Int J Clin Exp Patho
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2015
Association between MUC5B polymorphism and susceptibility and severity of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a group of lung diseases that cause irreversible architectural distortion and impair gas, and finally progressive pulmonary functional decline and death, in which the common variant in the promoter region of the mucin 5B (MUC5B) gene may be involved. The present study aims to investigate whether variants within the MUC5B gene rs35705950 contributed to IPF susceptibility and severity in Chinese Han Population. ⋯ This study demonstrated that the MUC5B polymorphism rs35705950 is associated with increased risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis susceptibility, severity, and the decreased overall survival.
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2015
Relationship of TLR2, TLR4 and tissue remodeling in chronic rhinosinusitis.
In order to explore the role of innate immunity in the remodeling of CRS (chronic rhinosinusitis), we investigated the correlation between TLR2, TLR4 and remodeling involved cytokines and histopathological features. Immunohistochemical staining was applied to detect the expression of TLR2, TLR4 and TGF-β1. Masson staining was used for observing the collagen deposition. ⋯ MMP-9 was upregulated by TLR4 agonist in CRSwNP (P < 0.05). TLR2 and TLR4 had close relationship with TGF-β1 and the histologic features of remodeling, especially collagen deposition and neutrophil infiltration in CRSsNP. The innate immunity could influence the histologic characteristics and involved cytokines through TLR2 and TLR4 in the remodeling of CRS.
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2015
Role of growth differentiation factor-5 and bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor in the development of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration.
The present study was designed to evaluate the role of growth differentiation factor-5 (GDF-5) and bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor (BMPR-II) in the development of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). A total of 24 patients with lumbar IDD (experiment group) and 6 patients with lumbar vertebral fracture (control group) were enrolled in the study. Tissue samples of IVD from the experiment group and control group were obtained during lumbar fusion operation, respectively. ⋯ According to the immunohistochemical results, the positive expression rates of GDF-5 and BMPRII in NP were higher than those in AF of the non- and minimal degeneration group, moderate degeneration group and severe degeneration group (all P < 0.05). However, no significant difference in GDF-5 or BMPRII positive expression was observed among the normal, non- and minimal, moderate and severe degeneration groups in neither NP area nor AF area (all P > 0.05). In conclusion, our results showed that GDF-5 and BMPRII expressed both in normal and degenerated IVD tissues, and GDF-5 might have an inhibition effect on degenerated lumbar IVD, suggesting that gene therapy may be a useful approach in producing physiological effects during early- and late-phase of lumbar IDD.
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2015
MicroRNA-153 expression and prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer.
miR-153 has been found to be significantly decreased in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues; however, its clinical significance has not been investigated. ⋯ Decreased expression of miR-153 might be a potential unfavorable prognostic factor for patients with NSCLC, and further studies would be needed to prove our findings.
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2015
SRPX2 promotes cell migration and invasion via FAK dependent pathway in pancreatic cancer.
Sushi repeat-containing protein, X-linked 2, abbreviated as SRPX2, is a candidate downstream target protein for E2A-HLF and involved in disorders of language cortex and cognition. Recent studies have demonstrated that elevated SRPX2 exhibits crucial roles in gastric cancer, however, underlying clinical significance and biological function of SRPX2 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), remains unclear. Data from Oncomine database showed that higher SRPX2 expression is more commonly observed in PDAC compared with normal pancreatic duct, similar results were also found in 12 matched PDAC tissue samples, 7 PDAC cell lines and a tissue microarray containing 81 PDAC specimens as demonstrated by real-time quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively. ⋯ Silencing of endogenous SRPX2 expression reduced abilities of cell migration and invasion of PDAC cells. Further studies revealed that SRPX2 expression in PDAC tissues significantly correlated with the phosphorylation levels of FAK, indicating that FAK dependent pathway may be account for the effect of SRPX2 on cell migration and invasion in PDAC. Collectively, this study reveals that frequently elevated SRPX2 contributes to cell migration and invasion in PDAC and SRPX2-related pathways might be a potential therapeutic target for PDAC.