Comparison of redox and D29 phage methods for detection of isoniazid and rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Rapid, accurate and inexpensive methods are essential to detect drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis and allow timely application of effective treatment and precautions to prevent transmission. The proportion method, the MTT and Alamar Blue redox methods, and the D29 mycobacteriophage assay, were compared for their ability to detect resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin. When tested against a panel of known M. tuberculosis strains, the redox methods and the D29 assay showed good sensitivity and specificity compared to the proportion method, suggesting that they could be useful alternatives for identifying multidrug resistance in M. tuberculosis.     

SNHG6靶向miR-101/TGFBR1促进AMI小鼠左心室心肌纤维化

目的探讨SNHG6对急性心肌梗死(AMI)小鼠左心室心肌的影响。 方法将30只雄性C57/BL6小鼠构建成AMI小鼠后随机均分为AMI组、AMI+SNHG6组、AMI+miR-101-3p组、AMI+SNHG6+miR-101-3p组、AMI+miR-101-3p+TGFBR1组,另设正常小鼠6只为假手术组。qRT-PCR检测AMI小鼠SNHG6、miR-101-3p表达水平。心脏彩超检测各组小鼠左室射血分数(LVEF);马松和天狼星红染色法以及免疫组化分析各组小鼠左心室心肌纤维化变化。将H9C2细胞株分为阴性对照组(转染空质粒)、SNHG6组(转染质粒SNHG6)、miR-101-3p组(转染质粒miR-101-3p)。Western blotting检测各组TGFBR1蛋白表达;采用双荧光素酶报告基因法预测并验证SNHG6/miR-101-3p/TGFBR1荧光素酶活性及调控机制。 结果AMI小鼠较假手术组SNHG6表达显著增加,miR-101-3p降低(P＜0.05)。与AMI组比较,AMI+SNHG6组小鼠LVEF降低,心肌纤维化程度加重(P＜0.05);AMI+miR-101-3p组LVEF升高,心肌纤维化程度减轻(P＜0.05)。AMI+SNHG6+miR-101-3p组较AMI+SNHG6组LVEF升高、心肌纤维化程度减轻(P＜0.05),而AMI+miR-101-3p+TGFBR1组较AMI+miR-101-3p组LVEF降低、心肌纤维化程度加重(P＜0.05)。双荧光素酶报告基因法验证显示,miR-101-3p组SNHG6、TGFBR1野生型质粒的荧光素酶活性较阴性对照组明显降低(P＜0.05)。 结论SNHG6抑制miR-101-3p上调TGFBR1加重AMI小鼠左心室心肌纤维化。     

沉默circROBO1通过下调KRAS抑制鼻咽癌CNE2细胞侵袭与肺转移

目的探讨沉默环状RNA hsa_circ_0124696(circROBO1)对鼻咽癌CNE2细胞侵袭与肺转移的影响机制。 方法qRT-PCR检测鼻咽癌及癌旁组织中circROBO1表达。采用干扰小RNA(siRNA)沉默鼻咽癌CNE2细胞中circROBO1的表达,Transwell及HE染色检测circROBO1对CNE2细胞迁移能力和体内肺转移的影响。TargetScan在线软件预测circROBO1下游miR-217与下游靶基因KRAS的靶向结合位点,双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证两者之间的靶向调控关系。蛋白免疫印迹检测siRNA沉默CNE2细胞中circROBO1表达对KRAS的影响。 结果鼻咽癌组织中circROBO1表达高于癌旁组织(P＜0.05)。与转染si-circNC的对照组相比,si-circROBO1组鼻咽癌CNE2细胞侵袭与体内肺转移能力均显著降低(P＜0.05)。circROBO1下游miR-217与KRAS之间存在靶向结合位点,并且circROBO1可影响KRAS的蛋白和mRNA表达量。 结论沉默circROBO1通过miR-217下调KRAS抑制鼻咽癌CNE2细胞侵袭与肺转移。     

脓毒症患者外周血单核细胞miR-147b的表达及其与病情严重程度和预后的关系

目的 探讨脓毒症患者外周血单核细胞miR-147b的表达水平及其与病情严重程度及预后的相关性。方法 选择2019年1月至2021年6月于安徽医科大学第一附属医院就诊的46例脓毒症患者(脓毒症组)和50例普通感染患者(普通感染组)作为研究对象。查阅患者病历,记录年龄、性别、感染部位等一般资料。采用酶联免疫吸附试验试剂盒检测研究对象血清中肿瘤坏死因子-α(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)和C反应蛋白(C-reactive protein, CRP)的浓度。计算序贯性器官衰竭评分(sequential organ failure score, SOFA)和急性生理学与慢性健康状况评分Ⅱ(acute physiology and chronic health scoreⅡ,APACHEⅡ)。观察或随访脓毒症患者的28 d预后情况,分为生存组和死亡组。应用逆转录聚合酶链反应测定外周血单核细胞中miR-147b的表达水平。结果 脓毒症组和普通感染组的年龄、性别、感染部位分布比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。脓毒症组患者的TNF-α、CRP水平、SOFA评分和A...     

