雷公藤甲素诱导肝细胞选择性自噬的形态学观察

摘要 目的：观察雷公藤甲素诱导肝细胞选择性自噬的水平。方法：在雷公藤甲素给药处理小鼠的尾静脉高压注射GFP-LC3质粒，制备肝细胞自噬示踪模型，观察雷公藤甲素在动物体内诱导肝细胞自噬的水平。在GFP-LC3稳定表达的L02细胞株中转入RFP-P62质粒，用活细胞工作站和荧光显微镜动态观察雷公藤甲素诱导L02细胞选择性自噬的轮廓，同时也观察细胞自噬复合体LC3-P62的变化。结果：动物实验结果表明，雷公藤甲素可显著诱导肝细胞自噬体的形成，Western blot结果显示P62蛋白和LC3II蛋白的表达趋势一致。活细胞动态观察及免疫荧光双标记实验结果表明LC3-P62存在共定位，提示雷公藤甲素可诱导肝细胞自噬流的形成。结论：雷公藤甲素可诱导肝细胞选择自噬，其生物学意义可能与肝细胞损伤后修复相关。     

雷公藤甲素诱导小鼠急性肝损伤的形态学研究

目的:观察雷公藤甲素诱导小鼠急性肝损伤的形态学特征,为进一步研究雷公藤甲素肝毒性的病理特点和毒理机制提供基础。方法:昆明种小鼠以雷公藤甲素LD50剂量(0.8 mg/kg)水溶液灌胃,分别于给药12 h及24 h后取肝组织,制备石蜡切片、冰冻切片,行常规HE染色、PCNA染色、TUNEL染色及光镜观察。部分肝组织经戊二醛固定、制备超薄切片,行透射电镜下观察。PCNA及TUNEL染色结果采用图像分析软件进行定量分析及统计学处理。结果:0.8 mg/kg雷公藤甲素灌胃后12 h即可诱导肝组织炎细胞浸润、结构破坏、肝细胞坏死及代偿性增生。透射电镜下可见肝细胞内细胞骨架结构异常、细胞器大量脱落、自噬体明显增多。PCNA及TUNEL染色结果表明,雷公藤甲素可诱导肝细胞出现显著的增殖及凋亡。结论:雷公藤甲素可诱导肝组织炎性反应发生,同时伴随肝细胞凋亡、坏死及代偿性增生。推测肝细胞自噬性凋亡是雷公藤甲素诱导急性肝损伤的关键病理环节。     

全反式维甲酸调控自噬促进肝祖细胞成熟分化的作用研究

该研究探讨全反式维甲酸(all-trans retinoic acid,ATRA)体外诱导小鼠胚胎肝祖细胞HP14-19细胞成熟分化及ATRA对细胞自噬水平的调控作用。应用1μmol/L ATRA处理小鼠胚胎肝祖细胞HP14-19细胞,不同时间点进行荧光素酶报告基因检测ALB-Gluc活性,Real-time PCR检测肝细胞相关标志基因的表达,吲哚菁绿(indocyanine green,ICG)及过碘酸–希夫(periodicacid-schiff,PAS)染色检测细胞的成熟功能;透射电镜观察自噬体及细胞连接,ptf LC3质粒转染细胞,激光共聚焦显微镜观察自噬流,Western blot检测自噬相关标志蛋白质水平等综合分析自噬的变化情况。结果显示,与对照组相比,ATRA可显著增强HP14-19细胞ALB-Gluc活性,抑制肝前体细胞标志DLK和AFP的表达,促进成熟肝细胞标志ALB、CK18、TAT和Apo B的表达,ICG及PAS染色阳性细胞数显著增多(P0.05);透射电镜结果可见ATRA诱导组出现大量自噬体和自噬溶酶体,同时细胞间紧密连接增多,并且自噬相关标志蛋白质Beclin1、LC3-II、RAB7水平增高,P62水平无显著变化,LC3-II/LC3-I的比值明显增加(P0.05);激光共聚焦显微镜可见ATRA组细胞质内黄色斑点的自噬体及红色斑点的自噬溶酶体均较对照组明显增多,自噬抑制剂3-MA和Baflomycin可抑制ATRA诱导的HP14-19细胞的ICG摄取和糖原合成功能。综上所述,ATRA可能通过调节细胞自噬水平有效诱导小鼠胚胎肝祖细胞的分化成熟。     

