病毒基因与细胞凋亡

细胞凋亡是受遗传控制的细胞自灭过程,是机体维持稳态的主要机制之一。是一种典形的细胞程序化死亡,细胞程序化死亡的诱导与调控机制是当今生物学中非常活跃的研究领域,涉及到细胞生物学、病毒学、免疫学,发育生物学,致癌生物学等学科,具有重要的理论与实践意义。引起细胞凋亡的因素很多,本文仅就病毒基因与细胞凋亡的关系,主要以疱疹病毒科,腺病毒科,杆状病毒科和逆转录病毒中某些病毒与细胞凋亡相关的基因及其结构,作用     

非酒精性脂肪性肝病细胞凋亡的内质网应激启动机制

内质网应激反应,是由于某些因素导致内质网的生理功能紊乱引起的一种细胞自我防御保护机制.内质网应激所诱导的细胞凋亡是近年来新被认识的一种凋亡途径,它不同于既往经典线粒体、死亡受体介导的细胞凋亡.当短暂性内质网应激时,通过激活未折叠蛋白反应来增强机体自我保护及生存能力;而持续性应激状态下,如非酒精性脂肪性肝病所诱导的内质网应激启动一系列凋亡途径如CHOP、JNK、Caspase等,上述凋亡途径可以加速诱导肝细胞凋亡,使NAFLD向肝纤维化方向甚至肝硬化发展.     

病毒基因与细胞凋亡

细胞凋亡（Ａｐｏｐｔｏｓｉｓ）是受遗传控制的细胞自灭过程,是机体维持稳态的主要机制之一。是一种典形的细胞程序化死亡（ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｍｅｄｃｅｌｌｄｅａｔｈ）,细胞程序化死亡的诱导与调控机制是当今生物学中非常活跃的研究领域,涉及到细胞生物学,病毒学、免疫学、发育生物学、致癌生物学等学科。具有重要的理论与实践意义。引起细胞凋亡的因素很多,本文仅就病毒基因与细胞凋亡的关系,主要以疤疹病毒科,腺病毒科,杆状病毒科和逆转录病毒中某些病毒与细胞凋亡相关的基因及其结构,作用方式和分子机理的研究结果进行综述并对以后研究方向作些展望。     

杆状病毒诱导昆虫细胞凋亡的初步研究

细胞凋亡 (ａｐｏｐｔｏｓｉｓ)最早被定义为一种有秩序、受控制并按某种预定程序发展的生理性的自然死亡过程 (ｋｅｒｒｅｔａｌ1 972 ) ,其特征是细胞收缩 ,染色质凝聚成块状 ,形成凋亡小体[1] 。但其最主要的特征是细胞ＤＮＡ受到一种被激活的内源性核酸酶的降解 ,凝胶电泳时呈现出特征性的梯形带 (Ｗｙｌｌｉｅ,1 980 )。病毒感染是常见导致细胞凋亡的重要因素 ,杆状病毒同样诱导昆虫细胞凋亡 ,同时 ,作为打破宿主防御体系的一种策略 ,杆状病毒可通过自身编码抗凋亡基因的表达 ,抑制细胞凋亡以利于自己的增殖[2 ] 。细胞调亡和病毒抗凋…     

杆状病毒凋亡抑制基因的研究进展

杆状病毒(bacu lovirus)感染昆虫细胞能引起细胞凋亡,但在长期进化过程中,杆状病毒可通过自身编码凋亡抑制基因的表达,抑制细胞凋亡以利于自己的增殖。目前在杆状病毒基因组中已发现两种不同类型的细胞凋亡抑制基因p35/p49和iap,这两类凋亡抑制基因分别作用于细胞凋亡途径的不同位点,以抑制细胞的凋亡。近年来人们对这两种基因的蛋白结构及作用机制等方面进行了大量的研究,这些为今后研究昆虫细胞凋亡,扩大杆状病毒宿主范围等方面奠定了基础。     

细胞焦亡:一种与炎症相关的细胞死亡

细胞焦亡是一种促炎症性和溶解性的细胞模式死亡,它是依赖半胱天冬酶-1(caspase-1)的激活所引起的一系列反应,最终作用于细胞,产生一种介于凋亡和坏死之间的细胞死亡。机体通过触发细胞焦亡而起到保护机体免受外界感染的作用,其中炎症小体激活半胱天冬酶-1(caspase-1)对于细胞焦亡的诱导起着重要的作用。本文主要介绍细胞焦亡及其被诱发的分子机制新进展,及与临床贴近的最新进展。     

