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Tea Polyphenols Reduce Inflammation of Orbital Fibroblasts in Graves' Ophthalmopathy via the NF-κB/NLRP3 Pathway. Curr Med Sci 2023; 43:123-129. [PMID: 36821039 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-023-2708-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the effects of tea polyphenols (TP) on inflammation of orbital fibroblasts in Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) and to provide new ideas for GO treatment. METHODS Primary orbital fibroblasts were extracted from orbital adipose/connective tissues of patients with and without GO. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was used to detect the expression of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, and monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1 in non-GO and GO orbital fibroblasts. The CCK-8 assay was used to determine the appropriate concentration of TP for subsequent experiments. RT-qPCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were performed to investigate the effects of TP on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of inflammatory cytokines. Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) expression was measured using Western blotting analysis. NOD-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) expression was detected using both Western blotting analysis and immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS The mRNA levels of IL-6, IL-1β, and MCP-1 in GO orbital fibroblasts were significantly higher than those in non-GO cells. TP treatment significantly inhibited LPS-induced production of inflammatory factors, including IL-6, IL-1β, and MCP-1. TP also inhibited the expression levels of NF-κB and NLRP3. Inflammation in the GO orbital fibroblasts was higher than that in non-GO cells. TP inhibited the production of inflammatory cytokines in GO orbital fibroblasts in vitro through the NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that TP may have a potential role in GO treatment.
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Cao J, Su Y, Chen Z, Ma C, Xiong W. The risk factors for Graves' ophthalmopathy. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021; 260:1043-1054. [PMID: 34787691 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-021-05456-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This review aimed to provide an overview of current research into the risk factors for Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). METHODS To find information about the risk factors for GO, the research database PubMed was searched and relevant articles were obtained to extract information about risk factors. RESULTS Smoking has been widely accepted as an important risk factor and cigarette smoking cessation has been shown to improve the outcome and decrease the onset of GO. Radioactive iodine on the thyroid may induce hyperthyroidism and increase the occurrence of GO. Selenium deficiency is a risk factor for GO and the supplementation of selenium has been an adjuvant therapy. Decreasing stressful life events (SLE) may help improve GO. Imbalance in intestinal flora is essential to GO, with Yersinia enterocolitica and Escherichia coli both increased in the digestive tract of the individual with GO. In addition, controlling serum cholesterol may help improve GO since adipogenesis is an important pathological change in its pathogenesis. Considering the correlation between Graves' disease and GO, maintaining normal thyroid function hormone level is the first-line therapeutic strategy to prevent progression of GO. An increase in antibodies such as TSHR and IGF-1R is the main predictor of GO. Besides, gender and gene polymorphism are also risk factors towards GO. CONCLUSIONS Risk factors for GO arise from five sources: physical and chemical environment, social-psychological environment, biological environment, the human organism, and genetic codes. Risk factors within these categories may interact with each other and their mechanisms in promoting the development of GO are complex. Research into risk factors for GO may promote emerging fields related to GO such as control of autoantibodies and intestinal microbiota.
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- Jiamin Cao
- Department of Ophthalmology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Yuelu District, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Yuelu District, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Yuelu District, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Yuelu District, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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OBJECTIVE To examine risk factors that might be associated with thyroid eye disease (TED) in patients with Graves' disease (GD), which may guide physicians in the prevention and management of TED. METHODS Medline and Embase were searched for articles discussing risk factors of TED. Comparisons were made between GD patients with and without TED, and between active and inactive TED GD patients. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) and odds ratios (ORs) were determined for continuous and dichotomous outcomes, respectively. Results were pooled with random effects using the DerSimonian and Laird model. RESULTS Fifty-six articles were included in the analysis. Smoking, inclusive of current and previous smoking status, was a significant risk factor for TED (OR: 2.401; CI: 1.958-2.945; P < .001). Statistical significance was found upon meta-regression between male sex and the odds of smoking and TED (β = 1.195; SE = 0.436; P = .013). Other risk factors were also examined, and patients with TED were significantly older than those without TED (WMD: 1.350; CI: 0.328-2.372; P = .010). While both age (WMD: 5.546; CI: 3.075-8.017; P < .001) and male sex (OR: 1.819; CI: 1.178-2.808; P = .007) were found to be significant risk factors for active TED patients compared to inactive TED patients, no statistical significance was found for family history, thyroid status, cholesterol levels, or body mass index. CONCLUSION Factors such as smoking, sex, and age predispose GD patients to TED, and TED patients to active TED. A targeted approach in the management of GD and TED is required to reduce the modifiable risk factor of smoking.
