上皮源性细胞因子IL-33、IL-25和TSLP在哮喘发病机制中的作用

哮喘(asthma)是一种以气道高反应性、慢性气道炎症、气道重塑和可逆性的气流受阻为特征的常见慢性呼吸系统疾病。近年来,研究发现气道上皮细胞在霉菌、尘螨、花粉、病毒感染、空气污染物等各种损伤因素的作用下,可释放细胞因子白细胞介素-33(interleukin-33,IL-33)、白细胞介素-25(interleukin-25,IL-25)和胸腺基质淋巴细胞生成素(thymic stromal lymphopoietin,TSLP),这些细胞因子不仅可作用于2型辅助性T细胞(type 2 helper T cells,Th2 cells),同时也可作用于固有淋巴样2型细胞(group 2 innate lymphoid cells,ILC2s),通过释放Th2型细胞因子,参与哮喘的发生与发展。尽管这3种细胞因子在哮喘的发生与发展中均起到重要作用,但其在哮喘病理、生理学效应及作用方式上并非完全相同。现就这3种上皮源性细胞因子IL-33、IL-25和TSLP在哮喘发病机制中的作用作一概述。     

重组小鼠IL-33成熟蛋白的原核表达、纯化及活性检测

目的为了在大肠埃希菌中表达具有生物学活性的小鼠IL-33成熟蛋白。方法利用PCR技术从pc DNA3.1-IL-33质粒中扩增小鼠IL-33成熟蛋白的基因,将其插入原核表达载体p ET21a(+),构建成p ET21a-m IL-33质粒,转化至大肠埃希菌BL21,筛选出可表达m IL-33的大肠埃希菌工程菌株。经IPTG诱导表达,用镍柱亲和层析法纯化。结果经SDS-PAGE分析获得纯度高达95%的m IL-33蛋白,相对分子质量18 000。ELISA试验显示m IL-33可以有效的促进肠系膜淋巴细胞产生Th2型细胞因子(IL-5),与未处理组的差异具有显著的统计学意义。结论利用大肠埃希菌表达系统表达了具有生物活性的m IL-33蛋白,为继续开展IL-33在炎症性肠病的免疫治疗研究奠定了基础。     

重症肺炎患者血清IL-18、IL-23、IL-33与肠道菌群和临床转归的关系分析

摘要 目的：研究重症肺炎（SP）患者血清白细胞介素-18（IL-18）、白细胞介素-23（IL-23）、白细胞介素-33（IL-33）与肠道菌群和临床转归的关系。方法：选取2019年12月～2022年6月济南市人民医院收治的90例SP患者,记作研究组。另取同期收治的90例普通肺炎患者作为对照组。对比两组血清IL-18、IL-23、IL-33与肠道菌群含量,并以Pearson相关性分析两者的关系。此外,将研究组患者按照治疗后临床转归情况的差异分为好转组60例及恶化组30例,多因素Logistic回归分析SP患者临床转归的影响因素。结果：研究组血清IL-18、IL-23、IL-33水平高于对照组（均P＜0.05）。研究组大肠埃希菌、肠球菌含量均高于对照组,而拟杆菌、双歧杆菌及乳酸杆菌含量均低于对照组（均P＜0.05）。经Pearson相关性分析可得：血清IL-18、IL-23、IL-33与大肠埃希菌、肠球菌含量呈正相关关系,而与拟杆菌、双歧杆菌及乳酸杆菌含量呈负相关关系（均P＜0.05）。好转组年龄及血清IL-18、IL-23、IL-33水平均低于恶化组,且机械通气与长期卧床人数占比均低于恶化组（均P＜0.05）。经多因素Logistic回归分析发现：年龄大、机械通气、长期卧床以及血清IL-18、IL-23、IL-33水平高均是SP患者治疗后恶化的危险因素（均P＜0.05）。结论：SP患者血清IL-18、IL-23、IL-33与肠道菌群密切相关,且随着上述三项血清指标水平的升高,患者临床转归越差。     

