AIM: To obtain an efficient delivery system for transportingendostatin gene to mouse liver tumor xenografts byadministration of aerosol.METHODS: Recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.0/endostatincontaining human endostatin gene ...AIM: To obtain an efficient delivery system for transportingendostatin gene to mouse liver tumor xenografts byadministration of aerosol.METHODS: Recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.0/endostatincontaining human endostatin gene together with signalpeptide from alkaline phosphatase were transferred intohuman umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) by transfenin(TF)-liposome-endostatin complex. Western blot was usedto detect the expression of human endostatin in transfectedHUVEC cells and its medium. After the tumor-bearing micewere administrated with TF-liposome-endostatin complex,the lung tissue was analyzed by immunohistochemicalmethod for expression of endostatin and the tumors weretreated with CD-31 antibody to detect the density ofmicrovesseles in tumor tissues. The inhibition of tumorgrowth was estimated by the weight of tumors from groupstreated with different dos es of TF-liposome-endostatincomplex. DNA fragmentation assay was used to detect theapoptosis of the cells from primary liver tumor.RESULTS: Western blot analysis and immunohistochemicalmethod confirmed the expression of endostatin proteininvitro and in vivo. After the tumor sections were treated withCD-31 antibody, the positive reaction cells appeared brownwhile the negative cells were colorless. The positively stainedarea of the TF-liposome-endostatin treated group wassignificantly smaller (P＜0.01, 645.8+55.2 μm2) than that ofthe control group (1325.4+198.5 μm2). The data showed asignificant inhibition of angiogenesis. After administrationof TF-liposome-endostatin, comparing with the control groupadministrated with TF-liposome-pcDNA3.0, liver tumorgrowth in the mice treated with 50, 250 and 500 mg DNA/kg was inhibited by 36.6 %, 40.8 %, and 72.8 %, respectively(P＜0.01). And a typical DNA fragmentation of apoptosis wasfound in the cells from tumor tissues of the mice treatedwith TF-liposome-endostatin but none in the control group.CONCLUSION: Endostatin gene could be efficientlytransported into the mice with TF-liposome-DNA deliverysystem by administration of aerosol. TF-liposome-mediatedendostatin gene therapy strongly inhibited angiogenesis andthe growth of mouse xenograft liver tumors. It also couldpromote the development of apoptosis of tumors withoutdirect influence on tumor cells.展开更多
AIM: To study the effect of human endostatin mediated by retroviral gene transfer on the growth of human hepatocarcinoma cell line SMMC7721 in nude mice. METHODS: Human endostatin gene together with rat serum albumin ...AIM: To study the effect of human endostatin mediated by retroviral gene transfer on the growth of human hepatocarcinoma cell line SMMC7721 in nude mice. METHODS: Human endostatin gene together with rat serum albumin signal peptide was transferred into human liver carcinoma SMMC7721 cells by retroviral vector pLncx to build a stable transfectant (SMMC-endo). PCR and Western blot analysis were used to verify the transfection and secretion of human endostatin gene in SMMC7721 cells. The endothelial cell proliferation assay in vitro was conducted to test the biological activity of the expressed human endostatin.The inhibitory effect of endostatin expressed by transfected 5MMC7721 on the growth rates of tumor cells in vivo was observed. The mean microvessel density in the specimen was also counted.RESULTS: PCR amplification proved that the genome of SMMC-endo cells contained a 550bp specific fragment of endostatin gene. Western blot analysis confirmed the secretion of human endostatin gene in the conditioned medium of transfected SMMC-endo cells. The endothelial proliferation assay showed that the conditioned medium of SMMC-endo cells significantly inhibited the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells by 48 %, significantly higher than that of SMMC-pLncx (10.2 %, P＜0.01). In vivo experiments revealed that only in 3 out of 5 mice tumors were formed and the mean size of flank tumors from SMMC-endo cells was 94.5 % smaller than that from the control SMMC-pLncx cells 22 days after tumor inoculation (P＜0.001).The mean microvessel density in tumor samples from SMMC-endo cells was only 8.6±1.1, much fewer than that of 22.6±4.5 from SMMC-pLncx cells (P＜0.01).CONCLUSION: Human endostatin mediated by retroviral gene transfer can inhibit human liver carcinoma cell SMMC7721 growth in nude mice.展开更多
Apoptosis in cultured rat hippocampal neurons was induced using the nitric oxide donor 3-morpholinosydnonimine, and cells were treated with the chloride channel blocker, 4,4- diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2＇-disulfonic ...Apoptosis in cultured rat hippocampal neurons was induced using the nitric oxide donor 3-morpholinosydnonimine, and cells were treated with the chloride channel blocker, 4,4- diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2＇-disulfonic acid. Results showed that the survival rate of neurons was significantly increased after treatment with 4,4-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2＇-disulfonic acid, and the rate of apoptosis decreased. In addition, the expression of the apoptosis-related proteins poly（adenosine diphosphate-ribose）polymerase-1 and apoptosis-inducing factor were significantly reduced. Our experimental findings indicate that the chloride channel blocker 4,4- diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2＇-disulfonic acid can antagonize apoptotic cell death of hippocampal neurons by inhibiting the expression of the apoptosis-related proteins poly（adenosine diphosphate-ribose）polymerase-1 and apoptosis-inducing factor.展开更多
