BACKGROUND:Heatstroke is the most hazardous heat-related illness and has a high fatality rate.We investigated whether glutamine supplementation could have a protective effect on heatstroke rats.METHODS:Twenty-five 12-...BACKGROUND:Heatstroke is the most hazardous heat-related illness and has a high fatality rate.We investigated whether glutamine supplementation could have a protective effect on heatstroke rats.METHODS:Twenty-five 12-week-old male Wistar rats(weight 305±16 g)were randomly divided into a control group(n=5),heatstroke(HS)group(n=10),and heatstroke+glutamine(HSG)group(n=10).Seven days before heat exposure,glutamine(0.4 g/[kg·d])was administered to the rats in the HSG group by gavage every day.Three hours after heat exposure,serum samples were collected to detect white blood cells,coagulation indicators,blood biochemical indicators,and inflammatory cytokines in the rats.The small intestine tissue was stained to analyze pathological structural changes and apoptosis.Finally,immunohistochemistry and Western blotting were used to analyze the expression levels of heat shock protein 70(HSP70).Multiple comparisons were analyzed by using one-way analysis of variance,and the Bonferroni test was conducted for the post hoc comparisons.RESULTS:After heat exposure,the core temperature of the HS group(40.65±0.31°C)was higher than the criterion of heatstroke,whereas the core temperature of the HSG group(39.45±0.14°C)was lower than the criterion.Glutamine supplementation restored the increased white blood cells,coagulation indicators,blood biochemical indicators,and inflammatory cytokines that were induced by heatstroke to normal levels.The intestinal mucosa was injured,and the structure of tight junctions was damaged in the HS group;however,the structure of intestinal mucosal epithelial cells was stable in the HSG group.Glutamine supplementation alleviated intestinal apoptosis and up-regulated HSP70 expression.CONCLUSION:Glutamine supplementation may alleviate intestinal apoptosis by inducing the expression of HSP70 and have a protective effect on heatstroke rats.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the relationship between heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and cerebral ischemia.DATA SOURCES: An online search of Medline database was undertaken to identify relevant articles published in English...OBJECTIVE: To summarize the relationship between heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and cerebral ischemia.DATA SOURCES: An online search of Medline database was undertaken to identify relevant articles published in English from January 1980 to December 2005 by using the keywords of "heat shock protein 70, ischemia". Meanwhile, Chinese relevant articles published from January 2000 to December 2005 were searched in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database and Chinese Journal of Clinical Rehabilitation with the keywords of "heat shock protein 70, cerebral ischemia" in Chinese.STUDY SELECTION: More than 100 related articles were screened, and 29 references mainly about HSP70 and cerebral ischemia were selected, including basic and clinical researches. As to the articles with similar content, those published in the authoritative journals in recent 3 years were preferential.DATA EXTRACTION: A total of 29 articles were collected and classified according to the structure, function and clinical application of HSP70. Among them, 1 article is about the structure of HSP70, 27 about the relationship between HSP70 and cerebral ischemia, and 2 about the clinical application of HSP70. DATA SYNTHESIS: HSP70 is one of the most conservative proteins during biological evolution. Experiments in cerebral ischemia revealed that HSP70 expression was time-dependent, also correlated with the injured site and severity. The cerebral ischemia induced HSP70 gene expression in hippocampus of gerbil had protection to tolerance of fatal ischemic injury for neurons. The increase of HSP70 expression may be one of the endogenous protective mechanisms during cerebral ischemia, and can effectively alleviate cerebral ischemia. Thus HSP70 protein and HSP70 mRNA have been taken as important indexes extensively applied in the basic study of cerebral ischemia by some scholars abroad.CONCLUSION: HSP70 plays a protective role in cerebral ischemia, and a deeper research into the biological function of HSP70 will provide a new way for the therapy of cerebral ischemia.展开更多
Objective The aim of this study was to enhance the treatment effect of tumor purified autogenous heat shock protein 70-peptide complexes(HSP70-PCs)on HER-3-overexpressing breast cancer.Methods In this study,we first s...Objective The aim of this study was to enhance the treatment effect of tumor purified autogenous heat shock protein 70-peptide complexes(HSP70-PCs)on HER-3-overexpressing breast cancer.Methods In this study,we first studied the expression of HER-3 in breast cancer tissues and its relationship with patient characteristics.We then purified HSP70-PCs from primary breast cancer cells with different HER-2 and HER-3 expression profiles and determined the cytotoxicity of autogenous dendritic cells(DCs)and CD8+T cells induced by these complexes.Third,recombinant human HSP70-HER-3 protein complexes were used to inhibit the autogenous HSP70-PCs purified from HER-3-overexpressing breast cancer cells,and the resulting immunological response was examined.Results The results show that HSP70-PCs can be combined with recombinant HSP70-HER-3 protein complexes to induce stronger immunological responses than autogenous HSP70-PCs alone and that these treatments induce autogenous CD8+T cell killing of HER-3-positive breast cancer cells.Conclusion These findings provide a new direction for HSP70-DC-based immunotherapy for patients with HER-3-overexpressing breast cancer.展开更多
Objective To explore the diagnositc role of heat shock protein ( HSP) 70 in acute rejection after pancreatioduodenal transplantation in rats. Methods Groups of Wistar rats underwent total pancreatioduodenal transplant...Objective To explore the diagnositc role of heat shock protein ( HSP) 70 in acute rejection after pancreatioduodenal transplantation in rats. Methods Groups of Wistar rats underwent total pancreatioduodenal transplantation from allogeneic SD or syngeneic Wistar rats. The grafts were harvested on the posttransplantation day 3,5 and 7 and were used to detect the expression of HSP70 by immunohistochemistry and Western Blotting quantitative methods. The correlation between HSP70 expression and pathological findings was observed. Results The level of HSP70 in the isografts did not change greatly( P 】 0.05); the level of HSP70 in the allografts was increased progressively on the posttransplantation day3, 5 and 7 ( P 【 0.01). There was a significant correlation between HSP70 and pathological score in the allograft group (P 【 0.01, r = 0.934). Conclusion HSP70 involved in pancreas allograft rejection and could be useful for early diagnosis of acute rejection following pancreas transplantation. 8 refs,2 tabs.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the expression and significance of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and glucose-regulated protein 94 (grp94) in human esophageal carcinoma and adjacent normal tissues.METHODS: The expression of HSP70 ...AIM: To investigate the expression and significance of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and glucose-regulated protein 94 (grp94) in human esophageal carcinoma and adjacent normal tissues.METHODS: The expression of HSP70 and grp94 in 78human esophageal cancer and adjacent normal tissues was studied by immunohistochemistry and pathology photograph analysis.RESULTS: Both esophageal cancer and adjacent normal tissues could express HSP70 and grp94. Of the 78 cases of esophageal carcinoma, 95.0%(72/78) showed positive HSP70, mainly stained in nuclei, while grp94 was mainly stained in cell plasma, and the positive rate was 71.8%(56/78).There was a significant difference in the expression of HSP70 and grp94 between esophageal cancer and adjacent normal tissues (P＜0.01). Compared with adjacent normal tissues, there was a significant difference between differential types and HSP70 expression (P＜0.01).CONCLUSION: HSP70 and grp94 express differently in cell plasma and nuclei. The expression intensity of HSP70is related to the differentiation of esophageal carcinoma.展开更多