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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 inhibitor ameliorates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice by regulating the balance of Th17/Treg cells and inhibiting the NF- κB signaling pathway. Exp Ther Med 2020; 21:134. [PMID: 33376516 PMCID: PMC7751469 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2020.9566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) plays a critical role in inflammatory pathways. The PARP-1 inhibitor, 5-aminoisoquinolinone (5-AIQ), has been demonstrated to exert significant pharmacological effects. The present study aimed to further examine the potential mechanisms of 5-AIQ in a mouse model of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis. Colitis conditions were assessed by changes in weight, disease activity index, colon length, histopathology and pro-inflammatory mediators. The colonic expression of PARP/NF-κB and STAT3 pathway components was measured by western blot analysis. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the proportion of T helper 17 cells (Th17) and regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the spleen. Western blot analysis and reverse transcription-quantitative PCR were employed to determine the expression of the transcription factors retinoic acid-related orphan receptor and forkhead box protein P3. The results demonstrated that 5-AIQ reduced tissue damage and the inflammatory response in mice with experimental colitis. Moreover, 5-AIQ increased the proportion of Treg cells and decreased the percentage of Th17 cells in the spleen. Furthermore, following 5-AIQ treatment, the main components of the PARP/NF-κB and STAT3 pathways were downregulated. Collectively, these results demonstrate that the PARP-1 inhibitor, 5-AIQ, may suppress intestinal inflammation and protect the colonic mucosa by modulating Treg/Th17 immune balance and inhibiting PARP-1/NF-κB and STAT3 signaling pathways in mice with experimental colitis.
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Moghadam F, Hajian M, Rouhollahi Varnosfaderani S, Jafarpour F, Nasr Esfahani MH. Effect of rosiglitazone on developmental competence of mouse embryos treated with lipopolysaccharide. Theriogenology 2020; 161:57-64. [PMID: 33296744 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) significantly reduces pre- and post-implantation developmental competence of embryos. One of the reason of this effect could be a consequence of TLR4-mediated inflammation. In this study, we assessed the anti-inflammatory effect of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPAR γ) agonist, rosiglitazone (RGZ), in LPS-treated mouse embryos. Initially, the optimal doses of LPS, RGZ and GW9662 (a potent and selective PPARγ antagonist) were determined by treating the mouse zygotes up to blastocyst stage and assessment of compaction and blastocyst rates. Quantitative PCR was used to assess the mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines. Immunostaining was used to study the translocation of PPARγ in blastocysts. Finally, the blastocysts were transferred to surrogate mouse to determine the post-implantation developmental competence. 0.0625 mg/mL of LPS significantly reduced the developmental competency by around 50% compared to control group. 10 μM of RGZ significantly ameliorated the toxic effect of LPS, which was also significantly reversed by 1.25 μM GW9662. Through immunostaining, it was shown that LPS could prevent the translocation of PPARγ to nucleus; and translocation was facilitated by RGZ and this effect was reversed by GW9662. A similar effect was also observed for the mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines (Il-1β and Il-6). LPS significantly increased the expression of these cytokines, while RGZ significantly reduced their expression, which was also significantly reversed by GW9662. It was also shown that embryos exposed to LPS had significantly reduced post implantation developmental competence which was considerably improved by treatment with RGZ. In conclusion, these data may have clinical implications for ameliorating the adverse effects of LPS in dairy farming and infertility treatment.
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- Fariborz Moghadam
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran; Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran.
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Functional variations of NFKB1 and NFKB1A in inflammatory disorders and their implication for therapeutic approaches. ASIAN BIOMED 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/abm-2020-0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) is a sophisticated transcription factor that is particularly important in the inflammatory response, but it regulates more than 400 individual and dependent genes for parts of the apoptotic, angiogenic, and proliferative, differentiative, and cell adhesion pathways. NF-κB function is directly inhibited by the binding of inhibitor of κB (IκB), and the imbalance between NF-κB and IκB has been linked to the development and progression of cancer and a variety of inflammatory disorders. These observations might broaden the horizon of current knowledge, particularly on the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases considering the roles of NF-κB and IκB. In this context, we focus this narrative review on a comparative discussion of our findings with other literature regarding variations of NFKB1 and NFKB1A and their association with susceptibility to widespread inflammatory disorders (such as atherosclerosis, morbid obesity, Behçet syndrome, Graves disease, Hashimoto disease) and common cancers (such as gliomas).
