To study the morphology of the enteric nervous system and the expression of beta-2 adrenergic (B2A) receptors in primary colorectal cancer.METHODSIn this study, we included forty-eight patients with primary colorectal...To study the morphology of the enteric nervous system and the expression of beta-2 adrenergic (B2A) receptors in primary colorectal cancer.METHODSIn this study, we included forty-eight patients with primary colorectal cancer and nine patients for control tissue from the excision of a colonic segment for benign conditions. We determined the clinicopathological features and evaluated the immunohistochemical expression pattern of B2A receptors as well as the morphological changes of the enteric nervous system (ENS). In order to assess statistical differences, we used the student t-test for comparing the means of two groups and one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni’s post hoc analysis for comparing the means of more than two groups. Correlations were assessed using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient.RESULTSB2A receptors were significantly associated with tumor grading, tumor size, tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05), while there were no statistically significant associations with gender, CRC location and gross appearance (P > 0.05). We observed, on one hand, a decrease of the relative area for both Auerbach and Meissner plexuses with the increase of the tumor grading, and on the other hand, an increase of the relative area of other nervous elements not in the Meissner plexus or in the Auerbach plexus with the tumor grading. For G1 tumors we found that epithelial B2A area showed an inverse correlation with the Auerbach plexus areas [r(14) = -0.531, P < 0.05], while for G2 tumors, epithelial B2A areas showed an indirect variation with both the Auerbach plexus areas [r(14) = -0.453, P < 0.05] and the Meissner areas [r(14) = -0.825, P < 0.01]. For G3 tumors, the inverse dependence increased for both Auerbach [r(14) = -0.587, P < 0.05] and Meissner [r(14) = -0.934, P < 0.05] plexuses.CONCLUSIONB2A receptors play an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis and can be utilized as prognostic factors. Furthermore, study of the ENS in colorectal cancer may lead to targeted molecular therapies.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the relationship between the levels of plasma adrenaline and norepinephrine and gene polymorphism of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C in children with enterovirus 71(EV71) infection in hand foo...Objective:To investigate the relationship between the levels of plasma adrenaline and norepinephrine and gene polymorphism of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C in children with enterovirus 71(EV71) infection in hand foot and mouth disease(HFMD). Methods:The polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was used to detect the expression of gene polymorphism of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C in vitro. The levels of plasma adrenaline and norepinephrine were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Results:The plasma norepinephrine level of severe group was significantly higher than the mild group in children with EV71 infection in HFMD(P<0.05); however,the levels of plasma adrenalinein in two groups had no statistical differences(P>0.05); There was no significant difference in the distribution of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C genotype and allele between EV71 infection group and healthy control group(P> 0.05). Further analysis of EV71 infection group by dividing it into mild and severe groups showed that there was no significant difference in the distribution of genotype and allele between these two groups as well(P> 0.05). There was no significant difference in the levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine in different genotypes of EV71 infection group(P> 0.05),and in the levels of plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine in the mild and severe groups(P> 0.05). Conclusions:As the disease gets worse,the plasma norepinephrine level has a rising trend in children with EV71 infection in HFMD,which is an important indicator to evaluate the progress of the disease. However,the gene polymorphism of eptor G1165 C have no significant correlation,not only with the susceptibility and severit β1 adrenergic recy of EV71 infection in hand,foot and mouth disease,but also with the levels of catecholamine.展开更多
