双酚A诱导人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞上皮间质化的研究

双酚A(BPA)是一类典型的环境雌激素,能干扰机体正常内分泌系统.作为一种激素相关疾病,乳腺癌的发生发展与BPA暴露的关系已引起人们的关注.本研究旨在探讨BPA对人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞上皮细胞间质化(EMT)的诱导作用.经BPA处理的MCF-7细胞,采用MTT试验检测BPA对细胞活力的影响,Transwell试验检测BPA对细胞迁移能力的影响,Real-time RT-PCR、Western Blot检测BPA对上皮型蛋白标志物E-cadherin、间质型蛋白标志物Vimentin及EMT相关转录因子Snail表达的影响.结果发现,低浓度BPA能够促进MCF-7细胞的增殖,显著增强细胞的迁移能力.BPA处理能抑制E-cadherin的表达,促进Vimentin及Snail的表达.研究结果提示,BPA处理可能通过促进Snail的表达而调控EMT相关蛋白标志物的表达,进而增强乳腺癌MCF-7细胞的迁移能力.     

双酚AF诱导乳腺癌细胞增殖的分子机制

从细胞水平上研究不同浓度双酚AF （BPAF）对MCF-7人乳腺癌细胞系的细胞增殖能力、细胞凋亡、细胞周期等终点的影响;以新型雌激素膜受体GPER1介导的PI3K/Akt和ERK1/2信号通路为靶点,研究低浓度BPAF对该信号通路相关基因表达的影响,以及其在诱导乳腺癌细胞增殖中的作用,评估其增殖效应机制.结果表明,低浓度BPAF （0.001~1μmol/L）能够诱导MCF-7细胞的增殖,使S期细胞比例升高,并且激活雌激素信号通路相关基因mRNA的表达;在较高浓度时（>10μmol/L）能抑制细胞活力,诱导细胞凋亡.通过特异性靶点抑制剂发现GPER1在mRNA层面上激活了PI3K/Akt和ERK1/2信号通路,并且该信号通路的激活可能是BPAF引起MCF-7细胞增殖的关键机制,并且ERα也在其中起到了重要的作用.     

MCF-7细胞评价老龄渗滤液经IME-Fenton处理后酚类提取物的雌激素效应

成分复杂的垃圾渗滤液经处理后,研究其中残留的极低浓度的酚类环境内分泌干扰物的雌激素效应及其对生态环境的毒性作用具有非常重要的实际价值.本文选择对雌激素敏感的MCF-7人类乳腺癌细胞进行体外培养,将老龄渗滤液原液、经过内部微电解(IME)和内部微电解结合芬顿试剂(IME-Fenton)处理后的渗滤液酚类提取液稀释10~107倍,采用MTT法测定MCF-7细胞的增殖和细胞划痕损伤实验评价渗滤液中酚类物质的雌激素效应,并探讨了活性炭在反应中对酚类物质的去除效果.结果表明,渗滤液中酚类提取物对MCF-7细胞增殖在浸染72 h后达到最大;与渗滤液原液相比,渗滤液经IME和IME-Fenton处理后,最大增殖效应分别下降了85%和110%,酚类提取物减缓了MCF-7细胞的迁移速度;活性炭对渗滤液中酚的吸附主要发生在反应前30 min,渗滤液经活性炭吸附后的酚类提取物稀释10~107倍仍表现出细胞毒性.渗滤液经IME-Fenton处理后降低了酚类物质进入环境引起的危害,MCF-7细胞增殖和细胞划痕也为检测浓度低至10-15g·L-1的酚类雌激素提供新方法.     

