AIM: To investigate the association between true insulin and proinsulin and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors.METHODS: Based on the random stratified sampling principles, 1196 Chinese people (533 males and 663...AIM: To investigate the association between true insulin and proinsulin and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors.METHODS: Based on the random stratified sampling principles, 1196 Chinese people (533 males and 663 females,aged 35-59 years with an average age of 46.69 years) were recruited. Biotin-avidin based double monoclonal antibody ELISA method was used to detect the true insulin and proinsulin, and a risk factor score was set to evaluate individuals according to the number of risk factors.RESULTS: The median (quartile range) of true insulin and proinsulin was 4.91 mIu/L (3.01-7.09 mIu/L) and 3.49 pmol/L (2.14-5.68 pmol/L) respectively, and the true insulin level of female subjects was significantly higher than that of male subjects (P = 0.000), but the level of proinsulin displayed no significant difference between males and females (P = 0.566). The results of covariate ANOVA after age and sex were controlled showed that subjects with any of the risk factors had a significantly higher true insulin level (P = 0.002 for hypercholesterolemia, P = 0.021 for high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, P = 0.003 for low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and P = 0.000 for other risk factors) and proinsulin level (P = 0.001 for low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and P = 0.000 for other risk factors)than those with no risk factors. Furthermore, subjects with higher risk factor scores had a higher true insulin and proinsulin level than those with lower risk factor scores (P = 0.000). The multiple linear regression models showed that true insulin and proinsulin were significantly related to cardiovascular risk factor scores respectively (P = 0.000).CONCLUSION: True insulin and proinsulin are significantly associated with the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors.展开更多
AIM: To explore the relationship between the level of proinsulin with cardiovascular risk factors and sleep snoring.METHODS: Based on the random stratified sampling principle, 1 193 Chinese residents in Pizhou City, J...AIM: To explore the relationship between the level of proinsulin with cardiovascular risk factors and sleep snoring.METHODS: Based on the random stratified sampling principle, 1 193 Chinese residents in Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province (530 males and 663 females, aged 35-59 years with an average age of 46.69 years) were recruited. Their sleep snoring habits were investigated. Biotin-avidin based double mAbs ELISA was used to detect specific insulin and proinsulin, and a risk factor score was established to evaluate the individuals according to the number of their risk factors.RESULTS: The results of Spearman correlation analysis and covariate ANOVA analysis after age and sex were controlled, indicated that not only the level of proinsulin (r = 0.156, P = 0.000, F= 5.980 P = 0.000), but also cardiovascular risk factors score (r = 0.194, P = 0.000,F= 11.135, P = 0.000) significantly associated with the frequency of sleep snoring, and the significant relationship between true insulin and frequency of sleep snoring was only shown in the covariate ANOVA analysis (F = 2.868,P = 0.022). The result of multivariate stepwise logistic regression after age, sex, body mass index, waist circumference and true insulin were controlled showed that proinsulin (division by interval of quartile) was an independent risk factor for sleep snoring (OR = 1.220,95%CI: 1.085-1.373, P = 0.001).CONCLUSION: The interaction of cardiovascular risk factors clustering, high proinsulin level and sleep breathing disorder may be a syndrome, which has not been recognized in human beings so far.展开更多
The renaturation and purification of recombinant human proinsulin (rh-proinsulin) expressed in E. coli with the unit of simultaneous renaturation and purification of protein (USRPP) in semi-preparative scale was studi...The renaturation and purification of recombinant human proinsulin (rh-proinsulin) expressed in E. coli with the unit of simultaneous renaturation and purification of protein (USRPP) in semi-preparative scale was studied. The result shows that rh-proinsulin extracted with 8.0 mol/L urea can be renatured and purified simultaneously in 45 minutes with the USRPP (1050 mm ID). The purity of rh-proinsulin was found to be more than 90% and the mass recovery to be more than 80%. The renaturation effect of rh-proinsulin with the USRPP was tested by enzyme cleavage for obtaining insulin. In addition, the result was further confirmed with RPLC, SDS-PAGE electrophoresis, and MALDI-TOF, respectively.展开更多
