选择性剪接在低氧应答中的调控作用

细胞为适应低氧环境,其相关基因的表达方式发生了改变,其中选择性剪接在低氧应答调控过程中起到了重要的作用。低氧诱导因子介导的低氧应答信号通路在机体适应低氧环境过程中起到了十分重要的作用,低氧诱导因子剪接体通过此通路调控红细胞生成、血管生成、糖酵解等过程。而抑制性PAS蛋白质、脯氨酸羟化酶、促血管生长因子、芳香羟受体核转运蛋白剪接体则通过其它通路进行调控。选择性剪接不仅在低氧应答中起重要作用,而且与阿尔茨海默病、动脉粥样硬化、癌症等常见人类疾病相关。     

缺氧对家兔肺泡表面活性物质中各磷脂组分的影响

肺泡表面活性物质中各磷脂组分对缺氧的反应是不同的。急性缺氧时,肺泡冲洗液中溶血卵磷脂、神经鞘磷脂、磷脂酰乙醇胺及磷脂酰甘油均下降(p<0.05);间断适应性缺氧后,基本回复到缺氧前水平。而急性缺氧时,肺组织中除磷脂酰乙醇胺变化不明显外,其它各成分均有明显增加(p<0.05)。间断缺氧时,肺组织中各脂质成分持续下降。该变化可能与肺组织中ATP等能量物质在缺氧时代谢异常有关。从肺泡冲洗液的脂质分析结果来看,适当地以间断减压作缺氧适应,能有效地解除急性缺氧对肺泡表面磷脂含量的抑制作用。     

缺氧条件下冻伤对大鼠微循环血液灌流量的影响

本文采用体重２００±２０ｇ健康雄性Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠,随机分为平原冻伤（ＦＮ）组、急性缺氧冻伤（ＦＡＨ）组和缺氧习服缺氧冻伤（ＦＨＡＣ）组,实验观察了大鼠右后肢重度冻伤前后各组大鼠双后肢皮肤微循环灌流量的改变。结果表明,平原冻伤使大鼠双后肢微循环灌流量明显减少,提示局部重度冻伤对微循环的影响不只局限于冻区也涉及到对侧肢体。冷冻前ＦＡＨ组大鼠微循环灌流量已明显低于ＦＮ组,表明急性缺氧时血容量进行代偿性的再分配,使微循环灌流量减少;ＦＡＨ组大鼠冻后双后肢微循环灌流量的改变结果提示急性缺氧可加重其冻伤对微循环的损伤程度。ＦＨＡＣ组大鼠冻前微循环灌流量非常明显地低于正常对照,也明显低于急性缺氧对照,表明缺氧习服可造成微循环障碍;ＦＨＡＣ组大鼠冻肢微循环灌流量非常明显地低于ＦＮ组,提示缺氧习服加重高原冻伤引起的微循环障碍。     

急性重复缺氧对小鼠脑组织腺苷及其A1受体的影响

分别应用酶鉴别分光光度法和放射性配体结合法测定小鼠脑组织腺苷（ａｄｅｎｏｓｉｎｅ,ＡＤＯ）含量及Ａ１受体在急性重复缺氧过程中的变化。发现经急性重复缺氧处理的动物全脑内ＡＤＯ含量有一定程度的累积增加,尤其在海马、脑桥和延髓处的增加较为显著;各脑区Ａ１受体的数目显著低于正常对照组,但海马、脑桥和延髓处Ａ１受体的亲和力显著高于正常对照组。结果提示,重复缺氧后虽然脑内Ａ１受体数目减少,但由于海马、脑桥和延髓处Ａ１受体的亲和力升高,累积增加的ＡＤＯ和Ａ１受体结合后,抑制神经细胞兴奋性的作用仍可能得到加强,从而使ＡＤＯ仍能更好地发挥抑制性神经调制作用。     

Using a variant of coverslip hypoxia to visualize tumor cell alterations at increasing distances from an oxygen source

