Production of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1) by blood monocytes from patients with different clinical forms of leprosy

In the present study, the concentration of TGF-beta1 secreted by adherent cells isolated from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and either stimulated with PGL-1 or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or left unstimulated was determined by ELISA. The cells were isolated from untreated patients with different clinical forms of leprosy and healthy individuals. The adherent cells exhibited spontaneous release of TGF-beta1 in all clinical forms of leprosy and in healthy individuals; however, lepromatous leprosy/borderline leprosy (LL/BL) patients presenting erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) displayed significantly higher concentrations of TGF-beta1 than either the other patients studied or the controls. These high TGF-beta1 levels were consistently observed when LL/BL ENL cells were stimulated with phenolic glycolipid (PGL-1) or LPS, and even in the absence of a stimulus (P < 0.01). The most significant differences in TGF-beta1 levels were observed when comparing the results in the presence of PGL-1 from ENL with, in order of significance: tuberculoid leprosy (TT) patients (P < 0.001), LL/BL patients without ENL (P < 0.01), healthy individuals (P < 0.01) and borderline-borderline/borderline-tuberculoid (BB/BT) patients with reversal reaction (RR) (P < 0.01). The BB/BT patients produced equivalent levels of TGF-beta1 compared with LL/BL patients without ENL, for all types of stimuli (P > 0.05). In contrast, TT patients produced the lowest levels of TGF-beta1 among all the subjects studied (both patients and healthy controls), especially following PGL-1 stimulation (P < 0.001, and P < 0.05, respectively). In conjunction with our previous data regarding TGF-beta1 expression in dermal lesions, it appears that TGF-beta1 probably plays different roles in leprosy: (i) to mediate a suppressive action locally, associated with the presence of PGL-1, and (ii) to induce proinflammatory effects when secreted systemically by monocytes, thereby acting as a modulatory cytokine in the acute inflammatory reactions of ENL and associated with the Th2 immune response in multibacillary forms of leprosy.     

钙调素对微管组装的调节作用

利用我们建成的钙调素表达可调细胞模型－ＲＣ３细胞，对ＣａＭ高表达时微管组装行为进行了研究，当用生理剂量的地塞米松处理ＲＣ３细胞，细胞内ＣａＭ水平提高，而管蛋白浓度没有变化，造成钙调素／管蛋白比值上升，ＭＴ解聚，但同时加入ＣａＭ拮抗剂三氟拉嗪处理时，则可抑制ＭＴ的解聚，Ｃ３Ｈ１０Ｔ１／２转化细胞ＣａＭ含量的增加是引起ＭＴ解聚的主要因素，ＴＦＰ处理可恢复ＭＴ组装。ＲＣ３细胞ＣａＭ高表达导致ＭＴ解聚的实     

Interactions between normal and tumoral tissues at the boundary of human anterior pituitary adenomas

We studied the boundary between adenoma and peritumoral anterior pituitary tissues in order to understand their mutual interactions during tumour progression. We selected 18 adenomas of different secretory type, grade and invasiveness in which fragments of peritumoral anterior pituitary were still attached to the adenoma. Immunohistochemistry was performed on serial sections with markers of the basement membranes (type IV collagen), the hormone-producing cells of the normal and neoplastic anterior pituitary, and the folliculo-stellate cells (S-100 protein). In passing from tumour to gland, localized areas of passive compression of the normal gland were seen in only 3 cases. In all the tumours, the boundary consisted partly or solely of a transitional zone characterized by the presence of enlarged cell-cords. Openings in the basement membrane of these enlarged cell-cords were seen in contact with the tumour tissue. Normal and neoplastic cells intermingled in the transitional zone. Normal residual cells could be seen in the central area of the tumour but no adenomatous cells were observed in the gland around the tumour. Folliculo-stellate cells were concentrated in the vicinity of the transition zone. These findings favour the existence of an active process of adenoma expansion within the normal parenchyma, without noticeable infiltration of tumour cells into surrounding gland.     

Involvement of K+ channels in the quercetin-induced inhibition of neuroblastoma cell growth

The effects of the flavonoid quercetin on cell proliferation and voltage-dependent K⁺ current were studied on mouse neuroblastoma×glioma hybrid cells. In the presence of 1 % fetal calf serum, quercetin inhibited both cell proliferation and K⁺ current with effective doses inducing half-maximum effects of 10 M and 70 M respectively. Valinomycin (1 nM) antagonized 80 % of the growth-inhibitory effects of 10 M quercetin. The results suggest that at least a part of the antiproliferative effect of quercetin is mediated by a K⁺ channel blockade. They further confirm a role for K⁺ channels in mitogenesis and cell proliferation.     

CpG-ODN免疫学功能及其应用研究

近年来研究表明,细菌DNA与人工合成的寡核苷酸含有非甲基化的CpG基序,均能激活机体的免疫系统、诱导和增强天然免疫和获得性免疫反应,尤其显示出有效的T_(h1)型免疫佐剂效应,在某些感染性疾病、过敏性疾病和肿瘤等的防治中具有重要的应用前景。本文就近年来关于CpG-ODN的免疫学效应以及CpG-ODN在疫苗研制中的应用等问题进行综述。     

