Ad-IL-24对MG-63人骨肉瘤细胞抑癌效应的体内外实验

本研究旨在分析腺病毒携带的IL-24基因在体内外对人骨肉瘤细胞生长抑制效应及其分子机制。将Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒感染MG-63细胞,用荧光显微镜、RT-PCR法检测IL-24在MG-63细胞中的转录和表达;MTT法、流式细胞技术和Hoechst染色法检测IL-24基因的表达对MG-63细胞的生长抑制和凋亡效应;半定量RT-PCR法检测IL-24基因的表达对MG-63细胞中的bcl-2、bax、caspase-3相关基因表达的影响。用Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒在MG-63骨肉瘤荷瘤裸鼠的瘤体内进行注射治疗,观察肿瘤生长变化,15d后处死裸鼠,摘除瘤体,称瘤重。并通过免疫组化法检测Bcl-2、Bax、Caspase-3等与细胞凋亡相关因子的表达。结果表明Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒感染MG-63细胞后,能明显抑制MG-63细胞增殖,并能通过上调细胞中bax、caspase-3和下调bcl-2基因表达,诱导细胞凋亡,呈现出典型细胞凋亡形态学变化。Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒瘤内注射MG-63裸鼠荷瘤骨肉瘤移植瘤后,能显著抑制肿瘤生长,瘤重的抑制率可达52%,免疫组化结果显示Ad-IL-24重组腺病毒能明显上调与细胞...     

柯里拉京对人肺癌细胞A549的抑制作用及其机制研究

该研究旨在探讨柯里拉京对人肺癌A549细胞凋亡的影响及其潜在作用机制。采用CCK-8细胞活性检测试剂盒检测柯里拉京对A549细胞活性的影响;通过流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡;JC-1线粒体膜电位检测试剂盒检测线粒体膜电位;免疫印迹法检测凋亡相关蛋白(bax、bcl-2、cleaved-caspase-3、cleaved-PARP)的表达量;通过DCFH-DA探针标记检测细胞内ROS水平。研究结果显示,柯里拉京处理能够剂量依赖性地抑制A549细胞的活性,并通过上调bax的表达、下调bcl-2的表达,破坏线粒体膜电位,促进有活性的cleaved-caspase-3以及cleaved-PARP的形成,诱导A549细胞凋亡。活性氧清除剂NAC能够明显逆转柯里拉京诱导的细胞凋亡。因此,柯里拉京可能通过调节胞内ROS水平诱导人肺癌细胞A549发生凋亡。     

hTERT启动子调控rVBMDMP基因表达载体的构建与功能研究

为了探讨端粒酶催化亚单位(hTERT)启动子调控重组血管基膜衍生多功能肽(rVBMDMP)基因表达抑制肺癌细胞生长的作用机制,采用PCR方法,克隆hTERT启动子核心区片段,并检测其功能活性.然后,构建pLNSX/hTERT/rVBMDMP逆病毒载体,获取逆病毒,感染肺癌A549细胞,检测hTERT启动子调控rVBMDMP基因表达对细胞形态、细胞生长、细胞凋亡以及Caspase-3表达的影响.另外,观察hTERT启动子调控rVBMDMP基因表达对裸鼠成瘤的抑制作用、瘤组织细胞的凋亡及Caspase-3表达情况.结果发现:a.hTERT启动子核心区能调控rVBMDMP基因的表达(n=3,P<0.05);b.hTERT启动子调控rVBMDMP基因的表达具有抑制肺癌A549细胞的生长和裸鼠成瘤作用(n=6,P<0.05);c.rVBMDMP基因表达能促进肺癌A549细胞凋亡和Caspase-3蛋白表达.以上结果说明,hTERT启动子调控rVBMDMP基因表达后,通过提高Caspase-3的表达水平,促进细胞凋亡而抑制肺癌A549细胞的生长.     