细胞凋亡抑制因子

细胞凋亡 (ａｐｏｐｔｏｓｉｓ)是一种细胞的生理性自杀行为 ,对保持周围组织的健康和正常生长具有十分重要的意义。细胞凋亡的紊乱与许多致病性疾病的发生有关 ,涉及细胞凋亡过度的疾病如ＡＩＤＳ、神经变性紊乱、局部缺血等 ;涉及到细胞凋亡程度过低而导致的疾病如癌症的发生等。因此对细胞凋亡途径具有调节作用的蛋白质引起人们的广泛关注。ＩＡＰ(ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｏｒｏｆａｐｏｐｔｏｓｉｓ)家族蛋白最早发现于杆状病毒 ,它能抑制由病毒感染而诱导的细胞凋亡。杆状病毒在长期进化过程中 ,为适应自身的生活环境及繁殖的需要 ,获得了一些…     

细胞凋亡信号途径与免疫系统之间的串流

细胞凋亡作为一种生命体的主要细胞死亡方式,在清除多余或受感染细胞中发挥重要作用.尽管在组织或胚胎正常发育过程中,细胞凋亡诱导免痉反应比较温和,但在病毒感染或者对死亡受体(death receptor.DR)进行刺激时凋亡可以触发强烈的天然和获得性免疫反应.凋亡信号途径中的分子与免疫系统有着复杂的相互作用.本文综述了有关凋亡性死亡在诱导炎症,维持免疫系统动态平衡,促进免疫应答以及凋亡信号途径和免疫系统抗病毒机制相互关系等方面的研究成果,分析细胞凋亡所诱发免疫效应的机制.     

人类免疫缺陷病毒与细胞凋亡

人类免疫缺陷病毒1型(HIV-1)感染可使被感染者体内CD4细胞数量减少,最终导致艾滋病。关于HIV-1如何杀死免疫细胞的精确机制仍是1个争论的问题。现已知道,细胞凋亡为HIV-1诱导细胞死亡的一个重要机制。HIV可直接诱导细胞凋亡,也可以通过活化作用,同源被感染的细胞的介导,以及CD^8 T细胞诱导细胞凋亡。且细胞因子在HIV诱导细胞凋亡的过程中发挥着重要的作用。本综述主要从以上几个方面总结HIV-1诱导细胞凋亡的机制。     

杆状病毒p35蛋白抗凋亡作用及机理

杆状病毒入侵可以诱导昆虫细胞凋亡,作为对抗宿主防御体系的一种策略,病毒自身编码具有抗细胞凋亡活性的蛋白,如p35蛋白和IAP。杆状病毒p35蛋白是一种广泛有效的凋亡抑制因子,能在哺乳纲、昆虫纲和线虫纲中抑制细胞凋亡作用,推测其与细胞凋亡途径上保守的成分Caspase起作用。研究表明,p35蛋白正是通过蛋白酶间的相互作用和p35蛋白的剪切而起作用的。就最近几年在p35蛋白抗凋亡作用机理方面的研究作一综述 。     

Streptococcus pneumoniae: the role of apoptosis in host defense and pathogenesis

Programmed cell death or apoptosis is a recognised feature of infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae, and is observed during pneumococcal meningitis and pneumonia. The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin, pneumolysin, is a major trigger of apoptosis in the brain in association with pneumococcal production of hydrogen peroxide. Pneumococcal cell wall is also an important stimulus for apoptosis. Microbial factors and host factors combine in causing apoptosis in the brain, with hippocampal neurons being particularly susceptible. In pulmonary infection epithelial cell apoptosis contributes to tissue injury but macrophage apoptosis may benefit the host, aiding microbial killing and downregulating the inflammatory response. During sepsis lymphocyte apoptosis may be harmful to the host while dendritic cell apoptosis may limit the generation of an adaptive immune response during infection. Apoptosis induction may be harmful or potentially beneficial during pneumococcal infection and understanding its function in each setting is essential to allow specific therapeutic intervention.     

