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ABSTRACT: Evidence is accumulating that estradiol (E2) may play a dual role in carcinogenic and anticarcinogenic effects by different metabolic pathways. It has been shown that some metabolites of E2 exert proliferative and others anti-proliferative properties on human cancer cells. In the present study, the effects of E2 and its four primary metabolites including 2-hydroxyestradiol (2OHE2), 4-hydroxyestradiol (4OHE2), 2-methoxyestradiol (2ME), and 4-methoxyestradiol (4ME) on proliferation and cell cycle in RL95-2 human endometrial cells were investigated. Our results indicate that 2ME and 2OHE2, but not E2, 4ME, and 4OHE2, exhibit the inhibitory effect through cell cycle arrest at G2/M. 2ME and 2OHE2-induced G2/M cell cycle arrest associated with activation of p53 (Ser15), upregulation of p21(WAF1/Cip1) (p21) and GADD45, inactivation of Cdc2 (Tyr15), as well as downregulation of Cyclin B1. 2ME and 2OHE2-mediated cell cycle arrest at G2/M was also related to activation of protein kinase Chk1 which is associated with p53 (Ser20) activation and downstream responses.
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 02/2011; 352(1-2):221-30. · 2.06 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are ideal target cells for cell transplantation and tissue engineering. We investigated their biological characteristics and differentiation mediated by different methods. It is important to study the short-term fate of labeled allogeneic MSCs after subcutaneous implantation in rabbits in order to provide insights into the application of allogeneic MSCs for tissue regeneration.
Mesenchymal stem cells were labeled by two different methods in vitro and then were incubated with gelatin sponge. Autologous MSCs-Gelatin constructs and allogeneic MSCs-Gelatin constructs were subcutaneously implanted into 32 rabbits. The constructs were analyzed for the survival and migration of labeled MSCs at day 3, week 1, 3, and 5 post-implantation.
EGFP was successfully expressed following transfection of MSCs with the retroviral vector pLEGFP-N1. In addition, EGFP-MSCs can be functionally induced into osteocytes, chondrocytes, and adipocytes in conditioned media. By weeks 3 after implantation, the labeled cells distributed extensively on the surface of gelatin sponge and gradually integrated into host tissues. EGFP-labeled MSCs were observed under fluorescence microscopy and BrdU-expressing cells were detected with immunohistochemical stain in allogeneic or autologous MSCs-Gelatin constructs during the initial five weeks after implantation.
It is a simple and reliable way to trace the changes of MSCs in vivo by EGFP in cell transplantation and gene therapy. Allogeneic rabbit MSCs can survive for at least 5 weeks after subcutaneous implantation and maintain a strong ability of migration, indicating that allogeneic MSCs are of certain value in clinical application for temporary replacement.
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 08/2008; 128(7):751-9. · 1.37 Impact Factor
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Xiu-wu Bian,
Xue-feng Jiang,
Jian-hong Chen,
Jia-si Bai,
Chao Dai,
Qing-liang Wang,
Jia-you Lu,
Wen Zhao, Rong Xin,
Ming-yu Liu,
Jing-quan Shi,
Ji Ming Wang
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ABSTRACT: Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) that initiate tumor angiogenesis may acquire distinct properties after conditioning in tumor microenvironment as compared to ECs in non-malignant tissues. Thus far, most in vitro studies of angiogenesis used ECs isolated from normal tissues, which may not fully represent the nature of ECs in tumor vasculature. In this study, glioma-derived microvascular ECs (GDMEC) were purified from human glioma tissues by incubating with magnetic beads coated with anti-CD105 antibody and highly pure (98%) preparations of GDMEC were obtained. These cells exhibited typical EC phenotype, and proliferated rapidly in culture. Interestingly, GDMEC expressed higher levels of VEGF receptors, flt-1 and flk-1, as compared to an established human EC cell line ECV304 and primary human umbilical vascular EC (HUVEC). Functionally, GDMEC were capable of forming intercellular junctions and tubule-like structures (TLS) of various sizes. Stimulation by VEGF further promoted TLS formation with diverse tubular walls by GDMEC. In contrast, TLS formed by ECV304 and HUVEC showed significantly different features. We further observed that Nordy, a synthetic lipoxygenase inhibitor, potently inhibited TLS formation by GDMEC. The results suggest that isolation of highly pure ECs derived from tumor tissues is more appropriate for studies of tumor angiogenesis and for test of potential anti-cancer therapeutic targets.
