SV40T抗原真核表达载体的构建及其在食管癌细胞EC9706中的表达鉴定

构建胃壁细胞特异性表达载体pcDNA3.1(-)/HKSV和非特异性表达载体pcDNA3.1(-)/SV,行酶切及测序鉴定.用脂质体转染法将构建的载体导入食管癌细胞EC9706细胞株,RT-PCR法检测SV40T抗原基因的表达,免疫组化法检测蛋白表达情况. 结果限制性内切酶分析与测序结果示H /K ATP酶β亚基启动子与SV40T基因成功构建于pcDNA3.1(-)真核表达载体中;转染细胞提取基因组DNA及总RNA,分别经PCR和RT-PCR反应扩增出618 bp和272 bp的特异性片段,非特异性表达载体pcDNA3.1(-)/SV瞬时转染时SV40T抗原表达阳性,而特异性表达载体pcDNA3.1(-)/HKSV转染组蛋白表达阴性.认为构建特异性表达载体pcDNA3.1(-)/HKSV并在食管癌细胞EC9706中检测其表达为转基因肿瘤动物模型的建立奠定了理论基础.     

鼠反义转化生长因子βⅠ型受体真核表达质粒的构建与鉴定

目的:构建鼠反义转化生长因子βⅠ型受体(TβRⅠ)基因pcDNA3.1( )真核表达质粒,为进一步研究通过TβRⅠ干预肝纤维化的发生发展提供实验基础.方法:将取冰冻保存的大鼠肝组织,应用TRIzol法提取总RNA,琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测RNA完整性,并用紫外分光核酸蛋白分析仪测定RNA浓度和纯度.使用一步法逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)试剂盒获得目的基因TβRⅠcDNA片段,采用巢式PCR扩增TβRⅠ基因片断.用CaCl2法诱导感受态细胞.将真核表达载体pcDNA3.1( )在多克隆位点处用EcoRⅠ、XholⅠ双酶切线性化,切胶纯化回收;TβRⅠ基因片断双酶切后切胶纯化回收;将纯化回收的pcDNA3.1( )线性化载体和TβRⅠ基因片段定向及反向连接,构建以pcDNA3.1( )为载体的反义TβRⅠ基因真核表达质粒.转化JM109大肠杆菌.酶切证实的阳性克隆行测序分析.结果:琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测RNA完整性,见28S,18S条带完整,而且28S条带亮度为18S的1倍左右,认为RNA完整性良好;并用紫外分光核酸蛋白分析仪测定RNA纯度A260/A280=1.9150,认为RNA纯度良好;RNA浓度为770mg/L.阳性克隆质粒经双酶切后行10g/L琼脂糖凝胶电泳在DNAMarker430bp和线性化纯化后pcDNA3.1( ),5.3kb附近可见两条明显条带,与所需目的片段大小相符,证实为阳性克隆,重组质粒构建成功.DNA测序结果与预期目的片段序列一致.结论:鼠反义TβRⅠ/pcDNA3.1( )真核表达重组质粒构建成功.     

HIV-1B亚型核心蛋白gag基因真核表达载体的构建及其在HepG2细胞中的表达

目的克隆人类免疫缺陷病毒Ⅰ型B亚型核心蛋白gag基因,构建真核表达载体,并在真核细胞中表达,为进一步制备自行设计的以λ噬菌体作为载体的HIV核酸疫苗奠定基础。方法以克隆好的HIV1B亚型U26942全基因质粒DNA作为模板,根据Genbank中gag基因的核苷酸序列设计引物,并在引物的5’端分别引入BamHⅠ及XhoⅠ酶切位点,特异性的扩增gag基因。TA克隆后经双酶切、测序等鉴定重组质粒,再经双酶切、连接构建含gag编码基因的真核表达载体,并进行酶切鉴定分析pcDNA3.1(+)/gag。在脂质体介导下转染HepG2细胞,经G418压力筛选建立稳定转染gag基因的细胞系,用RT PCR及Western印迹检测其在HepG2细胞中的表达。结果重组质粒经BamHⅠ、XhoⅠ双酶切成5.4kb与1.5kb的片断,表明表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)中插入了gag基因片断,测序结果表明编码框正确。RT PCR及Western印迹证实稳定转染gag基因的HepG2细胞系中有该基因的表达。结论成功构建了HIV1B亚型核心蛋白gag基因的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)/gag,并在HepG2细胞中获得稳定表达。     

