简介:ObjectivesToinvestigatetheexpressionofhistamineH1receptors(H1R)inthevestibularnucleusofbrainsteminratsandtheroleofH1Rinmotionsickness(MS).MethodsAtotalof24healthySprague-Dawleyratsweredividedrandomlyintofourgroups(n=6each)whichdeterminediftheanimalswouldreceiveinductionofMSordrug(promethazine)treatment:MS(-)/Drug(-);MS(+)/Drug(-);MS(-)/Drug(+at0.25mg);andMS(+)/Drug(+).MSwasinducedbycomplexmotionstimulationandtheconditionedtasteaversionwasusedasabehavioralindicatorofMS.Thevolumeof0.15%sodiumsaccharinsolution(SS)intakewithin45minutesaftermotionstimulationwasmeasured.H1Rinthevestibularnucleuswasexaminedbyimmunofluorescencestaining.TheexpressionofH1Rproteininbrainstemtissueatvestibularnucleuslevelwasdetectedbywesternblot.ResultsThemeanSSintakevolumeintheMS(+)/Drug(-)group(8.8ml)wassignificantlylessthanthatoftheMS(-)/Drug(-)group(15.1ml)(P<0.01).ThemeanSSintakevolumeoftheMS(-)/Drug(+)group(14.8ml)wassimilartothatoftheMS(-)/Drug(-)group.ThemeanSSintakevolume(9.6ml)oftheMS(+)/Drug(+)groupwasmorethanthatoftheMS(+)/Drug(-)group(P<0.01),butlessthanthatoftheMS(-)/Drug(-)grouporMS(-)/Drug(+)group(P<0.01).ImmunofluorescencestainingshowedpositiveexpressionofH1Rinthevestibularnucleusofbrainstemandtheexpressionwasenhancedbymotionstimulation.WesternblotanalysisshowedthatH1Rproteinexpressedinthebrainstemtissueatvestibularnucleuslevelandtheexpressionalsoincreasedsignificantlyaftermotionstimulation.TheMS-inducedincreaseofH1Rwasnotaffectedsignificantlybypromethazine.ConclusionsH1RsexistinthevestibularnucleusinratsandH1Rexpressionisup-regulatedbymotionstimulation,butnotaffectedbypromethazine.ThefindingsindicatethatthehistaminergicsystemisinvolvedinMS.Promethazine,asanH1Rblocker,mayplayitsanti-MSrolebycompetingthebindingsiteon
简介:目的研究腺病毒携带Math1-EGFP基因经完整圆窗膜途径及鼓阶打孔途径导入耳蜗后对听功能和转导效率的影响,为内耳基因治疗提供实验基础和理论依据。方法健康成年白色红目豚鼠40只,雌雄不限,体重250—300g。随机分成四组,完整圆窗膜组12只,鼓阶打孔组12只,各组分别设对照8只。实验组(24只)导入重组腺病毒携带的Math1基因及增强型绿色荧光蛋白基因(enhancedgreenfluorescentprotein,EGFP),对照组(16只)导入人工外淋巴液,所有动物均以左耳作为导入耳。术前及术后分别行听性脑干反应(ABR)检查。分别于术后5天、14天取双侧耳蜗标本做基底膜铺片观察基因表达情况。结果完整圆窗膜组导入耳ABR阈值,术后5天各频率与术前比较无显著性差异(P〉0.05);鼓阶打孔组导入耳ABR阈值,术后5天在2kHz、4kHz与术前比较无差异(P〉0.05),8kHz较术前增高(P〈0.05),16kHz、20kHz较术前明显增高(P〈0.01),术后14天在16kHz、20kHz较术后5天时明显好转(P〈0.01),但较术前仍有增高(P〈0.05)。转导成功率鼓阶打孔组为91.6%,优于完整圆窗膜组的50%。两种转导途径对目的基因在耳蜗内的表达部位和表达时间没有显著影响。结论完整圆窗膜途径及鼓阶打孔途径在转导成功率及听功能保护方面各有优劣。完整圆窗膜途径因其对耳蜗的损伤极小,在临床应用方面具有更好的发展前景。
简介:恶性肿瘤是一类细胞周期疾病,几乎所有癌基因、抑癌基因的生物学效应,最终都会集到细胞周期机制上来。细胞周期蛋白D1(CyclinD1)作用于细胞周期的G1→S期调控点,为G1期的限速步骤。研究CyclinD1与头颈部恶性肿瘤发生发展的关系,对了解头颈部恶性肿瘤的发病机制以及基因疗法的开展提供依据。本文对CyclinD1在头颈部恶性肿瘤发生发展中的作用做一综述。
简介:FragileXsyndromeisthemostcommonformofinheritedmentalretardationaffectingupto1in4000individuals.ThesyndromeisinducedbyamutationintheFMR1gene,causingadeficiencyinitsgeneby-productFMRP.ImpairmentinthenormalfunctioningofFMRPleadstolearningandmemorydeficitsandheightenedsensitivitytosensorystimuli,includingsound(hyperacusis).ThemolecularbasisoffragileXsyndromeisthoroughlyunderstood;however,theneuralmechanismsunderlyinghyperacusishavenotyetbeendetermined.Astheinferiorcolliculus(IC)istheprincipalmidbrainnucleusoftheauditorypathway,thecurrentstudyaddressesthequestionsunderlyingtheneuralmechanismofhyperacusiswithintheICoffragileXmice.AcuteexperimentswereperformedinwhichelectrophysiologicalrecordingsoftheICinFMR1-KOandWTmiceweremeasured.ResultsshowedthatQ-valuesforWTweresignificantlylargerthanthatofFMR-1KOmice,indicatingthatWTmiceexhibitsharpertuningcurvesthanFMR1-KOmice.WealsofoundtheratioofthemonotonicneuronsintheKOmicewasmuchhigherthantheWTmice.TheseresultssuggestthatlackofFMRPintheauditorysystemaffectsthedevelopmentalmaturationandfunctionofstructureswithintheauditorypathway,andinthiscasespecificallytheIC.ThedysfunctionobservedwithintheauditoryneuralpathwayandinparticulartheICmayberelatedtotheincreasedsusceptibilitytosoundasseeninindividualswithfragileXsyndrome.OurstudymayhelponunderstandingthemechanismsofthefragileXsyndromeandhyperacusis.
简介:目的探索Math1基因导人大鼠前庭简便有效的方法和途径,为前庭功能障碍基因治疗的相关研究提供参考。方法将20只成年Wistar大鼠分为缺失E1、E3基因片段且构建有Math1基因和增强型绿色荧光蛋白报告基凶的复制缺陷型腺病毒(adnovirus—Math1—enhancedgreenfluorescenceprotein,Ad—Math1—EGFP)鼓阶导入组和前庭阶导人组.Ad—Math1—EGFP导入组大鼠在右耳通过耳蜗底转鼓阶或前庭阶打孔的方法导人物理滴度为2.1×1011v.p/ml的上述腺病毒5μl。在导入3天、7天后分别将动物处死,进行GFP表达观察。结果导入Ad—Mathl—EGFP3天后,前庭阶导入组大鼠的前庭终末器官及耳蜗均出现明显的GFP阳性表达;而鼓阶导入组的表达则局限于耳蜗,7天后仍未见前庭终末器官的GFP阳性表达。结论耳蜗底转前庭阶打孔可以作为Math1基因导入大鼠前庭简便有效的途径。