Peripheral dosimetry of a Trilogy accelerator / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

Objective To determine the peripheral dose ( PD) of a Trilogy accelerator under different conditions and the feasibility of PD measurement using the semiconductor diode ionization chamber. Methods In a solid water phantom, a CC13 air?filled ionization chamber and a semiconductor diode ionization chamber were used for PD measurements with different distances (13 measurement locations within 1?31 cm) , depth ( 3, 5, 15 cm) , field sizes ( 10, 20, 30 cm) , wedge ( W15, W45, VW15, VW45) , and beam energy (6, 18 MV). The relationship of PD with PDleakage and PDscat er was determined by removing the scatter phantom. Simulating the patients with cervical cancer undergoing radiotherapy, a CIRS phantom received volumetric modulated arc therapy ( VMAT) , step?shoot intensity?modulated radiotherapy ( IMRT) , and sliding?window IMRT to measure PDs of the breast, thyroid, and lens. All the data were normalized to the isocenter. Results PD was gradually reduced with the increase in distance ( 13?41% at 1 cm from the edge to 0?25% at 31 cm from the edge) . With a fixed distance from the edge of the radiation field, there was no significant difference in PD between different depths. A radiation field with a size of 30 cm had a PD about two?fold higher than that with a size of 10 cm. PD increased with the increase in the physical wedge angle and increased by 1% compared with the open field;PD decreased with the increase in the virtual wedge angle and decreased by 2?3% compared with the open field. PD decayed from 13?35% at 1 cm to 0?23% at 31 cm under 6 MV X?ray and from 11?06% at 1 cm to 0?20% at 31 cm under 18 MV X?ray. Dscat er was dominant in the regions close to the edge of radiation field and decreased from 62?45% at 1 cm to 5?71% at 25 cm. In all measurements under 6 MV X?ray, the maximum proportion difference between CC13 ionization chamber and diode ionization chamber was less than 1%. PDs of the breast, thyroid, and lens were 6?72, 2?90, and 2?37 mGy in VMAT mode, 7?39, 4?05, and 2?48 mGy in step?shoot IMRT mode, and 9?17, 4?61, and 3?21 mGy in sliding?window IMRT mode, respectively. Conclusions For the measurement of PDs, the CC13 air?filled ionization chamber and semiconductor diode ionization chamber have good consistency and feasibility under 6 MV X?ray. In clinical practice, the understanding of the relationship of PD with different radiation conditions helps to reduce the doses to organs at risk. Shielding and protective techniques can further reduce dose deposition.

PLCε regulates invasion and migration of human bladder cancer cells T 24 through PKCα/β/TBX3 pathway / 基础医学与临床

Objective To investigate the molecular mechanisms of PLCεin regulating the invasion and migration of human bladder cancer cells in vitro.Methods After cells treated with recombinant adenovirus , the migratory/in-vasive abilities of T24 cells were explored by wound healing and Transwell chamber cell migration and invasion as -say;RT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA levels of PLCε;The protein levels of PLCε,PKCα,PKCβ, TBX3 and E-cadherin were determined by Western blot;QRT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA levels of TBX3 and E-cad-herin.Results It was confirmed by digesting and sequencing that the recombinant adenovirus had been constructed successfully .The expression of PLCε mRNA and PLCε protein were both decreased after the infection of Ad-shPLCε.Wound healing and Transwell chamber cell migration/invasion assay showed that Ad-shPLCε treatment could inhibit the migratory and invasive activity of bladder cancer cells(P<0.05).The results of Western blot indicated that the expression of PKCα/βin membrane decreased ( P<0.05 ) , and phosphorylation level of PKCαand PKCβwas reduced .QRT-PCR and Western blot analysis demonstrated that the expression level of TBX 3 de-creased , but the expression level of E-cadherin increased .Conclusions PLCε shRNA can inhibit migratory and invasive ability of bladder cancer cells through PKCα/β/TBX3/E-cadherin pathway .

Establishment of multi-dimension teaching model for basis of clinical laboratory course / 中华医学教育探索杂志

According to the constructivism approach, instructors have to adapt to the role of fa-cilitators but not teachers. Whereas a teacher gives a didactic lecture that covers the subject matter , a fa-cilitator helps the learner to get to his or her own understanding of the content. In the former scenario the learner plays a passive role and in the latter scenario the learner plays an active role in the learning pro-cess. Under the guidance of this theory, a multi-dimension teaching model based on classroom teaching, network platform and innovate experiments has been established in the course of basis of clinical labora-tory. It has been found that this model is conducive to raising students' interests in learning and to culti-vating student's comprehensive quality.

