中国乳腺癌患者生活质量研究进展

生活质量（qualityoflife,QOL）又译作生命质量、生存质量,它是在世界卫生组织提倡的健康新概念“人们在躯体上、精神上及社会生活中处于一种完好的状态,而不仅仅是没有患病和衰弱”的基础上构建的,是医学模式由生物医学模式向生物一心理一社会医学模式转变的体现。西方发达国家已将此概念广泛应用于临床试验、卫生政策制定和卫生资源效益评价等众多领域。生存质量已作为评价肿瘤患者术后状况的首选指标。     

外泌体在肿瘤发展中的研究进展

外泌体是细胞经过"内吞-融合-外排"等一系列调控过程而形成的细胞外纳米级小囊泡。外泌体可以携带蛋白,运送RNA,在细胞间物质和信息转导中起重要作用。外泌体可能通过调控免疫功能,促进肿瘤血管新生和肿瘤转移,以及直接作用于肿瘤细胞等途径,影响肿瘤的进展。外泌体可应用于肿瘤的诊断。本文总结了近年来有关外泌体在肿瘤发展中作用的研究进展。     

Inhibitory effect of suramin in rat models of angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo

The aim of the present study was to test the ability of the chemotherapeutic agent suramin to inhibit angiogenesis in experimental models in vitro and in vivo. In the culture of rat aortic rings on fibronectin, suramin dose-dependently inhibited vascular cell growth, achieving the maximal effect (mean − 88% versus controls, P < 0.05) at 400 μg/ml. Image analysis showed that suramin could inhibit microvessel sprouting in fibrin from rat aortic rings as evaluated by the ratio between the cellular area and the mean gray value of the sample (sprouting index); suramin at 50 μg/ml significantly reduced the sprouting index from the control value of 0.35 ± 0.04 to 0.14 ± 0.02 mm²/gray level (P < 0.05). Likewise, the area occupied by cells was 19.2 ± 1.8 mm² as compared with 41.8 ± 4.2 mm² in controls (P < 0.05). In the rat model of neovascularization induced in the cornea by chemical injury, suramin at 1.6 mg/eye per day reduced the length of blood vessels (0.7 ± 0.1 mm as compared with 1.5 ± 0.1 mm in controls, P < 0.05). In the same model the ratio between the area of blood vessels and the total area of the cornea (area fraction score) was decreased by suramin from 0.19 ± 0.02 in controls to 0.03 ± 0.003 (P < 0.05). Suramin given i.p. at 30 mg/kg per day markedly inhibited the neovascularization induced in the rat mesentery by compound 48/80 or conditioned medium from cells secreting the angiogenic protein fibroblast growth factor-3 (FGF-3). The area fraction score in control rats treated with compound 48/80 was 0.31 ± 0.03, and this was reduced to 0.07 ± 0.01 by suramin (P < 0.05). After i.p. administration of FGF-3 the area fraction score was reduced by suramin from 0.29 ± 0.03 to 0.05 ± 0.01 (P < 0.05). These results provide evidence that suramin exerts inhibitory effects on angiogenesis in both in vitro and in vivo models. Received: 9 January 1998 / Accepted: 29 June 1998     

Dicer在肿瘤中的研究进展

Dicer是miRNA剪切成熟的关键酶,在肿瘤中扮演单倍体不足抑癌基因的角色.Dicer基因突变携带者易发生家族性肺胸膜母细胞瘤;Dicer在各种肿瘤的发生发展过程中发挥重要作用,基因低表达肿瘤更常表现出恶性程度高和预后差的特点;同时也能介导对药物治疗的敏感性;另外Dicer与miRNA之间复杂的调控体系是其参与肿瘤发生发展的根本所在,可为肿瘤的靶向治疗提供研究基础.     

