创伤性脑损伤对大鼠海马骨架蛋白及学习记忆功能影响

创伤性脑损伤（traumatic brain injury,TBI）是极为常见的外伤性疾病,致死率和致残率很高。存活者伴随的空间认知功能障碍,给患者家庭和社会造成了极大的负担。目前,对TBI造成的空间记忆障碍缺乏系统研究。脑损伤后海马组织与记忆有关的分子以及组成神经元骨架的分子如何变化研究甚少。本研究采用Wistar大鼠为研究对象,并随机将其分为假手术（sham）组和创伤性脑损伤（TBI）组。TBI组再按致伤后时间长短分为6 h、12 h、24 h、72 h、15 d五个亚组。TBI组应用PinPointTM颅脑撞击器撞击而致伤,sham组不撞击。采用Morris水迷宫评价实验动物空间记忆能力;干湿重法测定脑含水量,评估脑水肿与海马水通道蛋白4（aquaporin-4,AQP-4）的相关性;海马神经元特异性核蛋白（neuron specific nuclear protein,NeuN）标记和免疫荧光检测评估TBI致大鼠神经元丢失情况;通过Western印迹检测TBI致海马骨架相关蛋白质和记忆相关蛋白质含量变化。本研究证实,与sham组相比,TBI组大鼠潜伏期明显增加［（61.98±12.82) s vs.(28.32±8.52) s,n=5,P<0.01,day 15］,探索时间明显缩短［（36.98±0.37) s vs. (73.68±5.09) s,n=5,P<0.01,day15］,表明脑创伤损害了动物的空间参考记忆能力和空间工作记忆能力。与sham组相比,TBI组大鼠海马AQP-4在蛋白质水平上的表达和脑含水量持续升高,15 d恢复正常;在12 h［（3.78±0.74),(83.78±0.35)%］和72 h［（3.49±0.85),(82.28±0.63)%］均形成两个波峰,n=5,P均<0.01,表明继发性脑损伤与持续脑水肿和海马AQP-4在蛋白质上的高表达有关。与sham组相比,NeuN标记和免疫荧光检测发现,TBI后24 h 致大鼠海马神经元丢失严重［（198.2±8.002) vs.(297.2±6.866) cells/mm2, n=5,P<0.01］,表明TBI动物的海马功能受损。与sham相比,TBI组海马神经元树突标志物微管结合蛋白2（microtubule associated proein 2,MAP2）和突触前终末特异性标记物突触素（synaptophysin,SYN）在蛋白质水平均伤后逐步降低（n=5,P均<0.01）,72 h［（0.55±0.05) vs.(1.27±0.08), (0.52±0.14) vs.(1.06±0.16), n=5,P均<0.01］降低最明显;TBI组形成神经元纤维缠结主要成分的过度磷酸化tau（ser404）,伤后逐步升高,72 h［（1.25±0.11)vs. (0.33±0.07), n=5,P<0.01］升高最明显。 MAP2、SYN和过度磷酸化的tau（ser404）检测指标的改变,表明脑损伤致神经元受损,神经元生长和损伤修复能力减弱,最终导致神经元骨架破环,TBI损害了动物的海马空间记忆能力。与sham组相比,TBI组大鼠海马环磷酸腺苷反应元件结合蛋白（cAMP response element binding protein,CREB）和磷酸化CREB ser133(phosphorylated CREB Ser133, pCREB Ser133)含量降低明显（n=5,P均<0.05）,表明脑损伤动物海马的存储记忆能力减弱;TBI组大鼠海马一般调控阻遏蛋白激酶2(general control nonderepressible 2 kinase,GCN2)蛋白质升高明显（n=5,P均<0.05）,表明脑损伤动物海马将新信息转化成长期记忆能力下降。本研究提示,创伤性脑损伤可使大鼠海马神经元骨架破坏,进而导致在学习记忆过程中起重要作用的分子蛋白质下调,抑制记忆储存的蛋白质（GCN2）上调,促使学习记忆功能障碍。     

