The proliferation of glomerular mesangial cells （GMC） and secretion of the extracellular matrix （ECM） in rat with Thy-1 nephritis （Thy-lN） resembling human mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis have been expl...The proliferation of glomerular mesangial cells （GMC） and secretion of the extracellular matrix （ECM） in rat with Thy-1 nephritis （Thy-lN） resembling human mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis have been explored for many years; however, the molecular mechanisms of GMC proliferation and ECM production remain unclear. Our previous studies have demonstrated that the thrombospondin-1 （TSP-1） gene was involved in mediating rat GMC proliferation and ECM synthesis induced by sublytic C5b-9 in vitro. 111 the present study, the roles of the TSP-1 gene in GMC proliferation, ECM production, and urinary protein secretion in Thy-lN rats were determined by using TSP-1 small hairpin RNA, and the results revealed that silencing of the TSP-1 gene in rat renal tissues could diminish GMC proliferation （P 〈 0.01） and ECM secretion （P 〈 0.01） as well as urinary protein secretion （P 〈 0.05） in Thy-lN rats. Together, the current findings suggested that TSP-1 gene expression was required for GMC proliferation and ECM production in Thy-lN rats.展开更多
目的:研究沉默大鼠肾组织中通用控制核苷酸合成5(general control nonderepressible 5,GCN5)基因、性别决定区Y框蛋白9(SRY related HMG box-9,SOX9)基因对Thy-1肾炎(Thy-1 nephritis,Thy-1N)大鼠肾组织内转化生长因子-β1(transforming...目的:研究沉默大鼠肾组织中通用控制核苷酸合成5(general control nonderepressible 5,GCN5)基因、性别决定区Y框蛋白9(SRY related HMG box-9,SOX9)基因对Thy-1肾炎(Thy-1 nephritis,Thy-1N)大鼠肾组织内转化生长因子-β1(transforming growth factor-β1,TGF-β1)生成的影响。方法:分别用慢病毒(lentivirus,LV)包装GCN5和SOX9发夹状小干扰RNA(shRNA),即制备LV-shGCN5和LV-shSOX9重组病毒。然后行大鼠肾动脉灌注术将LV-shGCN5和LV-shSOX9分别导入大鼠肾脏,再经尾静脉注射兔抗大鼠胸腺细胞抗血清(anti-thymocyte serum,ATS)复制Thy-1N模型。在注射ATS后3 h,取大鼠肾组织,用RTPCR和Western blot检查各组大鼠肾组织中GCN5和SOX9的mRNA及蛋白表达水平,以验证干扰效果及GCN5、SOX9对TGF-β1产生的影响。结果:利用肾动脉灌注术将LV-shGCN5或LV-shSOX9重组病毒导入大鼠肾组织后,不仅能有效沉默相应的靶基因,而且还能下调TGF-β1的表达。结论:沉默大鼠肾组织中GCN5或SOX9基因后能显著抑制Thy-1N大鼠肾内TGF-β1的生成。展开更多
Objective： To investigate the expression status of Thy-1 in malignant cancerous tissues and to evaluate whether Thy-1 could be a potential tumor marker. Methods： Immunohistochemistry method was used to examine Thy-...Objective： To investigate the expression status of Thy-1 in malignant cancerous tissues and to evaluate whether Thy-1 could be a potential tumor marker. Methods： Immunohistochemistry method was used to examine Thy-1 expressions in different malignant tumor tissues. We used a monoclonal antibody specific for Thy-1 and the indirect Catalysis Signal Amplification method. With the help of tissue microarray （TMA）, we examined expression the status of Thy-1 in 1451 different types of malignant tumor tissues, 144 normal tissues and benign lesions. Results： All the malignant tumor cells were grouped as one group （malignant cells group） and normal or benign tumor tissue cells as another group （normal cells group）. Among the entire 1451 malignant cases group, positive Thy-1 expression with diffuse and strong staining was observed in 734 （734/1451; 50.59%） cases. In the benign cases only 6 chronic cervicitis cases showed weak staining for Thy-1. All the normal tissue showed negative staining. One-Way ANVOA analysis showed F value between these two groups was 147.229 （P〈0.0001）. Conclusion： A significantly stronger expression of Thy-1 in malignant tumors was observed. Special overexpression of Thy-1 in malignant tumors suggests that Thy-1 might be a potential novel tumor marker with respect to cancer progression. Chronic cervicitis has some relationship with cervix carcinoma. When it develops into atypical hyperplasia, it will be a precancerous lesion for cervix carcinoma. In this research we found weak staining for Thy-1 in chronic cervicitis lesion, so Thy-1 may play a crucial role in carcinogenesis for cervix carcinoma. The research about the relationship between Thy-1 expressions in cancer cells and in precancerous lesion will provide some clues to understand the mechanism for carcinogenesis process.展开更多
