P-选择素/P-选择素糖蛋白配体-1与骨髓祖细胞胸腺归巢

骨髓衍生的祖细胞归巢入胸腺是T细胞发育必需的过程,因为胸腺不包含具有自我更新能力的造血干细胞,它需要从血液中添补祖细胞,此过程依赖多级细胞粘附分子和趋化因子的衔接.细胞粘附分子选择素和它的配体PSGL-1在淋巴样祖细胞归巢入胸腺的过程中发挥重要作用.综述了选择素/配体PSGL-1的生物学特征及其相互作用对骨髓祖细胞胸腺归巢及胸腺-骨髓反馈环的影响和作用机制.     

MCP-1和CCR2在SE初期小鼠脑海马中的表达变化

为了探讨趋化因子MCP-1及其受体CCR2是否参与了SE初期的病理过程,应用SE的匹罗卡品模型,检测SE 30min、SE 1h、SE 2h和SE 1d时,MCP-1及其受体CCR2的mRNA在小鼠海马的表达情况.结果显示,MCP-1及其受体CCR2在小鼠海马组成型表达.与对照组相比,SE 1h时,MCP-1在海马CA1区显著下调(P 0.01);SE 1d时,CCR2在CA3区显著下调(P 0.05).结果说明,MCP-1及其受体CCR2在成年小鼠海马的活动中具有重要的生理功能;MCP-1/CCR2的下调与SE初期病理过程相关,可能由于下调导致了它们的神经保护作用减弱.     

高甲基化相关的CCL5低表达促进肝癌细胞增殖及免疫抑制

目的 肝细胞癌的进展与免疫微环境的失调密切相关。趋化因子在招募免疫细胞进入肿瘤组织的过程中起着重要作用。本文探讨了CCL5在肝癌进展中的作用。方法 通过GEO数据库分析CCL5在肝癌组织中的表达及与患者预后的关联，通过免疫组织化学染色检测CCL5在肝癌患者临床标本中的表达情况，通过TCGA数据库分析CCL5与免疫浸润的相关性及表达量异常的原因。结果 CCL5在肝细胞癌组织中表达下降并与患者预后不良相关。CCL5低表达与肝癌组织中的免疫细胞浸润减少有关，而过表达CCL5能够抑制肝癌细胞的增殖。启动子DNA高甲基化引起了CCL5在肝癌组织中的低表达。结论 高甲基化相关的CCL5低表达能够促进肝癌免疫抑制及肿瘤细胞的增殖，CCL5可作为肝癌的一个预后指标和潜在治疗靶点。     

鱼类CXC型趋化因子受体研究进展

鲤鱼是我国主要养殖鱼类之一,但其病害较多。作为机体免疫的重要组成部分,鲤鱼趋化因子受体日益受到研究者的重视,趋化因子受体在机体的免疫系统中发挥重要的作用。对其充分的研究有利于更深入地了解机体的免疫应答的分子机制,为研究物种进化和鱼类疾病的防治提供重要的线索。本文着重对鱼类趋化因子受体的分子克隆、组织表达和生物学功能作一综述。     

Kupffer细胞分泌的趋化因子CCL4诱导肝脏脂质合成基因的表达

肝脏中Kupffer细胞所介导的炎症反应在非酒精性脂肪肝病发生的过程中具有重要的作用.通过肝脏切片的苏木精-伊红染色观察,发现清除肝脏中的Kupffer细胞能有效地改善由高脂饮食所诱导的脂肪肝症状;通过实时荧光定量PCR检测,发现Kupffer细胞分泌的细胞因子CCL4基因的表达水平与脂肪肝密切相关,在脂肪肝模型小鼠肝脏中CCL4基因的表达水平显著上升;进一步利用CCL4重组蛋白体外处理,发现CCL4能诱导肝内脂质合成相关基因的表达,而CCL4受体的抑制剂Maraviroc能拮抗CCL4对肝细胞中脂质合成基因表达的诱导作用.综上结果可知,Kupffer细胞分泌的CCL4可通过CCR5信号通路诱导肝细胞脂质合成基因的表达.     