The role of programmed cell death in Plasmodium-mosquito interactions

Many host-parasite interactions are regulated in part by the programmed cell death of host cells or the parasite. Here we review evidence suggesting that programmed cell death occurs during the early stages of the development of the malaria parasite in its vector. Zygotes and ookinetes of Plasmodium berghei have been shown to die by programmed cell death (apoptosis) in the midgut lumen of the vector Anopheles stephensi, or whilst developing in vitro. Several morphological markers, indicative of apoptosis, are described and evidence for the involvement of a biochemical pathway involving cysteine proteases discussed in relationship to other protozoan parasites. Malaria infection induces apoptosis in the cells of two mosquito tissues, the midgut and the follicular epithelium. Observations on cell death in both these tissues are reviewed including the role of caspases as effector molecules and the rescue of resorbing follicles resulting from inhibition of caspases. Putative signal molecules that might induce parasite and vector apoptosis are suggested including nitric oxide, reactive nitrogen intermediates, oxygen radicals and endocrine balances. Finally, we suggest that programmed cell death may play a critical role in regulation of infection by the parasite and the host, and contribute to the success or not of parasite establishment and host survival.     

The role of programmed cell death in Plasmodium–mosquito interactions

Many host–parasite interactions are regulated in part by the programmed cell death of host cells or the parasite. Here we review evidence suggesting that programmed cell death occurs during the early stages of the development of the malaria parasite in its vector. Zygotes and ookinetes of Plasmodium berghei have been shown to die by programmed cell death (apoptosis) in the midgut lumen of the vector Anopheles stephensi, or whilst developing in vitro. Several morphological markers, indicative of apoptosis, are described and evidence for the involvement of a biochemical pathway involving cysteine proteases discussed in relationship to other protozoan parasites. Malaria infection induces apoptosis in the cells of two mosquito tissues, the midgut and the follicular epithelium. Observations on cell death in both these tissues are reviewed including the role of caspases as effector molecules and the rescue of resorbing follicles resulting from inhibition of caspases. Putative signal molecules that might induce parasite and vector apoptosis are suggested including nitric oxide, reactive nitrogen intermediates, oxygen radicals and endocrine balances. Finally, we suggest that programmed cell death may play a critical role in regulation of infection by the parasite and the host, and contribute to the success or not of parasite establishment and host survival.     

Induction of p53-dependent and mitochondria-mediated cell death pathway by dengue virus infection of human and animal cells

Previous studies have suggested that cells undergo apoptosis in response to dengue virus infection. However, the potential significance of dengue virus-induced apoptosis and the pathways are still not clearly defined. In this study, comparative analysis of dengue virus-induced apoptosis in BHK, H1299, HUH-7 and Vero cell lines was carried out. We show here that infection of BHK, HUH-7 and Vero cell lines with dengue type 1 virus (DEN1V) induces cell death typical of apoptosis. Virus-induced cell death was assayed by in situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling, detection of oligonucleosomal DNA fragmentation, DNA content analysis and assay for the externalization of phosphatidylserine residues. Detailed study of dengue virus infection in HUH-7 cells showed activation of cell death via the mitochondrial pathway causing lowering of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (DeltaPsim) in HUH-7 cells. Interestingly, in the p53-deficient cell line, H1299, apoptosis was largely undetectable compared with the other cell lines used; suggesting that a p53- and mitochondria-mediated cell death pathway may play an important role in dengue virus-induced apoptosis.     

Caspase-dependent apoptosis during infection with Cryptosporidium parvum

The protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum causes persistent diarrhea and malnutrition in children and the diarrhea-wasting syndrome in AIDS. No therapy exists for eliminating the parasite in the absence of a healthy immune response. Although it had been reported that infection of intestinal cell lines with C. parvum leads to host cell death, the mechanisms of cytolysis have not been characterized. We show here that infection with C. parvum leads to typical apoptotic nuclear condensation and DNA fragmentation in host cells. Both nuclear condensation and DNA fragmentation are inhibited by a caspase inhibitor, showing that caspases are involved in this type of apoptosis. Finally, blocking apoptosis with the caspase inhibitor increases the percentage of infected cells, suggesting that parasites may use apoptosis to exit from the infected cell or that the infected cells may eliminate the parasite through apoptosis. These results suggest that apoptosis could be involved in the pathogenesis of C. parvum infections in vivo, and raise the possibility that therapeutic interference with host cell death could alter the course of the pathology in vivo.     

Characteristics of dengue virus-infected peripheral blood mononuclear cell death that correlates with the severity of illness

The pathogenic mechanism of the severe form of dengue is complicated. Recent reports indicate that apoptotic death of various tissues or organs may be associated with vascular leakage, and ultimately leads to the death of DENV-infected patients. In the present study, we provide additional evidence supporting the detrimental role of apoptosis in DENV infection. A comparison of the rate of apoptosis in PBMCs isolated from patients suffering DF, a mild form of the disease, and the rate in patients with DHF, a life-threatening disease, revealed that PBMCs from DHF patients underwent apoptosis at a significantly higher rate than those suffering from DF alone. This suggests that the severity of natural DENV infection correlates with PBMC apoptosis. In addition, this cell death was induced not only by DENV itself, but also by the apoptotic activities of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α, and IL-1β, that were upregulated in DHF patients. The death of these mononuclear cells that function in an innate immune system may explain the higher viral load in DHF patients than in DF patients. Interestingly, a gene expression profile pattern elucidated that apoptosis occurring during natural DENV infection involved mainly the extrinsic apoptosis pathway, which is mediated via both caspase-dependent and caspase-independent mechanisms. In conclusion, our data highlight the adverse effect of apoptosis induced by DENV and by pro-inflammatory cytokines during natural DENV infection.     

A major human immunodeficiency virus type 1-initiated killing pathway distinct from apoptosis.

We have investigated the relative contribution of apoptosis or programmed cell death (PCD) to cell killing during acute infection with T-cell-tropic, cytopathic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), by employing diverse strategies to inhibit PCD or to detect its common end-stage sequelae. When Bcl-2-transfected cell lines were infected with HIV-1, their viability was only slightly higher than that of control infections. Although the adenovirus E1B 19-kDa protein has been reported to be a stronger competitor of apoptosis than Bcl-2, it did not inhibit HIV-mediated cell death better than Bcl-2 protein. Competition for Fas ligand or inactivation of the Fas pathway secondary to intracellular mutation (MOLT-4 T cells) also had modest effects on overall cell death during acute HIV infection. In contrast to these observations with HIV infection or with HIV envelope-initiated cell death, Tat-expressing cell lines were much more susceptible (200% enhancement) to Fas-induced apoptosis than controls and Bcl-2 overexpression strongly (75%) inhibited this apoptotic T-cell death. PCD associated with FasR ligation resulted in the cleavage of common interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme (ICE)-protease targets, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and pro-ICE, whereas cleaved products were not readily detected during HIV infection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells or T-cell lines even during periods of extensive cell death. These results indicate that one important form of HIV-mediated cell killing proceeds by a pathway that lacks the characteristics of T-cell apoptosis. Our observations support the conclusion that at least two HIV genes (env and tat) can kill T cells by distinct pathways and that an envelope-initiated process of T-cell death can be discriminated from apoptosis by many of the properties most closely associated with apoptotic cell death.     

动物细胞培养过程中的细胞自然凋亡

细胞培养过程中的细胞自然凋亡是细胞受环境压力的影响而发生的现象。随着细胞自然凋亡的分子生物学和生物化学研究的深入,对以动物细胞产品生产为目的的细胞培养产业将产生极有价值的影响。采用DNA重组技术把预防细胞自然凋亡的基因导入细胞和在培基中加入具有抗细胞自然凋亡的化合物等手段已用于预防或减缓细胞培养过程中的细胞自然凋亡。这些技术将大大延长细胞达到饱和密度后的培养时间,从而使细胞培养系统的生产效率得以显著提高。     

Negative selection of T cells by Helicobacter pylori as a model for bacterial strain selection by immune evasion.

The majority of humans infected with Helicobacter pylori maintain a lifelong infection with strains bearing the cag pathogenicity island (PAI). H. pylori inhibits T cell responses and evades immunity so the mechanism by which infection impairs responsiveness was investigated. H. pylori caused apoptotic T cell death, whereas Campylobacter jejuni did not. The induction of apoptosis by H. pylori was blocked by an anti-Fas Ab (ZB4) or a caspase 8 inhibitor. In addition, a T cell line with the Fas rendered nonfunctional by a frame shift mutation was resistant to H. pylori-induced death. H. pylori strains bearing the cag PAI preferentially induced the expression of Fas ligand (FasL) on T cells and T cell death, whereas isogenic mutants lacking these genes did not. Inhibiting protein synthesis blocked FasL expression and apoptosis of T cells. Preventing the cleavage of FasL with a metalloproteinase inhibitor increased H. pylori-mediated killing. Thus, H. pylori induced apoptosis in Fas-bearing T cells through the induction of FasL expression. Moreover, this effect was linked to bacterial products encoded by the cag PAI, suggesting that persistent infection with this strain may be favored through the negative selection of T cells encountering specific H. pylori Ags.