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Endocrine ; 43(2): 346-50, 2013 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22798249

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between urinary Smad1 and glomerular hyperfiltration (GHF) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and to explore the factors related to the urinary Smad1 in T2DM. The reference value of the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was determined in 248 healthy individuals. 30 patients with GHF, 58 patients with norm-GFR T2DM, and 24 healthy patients who served as controls were recruited. Urinary Smad1, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), fasting serum C-Peptide (C-P), hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), cystatin C, and other chemistry laboratory parameters of T2DM participants and controls were measured. Patients with GHF had higher levels of urinary Smad1 than the control group, and those with norm-GFR. For T2DM patients with body mass index, age, and gender adjustments, urinary Smad1 was positively correlated with FPG, HbA1C, and eGFR, but negatively correlated with fasting serum C-P. Multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrated that eGFR, HbA1C, and fasting serum C-P were independently associated with urinary Smad1. High levels of urinary Smad1 were found in GHF patients with T2DM, which may be another potential mechanism of GHF in relation to diabetic nephropathy.


Subject(s)
Diabetes Complications/physiopathology , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Diabetic Nephropathies/physiopathology , Glomerular Filtration Rate/physiology , Smad1 Protein/urine , Adult , Biomarkers/metabolism , Blood Glucose/metabolism , C-Peptide/blood , Case-Control Studies , Cross-Sectional Studies , Cystatin C/blood , Diabetes Complications/metabolism , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/physiopathology , Diabetic Nephropathies/metabolism , Female , Glycated Hemoglobin/metabolism , Humans , Linear Models , Male , Middle Aged , Reference Values
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Endocrine ; 41(1): 82-8, 2012 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21779943

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of tubular damage in short-term (less than five years) type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and to explore the correlation between tubular markers and their relationship with renal indices at different stages of diabetic nephropathy. A group of 101 short-term T2DM patients and 28 control subjects were recruited. Tubular markers, such as neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), N-acetyl-ß-D: -glucosaminidase (NAG), and kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), as well as urinary albumin excretion were measured in voided urine. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was estimated via Macisaac's formula. The patients were further categorized into three groups, namely, the normoalbuminuria, microalbuminuria, and macroalbuminuria groups, according to their urine albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR). Urinary tubular markers were compared and their correlations with renal indices [UACR and estimated GFR (eGFR)] were analyzed among the different diabetic groups. Compared with the control group, Urinary NGAL [median (IQR)][83.6(41.4-138.7) µg/gcr vs. 32.9(26.1-64.5) µg/gcr], NAG [13.5(8.7-17.9) U/gcr vs. 7.6(6.5-13.0) U/gcr] and KIM-1 [120.0(98.4-139.9) ng/gcr vs. 103.1(86.8-106.2) ng/gcr] in the T2DM were all markedly increased. For all patients, urinary NGAL had stronger positive correlations with UACR than NAG (R = 0.556 vs. 0.305, both P < 0.05). In addition, only urinary NGAL showed a negative correlation with eGFR (R = -0.215, P < 0.05). Urinary KIM-1, however, showed no significant difference among the three T2DM groups and did not correlate with either UACR or eGFR. As UACR increased from the normoalbuminuria to the last macroalbuminuria group, all of the markers increased. However, only the concentrations of NGAL were statistically different among the three diabetic groups. The correlation between the tubular markers and their relationships with the renal indices differed markedly among the three T2DM groups. In conclusion, these results suggest that tubular damage is common in short-term T2DM patients. Urinary NGAL may be a promising early marker for monitoring renal impairment in short-term T2DM patients.


Subject(s)
Acetylglucosaminidase/urine , Acute-Phase Proteins/urine , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/urine , Diabetic Nephropathies/epidemiology , Lipocalins/urine , Membrane Glycoproteins/urine , Proto-Oncogene Proteins/urine , Adult , Aged , Albuminuria/classification , Albuminuria/complications , Albuminuria/epidemiology , Biomarkers/urine , Case-Control Studies , Comorbidity , Cross-Sectional Studies , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology , Female , Glomerular Filtration Rate , Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1 , Humans , Lipocalin-2 , Male , Middle Aged , Receptors, Virus , Risk Factors , Severity of Illness Index
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Diabetes Res Clin Pract ; 95(1): 105-9, 2012 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22015481

