Regulation of UDP-Galactose:Ceramide Galactosyltransferase and UDP-Glucose:Ceramide Glucosyltransferase After Crush and Transection Nerve Injury

The enzyme activities of ceramide galactosyltransferase and ceramide glucosyltransferase were assayed as a function of time (0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 days) after crush injury or permanent transection of the adult rat sciatic nerve. These experimental models of neuropathy are characterized by the presence and absence of axonal regeneration and subsequent myelin assembly. Within the first 4 days after both injuries, a 50% reduction of ceramide galactosyltransferase-specific activity was observed compared to values found in the normal adult nerve. This activity remained unchanged at 7 days after injury; however, by 14 days the ceramide galactosyltransferase activity diverged in the two models. The activity increased in the crushed nerve and reached control values by 21 days, whereas a further decrease was observed in the transected nerve such that the activity was nearly immeasurable by 35 days. In contrast, the ceramide glucosyltransferase activity showed a rapid increase between 1 and 4 days, followed by a plateau that was 3.4-fold greater than that in the normal adult nerve, which persisted throughout the observation period in both the crush and transection models. [3H]Galactose precursor incorporation studies at 7, 14, 21, and 35 days after injury confirmed the previously observed shift in biosynthesis from the galactocerebrosides during myelin assembly in the crush model to the glucocerebrosides and oligohexosylceramide homologues in the absence of myelin assembly in the transection model. The transected nerves were characterized by a peak of biosynthesis of the glucocerebrosides at 14 days. Of particular interest is the biosynthesis of the glucocerebrosides and the oligohexosylceramides at 7 and 14 days after crush injury.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

抗癌新药K－AM的合成

本文以鼠李糖和对氨基苯甲酸为原料合成了抗癌新药Ｋ－ＡＭ，并作了红外鉴定。     

Biogenic Aldehyde Metabolism in Rat Brain: Subcellular Distribution of Aldose Reductase and Valproate-Sensitive Aldehyde Reductase

Reductase activity towards two aldose substrates has been examined in subcellular fractions prepared from rat brain. The reduction of glucuronate, which is sensitive to inhibition by the anticonvulsant drug sodium valproate, corresponds to the major high-Km aldehyde reductase in brain. Xylose reduction that is insensitive to valproate inhibition has characteristics consistent with the activity of aldose reductase (EC 1.1.1.21). Both enzymes are predominantly localized in the cytosolic fraction. The significance of the location of these two reductases is discussed in relation to the compartmentation of catecholamine metabolism in brain.     

抗癌新药K－AM的合成

本文以鼠李糖和对氨基苯甲酸为原料合成了抗癌新药Ｋ－ＡＭ,并作了红外鉴定。     

Improving Nerve Regeneration of Acellular Nerve Allografts Seeded with SCs Bridging the Sciatic Nerve Defects of Rat

The objective of the paper is to evaluate the effect of acellular nerve allografts (ANA) seeded with Schwann cells to promote nerve regeneration after bridging the sciatic nerve defects of rats and to discuss its acting mechanisms. Schwann cells were isolated from neonatal Wistar rats. In vitro Schwann cells were microinjected into acellular nerve allografts and co-cultured. Twenty-four Wistar rats weighing 180–220 g were randomly divided into three groups with eight rats in each group: ANA seeded with Schwann cells (ANA + SCs), ANA group and autografts group. All the grafts were, respectively, served for bridging a 10-mm long surgically created sciatic nerve gap. Examinations of regeneration nerve were performed after 12 weeks by transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and electrophysiological methods, and then analyzed statistically. The results obtained indicated that in vitro Schwann cells displayed the feature of bipolar morphology with oval nuclei. Compared with ANA group, the conduction velocity of ANA + SCs group and autograft group was faster after 12 weeks, latent period was shorter, and wave amplitude was higher (P < 0.05). The difference between ANA + SCs group and autograft group is not significant (P > 0.05). Regeneration nerve myelinated fiber number, myelin sheath thickness, and myelinated fibers/total nerves (%) in both ANA + SCs group and autograft group are higher than that in ANA group; the difference is significant (P < 0.05). The difference between the former two is not significant (P > 0.05). In conclusion, ANA seeded with SCs could improve nerve regeneration and functional recovery after bridging the sciatic nerve gap of rats, which offers a novel approach for the repair peripheral nerve defect.     

