1.Characterization and Diagnostic Use of a Monoclonal Antibody for VP28 Envelope Protein of White Spot Syndrome Virus
Chonglin HOU ; Yu CAO ; Ronghui XIE ; Yizhen WANG ; Huahua DU
Virologica Sinica 2011;26(4):260-266
The gene encoding the VP28 envelope protein of White spot syndrome virus (WSSV)was cloned into expression vector pET-30a and transformed into the Escherichia coli strain BL21.After induction,the recombinant VP28 (rVP28) protein was purified and then used to immunize Balb/c mice for monoclonal antibody (MAb) production.It was observed by immuno-electron microscopy the MAbs specific to rVP28 could recognize native VP28 target epitopes of WSSV and dot-blot analysis was used to detect natural WSSV infection.Competitive PCR showed that the viral level was approximately 104 copies/mg tissue in the dilution of gill homogenate of WSSV-infected crayfish at the detection limit of dot-blot assay.Our results suggest that dot-blot analysis with anti-rVP28 MAb could rapidly and sensitively detect WSSV at the early stages of WSSV infection.
2.Inhibition of MHCⅡExpression on Human Dermal Fibroblast Through CⅡTA Anti-sense RNA
Rong GUO ; Ping ZOU ; Huazhong LU ; Huahua FAN ; Yilin CAO ; Lei CUI ; Wei LIU ; Qingxin SHANG ; Bin ZHENG ; Li GAO ; Feng GAO
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2003;0(11):-
Objective To investigate the feasibility of using anti-sense RNA against classⅡmajor histocompatibility complex(MHCⅡ)transactivator(CⅡTA),which might regulate MHCⅡexpression,to suppress the relative immune response.Methods Stable transfectants of dermal fibroblasts with pDarⅡ(pDarⅡ-D)were tested for the expression of classic MHCⅡ(HLA-DR,-DP,-DQ)antigens induced with recombinant human interferon-gamma(IFN-?).mRNA abundance of CⅡTA,and classic MHCⅡwas mea-sured by RT-PCR.IL-2mRNA expressed in T cells,stimulated by transfected dermal fibroblasts,was de-termined by mixed lymphocyte reaction.Results When induced with IFN-?,the expression of HLA-DR and-DP antigens on pDarⅡ-D was reduced by95.63%and87.89%,respectively.Meanwhile,the mRNA contents of CⅡTA and classic MHCⅡwere decreased significantly(P
3.Exploring the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine indirubin derivative E804 inhibiting the proliferation and migration of lung cancer A549 cells based on the Nrf2-HO-1/GPX4 pathway
Yujun YUAN ; Huahua CAO ; Min ZHAO ; Yuhui LUO ; Sumei ZHANG
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(2):331-335,343
Objective To investigate the effects of indirubatin derivative E804 on proliferation and migration of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)A549 cells,and to elucidate the possible mechanism of Nrf2-HO-1/GPX4 pathway.Methods Lung cancer A549 cells were used as the cell model.The proliferation and migration of differ-ent specific inhibitors(Nec-1,CQ,Z-VAD,DFO,Fer-1 and Lip-1)in 0,10 μmol/L E804 and 10 μmol/L E804+groups were observed by MTT and cell scratch assay.The contents of reactive oxygen species(ROS)were de-tected by DCFH-DA fluorescence probe method,the contents of Fe2+were detected by colorimetric method,the contents of reduced glutathione(GSH)were detected by spectrophotometry,and the contents of malondialdehyde(MDA)were detected by micromethod.The expression levels of SLC7A11,Transferrin,GPX4,SLC40A1,Nrf2 and HO-1 were detected by Western blot in cells of 0,2.5,5 and 10 μmol/L E804 groups.Results Compared with the control group(0 μmol/L E804),2.5,5 and 10 μmol/L E804 significantly increased intracellular ROS,Fe2+and MDA levels,and decreased intracellular GSH content(P<0.01).Meanwhile,the expression levels of SLC7A11,GPX4,SLC40A1,Nrf2 and HO-1 significantly decreased(P<0.01),and the expression level of Transferrin increased(P<0.05).Compared with the 10 μmol/L E804 group alone,the apoptosis inhibitor(Z-VAD)group and the ferroptosis inhibitor(DFO,Fer-1 and Lip-1)group could significantly reverse the inhibition of proliferation and migration of A549 cells by 10 μmol/L E804(P<0.01).Conclution E804 can induce ferrop-tosis and inhibit the proliferation and migration of A549 cells,which may be related to the inhibition of Nrf2-HO-1/GPX4 pathway.