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Falkowski B, Szczepanek-Parulska E, Sawicka-Gutaj N, Krygier A, Ruchala M. Evaluation of IL-29 in Euthyroid Patients with Graves' Orbitopathy: A Preliminary Study. Mediators Inflamm 2020; 2020:4748612. [PMID: 32694926 PMCID: PMC7368201 DOI: 10.1155/2020/4748612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The most frequent cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves' disease (GD). Orbitopathy is the most prevalent and recognizable extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease with unrevealed pathogenesis. Interleukin 29 (IL-29) is a relatively newly discovered inflammatory cytokine. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between IL-29 and Graves' orbitopathy (GO) in euthyroid patients. METHODS Thirty-one euthyroid patients with Graves' disease and with active GO [clinical activity score (CAS) ≥ 3/7], seventeen euthyroid patients with GD but without GO, and seventy-two healthy control subjects (CS) matched for age and gender were enrolled in the study. The following parameters were evaluated in every participant: thyroid-related hormones and autoantibodies and inflammatory markers (white blood cells, hsCRP). ELISA assay was applied to measure the concentration of IL-29. RESULTS We found higher level of IL-29 in GO group in comparison with CS [165 (133-747) vs. 62 (62-217) pg/mL, p < 0.001]. Furthermore, participants in the subgroup with GD with GO as compared with GD without GO had higher concentration of IL-29 [165 (133-747) vs. 62 (62-558) pg/mL, p = 0.031]. The ROC analysis for IL-29 revealed IL-29 cut-off of 105 pg/mL (sensitivity 1.000 and specificity 0.597) as the best value significantly indicating the presence of GO in GD [area under the ROC curve (AUC): 0.739, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.646-0.833, p < 0.001]. CONCLUSIONS The present study revealed for the first time an elevated level of IL-29 in the serum of patients with GD and GO that might suggest its involvement in the pathogenesis of GD ocular complications.
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- Bogusz Falkowski
- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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Yang L, Gong NR, Zhang Q, Ma YB, Zhou H. Apparent Correlations Between AMPK Expression and Brain Inflammatory Response and Neurological Function Factors in Rats with Chronic Renal Failure. J Mol Neurosci 2019; 68:204-213. [PMID: 30919248 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-019-01299-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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To explore the correlations between AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) expression and brain inflammatory response and neurological function factors in rats with chronic renal failure. Chronic renal failure models in rats were established, and the healthy control group (normal group) was set. Chronic renal failure model rats were divided into model group (without any treatment), control group (intraperitoneal injection of normal saline), A-769662 group (intraperitoneal injection of AMPK specific activator), and compound C group (intraperitoneal injection of AMPK specific inhibitor). The results of HE staining showed renal tissue enlargement, and significant pathological changes. Compared with the normal group, AMPK level in peripheral blood and AMPK mRNA and protein expressions in brain tissue were significantly reduced, and AMPK pathway activation was significantly inhibited in other groups. Compared with the model group, rats in the A-769662 group had significantly decreased serum creatinine (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels and γ-aminobutyric acid (γ-GABA) content, significantly increased brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) positive expressions and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) content, and decreased interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) expressions (all P < 0.05), while it was just the opposite in compound C group (all P < 0.05). There is an apparent correlation between AMPK expression and brain inflammatory response in chronic renal failure rats. AMPK is expected to be an important pathway in the treatment of uremic encephalopathy.
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- Li Yang
- Department of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, No. 19 Nonglin Xia Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, No. 19 Nonglin Xia Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China.
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Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerases in Host-Pathogen Interactions, Inflammation, and Immunity. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2018; 83:83/1/e00038-18. [PMID: 30567936 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00038-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The literature review presented here details recent research involving members of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) family of proteins. Among the 17 recognized members of the family, the human enzyme PARP1 is the most extensively studied, resulting in a number of known biological and metabolic roles. This review is focused on the roles played by PARP enzymes in host-pathogen interactions and in diseases with an associated inflammatory response. In mammalian cells, several PARPs have specific roles in the antiviral response; this is perhaps best illustrated by PARP13, also termed the zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP). Plant stress responses and immunity are also regulated by poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation. PARPs promote inflammatory responses by stimulating proinflammatory signal transduction pathways that lead to the expression of cytokines and cell adhesion molecules. Hence, PARP inhibitors show promise in the treatment of inflammatory disorders and conditions with an inflammatory component, such as diabetes, arthritis, and stroke. These functions are correlated with the biophysical characteristics of PARP family enzymes. This work is important in providing a comprehensive understanding of the molecular basis of pathogenesis and host responses, as well as in the identification of inhibitors. This is important because the identification of inhibitors has been shown to be effective in arresting the progression of disease.
