维生素D通过VDR/PPARγ途径改善甲型流感病毒诱导肺上皮细胞炎症的研究

甲型流感病毒（Influenza A virus,IAV）感染会导致肺上皮细胞损伤及炎症反应激活，维生素D(Vitamin D,VitD)在脂多糖、细菌感染引起肺上皮细胞损伤中起保护及抗炎作用，在高糖激活炎症反应中通过维生素D受体（Vitamin D receptor, VDR）/过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ(Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ, PPARγ)轴发挥抗炎作用。为研究VitD在IAV诱导肺上皮细胞损伤中的作用及相关机制，本文对VitD通过VDR/PPARγ途径改善IAV诱导肺上皮细胞炎症的作用展开实验。培养小鼠肺上皮细胞株MLE-12，按照MOI=0.2感染IAV，给予100nmol/L VitD干预，转染阴性对照（Negative control, NC）siRNA或VDR siRNA，干预24h后检测细胞活力，细胞中VDR、PPARγ、细胞核增殖抗原（Proliferating cell nuclear antigen, PCNA）的表达，培养基中白介素-1β(Interleukin-1β, IL-1β)、肿瘤坏死...     

维生素D_3联合5-氟尿嘧啶对人食管癌Eca-109细胞移植瘤VDR表达的影响

探讨维生素D3、5-氟尿嘧啶单独与联合使用对人食管癌Eca-109细胞移植瘤维生素D受体(vitamin Dreceptor,VDR)的作用.随机分为对照组(C)、预处理组(PT)、维生素D3组(V)、5-氟尿嘧啶组(F)、预处理+5-氟尿嘧啶组(PT+F)、维生素D3+5-氟尿嘧啶组(V+F).体外培养人食管癌Eca-109细胞,BALB/c裸鼠皮下荷瘤,2.5μg/kg1,25-(OH)2维生素D3、25 mg/kg 5-氟尿嘧啶单独与联合腹腔注射,观察瘤体生长情况,逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和蛋白质印迹技术(Western blot)检测裸鼠瘤体组织VDR mRNA与蛋白的表达.研究发现1,25-(OH)2维生素D3、5-氟尿嘧啶均能抑制裸鼠移植瘤的生长,PT、V、F、PT+F、V+F组瘤体体积与C组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);RT-PCR与Western blot结果显示经1,25-(OH)2维生素D3单独与联合5-氟尿嘧啶使用后瘤体组织中VDR mRNA和蛋白表达升高,且联合用药更为显著(P<0.05).结果表明1,25-(OH)2维生素D3、5-氟尿嘧啶均能抑制人食管癌Eca-1...     

VD通过VDR下调β-catenin磷酸化水平抑制胃癌细胞增殖

为探讨维生素D(vitamin D, VD)及维生素D受体(vitamin D receptor, VDR)对胃癌细胞增殖的作用及分子机制,该研究首先通过免疫荧光实验观察胃癌细胞SGC-7901和MKN-45中VDR的表达水平,进一步利用shRNA干扰慢病毒转染两种胃癌细胞,嘌呤霉素筛选建立shVDR稳定株,应用CCK8及细胞集落形成实验,流式细胞学实验, Western blot实验检测VD/VDR在两种胃癌细胞恶性表型增殖及细胞周期中的作用;最后再次应用Western blot实验检测VD/VDR对胃癌细胞中β-catenin磷酸化表达水平的影响。结果表明两种胃癌细胞均表达VDR;在配体骨化三醇(1α,25(OH)_2D_3)存在的情况下,胃癌细胞的增殖和集落形成受到明显抑制,同时抑制β-catenin的磷酸化水平,但对细胞周期分布及细胞周期蛋白Cyclin D1无明显作用。下调VDR的表达水平后, VD对β-catenin磷酸化表达水平无明显影响。证实VDR通过下调β-catenin的磷酸化水平,发挥抑制胃癌细胞增殖的作用。     

NKG2D及其配体在肿瘤免疫中的研究进展

活化性受体NKG2D（natural-killer group 2,member D）及其配体在NK、γδ＋T和CD8＋T细胞介导的肿瘤免疫应答中扮演了重要角色。深入理解NKG2D及其配体在肿瘤免疫中的作用有助于临床预防和治疗肿瘤。该文阐述了NKG2D的分子结构特性、表达调控及其配体的分类和表达调控;主要介绍了NKG2D及其配体在肿瘤免疫中的作用;最后分析了NKG2D免疫途径中存在的问题和治疗应用前景。     

维生素D与PTH相关性研究进展

维生素D是人体必需的一种脂溶性营养素,随着科学技术不断进步,维生素D对人类健康的作用逐渐被发现。已有研究表明,维生素D不仅与多种骨代谢相关疾病有关,并与心血管疾病、代谢综合征、感染、肿瘤、自身免疫疾病等关系密切。在骨代谢方面,维生素D的缺乏可能会导致软骨病、佝偻病、骨质疏松症,甚至会导致急性跌倒事件的发生和骨折的形成,而甲状旁腺激素(PTH)是骨代谢过程中的关键分子。本文综述了维生素D代谢过程及维生素D受体多样性及维生素D与甲状旁腺激素(PTH)相关性,以便有助于探究维生素D与骨代谢之间的关系。     

