Objective: To explore the expression of c-Met mRNA in nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) and its relation with clinical biological behavior. Methods: In situ hybridisation was used to detect mRNA expression of c-Met in 1...Objective: To explore the expression of c-Met mRNA in nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) and its relation with clinical biological behavior. Methods: In situ hybridisation was used to detect mRNA expression of c-Met in 15 cases of non-tumor nasopharyngeal (NP), 55 cases of NPC. Results: The positive rates of c-Met mRNA in NP and NPC cells were 13.3% (2/15) and 61.8% (34/55) respectively. The expression of c-Met mRNA was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis, local invasion (skull base erosion), and clinical stage. In cases with cervical lymph node metastasis, local invasion, and clinical stage III and IV (UICC), the positive rates of expression of c-Met mRNA were significantly higher than that in those without the conditions mentioned above (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). But it was not significantly correlated with age, gender, histo- logic grade, and cranial nerve palsy (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The abnormal expression of c-Met gene was well correlated with the biological behavior of metastasis and invasion. To detection the expression of c-Met mRNA could serve as an important index to estimate the prognosis of NPC. C-Met may be a new diagnostic/therapeutic target of NPC.展开更多
Studies of transplantation in vivo indicted that bone marrow derived stem cells had a potential to different-tiate into mature hepatocytes. However, there are lots of doubts and uncertainties in the influencing factor...Studies of transplantation in vivo indicted that bone marrow derived stem cells had a potential to different-tiate into mature hepatocytes. However, there are lots of doubts and uncertainties in the influencing factors and con-trol agents of effectively inducing stem cell differentiation in vitro, the efficiency of stem cells?differentiation into hepato-cytes and differentiated cells?life-span and functional state, etc. In this study, rat bone marrow derived Thy-1+β2M- cells (BDTCs) were induced to differentiate into hepatocytes by co-culturing with CFSC/HGF feeder layers which ex-pressed hHGF efficiently and stably. RT-PCR and im-munofluorescent texts proved induced BDTCs expressed infant and adult hepatocyte specific genes. Further more, these cells displayed functions of indocyanine green (ICG) uptake, ammonium metabolism and albumin production. It was shown that growth factors together with hepatic non-parenchyma cells provided a feasible microenvironment for differentiation of bone marrow stem cells into hepatocytes. The studies not only provided a significant biological model for going deep into the mechanism of stem cell plasticity, but also offered a theoretical and technical foundation of gene and stem cell engineering-based regenerative medicine for end-stage liver diseases.展开更多
The cytosolic liver-specific growth factor-hepatic stimulator substance (HSS) has been shown to be able to amplify the rat hepatocyte proliferation responded to EGF. In order to get more insight into the mechanism, th...The cytosolic liver-specific growth factor-hepatic stimulator substance (HSS) has been shown to be able to amplify the rat hepatocyte proliferation responded to EGF. In order to get more insight into the mechanism, the regulatory effect of HSS on EGF-receptor(EGF-R) and the receptor phosphorylation at molecular level was studied. HSS partially purified from weanling rat liver was given to cultured hepatocytes and its influence on EGF-R specific binding and internalization as well as mRNA expression were investigated. The results showed that preincubation of hepatocytes with HSS could lead to an increase in [125I]-EGF binding to its receptors and inhibit EGFinduced receptor down-regulation. Furthermore, the overexpression of EGF-R mRNA stimulated by HSS was seen during 2-12 h after the incubation. Additionally, it was demonstrated with human hepatoma sMMC-7721 cells in Western blot that the EGF-R expression and the receptor autophosphorylation were increased with dose/timedependency after HSS treatment. These results strongly suggest that the mechanism of HSS action on hepatocyte growth might be related to its modulation on EGF-R and receptor-mediated signaling transduction.展开更多
文摘Objective: To explore the expression of c-Met mRNA in nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) and its relation with clinical biological behavior. Methods: In situ hybridisation was used to detect mRNA expression of c-Met in 15 cases of non-tumor nasopharyngeal (NP), 55 cases of NPC. Results: The positive rates of c-Met mRNA in NP and NPC cells were 13.3% (2/15) and 61.8% (34/55) respectively. The expression of c-Met mRNA was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis, local invasion (skull base erosion), and clinical stage. In cases with cervical lymph node metastasis, local invasion, and clinical stage III and IV (UICC), the positive rates of expression of c-Met mRNA were significantly higher than that in those without the conditions mentioned above (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). But it was not significantly correlated with age, gender, histo- logic grade, and cranial nerve palsy (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The abnormal expression of c-Met gene was well correlated with the biological behavior of metastasis and invasion. To detection the expression of c-Met mRNA could serve as an important index to estimate the prognosis of NPC. C-Met may be a new diagnostic/therapeutic target of NPC.
文摘Studies of transplantation in vivo indicted that bone marrow derived stem cells had a potential to different-tiate into mature hepatocytes. However, there are lots of doubts and uncertainties in the influencing factors and con-trol agents of effectively inducing stem cell differentiation in vitro, the efficiency of stem cells?differentiation into hepato-cytes and differentiated cells?life-span and functional state, etc. In this study, rat bone marrow derived Thy-1+β2M- cells (BDTCs) were induced to differentiate into hepatocytes by co-culturing with CFSC/HGF feeder layers which ex-pressed hHGF efficiently and stably. RT-PCR and im-munofluorescent texts proved induced BDTCs expressed infant and adult hepatocyte specific genes. Further more, these cells displayed functions of indocyanine green (ICG) uptake, ammonium metabolism and albumin production. It was shown that growth factors together with hepatic non-parenchyma cells provided a feasible microenvironment for differentiation of bone marrow stem cells into hepatocytes. The studies not only provided a significant biological model for going deep into the mechanism of stem cell plasticity, but also offered a theoretical and technical foundation of gene and stem cell engineering-based regenerative medicine for end-stage liver diseases.
文摘The cytosolic liver-specific growth factor-hepatic stimulator substance (HSS) has been shown to be able to amplify the rat hepatocyte proliferation responded to EGF. In order to get more insight into the mechanism, the regulatory effect of HSS on EGF-receptor(EGF-R) and the receptor phosphorylation at molecular level was studied. HSS partially purified from weanling rat liver was given to cultured hepatocytes and its influence on EGF-R specific binding and internalization as well as mRNA expression were investigated. The results showed that preincubation of hepatocytes with HSS could lead to an increase in [125I]-EGF binding to its receptors and inhibit EGFinduced receptor down-regulation. Furthermore, the overexpression of EGF-R mRNA stimulated by HSS was seen during 2-12 h after the incubation. Additionally, it was demonstrated with human hepatoma sMMC-7721 cells in Western blot that the EGF-R expression and the receptor autophosphorylation were increased with dose/timedependency after HSS treatment. These results strongly suggest that the mechanism of HSS action on hepatocyte growth might be related to its modulation on EGF-R and receptor-mediated signaling transduction.
