焦虑症是高发的心理疾病,研究表明肥胖是导致焦虑症的重要危险因素。该研究探讨竹节参总皂苷(saponins from Panax japonicus,SPJ)对高脂饮食小鼠焦虑症的改善作用及机制。将50只C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为正常组、高脂饮食组、SPJ低剂量组、...焦虑症是高发的心理疾病,研究表明肥胖是导致焦虑症的重要危险因素。该研究探讨竹节参总皂苷(saponins from Panax japonicus,SPJ)对高脂饮食小鼠焦虑症的改善作用及机制。将50只C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为正常组、高脂饮食组、SPJ低剂量组、SPJ高剂量组。第12周从高脂饮食组取6只小鼠,分为对照组、外源性给予成纤维细胞生长因子21(FGF21)组。旷场和高架十字迷宫实验评价小鼠焦虑样行为;苏木素-伊红(HE)染色和油红O染色观察肝脏、脂肪的病理变化;葡萄糖耐量实验和胰岛素耐量实验评估小鼠糖代谢水平;蛋白免疫印迹法检测肝脏和皮层中FGF21及下游相关蛋白和大脑皮层中脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)、突触后膜蛋白4(DLG4)和突触素(SYP)表达;实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)检测肝脏和皮层中FGF21及相关受体基因表达;免疫荧光检测大脑皮层神经元激活物(c-Fos)、FGF21、FGF21辅助受体β-klotho的表达。结果显示,SPJ可显著改善高脂饮食小鼠在高架十字迷宫的开臂区及旷场中心区的活动频率,并上调BDNF、DLG4和SYP表达,有效改善高脂饮食小鼠的焦虑样行为。与正常组相比,高脂饮食组小鼠的肝脏及大脑皮层中FGF21的表达上调,成纤维细胞生长因子受体1(FGFR1)与β-klotho的表达显著下降,提示高脂饮食小鼠呈FGF21抵抗状态;SPJ可显著上调高脂饮食小鼠β-klotho水平,逆转FGF21抵抗。进一步与外源性给予FGF21进行对比,显示SPJ激活大脑皮层区域与其一致,同时SPJ能促进大脑皮层中c-Fos与β-klotho阳性细胞数量及共定位。综上所述,SPJ可有效改善高脂饮食小鼠的焦虑样行为,其机制与上调大脑β-klotho表达,逆转FGF21抵抗,进而激活大脑皮层、杏仁核神经元有关。展开更多
目的研究成纤维细胞生长因子18(FGF18)是否能诱导体外分离培养的人牙龈成纤维细胞(HGFs)向成骨样细胞分化,并探究其成骨机制。方法组织块法分离培养HGFs并鉴定。取第3代HGFs,分为实验组和对照组。实验组加入FGF18和L-DMEM、对照组加入L-...目的研究成纤维细胞生长因子18(FGF18)是否能诱导体外分离培养的人牙龈成纤维细胞(HGFs)向成骨样细胞分化,并探究其成骨机制。方法组织块法分离培养HGFs并鉴定。取第3代HGFs,分为实验组和对照组。实验组加入FGF18和L-DMEM、对照组加入L-DMEM。噻唑蓝(MTT)法检测不同浓度FGF18(0、0.01、0.02、0.04、0.06 mg/L)对HGFs增殖影响;碱性磷酸酶(ALP)和茜素红染色检测成骨能力和矿化能力;RT-PCR、免疫细胞化学染色及Western blot检测成骨相关基因、蛋白和BMP信号通路中BMP2基因和蛋白表达情况。结果与对照组比较,实验组培养3、5、7、9、11 d均可促进HGFs增殖(P<0.05);培养14、21 d ALP活性、矿物盐沉积均增高(P<0.05),ALP、OPN、OCN及BMP信号通路中BMP2 mRNA表达均明显增高(P<0.01)。培养21 d OPN、OCN及BMP2蛋白表达较培养14 d明显增高(P<0.01)。结论FGF18能促进HGFs增殖,诱导HGFs向功能性成骨样细胞分化,其成骨机制与上调BMP2有关。展开更多
Background:Acute liver injury(ALI)requires rapid hepatic regeneration to avert fatal liver failure.As key mechanisms,systemic metabolic remodeling and inter-organ crosstalk are critical for this regenerative process.S...Background:Acute liver injury(ALI)requires rapid hepatic regeneration to avert fatal liver failure.As key mechanisms,systemic metabolic remodeling and inter-organ crosstalk are critical for this regenerative process.Skeletal muscle,as a major metabolic organ system,undergoes significant remodeling during ALI.However,its specific regulatory contributions remain largely uncharacterized.Methods:Partial(2/3)hepatectomy and acetaminophen were used to induce ALI in male mice.RNA-sequencing(RNA-seq),assay for transposase-accessible chromatin by sequencing(ATAC-seq),chromatin immunoprecipitation,luciferase assay,Western blotting,TUNEL assay,immunohistochemistry,and phase separation assays were performed to reveal the transcriptional axis involved.Serum fibroblast growth factor binding protein 1(FGFBP1)protein levels in ALI patients were assessed via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results:Integrated analysis of RNA-seq and ATAC-seq following ALI identifies glucocorticoid(GC)signaling-mediated regulation of fibroblast growth factor 6(FGF6)in skeletal muscle metabolism.Muscle-specific knockdown of GC receptor(GR)exacerbates ALI and suppresses liver regeneration.Fgf6-knockout mice exhibited improved ALI and enhanced liver regeneration,with intramuscular injection of FGF6-neutralizing antibody rescuing the detrimental effects induced by GR knockdown.Further analysis of the FGF6 downstream target revealed that FGF6 regulates FGFBP1 expression through extracellular signal regulated kinase-activating transcription factor 3 signaling.Moreover,FGF6 regulates the heparin-dependent release kinetics of FGFBP1 by perturbing its liquid-liquid phase separation(LLPS)-driven condensate dynamics at the plasma membrane.Circulating FGFBP1 subsequently interacts with hepatic FGF5 through LLPS mechanisms to regulate liver regeneration.Conclusion:Our results demonstrate a molecular mechanism by which muscle-liver crosstalk can initiate and sustain liver regeneration via the FGF6-FGFBP1/FGF5 axis,providing a potential therapeutic target and treatment strategy for ALI.展开更多
