Objective To study the effect of β3 adrenergic receptor （β3AR） Trp64Arg and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 （PPAR72） Prol2Ala polymorphisms on insulin resistance. Methods One hundred and eight...Objective To study the effect of β3 adrenergic receptor （β3AR） Trp64Arg and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 （PPAR72） Prol2Ala polymorphisms on insulin resistance. Methods One hundred and eight dizygotic twin pairs were enrolled in this study. Microsatellite polymorphism was used to diagnose zygosity of twins. Insulin sensitivity was estimated with logarithm transformed homeostasis model assessment （HOMA）. PCR-RFLP analysis was performed to detect the variants. As a supplement to the sib-pair method, identity by state （IBS） was used to analyze the association of polymorphisms with insulin sensitivity. Results The genotype frequencies of Trp64Trg, Trp64Arg, and Arg64Arg were 72.3%, 23.8%, and 3.9%, respectively, while the genotype frequencies of Pro12Pro, Pro12Ala, and Ala12Ala were 89.9%, 9.6%, and 0.5%, respectively. For β3AR Trp64Arg the interclass co-twin correlations of Waist-to-hip ratio （WHR）, blood glucose （GLU）, and insulin （INS）, homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index （HOMA-IR） of the twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS were greater than those sharing 0-1 allele of IBS, and HOMA4R had statistic significance. For PPAR3t2 Prol2Ala most traits of twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS had greater correlations and statistic significance in body mass index （BMI）, WHR, percent of body fat （PBF） and GLU, but there were low correlations of either insulin or HOMA-IR of twin pairs sharing 1 or 2 alleles of IBS. The combined effects of the two variations showed less squared significant twin-pair differences of INS and HOMA-IR among twins sharing 4 alleles of IBS. Condusions β3AR Trp64Arg and PPAR）,2 Pro 12Ala polymorphisms might be associated with insulin resistance and obesity, and there might be slight synergistic effects between this two gene loci, and further studies are necessary to confirm this finding.展开更多
We studied the activation of β2-adrenergic receptor（β2AR） by norepinephrine, epinephrine and isoprote- renol using docking and molecular dynamics（MD） simulation. The simulation was done on the assumption that β...We studied the activation of β2-adrenergic receptor（β2AR） by norepinephrine, epinephrine and isoprote- renol using docking and molecular dynamics（MD） simulation. The simulation was done on the assumption that β2AR was surrounded with explicit water and infinite lipid bilayer membrane at body temperature. So the result should be close to that under the physiological conditions. We calculated the structure of binding sites in β2AR for the three ac- tivators. We also simulated the change of the conformation ofβ2AR in the transmembrane regions（TMs）, in the mo- lecular switches, and in the conserved DRY（Aspartic acid, Arginine and Tyrosine） motif. This study provides detailed information concerning the structure ofβ2AR during activation process.展开更多
The nociceptin receptor（NOP） has been involved in multiple biological functions, including pain, anxiety, cough, substance abuse, cardiovascular control, and immunity. Thus, selective NOP agonists might have clinica...The nociceptin receptor（NOP） has been involved in multiple biological functions, including pain, anxiety, cough, substance abuse, cardiovascular control, and immunity. Thus, selective NOP agonists might have clinical potential for the treatment of related diseases. In the present work, three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship（3D-QSAR） studies were performed on a series of 3-substituted N-benzhydryl-nortropane analogs as NOP agonists using comparative molecular field