肠上皮细胞RNA干扰Hsp70基因转染条件的研究

旨在研究肠上皮细胞(IEC-6)RNA干扰效率的特染条件,并对4对Hsp70干抚序列进行筛选,为进一步以RNA干扰(RNAi)技术研究Hsp70对胃肠道的保护功能以及介导信号通路的机理打下基础.以24孔培养板培养IEC-6细胞,利用阳高子脂质体特染FAM-siRNA片段进入IEC-6细胞,采用荧光倒置显微镜和流式细胞仪检测FAM-siRNA和特染试剂Lipofectamine 2000不同剂量比例对特染效率的影响,并进一步采用RT-PCR和Western blotting方法对Hsp70干扰序列进行筛选.试验结果表明,采用脂质体转染法可获得较高的转染效率,其中以80 nmol/L FAM-siRNA+1μL Lipofectamine 2000组的转染效率最高(85.77％).针对4个不同靶位点,进行Hsp70基因干涉,结果表明,4个组中Hsp70 mRNA的表达显著下降,其中oligo 4组的基因表达极显著降低.Western blotting的结果表明,oligo 2、oligo3和oligo4组中的Hap70蛋白表达极显著降低.最终确定80 nmol/L FAM-siRNA+1μL Lipofectamine 2000为最佳转染条件,以oligo 4(Hap70的基因位点为3672 -3692)为最佳RNA干扰靶基因.     

Differential Calcium Requirements For Growth of Mouse Skin Epithelial and Fibroblast Cells

Concentrations of extracellular Ca⁺⁺ optimum for growth of cell types of mesodermal origin have been reported to be up to 100-fold higher than concentrations optimal for epidermal or other epithelial lining cells. In order to examine Ca⁺⁺ requirements of epithelial v. fibroblastic cells derived from a common tissue source, prior to prolonged culture, freshly isolated mouse epidermal keratinocytes, hair follicle cells and dermal fibroblasts were plated at high density or at clonal density in medium ranging from 0.014 to 1.4 mM Ca⁺⁺. Epithelial skin cells grew best at Ca⁺⁺ levels below 0.1 mM while dermal fibroblasts grew best at a Ca⁺⁺ concentration of 1.4 mM. the epithelial cell types exhibited marked morphologic changes in response to Ca⁺⁺, while the fibroblasts did not. These results suggest that the variations in Ca⁺⁺ response between lining epithelium and mesenchymal cells resulted from inherent differences in these cell types, but a mechanism for such differential effects has not yet been defined.     

Extracellular Glutathione Decreases the Ability of Burkholderia cenocepacia to Penetrate into Epithelial Cells and to Induce an Inflammatory Response

Background

The airway surface liquid (ASL) of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients contains a lower concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH) with respect to healthy people. It is not known whether this defect may favor lung colonization by opportunistic pathogens.

Principal Findings

We have analyzed the effects of extracellular GSH on the ability of Burkholderia cenocepacia to penetrate and multiply in epithelial respiratory cells. Extracellular GSH proved to be able to drastically reduce the pathogen ability to adhere and invade airway epithelial cells. This effect is correlated to a GSH-dependent increase in the number of free thiols on the surface of epithelial cells, suggestive of a change in the oxidoreductive status of membrane proteins involved in B. cenocepacia recognition. Moreover, treatments with GSH led to a consistent reduction of the expression of IL-8, TNF-α and IL-1β in response to B. cenocepacia infection.

Conclusions and Significance

Extracellular GSH modulates the interaction between B. cenocepacia and epithelial respiratory cells and inhibits the bacterial invasion into these cells. This suggests that therapies aimed at restoring normal levels of GSH in the ASL might be beneficial to control CF lung infections.     

