Objective:To investigate the expression of XIAP and Smac in human non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) and the relationship with clinical significance and prognosis. Methods:Immunohistochemical staining was performed to determine the ex-pression of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) and second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (Smac) in 70 cases of NSCLC and 70 cases of non-cancerous adjacent lung tissues. Results:XIAP is mostly present (59/70) in tumor tissues with 16 high ex-pressions, whereas only five high expressions in non-cancerous adjacent lung tissues are observed (52/70). The statistical difference of these two sets of data is significant (Z=-5.484, P<0.001). Comparatively, Smac is present (63/70) in tumor tissues, which is significant-ly (Z=-5.484, P<0.001) higher than in the non-cancerous adjacent lung tissues (53/70). The expression levels of XIAP and Smac in NSCLC tissues are closely related to the lymph node metastasis at the TNM stages (P<0.05) and not associated to gender, age, size of tumor, and differentiation grades (P>0.05). The Kaplan-Meier analysis results show that survival by XIAP and Smac protein in NSCLC has no significant effect (P>0.05). Conclusion:XIAP and Smac are expressed in NSCLC and noncancerous adjacent lung tissues, and the differences in their expression levels is significant. The deterioration of NSCLC results in apoptosis/anti-apoptotic synchronized with tumor cell proliferation. The expression levels of XIAP and Smac in NSCLC are not related with the prognosis.

Purpose:To study the effect of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor ?-strain(IGF1R-?) interrupted by a special antibody (IGFⅠR-?Mab)on lung adenoma cell line SPC-A-1.Methods:IGFⅠR-?Mab was extracted by hybrid technology. SPC-A-1 cells were separated into 2 groups,the IGFⅠR-?Mab and the blank control. The IGFⅠR-?Mab cells were interfered by different densities of IGFⅠR-?Mab, including 20,40,60,80,100,120,140,160,180 and 200 ng/ml. The MTT curve line, morphology, ultrastructure and cell cycles were observed at 0,24,48,72 hours after the intervention respectively. Results:Compared with the control, apoptosis in IGFⅠR-?Mab group was significant(P= 0.009)and proliferation rate was decreased obviously within 160 ng/ml. However, the proliferation rate was no significant when the special antibody density was more than 200 ng/ml.Conclusions:The affinity of IGFⅠR-?Mab at IGF1R ?-strain is high. The interruption of IGF1R ?-strain by IGFⅠR-?Mab shows the obvious biological effects in vitro ,with inclusion of promoting apoptosis and suppressing proliferation, which indicate the interruption targeting IGF1R ?-strain is prospective for non-small-cell lung carcinoma.

Chemotherapy completion rate can reflect the tolerance and compliance of patients to chemotherapy. Poor tolerance may result in delay or suspension of the comprehensive treatment plan, thus affect the efficacy of cancer treatment. Evaluating methods to improve the completion rate of chemotherapy and reduce the occurrence of delayed chemotherapy has gained increasing attention and is the significant area of study in the field of cancer treatment. Studies have shown that Chinese medicine combined with chemotherapy could improve the quality of life in patients with stage IIIB/IV non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

BACKGROUNDLung carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in China.The increasing incidence of lung cancer has been alerted and multimodality treatments including surgery,radiotherapy,chemotherapy etc.have been highly aware.However,the outcome of treatment in lung cancer remains poor,because there is still no definite molecular targeting drug affecting its biological behavior significantly.To find an useful clinical tool,the aims of this study are to explore the effects of a novel monoclonal antibody targeting at the α-strain of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor(IGF1-αR) on lung adenocarcinoma cell lines.

METHODSThe novel monoclonal antibody targeting at IGF1-αR was exacted by hybrid cell processes and purified by Protein G column.The effects of growth were investigated on SPCA-1 and A549 cell lines by MTT curve lines and the expression of Ki67.

RESULTSThe combination of IGF1 with IGF1-αR could be competitively inhibited by the novel monoclonal antibody significantly.Intervented by the novel monoclonal antibody,SPCA-1 and A549 cell lines proliferated more slowly than that of the respective control,with significant statistic value(P < 0.05).Besides,the expression of Ki67 showed significant downregulation under the invention of the monoclonal antibody.

CONCLUSIONSThe special monoclonal antibody extracted in our laboratory shows good affinity with IGF1-αR,and can inhibit the growth of SPCA-1 and A549 cell lines.

Objective Feitai Capsule,a compound of traditional Chinese herbal medicine,has been screened and refined repeatedly for many years and shown to have a good anti-tumor effect.Strict quality control and further screening of the efficacious components of the compound are of great clinical significance.The purpose of this study was to establish the methods for determining the isofraxidin content in Feitai Capsule.Methods We determined the content of isofraxidin in Feitai Capsule by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC),using the chromatographic column Hypersil ODS-C18 (4.6 mm?150 mm,5 ?m),with the mobile phase as acetonitrile 0.2% phosphoric acid solution (21∶79),the flow rate of 1.0 ml/min,the detective wavelength of 344 nm and the column temperature at 30℃.Results Isofraxidin showed a good linearity,within the range of 2.00-10.80 ?g/ml (y=69 427x+15961,r = 0.999 9),with the average recovery of 97.89% and RSD of 1.64% (n = 6).Conclusion HPLC,accurate and reproducible,is suitable for the determination of the isofraxidin content in Feitai Capsule.

Recently the maintenance therapy of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who completed required treatment cycles has caused widespread interests in the medical field. Traditional Chinese medicine may be a useful complement in maintenance treatment of mid-to-late stage NSCLC.