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Triptolide, a compound extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine preparation of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F., has been reported to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. However, its effect on ovarian cancer invasion is unknown. We observed that MMP7 and MMP19 expression increased in ovarian cancer tissue. Triptolide treatment inhibited the migration and invasion of ovarian cancer cells SKOV3 and A2780 at the concentration of 15 nM. We also observed that triptolide suppressed MMP7 and MMP19 promoter activity in a dose-dependent manner, down-regulating the expressions of these promoters on mRNA and protein level. Moreover, triptolide enhanced E-cadherin expression in ovarian cancer cells. In vivo, triptolide inhibited tumor formation and metastasis in nude mice, and suppressed MMP7 and MMP19 expression; it also enhanced E-cadherin expression in tumor in a dose-dependent manner. Over expression of MMP7 and MMP19, or suppression of E-cadherin expression partially abolished the inhibitory effect of triptolide on invasion of ovarian cancer cells. To summarize, triptolide significantly inhibited the migration and invasion of ovarian cancer cells by suppression of MMP7 and MMP19 and up-regulation of E-cadherin expression. This study shows that triptolide is a good candidate for the treatment of ovarian cancer and reduction of metastasis.
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Animals , Female , Humans , Mice , Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating/pharmacology , Cadherins/genetics , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Movement/drug effects , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/drug therapy , Diterpenes/pharmacology , Epoxy Compounds/pharmacology , Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects , Matrix Metalloproteinase 7/genetics , Matrix Metalloproteinases, Secreted/genetics , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Nude , Neoplasm Invasiveness , Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy , Paclitaxel/pharmacology , Phenanthrenes/pharmacology , Promoter Regions, Genetic , Up-Regulation/drug effects , Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysABSTRACT
Objective:By analyzing the arrangement of the military medical curriculum for cadets,some advantages and disadvantages about the current course arrangements are discussed.Methods: To ensure the regain rate,188 cadets,who are undergraduates in our university,answered questionnaires in class.Then the results were analyzed by statistics.Later cadet representatives had an informal discussion with investigators.Results:According to the results,the arrangements of the military medical curriculum for cadets in the military medical universities are qualified on the whole,can meet cadets' cultivation needs.But to accommodate the requirement of military medical talented men in the 21-century,some suggestions about courses information,such as curriculum category,curriculum sequence,curriculum contents,curriculum duration and etc,are given to the related teaching departments.Meanwhile,the results of this study can provide some information for the cultivation of national defense students in the military medical university.
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Continuing medical education is an important task of military medical universities,which undertake a large amount of education and training of medical officers.This article made a survey of some military medical officers and put forward some suggestions in order to sum up experience and lessons and provide a reference for the education in the future.
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By analyzing the assessment of the recruit military doctors graduating from civil medical schools for their training pattern,some advantages and disadvantages about the current training pattern are discussed.According to the result,some suggestions were given to the training content,curriculum setting,curriculum duration and so on.