AGE-RAGE系统在糖尿病神经病变中的作用

糖尿病神经病变是糖尿病最常见的并发症之一,其确切发病机制目前还不是很清楚,但糖基化终末产物(advanced glycation end products,AGE)的形成在糖尿病神经病变的发病机制中起到了至关重要的作用,本文仅就AGE的形成、AGE与糖基化终末产物受体(receptor for advanced glycation end products,RAGE)在糖尿病神经病变中的作用及针对AGE-RAGE系统的治疗做一综述。     

高迁移率族蛋白1在脓毒症血管内皮细胞激活过程中的作用

血管内皮细胞激活是脓毒症病理生理过程的中心环节。活化的血管内皮细胞为炎症介质的聚集和迁移提供了重要的场所,是放大炎症反应的前提条件。高迁移率族蛋白1（high-mobility group box protein1,HMGB1）是脓毒症晚期致死性的促炎介质,维持并延长了脓毒症病理过程。HMGBl通过晚期糖基化终产物受体（advanced glycation end products receptor,RAGE）对血管内皮细胞有重要的激活作用。     

晚期糖基化终末产物受体在帕金森病中的作用研究进展

帕金森病是仅次于阿尔茨海默病的第二大神经退行性疾病.帕金森病在全人群中发病率为0.3%,在85 岁至89岁的人中,帕金森病发病率上升到3.5%,是老年群体的常见病之一.晚期糖基化终末产物受体(receptor for advanced glycation end-product,RAGE)是一种普遍存在的跨膜免疫球蛋白...     

高速泳动族蛋白1的致炎症作用机制

高速泳动族蛋白1(high-mobility group box 1,HMGB1)是一种高度保守的DNA结合蛋白,具有维持核小体结构和调节基因转录的功能,近来发现它是炎性反应强有力的促炎因子。在大多炎性疾病,特别是脓毒症病例中,HMGB1的血清和组织水平均显著升高,而且它与其受体如糖基化终末产物受体(receptor for advanced glycation end products,RAGE)、Toll样受体4(toll-like receptor,TLR4)、Toll样受体2(TLR2)等相互作用促进炎性疾病的发展。为了进一步了解HMGB1,本文就HMGB1的结构、生物学活性、与免疫细胞相互作用、细胞表面受体、以及拮抗HMGB1的药物等进行综述。     

sRAGE抑制缺血/再灌注引起的心肌细胞自噬

可溶性晚期糖基化终末产物受体（soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products,sRAGE）作为内源性保护物质,能够拮抗心肌缺血/再灌注(ischemia/reperfusion,I/R）损伤发生,重要机制是减轻心肌细胞凋亡。而近年来随着细胞死亡研究的深入,细胞自噬被认为是一种新的细胞程序性死亡。sRAGE是否可以抑制缺血/再灌引起的心肌细胞自噬尚未见报道。本文研究证明,sRAGE可抑制缺血/再灌注引起的心肌细胞自噬。以心肌细胞缺氧/复氧模拟心肌细胞缺血/再灌注模型,蛋白质印迹检测自噬门户蛋白beclin-1的表达,激光共聚焦显微镜检测自噬小体及自噬溶酶体的形成。心肌再灌注期间,心肌细胞自噬小体增加,而自噬溶酶体下降。细胞内自噬小体堆积,说明心肌细胞缺血/再灌注使自噬小体与溶酶体结合受损,清除发生障碍。与缺血/再灌注（I/R）组比较,缺血/再灌+sRAGE（I/R+sRAGE）组的自噬流减弱。此外,自噬门户蛋白beclin-1也表达下降。以上结果从细胞形态学和蛋白水平两方面说明,sRAGE抑制了I/R引起的心肌细胞自噬。换言之,sRAGE可以直接作用于心肌细胞拮抗缺血/再灌注损伤,其保护性作用可能与抑制心肌细胞自噬有关。     

HMGB1在狼疮性肾炎肾小球细胞外基质沉积中的作用及其可能机制

狼疮性肾炎(lupus nephritis,LN)的病理改变多种多样,硬化性肾小球肾炎是多数LN患者的终末阶段,因此,该研究探讨了肾小球硬化的原因及机制。该研究通过免疫组化技术检测发现,与癌旁远端正常组织相比,LN肾组织晚期糖基化终产物受体(receptor for advanced glycation end products,RAGE)与IV型胶原蛋白(collagen IV,Col IV)的表达水平均明显上调且二者呈明显正相关;ELISA技术检测结果发现,甘草酸及Box A均可抑制由狼疮性肾炎患者置换血浆所诱导的人系膜细胞培养上清中FN蛋白表达的上调;Western blot及IP检测显示,高迁移率组蛋白B1(high mobility group box 1,HMGB1)可与HMC表面的RAGE结合并上调其表达水平。综上所述,研究者推测,HMGB1可能先与系膜细胞表面的RAGE结合,继而诱导系膜细胞细胞外基质沉积,从而参与LN肾损伤的发生。     

