122 research outputs found
Ξ³-Secretase inhibitor enhances antitumour effect of radiation in Notch-expressing lung cancer
BACKGROUND: Notch receptor has an important role in both development and cancer. We previously reported that inhibition of the Notch3 by Ξ³-secretase inhibitor (GSI) induces apoptosis and suppresses tumour proliferation in non-small-cell lung cancer. Although radiation is reported to induce Notch activation, little is known about the relationship between radiation and Notch pathway. METHODS: We examined the effect of combining GSI and radiation at different dosing in three Notch expressing lung cancer cell lines. The cytotoxic effect of GSI and radiation was evaluated using MTT assay and clonogenic assay in vitro and xenograft models. Expressions of Notch pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and Bcl-2 family proteins were investigated using western blot analysis. RESULTS: We discovered that the antitumour effect of combining GSI and radiation was dependent on treatment schedule. Ξ³-Secretase inhibitor administration after radiation had the greatest growth inhibition of lung cancer in vitro and in vivo. We showed that the combination induced apoptosis of lung cancer cell lines through the regulation of MAPK and Bcl-2 family proteins. Furthermore, activation of Notch after radiation was ameliorated by GSI administration, suggesting that treatment with GSI prevents Notch-induced radiation resistance. CONCLUSION: Notch has an important role in lung cancer. Treatment with GSI after radiation can significantly enhance radiation-mediated tumour cytotoxicity
Search for Ο(3770)β charmless final states involving Ξ· or Ο0 mesons
We search for Ο(3770) β Ο+Ο-Ξ·, K+K-Ξ·, ppΜΞ·, Ο0Ο+Ο-Ξ·, K+K-Ο+Ο-Ξ·, ppΜΟ+Ο-Ξ·, ppΜK+K-Ξ· and ppΜK+K- Ο0 using data samples of 17.3 and 6.5 pb-1 integrated luminosities recorded at the center-of-mass energies of 3.773 and 3.65 GeV, respectively, by the BES-II detector operating at the BEPC collider. We obtain cross section measurements at both energies and upper limits on Ο(3770) decay branching fractions to the final states studied. Β© Β© Springer-Verlag / SocietΓ Italiana di Fisica 2010.published_or_final_versionSpringer Open Choice, 21 Feb 201
Experimental studies of e + e -β some charmless processes containing K S0 at βs = 3.773 and 3.65 GeV
We measure the observed cross sections for the charmless processes e + e -βK S0 K - K - K + Ο ++ c.c., K S0 K - Ο + Ξ·+c.c., K S0 K - Ο + Ο + Ο - Ξ·+c.c., K S0 K - K - K + Ο + Ξ·+c.c., K S0 K - K - K + Ο + Ο 0+c.c., K S0 K - Ο ++c.c. and K S0 K - Ο + Ο 0+c.c. We also extract upper limits on the branching fractions for Ο(3770) decays into these final states at 90% C.L. Analyzed data samples correspond to 17.3 pb-1 and 6.5 pb-1 integrated luminosities registered, respectively, at βs = 3.773 and 3.65 GeV, with the BES-II detector at the BEPC collider. Β© 2009 Springer-Verlag / SocietΓ Italiana di Fisica.published_or_final_versionSpringer Open Choice, 21 Feb 201
Evolution of the Reactor Antineutrino Flux and Spectrum at Daya Bay
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Bioinformatics in China: A Personal Perspective
Biochemical Research MethodsMathematical & Computational BiologySCI(E)PubMed3EDITORIAL MATERIAL4e1000020
Measurement of electron antineutrino oscillation based on 1230Β days of operation of the Daya Bay experiment
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Improved Search for a Light Sterile Neutrino with the Full Configuration of the Daya Bay Experiment
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