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Huang GL, Mei XY, Zhang HX, Wang PG. Fabrication and application of carbohydrate microarray for analyzing human serum antibody-carbohydrate interaction. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:1-7. [PMID: 17111134 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0723-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2006] [Revised: 10/11/2006] [Accepted: 10/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We introduced a strategy for preparing a carbohydrate microarray and demonstrated its utility for characterizing carbohydrate binding and activities. We isolated the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) components from different bacteria and explored the possibility of immobilizing these glycoconjugates on a high-binding polystyrene plate. Carbohydrate-specific combination was examined by observing the binding of the blood group B analogic LPS O-polysaccharide from Escherichia coli on the high-binding polystyrene plate and anti-B from a broad spectra antibody of human blood serum. Strong binding of antibodies was screened, as it was evident that relative response value is two times higher than control. The hybridization results indicated that this method is a reliable technique for the detection of human intestinal bacteria and is expected to be applied in diagnostics and seroepidemiology.
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- Gang-Liang Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology (SKLMT), Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology (SKLMT), Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology (SKLMT), Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology (SKLMT), Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, People's Republic of China
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Ijaz S, Cheema AH, Rafiq A, Asghar A, Shah Syed AR, Syed AA, Eqbal F, Mumtaz H. Relationship between the ABO blood group and Rhesus factors with COVID-19 susceptibility. Expert Rev Hematol 2023; 16:297-303. [PMID: 36927161 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2023.2192476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The molecular research has raised copious hypotheses about different molecular effects on the variable expression of the current virus on the human body. The present prospective study aims to determine clinically as well as statistically, the relation between ABO blood groups and Rhesus (Rh) factor and the severity of the Covid-19 virus. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a prospective, single-centered study at The Combined Military Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. Details of only those patients who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms were included. The odds ratios with a 95% confidence interval and the chi-square test of blood groups and Rhesus factor was also conducted individually with the severity of disease, outcomes, and respiratory symptoms. P-values less than 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS The chi-square test and odd ratio yielded no significant results when the covid-19 status was compared with the Rhesus factor (p-value > 0.05). However, the results were found to be significant when associations were run between Covid-19 status and all the blood groups (p-value < 0.05). CONCLUSION According to the analytical results of the present study, protective nature of all the blood antigens (A, B, AB, none) was observed in patients presenting with Covid-19 symptoms of varying severity.
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- Sameer Ijaz
- The Combined Military Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
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- The Combined Military Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
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- The Combined Military Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
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- Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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Qin L, Gao D, Wang Q, Zheng X, Wang J, Chen X, Fu D, Ma H, Tan J, Yin Q. ABO Blood Group and the Risk and Prognosis of Lymphoma. J Inflamm Res 2023; 16:769-778. [PMID: 36855543 PMCID: PMC9968433 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s401818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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ABO blood group antigens exhibit alternative phenotypes and genetically derived structures that are located on the red cell surface. The role of ABO blood group in cancer biology has been intensely reported by several studies, and it is now widely recognized that ABO antigens are associated with the risk and prognosis of several types of tumors, namely gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer. However, there have been contentious limited issues with the association between the ABO blood group and lymphoma. In this narrative review, based on literature data, we discuss the role of ABO blood group in the risk and prognosis of lymphoma and summarize the current knowledge of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of the association. The possible association of ABO blood group with racial disparities and pathological classification in lymphoma patients is also discussed.
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- Ling Qin
- The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory for Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory for Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory for Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory for Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory for Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Section for Statistical Analysis and Data Collection, Luoyang Branch, Bank of China, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory for Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China,Correspondence: Qinan Yin, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Avenue, Luoyang, 471000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13939928711, Email
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Susceptibility of ABO Blood Groups to Venous Thromboembolism in Individuals with Factor V Leiden. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12081936. [PMID: 36010287 PMCID: PMC9406524 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12081936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A limited number of studies investigated the association between the ABO blood groups and the incidence of venous thromboembolism in individuals with Factor V Leiden; however, discordant findings were reported. Consequently, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the existing evidence on the susceptibility of the ABO blood group to venous thromboembolism in individuals with Factor V Leiden. All English-published articles on the Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, EMBASE, and Google Scholar were comprehensively and systematically searched by the author without a time or region limit. Four studies were included in the qualitative synthesis and meta-analysis after the removal of studies that were not eligible. According to the analyses of the fixed and random effects, the point estimates of the effect size and the 95% confidence interval were 0.416 (95% CI: 0.397−0.435) and 0.392 (95% CI: 0.288−0.507), respectively. In contrast, the homogeneity test (Q value) reveals that blood group data distributions have a heterogenous structure (Q = 432.187; p-value < 0.001). The pooled event rates and the 95% CIs for the A, AB, B, and O-blood groups were 0.518 (95% CI: 0.411−0.622), 0.592 (95% CI: 0.495−0.683), 0.205 (95% CI: 0.041−0.612), and 0.283 (95% CI: 0.247−0.322), respectively. According to the findings, people with Factor V Leiden with blood group AB are more likely to develop venous thromboembolism than those with blood groups A, O, and B. The overall statistical significance of the ABO blood group’s susceptibility to venous thromboembolism in individuals with Factor V Leiden was <0.001 (pooled p-value). In conclusion, the current meta-analysis provides an additional indication that blood group AB individuals with Factor V Leiden are at higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism, and blood type B is connected to a lower risk of developing venous thromboembolism.
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Pereira E, Felipe S, de Freitas R, Araújo V, Soares P, Ribeiro J, Henrique Dos Santos L, Alves JO, Canabrava N, van Tilburg M, Guedes MI, Ceccatto V. ABO blood group and link to COVID-19: A comprehensive review of the reported associations and their possible underlying mechanisms. Microb Pathog 2022; 169:105658. [PMID: 35764188 PMCID: PMC9233352 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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ABO blood group is long known to be an influencing factor for the susceptibility to infectious diseases, and many studies have been describing associations between ABO blood types and COVID-19 infection and severity, with conflicting findings. This narrative review aims to summarize the literature regarding associations between the ABO blood group and COVID-19. Blood type O is mostly associated with lower rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection, while blood type A is frequently described as a risk factor. Although results regarding the risk of severe outcomes are more variable, blood type A is the most associated with COVID-19 severity and mortality, while many studies describe O blood type as a protective factor for the disease progression. Furthermore, genetic associations with both the risk of infection and disease severity have been reported for the ABO locus. Some underlying mechanisms have been hypothesized to explain the reported associations, with incipient experimental data. Three major hypotheses emerge: SARS-CoV-2 could carry ABO(H)-like structures in its envelope glycoproteins and would be asymmetrically transmitted due to a protective effect of the ABO antibodies, ABH antigens could facilitate SARS-CoV-2 interaction with the host’ cells, and the association of non-O blood types with higher risks of thromboembolic events could confer COVID-19 patients with blood type O a lower risk of severe outcomes. The hypothesized mechanisms would affect distinct aspects of the COVID-19 natural history, with distinct potential implications to the disease transmission and its management.
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- Eric Pereira
- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil.
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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- Hematology and Hemotherapy Center of Ceará, José Bastos Av., Fortaleza, 60431-086, Ceará, Brazil
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Dr. Silas Munguba Av., Fortaleza, 60714-903, Ceará, Brazil
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Chen D, Wu H, Wang X, Huang T, Jia J. Shared Genetic Basis and Causal Relationship Between Television Watching, Breakfast Skipping and Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence From a Comprehensive Genetic Analysis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:836023. [PMID: 35399945 PMCID: PMC8988136 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.836023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Epidemiological investigations have established unhealthy lifestyles, such as excessive leisurely sedentary behavior (especially TV/television watching) and breakfast skipping, increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the causal relationship is unclear. We aimed to understand how single nucleotide variants contribute to the co-occurrence of unhealthy lifestyles and T2D, thereby providing meaningful insights into disease mechanisms. Methods Combining summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on TV watching (N = 422218), breakfast skipping (N = 193860) and T2D (N = 159208) in European pedigrees, we conducted comprehensive pairwise genetic analysis, including high-definition likelihood (HDL-method), cross-phenotype association studies (CPASSOC), GWAS-eQTL colocalization analysis and transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS), to understand the genetic overlap between them. We also performed bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis for causal inference using genetic instrumental variables, and two-step MR mediation analysis was used to assess any effects explained by body mass index, lipid traits and glycemic traits. Results HDL-method showed that T2D shared a strong genetic correlation with TV watching (rg = 0.26; P = 1.63×10-29) and skipping breakfast (rg = 0.15; P =2.02×10-6). CPASSOC identifies eight independent SNPs shared between T2D and TV watching, including one novel shared locus. TWAS and CPASSOC showed that shared genes were enriched in lung, esophageal, adipose, and thyroid tissues and highlighted potential shared regulatory pathways for lipoprotein metabolism, pancreatic β-cell function, cellular senescence and multi-mediator factors. MR showed TV watching had a causal effect on T2D (βIVW = 0.629, PIVW = 1.80×10-10), but no significant results were observed between breakfast skipping and T2D. Mediation analysis provided evidence that body mass index, fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1c and high-density lipoprotein are potential factors that mediate the causal relationship between TV and T2D. Conclusions Our findings provide strong evidence of shared genetics and causation between TV watching and T2D and facilitate our identification of common genetic architectures shared between them.
