Glossy ganoderma spore oil promotes apoptosis of human lung adenocarcinoma SPC-A1 through downregulation of miR-21 / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of glossy ganoderma spore oil on the proliferation, apoptosis, expression of miR-21 and its target genes of human lung adenocarcinoma SPC-A1 cell line, and to explore its possible mechanism.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The SPC-A1 cells were treated with glossy ganoderma spore oil for 24 and 48 hours. The inhibition growth efficacy was determined using cell count kit (CCK-8). Cell morphological changes were observed by light microscopy. Cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry. The expression of miR-21, PTEN and PDCD4 were determined by Real-time PCR.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Glossy ganoderma spore oil concentration-dependently inhibited the SPC-A1 cell's proliferation. When the concentration of glossy ganoderma spore oil attained to 0.2%, the cells' morphology changed obviously. Glossy ganoderma spore oil could induce the apoptosis of SPC-A1 cells at low concentration. Glossy ganoderma spore oil down-regulated the expression of miR-21 and up-regulated the expression of PTEN and PDCD4 significantly.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>glossy ganoderma spore oil could inhibit the proliferation obviously and cause the changes of cell morphology. Furthermore, glossy ganoderma spore oil induced apoptosis of SPC-A1 cell through down-regulating the expression of miR-21 and up-regulating tumor suppressors.</p>

Estrogen can alter the immuno-suppressive effects of MSC on DC via modulating MSC's cytokine secretion / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To investigate the effects of 17β-Estradiol (E2) on mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and to evaluate the effects of MSC treated with E2 on the maturation and function of dendritic cells (DC).Methods: We first isolated and cultured MSC from the human fetal lung.The MSC were treated with E2 for 24 hours at various concentrations ( 10~(-9),10~(-8) and 10~(-7) mol/L).After cell counting,proliferation,adherent ability and immunophenotypes of MSC were detected by flowcytometry.The gene expressions of cytokine (IL-6,TGF-βand VEGF) were measured by RT-PCR.The effects of MSC treated with E2 on the maturation and function of DC were determined.Results:After treated with E2,the proliferation and adherent ability of MSC were increased,while the immunophenotypes of MSC were not affected.When MSCs co-cultured with DC,MSC could inhibit the immuophenotypes and function of DC.However,when DC co-cultured with E2-pretreated MSC,the immunophenotypes (MHC Ⅱ,CD80 and CD86) of DC had been reconstructed.After treated with the high concentration of E2 for 24 hours,MSC secreted lower level of TGF-β than that in the control group,while IL-6 and VEGF expressions were increased compared with those in the control group.Conclusion: Estrogen may alter the immuno-suppressive effects of MSC on DC via modulating the cytokine secretion of MSC.