成纤维细胞生长因子21通过诱导自噬在心血管疾病中发挥保护作用

成纤维细胞生长因子21 (fibroblast growth factor 21, FGF21)是成纤维细胞生长因子家族中一个具有内分泌性质的生长因子。既往报道显示,FGF21参与能量代谢的调节过程,并在冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病、糖尿病、非酒精性脂肪肝病等心血管相关疾病中具有保护作用。新近研究发现,FGF21在多种组织和器官中可诱导自噬,而自噬参与了包括血管钙化、动脉粥样硬化、心肌缺血/再灌注损伤在内的多种心血管疾病的病理过程。因此,有学者推测FGF21可能通过调控自噬在多种心血管相关疾病中发挥保护作用。本文就FGF21通过诱导自噬在心血管疾病中发挥保护作用的相关研究进展作一综述。     

FGF21的代谢调控及临床应用

成纤维细胞生长因子21(fibroblast growth factor 21,FGF21)是一种新型的参与代谢调控的关键分子,对降低体重和增加机体胰岛素敏感性具有十分显著的作用。大量的临床前和临床研究结果显示,FGF21是治疗肥胖和2型糖尿病潜在的药物靶点,该文从肝脏、脂肪和神经系统等组织入手,对FGF21调控代谢的分子作用机制及临床研究进展作一综述。     

运动调控FGF21在改善肥胖相关代谢性疾病中的作用

肥胖是糖尿病、脂肪肝、心血管疾病等慢性代谢性疾病发生发展的重要风险因素。运动可以改善肥胖,对相关代谢性疾病的预防与康复具有积极作用。成纤维细胞生长因子21 (fibroblast growth factor 21,FGF21)是一种对机体能量稳态、糖脂代谢有积极调控作用的内分泌因子,是代谢性疾病预防和治疗的有效靶点之一。FGF21抵抗是机体对FGF21反应性减弱的现象,表现为靶组织生物学效应降低,机体FGF21代偿性合成增加。这可能是由FGF21受体(fibroblast growth factor receptors,FGFRs)和β-klotho蛋白(β-klotho,KLB)表达减少或敏感性降低所致。肥胖患者常出现FGF21抵抗,改善FGF21抵抗是治疗肥胖及相关代谢性疾病的新思路。运动不仅可以增加部分组织FGF21表达量,还可以刺激FGFRs与KLB的表达来敏化FGF21的作用,改善FGF21抵抗。     

FGF21与代谢性疾病防治及其运动干预

成纤维细胞生长因子21(fibroblast growth factor 21, FGF21)属于成纤维细胞生长因子家族FGF19(fibroblast growth factor 19, FGF19)的亚型,不具有促成纤维细胞生长活性,且不与肝素特异性结合,是一种调节机体代谢的分泌型蛋白。在骨骼肌、肾脏、心脏以及血管和脂肪组织中 fgf21 表达比肝脏中高约7~10倍。FGF21可靶向脑、心脏、骨骼肌以及肾脏和肠等多种组织器官发挥作用。近来证实,FGF21已广泛应用于肝脂、糖脂代谢以及心血管疾病等代谢性疾病的预防与康复,可能成为代谢性疾病预防和康复的有效靶点之一。急性运动后骨骼肌FGF21表达显著升高,耐力运动可改善FGF21对肝脏脂肪调节的抵抗,有氧运动和抗阻运动可显著提高肝脏FGF21表达水平,单次急性运动后小鼠血清FGF21水平呈上升趋势。表明运动可显著提高循环和靶器官FGF21水平。积极开展运动介导的FGF21表达与肝脂、糖脂代谢紊乱及心血管等疾病康复研究,将为代谢性疾病预防与康复及其相关药物筛选提供新思路和新靶点。     