AIM: Heat shock protein (HSP)70 is over-expressed in human gastric cancer and plays an important role in the progression of this cancer. We investigated the effects of antisense HSP70 oligomer on human gastric cancer ...AIM: Heat shock protein (HSP)70 is over-expressed in human gastric cancer and plays an important role in the progression of this cancer. We investigated the effects of antisense HSP70 oligomer on human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901, and its potential role in gene therapy for this cancer.METHODS: Human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901 was treated in vitro with various concentrations of antisense HSP70 oligonucleotides at different intervals. Growth inhibition was determined as percentage by trypan blue dye exclusion test. Extracted DNA was electrophoresed on agarose gel, and distribution of cell cycle and kinetics of apoptosis induction were analyzed by propidium iodide DNA incorporation using flow cytometry, which was also used to detect the effects of antisense oligomer pretreatment on the subsequent apoptosis induced by heat shock in SGC-7901 cells. Proteins were extracted for simultaneous measurement of HSP70 expression level by SDS-PAGE Western blotting.RESULTS: The number of viable cells decreased in a doseand time-dependent manner, and ladder-like patterns of DNA fragments were observed in SGC-7901 cells treated with antisense HSP70 oligomers at a concentration of 10 μmol/L for 48 h or 8 μmol/L for 72 h, which were consistent with inter-nucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Flow cytometric analysis showed a dose- and time-dependent increase in apoptotic rate by HSP70 antisense oligomers. This response was accompanied with a decrease in the percentage of cells in the G1 and S phases of the cell cycle, suggesting inhibition of cell proliferation. In addition, flow cytometry also showed that pretreatment of SGC-7901 cells with HSP70 antisense oligomers enhanced the subsequent apoptosis induced by heat shock treatment. Western blotting demonstrated that HSP70 antisense oligomers inhibited HSP70 expression, which preceded apoptosis, and HSP70 was undetectable at the concentration of 10 μmol/L for 48 h or 8 μmol/L for 72 h.CONCLUSION: Antisense HSP70 oligomers can abrogate HSP70 expression in SGC-7901 cells, which may in turn induce apoptosis and inhibit cell proliferation, conversely suggesting that HSP70 is required for the proliferation and survival of human gastric cancer cells under normal conditions.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the correlation between dinicopathology and expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and glucose-regulated protein 94 (grp94) in human colonic carcinoma.METHODS: The expression of HSP70 and grp9...AIM: To investigate the correlation between dinicopathology and expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and glucose-regulated protein 94 (grp94) in human colonic carcinoma.METHODS: The expression of HSP70 and grp94 was studied in 80 human colonic cancers with or without metastasis as well as in their adjacent mucous membrane by way of immunohistochemistry and pathology photograph analysis.RESULTS: The expression of HSP70 and grp94 was significantly higher in cancer than that in adjacent mucous membrane (92.5%, 85.0% vs 56.3%, 42.5%, P＜0.01).HSP70 and grp94 expressed higher in moderately- and poorly-differentiated colonic cancers than that in their adjacent tissues (93.7%, 87.5%; 100%, 90% vs 56.3%,42.5%; P＜0.01). Dukes C and D stages of colonic cancers showed higher positive rates than Dukes A and B stage groups (97.1%, 91.2%; 100%, 90.9%; vs 80%, 70%;78.6%, 71.4%; P＜0.05). There were definite differences in HSP70 and grp94 expression between metastasis groups and non-metastasis groups (100% vs75%, 100%vs 50%, P＜0.05).CONCLUSION: The HSP70 and grp94 expression rates in colonic cancer groups are significantly higher than that in their adjacent mucous membrane. The HSP70 and grp94expression in poorly-differentiated colonic cancers with metastasis is significantly higher than well-differentiated cancers without metastasis. The overexpression of HSP70and grp94 can be used as diagnostic or prognostic markers for colonic cancer.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure which has widespread popularity in the treatment of hepatic and pancreatic cancers. Increased evidence indicates that RFA stimulates...BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure which has widespread popularity in the treatment of hepatic and pancreatic cancers. Increased evidence indicates that RFA stimulates anti-tumor immunity, possibly through the induction heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression. HSP70 has the capacity to affect the immunogenicity of tumor cells, to chaperone antigenic peptides and deliver these into antigen presentation pathways within antigen-presenting cells, and to activate and regulate innate and adaptive immunity, which makes it useful in immunotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of cancers. DATA SOURCES: An English-language literature search was conducted using MEDLINE (1991-2010) on anti-tumor immunity, heat shock protein 70, radiofrequency ablation, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, and other related subjects. RESULTS: RFA has an increasing application in the surgical treatment of hepatic and pancreatic cancers. Increased evidence indicates that RFA can induce the expression of HSP70 which possesses properties that enable it to influence a variety of immunological processes. Tumor-derived HSP70 is regarded as a potent adjuvant facilitating presentation of tumor antigens and induction of anti-tumor immunity. CONCLUSIONS: This review addresses the potential association of RFA, HSP70, and anti-tumor immunity in treatment of hepatic and pancreatic cancers. To establish direct evidence of a potential association of RFA, HSP70, and anti-tumor immunity in hepatic and pancreatic cancers, further investigations should be conducted.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the co-expression and significance of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and glucose-regulatedprotein 94 (grp94) in human gastric carcinoma cell line BGC-823.METHODS: The expression and localization of ...AIM: To investigate the co-expression and significance of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and glucose-regulatedprotein 94 (grp94) in human gastric carcinoma cell line BGC-823.METHODS: The expression and localization of HSP70 and grp94 in human gastric carcinoma cell line BGC-823 were determined by immunocytochemistry and indirect immunofiuorescence cytochemical staining. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the correlation between expression of HSP70, grpg4 and cell cycle in BGC-823 cell line.RESULTS: Gastric cancer cell line BGC-823 expressed high level of HSP70 and grp94. The positive rate of HSP70 and grp94 was 84.9±4.94% and 79.6±5.16%, respectively. Bothof them were stained in cell plasma. There was a significant difference compared with control group (1.9±0.94%,P＜0.01). During the cell cycle, HSP70 and grp94 were continuously expressed in BGC-823.CONCLUSION: HSP70 and grp94 are highly expressed in human gastric carcinoma BGC-823 cells through the whole cell cycle. There is no relationship between expression of HSP70, grp94 and cell cycle.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the interaction between heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and α-fetoprotein (AFP) in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line BEL7402.METHODS: The expression and localization of HSP70 and AFP in...AIM: To investigate the interaction between heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and α-fetoprotein (AFP) in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line BEL7402.METHODS: The expression and localization of HSP70 and AFP in human HCC cell line BEL-7402 were determined by immunocytochemistry and indirect immunofluorescence cytochemical staining. The interaction between HSP70 and AFP in HCC cells was analyzed by immunoprecipitation and Western blot.RESULTS: Immunocytochemical staining detection showed that HCC cell BEL-7402 expressed a high level of HSP70 and AFP synchronously. Both were stained in cell plasma.AFP existed in the immunoprecipitate of anti-HSP70 mAb,while there was HSP70 in the immunoprecipitate of antiAFP mAb.CONCLUSION: HSP70 chaperones AFP in human HCCcell BEL-7402. The interaction between HSP70 and AFP in human HCC cell can be a new route to study the pathogenesis and immunotherapy of HCC.展开更多
