Periodontal disease is the leading cause of tooth loss,which is also a high-risk factor for other diseases including oral cancer and cardiovascular disease.Periodontitis is one of the most common type of periodontal d...Periodontal disease is the leading cause of tooth loss,which is also a high-risk factor for other diseases including oral cancer and cardiovascular disease.Periodontitis is one of the most common type of periodontal diseases.Interleukin-1β(IL-1β)plays a key role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis.However,the mechanism how IL-1βis produced during periodontitis is still unclear.In the present study,we found that humanβ-defensin 2(hBD2)enhances IL-1βproduction through an LPS-primed human acute monocytic leukemia(THP-1)macrophage model.Inhibition of P2X purinoceptor 7(P2X7)reduced hBD2-enhanced IL-1βproduction.Incubation of LPS-primed THP-1 macrophages with potassium chloride also suppressed hBD2-enhanced IL-1βproduction.Silence of inflammasome adaptor Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3(NLRP3)led to reduced hBD2-enhanced IL-1βproduction.Likewise,inhibition of caspase-1 also resulted in the decrease of IL-1β.Moreover,an ethidium bromide uptake test indicated that hBD2-activated caspase-1 mediated pyroptotic pore formation.Subsequent lactate dehydrogenase detection and flow cytometric analysis indicated that hBD2 also induced pyroptosis.In brief,these findings illustrated not only the mechanism of hBD2 in enhancing the inflammatory response,but also provided novel therapeutic targets for periodontitis.展开更多
AIM: Human β-defensin (HBD)-1 and HBD-2 are endogenous antimicrobial peptides. Unlike HBD-1, the HBD-2 expression is augmented by Helicobacter pylori (H pylori). We sought to determine HBD-1 and HBD-2 concentrations ...AIM: Human β-defensin (HBD)-1 and HBD-2 are endogenous antimicrobial peptides. Unlike HBD-1, the HBD-2 expression is augmented by Helicobacter pylori (H pylori). We sought to determine HBD-1 and HBD-2 concentrations in gastric juice duringH pylori infection.METHODS: HBD-1 and HBD-2 concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay in plasma and gastric juice of 49 H pylori-infected and 33 uninfected subjects and before and after anti-H pyloritreatment in 13 patients with H pylori-associated gastritis. Interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-8 concentrations in gastric juice were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Histological grades of gastritis were determined using two biopsy specimens taken from the antrum and corpus. Reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC)was used to identify HBD-2.RESULTS: HBD-2 concentrations in gastric juice, but not in plasma, were significantly higher in H pylori-positive than -negative subjects, albeit the post-treatment levels were unchanged. Immunoreactivity for HBD-2 was exclusively identified in H pylori-infected mucosa by RPHPLC. HBD-2 concentrations in gastric juice correlated with histological degree of neutrophil and mononuclear cell infiltration in the corpus. IL-1β levels correlated with those of IL-8, but not HBD-2. Plasma and gastric juice HBD-1concentrations were similar in H pylori-infected and uninfected subjects.CONCLUSION: Our results place the β-defensins, especially HBD-2, in the front line of innate immune defence.Moreover, HBD-2 may be involved in the pathogenesis of H pylori-associated gastritis, possibly through its function as immune and inflammatory mediator.展开更多
化工、纺织印染与农药化肥等产业的蓬勃发展推动着人类社会的进步,但同时也给环境治理带来了巨大难题。目前,光催化降解局限于在特定波长下针对单一有机污染物进行降解,然而现实中的情况往往更复杂。因此,开发一种多功能光催化材料用于...化工、纺织印染与农药化肥等产业的蓬勃发展推动着人类社会的进步,但同时也给环境治理带来了巨大难题。目前,光催化降解局限于在特定波长下针对单一有机污染物进行降解,然而现实中的情况往往更复杂。因此,开发一种多功能光催化材料用于光催化降解不同有机污染物显得尤为重要。采用一步无模板溶剂热法合成了核壳结构的C-TiO_(2)复合材料前驱体,并在氩气气氛下煅烧得到高结晶度的C-TiO_(2)复合光催化材料。运用SEM、TEM、XRD和TG等表征手段对材料进行表征,结论如下:550℃煅烧时的样品为包含少量碳的高结晶度的锐钛矿相TiO 2,且550℃煅烧时的样品依然保持了完整的核壳结构。此外,C-TiO_(2)复合材料的比表面积高达85.69 m 2·g^(-1),平均孔径为16.4 nm以及孔体积为0.423 m 3·g^(-1)。在UV-Vis光照射下,C-TiO_(2)复合材料分别对罗丹明B(RhB)、亚甲基蓝(MB)和刚果红(CR)3种染料显示出增强的光催化降解活性。展开更多
基金This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(81500871)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2016A030310214).
