钙敏感受体基因、白介素6基因与中国人群骨密度相关联

钙敏感受体是钙新陈代谢的一个重要因素,白介素6是参与破骨细胞分化及功能的一种多效细胞因子。因此,钙敏感受体基因和白介素6基因都为骨矿物质代谢的重要候选基因。本研究旨在利用数量性状传递不平衡检测法,检测白介素6基因和钙敏感受体基因与腰椎和髋部骨密度的关联和连锁,以证实它们是否为影响中国人群骨密度的重要候选基因。本研究的样本为来自中国上海的401个中国核心家庭,共1,263个个体,均为汉族。每个核心家庭由父母双亲和至少一个20～45岁的健康绝经前女儿组成。腰椎与髋部的骨密度采用Hologic QDR 2000＋双能X射线扫描仪进行了检测。用PE377测序仪及相关软件分别对白介素6和钙敏感受体基因中的一个CA重复多态微卫星位点进行了基因分型。分析结果表明钙敏感受体基因（CA）12等位基因（P=0．006）及（Ca）18等位基因（P=0．02）与股骨颈骨密度之间存在显著的整体关联。白介素6基因的（CA）18等位基因与整个髋部（P=0．021）、股骨颈（P=0．041）以及转子间区（P=0．029）骨密度之间均存在显著的家庭内关联。白介素6基因（CA）n位点与腰椎BMD之间存在显著的连锁（P=0．001）。本研究结果表明白介素6基因和钙敏感受体基因可能为与中国人群骨密度变异相关联的候选基因。     

RANKL与骨重建

骨是一种动态更新的组织,它不断进行骨吸收（bone resorption）与骨形成（bone formation）的平衡,这个过程称之为骨重建（bone remodeling）．核因子κB受体活化因子配体（receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand,RANKL）是骨吸收和骨形成耦联的关键,具有诱导破骨细胞（osteoclast, OC）生成、活化,抑制破骨细胞凋亡的作用．RANKL最初发现于活化的T细胞,但骨重建过程中RANKL主要来源于骨细胞、成骨细胞和骨髓基质细胞．RANKL/核因子κB受体活化因子（receptor activator of nuclear factor κB,RANK）/骨保护素（osteoprotegerin, OPG）信号通路在成骨细胞调控破骨细胞生成的过程中起着重要的调节作用,是维持骨重建平衡的关键．本文就RANKL及其在骨中的分子作用机制作一综述.     

人IL-6基因的克隆及其在原核生物中表达及条件的优化

构建人白细胞介素6(IL-6)的原核表达载体并优化其表达条件,为IL-6的高效表达提供试验依据。以人T细胞cDNA为模板通过PCR方法扩增IL-6基因,将其克隆到原核表达载体pET28a(+)中,酶切及测序鉴定重组体。将构建好的重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),用IPTG进行诱导表达,产物用Western blotting及人IL-6检测试剂盒分析鉴定。在保持菌种不改变的前提下,分别改变IPTG的浓度、培养时间、卡那霉素浓度、培养温度等来优化IL-6表达条件。结果显示,原核表达载体pET28 a(+)-IL-6成功构建,可在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中诱导表达,得到相对分子质量约22 kD的IL-6蛋白,经Western blotting鉴定正确,经人IL-6试剂盒检测显示具有较高的免疫活性。在IPTG浓度400μmol/mL,卡那霉素浓度50μg/mL,40℃培养6 h的条件下,目的蛋白表达量最高,可占总蛋白表达量的40%。成功构建人IL-6原核表达载体且获高效表达,为研究IL-6生物学活性及产品开发提供了试验基础。     

白细胞介素-6在肝再生中的作用

白细胞介素-6(IL-6)是一种多功能的细胞因子。近年来发现,它是启动肝细胞增殖的早期信号中不可缺少的组成部分,在肝再生中有重要作用。现对IL-6在肝再生中的作用及可能机制进行综述,为肝脏疾病的治疗提供新的思路。     

