胃癌组织中Sonic Hedgehog和VEGF表达及临床意义的研究

目的:探讨胃腺癌中Sonic Hedge-hog(Shh)和VEGF的表达及临床意义。方法:应用免疫组化法检测45例胃癌组织及15例癌旁胃黏膜组织中Shh和VEGF的表达。结果:Shh在胃癌组织中阳性表达率为66.7%,在中、低分化胃癌中的表达高于高分化胃癌中的表达,与组织分化程度相关,P<0.01,在癌旁胃黏膜组织中Shh表达为阴性或弱阳性(15.3%);VEGF在胃癌组织中的阳性表达率(71.1%)显著高于癌旁胃黏膜组织中的阳性表达率(26.7%),P<0.01,与肿瘤分化程度、淋巴结转移呈正相关,P<0.05。Shh和VEGF在胃癌组织中的表达存在相关性(0.01相似文献   

顺铂联合米托蒽醌调节脑胶质瘤U87细胞Sonic Hedgehog信号通路的研究

目的：观察米托蒽醌（Mitoxantrone,MXT）联合顺铂（Cisplatin,CDDP）对脑胶质瘤U87细胞杀伤活性及对Sonic Hedgehog信号通路的影响。方法：应用MTT法检测不同浓度米托蒽醌、顺铂以及两药物联合对U87细胞成活率的影响。显微镜观察细胞的形态变化DiOC6荧光染料对细胞线粒体染色检测其膜电位变化来反映细胞凋亡。RT-PCR法检测顺铂、米托蒽醌及两药联合对U87细胞Gli1和Ptch基因表达的影响。结果：MTT结果显示顺铂、米托蒽醌均可以有效抑制U87细胞的增殖,当米托蒽醌和顺铂浓度≤0.625μg/ml时,两药联合对U87细胞增殖具有协同抑制作用;细胞形态变化及线粒体膜电位结果显示,单药处理可促进U87细胞凋亡,而联合用药可以协同促进U87细胞的凋亡;RT-PCR法检测显示顺铂对Gli1基因的表达有上调作用,而米托蒽醌、米托蒽醌联合顺铂能下调Ptch和Gli1基因的表达。结论：胶质瘤U87细胞在化疗药物米托蒽醌以及两药物联合作用下可影响Sonic Hedgehog信号通路,协同发挥其促凋亡作用,进而增强肿瘤细胞对化疗药物的敏感性。     

Sonic Hedgehog在血管新生中的作用

Sonic Hedgehog介导的信号传导通路是血管生成中一个重要调节环节,可调控血管直径加粗、变长和分叉,影响基质细胞分泌众多的血管新生因子以及动脉血管的发生。Sonic Hedgehog可能通过3种机制(COUP-TF Ⅱ、SHH／GLI／SMO、P13K通路)调控血管生成,并有望成为血管新生研究的新靶向因子。     

Hedgehog signaling is required for formation of the notochord sheath and patterning of nuclei pulposi within the intervertebral discs

The vertebrae notochord is a transient rod-like structure that produces secreted factors that are responsible for patterning surrounding tissues. During later mouse embryogenesis, the notochord gives rise to the middle part of the intervertebral disc, called the nucleus pulposus. Currently, very little is known about the molecular mechanisms responsible for forming the intervertebral discs. Here we demonstrate that hedgehog signaling is required for formation of the intervertebral discs. Removal of hedgehog signaling in the notochord and nearby floorplate resulted in the formation of an aberrant notochord sheath that normally surrounds this structure. In the absence of the notochord sheath, small nuclei pulposi were formed, with most notochord cells dispersed throughout the vertebral bodies during embryogenesis. Our data suggest that the formation of the notochord sheath requires hedgehog signaling and that the sheath is essential for maintaining the rod-like structure of the notochord during early embryonic development. As notochord cells form nuclei pulposi, we propose that the notochord sheath functions as a "wrapper" around the notochord to constrain these cells along the vertebral column.     

Shh信号分子在牙胚发育中的调控作用

Sonic Hedgehog(Shh)是一类在胚胎发育过程中起关键作用的信号分子。研究表明Shh在牙胚发育早期的上皮—间充质和上皮—上皮之间的信号传导中发挥重要作用,特别是调控上皮和间充质细胞的增殖,诱导早期牙形态发生。本文综述了Shh信号分子在牙胚发育中的表达特征及其可能的作用机理。     

A possible paracrine hedgehog signalling pathway in neurofibromas from patients with neurofibromatosis type 1

BACKGROUND: Hedgehogs (Hhs) and their receptors are involved in organ development as well as in tumorigenesis observed in basal cell carcinoma. Among Hhs, Desert hedgehog secreted from Schwann cells mediates the formation of peripheral nerve sheaths. However, there has been no study on the role of Hhs and their receptors in tumorigenesis of neurofibromas in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). OBJECTIVES: To clarify the expression and localization of Hhs and their receptors in neurofibromas of NF1 patients. METHODS: Expression of Hhs and their receptors was studied by immunohistochemistry using neurofibromas from NF1 patients and control normal skin samples. RESULTS: In neurofibromas, CD57-positive tumour cells with delicate elongated processes were positive for the receptor PTCH2. Perineurial cells of involved nerves within neurofibromas as well as those of normal cutaneous nerves expressed Indian hedgehog and Sonic hedgehog. Schwann cells of normal cutaneous nerves were positive for PTCH2. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that a paracrine Hh signalling pathway may be involved in tumorigenesis of neurofibromas in NF1.     

Holoprosencephaly: from Homer to Hedgehog

Holoprosencephaly (HPE), a common developmental defect affecting the forebrain and face, is etiologically heterogeneous and exhibits wide phenotypic variation. Graded degrees of severity of the brain malformation are also reflected in the highly variable craniofacial malformations associated with HPE. In addition, individuals with microforms of HPE, who usually have normal cognition and normal brain imaging, are at risk for having children with HPE. Some obligate carriers for HPE may not have any phenotypic abnormalities. Recurrent chromosomal rearrangements in individuals with HPE suggest loci containing genes important for brain development, and abnormalities in these genes may result in HPE. Recently, Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) was the first gene identified as causing HPE in humans. Proper function of SHH depends on cholesterol modification. Other candidate genes that may be involved in HPE include components of the SHH pathway, elements involved in cholesterol metabolism, and genes expressed in the developing forebrain.     

Theophylline increases saliva sonic hedgehog and improves taste dysfunction

ObjectiveTo determine changes in saliva sonic hedgehog (Shh) and in taste dysfunction before and after oral theophylline treatment.DesignShh was measured in parotid saliva of both normal subjects and patients with taste dysfunction of multiple etiologies by use of a sensitive spectrophotometric ELISA assay. Taste dysfunction was defined clinically by both subjective inhibition of taste function (including acuity loss) and impaired gustometry.ResultsTheophylline treatment increased patient saliva Shh and improved taste dysfunction both subjectively and by gustometry.ConclusionsBy use of these systematic clinical measurements theophylline can be demonstrated to increase saliva Shh and improve taste dysfunction. These results are consistent with saliva Shh acting as a taste bud growth factor which stimulates stem cells of taste buds to initiate development and perpetuation of taste bud receptors. Measurements of saliva Shh provide an important marker for the presence of taste dysfunction and in the improvement by theophylline treatment.