We established a rat model of cardiac arrest by clamping the endotracheal tube of adult rats at expiration. Twenty-four hours after cardiopulmonary resuscitation, nerve cell injury and expression of tumor necrosis fac...We established a rat model of cardiac arrest by clamping the endotracheal tube of adult rats at expiration. Twenty-four hours after cardiopulmonary resuscitation, nerve cell injury and expression of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and p38 mitogen activated protein kinase content were increased. Rats injected with Xuebijing, a Chinese herb compound preparation, exhibited normal cellular structure and morphology, dense neuronal cytoplasm, and decreased tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and p38 mitogen activated protein kinase expression at 24 hours following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. These data suggest that Xuebijing can attenuate neuronal injury induced by hypoxia and reperfusion during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.展开更多
Objectives:Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)regulates tumor vascularization in response to hypoxia and inflammatory signals.The polyphenol curcumin is supposed to interfere with inflammation-induced VEGF secret...Objectives:Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)regulates tumor vascularization in response to hypoxia and inflammatory signals.The polyphenol curcumin is supposed to interfere with inflammation-induced VEGF secretion and might therefore support anti-VEGF-based treatments.We aimed to investigate the interaction between curcumin and the inflammatory cytokine Interleukin-1β(IL-1β)for VEGF secretion in breast cancer cell lines representing major breast cancer subtypes.Methods:VEGF in cell cultures was detected by Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Kinase phosphorylation was investigated by Western blotting.Gene expressions were analyzed by correlation tests.VEGF was evaluated in a retrospective breast cancer cohort by immunohistochemistry.Survival analysis was performed by the Kaplan-Meier algorithm.Results:VEGF secretion and kinase signaling in response to IL-1βand curcumin varied significantly for the cell lines MCF-7(Luminal A),SK-BR-3(HER2/neu+),MDA-MB-231,and UACC-3199(triple negative breast cancer).All cell lines increased VEGF secretion under hypoxia,but IL-1βincreased VEGF secretion only in MCF-7 cells.Curcumin inhibited VEGF secretion in MDA-MB-231,but increased it in MCF-7 and UACC-3199 cells.Curcumin induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK)and p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase(p38-MAPK).However,inhibitor experiments demonstrated that ERK was more important for VEGF secretion.In gene expression data from the METABRIC study,no clear correlation of hypoxia-induced factor(HIF1A),IL-1β,and VEGF mRNA expression was observed;however,a suggested crosstalk of hypoxia and inflammatory pathways was observed.Conclusion:These dissimilar responses of breast cancer cell lines suggest that therapy efficiency with anti-VEGF,anti-IL-1β,or curcumin will also vary within breast cancers.展开更多
基金a grant from the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province,No. 200705172
文摘We established a rat model of cardiac arrest by clamping the endotracheal tube of adult rats at expiration. Twenty-four hours after cardiopulmonary resuscitation, nerve cell injury and expression of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and p38 mitogen activated protein kinase content were increased. Rats injected with Xuebijing, a Chinese herb compound preparation, exhibited normal cellular structure and morphology, dense neuronal cytoplasm, and decreased tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and p38 mitogen activated protein kinase expression at 24 hours following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. These data suggest that Xuebijing can attenuate neuronal injury induced by hypoxia and reperfusion during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
基金funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG)grant number(KA2663/3-1)supported by the Ministry of Science,Research and Cultural Affairs of the State of Brandenburg.
文摘Objectives:Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)regulates tumor vascularization in response to hypoxia and inflammatory signals.The polyphenol curcumin is supposed to interfere with inflammation-induced VEGF secretion and might therefore support anti-VEGF-based treatments.We aimed to investigate the interaction between curcumin and the inflammatory cytokine Interleukin-1β(IL-1β)for VEGF secretion in breast cancer cell lines representing major breast cancer subtypes.Methods:VEGF in cell cultures was detected by Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Kinase phosphorylation was investigated by Western blotting.Gene expressions were analyzed by correlation tests.VEGF was evaluated in a retrospective breast cancer cohort by immunohistochemistry.Survival analysis was performed by the Kaplan-Meier algorithm.Results:VEGF secretion and kinase signaling in response to IL-1βand curcumin varied significantly for the cell lines MCF-7(Luminal A),SK-BR-3(HER2/neu+),MDA-MB-231,and UACC-3199(triple negative breast cancer).All cell lines increased VEGF secretion under hypoxia,but IL-1βincreased VEGF secretion only in MCF-7 cells.Curcumin inhibited VEGF secretion in MDA-MB-231,but increased it in MCF-7 and UACC-3199 cells.Curcumin induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK)and p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase(p38-MAPK).However,inhibitor experiments demonstrated that ERK was more important for VEGF secretion.In gene expression data from the METABRIC study,no clear correlation of hypoxia-induced factor(HIF1A),IL-1β,and VEGF mRNA expression was observed;however,a suggested crosstalk of hypoxia and inflammatory pathways was observed.Conclusion:These dissimilar responses of breast cancer cell lines suggest that therapy efficiency with anti-VEGF,anti-IL-1β,or curcumin will also vary within breast cancers.
