Survey of the Distribution of a Newly Characterized Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Tissues

Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), the final products of nonenzymatic glycation and oxidation of proteins, are found in the plasma and accumulate in the tissues during aging and at an accelerated rate in diabetes. A novel integral membrane protein, termed receptor for AGE (RAGE), forms a central part of the cell surface binding site for AGEs. Using monospecific, polyclonal antibody raised to human recombinant and bovine RAGE, immunostaining of bovine tissues showed RAGE in the vasculature, endothelium, and smooth muscle cells and in mononuclear cells in the tissues. Consistent with these data, RAGE antigen and mRNA were identified in cultured bovine endothelium, vascular smooth muscle, and monocyte-derived macrophages. RAGE antigen was also visualized in bovine cardiac myocytes as well as in cultures of neonatal rat cardiac myocytes and in neural tissue where motor neurons, peripheral nerves, and a population of cortical neurons were positive. In situ hybridization confirmed the presence of RAGE mRNA in the tissues, and studies with rat PC12 pheochromocytes indicated that they provide a neuronal-related cell culture model for examining RAGE expression. Pathological studies of human atherosclerotic plaques showed infiltration of RAGE-expressing cells in the expanded intima. These results indicate that RAGE is present in multiple tissues and suggest the potential relevance of AGE-RAGE interactions for modulating properties of the vasculature as well as neural and cardiac function, prominent areas of involvement in diabetes and in the normal aging process.     

颈椎间管壁骨质增生的观察及其意义

在甘肃地区出土的成人颈椎骨骼标本390套(2730块)上,观测了钩椎关节、椎间关节、横突孔和椎体后缘的骨质增生,出现率高达22.5%。增生骨唇占据椎间管、横突孔和椎管的情况分轻、中、重三度.     

Survivin特异性siRNA诱导胰腺癌细胞凋亡的研究

目的 观察survivin特异性siRNA对胰腺癌细胞株Panc-1细胞增殖和凋亡的影响.方法 体外构建Survivin特异性siRNA表达载体p-Survivin-siRNA,转染胰腺癌细胞株Panc-1细胞系,RT-PCR和Western印迹法检验其对胰腺癌细胞株Panc-1细胞的RNA干扰(RNAi)效果.采用MTT法分析其对细胞增殖的影响,流式细胞仪检测其对细胞周期的影响.同时,采用Western印迹法检测半胱氨蛋白酶 3(caspase 3)的表达变化.结果 p-survivin-siRNA表达质粒高效而特异地剔降胰腺癌细胞株Panc-1细胞中survivin的表达,抑制肿瘤细胞增殖(P<0.01),阻断胰腺癌细胞株Panc-1细胞在G1期.随着survivin基因被沉默,caspase 3表达升高(P<0.01).结论 靶向survivin基因的siRNA表达载体可以显著抑制胰腺癌细胞株Panc-1细胞增殖,促进细胞凋亡.     

钙调素对微管组装的调节作用

利用我们建成的钙调素表达可调细胞模型－ＲＣ３细胞，对ＣａＭ高表达时微管组装行为进行了研究，当用生理剂量的地塞米松处理ＲＣ３细胞，细胞内ＣａＭ水平提高，而管蛋白浓度没有变化，造成钙调素／管蛋白比值上升，ＭＴ解聚，但同时加入ＣａＭ拮抗剂三氟拉嗪处理时，则可抑制ＭＴ的解聚，Ｃ３Ｈ１０Ｔ１／２转化细胞ＣａＭ含量的增加是引起ＭＴ解聚的主要因素，ＴＦＰ处理可恢复ＭＴ组装。ＲＣ３细胞ＣａＭ高表达导致ＭＴ解聚的实     

磁分离酶联免疫荧光法(MEIF)检测人血清中胰岛素

目的:采用磁微粒分离酶联免疫荧光(MEIF)分析技术建立一种简便、高敏感性、定量检测人血清胰岛素(insulin)的新方法.方法:选用2株识别人胰岛素不同表位的单克隆抗体(mAb).一株mAb用异硫氰酸荧光素(FITC)标记, 另一株用碱性磷酸酶(AP)标记;偶联羊抗FITC抗体的磁珠用作固相分离载体, 4-甲基磷酸伞型酮用作荧光底物.结果:成功建立了定量检测人血清胰岛素的MEIF, 灵敏度2.0 μIu/mL, 线形范围0～188.52 μIu/mL, 批内变异系数(CV)为4.3%～5.2%, 批间CV为2.6%～9.5%, 稀释回收率为93%～117%, 加标回收率为94%～113%.实际样品的测定结果与倍爱康公司商品化人insulin磁分离发光系统检测试剂盒的检测结果比较, 具有良好的相关性.结论:MEIF定量测定人insulin方法成本低、灵敏度高、稳定性好, 在临床免疫检测领域具有广阔的应用前景.     

