Apoptosis of tumor cells have become a new standard for chemotherapy. It is useful to demonstrate induction of apoptosis in tumor cells by anti-cancer drugs in vivo. We reported the results of apoptosis induction in m...Apoptosis of tumor cells have become a new standard for chemotherapy. It is useful to demonstrate induction of apoptosis in tumor cells by anti-cancer drugs in vivo. We reported the results of apoptosis induction in murine tumor cell line S-180 and it's resistant cell line S-180R by adriamycin in different dose and different time. We found that apoptosis in S-180 cells could be induced by low dose of adriamycin, the apoptosis was started at 24 h. after the administration, and reached to 62.5% of the cells to apptosis until 72 h. Comparison with the parental cell line, only 13% of S-180R cells were apoptosed. At high dose, 20% of S-180R cells were apoptosed, whereas, almost all S-180 cells were killed in the same time. The lymphocytes were appeared in abdominal cavity of the mice after treatment of adriamycin for 24 h. It was very interested to find out that there was no lymphocyte left in the abdominal cavity of the mice with S-180R cells treated at high dose of adriamycin.展开更多
Objective To investigate the effects of 14-3-3 protein overexpression on the 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP^+) induced pheochromocytoma (PC12) cell death and the potential mechanisms. Methods pcDNA3.1(+)-14-...Objective To investigate the effects of 14-3-3 protein overexpression on the 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP^+) induced pheochromocytoma (PC12) cell death and the potential mechanisms. Methods pcDNA3.1(+)-14-3-3 plasmids, which could be expressed in mammalian cell, were constructed and transfected into PC 12 cells with Lipofectamine 2000. The expression of 14-3-3 protein, Bcl-2 protein, and BAD protein were determined by western blot. 3-(4,5- dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, microplate reader, and flow cytometric analysis were used to measure cell viability, the caspase activity, and apoptotic ratio respectively. Results (1) The expression of 14-3-3 protein increased significantly three weeks after pcDNA3.1(+)-14-3-3 plasmids transfected into PC 12 cells. (2) MPP^+ caused a decrease of cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. At 100μmol/L MPP^+, cell viability reduced approximately 50%. (3) The caspase activity increased along with the MPP^+ concentrations rising and reached its maximum value (0.34 μmol/mg protein) at 100 μmol/L MPP*. However caspase activity decreased significantly when the MPP^+ concentration exceeded 100 μmol/L. (4) Overexpression of 14-3-3 protein decreased the apoptosis ratio of PC 12 cells treated with 100μmol/L MPP^+ from 26.5% to 8.6%. (5) Bcl-2 protein tended to decrease but BAD protein tended to increase after treatment of PC 12 cells with 100 μmol/L MPP^+. Overexpression of 14-3-3 protein significantly increased the cellular level of Bcl-2 protein and decreased that of BAD protein. Conclusion Overexpression of 14-3-3 protein may reduce MPP^+-induced apoptotic cell death in PC12 cells by up-regulating the Bcl-2 expression and down-regulating the BAD expression. These results may provide a promising target for treatment of Parkinson's disease.展开更多
This study was designed to explore the possibility of using ascitic mouse sarcoma cell line (S180) to validate the mouse tumor cell attachment assay for developmental toxicants, and to test the inhibitory effects of v...This study was designed to explore the possibility of using ascitic mouse sarcoma cell line (S180) to validate the mouse tumor cell attachment assay for developmental toxicants, and to test the inhibitory effects of various developmental toxicants. The results showed that 2 of 3 developmental toxicants under consideration, sodium pentobarbital and ethanol, significantly inhibited S180cells attachment to Concanavalin A-coaed surfaces. Inhibition was dependent on concentration, and the IC50 (the concentration tha reduced attachment by 50% ), of these 2 chemicals was 1.2×10-3mol/L and 1 .0 mol/L, respectively. Anoher developmental toxiant, hydmiortisone, did not show inhibitory activity. Two non-developmental toxicants, sodium chloride and glycine were also tested and these did not decrease attachment rates. The main results reported here were generally sindlar to those obtained with ascitic mouse ovdrian tumor cells as a model. Therefore, this study added further evidence to the conclusion that cell specificity does not lindt attachment inhibition to Con A-coated surfaces, so S180 cell may serve as an altemative cell model, especially when other cell lines are unavailable. Furthermore, after optimal validation, it can be suggested that an S180 cell attachment assay may be a candidate for a series of assays to detect developmental toxicants.展开更多
