他莫昔芬对SHG-44人胶质瘤细胞增殖的抑制作用研究

目的：探讨他莫昔芬对人胶质瘤细胞SHG-44生长的作用及其机制。方法：SHG-44细胞PKC和雌激素受体（E11）的表达用免疫组化,细胞活性分析用四唑盐比色试验,细胞增殖和凋亡通过流氏细胞仪检测,氯通道电流的记录应用全细胞膜片钳技术。结果：细胞PKC表达阳性,ER表达阴性,加入他莫昔芬后,SHG-44细胞变老、脱落,细胞总数减少,G2／M期细胞增多,凋亡细胞比例增加,氯离子通道电流受到抑制。结论：他莫昔芬对人胶质瘤细胞SHG--44有明显的抑制作用,其机制可能是通过对PKC及氯通道的抑制。     

甘草查耳酮A对脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡的影响

为了探讨甘草查耳酮A对脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡的影响以及其机制,本研究通过CCK-8法检测脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44细胞活力,使用FITC Annexin/PI双染流式细胞仪检测脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡率,通过DCFDA细胞ROS检测试剂盒检测脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44内活性氧(reactive oxygen species, ROS)水平。结果显示,不同浓度(5μmol/L, 10μmol/L和20μmol/L)甘草查耳酮A能明显降低脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44细胞活力(p0.05, p0.01),能显著促进脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡(p0.05);细胞内ROS水平在甘草查耳酮A处理组中明显高于正常脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44组,ROS抑制剂、NAC预处理可明显抑制草查耳酮A降低的细胞活力(p0.01, p0.05),且对脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡的促进作用(p0.01, p0.05)。本研究结果表明甘草查耳酮A能够通过上调ROS水平促进脑胶质瘤细胞SHG-44凋亡。     

Bcl-2在去甲二氢愈创木酸诱导恶性胶质瘤细胞凋亡中的变化

观察bcl-2在去甲二氢愈创木酸（NDGA）诱导恶性胶质瘤细胞系SHG-44细胞凋亡中的变化。利用光镜和电镜观察及TUNEL法检测培养细胞凋亡的情况。用免疫组织化学,原位杂交和图像分析等方法检测bcl-2基因mRNA和蛋白的表达水平。结果显示：（1）一定浓度的NDGA处理SHG-44细胞12-96h,均可诱导SHG-44细胞发生凋亡,且随着作用时间的延长,凋亡细胞数增加越明显;（2）免疫组织化学方法结果显示,NDGA处理细胞后,出现SHG-44细胞bcl-2蛋白表达水平降低,且随着作用时间的延长,这种趋势更加明显,与细胞凋亡的发生密切相关;（3）原位杂交结果显示,NDGA处理细胞不同时间后,出现SHG-44细胞bcl-2基因mRNA的表达水平降低,结果与免疫组织化学方法检测结果一致,上述结果表明,NDGA诱导SHG-44细胞凋亡过程中,bcl-2基因的表达降低,但其确切机制有待进一步深入研究。     

他莫昔芬对SHG-44人胶质瘤细胞钠通道的抑制作用

目的：研究他莫昔芬对SHG-44胶质瘤细胞钠通道电流的作用。方法：采用全细胞膜片钳方法记录SHG-44细胞的钠通道电流,并观察施用不同浓度的他莫昔芬后电流的变化。结果：该钠通道电流特性为内向电流、快速激活失活,他莫昔芬能够明显阻断该电流,该阻断具有剂量依赖性及电压依赖性。在0mV时,8μmol／L他莫昔芬对钾电流抑制率为69％。半数抑制浓度（IC50）为5．54μmol／L。结论：他莫昔芬可明显阻断SHG-44胶质瘤细胞上的钠通道,这可能是他莫昔芬抑制胶质瘤细胞增殖的机制之一。     

