Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide.This study aimed to analyze the expression of centromere protein H(CENP-H) in breast cancer and to correlate it with clinicopathologic data,includin...Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide.This study aimed to analyze the expression of centromere protein H(CENP-H) in breast cancer and to correlate it with clinicopathologic data,including patient survival.Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting to detect the expression of CENP-H in normal mammary epithelial cells,immortalized mammary epithelial cell lines,and breast cancer cell lines,we observed that the mRNA and protein levels of CENP-H were higher in breast cancer cell lines and in immortalized mammary epithelial cells than in normal mammary epithelial cells.We next examined CENP-H expression in 307 paraffin-embedded archived samples of clinicopathologically characterized breast cancer using immunohistochemistry,and detected high CENP-H expression in 134(43.6%) samples.Statistical analysis showed that CENP-H expression was related with clinical stage(P = 0.001),T classification(P = 0.032),N classification(P = 0.018),and Ki-67(P < 0.001).Patients with high CENP-H expression had short overall survival.Multivariate analysis showed that CENP-H expression was an independent prognostic indicator for patient survival.Our results suggest that CENP-H protein is a valuable marker of breast cancer progression and prognosis.展开更多
AIM: To construct a live attenuated Salmonella ty- phimurium (S. typhimurium) strain harboring the H pylori neutrophil activating protein (HP-NAP) gene as an oral recombinant DNA vaccine, and to evaluate its immuno- g...AIM: To construct a live attenuated Salmonella ty- phimurium (S. typhimurium) strain harboring the H pylori neutrophil activating protein (HP-NAP) gene as an oral recombinant DNA vaccine, and to evaluate its immuno- genicity. METHODS: By genetic engineering methods, the ge- nomic DNA of H pylori was extracted as a template. The total length of the HP-NAP gene was amplified by poly- merase chain reaction (PCR) and cloned into pBT vector for sequencing and BLAST analysis, then subcloned into a eukaryotic expression vector pIRES followed by PCR identification and restriction enzyme digestion. The iden- tified recombinant plasmid pIRES-NAP was transfected into COS-7 cells for target fusion protein expression, and its antigenicity was detected by Western blotting. Then the recombinant plasmid was transformed into a live attenuated S. typhimurium strain SL7207 as an oral vac- cine strain, and its immunogenicity was evaluated with animal experiments. RESULTS: A 435 bp product was cloned using high homology with HP-NAP gene in GenBank (more than 98%). With identification by PCR and restriction enzyme digestion, a recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid pIRES-NAP containing the HP-NAP gene of H pylori was successfully constructed. The expressed target protein had a specific reaction with H pylorii whole cell antibody and showed a single strip result detected by Western blotting. Oral immunization of mice with recombinant DNA vaccine strain SL7207 (pIRES-NAP) also induced a specific immune response. CONCLUSION: The successful construction of HP-NAP oral DNA vaccine with good immunogenicity may help to further investigate its immunoprotection effects and de- velop vaccine against H pylori infection.展开更多
Objective: To study protein-protein interaction between heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H(hn RNP H) and Dengue virus(DENV) proteins. Methods: DENV proteins were screened against the host hn RNP H protein, in o...Objective: To study protein-protein interaction between heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H(hn RNP H) and Dengue virus(DENV) proteins. Methods: DENV proteins were screened against the host hn RNP H protein, in order to identify the host-viral protein-protein interactions in DENV infected THP-1 cells by co-immunoprecipitation. The co-localization of the interacting proteins was further confirmed by immunofluorescence microscopy. Results: The host protein hn RNP H was found to interact with DENV nonstructural 1 protein and help the virus to multiply in the cell. Conclusions: The non-structural 1 glycoprotein is a key modulator of host immune response and is also involved in viral replication. Therefore, disruption of this key interaction between hn RNP H and DENV nonstructural 1 could be an important therapeutic strategy for management of DENV infection.展开更多
