Western grassland is the main source of living and means of production of western inhabitants. For many years, desertification and poisonous-weeds growth in grassland were resulted from over-grazing, over-reclaiming, ...Western grassland is the main source of living and means of production of western inhabitants. For many years, desertification and poisonous-weeds growth in grassland were resulted from over-grazing, over-reclaiming, over-spading and population growth. Western natural ecological environment is destroyed severly. Meanwhile, it has restricted the sustainable development of animal husbandry. The fast spreading poisonous-weeds, which caused grassland ecology unbalance, is one of the considerable bioecology problems and an important index of grassland degeneration. Based on analysis and induction of previous data, this article introduced the situation of poisonous-weeds disaster of western grassland in recent decades, category and distribution of poisonous-weeds, integrated control and reasonable utilization.展开更多
Locoweed is a poisonous plant wildly distributed in most area of the world and can cause livestock poisoning or death with significant economic loss. The principal responsible for its toxicity is indolizidine alkaloid...Locoweed is a poisonous plant wildly distributed in most area of the world and can cause livestock poisoning or death with significant economic loss. The principal responsible for its toxicity is indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine, a new potential anticancer and antiviral drug. Astragalus strictus is mainly distributed in Tibet of China and is a serious hazard to the local livestock industry. To analyze its main toxic ingredients and supply more structural information and more accurate data, swainsonine has been isolated from this plant by D101 macroporous resin and the ^1H and ^13C chemical shifts of the compound has been assigned by 1D-NMR and 2D-NMR techniques. At the same time, complete assignments of swainsonine＇s ^13C spectral signals are reported.展开更多
Background:Vasculogenic mimicry(VM)is a novel tumor blood supply in some highly aggressive malignant tumors.Recently,we reported VM existed in gallbladder carcinomas(GBCs)and the formation of the special passage throu...Background:Vasculogenic mimicry(VM)is a novel tumor blood supply in some highly aggressive malignant tumors.Recently,we reported VM existed in gallbladder carcinomas(GBCs)and the formation of the special passage through the activation of the PI3K/MMPs/Ln-5γ2 signaling pathway.GBC is a highly aggressive malignant tumor with disappointing treatments and a poor prognosis.Norcantharidin(NCTD)has shown to have multiple antitumor activities against GBCs,etc;however the exact mechanism is not thoroughly elucidated.In this study,we firstly investigated the anti-VM activity of NCTD as a VM inhibitor for GBCs and its underlying mechanisms.Methods:In vitro and in vivo experiments to determine the effects of NCTD on proliferation,invasion,migration,VM formation,hemodynamic and tumor growth of GBC-SD cells and xenografts were respectively done by proliferation,invasion,migration assays,HE staining and CD31-PAS double staining,optic/electron microscopy,tumor assay,and dynamic microMRA.Further,immunohistochemistry,immunofluorescence,Western blotting and RT-PCR were respectively used to examine expression of VM signaling-related markers PI3-K,MMP-2,MT1-MMP and Ln-5γ2 in GBC-SD cells and xenografts in vitro and in vivo.Results:After treatment with NCTD,proliferation,invasion,migration of GBC-SD cells were inhibited;GBC-SD cells and xenografts were unable to form VM-like structures;tumor center-VM region of the xenografts exhibited a decreased signal in intensity;then cell or xenograft growth was inhibited.Whereas all of untreated GBC-SD cells and xenografts formed VM-like structures with the same conditions;the xenograft center-VM region exhibited a gradually increased signal;and facilitated cell or xenograft growth(Figure 1-6).Furthermore,expression of MMP-2 and MT1-MMP products from sections/supernates of 3-D matrices and the xenografts,and expression of PI3-K,MMP-2,MM1-MMP and Ln-5γ2 proteins/mRNAs of the xenografts were all decreased in NCTD or TIMP-2 group(Figure 7-10;all P<0.01,vs.control group);NCTD down-regulated expression of these VM signaling-related markers in vitro and in vivo.Conclusions:NCTD inhibited tumor growth and VM formation of human gallbladder carcinoma GBC-SD cells and xenografts by suppression of the PI3-K/MMPs/Ln-5γ2 signaling pathway.It is firstly concluded that NCTD may be a potential anti-VM agent for human GBCs.展开更多