枯草芽孢杆菌刺激小鼠肠上皮细胞分泌的IL-33在活化树突状细胞中发挥重要作用

[目的]枯草芽孢杆菌能有效诱导肠道黏膜免疫应答,但活化黏膜下树突状细胞(DC)的具体机制不完全清楚.[方法]本研究首先用不同浓度枯草芽孢杆菌刺激小鼠肠上皮CMT93细胞,用荧光定量PCR和ELISA检测细胞因子表达水平,然后将枯草芽孢杆菌刺激细胞的培养上清与小鼠骨髓源树突状细胞(BMDC)进行共孵育,用流式细胞术检测B...     

小鼠白细胞介素33真核表达质粒的构建及表达

克隆小鼠IL-33基因构建其真核表达质粒,并转染COS-7细胞检测其表达。提取C57BL/6小鼠肺组织总RNA,经反转录聚合酶链式反应（RT-PCR）扩增小鼠IL-33基因,酶切后插入pcDNA^TM3.1/myc HisA构建其真核表达质粒pcDNA-3.1-IL-33,重组质粒转染COS-7细胞,RT-PCR和免疫印迹法（western blotting）检测目的基因表达。结果显示,pcDNA3.1-IL-33中插入的片段序列测定结果与小鼠IL-33cDNA序列一致,重组质粒转染COS-7细胞后检测到相应mRNA及蛋白表达。成功克隆了小鼠IL-33基因cDNA,并构建其真核表达质粒。     

重组小鼠白细胞介素-33的原核表达制备及其粘膜免疫佐剂活性

目的:白细胞介素(IL)-33对树突状细胞、巨噬细胞及T细胞等免疫细胞具有重要调控作用。利用大肠杆菌制备重组小鼠的IL-33,并初步考察其作为粘膜免疫佐剂应用的潜能与特点。方法:以IPTG诱导硫氧还蛋白(Trx)/IL-33融合蛋白在大肠杆菌DH5α中的表达,并通过QSepharose离子交换和Ni~(++)金属螯合亲和层析纯化Trx/IL-33,进一步经肠激酶切割获得成熟形式的IL-33。重组HBcAg混合纯化的IL-33后经滴鼻免疫小鼠,考察HBcAg特异的IgA及IgG_1、IgG_(2a)的应答。结果:纯化的重组IL-33具有与标准品相当的促巨噬细胞RAW264.7表达TNF-α的体外细胞生物学活性。作为佐剂可显著增强滴鼻粘膜免疫激发的不同粘膜组织中HBcAg特异的IgA应答,以及血清与支气管肺泡灌洗液中特异IgG_1的应答水平,而抑制IgG_(2a)应答。结论:利用大肠杆菌可制备活性IL-33,其具有粘膜免疫佐剂的应用潜能。     

白细胞介素33在肿瘤免疫中的作用及信号通路研究进展

白细胞介素33(interleukin-33,IL-33)主要表达于人角质细胞、内皮细胞和纤维母细胞中。IL-33在Th(helper T cell)2细胞的成熟中发挥重要作用,促进Th2细胞分泌Th2相关细胞因子,趋化Th2细胞,并在组织损伤中作为警报素放大免疫反应。IL-33也可以激活肥大细胞、嗜碱性粒细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞和自然杀伤细胞。随着肿瘤免疫疗法研究逐渐深入,IL-33的抗肿瘤作用也逐渐被人们认识,包括在黑色素瘤和乳腺癌等癌症中的作用。为更好总结IL-33在肿瘤免疫中的研究进展,本文从IL-33在肿瘤免疫中的信号通路和IL-33对不同肿瘤免疫治疗效应两方面进行了归纳和总结。     

小鼠IL-18基因的克隆及真核表达载体的构建

研究ＩＬ－１８是否具有对造血功能调控的作用。采用常规分子生物学技术,从小鼠骨髓细胞中克隆了含信号肽序列的ＩＬ－１８,构建了表达载体。经序列测定表明所克隆的ＩＬ－１８序列与文献报道的一致,构建的真核表达载体正确。     

