自噬调节剂对感染日本脑炎病毒小鼠脑部细胞凋亡的影响

旨在研究自噬调控药物对感染日本脑炎病毒（Japanese encephalitis virus，JEV）小鼠脑部细胞凋亡的影响，本试验建立自噬调控药物处理的感染日本脑炎病毒小鼠的动物模型，其中，雷帕霉素为自噬诱导剂，渥漫青霉素及氯喹为自噬抑制剂。实验动物分成8组：DMEM对照组（Control）；JEV感染组（JEV）；JEV+雷帕霉素（Rapamycin）组（JEV+Rapa）；JEV+渥漫青霉素（Wortmannin）组（JEV+Wort）；JEV+氯喹（Chloroquine）组（JEV+CQ）；雷帕霉素组（Rapa）；渥漫青霉素组（Wort）；氯喹组（CQ）。观察不同处理组小鼠的临床症状；透射电镜观察小鼠脑部神经元及胶质细胞的线粒体损伤程度；Tunel染色观察统计小鼠脑部凋亡细胞分布；检测小鼠脑部凋亡因子及凋亡蛋白的表达量。与JEV+Rapa及JEV组相比较，JEV+Wort及JEV+CQ组小鼠出现轻微的神经症状，脑部神经元及胶质细胞线粒体轻度损伤，脑组织较少细胞发生凋亡。不同处理组小鼠脑部凋亡因子及凋亡蛋白的表达量变化差异不显著。综上表明，自噬抑制剂渥漫青霉素和氯喹可以在一定程度上抑制感染日本脑炎病毒小鼠脑组织中细胞凋亡的发生。     

Dynamics of nitrogen translocation from mature leaves to new shoots and related gene expression during spring shoots development in tea plants (Camellia sinensis L.)

The contribution of N remobilization is crucial for new shoots growth and quality formation during spring tea shoots development. However, the translocation mechanism of N from source leaves to sink young shoots is not well understood. In the present study, ¹⁵N urea was applied to mature tea leaves one week before bud break to track N remobilization in a field experiment. The dynamic changes in plant ¹⁵N abundance, contents of amino acids, and the expression levels of genes related to N metabolism and translocation were followed during the 18‐d development of new spring shoots until three expanding young leaves. The results showed that during the growth of new shoots the amount of ¹⁵N in the shoots increased, whereas the N_dff (N derived from ¹⁵N‐urea) in mature leaves decreased, showing that the foliar‐applied N in mature leaves was readily exported to new shoots. This process was found to be accompanied by decline of chlorophylls. In the mature leaves, expression CsATG18a and CsSAG12 involved in autophagy was dramatically induced (> 4‐fold) at approximately nine days after the bud breaking. The genes involved in the transformation of amino acids, including primarily CsGDH2, CsGDH4, CsGLT3, CsGS1;3, and CsASN2 were upregulated by > 3‐fold after bud breaking. The expression levels of CsATG8A, CsATG9, CsSAG12, CsGS1;1, CsGDH1, and CsAAP6 correlated negatively with the N_dff in mature leaves, but positively with ¹⁵N amount and total N amount in new shoots, suggesting these genes played important roles in N export from mature leaves. In the new shoots, the expression of most genes showed two defined peaks, one on six days and one on 12 days after bud breaking. The expression of CsGS2, CsASN3, CsGLT1, and CsAAP4 positively correlated with the ¹⁵N amount and total N amount in new shoots. These genes might be involved in the transport and re‐assimilation of N from mature leaves. The overall results demonstrated that the translocation of ¹⁵N from mature leaves to new spring shoots was regulated by the genes involved in autophagy, protein degradation, amino acid transformation and transport.     

卵巢颗粒细胞自噬与PI3K/AKT/FOXO3a信号通路的相关性

细胞自噬是哺乳动物细胞物质代谢的一个重要机制，与细胞凋亡共同参与卵巢卵泡的发育和闭锁，并发挥重要的作用。近年研究发现，磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶/蛋白激酶B（phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B，PI3K/AKT）信号通路参与卵巢疾病的发生。PI3K和AKT的过度激活可使原始卵泡过早发育以及卵泡过快凋亡，卵巢颗粒细胞作为卵泡发育重要的支持细胞，其功能的减退或凋亡很可能引发一系列女性内分泌方面的疾病。FOXO3a转录因子是PI3K/AKT信号通路下游的重要靶蛋白之一，参与抗增殖和凋亡。本文就关于卵巢颗粒细胞自噬与PI3K/AKT/FOXO3a信号通路的相关进展加以综述。     