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- Dongze Chen
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Science, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Center for Statistical Science, Peking University, Beijing, China
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ABO blood group and risk of malaria during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiol Infect 2022; 150:e25. [PMID: 35193716 PMCID: PMC8888275 DOI: 10.1017/s095026882200005x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The association between the ABO blood group and the risk of malaria during pregnancy has not been clearly established. The present study summarised relevant knowledge and reassessed the association through meta-analysis. Articles in MEDICINE and PubMed published before 30 November 2021 were searched. Five studies satisfied the inclusion criteria and were enrolled in the meta-analysis. It was shown that primiparae with different ABO blood group, multiparae with blood group A and non-A, AB and non-AB had a comparable risk of malaria. However, multiparae with blood group B had a significantly higher risk than non-B group [odds ratio (OR) = 1.23, 95% confidence interval (CI) was 1.01 to 1.50, P = 0.04], while multiparae with blood group O had a significantly lower risk than non-O group (OR = 0.78, 95% CI was 0.63 to 0.97, P = 0.03). Therefore, the ABO blood group may not result in a different risk of malaria in primiparae. Blood group B is potentially a risk factor while blood group O is a protective factor for multiparae.
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Jacoub K, Al-Eisawi Z. ABO blood group and skin cancers. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2021; 81:359-371. [PMID: 34974432 DOI: 10.3233/ch-211290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Beside the role of ABO group in immunohaematology, there is accumulating evidence that the ABO blood group also plays a key role in various human disorders. The interest in blood groups and their association with disease stems from the awareness that blood group antigens are incredibly important components in the process of cell maturation and control. Studies have indicated a link between cancer and the ABO blood group. The appearance or disappearance of blood type antigens is now considered a hallmark of malignancy in many common cancers. Several tumour markers are in fact known blood group antigens. The aim of this review is to describe the history and possible functions of the ABO group and then summarize the association between blood groups and skin cancers.
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- Khaldun Jacoub
- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, The Hashemite University, Jordan
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- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, The Hashemite University, Jordan
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Liu Y, Sun J, Xia Y, Lyaker MR, Yu J. Effect of intraoperative blood transfusion on Treg and FOXP3 in patients with digestive tract malignancies and different ABO blood types. BMC Anesthesiol 2021; 21:110. [PMID: 33838641 PMCID: PMC8035765 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-021-01330-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background Blood transfusion can cause immunosuppression and lead to worse outcomes in patients with digestive tract malignancies; however, the specific mechanism behind this is not completely understood. One theory is that increased numbers of regulatory CD3+CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ T cells (Tregs) and forkhead box protein-3 mRNA (FOXP3) expression in the blood after transfusion contribute to these outcomes. The effect of blood transfusion on immune function in patients with different ABO blood types is variable. This study investigates the effect of intraoperative blood transfusion on the number of Tregs and the expression of FOXP3 in the blood of patients with different ABO blood types and digestive tract malignancies. Methods Patients with digestive tract malignancies who underwent radical resection and received intraoperative blood transfusion were divided into four groups according to their blood types:blood group A, blood group B, blood group O and blood group AB (n = 20 for each group). Blood was collected from all patients before surgery, immediately after transfusion, 1 day after transfusion, and 5 days after transfusion. The number of Tregs was measured by flow cytometry. The expression of FOXP3 was detected by real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results There was no significant difference in the number of Tregs or expression of FOXP3 mRNA among patients with different blood types before surgery. However, the number of Tregs and the expression of FOXP3 increased after blood transfusion in all blood type groups. This increase was especially evident and statistically significant on the first day after blood transfusion when compared with measures obtained before the surgery. Measures returned to the preoperative level five days after surgery. There were significant differences in the increase of Tregs and expression of FOXP3 among patients with different blood types. The greatest increase was seen in patients with blood group B and the least in blood group A. Conclusions Intraoperative blood transfusion can lead to an increase in blood Tregs and FOXP3 expression in patients with digestive tract malignancies. Increases were greatest on the first day after surgery and differed among patients with different blood types. Increases were greatest in blood type B and least in blood type A.
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- Yajun Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
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Abegaz SB. Human ABO Blood Groups and Their Associations with Different Diseases. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:6629060. [PMID: 33564677 PMCID: PMC7850852 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6629060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Human ABO blood type antigens exhibit alternative phenotypes and genetically derived glycoconjugate structures that are located on the red cell surface which play an active role in the cells' physiology and pathology. Associations between the blood type and disease have been studied since the early 1900s when researchers determined that antibodies and antigens are inherited. However, due to lack of antigens of some blood groups, there have been some contentious issues with the association between the ABO blood group and vulnerability to certain infectious and noninfectious diseases. OBJECTIVE To review different literatures that show the association between ABO blood groups and different diseases. METHOD Original, adequate, and recent articles on the same field were researched, and the researcher conducted a comprehensive review on this topic. Thus, taking out critical discussions, not only a descriptive summary of the topic but also contradictory ideas were fully retrieved and presented in a clear impression. In addition, some relevant scientific papers published in previous years were included. The article search was performed by matching the terms blood types/groups with a group of terms related to different diseases. The articles were screened and selected based on the title and abstract presented. RESULTS The susceptibility to various diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, infections and hematologic disorders, cognitive disorders, circulatory diseases, metabolic diseases, and malaria, has been linked with ABO blood groups. Moreover, blood group AB individuals were found to be susceptible to an increased risk of cognitive impairment which was independent of geographic region, age, race, and gender. Disorders such as hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and diabetes were also more prevalent in individuals with cognitive impairment. Early etiological studies indicated that blood type O has a connection with increased incidence of cholera, plague, tuberculosis infections, and mumps, whereas blood type A is linked with increased incidence of smallpox and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection; blood type B is also associated with increased incidence of gonorrhea, tuberculosis, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, E. coli, and salmonella infections; and blood type AB is associated with increased incidence of smallpox and E. coli and salmonella infections. Diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, arterial hypertension, and family history for ischemic heart disease are the most common risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and can be genetically transmitted to offspring. Higher incidence of cancers in the stomach, ovaries, salivary glands, cervix, uterus, and colon/rectum was common in blood type A people than in O type people. The link between the ABO blood type and thromboembolic diseases and bleeding risk are intervened by the glycosyltransferase activity and plasma levels and biologic activity of vWF (Von Willebrand factor), a carrier protein for coagulation factor VIII which is low in O type. CONCLUSION Several studies related to the ABO phenotype show that genetically determined human ABO blood groups were correspondingly linked with an increased risk of various infectious and noninfectious diseases. However, further investigations are needed particularly on the molecular level of ABO blood groups and their association with various diseases.
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- Silamlak Birhanu Abegaz
- Woldia University, Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences, Department of Biology, Ethiopia
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Petrović T, Lauc G, Trbojević-Akmačić I. The Importance of Glycosylation in COVID-19 Infection. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1325:239-264. [PMID: 34495539 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70115-4_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is currently one of the major health problems worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 survival and virulence are shown to be impacted by glycans, covalently attached to proteins in a process of glycosylation, making glycans an area of interest in SARS-CoV-2 biology and COVID-19 infection. The SARS-CoV-2 uses its highly glycosylated spike (S) glycoproteins to bind to the cell surface receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) glycoprotein and facilitate host cell entry. Viral glycosylation has wide-ranging roles in viral pathobiology, including mediating protein folding and stability, immune evasion, host receptor attachment, and cell entry. Modification of SARS-CoV-2 envelope membrane with glycans is important in host immune recognition and interaction between S and ACE2 glycoproteins. On the other hand, immunoglobulin G, a key molecule in immune response, shows a distinct glycosylation profile in COVID-19 infection and with increased disease severity. Hence, further studies on the role of glycosylation in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and COVID-19 infection are needed for its successful prevention and treatment. This chapter focuses on recent findings on the importance of glycosylation in COVID-19 infection.
