AIM: To distinguish subtypes of gastric signet ring cell (SRC) carcinoma by investigating the expression of gastric and intestinal phenotypic markers, and to study the significance of phenotypic classification in pred...AIM: To distinguish subtypes of gastric signet ring cell (SRC) carcinoma by investigating the expression of gastric and intestinal phenotypic markers, and to study the significance of phenotypic classification in predicting tumor progression and outcome. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was performed in 66 cases of SRC carcinoma with MUC2, VILLIN, CDX2, Li-cadherin antibodies as intestinal phenotype markers and MUC5AC, HGM, MUC6 antibodies as gastric phenotype markers, and the relationship was analyzed between the phenotypic expression pattern and clinicopathologic parameters, as well as the 3-year survival rate. RESULTS: Expression of intestinal phenotypic markers was positively associated with tumor size, wall invasion, vascular invasion, lymph node metastasis and tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage. Cases expressing one or more intestinal markers had a significant lower survival rate than cases expressing none of the intestinal markers. CONCLUSION: The SRC carcinomas expressing intestinal phenotype markers exhibited a high pro-liferative potential, bad biological behaviors and poor prognosis. Examination of phenotype expression may be useful in distinguishing histological type and in predicting the prognosis of gastric SRC carcinoma.展开更多
Objective：To compare the phenotype characteristics of rat annulus fibrosus （AF） cells cultured on flexible silicone membranes and those in plastic plates. Methods：The morphology of AF cells cultured in different s...Objective：To compare the phenotype characteristics of rat annulus fibrosus （AF） cells cultured on flexible silicone membranes and those in plastic plates. Methods：The morphology of AF cells cultured in different suhstrates was examined. Proteoglycan was stained by toluidine blue. Contents of collagen type Ⅰ, collagen type Ⅰ and aggrecan mRNAs were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）. The expression of integrin β1 was monitored by flow cytometry. By using propidium iodide （PI）, the cell cycle in AF cells was analyzed. Cell adhesion to silicone membrane was also measured. Results：The AF cells cultured on different suhstrates were morphologically undistinguishable. Toluidine blue staining showed that there was also no difference between AF cells cultured on these 2 substrates. They still had the same expression levels of collagen type Ⅰ , collagen type Ⅰ, aggrecan mRNAs, and integrin β1. No significant difference was observed in the distribution of the cell cycle. AF cells grew well on silicone membrane. Conclusion：AF cells cultured on flexible silicone membrane maintain the stability of phenotype and may he appropriate for further studying the metabolic responses to mechanical stimuli at the cellular level.展开更多
AIM:To elucidate the distinctive pathobiological behavior between signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC) and mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach.METHODS: Based on the histological growth patterns and cell-functional diff...AIM:To elucidate the distinctive pathobiological behavior between signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC) and mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach.METHODS: Based on the histological growth patterns and cell-functional differentiation classifications of stomach carcinoma, we conducted a series of comparative studies.All paraffin-embedded and frozen blocks were collected from the files of Cancer Institute of China Medical University. On the basis of histopathological observation, we applied enzymatic and mucous histochemistry, immunohistochemistry,flow cytometry (FCM) and molecular biology to compare these two categories of gastric cancers in terms of the DNA ploidy, proliferative kinetics, the expression of gastric carcinoma associated gene product and instabilities of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).RESULTS:Gastric SRC was commonly seen in females below 45 years, mostly presenting diffuse growth and ovary or uterine cervix metastasis. The majority of SRC were absorptive and mucus-producing