ABSTRACT

AIM: To assess whether glomerular hyperfiltration (GHF) could result in renal tubular damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. METHODS: Reference value of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was determined in 248 healthy individuals based on serum CysC levels. GHF was defined as an eGFR exceeding the sex-specific 97.5th percentile in non-diabetic individuals. In the present study, 30 with GHF, 58 with norm-GFR T2DM, and 24 healthy controls were recruited. Tubular markers, such as urinary N-acetyl-ß-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) and kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), as well as serum and urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), were measured and compared. The correlation of these markers with eGFR was analyzed in the GHF group. RESULTS: The GHF group had higher urinary NGAL and KIM-1 levels but lower serum NGAL level than the norm-GFR and control groups. Slightly decreased serum NGAL and increased urinary NGAL levels were also noted in the norm-GFR group compared with those of the controls. There was no statistical difference in the urinary NAG values among the three groups. Correlation analysis showed that eGFR was positively related to fasting blood glucose (FBG), HbA1c, urinary NGAL, and KIM-1, but negatively with serum NGAL in the GHF group. CONCLUSION: Higher urinary tubular damage markers were found in T2DM patients with GHF than the norm-GFR and control groups, probably a direct proof that GHF is a deleterious factor for diabetic nephropathy.


Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/physiopathology , Diabetic Nephropathies/physiopathology , Glomerular Filtration Rate/physiology , Kidney Tubules/physiopathology , Acetylglucosaminidase/urine , Acute-Phase Proteins/urine , Adult , Aged , Biomarkers/blood , Biomarkers/urine , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Cross-Sectional Studies , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/urine , Diabetic Nephropathies/blood , Diabetic Nephropathies/urine , Female , Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1 , Humans , Lipocalin-2 , Lipocalins/blood , Lipocalins/urine , Male , Membrane Glycoproteins/urine , Middle Aged , Proto-Oncogene Proteins/blood , Proto-Oncogene Proteins/urine , Receptors, Virus
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Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao ; 31(6): 1020-2, 2011 Jun.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21690060

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of simulated microgravity on the proliferation of human monocytic cells THP-1 and the expression of tissue factor (TF) mRNA. METHODS: THP-1 cells were cultured under a simulated microgravity environment using the rotating cell culture system (RCCS). The changes in the cell proliferation after microgravity culture were assessed by cell counting and cell cycle analysis with flow cytometry. RT-PCR was used to detect the changes in the expression of TF mRNA in THP-1 cells. RESULTS: Culture under simulated microgravity resulted in a significant decrease in the cell number of THP-1 cells in comparison with that of the control cells (P<0.01). After a 24-h culture under microgravity, the G0-Gl phase cells increased from the control level of (46.57∓1.64)% to (67.64∓2.71)% (P<0.05). The cells in both groups showed a low level of TF mRNA expression in the absence of LPS stimulation. A 4-h stimulation with LPS caused up-regulated expression of TF mRNA in both cells, but the microgravity group showed a significantly smaller increase in the expression (2.301∓0.179) than the control group (9.210∓1.328) (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Microgravity can inhibit the proliferation of THP-1 cells and suppress the cellular expression of TF mRNA.


Subject(s)
Monocytes/cytology , Monocytes/metabolism , Thromboplastin/metabolism , Weightlessness , Cell Proliferation , Cells, Cultured , Humans , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Thromboplastin/genetics , Weightlessness Simulation
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Aviat Space Environ Med ; 82(5): 513-7, 2011 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21614864

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: The microgravity environment of spaceflight leads to a series of changes in the human blood system. The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of simulated microgravity on the differentiation of CD34+ cells and to explore whether transcription factor GATA-1, required for the terminal differentiation of committed erythroid progenitor cells, is involved in this process. METHODS: CD34+ cells were cultured in the simulated microgravity conditions created by a rotary cell-culture system (RCCS). The effects of simulated microgravity on the differentiation and apoptosis of CD34+ cells were analyzed using flow cytometry and propidium iodide (PI) staining, respectively. Expression of GATA-1 mRNA in CD34+ cells was determined by real-time quantitative PCR. RESULTS: In the RCCS group, GlyA+ (glycophorin A) expression was lower and CD33+ expression higher than in the 1-g liquid control group (22.21% +/- 3.02% and 60.05% +/- 3.08%, vs. 52.12% +/- 1.92% and 18.87% +/- 1.41%, respectively). The proportion of differentiated cells in the 1-g methylcellulos e group (Gly+% = 54.39% +/- 2.86%, CD33+% = 21.09% +/- 3.19%) was similar to that in the 1-g liquid control group. As shown by real-time quantitative PCR, the relative expression of GATA-1 mRNA in the RCCS group was only 20% of that in the -g control group. CONCLUSIONSs: The differentiation of CD3+ cells, and especially erythroid differentiation, was inhibited by simulated microgravity by a mechanism that appears to involve the suppression of GATA-1 mRNA expression. The results of this study may be useful in understanding the critical effect of simulated microgravity on the pathogenesis of space anemia.


