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Interaction of the adenylate cyclase toxin with complement receptor 3 - Relation of structure and function
Morová, Jana ; Šebo, Peter (advisor) ; Konvalinka, Jan (referee) ; Bezouška, Karel (referee)
4 CoNcl-usroxs PnonucrroN oF tNrEcRtN CDI lb/CDlg F Four fragments of the subunit cDilb were produced and purified and then they were used for immunization of mice and for preparation of specific antibodíes. detected that 52 cells are not able to transport effectively this subunit to cell surface or to secrete its extracellular domain into medium and not even it has a signal peptide specific for 52 cells. Further it has been shorvn, that the level of production of CDl8 subunit was not affected by usage of constitutive or inducible plasmid. ANALYSIS oF THE |NTERÁCTIoN oF RTx ToxINs w|TH p2 INTEGRINS - THE RoLE oF THT, GLYCOSYLATION OF RECEPTORS IN BINDINC ON RTX TOXIN of cell surface glycoproteins, suggesting that cyaA binding to the cell surface- expressed cDllb/cDl8 integrin fully depends on its glycolsylation. It has been a|so demonstrated. that the deglycosylation did not affected ťormation of CD I I b/CD l8 heterodimer or its expression to cell surface. inhibited in the presence ofonly saccharide units that occur in the oligosaccharide chain of integrin molecule. This demonstrates, that cyaA directry recognizes the N-linked oligosaccharide chain ofits p2 integrin recepror. CD l I b/CD I 8-expressing cells. cytotoxic activity of others RTX toxins. l5...
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The Study of the Immune Response of Larvae of the Fleshfly Sarcophaga Bullata
Mášová, Alice ; Jiráček, Jiří (advisor) ; Žurovec, Michal (referee) ; Bezouška, Karel (referee)
Conclusion lnsect immune response is a complicated process. Antimicrobiď peptides fiequently act synergistically, some proteins have transporter functions, peptide inhibitors can block processing enzyrnes involved in activating cascades or different enzymes can activarc antimicrobially active proteins or peptides. In this study we presented nvo different isolation protocols, which resulted in the identification of several already known and two novel antirnierobial proteins or peptides from the hemolymph of the larvae of flesbfty. sareophaga bullan. We are the first group to monitor the timecourse of tissue-specific expÍession patlems of eight genes in Sarcophaga bullan |arvae ďter different immune challenges using qPCR. we show similarities, as well as differences in insect immune responses. we are also the first group to analyze the expression pattoms of the genes that encode sBp and sarcocystatin, proteins that are mainly connect€d with larvat development and metamorphosis. Using 2D- electrophoresis we analyzď the time.dependent immune response in larval fat bodies and hemocytes. We detect€d 9 up.regulated proteins in hemocyŮes and 15 differentially expressed proteins in fat body cells. We hope that our study will shed more light into ttre complex processes of immune responses in Sarcophaga bullan larvae. 20
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The role of TNF-alpha and IL-10 in cardioprotective effect of chronic hypoxia
Chytilová, Anna ; Bezouška, Karel (advisor) ; Hloušková, Patricie (referee)
The aim of the present study was to find out whether adaption to chronic hypoxia affects the expresion of TNF-α and IL-10 in rat myocardium. TNF-α is a proinflammatory cytokine, which amplifies inflammatory reaction, while IL-10 has opposite antiinflammatory effect. We also measured concentration of nitrotyrosine as a marker of nitrosative stress. We used male Wistar rats divided into four groups: 1) normoxic controls; 2) exposed to continous normobaric hypoxia (10% O2) for three days or 3) for three weeks and 4) exposed to intermittent normobaric hypoxia (10% O2) for three weeks with one hour daily reoxygenation. Cytosolic and membrane proteins (cytosolic and particulate fractions) were obtained from the left ventricle, right ventricle and interventricular septum. Concentrations of TNF-α and IL-10 in both fractions were measured by ELISA. Continous hypoxia increased TNF-α production in particulate fractions from all ventricular parts and decreased the ratio of IL-10/TNF-α in particulate and cytosolic fractions. Intermittent hypoxia redistributed TNF-α from cytosol into the particulate fraction and prevented the drop of IL-10/TNF-α ratio in the cytosolic fraction. The highest concentration of nitrotyrosine was found in the particulate fraction from the right ventricle after three days of hypoxia....
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