Astrocytes in the spinal dorsal horn(SDH)exhibit diverse reactive phenotypes under neuropathic conditions,yet the mechanisms driving this diversity and its implications in chronic pain remain unclear.Here,we report th...Astrocytes in the spinal dorsal horn(SDH)exhibit diverse reactive phenotypes under neuropathic conditions,yet the mechanisms driving this diversity and its implications in chronic pain remain unclear.Here,we report that spared nerve injury(SNI)induces marked upregulation of both complement component 3(C3⁺,A1-like)and S100 calcium-binding protein A10(S100A10⁺,A2-like)astrocyte subpopulations in the SDH,with elevated microglial cytokines including interleukin-1α,tumor necrosis factor-α,and complement component 1q.Transcriptomic,immunohistochemical,and Western blot analyses reveal co-activation of multiple reactive astrocyte states over a unidirectional shift toward an A1-like phenotype.Fibroblast growth factor 8(FGF8),a neuroprotective factor via FGFR3,mitigated microglia-induced C3⁺astrocyte reactivity in vitro and suppressed spinal C3 expression and mechanical allodynia following intrathecal administration in SNI mice.These findings reveal a microglia–astrocyte signaling axis that promotes A1 reactivity and position FGF8 as a promising therapeutic candidate for neuropathic pain by modulating astrocyte heterogeneity.展开更多
文摘焦虑症是高发的心理疾病,研究表明肥胖是导致焦虑症的重要危险因素。该研究探讨竹节参总皂苷(saponins from Panax japonicus,SPJ)对高脂饮食小鼠焦虑症的改善作用及机制。将50只C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为正常组、高脂饮食组、SPJ低剂量组、SPJ高剂量组。第12周从高脂饮食组取6只小鼠,分为对照组、外源性给予成纤维细胞生长因子21(FGF21)组。旷场和高架十字迷宫实验评价小鼠焦虑样行为;苏木素-伊红(HE)染色和油红O染色观察肝脏、脂肪的病理变化;葡萄糖耐量实验和胰岛素耐量实验评估小鼠糖代谢水平;蛋白免疫印迹法检测肝脏和皮层中FGF21及下游相关蛋白和大脑皮层中脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)、突触后膜蛋白4(DLG4)和突触素(SYP)表达;实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)检测肝脏和皮层中FGF21及相关受体基因表达;免疫荧光检测大脑皮层神经元激活物(c-Fos)、FGF21、FGF21辅助受体β-klotho的表达。结果显示,SPJ可显著改善高脂饮食小鼠在高架十字迷宫的开臂区及旷场中心区的活动频率,并上调BDNF、DLG4和SYP表达,有效改善高脂饮食小鼠的焦虑样行为。与正常组相比,高脂饮食组小鼠的肝脏及大脑皮层中FGF21的表达上调,成纤维细胞生长因子受体1(FGFR1)与β-klotho的表达显著下降,提示高脂饮食小鼠呈FGF21抵抗状态;SPJ可显著上调高脂饮食小鼠β-klotho水平,逆转FGF21抵抗。进一步与外源性给予FGF21进行对比,显示SPJ激活大脑皮层区域与其一致,同时SPJ能促进大脑皮层中c-Fos与β-klotho阳性细胞数量及共定位。综上所述,SPJ可有效改善高脂饮食小鼠的焦虑样行为,其机制与上调大脑β-klotho表达,逆转FGF21抵抗,进而激活大脑皮层、杏仁核神经元有关。
文摘目的研究成纤维细胞生长因子18(FGF18)是否能诱导体外分离培养的人牙龈成纤维细胞(HGFs)向成骨样细胞分化,并探究其成骨机制。方法组织块法分离培养HGFs并鉴定。取第3代HGFs,分为实验组和对照组。实验组加入FGF18和L-DMEM、对照组加入L-DMEM。噻唑蓝(MTT)法检测不同浓度FGF18(0、0.01、0.02、0.04、0.06 mg/L)对HGFs增殖影响;碱性磷酸酶(ALP)和茜素红染色检测成骨能力和矿化能力;RT-PCR、免疫细胞化学染色及Western blot检测成骨相关基因、蛋白和BMP信号通路中BMP2基因和蛋白表达情况。结果与对照组比较,实验组培养3、5、7、9、11 d均可促进HGFs增殖(P<0.05);培养14、21 d ALP活性、矿物盐沉积均增高(P<0.05),ALP、OPN、OCN及BMP信号通路中BMP2 mRNA表达均明显增高(P<0.01)。培养21 d OPN、OCN及BMP2蛋白表达较培养14 d明显增高(P<0.01)。结论FGF18能促进HGFs增殖,诱导HGFs向功能性成骨样细胞分化,其成骨机制与上调BMP2有关。
基金supported by the NSFC Distinguished Young Scholars Fund(82325010)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82370874)+4 种基金the Innovative Research Team of High-Level Local Universities in Shanghai(SHSMU-ZDCX20212700)the Major Natural Science Project of the Scientific Research and Innovation Plan of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Education(2023ZKZD17)the Shanghai Research Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases(2022ZZ01002)the Shanghai Key Discipline of Public Health Grants Award(GWVI-11.1-20)the Basic Scientific Research Project(General Cultivation Program)of Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital(ynms202203).
