The neurotrophic factors in non-neuronal tissues

Although neurotrophic factors are defined as molecules that maintain neuronal cells, they possess a range of functions outside the nervous system. For example, glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor is essential for ureteric branching in kidney morphogenesis and for regulating the fate of stem cells during spermatogenesis. Leukemia inhibitory factor, a member of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) ciliary neurotrophic factor family, inhibits differentiation of embryonic stem cells, induces tubulogenesis in the embryonic kidney, and regulates sperm differentiation. Other IL-6 family members are important in cardiac differentiation and they have pleiotropic functions in the hematopoietic and immune systems. Although neurotrophin receptors have been found on a number of non-neuronal tissues, they represent mostly truncated receptor isoforms that are incapable of signal transduction and may have scavenger or dominant negative functions. However, several examples can be presented of essential non-neuronal functions played by neurotrophins in e.g., cardiac, hair follicle, and vascular differentiation, and the maintenance of immune cells.     

姜黄素对鼻咽癌细胞株CNE-2Z—H5裸鼠移植瘤增殖的影响

目的：研究姜黄素对人低分化鼻咽癌细胞系亚克隆株CNE-2Z—HS裸鼠移植瘤生长和增殖的影响。方法：复制人低分化鼻咽癌细胞系亚克隆株CNE-2Z-H5裸鼠移植瘤模型，观察姜黄素对移植瘤生长的影响。结果裸鼠体内实验显示姜黄素可以抑制移植瘤的生长。不同浓度姜黄素组移植瘤瘤重与溶剂对照组比较有降低趋势，高剂量组降低更明显，差异有极显著性（P〈O．001），抑瘤率达59．75％。结论姜黄素可以抑制CNE-2Z—H5细胞裸鼠移植瘤的生长，其可能在鼻咽癌的治疗中具有一定的价值，值得进一步深入研究。     

白血病相关抑制物对正常人T淋巴细胞集落形成的影响

通过收集16例急性非淋巴细胞白血病(ANLL)病人的血清和外周血白血病细胞条件培养液(LCM),对血清和LCM中的白血病相关抑制物(LAI)对正常人T淋巴细胞集落(CFU-TL)形成的影响进行研究。发现16例病人的LAI对正常人CFU-TL均有抑制作用,而缓解期病人的LAI抑制作用甚弱。追踪观察11例病人:其中抑制率高于30％的6例患者治疗效果差;抑制率低于25％的5例患者治疗效果较好,达到完全缓解或部分缓解。结果提示ANLL病人的细胞免疫功能缺陷与LAI的存在有关。     

壳寡糖对Hela细胞的增殖抑制与诱导凋亡

为了明确壳寡糖(COS)对Hela细胞的增殖抑制作用及对凋亡的影响,采用3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2)-2,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐(MTT)法检测增殖抑制作用,Wrights-Giemsa及吖啶橙-溴乙锭(AO-EB)染色观察凋亡细胞的形态,Annexin V-FITC/PI法检测凋亡率,免疫组化法分析Bax,Bcl-2和Survivin表达量变化.结果显示:不同浓度COS处理Hela细胞均能抑制增殖,5.0mg/mL并作用24h对其增殖抑制率为52.15%(P0.01).Wrights-Giemsa染色显示细胞形态趋近圆形,贴壁能力减弱,出现凋亡小体.AO-EB染色时细胞出现早期和晚期凋亡现象.AnnexinV-FITC/PI检测细胞凋亡率为31.75%(P0.05).免疫组化分析细胞内Bax表达量增加,Bcl-2和Survivin表达量降低.表明COS能够抑制Hela细胞增殖并诱导凋亡,其原因与Bax的上调和Bcl-2与Survivin的下调相关.     

虾青素的抗肿瘤作用及其机制

通过论述虾青素的抗肿瘤作用及机制研究,旨在为临床肿瘤治疗相关研究及未来应用提供参考。     

化橘红中主要活性成分对豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞增殖的影响

目的：初步观察化橘红中主要活性成分对豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞增殖的影响。方法通过原代培养豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞,采用 MTT 法观察化橘红中主要活性成分柚皮苷（Naringin）、橘皮内酯（Meranzin）和水合橘皮内酯（Meranzin hydrate）对细胞增殖的影响。结果柚皮苷（0.2~2.0 mg/mL）对豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞增殖有明显的促进作用（P<0.01）,水合橘皮内酯（0.1~1.0 mg/mL）对豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞增殖有明显的抑制作用（P<0.01）,橘皮内酯（0.05~0.5 mg/mL）对豚鼠气管平滑肌细胞的增殖作用不明显（P ＞0.05）。结论柚皮苷与水合橘皮内酯可能是化橘红主要药效活性成分。     

溶血磷脂酸受体2调控胃癌细胞SGC-7901侵袭迁移以及增殖凋亡

为探讨LPA2是否可调节胃癌细胞SGC-7901的侵袭迁移及增殖凋亡,将LPA2 siRNA和pc DNA3.1-LPA2表达载体转染SGC-7901,转染后利用Western blotting检测LPA2、E-cadherin及Vimentin蛋白表达情况,Transwell实验检测细胞侵袭迁移能力,MTS实验检测细胞增殖,流式细胞仪检测凋亡情况。结果表明LPA2 siRNA对胃癌细胞SGC-7901敲除成功后,细胞内的E-cadherin表达增高,Vimentin表达降低;同时其侵袭、迁移和增殖能力降低,凋亡能力升高。细胞SGC-7901过表达LPA2后,细胞内的E-cadherin表达降低,Vimentin表达增加,其侵袭、迁移和增殖能力升高,凋亡能力降低。可见LPA2可调控胃癌细胞SGC-7901侵袭迁移以及增殖凋亡,为胃癌的治疗提供新的靶点。     

TDF对~（60）Co－γ线诱发淋巴细胞微核发生率的影响

ＴＤＦ（５，３′，５′－三羟基－７－甲氧基，二氢黄酮）能抑制~（６０）Ｃｏ－γ射线低剂量所引起的人离体外周血淋巴细胞的微核发生率，助溶剂ＤＭＳｏ无明显的抑制作用。     

Abnormal development of phialides in a strain ofAspergillus niger

Summary AnAspergillus niger mutant strain (hpp) produces an average of 4.1% of conidiophores with phialide proliferations. Increased frequency of proliferations could be induced on all studied strains by growth on potato dextrose agar. The characteristic is recessive and seems to be due to a pleiotropic effect of the mutation for olive conidia color.Acknowledgments. The authors are indebted to CNPq for financial assistance provided with grant PIG/SIP 04/053 as well as the scholarships Pesquisador Científico (R.B.Jr) and Iniciação Científica and Aperfeiçoamento (G.U.V.).