BACKGROUND Juvenile dermatomyositis(JDM)is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that occurs in childhood.It is characterized by muscle weakness and a characteristic rash.Previous literature reports have rarely describe...BACKGROUND Juvenile dermatomyositis(JDM)is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that occurs in childhood.It is characterized by muscle weakness and a characteristic rash.Previous literature reports have rarely described JDM with severe skin ulcers and infections.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we describe a case of a 2-year-old female patient who suffered from JDM,whose myositis-specific autoantibodies were positive for anti-nuclear matrix protein 2 antibody,with progressively worsening skin ulcers and severe infections.The patient was treated with glucocorticoids and various immunosuppressants.Nevertheless,further progression of the disease and the combination of primary disease and severe infection in the later period were fatal.CONCLUSION In children,anti-nuclear matrix protein 2+JDM combined with skin ulcers often indicates severe disease.In such cases,personalized treatment for the primary disease and infection prevention and control are essential.展开更多
The evolution of protein family is a process along the time course, thus any mathematical methods that can describe a process over time could be possible to describe an evolutionary process. In our previously concept-...The evolution of protein family is a process along the time course, thus any mathematical methods that can describe a process over time could be possible to describe an evolutionary process. In our previously concept-initiated study, we attempted to use the differential equation to describe the evolution of hemagglutinins from influenza A viruses, and to discuss various issues related to the building of differential equation. In this study, we attempted not only to use the differential equation to describe the evolution of matrix protein 2 family from influenza A virus, but also to use the analytical solution to fit its evolutionary process. The results showed that the fitting was possible and workable. The fitted model parameters provided a way to further determine the evolutionary dynamics and kinetics, a way to more precisely predict the time of occurrence of mutation, and a way to figure out the interaction between protein family and its environment.展开更多
Objective： Nuclear matrix protein is tissue, cell-type specific, and tumor-relative. It plays an important role in the regulation of intranuclear processes. Some researches also showed that a c-erbB-2 promoter-specif...Objective： Nuclear matrix protein is tissue, cell-type specific, and tumor-relative. It plays an important role in the regulation of intranuclear processes. Some researches also showed that a c-erbB-2 promoter-specific DNA-binding nuclear matrix protein is present only in malignant human breast tissues and induces mitogenesis and cell surface expression of the c-erbB-2 protein in resting NIH/3T3 cells. But it is not clear that how it in colon adenocarcinomas. Methods： Two-dimensional gel electrophoretic method was used for NMP identification and immunohistochemistry was used for c-erbB-2 detection in 12 cases of colon adenocarcinomas and matched adjacent normal colon tissues. Results： 5 different nuclear matrix proteins （named C1-C5） were identified in 12 colon adenocarcinoma specimens, but not in the matched adjacent normal colon tissues; 3 nuclear matrix proteins （named N1-N3） were identified in all 12 matched adjacent normal colon tissues, but not in colon adenocarcinoma specimens. A nuclear matrix protein （named N4） was detected in all of 9 moderated-well differentiated adenocarcinomas and all 12 matched adjacent normal colon tissues, but not in 3 poor-differentiated adenocarcinomas. All of the 10 colon adenocarcinomas which had the nuclear matrix protein C4 were c-erbB-2 expression positive. Conclusion： The data suggest that there are specific nuclear matrix proteins in colon adenocarcinomas and its subtypes, which maybe valuable to serve as markers of colon adenocarcinomas in future. Nuclear matrix protein C4 probably is a c-erbB-2 promotor-specific nuclear matrix protein in colon adenocarcinomas, and may induce the expression of c-erbB-2.展开更多
