子宫浆液性癌的分子学特征及靶向治疗研究进展

子宫浆液性癌（uterine serous carcinoma,USC）是一种特殊类型的子宫内膜癌。有别于常见的子宫内膜样腺癌,USC较为少见,且恶性程度高,侵袭转移风险高,临床上预后较差。随着子宫内膜癌分子学研究的不断深入,分子学特征被应用于子宫内膜癌的病理分型诊断、治疗和预后评价中。研究发现USC中存在多种基因的突变,这些相关基因的突变对该病的诊断和预后具有重要的指导意义。同时,特异性的分子学改变为USC的靶向治疗提供了潜在的治疗靶点。目前,多种靶向治疗手段包括人表皮生长因子受体2（human epidermal growth factor receptor 2,HER2）抑制剂、免疫检查点抑制剂、抗血管生成治疗、磷脂酰肌醇3激酶（phosphoinositide 3-kinases,PI3K）通路抑制剂和多腺苷二磷酸核糖聚合酶[poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase,PARP]抑制剂等被应用于USC的临床治疗研究中,针对性的靶向治疗有望成为USC治疗的新突破。     

Vasculogenesis in infantile hemangioma

Infantile hemangioma is a vascular tumor that occurs in 5–10% of infants of European descent. A defining feature of infantile hemangioma is the dramatic growth and development into a disorganized mass of blood vessels. Subsequently, a slow spontaneous involution begins around 1 year of age and continues for 4–6 years. The growth and involution of infantile hemangioma is very different from other vascular tumors and vascular malformations, which do not regress and can occur at any time during childhood or adult life. Much has been learned from careful study of the tissue morphology and gene expression patterns during the life-cycle of hemangioma. Tissue explants and tumor-derived cell populations have provided further insight to unravel the cellular and molecular basis of infantile hemangioma. A multipotent progenitor cell capable of de novo blood vessel formation has been isolated from infantile hemangioma, which suggests that this common tumor of infancy, long considered to be a model for pathologic angiogenesis, may also represent pathologic vasculogenesis. Whether viewed as angiogenesis or vasculogenesis, infantile hemangioma represents a vascular perturbation during a critical period of post-natal growth, and as such provides a unique opportunity to decipher mechanisms of human vascular development.     

A 2-D/3-D model-based method to quantify the complexity of microvasculature imaged by in vivo multiphoton microscopy

This paper presents model-based information-theoretic methods to quantify the complexity of tumor microvasculature, taking into account shape, textural, and structural irregularities. The proposed techniques are completely automated, and are applicable to optical slices (3-D) or projection images (2-D). Improvements upon the prior literature include: (i) measuring local (vessel segment) as well as global (entire image) vascular complexity without requiring explicit segmentation or tracing; (ii) focusing on the vessel boundaries in the complexity estimate; and (iii) added robustness to image artifacts common to tumor microvasculature images. Vessels are modeled using a family of super-Gaussian functions that are based on the superquadric modeling primitive common in computer vision. The superquadric generalizes a simple ellipsoid by including shape parameters that allow it to approximate a cylinder with elliptical cross-sections (generalized cylinder). The super-Gaussian is obtained by composing a superquadric with an exponential function giving a form that is similar to a standard Gaussian function but with the ability to produce level sets that approximate generalized cylinders. Importantly, the super-Gaussian is continuous and differentiable so it can be fit to image data using robust non-linear regression. This fitting enables quantification of the intrinsic complexity of vessel data vis-a-vis the super-Gaussian model within a minimum message length (MML) framework. The resulting measures are expressed in units of information (bits). Synthetic and real-data examples are provided to illustrate the proposed measures.     

血管内皮生长因子基因转染骨髓间充质干细胞移植促进缺血心肌血管生成的研究

目的研究血管内皮生长因子(vascularendothelial growth factor,VEGF)基因转染骨髓间充质干细胞(mesenchymalstem cells,MSCs)移植对缺血心肌的血管生成作用。方法于2004年5月至2005年8月取第四军医大学西京医院分离、培养Wistar大鼠的MSCs,用真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(-)/hVEGF165转染MSCs。45只近交系Wistar大鼠随机均分为转染组(MSCs/VEGF组)、对照组(MSCs组)、无血清培养基组(DMEM组),结扎前降支建立急性心肌梗死模型后在梗死区边缘区行5×106细胞移植,DMEM组行等量培养基注射。细胞移植前行CM-DiI标记。移植1个月后行心脏B超测量射血分数值,组织化学染色评价新生血管密度。结果培养的MSCs呈典型贴壁生长成纤维样外观,pcDNA3.1(-)/hVEGF165能有效转染大鼠MSCs,移植1个月后MSCs/VEGF组较其余各组左室射血分数(LVEF),再生血管密度明显增加,差异均有显著性(P<0.01)。结论VEGF基因转染MSCs移植能显著促进缺血心肌血管再生,进而改善心脏功能。     