创伤性脑损伤对大鼠海马骨架蛋白及学习记忆功能影响

创伤性脑损伤（traumatic brain injury,TBI）是极为常见的外伤性疾病,致死率和致残率很高。存活者伴随的空间认知功能障碍,给患者家庭和社会造成了极大的负担。目前,对TBI造成的空间记忆障碍缺乏系统研究。脑损伤后海马组织与记忆有关的分子以及组成神经元骨架的分子如何变化研究甚少。本研究采用Wistar大鼠为研究对象,并随机将其分为假手术（sham）组和创伤性脑损伤（TBI）组。TBI组再按致伤后时间长短分为6 h、12 h、24 h、72 h、15 d五个亚组。TBI组应用PinPointTM颅脑撞击器撞击而致伤,sham组不撞击。采用Morris水迷宫评价实验动物空间记忆能力;干湿重法测定脑含水量,评估脑水肿与海马水通道蛋白4（aquaporin-4,AQP-4）的相关性;海马神经元特异性核蛋白（neuron specific nuclear protein,NeuN）标记和免疫荧光检测评估TBI致大鼠神经元丢失情况;通过Western印迹检测TBI致海马骨架相关蛋白质和记忆相关蛋白质含量变化。本研究证实,与sham组相比,TBI组大鼠潜伏期明显增加［（61.98±12.82) s vs.(28.32±8.52) s,n=5,P<0.01,day 15］,探索时间明显缩短［（36.98±0.37) s vs. (73.68±5.09) s,n=5,P<0.01,day15］,表明脑创伤损害了动物的空间参考记忆能力和空间工作记忆能力。与sham组相比,TBI组大鼠海马AQP-4在蛋白质水平上的表达和脑含水量持续升高,15 d恢复正常;在12 h［（3.78±0.74),(83.78±0.35)%］和72 h［（3.49±0.85),(82.28±0.63)%］均形成两个波峰,n=5,P均<0.01,表明继发性脑损伤与持续脑水肿和海马AQP-4在蛋白质上的高表达有关。与sham组相比,NeuN标记和免疫荧光检测发现,TBI后24 h 致大鼠海马神经元丢失严重［（198.2±8.002) vs.(297.2±6.866) cells/mm2, n=5,P<0.01］,表明TBI动物的海马功能受损。与sham相比,TBI组海马神经元树突标志物微管结合蛋白2（microtubule associated proein 2,MAP2）和突触前终末特异性标记物突触素（synaptophysin,SYN）在蛋白质水平均伤后逐步降低（n=5,P均<0.01）,72 h［（0.55±0.05) vs.(1.27±0.08), (0.52±0.14) vs.(1.06±0.16), n=5,P均<0.01］降低最明显;TBI组形成神经元纤维缠结主要成分的过度磷酸化tau（ser404）,伤后逐步升高,72 h［（1.25±0.11)vs. (0.33±0.07), n=5,P<0.01］升高最明显。 MAP2、SYN和过度磷酸化的tau（ser404）检测指标的改变,表明脑损伤致神经元受损,神经元生长和损伤修复能力减弱,最终导致神经元骨架破环,TBI损害了动物的海马空间记忆能力。与sham组相比,TBI组大鼠海马环磷酸腺苷反应元件结合蛋白（cAMP response element binding protein,CREB）和磷酸化CREB ser133(phosphorylated CREB Ser133, pCREB Ser133)含量降低明显（n=5,P均<0.05）,表明脑损伤动物海马的存储记忆能力减弱;TBI组大鼠海马一般调控阻遏蛋白激酶2(general control nonderepressible 2 kinase,GCN2)蛋白质升高明显（n=5,P均<0.05）,表明脑损伤动物海马将新信息转化成长期记忆能力下降。本研究提示,创伤性脑损伤可使大鼠海马神经元骨架破坏,进而导致在学习记忆过程中起重要作用的分子蛋白质下调,抑制记忆储存的蛋白质（GCN2）上调,促使学习记忆功能障碍。     

神经干细胞移植对AD模型大鼠SNAP-25表达的影响

目的：观察神经干细胞对AD大鼠海马周围微环境中SNAP-25 表达及其认知功能的影响。方法：取成年雄性Wistar大鼠30 只,随机分为对照组、AD模型组、细胞移植组,每组10 只。采用凝聚态Abeta1-42 注射到大鼠海马组织内建立阿尔茨海默病(AD)大 鼠动物模型,通过Y 迷宫测试大鼠学习记忆能力和Western blot技术检测大鼠海马组织内SNAP-25 的表达。结果：Y 迷宫测试结 果显示术后4 周时AD模型组和细胞移植组大鼠学习记忆均低于对照组,与AD模型组比较,细胞移植组大鼠学习记忆能力明显 高于AD模型组,差异有统计学意义（P＜ 0.05）;Western blot 检测结果显示术后4 周时AD模型组和细胞移植组大鼠海马组织内 SNAP-25 蛋白表达量均低于对照组,与AD 模型组比较,细胞移植组大鼠海马组织SNAP-25 蛋白表达量高于AD 模型组差异有 统计学意义（P＜0.05）。结论：移植的NSCs 可改善AD 大鼠的学习和记忆能力,其机制可能是通过改变海马区周围的微环境并上 调了海马组织内SNAP-25 表达。     

脑源性神经营养因子促进海马神经干细胞的存活、增殖及向神经元分化

探讨脑源性神经营养因子(brain derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF)对海马神经干细胞(neural progenitor/stem cells, NPCs)的存活、增殖及分化的影响.采用无血清培养基体外分离、纯化、扩增胎鼠海马NPCs.通过细胞形态观察、nestin免疫荧光染色及血清促分化检测NPCs的干细胞特性; 采用神经球计数及神经球直径测定观察BDNF对NPCs的促增殖作用, 筛选出在适当细胞密度下, 促进NPCs增殖的有效浓度; 采用Tunel染色及全自动生化分析仪测定细胞培养上清液乳酸脱氢酶(lactic dehydrogenase, LDH)的含量探讨BDNF对海马NPCs存活的影响; 采用抗-b-微管蛋白(tubulin) III (Tuj-1)染色检测NPCs分化成神经元的百分率, 同时测定分化神经元突起的长度.分离的海马NPCs表现为nestin 免疫染色阳性, 具有自我增殖能力、且能分化为神经元和星形胶质细胞; 当细胞密度为5×105个/ ml 时, 10～200 ng/ml BDNF能显著促进NPCs的增殖, 其中40 ng/ml BDNF促增殖作用最强, 40 ng/ml BDNF能显著增大神经球直径; 40 ng/ml BDNF 显著减少NPCs的凋亡率(Tunel /DAPI ), 抑制LDH漏出; 40 ng/ml BDNF能显著促进NPCs分化为Tuj-1免疫染色阳性神经元, 且分化后神经元的突起长度显著大于对照组.上述结果提示: BDNF促进海马NPCs的存活、增殖及向神经元方向分化.     

