1.The mRNA expression of magnesium transporter 1 in CD8+ T cells and its correlation with HBV DNA in patients with chronic HBV infection
Yang LIU ; Xiaoe LIN ; Rujing SUN ; Shuyi LI ; Fuling YANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(11):2265-2271
ObjectiveTo investigate the change in the expression of magnesium transporter 1 (MagT1) in peripheral blood CD8+ T cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as well as the correlation of serum Mg2+ and MagT1 with HBV DNA load. MethodsA total of 102 patients with HBV infection who were admitted to Tangshan Workers’ Hospital from January 2022 to December 2023 were enrolled, and a case-control study was conducted. According to the stage of disease progression, the subjects were divided into chronic hepatitis B group with 40 patients, compensated liver cirrhosis group with 32 patients, and hepatocellular carcinoma group with 30 patients, and 32 healthy volunteers matched by age and sex were enrolled as normal control group. The serum concentration of Mg²⁺ was measured; RT-qPCR was used to measure the mRNA expression level of MagT1 in CD8+ T cells and serum HBV DNA load; flow cytometry was used to measure the expression levels of programmed death-1 (PD-1), T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3 (Tim-3), and natural killer cell group 2D (NKG2D) on the surface of CD8+ T cells. A one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between multiple groups, and the SNK-q test was used for comparison between two groups; the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups; a Pearson linear correlation analysis was used to investigate the correlation between the mRNA expression level of MagT1 and other related indicators. ResultsThere were significant differences in the serum level of Mg2+ and the mRNA expression level of MagT1 between the normal control group, the chronic hepatitis B group, the compensated liver cirrhosis group, and the hepatocellular carcinoma group (F=29.014 and 145.578, both P<0.001). The Pearson correlation analysis showed that the serum level of Mg2+ and the mRNA expression level of MagT1 were positively correlated with HBV DNA load (r=0.335 and 0.394, both P<0.05). The hepatocellular carcinoma group had the highest levels of PD-1 and Tim-3, followed by the compensated liver cirrhosis group, the chronic hepatitis B group, and the normal control group; the normal control group had the highest level of NKG2D, followed by the chronic hepatitis B group, the compensated liver cirrhosis group, and the hepatocellular carcinoma group (all P<0.001). The Pearson correlation analysis showed that the mRNA expression level of MagT1 was negatively correlated with PD-1 and Tim-3 (r=-0.643 and -0.640, both P<0.05) and was positively correlated with NKG2D (r=0.655, P<0.05). ConclusionThere is a reduction in the mRNA expression level of MagT1 in peripheral blood CD8+ T cells in patients with HBV infection, which is positively correlated with serum HBV DNA load. The reduction in the expression of MagT1 may contribute to CD8+ T cell exhaustion by impairing Mg²⁺ influx, manifesting as the upregulation of PD-1 and Tim-3 and the downregulation of NKG2D.
2.Epidemiological study of high risk human papillomavirus infection in 25 to 54 years old married women in Beijing
Minghui WU ; Songwen ZHANG ; Weiyuan ZHANG ; Baoli ZHOU ; Zheng XIE ; Jiandong WANG ; Jing FENG ; Junhua WANG ; Jiwei JIANG ; Li ZHU ; Shiquan HUANG ; Jing PAN ; Xinzhi LIU ; Yunping ZHANG ; Wen ZHAO ; Hong LI ; Xiaohang LUO ; Kunchong SHI ; Guifeng WANG ; Liping FU ; Guixiang LI ; Hunfen TAO ; Chunxiang BAI ; Ruixia HE ; Lei JIN ; Guangmei LIU ; Kuixiang WANG ; Jialin YE ; Siying LIU ; Mei WANG ; Xueming YAN ; Guiling HU ; Rujing LIN ; Changyue SUN ; Hong ZENG ; Lirong WU ; Yali CHENG
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009;44(12):892-897
Objective To investigate high risk human papillomavirus(HR-HPV)prevalence among married women in Beijing and to study the high risk flactors.nethods During March 2007 to September 2008.a total of 6185 married women sampled from 137 communities in 12 districts were screened bv HR-HPV DNA test and cytogical test.The interview was carried out with unified questionnaires.The databage was set up and twice entered in EpiDam 3.0.After checked up,the data were analyzed in SPSS 15.0.Results (1) The HR-HPV infection rate was 9.89%.The HR-HPV infection rate of the city zone,the suburb and the exurb were 9.34%,10.51% and 9.51% (P>0.05).The HR-HPV infection rate of the native and the oudander were 9.53%,11.30% (P<0.05).(2) The age distribution of HR-HPV infection was that the rate was around 10% among 25 to 44 age groups,which was the highest(11.21%) in 30 to 34 age group;then the rate was descended as the age raising,the rate of 50 to 54 age group was the lowest(7.78%).(3) Multiple logistic regression showed that the related risk factors of HR-HPV infection mainly included 1000 RMB and above of family income per person per month.possessing more than 1 sexual partner of her husband,outlander and hish levels of education.(4) The prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia(CIN)in HR-HPV positive group wag significantly higher than that in HR-HPV negative group(29.76% vs 3.32%,P<0.01).Conclusions(1)The HR-HPV infection rate among aged 25 to 54 years was 9.9% and there was no significant difference in area distribution.(2)The hish risk population which should strengthen screening was the married bearing-age women with high level of family income,outlander,high levels of education and her husband possessing more than 1 sexual partner.(3)HR-HPV infection is the main risk factor for CIN and cervical cancer.while does not provide a causal relationship with them.The high risk population should be checked regularly to understand the development of HR-HPV infection and CIN incidence.

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