analysis（Co MFA） and comparative molecular similarity indices analysis（CoM SIA） techniques. The statistically significant models were obtained with 54 compounds in training set by ligand-based atom-by-atom matching alignment. The CoM FA model gave cross-validated coefficient（q2） value of 0.530 using 6 components, non-cross-validated（r2） value of 0.921 with estimated F value of 93.668, and standard error of estimate（SEE） of 0.185. The best Co MSIA model resulted in q2 = 0.592, r2 = 0.945, N = 10, SEE = 0.162, and F = 75.654, based on steric, electrostatic, hydrophobic and hydrogen bond acceptor fields. The predictive ability of the Co MFA and CoM SIA models was further validated using a test set of 18 molecules that were not included in the training set, which resulted in predictive correlation coefficients（r2pred） of 0.551 and 0.637, respectively. Moreover, the CoM FA and CoM SIA contour maps identified the features important for exhibiting potent binding affinities on NOP, and can thus serve as a useful guide for the design of potential NOP agonists.展开更多
Adrenergic receptor dysfunction is suggested as a potential cause of hippocampal vulnerability to stress-related pathology. We examined mRNA expression of adrenergic receptor （AR） subtypes α1-AR, α1-AR, and β1-AR...Adrenergic receptor dysfunction is suggested as a potential cause of hippocampal vulnerability to stress-related pathology. We examined mRNA expression of adrenergic receptor （AR） subtypes α1-AR, α1-AR, and β1-AR in hippocampal subregions （CA1, CA3, dentate gyrus） using in situ hybridization in a depression model induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress and social isolation, α1-AR mRNA expression was significantly increased in the CA3 and dentate gyrus, β1-AR mRNA was significantly increased in the CA1, and α1-AR mRNA remained unchanged in all regions of depression rats compared with controls. Thus, different AR subtypes exhibit a differing pattern of mRNA expression in various hippocampal subregions following depression.展开更多
Objective： To investigate the effects of gene transfer of a β-adrenergic receptor（β-AR） kinase inhibitor（β ARIct） on pulmonary β2-adrenergic receptor and cAMP following β2-AR agonist treatment in asthmatic m...Objective： To investigate the effects of gene transfer of a β-adrenergic receptor（β-AR） kinase inhibitor（β ARIct） on pulmonary β2-adrenergic receptor and cAMP following β2-AR agonist treatment in asthmatic mice, and to analyze the relationship between the routes of gene delivery and the changes of β2AR and cAMP. Methods： BALB/c mice were sensitized and challenged by ovalbumin to establish the asthmatic model treated with βAR agonist （salbutamol injected intramuscularly）. The plasmid with the expression of βARKct was constructed and βARKct gene transfer was performed through intravenous injection or intratracheal instillation in asthmatic mice. The gene expression was measured with Western blot analysis, and the changes of pulmonary β-AR and cAMP evaluated by Radioimmunoassay. Results： The expression of tranfered βARKct gene was detectable in lungs and it was expressed more in the lungs of the mice receiving intratracheally plasmid than those receiving intravenously. The levels of βAR and cAMP were upregulated after using plasmid-βARKct to the asthmatic mice treated with βAR agonist. Conclusion： Our results indicated that there were down-regulation of βAR and cAMP in asthmatic mice treated with βAR agonist. Gene transfer of βARKct could inhibit the extent of the down-regulation of βAR and cAMP. The route of gene delivery could also affect the degree of up-regulation of βAR and cAMP. Gene transfer βARKct may provide a novel approach to the therapeutic strategy for asthma.展开更多