Early stages in tumor development involve growth in confined spaces, where oxygen diffusion is limited and metabolic waste products accumulate. This hostile microenvironment imposes strong selective pressures on tumor cells, leading eventually to the survival and expansion of aggressive subclones that condition further tumor evolution. To model features of this microenvironment in vitro, a diffusional barrier can be introduced in the form of a coverslip placed on top of cells, a method termed coverslip hypoxia. Using a variant of this method, with larger volume between coverslip and cells and with oxygen diffusion occurring only through a small hole in the center of the coverslip, we have visualized alterations in LNCaP tumor cells as a function of their distance to the oxygen source at the center. We observed remarkable morphological changes in LNCaP cells as the distance from the center increases, with cells becoming highly spread, displaying dynamic membrane protrusions and occasionally adopting a migratory phenotype. Concomitantly, cells farther from the center displayed marked increases in the hypoxia marker hypoxyprobe, whereas extracellular pH decreased in the same direction. Cells with altered morphology displayed prominent increases in fibrillar actin, as well as swollen mitochondria with distorted cristae and accumulation of neutral lipid-containing intracellular vesicles. These results show that an in vitro microenvironment that models diffusional barriers encountered by tumors in situ can have profound effects on tumor cells. The coverslip hypoxia variant we describe can be used to characterize in vitro the response of tumor cells to environmental conditions that play crucial roles in early tumor development.     

Endothelial microparticles act as novel diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers of circulatory hypoxia‐related diseases: a literature review

Circulatory hypoxia‐related diseases (CHRDs), including acute coronary syndromes, stroke and organ transplantation, attract increased attention due to high morbidity and mortality. Mounting evidence shows that hypoxia‐induced oxidative stress, coagulation, inflammation and angiogenesis play extremely important roles in the physiological and pathological processes of CHRD‐related vascular endothelial injury. Interestingly, hypoxia, even hypoxia‐induced oxidative stress, coagulation and inflammation can all induce release of endothelial microparticles (EMPs). EMPs, shed from activated or apoptotic endothelial cells (ECs), reflect the degree of EC damage, and elevated EMP levels are found in several CHRDs. Furthermore, EMPs, which play an important role in cell‐to‐cell communication and function, have confirmed pro‐coagulant, proinflammatory, angiogenic and other functions, affecting pathological processes. These findings suggest that EMPs and CHRDs have a very close relationship, and EMPs may help to identify CHRD phenotypes and stratify the severity of disease, to improve risk stratification for developing CHRDs, to better define prophylactic strategies and to ameliorate prognostic characterization of patients with CHRDs. This review summarizes the known and potential roles of EMPs in the diagnosis, staging, treatment and clinical prognosis of CHRDs.     

急性低氧暴露与低氧运动习服的血液学评价指标

目的：探索急性低氧暴露发生和低氧运动习服的血液学评价指标。方法：Phase 1：61名北方汉族大学生在模拟海拔4 800 m的常压低氧舱急性暴露6 h,入舱30 min后以恒定负荷（80 W,60 rPm）蹬车20 min,常氧安静（NMI）和低氧暴露结束（HYI）时测定血清ANP、ET-1及eNOS水平。Phase 2：恢复1周后,48名受试者进行3周（模拟海拔2 500 m、3 500 m和4 800 m各1周）渐进式低氧训练。恢复1周,重复Phase 1的低氧暴露和运动,常氧安静（NMⅡ）和低氧暴露结束（HYⅡ）时测定ANP、ET-1及eNOS水平。结果：与NMI时比较,HYI时受试者的ANP与eNOS水平显著降低（P<0.01）,ET-1轻微上升;3周低氧训练后,低氧习服与未习服组NMⅡ时的ANP水平均比NMI时显著升高（P<0.01）,与未习服组NMⅡ时比较,低氧习服后的eNOS水平显著升高（P<0.01）。结论：血清ANP和eNOS水平是急性低氧暴露的敏感指标,ANP变化量与低氧习服效果有关,eNOS两次低氧暴露后变化量可作为低氧运动习服效果的评价指标。     

常压低氧小鼠氧耗量测定新装置的研究及应用

目的：建立一种实时记录常压低氧环境中动物氧耗量的方法。方法：本实验装置由动物舱、补水控制系统、天平、软管、装有体重记录软件的电脑等组成。为了实现常压低氧,用水补充动物消耗的氧气以保持动物舱内压力恒定,这个过程由气液联动装置控制;补充的水量由天平测量并同步输出信号至excel文档中。用注射器抽气校准方法检测了装置的准确性和精度。利用该装置观察了6只急性重复低氧小鼠（处理组）和6只未经低氧处理的小鼠（对照组）的常压低氧过程的氧耗量特征。结果：不同体积抽气量与相应补水量两组数据配对t检验P=1;重复抽1 ml氧气6次的补水量变异系数为4%。处理组小鼠的存活时间为（58.8±6.8）min,显著高于对照组（46.0±8.7）min（P〈0.05）。处理组小鼠的总氧耗量为（85.1±8.5）ml,显著高于对照组（73.6±5.4）ml（P〈0.05）。结论：处理组小鼠摄取氧总量增多从而显著延长其存活时间。氧耗量测定装置准确度和精密度较高,可用于低氧研究中氧耗量的测定。     

