1.Correlation analysis between Ki-67 and p53 expression in breast cancer tissues and preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Jinpei GUO ; Qiguang KE ; Zhinan YUAN
Chinese Journal of Current Advances in General Surgery 2017;20(2):90-92
Objective:To study correlation analysis between Ki-67 and p53 expression in breast cancer tissues and preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).Methods:From January 2014 to September 2015 in our hospital,73 cases of breast cancer patients treated with NAC were selected as the research object.NAC was administered to all patients for 3 weeks,and then the surgery was performed,and the biopsy specimens were performed before and after chemotherapy.Analysis of the effect of the patients and the expression of p53 and Ki-67.Results:In the 73 patients,CR had 24 cases,accounting for 32.88%,PR had 39 cases,accounting for 53.42%,OR had 63 cases,accounting for 86.30%.The results of pathological grading showed that grade 5 were 13cases,grade 4 in 26 cases,grade 3 in 22 cases,grade 2 in 9 cases,grade 1 in 3 cases.There was no significant difference in the expression of p53 in all patients before and after chemotherapy(P>0.05).However,the expression of Ki67 was significantly lower than that before chemotherapy,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The percentage of p53 positive expression in OR patients after chemotherapy was 34.92%,significantly lower than that of the negative expression of 65.08%,and the positive expression of Ki-67 was 71.43%,significantly higher than that of negative expression of 28.57%,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).According to Pearson analysis,the negative expression of p53 in breast cancer tissues was positively correlated with the efficacy of chemotherapy(r=0.689,P<0.06);Ki-67 positive expression was positively correlated with the efficacy of chemotherapy (r=0.714,P<0.05).Conclusion:The expression of p53 and Ki-67 in breast cancer tissues and its effect on NAC were closely related to the preoperative,and it can be used to determine the effect of NAC by monitoring the expression of p53 and Ki-67.
2.Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into neuron-like cells after induction with B27-supplemented serum-free medium.
Yunyi LI ; Jinpei YANG ; Guo FU ; Pan ZHOU ; Yang LIU ; Zhizhong LI ; Genlong JIAO
Journal of Southern Medical University 2020;40(9):1340-1345
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the capacity and efficiency of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs) to differentiate into neuron- like cells after induction with B27- supplemented serum- free medium.
METHODS:
HUCMSCs at passage 4 were cultured for 14 days with serum-containing medium (SCM) (group A), SCM supplemented with 20 ng/mL nerve growth factor (NGF) and 10 ng/mL basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) (group B), serum-free medium (SFM) (group C), or SFM supplemented with 20 ng/mL NGF and 10 ng/mL bFGF. The culture medium were changed every 3 days and the growth of the neurospheres was observed using an inverted microscope. The cell markers were analyzed with flow cytometry and the expressions of nestin, neuron- specific enolase (NSE), neurofilament heavy polypeptide (NEFH), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were quantified by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting.
RESULTS:
Before induction, HUCMSCs expressed abundant mesenchymal stem cell surface markers including CD29 (99.5%), CD44 (49.6%) and CD105 (77.7%). Neuron-like cells were observed in the cultures on days 7, 10, and 14, and the cell differentiation was the best in group D, followed by groups C, B and A. In all the 4 groups, the cellular expressions of nestin and GFAP gradually lowered while those of NEFH and NSE increased progressively. The expressions of GFAP, NEFH, nestin and NSE were significantly different between group A and the other 3 groups ( < 0.001 or 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
B27-supplemented SFM effectively induces the differentiation of HUCMSCs into neuron- like cells, and the supplementation with cytokines (NGF and bFGF) strongly promotes the cell differentiation.