NSA2在激光诱导的小鼠脉络膜新生血管模型中表达的时相性和定位研究

目的探讨NSA2在激光诱导的小鼠脉络膜新生血管（choroidal neovascularization,CNV）模型眼组织中的表达及其意义。方法532nm激光诱导C57BI/6J小鼠CNV模型。用CD31抗体标记血管内皮细胞的方法对CNV模型进行鉴定,采用RT-PCR和Western blotting方法检测正常对照组和光凝后1d、3d、5d、7d和14d组小鼠CNV中NSA2mRNA和蛋白表达的时间变化规律。取光凝后7d组小鼠眼做眼球冰冻切片,用免疫荧光染色方法对NSA2蛋白在CNV中的表达进行定位研究。结果NSA2在正常小鼠的视网膜脉络膜组织中弱表达。视网膜光凝后,NSA2mRNA和蛋白在CNV模型眼组织中的表达有明显的时间变化规律,光凝后l～3d逐渐增强,3d达高峰,之后逐渐减弱,14d时仍稍高于正常水平。同时发现NSA2在CNV区域表达较强。结论NSA2在CNV形成早期表达上调,具有明显的时间变化规律,且在CNV区域有较强的表达,因此我们推断NSA2可能在CNV形成这一病理过程中起着重要作用。     

外源性细胞色素C对脓毒症小鼠心肌TGF-β1和Smad1/5/8影响的实验研究

目的 探讨外源性细胞色素c (Cytc)对脓毒症小鼠心肌TGF-β1和Smad1/5/8的作用及影响.方法 雄性昆明小鼠78只,随机分为假手术组( Sham)、脓毒症组(CLP)、细胞色素C处理组(T).CLP组和T组用盲肠结扎穿孔法造模,Sham组仅开腹翻动盲肠.24 h造模成功后,T组经尾静脉注射外源性Cyt c(20 mg/kg)、Sham组和CLP组分别经尾静脉注射150(1生理盐水.30 min后以0、6h、12 h点取材,每个时间点5只小鼠,测左心室收缩压(LVSP)、左心室舒张末期压(LVEDP)、左室内压力变化最大上升和下降速率(LV±dp/dt-max);取心肌组织分别做组织学检查、RT-PCR和Western-Blot检测TGF-β1和Smad1/5/8蛋白的表达;24h点留取电镜标本,余下的小鼠观察生存率.结果 与CLP组比较,T组一般情况好转,生存率提高,病理学改善;LVSP、LVEDP和LV±dp/dt-max提高(P＜0.05);各组TGF-β1和Smad1/5/8蛋白均有表达,CLP组表达明显增加,经外源性Cytc干预后蛋白表达减少,CLP组与其它组比较差别有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论 外源性Cytc逆转脓毒症小鼠心肌线粒体功能抑制和心肌抑制,改善心功能.     

Interleukin-17: a mediator of inflammatory responses

Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a prototype member of a new cytokine family with six species identified to date. IL-17 is secreted mainly by activated CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T lymphocytes, while its receptor is distributed ubiquitously. IL-17 has been classified as a proinflammatory cytokine because of its ability to induce the expression of many mediators of inflammation, most strikingly those that are involved in the proliferation, maturation and chemotaxis of neutrophils. Increased levels of IL-17 have been associated with several conditions, including airway inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, intraperitoneal abscesses and adhesions, inflammatory bowel disease, allograft rejection, psoriasis, cancer and multiple sclerosis. This review provides an overview of IL-17 activities, concentrating on those that lead to neutrophil recruitment.Received 13 June 2003; received after revision 27 August 2003; accepted 1 September 2003     

Interleukin-17 stimulates inducible nitric oxide synthase-dependent toxicity in mouse beta cells

The influence of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-17 on inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS)-mediated NO release was investigated in the mouse insulinoma cell line MIN6 and mouse pancreatic islets. IL-17 markedly augmented iNOS mRNA/protein expression and subsequent NO production induced in MIN6 cells or pancreatic islets by different combinations of interferon-γ, tumor necrosis factor-α, and IL-1β. The induction of iNOS by IL-17 was preceded by phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and inhibition of p38 MAPK activation completely abolished IL-17-stimulated NO release. IL-17 enhanced the NO-dependent toxicity of proinflammatory cytokines toward MIN6 cells, while IL-17-specific neutralizing antibody partially reduced the NO production and rescued insulinoma cells and pancreatic islets from NO-dependent damage induced by activated T cells. Finally, a significant increase in blood IL-17 levels was observed in a multiple low-dose streptozotocin model of diabetes, suggesting that T cell-derived IL-17 might be involved in NO-dependent damage of beta cells in this disease. Received 14 June 2005; received after revision 17 September 2005; accepted 21 September 2005     

