Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women under 60, and the second most diagnosed cancer in women over 60. While significant </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">progres...Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women under 60, and the second most diagnosed cancer in women over 60. While significant </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">progress has been made in developing targeted therapies for breast cancer,</span> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">advanced breast cancer continues to have high mortality, with poor 5-year</span> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">survival rates. Thus, current therapies are insufficient in treating advanced</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> stages of breast cancer;new treatments are sorely needed to address the complexity of advanced-stage breast cancer. Oncolytic virotherapy has been explored as a therapeutic approach capable of systemic administration, targeting cancer cells, and sparing normal tissue. In particular, oncolytic adenoviruses have been exploited as viral vectors due to their ease of manipulation, production, and demonstrated clinical safety profile. In this study, we engineered an oncolytic adenovirus to target the chemokine receptors CXCR4 and CXCR7. The overexpression of CXCR4 and CXCR7 is implicated in the initiation, survival, progress, and metastasis of breast cancer. Both receptors bind to the ligand, CXCL12 (SDF-1), which has been identified to play a crucial role in the metastasis of breast cancer cells. This study incorporated a T4 fibritin protein fused to CXCL12 into the tail domain of an adenovirus fiber </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">to retarget the vector to the CXCR4 and CXCR7 chemokine receptors. We</span> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">showed that the modified virus targets and infects CXCR4- and CXCR7-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">overexpressing breast cancer cells more efficiently than a wild-type control</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> vector. In addition, the substitution of the wild-type fiber and knob with the modified chimeric fiber did not interfere with oncolytic capability. Overall, the results of this study demonstrate the feasibility of retargeting adenovirus vectors to chemokine receptor-positive tumors.展开更多
Background Previous studies have shown that local immune cells in the feto-maternal interface are recruited from peripheral blood, and that chemokines and their receptors play an initial and key role in this recruitme...Background Previous studies have shown that local immune cells in the feto-maternal interface are recruited from peripheral blood, and that chemokines and their receptors play an initial and key role in this recruitment process. In this study, we aimed to determine whether spontaneous abortion is associated with the expression of chemokine receptors CCR3, CCR5, and CXCR3 on CD4^+ T cells. Methods Peripheral blood, spleen, and thymus were collected from the spontaneous abortion mouse model CBA/JxDBA/2 (SA group, n=14), the normal pregnant mouse model CBA/JxBALB/c (NP group, n=13), and normal non-pregnant CBA/J mice (NNP group, n=11). The number of chemokine receptors CCR3, CCR5, and CXCR3 expressed on CD4^+ T cells was measured by double-label flow cytometry (FCM) method. Results In peripheral blood, the SA group had significantly lower CCR3 expression (P 〈0.01) and higher CCR5 and CXCR3 expression (P 〈0.01) on CD4^+ T cells than did the NP group. But comparing these chemokines between the SA and NNP groups, there was no significant difference (P 〉0.05). In spleen, the SA group expressed significantly lower CCR3 expression (P 〈0.01) and higher CCR5 and CXCR3 expression (P 〈0.05) on CD4^+ T cells than did the NP group. When compared with the NNP group, the SA group had significantly higher CCR3 expression (P 〈0.01), but was not statistically different with regards to the other two chemokines (P 〉0.05). In thymus, the SA group had significantly lower CCR3 expression (P 〈0.05) and higher CXCR3 expression (P 〈0.05) on CD4^+ T cells than the NP group, with no significant difference in CCR5 expression (P 〉0.05). Compared with the NNP group, the SA group had higher CCR3 expression (P 〈0.01), but there was no statistical difference in CXCR3 and CCR5 expression (P 〉0.05) between the two groups. Conclusion The abnormal expression of CCR3, CCR5 and CXCR3 on CD4^+ T cells may play an important role in the pathogenesis of spontaneous abortion.