环境内分泌干扰物促进乳腺细胞增殖的分子机制研究进展

乳腺癌是女性中常见的癌症,EDCs（environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals,环境内分泌干扰物）具有雌激素活性,能促进乳腺细胞的增殖,明确EDCs在乳腺癌细胞增殖中的作用和机制,有助于乳腺癌的预防.在归纳整理国内外相关研究基础上,总结了EDCs通过激活雌激素受体信号通路、抑制细胞凋亡和改变细胞周期等方面促进乳腺细胞的增殖,并对其分子机制进行了全面综述.EDCs促进乳腺细胞增殖的分子机制有:①EDCs通过与雌激素核受体（nERs）结合形成二聚体,改变受体构象,并结合到靶基因雌激素响应元件（ERE）上,进而调控增殖相关靶基因转录和蛋白表达;②EDCs也可通过与雌激素膜受体（mERs）结合,激活快速非基因组信号通路,改变靶蛋白活性或靶基因表达;③EDCs也可通过上调凋亡抑制蛋白Bcl-2和Bcl-xL的表达,抑制细胞凋亡;④EDCs还可通过上调细胞周期蛋白（cyclin）表达、提高周期依赖性蛋白激酶（CDKs）活性,加快细胞周期;⑤EDCs通过基因组、非基因组信号途径的交互,上调cyclin D和c-Myc表达,再通过CDK磷酸化细胞周期调节因子Rb蛋白,释放转录因子E2Fs,加速细胞从G₁期向S期的转变,促进细胞增殖.建议今后从与内源激素交互、影响雌激素E₂合成以及低剂量联合作用3个方面来探讨EDCs对乳腺细胞的增殖机制,以期为乳腺致癌物的筛查、乳腺癌预防和治疗以及乳腺细胞增殖机制的深入研究提供参考.      

双酚-A和17β-雌二醇对人乳腺癌细胞生长的影响

通过MTT-细胞增殖活性测定法和双参数流式细胞光度术研究了双酚-A和17b-雌二醇对人乳腺癌细胞株MCF-7增殖、细胞周期以及核酸和蛋白合成的影响.结果表明,在310^-16～310^-8mol/L范围内,双酚-A和17b-雌二醇都能促进细胞增殖;在310^-14mol/L时,细胞增殖活性达到最高值.当作用浓度为310^-14mol/L时,细胞周期的S期比例增加,细胞总蛋白表达量明显增加.统计结果表明,双酚-A和17b-雌二醇对MCF-7细胞生长特性的雌激素效应非常相似.     

离子液体氯化1-辛基-3-甲基咪唑对EMT6细胞的毒性及其机理研究

为评估咪唑类离子液体的生物毒性,研究了氯化1-辛基-3-甲基咪唑([C8mim] [C1])对EMT6细胞的毒性作用和可能的机制.不同浓度(0.06、0.25、1 mmol·L-)的[C8 mim][Cl]对EMT6细胞染毒12h后,采用MTT方法检测细胞活力,二乙酸荧光素(FDA)方法检测细胞膜通透性的变化,Rhodamine 123染色方法检测线粒体膜电位的变化,ELISA方法检测了Caspase-3的活性,并测定了细胞内活性氧(ROS)的含量.结果表明,经[Csmim] [Cl]染毒12h后,EMT6细胞活力下降,并呈剂量依赖关系.当[Csmim] [Cl]浓度高于0.25 mmol·L-1时,细胞活力与对照相比,差异显著.研究还发现,[Csmim][Cl]染毒增加了EMT6细胞膜通透性,降低了线粒体膜电位并诱导产生过量的活性氧,增强了Caspase-3活性.实验结果表明,[C8mim] [Cl]染毒造成了EMT6细胞膜通透性的改变、活性氧的过量产生和凋亡分子表达的增强,这可能是[Csmim] [Cl]导致细胞凋亡和活力下降的主要原因.     