溶藻弧菌热休克蛋白70基因真核表达载体的构建及鉴定

目的构建溶藻弧菌热休克蛋白70(HSP70)真核表达载体pcDNA3.1。方法提取溶藻弧菌基因组DNA,PCR扩增HSP70基因片段,克隆至TA载体,通过PCR、酶切及测序鉴定后,将HSP70基因片段用限制性内切酶切下,克隆至真核表达载体pcDNA3.1,构建pcDNA3.1重组质粒,通过PCR、酶切及序列分析对HSP70基因pcDNA3.1重组质粒进行鉴定。结果扩增出1 914bp的溶藻弧菌HSP70基因片段,并成功构建溶藻弧菌HSP70真核表达载体pcDNA3.1。结论成功构建了溶藻弧菌HSP70真核表达载体pcDNA3.1,为HSP70基因疫苗研制奠定了基础。     

脂肪酸合成酶系多基因表达载体的构建

目的 利用独立表达盒法构建脂肪酸去饱和酶基因和延长酶基因的四基因表达载体进一步研究多基因表达载体中各个基因表达的相互影响.方法 利用基因工程的方法扩增2个脂肪酸去饱和酶基因和2个延长酶基因,然后连接到pcDNA3.1(-)哺乳动物表达载体上,之后转化、筛选、酶切鉴定.最后脂质体法瞬时转染HK293T细胞,提取RNA检测这四个基因的表达情况.结果 成功构建了含脂肪去饱和酶基因和延长酶基因的四基因表达载体pcDNA3.1-EF,并在HK293T细胞中成功表达.结论 四基因表达载体pcDNA3.1-EF在HK293T细胞中成功表达,单个基因在表达载体中的次序对基因的表达没有明显影响.     

多药耐药基因启动子高表达载体的构建与鉴定

目的克隆多药耐药基因(MDR1)启动子,构建并鉴定真核表达载体pcDNA3-MDR1启动子.方法采用PCR方法从白血病多药耐药K562-AO2细胞中扩增MDR1 启动子,克隆入T载体,酶切后与pcDNA3连接,电泳及DNA测序进行鉴定.结果 PCR克隆出 MDR1启动子,成功克隆入T载体,DNA测序证实序列正确,通过连接成功构建含正确目的基因的表达载体pcDNA3 -MDR1启动子.结论成功构建了MDR1启动子高表达载体,为靶向治疗耐药肿瘤构建载体提供了实验基础.     

日本血吸虫大陆株粘蛋白样蛋白部分基因的克隆

目的构建日本血吸虫中国大陆株粘蛋白样蛋白(SjMLP)核酸疫苗。方法分子克隆常规操作将扩增产物 SjMLP 编码区基因序列克隆至载体 pUCm-T 中,然后亚克隆到真核表达载体 pcDNA3.1( )中。结果经酶切、PCR 及测序鉴定表明所构建的质粒 pUCm-T/SjMLP 和 pcDNA3.1( )/SjMLP 中含有所扩增的基因序列。结论成功地构建了含目的基因的真核表达质粒 pcDNA3.1( )/SjMLP,从而,为进一步对其进行 DNA 免疫系列研究工作奠定了基础。     

结核分枝杆菌FurB基因真核表达质粒的构建及表达

目的构建结核分枝杆菌铁调控基因furB真核表达载体。方法以BamHⅠ和HindIII双酶切pQE-80L-furB获得furB基因,克隆入真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(-),重组质粒酶切鉴定后以阳离子聚合物转染COS-7细胞,分别以RT-PCR方法检测mRNA表达和间接免疫荧光技术检测目的蛋白的表达。结果构建了重组质粒pcDNA3.1(-)-furB,RT-PCR结果证明furB可在COS-7细胞中转录,用间接免疫荧光检测,显示COS-7细胞内有FurB蛋白的表达。结论成功构建了结核分枝杆菌furB基因的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(-)-furB,furB基因可以在COS-7细胞中表达。     

IL-37b基因克隆及其真核的表达载体构建

目的 克隆IL-37b编码区基因,并构建其真核表达载体.方法 通过RT-PCR扩增IL-37b编码区基因,DNA测序鉴定后,将阳性克隆提取质粒,通过酶切连接将目的片段定向克隆至真核表达载体pcDNA 3.1,通过菌落PCR和DNA测序等进行鉴定.结果 凝胶电泳显示RT-PCR扩增出1条大小约650 bp特异条带,DNA测序结果显示获取了大小为654 bp的IL-37b编码区基因.PCR和DNA测序对所构建的真核表达载体鉴定结果表明IL-37b编码区基因正确插入真核表达载体pcDNA3.1.结论 成功克隆了IL-37b编码区基因,并成功构建其真核表达载体,为下一步IL-37b生物学作用的深入研究奠定了基础.     