AIM: To determine the overall prevalence of H pylori and CagA positive H pylori infection and the prevalence of other bacterial and viral causes of chronic infection in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), and ...AIM: To determine the overall prevalence of H pylori and CagA positive H pylori infection and the prevalence of other bacterial and viral causes of chronic infection in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), and the potential role of anti-heat-shock protein 60 (Hsp60) anti- body response to these proteins in increasing the risk of CHD development. METHODS: Eighty patients with CHD and 160 controls were employed. We also compared the levels of anti- heat-shock protein 60 (Hsp60) antibodies in the two groups. The H pylori infection and the CagA status were determined serologically, using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and a Western blotting method developed in our laboratory. Systemic antibodies to Hsp60 were determined by a sandwich ELISA, using a polyclonal antibody to Hsp60 to sensitise polystyrene plates and a commercially available human Hsp60 as an antigen. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of H pylori infec- tion was 78.7% (n = 63) in patients and 76.2% (n = 122) in controls (P = 0.07). Patients infected by CagA- positive (CagA+) H pylori strains were 71.4% (n = 45) vs 52.4% of infected controls (P = 0.030, OR = 2.27). Sys-temic levels of IgG to Hsp60 were increased in H pylori- negative patients compared with uninfected controls (P < 0.001) and CagA-positive infected patients compared with CagA-positive infected controls (P = 0.007). CONCLUSION: CagA positive H pylori infection may concur to the development of CHD; high levels of anti- Hsp60 antibodies may constitute a marker and/or a con- comitant pathogenic factor of the disease.展开更多
[Objective] This study aimed to construct the recombinant expression plasmids containing H and F protein genes of Canine distemper virus isolated from a mink and to express these two genes in prokaryotic cells as well...[Objective] This study aimed to construct the recombinant expression plasmids containing H and F protein genes of Canine distemper virus isolated from a mink and to express these two genes in prokaryotic cells as well as to study the reactogenicity of the expressed products. [Method] RT-PCR amplification was used to obtain H and F protein genes; TA cloning and subcloning techniques were used to construct the cloning plasmids( pMD-18T-H and pMD-18T-F) and recombinant expression plasmids( pET28a-H and pET28a-F) ; SDS-PAGE and Western-blotting were adopted to verify whether the target proteins were successfully expressed. [Result] The recombinant expression plasmids pET28a-H and pET28a-F containing H and F protein genes of Canine distemper virus isolated from a mink were successfully constructed,and both the expressed H and F proteins with respectively relative molecular mass of 31 400 and 38 200 produced positive reaction with the CDV standard positive serum. [Conclusion] The H and F proteins expressed in prokaryotic cells were the same with the natural ones in terms of reactogenicity,which can be utilized for diagnosis of a CDV's infection or for an epidemiological investigation. Meanwhile,they also provide a basis for developing genetically engineered subunit vaccines.展开更多
AIM: To explore the mechanism by which H pylori causes activation of gastric epithelial cells. METHODS: A VacA (+) and CagA (+) standard H pylori line NCTC 11637 and a human gastric adenocarcinoma derived gastric epit...AIM: To explore the mechanism by which H pylori causes activation of gastric epithelial cells. METHODS: A VacA (+) and CagA (+) standard H pylori line NCTC 11637 and a human gastric adenocarcinoma derived gastric epithelial cell line BGC-823 were applied in the study. MTT assay and 3H-TdR incorporation test were used to detect the proliferation of BGC-823 cells and Western blotting was used to detect the activity and existence of related proteins. RESULTS: Incubation with H pylori extract increased the proliferation of gastric epithelial cells, reflected by both live cell number and DNA synthesis rate. The activity of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) signal transduction cascade increased within 20 min after in- cubation with H pylori extract and appeared to be a sus- tained event. MAPK/ERK kinase (MEK) inhibitor PD98059 abolished the action of H pylori extract on both ERK activity and cell proliferation. Incubation with H pylori extract increased c-Fos expression and SRE-dependent gene expression. H pylori extract caused phosphorylation of several proteins including a protein with molecular size of 97.4 kDa and tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein inhibited the activation of ERK and the proliferation of cells caused by H pylori extract. CONCLUSION: Biologically active elements in H pylori extract cause proliferation of gastric epithelial cells through activating tyrosine kinase and ERK signal trans- duction cascade.展开更多