AIM To determine the activities ofpolysaccharide extracts from Flammulina velutipes (Curt. ex Fr. ) Sing (FV), Lentinusedodes (LE) and Agaricus bisporus Sing (AB)on the proliferation of human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells ...AIM To determine the activities ofpolysaccharide extracts from Flammulina velutipes (Curt. ex Fr. ) Sing (FV), Lentinusedodes (LE) and Agaricus bisporus Sing (AB)on the proliferation of human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells in vitro and on mouse implanted S-180tumors in vivo.METHODS The polysaccharide extracts were isolated from the fruit bodies of FV, LE and AB by the methods of hot-water extraction, Sevag’sremoval of proteins, ethanol precipitation,trypsin digestion and ethanol fractionalprecipitation. Human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells were treated with 50 mg/L Polysaccharide extracts, and the mitosis index, mitochondria activity and cell proliferation were detected at different times in both control and experimental groups. The mice with S-180 implanted tumors were injected with the polysaccharide extracts at 24 mg/ kg body weight for 9 d and the tumorweight was measured on the 15th day.RESULTS The mitosis index of hepatoma cells in vitro could be significantly decreased by treatment with the polysaccharide extracts fromthe three kinds of edible fungi (P < 0 .005 ). Thecell numbers and mitochondria activity of SMMC7721 cells treated with polysaccharide extracts were lower than those in control groups (P <0.005). The inhibition rates of polysaccharide extracts against implanted S-180 tumors in mice were 52.8%, 56.6% and 51 .9% respectivelycompared with that in c0ntrol gr0ups.CONCLUSI0N The POIysaccharide extractsfrom the three kinds of edible fungi could inhibitnot only the Cultured malignant cells in vitfO butalso impIanted Sl80 tum0r i0 vivo.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Studies have demonstrated that β-amyloid peptide (Aβ), a characteristic pathological product of Alzheimer's disease (AD), results in neuronal endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). However, the mech...BACKGROUND: Studies have demonstrated that β-amyloid peptide (Aβ), a characteristic pathological product of Alzheimer's disease (AD), results in neuronal endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). However, the mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine against ERS in AD are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To measure expression levels of protective proteins (GRP78 and GRP94) of ER molecular partners and pro-apoptotic Caspase-12 ER membrane expression following application of traditional Chinese medicine natural cerebrolysin (NC) to treat Aβ1-40-induced ERS. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A parallel-controlled study was performed at the Institute of Integrated Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University between September 2006 and November 2008. MATERIALS: Sprague Dawley male rats, 6-8 weeks old, were used to harvest tibial and femoral bone marrow. Isolation and purification of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were established from the whole bone marrow by removing non-adherent cells in primary and passage cultures. Aβ1-40 was provided by Sigma, USA. NC was provided by Shenzhen Institute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, China. NC was predominantly composed of Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Tianma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae), and Yinxingye (Ginkgo Leaf) in a proportion of 1 : 2: 2. Following conventional water extraction technology, an extract (1 : 20) was prepared. Six adult, male, New Zealand rabbits underwent intragastric administration of NC extract (0.976 g/kg per day) for 1 month to prepare NC-positive serum, and the remaining 6 rabbits received intragastric administration of physiological saline to prepare normal blank serum. METHODS: A total of 500 nmol/L Aβ1-40 was used to establish ERS models of primary cultured MSCs. AD cell models were incubated with different doses of NC-positive serum (2.5%, 5%, and 10%). MSCs treated with normal blank serum served as normal blank controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and fluorescent immunocytochemistry were respectively used to measure mRNA and protein expression levels of GRP78, GRP94, and Caspase-12 in MSCs. RESULTS: Following Aβ1-40 exposure, mRNA and protein expression levels of GRP78 and GRP94, as well as Caspase-12, significantly increased (P 〈 0.05), suggesting successful establishment of ERS models. Following NC-positive serum application, mRNA and protein expression levels of GRP78 and GRP94 in MSCs significantly increased (P 〈 0.05 or P 〈 0.01). However, mRNA and protein expression levels of Caspase-12 significantly decreased (P 〈 0.05, or P 〈 0.01) compared with the ERS model group. These effects were dose-dependent. CONCLUSION: NC downregulated Caspase-12 expression and upregulated GRP78 and GRP94 expression in MSCs in a dose-dependent manner under the state of Aβ1-40-induced ERS.展开更多
