睡眠剥夺对HSP70表达及脑超微结构的影响

目的：观察睡眠剥夺（SD）后大鼠脑组织HSP70表达的变化及对超微结构的影响。方法：44只雄性SD大鼠随机分为11组，每组4只，免疫组织化学方法检测HSP70的表达，电镜观察海马超微结构的变化。结果：睡眠剥夺后12小时即可在大脑皮质及海马观察到HSP70阳性细胞，2—3天数量达到高峰，7天时明显下降。白天睡眠剥夺12小时（SDd12h）组HSP70阳性细胞数较夜晚睡眠剥夺12小时（SDn12h）组多（P〈0．05）。RS组大脑皮质HSP70阳性细胞数较白天睡眠剥夺1天（SDd1d）组减少（P〈0．05）。白天睡眠剥夺3天（SDd3d）海马出现超微结构改变，白天睡眠剥夺7天（SDd7d）后改变更加明显。结论：睡眠剥夺可影响大鼠脑组织HSP70表达及超微结构。     

热休克蛋白70对离体心脏心肌间质的保护作用

目的探讨热休克蛋白70（HSP70）对大鼠离体心脏心肌间质的影响。方法Wistar大鼠16只，分为2组：对照组（C，n=8），腹腔注射生理盐水0．4ml，24h后取离体心脏灌注HTK心脏保护液，4℃保存3h后建立Langendorff灌注模型，灌注KH液2h；实验组（E，n=8），腹腔注射重酒石酸去甲肾上腺素，24h后取离体心脏，方法同对照组。以心肌细胞中HSP70含量、血流动力学指标、心肌组织羟脯氨酸（HP）、内皮索（ET）含量和心肌超微结构等作为观察指标。结果HSP70含量E组与C组比较明显增高；E组心功能恢复方面优于C组（P〈0．05），HP含量优于C组（P〈0．01），ET含量低于C组（P〈0．01），心肌超微结构损伤较C组明显减轻。结论HSP 70对供心心肌间质具有保护作用。     

Antigenic properties of ovalbumin following heat denaturation at different temperatures: Comparison with enzymatic Denaturation

Eighteen monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) raised from mice which were immunized with either native ovalbumin (NOA) or ovalbumin which had been heat denatured at 100°C, (HDOA) were used to study antigenic modifications induced by either heat or subtilisin treatment. Using enzyme immunoassays (EIA) we have defined three major groups of antigenic sites: Group I thermolabile native epitopes; Group II relatively thermostable native epitopes; Group III epitopes specific to heat‐denatured ovalbumin. Heatdenatured ovalbumin can be separated into monomers and polymers which constitute 1% and 99% of the molecules respectively. Whereas MAbs belonging to Groups I and II bound to the monomeric form (mHDOA), MAbs belonging to Group III only bound to the polymeric form (pHDOA). Plakalbumin (PK) behaved similarly to pHDOA since it was recognized by many MAbs from Group III and a few from Group II. Nevertheless, PK remained as a monomeric molecule, whereas heat‐denatured ovalbumin existed mainly as polymeric aggregates. The epitopes present on ovalbumin after different heating procedures (time/temperature) were found to be stable after cooling, thus allowing specific recognition by different MAbs. The critical modification of the protein structure was found to take place at 75°C. Two main conclusions can be drawn from these results: (i) heat and enzymatic denaturation of ovalbumin led to similar antigenic modifications—these may be explained by the exposure of hydrophobic residues in both HDOA and PK as evidenced from 8‐anilino‐1‐sulphonic acid fluorescence spectra; (ii) the panel of ovalbumin‐specific MAbs was able to differentiate between the various heat treatments which had been applied to ovalbumin within the range 65–85°C, even after subsequent cooling. The aggregation of ovalbumin molecules during the heating process constitutes the main type of antigenic modification.     