functional differentiation type (AMPFDT), which growth relied on estrogen. Meanwhile,stomach mucinous adenocarcinomas were mostly observed in males over 50 years, prone to massive growth or nest growth and extensive peritoneal infiltration, showing two categories of cell-functional differentiation types: AMPFDT and mucus-secreting functional differentiation type (MSFDT).Expressions of ER, enzyme c-PDE and 67kDaLN-R in SRC were evidently higher than that in mucinous adenocarcinoma,while expressions of LN, CN-Ⅳ, CD44v6, and PTEN protein were obviously lower in SRC than that in mucinous adenocarcinoma (P<0.05).There was no statistic significance in VEGF, ECD and instabilities of mtDNA (P>0.05) between the above two gastric carcinomas.CONCLUSION: Though SRC and mucinous adenocarcinoma were both characterized by abundant mucus-secretion, they were quite different in morphology, ultrastructure, cell-functional differentiation and protein expression, indicating different mechanisms of carcinogenesis. We concluded that combining histological gr展开更多
AIM: To investigate whether emodin has any effects on circular smooth muscle cells of rat colon and to examine the mechanism underlying its effect.METHODS: Smooth muscle cells were isolated from the circular muscle la...AIM: To investigate whether emodin has any effects on circular smooth muscle cells of rat colon and to examine the mechanism underlying its effect.METHODS: Smooth muscle cells were isolated from the circular muscle layer of Wistar rat colon and the cell length was measured by computerized image micrometry.Intracellular Ca2+([Ca2+]i) signalling was studied in smooth muscle cells using Ca2+ indicator Fluo-3 AM on a laserscanning confocal microscope.RESULTS: Emodin dose-dependently induced smooth muscle cells contraction. The contractile responses induced by emodin were inhibited by preincubation of the cells with ML-7 (an inhibitor of MLCK). Emodin caused a large, transient increase in [Ca2+]i followed by a sustained elevation in [Ca2+]i.The emodin -induced increase in [Ca2+]i was unaffected by nifedipine, a voltage-gated Ca2+-channel antagonist, and the sustained phase of the rising of [Ca2+]i was attenuated by extracellular Ca2+ removal with EGTA solution. Inhibiting Ca2+release from ryanodine-sensitive intracellular stores by ryanodine reduced the peak increasein [ca2+]i.Using heparin, an antagonist of IP3R, almost abolished the peak increase in [Ca2+]i.CONCLUSION: Emodin has a direct excitatory effect on circular smooth muscle cells in rat colon mediated via Ca2+/CaM dependent pathways. Furthermore, emodin-induced peak [Ca2+]i increase may be attributable to the Ca2+release from IP3 sensitive stores, which further promote Ca2+ release from ryanodine-sensitive stores through CICR mechanism.Additionally, Ca2+ influx from extracellular medium contributes to the sustained increase in[Ca2+]i.展开更多
基金Supported by National Basic Research Priority Program973 Project 1998051203 from the Ministry of Science andTechnology of China
文摘AIM: To distinguish subtypes of gastric signet ring cell (SRC) carcinoma by investigating the expression of gastric and intestinal phenotypic markers, and to study the significance of phenotypic classification in predicting tumor progression and outcome. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was performed in 66 cases of SRC carcinoma with MUC2, VILLIN, CDX2, Li-cadherin antibodies as intestinal phenotype markers and MUC5AC, HGM, MUC6 antibodies as gastric phenotype markers, and the relationship was analyzed between the phenotypic expression pattern and clinicopathologic parameters, as well as the 3-year survival rate. RESULTS: Expression of intestinal phenotypic markers was positively associated with tumor size, wall invasion, vascular invasion, lymph node metastasis and tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage. Cases expressing one or more intestinal markers had a significant lower survival rate than cases expressing none of the intestinal markers. CONCLUSION: The SRC carcinomas expressing intestinal phenotype markers exhibited a high pro-liferative potential, bad biological behaviors and poor prognosis. Examination of phenotype expression may be useful in distinguishing histological type and in predicting the prognosis of gastric SRC carcinoma.
