淫羊藿苷对RSV感染诱发哮喘小鼠体内PGD2水平的影响

摘要 目的：观察淫羊藿苷对RSV感染诱发哮喘小鼠血清及支气管肺泡灌洗液中前列腺素D2（Prostaglandin D2,PGD2）表达水平的影响,以期为哮喘治疗寻找新的靶点。方法：30只Balb/c小鼠随机均分为三组：即正常组,OVA/RSV-YYH组（即淫羊藿苷治疗组）及OVA/RSV-非YYH组（即未经淫羊藿苷治疗组）。卵蛋白致敏RSV感染诱发小鼠哮喘模型成功建立后,予以淫羊藿苷2.5 mg连续腹腔注射治疗2周,比较治疗前后肺功能检测结果、支气管肺泡灌洗液（bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,BALF）中细胞分类计数、血清及BALF中PGD2表达水平、肺组织病理学变化。结果：淫羊藿苷治疗后,哮喘小鼠肺功能较治疗前明显改善,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）;PGD2水平较前明显下降,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）;各分类白细胞计数较前明显减少,差异有统计学意义（P<0.01）,气道管壁增厚及管腔狭窄现象较前明显改善,肺组织炎症细胞浸润较前减少。结论：淫羊藿苷可有效降低RSV感染诱发哮喘小鼠体内炎性介质PGD2水平,从而改善气道重塑,减轻小鼠的哮喘症状,它可能是以后哮喘治疗的一个新的靶点。     

小青龙汤对小鼠支气管哮喘模型气道炎症及细胞因子的影响

目的:探讨中药方剂小青龙汤对小鼠哮喘模型气道炎症及细胞因子的影响。方法:40只BALB/c小鼠随机分为正常对照组(A组)、哮喘模型组(B组)、小青龙汤低剂量组(C组)和小青龙汤高剂量组(D组)。B、C、D组采用卵蛋白(OVA)腹腔注射致敏与雾化吸入激发制作哮喘模型。于OVA激发结束后24h收集支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)计数炎性细胞总数及嗜酸性粒细胞(EOS)数目,并测定BALF上清液中白细胞介素-4(IL-4)和干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)水平变化。结果:小青龙汤的干预治疗能显著降低小鼠BALF中炎性细胞总数及EOS数量;BALF上清液中IFN-γ水平明显升高,IL-4水平显著下降。D、C组与A组、B组有显著性差异(P<0.05),C组与D组结果亦存在显著性差异(P<0.05)。结论:小青龙汤能明显降低哮喘小鼠BALF中炎性细胞数量,影响细胞因子水平变化,从而改善哮喘气道炎症。     

补肾清肺方对小鼠支气管哮喘模型的影响

目的:探讨中药复方补肾清肺方对小鼠哮喘模型气道炎症及细胞因子的影响。方法:40只BALB/c小鼠随机分为正常对照组(A组)、哮喘模型组(B组)、补肾清肺方低剂量组(C组)和补肾清肺方高剂量组(D组)。B、C、D组采用卵蛋白(OVA)腹腔注射致敏与雾化吸入激发制作哮喘模型。于OVA激发结束后24h收集支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)计数炎性细胞总数及嗜酸性粒细胞(EOS)数目,并测定BALF上清液中白细胞介素-4(IL-4)和干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)水平变化。结果:补肾清肺方的干预治疗能显著降低小鼠BALF中炎性细胞总数及EOS数量;BALF上清液中IFN-γ水平明显升高,IL-4水平显著下降。D、C组与A组、B组有显著性差异(P<0.05),C组与D组结果亦存在显著性差异(P<0.05)。结论:补肾清肺方能明显降低哮喘小鼠BALF中炎性细胞数量,影响细胞因子水平变化,从而改善哮喘气道炎症。     

