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We detected autoantibodies against melanocytes in serum samples obtained from 50 patients, including 4 with HBV, with vitiligo and identified the associated membrane antigens. Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and anti-tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TRP-1) antibody levels were analyzed. The associated antigens in normal human melanocyte were identified by immunofluorescence. Autoantibodies against melanocyte membrane and cytoplasmic proteins were detected by western blot. Membrane antigens with higher frequencies were identified by protein mass spectrometry. The HSP70 and anti-TRP-1 antibody levels (N = 70; 10 with HBV) were detected by ELISA. The specific antigens were detected in melanocyte cytoplasm and membrane (40/50; 80% incidence; western blot). The autoantibodies reacted with several membrane antigens with approximate molecular weights (Mr) of 86,000, 75,000, 60,000, 52,000, and 44,000 (strip positive rates: 36, 58, 22, 2, and 2%, respectively). Thirty percent of the patients showed the presence of cytoplasmic antigens (Mr: 110,000, 90,000, 75,000, 50,000, and 400,000; strip positive rates: 12, 4, 12, 10, and 2%, respectively). Fifteen and 5% of the healthy subjects showed positive expression of membrane and cytoplasmic antigens, respectively. Protein mass spectrometry predicted membrane proteins with Mr of 86,000 and 75,000 and 60,000 to be Lamin A /C and Vimentin X1, respective. High titers of anti-TRP-1 antibody were detected and showed positive correlation with HSP70 (r = 0. 927, P < 0. 01). This study identified a novel membrane antigen associated with vitiligo, which might assist future investigations into autoimmune pathogenesis of vitiligo and formation of autoantibodies. HBV infection was correlated to vitiligo.
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Autoanticuerpos/inmunología , Autoantígenos/inmunología , Melanocitos/inmunología , Vitíligo/inmunología , Adulto , Autoanticuerpos/sangre , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Células Cultivadas , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Femenino , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta , Proteínas del Choque Térmico HSP72/inmunología , Humanos , Masculino , Espectrometría de Masas , Proteínas de la Membrana/inmunología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Oxidorreductasas/inmunología , Vitíligo/sangre , Vitíligo/etiología , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
It has been reported that interleukin-10 (IL-10) promoter genes (1082 A/G, 819 T/C, 592 A/C) are associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, the results remain controversial and ambiguous. To resolve inconsistencies in published data, we performed a meta-analysis to ascertain the association between IL-10 polymorphisms and NPC risk. Two case-control studies and two cohort studies were quantitatively analyzed to evaluate IL-10 promoter gene polymorphisms and NPC risk. Odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for each genetic model and allelic comparison. A random-effect model or a fixed-effect model was used to calculate the overall combined risk estimates. Overall, the variant genotypes (AA and AG) of the IL-10-1082 A/G polymorphism were associated with elevated risk of NPC compared with the GG homozygote (AG vs GG: OR = 1.77; 95%CI = 1.39-2.26; AG + GG vs AA: OR = 1.78; 95%CI = 1.42-2.22); no significant associations were observed in allelic contrast and the recessive model. Strong positive association was seen in the cohort studies but not in the case-control studies. No statistically significant association was detected between IL-10-819 T/C and IL-10-592 A/C polymorphisms and NPC. Additionally, publication bias was not found. Based on the current evidence, this meta-analysis suggests that IL-1082 A/G polymorphism may increase the risk of NPC, but IL-10-819 T/C and IL-10-592 A/C polymorphisms do not. Further multicenter studies that are better controlled are required to confirm these findings.
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Interleucina-10/genética , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/genética , Carcinoma , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Humanos , Carcinoma Nasofaríngeo , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
The tung tree (Vernicia fordii Hemsl.; Vf) has great potential as an industrial crop owning to its seed oil that has multiple uses. Diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGATs) catalyze the last and most committed step of triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis. In order to examine the physiological role of the VfDGAT2 gene in the tung tree, we characterized its expression profiles in different tung tissues/organs and seeds at different developmental stages. Oil content and α-eleostearic acid production during seed development were also examined. Expression studies showed that VfDGAT2 was expressed in all tissues tested, with the highest expression in developing seeds where the expression was about 19-fold more than that in leaves. VfDGAT2 showed temporal-specific expression during seed development and maturation. Notably, the expression of VfDGAT2 in developing seeds was found to be consistent with tung oil accumulation and α-eleostearic acid production. The expression level of VfDGAT2 was lower in the early stages of oil accumulation and α-eleostearic acid biosynthesis, rapidly increased during the peak periods of fatty acid synthesis in August, and then decreased during completion of the accumulation period at the end of September. When the VfDGAT2 gene was transferred to the oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula glutinis, its expression was detected along with fatty acid products. The results showed that VfDGAT2 was highly expressed in transgenic yeast clones, and the total fatty acid content in one of these clones, VfDGAT2-3, was 7.8-fold more than that in the control, indicating that VfDGAT2 contributed to fatty acid accumulation into TAG and might be a target gene for improving tung oil composition through genetic engineering.