Objective: To establish a nude mice model of human osteosarcoma lung metastasis. Methods: The growth of human osteosarcoma cell sublines M8 and M6 was determined by MTT assay. 2 × 107 cells were injected into the...Objective: To establish a nude mice model of human osteosarcoma lung metastasis. Methods: The growth of human osteosarcoma cell sublines M8 and M6 was determined by MTT assay. 2 × 107 cells were injected into the tail vein of nude mice. Mice were sacrificed started on week 4 after injection, and lung metastases were evaluated under both mac-roscopic and microscopic observation with HE staining. Results: The growth of low-metastatic subline M6 was lower than high-metastatic sublines M8. Seventeen mice after injected M8 had occurred lung metastases while only one mice had oc-curred in M6 group. Moreover, M8 cells within metastases were arrangement disorder with variable nuclear hyperchromasia. Conclusion: A mouse model for human osteosarcoma cancer lung metastasis can be established by injection different ability of metastasis MG63 cells into tail vein.展开更多
Corn and wheat plants were grown in a nutrient culture solution at four levels of phosphorus (0, 0.12,0.60 and 3.0 mmol L-1) and two levels of cadmium (0 and 4.0 pmol L--1) in greenhouse for a 18-day period.The concen...Corn and wheat plants were grown in a nutrient culture solution at four levels of phosphorus (0, 0.12,0.60 and 3.0 mmol L-1) and two levels of cadmium (0 and 4.0 pmol L--1) in greenhouse for a 18-day period.The concentrations of phosphorus and cadmium in cell wall, cytoplasm and vacuoles of roots and leaveswere examined by cell fractionation techniques. With increasing phosphorus in medium, the contents of Pin cell wall, cytoplasm and vacuoles of corn and wheat roots and leaves increased. The highest content of Pwas observed in cell wall, next in vacuoles, and the lowest in cytoplasm. The wheat subcellular fractions inboth roots and leaves had higher concentrations of phosphorus than those of corn. Increasing phosphorus inmedium significantly inhibited the intracellular Cd accumulation in both species. However, at P concentrationup to 3.0 mmol L--1, the Cd content in cell wall was increased. Increasing phosphorus resulted in reductionof the subcellular Cd content in corn and wheat leaves. Compared with corn, the wheat roots had a higherCd content in the cell wall and vacuoles and a lower in cytoplasm, while in leaf subcellular fractions thewheat cell had a higher Cd content in its vacuoles and a lower one in its cytoplasm. The results indicate thatphosphorus may be involved in sequestration of Cd ionic activity in both cell wall and vacuoles by forminginsoluble Cd phosphate.展开更多
As a synthesized antineoplastic organoselenium compound, ethaselen is known to induce apoptosis in tumor cells via dose-dependent thioredoxin reductase （TrxR） inhibition. Thioredoxin, the multifunctional biological ...As a synthesized antineoplastic organoselenium compound, ethaselen is known to induce apoptosis in tumor cells via dose-dependent thioredoxin reductase （TrxR） inhibition. Thioredoxin, the multifunctional biological substrate of TrxR, is then left in the oxidized state, which subsequently leads to intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species （ROS）, cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis. However, the low dose effect of ethaselen remains largely unknown. Several subclones have been derived from HepG2 cells by using single cell or colony isolation. The low dose of ethaselen was defined as the drug concentration of retaining 〉90% HepG2 cells alive. The HepG2 cells were used as reference of its subclones （SM01, SM02 and SM03）, and the cell cycle transition, intracellular proteins change, colony formation and sphere growth were assayed in treatment of low dose ethaselen. HepG2 and its subclones differently responded to lethal dose of cisplatin or 5-fluorouracil. Low dose of ethaselen （1 μm） modulated the cell cycle transition at 12 h of treatment, but ceils were partially recovered at 24 h of treatment though some proteins were still affected. Low dose of ethaselen did not inhibit the small colony （diameter 〉 100 μm） formation and sphere growth of HepG2 and SM01. However, low dose of ethaselen could specifically inhibit the survival, large colony （diameter 〉500 μm） formation and sphere growth of SM03, although SM03 could be rapidly recovered from ethaselen-induced cell cycle check. HepG2 and its subclone cells could survive but respond differently to treatment of low dose ethaselen （1 μM）. Low dose of ethaselen could significantly inhibit a HepG2 subclone （SM03） in cell survival and colony growth.展开更多
基金Supported by a grant from the 973 National Great Foundation Research Program of China (No. 2002CB513100).
