结核分枝杆菌Rv1009基因蛋白的克隆和表达

目的 克隆表达结核分枝杆菌促Rv1009基因,序列测定正确后进行融合、表达.方法 采用热启动聚合酶链反应（Polymerase Chain Reaction,PCR）从结核分枝杆菌H37Rv基因组中扩增出Rv1009编码基因,用限制性内切酶消化后插入pGEX 4T-2载体中,将重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,目的基因经IPTG诱导,表达Rv1009基因蛋白.结果 经PCR扩增在1300bp处发现一条目的片段,获得了结核分枝杆菌H37Rv株Rv1009基因蛋白,经诱导后高效表达分子量为64KD的外源蛋白,与预期分子量大小一致,凝胶自动扫描分析,在A600值为0.6,IPTG终浓度为0.3 mmol/L,诱导表达3 h时融合蛋白表达量即达峰值,占菌体总蛋白的22.8%.结论 构建了结核分枝杆菌Rv1009基因重组表达载体,获得了RPF样融合蛋白的高效表达,为今后深入研究奠定了基础.     

阿托伐他汀对系膜增殖性肾炎大鼠肾组织细胞外基质和纤溶酶原激活剂抑制物-1表达的影响

目的：观察阿托伐他汀对系膜增殖性肾炎（MsPGN）大鼠肾组织细胞外基质（ECM）和纤溶酶原激活剂抑制物-1（PAI-1）表达的影响，探讨其肾脏保护作用的机制。方法：采用抗胸腺细胞血清诱发的MsPGN大鼠模型，将SD大鼠随机分为正常对照组、肾炎模型组、小剂量阿托伐他汀治疗组（8mg·kg^-1·d^-1）和大剂量阿托伐他汀治疗组（16mg·kg^-1·d^-1）。治疗12d后。检测各组大鼠血总胆固醇（CHOL）、甘油三酯（TG）、血肌酐（Scr）和24h尿蛋白，以及肾组织Ⅳ型胶原（Col Ⅳ）、纤维结合蛋白（FN）和PAI-1的表达。结果：阿托伐他汀治疗组大鼠24h尿蛋白、肾组织Col Ⅳ、FN和PAI-1 mRNA的表达明显下降。肾组织病理改变明显改善，与模型组相比有统计学差异（P〈0．05），且呈剂量依赖关系。其中肾炎模型组尿蛋白（30．34±0．62）mg／d。阿托伐他汀小剂量治疗组（21．17±0．79）mg／d，大剂量治疗组（9．77±0．54）mg／d。同时，各组血脂水平无明显差异（P〉0．05）。结论：阿托伐他汀可显著改善MsPGN大鼠肾脏病变，抑制肾组织ECM成分和PAI-1的表达。     

黄芪对ESWL致兔肾损伤后缺氧诱导因子-1α表达的影响

目的探讨缺氧诱导因子-1α（HIF-1α）在ESWL致肾脏损伤中的作用及黄芪是否通过调节HIF-1α的表达而发挥对肾脏的保护作用。方法45只家兔随机分为对照组、ESWL损伤组和黄芪治疗组,每组15只,除对照组外,所有动物接受ESWL处理（18kV,1 500次）。黄芪治疗组家兔于冲击前3d至后2d,每天注射黄芪注射液2.0g/kg。2周后处死家兔,取肾脏HE染色观察肾组织形态学改变,免疫组织化学染色观察HIF-1α在肾脏中的表达。结果ESWL处理后肾小管上皮细胞肿胀、脱落,小管内可见大量管型,肾间质大量炎细胞浸润;黄芪治疗组以上病变显著减轻。ESWL损伤组HIF-1α显著表达于肾小管上皮细胞及间质,黄芪能够明显抑制HIF-1α的表达。结论HIF-1α参与了ESWL对肾脏的损伤,黄芪可能通过抑制HIF-1α的表达发挥对肾脏的保护作用。     

