The signaling molecule hedgehog（Hh） is essential for cellular signaling required for body pattern formation in embryonic and individual development in vertebrate and invertebrates.Patched 1（Ptc1）,a receptor of Hh,...The signaling molecule hedgehog（Hh） is essential for cellular signaling required for body pattern formation in embryonic and individual development in vertebrate and invertebrates.Patched 1（Ptc1）,a receptor of Hh,mediates the activity of Hh by binging the Hh ligands.In this study,the Ptc1 of half-smooth tongue sole Cynoglossus semilaevis（CsPtc1） was cloned and characterized.The full-length of CsPtc1 cDNA is 5 212 nucleotides（nt）,and encodes a protein with 1 543 amino acid residues.CsPtc1 shared many features with Ptc1 of other telesot species.Real-time quantitative PCR revealed CsPtc1 mRNA expressed in brain,liver,heart,gill,intestines,spleen,gonad and kidney,with expression level in testis significantly higher than in ovary.In testis,hybridization signals were mainly detected in primary spermatocytes,secondary spermatocytes,and sertoli cells,while weak signals were found in oocytes.Correspondingly,the degree of methylation is higher in female than in male and pseudomale.Results indicate that CsPtc1 may be involved in Desert Hedgehog（DHH） maintenance of the male and pseudo-male germ line and spermatogenesis.展开更多
Objective To investigate what effects BmKAS 1 (a polypeptide purified from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch [BmK] and named as BmK activator of skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor) and its upstream mi...Objective To investigate what effects BmKAS 1 (a polypeptide purified from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch [BmK] and named as BmK activator of skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor) and its upstream mixture BmK1 3 2 have on Na + channels in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) small diameter neurons Methods The whole cell patch clamp technique was used to investigate the effects of BmKAS 1 and BmK1 3 2 on Na + current in rat small diameter DRG neurons Results About 50% peak Na + current was suppressed by 10?μg/ml of BmK1 3 2 1 62?μg/ml of BmKAS 1 also blocked 50% peak Na + current, and there was an obvious dose dependent relationship Conclusion Both BmK1 3 2 and BmKAS 1 have a blocking effect on Na + channels, and this may one of the mechanisms for the analgetic effect of BmK1 3 2 and BmKAS 1展开更多
Background Studies have shown that abnormal activation of the sonic hedgehog pathway is closely related to tumorigenesis in central nervous system. This study aimed to investigate the role of the sonic hedgehog signal...Background Studies have shown that abnormal activation of the sonic hedgehog pathway is closely related to tumorigenesis in central nervous system. This study aimed to investigate the role of the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway in the occurrence of brainstem and supratentorial glioma. Methods Real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （qRT-PCR） and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the expression of sonic hedgehog-related components in 5 specimens of normal brain tissue, 10 of grade II brainstem glioma, and 10 of grade II supratentorial glioma. The significance of differences between two groups was determined using the Mann-Whitney U test or the two-sample test according to the results of normality distribution tests. Results The mRNA expression levels of sonic hedgehog-related genes were higher in brainstem astrocytomas than in supratentorial astrocytomas and normal brain tissue. The level of protein patched homolog 1 （PTCH1） was significantly higher in brainstem astrocytomas than in supratentorial astrocytomas and normal brain tissue （P 〈0.01）. Immunohistochemistry semi-quantitative analysis was consistent with the qRT-PCR result that PTCH1 expression was increased significantly in brainstem astrocytomas at the protein level （P 〈0.05）. Conclusions Enhanced PTCH1 expression and activation of the sonic hedgehog pathway are involved in brainstem glioma. This may be related to the difference in malignant biological behavior between brainstem and hemispheric glioma and could be an ideal therapeutic target in brainstem glioma.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation under contract Nos 31130057 and 31472269the Taishan Scholar Project Fund of Shandong of China
文摘The signaling molecule hedgehog（Hh） is essential for cellular signaling required for body pattern formation in embryonic and individual development in vertebrate and invertebrates.Patched 1（Ptc1）,a receptor of Hh,mediates the activity of Hh by binging the Hh ligands.In this study,the Ptc1 of half-smooth tongue sole Cynoglossus semilaevis（CsPtc1） was cloned and characterized.The full-length of CsPtc1 cDNA is 5 212 nucleotides（nt）,and encodes a protein with 1 543 amino acid residues.CsPtc1 shared many features with Ptc1 of other telesot species.Real-time quantitative PCR revealed CsPtc1 mRNA expressed in brain,liver,heart,gill,intestines,spleen,gonad and kidney,with expression level in testis significantly higher than in ovary.In testis,hybridization signals were mainly detected in primary spermatocytes,secondary spermatocytes,and sertoli cells,while weak signals were found in oocytes.Correspondingly,the degree of methylation is higher in female than in male and pseudomale.Results indicate that CsPtc1 may be involved in Desert Hedgehog（DHH） maintenance of the male and pseudo-male germ line and spermatogenesis.
基金ThisprojectwassupportedbytheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina (No 3 9870 70 2 ) theNationalDrugFoundationofChina(No
文摘Objective To investigate what effects BmKAS 1 (a polypeptide purified from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch [BmK] and named as BmK activator of skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor) and its upstream mixture BmK1 3 2 have on Na + channels in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) small diameter neurons Methods The whole cell patch clamp technique was used to investigate the effects of BmKAS 1 and BmK1 3 2 on Na + current in rat small diameter DRG neurons Results About 50% peak Na + current was suppressed by 10?μg/ml of BmK1 3 2 1 62?μg/ml of BmKAS 1 also blocked 50% peak Na + current, and there was an obvious dose dependent relationship Conclusion Both BmK1 3 2 and BmKAS 1 have a blocking effect on Na + channels, and this may one of the mechanisms for the analgetic effect of BmK1 3 2 and BmKAS 1
基金This work was supported by grants-from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 30772237 and No. 30900479）.
文摘Background Studies have shown that abnormal activation of the sonic hedgehog pathway is closely related to tumorigenesis in central nervous system. This study aimed to investigate the role of the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway in the occurrence of brainstem and supratentorial glioma. Methods Real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （qRT-PCR） and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the expression of sonic hedgehog-related components in 5 specimens of normal brain tissue, 10 of grade II brainstem glioma, and 10 of grade II supratentorial glioma. The significance of differences between two groups was determined using the Mann-Whitney U test or the two-sample test according to the results of normality distribution tests. Results The mRNA expression levels of sonic hedgehog-related genes were higher in brainstem astrocytomas than in supratentorial astrocytomas and normal brain tissue. The level of protein patched homolog 1 （PTCH1） was significantly higher in brainstem astrocytomas than in supratentorial astrocytomas and normal brain tissue （P 〈0.01）. Immunohistochemistry semi-quantitative analysis was consistent with the qRT-PCR result that PTCH1 expression was increased significantly in brainstem astrocytomas at the protein level （P 〈0.05）. Conclusions Enhanced PTCH1 expression and activation of the sonic hedgehog pathway are involved in brainstem glioma. This may be related to the difference in malignant biological behavior between brainstem and hemispheric glioma and could be an ideal therapeutic target in brainstem glioma.
