Effects of antisense mediated inhibition of cathepsin K on human osteoclasts obtained from peripheral blood.

Cathepsin K is a cystein protease that displays a proteolytic activity against Type I collagen and is abundantly and selectively expressed in osteoclasts where it plays a critical role in bone degradation. Its direct role in bone tissue has been defined by knock-out mice studies and inhibiting strategies in animals models. However, direct proof of cathepsin K function in human osteoclast model in vitro is lacking. The aim of this study is to analyze cathepsin K expression and localization in human osteoclasts obtained from peripheral blood and to examine cathepsin K function in these cells by antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (AS-ODN) strategy. AS-ODN was added to the culture of osteoclast precursors induced to differentiate by RANKL and M-CSF. AS-ODN treatment produced a significant down-regulation of cathepsin K mRNA (>80%) and protein expression, as verified respectively by Real-time PCR and by immunocytochemistry or Western blot. The cathepsin K inhibition caused an impairment of resorption activity as evaluated by a pit formation assay ( p = 0.045) and by electron microscopy, while the acidification process was unaffected. We demonstrated that antisense strategies against cathepsin K are selectively effective to inhibit resorption activity in human osteoclasts, like in animal models.     

自乳化释药系统的体外评价

目的 探讨自乳化释药系统的体外评价方法。方法 通过测定自乳化时间、乳化后乳剂粒径的大小及模型药物的体外溶出行为对自乳化释药系统进行体外评价。结果 优选出的自乳化处方10min内已基本乳化完全，乳化后乳剂粒子大小大多数在3μm左右，以吲哚美辛和尼莫地平为模型药物制备出自乳化释药系统，体外溶出结果表明：与混悬液相比，两种药物的体外溶出显提高。结论 自乳化释药系统能够提高难溶性药物的体外溶出。     

SCG10 mRNA localization in the hippocampus: comparison with other mRNAs encoding neuronal growth-associated proteins (nGAPs)

SCG10 is a nerve growth factor (NGF)-inducible, neuron-specific protein whose expression is tightly correlated with axonal and/or dendritic growth. We have recently shown that the mRNA encoding SCG10 is expressed at significant levels in certain subsets of neurons in the adult rat brain, while its expression is undetectable or negligible in other non-neuronal tissues. Here we show that regional SCG10 mRNA expression in the adult mouse brain is comparable to that in the rat, however, in the hippocampus its expression profile is distinct. In the mouse, SCG10 mRNA is expressed at high levels in pyramidal cells of CA3–CA4 sub-fields of Ammon's horn and at low levels in the CA1–CA2 sub-fields, while it is found rather uniformly throughout the pyramidal cell layer of the rat hippocampus. SCG10 mRNA is not detectable in the dentate gyrus of the mouse hippocampus, although it is expressed in the rat dentate gyrus. Comparison with other mRNAs encoding neuronal growth-associated proteins (nGAPs) such as GAP-43, MAP2, α1-tubulin and stathmin suggests that dentate granule cells express a different repertoire of neuronal growth-associated genes in mouse and rat.     

Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factor Supports Liver Regeneration in a Small-for-size Liver Remnant Mouse Model

Experimental partial hepatectomy of more than 80% of the liver weight bears an increased mortality in rodents, due to impaired hepatic regeneration in small-for-size liver remnants. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) promotes progenitor cell expansion and mobilization and also has immunomodulatory properties. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of systemically administered G-CSF on liver regeneration and animal survival in a small-for-size liver remnant mouse model. Mice were preconditioned daily for 5 days with subcutaneous injections of 5 μg G-CSF or aqua ad injectabile. Subsequently, 83% partial hepatectomy was performed by resecting the median, the left, the caudate, and the right inferior hepatic lobes in all animals. Daily sham or G-CSF injection was continued. Survival was significantly better in G-CSF-treated animals (P < 0.0001). At 36 and 48 h after microsurgical hepatic resection, markers of hepatic proliferation (Ki67, BrdU) were elevated in G-CSF-treated mice compared to sham injected control animals (P < 0.0001) and dry liver weight was increased (P < 0.05). G-CSF conditioning might prove to be useful in patients with small-for-size liver remnants after extended hepatic resections due to primary or secondary liver tumors or in the setting of split liver transplantation. Presented at the Forty-seventh Annual Meeting of The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Los Angeles, CA, May 14–19, 2006 (poster presentation).     

脂肪来源细胞体外构建组织工程软骨的初步探索

目的 探讨脂肪来源细胞(adipose-derived cells,ADCs)在体外构建特定形态软骨的可行性.方法 脂肪组织由整形外科吸脂术获得.酶消化法分离抽吸物中细胞,体外扩增.以第3代细胞接种PLGA生物支架,在成软骨培养基中体外诱导4周,大体观察、组织学检测构建组织的成软骨能力.结果 大体观察见诱导组能维持圆柱形态.非诱导组失去原有形态,单纯支架组完全塌陷.组织学上诱导组局部检测到软骨陷窝包埋于嗜碱性基质中,Massens's染色和Safranin'O染色示胶原、蛋白多糖呈阳性,免疫组织化学染色示Ⅱ型胶原轻度阳性;非诱导组呈典型的疏松结缔组织结构,组织学特殊染色均呈阴性.结论 脂肪来源细胞虽为多种细胞混合群体,但作为构建特定形态软骨的种子细胞,具有可行性.     