骨髓间充质干细胞对重症急性胰腺炎胰腺组织修复的促进作用研究

目的观察骨髓间充质干细胞（BMSCs）抑制坏死性凋亡促进修复重症急性胰腺炎（SAP）的可能机理。 方法（1）分离、培养和鉴定大鼠BMSCs;（2）构建牛磺胆酸钠（NaT）诱导的SAP大鼠模型,并分成正常组（NC）、假手术组（Sham）、SAP模型组（SAP）、PBS治疗组（PBS）、BMSCs治疗组和Necrostain-1 （Nec-1）治疗组,并检测胰腺病理评分和血淀粉酶水平;（3）运用Western Blot和qRT-PCR方法检测各组受损胰腺组织内RIPK1、RIPK3、Caspase-8、MLKL蛋白及mRNA表达,各组均数间比较采用单因素方差分析,两两比较采用LSD-t检验。 结果BMSCs可以被诱导分化成骨、软骨、脂肪,并高表达CD44 （99.82﹪）、CD73 （99.87﹪）、CD90 （99.99﹪）、CD105 （99.78﹪）,低表达CD11b （0.65﹪）、CD19 （0.85﹪）、CD34 （0.70﹪）和CD45 （1.20﹪）。SAP组胰腺病理评分（12.90±1.79）及血淀粉酶水平（1052.41±183.12） mU/ ml均高于NC组[评分：0.40±0.52,淀粉酶水平：（236.62±33.21） mU/ ml]和Sham组[评分：0.50±0.53,淀粉酶水平：（242.31±27.94） mU/ ml]（F = 200.275,F = 143.245,P均< 0.001）,且SAP组受损胰腺组织内RIPK1、RIPK3、MLKL表达升高、Caspase-8表达降低（F = 179.905,P < 0.001）;BMSCs组和Nec-1治疗组胰腺病理评分及血淀粉酶水平均低于PBS治疗组[评分：7.20±1.23、7.00±1.05比12.60±1.65,F = 200.275,P < 0.001;淀粉酶水平：（452.21±101.68）mU/ml、（570.18±148.47） mU/ml比（972.77±204.29） mU/ml,F = 143.245,P < 0.001],同时受损胰腺组织内RIPK1、RIPK3、MLKL表达下调、Caspase-8表达升高（F = 179.905,P < 0.001）。 结论BMSCs可能通过抑制坏死性凋亡通路活化来修复SAP。     

胰岛素对AD模型大鼠空间学习记忆能力的影响

目的:探讨胰岛素对阿尔茨海默氏病(AD)模型大鼠学习记忆能力影响及其可能机制。方法:大鼠海马微量注射Okadaic acid(OA),胰岛素侧脑室注射。水迷宫实验检测大鼠学习记忆能力;Western blotting实验检测大鼠海马烟碱型胆碱能受体的表达;免疫组化观察大鼠脑内胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)的表达。结果:与对照组比较,模型组大鼠学习记忆能力明显下降(P<0.01),烟碱型胆碱能受体表达减少(P<0.05),GFAP免疫阳性星形胶质细胞增多(P<0.05)。与模型组相比,胰岛素组大鼠学习记忆能力明显提高(P<0.01),烟碱型胆碱能受体表达增多(P<0.05),GFAP免疫阳性星形胶质细胞减少(P<0.05)。结论:胰岛素提高AD模型大鼠的学习记忆能力可能与其改善模型鼠胆碱能系统功能及减少星形胶质细胞增生有关。     

