Heterogeneity studies of hamster calcitonin following acute exposure to cigarette smoke: Evidence for monomeric secretion

Various acute stimuli, including cigarette smoke, induce hypercalcitonemia in man and hamsters. We have shown that this occurs also in thyroidectomized subjects. In the present study we have further explored this phenomenon of secretion from the lungs by studying, simultaneously, the HPLC characteristics of pulmonary tissue and serum in control hamsters and in animals immediately following short-term exposure to cigarette smoke. In addition, we have studied the immunoheterogeneity of lung calcitonin 24 hours following the acute exposure. Control lungs contained monomeric immunoreactive calcitonin (M-iCT), high molecular mass iCT (H-iCT), and CT fragments. Immediately following smoke exposure, there was an acute decrease of lung iCT by radioimmunoassay (RIA) which consisted primarily of a decrease in M-iCT by HPLC. Simultaneously, the iCT increase in the serum by RIA was shown by HPLC to involve M-iCT. Twenty-four hours after smoke inhalation, the lung iCT by RIA and M-iCT by HPLC had returned towards control levels. These findings document the molecular characteristics of lung iCT following acute cigarette smoke stimulation, and suggest that under certain circumstances M-iCT may be actively secreted by the lung. It remains to be determined whether this type of secretion reflects hemocrine or paracrine release and what the physiological role for such a secretion may be. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

基于网络药理学探讨趋化因子-13对间充质干细胞增殖和迁移的影响

目的 以网络药理学技术探讨趋化因子-13（CXCL-13）对人骨髓间充质干细胞（BMSCs）增殖和迁移的影响。 方法 在线数据库预测CXCL-13作用于BMSCs的靶点。Metascape数据库对靶点的基因本体论和京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG）信号通路进行富集分析。STRING 11.0数据库进行蛋白质相互作用分析,Cytoscape 3.8的cytoHubba 0.1插件筛选核心基因编码的蛋白质。BMSCs分为对照组、CXCL-13组和PI3K抑制剂组。分别以MTT、流式细胞术和Transwell细胞小室迁移实验检测各组BMSCs的吸光度（A）值、细胞凋亡率和细胞迁移数目情况;ELISA检测各组BMSCs上清液表皮生长因子(EGF)和血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)蛋白含量。Western blotting检测各组BMSCs的Akt、磷酸化Akt（p-Akt）蛋白的表达。 结果 CXCL-13作用于BMSCs 21个靶点。与细胞增殖相关的生物学过程包括干细胞增殖、调节内皮细胞增殖、正向调控平滑肌细胞增殖等32条;与细胞迁移相关的生物学过程包括调节细胞迁移、阿米巴状细胞迁移、调节内皮细胞迁移等22条。KEGG通路包括癌症途径、PI3K-Akt信号通路、MAPK信号通路等40条。核心蛋白包括肿瘤蛋白P53（TP53）、表皮生长因子受体（EGFR）、90kD热休克蛋白αB1（HSP90AB1）、蛋白激酶Cα（PRKCA）、雌激素受体2（ESR2）及前列腺素E受体4（PTGER4）。与其他组相比,CXCL-13组BMSCs的吸光度（A）值和细胞迁移数目均显著增高（P＜0.01,n=15）,细胞凋亡率明显降低（P＜0.01,n=15）;PI3K抑制剂组BMSCs的A值、细胞凋亡率和细胞迁移数目与CXCL-13组相比均呈相反变化（P＜0.01,n=15）。相对于对照组,CXCL-13组BMSCs的EGF和VEGF蛋白含量显著提高（P＜0.01,n=15）,Akt和p-Akt相对表达均明显升高（P＜0.01,n=9）;而PI3K抑制剂组EGF和VEGF蛋白含量、Akt和p-Akt相对表达呈相反变化。 结论 CXCL-13激活PI3K-Akt通路促进BMSCs旁分泌EGF和VEGF蛋白,提高BMSCs增殖和迁移,抑制BMSCs凋亡。     

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (BMP-2) Enhances BMP-3, BMP-4, and Bone Cell Differentiation Marker Gene Expression During the Induction of Mineralized Bone Matrix Formation in Culturesof Fetal Rat Calvarial Osteoblasts

