AIM： To investigate the effect and significance of selenium in early experimental gastric carcinogenesis. METHODS： Weaning male Wistar rats were divided randomly into normal control group, experiment control group, ...AIM： To investigate the effect and significance of selenium in early experimental gastric carcinogenesis. METHODS： Weaning male Wistar rats were divided randomly into normal control group, experiment control group, low selenium （2 mg/L） group and high selenium （4 mg/L） group. Wistar rat gastric carcinogenesis was induced by N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitroso guanidine （MNNG） （20 mg/kg） gavage dally for 10 d. Na2SeO3 was given by piped drinking 1 wk prior to MNNG gavage. The rats were killed at the 43^rd wk. The surface characteristics of gastric mucosa were observed with naked eyes. Histopathologic changes of rat gastric mucosa were observed by HE staining and AB-PAS methods. The changes of cellular ultrastructure were observed under transmission electron microscope. Statistical analysis was carried out by SPSS. RESULTS： The incidence rate of gastric mucosa erosion, hemorrhage and intestinal metaplasia was 0, 45.5%, 66.7%, and 92.9%, respectively （92.9% vs 45.5%, P〈0.05） in the normal control group, experiment control group, low selenium group, and high selenium group. Leiomyoma formed in the process of inducement of rat gastric carcinoma. Dietary Na2SeO3 （2 and 4 mg/L） slightly increased the incidence rate of leiomyoma （0.23%, 46.6%, and 46.6%）. gastric mucosa did not change in the course of rat gastric carcinogenesis. Dietary Na2SeO3 by pipe drinking could expand the intracellular secretory canaliculus of parietal cells and increase the number of endocrine cells and lysosomes. CONCLUSION： Dietary Na2SeO3 by pipe drinking aggravates gastric erosion, hemorrhage and promotes intestinal metaplasia of gastric mucosa. The mechanism may be related with the function of parietal cells.展开更多
AIM: To summarize the empirical research on assessing quality of life (QOL) in patients with gastric carcinoma. METHODS: Literature searches were conducted in MedLine from 1966 to February 2004. RESULTS: Twenty-six st...AIM: To summarize the empirical research on assessing quality of life (QOL) in patients with gastric carcinoma. METHODS: Literature searches were conducted in MedLine from 1966 to February 2004. RESULTS: Twenty-six studies were identified. QOL was used as an outcome measure in virtually all identified studies, such as those examining the effects of gastric cancer and various medical or surgical treatments in the patients. QOL was assessed mainly with generic measures; the social dimensions of QOL were largely neglected. The lack of gastric cancer-specific QOL measures hampers QOL research up to now. The gastric cancer-specific EORTCQLQ-STO22 and the FACT-Ga are important additions to the arsenal of disease-specific QOL measures. In most of the studies, the label QOL is used for questionnaires, which only assess symptoms or performance status, or are physician-reported rather than patient-reported outcomes. CONCLUSION: QOL in patients with gastric cancer deserves more systematic studies, especially as one of the outcome measures in randomized clinical trials. Results of studies that include QOL in patients with gastric cancer should be applied in clinical care, which aims at improving QOL of these patients.展开更多
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL)isolated from metastatic lymph nodes in patients with nonoperable advanced gastric cancer were induced to become LAK-like cytotoxic activrty of TIL after in vitro culture with rlL-2...Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL)isolated from metastatic lymph nodes in patients with nonoperable advanced gastric cancer were induced to become LAK-like cytotoxic activrty of TIL after in vitro culture with rlL-2.Twenty-three patients with advanced gastric cancer were treated by intravenously transfer of autologous TIL combined with rlL-2. The tumor forus disappeared (complete remission, CR) in 3 patients (13. 0%) and significantly decreased (partial remission, PR) in 5 patients (21. 7%). Fifteen patients did not respond to the treatment. The amount of soluable IL-2 receptor in serum was significantly decreased after treatment, the cytotoxicity of NK cells and OT test were significantly increased. No significant difference in CD4/CD8 was found between before and after treatment. No serious side effect was obseved in the treatment.展开更多