Temporal-Spatial Expressions of Spy1 in Rat Sciatic Nerve After Crush

As a novel cell cycle protein, Spy1 enhances cell proliferation, promotes the G1/S transition as well as inhibits apoptosis in response to UV irradiation. Spy1 levels are tightly regulated during mammary development, and overexpression of Spy1 accelerates tumorigenesis in vivo. But little is known about the role of Spy1 in the pathological process of damage and regeneration of the peripheral nervous system. Here we established a rat sciatic nerve crush (SNC) model to examine the spatiotemporal expression of Spy1. Spy1 expression was elevated gradually after sciatic nerve crush and peaked at day 3. The alteration was due to the increased expression of Spy1 in axons and Schwann cells after SNC. Spy1 expression correlated closely with Schwann cells proliferation in sciatic nerve post injury. Furthermore, Spy1 largely localized in axons in the crushed segment, but rarely co-localized with GAP43. These findings suggested that Spy1 participated in the pathological process response to sciatic nerve injury and may be associated with Schwann cells proliferation and axons regeneration.     

醛糖还原酶在糖尿病性白内障中的作用

醛糖还原酶(aldose reductase,AR)是糖代谢多元醇(山梨醇)通路的第一个关键酶。在哺乳动物细胞中,正常血糖(3.8-6.1mmol/L)下,细胞中的葡萄糖主要由己糖激酶将其磷酸化转化为葡萄糖-6-磷酸,并进入糖酵解途径。只有微量的非磷酸化的葡萄糖(约3%)进入多元醇通路。然而,在高血糖状态(7 mmol/L)下,大于30%的葡萄糖通过多元醇途径代谢。多元醇途径中的第一步反应是由AR催化的还原型烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸磷酸(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate,NADPH)依赖性还原反应,将葡萄糖还原为山梨醇,并消耗NADPH。第二步反应是由山梨醇脱氢酶催化烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸(Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide,NAD)依赖性氧化反应,将山梨醇氧化为果糖,并消耗NAD产生NADH。AR在糖尿病性白内障形成过程中扮演着重要的角色,AR活性增高可以引发细胞内渗透压的改变,非酶糖基化的激活,氧化应激等,不同结构的AR抑制剂可以有效的阻止白内障的形成。本文主要对AR引起的这些改变在糖尿病性白内障形成过程中参与的机制以及AR抑制剂的研发与应用进行综述。     

Dynamic Change of Prohibitin2 Expression in Rat Sciatic Nerve After Crush

As a novel cell cycle inhibitor, PHB2 controls the G1/S transition in cycling cells in a complex manner. Its aberrant expression is closely related to cell carcinogenesis. While its expression and role in peripheral nervous system lesion and repair were still unknown. Here, we performed an acute sciatic nerve crush (SNC) model in adult rats to examine the dynamic changes of PHB2. Temporally, PHB2 expression was sharply decreased after sciatic nerve crush and reached a valley at day 5. Spatially, PHB2 was widely expressed in the normal sciatic nerve including axons and Schwann cells. While after injury, PHB2 expression decreased predominantly in Schwann cells. The alteration was due to the decreased expression of PHB2 in Schwann cells after SNC. PHB2 expression correlated closely with Schwann cells proliferation in sciatic nerve post injury. Furthermore, PHB2 largely localized with GAP43 in axons in the crushed segment. Collectively, we suggested that PHB2 participated in the pathological process response to sciatic nerve injury and may be associated with Schwann cells proliferation and axons regeneration.     

