线粒体DNA靶向治疗

线粒体(mitochondrion)是真核生物细胞中的一种非常重要的细胞器,含有独立于细胞核染色体外的遗传物质,通过氧化磷酸化产生ATP,是细胞的能量工厂,与细胞分化、信号转导、代谢稳态等过程密切联系。线粒体功能的紊乱与癌症、神经退行性疾病、糖尿病等许多疾病的发生、发展及治疗息息相关。线粒体在细胞命运中扮演的关键角色,使对线粒体这一特殊细胞器的探索成为生命科学研究热点之一。人线粒体DNA(mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA)是一相对保守且仅16 kb的环状双链DNA分子,只含37个基因,但这些基因都是维持线粒体功能稳定必不可少的部分。随着对线粒体功能认识的不断深入,研究人员发现mtDNA突变,会导致活性氧自由基过量产生,从而引起细胞衰老,甚至引发诸多疾病,例如遗传性视神经病变、线粒体脑肌病伴高乳酸血症和卒中样发作综合征等。但是,目前针对这些线粒体基因疾病尚无非常有效的治疗手段。为了进一步了解这一关键细胞器,研究人员开发了一些有效的方法来突破线粒体的复杂屏障。本文将重点介绍并讨论近几年靶向mtDNA的研究进展,主要从药物修饰、材料递送、基因编辑等方面进行了总结,希望能为推动线粒体的研究提供一些新的思路。     

云斑白条天牛雌雄成虫四个线粒体基因的序列比较

[目的]比较云斑白条天牛Batocera lineolata成虫雌雄个体的4个线粒体基因的序列差异,为研究种群个体分化和系统发育提供借鉴.[方法]以危害杨树云斑白条天牛种群为研究对象,分别提取并扩增云斑白条天牛雌雄成虫的线粒体DNA的COⅠ、COⅡ、Cytb、16S rRNA4个基因.通过序列比对,分析比较4个线粒体基因序列在雌雄成虫个体间的差异.[结果]危害杨树云斑白条天牛雌雄成虫的4个线粒体基因存在差异.在碱基序列相似度方面,COⅡ基因雌雄成虫间差异最大,相似度为98.3％,在比较的650个碱基位点中,2个缺失碱基,8个不一致碱基;其次为COⅠ,相似度为98.6％,比较的714个碱基位点中,5个缺失碱基,2个不一致碱基;再次为Cytb,相似度为98.9％,在比较的472个碱基位点中,4个不一致碱基;差异最小的为16S rRNA,相似度为99.2％,在比较的833个碱基位点中,2个缺失碱基,3个不一致碱基.在碱基含量方面,4个基因雌成虫A+T与C+G含量差值均高于雄成虫,Cyt b基因雌雄成虫A+T高出C+G含量的差值最高分别为40.84％和40.96％,16S rRNA差值其次分别为40.10％和40.70％,COⅡ差值再次分别为38.94％和38.22％,COⅠ差值最小分别为30.52％和30.16％.[结论]危害杨树云斑白条天牛雌雄成虫的mtDNA COⅠ、COⅡ、Cytb、16S rRNA在碱基序列相似度和碱基含量方面均存在差异,在分析种群个体分化和系统发育时,条件允许的情况下可以区分云斑白条天牛雌雄个体.     

阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer’s Disease,AD)与动力相关蛋白1(dynamin-related protein 1,Drp1)

阿尔茨海默病(AD)已成为威胁老年人生活的一种常见病,对老年人的生活质量有着严重的影响,目前尚无有效地防治方法。最新研究发现在阿尔茨海默病的病理发生中,神经细胞伴有显著的线粒体代谢紊乱和动态变化的异常,其中动力相关蛋白1(Drp1)是参与线粒体动态变化的关键分子。深入研究阿尔茨海默病中线粒体动态变化的异常及Drp1等关键分子的作用机制,对于揭示AD的发生机制及寻找药物作用靶点具有重要意义。综述了Drp1在阿尔茨海默病中的调控机制。     

