Objective The protein interacting with C kinase 1(PICK1)plays a critical role in vesicle trafficking,and its deficiency in sperm cells results in abnormal vesicle trafficking from Golgi to acrosome,which eventually di...Objective The protein interacting with C kinase 1(PICK1)plays a critical role in vesicle trafficking,and its deficiency in sperm cells results in abnormal vesicle trafficking from Golgi to acrosome,which eventually disrupts acrosome formation and leads to male infertility.Methods An azoospermia sample was filtered,and the laboratory detection and clinical phenotype indicated typical azoospermia in the patient.We sequenced all of the exons in the PICK1 gene and found that there was a novel homozygous variant in the PICK1 gene,c.364delA(p.Lys122SerfsX8),and this protein structure truncating variant seriously affected the biological function.Then we constructed a PICK1 knockout mouse model using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat cutting technology(CRISPRc).Results The sperm from PICK1 knockout mice showed acrosome and nucleus abnormalities,as well as dysfunctional mitochondrial sheath formation.Both the total sperm and motility sperm counts were decreased in the PICK1 knockout mice compared to wild-type mice.Moreover,the mitochondrial dysfunction was verified in the mice.These defects in the male PICK1 knockout mice may have eventually led to complete infertility.Conclusion The c.364delA novel variant in the PICK1 gene associated with clinical infertility,and pathogenic variants in the PICK1 may cause azoospermia or asthenospermia by impairing mitochondrial function in both mice and humans.展开更多
Aging is an inevitable physiological process,often accompanied by age-related bone loss and subsequent bone-related diseases that pose serious health risks.Research on skeletal diseases caused by aging in humans is ch...Aging is an inevitable physiological process,often accompanied by age-related bone loss and subsequent bone-related diseases that pose serious health risks.Research on skeletal diseases caused by aging in humans is challenging due to lengthy study durations,difficulties in sampling,regional variability,and substantial investment.Consequently,mice are preferred for such studies due to their similar motor system structure and function to humans,ease of handling and care,low cost,and short generation time.In this review,we present a comprehensive overview of the characteristics,limitations,applicability,bone phenotypes,and treatment methods in naturally aging mice and prematurely aging mouse models(including SAMP6,POLG mutant,LMNA,SIRT6,ZMPSTE24,TFAM,ERCC1,WERNER,and KL/KL-deficient mice).We also summarize the molecular mechanisms of these aging mouse models,including cellular DNA damage response,senescence-related secretory phenotype,telomere shortening,oxidative stress,bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell(BMSC)abnormalities,and mitochondrial dysfunction.Overall,this review aims to enhance our understanding of the pathogenesis of aging-related bone diseases.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To observe the effects of serum metabolites by using ~1H-NMR-based metabonomic approach to explore the possible mechanisms of total flavonoids in Ocimum BasilicumLinn(OBL) on atherosclerosis in apolipomtein ...OBJECTIVE To observe the effects of serum metabolites by using ~1H-NMR-based metabonomic approach to explore the possible mechanisms of total flavonoids in Ocimum BasilicumLinn(OBL) on atherosclerosis in apolipomtein E knockout(ApoE-/-) mice.METHODS Six-week-old male apoE knockout mice were divided into four groups(n=10) and fed with high fet diet:model,Simv.astatin,OBL-H,OBL-M and OBL-L groups.The homogeneous male mice of C57 BL/6 J were used as the normol group and fed with normal chow diet.After 14 weeks,~1H-NMR technology was used to ex.plore the variability of serum metabolites by the method of PLS-DA and OPLS-DA.RESULTS Com.pared with normal group,Model group showed a significant increase in the serum levels of VLDL,LDL,β-hydroxyisobutyrate,lactate,myo-inositol and showed a significant decrease in the serum levels of al.anine,glutamine,proline,carnitine,methylamine,citrate,creatine,choline,taurine,pyruvate,β-glu.cose,α-glucose,glycine,lysine.Combined with model group OBL-H,OBL-M,OBL-L groups showed the effects of regulating the levels of different metabolites of the glucose,lipid and amino acid metabo.lism.CONCLUSION The anti-atheros-clerotic activity of total flavonoids in Ocimum BasilicumLinn may be related not only to regulation of lipid metabolism,but also glycometabolism and amino acid metabolism.展开更多