Ad-IL-24对人胶质瘤细胞生长抑制效应的体外实验

研究携带人白介素24(IL-24)的腺病毒表达载体(Ad-IL-24)对人U251胶质瘤细胞生长的影响和抗肿瘤分子机制。将不同MOI Ad-IL-24感染U251人胶质瘤细胞后, MTT法检测Ad-IL-24对U251细胞生长的抑制作用, 流式细胞仪和Hochest 染色法检测细胞的凋亡率。RT-PCR检测bcl-2、bax、ICE、C-myc、HIF-1a和p53等基因的转录表达水平, Western blotting检测Cleaved Caspase-3的表达。结果表明100 MOI Ad-IL-24感染U251细胞后能明显抑制细胞生长, 并能明显诱导细胞凋亡, 感染72 h后细胞凋亡率可达42%, 感染4 d后细胞生长抑制率可达50%。RT-PCR检测发现Ad-IL-24能引起与细胞凋亡和血管形成相关基因bax/bcl-2、ICE、C-myc、p53的上调和HIF-1a的下调, 并促进Caspase-3的活化。本研究结果显示Ad-IL-24能明显抑制人胶质瘤细胞U251生长和诱导细胞凋亡, 其抗肿瘤机制可能与通过bax/ bcl-2、ICE、c-myc、p53的上调和HIF-1a的下调, 进而导致Caspase-3的活化而诱导肿瘤细胞发生凋亡有关。     

重组腺病毒Ad-PTEN-EGFP对肺癌细胞A549的体外实验研究

目的探讨Ad-PTEN-EGFP对肺癌细胞株A549的体外杀伤作用及机制。方法观察Ad-PTEN-EGFP感染肺腺癌A549细胞后的形态学变化;检测PTEN基因和蛋白在A549细胞中的转录及表达;观察Ad-PTEN-EGFP对A549细胞生长抑制作用;检测Ad-PTEN-EGFP对A549细胞凋亡率的作用。结果 Ad-PTEN-EGFP感染A549细胞后细胞形态明显出现变化,生长受到抑制,而其他对照组细胞正常生长;Ad-PTEN-EGFP感染A549细胞后可表达PTEN基因和PTEN蛋白;与对照组比较,Ad-PTEN-EGFP感染A549细胞后能明显抑制细胞的生长速度,并随着时间的延长其抑制率越强(P0.05);与对照组比较,Ad-PTEN-EGFP感染A549细胞后,细胞的凋亡率明显升高(P0.05)。结论 Ad-PTEN-EGFP能够有效抑制A549细胞的生长增殖,并诱导和促进A549细胞的凋亡。     

抗癌药莪棱舌草Ⅱ号诱导人肺癌细胞凋亡的研究

通过运用流式细胞光度术检测细胞凋亡;运用细胞化学方法检测凋亡相关基因蛋白的表达以及Westernblotting分析等方法来研究抗癌药莪棱舌草Ⅱ号对人肺癌细胞(A549细胞)凋亡的诱导作用。结果表明药物能够诱导A549细胞发生凋亡,凋亡率近40%;药物作用可以使细胞中凋亡抑制基因bcl2表达减少,而凋亡促进基因Bax表达增加。提示诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡可能是莪棱舌草Ⅱ号抑杀肺癌细胞的机制之一。     

激活谷氨酸促代谢型受体8促进肺腺癌A549细胞凋亡

本文旨在检测谷氨酸促代谢型受体(metabotropic glutamate receptors,mGluR)各亚型在肺腺癌A549细胞中的表达,并进一步探讨呈高表达的mGluR8和mGluR4激活对A549细胞体外生长的影响。采用real-time PCR技术检测A549细胞mGluR各亚型的m RNA表达,采用免疫组化技术检测A549细胞以及肺腺癌组织mGluR8和mGluR4蛋白表达。采用CCK-8试剂盒检测细胞生长,EdU掺入检测细胞DNA合成率,hoechst 33258染色及流式细胞仪检测细胞的凋亡的变化,分别观察mGluR8的激动剂(S)-3,4-DCPG及mGluR4的激动剂VU0155041对A549细胞生长的影响。结果显示:A549细胞I组促代谢型受体mGluR1和mGluR5m RNA呈低水平表达,II组促代谢型受体mGluR2和mGluR3 mRNA无表达,III组促代谢型受体mGluR4、mGluR6、mGluR7和mGluR8 m RNA均有表达,其中以mGluR8的m RNA表达水平最高,mGluR4表达次之;A549细胞及部分患者肺腺癌组织上有mGluR4和mGluR8的蛋白表达。VU0155041对A549细胞的体外生长无明显影响,而(S)-3,4-DCPG呈剂量依赖性抑制A549细胞的生长,并促进其凋亡。这些结果揭示mGluR8激活具有抑制肺癌细胞生长作用,为肺癌防治的研究提供新的线索。     

