Overexpression of PITPNM3 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell metastasis

A previous study indicated that C–C chemokine(C–C motif)ligand 18(CCL18)is capable of inducing tumor cell invasion and metastasis by interacting with receptor membrane-associated phosphatidylinositol transfer protein 3(PITPNM3)in breast cancer cells.The present study aims to investigate the correlation between the PITPNM3 expression and metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot were performed to detect the expression pattern of PITPNM3 in patient samples and HCC cell lines.Wound-healing and transwell chamber assays were performed to assess the migration and invasiveness of HCC cells,and the activation of the signaling protein downstream of PITPNM3 was also detected by Western blot and immunofluorescence.The results revealed that PITPNM3 was upregulated in HCC tissue compared to matched normal liver tissue.Silencing the expression of PITPNM3 by specific siRNAs markedly attenuated the invasive and metastatic abilities of HCC cells,whereas the upregulation of PITPNM3 significantly increased HCC cell mobility.Furthermore,inhibiting the expression of PITPNM3 suppressed the activation of Pyk2,FAK,and Src,while overexpression of PITPNM3enhanced the phosphorylation of FAK and Src in HCC cells.Besides,suppression of Pyk2 can also impair the clustering of integrin.These results imply that PITPNM3 is a vital determinant of HCC migration and invasion.     

Effects of niacin on nitric oxide synthase expression in rat lungs exposed to silica

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of niacin in diet on the expression of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in rat lungs of the animal model of silicosis established by direct tracheal instillation of silica particles into rat lungs surgically. The niacin concentration in serum was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein in paraffin-embedded lung sections was determined by streptavidin/peroxidase (SP) staining. Quantitative analysis by Image-Pro Plus was also performed on the expression of iNOS. The results showed that niacin concentration in serum of the niacin-treated rats was significantly higher than that in the control and silica-treated rats. After 7 days of silica instillation, iNOS integrated optical density (IOD) in rat lungs and total NOS and iNOS activities in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in silica-treated rats rose by 273420.75, 2.61 units/mL and 1.89 units/mL respectively, when compared with those in the control rats. Niacin treatment significantly reduced silica-induced iNOS IOD in rat lung tissues and total NOS and iNOS activities in BALF supernatant by 248292.35, 1.50 units/mL and 0.91 units/mL, respectively, as compared with those in silica-treated rats. Therefore, niacin can effectively attenuate the pathological expression of NOS in rat lung tissues induced by silica particles.     

Role of VEGF in the growth and metastasis of a murine bladder carcinoma

Bladder transitional cell carcinoma is the most common form of carcinoma in the urinary system. Although overexpression of VEGF has been identified in tissue, serum,and urine of patients with bladder cancer, the role of VEGF in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder has not been clearly elucidated. Here, we dissected the effect of VEGF during bladder tumor growth and progression by modifying a BBN (N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine) induced mouse bladder transitional cell carcinoma cell line BTT-T739 by stable transfection of antisense VEGF121 cDNA. The transfection resulted in-more than 80% reduction in VEGF production. The growth of the transduced tumor cells in vitro was not affected, however, these cells formed small or no tumors in vivo. Even in the tumors formed, there were minimal vascularization, extensive necrosis and longer latency compared to those formed by parental cells. The permeability of tumor vasrulatuce and metastatic tumor growth were also significantly suppressed in antisense VEGF cDNA transfected cells. In addition, the transfer of anti-angiogenic gene in a rumbination of sFlk-I and ExTek with electroporation can suppress the tumor growth efficiently. Taken together,these results demonstrated that VEGF plays an important role in bladder tumor angiogenesis and angiogenesis plays an important role in bladder tumor growth and metastasis.     

Effect of UPP on the expression of VEGF and its receptors in mouse uterus during peri-implantation

On day 3 of gestation ,one uterine horn of female pregnant mouse was injected intraluminally with 5 μL 0.1μg/mL lactacystin,a specific inhibitor of ubiquitin-pro-teasome pathway (UPP),while the contralateral horn served as control ,Animals were sacrificed by cervical dislocation on day 5,6,7 of gestation ,respectively,Then the number of implanted embryos in each uterine horn was calcuated,and the expression of VEGF and its receptors was examined,The data showed that the number of implanted embryos was decreased significantly after treatment with lactacystin ,The results of RT-PCR and Western blot indicated that expression of VEGF and its receptors at mRNA and protein levels was significantly decreased in the treated uterus,menawhile,the expression of HIF-1α(the α subunit of HIF ,a transcrip-tional factor of VEGF) was reduced at both mRNA and protein levels,These data suggested that the effect of UPP on VEGF expression was realized through regulating HIF-1α expression .In addition ,UPP is likely to take part in the modulation of VEGF receptors expression ,These changes may be one of the reasons for the reduction of implanted embryos.     