抑制自噬促进冬凌草甲素诱导的多发性骨髓瘤细胞凋亡涉及胞内ROS产生

目的本实验主要研究冬凌草甲素诱导多发性骨髓瘤发生自噬、凋亡,两者之间的关系以及所涉及的相关机制。方法利用MTT比色法检测冬凌草甲素对多发性骨髓瘤RPMI8226细胞的增殖活性影响;透视电镜观察细胞内凋亡和自噬的形态学改变;TUNEL检测细胞凋亡;分别利用以下技术检测处理后的细胞内的自噬变化:使用QDs605nm-Anti-LC3荧光探针以及免疫荧光技术定位细胞胞内LC3Ⅰ和LC3Ⅱ蛋白,利用western blot免疫印记技术检测Beclin 1蛋白表达水平;利用DCFH-DA探针以及流式细胞术检测细胞胞内ROS水平。结果冬凌草甲素能明显抑制RPMI8226细胞增殖,其抑制作用呈时间、剂量依赖性;冬凌草甲素能同时诱发细胞凋亡、自噬和胞内ROS产生;NAC完全抑制胞内ROS产生后冬凌草甲素诱导的细胞凋亡消失;3-MA抑制自噬后,冬凌草甲素诱导的胞内ROS产生进一步增多,凋亡增多。结论冬凌草甲素能明显抑制RPMI8226细胞增殖;冬凌草甲素同时诱发细胞凋亡和自噬;胞内ROS产生介导冬凌草甲素诱导的凋亡;凋亡为细胞死亡的主要途径,而自噬通过下调胞内ROS产生抑制凋亡。     

雷公藤甲素诱导HeLa细胞p53依赖的自噬和凋亡

自噬与凋亡被认为是细胞程序性死亡的两种重要途径,二者的交互联系对阐明药物的抗肿瘤机理有重要价值.众多的研究表明,雷公藤甲素对多种肿瘤细胞都具有显著的抑制作用.细胞凋亡与自噬可被相同的因素所诱导,p53蛋白可以同时对二者起调控作用,在自噬与凋亡的交互作用(crosstalk)中扮演着重要角色.本文以He La细胞为模型,研究雷公藤甲素诱导He La细胞发生自噬和凋亡的机制,并通过抑制p53依赖的转录,研究雷公藤甲素诱导He La细胞p53依赖的自噬和凋亡交互联系.     

构建基于Keima蛋白的细胞自噬评价体系

目的:构建表达Cyto-Keima蛋白的宫颈癌细胞系HeLa及小鼠原代神经元,作为新的细胞自噬评价体系。方法:包装pCDH-Cyto-Keima慢病毒,感染HeLa细胞和小鼠原代神经元,采用激光共聚焦荧光显微镜观察Cyto-Kei?ma蛋白在HeLa细胞和小鼠原代神经元中的表达情况,用已知自噬诱导剂和抑制剂处理细胞,检测该体系对自噬的响应。结果:感染Cyto-Keima慢病毒48 h后,通过激光共聚焦荧光显微镜观察,细胞表达Cyto-Keima蛋白;在Earle平衡盐溶液或自噬诱导剂雷帕霉素处理下,HeLa-Cyto-Keima细胞和Cyto-Keima原代神经元自噬水平明显增强;在自噬抑制剂巴弗洛霉素A1和氯喹处理下,细胞自噬水平明显降低。结论:构建了基于Cyto-Keima蛋白的细胞自噬评价体系。     