热性惊厥儿童血液IL-6、IL-10和MMP-9表达的研究

目的 热性惊厥是儿童痫性发作最常见的形式.炎性细胞因子可能导致热性惊厥的发展.本研究探讨白介素-6(IL-6)、白介素-10(IL-100和金属蛋白酶-9(MMP-9)等炎性细胞因子在小儿热性惊厥中是否被激活以及其表达与原发性癫痫中的不同.方法 回顾性研究自2010年12月到2012年11月入院的相关病人资料.分热性惊厥组(N=43)、高热对照组(N=40)、原发性癫痫组(N=32)及正常儿童组(N=15).在惊厥发生的24h内收集病人血液.酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)进行IL-6、IL-10和MMP-9等细胞因子水平测定.结果 IL-6、IL-10和MMP-9在热性惊厥组的表达均高于原发性癫痫组(p＜0.05)和正常组(p＜0.05).IL-6与MMP-9在热性惊厥组的表达高于高热对照组,IL-10的表达在热性惊厥组与高热对照组之间无明显差异(P＞0.05).结论 IL-6、IL-10和MMP-9在热性惊厥儿童表达明显升高;炎性因子可能参与热性惊厥的病理过程,且其参与机制可能不同于其在原发性癫痫病理过程中的作用.     

Roles for interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-4 in the generation of allocytotoxic T cells in the primary and secondary responses in vitro

Roles for interleukin-2(IL-2) and IL-4 in the generation of murine allocytotoxine T lymphocytes (allo-CTL) in the primary and secondary responses were studied in vitro. The generation of allo-CTL in the primary response was inhibited by anti-IL-2 monoclonal antibody (mAb), but was not inhibited by anti-IL-4 mAb. On the other hand, the generation of allo-CTL in the secondary response was partially inhibited by either anti-IL-2 or anti-IL-4 mAb, and it was almost completely inhibited by the combination of two mAbs. CD8⁺ cell-depleted splenocytes produced IL-2, but not IL-4, in response to alloantigens in the primary response, and these cells produced both IL-2 and IL-4 in the secondary response. Both exogenous IL-2 and IL-4 induced functionally active allo-CTL in the primary response from CD4⁺ cell-depleted splenocytes when these cells were stimulated with T cell-depleted allogeneic cells. These results suggest that the allo-CTL induction in the primary response is IL:-2-dependent and secondary allo-CTL induction is both IL-2 and IL-4-dependent, because unprimed CD4⁺ T cells produce IL-2, but not IL-4, whereas primed cells produce both IL-2 and IL-4 in response to alloantigens.     

The pathogenic role of interleukin-27 in autoimmune diabetes

Interleukin (IL)-27 is an IL-12-related cytokine that can promote both anti- and pro-inflammatory immune responses. This study investigated the potential role of IL-27 in autoimmune diabetes. We detected a high level of IL-27 in diabetic NOD mice. In addition, blockade of IL-27 significantly delayed the onset of diabetic splenocyte-transferred diabetes, while IL-27-treated diabetic splenocytes promoted the onset of the disease, compared with untreated controls. Furthermore, IL-27 up-regulated pro-inflammatory cytokines IFN-γ and IL-17 and down-regulated anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-4, TGF-β, and IL-10 secreted by diabetic splenocytes. These results demonstrate a pathogenic role of IL-27 in T cell-mediated autoimmune diabetes. Received 02 September 2008; received after revision 27 September 2008; accepted 01 October 2008 R. Wang, G. Han: These authors contributed equally to this work.     