Influence of the Rate of Cell Growth and Cell Density on Interferon Action in Chick Embryo Cells

Chick embryo cells became more sensitive to the action of interferon the longer they remained in culture. This phenomenon was found even before confluency had been reached. The relative insensitivity of newly seeded cells was not due to a loss of receptors. Cells synthesizing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) at a high rate were less sensitive to interferon action than cells synthesizing DNA at a low rate, but the inhibition of DNA synthesis had no effect on interferon action. An increase in the number of cells used for seeding resulted in an earlier appearance of increased sensitivity to interferon action. These results are discussed in relation to the induction process in animal cells.     

甲状腺素T4对体外高温培养奶牛乳腺上皮细胞生长和凋亡的影响

以体外培养的奶牛乳腺上皮细胞为模型,采用台盼蓝染色绘制生长曲线,细胞流式检测细胞凋亡,以正常培养温度(38℃)为对照,研究体外高温培养条件下(42℃),添加不同浓度(0.01、01和1mol/L)甲状腺素(thyroxine,T4)对细胞生长和凋亡的影响.结果表明,不同浓度的T4在38℃有促进奶牛乳腺上皮细胞生长的趋势,但是变化不显著(P>0.05),而T4对缓解高温所造成的乳腺上皮细胞的生长抑制作用也不显著(P>0.05);不同的T4都能够极显著缓解42℃培养1 h和3 h的奶牛乳腺上皮细胞的凋亡(P<0.01),并且对缓解42℃培养3 h的细胞凋亡效果更加明显,但是对42℃培养5 h和8 h的细胞,仅1 μmol/L的T4能够极显著缓解其凋亡(P<0.01).结果提示,T4对高温造成的奶牛乳腺上皮细胞的生长抑制没有明显的缓解作用,但能缓解高温诱导的奶牛乳腺上皮细胞凋亡.     

Seoul Virus-Infected Rat Lung Endothelial Cells and Alveolar Macrophages Differ in Their Ability To Support Virus Replication and Induce Regulatory T Cell Phenotypes

Hantaviruses cause a persistent infection in reservoir hosts that is attributed to the upregulation of regulatory responses and downregulation of proinflammatory responses. To determine whether rat alveolar macrophages (AMs) and lung microvascular endothelial cells (LMVECs) support Seoul virus (SEOV) replication and contribute to the induction of an environment that polarizes CD4⁺ T cell differentiation toward a regulatory T (Treg) cell phenotype, cultured primary rat AMs and LMVECs were mock infected or infected with SEOV and analyzed for viral replication, cytokine and chemokine responses, and expression of cell surface markers that are related to T cell activation. Allogeneic CD4⁺ T cells were cocultured with SEOV-infected or mock-infected AMs or LMVECs and analyzed for helper T cell (i.e., Treg, Th17, Th1, and Th2) marker expression and Treg cell frequency. SEOV RNA and infectious particles in culture media were detected in both cell types, but at higher levels in LMVECs than in AMs postinfection. Expression of Ifnβ, Ccl5, and Cxcl10 and surface major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) and MHC-I was not altered by SEOV infection in either cell type. SEOV infection significantly increased Tgfβ mRNA in AMs and the amount of programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) in LMVECs. SEOV-infected LMVECs, but not AMs, induced a significant increase in Foxp3 expression and Treg cell frequency in allogeneic CD4⁺ T cells, which was virus replication and cell contact dependent. These data suggest that in addition to supporting viral replication, AMs and LMVECs play distinct roles in hantavirus persistence by creating a regulatory environment through increased Tgfβ, PD-L1, and Treg cell activity.     

酸性成纤维细胞生长因子的促细胞增殖作用和对实验秃毛大鼠的疗效研究

利用大肠杆菌菌株表达出高纯度的酸性成纤维细胞生长因子,并对其促3T3细胞的增殖作用和对实验秃毛大鼠的疗效进行了研究。结果表明,在体外实验中,1.95 ng/ml~1000ng/ml的aFGF溶液可以促进balb/c 3T3细胞的分裂增殖,与PBS组比较具有显著性差异(P<0.05,P<0.01);在体内实验中,在第7天,4μg/ml aFGF组大鼠毛发长度变长,与模型对照组比较有显著性差异(P<0.05);在第14天,2μg/ml 和4μg/ml aFGF组大鼠毛发长度继续变长,与模型对照组比较有显著性差异(P<0.05)。病理检查结果显示aFGF可以促进实验秃毛大鼠的毛囊数目增多,毛囊无萎缩变小现象,血管无充血现象,基本恢复到正常水平。由此得出aFGF可以促进3T3细胞的分裂增殖,以及促进实验秃毛大鼠的毛发生长。aFGF具有很好的开发前景。     