奥利司他逆转肺腺癌A549/DDP细胞株顺铂耐药及机制研究

本研究的目的是观察奥利司他(Orlistat)逆转肺腺癌耐顺铂细胞株A549/DDP的耐药作用并考察其可能的分子机制。应用CCK-8法检测并计算肺腺癌耐药细胞株A549/DDP对顺铂(cisplatin, DDP)的耐药指数(resistance index, RI),筛选奥利司他的最佳实验浓度并观察其对A549/DDP细胞的耐药逆转效果;倒置荧光显微镜下观察各实验组细胞的形态学变化及Hoechst 33258荧光染色后细胞凋亡形态学改变;采用流式细胞术检测不同药物处理对细胞凋亡率的影响;Western blotting检测各实验组细胞P-gp、FASN、PI3K、Akt、p-Akt、NF-κB、Bcl-2和cleved-caspase-3的表达情况。结果显示,奥利司他抑制了A549/DDP耐药细胞株的增殖,且具有浓度依赖性。奥利司他与DDP联用增加了耐药株A549/DDP细胞对DDP的敏感性,耐药逆转倍数为5.02。倒置荧光显微镜观察到联合用药组细胞出现了明显的凋亡形态学改变。流式细胞术结果表明,与对照组和单药组比较,两种药物联用后细胞的凋亡率显著提高(p0.05)。Western blotting检测结果显示,相较于其它3组,联合用药组中耐药相关蛋白P-gp表达下调(p0.01),PI3K、p-Akt、NF-κB表达水平均显著降低(p0.01),抗凋亡蛋白Bcl-2表达下降(p0.01),凋亡相关蛋白cleved-caspase-3表达上调(p0.01);虽然FASN的表达在单用奥利司他组及联合用药组中均降低,但这两组间的FASN表达水平并无统计学差异。以上结果表明,奥利司他能够提高A549/DDP耐药细胞株对化疗药物DDP的敏感性,具有逆转肺腺癌细胞耐药性的作用,其机制与降低耐药蛋白P-gp的表达、抑制PI3K/Akt/NF-κB信号通路以及其下游凋亡相关蛋白有关。     

bc1-2和bax及NF-kB在白藜芦醇诱导肝癌细胞凋亡中的作用

目的探讨白藜芦醇诱导肝癌细胞凋亡的途径.方法白藜芦醇体外处理HepG2肝癌细胞24 h后,以免疫组化检测凋亡调控基因bcl-2和bax及NF-kB的表达.结果白藜芦醇处理组HepG2细胞bcl-2的阳性积分和NF-kB的阳性细胞密度均明显低于对照组(P＜0.01);而bax阳性积分明显高于对照组(P＜0.01).结论白藜芦醇能下调HepG2细胞bcl-2基因的表达,上调bax的表达,同时抑制NF-kB的活化,这可能是其诱导HepG2细胞凋亡的途径之一.     

TRAIL联合顺铂对小鼠移植型肝癌抑制作用及机制研究

目的探讨肿瘤坏死因子相关的凋亡诱导配体(tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand,TRAIL)联合顺铂(cisplatin,DDP)对小鼠移植型肝癌的抑制作用及机制。方法将H22小鼠移植型肝癌模型随机分为生理盐水组、TRAIL组、TRAIL+DDP组和DDP组,称取瘤重并分析抑瘤率,Hoechst 33342荧光染色法检测细胞凋亡,免疫组织化学染色检测Caspase-3表达。结果与生理盐水组比较,TRAIL、DDP对小鼠移植型肝癌生长具有明显的抑制作用(P<0.05);TRAIL与DDP联合用药具有增效作用(P<0.05),可明显提高肝癌细胞的凋亡率(P<0.05)、上调Caspase-3表达(P<0.01)。结论 TRAIL与DDP联合用药对小鼠移植型肝癌生长具有协同抑制作用,其机制可能与其协同促进Caspase-3的表达有关。     

