布美他尼与光动力疗法联合应用对大鼠C6胶质瘤的治疗作用

目的：探讨布美他尼对PDT诱导加剧的大鼠C6胶质瘤瘤周水肿的治疗作用。方法：培养C6胶质瘤细胞,建立C6大鼠胶质瘤模型,分成：A：空白对照组,B：光动力治疗组,C：布美他尼治疗组,D：光动力和布美他尼联合治疗组。荷瘤21天后取材测量瘤重,瘤周水含量,微血管密度,NKCC-1和ZO-1的表达。另外MRI监测肿瘤生长,记录大鼠生存时间。结果：PDT能够抑制胶质瘤细胞生长增殖,杀伤肿瘤细胞,促使肿瘤细胞凋亡,下调紧密连接相关蛋白的表达来打开紧密连接,从而延长生存期,同时诱使NKCC-1过表达引起瘤周水肿加剧。结论：应用布美他尼联合治疗能抑制PDT单独应用引起的NKCC-1过表达,减轻PDT加重的瘤周水肿,增强PDT的杀肿瘤作用,而不减少ZO-1的表达。     

Effect of Tenuifoliside A isolated from Polygala tenuifolia on the ERK and PI3K pathways in C6 glioma cells

Tenuifoliside A (TFSA) is a bioactive oligosaccharide ester component of Polygala tenuifolia Wild, a traditional Chinese medicine which was used to manage mental disorders effectively. The neuroprotective and anti-apoptotic effects of TFSA have been demonstrated in our previous studies. The present work was designed to study the molecular mechanism of TFSA on promoting the viability of rat glioma cells C6. We exposed C6 cells to TFSA (or combined with ERK, PI3K and TrkB inhibitors) to examine the effects of TFSA on the cell viability and the expression and phosphorylation of key proteins in the ERK and PI3K signaling pathway. TFSA increased levels of phospho-ERK and phospho-Akt, enhanced release of BDNF, which were blocked by ERK and PI3K inhibitors, respectively (U0126 and LY294002). Moreover, the TFSA caused the enhanced phosphorylation of cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) at Ser133 site, the effect was revoked by U0126, LY294002 and K252a. Furthermore, when C6 cells were pretreated with K252a, a TrkB antagonist, known to significantly inhibit the activity of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), blocked the levels of phospho-ERK, phospho-Akt and phosphor-CREB. Taking these results together, we suggested the neuroprotection of TFSA might be mediated through BDNF/TrkB-ERK/PI3K-CREB signaling pathway in C6 glioma cells.     

Cl? and K+ channels and their role in primary brain tumour biology

Profound cell volume changes occur in primary brain tumours as they proliferate, invade surrounding tissue or undergo apoptosis. These volume changes are regulated by the flux of Cl⁻ and K⁺ ions and concomitant movement of water across the membrane, making ion channels pivotal to tumour biology. We discuss which specific Cl⁻ and K⁺ channels are involved in defined aspects of glioma biology and how these channels are regulated. Cl⁻ is accumulated to unusually high concentrations in gliomas by the activity of the NKCC1 transporter and serves as an osmolyte and energetic driving force for volume changes. Cell volume condensation is required as cells enter M phase of the cell cycle and this pre-mitotic condensation is caused by channel-mediated ion efflux. Similarly, Cl⁻ and K⁺ channels dynamically regulate volume in invading glioma cells allowing them to adjust to small extracellular brain spaces. Finally, cell condensation is a hallmark of apoptosis and requires the concerted activation of Cl⁻ and Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channels. Given the frequency of mutation and high importance of ion channels in tumour biology, the opportunity exists to target them for treatment.     

Knockdown of miR-210 decreases hypoxic glioma stem cells stemness and radioresistance

Glioma contains abundant hypoxic regions which provide niches to promote the maintenance and expansion of glioma stem cells (GSCs), which are resistant to conventional therapies and responsible for recurrence. Given the fact that miR-210 plays a vital role in cellular adaption to hypoxia and in stem cell survival and stemness maintenance, strategies correcting the aberrantly expressed miR-210 might open up a new therapeutic avenue to hypoxia GSCs. In the present study, to explore the possibility of miR-210 as an effective therapeutic target to hypoxic GSCs, we employed a lentiviral-mediated anti-sense miR-210 gene transfer technique to knockdown miR-210 expression and analyze phenotypic changes in hypoxic U87s and SHG44s cells. We found that hypoxia led to an increased HIF-2α mRNA expression and miR-210 expression in GSCs. Knockdown of miR-210 decreased neurosphere formation capacity, stem cell marker expression and cell viability, and induced differentiation and G0/G1 arrest in hypoxic GSCs by partially rescued Myc antagonist (MNT) protein expression. Knockdown of MNT could reverse the gene expression changes and the growth inhibition resulting from knockdown of miR-210 in hypoxic GSCs. Moreover, knockdown of miR-210 led to increased apoptotic rate and Caspase-3/7 activity and decreased invasive capacity, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lactate production and radioresistance in hypoxic GSCs. These findings suggest that miR-210 might be a potential therapeutic target to eliminate GSCs located in hypoxic niches.     

