Expression of c-fos, c-jun and jun B in peripheral blood lymphocytes from young and elderly adults.

The expression of c-fos, c-jun and jun B proto-oncogenes was studied in phytohemagglutinin (PHA) activated peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from young and aged humans. Specific mRNAs for c-fos and c-jun were detectable within 30 min after cell activation and reached maximal levels within 2 h. Both c-fos and jun B mRNAs decreased to pre-activation levels within 6 h, while c-jun mRNA remained elevated. In PHA-activated PBL, no age-related differences were observed in c-fos or jun B mRNA expression. However, c-jun mRNA levels decreased significantly (1.73 +/- 0.08 vs. 1.16 +/- 0.09 arbitrary units, P < 0.01, young vs. old) in PBL from elderly individuals activated with PHA. Because previous work has demonstrated that T cells from elderly individuals may display normal proliferative responses when activated via the anti-CD2 pathway, c-jun and jun B mRNA expression was also studied in anti-CD2-activated purified T cells. No age-related differences were found in the expression of either of these two proto-oncogenes by anti-CD2 activated T cells. These results suggest that the decreased IL-2 production and proliferative response displayed by PHA-activated PBL from elderly adults may be related to age-related changes in c-jun mRNA expression and in the ratio of c-fos to c-jun mRNA.     

The role of AP-1 in matrix metalloproteinase gene expression

In an effort to understand the mechanism of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) induction, lapine synoviocytes were isolated and incubated with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) and autocrine cell-activating factors (CAF), agents which significantly increase MMP mRNA abundance. AP-1 complexes, formed by c-fos and c-jun which bind to 5 residues of the MMP genes, seem causally related to MMP gene expression in response to PMA. However, although AP-1 DNA binding activity is strongly induced following exposure of synoviocytes to CAF, MMP gene expression in response to CAF does not correlate well with AP-1 activity and is not inhibited by antisense DNA to fos and jun. We hypothesize that there is a CAF-response factor involved in MMP gene expression and that this factor competes with the binding of the AP-1 complex to its target response element.     

Modification of the behavioral effects of corticoliberin by early post-natal administration of corticosteroid hormones

Experiments on rats in which hydrocortisone was given in the early postnatal period were used to study the effects of intrastriatal microinjection of corticoliberin on behavior in an open field test. Bilateral microinjection of corticoliberin into the neostriatum led to a sharp reduction in orientational-investigative activity. Rats given hydrocortisone in the first five days of life had elevated movement activity, and the anxiogenic effect of corticoliberin was absent in these animals. I. P. Pavlov Institute of Physiology, St. Petersburg. Translated from Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatel'nosti imeni I. P. Pavlova, Vol. 47. No. 1, pp. 130–135. January–February, 1997.     

Localization of Corticoliberin Receptors in the Rat Brain

In situ hybridization was used to study the distribution of corticoliberin receptors of subtypes 1 and 2 (CL-R1 and CL-R2 respectively) in different structures of the rat brain. Levels of CL-R1 mRNA in the brain were significantly greater than levels of CL-R2 mRNA, and the most intense expression of the CL-R1 gene was seen in forebrain structures, especially various neocortical, archicortical, and paleocortical regions in the cerebellar cortex. In addition, significant levels of CL-R1 mRNA expression were noted in the red nucleus and the reticular nucleus of the tegmentum. Intense expression of CL-R2 mRNA was observed in structures of the olfactory system, corticomedial parts of the amygdala, fields CA1–CA4 of the hippocampus, the ventromedial hypothalamus, and several brain stem nuclei. Moderate levels of CL-R2 mRNA were seen in the dorsolateral neostriatum. These results provide evidence that corticoliberin receptors of both subtypes are widespread in the brain. The different patterns of expression of CL-R1 and CL-R2 in the brain probably provide the basis for the functional specificity of action of corticoliberin in brain structures.     