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- Tea Petrović
- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, Zagreb, Croatia.,Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Razzaghi N, Seraj H, Heydari K, Azadeh H, Salehi A, Behnamfar M, Bahadori M, Ebrahimi H, Malekan M, Gholamalipour N. ABO Blood Groups Associations with Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. INDIAN JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s40944-020-00463-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mank M, Hauner H, Heck AJR, Stahl B. Targeted LC-ESI-MS 2 characterization of human milk oligosaccharide diversity at 6 to 16 weeks post-partum reveals clear staging effects and distinctive milk groups. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:6887-6907. [PMID: 32794008 PMCID: PMC7496073 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02819-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Many molecular components in human milk (HM), such as human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), assist in the healthy development of infants. It has been hypothesized that the functional benefits of HM may be highly dependent on the abundance and individual fine structures of contained HMOs and that distinctive HM groups can be defined by their HMO profiles. However, the structural diversity and abundances of individual HMOs may also vary between milk donors and at different stages of lactations. Improvements in efficiency and selectivity of quantitative HMO analysis are essential to further expand our understanding about the impact of HMO variations on healthy early life development. Hence, we applied here a targeted, highly selective, and semi-quantitative LC-ESI-MS2 approach by analyzing 2 × 30 mature human milk samples collected at 6 and 16 weeks post-partum. The analytical approach covered the most abundant HMOs up to hexasaccharides and, for the first time, also assigned blood group A and B tetrasaccharides. Principal component analysis (PCA) was employed and allowed for automatic grouping and assignment of human milk samples to four human milk groups which are related to the maternal Secretor (Se) and Lewis (Le) genotypes. We found that HMO diversity varied significantly between these four HM groups. Variations were driven by HMOs being either dependent or independent of maternal genetic Se and Le status. We found preliminary evidence for an additional HM subgroup within the Se- and Le-positive HM group I. Furthermore, the abundances of 6 distinct HMO structures (including 6'-SL and 3-FL) changed significantly with progression of lactation. Graphical abstract.
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- Marko Mank
- Danone Nutricia Research, Uppsalalaan 12, 3584 CT, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Else Kröner-Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,Nutritional Medicine Unit, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences (ZIEL), Technische Universität München, Weihenstephaner Berg 1, 85354, Freising, Germany
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Danone Nutricia Research, Uppsalalaan 12, 3584 CT, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Hashan MR, Ghozy S, El-Qushayri AE, Pial RH, Hossain MA, Al Kibria GM. Association of dengue disease severity and blood group: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Rev Med Virol 2020; 31:1-9. [PMID: 32776660 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Dengue disease encompasses various clinical manifestations including dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). In this article, we aimed to systematically review and analyze the association between different blood groups and severity of dengue. We searched nine databases for eligible papers reporting prevalence, distribution, and frequency of blood group type among dengue patients. Network meta-analysis using R software was used to analyze the data. Of a total of 63 reports screened, we included 10 studies with total sample size 1977 patients (1382 DF and 595 DHF). Blood group O was found to have the worst outcome with the highest risk of developing DF (P-score = 0.01) followed by group B (P-score = 0.34), group A (P-score = 0.64), and group AB (P-score = 1), respectively. Blood group O also had the worst outcome with highest risk of developing DHF (P-score = 0.1) followed by group B (P-score = 0.29), group A (P-score = 0.61), and group AB (P-score = 1), respectively. There was a significant increase (P-value <.001) in the overall odds risk of dengue infection among patients with Rhesus-positive blood groups [OR = 540.03; (95% CI = 151.48-1925.18)]. However, there was no significant difference in the odds risk of DF when compared to DHF according to Rhesus status (P-value = .954). This study identified the O blood group as a potential risk factor in predicting clinical severity in dengue patients which may be helpful in evaluating patients for their likely need for critical care.
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- Mohammad Rashidul Hashan
- Bangladesh Civil Service, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Infectious Disease Division, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Infectious Disease Division, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reaction on carbohydrate template: Stereoselective synthesis of glycospiroheterocycles. Tetrahedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2020.131398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ravichandran S, Ramya SR, Kanungo R. Association of ABO blood groups with dengue fever and its complications in a tertiary care hospital. J Lab Physicians 2020; 11:265-269. [PMID: 31579269 PMCID: PMC6771312 DOI: 10.4103/jlp.jlp_95_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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CONTEXT: Dengue fever (DF) has been steadily increasing in India with outbreaks in certain areas taking the proportion of epidemics. Along with secondary dengue, several risk factors predispose to dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. Very few studies associating the relationship between dengue and its severity with ABO blood group have been documented. AIMS: The aim of this study was to determine the association between distribution of ABO Rh blood groups and DF and DF with thrombocytopenia. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This was a retrospective descriptive study conducted at the clinical laboratory of the department of microbiology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Dengue patients whose case record contained information on blood group were screened for details of blood group and confirmed dengue diagnosis. Randomly 384 case records were selected. These were divided into two groups; Group 1 included DF cases (platelet count >20,000) and Group 2 included DF cases with thrombocytopenia (platelet count <20,000). Control group consisted of patients other than dengue, whose blood grouping had been done; randomly 390 were selected and analyzed. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: P value was calculated using the Chi-square test. Odds ratio were calculated using the Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: DF was higher in 23% of individuals with AB blood group as compared to 8.5% of controls (P = 0.0004), whereas patients with blood group O were significantly less affected with DF (P = 0.0048). Disease severity was not associated with any of the blood groups. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with AB blood group are more prone to DF, whereas individuals with blood group O are less prone.
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- Shivani Ravichandran
- Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India
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ABO blood group and procoagulant factors: the hypercoagulation hypothesis ABO and Procoagulant Factors. Pediatr Res 2019; 86:316-322. [PMID: 31158844 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0445-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND The correlation between procoagulant levels-factor VIII (FVIII), von Willebrand factor (vWF), and fibrinogen-and risk of thrombosis has been well documented in adult populations. We hypothesize that interaction of passively transferred isoagglutinins in premature neonates with a compromised immune system may trigger an immune response that can target the immature gastrointestinal tract. The objective of this study is to evaluate if there are procoagulant level differences in preterm newborns stratified by ABO blood group. METHODS VWF, FVIII, and fibrinogen levels were analyzed in neonates ≤32 weeks and/or birthweight ≤1500 g over the first 6 weeks of life. Demographic, blood type, and transfusion data were collected. RESULTS Elevations in vWF and FVIII were found to be statistically significant in the third week of life in non-O neonates vs. type O neonates. FVIII was also found to be significantly elevated in week 1. Transfused neonates also showed elevations between weeks 0 and 3. CONCLUSION There appears to be a time-dependent variation in procoagulant factor levels in preterm newborns. Although the clinical significance remains unclear, prothrombotic factors vWF and FVIII are significantly higher in non-O blood-type preterm neonates in the third week of life.
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Strecker C, Peters H, Hackl T, Peters T, Meyer B. Fragment Growing to Design Optimized Inhibitors for Human Blood Group B Galactosyltransferase (GTB). ChemMedChem 2019; 14:1336-1342. [PMID: 31207161 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Human blood group B galactosyltransferase (GTB) catalyzes the galactosylation of the H antigen and is responsible for the formation of the blood group antigen of phenotype B. The ABO blood group system is well studied and routinely serotyped before transfusion and transplantation. Blood type subgroups have been repeatedly linked to an increased occurrence of diseases (e.g., a highly increased incidence rate for pancreatic cancer for individuals with blood group phenotype B). 3-Phenyl-5-(piperazin-1-yl)-1,2,4-thiadiazole 1 has previously been described to inhibit GTB with a Ki value of 800 μm. In this work, we describe a computer-guided fragment-growing approach for the optimization of this fragment that was subsequently realized by synthesizing the most promising ligands. Enlarging the phenyl moiety of fragment 1 to a naphthyl moiety resulted in ligand 3-(naphthalene-1-yl)-5-(piperazin-1-yl)-1,2,4-thiadiazole 2 a, which shows a threefold improvement in binding affinity (Ki =271 μm).
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- Claas Strecker
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Metabolomics, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Metabolomics, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
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Mandato VD, Torricelli F, Mastrofilippo V, Ciarlini G, Pirillo D, Annunziata G, Casali B, Abrate M, Sala GBL, Aguzzoli L. AB0 Blood Group and Ovarian Cancer Survival. J Cancer 2019; 10:1949-1957. [PMID: 31205554 PMCID: PMC6548162 DOI: 10.7150/jca.29272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background: Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy because is usually diagnosed at advanced stage. New prognostic factors have been investigated but these biomarkers do not have a strong direct relationship with survival. Several studies investigated the association between AB0 blood group with ovarian cancer but with conflicting results. We investigated the association between AB0 blood group and epithelial ovarian cancer patients consecutively surgically treated at our department from 2004 to 2015. Methods: Clinical charts of ovarian cancer patients treated and followed from 2004 to 2015 were checked for inclusion and exclusion criteria. Clinical and pathological data were recorded in an electronic separate, anonymous, password-protected database. All relevant data were extrapolated and used for final analysis. Results: A population of 265 ovarian cancer patients was analyzed in this study. 121 (45.6%) patients presented blood type 0, 112 (42.3%) had blood type A, 23 (8.7%) B and 9 (3.4%) AB. A significantly lower percentage of death (8.7%) in patients with blood type B in comparison with patients presenting different genotypes (group 0: 34.7%, group A: 32.1%, group AB: 22.2%) was found. In invasive serous ovarian cancer patients the analysis showed a 5 fold significant reduction of the risk of death in patients with B genotype. However, postoperative residual tumor resulted the most important prognostic factor for overall survival. Conclusions: AB0 blood group might be a preoperative prognostic factor in epithelial ovarian cancer patients. According to the literature, postoperative residual disease remain the most important prognostic factor also in our study.
