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1.

Background

L-asparaginase (L-asp) remains one of the key components of acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy. Immune reactions to the drug are associated with its diminished activity. The aim of the study was to determine the level of IgM, IgG and IgE-class anti-L-asp antibodies during the induction and reinduction phases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy and their influence on L-asp activity.

Methods

The study group comprised 65 patients treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in one pediatric oncology center. L-asp antibodies were assessed using ELISA at the end of the induction and reinduction phases. L-asp activity was assessed prior to each drug administration by colorimetry.

Results

At the end of the first exposure to L-asp antibodies were detected in 35 patients (54%). In the reinduction phase of the treatment anti-L-asp antibodies were found in 38/55 patients (69%). In the induction phase patients with inadequate L-asp activity had higher IgM concentrations (median 5.88 versus 2.81?μg/mL, p?=?0.03). In the reinduction phase IgG and IgM levels correlated inversely with L-asp activity. Patients with L-asp allergy had higher levels of IgG (median 61.6 versus 18.36 μg/mL, p?=?0.01), whereas higher IgE levels were noted in the group of patients with inadequate drug activity (median 0.91 versus 0.64 μg/mL, p?=?0.03).

Conclusions

Subsequent exposure to L-asp in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia was associated with the increase of anti-L-asp antibodies in all studied classes. However, the changes observed in specific classes of antibodies were not distinctive for L-asp hypersensitivity or inactivation, suggesting that the mechanism is more complex.  相似文献   

2.

Background

The osmolyte and antioxidant taurine plays an important role in regulation of cellular volume, oxidative status and Ca2+-homeostasis. Taurine uptake in human cells is regulated by the Na+- and Cl?-dependent taurine transporter TauT. In order to gain deeper structural insights about the substrate binding pocket of TauT, a HEK293 cell line producing a GFP-TauT fusion protein was generated.

Methods

Transport activity was validated using cell-based [3H]-taurine transport assays. We determined the Km and IC50 values of taurine, β-alanine and γ-aminobutyrate. Additionally we were able to identify structurally similar compounds as potential new substrates or inhibitors of the TauT transporter. Substrate induced cytotoxicity was analyzed using a cell viability assay.

Results

In this study we show competitive effects of the 3-pyridinesulfonate, 2-aminoethylhydrogen sulfate, 5-aminovalerate, β-aminobutyrate, piperidine-4-sulfonate, 2-aminoethylphosphate and homotaurine. We demonstrate that taurine uptake can be inhibited by a phosphate. Furthermore our studies revealed that piperidine-4-sulfonate interacts with TauT with a higher affinity than γ-aminobutyrate and imidazole-4-acetate.

Conclusion

We propose that piperidine-4-sulfonate may serve as a potential lead structure for the design of novel drug candidates required for specific modulation of the TauT transporter in therapy of neurodegenerative diseases.  相似文献   

3.

Background

Glucocorticoids play essential roles in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, treatment with these agents can result in severe side-effects. This study, the first of its kind in a Saudi population, investigates associations of ABCB1 gene polymorphisms (pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic) with the development of toxicity and side effects (glucose abnormality, liver toxicity and infection) in a small population of Saudi children with ALL.

Methods

Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the ABCB1 gene (rs 3213619 T129C, rs 2032582 G2677T and rs1045642 C3435T) were analysed in 70 Saudi children with ALL and 60 control subjects. Participants were treated according to the ALL 2000 study protocol. Toxicities were assessed and associations with genotypes were evaluated according to Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI-CTC).

Results

Significant associations were observed among carriers and the mutated genotype C3435T (ABCB1), which had an incidence of infection (p?=?0.05). Although no correlations were found between liver toxicity and glucose abnormalities for patients carrying ABCB1 SNPs, risk factors for liver toxicity were elevated by a factor of three for patients carrying the SNP G2677T, OR 3.00 (1.034–8.702). The risk factor of glucose abnormality toxicity for the patients carring T129C were increased three times OR 3.06 (0.486–19.198).

