注射供者的肝匀浆提取液延长大鼠异位心脏移植存活时间

目的探讨注射供者的肝匀浆提取液对大鼠淋巴细胞功能及大鼠异位移植心的影响。方法以Wistar大鼠为供者,SD大鼠为受者。制作Wistar大鼠的肝匀浆提取液；建立大鼠同种异体异位心脏移植模型。(1)经受者阴茎静脉注射肝匀浆提取液0．3 ml,14d后取供、受者的血液,用四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)法分别测定受者对同一供者和无关供者的单向混合淋巴细胞反应(MLR)。(2)心脏移植术前2h经受者阴茎静脉注射肝匀浆提取液0．3 ml。心脏移植术后分别观察受者注射同一供者和无关供者的肝匀浆提取液后移植心脏的存活时间；心脏停跳后取移植心做病理检查及免疫组织化学检测。结果受者对同一供者和无关供者的单向MLR比较,前者明显减轻,吸光度A值分别为：0．434±0．034和0．522±0．015,两组比较,差异有统计学意义(P＜0．01)。心脏移植术前,受者接受同一供者和无关供者的肝匀浆提取液后,前者移植心脏存活时间延长,分别为(38．05±17．07)d和(9．86±2．67)d,两组比较,差异有统计学意义(P＜0．01)；且前者心肌出血、坏死程度更轻,心肌组织内IgM和IgG沉积更少。结论注射同一供者的肝匀浆提取液能特异性抑制相应个体抗原引起的淋巴细胞增殖反应,减轻大鼠移植心脏的排斥反应,明显延长其存活时间

Prognostic role of phospho-PRAS40 (Thr246) expression in gastric cancer

Xiamen Science and Technology Project [3502Z20104030]Introductions: Phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) (phosphorylated proline-rich Akt substrate of 40 kilodaltons at Thr246) is a biomarker for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway activation and AKT inhibitors sensitivity. Material and methods: In this study, we immunohistochemically investigated the expression of phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) in 141 gastric cancer tumors, and evaluated its clinicopathological and prognostic significance. Results: Sixty-four cases (45.4%) were defined as phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) positive. Phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) correlated positively with lymph node metastasis, lymphatic infiltration, vascular infiltration and shorter survival. Furthermore, phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) is an independent prognostic factor for gastric cancer. Conclusions: Our data suggest that phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) was frequently expressed in gastric cancers, and correlated with malignant progression and poor prognosis of patients. PI3K pathway-targeted therapies should be considered in the future treatment of gastric cancers

A STUDY ON THE EXTRACTION PROCESS OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS FROM AKEBIA STEM AND AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR ANTI-GASTRIC CANCER ACTIVITY

National Natural Science Foundation of China [81272445]; Medical Innovation Topics of Fujian Provincial Health Department [2011-CXB-38]The study investigated the extraction process of active ingredients from akebia stem and an analysis of their anti-gastric cancer activity. Three different extraction methods were used to obtain extracts, namely the decoction method (group A), reflux extraction method (group B), and maceration method (group C), of which reflux extraction method and maceration method used ethanol as the extraction solvent, while decoction method used distilled water for extraction. The differences in anti-gastric cancer activity of the three extracts were compared. MTT assay was used to test and compare the inhibitory effects of extracts obtained in A, B, and C groups on gastric cancer cells. The results showed that the dry extract obtained by heat reflux extraction with "water-ethanol" ratio of 1:2, extractant volume of 70 ml, with ethanol as extraction solvent presented the best inhibitory activity on gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells in this study. Its inhibitory effect did not change over time, and was directly proportional to the concentration