益坤精胶囊对骨质疏松模型小鼠骨形态和血清中IL-6表达的影响

目的:观察益坤精胶囊对骨质疏松模型小鼠骨形态计量学指标及血清白介素-6(IL-6)的影响。方法:取60只C57雌性小鼠随机分为:模型组(等体积生理盐水)、雌激素组(尼尔雌醇,0.25 mg/kg)、益坤精胶囊高剂量组(1.44 g/kg)、中剂量组(0.72 g/kg)、低剂量组(0.36 g/kg)及假手术组(等体积生理盐水),各组灌胃均70 d。采用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)法检测血清中IL-6浓度,BI-2000医学图像分析系统进行骨形态计量学指标检测,使用CT测量分析各组小鼠股骨远侧干骺端血管数量。结果:与假手术组比较,模型组骨小梁平均宽度、骨皮质平均厚度、骨小梁面积、成骨细胞数以及骨密度、骨血管数量均明显减小,而破骨细胞数、血清中IL-6的浓度明显上升(P0.05)。与模型组比较,雌激素组、益坤精胶囊高、中、低剂量组上述指标均明显改善(P0.05),且益坤精胶囊高剂量组与雌激素组疗效相当(P0.05)。结论:益坤精胶囊可明显改善骨质疏松模型小鼠的骨形态计量学指标,降低血清中IL-6水平,增加骨血管数量,且以1.44 g/kg益坤精胶囊灌胃效果最佳。     

Dll4蛋白在高脂饮食喂养大鼠脂肪组织炎症中的作用

目的 探讨Delta-like ligand 4（Dll4）蛋白在高脂饮食喂养大鼠脂肪组织中的表达及其与脂肪组织炎症的关系.方法 将20只SPF级雄性Sprague-Dawley大鼠随机分为正常饮食组（SD,n=10）和高脂饮食组（HFD,n=10）喂养16w后,应用免疫组化及Western blot方法检测脂肪组织中Dll4及炎症通路NF-κB磷酸化、IL-6的表达.结果 免疫组化结果显示,HFD组Dll4表达量显著升高（P〈0.001）;Western blot结果与免疫组化结果相一致,Dll4蛋白表达量是SD组的1.34倍（P〈0.01）;磷酸化核转录因子NF-κB表达水平升高,HFD组为SD组的2.03倍（P〈0.01）;HFD组炎症细胞因子IL-6水平明显升高,为SD组的3.02倍（P〈0.01）.结论 高脂饮食可增加脂肪组织中Dll4蛋白表达,促进了脂肪组织中炎症的发生.     

卡维地洛对老年慢性心肾综合征患者血浆IL-6、IL-10水平的影响

目的:观察卡维地洛对慢性心衰合并肾功能不全(CRS)患者血浆IL-6、IL-10水平的影响。方法:将2011~2012年我院收治的60例CRS患者采用数字表分组法随机分为对照组和治疗组两组,对照组仅给予常规心力衰竭治疗,治疗组在接受常规心力衰竭治疗的基础上加用卡维地洛直至目标剂量。治疗6个月后比较两组患者的心功能、肾功能和血浆IL-6、IL-10的水平。结果:治疗6个月后,治疗组LVEDD、LVESD较治疗前明显缩小(P0.05),且明显小于对照组(P0.05),而LVEF比治疗前明显升高(P0.05),也明显高于对照组(P0.05);治疗组的血浆BUN、Cr和IL-6水平均较治疗前显著降低(P0.05),且均明显低于对照组(P0.05),血浆IL-10有上升趋势,但差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗前后,对照组以上指标比较差别均无统计学意义(均P0.05)。结论:卡维地洛辅助治疗可显著降低CRS患者血浆IL-6水平,对血浆IL-10的影响不明显。     

The Human Calcium-Sensing Receptor and Interleukin-6 Genes are Associated with Bone Mineral Density in Chinese

Calcium sensing receptor (CASR) is a central factor involved in calcium metabolism. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that plays an important role in osteoclast differentiation. Thus, both CASR and IL-6 are important in bone and mineral metabolism and are prominent candidate genes for osteoporosis. The study aimed to test association and/or linkage between the CASR and IL-6 genes with bone mineral density (BMD) variation in a Chinese population. A cytosine-adenine (CA)_n repeat polymorphism in the CASR gene and the IL-6 gene was genotyped, respectively, in 1 263 subjects from 402 Chinese nuclear families. Employing tests implemented in the program QTDT (quantitative transmission disequilibrium tests), a significant total association of the CASR (CA)₁₂ allele (P = 0.006) and (CA)₁₈ allele (P = 0.02) with BMD at the femoral neck was found. For the IL-6 gene, significant within-family associations were found between the (CA)₁₄ allele and BMD at the total hip (P = 0.021), the femoral neck (P = 0.041), and the intertrochanteric region (P = 0.029). A significant linkage was also observed between IL-6 CA repeat polymorphism and BMD at the spine (P = 0.001). The results suggest that the CASR gene and the IL-6 gene may have effects on BMD variation in Chinese.     