Conclusions

In terms of infection incidence, polymorphism C3435T may contribute to potential life-threatening infections during paediatric ALL therapy, through glucocorticoid usage.  相似文献   

4.

Background

Caffeic amides are derivatives of caffeic acid, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, and high in vivo stability. The therapeutic effect of caffeic amides on allergic diseases, and especially on the maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DCs), remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the therapeutic potential of caffeic amides on allergic diseases by evaluating the maturation of DCs and evaluated their potential in inducing the differentiation of TH2 cells.

Methods

BM-DCs isolated from BALB/c mice were treated with different caffeic amide derivatives for 48?h and the expression of surface markers was analyzed by flow cytometry. The differentiation of CD4+ T cells was detected by the 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assay and cytokine production was analyzed by ELISA.

Results

Our results showed that among the six caffeic amides tested herein, only 36?M significantly inhibited the antigen-induced maturation of DCs associated with the expression of CD80, CD86, and major histocompatibility complex II (VC ovalbumin (OVA)+ thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) vs. 36?M OVA?+?TSLP). Additionally, the isolation and co-culture of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells with 36?M-treated BM-DCs suppressed the antigen-specific differentiation of TH2 cells.

Conclusion

Among the six caffeic amides tested herein, 36?M (N-octyl caffeamide) might possess therapeutic potential for allergic diseases.  相似文献   

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Background

Transient receptor potential ankyrin-1 (TRPA1) channels expressed in the central terminal of dorsal root ganglion neurons in the spinal substantia gelatinosa (SG) play a role in modulating nociceptive transmission. Although plant-derived compounds exhibiting antinociception (such as eugenol, carvacrol and thymol) activate TRPA1 channels to enhance spontaneous excitatory transmission while hyperpolarizing membranes in SG neurons without TRPA1 activation, specific chemical moieties involved in synaptic modulation are unknown.

Methods

We examined the effects of other plant-derived compounds (guaiacol, vanillin, vanillic acid and p-cymene) on holding current and spontaneous excitatory transmission at ?70?mV by applying the whole-cell patch-clamp technique to SG neurons in adult rat spinal cord slices.

Results

None of the compounds affected the frequency or amplitude of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current. Guaiacol and vanillic acid had no effect on holding currents, while vanillin and p-cymene produced an inward and outward current, respectively, in some neurons tested. Synaptic modulation was also observed within the same neuron as the activities of eugenol, carvacrol, thymol, and the chemically-related plant-derived compound zingerone occurred.

Conclusion

A substituted group in eugenol and zingerone, but not in guaiacol, vanillin or vanillic acid, as well as an OH bound to the benzene ring of carvacrol and thymol, but not p-cymene, play a role in producing outward current and TRPA1 activation. Thus, the binding of such chemical moeties to the benzene ring of plant-derived compounds appears necessary to modulate nociceptive transmission in the SG. This information provides insight for the development of new analgesics based on plant-derived compounds.  相似文献   

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Background

Non-opioid and opioid analgesics, as over-the-counter or prescribed medications, are widely used for the management of a diverse array of pathophysiological conditions. Previous studies have demonstrated the involvement of human cytosolic sulfotransferase (SULT) SULT1A1 in the sulfation of acetaminophen, O-desmethylnaproxen (O-DMN), and tapentadol. The current study was designed to investigate the impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the human SULT1A1 gene on the sulfation of these analgesic compounds by SULT1A1 allozymes.

Methods

Human SULT1A1 genotypes were identified by database search. cDNAs corresponding to nine SULT1A1 nonsynonymous missense coding SNPs (cSNPs) were generated by site-directed mutagenesis. Recombinant wild-type and SULT1A1 allozymes were bacterially expressed and affinity-purified. Purified SULT1A1 allozymes were analyzed for sulfation activity using an established assay procedure.

Results

Compared with the wild-type enzyme, SULT1A1 allozymes were shown to display differential sulfating activities toward three analgesic compounds, acetaminophen, O-desmethylnaproxen (O-DMN), and tapentadol, as well as the prototype substrate 4NP.