目的探讨高热量饮食和年龄对载脂蛋白E基因敲除(ApoE^(-/-))小鼠脑功能的影响。方法选取8月龄成年ApoE^(-/-)小鼠和18月龄老年ApoE^(-/-)小鼠共20只,随机分为正常饮食成年组、正常饮食老年组、高热量饮食成年组、高热量饮食老年组,每组...目的探讨高热量饮食和年龄对载脂蛋白E基因敲除(ApoE^(-/-))小鼠脑功能的影响。方法选取8月龄成年ApoE^(-/-)小鼠和18月龄老年ApoE^(-/-)小鼠共20只,随机分为正常饮食成年组、正常饮食老年组、高热量饮食成年组、高热量饮食老年组,每组5只。正常饮食成年组、正常饮食老年组小鼠喂食实验室标准饲料,高热量饮食成年组、高热量饮食老年组小鼠喂食高脂饲料,干预8周。用体质量监测和葡萄糖耐量实验测试小鼠体质量、血糖变化,核磁共振波谱检测海马和下丘脑N-乙酰天冬氨酸(NAA)、胆碱(Cho)含量,Y迷宫和旷场实验检测认知功能,Western blot检测脑组织突触体相关蛋白25(SNAP-25)、突触素(synaptophysin)、突触后致密蛋白95(PSD-95)、诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)、白细胞介素1β(IL-1β)表达。结果与正常饮食成年组比较,高热量饮食成年组海马NAA、下丘脑Cho和NAA、自发交替率、SNAP-25、synaptophysin、PSD-95表达降低,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05,P<0.01),iNOS、IL-1β表达升高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);与正常饮食成年组比较,正常饮食老年组海马NAA、下丘脑Cho、SNAP-25、synaptophysin、PSD-95表达降低(P<0.05,P<0.01),iNOS、IL-1β表达升高(P<0.01);与正常饮食老年组比较,高热量饮食老年组海马和下丘脑Cho和NAA、中心路程/总路程、SNAP-25、synaptophysin、PSD-95表达降低(P<0.05,P<0.01),iNOS、IL-1β表达升高(P<0.01);与高热量饮食成年组比较,高热量饮食老年组海马NAA、中心路程/总路程、平均速度、synaptophysin表达降低(P<0.05,P<0.01),iNOS、IL-1β表达升高(1.61±0.10 vs 1.35±0.13,2.04±0.08 vs 1.54±0.11,P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论高热量饮食导致ApoE^(-/-)小鼠代谢障碍和神经炎症,抑制突触蛋白表达引起认知功能障碍;长期高热量饮食和年龄增加促进ApoE^(-/-)小鼠脑功能衰退。展开更多
Insulin resistance is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes. In an effort to understand and treat this condition, re searchers have used genetic manipulation of mice to uncover insulin signaling pathways and determine the eff...Insulin resistance is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes. In an effort to understand and treat this condition, re searchers have used genetic manipulation of mice to uncover insulin signaling pathways and determine the effects of their perturbation. After decades of research much has been learned, but the pathophysiology o insulin resistance in human diabetes remains contro versial, and treating insulin resistance remains a chal lenge. This review will discuss limitations of mouse models lacking select insulin signaling molecule genes In the most influential mouse models, glucose metabo lism differs from that of humans at the cellular, organ and whole-organism levels, and these differences limi the relevance and benefit of the mouse models both in terms of mechanistic investigations and therapeutic development. These differences are due partly to im mutable differences in mouse and human biology, and partly to the failure of genetic modifications to produce an accurate model of human diabetes. Several fac tors often limit the mechanistic insights gained from experimental mice to the particular species and strain including: developmental effects, unexpected meta bolic adjustments, genetic background effects, and technical issues. We conclude that the limitations and weaknesses of genetically modified mouse models of insulin resistance underscore the need for redirection of research efforts toward methods that are more directly relevant to human physiology.展开更多
Estrogen deficiency mediates aging, but the underlying mechanism remains to be fully determined. We report here that estrogen deficiency caused by targeted disruption of aromatase in mice results in significant inhibi...Estrogen deficiency mediates aging, but the underlying mechanism remains to be fully determined. We report here that estrogen deficiency caused by targeted disruption of aromatase in mice results in significant inhibition of telomerase activity in the adrenal gland in vivo. Gene expression analysis showed that, in the absence of estrogen, telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene expression is reduced in association with compromised cell proliferation in the adrenal gland cortex and adrenal atrophy. Stem cells positive in c-kit are identified to populate in the parenchyma of adrenal cortex. Analysis of telomeres revealed that estrogen deficiency results in significantly shorter teiomeres in the adrenal cortex than that in wild-type (WT) control mice. To further establish the causal effects of estrogen, we conducted an estrogen replacement therapy in these estrogen-deficient animals. Administration of estrogen for 3 weeks restores TERT gene expression, telomerase activity and cell proliferation in estrogen-deficient mice. Thus, our data show for the first time that estrogen deficiency causes inhibitions of TERT gene expression, telomerase activity, telomere maintenance, and cell proliferation in the adrenal gland of mice in vivo, suggesting that telomerase inhibition and telomere shortening may mediate cell proliferation arrest in the adrenal gland, thus contributing to estrogen deficiency-induced aging under physiological conditions.展开更多