Role of hypoxia‐inducible factor 1α as a potential biomarker for renal diseases—A systematic review

Renal cells need oxygen for homeostasis; it is known for adjusting cellular functioning and the energy obtainment have a broad relationship with cellular respiration, through the O₂ bioavailability. O₂ homeostasis regulation in the kidney is mediated by hypoxia‐inducible factors (HIFs). HIF is divided into three α isoforms, represented by HIF‐1α, HIF‐2α, and HIF‐3α in addition to three paralogs of HIF‐1β; these are involved in some metabolic processes, as well as in the pathogenesis of several diseases. Renal biopsy analyses of patients and experimental animal models aim to understand the relationship between HIF and protection against developing renal diseases or the induction of their onset, being thus this molecule can be considered a potential biomarker of renal disease. We carried out a systematic review to which we included studies on HIF‐1α and renal disease in the last 5 years (2013‐2018) in researches with humans and/or animal model through searches in three databases: LILACS, PubMed, and SciELO by two researchers. We obtained 22 articles that discussed the relationship with HIF as inductor or protector against renal disease and no relation between HIF and renal. We observed controversies remain regarding the relation between of HIF with renal diseases; this may be related to the different intracellular pathways mediated by HIF‐1α, thereby determining differentiated cellular responses.     

Brush border membrane non-esterified fatty acids. Physiological levels and significance for mucosal iron uptake in mouse proximal intestine

Brush border membrane vesicles prepared using divalent cation precipitation methods can contain unphysiological levels of non-esterified fatty acids. Fatty acid production from endogenous lipid during brush border membrane vesicle preparation is effectively prevented by the lipase inhibitor diethyl 4-nitrophenylphosphate plus cooling. Vesicles prepared using this procedure have variable levels of non-esterified fatty acids (range 22-193 nmol mg-1 protein). Changes in non-esterified fatty acid levels in brush border membrane vesicles parallel Fe uptake by vesicles from Fe/ascorbate solutions. Brush border membrane vesicle fatty acids appear to be derived from the diet but hypoxic mice are able to maintain high brush border membrane non-esterified fatty acid levels despite reduced dietary intake. Non-esterified fatty acids in brush border membrane may thus provide a physiological mechanism of mucosal Fe uptake.     

The infectious hypoxia: occurrence and causes during Shigella infection

Hypoxia is defined as a tissue oxygenation status below physiological needs. During Shigella infection, an infectious hypoxia is induced within foci of infection. In this review, we discuss how Shigella physiology and virulence are modulated and how the main recruited immune cells, the neutrophils, adapt to this environment.     

模拟高原低氧环境对小鼠脾脏铁代谢的影响*

目的:探讨模拟海拔6 000 m高原低氧环境对小鼠脾脏铁代谢的影响。方法:将C57BL/6小鼠按体重随机分为常压常氧组(Nor)和低压低氧组(HH)。HH组小鼠放置于低压低氧动物实验舱内,模拟急性海拔6 000 m高原低氧环境,控制光照时间比大约12 h∶12 h。Nor组置于同等条件的常压常氧环境。HH组又分为低氧12 h组(HH-12 h)和3 d组(HH-3 d),对照组对应分为(Nor-12 h及Nor-3 d),每组9只小鼠。采用血常规检测、HE染色、组织铁染色、蛋白质免疫印迹(WB)、免疫组织化学(IHC)综合评价模拟高原低氧环境下小鼠脾脏铁代谢情况。结果:与相同时间点Nor组相比:①HH-12 h组小鼠红细胞数(RBC)、血红蛋白量(HGB)、红细胞压积(HCT)均无明显变化。HH-3 d组RBC、HGB及HCT均显著增加(P＜0.05),平均血红蛋白量(MCH)在HH-12 h和HH-3 d组均无显著变化。②与Nor-3 d相比,HH-3 d组小鼠脾脏明显增大,HE染色显示脾窦变窄,铁染色结果显示HH-3 d组脾脏红髓中铁含量明显增加。③WB结果显示,HH-3 d组低氧诱导因子1α(HIF-1α),转铁蛋白受体1(TfR1),铁输出蛋白(Fpn)表达均显著增加,而铁蛋白(Ft-L)的表达显著降低(P＜0.05);IHC结果也与WB结果一致,高原低氧暴露3 d后脾脏红髓TfR1、Fpn表达和分布均明显增多,Ft-L表达分布明显减少。结论:模拟海拔6 000 m高原低氧暴露3 d后小鼠脾脏截留处理RBC增多,脾索铁沉积,脾脏组织细胞内铁动员加速。高原低氧下脾脏铁代谢异常可能是引起高原低氧暴露下红细胞病理性增多甚至造成高原红细胞增多症的主要原因。     

