Cell Differentiation ; Cytodiagnosis ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms ; genetics ; immunology ; pathology ; Humans ; Immunophenotyping ; Stromal Cells ; pathology

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Objective To investigate the effect of etomidate on porcine adrenal cortical cells and the influence of preconditioning with small dose etomidate. Methods Porcine adrenal cortical cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) supplemented with 15% fetal bovine serum at 37℃ in 5% CO2 incubator for 24 h. The concentration was 2 × 106/ml. The experiment was performed in 2 parts. In part Ⅰ the cells were exposed to 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and 1000 mol/L etomidate respectively and incubated for 6, 12and 24 h, while in control group, the cells were exposed to 0.5% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). Cell viability was measured using CCK-8 assay and apoptosis by flow cytometry, and the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of etomidate was calculated at 24 h of incubation. In part Ⅱ the cells were exposed to 0.6 μmol/L etomidate for 1 h and were allowed to recover for 4 h after etomidate washout, then etomidate 325 μmol/L was added and the cells were incubated for 24 h. Cell viability and apoptosis were assessed and the IC50 of etomidate was calculated as in part Ⅰ .Results Etomidate inhibited viability of porcine adrenal cortical cells and induced apoptosis in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The IC50 of etomidate at 24 h of incubation was 325 μmol/L. Preconditioning with0.6 μmol/L etomidate for 1 h attenuated the apoptosis induced by etomidate 325 μmol/L. Conclusion Etomidate can inhibit cell viability and induce apoptosis in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Preconditioning with small dose etomidate has protective effect.

Carcinoma, Small Cell ; metabolism ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Mastocytosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Melanoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Neuroblastoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit ; biosynthesis ; Seminoma ; metabolism ; pathology

Hedgehog( Hh)signaling pathway is evolutionarily conserved in vertebrates,its excessive activation is associated with abnormal cell differentiation, over proliferation, apoptosis resistance and promotion of invasion and metastasis of tumor cells. Hh signaling pathway involves in the formation and maintenance of esophageal columnar epithelium in embryonic stage,however,undetectable or barely expressed in matured esophageal squamous epithelium. Studies have shown that esophageal Hh signaling pathway can be activated by gastric acid and bile salts. Aberrant activation of Hh signaling pathway can cause the gradual transition of squamous epithelium to columnar epithelium and intestinal-type epithelium,ultimately induces the occurrence of Barrett’s esophagus( BE). Therefore,targeted inhibiting the Hh signaling pathway may be a new strategy for the treatment of BE. This article reviewed the advances in study on Hh signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of BE.

Objective To investigate the relationship between the cell cycle blocked by hyperthermia and the expression of rhythm gene Bmall in gastric cancer MKN28 cells so as to provide the academic evidence in hyperthermia therapy for gastric cancer.MethodsThe MKN28 cells were resuscitated and cultured in vitro.In control group MKN28 cells were cultivated at 37 ℃.In experimental groups MKN28 cells were heated at 43 ℃ for different durations.The cell morphology was observed by microscopy.Methylthiazdyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay was adopted to evaluate the inhibitory effect of the cell line.The flow-cytometry was adopted to observe the influence on the cell cycle.The Bmall mRNA expression was investigated by real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction ( RT-PCR).ResultsThe remarkable changes of cell morphology were observed by microscopy after exposure to heating.According to the data of MTT assay,37 ℃ heating could not inhibit the proliferation of MKN28.The inhibitive rates of cell growth after 0.5 h,1 h,l.5 h at 43 ℃ was (21.76±5.46)％,(25.30 ±4.36)％ and (27.62 ± 3.78 )％,respectively.Results from flow-cytometry showed that G0/G1 phase cells in lh at 43 ℃ were remarkably less than those in the control group.However G2/M cells were significantly more than those in the control group.The mRNA expression of Bmall was the lowest when heating lh at 43 ℃ as compared to the control group.ConclusionsHyperthermia could induced the cell cycle changes and the expression of Bma11 in gastric cancer MKN28 cells.

Objective To development a cooling crystallization process that is suitable for industrial preparation of purified dihydromyricetin.Methods Screen design was used to investigate effects of process parameters such as,temperature,concentration ethanol aqueous,quantity of activated charcoal and adsorption time on yield and purity of dihydromyricetin.Purity was verified by high performance liquid chromatography and thin layer chromatography.The solubility of dihydromyricetin in water at viable temperature and ethanol proportion was also determined by UV spectrophotometry.The solid form was characterized by thermal analysis and powder X-ray diffractometry.Results When temperature was ＞ 85 ℃,ethanol concentration ＜ 10％,dosage of activated charcoal 0.1％-0.3％,and adsorption time 1-3 min,yield of dihydromyricetin was more than 70％,and the purity greater than 98％.The crystals,prepared by cooling crystallization from water and ethanol aqueous,had the same physical form and crystal habit.Conclusion Cooling crystallization from low concentration of ethanol aqueous gets higher yield and the process is more robust than crystallization from water.

Objective To study the expression of Fibulin-5 in gastric cancer and its correlation with the prognosis of gastric cancer.Methods Tissue chips from 90 gastric cancer cases were used to study the expression of Fibulin-5 protein in cancer tissue and para-carcinoma tissue by immunohistochemistry,and analyze the correlation of Fibulin-5 expression and clinical pathological characteristics.Results The expression of Fibulin-5 in gastric cancer tissue was higher than that of para-carcinoma tissue [cytoplasm:(6.2±4.2) vs.(5.1 ±3.7);nucleus:(7.2 ±3.8) vs.(4.9 ±2.5),all P＜0.05],which was positively related with patient's age (r =0.213,P =0.044) in the cytoplasm of cancerous tissue.The expression of Fibulin-5 in the cytoplasm of cancerous tissue was negatively related with patient's overall survival (25％ vs.56％,P =0.027),which was an independent predictor (P =0.037).Conclusion Fibulin-5 is an independent prognostic factor of gastric cancer,its expression might be related with shortend patient's survival time.

Objective To assess the association of three polymorphisms in Megsin (rs1055901,rs1055902 and rs2689399) and susceptibility of IgA nephropathy in Asian population.Methods We conducted a comprehensive search of electronic CNKI,VIP,WangFang Data,CBM,Pubmed,Web of Science and Google Scholar database on the association between Megsin rs1055901,rs1055902 and rs2689399 polymorphism and susceptibility of IgA nephrology in Asian population (last search update on 2 May 2016).Stata 12.0 software was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and 95 ％ CI (confidence interval),as well as sensitivity and publication bias analyses.Results Six publications encompassing mine case-control studies were finally included,including 2 179 cases and 1 769 controls.Finally,no significant association between Megsin rs1055901 and rs1055902 polymorphism and IgA nephrology in Asian population was identified,while a significantly decreased risk of IgA nephrology for rs2689399 polymorphism,was identified in Asian population (G and C:OR=0.754,95％CI 0.592-0.961,P=0.022;GG and CC:OR=0.506,95％CI 0.287-0.892,P=0.019;GG and GC+CC:OR=0.551,95％CI 0.316-0.961,P=0.036).Conclusion Rs2689399 G allele and GG genotype of Megsin may be the protective factors for IgA nephropathy in Asian population.