1.Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhance the sonodynamic therapy effect of chlorin e6 on glioma U251 cells
ZHANG Peng ; CHEN Zihan ; REN Zhongyu ; CHEN Jianjiao ; CHEN Hanren ; WEN Jian
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2021;28(7):702-708
[摘 要] 目的:探讨四氧化三铁(Fe3O4)纳米粒子(PION)作为药物载体增强二氢卟吩e6(chlorin e6,Ce6)在胶质瘤中的增效作用。方法:采用高温降解法和相转移法制备PEG-Fe3O4@Ce6复合纳米粒子(PION@E6),用水合粒径分析、透射电镜、胶体稳定性分析、紫外可见光吸收光谱等方法对PION@E6进行鉴定。CCK-8法检测胶质瘤U251细胞的增殖活性,流式细胞术检测细胞的凋亡水平,DCFH-DA探针法检测细胞中活性氧(reactive oxygen species,ROS)的水平。构建BALB/c-nu裸鼠胶质瘤U251细胞移植瘤模型,动物活体荧光成像术及磁共振成像(MRI)观察PION@E6及Ce6在移植瘤中的潴留时间,比较PION@E6声动力治疗组及Ce6声动力治疗组的第28天生存情况及肿瘤体积。结果:PION@E6的核心粒径为10 nm、水合粒径为(37.86±12.90)nm,具有良好的水溶性和稳定性;吸收光谱及XRD图谱显示Ce6已经负载到Fe3O4纳米粒子上。与Ce6声动力组比较,PION@E6声动力组U251细胞的增殖活性显著下降(P<0.05),细胞凋亡率显著升高(均P<0.05),细胞中ROS水平显著升高(P<0.05)。荷瘤裸鼠胶质瘤U251细胞移植瘤治疗实验结果显示,与Ce6声动力治疗组比较,PION@E6声动力治疗组裸鼠移植瘤组织中潴留时间显著延长(P<0.05),存活的裸鼠数显著增多,移植瘤体积显著缩小(P<0.01)。结论:Fe3O4纳米粒子对Ce6介导的胶质瘤U251细胞声动力治疗具有明显的增效作用。
2.Ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles inhibit the migration and invasion of human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells by enhancing autophagy
CHEN Hanren ; JIANG Shulian ; ZHANG Peng ; REN Zhongyu ; CHEN Jianjiao ; WEN Jian
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2021;28(8):783-789
[摘 要] 目的:探讨超微氧化铁纳米粒子(ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticle,USIONP)对人肝细胞癌HepG2细胞迁移和侵袭的影响及其可能的机制。方法:采用粒径分析仪和透射电镜分别分析USIONP的水合粒径和核心粒径,Zeta电位和胶体稳定性实验分析USIONP的分散性及其稳定性以鉴定USIONP的成功制备;用不同质量浓度USIONP(0、50、100、200 μg/ml)或200 μg/ml USIONP+5 mmol/L 3-MA(自噬抑制剂)联合处理HepG2细胞,CCK-8法检测HepG2细胞的增殖活力,Transwell法检测细胞的迁移和侵袭能力,WB实验检测自噬标志物Beclin1、LC3、p62的表达,2’,7’-二氯二氢荧光素二醋酸(DCFH-DA)法测定细胞内活性氧(ROS)水平,铁离子比色法检测细胞内铁离子水平。结果:USIONP的平均水合粒径为(37.86±12.90) nm、核心粒径约10 nm,Zeta电位为–23.8 mV,有良好的水溶分散性,证实了USIONP的成功制备。随USIONP质量浓度升高和处理时间延长,HepG2细胞的增殖活力明显降低(均P<0.05);与对照组相比,200 μg/ml USIONP处理HepG2细胞24 h后,迁移、侵袭细胞数量均显著减少(均P<0.05),而3-MA能够部分抵消上述影响(均P<0.05)。与对照组相比,100、200 μg/ml USIONP处理组的HepG2细胞中Beclin1和LC3Ⅱ蛋白相对表达水平均显著升高(均P<0.05),而p62蛋白表达水平下降(均P<0.05);200 μg/ml USIONP可显著提高细胞内ROS水平与铁离子水平,而加入3-MA可阻断其作用(均P<0.05)。结论:USIONP能促进HepG2细胞发生自噬,而自噬通路激活后降解USIONP释放铁离子和导致细胞ROS水平升高,从而抑制HepG2细胞的迁移和侵袭。
3.Effective and persistent antitumor activity of HER2-directed CAR-T cells against gastric cancer cells in vitro and xenotransplanted tumors in vivo.
Yanjing SONG ; Chuan TONG ; Yao WANG ; Yunhe GAO ; Hanren DAI ; Yelei GUO ; Xudong ZHAO ; Yi WANG ; Zizheng WANG ; Weidong HAN ; Lin CHEN
Protein & Cell 2018;9(10):867-878
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) proteins are overexpressed in a high proportion of gastric cancer (GC) cases and affect the maintenance of cancer stem cell (CSC) subpopulations, which are used as targets for the clinical treatment of patients with HER2-positive GC. Despite improvements in survival, numerous HER2-positive patients fail treatment with trastuzumab, highlighting the need for more effective therapies. In this study, we generated a novel type of genetically modified human T cells, expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), and targeting the GC cell antigen HER2, which harbors the CD137 and CD3ζ moieties. Our findings show that the expanded CAR-T cells, expressing an increased central memory phenotype, were activated by the specific recognition of HER2 antigens in an MHC-independent manner, and effectively killed patient-derived HER2-positive GC cells. In HER2-positive xenograft tumors, CAR-T cells exhibited considerably enhanced tumor inhibition ability, long-term survival, and homing to targets, compared with those of non-transduced T cells. The sphere-forming ability and in vivo tumorigenicity of patient-derived gastric cancer stem-like cells, expressing HER2 and the CD44 protein, were also inhibited. Our results support the future development and clinical application of this adoptive immunotherapy in patients with HER2-positive advanced GC.
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Humans
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Mice, Nude
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Neoplasms, Experimental
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immunology
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pathology
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therapy
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Receptor, ErbB-2
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immunology
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Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
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immunology
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Stomach Neoplasms
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immunology
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pathology
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therapy
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Tumor Cells, Cultured