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Petunina NA, Martirosian NS, Trukhina LV, Saakyan SV, Panteleeva OG, Burdennyy AM, Nosikov VV. Association between polymorphic markers in candidate genes and the risk of manifestationof endocrine ophthalmopathy in patients with Graves’ disease. TERAPEVT ARKH 2018. [DOI: 10.26442/terarkh201890104-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aim. To analyze the association between the polymorphic markers in CTLA4, TNF, IL10 and IL16 genes and the risk of manifestation of endocrine ophthalmopathy (EO) in patients with Graves’ disease (GD). Materials and methods. Case-control study included 248 patients with GD. Using polymerase chain reaction we studied the distribution of alleles and genotypes of polymorphic markers such as A60G (rs3087243) in CTLA4 gene, G(-308)A (rs1800629) in TNF gene, G(-1082)A (rs1800896) in IL10 gene, T3249C (rs4778641) in IL16 gene among 141 patients with Graves’ disease and EO and 107 patients with GD without EO. Results and discussion. The frequencies of A alleles and the AA genotypes were significantly increased and the frequencies of G alleles and the GG genotype polymorphic markers rs3087243 of CTLA4 gene and rs1800896 of IL10 gene, as well as the GG genotype polymorphic marker rs1800629 of TNF gene were reduced in patients with GD and EO. The polymorphism in CTLA4 gene was also associated with the activity and the severity of EO. The comparative analysis of the allele and genotype frequency distribution of polymorphic markers of IL16 gene did not show the significant difference. Conclusion. The risk of manifestation and the development of EO in patients with Graves’ disease can be caused by not only environmental, but also genetic risk factors.
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Involvement of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 in Chinese patients with glioma: a potential target for effective patient care. Int J Biol Markers 2018; 33:68-72. [PMID: 28777431 DOI: 10.5301/ijbm.5000267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the genetic variation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) in the development of gliomas among Chinese individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of glioma and healthy individuals with no clinical symptoms of glioma were enrolled at Liaocheng People's Hospital, China. Genetic polymorphisms were studied in plasma samples by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay. Cytokine levels were measured routinely in serum samples by sandwich ELISA technique. RESULTS A total of 120 Chinese patients with gliomas and 120 healthy Chinese individuals were included. We found that patients with the GG genotype (odds ratio [OR] 2.53, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.46-4.38, p<0.001) and carriers of the G allele (OR 11.5, 95% CI 6.31-21.3, p<0.0001) were at high risk of developing glioma. A del/ins polymorphism of the NF-κB1 gene (OR 4.27, 95% CI 2.43-7.50, p<0.001) was also found to be associated with glioma. In addition, significantly increased cytokine levels were observed in patients with glioma (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed that PARP-1 polymorphisms are involved in the development of glioma in Chinese individuals. Also serum cytokine levels can be considered among the potential risk factors for developing glioma.
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Wu T, Tang DR, Zhao L, Sun FY. Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) in Chinese patients with Graves’ disease and Graves’ ophthalmopathy. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2018; 96:556-561. [PMID: 28177666 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2016-0332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We aimed to evaluate the genetic variation of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) as risk factor in development of Graves’ disease (GD) and Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) among Chinese individuals. Patients with confirmed diagnosis of GD or healthy individuals with no clinical symptoms of hyperthyroiditis were enrolled at the Department of Ophthalmology, Tianjin First Center Hospital, China. Genetic polymorphism was studied in plasma DNA samples of subjects by polymerase chain reaction of restriction fragment length polymorphism to confirm our hypothesis. Cytokine levels were measured routinely on serum samples of subjects by sandwich ELISA technique. Patients with GG genotype (odds ratio (OR) 95% CI = 2.25 (1.35–3.73), p = 0.002) and carriers of G allele (OR = 2.03 (1.23–3.36), p = 0.006) were at high risk of developing ophthalmopathy. Polymorphism of del/ins of nuclear factor-κB1 gene (NFkB1) gene (OR = 7.1 (2.88–17.52), p < 0.0001) and PARP-1 C410T polymorphism was found to be associated with GO (p < 0.05). Cytokine level was significantly higher in patients with GD (p < 0.05), but no significant change in cytokines level among GO patients from baseline (p > 0.05). Our study results recommended that polymorphism of PARP-1 gene is more likely responsible for development of GD in Chinese individuals. We also observed that the polymorphism of gene-related del/ins to NFkB1 in development of GO.
