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Sajin Bae Cornelia M Ulrich Lynn B Bailey Olga Malysheva Elissa C Brown David R Maneval Marian L Neuhouser Ting-Yuan David Cheng Joshua W Miller Yingye Zheng Liren Xiao Lifang Hou Xiaoling Song Katharina Buck Shirley AA Beresford Marie A Caudill 《Epigenetics》2014,9(3):396-403
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that regulates gene expression and can be modified by one-carbon nutrients. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of folic acid (FA) fortification of the US food supply on leukocyte global DNA methylation and the relationship between DNA methylation, red blood cell (RBC) folate, and other one-carbon biomarkers among postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. We selected 408 women from the highest and lowest tertiles of RBC folate distribution matching on age and timing of the baseline blood draw, which spanned the pre- (1994–1995), peri- (1996–1997), or post-fortification (1998) periods. Global DNA methylation was assessed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and expressed as a percentage of total cytosine. We observed an interaction (P = 0.02) between fortification period and RBC folate in relation to DNA methylation. Women with higher (vs. lower) RBC folate had higher mean DNA methylation (5.12 vs. 4.99%; P = 0.05) in the pre-fortification period, but lower (4.95 vs. 5.16%; P = 0.03) DNA methylation in the post-fortification period. We also observed significant correlations between one-carbon biomarkers and DNA methylation in the pre-fortification period, but not in the peri- or post-fortification period. The correlation between plasma homocysteine and DNA methylation was reversed from an inverse relationship during the pre-fortification period to a positive relationship during the post-fortification period. Our data suggest that (1) during FA fortification, higher RBC folate status is associated with a reduction in leukocyte global DNA methylation among postmenopausal women and; (2) the relationship between one-carbon biomarkers and global DNA methylation is dependent on folate availability. 相似文献
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Sarfraz A Tunio Neil J Oldfield Dlawer AA Ala'Aldeen Karl G Wooldridge David PJ Turner 《BMC microbiology》2010,10(1):280
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Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenases (GAPDHs) are cytoplasmic glycolytic enzymes, which although lacking identifiable secretion signals, have also been found localized to the surface of several bacteria (and some eukaryotic organisms); where in some cases they have been shown to contribute to the colonization and invasion of host tissues. Neisseria meningitidis is an obligate human nasopharyngeal commensal which can cause life-threatening infections including septicaemia and meningitis. N. meningitidis has two genes, gapA-1 and gapA-2, encoding GAPDH enzymes. GapA-1 has previously been shown to be up-regulated on bacterial contact with host epithelial cells and is accessible to antibodies on the surface of capsule-permeabilized meningococcal cells. The aims of this study were: 1) to determine whether GapA-1 was expressed across different strains of N. meningitidis; 2) to determine whether GapA-1 surface accessibility to antibodies was dependant on the presence of capsule; 3) to determine whether GapA-1 can influence the interaction of meningococci and host cells, particularly in the key stages of adhesion and invasion. 相似文献83.
Albert Eduardo Silva Martins Norma Lucena-Silva Renan Gomes Garcia Stefan Welkovic Aureliana Barboza Maria Luiza Bezerra Menezes Magda Maruza Terezinha Tenório Ricardo AA Ximenes 《Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz》2014,109(6):738-747
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients have a greater prevalence of
coinfection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is of high oncogenic risk. Indeed, the
presence of the virus favours intraepithelial squamous cell lesion progression and
may induce cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HPV
infection, distribution of HPV types and risk factors among HIV-positive patients.
Cervical samples from 450 HIV-positive patients were analysed with regard to oncotic
cytology, colposcopy and HPV presence and type by means of polymerase chain reaction
and sequencing. The results were analysed by comparing demographic data and data
relating to HPV and HIV infection. The prevalence of HPV was 47.5%. Among the
HPV-positive samples, 59% included viral types of high oncogenic risk. Multivariate
analysis showed an association between HPV infection and the presence of cytological
alterations (p = 0.003), age greater than or equal to 35 years (p = 0.002), number of
partners greater than three (p = 0.002), CD4+ lymphocyte count <
200/mm3 (p = 0.041) and alcohol abuse (p = 0.004). Although high-risk
HPV was present in the majority of the lesions studied, the low frequency of HPV 16
(3.3%), low occurrence of cervical lesions and preserved immunological state in most
of the HIV-positive patients were factors that may explain the low occurrence of
precancerous cervical lesions in this population. 相似文献
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