Tanshinone lla is an effective monomer component of Danshen, which is a traditional Chinese medicine for activating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis. Tanshinone lla can effectively improve brain tissue isch...Tanshinone lla is an effective monomer component of Danshen, which is a traditional Chinese medicine for activating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis. Tanshinone lla can effectively improve brain tissue ischemia/hypoxia injury. The present study established a rat model of spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury and intraperitoneally injected Tanshinone IIa, 0.5 hour prior to model establishment. Results showed that Tanshinone lla promoted heat shock protein 70 and Bcl-2 protein expression, but inhibited Bax protein expression in the injured spinal cord after ischemia/reperfusion injury. Furthermore, Nissl staining indicated a reduction in nerve cell apoptosis and fewer pathological lesions in the presence of Tanshinone lla, compared with positive control Danshen injection.展开更多
The heat shock proteins (HSPs) 70 and HSP 27 expression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was studied and the relationship between HSP 70 and HSP 27 with the clinicopathological features of NSCLC was...The heat shock proteins (HSPs) 70 and HSP 27 expression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was studied and the relationship between HSP 70 and HSP 27 with the clinicopathological features of NSCLC was investigated. The expression of HSP 70 and HSP 27 was detected in tumor tissues from 60 patients with NSCLC by S-P immunohistochemistry. The findings were analyzed in combination with the histological types, histopathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, patients’ clinical stages, smoking history and gender. The results showed that of the 60 NSCLC tissue specimens studied, the immunoreactivity of HSP 70 and HSP 27 was detected in 47 (78.3 %) and 43 (71.7 %) specimens, respectively. A positive correlation was found between the overexpression of HSP 70 and HSP 27. The histopathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, clinical stages and smoking history were correlated to the expression of HSP 70, but not to the expression of HSP 27. No statistical significance was observed in histological types and gender with respect to both HSP 70 and HSP 27 expression. It is suggested that the HSP 70 expression is a powerful and significant prognostic indicator and is related to histopathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, patients’ clinical stages, smoking history, whereas HSP 27 expression is not.展开更多
In order to investigate whether polymorphism in gene for heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has any bearing on individual susceptibility to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), the geotypes of 88...In order to investigate whether polymorphism in gene for heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has any bearing on individual susceptibility to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), the geotypes of 88 patients with COPD and 87 healthy smoking control subjects were tested by polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment polymorphism analysis for HSP70 gene. In COPD group, HSP70 1 genotype A/A, A/B and B/B was 59.1 %, 35.2 % and 5.7 %, HSP70 2 genotype A/A, A/B and B/B was 26.1 %, 54.6 % and 19.3 %, and HSP70 hom genotype A/A, A/B and B/B was 70.4 %, 27.3 % and 2.3 % respectively. In the control group, it was 60.9 %, 27.5 % and 3.5 %, 20.7 %, 56.3 % and 23.0 %, and 54.0 %, 42.5 % and 3.5 %, respectively. The frequency of polymorphic genetypes showed no difference between the COPD group and the control group ( P >0.05). It was suggested that geneic polymorphism in HSP70 is not associated with development of COPD in Han nationality of China.展开更多
AIM: To determine whether ischemic preconditioning (IP)affects the development of edematous cerulein-induced pancreatitis and to assess the role of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1), COX-2, and heat shock protein 70 (HSP 70) i...AIM: To determine whether ischemic preconditioning (IP)affects the development of edematous cerulein-induced pancreatitis and to assess the role of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1), COX-2, and heat shock protein 70 (HSP 70) in this process.METHODS: In male Wistar rats, IP was performed by damping of celiac artery (twice for 5 min at 5-min intervals).Thirty minutes after IP or sham operation, acute pancreatitis was induced by cerulein. Activity of COX-1 or COX-2 was inhibited by resveratrol or rofecoxib, respectively (10 mg/kg).RESULTS: IP significantly reduced pancreatic damage in cerulein-induced pancreatitis as demonstrated by the improvement of pancreas histology, reduction in serum lipase and poly-C ribonuclease activity, and serum concentration of pro-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-1β.Also, IP attenuated the pancreatitis-evoked fall in pancreatic blood flow and pancreatic DNA synthesis.Serum level of anti-inflammatory IL-10 was not affected by IP. Cerulein-induced pancreatitis and IP increased the content of HSP 70 in the pancreas. Maximal increase in HSP 70 was observed when IP was combined with cerulein-induced pancreatitis. Inhibition of COXs, especially COX-2, reduced the protective effect of IP in edematous pancreatitis.CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that IP reduces pancreatic damage in cerulein-induced pancreatitis and this effect, at least in part, depends on the activity of COXs and pancreatic production of HSP 70.展开更多
Objective: To observe effect of moxibustion at Zusanli (足三里 ST 36) and Liangmen (梁门 ST 21) on expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in gastric mucosa of the rat of stress ulcer (SU) to explore the mechanism...Objective: To observe effect of moxibustion at Zusanli (足三里 ST 36) and Liangmen (梁门 ST 21) on expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in gastric mucosa of the rat of stress ulcer (SU) to explore the mechanism of moxibustion in resisting oxidative injury of the gastric mucosa. Methods: Sixty SD rats were evenly randomized into 4 groups, a blank group, a model group, an acupoint moxibustion group and a non-acupoint moxibustion group. Water restraint stress (WRS) method was used to make stress gastric ulcer rat model. The ulcerative index (UI) of gastric mucosa was evaluated by using GUTH method, the gastric mucosa blood flux (GMBF) was detected by a laser Doppler bloodflow monitor, and HSP70 expression and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in the gastric mucosa were determined respectively with immunohistochemical and thiobarbiturate methods. Results: Moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) and Liangmen (ST 21) significantly decreased UI, up-regulated HSP70 expression, increased GMBF, and decreased MDA content in the gastric mucosa in the rat of stress gastric ulcer, with significant differences as compared with the model group and the non-acupoint moxibustion group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusion: Moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) and Liangmen (ST 21) can induce high expression of HSP70 and decrease MDA content in the gastric mucosa, so as to resist oxidative injury, with relative acupoint specificity.