Evidence for existence of a close association between CD14 and CXCR4 on monocytic cell line U937

The surface expression of HIV-1 coreceptors (CXCR4 and CCR5) on monocytes can be regulated by the ligand of CD14,and the susceptibility of the cells to HIV-1 is then changed.Our previous study found that monoclonal antibody against CD14 could dramatically inhibit CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis and cell-cell fusion.Based on these studies,we explored potential relationship between CD14 and CXCR4 on monocytic cell line U937.Flow cytometry analysis showed that anti-CXCR4 monoclonal antibody (mAb) 12G5 strongly inhibited binding of the FITC-conjugated anti-CD14 monoclonal antibodies (TUK4 and UCHM1) to U937,while another CX- CR4-specific mAb B-R24 did not show any effect on this binding.On the other hand,two anti-CD14 monoclonal antibodies (TUK4 and UCH-M1) obviously inhibited the binding of the PE-conjugated anti-CXCR4 mAb 12G5 to U937 but did not inhibit the binding of mAb 12G5 to CXCR4-transfected 3T3 cells (3T3.T4.CXCR4),which indicates that the blocking of mAb 12G5 binding to CXCR4 by CD14- specific mAbs is not involved in the possibility that CD14-specific mAbs directly bind to CXCR4.These results suggested existence of a close association between CD14 and CXCR4 on monocytic cell line U937.     

Evidence for existence of a close association between CD14 and CXCR4 on monocytic cell line U937

The surface expression of HIV-1 coreceptors (CXCR4 and CCR5) on monocytes can be regulated by the ligand of CD14, and the susceptibility of the cells to HIV-1 is then changed. Our previous study found that monoclonal antibody against CD14 could dramatically inhibit CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis and cell-cell fusion. Based on these studies, we explored potential relationship between CD14 and CXCR4 on monocytic cell line U937. Flow cytometry analysis showed that anti-CXCR4 monoclonal antibody (mAb) 12G5 strongly inhibited binding of the FITC-conjugated anti-CD14 monoclonal antibodies (TUK4 and UCHM1) to U937, while another CXCR4-specific mAb B-R24 did not show any effect on this binding. On the other hand, two anti-CD14 monoclonal antibodies (TUK4 and UCH-M1) obviously inhibited the binding of the PE-conjugated anti-CXCR4 mAb 12G5 to U937 but did not inhibit the binding of mAb 12G5 to CXCR4-transfected 3T3 cells (3T3.T4.CXCR4), which indicates that the blocking of mAb 12G5 binding to CXCR4 by CD14-specific mAbs is not involved in the possibility that CD14-specific mAbs directly bind to CXCR4. These results suggested existence of a close association between CD14 and CXCR4 on monocytic cell line U937.     

微波和长春新碱对白血病细胞的体外净化研究

旨在研究一种较好的微波和长春新碱的联合方法,用于白血病细胞的体外净化．将微波和长春新碱分别单独以及联合作用于正常骨髓细胞ＨＬ６０、Ｕ９３７和Ｋ５６２细胞株,通过ＧＭ－ＣＦＵ和ｔＣＦＵ的测定来评价体外净化的效果．结果发现微波和长春新碱对ＧＭ－ＣＦＵ、ｔＣＦＵ存活率均表现出抑制作用,抑制程度呈现出功率相关性和浓度相关性;在一定范围内,微波和长春新碱对３种细胞株ｔＣＦＵ存活率的抑制显著大于ＧＭ－ＣＦＵ（Ｐ＜０．０５或Ｐ＜０．０１）;微波和长春新碱联合作用对３种细胞株的杀伤作用比单用长春新碱有显著性增加（Ｐ＜０．０５）,而不显著增加对ＧＭ－ＣＦＵ的抑制（Ｐ＞０．０５）．这一结果提示微波和长春新碱联合用于白血病细胞的体外净化能产生协同效应,值得进一步研究．     

HMBA诱导人成骨肉瘤MG-63细胞分化过程中核基质蛋白表达变化

应用选择性抽提、双向聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳技术分析5mmol/LHMBA诱导处理前后人成骨肉瘤MG 63细胞核基质蛋白表达变化,鉴定与人成骨肉瘤细胞增殖分化相关的特异核基质蛋白.实验结果显示在HMBA诱导处理MG 63细胞分化过程中,核基质蛋白NMP 1、NMP 2、NMP 3、NMP 4、NMP 5、NMP 6和NMP 7等7个蛋白点表达发生显著变化.其中NMP 1仅在MG 63细胞中表达,NMP 6则为经HMBA诱导处理后新出现的蛋白质,NMP 2、NMP 7在HMBA诱导分化细胞中表达减弱,而NMP 3、NMP 4和NMP 5则在诱导分化后细胞中表达增强.首次表明在人成骨肉瘤MG 63细胞诱导分化过程中伴有核基质蛋白表达的差异,证实了与肿瘤细胞增殖分化相关的特异核基质蛋白的存在.这对于揭示核基质蛋白与细胞癌变和逆转的关系、阐明细胞增殖分化的基因表达调控原理,均具有重要意义.     

