Expression of phosphoglycerate-mutase 1 in colorectal cancer tissues and its effects on the prognosis and malignant biological behaviors of cancer cells / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#[摘 要] 目的：探讨结直肠癌（CRC）组织中磷酸甘油酸变位酶1（PGAM1）的表达及其与患者预后的关系，研究PGAM1对CRC细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响。方法：选择2003年3月至2008年11月间在天津医科大学肿瘤医院手术切除的30例CRC患者的肿瘤组织标本及临床资料，采用免疫组织化学染色法检测CRC组织中PGAM1蛋白的表达，分析PGAM1表达与患者临床病理特征的关系，Kaplan-Meier生存分析法比较PGAM1高表达与低表达患者的OS、PFS来评价PGAM1表达与患者预后的关系。利用RNA干扰技术分别将si-PGAM1及si-NC质粒转染至HCT-116和SW480细胞，WB法检测转染细胞中PGAM1蛋白的表达水平，CCK-8、Transwell实验分别检测敲低PGAM1对CRC细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响。结果：30例CRC组织中PGAM1阳性染色定位于CRC细胞的细胞质，其中33.3%（10/30例）呈高表达。虽然PGAM1高表达与CRC患者年龄、性别、组织学类型、肿瘤大小、淋巴结转移、远处转移及临床TNM分期无关（均P>0.05），但是PGAM1高表达与低表达患者相比其OS、PFS显著缩短。在CRC细胞中敲低PGAM1后，细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力均显著降低（均P<0.05）。结论：CRC组织中PGAM1呈高表达，PGAM1高表达的患者预后较差；敲低PGAM1后细胞的增殖、迁移及侵袭能力均显著降低，提示PGAM1可能是CRC患者预后的生物标志物。

Regulatory effect and mechanism of miR-9-5p on malignant biological behaviors of breast cancer / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#[Abstract] Objective: To explore the role of miR-9-5p in the biological behaviors of breast cancer cells and its possible regulatory mechanism. Methods: online OncomiR database was used to analyze the differential expression of miR-9-5p in breast cancer tissues and normal breast tissues. qPCR was used to detect the miR-9-5p expression in breast cancer cell lines and normal breast cells. Based on target gene prediction software TargetScan, ONECUT2 (one cut homeobox 2) was predicted to be the target gene of miR-9-5p. Dual luciferase reporter system was used to validate the relationship between miR-9-5p and its promising target gene ONECUT2. MDA-231 cells were transfected with miR-9-5p mimic, ONECUT2 siRNAs as well as the corresponding control sequences. The protein and mRNA levels of stemness-associated gene NOTCH1, NANOG and SOX9 (SRY (sex-determing region of Y chromosome) -Box transcription Factor 9) were detected by WB and qPCR. The effect of transfection on proliferation, apoptosis and chemo-resistance of cells was detected by BrdU method, Annexin Ⅴ method and MTS Assay, respectively. The ALDEFLUOR experiment was used to detect the effects of miR-9-5p and its target gene ONECUT2 on tumor stemness. NSG mouse breast cancer chemotherapy model was established, and the in vivo experiments further verified the effect of ONECUT2 on tumor malignant biological behaviors, such as cell stemness and chemo-resistance. Results: miR-9-5p was highly expressed in breast cancer tissues (P=0.007) and breast cancer MDA-231 cell line (P=0.0005), and was positively correlated with the poor prognosis of breast cancer patients (P=0.0016). Compared to control group, miR-9-5p could target and negatively regulate ONECUT2 expression, further increase ALDH+ cell population (P=0.0006), as well as increase the expressions of stemness-associated genes NOTCH1, NANOG and SOX9. Besides, miR-9-5p increased the anti-apoptosis ability (P=0.0003) and chemo-resistance of MDA-231 cells; however, miR-9-5p/ONECUT2 exerted no significant effect on the proliferation ability of MDA-231 cells (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the volume of xenografts in mice of MDA-231/ONECUT2 group after DTX chemotherapy was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05), and the protein expressions of NOTCH1, SOX9 and the mRNA expression of ABC transporter in the transplanted tumor tissues were significantly reduced (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusions: The highly expressed miR-9-5p in breast cancer induces tumor stemness and anti-apoptotic ability by targeting ONECUT2 and enhances its resistance to chemotherapy.

