反义AKT2 RNA抑制U251胶质瘤细胞生长的体内外研究

目的 研究反义AKT2RNA对U251人脑胶质瘤细胞在体内外的生长抑制效用。方法 将逆转录病毒pLXSN为载体的反义AKT2构建体转染U251人脑胶质瘤细胞系，应用蛋白印记确定基因转染前后AKT2的表达水平。流式细胞法与Matrigel基质生长实验评价肿瘤细胞转染前后的增殖活性。进一步应用裸鼠皮下荷瘤模型观察脂质体介导pLXSN、pLXSN-AS-AKT2基因治疗对U251细胞生长抑制作用。在28d的观察期内定期测量皮下肿瘤体积，对肿瘤标本应用免疫组化的方法进行AKT2和胶质纤维酸性蛋白（GFAP）表达比较。结果 脂质体介导pLXSN-AS-AKT2可显著抑制U251细胞AKT2表达。与对照组和pLXSN转染组比较，细胞周期分析结果表明AK—AKT2转染组进入S期的细胞数减少了8．5％～8．9％，而进入G0＋G1期细胞则增加了7．9％～8．6％。Matrigel基质生长实验显示对照组和pLXSN转染组细胞呈正常形态贴壁生长，而AS～AKT2转染组细胞不能贴壁生长，呈团块状簇集生长。裸鼠皮下荷瘤模型实验显示pLXSN-AS-AKT2显著抑制皮下肿瘤生长，组织病理学分析显示AS-AKT2转染组AKT2表达下降而GFAP表达上调。结论 体内外实验证明反义AKT2方法在抗胶质瘤增殖方面作用重要，AKT2可作为基因治疗胶质瘤的优选靶标。     

STAT3 couples with 14-3-3σ to regulate BCR signaling,B-cell differentiation,and IgE production

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Megalencephaly syndromes associated with mutations of core components of the PI3K‐AKT–MTOR pathway: PIK3CA,PIK3R2, AKT3, and MTOR

Megalencephaly (MEG) is a developmental abnormality of brain growth characterized by early onset, often progressive, brain overgrowth. Focal forms of megalencephaly associated with cortical dysplasia, such as hemimegalencephaly and focal cortical dysplasia, are common causes of focal intractable epilepsy in children. The increasing use of high throughput sequencing methods, including high depth sequencing to more accurately detect and quantify mosaic mutations, has allowed us to identify the molecular etiologies of many MEG syndromes, including most notably the PI3K‐AKT‐MTOR related MEG disorders. Thorough molecular and clinical characterization of affected individuals further allow us to derive preliminary genotype–phenotype correlations depending on the gene, mutation, level of mosaicism, and tissue distribution. Our review of published data on these disorders so far shows that mildly activating variants (that are typically constitutional or germline) are associated with diffuse megalencephaly with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder; moderately activating variants (that are typically high‐level mosaic) are associated with megalencephaly with pigmentary abnormalities of the skin; and strongly activating variants (that are usually very low‐level mosaic) are associated with focal brain malformations including hemimegalencephaly and focal cortical dysplasia. Accurate molecular diagnosis of these disorders is undoubtedly crucial to more optimally treat children with these disorders using PI3K‐AKT–MTOR pathway inhibitors.     

Constitutive activation of the PI3K‐AKT pathway and cardiovascular abnormalities in an individual with Kosaki overgrowth syndrome

Kosaki overgrowth syndrome is a recently described syndrome characterized by distinctive facial features, brain white matter lesions, and developmental delay. Germline activating heterozygous PDGFRB mutations have been reported in this condition. Systemic connective tissue‐type findings have been described in some individuals. We describe a 19‐year‐old Caucasian female with a history of hydrocephalus, Dandy–Walker malformation, cervical spine arachnoid cyst, progressive scoliosis, and overgrowth. Her physical exam included distinctive craniofacial dysmorphism, as well as soft and hyperextensible skin. Cardiovascular imaging during adolescence revealed saccular aneurysms in both coronary artery systems and subtle tortuosity of the cervical vertebral arteries. Exome sequencing trio analysis identified a de novo previously reported pathogenic variant in PDGFRB, c.1696T>C (p.[Trp566Arg]). Further functional studies included platelet‐derived growth factor cellular metabolic pathway activity that confirmed the variant causes a constitutive activation of the PI3K‐AKT pathway. This is the first report to characterize the activating nature of this PDGFRB variant. We also highlight the connective tissue findings seen in Kosaki overgrowth syndrome and recommend baseline echocardiographic evaluation in all individuals with this condition with particular emphasis on coronary arteries.     

