In multiple sclerosis(MS),human endogenous retrovirus W family(HERV-W)envelope protein,pHERV-W ENV,limits remyelination and induces microglia-mediated *** better understand its role,we examined the soluble pHERV-W ant...
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In multiple sclerosis(MS),human endogenous retrovirus W family(HERV-W)envelope protein,pHERV-W ENV,limits remyelination and induces microglia-mediated *** better understand its role,we examined the soluble pHERV-W antigen from MS brain lesions detected by specific ***-chemical and antigenic characteristics confirmed differences between pHERV-W ENV and ***-W ENV monomers and trimers remained associated with membranes,while hexamers self-assembled from monomers into a soluble macrostructure involving sulfatides in MS *** hexamers are stabilized by internal hydrophobic bonds and external hydrophilic ***-W studies in MS also suggest that this diffusible antigen may correspond to a previously described highmolecular-weight neurotoxic factor secreted by MS B-cells and thus represents a major agonist in MS *** methods are now needed to identify encoding HERV provirus(es)in affected cells *** properties and origin of MS brain pHERV-W ENV soluble antigen will allow a better understanding of the role of HERVs in MS *** present results anyhow pave the way to an accurate detection of the different forms of pHERV-W ENV antigen with appropriate conditions that remained unseen until now.
CD226 has been reported to participate in the rescue of CD8^(+)T cell *** this study,we aimed to assess the prognostic value of CD226 in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes(TILs)derived from colorectal cancer(CRC)liver meta...
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CD226 has been reported to participate in the rescue of CD8^(+)T cell *** this study,we aimed to assess the prognostic value of CD226 in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes(TILs)derived from colorectal cancer(CRC)liver metastases treated with chemotherapy and radical *** from 43 metastases were isolated and analyzed ex vivo usingflow ***155 and CD3 levels in the tumor microenvironment were assessed by *** and validation of biological processes highlighted in this study were performed by bioinformatics analysis of bulk RNA-seq results for 28 CRC liver metastases pretreated with chemotherapy as well as public gene expression ***226 expression contributes to the definition of the immune context in CRC liver metastases and primary ***226 on CD8^(+)T cells was not specifically coexpressed with other immune checkpoints,such as PD1,TIGIT,and TIM3,in liver *** Cox regression analysis revealed CD226 expression on CD8^(+)T cells to be an independent prognostic factor(p=0.003),along with CD3 density at invasion margins(p=0.003)and TIGIT expression on CD4^(+)T cells(p=0.019).CD155 was not associated with the prognostic value of *** expression analysis in a validation dataset confirmed the prognostic value of CD226 in CRC liver metastases but not in primary *** of CD226 on CD8^(+)TILs in the liver microenvironment was restored by IL15 ***,CD226 expression on liver metastasis-infiltrating CD8^(+)T cells selectively contributes to immune surveillance of CRC liver metastases and has prognostic value for patients undergoing radical surgery.
AIM: To determine the presence of Helicobacter species DNA in the liver of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients with and without cirrhosis as compared to controls, and to identify the bacterial species involved. METHODS...
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AIM: To determine the presence of Helicobacter species DNA in the liver of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients with and without cirrhosis as compared to controls, and to identify the bacterial species involved. METHODS: Seventy-nine consecutive patients (HBV and HIV negative) with a liver sample obtained after liver biopsy or hepatic resection were studied: 41 with CHC without cirrhosis, 12 with CHC and cirrhosis, and 26 controls (HCV negative). Polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) targeting Helicobacter 16S rDNA and species- specific were performed on DNA extracted from the liver. A gastric infection with H pylori was determined by serology and confirmed by 13C-urea breath test. RESULTS: Overall, Helicobacter 16S rDNA was found in 16 patients (20.2%). Although positive cases tended to be higher in CHC patients with cirrhosis (41.6%) than in those without cirrhosis (17.0%) or in controls (15.4%), the difference was not statistically significant (P =0.08). H pylori-like DNA was identified in 12 cases and H. pullorum DNA in 2, while 2 cases remained unidenti- fied. Gastric infection with H pylori was found in only 2 of these patients. CONCLUSION: Our results do not confirm the associ- ation of Helicobacter species DNA in the liver of CHC patients with advanced liver disease. The lack of correlation between positive H pylori serology and the presence of H pylori-like DNA in the liver may indicate the presence of a variant of this species.
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