The immunoneuroendocrine role of melatonin

Abstract: A tight, physiological link between the pineal gland and the immune system is emerging from a series of experimental studies. This link might reflect the evolutionary connection between self-recognition and reproduction. Pinealectomy or other experimental methods which inhibit melatonin synthesis and secretion induce a state of immunodepression which is counteracted by melatonin. In general, melatonin seems to have an immunoenhancing effect that is particularly apparent in immunodepressive states. The negative effect of acute stress or immunosuppressive pharmacological treatments on various immune parameters are counteracted by melatonin. It seems important to note that one of the main targets of melatonin is the thymus, i.e., the central organ of the immune system. The clinical use of melatonin as an immunotherapeutic agent seems promising in primary and secondary immunodeficiencies as well as in cancer immunotherapy. The immunoenhancing action of melatonin seems to be mediated by T-helper cell-derived opioid peptides as well as by lymphokines and, perhaps, by pituitary hormones. Melatonin-induced-immuno-opioids (MHO) and lymphokines imply the presence of specific binding sites or melatonin receptors on cells of the immune system. On the other hand, lymphokines such as -γ-interferon and interleukin-2 as well as thymic hormones can modulate the synthesis of melatonin in the pineal gland. The pineal gland might thus be viewed as the crux of a sophisticated immunoneuroendocrine network which functions as an unconscious, diffuse sensory organ.     

Changes in connexin43, the gap junction protein of astrocytes, during development of the rat pineal gland

Abstract: The abundance of gap junctions between rat pineal astrocytes formed by connexin43 (Cx43) was studied during development. Levels and distribution of Cx43 were measured by immunoblotting and indirect immunofluorescence, respectively. The amount of Cx43 in cells located within the gland was low until about the 7th postnatal day and increased to adult values between the 14th and 21st days postpartum. Although astrocytes, recognized by their vimentin immunoreactivity, were scarce before birth, they were abundant by the 7th postnatal day suggesting that the low levels of Cx43 found at this age corresponded to a low expression of this protein. Localization of the immunoreactivity to Cx43 and vimentin showed a close correlation, indicating that mature or immature pineal astrocytes form gap junctions made of Cx43. Since Cx43 levels attained their adult values at about the time the innervation and the functional state of the gland reached maturity (2–3 weeks after birth), it is proposed that astrocyte gap junctions are involved in the function of the adult rat pineal gland.     

Conservative management of perforated duodenal diverticulum： A case report and review of the literature

Duodenal diverticula are a relatively common condition. They are asymptomatic, unless they become complicated, with perforation being the rarest but most severe complication. Surgical treatment is the most frequently performed approach. We report the case of a patient with a perforated duodenal diverticulum, which was diagnosed early and treated conservatively with antibiotics and percutaneous drainage of secondary retroperitoneal abscesses. We suggest this method could be an acceptable option for the management of similar cases, provided that the patient is in good general condition and without septic signs.     

Response of rat pineal melatonin to calcium, magnesium, and lithium is circadian stage dependent

Abstract: Herein we documented the response of pineal melatonin production to electrolytes known to be effective on pineal function in view of a possible circadian stage dependence. We studied the release of melatonin by perifused rat pineal glands at 2 different circadian stages corresponding to the middle of the light and dark periods, i.e., respectively, 7 and 19 HALO (Hours After Light Onset, L:D = 12:12). The initial efflux rates were, as expected, much higher in the perifusates of glands removed from rats sacrificed during the dark phase than of those removed during the light phase. After 3 hr of perifusion, melatonin release reached similar levels which were found constant up to the 8th hr of perifusion, whatever the circadian stage. Perifusion of the glands with physiological concentrations for the rat of calcium (5.2 mmol/1) and magnesium (1.34 mmol/1) resulted in a stimulatory effect on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed in the middle of the dark period (19 HALO), whereas no effects were observed on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed during the light (7 HALO). Lithium (0.28 and 0.55 mmol/1) was ineffective on melatonin release in pineal glands removed 7 and 19 HALO. Our results show differences in the initial efflux rates of melatonin and in the response of perifused pineal glands to calcium and magnesium according to the circadian stage.     

