Effects of Se-depletion on glutathione peroxidase and selenoprotein W gene expression in the colon

Selenium (Se)-containing proteins have important roles in protecting cells from oxidative damage. This work investigated the effects of Se-depletion on the expression of the genes encoding selenoproteins in colonic mucosa from rats fed diets of different Se content and in human intestinal Caco-2 cells grown in Se-adequate or Se-depleted culture medium. Se-depletion produced statistically significant (P<0.05) falls in glutathione peroxidase (GPX) 1 mRNA (60-83%) and selenoprotein W mRNA (73%) levels, a small but significant fall in GPX4 mRNA (17-25%) but no significant change in GPX2. The data show that SelW expression in the colon is highly sensitive to Se-depletion.     

Differential Effects of Sodium Selenite and Nano-Se on Growth Performance,Tissue Se Distribution,and Glutathione Peroxidase Activity of Avian Broiler

The present research evaluated differential effects of sodium selenite and nano-Se on growth performance, tissue Se distribution, and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity of avian broiler. Broilers were randomly segregated into 12 groups so that three replicates were available for each of the three treatments (T-1, T-2, and T-3) and control groups. The control groups were fed basal diets without Se addition. T-1, T-2, and T-3 were fed with diets containing 0.2 mg kg⁻¹ sodium selenite, 0.2 mg kg⁻¹ nano-Se, and 0.5 mg kg⁻¹ nano-Se, respectively. Compared with the control, Se supplementation remarkably improved daily weight gain and survival rate and decreased feed conversion ratio (P < 0.05). However, no significant difference was observed between T-1, T-2, and T-3. The tissue Se content was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in Se-supplemented groups than the control, and T-3 showed the highest. Furthermore, higher Se content was observed in liver, and there was a significant difference (P < 0.05) compared with that in muscle. As for serum and hepatic GSH-Px activities, Se supplementation remarkably improved GSH-Px activity (P < 0.05), and there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) between treatments (T-1, T-2, and T-3).     

MJD基因CAG不稳定性扩增与临床研究

为了解Ｍａｃｈａｄｏ－ Ｊｏｓｅｐｈ 病（ＭＪＤ）基因突变及临床的神经电生理特点, 对１６ 个诊断为遗传性小脑性共济失调（ＳＣＡ）家系的４５ 例病人及３０ 例家系的“正常”人作ＭＪＤ 基因突变分析,检出ＭＪＤ 基因的病人行肢体运动及感觉神经传导速度（ＭＣＶ 及ＳＣＶ）、脑干诱发电位（ＢＡＥＰ）,视觉诱发电位（ＶＥＰ）的检查。结果检出１０ 个家系２５ 例病人及１ 例症状前１８ 岁女孩有ＭＪＤ基因突变,ＣＡＧ 三核苷酸重复７３～７９ 次,异常等位基因片段长３８０～４０２ｂｐ,均为杂合子; 正常人ＣＡＧ 三核苷酸重复１８～４０ 次,等位片段长２００～２７０ｂｐ,电生理发现ＭＪＤ 的ＳＣＶ 减慢比ＭＣＶ 明显,而下肢的ＭＣＶ、ＳＣＶ 又较上肢明显,ＢＡＥＰ、ＶＥＰ均有不同程度的潜伏期延长或波的异常;ＭＪＤ 的父亲遗传早于母亲,进展也较块,临床以小脑性共济失调为突出症状,其次为构音障碍、突眼等,肌肉萎缩仅见于晚期病人;ＭＲＩ示小脑萎缩较明显,脑干萎缩并不严重,未见明显的颈髓萎缩。     

Differential Effects of Doses and Forms of Dietary Selenium on Immune Cell Numbers in the Skin of Ultraviolet-irradiated and Unirradiated Mice

The effect of three different doses of dietary l-selenomethionine (SM) and sodium selenite (SS) on skin selenium (Se) content, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity, Langerhans cell (LC) and mast cell numbers in ultraviolet radiation-B (UVB)-irradiated and unirradiated C3H/HeN mice was determined. After weaning, groups of mice were given Se-deficient, Se-adequate, or Se-high diets. Six weeks later, some animals in each group were exposed to a single UVB dose (acute), while others were exposed three times weekly for the following 40 weeks (chronic). The skin Se content and GPx activity increased in all the Se-supplemented groups, and the latter was not altered by UVB exposure. Generally, the Se-containing diets caused an increase in LC numbers at 6 weeks and a further rise at 40 weeks, but did not prevent the loss induced by acute or chronic UVB radiation. Skin mast cell numbers were highest in animals fed the Se-deficient diet after 6 and 40 weeks. Acute and chronic UVB radiation decreased the mast cell number and dietary Se did not prevent the reduction. While the present study shows that Se plays an important role in governing the number of LCs and mast cells in the skin, no protective effect against the immunomodulating properties of UVB radiation on these cell types was observed. However, this conclusion may only apply to the experimental conditions chosen, and additional studies at different Se dosages and reduced intensities of chronic UVB exposure are required to confirm the results.     

