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The Ly-6 and uPAR (LU) domain-containing proteins represent a large family of cell-surface markers. In particular, mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1 is a widely used marker for various stem cells; however, its human ortholog is missing. In this study, based on a systematic survey and comparative genomic study of mouse and human LU domain-containing proteins, we identified a previously unannotated human gene encoding the candidate ortholog of mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1. This gene, hereby named LY6A, reversely overlaps with a lncRNA gene in the majority of exonic sequences. We found that LY6A is aberrantly expressed in pituitary tumors, but not in normal pituitary tissues, and may contribute to tumorigenesis. Similar to mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1, human LY6A is also upregulated by interferon, suggesting a conserved transcriptional regulatory mechanism between humans and mice. We cloned the full-length LY6A cDNA, whose encoded protein sequence, domain architecture, and exon-intron structures are all well conserved with mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1. Ectopic expression of the LY6A protein in cells demonstrates that it acts the same as mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1 in their processing and glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchoring to the cell membrane. Collectively, these studies unveil a novel human gene encoding a candidate biomarker and provide an interesting model gene for studying gene regulatory and evolutionary mechanisms.
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Humans , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Pituitary Neoplasms/genetics , BiomarkersABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the expression levels of microRNA (miRNA)-125b in serum exosomes and its diagnostic efficacy for asthma severity. METHODS: The study included 80 patients with untreated asthma and 80 healthy volunteers. The patients were divided into 4 groups according to disease severity: 20 with the intermittent state, 20 with the mildly persistent state, 20 with the moderately persistent state, and 20 with the severely persistent state. The expression levels of miRNA-125b in serum exosomes of each group were detected using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction and compared. The Spearman correlation analysis was used to study the correlation between the expression levels of miRNA-125b in serum exosomes and asthma severity. The diagnostic efficacy of the expression levels of miRNA-125b in exosomes for asthma severity was evaluated using the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve. RESULTS: The expression levels of miRNA-125b in serum exosomes of patients with intermittent, mildly persistent, moderately persistent, and severely persistent asthma were all higher than those in the healthy control group, with statistically significant differences. The expression levels of miRNA-125b were also statistically significantly different among patients in each group. The Spearman correlation analysis showed a positive correlation of the relative expression of miRNA-125b in serum exosomes with asthma severity. The area under the ROC curve of the diagnostic efficacy of miRNA-125b in serum exosomes for patients with intermittent, mildly, moderately, and severely persistent asthma was 0.7770, 0.8573, 0.9111, and 0.9995, respectively. CONCLUSION: The expression levels of miRNA-125b in serum exosomes had a high diagnostic efficacy and might serve as a noninvasive diagnostic marker for asthma severity.
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Asthma/blood , Exosomes , MicroRNAs/blood , Adult , Asthma/diagnosis , Asthma/physiopathology , Female , Forced Expiratory Volume , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Severity of Illness IndexABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy ofHejie Fenxiao Decoction on damp-heat patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).Methods Totally 68 patients were divided into the control group and the treatment group according to the patients’ willings. Both groups were given treatment, such as elimination of the incentives and symptomatic treatment. Besides, patients of the treatment group acceptedHejie Fenxiao Decoction for 30 days. The changes of renal function indexes, such as serum creatinine (SCr), blood urine nitrogen (BUN), uric acid (UA), albumin (ALB) and integral of TCM syndrome, were observed, and recovery ratio and clinical endpoints were compared.Results SCr and eGFR of both group were improved on day 14 (P0.05);clinical endpoints analysis of the two groups showed statistical significance (P<0.05). The difference of integrals of TCM syndrome between the two groups showed statistical significance (P<0.05) on day 14.ConclusionHejie Fenxiao Decoction combined with basic regular Western medicine can better improve the clinical symptom, recover the renal function, and decrease the rate of renal replacement and death of AKI damp-heat patients.
