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Placental growth factor (PLGF) is isolated and purified from human placental complementary DNA (cDNA) library, and syncytiotrophoblast cells are the main synthesis site. PLGF can bind to tyrosinase receptors located in trophoblast cells and vascular endothelial cells, and regulate trophoblast cell proliferation through autocrine and paracrine regulation of angiogenesis, respectively. PLGF plays an extremely important role in the formation and development of the placenta during pregnancy. The abnormal secretion of PLGF is closely related to the occurrence and progression of pregnancy complications (such as pregnancy complicated with diabetes, hypertension in pregnancy, preeclampsia, etc.). In this paper, the structure, receptor, biological activity of PLGF and its relationship with normal pregnancy and pregnancy complications were reviewed to provide references for clinical guidance and auxiliary diagnosis of pregnancy complications.
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Objective To investigate the expression ofpodocalyxin(PCX) in patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN) and its clinical significance.Methods A total of 68 patients with DN were enrolled as DN group.Another 20 healthy person were selected as control group.The patients with DN were divided into three sub-groups:normal albuminuria group(＜ 30 mg/g,group A),microalbuminuria group(≥30 mg/g but ＜ 300 mg/g,group B) and macroalbuminuria group (≥ 300 mg/g,group C).The level of urinary PCX was measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results The level of urinary PCX,serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen in DN group was higher than that in control group [(27.44 + 6.87) μ g/L vs.(3.52 +1.13) μ g/L,(154.82 ± 11.54) μ mol/L vs.(82.56 ± 5.71) μ mol/L,(8.79 ± 0.58) mmol/L vs.(4.23 ± 0.34)mmol/L,P ＜0.01].The level of urinary PCX in group A,B,C was (18.04 ±4.12),(23.58 ±5.43),(32.18 ± 6.05) μ g/L,and there was significant difference among three groups (P ＜ 0.05).The level of serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen was (138.54 + 8.66),(142.16 ± 11.74),(165.13 ± 12.85) μ mol/L and (8.48 ± 0.43),(8.56 ± 0.61),(10.04 + 1.17) mmol/L in group A,B,C,there was no significant difference between group A and group B(P＞ 0.05),but there was significant difference between group A and group C,or between group B and group C (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The high-level expression of urinary PCX is found in DN patients,which maybe play a key role in the early diagnosis and assessment of the progression of DN.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical significance of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1)and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in tissues of nasal inverted papilloma (NIP).MethodsThe clinical data of patients with NIP underwent surgical resection were retrospectively analyzed.The TGF-β1 and VEGF expression in NIP tissues and nasal polyps tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry method.100 patients with NIP were divided into benign lesions,atypical hyperplasia and malignant group according to result of pathological diagnosis,the nasal polyps was used as the control group.ResultsThe positive expression rate of TGF-β1 and VEGF in the NIP group were 46.0％ and 32.0％,compared with the control group the differences were significant(all P ＜ 0.05 ).In different pathological groups,the results of TGF-β1 and VEGF expression were malignant group ＞ atypical hyperplasia ＞ benign lesions.The positive expression rate of TGF-β1 and VEGF in the NIP group had significantly positive correlation(P ＜ 0.05).ConclusionThe TGF-β1 and VEGF expression were closely related to the the occurrence,development and malignant of NIP.TGF-β1 was highly expressed in the NIP tissues,and could increase the expression of VEGF and promote the formation of neovascularization of NIP.