The health-related effects of ionizing radiation on embryonic development and their underlying mechanisms are still unclear.The aim of this study was to investigate the role of Wnt signaling in mediating the developme...The health-related effects of ionizing radiation on embryonic development and their underlying mechanisms are still unclear.The aim of this study was to investigate the role of Wnt signaling in mediating the developmental toxicity induced by heavy ion and proton radiation using zebrafish embryos.Wnt signaling is a well-known cell signaling pathway with roles in embryogenesis.Wnt family members can regulate cell fate determination,differentiation,proliferation,and apoptosis during embryonic development[1;2].Zebrafish embryos were radiated with carbon ions or protons.HLY78,an activator of the Wnt signaling pathway,was added immediately after radiation.Carbon ion radiation induced a significant increase of mortality,and activating Wnt signaling using HLY78 after radiation significantly alleviated this stress.Both carbon ion and proton radiation significantly increased malformation rates and decreased hatching rates.Supplementation with HLY78 significantly reduced the effects induced by carbon ion radiation alone(Fig.1).After irradiation with carbon ions,embryos showed a significant decrease in heart rate,spontaneous movement,and locomotive behavior(Figs.2 and 3).Supplementation with HLY78 was able to reduce these effects.The results of this study improve our understanding of the mechanisms of carbon ion radiation-induced developmental toxicity,which potentially involves the inhibition of Wnt signaling.展开更多
目的观察去泛素化酶Abraxas兄弟蛋白(ABRO1)对李斯特菌(LM)感染的小鼠单核巨噬细胞J774A.1白细胞介素(IL)-1β释放的影响,并探讨相关机制。方法培养J774A.1细胞,分别感染有李斯特菌溶血素O(LLO)的野生型LM菌株(野生型组)、敲除LLO的hly...目的观察去泛素化酶Abraxas兄弟蛋白(ABRO1)对李斯特菌(LM)感染的小鼠单核巨噬细胞J774A.1白细胞介素(IL)-1β释放的影响,并探讨相关机制。方法培养J774A.1细胞,分别感染有李斯特菌溶血素O(LLO)的野生型LM菌株(野生型组)、敲除LLO的hly基因缺失(Δhly)LM菌株(基因缺失组)及Δhly株回补hly基因的LM菌株(回补株组),采用Western blotting法检测ABRO1蛋白,ELISA法检测细胞培养液上清中的IL-1β。将J774A.1细胞分为NI组(未感染LM菌株)、WT组(感染WT LM菌株)与Δhly组(感染Δhly LM菌株),各组分别转染NC si RNA、ABRO1 si RNA,采用ELISA法检测细胞培养液上清中的IL-1β,采用Western blotting法检测炎症小体相关分子Caspase-1、p20(Caspase-1活化形式)、IL-1β、p17。结果随着感染时间延长,野生型组、回补株组ABRO1表达、IL-1β水平逐渐增高,在感染120 min达到最高、均高于基因缺失组(P均<0.05);基因缺失组不同时点ABRO1表达、IL-1β水平无明显变化。WT组转染ABRO1 si RNA的细胞培养液上清中IL-1β水平及p20、p17表达低于转染NC si RNA的细胞(P均<0.05);WT组转染NC si RNA的细胞培养液上清中IL-1β水平及p20、p17表达高于NI组(P均<0.05);Δhly组转染NC si RNA的细胞培养液上清中IL-1β水平及p20、p17表达低于WT组(P均<0.05)。结论李斯特菌感染的J774A.1细胞中ABRO1表达增高,下调ABRO1表达后,J774A.1细胞中IL-1β释放减少;LLO可能通过激活炎症小体从而促进LM感染诱导的IL-1β释放。展开更多
Neuronal apoptosis is one of the essential mechanisms of early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH).Recently,HLY78 has been shown to inhibit apoptosis in tumor cells and embryonic cells c aused by carbon io...Neuronal apoptosis is one of the essential mechanisms of early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH).Recently,HLY78 has been shown to inhibit apoptosis in tumor cells and embryonic cells c aused by carbon ion radiation through activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.This study was designed to explore the anti-apoptotic role of HLY78 in experimental SAH.The results demonstrated that HLY78 attenuated neuronal apoptosis and the neurological deficits after SAH through the activation of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6(LRP6),which subsequently increased the level of phosphorylated glycogen synthesis kinase 3 beta(p-GSK3β)(Ser9),β-catenin,and Bcl-2,accompanied by a decrease of p-β-catenin,Bax,and cleaved caspase 3.An LRP6 small-interfering ribonucleic acid reversed the effects of HLY78.In conclusion,HLY78 attenuates neuronal apoptosis and improves neurological deficits through the LRP6/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling pathway after SAH in rats.HLY78 is a promising therapeutic agent to attenuate early brain injury after SAH.展开更多
基金Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1432248),National Natural Science Foundation of China(11305226)。
文摘The health-related effects of ionizing radiation on embryonic development and their underlying mechanisms are still unclear.The aim of this study was to investigate the role of Wnt signaling in mediating the developmental toxicity induced by heavy ion and proton radiation using zebrafish embryos.Wnt signaling is a well-known cell signaling pathway with roles in embryogenesis.Wnt family members can regulate cell fate determination,differentiation,proliferation,and apoptosis during embryonic development[1;2].Zebrafish embryos were radiated with carbon ions or protons.HLY78,an activator of the Wnt signaling pathway,was added immediately after radiation.Carbon ion radiation induced a significant increase of mortality,and activating Wnt signaling using HLY78 after radiation significantly alleviated this stress.Both carbon ion and proton radiation significantly increased malformation rates and decreased hatching rates.Supplementation with HLY78 significantly reduced the effects induced by carbon ion radiation alone(Fig.1).After irradiation with carbon ions,embryos showed a significant decrease in heart rate,spontaneous movement,and locomotive behavior(Figs.2 and 3).Supplementation with HLY78 was able to reduce these effects.The results of this study improve our understanding of the mechanisms of carbon ion radiation-induced developmental toxicity,which potentially involves the inhibition of Wnt signaling.
文摘目的观察去泛素化酶Abraxas兄弟蛋白(ABRO1)对李斯特菌(LM)感染的小鼠单核巨噬细胞J774A.1白细胞介素(IL)-1β释放的影响,并探讨相关机制。方法培养J774A.1细胞,分别感染有李斯特菌溶血素O(LLO)的野生型LM菌株(野生型组)、敲除LLO的hly基因缺失(Δhly)LM菌株(基因缺失组)及Δhly株回补hly基因的LM菌株(回补株组),采用Western blotting法检测ABRO1蛋白,ELISA法检测细胞培养液上清中的IL-1β。将J774A.1细胞分为NI组(未感染LM菌株)、WT组(感染WT LM菌株)与Δhly组(感染Δhly LM菌株),各组分别转染NC si RNA、ABRO1 si RNA,采用ELISA法检测细胞培养液上清中的IL-1β,采用Western blotting法检测炎症小体相关分子Caspase-1、p20(Caspase-1活化形式)、IL-1β、p17。结果随着感染时间延长,野生型组、回补株组ABRO1表达、IL-1β水平逐渐增高,在感染120 min达到最高、均高于基因缺失组(P均<0.05);基因缺失组不同时点ABRO1表达、IL-1β水平无明显变化。WT组转染ABRO1 si RNA的细胞培养液上清中IL-1β水平及p20、p17表达低于转染NC si RNA的细胞(P均<0.05);WT组转染NC si RNA的细胞培养液上清中IL-1β水平及p20、p17表达高于NI组(P均<0.05);Δhly组转染NC si RNA的细胞培养液上清中IL-1β水平及p20、p17表达低于WT组(P均<0.05)。结论李斯特菌感染的J774A.1细胞中ABRO1表达增高,下调ABRO1表达后,J774A.1细胞中IL-1β释放减少;LLO可能通过激活炎症小体从而促进LM感染诱导的IL-1β释放。
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81771961 and 81401505)the Kuanren Talents Program of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University(201959).
文摘Neuronal apoptosis is one of the essential mechanisms of early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH).Recently,HLY78 has been shown to inhibit apoptosis in tumor cells and embryonic cells c aused by carbon ion radiation through activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.This study was designed to explore the anti-apoptotic role of HLY78 in experimental SAH.The results demonstrated that HLY78 attenuated neuronal apoptosis and the neurological deficits after SAH through the activation of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6(LRP6),which subsequently increased the level of phosphorylated glycogen synthesis kinase 3 beta(p-GSK3β)(Ser9),β-catenin,and Bcl-2,accompanied by a decrease of p-β-catenin,Bax,and cleaved caspase 3.An LRP6 small-interfering ribonucleic acid reversed the effects of HLY78.In conclusion,HLY78 attenuates neuronal apoptosis and improves neurological deficits through the LRP6/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling pathway after SAH in rats.HLY78 is a promising therapeutic agent to attenuate early brain injury after SAH.
