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1.
Skin Res Technol ; 23(4): 514-518, 2017 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28295631

RESUMEN

PURPOSE: We hypothesized that skin blood flow (SBF) of fingers are modulated during concentrated finger perception and that the changes in SBF reflect fluctuations in finger volume (FV). The aim of this study, therefore, was examine the relationship between the changes in SBF and FV during Braille reading. METHODS: We measured SBF of the finger, cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC), FV, and arterial blood pressure during Braille reading performed under blind conditions in thirty healthy subjects. The subjects were instructed to read a flat plate with raised letters (Braille reading) for 15 seconds using their forefinger, and to touch a blank plate as a control for the Braille discrimination procedure. RESULTS: Arterial blood pressure slightly increased during Braille reading but remained unchanged during the touching of the blank plate. SBF, CVC, and FV were reduced during Braille reading (decreased by -26%, -29%, and -0.3 mL/100 mL respectively). Furthermore, a significant relationship was observed between the changes in SBF and FV (r=.613) during Braille reading. CONCLUSION: These results suggested that SBF of fingers is modulated during concentrated finger perception, and that the variability of blood flow reflects the response in FV.


Asunto(s)
Dedos/irrigación sanguínea , Tacto/fisiología , Velocidad del Flujo Sanguíneo/fisiología , Presión Sanguínea/fisiología , Volumen Sanguíneo/fisiología , Discriminación en Psicología/fisiología , Humanos , Mecanorreceptores/fisiología , Lectura , Auxiliares Sensoriales , Percepción del Tacto/fisiología
2.
Allergy ; 70(8): 995-1003, 2015 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25945591

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) can be classified into CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and CRS without nasal polyps (CRSsNP). CRSwNP displays more intense eosinophilic infiltration and the presence of Th2 cytokines. Mucosal eosinophilia is associated with more severe symptoms and often requires multiple surgeries because of recurrence; however, even in eosinophilic CRS (ECRS), clinical course is variable. In this study, we wanted to set objective clinical criteria for the diagnosis of refractory CRS. METHODS: This was a retrospective study conducted by 15 institutions participating in the Japanese Epidemiological Survey of Refractory Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis (JESREC). We evaluated patients with CRS treated with endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), and risk of recurrence was estimated using Cox proportional hazard models. Multiple logistic regression models and receiver operating characteristics curves were constructed to create the diagnostic criterion for ECRS. RESULTS: We analyzed 1716 patients treated with ESS. To diagnose ECRS, the JESREC scoring system assessed unilateral or bilateral disease, the presence of nasal polyps, blood eosinophilia, and dominant shadow of ethmoid sinuses in computed tomography (CT) scans. The cutoff value of the score was 11 points (sensitivity: 83%, specificity: 66%). Blood eosinophilia (>5%), ethmoid sinus disease detected by CT scan, bronchial asthma, aspirin, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs intolerance were associated significantly with recurrence. CONCLUSION: We subdivided CRSwNP in non-ECRS, mild, moderate, and severe ECRS according to our algorithm. This classification was significantly correlated with prognosis. It is notable that this algorithm may give useful information to clinicians in the refractoriness of CRS before ESS or biopsy.


Asunto(s)
Rinitis/clasificación , Rinitis/epidemiología , Sinusitis/clasificación , Sinusitis/epidemiología , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Edad de Inicio , Anciano , Algoritmos , Enfermedad Crónica , Estudios de Cohortes , Eosinofilia/inmunología , Femenino , Humanos , Incidencia , Japón/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Pronóstico , Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales , Estudios Retrospectivos , Rinitis/inmunología , Medición de Riesgo , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Distribución por Sexo , Sinusitis/inmunología , Adulto Joven
3.
J Clin Invest ; 96(5): 2170-9, 1995 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7593602

