Quercetin enhances the anti-leukemic effect of adriamycin / 中国实验血液学杂志

This study was purposed to explore the anti-leukemic mechanism of quercetin (Que) in vivo and it enhancing chemotherapeutic effect of adriamycin (ADR) by establishing the quercetin-treated P388 transplanted nude mouse model. The P388 leukemic cells in logarithmic growth phase were taken and injected subcutaneously into BALB/c nude mice so as to establish the leukemia-transplanted nude mouse model. The model mice were treated by quercetin, ADR and their combination, and the survival changes of model mice were observed, the hemogram and peripheral blood cell count examination were performed regularly; the cell cycle was detected and the influence of quercetin on cell proliferation was analyzed by flow cytometry; the caspase-3 protein expression level was detected by ELISA; the mRNA and protein changes of NF-κB, BCL-2, BAX were measured by real-time quantitative flourascence PCR and Western blot respectively. The results indicated that the quercetin and adriamycin could significantly prolong the survival of P388 leukemia nude mice, and their combination displayed significantly prolonged effect. Quercetin and adriamycin alone or in their combination could reduce the ratio of G0/G1 phase in mice, the cell ratio in S phase and G2/M phase increased, and the effects of the combination group were more significant than that of the single agent groups. Quercetin could activate caspase-3 and promote leukemic cell apoptosis. Meanwhile, quercetin could down-regulate the expression of BCL-2 and NF-κB gene, and up-regulate the expression of BAX gene. It is concluded that through modulating the expression of apoptosis-related genes, the quercetin can inhibit leukemia cell proliferation, promote apoptosis, and enhance the chemotherapeutic effects of adriamycin. These results provide some valuable data for further research and development of quercetin as a new and effective anti-leukemic drug.

Effect of human colon carcinoma-associated fibroblasts on biological behavior of colon carcinoma Lovo cells / 中华胃肠外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of human colon carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) on proliferation, adhesion, migration and invasion of colon carcinoma Lovo cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The co-culture models among colon CAFs, NFs and Lovo cell were established by conditioned medium (CM) of human colon CAFs and colon normal fibroblasts (NFs). Lovo cells in the blank control group was treated with serum-free culture medium. The effects of human colon CAFs on proliferation, adhesion, migration and invasion of colon carcinoma Lovo cells were detected by cell proliferation assay, adhesion assay, migration assay and Transwell invasion assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After co-culture with colon CAFs, the absorbance (A) value of Lovo cells was (0.667±0.059) in 48 h and (0.709±0.030) in 72 h. The A value of Lovo cells adhesion to fibronectin was (0.588±0.067). The cell mobility rates were (35.2±8.7)% in 12 h and (64.6±7.1)% in 24 h. The number of invasive cell was (56.2±4.8). All the above parameters were increased compared with those in the blank control group and NFs group (all P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Human colon CAFs can promote the proliferation, adhesion, migration and invasion of colon carcinoma Lovo cells.</p>

Effect of ACBP-S on cell cycle and apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells / 中华肿瘤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the impact of anti-cancer bioactive peptide-S (ACBP-S) on cell proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis in human stomach cancer cell line MGC-803 cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>(1) The cultured MGC-803 cells were treated with ACBP-S at various concentrations for 24, 48, 72 h, respectively. The inhibition rate of proliferation of MGC-803 cells were evaluated by MTT assay. Cell apoptosis was observed by transmission electron microscopy. Cell cycle and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM). RT-PCR was used to assay the changes of p27 mRNA expression. Immunocytochemistry was used to detect the changes of expression of p27, PCNA, Bax, Bcl-2 proteins, respectively. (2) a nude mouse xenograft model with gastric carcinoma cell was established. ACPB-S was administered into the tail vein of the mice in a dose of 7 microg, every other day, and the mice were killed after two weeks. The tumors were taken off for further analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) ACBP-S at concentrations of 5.0, 10.0 and 15.0 microg/ml inhibit the growth of MGC-803 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. The concentration of ACBP-S at 20.0 microg/ml showed an inhibition rate of (86.6 + 0.1)%. Typical apoptotic changes were observed under the transmission electron microscope. The result of FCM in the range of 5.0 and 20.0 microg/ml for 24 h showed higher early apoptosis rates, (5.7 +/- 0.2)% and (13.9 +/- 0.6)%, respectively, with s significant difference compared with that of the control group (P < 0.05). The ratio of G0/G1 was significantly increased with the increase of incubation time at 20 microg/ml. RT-PCR showed that the expression of p27 mRNA in MGC-803 cells was markedly increased after ACBP-S treatment. (2) After ACBP-S administration the tumor growth in nude mice was inhibited by 34.2%. More apoptotic and necrotic cells were observed in the mice of treatment group by histological examination with HE staining. The immunocytochemistry demonstrated that the expression of Bax protein was significantly increased and Bcl-2 and PCNA protein expressions were significantly decreased after ACBP-S treatment.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>ACBP-S has marked inhibiting effect upon the growth of MGC-803 cells inducing more apoptosis. The anti-cancer mechanism is probably related with its regulatory effects on cell cycle and apoptosis in the tumor cells.</p>

Effects of anti-cancer bioactive peptide on cell cycle in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma strain CNE / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate effects of two kinds of anti-cancer bioactive peptide (ACBP) on proliferation and cell cycle in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma strain CNE.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Cell culture was used in vitro, CNE cells were exposed to different concentration ACBP, in all groups, contrast groups were set up. And 24, 48, 72 hours later, growth characteristics of CNE cells were studied by morphological observation and MTT assay . Cell cycle and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In normal contrast group, CNE cells grew intensively and contacted with each other. However, cells which were treated with ACBP were inhibitory greatly in higher dose ACBP group, necrosis could be found. MTT assay showed that ACBP inhibited growth of CNE cell. FCM showed that ACBP (20.0 microg/ml) could raise cell ratio of S phase and induce apoptosis of CNE cells. CNE cells were treated by two kind of ACBP (5.0 microg/ml) for 24 h, FCM showed that early apoptosis rate were (11.8 +/- 0.3)% and (8.1 +/- 0.2)% respectively, which showed statistical significance in comparison with control group (t = 42.535, 47.300 respectively, P = 0.000). Under light microscope, some sings of cell apoptosis including coagulation of chromatin, fragmentation of nuclei and apoptotic body could be found.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Two kinds of ACBP inhibited human nasopharyngeal carcinoma strain CNE proliferation and arrested the cells to S phase, also induced the cells to apoptosis. Nasopharyngeal neoplasms;</p>

HLA-DRB1 polymorphism in the Ewenki Ethnic of Inner Mongolian / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the HLA-DRB1 genetic polymorphism in the Ewenki of Inner mongolia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>HLA-DRB1 allele polymorphisms in 84 normal Ewenki were determined by PCR with sequencing based typing (SBT).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twenty-five HLA-DRB1 alleles were observed. The allele frequency of HLA-DRB1*03011(14.88%) is the highest; the allele frequencies of HLA -DRB1*09012 (13.69%), DRB1*07011(8.92%), DRB1*04011(9.52%) and DRB1*12011(8.33%) are lower.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The distribution of HLA-DRB1 alleles frequencies in normal Ewenki from Inner Mongolia exhibits a unique profile, which is of important reference value for studies on anthropology and related illnesses in Ewenki population.</p>

Genetic polymorphisms of short tandem repeat loci D3S1358, D13S317, D5S818 from Nongqu Mongolia / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the allele structure and genetic polymorphism at D3S1358, D13S317, D5S818 short tandem repeats (STRs) loci in Nongqu Mongolian of China, and to construct a preliminary database.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The allele frequencies of the three STRs loci in 291 unrelated individuals from Nongqu Mongolian were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Six, ten, and eight alleles were observed at D3S1358, D13S317, D5S818, respectively, and all 3 loci met Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The statistical analysis of 3 STR loci showed the heterozygosity >or=0.7332, the polymorphic information content >or=0.6884; the combined discrimination power and the probabilities of paternity exclusion were 0.9991 and 0.9806 respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>All three of the loci in this study were found to have high heterozygosity and polymorphic information content, so they could provide useful markers for genetic purposes. These results could serve as valuable data to enrich the Mongolian genetic database and play an important role in Chinese population genetic application.</p>

Genetic polymorphism of 6 short tandem repeat loci in Mongolian population of China / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To clarify the distribution of genetic polymorphism of D3S1358, D13S317, D5S818, D6S1043, D2S1772, D7S3048 loci of the Mongolian population in Ximeng pastoral area and construct the relevant genetic database.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Multiplex PCR and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis were used to investigate the polymorphism of 6 short tandem repeat (STR) loci in 286 individuals of the Mongolian population.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In this study, 6, 9, 8, 11, 14, 11 alleles were observed at the 6 STR loci respectively. The genotypes distributions in Mongolian population were in accordance with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P>0.05), the cumulative expected heterozygosities (H), discriminating probability (DP) and the polymorphism information contents (PIC) for the 6 loci were 0.9998, 09999, 0.9998 respectively. These data were compared with those of the Han population. The results showed there were significant difference in D3S1358, D13S317, D5S818, D2S1772, D7S3048 loci between the Mongolian population and Han population (P<0.05). However, no significant difference in D6S1043 locus was seen between the two populations (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results demonstrate that these 6 STR loci can serve as genetic marks and provide valuable data which are beneficial to studying the population genetics and ethnology.</p>