汉族人MDR1 C3435T基因的多态性

目的　检测汉族人MDR1C3435T基因的分布情况。方法　应用PCR技术对正常人外周血MDR1C3435T基因进行扩增以MboI进行限制性酶切图谱分析。结果　 2 4 0例 (男 119例 ,女 12 1例 )汉族人MDR1C3435T基因中 ,表现型T/T频率是 18 75 % ,表现型T/C是 4 4 17% ,表现型C/C是 37 0 8%。MDR1C3435T基因T频率是 0 4 0 83,基因C频率是0 5 916。结论　汉族人MDR1C3435T基因的分布有自己的特点 ,为研究MDR1C3435T基因在某些疾病中的作用提供了可靠的基础资料。     

MDR1 C3435T基因多态性的检测

目的　检测汉族人MDR1C3435T基因的分布情况 .方法　应用PCR技术对正常人MDR1C3435T基因进行扩增以MboI进行限制性酶切图谱分析 .结果　汉族人MDR1C3435T基因中 ,表现型T/T频率 14 .4 2 % ,表现型T/C4 0 .5 4 % ,表现型C/C 4 5 .0 4 % .MDR1C3435T基因T频率 0 .346 9,基因C频率是 0 .6 5 31.结论　汉族人MDR1C3435T基因的分布有自已的特点 .     

Prevalence of MDR1 C3435T and CYP2B6 G516T polymorphisms among HIV-1 infected South African patients

Data on genetic polymorphisms associated with response to anti-HIV drugs has accumulated over the years. Information on how polymorphisms influence drug metabolism and transport to target sites is important in guiding dosage or selection of appropriate alternative therapies. This study determined the frequency of MDR1 C3435T and CYP2B6 G516T polymorphisms associated with the transport and metabolism of efavirenz and nevirapine, in a population of South African HIV infected patients. In addition, association of polymorphisms with immunologic and virologic factors was investigated. A 207bp of MDR1 exon 26 and a 161bp of CYP2B6 exon 4 were obtained from patients by polymerase chain reaction. Analysis of population-based sequences of MDR1 revealed a frequency of 89% and 11% of C and T alleles respectively (n=197; X^{2} = 0.974; p=0.324). Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the CYP2B6 gene revealed a prevalence of 9.5% of GG, 78.4% of GT and 12.1% of TT genotype (n= 199; X^{2} = 65.204; p=0.00). There was no significant difference between immune recovery and decline in viral load (n=53), with genotype after repeated calculations of analysis of variance (ANOVA).     

The high prevalence of the poor and ultrarapid metabolite alleles of CYP2D6, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP3A4, and CYP3A5 in Taiwanese population

Genetic polymorphisms of drug metabolizing enzymes, such as cytochromes P450 (CYPs), play major roles in the variations of drug responsiveness in human. The aim of this study is to identify the high prevalence (minor allele frequencies >1%) of the abnormal metabolite alleles of CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, and CYP3A5 in the Taiwanese population. The genotyping of the functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CYPs were conducted by direct exon sequencing in 180 Taiwanese volunteers. Twenty-one unique SNPs including three newly identified SNPs were detected in the Taiwanese population. Six of the 21 SNPs in five genes showed frequencies more than 1%. The results indicated that it could be very useful and important in developing an inexpensive, convenient, and precise genotyping method for the high prevalence of CYPs metabolizing abnormal alleles in the Taiwanese population.     

中国汉族、维吾尔族和哈萨克族人MDR1-C3435T基因多态性研究

目的了解MDR1-C3435T的基因多态性在汉族、维吾尔族和哈萨克族健康人群中的分布差异,为临床用药提供参考。方法用PCR-RFLP的方法检测汉族、维吾尔族和哈萨克族MDR1-C3435T等位基因突变位点的分布情况。计算各民族基因型频率,并与已报道的其他民族的基因型频率和等位基因频率进行比较。结果 MDR1-C3435T基因在汉族、维吾尔族和哈萨克族三个民族中最常见的等位基因是MDR1-3435T,频率依次为汉族43.3%、维吾尔族58.0%和哈萨克族56.9%。等位基因MDR1-3435T在汉族中的发生频率显著低于维吾尔族和哈萨克族,而突变频率在维吾尔族和哈萨克族之间则无明显差异。汉族的基因突变发生频率与其他亚洲人相似,与高加索人差异显著;而维吾尔族和哈萨克族的发生频率介于亚洲人和高加索人之间。结论汉族、维吾尔族和哈萨克族的MDR1-C3435T基因型分布有明显的差异,对临床用药将产生显著影响。     

Ah receptor, CYP1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP1B1 gene polymorphisms are not involved in the risk of recurrent pregnancy loss