Forkhead Box O6 (FoxO6) Depletion Attenuates Hepatic Gluconeogenesis and Protects against Fat-induced Glucose Disorder in Mice

Excessive endogenous glucose production contributes to fasting hyperglycemia in diabetes. FoxO6 is a distinct member of the FoxO subfamily. To elucidate the role of FoxO6 in hepatic gluconeogenesis and assess its contribution to the pathogenesis of fasting hyperglycemia in diabetes, we generated FoxO6 knock-out (FoxO6-KO) mice followed by determining the effect of FoxO6 loss-of-function on hepatic gluconeogenesis under physiological and pathological conditions. FoxO6 depletion attenuated hepatic gluconeogenesis and lowered fasting glycemia in FoxO6-KO mice. FoxO6-deficient primary hepatocytes were associated with reduced capacities to produce glucose in response to glucagon. When fed a high fat diet, FoxO6-KO mice exhibited significantly enhanced glucose tolerance and reduced blood glucose levels accompanied by improved insulin sensitivity. These effects correlated with attenuated hepatic gluconeogenesis in FoxO6-KO mice. In contrast, wild-type littermates developed fat-induced glucose intolerance with a concomitant induction of fasting hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia. Furthermore, FoxO6-KO mice displayed significantly diminished macrophage infiltration into liver and adipose tissues, correlating with the reduction of macrophage expression of C-C chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2), a factor that is critical for regulating macrophage recruitment in peripheral tissues. Our data indicate that FoxO6 depletion protected against diet-induced glucose intolerance and insulin resistance by attenuating hepatic gluconeogenesis and curbing macrophage infiltration in liver and adipose tissues in mice.     

IL-6在代谢类疾病及癌症中的功能研究进展

由于白细胞介素IL-6在炎症中广泛存在,所以其通常被视为一种促炎细胞因子,与肿瘤坏死因子TNF及IL-1β在炎症中具有同等作用。IL-6能够通过刺激活化B细胞的增殖而分泌抗体,刺激T细胞的增殖及细胞毒性T淋巴细胞（CTL）的活化,刺激肝细胞合成急性期蛋白而参与炎症反应,并能促进血细胞发育。此外,有研究指出IL-6 在多种生理条件下包括分辨炎症功能中具有更大的作用。综述了IL-6信号调控炎症相关的癌症及代谢性疾病如肥胖症、肝脏代谢、骨骼肌代谢及运动中复杂生物学功能的机理,从多方面阐述了该多效性因子的意义,以期为IL-6在疾病治疗中的应用提供参考。     

Wnt信号通路在骨细胞生物学及骨疾病中作用的研究进展

Wnt信号通路参与细胞增殖、胚胎发育、组织再生和干细胞维持等多种生物学过程。近年来,Wnt信号通路在骨骼系统发育及代谢过程中的作用引起广泛关注。探讨Wnt信号通路调节成骨细胞分化、增殖以及维持整个骨骼系统平衡的分子机制,对于临床治疗各种骨疾病(如骨质疏松)具有重要意义。     

牛磺酸对四氯化碳诱导的小鼠肝纤维化模型中IL-6影响

目的:观察牛磺酸对四氯化碳(CCl4)诱导的小鼠肝纤维化模型血清中IL-6的影响。方法:将30只雄性SPF级C57B/L小鼠随机分为空白对照组,模型组和牛磺酸组,每组各10只。空白对照组给予100%花生油1 m L/Kg腹腔注射,每周2次,共10周;模型组给予含20%CCl4的花生油1 m L/Kg腹腔注射,每周2次,共10周;牛磺酸组给予含20%CCl4的花生油1 m L/Kg腹腔注射,每周2次,共10周,并从第3周起给予牛磺酸500 mg/Kg/d灌胃至第10周。在第10周通过摘除眼球取血,检测小鼠血清中的透明质酸(HA)、层黏连蛋白(LN)、三型前胶原(PCⅢ)、四型胶原(Ⅳ-C)、丙氨酸转氨酶(ALT)、天门冬氨酸转氨酶(AST)、IL-6的含量;检测肝脏组织中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和丙二醛(MDA)的含量;计算肝脏指数;观察小鼠肝脏的HE染色病理组织学改变。结果:模型组与空白对照组相比小鼠血清中HA、LN、PCⅢ、Ⅳ-C、ALT、AST和IL-6水平显著升高(P0.05),肝脏组织中SOD和MDA水平显著升高(P0.05),肝脏指数增加(P0.05),病理检查显示肝细胞坏死并出现脂肪空泡、纤维组织增生和炎细胞浸润;牛磺酸组与模型组相比小鼠血清中HA、LN、PCⅢ、Ⅳ-C、ALT、AST和IL-6的水平显著降低(P0.05),肝脏组织中SOD显著升高(P0.05),MDA水平显著降低(P0.05),肝脏指数降低(P0.05),病理检查显示肝脏组织中无炎性浸润、脂肪空泡和无纤维组织沉积。结论:牛磺酸可以降低肝纤维化小鼠血清中IL-6的含量,减轻CCl4诱导小鼠肝纤维化程度。     