It is well known that protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) catalyzes the thiol-disulfide exchange reactions and is believed to be responsible in the formation of disulfides during the synthesis of disulfide containing pr...It is well known that protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) catalyzes the thiol-disulfide exchange reactions and is believed to be responsible in the formation of disulfides during the synthesis of disulfide containing proteins. It has been reported in this laboratory that the native disulfide bonds of insulin can be regenerated from the scrambled or S-sulfonated chains with reasonably good yields and from the Al-B29 crosslinked展开更多
文摘AIM: To investigate the association between true insulin and proinsulin and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors.METHODS: Based on the random stratified sampling principles, 1196 Chinese people (533 males and 663 females,aged 35-59 years with an average age of 46.69 years) were recruited. Biotin-avidin based double monoclonal antibody ELISA method was used to detect the true insulin and proinsulin, and a risk factor score was set to evaluate individuals according to the number of risk factors.RESULTS: The median (quartile range) of true insulin and proinsulin was 4.91 mIu/L (3.01-7.09 mIu/L) and 3.49 pmol/L (2.14-5.68 pmol/L) respectively, and the true insulin level of female subjects was significantly higher than that of male subjects (P = 0.000), but the level of proinsulin displayed no significant difference between males and females (P = 0.566). The results of covariate ANOVA after age and sex were controlled showed that subjects with any of the risk factors had a significantly higher true insulin level (P = 0.002 for hypercholesterolemia, P = 0.021 for high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, P = 0.003 for low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and P = 0.000 for other risk factors) and proinsulin level (P = 0.001 for low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and P = 0.000 for other risk factors)than those with no risk factors. Furthermore, subjects with higher risk factor scores had a higher true insulin and proinsulin level than those with lower risk factor scores (P = 0.000). The multiple linear regression models showed that true insulin and proinsulin were significantly related to cardiovascular risk factor scores respectively (P = 0.000).CONCLUSION: True insulin and proinsulin are significantly associated with the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30400173
文摘AIM: To explore the relationship between the level of proinsulin with cardiovascular risk factors and sleep snoring.METHODS: Based on the random stratified sampling principle, 1 193 Chinese residents in Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province (530 males and 663 females, aged 35-59 years with an average age of 46.69 years) were recruited. Their sleep snoring habits were investigated. Biotin-avidin based double mAbs ELISA was used to detect specific insulin and proinsulin, and a risk factor score was established to evaluate the individuals according to the number of their risk factors.RESULTS: The results of Spearman correlation analysis and covariate ANOVA analysis after age and sex were controlled, indicated that not only the level of proinsulin (r = 0.156, P = 0.000, F= 5.980 P = 0.000), but also cardiovascular risk factors score (r = 0.194, P = 0.000,F= 11.135, P = 0.000) significantly associated with the frequency of sleep snoring, and the significant relationship between true insulin and frequency of sleep snoring was only shown in the covariate ANOVA analysis (F = 2.868,P = 0.022). The result of multivariate stepwise logistic regression after age, sex, body mass index, waist circumference and true insulin were controlled showed that proinsulin (division by interval of quartile) was an independent risk factor for sleep snoring (OR = 1.220,95%CI: 1.085-1.373, P = 0.001).CONCLUSION: The interaction of cardiovascular risk factors clustering, high proinsulin level and sleep breathing disorder may be a syndrome, which has not been recognized in human beings so far.
文摘The renaturation and purification of recombinant human proinsulin (rh-proinsulin) expressed in E. coli with the unit of simultaneous renaturation and purification of protein (USRPP) in semi-preparative scale was studied. The result shows that rh-proinsulin extracted with 8.0 mol/L urea can be renatured and purified simultaneously in 45 minutes with the USRPP (1050 mm ID). The purity of rh-proinsulin was found to be more than 90% and the mass recovery to be more than 80%. The renaturation effect of rh-proinsulin with the USRPP was tested by enzyme cleavage for obtaining insulin. In addition, the result was further confirmed with RPLC, SDS-PAGE electrophoresis, and MALDI-TOF, respectively.
基金Project supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘It is well known that protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) catalyzes the thiol-disulfide exchange reactions and is believed to be responsible in the formation of disulfides during the synthesis of disulfide containing proteins. It has been reported in this laboratory that the native disulfide bonds of insulin can be regenerated from the scrambled or S-sulfonated chains with reasonably good yields and from the Al-B29 crosslinked