1.Detection and genotyping of human papillomavirus in 132 patients with cutaneous warts
Yongjie HE ; Bilan CAO ; Zhiguo WANG ; Xiaohong CHEN ; Lingfen ZENG ; Yang HUANG ; Qi XIONG ; Tingkai YAN
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2012;45(7):515-516
[Objective] To detect and genotype HPV in cutaneous wart tissue.[Methods] This study recruited 132 outpatients with cutaneous warts in the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College.Of the 132outpatients,46 had verruca vulgaris,38 had verruca plantaris,and 48 had verruca plana.Ten healthy human and 15 patients with condyloma acuminatum served as the control.Tissue specimens were obtained from the lesions of these patients as well as from the normal skin of the healthy controls.DNA was extracted from the specimens followed by PCR amplification with general and type-specific primers.[Results] Of the 132 wart specimens,128 (97.0%) were positive for HPV,111 (84.1%) for HPV2,89 (67.4%) for multiple types of HPV,55 (41.7%) for two types of HPV,28 (21.2%) for three types of HPV,and 6 (4.6%) for four types of HPV.The most prevalent HPV types were HPV2 followed by HPV1 in verruca vulgaris and verruca plantaris,HPV2 followed by HPV10,HPV3 and HPVl in verruca plana.Multiple types of HPV were identified in 50.0%(23/46) of the verruca vulgaris specimens,76.3% (29/38) of the verruca plantaris specimens,and 77.1%(37/48) of the verruea plana specimens.Among patients infected with more than one type of HPV,the combination of HPV1 and 2 was the most common (35,39.3%),followed the combination of HPV1,2 and 10(12,13.5%).[Conclusion]s The most prevalent HPV type appears to be HPV2,followed by HPV1,in patients with cutaneous warts in Zunyi area of Guizhou province.HPV2 infection is associated with various types of cutaneous warts.There is a high incidence of coinfection with multiple types of HPV in patients with cutaneous warts,especially in those with verruca plana.Moreover,HPV3 and 10 are newly identified in verruca vulgaris,HPV 10 in verruca plantaris,HPV 1 and HPV7 in veruca plana.
2.Expression of Aiolos transcription factor in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Yangman LIU ; Xiaohong CHEN ; Ying YANG ; Bilan CAO ; Wei YUAN ; Guorong WEN ; Lingfen ZENG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2010;43(7):471-473
Objective To investigate the expression of Aiolos transcription factor in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),and to explore their clinical significance.Methods Western blot was performed to detect the protein expression of Aiolos transcription factor in PBMCs from 19 patients with active SLE,13 patients with stable SLE and 30 healthy volunteers.The relationship between the expression of Aiolos transcription factor and SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) was analyzed.Results A significant difference was noted in the relative expression of Aiolos transcription factor between SLE patients and normal controls(0.56±0.17 vs 0.81±0.09,P<0.01) and between patients in active stage and those in stable stage (0.52±0.14 vs 0.65±0.19,P<0.05).In addition,the expression level of Aiolos protein was negatively correlated with SLEDAI in patients (r=-0.65,P<0.01).Conclusion A decrease is observed in the expression of Aiolos transcription factor in SLE patients.which is correlated with the disease activity in SLE.
3.Effect of TET2 on the activity and motility of non-small cell lung cancer cells
Bilan YANG ; Zixian ZHANG ; Yangxi OU ; Zhihua LIU ; Jun ZHONG
China Modern Doctor 2024;62(20):23-27,39
Objective To observe the effects of methylenedioxygenase(TET2)expression on the proliferation ability,apoptosis rate,cell cycle,migration,and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer cells.Methods Detect the expression of TET2 gene and protein in different non-small cell lung cancer cells through RT-PCR and Western blot.Knock down the gene expression of the highest TET2 expressing cells(shRNA1)and overexpress the gene in the most low TET2 expressing cells(OE-TET2).Detect the effect of TET2 expression on cell proliferation through CCK-8,observe the effect of TET2 expression on cell apoptosis and cell cycle through flow cytometry,and observe the effect of TET2 expression on cell migration and invasion ability through migration and invasion experiments.Results The expression levels of TET2 gene and protein in H1299 cells were the highest,while A549 cells had the lowest expression levels(P<0.05).The proliferation ability of OE-TET2 group cells was significantly lower than that of normal A549,while the proliferation ability of shRNA1 group cells was significantly higher than that of normal H1299 cells(P<0.05).The apoptosis rate of OE-TET2 group was significantly higher than that of normal A549 cells,while the apoptosis rate of shRNA1 group was significantly lower than that of normal H1299 cells(P<0.05).The number of migration and invasion cells in the OE-TET2 group was significantly lower than that of normal A549 cells,while the migration and invasion cells in the shRNA1 group were significantly higher than those in normal H1299 cells(P<0.05).Conclusion TET2 can reduce the proliferation ability,increase its apoptosis rate,and slow down its migration and invasion ability of non-small cell lung cancer cells.