目的对“远志-酸枣仁”中潜在作用于钙/钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ(calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinaseⅡ,CaMKⅡ)靶点的活性物质进行筛选,阐明其药效物质基础。方法采用以药效团为基础的虚拟筛选手段,通过收集已出版文献中报...目的对“远志-酸枣仁”中潜在作用于钙/钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ(calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinaseⅡ,CaMKⅡ)靶点的活性物质进行筛选,阐明其药效物质基础。方法采用以药效团为基础的虚拟筛选手段,通过收集已出版文献中报道的具有调控CaMKⅡ作用的化合物信息,建立基于CaMKⅡ配体的HipHop药效团模型,收集文献中报道的“远志-酸枣仁”中的成分并建立化合物库,对“远志-酸枣仁”中的成分与药效团进行匹配,随后使用分子模拟对接手段对匹配到的小分子化合物与CaMKⅡ靶点(PDB ID:2V7O)进行对接,研究潜在活性单体与CaMKⅡ的作用。用戊四唑(pentylenetetrazol,PTZ)点燃模型对活性单体细叶远志苷A(39)的抗癫痫作用进行测定,并对CaMKⅡ水平的调控作用进行评价。结论通过文献检索建立包含“远志-酸枣仁”中109种化学成分的化合物库,通过测试集验证确定将药效团03用于对“远志-酸枣仁”化合物库的虚拟筛选,对匹配度排前6位的单体通过分子模拟对接分析其与CaMKⅡ的作用情况,并用抗癫痫动物模型对单体的活性进行评价,化合物39能够在中高剂量下延长PTZ致癫痫发作的潜伏时间,改善PTZ所致的焦虑抑郁样行为,改善PTZ诱导的癫痫发作后脑内尼氏体丢失,提升PTZ所致的CaMKⅡ表达水平降低,提升海马CA1、CA3区及颞叶皮层内CaMKⅡ免疫阳性细胞数量并进一步对nAChR4受体水平进行调控。表明基于虚拟筛选与活性评价手段探讨“远志-酸枣仁”中CaMKⅡ调控作用的成分具有一定的准确性。展开更多
Roof plate secretion of bone morphogenetic proteins(BMPs)directs the cellular fate of sensory neurons during spinal cord development,including the formation of the ascending sensory columns,though their biology is not...Roof plate secretion of bone morphogenetic proteins(BMPs)directs the cellular fate of sensory neurons during spinal cord development,including the formation of the ascending sensory columns,though their biology is not well understood.Type-ⅡBMP receptor(BMPRⅡ),the cognate receptor,is expressed by neural precursor cells during embryogenesis;however,an in vitro method of enriching BMPRⅡ^(+)human neural precursor cells(hNPCs)from the fetal spinal cord is absent.Immunofluorescence was undertaken on intact second-trimester human fetal spinal cord using antibodies to BMPRⅡand leukemia inhibitory factor(LIF).Regions of highest BMPRⅡ^(+)immunofluorescence localized to sensory columns.Parenchymal and meningeal-associated BMPRⅡ^(+)vascular cells were identified in both intact fetal spinal cord and cortex by co-positivity with vascular lineage markers,CD34/CD39.LIF immunostaining identified a population of somas concentrated in dorsal and ventral horn interneurons,mirroring the expression of LIF receptor/CD118.A combination of LIF supplementation and high-density culture maintained culture growth beyond 10 passages,while synergistically increasing the proportion of neurospheres with a stratified,cytoarchitecture.These neurospheres were characterized by BMPRⅡ^(+)/MAP2ab^(+/–)/βⅢ-tubulin^(+)/nestin^(–)/vimentin^(–)/GFAP^(–)/NeuN^(–)surface hNPCs surrounding a heterogeneous core ofβⅢ-tubulin^(+)/nestin^(+)/vimentin^(+)/GFAP^(+)/MAP2ab^(–)/NeuN^(–)multipotent precursors.Dissociated cultures from tripotential neurospheres contained neuronal(βⅢ-tubulin^(+)),astrocytic(GFAP+),and oligodendrocytic(O4+)lineage cells.Fluorescence-activated cell sorting-sorted BMPRⅡ^(+)hNPCs were MAP2ab^(+/–)/βⅢ-tubulin^(+)/GFAP^(–)/O4^(–)in culture.This is the first isolation of BMPRⅡ^(+)hNPCs identified and characterized in human fetal spinal cords.Our data