Matrix metalloproteinase expression in basal cell carcinoma: relationship between enzyme profile and collagen fragmentation pattern

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) with collagenolytic and gelatinolytic activities are up-regulated in basal cell carcinoma. In the present study we demonstrate that the major collagenolytic enzyme detected is MMP-1 (interstitial collagenase) while gelatinolytic enzymes include both MMP-2 (72-kDa gelatinase A) and MMP-9 (92-kDa gelatinase B). Significant fractions of all three enzymes are present as active forms. In spite of the fact that high levels of gelatinolytic enzymes are present, the major fragmentation products resulting from digestion of intact type I collagen are the 1/4 and 3/4 fragments (products of MMP-1-mediated digestion). Thus, it appears that the gelatinolytic enzymes are not capable of degrading the collagen fragments as rapidly as they are produced. Since previous studies have demonstrated that interaction of interstitial fibroblasts with high molecular weight fragments of type I collagen leads to increased MMP production, the present results suggest a mechanism underlying altered function of stromal elements in the connective tissue adjacent to the growing neoplasm.     

Absence of proteinase-activated receptor-1 signaling affords protection from bleomycin-induced lung inflammation and fibrosis

Activation of the coagulation cascade is commonly observed in the lungs of patients with both acute and chronic inflammatory and fibrotic lung disorders, as well as in animal models of these disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of the major thrombin receptor, proteinase-activated receptor-1 (PAR-1), during the acute inflammatory and chronic fibrotic phases of lung injury induced by intratracheal instillation of bleomycin in mice. Inflammatory cell recruitment and increases in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) protein were attenuated by 56 +/- 10% (P < 0.05) and 53 +/- 12% (P < 0.05), respectively, in PAR-1-deficient (PAR-1-/-) mice compared with wild-type (WT) mice. PAR-1-/- mice were also protected from bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis with total lung collagen accumulation reduced by 59 +/- 5% (P < 0.05). The protection afforded by PAR-1 deficiency was accompanied by significant reductions in pulmonary levels of the potent PAR-1-inducible proinflammatory and profibrotic mediators, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-beta1), and connective tissue growth factor/fibroblast-inducible secreted protein-12 (CTGF/FISP12). In addition, PAR-1 was highly expressed in inflammatory and fibroproliferative lesions in lung sections obtained from patients with fibrotic lung disease. These data show for the first time that PAR-1 signaling plays a key role in experimentally induced lung injury, and they further identify PAR-1 as one of the critical receptors involved in orchestrating the interplay between coagulation, inflammation, and remodeling in response to tissue injury.     

腺病毒伴随病毒表达载体表达人乳头瘤病毒18型E6E7基因构建及其转化作用的鉴定

目的：探讨人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）的E6E7基因在细胞恶性转化中所起的作用。方法：将人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）的E6E7基因克隆至腺病毒伴随病毒表达载体中，通过包装的重组病毒感染，将E6E7基因导入并整合到永生293细胞的基因组中。结果：本研究成功地构建了HPV18 E6E7 AAV病毒并感染了永生293细胞，PCR／Southern杂交分析表明E6E7基因在转化细胞293TL中确有表达，转化细胞293TC和293TL具有明显的转化表型，和亲本293细胞相比，生长速度快，接触抑制消失，集落形成率提高20倍，且集落明显增大，形成时间短。结论：成功地构建了HPV18 E6E7 AAV病毒，HPV18 E6E7基因引起永生化人上皮细胞293的恶性转化。此病毒可用于感染正常上皮细胞，研究其致癌机制。     

T cell receptor induced intracellular redistribution of type I protein kinase A

The productive activation of CD4(+) T lymphocytes, leading to proliferation and cytokine secretion, requires precise temporal regulation of intracellular cyclic AMP concentrations. The major effector molecule activated by cyclic AMP in mammalian cells is the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA). The type I PKA isozyme mediates the inhibitory effects of cyclic AMP on T-cell activation. Using laser scanning confocal microscopy, we demonstrated that the regulation of PKA type I activity involves spatial redistribution of PKA type I molecules following T-cell receptor (TCR) stimulation. In resting T cells, PKA type I was located in membrane proximal regions and distributed equally across the cell. Shortly after antigen engagement, T cells and antigen-presenting cells formed an area of intense contact, known as the immunological synapse. TCR concentrated at the synapse, whereas PKA type I molecules redistributed to the opposite cell pole within 10 min after T-cell stimulation. Type I PKA redistribution was solely dependent on TCR signalling, because we observed the same temporal and spatial distribution after antibody-mediated cross-linking of the TCR-associated CD3 complex. Segregation of TCR and PKA type I molecules was maintained for at least 20 min. Thirty minutes after stimulation, PKA type I partially colocalized with the TCR. After 60 min, PKA type I distribution again approached the resting state. Considering that initial TCR signals lead to increases in intracellular cyclic AMP, PKA type I molecules may be targeted towards localized cyclic AMP accumulations or transported away from these areas, depending on the requirements of the cellular response.