丙泊酚全麻对乳腺癌术后复发的影响研究

目的：探讨利用丙泊酚实施全麻对乳腺癌患者复发的影响。方法：选取在我院治疗的40例I～II期的乳腺癌患者, ASAI－II级,所有患者行全麻手术,观察手术前后的血管生成因子VEGF－C、bFGF、PIGF及TGFβ的变化,并选择同期体检的40例健康人群作为正常对照。结果：VEGF－C和PIGF较术前显著上升（ P＜0．05）,而bFGF和TGFβ则降低（ P＜0．05）,但仍然高于正常对照组;同时手术前后VEGF－C和bFGF的差值与P／W成正相关,而TGFβ的差值与P／W却成负相关。结论：利用不同剂量的丙泊酚对乳腺癌患者实施全麻后会对各个血管生成因子变化的成不同程度的影响,从而影响肿瘤的复发;因此,寻找最佳的丙泊酚剂量实施全麻具有十分重要的临床意义。     

Zerumbone,Sesquiterpene Photochemical from Ginger,Inhibits Angiogenesis

Here, we investigated the role of zerumbone, a natural cyclic sesquiterpene of Zingiber zerumbet Smith, on angiogenesis using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Zerumbone inhibited HUVECs proliferation, migration and tubule formation, as well as angiogenic activity by rat aorta explants. In particular, zerumbone inhibited phosphorylation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 and fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, which are key regulators of endothelial cell function and angiogenesis. In vivo matrigel plug assay in mice demonstrated significant decrease in vascularization and hemoglobin content in the plugs from zerumbone-treated mice, compared with control mice. Overall, these results suggest that zerumbone inhibits various attributes of angiogenesis, which might contribute to its reported antitumor effects.     

重组人血管内皮抑制素对小鼠胃癌c-Myc,bFGF表达的影响

目的 通过构建荷胃癌小鼠模型研究重组人血管内皮抑制素对癌基因c-Myc和成纤维细胞生长因子(bFGF)表达的影响及可能机制.方法 20只小鼠皮下注射MFC小鼠前胃癌细胞从而构建小鼠胃癌移植瘤模型,后随机分成两组,每组10只,观察组腹腔注射0.8mg/kg重组人血管内皮抑素,对照组腹腔注射等量生理盐水.每天观察小鼠的一般情况,每3天测量肿瘤体积,绘制肿瘤体积生长曲线并对两实验组肿瘤体积进行比较;应用RT-PCR、Western bolt及免疫组织化学法检测两组小鼠肿瘤组织中c-Myc和bFGF的表达,免疫组织化学染色法检测肿瘤组织微血管密度(MVD)的表达,并通过Spearman分析c-Myc和bFGF两者的相关性.结果 在用药的过程中,对照组小鼠随着移植瘤结节的增大而发生行为明显改变,但观察组小鼠精神、反应、活动及进食饮水均如初,未见明显不良反应.治疗后第9d开始,观察组小鼠移植瘤体积明显小于对照组(P＜0.05),在第21 d最明显(P＜0.01).RT-PCR检测显示e-Myc,bFGF mRNA相对表达量明显低于对照组(P＜0.05);Western blot检测显也显示观察组c-Myc,bFGF蛋白的表达量明显低于对照组(P＜0.05);免疫组织化学检测显示c-Myc,bFGF阳性细胞数均明显低于对照组(P＜0.05),c-Myc,bFGF平均灰度值明显高于对照组(P＜0.05);对照组平均MVD为9.2±1.3,观察组为2.9±1.0,两组之间差异亦具有统计学差异(P＜0.05).且Spearman分析得出小鼠胃移植瘤中e-Myc和bFGF mRNA存在正相关(r=0.853,P=0.000).结论 重组人血管内皮抑制素通过抑制胃癌组织c-Myc,bFGF基因表达和血管生成.