基金Jiangsu Natural Science Fund(China),BK20000001the National Natural Science Foundation of China,30070250the"985 Project"from Nanjing University
文摘AIM: To obtain an efficient delivery system for transportingendostatin gene to mouse liver tumor xenografts byadministration of aerosol.METHODS: Recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.0/endostatincontaining human endostatin gene together with signalpeptide from alkaline phosphatase were transferred intohuman umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) by transfenin(TF)-liposome-endostatin complex. Western blot was usedto detect the expression of human endostatin in transfectedHUVEC cells and its medium. After the tumor-bearing micewere administrated with TF-liposome-endostatin complex,the lung tissue was analyzed by immunohistochemicalmethod for expression of endostatin and the tumors weretreated with CD-31 antibody to detect the density ofmicrovesseles in tumor tissues. The inhibition of tumorgrowth was estimated by the weight of tumors from groupstreated with different dos es of TF-liposome-endostatincomplex. DNA fragmentation assay was used to detect theapoptosis of the cells from primary liver tumor.RESULTS: Western blot analysis and immunohistochemicalmethod confirmed the expression of endostatin proteininvitro and in vivo. After the tumor sections were treated withCD-31 antibody, the positive reaction cells appeared brownwhile the negative cells were colorless. The positively stainedarea of the TF-liposome-endostatin treated group wassignificantly smaller (P＜0.01, 645.8+55.2 μm2) than that ofthe control group (1325.4+198.5 μm2). The data showed asignificant inhibition of angiogenesis. After administrationof TF-liposome-endostatin, comparing with the control groupadministrated with TF-liposome-pcDNA3.0, liver tumorgrowth in the mice treated with 50, 250 and 500 mg DNA/kg was inhibited by 36.6 %, 40.8 %, and 72.8 %, respectively(P＜0.01). And a typical DNA fragmentation of apoptosis wasfound in the cells from tumor tissues of the mice treatedwith TF-liposome-endostatin but none in the control group.CONCLUSION: Endostatin gene could be efficientlytransported into the mice with TF-liposome-DNA deliverysystem by administration of aerosol. TF-liposome-mediatedendostatin gene therapy strongly inhibited angiogenesis andthe growth of mouse xenograft liver tumors. It also couldpromote the development of apoptosis of tumors withoutdirect influence on tumor cells.
文摘AIM: To study the effect of human endostatin mediated by retroviral gene transfer on the growth of human hepatocarcinoma cell line SMMC7721 in nude mice. METHODS: Human endostatin gene together with rat serum albumin signal peptide was transferred into human liver carcinoma SMMC7721 cells by retroviral vector pLncx to build a stable transfectant (SMMC-endo). PCR and Western blot analysis were used to verify the transfection and secretion of human endostatin gene in SMMC7721 cells. The endothelial cell proliferation assay in vitro was conducted to test the biological activity of the expressed human endostatin.The inhibitory effect of endostatin expressed by transfected 5MMC7721 on the growth rates of tumor cells in vivo was observed. The mean microvessel density in the specimen was also counted.RESULTS: PCR amplification proved that the genome of SMMC-endo cells contained a 550bp specific fragment of endostatin gene. Western blot analysis confirmed the secretion of human endostatin gene in the conditioned medium of transfected SMMC-endo cells. The endothelial proliferation assay showed that the conditioned medium of SMMC-endo cells significantly inhibited the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells by 48 %, significantly higher than that of SMMC-pLncx (10.2 %, P＜0.01). In vivo experiments revealed that only in 3 out of 5 mice tumors were formed and the mean size of flank tumors from SMMC-endo cells was 94.5 % smaller than that from the control SMMC-pLncx cells 22 days after tumor inoculation (P＜0.001).The mean microvessel density in tumor samples from SMMC-endo cells was only 8.6±1.1, much fewer than that of 22.6±4.5 from SMMC-pLncx cells (P＜0.01).CONCLUSION: Human endostatin mediated by retroviral gene transfer can inhibit human liver carcinoma cell SMMC7721 growth in nude mice.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81160157projects of Science and Technology Bureau of Guizhou Province, No.20093075, 20072127
文摘Apoptosis in cultured rat hippocampal neurons was induced using the nitric oxide donor 3-morpholinosydnonimine, and cells were treated with the chloride channel blocker, 4,4- diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2＇-disulfonic acid. Results showed that the survival rate of neurons was significantly increased after treatment with 4,4-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2＇-disulfonic acid, and the rate of apoptosis decreased. In addition, the expression of the apoptosis-related proteins poly（adenosine diphosphate-ribose）polymerase-1 and apoptosis-inducing factor were significantly reduced. Our experimental findings indicate that the chloride channel blocker 4,4- diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2＇-disulfonic acid can antagonize apoptotic cell death of hippocampal neurons by inhibiting the expression of the apoptosis-related proteins poly（adenosine diphosphate-ribose）polymerase-1 and apoptosis-inducing factor.