文摘Objective: To establish a nude mice model of human osteosarcoma lung metastasis. Methods: The growth of human osteosarcoma cell sublines M8 and M6 was determined by MTT assay. 2 × 107 cells were injected into the tail vein of nude mice. Mice were sacrificed started on week 4 after injection, and lung metastases were evaluated under both mac-roscopic and microscopic observation with HE staining. Results: The growth of low-metastatic subline M6 was lower than high-metastatic sublines M8. Seventeen mice after injected M8 had occurred lung metastases while only one mice had oc-curred in M6 group. Moreover, M8 cells within metastases were arrangement disorder with variable nuclear hyperchromasia. Conclusion: A mouse model for human osteosarcoma cancer lung metastasis can be established by injection different ability of metastasis MG63 cells into tail vein.
文摘Corn and wheat plants were grown in a nutrient culture solution at four levels of phosphorus (0, 0.12,0.60 and 3.0 mmol L-1) and two levels of cadmium (0 and 4.0 pmol L--1) in greenhouse for a 18-day period.The concentrations of phosphorus and cadmium in cell wall, cytoplasm and vacuoles of roots and leaveswere examined by cell fractionation techniques. With increasing phosphorus in medium, the contents of Pin cell wall, cytoplasm and vacuoles of corn and wheat roots and leaves increased. The highest content of Pwas observed in cell wall, next in vacuoles, and the lowest in cytoplasm. The wheat subcellular fractions inboth roots and leaves had higher concentrations of phosphorus than those of corn. Increasing phosphorus inmedium significantly inhibited the intracellular Cd accumulation in both species. However, at P concentrationup to 3.0 mmol L--1, the Cd content in cell wall was increased. Increasing phosphorus resulted in reductionof the subcellular Cd content in corn and wheat leaves. Compared with corn, the wheat roots had a higherCd content in the cell wall and vacuoles and a lower in cytoplasm, while in leaf subcellular fractions thewheat cell had a higher Cd content in its vacuoles and a lower one in its cytoplasm. The results indicate thatphosphorus may be involved in sequestration of Cd ionic activity in both cell wall and vacuoles by forminginsoluble Cd phosphate.
基金National Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.81372266)National Science and Technology Major Project,People’s Republic of China(Grant No.2011zx09101-001-03)
文摘As a synthesized antineoplastic organoselenium compound, ethaselen is known to induce apoptosis in tumor cells via dose-dependent thioredoxin reductase （TrxR） inhibition. Thioredoxin, the multifunctional biological substrate of TrxR, is then left in the oxidized state, which subsequently leads to intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species （ROS）, cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis. However, the low dose effect of ethaselen remains largely unknown. Several subclones have been derived from HepG2 cells by using single cell or colony isolation. The low dose of ethaselen was defined as the drug concentration of retaining 〉90% HepG2 cells alive. The HepG2 cells were used as reference of its subclones （SM01, SM02 and SM03）, and the cell cycle transition, intracellular proteins change, colony formation and sphere growth were assayed in treatment of low dose ethaselen. HepG2 and its subclones differently responded to lethal dose of cisplatin or 5-fluorouracil. Low dose of ethaselen （1 μm） modulated the cell cycle transition at 12 h of treatment, but ceils were partially recovered at 24 h of treatment though some proteins were still affected. Low dose of ethaselen did not inhibit the small colony （diameter 〉 100 μm） formation and sphere growth of HepG2 and SM01. However, low dose of ethaselen could specifically inhibit the survival, large colony （diameter 〉500 μm） formation and sphere growth of SM03, although SM03 could be rapidly recovered from ethaselen-induced cell cycle check. HepG2 and its subclone cells could survive but respond differently to treatment of low dose ethaselen （1 μM）. Low dose of ethaselen could significantly inhibit a HepG2 subclone （SM03） in cell survival and colony growth.