BACKGROUND: The prevalences of hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases, etc. are higher in Mongolian population because of the influence of various factors including genetics, geography, diet, etc. Therefore, it is he...BACKGROUND: The prevalences of hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases, etc. are higher in Mongolian population because of the influence of various factors including genetics, geography, diet, etc. Therefore, it is helpful to develop researches on the genetics of various diseases including hypertension in Mongolian population. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between the polymorphism of beta1 adrenergic receptor (β1-AR) gene G1165C (Arg389Gly), an important candidate gene for various diseases of cardiovascular system, and essential hypertension in Mongolian population. DESIGN : A cross-sectional study SETTINGS: Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College; Wulate Houqi Red Cross Society. PARTICIPANTS: The survey was carried out from February 2003 to March 2005. Totally 239 Mongolian residents, whose blood relations of 3 generations were all Mongolians, were selected from Wulate Houqi, Inner Mongolia, and they were all informed with the survey and detected items. Based on the diagnostic standard of hypertension set by WHO in 1999, the subjects were divided into two groups according to the level blood pressure: ① Normal blood pressure group (n=117): systolic blood pressure (SBP) 〈 140 mm Hg (1 mm Hg =0.133 kPa), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 〈 90 mm Hg, and those having histories of cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, diseases of liver, kidney and tiroides, and diabetes mellitus were excluded. ② Essential hypertension group (n=122): including 51 patients with simple high SBP. All the enrolled subjects had no blood relationship with each other, and had no history of miscegenation. METHODS : The body height, body mass, waist circumference and blood lipids were measured routinely, and their habits of smoking and drinking were also investigated. Penpheral venous blood (5 mL) was drawn, the genome DNA was extracted, and the polymorphisms of the β1-AR Gl165C (Gly389Arg) genotype were detected with the Sequenom system. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) experiment and SNP detection were performed in Huada Gene Laboratory of Bejing, then the univariate analysis of variance was applied in the sample comparison among groups, and the chi-square test was used to compare the genotypes and allele frequencies. The odd ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CO were calculated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The distributions of β1-AR Gl165C (Gly389Arg) genotypes and alleles were observed. RESULTS: A11 the 239 subjects were involved in the analysis of results, and no one missed, ①Comparison of β1-AR G1165C (Gly389Arg) genotypes and allele distnbutions: In Mongolian population, the frequencies of CC and GG+GC genotypes at β1-AR G1165C (Gly389Arg) site in the essential hypertension group (72%, 28%) were not significantly different from those in the normal blood pressure group (67%, 33%) (xz=0.841, P=-0.359; OR 0.773, 95%Cl: 0.445-1.342); The frequencies of C and G alleles also had no significant differences between the essential hypertension group (85%, 15%) and the normal blood pressure group (82%, 18%) (x^2=1.136, P=-0.287; OR: 0.769, 95%Cl: 0.747-1.248). ②The frequencies of CC and GG+GC genotypes at β1-AR G1165C (Gly389Arg) site had no significant differences between the patients with simple high SBP (71%, 29%) and the normal blood pressure group (x^2=0.250, P=-0.617; OR: 0.833, 95%C/: 0.408-1.703); The frequencies of C and G alleles were not significantly different between the patients with simple high SBP (86%, 14%) and the normal blood pressure group (x^2=0.670, P=-0.413; OR 0.766, 95%Cl: 0.404-1.453). CONCLUSION: In Mongolian population, the distributions of the genotypes and alleles of β1-AR Gl165C (Gly389Arg) have no obvious differences between the subjects with normal blood pressure and the patients with essential hypertension (including simple SBP increase), which suggests that G1165C (Glu389Asp) site of β1-AR gene may be not a genetic mark of essential hypertension and simple high SBP in Mongolian population.展开更多
Objective To study the effect of β3 adrenergic receptor (β3AR) Trp64Arg and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 (PPAR72) Prol2Ala polymorphisms on insulin resistance. Methods One hundred and eight...Objective To study the effect of β3 adrenergic receptor (β3AR) Trp64Arg and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 (PPAR72) Prol2Ala polymorphisms on insulin resistance. Methods One hundred and eight dizygotic twin pairs were enrolled in this study. Microsatellite polymorphism was used to diagnose zygosity of twins. Insulin sensitivity was estimated with logarithm transformed homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). PCR-RFLP analysis was performed to detect the variants. As a supplement to the sib-pair method, identity by state (IBS) was used to analyze the association of polymorphisms with insulin sensitivity. Results The genotype frequencies of Trp64Trg, Trp64Arg, and Arg64Arg were 72.3%, 23.8%, and 3.9%, respectively, while the genotype frequencies of Pro12Pro, Pro12Ala, and Ala12Ala were 89.9%, 9.6%, and 0.5%, respectively. For β3AR Trp64Arg the interclass co-twin correlations of Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), blood glucose (GLU), and insulin (INS), homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) of the twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS were greater than those sharing 0-1 allele of IBS, and HOMA4R had statistic significance. For PPAR3t2 Prol2Ala most traits of twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS had greater correlations and statistic significance in body mass index (BMI), WHR, percent of body fat (PBF) and GLU, but there were low correlations of either insulin or HOMA-IR of twin pairs sharing 1 or 2 alleles of IBS. The combined effects of the two variations showed less squared significant twin-pair differences of INS and HOMA-IR among twins sharing 4 alleles of IBS. Condusions β3AR Trp64Arg and PPAR),2 Pro 12Ala polymorphisms might be associated with insulin resistance and obesity, and there might be slight synergistic effects between this two gene loci, and further studies are necessary to confirm this finding.展开更多