The p33ING1b tumor suppressor cooperates with p53 to induce apoptosis in response to etoposide in human osteosarcoma cells

p33ING1b induces cell cycle arrest and stimulates DNA repair, apoptosis and chemosensitivity. The magnitude of some p33ING1b effects may be due to activation of the tumor suppressor p53. To investigate if the p33ING1b protein affected chemosensitivity of osteosarcoma cells, we overexpressed p33ING1b in p53+/+ U2OS cells or in p53-mutant MG63 cells, and then assessed for growth arrest and apoptosis after treatment with etoposide. p33ING1b increased etoposide-induced growth inhibition and apoptosis to a much greater degree in p53+/+ U2OS cells than in p53-mutant MG63 cells. Moreover, ectopic expression of p33ING1b markedly upregulated p53, p21WAF1 and bax protein levels and activated caspase-3 protein kinase in etoposide-treated U2OS cells. Together, our data indicate that p33ING1b prominently enhances etoposide-induced apoptosis through p53-dependent pathways in human osteosarcoma cells. p33ING1b may be an important marker and/or therapeutic target in the prevention and treatment of metastatic osteosarcoma.     

Cancer targeting gene-viro-therapy for pancreatic cancer using oncolytic adenovirus ZD55-IL-24 in immune-competent mice

Cancer targeting gene-viro-therapy (CTGVT) may prove to be an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer (PC). This study was intended to explore the anti-tumor effect of ZD55-IL-24 (oncolytic adenovirus ZD55 harboring IL-24) on PC in immune-competent mice. The expression of gene harbored by oncolytic adenovirus ZD55 in PC cells was detected by reporter-gene assays. The in vitro anti PC ability of ZD55-IL-24 was tested by MTT, crystal violet staining and apoptosis assays. The in vivo anti PC effect of ZD55-IL-24 was further observed in an immune-competent mice model by detecting anti-tumor immunity and induction of apoptosis. The expression of gene harbored by ZD55 in PC cells was significantly higher than that harbored by the replicated-deficient adenovirus, and the amount of gene expression was time-dependent and dose-dependent. Both ZD55-IL-24 and ZD55 inhibited PC cells growth, but the anti-tumor effect of ZD55-IL-24 was significantly stronger than that of ZD55, and the ability of ZD55-IL-24 in inducing PC apoptosis was significantly stronger than that of ZD55. The tumor-forming rate of group ZD55-IL-24 was the lowest, and the tumor-growing rate was also significantly lower than that of group ZD55 in immune-competent PC models. Moreover, ZD55-IL-24 mediated more anti-cancer immunity effects by induction of stronger T-lymphocytes response to PC cells, higher levels of γ-IFN and IL-6 cytokines. ZD55-IL-24-mediated CTGVT could inhibit PC growth not only by inducing oncolysis and apoptosis but enhancing the anti-cancer immune effects by inducing T cell response to PC and up-regulating γ-IFN and IL-6 cytokine in immune-competent mice. This may serve as a candidate therapeutic approach for the treatment of PC.     

The in vitro and in vivo apoptotic effects of Mahonia oiwakensis on human lung cancer cells

Both the root and stem bark of Mahonia species were popular folk medicines. The plant has several proven biological activities including anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory effects. However, Mahonia has not been studied for its anticancer effects. In the present study, we made extracts from Mahonia oiwakensis (MOE), a selected species in Taiwan, and investigated their effects on various human lung cells. We found that MOE-induced apoptotic death in human A549 non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Treatment with the extracts also caused an increase in the sub-G1 fraction of cells, chromosome condensation, and DNA fragmentation. The mitochondrial-mediated pathway was implicated in this MOE-induced apoptosis as evidenced by the activation of the caspase cascade, cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential, and release of cytochrome C. A higher ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 proteins and cleavage of Bid were also observed in MOE-induced cell apoptosis. In A549 tumor-xenografted nude mice, MOE also retarded in vivo proliferation (P < 0.05) and induced apoptosis in tumor cells, as shown by a decrease in Ki-67-positive staining (P < 0.05) and increased transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL)-positive staining (P < 0.05). In conclusion, MOE inhibits the growth of human lung cancer cells in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that it may have therapeutic potential against human lung cancer.     

