1.Clinical significance of CXCL9 and IL-22 expression in peripheral blood of patients with psoriasis vulgaris
Xiaoyan YE ; Yongjiang DAI ; Bingxin MENG ; Huiming ZENG ; Yan DING
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(31):4225-4226,4229
Objective To detect the expression level of CXCL9 and IL‐22 in peripheral blood of patients with vitiligo vulgaris and explore its role in the pathogenesis of vitiligo vulgaris .Methods The level of CXCL9 and IL‐22 in peripheral blood from 35 vit‐iligo patients (20 active cases and 15 stable cases) and 20 normal controls were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay . Then ,we compared the differences in different groups and analyzed their correlation with ages ,duration ,psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) .Results The contents of CXCL9 and IL‐22 in active cases and stable cases were obviously higher than those in con‐trols respectively by statistical analysis ,there was significant difference (P< 0 .05) .The contents of CXCL9 and IL‐22 in active ca‐ses were obvious higher than those in stable cases ,there was significant difference(P< 0 .05) .Conclusion CXCL9 and IL‐22 may be involved in the pathogenesis of vitiligo vulgaris .
2.Clinical significance of CXCL9 expression in peripheral blood of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Xiaoyan YE ; Yongjiang DAI ; Bingxin MENG ; Yuanzhi WANG ; Xiongan LIANG
Chongqing Medicine 2015;(5):655-656,659
Objective To investigate the expression and significance of CXCL 9 in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ) . Methods The level of CXCL9 in peripheral blood from 20 patients with SLE and 20 normal controls were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay .Compare the difference of the expression level of CXCL 9 in peripheral blood between two groups and analyzed their correlation with ages ,duration ,SLE diseases activity index (SLEDAI) .Results The level of CXCL9 in peripheral blood in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was (1 549 .14 ± 362 .74)pg/L ,but in normal controls was(602 .54 ± 83 .70)pg/L .The level of CXCL9 in peripheral blood in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was obviously higher than that in controls by statistical analysis ,there was significant difference between the two groups (P<0 .01) .The expression level of CXCL9 in pe‐ripheral blood of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was positively correlated with SLEDAI (r=0 .892 ,P<0 .01) .Conclu‐sion CXCL9 may be involved in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus .
3.LOXL1 dynamic expression of the liver in mice infected with Schistosomajaponicum
Bingxin Dai ; Li Gong ; Xuhan Yang ; Jijia Shen ; Miao Liu
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(3):386-391
Objective :
To observe the dynamic expression of recombinant lysyl oxidase like protein 1 ( LOXL1) in the lysine oxidase family in the liver of C57BL/6 mice infected with Schistosomajaponicum and explore its role in hepatic fibrosis.
Methods:
Mice were infected subcutaneously with cercariae of S.japonicum,and sacrificed with euthanasia in 6,9 and 12 weeks after infection.The sera and liver tissues were collected.The levels of liver fibrosis in mice was dynamically evaluated by HE and Sirius red staining,and the serum transaminases were detected.The dynamic expression levels of collagen type Ⅰ ( Col1) ,LOXL1 and α-smooth muscle actin( α-SMA) in liver tissues were determined respectively by Western blot and qPCR. Finally,the dynamic levels of soluble and insoluble collagens were detected.
Results:
The result of HE and Sirius red staining showed that hepatic fibrosis levels increased at 6 weeks,peaked at 9 week,and decreased at 12 week in response to S.japonicum infection.Western blot and q-PCR showed that the expression levels of LOXL1,Col1 α1,Col3 α1 and α-SMA was significantly up regulated and reached maximum at the 9th week in response to S.japonicum infection.Soluble collagen protein levels reached maximum at the 9th week.and decreased at 12 week,however insoluble collagen protein levels continued to increase.
Conclusion
There may be a correlation between LOXL1 and fiber cross-linking in the process of hepatic fibrosis in S.japonicum,and it plays a role in promoting hepatic fibrosis.