循环内皮微粒相关microRNA在巨噬细胞炎性反应诱发动脉粥样硬化发生中的作用机制

目的研究循环内皮微粒相关microRNA在巨噬细胞炎性反应诱发动脉粥样硬化（AS）发生的作用机制。 方法选取实验组和对照组SPF级5周小鼠各50只。实验小鼠分4组：对照组、动脉粥样硬化模型组（AS模型组）、NC-miRNA组和miRNA-19b抑制剂组,采用油红染色对AS病变的组织学进行观察,计算斑块面积相对比例,并检测生化指标的表达水平,主要包括血清中高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）、胆固醇（TC）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）和甘油三酯（TG）,ELISA检测血管炎症因子TNF-α、IL-1、IL-6和IL-10的变化,Western Blot检测凋亡相关蛋白Bcl-2、cleaved-caspase-3和Bax表达的变化,实时荧光定量PCR检测miR-19b表达,流式细胞法检测巨噬细胞的凋亡率。多组间比较采用单因素方差分析或者重复测量的方差分析,两两比较采用LSD-t检验。 结果各组胸腔动脉斑块面积百分比：对照组为（0.00±0.00）%;AS模型组为（9.59±6.53）%;NC-miRNA组为（8.96±3.47）%;miRNA-19b抑制剂组为（3.21±2.03）%,三组间比较差异有统计学意义（F = 20.572,P = 0.002）。与对照组比较,AS模型组和NC-miRNA组TC[AS模型组（3.26±0.21）mmol/L;NC-miRNA组（3.13± 0.14）mmol/ L;F = 13.994,P = 0.002]、TG[AS模型组（0.25±0.06）mmol/L;NC- miRNA（0.21±0.02）mmol/L;F = 11.230,P = 0.011）]和LDL-C [AS模型组（1.65±0.11）mmol/ L;NC-miRNA （1.59± 0.27）mmol/L;F = 10.069,P = 0.006）]水平升高,而HDL-CAS模型组[（0.08±0.09）mmol/L;NC-miRNA （0.08±0.05）mmol/L;F = 12.450,P = 0.004）]水平含量降低。与模型组比较,miRNA-19b抑制剂组TC（1.85±0.06）mmol/L、TG（0.15±0.03）mmol/ L和LDL-C（1.21±0.10）mmol/L水平降低,HDL-C （0.11±0.05）mmol/L水平则升高（P均< 0.05）。AS模型组与对照组相比,IL-1（34.06±3.58）g/L、IL-6（92.57±31.97）g/L和TNF-α（63.01±15.65）g/L水平升高,而IL-10（16.86±1.29）g/L的水平降低,NC-miRNA组各指标亦有相同的变化趋势;miRNA-19b抑制剂组IL-1（24.85±6.21）g/L、IL-6（53.29±17.15）g/ L和TNF-α（34.51±6.47 ）g/L水平低于AS模型组和NC-miRNA组（F = 13.671,P = 0.002）,IL-10（24.94±4.72）g/L的水平则高于两组（F = 13.675,P = 0.008）。和对照组相比,AS模型组和NC- miRNA组的Bax（AS模型组3.39±0.01;NC-miRNA组0.64±0.02;F = 26.910,P = 0.000）和cleaved-PARP （AS模型组2.47±0.05;NC- miRNA组3.27±0.01;F = 13.226,P = 0.000）表达量升高。但Bcl-2（AS模型组0.67±0.02;NC-miRNA组0.64±0.02;F = 12.585,P = 0.000）表达水平下调。与NC- miRNA组相比,miRNA-19b抑制剂组的促细胞凋亡的蛋白Bax（2.16±0.02）和cleaved-PARP（1.91±0.04）表达水平下调,Bcl-2（1.05±0.01）的表达水平上调。与对照组比较,AS模型组（2.71±0.02）和NC-miRNA组（2.43±0.02）的miRNA- 19b的转录水平增加,差异有统计学意义（P均< 0.05）,miRNA-19b抑制剂组（1.52±0.01）转录水平有升高,但相较于AS模型组和NC-miRNA组的变化其增加量不显著,（F = 15.353,P = 0.002）。miRNA-19b基因转录水平：对照组为1.02±0.03;AS模型组为2.71±0.02;NC- miRNA组为2.43±0.02;miRNA- 19b抑制剂组为1.52±0.01（P均 < 0.05）。细胞凋亡率：对照组为（4.41±0.18）%;AS模型组为（7.16±0.73）%;NC-miRNA组为（6.29±0.24）%;miRNA-19b抑制剂组为（5.01±0.11）%,（F = 12.889,P = 0.008）。 结论miRNA-19b抑制剂可以减少巨噬细胞的凋亡,降低促炎症因子,可减少由于AS引起的血管厚度的增加,减少AS斑块的面积比例,使血脂中的TC、TG和LDL-C水平降低,HDL-C水平则有升高,这对冠心病的临床诊疗具有重要的临床指导意义。     

重度牙周炎对阿尔茨海默病模型大鼠肠道菌群及神经炎症因子表达的影响

摘要 目的：探讨重度牙周炎对阿尔茨海默病（AD）模型大鼠肠道菌群及神经炎症因子表达的影响。方法：将SD大鼠随机平分为空白对照组（NC组）、牙周炎组（P组）、AD组、P+AD组,每组10只大鼠。NC组不做任何处理,P组和AD组大鼠分别构建重度牙周炎模型和AD模型,P+AD组同时构建重度牙周炎模型和AD模型。8周后,采用Morris水迷宫实验观察大鼠的空间学习和记忆能力;酶联免疫吸附（ELISA）法检测血清炎性因子：白介素-1β（IL-1β）、肿瘤坏死因子α（TNF-α）、白介素10（IL-10）水平;苏木精-伊红（HE）染色检测海马组织病理变化;粪便进行短链脂肪酸（SCFAs）测序及16S rRNA基因测序。结果：NC组和P组大鼠神经元排列整齐且紧凑,没有明显的细胞空泡和坏死,AD组和P+AD组海马组织中观察到神经元变性和坏死,海马区锥体细胞排列松散,空泡化。与NC组相比较,AD组逃逸潜伏期、IL-1β、TNF-α水平、拟杆菌门、变形菌门、链球菌属、普雷沃菌属、大肠杆菌志贺氏菌属的相对丰度显著增加（P<0.05）,停滞时间、穿越平台次数、IL-10水平、乙酸盐、丙酸盐、丁酸盐的含量及Shannon、Simpson、Chao1指数、厚壁菌门、乳酸杆菌属的相对丰度显著减少（P<0.05）,而NC组与P组以上指标对比差异不显著（P＞0.05）;与AD组、P组相比,P+AD组逃逸潜伏期、IL-1β、TNF-α水平、拟杆菌门、变形菌门、链球菌属、普雷沃菌属、大肠杆菌志贺氏菌属的相对丰度显著增加（P<0.05）,停滞时间、穿越平台次数、IL-10水平、乙酸盐、丙酸盐、丁酸盐的含量及Shannon、Simpson、Chao1指数、厚壁菌门、乳酸杆菌属的相对丰度显著减少（P<0.05）。结论：重度牙周炎可促进AD大鼠肠道菌群紊乱及神经炎症因子表达。     

