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V?Srinivasan GJM?Maestroni DP?Cardinali AI?Esquifino SR?Pandi?Perumal SC?MillerEmail author 《Immunity & ageing : I & A》2005,2(1):17
Aging is associated with a decline in immune function (immunosenescence), a situation known to correlate with increased incidence
of cancer, infectious and degenerative diseases. Innate, cellular and humoral immunity all exhibit increased deterioration
with age. A decrease in functional competence of individual natural killer (NK) cells is found with advancing age. Macrophages
and granulocytes show functional decline in aging as evidenced by their diminished phagocytic activity and impairment of superoxide
generation. There is also marked shift in cytokine profile as age advances, e.g., CD3+ and CD4+ cells decline in number whereas
CD8+ cells increase in elderly individuals. A decline in organ specific antibodies occurs causing reduced humoral responsiveness.
Circulating melatonin decreases with age and in recent years much interest has been focused on its immunomodulatory effect.
Melatonin stimulates the production of progenitor cells for granulocytes-macrophages. It also stimulates the production of
NK cells and CD4+ cells and inhibits CD8+ cells. The production and release of various cytokines from NK cells and T-helper
lymphocytes also are enhanced by melatonin. Melatonin presumably regulates immune function by acting on the immune-opioid
network, by affecting G protein-cAMP signal pathway and by regulating intracellular glutathione levels. Melatonin has the
potential therapeutic value to enhance immune function in aged individuals and in patients in an immunocompromised state. 相似文献
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MCWHINNIE MARY A.; CAHOON MARY ODILE SR.; JOHANNECK ROSEMARIE 《Integrative and comparative biology》1969,9(3):841-855
Cyclic shifts of calcium in the exoskeleton and soft tissues,as they are related to the intermolt cycle in crayfish, arereviewed. Regulatory factors, derived from the eyestalk, influencelevels of exoskeletal calcium; eyestalk extracts prepared fromanimals in premolt decrease shell calcium, while reciprocallyextracts from animals in intermolt increase it when these hormonalsources are injected into animals in the premolt stage (D0-D4). In addition, premolt eyestalk extract results in an increasein gastrolith calcium. In the exchange of calcium between theanimal and its environment there is evidence for differentialdepositionof recently available calcium in the exoskeleton. Further, intermoltand early premolt animals maintained in Ca45-labelled waterfor 15 days concentrate it 4 and 3fold in the exoskeletonand stomach, respectively. However, removal of a molt-inhibitingfactor through ablation of eyestalks results in a 20 and 40foldincrease in incorporation inthese same sites relative to environmentalconcentrations. Treatment with mammalian parathyroid extract mobilizes bothexoskeletal and gastric calciumand leads to a rise in bloodcalcium. However, there is little or no effect on levels ofexoskeletal citric acid. Further, citric acid is higher in thecrayfish carapace during stage C, the period of mineralization,than in stage D, the period of demineralization. There are both similarities and differences between the effectsof crustacean and mammalianregulating factors with respect tothe direction and extent of mineralization. Biochemical studiesshould elucidate the mechanisms regulated by these hormones. 相似文献
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The partition matrix: exploring variable phylogenetic signals along nucleotide sequence alignments 总被引:6,自引:2,他引:4
The partition matrix is a graphical tool for comparative analysis of
nucleotide sequences following alignment. It is particularly useful for
investigating the divergent phylogenies of sequence regions undergoing
reticulate evolution. A partition matrix is generated by determining the
consistency of the parsimoniously informative sites in a set of aligned
sequences with the binary partitions inferred from the sequences. Since the
linear order of sites is maintained, the matrix can be used to assess
whether the distribution of sites either supporting or conflicting with
particular partitions changes along the length of the alignment. The
usefulness of the matrix in allowing visual identification of differences
in evolutionary history among regions depends on the order in which
partitions are shown; several suitable ordering schemes are proposed. We
demonstrate the use of the partition matrix in interpreting the evolution
of the pseudoautosomal boundary region on the sex chromosome of catarrhine
primates. Its routine use should help to avoid attempts to derive single
phylogenies from sequences whose evolution has been reticulate and to
identify the gene conversion or recombination events underlying the
reticulation. The method is relatively fast. It is exploratory, and it can
form the basis for more formal analysis, which we discuss.