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- Vincenzo Dario Mandato
- Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Surgical Gynecol Oncology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Surgical Gynecol Oncology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Surgical Gynecol Oncology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Surgical Gynecol Oncology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Stakišaitis D, Juknevičienė M, Ulys A, Žaliūnienė D, Stanislovaitienė D, Šepetienė R, Slavinska A, Sužiedėlis K, Lesauskaitė V. ABO blood group polymorphism has an impact on prostate, kidney and bladder cancer in association with longevity. Oncol Lett 2018; 16:1321-1331. [PMID: 30061952 PMCID: PMC6063046 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study was to assess the ABO blood group polymorphism association with prostate, bladder and kidney cancer, and longevity. The following data groups were analyzed: Prostate cancer (n=2,200), bladder cancer (n=1,530), renal cell cancer (n=2,650), oldest-old (n=166) and blood donors (n=994) groups. The data on the ABO blood type frequency and odds ratio in prostate cancer patients revealed a significantly higher blood group B frequency (P<0.05); the pooled men and women, separate men bladder cancer risk was significantly associated with the blood group B (P<0.04); however, no such association was identified in the female patients. The blood group O was observed to have a significantly decreased risk of bladder cancer for females (P<0.05). No significance for the ABO blood group type in the studied kidney cancer patients was identified. A comparison of the oldest-old and blood donor groups revealed that blood group A was significantly more frequent and blood type B was significantly rarer in the oldest-olds (P<0.05). The results of the present study indicated that blood type B was associated with the risk of prostate and bladder cancer, and could be evaluated as a determinant in the negative assocation with longevity. Blood types O and A may be positive factors for increasing the oldest-old age likelihood. The clustering analysis by the ABO type frequency demonstrated that the oldest-olds comprised a separate cluster of the studied groups.
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- Donatas Stakišaitis
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, LT-08660 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Oncosurgery Clinics, National Cancer Institute, LT-08660 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Ophtalmology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Ophtalmology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, LT-08660 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Geriatrics, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
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Oh JH, Oh IG, Park CH, Shin MK, Lee SR, Lee DH, Choi M, Jin SP, Yoon HS, Cho S, Chung JH. Deeper Wrinkle Formation and Less Melanin Production in Aged Korean Women with B Blood Type. Ann Dermatol 2018; 30:364-367. [PMID: 29853757 PMCID: PMC5929960 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2018.30.3.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Jang-Hee Oh
- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Dermatology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Dermatology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,SNU Institute on Aging, Seoul, Korea
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Blood group AB is associated with severe forms of dengue virus infection. Virusdisease 2018; 29:103-105. [PMID: 29607366 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-018-0426-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Several viral and host factors are believed to contribute to the development of severe forms of dengue such as dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) following a dengue virus (DENV) infection. The pathogenesis of DHF/DSS is not fully understood, however, host factors like ABO blood groups have been shown to contribute to the severity of DENV infection. The present study investigated the association of blood groups with severity of DENV infection in the northern region of Sri Lanka. The blood-groups of 405 patients positive for DENV NS1 antigen and anti-DENV IgM/IgG were determined using the standard haemagglutination assay recommended by the national blood bank/s. The occurrence of severe dengue in patients with certain blood groups was significantly different (p < 0.001) to those with other blood groups. Patients with AB blood group had more than 2.5 times higher risk of developing DHF than those with other blood groups. On the other hand, patients with blood group O were significantly under represented for DHF relative to the proportion of this blood group in the general population. Thus dengue patients with blood group O appear to have a low risk of developing DHF than those with other blood groups.
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Everest-Dass AV, Moh ESX, Ashwood C, Shathili AMM, Packer NH. Human disease glycomics: technology advances enabling protein glycosylation analysis - part 1. Expert Rev Proteomics 2018; 15:165-182. [PMID: 29285957 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2018.1421946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Protein glycosylation is recognized as an important post-translational modification, with specific substructures having significant effects on protein folding, conformation, distribution, stability and activity. However, due to the structural complexity of glycans, elucidating glycan structure-function relationships is demanding. The fine detail of glycan structures attached to proteins (including sequence, branching, linkage and anomericity) is still best analysed after the glycans are released from the purified or mixture of glycoproteins (glycomics). The technologies currently available for glycomics are becoming streamlined and standardized and many features of protein glycosylation can now be determined using instruments available in most protein analytical laboratories. Areas covered: This review focuses on the current glycomics technologies being commonly used for the analysis of the microheterogeneity of monosaccharide composition, sequence, branching and linkage of released N- and O-linked glycans that enable the determination of precise glycan structural determinants presented on secreted proteins and on the surface of all cells. Expert commentary: Several emerging advances in these technologies enabling glycomics analysis are discussed. The technological and bioinformatics requirements to be able to accurately assign these precise glycan features at biological levels in a disease context are assessed.
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- Arun V Everest-Dass
- a Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Engineering , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.,b Institute for Glycomics , Griffith University , Gold Coast , Australia.,c ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia
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- a Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Engineering , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.,c ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia
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- a Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Engineering , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.,c ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia
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- a Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Engineering , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.,c ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia
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- a Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Engineering , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.,b Institute for Glycomics , Griffith University , Gold Coast , Australia.,c ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia
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Davison GM, Hendrickse HL, Matsha TE. The relationship between immunogenic red blood cell antigens and Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection. Transfus Apher Sci 2017; 57:58-62. [PMID: 29269123 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2017.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Evidence suggests that red cell antigens may act as receptors for viruses and bacteria and therefore could be associated with HIV infection. Previous studies have been controversial and therefore the aim of this exploratory study was to analyse the expression of immunogenic red cell antigens in HIV-seropositive individuals and to compare the results to negative donors from South Africa. METHODS The expression of ABO, Rh, Kell and Duffy antigens from 119 HIV-seropositive patients was compared to 317 HIV-seronegative blood donors. Nucleic acid amplification testing and PCR were used to determine the HIV status and the ID-Gel Card Technology was used to determine the blood group antigen profile. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the expression of A, B, AB, Duffy or Kel antigens between the two groups but significantly lower numbers of HIV+ individuals were O Rh Negative (p = ,0.0001). Analysis of those with a Duffy null phenotype revealed a significantly higher incidence of blood type A RH1-Positive, Dce/R0r and B RH1-Positive, DcEe/R2r within the HIV-seropositive group (p = < 0.05). None of the HIV-seropositive individuals were O RH1-Negative, dce/rr. CONCLUSION In conclusion these initial findings have demonstrated a decreased incidence of blood type O Rh1-negative in HIV + individuals which suggests that red blood cell antigens may play an important role in susceptibility to HIV infection. The relationship between red cell antigens and HIV infection however remains complex and therefore larger studies are required to confirm these results.
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- Glenda M Davison
- Department of Biomedical sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa.
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- Department of Biomedical sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa
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- Department of Biomedical sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa
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Mandato VD, Torricelli F, Mastrofilippo V, Ciarlini G, Pirillo D, Farnetti E, Fornaciari L, Casali B, Gelli MC, Abrate M, Aguzzoli L, La Sala GB, Nicoli D. Prognostic Impact of ABO Blood Group on Type I Endometrial Cancer Patients- Results from Our Own and Other Studies. J Cancer 2017; 8:2828-2835. [PMID: 28928872 PMCID: PMC5604215 DOI: 10.7150/jca.19524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objectives: The ABO blood group antigens were found on most epithelial cells and in secretions. In the normal endometrium there is a variable expression of histo-blood group and related antigens suggesting a hormonal regulation. A relationship between ABO blood groups and endometrial cancer has been investigated with contradictory results. In this study we investigated the influence of blood types on clinical and pathological characteristics of endometrial cancer patients. Method: Retrospective cohort study. Clinical and pathological data were extrapolated and their association with blood groups were assessed. Results: A total of 203 type I endometrial cancer patients were included in the final analysis. Univariate analysis indicated that a lower frequency of G3 undifferentiated tumors was observed in patients with A blood group (P=0.027). Multivariate analysis, including also clinical features such as Age, BMI, parity, hypertension and diabetes confirmed that patients with A group present a lower risk of G3 tumors in comparison with not A patients. (OR=0.32, P=0.011). Conclusions: Patients with A genotype have a lower risk to develop G3 type I endometrial cancer. ABO blood group might represent a useful, easy access and cheap biomarker for patients' selection and for management personalization of endometrial cancer patients.