Defining a Role for Acid Sphingomyelinase in the p38/Interleukin-6 Pathway

Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) is one of the key enzymes involved in regulating the metabolism of the bioactive sphingolipid ceramide in the sphingolipid salvage pathway, yet defining signaling pathways by which ASM exerts its effects has proven difficult. Previous literature has implicated sphingolipids in the regulation of cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), but the specific sphingolipid pathways and mechanisms involved in inflammatory signaling need to be further elucidated. In this work, we sought to define the role of ASM in IL-6 production because our previous work showed that a parallel pathway of ceramide metabolism, acid β-glucosidase 1, negatively regulates IL-6. First, silencing ASM with siRNA abrogated IL-6 production in response to the tumor promoter, 4β-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), in MCF-7 cells, in distinction to acid β-glucosidase 1 and acid ceramidase, suggesting specialization of the pathways. Moreover, treating cells with siRNA to ASM or with the indirect pharmacologic inhibitor desipramine resulted in significant inhibition of TNFα- and PMA-induced IL-6 production in MDA-MB-231 and HeLa cells. Knockdown of ASM was found to significantly inhibit PMA-dependent IL-6 induction at the mRNA level, probably ruling out mechanisms of translation or secretion of IL-6. Further, ASM knockdown or desipramine blunted p38 MAPK activation in response to TNFα, revealing a key role for ASM in activating p38, a signaling pathway known to regulate IL-6 induction. Last, knockdown of ASM dramatically blunted invasion of HeLa and MDA-MB-231 cells through Matrigel. Taken together, these results demonstrate that ASM plays a critical role in p38 signaling and IL-6 synthesis with implications for tumor pathobiology.     

Activity of AMP-Regulated Protein Kinase and AMP-Deaminase in the Heart of Mice Fed High-Fat Diet

AMP-regulated protein kinase (AMPK) is involved in numerous regulatory processes and its role in control of cardiac energy metabolism is particularly important. This activity could be affected by AMP-deaminase (AMPD) since substrate of AMPD is AMPK activator. Hearts of male mouse, fed for six weeks with normal or high-fat diet, were fractionated to enrich AMPK activity. Purified fraction was incubated with AMARA peptide for up to 5 minutes and then conversion of AMARA to pAMARA was determined by liquid chromatography—mass spectrometry (LC/MS) using mass detector. Activity of AMPK in heart was 0.038 ± 0.012 pmol/min/mg protein for mice fed high-fat diet and that was not different to control (0.032 ± 0.01 pmol/min/mg protein). We observed change in AMPD activity. It was 5.39 ± 1.5 nmol/mg tissue/min in heart of mice fed high-fat diet while in heart of mice fed low-fat diet it was 2.29 ± 0.32 nmol/mg tissue/min. Data we present indicate that while total AMPK activity is not changed decrease in AMPD activity may affect AMPK signaling in diabetic heart.     

白细胞介素-6在酒精性肝病中的作用

酒精性肝病(alcoholic liver disease,ALD)是由于长期过量饮酒导致肝的内部组织发生炎症损伤的慢性肝病.乙醇及其衍生物在代谢过程中直接或间接诱导引起的肝炎症反应可能是ALD发病的重要机制.然而,该过程内在的细胞分子机制尚不明确.最新研究发现,白细胞介素-6(interleukin-6,IL-6)对...     

TRPV1 Agonist Monoacylglycerol Increases UCP1 Content in Brown Adipose Tissue and Suppresses Accumulation of Visceral Fat in Mice Fed a High-Fat and High-Sucrose Diet

The administration of such a transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) agonist as capsaicin, which is a pungent ingredient of red pepper, promotes energy metabolism and suppresses visceral fat accumulation. We have recently identified monoacylglycerols (MGs) having an unsaturated long-chain fatty acid as the novel TRPV1 agonist in foods. We investigated in this present study the effects of dietary MGs on uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) expression in interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT) and on fat accumulation in mice fed with a high-fat, high-sucrose diet. The MG30 diet that substituted 30% of all lipids for MGs (a mixture of 1-oleoylglycerol, 1-linoleoylglycerol and 1-linolenoylglycerol) significantly increased the UCP1 content of IBAT and decreased the weight of epididymal white adipose tissue, and the serum glucose, total cholesterol and free fatty acid levels. The diet containing only 1-oleoylglycerol as MG also increased UCP1 expression in IBAT. MGs that activated TRPV1 also therefore induced the expression of UCP 1 and prevented visceral fat accumulation as well as capsaicin.     

