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Objective To cultivate glioblastoma U87 stem-like cells(SLCs)and to detect the level of stemness bio-markers,mitochondrial respiratory capacity and the capacity of in vivo tumorigenesis.Methods B-27,growth factors EGF and bFGF was added into DMEM/F-12 culture in serum-free stem cell culture medium for U87 SLCs.Suspended culture of U87 SLCs was suspended using the neuro-sphere formation assay,while adherent culture of U87 SLCs was achieved by coating Matrigel matrix on the culture surface.The mRNA and protein level of stemness biomarkers in culture were detected using real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot.The proportion of CD133+cells in culture was detected by flow cytometry.The changes of cell oxygen consumption rate were detected by Seahorse cell metabo-lism analysis.Cell tumorigenesis ability was verified by subcutaneous tumor transplantation in animals.Results U87 SLCs in stem cell culture medium would grow into typical sphere morphology within one week,and the spheres would continue to grow as the culture process prolongs.At the appropriate concentration of adhesive,U87 SLCs adhered to and grow well in stem cell culture medium.The mRNA transcription of stemness biomarkers such as CD133,nes-tin,OLIG2,CD44,CD15,and integrin α6(ITGA6)was significantly increased as found in both culture methods,and the protein levels of CD133 and nestin were also increased under both methods(P＜0.05).U87 SLCs showed higher mitochondrial reserve respiratory capacity(P＜0.05).U87 SLCs could form larger subcutaneous tumors with fewer inoculated cells(P＜0.05),and grew faster in vivo with stronger tumorigenic ability.Conclusions U87 SLCs have typical stemness characteristics and may function as tumor cell model with higher stemness properties.
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Objective To study the effect of carboxyamidotriazole-orotate(CTO)on the proliferation and fatty acid anabolism regulation of human pancreatic cancer cells.Methods Human pancreatic cancer cell lines AsPC-1,AsPC-1/GEM(AR),PANC-1 and MiaPaCa-2 were used as the study subjects;cell survival rate was detected by sulfo-nylrhodamine B(SRB);the mRNA level of key genes for fatty acid synthesis was detected by qPCR;the protein level of the AMPK/ACC pathway was detected by Western blot;intracellular lipid metabolites were examined by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS).Results Comparing to control group,CTO significantly de-creased the cell viability of AsPC-1,AR,PANC-1,and MiaPaCa-2(P＜0.05).CTO down-regulated the mRNA level of key fatty acid synthesis genes(P＜0.05).CTO significantly reduced the protein expression of AMPK,ACC and c-Myc(P＜0.05),while increasing the protein expression of p-AMPK and p-ACC(P＜0.05).CTO decreased lipid metabolite content in AR cells(P＜0.05).Conclusions CTO attenuates cellular fatty acid anabolism by inhibition of oncogene c-Myc expression and AMPK/ACC pathway,down-regulates the expression of fatty acid synthesis-related genes,and then inhibits proliferation of the human pancreatic cancer cell lines AsPC-1,AR,PANC-1 and MiaPaCa-2.
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@#Objective To study the efficacy and safety of Naomaili granule in patients with different subtypes of acute cerebral infarction. Methods A total of 122 hospitalized patients with acute cerebral infarction from June to December 2019 were randomly divided into control group （n=56） and observation group （n=66）. The control group was treated according to the guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke，while the observation group was treated with Naomaili granule besides the guidelines. The two groups were classified according to the TOAST criteria. Before and after treatment，NIHSS score and BI score were compared，and adverse reaction was evaluated. Results Compared with the control group，the NIHSS score of observation group was decreased while BI score was increased after 21 days of treatment （P<0.05）. After the treatment，the NIHSS score of the subtype of large-artery therosclerosis（LAA）、small-artery occlusion（SAO）、cardioembolism（OD）、otherdetermined cause（OD）and undetermined cause（UND）was decreased while BI scores was increased（P<0.05）. However，LAA subtype improved more obviously（P<0.05），while the change of CE subtype had no statistical significance（P>0.05）. Conclusion Naomaili granule has a good effect on acute cerebral infarction and it can improve the nervous function and activities of daily living for the subtypes of LAA，SAO，OD and UND according to the TOAST criteria.