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- Tong Wu
- Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China
- Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China
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- Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China
- Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China
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- Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China
- Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China
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- Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China
- Department of Oculoplastic and Orbital Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China
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Yang T, Zhang F, Zhai L, He W, Tan Z, Sun Y, Wang Y, Liu L, Ning C, Zhou W, Ao H, Wang C, Yu Y. Transcriptome of Porcine PBMCs over Two Generations Reveals Key Genes and Pathways Associated with Variable Antibody Responses post PRRSV Vaccination. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2460. [PMID: 29410429 PMCID: PMC5802836 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20701-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a virus susceptible to antibody dependent enhancement, causing reproductive failures in sows and preweaning mortality of piglets. Modified-live virus (MLV) vaccines are used to control PRRS in swine herds. However, immunized sows and piglets often generate variable antibody levels. This study aimed to detect significant genes and pathways involved in antibody responsiveness of pregnant sows and their offspring post-PRRSV vaccination. RNA sequencing was conducted on peripheral blood-mononuclear cells (PBMCs), which were isolated from pregnant sows and their piglets with high (HA), median (MA), and low (LA) PRRS antibody levels following vaccination. 401 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in three comparisons (HA versus MA, HA versus LA, and MA versus LA) of sow PBMCs. Two novel pathways (complement and coagulation cascade pathway; and epithelial cell signaling in H. pylori infection pathway) revealed by DEGs in HA versus LA and MA versus LA were involved in chemotactic and proinflammatory responses. TNF-α, CCL4, and NFKBIA genes displayed the same expression trends in subsequent generation post-PRRS-MLV vaccination. Findings of the study suggest that two pathways and TNF-α, CCL4, and NFKBIA could be considered as key pathways and potential candidate genes for PRRSV vaccine responsiveness, respectively.
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- Ting Yang
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Tianjin Ninghe Primary Pig Breeding Farm, Ninghe, 301500, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Nutrition, Key Laboratory for Domestic Animal Genetic Resources and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture & National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Meng QT, Yang G, Li RB, Nie JX, Zhou W, Yu HD, Chen B, Jiang L, Shang JB. Involvement of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 in development of spinal cord injury in Chinese individuals: a Chinese clinical study. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2017; 11:3491-3495. [PMID: 29255350 PMCID: PMC5723107 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s142005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objective We aimed to evaluate whether the polymorphism of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is involved as potential risk factor in the development of spinal cord injury (SCI) among Chinese individuals. Patients and methods Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of SCI (other than traumatic injury) and healthy individuals with no clinical symptoms of SCI were enrolled at Spinal Cord Injury Care Center, The Third People’s Hospital of Dalian, China. Genetic polymorphisms were studied in plasma samples by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay. Results A total of 130 Chinese patients with SCI and 130 healthy Chinese individuals were included. We found that patients with the GG genotype (odds ratio [OR]: 4.09, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.42–6.90, P<0.001) and carriers of the G allele (OR 3.96, 95% CI 2.33–6.74, P<0.0001) were at high risk of developing SCI. A del/ins polymorphism of the NF-κB1 gene (OR 3.32, 95% CI 1.96–5.61, P<0.001) was also found to be associated with SCI. Conclusion Our study suggests that PARP-1 polymorphisms are involved in the development of SCI in Chinese individuals. Thus, PARP-1 polymorphisms can be considered as one of the potential risk factors for developing SCI.
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- Qing-Tao Meng
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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Park HJ, Kim JH, Yoon JS, Choi YJ, Choi YH, Kook KH, Choi JH. Identification and Functional Characterization of ST3GAL5 and ST8SIA1 Variants in Patients with Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy. Yonsei Med J 2017; 58:1160-1169. [PMID: 29047240 PMCID: PMC5653481 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2017.58.6.1160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This study was conducted to identify and to functionally characterize genetic variants in ST3GAL5 and ST8SIA1 in Korean patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO). MATERIALS AND METHODS Genetic analyses were conducted using DNA samples from TAO patients (n=50) and healthy subjects (n=48) to identify TAO-specific genetic variants of ST3GAL5 or ST8SIA1. The effect of each genetic variant on the transcription or expression of these genes was examined. Additionally, correlations between functional haplotypes of ST3GAL5 or ST8SIA1 and clinical characteristics of the patients were investigated. RESULTS Six promoter variants and one nonsynonymous variant of ST3GAL5 were identified, and four major promoter haplotypes were assembled. Additionally, three promoter variants and two major haplotypes of ST8SIA1 were identified. All ST3GAL5 and ST8SIA1 variants identified in TAO patients were also found in healthy controls. Promoter activity was significantly decreased in three promoter haplotypes of ST3GAL5 and increased in one promoter haplotype of ST8SIA1. Transcription factors activating protein-1, NKX3.1, and specificity protein 1 were revealed as having roles in transcriptional regulation of these haplotypes. The nonsynonymous variant of ST3GAL5, H104R, did not alter the expression of ST3GAL5. While no differences in clinical characteristics were detected in patients possessing the functional promoter haplotypes of ST3GAL5, exophthalmic values were significantly lower in patients with the ST8SIA1 haplotype, which showed a significant increase in promoter activity. CONCLUSION These results from genotype-phenotype analysis might suggest a possible link between the ST8SIA1 functional promoter haplotype and the clinical severity of TAO. However, further studies with larger sample sizes are warranted.