目的检测不同原发疾病所致心衰患者血清中的β_3肾上腺素受体自身抗体(β_3-AAB)的类别,并分析其可能的医学意义。方法以合成的β_3肾上腺素受体细胞外第二环肽段作为抗原,应用酶联免疫吸附实验,检测临床甄选的160例扩心病、冠心病、高...目的检测不同原发疾病所致心衰患者血清中的β_3肾上腺素受体自身抗体(β_3-AAB)的类别,并分析其可能的医学意义。方法以合成的β_3肾上腺素受体细胞外第二环肽段作为抗原,应用酶联免疫吸附实验,检测临床甄选的160例扩心病、冠心病、高心病和风心病所致心衰病患者及100例健康正常对照者血清中IgG和IgM类β_3-AAB的阳性率及抗体水平,并分析它们对患者心功能的影响。结果部分心衰患者和正常对照血清中存在Igc和/或IgM类β_3-AAB。扩心病所致心衰患者血清中,IgG类β_3-AAB的阳性率和抗体水平均显著高于正常对照(40.0% vs 8.0%,P<0.01和1.18±0.29 vs 0.92±0.20,P<0.05);IgM类β_3-AAB阳性率也显著高于正常人(53.3% vs 12.0%,P<0.01),但其抗体水平与正常对照相比差异无统计学意义(0.52±0.08 vs 0.52±0.09,P>0.05)。冠心病所致心衰患者血清中,IgG类β_3-AAB阳性率也显著高于正常人(25.6% vs 8.0%,P<0.01),但其抗体水平与正常对照相比差异无统计学意义(1.02±0.17 vs 0.92±0.20,P>0.05)。而高心病和风心病所致心衰患者血清中,IgG类β_3-AAB的阳性率(20.0%和30.0%)和抗体水平(0.96±0.11和0.96±0.19)以及IsM类β_3- AAB的阳性率(16.7%和20.0%)和抗体水平(0.51±0.05和0.48±0.04)与相应正常对照比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。正常对照Igc类β_3-AAB水平明显高于IgM类(0.92±0.20 vs 0.52±0.09,P<0.01),各心衰组有相同的规律。IgG类β_3-AAB对心衰患者左室射血分数有显著影响(F=6.178,P=0.014),进一步分析发现,扩心病患者Igc类β_3-AAB阳性者心脏左室射血分数明显高于阴性者(25.1±2.9 vs 15.5±1.6,P<0.01)。结论IgG类β_3-AAB可能是重要的功能性抗体,主要参与扩心病患者心衰的病理生理过程。展开更多
目的通过激动或抑制HepG2细胞的β3肾上腺素能受体(β3-AR),探讨β3-AR调节胆固醇逆转运过程的可能机制。方法将培养的HepG2细胞随机分为对照组、β3-AR激动剂组(激动剂组)和β3-AR拮抗剂组(拮抗剂组),ELISA法检测上清液载脂蛋白(apo)A...目的通过激动或抑制HepG2细胞的β3肾上腺素能受体(β3-AR),探讨β3-AR调节胆固醇逆转运过程的可能机制。方法将培养的HepG2细胞随机分为对照组、β3-AR激动剂组(激动剂组)和β3-AR拮抗剂组(拮抗剂组),ELISA法检测上清液载脂蛋白(apo)A-Ⅰ、apoA-Ⅱ及β3-AR水平;测定细胞内胆固醇、游离胆固醇和胆固醇酯水平,3 H标记的胆固醇测定胆固醇流出率,实时定量PCR和蛋白印迹法分别检测细胞中三磷酸腺苷结合盒转运蛋白A1(ABCA1)和肝X受体α亚型(LXRα)的表达。结果与对照组比较,激动剂组apoA-Ⅰ、游离胆固醇、胆固醇流出率显著增加,胆固醇、胆固醇酯显著降低,ABCA1和LXRαmRNA及ABCA1和LXRα蛋白显著增加;拮抗剂组胆固醇、胆固醇酯显著升高,apoA-Ⅰ、胆固醇流出率显著减少,ABCA1和LXRαmRNA及ABCA1和LXRα蛋白显著降低。与激动剂组比较,拮抗剂组ABCA1和LXRαmRNA及ABCA1和LXRα蛋白显著降低(0.49±0.10 vs1.24±0.02,0.85±0.05 vs 1.32±0.05,0.38±0.01 vs 1.45±0.20,0.08±0.01 vs 0.76±0.02,P<0.01)。结论激动HepG2细胞的β3-AR,可上调apoA-Ⅰ表达,促进巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞胆固醇逆转运相关蛋白的表达。展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30371223)the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (2001CB510310).
文摘Objective To study the effect of β3 adrenergic receptor （β3AR） Trp64Arg and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 （PPAR72） Prol2Ala polymorphisms on insulin resistance. Methods One hundred and eight dizygotic twin pairs were enrolled in this study. Microsatellite polymorphism was used to diagnose zygosity of twins. Insulin sensitivity was estimated with logarithm transformed homeostasis model assessment （HOMA）. PCR-RFLP analysis was performed to detect the variants. As a supplement to the sib-pair method, identity by state （IBS） was used to analyze the association of polymorphisms with insulin sensitivity. Results The genotype frequencies of Trp64Trg, Trp64Arg, and Arg64Arg were 72.3%, 23.8%, and 3.9%, respectively, while the genotype frequencies of Pro12Pro, Pro12Ala, and Ala12Ala were 89.9%, 9.6%, and 0.5%, respectively. For β3AR Trp64Arg the interclass co-twin correlations of Waist-to-hip ratio （WHR）, blood glucose （GLU）, and insulin （INS）, homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index （HOMA-IR） of the twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS were greater than those sharing 0-1 allele of IBS, and HOMA4R had statistic significance. For PPAR3t2 Prol2Ala most traits of twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS had greater correlations and statistic significance in body mass index （BMI）, WHR, percent of body fat （PBF） and GLU, but there were low correlations of either insulin or HOMA-IR of twin pairs sharing 1 or 2 alleles of IBS. The combined effects of the two variations showed less squared significant twin-pair differences of INS and HOMA-IR among twins sharing 4 alleles of IBS. Condusions β3AR Trp64Arg and PPAR）,2 Pro 12Ala polymorphisms might be associated with insulin resistance and obesity, and there might be slight synergistic effects between this two gene loci, and further studies are necessary to confirm this finding.
