雌激素诱发大鼠原位与移植垂体催乳素瘤中催乳素基因与TGFα和TGFβ1基因的表达

利用本实验室建立的17β雌二醇(17βestradiol,E2)诱致SpragueDawley(SD)大鼠原位垂体和异体移植于肾囊的垂体同时形成催乳素(prolactin,PRL)瘤的动物模型,采用Northern印迹杂交方法,我们观察了E2长期作用(120d)后诱发的原位与移植垂体PRL瘤中PRL基因和两种转化生长因子(transforminggrowthfactor,TGF)TGFα和TGFβ1基因表达水平的改变。结果表明:在E2长期作用后,原位垂体与异体移植于肾囊,从而远离下丘脑的垂体均可形成垂体PRL瘤;原位与移植垂体PRL瘤中均表现PRL基因的高表达,但移植瘤中的PRL基因表达水平低于原位垂体瘤;此外,仅在原位垂体PRL瘤中发现上述两种转化生长因子呈较高水平的表达,移植垂体PRL瘤与正常垂体中均检测不到这两种转化生长因子的表达。上述结果提示,TGFα和TGFβ1可能涉及E2诱发的原位垂体PRL瘤形成;E2诱发原位与移植垂体形成PRL瘤的机制可能不尽相同     

转录因子E2F-1与垂体肿瘤转化基因（PTTG）在大鼠PRL瘤中的表达

目的通过检测垂体肿瘤转化基因（PTTG）与腺病毒E2启动子结合因子1（E2F-1）在大鼠催乳素（PRL）瘤中的表达来探讨两者在PRL瘤发生发展过程中的作用。方法 40只大鼠随机分为两组：实验组（E组,n=20）：皮下植入17β-雌二醇的方法诱发大鼠PRL瘤;对照组（C组,n=20）：皮下植入空白硅胶管。雌激素诱导10周后处死大鼠,心脏穿刺取血,4%多聚甲醛体内灌流取出脑垂体,称重,ELISA方法检测两组大鼠血清PRL水平,垂体组织行病理组织学观察,免疫组化SP方法检测两组大鼠垂体组织中PTTG蛋白质、E2F-1蛋白质的表达。结果雌二醇作用10周后,据垂体重量、垂体组织学变化和血清PRL水平证实PRL瘤诱导成功。PRL瘤组中,PTTG蛋白质、E2F-1蛋白质均明显高于对照组,差异具有统计学意义（P〈0.01）;且PTTG蛋白质和E2F-1蛋白质的表达呈明显正相关（γ=0.764,P〈0.01）。结论 PTTG与E2F-1在大鼠PRL瘤中共同过度表达,参与了大鼠PRL瘤的发生发展。     

17—β—雌二醇诱发SD大鼠催乳素瘤形成过程中催乳素基因的表达

给SD大鼠皮下埋植内含17－β－雌二醇硅橡胶管30、60、120天后,发现大鼠垂体重量随给药时间延长呈持续性增加;用放射免疫法测定血浆催乳素（prolactin,PRL)含量,亦明显依次升高;用Northern印迹杂交方法检测垂体细胞中PRL基因,发现PRLmRNA含量也依次有显著增加,但其增加却远低于血浆PRL含量的增加,提示17－β－雌二醇除了促进PRL基因的转录外,还可能增加PRL mRNA的翻译效率。     

GRP和VIP对E2诱致的垂体催乳素（PRL）瘤细胞PRL基因转录的影响

实验应用雄性ＳＤ大鼠,皮下埋植内置１０ｍｇ雌二醇硅胶管３个月致体催乳素瘤后,取ＰＲＬ瘤细胞进行外原代培养,并应用原位杂交方法,研究不同剂量的胃泌素释放肽（ｇａｓｔｒｉｎ－ｒｅｌｅａｉｎｇｐｅｐｔｉｄｅ,ＧＲＰ）和血活性肠肽（ｖａｓｏａｃｔｉｖｅｉｎｔｅｓｔｉｎａｌｐｏｌｙｐｅｐｔｉｄｅ,ＶＩＰ）以及Ｅ２对 离体培养的垂体ＰＲＬ瘤细胞ＰＲＬ基因转录的,下,ＧＲＰ,ＶＩＰ分别与ＰＲＬ瘤细胞孵育２４ｈ后     

人乳头瘤病毒6型L1基因的克隆和表达及鉴定

克隆人乳头瘤病毒6型(HPV-6)保护性抗原L1基因,构建L1基因表达载体。从临床诊断尖锐湿疣的病理组织标本中提取HPV-6的DNA,采用高保真PCR扩增其保护性抗原L1基因,T-A克隆后测定核苷酸序列。构建pET32a的L1表达载体,在E.coliBL21DE3宿主菌中用不同浓度的IPTG诱导表达。采用SDS-PAGE鉴定表达产物。所克隆的L1基因与报道的相应核苷酸序列同源性为99.20%~99.93%,氨基酸序列同源性高达99.80%~100%。SDS-PAGE结果显示,在构建的载体中成功表达预计大小分子量的融合蛋白,成功构建了HPV-6的保护性基因L1的表达系统。     