Identification and enumeration of both dendritic Ia^+ epi-dermal cells (Ia^+DECs) and dendritic Thy-1^+ epidermalcells (Thy-1^+DECa) from various parts of the body wereexamined by using epidermal sheets of C3H/He inbr...Identification and enumeration of both dendritic Ia^+ epi-dermal cells (Ia^+DECs) and dendritic Thy-1^+ epidermalcells (Thy-1^+DECa) from various parts of the body wereexamined by using epidermal sheets of C3H/He inbred miceof different age groups and indirect immunofluorescent tech-nique. A significant decline of both Ia^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs in the mice of the aged group was demonstrated anddifferent densities and different distribution patterns betweenIa^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs were obserged. These findingsmay imply that the decline of both Ia^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs in the aged group may reflect the alterations of im-mune response in aging.展开更多
基金supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundations of China (No. 31000396, and No.81072402)grants from Natural Science Foundations of Jiangsu Province in China (No. BK2009417, No. 10KJB310006, and No. 09hx43)
文摘The proliferation of glomerular mesangial cells （GMC） and secretion of the extracellular matrix （ECM） in rat with Thy-1 nephritis （Thy-lN） resembling human mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis have been explored for many years; however, the molecular mechanisms of GMC proliferation and ECM production remain unclear. Our previous studies have demonstrated that the thrombospondin-1 （TSP-1） gene was involved in mediating rat GMC proliferation and ECM synthesis induced by sublytic C5b-9 in vitro. 111 the present study, the roles of the TSP-1 gene in GMC proliferation, ECM production, and urinary protein secretion in Thy-lN rats were determined by using TSP-1 small hairpin RNA, and the results revealed that silencing of the TSP-1 gene in rat renal tissues could diminish GMC proliferation （P 〈 0.01） and ECM secretion （P 〈 0.01） as well as urinary protein secretion （P 〈 0.05） in Thy-lN rats. Together, the current findings suggested that TSP-1 gene expression was required for GMC proliferation and ECM production in Thy-lN rats.
基金supported by a grant from the Foundation of Health Bureau of Beijing (No.2003-049)
文摘Objective： To investigate the expression status of Thy-1 in malignant cancerous tissues and to evaluate whether Thy-1 could be a potential tumor marker. Methods： Immunohistochemistry method was used to examine Thy-1 expressions in different malignant tumor tissues. We used a monoclonal antibody specific for Thy-1 and the indirect Catalysis Signal Amplification method. With the help of tissue microarray （TMA）, we examined expression the status of Thy-1 in 1451 different types of malignant tumor tissues, 144 normal tissues and benign lesions. Results： All the malignant tumor cells were grouped as one group （malignant cells group） and normal or benign tumor tissue cells as another group （normal cells group）. Among the entire 1451 malignant cases group, positive Thy-1 expression with diffuse and strong staining was observed in 734 （734/1451; 50.59%） cases. In the benign cases only 6 chronic cervicitis cases showed weak staining for Thy-1. All the normal tissue showed negative staining. One-Way ANVOA analysis showed F value between these two groups was 147.229 （P〈0.0001）. Conclusion： A significantly stronger expression of Thy-1 in malignant tumors was observed. Special overexpression of Thy-1 in malignant tumors suggests that Thy-1 might be a potential novel tumor marker with respect to cancer progression. Chronic cervicitis has some relationship with cervix carcinoma. When it develops into atypical hyperplasia, it will be a precancerous lesion for cervix carcinoma. In this research we found weak staining for Thy-1 in chronic cervicitis lesion, so Thy-1 may play a crucial role in carcinogenesis for cervix carcinoma. The research about the relationship between Thy-1 expressions in cancer cells and in precancerous lesion will provide some clues to understand the mechanism for carcinogenesis process.
文摘Identification and enumeration of both dendritic Ia^+ epi-dermal cells (Ia^+DECs) and dendritic Thy-1^+ epidermalcells (Thy-1^+DECa) from various parts of the body wereexamined by using epidermal sheets of C3H/He inbred miceof different age groups and indirect immunofluorescent tech-nique. A significant decline of both Ia^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs in the mice of the aged group was demonstrated anddifferent densities and different distribution patterns betweenIa^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs were obserged. These findingsmay imply that the decline of both Ia^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs in the aged group may reflect the alterations of im-mune response in aging.
