重组腺病毒介导LacZ基因在大鼠肺脏的表达

目的探讨重组腺病毒介导的β-半乳糖苷酶(LacZ)基因在大鼠肺脏的转基因表达。方法Wistar大鼠70只,随机分为Ad-Null组和Ad-LacZ组(n=35),分别应用1．67×10~9pfu／ml复制缺陷型重组腺病毒AdCMV和AdCMVLacZ各600μl,经气管导管滴入；各组于滴人病毒后2、5、7、14、21、28和35 d行肺组织X-gal染色。另取大鼠20只,随机分为C组、L组、M组和H组(n=5),分别应用病毒保存液和低滴度(1．67×10~8pfu／ml)、中滴度(1．67×10~9pfu／ml)、高滴度(5×10~9pfu／ml)的AdCMVLacZ各600μl,滴入病毒后7 d行肺组织X-gal染色和HE染色。结果滴入病毒后2 d,Ad-LacZ组肺组织内即有转基因表达,滴人后7 d达高峰,并维持至35 d；转基因表达位于气管、支气管上皮细胞和肺泡细胞。H组、M组转基因阳性细胞率明显高于L组和C组(P＜0．01)。HE染色显示,H组中3只大鼠肺组织有轻度炎性浸润。所有动物均未见远隔器官转基因表达。结论气管内滴人重组腺病毒可呈剂量依赖性介导LacZ基因在大鼠肺内表达,但过高剂量可诱发机体炎性反应。     

hTERT反义cDNA对人脑胶质瘤细胞的抑制作用

目的探讨人端粒酶催化亚基(hTERT)反义cDNA(pAdeasy-hTERT)在体外对胶质瘤细胞生长的抑制作用。方法将腺病毒介导的pAdeasy-hTERT作用于人胶质瘤细胞系U251,用MTT法检测细胞存活率、端粒酶重复序列扩增法测定端粒酶活性、Westem杂交鉴定hTERT蛋白的表达、RT-PCR法检测hTERT cDNA水平、PCNA观察肿瘤细胞的凋亡情况以及用流式细胞仪对转染后肿瘤细胞的周期进行分析。结果pAdeasy-hTERT在体外明显抑制肿瘤细胞生长,降低端粒酶活性,抑制hTERT表达。结论pAdeasy-hTERT显著抑制人胶质瘤细胞生长,可成为恶性胶质瘤基因治疗的靶基因。     

表达谱基因芯片筛选体外循环前后心肌细胞因子的变化

Objestive Systemic inflarmmation may be triggered by injury, hypothermia, ischemia-reperfusion and the contact of the blood with foreign body during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). To determine the application values of gene chip technique in the clinical practice and the study of cardiovascular stagery, as well as to provide clues to the study of inflammatory responess during CPB, microarry for gene expression profiles was used to identify the differences in the gene expression of myocardium between pre-and post- CPB. Methods Six adult patients who underwent CPB from March to May in 2003 were involved. Samples of right atrium were col- lected before and at immediate end of CPB. BD AtlasTM cDNA Expression Arrays was used to identify the differences in the gene ex- pression of cytokines. The results were compared with that of semi-quantative RT-PCR. Resellts The mean age of 6 patients (5 males and 1 female) was (32.67± 11.72) years. The baseline heart function was gradeⅡin 3 cases and grade Ⅲ in 3 other cases. The baseline left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF)was (58.17±7.91)%. The mere duration was (91.67±43.88) minutes for CPB and was (58.67±43.46) minutes for aorta blocking. The minimum nasopharynx/rectal temperture was (29.37±1.90)℃/ (32.15±1.52)℃. Gene expression profiles of cytokines in the myocardium pre- and post-CPB were analysed successfully. The ex- pression of IL-6, IFN-γ,Wnt5a, TNFRSF1B, a member of tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, PIGF and MFNG in the myo- cardium were unpregulated after CPB. Conclusion Microarray technique is applicable in the study of cytokines changes dying CPB. cDNA microarray identified pleliminarily the differences in the gene expression between pre- and post-CPB. These genes may be in- valved in inflammation and other psthophysiological responses incuced by CPB. The myocardiym is probably one of the major sources of cytokines during CPB. Further study may be helpful in understanding the llngthe development of inflammation during CPB, and eventually, reducing the post-operative complications.     