miR-21靶向E2F1对三阴性乳腺癌细胞恶性生物学活性及裸鼠肿瘤抑制率的影响

目的 探究miR-21靶向E2F1对三阴性乳腺癌细胞恶性生物学活性及裸鼠肿瘤抑制率的影响。方法将MDA-MB-231细胞分为5组,即MDA-MB-231组、miR-21 inhibitor组、miR-NC inhibitor组、siRNA-E2F1组和siRNA-NC组。检测细胞中miR-21表达（RT-PCR法）;分别检测细胞增殖（MTT法）、侵袭（Transwell法）、迁移（划痕实验）和凋亡能力（流式细胞仪）;检测细胞中E2F1蛋白表达;检测miR-21与E2F1的靶向关系（双荧光素酶实验报告）。结果MDA-MB-231细胞中miR-21表达明显高于MCF10A细胞（P<0.05）;miR-21 inhibitor组细胞细胞中miR-21表达明显低于MDA-MB-231组（P<0.05）。与MDA-MB-231组相比,miR-21 inhibitor组细胞吸光度值、侵袭能力、迁移能力和细胞中E2F1蛋白表达均明显降低,细胞凋亡能力明显升高（P<0.05）;MDA-MB-231组细胞吸光度值、侵袭、迁移、凋亡能力和细胞中E2F1蛋白表达与miR-NC inhibitor组相比差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。预测软件显示E2F1的3′UTR端与miR-21有碱基互补结合点位。通过向MDA-MB-231细胞中转染野生型E2F1（E2F1-WT）时,miR-21组荧光素酶活性明显低于miR-NC组（P<0.05）;miR-21组和miR-NC组突变体荧光素酶活性相比差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。与siRNA-NC组相比,siRNA-E2F1组细胞增殖、侵袭、迁移和细胞中E2F1蛋白表达均明显降低,细胞凋亡能力明显增加（P<0.05）。与miR-NC inhibitor组裸鼠移植肿瘤第8天时相比,miR-21 inhibitor组裸鼠肿瘤体积明显降低,肿瘤抑制率为45.3%（P<0.05）。结论低表达miR-21可抑制三阴性乳腺癌细胞增殖、侵袭,促进凋亡,且抑制裸鼠移植瘤体积,其作用机制可能与抑制E2F1表达有关。     

肺腺癌细胞微环境及转移与黏附分子表达的关系

目的研究肺腺癌细胞生长环境及转移性与黏附分子CD44v6和CD29的表达关系。方法将起源相同、转移性不同的两个肺腺癌细胞系AGZY和Anip分别用简便肿瘤多细胞球体(MTS)培养法培养，并设常规单层贴壁细胞培养对照。通过倒置显微镜、扫描及透射电镜观察MTS形成情况，并用免疫组化法分别对MTS及贴壁细胞上CD44v6和CD29表达进行检测。结果MTS培养成功，贴壁细胞与MTS在细胞结构及细胞连接结构上相似，两种MTS在形态及结构上差异无显著性。免疫组化结果显示，CD29在高转移性的Anip细胞及其MTS上呈阳性表达；在低转移性的AGZY细胞及其MTS上阴性表达。CD44v6在Anip和AGZY细胞及MTS上均呈阳性表达，差异无显著性。贴壁细胞与MTS上两种黏附分子表达均无差异。结论成功建立了一种简易制备MTS的方法。细胞生长方式(单层贴壁与MTS)可能不影响CD44v6和CD29的表达。CD29表达可能与肺腺痛转移性相关；CD44v6表达可能与肺腺癌转移无关。     

Ca2+ permeability of the plasma membrane induced by rotavirus infection in cultured cells is inhibited by tunicamycin and brefeldin A

Rotavirus infection of cultured cells induces a progressive increase in plasma membrane permeability to Ca2+. The viral product responsible for this effect is not known. We have used tunicamycin and brefeldin A to prevent glycosylation and membrane traffic and study the involvement of viral glycoproteins, NSP4 and/or VP7, in rotavirus-infected HT29 and MA104 cells. In infected cells, we observed an increase of plasma membrane Ca2+ permeability and a progressive depletion of agonist-releasable ER pools measured with fura 2 and an enhancement of total Ca2+ content measured as 45Ca2+ uptake. Tunicamycin inhibited the increase in membrane Ca2+ permeability, induced a depletion of agonist-releasable and 45Ca2+-sequestered pools. Brefeldin A inhibited the increase of Ca2+ permeability and the increase in 45Ca2+ uptake induced by infection. We propose that the glycosylated viral product NSP4 (and/or VP7) travels to the plasma membrane to form a Ca2+ channel and hence elevate Ca2+ permeability.     

Overexpression of TONSL might be an independent unfavorable prognostic indicator in hepatocellular carcinoma

Background

TONSL has been suggested to function as an oncogene in lung, esophageal and cervical cancer. This study was aimed to identify the expression of TONSL and its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).