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Objective@#To investigate whether silencing UCP2 can sensitize cervical cancer cell line Siha to radiation.@*Methods@#Siha cells were transfected with UCP2 siRNA and then irradiated by X-ray. The radiosensitivity of Siha cells was verified by colony formation, CCK-8, apoptosis and immunofluorescence assays. The mitochondrial membrane potential and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected to further explore the related mechanism.@*Results@#RT-PCR and Western blot assays showed that the expression of UCP2 in Siha cells was increased after irradiation and the UCP2 siRNA successfully silenced the expression of UCP in cells. According to the survival curves, the D0, Dq, N and SF2 were 1.54, 1.31, 2.31 Gy and 0.52 for siUCP2 group, 2.50, 3.64, 4.30 Gy and 0.83 for blank control group, and 3.34, 2.16, 1.91 Gy and 0.69, for siNC group, respectively. The radiosensitivity enhancement ratio of silent group was 0.62 and 0.46, compared with blank control group and negative control group, respectively. The proliferative activity of cells in the silent group was lower than that in the control group (t=13.2, P<0.05). Apoptosis levels in the silent group were significantly higher than those in the control group after irradiation(t=3.14, P<0.05). At 4 h after irradiation, the ROS production in the silent group was significantly higher than that in the control group (t=19.10, P<0.05). At 24 h after irradiation, the mitochondrial membrane potential of Siha cells in the silent group was significantly lower than that in the control group (t=4.18, P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#The radiosensitivity of Siha cells is enhanced after UCP2 silencing, and thus UCP2 may applicable as a new target for radiosensitization of cervical cancer cells.
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Objective:To explore the effects of apatinib combined with chemotherapy on tumor markers, angiogenesis and bone marrow suppression in patients with stage Ⅲ B-Ⅳ colorectal cancer. Methods:A total of 60 patients with stage Ⅲ B-Ⅳ colorectal cancer who were treated in Yizheng People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province from March 2018 to May 2019 were selected, they were divided into the observation group (30 cases) and control group (30 cases) according to the random number table method. The control group was treated with conventional intravenous chemotherapy, while the observation group was treated with apatinib on the basis treatment of the control group. The remission rate and incidence of bone marrow suppression were compared between the two groups, and the expressions of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 199 (CA199), carbohydrate antigen 242 (CA242), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and microvessel density (MVD) before and after treatment were also compared. Results:The remission rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group [86.7% (26/30) vs. 63.3% (19/30)], and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 = 4.356, P = 0.037). After treatment, the levels of CEA, CA199 and CA242 in the observation group [(3.1±0.8) ng/ml, (112±17) U/ml and (27±6) U/ml] were significantly lower than those in the control group [(6.6±1.1) ng/ml, (169±22) U/ml and (39±7) U/ml], and the differences were statistically significant (t values were -14.209, -11.102 and -7.384, all P < 0.01). After treatment, the levels of VEGF and MVD in the observation group [(41±5) ng/ml and 18±3] were significantly lower than those in the control group [(80±7) ng/ml and 33±5], and the differences were statistically significant (t values were -23.161 and -13.529, both P < 0.01). The incidence of bone marrow suppression was 10.0% (3/30) in the observation group and 6.7% (2/30) in the control group, and there was no statistical difference between the two groups ( P = 1.000). Conclusion:Apatinib combined with chemotherapy for treatment of patients with stage Ⅲ B-Ⅳ colorectal cancer can further improve the short-term efficacy, reduce the level of tumor markers, inhibit angiogenesis, and do not increase the incidence of bone marrow suppression.
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Objective To investigate whether silencing UCP2 can sensitize cervical cancer cell line Siha to radiation.Methods Siha cells were transfected with UCP2 siRNA and then irradiated by Xray.The radiosensitivity of Siha cells was verified by colony formation,CCK-8,apoptosis and immunofluorescence assays.The mitochondrial membrane potential and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected to further explore the related mechanism.Results RT-PCR and Western blot assays showed that the expression of UCP2 in Siha cells was increased after irradiation and the UCP2 siRNA successfully silenced the expression of UCP in cells.According to the survival curves,the D0,Dq,N and SF2 were 1.54,1.31,2.31 Gy and 0.52 for siUCP2 group,2.50,3.64,4.30 Gy and 0.83 for blank control group,and 3.34,2.16,1.91 Gy and 0.69,for siNC group,respectively.The radiosensitivity enhancement ratio of silent group was 0.62 and 0.46,compared with blank control group and negative control group,respectively.The proliferative activity of cells in the silent group was lower than that in the control group (t =13.2,P＜0.05).Apoptosis levels in the silent group were significantly higher than those in the control group after irradiation (t=3.14,P＜0.05).At 4 h after irradiation,the ROS production in the silent group was significantly higher than that in the control group (t=19.10,P＜0.05).At 24 h after irradiation,the mitochondrial membrane potential of Siha cells in the silent group was significantly lower than that in the control group (t =4.18,P ＜ 0.05) Conclusions The radiosensitivity of Siha cells is enhanced after UCP2 silencing,and thus UCP2 may applicable as a new target for radiosensitization of cervical cancer cells.
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Objective To study the different proteins of human and environment Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae) by two dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and TOF-TOF-MS. Methods Total cellular pro-tein was extracted by lysate from V. cholerae, and proteins were separated by 2-DE under immobilized pH gradients(IPG), then electrophoregrams were dealed with coomassie brilliant blue, and analyzed by Im-ageMaster 2D Elite 5.0, finally the different protein spots were identified by TOF-TOF-MS. Results High repetitive 2-DE maps were obtained. 2-DE and image analysis revealed 1032±22 protein spots, and PI value was among 4.00 to 7.20. Matching spots were 1025±24 in two repeats electrophoregrams and matching ratio was 96.30%. Conclusion The different protein spots were successfully established with high quality and sharpness separation by 2-DE and TOF-TOF-MS, which stands as a valuable resource for proteomics re-search of V. cholerae.