AIM: To explore the pathogenesis, influencing factors, ways of medical intervention and evaluation indicators of cataract by observing changes in serum biochemical indices in mice with targeted disruption of βB2-crys...AIM: To explore the pathogenesis, influencing factors, ways of medical intervention and evaluation indicators of cataract by observing changes in serum biochemical indices in mice with targeted disruption of βB2-crystallin. · METHODS: Nine 6-week-old male mice with targeted knockout of βB2-crystallin were used as the study group, and nine age- and sex-matched normal wild-type mice as the control group. The genetype of the modeled mice was identified by PCR technique. Tropicamide and phenylephrine eye drops were used as the cycloplegic agents to observe changes in lens opacity with a slit-lamp. The lens was then removed and blood was collected for biochemical evaluation in the serum. · RESULTS: Two genotypes were successfully identified by PCR technique. Slit-lamp observation showed that the lens cortex was opaque and GSH level in the lens cortex was remarkably decreased in mice with βB2-crystallin deficiency compared with the control group (P <0.01). Serum Na+, Cl-, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Fe2+ levels, ALT and AST activities, and TP, ALP, Cr, TC, GLU content were decreased significantly compared with the control group (P <0.05). There was no difference in LDH, P, Cu2+, K+ levels between the two groups (P >0.05). · CONCLUSION: Compared with the wild-type mice, serum biochemical indices underwent significant changes in mice with targeted disruption of βB2-crystallin gene, especially with abnormal distribution of Na+&Ca2+, which induced the formation of cataract.展开更多
RIG-I (retinoid acid-inducible gene-I), a putative RNA helicase with a cytoplasmic caspase-recrultment domain (CARD), was identified as a pattem-recognition receptor (PRR) that mediates antiviral immunity by ind...RIG-I (retinoid acid-inducible gene-I), a putative RNA helicase with a cytoplasmic caspase-recrultment domain (CARD), was identified as a pattem-recognition receptor (PRR) that mediates antiviral immunity by inducing type I interferon production. To further study the biological function of RIG-I, we generated Rig-I^-/- mice through homologous recombination, taking a different strategy to the previously reported strategy. Our Rig-I^-/- mice are viable and fertile. Histological analysis shows that Rig-I^-/ mice develop a colitis-like phenotype and increased susceptibility to dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. Accordingly, the size and number of Peyer's patches dramatically decreased in mutant mice. The peripheral T-cell subsets in mutant mice are characterized by an increase in effector T cells and a decrease in naive T cells, indicating an important role for Rig-I in the regulation ofT-cell activation. It was further found that Rig-I deficiency leads to the downregulation of G protein αi2 subunit (Gαi2) in various tissues, including T and B lymphocytes. By contrast, upregulation of Rig-I in NB4 cells that are treated with ATRA is accompanied by elevated Gαi2 expression. Moreover, Gαi2 promoter activity is increased in co-transfected NIH3T3 cells in a Rig-I dose-dependent manner. All these findings suggest that Rig-I has crucial roles in the regulation of Gαi2 expression and T-cell activation. The development of colitis may be, at least in part, associated with downregulation of Gαi2 and disturbed T-cell homeostasis.展开更多
基金supported by grants from Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.LQ21H200007)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82202605,No.81772664 and No.82172363)+1 种基金Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital Excellent Scientific Research Start-up Fundation of China(No.ZRY2019C008)Hangzhou Medical College Fundamental Scientific Research Project of China(No.KYQN202116).
