Objective To explore the correlation between the expression of lung resistance-related protein (LRP) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and that in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). Methods The S-P immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of LRP in specimens and PBL of 49 patients with NSCLC. Para-carcinoma tissues and PBL of 10 normal people were used as controls. Results The positive expression rate of LRP was 78.2%, 46.4% and 66.8% in carcinoma tissues, para-carcinoma tissues and PBL, respectively. The expression rate of LRP in carcinoma tissues was higher than that in para-carcinoma tissues (P

Objective To compare the beneficial efficiency of chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy or radiotherapy alone,for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Methods A systematic review of randomized controlled trials(RCT) on this subject was performed.Mortality rate(MR),event-free survival(EFS),loco-regional control rate(LRR) and distant metastasis rate(DMR) were analyzed.Meta-analysis was carried out to compare the efficiency of adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy or radiotherapy alone.Results Totally 16 trials involving 3 768 patients were included.Our results showed that:① Patients receiving concomitant chemotherapy had better 2-,3-and 5-year MR,EFS,LRR and DMR compared with those receiving radiotherapy alone;② Neoadjuvant chemotherapy improved LRR and DMR in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma when compared with radiotherapy alone;③ There was no significant difference between adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy alone in MR,EFS,LRR and DMR.Conclusion Adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy improves survival rate and EFS of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma,reduces LRR and DMR of these patients when compared with radiotherapy alone.We believe that adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy is a very effective therapy for patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Chemotherapy treatment plays an important role in the comprehensive treatment of malignant disease,but the chemotherapy related knowledge and the selection of an appropriate regimen for certain patient are hard to master.The establishment of computer-assisted cancer chemotherapy program and management system with a follow-up database of cancer patients can help the oncologist to master the designing skill of chemotherapy regimen and cancer-related knowledge quickly,improve the teaching qnality and the efficiency of treating malignant diseases.

Background and purpose:The reason for hepatitis B virus (HBV) with hepatocyte specificity is PreS1 enchased on the hepatitis B virus envelope (HBVE). So HBVE may have a potential application in liver targeting gene transfer. In this study, we investigated whether HBVE has the ability to target liver cancer cells. Methods:HBVE was obtained from the supernatant of Hep G 2.2.15 cells through PEG8000 system and ?-propiolactone method. The pIRS2-EGFP was packed with HBVE and resulted in the product HBVE-GFP. HBVE-GFP was transfected into HepG2, A549, HeLa and FB cells. The green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression was observed under a fluorescent microscope. The rate of GFP positive cells was determined by flow cytometer.Results:The GFP could be observed in the four groups, but the HepG2 group had a higher fluorescent intensity than the other 3 groups. The transfected rate of HepG2 group was (71.35?0.03)% , much higher than other groups(P

Purpose:To investigate the effect of short hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting CD44v3 on adhesion and invasion behavior of human colon cancer cell line SW480 induced by hyaluronan in vitro. Methods:RNA interference plasmid including U6 promoter and expressing shRNA of CD44v3 was designed, constructed, and transfected into SW480 cell line. CD44v3 expression was examined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot. Adhesive and invasive ability were examined by plate adhesion model and Boyden chamber model.Results:After plasmid transfection,CD44v3 expression in SW480 cell and the number of SW480 cell induced by hyaluronan adhesiving on plate or permeating septum of Boyden chamber decreased significantly (P

Purpose:To explore different functions and values of Livin ? and Livin ?-specific silencing in inducing SPC-A1 cell apoptosis, respectively. Methods:First, Livin ?+?, Livin?and Livin ?-specific siRNA were steadily expressed in SPC-A1 respectively. Next, after isoform-specific gene silencing, biological changes with regard to cell morphology and proliferation of lung cancer cell were observed. Then, TUNEL and FCAS were performed to test the rate of apoptosis. Lastly, statistical analysis was performed to explore the different functions and values of isoform-specific gene silencing in inducing lung cancer cell apoptosis.Results:After gene silencing of Livin ?+?, Livin ? and Livin ?,there was an evident decrease in colony forming ability of SPC-A1 compared with the control(P