目的探讨幽门螺杆菌(Hp)阳性早期胃癌患者肿瘤组织中转化生长因子-β_(1)(TGF-β_(1))mRNA、金属基质蛋白酶-2(MMP-2)mRNA、青霉素结合蛋白1A(PBP1A)m RNA表达水平与复发的关系,并分析其对复发的预测价值。方法选取2018年3月至2023年7...目的探讨幽门螺杆菌(Hp)阳性早期胃癌患者肿瘤组织中转化生长因子-β_(1)(TGF-β_(1))mRNA、金属基质蛋白酶-2(MMP-2)mRNA、青霉素结合蛋白1A(PBP1A)m RNA表达水平与复发的关系,并分析其对复发的预测价值。方法选取2018年3月至2023年7月南阳市中心医院收治的214例Hp阳性早期胃癌患者进行前瞻性研究,所有患者均行内镜黏膜下剥离术(ESD),采用实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)法检测肿瘤组织、癌旁组织中TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 m RNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平,并分析其与临床病理特征相关性。依据ESD术后是否复发分为复发组、未复发组,采用q RT-PCR法检测两组患者的TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 m RNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平。采用偏相关性分析肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 m RNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平与复发的关系。采用受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线分析TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 mRNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平对复发的预测价值。结果肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2 m RNA表达水平分别为1.04±0.26、1.45±0.31,明显高于癌旁组织的0.85±0.14、1.18±0.25,PBP1A m RNA表达水平为0.31±0.10,明显低于癌旁组织的0.43±0.12,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);列联相关系数C分析显示,肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2 m RNA表达水平与临床分期、浸润深度、淋巴结转移呈正相关(P<0.05),与分化程度呈负相关(P<0.05),而PBP1A m RNA表达水平与临床分期、浸润深度、淋巴结转移呈负相关(P<0.05),与分化程度呈正相关(P<0.05);复发组患者的TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2 m RNA表达水平分别为1.31±0.25、1.74±0.31,明显高于未复发组的1.01±0.20、1.42±0.25,PBP1A mRNA表达水平为0.18±0.05,明显低于未复发组的0.32±0.10,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);偏相关性分析显示,肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2m RNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平与复发显著相关(P<0.05);TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2 mRNA、PBP1A mRNA单项及联合预测复发的曲线下面积(AUC)分别为0.755、0.742、0.795、0.915,敏感度为75.00%、70.00%、75.00%、80.00%,特异度为72.25%、67.54%、76.95%、95.81%,且预测效能显著高于各指标单独预测价值(Z=2.376、2.413、1.997,P=0.018、0.016、0.046)。结论Hp阳性早期胃癌患者肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 m RNA表达水平升高,PBP1A m RNA表达水平降低,且与临床病理特征、复发密切相关,联合检测其水平对复发具有较高的预测价值。展开更多
This study examined the effects of retinoic acid （RA）, PD98059, SP600125 and SB203580 on the hyperoxia-induced expression and regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 （MMP-2） and metalloproteinase-2 （TIMP-2） in ...This study examined the effects of retinoic acid （RA）, PD98059, SP600125 and SB203580 on the hyperoxia-induced expression and regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 （MMP-2） and metalloproteinase-2 （TIMP-2） in premature rat lung fibroblasts （LFs）. LFs were exposed to hyperoxia or room air for 12 h in the presence of RA and the kinase inhibitors PD98059 （ERK1/2）, SP600125 （JNK1/2） and SB203580 （p38） respectively. The expression levels of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 mRNA were detected by semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）. MMP-2 activity was measured by zymography. The amount of p-ERK1/2, REK1/2, p-JNK1/2, JNK1/2, p-p38 and p38 was determined by Western blotting. The results showed that： （1） PD98059, SP600125 and SB203580 significantly inhibited p-ERK1/2, p-JNK1/2 and p-p38 respectively in LFs; （2） The expression of MMP-2 mRNA in LFs exposed to hyperoxia was decreased after treatment with RA, SP600125 and SB203580 respectively （P0.01 or 0.05）, but did not change after treatment with PD98059 （P0.05）. Meanwhile, RA, PD98059, SP600125 and SB203580 had no effect on the expression of TIMP-2 mRNA in LFs exposed to room air or hyperoxia （P0.05）; （3） The expression of pro- and active MMP-2 experienced no change after treatment with RA or SP600125 in LFs exposed to room air （P0.05）, but decreased remarkably after hyperoxia （P0.01 or 0.05）. SB203580 inhibited the expression of pro- and active MMP-2 either in room air or under hyperoxia （P0.01）. PD98059 exerted no effect on the expression of pro- and active MMP-2 （P0.05）. It was suggested that RA had a protective effect on hyperoxia-induced lung injury by down-regulating the expression of MMP-2 through decreasing the JNK and p38 activation in hyperoxia.