新生儿基因CYP2E1 5′端RsaⅠ和PON2311位点多态性与早产的关系

探讨新生儿基因细胞色素P450 2E1（CYP2E1）5‘端RsaI多态性和对氧磷酶2（二乙基对硝基苯磷酸酯酶2）基因311位点（PON2311）多态性对早产的影响。采用横断面调查方法,使用统一的调查表,由安庆市各县医院对入院分娩孕妇及其单胎,活产,早产和对照新生儿进行调查,共得到有效样本194个母亲－新生儿对。单因素分析结果显示：CYP2E1野生纯合子基因型（cut/cut)与突变纯合子基因型（uncut/uncut)/杂合子基因型（cut/uncut)比较,对早产的影响不具有统计学意义,而PONS2 Ser311Ser纯合子基因型与Cys311Cys纯合子基因型／Cys311Ser杂合子基因型比较,对早产的影响具有显著的统计学意义。进一步分析CYP2E15‘端RsaI位点多态性和PON2311位点多态性是否存在交互作用。结果显示：CYP2E1野生纯合子基因型和PON2 Ser311Ser纯合子基因型这一组合与参照组比较,对早产的影响具有显著的统计学意义。基因CYP2E15‘端Rsa I位点多态性与新生儿早产不相关,但基因PON2311位点多态性与新生儿早产相关,且CYP2E1 5‘端RsaI位点多态性和PON2311位点多态性之间对早产的影响存在交互作用。     

新生儿CYP2E1基因5′端RsaⅠ位点多态性和PON2基因148位点多态性与早产的关系

为探讨新生儿细胞色素P450 2E1(CYP2E1)基因多态性和对氧磷酶2(二乙基对硝基苯磷酸酯酶2)基因(PON2)148位点多态性对早产的影响,采用横断面调查方法,使用统一的调查表,由安庆市各县医院对入院分娩孕妇及其单胎、活产、早产和对照新生儿进行调查,共得到有效样本209个母亲-新生儿对。单因素分析结果显示：CYP2E1野生纯合子基因型( ／ )与突变纯合子基因型(-／-)／杂合子基因型( ／-)比较,对早产的影响不具有统计学意义。而PON2 Alal48Ala纯合子基因型与G1y148G1y纯合子基因型／Ala148 Gly杂合子基因型比较,对早产的影响具有显著的统计学意义。进一步分析CYP2E1基因5′端RsaⅠ位点多态性和PON2基因148位点多态性是否存在交互作用,结果显示：CYP2E1野生纯合子基因型和PON2 Ala148Ala纯合子基因型这一组合与参照组比较,对早产的影响有显著的统计学意义。基因CYP2E1 5′端Rsa I位点多态性与新生儿早产不相关,但基因PON2 148位点多态性与新生儿早产相关,且CPY2E1 5′端Rsa I位点多态性和PON2 148位点多态性之间对早产的影响存在交互作用。     

人乳头瘤病毒6b型H增强子样序列在大肠杆菌中增强基因转录和β—干 …

将人乳头瘤病毒６ｂ型（ＨＰＶ６ｂ）基因组上游调控区（ＵＲＲ）５４０ｂｐ的Ｓａｕ３Ａ－Ｎａｒｌ片段（Ｈ序列）,正反向插入β－干扰素表达载Ｔｒｐ劝子上游,使β－ＩＦＮ表达明显增强,可使基因表达水平提高３．６倍和２．１倍。Ｈ序列正反向插入增强子检测载体不仅使β－半乳糖苷酶表达活性增加－１０倍,还能使半乳糖苷酶ｍＲＮＡ量明显增高,证明Ｈ序列对被调控基因的增强作用是发生在转录水平。     

新疆维吾尔族妇女宫颈癌组织中乳头瘤病毒16型E6基因的克隆和序列分析

为了分析新疆南部地区维吾尔族妇女宫颈癌组织中HPV16型E6基因结构特点，从中国新疆南部地区维吾尔族妇女宫颈癌活检组织标本中提取DNA，以宫颈癌活检组织标本DNA为模板进行PCR扩增，获得HPV16 E6基因，将其克隆到pUCm-T载体上，并对其进行基因全序列分析.PCR检测结果显示宫颈癌组织中HPV16 E6阳性率为82.35%（14/17）；测序结果显示，新疆株HPV16 E6基因全长456 bp，大小与德国标准株一致.E6基因的第247位碱基发生T→G突变，并由此引起所编码的氨基酸亦发生改变.上述结果表明，中国新疆南部地区维吾尔族妇女宫颈癌患者组织中HPV16 E6的基因结构与德国标准株HPV16 E6基因之间存在差异.     

