NOX4-Derived Reactive Oxygen Species Drive Apelin-13-Induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation via the ERK Pathway

Apelin is the endogenous ligand of the G-protein-coupled receptor, apelin–angiotensin receptor-like 1 (APJ). Vascular smooth muscle cells express both apelin and APJ, which are important regulatory factors in the cardiovascular system. Apelin-13 significantly stimulated vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. However, little is known about the precise cellular mechanisms responsible for vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation induced by apelin-13. Here, we present novel data that indicate the key role of NADPH oxidase 4-derived reactive oxygen species in proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells treated with apelin-13. Apelin-13 stimulated reactive oxygen species production in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Furthermore, DPI impaired apelin-13-induced reactive oxygen species generation and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. Apelin-13-treatment increased the expression of NADPH oxidase 4 in a dose-dependent manner. Down-regulation of NADPH oxidase 4 using siRNA prevented apelin-13-induced reactive oxygen species generation and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. An increase in reactive molecules can trigger the activation of ERK stress-sensitive signaling pathways. Additionally, siRNA-NOX4 and DPI reversed the phosphorylation of ERK induced by apelin-13. Apelin-13 induced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by NOX4-derived ROS via the ERK signaling pathway.     

Construction of a recombinant BHV-1 expressing the VP1 gene of foot and mouth disease virus and its immunogenicity in a rabbit model

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) are two important infectious diseases of cattle. Using bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1) as a gene delivery vector for development of live-viral vaccines has gained widespread interest. In this study, a recombinant BHV-1 was constructed by inserting the synthetic FMDV (O/China/99) VP1 gene in the the gE locus of BHV-1 genome under the control of immediately early gene promoter of human cytomegalovirus (phIE CMV) and bovine growth hormone polyadenylation (BGH polyA) signal. After homologous recombination and plaque purification, a recombinant virus named BHV-1/gE⁻/VP1 was acquired and identified. The immunogenicity was confirmed in a rabbit model by virus neutralization test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The result indicated that the BHV-1/gE⁻/VP1 has the potential for being developed as a bivalent vaccine for FMD and IBR.     

脓肿分枝杆菌经Toll样受体2介导的JNK/ERK信号通路诱导巨噬细胞表达肿瘤坏死因子α和白细胞介素8

为探讨脓肿分枝杆菌脓肿亚种和马赛亚种经Toll样受体2(Toll-like receptor 2,TLR2)介导的c-Jun氨基末端激酶(c-Jun N-terminal kinase,JNK)和细胞外信号调节激酶(extracellular signal-regulated kinase,ERK)诱导THP-1巨噬细胞内肿瘤坏死因子α(tumor necrosis factor α,TNF-α)和白细胞介素8(interleukin 8,IL-8)表达的相关分子机制,本研究将脓肿分枝杆菌脓肿亚种和马赛亚种感染THP-1巨噬细胞,细菌与巨噬细胞最佳感染之比为感染复数(multiplicity of infection,MOI)＝3,用荧光定量聚合酶链反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)检测THP-1巨噬细胞感染两细菌亚种6 h后的胞内TNF-α和IL-8 mRNA水平,以及分别阻断TLR2、JNK 和ERK信号蛋白后TNF-α和IL-8 mRNA水平的变化。结果显示,脓肿分枝杆菌脓肿亚种和马赛亚种作用于THP-1巨噬细胞6 h后,均可诱导细胞内TNF-α和IL-8 mRNA水平显著上调,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);分别阻断TLR2、JNK和ERK信号蛋白,脓肿亚种感染THP-1巨噬细胞后胞内TNF-α和IL-8 mRNA上调水平出现明显抑制,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);分别阻断TLR2和JNK信号蛋白,马赛亚种感染THP-1巨噬细胞后胞内TNF-α和IL-8 mRNA上调水平均出现明显抑制,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);而阻断ERK信号蛋白后,马赛亚种组仅见IL-8 mRNA水平明显抑制,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05),而TNF-α mRNA水平未见明显变化,差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05)。本研究提示,脓肿分枝杆菌脓肿亚种和马赛亚种均可作用于TLR2,诱导THP-1细胞内TNF-α和IL-8 mRNA水平上调,脓肿亚种可经JNK和ERK信号蛋白诱导TNF-α mRNA上调,马赛亚种可经JNK信号蛋白诱导TNF-α mRNA上调;脓肿亚种和马赛亚种诱导IL-8 mRNA上调可能与JNK和ERK信号蛋白相关。     

黄霉素产生菌BBG1213的发酵工艺优化

对黄霉素产生菌Streptomyces bambergiensis1213培养基配方、种子培养时间及摇瓶装液量等培养条件进行优化,结果表明:当发酵培养基配方为:玉米淀粉3.5%、玉米浆0.6%、酵母粉1.0%、蛋白胨0.3%、黄豆饼粉2.5%、(NH4)2SO40.13%、K2HPO40.03%,BBG1213产抗水平最高;种子培养时间36h为宜;摇瓶装液量30ml,发酵周期86h-89h最佳。采用双碟法,建立了发酵液中黄霉素含量测定方法。     

