干扰素诱导Mx—Cre转基因小鼠表达的重组酶活性的体外检测

利用PCR、Western blot、免疫组化、免疫金标电镜、Southern blot从DNA水平,蛋白水平分析干扰素诱导后Mx-Cre转基因小鼠肝组织中Cre重组酶的表达及其表达产物的活性,在对Mx-Cre转基因小鼠基因组中整合有cre基因进行确定后,通过干扰素诱导Mx-Cre转基因小鼠表达Cre重组酶,结果表明转基因小鼠肝细胞核和细胞质中均有Cre重组酶的表达,并在超微水平进一步证实,将含表达的Cre重组酶的肝细胞核抽提液加入到带有loxP位点的DNA中进行重组,分析证明Mx-Cre转基因小鼠表达的Cre重组酶具有重组活性,从而建立了体外检测Mx-Cre转基因re重组酶活性的方法。     

Listeriolysin O from Listeria monocytogenes is a lymphocyte apoptogenic molecule

Infection of mice with Listeria monocytogenes caused marked lymphocyte apoptosis in the white pulp of the spleen on day 2 postinfection. We prove in this study that listeriolysin O (LLO), a pore-forming molecule and a major virulence factor of Listeria, could directly induce murine lymphocyte apoptosis both in vivo and in vitro at nanomolar and subnanomolar doses. Induction of apoptosis by LLO was rapid, with caspase activation seen as early as 30 min post-treatment. T cells lost their mitochondrial membrane potential and exposed phosphatidylserine within 8 h of treatment. Incubation of lymphocytes with a pan-caspase inhibitor blocked DNA laddering and caspase-3 activation, but did not block phosphatidylserine exposure or loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. We describe a novel function for LLO: induction of lymphocyte apoptosis with rapid kinetics, effected by both caspase-dependent and -independent pathways.     

Efecto inhibitorio in vitro de ajoeno sobre aislamientos de Candida recuperados de secreciones vaginales

AimsThe main purpose of this work was to evaluate the in vitro activity of ajoene of the Candida, obtained from vaginal discharges.MethodsFor this, 136 samples were analyzed. The yeasts were recovered and identified by conventional mycological methods. The susceptibility to ajoene (at 20, 15, 12.5, 10, 6.25 and 3.125 μg/ml) was performed according to the CLSI M27-A2 document with the EUCAST modifications. The ATCC reference strains 90028 (Candida albicans), 22019 (Candida parapsilosis), and 6258 (Candida krusei) were included in this study. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) was considered as the minimal concentration of ajoena able to inhibit 80% of the fungal growth.ResultsFifty five yeasts were recovered, 36 (65.4%) of them were causing candidosis and 19 (34.5%) were colonizing. C. albicans was the most frequent (81.8%) of the six isolated species, prevailing on the patients with candidosis (54.5%). The non-albicans species were less frequently isolated (18.2%), and Candida glabrata was the prevailing agent (7.3%) followed by Candida tropicalis (3.6%), C. krusei, C. parapsilosis, Candida guilliermondii and Candida sp. (1.8% each of them). The susceptibility tests to ajoeno showed inhibition of fungal growth in 98.2% of the isolates, showing MIC values ?15 μg/ml, and in (one isolate of C. glabrata) (1.8%) this value was >20 μg/ml. The reference strains showed MIC values of 3.125 and 10 μg/ml.ConclusionsThe results here presented, obtained from a significant number of isolates, mainly C. albicans, demonstrate, once more, the potential of ajoeno as an antifungal agent.     

Coilin levels modulate cell cycle progression and γH2AX levels in etoposide treated U2OS cells

Coilin is considered the Cajal body (CB) marker protein. In this report, we investigated the role of coilin in the DNA damage response and found that coilin reduction correlated with significantly increased levels of soluble γH2AX in etoposide treated U2OS cells. Additionally, coilin levels influenced the proliferation rate and cell cycle distribution of cells exposed to etoposide. Moreover, coilin overexpression inhibited nucleolar localization of endogenous coilin in etoposide treated U2OS cells. Collectively, these data provide additional evidence for coilin and CBs in the DNA damage response.     