热缺血再灌注损伤影响肝脏细胞周期检查点调控的基因表达分析

目的动态观察肝脏热缺血再灌注损伤（WIRI）对细胞周期检查点基因的表达影响，研究其分子机制帮助了解那些与热缺血再灌注相关的疾病。方法采用成组对照的实验设计，利用微阵列芯片和逆转录-聚合酶链反应（PCR）联合分析技术，分析SD大鼠热缺血再灌注损伤处理后的基因表达变化（其中芯片分析8只、RT-PCR定量分析16只）；运用系统生物学分析方法对功能基因进行聚类。结果分别得到了热缺血再灌注损伤处理后肝脏的细胞周期各检查点基因及早期即刻基因表达数据，将其中与细胞周期密切相关的的功能基因（上调的223条、下调的62条变化幅度均大于3倍）做进一步分析。结论肝脏热缺血再灌注损伤通过细胞周期／检查点控制基因影响细胞周期G1／S、G2／M的运行，抑制DNA的合成和染色体的分裂。推测可能影响受损的DNA双链自我修复和后期的组织细胞再生、凋亡。     

PINK1 mutations in sporadic early-onset Parkinson's disease.

Pathogenic PINK1 mutations have been described in PARK6-linked Parkinson's disease (PD) patients of Asian origin. However, data on the frequency of PINK1 mutations in sporadic early-onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD) Asian patients are lacking. The objectives of this study were to report the frequency of PINK1 mutations of sporadic EOPD in an Asian cohort comprising of ethnic Chinese, Malays, and Indians, and to highlight a PINK1-positive patient who presented with restless legs symptoms. Eighty consecutive sporadic EOPD patients from the movement disorder clinics of two major tertiary institutions in the country were included. We performed sequence analysis of all the coding and exon-intron junctions of the PINK1 using specific primer sets. In addition, we genotyped polymorphisms detected from the analysis in a group of sporadic PD patients and controls. Three different mutations (two homozygous nonsense and one heterozygous missense) in the putative kinase domain were found in three patients, giving a 3.7% frequency of PINK1 mutations in our EOPD cohort. All the mutations were absent in 200 healthy controls. One patient with a novel homozygous nonsense PINK1 mutation presented unusually with restless legs symptoms. Separately, analysis of the frequency of four PINK1 polymorphisms in a group of sporadic PD and controls did not reveal any significant differences. We highlight a 3.7% frequency of PINK1 mutations in an Asian cohort (ethnic Chinese, Malay, and Indian) of EOPD. The phenotypic spectrum associated with PINK1-positive patients may be wider than previously reported. Polymorphisms of PINK1 do not appear to modulate risk of PD in our population.     

真菌源性CD::UPRT联合基因治疗脑胶质瘤的实验研究

目的研究5-FC/CD：：UPRT联合基因治疗策略对胶质瘤细胞C6的杀伤效应。方法扩增yCD：：UPRT融合基因并构建含yCD：：UPRT基因的重组表达载体；载体转染包装细胞PT67,所获重组病毒转染胶质瘤细胞C6,筛选并鉴定阳性转基因克隆；用MTT法检测不同浓度5-FC对CD：：UPRT转基因细胞的杀伤效应。结果PCR法扩增出全长CD：：UPRT基因,经测序证实序列正确,重组逆转录病毒表达载体pLXSN-yCD：：UPRT经双酶切获目的条带,载体转染包装细胞获重组逆转录病毒(滴度达3．5×10~6CFU/ml)并转染C6,经筛选获得转基因阳性克隆C6-yCD：：UPRT细胞株,检测显示该细胞株有效表达目的基因。当5-FC终浓度≥10μmol/L时,实验组与对照组的细胞增殖力出现显著差异(P＜0．01),5-FC作用96h后电镜观察到凋亡小体。结论5-FC/yCD：：UPRT联合基因治疗策略对胶质瘤细胞C6有明显的杀伤作用。     

