Presence of Antibodies to Heat Stress Proteins and its Possible Significance in Workers Exposed to High Temperature and Carbon Monoxide

Antibodies to the ubiquitous group of stress proteins known as heat shock proteins (Hsps) have been found to be associated with a number of diseases in humans. Hsps are known to be induced by certain xenobiotics, some of which are common in the working environment. The biological significance of the presence of such autoantibodies is presently unclear. In the present study, we used immunoblotting to investigate the presence of antibodies against the different stress proteins, Hsp27, Hsp60, Hsp71, Hse (heat shock cognate ) 73 and Hsp89a and D in groups of workers exposed to high temperature or carbon monoxide. These data were related to a detailed clinical evaluation and to various laboratory measurements including electrocardiogram (ECG), B echogram, white blood cell counts and typing, the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), acid phosphatase (ACP) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lymphocyte DNA damage. Antibodies to Hsp27 and Hsp71 were found more frequently in the high temperature and carbon monoxide-exposed groups than in controls (P (0.05 ). The carbon monoxide-exposed group showed the highest incidence of anti-Hsp antibodies. Anti-Hsp60 antibodies were only detected in workers exposed to high temperature or carbon monoxide. The percentage of workers with abnormal ECG, B echogram changes and displaying hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg ) was higher in the carbon monoxide group than in the control group (P＜0.05 ).There was a significant inerease in the activity of ALT in the high temperature and carbon monoxide groups and in the activities of ACP and ALP in the carbon monoxide group (P＜0.05 ). The extent of DNA damage measured in lymphoeytes was higher in workers from the high temperature and carbon monoxide-cxposed groups. We suggest that the increased frequeney of antibodies to Hsps is the result of these damages, of the release of denatured Hsps and of a decrease in the phagocytic ability of macrophages in these workers. The data gathered in the present study show a statistical relation between the occurrence of antibodies against Hsps and the frequency of health problems in workers and suggest a potential role for the antibodies as useful biomarkers to assess whether workers are experieneing environmental stress

Expression of Heat Stress Protein 70 mRNA in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Its Significance

The effects of cigarette smoke extract (CSE) on the expression of heat stress protein 70 (Hsp70) in human bronchi smooth muscle cells were investigated in vitro, and the changes in Hsp70 mRNA in the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their significance were explored. Human bronchi smooth muscle cells were cultured with CSE at the different concentrations. The expression of Hsp70 mRNA and Hsp70 was detected by reverse translation-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting respectively. Levels of Hsp70 mRNA and Hsp70 in lymphocytes from 20 patients with COPD and 20 healthy smoking control subjects were measured by RT-PCR and Western blotting. The results showed the expression of both Hsp70 mRNA and Hsp70 was decreased conformably in human bronchi smooth muscle cells treated with CSE at certain concentration in vitro. The A values of the Hsp70 mRNA expression were 0.24±0.11 and 0.42±0.13 respectively in COPD patients and healthy smoking controls with the difference being significant (P<0.01). There was also significant difference in the A values of the Hsp70 expression between COPD patients and healthy smoking controls (20.9±9.9 vs 44.8±15.3, P<0.01). The levels of Hsp70 mRNA had strongly positive correlation with Hsp70 protein (r = 0.85, P<0 01). It was suggested that the expression of Hsp70 mRNA was in concordance with the expression of Hsp70, which could provide a basis on the study of Hsp70 gene regulation and Hsp70 gene in the development of COPD.

Detection and Its Implication of Heat Stress Protein 27 and P21 in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

To study the expression of heat stress protein 27 (HSP27) and P21 in nasopharyngeal car- cinoma (NPC) tissue, and to evaluate the significance of both HSP27 and P21 in the pathogenesis, development and prognosis of NPC. Indirect immunofluorescence method combined with SABC was applied. Our results showed that (1) the positive rates of HSP27 and P21 expressed in NPC tissue in 36 cases were 88. 9 % and 94. 4%; (2) while in 10 hyperplastic nasopharyngitis tissues, the positive rate of HSP27 and P21 were both 5; (3) all the 5 normal tissues were negatively stained. It is obvi- ous that a co-expressing tendency of HSP27 and P21 could be identified, and it was associated with the degree of malignancy and the clinical stage of NPC. It is concluded that the positive expression of HSP27 and P21 may have clinical significance in the evaluation of the occurring, development and prognosis of NPC, and in NPC treatment.