文摘Objective The protein interacting with C kinase 1(PICK1)plays a critical role in vesicle trafficking,and its deficiency in sperm cells results in abnormal vesicle trafficking from Golgi to acrosome,which eventually disrupts acrosome formation and leads to male infertility.Methods An azoospermia sample was filtered,and the laboratory detection and clinical phenotype indicated typical azoospermia in the patient.We sequenced all of the exons in the PICK1 gene and found that there was a novel homozygous variant in the PICK1 gene,c.364delA(p.Lys122SerfsX8),and this protein structure truncating variant seriously affected the biological function.Then we constructed a PICK1 knockout mouse model using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat cutting technology(CRISPRc).Results The sperm from PICK1 knockout mice showed acrosome and nucleus abnormalities,as well as dysfunctional mitochondrial sheath formation.Both the total sperm and motility sperm counts were decreased in the PICK1 knockout mice compared to wild-type mice.Moreover,the mitochondrial dysfunction was verified in the mice.These defects in the male PICK1 knockout mice may have eventually led to complete infertility.Conclusion The c.364delA novel variant in the PICK1 gene associated with clinical infertility,and pathogenic variants in the PICK1 may cause azoospermia or asthenospermia by impairing mitochondrial function in both mice and humans.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(82272608)2021 Capacity Building of Shanghai Universities(21010503600)Shanghai Key Lab of Human Performance(Shanghai University of Sport)(11DZ2261100)。
文摘Aging is an inevitable physiological process,often accompanied by age-related bone loss and subsequent bone-related diseases that pose serious health risks.Research on skeletal diseases caused by aging in humans is challenging due to lengthy study durations,difficulties in sampling,regional variability,and substantial investment.Consequently,mice are preferred for such studies due to their similar motor system structure and function to humans,ease of handling and care,low cost,and short generation time.In this review,we present a comprehensive overview of the characteristics,limitations,applicability,bone phenotypes,and treatment methods in naturally aging mice and prematurely aging mouse models(including SAMP6,POLG mutant,LMNA,SIRT6,ZMPSTE24,TFAM,ERCC1,WERNER,and KL/KL-deficient mice).We also summarize the molecular mechanisms of these aging mouse models,including cellular DNA damage response,senescence-related secretory phenotype,telomere shortening,oxidative stress,bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell(BMSC)abnormalities,and mitochondrial dysfunction.Overall,this review aims to enhance our understanding of the pathogenesis of aging-related bone diseases.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81560586) and Xinjiang Natural Science Foundation (2016D01C161)
文摘OBJECTIVE To observe the effects of serum metabolites by using ~1H-NMR-based metabonomic approach to explore the possible mechanisms of total flavonoids in Ocimum BasilicumLinn(OBL) on atherosclerosis in apolipomtein E knockout(ApoE-/-) mice.METHODS Six-week-old male apoE knockout mice were divided into four groups(n=10) and fed with high fet diet:model,Simv.astatin,OBL-H,OBL-M and OBL-L groups.The homogeneous male mice of C57 BL/6 J were used as the normol group and fed with normal chow diet.After 14 weeks,~1H-NMR technology was used to ex.plore the variability of serum metabolites by the method of PLS-DA and OPLS-DA.RESULTS Com.pared with normal group,Model group showed a significant increase in the serum levels of VLDL,LDL,β-hydroxyisobutyrate,lactate,myo-inositol and showed a significant decrease in the serum levels of al.anine,glutamine,proline,carnitine,methylamine,citrate,creatine,choline,taurine,pyruvate,β-glu.cose,α-glucose,glycine,lysine.Combined with model group OBL-H,OBL-M,OBL-L groups showed the effects of regulating the levels of different metabolites of the glucose,lipid and amino acid metabo.lism.CONCLUSION The anti-atheros-clerotic activity of total flavonoids in Ocimum BasilicumLinn may be related not only to regulation of lipid metabolism,but also glycometabolism and amino acid metabolism.
