Effects of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor, nerve growth factor and interleukin-17 on autoimmune prostatitis / 现代泌尿外科杂志

【Objective】 To investigate the significance of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), nerve growth factor (NGF) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) in the prostate tissue of rats with experimental autoimmune prostatitis(EAP). 【Methods】 EAP rat models were established and divided into control group, EAP group, anti-GM-CSF group (blocking control group) and anti-GM-CSFEAP group (blocking EAP group). Pain behaviors were tested. The pathological changes were observed with HE staining. The mRNA and protein expressions of GM-CSF, NGF and IL-17 were detected with RT-PCR and Western blot. 【Results】 Pain test showed the anti-GM-CSF group had less chronic pelvic pain than the EAP group. HE staining showed the anti-GM-CSF group had less tissue inflammatory response. The EAP inflammation score was higher in the control group than in the anti-GM-CSF group. Immunohistochemistry showed GM-CSF was positive in the EAP group (mainly in the nucleus). RT-PCR and Western blot results showed the mRNA and protein expressions of IL-17 and NGF significantly decreased 50 days after EAP in the anti-GM-CSF group. 【Conclusion】 Increased expressions of GM-CSF, NGF and IL-17 in prostate tissue of EAP rats may be important inflammatory mediators of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS);decreased expressions of NGF and IL-17 after resistance against GM-CSF indicate that GM-CSF may be a potential therapeutic target for CP/CPPS.

Effects ofPolygonum multiflorum Thunb. water extraction by different processed temperature on acute liver injury induced by CCl4 in mice / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective To explore the effects ofPolygonum multiflorum Thunb. by different processed temperature on acute liver injury induced by CCl4 in mice. MethodsA total of 140 KM mice were randomly divided into the control group, the positive drug group, the model group, the 100℃, 110℃, and 120℃ processed group and crude drug group, all the groups above were in sequence given the equal normal saline, silymarin (10 mg/kg), 100℃ extract (100 mg/kg), 110℃ extract (100 mg/kg), 120℃ extract (100 mg/kg) and crude drug extract (100 mg/kg) each day, respectively. After 7 days, apart of the control group, the other groups were established the acute liver injury model by the carbon tetrachloride. The blood and liver of mice were taken after 24 h post-model made. The levels of AST, ALT, Alb, TP, IL-6, TNF-a, IL-1, SOD, MDA and GSH-Px were detected, and liver pathological features of each group were observed.Results Compared with the model group, the levels of ALT (132.14 ± 19.66 U/L, 81.55 ± 12.67 U/L, 169.37 ± 24.18 U/Lvs. 261.84 ± 31.61 U/L), AST (231.57 ± 38.38 U/L, 181.73 ± 36.52 U/L, 318.36 ± 39.68 U/Lvs. 624.79 ± 49.98 U/L), IL-6 (10.35 ± 1.62 pg/ml, 6.26 ± 1.36 pg/ml, 12.57 ± 1.88 pg/mlvs. 18.73 ± 5.54 pg/ml), TNF-α (243.74 ± 13.02 pg/ml, 189.36 ± 9.85 pg/ml, 273.13 ± 14.64 pg/mlvs. 314.36 ± 29.67 pg/ml), IL-1 (235.36 ± 30.14 pg/ml, 208.07 ± 9.33 pg/ml, 48.21 ± 33.15 pg/mlvs.264.76 ± 32.55 pg/ml) in the 100℃, 110℃, 120℃ group significantly decreased (P<0.05). The levels of TP (69.16 ± 2.96 g/L, 74.14 ± 3.17 g/L, 65.73 ± 2.22 g/Lvs. 62.06 ± 2.65 g/L), Alb (35.86 ± 2.64 g/L, 36.67 ± 2.81 g/L, 34.06 ± 2.64 g/Lvs. 32.16 ± 2.05 g/L) in the 100℃, 110℃, and 120℃ group significantly increased (P<0.05). The levels of SOD (82.94 ± 6.21 U/mg, 101.33 ± 9.16 U/mg, 71.32 ± 5.15 U/mg vs. 66.22 ± 1.13 U/mg), GSH-Px (153.39 ± 15.23 U, 199.25 ± 12.04 U, 159.26 ± 17.18 Uvs. 64.79 ± 32.56 U) in the 100℃, 110℃, and 120℃ group significantly increased (P<0.05), while the level of MDA (0.96 ± 0.22 nmol/mg, 0.69 ± 0.13 nmol/mg, 1.29 ± 0.13 nmol/mgvs.1.71 ± 0.33 nmol/mg) in the 100℃, 110℃, and 120℃ group significantly decreased (P<0.05). Conclusions Different processed temperature ofPolygonum Multiflorum Thunb. water extract on liver injury in mice caused by carbon tetrachloride is not the same. The 110℃ processed temperature showd the best liver protection.

