极低频电磁场对骨肉瘤细胞的体外生物效应研究

目的:通过研究极低频电磁场对人骨肉瘤细胞系SOSP-9607-F4的细胞增殖、细胞凋亡、细胞周期及侵袭能力的影响,达到筛选最佳极低频电磁场参数的目的。方法:体外培养人骨肉瘤细胞,按不同频率5 Hz、15 Hz、30 Hz、40 Hz、50 Hz,不同磁场强度0.1 m T、1 m T、5 m T、10 m T分组进行干预,每天辐照1次,每次3小时,连续3天,并设立对照组。采用四甲基偶氮唑蓝法(MTT)测定骨肉瘤细胞增殖活性(OD值),并计算肿瘤细胞抑制率,初步筛选出两组最佳的电磁场参数。采用流式细胞技术(Annexin V-FITC和PI双标)检测细胞凋亡情况和细胞周期变化。采用Transwell小室并通过结晶紫染色观察细胞侵袭情况。结果:MTT法检测细胞增殖活性(OD值),将磁场组与对照组进行比较,SPSS 19.0统计软件进行数据分析,结果显示不同磁场干预组组间OD值差异明显,有统计学意义(P0.05),磁场组较对照组OD值低,有统计学意义(P0.05);流式细胞技术(FCM)测定结果显示,两组磁场组间骨肉瘤细胞凋亡比例存在差异,且高于正常组,有明显统计学意义;电磁场组15 Hz,0.1 m T骨肉瘤细胞G1期百分比明显高于对照组和电磁场组50 Hz,1 m T,S期百分比则降低;侵袭实验中穿过小室的细胞数量明显低于后两者。结论:通过筛选得出极低频电磁场15 Hz,0.1 m T对骨肉瘤细胞的增殖具有明显的抑制作用,并可诱导或促使骨肉瘤细胞凋亡,减缓其侵袭能力,但其具体作用机制有待进一步研究。     

Impact of Lactococcus lactis spp. lactis Bio Adhesion on Pathogenic Bacillus cereus Biofilm on Silicone Flowing System

Bacillus cereus is a food pathogen that can attach on most of the surfaces and form biofilms, which facilitate the persistence and resistance toward antimicrobials. The aims of this study were (i) to characterize the structural dynamics of B. cereus sessile growth in two nutritional environments (with or without a nutrient flow), and (ii) to evaluate the impact of bio adhesion of Lactococcus lactis on B. cereus biofilm. Significantly greater biofilm volume and thickness were observed under dynamic conditions than under static conditions after 48 h and B. cereus biofilm was highly organized. The variation of physico-chemical characteristics of silicone by B. cereus bio adhesion favours the adhesion of hydrophilic Lc. lactis on the surface adhered by biofilm. Lc. lactis was able to adhere to silicone surface and produce biofilm obviously exhibited a significant reduction of B. cereus adhered cells up to nine orders of magnitude after 48 h of contact with competitive activity for nutrient and oxygen. This study constitutes a step ahead in developing strategies to prevent microbial colonization of silicone with lactococcal protective biofilm.     

GRIM-19 inhibits the STAT3 signaling pathway and sensitizes gastric cancer cells to radiation

Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies, and radiation resistance is one of the key obstacles in gastric cancer treatment. In this study, we demonstrate that “genes associated retinoid–IFN induced mortality-19” (GRIM-19) expression was lower in patients with radiotherapy-resistant tumors compared to patients with radiotherapy-sensitive tumors. In order to further investigate the effects of GRIM-19 expression on the radiation response in gastric cancer cells, we established BGC-803 clones stably expressing exogenous GRIM-19. We found that the percentage of apoptotic cells was higher in cells expressing GRIM-19 than untransfected cells post-radiation treatment. Furthermore, caspase-3, -8, and -9 activity was significantly increased in GRIM-19-expressing cells compared to untransfected cells after radiation. Finally, we demonstrate that expression of GRIM-19 in BGC-803 cells suppresses accumulation of STAT3. Collectively, these data show that GRIM-19 expression sensitizes BGC-803 cells to radiation, and this is likely due to suppression of STAT3 accumulation. In summary, our results indicate that GRIM-19 expression might be a useful therapy to enhance apoptosis in gastric cancer cells in response to radiation treatment.     

基于模糊C均值和小波多分辨分析的数字乳房X射线片钙化点提取算法研究

目的为了使临床医生从数字乳房X片图像中得到更准确的钙化点信息,利用模糊C均值聚类算法（Fuzzy Cmeans,FCM）和小波多分辨分析算法,分两步提取出原图中的疑似钙化亮点。第一步是提取较亮区域;第二步是提取亮点簇。提取出亮点的图像可为医生进一步诊断提供依据。     

Effects of recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors on angiopoiesis and osteogenesis in cultured rabbit bone marrow stem cells via co-expressing hVEGF and hBMP genes: A preliminary study in vitro

Objective

VEGF and BMP play important roles in angiogenesis and osteogenesis. Combining these two factors may be a promising therapeutic strategy for avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH).

Methods

Rabbit bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were isolated and purified by density gradient centrifugation combined with attachment culture methods. The purity and characteristics of the BMSCs were detected by cell surface antigen identification. The best MOI of BMSCs transfected with rAAV was detected by fluorescent cell counting, and cell viability was determined by MTT assay. Expression of the genes of interest was detected by GFP gene expression, RT-PCR assay, and ELISA assay. The biological activities of VEGF and BMP were detected by angiogenic and osteogenic assays.

