Progress of relationship between platelets and tumor metastasis / 肿瘤研究与临床

As the key features of tumor, metastasis has multiple mechanisms and could cause poor survival. Accumulated evidences indicate that platelet plays an important role in tumor metastasis. Platelet count had become a significant indicator for predicting tumor prognosis,and antiplatelet therapy is an effective way for tumor treatment. Here, the recent advancements of the relationship between platelets and tumor metastasis are reviewed.

Cloning, expression and functional analysis of the duck Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) gene

Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) is responsible for the recognition of bacterial flagellin in vertebrates. In the present study, the first TLR5 gene in duck was cloned. The open reading frame (ORF) of duck TLR5 (dTLR5) cDNA is 2580 bp and encodes a polypeptide of 859 amino acids. We also cloned partial sequences of myeloid differentiation factor 88, 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS), and myxovirus resistance (Mx) genes from duck. dTLR5 mRNA was highly expressed in the bursa of Fabricius, spleen, trachea, lung, jejunum, rectum, and skin; moderately expressed in the muscular and glandular tissues, duodenum, ileum, caecum, and pancreas; and minimally expressed in the heart, liver, kidney, and muscle. DF-1 or HeLa cells transfected with DNA constructs encoding dTLR5 can activate NF-kappaB leading to the activation of interleukin-6 (IL-6) promoter. When we challenged ducks with a Herts33 Newcastle disease virus (NDV), mRNA transcription of the antiviral molecules Mx, Double stranded RNA activated protein kinase (PKR), and OAS was up-regulated in the liver, lung, and spleen 1 and 2 days post-inoculation.