Objective To express human B7. 2 extracellular domain with prokaryote expression system and to evaluate its biological activity in vitro. Methods PCR was used to amplify the extracellular region of human B7. 2 which c...Objective To express human B7. 2 extracellular domain with prokaryote expression system and to evaluate its biological activity in vitro. Methods PCR was used to amplify the extracellular region of human B7. 2 which contained both the IgV and IgC domains. The recombinant PGEX-4T-3/hB7. 2 (IgV+C) was obtained by cloning the PCR product into a prokaryote expression plasmid PGEX-4T-3 and was transformed into the host strain of DH5-a. Tke fusion protein consisted of GST and hB7. 2(IgV+C) was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. T cell activation was observed by exposing purified T lymphocytes to the fusion protein and [3H]-TdR incorporation with the presence of the first signal imitated hy anti-CD3 antibody. Results The fusion protein GST-hB7. 2 (IgV+ C) was produced and detected in inclusive body form from engineered bacterial cells. With the first signal existed,T lymphocytes proliferated when it was co-stimulated by the fusion protein. Conclusion These results indicated that the functional human B7. 2(IgV+C) fusion protein can be produced in bacterial cells and the fusion protein displays the co-stimulatory activity in T lymphocytes activation.展开更多
背景急性胰腺炎(acute pancreatitis,AP)是常见的急腹症,不同类型预后不同.AP的免疫应答和失衡免疫与其严重程度有关,炎症因子和相关免疫细胞在AP发病机制中至关重要,因而寻找炎症细胞和新炎症免疫因子对精准治疗AP具有重要意义.目的探...背景急性胰腺炎(acute pancreatitis,AP)是常见的急腹症,不同类型预后不同.AP的免疫应答和失衡免疫与其严重程度有关,炎症因子和相关免疫细胞在AP发病机制中至关重要,因而寻找炎症细胞和新炎症免疫因子对精准治疗AP具有重要意义.目的探讨AP患者外周血CD14^+CD16^+单核细胞表达B7-H2的临床意义.方法A P患者63例[轻度A P(m i l dA P,M A P)25例、中度AP(moderately severe AP,MSAP)20例、重度AP(severe AP,SAP)18例],对照组为健康体检者20例,采用流式细胞仪检测CD14^+CD16^+细胞亚群上B7-H2表达情况,评价其与胰腺炎严重程度关联性及临床意义.结果AP患者发病24hCD14^+CD16^+细胞B7-H2出现异常高表达,显著高于健康对照组(t=11.10,P<0.001);A P各组B 7-H 2在C D 14^+C D 16^+细胞膜上表达明显高于CD14^+C D16^-细胞膜上表达(P<0.01);SAP组CD14^+C D 16^+和CD14^+C D 16^-细胞B7-H2表达(373.30±89.72和78.62±13.05)最高,M S A P组(279.55±76.95/44.92±12.44)其次,均高于M A P组(181.15±35.75/23.32±4.28),各组两两比较差异有显著性(P<0.01);MAP组、MSAP组发病24 h、48 h、72hCD14^+CD16^+和CD14^+CD16^-单核细胞膜B7-H2动态表达差异无显著性(P>0.05),然而,SAP组无论C D14^+C D16^+还是CD14^+C D16^-细胞膜B7-H2表达24h、48h、72h均呈明显上升趋势,差异有显著性(P<0.05).结论CD14^+CD16^+和CD14^+CD16^-单核细胞膜B7-H2在AP患者体内高表达,与AP严重程度密切相关,且SAP呈动态升高变化;同时B7-H2在AP患者CD14^+CD16^+单核细胞膜表达较CD14^+CD16^-单核细胞明显升高,为进一步认识AP免疫应答和失衡提供了新的线索,为AP精准靶向治疗提供参考.展开更多
Introduction: Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is the most prevalent cause of acute renal failure (ARF). Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation has been studied as a potential treatment for renal dysfunction due to ATN. In...Introduction: Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is the most prevalent cause of acute renal failure (ARF). Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation has been studied as a potential treatment for renal dysfunction due to ATN. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) and B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) are surrogate markers of renal tubular epithelial regeneration and subsequent recovery of renal function following ATN. Methods: Serum creatinine (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN), as well as expression of iNOS, BMP-7 and Bcl-2 in gentamycin-induced ATN rat kidneys was investigated after human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell (HUC-MSC) transplantation. Immunohistochemical staining was performed in 3 groups of rats: gentamycin-induced ATN treated with HUC-MSC, gentamycin-induced ATN without HUC-MSC, and untreated rats not receiving any treatments. Results: HUC-MSC transplantation led to a reduction in Scr and BUN in the kidneys of rats with gentamycin-induced ATN. Expression of iNOS in the HUC-MSC treated group occurred later and the expression levels were much lower during gentamycin-induced ATN compared to rats with ATN that were not treated with HUC-MSC. The expression of BMP-7 and Bcl-2 in the MSC-transplanted group was significantly increased compared to both control groups of rats with injured and healthy renal tubules. Conclusions: HUC-MSCs induce renal protection in a rat model of gentamycin-induced ATN, which is associated with reduced iNOS expression and up-regulation of Bcl-2 and BMP-7.展开更多
AIM: To explore the roles of microRNA-let7 c(miR-let7 c) and transforming growth factor-β2(TGF-β2) and cellular signaling during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition(EMT) of retinal pigment epithelial cells. METHODS...AIM: To explore the roles of microRNA-let7 c(miR-let7 c) and transforming growth factor-β2(TGF-β2) and cellular signaling during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition(EMT) of retinal pigment epithelial cells. METHODS: Retinal pigment epithelial(ARPE-19) cells were cultured with no serum for 12 h, and then with recombinant human TGF-β2 for different lengths of time. ARPE-19 cells were transfected with 1×106 TU/mL miR-let7 c mimcs(miR-let7 cM), miR-let7 c mimcs negative control(miR-let7cMNC) and miR-let7 c inhibitor(miR-let7 cI) using the transfection reagent. The expression of keratin-18, vimentin, N-cadherin, IKB alpha, p65 were detected by Western blot, quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence. RESULTS: The expression of miR-let7c was dramatically reduced and the nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-κB) signaling pathway was activated after induction by TGF-β2(P<0.05). In turn, overexpressed miR-let7 c significantly inhibited TGF-β2-induced EMT(P<0.05). However, miR-let7 c was unable to inhibit TGF-β2-induced EMT when the NF-κB signaling pathway was inhibited by BAY11-7082(P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The miR-let7 c regulates TGF-β2-induced EMT through the NF-κB signaling pathway in ARPE-19 cells.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 39470293).
文摘Objective To express human B7. 2 extracellular domain with prokaryote expression system and to evaluate its biological activity in vitro. Methods PCR was used to amplify the extracellular region of human B7. 2 which contained both the IgV and IgC domains. The recombinant PGEX-4T-3/hB7. 2 (IgV+C) was obtained by cloning the PCR product into a prokaryote expression plasmid PGEX-4T-3 and was transformed into the host strain of DH5-a. Tke fusion protein consisted of GST and hB7. 2(IgV+C) was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. T cell activation was observed by exposing purified T lymphocytes to the fusion protein and [3H]-TdR incorporation with the presence of the first signal imitated hy anti-CD3 antibody. Results The fusion protein GST-hB7. 2 (IgV+ C) was produced and detected in inclusive body form from engineered bacterial cells. With the first signal existed,T lymphocytes proliferated when it was co-stimulated by the fusion protein. Conclusion These results indicated that the functional human B7. 2(IgV+C) fusion protein can be produced in bacterial cells and the fusion protein displays the co-stimulatory activity in T lymphocytes activation.