Results

The best MOI of BMSCs transfected with rAAV was 5 × 10⁴ v.g./cell. Cell growth curves showed vigorous cell viability. Expressions of the GFP, VEGF165, and BMP₇ genes were detected 1 day post-transfection and peaked 14 days post-transfection. Expression of the genes of interest was sustained over 1 month. VEGF and BMP proteins secreted from BMSCs transfected with rAAV-hVEGF₁₆₅-IRES-hBMP₇ enhanced angiogenesis and osteogenesis in vitro.

Conclusion

Recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors co-expressing the hVEGF₁₆₅ and hBMP₇ genes showed efficient gene expression ability. The VEGF₁₆₅ and BMP₇ proteins expressed from the vector have efficient biological activity in vitro.     

甜橙与酸橙体细胞杂种核质组成鉴定(英文)

采用流式细胞术(flow cytometry, FCM)、简单重复序列(simple sequence repeat, SSR)和酶切扩增多型性序列(cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence, CAPS)等技术分析酸橙(Citrus aurantium L. )叶肉原生质体和甜橙(C. sinenis Osbeck cv. Shamouti)胚性愈伤组织原生质体电融合再生的体细胞杂种。FCM研究结果表明,所有的体细胞杂种植株荧光强度是二倍体对照的2倍,说明所分析的植株为四倍体。用SSR和CAPS分析了体细胞杂种的核质遗传组成,在试验的4对SSR引物中,有2对能区分开融合亲本。在2对引物中,体细胞杂种植株包含双亲的全部特异带,表明它们为异核杂种。通用引物扩增结合限制性内切酶酶切能鉴别融合亲本,在具有多型性的引物/酶组合中,所有体细胞杂种的线粒体和叶绿体DNA带型与胚性亲本(甜橙)完全一样。结果表明体细胞杂种核基因组来自双亲,而胞质基因组来自悬浮系亲本。讨论了所用技术的特点、柑橘四倍体体细胞杂种核质遗传规律及本组合体细胞杂种的应用。     

杆状病毒对不同哺乳动物细胞基因转移及表达效率的研究

研究已证实杆状病毒可进入某些哺乳动物细胞,这提示了可将重组杆状病毒作为一种对哺乳动物细胞的新型基因转移载体。利用已构建的重组杆状病毒BacV-CMV-EGFPA,以含病毒的Sf9细胞培养上清同时孵育多种哺乳动物细胞,利用流式细胞术检测报告基因在不同细胞株中的转移效率及表达效率。共使用了20种哺乳动物细胞株,其中有12种人类组织细胞,7种小鼠组织细胞,1种猴组织细胞。实验结果显示携带CMV启动子的重组杆状病毒可有效进入多数哺乳动物细胞,其中对人、猴来源细胞的基因转移效率显著高于对鼠源细胞,对贴壁细胞的基因转移效率显著高于对悬浮细胞。同时,通过脂质体LipofectAMINE将携带有CMV启动子和EGFP基因的哺乳动物细胞表达质粒pCDNA3-1-EGFP分别转染部分特别是被认为杆状病毒进入能力较低的细胞株,结果显示CMV启动子在这些细胞中均可有效引导EGFP基因的表达,因此认为携带了CMV启动子的重组杆状病毒对不同哺乳动物细胞基因转移效率能基本反映出杆状病毒对不同种哺乳动物细胞的进入能力。通过综合比较携带CMV启动子的杆状病毒对不同种属及组织来源细胞的基因转移及表达效率,可看出杆状病毒对灵长类动物贴壁细胞的基因转移及表达效果是较好的,而对小鼠来源的细胞及悬浮培养细胞却并不十分理想,这表明将重组杆状病毒作为一种对哺乳动物细胞的基因转移工具,仍有其局限性,不一定对所有的细胞都合适,在应用时应予以充分考虑。     

流式细胞术分析强声波对植物细胞周期的影响

应用流式细胞术分析烟草细胞在交变应力作用下细胞周期的变化。用特制的强声波发生装置产生频率和强度可调的交变应力场,研究不同频率和强度的交变应力作用后烟划细胞周期的变化,实验结果表明,在交变应力作用下直接影响细胞或细胞分裂的同步化,促进S期的DNA合成,有助于细胞有丝分裂,声波频率在400Hz至800Hz,强度在90dB到110dB内,随频率和强度的增加,交变应力使S期细胞明显增加,但频率或强度达大,反而使S期细胞大大减少。     

用FCM双参数测量膜抗原及核DNA的技术关键

利用流式细胞仪同时定量测定细胞核DNA及细胞膜表面抗原．对测量原理、条件、各种误差的消除方法及可行性进行了阐述.建立了一种简便易行的测量与分析方法．此方法已被应用于多项研究工作中.     

The variation in Fas localization and the changes in Fas expression level upon stimulation with growth factors

Although Fas (APO-1/CD95) is well known as a death receptor, its stimulation occasionally fails to induce apoptosis in malignant cells. On the contrary, Fas is reported to advance the cell cycle in cancer cells. Therefore, we investigated roles of Fas in cell growth and apoptosis using human lung cancer cell lines. Fas was localized in the cytoplasm in exponentially growing cells, whereas only confluent cells expressed Fas on the cell membrane. A stimulation of confluent cells by either of EGF, IGF-I or VEGF induced once a decrease in Fas expression level and its sequential recovery. Fas expression levels in confluent cells were negatively correlated with cell doubling times (r=0.757, p=0.0088). Fas remained on the cell membrane of IgM-treated cells even after the growth factor stimulation, leading to apoptosis with abnormal mitosis, whereas the same stimulation induced Fas internalization in IgG(1)-treated cells. From these results, we suggest that Fas remaining on the cell membrane amplifies to induce apoptosis. Conversely, Fas internalization may enable cancer cells to escape from apoptosis. Our results suggest that growth factor may contribute to the resistance of cancer cells to Fas-mediated apoptosis in an autocrine or paracrine fashion.