大鳞副泥鳅和泥鳅GNB2L1基因的克隆、表达及系统进化分析

由G蛋白β2亚基类似物1基因(GNB2L1)编码的蛋白激酶C受体(RACK1)是一个高度保守的锚定蛋白,属于WD40结构域蛋白家族成员,在细胞信号转导等生命过程中发挥着重要作用。本文采用RACE技术和基因克隆技术分别对大鳞副泥鳅(Paramisgurnus dabryanus)和泥鳅(Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)精巢组织的GNB2L1基因c DNA序列进行了克隆。序列分析表明,大鳞副泥鳅GNB2L1基因c DNA序列全长1 115 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)长965 bp,编码317个氨基酸;泥鳅GNB2L1基因c DNA序列的开放阅读框长965 bp,编码317个氨基酸;两种泥鳅GNB2L1基因编码的蛋白与其他鱼类的RACK1蛋白的同源性为94%~97%,且不同进化地位物种的GNB2L1基因均由8个外显子和7个内含子组成。以GNB2L1基因为标记基因,构建的鱼类系统发育树显示,大鳞副泥鳅和泥鳅在进化上的亲缘关系最近。RT-PCR结果显示,GNB2L1基因在大鳞副泥鳅成体各组织中均有表达,且在脑组织的表达量高于其他组织。以上结果表明,GNB2L1基因为一个进化保守基因,可能在大鳞副泥鳅的细胞活动中发挥着重要作用。     

Melanocyte-stimulating hormone and prolactin secretion in cell culture of estrogen-induced pituitary tumors in the hamster

Pituitary cells from hamsters bearing diethylstilbestrol induced renal adenocarcinomas were cultured in vitro. Dispersed cells in plastic dishes were viable for up to two weeks in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium supplemented with 17.5% of 6:1 horse serum to fetal calf serum. The secretion of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone and prolactin into the medium were measured by radioimmunoassay. The concentrations of both were elevated by day 3 in the medium from the hyperplastic pituitaries obtained from the estrogen treated, tumor bearing hamsters. Neither DES (10(-8)M) nor tamoxifen (10(-7)M) influenced the secretion of either hormone and neither altered either cell number or DNA synthetic activity as measured by thymidine incorporation. The secretion of hormones and the growth of the pituitary cells were, however, decreased by charcoal treatment of the serum. The results suggest that the elevation of serum alpha-MSH and prolactin observed in DES implanted hamsters is due to pituitary secretion of the hormones but that DES probably does not act directly on the pituitary to control the secretion.     

Differential expression of TGF beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 genes during mouse embryogenesis

We have examined by Northern analysis and in situ hybridisation the expression of TGF beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 during mouse embryogenesis. TGF beta 1 is expressed predominantly in the mesodermal components of the embryo e.g. the hematopoietic cells of both fetal liver and the hemopoietic islands of the yolk sac, the mesenchymal tissues of several internal organs and in ossifying bone tissues. The strongest TGF beta 2 signals were found in early facial mesenchyme and in some endodermal and ectodermal epithelial cell layers e.g., lung and cochlea epithelia. TGF beta 3 was strongest in prevertebral tissue, in some mesothelia and in lung epithelia. All three isoforms were expressed in bone tissues but showed distinct patterns of expression both spatially and temporally. In the root sheath of the whisker follicle, TGF beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 were expressed simultaneously. We discuss the implication of these results in regard to known regulatory elements of the TGF beta genes and their receptors.     

Expression of transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha) in differentiated rat mammary tumors: estrogen induction of TGF alpha production

Primary well-differentiated dimethylbenzene alpha-anthracene (DMBA)-or nitrosomethylurea (NMU)-induced rat mammary adenocarcinomas that are estrogen dependent possess biologically active and immunoreactive transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha), which can be detected in a sort agar growth-promoting assay and by a specific liquid-phase competitive RIA, respectively. In contrast, tissue extracts prepared from transplantable undifferentiated DMBA-I and NMU-II rat mammary carcinomas that are estrogen independent and metastatic exhibit low or undetectable levels of TGF alpha. In addition, the primary DMBA- and NMU-induced rat mammary adenocarcinomas express a specific 4.8-kilobase TGF alpha mRNA species, whereas little or no TGF alpha mRNA can be detected in the transplantable DMBA-I and NMU-II tumors. Primary tumors synthesize type IV basement membrane collagen, whereas the transplantable tumors elaborate very little type IV collagen. Either TGF alpha or estrogens can differentially enhance the synthesis of type IV collagen by 0.5- to 4-fold over total protein synthesis in primary cultures of normal mouse mammary epithelial cells or in primary NMU-induced tumor cells, respectively. Therefore, TGF alpha could function as an estrogen-inducible autocrine growth factor for well differentiated rat mammary tumor cells by its ability to selectively regulate type IV collagen synthesis. Estrogens can modulate TGF alpha production in vivo in primary DMBA-induced rat mammary tumors, because ovariectomy results in a rapid decline (within 6 h) of TGF alpha mRNA levels. This response to estrogens can also be observed in vitro. Primary DMBA- or NMU-induced rat mammary tumor cells cultured in the presence of 17 beta-estradiol (10(-8) M) for 4 days show an increase in the level of TGF alpha mRNA over cells not treated with estrogen. This increase in TGF alpha mRNA is paralleled by a 2- to 3-fold increase in the levels of immunoreactive TGF alpha that can be detected and in the conditioned medium from estrogen-treated cells. These results suggest that TGF alpha may be an adjunct marker for those mammary tumors that are well differentiated adenocarcinomas and estrogen dependent and that estrogen-independent tumors do not constitutively produce TGF alpha or express TGF alpha mRNA.     