基金Supported by the Young and Middle-Aged Scientists Research Awards Foundation of Shangdong Province,China(No.BS2011SW002)the Research Foundation for Advanced Talents of Ludong University,China(No.LY2011017)
文摘We studied the activation of β2-adrenergic receptor（β2AR） by norepinephrine, epinephrine and isoprote- renol using docking and molecular dynamics（MD） simulation. The simulation was done on the assumption that β2AR was surrounded with explicit water and infinite lipid bilayer membrane at body temperature. So the result should be close to that under the physiological conditions. We calculated the structure of binding sites in β2AR for the three ac- tivators. We also simulated the change of the conformation ofβ2AR in the transmembrane regions（TMs）, in the mo- lecular switches, and in the conserved DRY（Aspartic acid, Arginine and Tyrosine） motif. This study provides detailed information concerning the structure ofβ2AR during activation process.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81101687)
文摘The nociceptin receptor（NOP） has been involved in multiple biological functions, including pain, anxiety, cough, substance abuse, cardiovascular control, and immunity. Thus, selective NOP agonists might have clinical potential for the treatment of related diseases. In the present work, three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship（3D-QSAR） studies were performed on a series of 3-substituted N-benzhydryl-nortropane analogs as NOP agonists using comparative molecular field analysis（Co MFA） and comparative molecular similarity indices analysis（CoM SIA） techniques. The statistically significant models were obtained with 54 compounds in training set by ligand-based atom-by-atom matching alignment. The CoM FA model gave cross-validated coefficient（q2） value of 0.530 using 6 components, non-cross-validated（r2） value of 0.921 with estimated F value of 93.668, and standard error of estimate（SEE） of 0.185. The best Co MSIA model resulted in q2 = 0.592, r2 = 0.945, N = 10, SEE = 0.162, and F = 75.654, based on steric, electrostatic, hydrophobic and hydrogen bond acceptor fields. The predictive ability of the Co MFA and CoM SIA models was further validated using a test set of 18 molecules that were not included in the training set, which resulted in predictive correlation coefficients（r2pred） of 0.551 and 0.637, respectively. Moreover, the CoM FA and CoM SIA contour maps identified the features important for exhibiting potent binding affinities on NOP, and can thus serve as a useful guide for the design of potential NOP agonists.
基金Opening Projects from Laboratory of Acupuncture-Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. KJA200505, KJA200803Doctor Station Foundation of the Ministry of Education, No. 2009323711009the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30901923
文摘Adrenergic receptor dysfunction is suggested as a potential cause of hippocampal vulnerability to stress-related pathology. We examined mRNA expression of adrenergic receptor （AR） subtypes α1-AR, α1-AR, and β1-AR in hippocampal subregions （CA1, CA3, dentate gyrus） using in situ hybridization in a depression model induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress and social isolation, α1-AR mRNA expression was significantly increased in the CA3 and dentate gyrus, β1-AR mRNA was significantly increased in the CA1, and α1-AR mRNA remained unchanged in all regions of depression rats compared with controls. Thus, different AR subtypes exhibit a differing pattern of mRNA expression in various hippocampal subregions following depression.
文摘Objective： To investigate the effects of gene transfer of a β-adrenergic receptor（β-AR） kinase inhibitor（β ARIct） on pulmonary β2-adrenergic receptor and cAMP following β2-AR agonist treatment in asthmatic mice, and to analyze the relationship between the routes of gene delivery and the changes of β2AR and cAMP. Methods： BALB/c mice were sensitized and challenged by ovalbumin to establish the asthmatic model treated with βAR agonist （salbutamol injected intramuscularly）. The plasmid with the expression of βARKct was constructed and βARKct gene transfer was performed through intravenous injection or intratracheal instillation in asthmatic mice. The gene expression was measured with Western blot analysis, and the changes of pulmonary β-AR and cAMP evaluated by Radioimmunoassay. Results： The expression of tranfered βARKct gene was detectable in lungs and it was expressed more in the lungs of the mice receiving intratracheally plasmid than those receiving intravenously. The levels of βAR and cAMP were upregulated after using plasmid-βARKct to the asthmatic mice treated with βAR agonist. Conclusion： Our results indicated that there were down-regulation of βAR and cAMP in asthmatic mice treated with βAR agonist. Gene transfer of βARKct could inhibit the extent of the down-regulation of βAR and cAMP. The route of gene delivery could also affect the degree of up-regulation of βAR and cAMP. Gene transfer βARKct may provide a novel approach to the therapeutic strategy for asthma.
