Objective: To isolate and identify cancer stem cells from esophageal cancer cells (ECCs) using cell surface marker p75NTR. Methods: ECCs were cultured from surgically resected ECC specimens; ECC cell lines TE-1 and Ecal09 were also cultured. The expression of p75NTR in human ECCs was examined by flow cytometry. p75NTR positive cells were isolated from ECCs using magnetic activated cell sorting (MACS) method. The proliferation, differentiation, and the ability of colony-forming in soft agar of the p75 NTR positive cells were observed. The p75NTR positive cells were injected into BALB/c nude mice subcutaneously to observe their tumorigenesis ability. The survival rates of p75NTR positive and negative cells were assessed after treated with chemotherapy drugs to evaluate the resistance of p75NTR positive cells. Results: Six out of the eight cell lines, including SHEC-4, SHEC-6, SHEC-7, SHEC-8, EcalO9, and TE-1, were positive of p75NTR, with the positive rates being 2.71%, 0.32%, 3.35%, 1.13%, 2.15%, and 0.45%. respectively. It was showed that p75 NTR positive cells possessed higher proliferation ability compared with p75NTR negative cells (P<0.01). The p75NTR positive cells had higher colony-forming ability in soft agar compared with p75NTR negative cells (P<0.01). The p75NTR positive cells demonstrated stronger tumorigenesis ability in nude mice. As few as 2 000 SHEC-7 cells could give rise to new tumors in xenotransplantation, with a tumorigenesis ability 50 times as high as that of the p75NTR negative cells. When treated with chemotherapy drugs for 48 h, p75NTR positive cells had significantly higher survival rate than p75NTR negative cells (P<0.05). Conclusion: The p75NTR positive ECCs possess self-renewal, differentiation, and proliferation abilities; they are strongly resistant to chemotherapy drugs, which gives them strong tumorigenesis ability and the characters of tumor stem cells.

Recently, study on cencer stem cells has been a focus of study. Cancer stem cell is a small population of cencer cells possessing the properties of stem cells: self-renewal, differentiation and proliferation. To date, the existence of cancer stem cells has been proven in acute and chronic myeloid leukemia, breast cancer, brain tumors, liver cancer and colon cancer, etc.. In this article we reviews the current progress on cancer stem cells, including the defination, existing evidence, research methods, and challenges in clinical application.

Objective To explore the anatomy and the adjacent of the medial malleolus,the operative approach of soluting the tibial nerve in endoscopy and the significance of making use of it in operation. Methods The five cadaver feet were dissected,the tibial nerve and the fiber diaphragm in the middle of me- dial and lateral plantar tunnels in the ten cadaver feet were soluted in endoscopic.Results The operative approach was designed on the basis of the anatomy data (the three-portal approach:The perpendicular bisetor which was the medial malleolus pointed to the medial margin of tendon calcaneus insertion was 4.5cm;The midpoint of the medial malleolus pointed to the calcaneus tubercle;The midpoint of the calcaneus tubercle to the medial margin of the first metatarsophalangeal joint).It was succeed that soluted the tibial nerve and the fiber diaphragm in the middle of medial and lateral plantar tunnels.Conclusion The operative approach on the basis of the anatomy data is design,and testfy the feasibility of exploring curved tunnel in endoscopic.

Congresses as Topic ; Head ; surgery ; Neck ; surgery ; Otolaryngology

Recently,study on cencer stem cells has been a focus of study.Cancer stem cell is a small population of cencer cells possessing the properties of stem cells:self-renewal,differentiation and proliferation.To date,the existence of cancer stem cells has been proven in acute and chronic myeloid leukemia,breast cancer,brain tumors,liver cancer and colon cancer,etc..In this article we reviews the current progress on cancer stem cells,including the defination,existing evidence,research methods, and challenges in clinical application.

OBJECTIVETo compare the differences of active ingredients between tissue cultured cells and cultivated saffron pistils.

