PI3K/Akt signaling pathway involved in regulation of T lymphocyte activation and apoptosis mediated by CD3ε

To study the expression and kinase activity of phosphatidylinositol 3′ -kinase (PI3K) and protein kinase B (PKB or Akt) during activation and apoptosis of human Jurkat T lymphocytes (TJK) with stable expression of CD8ε chimera fused human CD8α extracellular and transmembrane domains to intracellular domain of mouse CD3ε, Western blot, kinase activities detection and immunoprecipitation were carried out. It was shown that Jurkat cells with expression of wild type chimera CD8ε died by apoptosis after continuous stimulation of anti-CD8 monoclonal antibody. The expressions of PI3K and Akt, and the kinase activity of Akt remarkably increased during the process. However, this phenomenon did not occur in the Jurkat cells (T1JK) with expression of the mutant of CD8ε chimera (Y170F), suggesting that PI3K/Akt signaling pathway is involved in activation and apoptosis of T lymphocyte mediated by CD3ε.     

慢性热应激对猪肠道CD3^＋T细胞表达的影响

以猪肠道CD3＋T细胞为研究对象,旨在观察慢性热应激对猪肠道黏膜免疫功能的影响。12头小型猪随机平均分成热应激组和常温对照组两组。人工气候室内,热应激组模拟夏季炎热气候,气温从26～39℃24h循环变温,在39℃时维持4h;常温对照组在24℃下饲养。试验持续10d,热应激10d后39℃高温持续期结束剖杀试验猪,取其十二指肠中段、空肠及回肠中段进行固定、石蜡切片、免疫组织化学染色,观察十二指肠、空肠及回肠中CD3＋T细胞数量的变化。结果显示：实验猪十二指肠黏膜上皮层、固有层及十二指肠肠腺均呈CD3强阳性,与对照组相比,CD3阳性面积系数显著上升（P〈0.05）;空肠和回肠黏膜上皮层的CD3阳性细胞数量也显著增加（P〈0.05）,而固有层中的CD3阳性细胞数量则无明显变化,增加的幅度小于十二指肠。慢性热应激中实验猪肠道结构严重受损,消化吸收功能严重下降,而肠道CD3＋T细胞的增多,可能是机体肠道黏膜免疫功能的一种代偿性增强反应。     

CD4+CD25+Foxp3+调节性T细胞在口腔鳞状细胞癌中的表达及意义

目的探讨CD4~+CD25~+Foxp3~+调节性T细胞在口腔鳞状细胞癌中的表达情况.方法应用免疫组化SP法检测42例原发口腔鳞状细胞癌患者的癌组织和20例口腔良性肿瘤患者正常黏膜上皮组织中Foxp3的表达,采用χ2检验进行统计学分析.结果 Foxp3阳性的CD4~+CD25~+调节性T细胞在口腔鳞状细胞癌中的表达显著高于正常口腔黏膜组织,差异具有显著统计学意义(P0.01).Foxp3蛋白表达与肿瘤分化程度相关,在高、中分化组为63.64%,低分化组为100%,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05).且其阳性率与肿瘤TNM分期相关,Foxp3蛋白表达在Ⅲ~+Ⅳ期阳性率为88.24%,在Ⅰ~+Ⅱ期表达的阳性率为60%(P0.05).Foxp3蛋白表达与患者年龄、性别、淋巴结转移未见明显相关性(P0.05).结论 CD4~+CD25~+Foxp3~+Treg细胞在口腔鳞状细胞癌中的大量浸润与肿瘤的发生、发展、浸润、转移密切相关,可能是导致口腔鳞状细胞癌患者不能进行有效抗肿瘤免疫的重要原因之一.     

大鼠Fcε3-4基因克隆及原核表达

为了获得重组Fcε3-4蛋白,从变态反应性哮喘大鼠脾组织中提取总RNA,通过RT-PCR方法克隆大鼠Fcε3-4基因,构建成原核表达载体pET17b-Fcε3-4,并转化大肠杆菌进行诱导表达,Fcε3-4蛋白主要以包涵体形式存在.经Ni-NAT亲和层析柱对尿素溶解的Fcε3-4蛋白进行了纯化,并利用降低尿素梯度的方法柱上对纯化蛋白进行了复性.经Western Blotting和ELISA鉴定,Fcε3-4蛋白具有Fcε的免疫特异性,能被抗大鼠Fcε抗体特异性识别,为下一步研究该蛋白奠定了基础.     

慢性粒细胞白血病患者FcεRⅠγ链基因表达上调

目的:在慢性粒细胞白血病病人(CML),CD3ζ链表达明显下降,分析与CD3ζ存在互补关系的FcεRⅠγ基因在CML患者中表达水平,以了解T细胞免疫中TCR信号转导的变化情况.方法:利用SYBR Green Ⅰ实时荧光定量RT-PCR法测定CML患者和健康人各20例的外周血单个核细胞(PBMCs)的FcεRⅠγ基因表达水平,以β2微球蛋白基因(β2MG)作为内参照,采用相对定量公式:2-△Ct×100％,计算FcεRⅠγ链的相对mRNA表达量.结果:CML患者PBMCs中FcεRⅠγ基因表达水平明显高于健康对照组(P＜0.001).FcεRⅠ γ表达水平变化与病人外周血CD3+T细胞比例无相关性.结论:CML病人中FcεRⅠ γ表达上升,提示FcεRⅠγ可能在一定程度调节CD3ζ链缺陷所带来的T细胞免疫异常.     

Two different gene loci related to the spatial patterning of brain ventricle in vertebrate

Observations on living embryonic brains and the microstructure of brain ventricle of goldfish revealed that there are two brain ventricle phenotypes in gynogenetic haploid embryos. One phenotype is as normal as that of the control inbreeding diploid embryos, which has normal differentiated forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. Another phenotype is obviously abnormal, the brain patterning is irregular, and no distinct brain ventricle can be observed. The ratio of haploid embryos with normal brain pattern to that with abnormal brain pattern is 1∶3. This ratio indicates that there are two gene loci involved in the spatial patterning of the brain ventricle. Since the possibility that deleterious recessive mutant alleles exist on both of the two gene loci had been excluded in this experiment, the phenotype represented the expressional state rather than the genotype of these two genes. Therefore, the ratio of 1∶3 suggests that the expressing probability for each copy of the two genes is 50%, and the regulatory mechanism of the expression is based on two sets of chromosomes, controlled by the rule of the diploid-dependent regulatory mechanism.