Study on establishment of golden hamster buccal squamous carcinoma model for and its biological characteristics / 重庆医学

Objective To establish the golden hamster model of buccal squamous carcinoma and observe its biological character-istics .Methods 50 golden hamster were randomly divided into two group :experiment group (n=40) and control group(n=10) . Buccal mucosa of golden hamster were daubed by exposure 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4NQO) in experiment group and tap water in control group .HE staining and immunohistochemistry were used to observe the tissue sample on the 8th and 12th week .The tissue samples of golden hamster buccal-mucosa cancer were used for the in-vitro subculture .Then flat cloning formation rate ,expression of CK and Vim ,and cell karyotype were detected .Results The observations of cell morphology and biology showed that the tissue of buccal squamous carcinoma were conformed to the basic characteristics of squamous carcinoma cell in 26 golden hamster(84 .6% ) after 12 weeks .The positive rate of CK and Vim were 96 .0% by immunohistochemical staining .The Chromosomes were tetraploid karyotype .Conclusion We successfully established the golden hamster model of buccal squamous carcinoma by the daub method of 4NQO .

Effects of renal carcinoma cell line ACHN-derived exosomes on ACHN cell proliferation and apoptosis / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of exosomes derived from renal cancer cell line ACHN on the proliferation and apoptosis of ACHN cells and explore the mechanism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Exosomes derived from ACHN cells were separated and purified by ultrafiltration and sucrose gradient centrifugation. The effects of the exosomes on the proliferation and apoptosis of ACHN cells were analyzed with CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry, respectively. The changes of mRNA and protein expressions of cyclin D1, caspase-3 were examined using RT-PCR and Western blotting, and the changes in the protein expression of p-Akt and p-ERK1/2 were detected with Western blotting.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Exosomes were successfully purified by ultrafiltration and sucrose gradient centrifugation. Compared with the control cells, ACHN cells treated with the exosomes showed enhanced proliferative activity with suppressed cell apoptosis. Exosomes treatment upregulated cyclinD1 mRNA and protein expression, down-regulated caspase-3 protein expression without affecting caspase-3 mRNA expression, and upregulated the expression of p-Akt and p-ERK1/2.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Exosomes can promote the growth and proliferation and inhibit the apoptosis of renal cancer cell line ACHN. Removal of the exosomes from the microenvironment of renal cancer or inhibition of its function can be new strategies for treatment of renal cancer.</p>

Practice of PBL in the teaching of laboratory sciences and clinical medicine / 中华医学教育探索杂志

It is for estimating the laboratory statistics from the view of clinical medicine objectively,completely and appropriately that we establish ＜ Laboratory Sciences and Clinical Medicine ＞ which fits the requirement for the modern medical laboratory specialists. In this selective course, we use problem-based learning ( PBL ) teaching method which is different from the traditional one, stimulating students to participate in the study actively and passionately,training them to think in a scientific way and to analyse and solve the problem in a rational way. As a result, it works well which makes us believe it is worth popularizing.

Proliferation inhibition effect by silencing PLCε in the bladder cancer cell lineBIU-87 / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To study the proliferation inhibition effect by silencing PLCε gene expression with RNA interference in BIU-87 cells. Methods The specific short hairpin RNA recombinant plasmids were constructed by gene clone technology.The expression level of PLCε protein and mRNA were detected by Western blot and RT-PCR respectively after transfected recombinant plasmids into BIU-87 cells.The influence on proliferation was check by MTT.The changes of proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA)were analyzed by immunocytochemical method,and the distribution of cell cycle was analyzed using flow cytometry. Results After transfected with the specific recombinant plasmids,PCNA expression was decreased 33.08%,and the analysis of cell cycle indicated that cells of G0/G1 phase were increased comparision with(40.75±2.30)%and(40.00±1.76)0A,and its G2/M phase cells(8.16±0.51)%were decreased strikingly compared with group control(31.20±1.76)%and group NP(35.94±1.58)%.Cells were blocked at G0/G1 phase,the cell proliferation was inhibited obviously. Conclusion PLCε may play an important role in proliferation of bladder cancer cells,which could be a potential target of biological treatment on bladder cancer in the future.

Impaired Delta NP63 Expression is Associated with Poor Tumor Development in Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder

The oncogenic isoform of the p63 protein, delta NP63, plays an important role in the pathogenesis of many epithelial carcinomas, and emerging evidences suggest that delta NP63 is a promising drug target. However, the functions of delta NP63 in transitional cell carcinoma of bladder (TCCB) are poorly defined. In this study, a delta NP63 shRNA expression vector was transfected into TCCB cell line 5637 and cell cycling, cell proliferation and protein expression were assessed by flow cytometry and 3-(4, 5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-dimethyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and immunohistochemistry, respectively. The delta NP63 shRNA expression vector was also injected into 5637 cell xenograft tumors in nude mice, and tumor size was measured, tumor tissue morphology was assessed by immunohistopathology and transmission electron microscopy. In the in vitro study, delta NP63 shRNA transfection caused successful delta NP63 gene silencing and resulted in significant arrest of cell cycling and cellular proliferation (p<0.05) as well as cyclin D1 expression. In the nude mouse xenograft model, delta NP63 shRNA greatly inhibited tumor growth, induced tumor cell apoptosis (p<0.05) and resulted in cyclin D1 downregulation. Our data suggest that delta NP63 may play an oncogenic role in TCCB progression through promoting cell survival and proliferation. Intratumoral administration of delta NP63-specific shRNA suppressed tumor delta NP63 expression and cellular proliferation while promoted tumor cellular apoptosis, and therefore inhibited tumor growth and improved survival of xenograft-bearing mice, which was not accompanied by significant signs of systemic toxicity.

