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Effects of tamoxifen citrate on gene expression during nuclear chromatin condensation in male rats

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Asian Journal of Andrology 2005年第3期7卷 311-321,页

作者： MukhtarAleem VarshaPadwal JyotiChoudhari NafisaBalasinor PriyankaParte ManjeetGill-Sharma department of neuroendocrinology National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health(ICMR)ParelMumbai 400012India

Aim： To evaluate the effects of tamoxifen citrate on gene expression during nuclear chromatin condensation in male rats. Methods： The effects of an oral dose of 0.4 mg/（kg·d） tamoxifen citrate on rates of in vitro chromatin decondensation, acridine orange （AO） dye uptake, concentration of thiol-groups, levels and/or expression of transition proteins 1, 2 （TP1, TP2）, protamine 1 （P1）, cyclic AMP response element modulator-τ （CREMτ）, androgenbinding protein （ABP） and cyclic adenosine 3＇, 5＇ monophosphate （cAMP） were evaluated after 60 days of exposure in adult male rats. Controls received the vehicle. Results： Tamoxifen citrate enhanced the rates of chromatin decondensation, increased AO dye uptake and reduced free thiols in caput epididymal sperms and reduced the levels of TP1, TP2, P1, and CREMτ in the testis, while cAMP was unaffected. P1 deposition was absent in the sperm. The transcripts of TP1, TP2 were increased, of P1 and ABP decreased, while those of CREMτ unaffected in the testis. Conclusion： Tamoxifen citrate reduced caput epididymal sperm chromatin compaction by reducing the testicular levels of proteins TP1, TP2 and P1 and the CREMτ involved in chromatin condensation during spermiogenesis. Tamoxifen citrate affects the expression of these genes at both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. （Asian J Androl 2005 Sep; 7： 311-321）

关键词： tamoxifen nuclear chromatin condensation gene expression spermatogenesis

Role of brain serotonin in modulating fish behavior

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Current Zoology 2016年第3期62卷 317-323页

作者： Svante WINBERG Per-Ove THORNQVIST department of Neuroscience Comparative Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Lab Uppsala University Box 593 75124 Uppsala Sweden

The organization of the brain serotonergic system appears to have been highly conserved across the vertebrate subphylum. In fish as well as in other vertebrates, brain serotonin （5-HT）, mainly acts as a neuromodulator with complex effects on multiple functions. It is becoming increasingly clear that acute and chronic increase in brain 5-HT neurotransmission have very different effects. An acute 5-HT activation, which is seen in both winners and losers of agonistic interactions, could be related to a general arousal effect, whereas the chronic activation observed in subordinate fish is clearly linked to the behavioral inhibition displayed by these individuals. Fish displaying diver- gent stress coping styles （proactive vs. reactive） differ in 5-HT functions. In teleost fish, brain monoaminergic function is also related to life history traits.

关键词： aggression dominance monoamines plasticity stress zebrafish.

Urotensin-I suppresses the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-ovarian axis in the Mozambique tilapia,Oreochromis mossambicus

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Aquaculture and Fisheries 2024年第3期9卷 339-346页

作者： Jyoti A.Kumbar C.B.Ganesh neuroendocrinology Research Laboratory Department of Studies in ZoologyKarnatak UniversityDharwad580003India

Urotensin-I(UI)is a peptide belonging to the corticotropin-releasing hormone family,produced in the urophysis of *** investigation was undertaken to examine the effect of UI on the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-ovarian axis in the Mozambique tilapia,a cichlid *** the first experiment,administration of UI(2μg/100μL saline)for 22 days caused a significant reduction in the number of follicles at stages I,II,III(previtellogenic),IV(vitellogenic),and V(preovulatory),concomitant with a significant increase in the percent atresia of follicles at stages II,III,and IV than in *** the pituitary,gonadotropin-releasing hormone(GnRH)-positive fibres were detected in the proximal pars distalis(PPD)in both controls and UI-treated fish;however,there was a significant reduction in the intensity and percent area of GnRH-immunoreactive fibres in fish treated with UI compared with *** serum luteinizing hormone(LH)level was significantly lower,whereas a significant rise in the serum level of cortisol was noticed in UI-treated fish compared with *** the second experiment,treatment with a low dose of UI(10 mM)did not affect the number of ACTH-secreting cells in vitro,but the number of these cells was significantly higher in high-dose UI(50 mM)-treated pituitaries compared to ***,the present investigation reveals for the first time that the treatment of UI affects the follicular development process through the downregulation of the GnRH-LH axis and activation of the pituitary-interrenal pathway in teleosts.