Preliminary Studies on the Relationship betweenAutoantibodies to Heat Stress Proteins and Heat Injury of Pilots during Acute Heat Stress

Comparison in the heart rate, oral temperature and lymphocyte DNAdamage during heat stress was made in pilots with negative antibodies to heatstress proteins (HSPs) and those with positive antibodies in the man-made climate room with Western blot and comet assay. Our results showed that the increase in oral temperature, heart rate and lymphocyte DNA damage in pilots with the posi-tive antibodies to HSPs were higher than those in pilots with the negative antibod-ies during heat stress. These results indicated that the presence of autoantibodies in plasma of pilots might reflect heat damage and high sensitivity to heat.

Secondary Structure Changes and Thermal Stability of Plasma Membrane Proteins of Wheat Roots in Heat Stress

The wheat roots membrane separates the cell from the environment around it and encloses the cell contents. The pro-tein secondary structure and thermal stability of the plasma membrane of wheat root have been characterized in D2O buffer from 20°C to 90°C by Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). Quantitative analysis of the amide I band (1700 - 1600 cm–1) showed that the plasma membrane proteins contains 41% α-helix, 16% β-sheet, 18% turn, and 25% disorder structures at 20°C. At elevated temperatures from 25°C up to 90°C, the α-helix and the β-sheet structure unfold into turns and the disorder structure, with a major conformational transition occurring at 50°C. There is a rapid decline in H+-ATPase activity of plasma membrane from 35°C to 55°C and it remain very low level H+-ATPase activity of PM from 55°C to 90°C. Therefore the protein conformational transition was one of reasons of loses H+-ATPase activity of plasma membrane.

The Combined Effects of High Temperature and Carbon Monoxide on Heat Stress Response

In this study,we have examined the effects of exposure to high temperature, carbon inonoxideor a combination of both conditions in a model system,the rat and in industrial workers.In the rat liver, HSP70 mRNA and HSP70 synthesis were measured by dot hybridization and western blot. The results showed that after a heat stress HSP70 mRNA and its product, HSP70 increased significantly and there was a synergism in the combined effects of high temperature and carbon monoxide exposure on the induction of HSP70 mRNA and HSP70 synthesis. Heat played a major role in this induction. The presence of antibodies to human HSP27, HSP60, HSP70,HSC73, HSP89 αand β in workers exposed to heat, carbon monoxide was also measured by western blot using purified HSPs as antigens. Plasma free amino acids were measured in the saine group of workers. The incidence of antibodies to HSP27 and HSP70 Was significantly higher in the workers working in an environment with extreme heat, and high carbon monoxide ernission than in a control group. The carbon monoxide exposed group showed the highest incidence of antibodies to HSPs. Although our previous results indicated that workers had an insufficient protein intake,plasma free amino acids tended to increase, especially in methionine and tryptophan two kinds of amino acids which are absent from the main stress protein, HSP70.These results suggest that the major problems that these workers may face are how to facilitate the use of plasma free amino acids and reduce the inhibition of synthesis of normal proteins when they are exposed to occupational harmful factors.These resultsalso add new information on the measurement of HSPs as a potential biomonitor to assess whether organisms are experiencing metabolic stress within their environment.

Transcriptome responses to heat stress in hypothalamus of a meat-type chicken

Background： Heat stress has resulted in great losses in poultry production. To address this issue, we systematically analyzed chicken hypothalamus transcriptome responses to thermal stress using a 44 k chicken Agilent microarray, Methods： Hypothalamus samples were collected from a control group reared at 25℃, a heat-stress group treated at 34℃ for 24 h, and a temperature-recovery group reared at 25℃ for 24 h following a heat-stress treatment. We compared the expression profiles between each pair of the three groups using microarray data. Results： A total of 1,967 probe sets were found to be differentially expressed in the three comparisons with P 〈 0.05 and a fold change （FC） higher than 1.5, and the genes were mainly involved in self-regulation and compensation required to maintain homeostasis. Consistent expression results were found for 11 selected genes by quantitative real-time PCR. Thirty-eight interesting differential expression genes were found from GO term annotation and those genes were related to meat quality, growth, and crucial enzymes. Using these genes for genetic network analysis, we obtained three genetic networks. Moreover, the transcripts of heat-shock protein, including Hsp 40 and Hsp 90, were significantly altered in response to thermal stress. Conclusions： This study provides a broader understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying stress response in chickens and discovery of novel genes that are regulated in a specific thermal-stress manner.

