肝细胞生长因子在烟雾病发病机制中的作用

目的 探讨肝细胞生长因子（hepatocyte growth factor,HGF）在烟雾病发病机制中的作用.方法 采用酶联免疫吸附法检测30例烟雾病患者组、60例健康对照组、8例非烟雾病脑缺血对照组的血清HGF浓度;以2例非烟雾病患者的颞浅动脉分支作为对照,应用免疫组织化学的方法研究12例烟雾病患者的6例颞浅动脉分支和6例脑膜中动脉分支的HGF及其受体c-Met的表达情况.结果 烟雾病组和非烟雾病脑缺血对照组的血清HGF浓度分别为1154.3±348.9pg/ml和955.6±277.5pg/ml,均明显高于健康对照组（701.3±134.3pg/ml）,统计概率分别为P＜0.001和P＜0.05;烟雾病组与非烟雾病脑缺血对照组之间的差异虽尚无显著性（P＞0.05）,但前者比后者仍有升高趋势.免疫组化研究显示HGF及c-Met在烟雾病组颞浅动脉分支和脑膜中动脉分支的管壁平滑肌细胞和内皮细胞的表达均强于对照组.结论 烟雾病患者的血清HGF浓度比健康对照组明显升高,HGF及其受体c-Met在烟雾病颞浅动脉分支、脑膜中动脉分支的管壁表达增多,提示HGF在烟雾病的发病机制中可能具有重要作用.     

c-Met及HGF在胃癌及其肝转移灶中的表达

目的:探讨胃癌肝细胞生长因子受体(c-Met)及肝细胞生长因子(HGF)表达与胃癌肝转移间的相关性。方法:晚期胃癌标本59例,其中11例同时有取自左肝外叶的肝转移标本,应用免疫组化方法对上述组织石蜡标本进行检测。结果:59例胃癌中,c-Met阳性率55.8%(33/59),HGF阳性率28.8%(17/59);在29例发生了同时或异时性肝转移的胃癌标本中,c-Met表达率为75.9%(22/29),HGF阳性率为37.9%(11/29),其中c-Met表达率在有和无肝转移组间有显著差异(P<0.05);在11例胃癌肝转移灶中,9例c-Met阳性表达率为81.8%,3例HGF阳性表达率为27.3%。结论:胃癌组织c-Met表达可能与胃癌肝转移行为相关。     

Immunoblot analysis of c-Met expression in human colorectal cancer: Overexpression is associated with advanced stage cancer

c-Met, the receptor of hepatocyte growth factor is known to be responsible for the motility and mitogenesis of epithelial cells including cancer cells. To investigate the significance of c-Met expression in human colorectal cancer (CRC), total cellular protein, extracted from 130 CRCs were examined by Western blot analysis. The signal was quantitated by ChemiImager™ 4000 Low Light Imaging System. c-Met expression was analyzed as the ratio of tumor to matched normal tissue (T/N) and expressed as fold-increase. The cellular localization of c-Met was assessed by immunohistochemistry. The T/N fold increase of c-Met varied from 0.2 to 10.7 with a mean of 3.41 ± 0.23 (mean ± SE). 69% primary CRC showed overexpression (T/N >2.0) of c-Met. Significantly higher c-Met levels were found in CRC with blood vessel invasion (P = 0.04), and in advanced stage (P = 0.04). No relationship was noted between c-Met expression and age, tumor size, location, differentiation. C-Met immunoreactivity was observed in the membrane and cytoplasm of cancer cells. Positive staining of endothelial cells of blood vessels within normal submucosa and tumor was also evident. C-Met protein is expressed at levels significantly higher than adjacent mucosa in most primary adenocarcinomas of the colon. Our results support an important role for c-Met in human CRC progression and metastasis.     