Subject(s)
Antigens, CD34/metabolism , Erythroid Precursor Cells/metabolism , GATA1 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Weightlessness Simulation , Adult , Apoptosis , Cell Differentiation , Cells, Cultured , Erythroid Precursor Cells/cytology , Female , Flow Cytometry , GATA1 Transcription Factor/genetics , Humans , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Pregnancy , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Staining and Labeling
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Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao ; 31(5): 878-81, 2011 May.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21602148

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To examine the urinary level of tissue factor (uTF) and its procoagulant activity (PCA) in patients with diabetes mellitus, and explore the relationship between uTF and renal damage in diabetes mellitus. METHODS: Eighty-six patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into 3 groups according to urine albumin excretion (UACR), namely normal albuminuria group, microalbuminuria group and macroalbuminuria group. The levels of uTF, PCA, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (CRE), serum cystatin C (CYSC), glycohemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were measured in all the patients and 21 healthy controls. RESULTS: Compared with normal control, the diabetic patients showed significantly increased levels of uTF and PCA. The urinary TF-PCA was positively correlated to BUN, CYSC, CRE, UACR, fasting glucose and hs-CRP, but not to uTF; only hs-CRP, UACR were positively correlated to uTF. CONCLUSION: uTF is probably implicated in the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy.


Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/physiopathology , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/urine , Thromboplastin/urine , Adult , Albuminuria/urine , Blood Coagulation , Case-Control Studies , Creatinine/urine , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
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Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao ; 29(3): 462-5, 2009 Mar.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19304525

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To isolate and characterize human rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs). METHODS: The synovial membrane tissues were obtained from 4 RA patients, 1 chondroma patient and 1 healthy subject and FLS were isolated by means of tissue culture. The cell morphology was observed by phase-contrast microscope and the cell surface markers were detected by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The FLSs were successfully cultured from the synovial membrane tissues with good cell homogeneity after the third passage. The FLSs of the 3rd to 7th passages were stable and proliferated actively, followed by slow proliferation and aging since the 8th passage. Flow cytometry showed that the 4th-passage FLSs from the RA patients contained 99.04% CD90(+) cells, 2.73% CD3(+) cells, 0.29% CD3(-)CD19(+) cells, 2.81% CD3(-)CD16(+)CD56(+) cells, 5.89% CD14(+) cells, and 54.17% CD55(+) cells. The presence of interleukin-1 receptor type I (IL-1RI, 158.63-/+20.32 pg/ml) and IL-1beta (4.67-/+0.82 pg/ml) were detected in the cell culture supernatant of the 4th-passage FLSs from the RA patients by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA. CONCLUSION: FLSs from RA patients can be effectively culture by means of tissue culture, and the cultured FLSs show high expressions of CD90, IL-1RI and IL-1beta.


Subject(s)
Arthritis, Rheumatoid/pathology , Fibroblasts/pathology , Synovial Membrane/cytology , Adult , Aged , Cell Proliferation , Cell Separation , Cells, Cultured , Female , Humans , Interleukin-1beta/metabolism , Male , Middle Aged , Receptors, Interleukin-1 Type I/metabolism , Synovial Membrane/pathology , Thy-1 Antigens/metabolism
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Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban ; 33(8): 682-7, 2008 Aug.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18772506

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To construct the recombinant lentivirus RNAi vector, and to determine whether the lentivirus mediated short hairpin RNA (shRNA) can inhibit the tissue factor (TF) expression in endothelial cells. METHODS: Two short hairpin RNAs targeting to human TF were cloned into pENTRTM/U6 plasmid to obtain an entry clone, and the positive clones were verified by sequencing. A recombination reaction was performed between the pENTR/U6 entry construction and pLenti6/BLOCKiTTM-DEST vector, and then the positive clones were confirmed by sequencing. The 293FT cell line was transfected by the above recombined plasmid and lentivirus packing materials, the culture supernatant was harvested, and the virus titer was determined. RT-PCR and ELISA were used to observe the inhibition of TF gene expression after the lentivirus transduction in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. RESULTS: The shRNA sequences targeting to human TF were cloned into the vectors, and an entry clone and an expression clone were constructed successfully, which were proved by sequence determination. Viral particles were packaged in the 293FT cell line, all virus stocks were collected, and the transfection titer was 5*10(5)/transduced unit. RT-PCR and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated that the lentivirus stocks could suppress the TF expression in endothelial cells remarkably. CONCLUSION: Lentivirus RNAi vectors containing human TF gene are successfully constructed, and lentivirus mediated shRNA can inhibit the TF expression in endothelial cells, which may provide a highly effective method for the prevention and treatment of thrombo-embolic diseases.


