Phenolic extract of Morchella angusticeps peck inhibited the proliferation of HepG2 cells in vitro by inducing the signal transduction pathway of p38/MAPK

Morchella angusticeps Peck, one of the most popular edible mushrooms, has attracted great attention due to its delicious taste and healthy properties. However, both its biological effects and the possible mechanism of action have not yet been known. We investigated the anti-proliferative activity of the phenolic extract derived from Morchella angusticeps Peck (MPE) against HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Results showed that MPE at non-cytotoxicity doses significantly inhibited the proliferation of HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner with inhibitory rates ranging from 18 to 90% (P<0.01). The possible mechanism might be that MPE induced apoptosis through initiating the mitochondrial death pathway by regulating Bax, Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase-3. On the other hand, MPE might trigger cell cycle arrest at G₀/G₁/S phases by managing p21, Cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinases-4 (CDK4) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Additionally, MPE downregulated TRAF-2 and p-p53, while upregulated p-ASK1 and p-p38. Therefore, it could be inferred that MPE might induce the anti-proliferative function to HepG2 cells through the p38/MAPK signal transduction pathway.     

树木木质部细胞凋亡及心材形成机理研究进展

概述有关木纤维、管状分子与薄壁细胞等木质部细胞凋亡和心材形成方面的研究成果,探讨木质部细胞凋亡与心材形成之间的信号通路及调控机理,并基于当前研究现状,提出几点建议。     

加味生脉补心丹对2型糖尿病大鼠心肌损伤的保护作用

目的 探讨加味生脉补心丹（以下简称BXD）对自发性非肥胖2型糖尿病Goto-kakisaki （GK）大鼠心肌损伤的保护作用。方法 8~9周龄雄性Wistar大鼠8只作为空白组,另将40只糖尿病模型GK大鼠按随机数字表将大鼠分为5组,分别为：模型组、西药组（格列齐特缓释片组）、BXD低剂量组、BXD中剂量组、BXD高剂量组。各组大鼠按治疗方法给药10周后处死,腹主动脉采血检测空腹血糖（FPG）、糖化血红蛋白（HbAlc）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px）、丙二醛（MDA）,取左心室行心肌组织HE染色、PAS染色观察病理改变,免疫组化测定心肌凋亡相关蛋白Bax、Bcl-2的表达。结果 与空白组比较,模型组FPG、HbAlc显著升高（P<0.01）,SOD、GSH-Px均显著降低（P<0.01）,MDA显著升高（P<0.01）;HE染色可见心肌组织水肿坏死、纤维溶解断裂;PAS染色可见大量糖原物质沉积;免疫组化示心肌组织Bax表达增多、Bcl-2表达减少（P<0.01）。与模型组比较,BXD低剂量组FPG降低（P<0.05）,西药组和BXD中、高剂量组FPG均显著降低（P<0.01）;西药组HbAlc显著降低（P<0.01）,BXD高剂量组HbAlc降低（P<0.05）;西药组与BXD高剂量组SOD、GSH-Px均显著升高（P<0.01）、MDA含量均降低（P<0.05）;西药组、BXD高剂量组Bax表达显著减少（P<0.01）,西药组及BXD中剂量组、高剂量组Bcl-2表达显著增多（P<0.01）。结论 BXD对GK大鼠心肌损伤具有保护作用,其机制可能是通过增强抗氧化能力、抑制心肌细胞凋亡,从而起到心肌保护作用。     

紫草素诱导乳腺癌细胞凋亡的研究

以MTT法测定紫草素对乳腺癌细胞株MCF-7等的生长抑制作用,并通过形态学分析、Hoechst荧光染色、流式细胞术及免疫印迹等观察紫草素诱导乳腺癌细胞凋亡的形态学、生化特征改变及凋亡的可能机制.结果表明:紫草素对乳腺癌细胞株有显著抑制生长作用,效应呈时间和剂量的依赖性,24h半数抑制浓度(IC50)均在10μmol·L-1以下.紫草素诱导MCF-7等乳腺癌细胞发生典型的细胞凋亡,细胞周期阻滞于S期,凋亡过程中产生了85ku大小的PARP裂解片段,此效应可被广谱caspase抑制剂抑制,表明紫草素可能经caspase途径诱导MCF-7细胞发生凋亡.     

