The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of neonatal isolation stress on hyperlocomotion in complexin II knockout mouse (Cplx2(-/-)). The mice were randomly divided into 4 groups: Cplx2(-/-) with stress, Cplx2(+/+) with stress, Cplx2(-/-) without stress and Cplx2(+/+) without stress. Isolation stress was employed on the pups of stress groups from the 2nd day after the postnatal to the 21st day. The PCR was used to determine the gene type and the hyperlocomotion test was employed to detect the change of animal behavior after methamphetamine or saline injection (i.p.). The results showed that the animals of all groups increased their movement after injection of 0.2 mg/kg methamphetamine in different levels (P < 0.01), compared with those injected with saline. The Cplx2(-/-) mouse with stress revealed a significant increase in the distance of free movement after injection of 0.2 mg/kg methamphetamine compared with the knockout mouse without stress (P < 0.001). When Cplx2(-/-) mouse with stress was compared with wild type with stress, Cplx2(-/-) mouse with stress had more movement (P < 0.001), indicating that Cplx2 has effect on the hyperlocomotion as well. These results suggest an involvement of stress and Cplx2 in the movement behavior of mice.
Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport ; genetics ; Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Behavior, Animal ; physiology ; Locomotion ; physiology ; Methamphetamine ; pharmacology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Mice, Mutant Strains ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; genetics ; Social Isolation ; Stress, Psychological ; psychology

AIM:To investigate the angiogenic effect and mechanisms of astragaloside IV(AS-IV)in rats with myocardial infarction via protein kinase D 1(PKD1)-histone deacetylase 5(HDAC5)-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)signaling pathway.METHODS:The classic model of myocardial infarction by ligation of the left anterior de-scending coronary artery was replicated,and the rats were randomly divided into model group,AS-IV group,and AS-IV+CID755673(PKD1 inhibitor)group.The sham operation control group and DMSO control group were also set up.All the rats were given intravenous injection via caudal vein.The rats were sacrificed 4 weeks later,and segmental heart samples were used for HE staining and Masson staining.The expression of PKD1,HDAC5 and VEGF was analyzed by immunohis-tochemistry,RT-PCR and and Western blot.RESULTS:Compared with sham operation group and DMSO group,the myo-cardium in model group showed disordered arrangement, accompanied with necrotic myocardial cells and obvious fibrosis tissue.After treatment with AS-IV,the morphological changes of myocardium were obviously improved,and the number of new blood vessels increased significantly.However,after treatment with AS-IV+CID755673,the myocardial tissues of the rats became disordered again,with increased necrotic cells and some closed vessels.The mRNA and protein expression of PKD1,HDAC5 and VEGF in myocardial tissue in model group was significantly lower than that in sham operation and DMSO groups(P<0.05).The expression in AS-IV group was significantly higher than that in model group(P<0.01), while that in AS-IV+CID755673 group was significantly lower than that in AS-IV group(P<0.05).CONCLUSION:AS-IV promotes the angiogenesis of myocardial tissues in the rats after myocardial infarction partly by regulating the PKD 1-HDAC5-VEGF signaling pathway.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the role and mechanism of Astragaloside IV (AS-IV)in rats with myocardial infarction.METHODS The myocardial infarction model was established by ligation of the left anterior descending artery. The rats were randomly divided into sham, DMSO, model group, AS-IV and CID755673 groups. The rats were sacrificed 4 weeks later, and segmental heart samples were used for hematoxylin and eosin staining and masson staining. The expression of PKD1, HDAC5 and VEGF were analyzed using immunohistochemistry, reverse transcription poly-merase chain reaction and western blot. RESULTS Compared with the sham operation and DMSO groups,morphology of myocardium in model group was disordered,accompanied with necrotic myocar-dial cells and obvious collagen tissues. After treatment with AS-IV, the morphology of myocardium was obviously improved, and the number of new blood vessels increased significantly. However, after treatment with CID755673, the myocardial tissue of rats became disordered again, the necrotic cells increased, and some vessels closed. The expression levels of PKD1, HDAC5 and VEGF mRNA and protein in myocardial tissue of model group were significantly lower than the other four groups(P<0.05), whereas these levels in the AS-IV group were significantly higher than those in the other four groups (P<0.01). Additionally, the CID755673 group had significantly higher levels of PKD1, HDAC5 and VEGF mRNA and protein than the sham group, DMSO group and model group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION AS-IV may partly promote the angiogenesis of myocardial tissue in rats with myocardial infarction via the PKD1-HDAC5-VEGF pathway.

OBJECTIVETo screen the differentially expressed miRNAs and their target genes in adipogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) to better understand the mechanism for regulating the balance between osteoblast and adipocyte differentiation.

METHODSCultured hMSCs were induced for adipogenic differentiation, and at 0, 7, 14, and 21 days of induction, the cells were examined for miRNA and mRNA expression profiles using miRNA chip and transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) techniques. Correlation analysis was carried out for the miRNAs and mRNAs of potential interest. The databases including TargetScan, PicTar and miRanda were used to predict the target genes of the differentially expressed miRNA.

RESULTSThe expression of miR-140-5p was down-regulated and leukemia inhibitory factor receptor (LIFR) expression increased progressively during adipogenic differentiation of hMSCs, showing a negative correlation between them. Target gene prediction using the 3 databases identified LIFR as the target gene of miR-140-5p.

CONCLUSIONmiRNA-140-5p may play an important role by regulating its target gene LIFR during adipogenic differentiation of hMSCs.

Adipocytes ; cytology ; Adipogenesis ; Cell Differentiation ; Cells, Cultured ; Down-Regulation ; Humans ; Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit ; metabolism ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; MicroRNAs ; genetics ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; Osteoblasts ; cytology ; RNA, Messenger ; Transcriptome