关键词： Urotensin-I CRH family Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Luteinizing hormone Ovary Oreochromis mossambicus

Substance P enhances the proliferation of rat anteriorpituitary cells in vitro

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Cell Research 1995年第2期5卷 197-207页

作者： ZHANG WANHUI YUNLONG ZHU FUZHOU WANG YUZHEN HU QI MEI CHAO ZHAO JIANGKANG CHEN(Laboratory of neuroendocrinology, department of Physiology, The 4th Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032,China.) department of Physiology Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology The 4th Military Medical University Xi'an China

The undecapeptide substance P(SP) was shown to be intimately involved in both the structural and functional aspects of the anterior pituitary. Yet, in addition to its influences on hormonal secretion, SP may well possess more actions in this master gland. The present study was ftherefore aimed to investigate the effect of SP on the proliferation of rat anterior pituitary cells in primary culture. It was found that SP could dose-dependently increase the ineorporation of tritiated thymidine (3H-TdR)into cultured anterior pituitary cells. Other mammalian tachykinins such as neurokinin A and neurokinin B had similar effect but to varying degrees. The equipotent analogue of SP, Norleucine(11) -SP(Nle(11)-SP), also acted likewise, with its action antagonizable by spantide, a SP receptor blocker. To further characterize the nature of cells responsive to the challenge of SP, immunocytochemical staining against S-100 protein and some adenohypophyseal hormones was performed alone or plus autoradiography The results showed that the percentage of S-100 proteinimmunoreactive cells was apparently elevated by the addtion of Nle(11)-SP for 48 h, which indicates a preferential proliferation of folliculo-stellate cells under the regime. This was confirmed by increases in immunocytochemical or autoradiographical labelling indices of anterior pituitary cells treated similarly. Taken togethbr, these results reveal that the trophic action of SP observed previously in other tissues is also present at least in cultured rat anterior pituitary cells, with responding cells being predominantly folliculo-stellate cells as typified by S-100 proteinimmunoreactivity. Therefore, an intra-pituitary trophic action of SP in vivo could be anticipated.

关键词： Substance P anterior pituitary proliferation in vitro rat

Localization of proteins involved in endocytosis at tubulobulbar complexes in rat testes

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Advances in Reproductive Sciences 2014年第1期2卷 1-7页

作者： Rahul D. Upadhyay Anita Kumar N. H. Balasinor department of neuroendocrinology National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR) Mumbai India

Tubulobulbar Complexes (TBCs) are actin-rich structures formed between Sertoli-cells and spermatids at the time of sperm release. The main functions of the TBCs are to remove excess spermatid cytoplasm and acrosomal contents, internalize and recycle junctional complexes by endocytosis prior to spermiation. However, in addition to recycling some of the molecules undergo lysosomal degradation. The molecular machinery involved in endocytosis at the TBCs is not well understood. To bridge this gap localization of various proteins, involved at various steps of endocytosis studied in other systems, was demonstrated in TBCs using testicular fragmented material or sections by immunoblotting and immunofluroscence. The presence of key molecules like Vamp-2, syntaxin and Lamp-2 indicates occurrence of lysosomal degradation in addition to junctional recycling at the TBCs present at the time of sperm release. TBCs are endocytic devices functioning to recycle junctional molecules or remove spermatid cytoplasm that were present between spermatids and Sertoli-cells all through the process of spermatid maturation and in turn regulate male fertility.