show that LIF combines synergistically with high-density reaggregate cultures to support the organotypic reorganization of neurospheres,characterized by surface BMPRⅡ^(+)hNPCs.Our study has provided a new methodology for an in vitro model capable of amplifying human fetal spinal cord cell numbers for>10 passages.Investigations of the role BMPRⅡplays in spinal cord development have primarily relied upon mouse and rat models,with interpolations to human development being derived through inference.Because of significant species differences between murine biology and human,including anatomical dissimilarities in central nervous system(CNS)structure,the findings made in murine models cannot be presumed to apply to human spinal cord development.For these reasons,our human in vitro model offers a novel tool to better understand neurodevelopmental pathways,including BMP signaling,as well as spinal cord injury research and testing drug therapies.展开更多
目的:探讨血清生物标志物甲胎蛋白(AFP)、维生素K缺失或拮抗剂Ⅱ诱导的蛋白质(PIVKA-Ⅱ)和磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3(GPC-3)单独或联合用于肝细胞癌(以下简称肝癌)诊断的价值。方法:检索PubMed、Web of Science、Embase三个数据库,收集2002...目的:探讨血清生物标志物甲胎蛋白(AFP)、维生素K缺失或拮抗剂Ⅱ诱导的蛋白质(PIVKA-Ⅱ)和磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3(GPC-3)单独或联合用于肝细胞癌(以下简称肝癌)诊断的价值。方法:检索PubMed、Web of Science、Embase三个数据库,收集2002年以来发表的AFP、PIVKA-Ⅱ和GPC-3单独或联合用于诊断肝癌的文献。根据纳入和排除标准筛选文献并提取相关数据。利用诊断准确性研究的质量评价(QUADAS)检查表对纳入的文献进行质量评价,并采用Meta DiSc软件、Review Manager 5.4软件和Stata 15.1软件对AFP、PIVKA-Ⅱ和GPC-3单用和联合使用诊断肝癌的受试者工作特征曲线下面积(AUC)、敏感度、特异度等指标进行数据分析。结果:共纳入32篇文献。Meta分析结果显示,单个标志物用于诊断肝癌时,PIVKA-Ⅱ的AUC值最高,为0.88(95%CI:0.85~0.91),其次是GPC-3和AFP;多个标志物联合用于诊断肝癌的AUC均高于单个标志物,其中PIVKA-Ⅱ联合GPC-3诊断的AUC值最高,为0.90(95%CI:0.87~0.92)。单个标志物用于诊断肝癌时,PIVKA-Ⅱ和GPC-3的敏感度相对较高(分别为0.75和0.76),但GPC-3的特异度不如PIVKA-Ⅱ和AFP(AFP、PIVKA-Ⅱ和GPC-3分别为0.87、0.88和0.81);多个标志物联合用于诊断肝癌的敏感度较单个标志物诊断时有所提高,但特异度无明显提高。单个标志物用于诊断肝癌时,PIVKA-Ⅱ的诊断比值比(DOR)最高,为22(95%CI:13~36),其次是GPC-3和AFP;两个标志物联合用于诊断肝癌的DOR均高于单个标志物,其中AFP联合GPC-3诊断的DOR最高,为25(95%CI:9~67);三个标志物联合用于诊断肝癌时的DOR明显降低,为10(95%CI:7~45)。结论:单个标志物用于肝癌诊断时,PIVKA-Ⅱ的诊断价值更高。两种标志物联合能显著提高肝癌诊断的敏感度,三种标志物联合未能进一步提高诊断价值。结合临床实际,推荐AFP联合PIVKA-Ⅱ用于肝癌的诊断。展开更多
文摘目的对“远志-酸枣仁”中潜在作用于钙/钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ(calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinaseⅡ,CaMKⅡ)靶点的活性物质进行筛选,阐明其药效物质基础。方法采用以药效团为基础的虚拟筛选手段,通过收集已出版文献中报道的具有调控CaMKⅡ作用的化合物信息,建立基于CaMKⅡ配体的HipHop药效团模型,收集文献中报道的“远志-酸枣仁”中的成分并建立化合物库,对“远志-酸枣仁”中的成分与药效团进行匹配,随后使用分子模拟对接手段对匹配到的小分子化合物与CaMKⅡ靶点(PDB ID:2V7O)进行对接,研究潜在活性单体与CaMKⅡ的作用。用戊四唑(pentylenetetrazol,PTZ)点燃模型对活性单体细叶远志苷A(39)的抗癫痫作用进行测定,并对CaMKⅡ水平的调控作用进行评价。结论通过文献检索建立包含“远志-酸枣仁”中109种化学成分的化合物库,通过测试集验证确定将药效团03用于对“远志-酸枣仁”化合物库的虚拟筛选,对匹配度排前6位的单体通过分子模拟对接分析其与CaMKⅡ的作用情况,并用抗癫痫动物模型对单体的活性进行评价,化合物39能够在中高剂量下延长PTZ致癫痫发作的潜伏时间,改善PTZ所致的焦虑抑郁样行为,改善PTZ诱导的癫痫发作后脑内尼氏体丢失,提升PTZ所致的CaMKⅡ表达水平降低,提升海马CA1、CA3区及颞叶皮层内CaMKⅡ免疫阳性细胞数量并进一步对nAChR4受体水平进行调控。表明基于虚拟筛选与活性评价手段探讨“远志-酸枣仁”中CaMKⅡ调控作用的成分具有一定的准确性。
