The circular RNA circSlc7a11 promotes bone cancer pain pathogenesis in rats by modulating LLC-WRC 256 cell proliferation and apoptosis

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry - Treatment of bone cancer pain (BCP) caused by bone metastasis in advanced cancers remains a challenge in clinical oncology, and the underlying mechanisms of...     

注射法制作ICR小鼠肝癌模型及其改进

应用直接注射法制作ICR小鼠原发肝癌模型并成功地进行方法改进。对模型小鼠进行了体重监测、原位移植成功率统计和病理检查,结果表明改进后的直接注射法制作小鼠原发肝癌模型的成功率显著提高,并成功模拟出肿瘤的多器官转移及人类肝癌常见的临床症状、体征。模型可以很好的满足抗肿瘤药物开发、肝癌发生发展机制研究的需要。同时,直接注射法改进方案和理念解决了直接注入细胞产生返漏的技术难题,为进一步建立其他脏器的原发或继发性癌症移植模型打下了基础。     

Growth differences and dimorphic expression of growth hormone (GH) in female and male Cynoglossus semilaevis after male sexual maturation

Half-smooth tongue sole, Cynoglossus semilaevis, is an ideal model to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of sexual growth dimorphism in fish species. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of differential age of sexual maturity for females and males on growth and GH mRNA expression in C. semilaevis. The body weight differences between the sexes were not significant in C. semilaevis at age 5 months when females and males were all immature. Significant differences in body weight between the sexes were found after early sexual maturation of males at the age of 9 months. The body weight of 21-month-old females (621.4 ± 86.4g), still not immature, was even 3.28 times higher than that of the males (189.7 ± 14.4g). The cDNAs encoding GH in C. semilaevis was cloned. The GH gene is 2924bp long and consists of six exons and five introns. The results of qRT-PCR showed that GH mRNA levels of the immature females were not significantly different from that of immature males at age 5 months. However, GH mRNA levels of the immature females were significantly higher compared with those of the mature males at age 9 months (P<0.05). At age 11 months, GH mRNA levels of females were even 6.4-fold higher than that of males. In conclusion, for the first time we show that early sexual maturity of males is the main cause of sexual growth dimorphism in C. semilaevis and exert significant effect on GH mRNA expression.     

NODAGATOC,a new chelator-coupled somatostatin analogue labeled with [67/68Ga] and [111In] for SPECT,PET, and targeted therapeutic applications of somatostatin receptor (hsst2) expressing tumors

A monoreactive NOTA (1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic acid) derived prochelator (1-(1-carboxy-3-carbo-tert-butoxypropyl)-4,7-(carbo-tert-butoxymethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (NODAGA(tBu)(3))) was synthesized in five steps with an overall yield of 21%. It is useful for the coupling to the N-terminus of peptides on solid phase and in solution; it was coupled to [Tyr3]-octreotide (TOC) on solid phase, and the resulting peptide, NODAGA-Tyr3-octreotide (NODAGATOC), was labeled with the radiometals 111In and 67Ga in high yields and good specific activities. [67Ga]- and [111In]-NODAGA-Tyr3-octreotide appear to be useful to visualize primary tumors and metastases which express somatostatin receptors subtype 2 (sstr2), such as neuroendocrine tumors, because of their high affinity to this receptor subtype with IC(50) = 3.5 +/- 1.6 nM and 1.7 +/- 0.2 nM, respectively. NODAGATOC could be used as a SPECT and PET tracer, when labeled with 111In, 67Ga, or 68Ga, and even for therapeutic applications. Surprisingly, [111In]-NODAGATOC shows 2 times higher binding affinity to sstr2, but also a factor of 4 higher affinity to sstr5 compared to [67Ga]-NODAGATOC. [67Ga]-NODAGATOC is very stable in serum and rat liver homogenate. There is no difference in the rate of internalization into AR4-2J rat pancreatic tumor cells; both radioligands are highly internalized, at 4 h a 3 times higher uptake compared to [111In]-DOTA-Tyr3-octreotide ([111In]-DOTATOC) was found. The biodistribution of [67Ga]-NODAGATOC in AR4-2J tumor bearing nude mice is very favorable at short times after injection; there is fast excretion from all nontarget organs except the kidneys and high uptake in sst receptor rich organs and in the AR4-2J tumor. Again it is superior to [111In]-DOTATOC in this respect. The results indicate an improved biological behavior which is likely due to the fact that an additional spacer group separates the chelate from the pharmacophoric part of the somatostatin analogue.     

尖角突脐孢菌在稗草和水稻上的萌发和侵染行为比较研究

本试验结合曲利苯兰和荧光素钠两种染色方法的优点,从显微角度研究了尖角突脐孢菌(Exserohilum monoceras)两个菌株X-27和HN-14在稗草和水稻上萌发和侵染行为的差异。结果表明,在寄主稗草上,接种4h后尖角突脐孢菌孢子开始从一端或两端萌发形成初生芽管;10h后芽管顶端膨大形成附着胞,附着在寄主表面,两端萌发的孢子约90%一端败育,仅一端形成成熟附着胞;在接种后24h内成熟附着胞形成率与接种时间成正相关,24h后趋于稳定;16h后在成熟附着胞下方受侵染的细胞内指状吸器开始形成,随后发育为掌状吸器;接种36h后菌丝在组织表面扩展形成网状,同时稗草叶片上显现叶斑病症状,部分菌丝能在细胞间蔓延扩展。在非寄主植物水稻上,同样观察到孢子萌发产生芽管,但是萌发起始时间滞后大约4h,初生菌丝分枝明显减少,且未能观察到附着胞和吸器的产生。     

稗草叶枯病病原尖角突脐孢菌的鉴定

采用形态学及分子生物学的方法对采集自湖南和北京的3株尖角突脐孢菌分离物进行了鉴定。结果表明,3株分离物(KF-1、HN-14和K-12)和保存于中国农业大学已定名的尖角突脐孢菌菌株G-9和X-27之间在菌落形态、产孢量及孢子大小和分隔方面存在较大差异。其中,K-12在PDA培养基上生长缓慢、产孢量小;菌株G-9、KF-1、X-27和HN-14生长迅速,产孢丰富。对菌株进行分子鉴定结果表明,菌株间ITS区序列相似度达98%以上,聚类分析也表明,种内各菌株之间的遗传距离明显小于种间的遗传距离;基于ITS1及ITS2序列,能将尖角突脐孢菌和突脐蠕孢属中其它种分开。由此可确定分离自湖南水稻田及中国农业大学科学园温室中自然发病的稗草病样上的3株病原真菌均为尖角突脐孢菌。     

尖角突脐孢菌侵染过程及稗草反应超微结构观察*

为了解尖角突脐孢菌侵染稗草植株的致病机理,应用电镜观察了该菌侵染稗草植株过程和寄主细胞的超显微结构变化。结果表明：尖角突脐孢菌分生孢子于接种8h后从突脐孢的基部开始萌发菌丝,接种13h后菌丝直接穿透稗草叶表面细胞连接处或经气孔侵入,接种后24～26h完成侵染过程。被侵染的寄主,膜结构发生变形,同时细胞线粒体的嵴变形膨大,叶绿体内的淀粉粒消失,寄主细胞内有大量酚物质出现。