Association between the RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end-products) -374T/A gene polymorphism and diabetic retinopathy in T2DM

Summary Objective: Interaction between advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and receptor for AGEs (RAGE) in cells could affect both extracellular and intracellular structure and function, which plays a pivotal role in diabetic microvascular complications. The results from previous epidemiological studies on the association between RAGE gene -374T/A polymorphism and diabetic retinopathy (DR) risk were inconsistent. Thus, we conducted this meta-analysis to summarize the possible association between RAGE -374T/A polymorphism and DR risk. Method: We searched all relevant articles on the association between RAGE -374T/A polymorphism and DR risk from PubMed, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, Wanfang, VIP and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) web databases up to August 2016. Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated to assess those associations. All analyses were performed using the Review Manager software. Results: Nine case-control studies, including 1,705 DR cases and 2,236 controls were enrolled, and the results showed that the A allele of RAGE -374T/A polymorphism was significantly associated with increased DR risk in dominant model (TA/AA vs. TT: OR=1.22, 95CI 1.05-1.41, p=0.006) and heterozygote model (TA vs. TT: OR=1.26, 95CI 1.07-1.47, p=0.005). The subgroup analysis by ethnicity showed that significantly increased DR risk was found in both Asian and Caucasian populations. Conclusion: This meta-analysis reveals that the A allele of RAGE -374T/A polymorphism probably increase DR risk.

Low Dose Hyper-radiosensitivity in Human Lung Cancer Cell Line A549 and Its Possible Mechanisms / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

The low dose hyper-radiosensitivity (HRS) in human lung cancer cell line A549 was in-vestigated,the changes of ATM kinase,cell cycle and apoptosis of cells at different doses of radiation were observed,and the possible mechanisms were discussed.A549 cells in logarithmic growth phase were irradiated with 60Co γ-rays at doses of 0-2 Gy.Together with flow cytometry for precise cell sorting,cell survival fraction was measured by means of conventional colony-formation assay.The expression of ATM1981Ser-P protein was examined by Western blot 1 h after radiation.Apoptosis was detected by Hoechst 33258 fluorescent staining,and Annexin V-FITC/PI staining flow cytometry 24 h after radiation.Cell cycle distribution was observed by flow cytometly 6,12 and 24 h after ra-diation.The results showed that the expression of ATM1981Ser-P protein was observed at 0.2 Gy,followed by an increase at >0.2 Gy,and reached the peak at 0.5 Gy,with little further increase as the dose exceeded 0.5 Gy.Twenty-four h after radiation,partial cells presented the characteristic mor-phological changes of apoptosis,and the cell apoptosis curve was coincident with the survival curve.As compared with control group,the cell cycle almost had no changes after exposure to 0.1 and 0.2 Gy radiation (P>0.05).After exposure to 0.3,0.4 and 0.5 Cry radiation,G2/M phase arrest occurred 6 and 12 h after radiation (P<0.05),and the ratio of G2/M phase cells was decreased 24 h after radiation (P<0.05).It was concluded that A549 cells displayed the phenomenon of HRS/IRR.The mode of cell death was mainly apoptosis.The activity of ATM and cell cycle change may take an important role in HRS/IRR.