简介:Hypoxia-induciblefactor1(HIF-1)attenuatesamyloid-betaproteinneurotoxicityanddecreasesapoptosisinducedbyoxidativestressorhypoxiaincorticalneurons.Inthisstudy,weconstructedarecombinantadeno-associatedvirus(rAAV)vectorexpressingthehumanHIF-1αgene(rAAV-HIF-1α),andtestedtheassumptionthatrAAV-HIF-1αrepresseshippocampalneuronalapoptosisinducedbyamyloid-betaprotein.OurresultsconfirmedthatrAAV-HIF-1αsignificantlyreducesapoptosisinducedbyamyloid-betaproteininprimaryculturedhippocampalneurons.DirectintracerebralrAAV-HIF-1αadministrationalsoinducedrobustandprolongedHIF-1αproductioninrathippocampus.SinglerAAV-HIF-1αadministrationresultedindecreasedapoptosisofhippocampalneuronsinanAlzheimer’sdiseaseratmodelestablishedbyintracerebroventricularinjectionofaggregatedamyloid-betaprotein(25–35).OurinvitroandinvivofindingsdemonstratethatHIF-1haspotentialforattenuatinghippocampalneuronalapoptosisinducedbyamyloid-betaprotein,andprovidesexperimentalsupportfortreatmentofneurodegenerativediseasesusinggenetherapy.
简介:GinsenosideRg1(Rg1)hasanti-agingandanti-neurodegenerativeeffects.However,themechanismsunderlyingtheseactionsremainunclear.TheaimofthepresentstudywastodeterminewhetherRg1affectshippocampalsurvivalandneuriteoutgrowthinvitroafterexposuretoamyloid-betapeptidefragment25–35(Aβ25–35),andtoexplorewhethertheextracellularsignal-regulatedkinase(ERK)andAktsignalingpathwaysareinvolvedinthesebiologicalprocesses.Weculturedhippocampalneuronsfromnewbornratsfor24hours,thenaddedRg1tothemediumforanother24hours,withorwithoutpharmacologicalinhibitorsofthemitogen-activatedproteinkinase(MAPK)familyorAktsignalingpathwaysforafurther24hours.Wethenimmunostainedtheneuronsforgrowthassociatedprotein-43,andmeasuredneuritelength.Inaseparateexperiment,weexposedculturedhippocampalneuronstoAβ25–35for30minutes,beforeaddingRg1for48hours,withorwithoutAktorMAPKinhibitors,andassessedneuronalsurvivalusingHoechst33258staining,andphosphorylationofERK1/2andAktbywesternblotanalysis.Rg1inducedneuriteoutgrowth,andthiseffectwasblockedbyAPI-2(Aktinhibitor)andPD98059(MAPK/ERKkinaseinhibitor),butnotbySP600125orSB203580(inhibitorsofc-JunN-terminalkinaseandp38MAPK,respectively).Consistentwiththiseffect,Rg1upregulatedthephosphorylationofAktandERK1/2;theseeffectswerereversedbyAPI-2andPD98059,respectively.Inaddition,Rg1significantlyreversedAβ25–35-inducedapoptosis;thiseffectwasblockedbyAPI-2andPD98059,butnotbySP600125orSB203580.Finally,Rg1significantlyreversedtheAβ25–35-induceddecreaseinAktandERK1/2phosphorylation,butAPI-2preventedthisreversal.OurresultsindicatethatRg1enhancesneuriteoutgrowthandprotectsagainstAβ25–35-induceddamage,andthatitsmechanismmayinvolvetheactivationofAktandERK1/2signaling.更多还原
简介:目的筛选有效的MRP1siRNA序列,为RNAi的体内外研究提供依据.方法利用Dharmacon公司的RNA在线工具,设计了4对针对MRP1基因不同区域的siRNA序列,分别转染至U251等三种肿瘤细胞,采用荧光转染试剂观察转染效率;采用RT-PCR和Westernblot检测MRP1mRNA和蛋白的表达.结果siRNA1、siRNA2、siRNA3、siRNA4四对序列分别转染上述三种肿瘤细胞后的RT-PCR实验结果说明siRNA2和siRNA4对MRPmRNA有较强的抑制作用.结论siRNA2、siRNA4是可有效抑制MRP基因表达的序列.
