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Monica Vázquez-Del Mercado Claudia A Palafox-Sánchez Jose F Muñoz-Valle Gerardo Orozco-Barocio Edith Oregon-Romero Rosa E Navarro-Hernández Mario Salazar-Páramo Juan Armendariz-Borunda Jorge I Gámez-Nava Laura Gonzalez-Lopez Jason YF Chan Edward KL Chan Minoru Satoh 《Arthritis research & therapy》2010,12(1):1-9
Introduction
Autoantibodies to RNA helicase A (RHA) were reported as a new serological marker of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with early stage of the disease. Anti-RHA and other autoantibodies in Mexican SLE patients and their correlation with clinical and immunological features were examined.Methods
Autoantibodies in sera from 62 Mexican SLE patients were tested by immunoprecipitation of 35S-labeled K562 cell extract and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (anti-U1RNP/Sm, ribosomal P, β2GPI, and dsDNA). Anti-RHA was screened based on the immunoprecipitation of the 140-kDa protein, the identity of which was verified by Western blot using rabbit anti-RHA serum. Clinical and immunological characteristics of anti-RHA-positive patients were analyzed.Results
Anti-RHA was detected in 23% (14/62) of patients, a prevalence higher than that of anti-Sm (13%, 8/62). Prevalence and levels of various autoantibodies were not clearly different between anti-RHA (+) vs. (-) cases, although there was a trend of higher levels of anti-RHA antibodies in patients without anti-U1RNP/Sm (P = 0.07). Both anti-RHA and -Sm were common in cases within one year of diagnosis; however, the prevalence and levels of anti-RHA in patients years after diagnosis did not reduce dramatically, unlike a previous report in American patients. This suggests that the high prevalence of anti-RHA in Mexican patients may be due to relatively stable production of anti-RHA.Conclusions
Anti-RHA was detected at high prevalence in Mexican SLE patients. Detection of anti-RHA in races in which anti-Sm is not common should be clinically useful. Racial difference in the clinical significance of anti-RHA should be clarified in future studies. 相似文献22.
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Jain RK; Piskorz CF; Huang BG; Locke RD; Han HL; Koenig A; Varki A; Matta KL 《Glycobiology》1998,8(7):707-717
The selectins interact in important normal and pathological situations with
certain sialylated, fucosylated glycoconjugate ligands containing sialyl
Lewisx(Neu5Acalpha2-3Galbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcN Ac). Much effort has gone
into the synthesis of sialylated and sulfated Lewisxanalogs as competitive
ligands for the selectins. Since the natural selectin ligands GlyCAM-1 and
PSGL-1 carry sialyl Lewisxas part of a branched Core 2 O-linked structure,
we recently synthesized Galbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcNAcbeta1-6(SE-3Galbeta1++
+-3)GalNAc1alphaOMe and found it to be a moderately superior ligand for L
and P-selectin (Koenig et al. , Glycobiology 7, 79-93, 1997). Other studies
have shown that sulfate esters can replace sialic acid in some selectin
ligands (Yeun et al. , Biochemistry, 31, 9126-9131, 1992; Imai et al. ,
Nature, 361, 555, 1993). Based upon these observations, we hypothesized
that Neu5Acalpha2-3Galbeta1-3GalNAc might have the capability of
interacting with L- and P-selectin. To examine this hypothesis, we
synthesized Galbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcNAcbeta1-6(Neu5Acalpha2++
+-3Galbeta1-3)- GalNAc alpha1-OB, which was found to be 2- to 3-fold better
than sialyl Lexfor P and L selectin, respectively. We also report the
synthesis of an unusual structure GalNAcbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-
3)GlcNAcbeta1-OMe (GalNAc- Lewisx-O-methyl glycoside), which also proved to
be a better inhibitor of L- and P-selectin than sialyl Lewisx-OMe.
Combining this with our knowledge of Core 2 branched structures, we have
synthesized a molecule that is 5- to 6-fold better at inhibiting L- and
P-selectin than sialyl Lewisx-OMe, By contrast to unbranched structures,
substitution of a sulfate ester group for a sialic acid residue in such a
molecule resulted in a considerable loss of inhibition ability. Thus, the
combination of a sialic acid residue on the primary (beta1-3) arm, and a
modified Lexunit on the branched (beta1-6) arm on an O-linked Core 2
structure generated a monovalent synthetic oliogosaccharide inhibitor
superior to SLexfor both L- and P-selectin.
