AIM：To determine the methylation status and aberrant expression of some secreted frizzled-related protein（SFRP） genes in pancreatic cancer and explore their role in pancreatic carcinogenesis.METHODS：Methylation st...AIM：To determine the methylation status and aberrant expression of some secreted frizzled-related protein（SFRP） genes in pancreatic cancer and explore their role in pancreatic carcinogenesis.METHODS：Methylation status and expression of SFRP genes were detected by methylation-specific PCR（MSPCR） and reverse-transcription PCR（RT-PCR） respectively.RESULTS：The frequencies of methylation for SFRP genes 1,2,4,5 were 70%,48.3%,60% and 76.7% in pancreatic cancer samples,and 21.7%,20%,10% and 36.7% in matched cancer adjacent normal tissue samples,respectively（χ^2 = 28.23,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 1;χ^2 = 10.71,P = 0.001 for SFRP gene 2;χ^2 = 32.97,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 4;χ^2 = 19.55,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 5）.Expression loss of SFRP genes 1,2,4 and 5 was found in 65%,40%,55% and 71.7% of 60 pancreatic cancer samples,and 25%,15%,18.3% and 31.7% of matched cancer adjacent normal tissue samples,respectively（χ^2 = 19.39,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 1;χ^2 = 9.40,P = 0.002 for SFRP gene 2;χ^2 = 17.37,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 4;χ^2 = 19.22,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 5）.SFRP gene 1 was methylated but not expressed in PC-3 and PANC-1,SFRP gene 2 was methylated but not expressed in PANC-1 and CFPAC-1,SFRP gene 4 was methylated but not expressed in PC-3,and SFRP gene 5was methylated but not expressed in CFPAC-1.CONCLUSION： Hypermethylation and aberrant expression of SFRP genes are common in pancreatic cancer, which may be involved in pancreatic carcinogenesis.展开更多
Background ＆ Objective The relationship between lipid profile perturbation and diabetes associated complications has long been an area of interest. Dyslipidemia is a potent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and m...Background ＆ Objective The relationship between lipid profile perturbation and diabetes associated complications has long been an area of interest. Dyslipidemia is a potent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. The aim of present study was to investigate relationship between aging and lipid profiles in diabetic and non-diabetic atherosclerotie patients. Methods Five hundred and seventy six individuals （45-75 year age） participated in this study. Among these, 192 were having history of diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis. Individuals are categorized on the base of health （normal, non-diabetic atheroselerosis, diabetic atherosclerosis） and age （45-55 years, 56~55 years, and 66-75 years）. All the participants were subjected to the procedures like a detailed history, biochemical analysis for fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin Alc, total cholesterol （TC）, triglycerides （TG）, low-density lipoprotein-（LDL）, very low-density lipoprotein （VLDL） and high-density lipoprotein （HDL）. All these parameters were compared between diabetic and non-diabetic atherosclerotic patients of all three age groups. TC/HDL and LDL/HDL were also calculated. Results Diabetic atherosclerotic individuals （both males and females） had high level of TC, TG, LDL, VLDL and low level of HDL in comparison to non-diabetic atherosclerotie and normal control individuals. Among all three age groups, lipoprotein abnormality was observed to be more frequent in females than males. There was a significant increase in TC/HDL and LDL/HDL ratio in diabetic atherosclerotic subjects compared to age and sex matched non-diabetic atherosclerotic and normal control. Conclusions Degree of dyslipidemia increases with increase in age in both genders. Female are more prone to diabetic dyslipidemia and hence have more risk of developing atherosclerosis with increasing age.展开更多
基金The Fund for University Science and Technology Research from Education Office of Liaoning Province,No.05L557
文摘AIM：To determine the methylation status and aberrant expression of some secreted frizzled-related protein（SFRP） genes in pancreatic cancer and explore their role in pancreatic carcinogenesis.METHODS：Methylation status and expression of SFRP genes were detected by methylation-specific PCR（MSPCR） and reverse-transcription PCR（RT-PCR） respectively.RESULTS：The frequencies of methylation for SFRP genes 1,2,4,5 were 70%,48.3%,60% and 76.7% in pancreatic cancer samples,and 21.7%,20%,10% and 36.7% in matched cancer adjacent normal tissue samples,respectively（χ^2 = 28.23,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 1;χ^2 = 10.71,P = 0.001 for SFRP gene 2;χ^2 = 32.97,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 4;χ^2 = 19.55,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 5）.Expression loss of SFRP genes 1,2,4 and 5 was found in 65%,40%,55% and 71.7% of 60 pancreatic cancer samples,and 25%,15%,18.3% and 31.7% of matched cancer adjacent normal tissue samples,respectively（χ^2 = 19.39,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 1;χ^2 = 9.40,P = 0.002 for SFRP gene 2;χ^2 = 17.37,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 4;χ^2 = 19.22,P 〈 0.0001 for SFRP gene 5）.SFRP gene 1 was methylated but not expressed in PC-3 and PANC-1,SFRP gene 2 was methylated but not expressed in PANC-1 and CFPAC-1,SFRP gene 4 was methylated but not expressed in PC-3,and SFRP gene 5was methylated but not expressed in CFPAC-1.CONCLUSION： Hypermethylation and aberrant expression of SFRP genes are common in pancreatic cancer, which may be involved in pancreatic carcinogenesis.
文摘Background ＆ Objective The relationship between lipid profile perturbation and diabetes associated complications has long been an area of interest. Dyslipidemia is a potent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. The aim of present study was to investigate relationship between aging and lipid profiles in diabetic and non-diabetic atherosclerotie patients. Methods Five hundred and seventy six individuals （45-75 year age） participated in this study. Among these, 192 were having history of diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis. Individuals are categorized on the base of health （normal, non-diabetic atheroselerosis, diabetic atherosclerosis） and age （45-55 years, 56~55 years, and 66-75 years）. All the participants were subjected to the procedures like a detailed history, biochemical analysis for fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin Alc, total cholesterol （TC）, triglycerides （TG）, low-density lipoprotein-（LDL）, very low-density lipoprotein （VLDL） and high-density lipoprotein （HDL）. All these parameters were compared between diabetic and non-diabetic atherosclerotic patients of all three age groups. TC/HDL and LDL/HDL were also calculated. Results Diabetic atherosclerotic individuals （both males and females） had high level of TC, TG, LDL, VLDL and low level of HDL in comparison to non-diabetic atherosclerotie and normal control individuals. Among all three age groups, lipoprotein abnormality was observed to be more frequent in females than males. There was a significant increase in TC/HDL and LDL/HDL ratio in diabetic atherosclerotic subjects compared to age and sex matched non-diabetic atherosclerotic and normal control. Conclusions Degree of dyslipidemia increases with increase in age in both genders. Female are more prone to diabetic dyslipidemia and hence have more risk of developing atherosclerosis with increasing age.
