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Objective:To investigate the effects of Exendin-4 (Ex-4) on the expressions of lipid metabolism related genes in the human liver cancer HepG2 cells with insulin resistance (IR),and to elucidate the effect of Ex-4in improvement of IR.Methods:The HepG2 cells in logarithmic growth phase were induced into IR model with high concentration of insulin,then divided into control group (HepG2 cells),IR group (HepG2 cells were treated with insulin,HepG2-IR cells),and Ex-4 group (HepG2-IR cells were treated with Ex-4).Glucose oxidase (GOD-POD)kit was used to detect the consumption of glucose.The cell morphology and intracellular lipid drip formation were observed by Oil red O staining.The triglyceride (TG) level in cells was detected by kit;qRT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC),fatty acid synthase (FAS),sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) and apolipoprotein B100 (apoB100).Results:Compared with control group (HepG2 cells),the glucose consumption in the HepG2-IR cells in IR group was significantly decreased (P＜0.01).Compared with IR group,the glucose consumption in the HepG2-IR cells in Ex-4 group was increased (P＜0.05).The Oil O red staining results showed that compared with control group,the fat percentage in the HepG2-IR cells in IR group was increased (P＜0.05);compared with IR group,the fat percentage in Ex-4 group was decreased (P＜0.05).Compared with control group,the level of TG in the cells in IR group was significantly increased (P＜0.01);compared with IR group,the level of TG in the cells in Ex-4 group was significantly decreased (P＜0.05).The qT-PCR results showed that compared with control group,the expression levels of ACC FAS and SREBP-1cmRNA in the cells in IR group were increased (P＜0.01),and the expression level of apoB100 mRNA was decreased (P＜0.05);compared with IR group,the expression levels of ACC,FAS and SREBP-1c mRNA in the cells in Ex-4 group were decreased (P＜0.05),and the expression level of apoB100 mRNA was increased (P＜0.01).Conclusion:Ex-4 can regulate the expressions of lipid metabolism related genes in the HepG2 cells and improve IR.
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Liver cancer stem cells (LCSC)play the critical role in hepatocellular carcinoma development and maintenance. They are generally dormant or slowly cycling tumor cells that have the ability to reconstitute tumors. LCSC associate closely with tumor resistance to chemo/radiation therapy , tumor relapse and metastasis, and can be identified and separated with some special surface markers from hepatocellular carcinoma, such as CD133, CD90, CD44, CD24 and EpCAM to investigate the biological behaviors of them. Early studies showed that these markers can be regarded as special surface markers of liver cancer stem cells. Recent studies found that aminopeptidase N (APN,CD13+)cells in hepatocellular carcinoma have biological characteristics of stem cells and demonstrated that CD13 is a marker for semiquiescent CSC in human liver cancer cell lines and clinical samples and that targeting these cells might provide a way to treat this disease. In this review,we introduce the structure and the main function of CD13,liver cancer stem cells source and identification,CD13 + CSC in hepatocellular carcinoma and combination therapy in the treatment of liver cancer.
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Aim To probe the mechanism of the therapeutic effect of APS against DM rats by measuring the level of TNF-?,as well as observing the change of caspase-3 protein in pancreatic beta cells.Methods Thirty DM rats induced by STZ were randomly divided into three groups:DM group,APS low dosage group,APS high dosage group,and another 10 normal rats were taken as the control group.The drug was given for 6 weeks.The research included measuring the level of TNF-? in serum and the expression of caspase-3 protein in pancreatic beta cells.Results ① The level of TNF-? was higher in model group than that of the normal group(P
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Aim To construct a polysialic acid(PSA)and neural cell adhesion molecule(NCAM)differently expressing COS-7 cell line,and investigate the effects of PSA on the cell adhesion,migration and invasion,aiming to establish the base for further investigation of the signaling passway of the diverse celluar migration and invasion,and elucidate the molecular mechanism of PSA promoting cancer cell metastasis.Methods A polysialic acid and neural cell adhesion molecule differently expressing COS-7 cell line was constructed by transient cotransfection,and the cotransfection efficiency was determined by Western blot and flow cytometry.Adhesion assay was used to investigate the effect of PSA on cell adhesion ability;transwell assay was used to measure migration and invasion ability.Results The PSA and NCAM differently expressing COS-7 cell line was successfully constructed,which demonstrated PSA inhibited the cell adhesion to basement membrane,and promoted the migration and invasion ability.Conclusions The constructed polysialic acid and neural cell adhesion molecule differently expressing COS-7 cell line can be used to investigate molecular mechanism of promoting cancer cell metastasis induced by PSA in the future.
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AIM To study the effects of cyproheptadine (Cyp) on endocrine functions and pituitary adrenalcortex axid in rats and its mechanism METHODS Radioimmunoassay(RIA)was used to measure the serum levels of ACTH and cortisone Ultramicrostructure of the ACTH cells and adrenalcortex and the calmodulin(CaM) mRNA expression of the pituitary and adrenalcortex were observed by electron microscope and the quantity PCR technique RESULTS Cyp 2 3 and 4 6 mg?kg -1 ?d -1 , ig for 14 d had significantly reduced the serum levels of ACTH and cortisone ( P
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Paeonol is an nerb which has been used us an anodyne. The analgesic action of Paeonol has been shown in this paper by using the following methods: Mice licking hind paw on hot plate (55℃); mice wring evoked by ip 0. 7% acetic acid 10 ml ? kg-1; continuous pain stimuli elicited by sc 2. 5% formaldehyde 0. 03 ml in fore paw of mice.No tolerance of analgesic effect was found after daily sc of Paeonol 100 mg ? kg-1for 7 d in mice assayed with hot plate method. In naloxone-challenge test, no jumping response was observed in mice treated with Paeonol 690mg ? kg-1, the maximal tolerance dose. The results indicate that Paeonol induced no morphine-like tolerance norphysical dependence.The analgesic action of Paeonol was not an-tagonizd by naloxone, but was eliminated by in-traperitoneal injection reserpine 3 mg ? kg-1 3 h prior to Paeonol. These results demonstrate that Paeonol belongs to the non-narcotic analgesic, and suggested that the analgesic action of Paeonol may be related to the monoamine level in brain.