Spatiotemporal Expression of PSD-95 and nNOS After Rat Sciatic Nerve Injury

Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) has been implicated to influence peripheral nerve lesion and regeneration. Post-synaptic density-95 (PSD-95) is one of nNOS-anchoring proteins and plays an important role in specifying the sites of reaction of NO in nervous system. Here we established a rat sciatic nerve crush (SNC) model to examine the spatiotemporal expression of PSD-95 and nNOS. At gene levels, PSD-95 mRNA diminished shortly after crush, and significantly elevated from 2 days to 2 weeks, whereas nNOS decreased progressively post-operation, reached the valley at 1 day, and markedly up-regulated from 1 to 2 weeks after SNC. The expression of both molecules returned to the control level at 4 weeks post-injury. At protein levels, PSD-95 and nNOS underwent the similar changes as their gene expression except for a time lag during up-regulating. At their peak expression, PSD-95 co-labeled with nNOS in Schwann cells (SCs) of sciatic nerve within 0.5 mm from the lesion site, but had few colocalization in axons. In addition, the interaction between PSD-95 and nNOS enhanced significantly at 2 weeks after SNC. These results suggest a correlation of PSD-95 up-regulation with nNOS in reactive SCs of crushed sciatic nerve, which may lead to understanding the function of PSD-95 during peripheral nerve regeneration. Shangfeng Gao and Min Fei contributed equally to this work.     

Nerve Growth Factor of Red Nucleus Involvement in Pain Induced by Spared Nerve Injury of the Rat Sciatic Nerve

Nerve growth factor (NGF), a member of the neurotrophin family, is essential for the development and maintenance of sensory neurons and for the formation of central pain circuitry. The current study was designed to evaluate the expression of NGF in the brain of rats with spared nerve injury (SNI), using immunohistochemical technique. The results showed that the level of NGF in the Red nucleus (RN) of SNI rats was apparently higher than that of sham-operated rats. To further study the effect of NGF in the development of neuropathic pain, different doses of anti-NGF antibody (20, 2.0 and 0.2 μg/ml) were microinjected into the RN contralateral to the nerve injury side of SNI rats. The data suggested that the higher doses of anti-NGF antibody (20 and 2.0 μg/ml) significantly attenuated the mechanical allodynia of neuropathic rats, while the 0.2 μg/ml antibody showed no analgesic effect. These results suggest that the NGF of RN is involved in the development of neuropathic allodynia in SNI rats.     

钙结合蛋白CR在坐骨神经压榨模型脊髓内的表达

目的：研究大鼠坐骨神经压榨模型的钙结合蛋白Calretinin（CR）在脊髓的时空变化规律,为探讨其在神经再生中的作用提供实验依据。方法：36只SD大鼠随机分为假手术对照组和坐骨神经压榨组,实验组压榨后分别存活1d到21d,免疫组化结合图像分析技术观察CR在脊髓分布和含量的变化。结果：在对照组,CR样阳性神经元主要分布于腰髓背角Ⅰ,Ⅱ层,Ⅲ～Ⅵ层只观察到一些散在分布的CR样阳性神经元,脊髓前角Ⅷ层和Ⅸ层内也可见一些多极的中间型阳性神经元。坐骨神经压榨1d后,分布于腰髓背角H层内的CR样阳性神经元比对照组有轻微增加。3d后,CR样阳性神经元与对照组相比没有明显改变。7d后,CR样阳性神经元有轻微的减少;14d后,CR的表达显著下降;至21d,CR的表达有所恢复,但仍低于7d纽。脊髓后角CR免疫阳性产物灰度值测定结果显示：术后14d后角CR表达最低,与对侧和对照组相比有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。结论：坐骨神经压榨后CR表达变化呈现一定的时空模式,为进一步揭示CR在神经系统疾病中的作用提供实验依据。     

钙结合蛋白CR在坐骨神经压榨模型脊髓内的表达

目的:研究大鼠坐骨神经压榨模型的钙结合蛋白Calretinin(CR)在脊髓的时空变化规律,为探讨其在神经再生中的作用提供实验依据。方法:36只SD大鼠随机分为假手术对照组和坐骨神经压榨组,实验组压榨后分别存活1d到21d,免疫组化结合图像分析技术观察CR在脊髓分布和含量的变化。结果:在对照组,CR样阳性神经元主要分布于腰髓背角Ⅰ,Ⅱ层,Ⅲ～Ⅵ层只观察到一些散在分布的CR样阳性神经元,脊髓前角Ⅷ层和Ⅸ层内也可见一些多极的中间型阳性神经元。坐骨神经压榨1d后,分布于腰髓背角Ⅱ层内的CR样阳性神经元比对照组有轻微增加。3d后,CR样阳性神经元与对照组相比没有明显改变。7d后,CR样阳性神经元有轻微的减少;14d后,CR的表达显著下降;至21d,CR的表达有所恢复,但仍低于7d组。脊髓后角CR免疫阳性产物灰度值测定结果显示:术后14d后角CR表达最低,与对侧和对照组相比有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:坐骨神经压榨后CR表达变化呈现一定的时空模式,为进一步揭示CR在神经系统疾病中的作用提供实验依据。     