Adrenergic receptor dysfunction is suggested as a potential cause of hippocampal vulnerability to stress-related pathology. We examined mRNA expression of adrenergic receptor (AR) subtypes α1-AR, α1-AR, and β1-AR...Adrenergic receptor dysfunction is suggested as a potential cause of hippocampal vulnerability to stress-related pathology. We examined mRNA expression of adrenergic receptor (AR) subtypes α1-AR, α1-AR, and β1-AR in hippocampal subregions (CA1, CA3, dentate gyrus) using in situ hybridization in a depression model induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress and social isolation, α1-AR mRNA expression was significantly increased in the CA3 and dentate gyrus, β1-AR mRNA was significantly increased in the CA1, and α1-AR mRNA remained unchanged in all regions of depression rats compared with controls. Thus, different AR subtypes exhibit a differing pattern of mRNA expression in various hippocampal subregions following depression.展开更多
Objective To determine whether autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors are related to patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).Methods Both synthetic peptides corresponding to amino...Objective To determine whether autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors are related to patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).Methods Both synthetic peptides corresponding to amino acids sequence 197-222 and 169-173 of the second extracellular loops of the β 1 and M 2 receptors were used as antigens to screen sera from 265 patients. 188 were congestive heart failure (CHF) patients with different heart diseases, among them 42 were ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICD) and 52 were idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM),44 were hypertensive heart disease (HHD),50 were rheumatic valvular heart disease (RVHD); 77 were controls, among them 36 were simple hypertension and 41 were healthy donors (NC). Results Positive sera for β 1-adrenergic receptor was found in 45.73% (86/188) of CHF patients, while in the controls it was 10.4% (8/77) ( P <0.01); positive sera for M 2-muscarinic receptor in CHF patients was found in 49.5% (99/188), while in the control it was 11.7% (9/77) ( P <0.01). The positive ratio of autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors in CHF patients with cardiac function class Ⅱ-Ⅲ (NYHA) were significantly higher than cardiac function class Ⅳ. The average titer of autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors of the former was significantly higher than the latter; 56.1% of patients with autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic receptor had autoantibodies against M 2-muscarinic receptor. Conclusions Autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic receptor and M 2-muscarinic receptor were found in sera from heart failure patients with different cardiac diseases. We propose that autoantibodies against β 1 and M 2 receptors are not only related to the IDCM, but also to cardiac structural and functional changes.展开更多
Objective To determine whether autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors are related to patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).Methods Both synthetic peptides corresponding to amino...Objective To determine whether autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors are related to patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).Methods Both synthetic peptides corresponding to amino acids sequence 197-222 and 169-173 of the second extracellular loops of the β 1 and M 2 receptors were used as antigens to screen sera from 265 patients. 188 were congestive heart failure (CHF) patients with different heart diseases, among them 42 were ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICD) and 52 were idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM),44 were hypertensive heart disease (HHD),50 were rheumatic valvular heart disease (RVHD); 77 were controls, among them 36 were simple hypertension and 41 were healthy donors (NC). Results Positive sera for β 1-adrenergic receptor was found in 45.73% (86/188) of CHF patients, while in the controls it was 10.4% (8/77) ( P 【0.01); positive sera for M 2-muscarinic receptor in CHF patients was found in 49.5% (99/188), while in the control it was 11.7% (9/77) ( P 【0.01). The positive ratio of autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors in CHF patients with cardiac function class Ⅱ-Ⅲ (NYHA) were significantly higher than cardiac function class Ⅳ. The average titer of autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors of the former was significantly higher than the latter; 56.1% of patients with autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic receptor had autoantibodies against M 2-muscarinic receptor. Conclusions Autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic receptor and M 2-muscarinic receptor were found in sera from heart failure patients with different cardiac diseases. We propose that autoantibodies against β 1 and M 2 receptors are not only related to the IDCM, but also to cardiac structural and functional changes.展开更多
