Sialyl Lewisx-liposomes as vehicles for site-directed, E-selectin-mediated drug transfer into activated endothelial cells

E-selectin, exclusively expressed on activated endothelial cells, is a potential target for site-directed delivery of agents. We and others have shown that sialyl Lewis^x-liposomes (sLe^x-liposomes) are recognized by E-selectin. We now report an approach employing sLe^x-liposomes to deliver antisense oligonucleotides (AS-ODNs) directed against the adhesion molecule ICAM-1 to activated vascular endothelial cells. ICAM-1 expression was analyzed at the protein level by immunofluorescence and a cell surface ELISA, and at the RNA level by RT-PCR. We have investigated two different AS-ODNs complementary to the 3′ untranslated region and the AUG translation initiation codon of ICAM-1 mRNA. Both inhibited protein expression, but did not influence the mRNA level, pointing to a hybridization of AS-ODNs with the mRNA in the cytoplasm. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of a novel approach for the delivery of agents to activated endothelial cells by glycoliposomes targeted to E-selectin. Received 16 October 2000; revised 29 November 2000; accepted 29 November 2000     

E-选择素与肿瘤转移研究进展

肿瘤的转移是一个复杂的多步骤过程,它是恶性肿瘤致死性的关键因素.粘附分子与内皮细胞的粘附在此过程中起着重要作用.E-选择素(E-selectin)是粘附分子中的一类,仅表达在内皮细胞上.E-selectin的结构和功能及在肿瘤转移方面的研究表明:静息时,内皮细胞上的E-selectin含量甚微;当内皮细胞受到炎症介质白介素-1(IL-1)、肿瘤坏死因子-alpha(TNF-α)、细菌脂多糖(LPS)等刺激后,E-selectin的表达4 h可达高峰,24 h下降.唾液酸化的Lewis血型抗原(sialyl-Lewisx)是E-selectin的配体,它和E-selectin相互作用共同在肿瘤转移过程中起着重要作用.     

寡糖Lewis A模拟肽对小鼠急性腹膜炎的抑制作用

选择寡糖Lewis A模拟肽作为特异阻断剂, 探讨通过阻断E-选择素与其配体的结合抑制炎症的可能性. 向一组小鼠腹膜内注射酵母聚糖3 h后, 再于静脉注射表达寡糖Lewis A模拟肽IELLQAR的噬菌体或合成肽IELLQAR, 以空噬菌体或BSA作对照, 观察到实验组腹腔冲洗液中的嗜中性粒细胞显著减少. 为证实该结果, 髓过氧化物酶活性被测定, 酶活性的降低同嗜中性粒细胞的减少平行, 表明注射寡糖Lewis A模拟肽可能通过阻断E-选择素与其配体结合, 防止急性炎症的发生.     

Inhibitory effect of a modified adenovirus type 5 E1A gene on the NF-kB activity in porcine aortic endothelial cells induced by TNF-α

During the DXR process of xenotransplantation, the endothelial cells (EC) are activated, and the expression of NF-kB is immediately up-regulated[1]. NF-kB consisting of p65/p50 heterodimers or homodimers are retained in the cytoplasm by association with IkB (inhibitor of NF-kB) proteins. After stimulation, IkB is degraded, re-leasing NF-kB from these trimeric complexes, and allow-ing NF-kB translocation to the nucleus to play its biology function[2,5]. The promoter and enhancer region…