Abstract
Objective
To find new protein biomarkers for the detection and evaluation of liver injury and to analyze the relationship between such proteins and disease progression in concanavalin A (Con A)-induced hepatitis.
Methods
Twenty-five mice were randomly divided into five groups: an untreated group, a control group injected with phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and groups with Con A-induced hepatitis evaluated at 1, 3 and 6 h. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and mass spectrometry (MS) were used to identify differences in protein expression among groups. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed to verify the results.
Results
In mice with Con A-induced hepatitis, expression levels of four proteins were increased: RIKEN, fructose bisphosphatase 1 (fbp1), ketohexokinase (khk), and Chain A of class pi glutathione S-transferase. Changes in fbp1 and khk were confirmed by qRT-PCR.
Conclusion
Levels of two proteins, fbp1 and khk, are clearly up-regulated in mice with Con A-induced hepatitis.
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Tan, Xf., Chen, F., Wu, Ss. et al. Proteomic analysis of differentially expressed proteins in mice with concanavalin A-induced hepatitis. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B 11, 221–226 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.B0900351
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