目的通过磁共振R2*mapping技术示踪及动态监测NSCLC裸鼠模型给药后不同时间点R2*值的变化趋势,阐明R2*mapping在评价F/A-PLGA@DOX/SPIO纳米载药体系在肿瘤成像中的应用价值及影像学基础。方法成功构建NSCLC裸鼠移植瘤模型24只,随机分为G...目的通过磁共振R2*mapping技术示踪及动态监测NSCLC裸鼠模型给药后不同时间点R2*值的变化趋势,阐明R2*mapping在评价F/A-PLGA@DOX/SPIO纳米载药体系在肿瘤成像中的应用价值及影像学基础。方法成功构建NSCLC裸鼠移植瘤模型24只,随机分为G1、G2两组,每组12只。分别尾静脉注射单纯SPIO以及F/A-PLGA@DOX/SPIO纳米载药体系,并采用1.5 T MR和动物专用小鼠线圈对建模成功荷瘤裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型进行R2*扫描获得肿瘤区域R2*值。实验结束后全部肿瘤组织及肝脏、脾脏普鲁士蓝染色。结果G2组每个时间点的R2*值均高于G1组(P<0.05)。相对于G1组,G2组肿瘤R2*值在早期上升趋势明显,且在给药后60h时明显高于G1组(P<0.05)。G1组排泄期较G2组明显提前。普鲁士蓝染色结果显示,G2组肿瘤的蓝色铁沉积高于SPIO组,而肝脏、脾脏组织的蓝色铁沉积低于G1。结论R2*值与肿瘤组织内的SPIO含量存在较高敏感性,R2*mapping技术提供了一种SPIO的肿瘤示踪成像方法。展开更多
目的:对比研究阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer's Disease,AD)患者与健康中老年人对照组(Normal Control,NC)脑内多部位R2★值的差异,探讨R2★值与简易精神状态量表(mini-mental state examination,MMSE)评分的相关性.方法:使用3.0T磁共振...目的:对比研究阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer's Disease,AD)患者与健康中老年人对照组(Normal Control,NC)脑内多部位R2★值的差异,探讨R2★值与简易精神状态量表(mini-mental state examination,MMSE)评分的相关性.方法:使用3.0T磁共振多回波采集重度T2★WI三维梯度回波序列(Enhanced 3D multi-echo GRE T2★-weighted angiography,ESWAN)对30例AD与30例NC进行扫描,利用ESWAN软件包进行图像后处理,在R2★图上测得双侧齿状核、海马、红核、黑质、苍白球、壳核、丘脑、尾状核头及延髓、脑桥、胼胝体膝部、胼胝体压部的数值.应用统计学软件对各脑区R2★值进行组间分析,分析R2★值与MMSE评分的相关性.结果:1、AD组与NC组双侧苍白球、壳核、尾状核头及左侧海马、左侧丘脑R2★值的差异性具有统计学意义(P＜0.05).2、AD组左侧海马的R2★值与MMSE评分具有统计学意义的中度负相关性(r=0.510,P＜0.05).结论:1、AD患者脑内多部位的R2★值出现改变.2、左侧海马的R2★值与MMSE评分存在相关性,可以用来评估AD患者病程变化.展开更多
Licochalcone A(LCA)is a characteristic compound in licorice Glycyrrhiza inflata and is widely utilized in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.However,the biosynthetic pathway and regulatory mechanisms of LCA remain...Licochalcone A(LCA)is a characteristic compound in licorice Glycyrrhiza inflata and is widely utilized in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.However,the biosynthetic pathway and regulatory mechanisms of LCA remain poorly understood.In this study,we first found the accumulation of LCA is induced by methyl jasmonate(MeJA).Given that MYB transcriptional factors are well-documented as key regulators of flavonoid biosynthesis,we identified a total of 147 GiR2R3-MYB genes in G.inflata,which were classified into 28 subgroups.The chromosome distributions,sequence characteristics,gene structures,duplication events and cis-acting elements were also investigated.Through integrated analysis of GiR2R3-MYBs expression patterns across different tissues and under MeJA treatment,along with phylogenetic relationship,we identified GiMYB76—a MeJA-inducible MYB transcription factor—as a potential regulator of LCA accumulation.Functional validation showed that transgenic hairy roots overexpressing GiMYB76 exhibited a significant increase in LCA content.DAP-seq analysis of GiMYB76 revealed potential target genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis regulation.Subsequent promoter activity assay verified that GiMYB76 can bind to the promoter and activate the expression of GiCHS4.Consistently,overexpression of GiCHS4 in G.inflata hairy roots also significantly enhanced LCA production.This study not only clarifies that GiMYB76 transcriptionally activated GiCHS4 to promote LCA biosynthesis but also provides valuable insights for basic research on licorice and the development of related industries.展开更多