新生儿病区产ESBLs大肠埃希菌整合子及其耐药性分析

目的 了解新生儿病区产ESBLs大肠埃希菌整合子的携带情况及其耐药性.方法 采用K-B琼脂扩散法对56株产ESBLs大肠埃希菌进行药敏试验;应用PCR法检测Ⅰ类、Ⅱ类和Ⅲ类整合子;以肠杆菌科重复序列-聚合酶链式反应(ERIC-PCR)进行基因分型.结果 56株产ESBLs大肠埃希菌的Ⅰ类整合子检出率为60.7％,未检出Ⅱ类和Ⅲ类整合子;菌株对庆大霉素、环丙沙星、左氧氟沙星、复方新诺明、头孢唑林、氨曲南、头孢他啶的耐药率差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05),阳性菌株的耐药率高于阴性菌株;56株大肠埃希菌分为45种基因型.结论 Ⅰ类整合子广泛存在于新生儿病区产ESBLs大肠埃希菌并与其耐药性相关.     

Regulation of Intestinal Immune Response by Selective Removal of the Anterior,Posterior, or Entire Pituitary Gland in Trichinella spiralis Infected Golden Hamsters

The influence of anterior pituitary hormones on the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals has been previously reported. Hypophysectomy (HYPOX) in the rat causes atrophy of the intestinal mucosa, and reduction of gastric secretion and intestinal absorption, as well as increased susceptibility to bacterial and viral infections. However, to our knowledge, no findings have been published concerning the immune response following HYPOX during worm infection, particularly that which is caused by the nematode Trichinella spiralis. The aim of this work was to analyze the effects of total or partial HYPOX on colonization of T. spiralis in the intestinal lumen, together with duodenal and splenic cytokine expression. Our results indicate that 5 days post infection, only neurointermediate pituitary lobectomy (NIL) reduces the number of intestinally recovered T. spiralis larvae. Using semiquantitative inmunofluorescent laser confocal microscopy, we observed that the mean intensity of all tested Th1 cytokines was markedly diminished, even in the duodenum of infected controls. In contrast, a high level of expression of these cytokines was noted in the NIL infected hamsters. Likewise, a significant decrease in the fluorescence intensity of Th2 cytokines (with the exception of IL-4) was apparent in the duodenum of control and sham infected hamsters, compared to animals with NIL surgeries, which showed an increase in the expression of IL-5 and IL-13. Histology of duodenal mucosa from NIL hamsters showed an exacerbated inflammatory infiltrate located along the lamina propria, which was related to the presence of the parasite. We conclude that hormones from each pituitary lobe affect the gastrointestinal immune responses to T. spiralis through various mechanisms.     

甘蔗MOC1基因(ScMOC1)的克隆与表达分析

MONOCULM 1(MOC1)基因在植物腋分生组织和腋芽的形成中发挥重要作用,是植物分蘖关键调控基因。本研究利用同源基因克隆法结合RT-PCR、RACE技术从甘蔗品种ROC22中克隆获得MOC1的同源基因,命名为Sc MOC1。生物信息学分析发现该基因的c DNA序列包含一个长度为1299 bp的开放阅读框,编码432个氨基酸残基组成的含有GRAS保守结构域的非分泌蛋白,其分子量为45.43 k D,理化等电点p I为6.98。序列比对分析显示Sc MOC1与高粱(Sorghum bicolor(L.)Moench)、赖草(Leymus secalinus(Georgi)Tzvel.)、水稻(Oryza sativa L.)等禾本科植物同源蛋白氨基酸序列一致性较高;系统进化树分析显示其与高粱、小米草(Setaria italica(L.)P.Beauv.)、玉米(Zea mays L.)等禾本科植物MOC1同源蛋白亲缘关系最近;Sc MOC1在甘蔗品种ROC22中的序列变异分析发现,30个克隆得到的序列中共有46个SNP位点和29处In Del位点,其中1个位点发生的单个碱基缺失和另一个位点的4个碱基插入是造成基因编码蛋白序列变化的主要原因。中性检测表明,Sc MOC1在ROC22中遵循中性进化模型。采用实时荧光定量PCR分析Sc MOC1在甘蔗品种ROC22分蘖期不同组织部位(根、茎、叶、分蘖芽、叶鞘、生长点)、茎尖生长点和不同发育阶段腋芽(幼嫩腋芽、半大腋芽、较大腋芽、成熟休眠腋芽)的表达特征,结果显示Sc MOC1在分蘖期的ROC22中的表达具有组织特异性,在生命活跃的茎尖生长点处表达量最高;在腋芽形成发育过程中该基因表达总体呈现出"升-降-升-降"的趋势,说明Sc MOC1基因可能在甘蔗腋芽形成发育阶段中发挥作用。以上研究可推测Sc MOC1在甘蔗的分蘖性状调控上扮演重要的角色。本研究为Sc MOC1的功能研究及其在甘蔗产量分子辅助育种中的利用奠定基础。