Vasculogenic mimicry(VM)is a newly-defined tumor microcirculation pattern in highly aggressive malignant tumors.We recently reported tumor growth and VM formation of gallbladder cancers through the contribution of the...Vasculogenic mimicry(VM)is a newly-defined tumor microcirculation pattern in highly aggressive malignant tumors.We recently reported tumor growth and VM formation of gallbladder cancers through the contribution of the ephrin type a receptor 2(EphA2)/focal adhesion kinase(FAK)/Paxillin signaling pathways.In this study,we further investigated the anti-VM activity of norcantharidin(NCTD)as a VM inhibitor for gallbladder cancers and the underlying mechanisms.In vivo and in vitro experiments to determine the effects of NCTD on tumor growth,host survival,VM formation of GBC-SD nude mouse xenografts,and vasculogenic-like networks,malignant phenotypes i.e.,proliferation,apoptosis,invasion and migration of GBC-SD cells.Expression of VM signaling-related markers EphA2,FAK and Paxillin in vivo and in vitro were examined by immunofluorescence,western blotting and real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR),respectively.The results showed that after treatment with NCTD,GBCSD cells were unable to form VM structures when injecting into nude mouse,growth of the xenograft was inhibited and these observations were confirmed by facts that VM formation by three-dimensional(3-D)matrix,proliferation,apoptosis,invasion,migration of GBC-SD cells were affected;and survival time of the xenograft mice was prolonged.Furthermore,expression of EphA2,FAK and Paxillin proteins/mRNAs of the xenografts was downregulated.Thus,we concluded that NCTD has potential antiVM activity against human gallbladder cancers;one of the underlying mechanisms may be via blocking the EphA2/FAK/Paxillin signaling pathway.展开更多
Many studies were published to evaluate the association between Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1(NBS1)657del5polymorphism and breast cancer risk,but the results remained inconsistent.To derive a more precise estimation on...Many studies were published to evaluate the association between Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1(NBS1)657del5polymorphism and breast cancer risk,but the results remained inconsistent.To derive a more precise estimation on the possible association,we performed a meta-analysis of previous published studies.Case-control studies on the association between NBS1657del5 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk were included into this meta-analysis.We used the odds ratio(OR)with 95%confidence interval(95%CI)to assess the strength of the association.Ten studies with a total of 25,365 subjects were identified and included into this meta-analysis.Meta-analysis of those ten studies showed that there was a significant association between NBS1657del5 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk(pooled OR=2.66,95%CI 1.82-3.90,P<0.001).The cumulative meta-analyses showed a trend of a more significant association between NBS1 657del5 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk as data accumulated by publication year.Thus,our meta-analysis suggests that there was a significant association between NBS1 657del5 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk,and NBS1 657del5 polymorphism results in an increased risk of breast cancer.展开更多
基金funded by National Nature Science Foundation of China(31072175)Tibet Project Supported by Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China(20071010)
文摘Western grassland is the main source of living and means of production of western inhabitants. For many years, desertification and poisonous-weeds growth in grassland were resulted from over-grazing, over-reclaiming, over-spading and population growth. Western natural ecological environment is destroyed severly. Meanwhile, it has restricted the sustainable development of animal husbandry. The fast spreading poisonous-weeds, which caused grassland ecology unbalance, is one of the considerable bioecology problems and an important index of grassland degeneration. Based on analysis and induction of previous data, this article introduced the situation of poisonous-weeds disaster of western grassland in recent decades, category and distribution of poisonous-weeds, integrated control and reasonable utilization.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (39770571)
文摘Locoweed is a poisonous plant wildly distributed in most area of the world and can cause livestock poisoning or death with significant economic loss. The principal responsible for its toxicity is indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine, a new potential anticancer and antiviral drug. Astragalus strictus is mainly distributed in Tibet of China and is a serious hazard to the local livestock industry. To analyze its main toxic ingredients and supply more structural information and more accurate data, swainsonine has been isolated from this plant by D101 macroporous resin and the ^1H and ^13C chemical shifts of the compound has been assigned by 1D-NMR and 2D-NMR techniques. At the same time, complete assignments of swainsonine＇s ^13C spectral signals are reported.