Subject(s)
Endothelial Cells/metabolism , Genetic Vectors/genetics , Lentivirus/genetics , RNA, Small Interfering/genetics , Thromboplastin/biosynthesis , Base Sequence , Down-Regulation , Endothelial Cells/cytology , Humans , Molecular Sequence Data , RNA Interference , RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Thromboplastin/genetics , Umbilical Veins/cytology
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Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao ; 27(12): 1821-3, 2007 Dec.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18158992

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical implications of changes in plasma tissue factor (TF), tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) and factor VII (FVII) after the onset of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and acute cerebral infarction (ACI). METHODS: Sixty-nine patients with AMI, 71 with ACI and 50 age-matched healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study. Blood samples were obtained from the healthy subjects and from the patients at the early stage of AMI and ACI onset for examination of plasma TF and TFPI activity using chromogenic assay, and the plasma TF and TFPI antigens were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The plasma FVII coagulation activity (FVII:C) was also measured, and the plasma FVIIa determined using soluble TF assay. RESULTS: Compared with the healthy control group, AMI patients had significantly enhanced plasma TF and TFPI activities and elevated TF and TFPI antigen levels (P<0.05), with also markedly increased FVIIa (P<0.05) but comparable FVII:C (P>0.05). In ACI patients, the plasma TF activity and antigen were obviously increased in comparison with the control group (P<0.05), but plasma TFPI activity and antigen were lowered (P<0.05), and both the FVII:C and FVIIa were markedly higher (P<0.05). Significant differences were noted in plasma TF and TFPI activities and their antigen levels as well as in FVII:C, but not in FVIIa between AMI and ACI patients. CONCLUSION: V Following the onset of AMI and ACI, TF pathway is initiated and the risk of thrombogenesis increases, and the assessment of TF pathway is therefore of value for understanding the development of the condition.


Subject(s)
Cerebral Infarction/blood , Factor VII/analysis , Lipoproteins/analysis , Myocardial Infarction/blood , Thromboplastin/analysis , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Case-Control Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
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Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao ; 27(7): 1065-7, 2007 Jul.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17666351

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To construct a RNA interference vector for human tissue factor (TF) gene. METHODS: Human TF short hairpin RNA (shRNA) sequence was designed using online design software (Invitrogen) and synthesized into double-strand oligonucleotide (ds oligo), which was cloned into the pENTRTM/U6 plasmid, followed by transformation of the product into competent Top10 E. coli cells. After expansion of the transformed bacteria, the plasmid was extracted and sequenced, which was subsequently transfected into human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The interference effect of the vector on the target gene expression was detected by RT-PCR and immunofluorescence assay. RESULTS: The sequencing result indicated that the plasmid pENTRTM/U6-RelB-shRNA was constructed correctly, which resulted in effective inhibition of TF expression in HUVECs after transfection. CONCLUSION: The RNA interference vector against human TF gene has been constructed successfully, which may provide a stable transfection vector for potential treatment of blood coagulation abnormalities.


Subject(s)
Genetic Engineering/methods , Genetic Vectors/genetics , RNA Interference , Thromboplastin/deficiency , Thromboplastin/genetics , Base Sequence , Cell Line , Humans , Molecular Sequence Data , Oligonucleotides, Antisense/genetics , RNA, Small Interfering/genetics , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Transfection
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Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue ; 15(9): 529-31, 2003 Sep.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12971845

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To establish the possible relationship between some coagulation factors and the onset of acute cerebral infarction (ACI). METHODS: The study population consisted of 71 patients with ACI confirmed by CT and 50 age-matched healthy volunteers. Blood samples were obtained during the onset period of ACI. Tissue factor (TF) and tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) activity in plasma were assayed with the chromogenic assay. Plasma TF and TFPI antigen were measured with enzyme linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA). Plasma F VII coagulation activity (F VII: C) and F VIII coagulation activity (F VIII: C) were developed in the one-stage system. Plasma prothrombin (FII) was determined with Ecarin assay. Plasma fibrinogen (Fbg) was measured with thrombin assay. Plasma antithrombin III activity (ATIII) was determined using heparin cofactor activity assay. RESULTS: Compared with the control, plasma TF activity and antigen in patients with ACI were significantly higher (both P<0.05). But plasma TFPI activity and antigen were remarkably lower in the ACI group (both P<0.05). Plasma F VII: C was significantly higher (P<0.01), and F VIII: C was markedly lower (P<0.05). Plasma FII was remarkably higher (P<0.01). Similarly the Fbg was significantly higher in the ACI than that in the control group (P<0.01), whereas ATIII was significantly lower (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The initiation of TF pathway is contributed to the onset of ACI and the blood is in hypercoagulable state during the early period of ACI.


Subject(s)
Cerebral Infarction/blood , Thromboplastin/physiology , Acute Disease , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Blood Coagulation Factors/analysis , Female , Humans , Lipoproteins/blood , Male , Middle Aged , Thromboplastin/analysis
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