genistein对人卵巢癌细胞系SKOV3及其裸鼠移植瘤中表皮生长因子受体介导的信号转导通路的影响

目的　通过 genistein对人卵巢癌细胞系SKOV3 及其裸鼠移植瘤中表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)介导的肿瘤信号转导系统的影响 ,探讨其抑制增殖作用的机制。方法　应用免疫细胞化学链霉素抗生物素蛋白过氧化物酶 (SP)法检测c erbB 2蛋白的表达 ;Western印迹检测细胞c jun和c fos蛋白的表达 ;逆转录 聚合酶链反应 (RT PCR)检测c erbB 2 ,c raf 1,c jun和c fosmRNA的表达。结果　 2 0 μmol/Lgenistein处理组c erbB 2、c raf 1及其下游基因c jun、c fosmRNA表达减弱。2 0 μmol/Lgenistein处理SKOV3 细胞 4 8h后 ,c erbB 2蛋白表达减弱 ,平均吸光度 (A)值减低 ,为0 4 2± 0 0 2 (P <0 0 5 )。Western印迹检测结果表明 :2 0 μmol/Lgenistein处理SKOV3 细胞 12～ 72h后 ,c jun、c fos蛋白表达水平逐渐减弱。结论　genistein下调SKOV3 中EGFR介导的肿瘤信号转导通路中两个关键基因c erbB 2和c raf 1之mRNA及蛋白及其下游核转录因子c jun和c fos的mRNA及蛋白的表达水平 ,提示genistein干预EGFR介导的肿瘤信号转导系统中主要信号分子的表达可能是其抑制卵巢癌增殖的分子基础。     

Effect of naloxone on the induction of immediately early genes following oxygen- and glucose-deprivation in PC12 cells

Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion involves inflammatory process and naloxone is able to reduce infarct volume and has been used as a therapeutic agent for brain injury. Hypoxia induces the immediate early genes (IEGs) rapidly and transiently that may initiate a cascade of cellular responses that are necessary for survival and normal function. However, the protective effect of naloxone on ischemic/hypoxic neuronal cells was only partly studied. Thus, the effects of naloxone on oxygen- and glucose-deprivation (OGD) and OGD followed by reoxygenation (OGD/R) on the expression of IEGs were examined in PC12 cells. The result showed that lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) released in the media was reduced by naloxone. The temporal response of IEG mRNA encoding c-fos, c-jun, nur77, and zif268 was induced with different degree of intensity following hypoxia, whereas the level of GAPDH mRNA was relatively constant. However, these signals of c-fos, c-jun, and nur77 by hypoxia were reduced significantly by naloxone. Treatment with OGD also activated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. The induction of c-fos, c-jun, nur77, and zif268 by hypoxia was inhibited by naloxone (0.1 microM) and MAPK inhibitors (10 microM of U0126, D98059, SB203580). However, naloxone increased the expression of ERK1/2 by OGD concomitantly diminished the LDH release. Thus, the present studies demonstrated that OGD induced IEGs including c-fos, c-jun, nur77, and zif268 and MAPK signaling pathways were regulated differently by naloxone.     

c-fos mRNA在围产期缺血缺氧脑损伤后的表达特点

为探讨围产期缺血缺氧脑损伤的发病机制，本实验对c-fos在脑缺血缺氧后的表达变化规律进行了研究。通过结扎Wistar孕鼠一侧子宫角血管的方法（未结扎侧子宫角作为对照），建立围产期缺血缺氧脑损伤动物模型。采用原位杂交方法观察了剖宫产后存活不同时间的大鼠大脑c-fosmRNA的表达，结果发现，缺血后即刻，大脑皮层和海马即出现c-fosmRNA的表达。随时间延长，表达量逐渐增加，至1h时，杂交信号最强，维持到2、4h后逐渐减弱。但到24h时.c-fosmRNA又出现第二次高表达，以后又逐渐减低，48h表达极微，3d后各组都未检出其表达。对照组仅在生后1h海马有较少量c-fosRNA的表达。结果表明，宫内缺血缺氧引起了即刻早期基因c-fosmRNA的表达增强，且具有一定规律性。c-fos的改变可能会引起其后续靶基因尤其是一些与细胞死亡相关基因的转录，从而引起脑组织的病理损害。     

Long-term increase in the levels of c-jun mRNA and jun protein-like immunoreactivity in motor and sensory neurons following axon damage

The immediate early genes c-fos, c-jun and NGFI-A are rapidly and transiently expressed in neurons of the superficial dorsal horn following noxious sensory stimulation. However, using either in situ hybridisation to map mRNA or specific antibodies to detect the protein products we were unable to detect any change in expression of those genes in stimulated dorsal root ganglion cells or motor neurons. In contrast levels of c-jun mRNA and protein-like immunoreactivity (but not c-fos or NGFI-A) are massively increased within dorsal root ganglion cells and motor neurons following sciatic nerve section or crush. However, these changes are neither rapid nor transient. Increased gene product is seen at 24 h but not 2 h after nerve damage and these levels are maintained up to seven days later. These results suggest that there are multiple routes for the control of c-jun gene expression within the nervous system and that c-jun may play a key role in the neuronal response to injury.     