腺病毒介导的人ING4基因诱导C6鼠胶质瘤细胞凋亡

目的：研究肿瘤抑制基因人ING4 (inhibitor of growth family, member 4)对C6鼠胶质瘤细胞的促凋亡作用。方法：将携有绿色荧光蛋白（GFP）腺病毒空载体Ad及重组腺病毒Ad-hING4-His（由本科室构建）分别感染C6细胞,RT-PCR法检测hING4的转录,Western-blotting法检测目的蛋白的表达。并观测hING4基因表达对C6胶质瘤细胞的作用,用MTT法绘制生长曲线,计算抑瘤率。再取重组腺病毒Ad-hING4-His及空腺病毒Ad作用后的C6细胞分别行激光共聚焦显微镜观察凋亡小体、透射电镜观察亚细胞结构的变化,抽提基因组DNA行琼脂糖凝胶电泳及流式细胞仪检测。结果： Ad-hING4-His感染C6细胞后,RT-PCR及Western-blotting结果提示有目的基因的转录和表达。hING4基因表达可以显着抑制C6细胞生长。激光共聚焦观察可见明显核断裂、透射电镜可见实验组细胞呈凋亡表现、基因组DNA电泳呈现梯形条带,流式细胞仪检测有明显AP峰,凋亡率达18.1％。结论：hING4可以通过促进细胞凋亡作用而显着抑制C6细胞的增殖和生长。     

原花色素对HepS细胞增殖抑制诱导凋亡的研究

本文通过体外培养肝癌HepS细胞,以不同浓度原花色素处理12—72h后,MTT法测定细胞生长抑制作用,采用DNA片断分析、DNA琼脂糖凝胶电泳、荧光染色以及流式细胞技术等方法来探讨原花色素体外抑制肝癌HepS细胞及诱导其凋亡的作用。实验结果显示原花色素能抑制HepS细胞的生长,并且呈现出明显的时效和量效关系,DNA电泳出现典型的凋亡DNA梯形带,在荧光显微镜下,凋亡细胞呈亮绿色,H和AnnexinV．FIFC双染后,经流式细胞仪检测、分析显示凋亡细胞明显增多。因此原花色素能抑制肝癌HepS细胞株的生长,可能与诱导其细胞凋亡有关。     

海星皂甙1对人胶质瘤U87细胞抗增殖作用的研究

目的:海星皂甙是一类从海星中分离、萃取出来的甾体苷类,被认为是海星体内毒素的主要成分.研究表明海星皂甙及其化学衍生物具有多种药理学活性,包括抗菌、抗病毒、抗肿瘤、抑制真菌活性等.本实验旨在研究海星皂甙1对人胶质瘤U87细胞的抗增殖作用和可能的机制.方法:不同浓度海星皂甙l处理人胶质瘤U87细胞后,采用MTT法检测细胞活力,TUNEL染色观察细胞凋亡情况,Westernblot检测内质网应激相关凋亡分子的活性.结果:①海星皂甙1显著抑制U87细胞的增殖,呈时间与剂量依赖性.②海星皂甙1诱导U87细胞发生凋亡.③海星皂甙1处理后U87细胞内质网相关凋亡分子活性明显增高.结论:海星皂甙1通过诱导细胞凋亡抑制人胶质瘤U87细胞的增殖,这种抗增殖作用可能是通过激活内质网应激相关凋亡分子实现的.     

ERK1/2信号通路活化对Tamoxifen所致胶质瘤细胞凋亡的影响

为了探讨ERK1/2信号通路在他莫昔芬(tamoxifen, TAM)所致胶质瘤细胞凋亡中的作用,以C6和U87MG胶质瘤细胞为研究对象,经TAM处理后,采用MTT法检测细胞的存活率;倒置显微镜和DAPI染色观察细胞的形态;流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡; Western-blot法检测细胞内ERK1/2磷酸化水平。最后应用ERK1/2抑制剂(PD98059)与TAM共同作用,观察其对胶质瘤细胞内ERK1/2磷酸化水平和细胞凋亡的影响。实验结果显示:TAM可呈浓度和时间依赖性地抑制胶质瘤细胞生长; TAM处理组的细胞凋亡明显增加且呈浓度依赖性;TAM能增加细胞内ERK1/2磷酸化水平;以PD98059阻断ERK1/2的激活,能增强TAM诱导细胞凋亡的作用。实验结果表明TAM能够抑制胶质瘤细胞生长和促进其细胞凋亡, ERK1/2信号通路的激活参与调控TAM所致胶质瘤细胞凋亡。     

