大弹涂鱼血细胞发生的研究

通过对大弹涂鱼血液、肾脏、脾脏组织涂片的观察 ,发现其肾脏、脾脏内血细胞的发育大致经过 3个阶段 ,即原始阶段、幼稚阶段、成熟阶段。造血母细胞从造血器官释放入外周血中有一成熟过程。着重描述了大弹涂鱼的红血细胞、嗜中性粒细胞、淋巴细胞和单核细胞发生过程各阶段细胞的形态特征。

Cloning of Rabbit Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 and Its Expression During in vitro Maturation of Rabbit Oocytes

Partial cDNA sequence of rabbit BMP15 was cloned by RT-PCR from rabbit ovaries, showing a similarity of 83%-90% with the BMP15 nucleotide sequences in humans, mice, ovine, sheep, cows and pigs. The expression of BMP15 in rabbit cumulus-oocyte complexs during oocytes in vitro maturation （IVM） was measured by fluorescent quantitative RT-PCR method. BMP 15 was expressed at low levels in immature oocytes and increased to the highest level at 16h of IVM, which coincides with the time of cumulus cell expansion, then declined slowly under IVM cultivation. The expression pattern of BMP 15 suggested that it might be important in cumulus expansion in rabbits.

A pediatric non-protein losing Menetrier's disease successfully treated with octreotide long acting release

Pediatric Menetrier's disease (MD) is an uncommon, acute, self-limited hypertrophic gastropathy characterized by enlarged gastric folds associated with epithelial hyperplasia and usually accompanied by protein losing gastropathy. Gastric cytomegalovirus infection is found in one third of MD children and its treatment is often associated with remission. Diagnosis often requires fullthickness biopsy due to inability to detect typical histological findings with conventional endoscopic biopsy. We report an uncommon case of non self-limited pediatric MD needing endoscopic mucosal resection for diagnosis which was then successfully treated with octreotide long-acting release (LAR). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first pediatric MD case successfully treated with octreotide LAR. Our experience suggests octreotide LAR as treatment for refractory MD before gastrectomy.

Effect of transforming growth factor beta and bone morphogenetic proteins on rat hepatic stellate cell proliferation and transdifferentiation

AIM: To explore different roles of TGF-β (transforming growth factor beta) and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs)in hepatic stellate cell proliferation and trans-differentiation.METHODS: Hepatic stellate cells were isolated from male Sprague-Dawley rats. Sub-cultured hepatic stellate cells were employed for cell proliferation assay with WST-1 reagent and Western blot analysis with antibody against smooth muscle alpha actin (SMA).RESULTS: The results indicated that TGF-β1 significantly inhibited cell proliferation at concentration as low as 0.1 ng/ml, but both BMP-2 and BMP-4 did not affect cell proliferation at concentration as high as 10 ng/ml. The effect on hepatic stellate cell trans-differentiation was similar between TGFβ1 and BMPs. However, BMPs was more potent at transdifferentiation of hepatic stellate cells than TGF-β1. In addition, we observed that TGF-β1 transient reduced the abundance of SMA in hepatic stellate cells.CONCLUSION: TGF-β may be more important in regulation of hepatic stellate cell proliferation while BMPs may be the major cytokines regulating hepatic stellate cell transdifferentiation.

Diverse roles of SERK family genes in plant growth, development and defense response.

Plant receptor-like protein kinases(RLKs) are transmembrane proteins with an extracellular domain and an intracellular kinase domain, which enable plant perceiving diverse extracellular stimuli to trigger the intracellular signal transduction. The somatic embryogenesis receptor kinases(SERKs) code the leucine-rich-repeat receptor-like kinase(LRR-RLK), and have been demonstrated to associate with multiple ligand-binding receptors to regulate plant growth, root development, male fertility, stomatal development and movement, and immune responses. Here, we focus on the progress made in recent years in understanding the versatile functions of Arabidopsis SERK proteins, and review SERK proteins as co-receptor to perceive different endogenous and environmental cues in different signaling pathway, and discuss how the kinase activity of SERKs is regulated by various modification.

The role of ribosomal proteins in the regulation of cell proliferation, tumorigenesis, and genomic integrity

Ribosomal proteins （RPs）, the essential components of the ribosome, are a family of RNA-binding proteins, which play prime roles in ribosome biogenesis and protein translation. Recent studies revealed that RPs have additional extra-ribosomal func- tions, independent of protein biosynthesis, in regulation of diverse cellular processes. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of how RPs regulate apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, cell proliferation, neoplastic transformation, cell migration and invasion, and tumorigenesis through both MDM2/p53-dependent and p53-independent mechanisms. We also discuss the roles of RPs in the maintenance of genome integrity via modulating DNA damage response and repair. We further discuss mutations or deletions at the somatic or gennline levels of some RPs in human cancers as well as in patients of Diamond-Blackfan ane- mia and 5q- syndrome with high susceptibility to cancer development. Moreover, we discuss the potential clinical application, based upon abnormal levels of RPs, in biomarker development for early diagnosis and/or prognosis of certain human cancers. Finally, we discuss the pressing issues in the field as future perspectives for better understanding the roles of RPs in human cancers to eventually benefit human health.

Odontoblast β-catenin signaling regulates fenestration of mouse Hertwig's epithelial root sheath

The interaction between Hertwig＇s epithelial root sheath （HERS） and the adjacent mesenchyme is vitally important in mouse tooth root development. We previously generated odontoblast-specific Ctnnbl （encodingβ-catenin） deletion mice, and demon- strated that odontoblast β-catenin signaling regulates odontoblast proliferation and differentiation. However, the role of odon- toblast β-catenin signaling in regulation of HERS behavior has not been fully investigated. Here, using the same odonto- blast-specific Ctnnbl deletion mice, we found that ablation of β-catenin signaling in odontoblasts led to aberrant HERS for- mation. Mechanistically, odontoblast-specific Ctnnbl deletion resulted in elevated bone morphogenetic protein 7 （Bmp7） ex- pression and reduced expression of noggin andfollistatin, both of which encode extracellular inhibitors of BMPs. Furthermore, the levels of phosphorylated Smadl/5/8 were increased in HERS cells. In vitro tissue culture confirmed that BMP7 treatment disrupted the HERS structure. Taken together, we demonstrated that odontoblast f3-catenin signaling may act through regula- tion of BMP signaling to maintain the integrity of HERS cells.

Role of adsorbed proteins on hydroxyapatite-coated titanium in osteoblast adhesion and osteogenic differentiation

The method of plasma-spray coating of hy- droxyapatite （HA） onto pure titanium has been demon- strated to be effective to enhance the osteogenic differentiation and accelerate bone regeneration. Yet it is still a big challenge to figure out the interplay among im- plant surface properties, adsorbed proteins and cell-surface interactions. In this study, the plasma-sprayed HA-coated titanium （HA-Ti） surface was compared with the titanium substrate in terms of protein adsorption, cell adhesion and differentiation. The phase composition, wettability and to- pography were characterized. Compared to the Ti substrate, the HA-Ti had a smaller water contact angle, but larger micro-scale roughness, and showed a poorer ability to ad- sorb fibronectin （Fn）, bovine serum albumin （BSA） and serum proteins. However, it could adsorb larger amount of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 （BMP- 2）. The osteoblasts and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells （BMSCs） tended to adhere on the Ti substrate. By contrast, the BMSCs cultured on the HA-Ti showed a stronger tendency toward osteogenesis differentiation.