目的探讨自身免疫性甲状腺炎伴发抑郁症动物模型的制备与评价,并基于NOD样受体蛋白-3(NOD-like receptor protein 3,NLRP3)/含半胱氨酸的天冬氨酸蛋白水解酶-1(cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-1,Caspase-1)/消皮素D(gasdermin...目的探讨自身免疫性甲状腺炎伴发抑郁症动物模型的制备与评价,并基于NOD样受体蛋白-3(NOD-like receptor protein 3,NLRP3)/含半胱氨酸的天冬氨酸蛋白水解酶-1(cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-1,Caspase-1)/消皮素D(gasdermin D,GSDMD)通路加以验证。方法32只NOD.H-2H4小鼠随机分为正常组(N组)、抑郁组(DP组)、自身免疫性甲状腺炎伴抑郁症组(AIT+DP组)、自身免疫性甲状腺炎组(AIT组),每组8只。N组正常饲养,DP组采取5周慢性不可预知温和刺激(chronic unpredictable mild stress,CUMS),AIT组予0.05%碘化钠水溶液建立自身免疫性甲状腺炎模型,AIT+DP组在建立AIT动物模型基础上施加5周CUMS建立AIT+DP动物模型。通过观测小鼠甲状腺组织结构及淋巴细胞浸润情况和血清甲状腺过氧化物酶抗体(thyroid peroxidase antibody,TPOAb)和甲状腺球蛋白抗体(anti-thyroid autoantibodies,TGAb)水平评价小鼠自身免疫性甲状腺炎模型是否制备成功;通过测定体重、糖水偏好率、旷场行为学(中央象限时间、中央象限比例、站立次数、排便次数、毛发梳理时间),大脑皮质、海马病理变化及大脑皮质小胶质细胞焦亡相关蛋白水平评价小鼠抑郁状态。模型小鼠同时符合上述自身免疫性甲状腺炎与抑郁症相关指标检测,则表明AIT+DP动物模型制备成功。结果与N组比较,AIT组与AIT+DP组血清TGAb、TPOAb水平显著增加(P<0.01),甲状腺可见大量炎细胞浸润,DP组与AIT+DP组小鼠中央象限时间、中央象限比例、站立次数、排便次数、毛发梳理时间有不同程度降低,大脑皮质神经胶质细胞增多,神经元细胞减少,伴有部分细胞核萎缩,NLRP3、IL-1β、Caspase-1、GSDMD-N蛋白表达水平显著上调,AIT+DP组尤为明显(P<0.01)。结论0.05%碘化钠水溶液与CUMS可较好地模拟AIT+DP模型动物外在表现与内在指标变化,可为AIT+DP疾病的研究提供动物模型参考。展开更多
Understanding gene expression variations between species is pivotal for deciphering the evolutionary diversity in phenotypes. Rhesus macaques(Macaca mulatta, MMU)and crab-eating macaques(M. fascicularis, MFA) serve as...Understanding gene expression variations between species is pivotal for deciphering the evolutionary diversity in phenotypes. Rhesus macaques(Macaca mulatta, MMU)and crab-eating macaques(M. fascicularis, MFA) serve as crucial nonhuman primate biomedical models with different phenotypes. To date, however, large-scale comparative transcriptome research between these two species has not yet been fully explored. Here, we conducted systematic comparisons utilizing newly sequenced RNA-seq data from84 samples(41 MFA samples and 43 MMU samples)encompassing 14 common tissues. Our findings revealed a small fraction of genes(3.7%) with differential expression between the two species, as well as 36.5% of genes with tissue-specific expression in both macaques. Comparison of gene expression between macaques and humans indicated that 22.6% of orthologous genes displayed differential expression in at least two tissues. Moreover,19.41% of genes that overlapped with macaque-specific structural variants showed differential expression between humans and macaques. Of these, the FAM220A gene exhibited elevated expression in humans compared to macaques due to lineage-specific duplication. In summary,this study presents a large-scale transcriptomic comparison between MMU and MFA and between macaques and humans. The discovery of gene expression variations not only enhances the biomedical utility of macaque models but also contributes to the wider field of primate genomics.展开更多
文摘目的本研究旨在建立一种实时荧光定量PCR方法,用于检测猕猴三磷酸腺苷结合盒转运蛋白G2(adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter protein G2,ABCG2)mRNA的基因转录水平。方法使用NCBI上GenBank数据库猕猴(Macaca mulatta)的ABCG2核苷酸序列号NM_001032919.1及内参GAPDH核苷酸序列号NM_001195426.1,借助Primer premier 5.0软件设计PCR引物。提取猕猴新鲜肾组织的总RNA,并反转录合成cDNA。接着,利用PCR引物进行实时荧光定量PCR扩增,并根据反应体系中荧光的变化情况定量分析ABCG2的mRNA相对表达水平。结果PCR产物测序结果显示,扩增的ABCG2和GAPDH核苷酸序列与NCBI上猕猴的序列同源性分别为90.91%和91.14%。ABCG2和GAPDH的扩增效率均达到80%~120%,实时荧光定量PCR标准曲线的熔解曲线为单峰,R2接近1。结论本研究建立的检测猕猴ABCG2 mRNA实时荧光定量检测方法,为研究高尿酸血症的发病机制以及新药开发奠定基础。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82021001 and 31825018 to Q.S., 32370658 to Y.M.,82001372 to X.Y.)National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFF0710901)+2 种基金National Science and Technology Innovation2030 Major Program (2021ZD0200900) to Q.S.Shanghai Pujiang Program (22PJ1407300)Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2030 Initiative (WH510363001-7) to Y.M。
文摘Understanding gene expression variations between species is pivotal for deciphering the evolutionary diversity in phenotypes. Rhesus macaques(Macaca mulatta, MMU)and crab-eating macaques(M. fascicularis, MFA) serve as crucial nonhuman primate biomedical models with different phenotypes. To date, however, large-scale comparative transcriptome research between these two species has not yet been fully explored. Here, we conducted systematic comparisons utilizing newly sequenced RNA-seq data from84 samples(41 MFA samples and 43 MMU samples)encompassing 14 common tissues. Our findings revealed a small fraction of genes(3.7%) with differential expression between the two species, as well as 36.5% of genes with tissue-specific expression in both macaques. Comparison of gene expression between macaques and humans indicated that 22.6% of orthologous genes displayed differential expression in at least two tissues. Moreover,19.41% of genes that overlapped with macaque-specific structural variants showed differential expression between humans and macaques. Of these, the FAM220A gene exhibited elevated expression in humans compared to macaques due to lineage-specific duplication. In summary,this study presents a large-scale transcriptomic comparison between MMU and MFA and between macaques and humans. The discovery of gene expression variations not only enhances the biomedical utility of macaque models but also contributes to the wider field of primate genomics.