Dendrite ramification affects synaptic strength and plays a crucial role in memory. Previous studies revealed a correlation between beta 2-adrenergic receptor dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease (AD), although the ...Dendrite ramification affects synaptic strength and plays a crucial role in memory. Previous studies revealed a correlation between beta 2-adrenergic receptor dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease (AD), although the mechanism involved is still poorly understood. The current study investigated the potential effect of the selective β2-adrenergic receptor antagonist, ICI 118551 (ICI), on Aβ deposits and AD-related cognitive impairment. Morris water maze test results demonstrated that the performance of AD-transgenic (TG) mice treated with ICI (AD-TG/ICI) was significantly poorer compared with NaCl-treated AD-TG mice (AD-TG/NaCl), suggesting that β2-adrenergic receptor blockage by ICI might reduce the learning and memory abilities of mice. Golgi staining and immunohistochemical staining revealed that blockage of the β2-adrenergic receptor by ICI treatment decreased the number of dendritic branches, and ICI treatment in AD-TG mice decreased the expression of hippocampal synaptophysin and synapsin 1. Western blot assay results showed that the blockage of β2-adrener- gic receptor increased amyloid-β accumulation by downregulating hippocampal a-secretase activity and increasing the phosphorylation of amyloid precursor protein. These findings suggest that blocking the β2-adrenergic receptor inhibits dendrite ramification of hippocampal neurons in a mouse model of AD.展开更多
目的基于Meta分析评价β_(1)肾上腺素受体(ADRB1)389位点(rs 1801253)基因多态性对比索洛尔疗效的影响。方法通过计算机检索中国知网、维普网、万方数据知识服务平台、Web of Science、PubMed等数据库收集关于ADRB1与比索洛尔研究的文献...目的基于Meta分析评价β_(1)肾上腺素受体(ADRB1)389位点(rs 1801253)基因多态性对比索洛尔疗效的影响。方法通过计算机检索中国知网、维普网、万方数据知识服务平台、Web of Science、PubMed等数据库收集关于ADRB1与比索洛尔研究的文献,检索时间为建库至2023年7月。研究人员对发表的文献进行筛选,并将纳入文献进入质量评价,提取文献数据,对纳入文献结局指标使用Review Manager 5.3软件进行Meta分析。结果最终纳入文献6篇,其中Gly389Gly(GG型)69例,Gly389Arg(GC型)458例,Arg389Arg(CC型)611例。在降收缩压、舒张压及控制心率疗效方面,GG与CC基因型差异无统计学意义(P=0.96,P=0.84,P=0.87),GC与CC基因型差异无统计学意义(P=0.43,P=0.35,P=0.07),GG与GC基因型差异亦无统计学意义(P=0.60,P=0.68,P=0.77)。结论在比索洛尔降压及控制心率方面,ADRB1389位点基因多态性对其疗效影响并不明显。GG、GC及CC 3个基因型之间均未发现明显差异。展开更多
基金Supported by the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation,CNCS-UEFISCDI,project No.PN-IIRU-TE-2014-4-0582,contract No.160/01.10.2015
文摘To study the morphology of the enteric nervous system and the expression of beta-2 adrenergic (B2A) receptors in primary colorectal cancer.METHODSIn this study, we included forty-eight patients with primary colorectal cancer and nine patients for control tissue from the excision of a colonic segment for benign conditions. We determined the clinicopathological features and evaluated the immunohistochemical expression pattern of B2A receptors as well as the morphological changes of the enteric nervous system (ENS). In order to assess statistical differences, we used the student t-test for comparing the means of two groups and one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni’s post hoc analysis for comparing the means of more than two groups. Correlations were assessed using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient.RESULTSB2A receptors were significantly associated with tumor grading, tumor size, tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05), while there were no statistically significant associations with gender, CRC location and gross appearance (P > 0.05). We observed, on one hand, a decrease of the relative area for both Auerbach and Meissner plexuses with the increase of the tumor grading, and on the other hand, an increase of the relative area of other nervous elements not in the Meissner plexus or in the Auerbach plexus with the tumor grading. For G1 tumors we found that epithelial B2A area showed an inverse correlation with the Auerbach plexus areas [r(14) = -0.531, P < 0.05], while for G2 tumors, epithelial B2A areas showed an indirect variation with both the Auerbach plexus areas [r(14) = -0.453, P < 0.05] and the Meissner areas [r(14) = -0.825, P < 0.01]. For G3 tumors, the inverse dependence increased for both Auerbach [r(14) = -0.587, P < 0.05] and Meissner [r(14) = -0.934, P < 0.05] plexuses.CONCLUSIONB2A receptors play an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis and can be utilized as prognostic factors. Furthermore, study of the ENS in colorectal cancer may lead to targeted molecular therapies.
