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Sheng Li Xue Bao ; 70(2): 167-174, 2018 Apr 25.
Artigo em Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29691581

RESUMO

To investigate the effect and mechanism of miR-498 on Th17 cell differentiation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBCs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, peripheral blood samples were collected from RA patients and healthy controls, respectively. The proportion of CD4+IL-17+ T cells (Th17 cells) or CD4+FOXP3+ T cells (Tregs) in T cells and the Th17/Treg ratio were identified by the flow cytometer. The STAT3 and miR-498 expression were measured by Western blot and real-time PCR, respectively. ELISA was used to detect IL-17 concentrations. Luciferase assay was performed to confirm that miR-498 directly targeted the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of STAT3 in CD4+ T cells. The effect of miR-498 on Th17 cell differentiation was explored by transfection of miR-498 mimic and/or pcDNA-STAT3 into CD4+ T cells. In PMBCs of RA patients, the Th17/CD4+ T cell ratio was significantly increased, while the Tregs/CD4+ T cell ratio was obviously decreased, leading to a higher Th17/Treg ratio. The results showed a reduced miR-498 expression and an increased STAT3 protein expression in PMBCs, and an increased IL-17 concentration in serum of RA patients. In cells transfected with wild-type-STAT3-LU, miR-498 mimic significantly reduced the luciferase activity, STAT3 gene and protein expression, and miR-498 inhibitor had an opposite function. While the miR-498 mimic/inhibitor had no effect on the luciferase activity and STAT3 expression in cells transfected with mutant-STAT3-LU. CD4+ T cells transfected with miR-498 mimic had a lower Th17/CD4+ T cell ratio and IL-17 concentration, however, transfection of pcDNA-STAT3 reversed the effect of miR-498 mimic on Th17/CD4+ T cell ratio and IL-17 concentration. These results suggest that overexpression of miR-498 suppresses Th17 cell differentiation by targeting STAT3 in RA patients.


Assuntos
Artrite Reumatoide/metabolismo , Diferenciação Celular , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Fator de Transcrição STAT3/metabolismo , Células Th17/citologia , Citometria de Fluxo , Humanos , Interleucina-17/sangue , Leucócitos Mononucleares/citologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/citologia , Transfecção , Regulação para Cima
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BMC Microbiol ; 10: 67, 2010 Mar 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20196873

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Leptospira is the causative agent of leptospirosis. The O-antigen is the distal part of the lipopolysaccharide, which is a key component of outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and confers serological specificity. The epidemiology and clinical characteristics of leptospirosis are relative to the serology based taxonomic unit. Identification of Leptospira strains by serotyping is laborious and has several drawbacks. RESULTS: In this study, the O-antigen gene clusters of four epidemic Leptospira serogroups (serogroup Canicola, Autumnalis, Grippotyphosa and Hebdomadis) in China were sequenced and all genes were predicted in silico. Adding published sequences of two serogroups, Icterohaemorrhagiae (strain Lai and Fiocruz L1-130) and Sejroe (strain JB197 and L550), we identified six O-antigen-specific genes for six epidemic serogroups in China. PCR assays using these genes were developed and tested on 75 reference strains and 40 clinical isolates. CONCLUSION: The results show that the PCR-based assays can be reliable and alternative means for rapid typing of these six serogroups of Leptospira.


Assuntos
Leptospira/genética , Leptospirose/microbiologia , Família Multigênica , Antígenos O/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Sorotipagem/métodos , Testes de Aglutinação , China/epidemiologia , Simulação por Computador , Surtos de Doenças , Eletroforese em Gel de Ágar , Humanos , Leptospirose/epidemiologia , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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PLoS One ; 5(11): e13915, 2010 Nov 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21170113

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Pertussis (whooping cough) caused by Bordetella pertussis (B.p), continues to be a serious public health threat. Vaccination is the most economical and effective strategy for preventing and controlling pertussis. However, few systematic investigations of actual human immune responses to pertussis vaccines have been performed. Therefore, we utilized a combination of two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE), immunoblotting, and mass spectrometry to reveal the entire antigenic proteome of whole-cell pertussis vaccine (WCV) targeted by the human immune system as a first step toward evaluating the repertoire of human humoral immune responses against WCV. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Immunoproteomic profiling of total membrane enriched proteins and extracellular proteins of Chinese WCV strain 58003 identified a total of 30 immunoreactive proteins. Seven are known pertussis antigens including Pertactin, Serum resistance protein, chaperonin GroEL and two OMP porins. Sixteen have been documented to be immunogenic in other pathogens but not in B.p, and the immunogenicity of the last seven proteins was found for the first time. Furthermore, by comparison of the human and murine immunoproteomes of B.p, with the exception of four human immunoreactive proteins that were also reactive with mouse immune sera, a unique group of antigens including more than 20 novel immunoreactive proteins that uniquely reacted with human immune serum was confirmed. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: This study is the first time that the repertoire of human serum antibody responses against WCV was comprehensively investigated, and a small number of previously unidentified antigens of WCV were also found by means of the classic immunoproteomic strategy. Further research on these newly identified predominant antigens of B.p exclusively against humans will not only remarkably accelerate the development of diagnostic biomarkers and subunit vaccines but also provide detailed insight into human immunity mechanisms against WCV. In particular, this work highlights the heterogeneity of the B.p immunoreactivity patterns of the mouse model and the human host.


Assuntos
Anticorpos/análise , Vacina contra Coqueluche/imunologia , Proteoma/análise , Coqueluche/imunologia , Anticorpos/imunologia , Anticorpos Antibacterianos/análise , Anticorpos Antibacterianos/imunologia , Bordetella pertussis/imunologia , Criança , Eletroforese em Gel Bidimensional , Humanos , Immunoblotting , Lactente , Vacina contra Coqueluche/administração & dosagem , Proteoma/imunologia , Proteômica/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização e Dessorção a Laser Assistida por Matriz , Coqueluche/sangue , Coqueluche/prevenção & controle
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