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the effect of Melanocortin four receptor,MC4R rs489693 polymorphism on glucose and Lipid metabolism in schizophrenia patients treated with Olanzapine for 12 weeks.Methods:171 patients with sch...Objective:To investigate the effect of Melanocortin four receptor,MC4R rs489693 polymorphism on glucose and Lipid metabolism in schizophrenia patients treated with Olanzapine for 12 weeks.Methods:171 patients with schizophrenia were divided into AA Group(N=12),AC group(N=59)and CC Group(N=100)according to the polymorphism of MC4R gene at 489693 locus detected by DNA sequencing.Blood Glucose and lipid levels were measured before and 12 weeks after treatment,the differences of variables among the 3 groups were compared,and the incidence of glucose and lipid abnormalities after treatment was statistically analyzed.Results:After 12 weeks of treatment,the net increase of blood glucose in AA group was greater than that in CC group(P<0.05),and the net increase of cholesterol and triglyceride in AA group was greater than that in AC group and CC group(all P<0.05),and the incidence of Blood Glucose and at least one dyslipidemia in AA Group was higher than that in AC and CC group(all P<0.01).Conclusion:The rs489693 gene polymorphism of MC4R gene is related to the disorder of glucose and lipid metabolism in schizophrenia treated with olanzapine.展开更多
Objective:To study the correlation of the changes of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) / nuclear factorκB (NF-κB) pathway function in intrauterine adhesion (IUAs) tissue with the characteristics of cytokine secretion and ...Objective:To study the correlation of the changes of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) / nuclear factorκB (NF-κB) pathway function in intrauterine adhesion (IUAs) tissue with the characteristics of cytokine secretion and collagen metabolism.Methods:The patients with IUAs who were treated in our hospital between February 2015 and March 2018 were selected as the IUAs group, and the patients who underwent hysteroscopy due to infertility and were pathologically confirmed to have normal endometrium during the same period were selected as the control group. The expression levels of TLR4/NF-κB pathway molecules and collagen metabolism genes as well as the contents of cytokines and collagen metabolism markers in the adhesion tissues of IUAs group and the normal endometrial tissue of control group were measured.Results: TLR4, NF-κB, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 15 (ADAM15), ADAM17, matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) mRNA expression as well as transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), Smad2/3, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), periostin/osteoblast-specific factor 2 (Postn), type I collagen (Col-I) and actin-α (α-SMA) contents in the adhesion tissues of IUAs group were significantly higher than those of control group while urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) mRNA expression was significantly lower than that of control group;TLR4 and NF-κB mRNA expression were positively correlated with TGF-β1, Smad2/3, IGF-1, IGF-1R, bFGF, Postn, Col-I,α-SMA, ADAM15, ADAM17, MMP9 and PAI-1, and negatively correlated with uPA.Conclusion:The excessive activation of TLR4/NF-κB pathway in IUAs is associated with the cytokine secretion and collagen metabolism abnormalities.展开更多
Background: Recent studies indicate that C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4(CXCR4) and its ligand, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12(CXCL12), stimulate expression of the cell cycle regulatory protein Cyclin D1 in neurofib...Background: Recent studies indicate that C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4(CXCR4) and its ligand, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12(CXCL12), stimulate expression of the cell cycle regulatory protein Cyclin D1 in neurofibromatosis 1-associated malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor(MPNST) cells and promote their proliferation. In this study, we measured the expression of CXCR4, CXCL12, and Cyclin D1 proteins in sporadic MPNST tissues from Chinese patients and investigated their prognostic values.Methods: CXCR4, CXCL12, and Cyclin D1 protein expression in samples from 58 Chinese patients with sporadic MPNST was assessed with immunohistochemical staining.Their prognostic values were evaluated with Kaplan-Meier analysis and a log-rank test. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to identify independent prognostic factors.Results: High expression of CXCR4, CXCL12, and Cyclin D1 was observed in 19(32.8%), 32(55.2%), and 16(27.6%)samples, respectively. CXCR4 expression was positively correlated with CXCL12 expression(r = 0.334, P = 0.010) and Cyclin D1 expression(r = 0.309, P = 0.018). Patients with high CXCR4 expression showed longer overall survival than those with low CXCR4 expression(χ~2 = 4.642, P = 0.031).Conclusion: High CXCR4 expression may define a specific subtype of sporadic MPNST with favorable prognosis.展开更多
