Lupus nephritis is the most common visceral complication in the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus （SLE）.It was evident that the anti-dsDNA antibodies were closely related to lupus nephritis, as seen in pat...Lupus nephritis is the most common visceral complication in the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus （SLE）.It was evident that the anti-dsDNA antibodies were closely related to lupus nephritis, as seen in patients who had higher titers of serum anti-dsDNA antibodies had more severe renal lesions and even worse prognosis. So far it is still unknown how the dsDNA or anti-dsDNA antibody plays a role in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis. The Trypanosoma equiperdum （TE） has uniformed dsDNA, no histone is found in both the cell nucleus and kinetonucleus. For this reason, TE became an optimal substrate used for detecting anti-dsDNA antibodies in SLE patients. It is proved that TE substrate is highly sensitive and specific. This reminds us to concern whether TE dsDNA share same SLE antigenic determinants with the pathogenic dsDNA in patients. Compared to the mammalian dsDNA, the kinetoplast DNA （kDNA） of TE has simpler molecular structure which makes it easier for purification. It offers us the possibility to establish lupus-like nephritis model by TE kDNA. We subcutaneously injected TE kDNA into normal mice. The result indicated lupus-like nephritis has been successfully induced by this simple and convenient protocol, which is useful to elucidate the particular role of dsDNA or anti-dsDNA antibody in lupus nephritis.展开更多
Among the four prostaglandin E2 receptors,EP3 receptor is the one most abundantly expressed in white adipose tissue(WAT).The mouse EP3 gene gives rise to three isoforms,namely EP3α,EP3β,and EP3γ,which differ only a...Among the four prostaglandin E2 receptors,EP3 receptor is the one most abundantly expressed in white adipose tissue(WAT).The mouse EP3 gene gives rise to three isoforms,namely EP3α,EP3β,and EP3γ,which differ only at their C-terminal tails.To date,functions of EP3 receptor and its isoforms in WAT remain incompletely characterized.In this study,we found that the expression of all EP3 isoforms were downregulated in WAT of both db/db and high-fat diet-induced obese mice.Genetic ablation of three EP3 receptor isoforms(EP3^(−/−)mice)or EP3αand EP3γisoforms with EP3βintact(EP3βmice)led to an obese phenotype with increased food intake,decreased motor activity,reduced insulin sensitivity,and elevated serum triglycerides.Since the differentiation of preadipocytes and mouse embryonic fibroblasts to adipocytes was markedly facilitated by either pharmacological blockade or genetic deletion/inhibition of EP3 receptor via the cAMP/PKA/PPARγpathway,increased adipogenesis may contribute to obesity in EP3^(−/−)and EP3βmice.Moreover,both EP3^(−/−)and EP3βmice had increased lipolysis in WAT mainly due to the activated cAMP/PKA/hormone-sensitive lipase pathway.Taken together,our findings suggest that EP3 receptor and itsαandγisoforms are involved in both adipogenesis and lipolysis and influence food intake,serum lipid levels,and insulin sensitivity.展开更多
The biological chemistry would be responsible for the meat quality. This study tried to investigate the transcript expression profile and explain the characteristics of differentially expressed genes between the Wujin...The biological chemistry would be responsible for the meat quality. This study tried to investigate the transcript expression profile and explain the characteristics of differentially expressed genes between the Wujin and Landrace pigs. The results showed that 526 differentially expressed genes were found by comparing the transcript expression profile of muscle tissue between Wujin and Landrace pigs. Among them, 335 genes showed up-regulations and 191 genes showed down-regulations in Wujin pigs compared with the Landrace pigs. Gene ontology （GO） analysis indicated that the differentially expressed genes were clustered into three groups involving in protein synthesis, energy metabolism and immune response. Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes （KEGG） pathway analysis found that these differentially expressed genes participated in protein synthesis metabolism, energy metabolism and immune response pathway. The Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery （DAVID） analysis of protein function and protein domains function also confirmed that differentially expressed genes belonged to protein synthesis, energy metabolism and immune response. Genes related protein synthesis metabolism pathway in Landrace was higher than in Wujin pigs. However, differentially expressed genes related energy metabolism and immune response was up-regulated in Wujin pigs compared with Landrace pigs. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR on selected genes was used to confirm the results from the microarray. These suggested that the genes related to protein synthesis, energy metabolism and immune response would contribute to the growth performance, meat quality as well as anti-disease capacity.展开更多
