简介:AIM:Toelucidatethemechanism(s)bywhichS-adenosyl-L-methionine(SAM)decreaseshepatitisCvirus(HCV)expression.METHODS:WeexaminedtheeffectsofSAMonviralexpressionusinganHCVsubgenomicrepliconcellculturesystem.Huh7HCV-repliconcellsweretreatedwith1mmol/LSAMfordifferenttimes(24-72h),thentotalRNAandproteinswereisolated.cDNAwassynthesizedandrealtime-PCRwasachievedtoquantifyHCV-RNA,superoxidedismutase1and2(SOD-1,SOD-2)catalase,thioredoxin1,methionineadenosyltransferase1Aand2A(MAT1A,MAT2A)expression,andGAPDHandRPS18asendogenousgenes.Expressionofcellularandviralproteinwasevaluatedbywestern-blotanalysisusingantibodiesvsHCV-NS5A,SOD-1,SOD-2,catalase,thioredoxin-1,MAT1A,MAT2A,GAPDHandactin.TotalglutathionelevelsweremeasuredatdifferenttimesbyEllman’srecyclingmethod(0-24h).Reactiveoxidativespecies(ROS)levelswerequantifiedbythedichlorofluoresceinassay(0-48h);Pyrrolidindithiocarbamate(PDTC)wastestedasanantioxidantcontrolandH2O2asapositiveoxidantagent.RESULTS:SAMexpositiondecreasedHCV-RNAlevels50%-70%comparedtonon-treatedcontrols(24-72h).SAMinducedasynergicantiviraleffectwithstandardIFNtreatmentbutitwasindependentofIFNsignaling.Inaddition,1mmol/LSAMexpositiondidnotmodifyviralRNAstability,butitneedscellulartranslationmachineryinordertodecreaseHCVexpression.TotalglutathionelevelsincreaseduponSAMtreatmentinHCV-repliconcells.Transcriptionalantioxidantenzymeexpression(SOD-1,SOD-2andthioredoxin-1)wasincreasedatdifferenttimesbutinterestingly,therewasnosignificantchangeinROSlevelsuponSAMtreatment,contrarytowhatwasdetectedwithPDTCtreatment,whereanaverage40%reductionwasobservedinexposedcells.TherewasaturnoverfromMAT1A/MAT2A,sinceMAT1Aexpressionwasincreased(2.5fold-timesat48h)andMAT2Awasdiminished(from24h)uponSAMtreatmentatboththetranscriptionalandtranslationall
简介:AIM:Toevaluatetheimpactofsociodemographic/clinicalfactorsonearlyvirologicalresponse(EVR)topegin-terferon/ribavirinforchronichepatitisC(CHC)inclinicalpractice.METHODS:Weconductedamulticenter,cross-sectional,observationalstudyinHepatologyUnitsof91Spanishhospitals.CHCpatientstreatedwithpeginterferonα-2aplusribavirinwereincluded.EVRwasdefinedasundetectablehepatitisCvirus(HCV)-ribonucleicacid(RNA)or≥2logHCV-RNAdecreaseafter12wkoftreatment.AbivariateanalysisofsociodemographicandclinicalvariablesassociatedwithEVRwascarriedout.IndependentfactorsassociatedwithanEVRwereanalyzedusingamultipleregressionanalysisthatincludedthefollowingbaselinedemographicandclinicalvariables:age(≤40yearsvs>40years),gender,race,educationallevel,maritalstatusandfamilystatus,weight,alcoholandtobaccoconsumption,