Objective To study the relationship between lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene Hind Ⅲ and Pvu Ⅱ polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism-(PCR RFLP) technique was used to detect the genotypes of Hind Ⅲ and Pvu Ⅱ polymorphisms in the LPL gene from 110 T2DM patients and 157 healthy controls.Results The frequencies ofgenotype (H-H-,H+H-,H+H+)and allele(H,H+) of Hind Ⅲ between T2DM cases and controls showed no differences (x2 =1.998,1.262,P 0.368,0.261).There were differences in the frequency of genotype P-P-(20.9％ vs.10.8％),P+P-(40.0％ vs.58.6％),P+P+(39.1％ vs.30.6％) of PvuⅡ between T2DM and controls (x2 =10.157,P=0.006).The individuals who carried P+P genotype had an higher morbidity of T2DM than those who carried P P genotype (OR 2.833,95％CI:1.374 5.814).Conclusions The Hind Ⅲ polymorphisms in the LPL gene is not associated with T2DM risk,but the Pvu Ⅱ polymorphisms in the LPL gene is related with T2DM risk in Chinese Han population in Xinjiang,and the P+P- genotype might be a susceptible factor of T2DM.

Rosa rugosa Thunb, a deciduous shrub of the genus Rosa, has been widely used to treat stomach aches, diarrhoea, pain, and chronic inflammatory disease in eastern Asia. In recent years, our research team has extensively studied the Rosa rugosa flower extract, and specifically undertook pharmacological experiments which have optimized the extraction process. Our methods have yielded a standard extract enriched in phenolic compounds, named PRE. Herein, we expand our efforts and evaluated the anti-inflammatory activity of PRE on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in RAW 264.7 macrophages. PRE significantly inhibited production of nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a, interleukin (IL)-6, and interleukin 1β (IL-1β), as well as expression of their synthesizing enzymes, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase2 (COX-2). Furthermore, PRE inhibited activity of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) as well as nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway. Our findings are the first to explain the anti-inflammatory mechanism by PRE in LPS-stimulated macrophages. Given these results, we propose that PRE has therapeutic potential in the prevention of inflammatory disorders.
Dinoprostone ; Far East ; Flowers* ; Inflammation ; Interleukins ; Macrophages* ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases ; Nitric Oxide ; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II ; Phenol ; Rosa* ; Stomach ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha