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简介：Anovertphenotypeofaquaporin-1knockout(AQP1ko)miceisgrowthretardation,suggestingpossibledefectsinbonedevelopmentandmetabolism.Inthepresentstudy,weanalyzedthebonemineraldensity(BMD),bonecalciumandphosphoruscontents,andbonemetabolisminanAQP1komousemodel.TheBMDoffemursinAQP1komicewassignificantlylowerthanthatoflitter-matchedwildtypemiceasmeasuredbydualenergyX-rayabsorptiometry.Consistently,thecontentsofbonetotalcalciumandphosphoruswerealsosignificantlylowerinAQP1komice.ThereducedBMDcausedbyAQP1deficiencymainlyaffectmalemice.Bonemetabolicactivity,asindicatedby99mTc-MDPabsorptionmeasurements,wasremarkablyreducedinAQP1komice.TheseresultsprovidethefirstevidencethatAQP1playanimportantroleinbonestructureandmetabolism.

简介：AIM:ToexplorethemolecularmechanismsinlensdevelopmentandthepathogenesisofPetersanomalyinSmad4defectivemice.METHODS:Le-CretransgenicmouselinewasemployedtoinactivateSmad4inthesurfaceectodermselectively.PathologicaltechniqueswereusedtorevealthemorphologicalchangesoftheanteriorsegmentinSmad4defectiveeye.ImmunohistochemicalstainingwasemployedtoobservetheexpressionofE-cadherin,Ncadherinanda-SMAinanteriorsegmentofSmad4defectivemiceandcontrolmiceatembryonic(E)day16.5.Real-timequantitativepolymerasechainreaction(qPCR)wasperformedtodetecttheexpressionofSnail,Zeb1,Zeb2andTwist2inlensofSmad4defectivemiceandcontrolmiceatE16.5.RESULTS:ConditionaldeletionofSmad4oneyesurfaceectodermresultedincorneaidysplasia,iridocornealangleclosure,corneolenticularadhesionsandcataractresemblingPetersanomaly.LossofSmad4functioninhibitedE-cadherinexpressioninthelensepitheliumcellsandcorneaiepitheliumcellsinSmad4defectiveeye.ExpressionofN-cadherinwasupregulatedincorneaiepitheliumandcorneaistroma.BothE-cadherinandN-cadherinweredown-regulatedatthefuturetrabecularmeshworkregioninmutanteye.TheqPCRresultsshowedthattheexpressionofTwist2wasincreasedsignificantlyinthemutantlens(P<0.01).CONCLUSION:Smad4isessentialtoeyedevelopmentandlikelyacandidatepathogenicgenetoPetersanomalybyregulatingepithelial-mesenchymaltransition.Twist2canberegulatedbySmad4andplaysanessentialroleinlensdevelopment.

简介：BACKGROUND:Previousstudieshaveshownthatp75neurotrophinreceptorplaysanimportantroleinperipheralnerveinjury.However,theroleofp75neurotrophinreceptorintheregenerationofperipheralnervesremainspoorlyunderstood.OBJECTIVE:Tostudytheeffectofp75neurotrophinreceptoronfacialnerveregeneration.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:ArandomizedcontrolledexperimentwasperformedintheRegenerationLaboratoryofFlindersUniversity,AustraliaandtheBiomedicalLaboratoryofDentistrySchool,ShandongUniversityfromMarch2005toFebruary2006.MATERIALS:CholeratoxinBsubunit,fastblue,andbiotinrabbit-antigoatIgGwereprovidedbySigma,USA;goat-anticholeratoxinBsubunitantibodywasprovidedbyListBiologicals,USA.METHODS:Inp75neurotrophinreceptorknockoutandwildtype129/svmice,thefacialnervesononesidewerecrushed.Atdays2and4followinginjury,regeneratingmotorneuronsinthefacialnucleiwerelabeledbyfastblue,andtheregeneratingaxonwaslabeledbytheanterogradetracercholeratoxinBsubunit.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:AxonalregenerativevelocityandnumberweredetectedbyimmunohistochemicalstainingofcholeratoxinBsubunit,growth-associatedprotein,proteingeneproduct9.5,andcalcitonin-gene-relatedpeptide;survivalofmotorneuronsinthefacialnucleiwasdetectedbyretrogradefastblue.RESULTS:Axonalgrowthinthefacialnerveofp75neurotrophinreceptorknockoutmicewassignificantlylessthaninwildtypemice.Atday7afterinjury,thenumberofregeneratingmotorneuronsinp75neurotrophinreceptorknockoutmiceremainedsignificantlylessthaninwildtypemice(P<0.05).Thenumberofpositivelystainedfibersforgrowth-associatedprotein-43,proteingeneproduct9.5,andcalcitonin-gene-relatedpeptideinp75neurotrophinreceptorknockoutmicewassignificantlylessthaninwildtypemice(P<0.01).CONCLUSION:p75neurotrophinreceptorpromotedaxonalregenerationandenhancedthesurvivalrateofmotorneuronsfollowingfacialnerveinjury.