sourceofHCVinfection,alanineaminotransferase(ALT)andaspartateaminotransferase(AST)levels,andgammaglutamyltranspeptidase(GGT)(≤85IU/mLvs>85IU/mL),serumferritin,serumHCV-RNAconcentration(<400000vs≥400000),genotype(1/4vs3/4),cirrhoticstatusandribavirindose(800/1000/1200mg/d).RESULTS:Atotalof1014patientswereincludedinthestudy.Meanageofthepatientswas44.3±9.8years,70%weremale,and97%wereCaucasian.ThemainsourcesofHCVinfectionwereintravenousdrugabuse(25%)andbloodtransfusion(23%).SeventyeightpercentwereinfectedwithHCVgenotype1/4(68%hadgenotype1)and22%withgenotypes2/3.TheHCV-RNAlevelwas>400000IU/mLin74%ofpatients.ThemeanALTandASTlevelswere88.4±69.7IU/mLand73.9±64.4IU/mL,respectively,andmeanGGTlevelwas82±91.6IU/mL.Themeanferritinlevelwas266±284.8μg/L.Only6.2%ofpatientspresentedwithcirrhosis.Allpatientsreceived180mgofpeginterferonα-2a.Themostfrequentlyusedribavirindoseswere1000mg/d(41%)and1200mg/d(41%).Theplannedtreatm
简介:瞄准:在Crohn的疾病(CD)调查单核白血球的函数病人并且相关这与联系疾病的核苷酸绑定oligomerizationdomain-2(NOD2)基因变体。方法:从47个连续地提交的CD病人和9健康供血者的单核白血球与interleukin(IL)是有教养的-4和granulocyte巨噬细胞刺激殖民地的因素(GM-CSF),并且与脂肪的多糖(LPS)或muramyldipeptide(MDP)刺激了,NOD2的通常认为的ligand。结果:我们发现从CD病人的单核白血球区分了在试管内到成熟树枝状的房间(DC),由免疫显型和形态学决定了。NOD2遗传型在所有题目被估计,并且我们观察到在NOD2的不成熟、刺激LPS的DC上的高CD86表示变异CD病人,作为与wtNOD2CD病人和控制相比。由对比,导致到成熟,MDP源于变异NOD2的题目的DC的CD86表示层次比得上正常题目的那些。在耐心房间的文化的IL-12p70的数量与MDP比在在LPS治疗,然而并非术后疗法以后的控制大。结论:我们的结果建议在NOD2基因与变化从病人获得的DC显示高CD86表示描绘的激活的显型,但是当与终端相比区别分阶段执行时,有减少的回答到MDP。我们推测单核白血球的改变的区别可能导致在发炎和单核白血球的杀死的能力之间的不平衡,并且可能与CD的致病相关。
简介:AIM:Tocomparetwotypesofclassificationofintestinalmetaplasia(IM)ofthestomachandtoexploretheirrelationshiptogastriccarcinoma.METHODS:Forty-sevencasesofgastricIMwereclassifiedintotypeortypeaccordingtomucinhistochemicalstainingandcomparedwithanovelclassificationinwhichthespecimenswereclassifiedintosimpleIM(SIM)oratypicalIMaccordingtopolymorphismintermsofatypicalchangesofthemetaplasticepithelium.Forty-sevenIMandthirty-sevengastriccarcinomasa...
简介:目的研究c—erbB—2和c—myc癌基因在胃癌组织中扩增的意义。方法应用非放射性原位杂交技术检测81例胃癌标本中c—erbB—2和c—myc的扩增情况。结果C—erbB—2和c—myc在胃癌中的扩增率分别为50.6%和67.9%。c—erbB—2基因与胃癌组织分化程度、浸润深度及淋巴结转移有关(P〈0.05),分化程度越差、浸润深度越深、淋巴结有转移,c—erbB—2基因表达率越高,而C—myc癌基因与胃癌组织分化程度、浸润深度及淋巴结转移无关。两基因的扩增具有显著的相关性(x^2=7.26,P〈0.01)。结论c—erbB—2和c—myc扩增是胃癌发生过程中的一个重要的生物学因素,且两者具有较好的协同作用。
