The presence of high level soluble herpes virus entry mediator in sera of gastric cancer patients

The development of gastric cancer (GC) is closely related to chronic inflammation caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, and herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM) is a receptor expressed on the surface of leukocytes that mediates potent inflammatory responses in animal models. However, the role of HVEM in human GC has not been studied. Previously, we showed that the interaction of HVEM on human leukocytes with its ligand LIGHT induces intracellular calcium mobilization, which results in inflammatory responses including induction of proinflammatory cytokine production and anti-bacterial activities. In this study, we report that leukocytes from GC patients express lower levels of membrane HVEM (mHVEM) and have lower LIGHT-induced bactericidal activities than those from healthy controls (HC). In contrast, levels of soluble HVEM (sHVEM) in the sera of GC patients were significantly higher than in those of HC. We found that monocyte membrane-bound HVEM is released into the medium when cells are activated by proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-8, which are elevated in the sera of GC patients. mHVEM level dropped in parallel with the release of sHVEM, and release was completely blocked by the metalloprotease inhibitor, GM6001. We also found that the low level of mHVEM on GC patient leukocytes was correlated with low LIGHT-induced bactericidal activities against H. pylori and S. aureus and production of reactive oxygen species. Our results indicate that mHVEM on leukocytes and sHVEM in sera may contribute to the development and/or progression of GC.     

Numerical simulation of solid tumor angiogenesis with Endostatin treatment： a combined analysis of inhibiting effect of anti-angiogenic factor and micro mechanical environment of extracellular matrix

To investigate the influence of anti-angiogenesis drug Endostatin on solid tumor angiogenesis, a mathematical model of tumor angiogenesis was developed with combined influences of local extra-cellular matrix mechanical environment, and the inhibiting effects of Angiostatin and Endostatin. Simulation results show that Angiostatin and Endostatin can effectively inhibit the process of tumor angiogenesis, and decrease the number of blood vessels in the tumor. The present model could be used as a valid theoretical method in the investigation of anti-angiogenic therapy of tumors.     

重离子治癌装置研究

介绍了重离子治癌装置的最新发展状况 ,比较了两类典型的旋转机架的结构及光学特性 ,给出了离子光学的限制条件 .设计了一台桶形机架 ,为兰州重离子冷却储存环应用于医学治疗进行了预研. A simple plane rotating gantry is proposed at the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL), where a new project named Cooling Storage Ring is under construction. The gantry is 18 metre long, 5 metre high from upper beam axes to rotation axes. It consists of eight quadruples, two 45° and one large aperture 90° dipole magnets. It is equipped with a two direction magnetic raster scanning system. A beam spot of radii between 2 to 5 mm can be achieved at∶...     

P53蛋白在胃肠道恶性肿瘤切缘组织中表达的临床研究

目的：探讨了以P53蛋白为代表的分子切缘与常规细胞病理切缘的关系以及切除肿瘤各边缘5．0cm的组织是否安全可靠,方法：对49例胃肠道恶性肿瘤的瘤中心组织及肿瘤边缘每隔0．5cm取材至上,下切缘5．0cm处,采用免疫组织化S－P法检测P53蛋白,并对应位点的病理切片相比较,结果：距肿瘤切缘愈远,P53蛋白表达率愈低,P53蛋白阳性表达与细胞病理切缘阳性在各位点上相一致,在胃癌中,上切缘阳性范围不超过2．5cm,下切缘不超过3．0cm;在大肠癌中,上切缘阳性不超过1．0cm,下切缘阳性不超过1．5cm,结论：以P53为代表的分子切缘的概念可补充细胞切缘的概念,两者结合有助于提高病理诊断的准确性和可信度,距胃肠道恶性肿瘤各边缘5．0cm的切缘范围是安全可靠的。     

Comparative Analysis of the Antitumor Activity of Cis- and Trans-Resveratrol in Human Cancer Cells with Different p53 Status

