Cytotoxic effects of leukocyres triggered by complement bound to target cells

Chromium-51-labeled chicken erythrocytes (E), treated with rabbit anti-Forssman antibody (A) and the first four (C1-4) or the first seven (C1-7) components of human complement (C), released isotope upon exposure to human leukocytes. Isotope release from EACJ-7 cells proceeded more rapidly and was more extensive than that from EACI-3 cells. Lysis of these cells was suppressed by pretreatment of leukocytes with antimycinA. Monocyte-enriched leukocyte preparations affected both types of target cell-complement intermediates, whereas purified lymphocytes lysed EACI-7 cells but not EACI-3 cells.     

PC12细胞诱导的神经缺血细胞Smad7-siRNA及沉默效果的检测

目的探讨诱导PC12细胞分化的神经细胞靶向沉默Smad7基因特性,同时进行沉默效果检测．方法以Smad7基因为靶目标,设计合成3条siRNA序列,进行细胞转染,利用Rea1time—PCR和Westernblot技术检测沉默效果,筛选出最有效的干扰序列,同时检测出最佳的转染浓度和转染时间．结果针对Smad7基因设计合成及筛选出靶向沉默Smad7基因的干扰序列（siRNA1）;siRNA1的最佳转染浓度是4μg／mL;siRNA1的最佳转染时间是24h;siRNA1对Smad7的抑制效果优于其他干扰序列．结论siRNA1能有效沉默Smad7基因;lipofecta—mineTM2000可成功将siRNA1转染至神经细胞,转染效率较高;利用siRNA技术能有效抑制神经细胞．     

Vesicular stomatitis virus replication in human leukocyte cultures: enhancement by phytohemagglutinin

The replication of vesicular stomatitis virus in human leukocyte cultures shows that virus yields can be enhanced 6-to 180-fold by treating the leukocyte cultures with phytohemagglutinin prior to virus inoculation. Data suggest that a substance is produced in phytohemagglutinin-treated leukocyte cultures which is capable, on transfer to fresh leukocytes, of inducing blast cell formation and enhancing virus replication.     

基于Smad 7基因为靶序列的RNA干涉作用研究

为了探讨小干涉RNA(siRNA)对靶基因Smad7mRNA表达的阻断作用,采用体外转录方法制备Smad7基因的小干涉RNAs(siRNAs),用脂质体介导瞬时转染BERP35T 2肺癌细胞系,并采用Northernblot杂交检测靶基因mRNA的表达丰度。结果表明,根据Smad7编码区序列在体外成功地制备了针对2个不同靶序列的siRNAs;Northernblot杂交显示,在转染siRNA的BERP35T 2细胞中,不管是内源性的还是外源性的,Smad7mRNA的表达丰度均明显下降。说明Smad7基因编码区中542563bp及701722bp2个区域均是siRNA作用的有效靶序列,本研究设计并制备的siRNAs能有效抑制Smad7基因的表达。     

炎症反应与白细胞迁移

人体自我防御中,白细胞定向迁移是先天性免疫必不可少的步骤。然而白细胞在创伤部位的募集也导致了炎症反应的发生。白细胞的移动和它周围微环境的变化精确地调控着一系列级联事件。趋化因子在白细胞迁移过程中起着重要的作用,对介导细胞黏附和迁移的趋化因子的深入研究将有助于对疾病病理状态的了解和控制。     

Virus-Containing Leukocytes in Polioencephalitis

Crystalline aggregates of strain MM virus occur in polymorphonuclear leukocytes in association with osmiophilic granular structures which are occasionally membrane-bound. This suggests either a phagocytosis and segregation of virus by leukocytes, analogous to the disposition of bacteria by leukocytes, or a utilization of the leukocyte by the virus as a host cell for virus replication.     

Soluble HL-A7 antigen: localization in the beta-lipoprotein fraction of human serum

The HL-A7 antigen of human leukocytes occurs as a soluble, low-density lipoprotein in the serum of HL-A7-positive individuals. Its presence in high concentration may inhibit direct leukocyte grouping, leading to erroneous results. This finding affords an easy method for the preparation of monospecific cytotoxic antiserums by absorption with serum fractions rather than leukocytes.     

Endothelial expression of a mononuclear leukocyte adhesion molecule during atherogenesis

An inducible rabbit endothelial adhesion molecule that is selective for mononuclear leukocytes has been identified. This adhesion protein was expressed on the surface of activated cultured endothelium in two forms, 118 and 98 kilodaltons, the amino-terminal sequence of each being highly homologous to human VCAM-1. In dietary hypercholesterolemic and Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit models of atherosclerosis, this adhesion molecule was found to be expressed in a localized fashion by aortic endothelium that overlies early foam cell lesions. This lesion-localized expression suggests a potential endothelium-dependent mechanism for mononuclear leukocyte recruitment during atherogenesis and may provide a molecular marker for early atherosclerosis.     

