During the screening of a traditional Chinese folk herb library against Hep G2 and Hep3 B cell lines, the Et OAc extract from the Tibetan medicine, Caragana tibetica(CT-Et OAc) exhibited potential anti-hepatocellula...During the screening of a traditional Chinese folk herb library against Hep G2 and Hep3 B cell lines, the Et OAc extract from the Tibetan medicine, Caragana tibetica(CT-Et OAc) exhibited potential anti-hepatocellular carcinoma(anti-HCC) activity. HPLC-based activity profiling was performed for targeted identification of anti-HCC activity from CT-Et OAc by MS-directed purification method. CT-Et OAc was separated by time-based fractionation for further anti-HCC bioassay by a semipreparative HPLC column(150 mm × 10 mm i.d., 5 μm) with a single injection of 5 mg. Bioassay-guided and ESIMS-directed large scale purification was performed with a single injection of 400 mg of CT-Et OAc by peak-based fractionation. A 1.4-mm heavy wall micro NMR tube with z-gradient was used to measure one and two dimensional NMR spectra for the minor or trace amounts of components of the extract. Two active compounds could be elucidated as naringenin chalcone(CT-1) and 3-hydroxy-8, 9-dimethoxypterocarpan(CT-2) relevant to anti-HCC effects for the Et OAc extract of C. tibetica rapidly and unambiguously by this protocol.展开更多
肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)是全球高发的恶性肿瘤。程序性死亡蛋白-1(programmed death protein-1,PD-1)/程序性死亡蛋白配体-1(programmed death protein ligand-1,PD-L1)抑制剂可通过阻断T细胞负调节信号,抑制肿瘤细胞...肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)是全球高发的恶性肿瘤。程序性死亡蛋白-1(programmed death protein-1,PD-1)/程序性死亡蛋白配体-1(programmed death protein ligand-1,PD-L1)抑制剂可通过阻断T细胞负调节信号,抑制肿瘤细胞免疫逃逸途径,重新激活抗肿瘤免疫应答过程,成为晚期HCC治疗的新手段。然而,长期临床结果显示,采用PD-1/PD-L1抑制剂单药治疗晚期HCC的病人仍存在较高的复发率和转移率。免疫联合疗法是目前针对晚期HCC患者的新的治疗策略,其中PD-1/PD-L1抑制剂联合抗血管内皮生长因子(vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF)药物在晚期HCC治疗中显示出了良好的疗效和安全性。PD-1/PD-L1抑制剂联合抗VEGF药物可通过参与癌症免疫循环途径抑制肝癌细胞的生长。该文就PD-1/PD-L1抑制剂联合抗VEGF药物在晚期HCC治疗中的临床研究作一综述。展开更多
Considering that high levels of nitric oxide(NO) exert anti-cancer effect and the derivatives of oleanolic acid(OA) have shown potent anti-cancer activity, new O^2-vinyl diazeniumdiolate-based NO releasing derivatives...Considering that high levels of nitric oxide(NO) exert anti-cancer effect and the derivatives of oleanolic acid(OA) have shown potent anti-cancer activity, new O^2-vinyl diazeniumdiolate-based NO releasing derivatives(5a–l, 11a–l) of OA were designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated in the present study. These derivatives could release different amounts of NO in liver cells. Among them, 5d, 5i, 5j, 11g, 11h, and 11j released more NO in SMMC-7721 cells and displayed stronger proliferative inhibition against SMMC-7721 and Hep G2 cells than OA and other tested compounds. The most active compound 5j showed almost 20-fold better solubility than OA in aqueous solution, released larger amounts of NO in liver cancer cells than that in normal ones, and exhibited potent anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activity but little effect on the normal liver cells. The inhibitory activity against the cancer cells was significantly diminished upon addition of an NO scavenger, suggesting that NO may contribute, at least in part, to the activity of 5j.展开更多
基金supported by grants from Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai Province(No.2012-z-904)the Major Research Project of Department of Education of Hubei Province,China(No.D20131103)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81102798)Wuhan Youth Chenguang Program of Science and Technology(No.2013070104010028)
文摘During the screening of a traditional Chinese folk herb library against Hep G2 and Hep3 B cell lines, the Et OAc extract from the Tibetan medicine, Caragana tibetica(CT-Et OAc) exhibited potential anti-hepatocellular carcinoma(anti-HCC) activity. HPLC-based activity profiling was performed for targeted identification of anti-HCC activity from CT-Et OAc by MS-directed purification method. CT-Et OAc was separated by time-based fractionation for further anti-HCC bioassay by a semipreparative HPLC column(150 mm × 10 mm i.d., 5 μm) with a single injection of 5 mg. Bioassay-guided and ESIMS-directed large scale purification was performed with a single injection of 400 mg of CT-Et OAc by peak-based fractionation. A 1.4-mm heavy wall micro NMR tube with z-gradient was used to measure one and two dimensional NMR spectra for the minor or trace amounts of components of the extract. Two active compounds could be elucidated as naringenin chalcone(CT-1) and 3-hydroxy-8, 9-dimethoxypterocarpan(CT-2) relevant to anti-HCC effects for the Et OAc extract of C. tibetica rapidly and unambiguously by this protocol.
文摘肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)是全球高发的恶性肿瘤。程序性死亡蛋白-1(programmed death protein-1,PD-1)/程序性死亡蛋白配体-1(programmed death protein ligand-1,PD-L1)抑制剂可通过阻断T细胞负调节信号,抑制肿瘤细胞免疫逃逸途径,重新激活抗肿瘤免疫应答过程,成为晚期HCC治疗的新手段。然而,长期临床结果显示,采用PD-1/PD-L1抑制剂单药治疗晚期HCC的病人仍存在较高的复发率和转移率。免疫联合疗法是目前针对晚期HCC患者的新的治疗策略,其中PD-1/PD-L1抑制剂联合抗血管内皮生长因子(vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF)药物在晚期HCC治疗中显示出了良好的疗效和安全性。PD-1/PD-L1抑制剂联合抗VEGF药物可通过参与癌症免疫循环途径抑制肝癌细胞的生长。该文就PD-1/PD-L1抑制剂联合抗VEGF药物在晚期HCC治疗中的临床研究作一综述。
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81273378 and 21372261)
文摘Considering that high levels of nitric oxide(NO) exert anti-cancer effect and the derivatives of oleanolic acid(OA) have shown potent anti-cancer activity, new O^2-vinyl diazeniumdiolate-based NO releasing derivatives(5a–l, 11a–l) of OA were designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated in the present study. These derivatives could release different amounts of NO in liver cells. Among them, 5d, 5i, 5j, 11g, 11h, and 11j released more NO in SMMC-7721 cells and displayed stronger proliferative inhibition against SMMC-7721 and Hep G2 cells than OA and other tested compounds. The most active compound 5j showed almost 20-fold better solubility than OA in aqueous solution, released larger amounts of NO in liver cancer cells than that in normal ones, and exhibited potent anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activity but little effect on the normal liver cells. The inhibitory activity against the cancer cells was significantly diminished upon addition of an NO scavenger, suggesting that NO may contribute, at least in part, to the activity of 5j.