AIM: To elucidate the relationship between the microvessel count (MVC) by CD34 analyzed by immunohistochemical method and prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients who underwent hepatectomy based on our pre...AIM: To elucidate the relationship between the microvessel count (MVC) by CD34 analyzed by immunohistochemical method and prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients who underwent hepatectomy based on our preliminary study. METHODS: We examined relationships between MVC and clinicopathological factors in 128 HCC patients. The modifi ed Japan Integrated Staging score (mJIS) was applied to examine subsets of HCC patients. RESULTS: Median MVC was 178/mm^2, which was used as a cut-off value. MVC was not signif icantly associated with any clinicopathologic factors or postoperative recurrent rate. Lower MVC was associated with poor disease-free and overall survivals by univariate analysis (P = 0.039 and P = 0.087, respectively) and lower MVC represented an independent poor prognostic factor in disease-free survival by Cox’s multivariateanalysis (risk ratio, 1.64; P = 0.024), in addition to tumor size, vascular invasion, macroscopic fi nding and hepatic dysfunction. Signifi cant differences in disease-free and overall survivals by MVC were observed in HCC patients with mJIS 2 (P = 0.046 and P = 0.0014, respectively), but not in those with other scores. CONCLUSION: Tumor MVC appears to offer a useful prognostic marker of HCC patient survival, particularly in HCC patients with mJIS 2.展开更多
OBJECTIVE Hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC） is a hypervascular tumor for which angiogenesis plays an important role in its progression, The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of TWIST and VEGF and dete...OBJECTIVE Hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC） is a hypervascular tumor for which angiogenesis plays an important role in its progression, The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of TWIST and VEGF and determine their roles in angiogenesis of HCC, METHODS Expression Twist and VEGF mRNA was determined by realtime RT-PCR in 30 pairs of hepatocellular carcinoma and matched noncancerous tissues. Immunohistochemistry was carried out to analyze the protein expression of Twist and VEGF in 40 hepatocellular carcinoma cases. Staining of endothelial cells for CD34 was used to evaluate the microvessel density （MVD）. RESULTS We found that the HCC specimens showing positive Twist expression in tumor cells had a higher microvessel density than those without Twist expression. Furthermore, we found that overexpression of the Twist protein positively correlated with up-regulation of VEGF in the HCC tissues （r=0.479, P=0,002）. CONCLUSION Qur results demonstrate that Twist may play an important role in the angiogenesis of HCC and a high-level of Twist expression may be related to the malignant potential of tumor cells,展开更多
Objective： To evaluate the effects of gemcitabine on the microvessel density （MVD） and apoptosis in radiotherapy of cervical cancer. Methods： Forty-seven patients with locally advanced cervical cancer （ⅡB, Ⅲ an...Objective： To evaluate the effects of gemcitabine on the microvessel density （MVD） and apoptosis in radiotherapy of cervical cancer. Methods： Forty-seven patients with locally advanced cervical cancer （ⅡB, Ⅲ and IVA stage） were divided into two groups randomly： group A, 22 cases receiving radiotherapy combined with gemcitabine; group B, 25 cases receiving radiotherapy only. Tissue specimens were obtained from cervical tumor of all patients before and 24 h after radiotherapy with 10 Gy. MVD and apoptosis was detected by immunohistochemical staining and TUNEL assay respectively. Results： MVD （median） in group A was significantly reduced as compared with group B （P=0.001）. A-LI （median） in group A was significantly increased as compared with group B （P=0.034）. T0.5 in group A was significantly shorter than that in group B （P=0.018）. The reduction of MVD in group A was negatively correlated with T0.5 （r=-0.628）. There was no significant difference in gastrointestinal and haematological adverse effects between group A and group B. Conclusion： Gemcitabine, a novel potential radiosensitizer, can decrease the neoangiogenesis, increase the apoptosis in the early stage of radiotherapy of cervical cancer.展开更多
Objective: Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths, with recurrence and metasta- sis as the primary reasons for mortality. New evidence has implicated chemokines as the likely cause. We...Objective: Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths, with recurrence and metasta- sis as the primary reasons for mortality. New evidence has implicated chemokines as the likely cause. We studied the positive expression of CXCR4 chemokine receptors in colorectal carcinoma and investigated its correlations to clinicpathological char- acteristics and prognosis. Methods: Tumor tissue specimens of patients with colorectal carcinoma (n = 67) who underwent surgery from January 2003 to December 2004 at the Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital were collected. CXCR4 expres- sion levels and tumor microvessel density were evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Specimens were immunostained using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. The correlation between the CXCR4 expression and clinicopathological factors was evaluated. Results: In 67 cancer tissue specimens, CXCR4 was positively expressed in 38 cases, positive rate being 56.7%. Positive expression of CXCR4 is associated with an increasing incidence of nodal involvement, higher clinic stage, higher tumor microvessel density and a lower 3-year disease free survival rate as compared to those with negative CXCR4 expression (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Positive CXCR4 expression and high tumor microvessel density are associated with poor prognosis and could be a potential predictive factor for recurrence or metastasis of colorectal cancer patients. So CXCR4 may be a potential target for specific therapeutic interventions in the future.展开更多
Objective To examine the inhibitory effects of recombinant purified arresten on tumor formation. Methods Purified arresten protein was incubated with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and HeLa cells in v...Objective To examine the inhibitory effects of recombinant purified arresten on tumor formation. Methods Purified arresten protein was incubated with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and HeLa cells in vitro. The effect on proliferation of HUVECs and HeLa cells was examined using 3-(4,5)-dimethylthiahiazo (-z-y1)-3,5-di-phenytetrazoliumromide assay, and apoptosis of these cells monitored by flow cytometry. The effect on migration of HUVECs and HeLa cells was examined by Boyden chamber. Twenty colon carcinoma-bearing C67BL/6 mice were used to investigate the antitumor effects of arresten protein. The mice were randomly divided into arresten treatment group (n=10) and control group (n=10). The microvessel densities of the tumors were measured by immunohistochemical staining with anti-CD31 monoclonal antibody. Results Arresten inhibited the proliferation and migration of HUVECs in a dose-dependent manner while promoting apoptosis. However, arresten had no significant effects on the proliferation and apoptosis of HeLa cells. The migration of HeLa cells was modestly inhibited by arresten. The arresten treatment group of mice showed no weight loss or unusual behavior during the course of treatment, and the tumor growth was significantly decreased; in contrast, the control group of mice exhibited rapidly growing tumors and cachexia. A dramatically decreased microvessel density in tumor tissues was found in arresten-treated mice compared with that in the control mice. Conclusion Arresten can inhibit tumor growth through inhibition of tumor angiogenesis.展开更多
Stimulated emission depletion(STED) microscope is one of the most prominent super-resolution bio-imaging instruments, which holds great promise for ultrahigh-resolution imaging of cells. To construct a STED microscope...Stimulated emission depletion(STED) microscope is one of the most prominent super-resolution bio-imaging instruments, which holds great promise for ultrahigh-resolution imaging of cells. To construct a STED microscope, it is challenging to realize temporal synchronization between the excitation pulses and the depletion pulses. In this study, we present a simple and low-cost method to achieve pulse synchronization by using a condensed fluorescent dye as a depletion indicator. By using this method, almost all the confocal microscopes can be upgraded to a STED system without losing its original functions. After the pulse synchronization,our STED system achieved sub-100-nm resolution for fluorescent nanospheres and single-cell imaging.展开更多
文摘AIM: To elucidate the relationship between the microvessel count (MVC) by CD34 analyzed by immunohistochemical method and prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients who underwent hepatectomy based on our preliminary study. METHODS: We examined relationships between MVC and clinicopathological factors in 128 HCC patients. The modifi ed Japan Integrated Staging score (mJIS) was applied to examine subsets of HCC patients. RESULTS: Median MVC was 178/mm^2, which was used as a cut-off value. MVC was not signif icantly associated with any clinicopathologic factors or postoperative recurrent rate. Lower MVC was associated with poor disease-free and overall survivals by univariate analysis (P = 0.039 and P = 0.087, respectively) and lower MVC represented an independent poor prognostic factor in disease-free survival by Cox’s multivariateanalysis (risk ratio, 1.64; P = 0.024), in addition to tumor size, vascular invasion, macroscopic fi nding and hepatic dysfunction. Signifi cant differences in disease-free and overall survivals by MVC were observed in HCC patients with mJIS 2 (P = 0.046 and P = 0.0014, respectively), but not in those with other scores. CONCLUSION: Tumor MVC appears to offer a useful prognostic marker of HCC patient survival, particularly in HCC patients with mJIS 2.