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Juvenile dermatomyositis(JDM)is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that occurs in childhood.It is characterized by muscle weakness and a characteristic rash.Previous literature reports have rarely described JDM with severe skin ulcers and infections.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we describe a case of a 2-year-old female patient who suffered from JDM,whose myositis-specific autoantibodies were positive for anti-nuclear matrix protein 2 antibody,with progressively worsening skin ulcers and severe infections.The patient was treated with glucocorticoids and various immunosuppressants.Nevertheless,further progression of the disease and the combination of primary disease and severe infection in the later period were fatal.CONCLUSION In children,anti-nuclear matrix protein 2+JDM combined with skin ulcers often indicates severe disease.In such cases,personalized treatment for the primary disease and infection prevention and control are essential.
文摘The evolution of protein family is a process along the time course, thus any mathematical methods that can describe a process over time could be possible to describe an evolutionary process. In our previously concept-initiated study, we attempted to use the differential equation to describe the evolution of hemagglutinins from influenza A viruses, and to discuss various issues related to the building of differential equation. In this study, we attempted not only to use the differential equation to describe the evolution of matrix protein 2 family from influenza A virus, but also to use the analytical solution to fit its evolutionary process. The results showed that the fitting was possible and workable. The fitted model parameters provided a way to further determine the evolutionary dynamics and kinetics, a way to more precisely predict the time of occurrence of mutation, and a way to figure out the interaction between protein family and its environment.
文摘Objective： Nuclear matrix protein is tissue, cell-type specific, and tumor-relative. It plays an important role in the regulation of intranuclear processes. Some researches also showed that a c-erbB-2 promoter-specific DNA-binding nuclear matrix protein is present only in malignant human breast tissues and induces mitogenesis and cell surface expression of the c-erbB-2 protein in resting NIH/3T3 cells. But it is not clear that how it in colon adenocarcinomas. Methods： Two-dimensional gel electrophoretic method was used for NMP identification and immunohistochemistry was used for c-erbB-2 detection in 12 cases of colon adenocarcinomas and matched adjacent normal colon tissues. Results： 5 different nuclear matrix proteins （named C1-C5） were identified in 12 colon adenocarcinoma specimens, but not in the matched adjacent normal colon tissues; 3 nuclear matrix proteins （named N1-N3） were identified in all 12 matched adjacent normal colon tissues, but not in colon adenocarcinoma specimens. A nuclear matrix protein （named N4） was detected in all of 9 moderated-well differentiated adenocarcinomas and all 12 matched adjacent normal colon tissues, but not in 3 poor-differentiated adenocarcinomas. All of the 10 colon adenocarcinomas which had the nuclear matrix protein C4 were c-erbB-2 expression positive. Conclusion： The data suggest that there are specific nuclear matrix proteins in colon adenocarcinomas and its subtypes, which maybe valuable to serve as markers of colon adenocarcinomas in future. Nuclear matrix protein C4 probably is a c-erbB-2 promotor-specific nuclear matrix protein in colon adenocarcinomas, and may induce the expression of c-erbB-2.
