Study on impact of ethanol extracts from Sedum sarmentosum in inhibiting STAT-3 signaling and inducing apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2 / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the impact of ethanol extracts from Sedum sarmentosum (ESB) on STAT-3 signaling and its probable molecular mechanism in inducing apoptosis.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>MTT assay was used to detect the impact of ESB on HepG2 cell proliferation. FITC-Annexin V-FITC /PI double-labeling were used to investigate the impact on hepatoma carcinoma cell apoptosis. Western blot analysis was used to test the expression levels of cell apoptosis-related proteins Caspase-3, Caspase-9, PARP, P-STAT-3 (Tyr705) , STAT-3, Bcl-2, Mcl-1.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>ESB could notably inhibit proliferation of HepG2 cells, and induce HepG2 cell apoptosis, with the dose-dependent inhibitory effect. In addition, ESB could inhibit STAT-3 signaling, down-regulate Mcl-1 and Bcl-2 expressions, and induce degradation/activation of apoptosis-related proteins Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 and PARP degradation in a dose-dependent manner.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>ESB inhibits HepG2 cell proliferation and induces apoptosis by inhibiting STAT-3 signaling and Mcl-1 and Bcl-2 expressions.</p>

Research of medical students participating early in the clinical medical services / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Medical students participating in chnieal medical early is one of the good ways to cultivate students'all-around qualities From freshman year medical students begin to enter chnical medical service system and make clinical practice in spare time,They are also trained to link theory with practice to caltivate clinical thinking ability,strengthen its humanistic care idea and doctor-patient communication ability so that medical students will know the sacred profession of being adatov and from the idea of sewing patients work of the sacred doctor,set up'professional service to patients'concept.