scholarly journals Correlation of Circular RNA hsa_circ_0001946, hsa_circ_0125589, and Environmental Factors With Hypertension

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 1047-1047
Author(s):  
Wan-yue Liu ◽  
Yi Sun ◽  
Shu-na Huang ◽  
Yu-zhen Lin ◽  
Hong-yan Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Circular Rna ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Circular Rnas ◽  
Blood Leukocytes ◽  
Crossover Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background To investigate the main environmental factors of hypertension and the relationship between hypertension and circular RNAs in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Methods This was a case–control study. A total of 681 hypertension patients and 485 subjects without hypertension were recruited between April 2017 and October 2018. All participations completed the questionnaire investigation, physical examination, and laboratory detection. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to analyze circRNAs (hsa_circ_0001946 and hsa_circ_0125589) in peripheral blood leukocytes in 84 hypertensives and 84 controls. Multivariate logistic regression and crossover analysis were used to analyze the interaction and association between environmental factors and circRNAs in hypertension. Results After adjusted by gender, age and marital status, overweight/obesity (odds ratio (OR) = 1.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.24–2.22), abdominal obesity (OR = 2.17, 95% CI 1.54–3.04), anxiety (OR = 2.15, 95% CI 1.41–3.28), family history of hypertension (OR = 4.26, 95% CI 3.18–5.70), and higher levels of hsa_circ_0001946 (OR = 4.13, 95% CI 1.85–9.21) were risk factors for hypertension, while levels of hsa_circ_0125589 were not associated with hypertension. Crossover analysis showed that the risk of hypertension was 13.12 times higher (95% CI 3.89–44.23) in overweight subjects with high hsa_circ_0001946 levels compared with normal weight subjects with low hsa_circ_0001946 levels. Further, the risk of hypertension was 17.78 times higher (95% CI 1.88–168.61) in subjects with anxiety and high hsa_circ_0001946 levels. Conclusions Hypertension is the result of both environmental factors and genetic factors. Higher hsa_circ_0001946 levels, overweight and anxiety may increase the risk of hypertension, while hsa_circ_0125589 levels are not related to hypertension.

scholarly journals Increased Migratory and Activation Cell Markers of Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in an Experimental Model of Nephrotic Syndrome

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wagner de Fátima Pereira ◽  
Gustavo Eustáquio Alvim Brito-Melo ◽  
Cláudia Martins Carneiro ◽  
Dirceu de Sousa Melo ◽  
Karine Beatriz Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nephrotic Syndrome ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Phenotypic Characterization ◽  
Blood Collection ◽  
Blood Leukocytes ◽  
Male Adult

The present study aimed to evaluate the expression of CD80 and CD18 in subpopulations of peripheral blood leukocytes and oxidative kidney damage in rats with nephrotic syndrome (NS) induced by doxorubicin (Dox) in comparison to control animals at different time points. Male adult Wistar rats were submitted to 24-hour urine and blood collection for biochemical and immunological analysis at 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after Dox injection. After euthanasia, the kidneys were removed for histological analysis and the evaluation of oxidative stress. The phenotypic characterization of leukocytes was performed using flow cytometry. Dox-injected animals exhibited increased CD18 expression in cytotoxic T lymphocytes, NK cells, and monocytes and high CD80 expression in monocytes. Kidney oxidative damage was positively correlated with CD80 expression in monocytes and serum levels of creatinine. These results suggest that phagocytic and cytotoxic cells are preferentially recruited to the tissue injury site, which may contribute to kidney dysfunction in this animal model of NS. The blockade of integrin and costimulatory molecules may provide new therapeutic opportunities for NS.

Granulopoiesis in Shwachman's Syndrome (Pancreatic Insufficiency and Bone Marrow Dysfunction)

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-519
Author(s):  
E. Fred Saunders ◽  
Grant Gall ◽  
Melvin H. Freedman
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Proliferative Activity ◽  
Tritiated Thymidine ◽  
Pancreatic Insufficiency ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency ◽  
Thymidine Uptake ◽  
Blood Leukocytes