文摘目的探讨幽门螺杆菌(Hp)阳性早期胃癌患者肿瘤组织中转化生长因子-β_(1)(TGF-β_(1))mRNA、金属基质蛋白酶-2(MMP-2)mRNA、青霉素结合蛋白1A(PBP1A)m RNA表达水平与复发的关系,并分析其对复发的预测价值。方法选取2018年3月至2023年7月南阳市中心医院收治的214例Hp阳性早期胃癌患者进行前瞻性研究,所有患者均行内镜黏膜下剥离术(ESD),采用实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)法检测肿瘤组织、癌旁组织中TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 m RNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平,并分析其与临床病理特征相关性。依据ESD术后是否复发分为复发组、未复发组,采用q RT-PCR法检测两组患者的TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 m RNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平。采用偏相关性分析肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 m RNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平与复发的关系。采用受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线分析TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 mRNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平对复发的预测价值。结果肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2 m RNA表达水平分别为1.04±0.26、1.45±0.31,明显高于癌旁组织的0.85±0.14、1.18±0.25,PBP1A m RNA表达水平为0.31±0.10,明显低于癌旁组织的0.43±0.12,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);列联相关系数C分析显示,肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2 m RNA表达水平与临床分期、浸润深度、淋巴结转移呈正相关(P<0.05),与分化程度呈负相关(P<0.05),而PBP1A m RNA表达水平与临床分期、浸润深度、淋巴结转移呈负相关(P<0.05),与分化程度呈正相关(P<0.05);复发组患者的TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2 m RNA表达水平分别为1.31±0.25、1.74±0.31,明显高于未复发组的1.01±0.20、1.42±0.25,PBP1A mRNA表达水平为0.18±0.05,明显低于未复发组的0.32±0.10,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);偏相关性分析显示,肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2m RNA、PBP1A m RNA表达水平与复发显著相关(P<0.05);TGF-β_(1)mRNA、MMP-2 mRNA、PBP1A mRNA单项及联合预测复发的曲线下面积(AUC)分别为0.755、0.742、0.795、0.915,敏感度为75.00%、70.00%、75.00%、80.00%,特异度为72.25%、67.54%、76.95%、95.81%,且预测效能显著高于各指标单独预测价值(Z=2.376、2.413、1.997,P=0.018、0.016、0.046)。结论Hp阳性早期胃癌患者肿瘤组织中TGF-β_(1)m RNA、MMP-2 m RNA表达水平升高,PBP1A m RNA表达水平降低,且与临床病理特征、复发密切相关,联合检测其水平对复发具有较高的预测价值。
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文摘This study examined the effects of retinoic acid （RA）, PD98059, SP600125 and SB203580 on the hyperoxia-induced expression and regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 （MMP-2） and metalloproteinase-2 （TIMP-2） in premature rat lung fibroblasts （LFs）. LFs were exposed to hyperoxia or room air for 12 h in the presence of RA and the kinase inhibitors PD98059 （ERK1/2）, SP600125 （JNK1/2） and SB203580 （p38） respectively. The expression levels of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 mRNA were detected by semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）. MMP-2 activity was measured by zymography. The amount of p-ERK1/2, REK1/2, p-JNK1/2, JNK1/2, p-p38 and p38 was determined by Western blotting. The results showed that： （1） PD98059, SP600125 and SB203580 significantly inhibited p-ERK1/2, p-JNK1/2 and p-p38 respectively in LFs; （2） The expression of MMP-2 mRNA in LFs exposed to hyperoxia was decreased after treatment with RA, SP600125 and SB203580 respectively （P0.01 or 0.05）, but did not change after treatment with PD98059 （P0.05）. Meanwhile, RA, PD98059, SP600125 and SB203580 had no effect on the expression of TIMP-2 mRNA in LFs exposed to room air or hyperoxia （P0.05）; （3） The expression of pro- and active MMP-2 experienced no change after treatment with RA or SP600125 in LFs exposed to room air （P0.05）, but decreased remarkably after hyperoxia （P0.01 or 0.05）. SB203580 inhibited the expression of pro- and active MMP-2 either in room air or under hyperoxia （P0.01）. PD98059 exerted no effect on the expression of pro- and active MMP-2 （P0.05）. It was suggested that RA had a protective effect on hyperoxia-induced lung injury by down-regulating the expression of MMP-2 through decreasing the JNK and p38 activation in hyperoxia.
