Objective： To explore influence of electroacupuncture（EA） therapy of tonifying the kidney and regulating governor vessel on amyloid beta（Aβ） related degradation enzymes in the hippocampus of a rat model of Alzhe...Objective： To explore influence of electroacupuncture（EA） therapy of tonifying the kidney and regulating governor vessel on amyloid beta（Aβ） related degradation enzymes in the hippocampus of a rat model of Alzheimer＇s disease（AD） induced by Aβ（1-42）.Methods： Forty Wistar male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups： a normal group, a sham operation group, a model group and an EA group, 10 rats in each one. The rats in normal group were normally fed. The rats in sham operation group were bilaterally injected in the hippocampus with 5 μL of saline and they were normally fed after the injection. The rats in the model group and the EA group were bilaterally injected in the hippocampus with 5 μL of Aβ（1-42） on each side. Rats in the EA group received EA of 5 Hz continuous wave at the ＂Bǎihuì（百会 GV20）＂ and bilateral ＂Shènshū（肾俞 BL23）＂ for a duration of 15 min per time every day and continuously for 15 days. After 15 days, the hippocampal expression levels of insulin degrading enzyme（IDE）, lipoprotein（LPL）, transthyretin（TTR）, apolipoprotein E（APoE）,a2 macroglobulin（a2 M） and Aβ（1-42） of the 4 groups were tested by Western blot.Results： Compared with the sham operation group, the expression levels of IDE, LPL, TTR, APoE and a2 M in the hippocampus were significantly lower（P〈 0.05, P〈 0.01） and the expression of Aβ（1-42） was significantly higher（P〈 0.01） in the model group. Compared with the model group, the expression levels of IDE, LPL, TTR,APoE and a2 M in the hippocampus of these rats were significantly lower（P〈 0.05,P〈 0.01）, the expression of Aβ（1-42） was significantly higher（P〈 0.01） in the EA group.Conclusion： EA therapy of tonifying the kidney and regulating governor vessel can enhance the expression of IDE, LPL, TTR, APoE, and a2 M in the hippocampus of AD rats injected by Aβ（1-42）, and may consequently promote the degradation of aβ（1-42） to help improve the pathological man展开更多
Besides transcription regulation, gene expression is also regulated at translation level. Although translation regulation is mainly mediated by translation initiation, an abundance of evi-dence shows that the terminat...Besides transcription regulation, gene expression is also regulated at translation level. Although translation regulation is mainly mediated by translation initiation, an abundance of evi-dence shows that the termination phase of translation is also important for gene expression. The expression of lN gene is down regulated at translation level in L24 mutant, however the precise mechanism still remains unknown. We report here that in an L24 mutant strain, the expression of lac-lN and GST-lN is decreased to 25% and 50% of that in wild type T83 strain respectively. Strikingly, the yield of GST-lN fusion protein in L24 mutant can be restored to the level as in T83 wild type strain by changing the two codons upstream lN stop codon. These findings imply that the stop codon and its context are involved in the translation regulation. The possible reason is that the translation termination complex containing L24 mutant ribosome may not dissociate prop-erly in stop code region. This failure of disengagement from mRNA will slow down the process of following ribosomes, and consequently decrease the efficiency of lN gene expression.展开更多
In the past two decades, extensive studies have focused on a group of so-called polarity proteins that play conserved and essential functions in establishing and maintaining cell polarity in epithelial cells. Among th...In the past two decades, extensive studies have focused on a group of so-called polarity proteins that play conserved and essential functions in establishing and maintaining cell polarity in epithelial cells. Among them, Crumbs （Crb） is the only trans- membrane polarity protein characterized to date （Tepass et al.,展开更多
Janus激酶/信号转导与转录激活子(The Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of tran-scriptions,JAK/STAT)信号通路是是众多细胞因子信号转导的共同途径,广泛参与细胞增殖、分化、凋亡以及炎症等过程,可以通过负调节因子、与...Janus激酶/信号转导与转录激活子(The Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of tran-scriptions,JAK/STAT)信号通路是是众多细胞因子信号转导的共同途径,广泛参与细胞增殖、分化、凋亡以及炎症等过程,可以通过负调节因子、与其他信号通路相互作用、STATs共价修饰等多种途径进行调节。JAK/STAT通路的激活促进各种疾病的发生发展,包括各种实体肿瘤、淋巴瘤、白血病以及炎症性疾病等疾病,针对JAK/STAT信号通路的靶向治疗是目前的热点,本文主要就JAK/STAT信号通路调节机制及针对此通路的靶向治疗的相关进展做一综述。展开更多
