Clinical significance of serum CMKLR1 level in patients with diabetic retinopathy / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

@#AIM: To investigate the clinical significance of serum CMKLR1 level in patients with diabetic retinopathy.<p>METHODS: A total of 140 patients with type 2 diabetes(T2DM)treated in our hospital were selected from February 2015 to March 2018, including 45 patients with type 2 diabetes(T2DM group)and 95 patients with DR(54 patients with NPDR and 41 patients with PDR). And 40 healthy volunteers were collected. Clinical data was collected and serum levels of CMKLR1 were detected.<p>RESULTS: The duration of diabetes in patients with PDR was longer than that in the patients with NPDR and NDR, and the patients with NPDR was longer than the patients with NDR(all <i>P</i><0.05). The FPG and serum level of TG in the patients with T2DM were elevated, and the level of LDL-C in the patients with DR was higher than that in the patients with NDR and the healthy volunteers(all <i>P</i><0.05). The serum level of CMKLR1 in the patients with PDR was higher than that in the patients with NPDR, T2DM and the healthy volunteers, and the patients with NPDR was higher than the patients with NDR and the healthy volunteers, the patients with NDR was higher than the healthy volunteers(all <i>P</i><0.05). The serum level of CMKLR1 in patients with DR was positively correlated with the duration of diabetes, HbA1c and LDL-C(<i>r</i>=0.374, 0.248 and 0.304; all <i>P</i><0.05). The duration of diabetes and the serum level of CMKLR1 were risk factors for DR(<i>OR</i>=1.594 and 1.830, all <i>P</i><0.05).<p>CONCLUSION: The serum level of CMKLR1 in patients with DR was increase, and related to the progression of the disease. It was an important risk factor affecting the occurrence and progression of DR.

Role of chemerin/CMKLR1 in the maintenance of early pregnancy / 医学前沿

Chemerin is a cytokine that attracts much attention in the reproductive process. This study aimed to explore the effects of chemerin and its receptor chemokine-like receptor 1 (CMKLR1) on the maintenance of early pregnancy. The expression levels of chemerin and CMKLR1 in the decidua tissues of 20 early normal pregnant women and 20 early spontaneous abortion women were examined by Western blot and real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses. CMKLR1 receptor antagonist (α-NETA) was then intrauterinely injected into normal pregnant mice model to assess its effect on the outcome of pregnancy and the phosphorylation rate of ERK1/2 in decidua tissues.We found that the expression level of chemerin in women who had experienced early spontaneous abortion was lower than in those who had experienced normal early pregnancy (P < 0.01); conversely, CMKLR1 expression was higher in the former than in the latter (P < 0.01). In a pregnant-mouse model, the embryo resorption rate of α-NETA group was higher than that in the negative control group (61.5% vs. 10.8%) (P < 0.001). Compared with the control group, ERK1/2 phosphorylation in decidua tissues decreased in the α-NETA-treated group (P < 0.01). These results suggested that the inhibition of the chemerin/CMKLR1 signaling pathway can lead to the abortion of mouse embryos, and that chemerin/CMKLR1 may play an important role in the maintenance of early pregnancy possibly by regulating ERK1/2 phosphorylation.

Polymorphisms of the bovine chemokine receptor-like 1 gene and their associations with meat quality traits in Qinchuan cattle (Bos taurus)

Background: We investigated the polymorphisms of the bovine chemokine receptor-like 1(CMKLR1) gene. The coding region of CMKLR1 was screened in Qinchuan cattle by PCR-RFLP technology. Results: In this study, we discovered two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (264G > C and 762C > T) in the coding region of the CMKLR1 gene. Hence, we described the BmgT120l and Pdm1 PCR-RFLP methods for detecting the 64G > C and 762C > T mutations, respectively. PCR-RFLP and sequencing were used to analyze the two loci of CMKLR1 gene in 324 individuals, which were randomly selected from breeding populations. Furthermore, meat quality traits in another 80 Qinchuan individuals were analyzed by the comparison between the genotypes and their phenotypic data. Conclusions: The results showed that the G264C SNP and C762T SNP of bovine CMKLR1 were significantly associated with backfat thickness (BFT) and water holding capacity (WHC), respectively.

mRNA expressions of chemerin and its receptor 1 in adipose tissue of OLETF rats / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

The mRNA expressions of chemerin and its receptor CMKLR1 in adipose tissue of OLETF rats and LETO rats were detected by real-time PCR. The results showed that the two genes mRNA expressions in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in OLETF group were significantly higher than those in LETO group (P< 0.05 or P<0.01) and expressions of them in visceral adipose tissue were higher than those in subcutaneous adipose tissue(P<0. 05 or P<0. 01), suggesting that chemerin and CMKLR1 may be involved in the pathogenesis of obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The expression of chemerin and chemerin receptor in rats with methionine-and choline-deficient diet induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

Objective To explore the expression of chemerin and chemerin receptor ( chemokine-like receptor 1, CMKLR1) during different periods of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ( NAFLD) rat model induced by methionine- and choline-deficient ( MCD) diet. Methods Thirty-six Wistar rats were divided into control group and MCD group in random. After one week quarantine and acclimation period, these two groups were fed either normal chow or MCD diet. The animals were respectively sacrificed at the first week, the forth week, and the tenth week. The levels of alanine transaminase (ALT), blood lipid profile, liver function, and the content of triglyceride in liver were detected. HE staining was done to observe the morphologic change of liver. The mRNA expression changes of chemerin and CMKLR1 in liver were measured using real-time PCR, and the change in chemerin mRNA level was further confirmed in liver by Northern blot. Finally, the concentration of chemerin in serum was measured by Western blot. Results The mRNA level of chemerin decreased significantly after four and ten weeks MCD feeding, although no obvious changes were found at first week, similar changes were found in serum chemerin (1.00±0.11 vs 0.96±0.39; 1.00±0.12 vs 0.21 ±0.77; 1.00±0.42 vs 0.21 ±0. 11). Contrasting with the change of chemerin(1.00±0.08 vs 0.72±0.10;1.00±0.24 vs 0.63±0. 31 ;1.00±0.05 vs 0.50±0.13), the mRNA level of CMKLR1 increased after MCD feeding( 1.00±0. 14 vs 0. 84±0. 26; 1.00±0. 38 vs 1. 51 ±0. 33; 1. 01 ±0. 13 vs 1. 84 ± 0. 39 ). Conclusion The change of chemerin and its receptor may participate in the process of the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.