AIM:Both observational and experimental studies have shown that higher selenium status reduces the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in selenium deficient populations. Recent cancer registry data have shown very ...AIM:Both observational and experimental studies have shown that higher selenium status reduces the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in selenium deficient populations. Recent cancer registry data have shown very different rates of esophageal cancer(EC)and gastric cancer(GC)in four Provinces of Iran,namely Ardabil,Mazandaran,Golestan, and Kerman.The aim of this study was to have a preliminary assessment of the hypothesis that high rates of EC in Golestan and high rates of GC in Ardabil may be partly attributable to selenium deficiency. METHODS:We measured serum selenium in 300 healthy adults from An:labil(n=100),Mazandaran(n=50),Golestan (n=100),and Kerman(n=50),using inductively coupled plasma,with dynamic reaction cell,mass spectrometry(ICP- DRC-MS)at the US Centers for Disease Control(Atlanta, Georgia). RESULTS:The median serum selenium concentrations were very different in the four Provinces.The medians(IQR)for selenium in Ardabil,Mazandarn,Golestan,and Kerman were 82(75-94),123(111-132),155(141-173),and 119 (110-128)μg/L,respectively(P<0.001).The results of linear regression showed that the Province variable,by itself, explained 76% of the variance in log selenium(r^2=0.76). The proportion of the populations with a serum selenium more than 90 μg/L(the concentration at which serum selenoproteins are saturated)was 100% in Golestan, Kerman,and Mazandaran but only 29% in Ardabil. CONCLUSION:Our findings suggest that selenium defidency is not a major contributor to the high incidence of EC seen in northeastern Iran,but it may play a role in the high incidence of GC in Ardabil Province. Nouarie M,Pourshams A,Kamangar F,Sotoudeh M,Derakhshan MH,Akbari MR,Fakheri H,Zahedi MJ,Caldwell K,Abner CC, Taylor PR,Malekzadeh R,Dawsey SM.Ecologic study of serum展开更多
Objective： To investigate the effect of activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma （PPARy） on cell cycle arrest of gastric carcinoma cell line MGC803. Methods： The inhibitory of pioglitazone （...Objective： To investigate the effect of activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma （PPARy） on cell cycle arrest of gastric carcinoma cell line MGC803. Methods： The inhibitory of pioglitazone （PGZ） on proliferation of MGC803 cells was analyzed by MTT assay. Cell cycle was detected by flow cytometry （FCM）. The expressions of PPARy, cyclin D1 and cell cycle protein-dependent kinase CDK4 in MGC803 cells were detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）. Results： Treatment with 0.1-10 μmol/L PGZ for 96 h significantly inhibited cell proliferation. The proportion of MGC803 cells at G1 phase was significantly increased when treated with 10 μmol/L PGZ for 48, 72 and 96 h, and showed an apparent G1 phase arrest. The expression of PPARy was at a low level in MGC803 cells and significantly up-regulated when treated with 10 μmol/L PGZ for 48 h （P〈0.01）. The expression of CDK4 in MGC803 cells was remarkably down-regulated when treated with 10 μmol/L PGZ for 48 h and the expression of cyclin D1 was slightly down-regulated （P 〈 0.01）. Conclusion： Activation of PPARy significantly induced G1 phase arrest, which was associated with down-regulation of the expressions of CDK4 and cyclin DI.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the p73 gene G4C14-to-A4T14 double nucleotide polymorphism with both increased gastric cancer(GC) risk and different histological subtypes of GC in a northwestern Chinese population. METHODS Geno...OBJECTIVE To evaluate the p73 gene G4C14-to-A4T14 double nucleotide polymorphism with both increased gastric cancer(GC) risk and different histological subtypes of GC in a northwestern Chinese population. METHODS Genotyping of the polymorphism of the p73 gene was conducted with PCR-CTPP. RESULTS All 385 GC patients including 305 diffuse-type and 80 intestinal-type cases and 412 healthy controls were investigated.The frequencies of p73 AT/AT,AT/GC,and GC/GC genotypes were 