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[Objective] To compare the disinfection effect of different disinfectants on disinfection effect of laryngeal endoscope,and seek for a more safe and effective disinfectant for laryngeal endoscope.[Methods] 180 laryngeal endoscope were divided into three groups with 60 of them in each group.Acidic electrolyzed oxidizing water(AEOW),2％ glutaraldehyde and orthophthalaldehyde were used for disinfection.Three minutes and five minutes after disinfection,the samples were got and underwent bacterial detection.The disinfection effect after three minutes and five minutes was compared.[Results] The qualified rate of disinfection and cost between AEOW,2％ glutaraldehyde and orthophthalaldehyde showed distinct difference.[Conclusions] Using acidic electrolyzed oxidizing water in the disinfection of laryngeal endoscope has advantages of fast,effective,low-cost,which can be applied in the clinical work.
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Objective To describe the analgesic effect of low-flow rate oxygen inhalation with intravenous mannitol injection for patients after nasal operation and seek for effective method for allevia-tion of pain.Methods 160 patients were divided into group A,B,C and D with 40 cases in each group.Group A received intravenous injection of 125 ml of 20%mannitol and group B got low-flow rate oxygen inhalation through nasal canulas.While group C were given the combination of treatment in that of group A and group B.Group D was named the control group and only adopted routine nursing.The pain alleviation effect was observed by McGill pain evaluation method.Results The score of pain in group C was lower than those in group A and B.While the scores of pain in group A and B were lower than that in group D(P<0.01).Conclusion The nasal swelling in group C lightened compared with those of group B (P<0.01)and group A(P<0.05).The nasal swelling in group A was lighter than that of group D but no difference Was seen between group B and group D
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Objective To determine the inhibitory effect of a synthetic hexa-peptide GGWSHW (G peptide) derived from thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) on TGF-? activation induced by angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) in cultured human renal tubular epithelial cells. Methods Human proximal tubular epithelial cell line (HK-2) was cultured in vitro, untreated HK-2 cells were acted as normal control group. HK-2 cells were then stimulated by Ang Ⅱ for 1-24 hours (Ang Ⅱ stimulation group),so that optimal dosage and duration could be chosen.One hour prior to induction,HK-2 cells were pretreated with 10 ?mol/L peptide G (G peptide treated group)or losartan (losartan treated group), the blocker of I type receptor of Ang Ⅱ was acted as inhibitory control.The mRNA and protein levels of TSP1,TGF-?1,FN and PAI-1 were measured by RT-PCR and Western blot. Confocal microscopy and flow cytometry were performed to detect the presence of TSP1, TGF-?1 and co-positive expression of two protein, respectively.The concentrations of total and active TGF-?1 as well as FN and PAI-1 in cell culture supematants were measured by ELISA. Additionally, the expression of Smad2 and p-Smad2 was also examined for the bioactivity of TGF-?1 signaling protein. Results Ang Ⅱ enhanced the expression of TSP1 and TGF-?1 in a temporal-spatial dependent manner. The optimal dosage and duration were 1 ?mol/L and 6 hours,for TSP1,and 0.1 ?mol/L and 12 hours for TGF-?1 respectively.Comparing with untreated HK-2,the co-expression of TSP1 and TGF-?1 induced by A Ⅱ showed a increase of 5.4 folds.In addition,the protein level of p-Smad2 was elevated remarkedly, the mRNA level of FN and PAI-1 was up-regulated by 3 and 1.5 folds, and the concentration was increased by 2.0 and 1.9 folds respectively. Peptide G had less effect on the expression of TSP1 and TGF-?1,whereas it significantly reduced the secretion of active TGF-?1,though total level of TGF-?1 remained up-regulated. Furthermore,comparing with losartan treated group, p-Smad2 expression was reduced by 28.9%, the mRNA level of FN and PAI-1 was decreased by 34.5% and 26% respectively,and the protein levels were reduced by 11.0% and 8.9% respectively. Conclusion The inhibitory peptide derived from TSP1 effectively suppresses TGF-?1 activation through a competitive mechanism and also reduces the secretion of FN and PAI-1 associated with fibrosis.
