简介：尽管有CD4+CD25+规章的T房间(Tregs)在过去的十年期间，在他们的临床的翻译以后的进步仍然保持停滞。增长证据建议那自然地发生的CD8+CD122+T房间也是有能力的Tregs禁止T房间回答并且象alloimmunity一样压制autoimmunity。事实上，他们是像记忆的Tregs类似于一个中央记忆T房间(T厘米)显型。位于他们的抑制下面的机制仍然不好被理解，尽管他们可以包括IL-10生产。我们最近证明了那个规划death-1(PD-1)表达式区分在之间规章并且存储器CD8+CD122+T房间和那CD8+CD122+Tregs经历更快的homeostatic增长并且比常规CD4+CD25+Tregs。这些调查结果可以为在诊所加速有效Treg治疗打开调查的一根新线。在这评论，我们在CD8+CD122+Treg在诊所研究并且讨论他们的显型，在autoimmunity和alloimmunity的镇压角色，功能的要求，行动的机制和潜在的应用。

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简介：BackgroundOurpreviousstudyshowedthe150mg/mLfetalcardiacsupernatant(FCS)couldinducedifferentiationofBMSCsintocardiomyocye-likecellswithoutcardiomyocytetouch,butdifferentiationefficiencyisnothighenough.Inhibitionofglycogensynthasekinase-3enhancedtheproliferationandsurvivesofstemcells.Wetestedif6-bromoindirubin-3-oxime(BIO,glycogensynthasekinase-3inhibitor)enhancestheeffectsofFCSondifferentiationofBMSCsandexplorethegrowthfactorsinFCS.MethodsBMSCswereisolatedfromthefemurandtibiaoffour-week-oldmaleSprague-Dawleyratsandco-culturedwithFCS(150mg/mL)thatwasmadefromfetalheartsfromnineteen-daypregnantWistarrats.BIOwithdifferentconcentration(0,1,10,and100nM)wasintroducedinculturedishes.Transforminggrowthfactorbeta1(TGF-β1),bonemorphogeneticprotein2(BMP-2)andAktincardiacsupernatantandculturemediumwereassayedwithELISAmethods.ResultsAfterco-culturingwithFCS,beatingmyotubeswereobservedin25.9%BMSCsdishesafter1to2weeks’culture.ThelevelsofTGF-β1andBMP-2inFCSconcentrationswerenomorethanthatinyoungandadultcardiacsupernatant.AllBIOgroupssignificantlyenhancedtheeffectsofFCSondifferentiationofBMSCsintothecardiomyocyte-likecells(1nM,83%;10nM,73%;100nM,100%).AktlevelswerehigherinBMSCsculturalmediumwithFCS.ConclusionsFCScouldinducethedifferentiationofBMSCsintothecardiomyocyte-likecells.TGF-β1andBMP-2mightnotplayaroleinthedifferentiationofBMSCsinducedbyFCS.BIOenhancedtheeffectsofFCSonthedifferentiationofBMSCsintocardiomyocyte-likecells,whichmightinvolvetheAktpathway.

简介：BackgroundIt'sestablishedthatLectin-likeoxidizedlow-densitylipoproteinreceptor-1(LOX-1)isinvolvedinintimalhyperplasiaafterballooninjury.Therecentevidencealsosuggeststhatvalsartanhasanantiatheroscleticeffect.Inthisstudy,theexpressionofLOX-1andtheeffectofvalsartanonitsexpressionwasinvestigatedinrataortaafterballooninjury.MethodsRatmodelofaorticendothelialdenudationwasinducedby2Fballooncatheter.Ratswererandomlydividedintothreegroups:control,operationandvalsartantreatment.Theaortictissuesweretakenfromratsineachgroupondays14and28aftersurgery.ThethicknessofvascularwallwasmeasuredwithHEstain,LOX-1mRNAandproteinweredeterminedbyreversetranscription-polymersechainreaction(RT-PCR)andimmunohistochemistry,respectively.ResultsComparedwiththecontrolgroup,significantintimalthickeningwasobservedatday14and28afterinjury.Comparedwiththeoperationgroup,intimalthicknessofeachtimepointwassignificantlydecreasedinvalsartantreatmentgroup.Atday14and28afterballooninjury,theexpressionlevelsofLOX-1mRNAandproteinweresignificantlyincreased,andweregreatlydecreasedaftervalsartantreatment.ConclusionsTheexpressionofLOX-1isincreasedafterendothelialinjury.Valsartaninhibitsaorticintimalthickeninginducedbyendothelialdenudation,whichisassociatedwiththedownregulationofLOX-1expression.