从能量角度粗谈人体的几个定量问题

本文构思源于线粒体的功能研究,从能量角度,分析了静息状态下裸露的人体散热及功耗,其中辐射散热占1／2以上,对流散热约1／3,排泄散热约1／8;进而讨论了人体所需食物、氧和水;同时探讨人体生理温度的维持,粗略计算了人体理想最低功耗及负熵量,提供了满足个体需求的简便算法,为越来越流行的节食减肥或节食长寿留下可供参考的红线。     

Role of mitochondrial quality control in exercise-induced health adaptation

Long-term endurance training or physical activity has been confirmed not only to improve physical performance, but to bring about an obvious beneficial effect on human health; however, the mechanism of this effect is not clear. The most studied health adaptations in skeletal muscle response to endurance exercise are increased muscle glycogen level and insulin sensitivity, fiber type transformation toward oxi- dative myofibers, and increased mitochondrial content/function. Mitochondria are dynamic organelles in eukaryotic cells critical in physical performance and disease occurrence. The mitochondrial life cycle spans biogenesis, maintenance, and clearance. Exercise training may promote each of these processes and confer positive impacts on skeletal muscle contractile and metabolic functions. This review focused on the regula- tion of these processes by endurance exercise and discussed its potential benefits in health and disease. We presented evidence suggesting that exercise training potentiates not only the biogenesis of mitochondria but also the removal of old and unhealthy mitochondria through mitochondrial quality control.     

NF-κB p65的敲减加重结肠上皮HCT116细胞氧化损伤

炎症细胞诱导的活性氧类生成和肠道氧化应激与慢性炎症性肠疾病以及结直肠肿瘤的发病密切相关。NF-κB信号通路参与氧化应激反应以及在结直肠炎症和肿瘤发生中的作用还并不完全清楚。本研究将化学合成一对编码小干扰RNA 序列、靶向人NF-κB 基因的长60 bp寡核苷酸链定向克隆至pSUPER小干扰RNA表达载体中,通过单酶切、双酶切及测序证实重组RNA干扰载体构建成功. 将构建成功的质粒转染至结肠上皮细胞HCT116中敲减p65,分别采用Western blot方法检测NF-κB p65蛋白表达水平,（3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2)-3,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐（MTT）方法检测细胞存活情况. 结果显示,pSUPER-NF-κB p65载体可特异性下调NF-κB p65蛋白表达;下调p65表达可导致过氧化氢诱导的HCT116内活性氧类物质生成增高,存活细胞数目显著减少,氧化损伤加重。研究表明,在人结肠上皮细胞内NF-κB p65通路的抑制显著加重了结肠上皮细胞氧化损伤情况.     

Systematics and Species Validity of the Dabieshan Pit Viper Protobothrops dabieshanensis Huang et al. 2012: Evidence from a Mitochondrial Gene Sequence Analysis

Aimed to evaluate the phylogenetic position of the recently described Protobothrops dabieshanensis Huang et al. （2012）, phylogenic relationships of 12 species within Protobothrops based on four mtDNA gene fragments （12S RNA, 16S RNA, ND4 and Cyt b） were reconstructed in our study. The result indicates a clade composed ofP dabiesha- nensis, P. jerdonii and P xiangchengsis with strong support. The genetic distance among P dabieshanensis, P jerdonii and P xiangchengsis was much lower than other congeners. Based on the data from the phylogenetic analysis and pre- viously described morphological differences, we conclude that P dabieshanensis is a valid species with close affinities to P jerdonii and P xiangchengsis.     