基金supported by the Research Projects of Hainan Province Health Planning Industry(grant numbers:2012ZD-03)
文摘Objective:To investigate the relationship between the levels of plasma adrenaline and norepinephrine and gene polymorphism of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C in children with enterovirus 71(EV71) infection in hand foot and mouth disease(HFMD). Methods:The polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was used to detect the expression of gene polymorphism of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C in vitro. The levels of plasma adrenaline and norepinephrine were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Results:The plasma norepinephrine level of severe group was significantly higher than the mild group in children with EV71 infection in HFMD(P<0.05); however,the levels of plasma adrenalinein in two groups had no statistical differences(P>0.05); There was no significant difference in the distribution of β1 adrenergic receptor G1165 C genotype and allele between EV71 infection group and healthy control group(P> 0.05). Further analysis of EV71 infection group by dividing it into mild and severe groups showed that there was no significant difference in the distribution of genotype and allele between these two groups as well(P> 0.05). There was no significant difference in the levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine in different genotypes of EV71 infection group(P> 0.05),and in the levels of plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine in the mild and severe groups(P> 0.05). Conclusions:As the disease gets worse,the plasma norepinephrine level has a rising trend in children with EV71 infection in HFMD,which is an important indicator to evaluate the progress of the disease. However,the gene polymorphism of eptor G1165 C have no significant correlation,not only with the susceptibility and severit β1 adrenergic recy of EV71 infection in hand,foot and mouth disease,but also with the levels of catecholamine.
基金a grant from theGreat Program of Inner Mongo-lia Medical College, No.NY2004ZD006
文摘BACKGROUND: The prevalences of hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases, etc. are higher in Mongolian population because of the influence of various factors including genetics, geography, diet, etc. Therefore, it is helpful to develop researches on the genetics of various diseases including hypertension in Mongolian population. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between the polymorphism of beta1 adrenergic receptor (β1-AR) gene G1165C (Arg389Gly), an important candidate gene for various diseases of cardiovascular system, and essential hypertension in Mongolian population. DESIGN : A cross-sectional study SETTINGS: Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College; Wulate Houqi Red Cross Society. PARTICIPANTS: The survey was carried out from February 2003 to March 2005. Totally 239 Mongolian residents, whose blood relations of 3 generations were all Mongolians, were selected from Wulate Houqi, Inner Mongolia, and they were all informed with the survey and detected items. Based on the diagnostic standard of hypertension set by WHO in 1999, the subjects were divided into two groups according to the level blood pressure: ① Normal blood pressure group (n=117): systolic blood pressure (SBP) 〈 140 mm Hg (1 mm Hg =0.133 kPa), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 〈 90 mm Hg, and those having histories of cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, diseases of liver, kidney and tiroides, and diabetes mellitus were excluded. ② Essential hypertension group (n=122): including 51 patients with simple high SBP. All the enrolled subjects had no blood relationship with each other, and had no history of miscegenation. METHODS : The body height, body mass, waist circumference and blood lipids were measured routinely, and their habits of smoking and drinking were also investigated. Penpheral venous blood (5 mL) was drawn, the genome DNA was extracted, and the polymorphisms of the β1-AR Gl165C (Gly389Arg) genotype were detected with the Sequenom system. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) experiment and SNP detection were performed in Huada Gene Laboratory of Bejing, then the univariate analysis of variance was applied in the sample comparison among groups, and the chi-square test was used to compare the genotypes and allele frequencies. The odd ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CO were calculated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The distributions of β1-AR Gl165C (Gly389Arg) genotypes and alleles were observed. RESULTS: A11 the 239 subjects were involved in the analysis of results, and no one missed, ①Comparison of β1-AR G1165C (Gly389Arg) genotypes and allele distnbutions: In Mongolian population, the frequencies of CC and GG+GC genotypes at β1-AR G1165C (Gly389Arg) site in the essential hypertension group (72%, 28%) were not significantly different from those in the normal blood pressure group (67%, 33%) (xz=0.841, P=-0.359; OR 0.773, 95%Cl: 0.445-1.342); The frequencies of C and G alleles also had no significant differences between the essential hypertension group (85%, 15%) and the normal blood pressure group (82%, 18%) (x^2=1.136, P=-0.287; OR: 0.769, 95%Cl: 0.747-1.248). ②The frequencies of CC and GG+GC genotypes at β1-AR G1165C (Gly389Arg) site had no significant differences between the patients with simple high SBP (71%, 29%) and the normal blood pressure group (x^2=0.250, P=-0.617; OR: 0.833, 95%C/: 0.408-1.703); The frequencies of C and G alleles were not significantly different between the patients with simple high SBP (86%, 14%) and the normal blood pressure group (x^2=0.670, P=-0.413; OR 0.766, 95%Cl: 0.404-1.453). CONCLUSION: In Mongolian population, the distributions of the genotypes and alleles of β1-AR Gl165C (Gly389Arg) have no obvious differences between the subjects with normal blood pressure and the patients with essential hypertension (including simple SBP increase), which suggests that G1165C (Glu389Asp) site of β1-AR gene may be not a genetic mark of essential hypertension and simple high SBP in Mongolian population.
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30371223)the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (2001CB510310).
文摘Objective To study the effect of β3 adrenergic receptor (β3AR) Trp64Arg and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 (PPAR72) Prol2Ala polymorphisms on insulin resistance. Methods One hundred and eight dizygotic twin pairs were enrolled in this study. Microsatellite polymorphism was used to diagnose zygosity of twins. Insulin sensitivity was estimated with logarithm transformed homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). PCR-RFLP analysis was performed to detect the variants. As a supplement to the sib-pair method, identity by state (IBS) was used to analyze the association of polymorphisms with insulin sensitivity. Results The genotype frequencies of Trp64Trg, Trp64Arg, and Arg64Arg were 72.3%, 23.8%, and 3.9%, respectively, while the genotype frequencies of Pro12Pro, Pro12Ala, and Ala12Ala were 89.9%, 9.6%, and 0.5%, respectively. For β3AR Trp64Arg the interclass co-twin correlations of Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), blood glucose (GLU), and insulin (INS), homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) of the twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS were greater than those sharing 0-1 allele of IBS, and HOMA4R had statistic significance. For PPAR3t2 Prol2Ala most traits of twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS had greater correlations and statistic significance in body mass index (BMI), WHR, percent of body fat (PBF) and GLU, but there were low correlations of either insulin or HOMA-IR of twin pairs sharing 1 or 2 alleles of IBS. The combined effects of the two variations showed less squared significant twin-pair differences of INS and HOMA-IR among twins sharing 4 alleles of IBS. Condusions β3AR Trp64Arg and PPAR),2 Pro 12Ala polymorphisms might be associated with insulin resistance and obesity, and there might be slight synergistic effects between this two gene loci, and further studies are necessary to confirm this finding.
基金Opening Projects from Laboratory of Acupuncture-Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. KJA200505, KJA200803Doctor Station Foundation of the Ministry of Education, No. 2009323711009the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30901923
文摘Adrenergic receptor dysfunction is suggested as a potential cause of hippocampal vulnerability to stress-related pathology. We examined mRNA expression of adrenergic receptor (AR) subtypes α1-AR, α1-AR, and β1-AR in hippocampal subregions (CA1, CA3, dentate gyrus) using in situ hybridization in a depression model induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress and social isolation, α1-AR mRNA expression was significantly increased in the CA3 and dentate gyrus, β1-AR mRNA was significantly increased in the CA1, and α1-AR mRNA remained unchanged in all regions of depression rats compared with controls. Thus, different AR subtypes exhibit a differing pattern of mRNA expression in various hippocampal subregions following depression.