文摘目的探讨高热量饮食和年龄对载脂蛋白E基因敲除(ApoE^(-/-))小鼠脑功能的影响。方法选取8月龄成年ApoE^(-/-)小鼠和18月龄老年ApoE^(-/-)小鼠共20只,随机分为正常饮食成年组、正常饮食老年组、高热量饮食成年组、高热量饮食老年组,每组5只。正常饮食成年组、正常饮食老年组小鼠喂食实验室标准饲料,高热量饮食成年组、高热量饮食老年组小鼠喂食高脂饲料,干预8周。用体质量监测和葡萄糖耐量实验测试小鼠体质量、血糖变化,核磁共振波谱检测海马和下丘脑N-乙酰天冬氨酸(NAA)、胆碱(Cho)含量,Y迷宫和旷场实验检测认知功能,Western blot检测脑组织突触体相关蛋白25(SNAP-25)、突触素(synaptophysin)、突触后致密蛋白95(PSD-95)、诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)、白细胞介素1β(IL-1β)表达。结果与正常饮食成年组比较,高热量饮食成年组海马NAA、下丘脑Cho和NAA、自发交替率、SNAP-25、synaptophysin、PSD-95表达降低,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05,P<0.01),iNOS、IL-1β表达升高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);与正常饮食成年组比较,正常饮食老年组海马NAA、下丘脑Cho、SNAP-25、synaptophysin、PSD-95表达降低(P<0.05,P<0.01),iNOS、IL-1β表达升高(P<0.01);与正常饮食老年组比较,高热量饮食老年组海马和下丘脑Cho和NAA、中心路程/总路程、SNAP-25、synaptophysin、PSD-95表达降低(P<0.05,P<0.01),iNOS、IL-1β表达升高(P<0.01);与高热量饮食成年组比较,高热量饮食老年组海马NAA、中心路程/总路程、平均速度、synaptophysin表达降低(P<0.05,P<0.01),iNOS、IL-1β表达升高(1.61±0.10 vs 1.35±0.13,2.04±0.08 vs 1.54±0.11,P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论高热量饮食导致ApoE^(-/-)小鼠代谢障碍和神经炎症,抑制突触蛋白表达引起认知功能障碍;长期高热量饮食和年龄增加促进ApoE^(-/-)小鼠脑功能衰退。
文摘Insulin resistance is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes. In an effort to understand and treat this condition, re searchers have used genetic manipulation of mice to uncover insulin signaling pathways and determine the effects of their perturbation. After decades of research much has been learned, but the pathophysiology o insulin resistance in human diabetes remains contro versial, and treating insulin resistance remains a chal lenge. This review will discuss limitations of mouse models lacking select insulin signaling molecule genes In the most influential mouse models, glucose metabo lism differs from that of humans at the cellular, organ and whole-organism levels, and these differences limi the relevance and benefit of the mouse models both in terms of mechanistic investigations and therapeutic development. These differences are due partly to im mutable differences in mouse and human biology, and partly to the failure of genetic modifications to produce an accurate model of human diabetes. Several fac tors often limit the mechanistic insights gained from experimental mice to the particular species and strain including: developmental effects, unexpected meta bolic adjustments, genetic background effects, and technical issues. We conclude that the limitations and weaknesses of genetically modified mouse models of insulin resistance underscore the need for redirection of research efforts toward methods that are more directly relevant to human physiology.