METHODThe experiment was carried out by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

RESULTThe data indicated that the species and contents active ingredients in saffron pistils from different places were different. The species of active ingredients in tissue cultured cells are less than those in cultivated saffron pistils. However, the quantity of crocin A, which showed good anticancer effect, is 2-3 times more than that in cultivated saffron pistils.

CONCLUSIONThe active ingredients of the tissue cultured cells are similar to those of saffron pistils, but their contents are different. Therefore, the tissue cultured cells can only be the part-substitutes of cultivated saffron pistils.

Carotenoids ; analysis ; Cells, Cultured ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Crocus ; chemistry ; cytology ; Ecosystem ; Flowers ; chemistry ; cytology ; India ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; cytology ; Spain ; Species Specificity ; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Male ; Neurofibromatosis 1 ; genetics ; Pedigree

OBJECTIVETo explore the effect of Yixintai Granule (YG) on mRNA and protein expression levels of AQP2 in renal medulla of chronic heart failure (CHF) rabbits.

METHODSCHF rat model was established by ear marginal vein injection of adriamycin. Successfully modeled rabbits were divided into the model group, the high (8.4 g/kg), middle (4.2 g/kg), and low dose (2.1 g/kg) YG group, and the Furosemide group (2 mg/kg). Besides, a normal control group was set up. Equal volume of physiological saline was administered to rabbits of the model group and the normal control group by gastrogavage. YG at different doses was administered to rabbits of the 3 YG groups by gastrogavage. The intervention lasted for 4 weeks, once per day. After treatment the urine volume and pathomorphological changes of renal medulla tissue were observed. mRNA and its protein expression levels of AQP2 were detected.

RESULTSCompared with the normal control group, the urine volume decreased significantly, mRNA and protein expression levels of renal medulla AQP2 increased significantly in the model group (all P < 0.01). Compared with the model group, the urine volume increased significantly, and mRNA and protein expression levels of renal medulla AQP2 decreased significantly in all medicated groups (all P < 0.01). Compared with the low dose YG group, the urine volume significantly increased and the mRNA expression level of renal medulla AQP2 significantly decreased in the middle and high dose YG groups (all P < 0.01). The expression level of AQP2 protein significantly decreased in the high dose YG group (P < 0.01). Pathological changes of the renal medulla was the most obviously seen in the model group. But they were alleviated to various degrees in all medicated groups. They were more obviously attenuated in the middle and high dose YG groups.

CONCLUSIONYG could improve CHF possibly through down-regulating mRNA and protein expression levels of AQP2 in renal medulla, and elevating the urine volume.

Animals ; Aquaporin 2 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Chronic Disease ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Heart Failure ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Rabbits ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Animal models with kidney disease are generally divided into two types. One belongs to the models which imitate human kidney disease by the artificial operations, such as anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody nephritis, Heymann nephritis, anti-Thyl. 1 antibody nephritis, BSA nephritis and puromycin nephropathy. The other one pertains to the models which make themselves kidney disease, and appear the pathological characteristics naturally as like as human, such as HIGA mice with IgA nephropathy and NZB/WF1 and MRL/1pr mice with lupus nephritis. In addition,the transgenic animal models with kidney disease can also be established by the modern molecular biologic techniques including gene knockout and siRNA transfection. As for the studies related with kidney disease in pharmacodynamics and pharmacology of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), it is important to understand deeply the features of each animal model with kidney disease, and select accurately the proper models according to the different experimental objectives, and then, build the special models provided with the combination of disease with syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Therefore,it is the developmental direction for the further study to establish animal models with kidney disease, which should possess the characteristics of syndrome in TCM.
Animals ; Diabetic Nephropathies ; etiology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Humans ; Kidney Diseases ; etiology ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Mice ; Streptozocin

Acute Disease ; Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Drug Resistance, Multiple ; genetics ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ; genetics ; Female ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Leukemia ; physiopathology ; Male ; Neoplasm Proteins ; genetics ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; metabolism ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Vault Ribonucleoprotein Particles ; genetics