双信号细胞电化学法检测氯酚类的毒性

以多壁碳纳米管和离子液体复合修饰电极(MWCNTs-IL/GCE)为工作电极,运用线性扫描伏安法(LSV)研究了人乳腺癌(MCF-7)细胞的电化学行为,检测到了2个明显的氧化峰,其氧化峰电位分别为0.725 V和1.038 V.结合4种嘌呤碱基与模型细胞的电化学行为比较与高效液相色谱分析,确定细胞的电化学响应来源分别为细胞质中黄嘌呤与鸟嘌呤、次黄嘌呤与腺嘌呤的电化学氧化.基于2个响应信号峰电流的变化,研究了五氯酚(PCP)、2,4,6-三氯酚(TCP)和2,4-二氯酚(DCP)对MCF-7细胞的毒性效应,根据剂量-效应关系曲线计算半数抑制效应浓度(IC50)值,并与四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)比色法进行比较.结果发现,氯酚类污染物对MCF-7细胞活性有明显抑制作用,细胞电化学法与MTT法测得细胞毒性顺序均为:PCPTCPDCP,表明细胞电化学法可以快速、准确地评价氯酚类污染物的细胞毒性.该研究结果可从核苷酸代谢角度为危害化学品的安全无标记、准确客观的毒性评价方法建立提供新思路.     

Mechanism of Deca-BDE-induced apoptosis in Neuro-2a cells: Role of death-receptor pathway and reactive oxygen species-mediated mitochondrial pathway

Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) is a prevalent polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congener known to have neurotoxicity. Effects of BDE-209 on Neuro-2a cells were performed in the present study and the possible apoptotic pathway was discussed. Results indicated that BDE-209 induced Neuro-2a cell apoptosis, increased the protein expression of Fas and Fas-associated death domain-containing protein (FADD) and activated the caspase-8 and -3 activities in a concentration-dependent manner, inferring the death-receptor pathway was involved in the apoptotic process. Meanwhile, BDE-209 exposure increased the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and decreased the cellular mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) which led to cytochrome C released to the cytoplasm. The intracellular caspase-9 was elevated simultaneously, which caused downstream caspase cascade and triggered cell apoptosis. Moreover, BDE-209 exposure increased cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in a concentration-dependent manner and the addition of N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC), known as ROS scavengers, obviously reduced the apoptotic rate and a positive relationship was observed between the degree of apoptosis blocking and the loss of MMP and ROS production. We thus concluded that BDE-209 induced Neuro-2a cell apoptosis via the combination of the death-receptor signaling pathway and the mitochondrial signaling pathway. The elevated ROS production was considered to magnify the intracellular apoptosis signal and played a crucial role in apoptosis of Neuro-2a cells induced by BDE-209.     

低浓度TBBPA暴露促进子宫内膜癌细胞侵袭和迁移的毒性效应与机理

为了研究低浓度四溴双酚A(TBBPA)暴露对人子宫内膜癌恶化的影响,本实验采用人子宫内膜癌细胞Ishikawa暴露于不同浓度的TBBPA,探讨其毒性效应及可能存在的分子机理.实验采用MTT法检测Ishikawa细胞的存活率,用倒置显微镜观察TBBPA对Ishikawa细胞形态的影响,用细胞划痕与Transwell实验检测细胞迁移侵袭情况,用实时荧光定量PCR与Western blotting分别检测上皮间充质转化(Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition,EMT)标志物及相关转录因子mRNA与蛋白水平表达量.结果显示,Ishikawa细胞暴露于不同浓度TBBPA(1.00×10-9、1.00×10-8、1.00×10-7mol·L-1)后,细胞存活率明显升高,细胞形态由卵圆形逐渐变为长梭形,细胞侵袭率、细胞划痕愈合率、细胞迁移率与对照组相比显著升高,差异具有统计学意义.在mRNA和蛋白水平上,EMT标志物E-cadherin表达量显著下降,Vimentin和N-cadherin表达量明显上升;EMT上游转录因子Twist和Snail-1的含量也显著增加.结果表明,TBBPA暴露是通过改变细胞内E-cadherin、Vimentin和N-cadherin的含量进而激活Ishikawa细胞上皮间充质转化,导致人子宫内膜癌的恶化;而激活上皮间充质转化的过程可能与TBBPA诱导Twist和Snail-1的表达有关.     

