STAT5b基因2个SNPs位点与京海黄鸡生长和繁殖性状的关联分析

采用PCR-SSCP方法检测京海黄鸡、AA鸡、尤溪麻鸡、边鸡4个鸡品种STAT5b基因5′调控区部分序列的多态性,并分析其对京海黄鸡生长和繁殖性状的遗传效应,利用PHASE软件对2个多态位点进行单倍型分析。在5′调控区检测到C-1591T、G-250A 2个SNPs;单倍型分析产生4种单倍型H1(CG)、H2(TG)、H3(CA)、H4(TA),单倍型组合H1H4对初生重有极显著影响(P0.01);单倍型组合H3H4与8、16周龄体重存在正相关(P0.05),单倍型组合H1H2对开产蛋重有极显著影响(P0.01);单倍型组合H3H4的开产体重极显著高于其他单倍型组合(P0.01);在300日龄体重上,单倍型组合H1H1和H1H3显著高于H4H4(P0.05)。京海黄鸡STAT5b基因5′调控区的多态性对其生长和繁殖性状有一定影响,但是否可以作为影响京海黄鸡生产性状的遗传标记需进一步研究。     

Effects of IL-22 on rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes

AIM: To determine the effects and mechanisms of interleukin-22(IL-22) on the fibroblast-like synoviocytes(FLSs) from rheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients. METHODS: RA-FLSs were cultured by tissue culture method. RA-FLSs were incubated with different concentrations of IL-22(0,1,10,100 μg/L) for 24 h, 48 h and 72 h. The cell viability was examined by CCK-8 assay. IL-22 at concentration of 10 μg/L was used to stimulate RA-FLSs for 24 h, and the change of cell cycle distribution was identified by flow cytometry. The effects of IL-22 at concentrations of 0, 1, 10, 100 μg/L and/or STA-21(a STAT3 inhibitor at concentrations of 0, 25, 50 μmol/L) on the protein levels of Bcl-2 and p-STAT3 in the RA-FLSs were determined by Western blot.RESULTS: Compared with control group, stimulation of rhIL-22 at different concentrations for 24 h, 48 h and 72 h, the cells viabilityof RA-FLSs were obviously increased(P<0.05). After co-cultured with 10 μg/L rhIL-22 for 24 h, the percentages of RA-FLSs were obviously increased in the G₂/M+S phase and decreased in the G₀/G₁ phase. At the same time, rhIL-22 increased, but STA-21 decreased the protein levels of Bcl-2 but p-STAT3 in the RA-FLSs obviously(P<0.05). Treatment with STAT3 inhibitor STA-21 reversed the effect of IL-22-induced Bcl-2 upregulation in the RA-FLSs(P<0.01). CONCLUSION: STAT3 is critical in the process of IL-22-induced Bcl-2 upregulation in RA-FLSs, indicating that IL-22 may play a role in the apoptosis of RA-FLSs.     

Effect of polymorphisms at the STAT5A and FGF2 gene loci on reproduction, milk yield and lameness of Holstein cows

The objective of this study was to investigate the association of polymorphisms at the STAT5A and FGF2 gene loci with fertility, lactation milk yield and lameness in dairy cattle. Five hundred and eighteen primiparous Holstein cows were included in the study. Several reproductive traits were considered including conception rate (0/1) at first insemination, conception rate (0/1) in a 305-day lactation, number of inseminations per conception, interval (days) from calving to conception for cows that conceived in the first 305 days of lactation and age at first calving. Milk yield and lameness incidence were also recorded. Genotyping was performed using PCR-RFLP. The effect of allele substitution at each gene locus on reproductive traits, milk yield and lameness was assessed with single-trait mixed linear models. No significant associations were found between reproduction traits and any of the studied polymorphisms, apart from age at first calving, for which STAT5A polymorphism had a suggestive effect (P = 0.077). In addition, no significant effect of any polymorphism on lameness was found. Replacement of the C by G allele at the STAT5A locus was associated with a significant (P < 0.05) increase in lactation milk yield, suggesting that this locus could be considered in gene assisted selection for the genetic improvement of milk production.     

