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Sepsis has poor prognosis, and its pathogenesis is not clear. Chemokine CX3CL1 (Fractalkine, FNK) has many functions such as chemotaxis, adhesion and mediate immune injury. CX3CR1 is the only receptor of CX3CL1 and participates in the development of sepsis. Here we review the structure, biological function and possible mechanism of CX3CL1 and CX3CR1 in the pathogenesis of sepsis.
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Objective To investigate the effect of artemisinin on the proliferation of human hepatoma cell line HepG‐2 .Methods The inhibition effect of cell proliferation in human hepatocelluar carcinoma cell line HepG2 of artemisinin was detected by MTT test ,and the cell cycle and apoptosis were detected by Flow cytometry .Results Artemisinin at 80 umol/L could effectively inhibi‐ted the proliferation of HepG‐2 cell in a dose‐and time‐dependent manner;the drugs could block cells at G0/S phase ,and induct the HepG‐2 cell apoptosis .Conclusion Artemisinin could effectively inhibit the proliferation of HepG‐2 cell .
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the expression of fractalkine (FKN) in the blood and renal tissues of patients with lupus nephritis and explore its significance.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>According to the pathological classification, 48 patients with lupus nephritis were divided into mild group (22 cases) and severe group (26 cases), with 26 healthy subjects as the control group. RT-PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were employed to detect the expression of FKN mRNA and protein in the blood of the subjects, and FKN expression and localization in the renal tissue of the patients with lupus nephritis were detected using immunohistochemical staining.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The patients in both the mild and severe groups showed significantly increased expression of blood FKN mRNA and protein compared with the normal controls, and the increase was more obvious in severe cases (P<0.01). In the renal tissues of the patients, FKN was located mainly in the cytoplasm of the glomerular podocytes and renal tubular epithelial, and the number of positive glomerular cells number was significantly greater in severe cases than in the mild cases (P<0.01); FKN expression in the cortical interstitium did not show a significant difference between the 3 groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>FKN expression in the blood and glomeruli of patients with lupus nephritis is related to the severity of renal pathologies.</p>