Specific heat of bone

The specific heat of dry bone, as well as decalcified bone, obtained from bovine femur samples are measured as a function of temperature in the range 200 to 390K, using a differential-scanning-calorimetry technique. Special sample pans for volatile materials were used to provide a uniform thermal environment and to eliminate errors due to the evaporation of the moisture contained in the bone samples; the rate of heating was 10 K/min. From measurements of the constant pressure values, and using the Nernst-Lindermann equation, the constant-volume specific heat of both the collage and hydroxyapatite components are evaluated in the given temperature range.     

Differential expression of CD22 (Lyb8) on murine B cells

Previous studies have established the distribution, biochemistryand functional attributes of human CD22, a B cell-restrictedglycoprotein. Recently, molecular cloning of the murine CD22equivalent revealed this molecule to be the same as the previouslydescribed Lyb8 alloantigen. Using the anti-Lyb8 mAb Cy34.1.2,the present report documents the expression patterns of CD22within the murine B cell compartment. The results demonstratethat in the bone marrow, murine CD22 is absent on the surfaceof pro-B cells, pre-B cells and newly emerging lgM⁺ B cells.CD22 is present at a low density on immature IgM^hi B cells andfully expressed on mature recirculating B cells. In the periphery,murine CD22 is expressed at mature levels on all B cell subsetsincluding follicular, marginal zone, B1 and switched B cells.Further studies showed CD22 to be retained on activated murineB cells for extended periods. Finally, in combination with CD23and heat stable antigen, CD22 can be used to delineate the immaturesplenic B cells, and distinguish them from follicular and marginalzone cells. Together, the results demonstrate murine CD22 tobe a useful pan marker for all mature B cell subsets.     

Influence of antibody and complement components on phagocytosis and chemiluminescence of macrophages

Macrophages are known to release reactive oxygen species (O₂^?, ¹O₂, H₂O₂, OH·) in response to various membrane stimuliHowever, our studies show that phagocytic stimulation of macrophages is not necessarily accompanied by a stimulation of the oxidative burstWhereas IgG-opsonized erythrocytes were capable to induce phagocytosis and a chemiluminescence response, both being dependent on the number of IgG bound per erythrocyte, C3b-bearing erythrocytes were well ingested but failed to induce any chemiluminescence reactionFurthermore, stimulation of macrophages, via the Fc-receptors, seems to alter their functional state in regard to the activation of a receptor, which enables them to recognize membrane lesions on the target erythrocyteThe presence of IgG and membrane lesions, e.gthe C5b-9-complex of complement, induced a marked increase in chemiluminescence compared with stimulation by IgG-bearing particles aloneThe augmented response of macrophages was at least in part due to an additional release of H₂O₂, which was not liberated in response to IgG-bearing erythrocytesThis «Alesion recognizing receptor» in the macrophage membrane could not be activated by stimulation of C3b-receptors, indicating its functional linkage to the Fc-receptors.     

Identification of human T cell epitopes in the Mycobacterium leprae heat shock protein 70-kD antigen.

In a number of pathogens, heat shock proteins (hsp) stimulate humoral and cellular immune responses despite significant sequence identity with host hsp. The 70-kD hsp of Mycobacterium leprae, which shares 47% identity with human hsp70 at the protein level, elicited a T cell response in most Myco. bovis (bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)) vaccinees as well as leprosy and tuberculosis patients and their contacts. In order to locate T cell epitopes, DNA fragments encoding portions of the 70-kD hsp were expressed in the vector pGEX-2T and tested for T cell reactivity in an in vitro proliferative assay. Cultures of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from BCG vaccinees indicated that the C-terminal half of the molecule contained multiple T cell epitopes, as the T cells from a majority of Myco. leprae hsp70-reactive individuals responded to C-344. Lower proportions of patients with paucibacillary leprosy (36%) and tuberculosis patients (16%) responded to C-344. The smaller C-142 fragment which includes the terminal 70 residues unique to Myco. leprae and is the target for the human antibody response elicited a cellular response in few patients and no vaccinees. In order to map T cell epitopes, two series of synthetic peptides encompassing the region 278-502 were prepared. Using overlapping 12mer and 20mer peptides, this region of the molecule was found to contain several potential T cell epitopes. The longer peptides gave a clearer indication of reactive sequences including regions of the molecule which were not identified with the 12mer peptides. Fine mapping of reactive peptide pools using the 12mer peptides identified two T cell epitopes. Although both were located in regions of the molecule shared with Myco. tuberculosis, one appeared to be cross-reactive with the equivalent human sequence, and thus has the potential to initiate autoimmune responses.     