简介:AIM:ToinvestigatetheroleoftheoverexpressionofB7-H3inapoptosisincolorectalcancercelllinesandtheunderlyingmolecularmechanisms.METHODS:SW620cellsthathighlyoverexpressedB7-H3(SW620-B7-H3-EGFP)andHCT8cellsstablytransfectedwithB7-H3shRNA(HCT8-shB7-H3)werepreviouslyconstructedinourlaboratory.CellstransfectedwithpIRES2-EGFPwereusedasnegativecontrols(SW620-NCandHCT8-NC).Real-timePCRandwesternblottinganalysiswereusedtodetectthemRNAandproteinexpressionsoftheapoptosisregulatorproteinsBcl-2,Bcl-xlandBax.Acellproliferationassaywasusedtoevaluatethesurvivalrateanddrugsensitivityofthecells.Theeffectofdrugresistancewasdetectedbyacellcycleassay.Activecaspase-3westernblottingwasusedtoreflecttheanti-apoptoticabilityofcells.WesternblottingwasalsoperformedtodeterminetheexpressionofproteinsassociatedwiththeJak2-STAT3signalingpathwayandtheapoptosisregulatorproteinsafterthetreatmentwithAG490,aJak2specificinhibitor,inB7-H3overexpressingcells.ThedatawereanalyzedbyGraphPadPrism6usinganon-pairedt-test.RESULTS:WhetherbyoverexpressioninSW620cellsordownregulationinHCT8,B7-H3significantlyaffectedtheexpressionofanti-andpro-apoptoticproteins,atboththetranscriptionalandtranslationallevels,comparedwiththenegativecontrol(P<0.05).AcellproliferationassayrevealedthatB7-H3overexpressionincreasedthedrugresistanceofcellsandresultedinahighersurvivalrate(P<0.05).Inaddition,theresultsofcellcycleandactivecaspase-3westernblottingprovedthatB7-H3overexpressioninhibitedapoptosisincolorectalcancercelllines(P<0.05).B7-H3overexpressionimprovedJak2andSTAT3phosphorylationand,inturn,increasedtheexpressionofthedownstreamanti-apoptoticproteinsB-cellCLL/lymphoma2(Bcl-2)andBcl-xl,basedonwesternblotting(P<0.05).AftertreatingB7-H3overexpressingcellswiththeJak2-specificinhibitorAG490,thephosphorylationofJak2andSTAT3,andtheexp
简介:AIMTodeterminetheroleofcorticotropinreleasingfactorreceptor(CRF2)inepithelialpermeabilityandenterocytecelldifferentiation.METHODSForthispurpose,weusedratSpragueDawleyandvariouscoloncarcinomacelllines(SW620,HCT8R,HT-29andCaco-2celllines).ExpressionofCRF2proteinwasanalyzedbyfluorescentimmunolabelinginnormalratcolonandthenbywesternblotindissociatedcolonicepithelialcellsandinthelysatesofcoloncarcinomacelllinesorduringtheearlydifferentiationofHT-29cells(tenfirstdays).ToassesstheimpactofCRF2signalingoncoloniccelldifferentiation,HT-29andCaco-2cellswereexposedtoUrocortin3recombinantproteins(Ucn3,100nmol/L).Insomeexperiments,cellswerepre-exposedtotheastressin2b(A2b)aCRF2antagonistinordertoinhibittheactionofUcn3.Intestinalcelldifferentiationwasfirstanalyzedbyfunctionalassays:thetrans-cellularpermeabilityandthepara-cellularpermeabilityweredeterminedbyDextran-FITCintakeandmeasureofthetransepithelialelectricalresistancerespectively.Morphologicalmodificationsassociatedtoepithelialdysfunctionwereanalyzedbyconfocalmicroscopyafterfluorescentlabelingofactin(phaloidin-TRITC)andintercellularadhesionproteinssuchasE-cadherin,p120ctn,occludinandZO-1.Theestablishmentofmatureadherensjunctions(AJ)wasmonitoredbyfollowingthedistributionofAJproteinsinlipidraftfractions,afterseparationofcelllysatesonsucrosegradients.Finally,themRNAandtheproteinexpressionlevelsofcharacteristicmarkersofintestinalepithelialcell(IEC)differentiationsuchasthetranscriptionalfactorkrüppel-likefactor4(KLF4)orthedipeptidylpeptidaseIV(DPPIV)wereperformedbyRT-PCRandwesternblotrespectively.ThespecificactivitiesofDPPIVandalkalinephosphatase(AP)enzymesweredeterminedbyacolorimetricmethod.RESULTSCRF2proteinispreferentiallyexpressedinundifferentiatedepithelialcellsfromthecryptsofcolonandinhumancoloncarcinoma
简介:瞄准:为了在病人调查胰岛素抵抗和糖尿病的临床的参数的流行,由长期的丙肝(CHC)或长期的肝炎B(CHB)影响了。方法:我们回顾地评估了经历了肝活体检视的852个连续病人(726CHC和126CHB)。我们记录了年龄,性别,中高音,类型2糖尿病或新陈代谢的症候群(MS),身体团索引(BMI),和明显的疾病持续时间(增加)。结果:年龄,增加,BMI,在有温和/中等的肝纤维变性的病人的MS和糖尿病的流行在CHC是显著地更高的。然而,脂肪变性的度和在肝活体检视评估的肝纤维变性没在CHC和CHB病人之间不同。在多变量分析,年龄,性别,BMI,中高音和糖尿病是为在CHC的肝纤维变性的独立风险因素,而仅仅年龄与在CHB的肝纤维变性有关。我们也评估了在重要脂肪变性之间的协会(>30%)并且年龄,性别,BMI,糖尿病,MS和肝纤维变性。糖尿病,BMI和肝纤维变性与脂肪变性>被联系30%在CHC,而仅仅年龄和BMI与在CHB的脂肪变性有关。结论:这些数据可以显示丙肝病毒感染是为胰岛素抵抗的一个风险因素。
简介:Medicaltherapyfortype2diabetesmellitusisineffectiveinthelongtermduetotheprogressivenatureofthedisease,whichrequiresincreasingmedicationdosesandpolypharmacy.Conversely,bariatricsurgeryhasemergedasacost-effectivestrategyforobesediabeticindividuals;ithaslowcomplicationratesandresultsindurableweightloss,glycemiccontrolandimprovementsinthequalityoflife,obesity-relatedco-morbidityandoverallsurvival.Thefindingthatglucosehomeostasiscanbeachievedwithaweightloss-independentmechanismimmediatelyafterbariatricsurgery,especiallygastricbypass,hasledtotheparadigmofmetabolicsurgery.However,theprimaryfocusofmetabolicsurgeryisthealterationofthephysio-anatomyofthegastrointestinaltracttoachieveglycemiccontrol,metaboliccontrolandcardio-metabolicriskreduction.Todate,metabolicsurgeryisstillnotwelldefined,asitisusedmostfrequentlyforlessobesepatientswithpoorlycontrolleddiabetes.Themechanismofglycemiccontrolisstillincompletelyunderstood.Publishedresearchfindingsonmetabolicsurgeryarepromising,butmanyaspectsstillneedtobedefined.Thispaperexaminestheproposedmechanismofdiabetesremission,theefficacyofdifferenttypesofmetabolicprocedures,thedurabilityofglucosecontrol,andtherisksandcomplicationsassociatedwiththisprocedure.Weproposeatailoredapproachfortheselectionoftheidealmetabolicprocedurefordifferentgroupsofpatients,consideringtheindicationsandprognosticfactorsfordiabetesremission.