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- Hyo Jin Park
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
- Tissue Injury Defense Research Center, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
- Tissue Injury Defense Research Center, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
- Tissue Injury Defense Research Center, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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- Tissue Injury Defense Research Center, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
- Tissue Injury Defense Research Center, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
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Du W, Dong Q, Lu X, Liu X, Wang Y, Li W, Pan Z, Gong Q, Liang C, Gao G. Iodine-131 therapy alters the immune/inflammatory responses in the thyroids of patients with Graves' disease. Exp Ther Med 2017; 13:1155-1159. [PMID: 28450957 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), CXC chemokine ligand-10 (CXCL-10) and intercellular adhesion molecule-l (ICAM-1) in patients with Graves' disease (GD) following iodine-131 (131I) therapy. A total of 30 patients with GD participated in the present study. Serum cytokine levels were measured with ELISA, and correlation analyses were performed. Serum levels of IL-6, CXCL-10 and ICAM-1 were significantly higher in patients with GD prior to treatment than those in the control subjects (P<0.01). Following 131I therapy, the serum levels of IL-6 and CXCL-10 in patients with GD were markedly increased within the first week, gradually decreased to the pretreatment level in the subsequent six months and decreased further at 18 months post-treatment. However, the serum levels of IL-6 and CXCL-10 in patients with GD at 18 months following 131I therapy remained significantly higher than in control subjects (P<0.01). Conversely, serum ICAM-1 levels in patients with GD were gradually increased in the 12 months following 131I therapy and reached a relatively stable level thereafter. Furthermore, the Pearson's correlation analysis indicated that the serum levels of IL-6, CXCL-10 and ICAM-1 were not associated with free triiodothyronine, the free thyroxine index, and thyroid-stimulating hormone in these patients. 131I therapy was able to alter the immune/inflammatory responses in the thyroids of patients with GD. However, these cytokines (IL-6, CXCL-10, and ICAM-1) are not associated with thyroid function; therefore, they cannot be used as prognostic markers for the 131I therapy of GD.
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- Wenhua Du
- Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Taishan Medical University, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Shandong Medical College, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Shandong Medical College, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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Soydas T, Karaman O, Arkan H, Yenmis G, Ilhan MM, Tombulturk K, Tasan E, Kanigur Sultuybek G. The Correlation of Increased CRP Levels with NFKB1 and TLR2 Polymorphisms in the Case of Morbid Obesity. Scand J Immunol 2017; 84:278-283. [PMID: 27507606 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Morbid obesity (MO) is associated with an increase in circulating levels of systemic acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein (CRP). Toll-like receptor is possible candidate for inflammatory responses which is mainly mediated by NFKB1. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between NFKB1 and Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 polymorphisms and the risk of MO in a Turkish population in the context of CRP serum levels which may contribute to susceptibility to the disease. We analysed the distribution of NFKB1-94 ins/del ATTG rs28362491 and TLR2 Arg753Gln rs5743708 polymorphisms using PCR-RFLP method and CRP serum levels using ELISA method in 213 MO and 200 healthy controls. The frequency of the ins/ins genotype and ins allele of rs28362491 was significantly higher in the patients compared to control group (P: 0.0309; P: 0.0421, respectively). Additionally, the frequency of GG genotype and G allele of rs5743708 was found to be statistically higher in the patient group (P: 0.0421; P < 0.0001, respectively). In addition, serum CRP levels (>20 mg/l) in MO patients with ins/ins genotype were significantly higher than in patients with del/ins genotype (P: 0.0309). Serum CRP levels were also higher in MO patients with GG genotype and G allele (P: 0.0001). According to combined analysis, the wild type of rs28362491 and rs5743708 polymorphisms (ins/ins/GG genotype) was also significantly higher in the patient group versus the control group when compared with the combined ins/ins/GA and del/ins/GA genotype (P < 0.0001). Therefore, our findings suggest that rs28362491 and rs5743708 polymorphisms were significantly associated with MO disease through acting by modulating serum CRP levels.
