人白介素17F真核蛋白表达及促炎症作用的研究

利用真核表达载体pCEP4,在人肾上皮293T细胞中表达hIL-17F/mFc融合蛋白并初步研究IL-17F生物学特性。实验应用RT-PCR法克隆hIL-17F CDS段基因序列。将测序正确的hIL-17F序列插入pCEP4质粒构建pCEP4/hIL-17F真核表达载体。转染人肾上皮293T细胞后,筛选阳性表达细胞株。RT-PCR、ELISA和Western blot等法鉴定hIL-17F分子的mRNA和蛋白表达。体外实验验证其促炎症作用。结果表明,构建的pCEP4/hIL-17F重组表达载体,能在293T细胞中稳定表达。获得的hIL-17F重组蛋白能稳定结合Raji细胞上的IL-17RC受体。体外刺激ECV304细胞,能显著促进IL-2等炎症因子的分泌。稳定表达hIL-17F重组蛋白的293T细胞系的建立,为进一步研究hIL-17F的生物学功能奠定了良好的基础。     

白细胞介素-24基因重组表达载体的构建及原核表达

目的：构建人白细胞介素-24(hIL-24)基因的表达载体并在大肠杆菌中表达。方法：用PCR从质粒TRAP-IL-24中扩增hIL-24 cDNA片段，并将该片段插入pGEX-KG原核表达载体中，实现插入基因的融合表达。用SDS-PAGE和Western blot对表达产物进行鉴定。采用MTT法检测GST-IL-24融合蛋白的生物学活性。结果：酶切结果证实，成功地构建了pGEX-KG-IL-24原核表达载体，并在大肠杆菌中获得稳定的表达，表达产物的相对分子质量(M1)同预期值相-致。GST-IL-24融合蛋白能够抑制THP-1细胞的生长。结论：成功地构建了重组表达载体pGEx-KG-IL-24，并在E．coli BL21中表达了具有生物学活性的GST-IL-24融合蛋白，为下-步研究人IL-24的功能奠定了基础。     

重组hIL-17F原核蛋白表达和生物学活性初步研究

目的:研制hIL-17F/His重组蛋白并初步研究其体外生物学活性。方法:RT-PCR法克隆得到hIL-17F基因序列。将测序正确的hIL-17F基因片段装入PQE3.0原核表达载体构建重组载体hIL-17F/PQE3.0。将该重组载体导入宿主菌M15,经异丙基B-D硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导后产生hIL-17F/His重组蛋白,并用Western blot实验确认。结果:原核表达的hIL-17F/His重组蛋白变性、复性后,经过HiTrapTM亲和层析得到纯品蛋白。体外活性实验表明,该融合蛋白具有上调人巨噬细胞TNF-α、IL-6等分子表达的作用,并促进He-La细胞的增殖。结论:制备了具有生物学活性的hIL-17F/His重组蛋白,为进一步研究该分子独特的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

表达人IL-17F重组腺病毒载体的构建及其表达产物的功能研究

目的构建表达人白细胞介素IL-17F （hIL-17F）的重组腺病毒载体（Ad-hIL-17F），为进行hIL-17F基因表达抑制血管形成和抑瘤效应的研究奠定基础。方法以pUCm-T/hIL-17F重组质粒为模板PCR扩增hIL-17F，酶切连接到带有GFP标记的pAdTrack-CMV转移质粒上，PmeⅠ线性化重组质粒pAdTrack-CMV-hIL-17F，与腺病毒骨架质粒pAdEasy-1共转化BJ5183细菌，经同源重组，获得同源重组腺病毒质粒pAdEasy-1-pTrack-CMV-hIL-17F经PacⅠ线性化后转染QBI-293A细胞，收获Ad-hIL-17F，用RT-PCR和间接免疫荧光法鉴定人IL-17F基因表达。 MTT法检测hIL-17F基因表达对ECV304细胞的生长抑制作用， ELISA法检测人血管内皮生长因子（ VEGF）和血管生成素（ Ang-1）基因在293A细胞、ECV304细胞中的表达水平；实时定量RT-PCR检测Ad-hIL-17F对293A细胞中人VEGF转录的影响。结果测序显示hIL-17F序列正确，RT-PCR和间接免疫荧光法检测到了IL-17 F基因的表达。 Ad-hIL-17 F能显著抑制ECV304细胞的生长，抑制人VEGF和Ang-1基因在293 A细胞、ECV304细胞中的表达。结论成功构建和获得了hIL-17F的重组腺病毒载体（Ad-hIL-17F）， Ad-hIL-17 F可通过下调VEGF和Ang-1的分泌而抑制血管形成。     

