Neurofilaments (NFs) and cytokeratins are both heteropolymers, which assemble into intermediate filaments (IPs) only when other proper IF subunit proteins are expressed simultaneously. To study the assembly property o...Neurofilaments (NFs) and cytokeratins are both heteropolymers, which assemble into intermediate filaments (IPs) only when other proper IF subunit proteins are expressed simultaneously. To study the assembly property of NFs, we constructed two recombinant adenovirus which could express NF-L or NF-M, fused with green fluorescent protein (GFP) respectively. Then they were introduced into vero cells, and expressed fusion protein. Double labels of GFP fluorescence and immunofluorescence staining indicated that NF-L-GFP or GFP-NF-M not only coassembled with endogenous vimentins, but also coassembled with keratins into a cytoplasmic network of filaments.展开更多
【目的】研究苦苣菜水提物对脂多糖(LPS)诱导的小鼠肺炎模型中炎症相关因子及炎症信号通路的影响,探究苦苣菜水提物对小鼠肺炎的抗炎作用。【方法】制备苦苣菜水提物,将昆明小鼠随机分为空白组、模型组、阳性对照组及苦苣菜水提物低、...【目的】研究苦苣菜水提物对脂多糖(LPS)诱导的小鼠肺炎模型中炎症相关因子及炎症信号通路的影响,探究苦苣菜水提物对小鼠肺炎的抗炎作用。【方法】制备苦苣菜水提物,将昆明小鼠随机分为空白组、模型组、阳性对照组及苦苣菜水提物低、中、高浓度组,空白组小鼠不做任何处理,模型组小鼠灌胃0.3 mL生理盐水,阳性对照组小鼠灌胃0.3 mL 5 mg/kg地塞米松,苦苣菜水提物低、中、高浓度组小鼠依次灌胃0.3 mL 100、200和400 mg/mL苦苣菜水提物,持续灌胃给药1周后,空白组小鼠腹腔注射0.3 mL生理盐水,其余组小鼠腹腔注射0.3 mL 30 mg/kg LPS诱导建立小鼠肺炎模型。采用ELISA方法检测各组小鼠血清中白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、IL-10、转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)的含量;利用免疫组织化学(IHC)和Western blotting检测各组小鼠肺中炎症信号通路(HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB)蛋白的表达水平。【结果】与空白组相比,模型组小鼠血清中IL-6含量显著上调(P<0.05),IL-10、TGF-β含量有所上调,肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB的分布及蛋白表达量极显著上调(P<0.01);与模型组相比,苦苣菜水提物处理组小鼠血清中促炎因子IL-6含量有所下调,抗炎因子IL-10含量有所上调,抗炎因子TGF-β含量极显著上调(P<0.01);在肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB大量分布在肺泡周围的上皮细胞上,与模型组相比,苦苣菜水提物处理组小鼠肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB的分布极显著下调(P<0.01),且表现出剂量依赖效应,HMGB1、TLR4蛋白表达量极显著下调(P<0.01),NF-κB蛋白表达量显著或极显著下调(P<0.05;P<0.01)。【结论】苦苣菜水提物能抑制LPS诱导的肺炎小鼠血清中促炎因子IL-6的分泌及肺脏中信号通路HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB蛋白的表达,促进小鼠血清中抗炎因子IL-10、TGF-β的分泌,表明苦苣菜水提物具有抗肺炎作用。展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Science Found for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 39425009).
文摘Neurofilaments (NFs) and cytokeratins are both heteropolymers, which assemble into intermediate filaments (IPs) only when other proper IF subunit proteins are expressed simultaneously. To study the assembly property of NFs, we constructed two recombinant adenovirus which could express NF-L or NF-M, fused with green fluorescent protein (GFP) respectively. Then they were introduced into vero cells, and expressed fusion protein. Double labels of GFP fluorescence and immunofluorescence staining indicated that NF-L-GFP or GFP-NF-M not only coassembled with endogenous vimentins, but also coassembled with keratins into a cytoplasmic network of filaments.
文摘【目的】研究苦苣菜水提物对脂多糖(LPS)诱导的小鼠肺炎模型中炎症相关因子及炎症信号通路的影响,探究苦苣菜水提物对小鼠肺炎的抗炎作用。【方法】制备苦苣菜水提物,将昆明小鼠随机分为空白组、模型组、阳性对照组及苦苣菜水提物低、中、高浓度组,空白组小鼠不做任何处理,模型组小鼠灌胃0.3 mL生理盐水,阳性对照组小鼠灌胃0.3 mL 5 mg/kg地塞米松,苦苣菜水提物低、中、高浓度组小鼠依次灌胃0.3 mL 100、200和400 mg/mL苦苣菜水提物,持续灌胃给药1周后,空白组小鼠腹腔注射0.3 mL生理盐水,其余组小鼠腹腔注射0.3 mL 30 mg/kg LPS诱导建立小鼠肺炎模型。采用ELISA方法检测各组小鼠血清中白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、IL-10、转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)的含量;利用免疫组织化学(IHC)和Western blotting检测各组小鼠肺中炎症信号通路(HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB)蛋白的表达水平。【结果】与空白组相比,模型组小鼠血清中IL-6含量显著上调(P<0.05),IL-10、TGF-β含量有所上调,肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB的分布及蛋白表达量极显著上调(P<0.01);与模型组相比,苦苣菜水提物处理组小鼠血清中促炎因子IL-6含量有所下调,抗炎因子IL-10含量有所上调,抗炎因子TGF-β含量极显著上调(P<0.01);在肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB大量分布在肺泡周围的上皮细胞上,与模型组相比,苦苣菜水提物处理组小鼠肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB的分布极显著下调(P<0.01),且表现出剂量依赖效应,HMGB1、TLR4蛋白表达量极显著下调(P<0.01),NF-κB蛋白表达量显著或极显著下调(P<0.05;P<0.01)。【结论】苦苣菜水提物能抑制LPS诱导的肺炎小鼠血清中促炎因子IL-6的分泌及肺脏中信号通路HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB蛋白的表达,促进小鼠血清中抗炎因子IL-10、TGF-β的分泌,表明苦苣菜水提物具有抗肺炎作用。