siRNA targeting stathmin inhibits invasion and enhances chemotherapy sensitivity of stem cells derived from glioma cell lines

Glioma is one of the most highly angiogenic tumors, and glioma stem cells （GSCs） are responsible for resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as recurrence after operation. Stathmin is substantial for mitosis and plays an important role in proliferation and migration of glioma-derived endothelial cells. However, the relationship between stathmin and GSCs is incompletely understood. Here we isolated GSCs from glioma cell lines U87MG and U251, and then used siRNA targeting stathmin for silen- cing. We showed that silencing of stathmin suppressed the proliferation, increased the apoptosis rate, and arrested the cell cycle at G2/M phase in GSCs. Silencing of stathmin in GSCs also resulted in inhibited the migration/invasion as well as the capability of vasculogenic mimicry. The suscep- tibUity of GSCs to temozolomide was also enhanced by stathmin silencing. Our findings suggest stathmin as a po- tential target in GSCs for glioma treatment.     

癫痫为首发症状的边缘系统胶质瘤的诊断治疗体会(英文)

目的:1.探讨以癫痫为首发症状的胶质瘤的早期诊断和治疗。2了解不同手术方式对疾病的治疗和长期预后的影响。方法:对从2011年8月到2012年9月的31例病人进行回顾性研究分析。结果:病理确诊的WHOⅠ级星形细胞瘤2例,WHOⅠ-Ⅱ级的星形细胞瘤的4例,WHOⅡ级的星形细胞瘤12例,WHOⅡ级少突胶质细胞瘤的7例,WHOⅡ-Ⅲ的星形细胞瘤4例,仅有胶质细胞增生的2例。结论:1以癫痫为首发症状的低级别胶质瘤应诊断明确,注意鉴别诊断。2早期显微手术治疗控制癫痫症状效果较好。3术后给予抗癫痫药物可预防和较少再发作。4根据手术部位,尽可能的全切肿瘤。     

Establishment and Partial Characterization of a Continuous Human Malignant Glioma Cell Line: NG97

1. A human glioma cell line, NG97, was established from tissue obtained from a patient diagnosed with a grade III astrocytoma.2. The NG97 cell line has been subcultured for more than 100 passages in standard culture media without feeder layer or collagen coatings.3. NG97 cells grow in vitro as two subpopulations with distinct morphological appearance: stellate cells with pleomorphic nuclei, and small round cells with few processes. The cells have a doubling time of about 72 h and a plating efficiency of 1%. The injection of NG97 cells into congenitally athymic mice induced the formation of solid tumor masses that could be retransplanted every 4 weeks. The cells obtained from tumor mass when cultivated in vitro had a morphology comparable to those of the initial culture.4. This cell line may prove useful for cellular and molecular studies as well as in studies of gliomas treatment.     

CD／5-FC自杀基因治疗系统对恶性人脑胶质瘤细胞影响的离体研究

在离体条件下探讨CD/5 FC自杀基因治疗系统对恶性人脑胶质瘤细胞的抗癌作用。通过将CD基因插入真核表达载体pcDNA3.0多克隆位点构建pCMVCD表达质粒 ,采用限制性内切酶消化鉴定所构建的质粒 ,并进行CD基因测序。采用LipofectAMINE2 0 0 0脂质体介导法将CD基因转染U2 5 1恶性人脑胶质瘤细胞 ,G4 18筛选获得抗性克隆 (取名为U2 5 1/CD细胞 ) ,使用不同浓度的 5 FC作用于U2 5 1/CD细胞 ,MTT法测定活性细胞比率。采用高效液相色谱法 (HPLC)检测 5 FC培养液内 5 FU的浓度。结果如下 :真核表达质粒pCMVCD构建成功 ,并通过酶切鉴定。U2 5 1细胞获得了质粒的成功转染。未转染的U2 5 1细胞对 5 FC不敏感 ,IC50 约为 6 5 0 0 μmol/L ,而转染基因后IC50 约为 10 μmol/L。基因转染使G4 18抗性细胞(U2 5 1/CD细胞 )对 5 FC高度敏感。并且加入不同浓度的 5 FC后 ,U2 5 1/CD细胞培养液内均能检测到 5 FU。实验结果表明 :CD/5 FC系统可以用于胶质瘤的治疗 ,CD基因修饰U2 5 1细胞及其表达的离体研究为胶质瘤基因治疗的在体研究提供依据。