重组人IL-10融合蛋白的表达及其生物学活性测定

目的 在大肠杆菌中表达重组人白细胞介素10融合蛋白,获得有生物学活性的IL-10。方法 限制性内切酶Nco Ⅰ和BamH Ⅰ双酶切目的基因IL-10,插入到同样双酶切的表达载体pET32a,构建重组载体IL-10／pET32a,测序正确后转化E.coli BL21（DE3）,不同温度、低浓度IPTG诱导工程菌表达目的蛋白,SDS-PAGE和Westem blot检测目的蛋白的表达,ELISA和MC／9细胞增殖法分别测定 IL-10的含量及生物学活性。结果 构建的表达重组载体IL-10／pET32a经酶切鉴定和序列测定表明完全正确,诱导工程菌可以表达可溶性的融合蛋白IL-10-Trx,同时也存在包含体融合蛋白,经Westem blot鉴定存在有目的蛋白IL-10,MC／9细胞增殖法测定可溶性的融合蛋白具有生物学活性。结论 成功表达了具有生物学活性的融合蛋白IL-10-Trx,有助于下游纯化和制备hIL-10基因工程药物。     

小鼠IL-17A-GST融合蛋白的克隆表达

目的: 构建含有小鼠IL-17A(mIL-17A)基因的重组原核表达载体,获得高效表达mIL-17A 的基因工程菌,以及较高产量的mIL-17A蛋白.方法:以PMA 活化后小鼠脾脏单个核细胞的总RNA 逆转录合成的cDNA为模板,PCR 法扩增mIL-17A的编码序列,并分别亚克隆至pMD18-T 载体和原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1 中,经酶切和DNA测序鉴定后,转化感受态大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),IPTG诱导表达,产物经SDS-PAGE及Western blot鉴定.结果:PCR 产物大小及其双酶切鉴定均证明所克隆的基因是mIL-17A,DNA 序列测定进一步证实与GenBank 报道的序列完全一致成功构建了重组原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1/mIL-17A,并在大肠杆菌中高效表达出相对分子质量(Mr)约40 000的具有可溶性的融合蛋白,且Western blot证实确为目的蛋白结论: 成功构建了基因重组体pGEX-4T-1/mIL-17A;并制备出可溶性IL-17A-GST融合蛋白. E3),IPTG诱导表达,产物经SDS-PAGE及Western blot鉴定.结果:PCR 产物大小及其双酶 鉴定均证明所克隆的基因是mIL-17A,DNA 序列测定进一步证实与GenBank 报道的序列完全一致成功构建了重组原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1/mIL-17A,并在大肠杆菌中高效表达出相对分子质量(Mr)约40 000的具有可溶性的融合蛋白,且Western blot证实确为目的蛋白结论: 成功构建了基因重组体pGEX-4T-1/mIL-17A;并制备出     

人重组IL-17/His蛋白的原核表达、纯化及其生物学活性

目的:研究人IL-17的体外生物学活性。方法:采用RT-PCR的方法克隆得到了hIL-17基因序列。将测序正确的人IL-17基因装入PQE3.0原核表达载体构建重组载体hIL-17/PQE3.0。该重组载体导入宿主菌M15,经异丙基β-D硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导产生IL-17/His融合蛋白,并经West-ernblot实验确认。结果:原核表达的hIL-17/His重组蛋白经变性、复性后,利用HiTrapTM亲和层析得到纯品蛋白。体外活性实验表明,该融合蛋白具有刺激人宫颈癌细胞株HeLa分泌IL-6和GM-CSF的作用。结论:制备了具有生物学活性的IL-17/His重组蛋白,为进一步研究该分子在自身免疫疾病等方面的作用奠定了基础。     