氰戊菊酯在茶叶和茶汤中的残留动态及最大残留限量评价

在生长均匀的茶园喷施氰戊菊酯(fenvalerate),采摘施药后2 h和1 h、2 h、3 h、5 h、7 h、9 h、14 h、21天的茶树鲜叶加工成绿茶,用气相色谱法测定成茶、茶汤和茶渣中反式氰戊菊酯和顺式氰戊菊酯的含量,研究了氰戊菊酯在成茶、茶汤中的残留动态。结果表明:反式氰戊菊酯和顺式氰戊菊酯在成茶中的残留水平随施药间隔天数的增加呈下降趋势,20 mL/667 m2施药剂量下,分别由施药当天2 h的9.40 mg/kg和17.51 mg/kg减小到第21天的1.07 mg/kg和1.53 mg/kg,消解幅度为88.62%和91.26%,40 mL/667 m2施药剂量下,分别由施药当天2 h的20.37 mg/kg和38.67 mg/kg减小到第21天的1.94 mg/kg和3.06 mg/kg,消解幅度为90.49%和92.09%。茶汤中氰戊菊酯含量(y)与成茶中氰戊菊酯含量(x)呈二项式函数关系,反式氰戊菊酯的函数关系为y=-0.0007x2 0.0242x,顺式氰戊菊酯的函数关系为y=-0.0002x2 0.0114x。按我国标准饮茶摄入的氰戊菊酯占每日允许摄入量的0.049%,足以达到保护人体健康水平的要求。而按欧盟的标准,饮茶摄入的氰戊菊酯占每日允许摄入量的0.0019%,即在10-5水平上,这样的风险水平已接近对非阈效应化学物质的风险控制水平(10-6)。     

The mechanism of myoblast deformation in response to cyclic strain - A cytomechanical study

Mechanical strain is one of the important epigenetic factors that cause deformation and differentiation of skeletal muscles. This research was designed to investigate how myoblast deformation occurs after cyclic strain loading. Myoblasts were passaged three times and harvested; various cyclic strains (2.5kPa, 5kPa and 10kPa) were then loaded using a pulsatile mechanical system. The adaptive response of the myoblasts was observed at different time points (0.5h, 1h, 6h and 12h) post-loading. At the early stage of cyclic strain loading (<1h), almost no visible morphological changes were observed in the myoblasts. The actin cytoskeleton showed a disordered arrangement and a weak fluorescence expression; there was little expression of talin. At 6h and 12h post-loading, the myoblasts changed their orientation to parallel (in the 2.5kPa and 5kPa groups) or perpendicular (in the 10kPa group) to the direction of strain. Fluorescence expression of both the actin cytoskeleton and talin was significantly increased. The results suggest that cyclic strain has at least two ways to regulate adaptation of myoblasts: (1) by directly affecting actin cytoskeleton at an early stage post-loading to cause depolymerization; and (2) by later chemical signals transmitted from the extracellular side to intracellular side to initiate repolymerization.     

酿酒酵母与粟酒裂殖酵母属间原生质体融合选育降解苹果酸强的葡萄酒酵母

采用赖氨酸缺陷型酿酒酵母（Ｓａｃｃｈａｒｏｍｙｃｅｓ ｃｅｒｅｎｉｓｉａｅ）Ｌ１原生质与肌醇缺陷型粟酒裂殖酵母（Ｓｃｈｉｚｏｓａｃｃｈａｒｏｍｙｃｅｓ ｐｏｍｂｅ）ＰＭ－５原生质体事例选育了葡萄酒发酵性能良好且具有降解苹果酸能力的酵母菌株。对融合子菌落形态、遗传稳定性、降解苹果酸能力和葡萄酒发酵性能进行了研究。结果表明：用促融合剂「３０％聚乙二醇（ＭＷ６０００）、０．０２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＣａＣｌ２和１     

AiiA蛋白的可溶性表达及其抗菌活性研究

AHLs是革兰氏阴性细菌在增殖过程中产生的一类信号分子,与其致病性密切相关。AiiA蛋白作为一种胞内解酯酶．能水解致病菌产生的AHb分子,使内酯环开环后不能再激活某些胞外酶的表达．从而极大地减弱了细菌的致病性。本研究从苏云金芽孢杆菌LLB15中分离编码aiiA基因的质粒DNA。用PCR方法克隆面讲基因,并利用pET载体构建6-His融合表达质粒pET29a-aiiA,转化E.coli BL21（DE3）菌株,并筛选得到E.coli BL21（DE3）-pET29a-aiiA工程菌。在20℃的低温和0．8mmol／LIPTG条件下。经25h的诱导表达,获得了54．4ug／mL可溶性AiiA蛋白。通过镍柱亲和层析,在国内外首次纯化了带6-His标记的AiiA蛋白。水解活性和抗病性检测表明,该蛋白能水解AHLs分子．对胡萝卜欧文氏软腐病菌具有较强的抗病作用。