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OBJECTIVE@#To study expressions of netrin-1 and its receptor UNC5C in female precocious puberty rat hypothalamus, and explore its effect on precocious puberty process.@*METHODS@#Forty female one-week-old SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: experimental group A (precocious puberty early youth), experimental group B (precocious puberty medium youth), group A (normal pre-puberty), group B (normal early youth) with 10 rats in each group. Precocious puberty experimental rats were induced with Danazol and rats in control group were injected with saline. Uterus and ovaries were removed, specimens were weighed, uterus index and ovarian index were calculated, and amount of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were detected from the blood by ELISA. Real-time PCR was used to detect netrin-1 and its receptor UNC5C, as well as hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) mRNA expression in hypothalamus tissues; and then, a co-immunoprecipitation study of interactions between netrin-1 and its receptor UNC5C was carried out.@*RESULTS@#Relative target gene expression levels of control group A, control group B, experimental group A, and experimental group B (with β -actin as an internal control for normalization) were as follows: Netrin-1: 3.5±0.9, 5.4±0.7, 4.9±1.0, 5.3±0.3; UNC5C: 0.8± 0.04, 1.7±0.2, 1.82±0.23, 1.58±0.4; GnRH: 1.2±0.3, 2.7±0.3, 2.4±0.7, 3.2±0.4.@*CONCLUSIONS@#LH and FSH concentrations, netrin-1 and its receptor expression are increased in precocious puberty animal models.
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Objective To investigate the correlation between methylation status of UNC 5C gene promoter with colorectal cancer UNC5C .Methods 54 cases of sporadic colorectal cancer and related normal mucosal tissue ,as well as 6 colon cancer cell lines and fiber cell lines(FCL) in the oncology department of the Kailuan General Hospital from February 2010 to March 2013 were selected as the research objects and performed the mRNA and methylation analysis for exploring the correlation between the netrin‐1 receptor UNC5C defects with colorectal cancer disease .Results mRNA of UNC5A and UNC5B was expressed in the detected colorectal cancer cell lines .Except FCL for UNC5C ,all of the cancer cell lines had no mRNA expression .In colorectal cancer tissue , UNC5C methylation was significantly higher than that in the normal mucosa ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05) . The methylation levels of UNC5C gene in the stage Ⅰ to Ⅱ ,and the stage Ⅲ to Ⅳwere significantly higher than non‐methylation levels ,the differences were statistically significant (P<0 .05) .The correlation analysis by the Spearman method showed that the UNC5C defects was positively correlated with colorectal cancer disease (r= 0 .856 ,P< 0 .05) .Conclusion Netrin‐1 receptor UNC5C defect has certain correlation with colorectal cancer disease .
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Objective:To study expressions of netrin-1 and its receptor UNC5C in female precocious puberty rat hypothalamus, and explore its effect on precocious puberty process.Methods:Forty female one-week-old SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: experimental group A (precocious puberty early youth), experimental group B (precocious puberty medium youth), group A (normal pre-puberty), group B (normal early youth) with 10 rats in each group. Precocious puberty experimental rats were induced with Danazol and rats in control group were injected with saline. Uterus and ovaries were removed, specimens were weighed, uterus index and ovarian index were calculated, and amount of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were detected from the blood by ELISA. Real-time PCR was used to detect netrin-1 and its receptor UNC5C, as well as hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) mRNA expression in hypothalamus tissues; and then, a co-immunoprecipitation study of interactions between netrin-1 and its receptor UNC5C was carried out.Results: Relative target gene expression levels of control group A, control group B, experimental group A, and experimental group B (withβ-actin as an internal control for normalization) were as follows: Netrin-1: 3.5±0.9, 5.4±0.7, 4.9±1.0, 5.3±0.3; UNC5C: 0.8±0.04, 1.7±0.2, 1.82±0.23, 1.58±0.4; GnRH: 1.2±0.3, 2.7±0.3, 2.4±0.7, 3.2±0.4.Conclusions:LH and FSH concentrations, netrin-1 and its receptor expression are increased in precocious puberty animal models.
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Objective: To study expressions of netrin-1 and its receptor UNC5C in female precocious puberty rat hypothalamus, and explore its effect on precocious puberty process. Methods: Forty female one-week-old SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: experimental group A (precocious puberty early youth), experimental group B (precocious puberty medium youth), group A (normal pre-puberty), group B (normal early youth) with 10 rats in each group. Precocious puberty experimental rats were induced with Danazol and rats in control group were injected with saline. Uterus and ovaries were removed, specimens were weighed, uterus index and ovarian index were calculated, and amount of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were detected from the blood by ELISA. Real-time PCR was used to detect netrin-1 and its receptor UNC5C, as well as hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) mRNA expression in hypothalamus tissues; and then, a co-immunoprecipitation study of interactions between netrin-1 and its receptor UNC5C was carried out. Results: Relative target gene expression levels of control group A, control group B, experimental group A, and experimental group B (with β -actin as an internal control for normalization) were as follows: Netrin-1: 3.5±0.9, 5.4±0.7, 4.9±1.0, 5.3±0.3; UNC5C: 0.8± 0.04, 1.7±0.2, 1.82±0.23, 1.58±0.4; GnRH: 1.2±0.3, 2.7±0.3, 2.4±0.7, 3.2±0.4. Conclusions: LH and FSH concentrations, netrin-1 and its receptor expression are increased in precocious puberty animal models.