Conclusion

Results obtained indicated clearly the impact of genetic polymorphisms on the drug-sulfation activity of SULT1A1 allozymes. Such information may contribute to a better understanding about the differential metabolism of acetaminophen, O-DMN, and tapentadol in individuals with different SULT1A1 genotypes.  相似文献   

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Background

A periodontal lesion is a consequence of chronic inflammatory processes, itself triggered by a bacterial infection of the pulpal and endodontic microenvironment. Evidence suggests that periodontal lesion induction could alter inflammatory cytokines leading to behavior changes. These effects in the context of anxiety and depressive behavior have been not full investigated. We aimed to observe anxiety- and depressive-like behavioral in rodent subjected to periapical dental lesions.

Methods

Pro-inflammatory cytokines levels also were investigated in the frontal cortex and hippocampus. Parameters related to hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activation also were evaluated. Wistar rats were divided in groups: control/saline; control/imipramine; periapical lesion/saline; and periapical lesion/imipramine. Three weeks after induction of the periapical dental lesion, they were subjected to behavioral tests.

Results

In the periapical lesion group was demonstrated anhedonic behavior and depressive-like behavior. In the elevated plus-maze test the periapical lesion group had an increase in the number of entries and spent more time in the closed arms. Imipramine treatment was able to reverse depressive- and anxiety-like behaviors. In the hippocampus and frontal cortex tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels were higher in the periapical lesion group. However, rats treated with imipramine had lower IL-1β and ACTH levels.

Conclusions

Our results revealed depressive- and anxiety-like behaviors following induction of a specific dental lesion. These effects could be associated to higher levels of brain pro-inflammatory cytokines and HPA axis changes. Antidepressants treatments could be an alternative to treat comorbidities associated to periodontal lesions.  相似文献   

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Background

In depression, excessive glucocorticoid action may cause maladaptive brain changes, including in the pathways controlling energy metabolism. Insulin and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), besides regulation of glucose homeostasis, also possess neurotrophic properties. Current study was aimed at investigating the influence of prenatal stress (PS) on insulin, GLP-1 and their receptor (IR and GLP-1R) levels in the hypothalamus. GLP-1 and GLP-1R were assayed also in the hippocampus and frontal cortex – brain regions mainly affected in depression. The second objective was to determine the influence of exendin-4 and insulin on CRH promoter gene activity in in vitro conditions.

Methods

Adult male PS rats were subjected to acute stress and/or received orally glucose. Levels of hormones and their receptors were assayed with ELISA method. In vitro studies were performed on mHypoA-2/12?hypothalamic cell line, stably transfected with CRH promoter coupled with luciferase.

Results

PS has reduced GLP-1 and GLP-1R levels, attenuated glucose-induced increase in insulin concentration and increased the amount of phosphorylated IR in the hypothalamus of animals subjected to additional stress stimuli, and also decreased the GLP-1R level in the hippocampus. In vitro studies demonstrated that insulin is capable of increasing CRH promoter activity in the condition of stimulation of the cAMP/PKA pathway in the applied cellular model.

Conclusion

Prenatal stress may act as a preconditioning factor, affecting the concentrations of hormones such as insulin and GLP-1 in the hypothalamus in response to adverse stimuli. The decreased GLP-1R level in the hippocampus could be linked with the disturbances in neuronal plasticity.  相似文献   

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Background

Berberine is an alkaloid plant-based DNA intercalator that affects gene regulation, particularly expression of oncogenic and tumor suppressor proteins. The effects of berberine on different signaling proteins remains to be elucidated. The present study aimed to identify the effects of berberine against key oncogenic proteins in breast cancer cells.

Methods

Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations were used for EGFR, p38, ERK1/2, and AKT. The effects of berberine and lapatinib on MAPK and PI3K pathways in MDA-MB231 and MCF-7 cells were evaluated using immunoflorescence assays, and the amounts of phosphorylated kinases were compared to total kinases after treating with different concentrations of berberine.