简介:目的探讨脑梗死病人血清肝细胞生长因子(Hepatocytegrowthfactor,HGF)和可溶性细胞间粘附分子(Solubleintercellularadhesionmolecule-1,sICAM-1)的水平及临床意义。方法采用双抗体酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)测定63例脑梗死病人急性期、恢复期和25例健康对照组血清HGF、sICAM-1的水平。结果脑梗死病人急性期血清HGF、sICAM-1水平显著高于对照组(P〈0.01),且在轻、中、重型之间比较有统计学意义(P〈0.01~0.05)。在恢复期与对照组比较无显著性差异(P〉0.05)。结论脑梗死病人急性期血清HGF、sICAM-1水平升高,推测HGF作为神经营养因子参与脑梗死后脑损伤的修复,sICAM-1作为炎症/免疫因子参与了脑梗死的病理过程。血清GHF、sICAM-1水平随神经功能缺损严重程度增加而增高,可作为病情严重程度的参考指标。
简介:成年哺乳动物周围神经系统损伤后可有效再生,但中枢神经系统损伤后却很难再生。在分子途径促进损伤中枢神经系统轴突再生的研究中,发现了3种髓磷脂相关抑制性蛋白:Nogo、髓鞘相关糖蛋白(myelinassociatedglycoprotein,MAG)、少突胶质细胞髓鞘糖蛋白(oligodendroeytemyelinglycoprotein,OMgp)在中枢神经系统损伤后发挥着抑制轴突生长的作用,并发现Nogo—A、MAG、OMgp存在于中枢白质的髓鞘内外环和少突胶质细胞的表面,通过与共同受体NgR1特异性结合诱导生长锥塌陷并抑制轴突生长。进而提出了通过阻断NgR1复合物及其下游的信号转导途径来促进神经元轴突再生的设想。本文拟对近年来关于NgR1复合物的研究加以综述。
简介:目的探讨siRNA对人神经胶质瘤细胞U251的多药耐药的影响,为RNAi的体内研究提供依据。方法利用已初步筛选有效的MRP1siRNA序列,转染U251等三种肿瘤细胞,采用逆转录酶聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和Westernblot检测MRP1mRNA和蛋白的表达;采用3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2)-2,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐(3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide,MTT)法检测细胞对化疗药物的敏感性改变。结果细胞转染siRNA2和siRNA4,反转录聚合酶链式反应(reversetranscription-PCR,RT-PCR)和Westernblot结果显示转染后多药耐药相关蛋白1(multidrugresistanec-associatedprotein1,MRP1)mRNA和蛋白的表达较未转染组均明显下降;药敏结果显示,转染后肿瘤细胞对表柔比星和长春新碱的敏感性增加,而对紫杉醇的敏感性没有明显改变;RT-PCR、Westernblot和MTT实验证实siRNA2是最有效的siRNA序列。结论siRNA2是体外实验中筛选出的最有效的抑制MRP基因表达的序列,针对MRP1的siRNA通过降低MRP1mRNA和蛋白的表达,可使肿瘤细胞对化疗药物的敏感性增强,逆转肿瘤细胞的多药耐药。
简介:患者男,出生后发现头同增大并气促1周入院(2007年3月26日)。患儿足月,因“胎儿窘迫”行剖宫产取出.出生体重3.25k,无窒息抢救史,1、3、5minApgar评分均为10分。患儿出生后出现气促,呼吸不规则,烦躁,易激惹,肢体震颤。查体:哭时口角左歪,右面部纹理较左深,头围由出生时34cm进展为36.5cm,前囟由2.5cm×2.5cm进展为6cm×6cm,双上肢肌力稍减低。
简介:Theactiveingredientofginseng,ginsenosidesRg1,hasbeenshowntoscavengefreeradicalsandimproveantioxidantcapacity.ThisstudyhypothesizedthatginsenosidesRg1hasaprotectiveroleinhumanneuroblastomacellsinjuredbyH_2O_2.GinsenosidesRg1atdifferentconcentrations(50and100μM)wasusedtotreatH_2O_2(150μM)-injuredSH-SY5Ycells.ResultsdemonstratedthatginsenosideRg1elevatedthesurvivalrateofSH-SY5YcellsinjuredbyH_2O_2,diminishedtheamountofleakedlactatedehydrogenase,andincreasedsuperoxidedismutaseactivity.GinsenosideRg1effectivelysuppressedcaspase-3immunoreactivity,andcontributedtoheatshockprotein70geneexpression,inadose-dependentmanner.TheseresultsindicatethatginsenosideRg1hasprotectiveeffectsonSH-SY5YcellsinjuredbyH_2O_2andthatitsmechanismofactionisassociatedwithanti-oxidationandtheinhibitionofapoptosis.