RESUMEN

apoE deficiency causes hyperlipidemia and premature atherosclerosis. To determine if macrophage-specific expression of apoE would decrease the extent of atherosclerosis, we expressed human apoE in macrophages of apoE-null mice (apoE-/-) and assessed the effect on lipid accumulation in cells of the arterial wall. Macrophage-specific expression of human apoE in normal mice was obtained by use of the visna virus LTR. These animals were bred with apoE-/- mice to produce animals hemizygous for expression of human apoE in macrophages in the absence of murine apoE (apoE-/-,hTgE+/0). Low levels of human apoE mRNA were present in liver and spleen and high levels in lung and peritoneal macrophages. Human apoE was secreted by peritoneal macrophages and was detected in Kupffer cells of the liver. Human apoE in the plasma of apoE-/-,hTgE+/0 mice (n = 30) was inversely correlated (P < 0.005) with the plasma cholesterol concentration. After 15 wk on a normal chow diet, atherosclerosis was assessed in apoE-/-,hTgE+/0 animals and in apoE-/-,hTgE0/0 littermates matched for plasma cholesterol level (approximately 450 mg/dl) and lipoprotein profile. There was significantly less atherosclerosis in both the aortic sinus and in the proximal aorta (P < 0.0001) in the animals expressing the human apoE transgene. In apo-E-/-,hTgE+/0 animals, which had detectable atherosclerotic lesions, human apoE was detected in the secretory apparatus of macrophage-derived foam cells in the arterial wall. The data demonstrate that expression of apoE by macrophages is antiatherogenic even in the presence of high levels of atherogenic lipoproteins. The data suggest that apoE prevents atherosclerosis by promoting cholesterol efflux from cells of the arterial wall.


Asunto(s)
Apolipoproteínas E/biosíntesis , Arteriosclerosis/metabolismo , Hipercolesterolemia/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Animales , Apolipoproteínas E/genética , Arteriosclerosis/genética , Arteriosclerosis/patología , Células Cultivadas , Colesterol/sangre , Femenino , Células Espumosas/metabolismo , Expresión Génica , Técnicas de Transferencia de Gen , Humanos , Hipercolesterolemia/genética , Hipercolesterolemia/patología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos
5.
Cancer Res ; 51(1): 22-6, 1991 Jan 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1703032

RESUMEN

The effect of antimetastatic sulfated chitin derivatives (SCM-chitin III) on angiogenesis induced by B16-BL6 cells was examined in syngeneic mice. SCM-chitin III caused a marked decrease of the number of vessels toward tumor mass (angiogenic response) without affecting the tumor cell growth when coinjected with tumor cells (on day 0), or injected into tumor site on day 1 or 3 after tumor inoculation. In contrast, carboxymethyl chitin as well as heparin had no effect. Invasion of endothelial cells through reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel) toward tumor-conditioned media was significantly inhibited by SCM-chitin III in a Transwell chamber assay. SCM-chitin III also inhibited the haptotactic migration of endothelial cells to fibronectin-substrate, but did not inhibit the chemotactic activity in tumor conditioned media in vitro. SCM-chitin III did not directly affect the viability and the growth of tumor cells and endothelial cells in vitro. These results suggest that inhibition of lung tumor metastasis by SCM-chitin III may in part be due to the inhibition of tumor-associated angiogenesis.


Asunto(s)
Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Quitina/farmacología , Melanoma Experimental/irrigación sanguínea , Neovascularización Patológica , Animales , División Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Quimiotaxis/efectos de los fármacos , Endotelio/citología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ácidos Sulfúricos/farmacología
6.
Cancer Res ; 50(12): 3631-7, 1990 Jun 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2340512

RESUMEN

We have investigated the effects of sulfated chitin derivatives and heparin on the invasion of B16-BL6 melanoma cells through reconstituted basement membrane Matrigel which contains laminin, type IV collagen, heparin sulfate proteoglycan, and entactin. 6-O-sulfated chitin (S-chitin) and 6-O-sulfated and carboxymethyl chitin (SCM-chitin) significantly inhibited the penetration of tumor cells through Matrigel in parallel with the increased degree of sulfation. However, 6-O- and N-sulfated but partially N-deacetylated chitin derivative (SCM-chitosan) and CM-chitin had no effect. SCM-chitin with a high degree of sulfation (SCM-chitin III), which exhibited fairly low levels of anticoagulant activity, was more effective than intact heparin. SCM-chitin III and heparin were also shown to block the attachment and migration of tumor cells to laminin-coated substrates, which are considered to be involved in tumor invasion. The inhibition of cell attachment and migration by SCM-chitin III and heparin is likely to depend upon their specific binding to laminin molecules (possibly the heparin-binding domain). Degradation of heparan sulfate by heparanase was inhibited by SCM-chitin III and heparin in a dose-dependent manner. Surprisingly, SCM-chitin III could inhibit type IV collagenolytic activity of tumor cells more potently than heparin. Thus, nontoxic SCM-chitin III of low anticoagulant properties may provide a promising basis for the prevention of cancer metastasis.


