Interleukin-1βis a potent proinflammatory cytokine that plays a key role in the pathogenesis of the brain aging and diverse range of neurological diseases including Alzheimer’s disease,Parkinson’s disease,stroke an...Interleukin-1βis a potent proinflammatory cytokine that plays a key role in the pathogenesis of the brain aging and diverse range of neurological diseases including Alzheimer’s disease,Parkinson’s disease,stroke and persistent pain.Activated microglia are the main cellular source of interleukin-1βin the brain.Cathepsin B is associated with the production and secretion of interleukin-1βthrough pyrin domain-containing protein 3 inflammasome-independent processing of procaspase-3 in the phagolysosomes.The leakage of cathepsin B from the endosomal-lysosomal system during aging is associated with the proteolytic degradation of mitochondrial transcription factor A,which can stabilize mitochondrial DNA.Therefore,microglial cathepsin B could function as a major driver for inflammatory brain diseases and brain aging.Orally active and blood-brain barrier-permeable specific inhibitors for cathepsin B can be potentially effective new pharmaceutical interventions against inflammatory brain diseases and brain aging.展开更多
目的:构建大鼠线粒体转录因子TFAM(A)、线粒体转录因子TFB1M(B1)、线粒体转录TFB2M(B2)及线粒体RNA聚合酶(POLRMT)的质粒标准品,为检测内耳细胞线粒体TFAM、TFB1M、TFB2M、POLRMT的mRNA表达水平做基础。方法:设计特异性引物和探针,提取...目的:构建大鼠线粒体转录因子TFAM(A)、线粒体转录因子TFB1M(B1)、线粒体转录TFB2M(B2)及线粒体RNA聚合酶(POLRMT)的质粒标准品,为检测内耳细胞线粒体TFAM、TFB1M、TFB2M、POLRMT的mRNA表达水平做基础。方法:设计特异性引物和探针,提取大鼠内耳组织总mRNA逆转录成c DNA,PCR扩增、纯化目的片段,将纯化产物与p Zero Back/blunt载体重组,提取重组质粒,经测序鉴定后,用实时荧光绝对定量PCR建立标准曲线。结果:测序结果与各目的序列一致,获得良好的标准曲线(R2>0.99)。结论:成功构建了各目的基因的质粒标准品。展开更多
Activated G-protein-coupled receptor 39(GPR39)has been shown to attenuate inflammation by interacting with sirtuin 1(SIRT1)and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γcoactivator 1α(PGC-1α).However,whether GPR3...Activated G-protein-coupled receptor 39(GPR39)has been shown to attenuate inflammation by interacting with sirtuin 1(SIRT1)and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γcoactivator 1α(PGC-1α).However,whether GPR39 attenuates neuropathic pain remains unclear.In this study,we established a Sprague-Dawley rat model of spared nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain and found that GPR39 expression was significantly decreased in neurons and microglia in the spinal dorsal horn compared with sham-operated rats.Intrathecal injection of TC-G 1008,a specific agonist of GPR39,significantly alleviated mechanical allodynia in the rats with spared nerve injury,improved spinal cord mitochondrial biogenesis,and alleviated neuroinflammation.These changes were abolished by GPR39 small interfering RNA(siRNA),Ex-527(SIRT1 inhibitor),and PGC-1αsiRNA.Taken together,these findings show that GPR39 activation ameliorates mechanical allodynia by activating the SIRT1/PGC-1αpathway in rats with spared nerve injury.展开更多
基金founded by JSPS KAKENHI,No.24390416,JP15H05015,15K15684 and JP16H01304(all to HN)
文摘Interleukin-1βis a potent proinflammatory cytokine that plays a key role in the pathogenesis of the brain aging and diverse range of neurological diseases including Alzheimer’s disease,Parkinson’s disease,stroke and persistent pain.Activated microglia are the main cellular source of interleukin-1βin the brain.Cathepsin B is associated with the production and secretion of interleukin-1βthrough pyrin domain-containing protein 3 inflammasome-independent processing of procaspase-3 in the phagolysosomes.The leakage of cathepsin B from the endosomal-lysosomal system during aging is associated with the proteolytic degradation of mitochondrial transcription factor A,which can stabilize mitochondrial DNA.Therefore,microglial cathepsin B could function as a major driver for inflammatory brain diseases and brain aging.Orally active and blood-brain barrier-permeable specific inhibitors for cathepsin B can be potentially effective new pharmaceutical interventions against inflammatory brain diseases and brain aging.
文摘目的:构建大鼠线粒体转录因子TFAM(A)、线粒体转录因子TFB1M(B1)、线粒体转录TFB2M(B2)及线粒体RNA聚合酶(POLRMT)的质粒标准品,为检测内耳细胞线粒体TFAM、TFB1M、TFB2M、POLRMT的mRNA表达水平做基础。方法:设计特异性引物和探针,提取大鼠内耳组织总mRNA逆转录成c DNA,PCR扩增、纯化目的片段,将纯化产物与p Zero Back/blunt载体重组,提取重组质粒,经测序鉴定后,用实时荧光绝对定量PCR建立标准曲线。结果:测序结果与各目的序列一致,获得良好的标准曲线(R2>0.99)。结论:成功构建了各目的基因的质粒标准品。
基金supported by the National Notural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82071556 and 82271291 (both to WM)
文摘Activated G-protein-coupled receptor 39(GPR39)has been shown to attenuate inflammation by interacting with sirtuin 1(SIRT1)and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γcoactivator 1α(PGC-1α).However,whether GPR39 attenuates neuropathic pain remains unclear.In this study,we established a Sprague-Dawley rat model of spared nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain and found that GPR39 expression was significantly decreased in neurons and microglia in the spinal dorsal horn compared with sham-operated rats.Intrathecal injection of TC-G 1008,a specific agonist of GPR39,significantly alleviated mechanical allodynia in the rats with spared nerve injury,improved spinal cord mitochondrial biogenesis,and alleviated neuroinflammation.These changes were abolished by GPR39 small interfering RNA(siRNA),Ex-527(SIRT1 inhibitor),and PGC-1αsiRNA.Taken together,these findings show that GPR39 activation ameliorates mechanical allodynia by activating the SIRT1/PGC-1αpathway in rats with spared nerve injury.