宣威肺癌高发区室内PM10对肺泡上皮细胞凋亡的影响

采集云南宣威市肺癌高发区虎头村和肺癌低发区宁家湾村冬季室内PM10样品,利用肺上皮细胞A549建立颗粒物染毒模型,以AnnexinV-FITC/PI双染色流式细胞分析法(FCM)检测PM10染毒后的细胞凋亡情况.AnnexinV-FITC/PI流式细胞分析结果显示,在相同浓度PM10作用下虎头村组肺泡上皮细胞凋亡率、死亡率均比宁家湾组高.宣威肺癌高发区虎头村组室内PM10对人肺泡上皮细胞凋亡的影响大于对照点宁家湾村.     

DEHP、DBP内分泌干扰活性的实验研究

利用MCF-7细胞增殖实验、细胞周期分析、细胞雌激素受体水平测定和断乳大鼠子宫增重实验探讨了邻苯二甲酸二乙基己酯(DEHP)和邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)内分泌干扰活性及其可能的作用机制.结果表明,DEHP和DBP可诱导MCF-7细胞增殖、细胞内雌激素受体水平增高,对细胞周期无明显影响,DEHP不引起断乳大鼠子宫增重.推断DEHP和DBP可能并不是通过模拟雌激素而是引起体内天然激素受体水平改变等其他机制影响机体内分泌系统.     

不同终点检测5种双酚A类化合物对MCF-7的细胞毒性

双酚A(BPA)及其类似物作为聚碳酸酯的主要合成原料,一直是环境污染的重要问题.其雌激素效应是当今科学研究的重点,而毒性效应研究甚少.为评估环境中BPA类物质的毒性效应,实验采用四唑盐(MTS)比色法检测5种双酚A类化合物对人雌激素受体缺失乳腺癌细胞MCF-7(ER-)增殖活性的影响,2,4-二硝基苯肼法检测细胞乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)露出率,单细胞凝胶电泳(SCGE)检测DNA损伤.用非线性最小二乘法对MTS实验结果拟合剂量-效应曲线,表明所有的剂量-效应曲线(DRC)均能用Weibull或者Logit函数有效表征.以模型估算的半数效应浓度负对数值(pEC50)评估5种化合物的毒性大小依次为:BPB>BPC>TDP>BPE>BPA.LDH检测以及SCGE检测受试化合物对MCF-7(ER-)的损伤作用表明,在效应浓度EC20下,细胞核DNA轻微损伤,细胞增殖受轻微抑制;在效应浓度EC40下,细胞核DNA损伤严重,细胞增殖受到显著抑制,从而导致细胞膜通透性显著改变,使LDH大量露出.     

Estrogenic activities of two synthetic pyrethroids and their metabolites

Synthetic pyrethroids(SPs) are among the most common pesticides in current use,and so far,several SPs have been assessed for their potential estrogenicities by various methods.Previous studies have shown that the estrogenicities partly come from their metabolites.Although considerable information is available with respect to the metabolism and environmental degradation of SPs,little is known about the estrogenicities of the metabolites.In this study,permethrin(PM) and β-cypermethrin(CP),as well as their metabolites(3-phenoxybenzoic alcohol(PBCOH),3-phenoxybenzaldehyde(PBCHO) and 3-phenoxybenzoic acid(PBCOOH) were evaluated for their estrogenic activities in the MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cell line.In the MCF-7 cell proliferation assay,PM and CP exhibited significant estrogenic activities at 10-7 mol/L,comparable to 17β-estradiol(E2 ) of 10-9 mol/L,with the relative proliferative effect ratios of 55.4% and 56.3%,respectively.The real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR) results confirmed the estrogenicities of PM and CP with significant alteration of pS2 and ERα mRNA levels observed at 10-6 mol/L.For the three major metabolites,PBCOH and PBCOOH exhibited estrogenic activities in all assays,while no significant estrogenic responses was observed for PBCHO compared to the vehicle control.In particular,PBCOH had even slightly stronger estrogenic activity than its parent compounds,indicating that metabolism may be one of the reasons for the estrogenicities of the SPs.Given the widespread use of SPs,the toxicological effects of parent compounds and their metabolites should be taken into consideration in the risk assessment of SPs.     