T淋巴瘤侵袭转移诱导因子1与胃癌细胞侵袭移行能力的相关性研究

目的：检测T淋巴瘤侵袭转移诱导因子1（Tiam1）在胃癌细胞株中的表达并分析其与胃癌细胞侵袭、移行能力的关系。方法：采用层黏连蛋白黏附法，从胃癌MKN-45细胞株（Mo）中筛选获得高黏附亚株（Mh）和低黏附亚株（ML）。应用RT-PCR和SABC免疫组化技术分别检测Tiam 1mRNA与蛋白在Mo、ML、Mh细胞中的表达。应用Boyden小室测定Mo、ML、Mh细胞的体外侵袭、移行能力并分析其与Tiam1表达间的关系。结果：胃癌MKN-45细胞高黏附亚株（MH）的体外侵袭、移行能力均较MKN-45细胞（Mo）及其低黏附亚株（Mo为强（P〈0.05），但Mo与ML细胞间无差异（P〉0.05）。Tiam 1mRNA和蛋白在MH细胞中的表达均较其在Mo和ML细胞中的表达为强（P〈0.05），但在Mo与ML细胞中的表达无差异（P〉0.05）。Tiam1蛋白和mRNA表达水平与胃癌细胞体外侵袭、移行能力呈正相关（P〈0.05或P〈0.01）。结论：Tiam1基因表达水平升高有可能促进胃癌细胞侵袭、移行能力的增强。     

Fine mapping by genetic association implicates the chromosome 1q23.3 gene UHMK1, encoding a serine/threonine protein kinase, as a novel schizophrenia susceptibility gene.

BACKGROUND: Linkage studies by us and others have confirmed that chromosome 1q23.3 is a susceptibility locus for schizophrenia. Based on this information, several research groups have published evidence that markers within both the RGS4 and CAPON genes, which are 700 kb apart, independently showed allelic association with schizophrenia. Tests of allelic association with both of these genes in our case control sample were negative. Therefore, we carried out further fine mapping between the RGS4 and CAPON genes. METHODS: Twenty-nine SNP and microsatellite markers in the 1q23.3 region were genotyped in the United Kingdom based sample of 450 cases and 450 supernormal control subjects. RESULTS: We detected positive allelic association after the eighth marker was genotyped and found that three microsatellite markers (p = .011, p = .014, p = .049) and two SNPs (p = .004, p = .043) localized in the 700 kb region between the RGS4 and CAPON genes, within the UHMK1 gene, were associated with schizophrenia. Tests of significance for marker rs10494370 remained significant following Bonferroni correction (alpha = .006) for multiple tests. Tests of haplotypic association were also significant for UHMK1 (p = .009) using empirical permutation tests, which make it unnecessary to further correct for both multiple alleles and multiple markers. CONCLUSIONS: These results provide preliminary evidence that the UHMK1 gene increases susceptibility to schizophrenia. Further confirmation in adequately powered samples is needed. UHMK1 is a serine threonine kinase nuclear protein and is highly expressed in regions of the brain implicated in schizophrenia.     

CD44v6和组织蛋白酶D表达与食管癌预后的关系

目的　研究CD4 4v6和组织蛋白酶D(cathepsinD ,CD)表达与食管癌生物学行为的关系。方法　应用免疫组化法 ,检测 6 5例食管鳞状细胞癌组织中CD4 4v6和CD表达水平。结果　在食管癌中CD4 4v6和CD表达阳性率分别为 5 8.5 %和 6 4 .6 %。CD4 4v6和CD表达均与肿瘤分级、浸润、淋巴结转移和预后相关。结论　CD4 4v6和CD异常表达与食管癌的病理生物学行为密切相关 ,可作为是预测食管癌转移潜能和评估食管癌预后的客观指标     

Two novel gastric cancer-associated genes identified by differential display

AIM To clone novel gastric cancer-associated genes and investigate their roles in gastric cancer occurrence.METHODS A method called differential display was used which allows the identification of differentially expressed genes by using PAGE to display PCR-amplified cDNA fragments between gastric cancer cells and normal gastric mucosa cells. These fragments were cloned into plasmid vector pUC18. Homology analysis was made after sequencing these fragments.RESULTS Two novel genes were identified compared with sequences from GenBank. One was registered with the AD number AF 051783. In situ hybridization showed that these two novel genes expressed specifically in gastric cancer tissues.CONCLUSION The two novel genes obtained by differential display were confirmed to be gastric cancer-associated genes using in situ hybridization.     

