Effects of Estrogen on ER, NGF, and ChAT Expression in Cerebellum of Aging Female Sprague-Dawley Rat

This article discusses the effects of estrogen on the expression of estrogen receptor （ER）, nerve growth factor （NGF）, and choline acetyltransferase （CHAT） in the cerebellum of rats. The model of aging female rat was established to study the expression and distribution of ER, NGF, and ChAT in the cerebellum following 17β-estradiol treatment using the technique of immunohistochemical ultrasensitive SP in sprague-dawley rat. The immunoreactive productions were distributed in stratum Purkinje cell, nucleus dentatus, nucleus interpositus, and nucleus fastigii of cerebellum, and the ER positive production was mainly located in the plasma, cytoplasmic membrane, and neurite, and also existed in nucleus. The general tendency of the expression of ER, NGF, and ChAT positive production in the cerebellum cortex and nuclei of aging rat significantly decreases, while the intensity and quantity of the immunoreactive production ascends predominantly after 17β-estradiol treatment. Simultaneously, the positive neurite of Purkinje cell shows a similar tendency. The above- mentioned results suggest that the estrogen upregulates the expression of NGF and CHAT, and plays a vital role in sustaining and protecting the structure and function of cerebellum neurons. Furthermore, the similarity of their changing tendency implies that they were correlated and cooperated during the course in effect of estrogen on cerebellum. It also showed that the action of estrogen in cerebellum could be via genomic and nongenomic mechanism.

Expression of IL-34 in Gastric Adenocarcinoma Tissues and Its Relationship with Apoptosis

[Objectives]To explore the expression of interleukin 34(IL-34)in gastric adenocarcinoma tissues and its relationship with apoptosis of gastric adenocarcinoma cells.[Methods]60 cases of surgically resected human gastric adenocarcinoma tissue specimen and 50 cases of adjacent normal gastric mucosa tissue specimen were collected,and the expression of IL-34 protein was determined by immunohistochemical streptavidin-perosidase(SP)method.Cell apoptosis in tissue specimen was detected by TUNEL staining method,and the relationship between IL-34 protein expression and apoptosis of gastric adenocarcinoma cells was analyzed.[Results]Immunohistochemical SP experiment indicated that the expression of IL-34 protein in gastric adenocarcinoma was higher than that in adjacent normal gastric mucosa(P<0.05);its positive expression was related to histological differentiation,TNM stage,invasion depth,and lymph node metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma(P<0.05),but not to gender and age(P>0.05).TUNEL experiment showed that compared with the adjacent normal gastric mucosa group,the apoptosis index(AI)of gastric adenocarcinoma group was significantly lower(P<0.05);the AI was related to histological differentiation,TNM stage,tumor invasion depth and lymph node metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma(P<0.05),but not to gender and age(P>0.05).In gastric adenocarcinoma,the AI of IL-34 positive expression group was lower than that of IL-34 negative expression group,and the results were statistically significant(P<0.05).[Conclusions]IL-34 has high expression in gastric adenocarcinoma tissues and is negatively correlated with cancer cell apoptosis.Abnormal expression of IL-34 is involved in the occurrence and development of gastric adenocarcinoma.This provides a new idea for the pathogenesis research and clinical treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma.