The expression of IFN-γ and IL-4 on T lymphocytes that infiltrate in nasal polyps

AIM:To investigate the expression of Th1-typed cytokine IFN-γ and Th2-typed cytokine IL-4 on T lymphocytes that infiltrate in nasal polyps for searching the pathogenesis of nasal polyps. METHODS:Nasal polyps tissue samples and peripheral blood were obtained from 21 patients. Normal human inferior turbinate mucosa and peripheral blood were obtained as well. Flow cytometry was adopted to detect the expression of IFN-γ and IL-4 of T lymphocytes. RESULTS: Th cytokines were rarely detected in inferior turbinate from normal human. Nasal polyps tissue consisted of abundant T lymphocytes. The expression of IL-4 and IFN-γ increased in peripheral blood from patients compared with normal human (P<0.05). The expression of IL-4 increased but the expression of IFN-γ decreased in nasal polyps compared with that of peripheral blood from the same patient (P＜0.05). CONCLUSION:There were generous of T lymphocytes infiltrating in nasal polyps. There was abnormal immune status in the local nasal mucosa from the patients, and the predomination of Th cytokine secretion changed compared with peripheral blood from the same patients, which resulted in the change of microenvironment of nasal mucosa and possibly close related to the formation of nasal polyps.     

Study on Developmental Expression of ApoCⅡ Gene mRNA in Liver Tissues of Pigs

The aim of this study was to investigate the developmental patterns of ApoCⅡ gene mRNA in liver in Mashen and Large White pigs, and study the relationship between the expression level of ApoCⅡ and the lipid metabolism in pigs.The mRNA relative expressions of ApoCⅡ gene in liver at seven stages of 1,30,60,90,120,150,and 180-day old in Mashen and Large White pigs were determined by quantitative Real-time PCR.The results showed that the developmental trend of ApoCⅡ mRNA expression in liver between Mashen and Large White pigs was different.The ApoCⅡ mRNA abundance was decreased from birth to 60-day old,then increased at 90-day old,and decreased again after that in Mashen pig.However,the relative expression amount in Large White pig was gradually decreased from birth to 150-day old and increased again at 180-day old.Except for the ApoCⅡ mRNA expression amount at 1-day old,the differences of the expression amount at other stages in Mashen and Large White pigs were significant or extremely significant (P<0.05 or P<0.01).The ApoCⅡ mRNA expression in liver was affected by age and breed,and could play an important role in lipid metabolism in pigs.     

基于VHDL的交通灯控制系统设计

依据EDA自顶向下的设计流程进行交通灯控制系统设计,采用VHDL语言编写各功能模块,生成各模块符号图,把各模块符号图以原理图的形式连在一起得到系统顶层设计。并在Quartus II9.0集成开发环境里进行编译、仿真和综合,最后下载到实验箱进行调试,调试结果表明:交通灯的状态切换,倒计时时间显示均可实现。     

基于Cortex-M4内核的μCOS-Ⅱ移植

针对TI公司新推出的基于Cortex-M4内核的TM4C123G高性能低功耗芯片,详细介绍了嵌入式开源实时操作系统μCOS-Ⅱ在芯片上的移植方法。根据移植的需求,首先介绍了芯片的一些基本功能以及相关的软件开发环境,然后结合芯片的固有特性以及μCOS-Ⅱ移植的需求,使用C语言和汇编语言修改了相关的源文件,并详细阐述了修改的原因。     

在毕赤酵母中利用口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)2A实现dTomato和串联MagaininⅡ基因的共表达

