NDV感染体外诱导胃癌细胞BGC-823的凋亡

目的 :研究新城疫病毒在体外抗胃癌细胞活性及其与细胞凋亡的关系。方法 :应用倒置显微镜观察细胞形态、MTT法测NDV在体外对BGC - 82 3的抑制和杀伤作用 ,同时用流式细胞术检测胃癌细胞凋亡情况及细胞分裂周期各时象的变化。结果 :NDV在体外可使BGC - 82 3胃癌细胞形成明显的细胞病变效应、细胞生长抑制及细胞凋亡 ,且细胞凋亡率与感染时间呈正相关。G2、S期细胞减少 ,增殖指数 (PI)降低 ,与阴性对照组比较有显著性差异 (P<0 .0 1)。结论 :NDV具有显著的抗BGC - 82 3胃癌细胞活性。     

Pure total flavonoids from Citrus paradisi Macfadyen actmsynergistically with arsenic trioxide in inducingmapoptosis of Kasumi-1 leukemia cells in vitro

To investigate the potential effects of pure total flavonoid compounds (PTFCs) from Citrus paradisi Macfadyen separately or combined with arsenic trioxide on the proliferation of human myeloid leukemia cells and the mechanisms underlying the action of PTFCs. The effects of PTFCs separately or combined with arsenic trioxide on the proliferation and apoptosis of leukemia cells were determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), fluorescence microscopy, and flow cytometry. Their effects on the expression levels of apoptosis-related regulators were determined by Western blot assay. PTFCs combined with arsenic trioxide significantly inhibited the growth of Kasumi-1 cells, and apoptosis was confirmed by flow cytometry analysis. Hoechst 33258 staining showed more significant morphological changes and more apoptosis following the combined treatment. Western blots showed changes in the expression of genes for poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), caspase 3/9, and P65. The results indicated that PTFCs separately or combined with arsenic trioxide inhibited proliferation of leukemia cells in vitro and induced their apoptosis by modulating the expression of apoptosis-related regulator genes.     

盐生隐杆藻胞外多糖(EPAH)抗肿瘤作用的实验研究

目的:探讨盐生隐杆藻胞外多糖对小鼠抗肿瘤作用的影响.方法:建立小鼠移植性S180实体瘤模型,观察EPAH对S180荷瘤小鼠的抑瘤作用、对白细胞的数量、对免疫器官及红细胞粘附肿瘤细胞能力的影响;另建立小鼠移植性S180腹水瘤模型,观察EPAH对小鼠存活时间的影响;同时,通过体外培养检测EPAH对SMMC7721细胞增殖的影响.结果:EPAH能明显抑制S180、SMMC7721细胞生长、促进红细胞粘附肿瘤细胞能力、增强免疫力并能有效提升减少的白细胞数量.结论:EPAH能显著增强小鼠抗肿瘤活性.     

Homoharringtonine induces apoptosis of endothelium and down-regulates VEGF expression of K562 cells

Homoharringtonine (HHT) has currently been used successfully in the treatment of acute and chronic myeloid leukemias and has been shown to induce apoptosis of different types of leukemic cells in vitro. Emerging evidence suggests that angiogenesis may play an important role in hematological malignancies, such as leukemia. How ever, whether HHT can relieve leukemia by anti-angiogenesis is still unknown. We investigated the anti-angiogenesis potential of HHT with the human umbilical vein endothelial cell line (ECV304) and leukemic cell line (K562) in vitro. Cellular proliferation was determined by MTT assay and apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry. The mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was assessed by RT-PCR and VEGF protein production was detected by Western blot. Inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis by HHT were discovered in ECV304 cells, and appeared in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Also, treatment with HHT caused down-regulation of VEGF mRNA expression in K562 cells in similar dose- and time-dependent manner and inhibition of VEGF protein production in K562 cells in response to the enhancing concentration of HHT. The results demonstrated that HHT could also induce apoptosis in endothelium and down-regulate VEGF expression in K562 cells. In conclusion, we believe HHT has anti-angiogenesis potential and speculate that HHT might exert its anti-leukemia effects via reduction of angiogenesis.     