自噬对慢性间歇性低氧大鼠颏舌肌损伤的作用及机制

目的:探讨自噬在慢性间歇性低氧状态下大鼠颏舌肌损伤中的作用及其机制。方法:将36只SD大鼠随机均分为对照组,慢性间歇性低氧组(chronic intermittent hypoxia,CIH组),慢性间歇性低氧+氯喹组(CIH+CQ组)。苏木素-伊红(HE)染色观察颏舌肌组织形态学变化;激光共聚焦显微镜下观察自噬标记物LC3在颏舌肌中的表达;免疫组织化学染色法观察组织中细胞色素c(cytochrome,Cyt c)的表达。结果:激光共聚焦结果显示,对照组颏舌肌中未见明显LC3表达,CIH组中LC3的平均荧光强度较对照组明显增强(P0.05),CIH+CQ组中LC3的平均荧光强度较CIH组显著增加(P0.05)。免疫组织化学结果显示:CIH组中Cyt c的阳性表达较对照组增加(P0.05),CIH+CQ组中Cyt c表达与CIH组相比显著增加(P0.05)。结论:慢性间歇性低氧引起颏舌肌线粒体损伤,触发细胞凋亡,同时诱发自噬。抑制自噬加重线粒体损伤,促进细胞凋亡。说明自噬可能通过抑制凋亡而在慢性间歇性低氧状态下的大鼠颏舌肌中起维护肌肉功能的作用。     

缺氧通过SIRT1调控结直肠癌细胞自噬

目的:探究缺氧调控结直肠癌细胞自噬的分子机制。方法:分别在常氧及缺氧(1%氧气浓度)条件下处理细胞,western blot检测细胞内沉默信息调节因子1(Silencing Information Regulator 1,SIRT1)及自噬相关标志分子的表达情况;慢病毒转染构建SIRT1稳定过表达或敲减细胞株,利用透射电镜观察细胞内自噬体形成的情况;使用m RFP-GFP-LC3双标腺病毒感染细胞,在激光扫描共聚焦显微镜下观察细胞自噬流的进展。结果:Western blot结果显示,缺氧条件下,HCT116及SW480细胞内SIRT1的表达水平随着缺氧时间的延长而降低,自噬特异性底物p62蛋白水平降低且LC3-I/II转换增加;与对照组相比,SIRT1过表达细胞内自噬特异性底物p62的表达水平升高而LC3-I/II转换受到抑制;相反在SIRT1敲减细胞内,p62的表达水平降低而LC3-I/II转换进一步促进。透射电镜结果发现SIRT1过表达后,细胞内自噬溶酶体形成减少、自噬体数量增多;激光共聚焦结果显示,SIRT1过表达细胞内绿色荧光淬灭减少、自噬体与自噬溶酶体的融合收到明显抑制,说明SIRT1通过抑制自噬溶酶体的形成,阻断自噬流的进展。结论:缺氧通过抑制SIRT1的表达促进结直肠癌的细胞自噬。     

肝细胞生长因子调节的酪氨酸激酶底物过表达促进心肌细胞自噬

目的:构建和包装携带肝细胞生长因子调节的酪氨酸激酶底物(Hgs)全长基因的重组腺病毒,并研究Hgs过表达对心肌细胞自噬的影响。方法:PCR扩增Hgs全长cDNA,将其连接到pMD18-T载体上,测序确认正确后将其克隆到腺病毒穿梭载体pAd Track-CMV,该载体线性化后转化大肠杆菌BJ5183感受态细胞,与腺病毒骨架质粒pAd Easy-1同源重组,构建重组腺病毒质粒pAd-Hgs;将pAd-Hgs线性化后经脂质体转染293A细胞进行Ad-Hgs病毒的包装与扩增;用得到的Ad-Hgs腺病毒感染心肌细胞,通过荧光显微镜观察绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)的表达,Western印迹、real-time PCR确认病毒感染的有效性以及Hgs过表达情况;通过Western印迹检测自噬标志物LC3的转换(LC3B-Ⅱ/LC3B-Ⅰ),以分析Hgs过表达对心肌细胞自噬的影响。结果:包装了携带Hgs基因的重组腺病毒Ad-Hgs;Ad-Hgs重组腺病毒感染心肌细胞后,荧光显微镜观察到明显的GFP表达;real-time PCR、Western印迹结果显示Hgs在心肌细胞中得到过表达;Western印迹结果证明,Hgs过表达导致心肌细胞LC3B-Ⅱ/LC3B-Ⅰ比值明显升高。结论:通过包装携带Hgs cDNA的重组腺病毒,发现Hgs过表达促进心肌细胞自噬。     