用多次酶消化法体外培养的大鼠成骨细胞及其鉴定

目的 针对目前体外培养成骨细胞方法的不足,建立一种理想的原代培养成骨细胞的方法,为骨替代材料的研究提供成骨细胞.方法 本实验用新生1～2天大鼠颅盖骨,采用多次酶消化法进行细胞体外培养.倒置显微镜观察细胞形态,并对其碱性磷酸酶（ALP）活性及矿化能力进行鉴定.结果 所培养细胞具有成骨细胞的形态学特征及体内成骨细胞的生物学行为.结论 本实验体外培养成骨细胞的方法切实可行,可为骨替代材料的研究提供种子细胞,也可为骨细胞生物学和骨组织工程的研究提供一种客观而有效的实验手段.     

眼刺激试验替代方法研究进展

由于动物眼刺激试验 (Draizetest)本身存在的问题和“3R”运动的兴起 ,各国广泛开展了动物眼刺激试验替代方法的研究和验证试验。各种替代方法作用机制不一 ,优缺点各异 ,故需要一组互补性体外试验来对化学物质的眼刺激性进行评价     

高分压氧体外抑制大鼠脾脏淋巴细胞功能及N-乙酰半胱氨酸的预防作用

目的 :观察高分压氧体外暴露对脾淋巴细胞功能的影响及 N-乙酰半胱氨酸 (NAC)的预防作用。 方法 :分离成年大鼠脾脏淋巴细胞 ,制成细胞悬液 ,置于压力舱内以 4 0 0 k Pa氧气 (含 1.5 % CO2 )培养 4 h。 NAC预防组在培养液中加入 30mm ol/ L NAC。用流式细胞术测定淋巴细胞亚型 ,3H- Td R掺入法测定淋巴细胞增殖反应及 EL ISA法测定细胞经刀豆球蛋白(Con A )刺激后分泌的 IL - 2水平。 结果 :经高分压氧处理后 ,脾淋巴细胞 CD3+ 、CD4 + CD3+ 及 CD8+ CD3+ 比例均显著下降(P<0 .0 1,P<0 .0 5 ) ,CD4 + CD3+ / CD8+ CD3+ 比值未有变化 ;淋巴细胞增殖率及经 Con A刺激后的 IL - 2分泌量显著减少(P<0 .0 1,P<0 .0 5 )。培养液中添加 30 mm ol/ L NAC后 ,各指标值的下降程度均明显减轻 (P<0 .0 1,P<0 .0 5 )。 结论 :高分压氧对离体大鼠脾淋巴细胞功能有直接抑制作用 ,NAC能部分预防该抑制作用。     

慢性粒细胞白血病骨髓细胞体外培养净化作用实验研究

目的 :采用 FISH方法直接在干细胞水平对慢性粒细胞白血病 (CML )患者自体骨髓体外培养前后的间期细胞进行 bcr/abl融合基因检测 ,从而探讨 CML 骨髓细胞体外培养对自体骨髓移植物的净化作用。方法 :分离初治的慢性期 Ph+ CML 7例骨髓单个核细胞 (MNCs) ,体外培养 10 d,用免疫磁珠 (MACS)富集培养前后的 CD34+ 细胞 ,通过流式细胞仪检测培养前后 MNCs中 CD34+ 干细胞比例 ,然后用 FISH方法检测其中 bcr/abl融合基因 ,同时分别用正常人细胞及 K5 6 2细胞株作阴性及阳性对照。结果 :(1) 7例患者骨髓细胞培养前后 CD34+ 细胞中 bcr/abl融合基因平均检出率分别为 85 .3%± 4 .9%和 78%± 5 .1% ,有统计学意义 (P<0 .0 5 ) ,(2 )培养前培养体系中 CD34+ 细胞数量为 (6 .0 6 0± 1.5 6 4 )× 10 5个 ,培养后体系中的 CD34+细胞数量为 (5 .974± 1.4 2 4 )× 10 5个 ,两者无明显差异 (P>0 .0 5 )。 (3)在对照组中假阳性率为 2 .5 % ,假阴性率为 2 %。结论 :自体骨髓细胞体外培养对 CML 病人的骨髓肿瘤细胞有一定程度的净化作用 ;FISH技术直接在干细胞水平检测 bcr/abl融合基因 ,且能定量分析 ,较传统方法更适合对骨髓净化进行评价 ,为骨髓净化提供了一种更方便、可靠的评定方法