Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are neuroinflammatory demyelinating disorders that lead to permanent visual loss and motor dysfunction.To date,no effective treatment exists as the exact causative mechanism rem...Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are neuroinflammatory demyelinating disorders that lead to permanent visual loss and motor dysfunction.To date,no effective treatment exists as the exact causative mechanism remains unknown.Therefore,experimental models of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are essential for exploring its pathogenesis and in screening for therapeutic targets.Since most patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are seropositive for IgG autoantibodies against aquaporin-4,which is highly expressed on the membrane of astrocyte endfeet,most current experimental models are based on aquaporin-4-IgG that initially targets astrocytes.These experimental models have successfully simulated many pathological features of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders,such as aquaporin-4 loss,astrocytopathy,granulocyte and macrophage infiltration,complement activation,demyelination,and neuronal loss;however,they do not fully capture the pathological process of human neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.In this review,we summarize the currently known pathogenic mechanisms and the development of associated experimental models in vitro,ex vivo,and in vivo for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders,suggest potential pathogenic mechanisms for further investigation,and provide guidance on experimental model choices.In addition,this review summarizes the latest information on pathologies and therapies for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders based on experimental models of aquaporin-4-IgG-seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders,offering further therapeutic targets and a theoretical basis for clinical trials.展开更多
目的描绘弥漫型胃癌组织中组蛋白H3第27位赖氨酸的三甲基化(H3K27me3)修饰的全基因组分布图谱,通过鉴定H3K27me3所调控的关键靶基因,初步探究H3K27me3修饰重编程可能调控弥漫型胃癌细胞发生发展的作用机制。方法样本来源于2021-2023年...目的描绘弥漫型胃癌组织中组蛋白H3第27位赖氨酸的三甲基化(H3K27me3)修饰的全基因组分布图谱,通过鉴定H3K27me3所调控的关键靶基因,初步探究H3K27me3修饰重编程可能调控弥漫型胃癌细胞发生发展的作用机制。方法样本来源于2021-2023年在陆军特色医学中心消化内科内镜中心及手术室胃肠外科组接受检查或治疗的患者。共收集到正常组患者14例,其中男性6例,女性8例,平均年龄46岁;胃癌组患者14例,其中男性8例,女性6例,平均年龄63岁。采用染色质靶向剪切及转座酶技术(cleavage under target and tagmentation,CUT&Tag)捕获基因组H3K27me3修饰区域,分析H3K27me3修饰重编程特征。整合转录组(RNA‐Seq)测序数据、高通量染色体构象捕获技术(high‐throughput chromosome conformation capture,Hi‐C)及已发表的公共单细胞数据,分析H3K27me3修饰重编程在弥漫型胃癌细胞中所调控靶基因。结果CUT&Tag和RNA测序数据质量符合下游分析标准,正常胃黏膜组织和弥漫型胃癌组织的组蛋白H3K27me3修饰均主要分布于远端基因间区和内含子区。相较于正常组织,胃癌组织的H3K27me3修饰存在显著的重编程特征,表现为H3K27me3总体信号强度明显降低。其中缺失的2912个H3K27me3信号峰可能导致822个肿瘤相关基因的表达上调,这些基因中上调最显著(信号值强度的差异倍数≥2,P<0.05)的56个基因主要富集于哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合体1(mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1,mTORC1)信号通路,其中甲硫氨酸转运体SLC7A5和胱氨酸转运体SLC7A11在胃癌组织中的表达最高。单细胞数据提示,弥漫型胃癌组织中SLC7A11的异常高表达主要存在于肿瘤上皮细胞。利用公共数据和免疫组织化学实验进一步验证SLC7A11在弥漫型胃癌中高表达,且与胃癌患者的不良预后相关。结论组蛋白H3K27me3修饰重编程是弥漫型胃癌的重要表观遗传学特征;组蛋白H3K27me3修饰缺失可能上调肿瘤细胞SLC7A11表达,进而促进肿瘤进展。展开更多
文摘Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are neuroinflammatory demyelinating disorders that lead to permanent visual loss and motor dysfunction.To date,no effective treatment exists as the exact causative mechanism remains unknown.Therefore,experimental models of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are essential for exploring its pathogenesis and in screening for therapeutic targets.Since most patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are seropositive for IgG autoantibodies against aquaporin-4,which is highly expressed on the membrane of astrocyte endfeet,most current experimental models are based on aquaporin-4-IgG that initially targets astrocytes.These experimental models have successfully simulated many pathological features of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders,such as aquaporin-4 loss,astrocytopathy,granulocyte and macrophage infiltration,complement activation,demyelination,and neuronal loss;however,they do not fully capture the pathological process of human neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.In this review,we summarize the currently known pathogenic mechanisms and the development of associated experimental models in vitro,ex vivo,and in vivo for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders,suggest potential pathogenic mechanisms for further investigation,and provide guidance on experimental model choices.In addition,this review summarizes the latest information on pathologies and therapies for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders based on experimental models of aquaporin-4-IgG-seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders,offering further therapeutic targets and a theoretical basis for clinical trials.
文摘目的描绘弥漫型胃癌组织中组蛋白H3第27位赖氨酸的三甲基化(H3K27me3)修饰的全基因组分布图谱,通过鉴定H3K27me3所调控的关键靶基因,初步探究H3K27me3修饰重编程可能调控弥漫型胃癌细胞发生发展的作用机制。方法样本来源于2021-2023年在陆军特色医学中心消化内科内镜中心及手术室胃肠外科组接受检查或治疗的患者。共收集到正常组患者14例,其中男性6例,女性8例,平均年龄46岁;胃癌组患者14例,其中男性8例,女性6例,平均年龄63岁。采用染色质靶向剪切及转座酶技术(cleavage under target and tagmentation,CUT&Tag)捕获基因组H3K27me3修饰区域,分析H3K27me3修饰重编程特征。整合转录组(RNA‐Seq)测序数据、高通量染色体构象捕获技术(high‐throughput chromosome conformation capture,Hi‐C)及已发表的公共单细胞数据,分析H3K27me3修饰重编程在弥漫型胃癌细胞中所调控靶基因。结果CUT&Tag和RNA测序数据质量符合下游分析标准,正常胃黏膜组织和弥漫型胃癌组织的组蛋白H3K27me3修饰均主要分布于远端基因间区和内含子区。相较于正常组织,胃癌组织的H3K27me3修饰存在显著的重编程特征,表现为H3K27me3总体信号强度明显降低。其中缺失的2912个H3K27me3信号峰可能导致822个肿瘤相关基因的表达上调,这些基因中上调最显著(信号值强度的差异倍数≥2,P<0.05)的56个基因主要富集于哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合体1(mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1,mTORC1)信号通路,其中甲硫氨酸转运体SLC7A5和胱氨酸转运体SLC7A11在胃癌组织中的表达最高。单细胞数据提示,弥漫型胃癌组织中SLC7A11的异常高表达主要存在于肿瘤上皮细胞。利用公共数据和免疫组织化学实验进一步验证SLC7A11在弥漫型胃癌中高表达,且与胃癌患者的不良预后相关。结论组蛋白H3K27me3修饰重编程是弥漫型胃癌的重要表观遗传学特征;组蛋白H3K27me3修饰缺失可能上调肿瘤细胞SLC7A11表达,进而促进肿瘤进展。