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- T Soydas
- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Bezmialem Medical Faculty, Bezmialem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Bezmialem Medical Faculty, Bezmialem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Zhang K, Zhao P, Guo G, Guo Y, Tian L, Sun X, Li S, He Y, Sun Y, Chai H, Zhang W, Xing M. Arsenic Trioxide Attenuates NF-κB and Cytokine mRNA Levels in the Livers of Cocks. Biol Trace Elem Res 2016; 170:432-7. [PMID: 26276563 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-015-0455-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a trace element widely found in nature. It exists in several forms, including organic arsenic, inorganic arsenic, and trivalent arsenic, the most toxic. Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is widespread in nature. This form tends to accumulate in animals and humans and therefore has a potential harm for them. Cytokines play essential roles in the immune response and inflammation. Although the importance of cytokines in the responses to arsenic exposure has been demonstrated in many types of mammals, the function of these in poultry, especially in chickens, remains unclear. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of As2O3 exposure on cytokines in cock livers. In this study, 72 1-day-old male Hy-line cocks were randomly divided into four groups including the control group, low-As group, middle-As group, and high-As group. The livers were collected on days 30, 60, and 90 of the experiment. The levels of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-12 beta (IL-12β), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) mRNA in the livers of the cocks were measured using real-time PCR. The results showed that the expression levels of IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, and NF-κB which seemed to be a critical mediator in the inflammatory response tended to increase in the birds chronically treated with As2O3. However, the mRNA expression levels of IL-4, IL-12β, and IL-1β were decreased in the experiment. The information regarding the effects of As2O3 on cytokine mRNA expression generated in this study will be important information for arsenic toxicology evaluation.
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- Kexin Zhang
- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Initial research on the relationship between let-7 family members in the serum and massive cerebral infarction. J Neurol Sci 2015; 361:150-7. [PMID: 26810534 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Eighty-eight ischemic stroke patients with massive cerebral infarction (MCI) who met our selection criteria were included in this study. MCI was assessed using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) at hospital admission and at 2 weeks. The sera of all patients and controls were sampled at 48 h after the patients' attacks, and the sera of patients with MCI who had no severe cardiopulmonary complications, including those with hemorrhagic transformation (HT), were sampled again at 2 weeks. The relative expression of let-7 miRNA in the serum was determined by real-time qRT-PCR, and the blood levels of lipids, glucose, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), homocysteine and blood pressure were measured at admission. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were detected by ELISA, and a luciferase assay was performed to confirm that IL-6 was a gene target of let-7. The relative expression of let-7f was significantly down-regulated in MCI without HT patients compared with controls (P<0.001), and it was positively correlated with GCS (P<0.01) and negatively correlated with hs-CRP (P<0.01). The relative expression of let-7f was significantly up-regulated in MCI patients with HT (P<0.01). IL-6 is a direct target gene for let-7f, and IL-6 expression was increased in MCI without HT patients compared to controls (P<0.01). The expression of let-7f in serum is associated with MCI without HT, which specifically inhibits IL-6. This suggests that let-7f may control inflammation in patients with MCI without HT.
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Ahmed R, Abdel-Latif M, Mahdi EA, El-Nesr KA. Immune stimulation improves endocrine and neural fetal outcomes in a model of maternofetal thyrotoxicosis. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 29:714-721. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wong KH, Rong SS, Chong KKL, Young AL, Pang CP, Chen LJ. Genetic Associations of Interleukin-related Genes with Graves' Ophthalmopathy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:16672. [PMID: 26578206 PMCID: PMC4649612 DOI: 10.1038/srep16672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is the commonest extra-thyroidal manifestation of Graves’ disease (GD). Associations between interleukin-related (IL) gene polymorphisms and GO have been reported in different populations. We aim to confirm such associations by conducting a meta-analysis. Totally 382 publications were retrieved in MEDLINE and EMBASE up to 25/2/2015. After removing the duplicates and assessing the studies, we retrieved 16 studies that met the selection criteria for meta-analysis, involving 12 polymorphisms in 8 IL-related genes, and 1650 GO cases and 2909 GD controls. The summary odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated. We found one polymorphism in IL1A (rs1800587, c.-889C>T) showing a suggestive association with GO in the meta-analysis (allelic model [T vs. C]: OR = 1.62, 95% CI: 1.00–2.62, P = 0.050, I2 = 53.7%; recessive model [TT vs. TC + CC]: OR = 2.39, 95% CI: 1.07–5.37, P = 0.039, I2 = 23.6%; heterozygous model [TC vs. CC]: OR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.04–2.22, P = 0.034, I2 = 37.0%). No association with GO was detected for the other 7 genes (IL1B, IL1RA, IL4, IL6, IL12B, IL13 and IL23R). Our results thus indicate that IL1A is likely to be a genetic biomarker for GO. Further studies with larger sample sizes are warranted to confirm the associations of IL1A and other IL-related genes with GO.
