Indirect visualization of hematopoietic colony-forming stem cell (CFUs) as a possible target cell forMycoplasma arthritidis

Summary Utilizing specific rabbit antiserum againstM. arthritidis together with complement, a portion of the marrow 7-day CFUs population of CBA mice infected with live mycoplasma organisms 1 day previously was shown to be inactivated. These cells might therefore be considered as candidate target cells forM. arthritidis. 11-day CFUs were unaffected by similar treatment.     

Increased mitochondrial palmitoylcarnitine/carnitine countertransport by flavone causes oxidative stress and apoptosis in colon cancer cells

Cancer cell metabolism is characterized by limited oxidative phosphorylation in order to minimize oxidative stress. We have previously shown that the flavonoid flavone in HT-29 colon cancer cells increases the uptake of pyruvate or lactate into mitochondria, which is followed by an increase in O₂^−.. production that finally leads to apoptosis. Similarly, a supply of palmitoylcarnitine in combination with carnitine induces apoptosis in HT-29 cells by increasing the mitochondrial respiration rate. Here we show that flavone-induced apoptosis is increased more than twofold in the presence of palmitoylcarnitine due to increased mitochondrial fatty acid transport and the subsequent metabolic generation of O₂^−. in mitochondria is the initiating factor for the execution of apoptosis. Received 12 August 2005; received after revision 12 October 2005; accepted 14 October 2005     

EGF-induced programmed cell death of human mammary carcinoma MDA-MB-468 cells is preceded by activation of AP-1

MDA-MB-468 is a human mammary adenocarcinoma cell line that overexpresses the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor and undergoes programmed cell death (apoptosis) in response to EGF treatment. Programmed cell death was shown to be greatly enhanced when cells were growth-arrested prior to EGF treatment. Apoptosis was characterized by an initial rounding up and detachment of the cells from their substrate starting about 12 h after EGF treatment, followed by chromatin condensation, nuclear fragmentation and oligonucleosomal fragmentation of the DNA at about 24 to 48 h. Cell death was dependent on de novo protein synthesis. We found a rapid induction of c-fos, c-jun and junB at the mRNA level after about 30 min of EGF treatment and a more delayed upregulation of fosB and fra-1. The junD gene was expressed in the absence of EGF, and it was moderately induced within 30 min of growth factor addition. The increase of the different fos and jun mRNAs were paralleled by an increase of activator protein-1 (AP-1) DNA binding activity. A characterization of the AP-1 complex revealed similar levels of several Fos and Jun proteins. Based on the kinetics of AP-1 accumulation and cell death, it seems likely that AP-1 contributes to the apoptotic cell death of EGF receptor-overexpressing MDA-MB-468 cells. Received 21 July 1997; received after revision 6 November 1997; accepted 6 November 1997     

根瘤菌87-1-1诱导刺槐根表皮传递细胞特异性表达的cDNA文库构建及序列分析

探寻根瘤菌诱导刺槐后根表皮细胞分化成传递细胞的特异性表达基因及其分子机制.采用抑制差减杂交(suppression subtraction hybridization,SSH)技术构建刺槐根系被接种根瘤菌和未被接种根瘤菌二者间的正反两个c DNA文库.各挑选正反文库中500个克隆进行测序,在Blastn、Blastp、Swiss Prot、KEGG、COG、Interpro以及Gene ontology(GO)数据库中进行比对注释.结合生理过程对ESTs进行分析,共获得725条非冗余序列(uni EST),正反向文库分别为385条和340条,其中包括674个单一序列(singlets),51个拼接序列(contigs).在Nt库比对中有674条uni ESTs与已知基因匹配,占比93%;在Nr库比对中有648条序列有匹配蛋白,占比89%.有正向文库213个uni ESTs和反向文库156个uni ESTs能进行Geney ontology(GO)功能注释,在细胞组分被注释了270次,分子功能被注释了448次,生物过程被注释了484次.uni ESTs的功能分析显示,正向文库中多与细胞翻译后修饰、转录因子、细胞信号通路、细胞壁/细胞膜/内膜系统以及细胞骨架相关蛋白有关,部分是结瘤相关基因.而反向文库中与细胞生长、代谢物形成的基因相关较多,这与根瘤菌处理刺槐后的生理过程一致.在根瘤菌诱导的刺槐根组织文库中发现特异性基因如MYB类转录因子、囊泡相关膜蛋白等与传递细胞相关的基因,结果有助于进一步研究此类传递细胞的形成分化机制.     

米非司酮对JAR细胞凋亡的诱导作用

米非司酮是一类抗孕激素和抗糖皮质激素药物,在临床被广泛用于早孕的终止．发现米非司酮能抑制人滋养层瘤细胞（ＪＡＲ）的生长．药物处理使细胞形态出现典型的凋亡特征．被处理细胞的ＤＮＡ经琼脂糖电泳呈凋亡细胞特有的云梯状条带．原位凋亡检测也证实了凋亡细胞的存在．临床样品分析证明,米非司酮药物流产的人绒毛组织也发生了明显的细胞凋亡．说明米非司酮诱导流产的机制除了对子宫蜕膜的作用外,还可能与诱导滋养层细胞凋亡有关     

家鸽肠道嗜银细胞的分布及形态学观察

本文用Ｇｒｉｍｅｌｉｕｓ银染法对家鸽肠道嗜银细胞的分布及形态在光镜下进行了研究。     

New approach for segmentation of overlapping blood cell images

提出一种基于血细胞近圆形特征的粘连血细胞分割方法.用形态学腐蚀得到距离图和图像的边缘,并利用灰度重建得到细胞的中心区域和圆心,在此基础上基于细胞圆形特征对细胞的边缘进行搜索,得到粘连细胞的分离点,从而求得分离线,完成对粘连血细胞的精确分割.实验表明,该分离方法是有效可行的.     

尼克酰胺与exendin-4诱导胰腺干细胞向β细胞定向分化研究

目的体外分离胰腺干细胞,选择最佳培养条件探索胰腺干细胞在体外环境下向β细胞的分化情况.方法取SD大鼠胰腺组织,胶原酶消化,密度梯度离心获得纯化的胰腺导管上皮细胞.采用分步诱导法诱导胰腺导管上皮细胞向胰岛β细胞分化;用胰岛素释放实验检测胰岛功能,免疫荧光法检测nestin,PDX-1,CK-19,CK-20胰岛素及胰高血糖素等的表达.结果胰腺消化培养6～12h,可看到胰腺导管上皮细胞贴壁生长,通过4步诱导培养,nestin阳性细胞快速生长,并可分泌胰岛素.结论体外分离的成人胰岛前体细胞,在诱导因子的作用下,胰腺干细胞可定向分化为β细胞,有望应用于糖尿病的治疗.     

自体肝癌细胞裂解物致敏的树突状细胞诱导抗肝癌免疫的体外研究

从术后肝癌病人的外周血中诱导树突状细胞（DC），并经自体肝癌细胞裂解物致敏DC，用流式细胞仪、^3H-TdR掺入法及MTT法检测了DC表面分子的表达、DC刺激T细胞的增殖效应及DC诱导的T细胞对肝癌细胞的杀伤作用，进而比较经自体肝癌细胞裂解物致敏的DC与其它条件下的DC功能的差异．结果显示：肝癌细胞裂解物致敏DC的功能较未致敏DC显著提高，其可诱导自体混合淋巴细胞强的增殖效应，同时诱导的T细胞对自体肝癌细胞有较强的杀伤率．