Asunto(s)
Quitina/análogos & derivados , Heparina/farmacología , Invasividad Neoplásica , Metástasis de la Neoplasia/prevención & control , Unión Competitiva , Adhesión Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Quitina/farmacología , Medios de Cultivo , Heparina/metabolismo , Humanos , Laminina/metabolismo , Laminina/farmacología , Melanoma Experimental/patología , Ácidos Sulfúricos/farmacología
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Cancer Res ; 49(14): 3815-22, 1989 Jul 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2736523

RESUMEN

We investigated that the antimetastatic and antiadhesive activities of peptides based on Arg-Gly-Asp adhesive signal in fibronectin could be augmented by their polymerization. Poly(Arg-Gly-Asp), which consists of a repetitive sequence of Arg-Gly-Asp, inhibited lung metastases in C57BL/6 mice more effectively than Arg-Gly-Asp tripeptide was able to do, when coinjected or separately injected with B16-BL6 cells. The adhesion of tumor cells to fibronectin was specifically inhibited by adding poly(Arg-Gly-Asp) but not unrelated peptides. In contrast, poly(Arg, Gly, Asp), in which three amino acids are randomly arranged, showed neither inhibition of lung metastases nor any adhesive ability to attach to tumor cells. The inhibitory effect of polymeric peptides containing the Arg-Gly-Asp sequence on lung metastases decreased according to the decreasing repeat units of the Arg-Gly-Asp core sequence. Polymeric peptides with Arg-Gly-Asp entrapped within the liposome membranes also caused a remarkable reduction of metastatic colonies. In a spontaneous metastasis model, multiple i.v. administrations of poly(Arg-Gly-Asp) after tumor inoculation caused the significant reduction of metastatic colonies in the lung but did not affect the growth (size) of primary tumor. We found that the polymerization (multivalency) of the Arg-Gly-Asp core sequence was able to augment the inhibition of tumor lung metastases in experimental and spontaneous metastasis models as well as the cell-adhesive property more effectively than a monovalent unit of Arg-Gly-Asp peptide.


Asunto(s)
Antígenos de Superficie , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundario , Melanoma Experimental/patología , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/uso terapéutico , Metástasis de la Neoplasia/prevención & control , Péptidos/uso terapéutico , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Adhesión Celular , Moléculas de Adhesión Celular , Liposomas , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Masculino , Melanoma Experimental/tratamiento farmacológico , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Relación Estructura-Actividad
8.
Clin Exp Metastasis ; 17(4): 283-91, 1999 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10545014

