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Objective:To investigate the effect of low expression of human epidermal growth factor-like domain protein 7 (EGFL7) gene in cervical cancer cell Hela on its migration and invasion ability.Methods:Cells in the experimental group used small interfering RNA (siRNA) to target the human EGFL7 gene to reduce the expression of EGFL7 in human cervical cancer cells Hela, and cells in the control group were transfected with Mock-siRNA. Real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect the EGFL7 mRNA content of cancer cells in each group; Western blot was used to detect EGFL7 protein expression of cancer cells in each group; The cell scratch healing experiment and Transwell experiment were used to detect the migration and invasion ability of Hela cells in each group.Results:siRNA reduced the protein expression of EGFL7 in human cervical cancer cell Hela. The wound closure percentage of Hela cells in the control group was 74.1%±6.8%. After the expression of EGFL7 was reduced, the percentage of cervical cancer cells was 42%±4.9%, and the wound closure ability was significantly reduced ( P<0.05) . The results of Transwell cell transfer showed that the number of cells successfully transferred by Hela cells in the control group was 179.24±20.01, while the number of cells successfully transferred by Hela cells with low EGFL7 expression was 79.22±13.16. The transfer ability of cells transfected with EGFL7-siRNA was significantly reduced ( P<0.05) . The results of invasion experiments showed that the number of successfully transferred cells in the control group was 79.35±8.04, the number of cells successfully transferred in the EGFL7-siRNA group was 26.98±6.24, and the invasion ability of Hela cells with low expression of EGFL7 decreased ( P< 0.05) . The expression of E-cad in Hela cells with low expression of EGFL7 was up-regulated, and the expression of MMP2/9 protein was down-regulated (all P<0.05) . Conclusion:The low expression of EGFL7 can reduce the migration and invasion ability of cervical cancer cell Hela through the EMT pathway.
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Objective To investigate the effects of agonist of angiotensin-(1-7)(AVE0991) on endothelial function and atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E knockout (ApoE-/-) mice.Methods Eight-week-old ApoE-/-male mice and C57BL/6J male mice were randomly divided into 3 groups:a normal diet control group(ND,n=10),a high-fat diet group(HFD,n=10),and a high-fat diet with AVE0991 0.58 μmol · kg-1 · d-1 group(HFD+ AVE0991,n=10).After 12 weeks of treatment,serum levels of lipids and parameters of endothelial function were measured.Atherosclerotic lesions in aorta roots were detected by Oil Red O staining.CD31 levels in the arterial intima were analyzed by immunohistochemistry.Results AVE0991 had no effects on blood lipids (P ＞ 0.05)but lowered serum levels of nitric oxide in high-fat diet mice(76.8±34.4 μmol/L vs.116.8±33.9 μmol/L,P＜0.05).Also,AVE0991 had no effects on the activity of serum nitric oxide synthase(19.5±5.7 U/ml vs.17.9±3.3 U/ml,P＞0.05)but decreased the activity of serum induced nitric oxide synthase(9.0 ±2.3 U/ml vs.12.7 ± 3.2 U/ml,P ＜0.05) and increased the ratio of phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase to induced nitric oxide synthase in the vessel wall in high-fat diet mice(0.8±0.2％ vs.0.6 ± 0.2％,P ＜ 0.05).AVE0991 decreased serum levels of C-reactive protein,tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 (P ＜ 0.05),and decreased the area percentage of atherosclerotic lesions in aorta roots (15.6 ± 3.3 ％ vs.45.4 ± 9.8 ％,P ＜ 0.05) and increased the integrated optical density of CD31 in the arterial intima in high-fat diet mice(54.1±11.0％ vs.28.7±10.6％,P＜0.05)Conclusions AVE0991 can attenuate atherogenesis in ApoE-/-mice fed a high-fat diet,possibly via reducing inflammatory response,regulating the activity of nitric oxide synthases and improving endothelial functions.
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AIM: To evaluate the efficiency of buflomedil hydrochloride injection (Buf) in the treatment of the damage of peripheral nerve induced by diabetes (DPN). METHODS: 28 patients with DPN were given Buf (150 mg?d -1 , iv gtt) and another 28 patients were used routine therapy. The treatments lasted for 15 d. RESULTS: The total efficiency rate was 96.5 % in Buf group, while it was 57.1 % in routine therapy group (P