文摘Background:Acute liver injury(ALI)requires rapid hepatic regeneration to avert fatal liver failure.As key mechanisms,systemic metabolic remodeling and inter-organ crosstalk are critical for this regenerative process.Skeletal muscle,as a major metabolic organ system,undergoes significant remodeling during ALI.However,its specific regulatory contributions remain largely uncharacterized.Methods:Partial(2/3)hepatectomy and acetaminophen were used to induce ALI in male mice.RNA-sequencing(RNA-seq),assay for transposase-accessible chromatin by sequencing(ATAC-seq),chromatin immunoprecipitation,luciferase assay,Western blotting,TUNEL assay,immunohistochemistry,and phase separation assays were performed to reveal the transcriptional axis involved.Serum fibroblast growth factor binding protein 1(FGFBP1)protein levels in ALI patients were assessed via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results:Integrated analysis of RNA-seq and ATAC-seq following ALI identifies glucocorticoid(GC)signaling-mediated regulation of fibroblast growth factor 6(FGF6)in skeletal muscle metabolism.Muscle-specific knockdown of GC receptor(GR)exacerbates ALI and suppresses liver regeneration.Fgf6-knockout mice exhibited improved ALI and enhanced liver regeneration,with intramuscular injection of FGF6-neutralizing antibody rescuing the detrimental effects induced by GR knockdown.Further analysis of the FGF6 downstream target revealed that FGF6 regulates FGFBP1 expression through extracellular signal regulated kinase-activating transcription factor 3 signaling.Moreover,FGF6 regulates the heparin-dependent release kinetics of FGFBP1 by perturbing its liquid-liquid phase separation(LLPS)-driven condensate dynamics at the plasma membrane.Circulating FGFBP1 subsequently interacts with hepatic FGF5 through LLPS mechanisms to regulate liver regeneration.Conclusion:Our results demonstrate a molecular mechanism by which muscle-liver crosstalk can initiate and sustain liver regeneration via the FGF6-FGFBP1/FGF5 axis,providing a potential therapeutic target and treatment strategy for ALI.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Innovation(STI)2030-Major Projects(2025ZD0214900-02 and 2021ZD0203200-05)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82130032)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(24ZR1413900 and 25ZR1402460)and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M690685).
文摘Astrocytes in the spinal dorsal horn(SDH)exhibit diverse reactive phenotypes under neuropathic conditions,yet the mechanisms driving this diversity and its implications in chronic pain remain unclear.Here,we report that spared nerve injury(SNI)induces marked upregulation of both complement component 3(C3⁺,A1-like)and S100 calcium-binding protein A10(S100A10⁺,A2-like)astrocyte subpopulations in the SDH,with elevated microglial cytokines including interleukin-1α,tumor necrosis factor-α,and complement component 1q.Transcriptomic,immunohistochemical,and Western blot analyses reveal co-activation of multiple reactive astrocyte states over a unidirectional shift toward an A1-like phenotype.Fibroblast growth factor 8(FGF8),a neuroprotective factor via FGFR3,mitigated microglia-induced C3⁺astrocyte reactivity in vitro and suppressed spinal C3 expression and mechanical allodynia following intrathecal administration in SNI mice.These findings reveal a microglia–astrocyte signaling axis that promotes A1 reactivity and position FGF8 as a promising therapeutic candidate for neuropathic pain by modulating astrocyte heterogeneity.