28.1%,47.1%,and 24.8% in the controls,and were 22.0%,45.0%,and 33.0% in GC cases respectively;the GC/GC homozygote frequency was higher in GC cases,mainly in diffuse type compared to the controls with OR=1.71(1.16～2.51) and 1.87 (95%CI,1.24～2.81) respectively.The results showed that carriers of the p73 G4A GC/GC homozygote had a 1.71-time higher risk of GC,especially of the diffuse-type GC compared to the controls. The carriers of the AT/GC heterozygote also had a slightly increased risk of GC cancer,mainly on intestinal-type GC.This is the first report that the p73 G4A double-nucleotide polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of diffuse-type gastric cancer. CONCLUTION The p73 G4A GC/GC genotype is associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer,especially of the GC diffuse-type.展开更多
AIM:To investigate the inhibitory effect of acetylshikonin on human gastric carcinoma cell line SGC-7901 and its mechanism. METHODS:MTT assay was used to assess the inhibitory effect of acetylshikonin on proliferation...AIM:To investigate the inhibitory effect of acetylshikonin on human gastric carcinoma cell line SGC-7901 and its mechanism. METHODS:MTT assay was used to assess the inhibitory effect of acetylshikonin on proliferation of SGC-7901 cells.Apopt osis-inducing effect was determined by flow cytometry and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end-labeling with Hoechst staining.Expression of mRNA and protein in Bcl-2 and Bax was analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot.Antitumor effect of acetylshikonin on a mouse SGC-7901 model was also determined. RESULTS:Forty-eight hours after treatment with acetylshikonin,MTT assay showed that acetylshikonin inhibited the proliferation of SGC-7901 cells in a dose-dependent manner.The half maximal inhibitory concentration of acetylshikonin to SGC-7901 cells was 0.428±0.07 mg/L.Cell shrinkage,nuclear pyknosis and chromatin condensation,which are the characteristics of cell apoptosis,were observed in treated SGC-7901 cells and the percentage of apoptosis increased in a dose-dependent manner.Acetylshikonin downregulated the expression of Bcl-2 and up-regulated the expression of Bax in the treated SGC-7901 cells compared with the controls.The experiment in vivo showed that 0.5,1,and 2 mg/kg of acetylshikonin significantly inhibited the growth of tumor in the mouse SGC-7901 model,with an inhibitory rate of 25.00%-55.76%. CONCLUSION:Acetylshikonin inhibits the growth of SGC-7901 cells in vitro and in vivo by inducing cell apoptosis.展开更多
基金Supported by the Shandong Educational Office, No. J00K67
文摘AIM： To investigate the effect and significance of selenium in early experimental gastric carcinogenesis. METHODS： Weaning male Wistar rats were divided randomly into normal control group, experiment control group, low selenium （2 mg/L） group and high selenium （4 mg/L） group. Wistar rat gastric carcinogenesis was induced by N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitroso guanidine （MNNG） （20 mg/kg） gavage dally for 10 d. Na2SeO3 was given by piped drinking 1 wk prior to MNNG gavage. The rats were killed at the 43^rd wk. The surface characteristics of gastric mucosa were observed with naked eyes. Histopathologic changes of rat gastric mucosa were observed by HE staining and AB-PAS methods. The changes of cellular ultrastructure were observed under transmission electron microscope. Statistical analysis was carried out by SPSS. RESULTS： The incidence rate of gastric mucosa erosion, hemorrhage and intestinal metaplasia was 0, 45.5%, 66.7%, and 92.9%, respectively （92.9% vs 45.5%, P〈0.05） in the normal control group, experiment control group, low selenium group, and high selenium group. Leiomyoma formed in the process of inducement of rat gastric carcinoma. Dietary Na2SeO3 （2 and 4 mg/L） slightly increased the incidence rate of leiomyoma （0.23%, 46.6%, and 46.6%）. gastric mucosa did not change in the course of rat gastric carcinogenesis. Dietary Na2SeO3 by pipe drinking could expand the intracellular secretory canaliculus of parietal cells and increase the number of endocrine cells and lysosomes. CONCLUSION： Dietary Na2SeO3 by pipe drinking aggravates gastric erosion, hemorrhage and promotes intestinal metaplasia of gastric mucosa. The mechanism may be related with the function of parietal cells.