镉对鸡垂体Fas和caspase-3 mRNA表达的影响

探讨氯化镉(CdCl2)诱导鸡脑垂体细胞凋亡的发生情况及对凋亡相关基因Fas和caspase-3表达的影响.选择健康50日龄海兰白蛋鸡90只,分为3组,每组30只,以CdCl2含量为0、140、210 mg·kg -1的拌料饲喂,分别于染毒20d、40d和60d时取垂体,用原位末端标记(Tunel)和RT-PCR方法检测细胞凋亡和基因表达情况.实验结果表明,CdCl2作用后可致鸡腺垂体细胞呈现明显的凋亡征象,并可诱导垂体细胞Fas和caspase-3 mRNA表达的增加;在整个试验期的各个时间点2个剂量组的凋亡率和基因表达量与对照组相比差异显著(p<0.01),且随着染镉时间的延长,低剂量组的凋亡率以及Fas、caspase-3 mRNA表达增加较明显.这表明,一定剂量的CdCl2可诱导鸡垂体细胞凋亡,在此过程中Fas和caspase-3 mRNA表达呈现出与凋亡较为一致的趋势.     

Inhibitory effects of four plants flavonoids extracts on fatty acid synthase

Fatty acid synthase (FAS) had been found overexpress and hyperactive in most cancers. Pharmacological inhibitors of FAS activity preferentially repress cancer cell proliferation and induce cancer cell apoptosis without affecting nonmalignant fibroblasts. These made FAS an excellent drug target for cancer therapy. The activity of FAS in 11 different kinds of cancer cells, including esophageal carcinoma (EC109, EC8712, H5E973), gastric carcinoma (N87, BGC823), lung carcinoma (A549, 95-D), hepatoma (HepG2), uterine cervix cancer (HeLa) and leukaemia (K562, U937) were compared using spectrophotometric method. We selected the cell line with the highest FAS activity as cell model to study the inhibitory effect of the flavonoids extracts on FAS. Four plants including Canavium album Raeuseh leaves, Bombax ceiba Linn, Brassica albograbra Bailey, and Citrus reticulata Blanco were selected for extracting flavonoids. The results showed significantly different FAS activity among different cancer cells. The FAS activity is the lowest in gastric cancer cell N87 (15.91 ± 3.61 U/mg protein) and the highest in lung cancer cell A549 (127.36 ± 10.14 U/mg protein). The cancer cell A549 was used as cell model to test the inhibitory effort of flavonoids extracts on FAS. Results showed that the flavonoids extracts of Citrus reticulata Blanco and Canavium album Raeuseh leaves have higher inhibitory effect on FAS activity compared with the universally used FAS inhibitor C75 and both extracts inhibit cancer cell proliferation when added to cultured cancer cells. These studies provided a good cell model for testing the inhibitory effect on FAS activity and suggested that Citrus reticulata Blanco rind and Canavium album Raeuseh leaves are good biomaterials for separating and purifying natural flavonoids FAS inhibitors and exploring their inhibitory mechanisms.     

双酚A体外类雌激素活性评价及其作用机制的初步研究

采用体外MCF-7细胞增殖试验检测了双酚A(BPA)的类雌激素活性，并用生长曲线分析、细胞周期分析、他奠昔芬拮抗试验和凋亡检测对其作用机制进行了初步探讨。结果显示BPA有明显刺激MCF-7细胞增殖的类雌激素活性；细胞周期分析BPA组细胞增殖指数均明显高于溶剂对照组；BPA刺激MCF-7细胞增殖的类雌激素活性可被Tam拮抗：BPA能明显抑制MCF-7细胞凋亡的发生。结果提示BPA刺激MCF-7细胞增殖的类雌激素活性作用机制可能是BPA与雌激素受体结合后，影响细胞增殖及细胞凋亡过程，从而产生一系列生物效应。     