RESUMEN

We investigated the effect of VIP on the liver metastases and angiogenesis by Colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells in mice. Daily systemic administration of VIP, beginning 3 days after tumor inoculation into a portal vein of mice, inhibited significantly the development of their liver metastases. Immunohistochemical staining for factor VIII-related antigen in the sections of liver metastases showed that the systemic administration of VIP caused significant prevention of angiogenesis within tumor masses. VIP (10-(10) to 10(-6) M) inhibited the invasion of reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel) by hepatic sinusoidal endothelial (HSE) cells in a concentration-dependent manner in a Transwell chamber assay in vitro and achieved approximately 50% reduction of control at 10(-6) M. VIP (10(-6) M) also significantly suppressed the haptotactic migration of HSE cells to fibronectin, laminin or type I collagen substrates with a similar inhibition rate to the invasion assay. Exposure of VIP to HSE cells induced accumulation of intracellular cAMP in a concentration-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect of VIP (10(-6) M) on HSE cell migration was significantly abrogated in the presence of 3 x 10(-6) M H-89, a cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor. VIP (10(-6) M) inhibited the morphogenesis of HSE cells into capillary-like structures on Matrigel-coated wells. VIP did not affect the proliferation of HSE cells and the production of gelatinases in HSE cells in vitro at the concentrations used in the invasion assay. These observations suggest that the anti-metastatic effect of VIP on liver metastases by Colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells in mice is partly due to the prevention of tumor angiogenesis probably through suppression of the motility of endothelial cells.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias del Colon/patología , Neoplasias Hepáticas Experimentales/irrigación sanguínea , Neovascularización Patológica/prevención & control , Péptido Intestinal Vasoactivo/farmacología , Animales , Colágeno , Neoplasias del Colon/metabolismo , AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Combinación de Medicamentos , Endopeptidasas/biosíntesis , Matriz Extracelular , Laminina , Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/enzimología , Hígado/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hepáticas Experimentales/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hepáticas Experimentales/prevención & control , Neoplasias Hepáticas Experimentales/secundario , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Proteoglicanos
9.
Clin Exp Metastasis ; 18(1): 1-10, 2000.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11206831

RESUMEN

We have previously shown that tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), which is an important angiogenesis-related factor, was over-secreted in male BALB/c mice under social isolation stress as compared with the control, and closely associated with a remarkable elevation of tumor invasion and metastasis of colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells. In the present study, we explored the effect of isolation stress on the angiogenesis caused by colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells in vivo and in vitro. Social isolation lead to the enhancement of tumor growth after intrahepatic implantation with a fragment of colon 26-L5 tumor. Angiogenic response (number of vessels oriented towards tumor mass) and tumor growth (size) were significantly increased in the socially isolated mouse relative to that in the group-housed mice. Furthermore, higher protein level of hepatic TNF-alpha was found in the stressed mice than that in the control. Expression of mRNA for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) were also elevated in the tumor regions and liver tissues of the stressed mice in comparison with that in group-housed mice. On the other hand, hepatic sinusoidal endothelial (HSE) cells treated with TNF-alpha exhibited a marked promotion of the migration, invasion, expression of mRNA for matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, and tube-like formation, but no cytotoxicity against the cells in vitro. The above data suggest that the social isolation stress augmented the tumor-induced angiogenesis probably by up-regulating the angiogenesis-related factors, including TNF-alpha, VEGF and HGF, and consequently mediating the functions of endothelial cells such as migration, invasion, and tube-like formation.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias del Colon/irrigación sanguínea , Neovascularización Patológica , Aislamiento Social , Estrés Fisiológico/patología , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Neoplasias del Colon/patología , Cartilla de ADN , Neoplasias Hepáticas Experimentales/patología , Neoplasias Hepáticas Experimentales/secundario , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Trasplante de Neoplasias , ARN Mensajero/genética , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Estrés Fisiológico/metabolismo , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/genética , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/fisiología
10.
Clin Exp Metastasis ; 16(6): 541-50, 1998 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9872601

RESUMEN

We have investigated the effect of calcium spirulan (Ca-SP) isolated from a blue-green alga, Spirulina platensis, which is a sulfated polysaccharide chelating calcium and mainly composed of rhamnose, on invasion of B16-BL6 melanoma, Colon 26 M3.1 carcinoma and HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells through reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel). Ca-SP significantly inhibited the invasion of these tumor cells through Matrigel/fibronectin-coated filters. Ca-SP also inhibited the haptotactic migration of tumor cells to laminin, but it had no effect on that to fibronectin. Ca-SP prevented the adhesion of B16-BL6 cells to Matrigel and laminin substrates but did not affect the adhesion to fibronectin. The pretreatment of tumor cells with Ca-SP inhibited the adhesion to laminin, while the pretreatment of laminin substrates did not. Ca-SP had no effect on the production and activation of type IV collagenase in gelatin zymography. In contrast, Ca-SP significantly inhibited degradation of heparan sulfate by purified heparanase. The experimental lung metastasis was significantly reduced by co-injection of B16-BL6 cells with Ca-SP. Seven intermittent i.v. injections of 100 microg of Ca-SP caused a marked decrease of lung tumor colonization of B16-BL6 cells in a spontaneous lung metastasis model. These results suggest that Ca-SP, a novel sulfated polysaccharide, could reduce the lung metastasis of B16-BL6 melanoma cells, by inhibiting the tumor invasion of basement membrane probably through the prevention of the adhesion and migration of tumor cells to laminin substrate and of the heparanase activity.