HIF-1α的可逆性SUMO化修饰

低氧诱导因子1(hypoxia inducible factor-1, HIF-1)是参与调节机体氧平衡的重要转录因子,在细胞低氧应答反应中起核心作用,能调节100多种涉及低氧应激下细胞适应和存活的靶基因．HIF-1由氧敏感的α亚基和在细胞内稳定表达的β亚基组成．其中α亚基可受到多种翻译后化学修饰作用,如在常氧下,HIF-1α通过泛素化蛋白酶修饰并导致其快速降解．最近几年发现的泛素样蛋白家族成员小泛素蛋白样修饰蛋白（SUMO）也能与HIF-1α共价结合．SUMO是一种分子量约为12 kD的小蛋白,从拟南芥到人类普遍存在．SUMO可共价结合许多靶底物蛋白,并对其进行翻译后修饰,该过程称为SUMO化．与泛素化蛋白酶体途径不同的是,SUMO化修饰能在常氧和相对低氧的条件下调节HIF-1α蛋白的稳定性,从而改变其转录活性．SUMO化是一个可逆的动态过程,可被特异性蛋白酶ULP/SENP将其从底物上去除．本文主要就HIF-1α的可逆性SUMO化修饰作一综述．     

Biological Time-Related Changes in Tolerance of Male Rats to Hypoxia*—I. Survival Rate and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Investigations were carried out on male Wistar rats, synchronized in standard conditions to a light-dark regiment (LD 12:12 with L from 0600 to 1800). Rats exposed to hypoxia equivalent to 10,500m at a clock-hour of 1000 had a survival time twice as long as that of animals exposed at 2200. Data from this study indicate the ability to mobilize energy stores through the conversion of liver glycogen to glucose along with circadian differences in hormonal response (e.g. corticosterone and insulin) contributes to the tolerance to hypoxia being greater during diurnal rest than nocturnal activity in rats.     

Role of hypoxia in the hallmarks of human cancer

Hypoxia has been recognized as one of the fundamentally important features of solid tumors and plays a critical role in various cellular and physiologic events, including cell proliferation, survival, angiogenesis, immunosurveillance, metabolism, as well as tumor invasion and metastasis. These responses to hypoxia are at least partially orchestrated by activation of the hypoxia‐inducible factors (HIFs). HIF‐1 is a key regulator of the response of mammalian cells to oxygen deprivation and plays critical roles in the adaptation of tumor cells to a hypoxic microenvironment. Hypoxia and overexpression of HIF‐1 have been associated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy resistance, an increased risk of invasion and metastasis, and a poor clinical prognosis of solid tumors. The discovery of HIF‐1 signaling has led to a rapidly increasing understanding of the complex mechanisms involved in tumor hypoxia and has helped greatly in screening novel anticancer agents. In this review, we will first introduce the cellular responses to hypoxia and HIF‐1 signaling pathway in hypoxia, and then summarize the multifaceted role of hypoxia in the hallmarks of human cancers. J. Cell. Biochem. 107: 1053–1062, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Biological Time-Related Changes in Tolerance of Male Rats to Hypoxia*—I. Survival Rate and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Investigations were carried out on male Wistar rats, synchronized in standard conditions to a light-dark regiment (LD 12:12 with L from 0600 to 1800). Rats exposed to hypoxia equivalent to 10,500m at a clock-hour of 1000 had a survival time twice as long as that of animals exposed at 2200. Data from this study indicate the ability to mobilize energy stores through the conversion of liver glycogen to glucose along with circadian differences in hormonal response (e.g. corticosterone and insulin) contributes to the tolerance to hypoxia being greater during diurnal rest than nocturnal activity in rats.