巢蛋白和阶段特异性胚胎抗原-1在大鼠2型星形胶质细胞中的表达

目的 观察1型和2型星形胶质细胞(T1A、T2A)是否表达神经干细胞的标志物、是否具有神经干细胞的特性.方法 取新生大鼠脑皮质,体外培养纯化的O-2A祖细胞、T1A和T2A,应用激光共焦双重免疫荧光标记技术检测巢蛋白和阶段特异性胚胎抗原-1(SSEA-1)的表达;观察O-2A祖细胞、 T1A和T2A在碱性成纤维生长因子(bFGF)和表皮生长因子(EGF)的培养液中生长方式的改变.结果 巢蛋白在O-2A祖细胞和T2A中表达,T1A不表达;SSEA-1仅在T2A中表达.在干细胞培养基中培养10d,T2A形成能增殖和连续传代的细胞球,细胞球巢蛋白标记阳性,贴壁后分化细胞具有神经元、星形胶质细胞和少突胶质细胞样形态;但相同培养条件下的O-2A祖细胞和T1A生长方式无改变.结论 巢蛋白和SSEA-1在两型星形胶质细胞中的表达存在差异,T2A具有神经干细胞的某些生物学特性.     

可注射原位交联海藻酸钙骨修复材料小鼠体内异位成骨研究

目的对复合了人重组骨形态发生蛋白2(rhBMP-2)的可注射原位交联海藻酸钙骨修复材料在小鼠体内异位成骨进行评估。方法实验组为含0．1mg rhBMP-2的材料0．1ml,空白对照组为不含rhBMP-2 的材料0．1ml,分别注射到小鼠左后肢大腿肌陷窝中,对照组植入含0．1mg rh BMP-2的骨优导,21天后, 影像学检查成骨情况,解剖称骨湿重,同时在注射后7天,14天,21天解剖实验组动物各三只,取注射部位进行HE染色组织学检查。结果 21天影像学检查显示实验组小鼠左后肢肌陷窝处有骨痂生成,解剖取异位成骨称湿重实验组为239．2±59．7mg,对照组为225．5±56．9mg,无显著性差异,2周后组织学检查有大量骨髓细胞及骨小梁生成。结论该材料有良好的诱导新骨生成的能力。     

携带增强绿色荧光蛋白基因的Id2真核表达载体构建

目的：构建大鼠Id2基因真核荧光表达载体，为骨骼肌的组织工程研究提供有效的分子工具。方法：利用RT-PCR的方法扩增出Id2全长cDNA，利用T4 DNA连接酶将载体pGEM-T和Id2 cDNA进行连接，构建克隆载体，经限制性内切酶EcoR1酶切pGEM-Id2克隆载体和pEGF-C2真核表达载体，构建出重组真核表达载体pEGFP-C2-Id2，经酶切分析、PCR鉴定及DNA测序证实cDNA片段大小和序列的正确性；并通过细胞转染技术将Id2基因导入L6成肌细胞中。结果：经酶切分析和序列测定证实pEGFP-C2-Id2含大小正确的正向Id2 cDNA片段，获取了转染外源性Id2基因的L6细胞。结论：我们成功构建了同时携带有G418筛选位点和增强绿色荧光蛋白的Id2真核表达载体？     

The role of different subsets of T regulatory cells in controlling autoimmunity

T regulatory cells-in addition to clonal deletion and anergy-are essential for the downregulation of T cell responses to both foreign and self antigens, and for the prevention of autoimmunity. Recent progress has been made in characterising the different subsets of T regulatory cells, the factors that drive their differentiation, and their mode of action. The resolution of these mechanisms will make it possible to use T regulatory cells therapeutically in human autoimmune diseases.     

HIV-induced IL-6/IL-10 dysregulation of CD4 cells is associated with defective B cell help and autoantibody formation against CD4 cells

To analyse CD4 cell cytokine secretion and helper/suppressor function at a clonal level we established 446 CD4⁺ T cell clones (TCC) in four healthy controls, three HIV^? haemophilia patients, four CDC II,III and four CDC IV patients. Spontaneous TCC secretion of Th1 cytokines (IL-2, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)) and Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-6, IL-10) was determined by ELISA. TCC helper and suppressor functions were tested in a pokeweed mitogen (PWM)-stimulated allogeneic co-culture system using a reverse haemolytic plaque assay for assessment of B cell responses. There was a significant association of TCC surface marker expression (Leu-8, CD45RA) with TCC IL-6 secretion in healthy controls (P < 0.01), HIV^? patients (P 0.001) and CDC II,III patients (P 0.01) but not in CDC IV patients. Likewise, TCC expression of Leu-8 and CD45RA was significantly associated with TCC suppressor function in healthy controls (P 0.0005) but not in HIV-infected patients. A reduced TCC helper frequency (10% of TCC) and an enhanced TCC suppressor frequency (> 80% of TCC) were detected only in those HIV-infected patients who showed an excessively increased TCC IL-6 secretion (> 70% of TCC) together with a significantly diminished TCC IL-10 secretion (10% of TCC). CD4 cell autoantibodies also were found only in patients with this type of cytokine dysregulation. These data indicate that CD4 cell surface markers lose their functional relevance in HIV-infected patients. HIV-induced IL-6/IL-10 dysregulation of CD4⁺ T cells, i.e. the up-regulation of spontaneous IL-6 and down-regulation of spontaneous IL-10 secretion, appears to be involved in inducing CD4 helper defects and may promote autoantibody formation against CD4 cells.     