Normal bone formation is a prolonged process that is carefully regulated and involves sequential expression of growth regulatory factors by osteoblasts as they proliferate and ultimately differentiate. Since this orderly sequence of gene expression by osteoblasts suggests a cascade effect, and BMP-2 is capable of initiating and maintaining this effect, we examined the effects of BMP-2 on expression of other BMPs and compared these effects with the expression pattern of bone cell differentiation marker genes in primary cultures of fetal rat calvarial (FRC) osteoblasts. To examine the gene expression profile during bone cell differentiation and bone formation, we also examined the effects of rBMP-2 on bone formation in vivo and in vitro. rBMP-2 stimulated bone formation on the periosteal surface of mice when 500 ng/day rBMP-2 was injected subcutaneously. When rBMP-2 was added to primary cultures of FRC osteoblasts, it accelerated mineralized nodule formation in a time and concentration-dependent manner (10–40 ng/ml). rBMP-2 (40 ng/ml) enhanced BMP-3 and -4 mRNA expression during the mineralization phase of primary cultures of FRC osteoblasts. Enhancement of BMP-3 and -4 mRNA expression by rBMP-2 was associated with increased expression of bone cell differentiation marker genes, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), type I collagen, osteocalcin (OC), osteopontin (OP), and bone sialoprotein (BSP). These results suggest that BMP-2 enhances expression of other BMP genes during bone cell differentiation. BMP-2 may act in a paracrine fashion in concert with other BMPs it induces to stimulate bone cell differentiation and bone formation during remodeling. Received: 27 November 1995 / Accepted: 19 July 1996     

Reciprocal paracrine interactions between normal human epithelial and mesenchymal cells protect cellular DNA from radiation-induced damage

PURPOSE: To explore whether interactions between normal epithelial and mesenchymal cells can modulate the extent of radiation-induced DNA damage in one or both types of cells. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Human primary thyrocytes (PT), diploid fibroblasts BJ, MRC-5, and WI-38, normal human mammary epithelial cells (HMEC), and endothelial human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells (HUV-EC-C), cultured either individually or in co-cultures or after conditioned medium transfer, were irradiated with 0.25 to 5 Gy of gamma-rays and assayed for the extent of DNA damage. RESULTS: The number of gamma-H2AX foci in co-cultures of PT and BJ fibroblasts was approximately 25% lower than in individual cultures at 1 Gy in both types of cells. Reciprocal conditioned medium transfer to individual cultures before irradiation resulted in approximately a 35% reduction of the number gamma-H2AX foci at 1 Gy in both types of cells, demonstrating the role of paracrine soluble factors. The DNA-protected state of cells was achieved within 15 min after conditioned medium transfer; it was reproducible and reciprocal in several lines of epithelial cells and fibroblasts, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells but not in epithelial and endothelial cells. Unlike normal cells, human epithelial cancer cells failed to establish DNA-protected states in fibroblasts and vice versa. CONCLUSIONS: The results imply the existence of a network of reciprocal interactions between normal epithelial and some types of mesenchymal cells mediated by soluble factors that act in a paracrine manner to protect DNA from genotoxic stress.     

Glucagon-like peptide-1, but not glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide,inhibits glucagon secretion via somatostatin (receptor subtype 2) in the perfused rat pancreas

Aims/hypothesis  The glucose-lowering effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is based not only upon its potent insulinotropic actions but also on its ability to restrain glucagon secretion. Surprisingly, the closely related glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) stimulates glucagon release. We examined whether the islet hormone somatostatin, which strongly inhibits glucagon secretion, is involved in this divergent behaviour. Methods  At 1.5 mmol/l glucose and therefore minimal insulin secretion, the glucagon, insulin and somatostatin responses to 20 mmol/l glucose, GLP-1, GIP and somatostatin were studied in the presence of a high-affinity monoclonal somatostatin antibody and of a highly specific somatostatin receptor subtype 2 (SSTR2) antagonist (PRL-2903) in the isolated perfused rat pancreas. Results  In control experiments, GLP-1 at 1 and 10 nmol/l reduced glucagon secretion significantly to 59.0 ± 6.3% (p < 0.004; n = 5; SSTR2 series; each vs pre-infusion level) and to 48.0 ± 2.6% (p < 0.001; n = 6; somatostatin antibody series) respectively. During somatostatin antibody administration, GLP-1 still inhibited glucagon secretion significantly, but the effect was less pronounced than in control experiments (p < 0.018). Co-infusion of the SSTR2 antagonist completely abolished the GLP-1-induced suppression of glucagon secretion. In contrast, neither the GIP-induced stimulation of glucagon release nor its inhibition by 20 mmol/l glucose was altered by somatostatin antibody or SSTR2 antagonist administration. Conclusions/interpretation  We conclude that GLP-1 is capable of inhibiting glucagon secretion even in the absence of secretory products from the beta cell. It is highly likely that this is mediated via somatostatin interacting with SSTR2 on rat alpha cells. In contrast, GIP and glucose seem to influence the alpha cell independently of somatostatin secretion.     