Association between heat stress and oxidative stress in poultry;mitochondrial dysfunction and dietary interventions with phytochemicals

Heat as a stressor of poultry has been studied extensively for many decades; it affects poultry production on a worldwide basis and has significant impact on well-being and production. More recently, the involvement of heat stress in inducing oxidative stress has received much interest. Oxidative stress is defined as the presence of reactive species in excess of the available antioxidant capacity of animal cells. Reactive species can modify several biologically cellular macromolecules and can interfere with cell signaling pathways. Furthermore, during the last decade, there has been an ever-increasing interest in the use of a wide array of natural feed-delivered phytochemicals that have potential antioxidant properties for poultry. In light of this, the current review aims to（1） summarize the mechanisms through which heat stress triggers excessive superoxide radical production in the mitochondrion and progresses into oxidative stress,（2） illustrate that this pathophysiology is dependent on the intensity and duration of heat stress,（3） present different nutritional strategies for mitigation of mitochondrial dysfunction, with particular focus on antioxidant phytochemicals.Oxidative stress that occurs with heat exposure can be manifest in all parts of the body; however, mitochondrial dysfunction underlies oxidative stress. In the initial phase of acute heat stress, mitochondrial substrate oxidation and electron transport chain activity are increased resulting in excessive superoxide production. During the later stage of acute heat stress, down-regulation of avian uncoupling protein worsens the oxidative stress situation causing mitochondrial dysfunction and tissue damage. Typically, antioxidant enzyme activities are upregulated. Chronic heat stress, however, leads to downsizing of mitochondrial metabolic oxidative capacity, up-regulation of avian uncoupling protein, a clear alteration in the pattern of antioxidant enzyme activities, and depletion of antioxidant reserves.Some phytochemicals, such as various types of flavonoids and related compounds, were shown to be beneficial in chronic heat-stressed poultry, but were less or not effective in non-heat-stressed counterparts. This supports the contention that antioxidant phytochemicals have potential under challenging conditions. Though substantial progress has been made in our understanding of the association between heat stress and oxidative stress, the means by which phytochemicals can alleviate oxidative stress have been sparsely explored.

Neuroprotective effect of heat shock protein 70 Inhibition of Tau protein expression

BACKGROUND： Previous studies have shown that heat shock protein 70 （HSP70） has neuroprotective effects by decreasing phosphorylation of Tau protein, thereby reducing the expression of Tau protein and proper aggregation. OBJECTIVE： To observe and verify expressional changes of HSP70 and Tau in retinal ganglion cells following stretch injury to the right optic nerve in rats, and to determine the effect of heat stress pretreatment on HSP70 and Tau protein expressions. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： A randomized, controlled, animal experiment was performed at the Laboratory of Neurology Research Institute of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from March to June 2006. MATERIALS： Instant SABC immunohistochemistry kit, as well as mouse anti-HSP70 and rabbit anti-Tau polyclonal antibodies, were purchased from Wuhan Boster Bioengineering Limited, China. METHODS： A total of 57 male, Wistar rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups： control （n = 3）; 150-180 g stretch force was induced in the right optic nerves in stretch-only group （n = 18） to establish optic nerve stretch injury model; heat stress was applied to 18 animals in heat-stress treatment group; 18 rats in the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group were subjected to identical stretch injury as stretch-only group after 24-hour heat-stress pretreatment. According to sacrifice time, the groups were assigned to 6 subgroups at different time points of 4, 8, and 16 hours, and 1,3, and 5 days, with 3 rats in each subgroup. No treatment was performed in the control group except anesthesia. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Morphological changes of optic nerves and retinal ganglion cells following stretch injury were observed by light microscopy following hematoxylin-eosin staining. HSP70 and Tau protein expression levels were observed in retinal ganglial cells from each group using im munohistochemistry. RESULTS： （1） Compared with the control group, morphological axonal and retinal ganglial cell changes, as well as a decreased number of retinal ganglial cells, were identified in the stretch-only group （P 〈 0.01）. Pathological damage in optical nerve and retinal ganglial cells were not remarkable in the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group, with no statistical difference in the number of retinal ganglial cells compared with the control group （P 〉 0.05）. （2） Compared with the control group significantly increased HSP70 expression in retinal ganglial cells occurred in the stretch-only, heat-stress treatment, and heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch groups （P 〈 0.05 or P 〈 0.01 ）. The peak of HSP70 expression was earlier in the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group compared with the stretch-only and heat-stress treatment groups, and was expressed over a longer period of time compared with the heat-stress treatment group. Compared with the control group, Tau expression in the retinal ganglial cells rapidly increased 4-16 hours following stretch injury in the stretch-only group （P 〈 0.05 or P 〈 0.01）, and obviously decreased in the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group （P 〈 0.05 or P 〈 0.01 ）. CONCLUSION： Tau expression increased following stretch injury, with an earlier expression peak than HSP70, which indicated that stretch injury-induced HSP70 expression was not strong or quick enough to sufficiently protect the nerve. A much more enhanced HSP70 expression, with an earlier peak and longer expression period, was observed in rats subjected to stretch injury following heat stress, which demonstrated that HSP70 exhibited neuroprotective functions by reducing abnormal aggregation of Tau.