Presence of immunoreactive growth hormone and prolactin in the ovine pineal gland

Abstract: The use of antisera raised against bovine growth hormone (GH) and ovine prolactin (PRL) enabled the detection of related immunoreactive (ir) sequences of proteins in ovine pineal tissue. The isolation of PRL-like ir-material was accomplished using a 0.25 M ammonium sulphate (pH 5.5) extraction followed by ethanol precipitation, whereas the resulting 2.0 M ammonium sulphate (pH 7.0) precipitate contained a GH-like immunoreactivity. Gel chromatography of the GH-like immunoreactivity (Sephadex G-100) indicated the presence of several GH-like fragments ranging in the M_r range of 7,000 to 55,000. Analyses of the PRL-like ir-material found in pineal tissue on HPLC using a TSK 545-DEAE column led to the resolution into a single peak of immunoreactivity. A single peak of activity was also observed following chromatofocusing and hydrophobic interaction chromatography of the ir-peak from the TSK 545-DEAE column. The PRL-like ir-material inhibited the binding of [¹²⁵I]ovine PRL-S14 to anti-ovine PRL antibodies without showing an affinity for binding to anti-rat PRL or anti-bovine GH antibodies. Scatchard analysis of the binding of pineal PRL-like ir-material and pituitary ovine PRL-S14 to liver membranes from day-20 pregnant rats revealed similar affinity constants (K_a of 4.7 ± 0.2 × 10⁹ M^-1). In addition, the replication of Nb 2 Node rat lymphoma cells was stimulated by pineal PRL-like ir-material, an effect known to be specific for lactogenic hormones. The pineal PRL-like immunoreactivity appeared on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels as a single major band of M_r 24,000. The functional status of PRL-and GH-like ir-material in the ovine pineal remains to be determined, but evidence is presented that the overall protein synthesis rate of the rat pineal responded to circulating concentrations of PRL.     

Microbiology of human immunodeficiency virus anorectal disease

PURPOSE: Individuals who are seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus are at high risk for opportunistic infection and anorectal disorders. Little prospective information is available regarding anorectal pathogens in these patients. METHODS: One hundred sixty-three HIV-seropositive patients presented to the colorectal clinic between 1989 and 1992. Forty-seven (29 percent) patients were thought to have an infectious process and were prospectively studied using a standardized multiculture protocol. RESULTS: Mean age was 33 (range, 19–59) years. All were male; high-risk behavior accounted for 87 percent of HIV transmissions. Presenting complaints included anorectal pain (79 percent), pus per anum (28 percent), and blood per anum (26 percent). Examination revealed perianal tenderness (60 percent), condyloma (38 percent), perianal ulcers (38 percent), and anal fissures (34 percent). Sixty-six sets of cultures were performed; 28 patients had one set, 15 had two sets, and 4 had three sets. Thirty-two of these 47 patients (68 percent) had positive cultures including herpes (50 percent), cytomegalovirus (25 percent),Neisseria gonorrhoeae (16 percent), chlamydia (16 percent), acidfast bacilli (2 percent), and others (9 percent). Six of 32 patients with positive cultures had more than one organism cultured. Sixteen (50 percent) patients with positive cultures were treated medically, 8 (25 percent) were treated surgically and 8 (25 percent) were treated with both modalities. Sixty-one procedures were performed on 17 patients for condylomata. Eighteen patients had 20 procedures for abscesses, 50 percent of whom had positive cultures for other than common bowel flora; all improved. Fourteen patients underwent 33 procedures for perianal fistulas.Mycobacterium fortuitum was cultured from one patient who required 13 procedures for abscesses and fistulas. Forty-five (96 percent) patients were followed for an average of 12.5 months ±2.9 SEM (range, 1–94 months). Symptoms were improved or resolved in 22 of 32 (69 percent) patients with positive cultures and in 11 of 13 (84 percent) with negative cultures. CONCLUSIONS: Specific pathogens may often be identified in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients with anorectal disorders if aggressively sought. Although patients without specific pathogens identified may be expected to improve with planned empiric treatment, positive identification allows more directed therapy.