趋化因子 CXCL16及其受体 CXCR6在恶性肿瘤中的表达与作用

趋化因子在恶性肿瘤的发生、发展、肿瘤微环境形成及抗肿瘤免疫中发挥了重要作用。新的趋化因子CXCL16及其受体 CXCR6正日益受到关注。研究发现 CXCL16/CXCR6在多种人类恶性肿瘤中高表达,在多数肿瘤中可促进肿瘤的生长、转移和复发,但在有些肿瘤中却作用相反。此外,CXCL16/CXCR6还可通过诱导CD4+/CD8+T 细胞、自然杀伤细胞等免疫细胞参与抗肿瘤免疫以及肿瘤微环境的形成。明确 CXCL16/CXCR6在肿瘤中的作用及其分子机制将有助于抗肿瘤研究的深入。     

一种趋化因子的筛选

趋化因子是—种细胞因子 ,它是由组织细胞和炎性细胞衍生的、具有白细胞趋化活性的肽分子。论文确定了筛选趋化因子的实验方法趋化小室实验及其最佳实验条件 :以含 0 .1% BSA(牛血清蛋白 )的 RPMI16 4 0培养基为阴性溶剂 ,以趋化因子 Fmlp为阳性对照 ,白细胞浓度为 1.6×10 3/ μL 等。在上述条件下 ,对从 10种蛇毒中分离的 32 7个样品进行筛选 ,得到有趋化活性的样品 5个 ,经体外细胞毒性实验验证 ,其中 4个对细胞无毒性。趋化因子在抗肿瘤和AIDS病的防治等方面具有药用价值。     

低氧条件下巨噬细胞分泌CCL22促进三阴乳腺癌转移

三阴乳腺癌(Triple Negative Breast Cancer, TNBC)是乳腺癌中恶性程度最高的一种亚型，表现为很高的转移潜能。巨噬细胞，即肿瘤相关巨噬细胞(Tumor-Associated Macrophages, TAM)，在促进TNBC转移中起了重要作用。乳腺癌作为一种实体肿瘤，往往处于缺氧环境中。低氧环境能够促进癌细胞的转移，然而低氧环境中巨噬细胞在促进肿瘤转移中的作用仍然不清楚。在该研究中，THP1细胞被诱导成TAM，经过缺氧培养后，通过Transwell实验检测其促进三阴乳腺癌细胞BT-549和MDA-MB-231的细胞迁移能力；通过尾静脉注射，将MDA-MB-231细胞移植于祼鼠体内，CT扫描，分析了TAM促进TNBC细胞的器官转移能力；通过ELISA实验检测低氧对TAM分泌的肿瘤转移相关因子的影响，通过GDSC在线软件分析了CCL22受体CCR4和其他CCR在乳腺癌组织与正常组织中表达的差异。结果表明低氧条件下巨噬细胞通过分泌CCL22的表达来促进三阴乳腺癌细胞迁移:经过缺氧培养后的TAM显著增强了TNBC细胞迁移能力，以及促进癌细胞在体内向肺转移；低氧诱导TAM分泌CCL22；CCL22受体CCR4在乳腺癌组织中的表达显著高于在正常组织中的。     

人类CCR2的同源模建和分子动力学模拟

CCR2是一种单核细胞化学引诱蛋白的受体,在各种疾病感染,发炎,损伤中起着重要作用,也是艾滋病感染的一种共同受体.通过同源模建和1ns限制下的分子动力学模拟,获得了人类CCR2(hCCR2)的一个3D模型,对这个模型进行结构分析并计算出N末端残基的Cα原子离开平衡位置的平均距离,其结果显示,这个模型的主要功能区位于1MLSTSRSRFIRNT NESGEEVTTFFDYDYGAPCHKFDVKQIG42区域.     

家鸡单核细胞趋化因子MCP-1克隆、融合表达及序列分析

本研究从鸡cDNA文库中,通过菌落PCR筛选获得单核细胞趋化激活因子(MCP-1)基因的cDNA,将该cDNA中的ORF插入到pET-28a( )质粒(携带T7/lac启动子序列和His-Tag标签序列)中,得到pET-mcp-1质粒;重组质粒转化E.coliBL21(DE3)后,经IPTG诱导表达得到MCP-1和His-Tag的融合蛋白(HisTag-MCP-1)。该基因不仅具有CC趋化因子家族Cys-Cys氨基酸模序,并且与结构和功能相关的氨基酸高度保守。     

