cDNA基因芯片数据分析软件的研发进展

数据分析与挖掘是基因芯片研究的关键和难点,而软件是数据分析方法实现的主要手段。我们从以下几个方面对cDNA基因芯片分析软件进行了综述。首先介绍了芯片数据的获取及分析的软件,然后概述了不同统计软件在芯片数据分析中的应用,并详细介绍几种常用的芯片数据分析软件,最后简述了基因网络分析及数据挖掘方面的软件。     

抗体蛋白质芯片检测卵巢癌耐药细胞株细胞因子改变的研究

目的： 抗体蛋白质芯片初步筛选常见细胞因子在卵巢癌耐药细胞株中的表达。 方法： 对6株卵巢癌细胞分别进行平行药敏试验及细胞因子抗体蛋白质芯片检测，同时筛选78种细胞因子的表达差异，并进行两两比较。 结果： 不同种类卵巢癌细胞系对于ADM的IC50值从高到低前3位依次为SKOV3，OVCAR5，OVCAR4；CBPDA为IGROV1，SKOV3，OVCAR3；TAXOL为OVCAR4，SKOV3，IGROV1；VP16为OVCAR4，OVCAR5，OVCAR8。在对一线化疗药ADM和 CBPDA耐药性较高的SKOV3细胞中GRO，IL-6，IL-8和TIMP-2均较其余5株相对敏感细胞增高，对二线化疗药TAXOL，VP16耐药性较高细胞株OVCAR4中IL-6，IL-8较之IGROV1，OVCAR3，OVCAR5升高。 结论： 在常见分泌型细胞因子中，GRO，IL-6，IL-8和TIMP-2升高与一线化疗药ADM和CBPDA耐药性相关，IL-6，IL-8与二线化疗药TAXOL，VP16耐药性相关，不同来源的卵巢癌细胞分泌型蛋白作用机制可能存在共同的上述几种蛋白参与的调节体系。     

Replicative MCM7 protein as a proliferation marker in endometrial carcinoma: a tissue microarray and clinicopathological analysis

AIMS: To assess, in tissue microarray (TMA), the proliferative activity of endometrial carcinoma using one of the minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins (MCM7), and to explore its potential value for prognosis. MCM proteins are essential for eukaryotic DNA replication and have recently been used to define the proliferative compartments in human tissues. METHODS AND RESULTS: Immunohistochemistry for MCM7 and Ki67 was performed on TMAs constructed from 212 cases of endometrial carcinoma. MCM7 and Ki67 expression was quantified according to the extent of nuclear staining. An analysis was carried out of the association between MCM7 expression and that of Ki67 and the clinicopathological characteristics of endometrial carcinoma. MCM7 and Ki67 immunoreactivity was clearly evident in the nuclei of tumour cells. MCM7 and Ki67 labelling indices in endometrial carcinomas correlated with each other (P < 0.001). A significant correlation existed between the MCM7 labelling index and histological grade (P = 0.008) and patients' age at diagnosis (P < 0.001). Well-differentiated carcinomas and younger patients had a lower MCM7 index. Poor survival was observed in patients with endometrial carcinoma with a high MCM7 index (P = 0.03) and MCM7 was found to be an independent prognostic factor by multivariate analysis (P = 0.04). The Ki67 labelling index correlated with histological grade (P = 0.01) but had no significant prognostic impact (P = 0.50). CONCLUSIONS: In this TMA study on endometrial carcinoma, MCM7 was found to be a more reliable and useful marker than Ki67 in assessing tumour proliferation and in the prognosis of patients.     

Large-scale molecular and tissue microarray analysis of mesothelin expression in common human carcinomas

The 40-kilodalton processed glycoprotein, mesothelin, is highly expressed in epithelial mesotheliomas and adenocarcinomas of the ovary (serous papillary) and pancreas, but its expression in a large series of other common carcinomas has not been completely explored. In the present study, we used oligonucleotide and tissue microarrays to profile the expression of the mesothelin gene (MSLN) and encoded protein, respectively. Among 150 carcinomas of multiple anatomic sites, we found the highest average expression of MSLN in serous carcinomas of the ovary and adenocarcinomas of the pancreas, consistent with previous reports, as well as measurable but less-striking expression in pulmonary, gastric/esophageal, and colorectal adenocarcinomas. On tissue microarrays containing 621 carcinomas derived from the same and additional sites as those profiled by gene expression, mesothelin immunoreactivity was highest in cancers of the ovary (serous papillary, endometrioid, and undifferentiated) and pancreas, with less frequent staining seen in adenocarcinomas of the endometrium, lung, and stomach/esophagus. Some immunopositivity was observed in 42% of pulmonary adenocarcinomas, including 18% that had >50% of tumor cells that were immunoreactive. Some 14% of breast and 30% of colorectal adenocarcinomas showed immunopositivity, but no case contained >50% tumor cells that were immunoreactive. Mesothelin was either entirely absent or present in <5% of carcinomas of the prostate, bladder/ureter, liver, kidney, and thyroid. Overall, we observed good concordance between the results obtained by oligonucleotide and tissue microarrays. This large study of the MSLN gene and protein expression in common carcinomas provides data for future investigations that evaluate the utility of mesothelin/megakaryocyte potentiating factor as a potential serum tumor marker or target of immunotoxin-based therapy in human cancers.     

基因芯片技术检测环境中常见致病菌的初步研究

目的：为了快速，准确地检测环境中存在的致病菌，建立一种采用基因芯片技术对环境中常见致病检测和鉴定的实验方法。方法：采用合成后点样的方法把自行设计合成的一系列寡核苷酸探针固定在经过醛基化修饰的显微镜载玻片上，制成用于致病菌检测的基因芯片。结果：在相同的条件下，扩增了涉及12个菌属的151株细菌的165rDNA基因片段并与基因芯片杂交，经Scan-Array3000芯片阅读仪扫描得到特异性的交杂图，归纳这些杂交图，得到一套属（种）特异的典型杂交图谱。待检的样品菌与基因芯片进行杂交，得到的杂交结果与典型图谱比对即可判断出样品的种类。用这样的方法对从实际样品中分离的细菌进行检测，准确率表达了96．2％（25／26）。结论：该项技术的建立为今后更大规模的检测研究奠定了基础，可以推广应用于感染性疾病诊断，环境监测，食品卫生监督，商品检验检疫等领域。     

应用基因表达谱芯片研究硫化砷作用后K562细胞基因表达的变化

目的：利用基因表达谱芯片检测K562细胞在硫化砷作用前后基因表达的差异性进行比较研究。方法：研究对象为人慢性粒细胞白血病细胞株K562,用cy3和cy5两种不同的荧光染料通过逆转录反应将K562经硫化砷作用前后的mRNA分别标记成两种探针,并与载有一组靶的基因表达谱芯片进行杂交,通过计算机扫描分析得到这些基因在经硫化处理前后的表达差异,结果：筛选出包括与DNA结合,转录和转录因子,蛋白翻译,细胞周期等相关表达差异的基因共11条,其中7条表达上调,4条表达下调,结论：周期素E2,周期素G2可能参与硫化砷诱导K562细胞凋亡发生机制。