Role of MutSalpha in the recognition of iododeoxyuridine in DNA

We have previously demonstrated that both the MLH1 and MSH2 status impact the DNA levels of the halogenated thymidine (dThd) analogues iododeoxyuridine (IdUrd) and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdUrd), and thereby radiosensitization induced by these analogues, indirectly implicating both mismatch repair (MMR) proteins in the removal of these bases from DNA. More recent data from our group demonstrate that base excision repair (BER) also impacts IdUrd-DNA levels, supporting a role for the BER pathway in IdUrd removal as well. In this study, we have examined more direct interactions between the MSH2 protein and the processing of IdUrd incorporated in DNA. Our data demonstrate that the MutSalpha (MSH2/MSH6) complex binds specifically to DNA containing an IdUrd-G mismatch, using both purified human MutSalpha as well as nuclear extracts from Msh2-proficient and-deficient mouse cell lines. MutSalpha binding to a IdUrd-G is better recognized than a G-T mismatch in the same sequence context. In addition, MSH2 protein can be found colocalized with IdUrd-DNA using confocal microscopy in G(1) synchronized cells after treatment with IdUrd. Consistent with our recent publication, coadministration of IdUrd and a chemical inhibitor of BER, methoxyamine (MX), also increases the extent of MSH2 nuclear colocalization with IdUrd. Furthermore, we show that the extent of MSH2 colocalization with IdUrd in G(1)-synchronized human tumor cells varies with MLH1 status, suggesting a role for the MLH1 protein in stabilizing the interaction between the MSH2 protein and DNA containing IdUrd. These data, both in vitro and in vivo, suggest direct involvement of MSH2 in processing IdUrd in DNA.     

重组人血管内皮抑制素治疗恶性肿瘤的研究进展

重组人血管内皮抑制素(恩度)是一种广谱的抗血管生成分子靶向药物,主要循证证据为联合化疗治疗晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC).近年来,重组人血管内皮抑制素用于治疗多种恶性肿瘤的研究逐渐增多,并取得了较好的疗效.此外,有关重组人血管内皮抑制素联合治疗手段、给药途径、给药方法的研究逐渐开展,有利于其合理应用.     

The role of ultrasonography in diagnosis of cryptorchidism in children

Complex preoperative ultrasonic investigation of the inguinoscrotal area and abdominal cavity was made in 265 patients with cryptorchidism aged 1 to 14 years. The data of this investigation allowed development of an original technique of differential diagnosis of testicular retention and ectopy. Informative value of ultrasonic investigation in diagnosis of testicular ectopy and retention reached 100%. Examination of 44 children with unpalpable testes diagnosed abdominal cryptorchidism in 42 (65.6%) patients. In 10 (15.6%) patients testicular visualization failed. Testicular aplasia was diagnosed in 12 (18.8%) patients. Assessment of morphofunctional condition of the retained gonade showed that all the children had deficiency of testicular volume and abnormal intratesticular blood circulation.     

胶质瘤中微RNA研究进展

微RNA(microRNA,miR)可在转录后水平负调控靶基因表达,miR异常表达与肿瘤生成密切相关.对胶质瘤中多个miR异常表达及其机制的研究将对进一步探讨胶质瘤的分子病理及其诊治开拓新途径.     

Use of Venofer in management of anemia in cancer patients

Therapy of anemia raises hemoglobin (Hb) level which in turn improves quality of life. Venofer was tested in 20 anemic (grade 1) patients with various malignancies. The drug was administered in 3 courses, i/v, 200 mg at a 4-5 week interval during chemotherapy. Hb levels rose or remained unchanged in 75%; they fell mostly in cases of tumor progression. There was no correlation between Hb concentration and chemotherapy regimen--with or without platinum. Venofer treatment was followed by improvement in quality of life or by stabilization only in 73.3%. Quality of life improved by 9,3% (FACT-An) after an 1g/dl increase in Hb level. Venofer treatment prevented further anemia.     

