BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated that tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) participates in brain edema. However, it is unclear whether blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption is a...BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated that tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) participates in brain edema. However, it is unclear whether blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption is associated with TWEAK during the process of brain edema OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of TWEAK on BBB permeability in brain edema. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: An immunohistochemical observation, randomized, controlled animal experiment was performed at the Laboratory of Neurosurgical Anatomy, Xiangya Medical College, Central South University & Central Laboratory, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University between January 2006 and December 2007. MATERIALS: A total of 48 adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: normal control (n = 8), sham-operated (n = 8), and ischemia/reperfusion (n = 32). Rats from the ischemia/reperfusion group were randomly assigned to four subgroups according to different time points, i.e., 2 hours of ischemia followed by 6 hours (n = 8), 12 hours (n = 8), 1 day (n = 8), or 12 days (n = 8) of reperfusion. METHODS: Focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) using the suture method in rats from the ischemia/reperfusion group. Thread was introduced at a depth of 17-19 mm. Rats in the sham-operated group were subjected to experimental procedures similar to the ischemia/reperfusion group; however, the introducing depth of thread was 10 mm. The normal control group was not given any intervention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: TWEAK expression was examined by immunohistochemistry; brain water content on the ischemic side was calculated as the ratio of dry to wet tissue weight; BBB permeability was measured by Evans blue extravasation. RESULTS: A total of eight rats died prior to and after surgery and an additional eight rats were randomly entered into the study. Thus 48 rats were included in the final analysis. In the ischemia/reperfusion group, TWEAK-positive cells were present in the ischemic penumbra surrounding the lamellar necrotic region in the fight cerebral hemisphere at 6 hours reperfusion and increased thereafter; by 2 days reperfusion they had reached a peak level, which was significantly higher than the sham-operated and normal control groups (P 〈 0.05). At 6 hours reperfusion, both brain water content and Evans blue extravasation showed the same tendency for change as TWEAK expression. Pearson correlation analysis results revealed that the degree of TWEAK expression was positively correlated with brain water content (r = 0.892, P 〈 0.05). CONCLUSION: The present results confirmed that TWEAK was involved in BBB disruption and participated in brain edema following cerebral ischemia.展开更多
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-Iike weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) is a member of the TNF superfamily of structurally related cytokines and is known to induce proliferation, migration, differentiation, apoptotic c...Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-Iike weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) is a member of the TNF superfamily of structurally related cytokines and is known to induce proliferation, migration, differentiation, apoptotic celt death, inflammation, and angiogenesis. These physiological processes are induced by the binding of TWEAK to fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14), a highly inducible cell-surface receptor that is linked to several intracellular signaling pathways, including the nuclear factor-KB (NF-KB) pathway. This review discusses the role of the TWEAK-Fn14 axis in several rheumatic diseases and the potential therapeutic benefits of modulation of the TWEAK-Fn14 pathway.展开更多