Resveratrol, a natural plant phytoalexin, is produced in response to fungal infection or− UV irradiation. It exists as an isomeric pair with cis- and trans-conformation. Whereas multiple physiological effects of the trans-form, including a pronounced anti-tumoral activity, are nowadays elucidated, much less knowledge exists concerning the cis-isomer. In our work, we analyzed the antiproliferative and cytotoxic properties of cis-resveratrol in four different human tumor entities in direct comparison to trans-resveratrol. We used human cell lines as tumor models for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; HepG2, Hep3B), colon carcinoma (HCT-116, HCT-116/p53^(−/−)), pancreatic carcinoma (Capan-2, MiaPaCa-2), and renal cell carcinoma (A498, SN12C). Increased cytotoxicity in all investigated tumor cells was observed for the trans-isomer. To verify possible effects of the tumor suppressor p53 on resveratrol-induced cell death, we used wild type and p53-deleted or -mutated cell lines for every tested tumor entity. Applying viability and cytotoxicity assays, we demonstrated a differential, dose-dependent sensitivity towards cis- or trans-resveratrol among the respective tumor types.     

傅里叶变换红外光谱法用于体表无创性检测乳腺肿瘤的研究

乳腺肿瘤是女性常见的疾病之一,其中乳腺癌的发病率在女性恶性肿瘤中占首位,并且发病率呈不断增加的趋势,严重危害妇女的身体健康．乳腺癌的早期诊断和治疗是提高乳腺癌患者整体生存率的关键．目前大多采用传统的X线、超声、CT和核磁共振等技术进行影像诊断,这些诊断方法需要等到肿块形成具有占位效应时才能检测出来．而振动光谱法是分子结构变化的灵敏探针,它在癌症形成的初级阶段即可观察到分子结构的改变,因此傅里叶变换中红外光谱技术有可能发展成为一种无损伤、快速和方便的肿瘤早期诊断方法．     

中红外光纤技术用于口腔肿瘤在体原位检测的研究

肿瘤是严重威胁人类健康和生命的疾病,早期诊断和及时治疗是提高肿瘤病人存活率的重要因素,肿瘤的发生和发展一般可分为3个阶段：(1)基因突变;(2)生物分子组成和结构发生改变;(3)细胞和组织形态发生变化,目前常用的影像学方法只能检测较大的肿块,组织标本的病理诊断法需在     

尖海龙提取物抗癌作用的研究

制备尖海龙提取物,再将其分别作用于Hela,SK-RB-3细胞系,从细胞形态变化,细胞计数,集落形成率,细胞分裂指数变化观察体外药效,结果表明,尖海龙提取物可改变肿瘤的正常生活形态,又可显著抑制肿瘤细胞的增殖,降低集落形成率,减少分裂指数,从而证实尖海龙提取物具有抗癌活性,其在癌症的治疗与预防方面具有实用价值。     

结肠癌诱导分化基因表达差异的消减cDNA文库的建立

为保存和分析抑制性消减杂交 (SSH)获得的结肠癌经全反式维甲酸和 1 ,2 5-(OH) 2 D3联合诱导分化前、后的差异cDNA ,把消减产物与TA载体连接并转化到大肠杆菌中建立消减cDNA文库 .结果表明 :诱导前消减cDNA文库的容量为 1 .0 5× 1 0 4 pfu ,诱导后消减cDNA文库的容量为 1 .49× 1 0 4 pfu .本实验为进一步研究结肠癌的发病机制和诱导分化的机制提供了物质基础 .     

Natural Products in Preventing Tumor Drug Resistance and Related Signaling Pathways

Drug resistance is still an obstacle in cancer therapy, leading to the failure of tumor treatment. The emergence of tumor drug resistance has always been a main concern of oncologists. Therefore, overcoming tumor drug resistance and looking for new strategies for tumor treatment is a major focus in the field of tumor research. Natural products serve as effective substances against drug resistance because of their diverse chemical structures and pharmacological effects. We reviewed the signaling pathways involved in the development of tumor drug resistance, including Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), Renin-angiotensin system (Ras), Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt), Wnt, Notch, Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), and their specific signaling pathway inhibitors derived from natural products. This can provide new ideas for the prevention of drug resistance in cancer therapy.