文摘Objective To determine whether autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors are related to patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).Methods Both synthetic peptides corresponding to amino acids sequence 197-222 and 169-173 of the second extracellular loops of the β 1 and M 2 receptors were used as antigens to screen sera from 265 patients. 188 were congestive heart failure (CHF) patients with different heart diseases, among them 42 were ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICD) and 52 were idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM),44 were hypertensive heart disease (HHD),50 were rheumatic valvular heart disease (RVHD); 77 were controls, among them 36 were simple hypertension and 41 were healthy donors (NC). Results Positive sera for β 1-adrenergic receptor was found in 45.73% (86/188) of CHF patients, while in the controls it was 10.4% (8/77) ( P <0.01); positive sera for M 2-muscarinic receptor in CHF patients was found in 49.5% (99/188), while in the control it was 11.7% (9/77) ( P <0.01). The positive ratio of autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors in CHF patients with cardiac function class Ⅱ-Ⅲ (NYHA) were significantly higher than cardiac function class Ⅳ. The average titer of autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors of the former was significantly higher than the latter; 56.1% of patients with autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic receptor had autoantibodies against M 2-muscarinic receptor. Conclusions Autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic receptor and M 2-muscarinic receptor were found in sera from heart failure patients with different cardiac diseases. We propose that autoantibodies against β 1 and M 2 receptors are not only related to the IDCM, but also to cardiac structural and functional changes.
文摘Objective To determine whether autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors are related to patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).Methods Both synthetic peptides corresponding to amino acids sequence 197-222 and 169-173 of the second extracellular loops of the β 1 and M 2 receptors were used as antigens to screen sera from 265 patients. 188 were congestive heart failure (CHF) patients with different heart diseases, among them 42 were ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICD) and 52 were idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM),44 were hypertensive heart disease (HHD),50 were rheumatic valvular heart disease (RVHD); 77 were controls, among them 36 were simple hypertension and 41 were healthy donors (NC). Results Positive sera for β 1-adrenergic receptor was found in 45.73% (86/188) of CHF patients, while in the controls it was 10.4% (8/77) ( P 【0.01); positive sera for M 2-muscarinic receptor in CHF patients was found in 49.5% (99/188), while in the control it was 11.7% (9/77) ( P 【0.01). The positive ratio of autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors in CHF patients with cardiac function class Ⅱ-Ⅲ (NYHA) were significantly higher than cardiac function class Ⅳ. The average titer of autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic and M 2-muscarinic receptors of the former was significantly higher than the latter; 56.1% of patients with autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic receptor had autoantibodies against M 2-muscarinic receptor. Conclusions Autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic receptor and M 2-muscarinic receptor were found in sera from heart failure patients with different cardiac diseases. We propose that autoantibodies against β 1 and M 2 receptors are not only related to the IDCM, but also to cardiac structural and functional changes.
基金supported by the Key Laboratory of Brain Disease Bioinformation of Jiangsu Province of China,No.Jsbl1202
文摘Dendrite ramification affects synaptic strength and plays a crucial role in memory. Previous studies revealed a correlation between beta 2-adrenergic receptor dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease (AD), although the mechanism involved is still poorly understood. The current study investigated the potential effect of the selective β2-adrenergic receptor antagonist, ICI 118551 (ICI), on Aβ deposits and AD-related cognitive impairment. Morris water maze test results demonstrated that the performance of AD-transgenic (TG) mice treated with ICI (AD-TG/ICI) was significantly poorer compared with NaCl-treated AD-TG mice (AD-TG/NaCl), suggesting that β2-adrenergic receptor blockage by ICI might reduce the learning and memory abilities of mice. Golgi staining and immunohistochemical staining revealed that blockage of the β2-adrenergic receptor by ICI treatment decreased the number of dendritic branches, and ICI treatment in AD-TG mice decreased the expression of hippocampal synaptophysin and synapsin 1. Western blot assay results showed that the blockage of β2-adrener- gic receptor increased amyloid-β accumulation by downregulating hippocampal a-secretase activity and increasing the phosphorylation of amyloid precursor protein. These findings suggest that blocking the β2-adrenergic receptor inhibits dendrite ramification of hippocampal neurons in a mouse model of AD.