基于距离变换的改进分水岭算法在白细胞图像分割中的应用

在白细胞图像中,由于白细胞细胞核的存在,直接应用分水岭算法时,往往达不到较好的效果。本文提出一种结合EM聚类的改进分水岭算法。通过将EM聚类获得的图像中细胞核区域替换,然后使用基于距离变换的分水岭分割,确定白细胞区域。对距离变换后的图像采用形态学处理减少了细胞分割中的过分割现象。同时使用细胞核位置的先验条件,合并分水岭分割区域,进一步减小过分割的影响。本文方法提供一种新的将分水岭算法应用于白细胞分割的思路。同时实验证明,方法在分割精度上有着良好的表现。     

Enzymatic amplification of beta-globin genomic sequences and restriction site analysis for diagnosis of sickle cell anemia

Two new methods were used to establish a rapid and highly sensitive prenatal diagnostic test for sickle cell anemia. The first involves the primer-mediated enzymatic amplification of specific beta-globin target sequences in genomic DNA, resulting in the exponential increase (220,000 times) of target DNA copies. In the second technique, the presence of the beta A and beta S alleles is determined by restriction endonuclease digestion of an end-labeled oligonucleotide probe hybridized in solution to the amplified beta-globin sequences. The beta-globin genotype can be determined in less than 1 day on samples containing significantly less than 1 microgram of genomic DNA.     

高效靶向降解烟草花叶病毒核酸的dsRNA筛选与大量制备

【目的】筛选高效靶向降解烟草花叶病毒（tobacco mosaic virus,TMV）的dsRNA,实现其大量制备,并探究其作用机制。【方法】以TMV编码的CP、MP、RdRP功能基因为靶序列,体外转录合成相应的dsRNA,浸润本氏烟（Nicotiana benthamiana）,24 h后接种TMV,于接毒后2、3 d取样提取总RNA和蛋白质,以CP基因mRNA水平和蛋白水平为指标,结合TMV病毒生物学症状,综合评价各dsRNA对TMV的抑制效果。同时结合侵染性克隆TMV-30B在本氏烟烟株上的荧光表达现象和TMV在三生烟（Nicotiana tabacum var. Samsun NN）上的过敏性坏死反应（hypersensitive necrosis reaction）,通过比较TMV基因组上6个靶序列相对应的dsRNA,筛选出高效抑制TMV的dsRNA片段。为了获取大量的dsRNA,将dsRNA对应的基因片段插入到原核表达载体L4440的双T7启动子之间,转化至RNase III缺陷型大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）HT115（DE3）中,并对原核表达制备的dsRNA喷施烟草后生成的siRNA进行深度测序,比较外源施用dsRNA后,对TMV侵染的small RNA表达特征和富集带的影响。【结果】筛选出高效影响TMV CP基因表达的dsRNA RdRP1461-1774,并构建了可诱导形成目的dsRNA的原核表达载体L4440-dsRdRP1461-1774,可在DE3中大量制备RdRP1461-1774的dsRNA,菌液中提取的dsRNA喷施于烟草上对TMV的防治效果显著。TMV-30B侵染本氏烟时荧光数量减少,并能够延长叶片萎蔫时间,在三生烟上施用时叶片枯斑数量明显减少。小RNA测序结果显示TMV侵染引起的RNAi过程中正义链和反义链以大致相等的频率产生siRNA,而外源性dsRNA的浸润会引起靶向区域siRNA的富集,siRNA反义链累积量骤增,对应的正义链累积量骤减,外源dsRNA的施用能够引起siRNA表达丰度的变化。【结论】通过比较dsRNA介导植物靶向抗TMV侵染的效果来筛选抗烟草花叶病毒的dsRNA序列,最终选定TMV RdRP基因上一段长313 bp的高效作用片段,该片段dsRNA能够高效与靶基因结合,降低染病植株烟草花叶病毒的表达量。同时构建了RdRP1461-1774基因的dsRNA原核表达系统,实现其低成本的高效量产,为后续dsRNA在植物病毒方面的防治应用打下了基础。     

选择素及其配体在哺乳动物胚胎着床过程中的作用

选择素是一种非免疫来源的多价糖类结合蛋白,为细胞粘附分子(celladhesionmolecules,cAMs)超家族的一员,选择素家族有3个结构类似的成员:E-选择素、L-选择素、P-选择素,它们在炎症发生时可介导白细胞与血管内皮细胞之间、白细胞与白细胞及白细胞与血小板之间的粘附。近年来研究发现,选择素及其配体还在精卵识别、滋养层细胞和子宫内膜的相互识别、滋养层细胞侵入、胎盘形成等过程中发挥重要作用。在此,主要对E-选择素、L-选择素及它们的配体在哺乳动物胚胎着床过程中发挥的作用及其表达调节作一综述。     

Beta 1-6 branching of Asn-linked oligosaccharides is directly associated with metastasis

