AIM To compare the effects of intravenous routeand peritoneal route on liver targeted uptake andexpression of plasmid delivered by galactose-terminal glyco-poly-L-lysine(G-PLL).METHODS The plasmid pTM/MMP-1 which coul...AIM To compare the effects of intravenous routeand peritoneal route on liver targeted uptake andexpression of plasmid delivered by galactose-terminal glyco-poly-L-lysine(G-PLL).METHODS The plasmid pTM/MMP-1 which couldbe expressed in eukaryotic cells was bound to G-PLL,and was then transferred into Wistar rats byintravenous and intraperitoneal injection.Theexpression and distribution of the plasmid wereobserved at different time periods by in situhybridization and immunohistochemistry.RESULTS The plasmid could be expressedsignificantly within 24 h after being transferred invivo by both intravenous and intraperitonealroutes.One week later the expression began todecrease,and could still be observed three weekslater.Although both the intravenous andintraperitoneal route could target-specificallydeliver the plasmid to the liver,the effect of theformer was better as compared to that of the latter.CONCLUSION Intravenous route is better for livertargeted uptake and expression of G-PLL-boundplasmids than the peritoneal route.展开更多
Klinefelter syndrome and Y-chromosomal microdeletion analyses were once the only two genetic tests offered to infertile men. Analyses of aurora kinase C （AURKCj and DPY19L2 are now recommended for patients presenting...Klinefelter syndrome and Y-chromosomal microdeletion analyses were once the only two genetic tests offered to infertile men. Analyses of aurora kinase C （AURKCj and DPY19L2 are now recommended for patients presenting macrozoospermia and globozoospermia, respectively, two rare forms of teratozoospermia particularly frequent among North African men. We carried out genetic analyses on Algerian patients, to evaluate the prevalence of these syndromes in this population and to compare it with the expected frequency of Klinefelter syndrome and Y-microdeletions. We carried out a retrospective study on 599 consecutive patients consulting for couple infertility at the assisted reproduction unit of the Ibn Rochd Clinique, Constantine, Algeria. Abnormal sperm parameters were observed in 404 men. Fourteen and seven men had typical macrozoospermia and globozoospermia profiles, respectively. Molecular diagnosis was carried out for these patients, for the AURKC and DPY19L2 genes. Eleven men with macrozoospermia had a homozygous AURKC mutation （79%）, corresponding to 2.7% of all patients with abnormal spermograms. All the men with globozoospermia studied （n = 5）, corresponding to 1.2% of all infertile men, presented a homozygous DPY19L2deletion. By comparison, we would expect 1.6% of the patients in this cohort to have Klinefelter syndrome and 0.23% to have Y-microdeletion. Our findings thus indicate that AURKCmutations are more frequent than Klinefelter syndrome and constitute the leading genetic cause of infertility in North African men. Furthermore, we estimate that AURKCand DPY19L2 molecular defects are 10 and 5 times more frequent, respectively, than Y-microdeletions.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(№39570336).
文摘AIM To compare the effects of intravenous routeand peritoneal route on liver targeted uptake andexpression of plasmid delivered by galactose-terminal glyco-poly-L-lysine(G-PLL).METHODS The plasmid pTM/MMP-1 which couldbe expressed in eukaryotic cells was bound to G-PLL,and was then transferred into Wistar rats byintravenous and intraperitoneal injection.Theexpression and distribution of the plasmid wereobserved at different time periods by in situhybridization and immunohistochemistry.RESULTS The plasmid could be expressedsignificantly within 24 h after being transferred invivo by both intravenous and intraperitonealroutes.One week later the expression began todecrease,and could still be observed three weekslater.Although both the intravenous andintraperitoneal route could target-specificallydeliver the plasmid to the liver,the effect of theformer was better as compared to that of the latter.CONCLUSION Intravenous route is better for livertargeted uptake and expression of G-PLL-boundplasmids than the peritoneal route.
文摘Klinefelter syndrome and Y-chromosomal microdeletion analyses were once the only two genetic tests offered to infertile men. Analyses of aurora kinase C （AURKCj and DPY19L2 are now recommended for patients presenting macrozoospermia and globozoospermia, respectively, two rare forms of teratozoospermia particularly frequent among North African men. We carried out genetic analyses on Algerian patients, to evaluate the prevalence of these syndromes in this population and to compare it with the expected frequency of Klinefelter syndrome and Y-microdeletions. We carried out a retrospective study on 599 consecutive patients consulting for couple infertility at the assisted reproduction unit of the Ibn Rochd Clinique, Constantine, Algeria. Abnormal sperm parameters were observed in 404 men. Fourteen and seven men had typical macrozoospermia and globozoospermia profiles, respectively. Molecular diagnosis was carried out for these patients, for the AURKC and DPY19L2 genes. Eleven men with macrozoospermia had a homozygous AURKC mutation （79%）, corresponding to 2.7% of all patients with abnormal spermograms. All the men with globozoospermia studied （n = 5）, corresponding to 1.2% of all infertile men, presented a homozygous DPY19L2deletion. By comparison, we would expect 1.6% of the patients in this cohort to have Klinefelter syndrome and 0.23% to have Y-microdeletion. Our findings thus indicate that AURKCmutations are more frequent than Klinefelter syndrome and constitute the leading genetic cause of infertility in North African men. Furthermore, we estimate that AURKCand DPY19L2 molecular defects are 10 and 5 times more frequent, respectively, than Y-microdeletions.