Mosaic pathogenic variants in AKT3 cause capillary malformation and undergrowth

Capillary malformations are slow-flow vascular malformations that affect the microcirculation including capillaries and post capillary venules and can be associated with growth differences. Specifically, the association of capillary malformations with undergrowth is a vastly understudied vascular syndrome with few reports of genetic causes including PIK3CA, GNAQ, and GNA11. Recently, a somatic pathogenic variant in AKT3 was identified in one child with a cutaneous vascular syndrome similar to cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, undergrowth, and no neurodevelopmental features. Here, we present a male patient with a capillary malformation and undergrowth due to a somatic pathogenic variant in AKT3 to confirm this association. It is essential to consider that mosaic pathogenic variants in AKT3 can cause a wide spectrum of disease. There is a need for future studies focusing on capillary malformations with undergrowth to understand the underlying mechanism.     

成纤维细胞生长因子21对缺氧复氧心肌细胞的保护作用及机制研究

【摘要】 目的 探讨成纤维细胞生长因子21（FGF21）对缺氧复氧（H/R）心肌细胞的保护作用及对PI3K/AKT通路的影响。方法 重组腺病毒载体Ad FGF21诱导原代心肌细胞过表达FGF21。腺病毒转染心肌细胞后构建H/R损伤模型（3h缺氧联合3h复氧）。实验分为对照组（Con组）、H/R组、H/R+Ad GFP组、H/R+Ad FGF21组4组。心肌细胞存活率评估细胞损伤程度;SOD/MDA检测联合DHE荧光染色评估氧化应激反应（ROS）;流式细胞术评估细胞凋亡;Western blot检测相关蛋白水平。在机制探讨实验中给予PI3K/AKT抑制剂（LY294002）进行干预。结果 与Con组相比,H/R损伤后FGF21蛋白表达显著下调,并伴随心肌细胞活性降低、ROS与凋亡反应激活。腺病毒介导的心肌细胞过表达FGF21能够明显抑制H/R损伤,表现为细胞活力、ROS与凋亡反应均有不同程度改善。FGF21心肌细胞过表达能够增加PI3K/AKT磷酸化水平,而抑制PI3K/AKT通路后FGF21过表达介导的细胞保护功能被逆转。结论 FGF21主要通过PI3K/AKT依赖性途径改善心肌细胞H/R损伤。     

Association of PTEN gene methylation with genetic alterations in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT signaling pathway in thyroid tumors

BACKGROUND: The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway plays an important role in thyroid tumorigenesis and progression. Genetic alterations, particularly PIK3CA amplification and mutations and ras mutations, are the major cause of aberrant activation of this pathway in thyroid tumors. Epigenetic silencing of the PTEN gene, a negative regulator of the PI3K/AKT pathway, also occurs in thyroid tumors, but its relationship with genetic alterations in this pathway is unclear. METHODS: By using quantitative methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction, the authors examined PTEN methylation and its relationship with genetic alterations in the PI3K/AKT pathway in various types of thyroid tumors. RESULTS: The authors found PTEN methylation to become progressively higher from benign thyroid adenoma to follicular thyroid cancer and to aggressive anaplastic thyroid cancer, which harbored activating genetic alterations in the PI3K/AKT pathway correspondingly with a progressively higher prevalence. The association of PTEN methylation was seen with both overall genetic alterations and individual genetic alterations, particularly PIK3CA alterations and ras mutations, in the PI3K/AKT pathway within each of the 3 types of thyroid tumors. In contrast, no such relationship was observed for the tumor suppressor gene RASSF1A. CONCLUSIONS: The authors found an interesting association of PTEN methylation with the activating genetic alterations in the PI3K/AKT pathway in thyroid tumors. This finding is consistent with a model in which aberrant methylation and hence silencing of the PTEN gene, which coexists with activating genetic alterations of the PI3K/AKT pathway, may enhance the signaling of this pathway aberrantly activated by genetic alterations and hence contribute to the progression of thyroid tumors. Cancer 2008.     