Erk信号途径在B104 CM诱导神经干细胞向少突胶质细胞前体分化中的作用

目的探讨细胞外信号调节激酶(Erk)信号途径及下游转录因子cf-os、cj-un等在神经母细胞瘤B104细胞系来源的条件培养基(B104 CM)诱导神经干细胞(NSCs)向少突胶质细胞前体(OPCs)分化中的作用。方法从形态学上观察Erk1/2特异性抑制剂U0126阻断对B104 CM诱导NSCs向OPCs分化的影响;分别以Western blotting和RT-PCR法检测对照组、B104 CM诱导组和U0126预孵组NSCs中Erk的磷酸化和转录因子cf-os、cj-un、c-myc的表达情况。结果U0126预孵可阻断B104 CM诱导的NSCs向OPCs分化;B104 CM可引起NSCs中Erk1/2迅速磷酸化和cf-os、cj-unmRNA表达上调,该作用可被U0126阻断。结论B104 CM通过活化Erk信号途径及其随后上调转录因子cf-os、cj-un的表达诱导NSCs向OPCs分化。     

Interferon-gamma induces the expression of immediate early genes c-fos and c-jun in astrocytes.

The expression of the proto-oncogenes, c-fos and c-jun, in cultured mouse astrocytes and its induction by the potent astrocyte activator interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), were examined by Northern blot and flow cytometry. Both proto-oncogenes were induced in a dose-dependent manner, peaking around 100 U/ml of IFN-gamma. The kinetics of expression is very transient for c-fos, reaching a maximum at 30 min and decreasing rapidly thereafter. The c-jun remained high throughout the stages analysed. Cycloheximide superinduced c-fos and c-jun induction by IFN-gamma, thus indicating that both act as immediate early genes. The products of c-fos and c-jun, proteins FOS and JUN, that act in conjunction forming the regulatory factor AP-1, were detected 1 hr after stimulation in virtually all cells, using flow cytometry. The induction in astrocytes of both proto-oncogenes could be the first stage of immunological activation of these central nervous system cells by immune interferon.     

Localization of Fos and Jun proteins in rat aortic smooth muscle cells after vascular injury.

The availability of specific reagents to measure gene activity has provided important tools and potential new directions for the study of smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation in vivo. In this report, we have measured steady-state mRNA levels of several fos and jun family members in aortic tissue by Northern blotting after vascular injury. In addition, protein products of these genes were analyzed by immunocytochemistry. Within 15 minutes of balloon injury, mRNA levels of c-fos, fosB, c-jun, junB, and junD were elevated severalfold. In contrast, fos-related antigen (fra-1) mRNA showed a delayed onset of expression. The expression kinetics of these immediate early genes was similar to those in cultured cells stimulated to undergo proliferation by growth factors, suggesting that such SMC gene activation in vivo reflects permeation of blood-derived growth factors into the vessel wall or intravascular release of preformed growth factors. Translation of fos and jun genes into immunoreactive products was demonstrated 2 hours after balloon injury with antisera to Fos and Jun proteins. Treating rats with cycloheximide abolished this immunoreactivity. The distribution of Fos and Jun products was concentrated in SMC nuclei at the luminal border of the rat aorta. Such focal expression may have consequences for the initiation of SMC DNA synthesis and migration after vascular injury. Furthermore, the expression of Fos and Jun proteins in SMC after vascular balloon injury may be used as an index of SMC activation under a variety of experimental settings.     

Kinetics of apoptosis-related genes mRNA expression in the dorsal skin of hypotrichotic WBN/ILA-ht rats after topical application of T-2 toxin.

