Notch1在胆管癌细胞光动力疗法中的作用研究

目的:1、研究Photosan介导光动力疗法(Photodynamic Therapy,PDT)对胆管癌细胞的杀伤作用。2、探讨Notch1在胆管癌发生中的表达情况以及Notch1在PDT治疗胆管癌细胞中的作用。方法:1、体外培养人胆管癌QBC939细胞株,在细胞对数生长期用不同浓度Photosan处理,并用半导体激光治疗仪不同强度光照后,采用MTT法检测PDT对QBC939细胞的杀伤作用。观察不同的光敏剂孵育时间、光敏剂浓度及光照剂量对PDT效果的影响。2、采用免疫细胞化学方法和蛋白印迹法检测胆管癌细胞Notch1表达,经Photosan介导光动力作用胆管癌细胞后,检测胆管癌细胞内Notch1表达变化。结果:1、MTT结果显示Photosan介导的PDT对胆管癌细胞有杀伤作用(P0.05),而且这种杀伤作用在一定范围内随着光敏剂浓度增加、光敏剂孵育时间、光照剂量呈正相关。2、免疫细胞学检查发现Notch1在胆管癌细胞中高表达,其表达主要位于细胞膜及胞浆,并且经PDT处理后Notch1表达量较前减少(P0.05)。结论:Notch1与胆管癌细胞生长、增殖密切相关,且Notch1在PDT对胆管癌细胞产生的抑制、促凋亡和杀伤作用中有重要作用。     

空心二氧化硅纳米微球包裹的photosan对胃腺癌细胞AGS的杀伤作用

目的:探讨空心二氧化硅纳米微球包裹的photosan(简称纳米化-Photosan)介导的光动力疗法(PDT)对人胃腺癌细胞AGS的杀伤作用。方法:采用人胃腺癌细胞AGS作为研究对象,应用MTT法测定AGS胃癌细胞的生存率和流式细胞分析法检测PDT对AGS胃癌细胞凋亡的影响。结果:MTT实验结果显示,纳米化-Photosan和普通Photosan对人胃腺癌细胞均有明显抑制作用,随纳米化-Photosan和普通photosan的浓度增高,胃癌细胞的生存率明显下降(P<0.05),同等浓度的纳米化-Photosan比普通Photosan对细胞的抑制作用更明显;流式法检测细胞凋亡显示光照剂量相同的条件下,同等浓度的纳米化-Photosan更易引起细胞的凋亡。结论:纳米化-Photosan比普通Photosan能更有效的抑制人胃腺癌细胞增殖,更易引起细胞凋亡。     

纳米氧化硅空心球负载光敏剂对肝癌体内外的杀伤作用研究

目的:探讨空心纳米粒子光敏剂与普通光敏剂在不同实验条件下对人HepG2肝癌细胞增殖的抑制作用及其作用机制。方法:应用体内外培养的HepG2肝癌细胞,以纳米化的photosan及photosan为光敏剂,半导体激光器(波长630 nm)为光源进行光照射,在不同的浓度光敏剂经不同剂量的光照后,用MTT法测定光动力治疗后肝癌细胞的残存率,并用流式细胞分析检测光动力治疗对肝癌细胞凋亡的影响,采取Western blot检测光动力治疗肝癌后凋亡相关蛋白caspase-3和caspase-9的表达情况,并建立裸鼠动物模型,比较纳米粒子光敏剂与普通光敏剂在动物体内对肝癌抑制作用。结果:纳米粒子光敏剂介导的光动力治疗对肝癌有明显的抑制作用,在一定范围条件下,随着光敏剂浓度的增加和激光剂量的的增大,肝癌细胞的的残存率明显下降,且纳米粒子光敏剂在同等条件下要优于普通光敏剂,流式细胞分析显示,空心纳米粒子光敏剂光动力治疗肝癌出现了明显的凋亡,且比普通光敏剂更显著。Western blot检测结果显示,两种光敏剂均引起凋亡蛋白caspase-3和caspase-9的表达,在空心纳米粒子光敏剂光动力作用组该两种蛋白的表达水平要明显高于普通光敏剂组。体内实验显示:用纳米粒子光敏剂与普通光敏剂分别对裸鼠肝癌模型干预,在生存期,瘤体的体积大小,纳米粒子光敏剂组显然优越于普通光敏剂组。结论:空心纳米粒子光敏剂对肝癌细胞在体内外具有明确的抑制作用,这种抑制作用可能通过引起凋亡相关蛋白高水平的表达,从而促发凋亡通路的开放,引起癌细胞发生凋亡。     