Purpose: The chemokine receptors CCR7 and CXCR4 have been shown to play an important role in cancer invasion and metastasis. This study was aimed to investigate CCR7 and CXCR4 expressions and evaluate the association ...Purpose: The chemokine receptors CCR7 and CXCR4 have been shown to play an important role in cancer invasion and metastasis. This study was aimed to investigate CCR7 and CXCR4 expressions and evaluate the association between their expressions and the clinicopathological features in gastrointestinal cancer. Method: 27 paired tissue samples from patients who had curative surgery for gastrointestinal cancer were obtained. Quantitative real-time PCR, immunochemistry assay and western blot analysis were carried out to investigate the expressions of CCR7, CXCR4 expressions in gastrointestinal cancer. Results: The cancer tissues expressed significant higher level of CCR7 (P = 0.000) and CXCR4 (P = 0.000) protein than the adjacent normal mucosa. Expressions of CCR7 (P = 0.002) and CXCR4 (P = 0.003) protein in cancer tissues exhibited significant correlation with differentiation in gastrointestinal cancer. Conclusion: Expressions of CCR7 and CXCR4 protein were associated with differentiation in gastrointestinal cancer. CCR7 and CXCR4 may be predictive factors for poor prognosis in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.展开更多
目的观察持续4 w的模拟代谢性内毒素血症对小鼠肝脏组织病理和4型Toll样受体(TLR4)信号通路的影响。方法将30只雄性C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为正常组(n=10)和内毒素组(n=10),均予以普通饲料喂养,和高脂组(n=10),予以高脂饲料喂养。内毒素组...目的观察持续4 w的模拟代谢性内毒素血症对小鼠肝脏组织病理和4型Toll样受体(TLR4)信号通路的影响。方法将30只雄性C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为正常组(n=10)和内毒素组(n=10),均予以普通饲料喂养,和高脂组(n=10),予以高脂饲料喂养。内毒素组小鼠同时经腹部皮下植入的微泵注入内毒素300μg·kg-1·d-1,连续4 w,正常组小鼠皮下微泵持续注入生理盐水作为对照。4 w后测定小鼠血清内毒素水平,对肝组织切片行HE染色后进行非酒精性脂肪性肝病评分(NAS),采样Real time PCR法测定小鼠肝组织TLR4及其下游的My D88和TRIF-related adaptor molecule(TRAM)m RNA水平。结果内毒素组小鼠血清内毒素水平(0.62±0.04 EU/ml)显著高于正常组(0.50±0.06 EU/ml,P<0.05)和高脂组(0.49±0.05 EU/ml,P<0.05);内毒素组小鼠肝组织主要表现为单纯性脂肪变性,NAS积分为(2.30±0.49),高脂组小鼠肝组织炎症较明显,NAS积分为(4.20±1.61),显著高于内毒素组(P<0.05);与正常组相比,内毒素组小鼠肝组织TLR4 m RNA水平上调5.12倍(P<0.01),TRAM m RNA水平上调3.46倍(P<0.01),而My D88 m RNA水平与正常组比,无显著差别。结论持续4 w的模拟代谢性内毒素血症可诱导小鼠肝脏单纯性脂肪变性,TLR4 m RNA和TRAM m RNA水平上调,而My D88 m RNA水平无显著变化。展开更多
文摘Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women under 60, and the second most diagnosed cancer in women over 60. While significant </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">progress has been made in developing targeted therapies for breast cancer,</span> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">advanced breast cancer continues to have high mortality, with poor 5-year</span> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">survival rates. Thus, current therapies are insufficient in treating advanced</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> stages of breast cancer;new treatments are sorely needed to address the complexity of advanced-stage breast cancer. Oncolytic virotherapy has been explored as a therapeutic approach capable of systemic administration, targeting cancer cells, and sparing normal tissue. In particular, oncolytic adenoviruses have been exploited as viral vectors due to their ease of manipulation, production, and demonstrated clinical safety profile. In this study, we engineered an oncolytic adenovirus to target the chemokine receptors CXCR4 and CXCR7. The overexpression of CXCR4 and CXCR7 is implicated in the initiation, survival, progress, and metastasis of breast cancer. Both receptors bind to the ligand, CXCL12 (SDF-1), which has been identified to play a crucial role in the metastasis of breast cancer cells. This study incorporated a T4 fibritin protein fused to CXCL12 into the tail domain of an adenovirus fiber </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">to retarget the vector to the CXCR4 and CXCR7 chemokine receptors. We</span> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">showed that the modified virus targets and infects CXCR4- and CXCR7-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">overexpressing breast cancer cells more efficiently than a wild-type control</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> vector. In addition, the substitution of the wild-type fiber and knob with the modified chimeric fiber did not interfere with oncolytic capability. Overall, the results of this study demonstrate the feasibility of retargeting adenovirus vectors to chemokine receptor-positive tumors.
基金This study was supported by a grant from the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No.07ZR14072).We are grateful to Yael Saden Barach (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York) for editing this manuscript.