The etiology of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) remains unclear, but it may be related to a possible genetic predisposition together with involvement of environmental factors. We examined the relation between RPL and polymorphisms in four genes, human aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor, cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP1B1, which are involved in the metabolism of a wide range of environmental toxins and carcinogens. All cases and controls were women resident in Sapporo, Japan and the surrounding area. The Ah receptor, CYP1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP1B1 genotypes were assessed in 113 Japanese women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and 203 ethnically matched women experiencing at least one live birth and no spontaneous abortion (control). No significant differences in Ah receptor, CYP1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP1B1 genotype frequencies were found between the women with RPL and the controls [Ah receptor: Arg/Arg (reference); Arg/Lys and Lys/Lys, odds ratio (OR)=0.67; 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.40-1.11, CYP1A1: m1m1 (reference); m1m2 and m2m2, OR = 0.86; 95% CI = 0.53-1.40, CYP1A2: C/C and C/A (reference); A/A, OR = 1.16; 95% CI = 0.71-1.88, CYP1B1: Leu/Leu (reference); Leu/Val and Val/Val, OR = 1.18; 95% CI = 0.68-2.02]. The present study suggests that the Ah receptor, CYP1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP1B1 gene polymorphisms are not major genetic regulators in RPL.     

Effects of EPHX1 and CYP3A4*22 genetic polymorphisms on carbamazepine metabolism and drug response among Tunisian epileptic patients

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of polymorphisms in the EPHX1 (c.416A?>?G, c.337T?>?C) and CYP3A4*22 genes involved in carbamazepine (CBZ) metabolism and pharmacoresistance among 118 Tunisian patients with epilepsy under maintenance dose of CBZ. These genetic polymorphisms were analyzed by PCR-RFLP. Associations between plasma CBZ concentration, CBZ-E concentration, maintenance doses and metabolic ratio (CBZ-E:CBZ, CBZ-D:CBZ-E) were analyzed with each polymorphism. Both variants of EPHX1 c.416A?>?G and c.337T?>?C are significantly associated with higher metabolic ratio CBZ-E:CBZ and seem to decrease the activity of the epoxide hydrolase. The CYP3A4*22 variant allele is significantly associated with lower CBZ-D:CBZ-E ratio and seems also to be associated with less activity of the cytochrome. Our data suggest that certain polymorphisms of metabolizing enzyme genes could influence inter-individual variability of CBZ metabolism.     

AhR途径,CYP1A1、CYP1B1,雌激素代谢及作用过程中的调节

多环芳烃和多卤化烃是环境中广泛分布的有害物质,可通过与细胞芳烃受体结合,从而影响外来化合物代谢酶系如细胞色素氧化酶P450 1A1、1B1的表达,并通过这些酶的催化作用调控雌激素的代谢及作用,进而部分决定了雌激素对机体的作用效应。上述复杂的过程可受到多种因素的影响。     

Detection of ABCC2, CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells using flow cytometry

ABCC2 has a wide tissue distribution and can mediate the efflux of a number of therapeutic compounds from cells and contribute to potential treatment failure. Its diverse expression and ability to efflux a number of substrates imply a number of physiological and pharmacological roles. CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 are responsible for the metabolism of a number of therapeutic compounds. Reports on the expression of these proteins in various cells and tissues have been contradictory mainly due to differences in experimental approach and cell type studied. With the advances in commercially available antibodies we describe here a simplified technique for the detection of ABCC2, CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by flow cytometry. Results are expressed as mean increase in fluorescence compared to isotypically matched controls. Using these assays we confirmed the expression of these proteins in human PBMC. These methods are rapid and reproducible and have potential use for both in vitro and clinical applications.     

An in vitro system for measuring genotoxicity mediated by human CYP3A4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

P450 activity is required to metabolically activate many chemical carcinogens, rendering them highly genotoxic. CYP3A4 is the most abundantly expressed P450 enzyme in the liver, accounting for most drug metabolism and constituting 50% of all hepatic P450 activity. CYP3A4 is also expressed in extrahepatic tissues, including the intestine. However, the role of CYP3A4 in activating chemical carcinogens into potent genotoxins is unclear. To facilitate efforts to determine whether CYP3A4, per se, can activate carcinogens into potent genotoxins, we expressed human CYP3A4 in the DNA‐repair mutant (rad4 rad51) strain of budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and tested the novel, recombinant yeast strain for ability to report CYP3A4‐mediated genotoxicity of a well‐known genotoxin, aflatoxin B1 (AFB₁). Yeast microsomes containing human CYP3A4, but not those that do not contain CYP3A4, were active in hydroxylation of diclofenac, a known CYP3A4 substrate drug, a result confirming CYP3A4 activity in the recombinant yeast strain. In cells exposed to AFB₁, the expression of CYP3A4 supported DNA adduct formation, chromosome rearrangements, cell death, and expression of the large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase, Rnr3, a marker of DNA damage. Expression of CYP3A4 also conferred sensitivity in rad4 rad51 mutants exposed to colon carcinogen, 2‐amino‐3,8‐dimethylimidazo[4,5‐f]quinoxaline (MeIQx). These data confirm the ability of human CYP3A4 to mediate the genotoxicity of AFB₁, and illustrate the usefulness of the CYP3A4‐expressing, DNA‐repair mutant yeast strain for screening other chemical compounds that are CYP3A4 substrates, for potential genotoxicity. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 58:217–227, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Expression of complement C3, C5, C3aR and C5aR1 genes in resting and activated CD4+ T cells