Gravity-Independent Orientation of Honeycomb Cells

 Honey bees have long been assumed to build their comb with the cells in either of two preferred orientations with respect to gravity ("vertical" or "horizontal"). I show here that these typical cell orientations in fact derive from substrate orientation and a simple building rule, rather than the influence of gravity itself. When bees were induced to build comb on substrates at four different orientations with respect to gravity, they always made cells with one vertex pointing directly toward the substrate. This produced horizontal and vertical cells on vertical and horizontal substrates, respectively, but yielded intermediate orientations on oblique substrates. The apparent preference for vertical and horizontal cells may simply reflect substrate orientation in the rectilinear hives from which cell measurements have been taken. Received: 27 July 1999 / Accepted in revised form: 20 September 1999     

蛋白质组学技术在环境内分泌干扰物分析上应用

为了探讨蛋白质组学技术在环境雌激素分析上的应用,用浓度为3.7×10-9mol/L的17β-雌二醇(E2)处理MCF-7细胞2或3天后进行双向电泳,对比不同的蛋白质提取、染色方法,利用光密度扫描仪将电泳图像数字化,并使用PDQuest软件进行图像分析,以观察雌激素诱导下的蛋白质表达图谱。结果表明,在蛋白质的提取上,冻融法比超声裂解法更有效;在蛋白质染色上,银染法比考马斯亮蓝染色法能得到更多可显示的蛋白质斑点。用E2处理72h后的MCF-7细胞,可检测到40个下调蛋白和5个上调蛋白。该蛋白质表达模式的改变提示了环境雌激素诱导下的特异性蛋白质表达图谱变化。本研究为分析雌激素类内分泌干扰物的内在作用机制提供了一种新的可行方法,也为建立其高通量筛选方法提供了新的思路。     

鼠李糖脂与疏水底物及其降解菌的相互作用

通过鼠李糖脂对假单胞菌GP3A菌株降解芘的增溶和降解实验,研究了在鼠李糖脂作用下,菌体细胞表面疏水性和脂多糖含量的变化、菌体表面基团与生物表面活性剂分子的键合作用以及相应疏水底物的增溶和降解．结果表明,当鼠李糖脂浓度高于其临界胶束浓度（60mg·L^-1）时,能显著增加疏水底物芘的表观溶解度;生物表面活性剂能通过溶出细...     

微藻脂肪酸在中国近海缺氧海水-沉积物界面中的降解模拟研究

通过一系列培养实验,模拟了有机物在中国近海季节性缺氧环境沉积物-海水界面的降解过程.以中国近海典型的赤潮藻中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)为研究对象,对中肋骨条藻中的几种典型脂类生物标志物在不同程度缺氧海水-沉积物界面中的降解行为进行追踪.通过分析测定不同培养时间获取的不同含氧体系(氧饱和度100%、50%,25%和0%)中中肋骨条藻4种主要脂肪酸[14:0、16:0、16:1(7)、20:5]的含量,结果表明,在前2~3周4种脂肪酸迅速减少,之后则变化很慢甚至几乎不变.在不同含氧体系中4种脂肪酸的降解存在很大差异,14:0、16:1(7)、20:5经过两个月的培养,在4种不同含氧体系中几乎降解完全,而16:0在4种体系中剩余25%~35%.根据multi-G模型对4种脂肪酸降解进行定量描述,结果表明,每种化合物可以分为降解较快和较慢的部分,各化合物的平均降解速率常数k av范围在0.079~0.84 d-1,14:0与16:1(7)的降解在25%含氧体系中最快,在降解最快的体系中,14:0的k av是最慢体系(含氧50%)的2.3倍,16:1(7)的k av是最慢体系(含氧100%)的1.7倍;16:0的最快降解速率出现在无氧体系中(0.17 d-1),是最慢体系[50%含氧体系(0.079 d-1)]的2.1倍;20:5的降解速率常数则与含氧量呈正相关.结果表明,影响中国近海缺氧海区沉积物-海水界面中中肋骨条藻中脂肪酸降解的因素除了含氧量之外,有机化合物本身的结构和性质以及环境中微生物作用等对其降解也存在着很大影响.