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- Vincenzo Dario Mandato
- Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Surgical Gynecol Oncology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Surgical Gynecol Oncology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Pathology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Surgical Gynecol Oncology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Surgical Gynecol Oncology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy.,Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Brazil JC, Sumagin R, Stowell SR, Lee G, Louis NA, Cummings RD, Parkos CA. Expression of Lewis-a glycans on polymorphonuclear leukocytes augments function by increasing transmigration. J Leukoc Biol 2017; 102:753-762. [PMID: 28600306 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1ma0117-013r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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PMN-expressed fucosylated glycans from the Lewis glycan family, including Lewis-x (Lex) and sialyl Lewis-x (sLex), have previously been implicated in the regulation of important PMN functions, including selectin-mediated trafficking across vascular endothelium. Although glycans, such as Lex and sLex, which are based on the type 2 sequence (Galβ1-4GlcNAc-R), are abundant on PMNs, the presence of type 1 Galβ1-3GlcNAc-R glycans required for PMN expression of the closely related stereoisomer of Lex, termed Lewis-A (Lea), has not, to our knowledge, been reported. Here, we show that Lea is abundantly expressed by human PMNs and functionally regulates PMN migration. Using mAbs whose precise epitopes were determined using glycan array technology, Lea function was probed using Lea-selective mAbs and lectins, revealing increased PMN transmigration across model intestinal epithelia, which was independent of epithelial-expressed Lea Analyses of glycan synthetic machinery in PMNs revealed expression of β1-3 galactosyltransferase and α1-4 fucosyltransferase, which are required for Lea synthesis. Specificity of functional effects observed after ligation of Lea was confirmed by failure of anti-Lea mAbs to enhance migration using PMNs from individuals deficient in α1-4 fucosylation. These results demonstrate that Lea is expressed on human PMNs, and its specific engagement enhances PMN migration responses. We propose that PMN Lea represents a new target for modulating inflammation and regulating intestinal, innate immunity.
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- Jennifer C Brazil
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; .,Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Pathology, Northwestern University; Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and
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- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.,Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Tumor progression is often associated with altered glycosylation of the cell-surface proteins and lipids. The peripheral part of these cell-surface glycoconjugates often carries carbohydrate structures related to the ABO and Lewis blood-group antigens. The expression of histo-blood-group antigens in normal human tissues is dependent on the type of differentiation of the epithelium. In most human carcinomas, including oral carcinoma, a significant event is decreased expression of histo-blood-group antigens A and B. The mechanisms of aberrant expression of blood-group antigens are not clear in all cases. A relative down-regulation of the glycosyltransferase that is involved in the biosynthesis of A and B antigens is seen in oral carcinomas in association with tumor development. The events leading to loss of A transferase activity are related, in some instances, to loss of heterozygosity (LOH) involving chromosome 9q34, which is the locus for the ABO gene, and in other cases, to a hypermethylation of the ABO gene promoter. The fact that hypermethylation targets the ABO locus, but not surrounding genes, suggests that the hypermethylation is a specific tumor-related event. However, since not all situations with lack of expression of A/B antigens can be explained by LOH or hypermethylation, other regulatory factors outside the ABO promoter may be functional in transcriptional regulation of the ABO gene. Altered blood group antigens in malignant oral tissues may indicate increased cell migration. This hypothesis is supported by studies showing that normal migrating oral epithelial cells like malignant cells show lack of expression of A/B antigens, and by studies that target ABH antigens to key receptors controlling adhesion and motility, such as integrins, cadherins, and CD-44.
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- E Dabelsteen
- Department of Oral Diagnostics, School of Dentistry, University of Copenhagen, Nørre Alle 20, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Ye J, Liu XW, Peng P, Yi W, Chen X, Wang F, Cao H. Diversity-Oriented Enzymatic Modular Assembly of ABO Histo-blood Group Antigens. ACS Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Jinfeng Ye
- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory
of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory
of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory
of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Institute
of Biochemistry, College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory
of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory
of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
- State Key
Laboratory of Microbiology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Ewald DR, Sumner SCJ. Blood type biochemistry and human disease. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2016; 8:517-535. [PMID: 27599872 PMCID: PMC5061611 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Associations between blood type and disease have been studied since the early 1900s when researchers determined that antibodies and antigens are inherited. In the 1950s, the chemical identification of the carbohydrate structure of surface antigens led to the understanding of biosynthetic pathways. The blood type is defined by oligosaccharide structures, which are specific to the antigens, thus, blood group antigens are secondary gene products, while the primary gene products are various glycosyltransferase enzymes that attach the sugar molecules to the oligosaccharide chain. Blood group antigens are found on red blood cells, platelets, leukocytes, plasma proteins, certain tissues, and various cell surface enzymes, and also exist in soluble form in body secretions such as breast milk, seminal fluid, saliva, sweat, gastric secretions, urine, and amniotic fluid. Recent advances in technology, biochemistry, and genetics have clarified the functional classifications of human blood group antigens, the structure of the A, B, H, and Lewis determinants and the enzymes that produce them, and the association of blood group antigens with disease risks. Further research to identify differences in the biochemical composition of blood group antigens, and the relationship to risks for disease, can be important for the identification of targets for the development of nutritional intervention strategies, or the identification of druggable targets. WIREs Syst Biol Med 2016, 8:517-535. doi: 10.1002/wsbm.1355 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- D Rose Ewald
- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
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Everest-Dass AV, Kolarich D, Pascovici D, Packer NH. Blood group antigen expression is involved in C. albicans interaction with buccal epithelial cells. Glycoconj J 2016; 34:31-50. [PMID: 27639389 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-016-9726-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Human blood group polymorphisms are known to be determined by the expression of A, B or H antigens and the Lewis antigens. Protection against microbial infections has been associated with inheritance of polymorphisms in genes encoding and regulating the expression of ABH and Lewis antigens in bodily secretions and epithelial tissue surfaces, subsequently resulting in the presentation of different glycosylated terminal antigens on the cell surface. We investigated the role of blood group antigens in diversifying the glycosylation of buccal epithelial cells (BEC) that line the oral cavity. Specifically, we characterized and statistically evaluated the expression of histo-blood group (A, B, O) antigens on N-and O-linked glycans from BEC membrane proteins of various individuals that represented different blood group type and secretor status using a porous graphitic carbon liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PGC-LC-ESI-MS) based glycomics approach. From these BEC membrane proteins a total of 77 N-glycan and 96 O-glycan structures were structurally characterized from 19 individuals and relatively quantitated. The N-glycans from the secretor individuals did not express any A/B blood group determinants, but contained several terminal H-antigens. Apart from the non-secretors, the N-glycan profiles of BEC from all blood groups displayed similar glycan types, while varying in their relative intensities between individuals. However, multivariate analysis of the O-glycans from individuals displayed segregation patterns clearly associated with their blood group type and secretor status. In adhesion assays the oral pathogen Candida albicans showed a significantly higher interaction to blood group O type BECs relative to other blood groups.
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- Arun V Everest-Dass
- Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14428, Potsdam, Germany
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- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF), Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. .,ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
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Kaidarova Z, Bravo MD, Kamel HT, Custer BS, Busch MP, Lanteri MC. Blood group A and D negativity are associated with symptomatic West Nile virus infection. Transfusion 2016; 56:1699-706. [PMID: 27189860 DOI: 10.1111/trf.13622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND West Nile virus (WNV) infection is mostly asymptomatic (AS) but 20% of subjects report WNV fever and 1% of patients experience neurologic diseases with higher rates in elderly and immunosuppressed persons. With no treatment and no vaccine to prevent the development of symptomatic (S) infections, it is essential to understand prognostic factors influencing S disease outcome. Host genetic background has been linked to the development of WNV neuroinvasive disease. This study investigates the association between the ABO and D blood group status and WNV disease outcome. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS The distribution of blood groups was investigated within a cohort of 374 WNV+ blood donors including 244 AS and 130 S WNV+ blood donors. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine associations between A, B, O, and D blood groups and WNV clinical disease outcome. RESULTS S WNV+ donors exhibited increased frequencies of blood group A (S 47.6%, AS 36.8%, p = 0.04; odds ratio [OR], 1.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-2.40) and D- individuals (S 21.5%, AS 13.1%, p = 0.03; OR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.04-3.18). CONCLUSION The findings suggest a genetic susceptibility placing blood group A and D- individuals at risk for the development of S disease outcome after WNV infection.
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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The role of the histoblood ABO group in cancer. Future Sci OA 2016; 2:FSO107. [PMID: 28031957 PMCID: PMC5137991 DOI: 10.4155/fsoa-2015-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Since the first link between blood type and cancer was described in 1953, numerous studies have sought to determine whether the histoblood ABO group is associated with tumorigenesis. In 2009, the first significant association between a SNP located within the ABO glycosyltransferase gene and increased risk of pancreatic cancer was reported. Here, we describe the history and possible functions of the histoblood ABO group and then provide evidence for a role of blood group antigens in the most common cancer types worldwide using both blood type and SNP data. We also explore whether confusion regarding the role of blood type in cancer risk may be attributable to heterogeneity within tumor types. Lay abstract: ABO encodes the protein responsible for defining blood groups as A, B, AB or O. Despite over a century of investigation, it is not well known whether the blood group antigens have a function or if they contribute to human health. Over the last 60 years, associations between blood type and cancer risk have been reported, although the data have often been conflicting. To better understand the possible role of the ABO blood group in tumorigenesis, we review the data for the most common tumor types worldwide.