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Positive selection and sequence rearrangements generate extensive polymorphism in the gamete recognition protein bindin 总被引:27,自引:12,他引:15
Bindin is a gamete recognition protein of sea urchins that mediates
species-specific attachment of sperm to an egg-surface receptor during
fertilization. Sequences of bindin from closely related urchins show fixed
species-specific differences. Within species, highly polymorphic bindin
alleles result from point substitution, insertion/deletion, and
recombination. Since speciation, positive selection favoring allelic
variants has generated diversity in bindin polypeptides. Intraspecific
bindin variation can be tolerated by the egg receptor, which suggests
functional parallels between this system and other flexible recognition
systems, including immune recognition. These results show that polymorphism
in mate recognition loci required for rapid evolution of sexual isolation
can arise within natural populations.
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Younghoon Kwon Faye L. Norby Paul N. Jensen Sunil K. Agarwal Elsayed Z. Soliman Gregory Y. H. Lip W. T. Longstreth Jr. Alvaro Alonso Susan R. Heckbert Lin Y. Chen 《PloS one》2016,11(1)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and cardiovascular (CV) death. Whether modifiable lifestyle risk factors are associated with these CV outcomes in AF is unknown. Among Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study and Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) participants with incident AF, we estimated the risk of composite endpoint of ischemic stroke or CV death associated with candidate modifiable risk factor (smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, or high body mass index [BMI]), and computed the C-statistic, net reclassification improvement (NRI), and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) of incorporating each factor into the CHA2DS2-VASc. Among 1222 ARIC (mean age: 63.4) and 756 CHS (mean age: 79.1) participants with incident AF, during mean follow-up of 6.9 years and 5.7 years, there were 332 and 335 composite events respectively. Compared with never smokers, current smokers had a higher incidence of the composite endpoint in ARIC [HR: 1.65 (1.21–2.26)] but not in CHS [HR: 1.05 (0.69–1.61)]. In ARIC, the addition of current smoking did not improve risk prediction over and above the CHA2DS2-VASc. No significant associations were observed with alcohol consumption or BMI with CVD outcomes in AF patients from either cohort. Smoking is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke or CV death in ARIC, which comprised mostly middle-aged to young-old (65–74 years), but not in CHS, which comprised mostly middle-old or oldest-old (≥75 years) adults with AF. However, addition of smoking to the CHA2DS2-VASc score did not improve risk prediction of these outcomes. 相似文献
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Tallury SP Hilu KW Milla SR Friend SA Alsaghir M Stalker HT Quandt D 《TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik》2005,111(7):1229-1237
Section Arachis is the largest of nine sections in the genus Arachis and includes domesticated peanut, A. hypogaea L. Most species are diploids (x=10) with two tetraploids and a few aneuploids. Three genome types have been recognized in this section (A, B and D), but
the genomes are not well characterized and relationships of several newly described species are uncertain. To clarify genomic
relationships in section Arachis, cytogenetic information and molecular data from amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and the trnT-F plastid region were used to provide an additional insight into genome composition and species relationships. Cytogenetic
information supports earlier observations on genome types of A. cruziana, A. herzogii, A. kempff-mercadoi and A. kuhlmannii but was inconclusive about the genome composition of A. benensis, A. hoehnei, A. ipaensis, A. palustris, A. praecox and A. williamsii. An AFLP dendrogram resolved species into four major clusters and showed A. hypogaea grouping closely with A. ipaensis and A. williamsii. Sequence data of the trnT-F region provided genome-specific information and showed for the first time that the B and D genomes are more closely related
to each other than to the A genome. Integration of information from cytogenetics and biparentally and maternally inherited
genomic regions show promise in understanding genome types and relationships in Arachis. 相似文献
