宫颈癌中HPA的表达与细胞增殖、血管生成和转移的关系

目的通过对宫颈癌组织中乙酰肝素酶(heparanase,HPA)、细胞核增殖相关抗原Ki-67和微血管密度的检测,探讨HPA在宫颈癌发生发展中的作用。方法采用免疫组化染色(S-P法)检测67例宫颈癌中HPA、Ki-67和CD34的表达,并与13例正常宫颈组织进行对照研究,分析HPA与患者临床特征、Ki-67和CD34之间的关系。结果67例宫颈癌中49例(73%)阳性表达,而正常13例宫颈组织中无一例阳性表达(P=0.000)。HPA与临床分期、淋巴结转移、细胞增殖和血管生成显著正相关(P值分别为0.001、0.012、0.000、0.000)。结论HPA可能在宫颈癌的发展、浸润、转移和血管生成中起重要作用,并与肿瘤细胞的增殖活性有关,可作为临床预测宫颈癌浸润转移的一个重要参考指标和有价值的治疗靶点。     

A simple procedure for quantification of neurite outgrowth based on stereological principles

The molecular mechanisms controlling formation and remodelling of neuronal extensions are of considerable interest for the understanding of neuronal development and plasticity. Determination of neurite outgrowth in cell culture is a widely used approach to investigate these phenomena. This is generally done by a time consuming tracing of individual neurites and their branches. We have used stereological principles to determine the length of neurites. The total neuritic length per cell was estimated by counting the number of intersections between neurites and test lines of an unbiased counting frame superimposed on images of cell cultures obtained by conventional computer-assisted microscopy. The absolute length, L, of neurites per cell was subsequently estimated from the number of neurite intersections, I, per cell by means of the equation L=(πd/2)I describing the relationship between the number of neurite intersections and the vertical distance, d, between the test lines used. When measuring neurite outgrowth from PC12 cells and primary hippocampal neurons, data obtained by counting neuritic intersections correlated statistically significantly with data obtained using a conventional tracing technique. However, information was acquired more efficiently using the stereological approach. Thus, using the described set-up, the stereological procedure was approximately five times less time consuming than the conventional method based on neurite tracing. The study shows that stereological estimation of neuritic length provides a precise and efficient method for the study of neurite outgrowth in cultures of primary neurons and cell lines.     

A ventral approach to stereotaxy of the guinea pig brain

For skeletal muscles, a well-known match exists between the properties of motoneurones and those of their muscle fibres. Hence, the intramuscular distribution of different kinds of motoneuronal nerve endings (e.g. ‘slow’ versus ‘fast’) can be mapped by determining the distribution of the corresponding types of muscle fibre. As a background for further studies of motoneuronal plasticity, we needed precise measures of such distributions. Simple quantitative methods were developed for defining the position and extent of sub-populations of cells within a structure (e.g. the regional distribution of slow versus fast muscle fibres within a muscle cross-section): (a) The ‘mass vector method’ defined the relative position of the target cell cloud. A line was drawn between the calculated centre of mass for the target cells and that for the whole structure. The direction (a1) and length (a2) of this line gave a measure of the direction and degree of target cell eccentricity within the structure. (b) The ‘sector method’ delineated the region containing the target fibres. A circle around the centre of mass for the target fibres was subdivided into a number of equal sectors (standard setting: 20). The most remote point was found within each sector and a line joining these points defined the region of the target fibres. When applied to the ‘slow’ type I fibres of cross-sections from rat hindlimb muscles, the regional area estimates obtained by the sector method were highly correlated with, but 10% lower than those achieved by the well-established ‘convex hull’ method. Highly significant inter-muscular differences were observed for each one of the three new parameters described in this paper (a1, a2, b).     

CD44分子对胃癌细胞腹膜种植影响的体外实验研究

目的体外研究CD44分子对胃癌细胞(MKN45)腹膜种植转移的影响.方法在体外预先将抗CD44S抗体与MKN45细胞在细胞培养箱中作用45 min,然后在24孔培养板或Boyden小室中与生长良好的间皮细胞共同培养不同时间,在显微镜下直接计数与间皮细胞粘附的MKN45细胞,而用MTT法评估胃癌细胞在间皮细胞间的迁移和侵袭情况.结果在体外,抗CD44S抗体对MKN45细胞与间皮细胞间的粘附有明显的抑制作用(P＜0.01),在高浓度时对迁移和侵袭也有一定的抑制作用.结论CD44分子参与了胃癌细胞腹膜种植转移过程,抗CD44S抗体对胃癌细胞腹膜种植转移有一定的抑制作用.     