Paracrine Factors in Adult Rat Testis Gonadotrophin Control of Opioids and LHRH Like Peptide

A paracrine regulation involves agents which are produced by one cell type and act on an other one within an organ. In rodent testis, local control mechanisms modulate the actions of the gonadotrophins according to local requirements. Two groups of peptides-opioids and testicular LHRH are defined as paracrine factors and in vivo they are both modified by HCG. In vitro, after HCG exposure, we first localized an opioid like material in Sertoli cells cytoplasma by immunohistochemistry. This material is detected in freeze dried homologous culture media using a dot immunobinding technique. With a longer HCG exposure, an LHRH like material is then visualized in the basal compartment of the Sertoli cells and it is detected in freeze dried homologous culture media by the same technical procedure than for opioid material. By adding synthetic enkephalins to culture medium, we obtain the same results as with the endogenous opioid material, excreted after HCG addition. If naloxone a potent opiate antagonist, is added to the culture medium previously to HCG or enkephalins, the Sertoli cells cytoplasma are no more immunoreactives with the anti-enkephalin serum and no LHRH material is neither visualized by immunohistochemical technique neither detected in culture media. We conclude that testicular opioids, synthetized by the Leydig cells and which have specific Sertoli cells receptors are one Leydig-Sertoli paracrine communication factor. One way of response to their receptor fixation is the synthesis and excretion by Sertoli cells of testicular LHRH. This one is known to act on Leydig cells via specific receptors and it is one Sertoli-Leydig cells paracrine communication factor.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

LNG对双室培养的卵巢颗粒细胞和卵泡内膜细胞分泌功能的影响

本文采用羊膜双室培养系统,观察了18甲基炔诺酮(LNG)对猪卵巢颗粒细胞(G-C)和卵泡内膜细胞(T-C)在甾体激素生成过程中的影响。生长在羊膜两侧的G-C和T-C在加入或不加FSH、LH及各种不同浓度LNG的条件下孵育48小时,用RIA测定内、外室培养液中孕酮(P)和雌二醇(E_2)的含量,并与单独培养时的结果相比较。结果表明:①在FSH刺激时,LNG(30、3000nmol/L)明显抑制双室培养的G-C的P和E_2产量:P产量由55.1±3.4μmol/L降为25.8±1.8和20.3±3.8μmol/L;E_2产量由9.35±0.06nmol/L降至5.24±0.64和3.34±0.72nmol/L。但对P和E_2的基础水平无影响。②不论有或无LH刺激,LNG(30、3000nmoL/L)均明显抑制双室培养的T-C的P产量。有LH刺激时,P产量由70.9±6.5μmoL/L分别降为47.1±11.8和4.8±0.5μmol/L;在无LH刺激时,则由26.9±1.7μmol/L分别降至16.9±1.1和5.6±0.9μmol/L。结论:①LNG抑制双室培养中G-C的P和E_2产量,这种抑制作用是通过降低促性腺激素的刺激作用而产生的;②LNG不但抑制T-C的P基础分泌量,而且还表现为降低促性腺激素对P的刺激效应。③双室培养系统模拟了两种卵巢细胞在体时的旁分泌调节作用,与单独培养相比,是研究避孕药对卵巢功能影响的一种更为理想的模型。     

干细胞对心力衰竭保护作用的研究进展

干细胞不仅丰富了移植技术领域,而且是生物工程中理想的种子细胞,干细胞移植对心肌损伤及心力衰竭保护作用的可能机制为干细胞的定向分化作用、细胞间相互连接形成的"绑定"作用、干细胞的自/旁分泌功能等。近期研究干细胞移植机制偏向于旁分泌作用,主要通过分泌生物活性因子促进心脏内源性心肌前体细胞增殖,调控血管内皮细胞及平滑肌细胞增殖,抑制心肌纤维化来发挥阻止心室重构,改善心功能的作用。     

抗孕激素RU486和ZK98734对双池培养的颗粒细胞和内泡膜细胞分泌功能的影响

本文观察了RU486和ZK98734对培养在羊膜双池培养系统中的猪卵巢颗粒细胞和内泡膜细胞在甾体激素生成过程中的影响。生长在羊膜两书侧的颗粒细胞和内泡膜细胞在加入或不加FSH、LH及不同浓度RU486或ZK98734的条件下培养48h。用RIA测定内、外池培养液中的孕酮（P）和雌二醇（E2）的浓度并与单独培养的结果相比较，同时亦与大鼠颗粒细胞的结果作比较。结果表明：1．有FSH刺激时，两种抗孕激素均明显抑制双池培养中颗粒细胞的P和E2产量；2．不论有或无LH刺激，两种抗孕激素均显著抑制双池培养中内泡膜细胞的P产量；3．双池培养系统模拟了两种卵巢细胞在体内的旁分泌调节关系，比单独培养更加合理；4与大鼠相比，猪卵巢细胞体外培养是研究避孕药对卵巢功能影响的适合模型。     

骨髓间充质干细胞修复心脏的研究进展

心肌细胞丢失后继发的心力衰竭预后不佳,主要是因为心肌细胞是不可再生的。骨髓间充质干细胞(BMSCs)被认为是一种具有多向分化潜能的细胞,移植到受损心脏后可明显提高心功能。长期以来,人们认为BMSCs主要是通过分化为心肌样细胞来改善心功能的,然而这种观点受到越来越多的质疑。BMSCs的旁分泌行为具有修复心脏的作用,同时其抑制T淋巴细胞增殖和避免排斥反应的免疫调节,为人们对BMSCs修复心脏的机制带来新的线索。