Altered genetic response to beta-adrenergic receptor activation in late passage C6 glioma cells.

Previous studies have demonstrated variability in the phenotype of rat C6 glioma cells. In the present study, we compared morphology, growth rate, and beta-adrenergic regulation of gene expression in early (P39-47) and late (P55-90) passage C6 cells. Morphological changes were observed in five independently derived, late passage populations. In four of the five, the untreated cells were more polygonal than the fibroblast-like parental cells, and only a small fraction exhibited process outgrowth after dbcAMP treatment. Untreated cells from the fifth late passage population had longer cytoplasmic processes than parental cells and responded to dbcAMP with further process outgrowth. All late passage populations had shorter generation times than the parental cells. In early passage cells, treatment with the beta-adrenergic agonist, isoproterenol (IPR), resulted in an increase in c-fos mRNA and a decrease in c-jun mRNA (Gu-bits RM, Yu H: J Neurosci Res, 30:625-630, 1991). Both of these immediate early gene responses were irreversibly lost between P50 and P55. Additional differences in basal or IPR-induced mRNA levels were observed for beta-APP, GFAP, NGF, and PPE, but not for a number of other mRNAs. These results are discussed in relationship to previously described differences in the ability of early and late passage C6 cells to accumulate cAMP (Mallorga P, et al.: Biochim Biophys Acta 678:221-229, 1981).     

JNK通路可能介导MPTP诱导的黑质神经元凋亡

目的 探讨氧化应激激活的c-jun NH2-terminal kinase(JNK)细胞凋亡通路在1-甲基-4-苯基-1，2，3，6-四氢吡啶(MPTP)诱导帕金森病(PD)小鼠黑质神经元凋亡中的可能作用。方法 采用MPTP制备PD小鼠模型，应用生化技术检测黑质区域谷胱甘肽(GSH)浓度及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力，尼氏体染色和酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)免疫组织化学染色观察黑质神经元的损害情况，原位缺口末端标记(TUNEL)染色和活化型Caspase 3免疫组织化学染色观察黑质神经元的凋亡情况，同时采用蛋白兔疫印迹法检测磷酸化JNK及磷酸化c-jun蛋白表达水平。结果 MPTP诱导的PD小鼠黑质区域GSH浓度明显降低，SOD活力明显升高，黑质致密带尼氏体阳性神经元和TH阳性神经元显著脱失，磷酸化JNK及磷酸化c-jun蛋白表达水平上升，同时活化型Caspase 3表达阳性细胞增多，黑质神经元TUNEL染色的阳性率增高。结论 MPTP可诱导小鼠黑质神经元凋亡，机制与增强氧化应激并激活JNK细胞凋亡通路有关。     

癌基因c-fOS和c-jun在肝细胞型肝癌中的表达及临床意义

目的:研究癌基因c-fos和c-jun在肝细胞型肝癌中的表达及临床意义.方法:采用免疫组化技术检测10例正常肝组织、23例癌旁异型增生肝组织和31例肝细胞型肝癌组织的癌基因c-fos和c-jun表达,并对两者相关性进行分析.结果:在正常组织中c-fos和c-jun弱表达或不表达;在癌旁异型增生肝组织中c-fos和c-jun的阳性例数分别为15(65.2%)和14(60.9%),染色强度与正常肝组织相比差异有显著性(P＜0.05);在肝细胞型肝癌中c-fos和c-jun阳性例数分别为17(54.8%)和16(51.9%).c-fos和c-jun表达水平与癌组织分化程度有关(P＜0.05),而且二种癌基因在肝细胞型肝癌中表达的协同性较强.结论:c-fos和c-jun癌基因的异常表达可能在肝细胞型肝癌的发生发展中起重要作用;c-fos和c-jun表达水平与肝细胞型肝癌的分化程度有关,可作为判定肝细胞型肝癌恶性程度的重要指标之一.     