文摘背景急性胰腺炎(acute pancreatitis,AP)是常见的急腹症,不同类型预后不同.AP的免疫应答和失衡免疫与其严重程度有关,炎症因子和相关免疫细胞在AP发病机制中至关重要,因而寻找炎症细胞和新炎症免疫因子对精准治疗AP具有重要意义.目的探讨AP患者外周血CD14^+CD16^+单核细胞表达B7-H2的临床意义.方法A P患者63例[轻度A P(m i l dA P,M A P)25例、中度AP(moderately severe AP,MSAP)20例、重度AP(severe AP,SAP)18例],对照组为健康体检者20例,采用流式细胞仪检测CD14^+CD16^+细胞亚群上B7-H2表达情况,评价其与胰腺炎严重程度关联性及临床意义.结果AP患者发病24hCD14^+CD16^+细胞B7-H2出现异常高表达,显著高于健康对照组(t=11.10,P<0.001);A P各组B 7-H 2在C D 14^+C D 16^+细胞膜上表达明显高于CD14^+C D16^-细胞膜上表达(P<0.01);SAP组CD14^+C D 16^+和CD14^+C D 16^-细胞B7-H2表达(373.30±89.72和78.62±13.05)最高,M S A P组(279.55±76.95/44.92±12.44)其次,均高于M A P组(181.15±35.75/23.32±4.28),各组两两比较差异有显著性(P<0.01);MAP组、MSAP组发病24 h、48 h、72hCD14^+CD16^+和CD14^+CD16^-单核细胞膜B7-H2动态表达差异无显著性(P>0.05),然而,SAP组无论C D14^+C D16^+还是CD14^+C D16^-细胞膜B7-H2表达24h、48h、72h均呈明显上升趋势,差异有显著性(P<0.05).结论CD14^+CD16^+和CD14^+CD16^-单核细胞膜B7-H2在AP患者体内高表达,与AP严重程度密切相关,且SAP呈动态升高变化;同时B7-H2在AP患者CD14^+CD16^+单核细胞膜表达较CD14^+CD16^-单核细胞明显升高,为进一步认识AP免疫应答和失衡提供了新的线索,为AP精准靶向治疗提供参考.
文摘Introduction: Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is the most prevalent cause of acute renal failure (ARF). Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation has been studied as a potential treatment for renal dysfunction due to ATN. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) and B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) are surrogate markers of renal tubular epithelial regeneration and subsequent recovery of renal function following ATN. Methods: Serum creatinine (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN), as well as expression of iNOS, BMP-7 and Bcl-2 in gentamycin-induced ATN rat kidneys was investigated after human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell (HUC-MSC) transplantation. Immunohistochemical staining was performed in 3 groups of rats: gentamycin-induced ATN treated with HUC-MSC, gentamycin-induced ATN without HUC-MSC, and untreated rats not receiving any treatments. Results: HUC-MSC transplantation led to a reduction in Scr and BUN in the kidneys of rats with gentamycin-induced ATN. Expression of iNOS in the HUC-MSC treated group occurred later and the expression levels were much lower during gentamycin-induced ATN compared to rats with ATN that were not treated with HUC-MSC. The expression of BMP-7 and Bcl-2 in the MSC-transplanted group was significantly increased compared to both control groups of rats with injured and healthy renal tubules. Conclusions: HUC-MSCs induce renal protection in a rat model of gentamycin-induced ATN, which is associated with reduced iNOS expression and up-regulation of Bcl-2 and BMP-7.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81600754)。
文摘AIM: To explore the roles of microRNA-let7 c(miR-let7 c) and transforming growth factor-β2(TGF-β2) and cellular signaling during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition(EMT) of retinal pigment epithelial cells. METHODS: Retinal pigment epithelial(ARPE-19) cells were cultured with no serum for 12 h, and then with recombinant human TGF-β2 for different lengths of time. ARPE-19 cells were transfected with 1×106 TU/mL miR-let7 c mimcs(miR-let7 cM), miR-let7 c mimcs negative control(miR-let7cMNC) and miR-let7 c inhibitor(miR-let7 cI) using the transfection reagent. The expression of keratin-18, vimentin, N-cadherin, IKB alpha, p65 were detected by Western blot, quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence. RESULTS: The expression of miR-let7c was dramatically reduced and the nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-κB) signaling pathway was activated after induction by TGF-β2(P<0.05). In turn, overexpressed miR-let7 c significantly inhibited TGF-β2-induced EMT(P<0.05). However, miR-let7 c was unable to inhibit TGF-β2-induced EMT when the NF-κB signaling pathway was inhibited by BAY11-7082(P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The miR-let7 c regulates TGF-β2-induced EMT through the NF-κB signaling pathway in ARPE-19 cells.