慢性间断性低氧大鼠认知功能和脑胆碱能神经元的进行性变化

目的：探讨慢性间断性低氧（CIH）大鼠认知功能的进行性变化及其与脑胆碱能神经元变化的关系。方法：成年雄性SD大鼠40只,随机均分为对照组、慢性间断性低氧1,3,5周组。应用Morris水迷宫检测认知功能的变化;利用HE染色在光镜下计数前额叶皮层和海马坏死神经元数;利用免疫组化方法检测前额叶皮层和海马胆碱乙酰转移酶（ChAT）阳性表达。结果：CIH各组大鼠学习记忆能力呈进行性下降趋势;与对照组比较,CIH5w组出现明显学习记忆功能障碍（P〈0.05）。CIH各组前额叶皮层和海马变性坏死神经元数增多,且随低氧时间延长,上述改变呈慢性进行性加重趋势。CIH各组前额叶皮层和海马ChAT阳性表达逐渐下降;与对照组比较,CIH3w组和CIH5w组前额叶皮层和海马ChAT阳性表达明显减少,差异具有显著性（P〈0.05）。结论：慢性间断性低氧大鼠认知功能进行性下降与前额叶皮层和海马神经元病理性损伤、ChAT表达进行性减少有关。     

高浓度七氟醚通过抑制VEGF/PI3K/AKT信号通路诱导神经干细胞凋亡的研究

目的探讨妊娠中期的七氟醚暴露对神经干细胞凋亡过程的影响和作用机制。 方法将孕中期大鼠随机分为3组,每组48只孕鼠：对照组,低浓度七氟醚组,高浓度七氟醚组。在妊娠第14天,以2﹪或3.5﹪七氟醚麻醉怀孕大鼠2?h。通过免疫荧光检查神经干细胞凋亡,收集麻醉后6、24和48?h以及出生后第0天（P?0）,第14天（P?14）和第28天（P?28）的脑组织进行Nestin-TUNEL免疫荧光双标染色以及Nestin、血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）和磷酸肌醇3-激酶（PI3K）AKT通路相关蛋白的免疫印迹检测。采用单因素方差分析和Bonferroni事后检验进行统计学分析。 结果麻醉后6、24和48?h以及P?0,P?14和P?28,脑组织中Nestin和TUNEL阳性细胞的百分比增加[6?h：对照组0.91±0.07,低浓度组1.01±0.08,高浓度组2.62±0.21（F?=?399,P?相似文献   

Therapeutic effects of human amniotic epithelial cell transplantation on double-transgenic mice co-expressing APPswe and PS1ΔE9-deleted genes

Human amniotic epithelial cells (HAECs), which exhibit characteristics of embryonic and pluripotent stem cells, could be utilized for cell therapy without legal or ethical problems. Double-transgenic (TG) mice (n=20) and wild-type (WT) mice (n=20) were randomly assigned to two groups, respectively. The transplantation group was treated with HAECs and the control group with PBS. A six-radial arm water maze was used to assess spatial memory. Immunofluorescence was utilized to track HAEC survival. Immunohistochemistry was used to determine octamer-binding protein 4 (oct-4) and nanog expression in the HAECs. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to measure acetylcholine levels in the hippocampus. The density of cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain and nerve fibers in the hippocampus was measured following acetylcholinesterase staining. Results showed that transplanted HAECs survived for at least eight weeks and migrated to the third ventricle without immune rejection. Graft HAECs also expressed the specific stem cell markers oct-4 and nanog. Compared with the control group, HAEC transplantation significantly ameliorated spatial memory deficits in TG mice, as well as increased acetylcholine levels and the number of hippocampal cholinergic neurites. Intracerebroventricular HAEC transplantation improved spatial memory in double-TG mice, and results suggested that increased acetylcholine levels in the hippocampus, released by surviving cholinergic neurites, were responsible for this improvement.     