文摘Background Previous studies have shown that local immune cells in the feto-maternal interface are recruited from peripheral blood, and that chemokines and their receptors play an initial and key role in this recruitment process. In this study, we aimed to determine whether spontaneous abortion is associated with the expression of chemokine receptors CCR3, CCR5, and CXCR3 on CD4^+ T cells. Methods Peripheral blood, spleen, and thymus were collected from the spontaneous abortion mouse model CBA/JxDBA/2 (SA group, n=14), the normal pregnant mouse model CBA/JxBALB/c (NP group, n=13), and normal non-pregnant CBA/J mice (NNP group, n=11). The number of chemokine receptors CCR3, CCR5, and CXCR3 expressed on CD4^+ T cells was measured by double-label flow cytometry (FCM) method. Results In peripheral blood, the SA group had significantly lower CCR3 expression (P 〈0.01) and higher CCR5 and CXCR3 expression (P 〈0.01) on CD4^+ T cells than did the NP group. But comparing these chemokines between the SA and NNP groups, there was no significant difference (P 〉0.05). In spleen, the SA group expressed significantly lower CCR3 expression (P 〈0.01) and higher CCR5 and CXCR3 expression (P 〈0.05) on CD4^+ T cells than did the NP group. When compared with the NNP group, the SA group had significantly higher CCR3 expression (P 〈0.01), but was not statistically different with regards to the other two chemokines (P 〉0.05). In thymus, the SA group had significantly lower CCR3 expression (P 〈0.05) and higher CXCR3 expression (P 〈0.05) on CD4^+ T cells than the NP group, with no significant difference in CCR5 expression (P 〉0.05). Compared with the NNP group, the SA group had higher CCR3 expression (P 〈0.01), but there was no statistical difference in CXCR3 and CCR5 expression (P 〉0.05) between the two groups. Conclusion The abnormal expression of CCR3, CCR5 and CXCR3 on CD4^+ T cells may play an important role in the pathogenesis of spontaneous abortion.
文摘Objective:To investigate the effect of Melanocortin four receptor,MC4R rs489693 polymorphism on glucose and Lipid metabolism in schizophrenia patients treated with Olanzapine for 12 weeks.Methods:171 patients with schizophrenia were divided into AA Group(N=12),AC group(N=59)and CC Group(N=100)according to the polymorphism of MC4R gene at 489693 locus detected by DNA sequencing.Blood Glucose and lipid levels were measured before and 12 weeks after treatment,the differences of variables among the 3 groups were compared,and the incidence of glucose and lipid abnormalities after treatment was statistically analyzed.Results:After 12 weeks of treatment,the net increase of blood glucose in AA group was greater than that in CC group(P<0.05),and the net increase of cholesterol and triglyceride in AA group was greater than that in AC group and CC group(all P<0.05),and the incidence of Blood Glucose and at least one dyslipidemia in AA Group was higher than that in AC and CC group(all P<0.01).Conclusion:The rs489693 gene polymorphism of MC4R gene is related to the disorder of glucose and lipid metabolism in schizophrenia treated with olanzapine.