关键词： Tubulobulbar Complex Endocytosis Sertoli-Cell Spermiation Junction

Emotion processing in Parkinson's disease: a blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging study

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Neural Regeneration Research 2019年第4期14卷 666-672页

作者： Mohammed Benzagmout Sa?d Boujraf Badreeddine Alami Hassane Ali Amadou Halima El Hamdaoui Amine Bennani Mounir Jaafari Ismail Rammouz Mustapha Maaroufi Rabia Magoul Driss Boussaoud Laboratory of Clinical Neuroscience Faculty of Medicine department of Neurosurgery University Hospital of Fez Laboratory of neuroendocrinology and Nutritional and Climatic Environment Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz department of Biophysics and Clinical MRI Methods Faculty of Medicine department of Radiology and Clinical Imaging University Hospital of Fez department of Psychiatry University Hospital of Fez Aix Marseille Université INSERM INS Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia are the major symptoms of the disease. These motor impairments are often accompanied by affective and emotional dysfunctions which have been largely studied over the last decade. The aim of this study was to investigate emotional processing organization in the brain of patients with Parkinson's disease and to explore whether there are differences between recognition of different types of emotions in Parkinson's disease. We examined 18 patients with Parkinson's disease(8 men, 10 women) with no history of neurological or psychiatric comorbidities. All these patients underwent identical brain blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging for emotion evaluation. Blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging results revealed that the occipito-temporal cortices, insula, orbitofrontal cortex, basal ganglia, and parietal cortex which are involved in emotion processing, were activated during the functional control. Additionally, positive emotions activate larger volumes of the same anatomical entities than neutral and negative emotions. Results also revealed that Parkinson's disease associated with emotional disorders are increasingly recognized as disabling as classic motor symptoms. These findings help clinical physicians to recognize the emotional dysfunction of patients with Parkinson's disease.

关键词： Parkinson’s disease emotion processing Blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging brain activation dopamine neural regeneration

Preclinical evaluation of azathioprine plus buthionine sulfoximine in the treatment of human hepatocarcinoma and colon carcinoma

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2011年第34期17卷 3899-3911页

作者： Borja Hernández-Breijo Jorge Monserrat Sara Ramírez-Rubio Eva P Cuevas Diana Vara Inés Díaz-Laviada M Dolores Fernández-Moreno Irene D Román Javier P Gisbert Luis G Guijarro Molecular Hepatic Toxicology Unit Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department University of Alcalá Networked Biomedical Research Center of Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBEREHD) Medicine department University of Alcalá neuroendocrinology of Cannabinoid/Vanilloid System Unit Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department University of Alcalá Gastroenterology Unit Hospital de la Princesa Institute of Health Research Princesa Networked Biomedical Research Center of Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBEREHD)

AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and the safety of azathioprine (AZA) and buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) bylocalized application into HepG2 tumor in ***: Different hepatoma and colon carcinoma cell lines (HepG2, HuH7, Chang liver, LoVo, RKO, SW-48, SW-480) were grown in minimal essencial medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum and 1% antibiotic/antimycotic solution and maintained in a humidified 37 ℃ incubator with 5% CO2. These cells were pretreated with BSO for 24 h and then with AZA for different times. We examined the effects of this combination on some proteins and on cellular death. We also studied the eff icacy and the safety of AZA (6 mg/kg per day) and BSO (90 mg/kg per day) in HepG2 tumor growth in vivo using athymic mice. We measured safety by serological markers such as aminotransferases and creatine ***: The in vitro studies revealed a new mechanism of action for the AZA plus BSO combination in the cancer cells compared with other thiopurines (6-mercaptopurine, 6-methylmercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine and 6-methylthioguanine) in combination with BSO. The cytotoxic effect of AZA plus BSO in HepG2 cells resulted from necroptosis induction in a mitochondrial-dependent manner. From kinetic studies we suggest that glutathione (GSH) depletion stimulates c-Jun amino-terminal kinase and Bax translocation in HepG2 cells with subsequent deregulation of mitochondria (cytochrome c release, loss of membrane potential), and proteolysis activation leading to loss of membrane integrity, release of lactate dehydrogenase and DNA degradation. Some of this biochemical and cellular changes could be reversed by N-acetylcysteine (a GSH replenisher). In vivo studies showed that HepG2 tumor growth was inhibited when AZA was combined with ***: Our studies suggest that a combination of AZA plus BSO could be useful for localizedtreatment of hepatocellular carcinoma as in the currently used transarterial chemoembolization method.