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) hasneuroprotective effects by decreasing phosphorylation of Tau protein, thereby reducing theexpression of Tau protein and proper aggregation....BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) hasneuroprotective effects by decreasing phosphorylation of Tau protein, thereby reducing theexpression of Tau protein and proper aggregation.OBJECTIVE: To observe and verify expressional changes of HSP70 and Tau in retinal ganglioncells following stretch injury to the right optic nerve in rats, and to determine the effect of heat stresspretreatment on HSP70 and Tau protein expressions.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A randomized, controlled, animal experiment was performed at theLaboratory of Neurology Research Institute of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing MedicalUniversity from March to June 2006.MATERIALS: Instant SABC immunohistochemistry kit, as well as mouse anti-HSP70 and rabbitanti-Tau polyclonal antibodies, were purchased from Wuhan Boster Bioengineering Limited, China.METHODS: A total of 57 male, Wistar rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups: control (n = 3);150-180 g stretch force was induced in the right optic nerves in stretch-only group (n = 18) toestablish optic nerve stretch injury model; heat stress was applied to 18 animals in heat-stresstreatment group; 18 rats in the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group were subjected toidentical stretch injury as stretch-only group after 24-hour heat-stress pretreatment. According tosacrifice time, the groups were assigned to 6 subgroups at different time points of 4, 8, and 16 hours,and 1,3, and 5 days, with 3 rats in each subgroup. No treatment was performed in the control groupexcept anesthesia.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Morphological changes of optic nerves and retinal ganglion cellsfollowing stretch injury were observed by light microscopy following hematoxylin-eosin staining.HSP70 and Tau protein expression levels were observed in retinal ganglial cells from each groupusing im munohistochemistry.RESULTS: (1) Compared with the control group, morphological axonal and retinal ganglial cellchanges, as well as a decreased number of retinal ganglial cells, were identified in the stretch-onlygroup (P< 0.01). Pathological damage in optical nerve and retinal ganglial cells were not remarkablein the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group, with no statistical difference in the number ofretinal ganglial cells compared with the control group (P > 0.05). (2) Compared with the control groupsignificantly increased HSP70 expression in retinal ganglial cells occurred in the stretch-only,heat-stress treatment, and heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch groups (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Thepeak of HSP70 expression was earlier in the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group comparedwith the stretch-only and heat-stress treatment groups, and was expressed over a longer period oftime compared with the heat-stress treatment group. Compared with the control group, Tauexpression in the retinal ganglial cells rapidly increased 4-16 hours following stretch injury in thestretch-only group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), and obviously decreased in the heat-stress pretreatmentplus stretch group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: Tau expression increased following stretch injury, with an earlier expression peakthan HSP70, which indicated that stretch injury-induced HSP70 expression was not strong or quickenough to sufficiently protect the nerve. A much more enhanced HSP70 expression, with an earlierpeak and longer expression period, was observed in rats subjected to stretch injury following heatstress, which demonstrated that HSP70 exhibited neuroprotective functions by reducing abnormalaggregation of Tau.展开更多
Cigarette smoke is associated with the development of several diseases,such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).The purpose of this study was to investigate genotoxicity and heat shock protein 70(Hsp70) in ...Cigarette smoke is associated with the development of several diseases,such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).The purpose of this study was to investigate genotoxicity and heat shock protein 70(Hsp70) in human airway smooth muscle cells(HASMCs) exposed to cigarette smoke extract(CSE).HASMCs was exposed to CSE with different doses for 24 h.The level of8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine(8-OHdG) was determined by using HPLC-ECD,the DNA damage was analyzed by using comet assay,and apoptosis was examined by using Annexin-FITC/PI staining.The production of Hsp70 after CSE stimulation was tested.Results indicated that CSE significantly increased the level of 8-OHdG,DNA damage and cell apoptosis,and reduced the production of Hsp70.In particular,levels of Hsp70 were inversely correlated with 8-OHdG,DNA damage and cell apoptosis.It was concluded that cigarette smoke induced genotoxicity and decreased the production of cell protective protein Hsp70,which may contribute to the development of some airway diseases.展开更多
To understand the polymorphism of the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) genes in Chinese Han population and to explore the co-relations between HSP70 polymorphism and disease, three polymorphic loci of HSP70 genes in 127 ...To understand the polymorphism of the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) genes in Chinese Han population and to explore the co-relations between HSP70 polymorphism and disease, three polymorphic loci of HSP70 genes in 127 healthy Chinese Han population in Fujian province were analyzed by PCR and restriction enzyme analysis, and the genotypes and allele frequencies of HSP70 in different populations from various area were compared. It was found that the proportions of HSP70-1 genotypes GG, GC and CC among Chinese Han population in Fujian province were 55.1%, 40.2% and 4.7% respectively, while those of HSP70-2 genotypes AA, AG and GG were 44.1%, 48.8% and 6.9% respectively, and those of HSP70-hom genotypes TT, TC and CC were 59.8%, 37.0% and 3.2% respectively. The allele frequencies of G and C in HSP70-1 were 75.2% and 24.8%; those of A and G in HSP70-2 were 68.5% and 31.5% and those of T and C in HSP70-hom were 78.3% and 21.7% respectively. The distribution of the HSP70-1 polymorphisms in Chinese Han population was almost the same as those in Japanese and Mexican populations, but it was rather different from those of American and Spanish populations with a significant differences. Meanwhile, the frequency of GG homozygote in HSP70-1 was significantly higher than those in American and Spanish populations. No significant difference was found in the distribution of HSP70-2 polymorphism between Chinese and Japanese populations, in which the differences among American, Mexican and Spanish populations were quite obvious. The frequency of AA homozygote in HSP70-2 was significantly higher than those in Mexican, American and Spanish populations, while, the distribution of HSP 70-hom genotype and allele frequency in Chinese Han population was almost just the same as those in Japanese and Mexican populations. Furthermore, it was also found that the genotype distribution and allele frequencies of the HSP70 genes in Han population of Fujian province were almost the same as those in Han population in Taiwan, but they were different in certain loci from those of Han population in Wuhan area. It is evident that the distribution of HSP70 gene polymorphisms among Chinese Han population are different from other regions in the world.展开更多
