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To study the chemosensitivity and the mechanisms of recombinant adenovirus vector expressing ING4 and IL-24 (Ad-ING4-IL-24) on lung adenocarcinoma in vitro and in vivo, the expression of ING4 and IL-24 in A549 cells was detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting. The growth inhibition, apoptosis rate and apoptosis body were measured by MTT, flow cytometry and Hoechst staining respectively. For in vivo study, we first established the A549 tumor model by grafting A549 cells in athymic nude mice; and then injected Ad-ING4-IL-24 into the tumors. Two weeks after injection, we killed the mice, removed the tumors, weighted and calculated the ratios of tumor-suppression. We also detected the expressions of ING4, IL-24, bax, bcl-2, VEGF with immunohistochemistry. The results indicated that ING4 and IL-24 were proved successfully transcription and expression in A549 cells. More interestingly, the joint group inhibited the growth of A549 cells and induced apoptosis. The in vivo data showed that the joint group suppressed the tumor growth conspicuously through up-regulating the expression of bax, and down-regulating the expression of bcl-2, VEGF. The study proved that Ad-ING4-IL-24 significantly enhanced the chemosensitivity to anticancer drug DDP in lung adenocarcinoma, which may related with cell apoptosis and antiangiogenesis.
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Animals , Humans , Mice , Adenocarcinoma , Drug Therapy , Metabolism , Adenoviridae , Genetics , Metabolism , Antineoplastic Agents , Pharmacology , Apoptosis , Cell Cycle Proteins , Genetics , Cell Line, Tumor , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Genetic Vectors , Homeodomain Proteins , Genetics , Interleukins , Genetics , Lung Neoplasms , Drug Therapy , Metabolism , Mice, Nude , Neoplasms, Experimental , Drug Therapy , Recombinant Fusion Proteins , Genetics , Pharmacology , Transfection , Tumor Suppressor Proteins , GeneticsABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate magnifying Fuji intelligent chromo endoscopy (FICE) in diagnosis of colorectal lesions,and to explore the correlation between pit pattern,expression of Angiopeietin-2 (Ang-2) and mierovessel density (MVD). Methods A total of 100 colorectal lesions with pit patterns ranging from type Ⅰ to type Ⅴ (20 cases in each type) determined by magnifying FICE were divided into group A (n = 40,type Ⅰ and Ⅲ ),group B (n = 40,type Ⅲ and Ⅳ ) and group C ( n = 20,type Ⅴ ). The resuits of FICE were compared with pathological findings. Expression of Ang-2 was examined by immunohistochemical streptavidin-perosidase method and MVD was calculated. The correlation between pit pattern,Ang2 expression and MVD was analyzed. Results The diagnostic sensitivity,specificity and consistent rates of magnifying FICE for non-neoplastic colorectal lesions were 88.0%,92. 5% and 90. 2%,respectively,and those for neoplastic lesions were 94. 8%,91.7% and 93. 2%,respectively,with an overall consistent rate for colorectal lesions at 92. 0%. The positive expression rate of Ang-2 and MVD were progressively increasing from group A,B to C. Conclusion Magnifying endoscopy with FICE is valuable to differentiate neoplastic colorectal lesions from non-neoplastic ones. The positive expression of Ang-2 and MVD are closely correlated with the pit patterns of colorectal lesions.