曲古霉素A增强肺癌细胞对放射线敏感性及机制

目的:探讨组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂曲古霉素A(trichostatin A,TSA)增强人非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)A549对γ-射线敏感性作用及机制。方法:以TSA(0.5μM)预处理细胞18h,再以5Gyγ-射线照射细胞,24h后采用MTT法检测细胞存活率,AnnexinV-PI染色检测细胞凋亡,Westemblot法检测胞浆中和线粒体促凋亡蛋白Bax的表达,流式细胞仪检测细胞线粒体膜电位变化。结果:5Gyγ-射线照射可轻度降低细胞存活率,仅有少量细胞发生凋亡,以TSA预处理再以γ-射线处理细胞,细胞存活率显著下降,凋亡细胞明显增多,伴有线粒体膜电位下降,以及Bax蛋白的激活,表现在线粒体Bax表达较单纯照射组显著增高。结论:TSA通过促进Bax蛋白的活化激活线粒体凋亡途径,增强增强A549细胞对y-射线的敏感性。     

曲古霉素A增强肺癌细胞对放射线敏感性及机制

目的：探讨组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂曲古霉素A（trichostatin A,TSA）增强人非小细胞肺癌（NscLc）A549对γ-射线敏感性作用及机制。方法：以TSA（0．51zM）预处理细胞18h,再以5Gyγ-射线照射细胞,24h后采用MTT法检测细胞存活率,AnnexinV—PI染色检测细胞凋亡,Westernblot法检测胞浆中和线粒体促凋亡蛋白Bax的表达,流式细胞仪检测细胞线粒体膜电位变化。结果-5Gyγ-射线照射可轻度降低细胞存活率,仅有少量细胞发生凋亡,以TSA预处理再以γ-射线处理细胞,细胞存活率显著下降,凋亡细胞明显增多,伴有线粒体膜电位下降,以及Bax蛋白的激活,表现在线粒体Bax表达较单纯照射组显著增高。结论：TSA通过促进Bax蛋白的活化激活线粒体凋亡途径,增强增强A549细胞对γ-射线的敏感性。     

曲古霉素A诱导人膀胱癌细胞周期阻滞和凋亡的研究

目的:探讨组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂曲古霉素A(TSA)对人膀胱癌T24细胞周期和凋亡的影响。方法:以不同剂量TSA(0.1μM,0.3μM和1μM)处理T24细胞。采用MTT法检测细胞存活率,AnnexinV-PI染色检测细胞凋亡,流式细胞仪检测caspase-3活性,Western blot法检测P21蛋白表达。结果:TSA剂量依赖性降低膀胱癌细胞存活率,促进细胞凋亡,表现为AnnexinV阳性细胞明显增多,同时活化的caspase-3水平增高。TSA还可通过诱导膀胱癌细胞周期阻滞于G2/M期抑制细胞生长,且呈剂量依赖性。结论:TSA通过促进caspase-3激活诱导膀胱癌细胞凋亡,同时诱导细胞阻滞于G2/M期。     

曲古霉素A抑制肺癌细胞增殖的分子机制

目的:探讨组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂曲古霉素A(trichostatin A,TSA)对人非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)A549细胞增殖抑制作用及机制.方法:以不同剂量TSA(0.1μM,0.5pM和1μM)处理A549细胞.MTT法检测细胞增殖情况,碘化丙啶(PI)染色结合流式细胞仪检测细胞周期,Westem blot法检测P21蛋白表达,流式细胞仪检测细胞线粒体膜电位和细胞凋亡.结果:TSA剂量依赖性抑制肺癌A549细胞增殖,表现为细胞周期阻滞于G2/M期,同时P21蛋白表达增高;此外,TSA还可以剂量依赖性的促进A549细胞凋亡,伴有线粒体膜电位下降.结论:TSA促进NSCLCA549细胞周期阻滞和凋亡,从而抑制其增殖.     