International Immunopharmacology 02/2006; 6(1):90-9. · 2.38 Impact Factor
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Shi-xin Yang,
Jian-hong Chen,
Xue-feng Jiang,
Xiu-feng Jiang,
Qing-liang Wang,
Zi-qiang Chen,
Wen Zhao,
Yu-hui Feng, Rong Xin,
Jing-quan Shi,
Xiu-wu Bian
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ABSTRACT: Numerous studies have showed that chemokine receptors, such as CXCR4, contribute to the growth and metastasis of a variety of malignant tumors. In this study, we investigated the role of CXCR4 in the production of angiogenic factor, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), in various human glioma cells from astrocytic origin. The expression of CXCR4 mRNA and protein in three glioma cell lines, U87-MG, SHG-44, and CHG-5, was determined by RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry, respectively. The malignancies of three gliomas were evaluated by expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein and vimentin, the differentiation markers of astrocytic cells. The role of functional CXCR4 in tumor cell migration was studied with chemotaxis assay. Ca2+ mobilization and VEGF production were measured in the cells after stimulation with CXCR4 ligand, SDF1beta. The results showed that the levels of functional CXCR4 expression at both mRNA and protein levels by several human glioma cell lines were correlated with the degree of differentiation of the tumor cells. Activation of CXCR4 induced glioma cell chemotaxis and could trigger the increase of intracellular [Ca2+]i. Such an activation could result in the increased production of VEGF by the stimulated tumor cells. Our results suggest that CXCR4 may contribute to the high level of VEGF produced by malignant glioma cells and thus constitute a therapeutic target for antiangiogenesis strategy.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 10/2005; 335(2):523-8. · 2.48 Impact Factor
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Jinyue Hu,
Xiyun Deng,
Xiuwu Bian,
Guancheng Li,
Yongqing Tong,
Yuehui Li,
Qingliang Wang, Rong Xin,
Xiaojuan He,
Guohua Zhou,
Pingli Xie,
Yanwen Li,
Ji Ming Wang,
Ya Cao
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ABSTRACT: Chemokine receptors are implicated in metastasis of several malignant tumors. This study was done to evaluate the contribution of chemokine receptors CXCR4 and CCR7 to metastasis of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Reverse transcription-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and flow cytometry were used to evaluate mRNA and protein expression of CXCR4 and CCR7 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumor tissues and cell lines. Chemotaxis assays were used to evaluate the function of CXCR4 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Antisense CXCR4 was used to inhibit receptor expression and to block metastasis of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells in vivo in athymic mice.
CXCR4 protein was detected in tumor cells in 31 of 40 primary human nasopharyngeal carcinoma and in 13 of 15 lymph node metastases. CXCR4 transcripts were detected in eight CXCR4 protein-positive primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues and seven nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines tested. On the other hand, the transcripts for CCR7 were detected only in four primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues and in none of the nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines. In functional experiments, metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines that expressed high levels of CXCR4 were found to migrate in response to the CXCR4 ligand SDF-1alpha. Transfection of antisense CXCR4 in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells inhibited the expression of CXCR4 and SDF-1alpha-induced cell migration in vitro and reduced the capacity of the tumor cells to form metastasis in the lungs and lymph nodes when injected in athymic mice.
The expression of functional CXCR4 but not CCR7 is correlated with the metastatic potential of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Therefore, CXCR4 may be considered as a potential target for the prevention of nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis.
Clinical Cancer Research 08/2005; 11(13):4658-65. · 7.74 Impact Factor