维生素D与阿尔茨海默病的关系

阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer disease,AD)是神经科学领域研究最热点的问题之一,同时也是老年痴呆的最常见类型之一。流行病学研究发现老年人血清中维生素D普遍缺乏,而阿尔茨海默病患者血清中维生素D也普遍缺乏,这可能是老年人患阿尔茨海默病的重要原因之一。老年人皮肤合成维生素D前体的能力下降,活动能力下降导致接受日光照射减少,进而影响血清中维生素D含量。近年的研究表明,维生素D具有保护神经元的潜在功能和调节多种大脑靶组织,如提高神经生长因子水平、神经保护作用、提高其抗氧化酶活性、增加抗氧化及水平、降低自由基含量、减少炎症因子的产生及影响APOE基因多态性等,这些功能与AD的病理生理改变相关。这些研究为AD的发病机制及其早期预防和治疗奠定了基础。     

Association between VDR ApaI Polymorphism and Hip Bone Mineral Density Can Be Modified by Body Mass Index： A Study on Postmenopausal Chinese Women

Osteoporosis is a major public health problem for old people. Genetic factors are considered to be major contributors to the pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is a prominent candidate gene for the regulation of postmenopausal bone mass; however, despite extensive studies, controversy remains regarding its association with postmenopausal body mineral density (BMD) variation. In this study, a total of 260 healthy postmenopausal Chinese women were genotyped at the VDR ApaI locus using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Raw hip BMD was significantly associated with VDR ApaI polymorphism with and without adjusting for age (P=0.015 and 0.040, respectively). This genetic effect can explain 3.32% of hip BMD variation. However, the significant association vanished after correcting for both age and body mass index (BMI) (P=0.169). In addition, we observed a significant association between VDR ApaI polymorphism with unadjusted BMI(P=0.042) or BMI adjusted for age (P=0.049). The raw hip BMD was also found to be significantly correlated with BMI (r=0.517, P=0.0001), with BMI explaining 26.35% of the variation of hip BMD. All of these facts prompt us to conclude that the significant association between the VDR ApaI genotype and hip BMD may be modified by BMI in postmenopausal Chinese women. Our findings may partially explain the earlier inconsistent association results concerning the VDR gene and BMD, and highlight the importance of incorporating covariates such as BMI into osteoporosis association studies.     

维生素D与二型糖尿病预防的研究进展

二型糖尿病是一种危害人类健康的疾病.维生素D与二型糖尿病之间的关系为糖尿病研究的热点,越来越多的研究表明维生素D可以有效的预防二型糖尿病.本文从观察性研究、干预性研究及遗传学研究三个方面综述了维生素D与二型糖尿病之间的关系,并从维生素D对胰腺β细胞的作用、对胰岛素抵抗的作用及其对炎症反应的影响三个方面阐述了其可能的机制.     

维生素D及其受体在帕金森病中的作用

帕金森病(Parkinson's disease,PD)是一种常见的中枢神经系统退行性疾病,引起帕金森病的发病机制至今尚未明确。帕金森病患者及老年人普遍存在维生素D缺乏,这可能是帕金森病的重要发病机制之一。由于维生素D具有免疫调节,抗氧化,调节神经营养因子,降低神经毒性的功能,能同时针对几种导致神经退行性病变因素发挥作用,特别是老年人纠正维生素D缺乏可能会阻止神经元的损失和PD相关的认知功能下降。因此补充维生素D可能成为治疗PD的方法。近年来研究发现,维生素D受体基因多态性与帕金森病的发病有相关性。该文就维生素D及其受体在帕金森病中可能发生的保护作用及其机制作一综述。     

实时荧光定量PCR检测人肿瘤细胞NKG2D配体基因表达

目的：建立人肿瘤细胞NKG2D配体基因（MICA、MICB、ULBP1、ULBP2、ULBP3）表达的实时荧光定量PCR（real-time fluorescence quantitativePCR）检测方法。方法：根据NCBI基因库中NKG2D配体基因序列,设计合成引物。用Trizo1法从培养的肿瘤细胞（BEC-7402、HeLa、MDA-MB-435、XWLC-05）中提取总RNA,逆转录成eDNA,建立实时荧光定量PCR检测NKG2D配体基因表达的方法,并检测NKG2D配体在肿瘤细胞株中的表达。结果：经过琼脂糖凝胶电泳、熔解曲线和标准曲线分析,用所设计的引物和SYBR GreenI能够特异扩增和定量检测NKG2D配体基因的表达。该方法成功检测4种肿瘤细胞NKG2D配体基因的表达。结论：建立了人NKG2D配体基因表达的实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,为进一步研究人NKG2D配体在肿瘤免疫中的作用提供了有效手段。     

The classic receptor for 1alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 is required for non-genomic actions of 1alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 in osteosarcoma cells

1alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 has a major role in the regulation of the bone metabolism as it promotes the expression of key bone-related proteins in osteoblastic cells. In recent years it has become increasingly evident that in addition to its well-established genomic actions, 1alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 induces non-genomic responses by acting through a specific plasma membrane-associated receptor. Results from several groups suggest that the classical nuclear 1alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 receptor (VDR) is also responsible for these non-genomic actions of 1alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3. Here, we have used siRNA to suppress the expression of VDR in osteoblastic cells and assessed the role of VDR in the non-genomic response to 1alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3. We report that expression of the classic VDR in osteoblasts is required to generate a rapid 1alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3-mediated increase in the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration, a hallmark of the non-genomic actions of 1alpha,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 in these cells.     

