AIM: To study the effect of ginsenoside Rgl and Rhl on the anti - tumor activity of dendritic cells (DC). METHODS: Effect of Rgl and Rhl on the production of IL- 12 p40 protein was detected by ELISA, and the IL- 12 p4...AIM: To study the effect of ginsenoside Rgl and Rhl on the anti - tumor activity of dendritic cells (DC). METHODS: Effect of Rgl and Rhl on the production of IL- 12 p40 protein was detected by ELISA, and the IL- 12 p40 mRNA level of DC was monitored by RT- PCR. Anti - tumor activity of DC- LPAK was detemnined by neutral red staining assay. RESULTS: The results of ELLSA showed that Rgl and Rhl significantly enhanced the production of IL- 12 p40 of DC. Rgl at 1 mg/L and Rhl at 100 mg/L upregulated the IL- 12 p40 mRNA level. Rgl and Rhl enhanced the anti - tumor ability of DC, induced lyrnphokine and PHA activated killer (DC-LPAK) on human papillate tumor cell line. Each dose of Rgl can obviously accelerate the eytotoxity to L929 at the E: T ratio of 5 : 1 (P<0.05,0.01 ), while only Rhl 10 mg/L enhanced the eytotoxity ability of DC- LPAK (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Rgl and Rhl enhanced the production of IL-12 p40. This effect may be mediated by the increase in the mRNA level. As a result, Rg1 and Rhl oromote the ability of DC to stimulate the cytotoxitie aetieity of DC - LPAK.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains with a mutation at nt551 in surface gene among hepatitis B patients in Nanjing and its neighbourhood.METHODS: By using mutation-specific polymera...AIM: To investigate the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains with a mutation at nt551 in surface gene among hepatitis B patients in Nanjing and its neighbourhood.METHODS: By using mutation-specific polymerase chain reaction (msPCR) established by our laboratory for amplifying HBV DNAs with a mutation at nt551, 117 serum samples taken from hepatitis B patients were detected.RESULTS: The results showed that 112 samples were positive for nt551A, 4 samples were positive for nt551G.One sample was positive for nt551T. No nt551C of HBV DNA was found. The incidence of HBsAg mutants with G,C, T, A at nt551 among 117 samples was 3.42%, 0%, 0.85%,95.73%, respectively.CONCLUSION: In Nanjing and its neighbourhood, hepatitis B patients are mainly infected with wild genotype HBV.The incidence of mutants with a mutation at nt551 in HBV genome is significantly lower than that in wild genotype HBV DNA (P＜0.01). The necessity of adding components of HBsAg mutants to HBV vaccine needs further investigation.展开更多
文摘AIM: To study the effect of ginsenoside Rgl and Rhl on the anti - tumor activity of dendritic cells (DC). METHODS: Effect of Rgl and Rhl on the production of IL- 12 p40 protein was detected by ELISA, and the IL- 12 p40 mRNA level of DC was monitored by RT- PCR. Anti - tumor activity of DC- LPAK was detemnined by neutral red staining assay. RESULTS: The results of ELLSA showed that Rgl and Rhl significantly enhanced the production of IL- 12 p40 of DC. Rgl at 1 mg/L and Rhl at 100 mg/L upregulated the IL- 12 p40 mRNA level. Rgl and Rhl enhanced the anti - tumor ability of DC, induced lyrnphokine and PHA activated killer (DC-LPAK) on human papillate tumor cell line. Each dose of Rgl can obviously accelerate the eytotoxity to L929 at the E: T ratio of 5 : 1 (P<0.05,0.01 ), while only Rhl 10 mg/L enhanced the eytotoxity ability of DC- LPAK (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Rgl and Rhl enhanced the production of IL-12 p40. This effect may be mediated by the increase in the mRNA level. As a result, Rg1 and Rhl oromote the ability of DC to stimulate the cytotoxitie aetieity of DC - LPAK.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,No. BJ2000039
文摘AIM: To investigate the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains with a mutation at nt551 in surface gene among hepatitis B patients in Nanjing and its neighbourhood.METHODS: By using mutation-specific polymerase chain reaction (msPCR) established by our laboratory for amplifying HBV DNAs with a mutation at nt551, 117 serum samples taken from hepatitis B patients were detected.RESULTS: The results showed that 112 samples were positive for nt551A, 4 samples were positive for nt551G.One sample was positive for nt551T. No nt551C of HBV DNA was found. The incidence of HBsAg mutants with G,C, T, A at nt551 among 117 samples was 3.42%, 0%, 0.85%,95.73%, respectively.CONCLUSION: In Nanjing and its neighbourhood, hepatitis B patients are mainly infected with wild genotype HBV.The incidence of mutants with a mutation at nt551 in HBV genome is significantly lower than that in wild genotype HBV DNA (P＜0.01). The necessity of adding components of HBsAg mutants to HBV vaccine needs further investigation.