Effect of DRD1, DRD3 gene knockout and double gene knockout on body weight in mice / 中国比较医学杂志

Objective To study the effect of dopamine receptors on neurological and physiological activities. Methods Dopamine D1 receptor gene (DRD1) knockout mice and dopamine D3 receptor (DRD3) gene knockout mice were introduced, and double gene knockout mice were bred in our lab.Seven SPF male mice in each group were used in this experiment.The food intake, water intake, body weight gain for 24 hours were tested on the age of 30 d, 50 d, and 70 d and were compared with those of wild type mice.Results DRD1 gene and DRD3 gene showed significant effect on the body weight in mice in age of 21 day and 35 day, but at the age of 90 day, the differences became insignificant among the mice of various genetypes.Conclusions Dopamine may effect on the foraging and satiety in newborn mice through regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal ( HPA ) axis activity, and finally leads to a reduced body weight gain in newborn mice and puppies during lactation.Furthermore, DRD1 gene and DRD3 gene may influence on body weight of newborn mice through regulating mothers’ lactation, lead to a lower body weight at ablactation, and compensatory increase of body weight after ablactation.Our results provide a substantial foundation for studying the function and interaction of DRD1 and DRD3 genes.

Effects of liraglutide on glucose-lipid metabolism in ApoE-/-mice with RNAi-mediated adiponectin gene inhibition / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

Objective To investigate the effects of liraglutide on glucose-lipid metabolism in ApoE-/-mice with RNAi-mediated adiponectin gene inhibition. Methods The dose-effective relationship of liraglutide was evaluated by intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT), and the insulin sensitivity and glucose-lipid metabolism were assessed by the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp technique using 3-[3 H]-glucose as a tracer. Results In the IVGTT, blood glucose was significantly lower in the 1 mg/kg liraglutide group than that in other groups ( all P＜0. 01 ) at the points of 5, 15, and 30 min after glucose load. However, plasma insulin was significantly higher at the points of 5 and 15 min (all P＜0. 01 ). Fasting blood glucose (FBG), body weight, free fatty acids (FFA),total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol ( LDL-C), and fasting plasma insulin in ApoE-/-mice with co-injection of liraglutide and adiponectin shRNA adenovirus ( HEA group ) were significantly lower than those in ApoE-/-mice with adiponectin shRNA adenovirus injection ( ADI group, P＜0. 05 or P＜0. 01 ). However,high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) was significantly higher than the latter (P＜0. 05 ). During the steady-state of clamp, plasma insulin in ADI group was significantly higher than that in HEA group (P＜0. 01 ). Although FFA, total cholesterol, and triglycerides were suppressed in all groups, they were still higher in ADI group than those in HEA group (P＜0. 05). Glucose infusion rate (GIR) in HEA group were significantly higher than that in ADI group ( P ＜ 0. 01 ). At the end of clamp, glucose disappearance rate ( GRd ) was significantly lower, and hepatic glucose production significantly higher in ADI group than those in HEA group (P＜0.01 ). Conclusion Administration of liraglutide may ameliorate insulin resistance via increasing plasma adiponectin level in ApoE-/-mice with RNAi-mediated adiponectin gene inhibition.

Effects of HLA matching on long survival of patients with kidney transplantation (report of 2508 cases) / 中华器官移植杂志

Objective To investigate the effects of HLA matching on long survival of patients with kidney transplantation. Methods In 2508 cases of renal transplants, based on Ag M standard, in 0 MM-6 MM (7 groups), the effects of HLA matching on the survival rate of 1 year, 5 years and 10 years, and the incidence of renal acute rejection (AR) in renal allografts were analyzed. Results Only 7 cases had 0-missmatches, and most cases had 2 or 3 missmatches. In the group of zero antigen mismatches, the incidence of renal AR was 5 %, lower than other groups (P＜0. 01); in the group of six antigen mismatches, the incidence of AR was 23 %, obviously higher than other groups (P＜0. 01). The 1-year, 5-year and 10-year survival rate was 97 %, 90 %, 88 % in the group of zero antigen mismatches; 94 %, 86 %, 83 % in the group of one antigen mismatches; 94 %, 84 %, 82 % in the group of two antigen mismatches; 93 %,85 %, 81% in the group of three antigen mismatches; 91%, 82 %, 74 % in the group of four antigen mismatches; 90 %, 81%, 72 % in the group of five antigen mismatches; 88 %, 80 %, 70 % in the group of six antigen mismatches. Conclusion Good HLA matching can significantly reduce the incidence of AR of renal allografts and increase the survival rate. If recipients are offered to choose those with HLA antigen mismatches ≤3, it is good for the effective use of donor kidneys, the prevention of rejection, and the improvement of the transplantation results.