为探究湿热处理对花生球蛋白Ara h 3抗原性的影响,采用硫酸铵分级沉淀法从花生脱脂粉中分离纯化出Ara h 3,进行不同温度、时间和质量浓度的湿热处理,通过正交试验确定最优湿热处理条件,采用间接ELISA法检测湿热处理后Ara h 3抗原性变化...为探究湿热处理对花生球蛋白Ara h 3抗原性的影响,采用硫酸铵分级沉淀法从花生脱脂粉中分离纯化出Ara h 3,进行不同温度、时间和质量浓度的湿热处理,通过正交试验确定最优湿热处理条件,采用间接ELISA法检测湿热处理后Ara h 3抗原性变化,测定外源荧光、游离巯基含量以及圆二色光谱,从蛋白结构的变化解释湿热处理对Ara h 3抗原性的影响。研究表明:湿热处理能够降低Ara h 3抗原性,且在质量浓度10 mg/mL、90℃处理30 min时,抗原性降至最低;湿热处理后的Ara h 3荧光强度、表面疏水性增强,三级结构发生变化;游离巯基含量增加、空间结构发生改变;α-螺旋和β-折叠含量降低,无规则卷曲含量增加,二级结构发生变化。湿热处理后Ara h 3空间结构发生改变,部分抗原表位遭到破坏或被包埋,抗原性降低。展开更多
Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), one of the most common bacterial pathogens on human beings, colonizes the gastric mucosa. In its 95 paralogous gene families, there is a large outer membrane protein (OMP) family. It in...Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), one of the most common bacterial pathogens on human beings, colonizes the gastric mucosa. In its 95 paralogous gene families, there is a large outer membrane protein (OMP) family. It includes 32 members. These OMP are important for the diagnosis, protective immunity, pathogenicity of H pylori and so on. They are significantly associated with high H pylori density,the damage of gastric mucosa, high mucosal IL-8 levels and severe neutrophil infiltration. We introduce their research progress on pathogenicity.展开更多
目的基于美国癌症肿瘤基因图谱(the cancer genome atlas,TCGA)数据库分析铜调节的细胞死亡相关基因与前列腺癌患者预后和免疫细胞浸润的关系。方法从TCGA数据库下载所有前列腺癌患者的基因数据,其中包括前列腺癌组织501例,正常组织52...目的基于美国癌症肿瘤基因图谱(the cancer genome atlas,TCGA)数据库分析铜调节的细胞死亡相关基因与前列腺癌患者预后和免疫细胞浸润的关系。方法从TCGA数据库下载所有前列腺癌患者的基因数据,其中包括前列腺癌组织501例,正常组织52例。运用R软件提取前列腺癌患者中铜调节的细胞死亡相关基因表达矩阵,进行差异分析、多因素回归分析筛选出预后基因,对预后基因进行生存分析,同时探讨预后相关基因与免疫细胞之间的相关性。结果甘氨酸裂解系统蛋白H(GCSH)与前列腺癌患者的预后显著相关,同时发现其与前列腺癌患者中的树突细胞、CD8^(+)T细胞、浆细胞也显著相关(P<0.05)。结论GCSH基因在前列腺癌的发生、发展中起重要作用,有望成为前列腺癌预后的标志物。展开更多
文摘目的 探讨益肾排毒方治疗老年糖尿病肾病患者疗效及对24 h尿蛋白、β2微球蛋白的影响。方法 将武汉市中医医院2019年1月—2021年4月收治的老年糖尿病肾病患者101例,随机对照表法随机分为对照组53例和观察组48例。对照组采用降糖、降压、控制蛋白、纠正电解质代谢紊乱、肾性贫血及肾性骨病等对症治疗;在此基础上,观察组采用益肾排毒方治疗,两组均治疗12周。比较两组的临床疗效及不良反应状况,测定白细胞介素-6(interleukin-6,IL-6)、C反应蛋白(C-reactive protein, CRP)、血肌酐(serum creatinine, Scr)、尿素氮(urea nitrogen, BUN)及24 h尿蛋白(24 h urine protein quantification, 24 h Upro)、β2-微球蛋白(β2-microglobulin, β2-MG)。结果 观察组治疗后血清IL-6与CRP低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。观察组治疗后SCR、BUN及24 h Upro、β2-MG水平低于对照组(P<0.05)。对照组有效率79.25%(42/53)与观察组93.75%(45/48)比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。对照组总不良率18.87%(10/53)与观察组27.08%(13/48)比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论 益肾排毒方对老年糖尿病肾病患者的疗效显著,可降低患者炎症因子水平,降低24 h Upro、β2-MG,改善肾功能和血管内皮功能,值得推广。
文摘Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide.This study aimed to analyze the expression of centromere protein H(CENP-H) in breast cancer and to correlate it with clinicopathologic data,including patient survival.Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting to detect the expression of CENP-H in normal mammary epithelial cells,immortalized mammary epithelial cell lines,and breast cancer cell lines,we observed that the mRNA and protein levels of CENP-H were higher in breast cancer cell lines and in immortalized mammary epithelial cells than in normal mammary epithelial cells.We next examined CENP-H expression in 307 paraffin-embedded archived samples of clinicopathologically characterized breast cancer using immunohistochemistry,and detected high CENP-H expression in 134(43.6%) samples.Statistical analysis showed that CENP-H expression was related with clinical stage(P = 0.001),T classification(P = 0.032),N classification(P = 0.018),and Ki-67(P < 0.001).Patients with high CENP-H expression had short overall survival.Multivariate analysis showed that CENP-H expression was an independent prognostic indicator for patient survival.Our results suggest that CENP-H protein is a valuable marker of breast cancer progression and prognosis.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30170427