文摘AIM: To summarize the empirical research on assessing quality of life (QOL) in patients with gastric carcinoma. METHODS: Literature searches were conducted in MedLine from 1966 to February 2004. RESULTS: Twenty-six studies were identified. QOL was used as an outcome measure in virtually all identified studies, such as those examining the effects of gastric cancer and various medical or surgical treatments in the patients. QOL was assessed mainly with generic measures; the social dimensions of QOL were largely neglected. The lack of gastric cancer-specific QOL measures hampers QOL research up to now. The gastric cancer-specific EORTCQLQ-STO22 and the FACT-Ga are important additions to the arsenal of disease-specific QOL measures. In most of the studies, the label QOL is used for questionnaires, which only assess symptoms or performance status, or are physician-reported rather than patient-reported outcomes. CONCLUSION: QOL in patients with gastric cancer deserves more systematic studies, especially as one of the outcome measures in randomized clinical trials. Results of studies that include QOL in patients with gastric cancer should be applied in clinical care, which aims at improving QOL of these patients.
文摘Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL)isolated from metastatic lymph nodes in patients with nonoperable advanced gastric cancer were induced to become LAK-like cytotoxic activrty of TIL after in vitro culture with rlL-2.Twenty-three patients with advanced gastric cancer were treated by intravenously transfer of autologous TIL combined with rlL-2. The tumor forus disappeared (complete remission, CR) in 3 patients (13. 0%) and significantly decreased (partial remission, PR) in 5 patients (21. 7%). Fifteen patients did not respond to the treatment. The amount of soluable IL-2 receptor in serum was significantly decreased after treatment, the cytotoxicity of NK cells and OT test were significantly increased. No significant difference in CD4/CD8 was found between before and after treatment. No serious side effect was obseved in the treatment.
文摘AIM:Both observational and experimental studies have shown that higher selenium status reduces the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in selenium deficient populations. Recent cancer registry data have shown very different rates of esophageal cancer(EC)and gastric cancer(GC)in four Provinces of Iran,namely Ardabil,Mazandaran,Golestan, and Kerman.The aim of this study was to have a preliminary assessment of the hypothesis that high rates of EC in Golestan and high rates of GC in Ardabil may be partly attributable to selenium deficiency. METHODS:We measured serum selenium in 300 healthy adults from An:labil(n=100),Mazandaran(n=50),Golestan (n=100),and Kerman(n=50),using inductively coupled plasma,with dynamic reaction cell,mass spectrometry(ICP- DRC-MS)at the US Centers for Disease Control(Atlanta, Georgia). RESULTS:The median serum selenium concentrations were very different in the four Provinces.The medians(IQR)for selenium in Ardabil,Mazandarn,Golestan,and Kerman were 82(75-94),123(111-132),155(141-173),and 119 (110-128)μg/L,respectively(P<0.001).The results of linear regression showed that the Province variable,by itself, explained 76% of the variance in log selenium(r^2=0.76). The proportion of the populations with a serum selenium more than 90 μg/L(the concentration at which serum selenoproteins are saturated)was 100% in Golestan, Kerman,and Mazandaran but only 29% in Ardabil. CONCLUSION:Our findings suggest that selenium defidency is not a major contributor to the high incidence of EC seen in northeastern Iran,but it may play a role in the high incidence of GC in Ardabil Province. Nouarie M,Pourshams A,Kamangar F,Sotoudeh M,Derakhshan MH,Akbari MR,Fakheri H,Zahedi MJ,Caldwell K,Abner CC, Taylor PR,Malekzadeh R,Dawsey SM.Ecologic study of serum
文摘Objective： To investigate the effect of activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma （PPARy） on cell cycle arrest of gastric carcinoma cell line MGC803. Methods： The inhibitory of pioglitazone （PGZ） on proliferation of MGC803 cells was analyzed by MTT assay. Cell cycle was detected by flow cytometry （FCM）. The expressions of PPARy, cyclin D1 and cell cycle protein-dependent kinase CDK4 in MGC803 cells were detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）. Results： Treatment with 0.1-10 μmol/L PGZ for 96 h significantly inhibited cell proliferation. The proportion of MGC803 cells at G1 phase was significantly increased when treated with 10 μmol/L PGZ for 48, 72 and 96 h, and showed an apparent G1 phase arrest. The expression of PPARy was at a low level in MGC803 cells and significantly up-regulated when treated with 10 μmol/L PGZ for 48 h （P〈0.01）. The expression of CDK4 in MGC803 cells was remarkably down-regulated when treated with 10 μmol/L PGZ for 48 h and the expression of cyclin D1 was slightly down-regulated （P 〈 0.01）. Conclusion： Activation of PPARy significantly induced G1 phase arrest, which was associated with down-regulation of the expressions of CDK4 and cyclin DI.
