Localisation and expression of TRPV6 in all intestinal segments and kidney of laying hens

1. The aim of this study was to investigate the localisation and expression of the epithelial Ca2+ channel TRPV6 (transient receptor potential vanilloid channel type 6) in different intestinal segments and kidney of laying hens during peak lay. 2. Immunohistochemical analysis of the intestine indicated that TRPV6 was localised to the brush-border membranes of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum, and rectum. Expression was weaker in the rectum, and little or no expression was found in crypt and goblet cells. In addition, TRPV6 mRNA was quantified amongst different intestinal segments, and expression was highest in the duodenum and jejunum. Furthermore, Western blotting indicated that the duodenum expressed the greatest amount of TRPV6 and the rectum the least with the other segments expressing intermediate levels. 3. In the kidney, distinct immunopositive staining for TRPV6 was detected at the apical domain of the distal convoluted tubules (DCT) and medullary connecting tubules (CNT). Interestingly, distribution of TRPV6 extended to the proximal convoluted tubules (PCT). Furthermore, the kidney expressed lower TRPV6 mRNA and protein levels compared with that in the duodenum. 4. In conclusion, the epithelial Ca2+ channel TRPV6 is strongly expressed in the apical cells of the entire intestine and the renal tubules, suggesting that active Ca2+ transcellular transport plays a crucial role in dietary calcium (re)absorption in laying hens.     

TRPV5与TRPV6在哺乳动物妊娠期钙代谢的适应性调节作用

在哺乳动物妊娠期,母体的钙代谢通过适应性调节满足胎儿对钙的需求,包括肠钙吸收的增强、肾钙排泄的减少。妊娠钙代谢适应性需要钙离子通路蛋白参与,TRPV5/TRPV6是实现钙代谢调节的重要蛋白。TRPV6高表达于小肠,主要介导肠钙转运,TRPV5与肾脏钙离子重吸收相关,此外TRPV6介导胎盘组织的母体一胎儿钙转运。     

产蛋循环过程中TRPV6、CaBP-D_（28K）和PMCA 1b在蛋壳腺的动态表达

将40羽220日龄ISA蛋鸡分为5组,于产蛋后0、2、4.5、8、16h断头处死,采集蛋壳腺组织,运用Real-time PCR和Western-blot方法检测产蛋循环过程中瞬时性受体单位香草精受体6（Transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 6,TRPV6）、钙结合蛋白（calbindin D28K,CaBP-D28K）、质膜钙离子ATP酶1b（plasma membrane Ca2＋-ATPase 1b,PMCA 1b）mRNA和蛋白浓度的动态变化。结果显示,卵子未进入蛋壳腺前（产蛋后0~4.5h）,蛋壳腺内TRPV6、CaBP-D28K和PMCA 1bmRNA表达水平较低,随后表达量逐渐升高,在蛋壳钙化过程中达到最大值（产蛋后16h）,与0h相比,TRPV6和CaBP-D28KmRNA表达差异均极显著（P〈0.01）;另外,产蛋循环过程中,TRPV6、CaBP-D28K和PMCA 1b蛋白浓度变化与mRNA变化一致,产蛋后16h到达最大值,其中CaBP-D28K蛋白浓度与0h相比,差异显著（P〈0.05）。结果表明,产蛋循环可调控蛋壳腺内TRPV6、CaBP-D28K和PMCA 1b的表达,并提示钙离子跨细胞转运途径在钙离子进入蛋壳腺形成蛋壳过程中发挥重要作用。     

蒙古马不同组织器官TLR1、TLR2、TLR4和TLR6 mRNA转录水平研究

根据GenBank中马Toll样受体基因序列设计特异性引物,建立检测马Toll样受体（TLRs）mRNA转录水平的SYBR GreenⅠ实时荧光定量PCR方法,检测TLR4、TLR2、TLR1和TLR6在蒙古马不同组织器官中的转录水平。4种TLRs在心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肺脏、肾脏、胃、十二指肠、空肠、盲肠和骨髓中均有转录。其中,TLR4mRNA除在空肠和肝脏外,在其他组织器官中的表达水平均高于TLR2、TLR1、TLR6。免疫器官中,TLR4、TLR1mRNA在骨髓中表达量高于脾脏,而TLR2、TLR6mRNA在脾脏中表达量高于骨髓。各肠段,TLR4、TLR2、TLR1、TLR6mRNA表达水平之间在空肠的差异不是很大,而在十二指肠和盲肠中差异很大。结果表明,TLRs mRNA在马各组织器官转录水平差异较大,可能与其对病原体的识别和抵抗能力有关。     

驯鹿β-防御素-1(reBD-1)mRNA在驯鹿组织器官中的表达检测

为了检测reBD-1 mRNA在驯鹿体内可能的表达器官,研究根据已知的reBD-1 cDNA序列设计了一对预计扩增产物为121 bp的引物,以驯鹿舌、食管、瘤胃、网胃、皱胃、十二指肠、回肠、结肠、肝、肺、气管、肾、膀胱、睾丸、附睾、心脏、脾脏中提取的总RNA为模板,采用反转录PCR(RT-PCR)技术检测驯鹿的上述器官内reBD-1 mRNA的表达情况.结果显示:reBD-1 mRNA在上述组织器官中均有表达,其中在舌、瘤胃、睾丸中表达最强;在食管、十二指肠、结肠、气管、脾脏中有中等量的表达;在网胃、皱胃、回肠、肝、肺、肾、膀胱、附睾、心脏内的表达较弱.β-防御素reBD-1在驯鹿体内的广泛表达提示reBD-1有助于驯鹿的先天性宿主防御.     

Effects of bisphenol A administration to pregnant mice on serum Ca and intestinal Ca absorption

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a xenoestrogen commonly used in food storage plastics. The present study was conducted to clarify the effects of BPA administration to pregnant mice on serum calcium (Ca) and Ca metabolism of the gut and kidney. From 6.5 to 16.5 days post coitus (dpc), pregnant mice were administered at 2 mg or 20 mg/kg body weight/day of BPA. Serum Ca was decreased in mice treated with 20 mg BPA at 17.5 dpc, but no remarkable differences were detected in the alkaline phosphatase activity and vitamin D receptor protein expression in the duodenum and jejunum. The messenger RNA (mRNA) expressions of calcium binding protein (CaBP‐9k) and active vitamin D synthesis enzyme (CYP27B1) in the kidney were increased in mice treated with 20 mg BPA. The mRNA expressions of occludin and junction adherence molecular A (JAM‐A) in the duodenum and ileum, which regulate paracellular transport, were increased in mice treated with 20 mg BPA. However, the administration of 2 mg BPA had no effect on serum Ca and mRNA expressions of relative genes in Ca metabolism. These results imply that BPA administration at 20 mg/kg body weight/day during pregnancy decreases serum Ca in pre‐delivery mice, which may be partly due to decreased paracellular Ca absorption.     

Expression of TRPV6 and CaBP-D28k in the egg shell gland (uterus) during the oviposition cycle of the laying hen

1. The aim of this study was to investigate the localisation of the transient receptor potential vanilloid channel type 6 (TRPV6) in egg shell gland (ESG) and examine the dynamic expression of TRPV6 and Calbindin-d28k (CaBP-D28k), as well as the changes in concentration of total calcium (Ca), total inorganic phosphorus (P), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin (CT) in plasma during the oviposition cycle.

2. The plasma ALP activity was notably increased at 8 h. In addition, plasma CT was highest at 0 h and significantly lower at 8 h. The change of plasma PTH concentration increased slightly post-oviposition and reached a maximum at 16 h.

3. Immunohistochemical analysis indicated that TRPV6 was strongly localised to the apical luminal epithelium of the mucosa. The mRNA levels of TRPV6 and CaBP-D28k in the ESG remained very low from 0 to 4.5 h, but were significantly increased at 16 h. Furthermore, Western blotting analysis showed that the expression of TRPV6 and CaBP-D28k also reached a maximum at 16 h and was different from the concentration of CaBP-D28k.

4. In conclusion, the epithelial Ca²⁺ channel TRPV6 is strongly expressed in the epithelial cells of the eggshell gland, and the increase of TRPV6 and CaBP-D28k mRNA and protein expression during eggshell formation suggests that active Ca²⁺ transcellular transport exerts significant effects in delivering active calcium in the ESG.     

蛋鸡TRPV6基因的原核表达、纯化及抗体制备

为制备蛋鸡TRPV6蛋白多克隆抗体,根据其基因序列,设计1对特异性引物,以卵巢组织中提取的总RNA为模板,扩增蛋鸡TRPV6基因1 801～2 176nt的375bp序列,构建原核表达质粒pET-32a（＋）-TRPV6;将重组质粒转化BL21（DE3）,经IPTG诱导表达TRPV6融合蛋白,通过镍离子螯合柱纯化后免疫新西兰大白兔,获得兔抗鸡TRPV6多克隆抗体,分别通过酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）法和Western blot检测抗体的效价和抗体特异性。结果表明,试验成功构建原核表达载体pET-32a（＋）-TRPV6,SDS-PAGE蛋白电泳检测发现目的蛋白大小约35 000;Western blot分析显示,表达的TRPV6融合蛋白具有良好的免疫原性,其抗体可与大肠杆菌表达的产物特异性结合;ELISA显示其抗体效价达1∶100 000。获得纯化的融合蛋白和多克隆抗体对研究TRPV6钙离子通道在蛋鸡髓质骨形成的作用机理具有重要作用。     

Adaptive responses of calcium and phosphate homeostasis in goats to low nitrogen intake: renal aspects

In a previous study, in goats, we showed that apart from variations in dietary calcium (Ca) and phosphorus intake, also low dietary nitrogen (N) intake altered plasma concentrations of hormones, which regulate Ca and phosphate (P_i) homeostasis. These hormonal responses in goats were in accordance with findings in monogastric animals and humans with low protein intake. In the aforementioned studies, alterations of electrolyte transport in the kidneys were also observed. However, whether renal electrolyte transport in goats is also involved in the adaptation of Ca and P_i homeostasis to low N intake remains unknown. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether in addition to the hormonal changes, as observed in our former study, renal Ca transport and renal P_i transport were also altered by low N intake in goats. Therefore, in kidney samples from the goats used in our former study, the protein expression of Ca and P_i transporters and of related regulatory proteins was examined. Furthermore, the uptake of P_i into isolated brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV) was detected. The results showed that the protein amount of the renal sodium‐dependent P_i transporter NaPi IIa was elevated, and concomitantly, protein expression of its upstream regulators, the parathyroid hormone receptor and the extracellular signal‐regulated kinases 1 and 2 was decreased. However, P_i uptake into renal BBMV was not enhanced. Furthermore, protein expression of the renal Ca channel, the transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 5 (TRPV5) and of the vitamin D receptor was not influenced by dietary N reduction. We conclude that regulation of renal P_i transporter expression in goats is involved in the adaptation of electrolyte homeostasis to low N intake.     

Role of TRPV1 channels during the acquisition of fertilizing ability in boar spermatozoa

Recently, the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) channel was shown to be involved in capacitation, the process that allows mammalian spermatozoa to acquire their fertilizing ability within the female genital tract. Unfortunately, the role of TRPV1 in this process is still unclear. Thus, the aims of the present work were to 1) investigate the function of TRPV1 in the male gamete signaling system and 2) modulate TRPV1 activity by administering a specific activator, capsaicin, or a specific inhibitor, capsazepin, to spermatozoa during in vitro capacitation. Using confocal microscopy, cellular responses were assessed in terms of changes in 1) cell membrane resting potential, 2) intracellular calcium concentrations, and 3) actin polymerization dynamics. As a result, TRPV1 channels were shown to act as specific cationic channels: their activation led to membrane depolarization and, consequently, the opening of voltage-gated calcium channels and an increase in intracellular calcium concentrations. These ionic events promote actin cytoskeletal depolymerization and a loss of acrosome structure integrity. In contrast, TRPV1 inhibition caused a slowing of the capacitation-dependent increase in intracellular calcium concentrations, a reduction in actin polymerization, and acrosome rupture. In conclusion, these results suggest that TRPV1 channels modulate the major pathways involved in capacitation.     