STAT1对人肾透明细胞癌放射敏感性的影响

目的 研究人肾透明细胞癌信号传递和转录活化因子1(STAT1)表达情况及抑制STAT1对该肿瘤细胞放射敏感性的影响.方法 采用免疫组织化学染色技术对比检测34例人肾透明细胞癌标本和12例正常肾组织标本的STAT1表达.用Western blotting法检测离体培养人肾透明细胞癌细胞(CRL-1932)、纤维母细胞(CCL-116)和wilm's瘤细胞(CRL-1441)的STAT1表达.用氟达拉滨和siRNA抑制CRL-1932细胞STAT1表达,并通过成克隆法和台盼蓝染色计数法研究抑制STAT1对CRL-1932细胞放射敏感性的影响.结果 人肾透明细胞癌标本的总STAT1和磷酸化STAT1表达均明显高于正常肾组织.Western blotting法显示CRL-1932细胞STAT1表达比CRL-1441、CCL-116细胞明显增高;药物氟达拉滨能显著抑制CRL-1932细胞磷酸化STAT1的表达,并显著增加CRL-1932细胞的放射敏感性,且放射增敏程度与药物浓度呈正相关.经STAT1 siRNA处理后CRL-1932细胞总STAT1和磷酸化STAT1的表达均被有效抑制,且细胞在照射后的存活分数显著下降.结论 肾透明细胞癌STAT1呈高表达,抑制STAT1对该细胞有放射增敏作用.     

乳铁蛋白对大鼠成骨细胞增殖与分化的影响

目的观察乳铁蛋白(Lf)对大鼠成骨细胞增殖分化的影响,初步探讨Lf对成骨细胞的作用机制。方法用不同浓度的Lf干预成骨细胞,在不同时间分别测定细胞数目的增殖、细胞内碱性磷酸酶活性,并用半定量RT-PCR法检测成骨细胞内RANKL/OPG mRNA基因的表达。结果Lf呈时间和浓度依赖性地促进大鼠成骨细胞增殖及碱性磷酸酶活性,每组实验在不同时间的差异均有显著的统计学意义(P<0.05),其中400μg/ml组在72h时细胞增殖数目达到最大。在碱性磷酸酶活性方面,400μg/ml组在72h时则有所下降。不同浓度Lf、不同作用时间均能促使成骨细胞中OPG mRNA表达增加,同时抑制RANKL mRNA表达。结论Lf能促进成骨细胞的增殖分化,并且能够调节成骨细胞RANKL/ OPG mRNA表达,从而抑制破骨细胞介导的骨吸收。     

血管内皮生长因子、微血管密度及Ki-67在宫颈鳞癌中的表达及意义

目的探讨血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)、微血管密度(MVD)及Ki-67在宫颈鳞状细胞癌中的表达及意义。方法采用免疫组织化学S-P法测定45例宫颈鳞癌组织和10例正常宫颈组织中VEGF、Ki-67和F8的表达。结果宫颈鳞癌中VEGF的表达阳性率为77.78%,Ki-67标记指数(Ki-67LI)和MVD分别为12.7±4.1和37±10,VEGF表达水平与肿瘤恶性程度、Ki-67 LI和MVD计数呈正相关。结论VEGF有促进肿瘤细胞增殖及血管生成的作用,联合检测VEGF、Ki-67和F8可作为病理诊断的补充,对患者预后判断和治疗方案的选择有重要的参考价值。     

异甘草素对人前列腺癌细胞体外增殖的抑制作用

目的:观察异甘草素(ISL)对人前列腺癌细胞体外增殖的抑制作用。方法:采用MTT法测定细胞增殖。结果:ISL浓度依赖性(0~20μm)抑制人前列腺癌细胞增殖,IC50为12.58μm,且呈时间依赖性,ISL20μm作用3天时的抑制率为85.26%。结论:异甘草素能有效地抑制前列腺癌细胞的增生,异甘草素有可能成为一种治疗前列腺癌的新药。     

异补骨脂素对体外培养大鼠成骨细胞增殖分化成熟的影响

目的:研究异补骨脂素(Isopsoralen,IP)对体外培养大鼠颅骨成骨细胞(rat calvarial osteoblasts,ROB)增殖与分化成熟的影响。方法:取新生SD大鼠颅骨,多次酶消化法获得成骨细胞,培养于含10%FBS的MEM培养液中,3 d后首次换液,铺满90%皿底后传代培养;增殖分析采用96孔板,加入在培养液中终浓度分别为1×10-4、1×10-5、1×10-6、1×10-7mol/L的异补骨脂素,MTT法分析;分化分析采用24孔板,于成骨性诱导培养第3、6、9、12、15天分别测碱性磷酸酶(Alkaline Phosphatase,ALP)活性、钙含量、骨钙素,第12天进行ALP组织化学染色,第14天进行茜素红染色和钙化结节计数。结果:终浓度为1×10-4mol/L的异补骨脂素对细胞增殖有抑制作用,而1×10-5mol/L浓度虽对ROB增殖无明显影响,但能显著提高细胞ALP活性、增加钙含量、促进骨钙素分泌,并增加钙化结节数量。结论1×10-5mol/L异补骨脂素能促进ROB分化成熟,应为中药补骨脂抗骨质疏松的有效成分。