Adriamycin resistant cells were obtained from low dotage treated BABL/c mice Inoculated with S-180 cells. Resistance of these cells for adriamycin was 66-fold more than their parental cells. The resistance for a typic...Adriamycin resistant cells were obtained from low dotage treated BABL/c mice Inoculated with S-180 cells. Resistance of these cells for adriamycin was 66-fold more than their parental cells. The resistance for a typical DNA topoisomerase Ⅱ inhibitor VP16 (Etopcaide) was increased 9 times. Overexpression of multidrug resistant gene (MDR gene) products, P-glycoproteins (P-1 70), was also demonstrated by immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, the ability of the resistant cells to reduce net cellular drug accumulation measured by flow fluorescence cytometry was 89-fold higher than their parental cells. These results support the hypothesis that the resistance of S-180R cells to adriamycin was mainly due to the overexpression of P-glycoproteins. The S-180R cells will be useful to select drugs or some other therapeutic strategies to overcome multidrug resistance in vivo.展开更多
This study examined the effect of saponins from Tupistra chinensis Bak (STCB) on the growth of sarcoma S-180 cells in vitro and in mouse xenografts as well as the underlying mechanisms. Cell proliferation was assess...This study examined the effect of saponins from Tupistra chinensis Bak (STCB) on the growth of sarcoma S-180 cells in vitro and in mouse xenografts as well as the underlying mechanisms. Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay. Cell cycle distribution was determined by flow cytometry. Sarcoma S-180 tumor-bearing mice were treated with different doses of STCB with 10 μg/mL 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) as a positive control. The activity of nuclear factor (NF)-κB was detected by gel mobility shift assay. The mRNA level of NF-κB was determined by real-time quantitative RT-PCR. The results showed that in vitro STCB inhibited the growth of S-180 cells in a concentration-dependent manner, which was accompanied by cell cycle arrest at S-phase. In vivo STCB significantly inhibited the growth of S-180 tumor mouse xenografts in a dose-dependent manner with apparent induction of cell apoptosis. Moreover, STCB inhibited the activity of NF-rd3 p65 and reduced the expression of NF-κB p65 mRNA in mouse xenografts. It was concluded that STCB inhibits the proliferation and cell cycle progression of S- 180 cells by suppressing NF-κB signaling in mouse xenografts. Our findings suggest STCB is a promising agent for the treatment of sarcoma.展开更多
To study the effects of low dose radiation (LDR) on tumor apoptosis, cellcycle progression and changes of apoptosis-related protein Bcl-2 in tumor-bearing mice. Methods:Male mice of Kunming strain were implanted subcu...To study the effects of low dose radiation (LDR) on tumor apoptosis, cellcycle progression and changes of apoptosis-related protein Bcl-2 in tumor-bearing mice. Methods:Male mice of Kunming strain were implanted subcutaneously with S180 sarcoma cells in the left inguenas an in situ experimental animal model. Seven days later, the mice were subjected to 75 mGywhole-body γ-irradiation. At 24 and 48 h after the irradiation, all mice were sacrificed. The tumorsizes were measured, and tumor cell apoptosis and cell cycle progression were analyzed by flowcytometry. The expression of apoptosis-related protein Bcl-2 and the apoptotic rate of tumor cellswere observed by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Results: Tumors grew significantlyslower after LDR (P 【 0.05). The tumor cells were arrested in G1 phrase and the expression of Bcl-2protein decreased at 24 h. Apoptotic rate of tumor cells was increased significantly at 48 h afterLDR (P 【 0.01). Conclusion: LDR could cause a G1-phase arrest and increase the apoptosis of tumorcells through the low level of apoptosis-related protein bcl-2 in the tumor-bearing mice. Theorganized immune function and anti-tumor ability are markedly increased after LDR. Our studyprovides practical evidence of clinical application to cancer treatment.展开更多