Asunto(s)
Invasividad Neoplásica/prevención & control , Metástasis de la Neoplasia/prevención & control , Polisacáridos/farmacología , Animales , Adhesión Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Colágeno , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Combinación de Medicamentos , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Femenino , Laminina/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundario , Melanoma Experimental/metabolismo , Melanoma Experimental/patología , Melanoma Experimental/secundario , Metaloendopeptidasas/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Plasminógeno/metabolismo , Proteoglicanos , Células Tumorales Cultivadas
11.
Neurology ; 55(1): 114-6, 2000 Jul 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10891917

RESUMEN

Proximal tremors are often refractory to nucleus ventrointermedius thalami thalamotomy. Subthalamotomy has been suggested to be effective for treatment of tremor, although this procedure is associated with considerable adverse effects, and has rarely been considered a suitable treatment modality. The authors demonstrate the efficacy and safety of subthalamic deep brain stimulation in two patients, one with a severe, refractory proximal essential tremor and one with tremor with dystonia.


Asunto(s)
Terapia por Estimulación Eléctrica , Núcleo Subtalámico/fisiología , Temblor/terapia , Anciano , Electromiografía , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Núcleo Subtalámico/patología , Resultado del Tratamiento , Temblor/patología , Temblor/fisiopatología
12.
Cancer Lett ; 116(1): 111-6, 1997 Jun 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9177465

RESUMEN

We investigated the effect of neuropeptides, which are vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), substance P, (SP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), neurokinin A (NKA), somatostatin (SOM), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and leucine-enkephalin (L-ENK), on the invasion of murine Colon 26-L5 adenocarcinoma cells through a reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel) using a Transwell cell culture chamber assay. VIP, SP, NPY, and L-ENK reduced invasive potential of tumor cells in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas SOM, CGRP, and NKA had no effect. Especially, VIP showed the most effective in inhibiting tumor invasion, and achieved 50% reduction at 10(-6) M. A similar effect by VIP was also observed in cell migration to fibronectin. VIP had no effect on the growth of tumor cells at the concentrations ranging from 10(-10) to 10(-6) M. The suppressed ability of the tumor cell motility by VIP (10(-6) M) was practically recovered by co-treatment with 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine, an adenylate cyclase inhibitor. These results indicate that VIP, among the neuropeptides used, could inhibit Matrigel invasion of Colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells through partial suppression of their motility, and the reduction was associated with an intracellular cAMP-mediated pathway.


Asunto(s)
Adenocarcinoma/patología , Neoplasias del Colon/patología , Invasividad Neoplásica/patología , Neuropéptidos/farmacología , Animales , Materiales Biocompatibles , Péptido Relacionado con Gen de Calcitonina/farmacología , División Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Colforsina/farmacología , Colágeno/fisiología , Didesoxiadenosina/análogos & derivados , Didesoxiadenosina/farmacología , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Combinación de Medicamentos , Encefalinas/farmacología , Laminina/fisiología , Leucina/farmacología , Ratones , Neuroquinina A/farmacología , Neuropéptido Y/farmacología , Proteoglicanos/fisiología , Somatostatina/farmacología , Sustancia P/farmacología , Células Tumorales Cultivadas/efectos de los fármacos , Péptido Intestinal Vasoactivo/farmacología
13.
Cancer Lett ; 119(1): 125-30, 1997 Oct 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18372531