Clinical and pathological features of miR-10b and RHOC gene expression in hepatocellular carcinoma

Aberrant expression of microRNAs （miRNAs） was reported frequently in different human cancers. The major role of miRNA is targeting 31-UTR of coding gene and causing translational repression or mRNA degradation. miR-10b overexpression was reported to promote breast cancer metastasis by up-regulating RHOC expression. But its expression in hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC） remains unclear. Our study indicated that the expression of miR-10b was different in HCC and adjacent tissue samples, and reduced expression of miR-10b in HCC was related tovein invasion. High-level expression of RHOC was also related to vein invasion in HCC. But no correlation was found between miR-10b and RHOC expression. These results suggest that miR-10b and RHOC are independent predictors of HCC invasion and metastasis.     

MSH2 is required for cell proliferation, cell cycle control and cell invasiveness in colorectal cancer cells

We have investigated the role of MSH2,a mismatch repair gene in cell proliferation,cell cycle control and cell invasiveness in the SW480 human colorectal cancer cell line.RNAi-mediated inhibition of MSH2 expression was achieved using MSH2 shRNA lentiviral expression vectors.Effective knockdown of endogenous MSH2 expression was determined by real-time PCR analysis.The most efficient MSH2 knockdown vector was selected for subsequent studies using SW480 cells.Endogenous MSH2 mRNA levels decreased after lentiviral delivery of the MSH2-RNAi,indicating efficient silencing of MSH2 expression in SW480 cells.Cell proliferation,cell cycle progression and cell invasiveness were quantified by MTT assays,flow cytometry and transwell assays,respectively.RNAi-mediated inhibition of MSH2 expression in SW480 cells resulted in decreased cell proliferation,cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase and decreased cell invasiveness.Taken together,these results provide evidence that MSH2 stimulates cell proliferation,promotes cell cycle progression and positively regulates cell invasiveness.     

Effects of PKCαantisense RNA on human breast cancer cell proliferation and expression of cyclinDl and CDK4

The role of PKCα in human breast cancer cell proliferation and expression of cyclinD1 and CDK4 has been investigated using inhibition of PKCα expression by its antisense RNA. When PKCα expression was inhibited the rate of cell proliferation decreased apparently and the levels of cyclinD1 and CDK4 mRNA were lower than the control. The results showed that PKCα, a key member of signal transduction system, played an important role in human breast cancer cell proliferation and had a close relationship with expression of cyclinD1 and CDK4 which control start of cell cycle.     

Anti-TOSO antibody treatment promotes T cell activation-induced cell death （AICD） in vitro and in vivo

T cell activation-induced cell death （AICD）, that involves the induction of Fas-mediated apoptosis, is very important for the maintenance of immune homeosta- sis. TOSO was firstly described as an inhibitor of Fas- mediated apoptosis and overexpressed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Recently, TOSO was identified as IgM FcR. In this study, we produced anti-TOSO monoclonal antibody （mAb） that could block the binding of IgM to TOSO and found that T cell apoptosis is negatively cor- related with TOSO expression during T cell activation. Treatment of activated T cells with anti-TOSO blocking mAb promoted T cell AICD in in vitro AICD model, and treatment of xenogeneic-GVHD mice with the antibody also increased the sensitivity of activated T cells to Fas- induced apoptosis, which was accompanied by reduction of c-FLIPL expression and up-regulation of AP-1 complex. In summary, our data indicate the anti-apoptotic effect of TOSO in T cell AICD and open up new therapeutic prospects for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and immune disorders.     

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. However, 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.     