文摘AIM: To construct a live attenuated Salmonella ty- phimurium (S. typhimurium) strain harboring the H pylori neutrophil activating protein (HP-NAP) gene as an oral recombinant DNA vaccine, and to evaluate its immuno- genicity. METHODS: By genetic engineering methods, the ge- nomic DNA of H pylori was extracted as a template. The total length of the HP-NAP gene was amplified by poly- merase chain reaction (PCR) and cloned into pBT vector for sequencing and BLAST analysis, then subcloned into a eukaryotic expression vector pIRES followed by PCR identification and restriction enzyme digestion. The iden- tified recombinant plasmid pIRES-NAP was transfected into COS-7 cells for target fusion protein expression, and its antigenicity was detected by Western blotting. Then the recombinant plasmid was transformed into a live attenuated S. typhimurium strain SL7207 as an oral vac- cine strain, and its immunogenicity was evaluated with animal experiments. RESULTS: A 435 bp product was cloned using high homology with HP-NAP gene in GenBank (more than 98%). With identification by PCR and restriction enzyme digestion, a recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid pIRES-NAP containing the HP-NAP gene of H pylori was successfully constructed. The expressed target protein had a specific reaction with H pylorii whole cell antibody and showed a single strip result detected by Western blotting. Oral immunization of mice with recombinant DNA vaccine strain SL7207 (pIRES-NAP) also induced a specific immune response. CONCLUSION: The successful construction of HP-NAP oral DNA vaccine with good immunogenicity may help to further investigate its immunoprotection effects and de- velop vaccine against H pylori infection.
基金supported by the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied SciencesDefence Research and Development Organization+1 种基金Ministry of DefenceIndia in the form of TASK-177
文摘Objective: To study protein-protein interaction between heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H(hn RNP H) and Dengue virus(DENV) proteins. Methods: DENV proteins were screened against the host hn RNP H protein, in order to identify the host-viral protein-protein interactions in DENV infected THP-1 cells by co-immunoprecipitation. The co-localization of the interacting proteins was further confirmed by immunofluorescence microscopy. Results: The host protein hn RNP H was found to interact with DENV nonstructural 1 protein and help the virus to multiply in the cell. Conclusions: The non-structural 1 glycoprotein is a key modulator of host immune response and is also involved in viral replication. Therefore, disruption of this key interaction between hn RNP H and DENV nonstructural 1 could be an important therapeutic strategy for management of DENV infection.
基金Supported by a grant from the University of Siena, PAR 2004 "H pylori infection, hosts’ aplotypes of inflammatory cytokines and the risk of ischemic heart disease"
文摘AIM: To determine the overall prevalence of H pylori and CagA positive H pylori infection and the prevalence of other bacterial and viral causes of chronic infection in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), and the potential role of anti-heat-shock protein 60 (Hsp60) anti- body response to these proteins in increasing the risk of CHD development. METHODS: Eighty patients with CHD and 160 controls were employed. We also compared the levels of anti- heat-shock protein 60 (Hsp60) antibodies in the two groups. The H pylori infection and the CagA status were determined serologically, using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and a Western blotting method developed in our laboratory. Systemic antibodies to Hsp60 were determined by a sandwich ELISA, using a polyclonal antibody to Hsp60 to sensitise polystyrene plates and a commercially available human Hsp60 as an antigen. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of H pylori infec- tion was 78.7% (n = 63) in patients and 76.2% (n = 122) in controls (P = 0.07). Patients infected by CagA- positive (CagA+) H pylori strains were 71.4% (n = 45) vs 52.4% of infected controls (P = 0.030, OR = 2.27). Sys-temic levels of IgG to Hsp60 were increased in H pylori- negative patients compared with uninfected controls (P < 0.001) and CagA-positive infected patients compared with CagA-positive infected controls (P = 0.007). CONCLUSION: CagA positive H pylori infection may concur to the development of CHD; high levels of anti- Hsp60 antibodies may constitute a marker and/or a con- comitant pathogenic factor of the disease.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province(201115194)Education Department of Jilin Province(2009.No.66)