RESUMEN

We investigated the effect of neuropeptides, which are vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), substance P, (SP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), neurokinin A (NKA), somatostatin (SOM), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and leucine-enkephalin (L-ENK), on the invasion of murine Colon 26-L5 adenocarcinoma cells through a reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel) using a Transwell cell culture chamber assay. VIP, SP, NPY, and L-ENK reduced invasive potential of tumor cells in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas SOM, CGRP, and NKA had no effect. Especially, VIP showed the most effective in inhibiting tumor invasion, and achieved 50% reduction at 10(-6) M. A similar effect by VIP was also observed in cell migration to fibronectin. VIP had no effect on the growth of tumor cells at the concentrations ranging from 10(-10) to 10(-6) M. The suppressed ability of the tumor cell motility by VIP (10(-6) M) was practically recovered by co-treatment with 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine, an adenylate cyclase inhibitor. These results indicate that VIP, among the neuropeptides used, could inhibit Matrigel invasion of Colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells through partial suppression of their motility, and the reduction was associated with an intracellular cAMP-mediated pathway.


Asunto(s)
Adenocarcinoma/metabolismo , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Neoplasias del Colon/metabolismo , Neuropéptidos/farmacología , Adenocarcinoma/patología , Animales , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Neoplasias del Colon/patología , Técnicas In Vitro , Ratones , Invasividad Neoplásica
14.
Cancer Lett ; 155(2): 173-9, 2000 Jul 31.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10822133

RESUMEN

Membrane-type metalloproteinase-1 (MT1-MMP) is a transmembrane metalloproteinase, which activates proMMP-2 and expressed on the cell surface in many invasive cancer cells. We investigated the expression of MT1-MMP in prostate cancer cell lines. MT1-MMP protein and mRNA were expressed in PC-3, DU-145 and TSU-pr1 cells (androgen-independent prostate cancer cell lines), but in LNCaP cells (androgen-dependent prostate cancer cell line). MT1-MMP protein was negative and mRNA was low to detect by RT-PCR. Cell lysate of PC-3 cleaved proMMP-2 to the active form. In addition, both hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) increased Matrigel invasion and induced the expression of MT1-MMP protein in DU-145 prostate cancer cells. These results suggest that MT1-MMP is indeed the tumor-specific activator of proMMP-2 in androgen-independent prostate cancer cells and plays an important role in the invasive properties of prostate cancer cells.


Asunto(s)
Metaloendopeptidasas/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Próstata/metabolismo , Catálisis , Colágeno/metabolismo , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Combinación de Medicamentos , Activación Enzimática , Citometría de Flujo , Péptido Liberador de Gastrina/metabolismo , Factor de Crecimiento de Hepatocito/metabolismo , Humanos , Laminina/metabolismo , Masculino , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz/biosíntesis , Metaloproteinasas de la Matriz Asociadas a la Membrana , Invasividad Neoplásica , Precursores de Proteínas/biosíntesis , Proteoglicanos/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Células Tumorales Cultivadas
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Cancer Lett ; 133(1): 27-33, 1998 Nov 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9929157

RESUMEN

We investigated the effect of various neuropeptides present in the prostate, including calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP), substance P (SP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), calcitonin (CT), leucine-enkephalin (L-ENK), glucagon and parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH-rP), on the invasion of PC-3 prostate cancer cells through a reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel) using a Transwell cell culture chamber assay. Both CGRP and GRP increased the invasive capacity of tumor cells, whereas SP inhibited it. On the other hand, VIP, CT, L-ENK, NPY, glucagon and PTH-rP had no significant effect. Both CGRP and GRP also increased the haptotactic migration of tumor cells to fibronectin, but SP inhibited it. These three neuropeptides had no effect on either adhesion to fibronectin and laminin or on the gelatinolytic activities of MMP-9 in gelatin zymography, nor did they affect the growth of tumor cells at concentrations used in this study. These results indicate that both GRP and CGRP increased the invasive potential of PC-3 cells probably through enhancement of cell motility, while SP inhibited the invasiveness through suppression of motile response.


