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Background
Influenza pandemic remains a serious threat to human health. Viruses of avian origin, H5N1, H7N7 and H9N2, have repeatedly crossed the species barrier to infect humans. Recently, a novel strain originated from swine has evolved to a pandemic. This study aims at improving our understanding on the pathogenic mechanism of influenza viruses, in particular the role of non-structural (NS1) protein in inducing pro-inflammatory and apoptotic responses.Methods
Human lung epithelial cells (NCI-H292) was used as an in-vitro model to study cytokine/chemokine production and apoptosis induced by transfection of NS1 mRNA encoded by seven infleunza subtypes (seasonal and pandemic H1, H2, H3, H5, H7, and H9), respectively.Results
The results showed that CXCL-10/IP10 was most prominently induced (> 1000 folds) and IL-6 was slightly induced (< 10 folds) by all subtypes. A subtype-dependent pattern was observed for CCL-2/MCP-1, CCL3/MIP-1α, CCL-5/RANTES and CXCL-9/MIG; where induction by H5N1 was much higher than all other subtypes examined. All subtypes induced a similar temporal profile of apoptosis following transfection. The level of apoptosis induced by H5N1 was remarkably higher than all others. The cytokine/chemokine and apoptosis inducing ability of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 was similar to previous seasonal strains.Conclusions
In conclusion, the NS1 protein encoded by H5N1 carries a remarkably different property as compared to other avian and human subtypes, and is one of the keys to its high pathogenicity. NCI-H292 cells system proves to be a good in-vitro model to delineate the property of NS1 proteins.2.
Bevan KS Chung Suresh Selvarasu Andrea Camattari Jimyoung Ryu Hyeokweon Lee Jungoh Ahn Hongweon Lee Dong-Yup Lee 《Microbial cell factories》2010,9(1):50
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Pichia pastoris has been recognized as an effective host for recombinant protein production. A number of studies have been reported for improving this expression system. However, its physiology and cellular metabolism still remained largely uncharacterized. Thus, it is highly desirable to establish a systems biotechnological framework, in which a comprehensive in silico model of P. pastoris can be employed together with high throughput experimental data analysis, for better understanding of the methylotrophic yeast's metabolism. 相似文献3.
Roberto?H?Higa Roberto?C?Togawa Arnaldo?J?Montagner Juliana?CF?Palandrani Igor?KS?Okimoto Paula?R?Kuser Michel?EB?Yamagishi Adauto?L?Mancini Goran?NeshichEmail author 《BMC bioinformatics》2004,5(1):107
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The integration of many aspects of protein/DNA structure analysis is an important requirement for software products in general area of structural bioinformatics. In fact, there are too few software packages on the internet which can be described as successful in this respect. We might say that what is still missing is publicly available, web based software for interactive analysis of the sequence/structure/function of proteins and their complexes with DNA and ligands. Some of existing software packages do have certain level of integration and do offer analysis of several structure related parameters, however not to the extent generally demanded by a user. 相似文献4.
Annabi Berrahal A Nehdi A Hajjaji N Gharbi N El-Fazâa S 《Comptes rendus biologies》2007,330(8):581-588
Lead toxicity is closely related to its accumulation in several tissues and its interference with bioelements, whose role is critical for several biological processes. Recently, oxidative stress has been proposed as a possible mechanism involved in lead toxicity. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of dose-dependent lead exposure on haematological and oxidative stress parameters. Adult male 'Wistar' rats (150-200 g) were divided into three groups: group [Pb 5] and group [Pb 15] received respectively 5 mg Pb(2+) (n=16) and 15 mg Pb(2+)/kg b.w. (n=16) as lead acetate solution i.p. for a period of seven days. Group [T] (n= 16) served as control and received 15 mg Na(+)/kg b.w. as sodium acetate solution i.p. for the same period. All animals were sacrificed 24 h after the last injection. Blood superoxide dismutase (SOD) and blood glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities and plasma bilirubin level were measured. Liver was quickly excised for the estimation of alteration in lipid peroxidation indices (MDA). Lead exposure induces, in both treated groups, a marked decline in haematocrit and haemoglobin levels (p<0.01) when compared to control. The results show also a significant decrease (p<0.01) in SOD activity, but only in group [Pb 15]. SOD activity did not decrease in group [Pb 5] in comparison with control (p>0.05). However, lead exposure caused a light increase in GPx activity in group [Pb 15], which remains non-significant (p>0.05) compared to control. Group [Pb 5] did not record significant changes in the activity of GPx. Lead exposure for a period of seven days resulted in a significant (p<0.05) increase in bilirubin level in group [Pb 15] compared to control. The bilirubin level from rats of group [Pb 5] did not reach a statistical significance. Changes in liver MDA content in lead-exposed rats from [Pb 5] and [Pb 15] groups did not reach a statistical (p<0.05) significance. It is concluded that lead induces oxidative stress in a dose-dependent manner. No dose-dependent response was observed in blood GPx activity and liver MDA content. These results could be due to the short duration of the treatment. 相似文献
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I Ben Charfeddine FG Riepe E Clauser A Ayedi S Makni MT Sfar H Sboui N Kahloul H Ben Hamouda S Chouchane S Trimech N Zouari S M'rabet F Amri A Saad PM Holterhus M Gribaa 《Gene》2012,507(1):20-26
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disease of steroid biosynthesis in humans. More than 90% of all CAH cases are caused by mutations of the 21-hydroxylase gene (CYP21A2), and approximately 75% of the defective CYP21A2 genes are generated through an intergenic recombination with the neighboring CYP21A1P pseudogene. In this study, the CYP21A2 gene was genotyped in 50 patients in Tunisia with the clinical diagnosis of 21-hydroxylase deficiency. CYP21A2 mutations were identified in 87% of the alleles. The most common point mutation in our population was the pseudogene specific variant p.Q318X (26%). Three novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci were identified in the CYP21A2 gene which seems to be specific for the Tunisian population. The overall concordance between genotype and phenotype was 98%. With this study the molecular basis of CAH has been characterized, providing useful results for clinicians in terms of prediction of disease severity, genetic and prenatal counseling. 相似文献