Effects of hyaluronic acid－chitosan－gelatin complex on the apoptosis and cell cycle of L929 cells

With the development in the field of tissue engineering, the interaction between biomaterials and cells has been deeply studied. Viewing the cells seeded on the surface of materials as an organic whole, cell cycle and apoptosis are analyzed to deepen the study of cell compatibility on biomaterials, while cell proliferation and differentiation are studied at the same time. In this paper, hyaluronic acid is incorporated into the chitosan-gelatin system. Propidium iodide (PI) was used in cell cycle analysis and the double-staining of cells with annexin-V and PI was applied in cell apoptosis analysis. The results show that incorporated hyaluronic acid shortens the adaptation period of cells on the material surface, and then cells enter the normal cell cycle quickly. In addition, added hyaluronic acid inhibits cell apoptosis triggered by the membranes. Therefore, hyaluronic acid improves the cell compatibility of chitosan-gelatin system and benefits the design of biomimetic materials.     

血管内皮生长因子表达及微血管密度与头颈肿瘤发展和转移的关系

研究血管内皮细胞生因子(VBGV)的表达及微血管密度(MVD)与头颈肿瘤发展及转移的关系.应用免疫组织化学S-P法,检测32例头颈恶性肿瘤、20例头颈良性肿瘤、16例头颈部无瘤组织石蜡标本组织中的血管内皮细胞生长因子(VEGF)的表达、微血管密度(MVD).头颈恶性肿瘤组织VEGF的表达及MVD明显高于头颈良性肿瘤及头颈无瘤组织(P<0.05),转移组比较非转移组高(P<0.05).此外,在头颈肿瘤的发展及转移中VEGF的表达及MVD具有显著的正相关关系(r=0.398,<0.05).VEGF与头颈肿瘤血管生成有密切关系;VEGF的表达和MVD的增高对头颈肿瘤发展及转移有促进作用,其检测有可能作为头颈肿瘤预后的指标.     

糖尿病性勃起功能障碍多因素发病机制研究

从神经、血管、代谢、离子通道等多个角度出发,研究糖尿病性勃起功能障碍(DMED)的发病机制,为开展DMED的综合治疗临床研究提供前期研究基础.成年雄性SD大鼠50只,随机取35只大鼠用于制作糖尿病模型,其余大鼠作为正常对照.饲养8周后,用阿朴吗啡法筛选DMED大鼠,用电刺激勃起神经测定海绵体内压(ICP)方法评价勃起功能.取正常组和DMED组大鼠的阴茎海绵体组织,分成若干份,用免疫组化法测定海绵体组织一氧化氮合酶(NOS)的3种亚型(nNOS,eNOS,iNOS)的变化;用Western Blot法测定神经生长因子(NGF)在海绵体组织的表达差异;用放射免疫法测定海绵体组织血管紧张素II(AngII)含量差异;用Western Blot法测定血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)和缝隙连接蛋白Connexin-43含量差异.与正常对照组相比,DMED大鼠ICP测定值明显降低;海绵体组织中nNOS、eNOS表达明显降低,而iNOS表达明显增加;NGF蛋白表达明显增加;血管紧张素II水平显著升高;VEGF蛋白表达明显减少;Connexin-43蛋白表达减少.以上试验结果说明DMED发病机制复杂,与神经、血管、代谢、离子通道等均有关.提示在今后临床治疗研究和实践中,应该从各个角度出发,针对多因素发病机制,采用综合治疗的方法,以提高疗效.     

再生障碍性贫血中VEGF和MVD的相关性研究

目的：研究再生障碍性贫血患者血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）的表达,微血管的生成与疾病病理临床改变的关系。方法：用免疫组织化学染色方法检测35g4再生障碍性贫血患者和35例正常人的骨髓蜡块的VEGF表达情况,并用CD34标记血管内皮细胞,对VEGF和微血管密度（MVD）的表达进行平均光密度测定。结果：再生障碍性贫血骨髓的VEGF表达低下,MVD也降低,与正常对照组比较有显著差异（P〈0．05）。VEGF和MVD的表达呈显著正相关（r=0．988,P〈0．01）。结论：VEGF在再生障碍性贫血中的下调可能和MVD的改变有着密切的关系,针对血管生成的治疗可成为再生障碍性贫血治疗的另一新途径。     