人表皮角质形成细胞自噬功能细胞模型的构建及鉴定

目的: 建立稳定表达GFP-LC3的人永生化角质形成细胞HaCaT细胞系。方法: 将构建的pcDNA3.1-GFP-LC3 真核表达载体转入HaCaT细胞,经G418筛选稳定表达的细胞系。HaCaT细胞中GFP-LC3的表达分别用荧光显微镜与Western blot方法检测,并利用该稳定表达的细胞系观察验证Rapamycin对细胞发生自噬透射电镜超微结构的变化。结果: 获得了3株转染并经G418反复筛选的HaCaT细胞系,在倒置荧光显微镜下观察可见绿色荧光细胞的表达率在95% 以上,Western blot结果证实了GFP-LC3融合蛋白的表达。Western blot和激光共聚焦显微镜均证明Rapamycin可以诱导自噬的发生。透射电镜细胞超微结构的观察表明Rapamycin可以有效地诱导HaCaT-LC3细胞自噬的发生。结论: 成功构建GFP-LC3稳定表达的HaCaT系,该细胞系可以作为研究人角质形成细胞自噬功能的一种细胞模型。     

Establishment of insect cell lines expressing green fluorescent protein on cell surface based on AcMNPV GP64 membrane fusion characteristic

Displaying a protein on the surface of cells has been provided a very successful strategy to function research of exogenous proteins. Based on the membrane fusion characteristic of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus envelope protein GP64, we amplified and cloned N-terminal signal peptide and C-terminal transmembrane domain as well as cytoplasmic tail domain of gp64 gene into vector pIZ/V5-His with multi-cloning sites to construct the cell surface expression vector pIZ/V5-gp64. To verify that the vector can be used to express proteins on the membrane of insect cells, a recombinant plasmid pIZ/V5-gp64-GFP was constructed by introducing the PCR amplified green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene and transfected into insect cell lines Sf9 and H5. The transected cells were screened with zeocin and cell cloning. PCR verification results showed that the GFP gene was successfully integrated into these cells. Green fluorescence in Sf9-GFP and H5-GFP cells was observed by using confocal laser scanning microscopy and immunofluorescence detection indicated that GFP protein was located on the cell membrane. Western blot results showed that a fusion protein GP64-GFP of about 40 kDa was expressed on the membrane of Sf9-GFP and H5-GFP cells. The expression system constructed in this paper can be used for localization and continuous expression of exogenous proteins on insect cell membrane.     

基于激光共聚焦同步双扫描技术的LC3脱乙酰化修饰调控自噬的机理研究

激光共聚焦同步双扫描(simultaneous,SIM)技术在常规扫描单元的基础上,引入一个同步扫描单元(SIM scanner),该技术独立控制了两个激光束,一个用于激光光刺激,另一个用于同步成像。本实验中,采用激光共聚焦同步双扫描系统的405 nm和488 nm激光分别对细胞的特定部位进行刺激和同步成像,实时检测了LC3复合物的形成,记录并分析了乙酰化前后LC3的光动力学变化过程,证实了LC3的脱乙酰化修饰是自噬性降解所必须的,本实验体系为激光共聚焦双扫描技术的推广提供了一个很好的平台。SIM技术的应用,解决了刺激过程无法成像的问题,为漂白后荧光恢复(fluorescence recovery after photobleaching,FRAP)、漂白后荧光损失(fluorescence loss in photobleaching,FLIP)和光诱导激活等研究提供了最佳的解决方案,可作为光刺激的一种实验模式在很多实验设计中进行延伸应用。     

GFP as a tool to analyze the organization, dynamics and function of nuclei and microtubules in Neurospora crassa

