Markers of prostate cancer stem cells: research advances / 中华男科学杂志

Prostate cancer is one of the most seriously malignant diseases threatening men's health, and the mechanisms of its initiation and progression are not yet completely understood. Recent years have witnessed distinct advances in researches on prostate cancer stem cells in many aspects using different sources of materials, such as human prostate cancer tissues, human prostate cancer cell lines, and mouse models of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer stem cell study offers a new insight into the mechanisms of the initiation and progression of prostate cancer and contributes positively to its treatment. This article presents an overview on the prostate cancer stem cell markers utilized in the isolation and identification of prostate cancer stem cells.

Detection of differentially expressed genes in hepatocellularcarcinoma cells SMMC-7721 treated with Typhonium giganteum extract by mRNA differential display / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To screen and identify the differentially expressed genes in hepatocellular carcinoma cells SMMC-7721 responsing to the aqueous extract from dried powdered rhizomes of Typhonium giganteum (AEoTGE).</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The response of hepatocellular carcinoma cells SMMC-7721 to AEoTGE was explored with the technique of mRNA differential display.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>After hepatocarcinoma cells SMMC-7721 were treated by AEoTGE for 36 hours, 1 gene expression was upgrade and 1 gene expression was downgrade induced by AEoTGE.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The research has provided important clues for the molecular mechanism of how hepatocarcinoma cells responseing to T. giganteum.</p>