鼻咽癌细胞凋亡与血管生成的关系

摘要：为了探讨鼻咽癌（NPC）细胞凋亡及瘤内血管生成与患者预后的关系,采用TdT酶介导的生物素化dUTP缺口末端标记技术（TUNEL）和免疫组化S-P法,分别检测20例正常鼻咽粘膜组织及73例NPC组织的细胞凋亡率（Apoptosis Rate AR）、瘤内微血管密度（MVD）及血管内皮细胞生长因子（VEGF）的表达。其中,NPC复发转移组24例,未复发组49例。结果表明,正常鼻咽粘膜AR显著高于NPC（P〈0．01）,NPC复发转移组的MVD及VEGF显著高于未复发组（P〈0．05）,而AR则显著低于未复发组（P〈0．05）,MVD与VEGF、MVD与AR呈正相关（P〈0.05）。在NPC发展过程中,细胞凋亡明显受到抑制,VEGF是血管生成的重要因子,并通过促进血管生成影响患者的预后,说明细胞凋亡与NPC患者的预后有关系。     

MVD及VEGF表达与鼻咽癌侵袭转移关系的研究

为探讨微血管密度（ＭＶＤ）及血管内皮生长因子（ＶＥＧＦ）的表达与鼻咽癌（ＮＰＣ）侵袭转移关系,在分子水平干预肿瘤血管生成,预防ＮＰＣ复发和转移打下基础,采用免疫组织化学Ｓ－Ｐ法检测了７３例ＮＰＣ,１５例鼻咽良性肿瘤、２０例无瘤鼻咽部石蜡标本组织中的ＭＶＤ及ＶＥＧＦ表达,ＮＰＣ中转移组４９例,非转移组２４例。     

川芎嗪调控哮喘大鼠气道中VEGF和iNOS表达对气道重塑的影响

目的深讨川芎嗪调控哮喘大鼠气道中血管内皮细胞生长因子（VEGF）和诱导型一氧化氮合酶（iNOS）表达对气道重塑的影响。方法将30只Wistar雄性大鼠中按随机数字表分为3组，每组10只。对照组分别于第0、7和14天腹腔注射生理盐水2ml，分别于第加～29，47，61，73～75天用37℃生理盐水雾化吸入，1次／d，10min／次；哮喘组用卵蛋白粉（OVA）10mg、氢氧化铝20mg制成2ml悬液代替生理盐水，余同对照组；干预组于雾化吸入前1h腹腔注射川芎嗪2mg，余同哮喘组。末次激发24h后行肺泡灌洗，回收肺泡灌洗液（BALF），测VEGF和iNOS的浓度。取右下肺组织切片作常规HE染色，测定气道内周径（Pi），外周径（Pe），并计算管壁面积（WA），气道平滑肌面积（SMC—A）。结果哮喘组气道中VEGF与iNOS浓度、WA／Pi和SMC—A／Pi比值明显高于对照组（P〈0．05）；干预组气道中VEGF与iNOS浓度、WA／Pi和SMC—A／Pi比值明显高于对照组（P〈0．05），但明显低于哮喘组（P〈0．05）。VEGF和iNOS浓度与WA／Pi和SMC—A／Pi比值作相关分析均呈正相关性。结论川芎嗪可能通过下调哮喘大鼠气道中VEGF和iNOS表达，抑制气道重塑。     

乙型肝炎病毒蛋白及COX-2在乙肝相关性肝细胞癌发展与转移中的作用机制

目的探讨乙型肝炎病毒蛋白及环氧合酶-2(COX-2)在乙肝相关性肝细胞癌发展与转移中的作用机制.方法取42例慢性乙肝患者行穿刺活检时乙型肝炎病毒ccc DNA为阳性乙肝相关性肝细胞癌组织;另取同期手术切除的11例ccc DNA为阴性的非乙型肝炎相关性肝癌组织.免疫组化法检测乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白、COX-2、CD34的表达水平,Werdner法计算微血管密度;分析上述因子与乙肝相关性肝细胞癌组织微血管生成的相关性.RT-PCR和Western blot检测人肝癌细胞系(HepG2)和稳定转染乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白(HepG2-X)细胞中COX-2mRNA和蛋白表达情况;ELISA法检测细胞上清液中PGE2表达水平和不同浓度COX-2抑制剂塞来昔布作用后PGE2水平.结果乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白阳性表达组织中COX-2阳性率明显高于乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白阴性表达组织和非乙型肝炎相关性肝癌组织(P0.01).乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白阳性表达组织中早期癌症微血管密度明显低于进展期癌症组织,乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白阴性表达组织中微血管密度明显低于阳性表达组织(P0.01);COX-2阳性表达组织中微血管密度明显高于COX-2阴性表达组织(P0.01);非乙型肝炎相关性肝癌组织中微血管密度明显低于乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白、COX-2阳性表达组织(P0.01),与乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白阴性表达组织和COX-2阴性表达组织之间差异无统计学意义(P0.05);乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白、COX-2在乙型肝炎相关性人肝细胞癌组织微血管生成呈正相关.HepG2-X细胞中COX-2 mRNA和蛋白表达水平明显高于空载体对照HepG2细胞,并且细胞培养上清液中PGE2水平明显增加;与HepG2细胞相比,塞来昔布对HepG2-X细胞分泌PGE2具有更强的抑制作用.结论乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白、COX-2在乙肝相关性肝细胞癌组织中高表达,促进了癌组织微血管生成;乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白可通过COX-2/PEG2信号通路促进了肝癌的发生和发展.     