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Kurz S, King JG, Dinglasan RR, Paschinger K, Wilson IBH. The fucomic potential of mosquitoes: Fucosylated N-glycan epitopes and their cognate fucosyltransferases. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 68:52-63. [PMID: 26617287 PMCID: PMC4707139 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Fucoconjugates are key mediators of protein-glycan interactions in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. As examples, N-glycans modified with the non-mammalian core α1,3-linked fucose have been detected in various organisms ranging from plants to insects and are immunogenic in mammals. The rabbit polyclonal antibody raised against plant horseradish peroxidase (anti-HRP) is able to recognize the α1,3-linked fucose epitope and is also known to specifically stain neural tissues in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. In this study, we have detected and localized the anti-HRP cross-reactivity in another insect species, the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae. We were able to identify and structurally elucidate fucosylated N-glycans including core mono- and difucosylated structures (responsible for anti-HRP cross reactivity) as well as a Lewis-type antennal modification on mosquito anionic N-glycans by applying enzymatic and chemical treatments. The three mosquito fucosyltransferase open reading frames (FucT6, FucTA and FucTC) required for the in vivo biosynthesis of the fucosylated N-glycan epitopes were identified in the Anopheles gambiae genome, cloned and recombinantly expressed in Pichia pastoris. Using a robust MALDI-TOF MS approach, we characterised the activity of the three recombinant fucosyltransferases in vitro and demonstrate that they share similar enzymatic properties as compared to their homologues from D. melanogaster and Apis mellifera. Thus, not only do we confirm the neural reactivity of anti-HRP in a mosquito species, but also demonstrate enzymatic activity for all its α1,3- and α1,6-fucosyltransferase homologues, whose specificity matches the results of glycomic analyses.
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- Simone Kurz
- Department für Chemie, Universität für Bodenkultur, 1190 Wien, Austria
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health & The Malaria Research Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health & The Malaria Research Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department für Chemie, Universität für Bodenkultur, 1190 Wien, Austria.
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Iavarone M, Della Corte C, Pelucchi C, Marconi M, Trotti R, Triolo M, Manini MA, La Vecchia C. Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in relation to ABO blood type. Dig Liver Dis 2016; 48:94-6. [PMID: 26611335 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mortality and incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) parallel the geographical distribution of hepatitis B and C viruses among the general population, however genetic factors modulate individual cancer risk. AIMS ABO blood type, as a genetic marker, has previously been associated with the risk of several malignancies; we aimed to evaluate whether an association exists with HCC. METHODS This is a retrospective case-control study based on ABO distribution in 194 patients with HCC, compared with 215 decompensated cirrhotics without HCC listed for liver transplantation, and 90,322 healthy blood donors. RESULTS In patients with HCC, prevalence of blood type O was 35%, vs. 44% in cirrhotics (OR: 0.67, 95% CI 0.45-0.99; p=0.046) and 45% in blood donors (OR: 0.65, 95% CI 0.48-0.88; p=0.004). CONCLUSIONS ABO blood type non-O is associated with higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, compared to cirrhotics without HCC and healthy subjects.
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- Massimo Iavarone
- A.M. & A. Migliavacca Center for Liver Disease, 1st Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico Hospital, University of Milan, Italy.
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- A.M. & A. Migliavacca Center for Liver Disease, 1st Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico Hospital, University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Epidemiology, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Trasfusionale, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Trasfusionale, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- A.M. & A. Migliavacca Center for Liver Disease, 1st Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico Hospital, University of Milan, Italy
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- A.M. & A. Migliavacca Center for Liver Disease, 1st Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico Hospital, University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Association of ABO Blood Group Phenotype and Allele Frequency with Chikungunya Fever. Adv Hematol 2015; 2015:543027. [PMID: 25977691 PMCID: PMC4419213 DOI: 10.1155/2015/543027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Revised: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of the ABO blood group phenotype and allele frequency with CHIK fever. Methods. A rural community survey in Southern Thailand was conducted in August and September 2010. A total of 506 villagers were enrolled. Cases were defined as individuals having anti-CHIK IgG by hemagglutination ≥1 : 10. Results. There were 314 cases (62.1%) with CHIK seropositivity. Females were less likely to have positive anti-CHIK IgG with odds ratio (OR) (95% CI) of 0.63 (0.43, 0.93). All samples tested were Rh positive. Distribution of CHIK seropositivity versus seronegativity (P value) in A, B, AB, and O blood groups was 80 versus 46 (0.003), 80 versus 48 (0.005), 24 versus 20 (0.55), and 130 versus 78 (<0.001), respectively. However, chi-square test between ABO and CHIK infection showed no statistical significance (P = 0.76). Comparison of the ABO blood group allele frequency between CHIK seropositivity and seronegativity was not statistically significant. Conclusion. This finding demonstrated no association of the ABO blood group phenotypes and allele frequencies with CHIK infection.
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Zerihun T, Degarege A, Erko B. Association of ABO blood group and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Dore Bafeno Area, Southern Ethiopia. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2015; 1:289-94. [PMID: 23569777 DOI: 10.1016/s2221-1691(11)60045-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Revised: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the distribution of ABO blood group and their relationship with Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria among febrile outpatients who sought medical attention at Dore Bafeno Health Center, Southern Ethiopia. METHODS A total of 269 febrile outpatients who visited Dore Bafeno Health Center, Southern Ethiopia, were examined for malaria and also tested for ABO blood groups in January 2010. The blood specimens were collected by finger pricking, stained with Geimsa, and examined microscopically. Positive cases of the parasitemia were counted. CareStart™ Malaria Pf/Pv Combo was also used to test the blood specimens for malaria. ABO blood groups were determined by agglutination test using ERYCLONE(®) antisera. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and treatment status of the participants were also collected. Chi-square and ANOVA tests were used to assess the difference between frequencies and means, respectively. RESULTS Out of a total of 269 participants, 178 (66.2%) febrile patients were found to be infected with Plasmodium parasites, among which 146 (54.3%), 28 (10.4%), and 4 (1.5%) belonged to P. falciparum, P. vivax, and mixed infections, respectively. All febrile patients were also tested for ABO blood groups and 51.3%, 23.5%, 21.9% and 3.3% were found to be blood types of O, A, B and AB, respectively. Both total malaria infection and P. falciparum infection showed significant association with blood types (P<0.05). The proportion of A or B but not O phenotypes was higher (P<0.05) in individuals with P. falciparum as compared with non-infected individuals. The chance of having P. falciparum infection in patients with blood groups A, B and AB was 2.5, 2.5 and 3.3 times more than individuals showing blood O phenotypes, respectively. The mean P. falciparum malaria parasitaemia for blood groups A, B, AB, and O were 3 744/µL, 1 805/µL, 5 331/µL, and 1 515/µL, respectively (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS The present findings indicate that individuals of blood groups A, B and AB are more susceptible to P. falciparum infection as compared with individuals of blood group O. Nevertheless, further in depth studies are required to clearly establish the role that ABO blood group plays in P. falciparum malaria.
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- Tewodros Zerihun
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Pathology, Jimma University, P. O. Box 455, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Mohsenpour B, Hajibagheri K, Afrasiabian S, Ghaderi E, Ghasembegloo S. ABO blood groups and susceptibility to brucellosis. Jpn J Infect Dis 2014; 68:124-7. [PMID: 25672353 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2014.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The relationship between blood groups and some infections such as norovirus, cholera, and malaria has been reported. Despite the importance of brucellosis, there is a lack of data on the relationship between blood groups and brucellosis. Thus, in this study, we examined the relationship between blood groups and brucellosis. In this case-control study, the blood groups of 100 patients with brucellosis and 200 healthy individuals were studied. Exclusion criteria for the control group consisted of a positive Coombs Wright test or a history of brucellosis. The chi-square test was used to compare qualitative variables between the two groups. The variables that met inclusion criteria for the regression model were entered into the logistic regression model. A total of 43% patients were female and 57% male; 27% were urban and 73% rural. Regression analysis showed that the likelihood of brucellosis infection was 6.26 times more in people with blood group AB than in those with blood group O (P<0.001). However, Rh type was not associated with brucellosis infection. Thus, there is a relationship between blood group and brucellosis. People with blood group AB were susceptible to brucellosis, but no difference was observed for brucellosis infection in terms of blood Rh type.