文摘Estrogen deficiency mediates aging, but the underlying mechanism remains to be fully determined. We report here that estrogen deficiency caused by targeted disruption of aromatase in mice results in significant inhibition of telomerase activity in the adrenal gland in vivo. Gene expression analysis showed that, in the absence of estrogen, telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene expression is reduced in association with compromised cell proliferation in the adrenal gland cortex and adrenal atrophy. Stem cells positive in c-kit are identified to populate in the parenchyma of adrenal cortex. Analysis of telomeres revealed that estrogen deficiency results in significantly shorter teiomeres in the adrenal cortex than that in wild-type (WT) control mice. To further establish the causal effects of estrogen, we conducted an estrogen replacement therapy in these estrogen-deficient animals. Administration of estrogen for 3 weeks restores TERT gene expression, telomerase activity and cell proliferation in estrogen-deficient mice. Thus, our data show for the first time that estrogen deficiency causes inhibitions of TERT gene expression, telomerase activity, telomere maintenance, and cell proliferation in the adrenal gland of mice in vivo, suggesting that telomerase inhibition and telomere shortening may mediate cell proliferation arrest in the adrenal gland, thus contributing to estrogen deficiency-induced aging under physiological conditions.
文摘AIM: To explore the pathogenesis, influencing factors, ways of medical intervention and evaluation indicators of cataract by observing changes in serum biochemical indices in mice with targeted disruption of βB2-crystallin. · METHODS: Nine 6-week-old male mice with targeted knockout of βB2-crystallin were used as the study group, and nine age- and sex-matched normal wild-type mice as the control group. The genetype of the modeled mice was identified by PCR technique. Tropicamide and phenylephrine eye drops were used as the cycloplegic agents to observe changes in lens opacity with a slit-lamp. The lens was then removed and blood was collected for biochemical evaluation in the serum. · RESULTS: Two genotypes were successfully identified by PCR technique. Slit-lamp observation showed that the lens cortex was opaque and GSH level in the lens cortex was remarkably decreased in mice with βB2-crystallin deficiency compared with the control group (P <0.01). Serum Na+, Cl-, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Fe2+ levels, ALT and AST activities, and TP, ALP, Cr, TC, GLU content were decreased significantly compared with the control group (P <0.05). There was no difference in LDH, P, Cu2+, K+ levels between the two groups (P >0.05). · CONCLUSION: Compared with the wild-type mice, serum biochemical indices underwent significant changes in mice with targeted disruption of βB2-crystallin gene, especially with abnormal distribution of Na+&Ca2+, which induced the formation of cataract.
文摘RIG-I (retinoid acid-inducible gene-I), a putative RNA helicase with a cytoplasmic caspase-recrultment domain (CARD), was identified as a pattem-recognition receptor (PRR) that mediates antiviral immunity by inducing type I interferon production. To further study the biological function of RIG-I, we generated Rig-I^-/- mice through homologous recombination, taking a different strategy to the previously reported strategy. Our Rig-I^-/- mice are viable and fertile. Histological analysis shows that Rig-I^-/ mice develop a colitis-like phenotype and increased susceptibility to dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. Accordingly, the size and number of Peyer's patches dramatically decreased in mutant mice. The peripheral T-cell subsets in mutant mice are characterized by an increase in effector T cells and a decrease in naive T cells, indicating an important role for Rig-I in the regulation ofT-cell activation. It was further found that Rig-I deficiency leads to the downregulation of G protein αi2 subunit (Gαi2) in various tissues, including T and B lymphocytes. By contrast, upregulation of Rig-I in NB4 cells that are treated with ATRA is accompanied by elevated Gαi2 expression. Moreover, Gαi2 promoter activity is increased in co-transfected NIH3T3 cells in a Rig-I dose-dependent manner. All these findings suggest that Rig-I has crucial roles in the regulation of Gαi2 expression and T-cell activation. The development of colitis may be, at least in part, associated with downregulation of Gαi2 and disturbed T-cell homeostasis.