Liu YP, Wang LQ, Guo FH, Wang XD, Wei M. Proteomic analysis of plasma from chronic hepatitis B patients with Yin deficiency of the liver and kidneys.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2011;
19:718-722. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v19.i7.718]
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Abstract
AIM: To explore the molecular mechanism underlying the development of Yin deficiency of the liver and kidneys in patients with chronic hepatitis B by comparing plasma protein expression between chronic hepatitis B patients with Yin deficiency of the liver and kidneys and normal controls.
METHODS: Plasma proteins from all experimental subjects were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). The proteomic expression profiles were analyzed by comparative proteomic technique to discover differentially expressed protein spots, which were then identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS).
RESULTS: Six protein spots which showed at least two-fold differential expression between patients and normal controls were detected, of them Apo AI, Apo AII, haptoglobin, and retinol-binding protein were identified by MALDI-TOF-MS. All the four proteins showed lower expression in chronic hepatitis B patients with Yin deficiency of the liver and kidneys than in normal controls.
CONCLUSION: The proteins identified in this study may be related to the development of Yin deficiency of the liver and kidneys in patients with chronic hepatitis B and represent useful molecular targets for diagnosis and treatment of the syndrome.
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