Responses of periodontal nerve terminals to experimentally induced occlusal trauma in rat molars: an immunohistochenmical study using PGP 9.5 antibody

The response of periodontal nerves to experimentally induced occlusal trauma in rat molars was assessed by immunohistochemistry for protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5) at light and electron microscopic levels, and by computerized image analysis. The occlusal surface on the left upper first molar of 8-wk-old male Wistar rats was raised approximately 1 min under ether anaesthesia. The rats were perfusion-fixed on d 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 after bite-raising and then decalcified for 2–3 wk. Frozen sagittal cryostat sections were stained by the avidin-biotin complex method. By the second day after bite-raising many Ruffini endings were swollen and their outline unclear at the light microscopic level. Transmission electron microscopy disclosed PGP 9.5 reaction products within Ruffini endings that had unusually long cytoplasmic projections extending through enlarged slits of the Schwann sheaths and also diffuse extracellular PGP 9.5-immunoreactivity near the Ruffini endings. From d 2 to 4, thin nerve fibres on the pressure side of the periodontal ligament were orientated irregularly and had a prominent beaded appearance. An increase in beaded nerve terminals occurred at d 2–4 post elevation, and decreased later. These results suggest that occlusal trauma induces specific changes in the distribution and shape of nerve terminals in the periodontal ligament.     

PAI－1糖基化位点突变体的构建及其在哺乳动物细胞中表达

Ⅰ型纤溶酶原激活物抑制剂（ＰＡＩ－１）是一种Ｍｒ为５０×１０３的单链糖蛋白，有３７９个氨基酸残基，３个Ｎ型糖基化位点。构建ＰＡＩ－１糖基化突变体，以便研究糖链的功能。用寡核苷酸定位突变技术将３个糖基化位点２０９，２６５，３２９位进行突变，把３个糖基化位点都发生了突变的ＰＡＩ－１ｃＤＮＡ组装到真核表达载体ｐＳＶ２中，得到真核表达质粒ｐＺＨ－ｐ１－Ｍ３Ｅ；在二氢叶酸还原酶缺陷型中国仓鼠卵巢细胞（ＣＨＯｄｈｆｒ－）中进行短暂表达，用发色底物法和夹心ＥＬＩＳＡ方法检测培养液中ＰＡＩ－１的活性和含量。结果：糖基化位点突变的ＰＡＩ－１能在ＣＨＯ细胞中表达，但表达水平及活性较低。非糖基化ＰＡＩ－１的活性和抗原分别为４．３４ＩＵ／ｍｌ和３．１５μｇ／Ｌ结论：用寡核苷酸定位突变方法获得了ＰＡＩ－１糖基化突变体，并且在ＣＨＯ细胞中得到表达。     

Lung function, smoking and survival in severe alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, PiZZ

Lung function, smoking, age and mortality data in 158 adult severe alpha₁-antitrypsin deficient, PiZZ individuals, followed from 1963 to 1982 were analyzed. Low initial FEV₁ value was significantly associated with increased mortality (p < 0.005). A 3 yr mortality rate of 40% was found in individuals whose initial FEV₁ values were less than 30% of that predicted. In contrast, the corresponding 3-yr mortality among those whose initial FEV₁ values were between 30 and 65% of that predicted was only 7%. Smokers were found to have significantly lower FEV₁ levels (p = 0.008) and higher mortality (p < 0.005) than non-smokers. The difference between current and ex-smokers in mortality and FEV₁ level were not statistically significant (p = 0.9 and p>0.25, respectively). Cross-sectional analysis of the initial FEV₁ values indicated a significant decline (p < 0.005) of FEV₁ with increasing age. This decline was greater among smokers than non-smokers. Longitudinal analysis of FEV₁ rates of decline in 80 cases with follow-up FEV₁ measurements failed to detect any significant differences between smokers and non-smokers, but was performed late in the disease process. The application of these results to the planning of studies on replacement therapy, smoking intervention strategy and longitudinal follow-up is discussed.