目的探索肺结核患者血清甲壳质酶蛋白40(chitinase protein 40,YKL-40)、β-防御素-2(human beta defensin 2,HBD-2)水平及其对肺结核的诊断价值。方法选取2021年6月—2023年6月山东省立医院收治的86例肺结核患者为肺结核组,根据痰涂片...目的探索肺结核患者血清甲壳质酶蛋白40(chitinase protein 40,YKL-40)、β-防御素-2(human beta defensin 2,HBD-2)水平及其对肺结核的诊断价值。方法选取2021年6月—2023年6月山东省立医院收治的86例肺结核患者为肺结核组,根据痰涂片结果分为活动性肺结核组(n=50)和非活动性肺结核组(n=36),另选取86例来自我院体检中心的健康受试者作为对照组。检测所有受试者血清中YKL-40、HBD-2水平并分析肺结核患者血清中YKL-40与HBD-2的相关性;采用受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线分析血清中YKL-40、HBD-2水平对肺结核及活动性肺结核的诊断价值。结果肺结核组血清YKL-40、HBD-2水平高于对照组(P均<0.05);活动性肺结核组血清YKL-40、HBD-2水平高于非活动性肺结核组(P均<0.05)。肺结核患者血清中YKL-40与HBD-2的水平呈正相关(r=0.601)。YKL-40、HBD-2及2者联合诊断肺结核的曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)分别为0.895、0.922、0.962,2者联合诊断优于单独诊断;YKL-40、HBD-2及2者联合诊断活动性肺结核的AUC分别为0.891、0.881、0.959,2者联合诊断优于单独诊断。结论肺结核患者血清YKL-40、HBD-2水平显著升高,且随病情加重而升高,2者对肺结核及活动性肺结核的具有一定的诊断价值。展开更多
To investigate whether LL-37 and human beta defensin-2 (hBD-2) is related to the patients with psoriasis seldom having skin infections and explore the role of the two peptides and CCR6 (the receptor of hBD-2) in the p...To investigate whether LL-37 and human beta defensin-2 (hBD-2) is related to the patients with psoriasis seldom having skin infections and explore the role of the two peptides and CCR6 (the receptor of hBD-2) in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, the expression levels of mRNA of LL-37, hBD-2, and CCR6 in skin lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris were detected by using RT-PCR. The results showed that the mRNA expression levels of the two peptides and CCR6 in psoriatic lesions all increased compared with the normal skin (P<0.001). It was suggested that up-regulated expression of LL-37 and hBD-2 might be the main reason that result in the the skin of patients with psoriasis being seldom infected, and the two peptides and CCR6 might play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.展开更多
AIM: To examine human β-defensin-3 (hBD-3) expression in inflamed gastric mucosal tissues or MKN45 gastric cancer cells with or without H pylori infection for better understanding the innate immune response to H pylo...AIM: To examine human β-defensin-3 (hBD-3) expression in inflamed gastric mucosal tissues or MKN45 gastric cancer cells with or without H pylori infection for better understanding the innate immune response to H pylori. METHODS: We used reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactions and immunohistochemistry to examine hBD-3 expression in inflamed gastric mucosal tissues or MKN45 gastric cancer cells with or without H pylori. Effects of hBD-3 against H pylori were also evaluated. RESULTS: The mean mRNA expression of hBD-3 in H pylori -positive specimens was significantly higher than that in H pylori-negative specimens (P = 0.0002, Mann-Whitney). In addition, unlike uninfected samples, 8 of 15 (53.33%) infected mucosal samples expressed hBD-3 protein. H pylori dose-dependently induced mRNA expression of hBD-3 in MKN45 cells, an effect inhibited by adding anti-toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 antibody. HBD-3 protein completely inhibited H pylori growth. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that like hBD-2, hBD-3 may be involved in the pathophysiology of H pylori-induced gastritis.展开更多
文摘目的探索肺结核患者血清甲壳质酶蛋白40(chitinase protein 40,YKL-40)、β-防御素-2(human beta defensin 2,HBD-2)水平及其对肺结核的诊断价值。方法选取2021年6月—2023年6月山东省立医院收治的86例肺结核患者为肺结核组,根据痰涂片结果分为活动性肺结核组(n=50)和非活动性肺结核组(n=36),另选取86例来自我院体检中心的健康受试者作为对照组。检测所有受试者血清中YKL-40、HBD-2水平并分析肺结核患者血清中YKL-40与HBD-2的相关性;采用受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线分析血清中YKL-40、HBD-2水平对肺结核及活动性肺结核的诊断价值。结果肺结核组血清YKL-40、HBD-2水平高于对照组(P均<0.05);活动性肺结核组血清YKL-40、HBD-2水平高于非活动性肺结核组(P均<0.05)。肺结核患者血清中YKL-40与HBD-2的水平呈正相关(r=0.601)。YKL-40、HBD-2及2者联合诊断肺结核的曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)分别为0.895、0.922、0.962,2者联合诊断优于单独诊断;YKL-40、HBD-2及2者联合诊断活动性肺结核的AUC分别为0.891、0.881、0.959,2者联合诊断优于单独诊断。结论肺结核患者血清YKL-40、HBD-2水平显著升高,且随病情加重而升高,2者对肺结核及活动性肺结核的具有一定的诊断价值。
文摘To investigate whether LL-37 and human beta defensin-2 (hBD-2) is related to the patients with psoriasis seldom having skin infections and explore the role of the two peptides and CCR6 (the receptor of hBD-2) in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, the expression levels of mRNA of LL-37, hBD-2, and CCR6 in skin lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris were detected by using RT-PCR. The results showed that the mRNA expression levels of the two peptides and CCR6 in psoriatic lesions all increased compared with the normal skin (P<0.001). It was suggested that up-regulated expression of LL-37 and hBD-2 might be the main reason that result in the the skin of patients with psoriasis being seldom infected, and the two peptides and CCR6 might play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.
文摘AIM: To examine human β-defensin-3 (hBD-3) expression in inflamed gastric mucosal tissues or MKN45 gastric cancer cells with or without H pylori infection for better understanding the innate immune response to H pylori. METHODS: We used reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactions and immunohistochemistry to examine hBD-3 expression in inflamed gastric mucosal tissues or MKN45 gastric cancer cells with or without H pylori. Effects of hBD-3 against H pylori were also evaluated. RESULTS: The mean mRNA expression of hBD-3 in H pylori -positive specimens was significantly higher than that in H pylori-negative specimens (P = 0.0002, Mann-Whitney). In addition, unlike uninfected samples, 8 of 15 (53.33%) infected mucosal samples expressed hBD-3 protein. H pylori dose-dependently induced mRNA expression of hBD-3 in MKN45 cells, an effect inhibited by adding anti-toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 antibody. HBD-3 protein completely inhibited H pylori growth. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that like hBD-2, hBD-3 may be involved in the pathophysiology of H pylori-induced gastritis.