文摘[Objective] This study aimed to construct the recombinant expression plasmids containing H and F protein genes of Canine distemper virus isolated from a mink and to express these two genes in prokaryotic cells as well as to study the reactogenicity of the expressed products. [Method] RT-PCR amplification was used to obtain H and F protein genes; TA cloning and subcloning techniques were used to construct the cloning plasmids( pMD-18T-H and pMD-18T-F) and recombinant expression plasmids( pET28a-H and pET28a-F) ; SDS-PAGE and Western-blotting were adopted to verify whether the target proteins were successfully expressed. [Result] The recombinant expression plasmids pET28a-H and pET28a-F containing H and F protein genes of Canine distemper virus isolated from a mink were successfully constructed,and both the expressed H and F proteins with respectively relative molecular mass of 31 400 and 38 200 produced positive reaction with the CDV standard positive serum. [Conclusion] The H and F proteins expressed in prokaryotic cells were the same with the natural ones in terms of reactogenicity,which can be utilized for diagnosis of a CDV's infection or for an epidemiological investigation. Meanwhile,they also provide a basis for developing genetically engineered subunit vaccines.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30340036 and No. 30470891 Grant from Jiangsu University and Zhenjiang Key Institute of Clinical Laboratory Medicine (SH2006066)
文摘AIM: To explore the mechanism by which H pylori causes activation of gastric epithelial cells. METHODS: A VacA (+) and CagA (+) standard H pylori line NCTC 11637 and a human gastric adenocarcinoma derived gastric epithelial cell line BGC-823 were applied in the study. MTT assay and 3H-TdR incorporation test were used to detect the proliferation of BGC-823 cells and Western blotting was used to detect the activity and existence of related proteins. RESULTS: Incubation with H pylori extract increased the proliferation of gastric epithelial cells, reflected by both live cell number and DNA synthesis rate. The activity of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) signal transduction cascade increased within 20 min after in- cubation with H pylori extract and appeared to be a sus- tained event. MAPK/ERK kinase (MEK) inhibitor PD98059 abolished the action of H pylori extract on both ERK activity and cell proliferation. Incubation with H pylori extract increased c-Fos expression and SRE-dependent gene expression. H pylori extract caused phosphorylation of several proteins including a protein with molecular size of 97.4 kDa and tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein inhibited the activation of ERK and the proliferation of cells caused by H pylori extract. CONCLUSION: Biologically active elements in H pylori extract cause proliferation of gastric epithelial cells through activating tyrosine kinase and ERK signal trans- duction cascade.
文摘为探究湿热处理对花生球蛋白Ara h 3抗原性的影响,采用硫酸铵分级沉淀法从花生脱脂粉中分离纯化出Ara h 3,进行不同温度、时间和质量浓度的湿热处理,通过正交试验确定最优湿热处理条件,采用间接ELISA法检测湿热处理后Ara h 3抗原性变化,测定外源荧光、游离巯基含量以及圆二色光谱,从蛋白结构的变化解释湿热处理对Ara h 3抗原性的影响。研究表明:湿热处理能够降低Ara h 3抗原性,且在质量浓度10 mg/mL、90℃处理30 min时,抗原性降至最低;湿热处理后的Ara h 3荧光强度、表面疏水性增强,三级结构发生变化;游离巯基含量增加、空间结构发生改变;α-螺旋和β-折叠含量降低,无规则卷曲含量增加,二级结构发生变化。湿热处理后Ara h 3空间结构发生改变,部分抗原表位遭到破坏或被包埋,抗原性降低。
基金Supported by the Research Plan of Jiangsu Provincial Technology Commission, No. BS2004021Advanced Talent Research Plan of Jiangsu University, No. JDG2004008
文摘Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), one of the most common bacterial pathogens on human beings, colonizes the gastric mucosa. In its 95 paralogous gene families, there is a large outer membrane protein (OMP) family. It includes 32 members. These OMP are important for the diagnosis, protective immunity, pathogenicity of H pylori and so on. They are significantly associated with high H pylori density,the damage of gastric mucosa, high mucosal IL-8 levels and severe neutrophil infiltration. We introduce their research progress on pathogenicity.
文摘目的基于美国癌症肿瘤基因图谱(the cancer genome atlas,TCGA)数据库分析铜调节的细胞死亡相关基因与前列腺癌患者预后和免疫细胞浸润的关系。方法从TCGA数据库下载所有前列腺癌患者的基因数据,其中包括前列腺癌组织501例,正常组织52例。运用R软件提取前列腺癌患者中铜调节的细胞死亡相关基因表达矩阵,进行差异分析、多因素回归分析筛选出预后基因,对预后基因进行生存分析,同时探讨预后相关基因与免疫细胞之间的相关性。结果甘氨酸裂解系统蛋白H(GCSH)与前列腺癌患者的预后显著相关,同时发现其与前列腺癌患者中的树突细胞、CD8^(+)T细胞、浆细胞也显著相关(P<0.05)。结论GCSH基因在前列腺癌的发生、发展中起重要作用,有望成为前列腺癌预后的标志物。