SNAT2介导蛋氨酸对牛乳腺上皮细胞增殖与自噬的调节作用

钠离子依赖性中性氨基酸转运体2（SNAT2）是一种氨基酸转运蛋白，可转运中性氨基酸，广泛分布于多种细胞中。氨基酸既可作为蛋白质合成的底物，也是调节细胞新陈代谢的关键信号分子，但SNAT2是否介导氨基酸调节BMECs增殖和自噬尚未见报道。本研究利用CASY细胞计数和Western blotting技术检测SNAT2过表达和siRNA干扰后牛乳腺上皮细胞（BMECs）增殖情况以及SNAT2对自噬标志蛋白LC3-Ⅰ/Ⅱ表达量的影响，并利用免疫荧光检测细胞自噬斑点（LC3-Ⅱ）变化。结果显示，SNAT2过表达时，p-PI3K、p-mTOR和Cyclin D1表达量增加，反之，p-PI3K、p-mTOR和Cyclin D1表达量下降。SNAT2抑制时，LC3-Ⅱ表达量增加，免疫荧光检测自噬斑点增多。添加自噬增强剂海藻糖（trehalose，Tre）和蛋氨酸（methionine，Met）后，与单一添加Tre组相比，Met+Tre组p-mTOR表达量增加，LC3-Ⅱ表达量降低，胞浆内绿色自噬斑点减少；添加Tre和Met并抑制SNAT2时，p-mTOR表达量下降，LC3-Ⅱ表达量增多，胞浆内绿色自噬斑点增加。以上结果表明，SNAT2可介导Met通过调控PI3K-mTOR/Cyclin D1信号通路调节BMECs的增殖与自噬。     

自噬抑制细胞焦亡对脓毒症肺损伤的保护作用

为研究自噬抑制细胞焦亡对脓毒症肺损伤的保护作用,研究先于体外使用盲肠内容物刺激小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞使其发生炎性反应,通过乳酸脱氢酶检测法、酶联免疫吸附(ELISA)法及Western blottin法检测雷帕霉素激活自噬对巨噬细胞发生细胞焦亡的影响。结果发现激活自噬能降低巨噬细胞炎性小体的活化及炎性细胞因子的释放,抑制细胞焦亡。随后对健康C57小鼠构建脓毒症模型,观察雷帕霉素预处理对各组小鼠死亡率的影响,并通过Western blotting检测肺组织中LC3蛋白表达变化,HE染色观察肺组织形态学改变,发现雷帕霉素预处理能够减轻脓毒症小鼠肺组织病理损伤,降低小鼠死亡率。结果表明自噬能够抑制细胞焦亡,对降低脓毒症急性肺损伤具有重要意义。     

体外棕榈酸诱导自噬调节奶牛淋巴细胞炎症通路

为探讨体外棕榈酸(Palmitic acid,PA)是否可以通过自噬调节奶牛淋巴细胞炎症信号通路的激活,分离健康奶牛淋巴细胞,采用3-MA(3-Methyladenin,细胞自噬抑制剂)和不同质量浓度PA作用于淋巴细胞,收集细胞及上清,利用qRT-PCR检测淋巴细胞LC3B、Beclin1、mTOR、UKL1、SQSTM1、IL-1β、IL-6和TNF-αmRNA表达情况;利用CCK-8和酶联免疫吸附法分别测定细胞活性和促炎细胞因子TNF-α、IL-6和IL-1β的释放量。CCK-8结果表明:PA显著抑制淋巴细胞活性(P0.01),添加自噬抑制剂3-MA后细胞活性显著增强(P0.01);qRT-PCR结果表明:与对照组(PA=0μg/mL)相比,PA处理组(不含3-MA)ULK1和LC3B mRNA表达极显著增加(P0.01),mTOR、Beclin1和SQSTM1 mRNA表达极显著降低(P0.01);IL-1β和IL-6 mRNA表达显著增强(P0.01),而TNF-α未表达;添加3-MA后,与1μg/mL PA处理组相比较,SQSTM1和Beclin1极显著增加,而LC3B mRNA表达极显著降低(P0.01);IL-1β和IL-6 mRNA表达显著下调(P0.01);PA增加促炎因子IL-6和IL-1β的释放(P0.01),显著抑制TNF-α释放(P0.01),而含有3-MA的PA混合处理组则显著降低(P0.01)。综上,PA可通过自噬调节奶牛淋巴细胞炎症信号通路的激活。     

Nutrient starvation affects expression of LC3 family at the feto-maternal interface during murine placentation

LC3 − the mammalian homolog of Atg8 − was found as autophagosome membrane binding protein in mammals and widely used as an autophagosomal marker. LC3A, B and C show different expression patterns in each tissue. The aim of this study was to reveal the differences of expression patterns among LC3 families in mouse placenta under normal condition and nutrient starving condition. LC3A and B were highly expressed in decidual cells. LC3A and B were increased in D14 compared with D12 and D16 in mouse placenta, while LC3C was decreased. Starvation induced increase in LC3B expression specifically. Immunohistochemistry showed different expression patterns among LC3A, B and C. LC3A expression in syncytiotrophoblast was vanished by starvation. The results of real time RT-PCR suggested differences between D12 and D16 in autophagic cascade induced by starvation. Taken together, this study suggests that autophagy could play a role in placental invasion system and that nutrient starvation affects LC3B expression.     

氨基酸缺乏诱导细胞自噬的哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合体C1信号通路机制研究进展

自噬是机体维持自身稳态的一种重要生理活动,当体内氨基酸或葡萄糖等营养缺乏时,细胞会启动自噬。自噬受到多种信号通路的调节,哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合体C1(m TORC1)信号通路是其中重要的一条,它可以使自噬相关基因13(Atg13)磷酸化,抑制自噬起始。本文将围绕近年来报道的氨基酸缺乏诱导细胞自噬的m TORC1信号通路,包括小G蛋白、腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)、微小RNA(miRNA)、氨基酰-tRNA合成酶在其中的作用等研究进展进行综述。