Ultraviolet radiation by its wavelength is divided into: UVA, UVB and UVC. Only UVA and UVB manage to penetrate the ozone layer, but due to anthropological activities, all of them are capable of interacting with human...Ultraviolet radiation by its wavelength is divided into: UVA, UVB and UVC. Only UVA and UVB manage to penetrate the ozone layer, but due to anthropological activities, all of them are capable of interacting with humans to a greater or lesser extent, and can generate adverse effects such as cellular stress when interacting with intra-and extracellular biomolecules. The skin is the first organ in contact with UV radiation, and the stress it generates can be analyzed by the expression of a bioindicator of cellular damage such as Hsp70. Therefore, the objective of the project was: to determine the effect of UVA, UVB and UVC radiation on HaCaT epithelial cells, by analyzing the expression of Hsp70. Materials and methods: HaCaT cells were cultured in vitro, which were irradiated with UVA, UVB and UVC light at different doses, to subsequently determine the degree of Hsp70 expression by Immunodetection by PAGE-SDS and Western Blot. Results: Basal expression of Hsp70 was observed in no irradiated HaCaT cells. When HaCaT cells were irradiated with UVA, UVB, UVC, an increase in this Hsp70 protein was observed. With UVA, a higher degree of expression was observed at a time of 30 minutes of irradiation. With UVB the highest expression shifted to a time of 20 minutes. With UVC, overexpression was observed after 10 minutes. Conclusion: UV radiation generates cellular stress on HaCaT cells, evaluated by the stress bioindicator Hsp70. According to the wavelength of UV radiation, those that have a shorter wavelength have a greater potential for cellular damage, such as UVC.展开更多
基金supported by the Research Foundation of Hwa Mei Hospital,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,China(2020HMKY22)Zhejiang Medicine and Health Science and Technology Project(2021KY1015)Ningbo Key Support Medical Discipline(2022-F16)。
文摘BACKGROUND:Heatstroke is the most hazardous heat-related illness and has a high fatality rate.We investigated whether glutamine supplementation could have a protective effect on heatstroke rats.METHODS:Twenty-five 12-week-old male Wistar rats(weight 305±16 g)were randomly divided into a control group(n=5),heatstroke(HS)group(n=10),and heatstroke+glutamine(HSG)group(n=10).Seven days before heat exposure,glutamine(0.4 g/[kg·d])was administered to the rats in the HSG group by gavage every day.Three hours after heat exposure,serum samples were collected to detect white blood cells,coagulation indicators,blood biochemical indicators,and inflammatory cytokines in the rats.The small intestine tissue was stained to analyze pathological structural changes and apoptosis.Finally,immunohistochemistry and Western blotting were used to analyze the expression levels of heat shock protein 70(HSP70).Multiple comparisons were analyzed by using one-way analysis of variance,and the Bonferroni test was conducted for the post hoc comparisons.RESULTS:After heat exposure,the core temperature of the HS group(40.65±0.31°C)was higher than the criterion of heatstroke,whereas the core temperature of the HSG group(39.45±0.14°C)was lower than the criterion.Glutamine supplementation restored the increased white blood cells,coagulation indicators,blood biochemical indicators,and inflammatory cytokines that were induced by heatstroke to normal levels.The intestinal mucosa was injured,and the structure of tight junctions was damaged in the HS group;however,the structure of intestinal mucosal epithelial cells was stable in the HSG group.Glutamine supplementation alleviated intestinal apoptosis and up-regulated HSP70 expression.CONCLUSION:Glutamine supplementation may alleviate intestinal apoptosis by inducing the expression of HSP70 and have a protective effect on heatstroke rats.
基金a grant from Sci-entific and Technological Devel-opmental Program of Beijing E-ducation Committee, No.KM200510025004
文摘OBJECTIVE: To summarize the relationship between heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and cerebral ischemia.DATA SOURCES: An online search of Medline database was undertaken to identify relevant articles published in English from January 1980 to December 2005 by using the keywords of "heat shock protein 70, ischemia". Meanwhile, Chinese relevant articles published from January 2000 to December 2005 were searched in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database and Chinese Journal of Clinical Rehabilitation with the keywords of "heat shock protein 70, cerebral ischemia" in Chinese.STUDY SELECTION: More than 100 related articles were screened, and 29 references mainly about HSP70 and cerebral ischemia were selected, including basic and clinical researches. As to the articles with similar content, those published in the authoritative journals in recent 3 years were preferential.DATA EXTRACTION: A total of 29 articles were collected and classified according to the structure, function and clinical application of HSP70. Among them, 1 article is about the structure of HSP70, 27 about the relationship between HSP70 and cerebral ischemia, and 2 about the clinical application of HSP70. DATA SYNTHESIS: HSP70 is one of the most conservative proteins during biological evolution. Experiments in cerebral ischemia revealed that HSP70 expression was time-dependent, also correlated with the injured site and severity. The cerebral ischemia induced HSP70 gene expression in hippocampus of gerbil had protection to tolerance of fatal ischemic injury for neurons. The increase of HSP70 expression may be one of the endogenous protective mechanisms during cerebral ischemia, and can effectively alleviate cerebral ischemia. Thus HSP70 protein and HSP70 mRNA have been taken as important indexes extensively applied in the basic study of cerebral ischemia by some scholars abroad.CONCLUSION: HSP70 plays a protective role in cerebral ischemia, and a deeper research into the biological function of HSP70 will provide a new way for the therapy of cerebral ischemia.
基金Supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81260392).
文摘Objective The aim of this study was to enhance the treatment effect of tumor purified autogenous heat shock protein 70-peptide complexes(HSP70-PCs)on HER-3-overexpressing breast cancer.Methods In this study,we first studied the expression of HER-3 in breast cancer tissues and its relationship with patient characteristics.We then purified HSP70-PCs from primary breast cancer cells with different HER-2 and HER-3 expression profiles and determined the cytotoxicity of autogenous dendritic cells(DCs)and CD8+T cells induced by these complexes.Third,recombinant human HSP70-HER-3 protein complexes were used to inhibit the autogenous HSP70-PCs purified from HER-3-overexpressing breast cancer cells,and the resulting immunological response was examined.Results The results show that HSP70-PCs can be combined with recombinant HSP70-HER-3 protein complexes to induce stronger immunological responses than autogenous HSP70-PCs alone and that these treatments induce autogenous CD8+T cell killing of HER-3-positive breast cancer cells.Conclusion These findings provide a new direction for HSP70-DC-based immunotherapy for patients with HER-3-overexpressing breast cancer.
文摘Objective To explore the diagnositc role of heat shock protein ( HSP) 70 in acute rejection after pancreatioduodenal transplantation in rats. Methods Groups of Wistar rats underwent total pancreatioduodenal transplantation from allogeneic SD or syngeneic Wistar rats. The grafts were harvested on the posttransplantation day 3,5 and 7 and were used to detect the expression of HSP70 by immunohistochemistry and Western Blotting quantitative methods. The correlation between HSP70 expression and pathological findings was observed. Results The level of HSP70 in the isografts did not change greatly( P 】 0.05); the level of HSP70 in the allografts was increased progressively on the posttransplantation day3, 5 and 7 ( P 【 0.01). There was a significant correlation between HSP70 and pathological score in the allograft group (P 【 0.01, r = 0.934). Conclusion HSP70 involved in pancreas allograft rejection and could be useful for early diagnosis of acute rejection following pancreas transplantation. 8 refs,2 tabs.