Granulopoiesis was studied in 10 children with Shwachman's syndrome (chronic neutropenia and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency). Marrow proliferative activity assessed by determination of mitotic indices and tritiated thymidine uptake into granulocytic cells was normal. Assay of bone marrow granulocyte colony-forming cells (CFU-C) in a methylcellulose tissue culture system demonstrated normal CFU-C numbers in four patients and reduced numbers in five. The granulocyte colonies formed were indistinguishable from normal colonies morphologically. Production of colony-stimulating activity (CSA) from patients' peripheral blood leukocytes appeared normal when tested on control marrow. No serum inhibitors against CFU-C or CSA could be demonstrated using both control and autologous marrow, and co-culture of patients' peripheral blood lymphocytes with control marrow did not inhibit CFU-C growth. We conclude that in Shwachman's syndrome committed granulocytic stem cells are present, and the numbers detected in vitro vary widely as does the clinical neutropenia. The proliferative activity of recognizable granulocytic cells is normal and neither a deficiency of humoral stimulators nor the presence of serum or cellular inhibitors of granulopoiesis can be demonstrated.

scholarly journals Administration of recombinant human interleukin-7 alters the frequency and number of myeloid progenitor cells in the bone marrow and spleen of mice

Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 1121-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Damia ◽  
KL Komschlies ◽  
CR Faltynek ◽  
FW Ruscetti ◽  
RH Wiltrout
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Lymphoid Cells ◽  
Blood Leukocytes ◽  
Interleukin 7 ◽  
Immature B Cells ◽  
Myeloid Progenitor Cells ◽  
Phenotype Analysis

Abstract The administration of greater than or equal to 5 micrograms interleukin- 7 (IL-7) twice a day to mice for 4 to 7 days increased by twofold to fivefold the total number of splenic and peripheral blood leukocytes, but did not appreciably increase bone marrow (BM) cellularity. This regimen of IL-7 administration also resulted in a greater than 90% reduction in the frequency and total number of single lineage colony- forming unit-culture (CFU-c) and multilineage CFU-granulocyte, erythroid, monocyte, megakaryocyte colonies that could be cultured from the BM, but a fivefold to 15-fold increase in the number of these progenitors that could be cultured from the spleen. All of these effects were reversible with progenitor and white blood cell numbers returning to near normal by day 6. Morphologic analysis of cells obtained from the BM of IL-7-treated mice showed an increase in lymphoid cells. Surface phenotype analysis showed that most of this IL- 7-induced increase in lymphocytes was attributable to an increase in immature B cells (B220+, sIg-), while cells expressing the myelomonocytic markers 8C5 and MAC-1 decreased by twofold to threefold. Further studies showed that the administration of IL-7 to mice that had been rendered leukopenic by the injection of cyclophosphamide (Cy) or 5- fluorouracil (5FU) exhibited a more rapid recovery and/or overshoot in their peripheral blood lymphocytes when compared with mice treated with Cy or 5FU alone. These results show that IL-7 can differentially regulate myelopoiesis in the BM and spleen, while stimulating lymphopoiesis.

Expressions of CD3 and CD4 T Cells in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Their Clinical Significance

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 865-869
Author(s):  
Xuecheng Zhang ◽  
Ning Su ◽  
Dong Chen
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy ◽  
Abnormal Immune Response ◽  
History Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is a primary glomerulonephritis characterized by abnormal immune response-mediated deposition of polymeric IgA (pIgA) in mesangium. As a type of important immune cells, the relationship of CD3 or CD4 with the pathogenesis of IgAN remains poorly understood. In this study, 38 patients with IgAN, 7 patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (MN) and 46 healthy adults without history of kidney disease were enrolled. Peripheral blood was collected for further evaluation of the expressions of CD3 and CD4 and IgA by flow cytometry, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blot. Meanwhile, the expression of IgA was detected by ELISA. The result showed that expression of CD3 T cells was down-regulated in patients with IgAN, while amounts of CD4 T cells and IgA level were significantly increased compared to normal control (P < 0.05). However, no signficant changes in CD3, CD4 T cells were found in patients with MN. Our study demonstrates that CD3 and CD4 T cells as well as IgA are involved in the pathogenesis of IgAN and these targets might be beneficial for the treatment of IgAN.

scholarly journals NOCTURNIN Gene Diurnal Variation in Healthy Volunteers and Expression Levels in Shift Workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Bracci ◽  
Alfredo Copertaro ◽  
Veronica Ciarapica ◽  
Mariella Barbaresi ◽  
Stefano Esposito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diurnal Variation ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Human Peripheral Blood ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
The Relationship