抗菌肽(antibacterial peptides)是生物体内经诱导产生的一种具有生物活性的多肽,是天然免疫的重要组成部分.为了提高抗菌肽的表达量以及很方便地检测抗菌肽的表达情况,本研究利用口蹄疫病毒(Foot-and-mouth disease virus,FMDV) 2A将荧光蛋白dTomato基因和3个串联的MagaininⅡ基因融合到一个开放阅读框中(open reading frame,ORE),融合的基因被置于pPIC9K载体醇氧化酶基因(AOX1)启动子的下游,构建分泌型重组酵母表达载体pPIC9K-dTomato -2A-3M,将线性化的重组酵母表达载体通过电击法转入毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris )GS115中,经G418筛选和PCR鉴定得到阳性转化子,然后将其转至摇瓶,在30℃、0.5％甲醇的条件下进行诱导表达,连续诱导3d.SDS-PAGE电泳图谱显示,在31 kD(dTomato)和9.5kD(3M)处有蛋白条带出现,在荧光显微镜下观察酵母表达上清发出红色荧光,对大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)和金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)抑菌试验结果表明,重组抗菌肽串联的MagaininⅡ具有明显的抑菌效果.结果表明,由2A连接的融合基因(荧光蛋白dTomato和串联的MagaininⅡ)在毕赤酵母中成功的进行了表达,FMDV 2A在其C端剪切多聚蛋白,得到dTomato和串联的MagaininⅡ两个独立而有活性的蛋白,为小分子抗菌肽的表达提供一个高效的检测方法.     

猪生长抑素Ⅱ型受体基因(SSTR2)shRNA的构建与筛选

生长激素(GH)是调控动物生长的重要激素,GH分泌水平的高低主要受正性调控因子生长激素释放因子(GRF)和负性调控因子生长抑素(SS)的双向调节。SS通过生长抑素受体(somatostatin receptor,SSTR)发挥作用,减少GH的分泌水平。本研究设计了3条SSTR2的短发夹RNA(shRNA),构建猪(Sus scrofa)SSTR2真核表达质粒(pcDNA3.1(-)-SSTR2)和SSTR2慢病毒RNA干扰质粒(pshRNA-copGFP lentivector,LV-shRNA),并共转染中国仓鼠(Cricetulus griseus)卵巢细胞系(CHO),通过对转染细胞的荧光观察、Real-time PCR和酶联免疫法(ELISA)检测,结果表明,CHO转染细胞中猪SSTR2 mRNA表达水平不同程度的抑制,分别为90.4%、28.3%和86.3%,(P<0.05)。其中,LV-shRNA1表现出最高的沉默效率:转染效率在80%左右时,猪SSTR2mRNA水平沉默效率为90.4%,蛋白质水平降低了33.3%。本研究成功地筛选到了降低猪SSTR2基因表达的shRNA,为利用shRNA技术下调动物基因表达,构建转基因模型提供思路。     

杂草对光系统Ⅱ抑制剂的抗药性研究进展

随着除草剂使用量和使用频率的不断增加,杂草抗药性问题也逐渐成为杂草防除及治理的难点和热点。目前杂草对PS(Photosystem)Ⅱ抑制剂类除草剂产生抗药性主要分为靶标抗性和非靶标抗性。本研究综述了近年来杂草对PSⅡ抑制剂类除草剂抗药性的产生、发展现状及杂草抗PSⅡ抑制剂类除草剂的机理。针对这些问题,提出除草剂使用过程中需要注意的事项,为延缓杂草对该类除草剂产生抗药性提供一定参考。     

