1.Screening based on MetaCoreTM analysis of potential plasma biomarkers specific for cervical cancer in Uyghur women
Xia GUO ; Kaijiang LIU ; Guizheng WU ; Abulizi ABUDULA
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2013;(17):1020-1024
Objective:This study constructs networks and screens potential early-warning plasma biomarkers specific for cervical cancer in Uygur women based on the proteomic data of a previous study by using MetaCoreTM Analysis. This study also explains the canceration mechanism of cervical cancer. Methods:A total of 43 plasma differential core proteins, which were analyzed and identified by proteomic techniques, underwent enrichment analysis of protein functional annotation, biological process, cellular component, GeneGo network distribution and network construction, and biomarker assessment by using MetaCoreTM online bioinformatics software. Results:The result of the MetaCoreTM analysis shows that the negative regulation of cellular component organization, reverse cholesterol transport, and negative regulation of response to stimulus were the most frequently identified functions of the selected differential proteins. The regulation of metabolism, bile acid regulation of lipid metabolism, negative farnesoid X-activated receptor-dependent regulation of bile acid concentration, inflammation complement system, cytoskeleton actin filaments, signal transduction estrogen receptor 1 membrane pathway, and inflammation interleukin-6 signaling were identified as the canonical pathways that are overrepresented in cervical cancer. The MetaCore network of selected proteins, which was constructed using the shortest path algorithm with four plasma proteins (antithrombinⅢ(ATⅢ), clusterin (CLU), villin1 (VIL1), and immunoglobulin kappa locus (IGK@)) as candidate biomarkers, was screened. Conclusion:The proteins ATⅢ, CLU, VIL1, and IGK@can be considered candidate plasma biomarkers of cervical cancer. The mechanism of occurrence and de-velopment of cervical cancer was further explained by MetaCoreTM bioinformatics analysis, thereby enhancing the early-warning system for cervical cancer.
2.Effects of electromagnetic fields on the expressions of aggrecan Ⅰ and Ⅱ collagen and Sox9 by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Yu LIU ; Hua WU ; Zhaoxu LIU ; Guizheng LI ; Wenchun ZHAO ; Yong YANG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009;31(8):519-523
Objective To study the expressions of aggrecan (Agc) Ⅰ and Ⅱ collagen and Sox9 by bone mar-row mesenchymal stem cells exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and it's mechanisms involved. Methods Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats and cultured in vitro. The third passage cells were harvested and exposed to 15 Hz 1 mT EMFs for 8 h/d. The semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polyme-rase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique was used to measure parathyroid hormon receptor related peptide (PTHrp) ,Agc Ⅰ and Ⅱ collagen and Sox9 mRNA. Western blotting was used to measure type Ⅱ collagen expression. After the inhibitor of protein kinase A (PKA) H-89 and the inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC) Go-6976 ( 12 μm) were added, the effects of EMFs on Agc Ⅰ and Ⅱ collagen and Sox9 mRNA expressions were measured again by using RT-PCR, and Western blotting technique. Results The EMFs induced significant increase of mRNA expressions of PTHrp, Agc Ⅰ and Ⅱ collagen and Sox9 in comparison to the controls, and promoted type Ⅱ collagen protein expres-sion. The Agc Ⅰ and Ⅱ collagen expressions decreased after PKA pathway inhibitor H-89 and PKC inhibitor Go-6976 were added, but the mRNA expression of Sox9 was not affected. Conclusion This study shows 15Hz 1mT EMFs can promote mRNA expressions of Agc Ⅰ and Ⅱ collagan and Sox9 of cbondrogenesis differentiation markers in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The effect is correlated with PKA and PKC pathways.