Results

Simulations showed berberine accurately interacted with EGFR, AKT, P38, and ERK1/2 active sites in silico (scores = -7.57 to -7.92 Kcal/mol) and decreased the levels of active forms of corresponding enzymes in both cell lines; however, berberine binding to p38 showed less stability. Cytotoxicity analysis indicated that MDA-MB231 cells were resistant to berberine compared to MCF-7 cells [72?h IC50?=?50 versus 15 μM, respectively). Also, lapatinib strongly activated AKT but suppressed EGFR in MDA-MB231 cells. The activity of EGFR, AKT, P38, and ERK1/2 were affected by berberine; however, berberine dramatically reduced EGFR and AKT phosphorylation.

Conclusion

By way of its multikinase inhibitory effects, berberine might be a useful replacement for lapatinib, an EGFR inhibitor which can cause acquired drug resistance in patients.  相似文献   

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Background

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is among the most common causes of liver disease worldwide. There is growing evidence on pathogenesis and pathophysiology of NAFLD. However, there is still no universally accepted pharmacotherapy protocol.

Methods

The study was conducted on 42 patients with NAFLD. They were randomized to dietary treatment alone (n?=?21) or to diet and metformin therapy (n?=?21). Liver ultrasonography, controlled attenuation parameter (CAP), liver stiffness (LS), complete blood count, anthropometric and biochemical parameters were obtained before treatment (baseline), and after 3 and 5 months of the therapy.

Results

Patients treated with diet and metformin exhibited significantly decreased CAP values at 3 and 5 months of the therapy compared to baseline (319?dB/m vs. 285?dB/m; p < 0.05; 319?dB/m vs. 295?dB/m; p < 0.05 respectively). Five months of diet and the metformin therapy resulted in significant reduction of LS value (6.2?kPa vs. 5.2?kPa; p?<? 0.05), while patients treated with diet alone had no significant changes in liver CAP and LS measurements.

Conclusions

Metformin therapy combined with dietary treatment seems to be effective for the reduction of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis. However, considering limitations of the study and inconsistent results of previous investigations in this area, there is a need for further research on metformin efficacy in this group of patients.  相似文献   

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Background

The central amygdaloid nucleus (CeA) is involved in processing and descending regulation of pain. Amygdaloid mechanisms underlying pain processing and control are poorly known. Here we tested the hypothesis that perioperative CeA administration of tetrapentylammonium (TPA), a non-selective THIK-1 channel blocker and thereby inhibitor of microglia, attenuates development of chronic neuropathic pain and comorbid anxiety-like behavior.

Methods

Rats with a spared nerve injury (SNI) model of neuropathy or sham operation had a chronic cannula for drug microinjections into the CeA or a control injection site. Monofilament test was used to evaluate pain, and light-dark box (LDB) to assess anxiety.

Results

Perioperative CeA treatment with TPA (30?μg/day up to the third postoperative day, D3) significantly attenuated the development of pain and anxiety-like behavior. In the late phase (> D14), CeA administration of TPA (3–30?μg) failed to influence pain. Perioperative minocycline (microglia inhibitor; 25?μg), MK-801 (an N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist; 0.1?μg), vehicle or TPA in a control injection site failed to attenuate pain development.

Conclusions

Perioperative treatment of the CeA with TPA delayed development of neuropathic pain and comorbid anxiety-like behavior, while TPA treatment failed to influence maintenance of established neuropathic pain. The failures to attenuate pain development with CeA administrations of minocycline or MK-801 do not support the hypothesis that the TPA-induced prophylactic effect was due to inhibition of amygdaloid microglia or N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. While TPA in the CeA proved to have a prophylactic effect on SNI-induced pain behavior, the underlying mechanism still remains to be studied.  相似文献   

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Background

Drug-induced ototoxicity is still a main clinical problem in otolaryngology. It is widely known that aminoglycoside antibiotics combined with loop diuretics significantly contribute to permanent ototoxicity. The aim of this study was to find out whether ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is able to reverse or alleviate ototoxicity evoked by systemic (ip) administration of combination of amikacin and furosemide in experimental male albino Swiss mice.

