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Article: Effects of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor on human cervical carcinoma cells in vitro
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ABSTRACT: Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) is a crucial cell survival pathway implicated in tumorigenesis because of its role in stimulating cell proliferation and suppressing apoptosis. This study was to investigate the regulation of proliferation and apoptosis by LY294002, an inhibitor of PI3K in cervical cancer cells and the expression of FLICE-like inhibitory protein (c-FLIP) in vitro. Human cervical cancer HeLa cells were used in this experiment and cultured. The cultured cells were treated with LY294002 at different concentrations (10, 25, 50 and 100 μmol/L) for 6, 12, 24, and 48 h before harvesting for evaluation. Cell viability was measured by 3-(4,5)-dimethylthiazol(-2-y1)-3,5-di-phenyltetrazoliumbromide (MTT) assay. Apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry. The expression of c-FLIP was detected by Western blot. Cell viability was inhibited by LY294002 significantly (P<0.05). Flow cytometry analysis revealed that cell apoptosis was significantly increased in the presence of LY294002 as compared with the control group. Although the expression of c-FLIP was increased in a short time, the expression of c-FLIP was markedly suppressed after the treatment of LY294002 for 48 h. These results suggested that the PI3K/Akt signal pathway might be involved in the regulation of cell apoptosis in cervical cancer cells. Moreover, the regulation of c-FLIP expression through PI3K/Akt signal pathway in cervical cancer cells was observed in vitro.Frontiers of Medicine in China 04/2012; 3(3):341-346. -
Article: Clinical outcome following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy for early-stage cervical cancer
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ABSTRACT: ObjectiveTo estimate the impact of parametrial infiltration and lymph node metastasis on clinical outcome in women with early-stage cervical cancer following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. MethodsClinical records and pathologic slides of 532 patients with early-stage cervical cancer (330 Ib and 202 IIa) treated with radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy were reviewed. The study group comprised 520 patients with squamous cell carcinoma and 12 patients with adenocarcinoma of the cervix. Median follow-up time was 67 months. The association among the various histopathologic predictors of outcome was determined with analysis. The influence of the predictors on outcome was examined with log rank survival methods and the Cox regression model. ResultsFIGO stage, histologic type, tumor size, depth of invasion, parametrial infiltration, lymph node metastasis, and remote metastasis were identified as significantly biologically relevant and therefore were included as candidate predictors in multivariate analysis. In particular, parametrial infiltration and lymph node metastasis were found to be simultaneous predictors of death on multivariate analysis (P < 0.05). After controlling for these two factors, the other variables considered were not statistically significant up to a two-way interaction. ConclusionPresence of parametrial infiltration and/or lymph node metastasis in women with early-stage cervical cancer is an independent poor prognostic factor. In addition, the relatively poor survival of women with more than one lymph nodes identified with cancer cells.The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology 04/2012; 7(12):723-727. -
Article: Insulin in endometrial carcinoma chemotherapy: a beneficial addition and not a problem.
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ABSTRACT: The effects of insulin or insulin in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs on the proliferation and apoptosis of endometrial carcinoma cells were examined with an aim to determine the efficacy and safety of insulin in endometrial cancer therapy. Ishikawa and Hec-1A cells were treated with insulin and/or paclitaxel. Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay. Cell cycle and cell apoptosis were determined by flow cytometry (FCM). Survivin gene expression was detected by RT-PCR. Our results showed that in a certain range of working concentrations and action time, insulin could mildly augment cell proliferation and the percentage of S phase cells in endometrial cancer (Ishikawa/Hec-1A) cells. Insulin plus paclitaxel (combination group) could significantly inhibit cell proliferation (69.38%±2.32% vs 40.31%±4.52% with Ishikawa; 64.11%±6.33% vs 45.89%±3.27% with Hec-1A) and increase cell apoptosis compared with treatment with paclitaxel alone (paclitaxel group). Survivin gene expression was also significantly decreased in combination group as compared with paclitaxel group. We are led to conclude that insulin can mildly augment cell proliferation and present chemotherapy sensitivity in endometrial cancer cells. Insulin can be to used safely and efficiently in endometrial cancer therapy.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology 10/2010; 30(5):631-7. · 0.38 Impact Factor -
Article: Role of tumor-associated lymphatic endothelial cells in metastasis: a study of epithelial ovarian tumor in vitro.
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ABSTRACT: Tumor-associated lymphatic endothelial cells (TLEC) could play a key role in the process of tumor metastasis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of TLECs that were isolated from human epithelial ovarian tumor (EOT) on ovarian cancer cell line CAOV-3 in vitro. First, TLECs in EOT were detected by immunochemistry and flow cytometry, then marked by lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) marker LYVE-1, isolated by magnetic beads, and cultured in vitro. The cells were identified by immunostaining of LEC markers LYVE-1, Prox-1, Podoplanin, VEGFR-3, and pan-endothelial cell marker CD31. TLECs from EOT can be detected, cultured, and identified in vitro successfully. The effects of TLECs on invasion and migration of CAOV-3 cells were investigated by 12-well Boyden chamber; the proliferation effect was studied by counting the Trypan blue exclusion cell number. Furthermore, changes in MMP-2/9 secreted by CAOV-3 cells treated with TLEC were shown using real-time PCR and zymography, and TIMP-1/2 was detected by real-time PCR. In vitro, TLECs can enhance invasion and migration of CAOV-3 cells, but have no significant effect on proliferation. It was clear that the expression of MMP-9 increased and TIMP-2 decreased in CAOV-3 cells treated by TLECs, and the increasing of MMP-9 was confirmed by zymography. TLECs from EOT can enhance migration and invasion of human ovarian carcinoma cell line in vitro, and the possible mechanism was through activation of MMP-9/TIMP-2.Cancer Science 11/2009; 101(3):679-85. · 3.33 Impact Factor -
Article: Elevated vascular endothelia growth factor-A in the serum and peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis.
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ABSTRACT: There has been emergence of evidence suggesting that specific variants of the vascular endothelia growth factor (VEGF) family, based on their ability to regulate angiogenesis, would be pivotal in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. This study was aimed at determining whether high levels of VEGF-A could be found in the serum and peritoneal fluid (PF) of patients with endometriosis. VEGF-A levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in serum and PF from 46 patients with surgically confirmed endometriosis, and 40 controls with no clinical evidence of the disease or detectable endometriotic lesions at the time of surgical examination. The results showed the mean VEGF-A levels were significantly higher in the serum and PF of patients with endometriosis than in the controls. The VEGF-A levels in the serum and PF of patients with severe endometriosis (stages III-IV) were significantly higher than in those with minimal endometriosis (P<0.001). It was concluded that endometriosis was associated with significant modulation in the levels of circulating VEGF-A.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology 10/2009; 29(5):637-41. · 0.38 Impact Factor