Dry fig is a traditional healthy snack and has important economic value in a number of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries.Cultivars with no anthocyanin accumulation in the fruit peel are preferred for dry fig ...Dry fig is a traditional healthy snack and has important economic value in a number of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries.Cultivars with no anthocyanin accumulation in the fruit peel are preferred for dry fig production.R2R3-MYB transcription factors have promotive or repressive regulatory roles in plant anthocyanin biosynthesis.In this study,113 R2R3-MYB genes were identified in Ficus carica,3 of which were assigned to the S4 subfamily of flavonoid-biosynthesis repressors.FcMYB57 was further recruited as a candidate anthocyaninbiosynthesis repressor based on its sequence features and expression,which was significantly negatively correlated with that of anthocyanin-biosynthesis structural genes.Transient overexpression of FcMYB57 in strawberry totally inhibited fruit pigmentation and significantly increased fruit firmness.The metabolomic analysis confirmed a significant reduction in the contents of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside and pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside,as well as other flavonoids,and transmission electron microscopy revealed an increment in cell-wall thickness.Transcriptome analysis showed downregulation of anthocyanin-biosynthesis structural genes and upregulation of genes related to xylan synthesis.Yeast one-hybrid and dual luciferase assays demonstrated a negative regulatory effect of FcMYB57 on the promoter of FcUFGT3(UDP glucose-flavonoid 3-O-glcosyl-transferase).Yeast two-hybrid assay showed that FcMYB57 does not interact with FcbHLH42,3,14,MYC2,or FcTTG1,all of which have a previously identified or predicted role in flavonoid biosynthesis,however,interaction was detected with FcTPL(Topless),suggesting that FcMYB57 serves as an active repressor of anthocyanin biosynthesis.This is the first identification of an anthocyaninbiosynthesis repressor in fig,with a possible role in fig fruit quality.展开更多
文摘目的通过磁共振R2*mapping技术示踪及动态监测NSCLC裸鼠模型给药后不同时间点R2*值的变化趋势,阐明R2*mapping在评价F/A-PLGA@DOX/SPIO纳米载药体系在肿瘤成像中的应用价值及影像学基础。方法成功构建NSCLC裸鼠移植瘤模型24只,随机分为G1、G2两组,每组12只。分别尾静脉注射单纯SPIO以及F/A-PLGA@DOX/SPIO纳米载药体系,并采用1.5 T MR和动物专用小鼠线圈对建模成功荷瘤裸鼠皮下移植瘤模型进行R2*扫描获得肿瘤区域R2*值。实验结束后全部肿瘤组织及肝脏、脾脏普鲁士蓝染色。结果G2组每个时间点的R2*值均高于G1组(P<0.05)。相对于G1组,G2组肿瘤R2*值在早期上升趋势明显,且在给药后60h时明显高于G1组(P<0.05)。G1组排泄期较G2组明显提前。普鲁士蓝染色结果显示,G2组肿瘤的蓝色铁沉积高于SPIO组,而肝脏、脾脏组织的蓝色铁沉积低于G1。结论R2*值与肿瘤组织内的SPIO含量存在较高敏感性,R2*mapping技术提供了一种SPIO的肿瘤示踪成像方法。
文摘目的:对比研究阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer's Disease,AD)患者与健康中老年人对照组(Normal Control,NC)脑内多部位R2★值的差异,探讨R2★值与简易精神状态量表(mini-mental state examination,MMSE)评分的相关性.方法:使用3.0T磁共振多回波采集重度T2★WI三维梯度回波序列(Enhanced 3D multi-echo GRE T2★-weighted angiography,ESWAN)对30例AD与30例NC进行扫描,利用ESWAN软件包进行图像后处理,在R2★图上测得双侧齿状核、海马、红核、黑质、苍白球、壳核、丘脑、尾状核头及延髓、脑桥、胼胝体膝部、胼胝体压部的数值.应用统计学软件对各脑区R2★值进行组间分析,分析R2★值与MMSE评分的相关性.结果:1、AD组与NC组双侧苍白球、壳核、尾状核头及左侧海马、左侧丘脑R2★值的差异性具有统计学意义(P＜0.05).2、AD组左侧海马的R2★值与MMSE评分具有统计学意义的中度负相关性(r=0.510,P＜0.05).结论:1、AD患者脑内多部位的R2★值出现改变.2、左侧海马的R2★值与MMSE评分存在相关性,可以用来评估AD患者病程变化.