文摘目的检测不同原发疾病所致心衰患者血清中的β_3肾上腺素受体自身抗体(β_3-AAB)的类别,并分析其可能的医学意义。方法以合成的β_3肾上腺素受体细胞外第二环肽段作为抗原,应用酶联免疫吸附实验,检测临床甄选的160例扩心病、冠心病、高心病和风心病所致心衰病患者及100例健康正常对照者血清中IgG和IgM类β_3-AAB的阳性率及抗体水平,并分析它们对患者心功能的影响。结果部分心衰患者和正常对照血清中存在Igc和/或IgM类β_3-AAB。扩心病所致心衰患者血清中,IgG类β_3-AAB的阳性率和抗体水平均显著高于正常对照(40.0% vs 8.0%,P<0.01和1.18±0.29 vs 0.92±0.20,P<0.05);IgM类β_3-AAB阳性率也显著高于正常人(53.3% vs 12.0%,P<0.01),但其抗体水平与正常对照相比差异无统计学意义(0.52±0.08 vs 0.52±0.09,P>0.05)。冠心病所致心衰患者血清中,IgG类β_3-AAB阳性率也显著高于正常人(25.6% vs 8.0%,P<0.01),但其抗体水平与正常对照相比差异无统计学意义(1.02±0.17 vs 0.92±0.20,P>0.05)。而高心病和风心病所致心衰患者血清中,IgG类β_3-AAB的阳性率(20.0%和30.0%)和抗体水平(0.96±0.11和0.96±0.19)以及IsM类β_3- AAB的阳性率(16.7%和20.0%)和抗体水平(0.51±0.05和0.48±0.04)与相应正常对照比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。正常对照Igc类β_3-AAB水平明显高于IgM类(0.92±0.20 vs 0.52±0.09,P<0.01),各心衰组有相同的规律。IgG类β_3-AAB对心衰患者左室射血分数有显著影响(F=6.178,P=0.014),进一步分析发现,扩心病患者Igc类β_3-AAB阳性者心脏左室射血分数明显高于阴性者(25.1±2.9 vs 15.5±1.6,P<0.01)。结论IgG类β_3-AAB可能是重要的功能性抗体,主要参与扩心病患者心衰的病理生理过程。
文摘目的通过激动或抑制HepG2细胞的β3肾上腺素能受体(β3-AR),探讨β3-AR调节胆固醇逆转运过程的可能机制。方法将培养的HepG2细胞随机分为对照组、β3-AR激动剂组(激动剂组)和β3-AR拮抗剂组(拮抗剂组),ELISA法检测上清液载脂蛋白(apo)A-Ⅰ、apoA-Ⅱ及β3-AR水平;测定细胞内胆固醇、游离胆固醇和胆固醇酯水平,3 H标记的胆固醇测定胆固醇流出率,实时定量PCR和蛋白印迹法分别检测细胞中三磷酸腺苷结合盒转运蛋白A1(ABCA1)和肝X受体α亚型(LXRα)的表达。结果与对照组比较,激动剂组apoA-Ⅰ、游离胆固醇、胆固醇流出率显著增加,胆固醇、胆固醇酯显著降低,ABCA1和LXRαmRNA及ABCA1和LXRα蛋白显著增加;拮抗剂组胆固醇、胆固醇酯显著升高,apoA-Ⅰ、胆固醇流出率显著减少,ABCA1和LXRαmRNA及ABCA1和LXRα蛋白显著降低。与激动剂组比较,拮抗剂组ABCA1和LXRαmRNA及ABCA1和LXRα蛋白显著降低(0.49±0.10 vs1.24±0.02,0.85±0.05 vs 1.32±0.05,0.38±0.01 vs 1.45±0.20,0.08±0.01 vs 0.76±0.02,P<0.01)。结论激动HepG2细胞的β3-AR,可上调apoA-Ⅰ表达,促进巨噬细胞源性泡沫细胞胆固醇逆转运相关蛋白的表达。