MSCs线粒体转移对脑缺血后损伤修复的作用研究

目的探索骨髓基质细胞（MSCs）中线粒体转移在脑缺血后的损伤保护作用。 方?法采用小鼠骨髓MSCs分离与原代培养方法,培养MSCs并通过流式细胞仪进行鉴定;取出生后第0天（P0）SD幼鼠的皮层,进行原代神经元培养,并进行氧糖剥夺（OGD）处理,将含有线粒体的MSCs培养基（MCM）组和不含有线粒体的MSCs培养基（mdMCM）组与OGD神经元进行共培养,另以未经过OGD处理的神经元（Neuron组）和经过OGD处理的神经元（OGD组）作为对照;通过MitoTracker追踪线粒体,分析线粒体从MSCs向OGD神经元的转移情况;通过检测试剂盒对神经元内ATP含量和神经元活性进行分析;通过对线粒体膜电势检测,分析线粒体的功能;采用Western Blot分析线粒体Miro1蛋白的表达水平;通过MCAO造模和计算梗死体积,分析MSCs移植对脑缺血的保护作用。采用方差分析和t检验进行统计学分析。 结?果原代培养的骨髓MSCs纯度达到99﹪以上。取原代培养MSCs的培养基分别去除线粒体（mdMCM）与不去除线粒体（MCM）,与OGD神经元共培养,在MCM组,观察到神经元中存在MSCs来源的线粒体;经过OGD处理的神经元,其胞内ATP水平降低至0.634±0.023,给予MCM处理后,神经元胞内ATP水平上升至1.623±0.039,当给予mdMCM处理后,神经元胞内ATP水平降低至0.645±0.011,ATP比率变化的差异具有统计学意义（F?= 3413.62,P?< 0.01）;经过OGD处理,神经元活性降低至（73.7±1.12）﹪;给予MCM处理后,神经元活升高到（83.3±1.57）﹪,当给予mdMCM处理后,神经元活性降低至（72.9±1.25）﹪,与MCM组相比差异具有统计学意义（F?= 654.280,P?< 0.01）。在未经过处理的对照组中,线粒体膜电势丢失1.7﹪;经过OGD处理后,膜电势丢失70.3﹪;添加MCM后的OGD神经元,线粒体膜电势丢失44.7﹪,与OGD组相比,差异具有统计学意义（P?= 0.036）;而添加mdMCM的OGD处理神经元,线粒体膜电势丢失67.7﹪,与OGD+MCM组相比,差异具有统计学意义（P?= 0.041）。给予CCCP处理后的阳性对照神经元,膜电势丢失为99.3﹪。在Miro1表达干预中,空白对照组神经元胞内的ATP平均水平记为1,神经元活性为100﹪,计算其余各组相对空白对照组的ATP水平和神经元活性。在Miro1高表达组,胞内ATP水平为2.304,与对照质粒组（ratio = 1.611）相比,差异具有统计学意义（P?= 0.034）;神经元活性检测中,Miro1高表达组相比对照质粒组（90.4﹪vs 81.7﹪）,差异具有统计学意义（P?= 0.040）。在MCAO手术后,小鼠的脑梗死体积达到38.4﹪,而给予MSCs后的小鼠,梗死面积降低到14.4﹪,差异具有统计学意义（P?= 0.004）。 结论MSCs来源的线粒体可以向损伤神经元转移,提升神经元胞内ATP水平和神经元活性,降低缺血损伤中小鼠的脑梗死体积。线粒体Miro1蛋白参与了线粒体向神经元转移保护过程。     

Dementia model mice exhibited improvements of neuropsychiatric symptoms as well as cognitive dysfunction with neural cell transplantation

Elderly patients with dementia suffer from cognitive dysfunctions and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) such as anxiety and depression. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a form of age-related dementia, and loss of cholinergic neurons is intimately associated with development of AD symptoms. We and others have reported that neural cell transplantation ameliorated cognitive dysfunction in AD model mice. It remains largely unclear whether neural cell transplantation ameliorates the NPS of AD. It would be interesting to determine whether NPS correlates with cognitive dysfunctions before and after neural cell transplantation in AD model mice. Based on the revalidation of our previous data from a Morris water maze test, we found that neural cell transplantation improved anxiety and depression significantly and marginally affected locomotion activity in AD mice. A correlation analysis revealed that the spatial learning function of AD mice was correlated with their NPS scores both before and after cell transplantation in a similar manner. In contrast, in the mice subjected to cell transplantation, spatial reference memory function was not correlated with NPS scores. These results suggested the neural cell transplantation in the AD model mice significantly improved NPS to the same degree as cognitive dysfunctions, possibly via distinct mechanisms, such as the cholinergic and GABAergic systems.     

Disruption of neurogenesis by amyloid beta-peptide,and perturbed neural progenitor cell homeostasis,in models of Alzheimer's disease

Neurogenesis occurs in the adult mammalian brain and may play roles in learning and memory processes and recovery from injury, suggesting that abnormalities in neural progenitor cells (NPC) might contribute to the pathogenesis of disorders of learning and memory in humans. The objectives of this study were to determine whether NPC proliferation, survival and neuronal differentiation are impaired in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and to determine the effects of the pathogenic form of amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) on the survival and neuronal differentiation of cultured NPC. The proliferation and survival of NPC in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus was reduced in mice transgenic for a mutated form of amyloid precursor protein that causes early onset familial AD. Abeta impaired the proliferation and neuronal differentiation of cultured human and rodent NPC, and promoted apoptosis of neuron-restricted NPC by a mechanism involving dysregulation of cellular calcium homeostasis and the activation of calpains and caspases. Adverse effects of Abeta on NPC may contribute to the depletion of neurons and cognitive impairment in AD.     

Increased expression of the lysosomal cholesterol transporter NPC1 in Alzheimer's disease

The Niemann-Pick type C1 (NPC1) protein mediates the trafficking of cholesterol from lysosomes to other organelles. Mutations in the NPC1 gene lead to the retention of cholesterol and other lipids in the lysosomal compartment, and such defects are the basis of NPC disease. Several parallels exist between NPC disease and Alzheimer's disease (AD), including altered cholesterol homeostasis, changes in the lysosomal system, neurofibrillary tangles, and increased amyloid-beta generation. How the expression of NPC1 in the human brain is affected in AD has not been investigated so far. In the present study, we measured NPC1 mRNA and protein expression in three distinct regions of the human brain, and we revealed that NPC1 expression is upregulated at both mRNA and protein levels in the hippocampus and frontal cortex of AD patients compared to control individuals. In the cerebellum, a brain region that is relatively spared in AD, no difference in NPC1 expression was detected. Similarly, murine NPC1 mRNA levels were increased in the hippocampus of 12-month-old transgenic mice expressing a familial AD form of human amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) and presenilin-1 (APP/PS1tg) compared to 12-month-old wild type mice, whereas no change in NPC1 was detected in mouse cerebellum. Immunohistochemical analysis of human hippocampus indicated that NPC1 expression was strongest in neurons. However, in vitro studies revealed that NPC1 expression was not induced by transfecting SK-N-SH neurons with human APP or by treating them with oligomeric amyloid-beta peptide. Total cholesterol levels were reduced in hippocampus from AD patients compared to control individuals, and it is therefore possible that the increased expression of NPC1 is linked to perturbed cholesterol homeostasis in AD.     