Asunto(s)
Neuropéptidos/farmacología , Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología , Péptido Relacionado con Gen de Calcitonina/farmacología , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Péptido Liberador de Gastrina/farmacología , Gelatina/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Invasividad Neoplásica , Sustancia P/farmacología , Células Tumorales Cultivadas
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Cancer Lett ; 147(1-2): 207-13, 1999 Dec 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10660108

RESUMEN

We investigated the effect of chromogranin A (pancreastatin) fragment on the invasion of PC-3, DU-145 and LNCaP prostate cancer cells through a reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel) using a Transwell cell culture chamber assay. Chromogranin A fragment increased the invasive capacity of both PC-3 and DU- 145 cells, whereas it had no significant effect of LNCaP cells. Chromogranin A fragment also increased the haptotactic migration of both PC-3 and DU-145 cells to fibronectin. Furthermore chromogranin A fragment increased the fibrinolytic activities of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) in fibrin zymograms of both PC-3 and DU-145 cells and the expression of u-PA mRNA of PC-3 cells. However, the growth of these tumor cells was not affected by chromogranin A fragment at any concentrations used in this study. These results indicate that chromogranin A fragment increased the invasive potential of both PC-3 and DU-145 cells probably through enhancement of cell motility and the production of u-PA.


Asunto(s)
Cromograninas/farmacología , Fragmentos de Péptidos/farmacología , Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología , Neoplasias de la Próstata/fisiopatología , División Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Quimiotaxis/efectos de los fármacos , Cromogranina A , Colágeno/metabolismo , Cámaras de Difusión de Cultivos , Combinación de Medicamentos , Fibrinólisis/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , Laminina/metabolismo , Masculino , Invasividad Neoplásica , Proteoglicanos/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/biosíntesis , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Células Tumorales Cultivadas , Activador de Plasminógeno de Tipo Uroquinasa/biosíntesis , Activador de Plasminógeno de Tipo Uroquinasa/genética
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Int J Oncol ; 19(1): 65-70, 2001 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11408924

RESUMEN

The liver undergoes pathogenic changes such as hepatitis, fibrosis and cirrhosis under continuous stimulation by hepatitis virus or alcohol intake, leading to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. The metastatic potential of HCC can be positively or negatively regulated by pathogenic alterations of liver. We investigated whether the metastatic abilities of HCC after orthotopic implantation can be influenced in the fibrotic liver by continuous injection of carbon-tetrachloride (CCl4) for seven weeks. The incidence of lung metastasis after orthotopic implantation of murine HCC (CBO140C12) fragments into CCl4-treated livers was higher than into normal livers. The amount of mRNA for MMP-2 increased in the CCl4-treated livers as compared with normal livers, and CBO140C12 cells constitutively expressed mRNA for MT1-MMP in early amplification cycles by RT-PCR. In addition, we found that the culture of CBO140C12 cells on the substrates pre-coated with ECM components increased the expression of MMP-2 mRNA. Thus, enhanced incidence of lung metastasis in the fibrotic liver might be partly due to: i) over-expression of MMP-2 in the fibrotic liver in cooperation with MT1-MMP on the CBO140C12 cell surface, ii) over-expression of MMP-2 in CBO140C12 cells, possibly mediated by the interaction of tumor cells (surface integrins) with accumulated ECM in the fibrotic liver. This is the first report showing that increase of MMP-2 in the fibrotic liver can influence the metastatic potential of HCC cells.


Asunto(s)
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/secundario , Proteínas de la Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Cirrosis Hepática/inducido químicamente , Neoplasias Hepáticas Experimentales/patología , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundario , Animales , Tetracloruro de Carbono/toxicidad , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/metabolismo , Cartilla de ADN/química , Femenino , Cirrosis Hepática/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hepáticas Experimentales/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/metabolismo , Metaloproteinasa 14 de la Matriz , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz/metabolismo , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/metabolismo , Metaloproteinasas de la Matriz Asociadas a la Membrana , Metaloendopeptidasas/genética , Metaloendopeptidasas/metabolismo , Ratones , Trasplante de Neoplasias , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Tasa de Supervivencia , Células Tumorales Cultivadas
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Brain Res ; 694(1-2): 94-102, 1995 Oct 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8974669