An Experimental Study of Cell and Nuclear Growth and Their Relation to Cell Diversification within a Plant Tissue

Roots of Zea mays were grown for four days in a solution of colchicine that inhibits cell division. During this period the amount of cell growth and nuclear DNA replication was measured in different regions of the root cap. The rates at which cell volume and nuclear DNA content double are similar in the first cell-tier of the cap (the meristematic stem-cell) but in more distal cells the rate of cell growth outstrips the rate of nuclear DNA increase. It is suggested that the degree of coordination between cell and nuclear growth regulates meristematic activity and can influence the onset of cell differentiation.
The pattern of endopolyploidy changes in the different regions of the colchicine-treated root cap. It is suggested that the degree of endopolyploidy normally characteristic of cells at particular locations within this tissue is not a response to a positional signal alone; it is more likely to be due to some rate-limiting control of DNA synthesis.     

Fasciola hepatica Kunitz Type Molecule Decreases Dendritic Cell Activation and Their Ability to Induce Inflammatory Responses

The complete repertoire of proteins with immunomodulatory activity in Fasciola hepatica (Fh) has not yet been fully described. Here, we demonstrated that Fh total extract (TE) reduced LPS-induced DC maturation, and the DC ability to induce allogeneic responses. After TE fractionating, a fraction lower than 10 kDa (F<10 kDa) was able to maintain the TE properties to modulate the DC pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine production induced by LPS. In addition, TE or F<10 kDa treatment decreased the ability of immature DC to stimulate the allogeneic responses and induced a novo allogeneic CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells. In contrast, treatment of DC with T/L or F<10 kDa plus LPS (F<10/L) induced a regulatory IL-27 dependent mechanism that diminished the proliferative and Th1 and Th17 allogeneic responses. Finally, we showed that a Kunitz type molecule (Fh-KTM), present in F<10 kDa, was responsible for suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokine production in LPS-activated DC, by printing tolerogenic features on DC that impaired their ability to induce inflammatory responses. These results suggest a modulatory role for this protein, which may be involved in the immune evasion mechanisms of the parasite.     

改构型酸性成纤维细胞生长因子对细胞增殖活性的影响

目的:研究aFGF和MaFGF对正常的肾小管上皮细胞及胃癌细胞增殖的影响。方法:用不同浓度的aFGF和MaFGF分别作用于肾小管上皮细胞及胃癌细胞,48h后采用WST-8法测定aFGF和MaFGF对两种细胞的促增殖活性。结果:在各浓度下,MaFGF组对肾小管上皮细胞和胃癌细胞的促增殖作用都显著低于aFGF组。结论:MaFGF对肾小管上皮细胞及胃癌细胞的促分裂活性较aFGF明显下降。     

Changes of Gap and Tight Junctions during Differentiation of Human Nasal Epithelial Cells Using Primary Human Nasal Epithelial Cells and Primary Human Nasal Fibroblast Cells in a Noncontact Coculture System