猪IL-18 在杆状病毒/昆虫细胞中的表达

IL-18作为一种多效性细胞因子,在机体免疫应答及各种生理功能中发挥着重要的调节作用,根据猪IL-18基因序列设计1对引物,将编码猪IL-18的成熟蛋白基因亚克隆到杆状病毒转移载体pFastBacDual中,并在C端融合6个组氨酸标签以利于纯化,然后转化到含穿梭载体Bacmid的感受态细胞DH10Bac中,发生转座作用。将重组质粒转染昆虫细胞,SDS-PAGE可检测到分子量为18 kDa左右的重组蛋白,Western blotting证实该重组蛋白可与兔抗猪IL-18抗体发生特异性反应。纯化后蛋白能明显促进猪T淋巴细胞转化,表明所表达的IL-18具有较高的生物活性。此研究为进一步开发研制新型免疫佐剂奠定了基础。     

小鼠IL-27真核表达载体的构建及其在RAW264.7 细胞中的表达

目的:构建小鼠白介素27(Interleukin 27,IL-27)单链融合基因的真核表达载体并检验其在RAW264.7细胞中的表达情况。方法:提取小鼠脾细胞总RNA,通过RT-PCR扩增出小鼠EBI3和p28 c DNA。采用重叠延伸PCR(splicing by overlap extension PCR,SOE PCR)通过编码疏水性多肽接头(Gly4Ser)3的DNA序列连接小鼠EBI3和p28基因片段,构建小鼠IL-27单链融合基因(mouse single chain IL-27,msc IL-27),并将其克隆至pc DNA3.1(+)载体。通过酶切和测序鉴定阳性重组载体,将重组质粒pc DNA3.1-IL-27通过脂质体转染法转染小鼠巨噬细胞株RAW264.7,通过RT-PCR方法检测目的基因的表达。结果:测序分析表明,小鼠IL-27单链融合基因中EBI3、linker和p28的连接顺序、方向及碱基序列与预期相符。在转染后的RAW264.7细胞中检测到了小鼠IL-27 m RNA的表达。结论:成功构建了小鼠IL-27单链融合基因及其真核表达载体,并在RAW264.7细胞中实现表达,为进一步探讨IL-27的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

鼠Ⅰ型可溶性白细胞介素1受体基因在昆虫细胞的克隆和表达

白细胞介素１（ＩＬ－１）是一种重要的细胞因子,具有广泛的生物学活性。它通过与细胞表面的白细胞介素 １受体（ＩＬ－１Ｒ）结合而起作用。以杆状病毒为载体在昆虫细胞中克隆表达了小鼠Ｉ型可溶性白细胞介素１受体（ｓＩＬ－１　ＲＩ）基因。以ＮＩＨ／３Ｔ３细胞ＲＮＡ为模板,采用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ方法扩增得到小鼠ｓＩＬ－ＩＲＩ的ｃＤＮＡ,克隆至杆状病毒转移载体ｐＡｃＧＰ６７Ｂ,将转移重组质粒与野生病毒ＡＣＮＰＶ ＤＮＡ共转染昆虫细胞Ｓｆ９,经同源重组得到重组杆状病毒ｒＡＣＮＰＶ。应用经纯化的ｒＡｃＮＰＶ感染昆虫细胞Ｓｆ９,表达获得重组的ｓＩＬ－１ＲＩ。经对亲和层析样品的ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析和对ＩＬ－１β生物活性阻断作用实验证实,表达产物能够与其配基结合,并且能够分泌至细胞培养上清中。     

MicroRNA-30e Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Cervical Carcinoma Cells through Targeting GALNT7

Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women worldwide. However, the underlying mechanism of occurrence and development of cervical cancer is obscure. In this study, we observed that miR-30e was downregulated in clinical cervical cancer tissues and cervical cancer cells. Next, overexpression of miR-30e reduced the cervical cancer cell growth through MTT, colony formation, EdU, and Transwell assay in SiHa and Caski cells. Subsequently, UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine: polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 7 (GALNT7) was identified as a potential miR-30e target by bioinformatics analysis. Moreover, we showed that miR-30e was able to bind to the 3′UTR of GALNT7 by luciferase reporter assay. In addition, the mRNA and protein levels of GALNT7 in cervical cancer cells were downregulated by miR-30e. And we validated that downregulation of GALNT7 repressed the proliferation of SiHa and Caski cells by MTT, colony formation, and Transwell assay. We identified that the restoration of GALNT7 expression was able to counteract the effect of miR-30e on cell proliferation of cervical cancer cells. Furthermore, we found that the expression levels of GALNT7 were frequently upregulated and negatively correlative to those of miR-30e in cervical cancer tissues. In addition, we validated that restoration of GALNT7 rescued the miR-30e–suppressed growth of cervical cancer xenografts in vivo. In conclusion, the current results suggest that miR-30e may function as tumor suppressors in cervical cancer through downregulation of GALNT7. Both miR-30e and its novel target, GALNT7, may play an important role in the process of cervical cancer.     

Expression of Functional Human Monoamine Oxidase A and B cDNAs in Mammalian Cells

Monoamine oxidase (MAO) A and B are important enzymes that metabolize biogenic amines throughout the body. Previous studies had suggested that both MAO A and B consist of two subunits of molecular masses of 63 and 60 kilodaltons, respectively. The cDNAs encoding one subunit of human liver MAO A and B have been expressed in mammalian cells by transfection of the individual clones. The proteins expressed from these cDNAs are shown to be catalytically active. Similar to the endogenous enzymes, the expressed MAO A prefers serotonin as a substrate and is sensitive to the inhibitor clorgyline. In contrast, the expressed MAO B prefers phenylethylamine as a substrate and is sensitive to the inhibitor deprenyl. These results suggest that a single polypeptide of MAO A (or B), existing as either a monomer or homodimer, is enzymatically active. The ability to obtain functional MAO A and B from their respective cDNA clones allows us to study further the structure and function relationships of these important enzymes.     

腺病毒载体介导密码子优化型HPV 16 L1基因在哺乳动物细胞中的高效表达及病毒样颗粒的装配

为研究重组腺病毒载体作为HPV16预防性疫苗的可行性,构建了含密码子优化型HPV 16 L1基因的重组腺病毒,并对优化基因在哺乳动物细胞中的表达进行研究。首先按照哺乳动物密码子偏好对野生型HPV16 L1基因进行改造并合成优化基因,命名为mod.HPV16L1。将mod.HPV16L1基因克隆到穿梭质粒PDC316上,与骨架质粒共转染293细胞,在细胞内包装重组腺病毒rAd-mod.HPV16L1。用免疫印迹法检测病毒感染的293T细胞中HPV16L1蛋白的表达。通过Optiprep密度梯度超速离心法纯化HPV16 L1病毒样颗粒(VLPs)。用磷钨酸负染,在电子显微镜下观察HPV16 L1蛋白自我装配形成的VLPs。结果显示,重组腺病毒载体可介导mod.HPV16 L1基因在哺乳动物细胞内的高效表达,L1蛋白可自我装配形成VLPs。     

中英科研机构五年宏观动物学研究进展比较分析——以中国科学院动物进化与系统学重点实验室和英国自然历史博物馆为例

在全球资源和环境危机下,物种和生态层面的宏观动物学研究已成为可持续发展的重要课题。本文基于英国自然历史博物馆和中国科学院动物进化与系统学重点实验室2009~2013年动物学领域研究进展的可视化对比分析,以揭示两机构近5年宏观动物学研究的现状、热点、差异以及未来发展趋势。分析发现,两机构在动物分类、系统进化与生物多样性等宏观动物学研究方向十分类似;作者聚类方面中国科学院动物进化与系统学重点实验室多侧重于中国昆虫纲研究,而英国自然历史博物馆研究的动物类群更具多样性且地区跨度更广;中国科学院动物进化与系统学重点实验室目前最主要的研究热点乃至未来相当一段时间的研究前沿仍为中国新物种的经典分类学研究;英国自然历史博物馆的研究热点则已转向中国和印度等发展中国家的新物种发现与描记,在经典分类学基础上的物种多样性和系统发育学研究则是英国自然历史博物馆宏观动物学的研究前沿。     