文摘Background:Vasculogenic mimicry(VM)is a novel tumor blood supply in some highly aggressive malignant tumors.Recently,we reported VM existed in gallbladder carcinomas(GBCs)and the formation of the special passage through the activation of the PI3K/MMPs/Ln-5γ2 signaling pathway.GBC is a highly aggressive malignant tumor with disappointing treatments and a poor prognosis.Norcantharidin(NCTD)has shown to have multiple antitumor activities against GBCs,etc;however the exact mechanism is not thoroughly elucidated.In this study,we firstly investigated the anti-VM activity of NCTD as a VM inhibitor for GBCs and its underlying mechanisms.Methods:In vitro and in vivo experiments to determine the effects of NCTD on proliferation,invasion,migration,VM formation,hemodynamic and tumor growth of GBC-SD cells and xenografts were respectively done by proliferation,invasion,migration assays,HE staining and CD31-PAS double staining,optic/electron microscopy,tumor assay,and dynamic microMRA.Further,immunohistochemistry,immunofluorescence,Western blotting and RT-PCR were respectively used to examine expression of VM signaling-related markers PI3-K,MMP-2,MT1-MMP and Ln-5γ2 in GBC-SD cells and xenografts in vitro and in vivo.Results:After treatment with NCTD,proliferation,invasion,migration of GBC-SD cells were inhibited;GBC-SD cells and xenografts were unable to form VM-like structures;tumor center-VM region of the xenografts exhibited a decreased signal in intensity;then cell or xenograft growth was inhibited.Whereas all of untreated GBC-SD cells and xenografts formed VM-like structures with the same conditions;the xenograft center-VM region exhibited a gradually increased signal;and facilitated cell or xenograft growth(Figure 1-6).Furthermore,expression of MMP-2 and MT1-MMP products from sections/supernates of 3-D matrices and the xenografts,and expression of PI3-K,MMP-2,MM1-MMP and Ln-5γ2 proteins/mRNAs of the xenografts were all decreased in NCTD or TIMP-2 group(Figure 7-10;all P<0.01,vs.control group);NCTD down-regulated expression of these VM signaling-related markers in vitro and in vivo.Conclusions:NCTD inhibited tumor growth and VM formation of human gallbladder carcinoma GBC-SD cells and xenografts by suppression of the PI3-K/MMPs/Ln-5γ2 signaling pathway.It is firstly concluded that NCTD may be a potential anti-VM agent for human GBCs.
文摘Vasculogenic mimicry(VM)is a newly-defined tumor microcirculation pattern in highly aggressive malignant tumors.We recently reported tumor growth and VM formation of gallbladder cancers through the contribution of the ephrin type a receptor 2(EphA2)/focal adhesion kinase(FAK)/Paxillin signaling pathways.In this study,we further investigated the anti-VM activity of norcantharidin(NCTD)as a VM inhibitor for gallbladder cancers and the underlying mechanisms.In vivo and in vitro experiments to determine the effects of NCTD on tumor growth,host survival,VM formation of GBC-SD nude mouse xenografts,and vasculogenic-like networks,malignant phenotypes i.e.,proliferation,apoptosis,invasion and migration of GBC-SD cells.Expression of VM signaling-related markers EphA2,FAK and Paxillin in vivo and in vitro were examined by immunofluorescence,western blotting and real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR),respectively.The results showed that after treatment with NCTD,GBCSD cells were unable to form VM structures when injecting into nude mouse,growth of the xenograft was inhibited and these observations were confirmed by facts that VM formation by three-dimensional(3-D)matrix,proliferation,apoptosis,invasion,migration of GBC-SD cells were affected;and survival time of the xenograft mice was prolonged.Furthermore,expression of EphA2,FAK and Paxillin proteins/mRNAs of the xenografts was downregulated.Thus,we concluded that NCTD has potential antiVM activity against human gallbladder cancers;one of the underlying mechanisms may be via blocking the EphA2/FAK/Paxillin signaling pathway.
文摘Many studies were published to evaluate the association between Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1(NBS1)657del5polymorphism and breast cancer risk,but the results remained inconsistent.To derive a more precise estimation on the possible association,we performed a meta-analysis of previous published studies.Case-control studies on the association between NBS1657del5 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk were included into this meta-analysis.We used the odds ratio(OR)with 95%confidence interval(95%CI)to assess the strength of the association.Ten studies with a total of 25,365 subjects were identified and included into this meta-analysis.Meta-analysis of those ten studies showed that there was a significant association between NBS1657del5 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk(pooled OR=2.66,95%CI 1.82-3.90,P<0.001).The cumulative meta-analyses showed a trend of a more significant association between NBS1 657del5 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk as data accumulated by publication year.Thus,our meta-analysis suggests that there was a significant association between NBS1 657del5 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk,and NBS1 657del5 polymorphism results in an increased risk of breast cancer.