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简介：BACKGROUND:Culturesfrommultipleportionsofumbilicalcordbloodmesenchymalstemcellshavebeenshowntoundergomorerapidproliferationandattachmentthansingleportions.OBJECTIVE:Toobservegrowthofbasicfibroblastgrowthfactor(bFGF)-inducedculturesofhumanamnion-derivedmesenchymalstemcells(AMSCs)anddifferentiationintoneuronal-likecells.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:Comparativeobservation.ThestudywasperformedattheLaboratoryofMicrobiologyandImmunology,BasicMedicalSchoolofZhengzhouUniversityfromJanuarytoMay2008.METHODS:Amniafromfull-term,uterine-incisiondeliveryweredonatedby12healthywomen.AMSCswereobtainedbycellseparationandculturetechniques,andwerepassagedandinducedbybFGF.Fromthethirdpassage,atotalof1mLAMSCs,atadensityof1.0×10~4/mL,wasseparatelyharvestedfromsixsamples,whichservedasgroupA.Atotalof1mLAMSCs,atadensityof1.0×10~4/mL,washarvestedseparatelyfromtheremainingsixsamples,whichservedasgroupB.Atotalof0.5mLfromthesixsamplesofgroupAand0.5mLfromthesixsamplesofgroupBwerecombinedtoformgroupC.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Differencesincellquantityamongthethreegroupswerecomparedbycellquantificationand3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide(MTT)analysis.Expressionofaglialcellmarker,neuron-specificenolase,andnestinwasdetectedinthethreegroupsbyimmunocytochemistry.RESULTS:CellquantificationandMTTanalysisoflivecells,aswellasAMSCabsorbance,weresignificantlygreateringroupCcomparedwithgroupsAandBat18daysofculture(P<0.05),andnosignificantdifferencewasobservedbetweengroupsAandB.Glialfibrillaryacidicprotein,neuron-specificenolase,andnestinwereexpressedinallgroupsfollowingbFGFinduction.CONCLUSION:MixedAMSCculturespromotedproliferation,andbFGF-inducedAMSCsdifferentiatedintoneuronal-likecells.

简介：Toclonethegenecodingtheimmunodominantregioninthechlamydialprotease-likeactivityfactor(CPAF)fromChlamydophilapneumoniae,toanalyzeimmunocompetenceoftheexpressedprotein,andtoevaluateitsvalueinserodiagnosis,theCPAFimmunodominantregiongenewasamplified,ligatedintoapGEX6p-2vector,andthentheexpressedrecombinantproteinwaspurifiedwithglutathioneS-transferase(GST)agarosegelFFafterrenaturation,thenidentifiedbySDS-PAGEandWesternblot.AnewindirectELISAwasdevelopedwiththepurifiedproteinascoatingantigen.TheimmunogenicityoftherecombinantproteinwasevaluatedbyimmunizationtoNewZealandrabbits,anditsimmunoreactivitywasanalyzedbyreactingwithanti-C,pneumoniaeantibody.300clinicalserasampleswererespectivelyde-tectedbymicroimmunofluorescence(MIF)asreferencemethodandtheindirectELISA,andthediffer-encebetweenthetwomethodswasanalyzed.Cross-reactivityagainstChlamydiatrachomatiswasinvesti-gatedwiththeindirectELISAtodetectanti-C,trachomatispositiveantisera.Theresultsindicatedthata51.3kDarecombinantproteinwasobtained.Westernblotassayprovedthattherecombinantproteincouldmerelyspecificallyreactwithhumananti-C.pneumoniaeantisera.ThetitersofthespecificIgGan-tibodiesintheimmunizedNewZealandrabbitswereabove1:16000.Anti-C.pneumoniaeIgGpositiveandnegativereferencesereweredetectedwiththeindirectELISA,andtheconcordancerateofnegativeandpositiveresultswereboth100%(40/40).ThesensitivityandspecificityoftheindirectELISAincomparisonwithMIFwere93.8%(45/48)and100%(252/252)separatelybydetecting300clinicalserasamples,andtheconcordanceratebetweenthetwomethodswas99.0%.NocrossreactionagainstC.trachomatiswasfoundwiththeindirectELISAtodetectanti-C,trachomatispositiveantisera.Incon-clusion,thepreparedrecombinantproteinoftheCPAFimmunodominantregionshowsexcellentimmuno-competenceandcanbeusedtodevelopanewindirect