F10蛋白的原核表达及多克隆抗体的制备

目的：表达F10蛋白，并制备兔抗F10多克隆抗体。方法：利用PCR方法扩增F10基因片段，经BamHⅠ和EcoRⅠ酶切后连接人pET-GST原核表达载体，构建的pET-GST／F10融合重组表达质粒转化大肠杆菌B121，经IPTG诱导表达蛋白，并以亲和层析的方法进行纯化。表达产物用SDS—PAGE电泳和Western blot进行分析鉴定。以纯化的F10蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔，制备兔抗F10的多克隆抗体，并以ELISA法检测抗体效价。结果：经酶切和核酸序列分析证实重组质粒包含有正确编码的F10读码框。SDS—PAGE电泳分析显示pET—GST／F10诱导后表达一相对分子质量（Mr）约为61000的融合蛋白，与预期结果相符。目的蛋白纯化后的纯度达90％以上，Western blot证实该蛋白是GST／F10的融合蛋白。将纯化的GST／F10融合蛋白免疫家兔，得到的兔抗F10抗体效价达1：20000。结论：成功构建了人F10基因原核表达载体，并获得了高纯度的F10重组蛋白及兔抗F10抗体，为下一步研究F10基因功能奠定了实验基础。     

人LIGHT胞外区基因的克隆及融合蛋白的表达

目的：克隆人LIGHT胞外区基因（hsLIGHT），构建其原核表达质粒，并诱导其在大肠杆菌中表达融合蛋白。方法：采用RT-PCR方法从HL60细胞中扩增hsLIGHT，将其克隆人原核表达质粒pGEX-4T-2，构建其重组表达质粒pGEX-4T-2／hsLIGHT，以不同浓度IPTG诱导表达，于不同时间经SDS-PAGE和Western blot分析、鉴定。结果：经RT-PCR扩增获得的hsLIGHT序列与Genebank报道的LIGHT基因胞外区序列完全一致；SDS-PAGE和Westernblot分析证实重组质粒可表达出相对分子量为47000的蛋白，与GST-hsLIGHT融合蛋白分子量一致。结论：成功完成了人LIGHT胞外区基因的克隆及其原核表达质粒的构建，在大肠杆菌E-coli BL21中经IPTG诱导表达了融合蛋白GST-hsLIGHT，为进一步探讨LIGHT的抗肿瘤生物学活性、探索肿瘤免疫治疗新方法奠定了基础。     

重组免疫毒素hIL2-Luffin P1的构建、表达及鉴定

目的 构建、诱导表达并鉴定可用于特异性杀伤皮肤T细胞淋巴瘤的免疫毒素hIL-2-Luffin P1.方法 采用基因工程技术将重组基因片段hIL-2-Luffin P1克隆入新的表达载体pET32a( )中,经酶切及DNA序列测定进行鉴定并证实正确后,转化至表达宿主菌BL21(DE3)中,经IPTG诱导表达hIL-2-Luffin P1融合蛋白,行Western blot用His标签抗体和鼠抗人IL-2抗体对该融合蛋白进行鉴定.结果 成功构建了重组免疫毒素表达载体pET32a( )-hIL-2-Luffin P1,经Western blot鉴定证实诱导表达的重组免疫毒素hIL-2-Luffin P1融合蛋白的正确.结论 重组免疫毒素hIL-2-Luffin P1的成功构建为进一步研究其对皮肤T细胞淋巴瘤的杀伤作用奠定了实验基础.     

Development in in vitro toxicology

There are three principal pressures driving the development of in vitro toxicology: (1) the need for more efficient testing systems to cope with the large number of xenobiotics currently being developed; (2) public pressure to reduce animal experimentation; and (3) a need for a better understanding of the mechanisms of toxicity. Within this, in vitro toxicology is focused on local, systemic, and target-organ toxicity. It is becoming increasingly apparent that a step or decision-tree approach using input of a variety of experimental data (physicochemical properties, biokinetics, cytotoxicity) provides the most efficient system for predicting toxicity. Examples of the use of in vitro toxicity systems for prediction of systemic toxicity and target-organ (liver) toxicity are presented.Originally presented at ECCP 93.     