SNPs and Forensic DNA typing / 法医学杂志

There is an increasing interest in single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing in the forensic field.SNPs are very useful for deftning Y chromosome or mtDNA haplotypes and DNA phenotyping.We focus on comparative advantages of SNP typing over length variations and expected number of loci required to gain probabilities equal to sTR loci in use.This review also offers to the reader a state of the art of SNP genotyping technologies with the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques and platforms for different forensic requirements.

Comparison of STR polymorphism among a Kirgiz ethnic group from Sinkiang and other groups / 药物分析学报

Objective To study the genetic relationship between Kirgiz individuals living in Sinkiang China and analyze the difference among Kirgiz and the other population with STR polymorphisms. Methods PCR amplification was performed using PE9700, the PCR products were typed by automated sequencer and genescan. Results A database of nine STR loci of Kirgiz was established. It shows there are at least 73 STR alleles and 191 genotypes in Kirgiz. Genotype frequencies distribution showed no deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium by χ2-test. Kirgiz was compared with the other Chinese ethnic groups, then the American Black and the White. Conclusion These results suggested that the nine STR loci and Amelogenin locus were very useful in human identification, biological archaeology and gene resource studies.

ANALYZING HLA HAPLOTYPE OF THE LOCI HLA-A, -B, AND -DRB1 IN MONGOLIA ETHNIC GROUP / 药物分析学报

Objective To investigate HLA-A,-B and -DRB1 allele and HLA-A-B-DRB1 haplotype frequencies in Mongolia ethnic group. Methods HLA-A, -B, -DRB1 allele and haplotype in the Mongolia ethnic group were investigated based on 93 individuals by PCR- sequence-based typing (SBT) method. Results Twenty-one alleles were detected for HLA-A, 44 for HLA-B, and 26 for HLA-DRB1. The most frequent alleles were HLA-A*2402(0.2097), HLA-B*1302(0.0699), and HLA-DRB1*0701(0.1237). The most common HLA-A-B-DRB1 haplotype were A*3001-B*1302-DRB1*0701, A*0101-B*3701-DRB1*1001, followed by the A*0201-B*4601-DRB1*0901, A*2402-B*4801-DRB1*1101, A*2402-B*5201-DRB1*1501, A*3201-B*3503-DRB1*1301, and A*3303-B*5801-DRB1*0301, which were also presented in Chinese populations. Conclusion The data can be used in forensic and paternity tests to estimate the frequency of a DNA profile or anthropologic research. The characteristics of the distribution of HLA alleles revealed that Mongolia ethnic group is characterized by northern Mongolian Chinese.

Determination of HLA-A, -B allele polymorphism in the Luoba nationality living in Tibet Autonomous Region in China / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the HLA-A, -B allele polymorphism in the Luoba ethnic population.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>HLA-A, -B DNA types in 92 healthy individuals of Luoba nationality in the Linzhi area, Tibet Autonomous Region, were investigated by polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific oligo-nucleotide (PCR-SSO).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Ten alleles at HLA-A locus, and 19 alleles at HLA-B locus in Luoba ethnic group were detected. Of the 10 HLA-A alleles detected, the three most common alleles were HLA-A*11(allele frequency: 36.40%), -A*02 (25.50%), -A*24 (23.90%), and they covered 85.80% of the total HLA-A alleles detected from the Luoba ethnic group. Of the 19 HLA-B alleles detected, the three most common alleles were HLA-B*40 (27.20%), -B*15 (11.40%) and -B*38(10.90%), and they covered 49.50% of the total -B alleles detected in the Luoba ethnic group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The distribution of HLA-A, -B allele polymorphism in the Luoba nationality is distinctive, but some of the gene distribution in the Luoba group is nearer to that in the Tibetan group. These are consistent with the results of ethnological, historical and sociological researches.</p>

