Dysregulation of neurotransmitter metabolism in the central nervous system contributes to mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post–traumatic stress disorder. Monoamines and amino acids are important types...Dysregulation of neurotransmitter metabolism in the central nervous system contributes to mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post–traumatic stress disorder. Monoamines and amino acids are important types of neurotransmitters. Our previous results have shown that disco-interacting protein 2 homolog A(Dip2a) knockout mice exhibit brain development disorders and abnormal amino acid metabolism in serum. This suggests that DIP2A is involved in the metabolism of amino acid–associated neurotransmitters. Therefore, we performed targeted neurotransmitter metabolomics analysis and found that Dip2a deficiency caused abnormal metabolism of tryptophan and thyroxine in the basolateral amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex. In addition, acute restraint stress induced a decrease in 5-hydroxytryptamine in the basolateral amygdala. Additionally, Dip2a was abundantly expressed in excitatory neurons of the basolateral amygdala, and deletion of Dip2a in these neurons resulted in hopelessness-like behavior in the tail suspension test. Altogether, these findings demonstrate that DIP2A in the basolateral amygdala may be involved in the regulation of stress susceptibility. This provides critical evidence implicating a role of DIP2A in affective disorders.展开更多
The pathophysiology of Huntington's disease involves high levels of the neurotoxin quinolinic acid. Quinolinic acid accumulation results in oxidative stress, which leads to neurotoxicity. However, the molecular an...The pathophysiology of Huntington's disease involves high levels of the neurotoxin quinolinic acid. Quinolinic acid accumulation results in oxidative stress, which leads to neurotoxicity. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which quinolinic acid contributes to Huntington's disease pathology remain unknown. In this study, we established in vitro and in vivo models of Huntington's disease by administering quinolinic acid to the PC12 neuronal cell line and the striatum of mice, respectively. We observed a decrease in the levels of hydrogen sulfide in both PC12 cells and mouse serum, which was accompanied by down-regulation of cystathionine β-synthase, an enzyme responsible for hydrogen sulfide production. However, treatment with NaHS(a hydrogen sulfide donor) increased hydrogen sulfide levels in the neurons and in mouse serum, as well as cystathionine β-synthase expression in the neurons and the mouse striatum, while also improving oxidative imbalance and mitochondrial dysfunction in PC12 cells and the mouse striatum. These beneficial effects correlated with upregulation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 expression. Finally, treatment with the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2inhibitor ML385 reversed the beneficial impact of exogenous hydrogen sulfide on quinolinic acid-induced oxidative stress. Taken together, our findings show that hydrogen sulfide reduces oxidative stress in Huntington's disease by activating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2,suggesting that hydrogen sulfide is a novel neuroprotective drug candidate for treating patients with Huntington's disease.展开更多
The growth situation and peroxidase （POD） of seedlings of two tomato cultivars were investigated under the stress of different concentrations of Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ . The toxicity differences of Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ to t...The growth situation and peroxidase （POD） of seedlings of two tomato cultivars were investigated under the stress of different concentrations of Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ . The toxicity differences of Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ to tomato seedlings and the corresponding differences between two tomato cultivars were observed through the stress trial with the ahove two heavy metal ions, The resubs showed that low concentration of Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ could promote the growth and could enhance the POD activity of tomato seedlings, while high concentratiun Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ could inhibit seedling growth and POD activity of tomato seedlings. Cd^2＋ functioned more obviously than that of Cu^2＋ , two tomato cultivars also presented difference in response to heavy metal stress.展开更多
目的探讨小鼠心肌梗死进程中巨噬细胞亚群的动态变化与CD59、P2X7表达的动态变化。方法将成年雄性C57BL/6J小鼠36只随机分为对照组(不做任何处理,6只)和心肌梗死组(30只)。通过冠状动脉左前降支结扎建立小鼠急性心肌梗死模型,心肌梗死...目的探讨小鼠心肌梗死进程中巨噬细胞亚群的动态变化与CD59、P2X7表达的动态变化。方法将成年雄性C57BL/6J小鼠36只随机分为对照组(不做任何处理,6只)和心肌梗死组(30只)。通过冠状动脉左前降支结扎建立小鼠急性心肌梗死模型,心肌梗死组30只小鼠又随机分为A、B、C、D、E组,分别在心肌梗死后1、3、5、7、14 d取材。收取小鼠的外周血和心脏组织,采用流式细胞术检测巨噬细胞亚群的动态变化与CD59和P2X7的表达情况。结果心肌梗死后1、3 d外周血中单核细胞数量均高于对照组[(9.5±1.7)、(10.3±3.7)×10^(4)/ml比(3.2±3.1)×10^(4)/ml](均P<0.05)。心肌梗死后1、3、5 d心脏组织白细胞计数、巨噬细胞计数均高于对照组(均P<0.05)。心脏组织中Ly6C^(high)巨噬细胞计数在心肌梗死后3 d达到高峰,而Ly6C^(low)亚群在心肌梗死后5 d达到高峰,均高于对照组(均P<0.05)。心肌梗死后1 d P2X7^(-)CD59^(-)巨噬细胞占Ly6C^(high)巨噬细胞百分比高于对照组,而P2X7^(+)CD59^(+)巨噬细胞占比低于对照组(均P<0.05)。心肌梗死后1、3、5 d P2X7^(+)CD59^(+)巨噬细胞占Ly6C^(low)巨噬细胞百分比均低于对照组,而P2X7^(-)CD59^(+)巨噬细胞占比均高于对照组(均P<0.05)。结论在小鼠急性心肌梗死的不同阶段,心脏组织巨噬细胞的亚群呈现动态变化,同时伴随CD59和P2X7表达的动态变化。展开更多