重组RA—538及反义c—myc腺病毒对人胃癌,食管癌和bcl—2高表达细胞系的作用

本课题研究ＲＡ５３８、反义c-ymc重组腺病毒对人胃癌（ＳＧＣ７９０１）、食管癌（Ｅ Ｃ１０９、ＥＣ８７１２）、正常人胚肺２ＢＳ（２ＢＳ）及ｂｃｌ－２高表达细胞第的体仙外生物学作用及其分子机制。结果显示Ａｄ－ＲＡ５３８及Ａｄ－ＡＳｃ－ｍｙｃ对ＳＧＣ７９０１细胞体内外均具有明显的生长抑制及凋亡诱导作用,并能抑制其ｃ－ｍｙｃ、ｂｃｌ－２、ｃｙｃｌｉｎＤ１基因的表达及刺激ｂａｘ基因的表达。对ＥＣ１０９、ＥＣ８     

Experimental Studies on the Inhibition of Adenovirus-ING4-OSM Therapy on Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Proliferation In Vitro and In Vivo

In the present study, the effects of the co-transfer of the tumor growth inhibitor 4 gene (ING4) together with the Oncostatin M (OSM) were investigated on tumor regression and subsequent tumor recurrence. We constructed a recombinant adenovirus carrying ING4 and OSM, which could induce high-level expression of these three genes in NPC CNE-1 cells. Ad-ING4, Ad-OSM and Ad-ING4-OSM infection all inhibited the growth of CNE-1 cells in vitro, while the Ad-ING4-OSM exerted the strongest inhibitory effect. In CNE-1 xenograft tumor models mice, an intratumoral injection of Ad-ING4, Ad-OSM and Ad-ING4-OSM resulted in a reduced tumor burden, compared to normal saline controls. Therefore, we suggested that the introduction of adenovirus-mediated ING4 and OSM genes could synergistically decrease the recurrence or metastases and develop a control of NPC tumors, which advocate a promising therapeutic future in NPC treatment.     

CCL21/CCR7 prevents apoptosis via the ERK pathway in human non-small cell lung cancer cells

Previously, we confirmed that C-C chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) promotes cell proliferation via the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway, but its role in apoptosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines remains unknown. A549 and H460 cells of NSCLC were used to examine the effect of CCL21/CCR7 on apoptosis using flow cytometry. The results showed that activation of CCR7 by its specific ligand, exogenous chemokine ligand 21 (CCL21), was associated with a significant decline in the percent of apoptosis. Western blot and real-time PCR assays indicated that activation of CCR7 significantly caused upregulation of anti-apoptotic bcl-2 and downregulation of pro-apoptotic bax and caspase-3, but not p53, at both protein and mRNA levels. CCR7 small interfering RNA significantly attenuated these effects of exogenous CCL21. Besides, PD98059, a selective inhibitor of MEK that disrupts the activation of downstream ERK, significantly abolished these effects of CCL21/CCR7. Coimmunoprecipitation further confirmed that there was an interaction between p-ERK and bcl-2, bax, or caspase-3, particularly in the presence of CCL21. These results strongly suggest that CCL21/CCR7 prevents apoptosis by upregulating the expression of bcl-2 and by downregulating the expression of bax and caspase-3 potentially via the ERK pathway in A549 and H460 cells of NSCLC.     

Effect of 6 mT static magnetic field on the bcl-2, bax, p53 and hsp70 expression in freshly isolated and in vitro aged human lymphocytes

An increasing number of evidence indicates that static magnetic fields (SMFs) are capable of altering apoptosis, mainly through modulation of Ca²⁺ influx. Here we present data that suggest apoptotic-related gene expression as an alternative pathway, through which exposure to 6 milliTesla (mT) SMF can interfere with apoptosis. Exposure to 6 mT SMF affects the apoptotic rate (spontaneous and drug-induced) and [Ca²⁺]_i in isolated human lymphocytes; the aged cells are more susceptible to exposure than fresh ones. The exposure to 6 mT exerted a protective effect on chemical or physical-induced apoptosis, irrespective of the age of the cells.The investigation of the gene expression of bcl-2, bax, p53 and hsp70 in freshly isolated and in culture-aged human lymphocytes indicates that these genes are modulated by SMF exposure in the experimental conditions used, in a gene-, age- and time-dependent manner. The exposure of isolated lymphocytes to SMF for up to 24 h modulated increased bax and p53 and decreased hsp70, and bcl-2. The amount of increment and/or decrement of the proteins varied for each gene examined and was independent of the apoptotic inducers. Finally, the same stress applied to freshly isolated or aged lymphocytes resulted in different modulation of bcl-2, bax and hsp70.