Binding of steroids in nuclear extracts and cytosol of rat pituitary and estrogen-induced pituitary tumors

We have determined binding sites for estrogen, progestin, androgen and glucocorticoid in anterior pituitaries from Sprague-Dawley rats, a strain with low estrogen sensitivity, and in diethylstilbestrol-induced pituitary tumors in Fischer 344 rats, a strain with high estrogen sensitivity. Binding sites differ in their quantity and subcellular distribution. Cytosolic sites for [3H]estradiol in normal pituitaries from untreated rats were high prevailing over sites for other hormones, but they were depleted in the tumors due to their retention in nuclei under the influence of estrogen. Unoccupied nuclear sites for estrogen in normal glands also prevailed over sites for other steroids, and were similar to those in tumors. Second, the progestin site labeled with [3H]R 5020 was concentrated 5.7-fold in cytosol and 8.5-fold in nuclei of the tumors over the values found in glands from normal males estrogenized for 3 days. Third, glucocorticoid receptors labeled with [3H]dexamethasone were predominantly cytosolic in normal glands, but very low in cytosol and more evident in nuclear extracts from the tumors, the reverse of the profile found in normal pituitaries. Last, limited and comparable amounts of androgen receptors were measured in the subcellular fractions of both tissues. It is suggested that the subcellular distribution of some steroid receptors may be controlled in part by the cell population of the tissue and its degree of genetic activity.     

Naltrexone partially inhibits the estrogen-induced increase in prolactin secretion and anterior pituitary weight

The effects of naltrexone, a specific opiate antagonist, on stimulation by estradiol benzoate (EB) of prolactin (PRL) release and anterior pituitary (AP) weight, were studied in gonadectomized female and male Sprague-Dawley rats. One week after castration, rats were injected for 10 days once daily with 2 μg EB alone, or together with twice daily injections of 2 mg naltrexone/kg body weight (BW). Blood was collected for radioimmunoassay of PRL by orbital sinus puncture on days 0 and 6, and by decapitation on day 11, at which time the AP was quickly removed, weighed and assayed for PRL.Serum PRL concentrations and AP weights were significantly increased by EB administration. These effects of EB were partially but significantly inhibited by naltrexone. These results suggest that endegenous opiates may be involved in the estrogen-induced rise in serum PRL and increase in pituatary weight.     

Expression and functional importance of collagen-binding integrins,alpha 1 beta 1 and alpha 2 beta 1, on virus-activated T cells

Adhesive interactions are crucial to cell migration into inflammatory sites. Using murine lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus as an Ag model system, we have investigated expression and function of collagen-binding integrins, alpha(1)beta(1) and alpha(2)beta(1), on activated and memory T cells. Using this system and MHC tetramers to define Ag-specific T cells, we demonstrate that contrary to being VLAs, expression of alpha(1)beta(1) and alpha(2)beta(1) can be rapidly induced on acutely activated T cells, that expression of alpha(1)beta(1) remains elevated on memory T cells, and that expression of alpha(1)beta(1) parallels that of viral-specific effector CD8(+) T cells (defined by tetramer and IFN-gamma staining). In an adoptive transfer model, mAb-mediated blockade of these integrins on activated effector and memory T cells inhibited Ag-specific delayed-type hypersensitivity responses; similar decreased responses were seen upon transfer of alpha(1)-deficient activated/memory T cells. Thus, expression of alpha(1)beta(1) and alpha(2)beta(1) integrins on activated T cells is directly functionally important for generation of inflammatory responses within tissues. Finally, the inhibitory effect of alpha(1)beta(1) blockade on the delayed-type hypersensitivity response could be bypassed by direct injection of Ag-specific T cells to inflammatory sites, demonstrating for the first time in vivo that collagen-binding integrins are involved in leukocyte migration into tissues.