基金supported by the STI 2030—Major Projects 2021ZD0204000,No.2021ZD0204003 (to XZ)the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.32170973 (to XZ),32071018 (to ZH)。
文摘Dysregulation of neurotransmitter metabolism in the central nervous system contributes to mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post–traumatic stress disorder. Monoamines and amino acids are important types of neurotransmitters. Our previous results have shown that disco-interacting protein 2 homolog A(Dip2a) knockout mice exhibit brain development disorders and abnormal amino acid metabolism in serum. This suggests that DIP2A is involved in the metabolism of amino acid–associated neurotransmitters. Therefore, we performed targeted neurotransmitter metabolomics analysis and found that Dip2a deficiency caused abnormal metabolism of tryptophan and thyroxine in the basolateral amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex. In addition, acute restraint stress induced a decrease in 5-hydroxytryptamine in the basolateral amygdala. Additionally, Dip2a was abundantly expressed in excitatory neurons of the basolateral amygdala, and deletion of Dip2a in these neurons resulted in hopelessness-like behavior in the tail suspension test. Altogether, these findings demonstrate that DIP2A in the basolateral amygdala may be involved in the regulation of stress susceptibility. This provides critical evidence implicating a role of DIP2A in affective disorders.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82271327 (to ZW),82072535 (to ZW),81873768 (to ZW),and 82001253 (to TL)。
文摘The pathophysiology of Huntington's disease involves high levels of the neurotoxin quinolinic acid. Quinolinic acid accumulation results in oxidative stress, which leads to neurotoxicity. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which quinolinic acid contributes to Huntington's disease pathology remain unknown. In this study, we established in vitro and in vivo models of Huntington's disease by administering quinolinic acid to the PC12 neuronal cell line and the striatum of mice, respectively. We observed a decrease in the levels of hydrogen sulfide in both PC12 cells and mouse serum, which was accompanied by down-regulation of cystathionine β-synthase, an enzyme responsible for hydrogen sulfide production. However, treatment with NaHS(a hydrogen sulfide donor) increased hydrogen sulfide levels in the neurons and in mouse serum, as well as cystathionine β-synthase expression in the neurons and the mouse striatum, while also improving oxidative imbalance and mitochondrial dysfunction in PC12 cells and the mouse striatum. These beneficial effects correlated with upregulation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 expression. Finally, treatment with the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2inhibitor ML385 reversed the beneficial impact of exogenous hydrogen sulfide on quinolinic acid-induced oxidative stress. Taken together, our findings show that hydrogen sulfide reduces oxidative stress in Huntington's disease by activating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2,suggesting that hydrogen sulfide is a novel neuroprotective drug candidate for treating patients with Huntington's disease.
文摘The growth situation and peroxidase （POD） of seedlings of two tomato cultivars were investigated under the stress of different concentrations of Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ . The toxicity differences of Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ to tomato seedlings and the corresponding differences between two tomato cultivars were observed through the stress trial with the ahove two heavy metal ions, The resubs showed that low concentration of Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ could promote the growth and could enhance the POD activity of tomato seedlings, while high concentratiun Cu^2＋ and Cd^2＋ could inhibit seedling growth and POD activity of tomato seedlings. Cd^2＋ functioned more obviously than that of Cu^2＋ , two tomato cultivars also presented difference in response to heavy metal stress.
文摘目的探讨小鼠心肌梗死进程中巨噬细胞亚群的动态变化与CD59、P2X7表达的动态变化。方法将成年雄性C57BL/6J小鼠36只随机分为对照组(不做任何处理,6只)和心肌梗死组(30只)。通过冠状动脉左前降支结扎建立小鼠急性心肌梗死模型,心肌梗死组30只小鼠又随机分为A、B、C、D、E组,分别在心肌梗死后1、3、5、7、14 d取材。收取小鼠的外周血和心脏组织,采用流式细胞术检测巨噬细胞亚群的动态变化与CD59和P2X7的表达情况。结果心肌梗死后1、3 d外周血中单核细胞数量均高于对照组[(9.5±1.7)、(10.3±3.7)×10^(4)/ml比(3.2±3.1)×10^(4)/ml](均P<0.05)。心肌梗死后1、3、5 d心脏组织白细胞计数、巨噬细胞计数均高于对照组(均P<0.05)。心脏组织中Ly6C^(high)巨噬细胞计数在心肌梗死后3 d达到高峰,而Ly6C^(low)亚群在心肌梗死后5 d达到高峰,均高于对照组(均P<0.05)。心肌梗死后1 d P2X7^(-)CD59^(-)巨噬细胞占Ly6C^(high)巨噬细胞百分比高于对照组,而P2X7^(+)CD59^(+)巨噬细胞占比低于对照组(均P<0.05)。心肌梗死后1、3、5 d P2X7^(+)CD59^(+)巨噬细胞占Ly6C^(low)巨噬细胞百分比均低于对照组,而P2X7^(-)CD59^(+)巨噬细胞占比均高于对照组(均P<0.05)。结论在小鼠急性心肌梗死的不同阶段,心脏组织巨噬细胞的亚群呈现动态变化,同时伴随CD59和P2X7表达的动态变化。
