NR1H3、DGAT1、PNPLA2、HSL、CES1、CPT1,在成脂分化过程中发挥重要作用。     

福建省福州市马尾区药用植物资源研究

依托第四次全国中药资源普查工作,摸清马尾区药用植物资源种类、分布、重点中药材品种以及药材栽培等情况。根据第四次全国中药资源普查要求,通过实地调查、走访以及栽培基地调查等方法对马尾区药用植物资源进行调查,查阅相关资料确定野生药用植物的药用部位、生活型等。马尾区野生药用植物种类共计506种,隶属于132科360属,含2～5种的寡种科占绝对优势地位;草本为主要生活型,药用部位集中在根类和全草类;有福建省重点药材50种、特色药材22种。由于长期受人为干扰,马尾区原生植被破坏严重,药用植物种类较为贫乏。因此,可考虑林下种植中药改善土壤环境,实现中药资源可持续发展。     

草酸二甲酯对小鼠亚急性吸入毒性的实验研究

为了研究草酸二甲酯吸入染毒对小鼠的急性毒性,观察吸入染毒后小鼠活动状况、记录心电图、计算LD50,实验结束后取血、检测血液学、血液cTnI和生化指标;取脏器,计算脑、心、肝、脾、肺、肾、卵巢、睾丸、附睾脏器系数,观察其病理组织学改变。结果显示,小鼠吸入草酸二甲酯后出现抽搐、烦躁不安、心电图异常等中毒反应,LD50为2.065 4×10-4g/cm3,脑、心、肝、脾、肺、肾、睾丸、卵巢脏器系数明显升高,血液学、血生化指标和cTnI水平出现了异常变化,与对照组比较具有显著性差异(P0.05或P0.01);心、肺、肝、小肠和肾组织出现了严重受损。由此可见,草酸二甲酯吸入染毒具有较强的毒性,可引起小鼠心电图、血液中cTnI水平、血液学和血生化指标异常改变,可导致心、肺、肝、小肠和肾脏出现病变。本实验为乙二醇合成过程中产生的碳酸二甲酯职业危害防治提供实验依据。     

Distribution of HLA class Ⅰ and class Ⅱ haplotypes in Chinese Han population based on family segregation

HLA haplotype analysis has important application value in human population genetics, anthropological research and HLA matching transplantation. Based on HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1 and -DQB1 genotyping data from 663 families including 663 leukemia patients and 991 related donors, the allele frequency (AF) and haplotype frequency (HF) of two-, three- and five-locus haplotype distribution patterns in the Chinese Han population were determined by family segregation. A total of 38 alleles at A locus, 75 alleles at B locus, 35 alleles at C locus, 53 alleles at DRB1 locus and 22 alleles at DQB1 locus were discovered in this population. The frequencies of these alleles were basically consistent with those of previous reports except for some tiny differences. The study found 11 A-C, 15 C-B, 4 B-DRB1 and 11 DRB1-DQB1 two-locus haplotypes with a frequency over 2%. The number of A-C-B and A-B-DRB1 three-locus haplotype with a frequency over 1% were 11 and 3 respectively. The most common HLA-A-C-B-DRB1-DQB1 haplotype (HF>1%) were A*3001-C*0602-B*1302-DR*0701-DQ*0202 (4.30%), A*0207-C*0102-B*4601-DR*0901-DQ*0303 (3.07%), A*3303-C*0302-B*5801-DR*0301-DQ*0201 (1.49%) and A*1101-C*0102-B*4601-DR*0901-DQ*0303 (1.01%). The results are helpful for finding matching donors for hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients and also contribute to transplant immunology, HLA-related diseases, research of human genetics and other fields.     

HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles associated with different hematological diseases in Chinese population