Melatonin promotes sorafenib‐induced apoptosis through synergistic activation of JNK/c‐jun pathway in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Melatonin has been shown to exert anticancer activity on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) through its antiproliferative and pro‐apoptotic effect in both experimental and clinical studies, and sorafenib is the only approved drug for the systemic treatment of HCC. Thus, this study was designed to investigate the combined effect of melatonin and sorafenib on proliferation, apoptosis, and its possible mechanism in human HCC. Here, we found that both melatonin and sorafenib resulted in a dose‐dependent growth inhibition of HuH‐7 cells after 48 hours treatment, and the combination of them enhanced the growth inhibition in a synergistic manner. Colony formation assay indicated that co‐treatment of HuH‐7 cells with melatonin and sorafenib significantly decreased the clonogenicity compared to the treatment with single agent. Furthermore, FACS and TUNEL assay confirmed that melatonin synergistically augmented the sorafenib‐induced apoptosis after 48 hours incubation, which was in accordance with the activation of caspase‐3 and the JNK/c‐jun pathway. Inhibition of JNK/c‐jun pathway with its inhibitor SP600125 reversed the phosphorylation of c‐jun and the activation of caspase‐3 induced by co‐treatment of HuH‐7 cells with melatonin and sorafenib in a dose‐dependent manner. Furthermore, SP600125 exhibited protective effect against apoptosis induced by the combination of melatonin and sorafenib. This study demonstrates that melatonin in combination with sorafenib synergistically inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in human HCC cells; therefore, supplementation of sorafenib with melatonin may serve as a potential therapeutic choice for advanced HCC.     

益元止泻颗粒对脾虚泄泻小鼠肠道菌群的影响

目的 探讨以四君子汤加味研制而成的益元止泻颗粒治疗脾虚泄泻的作用机制。方法 观察益元止泻颗粒对大黄煎剂所致脾虚泄泻小鼠肠道菌群的影响。结果 益元止泻颗粒对实验性脾虚泄泻小鼠的肠道菌群有调节作用,能增加有益菌如双歧杆菌、乳酸杆菌的数量。结论 益元止泻颗粒能调节肠道微生态平衡,从而对脾虚泄泻的恢复有重要影响。     

表达人JNK基因重组腺病毒的构建和鉴定

目的 制备表达人c-jun氨基末端激酶(JNK)复制缺陷型重组腺病毒.方法 将重组穿梭载体pAdTrack-CMV-WT-JNK线性化后,与pAdEasy-1共转化大肠杆菌BJ5138,进行同源重组得到重组腺病毒载体.将重组腺病毒载体转染入包装细胞HEK293内制备复制缺陷型重组腺病毒,并经PCR及DNA测序鉴定.结果 JNK重组腺病毒载体能有效转染HEK293细胞并在细胞内成功包装,5 d后可以观察到绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)明显表达,搜集的病毒经过PCR扩增得到特定JNK基因片段并测序鉴定.动物实验证实构建的Ad-WT-JNK能有效在肝组织表达.结论 该研究成功构建了JNK重组腺病毒载体及相应重组腺病毒颗粒,为进一步研究JNK的作用及应用JNK进行相关疾病的基因治疗奠定了基础.     

Activation of immediate-early gene expression by peroxisome proliferators in vitro

The hepatocarcinogenicity of peroxisome proliferators (PPs) in rodents has been attributed both to oxidative DNA damage resulting from excessive leakage of peroxisomal H₂O₂ and to increased hepatocellular replication that may be independent of peroxisome proliferation. Because of the growing association between tumor promotion and alterations in growth-regulatory signal transduction pathways, we investigated whether PPs can modulate these pathways in a mouse liver epithelial cell line, BNL-CL.2. We tested two PPs that differ markedly in rodent tumorigenicity for their ability to activate immediate-early proto-oncogene expression. 4-Chloro-6-(2,3-xylidino)-2-pyrimidinylthioacetic acid (Wy-14643), a highly tumorigenic PP, was an exceptionally strong inducer of c-fos expression. In contrast, diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), a weakly tumorigenic PP, was a very poor inducer of c-fos expression. Wy-14643 was also stronger than DEHP in stimulating c-jun expression, whereas both PPs were fairly strong inducers of jun-B and jun-D. The induction of fos and jun expression by Wy-14643 was specifically inhibited by the protein kinase C inhibitor 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperizine dihydrochloride (H-7). DEHP-induced gene expression was strongly inhibited by H-7, but was also partially inhibited by an inhibitor of protein kinase A. The activation of fos and jun gene expression by PPs was independent of peroxisome proliferation since it was an immediately-early response not requiring protein synthesis and since the cell lines used in this study do not undergo peroxisome proliferation. Our results raise the possibility that the carcinogenicity of PPs may be due, in part, to epigenetic modulation of growth-regulatory signal transduction pathways. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