Effects of post‐inhalation treatment with interleukin‐12 on airway hyper‐reactivity, eosinophilia and interleukin‐18 receptor expression in a mouse model of asthma

BACKGROUND: Correcting Th1/Th2 imbalance with administration of IL-12 before and during antigen challenge holds therapeutic promise in asthma. However, the effects of IL-12 on the established asthmatic responses have not fully been examined. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether IL-12 administered after antigen challenge could diminish airway hyper-reactivity (AHR) and eosinophilia in mice actively sensitized to ovalbumin. We also have investigated the ability of administered IL-12 to induce IL-18 receptor (IL-18R) expression that may lead possible synergic action of IL-12 with endogenous IL-18. METHODS: C57BL/6 mice immunized to ovalbumin (OVA) by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection, were challenged three times with an aerosol of OVA every second day for 8 days. Recombinant IL-12 (500 ng) was intravenously administered on a single occasion 1 h after the final challenge of mice. Mice were analysed for effects of IL-12 on AHR, inflammatory cell infiltration and cytokine levels in lung tissue as well as serum immunoglobulin (Ig) E levels. Immunohistochemistry for IL-18R was performed using rat monoclonal antibody specific for murine IL-18Ralpha (IL-1 receptor related protein; IL-1Rrp). RESULTS: An intravenous IL-12 administration diminished AHR, pulmonary eosinophilia and T lymphocyte infiltration, serum IgE, IL-4 and IL-13 in lung tissue. Expression of IL-18R was induced in the mononuclear cells in the lung of mice exposed to OVA. IL-12 administration enhanced the IL-18R expression compared with the control. CONCLUSION: These data indicate that IL-12 can attenuate established antigen-induced AHR and inflammation. In this mechanism it would be interpreted as follows: IL-12 administration in OVA-challenged mice decreased IL-4 production and IgE production thereafter through direct effect on inhibiting the activation of established Th2 cells response and also combined effect with up-regulation of IL-18R expression by inflammatory cells in the lung.     

Olive pollen allergen Ole e 8: identification in mature pollen and presence of Ole e 8-like proteins in different pollens

In a first approach, Ole e 8, a novel Ca2+-binding protein from olive pollen, was cloned and produced in Escherichia coli. We have obtained the natural form of Ole e 8 (nOle e 8) from the pollen and examined its immunologic equivalence with its recombinant form (rOle e 8). Size exclusion chromatography and a phenyl-Sepharose CL-4B affinity column were used to obtain nOle e 8 from the olive pollen. Inhibition assays by immunoblotting, using rOle e 8-specific rabbit antiserum, were performed to analyze the immunologic equivalence between the natural and the recombinant allergen, as well as to detect its presence in other pollens. Recombinant and natural Ole e 8 resulted immunologically equivalents, since they completely inhibited the IgG binding of the polyclonal antiserum to each other. Ole e 8-like proteins were detected in Oleaceae and Juniperus communis pollen, and might contribute to cross-reactivity processes between taxonomically related pollens.     

Shared amino acid sequences in the NDβN and Nα regions of the T cell receptors of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes within malignant glioma

The purpose of this study was to assess the V-(D)-J junctional region of the T cell receptor (TCR), the CDR3 region, which is responsible for glioma-specific antigen contact in αβ TCR-mediated recognition. We sequenced the TCR α and β chians of Vα7, and Vβ13.1 cDNA derived from tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) of 12 glioma patients and also the corresponding clones from the patients' peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). A shared Vβ13.1 DJ sequence of the CDR3 region, NDβN, was demonstrated in 49 of 66 Vβ13.1⁺ clones (74.2 %) from the glioma TIL, whereas only 4 of 33 clones (12.1 %) were observed in the Vβ13.1⁺ clones from the PBL (p < 0.001). A common VDJ sequence, FCASS (Vβ13.1)-YRLPWGTSDS (NDβN)-GELFF(Jβ2.2), was observed not only in the gliomas from each patient, but also among all the patients with a preference for Vβ13.1. In contrast, the amino acid sequences of the Vβ13.1⁺ PBL clones were diverse and random. Next, we sequenced subclones from other Vβ subfamilies randomly selected to compare their VDJ region rearrangements (Vβ3 and Vβ5.1). In contrast to Vβ13.1, the amino acid sequences of these junctional regions were completely different in these subclones. The V-J junctional region of the α chain is dominated by a few clones in some patients, and no shared amino acid sequences were detected in the TCR Vα junctional region. However, in the Nα region of the Vα7-bearing TIL clones, arginine was used in 27 of 44 clones (61.4%) compared to only 3 of 12 clones from the PBL (p < 0.05). These results are consistent with the hypothesis that a clonal expansion/accumulation of glioma lineage-specific T cells occurred in vivo at the tumor site and that these T cells may be recognizing glioma-specific antigens.     

心钠素对培养人心包间皮细胞内钙离子浓度的影响

目的　探讨心纳素与人类心包间皮细胞之间的关系。　方法　分离人心包间皮细胞进行体外培养 ,用Fluo 3作为钙的指示剂 ,利用激光共聚焦显微镜测定 10 - 9mol L ,10 - 1 0 mol L ,10 - 1 1 mol L心钠素 (ANP)分别用作用于人心包间皮细胞后细胞内Ca2 (Ca2 )浓度变化。　结果　人心包间皮细胞存在细胞内Ca2 浓度的改变 ,随着ANP浓度的增加 ,细胞内Ca2 浓度出现非常明显的变化 (P <0 0 0 0 1) ;细胞内Ca2 浓度随时间变化也出现明显的变化 (P <0 0 0 0 1) ;不同时间测定的钙离子浓度与ANP浓度之间存在着交互作用 (P <0 0 0 0 1)。　结论　人心包间皮细胞存在细胞内Ca2 的改变 ;不同浓度的ANP作用于间皮细胞后引起细胞内Ca2 浓度出现明显不同的改变