The importance of nuclear import in protection of the vitamin D receptor from polyubiquitination and proteasome‐mediated degradation

Others and we previously showed that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) is subject to degradation by the 26S proteasome and that treatment with 1,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D₃ (1,25D₃) inhibited this degradation. In the present study, we found that in osteoblasts, but not in intestinal epithelial cells, the VDR was susceptible to degradation by the 26S proteasome. The subcellular site for degradation of the VDR in osteoblasts is the cytoplasm and the site for ligand‐dependent protection of the VDR from the 26S proteasome is the chromatin. These direct relationships between nuclear localization and protection of the VDR from 26S proteasome degradation led us to hypothesize that the unoccupied cytoplasmic VDR is a substrate for polyubiquitination, which targets VDR for degradation by the 26S proteasome, and that nuclear localization has the ability to protect the VDR from polyubiquitination and degradation. To test these hypotheses, we used Cos‐1 cells transfected with human VDR and histidine‐tagged ubiquitin expression vectors. We found that unoccupied VDR was polyubiquitinated and that 1,25D₃ inhibited this modification. Mutations in the nuclear localization signal of VDR (R49W/R50G and K53Q/R54G/K55E) or in the dimerization interface of VDR with retinoid X receptor (M383G/Q385A) abolished the ability of 1,25D₃ to protect the VDR from polyubiquitination, although these mutations had no effect on the ligand‐binding activity of VDR. Therefore, we concluded that in some cellular environments unoccupied cytoplasmic VDR is susceptible to polyubiquitination and proteasome degradation and that ligand‐dependent heterodimerization and nuclear localization protect the VDR from these modifications. J. Cell. Biochem. 110: 926–934, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

High activity,soluble, bacterially expressed human vitamin D receptor and its ligand binding domain

The effects of 1α,25(OH)₂vitamin D₃ on cell growth and differentiation are primarily mediated by the nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR). In order to study aspects of receptor function and ultimately the structural basis of the VDR-ligand interaction, it is necessary to produce large quantities of purified VDR. To achieve this, we have expressed the human VDR and its ligand binding domain in E. coli as fusion proteins with the maltose binding protein using the expression vector pMal-c2. In this system high level expression of both fusion proteins in a soluble form was achieved, whereas previous attempts to express the VDR in E. coli have resulted in an insoluble product. After affinity purification on amylose resin, the fusion proteins were isolated with yields of 10–20 mg/l of culture. Both forms of the recombinant receptor bound 1α,25(OH)₂vitamin D₃ with high affinity; estimated K_d values from Scatchard analysis for the purified full-length receptor and the ligand binding domain were 0.16 ± 0.07 nM and 0.04 ± 0.02 nM, respectively. The nonhypercalcemic analogs of vitamin D, MC903 and Δ22-1,25S,26(OH)₃vitamin D₃, bound the recombinant fusion proteins with a similar affinity to the native ligand, 1α,25(OH)₂vitamin D₃. In addition, the full-length VDR fusion protein was shown by gel shift analysis to bind weakly to the human osteocalcin gene vitamin D response element, an interaction greatly facilitated by addition of RXRα. These results show that the bacterial expression system detailed here is readily able to produce soluble and functional VDR and its ligand binding domain in high yield. These proteins are easily purified and should be suitable for further structural and functional analysis. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Ligand-based pharmacophore modeling and docking studies on vitamin D receptor inhibitors

In recent years, pharmacophore modeling and molecular docking approaches have been extensively used to characterize the structural requirements and explore the conformational space of a ligand in the binding pocket of the selected target protein. Herein, we report a pharmacophore modeling and molecular docking of 45 compounds comprising of the indole scaffold as vitamin D receptor (VDR) inhibitors. Based on the selected best hypothesis (DRRRR.61), an atom-based three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationships model was developed to rationalize the structural requirement of biological activity modulating components. The developed model predicted the binding affinity for the training set and test set with R²_(training) = 0.8869 and R²_(test) = 0.8139, respectively. Furthermore, molecular docking and dynamics simulation were performed to understand the underpinning of binding interaction and stability of selected VDR inhibitors in the binding pocket. In conclusion, the results presented here, in the form of functional and structural data, agreed well with the proposed pharmacophores and provide further insights into the development of novel VDR inhibitors with better activity.