简介:AIM:Toinvestigatewhether15-Lipoxygenase-1(15-LOX-1)playsanimportantroleintheregulationofangiogenesis,inhibitinghypoxia-inducedproliferationofretinalmicrovascularendothelialcells(RMVECs)andtheunderlyingmechanism.METHODS:PrimaryRMVECswereisolatedfromtheretinasofC57/BL6JmiceandidentifiedbyanevaluationforFITC-markedCD31.ThehypoxiamodelswereestablishedwiththeBio-bagandevaluatedwithablood-gasanalyzer.ExperimentswereperformedusingRMVECstreatedwithandwithouttransferAd-15-LOX-1orAd-vectorbothunderhypoxiaandnormoxiaconditionat12,24,48,72hours.Theefficacyofthegenetransferwasassessedbyimmunofluorescencestaining.CellsproliferationwasevaluatedbytheCCK-8method.RNAandproteinexpressionsof15-LOX-1,VEGF-A,VEGFR-2,eNOsandPPAR-rwereanalyzedbyreal-timereversetranscriptionpolymerasechainreaction(RT-PCR)andWesternblot.RESULTS:RoutineevaluationforFITC-markedCD31showedthatcellswerepure.Theresultsofblood-gasanalysisshowedthatwhenthecultureswereexposedtohypoxiaformorethan2hours,thePo2was4.5to5.4Kpa.WeverifiedRMVECscouldbeinfectedwithAd-15-LOX-1orAd-vectorviaFluorescencemicroscopy.CCK-8analysisrevealedthattheproliferativecapacitiesofRMVECsinhypoxicgroupweresignificantlyhigherateachtimepointthantheywereinnormoxicgroup(P<0.05).Inahypoxiccondition,theproliferativecapacitiesofRMVECsin15-LOX-1groupweresignificantlyinhibited(P<0.05).Real-timeRT-PCRanalysisrevealedthattheexpressionsofVEGF-A,VEGF-R2andeNOsmRNAincreasedinhypoxiagroupcomparedwithnormoxiagroup(P<0.01).However,theexpressionsof15-LOX-1,PPAR-rmRNAdecreasedinhypoxiagroupcomparedwithnormoxiagroup(P<0.01).Italsoshowedthatinahypoxiccondition,theexpressionsofVEGF-A,VEGF-R2andeNOsmRNAdecreasedsignificantlyin15-LOX-1groupcomparedwithhypoxiagroup(P<0.01).However,15-LOX-1andPPAR-rmRNAincreasedsigni
简介:目的:构建表达小鼠CD4+T细胞钙支架蛋白AHNAK1的短发夹RNA(shorthairpinRNA,shRNA)慢病毒载体,并研究其对小鼠甲状腺相关性眼病(thyroid-associatedophthalmopathy,TAO)的抑制效应。方法:设计并筛选对AHNAK1具有良好干扰效力的shRNA序列,慢病毒载体包装干扰序列,感染小鼠CD4+T细胞,检测AHNAK1静默对T细胞功能的抑制作用,采用实验动物模型观察AHNAK1体内抑制甲状腺相关性眼病的效果。结果:成功筛选出具有良好干扰效力的shRNA,并包装入慢病毒。病毒滴度为1.0伊106TU/mL,转染慢病毒的CD4+T细胞展现出失能倾向,抑制炎症免疫反应;在动物模型中抑制T细胞中AHNAK1表达可以有效控制甲状腺眼病的发生发展,显著降低治疗组T细胞中IL-2、IL-1茁和IFN-酌的表达。结论:成功构建了表达小鼠AHNAK1shRNA的慢病毒,具有抑制T细胞分泌IL-2、IL-1茁和IFN-酌的表达效应,能够有效抑制甲状腺眼病的发生发展。
简介:目的研究转录因子扭曲基因(Twist)在喉鳞癌(LSCC)中的表达及其通过对上皮型钙黏附蛋白(E-cadherin)、神经型钙黏附蛋白(N-cadherin)的作用在判断肿瘤的生物学行为方面的意义。方法采用免疫组织化学SP法及反转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)方法检测49例喉鳞癌及20例癌旁组织中Twist、E-cadherin和N-cadherin基因的表达情况。结果Twist在喉癌组织中的阳性表达率(61.22%)明显高于癌旁组织(25%)(P〈0.01);Twist在喉癌组织中的mRNA相对表达量(0.93±0.39)明显高于癌旁组织(0.57±0.24)(P〈0.01);Twist在喉癌中蛋白及mRNA表达均与淋巴结转移、临床分期相关,而与肿瘤病理学分级、临床分型及年龄无关。在mRNA及蛋白水平,Twist与E-cadherin,N-cadherin与E-cadherin的表达均呈负相关;Twist与N-cadherin均呈正相关。结论Twist在喉鳞癌中过度表达,可能通过分别上调N-cadherin和下调E-cadherin的表达,进而在喉鳞癌的浸润、转移过程中发挥重要作用。
简介:近年来国外在开角型青光眼遗传学方面的研究已取得显著进展,已确定了许多染色体位点与开角型青光眼发病有关,并且进行了相关基因的定位与克隆,以及其突变位点的分析,本文就开角型青光眼相关基因的研究进行综述.
简介:AIM:TocomprehensivelyevaluatethepotentialassociationofCOL1A1polymorphismswithhighmyopiabyasystematicreviewandMeta-analysis.METHODS:AllassociationstudiesonCOL1A1andhighmyopiareporteduptoJune10,2014inPubMed,Embase,WebofScience,andtheChineseBiomedicalDatabasewereretrieved.Oddsratios(ORs)and95%confidenceintervals(95%CIs)wereanalyzedforsinglenucleotidepolymorphisms(SNPs)usingfixed-andrandom-effectsmodelsaccordingtobetween-studyheterogeneity.PublicationbiasanalyseswereconductedbyEgger’stest.RESULTS:Atotaloffourstudiesfromreportedpaperswereincludedinthisanalysis.TheMeta-analysesforCOL1A1rs2075555,composedof2304highmyopiapatientsand2272controls,failedtodetectanysignificantassociationwithhighmyopia.Atotalof971casesand649controlsweretestedforCOL1A1rs2269336.TheassociationofCOL1A1rs2269336withhighmyopiawasobservedinrecessivemodel(CCvsCG+GG,P=0.03)andinheterozygousmodel(CGvsGG,P=0.04),butnotinothermodels.CONCLUSION:ThisMeta-analysisshowsthatCOL1A1rs2269336(CCvsCG+GG)affectsindividualsusceptibilitytohighmyopia,whereasthereisnoassociationdetectedbetweenSNPsrs2075555andhighmyopia.Giventhelimitedsamplesize,furtherinvestigationsincludingmoreethnicgroupsarerequiredtovalidatetheassociation.
简介:3型Stargardt病(STGD3,MIM600110)是一种常染色体显性遗传的早发性黄斑营养不良性疾病,是一种单基因遗传性疾病。目前为止,已知的STGD3致病基因为极长链脂肪酸延长酶4基因(ELOVL4)。ELOVIA是位于内质网上的一种调节极长链饱和及多不饱和脂肪酸生物合成的限速缩合反应中不可或缺的膜蛋白。作为一种遗传性疾病,STGD3目前仍无有效治疗方法。然而,饮食补充极长链多不饱和脂肪酸可能是治疗STGD3的一种可行疗法。对STGD3基因及致病机制的研究可能将有助于发现STGD3的有效治疗方法及进一步了解其他遗传性视网膜变性疾病和更复杂的年龄相关性黄斑变性。