光动力疗法对兔肝癌肿瘤微血管密度及血管内皮细胞生长因子的影响

目的：研究光动力疗法对兔肝＇VX2移植癌模型的抑瘤作用及其可能的机制,为临床应用 PDT 治疗肝癌提供依据;方法用15只新西兰白兔制成VX2细胞肝癌模型。以血卟啉衍生物（HPD）为光敏剂观察PDT的抑瘤效果,应用免疫组化染色检测VEGF及MVD的表达水平;结果 PDT对肿瘤明显的杀伤作用;PDT组中VEGF及Mr＇VD的表达水平显著的低于对照组（p〈0.05）;结论 PDT可抑制兔肝VX2移植癌中肿瘤灶VEGF的生成,减少肿瘤灶内MVD。PDT抗肿瘤血管形成是其抑制肿瘤生长的一个重要机制。     

Effects of vascular endothelial growth factor on angiogenesis of the endothelial cells isolated from cavernous malformations

Human cerebral cavernous malformation （CM） is a common vascular malformation of the central nervous system. We have investigated the biological characteristics of CM endothelial cells and the cellular and molecular mechanisms of CM angiogenesis to offer new insights into exploring effective measures for treatment of this disease. The endothelial cells were isolated from CM tissue masses dissected during operation and expanded in vitro. Expression of VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2 was examined with immunocytochemical staining. Proliferation, migration and tube formation of CM endothelial cells were determined using MTT, wounding and transmigration assays, and three-dimensional collagen type I gel respectively. The endothelial cells were successfully isolated from the tissue specimens of 25 CMs dissected without dipolar electrocoagulation. The cells show the general characteristics of the vascular endothelial cells. Expression of VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2 on the cells is higher than that on the normal cerebral microvascular endothelial cells. After treatment with VEGF, numbers of the proliferated and migrated cells, the maximal distance of cell migration and the length and area of capillary-like structures formed in the three-dimensional collagen gel increase significantly. These results demonstrate that expression of VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2 on CM endothelial cells is up-regulated. By binding to receptors, VEGF may activate the downstream signaling pathways and promote proliferation, migration and tube formation of CM endothelial cells. VEGF/VEGFR signaling pathways play important regulating roles in CM angiogenesis.     

Identification of an angiogenic mitogen selective for endocrine gland endothelium

The known endothelial mitogens stimulate growth of vascular endothelial cells without regard to their tissue of origin. Here we report a growth factor that is expressed largely in one type of tissue and acts selectively on one type of endothelium. This molecule, called endocrine-gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor (EG-VEGF), induced proliferation, migration and fenestration (the formation of membrane discontinuities) in capillary endothelial cells derived from endocrine glands. However, EG-VEGF had little or no effect on a variety of other endothelial and non-endothelial cell types tested. Similar to VEGF, EG-VEGF possesses a HIF-1 binding site, and its expression is induced by hypoxia. Both EG-VEGF and VEGF resulted in extensive angiogenesis and cyst formation when delivered in the ovary. However, unlike VEGF, EG-VEGF failed to promote angiogenesis in the cornea or skeletal muscle. Expression of human EG-VEGF messenger RNA is restricted to the steroidogenic glands, ovary, testis, adrenal and placenta and is often complementary to the expression of VEGF, suggesting that these molecules function in a coordinated manner. EG-VEGF is an example of a class of highly specific mitogens that act to regulate proliferation and differentiation of the vascular endothelium in a tissue-specific manner.