目的探讨醇溶性蟾蜍毒素对S180荷瘤小鼠肉瘤细胞Mg2+-ATP酶(Mg2+-ATPase)、葡萄糖-6-磷酸酶(G-6-Pase)活性的影响。方法乙醇溶解蟾蜍分泌物原浆,采用减压蒸馏等方法,进一步部分分离纯化,获得醇溶性的蟾蜍毒素混合物(Ethanol extract of ...目的探讨醇溶性蟾蜍毒素对S180荷瘤小鼠肉瘤细胞Mg2+-ATP酶(Mg2+-ATPase)、葡萄糖-6-磷酸酶(G-6-Pase)活性的影响。方法乙醇溶解蟾蜍分泌物原浆,采用减压蒸馏等方法,进一步部分分离纯化,获得醇溶性的蟾蜍毒素混合物(Ethanol extract of toad venom,简称EET),将其作用于S180荷瘤小鼠模型,计算肿瘤抑制率,应用酶化学染色法观察S180肉瘤细胞酶活性的变化。结果蟾蜍毒素组和氟脲嘧啶组的肿瘤抑制率分别为35.6%和36.9%(P<0.05),细胞质膜标志酶Mg2+-ATPase、内质网标志酶G-6-Pase反应颗粒变小,数量减少,密度变低,提示酶活性明显下降。结论蟾蜍毒素可降低S180荷瘤小鼠肉瘤细胞质膜标志酶Mg2+-AT-Pase及内质网标志酶G-6-Pase的活性,抑制肿瘤细胞的生长。展开更多
文摘Apoptosis of tumor cells have become a new standard for chemotherapy. It is useful to demonstrate induction of apoptosis in tumor cells by anti-cancer drugs in vivo. We reported the results of apoptosis induction in murine tumor cell line S-180 and it's resistant cell line S-180R by adriamycin in different dose and different time. We found that apoptosis in S-180 cells could be induced by low dose of adriamycin, the apoptosis was started at 24 h. after the administration, and reached to 62.5% of the cells to apptosis until 72 h. Comparison with the parental cell line, only 13% of S-180R cells were apoptosed. At high dose, 20% of S-180R cells were apoptosed, whereas, almost all S-180 cells were killed in the same time. The lymphocytes were appeared in abdominal cavity of the mice after treatment of adriamycin for 24 h. It was very interested to find out that there was no lymphocyte left in the abdominal cavity of the mice with S-180R cells treated at high dose of adriamycin.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No:30570627).
文摘Objective To investigate the effects of 14-3-3 protein overexpression on the 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP^+) induced pheochromocytoma (PC12) cell death and the potential mechanisms. Methods pcDNA3.1(+)-14-3-3 plasmids, which could be expressed in mammalian cell, were constructed and transfected into PC 12 cells with Lipofectamine 2000. The expression of 14-3-3 protein, Bcl-2 protein, and BAD protein were determined by western blot. 3-(4,5- dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, microplate reader, and flow cytometric analysis were used to measure cell viability, the caspase activity, and apoptotic ratio respectively. Results (1) The expression of 14-3-3 protein increased significantly three weeks after pcDNA3.1(+)-14-3-3 plasmids transfected into PC 12 cells. (2) MPP^+ caused a decrease of cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. At 100μmol/L MPP^+, cell viability reduced approximately 50%. (3) The caspase activity increased along with the MPP^+ concentrations rising and reached its maximum value (0.34 μmol/mg protein) at 100 μmol/L MPP*. However caspase activity decreased significantly when the MPP^+ concentration exceeded 100 μmol/L. (4) Overexpression of 14-3-3 protein decreased the apoptosis ratio of PC 12 cells treated with 100μmol/L MPP^+ from 26.5% to 8.6%. (5) Bcl-2 protein tended to decrease but BAD protein tended to increase after treatment of PC 12 cells with 100 μmol/L MPP^+. Overexpression of 14-3-3 protein significantly increased the cellular level of Bcl-2 protein and decreased that of BAD protein. Conclusion Overexpression of 14-3-3 protein may reduce MPP^+-induced apoptotic cell death in PC12 cells by up-regulating the Bcl-2 expression and down-regulating the BAD expression. These results may provide a promising target for treatment of Parkinson's disease.
文摘This study was designed to explore the possibility of using ascitic mouse sarcoma cell line (S180) to validate the mouse tumor cell attachment assay for developmental toxicants, and to test the inhibitory effects of various developmental toxicants. The results showed that 2 of 3 developmental toxicants under consideration, sodium pentobarbital and ethanol, significantly inhibited S180cells attachment to Concanavalin A-coaed surfaces. Inhibition was dependent on concentration, and the IC50 (the concentration tha reduced attachment by 50% ), of these 2 chemicals was 1.2×10-3mol/L and 1 .0 mol/L, respectively. Anoher developmental toxiant, hydmiortisone, did not show inhibitory activity. Two non-developmental toxicants, sodium chloride and glycine were also tested and these did not decrease attachment rates. The main results reported here were generally sindlar to those obtained with ascitic mouse ovdrian tumor cells as a model. Therefore, this study added further evidence to the conclusion that cell specificity does not lindt attachment inhibition to Con A-coated surfaces, so S180 cell may serve as an altemative cell model, especially when other cell lines are unavailable. Furthermore, after optimal validation, it can be suggested that an S180 cell attachment assay may be a candidate for a series of assays to detect developmental toxicants.
