BACKGROUND Cat scratch disease(CSD)is the most common human infection caused by Barto-nella henselae(B.henselae).The main manifestation is self-limited lymphaden-opathy that primarily affects adolescents,and typically...BACKGROUND Cat scratch disease(CSD)is the most common human infection caused by Barto-nella henselae(B.henselae).The main manifestation is self-limited lymphaden-opathy that primarily affects adolescents,and typically resolves without treat-ment within 2-4 months.However,individuals with compromised immune systems or immunodeficiency require specific antibacterial therapy following diagnosis.Due to its low incidence,nonspecific clinical manifestations,and diagnostic limitations,this condition often poses challenges for clinicians in terms of missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses.CASE SUMMARY The child was ultimately diagnosed with CSD.The primary manifestations included nocturnal fever,enlargement of lymph nodes in the neck,axilla and groin,and suspected brucellosis;however,both brucellosis tests conducted during the course of the illness yielded negative results.Bone marrow cytology indicated stimulated proliferation.Lymph node biopsy indicated hyperplasia of lymphoid tissue in the cervical lymph nodes(right),with combined immunohisto-chemical findings indicating reactive hyperplasia.Immunohistochemical analysis revealed CD20 B(+),CD3 T(+),BCL-6(+),and BCL-2(-).CD21 FDC networks were present and Ki67 expression in the germinal center was~80%.Blood next-generation sequencing indicated B.henselae sequence number was 3.Serological test results demonstrated positive antibody response to B.henselae IgG(+),B.henselae IgM(+),Bartonella quintana(B.quintana)IgG(-)and B.quintana IgM(-),and the final diagnosis was CSD.CONCLUSION In patients presenting with fever at night and swollen lymph nodes of unknown origin,CSD should be considered.展开更多
以仿刺参（Apostichopus japonicus）为受试生物,采用半静水式试验方法,设置3种不同浓度（1/5、1/25、1/125的96 h-LC50）的苯、甲苯、乙基苯、邻–二甲苯、间–二甲苯和对–二甲苯处理健康仿刺参,检测仿刺参过氧化氢酶（CAT）基因在呼...以仿刺参（Apostichopus japonicus）为受试生物,采用半静水式试验方法,设置3种不同浓度（1/5、1/25、1/125的96 h-LC50）的苯、甲苯、乙基苯、邻–二甲苯、间–二甲苯和对–二甲苯处理健康仿刺参,检测仿刺参过氧化氢酶（CAT）基因在呼吸树、肠组织中的表达和酶活性变化情况。结果发现：在各苯系物处理组的仿刺参呼吸树和肠组织中,cat基因的转录表达变化显著;苯、甲苯、乙基苯、邻–二甲苯对呼吸树中CAT活性具有诱导作用,其中乙基苯的诱导倍数最高,为12.0~19.8倍;6种苯系物对肠组织中CAT活性具有抑制作用,抑制程度大小顺序为：邻–二甲苯〉乙基苯〉对–二甲苯〉甲苯〉间–二甲苯〉苯。表明苯系物对仿刺参呼吸树、肠具有氧化胁迫作用,可能造成2种组织的氧化损伤。相关性分析表明：苯系物处理后,仿刺参肠组织中cat m RNA相对表达倍数与CAT活性变化呈显著正相关;仿刺参肠和呼吸树中cat m RNA相对表达倍数变化呈显著正相关。以上结果为苯系物对仿刺参的生物毒性评价提供了基础数据。展开更多
Catalase （CAT） and selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase （Se-GPx） play a vital role in protecting organisms against various oxidative stresses by eliminating H202, The objective of this paper is to evaluate th...Catalase （CAT） and selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase （Se-GPx） play a vital role in protecting organisms against various oxidative stresses by eliminating H202, The objective of this paper is to evaluate the roles of these antioxidant molecules in the ridgetail white prawn Exopalaemon carinicauda in response to low salinity stress. A complementary DNA （cDNA） containing the complete coding sequence of CAT was cloned from the hepatopancreas using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） and rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The full-length cDNA of CAT （2 649 bp） contains a 5＇-untranslated region （UTR） of 78 bp, a 3＇- UTR of 1 017 bp, with a poly （A） tail, and an open reading frame of 1 554 bp encoding a 517-amino-acid polypeptide with predicted molecular mass of 58.46 kDa and estimated isoelectric point of 6.64. This CAT sequence contained the proximal active site signature （60FDRERIPERWHAKGAG76）, proximal heme-ligand signature sequence （350RLFSYPDTH358） and three catalytic amino acid residues （His71, Asn144 and Tyr354）. Sequence comparison showed that the CAT deduced amino acid sequence of E. carinicauda shared 68%-92% of identities with those of other species. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that CAT mRNA was widely expressed in the hepatopancreas （highest）, hemocyte, eyestalk, heart, gill, muscle, ovary and stomach. Under low salinity stress, CAT and GPx mRNA expression levels both in the gill and hepatopancreas increased significantly at the first 48 h and 6 h respectively, indicating a tissue- and time-dependent antioxidant response in E. carinicauda. All these results indicate that E. carinicauda CAT is a member of the CAT family and might be involved in the acute response against low salinity stress.展开更多
Objective This paper aims to assess the interaction between common variations in catalase（CAT） polymorphic gene and environmental factors for antioxidant defense enzyme in modulating individual susceptibility to col...Objective This paper aims to assess the interaction between common variations in catalase（CAT） polymorphic gene and environmental factors for antioxidant defense enzyme in modulating individual susceptibility to colorectal cancer（CRC）.Methods A case-control study with 880 colorectal cancer cases and 848 controls was conducted to investigate whether variations in the catalase（CAT） gene,one of the genes involved in scavenging oxidative stress,influenced susceptibility to CRC.Results The interaction between life style and genotypes as well as with their effects on colorectal cancer was deduced from the present study.Significant difference（P=0.01） was identified in the distribution of CAT genotype between the colorectal cancer cases and the controls.The CRC cases had significantly lower mean activity than the controls（P〈0.01）.Correlation analyses revealed statistically significant correlations between CAT activity and CAT genotype（P〈0.01）.Conclusion The risk of CRC was associated with smoking,low vegetable consumption,high pork and poultry consumptions,and low or high BMI.This is the first study reporting an association of polymorphism CAT-21A〉T with colorectal cancer.Low CAT activity was associated with an increased risk of CRC;however,no evidence was found to support an association between CAT-21A〉T polymorphism and CRC risk.展开更多
基金Supported by Shaanxi Natural Science Foundation,No.2020SF-004.
文摘BACKGROUND Cat scratch disease(CSD)is the most common human infection caused by Barto-nella henselae(B.henselae).The main manifestation is self-limited lymphaden-opathy that primarily affects adolescents,and typically resolves without treat-ment within 2-4 months.However,individuals with compromised immune systems or immunodeficiency require specific antibacterial therapy following diagnosis.Due to its low incidence,nonspecific clinical manifestations,and diagnostic limitations,this condition often poses challenges for clinicians in terms of missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses.CASE SUMMARY The child was ultimately diagnosed with CSD.The primary manifestations included nocturnal fever,enlargement of lymph nodes in the neck,axilla and groin,and suspected brucellosis;however,both brucellosis tests conducted during the course of the illness yielded negative results.Bone marrow cytology indicated stimulated proliferation.Lymph node biopsy indicated hyperplasia of lymphoid tissue in the cervical lymph nodes(right),with combined immunohisto-chemical findings indicating reactive hyperplasia.Immunohistochemical analysis revealed CD20 B(+),CD3 T(+),BCL-6(+),and BCL-2(-).CD21 FDC networks were present and Ki67 expression in the germinal center was~80%.Blood next-generation sequencing indicated B.henselae sequence number was 3.Serological test results demonstrated positive antibody response to B.henselae IgG(+),B.henselae IgM(+),Bartonella quintana(B.quintana)IgG(-)and B.quintana IgM(-),and the final diagnosis was CSD.CONCLUSION In patients presenting with fever at night and swollen lymph nodes of unknown origin,CSD should be considered.
