星形胶质细胞增生是朊病毒病早期的主要病理学特征。PrP106-126(prion protein peptide106-126)具神经毒性,导致星形胶质细胞增生。层黏连蛋白(laminin,LN)和纤黏连蛋白(fibronectin,FN)是星形胶质细胞胞外基质的主要成分。利用PrP106-...星形胶质细胞增生是朊病毒病早期的主要病理学特征。PrP106-126(prion protein peptide106-126)具神经毒性,导致星形胶质细胞增生。层黏连蛋白(laminin,LN)和纤黏连蛋白(fibronectin,FN)是星形胶质细胞胞外基质的主要成分。利用PrP106-126和PrP106-126制备的小胶质条件培养基(conditioned medium from microglia,MiCM)分别作用于体外培养的星形胶质细胞,应用RT-PCR和Westernblot技术探讨PrP106-126对星形胶质细胞的增殖及其胞内LN、FN表达的影响。试验分为5个处理(空白对照、Scr对照、PrP106-126、MiCM、MiCMPrP106-126)。结果表明,PrP106-126可促进星形胶质细胞增殖、LN和FN的表达,但促增殖和FN表达作用有赖于活化小胶质细胞细胞因子的共同参与。展开更多
Prion diseases are infectious and fatal neurodegenerative diseases.The pathogenic agent is an abnormal prion protein aggregate.Microglial activation in the centre nervous system is a characteristic feature of prion di...Prion diseases are infectious and fatal neurodegenerative diseases.The pathogenic agent is an abnormal prion protein aggregate.Microglial activation in the centre nervous system is a characteristic feature of prion disease.In this study,we examined the effect of PrP 106-126 on PrP mRNA gene expression in Mouse microglia cells BV-2 by real-time quantitative PCR.PrP mRNA expression level was found to be significantly increased after 18 h exposure of BV-2 cells to PrP 106-126,with 3-fold increase after 18 h and 4.5-fold increase after 24 h and BV-2 cells proliferating occurred correspondingly.Our results provide the first in vitro evidence of the increase of PrP mRNA levels in microglial cells exposed to PrP 106-126,and indicate that microglial cells might play a critical role in prion pathogenesis.展开更多
文摘星形胶质细胞增生是朊病毒病早期的主要病理学特征。PrP106-126(prion protein peptide106-126)具神经毒性,导致星形胶质细胞增生。层黏连蛋白(laminin,LN)和纤黏连蛋白(fibronectin,FN)是星形胶质细胞胞外基质的主要成分。利用PrP106-126和PrP106-126制备的小胶质条件培养基(conditioned medium from microglia,MiCM)分别作用于体外培养的星形胶质细胞,应用RT-PCR和Westernblot技术探讨PrP106-126对星形胶质细胞的增殖及其胞内LN、FN表达的影响。试验分为5个处理(空白对照、Scr对照、PrP106-126、MiCM、MiCMPrP106-126)。结果表明,PrP106-126可促进星形胶质细胞增殖、LN和FN的表达,但促增殖和FN表达作用有赖于活化小胶质细胞细胞因子的共同参与。
基金National Natural Science Foundations ofChina (30871854)National Science and Technology Supporting Program of China (2006BAD06A13)
文摘Prion diseases are infectious and fatal neurodegenerative diseases.The pathogenic agent is an abnormal prion protein aggregate.Microglial activation in the centre nervous system is a characteristic feature of prion disease.In this study,we examined the effect of PrP 106-126 on PrP mRNA gene expression in Mouse microglia cells BV-2 by real-time quantitative PCR.PrP mRNA expression level was found to be significantly increased after 18 h exposure of BV-2 cells to PrP 106-126,with 3-fold increase after 18 h and 4.5-fold increase after 24 h and BV-2 cells proliferating occurred correspondingly.Our results provide the first in vitro evidence of the increase of PrP mRNA levels in microglial cells exposed to PrP 106-126,and indicate that microglial cells might play a critical role in prion pathogenesis.