毒胡萝卜素诱导A549细胞凋亡的实验研究

目的:探讨内质网应激诱导剂毒胡萝卜素(thapsigargin TG)对体外培养人肺泡II型细胞来源的A549细胞生长及凋亡的影响。方法:体外培养A549细胞,经不同浓度TG(1μM、5μM、10μM)干预24小时,MTT检测细胞存活率、Hochest/PI染色观察细胞凋亡形态学、Wersten-blot检测活化caspase-3水平。结果:与对照组比较,经TG作用24小时后,活化caspase-3表达显著增加,细胞存活率下降,凋亡率增加,均呈浓度依赖性,P0.005。结论:毒胡萝卜素能抑制A549细胞生长,诱导细胞凋亡。     

利用FRET技术在活细胞内研究红景天甙对Aβ25-35诱导PC12细胞凋亡的抑制作用

为研究红景天甙(salidroside)对-淀粉样肽25-35(.amyloidpeptide25-35,A/25-3)5诱导PC12细胞凋亡的抑制作用,采用CellCountingKit-8(CCK-8)分析细胞的存活率,通过光镜检测细胞形态并配以Hoechst染色检测细胞核固缩,利用荧光共振能量转移(fluorescenceresonanceenergytransfer,FRET)技术在单个活细胞中检测caspase-3和caspase-8活性的动态变化。结果表明,红景天甙可剂量依赖性抑制A025-35引起的细胞凋亡,提高细胞的存活率;红景天甙对caspase-3的活性有明显的抑制作用,而且A125-35诱导细胞凋亡不依赖于caspase-8的激活。这些结果提示抑制caspase-3的活性是红景天甙抑制A225-35诱导PC12细胞凋亡的机制之一。     

Caspase-3反义寡核苷酸对γ-射线诱导的HL-60细胞中caspase-3表达与细胞凋亡的抑制作用

γ-射线可诱导人髓性白血病细胞株HL-60细胞凋亡,但其机制尚未完全明了。为了观察caspase-3在这种细胞凋亡模型中的作用,本研究设计合成针对caspase-3mRNA5′-非编码区和编码起始区的反义寡核苷酸(ASODNs),即ASODN-1和ASODN-2,以脂质体介导法将不同浓度ASODN-1和ASODN-2转染进入HL-60细胞,γ-射线照射。应用TUNEL法观察凋亡细胞形态学变化及检测凋亡细胞百分率,免疫细胞化学、Westernblotting和RT-PCR技术分别检测caspase-3及其mRNA在引入ASODNs前后的表达水平,并以错配寡核苷酸(MODN)转染及未转染细胞作为对照组。TUNEL法检测发现,当ASODN-1和ASODN-2转染终浓度≥3μmol/L时,γ-射线诱导的HL-60细胞凋亡率降低,与对照组相比均有显著性差异(P<0.01)。免疫细胞化学结果显示,与两对照组相比,转染ASODNs后各组caspase-3阳性细胞率显著下降,阳性细胞染色减弱,其平均灰度值显著增高(P<0.01)。Westernblotting检测显示,转染ASODNs组细胞caspase-3蛋白酶原表达降低,其中ASODN-1组显著低于ASODN-2组。RT-PCR结果显示两对照组细胞caspase-3mRNA均有明显表达,转染ASODNs后caspase-3mRNA表达丰度降低。另外,ASODN-1抑制细胞凋亡和caspase-3表达的作用显著强于ASODN-2(分别为P<0.05和P<0.01)。实验结果表明,caspase-3mRNAASODNs能够抑制γ-射线照射诱导的HL-60细胞凋亡,下调caspase-3蛋白和caspase-3mRNA的表达水平,其抑制作用在一定范围内呈剂量依赖性。     