人睫状神经营养因子结构和功能的研究

制备高活性的重组人睫状神经营养因子，并研究其生物学功能。方法：应用大肠杆菌表达ｈＣＮＴＦ，用片段插入和法研究其结构与功能关系；切断大鼠骨神经，局部及皮下给予ＣＮＴＦ，应用辣根过氧化物酶逆行追踪技术显示再生轴突通过修复部位的胞体。结果；ｈＣＮＴＦ分子中α－螺旋结构的维持对其生物活性十分重要Ｃ端松散地其生物活性贡献不大，Ｄ螺旋中后段可能与生物活性有密切关系；     

腺病毒介导的HSV—tk基因治疗大鼠脑胶质瘤实验研究

目的：带有ＨＳＶ－ｔｋ基因的重组腺病毒（ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ）结合核苷类似物（ＮＡ）治疗大鼠Ｃ６脑胶质瘤。方法：用Ｘ－ｇａｌ染色测定ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｌａｃＺ转染大鼠Ｃ６胶质瘤细胞的效率。用ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ／ＡＣＶ、ＧＣＶ离体及活体治疗大鼠Ｃ６胶质瘤。结果：ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｌａｃＺ感染Ｃ６细胞效率达１００％，ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ感染Ｃ６细胞，在病毒感染复数为１０００时，ＧＣＶ和ＡＣＶ半致死剂量分别为３μｇ／ｍｌ和２０μｇ／ｍｌ，Ａｄ－ＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ／ＡＣＶ治疗大鼠Ｃ６胶质瘤模型，大鼠生存期超过９０天，而对照组分别为１７．０±１．６天（生理盐水组）、１４．５±１．３天（ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｌａｃＺ组），Ｐ＜０．００１。结论：重组腺病毒对靶细胞感染效率可达１００％，ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ用ＧＣＶ的杀伤Ｃ６胶质瘤细胞比ＡＣＶ强，而ＨＳＶ－ｔｋ／ＡＣＶ用腺病毒介导治疗大鼠脑肿瘤疗效显著。     

CYP2E1 and ALDH2 Genotypes and Alcohol Dependence in Japanese

The genotypes of the CYP2E1 and ALDH2 loci of alcoholic (alcohol dependence) and nonalcoholic (healthy) Japanese were investigated to examine the relationship between the polymorphism of CYP2E1 (C₁/C₂) and ALDH2 ( ALDH2*1/ALDH2*2 ), and the susceptibility to alcoholism. There was no significant difference in C₂ gene frequency between alcoholics (0.19) and nonalcoholics (controls) (0.20), whereas there was a significant difference in ALDH2 allele frequency, suggesting that, in Japanese, the C₂ genotype of CYP2E1 may have nothing to do with the risk of developing alcohol dependence. However, the ALDH2*1 allele may influence drinking behavior and the development of alcohol dependence. Furthermore, racial interethnic differences in the frequency of the mutated allele of the CYP2E1 gene (CJ were found, like the ALDH2 gene. Japanese healthy controls showed a significantly higher frequency of the C₂ allele than did Swedish healthy controls (0.05; reported by Persson et al., FEBS Lett. 319:207-211,1993).     

软骨损伤的基因治疗研究进展

由于软骨组织内无血管,因此其损伤后仅靠其自身来修复是非常有限的.有研究表明,很多细胞因子具有促进软骨形成及软骨样组织修复的功能.由细胞介导的相关基因于损伤部位分泌这些细胞因子促进软骨修复被认为足最理想的治疗方法.基因治疗正是在这一基础上发展起来的一种治疗技术,近年来取得了快速的发展.就近期软骨损伤的基因治疗进展进行综述.