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Olfa Abida Riadh Ben Mansour Bochra Gargouri Mourad Ben Ayed Abderrahmen Masmoudi Hamida Turki Hatem Masmoudi Saloua Lassoued 《Biological trace element research》2012,150(1-3):74-80
Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder resulting from the interaction between autoantibodies and desmoglein. Oxidative stress seems to be responsible for the onset/aggravation of many human diseases. Actually, it is considered as one of the several factors for the etiopathogenesis of pemphigus. The present study aims to evaluate the oxidative state in the sera of pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus patients by assessing lipid peroxidation, proteins oxidation, and antioxidant enzyme activity. This study included 36 pemphigus vulgaris and 42 pemphigus foliaceus patients as well as a group of controls consisting of 78 healthy volunteers. Malondialdehyde levels (p?<?0.001) and catalase activity (p?<?0.001) are higher in both groups of patients than in the control group. The two groups of patients showed a nonsignificant decrease in the thiol groups compared with the healthy one. A nonsignificant difference was shown between pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus patients, except for the catalase which shows an increase in the pemphigus vulgaris group. We have also found significant correlations between serum oxidative stress marker levels and serum anti-desmoglein antibody levels in the two pemphigus groups. These findings underline the implication of oxidative stress in the physiopathology of pemphigus by the increase in the autoantibodies?? reactivity. 相似文献
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Lassoued S Ben Ameur R Ayadi W Gargouri B Ben Mansour R Attia H 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》2008,313(1-2):179-186
The study investigates the direct effect of Epstein-Barr virus infection on the oxidative profile of in vitro cultivated human cells. For this purpose, a panel of human EBV target cells presenting heterogeneity in their cellular and culture types (epithelial cells or lymphocytes; primary culture or continuous cell culture) was selected. These cells are purified human B lymphocytes, DG75, 293, and HepG2 cell lines. The oxidative stress was evaluated during the early stages of infection (2, 12, and 24 h) by measuring malondialdehyde, the end product of the lipid peroxidation, as well as the activities of two antioxidant enzymes: catalase and superoxide dismutase. The obtained results were compared with those of the untreated cells and the K562 cell line which has no interaction with EBV. The incubation of the different target cells with EBV induced an oxidative stress in the purified B lymphocytes, DG75, and 293, but not in HepG2 and K562. This oxidative stress was highlighted by an increase in MDA level (P < 0.05), which began 2 h after the addition of the virus and persisted after 12 and 24 h. Simultaneously, a decrease in catalase and superoxide dismutase activities was observed (P < 0.05), suggesting an alteration of the molecular mechanisms promoting cellular resistance to reactive oxygen species (ROS). The efficiency of EBV infection, assessed by viral DNA PCR amplification, was confirmed in 293 and DG75 but not in HepG2, which was in total concordance with their oxidative profiles. In conclusion, the EBV infection of B and epithelial cells leads to the establishment of an oxidative stress which can play a key role during the viral transformation. 相似文献
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This commentary highlights the effectiveness of optoelectronic properties of polymer semiconductors based on recent results emerging from our laboratory, where these materials are explored as artificial receptors for interfacing with the visual systems. Organic semiconductors based polymer layers in contact with physiological media exhibit interesting photophysical features, which mimic certain natural photoreceptors, including those in the retina. The availability of such optoelectronic materials opens up a gateway to utilize these structures as neuronal interfaces for stimulating retinal ganglion cells. In a recently reported work entitled “A polymer optoelectronic interface provides visual cues to a blind retina,” we utilized a specific configuration of a polymer semiconductor device structure to elicit neuronal activity in a blind retina upon photoexcitation. The elicited neuronal signals were found to have several features that followed the optoelectronic response of the polymer film. More importantly, the polymer-induced retinal response resembled the natural response of the retina to photoexcitation. These observations open up a promising material alternative for artificial retina applications. 相似文献
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Phytoremediation of domestic wastewater using a hybrid constructed wetland in mountainous rural area
Saloua Elfanssi Naaila Ouazzani Lahbib Latrach Abdessamed Hejjaj 《International journal of phytoremediation》2018,20(1):75-87
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of hybrid constructed wetlands (HCWs) in a rural mountainous area. The experiment was set up in small rural community named Tidili within the region of Marrakech, Morocco. The wastewater treatment plant was composed of three vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCWs) working in parallel, followed by two parallel horizontal-subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HFCWs), with hydraulic loading rates of 0.5 and 0.75 m3/m2.d, respectively. The two units were planted with Phragmites australis at a density of 4 plants/m2. Wastewater samples were collected at the inlet of the storage tank and at the outlet of the whole system (VFCWs, HFCWs) stages. The main removal percentages of total suspended solids (TSS), biochemical oxygen demand measured in a 5-day test (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen, and total phosphorus were respectively 95%, 93%, 91%, 67%, and 62%. The system showed a very high capacity to remove total coliforms, fecal coliforms, and fecal streptococci (4.46, 4.31, and 4.10 Log units, respectively). Artificial neural networks (ANNs) were used to model the quality parameters (TSS, BOD5, COD) and total coliforms and fecal streptococci. Based on the obtained results, the ANN model could be considered as an efficient tool to predict the studied phytoremediation performances using HCWs. 相似文献