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Beneficial effect of fluorocarbon emulsion media on the function of neuromuscular preparations in vitro
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The effects of liquid fluorocarbons as bathing media were determined by use of in vitro neuromuscular preparations. Rat hemidiaphragms were bathed in either oxygenated fluorocarbon (FC) emulsion or standard oxygenated Krebs solution. Contractile force in response to simple supramaximal nerve stimuli as well as to high frequency stimulation was greater, while twitch:tetanus ratio was smaller in FC emulsion. With such medium, post-tetanic potentiation of contraction was also more consistently observed. Indirectly stimulated diaphragms survived longer in FC emulsion. After cessation of oxygenation, oxygen tension (ρO(2)) of the medium declined more rapidly with Krebs than with FC emulsion; ρO(2) directly correlated with force of contraction. Similarly, in the chick biventer cervicis preparation, FC emulsion enhanced nerve-stimulated force of contraction; returning the preparation to standard Krebs solution reversed this phenomenon. Dose-resonse curves of muscle contraction in response to acetycholine and KCl administration were shifted upward during FC emulsion superfusion. Frequency of miniature endplate potentials was lower in FC emulsion than that observed in Krebs solution, measured from the same cell of the rat diaphragm. Resting membrane potentials were also greater in muscle cells sampled from FC emulsion-bathed preparations. These data suggest that FC emulsion is superior to standard Krebs solution as a bathing medium for in vitro neuromuscular preparations by virtue of the high solubility of oxygen in it. 相似文献
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Marcelo H Petri Minoru Satoh Beatriz T Martin-Marquez Raul Vargas-Ramírez Luis J Jara Miguel A Saavedra Claudia Cruz-Gonzalez Lilia Andrade-Ortega Olga Vera-Lastra Mario Salazar-Páramo Rosa E Prieto-Parra Laura Gonzalez-Lopez Jorge I Gamez-Nava Hermes U Ramírez-Sánchez Jason YF Chan Steven J Ross Edward KL Chan Mónica Vázquez-Del Mercado 《Arthritis research & therapy》2013,15(2):R48
Introduction
Autoantibodies and clinical manifestations in polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) are affected by both genetic and environmental factors. The high prevalence of DM and anti-Mi-2 in Central America is thought to be associated with the high UV index of the area. The prevalences of autoantibodies and the clinical manifestations of PM/DM were evaluated comparing two cohorts in Mexico.Methods
Ninety-five Mexican patients with PM/DM (66 DM, 29 PM; 67 Mexico City, 28 Guadalajara) were studied. Autoantibodies were characterized by immunoprecipitation using 35S-methionine labeled K562 cell extract. Clinical information was obtained from medical records.Results
DM represented 69% of PM/DM and anti-Mi-2 was the most common autoantibody (35%), followed by anti-p155/140 (11%); however, anti-Jo-1 was only 4%. The autoantibody profile in adult-onset DM in Mexico City versus Guadalajara showed striking differences: anti-Mi-2 was 59% versus 12% (P = 0.0012) whereas anti-p155/140 was 9% versus 35% (P = 0.02), respectively. A strong association of anti-Mi-2 with DM was confirmed and when clinical features of anti-Mi-2 (+) DM (n = 30) versus anti-Mi-2 (-) DM (n = 36) were compared, the shawl sign (86% versus 64%, P < 0.05) was more common in the anti-Mi-2 (+) group (P = 0.0001). Levels of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) were higher in those who were anti-Mi-2 (+) but they responded well to therapy.Conclusions
Anti-Mi-2 has a high prevalence in Mexican DM and is associated with the shawl sign and high CPK. The prevalence of anti-Mi-2 and anti-p155/140 was significantly different in Mexico City versus Guadalajara, which have a similar UV index. This suggests roles of factors other than UV in anti-Mi-2 antibody production. 相似文献26.