Artificial adaptation to cold produced by noradrenalin

The state of muscular heat production 2–3 weeks after intravenous injection of noradrenalin was studied during exposure to cold. A single injection of noradrenalin was found to facilitate maintenance of temperature homeostasis for several weeks with a greatly reduced electrical activity of the muscles and before the noradrenalin was given. The phenomenon probably lies at the basis of adaptation of animals to cold.Laboratory of Temperature Regulation, I. P. Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad. (Presented by Academician V. N. Chernigovskii.) Translated from Byulleten', Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 81, No. 3, pp. 286–289, March, 1976.     

Activation of the endothelium by IL-1 alpha and glucocorticoids results in major increase of complement C3 and factor B production and generation of C3a.

Constitutive secretion of complement C3 and factor B by the endothelial cell (EC) is lowered by therapeutic concentrations of glucocorticoids such as hydrocortisone or dexamethasone, whereas regulatory protein factor H production is increased by these hormones. In contrast, the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1 alpha has a stimulatory effect on C3 and factor B secretion by the endothelium and an inhibitory effect on factor H secretion. In this study, we examined the combined effect of IL-1 alpha and glucocorticoids on C3 and factor B expression by the endothelial cell. When dexamethasone or hydrocortisone were added to IL-1 alpha, significant potentialization of IL-1 alpha-induced stimulation of C3 and factor B production was observed, occurring at various concentrations of either stimuli. Dose-response experiments indicate that, in vitro, optimal concentrations are in the range of 10(-7) to 10(-5) M for dexamethasone and 50-200 U for IL-1 alpha. In contrast, dexamethasone counteracts, in an additive way, the inhibitory effect of IL-1 alpha on regulatory complement protein factor H production by EC. Such a potentialization between glucocorticoids and IL-1 alpha was not observed for another marker of endothelial activation, IL-1 alpha-induced stimulation of coagulation tissue factor expression. The association of glucocorticoids and IL-1 alpha therefore appears to be a specific and major stimulus for the secretion of complement C3 and factor B, two acute-phase proteins, by the endothelium. As a result of the in vitro endothelium stimulation by glucocorticoids and IL-1 alpha, C3a is generated in the vicinity of the endothelial cell. This study further suggests that complement activation, with its deleterious consequences, may result from the stimulation of endothelium in situations where high levels of IL-1 alpha and endogenous glucocorticoids coexist, such as in septic shock.     

Heat shock protein 60 from Chlamydia pneumoniae elicits an unusual set of inflammatory responses via Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 in vivo

Heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) from Chlamydia pneumoniae was described to trigger in vitro inflammatory and cytokine responses including TNF and IL-12p40. Although it can be found in atherosclerotic plaques of patients, the stimulatory potential of chlamydial and other HSP60 in vivo is unclear. We now report that chlamydial HSP60 fails to induce TNF expression in vivo, and significant serum levels of IL-12p40 are only found upon intraperitoneal injection of high doses of HSP60 or after intravenous application. Upon purification of chlamydial HSP60 with polymyxin B-agarose columns, its ability to induce TNF secretion in vitro is much reduced. However, purified chlamydial HSP60 causes increased serum levels of the CXC chemokines KC and MIP2 in vivo, as well as a strong accumulation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) in the peritoneal cavity upon intraperitoneal challenge. With respect to PMN accumulation, chlamydial HSP60 is more potent than endotoxin or the CpG oligonucleotide 1668. The responses observed are completely abolished in Toll-like receptor (TLR)2/4-double-deficient mice, while single-deficient mice respond almost normally. Furthermore, KC induction and PMN accumulation are largely dependent on MyD88. In conclusion, HSP60 from C. pneumoniae triggers inflammatory responses in vivo that differ from responses induced by endotoxin or CpG oligonucleotides and are dependent on TLR2 and 4.