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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effect of pSUPER/CD147siRNA on the formation, proliferation, and angiogenesis of malignant melanoma in nude mice.@*METHODS@#The nude mouse subcutaneous xenotransplantation models of malignant melanoma were constructed and observed using morphological analysis. The protein expression of PCNA and CD31 in tumors was detected using immunohistochemical technique. Tumoral proliferative activity in the nude mice was quantitatively evaluated by proliferation cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Microvessel density( MVD) was counted based on the endothelial cells positively stained with anti-CD31 antibody.@*RESULTS@#The subcutaneous tumors appeared in all the nude mice 5 days later after the transplantation, but the volume of malignant melanoma in the experiment group significantly decreased compared with the control group (P<0.01). PCNA expression and MVD were significantly lower in the experiment group than those in the control group ( P<0.01).@*CONCLUSION@#CD147 siRNA inhibits the growth and angiogenesis of malignant melanoma in vivo, suggesting that CD147 might be a new gene therapy target molecule for malignant melanoma.
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Animals , Humans , Mice , Basigin , Genetics , Cell Line, Tumor , Melanoma , Genetics , Pathology , Mice, Nude , Microvessels , Neovascularization, Pathologic , Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen , Metabolism , RNA, Small Interfering , Genetics , Transfection , Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysABSTRACT
Objective To study the expression and pathologic significance of CD147,cyclophilin A (CyPA)and cyclophilin B(CyPB)in psoriatic lesions.Methods Immunohistochemical method was ap- plied to detect the expression of CD147,CyPA and CyPB in skin specimens of 15 patients with psoriasis pustulosa(PP),20 patients with progressive psoriasis vulgaris(PPV),and 20 patients with inactive psori- asis vulgaris(IPV).Immunoreactivity intensity distribution index(IRIDI)was calculated to assess the expres- sion intensity of CD147,CyPA and CyPB.Results CD147,CyPA and CyPB were detected in all speci- mens.The IRIDI scores of CD147 and CyPA were significantly higher in keratinocytes of psoriatic lesions than in those of the control specimens(all P0.05).The IRIDI score of CyPB in T lymphocytes of PP lesions was significantly elevated than that in PPV lesions,which was in turn higher than that in IPV lesions(all P0.05).Conclusion CD147,CyPA and CyPB may play a role in the occurrence and development of psoriasis.