RESUMEN

Following 5 min in vitro ischemia, total protein synthesis is dramatically and persistently inhibited in neurons in the rat hippocampal slice. This model system was used to explore the responses of individual proteins to this irreversible insult. In vitro ischemia inhibited new protein synthesis of most proteins analyzed; however, the synthesis of a 68/70 kDa protein was substantially stimulated for the first hour after ischemia. By 3 hr postischemia, its synthesis rates were depressed to 60% of control rates. Although the total amounts of most proteins were not significantly depleted for the first few hours after ail ischemic episode, there were several notable exceptions. The levels of HSC73, a constitutively expressed member of the 70 kDa stress protein family, were reduced after in vitro ischemia. In addition, MAP-2 (microtubule-associated protein-2) and alpha-tubulin were depleted in the early hours after the insult, with MAP-2 exhibiting a detectable depletion earlier than tubulin. In contrast, the levels and distribution of a 68 kDa neurofilament protein localized to CA3 pyramidal neurons in the slice, apparently distinct from the band whose new synthesis was stimulated, were not affected by the 5 min in vitro ischemia insult. Thus, the responses of individual proteins to ischemia varied considerably, These individual responses could play an important role in the damage mechanism that is initiated in response to in vitro ischemia.


Asunto(s)
Isquemia Encefálica/metabolismo , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/metabolismo , Animales , Isquemia Encefálica/patología , Colorantes , Proteínas del Citoesqueleto/metabolismo , Densitometría , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/metabolismo , Hipocampo/patología , Técnicas In Vitro , Masculino , Neuronas/metabolismo , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Plata , Factores de Tiempo
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J Control Release ; 71(1): 71-86, 2001 Mar 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11245909

RESUMEN

T-0128 is a novel camptothecin (CPT) analogue (T-2513: 7-ethyl-10-aminopropyloxy-CPT)-carboxymethyl (CM) dextran conjugate via a Gly-Gly-Gly linker, with a molecular weight (MW) of 130 kDa. Our previous studies demonstrated that T-0128 has strong antitumor activity against human tumor xenografts that are highly refractory to CPT analogues attributable to the passive tumor targeting of released T-2513. This study examines the effects of carrier, dose, and tumor on T-0128 pharmacokinetics. To study carrier effect, tumor-bearing rats received one i.v. injection of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled CM dextran with a different degree of substitution (DS) of the carboxymethylated groups and a different MW. Results showed that CM dextran from Dextran T-110 (MW 110 kDa) with a DS value of 0.4 is an appropriate drug carrier for T-0128 regarding plasma half-life and passive tumor targeting. To study dose and tumor effects, non-tumor- and tumor-bearing rats were treated with T-0128 doses ranging from 1 to 25 mg/kg (based on the amount of T-2513 bound to CM dextran). Dose-dependent pharmacokinetics of T-0128 were observed in both kinds of rats. The presence of tumor reduced the plasma half-life and systemic exposure of T-0128. The saturation of hepatic and splenic tissue uptake clearances (CLups), and a large contribution of the tumor CLup to the total body clearance explain these results. Overall, our data provide a rationale for the selection of the carrier for T-0128 and a need for pharmacokinetic studies to evaluate the influences of tumor on the drug disposition.


Asunto(s)
Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/administración & dosificación , Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/farmacocinética , Camptotecina/análogos & derivados , Dextranos/administración & dosificación , Dextranos/farmacocinética , Neoplasias Experimentales/metabolismo , Profármacos/administración & dosificación , Profármacos/farmacocinética , Topotecan/análogos & derivados , Topotecan/administración & dosificación , Topotecan/farmacocinética , Animales , Área Bajo la Curva , Secuencia de Carbohidratos , Línea Celular , Cromatografía , Femenino , Semivida , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Distribución Tisular
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Phytochemistry ; 29(4): 1277-81, 1990.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1366428

RESUMEN

Two new flavonol glycosides were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Vancouveria hexandra. The glycosides were determined by chemical and spectral means to be anhydroicaritin 3-galactosyl(1----3) rhamnoside-7-glucoside and anhydroicaritin 3-[6-O-acetyl-galactosyl(1----3)rhamnoside]-7-glucoside.


Asunto(s)
Flavonoides/aislamiento & purificación , Plantas/análisis , Trisacáridos/aislamiento & purificación , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Estructura Molecular , Plantas/clasificación
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