免疫佐剂在肿瘤免疫疗法中的应用进展 *

免疫疗法是预防和治疗疾病的有效手段之一.近年来,肿瘤免疫疗法已成为一种新型治疗方法,相关肿瘤疫苗已在多种肿瘤的治疗中被证明有效.然而,在肿瘤疫苗的设计中,肿瘤抗原免疫原性弱,应答率低等问题是目前面对的一大挑战,佐剂的加入为问题的解决提供了一种新的方法和思路.免疫佐剂在提高肿瘤抗原免疫原性,激活机体适应性免疫应答等方面起着十分重要的作用.为了解近几年免疫佐剂的发展及其研究现状,针对目前常用的抗肿瘤佐剂进行综述,并总结了其对免疫系统的作用机制,为后续的疫苗设计策略提供帮助.     

利用地域野生资源创制地方适栽的优质香菇新品种

香菇是我国深受欢迎的食药用菌,产量居食用菌产业之首。为拓宽栽培香菇菌株的遗传背景,解决现有主栽香菇菌株种性退化的问题,本研究以香菇‘808’菌株与3个香菇野生资源、3个栽培菌株（辽抚4号、BY1和荷香）开展单-双杂交育种,开发适合当地栽培环境的主栽品种。研究结果显示：在270对单-双杂交组合中,通过锁状联合观察和与亲本的拮抗试验,鉴定出89个杂交子,进一步通过栽培试验筛选出10个性状相对优良的候选菌株;最终通过农艺性状对比试验,筛选出ZJXG 5和ZJXG 8两个优良杂交菌株,这两个菌株均以当地长白山野生资源S1和本地主栽菌株BY1为双核杂交亲本选育而来,表现出超亲显著、菇形圆整、颜色呈浅褐色的特性,前4潮生物学效率在86%-88%之间。本研究结果揭示,在香菇杂交育种中,当亲本菌株来源地域与杂交后代菌株筛选地域相近时,单双杂交亲和率、杂交菌株的出菇率和丰产性指标较高,这提示我们,利用当地野生香菇资源更有利于创制适合当地自然环境的地方品种。     

Cytisine attenuates bone loss of ovariectomy mouse by preventing RANKL‐induced osteoclastogenesis

Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (PMOP) is oestrogen withdrawal characterized of much production and activation by osteoclast in the elderly female. Cytisine is a quinolizidine alkaloid that comes from seeds or other plants of the Leguminosae (Fabaceae) family. Cytisine has been shown several potential pharmacological functions. However, its effects on PMOP remain unknown. This study designed to explore whether Cytisine is able to suppress RANKL‐induced osteoclastogenesis and prevent the bone loss induced by oestrogen deficiency in ovariectomized (OVX) mice. In this study, we investigated the effect of Cytisine on RAW 264.7 cells and bone marrow monocytes (BMMs) derived osteoclast culture system in vitro and observed the effect of Cytisine on ovariectomized (OVX) mice model to imitate postmenopausal osteoporosis in vivo. We found that Cytisine inhibited F‐actin ring formation and tartrate‐resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining in dose‐dependent ways, as well as bone resorption by pit formation assays. For molecular mechanism, Cytisine suppressed RANK‐related trigger RANKL by phosphorylation JNK/ERK/p38‐MAPK, IκBα/p65‐NF‐κB, and PI3K/AKT axis and significantly inhibited these signalling pathways. However, the suppression of PI3K‐AKT‐NFATc1 axis was rescued by AKT activator SC79. Meanwhile, Cytisine inhibited RANKL‐induced RANK‐TRAF6 association and RANKL‐related gene and protein markers such as NFATc1, Cathepsin K, MMP‐9 and TRAP. Our study indicated that Cytisine could suppress bone loss in OVX mouse through inhibited osteoclastogenesis. All data provide the evidence that Cytisine may be a promising agent in the treatment of osteoclast‐related diseases such as osteoporosis.     

Metformin attenuates trauma‐induced heterotopic ossification via inhibition of Bone Morphogenetic Protein signalling

AMP‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an intracellular sensor of energy homoeostasis that is activated under energy stress and suppressed in energy surplus. AMPK activation leads to inhibition of anabolic processes that consume ATP. Osteogenic differentiation is a process that highly demands ATP during which AMPK is inhibited. The bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) signalling pathway plays an essential role in osteogenic differentiation. The present study examines the inhibitory effect of metformin on BMP signalling, osteogenic differentiation and trauma‐induced heterotopic ossification. Our results showed that metformin inhibited Smad1/5 phosphorylation induced by BMP6 in osteoblast MC3T3‐E1 cells, concurrent with up‐regulation of Smad6, and this effect was attenuated by knockdown of Smad6. Furthermore, we found that metformin suppressed ALP activity and mineralization of the cells, an event that was attenuated by the dominant negative mutant of AMPK and mimicked by its constitutively active mutant. Finally, administration of metformin prevented the trauma‐induced heterotopic ossification in mice. In conjuncture, AMPK activity and Smad6 and Smurf1 expression were enhanced by metformin treatment in the muscle of injured area, concurrently with the reduction of ALK2. Collectively, our study suggests that metformin prevents heterotopic ossification via activation of AMPK and subsequent up‐regulation of Smad6. Therefore, metformin could be a potential therapeutic drug for heterotopic ossification induced by traumatic injury.