High frequency of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-specific CD8+-T cells detected in a healthy CMV-seropositive donor

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) persists after infection but is controlled by cellular immune responses, particularly by CD8⁺ T cells. If infected individuals are immunosuppressed, HCMV can be reactivated. Upon testing the blood of healthy donors with human lymphocyte antigen tetramers, we found one individual with about 50 % of his CD8⁺ T cells being specific for the immunodominant pp65 epitope NLVPMVATV. Over a period of 2 years the high level of HCMV-specific T cells was maintained, and no HCMV DNA could be detected. At one timepoint, however, HCMV-specific DNA was detected, while 65 % of CD8⁺ T cells were specific for HCMV. When virus was detectable, a lower percentage of HCMV-specific CD8⁺ T cells showed interferon γ (IFN-γ) production after peptide stimulation in vitro. These data suggest that HCMV reactivation may also occur in immunocompetent persons, accompanied by the presence of HCMV-specific CD8⁺ T cells which are not producing IFNγ, and therefore potentially anergic or in vivo exhausted. Received 6 March 2002; received after revision 15 April 2002; accepted 17 April 2002     

解聚复肾宁对大鼠肾小球系膜细胞增殖和细胞周期的影响

目的 观察中药复方解聚复肾宁（JJFSN）对高耱环境下大鼠肾小球系膜细胞（mesangial cell,MC）增殖和细胞周期的影响.方法 以高糖诱导MC增殖,采用血清药理学方法制备不同浓度JJFSN舍药血清,加入培养液中,用MTT法检测细胞增殖,流式细胞技术检测细胞周期.结果 MTT显示：JJFSN含药血清可抑制高糖诱导的MC过度增殖（P＜0.05）,并且这种作用具有药物剂量和时间依赖关系.流式细胞技术分析表明：JJFSN可逆转高糖对细胞周期的影响,使G0/G1期细胞比例增加,S期细胞比例下降（P＜0.05） 在高浓度时还能促进MC细胞凋亡.结论 JJFSN可以通过调节细胞周期,促进细胞凋亡,从而抑制高糖诱导的MC过度增殖,这可能是JJFSN防治DN早期的作用杌理.     

The processing and presentation of endogenous and exogenous antigen by Schwann cells in vitro

The expression of major histocomatibility complex class II in vitro and in vivo by Schwann cells indicates a potential facultative role of Schwann cells in the presentation of antigen to neuritogenic T cells during inflammatory demyelinating neuropathies. Using a T cell proliferation assay, this study demonstrated that processing and presentation of endogenous and exogenous antigen by Schwann cells influences T cell proliferation. Statistical analysis of proliferation and its relation to processing and presentation of antigen by Schwann cells had not been previously addressed. Different combinations of factors including treatment of cultures (untreated, irradiated or fixed), concentration of exogenous antigen (0 or 40 μmg/ml), the presence of interferon-γ and the timing of exogenous antigen addition influence the proliferation P₂-specific, non-mammalian protein ovalbumin-specific T cell lines and naive T cells. Received 25 July 2002; received after revision 9 September 2002; accepted 7 October 2002     

Species-specific differences in the mitogenic activity of heparin-binding growth factors in the sera of various mammals

Sera from different mammalian species displayed great differences in mitogenic activity, as measured by stimulation of DNA synthesis in BALB/c 3T3 cells (3T3 cells). Among the sera examined, fetal bovine serum was least active, and increasing activity was detected in calf serum, human serum, rat serum and mouse serum, in that order. Rat and mouse sera exhibited extremely high mitogenic activity with 3T3 cells, but when TIG-1 human fetal lung fibroblasts were used for the DNA assay instead, the activity levels of all of the sera were lower, and the differences between them were smaller. To determine the reasons for these differences, the heparin-binding growth factors in each serum were separated on a heparin affinity column. Five peaks of DNA-stimulating activity were obtained. Three of these were found in all sera examined, with both 3T3 cells and TIG-1 cells. Two other peaks were found only with 3T3 cells; one was peculiar to rat and mouse sera, with extremely high activity in the rat, and the other was specific to fetal serum. The dependence of the activity of these peaks on the cells used for the test was confirmed using normal rat lung fibroblasts and immortalized rat kidney cells. These findings adequately explain the species-specific differences in mitogenic activity of whole sera, and the variation in activity depending on the cells used for assay of DNA synthesis.     

链脲佐菌素诱导的1型糖尿病小鼠对视网膜神经节细胞及眼压的影响

目的 研究糖尿病小鼠视网膜神经无细胞及眼压的变化.方法 5周龄的C57BL/6小鼠腹腔注射链脲佐菌素(STZ)建立糖尿病模型.模型建立后3周和6周,行眼压测量与视网膜神经节细胞计数.结果 与对照鼠相比较,糖尿病小鼠的眼压升高(P＜0.01),视网膜神经节细胞比值减少(P＜0.01).结论 糖尿病会导致小鼠视网膜神经节细胞的减少和眼压升高,这些病理改变可能是糖尿病视网膜病变的重要组成部分.