Research progress of natural plant active ingredients in reversing tumor multidrug resistance by down-regulating P-gp / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the main factor of tumor recurrence and chemotherapy failure in clinical practice. Its mechanism is relatively complex, and one of the most thoroughly studied mechanism is the overexpression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) on tumor cell membrane. Most of the chemotherapy drugs are p-gp substrates, and tumor cells will transport the chemotherapy drugs to the extracellular through p-gp mediated active transport, so that the concentration of effective drugs in the cell is reduced, resulting in drug resistance, leading to the decline of clinical efficacy. The reversal agent of P-gp can reduce the intracellular pumping of chemotherapeutic drugs by regulating the expression and transport activity of P-gp, and enhance the sensitivity of tumor cells to chemotherapeutic drugs, thus improving the therapeutic effect. In this paper, we will summarize the natural plant active ingredients that can reverse P-gp mediated MDR to provide reference for clinical and related studies.

Molecular regulation of skeletal satellite cell's self-renewal / 生物医学工程学杂志

Skeletal muscle possesses a remarkable ability for its regeneration and injured tissue repair. This ability depends on the activity and contributions of muscle satellite cells. Proliferating satellite cells, termed myogenic precursor cells or myoblasts, are activated and driven out of their quiescent state upon muscle injury. In this summary, we present a review to summarize the molecular regulation in skeletal satellite cells to light on the satellite cells' self-renewal mechanism.

The Influence of Sera,Gonadotropins,EGF and Water on In vitro Maturation of Goat Oocytes / 中国兽医学报

In present study,comparisons were carried out to develop and improve in vitro mauration(IVM) systems of goat oocytes. Oocytes were cultured in TCM-199 supplemented with(1)10% sera (either estrous goat serum (EGS) or fetal bovine serum(FBS)) + 20 mg/L luteinizing hormone (LH) + 10 mg/L follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) + 1 mg/L estradiol (E2); (2)10% EGS with different gonadotropins(LH: FSH) at a concentration of 5 mg/L: 0.5 mg/L or at 20 mg/L: 10 mg/L with0. 075 IU/mL human menopausal gonadotropin(HMG),1 mg/L estradiol 17β; (3)10% EGS+ 0. 075 mg/L HMG+10-20 μg/EGF. The culture was also performed by M199 supplemented with 10% EGS+0. 075 mg/L HMG+ 10-20 μg/L EGF into ultra-filtrated water which was derived either from self-producing or from purchased for use. The oocytes were cultured at 38 ℃,5% CO2 in air for 24 h,and the meterphase Ⅱ stage oocytes were examined under dissecting microscope. The results showed that EGS was better than FBS in supporting goat oocyte IVM. An addition of HMG in M199 could improve oocyte maturation and induce a higher percentage of metaphase Ⅱ oocytes compared to gonadotropins. 10-20 μg/L EGF improved goat oocyte maturation but the influence was not significant. Fresh,high quality water was vital for oocyte IVM. In conclusion,under our conditions with IVM ,the best result in maturation of goat oocyte has been M199 supplemented with 10% EGS+0.075 IU/mL HMG+10-20 μg/L EGF and prepared in fresh purified water.