Objective To investigate the role of mifepristone in regulating cytokines of materno-fetal interface and serum of human early gestationMethods Thirty-five women with early pregnancy received mifepristone 50 mg orallyo...Objective To investigate the role of mifepristone in regulating cytokines of materno-fetal interface and serum of human early gestationMethods Thirty-five women with early pregnancy received mifepristone 50 mg orallyon study d 1 and d 2, respectively, followed by undergoing artificial abortion to getdecidua and villi on study d 3. Twenty-five women with early pregnancy withoutmifepristone administration as control also underwent artificial abortion to get de-cidua and villi. The expressions of TGF-β1 and TGF-β1 receptor mRNA in the earlydecidua and villi were assessed by using RT-PCR . The concentrations of serum TNF-α were measured by radioimmunoassay.Results The decidual expressions of TGF- β1 mRNA and TGF-β1 receptor mRNA in thetreated group were significantly lower than those of the control (P<0.05), while thevillus expressions of TGF-β1 and TGF-β1 receptor mRNA in the treated group were notsignificantly different from those of the control (P>0.05). The serum TNF-β1 levelselevated significantly after mifepristone treatment.Conclusion The antigestational effect of mifepristone might act through suppressingthe transcription of TGF-β1 and TGF-β1 receptor in the decidua and increasing theserum TNF-α level, which interfered in the materno-fetal interface Th2 bias.展开更多
Objective To construct a recombinant lactobacillus (Lb.) strain excreting the human chorionic gonadotropin beta-subunit (hCGβ) Methods The hCGβ cDNA was ligated to the signal peptide sequence of S-layer protein fr...Objective To construct a recombinant lactobacillus (Lb.) strain excreting the human chorionic gonadotropin beta-subunit (hCGβ) Methods The hCGβ cDNA was ligated to the signal peptide sequence of S-layer protein from Lb. brevis and then cloned into down-stream of lactose-inducible promoter of an integrative plasmid, pIlac. After electroporation into Lb. casei CECT5276, PCR using the genomic DNA of the recombinant lactobacillus as template was performed to confirm whether the hCGβ gene had been integrated into the genome. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) was used to determine the level of hCGβ in the supernatant and the cell lysate. Results The hCGβ was integrated into the genome of Lb. casei CECT5276. The highest concentration of hCGβ in the culture supernatant amounted to 440 mIU/mL 21 h after lactose induction. About 2/3 of the abstract Objective proteins were excreted into the supernatant. Conclusion We have obtained stable and efficient hCGβ excretion in Lb. casei, which was inducible by lactose.展开更多
文摘Objective To investigate the role of mifepristone in regulating cytokines of materno-fetal interface and serum of human early gestationMethods Thirty-five women with early pregnancy received mifepristone 50 mg orallyon study d 1 and d 2, respectively, followed by undergoing artificial abortion to getdecidua and villi on study d 3. Twenty-five women with early pregnancy withoutmifepristone administration as control also underwent artificial abortion to get de-cidua and villi. The expressions of TGF-β1 and TGF-β1 receptor mRNA in the earlydecidua and villi were assessed by using RT-PCR . The concentrations of serum TNF-α were measured by radioimmunoassay.Results The decidual expressions of TGF- β1 mRNA and TGF-β1 receptor mRNA in thetreated group were significantly lower than those of the control (P<0.05), while thevillus expressions of TGF-β1 and TGF-β1 receptor mRNA in the treated group were notsignificantly different from those of the control (P>0.05). The serum TNF-β1 levelselevated significantly after mifepristone treatment.Conclusion The antigestational effect of mifepristone might act through suppressingthe transcription of TGF-β1 and TGF-β1 receptor in the decidua and increasing theserum TNF-α level, which interfered in the materno-fetal interface Th2 bias.
文摘Objective To construct a recombinant lactobacillus (Lb.) strain excreting the human chorionic gonadotropin beta-subunit (hCGβ) Methods The hCGβ cDNA was ligated to the signal peptide sequence of S-layer protein from Lb. brevis and then cloned into down-stream of lactose-inducible promoter of an integrative plasmid, pIlac. After electroporation into Lb. casei CECT5276, PCR using the genomic DNA of the recombinant lactobacillus as template was performed to confirm whether the hCGβ gene had been integrated into the genome. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) was used to determine the level of hCGβ in the supernatant and the cell lysate. Results The hCGβ was integrated into the genome of Lb. casei CECT5276. The highest concentration of hCGβ in the culture supernatant amounted to 440 mIU/mL 21 h after lactose induction. About 2/3 of the abstract Objective proteins were excreted into the supernatant. Conclusion We have obtained stable and efficient hCGβ excretion in Lb. casei, which was inducible by lactose.