文摘AIM To determine the activities ofpolysaccharide extracts from Flammulina velutipes (Curt. ex Fr. ) Sing (FV), Lentinusedodes (LE) and Agaricus bisporus Sing (AB)on the proliferation of human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells in vitro and on mouse implanted S-180tumors in vivo.METHODS The polysaccharide extracts were isolated from the fruit bodies of FV, LE and AB by the methods of hot-water extraction, Sevag’sremoval of proteins, ethanol precipitation,trypsin digestion and ethanol fractionalprecipitation. Human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells were treated with 50 mg/L Polysaccharide extracts, and the mitosis index, mitochondria activity and cell proliferation were detected at different times in both control and experimental groups. The mice with S-180 implanted tumors were injected with the polysaccharide extracts at 24 mg/ kg body weight for 9 d and the tumorweight was measured on the 15th day.RESULTS The mitosis index of hepatoma cells in vitro could be significantly decreased by treatment with the polysaccharide extracts fromthe three kinds of edible fungi (P < 0 .005 ). Thecell numbers and mitochondria activity of SMMC7721 cells treated with polysaccharide extracts were lower than those in control groups (P <0.005). The inhibition rates of polysaccharide extracts against implanted S-180 tumors in mice were 52.8%, 56.6% and 51 .9% respectivelycompared with that in c0ntrol gr0ups.CONCLUSI0N The POIysaccharide extractsfrom the three kinds of edible fungi could inhibitnot only the Cultured malignant cells in vitfO butalso impIanted Sl80 tum0r i0 vivo.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30973779the National Special Planning Project for Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, No.02-03LP41the Key Program of Scientific Planning of Guangdong Province, No. 2006B35630007
文摘BACKGROUND: Studies have demonstrated that β-amyloid peptide (Aβ), a characteristic pathological product of Alzheimer's disease (AD), results in neuronal endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). However, the mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine against ERS in AD are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To measure expression levels of protective proteins (GRP78 and GRP94) of ER molecular partners and pro-apoptotic Caspase-12 ER membrane expression following application of traditional Chinese medicine natural cerebrolysin (NC) to treat Aβ1-40-induced ERS. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A parallel-controlled study was performed at the Institute of Integrated Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University between September 2006 and November 2008. MATERIALS: Sprague Dawley male rats, 6-8 weeks old, were used to harvest tibial and femoral bone marrow. Isolation and purification of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were established from the whole bone marrow by removing non-adherent cells in primary and passage cultures. Aβ1-40 was provided by Sigma, USA. NC was provided by Shenzhen Institute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, China. NC was predominantly composed of Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Tianma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae), and Yinxingye (Ginkgo Leaf) in a proportion of 1 : 2: 2. Following conventional water extraction technology, an extract (1 : 20) was prepared. Six adult, male, New Zealand rabbits underwent intragastric administration of NC extract (0.976 g/kg per day) for 1 month to prepare NC-positive serum, and the remaining 6 rabbits received intragastric administration of physiological saline to prepare normal blank serum. METHODS: A total of 500 nmol/L Aβ1-40 was used to establish ERS models of primary cultured MSCs. AD cell models were incubated with different doses of NC-positive serum (2.5%, 5%, and 10%). MSCs treated with normal blank serum served as normal blank controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and fluorescent immunocytochemistry were respectively used to measure mRNA and protein expression levels of GRP78, GRP94, and Caspase-12 in MSCs. RESULTS: Following Aβ1-40 exposure, mRNA and protein expression levels of GRP78 and GRP94, as well as Caspase-12, significantly increased (P 〈 0.05), suggesting successful establishment of ERS models. Following NC-positive serum application, mRNA and protein expression levels of GRP78 and GRP94 in MSCs significantly increased (P 〈 0.05 or P 〈 0.01). However, mRNA and protein expression levels of Caspase-12 significantly decreased (P 〈 0.05, or P 〈 0.01) compared with the ERS model group. These effects were dose-dependent. CONCLUSION: NC downregulated Caspase-12 expression and upregulated GRP78 and GRP94 expression in MSCs in a dose-dependent manner under the state of Aβ1-40-induced ERS.