Formaldehyde induces toxic effects and regulates the expression of damage response genes in BM-MSCs

In this study, we assessed the toxic effects of formaldehyde （FA） on mouse bone marrow mesenchymai stem cells （BM- MSCs）. Cytotoxicity was measured by using MTT assay. DNA strand breakage was detected by standard alkaline comet assay and comet assay modified with proteinase K （PK）. DNA-protein crosslinks （DPCs） were detected by KCI-SDS precipitation assay. We found that FA at a con- centration from 75 to 200 μM inhibited cell survival and induced DPCs over 125 μM. The PK-modified comet assay showed that FA-induced DNA strand breakage was increased in a dose-dependent manner from 75 to 200 μM. On the other hand, standard alkaline comet assay showed that DNA strand breakage was decreased with FA concen- tration over 125 μM. We confirmed by using Pearson cor- relation that there was a negative linear correlation between DPCs and survival rate （r = -0.987, P 〈 0.01） and positive linear relationships between DPCs and （i） sister chromatid exchange and （ii） micronucleus （r = 0.995, P〈 0.01; r = 0.968, P〈 0.01）. DNA damage RTz profiler polymerase chain reaction array was used to investigate the changes in the expression of damage response genes. Xpa and Xpc of the nucleotide excision repair pathway and Brca2, Rad51, and Xrcc2 of the homologous recombination pathway were all up-regulated in both 75 and 125 μM FA. However, the same genes were down-regulated with 175 μM FA. The expressions of Chekl and Husl, which are involved in cell cycle regulation, were altered in the same manner with 75, 125, and 175 μM FA. These results indicated that Xpa, Xpc, Brca2, Rad51, Xrcc2, Chekl, and Husl were essential for the BM-MSCs to counteract the effects of FA.     

免疫球蛋白G(IgG)对急性颈髓损伤大鼠模型神经炎症反应的抑制效应

目的:探讨免疫球蛋白(immunoglobulinG,IgG)对大鼠脊髓损伤(spinal cord injury,SCI)模型神经炎症的抑制效应.方法:60只雌性Wistar大鼠接受C7-T2椎板切除术后随机分为三组,空白对照组,盐水安慰剂组,IgG治疗组,每组各20只动物.创建盐水安慰剂组和IgG治疗组动物的C7-T1节段脊髓损伤模型,空白对照组动物不进行SCI模型的创建.盐水安慰剂组以单剂量0.4g/kg体重在SCI模型重建后15 min静脉注射入动物体内,而安慰剂组动物静脉注射lmL无菌盐水.实验动物SCI模型创建后4h处死动物进行细胞因子和趋化因子的酶联免疫检测,24 h处死动物采用westem blot技术进行MMP-9的蛋白表达检测分析.结果:SCI后4h,相比空白对照组,盐水安慰剂组动物的TNF-α,IL-1β及IL-6等炎性介质的表达水平显著升高,IgG治疗组的炎性介质水平也有一定程度升高,但均显著低于盐水安慰剂组,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);盐水安慰剂组和IgG治疗组的MCP-1和CINC-1的蛋白表达水平均显著高于空白对照组(P＜0.05),但相比IgG治疗组,盐水安慰剂组的MCP-1的蛋白表达水平显著更高(P＜0.05)而CINC-1的蛋白表达水平在安慰剂组和IgG治疗组间差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).SCI后24 h,安慰剂组动物的MMP-9水平显著升高,而空白对照组动物标本中未检测到MMP-9表达.而IgG治疗组动物的MMP-9水平显著低于盐水安慰剂组,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论:SCI大鼠采用IgG治疗后会显著降低TNF-α,IL-1β,IL-6,MCP-1以及MMP-9等介质的表达水平,表明IgG在SCI中可能具有神经保护效应.     

浅析重型颅脑损伤治疗进展

重型颅脑损伤是临床上常见的一种神经外科疾病,该病病情严重,治疗过程复杂,致死率高,会给患者的生命造成极大的威胁。如何有效治疗重型颅脑损伤一直是临床上研究的重点。本研主要对重型颅脑损伤的治疗进展做出如下综述。