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- Kah Hie Wong
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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Rosenbaum JT, Choi D, Wong A, Wilson DJ, Grossniklaus HE, Harrington CA, Dailey RA, Ng JD, Steele EA, Czyz CN, Foster JA, Tse D, Alabiad C, Dubovy S, Parekh PK, Harris GJ, Kazim M, Patel PJ, White VA, Dolman PJ, Edward DP, Alkatan HM, al Hussain H, Selva D, Yeatts RP, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Stauffer P, Planck SR. The Role of the Immune Response in the Pathogenesis of Thyroid Eye Disease: A Reassessment. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137654. [PMID: 26371757 PMCID: PMC4570801 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Although thyroid eye disease is a common complication of Graves’ disease, the pathogenesis of the orbital disease is poorly understood. Most authorities implicate the immune response as an important causal factor. We sought to clarify pathogenesis by using gene expression microarray. Methods An international consortium of ocular pathologists and orbital surgeons contributed formalin fixed orbital biopsies. RNA was extracted from orbital tissue from 20 healthy controls, 25 patients with thyroid eye disease (TED), 25 patients with nonspecific orbital inflammation (NSOI), 7 patients with sarcoidosis and 6 patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Tissue was divided into a discovery set and a validation set. Gene expression was quantified using Affymetrix U133 Plus 2.0 microarrays which include 54,000 probe sets. Results Principal component analysis showed that gene expression from tissue from patients with TED more closely resembled gene expression from healthy control tissue in comparison to gene expression characteristic of sarcoidosis, NSOI, or granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Unsupervised cluster dendrograms further indicated the similarity between TED and healthy controls. Heat maps based on gene expression for cytokines, chemokines, or their receptors showed that these inflammatory markers were associated with NSOI, sarcoidosis, or GPA much more frequently than with TED. Conclusion This is the first study to compare gene expression in TED to gene expression associated with other causes of exophthalmos. The juxtaposition shows that inflammatory markers are far less characteristic of TED relative to other orbital inflammatory diseases.
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- James T. Rosenbaum
- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Devers Eye Institute, Legacy Health Systems, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Integrated Genomics Laboratory, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ophthalmology Network, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wake Forrest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Devers Eye Institute, Legacy Health Systems, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Martirosian NS, Burdennyi AM, Trukhina LV, Panteleeva OG, Saakyan SV, Petunina NA, Nosikov VV. [Association of CTLA4 and TNF gene polymorphisms with endocrine ophthalmopathy in ethnic Russian patients with Graves' disease]. TERAPEVT ARKH 2015; 87:67-71. [PMID: 26978177 DOI: 10.17116/terarkh2015871067-71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIM To analyze the associations of the rs3087243 CTLA4 polymorphism and the rs1800629 TNF polymorphism with endocrine ophthalmopathy (EOP) in ethnic Russian patients with Graves' disease (GD). MATERIAL AND METHODS The case-control study enrolled 205 patients with GD. The distribution of alleles and genotypes of the rs3087243 CTLA4 and rs1800629 TNF polymorphisms was studied in 141 patients with GD and EOP (a GD+EOP group) and 64 patients with GD without EOP (a GD-EOP group). The polymorphic alleles were identified by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length analysis. RESULTS The patients with GD in their history and EOP had significantly higher frequencies of A allele and AA genotype and a lower proportion of G allele and GG genotype of the rs3087243 CTLA4 polymorphism. Comparative analysis revealed no significant differences in the frequency of the alleles and genotypes of the rs1800629 TNF polymorphism. CONCLUSION The rs3087243 CTLA4 polymorphism is associated with the risk of EOP in ethnic Russian patients with GD.
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Affiliation(s)
- N S Martirosian
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia; N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- Helmholtz Moscow Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- Helmholtz Moscow Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Association of three SNPs in the PARP-1 gene with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Hum Genome Var 2014; 1:14016. [PMID: 27081507 PMCID: PMC4785522 DOI: 10.1038/hgv.2014.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) has a vital role in the progression of the inflammatory response, and its inhibition confers protection in various models of inflammatory disorders. Therefore, we investigated the effect of promoter and exon variations of the PARP-1 gene on the risk for the inflammatory disease Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). This case-control association study was comprised of 141 HT patients and 150 controls from a group of women in a Turkish population. Two polymorphisms in the promoter region of the PARP-1 gene, rs2793378 and rs7527192, were analyzed using the PCR-RFLP method. In addition, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1136410, which is located at codon 762, was analyzed using bidirectional sequencing. The combined genotype and haplotype analyses of these polymorphisms were performed using SPSS 18 and Haploview 4.2. The results were statistically analyzed by calculating the odds ratios and 95% confidence interval using Pearson's χ (2)-test and Fisher's exact test (two-sided). Although we had a number of significant results, the associations became nonsignificant following a Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. Nonetheless, a protective factor against HT was still observed for the heterozygous genotype (TC) of SNP rs1136410 (P=0.001), even following Bonferroni correction, and according to the rs2793378-rs7527192 combined analysis, the occurrence of the TT/GA combined genotype was significantly higher in the controls (P=0.007). These results prove that the heterozygosity of SNP rs1136410 provides a protective effect against HT disease in a group of women in a Turkish population.
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