To study the effects of MRF4 transfection on differentiation and expression of myogenic regulatory factors of human rhabdomyosarcoma RD cells, the plasmid-MRF4 cDNA was transfected into cultured rhabdomyosarcoma RD cells with lipofectin method. The myogenic regulatory factors MRF4 and MyoD mRNA were measured with in situ hybridization and the expressions of myosin heavy chain(MHC) and a-actin in the cells were assayed with immunocytochemical method. The cell growth and morphology were observed at the same time. It was found that the morphology of differentiation increased and the growth was suppressed in RD cells after transfection. The expression of MHC and a-actin were significantly increased in RD cells after transfection, while the expressions of MRF4 and MyoD mRNA were up-regulated. It is suggested that transfection of MRF4 can induce differentiation of RD cells and up-regulate the expression of MyoD.

Objective To construct high expression system for obtaining human ?-defensin 2 (h?D2) in human lung cancer cell line A549. Methods A recombinant retrovirus expression vector pLNCX2-CEA (signal peptide)-h?D2 (mature peptide) was constructed, and then the retrovirus vector was transfected into PT67 cells by DOTAP. After screening and amplification of single clones by G418, the virus was used to infect A549 cells. A549 cells were also screened by G418, and the cell clones resistant to G418 were obtained. Expression of h?D2 was detected by Western blot analysis. Results A recombinant retrovirus expression vector pLNCX2-CEA-h?D2 was constructed successfully. h?D2 with high level of expression was obtained in A549 cells transfected with the expression vector. Conclusion Human lung cancer cell line A549 can be used for high expression of h?D2 with gene engineering technology.

Objective To observe the differences of the reactive oxygen species(ROS) and mitochondrial membrane potential(??m) in mitochondrial DNA-depleted SK-Hep1 and its parent cells.Methods ?0SK-Hep1 cell line was generated by treating SK-Hep1 with ethidium bromide.Flow cytometry(FCM) and laser scanning confocal microscopy were used to detect ROS and ??m.Results Fluorescence intensity of ROS in ?0SK-Hep1 cells was significantly higher than that of the parent cells(35.5 vs 15.6),and the ??m was lower in ?0SK-Hep1 cells(55.0 vs 65.9).Conclusion ?0SK-Hep1 cells showed elevated ROS and lower ??m.These changes might contribute to the variation of phenotypes.

Objective To analyze the differential expressions of miR-146a,miR-206,miR-223 and let-7c-1,such as cell differentiation-related miRNAs,in CXCR4-positive and CXCR4-negative subsets of the Lewis lung cancer cell lines(LLC).Methods CXCR4-positive and CXCR4-negative subsets were isolated from LLC by immunomagnetic beads sorting,and then their total cellular RNA were extracted by Trizol,expression of 4 miRNAs were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR(TaqMan probe),and potential target genes of miRNA whose differential expression was the most significant were predicted.Immunohistochemistry was carried out to confirm differential expression of the key molecule of certain research value within CXCR4-positive and CXCR4-negative subsets growing tumor tissue,and a BLAST search was performed to identify homologies of its 3′UTR.Results Compared to CXCR4-negative subsets,the expression of 4 miRNAs were lower in CXCR4-positive subsets,and expression of miR-223 had the most significant difference(Fold change=8.26).By softwares forecasting,miR-223 had potential target sites of IGF1R,IGFBP5,Pik3cb,ELK-1 and E2F1 mRNA,such as key molecular of IGF1R signaling pathway.The expression of IGF1R of CXCR4-positive subsets growing tumor tissue was significantly higher than that of CXCR4-negative subsets.Conclusion miR-223 is lowly expressed in CXCR4 positive cells from Lewis lung carcinoma cell lines.Position 238～244 nt and 688～695 nt in target sequences of 3′UTR of IGF1R mRNA was highly homologous by screening.Close correlation is found between miR-223 and IGF1R signaling pathway.The mechanisms underlying this biologically important finding need to be further explored.