简介:目的同步考量脑损伤后大鼠与认知功能较为密切的脑区N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸受体1(NMDAR1)表达与认知功能的变化。方法参照Feeney法建立大鼠创伤性脑损伤模型,伤后1d,2d,4d,7d1).2免疫组化SABC法检测大鼠额叶皮质、海马区、基底前脑区NMDAR1表达,以行走实验、平衡实验及记忆功能测定评估大鼠认知障碍变化。结果轻、中型脑损伤组大鼠于伤后2d认知障碍最严重,分别于伤后3,7d基本恢复正常。轻型、中型脑损伤组脑额叶皮质、海马区、基底前脑区NMDAR1均于伤后1d升高,于2d降至较低水平后再呈缓慢增高趋势,与认知障碍变化趋势呈同步变化,且中型脑损伤组NMDAR1表达高于假手术组与轻型脑损伤组(P〈0.05)。结论大鼠经创伤性脑损伤后,额叶皮质、海马区、基底前脑区细胞中的NMDAR1含量和损伤后认知障碍的变化趋势有相似性;创伤性脑损伤后表达增加的NMDAR1对大鼠认知功能有加重损害作用。
简介:BACKGROUND:Animalexperimentshaveconfirmedthatbonemarrowstromalcell(BMSC)transplantationcanserveasatreatmentforepilepsy.OBJECTIVE:BMSCsderivedfromgreenfluorescentprotein(GFP)miceweretransplantedintothehippocampalCA1regionofepilepticrats.Theaimofthestudywastorecordelectroencephalogram(EEG),analyzesurvivalandmigrationofBMSCs,andvalidatetheeffectofBMSCtransplantationforthetreatmentofepilepsy.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:ArandomizedblockdesignexperimentwasperformedattheInstituteofNeuroscience,KunmingMedicalCollegefromMarch2005toFebruary2006.MATERIALS:HomozygousC57BL/6CrSlcTgN(acr-EGFP)OsbC14-Y01-FM131mice,8-12weeksofage,wereselectedforpreparationofcellsuspension.SpragueDawleyratswereselectedforestablishingepilepsymodels.METHODS:Ratswererandomlydividedinto4groups:control(n=8),model(n=8),normalsaline(n=24),andBMSC(n=24).Inthemodel,normalsaline,andBMSCgroups,epilepsywasestablishedwithpenicillin(3×107U/kgi.p.×7days).RatsintheBMSCgroupreceivedaBMSCsuspensionderivedfromgreenfluorescentproteinmiceintotherighthippocampalCA1region.RatsinthevehiclecontrolgroupwereinjectedwiththesamevolumeofnormalsalineintothehippocampalCA1region.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Theelectroencephalogramwasusedtomonitorbrainactivity.SurvivalandmigrationofthetransplantedBMSCswasobservedusingfluorescencemicroscopyat1,2,and4weeksaftertransplantation.RESULTS:InBMSCgroup,fluorescentcellswereobservedatthetransplantationsiteandintheadjacenttissue,aswellasinthetissuesurroundingtheneedletract,indicatingthemigrationofimplantedcells.Fluorescentcellswerenotdetectedinthevehiclecontrolgroup.Theelectroencephalogramofthecontrolanimalsexhibited7-9Hzαwaves,withawaveamplitude<50μV.Inthemodelandvehiclecontrolgroups,randomspike-and-wavedischargesofthesharpspike-sharplowwavetyp