硒、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶和不饱和脂肪酸在鼠脑亚细胞中的分布

采用梯度离心和放射性同位素等方法从鼠脑中分离得到髓磷脂、突触囊、轻突触体、重突触体、线粒体６个亚细胞组分。分别测定了各亚细胞中硒－７５、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶和不饱和脂肪酸的含量,结果表明这些成分在鼠脑亚细胞中的分布呈现明显的相关性,同时首次在突触囊、线粒体和微粒体中检测到三种不同的谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶的活性峰,其中之一可能是红细胞谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（ＥＣ１．１１．１．９）．还就机体的自我保护机制和硒在脑组织中的重要作用进行了讨论。     

线粒体基因突变与糖尿病的相关性研究综述

糖尿病是以出现慢性高血糖为特征的。遗传因素在出现这种紊乱中可能占有重要角色。有研究表明核基因突变对胰岛素的分泌有影响,此外,在有些家庭中,糖尿病出现母系遗传,很可能是因为线粒体基因突变导致母系遗传。事实上,线粒体基因可能可以导致糖尿病,因为线粒体的氧化磷酸化在β细胞中血糖刺激胰岛素的分泌占有重要作用。已有大量研究表明线粒体基因突变与糖尿病的发病有关,在糖尿病患者的线粒体基因中发现大量的新发突变体,并且证实这些新发突变与糖尿病以及糖尿病并发症的发病有相关性。本文主要综述国内外近五年有关线粒体基因突变与糖尿病相关性的研究论文,从而探索线粒体基因突变与糖尿病的相关性,为糖尿病的发病机制提供新的见解。     

S100A4基因在结肠癌中的表达及意义

目的：通过检测S100A4基因在结肠癌细胞系及结肠癌组织中的表达,探讨其与结肠癌的关系。方法：运用RT-PCR法检测不同结肠癌细胞系中S100A4基因的表达情况;通过原位杂交和免疫组化方法检测61例结肠癌标本中S100A4基因的表达。结果：结肠癌细胞系Lovo及HT29均有S100A4基因表达。S100A4蛋白和RNA在结肠癌中表达率分别为36．1％和34.4％,而在正常结肠组织中不表达（p〈0．05）。临床分期晚比临床分期早的患者S100A4表达明显增高（p〈0.05）;有淋巴结转移的患者比无淋巴结转移的患者S100A4表达明显增高（p〈0．05）。此外,S100A4表达还与肿瘤大小,病理学分级,肉眼分型等相关。结论：结肠癌中S100A4基因表达增高,而且与肿瘤的侵袭及转移密切相关,是判断结肠癌生物学行为及预后的有价值的指标。     

Dopamine Receptor Stimulation Does Not Affect Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis in Slices of Rat Striatum

The effect of dopamine receptor stimulation on the accumulation of labelled inositol phosphates in rat striatal slices under basal and stimulated conditions was examined following preincubation with [3H]inositol. Incubation of striatal slices with the selective D-1 agonist SKF 38393 or the selective D-2 agonist LY 171555 for 5 or 30 min did not affect the basal accumulation of labelled inositol mono-, bis-, tris-, and tetrakisphosphate. Resolution by HPLC of inositol trisphosphate into inositol-1,3,4-tris-phosphate and inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate isomers revealed that under basal conditions dopamine did not influence the accumulation of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate. Depolarisation evoked by KCl, or addition of the muscarinic receptor agonist carbachol, produced a marked increase in the accumulation of labelled inositol phosphates in both the presence and absence of lithium. Addition of dopamine did not reduce the ability of KCl or carbachol to increase inositol phospholipid hydrolysis. In the presence of lithium, dopamine (100 microM) enhanced KCl-stimulated inositol phospholipid hydrolysis, but this effect appears to be mediated by alpha 1 adrenoceptors because it was blocked by prazosin. SKF 38393 (10 microM) or LY 171555 (10 microM) also did not affect carbachol-stimulated inositol phospholipid hydrolysis. These data, in contrast to recent reports, suggest that striatal dopamine receptors do not appear to be linked to inositol phospholipid hydrolysis.     

