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篇目详细内容 |
【篇名】 |
Inhibition of TNF-alpha secretion from peripheral blood monocular cells by triptolid is associated with TNF-alpha-308 gene polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis patients |
【刊名】 |
Frontiers of Medicine in China |
【刊名缩写】 |
Front. Med. China |
【ISSN】 |
1673-7342 |
【EISSN】 |
1673-7458 |
【DOI】 |
10.1007/s11684-010-0025-6 |
【出版社】 |
Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg |
【出版年】 |
2010 |
【卷期】 |
4
卷2期 |
【页码】 |
220-224
页,共
5
页 |
【作者】 |
Xiu-Liang TAO MM;
Sheng-Hao TU MD;
Ri-Bo XIONG MM;
Yong-Hong HU BM;
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【关键词】 |
arthritis, rheumatoid; molonuclear cells; tumor necrosis factor; gene polymorphisms; triptolid |
【摘要】 |
This study examined the inhibitory effect of triptolid (TP) on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) secreted from peripheral blood monocular cells (PBMCs) and the association of the inhibitory effect with TNF-α-308 gene polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Gene polymorphism at A-G site 308 in the promoter region of TNF-α gene was detected in 42 RA patients by using allele specific polymerase chain reaction (AS-PCR) assay. PBMCs were harvested from these patients and treated first with lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and then with different doses of TP (1, 5.4 and 15 ng/mL). The TNF-α level in the supernatants was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results showed that TNF-α level in the supernatants of TP (1 ng/mL)-treated PBMCs was decreased by 3.80% and 4.91%, respectively, in the patients with AA and AG genotypes, when compared with those treated with LPS alone (P>0.05). Moreover, the TNF-α level in the patients with GG genotype was reduced by 20.74% (P<0.05). When PBMCs were treated with TP at 5.4 ng/mL, TNF-α levels in the patients with AA, AG, and GG genotypes were decreased by 20.42%, 34.73%, and 41.69%, respectively (P<0.05). The TNF-α level was slightly higher in the PBMCs treated with 15 ng/mL of TP than those in the two TP groups in the patients carrying AA, AG, and GG genotypes (P>0.05). It was concluded that gene polymorphism at TNF-α-308 sites may relate to the secretion of TNF-α in RA patients. TP has different inhibitory effects on the secretion of TNF-α in the patients harboring different genotypes, which may be one of the reasons for individual variation in response to TP. |
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