简介：AbstractObjective:Structural abnormalities and dysfunction of the placenta contribute to pregnancy-related complications, such as preeclampsia. Syncytin-A (synA) has been reported to be expressed in the placenta. The contribution of synA to developmental abnormalities and dysfunction of the placenta remains elusive. In this study, we aimed to explore the role of synA in placental development and functions.Methods:SynA-knockout mice were generated using the CRISPR-Cas9 method, and the phenotypes of the placenta and fetus of synA-knockout mice were observed. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and routine PCR were employed to detect the genotypes of the offspring. CD31 immunohistochemistry was used to evaluate the vessel density of the placenta, and the protein levels of key molecules were measured by western blotting.Results:SynA knockout caused fetal death. Furthermore, synA-knockout mice showed placental developmental abnormalities, indicated by a thinner labyrinth layer, thicker spongiotrophoblast layer, lower blood vessel density, and significantly higher numbers of apoptotic trophoblasts, when compared with wild-type littermates. Mechanistically, synA ablation induced apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) cleavage and nuclear localization and promoted placental trophoblast apoptosis. In addition, synA knockout increased the calpain1 protein levels. The calpain1 inhibitor calpeptin blocked synA knockout-induced AIF cleavage, partially restoring the placental structural abnormalities of synA-knockout mice.Conclusions:SynA knockout leads to placental developmental abnormalities by inducing trophoblastic apoptosis via the calpain1-AIF pathway.

简介：ToinvestigatethephenotypicknockoutofHIV-1chemokinecoreceptorCXCR4andCCR5byintrakinesanditsinhibitoryeffectonHIV-1infection.PrimaryhumanPBLsweretransducedwiththerecombinantvectorpLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR),followedbyanti-NGFR/anti-IgG-magneticbeadmethodselectionandFCMdetection.ThetransducedPBLswereinfectedwithDP1HIV-1virusthereafterenvelope-mediatedsyncytiumformationandp24detectionwerecarriedouttostudytheblockageofHIV-1infectionbyco-inactivationofCCR5andCXCR4.pLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR)-transducedPBILswereisolatedwithananti-NGFR/anti-IgG-magneticbeadmethod.Afterisolation,about70%ofthePBLswerepositivefortheNGFRmarker.WhenthetransducedPBLswereinfectedwithDP1HIV-1virus,envelop-mediatedsyncytiumformationwasalmostcompletelyinhibitedbypLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR)transfection.Also,p24antigenwasverylowintheculturesofpLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR)transducedPBLs.pLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR)transductioninhibitedtheproductionofDP1p24antigenby15%,43%and19%ondays4,7and10respectively.ThelymphocyteswiththephenotypicknockoutofCCR5andCXCR4couldprotectprimaryhumanPBLsfromDP1HIV-1virusinfection.

简介：可观的证据显示那种类型1个T助手(Th1)-并且当时，调停Th17的有免疫力的回答支持动脉粥样硬化患者匾的形成那CD4+CD25+规章的T房间(Tregs)有的Foxp3+保护的效果。然而，因为令人满意的匾破裂模型的缺乏，在匾破裂遗体的多样的CD4+淋巴细胞子集的功能糟糕理解。这里，我们在颈动脉动脉上用一本高脂肪的食谱和领子放置建立了动脉粥样硬化患者匾破裂的一个鼠科的模型，并且在apolipoprotein电子大美人与lipopolysaccharide，phenylephrine注射和寒冷的联合由短期的刺激触发了匾破裂(ApoE−/−)老鼠。我们由PCR，流动cytometry，ELISA和immunohistochemistry调查了在Th1房间，Th17房间和Tregs和匾破裂之间的协会。总共，75%；(18/24)脆弱的匾，而是没有稳定的匾，显示出的破裂特征。Th17房间的比例在处理以后在splenocytes之中被增加，但是在Th1房间和Tregs的层次的变化不与破裂有关。而且，处理在浆液并且在匾破裂的区域导致了interleukin-17(IL-17)的高水平。在vitro，IL-17增加了apoptosis的水平，与匾破裂联系的一个主要因素，在有教养的鼠科的脉管的光滑的肌肉房间。Th17房间和IL-17可以涉及短期的刺激在ApoE−/−老鼠。