简介:程序性死亡分子-1(PD-1)是T淋巴细胞膜表面表达的负向协同刺激分子,与其主要配体(PD-L1)形成通路后,可以减弱T淋巴细胞的免疫反应,甚至导致T淋巴细胞功能衰竭。PD-1/PD-L1信号通路在乙型肝炎病毒感染后的效应T细胞免疫耐受中具有重要作用,阻断该途径可能是抗病毒治疗的方向之一,具有良好的应用前景。
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:目的构建HCV感染相关干扰素IFNL4蛋白融合His标签的真核表达载体,并将其在293-T细胞中表达后进行初步纯化鉴定。方法采用PCR法从含人IFNL4基因序列的质粒pFC14A-p179中扩增出目的片段,将其定向连接到pcDNA3.1-His真核表达载体中,经酶切和测序鉴定正确后,以脂质体法转染293-T细胞,培养72h后裂解细胞,采用抗His-Tag抗体行蛋白质印迹法检测目的蛋白的表达。结果成功构建了真核表达载体pcDNA3.1-IFNL4-His,转染后经Westernblot法检测显示20kDa位置有目的蛋白条带,大小与目的蛋白相符。结论我们成功构建了HCV感染相关IFNL4与His标签融合的真核表达载体,体外转染293-T细胞后鉴定其工作良好,为后续对干扰素在HCV感染及抗肝纤维化治疗中的研究奠定了基础。
简介:瞄准:与ulcerative(UC)在病人的结肠的粘膜检验metalloproteinase-1(MMP-1)和metalloproteinase-1(TIMP-1)的织物禁止者的表示。方法:颠倒抄写聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR),免疫组织化学被用来与UC和控制在病人在mRNA和蛋白质层次学习MMP-1和TIMP-1的表达式。在MMP-1mRNA,TIMP-1mRNA,MMP-1mRNA/TIMP-1mRNA比率和有UC的病人的临床的症状的严厉之间的关系也被分析。结果:MMP-1mRNA和TIMP-1mRNA在的表示溃烂并且煽动了结肠的粘膜在非煽动的结肠的粘膜比那显著地高(P<0.001),但是有不,统计上,在UC病人和正常的非煽动的结肠的粘膜的有效差量控制(P>0.05)。在UC病人的溃烂的结肠的粘膜的MMP-1和TIMP-1的mRNA表达式被80褶层和2.2褶层增加,分别地什么时候与正常控制相比。在煽动的结肠的粘膜,增加分别地是30褶层和1.6褶层。Immunohistochemical分析显示出那在之中溃烂,发炎,并且UC病人的非煽动的结肠的mucosae和正常控制,MMP-1表示的积极的率分别地是87%,87%,40%和35%,并且TIMP-1表示的积极的率分别地是89%,89%,80%和75%。而且,MMP-1mRNA,TIMP-1mRNA和MMP-1mRNA/TIMP-1mRNA比率的表示与临床的症状(P<0.05)的严厉被相关。结论:在结肠的粘膜在UC病人引起细胞外的矩阵(ECM)和溃疡的过多的水解作用的diseased的MMP-1的过多的表示。MMP-1mRNA,TIMP-1mRNA和MMP-1mRNA/TIMP-1mRNA比率能被用作简历标记与UC在病人判定临床的症状的严厉。外长的TIMP-1或MMP-1禁止者治疗是为有UC的病人的新奇治疗。
简介:目的观察分子吸附再循环系统(MARS)对肝衰竭患者Th1/Th2型细胞因子水平的影响,探讨MARS在肝衰竭治疗中的临床价值。方法28例肝衰竭患者接受MARS治疗,采用ELISA法测定血清TNF-α、IFN-γ、IL-6、IL-10和IL-12水平,比较其在治疗前后的变化。结果在MARS治疗结束时,患者血清TNF-α、IFN-γ、IL-6水平分别为(40.3±3.7)pg/ml、(25.9±1.9)pg/ml、(33.6±2.5)pg/ml,显著低于治疗前【(81.5±6.2)pg/ml、(49.3±2.2)pg/ml、(66.8±4.1)pg/ml,P均〈0.01】;治疗结束时血清IL-10和IL-12水平分别为(39.3±2.6)pg/ml和(168.7±8.5)pg/ml,显著高于治疗前【(37.1±1.9)pg/ml和(98.6±6.5)pg/ml,P〈0.01】;在MARS治疗结束后7d,患者TNF-α、IFN-γ、IL-6、IL-10和IL-12水平分别为(80.3±3.9)pg/ml、(48.6±2.1)pg/ml、(65.1±2.4)pg/ml、(38.4±2.2)pg/ml、(99.8.6±7.9)pg/ml,与治疗前相比,差异无显著性(P〉0.05)。结论MARS治疗肝衰竭患者有利于纠正失衡的Th1/Th2型细胞因子水平,减轻免疫反应对肝组织的损伤,为肝细胞再生提供机会。
简介:AIMToinvestigatetherolesandinteractionsofmutThomolog(MTH)-1andhypoxia-induciblefactor(HIF)-1αinhumancolorectalcancer(CRC).METHODS:TheexpressionanddistributionofHIF-1αandMTH-1proteinsweredetectedinhumanCRCtissuesbyimmunohistochemistryandquantitativerealtimepolymerasechainreaction(qRT-PCR).SW480andHT-29cellswereexposedtonormoxiaorhypoxia.ProteinandmRNAlevelsofHIF-1αandMTH-1wereanalyzedbywesternblottingandqRT-PCR,respectively.InordertodeterminetheeffectofHIF-1αontheexpressionofMTH-1andtheamountof8-oxodeoxyguanosinetriphosphate(dGTP)inSW480andHT-29cells,HIF-1αwassilencedwithsmallinterferingRNA(siRNA).GrowthstudieswereconductedoncellswithHIF-1αinhibitionusingaxenografttumormodel.Finally,MTH-1proteinwasdetectedbywesternblottinginvivo.RESULTS:HighMTH-1mRNAexpressionwasdetectedin64.2%ofcases(54/84),andthiswassignificantlycorrelatedwithtumorstage(P=0.023)andsize(P=0.043).HIF-1αproteinexpressionwascorrelatedsignificantlywithMTH-1expression(R=0.640;P〈0.01)inhumanCRCtissues.HypoxicstressinducedmRNAandproteinexpressionofMTH-1inSW480andHT-29cells.InhibitionofHIF-1αbysiRNAdecreasedtheexpressionofMTH-1andledtotheaccumulationof8-oxo-dGTPinSW480andHT-29cells.Intheinvivoxenografttumormodel,expressionofMTH-1wasdecreasedintheHIF-1αsiRNAgroup,andthetumorvolumewasmuchsmallerthanthatinthemocksiRNAgroup.CONCLUSION:MTH-1expressioninCRCcellswasupregulatedviaHIF-1αinresponsetohypoxicstress,emphasizingthecrucialroleofHIF-1α-inducedMTH-1intumorgrowth.
简介:AIM:Toinvestigatetheeffectsofc-mybantisenseRNAoncellproliferationandtheexpressionofc-myb,TGF-β1andα1-Ⅰcollageninculturedhepaticstellatecells(HSC)fromrats.METHODS:Recombinantretroviralvectorofc-mybantisensegene(pDOR-myb)wasconstructed,andthentransfectedintoretroviralpackagecelllinePA317bymeansofDOTAP.ThepseudovirusesproducedfromtheresistantPA317cellswereselectedwithG418toinfectHSCsisolatedfromratlivers.Thecellproliferationwasmeasuredby3-[4,5-Dimethylthiazolzyl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazo-diumbromide(MTT)method.Theexpressionofc-myb,α1-ⅠcollagenandTGF-β1rnRNA,andc-mybproteininHSCswasdetectedwithsemi-quantitivereversetranseription-polymerasechainreaction(RT-PCR)andWestern-blotrespectively.RESULTS:HSCsfromratswereisolatedsuccessfullywiththeviability>98%.InthepDOR-mybinfectedHSCs,thecmybproteinexpression,cellproliferation,andα1-ⅠcollagenandTGF-β1mRNAexpressionwererepressedsignificantlycomparedwiththeircorrespondingcontrolgroups(P<0.01).CONCLUSION:c-mybplaysakeyroleinactivationandproliferationofHSC.c-mybantisenseRNAcaninhibitcellproliferation,α1-ⅠcollagenandTGF-β1mRNAexpression,suggestingthatinhibitionofc-mybgeneexpressionmightbeapotentialwayforthetreatmentofliverfibrosis.
简介:目的观察内镜下高频电凝加PPI治疗岛型及舌型SSBE的近中期疗效及安全性。方法经内镜及病理检查确诊的岛型及舌型SSBE病例39例,随机及自愿结合分组。23例治疗组患者在内镜下对岛型及舌型SSBE病灶施行高频电凝治疗,同时口服雷贝拉唑,20mg,bid,疗程4周。16例对照组患者则单纯予雷贝拉唑口服,20mg,bid,持续抑酸治疗。分别于治疗后第3个月、6个月、12个月、18个月及24个月行胃镜随访,对照原内镜图片,观察各组岛型及舌型SSBE病灶的变化,并在原病灶处取活组织检查其病理改变。对治疗组中复查内镜未达显效者,再次行镜下电凝治疗并予雷贝拉唑口服,20mg,bid,疗程4周。结果治疗组随访病例平均显效率87.6%,总有效率100%;未出现出血、穿孔及食管狭窄等并发症。对照组平均显效率6.6%,平均总有效率26.5%,平均无效率73.5%。结论经内镜下高频电凝加PPI治疗岛型及舌型SSBE安全,近期疗效明显。