The mRNA Expression Profiles of Five Heat Shock Protein Genes from Frankliniella occidentalis at Different Stages and Their Responses to Temperatures and Insecticides

The westem flower thrips, Frankliniella occidental＆ （Pergande） is a highly invasive pest that is able to exploit many crops across a wide range of environmental conditions. Five full-length cDNAs of heat shock protein （HSP） genes （Fo-HSP90, Fo-HSP70, Fo-HSP60, Fo-HSP40 and Fo-HSP28.9） were cloned from F. occidentalis, and their expression profiles were investigated under conditions of thermal stress and insecticide exposure, and at different stages during development, using real-time quantitative PCR. All five gene sequences showed high similarity to homologs in other species, indicating the conserved fimction of this gene family. HSP60 represents an informative phylogenetic marker at the ordinal taxonomic level within Insecta, but HSP90, which has two homologous copies in Hymenoptera, was not informative. The expression of Fo-HSPs under thermal stress suggests that Fo-HSP90, Fo-HSP70, and Fo-HSP28.9 are inducible by both cold and heat stress, Fo-HSP40 is only heat-inducible, and Fo-HSP60 is thermally insensitive. There were two patterns of cold induction of Fo-HSPs： one is from 0 to 4℃ and the other is around -8℃. All five Fo-HSPs genes were induced by exposure to sublethal concentrations of the insecticide avermectin. The expression of the five Fo-HSPs during different developmental stages suggests that they all play a role in development of F. occidentalis.

The Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Mammary Neoplasms: A Brief Review

Research into heat shock proteins (HSPs) for the clinical management of tumours has intensified as new evidence shows they can be used as biomarkers in carcinogenesis and are related to poor prognosis in some cancer types. Members of small HSP, HSP70 and HSP90 families have been studied extensively in breast cancer. This article reviews current understanding of the role of HSP and HSF-1 (Heat shock factor 1) expression in human breast cancer and looks at its potential diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic value. The exciting progress that has been made using HSP 90 inhibitors in breast cancer treatment is examined and the results of preliminary studies on the expression of stress proteins in the animal model canine mammary tumours are also presented.

Genome-wide identification of the radiation sensitivity protein-23(RAD23)family members in apple(Malus×domestica Borkh.)and expression analysis of their stress responsiveness

Radiation sensitivity proteins-23 （RAD23） are DNA repair factors participate in the ubiquitin/proteasome system （UPS）. Although the genome-wide analysis of RAD23 family members has been conducted in some species, little is known about RAD23 genes in apple （Malusxdomestica Borkh.）. We analyzed this gene family in M. domestica in terms of genomic locations, protein and promoter structures, and expressions in response to stresses. Various members showed a ubiqui- tous pattern of expression in all selected apple parts. Their expressions were altered under chilling, heat, and hydrogen peroxide treatments, as well as abscisic acid （ABA） treatment and water deficiency, suggesting their possible roles in plant stress responses. These results provide essential information about RAD23 genes in apple and will contribute to further functional studies.

Molecular cloning of human heat shock protein 27 and study of its protective effects on oxidative damage in rat cardiomyocte H9c2