文摘Periodontal disease is the leading cause of tooth loss,which is also a high-risk factor for other diseases including oral cancer and cardiovascular disease.Periodontitis is one of the most common type of periodontal diseases.Interleukin-1β(IL-1β)plays a key role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis.However,the mechanism how IL-1βis produced during periodontitis is still unclear.In the present study,we found that humanβ-defensin 2(hBD2)enhances IL-1βproduction through an LPS-primed human acute monocytic leukemia(THP-1)macrophage model.Inhibition of P2X purinoceptor 7(P2X7)reduced hBD2-enhanced IL-1βproduction.Incubation of LPS-primed THP-1 macrophages with potassium chloride also suppressed hBD2-enhanced IL-1βproduction.Silence of inflammasome adaptor Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3(NLRP3)led to reduced hBD2-enhanced IL-1βproduction.Likewise,inhibition of caspase-1 also resulted in the decrease of IL-1β.Moreover,an ethidium bromide uptake test indicated that hBD2-activated caspase-1 mediated pyroptotic pore formation.Subsequent lactate dehydrogenase detection and flow cytometric analysis indicated that hBD2 also induced pyroptosis.In brief,these findings illustrated not only the mechanism of hBD2 in enhancing the inflammatory response,but also provided novel therapeutic targets for periodontitis.
文摘AIM: Human β-defensin (HBD)-1 and HBD-2 are endogenous antimicrobial peptides. Unlike HBD-1, the HBD-2 expression is augmented by Helicobacter pylori (H pylori). We sought to determine HBD-1 and HBD-2 concentrations in gastric juice duringH pylori infection.METHODS: HBD-1 and HBD-2 concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay in plasma and gastric juice of 49 H pylori-infected and 33 uninfected subjects and before and after anti-H pyloritreatment in 13 patients with H pylori-associated gastritis. Interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-8 concentrations in gastric juice were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Histological grades of gastritis were determined using two biopsy specimens taken from the antrum and corpus. Reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC)was used to identify HBD-2.RESULTS: HBD-2 concentrations in gastric juice, but not in plasma, were significantly higher in H pylori-positive than -negative subjects, albeit the post-treatment levels were unchanged. Immunoreactivity for HBD-2 was exclusively identified in H pylori-infected mucosa by RPHPLC. HBD-2 concentrations in gastric juice correlated with histological degree of neutrophil and mononuclear cell infiltration in the corpus. IL-1β levels correlated with those of IL-8, but not HBD-2. Plasma and gastric juice HBD-1concentrations were similar in H pylori-infected and uninfected subjects.CONCLUSION: Our results place the β-defensins, especially HBD-2, in the front line of innate immune defence.Moreover, HBD-2 may be involved in the pathogenesis of H pylori-associated gastritis, possibly through its function as immune and inflammatory mediator.
文摘化工、纺织印染与农药化肥等产业的蓬勃发展推动着人类社会的进步,但同时也给环境治理带来了巨大难题。目前,光催化降解局限于在特定波长下针对单一有机污染物进行降解,然而现实中的情况往往更复杂。因此,开发一种多功能光催化材料用于光催化降解不同有机污染物显得尤为重要。采用一步无模板溶剂热法合成了核壳结构的C-TiO_(2)复合材料前驱体,并在氩气气氛下煅烧得到高结晶度的C-TiO_(2)复合光催化材料。运用SEM、TEM、XRD和TG等表征手段对材料进行表征,结论如下:550℃煅烧时的样品为包含少量碳的高结晶度的锐钛矿相TiO 2,且550℃煅烧时的样品依然保持了完整的核壳结构。此外,C-TiO_(2)复合材料的比表面积高达85.69 m 2·g^(-1),平均孔径为16.4 nm以及孔体积为0.423 m 3·g^(-1)。在UV-Vis光照射下,C-TiO_(2)复合材料分别对罗丹明B(RhB)、亚甲基蓝(MB)和刚果红(CR)3种染料显示出增强的光催化降解活性。