shRNA-mediated interference of gene expression PLC? downturn on T24 bladder cancer cells / 重庆医科大学学报

Objective:To investigate whether PLC? gene down regulation by RNA interference(RNAi) leads to inhibition of proliferation in human bladder carcinoma T24 cell.Methods: The shRNA recombinant plasmids targeting to PLC? gene was constructed and transfected into bladder carcinoma T24 cell with Lipofectamine 2000.RT-PCR was used to monitor the validity of specific s h R N A in down regulation of PLC?.Then MTT assay was performed for detecting cell proliferation,the changes of PCNA were analyzed by immunocytochemical method,Electron microscope was used to observe the morphological changes.Results: The specific PLC? shRNA was confirmed to be efficient in silencing PLC? expression.PLC? gene down regulation by the shRNA recombinant plasmids inhibition cell proliferation rate about 78.01%,They were significantly different from that of control group(P

Proliferation inhibitory effect of crocin on transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder / 重庆医科大学学报

Objective:To investigate the proliferation inhibitory effect of crocin on transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladde(rTCCB). Methods:MTT assay was used to evaluate the inhibitory effect of Crocin on the proliferation of T24 cells. Microscope was used to observe the morphological changes of the T24 cells. Flow cytometry was used to measure the cell cycle. T24 cells were inoculated in to BALB/c nude mice to establish bladder cancer model. After treatment with Crocin,the inhibitory effects were observed on the growth of tumors. Results:The proliferation of T24 cells were inhibited remarkably. Morphological changes of cells were observed. Flow cytometric profiles revealed that crocin led to the increase of the cells in G0/G1 phase and the decrease of cells in S phase and G2/M(P

Thinking of Challenge Cup contest / 中华医学教育探索杂志

It is very important to train the university students to become the innovative tal-ents by improving their creative capability of science and technology.The Challenge Cup Contest is the main platform for them,which provides the chance of deepening teaching reform,training the student best practice capability and improving students'creativity.By analyzing Challenge Cup Contest itself and medical school students'experience of attending Challenge Cup Contest,we have found a lot valuable information which will contribute to improving students'scientific quality and training them to become innovative talents.

Preparation and identification of antiCK20 monoclonal antibody / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To produce and identify antiCK20 monoclonal antibody.Methods:Lymphocytes from the spleen of mice being immunonized by CK20 antigen were fused with the myeloma cell line(SP2/0) using PEG4000.Hybridodma cells were established by selective growth of the fusion cells in the HT medium,and the presence of antiCK20 antibody was screened by inderect ELISA,and the clonality was achieved by limiting dilution.We have incubated cloning cells into mouse abdominal cavity to produce ascitic fluid contained monoclonal antibody.Chromatography with SPA-Sepharose CL-4B affinity column were emploied to isolate the monoclonal antibody from ascitic fluid.Finally,the antibody were tested the activities and sentivities,isoforms and titer through Western blot,two directions immuning diffusion of agar and ELISA.Results:Only one hybridoma cell line,secreating McAb against CK20,had been established.The modal number of chromosome is 101(99-103).The results of identifications showed that the antibodies kept high activitis and sensitivitis in detecting sample.The titer of ascitic fluid and the McAb purified are 1∶10~6 equally.The immunoglobulin of the McAb is classified as IgG1.Conclusion:AntiCK20 monoclonal antibody have been produced succesfully with high sensitive and active and was named L20031030.

Expression of cytokeratin 20 in exfoliated urothelial cells of bladder cancer / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To study the expression of cytokeratin(CK)20 in exfoliated urothelial cells and to evaluate its clinical significance. Methods The expression of CK20 in exfoliated urothelial cells in 40 patients with bladder cancer and 20 subjects with normal urothelium was observed with immunohistochemical methods. Results The positive staining of CK20 in patients with bladder cancer was 52.5%, the expression of CK20 was negative in all controls, the positive rate of expression of CK20 combining with HE staining in patients with bladder cancer was 90%. The expression of CK20 was significantly higher in recurrent cases(80%) than in primary cases(43.3%). CK20 was not related to the tumor grade or stage. Conclusions The results suggested that the method had a higher specificity and therefore CK20 would be a good diagnostic marker.

An evaluation of urinary vascular endothelial growth factor in the diagnosis of bladder cancer / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To evaluate urinary vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the diagnosis of bladder cancer. Methods VEGF in urine was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in 33 cases of transitional cell bladder carcinoma,10 benign urological conditions and in 10 normal individuals. Results The mean urinary VEGF level in 33 patients with bladder cancer was ( 309.8 ? 86.6 )ng/g Cr, significantly higher than in the 20 controls which was (107.6?35.4)ng/g Cr ( P