Methods

Ototoxic combination of amikacin and furosemide was isobolographically evaluated based on the hearing threshold decreasing doses by 20% and 50% (TDD20 and TDD50), respectively. Linear regression analysis was used to determine the TDD20 and TDD50 values for amikacin, furosemide, vitamin C administered alone and in combination (at the fixed-ratio of 1:1).

Results

Vitamin C (in a dose of 500?mg/kg, ip) alleviated the impairment in hearing threshold evoked by combined ip administration of amikacin and furosemide (at the fixed-ratio of 1:1) in mice by reducing TDD50 values from 49.82 to 21.56 (p?<? 0.01). In contrast, vitamin C (500?mg/kg, ip) had no significant effect on TDD20 values for the combination of amikacin and furosemide at the fixed-ratio of 1:1.

Conclusions

Vitamin C administered together with ototoxic drug combination of amikacin and furosemide reduced ototoxicity evoked by this two-drug combination in the experimental mice.  相似文献   

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Background

A variety of spirooxindoles have demonstrated cytotoxic activity toward several cancer cell lines. This study investigates the cytotoxicity of five novel spirooxindole-pyrrolidines by using the Vero and HeLa cell lines.

Methods

Vero and HeLa cells were treated with the synthesized spirooxindoles, and the cytotoxicity was evaluated by using the AlamarBlue Cell Viability Reagent and live/dead assay.

Results

A series of poly-substituted pyrrolidines differing in nature and in substituent positions were obtained, with yields of 42–63%. Of the synthesized cycloadducts, 3-picolinoyl-4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-phenylspiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrolidine]-2'-one (4) was the most cytotoxic (IC50 < 20?μg/ml for both cell lines). Besides, 3-picolinoyl-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-phenylspiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrolidine]-2'-one (1) was three times more toxic to the HeLa cancer cell line (IC50?=?70?μg/ml) than it was to the Vero healthy cell line. The cytotoxicity of compounds 1 and 4 was confirmed with a live/dead assay. The cytotoxicity of a molecule was found to depend on the substitution nature on the benzene ring at the C-4 atom.

Conclusion

3-Picolinoyl-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-phenylspiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrolidine]-2'-one (1) can be used as a source for the synthesis of novel therapeutic agents against cancer.  相似文献   

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Background

The increased in?ux of free fatty acids (FFAs) into the kidney is a risk factor for diabetes nephropathy (DN). In the present study we investigated the effects of astragaloside IV (AS-IV) on FFA-induced lipid accumulation, oxidative stress, and activation of TGF-β1 signaling in human glomerular mesangial cells (HMCs).

Methods

A DN model was induced in Sprague Dawley rats by the administration of a high-fat diet and streptozocin, and HMCs were stimulated with palmitate. Lipid accumulation and FFA uptake were detected using Oil Red O and BODIPY? FL C16 staining, respectively. The expression levels of TGF-β1, p-Smad2/3, FN, Col4?A1, NOX4, p22phox, and CD36 were evaluated by western blotting or immunofluorescence/immunohistochemistry. The level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected using 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate and dihydroethidium.

Results

Exposure to palmitate induced marked lipid accumulation in HMCs, whereas co-treatment with AS-IV significantly attenuated this phenomenon. Moreover, AS-IV suppressed palmitate-induced expression of TGF-β1, p-Smad2/3, FN, Col4?A1, NOX4, and p22phox, in addition to ROS production. Notably, AS-IV reduced the palmitate-induced expression of CD36 in HMCs and DN rats. Treatment of HMCs with the CD36 inhibitor, sulfo-N-succinimidyl oleate (SSO), significantly attenuated FFA uptake, oxidative stress, and fibrosis. Nevertheless, the combined use of SSO and AS-IV did not enhance the efficacy.