beta榄香烯对人脑胶质瘤SHG44 细胞增殖及凋亡的影响

目的：探讨中药提取物beta- 榄香烯对胶质瘤SHG44 细胞增殖抑制作用及对Bax 和Bcl-2 蛋白表达的影响,并进一步探讨发 生的机制。方法：用不同浓度的beta-榄香烯对体外培养的SHG44 细胞进行干预,分别采用MTT、流式细胞仪检测法,观察beta-榄香 烯对SHG44细胞增殖的抑制和凋亡诱导作用,并通过Western blot检测凋亡相关蛋白Bax 与Bcl-2 蛋白表达情况。结果：经beta- 榄香烯处理SHG44细胞后,MTT 结果其发现SHG44细胞生长受药物浓度和时间的影响,细胞生长明显被抑制,且（P<0.05）,流 式细胞术显示,茁- 榄香烯诱导SHG44细胞后,细胞凋亡指数伴随药物作用时间的延长凋亡显著增加;Western blot 结果发现,beta- 榄香烯对SHG44 细胞的诱导后,使促凋亡蛋白Bax 和抑凋亡蛋白Bcl-2 与对照组相比发生了显著改变,且实验组Bax 蛋白表达 明显高于对照组,而抑凋亡蛋白Bcl-2 的表达伴随beta- 榄香烯的作用时间的增加,表达也逐渐减少。结论：beta- 榄香烯能显著抑制胶 质瘤SHG44 细胞的增殖,促进其凋亡;其机制可能与调控Bcl-2 和Bax表达有关。     

β榄香烯对人脑胶质瘤SHG44细胞增殖及凋亡的影响

目的:探讨中药提取物β-榄香烯对胶质瘤SHG44细胞增殖抑制作用及对Bax和Bcl-2蛋白表达的影响,并进一步探讨发生的机制。方法:用不同浓度的β-榄香烯对体外培养的SHG44细胞进行干预,分别采用MTT、流式细胞仪检测法,观察β-榄香烯对SHG44细胞增殖的抑制和凋亡诱导作用,并通过Western blot检测凋亡相关蛋白Bax与Bcl-2蛋白表达情况。结果:经β-榄香烯处理SHG44细胞后,MTT结果其发现SHG44细胞生长受药物浓度和时间的影响,细胞生长明显被抑制,且(P0.05),流式细胞术显示,β-榄香烯诱导SHG44细胞后,细胞凋亡指数伴随药物作用时间的延长凋亡显著增加;Western blot结果发现,β-榄香烯对SHG44细胞的诱导后,使促凋亡蛋白Bax和抑凋亡蛋白Bcl-2与对照组相比发生了显著改变,且实验组Bax蛋白表达明显高于对照组,而抑凋亡蛋白Bcl-2的表达伴随β-榄香烯的作用时间的增加,表达也逐渐减少。结论:β-榄香烯能显著抑制胶质瘤SHG44细胞的增殖,促进其凋亡;其机制可能与调控Bcl-2和Bax表达有关。     

Apoptosis induced by ardipusilloside III through BAD dephosphorylation and cleavage in human glioblastoma U251MG cells

Ardipusilloside III is a saponin newly isolated from Ardisia pusilla A.DC. Since saponins have exhibited broad anti-cancer and pro-apoptotic activity, we investigated the ability of ardipusilloside III to induce apoptosis in human glioblastoma U251MG cells, as well as the involvement of apoptotic signaling pathways. Ardipusilloside III markedly suppressed proliferation of U251MG cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05, IC₅₀ = 8.2 μg/ml), but did not affect the growth of primary cultures of human astrocytes. Ardipusilloside III-treated U251MG cells underwent typical apoptotic changes. Exposure to a low dose of ardipusilloside III provoked G₂/M-phase cell cycle arrest, which preceded apoptosis characterized by the appearance of cells with sub-G₁ DNA content. However, a higher dose of ardipusilloside III induced apoptosis without first causing cell cycle arrest. In addition, ardipusilloside III exposure resulted in time-dependent BAD dephosphorylation and cleavage as well as activation of caspase-8 and caspase-3. Therefore, both the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis, mediated by BAD dephosphorylation and cleavage, and the extrinisic pathway of apoptosis, mediated by caspase-8 and caspase-3 activation, were involved in ardipusilloside III-induced apoptosis. These data suggest that ardipusilloside III is a reliable candidate for chemotherapeutic treatment of human glioblastomas, and should be investigated further. Hong Lin, Xiang Zhang, Guang Cheng, and Hai-Feng Tang contributed equally to the work.     

