ObjectiveTo study the effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on proliferation of human rectal cancer cell in vitro. MethodsThe experiment was divided into control group,rhGH group,Oxaliplatin (LOHP) group and rhGH+LOHP group. The double proliferation time of cells,cell inhibition rate,cell cycle, proliferation index (PI) and DNA inhibition rate of human rectal cancer line,HR8348,were studied by cell culture, MTT assay and flow cytometry on different concentration of rhGH. ResultsIn vitro the markedly accelerated effects of rhGH on multiplication of HR8348 cell line were not found: there was no statistical significance as compared rhGH group with control group or compared rhGH+LOHP group and LOHP group （Pgt;0.05）. The double proliferation time of cells was markedly lengthened, cell inhibition rate and the cells arrested in G0-G1 phase were obviously increased, meanwhile, the cells in S phase （P＜0.05） and G2-M phase and PI were markedly decreased and DNA inhibition rate was obviously risen as compared rhGH+LOHP group with control group or rhGH+LOHP group and rhGH group （P＜0.01）.ConclusionIn vitro rhGH does not accelerate the multiplication of human rectal cancer cells.
Objective To study the effects of edaravone on the lung injury of severe acute pancreatitis （SAP） in rats. Methods Thirty-six SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: normal control group, model group and edaravone group, and SAP was induced by intraductal administration of 5% sodium taurocholate. Edaravone was given in edaravone group, while normal saline was given in normal control group and model group. After operation 6 h rats were executed, and dry/wet weight (D/W) ratio of lung was counted, and malondialdehyde (MDA) content, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in serum and lung were detected, respectively. In addition, the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1, -6 (IL-1, -6) of serum were detected.Results The MDA contentof serum and lung and the levels of TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6 in model group were markedly higher than those in normal control group and edaravone group, but D/W ratio of lung, SOD activity of serum and lung were significantly lower (Plt;0.05). Conclusion Edaravone can alleviate lung injury of rats caused by SAP.
Objective To investigate the expression of growth hormone receptor (GHR) in human gastric cancer tissue. Methods The GHR was detected in samples of the human gastric cancer (57 cases) and the distal normal tissues (57 cases) by immunohistochemistry technique. Results The GHR expression positive rate was 80.7%(46/57) in the human gastric cancer tissues and 70.2%(40/57) in the distal normal tissues. There was no statistic difference between the human gastric cancer tissues and the distal normal tissues (Pgt;0.05). There were also no statistic differences among the gastric cancer tissues of different differentiation, different tissue type, different gender and different age ranges (Pgt;0.05). Conclusion It is similar that the expression of GHR between the human gastric cancer tissues and the distal normal tissues.
Objective To assess the effect of pregnant rat adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) on repair of acute liver injury. Methods ADSCs were isolated from 18-week pregnant Sprague Dawley rats and were identified by flow cytometry. Twenty Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into groups A, B, C, and D (n=5); rats in group A were not treated as normal controls; rats in groups B, C, and D were injected intraperitoneally with CCl4 to establish the acute liver injury model. At 2 hours after modeling, DPBS, 0.1 mL normal rat ADSCs (2×106cells/mL), and pregnant rat ADSCs (2×106cells/mL) were injected into the spleen in groups A, C, and D respectively; rats in group B was not treated. After 7 days, total bilirubin (TBIL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartic acid transaminase (AST), albumin (ALB), and total protein (TP) in serum were measured. The liver tissue sections were stained with HE. The expressions of Ki67, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), and ALB were measured by immunohistochemistry. Results The serum levels of TBIL, ALT, and AST in group B were significantly higher than those in groups A, C, and D (P<0.05), but ALB and TP were significantly lower than those in groups A, C, and D (P<0.05). The levels of TBIL, ALT, and AST were significantly higher in groups C and D than group A, and in group C than group D (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in serum levels of ALB among groups A, C, and D (P>0.05). The serum level of TP in groups C and D was significantly lower than that in group A (P<0.05), but no significant difference was found between group C and group D (P>0.05). HE staining showed that the liver tissue of group A had clear structure; the cells arranged neatly with uniform size. The hepatocytes in group B showed obvious edema, disorderly arrangement, dot necrosis in liver lobules, and diffuse infiltration of inflammatory cells. In groups C and D, the inflammation and hepatocellular necrosis were obviously reduced when compared with group B, and the number of vacuoles caused by dilation of mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum was decreased; especially in group D, improvement of liver injury was more effective. The Ki67 positive cell rate was significantly higher in groups C and D than groups A and B (P<0.05), in group B than group A (P<0.05), and in group D than group C (P<0.05). There was no expression of AFP in groups A and B, but positive expression was observed in groups C and D, and AFP positive cell rate of group D was significantly higher than that of group C (t=3.006,P=0.017). ALB expression was significantly higher in groups C and D than groups A and B (P<0.05), and in group D than group C (P<0.05). Conclusion Pregnant rat ADSCs could promote repair of liver injury induced by CCl4.
Objective To investigate the effect of recombinant human growth hormone (hGH) on growth situation and bone marrow hematopoietic function in rats under chemotherapy. Methods A total of 136 10-week-old SD rats were included in the study. The rats were randomly assigned into five groups: normal control group (n=8), normal saline control group (NS group, n=32), human growth hormone group (hGH group, n=32), chemotherapeutic drug treated group (CT group, n=32), and chemotherapeutic drug plus hGH treated group (CT+hGH group, n=32). The body weight, bone marrow differential count, and the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in bone marrow were measured before treatment and weekly in four weeks after treatment. Results Weight loss occurred in both CT group and CT+hGH group (P＜0.05), but the weight loss in CT+hGH group was significantly smaller (P＜0.05) on day 7 after treatment. In myeloid morphology, myeloid cell was hypoplastic excessively in CT group, and it was hypoplastic obviously in CT+hGH group on day 7 after treatment. Day 14, weight gain appeared in CT+hGH group, while weight loss remained in CT group; In myeloid morphology, myeloid cell was hyperplastic actively excessively in CT+hGH group, and myeloid karyote count was increased significantly in CT+hGH group (P＜0.05). Day 7, 14 and 21, PCNA positive cells count in CT group was lower than that in hGH group and CT+hGH group (P＜0.05). There was no significant different of every index among normal control group, NS group, and hGH group (Pgt;0.05), except weight between normal control group and hGH group on day 7 (P＜0.05). Conclusion hGH has a protective effect on myeloid hematopoietic function and growth situation in rats after intraperitoneal chemotherapy.