文摘Adriamycin resistant cells were obtained from low dotage treated BABL/c mice Inoculated with S-180 cells. Resistance of these cells for adriamycin was 66-fold more than their parental cells. The resistance for a typical DNA topoisomerase Ⅱ inhibitor VP16 (Etopcaide) was increased 9 times. Overexpression of multidrug resistant gene (MDR gene) products, P-glycoproteins (P-1 70), was also demonstrated by immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, the ability of the resistant cells to reduce net cellular drug accumulation measured by flow fluorescence cytometry was 89-fold higher than their parental cells. These results support the hypothesis that the resistance of S-180R cells to adriamycin was mainly due to the overexpression of P-glycoproteins. The S-180R cells will be useful to select drugs or some other therapeutic strategies to overcome multidrug resistance in vivo.
文摘This study examined the effect of saponins from Tupistra chinensis Bak (STCB) on the growth of sarcoma S-180 cells in vitro and in mouse xenografts as well as the underlying mechanisms. Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay. Cell cycle distribution was determined by flow cytometry. Sarcoma S-180 tumor-bearing mice were treated with different doses of STCB with 10 μg/mL 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) as a positive control. The activity of nuclear factor (NF)-κB was detected by gel mobility shift assay. The mRNA level of NF-κB was determined by real-time quantitative RT-PCR. The results showed that in vitro STCB inhibited the growth of S-180 cells in a concentration-dependent manner, which was accompanied by cell cycle arrest at S-phase. In vivo STCB significantly inhibited the growth of S-180 tumor mouse xenografts in a dose-dependent manner with apparent induction of cell apoptosis. Moreover, STCB inhibited the activity of NF-rd3 p65 and reduced the expression of NF-κB p65 mRNA in mouse xenografts. It was concluded that STCB inhibits the proliferation and cell cycle progression of S- 180 cells by suppressing NF-κB signaling in mouse xenografts. Our findings suggest STCB is a promising agent for the treatment of sarcoma.
文摘To study the effects of low dose radiation (LDR) on tumor apoptosis, cellcycle progression and changes of apoptosis-related protein Bcl-2 in tumor-bearing mice. Methods:Male mice of Kunming strain were implanted subcutaneously with S180 sarcoma cells in the left inguenas an in situ experimental animal model. Seven days later, the mice were subjected to 75 mGywhole-body γ-irradiation. At 24 and 48 h after the irradiation, all mice were sacrificed. The tumorsizes were measured, and tumor cell apoptosis and cell cycle progression were analyzed by flowcytometry. The expression of apoptosis-related protein Bcl-2 and the apoptotic rate of tumor cellswere observed by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Results: Tumors grew significantlyslower after LDR (P 【 0.05). The tumor cells were arrested in G1 phrase and the expression of Bcl-2protein decreased at 24 h. Apoptotic rate of tumor cells was increased significantly at 48 h afterLDR (P 【 0.01). Conclusion: LDR could cause a G1-phase arrest and increase the apoptosis of tumorcells through the low level of apoptosis-related protein bcl-2 in the tumor-bearing mice. Theorganized immune function and anti-tumor ability are markedly increased after LDR. Our studyprovides practical evidence of clinical application to cancer treatment.
文摘目的探讨醇溶性蟾蜍毒素对S180荷瘤小鼠肉瘤细胞Mg2+-ATP酶(Mg2+-ATPase)、葡萄糖-6-磷酸酶(G-6-Pase)活性的影响。方法乙醇溶解蟾蜍分泌物原浆,采用减压蒸馏等方法,进一步部分分离纯化,获得醇溶性的蟾蜍毒素混合物(Ethanol extract of toad venom,简称EET),将其作用于S180荷瘤小鼠模型,计算肿瘤抑制率,应用酶化学染色法观察S180肉瘤细胞酶活性的变化。结果蟾蜍毒素组和氟脲嘧啶组的肿瘤抑制率分别为35.6%和36.9%(P<0.05),细胞质膜标志酶Mg2+-ATPase、内质网标志酶G-6-Pase反应颗粒变小,数量减少,密度变低,提示酶活性明显下降。结论蟾蜍毒素可降低S180荷瘤小鼠肉瘤细胞质膜标志酶Mg2+-AT-Pase及内质网标志酶G-6-Pase的活性,抑制肿瘤细胞的生长。