The present study was aimed to investigate the developmental patterns of leptin mRNA expression in dorsal subcutaneous adipose tissue and Ob-Rb mRNA expression in hy[(-)-23.8( )]pothalamus in pigs of different breeds ...The present study was aimed to investigate the developmental patterns of leptin mRNA expression in dorsal subcutaneous adipose tissue and Ob-Rb mRNA expression in hy[(-)-23.8( )]pothalamus in pigs of different breeds and sexes. [(Erhualian gilts and boars and Large White)0( )]boars were sampled at birth, 3, 20, 30, 45, 90, 120 and 180 days of age, respectively. Serum concentration of leptin was measured with RIA and single tube semi-quantitative RT-PCR was applied to determine the relative abundances of mRNA expression using 18S rRNA as an internal standard. The results showed that leptin mRNA expression in adipose tissue increased with age and displayed both sex and breed differences. In Erhualian pigs, females expressed higher leptin mRNA compared with males, and Erhualian boars showed higher abundance of leptin mRNA than Large White boars (P < 0.01). Serum leptin levels were in good agreement with adipose leptin mRNA, displaying similar sex and line differences. In contrast, expression of Ob-Rb mRNA in hypothalamus exhibited a distinctive pattern, decreased gradually after birth, and then in[(-)23.8( )][(creased till weaning. )0(After weaning, Ob)0(-)]Rb gene expression decreased gradually with age but rose gradually again from 120 to 180 days of age in Erhualian pigs. [(The expression of Ob)0(-)(Rb)( )]mRNA was higher in Large White pigs than that in Erhualian pigs (P< 0.01). The results suggest that the serum leptin level and leptin gene expression in adipose tissue highly correlate with [(adiposity.)0( )]展开更多
目的探讨瘦素调控大鼠肝纤维化的信号转导机制及槲寄生碱的干预作用。方法以CCl4诱导的肝纤维化大鼠模型为研究对象,45只大鼠随机分为三组,分别为对照组、模型组、药物干预组。对照组不做任何处理,自由饮食、饮水;模型组和槲寄生碱治疗...目的探讨瘦素调控大鼠肝纤维化的信号转导机制及槲寄生碱的干预作用。方法以CCl4诱导的肝纤维化大鼠模型为研究对象,45只大鼠随机分为三组,分别为对照组、模型组、药物干预组。对照组不做任何处理,自由饮食、饮水;模型组和槲寄生碱治疗组分别腹腔注射40%CCl4-植物油溶液2 m L/kg,每周2次,共8周。实验第9周,治疗组经灌胃给予大鼠槲寄生碱8g/(kg·d),模型组灌胃给予等剂量的生理盐水,共8周。实验第17周颈椎脱臼法处死所有动物,取出肝脏左前叶。采用HE染色、MASSON染色方法观察槲寄生碱对肝纤维化大鼠肝组织形态学的影响;免疫组织化学的方法观察槲寄生碱对大鼠肝星状细胞瘦素及瘦素受体的影响。Western Blot法检测大鼠肝脏组织JAK2、STAT3蛋白水平以及JAK2、STAT3蛋白磷酸化水平。结果肝脏大体、HE染色以及Masson胶原染色结果提示:大鼠肝纤维化模型复制成功,槲寄生碱具有阻断逆转肝纤维化的作用。免疫组织化学染色显示,与模型组比较,槲寄生碱明显抑制模型大鼠肝组织瘦素、瘦素受体的表达。Western Blot显示,正常对照组JAK2、STAT3蛋白表达量最少;模型组JAK2、STAT3蛋白高表达;而药物处理组的JAK2、STAT3蛋白表达明显下调。结论槲寄生碱可有效逆转大鼠肝脏纤维化,其作用机制可能是通过下调大鼠肝组织瘦素、瘦素受体的表达,进而影响JAK2/STAT3信号通路来完成的。展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 39830290).
文摘The present study was aimed to investigate the developmental patterns of leptin mRNA expression in dorsal subcutaneous adipose tissue and Ob-Rb mRNA expression in hy[(-)-23.8( )]pothalamus in pigs of different breeds and sexes. [(Erhualian gilts and boars and Large White)0( )]boars were sampled at birth, 3, 20, 30, 45, 90, 120 and 180 days of age, respectively. Serum concentration of leptin was measured with RIA and single tube semi-quantitative RT-PCR was applied to determine the relative abundances of mRNA expression using 18S rRNA as an internal standard. The results showed that leptin mRNA expression in adipose tissue increased with age and displayed both sex and breed differences. In Erhualian pigs, females expressed higher leptin mRNA compared with males, and Erhualian boars showed higher abundance of leptin mRNA than Large White boars (P < 0.01). Serum leptin levels were in good agreement with adipose leptin mRNA, displaying similar sex and line differences. In contrast, expression of Ob-Rb mRNA in hypothalamus exhibited a distinctive pattern, decreased gradually after birth, and then in[(-)23.8( )][(creased till weaning. )0(After weaning, Ob)0(-)]Rb gene expression decreased gradually with age but rose gradually again from 120 to 180 days of age in Erhualian pigs. [(The expression of Ob)0(-)(Rb)( )]mRNA was higher in Large White pigs than that in Erhualian pigs (P< 0.01). The results suggest that the serum leptin level and leptin gene expression in adipose tissue highly correlate with [(adiposity.)0( )]
文摘目的探讨瘦素调控大鼠肝纤维化的信号转导机制及槲寄生碱的干预作用。方法以CCl4诱导的肝纤维化大鼠模型为研究对象,45只大鼠随机分为三组,分别为对照组、模型组、药物干预组。对照组不做任何处理,自由饮食、饮水;模型组和槲寄生碱治疗组分别腹腔注射40%CCl4-植物油溶液2 m L/kg,每周2次,共8周。实验第9周,治疗组经灌胃给予大鼠槲寄生碱8g/(kg·d),模型组灌胃给予等剂量的生理盐水,共8周。实验第17周颈椎脱臼法处死所有动物,取出肝脏左前叶。采用HE染色、MASSON染色方法观察槲寄生碱对肝纤维化大鼠肝组织形态学的影响;免疫组织化学的方法观察槲寄生碱对大鼠肝星状细胞瘦素及瘦素受体的影响。Western Blot法检测大鼠肝脏组织JAK2、STAT3蛋白水平以及JAK2、STAT3蛋白磷酸化水平。结果肝脏大体、HE染色以及Masson胶原染色结果提示:大鼠肝纤维化模型复制成功,槲寄生碱具有阻断逆转肝纤维化的作用。免疫组织化学染色显示,与模型组比较,槲寄生碱明显抑制模型大鼠肝组织瘦素、瘦素受体的表达。Western Blot显示,正常对照组JAK2、STAT3蛋白表达量最少;模型组JAK2、STAT3蛋白高表达;而药物处理组的JAK2、STAT3蛋白表达明显下调。结论槲寄生碱可有效逆转大鼠肝脏纤维化,其作用机制可能是通过下调大鼠肝组织瘦素、瘦素受体的表达,进而影响JAK2/STAT3信号通路来完成的。