肿瘤坏死因子α和β对电离辐射诱导细胞凋亡的效应

为探讨肿瘤坏死因子(tumor necrosis foctor)α和β(TNFα和β)对电离辐射诱发细胞凋亡的效应及其机理,采用DNA琼脂糖凝胶电泳和FACS分析等方法,观察了人肿瘤坏死因子α(hTNFα)和β(hTNFβ)对~(60)Co-γ射线诱发细胞凋亡的形态学,生化学变化。结果显示:hTNFα或hTNFβ均可明显抑制~(60)Co-γ射线诱发正常人胚肺二倍体细胞(2BS)的凋亡,而相同剂量的hTNFα能促进~(60)Co-γ射线诱发的人体肺腺癌细胞系A549细胞凋亡,而对另一株人体肺癌SPC细胞的效应比A549降低1倍;hTNFβ能分别增强A549和SPC的细胞凋亡频率。由此认为,hTNFα和hTNFβ均可通过调节细胞的生理生化反应来改变细胞对电离辐射的敏感性,可保护正常细胞免受辐射损伤,而增加某些肿瘤细胞对辐射的敏感性。     

组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂曲古抑菌素A对肿瘤多药耐药细胞敏感性的影响

目的:探讨组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂曲古抑菌素A(TSA)对肿瘤多药耐药细胞敏感性的影响。方法:采用MTT法观察TSA对敏感细胞MCF7和多药耐药细胞MCF7/DOX存活率的影响;采用琼脂糖凝胶电泳、Western印迹和实时荧光定量PCR观察DNA梯带形成和凋亡相关蛋白的表达以及乙酰化H3和H4的表达。结果:TSA浓度为20~200 nmol/L时,MCF7组细胞存活率均显著高于MCF7/DOX组,当TSA浓度为50和100 nmol/L时差异最为显著;琼脂糖凝胶电泳表明,TSA浓度为50和100 nmol/L时,与MCF7组相比,MCF7/DOX组产生了更显著的DNA梯带,同时caspase-6及凋亡标志蛋白PARP表达水平高于MCF7组;2株细胞中乙酰化H4和H3没有显著差别,实时荧光定量PCR检测得到相同结果。结论:组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂TSA通过激活caspase-6促进多药耐药细胞MCF7/DOX凋亡而抑制其增殖,与MCF7相比,TSA对MCF7/DOX细胞更为敏感,但原因并非H3、H4乙酰化的差异表达。TSA具有克服肿瘤细胞多药耐药性的应用前景。     

中频交变微电流联合紫杉醇抗A549细胞作用的研究

目的:研究中频交变微电流联合紫杉醇注射液抗A549细胞的作用及机制。方法:对处于对数生长期的肺腺癌A549细胞施加电刺激、紫杉醇及电刺激联合紫杉醇三种不同处理,采用MTT法检测A549细胞存活率,并利用流式细胞仪测量分析各组细胞凋亡/死亡比例及细胞周期状态。结果:通过不同参数的中频交变微电流刺激A549细胞,得到的最低细胞存活率(参数150 kHz、90 m A、30 min)为78.02±0.73%(P<0.01);联合紫杉醇注射液半抑制浓度(IC50)干预后,细胞存活率为32.87±0.94%(P<0.01);同时发现中频交变微电流联合紫杉醇注射液能促进A549细胞凋亡,阻滞细胞于S期、G2/M期。结论:中频交变微电流可抑制A549细胞增殖、促进凋亡,但对细胞周期影响不明显;与紫杉醇注射液联合应用时具有协同增强抗肿瘤作用。     

A homozygous female hemophilia A

BACKGROUND:

Hemophilia A (HA), being an X-linked recessive disorder, females are rarely affected, although they can be carriers.

AIMS:

To study the mutation in F8 gene in an extended family with a homozygous female HA.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

All the seven affected members (six males and one female) were initially screened by Conformation Sensitive Gel Electrophoresis (CSGE) and direct DNA sequencing.

RESULTS:

A homozygous missense mutation c.1315G>A (p.Gly420Ser) was identified in exon 9 of F8 gene in homozygous state in the affected female born of 1° consanguinous marriage and in all the affected male members of the family. Her factor VIII levels was found to be 5.5%, vWF:Ag 120%.