Complement activation is traditionally thought to occur in the extracellular space. However, it has been suggested that complement proteins are activated and function at additional locations. T cells contain intracellular stores of C3 and C5 that can be cleaved into C3a and C5a and bind to intracellular receptors, which have been shown to be of vital importance for the differentiation and function of these cells. However, whether the origin of the complement proteins located within T cells is derived from endogenous produced complement or from an uptake dependent mechanism is unknown.The presence of intracellular C3 in T cells from normal donors was investigated by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. Moreover, mRNA expression levels of several genes encoding for complement proteins with primary focus on C3, C3aR, C5 and C5aR1 during resting state and upon activation of CD4⁺ T cells were investigated by a quantitative PCR technique. Furthermore, the gene expression level was evaluated at different time points.We confirmed the presence of intracellular C3 protein in normal T-cells. However, we could not see any increase in mRNA levels using any activation strategy tested. On the contrary, we observed a slight increase in C3 and C5aR1 mRNA only in the non-activated T-cells compared to the activated T cells, and a decrease in the activated T-cells at different incubation time points.Our results show that there is a baseline intracellular expression of the complement C3, C5, C3aR and C5aR1 genes in normal CD4⁺ T cells, but that expression is not increased during T-cell activation, but rather down regulated. Thus, the pool of intracellular complement in CD4⁺ T cells may either be due to accumulated complement due low-grade expression or arise from the circulation from an uptake dependent mechanism, but these possibilities are not mutually exclusive.     

新的识别人活化B细胞分化抗原5C5单克隆抗体（5C5－G＿1）的制备和鉴定

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Complement C4A, C4B and BF haplotypes in Koreans

Specific alleles at C4A, C4B and BF loci occur in populations and are inherited in complotypes, which are linked with particular HLA haplotypes. Considerable differences in complement allele and complotype frequencies have been observed among various ethnic groups. In the present study, 109 Korean families were analyzed for complement and complotype polymorphism. Thirty-four different complotypes were detected: the most common was BF*S-C4A*3-C4B*1 (S31) with a frequency of 42.2%, followed by S42 (14.3%) and F31 (13.8%). Three complotypes, S42, F31, and FQ01, showed positive linkage disequilibrium. Some of the complotypes were linked with characteristic HLA haplotypes. Two complotypes carrying duplicated C4A genes, S3+31 (BF*S-C4A*3-C4A*3-C4B*1) and S3+2Q0(BF*S-C4A*3-C4A*2-C4B*Q0), were exclusively associated with HLA-A24-Cw7-B7-DR1-DQ1 and A24-CBL-B52-DR15-DQ1 haplotypes, respectively. Twelve families showed recombinant haplotypes, nine in the class I region, three between the HLA-B and HLA-DR loci, and none in the class III region. Maternal recombination occurred twice as frequently as paternal. The results obtained in this study represent the frequencies of complotypes and extended HLA haplotypes of well-defined Koreans, based on a family study.     

Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotype frequencies of CYP3A5 in a Japanese population

In order to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotype frequencies of CYP3A5 in a Japanese population, we sequenced the proximal promoter region, all exons, and the surrounding intronic regions using genomic DNA from 187 Japanese subjects. Thirteen SNPs, including seven novel ones: 13108T>C, 16025A>G, 16903A>G, 16993C>G, 27448C>A, 29782A>G, and 31551T>C (A of the translational start codon of GenBank Accession # NG_000004.2 is numbered 1 according to the CYP Allele Nomenclature), were identified. The most common SNP was 6986A>G (key SNP for CYP3A5*3), with a 0.759 frequency. Two novel SNPs, 29782A>G (I456V) and 31551T>C (I488T), as well as 12952T>C (*5 marker) were found, but these alterations were always associated with the *3A marker SNPs, 6986A>G and 31611C>T. Using these 13 SNPs, haplotype analysis was performed and five novel *1 haplotypes (subtypes) (*1e to *1i) and six novel *3 haplotypes (subtypes) (*3d to *3i) were identified. Our findings suggest that CYP3A5*3 is the major defective allele and that other functional exonic SNPs are rare in the Japanese.     