基金Supported by the Youth Research Scientific Foundation of Beijing (02-31)
文摘AIM: To investigate the expression and significance of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and glucose-regulated protein 94 (grp94) in human esophageal carcinoma and adjacent normal tissues.METHODS: The expression of HSP70 and grp94 in 78human esophageal cancer and adjacent normal tissues was studied by immunohistochemistry and pathology photograph analysis.RESULTS: Both esophageal cancer and adjacent normal tissues could express HSP70 and grp94. Of the 78 cases of esophageal carcinoma, 95.0%(72/78) showed positive HSP70, mainly stained in nuclei, while grp94 was mainly stained in cell plasma, and the positive rate was 71.8%(56/78).There was a significant difference in the expression of HSP70 and grp94 between esophageal cancer and adjacent normal tissues (P＜0.01). Compared with adjacent normal tissues, there was a significant difference between differential types and HSP70 expression (P＜0.01).CONCLUSION: HSP70 and grp94 express differently in cell plasma and nuclei. The expression intensity of HSP70is related to the differentiation of esophageal carcinoma.
文摘AIM: Heat shock protein (HSP)70 is over-expressed in human gastric cancer and plays an important role in the progression of this cancer. We investigated the effects of antisense HSP70 oligomer on human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901, and its potential role in gene therapy for this cancer.METHODS: Human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901 was treated in vitro with various concentrations of antisense HSP70 oligonucleotides at different intervals. Growth inhibition was determined as percentage by trypan blue dye exclusion test. Extracted DNA was electrophoresed on agarose gel, and distribution of cell cycle and kinetics of apoptosis induction were analyzed by propidium iodide DNA incorporation using flow cytometry, which was also used to detect the effects of antisense oligomer pretreatment on the subsequent apoptosis induced by heat shock in SGC-7901 cells. Proteins were extracted for simultaneous measurement of HSP70 expression level by SDS-PAGE Western blotting.RESULTS: The number of viable cells decreased in a doseand time-dependent manner, and ladder-like patterns of DNA fragments were observed in SGC-7901 cells treated with antisense HSP70 oligomers at a concentration of 10 μmol/L for 48 h or 8 μmol/L for 72 h, which were consistent with inter-nucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Flow cytometric analysis showed a dose- and time-dependent increase in apoptotic rate by HSP70 antisense oligomers. This response was accompanied with a decrease in the percentage of cells in the G1 and S phases of the cell cycle, suggesting inhibition of cell proliferation. In addition, flow cytometry also showed that pretreatment of SGC-7901 cells with HSP70 antisense oligomers enhanced the subsequent apoptosis induced by heat shock treatment. Western blotting demonstrated that HSP70 antisense oligomers inhibited HSP70 expression, which preceded apoptosis, and HSP70 was undetectable at the concentration of 10 μmol/L for 48 h or 8 μmol/L for 72 h.CONCLUSION: Antisense HSP70 oligomers can abrogate HSP70 expression in SGC-7901 cells, which may in turn induce apoptosis and inhibit cell proliferation, conversely suggesting that HSP70 is required for the proliferation and survival of human gastric cancer cells under normal conditions.
基金Supported by the Research Fund for Young Scholars of Beijing,No. 02120031
文摘AIM: To investigate the correlation between dinicopathology and expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and glucose-regulated protein 94 (grp94) in human colonic carcinoma.METHODS: The expression of HSP70 and grp94 was studied in 80 human colonic cancers with or without metastasis as well as in their adjacent mucous membrane by way of immunohistochemistry and pathology photograph analysis.RESULTS: The expression of HSP70 and grp94 was significantly higher in cancer than that in adjacent mucous membrane (92.5%, 85.0% vs 56.3%, 42.5%, P＜0.01).HSP70 and grp94 expressed higher in moderately- and poorly-differentiated colonic cancers than that in their adjacent tissues (93.7%, 87.5%; 100%, 90% vs 56.3%,42.5%; P＜0.01). Dukes C and D stages of colonic cancers showed higher positive rates than Dukes A and B stage groups (97.1%, 91.2%; 100%, 90.9%; vs 80%, 70%;78.6%, 71.4%; P＜0.05). There were definite differences in HSP70 and grp94 expression between metastasis groups and non-metastasis groups (100% vs75%, 100%vs 50%, P＜0.05).CONCLUSION: The HSP70 and grp94 expression rates in colonic cancer groups are significantly higher than that in their adjacent mucous membrane. The HSP70 and grp94expression in poorly-differentiated colonic cancers with metastasis is significantly higher than well-differentiated cancers without metastasis. The overexpression of HSP70and grp94 can be used as diagnostic or prognostic markers for colonic cancer.
基金supported by grants from the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (973 Program)(2009CB521704)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (2006AA02A245)
文摘BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure which has widespread popularity in the treatment of hepatic and pancreatic cancers. Increased evidence indicates that RFA stimulates anti-tumor immunity, possibly through the induction heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression. HSP70 has the capacity to affect the immunogenicity of tumor cells, to chaperone antigenic peptides and deliver these into antigen presentation pathways within antigen-presenting cells, and to activate and regulate innate and adaptive immunity, which makes it useful in immunotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of cancers. DATA SOURCES: An English-language literature search was conducted using MEDLINE (1991-2010) on anti-tumor immunity, heat shock protein 70, radiofrequency ablation, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, and other related subjects. RESULTS: RFA has an increasing application in the surgical treatment of hepatic and pancreatic cancers. Increased evidence indicates that RFA can induce the expression of HSP70 which possesses properties that enable it to influence a variety of immunological processes. Tumor-derived HSP70 is regarded as a potent adjuvant facilitating presentation of tumor antigens and induction of anti-tumor immunity. CONCLUSIONS: This review addresses the potential association of RFA, HSP70, and anti-tumor immunity in treatment of hepatic and pancreatic cancers. To establish direct evidence of a potential association of RFA, HSP70, and anti-tumor immunity in hepatic and pancreatic cancers, further investigations should be conducted.
基金Supported by the Research Fund for Young Scholars of Beijing,No.02120031Research Program of Beijing Education Committee,No.0410025002
文摘AIM: To investigate the co-expression and significance of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and glucose-regulatedprotein 94 (grp94) in human gastric carcinoma cell line BGC-823.METHODS: The expression and localization of HSP70 and grp94 in human gastric carcinoma cell line BGC-823 were determined by immunocytochemistry and indirect immunofiuorescence cytochemical staining. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the correlation between expression of HSP70, grpg4 and cell cycle in BGC-823 cell line.RESULTS: Gastric cancer cell line BGC-823 expressed high level of HSP70 and grp94. The positive rate of HSP70 and grp94 was 84.9±4.94% and 79.6±5.16%, respectively. Bothof them were stained in cell plasma. There was a significant difference compared with control group (1.9±0.94%,P＜0.01). During the cell cycle, HSP70 and grp94 were continuously expressed in BGC-823.CONCLUSION: HSP70 and grp94 are highly expressed in human gastric carcinoma BGC-823 cells through the whole cell cycle. There is no relationship between expression of HSP70, grp94 and cell cycle.