天然家蚕抗菌肽对人白细胞及巨噬细胞淋巴瘤细胞骨架系统作用的比较

报道了天然家蚕抗菌肽ＣＭ４对离体Ｕ９３７癌细胞骨架及核骨架损伤作用的扫描电镜观察。随着时间的延长，经天然家蚕抗菌肽ＣＭ４作用后的癌细胞骨架断裂，固缩成团状；癌细胞核骨架断裂，部分凝聚成团，结构不完整。相同剂量的天然家蚕抗菌肽ＣＭ４与正常人白细胞作用后细胞骨架及核骨架未见损伤现象。说明天然抗菌肽与重组抗菌肽的抗癌作用相同。     

转染野生型p53基因对人白血病细胞系生长的影响

目的研究转染野生型p53基因对人白血病细胞的生长影响作用．方法将克隆有野生型p53基因的pUHD10-3质粒,通过Lipofectin转染人白血病细胞株U937、K562、HL60,用四甲基偶氮唑（Mlvr）法观察细胞的生长情况．结果转染野生型p53基因,可使人白血病细胞U937、K562、HL60的生长明显受到抑制,第4天生长抑制率分别是28．6％、44．9％及49．0％．结论转染野生型p53基因能有效抑制人白血病细胞U937、K562、HL60的生长．     

Cell adhesion receptors and cancer

Cell-to-cell and cell-to-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions in the functions of cell adhesion and signal transduction are important in global control of cell phenotypes and cell behavior and are crucial for maintenance of homeostasis and structural/functional stabilization of tissues and organs. Cell adhesion receptors are recognized as the molecular basis of cell adhesion. Cadherin and Integrin are widely expressed adhesion receptors in most tissues. They are transmembrane glycoproteins which, through their cytoplasmic domain, bind to many proteins at the inner surface of cell membrane to form molecule-linkage complexes and then connect with the cytoskeleton. Through cell adhesion receptors a network functioning as cell adhesion and signal transduction is organized between tissue cells and cell-ECM. In this regard cell adhesion receptors play an important role in regulation of morphogenesis, cell-cell recognition, cell migration, cell sorting and the determination of cell's fate in development. They mediate cell functions and their fault expression is intimately correlated with development of disorders like cancer. Several isoforms of Integrin were found to have tumor suppressor effect. Some components in the molecule-linkage of focal contact are actin-binding proteins as well as substrates of kinase in the Integrin initiated signal pathway to play a role as signal transducer. Some of these molecules exhibited tumor suppressor effect too. Decreased expression of E-Cadherin has been demonstrated in many epithelium originated carcinomas. Cadherin associated membrane adhesion plaque molecule β-Catenin is also involved in the oncogene Wnt signal pathway. Both E-Cadherin and β-Catenin were proved respectively with tumor suppressor effect against invasiveness and metastasis. That Cadherin is important for the posttranslationally functional expression of Connexin has been supported by evidence from developmental biology and cancer cell differentiation studies to suggest that some sort of interrelation feedback control exists between the two signal pathways.     

Behavior of MC3T3-E1 Osteoblast Cultured on Chitosan Modified with Polyvinylpyrrolidone

The physical and chemical properties of four kinds of modified chitosan materials made by blending chitosan with polyvinylpyrrolidone （PVP） were investigated. All four of these modified chitosan materials were hydrophilic with water contact angles ranging from 59°to 69°. Fourier transform-infrared spectra of the modified materials showed a new band at 1288 cm^-1, implying formation of a surface physical interpenetrating network structure. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay results indicated that much less fibronectin was adsorbed on the modified materials than on only chitosan. The viability of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts cultured on the materials was assessed by 3-（4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl）-2,5-diphenyl- 2H-tetrazolium bromide assay. The results show that adding PVP10000 into the chitosan promotes adhesion of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts on the modified materials, but has no effect on cell growth and proliferation; while adding PVP40000 reduces cell adhesion, growth, and proliferation. The results suggest that the increased hydrophilicity of the material surface does not always improve its biocompatibility, which will influence the selection and design of biomaterials.     