Homoharringtonine induces apoptosis of endothelium and down-regulates VEGF expression of K562 cells

INTRODUCTION Homoharringtonine (HHT) is a cephalotoxin alkaloid with anti-leukemic activity and had been used successfully in the treatment of acute and chronic myeloid leukemias (O払rien et al., 1995; 1999; Feldman et al., 1992). The principal mecha-nism of action by HHT is the inhibition of protein synthesis in a dose- and time-dependent manner by binding to ribosome and inhibiting polypeptide chain elongation (Tujebajeva et al., 1989; Zhou et al., 1995). HHT had been shown to indu…     

新城疫病毒感染对小鼠肉瘤S180细胞p53蛋白的表达及细胞周期的影响

目的:研究新城疫病毒(NDV)感染对小鼠肉瘤S180细胞p53蛋白的表达及细胞周期的影响。方法:通过NDV体外感染小鼠肉瘤S180细胞,经倒置显微镜观察细胞形态变化,噻唑蓝(MTT)比色法检测小鼠肉瘤S180细胞的增殖状况;经流式细胞仪分析检测NDV体内感染后荷瘤鼠腹水中S180细胞分裂周期各时相的变化、细胞凋亡情况及细胞表面p53蛋白的表达情况。结果:NDV体内、外感染对小鼠肉瘤S180细胞的杀伤作用明显,NDV体内感染后荷瘤鼠腹水中S180细胞高表达p53蛋白,细胞凋亡率增加,G2/S期细胞减少,增殖指数(PI)降低,与阴性对照组比较有显著性差异(P<0.05)。结论:NDV感染可增强小鼠肉瘤S180细胞p53蛋白的表达,影响其细胞周期,诱导其凋亡且有较强的杀瘤作用。     

Artesunate inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in human osteosarcoma HOS cell line in vitro and in vivo

This paper aims to investigate the effects of artesunate (ART) on growth and apoptosis in human osteosarcoma HOS cell line in vitro and in vivo and to explore the possible underlying mechanisms. Cell viability was measured by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The induction of apoptosis was detected by light and transmission electron microscopy and flow cytometry. Western blot analysis was used to investigate the related mechanisms. Nude mice were further employed to investigate the antitumour activity of ART in vivo. MTT assay results demonstrated that ART selectively inhibits the growth of HOS cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Based on the findings of light and transmission electron microscopy, Hoechst 33258 staining, and fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-annexin V staining, the cytotoxicity of ART in HOS cells occurs through apoptosis. With ART treatment, cytosolic cytochrome c was increased, Bax expression was gradually upregulated, Bcl-2 expression was downregulated, and caspase-9 and caspase-3 were activated. Thus, the intrinsic apoptotic pathway may be involved in ART-induced apoptosis. Cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry indicated that ART may induce cell cycle arrest at G₂/M phase. In nude mice bearing HOS xenograft tumours, ART inhibited tumour growth and regulated the expressions of cleaved caspase-3 and survivin, in agreement with in vitro observations. ART has a selective antitumour activity against human osteosarcoma HOS cells, which may be related to its effects on induction of apoptosis via the intrinsic pathway. The results suggest that ART is a promising candidate for the treatment of osteosarcoma.     

As2O3对人体外宫颈癌细胞的影响

采用光镜及荧光显微镜观察、溴化二甲噻唑二苯四氮唑(MTT)还原法、流式细胞仪检测法检测As2O3对人HeLa细胞的影响.HeLa细胞经As2O3作用后,出现凋亡的形态学改变,细胞增殖受到浓度依赖性抑制,流式细胞仪检测结果显示细胞凋亡率呈浓度依赖性增高.As2O3具有诱导HeLa细胞发生凋亡的生物活性.     

砷剂对K_(562)细胞凋亡作用的基础研究

[目的]研究三氧化二砷对K562细胞凋亡的诱导.[方法]采用人红白血病细胞株K562细胞常规培养,给不同浓度的三氧化二砷,在不同的时间收获细胞,用台盼蓝排染法,DNA荧光染料Hoechst33342荧光染色法,及碘化丙啶(PI)与Hoechst33342共染计数坏死细胞的PI阳性率等方法,检测其对K562细胞的影响.[结果]三氧化二砷能够诱导K562细胞凋亡.并且呈现浓度依赖性和时间依赖性.[结论]三氧化二砷主要以诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡而表现其毒性作用.     

Antitumor activities of D-glucosamine and its derivatives

The growth inhibitory effects of D-glucosamine hydrochloride （GlcNH2-HCl）, D-glucosamine （GlcNH2） and N-acetyl glucosamine （NAG） on human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells in vitro were investigated. The results showed that GlcNH2.HCl and GlcNH2 resulted in a concentration-dependent reduction in hepatoma cell growth as measured by MTT （3-（4,5-dimethylthiazol- 2-yl）-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide） assay. This effect was accompanied by a marked increase in the proportion of S cells as analyzed by flow cytometry. In addition, human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells treated with GlcNH2-HCl resulted in the induction of apoptosis as assayed qualitatively by agarose gel electrophoresis. NAG could not inhibit the proliferation of SMMC-7721 cells. GlcNH2-HCl exhibited antitumor activity against Sarcoma 180 in Kunming mice at dosage of 125-500 mg/kg, dose of 250 mg/kg being the best. GlcNH2-HCl at dose of 250 mg/kg could enhance significantly the thymus index, and spleen index and could promote T lymphocyte proliferation induced by ConA. The antitumor effect of GlcNH2-HCl is probably host-mediated and cytocidal.     