小鼠SOCS1基因重组腺病毒载体的构建及其在树突状细胞中的表达

目的:构建含小鼠细胞因子信号抑制因子-1基因(SOCS1)的重组腺病毒载体(Ad5F35-SOCS1),探讨其介导SOCS1基因在小鼠树突状细胞中的表达。方法:设计含AgeI和NheI酶切位点的SOCS1基因上下游引物,以质粒pEF-FLAG-1/mSOCS1为模版,通过PCR扩增获得SOCS1全部序列,片段回收后经AgeI和NheI酶切,再定向插入到经AgeI和NheI酶切的质粒pDc316-LacZa中,获得重组穿梭质粒pDC316-SOCS1,经AgeI和NheI酶切、PCR及测序等鉴定后,用脂质体将穿梭质粒pDC316-SOCS1与腺病毒骨架质粒pBHGF35共转染293细胞,经位点特异性重组获得重组腺病毒Ad5F35-SOCS1,行PCR鉴定,经293细胞扩增、纯化制备高滴度病毒液,TCID50法测定病毒滴度。用获得的重组腺病毒感染小鼠树突状细胞,以免疫组化检测SOVD1的表达。结果:成功构建了含小鼠SOCS1基因的重组腺病毒载体,病毒感染滴度为1.4×10~9IU/ml,该载体能有效介导SOCS1基因在小鼠树突状细胞中的表达。结论:重组腺病毒载体能将SOCS1基因转入小鼠树突状细胞并有效表达,为基因转染制备耐受性树突状细胞奠定了基础。     

Plasmonic-based platforms for diagnosis of infectious diseases at the point-of-care

Infectious diseases such as HIV-1/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis B (HBV), and malaria still exert a tremendous health burden on the developing world, requiring rapid, simple and inexpensive diagnostics for on-site diagnosis and treatment monitoring. However, traditional diagnostic methods such as nucleic acid tests (NATs) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) cannot be readily implemented in point-of-care (POC) settings. Recently, plasmonic-based biosensors have emerged, offering an attractive solution to manage infectious diseases in the developing world since they can achieve rapid, real-time and label-free detection of various pathogenic biomarkers. Via the principle of plasmonic-based optical detection, a variety of biosensing technologies such as surface plasmon resonance (SPR), localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), colorimetric plasmonic assays, and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) have emerged for early diagnosis of HIV-1, TB, HBV and malaria. Similarly, plasmonic-based colorimetric assays have also been developed with the capability of multiplexing and cellphone integration, which is well suited for POC testing in the developing world. Herein, we present a comprehensive review on recent advances in surface chemistry, substrate fabrication, and microfluidic integration for the development of plasmonic-based biosensors, aiming at rapid management of infectious diseases at the POC, and thus improving global health.     

Dll1 Marks Cells of Origin of Ras-Induced Cancer in Mouse Squamous Epithelia

The Notch signaling pathway has been implicated in homeostasis and disease, including cancer, in various tissues. Moreover, it has been involved both in stem cell maintenance and differentiation, in a context-dependent manner. Stem/progenitor cells, on the other hand, have long been suspected to be the cells of origin in various malignancies. In order to gain insight in the role of the Notch ligand Dll1 in mouse development, we generated a knock-in line expressing an inducible Cre recombinase. We have employed in vivo approaches in mice to genetically mark rare subpopulations of cells expressing Dll1 in various adult tissues. Moreover, we conditionally expressed a constitutively active Ras oncoprotein in these cells and showed that within days, mice develop squamous neoplasias in the skin, as well as in the stomach.