基金supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council(NHMRC)of Australia(Nos.571100 and 1048082)the Baxter Charitable Foundation(to TCL)+1 种基金Medical Research grants from the Rebecca L.Cooper Medical Research Foundation(to MWW,TCL,and MDL)supported by a Charles D.Kelman,M.D.Postdoctoral Award(2010)from the International Retinal Research Foundation(USA)。
文摘Roof plate secretion of bone morphogenetic proteins(BMPs)directs the cellular fate of sensory neurons during spinal cord development,including the formation of the ascending sensory columns,though their biology is not well understood.Type-ⅡBMP receptor(BMPRⅡ),the cognate receptor,is expressed by neural precursor cells during embryogenesis;however,an in vitro method of enriching BMPRⅡ^(+)human neural precursor cells(hNPCs)from the fetal spinal cord is absent.Immunofluorescence was undertaken on intact second-trimester human fetal spinal cord using antibodies to BMPRⅡand leukemia inhibitory factor(LIF).Regions of highest BMPRⅡ^(+)immunofluorescence localized to sensory columns.Parenchymal and meningeal-associated BMPRⅡ^(+)vascular cells were identified in both intact fetal spinal cord and cortex by co-positivity with vascular lineage markers,CD34/CD39.LIF immunostaining identified a population of somas concentrated in dorsal and ventral horn interneurons,mirroring the expression of LIF receptor/CD118.A combination of LIF supplementation and high-density culture maintained culture growth beyond 10 passages,while synergistically increasing the proportion of neurospheres with a stratified,cytoarchitecture.These neurospheres were characterized by BMPRⅡ^(+)/MAP2ab^(+/–)/βⅢ-tubulin^(+)/nestin^(–)/vimentin^(–)/GFAP^(–)/NeuN^(–)surface hNPCs surrounding a heterogeneous core ofβⅢ-tubulin^(+)/nestin^(+)/vimentin^(+)/GFAP^(+)/MAP2ab^(–)/NeuN^(–)multipotent precursors.Dissociated cultures from tripotential neurospheres contained neuronal(βⅢ-tubulin^(+)),astrocytic(GFAP+),and oligodendrocytic(O4+)lineage cells.Fluorescence-activated cell sorting-sorted BMPRⅡ^(+)hNPCs were MAP2ab^(+/–)/βⅢ-tubulin^(+)/GFAP^(–)/O4^(–)in culture.This is the first isolation of BMPRⅡ^(+)hNPCs identified and characterized in human fetal spinal cords.Our data show that LIF combines synergistically with high-density reaggregate cultures to support the organotypic reorganization of neurospheres,characterized by surface BMPRⅡ^(+)hNPCs.Our study has provided a new methodology for an in vitro model capable of amplifying human fetal spinal cord cell numbers for>10 passages.Investigations of the role BMPRⅡplays in spinal cord development have primarily relied upon mouse and rat models,with interpolations to human development being derived through inference.Because of significant species differences between murine biology and human,including anatomical dissimilarities in central nervous system(CNS)structure,the findings made in murine models cannot be presumed to apply to human spinal cord development.For these reasons,our human in vitro model offers a novel tool to better understand neurodevelopmental pathways,including BMP signaling,as well as spinal cord injury research and testing drug therapies.