文摘Objective:To study the correlation of the changes of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) / nuclear factorκB (NF-κB) pathway function in intrauterine adhesion (IUAs) tissue with the characteristics of cytokine secretion and collagen metabolism.Methods:The patients with IUAs who were treated in our hospital between February 2015 and March 2018 were selected as the IUAs group, and the patients who underwent hysteroscopy due to infertility and were pathologically confirmed to have normal endometrium during the same period were selected as the control group. The expression levels of TLR4/NF-κB pathway molecules and collagen metabolism genes as well as the contents of cytokines and collagen metabolism markers in the adhesion tissues of IUAs group and the normal endometrial tissue of control group were measured.Results: TLR4, NF-κB, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 15 (ADAM15), ADAM17, matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) mRNA expression as well as transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), Smad2/3, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), periostin/osteoblast-specific factor 2 (Postn), type I collagen (Col-I) and actin-α (α-SMA) contents in the adhesion tissues of IUAs group were significantly higher than those of control group while urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) mRNA expression was significantly lower than that of control group;TLR4 and NF-κB mRNA expression were positively correlated with TGF-β1, Smad2/3, IGF-1, IGF-1R, bFGF, Postn, Col-I,α-SMA, ADAM15, ADAM17, MMP9 and PAI-1, and negatively correlated with uPA.Conclusion:The excessive activation of TLR4/NF-κB pathway in IUAs is associated with the cytokine secretion and collagen metabolism abnormalities.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(81372872 to Jilong Yang,81672650 to Ze Zhu,and 81402215 to Xiaoling Du)funds from the University Cancer Foundation via the Sister Institution Network Fund(to Jilong Yang)
文摘Background: Recent studies indicate that C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4(CXCR4) and its ligand, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12(CXCL12), stimulate expression of the cell cycle regulatory protein Cyclin D1 in neurofibromatosis 1-associated malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor(MPNST) cells and promote their proliferation. In this study, we measured the expression of CXCR4, CXCL12, and Cyclin D1 proteins in sporadic MPNST tissues from Chinese patients and investigated their prognostic values.Methods: CXCR4, CXCL12, and Cyclin D1 protein expression in samples from 58 Chinese patients with sporadic MPNST was assessed with immunohistochemical staining.Their prognostic values were evaluated with Kaplan-Meier analysis and a log-rank test. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to identify independent prognostic factors.Results: High expression of CXCR4, CXCL12, and Cyclin D1 was observed in 19(32.8%), 32(55.2%), and 16(27.6%)samples, respectively. CXCR4 expression was positively correlated with CXCL12 expression(r = 0.334, P = 0.010) and Cyclin D1 expression(r = 0.309, P = 0.018). Patients with high CXCR4 expression showed longer overall survival than those with low CXCR4 expression(χ~2 = 4.642, P = 0.031).Conclusion: High CXCR4 expression may define a specific subtype of sporadic MPNST with favorable prognosis.
文摘Purpose: The chemokine receptors CCR7 and CXCR4 have been shown to play an important role in cancer invasion and metastasis. This study was aimed to investigate CCR7 and CXCR4 expressions and evaluate the association between their expressions and the clinicopathological features in gastrointestinal cancer. Method: 27 paired tissue samples from patients who had curative surgery for gastrointestinal cancer were obtained. Quantitative real-time PCR, immunochemistry assay and western blot analysis were carried out to investigate the expressions of CCR7, CXCR4 expressions in gastrointestinal cancer. Results: The cancer tissues expressed significant higher level of CCR7 (P = 0.000) and CXCR4 (P = 0.000) protein than the adjacent normal mucosa. Expressions of CCR7 (P = 0.002) and CXCR4 (P = 0.003) protein in cancer tissues exhibited significant correlation with differentiation in gastrointestinal cancer. Conclusion: Expressions of CCR7 and CXCR4 protein were associated with differentiation in gastrointestinal cancer. CCR7 and CXCR4 may be predictive factors for poor prognosis in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
文摘目的观察持续4 w的模拟代谢性内毒素血症对小鼠肝脏组织病理和4型Toll样受体(TLR4)信号通路的影响。方法将30只雄性C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为正常组(n=10)和内毒素组(n=10),均予以普通饲料喂养,和高脂组(n=10),予以高脂饲料喂养。内毒素组小鼠同时经腹部皮下植入的微泵注入内毒素300μg·kg-1·d-1,连续4 w,正常组小鼠皮下微泵持续注入生理盐水作为对照。4 w后测定小鼠血清内毒素水平,对肝组织切片行HE染色后进行非酒精性脂肪性肝病评分(NAS),采样Real time PCR法测定小鼠肝组织TLR4及其下游的My D88和TRIF-related adaptor molecule(TRAM)m RNA水平。结果内毒素组小鼠血清内毒素水平(0.62±0.04 EU/ml)显著高于正常组(0.50±0.06 EU/ml,P<0.05)和高脂组(0.49±0.05 EU/ml,P<0.05);内毒素组小鼠肝组织主要表现为单纯性脂肪变性,NAS积分为(2.30±0.49),高脂组小鼠肝组织炎症较明显,NAS积分为(4.20±1.61),显著高于内毒素组(P<0.05);与正常组相比,内毒素组小鼠肝组织TLR4 m RNA水平上调5.12倍(P<0.01),TRAM m RNA水平上调3.46倍(P<0.01),而My D88 m RNA水平与正常组比,无显著差别。结论持续4 w的模拟代谢性内毒素血症可诱导小鼠肝脏单纯性脂肪变性,TLR4 m RNA和TRAM m RNA水平上调,而My D88 m RNA水平无显著变化。