Objective To study the interactive effect of job stress and genetic susceptibility (or gene polymorphism) on hypertension. Methods A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted in 452 workers from a thermal ...Objective To study the interactive effect of job stress and genetic susceptibility (or gene polymorphism) on hypertension. Methods A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted in 452 workers from a thermal power plant in China. Extrinsic effort, occupational reward, and over-commitment were measured. Hypertensive patients were defined by three phases of screening, reexamination, and final diagnosis. β2-AR genotypes and allele frequencies at amino acid positions 16 (β2-AR-16: Arg→Gly) and 27 (β2-AR-27: Gln→Glu) were identified by PCR-RFLE Results Job stress was related with the prevalence of hypertension in males (P〈0.05), whereas no significant relationship was found in females (P〉0.05). Differences in genotypes and allele frequencies of the β2-AR-16 were statistically significant between the hypertension and control groups (P〈0.05), whereas those of β2-AR-27 were not (P〉0.05). The prevalence of hypertension was higher in individuals carrying Gly16 allele than in those carrying Arg16 allele of the high job stress group (P〈0.01 or 0.05). Conclusion High job stress and polymorphism of β2-AR-16 have an interactive effect on the prevalence of hypertension in male workers.展开更多
Objective: To scan single nucleotide polymorphism ( SNP ) in Chinese alpha-2Aadrenergic receptor (α_(2A)-AR) gene and study the effects of the SNP on the gene expression.Methods: The complete sequence of α_(2A)-AR g...Objective: To scan single nucleotide polymorphism ( SNP ) in Chinese alpha-2Aadrenergic receptor (α_(2A)-AR) gene and study the effects of the SNP on the gene expression.Methods: The complete sequence of α_(2A)-AR gene was analyzed with automated DNA sequencer to scanSNPs. Genomic DNA was extracted from whole blood and a 239 bp fragment containing the G/Cpolymorphism was amplified with PCR using a pair of. specific primers. PCR-RFLP was used to performthe genotyping of the SNP at the site-1 296 bp of the people in the North of China. Electrophoresismobility shift assay ( EMSA ) was used to study the binding of the 390 bp fragments (- 1 414-1 025bp) with G or C at the site-1 296 bp and nuclear extracts . Results: In our study, two SNPs werefound in α_(2A)-AR gene. Allele frequencies of the SNP at the site-1 296 bp were 0.61 and 0.39 forG and C , and the genotype frequencies were 0.34 , 0.54 and 0.13 for GG, GC and CC respectively fromthe people in the North of China. In the EMSA, a specific binding appeared in the complex ofnuclear extracts and DNA with C at-1 296 bp . Conclusion: Two SNPs exist in α_(2A)-AR gene from thepeople in the North of China , and DNA fragment with allele C of the SNP at the site-1 296 bp couldbind with a specific protein, which could influence the gene expression.展开更多
Objective:To establish and verify aβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma mice model.Methods:A total of 30 SPF male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into blank group,the common asthma group,andβ_(2)-AR desensitization ast...Objective:To establish and verify aβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma mice model.Methods:A total of 30 SPF male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into blank group,the common asthma group,andβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model group.Asthma model was established,and on this basis,the method of atom-izing inhalation and intraperitoneal injections of salbutamol was used to prepareβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model.After the last stimulation on the 21st day of modeling,the airway resistance of mice was measured.ELISA was used to detect the content of serum IgE;HE staining was used to observe the lung organization degree of infla-mmatory cell infiltration;Western blot method was used to detect theβ_(2)-AR content in lung tissue,RT-PCR was used to detect theβ_(2)-ARmRNA expressionin lung tissue.Results:Compared with the blank group,as acetyl choline(Mch)levels increased,groups of OVA induced airway resistance increases;but theβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model group increased airway resistance was more significant(P<0.05);compared with the blank group,IgE levels of common asthma group andβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model group elevated(P<0.01).The pathological histology observation found theβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma airway inflammation infiltration in mice,the excessive mucus secretion and collagen deposition,and the pathological performance obviously increase compared with the common asthma group;β_(2)-AR content in the lung tissue ofβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model in mice,β_(2)-AR mRNA expression level in the blank group and common asthma model group were significantly decreased(P<0.05).Conclusion:Theβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma mouse model was successfully established,and the buildingcycle was short.展开更多