Conclusion

AS-IV inhibited palmitate-induced HMCs oxidative stress and fibrosis via the downregulation of CD36 expression, mediating FFA uptake and lipid accumulation.  相似文献   

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Background

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a group of chronic and recurrent gastrointestinal disorders that are difficult to control. Recently, a new IBD therapy based on the targeting of the endogenous opioid system has been proposed. Consequently, due to the fact that endogenous enkephalins have an anti-inflammatory effect, we aimed at investigating the degradation of serum enkephalin (Met- and Leu-enkephalin) in patients with IBD.

Methods

Enkephalin degradation in serum of patients with IBD was characterized using mass spectrometry methods. Calculated half-life (T1/2) of enkephalins were compared and correlated with the disease type and gender of the patients. Additionally, statistical analysis was used to examine the dynamics of changes in terms of inhibition of enkephalins degradation within research groups.

Results

Our research indicates that the degree of enkephalins degradation depends on the gender of the patients. The difference is most evident for the rate of Met-enkephalin degradation between men (mean T1/2?=?13.61?min) and women (mean T1/2 ?=?21.84?min) with Crohn’s disease (CD).

Conclusions

The most significant alternation of enkephalins degradation in serum samples of IBD patients, compared to control group, were observed in both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) female patients. We suggest that the differences observed between the genders in IBD patients may be explained by regulation of enkephalinases activity by estradiol.  相似文献   

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Background

Elevated prolactin levels are associated with increased cardiometabolic risk. No previous study has compared the effect of hypolipidemic therapy on plasma levels of lipids and other cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with and without hyperprolactinemia.

Methods

The study included three age-, weight-, blood pressure- and lipid-matched groups of premenopausal women: 18 women with untreated hyperprolactinemia, 19 women with bromocriptine-treated hyperprolactinemia and 20 drug-naïve women with normal prolactin levels. Because of concomitant atherogenic dyslipidemia, all patients were treated with fenofibrate (200?mg daily) for 12 weeks. Plasma lipids, glucose homeostasis markers, as well as plasma levels of uric acid, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), homocysteine and fibrinogen were assessed at baseline and at the end of hypolipidemic treatment.

Results

Unlike similar baseline lipid levels, plasma concentrations of the remaining investigated cardiometabolic risk factors were higher in women with elevated prolactin levels than in patients with normal prolactin levels. The impact of fenofibrate on total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as well as on uric acid, hsCRP, homocysteine, and fibrinogen was less pronounced in women with untreated hyperprolactinemia than in women with bromocriptine-treated hyperprolactinemia and drug-naïve women with normal prolactin levels.

Conclusions

The results of our study indicate that cardiometabolic effects of fenofibrate depend on plasma prolactin levels.  相似文献   

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Background

After the onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), preservation of the residual ß-cell function can help good metabolic control. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin D and its receptor gene polymorphisms on residual ß-cells function.

Methods

One hundred and one children with T1DM (new cases) older than 5 years were selected. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms, vitamin D (VD), fasting and stimulated C-peptide (FCP and SCP) levels were measured within 1.5 and 4.5 month after the diagnosis of disease. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-whitney U test were used for comparing the study groups. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) model was used for the estimation of association between VD and VDR gene polymorphisms with FCP and SCP after adjustment for comorbid variables.

Results

The most frequent genotypes and alleles in TaqI, FokI, BsmI and ApaI polymorphisms were TT (50%) and allele T (68.88%), FF (59.2%) and allele F (77.04%), Bb (41.8%) and allele b (61.73%), and Aa (53.1%) and allele A (63.29%) respectively. In children with higher VD levels, the C-peptide (CP) levels were elevated. Also we observed: the tt genotype associated with increasing SCP levels compared with TT genotype; the bb and Bb genotypes were associated with increasing both FCP and SCP in comparison to BB; and the aa and Aa genotypes were associated with decreasing FCP in comparison to the AA genotype.

Conclusions

Sufficient levels of VD (more than 30?ng/ml) can preserve residual ß-cells and insulin secretion.  相似文献   

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Background

CYP2C19 isoenzyme of cytochrome P450 in the liver catabolises proton pump inhibitors, one of the therapeutics utilized in Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy, and in this way could influence the eradication effectiveness. The isoensyme contributes also to metabolism of endogenous substances, which derivatives are involved in the pathogenesis of peptic ulceration. CYP2C19*2 polymorphism (rs4244285) changing the CYP2C19 function could be relevant in the predisposition to peptic ulcer disease.

