Molecular mechanism and application of translationally controlled tumor protein in tumor targeting ;therapy / 国际肿瘤学杂志

Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP)is a small protein highly conserved in a variety of eukaryotic species.TCTP is overexpressed in various tumor cells and has been implicated in the regu-lation of cellular processes including apoptosis,DNA repair and drug resistance.By reviewing the recent pro-gress of TCTP research,TCTP is becoming an important regulator of DNA repair and a new molecular target for tumor therapy.

Establishment of a novel epithelial cell line from laterally spreading tumor of colon / 解放军医学杂志

Objectives In order to further investigate the biological characteristics and the developmental mechanisms of laterally spreading tumor, a cell line from the primary culture of human colon LST tissue was isolated. After 70 passages, we identified the cells by morphologic, genetic and immunohistochemistry analysis. Results (1) The origin of LST cells is epithelial, and the majority of which were multiform epithelial cells. It displayed an approximately similar growth characteristics of tumor cells. The nest corpus doubling time was 36 hours. (2) The number of chromosome is 42-66. Eighty-five percent of chromosomes were triploid, showing abnormal karyotypes. (3) Immunohistochemistry showed that ESA and CK20 were expressed. (4) The ultrastructure of LST was almost the same as that of a tumor cell. Conclusion A novel LST cell line has been established and named as LST-R1. It facilitates further study of the biological characteristics of LST cells and the development of colon cancer.

The importance of magnifying endoscopy and stereomicroscopy in the diagnoss of colon tumors / 解放军医学杂志

Objective To investigate the relationship between early colonic cancer and the pit patterns of abnormal colonic mucosa. Methods We examined the pit patterns of 124 polypi in 139 patients by magnifying colonoscopy and stereomicroscopy, and compared the relations between the pit patterns and pathological diagnosis of polypi. Results 5 cases of LST(laterally spreading tumor)and 9 cases of advanced cancer were found out of 124 polypi in 139 patients. 1 among these 5 cases of LST showed Ⅲ L pit pattern, and 4 showed Ⅳ pit pattern with both magnifying colonoscopy and stereomicroscopy. Magnifying colonoscopy showed high coincidence rate with stereomicroscopy. Conclusion Pit patterns are found to be very important in disguishing tumorous lesions from non-tumorous lesions, and to discover early colonic cancer. Ⅴ pit pattern indicates that the polyp is carcinomatous.