Correlation of PET/CT metabolic makers with expression of immune cell markers in patients with lung adenocarcinoma / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#[Abstract] Objective: To investigate the relationship between 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic indicators and expression of immunocyte markers in lung adenocarcinoma patients, and to explore its significance in treatment and prognosis prediction for lung adenocarcinoma patients.Methods:Theclinicaldataof85lungadenocarcinomapatients,whoadmittedtoTianjinMedicalUniversityCancerInstituteand Hospital and underwent PET/CT examination from April 2008 to August 2014, were retrospectively analyzed. The expression levels of CD3, CD8, CD68, CD163, CD11c, Foxp3, PD-1 and PD-L1 were determined by immunohistochemistry. Correlations among immune markers (CD68+TAM), PET/CT metabolic parameters (SUVmax, SUVpeak and SUVmean) and tumor metabolic indicators (MTV , TLG) were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis.The relationships between tumor metabolism, immune indicators and patients’survival outcomes were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: There was a remarkably negative correlation between SUVmax, SUVpeak, SUVmean and expression level of CD68+TAMs(r=-0.253,-0.265,-0.263,allP<0.05)butpositivecorrelationwithPD-1+TILs (r=0.427, 0.402, 0.395, all P<0.01) in lung adenocarcinoma patients. MTV and TLG were positively associated with Foxp3+ Tregs and PD-1+ TILs (r=0.313, 0.307, 0.29, 0.407, all P<0.01). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that SUVmax, SUVmean, CD11c+DCs, PD-L1+ cells and TLG were all significantly associated with patients’prognosis (PFS or OS) (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Metabolism of tumor primary lesions is significantly correlated with tumor infiltrating immunocytes, and some of these indicators were associatedwithpatients’prognosis, suggesting that tumor metabolism and microenvironment immune status reflected by 18F-FDG PET/CTindicatorsmay have important reference value fortheimmunotherapyandprognosispredictionoflungadenocarcinoma patients.

Research progression on the first-line biological target therapy of advanced / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@#With the progress of gene detection technology and the speed-up in new drug development, biological target therapy has fully covered the first-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. Immunotherapy has significantly improved the survival of advanced NSCLC patients with negative driven genes, and the median OS reaches about 2 years (15.6-30 months). EGFR is the most common driven gene. According to different EGFR mutation subtypes (L858R or 19del), different treatment mode (EGFR-TKI single drug, TKI combined with anti-vascular drugs and TKI combined with chemotherapy) is selected as the first-line treatment, which has become a consensus. Depending on the data of median PFS, the treatment efficacy against rare targets is more prominent, which has exceeded the efficacy of standard chemotherap:ALK (alectinib, PFS=34.8 months), ROS1 (ceritinib, PFS=19.3 months), RET (selpercatinib, PFS=18.4 months), BRAF (dabrafenib plus trametinib, PFS=14.6 months), NTRK (larotrectinib, PFS≥12 months) and MET (savolitinib, PFS=9.7 months). In conclusion, the first-line treatment of advanced NSCLC has entered the era of“precision-targeted treatment”based on different molecular typing, and it has become a consensus that high-throughput sequencing is required for newly diagnosed patients.

Inhibitory effect of Dendrobium officinale polysaccharide on human gastric cancer cell xenografts in nude mice

Abstract This study investigated the inhibitory effect of Dendrobium officinale polysaccharide (DOPA) on human gastric cancer cell SGC-7901 xenografts in nude mice. The nude mice with SGC-7901 xenografts were randomly divided into model, 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu), low-dose DOPA, middle-dose DOPA and high-dose DOPA group. The later four groups were intragastrically administrated with 100, 200 and 400 mg·kg-1·day-1 DOPA, 400 mg·kg-1·day-1 5-Fu and normal saline, respectively. After treatment for 20 days, the tumor inhibition rate of in high-dose DOPA group was basically equivalent to 5-Fu group. Compared with 5-Fu, DOPA had no obvious toxic side effect on spleen or thymus indexes, routine blood indexes or liver and kidney functions of nude mice. Compared with model group, the serum tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-2 levels in middle- and high-dose DOPA group were significantly increased (P < 0.05), Bax protein expression was significantly increased (P < 0.05), and Bcl-2 protein expression was significantly decreased (P < 0.05). DOPA can inhibit the growth of SGC-7901 cell xenografts in nude mice. The mechanism may be related to its increase of serum TNF-α and IL-2 levels, up-regulation of Bax protein expression and down-regulation of Bcl-2 protein expression.