Functional and molecular characterization of B cell-responsive Vδ1+ γδ T cells

Cells expressing the Vδ1⁺ gene segment are a minor γδ T cell population in human peripheral blood but predominate in epithelia and (inflamed) tissues. The characteristic dendritic-like morphology of these γδ T cells is consistent with their putative immune surveillance role in epithelia. Their function, however, remains unknown. We and others previously reported that a subset of Vδ1⁺ γδ T cells proliferates after stimulation with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed B lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCL), but not with fresh peripheral blood-derived B cells. These responses were independent of the type of T cell receptor (TcR) γ chain co-expressed with the Vδ1 chain. The in vivo relevance of this LCL-mediated activation as well as the nature of the stimulatory ligand on the LCL is not well established. In this study, we tested the proliferative response of Vδ1⁺ LCL-responsive T cells against non-EBV-transformed B cells, activated through CD40 by murine EL4 B5 cells, and to a panel of B cell lines differing in the expression of EBV nuclear antigen proteins and adhesion/co-stimulatory molecules. The role of the Epstein-Barr virus-derived antigen in the induction of this response could be excluded as the activated (non-EBV-transformed) peripheral blood B cells were also able to induce a proliferative response in the LCL-responsive Vδ1⁺ T cells. Therefore, the stimulatory ligand on B cells is of cellular rather than of viral origin, and its expression is up-regulated upon activation of B cells. The expression of B7 and CD39 molecules on the surface of activated B cells appeared to be crucial since antibodies to these structures could block the induction of proliferation of the Vδ1⁺ T cells. Finally, we investigated the diversity of the responding Vδ1⁺ γδ T cell clones by sequence analysis of the TcRδ junctional regions. No restricted V-D-J sequences were found among the LCL-responsive Vδ1⁺ T cell clones, arguing strongly against a mono- or oligoclonal Vδ1⁺ γδ T cell response to LCL. These findings may explain the presence of polyclonally activated Vδ1⁺ T cells in inflamed tissues where activated B cells are often present.     

Differences between C4A and C4B in the handling of immune complexes: the enhancement of CR1 binding is more important than the inhibition of immunoprecipitation.

There are two isotypes of C4--C4A and C4B--, encoded within the major histocompatibility complex with quite different properties. In this study we have compared purified C4A and C4B with regard to their ability to prevent immune complex precipitation and to enhance the binding of both preformed and nascent immune complexes to the receptor CR1 on red cells. C4A was modestly more effective than C4B at inhibiting immunoprecipitation, particularly in antibody excess. In the CR1 binding assay C4A was markedly more effective than C4B in enhancing binding to CR1. This difference was seen with both preformed and nascent immune complexes at equivalence and antibody excess. Thus the major differences between C4A and C4B in regard to immune complex handling is at the level of CR1 binding. Given the strong association of C4A* QO alleles with immune complex-mediated diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus, these findings have important pathogenetic implications.     

Possible Prediction of the Efficiency of Chemotherapy in Patients with Lymphoproliferative Diseases Based on MDR1 Gene G2677T and C3435T Polymorphisms

Study of polymorphism in MDR1 gene exons 21 and 26 revealed that T2677T and T3435T alleles are not a factor predisposing to lymphoproliferative diseases, but they determine the efficiency chemotherapy. Individuals with T2677T and T3435T haplotypes are at highest risk of drug resistance. Association between genotypes G2677T and C3435T was detected in normal subjects and in patients with lymphoproliferative diseases.     

Analysis of human CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 genes and their shared bidirectional promoter in eight world populations

The human CYP1A1_CYP1A2 locus comprises the CYP1A1 (5,988 bp) and CYP1A2 (7,759 bp) transcribed regions, oriented head‐to‐head, sharing a bidirectional promoter of 23,306 bp. The older CYP1A1 gene appears more conserved and responsible for critical life function(s), whereas the younger CYP1A2 gene might have evolved more rapidly due to environmental (dietary) pressures. A population genetics study might confirm this premise. We combined 60 CYP1A1_CYP1A2 SNPs found in the present study (eight New Guinea Highlanders, eight Samoans, four Dogrib, four Teribe, four Pehuenche, and one Caucasian) with those found in a previous study (six West Africans, four Han Chinese, six Germans, four Samoans, and four Dogrib), yielding a total of 106 SNPs in 106 chromosomes. Resequencing of Oceanians plus Amerindians in the present study yielded 21 New World SNPs (～20%), of which 17 are not previously reported in any SNP database. Various tests revealed selective pressures for both genes and both haploblocks; unfortunately, differences in rates of evolution between the two genes were undetectable. Fay & Wu's H test revealed a “hitchhiking event” centered around four SNPs in the CYP1A1 3′‐UTR; a study in silico identified different microRNA‐binding patterns in the hitchhiked region, when the mutations were present compared with the mutations absent. Hum Mutat 30:1–14, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.