Gs蛋白alpha亚基与毒性多结节性甲状腺肿自主功能性的研究

目的：检测TMG (毒性多结节性甲状腺肿：Toxic Multinodular Goiter) 患者甲状腺细胞中的Gs琢基因突变情况,讨论其与 TMG 细胞自主功能性的关系。方法：将16 例TMG 患者手术切除标本中甲状腺结节组织及其作为对照组的结节周围正常的甲状 腺组织,分别于光镜电镜下观察细胞行为,提取DNA,对目的基因片段进行扩增聚合酶链反应(PCR)反应及DNA测序分析。结果： 于光镜及电镜下可观察到TMG细胞的滤泡大小不等,滤泡上皮呈高柱状,增生明显,粗面内质网高度扩张,高尔基体发达,核糖 体丰富,呈高功能状态。16 例TMG 标本中,5 例发现第10 外显子点突变,其中：2 例为第274 位的赖氨酸密码子AAG的第一个 碱基A的缺失,使对应赖氨酸表达异常,3 例为第279 位的天冬酰胺的密码子AAC 的第一个碱基A 的缺失,对应天冬氨酸表达 异常。对照组未发现Gs琢基因突变。结论：TMG 患者Gsalpha基因突变可导致Gs琢/TSHR/cAMP 信号通路异常,使细胞产生自主高功 能状态,是导致TMG 自主功能性发生的重要因素。     

K-Ras~(G12D)基因突变体慢病毒载体的构建及其鉴定

目的:构建K-RasG12D基因突变体慢病毒载体。方法:从病人组织中提取RNA通过RT-PCR反转录获得cDNA作为K-RasG12D基因模板,通过PCR法扩增出K-RasG12D基因突变体片段。将酶切的片段克隆入真核表达载体pCDH-CMV-MCS-EF1-RFP中,构建K-RasG12D基因突变体逆转录病毒真核表达载体。将连接产物转化至感受态大肠埃希菌DH5α,挑取转化平板上的细菌克隆,在抗生素培养液中培养过夜后进行PCR鉴定。经测序正确后转染293T细胞系,利用重组质粒PCR及串联基因表达的检测等方法对目的基因的转录与表达进行分析与鉴定。结果:所构建的K-RasG12D突变体基因逆转录病毒真核表达载体经PCR鉴定和测序鉴定正确,转染293T细胞后可以观察到可检测到高强度表达的RFP荧光信号。结论:成功构建了重组真核表达载体,为下一步建立稳定转染细胞系及进一步研究K-Ras突变在癌症发病中的作用奠定了基础。     

先天性甲状腺功能减退症伴发育不全患儿FOXE1基因突变的初步研究

目的：研究先天性甲状腺功能减退症(CH)伴甲状腺发育不全患儿转录因子2( FOXE )的基因突变。方法：选取90 例CH伴甲 状腺发育不全患儿及90 例正常儿童作为对照,提取外周静脉血基因组DNA,采用PCR扩增与直接测序技术,对基因外 显子进行突变筛查。结果：分别在1 例先天性甲状腺功能减退症伴甲状腺发育不全患者外显子测序中发现一杂合错义变体c. A3401G (p.K1134R),在1 例患者中发现1 个已知的单核苷酸多态性(single nucleotide polymorphisms,SNP)位点(rs755282859, c. 483G>C),在正常对照组中未发现以上变化。结论：在先天性甲状腺功能减退症(CH) 伴甲状腺发育不全患儿中发现新的关于FOXE1 杂合错义变体。     

AC1及AC3抗白内障形成中晶状体谷胱甘肽代谢相关酶活性的变化

观察了亚硒酸钠,AC1,AC3对大鼠晶状体中谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px),谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)及谷胱甘肽硫转移酶(GST)的影响。结果表明,亚硒酸钠组大鼠的晶状体尚未混浊前已出现GSH-Px活性增高及GR和GST的活性降低。GR活性下降随白内障进展而加重。AC1及AC3均可使亚硒酸钠所致的酶活性变化逆转,但对正常晶状体的酶活性没有影响。     

Effect of source of supplemental selenium on uterine health and embryo quality in high-producing dairy cows

