Thirty outpatients with panic disorder (PD) were treated at an anxiety clinic using a symptom-focused approach. Thirteen (43%) had no history of major depressive disorder (MDD), 12 (40%) had a history of secondary MDD, and 5 (17%) had history of primary MDD. The outcome was equally good in patients with no history of MDD (77% had good or excellent outcomes) and patients with a history of secondary MDD (83% had good or excellent outcomes). Patients with a history of primary MDD had the worst outcomes. These findings agree with earlier studies showing that secondary MDD does not adversely affect prognosis of patients presenting for treatment of PD. 相似文献
Mucosal and systemic administrations of high dose antigens induce long-
lasting peripheral T cell tolerance. We and others have shown that high
dose peripheral T cell tolerance is mediated by anergy or deletion and is
preceded by T cell activation. Co-stimulatory molecules B7-1 (CD80)/B7-2
(CD86) and their counter-receptors CD28/CTLA-4 play pivotal roles in T cell
activation and immune regulation. In the present study, we examined the
roles of the B7 co-stimulation pathway in the generation of high dose
peripheral T cell tolerance. We found that blocking B7:CD28/CTLA-4
interaction at the time of tolerance induction partially prevented T cell
tolerance, whereas selective blockade of B7:CTLA-4 interaction completely
abrogated peripheral T cell tolerance induced by either oral or i.p.
antigens. These results suggest that CTLA-4-mediated feedback regulation
plays a crucial role in the induction of high dose peripheral T cell
tolerance.
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XRCC4 is a generally expressed protein of 334 amino acids that is involved
in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks and in V(D)J recombination, but
its function is unknown. In this study, we have used a mutational approach
and the yeast two-hybrid method to perform an initial characterization of
this protein. We show that the XRCC4 protein is located in the nucleus. We
also demonstrate that several potential phosphorylation sites are not
required for XRCC4 function in a transient V(D)J recombination assay. In
addition, we show that XRCC4 forms a homodimer in vivo with the
homodimerization domain being located within amino acids 115-204. Finally,
we define a core domain of XRCC4 that functions in V(D)J recombination and
comprises amino acids 18-204. Potential functions of XRCC4 are discussed.
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Induction of mucosal tolerance by inhalation of soluble peptides with
defined T cell epitopes is receiving much attention as a means of
specifically down-regulating pathogenic T cell reactivities in autoimmune
and allergic disorders. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)
induced in the Lewis rat by immunization with myelin basic protein (MBP)
and Freund's adjuvant (CFA) is mediated by CD4+ T cells specific for the
MBP amino acid sequences 68-86 and 87-99. To further define the principles
of nasal tolerance induction, we generated three different MBP peptides
(MBP 68-86, 87-99 and the non- encephalitogenic peptide 110-128), and
evaluated whether their nasal administration on day -11, -10, -9, -8 and -7
prior to immunization with guinea pig MBP (gp-MBP) + CFA confers protection
to Lewis rat EAE. Protection was achieved with the encephalitogenic
peptides MBP 68-86 and 87-99, MBP 68-86 being more potent, but not with MBP
110-128. Neither MBP 68-86 nor 87-99 at doses used conferred complete
protection to gp-MBP-induced EAE. In contrast, nasal administration of a
mixture of MBP 68-86 and 87-99 completely blocked gp-MBP-induced EAE even
at lower dosage compared to that being used for individual peptides. Rats
tolerized with MBP 68-86 + 87-99 nasally showed decreased T cell responses
to MBP reflected by lymphocyte proliferation and IFN-gamma ELISPOT assays.
Rats tolerized with MBP 68-86 + 87-99 also had abrogated MBP-reactive
IFN-gamma and tumor necrosis factor-alpha mRNA expression in lymph node
cells compared to rats receiving MBP 110-128 nasally, while similar low
levels of MBP-reactive transforming growth factor-beta and IL-4 mRNA
expressing cells were observed in the two groups. Nasal administration of
MBP 68-86 + 87-99 only slightly inhibited guinea pig spinal cord
homogenate-induced EAE, and passive transfer of spleen mononuclear cells
from MBP 68-86 + 87-99-tolerized rats did not protect naive rats from EAE.
Finally, we show that nasal administration of MBP 68-86 + 87-99 can reverse
ongoing EAE induced with gp-MBP, although higher doses are required
compared to the dosage needed for prevention. In conclusion, nasal
administration of encephalitogenic MBP peptides can induce antigen-specific
T cell tolerance and confer incomplete protection to gp-MBP-induced EAE,
and MBP 68-86 and 87-99 have synergistic effects. Non-regulatory mechanisms
are proposed to be responsible for tolerance development after nasal
peptide administration.
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Common carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is an index of subclinical atherosclerosis that is associated with ischemic stroke and coronary artery disease (CAD). We undertook a cross-sectional epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) of measures of cIMT in 6400 individuals. Mendelian randomization analysis was applied to investigate the potential causal role of DNA methylation in the link between atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk factors and cIMT or clinical cardiovascular disease. The CpG site cg05575921 was associated with cIMT (beta?=??0.0264, p value?=?3.5?×?10–8) in the discovery panel and was replicated in replication panel (beta?=??0.07, p value?=?0.005). This CpG is located at chr5:81649347 in the intron 3 of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor gene (AHRR). Our results indicate that DNA methylation at cg05575921 might be in the pathway between smoking, cIMT and stroke. Moreover, in a region-based analysis, 34 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) were identified of which a DMR upstream of ALOX12 showed the strongest association with cIMT (p value?=?1.4?×?10–13). In conclusion, our study suggests that DNA methylation may play a role in the link between cardiovascular risk factors, cIMT and clinical cardiovascular disease.