1. Characteristics of non-marital and non-commercial heterosexual transmission of HIV infection in Miao-Dong Autonomous prefecture of Qiandongnan
Qiuyan YU ; Fanglin WANG ; Peng XU ; Hujun WEN ; Yongxiang XIONG ; Juan YANG ; Ying LONG ; Huijing HE ; Jing SHI ; Fan LYU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2017;51(11):977-981
Objective:
The goal of this research was to understand the demographic distribution and related factors of non-marital and non-commercial heterosexual transmission (non-commercial transmission) for HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
Methods:
Data related to HIV/AIDS infected by non-marital heterosexual transmission and whose present address was in Qian Dongnan, were collected from Information System on the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control. Information included demographic characteristics, the members of non-marital sex partners, transmission path, detection source, CD4+T lymphocyte level, et al. cases belong to homosexual history, injective drug use or non-classified non-marital heterosexuality transmission were excluded, totally collect HIV/AIDS 919 cases. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to analyze potential factors associated with non-marital and non-commercial heterosexual transmission. In addition, in March and June 2017, using a convenience sampling, we conducted one-to-one interviews among 10 HIV/AIDS who were infected by non-marital heterosexuality and had non-marital and non-commercial heterosexual experience in Kaili Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The content of the interview included basic information, sexual orientation, the main place of making friends and sexual behavior, attitude to commercial heterosexuality and non-martial and non-commercial heterosexuality and so on.
Results:
Out of the 919 cases, 645 (70.2%) were male, the proportion of non-commercial transmission was 55.06% (506). The proportion of female HIV/AIDS with non-commercial transmission was 84.7% (232), which was higher than male (42.5%(274)) (χ2=138.35,
2.Role of NEP1-40 in regulation of Wnt signaling pathway and regeneration of neural cells in neonatal rats with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Hua WANG ; Jingcheng WANG ; Yongxiang WANG ; Daxin WANG ; Yuping TAO ; Xinmin FENG ; Chuanzhi XIONG ; Jiaxiang GU ; Jinshan HE
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2017;21(5):1-4
Objective To explore the role of Nogo-A receptor antagonist NEP1-40 in regulating regeneration of neural cells and related Wnt signaling pathway in neonatal rats with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIBD).Methods A total of 40 HIBD rats were divided into HIBD group and HIBD + NEP1-40 group,20 rats in each group.PCR Test,Western Blot Analysis,IHC test for cell proliferation and 8-isoprostane detection were used to evaluate regulation of NgR transcription factors in Wnt signaling pathway and proliferation of neural cells.Results The expressions of c-Jun and cMyc,at the protein level,were up-regulated after treatment with Nogo-A receptor antagonist NEP1-40 for 7 days,and the same change was observed at gene expression and Ki-67.There was no significant change of 8-isoprostane.Conclusion The c-Jun and c-Myc are the main transcription factors in Wnt signaling pathway by inhibition of NgR,and meanwhile the proliferation of nerve cells in subventricular zone increase.
3.Role of NEP1-40 in regulation of Wnt signaling pathway and regeneration of neural cells in neonatal rats with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Hua WANG ; Jingcheng WANG ; Yongxiang WANG ; Daxin WANG ; Yuping TAO ; Xinmin FENG ; Chuanzhi XIONG ; Jiaxiang GU ; Jinshan HE
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2017;21(5):1-4
Objective To explore the role of Nogo-A receptor antagonist NEP1-40 in regulating regeneration of neural cells and related Wnt signaling pathway in neonatal rats with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIBD).Methods A total of 40 HIBD rats were divided into HIBD group and HIBD + NEP1-40 group,20 rats in each group.PCR Test,Western Blot Analysis,IHC test for cell proliferation and 8-isoprostane detection were used to evaluate regulation of NgR transcription factors in Wnt signaling pathway and proliferation of neural cells.Results The expressions of c-Jun and cMyc,at the protein level,were up-regulated after treatment with Nogo-A receptor antagonist NEP1-40 for 7 days,and the same change was observed at gene expression and Ki-67.There was no significant change of 8-isoprostane.Conclusion The c-Jun and c-Myc are the main transcription factors in Wnt signaling pathway by inhibition of NgR,and meanwhile the proliferation of nerve cells in subventricular zone increase.
4.Correction of β-thalassemia mutant by base editor in human embryos.
Puping LIANG ; Chenhui DING ; Hongwei SUN ; Xiaowei XIE ; Yanwen XU ; Xiya ZHANG ; Ying SUN ; Yuanyan XIONG ; Wenbin MA ; Yongxiang LIU ; Yali WANG ; Jianpei FANG ; Dan LIU ; Zhou SONGYANG ; Canquan ZHOU ; Junjiu HUANG
Protein & Cell 2017;8(11):811-822
β-Thalassemia is a global health issue, caused by mutations in the HBB gene. Among these mutations, HBB -28 (A>G) mutations is one of the three most common mutations in China and Southeast Asia patients with β-thalassemia. Correcting this mutation in human embryos may prevent the disease being passed onto future generations and cure anemia. Here we report the first study using base editor (BE) system to correct disease mutant in human embryos. Firstly, we produced a 293T cell line with an exogenous HBB -28 (A>G) mutant fragment for gRNAs and targeting efficiency evaluation. Then we collected primary skin fibroblast cells from a β-thalassemia patient with HBB -28 (A>G) homozygous mutation. Data showed that base editor could precisely correct HBB -28 (A>G) mutation in the patient's primary cells. To model homozygous mutation disease embryos, we constructed nuclear transfer embryos by fusing the lymphocyte or skin fibroblast cells with enucleated in vitro matured (IVM) oocytes. Notably, the gene correction efficiency was over 23.0% in these embryos by base editor. Although these embryos were still mosaic, the percentage of repaired blastomeres was over 20.0%. In addition, we found that base editor variants, with narrowed deamination window, could promote G-to-A conversion at HBB -28 site precisely in human embryos. Collectively, this study demonstrated the feasibility of curing genetic disease in human somatic cells and embryos by base editor system.
APOBEC-1 Deaminase
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genetics
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metabolism
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Base Sequence
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Blastomeres
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cytology
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metabolism
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CRISPR-Cas Systems
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Embryo, Mammalian
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metabolism
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pathology
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Female
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Fibroblasts
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metabolism
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pathology
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Gene Editing
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methods
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Gene Expression
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HEK293 Cells
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Heterozygote
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Homozygote
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Humans
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Point Mutation
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Primary Cell Culture
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Promoter Regions, Genetic
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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beta-Globins
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genetics
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metabolism
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beta-Thalassemia
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genetics
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metabolism
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pathology
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therapy