Effect of siRNA-mediated knockdown of eIF3c gene on survival of colon cancer cells

Eukaryotic initiation factor subunit c(eIF3c) has been identified as an oncogene that is over-expressed in tumor cells and,therefore,is a potential therapeutic target for gene-based cancer treatment.This study was focused on investigating the effect of small interfering RNA(siRNA)-mediated eIF3c gene knockdown on colon cancer cell survival.The eIF3c gene was observed to be highly expressed in colon cancer cell models.The expression levels of the gene in eIF3c siRNA infected and control siRNA infected cells were compared via real-time polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and western blotting analysis.Cell proliferation levels were analyzed employing 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol 2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT) and colony formation assays.Furthermore,the effects of eIF3c gene knockdown on the cell cycle and apoptosis were analyzed using flow cytometry.The results showed that suppression of eIF3c expression significantly(P<0.001) reduced cell proliferation and colony formation of RKO colon cancer cells.The cell cycle was arrested by decreasing the number of cells entering S phase.Further,apoptosis was induced as a result of eIF3c knockdown.Collectively,eIF3c deletion effectively reduced the survival of colon cancer cells and could be used as a therapeutic tool for colon cancer therapy.     

Proapoptotic and pronecrosis effect of different truncated hepatitis C virus core proteins

Objective: To study the roles of different truncated hepatitis C virus (HCV) core proteins (CORE) in the pathogenesis of HCV persistent infection and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to assess intracellular localization in transiently transfected cells. Methods: Seven truncated CORE-GFP (green fluorescent protein) fusion protein expression plasmids were constructed,which contained HCV CORE sequences derived from tumor tissues (BT) and non-tumor tissues (BNT) from one patient infected with HCV. Amino acid (aa) lengths were BT: 1-172 aa, 1-126 aa, 1-58 aa, 59-126 aa, 127-172 aa; BNT: 1-172 aa and C191:1-172 aa respectively. Subcellular localization of CORE-GFP was analyzed by con-focal laser scanning microscope. Apoptosis and necrosis were quantified by flow cytometry. Results: Different truncated CORE-GFP localized mainly in the cytoplasm, but nuclear staining was also observed. HCV CORE could induce apoptosis and necrosis, and different truncated COREs could induce cell apoptosis and necrosis at different levels. Among the same length 1-172 aa of BT, BNT and C191, the cell apoptosis and necrosis percentage of BT is highest, and C191 is the lowest (BT＞BNT＞C191). To the different fragment COREs of BT,N-terminal of CORE induced apoptosis and necrosis higher, compared with that of C-terminal (1-172 aa＞1-126 aa＞1-58aa＞ 127-172 aa＞59-126 aa). Conclusion: These results suggest HCV CORE could induce apoptosis and necrosis of cells, which might play an important role in the pathogenesis of HCV persistent infection and HCC and the different CORE domains of different HCV quasi-species might have some difference in their pathogenesis.     

Magnetic cell sorting and flow cytometry sorting methods for the isolation and function analysis of mouse CD4＋ CD25＋ Treg cells

Objective: In this paper we compared the two methods of cell sorting (magnetic cell sorting and flow cytometry sorting) for the isolation and function analysis of mouse CD4~+ CD25~+ regulatory T (Treg) cells, in order to inform further studies in Treg cell function. Methods: We separately used magnetic cell sorting and flow cytometry sorting to identify CD4~+ CD25~+ Treg cells. After magnetic cell separation, we further used flow cytometry to analyze the purity of CD4~+ CD25~+ Treg cells, trypan blue staining to detect cell viability, and propidium iodide (PI) staining to assess the cell viability. We detected the immune inhibition of CD4~+ CD25~+ Treg cells in the in vitro proliferation experiments. Results: The results showed that compared to flow cytometry sorting, magnetic cell sorting took more time and effort, but fewer live cells were obtained than with flow cytometry sorting. The CD4~+ CD25~+ Treg cells, however, obtained with both methods have similar immunosuppressive capacities. Conclusion: The result suggests that both methods can be used in isolating CD4~+ CD25~+ Treg cells, and one can select the best method according to specific needs and availability of the methodologies.     