哺乳动物卵巢中的细胞凋亡及其调节

细胞凋亡是近几年细胞生物学研究的热点。卵巢中发生的生殖细胞减少、卵泡闭琐和黄体退化都与细胞凋亡密切相关。就上述三个过程中的细胞凋亡进行了概述 ,并简要介绍了新近发现的几种因素对卵巢细胞凋亡的调节。     

草鱼mst2在免疫应答中的作用机制

为了初步阐明草鱼哺乳动物STE20样蛋白激酶2基因(mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 2, mst2)在机体免疫中的作用机制,实验采用RNA-Seq技术对干扰mst2后经脂多糖(lipopolysaccharide,LPS)应激的草鱼肾细胞系(Ctenopharyngodon idella kidney cell lines,CIK)进行了转录组测序与验证分析。测序原始数据经De novo拼接与组装后共获得22 374个独立功能基因(unigenes),其中已知功能基因为21 199个,预测的新基因为1 175个。干扰mst2后经LPS应激的unigenes表达差异分析表明,对照组与实验组之间共存在38个差异基因(differentially expressed genes,DEGs),其中上调基因16个,下调基因22个。利用实时荧光定量PCR技术(quantitative real-time PCR, qRT-PCR)对38个DEGs的RNASeq结果进行验证,结果显示,qRT-PCR和RNA-Seq分析一致,说明RNA-Seq分析结果可靠。采用RNA干扰技术干扰mst2后经LPS处理,CIK细胞转录组中DEGs参与免疫代谢的途径主要有MAPK信号通路、内吞作用途径、自噬途径和细胞因子受体相互作用途径。凋亡相关基因检测结果显示,干扰mst2并经LPS处理后,促凋亡基因(fas、bad1、bad2、caspase-3、caspase-8和caspase-9)转录水平上调,抗凋亡基因(bcl2)转录水平下调,证明干扰mst2后经LPS处理会诱发细胞发生凋亡。综上所述,mst2可通过调控凋亡相关过程参与机体免疫反应。本研究结果初步阐明了草鱼mst2参与机体免疫应答的分子机理,可为草鱼细菌性疾病防控提供一定的基础理论参考。     

丁酸钠对脂多糖诱导的奶牛乳腺上皮细胞系炎性损伤的修复作用

本研究拟通过分析丁酸钠对脂多糖(LPS)诱导的奶牛乳腺上皮细胞系(MAC-T细胞)炎性损伤的修复作用,进一步从体外角度阐述丁酸钠对奶牛乳腺健康的调控机制。在MAC-T细胞中添加不同浓度(0、1、10、100、1 000、10 000 ng/mL)的LPS,检测细胞活力,以确定LPS的适宜浓度,建立细胞氧化损伤模型;并进一步在MAC-T细胞中添加不同浓度(0、2、4、8、16、32μmol/L)的丁酸钠,检测细胞凋亡率,以确定丁酸钠的适宜浓度。最终选用1 000 ng/mL LPS和16μmol/L丁酸钠用于本试验。试验分为3组,分别为对照组、LPS处理组和LPS+丁酸钠处理组,分别对其细胞形态、氧化应激指标及凋亡蛋白mRNA表达水平进行检测。结果表明：1)对照组MAC-T细胞呈扁平的无规则形态,贴壁状态良好;而LPS处理组MAC-T细胞核固缩、破裂,并出现大面积死亡脱落现象;LPS+丁酸钠处理组MAC-T细胞边缘清楚,胞内颗粒较少,死亡脱落现象明显减少。2)与对照组相比,LPS处理组MAC-T细胞中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性和总抗氧化力(T-AOC)显著降低(P<0.05),丙...     

Aquatic birnavirus induces apoptosis through activated caspase-8 and -3 in a zebrafish cell line

In this study, the possible influence of temperature on infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV)-induced apoptosis in a zebrafish liver epithelium (ZLE) cell line was investigated. At a lower temperature (18 degrees C), there was expression of viral proteins VP2 and VP3 at 4 h post-infection (p.i.). At this time no expression was found in the high temperature group at 28 degrees C. The cell survival ratio was 52 and 18% at 24 and 48 h p.i., respectively, during IPNV infection at 18 degrees C. In addition, we assayed for apoptosis in IPNV-infected cells with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated end labelling (TUNEL) of DNA at different dosages of virus. We found a ratio of apoptotic cells of 8 and 25% at 12 and 18 h p.i., respectively, in the multiplicity of infection (MOI) 1 group. The MOI 10 group had 20 and 45% apoptotic cells at 12 and 18 h, respectively. Furthermore, at 18 degrees C IPNV activated the caspase-8 and 3 from 1.5 to 2 times at 12 and 18 h p.i., respectively. Taken together, these findings suggest that successful virus replication occurs at the low temperature (18 degrees C) compared with the non-permissive temperature of 28 degrees C. Thus, IPNV replication is capable of activating caspase-8 and -3 and inducing host apoptosis.