The expression of apoptosis-related genes mRNAs was examined in the dorsal skin of hypotrichotic WBN/ILA-Ht rats topically applied with T-2 toxin (10 microl of 0.5 microg/microl solution). The total mRNA was obtained from skin biopsy samples from each rat at 3, 6, 12 and 24 hours after T-2 toxin treatment (HAT), and RT-PCR was carried out with pairs of oligonucleotide primers corresponding to the cDNA sequences of rat p53, bcl-2, c-ki-ras, c-fos and c-jun oncogenes. The expression of c-fos mRNA markedly increased at 3 HAT, peaked at 6 HAT, and greatly decreased at 12 HAT. However it maintained a higher level, compared with the control level, even at 24 HAT. Although not prominent, the expression of c-jun mRNA also showed significant elevation from 3 to 12 HAT. On the other hand, there were no changes in the expression of p53, bcl-2 and c-ki-ras mRNAs throughout the observation period. Judging from the present results and our previous report that epidermal cells developed apoptosis at 12 HAT (Histol Histopathol 1999; 14: 337-342), the induction of c-fos and perhaps of c-jun mRNAs may be associated with T-2 toxin-induced epidermal cell apoptosis.     

Conditioned defensive reflex in the edible snail (molecular-genetic aspects)

The expression of the early genes c-fos and c-jun were studied by blot hybridization in the central nervous system of the edible snail at the consolidation stage of a conditioned defensive reflex, with the aim of investigating genomic activity in neurons during learning. The c-fos gene was shown to be present in theHelix central nervous system, and its expression was shown to increase significantly during learning. Superinduction of the c-fos gene was observed in the presence of cycloheximide, a protein synthesis inhibitor. Corasol also induced this gene. Thus, induction of the c-fos gene inHelix can be induced by agents which induce it in higher vertebrates. This suggests that expression of the c-fos gene inHelix and in higher vertebrates is regulated by closely related mechanisms. Expression of the c-jun gene was insignificant, and definitive conclusions with regard to the role of this gene in learning cannot be drawn. Department of Medical Informatics and Electronics (M. B. Shtark, Director), Construction-Technical Institute of Computer Technology, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk. Translated from Fiziologicheskii Zhurnal im. I. M. Sechenova, Vol. 81, No. 8, pp. 24–28, August, 1996.     

Induction of c-fos and c-jun protooncogenes expression by formaldehyde-releasing and epoxy resin-based root-canal sealers in human osteoblastic cells.

An important requirement for a root-canal sealer is biologic compatibility; most evaluations have focused on general toxicological and local tissue irritating properties. There is only scant information about mutagenicity or carcinogenicity testing for root-canal sealer. It has been shown that c-fos and c-jun are induced rapidly by a variety of chemical and physical stimuli. Numerous works have extensively investigated the induction mechanisms of c-fos and c-jun protooncogenes by these agents; however, little is known about the induction of cellular signaling events and specific gene expression after cell exposure to root-canal sealers. Therefore, we used osteoblastic cell line U2-OS to examine the effect of zinc-oxide eugenol-based (N2 and Endomethasome), epoxy resin-based (AH Plus), and calcium hydroxide-based (Sealapex) root-canal sealers on the expression of c-fos and c-jun protooncogenes to understand in more detail the molecular mechanisms of root-canal sealer-induced genotoxicity. The cytotoxicity decreased in an order of N2 > Endomethasome > AH Plus > Sealapex. In addition, N2, Endomethasome, and AH Plus rapidly induced c-jun and c-fos mRNA levels in cells. However, Sealapex did not induce c-jun and c-fos mRNA expression at detectable levels all time points. Taken together, persistent induction of c-jun and c-fos protooncogenes by formaldehyde-releasing and epoxy resin-based root-canal sealers may be distributed systemically via apex to cause some unexpected adverse effects on human beings. These data should be taken into consideration when choosing a root-canal sealer.     

A metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist, alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine, attenuates immediate early gene mRNA expression following traumatic injury in cultured rat cortical glial cells

The effects of three glutamate receptor antagonists, (5R,10S)-(+)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]-cyclohepten-5,10-imine hydrogen maleate (MK-801) for the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-nitro-2,3-dioxo-benzo[f] quinoxaline-7-sulfonamide (NBQX) for the alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5methyl-4-isoxazole propionate /kinate receptor and (S)-alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (MCPG) for the metabotropic receptor, on c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression were investigated in cultured cortical glial cells following traumatic scratch injury. Expression of the two genes along the edges of wounds detected by in situ hybridization was not affected by MK-801 and NBQX. However, 100 and 500 microM of MCPG remarkably reduced the hybridization signals for both c-fos and c-jun mRNAs. The present results suggest that group I metabotropic glutamate receptors might have some association with immediate early gene induction after in vitro traumatic injury in glial cells.