Objective To explore the regulating effect of moxibustion on the enteric nervous system of rats with Crohn＇s disease. Methods Ten SD rats were selected randomly from 40 rats as normal control（group A）, and the othe...Objective To explore the regulating effect of moxibustion on the enteric nervous system of rats with Crohn＇s disease. Methods Ten SD rats were selected randomly from 40 rats as normal control（group A）, and the other 30 rats were established into Crohn＇s disease rat models by adopting clysis method with TNBS. On the basis of modeling successfully, the model rats were randomly divided into model group（group B）, herbs-partitioned moxibustion group（group C） and mild moxibustion group（group D） with 8 rats in each group（4 rats were dead during modeling. After modeling, 2 rats were selected from group A, and 2 rats were selected from models for determination,at last, 8 rats were included in each group）. In group C and group D, herbs-partitioned moxibustion or mild moxibustion was applied on ＂Tiānshū（天枢 ST 25）＂ bilaterally, and the rats in group A and group B were fixed as in treatment groups. HE stain was conducted, and morphological observation was performed on the colonic tissue of rats; the expression levels of proteins of S-100, SP, NPY and their receptors were observed by adopting immunohistochemical method. Results Compared with group A, the expression levels of proteins of S-100, SP and its receptor NK1R, NPY and its receptors NPY1R and NPY2R in the intestinal tract of rats in model groups increased obviously, and the differences were statistically significant.（P_（S-100）0.01, P_（SP）0.05, P_（NK1R）0.01, P_（NPY）0.05, P_（NPY1R）0.05, P_（NPY2R）0.01）, after treatment with drug-paste interposed moxibustion and mild moxibustion, the levels reduced significantly（P_（S-100）0.05, P_（SP）0.05, P_（NK1R）0.01, P_（NPY）0.05, P_（NPY1R）0.05, P_（NPY2R）0.01）. Conclusion Moxibustion treatment may regulate the expression levels of proteins of S-100, SP, NK1R, NPY, NPY1R and NPY2R through warm stimulation, alleviate inflammatory response of colonic tissue, and repair impaired colonic mucosa, thus achieving the goal of treating Crohn＇s disease.展开更多
The orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides, is one of the most popular fish in China and Southeast Asian countries because of its important economic value. However, molecular mechanism underlying the growth of o...The orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides, is one of the most popular fish in China and Southeast Asian countries because of its important economic value. However, molecular mechanism underlying the growth of orange-spotted grouper has never been fully understood. Herein, we performed a genome-wide association study （GWAS） on a natural population of 198 individuals aiming to screen the whole genome of orange-spotted grouper for identification of growth-related loci by restriction-site associated DNA sequencing. In this research, 261,366 single nucleotide polymorphisms （SNPs） were developed, in which 110 SNPs were identified to be correlated with growth and 20 SNPs were further confirmed to be associated with both body weight and total length. From these identified SNPs, we annotated a total of 34 genes, including adgrb2, csnkzal, cers5, co122al, creb5, dndl, dzankl, dnail, npy2r, fat3, lrrk2, lrp5, map3k9, and so on. Among these candidate genes, npy2r （neuropeptide Y receptor Y2） was reported to play a critical role in growth of the orange-spotted grouper. In addition, population structure, principal component analysis, kinship matrix and linkage disequilibrium were examined to verify the accuracy and reliability of our GWAS results. Our data will also provide a valuable genetic resource for further marker-assisted selection program to improve growth quality in groupers.展开更多
Noxious mechanical information is transmitted through molecularly distinct nociceptors,with pinprickevoked sharp sensitivity via A-fiber nociceptors marked by developmental expression of the neuropeptide Y receptor 2(...Noxious mechanical information is transmitted through molecularly distinct nociceptors,with pinprickevoked sharp sensitivity via A-fiber nociceptors marked by developmental expression of the neuropeptide Y receptor 2(Npy2 r)and von Frey filament-evoked punctate pressure information via unmyelinated C fiber nociceptors marked by MrgprD.However,the molecular programs controlling their development are only beginning to be understood.Here we demonstrate that Npy2 r-expressing sensory neurons are in fact divided into two groups,based on transient or persistent Npy2 r expression.Npy2 r-transient neurons are myelinated,likely including A-fiber nociceptors,whereas Npy2 r-persistent ones belong to unmyelinated pruriceptors that co-express Nppb.We then showed that the transcription factors NFIA and Runx1 are necessary for the development of Npy2 r-transient A-fiber nociceptors and MrgprD^+C-fiber nociceptors,respectively.Behaviorally,mice with conditional knockout of Nfia,but not Runx1 showed a marked attenuation of pinprick-evoked nocifensive responses.Our studies therefore identify a transcription factor controlling the development of myelinated nociceptors.展开更多
基金Supported by:Youth Scientific Research Project of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning:2013Q042National Key Basic Research Development Program(973 Program):2015CB554500+2 种基金Support Plan of New Century Excellent Talents of Ministry of Education:NCET-13-0907National Natural Science Foundation:81574079Shanghai Municipal Youth Science and Technology Venus Project:16QA1403400
文摘Objective To explore the regulating effect of moxibustion on the enteric nervous system of rats with Crohn＇s disease. Methods Ten SD rats were selected randomly from 40 rats as normal control（group A）, and the other 30 rats were established into Crohn＇s disease rat models by adopting clysis method with TNBS. On the basis of modeling successfully, the model rats were randomly divided into model group（group B）, herbs-partitioned moxibustion group（group C） and mild moxibustion group（group D） with 8 rats in each group（4 rats were dead during modeling. After modeling, 2 rats were selected from group A, and 2 rats were selected from models for determination,at last, 8 rats were included in each group）. In group C and group D, herbs-partitioned moxibustion or mild moxibustion was applied on ＂Tiānshū（天枢 ST 25）＂ bilaterally, and the rats in group A and group B were fixed as in treatment groups. HE stain was conducted, and morphological observation was performed on the colonic tissue of rats; the expression levels of proteins of S-100, SP, NPY and their receptors were observed by adopting immunohistochemical method. Results Compared with group A, the expression levels of proteins of S-100, SP and its receptor NK1R, NPY and its receptors NPY1R and NPY2R in the intestinal tract of rats in model groups increased obviously, and the differences were statistically significant.（P_（S-100）0.01, P_（SP）0.05, P_（NK1R）0.01, P_（NPY）0.05, P_（NPY1R）0.05, P_（NPY2R）0.01）, after treatment with drug-paste interposed moxibustion and mild moxibustion, the levels reduced significantly（P_（S-100）0.05, P_（SP）0.05, P_（NK1R）0.01, P_（NPY）0.05, P_（NPY1R）0.05, P_（NPY2R）0.01）. Conclusion Moxibustion treatment may regulate the expression levels of proteins of S-100, SP, NK1R, NPY, NPY1R and NPY2R through warm stimulation, alleviate inflammatory response of colonic tissue, and repair impaired colonic mucosa, thus achieving the goal of treating Crohn＇s disease.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (31370047)Shenzhen Scientific R&D Grant (GJHS20160331150703934)Shenzhen Dapeng Special Program for Industrial Development (KY20160102, KY20170205)
文摘The orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides, is one of the most popular fish in China and Southeast Asian countries because of its important economic value. However, molecular mechanism underlying the growth of orange-spotted grouper has never been fully understood. Herein, we performed a genome-wide association study （GWAS） on a natural population of 198 individuals aiming to screen the whole genome of orange-spotted grouper for identification of growth-related loci by restriction-site associated DNA sequencing. In this research, 261,366 single nucleotide polymorphisms （SNPs） were developed, in which 110 SNPs were identified to be correlated with growth and 20 SNPs were further confirmed to be associated with both body weight and total length. From these identified SNPs, we annotated a total of 34 genes, including adgrb2, csnkzal, cers5, co122al, creb5, dndl, dzankl, dnail, npy2r, fat3, lrrk2, lrp5, map3k9, and so on. Among these candidate genes, npy2r （neuropeptide Y receptor Y2） was reported to play a critical role in growth of the orange-spotted grouper. In addition, population structure, principal component analysis, kinship matrix and linkage disequilibrium were examined to verify the accuracy and reliability of our GWAS results. Our data will also provide a valuable genetic resource for further marker-assisted selection program to improve growth quality in groupers.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31771621,31171071 and 31671093)the Research Foundation for Advanced Talents from Hangzhou Normal University and the New York State Stem Cell Science contracts C026429 and C030133。
文摘Noxious mechanical information is transmitted through molecularly distinct nociceptors,with pinprickevoked sharp sensitivity via A-fiber nociceptors marked by developmental expression of the neuropeptide Y receptor 2(Npy2 r)and von Frey filament-evoked punctate pressure information via unmyelinated C fiber nociceptors marked by MrgprD.However,the molecular programs controlling their development are only beginning to be understood.Here we demonstrate that Npy2 r-expressing sensory neurons are in fact divided into two groups,based on transient or persistent Npy2 r expression.Npy2 r-transient neurons are myelinated,likely including A-fiber nociceptors,whereas Npy2 r-persistent ones belong to unmyelinated pruriceptors that co-express Nppb.We then showed that the transcription factors NFIA and Runx1 are necessary for the development of Npy2 r-transient A-fiber nociceptors and MrgprD^+C-fiber nociceptors,respectively.Behaviorally,mice with conditional knockout of Nfia,but not Runx1 showed a marked attenuation of pinprick-evoked nocifensive responses.Our studies therefore identify a transcription factor controlling the development of myelinated nociceptors.
