Objective This study investigated the impact of occupational mercury(Hg) exposure on human gene transcription and expression, and its potential biological mechanisms.Methods Differentially expressed genes related to H...Objective This study investigated the impact of occupational mercury(Hg) exposure on human gene transcription and expression, and its potential biological mechanisms.Methods Differentially expressed genes related to Hg exposure were identified and validated using gene expression microarray analysis and extended validation. Hg-exposed cell models and PTEN lowexpression models were established in vitro using 293T cells. PTEN gene expression was assessed using qRT-PCR, and Western blotting was used to measure PTEN, AKT, and PI3K protein levels. IL-6 expression was determined by ELISA.Results Combined findings from gene expression microarray analysis, bioinformatics, and population expansion validation indicated significant downregulation of the PTEN gene in the high-concentration Hg exposure group. In the Hg-exposed cell model(25 and 10 μmol/L), a significant decrease in PTEN expression was observed, accompanied by a significant increase in PI3K, AKT, and IL-6 expression.Similarly, a low-expression cell model demonstrated that PTEN gene knockdown led to a significant decrease in PTEN protein expression and a substantial increase in PI3K, AKT, and IL-6 levels.Conclusion This is the first study to report that Hg exposure downregulates the PTEN gene, activates the PI3K/AKT regulatory pathway, and increases the expression of inflammatory factors, ultimately resulting in kidney inflammation.展开更多
该文旨在比较不同的转染试剂介导两种荧光素酶报告基因转染人胚肾细胞293T的效果。采用脂质体转染试剂Lipofectamine?2000、非脂质体成分X-tremeGENE HP DNA和FuGENE?HD转染试剂,选取不同配比的质粒DNA和转染试剂分别将含有绿色荧光蛋白...该文旨在比较不同的转染试剂介导两种荧光素酶报告基因转染人胚肾细胞293T的效果。采用脂质体转染试剂Lipofectamine?2000、非脂质体成分X-tremeGENE HP DNA和FuGENE?HD转染试剂,选取不同配比的质粒DNA和转染试剂分别将含有绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)和红色荧光蛋白(RFP)的质粒转入293T细胞中,应用倒置荧光显微镜和流式细胞仪分析转染效率,锥虫蓝染色法检测细胞存活率。X-tremeGENE HP DNA转染试剂转染293T细胞的效率最高,不管目的基因、质粒DNA和转染试剂的配比如何,其转染效率均显著高于脂质体转染试剂(P均<0.05);在相同的质粒DNA和转染试剂比例下,FuGENE?HD试剂介导GFP转染的效率显著高于脂质体试剂Lipofectamine?2000(P均<0.05),但二者介导RFP转染的效率无显著性差异(P均>0.05);在质粒DNA和转染试剂比为1?2时,X-tremeGENE HP DNA试剂转染GFP和RFP的效率均显著高于FuGENE?HD试剂(P均<0.05),当比例递变为1?4时,二者的转染效率无显著性差异(P均>0.05)。随着转染试剂使用量的增多,Lipofectamine?2000和FuGENE?HD试剂的转染效率明显升高,而X-tremeGENE HP DNA试剂的转染效率则下降。与转染GFP基因相比,三种试剂的转染效率均随着目的基因RFP片段的增大而显著降低(P均<0.05)。在质粒DNA和转染试剂的比例相同的情况下,三种试剂转染后的存活率无显著性差异(P均>0.05),但随着转染试剂用量的增加,三种试剂转染后的细胞存活率均显著降低(P均<0.05)。目的基因大小与转染效率成反比,综合考虑转染试剂用量、转染效率和细胞活性,该研究认为X-tremeGENE HP DNA转染试剂效果最好。展开更多
基金supported by the Jiangsu Province’s Outstanding Medical Academic Leader Program [CXTDA2017029]the Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline [ZDXK202249].
文摘Objective This study investigated the impact of occupational mercury(Hg) exposure on human gene transcription and expression, and its potential biological mechanisms.Methods Differentially expressed genes related to Hg exposure were identified and validated using gene expression microarray analysis and extended validation. Hg-exposed cell models and PTEN lowexpression models were established in vitro using 293T cells. PTEN gene expression was assessed using qRT-PCR, and Western blotting was used to measure PTEN, AKT, and PI3K protein levels. IL-6 expression was determined by ELISA.Results Combined findings from gene expression microarray analysis, bioinformatics, and population expansion validation indicated significant downregulation of the PTEN gene in the high-concentration Hg exposure group. In the Hg-exposed cell model(25 and 10 μmol/L), a significant decrease in PTEN expression was observed, accompanied by a significant increase in PI3K, AKT, and IL-6 expression.Similarly, a low-expression cell model demonstrated that PTEN gene knockdown led to a significant decrease in PTEN protein expression and a substantial increase in PI3K, AKT, and IL-6 levels.Conclusion This is the first study to report that Hg exposure downregulates the PTEN gene, activates the PI3K/AKT regulatory pathway, and increases the expression of inflammatory factors, ultimately resulting in kidney inflammation.
文摘该文旨在比较不同的转染试剂介导两种荧光素酶报告基因转染人胚肾细胞293T的效果。采用脂质体转染试剂Lipofectamine?2000、非脂质体成分X-tremeGENE HP DNA和FuGENE?HD转染试剂,选取不同配比的质粒DNA和转染试剂分别将含有绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)和红色荧光蛋白(RFP)的质粒转入293T细胞中,应用倒置荧光显微镜和流式细胞仪分析转染效率,锥虫蓝染色法检测细胞存活率。X-tremeGENE HP DNA转染试剂转染293T细胞的效率最高,不管目的基因、质粒DNA和转染试剂的配比如何,其转染效率均显著高于脂质体转染试剂(P均<0.05);在相同的质粒DNA和转染试剂比例下,FuGENE?HD试剂介导GFP转染的效率显著高于脂质体试剂Lipofectamine?2000(P均<0.05),但二者介导RFP转染的效率无显著性差异(P均>0.05);在质粒DNA和转染试剂比为1?2时,X-tremeGENE HP DNA试剂转染GFP和RFP的效率均显著高于FuGENE?HD试剂(P均<0.05),当比例递变为1?4时,二者的转染效率无显著性差异(P均>0.05)。随着转染试剂使用量的增多,Lipofectamine?2000和FuGENE?HD试剂的转染效率明显升高,而X-tremeGENE HP DNA试剂的转染效率则下降。与转染GFP基因相比,三种试剂的转染效率均随着目的基因RFP片段的增大而显著降低(P均<0.05)。在质粒DNA和转染试剂的比例相同的情况下,三种试剂转染后的存活率无显著性差异(P均>0.05),但随着转染试剂用量的增加,三种试剂转染后的细胞存活率均显著降低(P均<0.05)。目的基因大小与转染效率成反比,综合考虑转染试剂用量、转染效率和细胞活性,该研究认为X-tremeGENE HP DNA转染试剂效果最好。