茄子离体叶片光系统Ⅱ的冷激胁迫效应及热力学分析

 以耐冷性较强的短把黑圆茄和耐热性较强的黑帅圆茄为试材,经冷激胁迫后采用植物效率仪PEA,进行快速叶绿素荧光参数测定,并利用最大光化学效率Fv/F m和活性中心RC/CSo的标准状态变性自由能变△GD进行PSⅡ冷稳定性的热力学分析。随着冷激胁迫温度的降低和时间的延长,PSⅡ的Fv/Fm、实际光化学效率ΔF/Fm′、RC/CSo呈"S"型下降趋势;单位反应中心DIo/RC和非光化学猝灭qN呈"S"型上升趋势;综合分析反映出冷激胁迫下PSⅡ反应中心的可逆失活和依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散的双重机制在保护PSⅡ防止光抑制中起到重要作用。另外,通过两品种间PSⅡ行为差异,引入了两组新的参数作为便于直观比较冷胁迫的评价指标。黑帅圆茄Fv/Fm、ΔF/Fm＇的半衰温度T1/2和t1/2值分别高于短把黑圆茄1.4 ℃和0.8 ℃。茄子叶片Fv/Fm和RC/CSo的△GD随着冷激胁迫温度的降低而减少呈瀑布型的下降趋势。黑帅圆茄的△GD值和变性中点温度Tm都低于短把黑圆茄。它们均反映出黑帅圆茄的耐冷性低于短把黑圆茄。     

Tanshinone ⅡA induces apoptosis via JNK signaling pathway in human osteosarcoma HOS cells

AIM: To explore the effect of tanshinone ⅡA on human osteosarcoma HOS cells and the underlying mechanism.METHODS: The cell viability and the appropriate dose of tanshinone ⅡA were determined by CCK-8 assay. Colony formation assay and Transwell assay were used to investigate the proliferation and migration abilities of the HOS cells treated with tanshinone ⅡA. The apoptosis of the HOS cells was monitored by Hoechst 33258 staining, transmission electron microscopy and flow cytometry. The protein levels of apoptosis-related molecules and JNK signaling-associated proteins were determined by Western blot. Meanwhile, a JNK inhibitor was added for confirming the relationship between the pathway and apoptosis mentioned above.RESULTS: Tanshinone ⅡA inhibited both HOS cell proliferation and migration in a dose-and time-dependent manner. Exposure of the HOS cells to tanshinone ⅡA resulted in the activation of apoptosis. Tanshinone ⅡA treatment increased the protein levels of cleaved caspase-3, Bax and JNK signaling-associated proteins, and decreased the protein level of Bcl-2, which were reversed by JNK inhibitor SP600125. Moreover, the result of CCK-8 assay revealed that tanshinone ⅡA-induced cell death was alleviated by JNK inhibitor.CONCLUSION: Tanshinone ⅡA induces cell growth inhibition and the activation of apoptosis via JNK signaling pathway in human osteosarcoma HOS cells.     

Neuroprotective effect of novel Rho kinase inhibitor FSD-C10 on a mouse model of Alzheimer disease

AIM: To explore the neuroprotective effect of novel Rho kinase inhibitor FSD-C10 on Alzheimer disease (AD) model of APP/PS1 double transgenic (Tg) mice. METHODS: Male APP/PS1 Tg mice (n=20) at 8 months of age were randomly divided into 2 groups:model group and FSD-C10 treatment group. The mice were treated with normal saline or FSD-C10 (25 mg·kg^-1·d^-1) by intraperitoneal injection, once daily for 2 months. Age-and sex-matched wild-type (WT) mice without treatment were used as the control. The Morris water maze (MWM) test and SMART 3.0 behavioral record system were applied to examine and analyze the spatial cognitive function of the mice. The protein levels and distribution of Aβ, p-tau and synapse-associated proteins such as synaptophysin, α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) and postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD-95) were determined by immunofluorescence staining. The protein levels of phosphorylated amyloid precursor protein at Thr668[p-APP(Thr668)], beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) and synapse-associated proteins in the brain were analyzed by Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with model group, FSD-C10 treatment significantly improved the cognitive function of the APP/PS1 Tg mice, accompanied by reduced Aβ deposition and p-tau level, increased protein level of p-APP (Thr668) in the central nervous system, decreased expression of BACE1, and increased expression of synapse-associated proteins in the brain of the mice (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: FSD-C10 has neuroprotective potential in the APP/PS1 Tg mice. The mechanism may be related to enhancing the non-amyloidogenic APP cleavage pathway, reducing the production of Aβ oligomers, the deposition of senile plaques and the amount of tau protein, up-regulating synapse-associated proteins, and increasing synaptic plasticity.