The purpose of this study was to explore the association between human leukocyte antigens (HLA)-A, -B, -C, -DRB1 and -DQB1 allele polymorphisms and different hematological diseases in Chinese groups. Retrospective analyses of HLA genotyping data in high-resolution for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML, 766 cases), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML, 330 cases), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL, 605 cases), aplastic anemia (AA, 229 cases), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, 204 cases) were performed, and the susceptible or protective HLA alleles of the above-mentioned diseases were analyzed by Chi-square test and Fisher exact test with unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors as control. The Results indicated that A*0201, B*4402, C*0701, DRB1*1201, DRB1*1401, and DQB1*0602 might be susceptible genes of AML, while A*1101, A*3303, B*5801, C*0302, DRB1*0301, DQB1*0201 and DQB1*0502 might be protective genes of AML. A*3303 might be a protective gene of CML, and DRB1*1401 might be a susceptible gene of CML. ALL's susceptible genes included A*0201, A*0210, B*5201, DRB1*1201, DRB1*1401 and DQB1*0602, but its protective genes included DQB1*0502. For AA, A*0201, A*0206, B*1511, DRB1*0901, DRB1*1401, DQB1*0303, DQB1*0602 might be susceptible genes, while A*3303, B*5801, C*0302, DRB1*1602 and DQB1*0502 might be protective genes. A*0201, A*0206, B*1511, DRB1*0901, DRB1*1401, DQB1*0303. A*0201, B*1558, B*4801, B*5201, DRB1*1401, DRB1*1501, and DQB1*0602 might be susceptible genes of MDS, and A*3303, B*4601, B*5801, C*0302, and DRB1*0901 might be protective genes of MDS. On the basis of HLA high-resolution genotyping for the first time, this study comprehensively analyzed HLA alleles associated with different hematological diseases in the Chinese population, which should provide clues for further study on the pathogenesis of these diseases.     

实时定量PCR构建法夫酵母内参基因β-actin、 gpd、18S rRNA标准品质粒和标准曲线

为建立检测法夫酵母JMU-MVP14中虾青素合成相关基因在不同生长时期表达水平的实时定量PCR方法,构建法夫酵母JMU-MVP14的管家基因β-actin、gpd、18S rRNA的标准质粒,进行实时定量PCR,制作标准曲线及回归方程.β-actin基因标准曲线相关系数（R2）=0.9956,扩增效率（E） =96.93％;gpd基因标准曲线相关系数（R2） =0.9901,扩增效率（E） =93.78％;18S rRNA基因标准曲线相关系数（R2） =0.9981,扩增效率（E）=98.76％.3个基因片段的熔解曲线均呈单峰;扩增曲线呈典型的S型动力学曲线,指数期和平台期明显,为理想的熔解曲线和扩增曲线.用geNorm软件对三个管家基因的稳定性进行分析,三个基因的稳定性排序为β-actin＞ 18S rRNA＞ gpd,故β-actin和18S rRNA较适合作为研究法夫酵母JMU-MVP14定量实验的内参基因.     

Superoxide radicals scavenging and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of magnesium lithospermate B from Salvia miltiorrhiza

In this study we investigated the superoxide radicals scavenging effect and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity by magnesium lithospermate B, which was originally isolated from the roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza (also named Danshen or Dansham), an important herb in Oriental medicine. Superoxide radicals were generated both in β-NADH/PMS system and xanthine/ xanthine oxidase system. Magnesium lithospermate B significantly inhibited the reduction of NBT induced by superoxide radicals with an IC₅₀ of 29.8 μg/mL and 4.06 μg/mL respectively in the two systems. Further study suggested that magnesium lithospermate B can directly inhibit xanthine oxidase and exhibits competitive inhibition. Magnesium lithospermate B was also found to have the hypouricemic activity in vivo against potassium oxonate-induced hyperuricaemia in mice. After oral administration of magnesium lithospermate B at doses of 10, 20 and 30 mg/kg, there was a significant decrease in the serum urate level when compared to the hyperuricemia control. In addition, magnesium lithospermate B significantly protected HL-60 cells from superoxide radicals-induced apoptosis in the xanthine/ xanthine oxidase reactions. This study provided evidence that magnesium lithospermate B exhibits direct superoxide radicals scavenging and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity.     

Temperature Changes between Neighboring Days and Mortality in Summer: A Distributed Lag Non-Linear Time Series Analysis

Background

Many studies have shown that high temperatures or heat waves were associated with mortality and morbidity. However, few studies have examined whether temperature changes between neighboring days have any significant impact on human health.

Method

A distributed lag non-linear model was employed to investigate the effect of temperature changes on mortality in summer during 2006–2010 in two subtropical Chinese cities. The temperature change was defined as the difference of the current day’s and the previous day’s mean temperature.

Results

We found non-linear effects of temperature changes between neighboring days in summer on mortality in both cities. Temperature increase was associated with increased mortality from non-accidental diseases and cardiovascular diseases, while temperature decrease had a protective effect on non-accidental mortality and cardiovascular mortality in both cities. Significant association between temperature changes and respiratory mortality was only found in Guangzhou.

Conclusion

This study suggests that temperature changes between neighboring days might be an alternative temperature indicator for studying temperature-mortality relationship.