基金supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2025A1515012679)Open Fund of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources (PFGR202502)
文摘Licochalcone A(LCA)is a characteristic compound in licorice Glycyrrhiza inflata and is widely utilized in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.However,the biosynthetic pathway and regulatory mechanisms of LCA remain poorly understood.In this study,we first found the accumulation of LCA is induced by methyl jasmonate(MeJA).Given that MYB transcriptional factors are well-documented as key regulators of flavonoid biosynthesis,we identified a total of 147 GiR2R3-MYB genes in G.inflata,which were classified into 28 subgroups.The chromosome distributions,sequence characteristics,gene structures,duplication events and cis-acting elements were also investigated.Through integrated analysis of GiR2R3-MYBs expression patterns across different tissues and under MeJA treatment,along with phylogenetic relationship,we identified GiMYB76—a MeJA-inducible MYB transcription factor—as a potential regulator of LCA accumulation.Functional validation showed that transgenic hairy roots overexpressing GiMYB76 exhibited a significant increase in LCA content.DAP-seq analysis of GiMYB76 revealed potential target genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis regulation.Subsequent promoter activity assay verified that GiMYB76 can bind to the promoter and activate the expression of GiCHS4.Consistently,overexpression of GiCHS4 in G.inflata hairy roots also significantly enhanced LCA production.This study not only clarifies that GiMYB76 transcriptionally activated GiCHS4 to promote LCA biosynthesis but also provides valuable insights for basic research on licorice and the development of related industries.
基金supported by the key research project for fig development of Weiyuan County(Grant No.1002-69199007),China.
文摘Dry fig is a traditional healthy snack and has important economic value in a number of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries.Cultivars with no anthocyanin accumulation in the fruit peel are preferred for dry fig production.R2R3-MYB transcription factors have promotive or repressive regulatory roles in plant anthocyanin biosynthesis.In this study,113 R2R3-MYB genes were identified in Ficus carica,3 of which were assigned to the S4 subfamily of flavonoid-biosynthesis repressors.FcMYB57 was further recruited as a candidate anthocyaninbiosynthesis repressor based on its sequence features and expression,which was significantly negatively correlated with that of anthocyanin-biosynthesis structural genes.Transient overexpression of FcMYB57 in strawberry totally inhibited fruit pigmentation and significantly increased fruit firmness.The metabolomic analysis confirmed a significant reduction in the contents of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside and pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside,as well as other flavonoids,and transmission electron microscopy revealed an increment in cell-wall thickness.Transcriptome analysis showed downregulation of anthocyanin-biosynthesis structural genes and upregulation of genes related to xylan synthesis.Yeast one-hybrid and dual luciferase assays demonstrated a negative regulatory effect of FcMYB57 on the promoter of FcUFGT3(UDP glucose-flavonoid 3-O-glcosyl-transferase).Yeast two-hybrid assay showed that FcMYB57 does not interact with FcbHLH42,3,14,MYC2,or FcTTG1,all of which have a previously identified or predicted role in flavonoid biosynthesis,however,interaction was detected with FcTPL(Topless),suggesting that FcMYB57 serves as an active repressor of anthocyanin biosynthesis.This is the first identification of an anthocyaninbiosynthesis repressor in fig,with a possible role in fig fruit quality.