金雀异黄素对小鼠黑色素瘤B16BL6细胞增殖、迁移和黏附的影响

利用四甲基偶氮唑盐微量酶反应比色法、细胞划痕实验和细胞黏附实验等研究了金雀异黄素对小鼠黑色素瘤B16BL6细胞增殖、迁移以及与血管内皮细胞黏附的影响;利用免疫荧光实验观察了金雀异黄素对B16BL6细胞中微管和肌动蛋白分布的影响.结果表明,与对照组相比,金雀异黄素可以抑制B16BL6细胞的增殖、迁移和与血管内皮细胞的黏附,影响B16BL6细胞中肌动蛋白的组装,但不影响细胞中微管的组装.这些结果提示,金雀异黄素抑制B16BL6细胞的增殖、迁移和与血管内皮细胞的黏附可能是通过诱导细胞中肌动蛋白的重排来实现的.     

Chaetoglobosins E诱导乳腺癌MCF-7细胞凋亡作用机制研究

为探究Chaetoglobosins E(ChE)对肿瘤细胞增殖和凋亡的影响,体外培养人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞、人膀胱癌T-24细胞、人黑色素瘤C8161细胞、人白血病U937细胞,用不同浓度的ChE分别作用于4种细胞24 h或48 h,MTT法检测4种肿瘤细胞的增殖情况;为进一步研究其作用机制,Hoechst 3334...     

利用γ-丁内酯衍生物研究空泡化与细胞分化

从化学遗传学的角度,利用γ-丁内酯衍生物研究了成纤维细胞生长因子（fibroblast growth factor, FGF）诱导鸡胚盘细胞向血管内皮细胞分化过程中,空泡化对血管内皮细胞分化的影响。中性红染色及吖啶橙染色结果表明,在血管内皮细胞分化过程中出现的膜泡为酸性膜泡,γ-丁内酯衍生物可能通过抑制这些酸性膜泡,抑制了鸡胚盘细胞向血管内皮细胞的分化。该研究结果进一步证实了空泡化在细胞分化中的作用,并为研究γ-丁内酯衍生物的靶蛋白在鸡胚盘细胞向内皮细胞分化中的作用打下了基础。     

Effect of nerve regeneration factor on differentiation of PC12 cells and its signaling pathway

The effects of nerve regeneration factor (NRF) on neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells and its signaling pathway are investigated by morphological observation and immunofluorescent cytochemical method, and the activity of ERK1/2 in NRF-treated PC12 cells in absence of serum is also studied by immuno-coprecipitation and Western blot analysis. The MEK1/2-specific inhibitor U0126, the broad-spectrum protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor G?6983 and tyrosine protein kinase (TPK) inhibitor genistein were used to determine the roles of the activation of ERK1/2 by NRF and the involvement of certain kinds of PKC or TPK receptor in this activation process. The results show that U0126 and G?6983 inhibit the activation of ERK1/2 by NRF to different extents, while genistein has no effect on it, demonstrating that NRF remarkably induces neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells through activating ERK1/2 in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner.     

小鼠Friend细胞诱导分化过程中对纤粘蛋白亲和性的研究

实验中观察到外源性纤维粘连蛋白(FN)可明显增强小鼠Friend红白血病(MEL)细胞的贴壁和铺展,许多细胞的形态改变为梭形,成纤维细胞样及上皮细胞样等类型,外源性FN可诱导MEL细胞微丝的恢复,微丝的恢复与使细胞增强贴壁和铺展有密切联系.外源性FN诱导MEL细胞贴壁和铺展以及表型改变的机理在于其细胞表面的FN受体与外源性FN的结合反应.但MEL细胞经HMBA诱导分化后,则丧失对外源性FN在细胞贴壁、铺展、表型改变及恢复微丝组装等方面的能力.这种差别可以为鉴别细胞转化和分化提供一种依据,并为进一步研究细胞转化与外基质之间相互关系及其机理提供线索.     

Interaction of Protein and Cell with Different Chitosan Membranes

Ｃｈｉｔｉｎ ,ｗｈｉｃｈｍａｉｎｌｙｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｓｏｆ β(1→4 ) 2 ａｃｅｔａｍｉｄｏ 2 ｄｅｏｘｙ Ｄ ｇｌｕｃｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｅｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒａｌｕｎｉｔｓ ,ｉｓｏｎｅｏｆｔｈｅｍｏｓｔａｂｕｎｄａｎｔｆｏｒｍｓｏｆｃａｒｂｏｈｙｄｒａｔｅｆｏｕｎｄｉｎｎａｔｕｒｅ[1] .Ｒｅｃｅｎｔｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔｓｈａｖｅｅｎａｂｌｅｄｔｈｅｕｓｅｏｆｃｈｉｔｉｎａｎｄｃｈｉｔｏｓａｎｉｎｖａｓｔｌｙｄｉｖｅｒｓｅｆｉｅｌｄｓｒａｎｇｉｎｇｆｒｏｍｔｈｅｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅａｎｄｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌｉ…     