The epithelium of upper respiratory tissues such as nasal mucosa forms a continuous barrier to a wide variety of exogenous antigens. The epithelial barrier function is regulated in large part by the intercellular junctions, referred to as gap and tight junctions. However, changes of gap and tight junctions during differentiation of human nasal epithelial (HNE) cells are still unclear. In the present study, to investigate changes of gap and tight junctions during differentiation of HNE cells in vitro, we used primary human HNE cells cocultured with primary human nasal fibroblast (HNF) cells in a noncontact system. In HNE cells cocultured with HNF cells for 2 weeks, numerous elongated cilia-like structures were observed compared to those without HNF cells. In the coculture, downregulation of Cx26 and upregulation of Cx30.3 and Cx31 were observed together with extensive gap junctional intercellular communication. Furthermore, expression of the tight junction proteins claudin-1, claudin-4, occludin and ZO-2 was increased. These results suggest that switching in expression of connexins and induction of tight junction proteins may be closely associated with differentiation of HNE cells in vitro and that differentiation of HNE cells requires unknown soluble factors secreted from HNF cells.     

Effects of Nerve Growth Factor and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Promote Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells to Neural Differentiation

Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) were the most widely used seed cells in the field of neural regeneration and bone tissue engineering, due to their easily isolation, lack of ethical controversy, low immunogenicity and low rates of transplantation rejection. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) on neural differentiation of DPSCs in vitro. DPSCs were cultured in neural differentiation medium containing NGF and bFGF alone or combination for 7 days. Then neural genes and protein markers were analyzed using western blot and RT-PCR. Our study revealed that bFGF and NGF increased neural differentiation of DPSCs synergistically, compared with bFGF and NGF alone. The levels of Nestin, MAP-2, βIII-tubulin and GFAP were the most highest in the DPSCs?+?bFGF?+?NGF group. Our results suggested that bFGF and NGF signifiantly up-regulated the levels of Sirt1. After treatment with Sirt1 inhibitor, western blot, RT-PCR and immunofluorescence staining showed that neural genes and protein markers had markedly decreased. Additionally, the ERK and AKT signaling pathway played a key role in the neural differentiation of DPSCs stimulated with bFGF?+?NGF. These results suggested that manipulation of the ERK and AKT signaling pathway may be associated with the differentiation of bFGF and NGF treated DPSCs. Our date provided theoretical basis for DPSCs to treat neurological diseases and repair neuronal damage.     

Study on Chemical Components from Derris taiwaniana and Their Lung Epithelial Cell Protect Effects

The ethanol extract of roots of Derris taiwaniana gave two undescribed compounds, 3,3′-dimethoxy-5′-hydroxystilbene-4-O-β-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside ( 1 ) and 4′,5-dihydroxy-3′-methoxyisoflavone-7-O-β-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside ( 2 ), along with thirty known components. Among them, compounds 14 , 16 – 17 , 23 , 26 – 32 were isolated from this genus for the first time. Their structures were established based on physico-chemical properties and spectroscopic data, the lung epithelial cell protective effects were evaluated using NNK-induced MLE-12 cells. Among them, 2α,3α-epoxy-5,7,3′,4′-tetrahydroxyflavan-(4β-8-catechin) ( 30 ) showed the best significant protective effect, speculated to be the key component of D. taiwaniana that plays a protective role in lung epithelial cells.     

胰岛素对β细胞胰岛素分泌的反馈影响

目的：探讨不同浓度外源性胰岛素在不同浓度葡萄糖情况下对β TC-3细胞胰岛素分泌的影响。方法：取对数生长期的13TC3细胞分三组,即低糖组、中糖组、高糖组（葡萄糖浓度分别取1．0mmol／L、3．Ommoi／L、20．Ommol／L）。每组分0、5、10、15、100、500、5000和50000μU／ml胰岛素八个亚组（其中0μU／ml作为对照组）。刺激10分钟后取上清液测C肽。结果：在高糖组中,C肽分泌量无明显差异;在中糖组中,10μU／ml和15μU／ml两组相对对照组C肽分泌量显著增加,50000μU／ml组C肽分泌量则相对对照组出现减少,其余3个亚组无明显改变;在低糖组中,c肽分泌量除5000μU／ml组减少外。其它亚组C肽分泌量无明显差畀。结论：胞外胰岛素在适宜葡萄糖浓度时,对BTC3细胞胰岛素分泌的反馈影响呈剂量依赖关系。