Effect of myeloid-derived suppressor cells on B cell function in mice bearing breast cancer / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

@# Objective: To investigate the effect of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) from mice bearing breast cancer on the function of normal B cells. Methods:ABABL/c mouse 4T1 breast cancer model was established. The spleen MDSCs of tumor-bearing mouse and normal mouse spleen B cells were sorted by magnetic beads, and the sorted MDSCs and B cells were co-incubated. Flow cytometry was used to test the effect of MDSCs on the expressions of B cell surface molecules, including PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4, CCR6, CD62L and MHCⅡ; ELISA assay was used to detect the secretion of IgA, IgM and IgG by B cells; BrdU kit was used to detect B cell proliferation; andAnnexin V/PI staining was used to detect B cell apoptosis. B cells in the co-culture system were again sorted by magnetic beads and were then co-cultured with T cells; BrdU kit was used to detect T cell proliferation, and Annexin V/PI was used to detect T cell apoptosis. Results: Compared with B cell control group, the expression of PD-L1 on B cells in B+MDSC group was increased (P<0.01), while the expressions of PD-1, CTLA-4, CCR6, CD62L and MHC Ⅱ were all decreased (all P<0.01); The IgA, IgM and IgG secreted by B cells were significantly increased (all P<0.01); the proliferation of B cells was increased (P<0.01) and the apoptosis was decreased (P<0.01). Compared with the T cell control group, the proliferation of T cells in the B+MDSC (1:5) +T group was significantly reduced (P<0.01); however, there was no significant difference in T cell apoptosis. Conclusion: MDSCs from breast cancer bearing mice promotes B cell proliferation and inhibits B cell apoptosis, and the MDSC-induced B cells can inhibit T cell proliferation.

Research progress on the mechanism and clinical data of IDO inhibitor in reversing the resistance of malignancies to PD-1 antibody by regulating MDSCs / 中国肿瘤临床

PD-1 antibody immunotherapy has been used as a first-line treatment against various malignancies,but resistance to this treatment limits its efficacy.For instance,myeloid derived suppressor cells,myeloid derived suppressor cells induce resistance to PD-1 antibody in a tumor microenvironment.A few combination regimens of an IDO inhibitor plus PD-1 antibody are currently subjected to ongoing clinical trials in the US,and preliminary results have shown that this inhibitor can reverse the resistance of malignancies to PD-1 antibody.This study reviewed the research progress on the resistance mechanism of malignancies to PD-1 antibody and revealed that IDO inhibitor regulates MDSCs to reverse the resistance to PD-1 antibody.This study also described the clinical efficacy of this in-hibitor plus PD-1 antibody.

Research progress on the mechanism and clinical data of IDO inhibitor in reversing the resistance of malignancies to PD-1 antibody by regulating MDSCs / 中国肿瘤临床

PD-1 antibody immunotherapy has been used as a first-line treatment against various malignancies,but resistance to this treatment limits its efficacy.For instance,myeloid derived suppressor cells,myeloid derived suppressor cells induce resistance to PD-1 antibody in a tumor microenvironment.A few combination regimens of an IDO inhibitor plus PD-1 antibody are currently subjected to ongoing clinical trials in the US,and preliminary results have shown that this inhibitor can reverse the resistance of malignancies to PD-1 antibody.This study reviewed the research progress on the resistance mechanism of malignancies to PD-1 antibody and revealed that IDO inhibitor regulates MDSCs to reverse the resistance to PD-1 antibody.This study also described the clinical efficacy of this in-hibitor plus PD-1 antibody.