Michael Mahler Cristina Gascon Sima Patel Angela Ceribelli Marvin J Fritzler Andreas Swart Edward KL Chan Minoru Satoh 《Arthritis research & therapy》2013,15(2):R50
Introduction
Autoantibodies to the Th/To antigen have been described in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and several proteins of the macromolecular Th/To complex have been reported to react with anti-Th/To antibodies. However, anti-Th/To has not been clinically utilized due to unavailability of commercial tests. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the newly developed ELISA and chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) to measure autoantibodies to Rpp25 (a component of the Th/To complex) using immunoprecipitation (IP) as the reference method.Methods
The first cohort consisted of 123 SSc patients including 7 anti-Th/To positive samples confirmed by IP. Additional seven anti-Th/To positive samples from non-SSc patients were also tested. For evaluation of the QUANTA Flash Rpp25 CLIA (research use only), 8 anti-Th/To IP positives, a cohort of 70 unselected SSc patients and sera from various disease controls (n = 357) and random healthy individuals (n = 10) were studied.Results
Anti-Rpp25 antibodies determined by ELISA were found in 11/14 anti-Th/To IP positive but only in 1/156 (0.6%) negative samples resulting in a positive percent agreement of 78.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 49.2, 95.3%) and a negative percent agreement of 99.4% (95% CI 96.4, 100.0%). To verify the results using a second method, 53 samples were tested by ELISA and CLIA for anti-Rpp25 reactivity and the results were highly correlated (rho = 0.71, 95% CI 0.56, 0.81; P < 0.0001). To define the cutoff of the CLIA, anti-Th/To IP positive and negative sera were tested using the anti-Rpp25 CLIA. At the cutoff selected by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis 8/8 (100.0%) of the anti-Th/To positive sera but only 2/367 (0.5%) of the controls were positive for anti-Rpp25 antibodies. The positive and negative percent agreements were 100.0% (95% CI 63.1, 100.0%) and 99.5% (95% CI 98.0, 99.9%), respectively. In the disease cohorts 2/70 (2.9%) of the SSc patients were positive for anti-Rpp25 antibodies compared to 2/367 (0.5%) of the controls (P = 0.032). ROC analysis showed discrimination between SSc patients and controls with an area under the curve value of 0.732 (95% CI 0.655, 0.809).Conclusion
Rpp25 is a major target of autoantibodies to the Th/To autoantigen complex. Further studies are needed to evaluate the clinical utility of the new assays. 相似文献27.
Claire Bourdin Christopher McGuigan Andrea Brancale Stanley Chamberlain John Vernachio Jeff Hutchins Elena Gorovits Alexander Kolykhalov Jerry Muhammad Joseph Patti Geoffrey Henson Blair Bleiman K. Dawn Bryant Babita Ganguly Damound Hunley Aleksandr Obikhod C. Robin Walters Jin Wang C. Srivinas Rao 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters》2013,23(7):2260-2264
7-Deazapurines are known to possess broad antiviral activity, however the 2′-C-methylguanosine analogue displays poor cell permeation and limited phosphorylation, thus is not an efficient inhibitor of hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication. We previously reported the 6-O-methyl entity as a prodrug moiety to increase liphophilicity of guanine nucleosides and the ProTide approach applied to 2′-C-methyl-6-O-methylguanosine has lead to potent HCV inhibitors now in clinical trials. In this Letter, we report the synthesis and biological evaluation of 2′-C-methyl-6-O-methyl-7-deaza guanosine and ProTide derivatives. In contrast to prior studies, removal of the N-7 of the nucleobase entirely negates anti-HCV activity compared to the 2′-C-methyl-6-O-methylguanosine analogues. To understand better this significant loss of activity, enzymatic assays and molecular modeling were carried out and suggested 2′-C-methyl-6-O-methyl-7-deaza guanosine and related ProTides do not act as efficient prodrugs of the free nucleotide, in marked contrast to the case of the parent guanine analogue. 相似文献
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赖氨酰氧化酶(lysyl oxidases,LOXs)是一种能够催化细胞外基质蛋白(如胶原和弹性蛋白)交叉连接的酶类,这一功能使其在组织的稳定、重塑和伤口愈合中发挥重要作用.随着研究的不断深入,LOXs在细胞增殖、细胞趋化以及肿瘤发生等过程中也彰显出十分关键的作用.研究发现,一些诸如结缔组织病、剥脱综合症、铜代谢障碍性疾病及盆腔器官脱垂和骨疾等疾病的发生与LOXs有很大关系.综述了LOXs的生物合成、结构特点、多功能性以及与人类疾病的关系. 相似文献
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Journal of Computational Neuroscience - In this article, we elucidate the roles of divalent ion condensation and highly polarized immobile water molecules on the propagation of ionic calcium waves... 相似文献