关键词： Azathioprine Buthionine sulfoximine Transarterial chemoembolization Glutathione Apoptosis Necrosis

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人类基因组突变热点区的简并度特异基因

生物化学与生物物理进展 2004年第12期31卷 1091-1098页

作者：刘强徐军陈润生中国科学院生物物理研究所北京100101 department of Physiological Science and Laboratory of neuroendocrinology of The Brain Research Institute University of California

突变热点区域是基因突变相对集中的区域 ,在生物的遗传和变异中有特殊的地位 .针对特殊条件下发生突变形成的突变热点区域进行了相关研究 .而人类基因组序列的测定和人类基因框架图的绘制 ,为在全基因组范围内进行突变热点研究提供了条... 详细信息

突变热点区域是基因突变相对集中的区域 ,在生物的遗传和变异中有特殊的地位 .针对特殊条件下发生突变形成的突变热点区域进行了相关研究 .而人类基因组序列的测定和人类基因框架图的绘制 ,为在全基因组范围内进行突变热点研究提供了条件 .分析了人类基因组中 2 831个基因突变热点区域上简并度的性质 ,对突变热点区集中在高简并度区或者低简并度区的基因生物学功能进行了分析和分类 .研究的焦点集中在某类功能的基因简并度特性一致的情况上 .对搜集到的基因简并度特性利用聚类计算进行分析 ,找到了一些特殊的功能类 ,属于其中某类功能的基因能够通过聚类分析聚合到一起 ,从而说明简并度特性也是相近的。

关键词：突变热点,简并度,聚类分析,人类基因组,单核苷酸多态性(SNP)

The Influence of Gonadectomy on Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effects of Melatonin in Male and Female Wistar Rats: A Possible Implication of Sex Hormones

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Neuroscience & Medicine 2012年第2期3卷 162-173页

作者： El Mrabet Fatima Zahra Lagbouri Ibtissam Mesfioui Abdelhalim El Hessni Aboubakr Ouichou Ali Laboratory of Genetics Neuroendocrinology and Biotechnology Unit of Nervous and Endocrine Physiology Department of Biology Faculty of Sciences University Ibn Tofail Kenitra Morocco

The main objective of this study was to analyze the effects of sex, ovariectomy (Ovx) and orchidectomy (Orx) on antidepressant and anxiolytic effect of melatonin in forced swimming test, open field test and elevated plus maze test. Initially, 4 mg/kg of melatonin was daily administered, at 4:00 pm, to intact male and female rats during 8 weeks. Our results have shown that the effect of chronic injection of Mel is sex dependent in the three behaviors tests. Females rats have responded better than males in behavior test study after administration of melatonin, this difference between the sexes may be related to the action of sex hormones (androgens and estrogens) on behavior in males as well as in females. Secondly, to determine the possible interaction between Melatonin and steroid hormones, Ovx/sham female received Mel at dose of 4mg/kg alone or NaCl (0.9%) alone, and Orx/sham male received Mel at dose of 4 mg/kg alone or NaCl (0.9%) alone daily and during 8 weeks of treatment at 4:00 pm. All animals were tested in the open-field test, elevated plus maze test for anxiety behavior study, and forced swimming test for depression behavior study. Results revealed that Mel exerts an anxiolytic and antidepressant effects in the orchidectomized males and in intact females, confirming that the suppression of androgens by orchidectomy improved anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of melatonin in males. However in females, the suppression of estrogen by ovariectomy masked the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of melatonin. Our results confirmed that the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of melatonin are linked to sex hormones.

关键词： Melatonin Sex Dependent Anxiety Depression Behavior Tests Ovariectomy Orchidectomy Sex Hormones