基金Supported by the Research Fund for Young Scholars of Beijing, No. 02120031 and Research Program of Beijing Education Committee, No. 0410025002
文摘AIM: To investigate the interaction between heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and α-fetoprotein (AFP) in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line BEL7402.METHODS: The expression and localization of HSP70 and AFP in human HCC cell line BEL-7402 were determined by immunocytochemistry and indirect immunofluorescence cytochemical staining. The interaction between HSP70 and AFP in HCC cells was analyzed by immunoprecipitation and Western blot.RESULTS: Immunocytochemical staining detection showed that HCC cell BEL-7402 expressed a high level of HSP70 and AFP synchronously. Both were stained in cell plasma.AFP existed in the immunoprecipitate of anti-HSP70 mAb,while there was HSP70 in the immunoprecipitate of antiAFP mAb.CONCLUSION: HSP70 chaperones AFP in human HCCcell BEL-7402. The interaction between HSP70 and AFP in human HCC cell can be a new route to study the pathogenesis and immunotherapy of HCC.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30973765New Century Excellent Talents Program,No. NECT-09-0013the Foundationfor Doctors,Ministry of Education,No.20113519110001
文摘Tanshinone lla is an effective monomer component of Danshen, which is a traditional Chinese medicine for activating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis. Tanshinone lla can effectively improve brain tissue ischemia/hypoxia injury. The present study established a rat model of spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury and intraperitoneally injected Tanshinone IIa, 0.5 hour prior to model establishment. Results showed that Tanshinone lla promoted heat shock protein 70 and Bcl-2 protein expression, but inhibited Bax protein expression in the injured spinal cord after ischemia/reperfusion injury. Furthermore, Nissl staining indicated a reduction in nerve cell apoptosis and fewer pathological lesions in the presence of Tanshinone lla, compared with positive control Danshen injection.
文摘The heat shock proteins (HSPs) 70 and HSP 27 expression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was studied and the relationship between HSP 70 and HSP 27 with the clinicopathological features of NSCLC was investigated. The expression of HSP 70 and HSP 27 was detected in tumor tissues from 60 patients with NSCLC by S-P immunohistochemistry. The findings were analyzed in combination with the histological types, histopathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, patients’ clinical stages, smoking history and gender. The results showed that of the 60 NSCLC tissue specimens studied, the immunoreactivity of HSP 70 and HSP 27 was detected in 47 (78.3 %) and 43 (71.7 %) specimens, respectively. A positive correlation was found between the overexpression of HSP 70 and HSP 27. The histopathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, clinical stages and smoking history were correlated to the expression of HSP 70, but not to the expression of HSP 27. No statistical significance was observed in histological types and gender with respect to both HSP 70 and HSP 27 expression. It is suggested that the HSP 70 expression is a powerful and significant prognostic indicator and is related to histopathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, patients’ clinical stages, smoking history, whereas HSP 27 expression is not.
文摘In order to investigate whether polymorphism in gene for heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has any bearing on individual susceptibility to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), the geotypes of 88 patients with COPD and 87 healthy smoking control subjects were tested by polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment polymorphism analysis for HSP70 gene. In COPD group, HSP70 1 genotype A/A, A/B and B/B was 59.1 %, 35.2 % and 5.7 %, HSP70 2 genotype A/A, A/B and B/B was 26.1 %, 54.6 % and 19.3 %, and HSP70 hom genotype A/A, A/B and B/B was 70.4 %, 27.3 % and 2.3 % respectively. In the control group, it was 60.9 %, 27.5 % and 3.5 %, 20.7 %, 56.3 % and 23.0 %, and 54.0 %, 42.5 % and 3.5 %, respectively. The frequency of polymorphic genetypes showed no difference between the COPD group and the control group ( P >0.05). It was suggested that geneic polymorphism in HSP70 is not associated with development of COPD in Han nationality of China.
文摘AIM: To determine whether ischemic preconditioning (IP)affects the development of edematous cerulein-induced pancreatitis and to assess the role of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1), COX-2, and heat shock protein 70 (HSP 70) in this process.METHODS: In male Wistar rats, IP was performed by damping of celiac artery (twice for 5 min at 5-min intervals).Thirty minutes after IP or sham operation, acute pancreatitis was induced by cerulein. Activity of COX-1 or COX-2 was inhibited by resveratrol or rofecoxib, respectively (10 mg/kg).RESULTS: IP significantly reduced pancreatic damage in cerulein-induced pancreatitis as demonstrated by the improvement of pancreas histology, reduction in serum lipase and poly-C ribonuclease activity, and serum concentration of pro-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-1β.Also, IP attenuated the pancreatitis-evoked fall in pancreatic blood flow and pancreatic DNA synthesis.Serum level of anti-inflammatory IL-10 was not affected by IP. Cerulein-induced pancreatitis and IP increased the content of HSP 70 in the pancreas. Maximal increase in HSP 70 was observed when IP was combined with cerulein-induced pancreatitis. Inhibition of COXs, especially COX-2, reduced the protective effect of IP in edematous pancreatitis.CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that IP reduces pancreatic damage in cerulein-induced pancreatitis and this effect, at least in part, depends on the activity of COXs and pancreatic production of HSP 70.
文摘Objective: To observe effect of moxibustion at Zusanli (足三里 ST 36) and Liangmen (梁门 ST 21) on expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in gastric mucosa of the rat of stress ulcer (SU) to explore the mechanism of moxibustion in resisting oxidative injury of the gastric mucosa. Methods: Sixty SD rats were evenly randomized into 4 groups, a blank group, a model group, an acupoint moxibustion group and a non-acupoint moxibustion group. Water restraint stress (WRS) method was used to make stress gastric ulcer rat model. The ulcerative index (UI) of gastric mucosa was evaluated by using GUTH method, the gastric mucosa blood flux (GMBF) was detected by a laser Doppler bloodflow monitor, and HSP70 expression and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in the gastric mucosa were determined respectively with immunohistochemical and thiobarbiturate methods. Results: Moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) and Liangmen (ST 21) significantly decreased UI, up-regulated HSP70 expression, increased GMBF, and decreased MDA content in the gastric mucosa in the rat of stress gastric ulcer, with significant differences as compared with the model group and the non-acupoint moxibustion group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusion: Moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) and Liangmen (ST 21) can induce high expression of HSP70 and decrease MDA content in the gastric mucosa, so as to resist oxidative injury, with relative acupoint specificity.
