Objective:To investigate whether the increase of tumor necrosis factor alpha is dependent on lipidic component of malarial pigment.Methods:Adherent human monocytes were fed for 3 hours with different meals(native hemo...Objective:To investigate whether the increase of tumor necrosis factor alpha is dependent on lipidic component of malarial pigment.Methods:Adherent human monocytes were fed for 3 hours with different meals(native hemozoin;lipid free hemozoin;and control latex particles),then tumor necrosis factor alpha was monitored in cell supernatants up to 48 hours through western blotting or specific enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay.In selected experiments,unfed monocytes were treated with different doses of 15(S,R)-hydroxy-6,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid or 4-hydroxynonenal instead of phagocytosis.Results:Hemozoin-fed monocytes produced higher levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha than unstimulated and latex-fed cells, while lipid-free hemozoin did not reproduce these results.Additionally,hemozoin effects were mimicked dose-dependently by 15(S,R)-hydroxy-6,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid,but not by 4-hydroxynonenal.Conclusions:Present data suggest an essential role for lipids in hemozoindependent enhanced release of tumor necrosis factor alpha from monocytes,and 15(S,R)hydroxy -6,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid could be one possible specific mediator.展开更多
Matrix metalloproteinase-9（MMP-9） and p53 genes play an essential role in the multi-step process of tumorigenesis in lung cancer. Single nucleotide polymorphisms（SNPs） of MMP-9 and p53 genes are associated with th...Matrix metalloproteinase-9（MMP-9） and p53 genes play an essential role in the multi-step process of tumorigenesis in lung cancer. Single nucleotide polymorphisms（SNPs） of MMP-9 and p53 genes are associated with the risk and progression of many cancers. In this study, we evaluated the association of the R279Q polymorphism of MMP-9 or the A1/A2 polymorphism of p53 gcne with the risk of no-small-cell lung cancer（NSCLC） in Han population of Northeast China. We examined the frequency of SNPs in the two kinds of genes of 50 patients with NSCLC and 50 cancer-free controls frequency-matched by age and sex. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism（PCR-RFLP） technique was used to determine the genotypes. The results indicate that the 279RR genotype in MMP-9 gene and the A1/A2 genotype in p53 gene show a significantly increased risk of NSCLC. Therefore, the MMP-9 279RR and p53 A1/A2 genotypes may be used as markers for susceptibility to NSCLC in Han population of Northeast China.展开更多
Objective To conduct a case-control study on the association of the nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter region of the matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9)gene with phenotype of esophageal cancer.Methods All subjects...Objective To conduct a case-control study on the association of the nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter region of the matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9)gene with phenotype of esophageal cancer.Methods All subjects were unrelated residents in northern regions of China.Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)analysis was used to determine the MMP-9 genotypes.Results The overall distribution of genotypes in the patients was not different from that in the controls(OR=0.77,95% CI=0.45-1.34;P=0.36).There were no significant differences between the patients and the control subjects in terms of the distributions of sex and age,smoking status,alcohol dependence,pickled diet status,or history of environmental exposure.The patients were further examined with stratifications by age,sex,grade,depth of tumor invasion,lymphatic invasion,venous invasion and TNM staging.The results showed no pronounced association among the stratifications.Conclusion There is no significant association between the MMP-9 single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes and phenotype of esophageal cancer.展开更多
基金supported in the context of the Italian Malaria Network by grants from Compagnia di San Paolo-IMI and from Regione Piemonte,Ricerca Sanitaria Finalizzata 2008bis to PA
文摘Objective:To investigate whether the increase of tumor necrosis factor alpha is dependent on lipidic component of malarial pigment.Methods:Adherent human monocytes were fed for 3 hours with different meals(native hemozoin;lipid free hemozoin;and control latex particles),then tumor necrosis factor alpha was monitored in cell supernatants up to 48 hours through western blotting or specific enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay.In selected experiments,unfed monocytes were treated with different doses of 15(S,R)-hydroxy-6,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid or 4-hydroxynonenal instead of phagocytosis.Results:Hemozoin-fed monocytes produced higher levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha than unstimulated and latex-fed cells, while lipid-free hemozoin did not reproduce these results.Additionally,hemozoin effects were mimicked dose-dependently by 15(S,R)-hydroxy-6,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid,but not by 4-hydroxynonenal.Conclusions:Present data suggest an essential role for lipids in hemozoindependent enhanced release of tumor necrosis factor alpha from monocytes,and 15(S,R)hydroxy -6,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid could be one possible specific mediator.
文摘Matrix metalloproteinase-9（MMP-9） and p53 genes play an essential role in the multi-step process of tumorigenesis in lung cancer. Single nucleotide polymorphisms（SNPs） of MMP-9 and p53 genes are associated with the risk and progression of many cancers. In this study, we evaluated the association of the R279Q polymorphism of MMP-9 or the A1/A2 polymorphism of p53 gcne with the risk of no-small-cell lung cancer（NSCLC） in Han population of Northeast China. We examined the frequency of SNPs in the two kinds of genes of 50 patients with NSCLC and 50 cancer-free controls frequency-matched by age and sex. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism（PCR-RFLP） technique was used to determine the genotypes. The results indicate that the 279RR genotype in MMP-9 gene and the A1/A2 genotype in p53 gene show a significantly increased risk of NSCLC. Therefore, the MMP-9 279RR and p53 A1/A2 genotypes may be used as markers for susceptibility to NSCLC in Han population of Northeast China.
基金supported by the Development Funding of Xi'an(No.YF07171/05/04/2007)
文摘Objective To conduct a case-control study on the association of the nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter region of the matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9)gene with phenotype of esophageal cancer.Methods All subjects were unrelated residents in northern regions of China.Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)analysis was used to determine the MMP-9 genotypes.Results The overall distribution of genotypes in the patients was not different from that in the controls(OR=0.77,95% CI=0.45-1.34;P=0.36).There were no significant differences between the patients and the control subjects in terms of the distributions of sex and age,smoking status,alcohol dependence,pickled diet status,or history of environmental exposure.The patients were further examined with stratifications by age,sex,grade,depth of tumor invasion,lymphatic invasion,venous invasion and TNM staging.The results showed no pronounced association among the stratifications.Conclusion There is no significant association between the MMP-9 single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes and phenotype of esophageal cancer.
