3 resultados para Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

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To investigate whether aberrant hypermethylation in plasma DNA could be used as diagnosis makers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we performed methylation-specific PCR (MSP) to check the methylation status of five tumor associated genes in 36 cases of

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A new sensitive assay for aspartate aminotransterase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities in biofluids was developed, based on the separation and detection of alanine, glutamate, and aspartate using capillary electrophoresis (CE) with electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection. The three amino acids were separated in 5 mM phosphate of pH 2.1 as background electrolyte, and detected on a 500 mu m platinum disk electrode at 1.2 V (versus Ag/AgCl) in the presence of 10 mM tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) dissolved in 80 mM phosphate of pH 10.5. A mass detection limit of 37.3 fmol (or 81.5 fmol) for glutamate, corresponding to the product in the enzyme reaction catalyzed by 1.24 x 10(-9) U AST (or 2.72 x 10(-9) U ALT) in a 30 min reaction period, was achieved. This assay was applied to investigate the cytotoxicity effect of ethanol on HepG2 cells and differentiating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from alcoholic liver disease, indicating that the technique is promising for the application in the cell biological and clinical fields.

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肝癌(HCC)是一种重要的恶性肿瘤,具有高发病率和不良预后的特点,在中国有很多的肝癌患者。早期发现和精确区分肝癌与其他肝病,对于肝癌的临床诊断治疗有十分重要的作用。由于肝脏所处位置较深,以及检测仪器和手段的限制,肝癌的早期诊断相对困难,所以比较好的血清学标记物应用于早期区分肝癌和其他肝病显得尤为重要。目前应用较多的标记物是甲胎蛋白AFP。由于单独的AFP其敏感性和特异性并不高,更为理想的检测手段正在研究中。 Beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase Ⅰ(ST6GalⅠ)是唾液酸转移酶家族中的一员,主要调控蛋白的唾液酸化。有研究发现ST6Gal在肝癌中表达升高,而且随着肝实体瘤的恶化而可能被释放到外周血中。所以血液中的ST6GalⅠ水平可能是一种有潜力的肝癌指标。另外,有研究显示,AFP的糖链结构在肝癌和其他肝病中是不同的,如果能用AFP上肝癌特异糖链作为检测目标,联合已有的检测体系,可能有助于早期精确诊断肝癌。 目的:我们选择ST6Gal Ⅰ和AFP上肝癌特异糖链TF(Thomsen-Friedenreich)抗原,H2血型抗原,Lewis Y血型抗原作为主要的研究内容,通过对其在肝癌细胞系和肝病血液中的表达研究,探讨其应用于肝癌早期诊断的可能。 方法:1)用合成的ST6Gal Ⅰ多肽免疫兔子,制备抗ST6Gal Ⅰ多克隆抗体;2)通过免疫细胞化学,ELISA和western blot等方法对制作的兔多克隆抗体进行效价分析;3)通过western blot方法对肝癌、肝硬化和正常人的血浆和血清中ST6Gal表达进行研究;4)通过免疫沉淀的方法对肝癌细胞系和肝癌血浆中AFP上肝癌特异糖链进行研究。 结果:1)制备的兔抗人ST多克隆抗血清,效价可达1:400000,能够通过免疫细胞化学和western blot检测到肝癌细胞系中的ST6GalⅠ;2)所选的3例肝癌血浆和2例肝癌血清中都有ST6GalⅠ阳性,在所选的2例肝硬化血浆和2例肝硬化血清中,分别只有1例有ST6GalⅠ的阳性,在3例正常人血浆中有2例有ST6GalⅠ阳性;3)AFP上肝癌特异的糖链TF抗原、H2抗原、Lewis Y抗原可以通过免疫沉淀的方法在肝癌病人血浆和肝癌细胞系HepG2中检出。 结论:制备的兔抗人ST6GalⅠ多克隆抗体具有较高效价,并可以检测到自然状态和变性状态的目标蛋白,可以应用于ST6GalⅠ的研究;通过western blotting对肝病血液的检测,发现在肝癌、肝硬化和正常人血液中的ST6GalⅠ的表达有差异,为ST6GalⅠ作为一种肿瘤标记物进行血清学检测提供了可能的前提;免疫沉淀的结果,证实了在肝癌病人的AFP上有TF、H2、LewisY等糖链的存在,为AFP上肝癌特异糖链作一种区分肝癌和其他良性肝病的标记物提供了证据。