Purpose:To study the effect of sodium selenate on the viability and proliferation of PC-3 cell, a kind of human prostate cancer cell. Methods:Sodium selenate was administered to PC-3 cells, and MTT assay and ~(3)H-TdR adulterated assay were used to estimate the viability and proliferation of cell. Results:① When cells were treated with Sodium selenate for 24 h, the optical density (A) of middle-dose group decreased significantly, and the A of the high-dose group decreased dramatically. When cells were treated for 24 h, the A of the low-dose group was significantly lower than that of the control group, while the A of the middle-dose and high-dose groups was much lower than control.② When cells were treated for 24 h, the proliferation of middle-dose group decreased, and that of high-dose group decreased markedly. Conclusions:Sodium selenate can inhibit the viability and proliferation of PC-3 cells, and these actions occur in a dose-dependant manner.

BACKGROUND: That the nerve growth factor(NGF) is capable of treating peripheral nerve injury has been broadly acknowledged. But it is not sure whether it is able to pass through blood brain barrier(BBB) to act on central nerve system. In this study, the NGF encapsulated in liposome was compared with NGF alone in their abilities of passing through BBB.OBJECTIVE: To compare the dedicated distribution of NGF in different forms using single photon emission computerized tomography(SPECT).DESIGN: It is a randomized controlled study with New Zealand rabbits as subject.SETTING: An affiliated hospital of Nanjing Medical College.MATERIALS:The trial was conducted in Nanjing Senke Medical Company and the Nuclear Medicine Department of the First Hospital of Nanjing Medical College from June 2003 to May 2004. The subjects were 19 New Zealand rabbits of either sex, weighting (2.0 ±0. 2) kg, from Anlimo Technology Company. [99Tcm] -NGF(labeling rate 98.9%, purity 99.7% )was made by Senke Medical Company. Liposome was provided by Shengyang Pharmaceutical College. Urethine solution(200 g/L) was from Pharmacy Department of NanJing Medical Collage.METHODS: [99Tcm]-NGF was encapsulated in liposome and was treated as the following: The liposomesA containing 1.48 × 108Bq[99Tcm] -NGF were injected into rabbits and its distribution percentage was analyzed with SPECT. The same amounts of[99Tcm] -NGF and[99Tcm] -NGF-ordinary liposomesB were treated in the same way.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The ratio of concentration and radiation percentage of NGF in brain to those in the whole body.RESULTS: The[99Tcm]-NGF encapsulated in self-made liposomeA presented high radiation in the brain. But[99Tcm] -NGF alone was almost completely excreted through urinary system and[99Tcm] -NGF encapsuled in ordinary liposomeB was mostly phagocytized by liver reticuloendothelial system.CONCLUSION: The self-made NGF-liposomeA is brain-dedicated, which set a basis for drugs to pass through BBB.