CONCLUSION:

In India, as consanguineous marriages are very common in certain communities (up to 30%), the likelihood of encountering female hemophilia is higher, although this is the first case of HA out of 1600 hemophilia families registered in our Comprehensive Haemophilia Care Center. Genetic diagnosis in such cases is not necessary as all the male children will be affected and daughters obligatory carriers.     

Aminopeptidase A is angiotensinase A

Summary Quantitative histochemical measurements of aminopeptidase A (APA; E.C.3.4.11.7) were done kinetically in the kidney glomeruli of rat and mouse with an instrumental setup consisting of a microdensitometer and a computer-supported morphometric system. The histochemical demonstration of APA was carried out using the simultaneous azo coupling technique (purest-grade Fast Blue B as coupling agent and -l-glutamic acid-4-methoxy-2-naphthylamide as substrate). The methodological studies show that APA activity is calcium-ion-dependent and increases linearly with the thickness of the tissue section (3–12 m) and that the time-course of APA activity as determined by linear regression is linear only for the first 1 to 2 min of the reaction. — Kinetic measurements indicate a 40% decrease in APA activities when -l-glutamic acid-4-methoxy-2-naphthylamide (-l-Glu-MNA) is replaced by -l-aspartic acid-4-methoxy-2-naphthylamide. When -l-Glu-MNA is replaced with l-alanine-4-methoxy-2-naphthylamide, which is a substrate of aminopeptidase M (APM) only very low reaction rates are measurable (about 1.4% of those with -l-Glu-MNA). 100 and 130 mM NaCl in the incubation medium increase APA activities by approximately 16%–17%. — To clarify the functional importance of APA in the kidney, their activities were measured under the influence of angiotensins. The glomerulus was selected as the measuring site, for besides APA it contains no APM or other peptidases that could degrade angiotensins (the glomerular dipeptidyl peptidase IV is not inhibited by angiotensin II). Using the Lineweaver-Burk plot, we determined a K _m of 0.16 mM for the APA in rat glomeruli and 0.14 mM in mouse glomeruli. The V _max in mouse glomeruli is 1.6 times higher than in rat glomeruli. Ang iotensin I, II and III competitively inhibit APA in the rat and mouse glomeruli. — With quantitative histochemical techniques it was possible to show that APA is equivalent to angiotensinase A (splitting off the N-terminal aspartic acid from angiotensin I and II).Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 105)     

A glucoside of urospermal A

The aerial parts of Urospermum picroides afforded, in addition to urospermal A a p-hydroxylphenyl acetate of a glucoside of urospermal A.     

Quadruplexes of human telomere DNA analogs designed to contain G:A:G:A,G:G:A:A,and A:A:A:A tetrads

Replacement of two to four guanines by adenines in the human telomere DNA repeat dG₃(TTAG₃)₃ did not hinder the formation of quadruplexes if the substitutions took place in the terminal tetrad bridged by the diagonal loop of the intramolecular antiparallel three‐tetrad scaffold, as proved by CD and PAGE in both Na⁺ and K⁺ solutions. Thermodynamic data showed that, in Na⁺ solution, the dG₃(TTAG₃)₃ quadruplex was destabilized, the least by the two G:A:G:A tetrads, the most by the G:G:A:A tetrad in which the adenosines replaced syn‐guanosines. In physiological K⁺ solution, the highest destabilization was caused by the 4A tetrad. In K⁺, only the unmodified dG₃(TTAG₃)₃ quadruplex rearranged into a K⁺‐dependent quadruplex form, none of the multiple adenine‐modified structures did so. This may imply biological consequences for nonrepaired A‐for‐G mutations. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 93: 880–886, 2010.     

A monoclonal antibody to ochratoxin A

The production of patulin by P. expansum Link ex Gray growing in apple juice was determined over a range of pH. Patulin was found to be produced in large quantities over a narrow range of pH from 3-2 to 3–8. The biomass produced increased with increasing pH. The changes in pH due to growth of the organism were found to be small.