Molecular Characterization of Nine TRAF Genes in Yellow Catfish () and Their Expression Profiling in Response to Infection.

The yellow catfish () is an economic fish with a large breeding scale, and diseases have led to huge economic losses. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factors (TRAFs) are a class of intracellular signal transduction proteins that play an important role in innate and adaptive immune responses by mediating NF-κB, JNK and MAPK signaling pathways. However, there are few studies on the TRAF gene family in yellow catfish.

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids affect lipopolysaccharide-induced maturation of dendritic cells through mitogen-activated protein kinases p38.

Objective: The omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play a key role as immune response modulators and suppressors of immunologic functions, such as lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine production, and cell surface molecular expression in T lymphocytes, monocytes, and natural killer cells. However, little is known about the effect of omega-3 PUFAs on dendritic cells (DCs). We studied the effect of omega-3 PUFAs on DCs and the related intracellular signal transduction pathway.

[Effects of Pollen Typhae total flavone on glucose and lipid metabolism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes].

Objective: To observe the effects of Pollen Typhae total flavone (PTF) on glucose and lipid metabolism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

Methods: The content of glucose which disappeared from the culture medium after incubation with drugs for 24 hours was determined as glucose consumption of the cells. The activity of cells was detected by XTT method.