一种低成本、低本底的免疫细胞化学反应方法

为了探讨一种适合培养细胞的低本底、低成本免疫细胞化学方法 ,本研究将低浓度的 Triton X-10 0加入抗体稀释液和洗液中 ,观察了其对 ABC反应时的抗体和 ABC的使用浓度和反应效果的影响。结果证明 ,在抗体稀释液和洗液中加入 0 .1%Triton X-10 0可以增强细胞对抗体的通透性 ,在不减弱阳性信号的状况下使 -抗的使用浓度明显降低 ,使生物素化二抗和 ABC的使用浓度达到 1/ 10 0 0～ 1/ 40 0 0 ,并大大减弱染色本底。本研究结果提示 ,在这一稀释度明显低于目前试剂盒建议的使用浓度。在充分显示阳性信号的前提下 ,使抗体的使用浓度和量大幅度减少 ,从而实现了降低本底和实验成本的目的     

LPS影响p38蛋白在单核细胞内定位

目的： 探讨 LPS作用下p38蛋白激酶激活的动力学特点及其在细胞内超微结构中的定位。方法： 应用激酶活性测定、胶体金标记的免疫电镜技术观察LPS刺激前后p38蛋白激酶的动力学特点及在单核细胞株Raw264.7中的分布特征。结果： 动力学检测结果显示，LPS作用后15 min，p38磷酸化活性明显升高，30 min达到高峰，2 h达基线水平；p38在LPS浓度为100 μg/L时达最大激活效应。超微定位结果显示，未受刺激的及EGF刺激的细胞，p38在胞浆和胞核中金颗粒呈弥散性分布，金颗粒弥散在细胞的各个部分，如细胞质中线粒体、内质网、溶酶体；单核细胞株受到LPS刺激后，细胞核区的金颗粒明显增多，而胞浆区域的金颗粒显著减少。结论： 单核细胞株Raw264.7受LPS刺激后，其p38蛋白激酶由胞浆移位到胞核。     

卡维地洛对氧自由基诱导的内皮细胞内源性一氧化氮合酶抑制物代谢的影响

目的： 观察卡维地洛对氧自由基（OFR）培养的人脐静脉内皮细胞（HUVECs）二甲精氨酸-二甲赖氨酸水解酶 (DDAH)活性及表达的影响，以探讨卡维地洛对不对称二甲精氨酸（ADMA）代谢机制的影响。 方法： 采用改良的Jaffe法培养原代人脐静脉内皮细胞（HUVECs），取生长良好的3-6代HUVECs用于实验，分为①空白对照组：加DMEM培养液；②OFR组:加入OFR（0.01 mmol/L,0.1 mmol/L）；③OFR+卡维地洛组: 同时加入0.1 mmol/L OFR及卡维地洛（10 μmol/L）共孵24 h后, 检测上清液中一氧化氮（NO）、内皮素（ET）、ADMA含量、L-胍氨酸(L-cit)浓度及一氧化氮合酶（NOS）活性。用Western blotting法测定细胞裂解液中二甲基精氨酸-二甲基赖氨酸水解酶 (DDAH)的蛋白表达。 结果： OFR条件培养下,内皮细胞的代谢产物ADMA、ET的量均高于空白对照组,而NO的量及NOS的活性少于空白对照组;反映DDAH酶活性的L-cit浓度显著降低,且有浓度依赖性，而DDAH的表达无明显变化。卡维地洛干预组的ADMA、ET的量均低于OFR组，NOS活性及NO、L-cit浓度明显高于OFR组。 结论： OFR培养下，内皮损伤ADMA的增加与DDAH的活性减弱有关，而与DDAH的表达无关。卡维地洛通过增加DDAH活性促进ADMA代谢，使NOS活性增加，抑制OFR对内皮功能的损伤。     

抑制ECV304细胞内EOLA1基因表达后效应观察

目的观察抑制人脐静脉内皮细胞系ECV304细胞内内皮高表达脂多糖相关因子1（endothe-lial-overexpressed lipopolysaccharide-associated factor 1,EOLA1）基因表达后细胞生长的变化。方法构建EGFP-EOLA1融合蛋白表达载体pEGFP-N2/EOLA1,转染ECV304细胞,G418压力筛选获得稳定表达株;设计靶点特异性的寡核苷酸,连接到经BamHⅠ和HindⅢ酶切线性化的pSlincer3.1/H1质粒上。转染重组质粒到稳定表达EGFP-EOLA1融合蛋白的ECV304细胞,检测靶基因的抑制情况,观察EOLA1表达被抑制后细胞生长的改变。结果抑制EOLA1表达后ECV304细胞生长明显减慢。结论EOLA1基因在细胞内参与了细胞生长的调控。     

雄激素对家兔动脉粥样硬化的影响

目的：探讨雄激素在兔动脉硬化模型中是否 具有抗动脉硬化的作用。方法： 37只哈尔滨大耳白兔，饲以高脂饮食， 作如下分组：去势组：切除双侧睾丸；睾酮Ⅰ组：切除双侧睾丸并给予外源性雄激素0.25 mg·kg-1·d-1；睾酮Ⅱ组：切除双侧睾丸并给予外源性雄激素2.5 mg· kg -1·d-1；睾酮Ⅲ组：切除双侧睾丸并给予外源性雄激素12.5 mg·kg-1 ·d-1；假手术组。3个月后检测血中睾酮含量、血脂(包括TG、LDL-C、HDL-C)浓度、 PAI活性、一氧化氮(NO)、内皮素(ET)、血管紧张素Ⅱ(AngⅡ)含量。结果：去势组血清睾酮含量明显低于其它组； TG、LDL-C同其它组相比无显著差异，而HDL-C明 显降低； NO2-/NO3-含量低于其它组，而PAI活性、ET、AngⅡ却高于其它组。结论： 在高脂饮食诱发的兔动脉硬化模型中，雄激素可以发挥一定抗动脉硬化 的作用。