CXCR7对HeLa细胞增殖、粘附和侵袭能力的影响

基质细胞衍生因子-1(SDF-1)在肿瘤侵袭、转移过程中起着重要的调控作用.此前认为SDF-1是通过其唯一受体CXCR4来起作用.近年来发现SDF-1还有另一作用受体——CXCR7,SDF-1/CXCR7在部分肿瘤侵袭转移过程中起重要作用,但其在宫颈癌HeLa细胞中的作用目前尚未明确.通过Western blotting检测HeLa细胞中CXCR4和CXCR7的表达,阻断CXCR4或CXCR7后,通过MTT法评价细胞增殖能力,细胞粘附实验评价细胞粘附能力,Transwell实验评价细胞侵袭能力.结果表明,CXCR4和CXCR7在HeLa细胞中表达.阻断CXCR4或CXCR7后,SDF-1诱导的HeLa细胞增殖、侵袭和与内皮细胞的粘附能力均被阻断.结果提示CXCR7在SDF-1诱导HeLa细胞增殖、侵袭和与内皮细胞的粘附过程中起着重要作用,将有望成为治疗宫颈癌转移的新靶点.     

Hepatic Bel-7402 Cell Proliferation on Different Phospholipid Surfaces

ＩｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎＣｙｔｏｃｏｍｐａｔｉｂｉｌｉｔｙｓｔｕｄｉｅｓａｒｅａｎｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔｔｏｏｌｔｏｅｖａｌｕａｔｅｂｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅｓｔｏｂｉｏｍａｔｅｒｉａｌｓ .Ａｇｒｅａｔｄｅａｌｏｆｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｈａｓｂｅｅｎｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｄｆｒｏｍｖａｒｉｏｕｓｐｏｉｎｔｓｏｆｖｉｅｗ ,ｓｕｃｈａｓｃｅｌｌａｄｈｅｓｉｏｎ ,ｃｅｌｌｍｏｒｐｈｏｌｏｇｙｏｂｓｅｒｖａｔｉｏｎｓ ,ｐｒｏｌｉｆｅｒａｔｉｏｎ ｑｕａｎｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ ,ａｎｄｅｖａｌｕａｔｉｏｎｏｆｃｅｌ…     

壳聚糖多孔支架的制备与生物学性质

用一种蛋白改性壳聚糖,通过冷冻干燥方法制备三维多孔支架,对支架材料的细胞毒性、贴壁率和细胞增殖等生物学特性进行评价.结果显示,采用-20,-70,-196 ℃不同温度预冻后冻干,可以制成孔结构不同的支架材料.通过冻干法制备的蛋白改性壳聚糖多孔支架对细胞没有毒性,L929细胞和人成纤维细胞可以在支架表面和内部正常生长和增殖,角质细胞在材料表面可以正常老化、角质化.     

Alteration of cadherin isoform expression and inhibition of gap junctions in stomach carcinoma cells

To explore cell malignant phenotype correlated changes of cell surface adhesion molecules and cell-cell communication in carcinogenesis, human stomach transformed and cancer cell lines were investigated. Expressions of E-cadherin, N-cadherin,α-catenin, β-catenin as well as gap junction (GJ) protein Cx32 were studied by utilization of immunoblotting, immunocytochemical and fluorescent dye transfer methods. Mammalian normal stomach mucosal cells expressed E-cadherin but not N-cadherin. E-cadherin im-munofluorescence was detected at cell membranous adher-ens junctions (AJ) where colocalization with immunofluo-rescent staining of inner surface adhesion plaque proteins αnd β-catenins was observed. The existence of E-cadherin/ catenin (α-, β-) protein complexes as AJ was suggested. In transformed and stomach cancer cells E-cadherin was inhibited, instead, N-cadherin was expressed and localized at membranous AJ where co-staining with α- and β-catenin fluorescence was observed. Formation of N-cadherin/catenin (α-, β-) protein complex at AJs of transformed and cancer cells was suggested. The above observations were further supported by immunoblotting results. Normal stomach muscosal and transformed cells expressed Cx32 at membranous GJ and were competent of gap junction communication (GJIC). In stomach cancer cells, Cx32 was inhibited and GJIC was defective. The results suggested that changes of signal pathways mediated by both cell adhesion and cell communication systems are associated intracellular events of stomach carcinogenesis. The alteration of cadherin isoform from E- to N-cadherin in transformed and stomach cancer cells is the first report.