简介:目的探讨微小RNA-363(miR-363)靶向调控E2F转录因子3(E2F3)的表达对HepG2细胞增殖和凋亡的影响。方法体外培养HepG2细胞,采用Lipofectamine法将miR-363抑制剂或其阴性对照转染到HepG2细胞,继续培养48h,收获细胞,采用四噻唑蓝(MTT)法测定细胞增殖率,使用流式细胞术法检测细胞凋亡率,采用实时荧光RT-PCR法检测HepG2细胞miR-363mRNA水平,采用WesternBlot法检测HepG2细胞E2F3、BAX和Caspase-3蛋白表达水平。结果对照组HepG2细胞增殖率为(96.4±9.7)%,显著高于抑制剂处理组【(72.3±6.5)%,P<0.05】,凋亡率为(8.2±1.4)%,显著低于抑制剂处理组【(9.7±0.8)%,P<0.05】;对照组HepG2细胞miR-363mRNA相对水平为(1.0±0.1),显著高于抑制剂处理组【(0.6±0.2),P<0.05】,E2F3蛋白表达量为(1.0±0.1),显著高于抑制剂处理组【(0.6±0.1),P<0.05】,而对照组HepG2细胞Bax和Caspase-3蛋白表达量分别为(0.4±0.0)和(0.5±0.1),均显著低于抑制剂处理组【(0.6±0.1)和(0.7±0.0),P均<0.05】。结论miR-363可靶向调控E2F3的表达,抑制HepG2细胞增殖,诱导其凋亡。本研究结果为肝癌靶向治疗提供了一定的理论依据。
简介:瞄准:把在病人之间的标准肝炎B(HBV)种痘的反应与长期的丙肝作比较病毒(HCV)感染和健康个人。方法:这是未来的盒子控制研究。有长期的HCV感染和40健康控制的38个病人的一个总数被包括。种痘被20大杯recombinantHBsAg的注射在瞬间0,1和6点执行进三角肌肌肉。Anti-HBs集中是在最后剂量以后决定了3瞬间并且在二个组之间比较了。反应模式是被描绘(1)高反应当anti-HBs抗体效价是>时100IU/L,(2)低反应当效价是10-100IU/L时并且(3)没有反应当效价是<时10IU/L。结果:在耐心的组,有10/38(26.3%)非应答者,8/38(21.1%)低应答者并且20/38(52.6%)高应答者。在控制组的相应价值是2/40(5.0%),7/40(17.5%)和31/40(77.5%)分别地。反应模式在二个组之间是统计上不同的。在里面多变量分析,吸烟是重要confounder,当HCV感染与更低的抗体反应失去了它的重要关联时。结论:有长期的HCV感染的病人趋于与健康个人相比对HBV种痘微弱地作出回应,尽管这关联不是独立的根据多变量分析。
简介:瞄准:Disabled-2(DAB2)是在卵巢的癌症识别否定地影响生长因素和块地岬活动的致有丝分裂信号转导变异的候选人tumor-suppressor基因。在最近的研究,我们用cDNA在ESCC观察了DAB2抄本的下面规定微数组。在现在的学习,我们试图在食道的肿瘤发生决定DAB2蛋白质的损失的临床的意义,假设那个DAB2倡导者调停hypermethylation的基因silencing可以说明蛋白质的损失。方法:DAB2表示被免疫组织化学在50主要食道的有鳞的房间分析癌(ESCC),30不同增生,15发育异常和10非恶意的食道的纸巾。决定倡导者hypermethylation是否在ESCC贡献DAB2表示的损失,DAB2倡导者的甲基化地位用methylation特定的PCR在DAB2免疫否定的肿瘤被分析。结果:DAB2蛋白质的损失在5/30(17%)被观察增生,10/15(67%)发育异常和34/50(68%)ESCC。DAB2蛋白质的重要损失从食道的正常粘膜被观察到增生,发育异常和侵略癌症(P(趋势)<0.001)。DAB2的倡导者hypermethylation在10中的2个被观察(20%)DAB2免疫否定的ESCC。结论:DAB2蛋白质表示的损失发生在食道的癌症的开发的早pre肿瘤的阶段并且在致瘤的小径下面被支撑。在ESCC的很少发生的DAB2倡导者甲基化建议渐成说基因silencing仅仅是在ESCC引起DAB2表示的损失的机制之一。
简介:肝脏的外分泌功能具有非常重要的作用,除了参与消化吸收以外,人体内大量化合物的代谢都需肝脏的处理并由胆汁排泄,这个外分泌过程就需要肝胆转运系统的参与,肝脏的转运系统中包含着许多的载体蛋白,这些载体蛋白与肝炎,肝内胆汁郁积,肿瘤化疗药物的耐受以及多种肝脏遗传性疾病有着密切的关系.本文所要综述的多药耐药相关蛋白2(themuhidrugresistanceprotein2,MRP2)就是这类载体中的一个.目前关于MRP2的研究主要集中在MRP2介导的肿瘤耐药以及MRP2缺乏所导致的高胆红素血症这两个方面.本文从MRP2的结构功能、与肿瘤化疗耐药之间的关系,MRP2缺乏与高胆红素血症之间的关系以及MRP2表达障碍时MRP3对其代偿作用等方面,对MRP2的研究进展作一简单介绍.