Selective imprinting of gut-homing T cells by Peyer's patch dendritic cells

Whereas naive T cells migrate only to secondary lymphoid organs, activation by antigen confers to T cells the ability to home to non-lymphoid sites. Activated effector/memory T cells migrate preferentially to tissues that are connected to the secondary lymphoid organs where antigen was first encountered. Thus, oral antigens induce effector/memory cells that express essential receptors for intestinal homing, namely the integrin alpha4beta7 and CCR9, the receptor for the gut-associated chemokine TECK/CCL25 (refs 6, 8, 9). Here we show that this imprinting of gut tropism is mediated by dendritic cells from Peyer's patches. Stimulation of CD8-expressing T cells by dendritic cells from Peyer's patches, peripheral lymph nodes and spleen induced equivalent activation markers and effector activity in T cells, but only Peyer's patch dendritic cells induced high levels of alpha4beta7, responsiveness to TECK and the ability to home to the small intestine. These findings establish that Peyer's patch dendritic cells imprint gut-homing specificity on T cells, and thus license effector/memory cells to access anatomical sites most likely to contain their cognate antigen.     

The earliest thymic progenitors for T cells possess myeloid lineage potential

There exists controversy over the nature of haematopoietic progenitors of T cells. Most T cells develop in the thymus, but the lineage potential of thymus-colonizing progenitors is unknown. One approach to resolving this question is to determine the lineage potentials of the earliest thymic progenitors (ETPs). Previous work has shown that ETPs possess T and natural killer lymphoid potentials, and rare subsets of ETPs also possess B lymphoid potential, suggesting an origin from lymphoid-restricted progenitor cells. However, whether ETPs also possess myeloid potential is unknown. Here we show that nearly all ETPs in adult mice possess both T and myeloid potential in clonal assays. The existence of progenitors possessing T and myeloid potential within the thymus is incompatible with the current dominant model of haematopoiesis, in which T cells are proposed to arise from lymphoid-. Our results indicate that alternative models for lineage commitment during haematopoiesis must be considered.     

A clonogenic common myeloid progenitor that gives rise to all myeloid lineages

Haematopoietic stem cells give rise to progeny that progressively lose self-renewal capacity and become restricted to one lineage. The points at which haematopoietic stem cell-derived progenitors commit to each of the various lineages remain mostly unknown. We have identified a clonogenic common lymphoid progenitor that can differentiate into T, B and natural killer cells but not myeloid cells. Here we report the prospective identification, purification and characterization, using cell-surface markers and flow cytometry, of a complementary clonogenic common myeloid progenitor that gives rise to all myeloid lineages. Common myeloid progenitors give rise to either megakaryocyte/erythrocyte or granulocyte/macrophage progenitors. Purified progenitors were used to provide a first-pass expression profile of various haematopoiesis-related genes. We propose that the common lymphoid progenitor and common myeloid progenitor populations reflect the earliest branch points between the lymphoid and myeloid lineages, and that the commitment of common myeloid progenitors to either the megakaryocyte/erythrocyte or the granulocyte/macrophage lineages are mutually exclusive events.     

Cell-fate conversion of lymphoid-committed progenitors by instructive actions of cytokines

The primary role of cytokines in haemato-lymphopoiesis is thought to be the regulation of cell growth and survival. But the instructive action of cytokines in haematopoiesis has not been well addressed. Here we show that a clonogenic common lymphoid progenitor, a bone marrow-resident cell that gives rise exclusively to lymphocytes (T, B and natural killer cells), can be redirected to the myeloid lineage by stimulation through exogenously expressed interleukin (IL)-2 and GM-CSF (granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor) receptors. Analysis of mutants of the beta-chain of the IL-2 receptor revealed that the granulocyte- and monocyte-differentiation signals are triggered by different cytoplasmic domains, showing that the signalling pathway(s) responsible for these unique developmental outcomes are separable. Finally, we show that the endogenous myelomonocytic cytokine receptors for GM-CSF and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) are expressed at low to moderate levels on the more primitive haematopoietic stem cells, are absent on common lymphoid progenitors, and are upregulated after myeloid lineage induction by IL-2. We conclude that cytokine signalling can regulate cell-fate decisions and propose that a critical step in lymphoid commitment is downregulation of cytokine receptors that drive myeloid cell development.     