目的:探讨新型凋亡分子TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis(TWEAK)对乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)转染的人肝癌细胞系的凋亡诱导作用及γ-干扰素(IFN-γ)对该凋亡过程的影响。方法:以稳定转染了pCD-NA3/1.1HBV的肝癌细胞系BEL-7402-pCDNA3/1.1HB...目的:探讨新型凋亡分子TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis(TWEAK)对乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)转染的人肝癌细胞系的凋亡诱导作用及γ-干扰素(IFN-γ)对该凋亡过程的影响。方法:以稳定转染了pCD-NA3/1.1HBV的肝癌细胞系BEL-7402-pCDNA3/1.1HBV为模型,并以稳定转染空载体的肝癌细胞BEL-7402/pcDNA3作为对照,经CCK-8法检测HBV转染前后TWEAK对细胞生长的抑制效应,terminal transferase dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL)、半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶-3(caspase-3)活性检测试剂盒检测HBV转染前后TWEAK诱导肝癌细胞的凋亡情况及IFN-γ对TWEAK诱导细胞凋亡的调节作用。结果:HBV转染促进TWEAK诱导的细胞凋亡,IFN-γ可以增强HBV转染细胞对TWEAK诱导凋亡的敏感性。结论:机体感染HBV后,TWEAK可能参与HBV感染肝细胞的清除过程;IFN-γ在调节TWEAK诱导的病毒感染细胞凋亡中发挥重要作用。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated that tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) participates in brain edema. However, it is unclear whether blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption is associated with TWEAK during the process of brain edema OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of TWEAK on BBB permeability in brain edema. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: An immunohistochemical observation, randomized, controlled animal experiment was performed at the Laboratory of Neurosurgical Anatomy, Xiangya Medical College, Central South University & Central Laboratory, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University between January 2006 and December 2007. MATERIALS: A total of 48 adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: normal control (n = 8), sham-operated (n = 8), and ischemia/reperfusion (n = 32). Rats from the ischemia/reperfusion group were randomly assigned to four subgroups according to different time points, i.e., 2 hours of ischemia followed by 6 hours (n = 8), 12 hours (n = 8), 1 day (n = 8), or 12 days (n = 8) of reperfusion. METHODS: Focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) using the suture method in rats from the ischemia/reperfusion group. Thread was introduced at a depth of 17-19 mm. Rats in the sham-operated group were subjected to experimental procedures similar to the ischemia/reperfusion group; however, the introducing depth of thread was 10 mm. The normal control group was not given any intervention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: TWEAK expression was examined by immunohistochemistry; brain water content on the ischemic side was calculated as the ratio of dry to wet tissue weight; BBB permeability was measured by Evans blue extravasation. RESULTS: A total of eight rats died prior to and after surgery and an additional eight rats were randomly entered into the study. Thus 48 rats were included in the final analysis. In the ischemia/reperfusion group, TWEAK-positive cells were present in the ischemic penumbra surrounding the lamellar necrotic region in the fight cerebral hemisphere at 6 hours reperfusion and increased thereafter; by 2 days reperfusion they had reached a peak level, which was significantly higher than the sham-operated and normal control groups (P 〈 0.05). At 6 hours reperfusion, both brain water content and Evans blue extravasation showed the same tendency for change as TWEAK expression. Pearson correlation analysis results revealed that the degree of TWEAK expression was positively correlated with brain water content (r = 0.892, P 〈 0.05). CONCLUSION: The present results confirmed that TWEAK was involved in BBB disruption and participated in brain edema following cerebral ischemia.
基金This study was supported by grants-from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30872336), the National Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (No. ZD200814-02), and "Eleventh Five-Year" National Science and Technology Support Program (No. 2008BAI59B01 ).
文摘Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-Iike weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) is a member of the TNF superfamily of structurally related cytokines and is known to induce proliferation, migration, differentiation, apoptotic celt death, inflammation, and angiogenesis. These physiological processes are induced by the binding of TWEAK to fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14), a highly inducible cell-surface receptor that is linked to several intracellular signaling pathways, including the nuclear factor-KB (NF-KB) pathway. This review discusses the role of the TWEAK-Fn14 axis in several rheumatic diseases and the potential therapeutic benefits of modulation of the TWEAK-Fn14 pathway.
文摘目的:探讨新型凋亡分子TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis(TWEAK)对乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)转染的人肝癌细胞系的凋亡诱导作用及γ-干扰素(IFN-γ)对该凋亡过程的影响。方法:以稳定转染了pCD-NA3/1.1HBV的肝癌细胞系BEL-7402-pCDNA3/1.1HBV为模型,并以稳定转染空载体的肝癌细胞BEL-7402/pcDNA3作为对照,经CCK-8法检测HBV转染前后TWEAK对细胞生长的抑制效应,terminal transferase dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL)、半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶-3(caspase-3)活性检测试剂盒检测HBV转染前后TWEAK诱导肝癌细胞的凋亡情况及IFN-γ对TWEAK诱导细胞凋亡的调节作用。结果:HBV转染促进TWEAK诱导的细胞凋亡,IFN-γ可以增强HBV转染细胞对TWEAK诱导凋亡的敏感性。结论:机体感染HBV后,TWEAK可能参与HBV感染肝细胞的清除过程;IFN-γ在调节TWEAK诱导的病毒感染细胞凋亡中发挥重要作用。