Experimental study on inhibition of autophagy enhancing TRAIL-induced apoptosis in prostate cancer cells / 重庆医学

Objective To study whether the TRAIL treating prostate cancer cells can induce autophagy and the role of autoph-agy in it.Methods The expression of autophagy-related protein was detected by Western blot;the toxicity of TRAIL on prostate cancer cells was observed by suppressing autophagy.Results TRAIL could enhance the expression of autophagy-related protein,in-hibiting autophagy could enhance the cytotoxic effect of TRAIL on prostate cancer cells.Conclusion TRAIL can induce the autoph-agy occurrence in prostate cancer and autophagy play a protective role on prostate cancer cells.

Preparation of anti-prostate stem cell antigen monoclonal antibody and experimental study on mice xenografts of prostate cancer / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To prepare monoclonal antibody against Prostate Stem Cell Antigen(PSCA) and explore the inhibitory effects of Anti-PSCA mAb in treatments of human prostate cancer xenografts in mice. Methods Balb/c mice were immunized by PC-3 cell line. After fusing and screening, the anti-PSCA McAb’s characterizations were determined. Solid tumors in mice were produced by subcutaneous injection with PC-3 cells in the flanks of the mice.We picked out 10 mice bearing human prostate cancer xenografts.They were divided into a treatment group (n_1=5) and a control group (n_2=5).200 ?g Anti-PSCA mAb was injected into abdominal cavity of each mouse of the treatment group and PBS for them of the control group.Anti-PSCA mAb and PBS were administered once every three days for consecutive three times.The mice survival conditions of two groups were recorded during 5 weeks.The serum PSA, the tumor weights and dimensions of survived mice were measured.The tumor volume inhibition rate was calculated. T-test was performed to compare differences of PSA in serum,tumor weights and volumes between the treatment and control groups.Routine pathological slides of tumor tissue were observed under light microscope to evaluate the range of tumor tissues damaged by Anti-PSCA mAb. Ultrastructure was observed with transmission electron microscope. Results A marine McAb was produced, which raised against PSCA,belonged to IgG1 subclass. The average PSA serum level of the two groups were(3.28?0.55)ng/ml and(7.26?0.43)ng/ml.The weights of tumors of the two groups were(0.95?0.17)g and(3.08?0.18)g.The volumes of them were(164.59?14.08)mm3 and(548.49?19.79)mm3.There are remarkable differences between the treatment group and the control group(P