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- Behzad Mohsenpour
- Infectious Diseases Department, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
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Nigam JS, Singh S, Kaur V, Giri S, Kaushal RP. The Prevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infections in ABO Blood Groups and Rh Type System. Hematol Rep 2014; 6:5602. [PMID: 25568761 PMCID: PMC4274480 DOI: 10.4081/hr.2014.5602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2014] [Revised: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Screening of blood and blood products is important to reduce the risk of transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs). The transfusion of unscreened or inadequately screened blood and blood products are the major source of TTIs. The aim of this paper is to find out the prevalence of TTIs in ABO blood groups and Rh type system. A total of 4128 blood donors were screened from January 2010 to April 2014. Serological tests were performed for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti hepatitis C virus (Anti-HCV), anti HIV-1 and 2, venereal disease research Laboratory test (VDRL) and malaria parasite (MP) antigen. In seroreactive donors, HBsAg, Anti-HCV, VDRL, MP antigen and anti HIV were positive in 40 cases, 26 cases, 19 cases, 6 cases and 2 cases, respectively. Highest percentage of HBsAg, Anti HCV, VDRL, MP antigen and anti HIV was observed in blood group A negative (2/50), O negative (1/66), B negative (1/91), AB positive (2/377) blood group respectively. In the present study, the total number of Rhnegative donors is lower when compared to Rh-positive blood donors, but Rh-negative blood donors show higher percentages of seroreactivity for TTIs. Larger scale studies at molecular level are required to improve the knowledge of this aspect.
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- Jitendra Singh Nigam
- Department of Pathology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences , Anwarpur, India
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- Department of Pathology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences , Anwarpur, India
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- Department of Pathology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences , Anwarpur, India
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- Department of Pathology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences , Anwarpur, India
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- Department of Pathology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences , Anwarpur, India
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Mahdavi J, Pirinccioglu N, Oldfield NJ, Carlsohn E, Stoof J, Aslam A, Self T, Cawthraw SA, Petrovska L, Colborne N, Sihlbom C, Borén T, Wooldridge KG, Ala'Aldeen DAA. A novel O-linked glycan modulates Campylobacter jejuni major outer membrane protein-mediated adhesion to human histo-blood group antigens and chicken colonization. Open Biol 2014; 4:130202. [PMID: 24451549 PMCID: PMC3909276 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.130202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni is an important cause of human foodborne gastroenteritis; strategies to prevent infection are hampered by a poor understanding of the complex interactions between host and pathogen. Previous work showed that C. jejuni could bind human histo-blood group antigens (BgAgs) in vitro and that BgAgs could inhibit the binding of C. jejuni to human intestinal mucosa ex vivo. Here, the major flagella subunit protein (FlaA) and the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) were identified as BgAg-binding adhesins in C. jejuni NCTC11168. Significantly, the MOMP was shown to be O-glycosylated at Thr268; previously only flagellin proteins were known to be O-glycosylated in C. jejuni. Substitution of MOMP Thr268 led to significantly reduced binding to BgAgs. The O-glycan moiety was characterized as Gal(β1–3)-GalNAc(β1–4)-GalNAc(β1–4)-GalNAcα1-Thr268; modelling suggested that O-glycosylation has a notable effect on the conformation of MOMP and this modulates BgAg-binding capacity. Glycosylation of MOMP at Thr268 promoted cell-to-cell binding, biofilm formation and adhesion to Caco-2 cells, and was required for the optimal colonization of chickens by C. jejuni, confirming the significance of this O-glycosylation in pathogenesis.
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- Jafar Mahdavi
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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Cohen M, Varki A. Modulation of glycan recognition by clustered saccharide patches. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 308:75-125. [PMID: 24411170 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800097-7.00003-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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All cells in nature are covered with a dense and complex array of glycan chains. Specific recognition and binding of glycans is a critical aspect of cellular interactions, both within and between species. Glycan-protein interactions tend to be of low affinity but high specificity, typically utilizing multivalency to generate the affinity required for biologically relevant binding. This review focuses on a higher level of glycan organization, the formation of clustered saccharide patches (CSPs), which can constitute unique ligands for highly specific interactions. Due to technical challenges, this aspect of glycan recognition remains poorly understood. We present a wealth of evidence for CSPs-mediated interactions, and discuss recent advances in experimental tools that are beginning to provide new insights into the composition and organization of CSPs. The examples presented here are likely the tip of the iceberg, and much further work is needed to elucidate fully this higher level of glycan organization.
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- Miriam Cohen
- Department Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, USA; Department Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
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Karabuva S, Carević V, Radić M, Fabijanić D. The association of ABO blood groups with extent of coronary atherosclerosis in Croatian patients suffering from chronic coronary artery disease. Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2013; 23:351-9. [PMID: 24266306 PMCID: PMC3900083 DOI: 10.11613/bm.2013.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Aim: The aim of study was to: 1) examine the relationship between ABO blood groups and extent of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD), 2) compare ABO blood groups distribution in CAD patients and general population, 3) examine possible differences in traditional risk factors frequency in CAD patients with different ABO blood groups. Materials and methods: In the 646 chronic CAD patients (72.4% males) coronary angiograms were scored by quantitative assessment using multiple angiographic scoring system, Traditional risk factors were self reported or measured by standard methods. ABO blood distribution of patients was compared with group of 651 healthy blood donors (74.6% males). Results: Among all ABO blood group patients there was no significant difference between the extent of coronary atherosclerosis with regard to all the three scoring systems: number of affected coronary arteries (P = 0.857), Gensini score (P = 0.818), and number of segments narrowed > 50% (P = 0.781). There was no significant difference in ABO blood group distribution between CAD patients and healthy blood donors. Among CAD patients, men with blood group AB were significantly younger than their pairs with non-AB blood groups (P = 0.008). Among CAD patients with AB blood group, males < 50 yrs were significantly overrepresented when compared with the non-AB groups (P = 0.003). Conclusions: No association between ABO blood groups and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis in Croatian CAD patients is observed. Observation that AB blood group might possibly identify Croatian males at risk to develop the premature CAD has to be tested in larger cohort of patients.
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- Svjetlana Karabuva
- Department of Internal Medicine, Split University Hospital, Split, Croatia
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Jung JY, Oh JH, Lee DH, Lee S, Chung JH. Blood type B antigen modulates cell migration through regulating cdc42 expression and activity in HaCaT cells. J Cell Physiol 2013; 228:2243-51. [PMID: 23625752 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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ABO blood group is determined by carbohydrate antigens, called ABH antigens. It has been known that the change of carbohydrate antigen expression, including ABH antigens, has correlation with the tumor metastasis and survival; however, the exact mechanism remains to be elucidated. ABH antigens are expressed not only in blood cells but also in several tissues. In epidermis, ABH antigen is expressed in the uppermost spinous and granular layer. We investigated the role of ABH antigens on the cell migration of HaCaT keratinocytes, which express B antigen. Knock-down of B antigen expression by small interference RNA of FUT1 inhibited HaCaT cell migration. At that time, we found that lamellipodia and actin fiber were also reduced by knock-down of B antigen expression. The transcription of cdc42, a kind of Rho GTPase which plays a key role in actin polymerization, was reduced by down-regulated B antigen expression. Furthermore, the reduced B antigen expression also inhibited the interaction of cdc42 and N-WASP. Collectively, our data provide a clue how ABH antigens regulate the cell migration mechanism.
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- Ji-Yong Jung
- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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The role of red blood cells in enhancing or preventing HIV infection and other diseases. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:758682. [PMID: 24224178 PMCID: PMC3810323 DOI: 10.1155/2013/758682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Aim. To highlight the apparently neglected role of erythrocyte antigens in the epidemiology of infectious diseases, especially HIV, with the prime objective of stimulating research in this area. Method. A literature search was performed on the PubMed for relevant papers from 1984 to 2013, the era covering active HIV research. This was achieved by using the phrases “erythrocyte blood groups HIV” (81 papers) or “red cell antigen, blood groups, and HIV” (60 papers). A manual Google Scholar search was done and supplemented by original papers referenced by various authors. However, the review was limited by the relative scarcity of papers on the subject, and only papers written in English were reviewed during the period October 2012 to September 2013. Results. Many communicable and noncommunicable diseases are associated with specific blood groups. Examples of these diseases are discussed in detail. HIV has been shown to bind to erythrocytes, and candidate erythrocyte-binding molecules and mechanisms are also discussed. Moreover, erythrocyte-HIV binding is associated with increased viral infectivity, thus, underscoring the need to study this phenomenon and its implications for HIV epidemiology. Conclusion. Erythrocyte antigens may be important in the pathogenesis and epidemiology of many diseases, including HIV.
