SARS康复患者血浆蛋白谱的双向凝胶电泳分析

以蛋白质双向凝胶电泳（2-DE）比较了不同中和抗体效价的SARS康复患者血浆样本（试验组）与正常人单采血浆样本（对照组）蛋白谱的异同。结果显示：对照组9份样本的2-DE 图谱出现蛋白斑点338±24个,试验组9份样本出现蛋白斑点348±45个,二者主要斑点的位置与数量基本一致;对照组中少量蛋白斑点的出现频度不同,且有4个蛋白点群的灰度值存在明显的差异;试验组有6个蛋白点群与对照组出现差异,并在相同区域Ⅲ内有4个蛋白斑点的灰度值出现变化,且灰度值与样本的中和抗体效价呈正相关性。结果表明,试验组与对照组的蛋白谱存在差异,且与SARS病毒中和抗体效价呈现相关性。     

用鞘磷脂作为标志分子鉴定脂筏

脂筏是质膜双层中富含鞘脂、胆固醇及特殊蛋白质的质膜微区.对其功能的研究,首先要对其进行分离和鉴定.常利用密度梯度超速离心将其分离,然后以脂筏中富含的神经节苷脂GM₁作为标志分子,利用荧光或生物素标记的霍乱毒素-B亚基进行亲和标记来鉴定脂筏.但这一鉴定方法操作复杂、费时、易对环境造成污染,所用关键试剂霍乱毒素不易获得,再加上一些组织GM₁含量甚微或不含GM₁,使其应用受到局限.为建立一个特异性高又对各种组织广泛适应的脂筏鉴定方法.对两种细胞系脂筏的脂类组分进行了分析.结果发现,可用鞘磷脂作为脂筏的特异性标志分子,采用高效薄层层析技术对脂筏进行鉴定.     

重组人LFA-3/IgG1融合蛋白Alefacept的研究进展

重组人LFA-3/IgG1融合蛋白Alefacept通过特异性地阻断APC-T细胞与LFA-3/CD2的结合而抑制T细胞的活性,引起CD4 、CD8 记忆T细胞凋亡,从而达到治疗银屑病的目的。它比其他治疗银屑病的方法更有效、更安全,成为当今免疫学研究的重点方向之一。本文介绍了Alefacept治疗银屑病的作用机理、临床应用、毒性反应,及药代动力学研究进展。     

Construction and delivery of gene therapy vector containing soluble TNFalpha receptor-IgGFc fusion gene for the treatment of allergic rhinitis

Tumor necrosis factor alpha plays primary role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. TNFalpha is essential for antigen-specific IgE production and for the induction of Th2-type cytokines. The lack of TNFalpha inhibited the development of allergic rhinitis. In this study, the chimeric gene of soluble TNF receptor and IgGFc fragment (sTNFR-IgGFc) was cloned into the EBV-based plasmid pGEG. When the plasmid pGEG.sTNFR-IgGFc was transferred to endothelium cell, a considerable expression of the sTNFR-IgGFc fusion protein was detected. Moreover, the expression product in the supernatant could antagonize the cytolytic activity of TNFalpha on L929 cells. Then the plasmid was delivered into nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitis mice to determine its effect on this animal model. Results showed that symptoms in treated group were improved. Pathological examination showed the numbers of eosinophil, mast cell and IL-5(+) cells in treated groups were reduced compared with placebo group. These data showed that pGEG.sTNFR-IgGFc expression plasmid is potential for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, and suggest that the antagonist of TNFalpha may provide a new approach for the treatment of allergic rhinitis.     

99mTc-labeled cyclic RGDfK dimer: initial evaluation for SPECT imaging of glioma integrin alphavbeta3 expression

This report describes the evaluation of biodistribution properties of three radiotracers, [(99m)Tc(SQ168)(EDDA)], [(99m)Tc(SQ168)(tricine)(PDA)], and [(99m)Tc(SQ168)(tricine)(TPPTS)] (SQ168 = [2-[[[5-[carboonyl]-2-pyridinyl]hydrazono]methyl]benzenesulfonic acid]-Glu(cyclo{Lys-Arg-Gly-Asp-d-Phe})-cyclo{Lys-Arg-Gly-Asp-d-Phe}; EDDA = ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid; PDA = 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid; TPPTS = trisodium triphenylphosphine-3,3',3' '-trisulfonate), and their potential to image the glioma integrin alpha(v)beta(3) expression in BALB/c nude mice bearing the U87MG human glioma xenografts. It was found that all three radiotracers were able to localize in glioma tumors with a relatively high tumor uptake and long tumor retention time by binding to the integrin alpha(v)beta(3) expressed on both tumor cells and endothelial cells of tumor neovasculature. It seems that the coligand has minimal effect on integrin alpha(v)beta(3) targeting capability of the (99m)Tc-labeled RGDfK dimer, but it has a significant impact on their biodistribution properties. For example, the complex [(99m)Tc(SQ168)(tricine)(TPPTS)] has the lowest liver uptake and the highest metabolic stability in normal BALB/c nude mice. Results from SPECT imaging studies show that the glioma tumors can be clearly visualized with all three radiotracers at 4 h postinjection. Among the three radiotracers evaluated in this study, [(99m)Tc(SQ168)(tricine)(TPPTS)] has the best imaging quality and is a promising candidate for more preclinical evaluations in the future.     

