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Objective:To construct the pleiotrophin (PTN )overexpression vector,and to explore the effect of PTN on the decidualization of uterine stromal cells in the mice.Methods:The specific primers containing restriction enzyme cutting sites were designed according to the PTN gene sequences published in GenBank for PCR amplification.The amplified fragment of PTN was recovered from the agarose gel and cloned into the pGEM-T vector.The pGEMT-PTN was cut by double enzyme digestion and ligated into pcDNA3.1 (+)to construct the PTN overexpression plasmid.After transfection with PTN overexpression plasmid,the expression levels of PTN mRNA in the uterine stromal cells and the expression levels of decidualization markers Prl8a2 and Prl3c1 were detected by qRT-PCR method.The uterine stromal cells transfected with pcDNA3.1 (+)empty vector were used as control group. Results:The results of identification by double enzyme digestion indicated that the bands of PTN overexpression plasmid were consistent with those of the target gene,and the clone sequencing results suggested that it had 100% homology with mouse PTN gene sequence published in GenBank.Compared with control group, the expression levels of PTN,Prl8a2 and Prl3c1 mRNA in mouse uterine stromal cells in PTN overexpression group were significantly increased (P < 0.05).Conclusion:PTN overexpression could increase the expression levels of decidualization markers in mouse uterine stromal cells,indicating that PTN might play an enhancement effect during uterine decidualization in the mice.
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Pleiotrophin, discovered in 1989, was thought as a muhi-funetional growth factor; It plays an important role in tumor occurrence and central neural system. The latest research showed pleiotrophin signal pathway probably takes part in neural repair after peripheral nerve injury, especially in the followed crisis point, such as the protection of spinal cord neuron, the promotion of the speed of neuron axon regeneration, the guidance of neuron axon regeneration, skeleton muscle reirmervation. It potentially makes a key role in the guidance of neural axon regeneration in peripheral neural system and muscle reianervation. Along with the related researches go deep, pleiotrophin gene might become a controllable target for promoting the result of peripheral neural repair and reconstructing the neuromuscular junction.
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Anabolic Agents , Biology , Bone Matrix , Cell Culture Techniques , Cell Line , Negotiating , Osteoblasts , OsteogenesisABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the effect of curcumin on the proliferation and the protein expression of Pleiotrophin(PTN) in cervical cancer Caski cells. Methods:MTT was used to assay the proliferation of Caski cells which were treated with different concentrations of curcumin. The immunocytochemistry was used to assay the distinctive expression of PTN in Caski cells which were treated by curcumin or not. The effects of curcumin with different concentrations on the protein levels of PTN were tested by Western blotting. Results:The proliferation of Caski cells were inhibited by curcumin in a does-dependent manner.Immunocytochemistry assessment showed the expression of PTN was significant down-regulated after treated with curcumin. Western blotting showed the curcumin could down-regulate the expression of PTN,and this was a does-dependent action. Conclusion:Curcumin could inhibit the proliferation and the PTN expression of Caski cells significantly,which may be one of the molecular mechanisms anticancer of curcumin.
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Animals , Humans , Mice , Rats , Bone Regeneration , Brain , Connective Tissue , Extracellular Matrix , Fibronectins , Mesenchymal Stem Cells , Mice, SCID , Mice, Transgenic , Models, Animal , Neurons , Osteoblasts , Osteogenesis , Publications , Stem Cells , Tissue DonorsABSTRACT
Objective: Serum pleiotrophin(PTN) is closely related to tumor,particularly to lung cancer.Many studies focused on PTN recently.This study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of PTN,Cyfra21-l and CEA tests independently or in a combined style in lung cancer.Methods: Sixty-one patients with lung cancer and 17 patients with benign lung lesion disease all received PTN,Cyfra21-l and CEA tests before the treatment.They were compared with pathological results,and then we calculated the diagnostic value of each method and the combined styles.Results: The sensitivity of PTN together with Cyfra21-l and CEA tests is 95.08% and it is the highest among the methods.Conclusion: PTN together with Cyfra21-l and CEA tests has a important diagnostic value through mutual complementation in detecting lung cancer.
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Objective:To study the expression of Pleiotrophin and Midkine protein in endometrium of endometriosis and its clinical significance.Methods:Expressions of Pleiotrophin and Midkine protein were examined by immunohistochemical staining method in 30 endometrial samples of endometriosis(study group) and 29 endometrium of uterine fibroid(control group).Result:Pleiotrophin protein mainly expressed in the membrane and plasma of glandular epithelium of endometrium.Midkine protein mainly expressed in the plasma of grandular epithelium of endometrium and expressed in nuclei in some samples.The expression of Pleiotrophin and Midkine protein in endometriosis was significantly higher than that in the control group(P