We report the construction of a versatile GFP expression plasmid and demonstrate its utility in Neurospora crassa. To visualize nuclei and microtubules, we generated carboxy-terminal fusions of sgfp to Neurospora histone H1 (hH1) and beta-tubulin (Bml). Strong expression of GFP fusion proteins was achieved with the inducible Neurospora ccg-1 promoter. Nuclear and microtubule organization and dynamics were observed in live vegetative hyphae, developing asci, and ascospores by conventional and confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopy. Observations of GFP fusion proteins in live cells largely confirmed previous results obtained by examination of fixed cells with various microscopic techniques. H1-GFP revealed dynamic nuclear shapes. Microtubules were mostly aligned parallel to the growth axis in apical compartments but more randomly arranged in sub-apical compartments. Time-lapse imaging of beta-tubulin-GFP in germinating macroconidia revealed polymerization and depolymerization of microtubules. In heterozygous crosses, H1-GFP and beta-tubulin-GFP expression was silenced, presumably by meiotic silencing. H1-GFP was translated in the vicinity of hH1+-sgfp+ nuclei in the common cytoplasm of giant Banana ascospores, but it diffused into all nuclei, another illustration of the utility of GFP fusion proteins.     

Development of LC3/GABARAP sensors containing a LIR and a hydrophobic domain to monitor autophagy

Macroautophagy allows for bulk degradation of cytosolic components in lysosomes. Overexpression of GFP/RFP-LC3/GABARAP is commonly used to monitor autophagosomes, a hallmark of autophagy, despite artifacts related to their overexpression. Here, we developed new sensors that detect endogenous LC3/GABARAP proteins at the autophagosome using an LC3-interacting region (LIR) and a short hydrophobic domain (HyD). Among HyD-LIR-GFP sensors harboring LIR motifs of 34 known LC3-binding proteins, HyD-LIR(TP)-GFP using the LIR motif from TP53INP2 allowed detection of all LC3/GABARAPs-positive autophagosomes. However, HyD-LIR(TP)-GFP preferentially localized to GABARAP/GABARAPL1-positive autophagosomes in a LIR-dependent manner. In contrast, HyD-LIR(Fy)-GFP using the LIR motif from FYCO1 specifically detected LC3A/B-positive autophagosomes. HyD-LIR(TP)-GFP and HyD-LIR(Fy)-GFP efficiently localized to autophagosomes in the presence of endogenous LC3/GABARAP levels and without affecting autophagic flux. Both sensors also efficiently localized to MitoTracker-positive damaged mitochondria upon mitophagy induction. HyD-LIR(TP)-GFP allowed live-imaging of dynamic autophagosomes upon autophagy induction. These novel autophagosome sensors can thus be widely used in autophagy research.     

转SCaM—GFP融合基因烟草中钙调素分泌特性的研究

钙调素是一种重要的Ｃａ2 结合蛋白 ,在细胞内发挥着重要的生物学功能。一系列实验证实 ,钙调素也普遍存在于动植物细胞外[1- 3 ] ,并且具有重要的生物学功能[4 - 6] 。我们实验室的研究表明 :胞内外钙调素在Ｃａ2 依赖性以及在靶酶激活特性等方面基本相同 ,但在Ｃａ2 亲合力等方面存在差异[2 ,7] 。近年来 ,在植物细胞中发现存在多种钙调素亚型 ,特别是在大豆中对钙调素亚型研究得比较清楚[8] 。通过对大豆中钙调素亚型亚细胞定位的研究 ,一方面可以阐明钙调素是否具有向胞外主动分泌的特性 ,另一方面可以确定向细胞外分泌的钙调素是…     

Subcellular distribution of cytosolic Ca2+ in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets: evaluation using confocal microscopy.