文摘Objective：To compare the phenotype characteristics of rat annulus fibrosus （AF） cells cultured on flexible silicone membranes and those in plastic plates. Methods：The morphology of AF cells cultured in different suhstrates was examined. Proteoglycan was stained by toluidine blue. Contents of collagen type Ⅰ, collagen type Ⅰ and aggrecan mRNAs were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）. The expression of integrin β1 was monitored by flow cytometry. By using propidium iodide （PI）, the cell cycle in AF cells was analyzed. Cell adhesion to silicone membrane was also measured. Results：The AF cells cultured on different suhstrates were morphologically undistinguishable. Toluidine blue staining showed that there was also no difference between AF cells cultured on these 2 substrates. They still had the same expression levels of collagen type Ⅰ , collagen type Ⅰ, aggrecan mRNAs, and integrin β1. No significant difference was observed in the distribution of the cell cycle. AF cells grew well on silicone membrane. Conclusion：AF cells cultured on flexible silicone membrane maintain the stability of phenotype and may he appropriate for further studying the metabolic responses to mechanical stimuli at the cellular level.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30070845 and No.30371607
文摘AIM:To elucidate the distinctive pathobiological behavior between signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC) and mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach.METHODS: Based on the histological growth patterns and cell-functional differentiation classifications of stomach carcinoma, we conducted a series of comparative studies.All paraffin-embedded and frozen blocks were collected from the files of Cancer Institute of China Medical University. On the basis of histopathological observation, we applied enzymatic and mucous histochemistry, immunohistochemistry,flow cytometry (FCM) and molecular biology to compare these two categories of gastric cancers in terms of the DNA ploidy, proliferative kinetics, the expression of gastric carcinoma associated gene product and instabilities of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).RESULTS:Gastric SRC was commonly seen in females below 45 years, mostly presenting diffuse growth and ovary or uterine cervix metastasis. The majority of SRC were absorptive and mucus-producing functional differentiation type (AMPFDT), which growth relied on estrogen. Meanwhile,stomach mucinous adenocarcinomas were mostly observed in males over 50 years, prone to massive growth or nest growth and extensive peritoneal infiltration, showing two categories of cell-functional differentiation types: AMPFDT and mucus-secreting functional differentiation type (MSFDT).Expressions of ER, enzyme c-PDE and 67kDaLN-R in SRC were evidently higher than that in mucinous adenocarcinoma,while expressions of LN, CN-Ⅳ, CD44v6, and PTEN protein were obviously lower in SRC than that in mucinous adenocarcinoma (P<0.05).There was no statistic significance in VEGF, ECD and instabilities of mtDNA (P>0.05) between the above two gastric carcinomas.CONCLUSION: Though SRC and mucinous adenocarcinoma were both characterized by abundant mucus-secretion, they were quite different in morphology, ultrastructure, cell-functional differentiation and protein expression, indicating different mechanisms of carcinogenesis. We concluded that combining histological gr
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30171198
文摘AIM: To investigate whether emodin has any effects on circular smooth muscle cells of rat colon and to examine the mechanism underlying its effect.METHODS: Smooth muscle cells were isolated from the circular muscle layer of Wistar rat colon and the cell length was measured by computerized image micrometry.Intracellular Ca2+([Ca2+]i) signalling was studied in smooth muscle cells using Ca2+ indicator Fluo-3 AM on a laserscanning confocal microscope.RESULTS: Emodin dose-dependently induced smooth muscle cells contraction. The contractile responses induced by emodin were inhibited by preincubation of the cells with ML-7 (an inhibitor of MLCK). Emodin caused a large, transient increase in [Ca2+]i followed by a sustained elevation in [Ca2+]i.The emodin -induced increase in [Ca2+]i was unaffected by nifedipine, a voltage-gated Ca2+-channel antagonist, and the sustained phase of the rising of [Ca2+]i was attenuated by extracellular Ca2+ removal with EGTA solution. Inhibiting Ca2+release from ryanodine-sensitive intracellular stores by ryanodine reduced the peak increasein [ca2+]i.Using heparin, an antagonist of IP3R, almost abolished the peak increase in [Ca2+]i.CONCLUSION: Emodin has a direct excitatory effect on circular smooth muscle cells in rat colon mediated via Ca2+/CaM dependent pathways. Furthermore, emodin-induced peak [Ca2+]i increase may be attributable to the Ca2+release from IP3 sensitive stores, which further promote Ca2+ release from ryanodine-sensitive stores through CICR mechanism.Additionally, Ca2+ influx from extracellular medium contributes to the sustained increase in[Ca2+]i.