简介：摘要 目的：探究基因组DNA污染及乳腺癌单样本预测器(single sample predictor, SSP)在RNA-seq中鉴定Basal-like亚型乳腺癌的一致性与稳健性。方法：使用4种SSP联合3种数据校正方法，按比例随机去掉一定比例的非Basal-like亚型样本，并使用正态分布模拟基因组DNA对基因表达量的影响。结果：数据校正方法影响乳腺癌SSP鉴定Basal-like亚型的一致性(κ=0.733-0.964)；乳腺癌SSP可以一致鉴定出Basal-like亚型(κ=0.846-0.958)，对Basal-like亚型鉴定的稳健性高；基因组DNA污染对Basal-like亚型鉴定的一致性影响较小(κ=0.922-1)。结论：Basal-like亚型的鉴定具有高度的一致性与稳健性且受基因组DNA污染影响较小。

简介：BACKGROUND:Ithasbeendemonstratedthattransforminggrowthfactor-β(TGF-β)andbrain-derivedneurotrophicfactor(BDNF)caninducestemcelldifferentiationintoneuron-likecells.OBJECTIVE:ToinvestigatetheefficacyofTGF-βandBDNFatinducingthedifferentiationofadultratbonemarrowstromalcells(BMSCs)intoneuron-likecells,bothincombinationoralone.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:AcomparativeobservationexperimentwasperformedattheDepartmentofOrthopedics,FirstAffiliatedHospitalofLiaoningMedicalUniversitybetweenOctober2007andJanuary2008.MATERIALS:TGF-βandBDNFwerepurchasedfromSigma,USA;mouseanti-ratneuronspecificenolase,neurofilamentandglialfibrillaryacidicproteinwerepurchasedfromBeijingHMHLBiochemLtd.,China.METHODS:BMSCswereisolatedfromratsaged4weeksandincubatedwithTGF-β(1μg/L)and/orBDNF(50μg/mL).MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Expressionofneuron-specificenolase,neurofilamentandglialfibrillaryacidicproteinweredeterminedbyimmunocytochemistry.RESULTS:BMSCsdifferentiatedintoneuron-likecellsfollowinginductionofTGF-βandBDNF,andexpressedbothneuron-specificenolaseandneurofilament.ThepercentofpositivecellswassignificantlygreaterinthecombinationgroupthanthoseinducedwithTGF-βorBDNFalone(P<0.01).CONCLUSION:TreatmentofBMSCswithacombinationofTGF-βandBDNFinduceddifferentiationintoneuron-likecells,withtheinductionbeingsignificantlygreaterthanwithTGF-βorBDNFalone.

简介：Toinvestigatetheroleofnegative-regulatoryfactorsA20,IRF-4andTRAF4ofthetoll-likereceptor(TLR)signalpathwaysinimmunologicalpathogenesisofKawasakidisease(KD),48childrenwithKawasakidisease,16childrenwithinfectiousdisease(ID)and16age-matchedhealthychildrenwerestudied.Reverse-transcriptionPCR(RT-PCR)andreal-timePCRwereusedtoevaluatetheexpres-sionlevelsofnegative-regulatoryandeffectivefactorsintoll-likereceptor4(TLR4)signalpathwaysandproinflammatoryfactorsinperipheralbloodmonocyte/macrophage(MC).Inthisstudy,expressionlevelsofTLR4,MD-2,MyD88,IRAK-4,TRAF6,TAK1,andTAB2mRNAinKDgroupweredetectedtobeelevatedsignificantlyduringacutephaseofKD.Transcriptionlevelsofnegative-regulatoryfactorsA20,IRF-4andTRAF4mRNAinKDorIDpatientsincreasedremarkably.However,expressionsofIRF-4andTRAF4inKDpatientsweredetectedtobelowerthanthatinIDpatients,exceptthattran-scriptionlevelsofA20werefoundtobehigherthanthatinIDpatients.Simultaneously,expressionsofproinflammatorycytokinessuchasL-1β,IL-6andTNF-αinKDpatientsweresignificantlyelevatedcom-paredwiththoseinIDpatients.Furthermore,itwasfoundthatstimulationoflipopolysaccharide(LPS)remarkablyup-regulatedtheexpressionsofnegative-regulatoryfactorsA20,IRF-4andTRAF4inKDpa-tientsorhealthyvolunteers.ThemRNAlevelsofallthethreefactorsinKDpatientswerefoundtobelowerthanthatinthelatter.Inaddition,transcriptionlevelsofIRF-4andTRAF4inKDpatientswithcoronaryarterylesion(KD-CAL~+)weredetectedtobelowerthanthoseinKDpatientswithoutcoronaryarterylesion(KD-CAL~-)duringacutephase,whilethatofA20inKD-CAL~+groupwerelowerthanthatinthelatter.AndthelevelsofexpressionsofproinflammatorycytokinesinKD-CAL~+groupwerefoundtobehigherthanthoseinKD-CAL-group(P<0.01).Thesefindingssuggestthataberrantexpressionofnegative-regulatoryfactorsofTLRssignalpathwaysmaybeinvolved

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简介：BACKGROUND:Alpha-actinin(α-actinin)playsakeyroleinneuronalgrowthconemigrationduringdirectionaldifferentiationfromneuralstemcells(NSCs)toneurons.OBJECTIVE:Todetectinsitumicrodistributionandquantitativeexpressionofα-actininduringdirectionaldifferentiationofNSCstoneuronsinthetemporallobecerebralcortexofneonatalrats.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:BetweenJanuary2006andDecember2008,cultureanddirectionaldifferentiationofNSCswereperformedatDepartmentofHistologyandEmbryology,PreclinicalMedicalCollege,ChinaMedicalUniversity.ImmuneelectronmicroscopywasperformedatDepartmentofHistologyandEmbryologyandDepartmentofElectronMicrology,PreclinicalMedicalCollege,ChinaMedicalUniversity.SpectrumanalysiswasperformedatLaboratoryofElectronMicroscopy,MentalResearchInstitute,ChineseAcademyofSciences.MATERIALS:Basicfibroblastgrowthfactor,epidermalgrowthfactor,brain-derivednervegrowthfactor,type-1insulinlikegrowthfactor,andα-actininantibodywereprovidedbyGibcoBRL,USA;rabbit-anti-ratnestinmonoclonalantibody,rabbit-anti-ratneuronspecificenolasepolyclonalantibody,andEDAX-9100energydispersiveX-rayanalysiswereprovidedbyPHILIPSCompany,Netherlands.METHODS:NSCs,followingprimaryandpassageculture,weredifferentiatedwithserumculturemedium(DMEM/F_(12)+10%fetalbovineserum+2ng/mLbrain-derivednervegrowthfactor+2ng/mLtype-1insulinlikegrowthfactor).MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Expressionofα-actinininneuron-likecellswasquantitativelyandqualitativelydetectedwithimmunocytochemistryusingenergydispersiveX-rayanalysis.RESULTS:Immunocytochemistry,combinedwithelectronmicroscopy,indicatedthatpositiveα-actininexpressionwaslikeaspheroidparticlewithhighelectrondensity.Inaddition,theexpressionwasgraduallyconcentratedfromthenuclearedgetothecytoplasmandexpandedintodevelopingneurites,duringdifferentiationofneuralstemcellstoneurons.Conversely,energydispersive