Methods

CYP2C19*2 polymorphism in 197 peptic ulcer patients and 107 healthy subjects of Polish origin by PCR-RFLP method was investigated.

Results

There were no statistically significant differences in genotypes and alleles frequencies for investigated polymorphism between peptic ulcer patients and healthy individuals. No associations between frequencies of particular CYP2C19 genotypes and alleles and the presence of H. pylori infection in peptic ulcer patients were stated. However, significant association between CYP2C19*2 and gender in H. pylori-infected but not -uninfected peptic ulcer individuals was found.

Conclusions

Investigated polymorphism is not a risk factor for peptic ulcer in Polish population. Obtained results could suggested there is some interaction between gender, CYP2C19*2 polymorphism, and pathogenesis of H. pylori infection development. However, this hypothesis should be verified in the further studies.  相似文献   

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Background

Muscarinic receptor antagonists are a usual treatment for chronic airway diseases, with increased bronchoconstriction, like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These diseases are usually accompanied by airway remodeling, involving airway smooth muscle cell (ASMC) proliferation. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the muscarinic receptor modulator gallamine on rabbit tracheal ASMC proliferation.

Methods

ASMCs were incubated with gallamine (1?nM–10?mM), atropine (1 fM–10?mM), and/or acetylcholine (1?nM–1?mM), in the presence or absence of FBS (1% or 10%). Cell proliferation was estimated by incorporation of radioactive thymidine, the Cell Titer AQueous One Solution method and cell number counting after Trypan blue exclusion. The mechanisms mediating cell proliferation were studied using the PI3K and MAPK inhibitors LY294002 (20?μM) and PD98059 (100?μM), respectively. Cell phenotype was studied by indirect immunofluorescence for α-actin, Myosin Heavy Chain and desmin.

Results

ASMC incubation with the muscarinic receptor allosteric modulator gallamine or the muscarinic receptor antagonist atropine increased methyl-[3H]thymidine incorporation and cell number in a dose-dependent manner. ASMC proliferation was mediated via PI3K and MAPK activation and was transient. Gallamine antagonized the mitogenic effect of 1% FBS. Furthermore, gallamine had a similar effect on contractile ASMCs, without synergizing with or affecting acetylcholine induced proliferation, or altering the percentage of ASMCs expressing contractile phenotype marker proteins.

Conclusions

Gallamine, in the absence of any agonist, has a transient mitogenic effect on ASMCs, regardless of the cell phenotype, mediated by the PI3K and the MAPK signaling pathways.  相似文献   

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Background

Origin, synthesis and activity of quinaldic acid (QA), proposed derivative of kynurenic acid, have been poorly studied to date. Previously, we have demonstrated the antiproliferative effect of QA in a colon cancer model in vitro. The goal of present study was to verify QA activity to modify the expression of p53 tumor suppressor in colon cancer cells, and to relate it to its cancer cell growth inhibiting activity in vitro.

Methods

LS180 colon cancer cells possessing the wild type form of p53 were used in the study. Real-time PCR and immunobloting techniques were used to test the expression of p53 at gene and protein level, respectively. Next, immunocytochemistry was used to visualize the localization of p53 protein within the cells. Furthermore, the antiproliferative activity of QA was retested in cells with siRNA silenced P53 gene.

Results

The activity of QA to modify both the expression and phosphorylation of p53 protein as well as the level of P53 gene is shown. Concomitantly, the nuclear and cytoplasmic localization of phospho-p53 protein upon QA treatment is also presented. Moreover, reduced activity of QA in colon cancer cells with silenced p53 expression is observed.

Conclusion

QA affects the expression of p53 tumor suppressor, both at gene and protein level. The prominent contribution of p53 to the antiproliferative effect of QA in LS180 colon cancer cells can be suggested.  相似文献   

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