青蒿琥酯对肺癌细胞裸鼠皮下移植瘤生长和放射敏感性的影响研究

目的:探讨青蒿琥酯对肺癌细胞裸鼠皮下移植瘤生长和放射敏感性的影响。方法:将肺癌细胞接种至裸鼠皮下,腹腔注射青蒿琥酯,同时给予放射处理记为联合组,设置青蒿琥酯组(不照射处理)、放射组(腹腔注射生理盐水)和对照组(腹腔注射生理盐水,不放射处理),测量肿瘤体积,取瘤体并称取瘤体重量,脱氧核糖核苷酸末端转移酶介导的缺口末端标记法(TUNEL)法检测组织中细胞凋亡水平,Western blot检测组织中活化的含半胱氨酸的天冬氨酸蛋白水解酶3(Cleaved Caspase-3)、信号转导与转录因子3(STAT3)、磷酸化的STAT3(p-STAT3)、p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(p38MAPK)、磷酸化的p38MAPK(p-p38MAPK)水平。结果:青蒿琥酯组、放射组、联合组皮下移植瘤体积和重量均明显低于对照组,联合组肿瘤重量和体积明显低于青蒿琥酯和放射组,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。青蒿琥酯、放射组、联合组肿瘤组织中细胞凋亡率、Cleaved Caspase-3水平和p-p38MAPK/p38MAPK均明显高于对照组,联合组肿瘤组织中细胞凋亡率、Cleaved Caspase-3水平和p-p38MAPK/p38MAPK高于青蒿琥酯和放射组,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。青蒿琥酯、放射组、联合组肿瘤组织中p-STAT3/STAT3水平明显低于对照组,联合组肿瘤组织中p-STAT3/STAT3水平低于蒿琥酯组和放射组,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:青蒿琥酯能够抑制肺癌细胞裸鼠皮下移植瘤生长,促进癌细胞凋亡,增加放疗敏感性,作用机制可能与p38MAPK、STAT3信号通路有关。     

纳米金在肿瘤成像和放射治疗领域的应用进展

纳米金颗粒以其优越的理化性质在医学领域发挥独特的作用.近年来越来越多的研究证实了纳米金在肿瘤早期诊断和治疗方面方面有重要作用,尤其是纳米金正被逐步应用肿瘤成像和治疗领域.本文从纳米金的性质,在肿瘤成像和放射治疗方面的应用进展等方面作一综述.     

Suppression of telomere-binding protein TPP1 resulted in telomere dysfunction and enhanced radiation sensitivity in telomerase-negative osteosarcoma cell line

Mammalian telomeres are protected by the shelterin complex that contains the six core proteins POT1, TPP1, TIN2, TRF1, TRF2 and RAP1. TPP1, formerly known as TINT1, PTOP, and PIP1, is a key factor that regulates telomerase recruitment and activity. In addition to this, TPP1 is required to mediate the shelterin assembly and stabilize telomere. Previous work has found that TPP1 expression was elevated in radioresistant cells and that overexpression of TPP1 led to radioresistance and telomere lengthening in telomerase-positive cells. However, the exact effects and mechanism of TPP1 on radiosensitivity are yet to be precisely defined in the ALT cells. Here we report on the phenotypes of the conditional deletion of TPP1 from the human osteosarcoma U2OS cells using ALT pathway to extend the telomeres.TPP1 deletion resulted in telomere shortening, increased apoptosis and radiation sensitivity enhancement. Together, our findings show that TPP1 plays a vital role in telomere maintenance and protection and establish an intimate relationship between TPP1, telomere and cellular response to ionizing radiation, but likely has the specific mechanism yet to be defined.     

甜柿巨大花粉萌发特征及辐射敏感性研究

以‘禅寺丸’（Diospyros kakiL.f)为试材,对巨大花粉萌发率,花粉管伸长,亲和性及辐射敏感性进行了研究。结果表明：（1）巨大花粉在培养基和柱头上正常萌发,不存在萌发及亲和性障碍;（2）巨大花粉萌发迟缓及低萌发率造成其与普通花粉受精竞争中处于劣势;（3）巨大花粉和普通花粉对^60Coγ-射线辐射敏感性有差异。巨大花粉的敏感性低于普通花粉,1200Gy为刺激巨大花粉萌发的适合剂量,同时可抑制普通花粉萌发,从而可相对提高巨大花粉的受精竞争力;（4）辐射延迟效应造成巨大花粉的萌发率在一定期间内有下降趋势。但自身的修复机制可部分恢复其生活力。     

Egr-1基因沉默对A549细胞放射敏感性的影响

目的:探讨Egr-1基因沉默对人肺腺癌A549细胞放射敏感性的影响。方法:选用A549细胞株作为研究对象,将其分成A、B、C三组,即空白对照组(只加入RPMI-1640培养)、阴性对照组(加入LV3-NC-sh RNA)、实验组(加入EGR1-homo-2294-sh RNA),采用慢病毒介导的sh RNA干扰技术使实验组细胞Egr-1基因沉默表达。利用荧光显微镜、自动化荧光定量细胞成像分析系统分析sh RNA转染,利用FQ-PCR分析Egr-1表达,再利用细胞克隆形成实验检测细胞放射敏感性参数的差异。结果:慢病毒介导的sh RNA成功转染阴性对照组、实验组细胞;空白对照组与阴性对照组Egr-1表达无差异(P0.05),实验组与空白对照组、阴性对照组比较Egr-1均受到明显抑制(P0.05);克隆形成实验中细胞放射敏感性参数D0、SF2实验组细胞与空白对照组、阴性对照组比较均存在明显差异(P0.05)。结论:Egr-1基因沉默使A549细胞放射敏感性降低,Egr-1表达可能与肿瘤细胞对放射的敏感性有关。     

In vitro radiotherapy and chemotherapy alter migration of brain cancer cells before cell death

Although radiotherapy and most cancer drugs target the proliferation of cancer cells, it is metastasis, the complex process by which cancer cells spread from the primary tumor to other tissues and organs of the body where they form new tumors, that leads to over 90% of all cancer deaths. Thus, there is an urgent need for anti-metastasis strategies alongside chemotherapy and radiotherapy. An important step in the metastatic cascade is migration. It is the first step in metastasis via local invasion. Here we address the question whether ionizing radiation and/or chemotherapy might inadvertently promote metastasis and/or invasiveness by enhancing cell migration. We used a standard laboratory irradiator, Faxitron CellRad, to irradiate both non-cancer (HCN2 neurons) and cancer cells (T98G glioblastoma) with 2 Gy, 10 Gy and 20 Gy of X-rays. Paclitaxel (5 μM) was used for chemotherapy. We then measured the attachment and migration of the cells using an electric cell substrate impedance sensing device. Both the irradiated HCN2 cells and T98G cells showed significantly (p < 0.01) enhanced migration compared to non-irradiated cells, within the first 20–40 h following irradiation with 20 Gy. Our results suggest that cell migration should be a therapeutic target in anti-metastasis/anti-invasion strategies for improved radiotherapy and chemotherapy outcomes.