Hypoxic remodelling of Ca2+ signalling in proliferating human arterial smooth muscle

Since Notch signaling plays a critical role in stem cells and oncogenesis, we hypothesized that Notch signaling might play roles in cancer stem cells and cancer cells with a stem cell phenotype. In this study, we accessed potential functions of the Notch pathway in the formation of cancer stem cells using human glioma. Using RT-PCR, we found that most human astrogliomas of different grades expressed moderate to high level of Notch receptors and ligands. mRNA of Hes5 but not Hes1, both of which are major downstream molecules of the Notch pathway, was also detected. In human glioma cell lines BT325, U251, SHG-44, and U87, mRNA encoding different types of Notch receptors were detected, but active form of Notch1 (NIC) was only detected in SHG-44 and U87 by Western blot. Interestingly, proliferation of these two glioma cell lines appeared faster than that of the other two lines in which NIC was not detected. We have over-expressed NIC of Notch1 in SHG-44 cells by constitutive transfection to evaluate the effects of Notch signaling on glioma cells. Our results showed that over-expression of NIC in SHG-44 cells promoted the growth and the colony-forming activity of SHG-44 cells. Interestingly, over-expression of NIC increased the formation neurosphere-like colonies in the presence of growth factors. These colonies expressed nestin, and could be induced to cells expressing neuron-, astrocyte-, or oligodendrocyte-specific markers, consistent with phenotypes of neural stem cells. These data suggest that Notch signaling promote the formation of cancer stem cell-like cells in human glioma. Xue-Ping Zhang, Gang Zheng and Lian Zou are contributed equally to this study.     

Overexpression of integrin-linked kinase (ILK) promotes glioma cell invasion and migration and down-regulates E-cadherin via the NF-κB pathway

Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is a ubiquitously expressed serine/threonine protein kinase that has been implicated in cancer development, progression and metastasis. The aim of the present study was to characterize the role of ILK in glioma cell invasion and migration. We generated a recombinant eukaryotic expression vector containing the human ILK gene and transfected it into human glioma SHG-44 cells. Real-time PCR and western blot analysis were used to identify the stable transformants. The wound healing and Transwell invasion assays showed that ectopic overexpression of ILK in SHG-44 cells significantly promoted their migration and invasion capabilities in culture. This was accompanied by a decrease in expression of E-cadherin and an increase in expression of Snail and Slug. Moreover, the decrease in E-cadherin expression induced by ILK overexpression was greatly restored by the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) inhibitor BAY 11-7028 or small interfering RNA targeting NF-κB p65, indicating an involvement of NF-κB in ILK-induced down-regulation of E-cadherin. In conclusion, our data underscore a novel role for ILK in glioma invasion and metastasis processes, implicating potential for therapeutic interference.     

抗胶质瘤细胞单克隆抗体SZ-38及其识别抗原的生化特征

本文以人脑胶质瘤细胞系SHG-44为抗原,利用杂交瘤技术建立了一株恒定地分泌抗胶质瘤细胞单克隆抗体(McAb)的杂交瘤细胞株SZ-38。McAb SZ-38与9/10胶质瘤细胞系发生强结合反应。而与淋巴细胞、ABO型红细胞等所有正常血液细胞及绝大多数被检测肿瘤细胞系无反应。经免疫转移电泳及免疫沉淀法鉴定,该McAb识别抗原为胶质瘤细胞膜上Mw47,000糖蛋白。应用SPA-Sepharose 4B提纯MeAb SZ-38,再把纯化抗体交联于Sepharose 4B,以McAb亲和层析法提取SZ-38抗原,经SDS-PAGE证实其有较高的纯度。     

Activation of chemokine receptor CXCR4 in malignant glioma cells promotes the production of vascular endothelial growth factor

