1.AEG-1 promotes metastasis of breast cancer MCF-7 cells
Yinghong LI ; Junjun LIU ; Xiaoming NING ; Cong LI ; Lejing LI
Practical Oncology Journal 2017;31(4):299-304
Objective The objective of this study was to observe the effect of AEG-1 gene on the metastasis in breast cancer MCF-7 cells.Methods AEG-1 siRNAs were transfected into MCF-7 cells to silence AEG-1 expression,and negative siRNA was used as a control.Transwell chamber was used to detect the ability of cell migration and invasion of MCF-7 cells.CCK8 assay was used to detect the cell proliferation of MCF-7 cells.At the same time,the effect of VEGF on the angiogenesis was investigated by detecting the changes of lumen formation in HUVEC cells.Results The migration,invasive and proliferative abilities were significantly inhibited in MCF-7 cells transfected with AEG-1 siRNA.Knockdown AEG-1 was significantly decreased the level of VEGF in the supernatant of MCF-7 cells.Knockdown AEG-1 was also significantly inhibited the angiogenesis activity in HUVEC cells.Conclusion Knockdown AEG-1 can significantly inhibit the migration of MCF-7 cells,including cell migration,invasion,proliferation and angiogenesis.These results suggest that AEG-1 plays an important role in the metastasis process of breast cancer and opens up new ideas for future treatment breast cancer.
2. Effects of acteoside on learning, memory and neurotransmitters level in brain tissue of SAMP8 mice
Xue TAN ; Li GAO ; Jia REN ; Lejing MAO ; Ming YAN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2019;28(9):842-847
Objective:
To evaluate the effect of acteoside on learning, memory and neurotransmitter in SAMP8 mice.
Methods:
The 6-month-old rapidly aging SAMP8 mice were randomly divided into model group, namenda group, low-dose acteoside group(30 mg·kg-1 ·d-1), medium-dose acteoside group(60 mg·kg-1 ·d-1) and high-dose acteoside group(120 mg·kg-1 ·d-1) according to the digital table method, with 12 in each group.And 12 SAMR mice with the same age resistance were used as the control group.After 75 days of continuous intragastric administration, Morris water maze method and spontaneous activity experiment were used to investigate the effects of acteoside on learning, memory and anxiety of mice.The levels of neurotransmitters acetylcholine(ACh), serotonin(5-HT), norepinephrine(NE) and dopamine(DA) in mouse brain tissue(cortex and hippocampus) were detected by ELISA.
Results:
(1)In the Morris water maze test, compared with the model group, the acteoside significantly reduced the escape latency of SAMP8 mice in training period.(2)In the experiment of autonomic activity, compared with the model group, the average speed and total distance of the low-dose acteoside group were significantly increased(