Seasonal variations in acute toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Slovenia

Between December 1999 and December 2004, 40 081 pregnant women were examined for toxoplasmosis with Toxo-IgG, Toxo-IgM enzyme immunoassay. Women with positive results were then retested with the Toxo-IgG avidity assay for recent toxoplasmosis. Recent acute toxoplasmosis in pregnant women was found to be significantly more frequent (p < 0.01) during winter than summer. The incidence of acute toxoplasmosis during winter-spring was also significantly more frequent (p < 0.025) than summer-autumn. This phenomenon should be taken into account when formulating preventive measures for toxoplasmosis, especially for pregnant women.     

Age-related changes in polyamines in memory-associated brain structures in rats

Polyamines putrescine, spermidine and spermine are positively charged aliphatic amines and have important roles in maintaining normal cellular function, regulating neurotransmitter receptors and modulating learning and memory. Recent evidence suggests a role of putrescine in hippocampal neurogenesis, that is significantly impaired during aging. The present study measured the polyamine levels in memory-related brain structures in 24- (aged), 12- (middle-aged) and 4- (young) month-old rats using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography. In the hippocampus, the putrescine levels were significantly decreased in the CA1 and dentate gyrus, and increased in the CA2/3 with age. Significant age-related increases in the spermidine levels were found in the CA1 and CA2/3. There was no difference between groups in spermine in any sub-regions examined. In the parahippocampal region, increased putrescine level with age was observed in the entorhinal cortex, and age did not alter the spermidine levels. The spermine level was significantly decreased in the perirhinal cortex and increased in the postrhinal cortex with age. In the prefrontal cortex, there was age-related decrease in putrescine, and the spermidine and spermine levels were significantly increased with age. This study, for the first time, demonstrates age-related region-specific changes in polyamines in memory-associated structures, suggesting that polyamine system dysfunction may potentially contribute to aged-related impairments in hippocampal neurogenesis and learning and memory.     

休克过程中肾上腺髓质素变化的研究进展

Adrenomedullin (AM) is a new peptidergic regulator of vascular function. AM serves as a hormone, which has many biological properties, plays an important role in the many pathophysiological processes, especially shock. This review will highlight the structure, biological properties of AM and the relationship between AM and shock.     

Secular change in menarche in women in Madrid

The age at menarche was estimated by recollection in 1617 women between the ages of 18 and 60 in Madrid and a nearby suburb, Pinto. The population of Pinto is working-class and the Madrid group, taken from residential neighbourhoods , belongs to the upper middle class. In both groups we found a diminution in average age at menarche, from 14.04 to 13.02 years in Madrid and from 14.55 to 13.16 years from about 1935 to about 1965 in Pinto. These changes have been more intense in the group which is less well-off economically, where living conditions have varied much more drastically.     

Uteroglobin in the developing rabbit conceptus in vivo and in vitro

Summary Uteroglobin (UGL) was measured in day- 4 to day-10 rabbit conceptuses by a competitive ELISA. Levels in blastocyst fluid, tissues, coverings and in the early fetus were determined separately. The total amount of UGL increased from 18.4 ng to 6.8 g per conceptus. The UGL content of individual day-6 blastocysts was studied in vitro. Culturing was carried out up to 60 h in Ham's F10 medium with polyvinylpyrrolidone as macromolecular component, with and without progesterone, and with progesterone plus estradiol. UGL was determined in the blastocyst fluids, tissues with coverings and in the culture media. After labelling with [³⁵S]-methionine, protein patterns of total blastocysts and of culture media were analysed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and fluorography. The morphology of cultured blastocysts was examined by electron microscopy. During 60 h of culture, the blastocysts expanded in diameter by 84%, and released 19% of their initial UGL content into the medium, independent of the hormonal substitution. Neither de novo synthesis, nor degradation of UGL was found: the protein remained unlabelled in fluorography, and its total quantity was not significantly different from that of non-cultured controls. Trophoblast, endoderm and embryoblast cells showed well preserved cell organelles and intercellular junctions, while the morphological differentiation of the germ layer was inhibited.