光动力疗法对人肝癌细胞SSMC-7721凋亡及suivivin表达的影响

目的:探讨血卟啉衍生物(hematoporphyrin derivative,HPD)光动力作用(photodynamic therapy,PDT)诱导人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721凋亡的作用及其机制.方法:采用MTT法测定PDT对人肝癌细胞的相对抑制率,并筛选最佳实验参数.应用流式细胞术检测PDT后细胞凋亡率.并用细胞免疫组化法检测survivin及caspase-3蛋白表达水平.结果:当HPD浓度为4mg/L,光照剂量为10J/cm2时,实验效果最佳,PDT光动力组人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721相对抑制率为(64.28±2.73)%,凋亡率达(35.28±1.52)%,与对照组相比,差异有显著意义(P＜0.01);PDT后survivin蛋白表达水平显著低于对照组(P＜0.05),而caspase-3却高于对照组.结论:血卟啉衍生物光动力作用具有诱导人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721凋亡的生物学效应,其作用机制可能与光动力作用抑制凋亡调控蛋白survivin表达,并直接或间接促进caspase-3的表达,从而促进细胞凋亡.     

聚合物纳米粒在肿瘤光动力治疗中的研究进展

光动力治疗创伤小,在恶性肿瘤治疗方面的应用已经得到了临床认可。治疗过程中需要给予光敏剂,在光照下产生分子氧对肿瘤细胞产生杀伤作用。但是,大多数光敏剂缺乏对肿瘤细胞的特异性,其在肿瘤中的富集主要与细胞高代谢有关,并且在水相媒介中溶解度比较差。纳米技术应用于光动力治疗提供了一种有效地体内运输光敏剂的方式。目前,聚合物纳米粒与光动力药物传递的研究越来越多,光敏剂通过纳米粒的运输为弥补光动力治疗的不足提供了可能,这是因为纳米载体可以将治疗浓度的光敏剂运送到肿瘤细胞而不造成非靶向组织的副损伤。本文将介绍对肿瘤光动力治疗中具有特异性的聚合物纳米粒的种类及在临床中的应用情况,为肿瘤靶向治疗提供新思路。     

藻蓝蛋白亚基脂质体光动力学抗乳腺癌细胞的实验研究

目的:研究PEG修饰的藻蓝蛋白亚基光敏剂长循环脂质体介导的光动力疗法抗乳腺癌的效果.方法:采用薄膜水合-超声分散法制备PEG修饰的藻蓝蛋白亚基脂质体(PEG-PCS-lip),MTT法检测藻蓝蛋白亚基脂质体对MCF-7(人乳腺癌细胞)、MA-782(鼠乳腺癌细胞)的光动力杀伤效果,流式细胞术(FCM)分析其对肿瘤细胞周期的影响,并对乳腺癌模型鼠做PDT治疗.结果:PEG-PCS-lip介导的PDT作用对乳腺癌细胞有良好的光动力疗效,对MCF-7及MA-782细胞IC_(50)(半数抑制浓度)分别为68 μg/mL、70 μg/mL;FCM的结果显示,当PEG-PCS-lip 浓度为50 μg/mL时,MCF-7凋亡率约为30.5 %; 用10 mg/kg PEG-PCS-lip静脉注射荷瘤小鼠,光照剂量为208.2 J/cm~2时,其抑瘤率可达到72 %;组织切片观察PDT作用后的肿瘤组织,瘤体中间以细胞凋亡为主,瘤体外周以细胞坏死为主,由血管损伤而形成的空腔增多.结论:PEG-PCS-lip在体外对乳腺癌细胞有良好的光动力杀伤效果,肿瘤细胞凋亡及瘤血管破坏是导致肿瘤细胞死亡的主要原因.     

ZnPcH1介导的光动力疗法对K562细胞的作用及其机制研究

探讨新型光敏剂ZnPcH1介导的光动力疗法对K562细胞的杀伤效应及其杀伤机制.应用MTT比色法检测光动力疗法对K562细胞增殖能力的影响;采用AO/EB荧光染色法、DNA片段化分析、TUNNEL、AnnexinV-FTTC/PI双染法等检测ZnPcH1-PDT诱导K562细胞的死亡方式;以RT-PCR法检测ZnPcH...     