Objective： To clone human cardiac heat shock protein 27 （HSP27） gene and to determine the effects of HSP27 on the oxidative stress in rat cardiomyocyte cell line H9c2. Methods： Full length of HSP27 cDNA which got by RT-PCR was constructed into pCDNA3.1^＋ . The recombinant was transfected into rat cardiomyocyte cell line H9c2 and the stable trahsfection cell line was selected by G418. Then we observe the effects of HSP27 over-expression on LDH release and apoptosis induced H2O2 in H9c2. Results： ①pCDNA3.1^＋/HSP27 provided a sound expression of HSP27 in both 293T and H9c2. ②LDH releasing induced by 0, 100,250,500, 1000 μmol/L H2O2 in HSP27 over-expression group and wild type group were 0.396±0.017 vs. 0.390±0.01）9 （p 〉0.05）, 0.437±0. 014 vs. 0.416±0.015 （P〈0.05）, 0.471±0.018 vs. 0.417±0.009 （P 〈0.001）, 0.505±0.030 vs. 0.657± 0.022（P 〈0.001）, 0.547 ±0.027 and 0.661 ± 0.011（ P 〈 0. 001 ）, respectively. ③Apoptosis induced by 150 μmol/L H2O2 in HSP27 over-expression group and wild type group were （10.693± 1.122）% vs. （4.027 ± 1.628）%（ P 〈0.01）. Conclusion： We cloned and constructed human cardiac HSP27 gene successfully, and over-expression of human HSP27 could inhibit oxidative damage significantly in H9c2.

Stress protein expression in early phase spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury

Spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury is a stress injury to the spinal cord. Our previous studies using differential proteomics identified 21 differentially expressed proteins （n 〉 2） in rabbits with spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury. Of these proteins, stress-related proteins included protein disulfide isomerase A3, stress-induced-phosphoprotein 1 and heat shock cognate protein 70. In this study, we established New Zealand rabbit models of spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury by abdominal aorta occlusion. Results demonstrated that hind limb function initially improved after spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury, but then deteriorated. The pathological morphology of the spinal cord became aggravated, but lessened 24 hours after reperfusion. However, the numbers of motor neurons and interneurons in the spinal cord gradually decreased. The expression of protein disulfide isomerase A3, stress-induced-phosphoprotein 1 and heat shock cognate protein 70 was induced by ischemia/reperfusion injury. The expression of these proteins increased within 12 hours after reperfusion, and then decreased, reached a minimum at 24 hours, but subsequently increased again to similar levels seen at 6-12 hours, showing a characterization of induction-inhibition-induc- tion. These three proteins were expressed only in cytoplasm but not in the nuclei. Moreover, the expression was higher in interneurons than in motor neurons, and the survival rate of interneurons was greater than that of motor neurons. It is assumed that the expression of stress-related proteins exhibited a protective effect on neurons.

Physiological Evaluation of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i>L.) Genotypes at Pre-Anthesis Stage under Heat Stress Conditions

Experiments were conducted to analyze effects of high temperature stress on wheat at pre-anthesis growth stage. Twenty four wheat genotypes exposed to a sub optimal temperature (>35°C) which showed altered physiological, biochemical and agronomic characteristics. Accumulation of proline, presence of new protein bands and higher antioxidant enzyme activity in leaves of G.7 and G.17 reflects their better adaptive response under heat stress conditions. G.17 and G.19 showed least reduction in number of spikelets per spike, biological yield and 100 grain weight. It was inferred that the genotypes G.7, G.17 and G.19 exhibited greater heat tolerance and could be recommended for cultivation under heat stress conditions.

A Review of Heat Shock Proteins Research on Bemisia tabaci

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) is the most destructive invasive pests in agricultural production and has a high tolerance to heat. Heat shock proteins play an essential role in life activities such as growth and development, reproduction and diapause of B. tabaci. At the same time, they are also crucial in resisting adverse environments and in adaptive evolution. The expression of heat shock protein in B. tabaci is not only related to temperature, but also to the tolerance of the environment. After receiving external stimuli, the expression level can be increased or decreased to maintain the stability of cells in vivo. This paper reviews the classification, biological characteristics, biological functions, and research status of HSPs in recent years. This mini-review will provide helpful information related to the use of heat shock proteins to study the occurrence and damage of B. tabaci. This has important theoretical and practical significance for revealing Hsps in explaining the population expansion mechanism of B. tabaci invasion and predicting population dynamics.