FGF21代谢调节机制的研究进展

代谢综合征在全世界广泛流行，我国代谢综合征的发病率已达24.2%。代谢综合征是糖尿病和心血管疾病发病的危险因素。成纤维细胞生长因子21(fibroblast growth factor 21,FGF21)是一种代谢信号调节蛋白，外源性FGF21类似物具有降低血糖、血脂和体重等多种药理作用，但FGF21调节代谢的机制目前仍不明确，可能涉及脂联素依赖途径、非脂联素依赖途径和大脑中枢调节途径等。临床研究发现，高水平的FGF21与代谢综合征的发生、发展和不良预后密切相关，存在“FGF21抵抗”。本文旨在概述FGF21代谢调节机制的最新研究进展，以期为代谢性疾病的临床诊疗和研究提供新思路。     

成纤维细胞生长因子的生理病理作用及应用进展

成纤维细胞生长因子(fibroblast growth factors,FGFs)以旁分泌或内分泌的方式参与多种生理活动的调节,维护成体组织的正常结构、功能并参与代谢调控。FGFs通过结合配体硫酸乙酰肝素或klotho使成纤维细胞生长因子受体二聚化而发挥生物学作用。过去的十年中,FGFs结构和分子机制的研究成果改变了人们对FGF信号在人类健康和疾病发生、发展中的认识,为以FGF及其受体为靶点的药物开发带来新的突破。文章综述了FGF的生理、病理作用及最新应用研究进展。     

β-Klotho在物质能量代谢及肿瘤发展中的作用

β-Klotho(KLB)是Klotho蛋白家族中一员，主要分布在肝、脂肪、胰腺、大脑等器官和组织。KLB是一种单次跨膜蛋白质，也是成纤维细胞生长因子19/21(FGF19/21)靶向激活成纤维细胞生长因子受体(FGFRs)的关键的高亲和力共受体。KLB在FGF21/19-KLB-FGFRs通路中参与机体对血糖、脂质、体重、胆汁酸循环等物质能量的调节，参与多种组织器官中细胞增殖的调节。本文将对KLB的结构特征和分布，以及在FGF19/21-KLB-FGFRs通路中对物质能量的调节作用和肿瘤形成中的作用进行综述。     

FGF8在脊椎动物早期胚胎发育中的调控作用

成纤维细胞生长因子8 (fibroblast growth factor 8,FGF8)是成纤维细胞生长因子家族的成员之一,是一种组织发育过程中的重要分泌性调控信号分子,参与脊椎动物的多种组织器官的发生与发育.早期胚胎细胞通过表达FGF8在组织和器官发育、血管发生、血细胞生成、附肢发生和伤口愈合等方面发挥着重要作用.FGF8不但可以在细胞外通过胞内信号通路,而且也可以进入细胞内部发挥生物学功能.本文就FGF8在脊椎动物神经系统、内脏器官、肢体发育及不对称发育等组织、器官发育中的调控作用予以阐述.     

成纤维细胞生长因子21的研究进展*

成纤维细胞生长因子21（fibroblast growth factor 21,FGF21）是一种主要的脂肪代谢调节因子,主要在肝脏中表达;FGF21有助于肝脏的脂肪代谢以及生酮反应,可以促进脂肪细胞摄取葡萄糖,促进胰岛素分泌,延缓肿瘤的发展等功能。近年来研究过程中发现,FGF21可以用于糖尿病和降血脂等其他代谢疾病治疗。主要对FGF21的特点,作用机理及其分子机制进行了概括,并对FGF21在糖尿病治疗和降血脂方面的研究进行了综述。     

成纤维细胞生长因子在骨修复中的作用和应用

成纤维细胞生长因子 ( FGF)是一类与肝素有高亲和性的多聚肽 ,最初根据它能刺激成纤维细胞再生而命名。现已发现有 1 8个成员 ,即 FGF1- FGF18。目前研究得最多的是 FGF1和 FGF2 。根据它们等电点 ( PI)的不同 ,FGF1又称为酸性成纤维细胞生长因子 ( a FGF,PI为 5 .6) ,FGF2 又称为碱性成纤维细胞生长因子 ( b FGF,PI为 9.6) ,它们均通过自分泌和 /或旁分泌途径在组织修复中发挥重要作用。成纤维细胞生长因子受体 ( FGFR)属于免疫球蛋白超家族成员 ,目前已确定了 4种由独立基因编码的人 FGFR。它们是一种跨膜蛋白质 ,分为细…     

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.