目的探讨帕金森病(Parkinson’s disease,PD)患者区别于正常人的血清蛋白质差异表达。方法选择原发性PD患者35例和正常人35例,用弱阳离子交换(weak cationic exchange,WCX)磁珠捕获血清蛋白质组分,用MALDI-TOF-MS(matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometer)检测各样品的蛋白质质谱,统计学筛选差异表达分子,监督神经网络算法建立区分模型,盲法验证。结果在PD组和对照组之间筛查到8个差异分子(非参数检验Z值范围为-4.458～-3.059,P<0.05)。以监督神经网络算法建立区分模型,其判断正确率为81.4%。对25例新样本的盲法验证结果显示,模型的正确率为76.0%。结论PD患者血清蛋白质的表达谱有别于正常人。蛋白质组学数据结合生物信息学方法可能有助于PD的诊断。
Objective To approach the associated mechanism by which α-synuclein （α-Syn） might regulate the metabolism of dopamine. Methods A DNA fragment, located at --495 to ＋25 of the human tyrosine hydroxylase （TH） gene, was amplified by PCR and inserted into the pGL3-Basic luciferase reporter vector. The recombinant plasmid pGL3-THprom was transfected into a dopammergic cell line MES23.5 or a α-Syn over-expressed MES23.5 （named MES23.5/hα-Syn^＋）. The promoter activity was detected by the Dual Luciferase Assay System. Results The luciferase activities in the MES23.5 cells transfected with pGl.,3-Basic, pGL3-THprom, and pGL3-Control vectors were 5.60±0.67, 26.80±4.11, and 32.90±4.75, respectively. On the other hand, the luciferase activity of pGL3-THprom in the MES23.5 （26.80±4.11） was significantly higher than that in the MES23.5/hα-Syn^＋（14.40±0.61） （P〈0.01）. Conclusion These results indicate that the -495 to ＋25 region in the TH gene possesses promoter activity for controlling the gene expression, and that α-Syn may negatively regulate the metabolism of dopamine by affecting the function of TH promoter as a trans-acting factor.
