目的:应用IDT公司的Antisense design software设计胶质细胞谷氨酸转运体-1a(GLT-1a)的反义寡核苷酸(AS-ODNs),并对其进行效果评价。方法:首先根据GLT-1a mRNA羧基末端特异序列,设计GLT-1a AS-ODNs;在此基础上,应用Western blot方法对设计的5条GLT-1a AS-ODNs抑制大鼠海马CA1区GLT-1a蛋白表达的效果进行评价。结果:序列为5’-GGTTCTTCCTCAACACTGCA-3’的GLT-1a AS-ODNs可特异性地抑制大鼠海马CA1区GLT-1a蛋白表达,而对GLT-1b的表达无影响。该AS-ODNs对sham和头孢曲松钠(Cef)诱导的大鼠GLT-1a的表达上调的抑制效果类似,均〉60%;对脑缺血预处理(CIP)诱导的大鼠海马CA1区GLT-1a蛋白表达的上调亦具有明显的抑制作用,抑制效果〉60%。结论:从设计的5条GLT-1a AS-ODNs中获得了可特异性抑制GLT-la表达的反义寡核苷酸序列。
Objective: The present study was undertaken to design antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AS-ODNs) of glial glutamate trans- porter-la (GLT-la) and to evaluate the effectiveness of the designed AS-ODNs on the expression of GLT-la. Methods: Five sequences of GLT-la AS-ODNs were designed according to the C terminus specific sequences of GLT-la mRNA using antisense design software of IDT Com- pany. Western blot analysis was used to evaluate the inhibition effects of the five GLT-la AS-ODNs on the expression of GLT-la. Results: The sequence of GLT-la AS-ODNs with sequence of 5' -GGTFCTI'CCTCAACACTGCA-3' could specifically inhibit the expression of GLT-la in the hippocampal CA1 subfield of rats, while it had no effect on the expression of GLT-lb. This sequence showed similar inhibition on the expres- sion of GLT-la in sham and ceftriaxone (Cef) -treated rats. It could also significantly inhibit the cerebral ischemic preconditioning (CIP) -in- duced up-regulation in the expression of GLT-la. The magnitude of the inhibition in sham, Cef- or CIP- treated rats was similar by more than 60%. Conclusion: From the designed five sequences of GLT-la AS-ODNs, we obtained an effective sequence which can specifically inhibit the expression of GLT-1a.