小鼠胰岛素抵抗哮喘模型的建立与评估

目的:探讨小鼠胰岛素抵抗哮喘模型的建立方法,并进行评估。方法:C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为4组:正常对照组(HC)、哮喘组(NIRA)均给予普通饲料喂养;胰岛素抵抗组IRNA)、胰岛素抵抗+哮喘组(IRA)均给予高脂饲料(D12492)喂养。每周称重,第6-14周,每周检测各组小鼠空腹血糖(FPG)、空腹血清胰岛素(FINS)水平,计算稳态模型胰岛素抵抗评价指数(HOMA-IR)评估胰岛素抵抗程度;小鼠胰岛素抵抗模型建立成功后在其基础上诱导哮喘模型,NIRA组和IRA组小鼠给予卵清蛋白(OVA)致敏、激发;HC组和IRNA组小鼠给予生理盐水作为对照,末次激发24后,制作肺病理切片,计数肺泡灌洗液(BALF)中白细胞总数及分类,检测血清和BALF中相关炎性因子的水平,比较各组小鼠胰岛素抵抗指数与哮喘评价指标,评估模型。结果:(1)第9周末,IRNA组、IRA组小鼠的HOMA-IR值均2.5,表明胰岛素抵抗小鼠模型建立成功;(2)肺组织病理切片中,HC组、IRNA组小鼠肺组织无炎症改变,NIRA组、IRA组炎细胞浸润明显,尤以IRA组更甚。(3)与HC组比较,NIRA组(P0.01)、IRA组(P0.01)BALF中白细胞总数、嗜酸性粒细胞比例明显增高;(4)血清中抗OVA特异性Ig E(P0.01)和Ig G1(P0.05)水平显著升高;(5)血清和BALF中IL-4(P0.01)、IL-17(P0.05)的水平明显升高,且IRA组(P0.05)明显高于NIRA组;IFN-γ(P0.05)的水平明显降低,且IRA组(P0.05)明显低于NIRA组。结论:用高脂饲料喂养C57BL/6J小鼠9周,可建立稳定的胰岛素抵抗模型,从第10周开始用OVA致敏、激发诱发哮喘,可成功建立稳定的胰岛素抵抗哮喘小鼠模型,为进一步研究胰岛素抵抗与哮喘相关机制奠定基础。     

平喘固本合剂对昆系小鼠急性哮喘模型气道炎症作用影响

目的:探讨平喘固本合剂对昆系小鼠急性哮喘模型气道炎症作用影响及相关机制。方法:昆明系小鼠40只,随机分为对照组(A),哮喘模型组(B),喘固本合剂治疗组(C),布地奈德雾化治疗组(D)及平喘固本合剂联合布地奈德雾化治疗组(E)。用鸡卵蛋白(OVA)致敏建立昆系小鼠哮喘急性气道炎症模型,并给与药物治疗10天。对各组支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)中各种细胞进行分类并计数,观察肺组织的病理变化,同时应用ELISA法测定灌洗液中炎症相关因子的水平变化。结果:与B组比较,C组、D组、E组BALF中细胞总数、嗜酸性粒细胞数、巨噬细胞数及IL-4、IL-4/IFN-γ明显降低(P<0.05),IFN-γ明显升高(P<0.05)。对于IL-4、IL-4/IFN-γ水平的比较C组与D组无明显统计学差异,E组与两者具有明显统计学意义(P<0.05)。HE染色显示C组、D组、E组较单纯模型组炎症细胞浸润,平滑肌肥厚及黏膜肺组织水肿等炎症表现明显减轻。结论:平喘固本合剂对哮喘昆系小鼠气道炎症有明显的抑制作用,其作用机制可能与抑制IL-4的表达、炎性细胞聚积及促进IFN-γ的表达有关,并且可能与糖皮质激素有一定协同作用。     

干扰素-γ对小鼠哮喘模型治疗的研究

目的:探讨IFN-γ对哮喘小鼠肺部过敏炎症的抑制作用.方法:30只6-8周龄清洁级BALB/c小鼠随机分成正常组、哮喘组和IFN-γ组,以卵白蛋白致敏激发制作小鼠哮喘模型.哮喘组每次激发前给生理盐水鼻内滴入,IFN-γ组每次激发前给IFN-γ鼻内滴入.以ELISA试剂盒测定血清IgE的水平,采血后取肺组织,作病理切片.结果:哮喘组小鼠病理改变与其它各组有明显区别,而IFN-γ组与正常组无明显区别.哮喘组血清IgE水平高于正常组、IFN-γ组,差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05),但IFN-γ组与正常组比较差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论:IFN-γ局部滴入治疗可抑制小鼠肺部过敏性炎症反应,改善过敏性哮喘的症状,减少EOS在炎症处聚集,降低哮喘小鼠血清IgE水平,在哮喘治疗上有一定的前景.     