基于HMME的PDT体外灭活HL60实验研究

目的:探讨血卟啉单甲醚(HMME)介导的光动力疗法(HMME-PDT)对HL60细胞的作用及PDT前后HL60细胞表面超微结构的变化。方法:CCK-8法检测光敏剂浓度和光照剂量对HL60细胞抑制率的影响,荧光分光光度计监测PDT过程中光敏剂荧光强度随时间的变化,Fluo 3-AM荧光探针检测不同浓度HMME作用后HL60细胞内Ca2+变化,原子力显微镜观测PDT作用前后不同扫描范围HL60细胞表面的超微结构图。结果:细胞灭活率呈光敏剂浓度-光剂量依赖关系,当HMME为50μg/mL,光照剂量为24 J/cm2时,灭活效率达到70%;随着光照时间的增加,光敏剂的荧光强度不断减弱,下降速率也逐渐变慢;随HMME作用浓度增加,钙离子浓度显著升高;HMME-PDT作用后HL60细胞表面结构出现明显变化。结论:HMME-PDT能有效灭活HL60细胞,光敏剂浓度和光剂量是影响PDT疗效的重要因素,PDT过程中伴随有光漂白现象的发生,细胞凋亡和钙离子浓度增加呈正相关,PDT作用前后细胞出现明显萎缩,细胞膜粗糙度增加。     

多西他赛固体脂质纳米粒抗乳腺癌效果及机制研究

目的:探讨多西他赛固体脂质纳米粒抗乳腺癌效果及机制研究。方法:本实验采用MTT法考察了多西他赛固体脂质纳米粒对人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞增殖的抑制作用,采用流式细胞术检测多西他赛固体脂质纳米粒对MCF-7肿瘤细胞凋亡作用,并进一步应用Western-Blot印迹法观察多西他赛固体脂质纳米粒对MCF-7细胞中Src、E-cadherin、β-catenin蛋白表达的影响,探索了其抗乳腺肿瘤的作用机制。结果:多西他赛固体脂质纳米粒能够显著抑制人乳腺癌MCF-7肿瘤细胞的增殖,且浓度越高,抑制率越大(P0.05)。经25、50、100μg/m L多西他赛固体脂质纳米粒制剂作用24 h后,人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7的凋亡率分别为14.56%、21.21%、29.94%,细胞凋亡率随着药物浓度的增加而增加,且各实验组间比较有显著性差异(P0.05)。人乳腺癌MCF-7肿瘤细胞经不同浓度的多西他赛固体脂质纳米粒处理后,细胞中E-cadherin蛋白表达显著升高,Src、β-catenin蛋白表达显著降低,且呈现出明显的剂量依赖性。结论:多西他赛固体脂质纳米粒能够抑制人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞增殖,促进其凋亡,可能与下调β-catenin蛋白的表达,上调E-cadherin蛋白表达以及抑制Src激酶活性有关。     

酸敏阿霉素脂质纳米粒的制备及其体外抗肿瘤活性研究

目的:本研究旨在制备具有被动靶向和酸敏特性的脂质混合纳米粒,以期提高阿霉素(doxorubicin,DOX)的靶向递药效率,降低DOX的毒副作用,提高抗肿瘤活性。方法:采用微乳法制备磷酸钙纳米粒核,薄膜分散法制备脂质混合纳米粒,硫酸铵梯度法包封DOX。采用透射电镜观察外观形态,用zeta电位及纳米粒度分析仪测定纳米粒的粒径及zeta电位,透析法评价阿霉素脂质纳米粒体外释药特征。用MTT方法研究阿霉素脂质混合纳米粒对A549细胞的细胞毒性。采用流式细胞仪和激光共聚焦显微镜观察A549细胞对阿霉素脂质纳米粒的摄取。结果:体外释药结果显示阿霉素脂质纳米粒具有酸敏特性。流式结果说明A549细胞对阿霉素脂质纳米粒的摄取具有明显的时间依赖性,激光共聚焦显示阿霉素脂质纳米粒能将阿霉素递送至细胞核中。结论:阿霉素脂质体对A549细胞有明显的细胞毒性,为进一步进行体内实验提供了基础。     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.