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Li J, Gui L, Wu C, He Y, Zhou L, Guo H, Yuan J, Yang B, Dai X, Deng Q, Huang S, Guan L, Hu D, Deng S, Wang T, Zhu J, Min X, Lang M, Li D, Yang H, Hu FB, Lin D, Wu T, He M. Genome-wide association study on serum alkaline phosphatase levels in a Chinese population. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:684. [PMID: 24094242 PMCID: PMC3851471 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a complex phenotype influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Recent Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have identified several loci affecting ALP levels; however, such studies in Chinese populations are limited. We performed a GWAS analyzing the association between 658,288 autosomal SNPs and serum ALP in 1,461 subjects, and replicated the top SNPs in an additional 8,830 healthy Chinese Han individuals. The interactions between significant locus and environmental factors on serum ALP levels were further investigated. RESULTS The association between ABO locus and serum ALP levels was replicated (P = 2.50 × 10⁻²¹, 1.12 × 10⁻⁵⁶ and 2.82 × 10⁻²⁷ for SNP rs8176720, rs651007 and rs7025162 on ABO locus, respectively). SNP rs651007 accounted for 2.15% of the total variance of serum ALP levels independently of the other 2 SNPs. When comparing our findings with previously published studies, ethnic differences were observed across populations. A significant interaction between ABO rs651007 and overweight and obesity was observed (FDR for interaction was 0.036); for individuals with GG genotype, those with normal weight and those who were overweight or obese have similar serum ALP concentrations; minor allele A of rs651007 remarkably reduced serum ALP levels, but this effect was attenuated in overweight and obese individuals. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that ABO locus is a major determinant for serum ALP levels in Chinese Han population. Overweight and obesity modifies the effect of ABO locus on serum ALP concentrations.
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- Jun Li
- MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, 430030 Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Ercan S, Altunbas G, Cayan Akkoyun D, Davutoglu V, Deniz H. Association between blood group antigens and rheumatic valve involvement and severity in endemic areas. COR ET VASA 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2013.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tyagi S, Tyagi A. Possible Correlation of Transfusion Transmitted Diseases with Rh type and ABO Blood Group System. J Clin Diagn Res 2013; 7:1930-1. [PMID: 24179900 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6002.3360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Screening of blood is mandatory for transfusion transmitted diseases and is routinely done in the blood banks. As blood is the major source transmission of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency virus & many other diseases the hazards can be minimised by effective donor selection and screening. AIM To find out the correlation between the transfusion transmitted diseases and blood groups and the seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV & syphilis among the apparently healthy human blood donors. Study, Setting & Design: This retrospective study was conducted at the blood bank of a tertiary health care teaching centre for a period of four years. MATERIAL AND METHODS All voluntary and replacement donors reporting to the blood bank were screened for HIV-1 & 2, HBsAg, HCV and Syphilis. Anti-HIV -1 & 2, HBsAg & anti - HCV was tested using the appropriate Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique using micro-elisa kit supplied by J.Mitra & Co.Ltd. The seropositive samples were again tested on ELISA kits of RFCL &/or BIORAD for further confirmation & ruling out any false positive or false negative results. The rapid plasma reagain (RPR) test was used for estimation of syphilis infection. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS The data entry was carried out using Microsoft office excel worksheet and was analysed by percentage and comparison. RESULTS Total of 6000 donors were screened which included voluntary and replacement donors. Seroprevalence of HIV (0.1833 %), HCV (1.28%), HBsAg (1.5833 %) and syphilis (0.4333 %) was detected. In the study done it was also noted - that the NEGATIVE blood groups were more prone to TTIs. Blood group A negative was more prone to TTIs with HIV, HBsAg and VDRL while blood group B negative was more affected by HCV. CONCLUSION Seroprevalence of these infections shows that routine screening is a must for blood and blood product safe transfusion. Do negative blood groups predispose to TTIs? A finding which makes us think….
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- Surabhi Tyagi
- Assistant Professor,Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital Greater Noida, UP, India
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Topin J, Arnaud J, Sarkar A, Audfray A, Gillon E, Perez S, Jamet H, Varrot A, Imberty A, Thomas A. Deciphering the glycan preference of bacterial lectins by glycan array and molecular docking with validation by microcalorimetry and crystallography. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71149. [PMID: 23976992 PMCID: PMC3747263 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Recent advances in glycobiology revealed the essential role of lectins for deciphering the glycocode by specific recognition of carbohydrates. Integrated multiscale approaches are needed for characterizing lectin specificity: combining on one hand high-throughput analysis by glycan array experiments and systematic molecular docking of oligosaccharide libraries and on the other hand detailed analysis of the lectin/oligosaccharide interaction by x-ray crystallography, microcalorimetry and free energy calculations. The lectins LecB from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and BambL from Burkholderia ambifaria are part of the virulence factors used by the pathogenic bacteria to invade the targeted host. These two lectins are not related but both recognize fucosylated oligosaccharides such as the histo-blood group oligosaccharides of the ABH(O) and Lewis epitopes. The specificities were characterized using semi-quantitative data from glycan array and analyzed by molecular docking with the Glide software. Reliable prediction of protein/oligosaccharide structures could be obtained as validated by existing crystal structures of complexes. Additionally, the crystal structure of BambL/Lewis x was determined at 1.6 Å resolution, which confirms that Lewis x has to adopt a high-energy conformation so as to bind to this lectin. Free energies of binding were calculated using a procedure combining the Glide docking protocol followed by free energy rescoring with the Prime/Molecular Mechanics Generalized Born Surface Area (MM-GBSA) method. The calculated data were in reasonable agreement with experimental free energies of binding obtained by titration microcalorimetry. The established predictive protocol is proposed to rationalize large sets of data such as glycan arrays and to help in lead discovery projects based on such high throughput technology.
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- Jeremie Topin
- CERMAV- Centre national de la recherche scientifique UPR5301 (affiliated to Université Joseph Fourier and ICMG), BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
- Département de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR- Centre national de la recherche scientifique 5250 & ICMG FR 2607, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- CERMAV- Centre national de la recherche scientifique UPR5301 (affiliated to Université Joseph Fourier and ICMG), BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- CERMAV- Centre national de la recherche scientifique UPR5301 (affiliated to Université Joseph Fourier and ICMG), BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- CERMAV- Centre national de la recherche scientifique UPR5301 (affiliated to Université Joseph Fourier and ICMG), BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- CERMAV- Centre national de la recherche scientifique UPR5301 (affiliated to Université Joseph Fourier and ICMG), BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- CERMAV- Centre national de la recherche scientifique UPR5301 (affiliated to Université Joseph Fourier and ICMG), BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- Département de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR- Centre national de la recherche scientifique 5250 & ICMG FR 2607, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- CERMAV- Centre national de la recherche scientifique UPR5301 (affiliated to Université Joseph Fourier and ICMG), BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- CERMAV- Centre national de la recherche scientifique UPR5301 (affiliated to Université Joseph Fourier and ICMG), BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- CERMAV- Centre national de la recherche scientifique UPR5301 (affiliated to Université Joseph Fourier and ICMG), BP53, 38041 Grenoble, France
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Tang W, Schwienbacher C, Lopez L, Ben-Shlomo Y, Oudot-Mellakh T, Johnson A, Samani N, Basu S, Gögele M, Davies G, Lowe G, Tregouet DA, Tan A, Pankow J, Tenesa A, Levy D, Volpato C, Rumley A, Gow A, Minelli C, Yarnell J, Porteous D, Starr J, Gallacher J, Boerwinkle E, Visscher P, Pramstaller P, Cushman M, Emilsson V, Plump A, Matijevic N, Morange PE, Deary I, Hicks A, Folsom A. Genetic associations for activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time, their gene expression profiles, and risk of coronary artery disease. Am J Hum Genet 2012; 91:152-62. [PMID: 22703881 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2011] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and prothrombin time (PT) are clinical tests commonly used to screen for coagulation-factor deficiencies. One genome-wide association study (GWAS) has been reported previously for aPTT, but no GWAS has been reported for PT. We conducted a GWAS and meta-analysis to identify genetic loci for aPTT and PT. The GWAS for aPTT was conducted in 9,240 individuals of European ancestry from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, and the GWAS for PT was conducted in 2,583 participants from the Genetic Study of Three Population Microisolates in South Tyrol (MICROS) and the Lothian Birth Cohorts (LBC) of 1921 and 1936. Replication was assessed in 1,041 to 3,467 individuals. For aPTT, previously reported associations with KNG1, HRG, F11, F12, and ABO were confirmed. A second independent association in ABO was identified and replicated (rs8176704, p = 4.26 × 10(-24)). Pooling the ARIC and replication data yielded two additional loci in F5 (rs6028, p = 3.22 × 10(-9)) and AGBL1 (rs2469184, p = 3.61 × 10(-8)). For PT, significant associations were identified and confirmed in F7 (rs561241, p = 3.71 × 10(-56)) and PROCR/EDEM2 (rs2295888, p = 5.25 × 10(-13)). Assessment of existing gene expression and coronary artery disease (CAD) databases identified associations of five of the GWAS loci with altered gene expression and two with CAD. In summary, eight genetic loci that account for ∼29% of the variance in aPTT and two loci that account for ∼14% of the variance in PT were detected and supported by functional data.
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Iyiola O, Igunnugbemi O, Bello O. Gene frequencies of ABO and Rh(D) blood group alleles in Lagos, South-West Nigeria. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL HUMAN GENETICS 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2011.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Lee DH, Jung JY, Oh JH, Lee S, Kim YK, Chung JH. Ultraviolet irradiation modulates ABO blood group antigens in human skin in vivo: Possible implication in skin aging. J Dermatol Sci 2012; 66:71-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2011] [Revised: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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