大鼠侧脑室慢性注射CRF致抑郁样变化研究

为了探讨CRF在抑郁症发生发展过程中的作用．对正常大鼠侧脑室慢性注射CRF21天并与慢性非预见性应激刺激21天建立的抑郁症模型大鼠进行比较。运用旷场行为实验（open-field）观察大鼠主动性活动能力．用Morris water Maze法．以训练期的逃避潜伏期为指标检测大鼠空间学习记忆能力。采用HPLC—UV法测定血清皮质醇含量,RT—PCR法检测CRF及其受体mRNA的表达。结果显示：慢性应激21天建立的模型大鼠主动性活动和学习记忆能力均明显下降．血清皮质醇含量显著升高,CRF及其受体R1 mRNA的表达增加。大鼠侧脑室慢性注射CRF21天后．其体重增量、主动性活动和学习记忆能力与慢性应激模型大鼠一样均明显降低。这些工作证明了CRF在抑郁症的发生发展过程中发挥了至关重要的作用．慢性应激导致机体CRF分泌持续增加可能是抑郁症发病的主要原因。     

Lymphocyte-specific Ca2+-binding protein LSP1 is associated with the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane.

The gene for LSP1 is a lymphocyte-specific gene previously isolated by us using a subtractive hybridization technique. LSP1 mRNA is found in normal and transformed B lymphocytes and in normal T lymphocytes but not in transformed T lymphocytes. To study the expression of the mouse LSP1 protein, we prepared a polyclonal antiserum specific for the LSP1 protein. Here we report that the gene for LSP1 was expressed in transformed B-lymphoma cell lines and in normal mouse thymocytes as a protein doublet with apparent molecular masses of 52 and 50.5 kilodaltons when analyzed on a sodium dodecyl sulfate-10% polyacrylamide gel. BW5147 cells transfected with an LSP1 cDNA clone expressed only the 52-kilodalton protein. No LSP1 protein was expressed in nine T-lymphoma cell lines tested. Immunofluorescence studies of intact and permeabilized cells and subcellular fractionation experiments showed that the LSP1 protein was associated with the cytoplasmic side of the plasma membrane in transformed B-lymphoma cell lines and in normal thymocytes. Using a simple filter-binding assay, we showed that recombinant LSP1 protein was Ca2+ binding, as predicted on the basis of its deduced amino acid sequence. On the basis of the particular expression pattern, the subcellular localization, and the Ca2+-binding property of the LSP1 protein, we hypothesize that the LSP1 protein is a lymphocyte-specific component of a signal transduction pathway involved in the regulation of lymphocyte growth.     

人血清白蛋白-睫状神经营养因子突变体融合蛋白基因在毕赤酵母中的表达及表达产物的纯化和活性鉴定

为了延长人睫状神经营养因子突变体的体内半衰期 ,将人血清白蛋白 (HAS)的C 末端和人睫状神经营养因子突变体AX15 (R13K)的N 末端通过一个 11个氨基酸的连接肽融合在一起 ,构建了融合蛋白HAS-AX15 (R13K)。HAS-AX15 (R13K)融合蛋白基因在巴斯德毕赤酵母中进行表达后通过阳离子交换层析、反向层析和凝胶过滤对表达产物进行了分离纯化。体外TF 1细胞存活实验表明与HAS融合并未影响AX15 (R13K)的生物学活性。体内动物实验表明HAS-AX15 (R13K)融合蛋白的疗效比AX15 (R13K)更为持久 :每 3天注射一次 4 8mg/kg的HAS-AX15 (R13K)融合蛋白的治疗效果优于每天注射一次 1 6mg/kg的AX15 (R13K)的治疗效果。HAS-AX15(R13K)融合蛋白不但可以减少用药次数 ,提高病人的顺应性 ,而且还可以减少用药量和血药浓度的波动 ,从而降低副反应 ,在临床应用上具有一定的优势。     

叶酸介导的普鲁兰多糖-阿霉素聚合物前药的制备及生物学性能初探

目的：制备叶酸介导的普兰多糖-阿霉素聚合物前药（FA-MP-DOX）,实现阿霉素药物的靶向控制释放。方法：将普鲁兰多糖用马来酸酐进行修饰后,通过酰胺键键合阿霉素制备得到普鲁兰多糖-阿霉素（MP-DOX）,继而酯键键合叶酸制备得到叶酸介导的普鲁兰多糖-阿霉素聚合物前药（FA-MP-DOX）。红外光谱、核磁共振光谱表征聚合物药物的结构,动态透析法模拟体外释药特性,监测不同pH值聚合物药物中阿霉素的释药特性,同时采用人口腔表皮样癌细胞（KB细胞）测定聚合物药物体系的细胞毒性。结果：①经核磁共振表征FA-MP-DOX聚合物合成完成。②在pH2.5、pH5.0及pH7.4的PBS缓冲体系16h中,阿霉素药物累积释放率分别为49.1%,30.3%和15.3%,证实FA-MP-DOX中阿霉素的释放具有pH依赖性。③细胞实验证实FA-MP-DOX的细胞毒性高于阿霉素和MP-DOX。结论：FA-MP-DOX聚合物药物有望成为阿霉素智能型控释和靶向性药物载体。     

Insulation and wiring specificity of BceR‐like response regulators and their target promoters in Bacillus subtilis

BceRS and PsdRS are paralogous two‐component systems in Bacillus subtilis controlling the response to antimicrobial peptides. In the presence of extracellular bacitracin and nisin, respectively, the two response regulators (RRs) bind their target promoters, P_bceA or P_psdA, resulting in a strong up‐regulation of target gene expression and ultimately antibiotic resistance. Despite high sequence similarity between the RRs BceR and PsdR and their known binding sites, no cross‐regulation has been observed between them. We therefore investigated the specificity determinants of P_bceA and P_psdA that ensure the insulation of these two paralogous pathways at the RR–promoter interface. In vivo and in vitro analyses demonstrate that the regulatory regions within these two promoters contain three important elements: in addition to the known (main) binding site, we identified a linker region and a secondary binding site that are crucial for functionality. Initial binding to the high‐affinity, low‐specificity main binding site is a prerequisite for the subsequent highly specific binding of a second RR dimer to the low‐affinity secondary binding site. In addition to this hierarchical cooperative binding, discrimination requires a competition of the two RRs for their respective binding site mediated by only slight differences in binding affinities.     

Ibuprofen Exerts Antiepileptic and Neuroprotective Effects in the Rat Model of Pentylenetetrazol-Induced Epilepsy via the COX-2/NLRP3/IL-18 Pathway

Neurochemical Research - Epilepsy is one of the most common diseases of the central nervous system. Recent studies have shown that a variety of inflammatory mediators play a key role in the...     

Cloning and expressing a recombinant human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris and its characterizations

To obtain human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2)cDNA and the secretory expression of TIMP-2 gene in Pichia pastoris,we designed and synthesized a 618 base pairs artificial gene coding for the TIMP-2 with a computer-aided design method using a standard chemical synthesis technique,which was composed of frequently used codons in the highly expressed Pichia pastoris genes.Then the synthetic gene encoding TIMP-2 was checked by means of dideoxynucleotide sequencing.The verified gene of TIMP-2 was cloned to the Escherichia coli-yeast shuttle vector of pPIC9 to construct a recombinant plasmid pPIC9-T2.The plasmid was transformed into GS115 cells of the methylotrophic yeast,Pichia pastoris by electroporation,and we got the expression cell through phenotype selection and induction with methanol.Separation,purification,and bioactivity analysis of the expressed products were performed.     

NaCl胁迫对马齿苋光合作用及叶绿素荧光特性的影响

以马齿苋为材料,采用温室盆栽法研究了14 d NaCl胁迫处理对其幼苗生长、光合作用和叶绿素荧光特性的影响.结果显示:(1)马齿苋幼苗的鲜重和株高在25 mmol·L-1 NaCl胁迫时与对照无显著差异,但其随着NaCl浓度的继续增加均显著降低,且其生物量受到的抑制早于株高.(2) NaCl胁迫下,马齿苋幼苗叶片净光合速率(Pn)降低,胞间二氧化碳浓度(C1)增大,且两者的变化幅度随着NaCl浓度增加而增大.(3)NaCl胁迫下,马齿苋幼苗叶片的初始荧光(F0)、最大荧光(Fm)、可变荧光(Fv)、恒态荧光(Fs)、恒态荧光与初始荧光差值(△F0)、PSⅡ潜在光化学效率(Fv/Fo)和PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)均降低,叶片光化学荧光猝灭系数(qP)也在NaCl胁迫下降低,而非光化学荧光猝灭系数(NPQ)则上升;在0～50 mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下,幼苗叶片各荧光参数下降幅度小于其他高浓度NaCl胁迫.研究表明,在NaCl胁迫条件下,马齿苋幼苗叶片的光合作用受光抑制伤害,但在低浓度NaCl下能够较多地将光能用于光化学反应,光抑制程度较低,保持了较高的净光合速率,明显减轻盐胁迫对植株生长的影响,表现出一定的耐盐性.     

宫颈癌差异表达基因筛选及功能分析

目的:筛选参与宫颈癌发生、发展的关键基因,为临床诊疗提供新的靶点。方法:在NCBI-GEO数据库中筛选多组宫颈癌基因表达检测数据集,利用GEO2R分析工具筛选各组数据集的差异表达基因;应用R分析筛选不同数据集之间共有的差异表达基因;利用DAVID在线分析对差异表达基因进行功能聚类和通路分析;利用STRING分析差异表达基因编码蛋白之间的相互作用关系。结果:共选择6组表达数据集,筛选得到59个差异表达基因(宫颈癌组织vs正常组织),表达差异至少达2倍,其中包含50个表达上调基因及9个表达下调基因。这些差异表达基因参与细胞周期、DNA复制、细胞分裂等生物进程。蛋白互作分析表明,这些差异表达基因多数存在相互作用。结论:利用生物信息学方法对不同来源的基因检测数据进行整合分析,有助于更准确的筛选对宫颈癌发生、发展过程具有重要作用的关键基因,本文筛选的宫颈癌差异基因为进一步研究宫颈癌发生、发展的分子机制及临床诊疗提供思路。     

光合细菌的分离、保存及其同化磷能力试验研究

为了研究光合细菌的保藏方法及其同化磷能力,采用液体种室内自然放置、液体种蜡封和穿刺物蜡封等方法对光合细菌进行保藏方法研究,结果表明,液体种蜡封和穿刺物蜡封可作为该菌种的长期保存方法;对两株菌的磷同化能力进行了比较,降解率分别为22%和15%。本研究为获得光合细菌的长期保存方法及其在污水净化中的应用提供参考。