REPORT OF HLA DISTRIBUTION IN 2315 VOLUNTEER DONORS OF CHINESE BONE MARROW BANK FROM NORTHWEST CHINA / 药物分析学报

Objective To report the HLA data of volunteer donors of Chinese bank from Northwest China and characterize the distribution of HLA genes in Northwest China. Methods HLA-A, B antigens of 2315 volunteer donors were examined by the method of microlymphocytetoxicity (MLT) test .The antigen frequencies(AF) were assessed by directly counting; and based on that gene frequencies(GF) were calculated. HLA data from other population were collected and distribution characteristics were compared. With the raw data, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, statistical parameters of forensic medicine interest for HLA were computed. Results A total of 18 specific antigens were detected in HLA-A and the most frequent antigen was A2 . AF and GF were 0.5136 and 0.3026, respectively. A total of 42 specific antigens were detected in HLA-B and the most frequent antigen was A13. Its AF and GF were 0.1978 and 0.1044, respectively. The heterozygosity(H), polymorphism information content(PIC), discrimination power(DP) and probability of paternity exclusion (PPE) of HLA-A were 0.8215, 0.8212, 0.9356 and 0.7798 accordingly; while H,PIC, DP and PPE of HLA-B were 0.9322, 0.9322, 0.9878 and 0.9528. Conclusion The polymorphism of HLA-A,B genes is characteristic in Chinese. In this research, the genetic trait of HLA in 2315 volunteers is consistent with Northern Han population.

USING STR POLYMORPHISM TO STUDY THE GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG A CHINESE KOREAN POPULATION AND OTHER GROUPS / 药物分析学报

Objective To discuss the genetic relationship between Chaoxian and the other populations with STR polymorphisms, and study the origination of Chaoxian with historical data, analyze the difference among them. Methods Samples were obtained from 91 unrelated individuals of Jilin province. PCR amplification was performed using PE9700, the results were analyzed with the GeneScan software and then using the Genetic Analyzer ABI377 and Genotyper2.5. Tests for Hardy Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) and the clustering map were carried out using SPSS11.5. The DA (genetic distance) according to Nei's was calculated and a phylogenetic tree based on the neighbor-joining method using Mega2 software package was constructed. Results 81 alleles and 196 genotypes were observed, with the corresponding frequencies ranging from 0.0055 to 0.4615 and 0.0110 to 0.2747, the observed and expected of genotypes were evaluated using χ2-test and all of the loci were in accordance with Hardy Weinberg equilibrium (P>0.05). Chaoxian was clustered with the other Chinese ethnic groups, then the American Black and the White; it was clustered with the Baishan Han, the Beijing Han of China first, then the South Korean. Conclusion The differentiation among races is larger than that among minorities, and, the differentiation among minorities is related to and is consistent with their geographic location.

Genetic relationships of 15 populations of Guangxi Province / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

Objective To study the genetic relatio ns hips of 15 groups of Guangxi Province, China by using STR polymorphisms. Methods We collected the blood samples of unrelated individuals from different groups and s equenced the STR data with ABI377, and then analyzed all these data with statist ical methods. Results The study on 6 STR loci showed that Jing and Miao n ationalities of Guangxi Province were close to each other, while Yao, Gelao and Mulam nationalities of Guangxi were far from the other groups. Conclusi on The 15 different ethnic groups of Guangxi, China have gene commun ications.

Influence of several experimental factors on morphine dependence model in rats / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

Objective To study the influenc e of several experimental factors on morphine dependence in rats. Methods The 130 SD health rats were randomly assigned to control groups and dependence groups. The withdrawal syndromes between control groups and dependen ce groups in different dosage, different time, constant dose administration and increased dose administration were evaluated. Results The differences between control groups and dependen ce groups were significant (P

The study on HLA-Cw polymorphism from Xi'an Han population by PCR-sequence specific oligonucleotide probe / 法医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To determine the HLA-Cw allele and genotype frequencies from Xi'an Han population and obtain genetic data.@*METHODS@#The results of HLA-Cw typing for 130 randomly selected from Xi'an Han population were obtained by using the PCR-Sequence Specific Oligonucleotide Probes (SSOP).@*RESULTS@#In this investigation, 16 alleles were detected among 130 unrelated individuals with frequencies from 0.0077 to 0.1588 and HLA-Cw*01,03,07 were the most common HLA-Cw alleles. We have made a survey of HLA-Cw alleles frequencies in Xi'an Han Population, with blank frequency being lowered to 0.018 2.@*CONCLUSION@#The distribution of genotype frequencies met the law of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium by Hi-square test. The frequency data can be used in forensic and paternity tests, transplant matching and anthropology.