目的观察补肾中药淫羊藿对哮喘大鼠肺组织调节激活正常T细胞表达和分泌因子(regulated on activation,normal T cell expressed and secreted,RANTES)、单核细胞趋化蛋白3(monocyte chemotactic pro- tein-3,MCP-3)表达的影响,进一步探...目的观察补肾中药淫羊藿对哮喘大鼠肺组织调节激活正常T细胞表达和分泌因子(regulated on activation,normal T cell expressed and secreted,RANTES)、单核细胞趋化蛋白3(monocyte chemotactic pro- tein-3,MCP-3)表达的影响,进一步探讨淫羊藿防治哮喘的作用机制。方法将挪威大鼠随机分成6组:正常组、模型组、阳性药组(给地塞米松)、淫羊藿低、中、高剂量组(分别给淫羊藿0.125、0.5、2.0 g/mL)。用Re- al-time PCR法检测肺组织RANTES、MCP-3 mRNA的表达,EUSA法检测各组血清中肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)、白细胞介素(IL)4、5的含量。结果与模型组比较,各用药组大鼠肺组织RANTEs、MCP-3 mRNA的表达下调(P<0.05或P<0.01),TNF-α水平均明显降低(P=0.000),阳性药组和淫羊藿中、高剂量组IL-4水平均明显下降(P=0.007,P=0.047,P=0.033),IL-5水平仅见阳性药组和淫羊藿高剂量组显著下降(P= 0.003,P=0.005)。结论哮喘发作期给予淫羊藿可减轻哮喘气道炎症,并且其与抑制肺组织RANTES、MCP-3表达有关。展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China Project:No.81473786
文摘Objective： To explore influence of electroacupuncture（EA） therapy of tonifying the kidney and regulating governor vessel on amyloid beta（Aβ） related degradation enzymes in the hippocampus of a rat model of Alzheimer＇s disease（AD） induced by Aβ（1-42）.Methods： Forty Wistar male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups： a normal group, a sham operation group, a model group and an EA group, 10 rats in each one. The rats in normal group were normally fed. The rats in sham operation group were bilaterally injected in the hippocampus with 5 μL of saline and they were normally fed after the injection. The rats in the model group and the EA group were bilaterally injected in the hippocampus with 5 μL of Aβ（1-42） on each side. Rats in the EA group received EA of 5 Hz continuous wave at the ＂Bǎihuì（百会 GV20）＂ and bilateral ＂Shènshū（肾俞 BL23）＂ for a duration of 15 min per time every day and continuously for 15 days. After 15 days, the hippocampal expression levels of insulin degrading enzyme（IDE）, lipoprotein（LPL）, transthyretin（TTR）, apolipoprotein E（APoE）,a2 macroglobulin（a2 M） and Aβ（1-42） of the 4 groups were tested by Western blot.Results： Compared with the sham operation group, the expression levels of IDE, LPL, TTR, APoE and a2 M in the hippocampus were significantly lower（P〈 0.05, P〈 0.01） and the expression of Aβ（1-42） was significantly higher（P〈 0.01） in the model group. Compared with the model group, the expression levels of IDE, LPL, TTR,APoE and a2 M in the hippocampus of these rats were significantly lower（P〈 0.05,P〈 0.01）, the expression of Aβ（1-42） was significantly higher（P〈 0.01） in the EA group.Conclusion： EA therapy of tonifying the kidney and regulating governor vessel can enhance the expression of IDE, LPL, TTR, APoE, and a2 M in the hippocampus of AD rats injected by Aβ（1-42）, and may consequently promote the degradation of aβ（1-42） to help improve the pathological man
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 39870407). References
文摘Besides transcription regulation, gene expression is also regulated at translation level. Although translation regulation is mainly mediated by translation initiation, an abundance of evi-dence shows that the termination phase of translation is also important for gene expression. The expression of lN gene is down regulated at translation level in L24 mutant, however the precise mechanism still remains unknown. We report here that in an L24 mutant strain, the expression of lac-lN and GST-lN is decreased to 25% and 50% of that in wild type T83 strain respectively. Strikingly, the yield of GST-lN fusion protein in L24 mutant can be restored to the level as in T83 wild type strain by changing the two codons upstream lN stop codon. These findings imply that the stop codon and its context are involved in the translation regulation. The possible reason is that the translation termination complex containing L24 mutant ribosome may not dissociate prop-erly in stop code region. This failure of disengagement from mRNA will slow down the process of following ribosomes, and consequently decrease the efficiency of lN gene expression.
基金supported by the grants from the National Institutes of Health of USA(NCRR R21RR024869, NIGMS RO1GM086423 and RO1GM121534 to Y.H.)the Start-up Foundation from Nanjing Medical University (2012RC04 to J.H.)University of Pittsburgh Medical School Center for Biologic Imaging was supported by the grant 1S100D019973-01 from NIH, USA
文摘In the past two decades, extensive studies have focused on a group of so-called polarity proteins that play conserved and essential functions in establishing and maintaining cell polarity in epithelial cells. Among them, Crumbs （Crb） is the only trans- membrane polarity protein characterized to date （Tepass et al.,
文摘Janus激酶/信号转导与转录激活子(The Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of tran-scriptions,JAK/STAT)信号通路是是众多细胞因子信号转导的共同途径,广泛参与细胞增殖、分化、凋亡以及炎症等过程,可以通过负调节因子、与其他信号通路相互作用、STATs共价修饰等多种途径进行调节。JAK/STAT通路的激活促进各种疾病的发生发展,包括各种实体肿瘤、淋巴瘤、白血病以及炎症性疾病等疾病,针对JAK/STAT信号通路的靶向治疗是目前的热点,本文主要就JAK/STAT信号通路调节机制及针对此通路的靶向治疗的相关进展做一综述。
