Transcriptome-based analysis of the toxic effects of aluminum chloride exposure on spermatocytes.

Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) exposure is pervasive in our daily lives. Numerous studies have demonstrated that exposure to AlCl3 can lead to male reproductive toxicity. However, the precise mechanism of action remains unclear. The objective of this study is to investigate the mechanism of aluminum-induced toxicity by analyzing the alterations in the global transcriptome gene profile of mouse spermatocytes (GC-2spd cells) exposed to AlCl3. GC-2spd cells were exposed to concentrations of 0, 1, 2, and 4 mM AlCl3, and high-throughput mRNA-seq was performed to investigate the changes in the transcriptome after exposure to 4 mM AlCl3. Our findings indicate that exposure to AlCl3 led to an increase in oxidative stress, disrupted glutathione metabolism, reduced cell viability, and altered gene expression in mouse spermatocytes. Gene enrichment analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were associated with various biological functions such as mitochondrial inner membrane, response to oxidative stress. Furthermore, these DEGs were found to be enriched in pathways including proteasome, glutathione metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, and Hif-1 signaling pathway. Real-time PCR and western blot were employed to validate the expression alterations of pivotal genes, and the outcomes exhibited concordance with the mRNA-seq findings. This study provides a theoretical basis for revealing the potential mechanism of male reproductive toxicity caused by aluminum exposure.

Soluble P-selectin and L-selectin levels in serum of colorectal cancer patients and its clinical significance / 中国癌症杂志

Background and purpose:Colorectal cancer is a kind of common digestive malignancies, which seriously threaten the human health. Although modern diagnostic and treatment technology has developed rapidly, the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer continue to show an increasing tendency in recent years, and early diagnosis and prevention of colorectal cancer liver metastases are important to increase the survival rate of patients and to improve the prognosis. P-selectin and L-selectin is attracting much attention in cancer research ifeld recently, and the change of their expression and mediated adhesion play an important role in tumor cell metastasis, but their relationship between the occurrence and clinical stage of colorectal cancer rarely reported. This study aimed to explore whether the serum P-selectin and L-selectin levels of colorectal cancer patients were correlated with clinical and pathological features and the situation before and after surgery.Methods:A total number of 132 cases of colorectal cancer patients and 100 healthy subjects with gender and age-matched were enrolled. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect serum P-selectin and L-selectin concentrations in 132 cases before and after surgery, 100 healthy subjects were enrolled as the control group, the P-selectin and L-selectin levels were analyzed combined with theclinical and pathological features.Results:Serum P-selectin and L-selectin levels in patients with colorectal cancer before surgery were signiifcantly higher than those in the healthy control group (75.2±13.3vs 26.6±9.6, 89.2±12.7vs 33.9±8.3,P0.05); however, significantly decreased after 3 months (34.8±10.4vs 75.2±13.3, 40.1±9.5vs 89.2±12.7,P0.05).Conclusion:Serum P-selectin and L-selectin levels to some extent relfect the invasion of colorectal cancer, the degree of inifltration and lymph node metastasis, and which can be an important indicator in the development and prognosis of colorectal cancer.

Genetic polymorphism of CRYAB gene rs3212227 and rs6894567 in Chinese guangxi populations / 重庆医学

Objective To study the frequencies of allele and genotype distribution of alpha-B-crystallin (CRYAB ) gene rs3212227 and rs6894567 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in Chinese guangxi populations ,and to Compare the distribution differences among different ethnic .Methods The CRYAB gene rs3212227 and rs6894567 polymorphisms were detected by the pol-ymerase chain reaction-single base extension (PCR-SBE) technique and DNA sequencing methods in 199 Chinese guangxi popula-tions ,frequencies of allele and genotype of CRYAB gene SNP loci ,rs3212227、rs6894567 were analyzed in guangxi populations com-pared with other the four populations (HapMap-CEU ,HapMap-YRI ,HapMap-JPT and HapMap-HCB) from Human Genome Pro-ject group (Hapmap) data .Results There were CRYAB gene polymorphisms in Guangxi populations .The frequencies of allele and genotype distribution of CRYAB gene rs3212227、rs6894567 polymorphisms had significant difference compared with HapMap-CEU and HapMap-YRI populations (P0 .05) .Conclusion The frequencies of allele and genotype distribution of CRYAB gene rs3212227、rs6894567 polymorphisms are significantly difference compared with others ethnic populations ,and this variation might account for a variety of clinical mani-festation and morbidity of of some CRYAB related diseases .