The hyperamplification in centrosomes give rise to a series of biochemical events including formation of multipolar spindle, abnormal segregation of chromosome and aneuploid, promoting the performance of chromosome instability, which is the main pathogenesis of multiple human malignancies.STIL participates in the formation of centrioles, activates CDK1/CyclinB1 complex and promotes mitotic entry.Moreover, it regulated expression of related downstream genes through Sonic Hedgehog signal pathway.Thus, STIL correlates with gastric and pancreatic carcinogenesis and progression.We aim to review the structure and function of STIL, association with malignancies and its potential mechanism.

Objective The aims were to investigate the value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT in the diagnosis of bronehioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) and its metabolic and anatomic features in differentiating from non-BAC adenocareinoma (non-BAC AC ). Methods This was a retrospective 18F-FDG PET/CT study on a consecutive series of 87 patients (32 BAC, 55 non-BAC AC) with 110 pathology-proven lesions. The maximum standardized uptake value ( SUVmax) was calculated for all lesions. Tumor's location, morphology and margins, internal structures were analyzed on CT. Statistical analysis compared the mean SUVmax between the two groups, analysed the relationship between tumor subtype and features on CT and compared the diagnostie aeeuraeies with PET alone, CT alone and PET/CT. The t-test, McNemar test, Fisher exact test were used to analyze the data using SPSS 12.0. Results Significant differences were found between mean SUVmax in a total of 47 lesions with BAC and 63 lesions with non-BAC AC (1.51±0.17 vs 6.28± 3.04, t=-10.374, P <0.0001 ). Pure ground glass density, which was foued in BAC, was the most significant CT feature in distinguishing tumor types ( Fisher exact test, P<0.0001 ). Diagnos-tic accuracies were 88% (28/32) with PET/CT, 47% (15/32) with PET and 66% (21/32) with CT. Differences in aeeuraeies between PET and PET/CT and between CT and PET/CT were statistically signifi-cant (P= 0.001,0.039 ). Conclusions Diagnostie accuracy can be higher by understanding the function-al eharaeteristies on PET and anatomical features on CT. The presence of persistent ground glass in a lesion on CT is a significant feature for BAC and should raise the suspicion of this tumor type even in cases of low 18F-FDG activity.

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The 50% inhibition doses ( ID50 ) of tetrandrine and demethyl tetrandrine on DNA synthesis in L7712 and Sl80 cells are 2.6, 3 .5mg/ L and 27.5, 24.5mg/L respectively. The DNA synthesis inhibition is likely due to DNA template damage caused by both natural products. The inhibition of DNA, RNA and protein syntheses by tetrandrine or demethyl tetrandrine increased with incubating time. The inhibiting activities of two natural products on DNA and RNA synthesis are s-tronger than on protein. There are no differences either in inhibiting activity or in inhibiting mechanism between two natural products.

Objective To investigate the expression pattern of STIL in gastric cancer and effect of silencing STIL on biological behaviors of SGC-7901 cell line.Methods The expression of STIL at mRNA and protein level were detected by qPCR and Western Blot,respectively.SiRNA against STIL was constructed and transfected into SGC-7901 cell line.The effect of Si-STIL on cell proliferation,cloning ability,cycle distribution and apoptosis was detected by MTT,colony-forming assay and flow cytometry,respectively.Results STIL was aberrantly expressed in gastric cancer compared with that in paratumor tissues.Downregulation of STIL level,inhibition of proliferation and cloning ability,increasing apoptosis and blocked cell cycle at S phase were observed after SGC-7901 cell line was treated with Si-STIL.Conclusion STIL was overexpressed in gastric cancer.STIL gene silencing effectively inhibited cell growth,transition of metaphase and promoted apoptosis of SGC-7901 cell line.