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ArticleZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences2022

Levels of base excision repair proteins in CD4

Xingyu Zhou, Xiaoqi Wu, Min Deng, Yueqi Qiu, Shengnan Zhou, Yaping Li

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Article in Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. [Role of AHR-mediated histone acetylation at FOXP3 in Tfr cell differentiation in systemic lupus erythematosus].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xingyu ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics; Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011. zxy1994328@csu.edu.cn.
Xiaoqi WuDepartment of Dermatology, Changsha Central Hospital, University of South China, Changsha 410000, China.
Min DengDepartment of Dermatology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics; Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011.
Yueqi QiuDepartment of Dermatology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics; Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011.
Shengnan ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics; Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011.
Yaping LiDepartment of Dermatology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics; Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011. lyplisa@csu.edu.cn.
Central South University · CNChangsha Central Hospital · CN

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81472881
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-systemic disease with the unknown pathogenic mechanism. DNA demethylation is involved in SLE pathogenesis. Growth arrest and DNA damage inducible 45 alpha (Gadd45a) takes part in the process of DNA demethylation. Gadd45a is a DNA repair-related protein. This study aims to investigate the expressions of some proteins [including activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), thymine DNA glycosylase (TDG), and methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 4 (MBD4)] involving in base excision repair (BER) process in CD4

methodsFrom January 2019 to September 2020, 12 SLE patients and 12 healthy controls were recruited from Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were separated by Ficoll-Hypaque density gradient centrifugation and then CD4+ T cells were isolated via positive selection using Miltenyi beads. We measured the messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expressions of AID, TDG, and MBD4 by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting, respectively.

resultsIn contrast to controls, in SLE CD4+ T cells, the mRNA and protein expressions of AID were elevated (P=0.003, P=0.022, respectively); TDG protein expression was increased (P=0.017); and MBD4 protein level was reduced (P<0.001). No visible distinctions was found in the mRNA expressions of either TDG or MBD4 between the 2 groups (both P>0.05). The mRNA and protein expressions of AID and the protein levels of TDG were positively correlated with SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI). And the mRNA and protein expressions of MBD4 were negatively correlated with SLEDAI.

conclusionsIn SLE CD4+ T cells, the increased expressions of AID and TDG and the decreased MBD4 expression may participate in SLE pathogenic mechanism.

Indexed as

Leukocytes, MononuclearLupus Erythematosus, SystemicCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesDNA RepairHumansRNA, MessengerRNA, Messengerbase excision repairDNA demethylationsystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID36748375
PMCPMC10930274
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