渐进性糖化终产物与糖尿病肾病

高级糖化终末产物(advanced glycation end product,AGE)参与了糖尿病、动脉粥样硬化、癌症等多种疾病的发生和发展,尤其是其导致的糖尿病肾病(diabetic nephropathy,DN)是终末期肾衰竭的主要病因,因此探索以AGEs为靶点的DN治疗手段成为了国内外研究的热点。本文概述了国内外关于AGE参与DN的发病机制,靶向AGE的DN治疗策略,以及天然中药基于AGE为靶点干预DN的研究进展,初步探讨了靶向AGE的DN天然药物的筛选模型。     

氧化应激与糖尿病性心肌病的发生发展

糖尿病患者经常表现出一种独特的心脏表型,即糖尿病性心肌病（Diabetic cardiomyopathy,DCM）。由于在糖尿病患者中慢性炎症和氧化应激的发生,改变了机体代谢稳态,引发氧化还原失衡,从而诱发心肌代谢紊乱和心脏微血管病变,使心脏出现危险的氧化应激,致使了糖尿病性心肌病的发生。心肌细胞中脂肪的氧化与毒性增加以及微脉管系统中高水平的细胞血糖,让糖尿病患者体内的线粒体产生过量的活性氧（reactive oxygen species, ROS）。超氧阴离子自由基可增强己糖胺生物合成途径和多元醇通路,诱导活化蛋白激酶C(protein kinase C, PKC),增加晚期糖基化终产物（advanced glycation end products, AGEs）的形成并激活其受体（receptor for advanced glycation end products, RAGE）。这些生化级联反应同时也是ROS的其他额外来源。本文主要概述氧化应激在DCM中的作用及其涉及信号通路。同时,也简要提到了目前用于DCM的治疗方法。基于氧化应激在糖尿病性心肌病中的关键作用,新的抗氧化疗法的...     

晚期糖基化终末产物、一氧化氮在糖尿病周围神经病变中的作用

目的:研究晚期糖基化终末产物(advanced glycation end products,AGE)、一氧化氮(nitric oxide,NO)在糖尿病神经病变中的作用.方法:选择69名糖尿病患者,通过是否合并周围神经病变,分为糖尿病无神经病变组39例,糖尿病合并有神经病变组30例,另外设正常对照组30例,分别测血清AGE、NO水平、胆固醇、空腹血糖、糖化血红蛋白等三组间进行比较.结果:糖尿病患者血清AGE高于正常对照组(P＜0.05),糖尿病患者血清NO低于正常对照组(P＜0.05).结论:AGE表达的上调可能与糖尿病神经病变的发生、发展关系密切;NO表达的下调可能与糖尿病神经病变的发生、发展关系密切.     

肠淋巴再灌注加重肠系膜上动脉闭塞性休克大鼠肺部炎症反应

目的:研究肠系膜淋巴再灌注对肠系膜上动脉闭塞性(SMAO)休克大鼠肺部炎症反应的影响。方法:24只Wistar雄性大鼠均分为4组:SMAO组,MLR组,SMAO+MLR组,SHAM组。再灌注2h后,迅速留取肺组织,一部分制备组织匀浆,检测细胞间粘附分子(ICAM-1)和晚期糖基化产物受体(RAGE)。再另外选取固定位置肺部组织放入中性甲醛中固定,用于测定肺内HMGB1、RAGE的表达。结果:SMAO与SMAO+MLR组肺部组织匀浆ICAM-1、RAGE含量显著高于MLR与SHAM组,且SMAO+MLR组肺组织匀浆的ICAM-1、RAGE含量高于SMAO组。肺部组织内HMGB1和RAGE在MLR组与SHAM组基本不表达,或少量表达,MLR加重了SMAO休克模型中HMGB1和RAGE的表达。结论:MLR加重SMAO休克大鼠肺部炎症反应,进一步证实肠淋巴途径在SMAO休克发病学中具有重要作用,同时证实HMGB1及RAGE在SMAO休克大鼠的炎症失常反应中起重要作用。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.