High-Fat Diet Exposure Increases Dopamine D2 Receptor and Decreases Dopamine Transporter Receptor Binding Density in the Nucleus Accumbens and Caudate Putamen of Mice

This experiment examined dopamine D2 receptor and its transporter (DAT) density in mice fed a high-fat or low-fat diet for twenty days as well as fed twenty days of high-fat diet then changed to low-fat diet for one and seven days. Quantitative autoradiography revealed that twenty days of high-fat diet consumption significantly increased D2 receptor and decreased DAT density in the dorsal and ventral parts of the caudal caudate putamen (D2: 32% and 35% respectively, DAT: 33.3% and 28.8% respectively) compared with low-fat diet. High-fat feeding also increased D2 binding in the nucleus accumbens shell (36%). D2 receptor and DAT density remained unchanged following reversal of the diets from high-fat to low-fat diet. The high-fat diet induced increase of D2 receptor and decrease of DAT binding may have occurred due to defensive control over dopaminergic activity in response to a positive energy balance.     

血清vaspin、IL-6水平对急性心肌梗死后左室重构的评估价值

目的:观察冠脉介入治疗的急性心肌梗死(AMI)患者的左室重构与血清脂肪特异性丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂(vaspin)和白介素-6(IL-6)水平的相关性。方法:入选的研究对象(50例)均来自于2018年9月～2019年6月就诊于同济大学附属普陀人民医院且被诊断为AMI的住院患者,患者均经早期经皮冠脉介入(PCI)治疗,术后规范药物治疗。采用酶联免疫吸附实验(ELISA)测定50例患者发病后1天、7天、30天的血清vaspin和IL-6水平并行超声心动图检查。同时以50例健康体健者作为对照组。比较两组间血清vaspin、IL-6水平的差异,观察AMI后血清vaspin、IL-6水平的变化趋势及其与左室重构的指标包括左室舒张末期内径(LVEDD)、左室收缩末期内径(LVESD)的相关性。结果:(1)对照组血清vaspin水平为6.03±1.18 ng/mL,AMI组血清vaspin水平4.22±1.37 ng/mL,AMI组血清vaspin水平明显低于对照组(P0.05),且AMI后1月内血清vaspin水平逐渐降低(P0.05);对照组血清IL-6水平为12.04±3.97 ng/mL,AMI组血清IL-6水平为26.72±10.06 ng/mL,AMI组患者血清IL-6水平明显高于对照组(P0.05),且AMI后1月内血清IL-6水平逐渐升高(P0.05);(2)经相关性分析显示:AMI后1天、7天、30天血清vaspin水平与LVEDD、LVESD均呈负相关(P0.05),血清IL-6水平与LVEDD、LVESD均呈正相关(P0.05),血清vaspin水平与IL-6水平均呈负相关(P0.001)。结论:急性心肌梗死后早期,左室重构的进展伴随着血清vaspin的降低与IL-6的升高,临床上应监测两种指标的变化,对左室重构早期干预,预防心力衰竭的发生。     

Corn Gluten Hydrolysate Affects the Time-Course of Metabolic Changes Through Appetite Control in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats

This study first investigated the effects of corn gluten hydrolysate (CGH) (1.5 g/day) administration for 7 days on appetite-responsive genes in lean Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. In a second set of experiments, the metabolic changes occurring at multiple time points over 8 weeks in response to CGH (35.33% wt/wt) were observed in high-fat (HF, 60% of energy as fat) diet-fed SD rats. In lean rats, the hypothalamus neuropeptide-Y and proopiomelanocortin mRNA levels of the CGH group were significantly changed in response to CGH administration. In the second part of the study, CGH treatment was found to reduce body weight and perirenal and epididymal fat weight. CGH also prevented an increase in food intake at 2 weeks and lowered plasma leptin and insulin levels in comparison with the HF group. This reduction in the plasma and hepatic lipid levels was followed by improved insulin resistance, and the beneficial metabolic effects of CGH were also partly related to increases in plasma adiponectin levels. The Homeostasis Model of Assessment - Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), an index of insulin resistance, was markedly improved in the HF-CGH group compared with the HF group at 6 weeks. According to the microarray results, adipose tissue mRNA expression related to G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway and sensory perception was significantly improved after 8 weeks of CGH administration. In conclusion, the present findings suggest that dietary CGH may be effective for improving hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance in diet-induced obese rats as well as appetite control in lean rats.