简介：AbstractBackground:Sepsis, a serious condition with high mortality, usually causes sepsis associated encephalopathy (SAE) that involves neuronal cell death. However, the cell death programs involved and their underlying mechanisms are not clear. This study aimed to explore the regulatory mechanisms of different cell death programs in SAE.Methods:A neonatal rat model of SAE was established by cecal ligation and perforation. Survival rate and vital signs (mean arterial pressure and heart rate) were monitored, nerve reflexes were evaluated, and cortical pathological changes were observed by hematoxylin and eosin staining. The expression of pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis (PANoptosis)-related proteins, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and its upstream regulator toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) were detected. The expression of TLR9 in neurons was observed by immunofluorescence staining. The ultrastructure of neurons was observed by transmission electron microscope.Results:First, PANoptosis was found in cortical nerve cells of the SAE rats. Meanwhile, the subunits of MAPKs, p38 MAPK, Jun N-terminal kinase, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) were activated. After pharmacologically inhibiting each of the subunits, only p38 MAPK was found to be associated with PANoptosis. Furthermore, blocking the p38 MAPK signaling pathway activated necroptosis but inhibited apoptosis and pyroptosis. When necroptosis was pharmacologically inhibited, apoptosis and pyroptosis were reactivated. Finally, we found that the expression of TLR9, a regulator of MAPKs, was significantly increased in this model. After down-regulation of TLR9, p38 MAPK, and ERK signaling pathways were inhibited, which led to the inhibition of PANoptosis. Further analysis found that down-regulation of TLR9 improved the survival rate and reduced the pathological changes in SAE rats.Conclusions:Our study showed that the programs comprising PANoptosis are activated simultaneously in SAE rats. TLR9 activated PANoptosis through the p38 MAPK signaling pathway. TLR9 may work as a potential target for SAE treatment.

简介：AbstractObjective:This study aimed at investigating the expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) related signal pathways in liver tissues of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy animal models.Methods:Estrogen (EE)-induced cholestasis and a placental ischemia-reperfusion (IR) model were established in pregnant rats. All pregnant rats were divided into four groups by random number table: EE-IR group (n= 6), EE-sham group (n = 6), control-IR group (n= 6) and control-sham group (n= 6). Liver expression of mTOR, its upstream regulator DNA damage response-1 (REDD1), and downstream factor glucose transporter type-1 (GLUT1), accompanied by NF-κB (p65 is the most important component), its activator toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and inhibitor IκBα, were detected by western blot analysis and real-time polymerase chain reaction. The intergroup comparisons were performed with a one-way analysis of variance, the comparisons among groups were analyzed with the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test.Results:Giving pregnant rats EE alone reduced the hepatic expression of IκBα (0.72 ± 0.20 vs. 1.01 ± 0.07, P= 0.008). Meanwhile, giving pregnant rats placental IR alone increased liver levels of REDD1 (3.24 ± 0.98 vs. 1.06 ± 0.24, P= 0.025), GLUT1 (2.37 ± 0.82 vs. 1.09 ± 0.10, P= 0.039), TLR4 (2.12 ± 0.29 vs. 1.20 ± 0.28, P= 0.010), and p65 (2.09 ± 0.85 vs. 1.04 ± 0.06, P= 0.023), and decreased hepatic mTOR (0.50 ± 0.07 vs. 1.01 ± 0.03, P= 0.001) and IκBα (0.61 ± 0.08 vs. 1.01 ± 0.07, P= 0.014) expression. Subjecting EE-treated rats to placental IR did not further alter liver levels of GLUT1 (2.02 ± 0.45 vs. 1.79 ± 0.39, P= 0.240), TLR4 (2.10 ± 0.74 vs. 1.60 ± 0.36, P= 0.129), or p65 (2.41 ± 0.83 vs. 1.65 ± 0.46, P= 0.145), whereas it did decrease hepatic mTOR (0.42 ± 0.09 vs. 0.90 ± 0.14, P= 0.008) and IκBα (0.43 ± 0.09 vs. 0.72 ± 0.20, P= 0.004) expression and enhance REDD1 expression (4.46 ± 0.65 vs. 2.05 ± 0.47, P= 0.009). Placental IR stress did impact the hepatic expression of REDD1-mTOR-GLUT1 and TLR4/NF-κB/IκBα in pregnant rats.Conclusion:Placental IR-induced hepatic GLUT1, TLR4, and p65 alternation, which responded efficiently in control rats, were impaired in EE-induced ICP rats.