Numerous studies have showed that chemokine receptors, such as CXCR4, contribute to the growth and metastasis of a variety of malignant tumors. In this study, we investigated the role of CXCR4 in the production of angiogenic factor, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), in various human glioma cells from astrocytic origin. The expression of CXCR4 mRNA and protein in three glioma cell lines, U87-MG, SHG-44, and CHG-5, was determined by RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry, respectively. The malignancies of three gliomas were evaluated by expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein and vimentin, the differentiation markers of astrocytic cells. The role of functional CXCR4 in tumor cell migration was studied with chemotaxis assay. Ca2+ mobilization and VEGF production were measured in the cells after stimulation with CXCR4 ligand, SDF1beta. The results showed that the levels of functional CXCR4 expression at both mRNA and protein levels by several human glioma cell lines were correlated with the degree of differentiation of the tumor cells. Activation of CXCR4 induced glioma cell chemotaxis and could trigger the increase of intracellular [Ca2+]i. Such an activation could result in the increased production of VEGF by the stimulated tumor cells. Our results suggest that CXCR4 may contribute to the high level of VEGF produced by malignant glioma cells and thus constitute a therapeutic target for antiangiogenesis strategy.     

Analgesic-antitumor peptide inhibits proliferation and migration of SHG-44 human malignant glioma cells

Malignant gliomas, the most common subtype of primary brain tumors, are characterized by high proliferation, great invasion, and neurological destruction and considered to be the deadliest of human cancers. Analgesic-antitumor peptide (AGAP), one of scorpion toxic polypeptides, has been shown to have antitumor activity. Here, we show that recombinant AGAP (rAGAP) not only inhibits the proliferation of gliomas cell SHG-44 and rat glioma cell C6, but also suppresses the migration of SHG-44 cells during wound healing. To explain these phenomena, we find that rAGAP leads to cell cycle of SHG-44 arrested in G1 phase accompanied by suppressing G1 cell cycle regulatory proteins CDK2, CDK6, and p-RB by means of the down-regulated protein expression of p-AKT. Meanwhile, rAGAP significantly decreases the production of NF-κB, BCL-2, p-p38, p-c-Jun, and p-Erk1/2 and further suppresses the activation of VEGF and MMP-9 in SHG-44 cells. These findings suggest rAGAP inhibit proliferation and migration of SHG-44 cells by arresting cell cycle and interfering p-AKT, NF-κB, BCL-2, and MAPK signaling pathways.     

藏红花素诱导人胶质瘤U251细胞内质网应激性凋亡的研究

目的：研究藏红花素对人胶质瘤U251细胞的促凋亡作用和可能的机制。方法：不同浓度藏红花素处理U251细胞后,MTT法检测细胞活力,TUNEL染色观察细胞凋亡情况。结果：①藏红花素显著抑制U251细胞的增殖,并诱导其发生凋亡。②藏红花素增加了U251细胞胞浆内钙离子的含量,并上调了内质网分子伴侣GRP78的表达。③藏红花素处理后的U251细胞内质网相关凋亡分子CHOP,Caspase-4,JNK活性明显增高。结论：藏红花素通过诱导内质网应激性凋亡抑制人胶质瘤U251细胞的增殖。     

Zn induces apoptosis in human highly metastatic SHG-44 glioma cells,through inhibiting activity of the voltage-gated proton channel Hv1

In contrast to the voltage-gated K⁺ channels, the voltage-gated proton channel Hv1 contains a voltage-sensor domain but lacks a pore domain. Here, we showed that Hv1 is expressed in the highly metastatic glioma cell SHG-44, but lowly in the poorly metastatic glioma cell U-251. Inhibition of Hv1 activity by 140 μM zinc chloride induces apoptosis in the human highly metastatic glioma cells. Zn²⁺ ions markedly inhibit proton secretion, and reduce the gelatinase activity in the highly metastatic glioma cells. In vivo, the glioma tumor sizes of the implantation of the SHG-44 xenografts in nude mice that were injected zinc chloride solution, were dramatically smaller than that in the controlled groups. The results demonstrated that the inhibition of Hv1 activity via Zn²⁺ ions can effectively retard the cancer growth and suppress the cancer metastasis by the decrease of proton extrusion and the down-regulation of gelatinase activity. Our results suggest that Zn²⁺ ions may be used as a potential anti-glioma drug for glioma therapy.