Salternamide A Suppresses Hypoxia-Induced Accumulation of HIF-1α and Induces Apoptosis in Human Colorectal Cancer Cells

Hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is an essential regulator of the cellular response to low oxygen concentrations, activating a broad range of genes that provide adaptive responses to oxygen deprivation. HIF-1α is overexpressed in various cancers and therefore represents a considerable chemotherapeutic target. Salternamide A (SA), a novel small molecule that is isolated from a halophilic Streptomyces sp., is a potent cytotoxic agent against a variety of human cancer cell lines. However, the mechanisms by which SA inhibits tumor growth remain to be elucidated. In the present study, we demonstrate that SA efficiently inhibits the hypoxia-induced accumulation of HIF-1α in a time- and concentration-dependent manner in various human cancer cells. In addition, SA suppresses the upstream signaling of HIF-1α, such as PI3K/Akt/mTOR, p42/p44 MAPK, and STAT3 signaling under hypoxic conditions. Furthermore, we found that SA induces cell death by stimulating G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human colorectal cancer cells. Taken together, SA was identified as a novel small molecule HIF-1α inhibitor from marine natural products and is potentially a leading candidate in the development of anticancer agents.     

银屑平丸对寻常型银屑病患者皮损中STAT3和P-STAT3表达的影响

目的 通过观察银屑平丸对寻常型银屑病患者皮损中STAT3（信号转导与转录活化因子3）和P-STAT3（磷酸化信号转导与转录活化因子3）表达的影响,探讨银屑病的发病机制及银屑平丸治疗寻常型银屑病的作用靶点。方法 21例寻常型银屑病患者予口服银屑平丸治疗,疗程8周。用免疫组化法检测其治疗前后皮损STAT3、P-STAT3的表达,并与20例整形切除术后的正常皮肤相比较。结果 银屑平丸治疗组治疗前皮损STAT3、P-STAT3的平均灰度值与正常组相比,其表达明显升高（P<0.01）;治疗后皮损STAT3、P-STAT3的平均灰度值较治疗前表达明显下降（P<0.05）。治疗组治疗前后STAT3、P-STAT3的表达呈正相关（P<0.05）。结论 在寻常型银屑病中存在STAT3、P-STAT3的高表达,证实寻常型银屑病的发生、发展与两者相关。银屑平丸通过降低皮损中STAT3、P-STAT3的表达水平,调节银屑病中角质形成细胞的增殖和细胞凋亡,改善银屑病对机体的损伤。     

绵羊STAT5a基因intron10和exon12遗传特征分析

【目的】研究绵羊STAT5a基因第10内含子和第12外显子的遗传多态性和群体遗传特征。【方法以2个多羔绵羊品种湖羊(140只)和多浪羊(144只)及单羔羊藏绵羊(217只)为研究对象,应用PCR-SSCP方法分析其STAT5a基因第10内含子和第12外显子的遗传多态性和群体遗传特征。【结果】绵羊STAT5a基因第10内含子发现13 210AG突变,检测到3种基因型(AA、AG和GG)和2个等位基因(A和G);第12外显子上发现14 827AG突变,该突变属于同义突变,检测到3种基因型(MM、MN和NN)和2个等位基因(M和N)。在绵羊STAT5a基因第10内含子和第12外显子中,杂合子AG和MN分别为优势基因型,基因型频率在多羔绵羊和单羔绵羊品种间差异极显著(P0.01)。3个绵羊品种的多态信息含量均处于中度多态,藏绵羊的卡方值处于Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态,而湖羊和多浪羊偏离了Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态。【结论】绵羊STAT5a基因具有多态性,且基因型频率在不同产羔数品种间差异极显著(P0.01)。     

AG490对肥胖模型小鼠脂代谢及相关基因表达的影响

【目的】研究AG490阻断肥胖模型小鼠JAK2/STAT3信号通路对脂代谢及相关基因表达的影响。【方法】以雄性昆明小鼠为供试动物,构建肥胖模型。将肥胖模型小鼠分为2组,处理组用JAK2特异性抑制剂AG490(1 mg/(kg.d))腹腔连续注射2周,对照组腹腔连续注射相同剂量的生理盐水。2周后处死小鼠,检测各组小鼠血清中总胆固醇(TC)、总甘油三酯(TG)、高密度脂蛋白固醇(HDL-C)的含量;取脂肪组织提取总RNA,RT-PCR方法检测JAK2/STAT3信号通路基因(JAK2、STAT3)及脂代谢关键基因(FAS、PPARγ、HSL)的表达量。【结果】与对照组相比,AG490可显著降低小鼠血清中的HDL-C水平;与对照组相比,处理组脂肪组织中JAK2 mRNA表达量差异不显著(P>0.05),STAT3 mRNA表达量显著降低(P<0.05),脂代谢相关基因FASmRNA表达量极显著降低(P<0.01),PPARγmRNA表达量显著降低(P<0.05),HSLmRNA表达量差异不显著(P>0.05)。【结论】JAK2/STAT3通路可能通过影响脂肪组织中生脂基因的表达而调节体脂沉积。