Expression and correlation of SIRT1 and inflammatory factors in peripheral blood of patients with major depressive disorder / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To explore the expression changes of SIRT1 and related inflammatory regula-tors in peripheral blood of patients with major depressive disorder and analyze the correlation between SIRT1, depression and inflammatory regulators. Methods Forty patients with major depressive disorder and forty healthy controls were selected. Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) was used to assess the degree of de- pression in patients with depressive disorder. Quantitative Real-time PCR( RT-PCR) was used to detect the relative expression levels of SIRT1,Elf-1,NF-κB,IL-1β,GM-CSF mRNA,and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was used to detect the expression levels of SIRT1,Elf-1,NF-κB,IL-1β,GM-CSF proteins. The correlation between the severity of depression disorder and SIRT1 and the correlation between SIRT1 and Elf-1 and NF-κB were analyzed. Results (1)Compared with the control group,SIRT1 mRNA expression significantly decreased in the case group (P<0. 01),while Elf-1,NF-κB,IL-1β,GM-CSF mRNA expression significantly increased in the case group (P<0. 01). ( 2) The expression of plasma SIRT1 protein((8. 23± 1. 78)ng/ml) in the case group was lower than that in the control group (P<0. 01). The expressions of plas-ma Elf-1 protein((1 921. 67±271. 07)pg/ml),NF-κB protein((2 057. 29±260. 44)pg/ml),IL-1β protein ((186. 60±31. 00) pg/ml) and GM-CSF protein((183. 69±28. 87) pg/ml) were higher than those in the control group((1 512. 92±284. 54)pg/ml,(1537. 18±313. 82) pg/ml,(144. 79±31. 48) pg/ml,(162. 82± 27. 90) pg/ml,respectively,all P<0. 01). (3) SIRT1 mRNA expression level was negatively correlated with the severity of major depressive disorder (r=-0. 51, P<0. 01) and was negatively correlated with the mRNA expression levels of Elf-1 and NF-κB (r=-0. 66,P<0. 01,r=-0. 64,P<0. 01). Conclusion The expres-sion level of SIRT1 in peripheral blood of patients with major depressive disorder is correlated with the sever-ity of depression. This may be related to the decrease of SIRT1 expression in peripheral blood leukocytes of patients with major depressive disorder,which activates the pathway of NF-κB and Elf-1 and increase expres-sion of GM-CSF and IL-1β.

Defectos en la síntesis de cadena ζ en el linfocito T, generando señales intracelulares equivocadas, responsables de lupus eritematoso sistémico / Defects in the synthesis of ζ chain in T lymphocytes, generating wrong intracellular signals, responsible for systemic lupus erythematosus

La expresión anormal de moléculas claves en señalización y la función defectuosa de los linfocitos T cumplen un papel significativo en la patogénesis de la enfermedad autoinmune. Las células T muestran numerosas anormalidades en la señalización del complejo TCRζ¹, estas aberraciones resultan en la alteración de la expresión de citoquinas. Mientras algunas de estas anormalidades explican el aumento de la actividad de células B por células T con incremento de los anticuerpos, la disminución en la producción de IL-2 resulta en un aumento en la susceptibilidad a las infecciones, reducción en la activación de las células T, inducción de la muerte celular y prolongada sobrevida de las células T autorreactivas².

The abnormal expression of key molecules in signaling and the malfunction of the T cell T have a significant activity in the pathogenesis of the autoimmune disease. The cells T exhibit numerous abnormalities in the signaling of the complex TCRζ¹, these aberrations result in the alteration of the citoquines. While some of these abnormalities explain the increase of the activity of cells B for cells T with increment of the antibodies production, the decrease in the production of IL-2 induces an increase in the susceptibility to the infections, diminishing in the activation of the cells T, and expansion of the lifespan of the autorreactive cells².

The progress of the special transcription factor of T lymphocytes,Elf-1 / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Elf-1 (E74-like factor 1) is a member of Ets transcription factor family,which participated in physiological and pathological process of cells proliferation,differentiation and tumorigenesis. In this review,we summarize that Elf-1 is related to T cell differentiation and development,tumor and autoimmune disease.

Expression of T cell-specific transcriptional factor Elf-1 in mononu-clear cells, CD4~+ T cells and CD8~+ T cells from umbilical cord blood / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM: To investigate the expression level of transcriptional factor Elf-1 in mononuclear cells, CD4~+ and CD8~+ T cells from umbilical cord blood (UCB). METHODS: Real-time PCR with SYBR green I technique was used for detecting the Elf-1 expression in mononuclear cells, sorted CD4~+ and CD8~+ T cells from 12 cases of umbilical cord blood. The relative mRNA expression level of Elf-1 was analyzed by a formula of 2~(-△Ct)×100%. The expression level of β_2-microglobulin gene (β_2M) was used as an endogenous reference. The peripheral blood from 10 cases of healthy adults was served as control. RESULTS: Elf-1 mRNA expressed in all blood samples collected from both UCB and healthy adults. The expression level showed apparent diversity in different individuals. The relative mRNA expression of Elf-1 in both mononuclear cells (18.55%±2.48%) and CD8~+ T cells (3.52%±0.45%) from UCB were significantly higher than those from healthy adults (9.16%±1.92%, 2.02%±0.27%, respectively, P<0.01, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The results of Elf-1 expression level from umbilical cord blood indicate that the over-expression of Elf-1 gene in mononuclear cells and CD8~+ T cells might be one of the features of T cell immune state in umbilical cord blood.

Expression of T cell-specific transcriptional factor Elf-1 in mononu-clear cells,CD4~+ T cells and CD8~+ T cells from umbilical cord blood / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM:To investigate the expression level of transcriptional factor Elf-1 in mononuclear cells,CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from umbilical cord blood (UCB). METHODS: Real-time PCR with SYBR green I technique was used for detecting the Elf-1 expression in mononuclear cells,sorted CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from 12 cases of umbilical cord blood. The relative mRNA expression level of Elf-1 was analyzed by a formula of 2-△Ct?100%. The expression level of ?2-microglobulin gene (?2M) was used as an endogenous reference. The peripheral blood from 10 cases of healthy adults was served as control. RESULTS: Elf-1 mRNA expressed in all blood samples collected from both UCB and healthy adults. The expression level showed apparent diversity in different individuals. The relative mRNA expression of Elf-1 in both mononuclear cells (18.55%?2.48%) and CD8+T cells (3.52%?0.45%) from UCB were significantly higher than those from healthy adults (9.16%?1.92%,2.02%?0.27%,respectively,P