过表达XB130抑制哮喘小鼠气道高反应性和气道炎症

目的:研究XB130在哮喘小鼠气道高反应(airway hyperresponsiveness,AHR)和气道炎症中的作用。方法:36只C57小鼠分为4组:正常对照组(Control,CON)、哮喘组(Asthma,AS)、腺病毒载体组(Ad-vector+AS)和腺病毒过表达XB130组(Ad-XB130+AS)。采用卵白蛋白(ovalbumin,OVA)建立小鼠过敏性哮喘模型,后两组小鼠分别尾静脉注射Ad-vector和Ad-XB130。最后一次雾化吸入后24小时进行气道高反应试验,收集支气管灌洗液(bronchi alveolar lavage fluids,BALF)。采用RT-PCR和Western blotting方法检测XB130表达。ELISA法检测血清中OVA特异性Ig E的含量。直接计数法计算BALF中嗜酸性粒细胞(eosinophile granulocyte,EOS)数量。ELISA方法用于检测BALF和肺组织中IL-4、IL-5、IL-13和IFN-γ的分泌。结果:哮喘小鼠肺组织中XB130表达减少,过表达XB130其m RNA和蛋白表达水平显著升高。过表达XB130降低醋甲胆碱(methacholine,Mch)诱导的气道高反应。与载体对照组(48±3)相比,XB130过表达(17±4)EOS数量显著减少。同时,过表达XB130(0.051±0.002)较载体对照组(0.128±0.007)Ig E含量减少。此外,XB130抑制哮喘小鼠中IL-4、IL-5和IL-13并促进IFN-γ分泌。结论:过表达XB130可抑制哮喘模型小鼠气道高反应性和炎症反应。     

IL-13对小鼠AGR2表达的影响及其在哮喘气道黏液过度分泌中的作用

目的研究白细胞介素-13(IL-13)对AGR2mRNA和蛋白在哮喘小鼠肺组织中表达的影响,探讨AGR2在哮喘气道黏液过度分泌中的作用。方法 18只雌性小鼠随机分为哮喘组、对照组和IL-13组,IL-13组于26d-28d激发前经鼻滴入100μg重组小鼠IL-13。收集支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)计嗜酸性细胞分类计数。Real time-PCR方法检测肺组织AGR2mRNA表达。免疫组化法分别检测AGR2蛋白和Muc5ac蛋白在小鼠肺组织的表达。结果哮喘组BALF中嗜酸性细胞分类计数(19.1±6.34)%较正常组(0.28±0.29)%明显增多(P<0.01);IL-13组BALF中嗜酸性细胞分类计数(30.05±9.32)%较哮喘组明显升高(P<0.01)。IL-13组小鼠肺组织中AGR2mRNA(1.702±0.046)和蛋白(0.617±0.028)的表达较哮喘组(1.52±0.071,P<0.01;0.505±0.078,P<0.05)升高,IL-13组AGR2mRNA与Muc5ac蛋白的表达水平呈直线正相关(r=0.862,P<0.05);AGR2蛋白与Muc5ac蛋白水平呈直线正相关(r=0.847,P<0.05)。结论 AGR2可能参与了哮喘气道黏液过度分泌发病机制,IL-13可通过上调其表达,进一步促进黏蛋白Muc5ac表达。     

卡介苗干预对哮喘小鼠肺组织IL-17A表达的影响及可能机制研究

目的:观察卡介苗干预对哮喘小鼠肺组织IL-17A的表达、气道炎症的影响,并探讨可能机制.方法:按随机数字表法,24只昆明小鼠分为正常对照(A组),模型组(B组),卡介苗(BCG)干预组(C组).C组小鼠每周一次皮内注射BCG 0.025 mg,连续3次.首次皮内注射4周后,第1、8、15天每只小鼠分别给予鸡卵清蛋白(OVA)与氢氧化铝混合腹腔注射,第22天给予1％ OVA溶液雾化吸入激发.激发后收集支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)行细胞总数及分类计数.肺组织HE染色行支气管粘膜下炎症评分.酶联免疫吸附试验法(ELISA)检测肺组织匀浆中的IL-17A和IFN-γ水平.结果:与正常对照组比较,BCG干预小鼠BALF中白细胞总数及中性粒细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞、淋巴细胞、巨噬细胞数均高于显著增高,低于模型组小鼠.BCG处理小鼠支气管粘膜下炎性细胞浸润程度较模型组小鼠明显降低(P＜0.01),比A组明显(P＜0.01).与对照组相比,模型组和BCG组小鼠肺组织匀浆中的IFN-γ显著相抵,在模型组小鼠更明显,IL-17A浓度增高,在模型组小鼠更明显(P＜0.05).结论:BCG干预可抑制气道炎症,可能通过上调Th1型免疫反应增加IFN-γ浓度、减少IL-17A在哮喘小鼠肺组织中表达,减少中性粒细胞的募集活化.     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.