基金This research was supported by the Funds of Health Science & Technology Innovation Project of Henan Province
文摘Objective To study the interactive effect of job stress and genetic susceptibility (or gene polymorphism) on hypertension. Methods A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted in 452 workers from a thermal power plant in China. Extrinsic effort, occupational reward, and over-commitment were measured. Hypertensive patients were defined by three phases of screening, reexamination, and final diagnosis. β2-AR genotypes and allele frequencies at amino acid positions 16 (β2-AR-16: Arg→Gly) and 27 (β2-AR-27: Gln→Glu) were identified by PCR-RFLE Results Job stress was related with the prevalence of hypertension in males (P〈0.05), whereas no significant relationship was found in females (P〉0.05). Differences in genotypes and allele frequencies of the β2-AR-16 were statistically significant between the hypertension and control groups (P〈0.05), whereas those of β2-AR-27 were not (P〉0.05). The prevalence of hypertension was higher in individuals carrying Gly16 allele than in those carrying Arg16 allele of the high job stress group (P〈0.01 or 0.05). Conclusion High job stress and polymorphism of β2-AR-16 have an interactive effect on the prevalence of hypertension in male workers.
文摘Objective: To scan single nucleotide polymorphism ( SNP ) in Chinese alpha-2Aadrenergic receptor (α_(2A)-AR) gene and study the effects of the SNP on the gene expression.Methods: The complete sequence of α_(2A)-AR gene was analyzed with automated DNA sequencer to scanSNPs. Genomic DNA was extracted from whole blood and a 239 bp fragment containing the G/Cpolymorphism was amplified with PCR using a pair of. specific primers. PCR-RFLP was used to performthe genotyping of the SNP at the site-1 296 bp of the people in the North of China. Electrophoresismobility shift assay ( EMSA ) was used to study the binding of the 390 bp fragments (- 1 414-1 025bp) with G or C at the site-1 296 bp and nuclear extracts . Results: In our study, two SNPs werefound in α_(2A)-AR gene. Allele frequencies of the SNP at the site-1 296 bp were 0.61 and 0.39 forG and C , and the genotype frequencies were 0.34 , 0.54 and 0.13 for GG, GC and CC respectively fromthe people in the North of China. In the EMSA, a specific binding appeared in the complex ofnuclear extracts and DNA with C at-1 296 bp . Conclusion: Two SNPs exist in α_(2A)-AR gene from thepeople in the North of China , and DNA fragment with allele C of the SNP at the site-1 296 bp couldbind with a specific protein, which could influence the gene expression.
基金General Projects of National Natural Science Fund(81873338)Key Scientific and Technological Projects in Henan Province(202102310491)Training Subjects of Leading Talents in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Henan Province(Yuweizhongyihan[2021]No.8)。
文摘Objective:To establish and verify aβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma mice model.Methods:A total of 30 SPF male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into blank group,the common asthma group,andβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model group.Asthma model was established,and on this basis,the method of atom-izing inhalation and intraperitoneal injections of salbutamol was used to prepareβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model.After the last stimulation on the 21st day of modeling,the airway resistance of mice was measured.ELISA was used to detect the content of serum IgE;HE staining was used to observe the lung organization degree of infla-mmatory cell infiltration;Western blot method was used to detect theβ_(2)-AR content in lung tissue,RT-PCR was used to detect theβ_(2)-ARmRNA expressionin lung tissue.Results:Compared with the blank group,as acetyl choline(Mch)levels increased,groups of OVA induced airway resistance increases;but theβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model group increased airway resistance was more significant(P<0.05);compared with the blank group,IgE levels of common asthma group andβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model group elevated(P<0.01).The pathological histology observation found theβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma airway inflammation infiltration in mice,the excessive mucus secretion and collagen deposition,and the pathological performance obviously increase compared with the common asthma group;β_(2)-AR content in the lung tissue ofβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma model in mice,β_(2)-AR mRNA expression level in the blank group and common asthma model group were significantly decreased(P<0.05).Conclusion:Theβ_(2)-AR desensitization asthma mouse model was successfully established,and the buildingcycle was short.