ATG12对缺氧缺血性脑病小鼠神经细胞凋亡和自噬的影响

目的探讨自噬相关蛋白12 （ATG12）对缺氧缺血性脑病（HIE）小鼠细胞凋亡和自噬的影响及分子机制。 方法通过尾静脉注射腺相关病毒构建ATG12低表达小鼠模型,将40只小鼠分为假手术组、HIE模型组、对照病毒模型（NC-HIE）组和ATG低表达病毒模型（ATG12 shRNA-HIE）组,HIE模型组小鼠左侧颈动脉结扎后低氧（8﹪氧气+92﹪氮气）处理2.5?h,假手术组不予结扎和低氧处理。缺氧处理后,荧光定量PCR检测脑组织ATG12 mRNA表达水平。比色法检测各组小鼠大脑神经细胞SOD和MDA水平;通过Tunel法检测各组小鼠大脑神经细胞凋亡水平;通过Western Blot检测各组小鼠大脑神经细胞LC3A/B、ATG12和SQSTM1/?p62蛋白表达水平。采用t检验和单因素方差分析对实验数据进行统计分析。 结果与假手术组小鼠脑组织ATG12 mRNA水平（1.00±0.14）相比,HIE模型组小鼠脑组织ATG12 mRNA水平（5.23±0.37）显著升高（t?= 33.60,P?< 0.01）;与假手术组小鼠脑组织超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性[（103.60±4.84）?U/?mgprot]和丙二醛（MDA）含量[（42.40±3.17）?μmol/?mgprot]比较,HIE模型组小鼠脑组织SOD活性[（62.60±3.44）?U/?mgprot]显著降低,MDA含量[（83.80±4.39）?μmol/?mgprot]显著升高,与NC-HIE组小鼠脑组织SOD活性[（61.20±4.39）?U/mgprot]和MDA含量[（85.20± 2.70）?μmol/?mgprot]比较,ATG12 shRNA-?HIE组小鼠脑组织SOD活性[（93.80± 5.43）?U/?mgprot]显著升高,MDA含量[（49.20±3.49）?μmol/mgprot]显著降低,差异具有统计学意义（F?= 222.7,P?< 0.01;F?=?415.8,P?相似文献   

Inhibition of choline acetyltransferase as a mechanism for cholinergic dysfunction induced by amyloid-β peptide oligomers

Dysregulated cholinergic signaling is an early hallmark of Alzheimer disease (AD), usually ascribed to degeneration of cholinergic neurons induced by the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ). It is now generally accepted that neuronal dysfunction and memory deficits in the early stages of AD are caused by the neuronal impact of soluble Aβ oligomers (AβOs). AβOs build up in AD brain and specifically attach to excitatory synapses, leading to synapse dysfunction. Here, we have investigated the possibility that AβOs could impact cholinergic signaling. The activity of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT, the enzyme that carries out ACh production) was inhibited by ~50% in cultured cholinergic neurons exposed to low nanomolar concentrations of AβOs. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction, lactate dehydrogenase release, and [(3)H]choline uptake assays showed no evidence of neuronal damage or loss of viability that could account for reduced ChAT activity under these conditions. Glutamate receptor antagonists fully blocked ChAT inhibition and oxidative stress induced by AβOs. Antioxidant polyunsaturated fatty acids had similar effects, indicating that oxidative damage may be involved in ChAT inhibition. Treatment with insulin, previously shown to down-regulate neuronal AβO binding sites, fully prevented AβO-induced inhibition of ChAT. Interestingly, we found that AβOs selectively bind to ~50% of cultured cholinergic neurons, suggesting that ChAT is fully inhibited in AβO-targeted neurons. Reduction in ChAT activity instigated by AβOs may thus be a relevant event in early stage AD pathology, preceding the loss of cholinergic neurons commonly observed in AD brains.     

IGF2 Ameliorates Amyloidosis,Increases Cholinergic Marker Expression and Raises BMP9 and Neurotrophin Levels in the Hippocampus of the APPswePS1dE9 Alzheimer’s Disease Model Mice

The development of an effective therapy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major challenge to biomedical sciences. Because much of early AD pathophysiology includes hippocampal abnormalities, a viable treatment strategy might be to use trophic factors that support hippocampal integrity and function. IGF2 is an attractive candidate as it acts in the hippocampus to enhance memory consolidation, stimulate adult neurogenesis and upregulate cholinergic marker expression and acetylcholine (ACh) release. We performed a seven-day intracerebroventricular infusion of IGF2 in transgenic APPswe.PS1dE9 AD model mice that express green fluorescent protein in cholinergic neurons (APP.PS1/CHGFP) and in wild type WT/CHGFP littermates at 6 months of age representing early AD-like disease. IGF2 reduced the number of hippocampal Aβ40- and Aβ42-positive amyloid plaques in APP.PS1/CHGFP mice. Moreover, IGF2 increased hippocampal protein levels of the ACh-synthesizing enzyme, choline acetyltransferase in both WT/CHGFP and APP.PS1/CHGFP mice. The latter effect was likely mediated by increased protein expression of the cholinergic differentiating factor, BMP9, observed in IGF2-treated mice as compared to controls. IGF2 also increased the protein levels of hippocampal NGF, BDNF, NT3 and IGF1 and of doublecortin, a marker of neurogenesis. These data show that IGF2 administration is effective in reversing and preventing several pathophysiologic processes associated with AD and suggest that IGF2 may constitute a therapeutic target for AD.     