缺氧适应对缺血低氧脑c-fos和c-jun基因表达的影响

目的:测定脑缺血低氧后不同时间c-fos和c-jun基因表达。方法:分组:对照组(A);缺氧预处理组(B);缺血低氧组(IH组);B+IH组。采用链霉素亲生物素—过氧化酶免疫组化技术。结果:缺血低氧后30minc-fos和c-jun基因阳性细胞呈低密度分布,在3%～20%之间,1hc-fos基因表达高峰,阳性细胞呈高密度分布,皮层和海马分别为61.3%和56.8%,3hc-fos基因表达下降,12h基本消失。c-jun基因的表达高峰在3h;缺氧适应使缺血低氧脑增加的c-fos基因的阳性细胞数减少,而使缺血低氧脑增加的c-jun基因的阳性细胞进一步增加。结论:缺血低氧可诱发中枢神经系统c-fos、c-jun基因表达,且有时间依赖性;缺氧适应可抑制缺血低氧脑c-fos基因的表达,增强缺血低氧脑c-jun基因的表达。     

孕早期氯胺酮麻醉对子代大鼠海马c-fos mRNA和c-jun mRNA表达的影响

目的 探讨孕早期氯胺酮麻醉对子代大鼠海马c-fos mRNA和c-jun mRNA表达的影响.方法 孕5～13 d的SD大鼠30只,体重250～300 g,随机分为2组(n=15):对照组(C组)和氯胺酮组(K组).K组经尾静脉注射氯胺酮20 mg/kg,随后以130 mg·kg-1·h-1的速率静脉输注2 h;C组以等量生理盐水替代氯胺酮.子代大鼠于出生后20和30 d时测定认知功能,取海马组织,测定c-fosmRNA和c-jun mRNA表达水平并观察超微结构.结果 与C组比较,K组子代大鼠出生后30 d时认知功能测定第2天逃避潜伏期延长(P＜0.05),海马c-fos mRNA和c-jun mRNA的表达水平差异无统计学意义,出生后20 d上述指标差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).K组海马神经元发生损伤.结论 孕早期氯胺酮麻醉抑制子代大鼠认知功能的机制与海马神经元受损有关,但与海马c-fos mRNA和c-jun mRNA表达无关.     

Molecular mechanisms involved in the adaptive response to cadmium-induced apoptosis in human myelomonocytic lymphoma U937 cells

We examined the molecular mechanisms involved in the adaptive response to cadmium (Cd)-induced apoptosis in human myelomonocytic lymphoma U937 cells. When U937 cells were treated with 50 μM cadmium chloride (CdCl₂) for 12 h, significant apoptosis occurred. This was associated with an increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), sustained phosphorylation of JNK, activation of caspase-3, a decrease in Mcl-1 (anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins), and increases in Bim, Noxa and tBid (a pro-apoptotic protein under the Bcl-2 family). No apoptosis occurred when the cells were treated with 1 μM CdCl₂ for 72 h. However, pretreatment with low-dose CdCl₂ dramatically altered the sensitivity of the cells to 50 μM CdCl₂ with inhibition of apoptosis. Concomitantly, there were significant decreases in the generation of intracellular ROS and the activation of JNK. Pretreatment with 1 μM CdCl₂ also attenuated the decrease in Mcl-1 and the increases in Bim, Noxa and tBid induced by 50 μM CdCl₂. In conclusion, pretreatment with low-dose Cd inhibited apoptosis induced by high-dose Cd. The mechanism involves inhibition of intracellular ROS generation and JNK activation, and modulating the balance between the expression of Mcl-1 and its binding partners, Bim, Noxa and tBid.