肝细胞生长因子及其受体在肿瘤中的研究进展

肝细胞生长因子是一种多肽生长因子,与其受体结合后,具有强促分裂、组织成形、诱导肿瘤细胞迁移、侵袭以及诱导血管生成等作用。肝细胞生长因子受体c-Met广泛存在于多种正常组织细胞和体内外恶性肿瘤细胞内,肝细胞生长因子与其受体和肿瘤的发生、发展以及肿瘤新生血管形成有密切关系。     

肝细胞生长因子与急性肾衰竭

肝细胞生长因子 (HGF)是一种高效的多效性因子 ,对多种器官的不同类型细胞均有多种生物学作用。HGF对于肾脏的发生、形成、修复及肾脏病理过程有重要作用 ,在急性肾衰竭 (ARF)时HGF具有促进肾小管修复及肾脏再生 ,降低死亡率 ,缩短病程的作用 ;在各种慢性肾脏疾病的发生发展中具有重要的调节作用。     

影响肝细胞癌生物学行为及预后的相关因子分析

目的探讨影响肝癌生物学行为及预后的重要因素和寻求肝癌基因治疗的有效靶点。方法运用免疫组化方法检测Ki67、nm23H1、cMet及MT1MMP蛋白在93例肝细胞癌组织中的表达水平,并判断其与肝癌细胞恶性生物学行为及患者预后的关系。结果Ki67、nm23H1、cMet及MT1MMP蛋白表达水平与肝癌患者预后均具有显著相关性(P均<0.01);nm23H1的表达与肿瘤远处转移之间呈负相关关系(P=0.041);cMet、MT1MMP的表达与肝癌瘤旁浸润及远处转移之间均呈正相关关系(P<0.05)。结论nm23H1基因的失活或突变,伴随cMet以及MT1MMP蛋白的异常表达可能是导致肝癌浸润、转移的关键因素。     

细胞因子HGF体外增强骨肉瘤细胞株的增殖和黏附性

【目的】研究肝细胞生长因子，离散因子（HGF／SF）及其受体蛋白c-Met在骨肉瘤细胞株MG-63和HOS中的表达及对瘤细胞生物学行为的影响，探讨HGF／c-Met系统在骨肉瘤细胞生长侵袭过程中的作用。【方法】用流式细胞术检测HGF-α、HGF-β、c-Met在2株骨肉瘤细胞株中的表达；外源性HGF刺激此2株细胞株后，用MTT法、黏附性检测方法研究细胞增殖速率和黏附性的变化。【结果】HGF-α、HGF-β、c-Met在2株骨肉瘤细胞株中的阳性表达率均低于3％。HGF浓度达50ng／mL以上时．MG-63和HOS的增殖速率显著增高，P〈0．01。当外源性HGF的浓度分别达5ng／mL和10ng／mL时，MG-63和HOS的黏附性指标即显著升高，P〈0．01。外源性HGF刺激后HGF-α、HGF-β、c-Met在2株骨肉瘤细胞株中的表达略有变化，但差异无统计学意义，P〉0．05。【结论】HGF可以促进骨肉瘤细胞株MG-63和HOS的体外增殖和黏附能力。     

Brief overview of selected approaches in targeting pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Introduction: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has the worst prognosis of any major malignancy, with 5-year survival painfully inadequate at under 5%. Investigators have struggled to target and exploit PDAC unique biology, failing to bring meaningful results from bench to bedside. Nonetheless, in recent years, several promising targets have emerged.

Areas covered: This review will discuss novel drug approaches in development for use in PDAC. The authors examine the continued efforts to target Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRas), which have recently been successfully abated using novel small interfering RNA (siRNA) eluting devices. The authors also discuss other targets relevant to PDAC including those downstream of mutated KRas, such as MAPK kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.

Expert opinion: Although studies into novel biomarkers and advanced imaging have highlighted the potential new avenues toward discovering localized tumors earlier, the current therapeutic options highlight the fact that PDAC is a highly metastatic and chemoresistant cancer that often must be fought with virulent, systemic therapies. Several newer approaches, including siRNA targeting of mutated KRas and enzymatic depletion of hyaluronan with PEGylated hyaluronidase are particularly exciting given their early stage results. Further research should help in elucidating their potential impact as therapeutic options.