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Objective To observe the effect of CYP4F2(rs2108622)polymorphism on the dose of warfarin in old patients(65 to 75 years old)who were treated with atrial fibrillation.Methods Sixty cases of old patients with atrial fibrillation were enrolled in the study.All the subjects had taken warfarin for 3 months,and the international normalized ratio(INR)maintained between 1.6 and 2.5.And the CYP4F2(rs2108622)variant were detected by PCR.Results The patients with CYP4F2(rs2108622)allele C/C scored significantly lower warfarin dose than patients with variant allele C/T and T/T (P < 0.05 ).Conclusion CYP4F2 (rs2108622)gene polymorphism have been related with warfarin dose in old patients.
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Objective To identify the possible existing suppressive oligodeoxynucleotides(ODNs)in the DNA sequence which encodes Schistosoma japonicum 22.6 kDa(Sj22.6)antigen.Methods Several ODNs within the DNA sequence encoding Sj22.6 antigen were synthesized.Splenocytes separated from mice were stimulated with optimal immunostimulatory CpG 1826 in the absence or presence of different synthetical ODNs.The suppressive efficacy of each ODN was examined by 3H-TdR incorporation.Results ODN F311 suppressed the proliferation of splenocytes caused by CpG 1826 stimulation.The significant suppression was observed when ODN F311∶CpG 1826 at a ratio of 1∶1 and 3∶1,the suppression reached 11% and 58% respectively.The maximal inhibition was observed when ODN F311 was pre-administered with CpG ODN for 2 h.Conclusions Certain suppressive ODN exists in the DNA sequence encoding Sj22.6 antigen,and this effect shows dose-and time-dependent manner.
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Objective To explore the effect of culture supernatant of Toxoplasma gondii on CD4+CD25+ T cells in mice in vitro. MethodsCD4+CD25+ T cells were separated from spleens of C57BL/6 mice and incubated in the culture superntant of Toxoplasma gondii. The apoptosis percentage of the CD4+CD25+ T cells were detected by FACScan, and the suppression of the CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells were examined by 3H-TdR incorporation. ResultsCompared with the CD4+CD25+ T cells incubated with RPMI-1640, (36.90?0.36)% CD4+CD25+ T cells took apoptosis after incubated with the culture supernatant of Toxoplasma gondii for 10 hours,and the Annexin-v positive rate increased by (13.60?2.15)%. Compared with RPMI-1640, the culture supernatant of Toxoplasma gondii incubating the CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells for 5,10 hours reduced their suppressive potential on the proliferation of the CD4+CD25- T cells significantly. ConclusionsSome composition of the culture supernatant of Toxoplasma gondii might cause apoptosis of CD4+CD25+ T cells and as a result, could reduce their suppression on CD4+CD25- T cells.
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Objective To observe the changes of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in the spleen of mice infected with T.gondii. Methods Twenty-eight female C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into four groups. Three groups of mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with 104 tachyzoites in 200 ?l sterile PBS. At 2, 4 and 6 days post-infection, the spleens were removed. The expression level of Foxp3 mRNA in splenic CD4+ T cells was quantitated by real-time PCR. The percentage of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in CD4+ T cells was determined by flow cytometry, and the absolute numbers of splenic CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells and CD4+ T cells were assessed. The fourth group was injected intraperitoneally with 200 ?l sterile PBS as control. Results The relative mRNA level of Foxp3 in splenic CD4+ T cells at day 4 (1.89?0.23) and day 6 (1.79?0.24) post-infection was significantly higher than control (1.00?0.12)(P