Objective To investiagate cell apoptosis and expressions of Bax,Bcl-2 andCaspase-3 in gambogic acid-treated colorectal cancer cells. Methods SW480/LOVO colorectal cancer cells were treated by gambogic acid. Cell Counting Kit-8 assay (CCK-8) was used to test cell proliferation. Microscopy was used to check the morphological changes. Immunofluorescence staining technique was used to detect cell apoptosis. Expressions of Bax,Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 protein were detected by Western blot assay. Results Gambogic acid inhibited the proliferation of SW480/LOVO in a dose and time-dependent manner. Gambogic acid could induce cell apoptosis. Gambogic acid increased expressions of Caspase-3 and Bax, increased the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2, and decreased Bcl-2 protein expression. Conclusion Gambogic acid can inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis of SW480LOVO cells, with the mechanism of up-regulation of Bax/Bcl-2 and activation of Caspase-3.

Objective To investigate the expression of circulating tumor cells (CTC) in peripheral blood of patients with different stages of colorectal cancer (CRC), and to evaluate its significance in early diagnosis of colorectal cancer metastasis. Methods Sixty patients with CRC (42 inⅡ-Ⅲstage and 18 in IV stage ) and 30 patients with benign rectal disease were recruited from January 2014 to December 2015. The CTC in peripheral blood was purified with Immunomagnetic Separation Technologie, and detected by immunofluorescence in situ hybridization (imFISH). The serum levels of CEA were detected by electrochemiluminescence method meanwhile. The correlation between CTC and CEA was analyzed. Results CTC positive rates in CRC patients were significantly higher than those in benign rectal disease controls. CTC positive rates inⅣstage were significantly higher than those inⅡ-Ⅲ stage. The expression of CTC was significantly correlated with CEA (r = 0.6652, P < 0.01). Conclusions The expression of CTC in CRC patients is significantly higher than that in benign rectal disease control group. It is closely related to clinical stages. Detection of peripheral blood CTC has important clinical significance in the early diagnosis of CRC metastasis.

Objective To explore the change and clinical significance of the serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)and carbohydrate antigen 724(CA724)in patients with rectal cancer before and after neoadjuvant ra-diotherapy and chemotherapy.Methods The serum levels of CEA and CA724 of 30 patients with rectal carci-noma were detected by electrochemiluminescence method and were compared with those in 30 healthy people. Results The serum levels of CEA and CA724 in rectal carcinoma patients before neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy were significantly higher than those in the healthy people,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The serum levels in complete remission and partial remission patients after eight-week neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy were significantly lower than those before treatment,the differ-ence was statistically significant(P<0.05),and the reduction levels were obviously higher than those in the stable group,the difference was statistically significant(P< 0.05).The CEA and CA724 levels in the stable treatment patients were also lower than those of before neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The serum levels in the progression group were higher than those of before treatment(P<0.05).The serum levels of CEA and CA724 before neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy existed a positive correlation(r=0.862,P=0.000).Conclusion The serum levels of CEA and CA724 in rectal cancer are highly expressed,suggesting that both of them are closely related to the occur-rence and development of rectal carcinoma,the measurement of the serum level changes of CEA and CA724 in patients with rectal cancer before and after treatment contributes to estimate the efficacy of neoadjuvant radio-therapy and chemotherapy and tumor progression.