Heat-shock promoters: targets for evolution by P transposable elements in Drosophila

Transposable elements are potent agents of genomic change during evolution, but require access to chromatin for insertion—and not all genes provide equivalent access. To test whether the regulatory features of heat-shock genes render their proximal promoters especially susceptible to the insertion of transposable elements in nature, we conducted an unbiased screen of the proximal promoters of 18 heat-shock genes in 48 natural populations of Drosophila. More than 200 distinctive transposable elements had inserted into these promoters; greater than 96% are P elements. By contrast, few or no P element insertions segregate in natural populations in a “negative control” set of proximal promoters lacking the distinctive regulatory features of heat-shock genes. P element transpositions into these same genes during laboratory mutagenesis recapitulate these findings. The natural P element insertions cluster in specific sites in the promoters, with up to eight populations exhibiting P element insertions at the same position; laboratory insertions are into similar sites. By contrast, a “positive control” set of promoters resembling heat-shock promoters in regulatory features harbors few P element insertions in nature, but many insertions after experimental transposition in the laboratory. We conclude that the distinctive regulatory features that typify heat-shock genes (in Drosophila) are especially prone to mutagenesis via P elements in nature. Thus in nature, P elements create significant and distinctive variation in heat-shock genes, upon which evolutionary processes may act.     

Simultaneous determination of geniposide, baicalin, cholic acid and hyodeoxycholic acid in rat serum for the pharmacokinetic investigations by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

A simple, rapid, and specific analytical method for simultaneous determination of geniposide, baicalin, cholic acid and hyodeoxycholic acid in 50 microL samples of rat serum was developed by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The quantification of the target compounds was determined by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode using electrospray ionization (ESI). The correlation coefficients of the calibration curves were better than 0.997. The intra- and inter-day accuracy, precision, and linear range had been investigated in detail. This method was subsequently applied to pharmacokinetic studies of geniposide, baicalin, cholic acid and hyodeoxycholic acid in rats successfully.     

Proteomics-based identification of autoantibodies in the sera of healthy Chinese individuals from Beijing

The identification of panels of tumor antigens that elicit an antibody response may have utility in cancer screening, diagnosis and in establishing prognosis. However, autoantibodies normally exist in sera of healthy individuals and are enormously diversified. To explore the reservoir of autoantibody in healthy population, we performed a proteomics investigation of autoantibody profiles in the sera of 36 healthy Chinese individuals from Beijing, which may provide valuable reference information to the identification of disease-specific autoantibodies. The results showed that autoantibody profiles varied individually, but some autoantibodies were identified at a high frequency in the healthy population. The autoantibodies against alpha-enolase and those against heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L were positive in more than 50% of the sera samples. The autoantibodies identified in more than 20% of samples included those against annexin II, F-actin capping protein beta subunit and calreticulin. Some of these autoantibodies have been previously reported to be involved in autoimmune conditions and cancers. Autoantibodies in the healthy population are important as a foundation from which disease-specific autoantibodies can be defined. Thus our report on autoantibodies in healthy individuals may be useful as a reference for defining new autoantibody biomarkers.     

中国西南六种广义拂子茅属( 禾本科) 植物的染色体数目

广义拂子茅属( Calamagrostis) 是一个世界温带广布的大属, 有些作者又分为拂子茅属和野青茅属, 但近期的研究表明处理为一个属较为合适。中国共有37 种广义拂子茅属植物, 但至今没有任何染色体的研究。本文报道了其中产于中国西南6 种野青茅的染色体数目, 其中Deyeuxia petelotii 4 个居群, D1 diffusa, D1 moupinensis, D1 nivicola 和D1f lavens 各一个居群都是四倍体( 2n= 4x= 28) , D1 neglecta 为六倍体( 2n= 6x= 42) 。根据广义拂子茅属植物染色体倍性特征, 该属植物中至今未发现二倍体, 四倍体是该属中倍性最低和最普遍的, 广义拂子茅属的演化很可能是在四倍体的水平上进行的。由于以上几个四倍体种均是狭域分布的类群, 所以可能是由四倍体的祖先隔离分化形成的。