文摘OBJECTIVE Hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC） is a hypervascular tumor for which angiogenesis plays an important role in its progression, The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of TWIST and VEGF and determine their roles in angiogenesis of HCC, METHODS Expression Twist and VEGF mRNA was determined by realtime RT-PCR in 30 pairs of hepatocellular carcinoma and matched noncancerous tissues. Immunohistochemistry was carried out to analyze the protein expression of Twist and VEGF in 40 hepatocellular carcinoma cases. Staining of endothelial cells for CD34 was used to evaluate the microvessel density （MVD）. RESULTS We found that the HCC specimens showing positive Twist expression in tumor cells had a higher microvessel density than those without Twist expression. Furthermore, we found that overexpression of the Twist protein positively correlated with up-regulation of VEGF in the HCC tissues （r=0.479, P=0,002）. CONCLUSION Qur results demonstrate that Twist may play an important role in the angiogenesis of HCC and a high-level of Twist expression may be related to the malignant potential of tumor cells,
文摘Objective： To evaluate the effects of gemcitabine on the microvessel density （MVD） and apoptosis in radiotherapy of cervical cancer. Methods： Forty-seven patients with locally advanced cervical cancer （ⅡB, Ⅲ and IVA stage） were divided into two groups randomly： group A, 22 cases receiving radiotherapy combined with gemcitabine; group B, 25 cases receiving radiotherapy only. Tissue specimens were obtained from cervical tumor of all patients before and 24 h after radiotherapy with 10 Gy. MVD and apoptosis was detected by immunohistochemical staining and TUNEL assay respectively. Results： MVD （median） in group A was significantly reduced as compared with group B （P=0.001）. A-LI （median） in group A was significantly increased as compared with group B （P=0.034）. T0.5 in group A was significantly shorter than that in group B （P=0.018）. The reduction of MVD in group A was negatively correlated with T0.5 （r=-0.628）. There was no significant difference in gastrointestinal and haematological adverse effects between group A and group B. Conclusion： Gemcitabine, a novel potential radiosensitizer, can decrease the neoangiogenesis, increase the apoptosis in the early stage of radiotherapy of cervical cancer.
文摘Objective: Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths, with recurrence and metasta- sis as the primary reasons for mortality. New evidence has implicated chemokines as the likely cause. We studied the positive expression of CXCR4 chemokine receptors in colorectal carcinoma and investigated its correlations to clinicpathological char- acteristics and prognosis. Methods: Tumor tissue specimens of patients with colorectal carcinoma (n = 67) who underwent surgery from January 2003 to December 2004 at the Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital were collected. CXCR4 expres- sion levels and tumor microvessel density were evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Specimens were immunostained using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. The correlation between the CXCR4 expression and clinicopathological factors was evaluated. Results: In 67 cancer tissue specimens, CXCR4 was positively expressed in 38 cases, positive rate being 56.7%. Positive expression of CXCR4 is associated with an increasing incidence of nodal involvement, higher clinic stage, higher tumor microvessel density and a lower 3-year disease free survival rate as compared to those with negative CXCR4 expression (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Positive CXCR4 expression and high tumor microvessel density are associated with poor prognosis and could be a potential predictive factor for recurrence or metastasis of colorectal cancer patients. So CXCR4 may be a potential target for specific therapeutic interventions in the future.
基金Supported by Key Scientific and Technological Project of Shanxi Province (042082)Technological and Engineering Project of the Department of Education of Shanxi Province (20080017)
文摘Objective To examine the inhibitory effects of recombinant purified arresten on tumor formation. Methods Purified arresten protein was incubated with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and HeLa cells in vitro. The effect on proliferation of HUVECs and HeLa cells was examined using 3-(4,5)-dimethylthiahiazo (-z-y1)-3,5-di-phenytetrazoliumromide assay, and apoptosis of these cells monitored by flow cytometry. The effect on migration of HUVECs and HeLa cells was examined by Boyden chamber. Twenty colon carcinoma-bearing C67BL/6 mice were used to investigate the antitumor effects of arresten protein. The mice were randomly divided into arresten treatment group (n=10) and control group (n=10). The microvessel densities of the tumors were measured by immunohistochemical staining with anti-CD31 monoclonal antibody. Results Arresten inhibited the proliferation and migration of HUVECs in a dose-dependent manner while promoting apoptosis. However, arresten had no significant effects on the proliferation and apoptosis of HeLa cells. The migration of HeLa cells was modestly inhibited by arresten. The arresten treatment group of mice showed no weight loss or unusual behavior during the course of treatment, and the tumor growth was significantly decreased; in contrast, the control group of mice exhibited rapidly growing tumors and cachexia. A dramatically decreased microvessel density in tumor tissues was found in arresten-treated mice compared with that in the control mice. Conclusion Arresten can inhibit tumor growth through inhibition of tumor angiogenesis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21227804, 21390414, 61378062, 21505148)National Key Research and Development Program (2016YFA0400902)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (15ZR1448400, 14ZR1448000)
文摘Stimulated emission depletion(STED) microscope is one of the most prominent super-resolution bio-imaging instruments, which holds great promise for ultrahigh-resolution imaging of cells. To construct a STED microscope, it is challenging to realize temporal synchronization between the excitation pulses and the depletion pulses. In this study, we present a simple and low-cost method to achieve pulse synchronization by using a condensed fluorescent dye as a depletion indicator. By using this method, almost all the confocal microscopes can be upgraded to a STED system without losing its original functions. After the pulse synchronization,our STED system achieved sub-100-nm resolution for fluorescent nanospheres and single-cell imaging.