Slow Orthograde Axonal Transport of Radiolabelled Protein in Sciatic Motoneurones of Rats with Short-Term Experimental Diabetes: Effects of Treatment with an Aldose Reductase Inhibitor or myo-Inositol

Abstract: This study examined the effect of streptozotocin diabetes of 5 weeks duration on the profile of slow orthogradely transported radiolabelled protein in rat sciatic motoneurones. The diabetic rats showed a retardation of the tail of the slow-component profile. This selective retardation was unaffected by treatment with an aldose reductase inhibitor, although this treatment reduced the accumulation of sorbitol and prevented the depletion of myo -inositol in the sciatic nerves of the treated diabetic rats. Other groups, treated with myo -inositol, had normal or elevated sciatic nerve myo -inositol levels in the presence of accumulated sorbitol. The axonal transport profiles from both control and diabetic myo-inositol-treated groups gave normal tail velocities but an altered shape such that retardation of the tail of the profile may have been present in both. The study concludes that rats with 5 weeks streptozotocin diabetes show retardation of the velocity of the most slowly transported proteins in sciatic motoneurones, and that this defect is not linked to the polyol pathway.     

Low-Level Laser Irradiation Improves Functional Recovery and Nerve Regeneration in Sciatic Nerve Crush Rat Injury Model

The development of noninvasive approaches to facilitate the regeneration of post-traumatic nerve injury is important for clinical rehabilitation. In this study, we investigated the effective dose of noninvasive 808-nm low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on sciatic nerve crush rat injury model. Thirty-six male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 6 experimental groups: a normal group with or without 808-nm LLLT at 8 J/cm² and a sciatic nerve crush injury group with or without 808-nm LLLT at 3, 8 or 15 J/cm². Rats were given consecutive transcutaneous LLLT at the crush site and sacrificed 20 days after the crush injury. Functional assessments of nerve regeneration were analyzed using the sciatic functional index (SFI) and hindlimb range of motion (ROM). Nerve regeneration was investigated by measuring the myelin sheath thickness of the sciatic nerve using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and by analyzing the expression of growth-associated protein 43 (GAP43) in sciatic nerve using western blot and immunofluorescence staining. We found that sciatic-injured rats that were irradiated with LLLT at both 3 and 8 J/cm² had significantly improved SFI but that a significant improvement of ROM was only found in rats with LLLT at 8 J/cm². Furthermore, the myelin sheath thickness and GAP43 expression levels were significantly enhanced in sciatic nerve-crushed rats receiving 808-nm LLLT at 3 and 8 J/cm². Taken together, these results suggest that 808-nm LLLT at a low energy density (3 J/cm² and 8 J/cm²) is capable of enhancing sciatic nerve regeneration following a crush injury.     

Fatty Acid Incorporation in Normal and Degenerating Rat Sciatic Nerve In Vivo

Abstract: Labeled palmitic acid ([16-¹⁴C]palmitate) (0).5 μCi) was injected into rat sciatic nerves in vivo to characterize thc incorporation of this fatty acid into complex peripheral nerve lipids after time lapses of 1 min to 2 weeks. For the first 30 min after intraneural injection, the label was concentrated in nerve diglycerides. Thereafter, the relative diglyccride label declined rapidly, and phospholipid radioactivity rose steadily. After 120 min, phospholipids contained over 70% of the total lipid radioactivity. Among the phospholipids, phosphatidylcholine had the largest percentage of total phospholipid label, and acylation of lysophosphatidylcholine accounted for approximately 75% of this label. With time, there was conversion of [16-¹⁴C]palmitate to other long-chain fatty acids by elongation and desaturation. Phosphatidic acid was labeled also, suggesting the operation of the de novo biosynthetic mechanism. However, the specific radioactivity of 1,2-diacylglycerol was much higher than that of phosphatidic acid, suggesting phosphorylation of diglycerides by diglyceride kinase. After nerve section and survival of 2 h to 50 days, the injection of [16-¹⁴C]palmitate into the degenerating distal segment revealed an overall decline of phospholipid labeling and a commensurate increase of triglyceride radioactivity. Phosphatidylcholine in degenerating nerve contained a larger percentage of the fatty acid label than that in normal nerve. Almost all of the labeling was due to acylation of lysophosphatidylcholine, implying a much smaller contribution of the de novo pathway. Phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine showed a relative loss of radioactivity. The changes were apparent at 1 day, but not at 2 h, suggesting loss of homeostatic control, presumably by interruption of axonal flow. An incidental observation was the stimulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis by acylation of lysophosphatidylcholine in the contralateral unoperated sciatic nerve.     

醛糖还原酶抑制剂细胞筛选模型的建立

目的：将糖尿病慢性并发症相关基因醛糖还原酶 (aldose reductase, AR) 基因与腺相关病毒(adeno associated virus, AAV) 表达载体pSNAV2.0重组,使其在HEK293细胞中表达,以基因工程表达的AR为靶向,建立醛糖还原酶抑制剂 (aldose reductase inhibitor, ARI) 细胞筛选模型。方法：首先采用酶切、连接等方法构建含有人AR基因序列的AAV表达载体pSNAV-hAR,将重组质粒转染HEK293细胞,通过活性测定、Western blot和免疫荧光检测目的基因转染及表达的情况。结果：PCR、酶切、DNA测序均证实表达质粒pSNAV-hAR构建正确。转染HEK293细胞后,一系列分析结果显示,腺相关病毒表达载体介导的AR真核细胞表达产物是具有功能活性的目的蛋白。应用经典醛糖还原酶抑制剂 Sobinil 和 Zopolrestat 对此模型进行了验证。结论：AR高表达细胞模型的建立,为进一步筛选ARI、探讨多元醇通路学说在糖尿病慢性并发症发病机制中的作用奠定了基础。针对先后建立的酵母细胞与真核细胞模型的特点及三种AR活性测定方法中的注意事项进行了讨论。     

N-Terminal Arginylation of Sciatic Nerve and Brain Proteins Following Injury

N-terminal protein arginylation has been demonstrated in vitro and in situ and has been reported to increase following injury to sciatic nerves of rats. The present study attempts to demonstrate these reactions in vivo by applying [³H]Arg to the cut end of sciatic nerves in anesthetized rats and assaying for N-terminal arginylation using Edman chemistry and acid precipitation of labeled proteins in the proximal nerve segment. No evidence was found for arginylation in an aqueous soluble fraction. However, N-terminal arginylation was detected in a urea soluble fraction at 2 hours after nerve crush. The data show that arginylation of rat sciatic nerve proteins occurs in vivo and suggest that the arginylated proteins formed an aqueous insoluble/urea soluble aggregate after arginylation. In other experiments, rat brains were injured and assayed for arginylation in vitro to test the hypothesis that injury causes an up-regulation of these reactions. Results showed an activation of the reaction at 2 hours post crush and indicate that increases in N-terminal arginylation are likely to be a general response to injury in nervous tissue.     

Biosynthesis of Long-Chain Alcohols by Developing and Regenerating Rat Sciatic Nerve

Abstract: Cell-free preparations of rat sciatic nerve were found to catalyze the reduction of fatty acid to alcohol in the presence of NADPH as reducing cofactor. The reductase was membrane-bound and associated primarily with the microsomal fraction. When fatty acid was the substrate, ATP, coenzyme A (CoA), and Mg²⁺ were required, indicating the formation of acyl CoA prior to reduction. When acyl CoA was used as substrate, the presence of albumin was required to inhibit acyl CoA hydro-lase activity. Fatty acid reductase activity was highest with palmitic and stearic acids, and somewhat lower with lauric and myristic acids. It was inhibited by sulfhydryl reagents, indicating the participation of thiol groups in the reduction. Only traces of long-chain aldehyde could be detected or trapped as semicarbazone. Fatty acid reductase activity in rat sciatic nerve was highest between the second and tenth days after birth and decreased substantially thereafter. Microsomal preparations of sciatic nerve from 10-day-old rats exhibited about four times higher fatty acid reductase activity than brain or spinal cord microsomes from the same animals. Wallerian degeneration and regeneration of adult rat sciatic nerve resulted in enhanced fatty acid reductase activity, which reached a maximum at about 12 days after crush injury.