Ca2+ agonists induce Ca2+ waves and other non-uniform Ca2+ patterns in the cytosol of epithelial cells. To define subcellular Ca2+ transients in the cytosol of hepatocytes we examined Fluo-3-loaded isolated rat hepatocyte couplets using confocal microscopy. Optical sections of less than 1 micron in thickness were observed in couplets, and fluorescence from cytosolic Ca2+ signals was readily distinguished from nuclear, mitochondrial, and lysosomal fluorescence. The nature of the noncytosolic components of the fluorescent images was verified by double labelling with the mitochondrial dye DiOC6(3) and with the lysosomal marker acridine orange. Using the line scanning mode of confocal microscopy, measurements of cytosolic Ca2+ were made with a frequency of up to 250 Hz and without significant bleaching. It was found that phenylephrine-induced Ca2+ signals generally began at the basal pole of the hepatocytes, then spread to the canaliculus at average speeds of 80 micron/s. These findings demonstrate the utility of confocal line scanning microscopy for detecting rapid changes in the subcellular distribution of cytosolic Ca2+ in hepatocyte couplets, and suggest that phenylephrine-induced Ca2+ waves radiate in a basal-to-apical direction in this cell type.     

Prevention of D-GalN/LPS-induced ALI by 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid through PXR-mediated inhibition of autophagy degradation

Acute liver injury (ALI) has multiple causes and results in liver dysfunction. Severe or persistent liver injury eventually leads to liver failure and even death. Pregnane X receptor (PXR)-null mice present more severe liver damage and lower rates of autophagy. 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) has been proposed as a promising hepatoprotective agent. We hypothesized that GA significantly alleivates D-GalN/LPS-induced ALI, which involved in PXR-mediated autophagy and lysosome biogenesis. We found that GA can significantly decrease hepatocyte apoptosis and increase the hepatic autophagy marker LC3-B. Ad-mCherry-GFP-LC3 tandem fluorescence, RNA-seq and real-time PCR indicated that GA may stabilize autophagosomes and lysosomes and inhibit autophagosome–lysosome fusion. Simultaneously, GA markedly activates PXR, even reversing the D-GalN/LPS-induced reduction of PXR and its downstream genes. In contrast, GA has a weak protective effect in pharmacological inhibition of PXR and PXR-null mice, which significantly affected apoptosis- and autophagy-related genes. PXR knockout interferes with the stability of autophagosomes and lysosomes, preventing GA reducing the expression of lysosomal genes such as Cst B and TPP1, and suppressing autophagy flow. Therefore, we believe that GA increases autophagy by inhibiting autophagosome–lysosome fusion and blocked autophagy flux via activation of PXR. In conclusion, our results show that GA activates PXR to regulate autophagy and lysosome biogenesis, represented by inhibiting autophagosome–lysosome fusion and stabilization of lysosome. These results identify a new mechanism by which GA-dependent PXR activation reduces D-GalN/LPS-induced acute liver injury.Subject terms: Metabolic disorders, Immunopathogenesis     

自噬抑制剂氯喹对急性酒精诱导小鼠肝损伤的影响

目的：探讨自噬抑制剂氯喹（CQ）对急性酒精诱导肝损伤的影响及其作用机制。方法：将雄性C57BL/6小鼠随机分为3组：正常对照组、酒精组、氯喹干预组（n=7）,其中酒精组按4.5 g/kg剂量给予33%（V/V）酒精灌胃。HE和油红O染色检测各组小鼠肝组织脂滴变化;检测肝组织甘油三酯（TG）含量变化;检测血清谷草转氨酶（AST）和谷丙转氨酶（ALT）活性;免疫荧光法检测微管相关蛋白轻链3（LC3）蛋白变化;Western blot法检测LC3蛋白和核蛋白P65表达的变化;ELISA法检测促炎因子TNF-α、IL-6的变化。结果：与对照组比较,酒精组脂滴形成、TG含量、血清AST和ALT活性明显增高。与对照组比较,酒精组LC3-Ⅱ蛋白表达明显增加;与酒精组比较,氯喹干预组使酒精诱导的LC3-Ⅱ蛋白表达增强进一步加剧,使酒精诱导的TG含量、血清AST和ALT活性进一步增高,同时增加了酒精诱导的p65入核及TNFα、IL-6释放。结论：急性酒精能引起小鼠肝脏脂肪变化及炎症,而自噬抑制剂氯喹抑制自噬进程,加剧酒精诱导的肝损伤,说明自噬在酒精诱导肝损伤中可能具有保护效应。