Objective To evaluate haematogenesis of complex Shenlu granule in treating myelodysplastic syndrome (RA/RCMD) due to kidney yang deficiency. Methods The qualified cases were randomly divided into the complex Shenlu granule group and the Andriol group. During treatment, indexes such as peripheral hemogram, T cell subgroup, NK cell and immunological phenotypic expression of BMC were tested. Results Compared with prior treatment, Rbc, Hb and Plt have significantly increased in Shenlu group [prior treatment: (2.39±0.99)×1012/L, (84.47±28.68) g/L, (81.13±96.85) ×109/L; post-treatment (2.80±0.98)×1012/L, (94.87±25.63) g/L, (98.67±107.9)×109/L, and the difference was statistically significant (t =4.0359, P =0.001, t =2.7009, P =0.0172, t =2.2573, P = 0.0405). Andriol group has only increased Hb [prior treatment: (71.93±27.53) g/L; post-treatment (80.07±26.03) g/L] was statistically significant (t =2.3125,P =0.0365). After treatment, CD+4, CD+8, CD+4/CD+8, and NK were at or near normal value in Shenlu group (37.9±5.9) %, (24.0±5.8) %, 1.75±0.83, (13.0±6.9) %, compared with prior treatment (29.3±11.7) %, (29.6±5.8) %,1.12±0.59, (8.8±5.7) %. The difference was statistically significant (t =2.6194, P =0.0202, t = 2.6595, P =0.0187,t =2.6581, P =0.0187, t =2.2288, P =0.0427, P <0.05), and CD+8, CD+4/CD+8 close to normal in Andriol group [(22.1 ±7.5) %, 1.50±0.74], prior treatment [(26.6±7.5) %, 1.18±0.55]. The difference was statistically significant (t =2.2377, P =0.0420, t =2.9352, P =0.0109, P <0.05). After treatment, CD+4 [Shenlu group:(37.9±5.9) %, Andriol group: (30.5±12.6) %] difference was statistically significant (t =2.1738, P =0.0474) in two groups; Shenlu group control abnormal expression of bone marrow cells, which were CD+13, CD+33, CD+34, CD+64,CD+117. The effect was better than Andriol group (the first three: u =2.76, u =3.39, u =2.85, P <0.01, the latter two: u =2.17, u =2.46, P <0.05). Conclusion clomplex Shenlu granule can effectively control normal hematopoietic function for MDS (RA/RCMD) due to kidney Yang deficiency.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of Shiquan Dabu Tang (SDT) on growth and angiogenesis of subcutaneously implanted tumors, hepatic metastases, and incision-implanted tumors after surgical removal of primary colon tumor in mice.

Background and purpose: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important proangiogenic factor, and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection-induced gastric over-expression of VEGF is an important factor of gastric cancer growth and metastasis, but its expression mechanism is not clear. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a rapid response protein, which is closely related to the occurrence and development of gastric cancer. Our study was to investigate the effect of COX-2 on H. pylori-induced VEGF expression in human gastric cancer cells, and to reveal part of the mechanism of gastric cancer growth and metastasis promoted by H. pylori infection. Methods:The expression ofVEGF mRNA in human gastric epithelial cells (MKN45) infected by standard H. pylori NCTC 11637 and the expression of COX-2 protein were evaluated by real-time fluorogenic quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RFQ-PCR) and assayed by Western blot. After inhibiting COX-2 expression with COX-2 specific inhibitor NS398 (50 μmol/L), VEGF mRNA expression induced by H. pylori in human gastric cancer MKN45 cells was evaluated by RFQ-PCR. Results: H. pylori significantly stimulated the expression ofVEGF mRNA in MKN45 cell line. Compared with control MKN45 cells; VEGF mRNA had 2.33 fold up-regulation after 6 h (P<0.05); and had 5.69 and 5.04 fold upregulation respectively after 12 and 24 h (P<0.01).When MKN45 cells were infected with H. pylori for 24 h, COX-2 protein expression also increased significantly (P<0.01), and after inhibiting the COX-2 expression with COX-2 specific inhibitor NS398, H. pylori-induced VEGF mRNA expression was significantly reduced. Conclusion: H. pylori could induce the expression of COX-2 and VEGF in human gastric cancer cells, and could enhance VEGF expression by COX-2 pathway, which might be one of the important mechanisms of gastric cancer growth and metastasis promoted by H. pylori infection.

To investigate the effects of Changweiqing-medicated serum, which was prepared with a compound traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on the reversal of oxaliplatin (L-OHP) resistance and the relationship between the reversal and cellular accumulation of platinum and proteins associated with copper transporter in HCT116/L-OHP cells.

MicroRNA (miRNA for short) can induce mRNA cleavage or inhibit mRNA translation and regulate gene expression in the post-transcriptional level, which involves cell development, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and a series of important biological processes. Recent studies have found that the abnormal regulation of miRNA's target genes may be involved in tumor resistance. And it is expected to become important tumor resistance-associat-ed molecular markers and therapeutic targets. Mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and its active ingre-dients can affect miRNA to regulate target proteins and target genes mediated tumor multidrug resistance. It can pro-vide new ideas for the mechanism of reversing multidrug resistance by TCM.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of interventional therapy with norcantharidin-alginic acid/poly acid anhydride microspheres (N-MS) infusion via hepatic artery on hepatoma in rats. METHODS: N-MS was prepared by emulsion-chemical crosslink technique. Eighty-nine hepatoma-bearing rats were randomly divided into five groups, which were normal saline group, norcantharidin (NCTD) group, blank microsphere (B-MS) group, NCTD-lipiodol group and N-MS group. Normal saline, NCTD, B-MS, NCTD-lipiodol and N-MS were injected via hepatic artery accordingly. After the interventional therapy, eight rats from each group were observed for survival time, and the rest rats were killed on the 8th day after intervention to measure the tumor volume and necrostic degree. The apoptotic index of liver tumor cells was detected by TUNEL staining, and the expression of ki-67 was assayed by immuno-histochemical streptavidin-biotin peroxidase method. RESULTS: The survival time of the rats in the N-MS group was prolonged as compared with those in the other four groups, and the tumor volume of the rats in the N-MS group was smaller than those in the other four groups. The tumor growth rate and the expression level of ki-67 in the N-MS group were both significantly lower than those in the other four groups. The tumor necrotic degree and the apoptotic index in the N-MS group were significantly higher than those in the other four groups. CONCLUSION: Interventional therapy with N-MS could yield preferable therapeutic effects on hepatomas in rats. This anti-tumor efficacy may be associated with microvessel embolization in liver tumor and the sustained releasing of NCTD. Its inhibiting effect on tumor cell proliferation maybe result from decreasing the expression of Ki-67 and inducing the tumor cell apoptosis.

To investigate the effects of Jianpi Jiedu Formula (JPJDF), a compound Chinese herbal medicine, on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression induced by Helicobacter pylori (Hp) in human gastric cancer cells, and to explore the possible mechanism.