Objective: To study the expression and the significance of Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) through observing the correlations among the expression of Ang-1 to clinicopathologic characteristics and microvessel density (MVD...Objective: To study the expression and the significance of Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) through observing the correlations among the expression of Ang-1 to clinicopathologic characteristics and microvessel density (MVD) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Methods: Expressions of Angiopoietin-1 and CD34 in 41 human OSCC tissues, 30 adjacent noncancerous oral tissues and 10 normal oral mucosas were detected by immunohistochemical SABC method. MCD was also assessed. Results: Of the 41 OSCC tissues, 41.46% (17/41) was Ang-1 positive. The expression of Ang-1 was significantly lower in OSCC than that in adjacent noncancerous oral tissues (P〈0.05) and normal oral mucosa (P〈0.05). The Ang-1 expression was significantly higher in high differentiated tumor than that in moderately differentiated tumor (P〈0.05). The MVD was significantly higher in Ang-1-negative OSCC than in Ang-1-positive OSCC (P〈0.01), and negatively correlated with the expression of Ang-1 (r=-0.32, P〈0.05). Conclusion: Down-regulated expression of Ang-1 may play a crucial role in the development of OSCC. It negatively regulated the angiogenesis of tumor.展开更多
Objective: To analyze the effects of salvianolate on myocardial infarction in a murine in vivo model of ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. Metheds: Myocardial I/R injury model was constructed in mice by 30 min...Objective: To analyze the effects of salvianolate on myocardial infarction in a murine in vivo model of ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. Metheds: Myocardial I/R injury model was constructed in mice by 30 min of coronary occlusion followed by 24 h of reperfusion and pretreated with salvianolate 30 min before I/R (SAL group). The SAL group was compared with SHAM (no I/R and no salvianolate), I/R (no salvianolate), and ischemia preconditioning (IPC) groups. Furthermore, an ERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 (1 mg/kg), and a phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3-K) inhibitor, LY294002 (7.5 mg/kg), were administered intraperitoneal injection (i.p) for 30 min prior to salvianolate, followed by I/R surgery in LY and PD groups. By using a double staining method, the ratio of the infarct size (IS) to left ventricle (LV) and of risk region (RR) to LV were compared among the groups. Correlations between IS and RR were analyzed. Western-blot was used to detect the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and protein kinase B (AKT) phosphorylation changes. Results: There were no significant differences between RR to LV ratio among the SHAM, I/R, IPC and SAL groups (P〉0.05). The SAL and IPC groups had IS of 26.1% ± 1.4% and 22.3% ±2.9% of RR, respectively, both of which were significantly smaller than the I/R group (38.5% ± 2.9% of RR, P〈0.05, P〈0.01, respectively). Moreover, the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was increased in SAL group (P〈0.05), while AKT had no significant change. LY294002 further reduced IS, whereas the protective role of salvianolate could be attenuated by PD98059, which increased the IS. Additionally, the IS was not linearly related to the RR (r=0.23, 0.45, 0.62, 0.17, and 0.52 in the SHAM, I/R, SAL, LY and PD groups, respectively). Conclusion: Salvianolate could reduce myocardial I/R injury in mice in vivo, which involves an ERK1/2 pathway, but not a PI3-K signaling pathway.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Medical Science Grant of Sichuan Province Key Sci & Tech Subjects (No. 20020807) and Guizhou Province Government Century Grant (No.9813).
文摘Objective: To study the expression and the significance of Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) through observing the correlations among the expression of Ang-1 to clinicopathologic characteristics and microvessel density (MVD) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Methods: Expressions of Angiopoietin-1 and CD34 in 41 human OSCC tissues, 30 adjacent noncancerous oral tissues and 10 normal oral mucosas were detected by immunohistochemical SABC method. MCD was also assessed. Results: Of the 41 OSCC tissues, 41.46% (17/41) was Ang-1 positive. The expression of Ang-1 was significantly lower in OSCC than that in adjacent noncancerous oral tissues (P〈0.05) and normal oral mucosa (P〈0.05). The Ang-1 expression was significantly higher in high differentiated tumor than that in moderately differentiated tumor (P〈0.05). The MVD was significantly higher in Ang-1-negative OSCC than in Ang-1-positive OSCC (P〈0.01), and negatively correlated with the expression of Ang-1 (r=-0.32, P〈0.05). Conclusion: Down-regulated expression of Ang-1 may play a crucial role in the development of OSCC. It negatively regulated the angiogenesis of tumor.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81473471 and No.81573708)Foundation of Guangdong Hospital of Chinese Medicine(No.YK2013B2N11,No.YN2014ZH01,and No.YN2014ZHR203)
文摘Objective: To analyze the effects of salvianolate on myocardial infarction in a murine in vivo model of ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. Metheds: Myocardial I/R injury model was constructed in mice by 30 min of coronary occlusion followed by 24 h of reperfusion and pretreated with salvianolate 30 min before I/R (SAL group). The SAL group was compared with SHAM (no I/R and no salvianolate), I/R (no salvianolate), and ischemia preconditioning (IPC) groups. Furthermore, an ERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 (1 mg/kg), and a phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3-K) inhibitor, LY294002 (7.5 mg/kg), were administered intraperitoneal injection (i.p) for 30 min prior to salvianolate, followed by I/R surgery in LY and PD groups. By using a double staining method, the ratio of the infarct size (IS) to left ventricle (LV) and of risk region (RR) to LV were compared among the groups. Correlations between IS and RR were analyzed. Western-blot was used to detect the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and protein kinase B (AKT) phosphorylation changes. Results: There were no significant differences between RR to LV ratio among the SHAM, I/R, IPC and SAL groups (P〉0.05). The SAL and IPC groups had IS of 26.1% ± 1.4% and 22.3% ±2.9% of RR, respectively, both of which were significantly smaller than the I/R group (38.5% ± 2.9% of RR, P〈0.05, P〈0.01, respectively). Moreover, the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was increased in SAL group (P〈0.05), while AKT had no significant change. LY294002 further reduced IS, whereas the protective role of salvianolate could be attenuated by PD98059, which increased the IS. Additionally, the IS was not linearly related to the RR (r=0.23, 0.45, 0.62, 0.17, and 0.52 in the SHAM, I/R, SAL, LY and PD groups, respectively). Conclusion: Salvianolate could reduce myocardial I/R injury in mice in vivo, which involves an ERK1/2 pathway, but not a PI3-K signaling pathway.