Thymocyte subpopulation enriched for progenitors with an unrearranged T-cell receptor beta-chain gene

The development of T cells within the thymus is not well understood. It is known that thymocytes are derived from a progenitor cell in the bone marrow, the prothymocyte, and that cells in the subcapsular area of the thymus can give rise to progeny in both the cortex and the medulla. However, it is not clear whether all medullary thymocytes are necessarily derived from cortical cells. In particular, it has been difficult to distinguish intrathymic progenitor cells. Recently, however, Lesley et al. have defined a thymocyte subpopulation which can be isolated by treatment of the thymus with cytotoxic anti-Thy-1 antibodies and that seems to be enriched for thymocyte progenitors as measured first by its ability to repopulate transiently the thymus of an irradiated host, and second, by its high content of cells bearing Pgp-1 (refs 10, 11), a cell-surface glycoprotein of relative molecular mass 95,000 that is present on most or all prothymocytes of the bone marrow and on fetal thymocytes, but on only a few per cent of cells in the adult thymus. We show here that the gene encoding the beta-chain of the T-cell receptor for antigen, which is rearranged during T-cell ontogeny, is predominantly in the germline configuration in these cells.     

Two subsets of memory T lymphocytes with distinct homing potentials and effector functions.

Naive T lymphocytes travel to T-cell areas of secondary lymphoid organs in search of antigen presented by dendritic cells. Once activated, they proliferate vigorously, generating effector cells that can migrate to B-cell areas or to inflamed tissues. A fraction of primed T lymphocytes persists as circulating memory cells that can confer protection and give, upon secondary challenge, a qualitatively different and quantitatively enhanced response. The nature of the cells that mediate the different facets of immunological memory remains unresolved. Here we show that expression of CCR7, a chemokine receptor that controls homing to secondary lymphoid organs, divides human memory T cells into two functionally distinct subsets. CCR7- memory cells express receptors for migration to inflamed tissues and display immediate effector function. In contrast, CCR7+ memory cells express lymph-node homing receptors and lack immediate effector function, but efficiently stimulate dendritic cells and differentiate into CCR7- effector cells upon secondary stimulation. The CCR7+ and CCR7- T cells, which we have named central memory (TCM) and effector memory (TEM), differentiate in a step-wise fashion from naive T cells, persist for years after immunization and allow a division of labour in the memory response.     

Balanced responsiveness to chemoattractants from adjacent zones determines B-cell position

B lymphocytes re-circulate between B-cell-rich compartments (follicles or B zones) in secondary lymphoid organs, surveying for antigen. After antigen binding, B cells move to the boundary of B and T zones to interact with T-helper cells. Despite the importance of B--T-cell interactions for the induction of antibody responses, the mechanism causing B-cell movement to the T zone has not been defined. Here we show that antigen-engaged B cells have increased expression of CCR7, the receptor for the T-zone chemokines CCL19 and CCL21, and that they exhibit increased responsiveness to both chemoattractants. In mice lacking lymphoid CCL19 and CCL21 chemokines, or with B cells that lack CCR7, antigen engagement fails to cause movement to the T zone. Using retroviral-mediated gene transfer we demonstrate that increased expression of CCR7 is sufficient to direct B cells to the T zone. Reciprocally, overexpression of CXCR5, the receptor for the B-zone chemokine CXCL13, is sufficient to overcome antigen-induced B-cell movement to the T zone. These findings define the mechanism of B-cell relocalization in response to antigen, and establish that cell position in vivo can be determined by the balance of responsiveness to chemoattractants made in separate but adjacent zones.     

Up—Regulation of CCR5 and CXCR4 Expression on Human Monocytes by Interferon Gamma

Chemokine receptors, mainly CCR5 and CXCR4, have been proved to be the important coreceptors in HIV-1 entry. HIV-1 disease progression is, in general, characterized by an initial predominance of CCR5 using macrophage tropic, non-syncytium-inducing (NSI) isolates, switching later to CXCR4 using T-cell tropic,syncytium-inducing (SI) isolates. How this shift occurs and how the shift can be controlled are still unclear.Since patients with rapid decline of T cell counts have constantly high levels of IFN-7 in the sera and lymphoidnodes, we investigated the influence of this cytokine on the expression of the HIV-1 coreceptors CCR5 and CXCR4 on the cell surfaces of human monocytic cell line U937 and promonocyte NB4. IFN-γ could intensively enhance the expression of both, while a low level of CCR5 expression was detected in two cell lines before stimulation. The results of semiquantitative RT-PCR also confirm the up-regulation. As the newly generated X4-strains have been demonstrated to be insensitive to chemokine in some reports, IFN-7 may play an important role in selecting CXCR4-used strains.