Effect of trauma of implantation of metastatic tumor in bone in mice

We studied the influence of surgical trauma to the iliac bone on the implantation of I. V. injected tumor cells, which formed tumor in the surgical wounds of 27/84 mice (32%). None of these mice or nonsurgical mice developed tumor in the opposite or uninjured pelvic bone (P < 0.0001). When different numbers (10⁵, 5 × 10⁵, and 10 × 10⁵) of TA3Ha cells were injected I. V. immediately after surgery, the frequency of tumor formation showed an increase (respectively, 32%, 63%, 71%). As the interval between induction of trauma and tumor cell injection was increased from 0 to 15 days, the frequency of tumor formation declined from 32% to 0%. These results suggest that the healing wound is a privileged site for experimental metastasis, particularly in the early stages. It is likely that the proteins in the blood clotting cascade are involved in local tumor implantation. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Evaluation of the antitumoral effect of dihydrocucurbitacin-B in both in vitro and in vivo models

Aims  We evaluated both in vitro and in vivo antitumoral properties of an isolated compound from Wilbrandia ebracteata, dihydrocucurbitacin-B (DHCB), using B16F10 cells (murine melanoma). Materials and methods  We made use of MTT and ³H-Thymidine assays to investigate the cell viability and cell proliferation, flow cytometry analysis to monitor cell cycle and apoptosis, western blot analysis to evaluate the expression of cell cycle proteins, imunofluorescence analysis and in vivo tumor growth and metastasis. Results  Dihydrocucurbitacin-B significantly reduced cell proliferation without important effects on cells viability. DHCB lead cells to accumulate in G2/M phases accompanied by the appearance of polyploid cells, confirmed by fluorescence assays that demonstrated a remarkable alteration in the cell cytoskeleton and formation of binuclear cells. Annexin-V-FITC incorporation demonstrated that DHCB did not induce apoptosis. About 10 μg/mL DHCB was found to decrease cyclin-A, and especially in cyclin-B1. The in vivo experiments showed that DHCB treatment (once a day up to 12 days; p.o.) was able to reduce the tumor growth and lung metastasis up to 83.5 and 50.3%, respectively. Conclusions  Dihydrocucurbitacin-B reduces cell proliferation due to a decrease in the expression of cyclins, mainly cyclin-B1 and disruption of the actin cytoskeleton, arresting B16F10 cells in G2/M phase. Taken together, the in vitro and in vivo experiments suggest that DHCB was effective against cancer, however, it remains to be proved if DHCB will be a good candidate for drug development.     

Antitumor activity of erlotinib in combination with gemcitabine in in vitro and in vivo models of KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancers

Erlotinib treatment in combination with gemcitabine is a standard therapy for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer in many countries, including the US and the EU. Since mutations of the K-ras oncogene (KRAS) occur in approximately 90% of pancreatic cancers, we examined the antitumor activity of erlotinib in combination with gemcitabine in KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancer cell lines, HPAC and Capan-1, which have the KRAS mutation G12D and G12V, respectively. We analyzed the mode of inhibition of in vitro tumor cell proliferation by means of a combination index and found that a combination treatment of erlotinib plus gemcitabine had an additive effect in the two cell lines. We then examined the effect of erlotinib and gemcitabine on the phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Erlotinib strongly suppressed, while gemcitabine augmented the phosphorylation of EGFR, which was completely blocked by erlotinib in the two cell lines. An in vivo tumor growth inhibition test was then performed using the HPAC tumor xenograft model. The combination therapy of erlotinib and gemcitabine resulted in a significant inhibition of tumor growth compared with erlotinib or gemcitabine monotherapy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to show the combination effect of erlotinib and gemcitabine in vivo using a xenograft model of a KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancer cell line.     

Radioimmunoassay of O6-methyldeoxyguanosine in DNA of cells alkylated in vitro and in vivo

The legend to Figure 6 should read: Fig. 6. Removal of O⁶-MedG in Chinese hamster cells. V79 (O)and V79/79 (•) cells were exposed to 2.0 mM MNU in culturemedium for 30 min at 37°C.