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Objective To investigate the expression levels of interferon -inducible genes (MNDA)in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),and the relations between the gene expression levels and disease activity were explored.Methods Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT -PCR)method was used to detect the expression levels of MNDA in 30 patients with SLE and 25 controls.The associations between the expression levels of MNDA and urine protein,complement C3,C4,anti -double stranded DNA antibody and SLEDAI scores in patients with SLE were analyzed.Results (1)The expression level of MNDA mRNA in the SLE patients was significantly higher than that of the normal controls(t =6.99,P 0.05 ).Conclusion The expression levels of MNDA mRNA in patients with SLE are significantly higher than those of the normal controls.It is linked to kidney damage and disease activity,and helpful in evaluating SLE disease activity and severity.
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Objective:To stimulate the PBMCs of systemic lupus erythematosus patients with recombinant human high mobility group box1 (HMGB1) protein,observe the effect of HMGB1 on the expression of LC3Ⅱ/Ⅰ protein in active lupus nephritis and inactive lupus nephritis patients.Evaluate the effect of recombinant human high mobility group box 1 ( HMGB1 ) on the proliferation of PBMCs in patients with SLE.Methods:Western blot was used to detect the expression of LC 3II/I protein in PBMCs of active lupus ne-phritis and inactive lupus nephritis patients after stimulated by 1 μg/ml HMGB1 for 0,6,24 and 48 h.CCK-8 assay was used to detect the effects of PBMCs proliferation in patients with SLE after 1 μg/ml HMGB1 stimulation 72 hours.The statistical software SPSS17.0 was used to analyzed the results.Results: Western bolt showed an increasing expression of LC 3Ⅱ/Ⅰ protein in SLE patients after stimulated by HMGB1 ( P<0.05 ) , and this effect was time dependent.Compared with inactive lupus nephritis group , the increasing level of autophagy in active lupus nephritis group was more obviously.1 μg/ml HMGB1 could inhibit the proliferation of PBMCs in patients of SLE significantly ( P<0.001 ).Conclusion: HMGB1 may promote autophagy in SLE especially patients with active lupus nephritis and involved in the pathogenesis of SLE and lupus nephritis.Monoclonal antibodies targeting to HMGB 1 or modulators of mam-malian autophagy may provide new way for the treatment of SLE especially LN.
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Objective To investigate the expression levels of phospholipase C(PLC)-γ1 and PLC-γ2 in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),and explore the relations between these genes expression levels and disease activity of SLE.Methods Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method was used to detect the expression levels of PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 in 30 patients with SLE and 25 controls.The associations between the expression levels of PLC- γ1 and PLC-γ2,complement C3,C4,antidouble stranded DNA antibody and SLEDAI scores in patients with SLE were analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis.Results ①The expression levels of PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 in the SLE patients were significantly higher than those of the normal controls (P＜0.01).) The expression levels of PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 showed positive correlations with each other (r=0.726,P＜0.01 ).③ The expression levels of PLC-γ2 were negatively correlated with serum complement C3,C4 (P＜0.05),but positively correlated with anti-double stranded DNA antibody,at the same time,they were not correlated with SLEDAI scores (P＞0.05).There was no correlation between complement C3,C4,anti-double stranded DNA antibody and the expression levels of PLC-γ1 (r=0.220,0.256,0.116,P＞0.05),but the expression levels of PLC-γ1 were positively correlated with SLEDAI scores.Conclusion We have shown that the expression levels of PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 is positively correlated and the PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 in patients with SLE are significantly higher than those of the normal controls.PLC-γ2 is negatively associated with complement C3,C4,PLC-γ1 is positively correlated with SLEDAI scores.Both PLC-γ1 and PLC-γ2 are be helpful in evaluating SLE disease activity and severity.
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Objective To investigate clinical features and extent of gastric, liver and pancreatic damage of primary Sjgren syndrome(pSS). Method Clinical data of 152 pSS patients with gastric,liver and pancreatic damage were analyzed.Results The occurence of chronic atrophic gastritis(CAG),the most commonly seen gastic involvment in pSS,was 77.8%.The atrophic leisions differed with patient's age.Compared with the control group, the atrophy and intestinal metaplasia of the pSS patients with CAG were milder(P