文摘以仿刺参（Apostichopus japonicus）为受试生物,采用半静水式试验方法,设置3种不同浓度（1/5、1/25、1/125的96 h-LC50）的苯、甲苯、乙基苯、邻–二甲苯、间–二甲苯和对–二甲苯处理健康仿刺参,检测仿刺参过氧化氢酶（CAT）基因在呼吸树、肠组织中的表达和酶活性变化情况。结果发现：在各苯系物处理组的仿刺参呼吸树和肠组织中,cat基因的转录表达变化显著;苯、甲苯、乙基苯、邻–二甲苯对呼吸树中CAT活性具有诱导作用,其中乙基苯的诱导倍数最高,为12.0~19.8倍;6种苯系物对肠组织中CAT活性具有抑制作用,抑制程度大小顺序为：邻–二甲苯〉乙基苯〉对–二甲苯〉甲苯〉间–二甲苯〉苯。表明苯系物对仿刺参呼吸树、肠具有氧化胁迫作用,可能造成2种组织的氧化损伤。相关性分析表明：苯系物处理后,仿刺参肠组织中cat m RNA相对表达倍数与CAT活性变化呈显著正相关;仿刺参肠和呼吸树中cat m RNA相对表达倍数变化呈显著正相关。以上结果为苯系物对仿刺参的生物毒性评价提供了基础数据。
基金The Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System under contract No.CARS-47the National High-tech R&D Program(863 Program) of China under contract No.2012AA10A409+1 种基金the Special Fund for Independent Innovation of Shandong Province under contract No.2013CX80202the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest under contract No.201103034
文摘Catalase （CAT） and selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase （Se-GPx） play a vital role in protecting organisms against various oxidative stresses by eliminating H202, The objective of this paper is to evaluate the roles of these antioxidant molecules in the ridgetail white prawn Exopalaemon carinicauda in response to low salinity stress. A complementary DNA （cDNA） containing the complete coding sequence of CAT was cloned from the hepatopancreas using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） and rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The full-length cDNA of CAT （2 649 bp） contains a 5＇-untranslated region （UTR） of 78 bp, a 3＇- UTR of 1 017 bp, with a poly （A） tail, and an open reading frame of 1 554 bp encoding a 517-amino-acid polypeptide with predicted molecular mass of 58.46 kDa and estimated isoelectric point of 6.64. This CAT sequence contained the proximal active site signature （60FDRERIPERWHAKGAG76）, proximal heme-ligand signature sequence （350RLFSYPDTH358） and three catalytic amino acid residues （His71, Asn144 and Tyr354）. Sequence comparison showed that the CAT deduced amino acid sequence of E. carinicauda shared 68%-92% of identities with those of other species. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that CAT mRNA was widely expressed in the hepatopancreas （highest）, hemocyte, eyestalk, heart, gill, muscle, ovary and stomach. Under low salinity stress, CAT and GPx mRNA expression levels both in the gill and hepatopancreas increased significantly at the first 48 h and 6 h respectively, indicating a tissue- and time-dependent antioxidant response in E. carinicauda. All these results indicate that E. carinicauda CAT is a member of the CAT family and might be involved in the acute response against low salinity stress.
基金supported by the National Pos-doctoral Foundation of China grant 20090451016Heilongjiang Province Pos-doctoral Foundation grant LRB08-485Heilongjiang Province Natural Science Foundation of grant D2007-29
文摘Objective This paper aims to assess the interaction between common variations in catalase（CAT） polymorphic gene and environmental factors for antioxidant defense enzyme in modulating individual susceptibility to colorectal cancer（CRC）.Methods A case-control study with 880 colorectal cancer cases and 848 controls was conducted to investigate whether variations in the catalase（CAT） gene,one of the genes involved in scavenging oxidative stress,influenced susceptibility to CRC.Results The interaction between life style and genotypes as well as with their effects on colorectal cancer was deduced from the present study.Significant difference（P=0.01） was identified in the distribution of CAT genotype between the colorectal cancer cases and the controls.The CRC cases had significantly lower mean activity than the controls（P〈0.01）.Correlation analyses revealed statistically significant correlations between CAT activity and CAT genotype（P〈0.01）.Conclusion The risk of CRC was associated with smoking,low vegetable consumption,high pork and poultry consumptions,and low or high BMI.This is the first study reporting an association of polymorphism CAT-21A〉T with colorectal cancer.Low CAT activity was associated with an increased risk of CRC;however,no evidence was found to support an association between CAT-21A〉T polymorphism and CRC risk.