IGF信号通路关键蛋白IGF1、IGF1R和AKT在原发性肺腺癌中的表达及意义

目的检测IGF信号通路关键蛋白IGF1，IGF1R和AKT在原发性肺腺癌中的表达，探讨其与临床病理学特征和生存时间的关系。方法采用免疫组化方法和免疫印迹技术检测IGF1，IGF1R和AKT在31例原发性肺腺癌及12例良性肺病变组织中的表达。结果IGF1、IGF1R和AKT在肺腺癌中的表达率分别为41．9％（13／31）、67．7％（21／31）和51．6％（16／31），显著高于良性肺组织（P值分别为0．0252、0．0016和0．0071）。IGF1和IGF1R及IGF1和AKT在肺腺癌中表达呈显著相关（P值分别为0．0344和0．0179）。晚期肺癌（Ⅲ＋Ⅳ）IGF1和IGF1R表达显著高于早期（Ⅰ＋Ⅱ）（P值分别为0．0109和0．0303）。IGF1、IGF1R和AKT在伴有淋巴结转移肺癌中的表达显著高于无淋巴结转移肺癌（P值分别为0．0468、0．0490和0．0443）。低分化肺癌中IGF1和IGF1R表达显著高于中或高分化肺癌（P值分别为0．0484和0．0291）。IGF1和IGF1R阳性患者的生存时间显著短于阴性者（IGF1：10比14个月，P=0．0103；IGF1R：13比26个月，P=0．0056）。IGF1和IGF1R是肺腺癌预后的影响因素，AKT无预后意义。结论IGF信号通路关键蛋白IGF1、IGF1R和AKT表达在肺腺癌的发生和发展中可能起重要作用，进一步的研究有望展示其在肺癌预后和治疗方面的意义。     

抗纤灵方通过PI3K/AKT/mTOR信号通路干预肾纤维化机制研究

目的:研究抗纤灵方对PI3K/AKT/mTOR信号通路的影响及抗肾纤维化作用机制。方法:将60只C57小鼠,随机分为假手术组10只和手术组50只,手术组行5/6肾切除术。术后2周,手术组随机分为模型组、抗纤灵低、中、高剂量组及雷帕霉素阳性药组,各组10只。假手术组给予0.5 mL生理盐水ig,抗纤灵方低、中、高剂量组分别给予0.5 mL抗纤灵药物ig(0.1,0.2,0.4 mg·kg-1),阳性药组给予0.5 mL雷帕霉素ig(0.016μg·kg-1),ig 12周后处死小鼠,在处死小鼠前1 d收集24 h尿液检测24 h蛋白定量,眼眶采血测血肌酐、尿素氮,取残肾采用HE观察肾脏组织形态改变,PCR法检测肾组织中PI3K/AKT/mTOR mRNA表达。结果:与假手术组比较,模型组24 h尿蛋白定量,血肌酐,尿素氮,PI3K/AKT/mTOR mRNA表达均显著升高(P0.01),肾脏病理形态改变明显;与模型组比较,各治疗组24 h尿蛋白定量,血肌酐,尿素氮,PI3K/AKT/mTOR mRNA表达均下降(P0.05),肾脏组织学形态改善。结论:抗纤灵方能降低小鼠24 h尿蛋白定量,改善肾功能,延缓肾纤维化发生;其机制可能与抑制PI3K/AKT/mTOR信号通路表达相关。     

淫羊藿素通过PI3K/AKT信号通路抑制非小细胞肺癌H460细胞增殖

目的:探讨淫羊藿素（icaritin）通过PI3K/AKT信号通路对非小细胞肺癌H460细胞增殖的影响。方法:采用MTT比色实验检测,不同浓度（0、5、10、20、40、80μmol/L）淫羊藿素处理H460细胞24、48、72h后细胞增殖抑制率,流式细胞仪检测不同浓度淫羊藿素对H460细胞凋亡的影响,Western blot实验检测不同浓度淫羊藿素对H460细胞中PI3K、AKT、p-AKT、Cleaved-Caspase-9蛋白质表达水平的影响。结果:淫羊藿素可抑制非小细胞肺癌H460细胞的增殖,并表现为剂量和时间依赖性（P＜0.05）。0、5、10、20μmol/L淫羊藿素处理H460细胞24h后,H460细胞凋亡率分别为（4.90±1.20）%、（13.5±2.32）%、（16.47±1.90）%和（27.43±3.15）%,P＜0.05。淫羊藿素可下调PI3K、AKT的表达水平,降低AKT的磷酸化(p-AKT)水平,上调Cleaved-Caspase-9表达水平(P＜0.05)。结论:淫羊藿素可能通过抑制PI3K/AKT信号通路激活,抑制H460细胞增殖。