Objective. The NOCTURNIN gene links nutrient absorption and metabolism to the circadian clock. Shift workers are at a heightened risk of overweight and of developing obesity and metabolic syndrome. This study investigates the diurnal variation of NOCTURNIN in healthy volunteers and its expression levels in rotational shift and daytime workers. Methods. NOCTURNIN expression levels were evaluated in peripheral blood lymphocytes from 15 healthy volunteers at 4-hour intervals for 24 h. Metabolic parameters and NOCTURNIN expression were measured in workers engaged in shift and daytime work. Results. In the group of volunteers NOCTURNIN expression showed diurnal variation, with a peak at 8:00 AM. NOCTURNIN expression was higher in shift workers than in daytime workers. Multivariate analysis confirmed the role of shift work as an independent factor affecting NOCTURNIN expression. Notably, its level correlated directly with body mass index and inversely with total energy expenditure. Conclusions. Measuring NOCTURNIN expression levels in human peripheral blood lymphocytes can improve investigations on the relationship between changes in circadian rhythm and metabolic disorders. Shift workers show higher NOCTURNIN levels than daytime workers.

scholarly journals Polymorphisms of the Homologous Recombination GeneRAD51in Keratoconus and Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 353-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewelina Synowiec ◽  
Katarzyna A. Wojcik ◽  
Justyna Izdebska ◽  
Ewelina Binczyk ◽  
Janusz Blasiak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Homologous Recombination ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Corneal Dystrophy ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
The Other ◽  
Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Pcr Rflp ◽  
Frequency Occurrence

Purpose. We investigated the association between genotypes and haplotypes of the c.-61G>T (rs 1801320) and c.-98G>C (rs 1801321) polymorphisms of theRAD51gene and the occurrence of keratoconus (KC) and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) in dependence on some environmental factors.Methods. The polymorphisms were genotyped in peripheral blood lymphocytes of 100 KC and 100 FECD patients as well as 150 controls with PCR-RFLP.Results. The G/T genotype of the c.-61G>T polymorphism was associated with significantly increased frequency occurrence of KC (crude OR 2.99, 95% CI 1.75–5.13). On the other hand, the G/G genotype of this polymorphism was positively correlated with a decreased occurrence of this disease (crude OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.31–0.88). We did not find any correlation between genotypes/alleles of the c.-98G>C polymorphism and the occurrence of KC. We also found that the G/G genotype and G allele of the c.-98G>C polymorphism had a protective effect against FECD (crude OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.28–0.92; crude OR 0.53, 95% CI 0.30–0.92, resp.), while the G/C genotype and the C allele increased FECD occurrence (crude OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.01–3.36; crude OR 1.90, 95% CI 1.09–3.29, resp.).Conclusions. The c.-61T/T and c.-98G>C polymorphisms of theRAD51gene may have a role in the KC and FECD pathogenesis and can be considered as markers in these diseases.

Genetic epidemiology of binging and vomiting

1998 ◽  
Vol 173 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick F. Sullivan ◽  
Cynthia M. Bulik ◽  
Kenneth S. Kendler
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Complex Traits ◽  
Population Based ◽  
History Of ◽  
Best Fitting ◽  
Sources Of Variation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

BackgroundBulimia nervosa is typically defined as the combination of the behaviours of binging and vomiting. We sought to clarify the relationship of these behaviours from a genetic epidemiological perspective.MethodUsing data on the lifetime history of binging and vomiting from a personally interviewed population-based sample of female twins (n = 1897), we applied bivariate twin modelling to estimate the sources of variation for these traits.ResultsThe association between having ever binged (23.6%) and having ever induced vomiting (4.8%) was very strong (odds ratio=8.78, P < 0.0001). The best-fitting model indicated that lifetime binging and vomiting were both heritable (46% and 72%) and influenced by individual-specific environmental factors (54% and 28%). The overlap between the genetic (ra = 0.74) and individual-specific environmental factors (re = 0.48) for the two traits was substantial. No violations of the equal environment assumption were evident.ConclusionsIncluding binging and vomiting under the rubric of bulimia nervosa appears to be appropriate. Our data are consistent with the identification of binging and vomiting as complex traits resulting from the interplay of multiple genes and individual-specific environmental influences. In contrast to ‘environmentalist’ theories, our results suggest that genetic influences may be of particular relevance to the aetiology of binging and vomiting.

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