Investigation on apoptosis of neuronal cells induced by Amyloid beta-Protein

Objective: To construct a PC12 cell strain with neuronal differentiation, and observe the apoptosis and pro-liferation activity effects induced these cells by Amyloid beta-Protein (Aβ-43). Methods: 1) PC12 cells in logarithmicgrowth phase were subcultured for 24 h. After the culture fluid was changed, the cells were treated with Rat-β-NGF andcultured for 9 days. 2) Neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells in logarithmic growth phase were divided into four groups:control group (0), experimental group (1), experimental group (2) and experimental group (3). The concentrations of Aβ inthe four groups were 0 μmol/L, 1.25 μ mol/L, 2.5 μ mol/L and 5 μmol/L, respectively. The cells were harvested at 24, 48 and72 h later and stained with AnnexinV-FITC/PI after centrifugation and washing. Then flow cytometry was conducted toexamine the apoptosis percentage. 3) NGF-induced PC12 cells were selected and Aβ with different concentrations wasadded. The final concentrations of Aβ were 0 μmol/L, 1.25 μmol/L, 2.5 μmol/L and 5 μ mol/L, respectively. After the cellswere incubated in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 at 37 ℃ in an incubator for 72 h, the OD values were examined. Results: 1)Neuronal differentiated PC 12 cell lines were successfully established. 2) Flow cytometric examination indicated that Aβ(1.25, 2.5, and 5.0 μmol/L) could effectively induce apoptosis of neuronal-differented cells at the 24 h, 48 h and 72 h timepoints. 3) Aβ (0-5.00 μ mol/L) had no obvious effect on proliferation or restraining of the neuronal differentiation of thePC 12 cells after a 72 h interacting process. Conclusion: This investigation revealed successful neuronal differentiation of thePC12 cell strain. The induction of apoptosis of the neurocytes by various concentrations of Aβ was observed and the in-fluence of Aβ on induced proliferation of PC 12 cells by Rat-β-NGF was revealed. This study -05 provide basis for futureresearch on the molecular cure of AD and interdiction of AD evolution.     

羟基喜树碱诱导细胞凋亡的实验设计及分析

使用羟基喜树碱处理Jurkat细胞,FITC-annexin V和PI双标后利用流式细胞仪检测实验结果。结果表明:羟基喜树碱处理后,部分细胞检测到有绿色荧光标记,表明羟基喜树碱能够诱导细胞发生凋亡。     

EGCG对肝癌细胞株BEL-7402增殖凋亡及Stat3蛋白表达的影响

研究了没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯（EGCG）对人肝癌细胞BEL-7402增殖凋亡及对信号转导蛋白和转录激活因子3（Stat3）蛋白及磷酸化Stat3蛋白表达的影响.应用MTT法检测不同浓度EGCG对BEL-7402细胞增殖的抑制作用,用流式细胞仪分析细胞的凋亡率,用ELISA方法检测EGCG对Stat3蛋白及磷酸化的Stat3蛋白表达的影响.结果表明：EGCG有抑制肝癌细胞增殖促进凋亡的作用,并呈剂量依赖性.ELISA结果显示EGCG能降低磷酸化Stat3蛋白的表达水平.EGCG能抑制肝癌细胞的增殖促进凋亡,其机制可能有与下调磷酸化的Stat3蛋白的表达有关.     

Green tea polyphenols induce cell death in breast cancer MCF-7 cells through induction of cell cycle arrest and mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis

In order to study the molecular mechanisms of green tea polyphenols (GTPs) in treatment or prevention of breast cancer, the cytotoxic effects of GTPs on five human cell lines (MCF-7, A549, Hela, PC3, and HepG2 cells) were determined and the antitumor mechanisms of GTPs in MCF-7 cells were analyzed. The results showed that GTPs exhibited a broad spectrum of inhibition against the detected cancer cell lines, particularly the MCF-7 cells. Studies on the mechanisms revealed that the main modes of cell death induced by GTPs were cell cycle arrest and mitochondrialmediated apoptosis. Flow cytometric analysis showed that GTPs mediated cell cycle arrest at both G1/M and G2/M transitions. GTP dose dependently led to apoptosis of MCF-7 cells via the mitochondrial pathways, as evidenced by induction of chromatin condensation, reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), improvement in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), induction of DNA fragmentation, and activations of caspase-3 and caspase-9 in the present paper.