Cataloguing cytokine knockouts

Cytokine Knockoutsedited by S.K. Durum and K. Muegge, Humana Press, 1998. US $125.00 (xxv+482 pages) ISBN 0 89603 368 6     

Runx3蛋白在卵巢上皮性癌中的表达及临床意义

目的:探讨Runx3蛋白在卵巢癌的发生发展、浸润转移和化疗耐药中的作用,为以Runx3作为分子治疗靶点的抗肿瘤基因治疗提供理论依据。方法:运用组织芯片技术联合免疫组化法检测27例卵巢癌、20例正常卵巢组织、30例卵巢良性肿瘤中抑癌基因Runx3的表达情况,分析其与卵巢癌临床病理特征的关系,并进行临床随访分析Runx3基因与卵巢癌化疗耐药的关系。结果:1.Runx3蛋白在卵巢癌组织中的表达明显低于正常卵巢组织及卵巢良性肿瘤中的表达,两两比较,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);Runx3蛋白表达与肿瘤的临床分期和病理学分级有关,差异有显著性(P0.05);与肿瘤的组织学类型、患者年龄、是否绝经、及有无腹水形成无关(P0.05)。2.Runx3蛋白在化疗敏感组中高表达。结论:Runx3蛋白低表达对卵巢癌的发生发展及化疗耐药中起重要作用。     

Requirement of Runx3 in pulmonary vasculogenesis

Runx3 is essential for normal vertebrate lung development and Runx3 knockout (KO) mice die within 24 h after birth because of various organ defects including defects in alveolar expansion. For proper early lung development, vasculogenesis and angiogenesis are necessary in humans. Previous studies have reported that various signaling molecules, such as CD31, VEGF and vWF, are closely related to lung vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. To confirm the relationship between Runx3-related lung defects and vasculogenesis, the localization of various blood vessel markers is examined in WT and Runx3 KO mouse lungs at PN1. Our results indicate that CD31, VEGF and vWF were dramatically up-regulated by a loss of Runx3 during lung development. Moreover, U0126, a MEK inhibitor, rescued the lung phenotype and vascularization by regulation of ERK signaling. Therefore, it was concluded that lung vasculogenesis and angiogenesis were induced in the Runx3 KO mouse, which shows lung defects, by increased CD31, VEGF and vWF.     

Runx3、Ki-67在宫颈病变中的研究进展

宫颈癌严重威胁女性健康和安全,是导致女性死亡的主要恶性肿瘤之一。近年来我国宫颈癌的发病率正以每年2%-3%的速度增长,因此早期诊断对于预防和治疗宫颈癌具有决定性的意义。Runx3基因是一个新近发现的肿瘤抑制基因,其低表达与多种恶性肿瘤的发生发展有关。Ki-67抗原是一种贯穿表达于增殖期细胞中的核抗原,其指数可以准确反映细胞的增殖情况。研究表明Runx3及Ki-67的表达与宫颈癌的发生发展密切相关。目前宫颈癌筛查中的细胞学检查及hr-HPV检测方法都具有一定的局限性,寻求新的筛查方法已成为研究热点。本文将对Runx3及Ki-67在宫颈癌中的研究进展做一综述。     

Runx3在溃疡性结肠炎中的表达

目的:观察Runx3在溃疡性结肠炎(UC)粘膜组织中的表达,探讨抑癌基因RUNX3在溃疡性结肠炎发病机制中的调控作用.方法:选取经过临床表现、内镜、病理等方法共同确诊的溃疡性结肠炎活检的石蜡标本和结肠癌手术切除标本残端的正常组织石蜡标本,用免疫组织化学的方法检测Runx3蛋白在68例UC及50例对照结肠粘膜组织中的表达情况.结果:Runx3在UC及对照组结肠粘膜组织中均有表达,两者之间的差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05). Runx3的表达与UC患者的性别、年龄及病变严重程度之间无显著性相关(P＞0.05).结论:Runx3作为一个转录因子在溃疡性结肠炎的发病机制中可能通过非直接的方式发挥其重要作用.     

Characterization of astrocyte-specific conditional knockouts

Conditional gene knockouts are a very powerful tool for elucidating gene function in animal physiology and behavior. To obtain cell-specific knockouts, a promoter is utilized that drives expression of Cre recombinase specifically to the cell population of interest. We describe several transgenic lines of mice that were created in an attempt to obtain astrocyte-specific gene recombination. A 2 kb fragment from the human glial fibrillary acidic protein promoter is utilized to drive expression of inducible Cre recombinase, with both the Tet-Off and tamoxifen responsive systems. We show data obtained from crosses with two Cre reporter lines, ROSA26R and an astrocyte Cre reporter created in our laboratory, to assess the cell specificity of gene recombination. Additionally, our system is shown to successfully recombine a floxed Connexin43 locus, although recombination is not as extensive as seen in crosses with reporter lines.