Electron microscopic observations and DNA chain fragmentation studies on apoptosis in bone tumor cells induced by ~(153)Sm-EDTMP

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浓缩~(235)U诱发免疫细胞凋亡的电镜和琼脂糖凝胶电泳研究

研究了浓缩235U内照射诱发人淋巴细胞白血病细胞株Molt－4细胞和巨噬细胞株Ana－1细胞的细胞调亡。估算了浓缩235U在不同阶段培养细胞中的辐射累积吸收剂量。通过电镜对免疫细胞的形态观察，发现Molt－4和Ana－1细胞在受235U内照射作用下可呈现核染质边聚，DNA链断裂和膜包裹的凋亡小体形成。对Molt－4和Ana－1细胞的DNA抽提，进行DNA琼脂糖凝胶电泳也显示出阶梯状条带形成的细胞调亡特征。从而证实了浓缩235U内照射可导致免疫细胞Molt－4和Ana－1细胞的凋亡发生。     

流感疫苗诱导Hela细胞凋亡与免疫调节效应

目的观察流感疫苗诱导Hela细胞凋亡与免疫调节效应。方法将流感疫苗作用于Hela细胞,采用MTT比色法和流式细胞仪检测疫苗对Hela细胞增殖、凋亡和细胞周期的影响;同时用MTT法检测疫苗对小鼠脾细胞增殖的影响;采用结晶紫、中性红染色及MTT法,分别检测脾细胞诱导上清中IFN-γ、IL-2和TNF-α的分泌情况。结果一定浓度流感疫苗能够抑制Hela细胞增殖,促进细胞凋亡,凋亡率可达58·37%;还可促进小鼠脾细胞增殖及Th1型细胞分泌IFN-γ。结论流感疫苗能够抑制Hela细胞增殖,此作用可能是通过诱导Hela细胞凋亡、调节免疫细胞增殖及IFN-γ的分泌而实现的。     

精脒含量对浓缩铀诱发PCI2细胞凋亡的影响

研究PC12细胞内精脒含量在浓缩铀诱导细胞凋亡中的作用。在PC12细胞中加入浓缩铀DMEM/F12工作液,计算PC12细胞的内照射吸收剂量,运用丹磺酰氯薄层分析技术测定细胞内游离精脒含量。结果表明,随着浓缩铀内照射时间的延长,细胞增殖活性迅速下降,DNA链断裂明显增多,放射性核素迅速渗入细胞核中,AO/EB染色可见凋亡细胞,同时细胞内游离精眯随内照射时程的延长而显著减少。表明浓缩铀可致PC12细胞的凋亡,细胞内游离精脒的含量可能与细胞活性有一定作用。     

Application of confocal scanning laser microscopy in experimental pathology

Confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM) represents an exciting new tool for scientific disciplines which focus on mechanistic studies such as experimental pathology. Enhanced resolution in the specimen plane and rejection of out-of-focus fluorescence flare allow analysis of specific nucleic acid sequences, enzymes, structural macromolecules, and cellular homeostasis utilizing fluorescent probes. Four different experimental applications are discussed which utilize CSLM to evaluate pathological processes at the subcellular, cellular, and tissue levels. Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, is a natural process of significance both during development and as a response to toxic stimuli. CSLM-imaging of nuclei of human B lymphoblastoid cells following exposure to a monofunctional alkylating agent suggests that the degradation of chromatin characteristic of apoptosis may occur in asymmetric patterns. Surfactant apoprotein-A is the major non-serum protein component of pulmonary surfactant and is essential for the extracellular function of surfactant. CSLM of alveolar type II cells suggests that apoprotein-A is present in both the cytoplasm, predominantly in lamellar bodies, and in the nucleus. The tumor promoter, phorbol myristate acetate, rapidly stimulated the formation of vacuoles in human neutrophils. CSLM using Lucifer Yellow as a probe suggests that cylindrical vacuoles are formed by fluid-phase pinocytosis. The blood-nerve barrier (BNB) in peripheral nerves may be an important target during toxin-induced neuropathies. Ricin-induced permeability of the BNB in the rat was rapidly visualized by CSLM as leakage of fluorescein isothiocynate (FITC)-dextran into the endoneurial compartment.     

Some natural flavonoids are competitive inhibitors of Caspase-1, -3 and -7 despite their cellular toxicity

A common feature of both apoptosis and inflammation is the activation of caspases. Caspases are aspartate-directed cysteine proteases that have numerous cellular targets. It has been discovered that several flavonoids are inhibitors of caspases. Flavonoids are members of a family of polyphenolic compounds from plants that have many biological properties, one of which is the ability to induce cell death. Some flavonoids are selective inhibitors of particular caspases. Since some of the inhibitory flavonoids are nevertheless cytotoxic, these results suggest that flavonoid-induced cell death may be occurring through a non-classical apoptosis pathway that is not dependent on caspase activity.