ObjectiveTo establish an animal model of anaplastic thyroid cancer with high metastatic activity as in human body. MethodsHuman anaplastic thyroid cancer cell line TAK was injected into one of the lateral lobes of the thyroid gland, as well as in the subcuitis in a series of nude mice. Mice were sacrificed when found moribund, and autopsy and histology were performed subsequently.ResultsThe implantation of human anaplastic thyroid cancer cells in an ectopic enviroment did not permit expression of metastasis potential. In contrast, intrathyroid implantation did. Lymph node (5/10), lung (3/10) and one metastasis (1/10) were noted upon histological examination. ConclusionAn animal model with high metastatic activity is established when human anaplastic thyroid cancer cell line TAK is implanted orthotopically into nude mice.
On the basis of established JF305 cell line from human pancreatic cancer at this university, cell clone technique, cell electrophoresis, flower cytometer, and cancer orthotopically implanted nude mice technique were used to establish the sublines with different metastatic potential from human pancreatic cancer line-JF305 and the nude mice model implanted orthotopically with human pancreatic cancer monoclonal sublines with different metastatic potential. The results showed that the monoclonal cell sublines with different metastatic potential from human pancreatic caner-JF305 and the nude mice model implanted orthotopically with the sublines, would provided a useful method to study the metastatic mechanism of human pancreatic cancer.
Objective To microencapsulate a genetically engineered cell line which stably secrete human endostatin (hES).Methods Endostatin gene fragment was amplified from plasmid pcDNA3-Endo by polymerase chain reaction, and inserted into mammalian eukaryotic expression vector pEGFPN1, resulting into recombinant plasmid pEGFP-N1-ES.Hek-293 cells were transfected with pEGFP-N1-ES via cationic liposome and selected by G418, and were measured by Western blot for endostatin protein expression.The hES/293 cells were further entrapped by alginate-chitosan-alginate (ACA) microcapsules, and the expression of endostatin in the supernatant of cultured hES/293 cell microcapsules was examined by western blot at different time points.Results Recombinant plasmid pEGFP-N1 endostatin was digested by HindIII and BamHI, and resulted into 2 DNA fragments of 7 kb and 600 bp. The sequence of the 600 bp fragment was identical to human endostatin. Western blot of the supernatant of cultured hES/293 cells or hES/293 cell microcapsules detected a positive band with the relative molecular mass of 20times;103.Conclusion The hES protein was expressed in HeK-293 transfected with pEGFP-N1-endostatin, and secreted to the culture medium,and can freely diffused outside the micro-capsule.
We have studied the radiosenstivity of retinoblastoma cell [inc: HXO Rb~4,and found that the ceil growth reduced markedly after being treated by 3GyT-ray. From both clone for mation method and MTT assay,we identify that HXO-Rb44 cell is radiosensitive to T-ray.Oxygen can increase the radiosensitivity of HXO-Rb44 cell, but decrease the repair of sublethal damage.Oxygen enchaneement ratio(OER)is 2.77~3.01. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,1994,10:217-219)
Objective To investigate the mechanism and clinical significance of vincristine (VCR) inhibiting gastrinproliferation effects on human colon cell line SW480. Methods Effects of VCR on the viable cell count (A value), myoinositol triphosphate (IP3, CPM value), 〔Ca2+〕i and protein kinase C (PKC) activity of human colon cell line SW480 were evaluated in vitro by MTT assay,3Hmyoinositol incorporation, fluorescence measurements and γ-32P-ATP incorporation.Results A value of VCR+PG group was lower than that of PG or control group (P<0.01 vs control, P<0.01 vs PG). The concentration of IP3 or 〔Ca2+〕i in VCR+PG group was lower than that in PG group (P<0.01 vs PG); and the PKC activity of membrane was lower than that in PG group (P<0.05 vs PG, P>0.05 vs control). Conclusion Effects of vincristine may be through the phosphoinositide signaling pathway on gastrinstimulating cell proliferation in human colon cell line SW480. It has provided an experimental evidence for antisignaling therapy for patients with colon cancer.