草原红牛CAPN1基因mRNA表达特性分析

为了进一步揭示CAPN1的功能,本研究采用实时荧光定量PCR技术对草原红牛初生牛与成年牛心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肺脏、肾脏、瘤胃、十二指肠、背最长肌8种组织中的CAPN1mRNA表达水平进行了分析。结果表明：CAPN1基因在组织中普遍表达,但表达量存在差异。且成年牛的CAPN1基因在肺脏和瘤胃组织中的表达显著高于初生牛（P〈0.05）,成年牛在肝脏、脾脏、肾脏和背最长肌组织中CAPN1基因的表达水平极显著高于初生牛（P〈0.01）。     

Cloning and Expression of Caprine Cationic Amino Acid Transporter Gene SLC3A1 cDNA Sequence

The objective of this study was to clone caprine cationic amino acid transporter gene SLC3A1 and investigate its mRNA expression in different tissues and its development regularity in small intestine.The cDNA sequence of caprine SLC3A1 gene was cloned with the primer which was designed according to mRNA sequence of Ovis aries and Bos taurus in GenBank.Then its expression was quantified by Real-time PCR in 11 tissues from goats at the age of day 1 and duodenum,jejunum and ileum from goats at the age of day 1,month 6,month 8,month 10 and month 12.The results indicated that cDNA sequence of SLC3A1 gene was obtained,and its homology with SLC3A1 gene in Ovis aries,Bos taurus,Sus scrofa,Homo sapiens,Mus musculus and Rattus norvegicus were 99%,97%,88%,86%,80%,79%,respectively.SLC3A1 gene was expressed in all of these collected tissues,whereas the expression level varied from tissues.Specifically,its expression in kidney,jejunum,ileum and colon were significant higher than that in other tissues at the age of day 1 and decreased systematically (P<0.05).The expression of SLC3A1 in small intestine at the same age of goat was ileum>jejunum>duodenum.SLC3A1 gene expression in duodenum at the age of day 1 was significant higher than that at the other ages (P<0.05),it decreased with age in jejunum,and there was no significant difference among ileum with age (P>0.05). In conclusion,SLC3A1 gene and b^0,+ cationic amino acid transporter system were mainly expressed in kidney and intestine.The expression of SLC3A1 gene was differentially regulated and distributed by developmental stages and segments of small intestine in goat.     

山羊碱性氨基酸转运载体基因SLC3A1cDNA序列克隆及表达

试验旨在克隆山羊碱性氨基酸转运载体基因SLC3A1 cDNA序列,探究其表达的组织特异性及其在小肠中的表达发育模式。参考GenBank已发表的绵羊、牛SLC3A1基因mRNA序列设计引物,克隆山羊SLC3A1基因的cDNA序列,采用实时荧光定量PCR的方法分析其在1日龄山羊11种组织及其在1日龄、6月龄、8月龄、10月龄、12月龄山羊十二指肠、空肠、回肠中的mRNA表达情况。结果表明,成功克隆得到了山羊SLC3A1基因cDNA序列,其与绵羊、牛、野猪、人、小鼠、大鼠的同源性分别为99%、97%、88%、86%、80%和79%。SLC3A1基因转录表达有明显的组织特异性,其在1日龄山羊肾脏、回肠、空肠、结肠中表达量依次降低(P<0.05),其他组织中表达量很低。同一月龄山羊,SLC3A1基因在不同肠段的表达量数值上回肠>空肠>十二指肠。SLC3A1基因在不同月龄山羊十二指肠表达量以1日龄山羊为最高(P<0.05),6~12月龄山羊相同肠段之间表达量无显著差异(P>0.05);空肠表达量随山羊年龄的增加均呈现逐步降低的趋势;回肠表达量在各个月龄山羊之间差异不显著(P>0.05)。结果说明,山羊碱性氨基酸转运载体基因SLC3A1的主要表达部位在肾脏和肠道,推测b^0,+碱性氨基酸转运系统转运氨基酸的主要部位为肾脏和肠道。SLC3A1基因在山羊小肠受肠段和发育阶段的影响,具有不同的表达发育模式。