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Steven A. Lubitz Jennifer A. Brody Nathan A. Bihlmeyer Carolina Roselli Lu-Chen Weng Ingrid E. Christophersen Alvaro Alonso Eric Boerwinkle Richard A. Gibbs Joshua C. Bis NHLBI GO Exome Sequencing Project L. Adrienne Cupples Peter J. Mohler Deborah A. Nickerson Donna Muzny Marco V. Perez Bruce M. Psaty Elsayed Z. Soliman Nona Sotoodehnia Kathryn L. Lunetta Emelia J. Benjamin Susan R. Heckbert Dan E. Arking Patrick T. Ellinor Honghuang Lin 《PLoS genetics》2016,12(9)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a morbid and heritable arrhythmia. Over 35 genes have been reported to underlie AF, most of which were described in small candidate gene association studies. Replication remains lacking for most, and therefore the contribution of coding variation to AF susceptibility remains poorly understood. We examined whole exome sequencing data in a large community-based sample of 1,734 individuals with and 9,423 without AF from the Framingham Heart Study, Cardiovascular Health Study, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, and NHLBI-GO Exome Sequencing Project and meta-analyzed the results. We also examined whether genetic variation was enriched in suspected AF genes (N = 37) in AF cases versus controls. The mean age ranged from 59 to 73 years; 8,656 (78%) were of European ancestry. None of the 99,404 common variants evaluated was significantly associated after adjusting for multiple testing. Among the most significantly associated variants was a common (allele frequency = 86%) missense variant in SYNPO2L (rs3812629, p.Pro707Leu, [odds ratio 1.27, 95% confidence interval 1.13–1.43, P = 6.6x10-5]) which lies at a known AF susceptibility locus and is in linkage disequilibrium with a top marker from prior analyses at the locus. We did not observe significant associations between rare variants and AF in gene-based tests. Individuals with AF did not display any statistically significant enrichment for common or rare coding variation in previously implicated AF genes. In conclusion, we did not observe associations between coding genetic variants and AF, suggesting that large-effect coding variation is not the predominant mechanism underlying AF. A coding variant in SYNPO2L requires further evaluation to determine whether it is causally related to AF. Efforts to identify biologically meaningful coding variation underlying AF may require large sample sizes or populations enriched for large genetic effects. 相似文献
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The simple repeat poly(dT-dG).poly(dC-dA) common to eukaryotes is absent from eubacteria and archaebacteria and rare in protozoans 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Genomic DNA from a wide variety of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms has
been assayed for the simple repeat sequence poly(dT-dG).poly(dC-dA) by
Southern blotting and DNA slot blot hybridizations. Consistent with
findings of others, we have found the simple alternating sequence to be
present in multiple copies in all organisms in the animal kingdom (e.g.,
mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans, insects, jellyfish,
nematodes). The TG element was also found in lower eukaryotes
(Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Neurospora crassa, and Dictyostelium discoideum)
and at a much lower frequency in protozoans (Oxytricha fallux and
Tetrahymena thermophila). The sequence was also repeated in high copy
number in a higher plant (Zea mays) as well as at very high levels in a
unicellular green alga (Chlamydomonas reinhardi). Although the copy number
of the repeat per haploid genome was generally proportional to genome size,
there was a greater-than-1,000-fold variation in the number of
(TG)25/100-kb genomic DNA. By contrast, no eu-or archaebacterium--including
Myxococcus xanthus, whose life cycle is very similar to that of the slime
mold Dictyostelium discoideum, and Halobacter volcanii, whose genome
contains other repeated sequences-- was found whose genomic DNA contained
this sequence in detectable amounts. A computer search also failed to find
the TG element in human mitochondrial DNA.
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Protein evolution in different cellular environments: cytochrome b in sharks and mammals 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
DNA sequences for the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene were determined for
13 species of sharks. Rates and patterns of amino acid replacement are
compared for sharks and mammals. Absolute rates of cytochrome b evolution
are six times slower in sharks than in mammals. Bivariate plots of the
number of nonsynonymous and silent transversions are indistinguishable in
the two groups, however, suggesting that the differences in amino acid
replacement rates are due primarily to differences in DNA substitution
rates. Patterns of amino acid replacement are also similar in the two
groups. Conserved and variable regions occur in the same parts of the
cytochrome b gene, and there is little evidence that the types of amino
acid changes are significantly different between the groups. Similarity in
the relative rates and patterns of protein change between the two groups
prevails despite dramatic differences in the cellular environments of
sharks and mammals. Poor penetrance of physiological differences through to
rates of protein evolution provides support for the neutral theory and
suggests that, for cytochrome b, patterns of evolution have been relatively
constant throughout much of vertebrate history.
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