The hormone defined serum free conditioned medium (SFCM) of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma epithelioid cell line (CNE1) was assayed by both the 3H-thymidine incorporation test and the soft agar test. It was found that...The hormone defined serum free conditioned medium (SFCM) of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma epithelioid cell line (CNE1) was assayed by both the 3H-thymidine incorporation test and the soft agar test. It was found that the SFCM stimulated the growth of long-term serum-free cultured CNE4 cells in ac-cordence with the fact that the growth rate of long-term serum-free cultured CNE1 cells was directly proportional to the plating density. Alternatively 5% SFCM inhibited the growth of short-term serum-free cultured CNE4 cells by 51% in which the indicator cell remained the responsiveness state of growing in the serum-supplemented medium to the effector of interest. Furthermore, SFCM resulted in the inhibition of anchorage-independent growth of CNE4 cells and A431 cells. Also in soft agar test. SFCM reduced the colony formation of NRK(?),9F cells in the presence of EGF or EGF plus TGF-β. These finding suggested that CNE4 secreted autocrine growth stimulating factor(s) and growth inhibiting factor(s) in the serum-free medium, the latter strongly reverse malignant phenotypes of CNE4 and A431 cells in serum-supplemented surrounding.展开更多
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma （NPC） is one of the highly prevalent malignancies in Southeast Asia. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are commonly administrated to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but these therapies can not p...Nasopharyngeal carcinoma （NPC） is one of the highly prevalent malignancies in Southeast Asia. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are commonly administrated to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but these therapies can not prevent the recurrence and metastasis of tumor cells. Furthermore, these therapies have severe side effects. Therefore, it is important to find a more effective therapy, e. g., a gene therapy for treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cecropin AD （Cad） is a hybrid peptide that exhibits higher antibacterial activity than natural cecropin. It consists of 1-11 amino acid residues in the N-end of cecropin A and 12-37 amino acid residues in the c-end of cecropin D. The role of Cad in the malignant cells remains unclear. In this study, the Cad gene was cloned and transferred into NPC CNE2 cells and its pro-apoptotic effect were investigated.展开更多
文摘The hormone defined serum free conditioned medium (SFCM) of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma epithelioid cell line (CNE1) was assayed by both the 3H-thymidine incorporation test and the soft agar test. It was found that the SFCM stimulated the growth of long-term serum-free cultured CNE4 cells in ac-cordence with the fact that the growth rate of long-term serum-free cultured CNE1 cells was directly proportional to the plating density. Alternatively 5% SFCM inhibited the growth of short-term serum-free cultured CNE4 cells by 51% in which the indicator cell remained the responsiveness state of growing in the serum-supplemented medium to the effector of interest. Furthermore, SFCM resulted in the inhibition of anchorage-independent growth of CNE4 cells and A431 cells. Also in soft agar test. SFCM reduced the colony formation of NRK(?),9F cells in the presence of EGF or EGF plus TGF-β. These finding suggested that CNE4 secreted autocrine growth stimulating factor(s) and growth inhibiting factor(s) in the serum-free medium, the latter strongly reverse malignant phenotypes of CNE4 and A431 cells in serum-supplemented surrounding.
基金This work was supported by a grant from the National 973 Project of China (No. G1999054204).
文摘Nasopharyngeal carcinoma （NPC） is one of the highly prevalent malignancies in Southeast Asia. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are commonly administrated to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but these therapies can not prevent the recurrence and metastasis of tumor cells. Furthermore, these therapies have severe side effects. Therefore, it is important to find a more effective therapy, e. g., a gene therapy for treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cecropin AD （Cad） is a hybrid peptide that exhibits higher antibacterial activity than natural cecropin. It consists of 1-11 amino acid residues in the N-end of cecropin A and 12-37 amino acid residues in the c-end of cecropin D. The role of Cad in the malignant cells remains unclear. In this study, the Cad gene was cloned and transferred into NPC CNE2 cells and its pro-apoptotic effect were investigated.