小麦OXS3基因家族的鉴定及表达模式分析

氧化应激3蛋白(OXS3)是一种植物特异性蛋白,在植物逆境耐受性中发挥重要作用。本研究利用生物信息学方法,在全基因组水平对小麦中的OXS3基因家族成员进行了鉴定,并对所有成员进行了高温胁迫下的表达模式分析以及4个小麦OXS3基因的酵母转化验证试验。结果表明,小麦具有9个OXS3基因,分布于8条染色体上,聚类为三个亚家族,主要定位于细胞核;小麦OXS3基因家族成员的启动子区具有多个激素响应和逆境响应顺式作用元件,暗示该家族成员在植物逆境响应中可能承担重要角色。共线性分析表明OXS3基因家族在单/双子叶植物间存在较大差异。qRT-PCR分析表明,小麦OXS3家族基因在高温胁迫下均上调表达。转化酵母的耐热功能验证表明,小麦基因TaOXS3-1D、TaOXS3-2A可以提高酵母的耐热性。本研究结果为系统研究OXS3的耐热功能奠定了基础。

冷应激反应加重大鼠多囊卵巢综合征生殖功能障碍

目的研究冷应激刺激对多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)大鼠生殖功能的影响及其作用机制。方法将大鼠分为对照组(Contral)、模型组、冷应激组、抑制剂组(给予HSP90抑制剂50 mg/kg)及联合组(冷应激联合HSP90抑制剂),每组10只。ELISA检测血清性激素及氧化应激水平、HE染色观察卵巢形态、TUNEL检测卵巢细胞凋亡、免疫印迹检测HSP90、NF-κB p65、IkB、TAK-1和RIP蛋白表达。结果与对照组FSH[(16.37±2.14)mU/mL]、LH[(9.32±1.46)nmol/L]、T[(1.23±0.17)nmol/L]比较,模型组FSH[(7.21±1.54)mU/mL]与联合组FSH[(7.25±1.51)mU/mL]降低(P<0.05),模型组LH[(20.34±2.81)nmol/L]、T[(1.58±0.26)nmol/L]与联合组LH[(20.28±2.85)nmol/L]、T[(1.56±0.27)nmol/L]升高(P<0.05);与模型组比较,抑制剂组FSH[(6.28±1.24)mU/mL]降低、LH[(22.08±2.73)nmol/L]、T[(1.64±0.25)nmol/L]升高(P<0.05),与抑制剂组比较,冷应激组FSH[(5.34±0.67)mU/m L]降低、LH[(23.17±2.95)nmol/L]与T[(1.79±0.31)nmol/L]升高(P<0.05)。与对照组比较,模型组与联合组SOD、GSH-Px水平降低,MDA水平升高(P<0.05),与模型组比较,抑制剂组SOD、GSH-Px水平升高,MDA水平降低(P<0.05),与抑制剂组比较,冷应激组SOD、GSH-Px水平降低,MDA水平升高(P<0.05)。对照组大鼠卵巢组织结构正常;模型组与联合组卵巢皮质黄体及卵泡减少,卵泡囊性扩张并有闭锁产生;冷应激组与抑制剂组大鼠的卵巢主要表现为大量的小窦卵泡、囊性卵泡和增大的卵泡膜细胞层,且以冷应激组更为严重。对照组、模型组、抑制剂组、冷应激组与联合组的细胞凋亡率分别为(5.62±0.58)%、(41.38±3.92)%、(52.67±4.22)%、(63.48±5.71)%、(40.62±4.28)%,对照组卵巢组织中细胞凋亡率低于模型组、联合组(F=168.200,P<0.001),抑制剂组卵巢组织中细胞凋亡率较模型组高(t=6.213,P<0.001),冷应激组细胞凋亡率较抑制剂组高(t=4.815,P<0.001)。与对照组比较,模型组大鼠卵巢组织中HSP90、NF-κB p65、IkB、TAK-1、RIP升高(P<0.05),与模型组比较,冷应激组与对照组大鼠卵巢组织中HSP90、NF-κB p65、IkB、TAK-1、RIP升高(P<0.05)。大鼠卵巢组织中HSP90与PI3K在冷应激刺激后的表达呈正相关关系(R=0.581,P<0.001)。结论冷应激加重PCOS大鼠生殖功能障碍。

植物热激蛋白功能及表达调控的研究进展

热激蛋白(heat shock proteins,HSPs)在生物体中广泛存在,作为分子伴侣(molecular chaperone)参与蛋白质的折叠、转运、降解以及蛋白复合体的组装等。热激蛋白的种类及其功能具有多样性,并且在细胞内定位于胞质和核以及质体(plastid)、线粒体和内质网等多种细胞器。热激蛋白在植物响应冷、热、盐和干旱等非生物胁迫中具有重要的作用。同时,其还参与植物应对细菌、真菌和病毒等生物胁迫。此外,热激蛋白在植物体的生长发育过程中也发挥着重要作用。本文对热激蛋白的种类及其在植物生长发育和逆境响应中的功能进行了总结和讨论,以期为相关研究提供参考。