基金Supported by: A Fund from Ministry of Health of Chongqing, No.99-4004
文摘BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) hasneuroprotective effects by decreasing phosphorylation of Tau protein, thereby reducing theexpression of Tau protein and proper aggregation.OBJECTIVE: To observe and verify expressional changes of HSP70 and Tau in retinal ganglioncells following stretch injury to the right optic nerve in rats, and to determine the effect of heat stresspretreatment on HSP70 and Tau protein expressions.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A randomized, controlled, animal experiment was performed at theLaboratory of Neurology Research Institute of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing MedicalUniversity from March to June 2006.MATERIALS: Instant SABC immunohistochemistry kit, as well as mouse anti-HSP70 and rabbitanti-Tau polyclonal antibodies, were purchased from Wuhan Boster Bioengineering Limited, China.METHODS: A total of 57 male, Wistar rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups: control (n = 3);150-180 g stretch force was induced in the right optic nerves in stretch-only group (n = 18) toestablish optic nerve stretch injury model; heat stress was applied to 18 animals in heat-stresstreatment group; 18 rats in the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group were subjected toidentical stretch injury as stretch-only group after 24-hour heat-stress pretreatment. According tosacrifice time, the groups were assigned to 6 subgroups at different time points of 4, 8, and 16 hours,and 1,3, and 5 days, with 3 rats in each subgroup. No treatment was performed in the control groupexcept anesthesia.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Morphological changes of optic nerves and retinal ganglion cellsfollowing stretch injury were observed by light microscopy following hematoxylin-eosin staining.HSP70 and Tau protein expression levels were observed in retinal ganglial cells from each groupusing im munohistochemistry.RESULTS: (1) Compared with the control group, morphological axonal and retinal ganglial cellchanges, as well as a decreased number of retinal ganglial cells, were identified in the stretch-onlygroup (P< 0.01). Pathological damage in optical nerve and retinal ganglial cells were not remarkablein the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group, with no statistical difference in the number ofretinal ganglial cells compared with the control group (P > 0.05). (2) Compared with the control groupsignificantly increased HSP70 expression in retinal ganglial cells occurred in the stretch-only,heat-stress treatment, and heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch groups (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Thepeak of HSP70 expression was earlier in the heat-stress pretreatment plus stretch group comparedwith the stretch-only and heat-stress treatment groups, and was expressed over a longer period oftime compared with the heat-stress treatment group. Compared with the control group, Tauexpression in the retinal ganglial cells rapidly increased 4-16 hours following stretch injury in thestretch-only group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), and obviously decreased in the heat-stress pretreatmentplus stretch group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: Tau expression increased following stretch injury, with an earlier expression peakthan HSP70, which indicated that stretch injury-induced HSP70 expression was not strong or quickenough to sufficiently protect the nerve. A much more enhanced HSP70 expression, with an earlierpeak and longer expression period, was observed in rats subjected to stretch injury following heatstress, which demonstrated that HSP70 exhibited neuroprotective functions by reducing abnormalaggregation of Tau.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.8107003681370145+3 种基金81370156 and 81070021)The National Key Technology R&D Program of the 12th National Five-year Development Plan:Clinical Study on Translational Medicine of Respiratory Disease(No.212BA105B01)The Specific Project of National Health Research Project of Ministry of Health of China(No.201002008)Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(No.PCSIRT1131)
文摘Cigarette smoke is associated with the development of several diseases,such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).The purpose of this study was to investigate genotoxicity and heat shock protein 70(Hsp70) in human airway smooth muscle cells(HASMCs) exposed to cigarette smoke extract(CSE).HASMCs was exposed to CSE with different doses for 24 h.The level of8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine(8-OHdG) was determined by using HPLC-ECD,the DNA damage was analyzed by using comet assay,and apoptosis was examined by using Annexin-FITC/PI staining.The production of Hsp70 after CSE stimulation was tested.Results indicated that CSE significantly increased the level of 8-OHdG,DNA damage and cell apoptosis,and reduced the production of Hsp70.In particular,levels of Hsp70 were inversely correlated with 8-OHdG,DNA damage and cell apoptosis.It was concluded that cigarette smoke induced genotoxicity and decreased the production of cell protective protein Hsp70,which may contribute to the development of some airway diseases.
文摘To understand the polymorphism of the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) genes in Chinese Han population and to explore the co-relations between HSP70 polymorphism and disease, three polymorphic loci of HSP70 genes in 127 healthy Chinese Han population in Fujian province were analyzed by PCR and restriction enzyme analysis, and the genotypes and allele frequencies of HSP70 in different populations from various area were compared. It was found that the proportions of HSP70-1 genotypes GG, GC and CC among Chinese Han population in Fujian province were 55.1%, 40.2% and 4.7% respectively, while those of HSP70-2 genotypes AA, AG and GG were 44.1%, 48.8% and 6.9% respectively, and those of HSP70-hom genotypes TT, TC and CC were 59.8%, 37.0% and 3.2% respectively. The allele frequencies of G and C in HSP70-1 were 75.2% and 24.8%; those of A and G in HSP70-2 were 68.5% and 31.5% and those of T and C in HSP70-hom were 78.3% and 21.7% respectively. The distribution of the HSP70-1 polymorphisms in Chinese Han population was almost the same as those in Japanese and Mexican populations, but it was rather different from those of American and Spanish populations with a significant differences. Meanwhile, the frequency of GG homozygote in HSP70-1 was significantly higher than those in American and Spanish populations. No significant difference was found in the distribution of HSP70-2 polymorphism between Chinese and Japanese populations, in which the differences among American, Mexican and Spanish populations were quite obvious. The frequency of AA homozygote in HSP70-2 was significantly higher than those in Mexican, American and Spanish populations, while, the distribution of HSP 70-hom genotype and allele frequency in Chinese Han population was almost just the same as those in Japanese and Mexican populations. Furthermore, it was also found that the genotype distribution and allele frequencies of the HSP70 genes in Han population of Fujian province were almost the same as those in Han population in Taiwan, but they were different in certain loci from those of Han population in Wuhan area. It is evident that the distribution of HSP70 gene polymorphisms among Chinese Han population are different from other regions in the world.
文摘Ultraviolet radiation by its wavelength is divided into: UVA, UVB and UVC. Only UVA and UVB manage to penetrate the ozone layer, but due to anthropological activities, all of them are capable of interacting with humans to a greater or lesser extent, and can generate adverse effects such as cellular stress when interacting with intra-and extracellular biomolecules. The skin is the first organ in contact with UV radiation, and the stress it generates can be analyzed by the expression of a bioindicator of cellular damage such as Hsp70. Therefore, the objective of the project was: to determine the effect of UVA, UVB and UVC radiation on HaCaT epithelial cells, by analyzing the expression of Hsp70. Materials and methods: HaCaT cells were cultured in vitro, which were irradiated with UVA, UVB and UVC light at different doses, to subsequently determine the degree of Hsp70 expression by Immunodetection by PAGE-SDS and Western Blot. Results: Basal expression of Hsp70 was observed in no irradiated HaCaT cells. When HaCaT cells were irradiated with UVA, UVB, UVC, an increase in this Hsp70 protein was observed. With UVA, a higher degree of expression was observed at a time of 30 minutes of irradiation. With UVB the highest expression shifted to a time of 20 minutes. With UVC, overexpression was observed after 10 minutes. Conclusion: UV radiation generates cellular stress on HaCaT cells, evaluated by the stress bioindicator Hsp70. According to the wavelength of UV radiation, those that have a shorter wavelength have a greater potential for cellular damage, such as UVC.