Neoplastic transformation has been associated with a variety of structural changes in cell surface carbohydrates, most notably increased sialylation and beta 1-6-linked branching of complex-type asparagine (Asn)-linked oligosaccharides (that is, -GlcNAc beta 1-6Man alpha 1-6Man beta 1-). However, little is known about the relevant glycoproteins or how these transformation-related changes in oligosaccharide biosynthesis may affect the malignant phenotype. Here it is reported that a cell surface glycoprotein, gp 130, is a major target of increased beta 1-6-linked branching and that the expression of these oligosaccharide structures is directly related to the metastatic potential of the cells. Glycosylation mutants of a metastatic tumor cell line were selected that are deficient in both beta 1-6 GlcNAc transferase V activity and metastatic potential in situ. Moreover, induction of increased beta 1-6 branching in clones of a nonmetastatic murine mammary carcinoma correlated strongly with acquisition of metastatic potential. The results indicate that increased beta 1-6-linked branching of complex-type oligosaccharides on gp 130 may be an important feature of tumor progression related to increased metastatic potential.     

Stimulation by phagocytosis of the deiodination of L-thyroxine in human leukocytes

Intact human leukocytes actively deiodinate L-[(131)1] thyroxine, producing mainly inorganic (131)1 and chromatographically immobile (131)1-labeled origin material. When phagocytosis is induced, the deiodination is enhanced, a suggestion that deiodination in mediated by a peroxidase-hydrogen peroxide system. l-Thyroxine can serve as a source of iodine for iodination reactions within the leukocyte.     

RNA干涉技术及其应用

RNA干涉(RNA interference,RNA1)是由双链RNA导入而引起的转录后基因沉默,它可以作为一种有力的工具在多种有机体中抑制特异性基因的表达。文章简要介绍了RNA干涉的发现史、作用机制、特点及该项技术的用途。RNA1的作用机制可以分为起始阶段和效应阶段。双链RNA被Dicer消化成siRNAs(small interfermg RNAs),进一步形成RNA诱导沉默复合物(RNA-mduced silencmg complex,or RISC),在siRNAs的引导下切割靶mRNA。RNAi技术在疾病的基因治疗、功能基因组学及细胞信号通路分析等力面具有广阔的应用前景。     

Intracellular parasitism by the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis bacterium through the P-selectin ligand, PSGL-1

Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) is a febrile tick-borne illness caused by a recently discovered intracellular bacterium remarkable for its tropism for professionally phagocytic neutrophils. Monoclonal antibodies against the P-selectin binding domain of the leukocyte P-selectin glycoprotein ligand, PSGL-1, prevented HGE cell binding and infection, as did enzymatic digestion of PSGL-1. Furthermore, simultaneous neoexpression in nonsusceptible cells of complementary DNAs for both PSGL-1 and its modifying alpha-(1,3) fucosyltransferase, Fuc-TVII, allowed binding and infection by HGE. Thus, the HGE bacterium specifically bound to fucosylated leukocyte PSGL-1. Selectin mimicry is likely central to the organism's unique ability to target and infect neutrophils.     

FBXW7 targets mTOR for degradation and cooperates with PTEN in tumor suppression

The enzyme mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) is a major target for therapeutic intervention to treat many human diseases, including cancer, but very little is known about the processes that control levels of mTOR protein. Here, we show that mTOR is targeted for ubiquitination and consequent degradation by binding to the tumor suppressor protein FBXW7. Human breast cancer cell lines and primary tumors showed a reciprocal relation between loss of FBXW7 and deletion or mutation of PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog), which also activates mTOR. Tumor cell lines harboring deletions or mutations in FBXW7 are particularly sensitive to rapamycin treatment, which suggests that loss of FBXW7 may be a biomarker for human cancers susceptible to treatment with inhibitors of the mTOR pathway.     

Lymphokine production by cultured human T cells transformed by human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus-I

Cell-free conditioned media from human T cells transformed by human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus (HTLV-I) were tested for the production of soluble biologically active factors, including several known lymphokines. The cell lines used were established from patients with T-cell leukemia-lymphoma and from human umbilical cord blood and bone marrow leukocytes transformed by HTLV-I in vitro. All of the cell lines liberated constitutively one or more of the 12 biological activities assayed. These included macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), leukocyte migration inhibitory factor (LIF), leukocyte migration enhancing factor (MEF), macrophage activating factor (MAF), differentiation inducing factor (DIF), colony stimulating factor (CSF), eosinophil growth and maturation activity (eos. GMA), fibroblast activating factor (FAF), gamma-interferon and, in rare instances, T-cell growth factor (TCGF). Some cell lines produced interleukin 3 (IL-3), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), or B-cell growth factors (BCGF). Such cells should prove useful for the production of lymphokines and as sources of specific messenger RNA's for their genetic cloning.     

Inhibition of cell motility by interferon

Interferon derived from human leukocytes, human fibroblasts, and mouse fibroblasts was found to inhibit the motility of cultured cells. It inhibits the tumor-induced motility of capillary endothelial cells as well as the spontaneous migration of other cell types. The ability of a given preparation of interferon to inhibit the motility of a given cell type is proportional to its antiviral activity in that particular cell type. Antiserum to human leukocyte interferon neutralizes both the motility-inhibitory activity and the antiviral activity of this preparation.