文摘Lupus nephritis is the most common visceral complication in the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus （SLE）.It was evident that the anti-dsDNA antibodies were closely related to lupus nephritis, as seen in patients who had higher titers of serum anti-dsDNA antibodies had more severe renal lesions and even worse prognosis. So far it is still unknown how the dsDNA or anti-dsDNA antibody plays a role in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis. The Trypanosoma equiperdum （TE） has uniformed dsDNA, no histone is found in both the cell nucleus and kinetonucleus. For this reason, TE became an optimal substrate used for detecting anti-dsDNA antibodies in SLE patients. It is proved that TE substrate is highly sensitive and specific. This reminds us to concern whether TE dsDNA share same SLE antigenic determinants with the pathogenic dsDNA in patients. Compared to the mammalian dsDNA, the kinetoplast DNA （kDNA） of TE has simpler molecular structure which makes it easier for purification. It offers us the possibility to establish lupus-like nephritis model by TE kDNA. We subcutaneously injected TE kDNA into normal mice. The result indicated lupus-like nephritis has been successfully induced by this simple and convenient protocol, which is useful to elucidate the particular role of dsDNA or anti-dsDNA antibody in lupus nephritis.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(2012CB517504 to Y.-F.G.)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81390351,81270275,81200511,and 81030003 to Y.-F.G.)+1 种基金National Institutes of Health grants(DK46205 to R.M.B.)the Swedish Research Council(to J.-A.G.),and Shenzhen Peacock Plan&JCYJ 20140418095735626.
文摘Among the four prostaglandin E2 receptors,EP3 receptor is the one most abundantly expressed in white adipose tissue(WAT).The mouse EP3 gene gives rise to three isoforms,namely EP3α,EP3β,and EP3γ,which differ only at their C-terminal tails.To date,functions of EP3 receptor and its isoforms in WAT remain incompletely characterized.In this study,we found that the expression of all EP3 isoforms were downregulated in WAT of both db/db and high-fat diet-induced obese mice.Genetic ablation of three EP3 receptor isoforms(EP3^(−/−)mice)or EP3αand EP3γisoforms with EP3βintact(EP3βmice)led to an obese phenotype with increased food intake,decreased motor activity,reduced insulin sensitivity,and elevated serum triglycerides.Since the differentiation of preadipocytes and mouse embryonic fibroblasts to adipocytes was markedly facilitated by either pharmacological blockade or genetic deletion/inhibition of EP3 receptor via the cAMP/PKA/PPARγpathway,increased adipogenesis may contribute to obesity in EP3^(−/−)and EP3βmice.Moreover,both EP3^(−/−)and EP3βmice had increased lipolysis in WAT mainly due to the activated cAMP/PKA/hormone-sensitive lipase pathway.Taken together,our findings suggest that EP3 receptor and itsαandγisoforms are involved in both adipogenesis and lipolysis and influence food intake,serum lipid levels,and insulin sensitivity.
基金sponsored by the Yunnan Natural Science Foundation,China(2009CD056)the National Natural Science foundation of China(30660132,31060331 and 31260592)+1 种基金the Special Program for Key Basic Research of the Ministry of Science and Technology,China(2007CB116201)the National Key Program of Transgenic Project of China(2009ZX08009-140B)
文摘The biological chemistry would be responsible for the meat quality. This study tried to investigate the transcript expression profile and explain the characteristics of differentially expressed genes between the Wujin and Landrace pigs. The results showed that 526 differentially expressed genes were found by comparing the transcript expression profile of muscle tissue between Wujin and Landrace pigs. Among them, 335 genes showed up-regulations and 191 genes showed down-regulations in Wujin pigs compared with the Landrace pigs. Gene ontology （GO） analysis indicated that the differentially expressed genes were clustered into three groups involving in protein synthesis, energy metabolism and immune response. Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes （KEGG） pathway analysis found that these differentially expressed genes participated in protein synthesis metabolism, energy metabolism and immune response pathway. The Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery （DAVID） analysis of protein function and protein domains function also confirmed that differentially expressed genes belonged to protein synthesis, energy metabolism and immune response. Genes related protein synthesis metabolism pathway in Landrace was higher than in Wujin pigs. However, differentially expressed genes related energy metabolism and immune response was up-regulated in Wujin pigs compared with Landrace pigs. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR on selected genes was used to confirm the results from the microarray. These suggested that the genes related to protein synthesis, energy metabolism and immune response would contribute to the growth performance, meat quality as well as anti-disease capacity.
