Expression and significance of Notch-1 and Jagged-2 in patients with Hirschsprung disease / 中华胃肠外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
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(12): 768-771, 2011.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the expression of Notch-1 and Jagged-2 in the normal and spastic segments of colon in patients with Hirschsprung disease(HD), and to explore the correlation of Notch-1 and Jagged-2 with pathogenesis of HD.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From 2005 to 2010, resected colon specimens of 30 cases with HD were selected for this study. Normal colonic segments were served as control group, while the transitional and spastic segments as experimental group. Immunohistochemical staining, Western blotting, and RT-PCR were applied to detect the expression of Notch-1 and Jagged-2.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A large number of Notch-1 and Jagged-2 positive gangliocytes were observed in the control group, while none was observed in spastic segments. Significantly less Notch-1 and Jagged-2 positive gangliocytes were found in the transitional segments. Western blotting revealed that Notch-1 and Jagged-2 protein levels in spastic segments (0.19±0.02 and 0.13±0.04) were less than that in transitional segments and normal segments (0.58±0.05 and 0.52±0.04, 0.72±0.04 and 0.69±0.04, respectively)(P<0.05). RT-PCR revealed that Notch-1 and Jagged-2 mRNA levels were consistent with protein expression.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Notch-1 and Jagged-2 are not expressed in spastic colon segments, which may be associated with the pathogenesis of HD.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
RNA, Messenger
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Signal Transduction
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Case-Control Studies
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
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Receptor, Notch1
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Jagged-2 Protein
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Genetics
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Hirschsprung Disease
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Membrane Proteins
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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