The structural characterization and antigenicity of the S protein of SARS-CoV / 基因组蛋白质组与生物信息学报·英文版

The corona-like spikes or peplomers on the surface of the virion under electronic microscope are the most striking features of coronaviruses. The S (spike) protein is the largest structural protein, with 1,255 amino acids, in the viral genome. Its structure can be divided into three regions: a long N-terminal region in the exterior, a characteristic transmembrane (TM) region, and a short C-terminus in the interior of a virion. We detected fifteen substitutions of nucleotides by comparisons with the seventeen published SARS-CoV genome sequences, eight (53.3%) of which are non-synonymous mutations leading to amino acid alternations with predicted physiochemical changes. The possible antigenic determinants of the S protein are predicted, and the result is confirmed by ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) with synthesized peptides. Another profound finding is that three disulfide bonds are defined at the C-terminus with the N-terminus of the E (envelope) protein, based on the typical sequence and positions, thus establishing the structural connection with these two important structural proteins, if confirmed. Phylogenetic analysis reveals several conserved regions that might be potent drug targets.

Polymorphism profile of nine short tandem repeat Loci in the Han chinese / 基因组蛋白质组与生物信息学报·英文版

Nine short tandem repeat (STR) markers (D3S1358, VWA, FGA, THO1, TPOX, CSFIPO, D5S818, D13S317, and D7S820) and a sex-identification marker (Amelogenin locus) were amplified with multiplex PCR and were genotyped with a four-color fluorescence method in samples from 174 unrelated Han individuals in North China. The allele frequencies, genotype frequencies, heterozygosity, probability of discrimination powers, probability of paternity exclusion and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium expectations were determined. The results demonstrated that the genotypes at all these STR loci in Han population conform to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium expectations. The combined discrimination power (DP) was 1.05 x 10(-10) within nine STR loci analyzed and the probability of paternity exclusion (EPP) was 0.9998. The results indicate that these nine STR loci and the Amelogenin locus are useful markers for human identification, paternity and maternity testing and sex determination in forensic sciences.

Gene expression profiling in porcine fetal thymus / 基因组蛋白质组与生物信息学报·英文版

To obtain an initial overview of gene diversity and expression pattern in porcine thymus, 11,712 ESTs (Expressed Sequence Tags) from 100-day-old porcine thymus (FTY) were sequenced and 7,071 cleaned ESTs were used for gene expression analysis. Clustered by the PHRAP program, 959 contigs and 3,074 singlets were obtained. Blast search showed that 806 contigs and 1,669 singlets (totally 5,442 ESTs) had homologues in GenBank and 1,629 ESTs were novel. According to the Gene Ontology classification, 36.99% ESTs were cataloged into the gene expression group, indicating that although the functional gene (18.78% in defense group) of thymus is expressed in a certain degree, the 100-day-old porcine thymus still exists in a developmental stage. Comparative analysis showed that the gene expression pattern of the 100-day-old porcine thymus is similar to that of the human infant thymus.

Genetic polymorphism of fifteen short tandem repeat loci in Chinese Drungs / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphism in Chinese Drungs (Tulungs).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The genetic distributions of fifteen STR loci were investigated with the use of coamplification, genescan and genotype from 67 Drungs.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were 144 STR alleles in Drung nationality, with their frequencies ranging from 0.0077 to 0.7846, heterozygosity(H) 0.3723-0.8639, discrimination power(DP) 0.5567-0.9548, probability of paternity exclusion(EPP) 0.2738-0.8358, polymorphism information content (PIC) 0.3461-0.8456 the accumulative DP 0.99999998 and EPP 0.99999894.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results of this study on the STR polymorphism in Chinese Drungs could be used as a basis for the genetic structure of Chinese ethnic groups and also be of significant application in anthropology and forensic science.</p>

Genetic polymorphism of D16S539, D7S820 and D13S317 loci in the Kazak ethnic population / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the genetic polymorphism of D16S539, D7S820 and D13S317 in Chinese Kazak ethnic population from Xinjiang.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and two unrelated individuals and a sample of families (n=42) were investigated by multiplex amplification, 6% denaturing PAGE and silver staining. And, the obtained allele frequencies were compared with those of other populations.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Eight, seven, eight alleles were observed at the 3 STR loci respectively and the genotypes distributions were in accordance with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The expected heterozygosities for these loci were 0.9439, 0.9356 and 0.9304; the calculated polymorphism formation content (PIC) was 0.9905; the discrimination power (DP), 0.9998; the paternity exclusion (PE), 0.9572. In addition, significant difference was found in comparison with other populations, and in the sample of families (n=42) no new mutations could be found.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The multiplex examination of 3 STR loci can be used in forensic identification and population genetics research.</p>

Ethical Problems on Collection,Storage and Use of the Important Disease Genetic Resources / 中国医学伦理学

In the modern biotechnology era,the important disease genetic resources become the most dependent factor.We expound the actuality of the collection,storage and use of the important disease genetic resources in China,and discuss the problems and challenges we meet.So the chief mission we should do is establishing the database and collecting,storing and using these valuable resources under standard procedure with aim,plan and organization.