硫化氢通过调控SIRT1抑制阿霉素诱导的H9c2细胞损伤

目的探讨硫化氢（H₂S）对阿霉素（DOX）诱导的H9c2细胞损伤的影响及其作用机制。 方法H₂S对DOX心肌毒性保护作用的实验分组为：对照组（Control组）,5?μmol/?L DOX处理组（A组）,5?μmol/L DOX和400?μmol/L NaHS共同处理组（B组）,400?μmol/L NaHS单独处理组（C组）,5?μmol/L DOX、400?μmol/L NaHS和15?μmol/L Sirtinol共同处理组（D组）,15?μmol/L Sirtinol单独处理组（E组）。SIRT1是否参与H₂S抗DOX心肌毒性作用机制的实验分组为：对照组（Control组）,5?μmol/L DOX处理组（F组）,5?μmol/L DOX和400?μmol/L NaHS共同处理组（G组）,5?μmol/L DOX、400?μmol/L NaHS和15?μmol/L Sirtinol共同处理组（H组）,15?μmol/L Sirtinol单独处理组（I组）。使用MTT法检测细胞活力;Elisa法检测细胞MDA以及SOD水平;DCFH-?DA荧光探针法检测ROS水平;采用Western Blot法检测SIRT1蛋白表达。使用单因素方差分析法进行统计学分析。 结果NaHS预处理可抑制DOX导致的H9c2细胞活力下降：Control组,A组、B组、C组细胞活力分别为100﹪、（54.58±1.58）﹪、（85.05±4.31）﹪、（100.22±4.46）﹪ （F = 134.9,P < 0.001）。NaHS预处理可减弱DOX引起的H9c2细胞ROS、MDA水平的增加以及SOD水平的降低：Control组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是100﹪、（34.18±1.56） μmol/g、（53.69±1.44） U/?mg;A组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（174.90±12.65）﹪、（72.65±2.66） μmol/g、（31.80±2.05） U/?mg;B组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（126.08±6.25）﹪、（44.59±1.92） μmol/g、（48.06±1.56） U/mg;C组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（91.86±1.66）﹪、（32.93±1.56）?μmol/?g、（55.93±1.58）?U/?mg （F?= 83.26,P < 0.001;F = 271.4,P < 0.001;F = 127.0,P < 0.001）。F组（6、12、24?h）H9c2细胞SIRT1蛋白表达水平分别是（0.45±0.03）、（0.27±0.02）、（0.25±0.03）,较Control组（1.00±0.00）降低（F = 611.1,P < 0.001）。本研究还发现,NaHS预处理H9c2细胞能阻止DOX引起的SIRT1蛋白表达下调：Control组、F组、G组、H组的SIRT1蛋白表达水平分别是（1.00±0.00）、（0.31±0.03）、（0.60±0.04）、（1.09±0.09）（F = 123.4,P?2S对DOX诱导的H9c2细胞活力降低的抑制作用：Control组,F组、G组、H组、I组细胞活力分别为100﹪、（54.58±1.58）﹪、（85.37±3.62）﹪、（71.11±2.11）﹪、（97.53±1.45）﹪ （F = 238.2,P < 0.001）。Sirtinol预处理可明显逆转H₂S对DOX导致的H9c2细胞ROS和MDA含量增加及SOD水平降低的抑制作用：Control组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是100﹪、（35.84±2.22）μmol/?g、（53.03±3.16） U/mg;F组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（184.6±11.33）﹪、（74.78±5.30）μmol/g、（29.26±0.85）U/mg;G组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（126.5±7.57）﹪、（41.95±3.43）μmol/g、（52.61±2.26）U/mg;H组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（174.7±5.50）﹪、（67.69±1.52） μmol/g、（35.33±1.95） U/mg,I组的ROS、MDA和SOD水平分别是（98.03±2.86）﹪、（37.66±2.49）μmol/g、51.14 U/mg（F = 112.0,P < 0.001;F = 93.73,P < 0.001;F = 84.92,P < 0.001）。 结论H₂S通过调控SIRT1抑制DOX诱导的H9c2细胞损伤。     

VEGF-induced angiogenesis ameliorates the memory impairment in APP transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was investigated in the present study to see whether it could provide a therapeutic opportunity for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). PDGF-hAPP^V717I transgenic mice were treated with VEGF or PBS by intraperitoneal injection for three consecutive days. The results showed that VEGF ameliorated the memory impairment of mice, accompanied by CD34⁺ cells increasing in peripheral blood, vWF⁺ vessels increasing in hippocampus, and CD34⁺/VEGFR2⁺, vWF⁺/VEGFR2⁺ and BrdU⁺/vWF⁺ cells expressing in hippocampus. Furthermore, the level of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) was considerably enhanced and Aβ deposition was decreased in the brains of mice upon VEGF treatment. These observations suggest that VEGF should be pursued as a novel therapeutic agent for treatment of AD.