简介:目的探讨Notch信号通路在人脑胶质瘤发展中的作用。方法收集脑胶质瘤组织标本60例,其中Ⅰ-Ⅱ级胶质瘤35例及Ⅲ-Ⅳ级胶质瘤25例,并取22例瘤旁正常脑组织标本作为对照。采用半定量RT-PCR方法检测这些标本中Notch-lmRNA的表达。结果Notch-1mRNA在人脑胶质瘤中的表达显著高于正常脑组织(P〈0.01),且在Ⅲ~Ⅳ级胶质瘤组中的表达显著高于Ⅰ-Ⅱ级组(P〈0.01)。相关性研究发现,Notch-1mRNA的表达与人脑胶质瘤病理分级呈正相关(r=0.706,P〈0.01)。结论Notch-1mRNA在人正常脑组织和脑胶质瘤中均有表达,但其在脑胶质瘤中的表达与脑胶质瘤的病理分级呈正相关。
简介:BACKGROUND:Epidemiologicstudieshaveindicatedthattheincidenceofstrokeinpremenopausalfemalesislowerthaninmalesatthesameage,butitsignificantlyrisesinpostmenopausalfemales.Estrogenisusedclinicallytoalleviateinjurycausedbycerebralischemia.Ithasbeenhypothesizedthattheneuroprotectiveroleofestrogenrelatestoangiopoietin(Angpt),whichplaysanimportantroleinvascularization,vascularremodelingandmaturation.OBJECTIVE:Toobserveandvalidatetheeffectofestradiolonangiopoietin-1(Angpt1)mRNAexpressioninovariectomizedratswithfocalcerebralischemiaafterreperfusion,soastoexplorethemolecularmechanismsofestradiol-mediatedprotectionfromcerebralischemicdamage.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:Randomized,controlled,molecularbiology,prospectiveanimalstudy.TheexperimentwasperformedattheCentralLaboratoryofChongqingMedicalUniversityfromSeptembertoDecember2005.MATERIALS:Fiftyhealthyfemalewildtype(WT)ratsaged6monthsandfiftyfemaleratsaged6monthswithknockoutoftheestrogen-alphareceptorgene(ERKO).METHODS:WTratsandERKOratsweredividedintoestradiolandcontrolgroups(n=25),andinjectedin-tramuscularlywithestradiolbenzoate(100μg/kgperday)orcornoil(1mL/kgperday)for7days,30daysafterbilateralovariectomy.Ratmodelsofcerebralischemia/reperfusionwereestablishedwiththemiddlecerebralarteryocclusionmethod.After30minutesofmiddlecerebralarteryocclusion,ratsfromtheestradiolandcontrolgroupswereinjectedintramuscularlywithestradiolbenzoateorcornoilattheabovedose.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Weusedradio-immunityanalysisandlaser-Dopplerflowmetrytomeasureplasmaestradiollevelsandchangesincerebralbloodflow.WeusedimmunohistochemicalstainingofCD34epitopestomeasurechangesinthecapillarydensityinbrainfollowingcerebralischemia/reperfusion,andquantitativeRT-PCRanalysistoassessmRNAexpressionlevelsofAngpt1,Angpt2,Tie2,vascu