基金a grant from Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province,China(No.3ZS041-A25-013)
文摘OBJECTIVE To evaluate the p73 gene G4C14-to-A4T14 double nucleotide polymorphism with both increased gastric cancer(GC) risk and different histological subtypes of GC in a northwestern Chinese population. METHODS Genotyping of the polymorphism of the p73 gene was conducted with PCR-CTPP. RESULTS All 385 GC patients including 305 diffuse-type and 80 intestinal-type cases and 412 healthy controls were investigated.The frequencies of p73 AT/AT,AT/GC,and GC/GC genotypes were 28.1%,47.1%,and 24.8% in the controls,and were 22.0%,45.0%,and 33.0% in GC cases respectively;the GC/GC homozygote frequency was higher in GC cases,mainly in diffuse type compared to the controls with OR=1.71(1.16～2.51) and 1.87 (95%CI,1.24～2.81) respectively.The results showed that carriers of the p73 G4A GC/GC homozygote had a 1.71-time higher risk of GC,especially of the diffuse-type GC compared to the controls. The carriers of the AT/GC heterozygote also had a slightly increased risk of GC cancer,mainly on intestinal-type GC.This is the first report that the p73 G4A double-nucleotide polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of diffuse-type gastric cancer. CONCLUTION The p73 G4A GC/GC genotype is associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer,especially of the GC diffuse-type.
文摘AIM:To investigate the inhibitory effect of acetylshikonin on human gastric carcinoma cell line SGC-7901 and its mechanism. METHODS:MTT assay was used to assess the inhibitory effect of acetylshikonin on proliferation of SGC-7901 cells.Apopt osis-inducing effect was determined by flow cytometry and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end-labeling with Hoechst staining.Expression of mRNA and protein in Bcl-2 and Bax was analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot.Antitumor effect of acetylshikonin on a mouse SGC-7901 model was also determined. RESULTS:Forty-eight hours after treatment with acetylshikonin,MTT assay showed that acetylshikonin inhibited the proliferation of SGC-7901 cells in a dose-dependent manner.The half maximal inhibitory concentration of acetylshikonin to SGC-7901 cells was 0.428±0.07 mg/L.Cell shrinkage,nuclear pyknosis and chromatin condensation,which are the characteristics of cell apoptosis,were observed in treated SGC-7901 cells and the percentage of apoptosis increased in a dose-dependent manner.Acetylshikonin downregulated the expression of Bcl-2 and up-regulated the expression of Bax in the treated SGC-7901 cells compared with the controls.The experiment in vivo showed that 0.5,1,and 2 mg/kg of acetylshikonin significantly inhibited the growth of tumor in the mouse SGC-7901 model,with an inhibitory rate of 25.00%-55.76%. CONCLUSION:Acetylshikonin inhibits the growth of SGC-7901 cells in vitro and in vivo by inducing cell apoptosis.
