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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effect of miR-21 down-regulation on the radiosensitivity of TE-1 cells in vitro.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>TE-1 cells were transfected via lentivirus with a vector containing the antisense oligonucleotides of miR21, and the subclones with stable down-regulation of miR21 expression were selected with puromycin and designated as TE-1-miR21(-), whose expression level of miR21 was determined using real-time quantitative PCR. The radiosensitivity of TE-1 and TE-1-miR21(-) cells were evaluated with colony formation assay, and the expressions of β-catenin was determined using Western blotting and RT-PCR. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the proportion of p75NTR(+) cells in TE-1 and TE-1-miR21(-) cells.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A cell subclone stably expressing a low level of miR21 was obtained and verified by real-time quantitative PCR. Colony formation assay showed an enhanced the radiosensitivity of TE-1-miR21(-) cells compared to parental TE-1 cells. RT-PCR revealed no significant changes in β-catenin mRNA expression in TE-1-miR21(-) cells, whereas its β-catenin protein expression was markedly suppressed by high-dose (8 and 10 Gy) irradiation. Flow cytometry assay showed a decreased proportion of p75NTR(+) cells in TE-1-miR21(-) cells compared to that in TE-1 cells.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Down-regulation of miR21 can enhance the radiosensitivity of TE-1 cells, which might result from the inactivation of wnt/β-catenin signal pathway and a decreased p75NTR(+) cell proportion.</p>
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Humans , Cell Line, Tumor , Down-Regulation , Genetic Vectors , Lentivirus , Genetics , MicroRNAs , Genetics , Metabolism , Radiation Tolerance , Wnt Proteins , Metabolism , Wnt Signaling Pathway , beta Catenin , MetabolismABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical significa nc e and the relationship between the serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-A g) levels and the biological characteristics in patients with cervical carcinoma . Methods The pre-post-treatment sera from 500 patients w ith cervical carcinoma from 1998 to 2002 were analyzed for the SCC-Ag levels by IMX; and the correlation between the SCC-Ag level and the clinicopathologic ch aracteristics were also detected. Results Significant corre lation was found between the pre-treatment SCC-Ag level and pathologic classif ication, and clinical stage (P0.05); The pre-treatm ent SCC-Ag level is significantly higher than that of post-treatment (P
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AIM: To explore the serum levels of certain adhesion mole cules and its significance in acute coronary syndrome(ACS). METHODS: The subjects included 40 patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI) and 40 patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP). Among the 80 patients, 60 patients accepted a follow- up 4 months. At the same time we selected 40 controls from people who atte nded a routine health check in the university. Serum levels of E-selectin,sICAM -1,sVCAM-1 were measured by ELISA. RESULTS: Serum level s of E-selectin ,sICAM-1,sVCAM-1 were significantly higher in the ACS group(AMI or UAP) than in the control group. Four months later, the levels of E-selectin,sICAM-1 bec ame sig nificantly lower in the follow-up group than in the ACS group, while sVCAM- 1 showed no significant difference. CONCLUSION: Serum levels of E-se lectin ,sICAM-1 may have certain diagnostic value for ACS, and can be a useful marker reflecting th e stability of the disease.
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6 score group using Wagner's QRS scoring system. CONCLUSIONS: Serum levels of certain inflammatory markers have some diagnostic value for ACS. The high levels of serum SAA, IL-6 and sCRP are not mainly caused by myocardial death, but by the inflammation in the multifocal unstable plague. [
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Objective To explore the effects of HMGCoA agents and ACE inhibitor on serum inflammatory markers in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods The 60 patients with ACS were randomly divided into two groups, one treated with lipid lowered by HMGCoA agents and the other treated with HMGCoA agents added with ACE inhibitor. After 4 months, serum levels of some inflammatory markers were measured by means of ELISA. Results Serum levels of certain inflammatory markers were significantly higher in the ACS group than in the control group and became significantly lower 4 months later in the follow-up group. There were no differences in all the inflammatory markers between the two groups receiving different therapies 4 months later. Conclusion Serum levels of some inflammatory markers may have certain diagnostic value for ACS and may reflect the stability of the disease. HMGCoA agents seem to have no effect on inflammatory responses in a short period.