Lactating Holstein cows (n = 135) were randomly assigned to one of the two sources of supplemental selenium (Se), sodium selenite (SS) or Se yeast (SY), fed at 0.3 mg/kg diet dry matter from 25 d before calving to 70 d in milk (DIM), in diets not suboptimal in basal Se concentrations. Cows were evaluated for health daily in the first 10 DIM, and uterine cytology of the previously gravid uterine horn was assessed at 30 DIM. The Ovsynch protocol was initiated at 42 DIM; ovarian responses to hormonal treatments were evaluated by ultrasonography. The uteri of cows were flushed 6 d after timed AI for collection of embryos and oocytes. Plasma concentrations of Se and progesterone were measured throughout the postpartum period and during the reproductive protocol, respectively, and plasma glutathione peroxidase activity was determined 6 d after AI. Concentrations of Se in pre- and postpartum diets ranged from 0.43 to 0.56 mg/kg of dry matter. Incidence of retained placenta, fever, ketosis, mastitis, acute puerperal metritis, clinical endometritis, and subclinical endometritis were not significantly different between treatments. There were no differences between groups in concentrations of Se and progesterone or glutathione peroxidase activity in plasma. Treatment did not influence ovarian responses to the synchronization protocol, fertilization rate, number of blastomeres and live blastomeres, or proportions of grades 1 and 2, degenerated, and degenerated-unfertilized embryos/oocytes. Odds of subclinical endometritis on Day 30 postpartum more than doubled in cows with fever of unknown origin or acute puerperal metritis in the first 10 DIM. Fertilization rate tended to be reduced in cows with subclinical endometritis. In summary, replacing SS with an organic source of Se in diets not suboptimal in basal Se concentrations did not improve Se status, uterine health, fertilization, or embryo quality in early lactation dairy cows.     

Duchenne型肌营养不良患儿的临床特征和基因突变分析

摘要 目的：分析中国新疆地区Duchenne型肌营养不良（DMD）患儿的临床特征以及基因突变类型和分布。方法：回顾性分析2017年1月至2021年10月新疆医科大学第一附属医院收治的85例DMD患儿的病例资料,分析其一般资料、肌酶谱指标水平、核磁及肌电图表现、肌肉活检结果、认知功能差异以及基因变异分布特点。结果：85例DMD患儿中有5例是女性,其中汉族24例（28.24%）,少数民族61例（71.76%）,10例有家族史,9例有误诊经历。就诊原因以行走困难或运动倒退多见,其次为转氨酶、肌酸激酶异常升高。70例患儿行肌肉核磁检查,其中58例符合DMD,共有60例患儿完善肌电图,其中53例为肌源性损害。38例患儿完善认知功能评价,韦氏儿童智力量表第Ⅳ版总智商（FSIQ）得分45～110分,平均（79.93±18.31）,其中10例患儿存在认知功能障碍（FSIQ＜70分）,占26.31%。DMD患儿的言语智商（VIQ）、操作智商（PIQ）、FSIQ得分均显著低于正常儿童水平（P＜0.001）。16例患儿进行肌肉活检,15例符合DMD病理变化,1例组织学形态正常。71例患儿行多重连接探针扩增法（MLPA）检测,其中57例阳性,异常检出率为80.28%,其中基因变异类型分别为：50例是缺失,14例是点突变,7例是重复。缺失突变的高发位置是45～49号外显子,在DMD基因的2～9端多出现重复突变。结论：DMD患儿起病隐匿,首发症状多,需要临床各科医生共同协助进行早期诊断、早期治疗和预防。     

Post-translational Glycoprotein Modifications Regulate Colon Cancer Stem Cells and Colon Adenoma Progression in Apcmin/+ Mice through Altered Wnt Receptor Signaling

Deletion of GnT-V (MGAT5), which synthesizes N-glycans with β(1,6)-branched glycans, reduced the compartment of cancer stem cells (CSC) in the her-2 mouse model of breast cancer, leading to delay of tumor onset. Because GnT-V levels are also commonly up-regulated in colon cancer, we investigated their regulation of colon CSC and adenoma development. Anchorage-independent cell growth and tumor formation induced by injection of colon tumor cells into NOD/SCID mice were positively associated with GnT-V levels, indicating regulation of proliferation and tumorigenicity. Using Apc^min/+ mice with different GnT-V backgrounds, knock-out of GnT-V had no significant effect on the number of adenoma/mouse, but adenoma size was significantly reduced and accompanied increased survival of Apc^min/+ mice with GnT-V deletion (p < 0.01), suggesting an inhibition in the progression of colon adenoma caused by deletion of GnT-V. Decreased expression levels of GnT-V down-regulated the population of colon (intestine) CSC, affecting their ability for self-renewal and tumorigenicity in NOD/SCID mice. Furthermore, altered nuclear translocation of β-catenin and expression of Wnt target genes were positively associated with expression levels of GnT-V, indicating the regulation of canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling. By overexpressing the Wnt receptor, FZD-7, in colon cancer cells, we found that FZD-7 receptors expressed N-linked β(1,6) branching, indicating that FZD-7 can be modified by GnT-V. The aberrant Wnt signaling observed after modulating GnT-V levels is likely to result from altered N-linked β(1,6) branching on FZD-7, thereby affecting Wnt signaling, the compartment of CSC, and tumor progression.     

Introduction of <Emphasis Type="Italic">tau</Emphasis> Mutation into Cultured Rat1-R12 Cells by Gene Targeting,Using Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Vector

We aim to develop a cultured cell model, to serve as a system with which the altered circadian phenotypes produced by the clock gene variations could be studied in vitro. Tau mutation, which shortens the circadian period of hamsters and mice, was introduced into the CK1ε locus of cultured Rat1-R12 cells by gene targeting mediated by a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vector. After transduction of Rat1-R12 cells with rAAV, about 0.14% of the drug-resistant cells underwent gene targeting at CK1ε locus. Of the three clones isolated, only one carried the targeted allele of tau mutation and two carried the targeted wild-type allele. The clone with the targeted tau mutant allele exhibited a significantly shorter circadian period compared to the clone with targeted wild-type allele. rAAV-mediated gene targeting in cultured somatic cells is a convenient and powerful tool for analyzing the phenotypic outcome of clock gene variations, and for elucidating the pathogenesis of the disorders associated with abnormal circadian rhythmicity.     

Changes in Glutathione Peroxidase Activities and the Oxidative Burst of Leukocytes During Inflammation in the Mouse and Rat

The relationship between glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity and opsonized zymosan-induced chemiluminescence (CL) has been studied with exudate leukocytes obtained at different times after induction of inflammatory responses in the mouse peritoneal cavity with heat-killed Corynebacterium parvum and in the rat pleural cavity with I-carrageenin. GSH-Px activity in mouse peritoneal exudate cells fell markedly after 2–4h, returning to normal within 1–2 days. The lowered enzyme activity was associated with an increased ability of the cells to generate CL. Rat pleural exudate cells exhibited a slight fall in GSH-Px activity after 6h which increased to supranormal levels within 1–2 days. During this period the ability of the cells to generate CL continually increased. The data indicate that during the early phase of increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by inflammatory leukocytes, the intracellular protective mechanism, represented by GSH-Px, is compromised. Subsequently, GSH-Px activity increases to or above initial levels possibly due to the presence of mononuclear cells and/or as a response to the increased generation of ROS.     

Chemokine-Like Receptor 1 Deficiency Does Not Affect the Development of Insulin Resistance and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

The adipokine chemerin and its receptor, chemokine-like receptor 1 (Cmklr1), are associated with insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which covers a broad spectrum of liver diseases, ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). It is possible that chemerin and/or Cmklr1 exert their effects on these disorders through inflammation, but so far the data have been controversial. To gain further insight into this matter, we studied the effect of whole-body Cmklr1 deficiency on insulin resistance and NAFLD. In view of the primary role of macrophages in hepatic inflammation, we also transplanted bone marrow from Cmklr1 knock-out (Cmklr1^-/-) mice and wild type (WT) mice into low-density lipoprotein receptor knock-out (Ldlr^-/-) mice, a mouse model for NASH. All mice were fed a high fat, high cholesterol diet containing 21% fat from milk butter and 0.2% cholesterol for 12 weeks. Insulin resistance was assessed by an oral glucose tolerance test, an insulin tolerance test, and by measurement of plasma glucose and insulin levels. Liver pathology was determined by measuring hepatic inflammation, fibrosis, lipid accumulation and the NAFLD activity score (NAS). Whole-body Cmklr1 deficiency did not affect body weight gain or food intake. In addition, we observed no differences between WT and Cmklr1^-/- mice for hepatic inflammatory and fibrotic gene expression, immune cell infiltration, lipid accumulation or NAS. In line with this, we detected no differences in insulin resistance. In concordance with whole-body Cmklr1 deficiency, the absence of Cmklr1 in bone marrow-derived cells in Ldlr^-/- mice did not affect their insulin resistance or liver pathology. Our results indicate that Cmklr1 is not involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance or NAFLD. Thus, we recommend that the associations reported between Cmklr1 and insulin resistance or NAFLD should be interpreted with caution.